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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST | INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL, AND B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORT I ELEVENTH YEAR. No. 37 EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12,1919 (Vancouver* 12.00 ) $1.50 PER YEAR INOTHER VICTORYIT. A IS GAINED BY Ll [fi. C. Mills Co. Grants the Demands Made by Lumberjacks (Several Camps of Other Companies Tied Up by Strikes An important victory haa beon iron thia week at Rock Bay where the men in all the camps of the B. 0. Mills (Hastings) had drafted their demands covering improved camp conditions and sont them to Vanoouver headquarters with instructions to negotiate on thoir behalf with the management of tho eompany, to whom a fcoven-day time limit was to be 'given. Failing a satisfactory settlement headquarters waa instructed to call tho men out. On Friday tho management was telephoned for a reply. They refused to negotiate with tho organization, saying thoy did not recognize it. A telegram was immediately sent to all delegates in the Hastings Company camps, which was received by them on Saturday. The ■ame day all men quit and drew their cheques. Being unablo to leavo until the boat called, they remained at Bock Bay until Tuesday, upon which day the company came through with nearly all the demands, including 50 cents ft day raise, fruit for tho table, shower balh and dry house, four berths to be taken out of oaoh bunkhouso and other improvements to bo mado iminediaMy, the board to remain at $1.05, Lood for the Bock Bay boys I What f. about tho other camps in tho prov- ■ iucel The headquarters is a busy place at the present time with tho men in town from the camps on strike. The various committeos are busy, individual camp meetings being held every day and combined meetings for educational and propaganda purposes at frequent intervals. It is very encouraging to see the fine spirit of enthusiasm nnd solidarity which is being shown, and with this operating and the fact that the employers ore unsuccessful in getting scabs we can bo assured of complete victory ln every case. Ten thousand organized lumber workors are a tremendous power, not only in their own industry but in tho labor movement, and properly functioning with the incentive df working elass emancipation as the final goal, with unity of purpose and solidarity Of action, who will attempt to define tho limits of thc power and influence of such a body? Ono thing is absolutely essential, disruptionists and offlee seekers, or thoso who would use the organization for peraonal motives othor than working elass emancipation must bo rigorously suppressed. On the job is the organiiation. There is thc point at which the worker is exploited, and there alono can hin emancipation be accomplished. The ilogans of the organization must be **Organization on tho job,'* "Action on the job," "control on thc job." In tho following camps there iB L nothing doing until satisfactory camp conditions aro arranged be- , tween the employers and tho mem- i berfi ot this organization: Capilano 1 .iinbcr Company, Comox lagging and Bailway Company, Headquarters; Lapan Logging Company (Kin- man's), Jackson Bay; Nimpkish Timber Company, Camp 3, Alert Bay; Mainland Cedar, Camp 2, Thompson Sound; McGougan And MeDonell, Beaver Creek; Merrill, Ring and Mooro, Duncan Bay. Canada Copper Corporation in Princeton district still unfair. All mon with union principles take note that tho following men have been put to the test and found ihort weight. They worked at Capilano after the strike was called; A Pearson, inu«ter mechanic; Loo Curtis and Otto Deckort. Act accordingly. Koop their names and records for reference. The govornment has decided that private employment agencies hnve io go out of business by November I. After tbat date you will not sate to buy a job—perhaps. Our ■xperience haB been that tho local tovernment offices givo a squaro leal. They post all notices of labor troubles thut we sond them in u prominent place, so all who wiph cun iee them. If anyone takes a job his eard is marked "lubor troublo," As ■sported last issuo, the Loggers' As- iclation is establishing its own Iiffico with Hicks in charge. '' There's a reason.'' You know what it ii. What are you going to > about Itf You may as well throw [up your hands to a hold-up man as i let the employers get away with lis stunt. It means an activo black | list. Will you permit itf You know .he remedy I—"On tho job." Somo- body said ho pitied the man who got his job through tho bosses' scab- hiring agency. It is interesting to watch and analyse tho antics of tho government in its get-together industrial conference to bo hold at Ottawn next week, They hand pick the officials for the Dominion congress. The secretary is a government om- {tloyee. The secretary was especial* y picked as a safo and sane co- operator with the government. These labor official*! are invited by the government to hand pick "representatives '' of labor. Ottawa '' labor'' selects from Vancouvor F. Welch, Miss Gutteridge, W, B. Trotter. Tho latter has progressed far from tho viewpoint he held not a long time ago and hus somo way to go yot, but tho others are travelling where they always wanted to — " Ottawa.'' 'There thoy are safo—for tho employer. Thc employer to represent | the lumber industry is B. M. IVrris, , brother of thc provincial Minister [ of Labor (Attorney-General), ef the Kings Lumber Company, Newton. (Continued on pago o_ Has Been Asked to Contest Capital City By-Election The Victoria branch of the Federated Labor Party has decided to contest the bfcsftction in Victoria, which has bo.:.;,S wle necessary by the appointmcV % ■' Dr. S, F. Tolmie as Minister of Y^<ufture. A nominating convent. 1ft .was held on Wednesday night* ti it was decided to ask T. A. ** 'nard, who ii a' member of the p. _ . and president of tho Now Vfek " j*ter branch of the G.W.V.A. to bi g standard bearer. Comrade Barn t ^ nil go to Victoria and meot the H-;^itive of the party thero, and if ti . are no obstacles in the way, it is expected that he will accept the nomination. If ho should decline, Hie party will then take steps to secure another member to represont them. 5 Be Canadian Lines Will Affected If Strike Takes Place Detroit, Mich. — Whether, thero will bc dcclnrcd a strike which would tie up all rail transportation in Canada nud the United States will be decided at the convention of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Wny Employees and Shop Laborer, which opened hero Monday. From two thousand to threo thousand delegates representing, it is stated, six hundrod thousand workors attending the convontion, are ready to eon aider action on the strike vote can* vessel} last week, whieh stood H50, 000 for and 5000 ngainst the'proposed strike should wago demunds be denied'. More than 1000 delegates are at tho convention. Tho convention will sit, it is declared by officers of the union, until action is taken in Washington on demunds that have been laid bofore the director-general of railroads. The Maintenance of Way Employees nnd Shop Laborers are asking an incrense of $1 per day per roan, and time and' a half for overtime, standardisation of wages, seniority rights in promotion and the right to appeal from dismissal. Contractors Have Refused to Meet Wage Demands Made by Union Inside wiremen of tho Electrical Workers' Union to the number of 150 wont on Btrike Wednesday because Vancouver contracting Anns refused to grant tho new wage scalo demanded by the union, .Negotiations on the wage agreemont havo been going on for some time and was brought to a head Wodnesday by the walkout. Several firms signed, up during Thursday and the prospects of tho remainder coming tnrough at an early date looks good. The old wngo scalo was $0 per day AT THE EMPRESS Only Those Who Have Made a Study Can Ex- plain World Events Jack Harrington will be tho speaker at the Socialist Party propaganda meeting on Sunday evening at tho Empress. Jack needs no introduction to a Vancouvor audienco, his ability to bundle working class subjects being well known by all those workers who take any interest in their material conditions. With tho world in a ferment, it is necessary that tho workora should understand the trend of events, and only those who have made a study of present and past forms of society can properly interpret tho present day happenings. The doors will be open at 7:30 p.m. and the chair will bo taken at 6. Questions and discussion after tho address will be ia order. Heirs of Walter Albert Wells Bought Efforts aro being mndo to locate the relatives and heirs of Walter Albert Wells, who was accidentally killed in the Tin tic Standard Mino at Dividend, Utah, on August 18, last. Fellow worker Wells lenves.considerable proportr in the form of cash bank deposits, checks op tho Tintic Standard Mining Co., two small tracts of lund in Florida and some mining- and other stock. An insurance policy was included in the inventory. The fellow worker was reported to be 64 years of age and to have a son in Seattle. An affidavit containing a list of property and personal effects signed by a committee of follow workers is on file at 800 headquarters in Butto. Interested parties will address A, S, Embree, 318 North Wyoming St., Butte, Mont., for furthor information. Strike Victims Are Released on Bail ****** ****** ****** ****** ******* ****** ****** ****** Pritchard Is Returning to the Coast ' _ i * ON WEDNESDAY word was received that the men arrested during the general strike in Winnipeg, and who, after being committed for trial on a charge of "seditious conspiracy" were refused bail, and confined in the provincial jail at Winnipeg, had been granted bail. The information was first received by Messrs. Bird and Macdonald, solicitors of this city, who have been retained in the defense. Later wireswere received at this office from W. W. Le- . feaux, who is assisting in the defense. Chief Justice Mathers, who with Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Justice Metcalf, heard the arguments of counsel, read the decision of the court. Bail was granted in the sum of $4000 each, and two sureties of $2000 each. The court expressed the opinion that Mr. Justice Cameron, who refused bail in the first case, had not all the information before him at the previous hearing. On the news being received in Winnipeg that bail was to be granted, large crowds gathered outside of the jail waiting the release of the prisoners, and there was much rejoicing in, the ranks of the workers on the release of their fellow workers. Extra editions of the daily papers were also issued, which shows the interest takety in the case at the Peg. Word was later received that W. A. Pritchard had left for the Coast, and would stop off at Brandon and Calgary on the way west It is expected that he will- arrive in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. J. S. Woodsworth is also on his way west, and is expected to be in Vancouver by the beginning of October. Last Sunday protest meetings were held in many places throughout the country, and a very large one was held in Winnipeg. A mass meeting was also held in Victoria Park, Winnipeg, during the Prince of Wales' visit there. The local defense committee is considering arrangements for a mass meeting in the city, full particulars of which will be announced later. The purpose of the meeting will be to raise funds for carrying on the defense of the men now out on bail, and who will be tried by jury in October. (IE IN GREECE ALSO Workers Are Abused With Help of Allied Troops BAGUZ. — Resolution on Grceco taken by International Socialist conference at Lucerne: The conference calls tho attention of the working classes of ull countries to the present situation of Greek proletariat. Greece is still in state of soige. Foreign troops occupy the country and all liberties of the people arc suppressed. Trade union leaders have been deported. In Attica all meet* ings aro forbidden, even within the doors. It is a white terror, organised against workers with' tho support of the occupation armies. The conference demands tbe instant lib- oration of the deportees, the immediate cessation of the state of Beige, and the return to a normal political life throughout Greece. • team Engineers and Mill Workers Are Active Twenty-four new applicants for membership were accepted at the business meeting of the abovo unit on Monday last, and tho organization' now gives promise of rapid development. Business meetings of dlstriot sections are now boing held in the following places: New -Westminster Labor hall, on .1st Thursday of every month; Port Moody Orange hall, 4th Friday of every month; Milliards- ville Moving Picture theatro, Snd Thursday of overy nionth. Tho members in outside districts seem to bo more enthusiastic in helping to build up the organization than their follow workers in tho city. Several more mill workors in Kburne district have signified their willingness to join, and it is expected to have sufficient members in that district by tho end of tho present month to warrant holding meetings out there. A delegation from tho Loggers Union addressed the members nt tho nieeting on Monday last, on the question of amalgamating tho Mill Workors and the Loggers, and going un- der the name of Lumber Workors Industrial Unit of the O. B. U. No act-ion, however, was taken on tho mntter ,as the members who were present at the moeting considered it would be inopportune to inako any further changes until after the convention of thc O. B. U., when it \s expected that definite lines will bo drawn up for thc various industrial units that will comprise tho O. B, IJ. A question was raised by a member nt tho Inst meeting in New Westminster, regarding whether it would bo possible to take any action to enforce* better conditions for members working in the mills before next spring. Business Agent W. A. Alexander pointed out the fact thnt this was a democratic organization, nnd should tho tatombcrs in any mill bo dissatisfied with thoir working eon- ditions, wages, etc., it would bo up to thom to.get busy and organize their fellow workers, and as soon as they considered they had sufficient membors organized to warrant them planing n demand for better conditions before their employers, they could do so, nnd in the ovent of the employers refusing to grant their demands ,»nd shotud the members in any particular mill decide to test their strength by calling a strike, they could do so, and they would bn guaranteed the fullest support from the rest of their fellow members who were employed. Ho ulso pointed out that tho cost of living was steadily Increasing, and should thc workers In tho various mills around British Columbia not get an increase in wages in the very near future, and should the cost of living continue on itB steady upward climb, tho majority of the workers in the mills would soon flnd that thcir standard of living has been reduced to tho same level as tho workers in tho Orient. Probably the only difference here would be that tho workers here will be able to havo a different colored flag to wrap around them, ond will bo able to gazo on the beautiful scarlet uniforms of tho protectors of thei> democrucy. All tho workers who do not desire to hnve thoir standard of living reduced, who aro not yot mombers of the orgnnized labor movement should join up immediately, and those who are already members are not doing their duty if thoy are not trying to securo new members every opportunity they huvo. Don't condemn tho other follow for not being n union mnn, but continuo to educate him, and if you can't do it, study a bit more yourself, as when you have a knowledge of tho laws of value, and you understand how you are robbed under the presont system of capitalistic exploitation, you should then be able to educate your fellow workers to tho realization that it is in his intorest (Continued on pago 6) IN Workers Must Get on the New List or Be Disfranchised A by-eleetion is necessary in the City of Victoria owing to Dr. Tolmie, sitting member, having taken over thc Ministry of Agriculture, Tho workers of tho Capital (Sty have decided to contest tho seat, but now voters' lists aTe to bo compiled, and tho old lists will be discarded. This means that only those who register during tho period appointed for the plocing of names oil the voters' lists will bo ablo to vote in the coming by-clcction. The registrar will sit from September 16 to thc 20th inclusive, and it should bo tho duty of every worker to sec that he is on the list, and be able to express his opinion of thc present government nt tho poll. With a remembrance of War Times Election Acts and other menns of securing the return of a governmont supporter at tho last election, the work- era should leave no stone unturned to see what thoy are not deniod full expression of their wishes at the poll. This eau only be done by getting on the list. Do not leavo it to tho last day, but do it now. cmpUng Rochdale Co-Operation Is Meeting With Success World Over A meeting of the Vancouver Cooperative Society will bo held in Room 401 of tho Labor Tomple on Wednesday evening, September 17. lite meeting is for tho purposo of adopting bylaws aud electing provisional officers for the first quarter. Mr, J. Stewart, manager of tho Nanaimo Co-operative, will address the meeting on co-operation. The membership campaign is going ahead very satisfactorily and it will only be a matter of a short timo boforo tho society will launch its business. Many inquiries havo been made as to whether the society will do a mail order business, und" for the benefit of those who desire iiifornm-*| tion on that, wc will state that goods will bo shipped out of thc city to any point, providing the purchasers pay the freight. Outride members will also participate in the full division of profits. The many nnd the varying remedies suggested for the '' high cost of living" servo to remind us how acuto that problom has become of late. Municipal markot schemes,, housewives' leagues, multiple shops, groceterias, etc., ure only some of the remedies adopted to interest the great mass of consumer.". Ta tho wage earners the high eost of living is an old problem, though to them it hus been familiar as low wages." An "high wage" boom haB now scorned to have the tendency to send the cost of living so high that tho problem is now moro acute than it was during tha days of "low wages." Tho Rochdale plan of co-operation, wherein all thc profits are returned to the consumer according to tho amount -spent, appears to be the only satisfactory nnd bcuoficiul solution to the problem, and mnny workers are joining the movoment the world over. It is to bo hoped thnt Vancouvor will not lag behind in this respect and that those who know of tho valuo of co-operation will do their best to got others interested and signed up. Enrolment foo Is 50 cents, shares aro $5 each. Address Vancouver Co-operative Socioty, 406 Dunsin uir Streot Grain Growers' Guide Takes Issue With Government Ttto Dominion government is publishing iu widely circulated mows- pnpers in; the United States an advertisement which declares in large, atrfting type: 1 '.'