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INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WORKERS .. POLITICAL UNITY: VICTOBT SIXTEENTH YEAR. No. 35 FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. G, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1924 5c A COPY I, Balance as Between Property and - Labor Should Be Adjusted When Occasion Offered Fascism and Murder— f| Salvation by Force SOME PROPOSED REMEDIES Taxation Should Aim at Securing for the Communal Beneflt All Unearned Wealth FOR the Benefit of those who are ___ interested in ttys question of taxation in its broadest sense, we givo a fow quotations from a comrade's speech delivered overseas: Mr. Gladstone In on address to hia electors told that tho balanco of taxation as betweon property, and labor1 Should bo adjusted when occasion offered. Here are Mr. Chamberlain's estimates at that time of tho balance of taxation. Uppor and middle classes: Taxable income, £639,000,000; present taxation, £38,000,000; r»to « per cent. Working classes: Taxable income, £203,000,000; present taxation, £27,- 000,000; rate 13.5 per cent. v * The reason why the balance was not. adjusted was because of the increasing expenditure due to acquiring colonial extension by peaceful and other methods, explained the politician.. So long as England or Indeed any country is content to form a part of a political system such as that which now prevails in Europe, and which iB littlo better than an armed camp, all hope of effectual social progress must be set aside. Resources will not suffice to sustain such armies as are kept up in countries like France and Italy and at the same time engage In competition with countries liko England. It ls -really impossible to disarm without revolution or destructive war. Rovolution was coming in Germany and tho alternative was war to baulk the movement. As Mr, Atkinson said in 1884, America has prepared for work while the last generation of our people has so mismanaged the business of International diplomacy that we are Involved ln the Moloch. We would have bcen far better occupied Jn helping our German fellow-workmen to work out their own emancipation. And now tho workers are paying for tho war. Just lot us considor what taxation really Is and what it exists for. A _ tax Is a rato Imposed on proporty or ■ persons for thc beneflt of lho state. In early times, we must tako it, taxation would be ln kind, and would be used by one community In exchange for work or produce which it received from anothor. Afterwards the coming of warlike races such as those of Assyria brought the beginning of trouble. The existence of tho kings and nobility who ceased to bo producers In thoir rolo of conquerors, made them drag on lhe rest who had to work for them. This was .followed up by standing armies and 11 the rest of tho functionaries, ourtiers, servants, etc., who had to make up the fabric of conquering itates. The peoplo had to feed the ,'drones. Tlie tax on the producors aried according to the size of the rmy of non-producers, and now It ad becomo a burdon. The nobility 'ound the new system all right, and hoy extended It. Subjoct races had io pay tribute to them and generally sslst In the erection of tho beautiful, loul-insplrlng system, of which sue- lessive, fttue-bloodod financiers ln his and every country are so proud Previous to the Napoleonic wars e method of taxation followed Jn Ingland was indirect. This was ost unfair in Its arrangoments e working classes paid far moro lan their share of tho tax. Taxes ere levied on everyduy necessities life. Now let us consider incomo tax. is essentially unfair in tho pro- ■rlion tho working classes pay t consider tho injustice of a tax hlch includes one of us workors 1th tho Dukes of Sutherland, Bed- rd or Westminster. Tho income- , even with tho heavy super-tax to-day, is unjust, bocauso It Is a rden on one class of tho commun but it does not affect those most ile to pay. There has been a move foot to tax tho quarterly dividends co-oporatlve societies which are imposed of working peoplo. This easily understood as an attempt the big food magnates to smash movement which promised great iBstbllltcs in the direction of eman ipatlon from trusts and monopolies. What Is the remedy? First, overy irson over twenty-one should pay proportionate sum per head rding to earnings. There would be additional tax on Investments, .ving' clear of taxation savings m earned Incomes. It would be ifalr to tax 'these latter. Ab far possible, indirect taxation should discontinued. But no taxation Jpuld be Imposed which encroaches tho individual means to supply ^vsical and primary needs or those dependents. Taxation should also at securing for the communal eflt all unearned wealth. Spec taxation should be levied on un' ned Incomes, except such returns come from the saving of workers' nings up to ?20 per week, nnd Jould aim deliberately at prevent ickham Steed, Editor Review1 ,\. of Reviews] Fasc/^, . . a movoment born of foar, vured on violence and sustained Y.."flvjn tolerance. Mussolini now stands V ,Tfc".un embarrassed Cresar In inlnaV .*$;.. . , His tenuro of power may >.,■ . loug or short; but ho will prove^ himself to bo a stronger man than he has yet shown himself if ho can lay the evil spirits ho has conjured up.—"Quintessence of Fascism," Review of Rovlows, October, 1923. POLITICAL murder, 'hardly to be dignified by the namo of assina- tion, has once more brought Italy to a turning point in^. her history. Everything is at stake—the achievements of her Rlsorglmonto. that aroused the enthusiasm of England in the'nineteenth century; hor wolfare and iqoral credit at home and abroad; her honor and her place| among civilized communities. For everything her poople held dear in the post, everything thai gained them tho sympathies of other nations, a few men, supported by the silent approval of millions of right- thinking, hard-working Italians, are now struggling at the risk of their lives. Their struggle is tragic. No phase of the RIsorgimento surpassed tt In grandeur. It is the flght of right against tyranny, of righteousness against interested or cynical expediency. Tho semblance of justification that has hitherto been used to veil the criminality of Fascist methods, the ignorant condonation of those methods by blind partisans of "order" ln Great Britain and other countries, do but invest with higher virtue tho civic courago of the handful of Italian public men, who despite threats of personal violence to themselves, denounce boldly Fascism and declare "This thing Js evil; we will have none of It." They mny, in their turn, be murdered. They know the risks they run. But they know also that they have already lit in Italy a light, that cannot henceforth be put out. On June 10th the Fascist system of terror culminated—for the present—In tho kidnapping and the murder, at the instanco of highly- placed Fascists in Rome, of the moderate socialist leader, Signor Matteotti. So atrocious wero the circumstances of this crime that tho public conscience of Italy has been profoundly stirred. It was by means the flrst Fascist murder. A long list of bloody deeds, running Into thousands, had preceded it with apparent impunity. But it is the last drop that causes the cup to overflow. A system relying on violenco as its means of government hast borno fruit so hideous in Its truthfulness to type as to appal the Italian peoiple. Now that people is confronted by a question which no people can long evade and still thrive —whether murder, authorized or undertaken by the ostensible custodians of the stato and of the law, is or is not tolerable in a civilized land. The Fascist doctrine is, in substance, that violence and murder are the Inevitable and perhaps necessary accompaniments of a movoment designed to crush the violence of communism; and that when opposition to Fascism shall have ceased, these unpleasant but, on the Whole, natural phenomena will disappear also. In other words Fascism, which is inverted bolshevism, believes ln LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Verrv n Concern Employs Men at Twenty Oents an Hour—Women Work Piece Work [From our own Correspondent] Vernon, B. C Aug. 27, 1924.- Vei'ily Canada is a land of oppor tunity. Here wo have in Vernon a large building owned, by the city, and at present routed for a term of years to an evaporating concern. It is only operated for a few months at a time during the fall. Workers have always been Paid the lowest wage, but this year receive the mag. nlflcent sum of 20 cents, per hour to Blave and sweat, evaporating ap' pies. What a glorious opportunity! An opportunity to slave for 20 centa per hour to pile up hugh profits ifor an out-of-town concern. And not Withstanding the fact of a minimum wago law for women, a law by tho way from which they derive no benefit as thoy are put at piece.work, they only receive about 4 or 5 cents per box of about 40 pounds of ap pies fop peeling. One would think that as tho city owned the property, tho city council would see to it that the workers received a standard wnge. Not so, howver, for like Brer Rabbit, they aro laying Jow and saying nothing. ing the retention of groat fortunes in private hands. Being strongly of thc opinion that tho cost of social reforms should be borno by socially created wealth now appropriated by tho rich in the form of rent, intorost and profit. ■ would suggest tho foregoing meas- ures as palliatives to help ua on our way to the realization of our ideals. ANTI-WAR DAY 1924 vation by force, including murder. The Italian people as a wholo dissents from this view and is coming again to believe that political salvation is to bo found only in representative government and in the supremacy of tho law. Thc issue, in Italy is which view shall prevail.' Tho story of Fascism was told in. the Octobor number of The Review of Rovlows. Undeniably, it rendered somo service to Italy. The majority of its adherents wero honest, although misguided. It put an endi to communist excesses. Technically,! order was restored in the country. Strikes ceased. Trains were punctual. The public services worked regularly. But the problem ' of providing for the Fascist "National Militia" remained; and also the problem of dealing with parliament. Far from destroying all opposition, the excess of Fascist violenco tended to turn public feeling in somo degree .'towards moderate socialism whose exponents the Fascists pitilessly attacked. The denial of freedom to tho pross likewise caused restntment. The wrecking of printing machinery and the throwing of bombs, even into the offices of moderate conservative newspapers which did not approve of Fascist "methods, disquieted public feeling. Mussolini, therefore, determined to make a parliament after his' own heart which should sanction all his deeds. Under Intimidation, . the chamber adopted an electoral reform so con. ceived that Fascism would be sure of a twof-thirds majority. . Yet, at tho gonoral election last April, despite general intimidation, an unexpectedly large proportion of the electorate showed its disapproval of Fas. cism. Obviously, a crisis was nt hand. Very few hints of this situation, were given by the British press. The majority of English journals and of their correspondents at Rome continued to belaud Mussolini aB the saviour of Italy. When all allowances are made for the Influence of Fascist terrorism, It Is hard to understand why leading British journals should have failed" so signally to tell the truth There Were some honomblo exceptions, especially the Manchester Guardian, the New Statesman, and the Daily News; but most of their contemporaries wroto a chapter in the history of British journalism that was tho ro- i verse of creditable. A few protests Iwere, indeed, made when a leading Italian liberal member of parliament, Signor Amendola, was assailed in the streets of Rome by a band of Fascist ruffians and was cudgelled into unconsciousness in the presence of many eye-witnesses, none of whom darod to go to his aid or to denounce his nggressors to the po. lice. But nowhere was Signor Mussolini's handling of tho opposition in the new chamber adequately explained—the system by which groups of Fascists surrounded