British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1924-12-19
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note: H COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WORKERS POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY SIXTEENTH YEAR. No. 51 FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19,1924 5c A COPY WEEK AI Labor Claims Timber Royalty Is Not Tax But Sale Price of Lumber. NO SPEED LIMIT OP AUTOS Barbers' Bill—Associated Fruit- Growers—Beer by Glass- Members Festered. THE CANDID FRIEND seeking Information as to tho rosult obtained from labor's political efforts this session can be Invited to imagine the seu-et history of such legislation as hus been introduced. It is certain that the unpleasant'advertising rtiven by the weo three group to anything obnoxious to thcir supporters has had a restraining Influence on the govornment and a corrective discipline on the rather immature opposition. Thc medicine has boen move preventive than curative and certain rather crude raids upon the public Interest have been delayed, If not abandoned. The introduction of the bill to reduce lumber royalties came lato In the session. Without doubt the terms woutd have been easier still if it wero not for the dreaded publicity. Lumber operators came to agreement with thb caucuses of both parties and the measure as presented la the united effort of that rather unpleasant but not altogether comprehensible trinity. Labor set forth that the so-called royalty wns not a tax but the sale price of the lumber, nnd that the last cent should he secured. Tt was urged that the election of June Inst was a conflict between those who owned timber lands <the McRne group) and those who leased lands from tho government. Furthermore, the operntors, who had broken up unions and refused to give good wnges and working conditions, should he compelled to give some concessions in return. Party Discipline Workers received much better treatment In the U. S. A., and business management, decidedly lacking in Canada, would benefit the Industry hore. …
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0345322
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The British Columbia Federationist
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text