^Western Canadian Farmers Pay [WLand From Ono Ycar'B Crop." " It is truo that thore have been cases of one one-year's crop paying f<T? tho land, but it is not true, as the advertisement of tho Dominion government would lead its readers to believe, that it is tho usual thing in .western Canada for farmors to pay for their land from one crop. Nor it is any longer true, as tho same advertisement states, that "this is the country of free homesteads. Any homesteads that there are left within practicable distance of the facilities of civilization are reserved for returned Canadian soldiers, and rightly so. And by "practicable distanco" is not meant "easy reach," by any means. Surely the government of Canada would do well, in advertising thiB country to stick to the truth.—Grain Growers' Guide. Hospitals Wanted for the Prevention of Human J. S. Woodsworth Is Coming Back and Will Assist Defense Next Sunday evening Mr. A. S. Wells will address the Federated Labor Party nieeting at tho Columbia Theatre on "Democracy." Comrado Bichardson states the meoting that ho addressed ut Victoria was well attended. With the nights lengthening out all working class meetings are better attended nnd it is expected thnt the party will soon bo back in the position where, like last winter, it will take two hulls to hold tho crowds. Comrade Tom Richardson left Inst night for Prince Rupert where ho will speak on Sunday next. He will thon travel to Prince George, where the members nre resuming their whiter mootings. Vancouver workers will be glad to hour that they arc soon to hear J. 8. Woodsworth again. Comrade Woods- worth is leaving Winnipeg on September 17 and will uddress a series of meetings in aid of tho strikers' defense fund, storting at Lethbridge and hitting every town possible be tween there and Vancouver. He will ■peuk hero on October 5. The Junior Labor Leaguo has proved to bc quite a go-ahead organization. The meetings lately have been vory well attended. Last Friday evening Miss E. Fount gave a very interesting talk on "Competition—Its Use and Abuse." A reading entitled "The Competitive Slave Mnrkct" wns well received. A song and two or three recitations roitmlcd out the programme for this month's educational meeting. The league holds one educational, ono sociul mid one business meeting each month during tbe winter. All young people between tho ages of 14 nnd 20 arc welcome to come to these fflfloting'fi, .The dances held by the South Hastings branch twice a week right through thc summer huvo been sueh a success that the Vnncouvor members hnvo been nsking when thc Vancouver local wns going to get busy and hold a dance. Tho matter was brought up ut thc last executive meeting and as a result O'Brien's Hall hus been engaged for two nights in October, Thursday the 0th and Thureday tke 23rd. Dr. H. E. Toung, superintendent of tho Provincial Board of Health, waB ono of the speakers at a meeting in tho new Rotary Clinic on Tuesday evening, and some' of his remarks might, perhaps, bo not without profit to some of the powers that be. He said that great popular movements, as a rule, start from the ideas of a few people in advance of their times, and called "fanatics." At a later stage, and with a larger audi ence, such people were called "reformers." As education continued, and tho inert mass of tho public finally becamo convinced, the moving spirits were recognized as "far-seeing people," and sometimes "patriots." Education was a matter of perseverance, interfering with the settled habitfl of the people. It wos only by the individuals called "nuisances" that tho ultimate results wore brought about. Public, health was a thing that tho man who was anxious for a "competency" did not worry himself about. It was not until himself or those near and dear to him wore afflicted that he woke up and became a convert. It was on physical well- being that mentality must bo formed and morality effected. Dr. Young referred to tho large percentage of war-time "rejections" in Cnnadu on the ground of physicnl; unfitness, and asked how it was thut, out of perhaps a million men of fighting age, only about 300,000 could be found fit for the front line trenches. As un indication of thc efficacy of up-to-date methods in applying tho axiom of health, he stated tbat the deaths from disease in thc Boer wur amounted to 46 per cent, of the total death-roll, whereas iu the recont war, under far worse conditions, they only amounted to 6 per cent, of the whole. "When tho next war comes with Germany," he suid, "we will find 75 per cent, of our men fit." And when somo one smiled ho added, "Don't think you havu licked the Germans. Tou have defeated them, but you have not conquered that Germnn spirit which is going to dominate in some form or other," Stnte medicine, as "a glorified civil service," he declared, would never come; it would come, however, an extension of hospital services —fewer hospitals nnd bettor. Tint hospital of the future would he regarded, not as a pluce to bo to "in extremis," but to go for advice. It would bc for prevention rnther than cure; and tho patient would have a mass diagnosis," instead of the diagnosis of one mnn. He predicted this to happen within the lifetime of those present. Dr. Toung admonished bin audience not to forget that the disease nguinst wliieh they were Jlf>!i1ijig wns nn economic question, involving conditions of industry nnd food supply. Thoy were as yet simply dealing with thc fringe of thc question of public health. Dr. Vrooman said a human life was worth $t>000, according to tho Workmen's -Compensation dopart-i ment. "It isn't a ten years' tight, or a twenty yenrs' fight; it's n hundred yeurs'' war that we are engaged ; Trades Unionists Asked to Support Union- Made Cigars The Cigarmakers Union of London, Ont., has sent out a circular letter to all local unions in the country, pointing out the syBtem Tucketts ' cigar people now employ in the manufacture of the following brands of cigars: Tucketts Preferred, Club Special nnd Marguerite. Previous tu the Cigarmakers Union asking for an increase of $1 per thousand, theso cigars were made by men only, and were strictly hand-made. The Tuckett Co. refused to negotiate with the men, and even closed their plant, and left in tho neighborhood of 300 cigar makers to starve as far as they were concerned. They are now operating factories in Montreal and London, and the above-mentioned brands aro now niadp by children. They also have a few women working in these plants .and are now working from 10 to 12 hours per day.. The circular asks organized labor to register a protest against these conditions by refusing to use any of the Tuckett products. The following cigars ate fair and made under union conditions, and bear tho Cignrmakers1 label: The Jap, Armada, David Ha- rum, El Dora, EI Sidclo, Bobbie Burns and La Preference, aud all local-made cigars. MKGET .Plasterers Reduce Entrance Foo Tho Plasterers Union hns reduced thc entrance fee by 60 per cent., in nn endeavor to bring the orgnnization to 100 per cent. The fee for tho noxt thirty days will bo $12.50, instend of %%%, Tho meetings of this organization are held on the first Wednesday of each month, Marine Firemen's Union Moves Owing to tho grent und steady increase in membership of tho Marine Firemen and Oilers' Union it has been compelled to move Into forger premis£s. On and after September 15 thc headquarters of tho union will be located at 314 Cordova Street Wost SICE HAVE MORE Amount of Compensation Not Sufficient Owing to High Cost of Living E Jack Bruce Leaves to Attend Ottawa Conference Organizer Jack Bruco of the Plumbers and Stcumfitters' International Union, who has been on tho Const for several weeks in connection with his organisation, left on Wednesday for Ottawa, where he will attend the joint conference arranged by the government. In addition to securing a now agreement for the plumbers in Vancouver, he wns able, beforc leaving for the East, to sign up a closed shop agreement, witii thc employers in Victoria, nud at thc suine rate as secured in Vancouver, namely, #7.20 por day of eight hours. BE Defense of Workers' Representatives Must Be Paid for The defence committee has received to dnte the sum of M370.58- The expenditures have been $.113 7.511, leaving u balance of $!2<'t2.07. White the Winnipeg committee is in possession of a balance, the legal expenses have only just commenced, as the trial does not tuke place until October, nnd only the preliminary hearing has been held ns yet. It will take every dollar thnt the committee cun get to meet the legal expenses that must ho incurred if the mombers of the working class facing trial are to have proper defense. There is also every likelihood of other eases arising in the future. Thc locul committee hus had some considerable expense in connection with the local ltussiuu cases, nnd this has had to be met, and there will be still more expense In connection with these cases. Hend ulong your mite to assist the committee to A. 8. WelU, secretnry of tho committee, 405 Dunsmuir Btreet, Vancouver, B. C. Oereal Workers Gain _ekin, 111.—The Com Products Company has settled its dispute with striking* cereal workers. Shop committees will bc recognized, arbitration agreed to, the basic eight-hour duy established and wages will bo increased. .Airedale bitch lost on Ioca boat Sundny, August 31; black and tan. Answers to tho name of "Biddy," Reward. Notify II, Ferguson, Ioca, B. 0. Tho Vancouver Khaki Union has gone out of business becauso it could not find jobs for it« members.] Trades Council Discuss* Industrial and Political Action The meeting last night of tho Vancouver Trades and Labor Couneil was enlivened by considerable discussion of tho question of industrial action versus political aetion. DeL Sykes started the discussion by stating that the organization whieh he represented would not support a paper which advertised any political party. This he stated the Federationist was doing. Ho said that he knew he was in the wrong plaea to,start the •discussion, but 1)0 could not support tho Federationist Of aay other sheet that advocated parliamentary action, Del., Kavanagh stated that DeL Sykes bad Btated he believed this, and that he, however, did not be-- lieve in anything, but he knew solne things. He stated that he did not think that Del. Sykes represented tho rank and file of the Loggers, and defined political action as any action taken by a clnss to secure politieal control. Referring to believers, he Btated that there was only one good apostle, and was «as Thomas, and he doubted. Workmen's Compensation Act Del. Wells raised the question of thc payment of compensation to widows and children, under tha Compensation Aet, who were deprived of their breadwinners by industrial accidents. He stated that whilo the organised workors and others hod been endeavoring to keop pace with tho cost of living, there were a number of women in the provinco who wore suffering without anything being done for them. Ho said that this had been brought forcibly to his attention by two widows who had lost their- husbands in 1017. Ho also stated that while it was true tho Compensation Board was empowered by legislation passed at the laat session of tbe Provincial House to pay tbe dependents ef Asiatics not resident in Canada tbe amount equivalent to tbe cost of living in the countries they resided il, and the balanco of tho money charged ngainst the industry would be used to relievo the widows and children in this province, this was not sufficient, and* should not be considered as compensation, but as a bonus, nnd tho rate of compensation raised to ennblo the dependents te live in decency. He then moved the following resolution, which was adopted: "Whereas when the British Columbia Workmen's Compensation Act was first enacted, $20 a montb for widows and *5 for each child was the scale of compensation allowed in tho case of tho death of a breadwinner; and whereas sinee that time tho cost of living has increased at least 70 per cent, and no incrcaso has been made in those Allow- - nnces, therefore bc it resolved that tho executivo of this council be instructed to uso its endeavors to securo from tho Provincial Oovernment ncreased scalo of compensation for widows and children deprived of their support, on tho following basis: $40 per month for widows and $8 per month for each child." Business Agent Wood reported that he hud sent a wire as Instructed to thc British Trudes Congress,with regard to the holding in jail of the workers in Winnipeg under charge of seditious conspiracy. Ho also reported that he hud tnken the matter of returned soldiers employed at the exhibition 12 hours per day, for $3 per day, up with Mnyor dale, who had promised to have tho matter attended to. Reporting on the organizntion of the factory workors, he stated that it was uphill work, but that progress was being made. He nlso reported that the Oil Workers at loco were unanimous for tho o. b. u. The Loggers reported that they hnd severnl strikes ott hnnd, but that matters had been satisfactorily settled at Rock Bay nfter n strike of a few hours, und that the men had got ull their demands, and improved camp conditions. The Tenmsters reported increased membership. Del. Midgley stnted thnt the central executive of the O. B. U. had issued jSOOO worth of supplies, and that during the first ten days of this mouth over $2000 had been received for supplies und ;mt capita tax. Defense Committee The defense committee reported thut the strike victims jn Winnipeg had been relensed on bail, and that W. A. Pritchard would be back about Tuesday, nnd thnt nrrangc- tnents were to bc made to hold a largo meeting to raise funds to carry on thc defense of theso men. The report was received with applause. Local 2'147 Carpenters reported that a motion to withdraw from tho council had not received a single vote. Tho Structural Ironworkers stnted that they would stay with the council, The question us to why tho articles on the co-operative movement were appearing in thc Foderationist wus raised. Del. Wells stated that those who supported the paper wero entitled to have the news they desired published. The meeting adjourn.-d at 9:30 p.m, To Hold Fire Salo As a rcautt of a fire at tho "Liberty Store," -12-44 Hastings Stroet West, A. II. Chadwick, insuranco adjuster, is holding a fire snle. The entire stock is to ho disposed of. Printers of Taromu, Wash., havo tied tip the three dnily papers thero iu a strike for higher wages. The strike has been declured illegal by the international officers of the Txtfujtraukicul Union, PAGE TWO eleventh yeab. No. 3r THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST vancouveb, b. a ARNOLD & QUIGLEY'S Big Two Weeks' Demonstration and Sale of Woollen Goods PURE WOOL UNDERWEAR, SOCKS, SHIRTS AND SWEATER COATS AT EXTREMELY INTERESTING PRICES, COMMENCING SATURDAY. ARNOLD & QUIGLEY 546-GRANVILLE STREET-546 SLATER'S STOCK-TAKING BARGAINS GROCERY DEPARTMENT H. P. Sauce—Reg. SOo for SSe Krro Baking Powder—Reg 25o for 21c Sardines—Reft. 10c, S for 25c Buttercup Milk—Reg. 3 for 25c; . Saturday, 3 tor 85c OREAT SALT SPECIAL Finest Kitchen or Table Salt- Reg. 7 lbi. ior 25c. Saturdar g^i 2Sc PROVXSIOX DEPARTMENT Slater'a Sliced Streaky Bacon- Lb 65e Slater'a Sliced Streaky Bacon- Lb. -. SOe Sinter's Sliced Boneless Roll—Lb. 46c Slater's Sugar Cured Boneleii Roll- Lb .. BOc Reindeer Milk—Reg. 25c for 200 Nabob Baking Powder—Regular SOo for _.._ 200 Nabob Coffee—Reg. 65c for .590 We hart reduced tbe price of bacon-1—Finest Streaky Bacon, half or whole; reg. 5&e^Ql«* lb. Batnrday only, lb...**"^*** Slater's Lb. Sliced Rolled Ayreshire— -80C BOTH mt fftlUlABfl- SPBOIAL Reg. 20c tins; Saturday i etg% only, tin IOC Per case of 2 doien —■■■■ $3.50 Slater'a Sliced Back Bacon—Lb...60c Finest Canadian Cheese—Per lb...Slfl Finest Beef Dripping—Lb 85e Nabob Vinegar—Reg. 25c for 20c Empress Royal Vinegar—Reg. 20a for We Empress Climax Vinegar—Reg. 95a . gai., for - 85c SATURDAY MORNING SPECIAL Finest Sliced Streaky Bacon— From 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reg. 60c lb., Saturday G&fW* morning, lb. OWW Nabob Pickling Spice—Reg. s for lOe, ..250 tt6 tht fctattAL 400 49-lb. sacks of Purity; 300 49-lb. sacks of Robin Hood: 415 49-lb. sacks of Royal Household. Reg. priee fS.OO. 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All the leading makes represented, and quality is always hand in hand with price. Goodwin Shoe Co. 119 Hastings Street East E IHE NEW ERA =*=*= FBIDAT.—w«-.J3«ptember 13£l9 Offers Some Pertinent Criticism on Modern Democracy "Inevitable social changes,'' which. Comrade R. P. Pettipiece chose ofl his subject at the Columbia on Sunday night, were, he points out, such as he aud other comrades prefigured when*'"shooting that- stuff twenty years ago." People then looked on thom "more in pity than in anger," as dreamers of things thnt would '' never como in our time," etc.; but now that these dreams were becoming Toalities, they wero "all sorts of things besides dreamers—including Bolsheviki." In fact, the ruling class wero quito frightetiod.-' It appeared, howovor, that thoy were going to mako Canada a refuge for all these capitalists when they wore squeezed out of England nnd othor centres—and wisely so, seeing tho strange hold they had got on (he peoplo here, and the apathy of the working class. In no other country was such unbridled liberty givon to tho capitalist as in Canada. As one of the reeent changes, the speaker poifitcd to the "new secrot service that wc havo got, along with other instnhnont.B of ■democracy." Tho solidarity of 30,000 workers at Winnipeg was, in the speaker's opinion, purely a political protest to show their -contempt of the hunch at Ottawa. Yet simple-minded pcopde were actually convinced that it wus an attempt to establish a Soviot. There never was a Inore gigantic comedy-staged in the history of this Dominion. They nsked for the ox* exrise of that thing thoy called British justice, under which a man was held, innocent till he was proved guilty, but whiah "no longer seems to be in force under this new domocracy, which you fellows have brought over.'' Comrado Pettipiece mentioned that he had been "tangled up with the newspaper business" for about the last 25 years; thero had been more changes in thnt during the last five years than in any other form of capitalist proporty, with the tcbuH that "there isn't any sueh thing as a free modern daily paper.'' In illustration, he cited the relntions of the Vancouver dailies with tho C. P. B., tho V. G. E., and the Pacific Dredging Co., whieh "all hnve thoir tap-root down at Ottawa." In tho early days of the war, it had been proposed to draft press- workers for the army, on tlie ground that newspapers were not essential. This decision had been reversed, however, as it was found that newspapers were very essential, being in fact the mouthpiece of thc whole capitalist system—"to keep you misinformed of world events." If his hearers could seo the amount of blue- pencilling and the amount of copy thrown back unused into the melting pot, it would open their eyes. The editor could not toll the truth, dared not tell the truth, and was in fact "no more free to express what ho thinks than you or I." i„„ n ,, , r, . ., - _, n- The spoakor proceeded to doal Jh<l ™nW* <* ^br!