opposition deputies, in the houso itsolf, in read, iness to shout down or belabor them with fists should they opposo the government. In Italy this position was felt last May to be intolerable. In the new chamber, a young socialist leader of modera{g views, named Matteotti— a man of blameless character, cultured, taciturn, and self-reliant— spoke courageously against the Fas. cist systom, and, in a speech that •was to bring upon him a Fascist sentence of death, or worse, exposed its iniquities. So little did Fascism care for the legality or for tho constitution, said Matteotti, that Mussolini had made it clear that even should a majority hostile to him bo returned at the general election, he would maintain himself in power by armed force. Mussolini nodded ns. sent, while a boisterous "yes" came from tho throats of his supporters. This outburst an . Mussolini's nod meant that he was prepared to tolerate parliament so long as It should bo subservient, but that should it not support him, his black.shirted "National Militia" paid by tho state but under no oath of loyalty to the king, would uphold -him with dagger and bullet. Of tho quality of Fascist rule some illustrations may be given. Before the election Senator Albertini, the chief editor and proprietor of the moderato conservative Corriore della Sera of Milan, the loading Italian Journal, made a courageous, though temperate, speech In the senate against Fascist excesses. Signor C'csare Rossi, the head of the press bureau alnd Mussolini's intimate friend, exclaimed on hearing Sena, tor Albortfni's speech, "With such t fellow one can only talk the lan guage of the revolver." The threat was not now or vain. Senator Albertini had again and again been threatened with violence, and It was currently believed that, if his life was spared and his offices and printing presses were not wrecked ai thoso of other Italian newspapers had been, It was because Mussolini knew that arrangements had been made for tho immediate publication of the Corriore della Sera in Switz- erland in case Albertini should be murdered or his offices blown up Puring the election campaign last (Continued on page 3) Demonstration by Great Masses of All Peoples in Every Country This Year ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Remembrance of World War and Need of Organization to Resist Now War ry-lW oxecutivo committee of tho Labor and Socialist International (London), meeting in Vienna during tho International Trades Union congress, after joint discussion with the management committee of the I.F. T.U. came to the following decision: "The executve resolved to Ming boforo tho great masses of all peoples in -overy country this year, by means of a powerful demonstration the remembrance of the world war and the need or organized resistance against any new war, against armaments and against those who institgate war. "Tho demonstrations will begin on the date of the outbreak of war, which Is also the date on which the dreadful murder took place which resulted in the death of the great and Immortal pioneer of world-peace, Joan Jaures. On this date tho L.S.I, together with the International Federation of Trade Unions and the Youths' International, will issue a joint manifesto. The demonstrations for world peace on tlio 2l8t September will mark another important event. The GOth anniversary of the founding ot the Labor International occurs also in September. The international organization of proletariats, which must be tho chiof instrument in our struggle for peace, will combine tho celebration of its foundation witli the demonstration for peace. The celebration of the foundation of the International in tho various .countries will culminate ln a celebration in London, where the International was founded on the 28th September, 1864. "So as to make this year's demonstrations as effective as possible lt Is necessary that thero should be toll agreement, in each respective country, between the organizations affill- atod to the L.S.I, and thoso affiliated to tho I.F.T.U., concerning the currying out of tho arrangements." By this decision It is ensured that tho political organizations affiliated with tho L.S.I, will take part In the anti-war demonstrations on tho 21st of September Initiated by tho l.F.T.U, whilst tho trades unions givo their support *to the arrangements meiv tioned above. Tabloid Issued by United States Department of Labor, at Washington, D. C. Czechoslovakia Unemployment.—Roports of the ministry of social welfare Indicate an appreciable docroaso in unemployment during tho month of June, 1924, with a drop from 29,000 to 19,200 in the number of porsons rocoiving unemployment doles from the government, Culm Labor Troubles.—It ls said that express company employees operating on trains of the Cuba railroad, longshoremen, stevedores, and other workmon employed in tbo harbor and on tho docks of Habana have expressed discontent over local condtions of labor, and may consider declaring a strike. Germany Credit Stringency Affects Saxony.— Results of the credit stringency In Saxony are making themselves felt in tho way of partial or complote shutdowns of plants and discharges of workmen, affecting practically all branches of industry. Unemployment.—According to ports of govornment employment bureaus, thoro was a decline in the number of vacant positions during Juno, 1924, which, ns compared with proceding months, was relatively greater than tbo declino In applicants therefor, I*u rn gun.v Labor Shortage.—In consequence of a probable shortage ln tho labor supply, it is roported that a furthor attempt will be made by tho governmont to fostor immigration. Tho cotton planters, it Is said, soem to favor the immigration of Japanese, who can be placod on tho plantations at a low wage. As We See It- Concerning Education RUSTLING FOR A JOB If you havo anything of interest to Labor givo it to the Federationist. It will "gladly spread tho news." If you have an idea that you think will benefit Labor, lot us have lt. We'll spread it. CROWDED OCT MOTE.—Tlio art loles, under the caption "Pros nml Antls —Debato Vaccination,*' for lack of spaa, in this Issue, will appear ln next coition.—Editor. [By Angus Maclnnis] ' [Concluded] TN a previous article' on this sub- ' ject, we tried to show the relation between our economic system and our system of education. We tried to shotw that our educational system is a reflex of our ' mode of' production and exchange, arising out of It and arising from it. The world war gave an added impetus to commercial Industry. Nations previously backward in industrial pursuits were encouraged to increase their activities In that direction; all that they were able tqj| produce being quickly absorbed by the bellgerent nations, at a good proflt to the producors. ;But with tho ending of the war nnd the cessation of production necessary to war, and the release of a large number of men from destructive work for constructive work, it soon became apparent that if the mechanism of modern industry was to run nt anything* like capacity, that the product could not be absorbed. This in fact proved to be the caise, with the result that nearly every country In the world has a large ai'my of unemployed. Parents see their children leave school; In many cases graduating from general high schools, technical schools and universities and yet being compelled to take any odd job that offers—work which hold out no hope for future advancement, But instead of looking for the cause, or seeing it where it really is, In the economic system, parents and others lay the blame on the educational system. State departments of education, governing boards of universities, local school board and educationist generally forced by the inexorable march of economic develop mont are endeavoring to make the educational system accelerate economic progress and at the samo time produce economic stability; under present conditions an absolute Impossibility. As the economic forces being operated for private gain have reached the stage where if these private interests are to be safe' guarded the productive forces must be slowed down to the turning out of the maximum product whicli can bo sold at a profit. Tliis curtailing of production reflects .itself in olfr oducational system. It therefore appears that thero is no hope of a chango in our system of education that would put education on a basis where it could function in doing for the Individual what education should do: develop personality, create a desire for investigation and creative work unless we havo flrst a change in our economic mode of production and exchange — The" prevailing idea of education Is an intensive training that will give tho individual tho greatest ad. tago in earning a Hvllhood in competition with his fellows., to fit people for making, or acquiring, money or other tokens representing wealth; or if they already have wealth to prepare them for the spending of it in such ways as to mark thom out from the rest of society who are less fortunate. After tho war tho capitalist class had a slogan .which was something to this effect to "produce more ond consume less," meaning of course the working class. What they wanted was not a larg er volume of production for the beneflt of the whole of society, but more production per person engaged in Industry, consequently, more proflt to the owners of the product. So in education, what io sought is.not an increaso in the Store of human knowledgo and culture but short-cuts to individual advantage. Howovor, millionaires do not add to the total'wealth of the world what happens when a millionaire is created is the transference of the power to draw upon lho wealth produced from the many and investing it In lho few. But it may bo nsked what has this to do With oducation? It has everything to do with education. Until such time as education ceases to bo perverted to so base an ond as the acquiring of wealth or for personal aggrandizement, education will fnil to bo a force for human betterment and human progress. Human progress cannot bo measured in tonus of bank clearings, miles of railroads, size 0f warships or the deadllness of poison gas. Human progress can only bo measured in terms of increased intelligence and tbo aplicatlon of that in. telligenco for tho betterment of universal social conditions. In a, word humnn progress can only bo measured by our humanity. The objective to havo in mind in the conduct of our schools is to prepare a foundation on Which the Individual mny build in aftor years. Education mny begin In school but it Is nover, or should nover bc, finished. Therefore the foundation should bo well and truly laid. The subjects most necessary to the laying of tho foundation during the school term are: literature, history (Political, industrial and geogrnphi cnl) and mathematics. When manual trnlnlng and domestic science are taught the objection should* Ue tho stimulating of tho mental facilities and for tho purpose of explaining theoretical instruction by actual practico and not for tho purpofeo of Imparting knowledgo or training in particular trades and crafts. Machinery is displacing tho skilled worker. It is also destroying the pleasure which arises from work well done, work in which the personality of the world is incorporated as it were. Thore is, therefore, a great need to keep in touch with the boy or girl which must leave school before reaching the age of manhood or womanhood to go into employment. In fact, such employment should not until the eighteenth birthday, at least, is reached be more than half time, the other half should bo coin pulsory, school attendance. This is necessary in order that the habits of study started at school should be continued through life. It is just as essential, more bo In fact, that the laborer or artisan, when ho lms finished his day's work should flnd plQftsure ln taking down from its shelf his Keats, Byron or Shakespeare; his Macaulay, Scott Dickens and spending, nn evening with them as that the banker, lawyer, doctor or professor should have access to and be able to appreciate them It was stated by tho principal of Uie Vancouver technical school, in an address before the B. C. school trustees' association, at Duncan, B. C, last October, that twenty per cent, of the students graduating from that school had to enter "blind alley" occupations, that Is, odd jobff around town; occupations which offer no scoiAj for putting into nse the training acquired. When it is taken into considera. ation that twenty per cent, of the students passing through tho technical school cannot get employment in tho callings for which they received a certain amount of training; and when it is further remembered that only a small proportion of the total school population receivo the advantage of technical training, what chance has the great majority of the children /who recoivo no such oducation? This illustration should be sutflciont for. those who aro crying for more practical oducation in the schools. . Education both in the schools and outside the schools is essential for the emancipation of tho working class, let us to our task. Hardships and Rebuffs Met by Sojourner Looking for Work in B, 0. SHOOK OFF DULL SLOTH Commentary ott the Unemployment Situation in Vnncouver, It. C. Civil Service Commission advertised for three temporary Customs- Excise examiners, salary of $80 and bonus provided by-law (*-■ bonus for single mon). To-day, August 2Cth, there are IIH" applicants for theso positions sitting for examination. Hon, members opposite arc the political descendants of those who, in tbo early part of the last century, enclosed the oommon lands of the people and took from tho agricultural laborer the right to a certain amount of land.