The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1921-12-23
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note: THE BRITISH INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRAMS AND LABOR COUNCIL. POLITICAL UNITT! VICTOR* THIRTEENTH YEAR. No. 50. POUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, PRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23,1921 $2.60 PER YEAR ALD. SCR1BBINS DEFENDS MS Unemployed at Hastings Park Are Not Satisfied Demand That Federated Labor Party Take Action If there Is any doubt in the minds of the people as to the discontent at-the- conditions at Hastings Park, those who attended the meet ing at the Pender Hall last Bunday, were soon convinced that the men were not only dissatisfied, but hostile. Alderman Sorlbbens, who attended and spoke, was Questioned at length as to his attitude to the un- ' employed workers and the following resolution, whieh was presented 1 to the meeting while he was present, was passed without dissent. ■ The resolution read as follows: "Whereas, Alderman Sorlbbens |8 a member of the Federuted Labor Party; "And whereas, the conditions at Hastings Park nre far from satisfactory to the unemployed, the food boing poor, and discrimination has been shown to workers who are active In working class organizations, and Alderman Scrlbblns, has through the press, stated that the food Is good and has not protested against the discrimination against Fellow Worker Sullivan and others; "Therefore he it resolved: That this meeting instruct the secretary to request -the -Federated Labor Party to withdraw Alderman Scrib- bins as. their candidate for the City Council, or compel him to act in conjunction with thu committee of the unemployed." Alderman Scrlbblns, on being called to the platform, stated thnt he had been invited to spenk, but had little idea as to what was required of him, but expected that ■what was required of him was to give an idea as to the measures adopted by the City Council to deal wtth the unemployed question. Continuing, ho stated that It was Impossible to hold any individual responsible for conditions In society todny, and that unemployment would become more ac…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0345267
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The B.C. Federationist, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text