&_^i°l' -.th various clippings from tho im\"»™ f,tor\lc_}l thV'i°*,3 '' *" ment that the ho-fcnakcrs had joined Pressing on Toward Utopia with Labor [By Margaret Bondfiold, Assistanttand another for the North, and so SocrotarV National Federation of Women Workers, Great Britain.] There has been, since my last- visit to America eight yean ago, tremendous growth and chango in the attitude of tho peoplo of the world. Today it seems almost trivial to talk about hours and wages and conditions iu tho workshop. We are facing the cud of a civilization; we aro in at tho birth of a new era. And whether thc new civilization is going tb be bettor or worse than the old will depend very largoly upon tho women of tho different countries. It is with this stupendous though* in mind that I want to discuss one or two aspects of the movements, not so much in regard to individual organization us to more sweeping changes. Wo have mado tremendous progress in thc organization of the least organized workers, the domestic workers and the laundry workors. Theso two sections of workers, very bndly paid, vory much neglected, havo suddenly received a great impetus. Tho domestic workers are boing stimulated by those who left domestic service to go into the factories during tho wnr and who are goiug back again into domestic servico, with, however, a very different point of view. Having served thoir apprenticeship as shop stewards, having understood what it is to bo self- respecting workers and not slaves, they are going to try to change the status of tho domestic worker so that she also may be a self-respecting worker. Naturally thero is great alarm among tho mistress class. And so when we hold a big domestic workers' meeting, wo organize a moeting for the mistresses in the afternoon, to got their co-operation in doing away with the disgraceful conditions of domestic servico in England. Wo wunt a -regular working day with propor breaks, witk arrangement for Sundays off and for timo off during the week. Wo want a minimum wage. If we cannot get it any athor way we will try to got a trado board to fix the legal minimum wage bclovr which no one will be employed. The hopeful aspect of the situation is the attitude of tho workers themselves. Before the war if anybody talked about organizing the domestic workers into a trade union thcr^Was an air of bitter hopclessnos^i^Tliere is no use talking about it,'/n seemed to say,'' you will never get (them together, thoy will never get time to meet." NW the girls are gfting to get time to meet. We huve'lquite good meetings of-domestic workers, and the mistresses are nls6i*H»il to attend. So far an appreciable ■proportion of the mistresses haitrfel welcomed thc idea of atnndnrdiitod Conditions. They say to us: "ilnYthe absence of any stnndnrds, -Uo^'are we to know whether we antqinKng a sweated wngo or nott Give, tis a' standard and we will try to.'Uvtf up to it." iiv '3 In England women whom wo never thought of before aro organizing. clippings press to indicate the trend of events today, the flrst having reforenco to the return of General Currie "with another instalment of democracy," as instanced in his declaration of merciless war on "agitators," who wore all to be thrown into jail. Ho suggested that these officers hnd had their pay cut off in England, and wore forced to come here for their meal tickets; there were so many of them that thc tuithoritiop "don't know what to do with thom," and bo they were to bo absorbed in a new Intelligence Department." There would be a wholo army of these swaggoring military officials, whope business it would bo to find any traces of "sedition," get hold of tho spokesmen of tho workers, nnd shut thorn up. "TJhat's going to bo their euro for the social unrest that is everywhere rampant throughout tho world.'' In Order to carry out such plans, they must have power to enforce their mandates; hence, tho suggestion, of a "citizen army"—instend of "Germnn militarism," as they might call it. And thoy wanted vol unfctmv.% to do tfm work fnr nothing ■membors of the working class to koep thc others in subjection. As an instance of what was happening, the speaker referred to a recent sentence of three yeara on a chnrsre of circulating literature, and asked, "How do you liko this democracy that you follows have been fighting for and we've been working for during the last live yenrs!" He had himself hnd enough of that to know it was "no good," having experienced the iniquities inflicted no prisoners hero in 1911; he hnd "not the slightest doubt that that bunch of Miliums at Winnipeg arc just us brutal as thoy were here." lie referred lo the projected 24- liours protest at Winnipeg (great applause), and hoped thero wcro mon and women onough here to follow suit, "even if only to show contempt for thnt bunch in power." In looking forward to tho ultimate chango from capitalist control, tho speaker said theso fellows were performing a function just now; tho more they organized industry, tho easier it would bo for tho workers to lake it over. Thero waB no solution of the social problem i\ithin tho confines of the system of capitalism. "Tho thing to do is, not to produce moro, but to got bold of more of what you'ro producing." He urged the workers to support their own press ,nnd also that propaganda should bo started and kept going all over Canada for a general election. Trado competition wns going to result in "one of the darndest fights you ever saw," the last fivo years wouldn't be in it by comparison. A voluntary army of strike-breakers, including "brain-workers," wns to bo formed; the agitation for "technical school education" had a .significance in this connection, It wns hopod to exploit tho sense of duty and patriotic feeling, so as to secure a kind of civil servico army. "If you go on striko, thoro'll bo a train- lond to tako your plnces, nnd nnother to put you in jail." "Thore Is absolutely no other solution but to increuse the intelligence of our owa kind. Until tho workors havo intelligence enough to voto right, they ,haven't onough to strike right or fight right." The meeting unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for the repeal of the federation! Ono morning they all wont in with their, badges on and presented n demand for an increase in their wages. Tho college dons thought the revolution was on their doorstep. When I tell you thnt somo of those bodimikors aro 00 and 05 yehrs of nge, you will realize how tho spirit of youth has come back to them, for they are very sprightly fighters. One of our sensational war happenings was tho delivery of lnrge checks for buck pay at our office. This will illustrate ono of tho advantages of the method adopted during thc war for regulating wnges. Who had what is known as-the temporary regulation bill. Under the machinery of thnt bill our trade union could proceed to claim increases in rate of pay. Wo put in a claim on behalf of' our mombers; if wc won it became operative for everybody employed.in that whole:industry throughout the country, wljetbrr they were mombors or not. In that way we were able to raiso tho wnges of tho women very considerably, sometimes thc machinery got clog- god. Tho court did not sit very often and there might be a delay of weeks before tho award waa givon. Under the award wc usually tried to get l&ymont from tho dato of claim, early in May we received a check in our office for 2,370 poundB and 4 shillings of bucfc money on a'claim we had successfully takon boforo the courts. We paid it out to a comparatively small group of women, somo receiving iO pounds, some 14*and so on. But there isn't the same educational advantage in that* kind of thing there is in tho girl's netting the increase by her trnde union efforts. And while wo insist on tho government extending tho wages regulation bill until wo hnvo some other mothod of standardizing wiffics to take its place, some of us mil 'not bo sorry when wo come to t*e; end of this form of regulation tftd tnro ablo to make the girls realize^ importance of winning the thing for thomsolvos. Wo attach great'itoport- ance to tho trade board motKroj We can get a legal minimum, anWiovo that we can raise the waj§*tj *hy trado union action. Tho govWhmcnt calls togother the employers'jSdo of the board and tho workers' «<« of the board, and each, sido appMnra a certain number of reprcsotftfuivos on the board. Thon tho govcrn}rf6nt nominates two representatives I And appoints an independent chairman. Theso representatives sit to jSlmiM tho dotails of the trade. Thef workers' representatives should be trade union representatives, The Federation of Women Workers has performed one of the most useful of its functions in sooking out thc trado union representatives and preparing them and assisting them in their sido of the work oh the trade, board. The particular claim which' is put In to the trado board does not concern one individual factory or town, but the industry as a wholo throughout tho country. The board may mako a rate for tho South tlio Immigration Act umondment and another demanding the rolcaso of tho Winnipeg prisoners on bail, each by a standing vote. Send your old address with your new ono when making a chango. on, but it considers the trade as a whole. Imagine tho advantage to an export shirt workor who does not know much about the other branches of tho trado. She goea to the central board and hoars tho whole of women's clothing discussed and the rates for tho different sections. Sho hoars not only what concerns her own shop, she hears about the trado as a wholo. Sho gets a more comprehensive view of tho magnitude of the trade, the intricacies of its operations, and goes back to her own local work with a great doal more power behind her and her work has much moro educational value, Sho also begins to got a co-operative spirit: Instead of confining her* interest to the shop .where sho works, she is ooncornod about the girls in' the other shops alongside, thus losing her selfish individualism. The English spirit of trado unionism and its outlook is not a product of the war, it has only beon accentuated by tho war. Before tho war broke out thero was a tremendous feeling on the part of the workers toward a great forward movoment which should improve their status. Thoy wero not satisfied with merely improving the hours of labor, the rates of wages or the conditions in tho workshops. We wero already talking of workshop control. Then the war came and everything seemed to go to pieces for a littlo while. At the British Trades, Union Congress of 1910 we bogan to realize that wo must look forward to tho reconstruction period, and a series of very important resolutions wero passed. In 1017 we made a still greator stop forward, in that tho congress docided to take part in the great international movement. It passed a resolution demanding that the government give its consent to a moeting of international workers. At thc Blackpool conference in 1917 tho congross became an international force. There was a minority that did not want the resolution passed, but the Blackpool resolution was carried by an overwhelming majority. The force came from the great unions. Ws bad ft Labor Party. conference January.- 1018, and steps wero taken to call tho Stockholm conference. Tho government blocked that by rofusing to allow us passports. From the Blackpool conforonco of 1917 to the present-timo the outlook of our trade unionists hnd been steadily broadening and consolidating in theso ways, with the result that it has tho reaction on our homo politics of a brooder point of view. Thero is among many of our organizations today a noblor conception of fhe purpose of trade unionism than thero was beforo the wur. Most of all wo have to emphosizo the growth of comprehension and co-operation on tho part of a larger proportion of the rank and file of tho membership. This has tho stimulating effect of making our leaders feel that thoy have got to move a little faster. In tho Foderation tho shop steward is an official of the organization. The executivo has sanctioned rules for the guidance of shop stewards, and the woman shop stownrd has a great part in handling tho shop's grievance at its source. Sho is supposed to carry it through, if possible, without calling in the outside union organization. More training to our shop stowards, to decentralize our detail work and loavo our central offlcors freer for tho great questions of policy which they in turn send back to the branches for discussion, __ We havo a very happy co-oporation botwoon the men and womon in the trade union movement. A groat many of our1 unions are mixed unions. There is a cainarderie and a willingness to givo a real quality of responsibility ond co-operation. I ihink that has been enormously helped by the fact that we also hnve a political wing of the Labor movement. Whon our women of 30 years of ago and over wero enfranchised they realized that tho peoplo who lind most pin- rely fought for suffrage were the. Labor Party people, and wo had ac* fusions from the most unexpected quarters. Tho appeal of tho Labor Party is to till that is highest and best in our national life. We are not satisfied in our country with any legislation wo get, and as womon wo have shown tho doepest dissatisfaction at the limitation of our franchise measure. Tho Labor Party in this session introduced a biH to enfranchise women at tbe same ago men are enfranchised. Tho government endeavored to remove the franchise clause, but the feeling in tho committee was so strong tho government withdrew its objection, and it passed through the committee stage with tho clause in. With regard to tho linking up of the various forces mnking for Hghto- ouBnoBs in our country, I am happy to say we are getting a coherenco, we nre finding out overy kind of group in our community which is prepared to work. Wo aro still un,- der the horrible shadow of the war. Many of tho promises that were mado in our namo by our own government have been ruthlessly and brutally brokon—promises Of a lasting peace, promises of a poace that would bring tho whole of the countries into a Leaguo of Nations. We know with the publication of tho peace treaty we have beon lied to and that these things are not so, that the peace is a bad peace that has in it -tho seeds of yet more awful'wars. And wo have been near enough to the battle line to know 'what it means'to have a yet moro awful war. Don't let anything in the pence make you forget that we are at a stago in the development of civilization when we have got to go on to Utouian ideals or wo havo got to go bnck to hell—there is no half-way house. IX is up to the women to see that "their own attitude of mind is changed, tbat thoir purposo and dedication shall bo to soo to it that thoro is no next war. And we think tho industrial siatuation holds tho koy. Wo believo it is the Labor organizations, organizod politically and industrially, linked up throughout the world, that will bo the real guarantee for peaco, tho real guarantee for tho freedom of all peoplos. In our country wo realizo that the orgunized producer, through his trado union organization, is probably tho keystone of tho edifice, because without tho producers we would starve. The producers, thoroforo, ought to organize in order to control U>« WUl Hold Whist Drive and Dance on Sept. 26 The Machinists Ladies Auxiliary are to be congratulated on securing now and excellent quarters in the Cotillion hall, where the regular meetings will be held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. Arrangements have been mado to hold a house-warming in the shapo of a whist drive and danco on Friday ovening, September 20. The ladies aro making great progress in scouring new members, and hope soon to more than doublo their membership. workshops, control tho machinery, control tho output. Whyf Not that some peoplo may grow richer, but that human labor may bo put to servico of human good, that the whole of the work we do shnll be dono in the spirit of social service. Wo know this reform cannot come from one nation alone. When we met iu our International conference in Berne wo had soctions representing tho trade unions of tho world and sections representing tho political Labor parties of the world, and wc found a unity of aim and outlook on these fundamental principles. The only difference was upon tho question of tho quickest way to get there. We have growing up a co-ordination of tho various democratic women's organizations, the organizations hnving the same point of view, the same outlook, although their functions may vary greatly. They have formed into a standing joint committoe of women's organizations, including the Women's Co-operntivo Guilds, Women's Trado Union Leaguo, Women's Railway Guild, Women's National Federation of Women Workers, and any other trade unions hnving women membors. When we want to give a democratic expression of womon's views on any aspect of our three-fold life the constituent bodies will send tho resolution to thc joint committee, it will be distributed to tho sections for discussion and como back to tho central committeo. The protest against the ignoring of women at the pence conference in Paris wns started by Mary Macarthur and Miss Llowolyn Davics. Tho amendments went to the various groups and received their approval. Your National League was tho only group that had the chance to send official delegates- to Paris. Many of us got to Paris, many of ua hnd interviews, and we had interviews with our people in London and made ourselves very unpleasant; buts we wore uot able to get an official delegate to tho peaco conference ,ow- ing to passport difficulties. So you have made history in that wny. Now in calling tho first Women's International Labor conference, you have onco more taken a big step and you will bo stimulating tho women of all countries of tho world and helping them to redouble their efforts to build up tho organizations of women. , In conclusion I want to say one last word about our own politics. Wo are facing a very gravo problem. Many of us beliove the mon and women of the Labor forces will be placed in a position of great responsibility in our country hoforc many yonrs are pnssed. We aro trying to "prepare ourselves to meet those responsibilities, women as well as tho men. Four women ran in the last eloction ns Lnbor Party candidates. For tho othor local elections women have run iu large numbers, and nearly always it is tho woman who comes forward as tho Labor candidate and is supported by men as well ns by women who is successful. We believe women will bo taking part in tho administrative and legislative departments of government beforo many years are passed. We must go on organizing, organizing, organizing; but wc must also go on educating, educating, educating. Wo must feel thnt there is no subjoct of national importance that is not a subject fo rthc trado union to discuss. There is no subject that nffocts our national lifo that is not a fit subject on which V seek information for tho guidance of our memberB. We are giving hcod to tho.,importance of ono word—'' toleration.'' What wo have, to learn is that when wo cannot agree, at least we can agroo to differ until such timo sb we have educated ourselves to the point of agreement. We will havo to sink all pettinesses ,to take big views, to be tolerant. We must learn to live better than wo havo ever livod boforo, and, above all, loarn to work with the people we don't like. If wo go ahead in the right spirit there is nothing wo may not aspire to, nothing we may not achiove. The workers of tho world can unite, and thoy can unito to build Utopia. 