—Miss Jewson, M.P. Our advertisers make it possible for us to spread the gospel of Labor, Show your appreciation, by patronizing tbem on every possible occasion. VERNON PUBLIC MEETING Rose Henderson, of Montreal, Addresses B.C. Federated labor on World Condition* [From our OUW Correspondent] Vernon, B. C\, Aug. 21.—Tho first public meeting given by tbe Vernon local of tho Federated Labor party, provod a huge success. Uoso Henderson, of Montreal, spoke for one and a half hours on world conditions as seen by herself in Europe generally. The hall was crowded to the extent that a Iot of peoplo had lo stand. Tho audience listened vory attentively to the lecture, especially to that pnrt of it dealing with Russia, Hose Henderson ls certainly a speaker that one can listen to, with both pleasure and proflt. Sho expects to pay us another visit in about a month's time. I sincerely hopo she will, for the masses need waking up, and Hose is the ono to do it. The locturo was entirely free as all expenses wcro paid by membors of tho local and their friends. Now watch us grow. "Joys of Life" for Out-of-Work Tourist with Destination Unknown [By John Pickenshovel] T LEFT the delightful city of Van- couver intondlng to take a "boxcar" to a destination unknown, t he.-' not proceeded very far before I way accosted by a plain clothes gentleman called In labor parlance "the bull." Ho had the audicity to inquire about my plans for the very immediate future. The possession of a bundle of blankets'on my part was a dangerous pieco of evidence, and iall side-stepping diplomacy was of no avail.. It did not take him very long to "loll me that my best plan was to retrace my steps and„ "pretty quick"—only he didn't say it like that. Realizing that arguments would be of no avail, and that I had better "keop my breath to cool my par- rltch," I deemed it wisdom to follow his instructions. It was just simply tough luck that I had run Into tho gentleman In question. If I had planned to meet him, it oculd not have been arranged better, He was ln fact, coming up the road -to meet me. Well, that -evening I unrolled my ' blankots and slept under the open canopy, and the next evening i reluctantly parted with sixty cents in order to travel to a small place w'here "coppers" aro conspfclous by their absence. There I watched my opportunity to get on the back of tho engine—it being about dork. By four o'clock next morning I was cold, and dirty with the soot of the engine. So after having a wash at the river, I retired to the nearby bush for a much needed snooze. At midday, I arose and shook off dull sloth and took a walk around the place, only to discover that chances of getting work were very scarce. So I decided that I had better continue my journey eastward. For days I repeated my flrst dodges, only with worso luck. For after a day or so it commenced to rain heaven's hardest, So what with the dust and soot and rain I bore a sharp resemblance to an Ethiopian.; I was moreover, soaked to the akin. At tho next stopping place I availed myself of a treatment of soap and H20, a much needed chemical solu-- tlon. By this time I decided that I had had enough freo rides for awhile, and therefore paid a sum which set niy back eighty cents. I paid the fare without any moral compulsion whatever. On arrival at the next "dear little town in the wost" I got a bed In fin hotel, and the much- needed rest in a civilized manner was greatly appreciated. Beforo sinking to slc.jp I chuckled at the thought that \\ Journey which usually cost $21, hart cost me in the neighborhood of $1.46. So tho railroads had not gained muciuon my travels . In that Instance! wmxo next day, boing Sundny, it was out of the question to look for work. So it was, therefore a t*ay of rest, as intended. On Monday I inquired at the employment ofllce of a certain big company. Tbey have an extensive plant there. They call it a smelter plant. It might also bo cnlled a "smeller" plant, Judging from the lead and sulphur fumes that are In evidence around the works. In fact, If anyone wants an idea of what hell Is supposed to smell liko, my odvloa is lhat ho work around a smelter for a while. There are many hundreds of men employed at this particular place and they are unorganized, excopt for tbe purposo of producing pro/Its for thoir masters. However, I shall have to work tbere for a uhllc, worse lu 'k. Tbat is, until I accumulate though capital to enable me to move u.sewhere. I would like oome of the peop'.e \ ho deal fn theories only, to try to organize these men. Tbey would find what we are up .igalnst. Thero is no end or education wanted and that will lake time. Howovor, some of us try to do our bit. I might add I appreciate The Federationist when It Is sent In a wrapper. I can't afford to loso my Job, for tho present, you know. Malmitrinton or Inadequate nutrition of children ia a problom that cannot be left alone. Something must be dono quickly.—Noel Buxton, M.P. Your friends might bo glad to subscribe for Tho Federationist if you asked tbem. Try. As woll ask a cat to explain the disappearance of cream as ask financiers to aacount for the prosent poverty and distress.-*--Professor ffoddy. Hunger ought to bo considered crime.—Anatolo Franco. Pass The your friends, justice. Fodorationjst nlong to Help it in its flght for Unless thought bo raised to a far higher plane than hitherto, somo great set-back In civilization is inevitable.—Professor Robinson. If it Is in tho best intcrosts of tho workors, Tbo Federatlonist Is for it. Tf not, lt Is agninst it. It is not a question of how much we aro able to do, but how much is done; It Is nol a quostion of doing more, but of doing bettor.—Ruskin, , The Foderntionist is out to help tho workers. Thoro Is no nobler work. Join us fn tho flght. Got your friends to subscribe. PAGE TWO SIXTEENTH YEAB. n,. 35 BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST vancouver^c. ! FRIDAY August 29, 1924 F, Published every Friday by The British Columbia Federatlonist Business »nd Editorial Ofice, 1129 Hoyt. 81 Tbe policy of Tho D. C. FederationiBt Ib sontrolled by tho editorial hoard of tho Federated LaborJ^jirtyjc^ we shall be faced with the question of unemployment. Unemployment is one of the problems that -we have to face right here in Vancouver, It is an acute problem now and it is going to be more .acute this winter. Immigrants are sure to flock to the coast with Its pos- Snbscription Bate: United Statos and Fot* ( elgn, 18.00 per year; Canada, $a.50 per i slbllltles or work and its compara eign, ftf.uu per jum, >._...„_..., *,-*-_.-_ , year, fl.SO for alx months; to Unions Bull- scribing in ft body, ltic per momber per month, OUVKU WINS! WE CAN well imagine the joy that that bit of news brought to the minds of some of our liberal friends on Saturday evening. Tho flght was short—and we were, going to add, sweet. We should, we feel, have added, and ,bitter. No doubt the attitude of the majority of the voters was that we should now try and settle down and let the government get on with the business of thc province. They felt that the government was unstable enough as it was, and that to further handicap 'them was going to be detrimental to the welfare of ourselves. We do not quite agrte with that attitude of mind Wo feel that our welfare is not tho concern of the men—and of the women—that we have already chosen to represent us at Victoria. If they were really honest, they would, in our opinion, have called for searching investigation into the absentee voting at North Vancouver. For them to sit in the house and support a government that has members elected to its ranks, in a manner that it would appear that the North- Shore representative has been, damns all of them in the sight of every honest man and woman in our province. Individuals cannot countenance evil on an occasion when lt ls to their apparent beneflt to so do and then condemn it when it would appear to be detrimental to their interests, and expect us to believ.e that they are honest. No, they must at least be consistent in their attitude at all times. This inconsistency has been tolerated by the masses, on the part of politicians, far too long. We are inclined to view it far too lightly. It is this indifference on our part, towards the moral aspect of this problem that has made it possible for our average politician to conduct himself ln the manner that ho has, with impunity. To the average worker, it makes but little difference which party is in power at the prosent time. They all, with one accord, deprive the workors of their just reward in lifo. These parties all represent the big interests. In the past, their conduct has, in our judgment, been govornod by these unseen forces. Tho only purpose the workers servo, it to place the politicians In oflico. Tho big intorests do the rest, It would seem. Not until the workers wake up to the fact that they must put mon and women in the house that represent them, and not the financial interests, can they ever hope for any improvement in the unfortunate stato in which they today are finding themselves—that of living in a land where abundance everywhere abounds, and although willing and anxious to do their duty, they are deprived of oven the bare essentials of life. If the forces of Labor took an active part in attempting to defeat Oliver In Nelson, then they have been led astray somewhat, Too often, some of the so-called loaders of the labor movement ln this country fail to realize that there Is^nly one course for them to pursue, and that Is to abolish tlvely mild climate, once they realize the poor prospects that the prairies can offer. But to many citizens, the unemployment question will be, as lt is now, a myth. They themselves are comfortable. They will never see or hear of the thousands living constantly on the borderline between starvation and mere existence. They will never come in contact with the miseries of the working mothers who have to leave their children to the tender mercies of the streets while they become the breadwinners, often the exploited drudges of those who live above their income and whose aim in life is social climbing. Meanwhile the people who know of these things and realize just what ls wrong—what are they to do? Carry on as usual and leave these affairs to take care of themselves; sufficient unto the day is the evil that afflicts us without troubling with other people's miseries, or rest secure ln the firm conviction that the process of evolution will make everything turn out alright? But it is Impossible for those who have lived under the appalling conditions themselves to take theso attitudes. We cannot be inac tive, even though our scope is limited by the acquiescence and apathy of