British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1924-06-13
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note: BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WORKERS POLITICAL UNITY: VICTOBT SIXTEENTH YEAR. No. 24 FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1924 5c A COPY LABOR m VOU. YOU NEED E TO VOTE ON FRIDAY NEXT Workers! Vote St >ht Labor Ticket; Keep Pace With tk\?rogress of the World; Prospects Never Brighter VOTERS, in almost every country in the world, are turning their attention to Labor in the hope that in this movement might be found the solution to the social unrest and industrial strife whioh everywhere abounds. British Columbia is not alone in her misery. The ills from which she is suffering, are afflictions common to all countries. It must be admitted, however, that the seriousness of the situation'in this province is such that it will require the earnest and intelligent application of those principles whieh should govern all society. The ability on the part of our would-be statesmen to provide us with nothing more than'' platform platitudes," is not quite enough to satisfy the needs of tliis province. The great need is for men and women who have not only an earnest and sincere desire to better the conditions of their fellowmen, but who have -also a working knowledge of the fundamental principles underlying the economic structure of our society. Promises on thc part of the liberals that if we elected them to power, they would establish industries, complete the P. (_•* E; (by giving away still more of our natural resources), and provide marketing facilities for the producers of this province, is not enough. We have been doing nothing else but listen to promises for ages from one and all of the old parties. Now, look whero we are. We might point out here that if they would undertake to see that the inhabitants would be assured of sufficient work to guarantee them in return a requisite amount of cash to buy thc necessities of life, they would not ne…
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: 10.14288/1.0345443
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