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In the deep recesses of the mountains loy the purple heralds of approaching night and the Vancouver Lions, clearly defined against the saffron sky appeared to be the very deities of majesty and repose. A gentle zephyr, scarcely felt, brushed silently the quivering leaven, and it seemed as if the Bpirit of peace, that gentle stranger in the affairs of men, had found a dwelling place at last. I was pondering on the miseries •4* of the world and involuntarily spoke my thoughts aloud: "In this world of beauty and abundance why should batery and want abound! It surely is a contradiction of all lope and all love." "Come, and it shall be revealed to you/' said a voice behind mo. I turned and saw the tall figure of a man, clothed in long, loose raiment. His head was bare, but his features I eould not discern, as thoy were hidden from my view by a luminous mist, liko a sun-lit cloud may conceal the mountain summit. I folt no fear but rather was I filled with exultation and a joy that thrilled me to the depth of my being. Then was I caught up as on the wings of a great wind and transported through the ethereal spaces. Past countless suns, with their attendant satellites we sped, into the mysterious silent depths of the limitless, unfathomable cosmos. I lost all sense of time and space as those shining suns Bhot pnst us in that transportation into the vase unknowable. Then suddenly I found myself following my guide along a winding pathway in a broad valley. It is impossible for me to describe it. Form, color and sound were there, but none of the nature I had known on earth, so that I have no words or standards of comparison that would convoy to my fellow mortals any [By NEMESIS] idea of that indescribable place, The valley ended abruptly in a perpendicular wall of rock that seemed to rise up indefinitely Into the star-tit spaces. Then \_y guide, who had spoken no word since he had first addressed me, turned and said: "This is the centre of all created things, round whir* they move and function. Beyond this wall is tho vestibule of Heavon. Come." He raised a hand and the huge rock parted and I followed him through the aperture, which immediately closed up behind up.' I found myseM in a vast chamber, the immensity of which baffles all human powers of description. . It was composed of a white rock like alabaster or marble and contained no furnishings. The roof was supported by a double row of massive, cylindrical pillars which formed a huge central aisle running thc entire length of the ohamber. The whole place was filled with a soft clear radiance whieh seemed to emanate from the smooth surface of the rock for the huge pillars oast no shadows nor were any to be seen in any angle or recess of the great chamber. My guide proceeded along the central aisle and I followed him. At the end was a large semicircular platform. In front of tbe broad steps which gave access to this platform was a circular slab slightly raised above the floor of the chamber. There were no seats or furnishings of any sort. At the back of thu platform was huge archway filled in by a taassive door on which I could detect no bolts nor bars nor fastenings of any kind. . The whole wall presented a pol-] ished flat surface of solid rock of. earthly miseries and thy ministra- the whiteness of alabaster, relieved tions were of no avail, ib, she speak, but calmly waited for hita to proceed. He shuffled awhile as if in doubt what more he eould add to his statement, then in peevish tones continued, "I was a millionaire and through my own efforts did success come to me. The full force of my reasoning faculty did I put into eaeh operation which might aid me to attain my goal. Hy whole time did I devote to that object and all the foolish pleasures of life did I put asldo, concentrating every effort to ensure my suecesB, and I was rewarded, for great riches were my portion and I became a mighty force in the councils of the nation and my fellow men bowed bofore me and honored Neither did.I forgot the churches of Ood, for I subscribed liberally to them and the great dignataries of those churches sat at my table and ato and drank of the best in the land and they assured me that I had gained the favor of Heaven by my deeds.'' He paused and looked expectantly at the angel. She regarded him for a moment sorrowfully before she .spoke. "O! mortal," she began, "thy life was self from start to finish," and sho turned and pointed to the exjmson legend abovo the archway^ and continued sternly. "Did those dignitaries you speak of never remind you how impossible it is for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven f No man can get rich without exploiting his fellow men, and that is tho cardinal sin, for it is the direct contravention of the law of altruism. Get thee back into the outside spaces of the cosmos, and when thou hast found thy soul, which left thee in thy selfish struggle, reconcile thyself to it by conforming to the Law. In that lies thy only hope of redemption. Go." As if under the influence of some compelling force, he pawed quickly through the long aisle and out into the valley beyond. I shuddered and turning saw another aortal standing on the cireuri lar slab. o He was of a goodly figure and sleek §nd of a mild countenance, and ho stood complacently as ono wha was plainly conscious of his own inh herent virtues and importance. . j "Bender thy account," said tho< angel. ,, "I was a great archbishop," com;. menced the man, and paused as if tp emphasize the significance of hip words. -f "My associates on earth wer* kings and rulers and I rose to my eminence by the exercise of the talents bestowed upon me by God* My exhortations were characterized by a refined eloquence which drew- to my cathedral the elite of the land. I introduced many new methods to cope with the sin and .misery whieh surrounded me, and succcbs and fame accrued to me therefrom. "From morning till night I labored to alleviate the distress which I found in all parts of my diocese and I spared myself nevor in my efforts to obey the commands of my God. "I wrote a treatise on theology which ranked among tho classics and my fame spread through every Christian land on earth, and I was rewarded with power and riches." As he ceased speaking the angel again pointed to the crimson letters above the archway. "Thine was but a partial conforming to the Law. In all ways thou did'Bt not conform, for the imago of thino own important self was ever before theo in thy offorts. "Because of this thou did'st not understand the true cause of those ■highways and to all places where men gathered together and I told ;my fellow workers of my discovery and urged them to combine and by thc strength of their union to sweep the abomination from the earth; and though I sought nothing for myself but worked to free my kind from the physical and mental bondage which weighed them down and barred them from their great heritage, which ia knowledge, those exploiters in thoir selfishness and their savagery thrust me into their loathsome dungeons among the malefactors of the earth with whom I had nothing in common except that, liko them, I was a victim of that systom of wolfish greed. I was weak and they broke me, and I failed miserably, for tbat system still works its misery and men still groan under its burden." He ceased speaking and bent his head in Borrow and shame and the toars, which he shed, dropped at his feet on the marble slab/ The angel smiled and, descending the steps, took the weeping man by the hand and led him on to the platform, and pointing to the words above tho archway, said, "Thou hast not failed, for thou hast conformed inasmuch as thy thoughts and works wero for thy fellow-men. That is the Law. Come, enter into the Kingdom which by thy works thou did'st try to make possible on earth.'' At this point my guide led me down tho great aisle and into the valley beyond, and with tho spued of a thought-flnBh was I transported back to*earth to my scat in my garden. Tho shadow of night had fallen and the stars, twinkling in the firmament, seemed to me to be looking down upon the earth; in pity and contempt for the follies of mankind. But Forgets All About the Activities of the Meat Trust Mr. Steffanson, who is fairly well known through his efforts to popularize the North pole, thinks that a solution for the high price of meat can be found in the exploitation of tho large herds of reindeer and muskox which inhabit the barren lauds across the chilly end of Canada. If theso herds were properly organized, thinks Mr. Steffanson, deer beat would replace dear moat on many a table, and the muskox would take the bull by the horns and throw it out of tho market. Mr. Steffanson does not explain how it would be any cheaper to entice a steak off of a fat muskox than off one of Pat Burns' cud-mixers, but we tako his word for it that just as tho moment it could be done. However, there iB no doubt that should an effort be made by any large section of the public to pad out their frames with Arctic roastB, a condition would soon arise whereby the only source through which a nico pieee of ice-fed ox could be obtained would be through the Aurora Bo- realia meat combine, with headquarters in Chicago, and tho public would be no better off than it was beforo. The present farms on this continent are capable of producing all the meat possible of consumption. Somo method of protecting the public from the payment of exhorbitant prices to meat trusts should bo more easy to find than a method of expropriating Santa Claus' means of locomotion.—Farmers' Weekly (Saskatoon, Canada.) The patriotiam of Canadians is* now of the double barreled kind, they aro loyal to two "kings." B only by the gigantic arch, above whieh, in large crimson letters, the only color in the vast chamber, stood out in startling contrast the words: "Before all things was Go back into the cosmos till thou hast learnt tho meaning which underlies the words, "Thy King, dom Come," and hast thought out the means of practically applying it The Uttle "Stunt"- That Always Makes a Hit JUST TELEPHONE wifio that you and she ate "going out" tonight—or maybe it's Saturday afternoon. Tell her that she can savo a lot ot time—have all her work—"odds and ends" done, if sho gives the "go-by" to baking bread. Casually mention, that you are bringing home a loaf of bakers' bread. And don't make any guess about tho loaf you. aro taking home. Law, the essence of things seen and.for the cure of those miseries. Mere unseen, and he who conformeth not i lip service cannot avail thee. Go. to thc law in all ways must perish." I I watched the figure of the great As I stood there gazing on that' archbishop disappear through the awe-inspiring scene, I was filled aperture into the valley, and when I with a sensation I had never eipe- turned again I saw yet another man rioneed before. It was, as if the | standing on the circular slab and great unseen realities, Love, Truth facing the angel, and Knowledge, were no longer ob-1 In all respects he presented a jeets to bo Bought for and never great contrast to thoso who had truly realized, but were there mn- stood before him. He was thin and terialized and pulsing through my palo and the deep lines on his faco being and bestowing an exultation indicated that sorrow and pain had of soul and transports of joy which .been his companions through life's there is no language to express. 'journey. Then suddenly I become awaro of . With head bent low and hands a presence on the marble platform, clasped in front of him he stood be* An angel in robes of white stood fore the angel, a picture of sorrow gazing into the depths of that great and despair, chamber. I "Proceed," said the angel softly. Sho was surrounded by a soft, | The man raised his eyes pleading- diaphanous mist and the majesty of ly to her faot and in a low voice belter bearing and tho beauty of her gan, "01 great angel, my whole lifo countenance, which displayed in- has been a failure, and grief and. citable tenderness and love, thrilled anguish have been my familiars, and me and filled my soul with a great! am unworthy to be heard.", i yearning for things spiritual, for, Ho paused and seemed unable to Love and Beauty and Truth which continue. pass not away but are the founda-| "Proceed," said the angel again, tions on which btand the eternal softly. ,. things of Ood. | Thon passionately and quickly the Then I became aware of the figure man began to speak, of a human being approaching'the "Ohl great angel, I was born of platform. the people and worked contentedly At a sign from' tho angel for many long years for my daily he mounted tho circualr slab and bread. But gradually it was borno Scotland Yard Discovers Plot to Change Form of Government v For the first time industrialism has supplied the journalist with a good subject for the "silly season." Bince this is the first "silly season" that we have had for fivo years, it Is perhaps appropriate that high au ithority should assist the holiday press to make a success of it. • So we have Scotland Yard working tip a fine bolshevik plot "stunt" which the "stunt" press only too gladly wolcomo in tho dead season and which they are admirably qualified, aftor yoars of practico in revealing the "hidden hand," to magnify into a vast conspiracy on the part of British workers to do— what! That is tho weak spot in the plot scare. For, aftor all, to wish to change the form of thc government from a capitalist democracy to a socialist republic is nothing now or alarming in this country, where such doctrines have been preached for about half a century. But that does not damp thc enthusiasm of people who revelled all through tho war in discovering a pro* German in every apostle of on unpopular causo. Thoy can join heart, ily in hunting down nn imaginary foreigner who comes over with hand* fuls of gold in ordor to finance "boi- shevism" in thiB country, and they can add to the thrill by hinting at a "beautiful bolshevik woman" who seems also to bo implicated in these dark and treasonable acts. Thc real question is, not what tho- silly readers nnd writers of tho silly Benson mean b.v bolshcvism and bolshevik agents, but what thc government and polico ngents moan by theso convenient expressions. And tho inconvenient disclosures that aro being ma-do in thc "Dnily Herald" just now, concerning attempts to bribe tho men in the workshops to net as spies on their fellow-workers in order to aid in the breaking of strikes, would seem to roint to tho renl reason of tho stories that nro being circulated, at least with thc connivance of tho authorities, and apparently believed even by such peoplo as those who ask quostions in the Houso of Commons. Hicki -ft Lovick Piano Co., LOOTED 1117 OBANVILLE IT. MADO h Walnut i,***, Lovely Second Pl.no 'si.j Pin. Now Pl.no, M.hou.njr -Ziatlo Handsome Parlor Organ 16B Fine OBQAJ! In Walnut —~.Z'. ISO New PUnoi bj Vawcomt. Pl.no Oo M lsw pitcu. Tarns. Hioki A Lovick Piano Co.. LIMITED HIT OBANVILLE ST. (Nur Btate) HAVE TOUB SUIT CLEANED and PBEB8ED * —BY- CULL The Tailor 730 NELSON STBEET Suits called for and delivered. Work guaranteed. U^.Tt.oo) $1.60 PER YEjUt This Style will probably commend itself to the younger man. We ean make it from beautiful woollens in a way that will make your figure look a picture. But—if your figure has passed ita pristine beauty—if yos are on tho fat and heavy side of forty—wo wonld suggest somothing a little less pro- nounced that will give you dignity and style suitable to your years. We figure to flt all figures with suits that suit thcir styles. PATRONIZE FEDERATIONIST ADVERTISERS -IT IS ILLEGAL TO— BOYCOTT BUT THIS WILL ADVISE YOU THAT STEVES' DAIRY IS UNFAIR and REFUSES TO EMPLOY UNION MEN. YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE PLANT UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WE WILL ABIDE BY YOUR VER- DICT. Cut out thc list of advertisers, patronize them, nnd tell thom why. Phona ffalmoDt u stood facing tho plntform. Uy guide, who had nover left me, turned to me and said: "An earth mortal has come for judgment." Then the angel pointed to tho man and said: "Speak mortal in thine own defense, and speak onl; the truth, for that only can aval thee." The man drew himself np to his full height and assumed the attitude of one accustomed to the deference of his fellows. "01 great, angel," he began; and in his tones wu a trace of condescension whieh suoh aa he are accustomed to bestow upon their fellow men. "I waa a millionaire." He paused as if he had uttered tho one great faet necessary for his salvation, I folt my heart swell with sorrow for him, for I know ho had jnst passed from'earth where tho dollar standard is in operation and toadies and sycophants and flatterers of all kinds collect around tha rich nan as flies around a dunghill. * Tho angel moved not, neithor did upon me that the world was filled with want and pain and sorrow and I became restless and unhappy; and Least about in my mind for the cause of that state of things; for X. knew that not even a leaf stirretb but there is a causo for it. ,, "I askod myself why the great ruling classes of tho earth did not seek for that cause and, by uprooting it, rid the world of men of its load of misery; for I know that by so doing, oven if it entailed sacrifices to themselves, thoy would find roal happiness of which they knew nothing, boing even aa the dwellers of the jungle in their loves and hatreds. I discovered that the miseries of mankind wero entirely due to the system of exploitation and greed whioh had grown oit of tho ignorance of tho past like a giant fungus out of rottenness; that all sin and sorrow had sprung from it as naturally as grasses from the moist earth and that man's mentality waa stunted becauso of it. { "Then I weat forth « to Vancouver Land District District of Ooaat, Range l TAKE NOTICE that I, Ifary Alice Clarke of Vancouver, B. C, housewife, intend to apply for permission to purchase tho folloVing described lands: Commencing at a post planted about forty chains North to tho South boundary of Lot 542; thence West Sixty chains; thenco South about twenty chains to tho North boundary of Lot 1004; thence East forty chains; thence South twonty chains; thence East twenty chains to tho point of commencement, containing 160 acrcB, moro or less. > MARY ALICE CLARKE. Dated 31at July 1019. Vancouver Land District Diatrict of Ooaat, Range 1 AKE NOTICE Clark Appleby of Vaneonver, that I, Edwin B. C, Jeweller, intend to apply for permission to purchase the following lands: Commencing at a post plnntod about fifty chains Southwest of thc Suuthcast corner of Lot 422; thonco about twenty chains North to the South boundary of Lot 422; thenco Easterly about forty chains to tbo West boundary of Lot 429 (old P.B. 603); thenco Sonth about sixty chains to shoreline; thenco Westerly and Northerly along the shoreline to point of commencement, and containing 200 aeres moro or less.' EDWIN CLARK APPLEBY. tha'Dated ut Vancouver, 31st July, 1019. The Rat Portage Lumber Co, Ltd. Vancouver, B. C. Manufacturers of FIR, SPRUCE AND CEDAR LUMBER Shingles, Lath and Finish All Kinds of Wood on Sale 1816 Granville St. Phone Bay. 354 PHONE irUUBEBS: Local Mgr., Bay. 355; Lumber, Bay. 362; Wood, Bay. 3230 PAGE FOUR ELEVENTH TEAR. No. ST "II1JS BKillBJtl UUI^UIVIBJIA JVJULMSKATIUMST VANCOUVEB, B. 0. FRIDAY... ...September 12, IMS IB. C. FEDERA Published every Friday morning by The B. C. Federationist, Limited A. S. WELLS... ...Manager i: Labor Tomplo, 405 Dunsmuir Street. Telephone Exchange, Seymour 7495 After 6 p.m., Sey. 7497K Subscription Rates: United States and Foreign, tB.OO per year; Canada, $1.50 por year; in Vancouver City, $2.00 por year; to Unions subscribing in a body, .1.25 per