the workers, to purely propaganda work, the aim of which is to change the system. We are not out for short er hours and a rise in (*wagtis (with incidentally a rise in the cost of necessities). That Is trade unionism and anyone, of ' whatever political opinion, can be a trade unionist Trade unionism in the long run only serves to keep the capitalist system, alive. What we do aim at is the taking over of the means of production and working them fpr the beneflt of the many rather than for the few. (This idea takes a long time to percolate). We do not expect a peaceful change; lt is unthinkable that the master class will quietly give up what they have come to regard as theirs and which they think will be theirs forever. But their position is not so secure as the general Indolence and ignorance would seem to indicate. The workers can be driven too far, and if the unemployment question becomes a little more acute, it will be Heaven help those responsible for it. They would do well to take warning. Aftor all, the workors are asking nothing unreasonable. All over the world there are signs that the wealth producers are at last waking up to the fact that they live in misery and degradation and even the more fortunate ones aro constantly haunted with the fear of unemployment. More or loss, all spend their timo ln soul-destroying and deadly monotonous tasks. In a word they are wasted, and their unbounded possibilities and wonderful potentialities are unheeded. The modern trend of education is showing this more and more. And so the workers are merely demanding the right to their share of the wealth they produce; the right to live decently; the right to self-development and self-expression. All of which Is possible, for in the words of a noted writer, "Science has solved the prob- of that class. Their outlook on lifo is essentially selfish. They have become so accustomed to living like parasites that they think that it is perfectly right that they should continue so to live. If we oppose them thon they make out that we are enemies of society and should be placed in some i institution for safe keeping. We realize full well however, that many of our workers today only lack the opportunity, or they too, would be In a similar position to ' those they now condemn. The social system under which we are living today has, as one of its most potent forces, the spirit of selfishness. If we were not selfish to some degree, at least, our lot would indeed be a hard one In this life. But that spirit of selfishness has, in the hearts of some, become the only force in their lives. Their every action is, governed by that spirit and, as a result, other members of society are deprived of their just share of the essentials tn this Ufe—and we must not fail to add that they are deprived, not only of these essentials but, what ls of. more Importance, they are de prlved of the opportunity to earn or obtain these essentials in life, KWe all must come to realize that he systetm under which we ar» liv such obviously unnecessary injustices. People would not be human who would not rebel against such a state of affairs. If those who take such pride in referring to the Glasgow radicals, in a spirit of derision, as is so often done, would only stop for one moment and place themselves in the position of these unfortunates who have to face eviction courts, we are inclined to believe that their attitude might be very materially altered. If not, then they are utterly hopeless and unworthy to associate with their -Eel lowmen. They should be effaced from the face of the earth and their memories relegated to the Umbo of .the forgotten past. FLIRTING WITH MARS CONSIDERABLE interest has been aroused of late In the planet Mars. Certainly some very interesting discoveries are said to have been made in connection with thts planet. It has been said to have climatic conditions similar to what we have on earth. Atmospheric conditions thereon have been described by some observers. The most interesting feature ofthe whole thing Is the assertion that life is possible upon that planet. To those of us who have been accus- Sidelights on a Great Industry TOPS ALL PREVIOUS ESTIMATES PAYROLL OF FOREST INDUSTRIES IN 1923 NOW SHOWN TO BE $60,000,000 ing muBt be changed, measures will ever serve to relieve the distress that everywhere abounds. It must be made unprofitable for any man or woman to hoard up anything that should and actually does belong to their fellowmen, as their natural right. Our span of life is altogether too short, and the suffering that we bring to others as a result of our selfishness is too great, to justify the contiuance of this systom of private gain. When the rule, that the greatest good to the greatest number, pre- domlnatets in our lives, this world will be happier by far, tnan we coulo ever have dreamed that it could be. Lot us all make that our aim and objective in life. Further, let us see to it that tho men we choose to govern us have some of that spirit within their hearts. Not until we get such men in the control of the reins of government will we make any great strides in such a direction. At least, lot us do our share. i we aro liv- i ----- ■ No half-way tomed t0 think that we here on earth lem of poverty." NOT ALLOWED TO WORK THB commencement of the sum- them to pursue, unu um-. « ..« .-- mor holidays, one young chap the capitalistic state under which we asked another what he was going to are living. Putting out Oliver, or j work at during the vacation. He re- A" il me Bowser, or McRae or any other of the adherents of this system, is no solu tlon whatever. There are hundreds yes, thousands, just as ready and an xlous to carry on as those men have done and will continuo to do. ' Labor, if she does not want to* become a joke altogether, must adhere strictly to a definite socialist platform. To support ono or other of the old line parties is merely holding thoniBclves up to ridicule boforo these very people themselves, while at the same time they are forsaking the only course that will lead thom to thcir ultimate plied, "Oh, my parents wont allow me to work." Of course, had the young lad been n physical wreck one could have understood such an attitude on tho part of such parents, but be wasn't. Had the parents been of the type that honestly folt that they could more afford to stand the financial strain of keeping the young lad in idleness, rather than deprive a worker of a Job who might have a wife and family dependent upon him, we could forgive them, but ih our humble opinion thoy wore not. They woro of tho typo that had made somo THE HARVEST WORKERS SO GLARING are the injustices to which these workers are subjected from year to yoar that Sir William Ashley, of the University of Birmingham, and a noted economist, in one of his recent addresses in Canada took occasion to refer to these men. I Ho said: "This practice of turning away" men and forgetting them, once they have served the farmer's purposo, is a shocking state of affairs." It Is shocking, and so long as we have production for proflt, rather than for use, this unhappy state of affairs ls suro to be ever with us, The problem of caring for these 30,000 or so harvesters would be an easy task if society were organized and controlled in the interost of humanity as -a whole, rather than in the interests of but a few, as it ls today, The solution Is obvious to all economists. It is, perhaps, aB obvious to our monied interests, but, so bent are they upon making money for the purposes of enjoying the power and authority over their fellpws which the control of wealth gives them, that they will sacrifice the rights of the masses to attain thoir,own selfish ends, Tho reign of capitalism is, we are firmly connvinced, rapidly coming to an end. Its demise Will be hurried in direct proportion to the amount of enlightenment the minds of the masses absorb along these lines. Economic necessity is undoubtedly helping to speed this prqeess of education, but unfortunately, it is so cruel at times, that many feel duty bound to rlso up in rebellion against the whole system, and by so doing, they ofttimes misdirect their energy or waste it needlessly, and as a result the reactionary elements gain a dom inance over society, to which they havo no right or claim, and progress is thus delayed In its course. are the "only pebbles on the beach this will come as a distinct shock. But why, after all, should we be Inclined to doubt it. It seems hardly reasonable that tbe Almighty would create, as he apparently has, millions of planets and universes, which when compared wtth ours, causes it to fade into utter insignificance. Why should he not have caused life to exist thereon? It is hardly reasonable for- us to believe that these planets are simply inert, lifeless masses of material. Behind the great scheme of things there must be some well-defined force or power, that ls working out in a manner quite unknown to u&, some great purpose in eternity. It Is exceedingly doubtful if we will ever get in touch with any form of life upon that distant planet. Some great, and as yet undiscovered force will have to come to light before such a feat will be possible. Our studies, however, along these lines may serve—and we sincerely hope that they ma>—to broaden our outlook upon life. We are far too prone to think that the Almighty has contred his whole attention upon ub to the exclusion of others that may be living in the myriads of other worlds that are travelling in space. Such an Idea is, after all, not in keeping with tht universe that we are gradually learning more about each day. Tho mysterious slgnalB we have been hearing so much about have not, so far as Mars Is concerned, any significance attached to them. If we were to be permitted to give any advice to our neighboring planot, however, tt would be for her to keep her distance from us. No matter what may be her difficulties there, we can hardly Imagine theirs being any worse than ours. And the chances are that lf they are intelligent enough to be able to send such signals to us as we Surprising Vastnesa of Amount Demonstrates All-Importance of Lumbering T3 ECENT official investigations show that the industrial payroll of the Forest Industries of British Columbia for 1923 was far greater than the original estimate. It has now been ascertained that the sum actually paid out tn wages last year to the workers In the woods, in lumber manufacturing and re-manufacturing plants and in pulp and paper mills exceeded the truly Incredible sum or $56,300,000. It must be remembered that this flgure does not include wage payments to office and administrative staffs and to persons employed in the sale and distribution of the finished article, nor does It take into account the transportation forces exclusively engaged in handling the product on land and water,- $60,000,000 Disbursed When all these are included it is safe to assert that In 1923 the amount of money disbursed in wages by the Forest Industries of B. C. approximated to. $60,000,000. Every day fresh evidence comes to hand demonstrating the extent to which British Columbia is dependent on the unhampered working of itB great basic industry. Some Idea of the magnitude of the lumbermen's payroll may be gathered from the fact that in 1923 it was more than three times as great as the total revenue of the province. Store Opens at 9 a.m. and Closes at 6 p.m. Knit Underwear For Immediate Wear Women's Harvey Vest's of knitted silk and art silk, opera shape, in pink, white and orchid. Priced at $2.00. Women's now style Harvey Knickers, of knitted silk and art silk* extra fullness; shades of pink, sunset, grey and bfack. Sizes 36 to 40 at $3.00. Sizes 42 to 44 at $3.25. . Chilprufe Union Suits'for children, of unshrinkable pure wool, short sleeve and knee length. Priced from $3.50 to $6.50 a suit. Children's silk and wool Vests, Swiss mako, priced from S5tp to $1.55 eaoh. —Dry-dale's Knit Underwear Shop, First Floor. 