The British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1920-06-11
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note: THE INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVERifeiLDES AND LABOR COUNCIL. POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY TWELFTH YEAR. No. 24 EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C., FRIDAY ffciRNING, JUNE 11,1920 II Is AD Right— Everybody Working, Says One Did Not Want to Stay in the Dominion to Work The Caecho-Slovaks marched through the city on Sunday, an#l are now on their way east. Very little real information waa obtained from them regarding the situation In Rusaia, partly owning to the shortness of their atay, and alao to the fact that they were under the Impression that It would not be to their advantage to talk too much, The Csecho-Slovak la supposed to be a native of Bohemia, but among the men who were here on Sunday could be aeen aome who balled from Saxony and Bavaria. Hiia la In aome cases due to their tieing residents In Bohemia In 1914, when War was declared. The Czecho-Slovak organisation in Canada contains aome prominent bourgeoisie memberB, who cannot claim Bohemia as their birthplace. These became Czecho-Slovaks during the war, and the real native of Bohemia amongst the late visitors was well aware of thla and therefore did not give htm hla confltV ence. Caar Could Not Trust, Them The Caecho-Slovaks surrendered In large numbers to the Russians Sn the early part of the war. Snipe went voluntarily over and offered to flght against the Teutons and on • the side of Rusaia. The Czar would not truat them, aome of, his officers Baying, :*lf you are traitors once you will be traitors always," and they were made to work In mines and on construction work. The Kerensky revolution enabled them to escape this arduous Ufe, and they enlisted In his army and agreed to fight against the Germans. Whito Guard Controlled The Bolsheviki coup placed them In a dlllemma because they could not retreat Into Germany, and in the particular locality in which they found themselves, the White Guard was In control. They did not want to take part. In a civil war, and decided to go home by way of Vladi…
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: 10.14288/1.0345459
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The B.C. Federationist, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text