member per year. Unity of Labor: Tbe Hope of the World FBIDAY _...» ; -■ September 12, 1919 can use what ballots they have, and thc future will decide what action will yet have to be taken, so that the people may rule, and not capital. So that use, and not profit, shall bo the mainspring of production. ment to go to the people on this issue? Labor has many matters that could be dealt with during an election. ' I DIREOT ACTION is not by any means a new term. Yet at tho same time it has never attracted as much attention as it has during the past few weeks. Thia week's papers have been full of it. Headlines covering a good THE CAUSE deal of the front Or DIRECT pages of Jhe daily ACTION IDEAS, papers, have given the impression that it is tho onc thing that is causing concern to the ruling elass at this time."" The Glasgow oonvention of thc British Trados Congress, has been described as being the oentre of the political arena. This is a strange thing. Strang? becauscv there is still much doubt as to where industrial action ceases to be such, and becomes politieal action. But it is evidently dawning an the minds of the ruling class, that the workers are commencing to use thcir industrial strength for political purposes. This has oaused a considerable amount of palpitation in the ruling class breast, but still it will not understand why this new attitude is being taken by the workers. • , « . » The last general election in Great Britain was marked by all of thc old political trickeries of the ruling class, and a few new ones that have been evidently learned by Old Country politicians, from the politicians of this and other colonial possessions. Redistribution of seats was made, so that certain Labor members could bo defeated; everything that could be done, was done to defeat the growing proletarian politieal activities, and there is no doubt that this has been largely the cause of the desire for direet action in the old land. And while the ruling class intended to defeat the political activities of the working class, the opposite has been achieved. Denied of the victories by bsllot which would naturally have crowned the political efforts of the .working class, the workers have taken other methods to bring about thcir aims, and evidently with greater success, for thc nationalization of the coal mines is a live issue, because ot the result of direet action. Troops have also been withdrawing from Bussia beeause of the same type of aetion. The con. ditions in this country, as in the United States, are more favorable for the growth of the direot aetion method than they are in Oreat Britain. Not an eleetion is held but the will of the people is defeated by the manipulation of the voters lists, or some other political trickery. In the last election, this kind of trickery was carried to the limit, and soldiers' votes were juggled with in many instances. In addition to this, due to the election laws of the country, a great many workers are disfranchised. Another factor is the fact that elections come at intervals too far apart, and do not give the opportunity of the electorate giving expression to its views, as the times demand. That government's never express the will of the people is taken for granted. That is not their mission. The function of a government is to govern. To govern according to the decrees of the ruling class. Under these conditions is it any wonder that thc direct actionists finds ready listeners and adherents to the policy of doing something at once, instead of waiting until an opportunity is given at the polls, and after that expression is made, the ruling class inflicts its decrees, instead of the wishes of the electorate. Is there any wonder that there is desire for direct ac* tion. • • * A bye-election is to be held in the City of Victoria in October. Tlie old voters" lists are to bc discarded, and for six days in September, the registrar will sit and take the names of those wishing to get on thc list. By this method mnny will be left off the list that should rightfully bc on. The election laws themselves preclude the migratory worker from having the franchise, and with this added difficulty, many more workers will bc denied from expressing their opinions at thc poll. Thus will more adherents bc gained to the policy of direct action. Direct action is advocated hy those that have been the victims ol! ruling elass direct action, in precluding tficm taking any other action in order to boi ter their conditions. If the ruling class does not desire to see more of it, the restrictions on the franchise, and other political activities of thc working class must bc removed. But tlio ruling .class has ideas that are anarchistic, and believing in direct action, and rule by force, thore will be no ground for complaint if the workers arc compelled to follow their masters' example. Men conform to the conditions and environment around them. The environment in which the workers move and live, is such as to foster the ides of direct action. They have numerous examples of the way the ruling claas uses direct action, and how can they bc blamed for conforming to the environment, and precepts of thc master cluss. Only fools start revolutions. Wise men conform to them, said Pritchard at the Calgury conference. Is tho ruling class wise enough to seo the handwriting on thc wall. Will it conform to the will of the people, or will th* people have to conform to the conditions as they arc, and adopt thc only action left to them. In any case, the workers in Vietoria should do ail they can to defeat the will of the government at the coming bye-election. THE ATTEMPT to preserve a democratic form of governmont and an autocratic form of industry sido by side, is blamed for the industrial unrest, by Dr. Roy W. Sellers, of thc University of Michigan. Taking thc term A "Democracy" as un- CAPITALISTIC derstood and inter- CONTRADICTION preted in the dictionaries, it means the rule of a people by themselves. Taking a narrow interpretation of this meaning of democracy, we suppose that it canbe said that the people on this continont Have democracy in tho form of government, inasmuch as the people, or at least a part of the people, have some say in „tho election of the representatives to thc legislative halls. Strictly speaking, there is no democratic form of government, the two terms democracy and government, being the direct opposite of onc another. Government implies two classes in society. A ruling class, and a class that is ruled. Government was ucver known before human slavery was first introduced, and can only exist so long as one class in society is subject to thc will and exploitation of another class. When slavery is finally abolished, so will government as wc know it today be relegated to the limbo of forgotten things. * • • The learned professor has, however, fallen on a peculiar feature of capitalism. He has discovered that the present system is dualistic, and full of contradictions. Just as democracy and government arc contradictory terms, so are freedom and capitalism. There can be no freedom while one class in society depends on the will of another for its existence. Today the working class, under capitalism, must have access to the means of wealth production in order to live. Surely it cannot be said that thc workers are free so long as this condition remains. For the means of wealth production belong, not to the workers, but to the ruling elass in society. Not a wheel in industry turns without the sanction of those that own and control them. * * • While the workers must, under the present form of society, conform to the will of the ruling class. So must the ruling class itself conform to the economic laws of the system. It is just as impossible for the ruling claas to carry on—with the aid of the workers—production under this system with profit, as it is for the workers to live without the permission of the ruling class. Production today cannot be carried on except it is profitable. Except it will bring to the ruling class a profit. And that and that alone iB the cause of the industrial unrest. The cause of war and all that follows in its trail. To secure profits, commodities must be sold and disposed of. To dispose of commodities, it is necessary to have markets. Markets are peculiar things. Just as capitalism, as it develops, is digging its own grave, so it is with markets. As soon as they are secured, the very commodities in the shape of machinery, and the means of exploitation, which are sent into them, destroy the market. They destroy thd market, because of the faet that they make it possible for the new countries, which are usually the new markets, to commence capitalistic production. No better example of this can be found than Japan. It is only a short time ago that Japan was a very valuable market to capitalistic Europe. Today, instead of it being a market, it is struggling to secure a market for the surplus products, which are now being produced in that country. Profits can only be secured by the robbery of the workers at the point of production. Every capitalistic country is producing surplus products, and every capitalistic country is seeking markets for them. Out of this is engendered race and national jealousies and wars. Thus thc workers of thc different countries are compelled to follow out their masters' decrees and fight over markets, in which the surplus products tbat have been stolen from them at the point of production, will be disposed of. Every crime against humanity is thc outcome of thc present system of human slavery. Every ohild that dies from want, every mother that sees her children underfed, underclothed and under-educated, is the direct outcome Of thc profit system. That the present system has been necessary in thc development of thc human family, there is not the slightest doubt, but that it is any longer necessary, or that it can carry the human race any further on the path of progress, every thoughtful man who has given iuw study to conditions, must deny. Capitalism has finished its coui'nr, and as all other systems have given way when they have become useless, so must capitalism. Thc new order is in the making. It cannot be delayed. Ruling class efforts to do so will only hasten its birth, and make it more painful, and the suffering of humanity greater during the transition period. There can bo no freedom so long as the present system lasts. There can be no democracy so long as one class is subject to thc will of another, and an exploiting class exploits a slave class. The professor is partly right, and like many others, lias stumbled on the real cause of thc present industrial unrest, and world chaos, and that is the class ownership, which must be autocratic, of the means of wealth production. The press reports that the Prince of Wales, who is now in Canada, is_ desirous of meeting those who did the dirty work during the war. Might we suggest that he get in touch with those who framed the War Times Election Act. If they are not dirty enough we can only suggest that he meet the ex-Kaiser of Germany. The workers of this country have not done any dirty work. DIPLOMATS WERE A SLEEPY LOI Talking of dirty work, the press an-: nounccs that the Germans are preparing to assist Kolchak. Is it possible thai the Germans arc undertaking the job that the Allies arc afraid to, owing to the attitude of the people of those countries? And what was the reason for Germany getting into this affair? Has the League of Nations had a hand in determining the action to be taken by Germany? Press dispatches state that efforts are to bc made by some of thc labor leader in Great Britain to have the King attend the Trades Union Congress at Glasgow Wc do not know where the brains of the men who would conceive of such a pro* posal are, but we arc of the opinion that the King will display more sense than to attend this gathering. If the move is onc that has been conceived in the mind of that wily politician Lloyd George, those leaders who are pulling his chestnuts out of the fire will be worth watching. Labor even in Great Britain is not asleep, and traitors are uncovered just as easily there as they are in any other coun** try, and the only reason for the attend* ance of the King at such a gathering would be a political onc. Lloyd George will have to attend to his own dirty business if we do not miscalculate the situation. That Ib Why They Have Made Such a Mess of Things Paris.—A doligbtful story wont the rounds of Paris official circles during tbo week of August 3. It runs as follows: At a meeting of tbo Inter-Allied committee last week there waa a question what time thoy would resume in tho afternoon. $ignor Tit- toni did not want it too earljr, because ho liked to havo his siesta eurly in tho afternoon. Mr. Lansing did not want it too late, for ho wanted to have his drive in the Bois aud then his siesta before dinner. M. Clemenceau then summed up. "Tho meeting will be at throe," he said. Signor Titfoni can sloop beforc it, Mr. Lansing can sleep after it, and Mr. Balfour and I can sleep during it. "—Manchester Guardian, August 4. Speaking of revolutions and \he recent trouble in Winnipeg, a blacksmith appearing before, the Robson Commission, asked if the workers would attempt to overthrow the present system with1 naked hands. Perhaps the prosecuting legal talent ean answer the. question. They Bcem to 'know all about it. Tho latest on the recent general strfke and its causes, is contained in an article written by E. B. Osborn in the Manchester Sunday Chronicle. He states that the. Winnipeg strike was a violent attempt to establish a Soviet tyranny in Wes^jjj Canada, and that it was an experiment ffl! Bolshevism, arranged with the connivance, of the social wreckers in England and'-thf United States. In view of the faot Ml' the writer has in the same article classM Ramsey Macdonald as a social wreckjpr, we can only conclude that this individqaj would like to infer that Ramsey Macdsn- ald should be arrested along with Ivons and the rest of the men now facing trial.*' What other fool stuff will be written ofl that general strike we do not know, I one thing is sure,, it has got all the piffle writers busy, and given them an opportunity to waste considerable valuable ink. Chief Justice Mathers, in granting bail to the Winnipeg strike leaders, had a very difficult task. He had to let Mr. Justice Cameron—who refused bail—down as lightly as he could. This he did, when he stated that he had not had all thc particulars before him. Mr. Justice Mathers has shown that he at least understands the situation, and the full particulars of the case, and of the temper of the people. Grant Flay Next Week Next weok tho Kmpress patrons will have an opportunity of seeing a new play right off the griddlo, whieh was writton especially for Edythe Elliott, entitled "Taken In." Herbert Bashford, who is one of the clevereBt dramatists that Amorica haa over produced, is a groat admirer of Miss Elliott's acting, and after witnessing her great performance of his play "Tho Woman He Married," derided to writo her a part that would run thc gauntlet of emotion, and givo hor a chance to show her wonderful versatility. Not only did ho succeed whon ho wroto "Taken In," but he also created a .story that will go down in the history of Amorica's comedies as ono of the very classiest, funniest and original of them all. The plot hu so many delightful complications that it would be an injustice to Mr. Bashford to attempt doseribing it in synoptic form, and it would also deprive the audience of somo remarkably clover unexpected happenings. It has already been accepted for London and New York productions, and Vancouverites can fool rightly flattered at tho opportunity of witnessing it beforo either of the metropolitan cities., •*. At tbe Pantages Topping the now bill at the Pontages, opening with the matinee performance Monday, will be "Honoy- moon Inn," a big and merry musical comedy, featuring a clever east of principals and a beauty* chorus. Tho added attraction will be Ute Morton-Jewell Four, in songs, dances and'comedy patter. Thoy also throw iu some acrobatics for good measure. Murry Livingston, the protean star, will present his latest success, "The Droamcr," in which he appears in a number of different roles in quick and bewildcriug succession. Winn Shnw and Lester Barnard will appear in their big laugh, "The Mosquito Trust," said to bo tiled witk comical situations nnd funny lines. They are two men. v Austin and Delaney, colored entertainers, aro new to thc Pantages Circuit, but havo a reputation in tho Eaat for clean, fast fun. They will be seen in " The Syncopated Hotol.'' The opening aot will be presented by tho Bials, man and maid, in some sensational juggling, •*• The New Statesman, in discussing militarism and the intent of thc Imperial Defense Committee, has the following to say: "There is an England which is the enemy of democratic government. That England—the England of the Curzons and Milners aud Duchesses and of Round Table propagandists- is no less the. enemy of freedom in this new age than Germany was in:. the era that closed in 1914. Against that England are arrayed the masses of the British people at home and the friends of individual and national freedom everywhere. To say that we ought to be loyal to that England is to ask us to be traitors to the aims of the Great War, traitors to the idea of. democracy. With the other England —democratic England—we shall cultivate the closest ties of friendship, for it must soon represent the real soul of England in thc government of Great Britain. We shall best hasten that day by declaring and making war on that Imperial England which Lloyd George has taken in his bosom, and which has so sadly disappointed the hopes of the world by its selfish refusal to give effect to . its own declared war aims, chiofc among whioh is the principle of self- I determination, Egypt, Persia, India;*. Ireland—these are witnesses to .thflj''' irreconcilable feud that exists bo-! twe'en Imperialism and Nationalism; ANOTHER VICTORY GAINED BY LOGGERS (Continued from page 1) After tho schedule of camp conditions wag presented in hii camp it immediately shut down, and before starting up he waa interviewed by representatives of this organization, to whom he itated definitely that he would not recognize or co-operate with the union. Wonder whether he will co-opcrato at Ottawa with tke 1' labor'' representatives! ,.* At the prosent time there are a thousand of our men not working owing to the question of (yimp conditions. An appeal is being sent out for funds to enable them to fight to tho limit. They count upon the men who are working to assist tkem. Tou ean rely upon them. An injury to one ia an injury to all. The working conditions of each il tke business of ail. 161 Ooal FfttaUtfM Washington—Reports to the United Stntes bureau of mines from state mine inspectors of all statos except Kentucky, show that 161 men were killed during last May in and about tho coal mines of the states reporting, as compared with 803 in the same statea, excepting Georgia and Oregon, in May, 1918. Tho 1919 report thus shows a decrease of 42 fatalities from the record of the previous year. RAINCOATS BANNOCKBURN TWEED, with vulcanized rubber lining. These are made up with raglan sleeves, and are nice, easy - fitting Coats. $25.00 RICKSON'S APPABBL FOB MEN 820 Granville Street Seymour 2359 0 RPHEUM theatre!?! THE HOME OF OOOD VAUDEVILLE Matinee „.. 