675 OranviUe Street Phone Seymonr 3540 1 1 This series of articles communicated by the Timber Industries Council of British Columbin. have been hearing about, we should judge that they are wise enough to have outgrown this selfish and disgusting social system which wo have to tolerate here at present. Unless they have something good to offer us, we would respectfully suggest that they get in touch with some others first, ln the hopes that at some future dato we may havo become a I little more presentable, a little more humane, and a little more worthy to be assoclatetd with than we are at present. When we cannot agree among ourselves on our own planet It should, at least, be our earnest endeavor not to contaminate other worlds of which we know, as yet, but very little. They cannot be any worse than we are, and the chances are they are a million times better MAN VERSUS MULE You noticed, many scars on mules— they were Inflicted in an endeavor to persuade them to pull a heavier load, travel faster, and stop kicking. You noticed how hard they tolled, how drooped the head, how broken the spirit, and you were sorry for the dumb brute. You noticed when the day was done the mule was fed and sheltered— good fodder, warm stable, clean bedding. You noticed when the storm raged the mule was fed and stabled just the same, but lta driver was out of work and therefore out of food and searching for a "job" and the price of a shelter. You noticed that the mule wos per- Buaded by many lashings to yield obedient service in exchange for continuous food and sheltor. You noticed that a man is .persuaded by poverty to yield obedient service in exchango for food and shelter while ho is allowed to work. You noticed when tho mule was sick a vet was called, and when it died another mule was bought, You noticed when a man was sick that he was "fired" and the "boss" took his pick of the "bunch" that clamored for tho "Job." You noticed, therefore tell tho world which you would bo—the mule who does not know, or the man who knows iess? EVERY READER CAN HELP Every reader of The Federatlonist can render valuable assistance by renewing their subscriptions as soon as thoy are due, and by Inducing; anothor workor to subscribe. 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TTAVE you ever had a real drink ■" of Pure Apple Older during the lost few years? To meet tbe desires of many clients, we have introduced recently a pure clear sparkling apple cider In pint bottlea, either pure sweet or government rcgula* tlon W% hard apple eider. These drinks are absolutely pure and free from all caption it; acid gns or preservatives of any nature. Writo or phone your order today, Highland 00. VAN BROS. LTD. Older Manufacturers 1055 Commercial Drive. Vancouver, B. 0. Phone Sey. 9135 Final Summer Clearance at 'Famons' Every Price Slaughtered! THS opportunity of the year, ladles I Summer garments at next to nothing. Wo muBt make way for Fall stocks now arriving. Gome early to got a better selection. The greatest sale of tho year—now in progress. CLOAK and SUIT Oo. Ltd. 619-623 Hastingi Stnet Weit Famous THE TELEPHONE IS A DAYLIGHT SAVBB - SAVING daylight ia a big topic at tbii timo of tbo year. Everyone endeavors to mako the most of tho daylight hours. In theso modern times, life each day le fuller, and each hour must moan far more than it did yesterday. Thero is no better aid to daylight saving than tho tolephono. Nothing can help you more to make each successive hour of greater value. Whether you telephone ono mile or one hundred miles it Is al) the saino to the telophono. The telephono savos you hours. It lengthens your day, giving you time for many things. B. 0. TELEPHONE OOMPANT. goal A "few of our would-be Labor easy money, and wero-puffed up a loaders at home cannot well afford little as a result. They had lost their to Ignore this tip, Thoso who really understand what labor wants and how she is going to get it, aro not being misled; they are simply being disgusted, lhat is all. Whether tho liberals or the conservatives win, moans nothing to Labor. Bhe must learn to look to herself alono balanco. bo to speak. We say that thoy perhaps, made their monoy easy. Now, in this regard, we may be quite wrong. From the amount of physical energy that they exerted ono might judge that they hnd gotten it easy, but when wo consider the moral qualities that they must have lost by get ttiic muni lutiin <■" ."« - for hor own emancipation. Thero is ting It from tho sources that they no royal road, as our old timo friends might lead us to believe. UNEMPLOYMENT THE capitalists of Eastorn Canada havo discovered a cure for unemployment. They are going to incroaso the police forco. These plobians with Bolshovik tendoncic't are to bo forced' to spend their time doing something UHoful instoad of idling away thc golden heirs In street cornor loafing. So at Inst wo have found the cause of unomploymont. It Is idleness. Men actually prefer to do no work and to see their families starve. A likoly story. Tbe roal cause of unemployment is capitalism. As long as we live under the capitalist system with Its over-production and parasitism and Its iliogieal immigration policy, surely must have, and from the sources, that in our opinion, they did got it, thon wo think that the price that they paid was dear indeed. Yet these are the poople that go about our city and province—in fact they are to bo found in every conceivable corner of this world—and treat tho average man as nothing moro than dust beneath their feei. And on top of all this they expoct, yos, they will oven demand, respect from their -follows. Once again wo might repeat that woll known phrase, "them days Is gone forever." Work is honorable. Any man or woman who lives on other than thoir own toil, should havo no place on this earth. Unfortunately, howovor for tho great massos, tho people who today are controlling our very destinies, are men nnd women, too often, GLASGOW EVICTIONS IT WAS recently reported in our daily press that plans have just been completed for the beginning of tho greatest eviction Britain has ever experienced, Fearing serious riots they are keeping the exact date of the evictions secret. Over 13,000 tenants are expected to be Involved if matters aro pressed, as ls being threatened. Such it would seem, Is the unfortunate state of affairs in Glasgow. We can now understand why the GlaBgow representatives aro so radi- It would require tho efforts of Bird, Macdonald & Co. BAERIBTEBB, 8OLI0ITOBS, BTO. 401-406 Metropolitan Building 837 Hutlngi Bt. W. VANCOUVEB, B. 0. Telephone!: Seymour 6666 sod 6667 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 1110 Otorfl* SttMt Sunday lerrice., 11 ».m. and 7)80 p.m. Sunday ..hool lmra.di.tolr following morning terries. Wedneiday toitimonl.1 mooting, 8 p.m. Froo rending room. 901803 Blr_. Bldg. * WHEN IN TOWN STOP AT The Oliver Rooms | 48 % CORDOVA STREET EAST Everything Modern Rates Reasonable cal. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ super-men to withstand tho appeals that must be coming to the ears of theso men. After hearing these and seeing with thoir own eyes the horrors of it all, and then going down to London and seeing life as lt is being lived there by thousands who never know what it Is to work, to suffer, o> to practice self-denial In any form. And knowing, as these mon well know, that the luxuries that these pooplo en- Joy are enjoyed because those unfortunates In Glasgow are Buffering as thoy aro, is enough to make any man, who has the slightest spark of manhood in his make-up, riso up in rebellion against a system that creates and perpetuates such a vile stato ot affairs. 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Cowan Brookhouse, Ltd. PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS, STEREOTYPERS AND BOOKBINDERS Phonei: Sey. 7421 and Sey. 4490 1129 HOWE ST. VANCOUVER, B. C. [FRIDAY August 29, 1924 SIXTEENTH TEAR. No. SB BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST VANCOUVER, b. a PAGE THREE FALL TERM , Opens SEPT. 2nd. Day and Night INDIVIDUAL COURSES' B.C. COMMERCIAL And SECRETARIAL SCHOOL 709 GEORGIA STREET Opp. Hotel Vanoouver H. 0. DUFFUS, Prop. A BOOK TO THE DEAF "The Accoostique" British Made J. G. WALLACE ELECTRIC CO. Phone Fair. 5738 617 Eighth Avenue East VANOOUVER, B. 0. THE DEAF HEAR Fascism and Murder- Salvation by Force (Continued from page 1) At the Orpheum Vaudeville's most gorgeouoly-pro- j duced'dancing revue, that of Jean- l ette Hackett and Harry Delmar, ln- | eluding a cast of fourteen and a I rapid succession of beautiful color- [ ful scenes, copes to the Orpheum next Thursday heading an exception- l ally bright and breezy vaudeville i bill. It is Hackett & Delmar's f fourth annual revue, and Is called [ "Dance Madness." This great at- I traction is termed by critics the I very acme of super-terpBiohorean I productions, filled with rhythmic \ melodies, beautiful girls, silken raiment and wonderful dances beautifully staged. Billy Glason, youthful, full of pep and bubbling oyer with i personality, is master of nut songs, topical humorous sayings and comic , satire. Stuart Casey and Mildred f ■\Varren, popular in vaudeville for six years, bring a dollclously atnuB- 1 ing sketch called "The Fog." It. is L a satire with a "Johnny" and a chor- > us girls as characters. An Intimate song recital is featured by Vivian Holt and Myrtle Leonard, soprano } and contralto. Thoy sing a number of harmonious duets. Reunited after ; ten years, Haydcn-Dunbar nnd Hay- r den will present their comedy and , dancing act, "Artistic Oddities." Kirk, Collier & Co have a "Radio Troubles" turn containing many a hearty laugh. There is also another Ifeature, "An 'Artistic Surprise" which will bo greatly appreciated, and tho usual picture._ attractions and concert orchestra selection will complete this bill. Tho Federationist believes In a "cultural revolution," not a "bloody revolution." IR. W. F. E. DURRANT CHIROPRACTOR Palmer Graduate Backache, Sprains, Rheumatism, Stomach and alt Internal Troubles. SIXTH FLOOR (615) DOMINION BANK BUILDING 207 HASTINGS ST. W. Phone, Seymour 1966 Vancouver Unions ALLIED PBINTINQ TKADES OOnSOIL— MeeU second Mondiy in tho month. Fn* •Ident, J. B. White; leorotirr, B. H. Heel* inda. P. 0. Box 66. FEDERATED LABOR PARTY, Room 111— 819 Pender St. West—Business meetings •Terr Wednesd-r eveninf. A. Maclnnis, ehslrmkn; E. H. Morrison, »ee.*t.e_s.; Ooo. D. Harrison. 1162 Parker Street, Vancouver, 1. 0., corresponding secretary. Any district tn British Golumbta desiring information re securing speakers or tbo for* matlon ot local branches, kindly communicate with Provincial Secretary J, Lyle Telford, 1621 Birks Bldg., VanoouTor, B. 0. Tele. phona Seymonr 1832, or Falnnont 4088. BAKERY SALESMEN, LOOAL 871—Meets seoond Thursday evory month In Holdon Building. President, J. Brlghtwoll* financial secretary, H. A. Bowron, 922—llth Avenue East. INTERNATIONAL BBOTHEBHOOD OF , Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of America, Local 194—Meetings 6rst and third Mondays tn eseh month ln Holden Building. Presidont, P. Willis; secrotary, A. Fraser. Offlco hours, 9 to 11 a.m. and 8 to 6 pjn* OIVIO EMPL0YEE8 UNION—MeetB «rst and third Fridays ln each month, at 446 Bichards Street. President, David Cuthlll, , 2852 Albert Streot; secretary-treasurer, Oeo. Harrison, 1182 Parker Street, ENGINEERS — INTERNATIONAL UNION of Steam and Operating, Local 682— Meets every Wednesday at 8 p.m., Room 806 Holdon Bldg. President. Charles Price; business agent and flnanclal secretary, F. L. Hunt; recording secretary, J. T. Venn. MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PBOTEOTIVE UNION, Local 146, A. F. of M.—Meets in O.W.V.A. Auditorium, 901 Dunsmuir Btreot, second Sunday at 10 a.m. Prosidont, Harry Pearson, 691 Nelson Btreet; secretary, E. A. Jamieson, 991 Nolson Street; flnanclal secretary, W. E. Williams, 991 Nelson Street organise^ F. Fletcher, 091 Nelson Strost. FEDERATED SEAFAREBS' DNION OF B, 0.—Meoting nights, flrst Tuesday and 8rd Friday of each month at headquarters, 818 Oordova Btreet West. President. D. Gillespie; vice-president,1 John Johnson; secretary- treasurer, Wm. Donaldson, address 818 Oor* dova Btreet West. Braneh agent's address: Oeorge Faulkner, 576 Johnson Street, Vietoria, B. 0. THE VANCOUVEB THEATBIOAL FEDERATION—Meets at 991 Nelson Streot, at 11 a.m. on the Tuesday preceding the 1st Sunday of the month. President, E. A. Jamie- son, 991 Nelson St.; Seoretary, 0. H. Williams. 