2.80 Evenings 8.20 EMPRESS THEATRE Phone Sey. 2492 NEXT WEEK Beginning Monday, Sept 15 Second time on any stage. "TAKEN IN" By Herbert Bashford Author of "A Light in the Dark," etc. DONT MISS rr PANTAGES ** mn wane . 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The Trudes Council evidently knew what the soldiers wanted, even if somo of the publications supposed to represent them did not. The workera are still with the returned men in the demand for the gratuity, and will, if needed, line up in any wny wliich the soldiers may suggest, providing it ia 'within constitutional bounds. What about making it a In thia case they national issue, and compelling the govern- A momber of the House at Ottawa, yM,' tho other day complained of profiteering, on the part of somebody else, was in turn- alleged to be connected with a''shippitt|| firm whicli had incioased its rates to &%] actly ten times what they wore before thp war. One of our local papers demurely hesitated to accept this as strict gospel, and inclined rather to the belief that tyt increase had not been more than 600 or 700 per cent.! 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Employers should not wait until increasing business forces them to employ anybody they can obtain, but should look ahead and avail themselves of this unusual opportunity to enlist the services of highly trained workers, ordinarily secured only with difficulty. On application there can be "referred to yon, for example :— nomas AJtOflTECIS BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ICCOUNTUnS TEACHEKS UW CUIUS COMMEKUl unsra SALES MANAGES TMVELUNG SALESMEM CHEMISTS YOUNG COLLEGE GRADUATES These workers sre returning to civil occupations with increased initiative, a broader view of life, and a greater capacity for work. EMPLOYERS Please state your requirements to the nearest office of the EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF CANADA PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SECTION In each office the INFORMATION AND SERVICE BRANCH DEPARTMENT OF SOLDIERS' OVIL RE-ESTABUSHMENT has a representative to render special service ia th* re-establishment of the returned soldier. VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, REVEISTOU, Cerfral Builfci FMSkW. Tel. No* S.S2M at » must aud will, tkat, if not exactly a new scale ot values, yet a decidedly, and in somo cases an entirely reversed ono, must become the rook- policies of our national life, it.is interesting to review the last''great emancipatory movement whieh took place in Europe in the 15th, 10th and 17th centuries'and which lies like a bejewelled and emblazoned/illumination across the page of history, dazzling alike in its array of supermen and supcr-achiovements. Peak.Period This period known as the remiss, ance, literally "meaning a rebirth, was characterized, as all suck move: ments are, by a releasing of potential energy'and a consequent display of abnormal activity along eertain linos of endeavor giving us such peak-periods as the one we have under discussion, and such as wo seo in the Elizabethan period of letters; whon it would scorn as though a gal axy of stars of the first magnitude had appeared un the intellectual horizon overnight. Contributing Causes and Linked Issues In a briof survey of the renaissance it ia impossiblo to doal with tho mnny contributing causes ond Hnked-issuo results that followed from this great movement. Suffico it to say, that there were many such causes, and many such results of enormous importance to almost every department of lifo. Along these side- linos wo must trust to the urge of stimulated interost to carry our readers for themselves. In a net result there is not any .one cause. Thore aro causes which aro necessarily antecedent; there nre those which carry forward to a full'blossom poriod; thero nro others which bring about a period of fruition and there are thoso whieh deter or carry within themselves tho elements of decay. The Fortunes or War The cause which wo shall now class as the chief agont in bringing about a full-blossomed period wns ono, which, as now, concerned* tho fortunes of war. It wns the entry into Europo of tho Turk in 1458, bv tho taking of Constantinople— the koy city of futuro Russinn prosperity. Flight of Oreek Scholar! Thia invasion into Grceeo put a suddon and dramatic end to Oreek art and learning and hor scholars fled to Italy carrying with thom much of their priceless herltago, in tho form of wonderful sculpture and procious MSS; chief among thom boing the works of Homer, 1-ythagoras, Hocnttos, Plato and Aristotle; all of them super-men and beacon lights in the world's history. Italy Let ut now turn to a consideration of Italy whither tho refugees hnd down. At this poriod Italy was the prosperous commorcial centre—tho hub—of tho thon known world; tho Amorican continont being not as yet "discovered." Italy's ruling nobil- [By M. E. Bothwell] Shop at Wallace's Marketaria this woek and save money. Onr prices are the lowest and quality the finest. 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WEST M€Leod-Nolan and Co. lav- manufactured nothing but <i it Union Made Cigars for 20 Years ** n El DO l^O „ Elt S id. elo "I n o ome CI gars of Quality ity were largely commercialized; being best described aa ''merchant princes," Also, although Italy was the Ecclesiastical world centre, her popes, in aiming at political power, had secularized the church and had allowed aU kinds of abuses to become rampant, thus digging the grave of their own power, into whieh thoy were to be hurled by the reforming hand of •Luthor—the head and heart—of that great movement called tho reformation, which was, in a sense tho child of the renaissance. Returning to Italy, we see her free of thc feudal systom and posseting political independence being a Federation of email states which wore self-ruling, Dante In the field of literature Italy had alroady produced . the immortal Dante and lator tho learned and loving collector of MUS. Petrarch tnd his greet friend the poet, Boccaccia, who had visited Byaantium before its fall and backed by tho wenlth of Italian patriarchs and merchant princes—whoso fad it was to support such undertakings, had hunted out, copied and preserved many precious MSS. World of Education In the world of education Italy was already far advanced. The universities at Borne, Venice, Padua, Naples and Florence being renowned centres of learning, attracting all the student lifo of Europe. Florence in particular was an artistic centre with the great merchant prince house of the famous Medici aa rulers and patrons. The Medid In thie congenial atmosphere tho learned Oreek scholars with their treasures of literature and art found uu hospitable and welcoming home; Cosimo de Medici having as his constant companion Agyropolus, a learned Greek scholar partly at whoso instigation was formed a class for tho study of Plato. This Platonic academy quickly attracted attention and fame und became a mccca for the students of Germany, Frnnce, Spain and Britain. Results of this centre were later seen in England in tho work of Colet who, with Sir Thomas More tho famous author of Utopia, and Erasmus the famdus scholar of tho Netherlands, formed a littlo bund of inspired students who wtre Inter styled the humanists and whose influenco on education, literature and religion was profound. Pletouic Academy This Florence Platoniu Academy* had its headquarters at the Medici palace' whero patron, teachers and scholars worked and dined together.. In the Medici palace grounds were wonderful gardens containing everything that was finest in ancient and modern sculpture. Hero young artists wero givon free scope for thoir tttlont, and hcrfc ono might have seen thc budding genius Michelangelo, wbo was helped, fed and clothed by the famous and artistic Lorenzo do Medici (grandson to Cosimo) in whose person the Medici houso reached its summit of splendor; Lorenzo boing styled "Lorenzo il Mag- nifico" (Lorenzo the Mngnificicnt.) Lenardo Da Vinci Hero also Immortal Raphael studied for a short while; horo also the incomparable Leonardo da Vinci— whose Mona Lisa of the tantalizing smilo is known to everybody— might havo been seen studying the Medici antiques and stopping to dine with the household of artists and scholars, would givo freely of his artistic, scientific or literary judgment. In his versatility Da Vinci is typical of the super-men of his period. Immortal artist, sculptor, poet, musician and inventivo engineer, with thc broadest outlook and the keenest sympathies, he slunds in his superb mentality and physique as a model for Immunity and a glorious figuro in Italy's crown of glory. Ho writes: "Tho painter should aim at versatility, because thero is a grent wont of self-respect in doing one thing well and another ill." He had no use for the man who wouid not investigate for himself: "Wisdom is the daughter of experience," he says; and ngttin, "Anyone who, in discussing, relies upon authority, uses not his understanding but hia memory." Super Man Atmosphere ThiW then wus tho super-men atmosphere into whioh tho Greeks brought their art, learning und culture. It was littlo wonder that thore followed such a mnrvelous period of achievement iu art, science und literature. The study of Plato becamo a passion. Chairs in Greek wero soon est- lished at the universities and tho professors of philosophy (whoso subjects ranged from mathematics' to polities) became the popular teachers of the time. Enthusiasm for Platonic philisophy even entered tho church, end wo find a parish priest named Ficino being one of the chief inspirera of the Platonic neademy. Edith Sichol writes: "This snmo priest, Ficino, always kopt a lamp burning before thc bust of Pinto rendering him as much lovo and devotion as nny living disciple to a living master." Ficino, also, sought to combine Christian ideals with Platonic philosophy. In this ho was helped by Cosimo de Medici who sought, to bring a practical Platonic Christian ideal into tho civic life of the city of Florence. Columbus, Copernicus and Galileo Another far-reaching effect of Platonic study was the rcferonco to lands in tho West and the hinU contained in the ancient legonds which lead enquiring and pioneering minds such as thoae of Columbus, Copernicus and later Galileo to formulate theories and earry them to a successful issue. Theso throe men were all educated at Italian Universities, making special study of mnthemalica geometry, astronomy and natural science. The eflorta of Columbus to obtain backing, hia final winning over of tha Spanish court and the expedition whieh took two month* to eroaa the Atlantic and resulted fa the finding of Amoriee are the commonly ' 'known stories of onr school books. t< The Bun Univewe Of the work of Copernicus—who waa born 20 yeara after Columbus- one may realize its revolutionising effect when one considers that up to his day the earth had been considered the centre round which the sun, stars and planets revolved. Copernicus elaborated the theory that we hold today, viz., that the earth rotates on its axis and has a circulatory path round the sun. Neodless to say, this theory met with tremendous opposition especially from the church, and it remained for Galileo in the next century to prove visually, through the means of the telescope, that the view of Copernicus was right, namoly, that lesser bodios took a circulatory path round the larger—the satellites of Jupiter bo. ing flrst observed by Galileo a little over 300 years ago, on January 7, 1010. In southern Italy thore also arose a band of free-thinkers, amongst thom being the most famous Bruno who triod to free men'a minds alike from both classical and ecclesiastical authority. The Art of Printing And now we come to an event of epoch-making history. That event waB the invention of the art of printing, without which this wonderful emancipatory period would have been limited to tho few who had tbo opportunity of obtaining a university education and tho access to MSS., which were mainly, we must romembor, in Greek or Latin, It is a law of evolving nature that, when a great need arises, that need is met and so there came into being tlmt bcncficicnt factor—the printing press—in vented by Gutenberg and erected at May ence in Germany in 1450. From that early proBa to the present-day printing ma- china* is a fur cry but even in its infnncy printing was a great art for it aroso in a aay of artists such as, colloctivoly, the world has nover Bince seen. William Caxton Luckily for the English-speaking raco, the clover and well-educated Englishman, William Caxton, was in Gcrnmuy^at the time and he returned Inter to England establishing in Lohdon in 1474 the first British press. In. Italy, tho Aldino Pross was sot up at Venice and in the No|tyrlnnds 0nc was established *t Antwerp. Tho world owes a tremen- d ill* debt to theso pioneer printers, f >iy without thom, thero would havo bbtmfno Buch era as tho Elizabethan p *yjil—at leaat in tho world of let- * if-.'.' «* The Canterbury Tales — of tho jirst big printing ef- f tti'in England was tho publishing o ■^fewdfc'a work, tho Canterbury T AM forming a sourco from which ii any! later poets and dramatists dfow their material. It is said 'Chaucer was partly French. His admirers divided into twtt*pdistinct camps, tho Scottish Chaucerites and tho English Chau- cerltos. It is rather significant thnt tho 8cottish*camp proved tho more numerous and enthusiastic of his doi votees. Whether tho "way back" common Celt origin is an explanation of the Scotch admiration is a question. * Thus through printing, literature entered into "her own" as wo say; that is, sho became a national possession. So much wns learning valued in thoso days that men in thoir enthusiasm becamo almost supor-men, and so was born that grent period of English litoraturo whieh culminated in thc works of William Shakospearo —work which is for all time; being immortal, ns the sourco from which it camo, though strictly speaking boing outsido tho renaissance movoment. Shakespeare and Michelangelo Shakespeare stands as tho inheritor of all that other men had done. Whnt Michelangelo did to sculpture Shukespearo did to literature. He built immortal mouumcnls to humanity, und onu finds that as one expands mentally aud spiritually ono booh with clearer vision that Ihoso mon were indeed the Sons of'' God.'' Yet with all their sublimity, it is comforting to us to know, that here, on life's stago, they masqueraded as humnns like ourselves. When one pictures Michelangelo one sees him as ono of his own majeatic masterpieces. If wo had met him in the Btrecta of Routo or Florence, we should have seen u short thick-sot men with a broken nose, this having happened as thp result of a quarrel with a fellow student; a brow deeply lined and heavy ovor tho eye, with tho bar that we call the '' bar of Michelangelo." Sichol alao describes him oa "Laboring day and night witk a candle stuck in his paste-board cap to give him freodom from shadows and freodom to use his hunda; legs encased in loathor gaiters which ho rarely found timo to remove." A man of the1 tender- eat feeling but of violent temper, of groat religions sentiment (boing a devotee of tho fiery Savonarola), of mental ability which was tran- scondent whichover way it turned- he truly stands as a king amongst meu, crowned with tho glory of achievement. Similarly with Shakespeare; though portraying in hia work his Divinity, he also is a human of humans. In imagination wo seo him as princely and as picturesque as his own Hamlet. If we chnnced to moot him1, as trndition would have us believe, in tho streeta of London, holding.a horse's hoad or heard him playing the Ghost in Hamlet, or "Immbosting out a blank verse" with a facility which at once made him tho envy and target of envious criticism, we should have seen him as his contemporaries saw him, not as the intellectual and spiritual genius that we know him to have beon today. Bacon ud Ben Johnson Many many mora illustrious names belong to this period. Along with Shakespeare we have maator-minds liko thoee of Bacon and Ben Johnson in England. In France we have the groat Rabelais, a aon indeed of the revival ef learning tot a aon who choso hts own lino of departure, patting antiquity, tradition and religion in the background and eon- secrating himself to life aa It eonU be lived governed by a practical HUNTER-HENDERSON PAINTS ■*. Quality 642 Granville St. Service Phone Sey. 6110 common-sense. An educationist and writer in particular, a naturalist and man of science, he is, Hke Bacon, the fore-runner of the modern intellectual man. * . . '§\ Montaigne Wo cannot paaa France by without alluding to Montaigne, the verbose and caustic man of letters and tho first of essay-writers; the model on whieh Bacon and later Addison and Steele gave to the world short discussiona on all topics affecting humanity. Germany—Luther, Gutenberg, Durer In Germany we have the great Luther, the hoad and heart, as we said, of tho reformation. To Germany also we owe tho printing press, Here also aroso that mngnificicnt artist Durer, the friend aud the admired one of the whole artistic world.' Spain And Portugal—Velasques All lhat was bost in Germany at that period was reflected in him. Turning to Spain and Portugal, wo flnd in the same period the immortal Velasquez, whoso works are thc despair of artiBts who try to penetrate tho subtlety of his art. Hero also arose the famous Cervantes, tho inventor—if ono may be allowed the term—of tho modern novel. "Don Quixote" being an entirely original typo of life portrayal. A New Day The work of each of these supermen is a study in itself but if this brief review has fostered a spark of individual interest in work which is worth while it has achieved its object. With humanity fucing the dawn of a better day when man shall begin to consciously direct his own evolution; when new sources of physical, mental and spiritual energy shall be tapped and unleashed for the common good it is surely worth while to glance, back over sueh glorious pago of history as the one which tho Renaissance movement prevents and find in it new inspirations and a definite proof that'' Man, is a god in the making.'' Bookbinders Gain Indianbpolis—Officers of the International Brotherhood nf Bookbinders report a membership of 19,415 on August 10 Inst. Tho not £ainfor tho month was 405. Chicago—Orgainzod bindery women havo raised wages $2.50 a, **hek. Now Tork—Bookbinders Union No. 149 haa raised wnges 20 and 30 per cont. The new rates range between 435 and $(10 a week, according to grade of work. Cigar Clerks Picket New York—Striking clerks employed by the United Cigar Stores Company are picketing the stores operated by this concern. The strikers nre aftil'ated with tho Retail Clerks International Protective Association, and arc asking fnr n $24 weekly minimum for beginners, $30 for salesmen, and higher ratos for managers. ONORKERSUNiON UNIOI^TAMF Jktory Named ShoM in frequently rt—ia in Non-union f wtorlM DO HOT BUT AXY 8HOI No matter what ita name, unleu it bean a plain and readable im- preaaion of thii UNION STAXP. ill mow without the 0X10* ITAMP aa always Xon*aaMa So not accept ur went (or Absence of Um Union tSmtf BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION 846 SUMMER STBBBT, BOSTON, MAM. OOUS LOVELY, Qea.ral Preeldent—OHAS. L. BilKE, Ontnl IH..TMU. HELP ALONG! 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B- J. A. Flett- Railways - and the Tools -C. N. H. Martin, Finlayson * Mather.. -Hastinp 8troet West -Hastinp Street Weat Empress . Theatres and Movies — Orpheum Psalagoa PAGE SIX eleventh TEAS, Wo. »t THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATtOMST vancouveb, b. o. FRIDAY... SHALL OVERHEAD EXPENSE DIRECT FROM PRODUCER TO YOU Labor We Want Your Custom —THIS- MARKET SHOULD APPEAL TO EVERT WAGE-EARNER We GUARANTEE to SAVE you $1 in every $5, and remember a dollar aaved is a DOLLAR EARNED, We supply everything in the eatable line, and you'll get courtesy, minimum prices and honest weight, —AT THE— Cal-Van Market Hall (Opposite Pantages) ' fEDEMIlOMST Vancouver Unions TRADEB AMD LABOB COUMCIIr- Ex. eeutiVe committee: President, E. Winch; viM-pnaidtnt, J. Kav«oagh; treuurer, F. Knowles; Bergeant-»t-»rau, W. A. Alexander; irastets, W. A Prlt- third, W. H. Cottrell, P. McDonnell, H. Gutteridge; seeretary, V. R. Midgley, Boem 210 Labor Temple. ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUN- cil—Meete aecond Monday in the «ODth. President, J. P. McConnell; Mfr retary, B. H. Neelands, P. O- Box 86. JOURNEYMEN BARBERS' INTERNA- tional Union of America, Local No. 120 —MeeU aecond and fonrth Tuesday* in Ihe month, Boom 206 Labor Terople. Preildent, C. -E. Herrltt; secretary, R. A. Wcbh, 184 Hastings atreet weat. BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL and Reinforced Ironworkers, Local 07 —MeeU seeond and fonrth Mondays. President Jaa. Hastings; financial eeentary and treasurer, Roy Massecar, 1546 12th Ave. East. BBOTHEBHOOD OP CARPENTERS, Loeal No. 617—Meets every second ud fonrth Monday evening, 8 o'clock, Labor Temple. President, J. Reld; secretary, B. J. Temoin, 1223 Georgia East; bnsiness agent and financial secretary, fl. V, Thom, Room 208 Labor Temple. Pheae Sey. 7405. kliSOTRICAL WORKERS, LOOAL No. 213—MMta at 440 Pender Street Weat, every Monday, 8 p.m. President, H. H. Woodside. 440 Pender W.; faeorttng secretary, W. Foulkea, 440 Pettier Street West; financial seeretary and bnsiness agent, E. H. Morrison, 440 Pander Btreet West; assistant aeeretary, V. B. Barrows. HOTEL' ABD RESTAURANT EST ployees, Local 28—Meets every flrst Wednesday in the moath at 2:80 p.m. and every third Wednesday In the montb at t:30 p.m. President, Harry Wood; secretary and bnsiness agent; W. Mac- ftenaie, oflee and meeting hall. 614 Pender St. W. Phone Sey. 1681. Offlee 11 to 12 noon; 2 to 8. INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY WORK- Mt* Union—Meets find and 4th Fridays, 80S Labor Temple. Preaident, W. Wilson, S288 Oranvllle Street; secretary treasurer, D, J. Snell, 916 Dansmuir St; LUMBER WORKERS' INDUSTRIAL Union of the One Big Union—Affiliated with B. 0. Federation of Labor and Vancouver Tradss and Labor Oonneil— An industrial anion of all workera In lagging and construction camps. Head- fWters, 61 Cordova Street West, Tan* couver, B. 0. Phone Sey. 7866. E. Winch, seeretary'treasurer; legal adris- •rs, Messrs. Bird, Macdonald * Co., Van- tower, B. C; auditors, Messrs. Buttar h Plane, Vanconver, B. 0. INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S Association, Local 3852—Office and hall, 804 Pender Street West. Meets first Md third Fridays, 8 p.m. Secretary-treasurer, 9. Chapman; business •gent, P. Sinclair. AMALGAMATED MEAT CUTTERS AND Butcher Workmen's Union No. 643— Meeti first nnd third Tuesdays of each month, Labor Temple, 8 p.m. President, W. V. Tunis?, 1888 Powell St.; recording secreUry, William Gfbbs, Station B. P. 0. Vancouver; financial seeretary and bnsiness agent, T. W. Anderson, 687 PATTERN MAKERS' LEAGUE OF North America (Vanoouver and vicinity)—Branch meets second and fonrth Mondays, Boom 204 Labor Temple. President, Wm. Hunter. 818 Tenth Ave. North Vancouver; flaanelal secretary, E. God* fiard, 866 Richards Street; recording aee Mtery, J, D. Russell, 988 Commercial Drive. Phone High. 2204R. SHIPYARD LABORERS, RIGGERS AND m Fasteners. I.L.A., Local Union 88A, ■friM 8—Meets the 2nd and 4th Fridays •f the moath, Laber Temple, 8 p.m. Pmldent, John Sully; financial secretary, M. A. Phelps; buslneas agent and •prresponding secretary, W. Lee. Office, Boom 218-220 Ubor Temple. bin BIG UNION UNIT of Steam and Operating Engineers — Meets every Monday, 7:30 p.m., Labor Temple. Preildent, F. L. Hunt; vice-president, Percy Chapman; secretary-treasurer and bast- MH tgent, W. A. Alexander. Room 216, Labor Temple. Phono Seymour 7496. STREET AND ELECTRIO RAILWAY Employees, Pioneer Division, No. 101 —Meets A. 0. F. Hall, Mount Pleasant, 1st and Hrd Mondays at 8 p-m. Prosldent, W. H. Cottrell; recording secretary, F. E. Griffith, 6419 Commercial Drive; treasurer, E. S. Cleveland; financial secretary and bnainsis agent, Fred A. Hoover, 2409 Clark Drive; office corner Prior and Main streets. ^____ SHIPWRIGHTS LOCAL 1808, U. B. Carpenters—Meets Room 807 every 2nd and 4th Tuesday in each month. Presidont, J. W. Wilkinson; recording socretary, W. J. Johnston, 73—24th Ave. W.; financial secretary, H. A. Macdonald, Room 212 Labor Temple. JOURNEYMEN TAILORS' UNION OF America, Local No. 178—Meetings held first Monday in each month, 8 p.m. President. J. T. Elsworth; vice-president, A. R. Gatonby; recording t%retary, C. McDonald, P. 0. Box 503, Phone Seymour 8281L; financial aecreary, Robt. McNeish, P. 0. Box 503. GENERAL TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS & WAREHOUSEMEN, Vancouver Unit of 0. B. U—Meets eitry Wednesday, 8 p. in. President H. Mills; business agent, F. Haslett, 125 Fifteenth Avenue East; secretary-treasurer, J. -Hartley, 587 Homer street. Office, 687 Homer Btreet. Phono, Sey. 4117. TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION No. 226— Meots last Sunday of eaeh month at 2 p.m. President, W. H. Jordan; vice- president, W. H. Youhill; secretary- treasurer, R. H. Neelands, Box 66. Provincial Unions B. 0. FEDERATION OF LABOR—Meets In annual convention in January. Excutive officers, 1918-19: President, J. Kavanagh, Labor Temple, Vancouver; vice-presidents—Vancouver Island: Cumberland, J. Naylor; Victoria, J. Taylor; Prince Rupert, Geo. Casey; Vancouver, W. H. Cottrell, P. McDonneil; New Westminster, Geo. McMurpby; West Roots-' nay, Silverton. T. B. Roberts; Crow's Nest Pass, W. B. Phillips, Fernie, W. A. Sherman. Secretary-treasurer, A. 8. Wells, Labor Temple, 408 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver, B. C. ^__ VIOTOBIA, B. 0. VICTORIA AND DISTRICT TBADES and Labor Couneil—Meets flrst and third Wednesdays, Knights of Pythias Hall, North Park Street, at 8 p.m. President, E. S. Woodsworth; vice-president, A. C. Pike; secretary-treasurer, Christian Siverts, P. 0. Box 802, Victoria, B. C. NOBTH VANCOUVEB C. B. OF CARPENTERS AND JOIN- ers, Local 1777—Meets flrat and third Mondays in I. 0. 0. F. Hall, Lower Kieth Road East, at 8 p.m. President, W. Cummings, 10th Street East, North Vanconver; flnanclal secretary, Arthur Hoe, 210— 18th St. W„ North Vancouver. - PBINOE RUPERT, B. 0. PRINCE RUPERT TRADES AND LA- bor Council—Meeta second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, in Carpenters' Hall. President, W. E. Thompson; seeretary, Geo. Rudderham, Box 273, Prince Rupert, B. 0. We are in no way responsible for tho opinions expressed in this column. Correspondents must be "brief or their letters will not be published. While agreeing with many of the opinions expressed in letters sent to us, and while many of them contain matter that is worthy of publication, we have in a number of cases been unable to publish tbem owing to their length. Will correspondents please note and govern themselves accordingly. The Vancouver Exhibition Editor B. C, Federationist: I paid a visit to the Vancouver exhibition to inspect tho horticultural and agricultural exhibits. The exhibits are, for the most part, excellent* and creditable to the growers, but I must eonfesB I camo away with a fooling of disappointment. The. weary samo- nesa of these exhibitions, year after year, is ncrvo-rackirig. There were the uBual giant marrows and carrots; tho usual overfed manuro-gorgod swoct peas, whose giant stems and petals were pitiable caricatures of the graceful flower when properly grown; they are winners, I suppose, of thoso funny littlo silvor cups whkh the proud winners display on their shelves, but cannot otherwiso use. But what useful or artistic purpose is served for thc production of these monstrositiesf It is such an easy,' mechanical business to produco them, merely a mutter of manure and patience. They remind me of overfed capitalists, sensual, gorged and unrefined. To the promoters of the exhibition I would like to make a suggestion with apologies for so doing, if they consider it a trespass on their domain and au outrage on thoir dignity. The garden is a place whoro the true lover of growing things comes very near to the hidden forces of nature, and where he can stmly if ho to so minded the mystcriou laws which govern tho growth and ii vol- opment of his favorites. And why should not an exhibition of thc size and importance of tho Vancouver one, bo a means of displaying the results of those laws and become a truly refining and educating influence in our midst, Wc cannot all be Mendals and Burbanks, but many might work along their lines and their results bc exhibited.- For instance, what would, bo moro interesting than to cross-fertilize two varieties of sweet peas and exhibit both thc parent plants and tho results obtained by such crossing, whether good, bad or indifferent. If a good one was obtained, thc results of the process of fixing might be shown each year till it was completed. This process of crossing is quite simple and the prep into tho working of nature's laws is both instructive and elevating. Such an exhibition as the above would continue five or six years and would be watched with growing intorest by intelligent working men, lovers of plant life. Then tho results obtained by a careful selection and re-selection of flowers and vegetables could be exhibited and this would last year after year, to the bonefit of tho exhibitors and it would add to the pleasure and knowlcdgo of the public at largo. Seeding potatoes might bo ex* hibited year aftor year and crosses between the cereals and garden and farm plants genorally, There is hardly a limit to the experiments the results of which might be exhibited if a section of our exhibition were de- votod to such work. I know several working men who are engaged in such work, but havo little sympathy with the monstrosities and the coveted stiver cups. NEMESIS. Pass The Federationist along and help get now subscribers. COWAN & BROOKHOUSE PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS, STE- BBOTTPEBS AMD BOOKBDJDEBS Union Officials, write for prices. 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SPECIAL ATTENTION 18 CUVEN TO SAVINGS ACCOUNTS One dollar opens an account on which interest ii paid half-yearly at current rates, __,ti_ THOS. PEACOCK, 0. W. PRAZEE, Vanconver, Manager Vancouver Ranch Supervisor for B. a 'increase of pensions and a larger gratuity. Bo while asking to have living pull down with onc hand thoy are. pushing it up with the other, where do they think tho money is to come from to 'meet their demands f Those of you who belong to the working clnss will havo to pay it, for it bas all to come out of the hide of tho productive worker for no wenlth is produced only by labor and whon labor understands this their cry will be to thc producer of wealth, Bhall that wealth belong to us and as a whole mean itf There will bo no need for tho howling about the H. C. 0. h. as things then will be produced for use and not for profit and it can bo dono if the working class will only be truo to themselves. Thc thing can be dono by legal action if you are willing to do it as you have the numbers to do it with, if you are only in unity not allow your masters to use one half of you to keep the other half in subjection as is done today. Tou, as workers, havo tried this system and the old parties long enough. Try the other if only for a change. It can't be worse for you, but it can bo a thousand times better. T. BOOKER 4075 Harris. Vnncouvor Hoights. Editor B. C. Fedorationist: Sir- In reading the press these days on the social unrest and the different causes and cures for tho same is laughable if it was not so tragic. We arc told that tho H. 0. 0. L. is responsible for the unrest, and unless this is brought down somothing will happen. We are calling down the profiteers in every kind of language, thc press comes out with a spiel of what the government is going to do to them and thon the price takes another jump. And then again we aro told as a remedy for the H. C. 0. L. is to produce more and consume less. This is tho government's advice. Now, if tho government really believes this to bo a remedy why don't they net upon it and instead of doubling thc strength of tho N. W. M. P. and the Cqpadinn army, which are only a bunch of consumers on the bnck of productivo labor, why not the government put these mon to productivo labor by opening industries of production and thereby increase production an-d show thnt this remedy will work! Becauso they know it would not work. For they know that production is grent enough to supply all our wants but tho distribution is wrong an tho goods aro held for profit, as was shown when thc armistice was signed all the cold storages and warehouses were chock a block full of tho necessities of life and still hold thero until pressuro was brought to bear on tho govornmont to find a markot which they did'by lending Italy tho money U> purchase, as -was stated it would never do to dump theso things on tho Canadian market as it -would pull down prices. Now for people to/get out petitions to the government to reduce the cost of living is a waste of time and lnbor ns they could not do it if they wanted to, which they do not, as most of them are stockholders in these big industries and those who aro not arc tho lawyers for thoso concerns and are thore to watch their own interests and that of thoir employers. Not only do we have to remember that wc have had four years of war and that half a million of our men havo been employed in destructive- ness of the labor of the rest of the pcopK; and it hus left us a big debt to pay and it has all got to bo paid out of thc product of labor, as it is only from this that tho government gets its means of running the country, thereforo for the people to look for any reduction in tho cost of living is foolish for thc employing class will have their profits or if thero are no profits they will shut down. Now we at nearly every hooting of tho 0. W, V. A., are passing resolutions and demanding tbe reduction ia tbo cost of living and in the same breath demanding The Rev. A. E. Cooke Editor B. C. Federationist: Vancouver is no doubt woll. acquainted with tho namo of Rev. A. E. Cooke, nnd thc ideas given expression by this gentleman, particularly in connection with the political queition. This is just to put you wise to the fact that his field of labor last Sunday was extended to Victoria, occupying the pulpit of the First Congregational Church. The subjoct for tho ovening was "Who nnd What Are the Bolsheviki f" The flrst part of tho address was taken up with disavowing any confidence in tho capitalist press. Mr. Cooke, in seeking for knowledge of tho situation in Russia, had perused news from reputable sources only; these were enumerated. Thc testimonies of John Reed, Louise Bryant and Miss Beatty are ovidently not considered as being reliable. At any rate, they had no mention, and ns tho speaker had evidently gone to some trouble to gather his information on the subject, it would be strange if he could remain in ignorance of their written, first-hand knowledge. Broshkovskaya was touching.? referred to jber prison record and her years in revolutionary activities flaunted boforo the audience. What did she think of Bolshevism f She preferred Czarism. In fact sho said Givo me Czarism.'' One would almost think she had had enough of it. John Spargo was quoted. In fact thoro were many, "all honorable mon," of onc timo extreme radicals, who view with horror thgiRed terror which is "eating tho heart 'opt of Russia." '^ Littlo machine gun tn^idies, revealed how the Bolsheviki, which the lecturer reminded us were tho "minority of ono political party in Russia at thnt time," had captured tho Provisional government in its different centres, and thus sinned against democracy in dispersing government duly elected by the people. Without a thought for the coming Constituent Assembly, they had plunged Russia into her present fearful condition. Bolshevism is not democracy, because it is class government, with the dictatorship of the proletariat, and democracy means that "rich and poor, high and low, brain worker and hand worker" shall all be represented in a duly- elected parliament. Numbers apparently mean nothing to Mr. Cooke: that mysterious "Mrs. Harris," the public, Qod bless it! is beyond his analysis; and "majority" and " nority" came in for some pretty rough handling. Extracts were read from copies of original documents proving beyond doubt that Lenin (who came through Germany in a closed car, make not- mentioned), Trotsky and Zinoviev were tbe hirelings of the German General Staff; that Lonin had agreed for five years trado monopoly of German and Austrian capitalists! with Russia; Trotsky in some vague way had issuod passports for Germans to go to Britain, Franco and America, and so on. A very few of tbo "lenst repulsive" of tho Bolshevik atrocities as cited in the British government White Book, "and the British gov. ernment is not in the habit of circulating reports that are not true," were carefully chosen and rend. Graves opened in Eatohnia revealed brutally murdored bodies, disappearance of 500 citizops in Sebastopol, otc. Then, having settled indisputably that the Bolshevik are all tbe British White Book says thoy are: "What of Bolshevism hero in Canada f" Mr. Cooko is a friend of organised labor —he often goos down to tbe Labor Templo in Vancouver and talks to members. Onco ho had an argument with a 'red of reds' there, and after lengthy discussion he, Cpokc, started to pin bim down to definitions." He said, "What doi yon moan by a working manf' j The Bed answered, "Why, a blaekimith is a working man; a enrpent irj is a working man; you are a * of king man." Mr. Cooke, remarked bait ho was ploased to hear this concession. The congregation rippled, lowly, its appreciation. . { J! Mr. Cooke believes with Professor Somebody of Oxford that all! working men should be forced to ,bfclong to Bome union, so great is his »icf in their efficacy. "It is ji ily through thoir unions that tho ft rk ers have won what they now hav >." He believos that the Labor loadir in Canada are honest in thoir opinions, but . The British workingman eame in for a great deal of praise. Thejr will get wbat tbey want and there will be no revolution and no Bolshevism, bo- cause men liko Arthur Henderson are its leaders. But in Canada——. The 0. B, U. has a great deal of the spirit of real brotherhood behind it, according to Mr. Cooke. He also referred scathingly to certain employors who were largoly responsible for unrest, otc, by their tyrannical action, stating further that be had far more sympathy for the Vancouver strikers in tho recent striko than ho had for certain membors of tho Citizens League and their activities. The Calgary conference wu touched upon, resolutions six and thirty being road in a "What do you think ..September 