991 Nelson Bt ; Business Agent, F. Fletcher, 991 Nelson St. TYPOGRAPHICAL DNION, No. 236—President, R, P. Pettlplece: vice-president. J. M. Bryan; secretary-treasurer, R. H. Nee- - lands. P. 0. Box 66. Moots last Bunday ot f, oach month at 2 p.m. in Holden Building, 16 Hastings StreBt East* PRINOE RUPERT TYPOORAPHIOAL UNION, No. 418—President, S. *D. Mao* donald, secretary-treasurer, J. M. Campbell, P. 0. Box 689. MeetB last Thuraday of eaoh BU&th. April, tha Corriere della Som refrained from editorial comment on the ground that there was no poll, tical freedom In Italy. But, are the eve of the election, Cesare Rossi, Mussolini's friend and preBS director, sent a messenger to inform Albertini that unlesB the Corriere della Sera should, on the morrow, exhort electors to support Fascist candidates '"the irreparable would happen during the week after the election." Albertini replied: "Let tho irreparable happen; but I refuse even to discuss such a proposal." ' The "irreparable" was therefore organized. Mussolini was in Milan on polling day. He left for* Rome full of wrath at the Impudence of a large section of the Milanese electorate in voting against him. Lorries full of Fascists began .at once to carry out destructive raids against their opponents ln and around Milan. Their action was to have culminated in the burning of the Corr. iere della Sera and in the kidnapping of Senator Albertini—a moderate conservative, be it remembered— and of a Milanese socialist leader. As a beginning, packages of the Corriere della Sera awaiting dlstri. bution and a motor lorry belonging to the Jourtial were burned.' But the tidings ot the Impendng abduction ot Albertini and of the socialist leader leaked out. The heads of the Milanese confederation of labor met and let it be known that, if Sen. ator Albertini and the socialist leader" wore kidnapped, the Milanese trade unionists would, as a reprisal, kldnnp and hold hostages two of the chief Milanese Industrialists who support una subsidize Fascism. Fooling themselves menanced these Industrialists telephoned to Rome. Orders woro then given that tho operations against the Corriere dellu Sera should bo suspended. The uation had becomo so strained that ah "incident" of some kind was felt to be Inevitable. The sitting of parliament on Uune 12th was awaited with apprehension. The young sociulist leader, Matteotti, was known to be ready to renew his denuncinj tlon of Fascism. He was thought to be a man capable of marshalling tho anti-Fascist forces. Even th, army, whose~ chiefs had originally encouraged tho Fascist movement, was disquieted by a proposal to incorporate with the regular troops the Fascist "National Mllltla." Mat. teotti was suspected by prominent Fascists of possessing documonti proving their complicity in corrupt praotices, particularly in connection with the licensing of gaming houses; and of having compiled a list of the many thousand Fascist crimes. They had reason to fear both his leadership of tho opposition and his revelations. On June 10th, Matteotti whs kidnapped as he left his house in a well-known street not far from the most populous* centres of Rome, thrown Into a motor car, carried off Into the country, mutii. ated, and murdered. The kidnapping was witnessed by bystanders, whb feared to inform the police, lest they endanger their own lives. Tho motor car, which had been hired by the editor of a leading Fascist Jour rial, the Corriere Itallano, was brought back to Rome blood-stained and bearing traces of having boen driven across rough countfy by the assassins who used lt, The actual murder seems to have been committed by a man named Dumini—a rocognized Fascist bravo, wbo, by his own confession, had elovon "killings" to his credit—and by other blood-stained accomplices; but it ls uncertain whether the crime was chiefly organized by the oditor of the Corriore Itallano, one Fllipol- II, by Cesare Rossi, the head of Mussolini's pross bureau, or by other prominent Fascists. Some degree of responsibility seems also to bo attributed to General De Bono— the Fascist chief of police who tel. Ographcd to Mussolini last Novem her, "400 officers or the national mllltla are ready to kill and die for tho fatherland and for Fascism"—since he has now been removed from ono of his official positions. Bowing before the storm of indignation which the murder of Matteoti aroused, Musso. Uni ordered the police to ta-ke action, with the result that tho principal murderers and suspects wero arrest, od; and after hiding for some days, even Cesare RosbI was persuaded to give himself up to tho prison authorities. In all, 18 Fascists, big and small, are now in goal Whether Fascism can afford to allow these men to be brought to Jus. tlce Is an open question. Another question Is whether the preliminary enquiry into the crime can bo comploted until the corpse of Matteotti has been found. What happened to the body ot Matteotti ls still unknown. According to some lt was sunk in the depths of Lake Vico, near Rome, with a weight attached to it. According to others, it was brought back to Rome and cremated. In any case, It cannot be found, Partial confessions by some of the assassins indicate that It was terribly mutilated, and pierced twlth daggers and bullets ln a dozen places. But on these points there io *no certainty. The disappearance of the body assuredly saves the Fascist government from the embarrassment of a publio funeral like that of the radical leader, CavallottI, ln 1898, which served to marshal the revolutionary forces of the country and brought on an insurrection. The temper of the peoplo of Rome is revealed *by tho bearing at the mass said ln suffrage for the soul of the departed. When the widow and the children of the murdered man left the church, the crowd knelt reverently and bareheaded while they passed. A similar spirit was shown during the ten minutes' commemorative silence for Matteot. ti on June 27th, when the mounted Polio threatened, but feared to chargo, the kneeling multitude. A rough cross has been placed at the spot whero Matteotti was kidnapped, The people daily cover it with flowers whioh the police daily remove. In the ohamber on June 12th, two days ofter the murder, Mussolini mentioned the "disappearance" of Matteotti as "Justifying the supposition of a crime calculated, if it had really been committed, to arouse the indignation and grief both of the government and of parliament." He added, that ho himself had "given orders to tho police" for a search, and that the police wero already in a position to Identify-the culprits. Why it should have been necessary to "give orders" to tho polico to take action against criminals he did not explain. He had the audacity to express the hope "that Signor Matteotti will soon be able to return to parliament." The opposition remained absent from the sitting on the ground that it would be impossible to take -"port in the . work of parliament until some light had been thrown on the sinister episode of whioh Signor Matteotti had boen the victim. The chamber, therefore, idjourned sine die. On June 24th, In the senate, when the murder could no longer be questioned, Mus. sollnl made a statement very different In tone from his former utterances. He professed horror at the orime, added that no one could doubt tho sincerity of his feelings, and continued, with unconscious cynicism, "I might add the phrase of Talleyrand about the abduction and the killing of the Due d'Eng. hlen, 'It is not only a crime; It is a blunder/ '.' To this speech, which was dellv- ored in accents of unusual depression, Senator Albertini replied with one of tho most courageous Indict, ments ever heard in on Italian parliament. Not only had Senator AI- 'bortlnl himself narrowly escaped the fate of Matteotti but, even after tho Matteotti crime, another. Senator" Signor Frassatl, the former ambuss, ador to Berlin and editor-proprietor of ithe liberal Stampa of Turin, had beon the object of an intended Fascist outrage. The Stampa had published a moderate article on the murder, declaring that the only euro for the Fascist system of vio. lence .would be a return to the rule of law. This, lt added, Is the desire of the whole Italian people; there must bo an end to the rule of force. Next day, the Fascisti of Turin sacked Senator Frassatl's house and, as he was not to bo found, threatened his wife and son. Though the Turin police were ordored to take measures against tho delinquents and the Prefect of Turin was dismissed, the Fascist minister of the Interior, ln telegraphing to inform Senator Frassatl of these measures, added: "I must nevertheless tell you frankly that the attitudo of the Stampa ls not Impartial enough, and is not In conformity with loyal opposition to the government and to Fascism." Despite this episode, Senator Albertini boldly arraigned, ln the senate Mussolini and the whole Fas. cist system. He recalled Mussolini's n fuiit in*".* I* violence, al luded to Matteotti's last speech In the chamber as "a sentence of death" and, with obvious reference to Mussolini's porsonal ambitions, warned Mussolini that "the Italian state Is not and ennnot be oither Mussolini or tho Fascist party. It is formed by-nil Italians, and must be directed by men whom the Italians lawfully and legally choose." • Disastrous Is the political formula, continued Signer Albertini, that seeks to erect a party or a man in. to the position of saviour of the country and to give lt or him power unlimited to deny all right of opposition. Such an attempt Is an attempt to erect a prison for tho public conscience and to stifle public life, for without freodom thore is no truo life. What fruit had Fascism borne apart from tho establishment of apparent extornal order? Could Justice be froely administered? Wore infractions of the law punished? On tho contrary. Violence of ovory kind was boing dono. Humble folk wero cudgelled in such numbors that all account had been lost. At Turin, Sezla and Pisa there had boen massacres; local life was poisoned by the domination of Fascist chieftains who usurped nnd transgressed the rights and duties of govornmont. Worst of all, tho govornment tolera. ted or inspired indirectly, the acts of violence committed by. its party, and granted Impunity to their authors. If Fascism admitted, In theory, tho right of an opposition to exist, It was on tho understanding that the Opposition should behave as tho government wishod, and that It should never contest the official monopoly of LETTERS TO TED. [Tbe opinions and Ideas expressed by correspondents are not necessarily endorsed by The Federatlonist, and no responsibility {or tbe views expressed is accepted by tbe management.] Workmen's Compensation Board Editor B. C. FederationiBt: Now that all the years of complaints about the Workmen's Compensation board have at last developed into newspaper comments, I woul like space for my own opinion and experience with the board. When first I heard bitter com- plaints about the board by injured workmen, I could not believe it. But I was unfortunate enough to get ln. jured and soon found out for myself. I am an old man now, and have knocked albout quite a lot, but I have never seen or expected the like of the treatment I received al the hands of the Compensation board! I know there will not be space enough to go Into detail, but I always' thought that the board should, to startrwith, assist In one's recovery instead of hindering and retarding it; and that an Injured .workman was at liberty to employ doctors who did not happen to be particular friends of the board. 1 got the impression that there was no system nor enough discipline, but .too much of bullheadedness, impertinence and overbear! ngness. And even a clerk would shout, and act as if he was appointed direct by the government "for life" and owned the whole block! And I will point out that if a crippled workman can be Insulted, and threatened with bodily harm when meekly enquiring about overdue compensation; and oan bB cut out of a whole month's compensation for merely pointing out somo mistake of an employee—there must be something radically wrong or rotten in Denmark! Compensation board, as now "run," is in my opinion not much more than a sad Joke to workmen who do not happen to be friends of the board. But it's a mighty good thing for those professional politicians with "soft snaps" "running" it at salaries of several thousands of dollars per year. I do not say that the board is entirely devoid of sense of duly, fair play, and christianlike '-onduct. But I do knofw that practice of a whole lot more of these things woilld not disgrace the board itself, nor he out of place towards crippled workmen, forced to endure all kinds of humiliation. I understand that a government investigation of the board has been hinted at. But I for one am going to write my experience and demand one for myself. ■AN IGNORANT FOREIGNER North Bay, B.C., Aug. 25, 1924. Haeckel and Evolution Editor B.C. Federationst: Will F. L. H., Ilkeston, Derby, England, tell us "What is the title of, and where procurable!' the statement thnt he attributes to Haeckel, that the doctrine of evolution, particularly Darwinism, is error, and cannot be maintained ? I thought, Mr. Editor, that I had read practically all of Haeckel's writings on (he subject, but so far have found no proof as to liis having repudiated the principles of evolution. Thnnking F. h. H. in anticipation. T. A. BARNARD. Nanaimo, B. C, Aug. 28, 1924. Ro Workmen's Compensation Bourd Editor B. C. Federationist: Many were pleased with your leader dealing with the Workmen's Compensation board and oxpress the wish for a thorough enquiry into thc matter. This is imperative not only in the interests of the injured workmen of the province but also in the interests of the board, itself. It Is the general opinion that the enquiry should be directed along the following lines: 1. Has any doctor or doctors been discriminated against in the interests of a few? 2. What system Is adopted In the appointment of doctors? 3. Havo workmen, who have refused operations" or changed doctors beon denied all benefits under the net? 4. Why workmen are not allowed to change doctors when dissatisfied? 5. Are worlomen notified that they have a free choice of doctors and has any influence been used to prevent this froo choice? 6. The exact fees which have been paid under tho discretionary powers possessed by the board? 7. Aro the autocratic powers wielded by tho board in thc best intorests of the provinco at large and tho injured workman in particular? 8. Should not a salaried, medical man, debarred during his membership from private practico, be at tho head of thc board? It- would l)o advisable for the .medical association and lho labor orcir illations to take this matter up ns ; public duty. NEMESIS, Vancouver, B.C., Aug. 25, 1924, patriotism. The claim that, tho Fas. cists alone wero in. the right, how- over sincere on tho part of somo of them, served othors as a pretext for grasping and exploiting official posi, tions, for seeking honors and wealth by evory kind of Illicit means, and for throttling criticism. In this atmosphoro of compression and intolerance, an atmosphere favored by the highost Fascist dignitaries, the most criminal plans wero matured, Thero had been a continual crescon- Ho of vloinoce—from castor oil to bludgeoning, from bludgcolng to the suppression of men of second rank until, finally, a socialist lender had boon abducted in full daylight ln tho centre of Rome .and murdered, in completo carclssness of the effect tho crime would produco, and with entire belief in tho impdnity of the criminals. "You, who express ns. tonishment ftt this murder, you who havo nover stopped to considor, I do not say the physical risks but tho mental torturo of thoae who oppose your govornment, do not turn your oyes with horror from Matte, ottl's corpse, pierced by a dozen wounds, before you have measured how great a part was played in this crime by the setting of a general fashion in violence. And among the many anxieties of this hour, one especially afflicts me—the thought that men of democratic and liberal mind have adapted themselves to thts fashion of violence, remembering only tbe antecedent socialist acts ot violence and allowing their faith In liberty to be insulted and trodden underfoot without ever thinking of the enormous differecno between abuses or crimes committed by i^.ln- orlttes, or by individuals outside the law, and the crimes perpetrated with impunity by the ruling party that administers the law—that party whose chiefs frequently threaten with 'execution' those who dare to dicer from them In thought and speech." Did not 400 officers of the Fascist National Militia telegraph to Signor Mussolini their readiness "to kill and die" for Fascism, flrst among them General De Bono, the chief commissioner of police? Too often had it seeed that tbe Italian upper classes, in their gladness at the restoration of public order and of prosperity In business, were ready to sell Hght.heartily, ln exchange for these material benefits, every ideal principle, every tradition of the Risorgimento which taught that no price is too high to pay for freedom. Nor did those classes, re. member that all systems of coer. cion, even though they create ephemeral outward order, also create disorder in the public mind and prepare terrible reactions. No sys. tem is eternal. Political changes are necessary and healthy. Even the Italian general election had shown premonitory symptoms of change, symptoms that had increased the anxieties of those who kno'.v how grave are the risks run by a system of government which, in at. tempting to suffocate all dissent, arouses rancour the more tenacious the more it is repressed. It will be vain, concluded Signor Albertini, to talk of concord unless another path Is trodden. The first step must be to assure the independence of the judiciary, as well as the independence of parliament and the responsibility of the executive. If citizens are to obey the governmont, the government itself must respect the law. Could tho Fascist government attain these aims? Could it control the tempest it had lot looso? The conduct of its mill. Ua, even since tht murder of Matteotti, made the answer doubtful, and tho question remained whother Italians were to receive the rules of their political life from the crown, the parliament and a government supported by parliament, or from armed groups of Fascists and their officers? Such a speech from a man who, last April, was himself under sentence of "execution" by the Fascists was an act of rare civic courage, Others followed, notably Count Sfor- za, tho former minister for foreign affairs, who exclaimed, "In dying, Matteotti has conquered." But it was. Albertini who stnted In its truo terms the question of Mussolini's responsibility. The apologists of Mussolini in tho British press have hastened to scout tho notion that he can be in any way held answerable for the murder. So to defend him Is to belittle the issue, which is not whether Mussolini actually knew of or sanctioned one particular "crime, "but whethor tho whole system which he and his associates have established .could yield other than criminal results. To that question the answer Ib in , the nogative. Mussolini's responsi. bility is clear, even without citing his former speeches in which he called upon his followers to give their opponents "three minutes of quick-firing, Fascist treatment," or "red-hot lead in the back," and to be "prepared to kill or die." The case against him is put unanswer. ably by his whole record, as well ae by his failure to donounco previous killings .of his political opponents. Far more than by the tribunals, which may or may not dare to convict the murderers of Mattoolti, Fascism will Ijo judged by tho Italian people who, If thoy still cherish the Ideals of their Risorgimento,' will flnd means to overcome tlie bloody tyranny of Fascism ns their fathers overthrew the loss bloody tyranny of the Austrlans and of tho NcapoJL tan Bourbons. Unless I misjudge the character of tho Italian people thero can be New Zealand Travelling Rugs -SPECIAL— $26.50 Each Rugs that will always retain their richness, durability and everlasting comfort, being made from the very finest Merino pure wool yarns—celebrated for their wonderful wearing qualities. Made full size with fringed ends in exceptionally pleasing color combinations NOT A LUXURY, BUT A NECESSITY TO EVERY CAR OWNER EXTRA SPECIAL VALUE AT $26.50 & M^M^mm. §_ VANCOUVEB, B. 0. British Columbia's Fifty-fifth Annual PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION NEW WESTMINSTEB, B. 0. 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The representative system of govornment Is tho only means yet discovered by free communities for the management of their affairs. It is the negation of tyranny, aa tyranny ls its mortal foe. At a moment when parliament, ary institutions, in many Byropean countries, are exposed to dangers formerly unforscen; when "tho dictatorship of the proletariate," on the one hand, and regular or Irregular military dictatorships, on the other, threaten individual liberty, when amalgamations of industries and banks tend to control economic life and to dominate the press, it is more than over necessary that the essential doctrines of political freedom should be proclaimed and de. fended by those who hold them in- soparablo from the public weal. In rcdooming herself from the stain with which Fascism has aullied her honor, Italy may redeem moro than herself. Sho may sot an example that will encourage and strengthen men and womon of liberal thought everywhere. Her .Struggle, already tragic, may bo long and perilous. It may cost many .gallant lives. But since she hns still sons who, undeterred by throats of murder, daro to speak their minds and vindicate their convictions, tho final issue cannot bc in doubt. WANTED—Attendanco Officer for ." tho Vancouver Schools. Duties commence 2nd September, 1924. Applications addressed to J. S. Gordon, School Bonrd Office, Vancouver, B. C. OOBPOBATION OF POINT OBEY TENDEBS FOB WATEB METEBS SEALED TENDERS, addrcs»ed to the un- designed, will be recoived by the' Council un to 8 o'clock p.m. ot Monday, September 8 noit, (or the supply of 800 fi-8 inch Water Meters. 50 8-4 inch Water MotorB. Tbo motor* nr« tn bo nil lironse, front- proof, with coupling tails, circular dial, reading in cubic feet, and KamplcB nro required with tender*. Tlio lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Canvassing members of iho Council for this liusini'ss will bo held to bc a disqualification. HENKY FLOYD, C.M.C. 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APPLY BOX "-," FEDERATIONIST OFFICE, 1129 HOWE STREET, VANCOUVER, B. C. £*■ England takes exception to our attitude towards Christianity and the theory of evolution. . The former matter was dealt /with last week. With regard to the latter, we would quote the most respectable Daily Mail. The Bishop of Birmingham told the Evening News that the time had come when the doctrine of evolution must be accepted by all Churches. * * * Tlie worthy Bishop went on to say that there was no special creation of Adam and Eve . . . probably a gradual evolution of a tribe of monkeys who slowly began to shdw a brain development characteristic of humanity. Such heresy. * * * Yes, the doctrine of evolution is becoming respectable at last. The day will come no doubt when social. Ism will 1)0 respectable. . . to the detriment of socialism. * * * Armstrong merchants are to 'give a crato of celery twice a week to the Prince of "Wales during his visit to Canada. These merchants present a highly interesting, study. It is not going too far to say that they arc typical patriots, of wJUch the lesser fry, wage slaves, etc., content themselves with flag-flapping and cheer- ins; and mild forms of hysteria. * * * As examples of patriotism we prefer such men as the premier of Egypt or Ghandi In India. Their Patriotism means something to them and it costs them .something— something more than a crate of celeiy twice a week. Which Js merely a good advertisement. * * * Far better if those worthy merchants would begin at home with their charity and dip their hands into their pockets for the unemployed soldiers—or, better still (since the soldiers don't want charity)—if they wouid use their influence to mend matters. * , * * The stage is all set for the bringing of more settlers to Canaad. Flow to start overseas by March of the coming year. This is all most interesting. To think that they can bring men and women in from another land and help them settle, and yet they cannot help the poor unfortunates who are here and who are up against it for a bare subsistence might be very bewildering to some. Our suggestion is that it is going to be profitable for some that we do not envy the poor Prince. To have a bunch like that tagging about after him cannot help but serve to take some of the "joy out of life." We can quite imagine that he will really enjoy life when he gets among some of hfs herds of thoroughbreds. It will be such an agreeable change. ♦ ■#*'*♦ Mayor Owen is of the opinion, it would appear, that our police force ls rather too small for our fair city— and he does not consider it a slam to so state publicly it would seem. We wonder if he is afraid that the conference is going to be a failure at Ottawa re unemployment, and that the situation in Vancouver is not going to bo pleasant this winter. We might assure him that the conference will undoubtedly be a failure so far us accomplishing anything worth while along the lines of permanently abolishing of unemployment. Further, we might assure him that all the policemen.In the world can never make any city safe and freo 'from hold ups, etc, whore men and women are compelled to go hungry, unless they choose to beg, borrow or steal. # * * Our reactionary friends are all the while looking for, what they can consider a safo remedy for this unemployment problem. By that they mean, something that will allow them to still retain all the rights and privileges that they now enjoy, while at the samo time giving these unfortunate creatures enough of the essentials in this life to keep them quiet— and peaceful. We fear however, that those good old days are all but gone. The issue is a real live one and must be faced frankly and honestly. * * * It has been reported recently in our daily press that Canada's loans arc coming home. "Last year ?2,170,170 of outstanding debts due to Canada was collected through our London office, and this year we hope to collect more than H000,000." Such was the reported statement of the Hon. P. C. Larkin, Canadian High Commissioner in London. Now, that all sounds very interesting. It is, too, for the other fellow. Certainly we have not seen any of thnt two million collected last yenr, and we doubt if we will see a bit of the four million that they hope to collect next year. It would appear to us that we are simply running a collecting agency over in London, for the good of some of our financial interests, at our ex- one to bring them here and that, per- pense' U ia the Same old stor^ The haps it will be more profitable for those who bring thom than for those who are brought. Well, anyway, it is worth thinking about, to say the least. * * * Defies mass meeting! Why not? He is eloefed and feels shot he is quite safe. The Hon. T. D, Pattullo, minister of lands, is reported as having taken this defiant attitude. He is selling that which belongs to us, to some private concern, too, it would seem, and yot he does not care what think, or say, or do. If It were before elections he would be eating humble pie. They all do; he would be no exception. If all these timber interests are so valuable to private concerns and the latter are willing to pay for them, isn't it odd that they are not of equal value to tho people themselves. Of courso they are, but private interests rule; what they say ls law. * * * All that stir about the mysterious signals out at Point Grey and elsewhere, wns perhaps quite uncalled for- There were a lot of mysterious forces, no doubt, at work at Nelson about that time and these would no doubt account for much of these disturbances. There are very few things that they do not affect. We cannot see why our wireless should be immune from their influences, in fact, we cannot see how they could be, no matter how they tried. They havo been trying to "tune them, out" for many hundreds of years, but they are still "messing things up a bit." * • * The press has been informing us of late of tho popularity of the Prince's ship—the one that is bringing him across the Atlantic to his ranch. All thi young daughters of the vnrious aristocrats across lho wator feel apparently, that now is the time to come big interests are simply manipulating our government In a manner beneficial to themselves. So far as the people's own interests are concerned, that is purely of secondary importance, it would appear to us. • • • A very serious condition would appear to be present in the conduct of police affairs when two men can be detained in prison ns wns Wm. McElroy and Wm. Brewster, according to reports. To think that two men have had to remain In jail since early in July under conditions such as these men are reported to havu experienced is rather raw, to say the least, to occur In a so-called civilized country. Some of us are beginning to doubt the civilized Part of it, when we learn of such conditions. BOOK REVIEWS SPIRIT OF ORGANIZATION Make Union a Unit of Harmony and Purpose and Power and Progress [From Labor Clarion] We need to arouse the Bpirit of organization among wage earners everywhere. • On every hand conferences are befng called for this purpose, that purpose and the other purpose. Conferences are being called for advancing the ideal of partisan political nction, and for all manner of political business. Conferences are being called for the promotion of factional movements of one kind and another. Among others, the borers from within, disrupters with their suicidal policies, aro busy organizing groups within the movemont. What wo need is not a movement full of groups, but a movement united. * What wo need Is not tho organization of wings and factions, but ne movement moving along solidly. What we need is not tlio promotion of isms and fancies, but the solidarity of labor. What we neBd is not the organization of conferences for this and that Individual or group purpose, but tho organization of tho unorganized. What we noed is not men and women looking out for their own chanco to put something over, but men and women iook- ng but for the labor movement. Wo need officers and we need our various staffs trained to their wbrk, but we need a host putting their heart and soul into tho movement beoause it expresses their hopes and faith and Ideals. Our labor movement doesn't need anybody's patent nostrums; It doesn't need anybody's dope. It doesn't need anybody's pet salvation, and It doosn't need the ism of any littlo group. Neither does it need the leadership of the pink tea armchair highbrows. Tho labor movement hns within itself that out of which it must flnd its soul, flre the idealism of men and women, and shape its policies. The labor movement has within itself all that is needed. Thnt is because faithful, loyal men and women have put those things, into our movement. There will always be in any movement all that is put into it by those who are in tho movement. The moment any great numbor get the idea of getting something out of the movement, that moment will it begin to go down grade. We need thousands and millions who will put everything into the movement. The movement must represent the faith of men and women by tho million. It must represent the sum of their hopes and of their devotion to tho common Idealism of the wage earners. There must be service, which means work. No wage earning man or woman has a right to romain aloof from the labor movement. Each be- }*an_* with the ranks, and being in, oach owes It to the movement to make it tho best movement, the most effective movement, the most expressive movement that it can possibly be. Givo service to our movement. Organize the unorganized. Make the union a-unlt of harmony and purpose. Mnke nil unions one movement of power and progress, fired'with the ipirlt of service to humanity, devoted to the ideals of freedom and justice, a grand army of service, an unconquer- ble foe of wrong and reaction! FOR SALE Quarter-Acre Lot on Dow Road, between Victory and Trafalgar, Burnaby. Price $400 Terms—$50.00 down, $10.00 per month. This lot, which has been cleared for building, has a magnificent view overlooking the North Arm. APPLY BOX "A," FEDERATIONIST OFFICE, 1129 HOWE STREET, VANCOUVER, B. C. RACES RACES ■ RACES- Lansdowne Park (Lulu Island) MONDAY, AUG. 25th TO— MONDAY, SEPT. 1st (Inclusive) SEVEN RACES DAILY RAIN OR SHINE Special trains .from Davie and Seymour Streets, via B 0 Electric, direct to courso, Bo von milea south of Vancouver. Paved highway all the way. West Coast Jockey Olub Limited 220 WINCH BUILDING Telophone Soy, 2101 n»i"»-ii»ei-ii»«.^.n»>.i»"i..iii>.nn>.nij..|i.|,.fnin THE AMERICAN LABOR YEAR BOOK for 1923.1924, by the La bor Research Department of the Rand School of Socinl Science; Salon De Leon, director; Nathan Fine, associate; published by the Rand SchoqJ oE Social- Science, of East Fifteenth street, New York, N.Y, Prico net, $3 Postage, 15 cents. ^THIS Is the fifth Issue of this worthy year book. 'The contents will convince you of tho great Im, portance of the work as a reliable record of American and foreign la bor activity. No effort has been spared to mako this book reliable and authentic. The outstanding features Is the entire, non-existence of partiality in tho setting.forth of facte and figures both domestic and foreign—a big undertaking in these tinles of industrial strife and tur. moll. This year book is published for the uso of those interested* in prsent-day industrial affairs. Friends and foes of our economic Bystem will find the work trustworthy in every detail, and they should get a copy, read it carefully and keep it as a standard book of reference. Every labor union, social uplift organization, business and publio establishment should not be without it. The research depart, ment of the Rand Bchool has accomplished something unique and very valuable in the cause of labor, and it Is to bo hoped will continue to publish this book in the years to GET A NEW SUBSCRIBER The greatest assistance Umt the readers of The Federationist can render us at this time, Is hy securing a now subscriber. By doing so you spread the news of the working class movement and assist us. come. The work hao certainly Justified tho why and wherefore of its being printed. Its contents comprise chapters on (1) Industrial and So. cial Conditions, (2) Trade Union Organization, (3) Labor Disputes, (4) Labor Politics, (5) Labor Legislation, (6) Court Decisions Affecting Labor, (7) Civil Liberties, (8) Workers Education, (9) Labor Bank. Ing, (10) Co-operation, (11) International Relations of Labor, (12) Trade Unionism, (13) Co-operation Abroad, (14) International Labor Directory. In these articles will bo found tlio very latest procurable datn on the world of labor. This should satisfy everyone. We congratulate Editor De Leon upon Ills great work, THE Annual Meeting of 1 Federated Labor Party Burnaby Branch, will be held Thursday, Sept. 4th, in Oddfellows' Hall, McKay, Burnaby, when officers-for the coming year will be elected. All members nre urged to be present at this meeting. Labor today is having to assume its share of responsibility for the government of our land, as never before. Let us see a large turnout of our members, SINGING JAILBIRDS—A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS, BY UPTON SINCLAIR, 1555 Sunset avenue, Pasadena, California. «DED: Think of it, old man— *■*■ that night of horror! When a man hns seen his wife go like that, can anyone blame him for turning rebel—for hating capitalism, and the world of grafters? Ned wanted her husband—she wanted her child —she wanted life; and she got tho most horrible death! That's what poverty is! And I say, God damn a (world that stands for poverty! God damn the whole filthy system, masters and henchmen—stool pigeons spying on wage-slavbs, 'cutors throwing men into jail. . . . "— Scene 3, act ill. This drama is Indeed a classic; and, no doubt, lt will live. Many of the scenes emulate the frightful acrimonious reality of life and are a fine example of the wonderful power of expression. 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