12, 11 of that" tone. In tho opinion of Ur. Cooke, all creeds whieh teach class hatred aro but putting democracy back the paces it has won dur- ing the post years. Instoad of class- antagonism, wo must havo co-operation and God. No mention was made of Allied intervention in Russia. However, judging from the speaker's analysis of Bolshevism, one could easily infer that to bear arms in an endeavor to stamp out the menace would indeed be in tho nature of a Holy Crusade. This is a brief outlino of.what wo listened to, Mr. Editor. Verily tho church is on the job! 0. I. K. Editor B. C. Federationist: I am sitting in a Tourist sleeper on a fast train travelling wostward, drawing near to that busy lako port, Fort William, and I havo been turning a few things over in my mind, things that have occurred during tho past few weeks. We ,about 200 strong, aro a small portion of those poor misguided devils of Canada who for some reason or other, happened to get into tho' imperial forces of Britain and are known here as Imporial Veterans. Thinking of tho various occurrences, two or three things stand out' with startling prominence. Ono is the extremo jo; back in Canai' >y of tbo men at boing da, and tho appreciation of tho treatment by the peoplo of this country in tho *.ay of good food, mode of travel dnd the. sincere welcome, nover losing s.ight of the fact that 50 per cont. of ub are Old Country bred and born. Thc most startling point of nil is the attitude of tho boys towards Britain and thoir government, which in many cases, amounts to almost bat- tred and contempt. I know I am writing a serious thing, but if you walked with mo down this long corridor train and listened to the conversations and heard tho expressions of tho men, you would certainly agree with me in what I say. Now I will try and give you the the reasons for this attitude: 1. Our English gratuity and other small items, amounting to between £20 and £40.per man, was paid to us in Halifax, on disombarkution, not in English money, but in Canadian moneys. Now, all previous drafts of Imperials had been paid out at thc rate of $4.86 por pound sterling. Wo received thc noble sum of $4.40. Why this discrimination I Why this paltry Baving and pruning down of expenses! Can you imagine itt Tho last word of goodbye from England was the petty robbery of from $10 to $20 from each manf 2. We havo been informed by authorized persons that wc are not entitled to out-of-work pay, and no provision in our case has boen made for such. Can you explain this to usf Men who have fought in Britain's army, in France, in Egypt, hundreds of us spent years in that merry littlo hell called Mesopotamia (I am sorry to say I am included in that lot). I say, can you explain why we are deprived of this benefit! small a sum sb it is, it would bo some help to many of thc boys hero this winter. Many of us aro enfeebled through sickness, wounds and through living in Eastern climates, and the paltry pensions that havo been given to a few will certainly not go far. I wiph to mako it clear to. you that up to date the Canadian Government has doen nothing for ub, and have made no provision for our future in thc way of monoy. Tho Canadian Forces get about an average £100 gfratuity, along with £8 for clothing and other juims (that for a three-years overseas man). The moneys for our three years overseas men totals no more than £30. i We havo to contend with tho same conditions as the Canadian army man. It amounts to this—thot tho good Canadian who served with the Imperial forces on discharge actually got less money than the conscript of England. With indifferent health, porhaps a family, ho is returning home with th'e joyful prospect of a Canadian winter staring him in tho face. Many of us have special grivanccs. For instance, the British Government came to Canada and begged mon to join the Inland Wator Transport Corps, I think about 4000 joined. These men wore promised all Canadian benefits. They signed on at 80c per day, with the definite promise of not less than corporal's pay, if capable of doin^ tho work they signed up for. This was to equal their pay with the regular Canadian soldier 's pay. The result—some of tho best men of Canada, master mariners, engineers of all kinds, motor experts and machinists, joined this corps, and they wero twisted, abused and swindled right and left. Believe me, I am not talking wild or fooliah. I am ono of these men, and there are hundreds, yes thousands all ovor Canada who will bock me up. We didn't like it thon, and we don't liko it now, and we will think the samo ten years from now. Britain's word is her bond. I saw that printed on a flag in Bagdad. What a mockery t Yos! Wo did our work to,the best of our ability for three shillings a day, many of us doing the work of offlcors—in some cases taking precedence of officers, instructing them in thoir' work and fixing up thoir difficulties. We didn't volunteer for mercenary reasons, but leaving dependents bohind in an eipcnsivo country like Canada waa no joke, and it was up to every man to get the most he eould. Now, sir, I havo only given you three grivences ont of dozens, some of a most serious nature, and if you are interested and care for more jn: formation, write me, eare Imperial Veterans Association, Vancouver, and I will got the boys to write to you. I may add that this is only the forerunner of a mass of letters that will flnd their way Into the. press, both here in Canada and in England, all relating to theso same Imperial War Veterans. Thero is one thing sure, that the veteran who in destitute this coming winter through reasons given, along with othors of a similar nature, I do not think will havo much love or respoct for that tight little island, called Britain. I think I am safe in saying that we boys wore, and somo of us are still great believers in the Empire, but such rotten tricks as I have just put boforo you will not go. As a Canadian-born bor said: "It's the Boston tea affair all ovor again." Britain looks for loyalty from her Dominions. How ean she expect itf Sho called for men, volunteers for all kinds of work, sho deliberately abused or allowed her officials to abuse (same thing) the trust theso men confidently displayed when thoy placod themselves undor British army control. Yours sincerely, P. GRAY, Sapper 553400, Inland Water Transport R. E. Vancouver, B; C, August 27th, 1010. STEEL WOn i U. S. Steel Industry WiU Be Tied Up on Sept 22 Washington.—A nationwide citeel atrike will be called tor September 22. Declaration tbat a atrike will be called on tbat date was made by delegatea after tbey bad left a meeting of heads of twenty-four international unions of the ateel industry. The meoting bad sent a telegram to President Wilson asking him to bring about a meeting with officials of tho steol corporation in forty-eight houra if tbe atrike was to bo averted. * Tbe president's reply waa rend to tbe meeting just bofore it adjourned. Ita contents wero not made public but dolegates said it was unsatisfactory. Tbe steel trust refused point blank wben union official/asked for a conference for the purpose of arranging a meeting where tho question of wagea, hours, condition of employ, ment and collective bargaining might be discussed. Rob Roy Hotel Modern—Every Convenience Bot ud Gold W.ter in Every Room FIRST-CLASS BAR »7 CORDOVA STREET WEIT Froprletr.il: MR8. WRIGHT Late ot tb. Victor Hotel COAL MINERS WANTED i Apply PACIFIC COAST .COAL-MINES, LTD., South Wellington, Vancouver Island, B. C. 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I FqiDAT..—i- September 12, Ult seventh teab. no. 37 THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST yajccouvbb, b. a PAGE SEVEN A Challenge r Old World from the ****** ****** ****** [Claim Made That United States May Be Weak [Cog in the Chain for Industrial Democracy ****** t[By Elizabeth Glondower Evans, in* La Follette'a Magazine.] Margaret Bondfleld, member of [the parliamentary committee of thc I British labor party nnd delegate of [the A. F. of L., brings a challenge [ to the Hboral forces of .this country. I Speaking at a picnic-conference held | by tho League for Democratic Con- [ trol at Dodham, Mass., Miss Bond- I field claimed that it was the United | States whieh threatened to be tho I weak cog in the chain of interna | tional democracy which must come | out of thin war if the world is not [ to be plunged into chaos. Ia England, Miss Bondfleld said, ["revolution by* constitutional pro- I cedure is already well advancod. If I our govornmont exorcises common | sense and allows free expression of [ opinion and free development along J the lines of democracy, there is no J fear of a violent revolution. But the [ Britiah peoplo are determined not to , go baok to tho old ordor of indus- , trinltsin. 1 "In this eountry, on tlie other hand, . I flnd conditions that fill me with I dismay. Tou aro fierce individual* >, ists. Tour cUbscs live apart as in I water-tight oomparftnents, and when f you disagree with people you-destroy i thoir characters. Those in political [and sooial control rely on brutal | methods of repression. Tho workers [ are still for the most part unorgan* I ized, and they are almost as devoid | of vision as are the ruling class. The I Spirit of co-operation—of working | together in a common cause ia little | developed. Organisations Work Together "The democratic movement in | Oreat Britain has taken form in I three organizations which came into I existence independently, but which [now work together, the one supple- [menting the other. Onr people art) [.organised: First, as a producer in [the labor union; aecond, as a con- j sumor in the co-operative union, an<T [third, as a citizen in the labor party. "It is, yon see, a trinity, three in [ one, but each keeps to the soparate [ field of activity. There is no supreme f. authority; unity and harmony of action ia obtained by joint commit- ' tees, which meet for the considera- , tion of policies that apply to all. ■ Thus these forces are brought to bear on every question of importance that arises on any one of the three sides of the problem. "Take the .trade union first. We have 4,500,000 members and are now making plans to increase their strength by ths amalgamation of large groups. A committee of twelve from the Trade Union Congress is at work on a scheme to incorporate in a new plan the advantages of both the industrial union and the eraft union and tho eraft union, whieh hitherto had been ths accepted ons. The new plan will aim at industrial grouping, alt the unions in one particular industry linked. This will includs unskilled, as well as skilled workers, every one; for example, in a mine, even the donkey boy and the girl at tho pit brow. In the craft form the organization has been'through the industries, in clearly defined craft groups. Wage claims wore put in separately, by one craft at a time. Undor the now form we expect to put in wage claims as a whole, for the industry concerned. "For instance, in the textiles, the spinners would put in a wage claim; thon a month after, tho weavers would ask the omployers for a raise, With tho danger of holding up the wholo industry to the disadvantage of both the employers and tho employeos. Wo will still have craft ggroupinga, for we want to preserve all the fino standards of workman- . Ship; but tho policies will be along tho broad lines of the industrial [ 'group. , "On the question of pay the gen- [ oral fooling in our country is that j the stability of workers depends on I how far we can get in obtaining a j decent standard for the man at the [ bottom. That standard must not | only be one that will provide the ac- [ tual necessities of food and clothing I and sheltsr, but one that will mako | guarantees for recreation and [against sickness or unemployment. | Ws must have better conditions, and [strong labor unions ware never so [ important as thoy are now. Work of Co-oparatlvss "But thore is another way of (bringing about the changes we aim Iat—the cooperative" movement, I which lias now reached an extent I that it caters to about one-third of lour population, though the actual | shareholders number mueh less. The |Cooperative Union does a wholosalo [ and retail business and is also reach* I ing out for the source of supplies, (ho I raw material. We have a large staff | of lecturers abroad in England to IIncreaso the already groat body of I co-operators, and we expect to con- I trol tho pries of tea, we own not ■ only shipa for bringing the tea to England, but also tea plantations. We are not yet in control of flour, but advancing toward it. 'Our policy is to soil at thc market priee; the gain to our customers comes in through the distribution to them of tho profits. "Somo places in England are now wholly co-operative.- In Long Buck- by, a place of 2500 inhabitants, they are all co-operators, not only for the necessities of lifo, but for recreation also. They havo a co-operative theatre and cinema. In Barrow, a shipbuilding centre, there is one huge Co-operative storo, occupying a block, where practically all the shipbuilders and other workers do their buying. "Thon is another advantage to society derived from the co-operative: It develops the member's capacities; he becomes part of a great business and there is aroused and developed a consciousness that his consent as to what he shall pay and how he shall be served is a factor of importance. "We expect to eliminate private proflt as an incentive to effort. Through the co-operative and the government we will absorb all private proflt. The capitalist and profiteer will ba eliminated. It Is a mistake to think you can't gst the best out of a man without the reward of money. We are doing it now in England. The directors of ths Cooperative recoive annually $5000 of your money, and the work itsolf, the opportunity of striving for the benefit of a great numbor of follow beings, is attracting some of the ablest men in England. The business is an immense one to handle aad affords room for ths exercise of the highest ability. "Five thousand dollars is no big eatch, but it is security. Whnt we expect—in fact already see with us —is that the appeal to effort will change. There will be a change in the psychology of the thing—a sense of reward from the satisfaction of rendering service—equality of income and with security for all, the brain released to soar for the aervice of man. It will be a deliverance from the beastliness of the money view of society. It is coming. Nothing Liko It Hen "And then ws have the political aspect of the democratic movement —the Labor Party. The basis of membership in this party has boon recently widened to include workers by hand and by brain and memben* of co-optrativ* societies as well a; trade unionists. There seems to be nothing to correspond to it in this country. It is a distinct politieal organization, as mueh so as your Be. publican and Democratic parties. It is ths only party in England that stands for social ideals, for human betterment. And the partnership in it of intellectuals like Sidney Webb, with men trained to practical leadership in ths trade unions, gives it a tremendous driving power. "Eaeh of these three movements— the Trade Union, the Co-operative, and ths Political Labor Party, ia now making strong advance. The teachers are joining the trade unions in great numbers, and wc aro also receiving great help by additions from tho actors and actresses, The movement to join the union is fairly sweeping through the stage world. In tho Co-operative, banking is raising to higher importance. Tbat received its impetus, characteristically, out of a strike. It was a miners' strike, The trade union monoy and the mine employers' monoy were deposited in the bank. The bank refused to advance the strikors thoir money promptly, with tho purpose, it wos charged, of holping tho employers. Tho strikers turned to-thc Co-operative; the monoy was advanced on the pledge of tho men. Lator ths trade union monoy was withdrawn from tho bank and deposited in the Co-operative. Now $40,000 a week is being deposited in tho Cooperative banks. "And whilo tho Lrfbor Pnrty has not yet attained groat strength, judged by tho number holding offlco, every one can see that it is a coming porter in England. Lloyd George's tremendous majority in the present parliament is due to tho skill with which ho timed the election to tho moment of military victory and has little relation to his real backing in tho country. Bofore many yoars have passed we shall see.a Labor Government in Woatminstor. Blow to Privilege "Meanwhile ,intrenched privilege, bofore which we used to feel hopeless, is steadily disintegrating. Before the war wo wondered how we could over got rid of the big estates —that seemed the chief problem. Now they are being broken up, sold by the owners on aesount of taxation. In other ways taxation will bo ths lovelier. "In the near future ths government mil own the land, minerals the railroads and other transportation utilities, whilo food, clothing and the like will bo handled through the Co-operative. "The Trade Union, the Co-opera, tivfl societies and tho Labor Party, developed within the several nations, must form tho solid foundation upon which tho international structure must bo reared,' which wilt con- ONE OF THE FINEST TONICS Good for Health Improves the Appetite CHEAP PRODUCTION Everyone knows that cheap gooda can only bc procured by using oheap materials and employing cheap labor. CASCADE BEER is produced from the highest grade materials procurable —Cascade is a UNION produce from start to finish. VANCOUVER BREWERIES LIMITED FIRE! TIRE! FIRE! A W. OBAVW10X Insurance Adjuster of Sn rnndML who has oomptoU charge et the Liberty Stan durlag tbls gnat sale. The Insurance Oempuij steads the loss. The Liberty Store's $28,271.00 water- damaged stock of high-grade Men's apparel IS TO BE SOLD TO THE BUYING PUBLIC IN 15 DAYS OF RAPID FIRE SELLING. POSITIVELY THE GREATEST MERCHANDISING EVENT SINCE THE BIRTH OF VANCOUVER. AW. CHADWICK OF SAN FRANCISCO HAS TAKEN OVER THE ENTIRE STOCK AND IT WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE REGARDLESS OF COST PRICE OR VALUE. SALE OPENS Vaneoaver Boa, Sept t) rata nr ubiety stork Bmtf ■■ Batty IbnUnf nn la UWM at I .C,«M Fir. did lemaae eattf jmttatv raern- Iv ta Uu wont of .10,000 U Ik. atoek et tk. Ukwtr ante, a elMklaf aattk- llikmnt n Haitian Stnat fat Tha oatbreak wm natiMd at 1:M ttat., oria* laatlac ia tk. BanaMI bacW that, 40 Haatlaf. StrMt WM. Tk. data waa Uirnnt In brio Hlaka, Viator laoaM, wko apparantlr waa tk. tnt ta akmri tb. Ina, aai BaUa «M, 1, I iat I » .poodfld. Tb. barbar .bap waa fitted aat tha Sanaa, api*ad|>( la Ik. Ubartr Kan lalaad oon.ld.raU. kaadwar. A Hath nbad at $15,000 wu oarrted than, aad *-- —■ - Mpad ta nl* Oro. water aad ameha ' ol It. TOMORROW, SATURDAY, AT 9.30 a.m. For 15 Days Only Join the Crowds JUST A WORD As adjuster for the assured, I have taken over tne entire stock with instructions to turn into money every stitch of merchandise now in tho building. Well, just watoh me do itl It matters not what the goods bring, my orders are, SELL. Ths insurance company stands the entire loss. Como prepared to buy heavy, as prices have been cut and slashed beyond your fondest expectations. Tours for bargains, A. W. CHADWICK. DONT CRUSH PLEASE Owing to tho magnitude of this great sal* and the tremendous bargains that are offered, thousands of thrifty buyers will be here, so it may become necessary to close the doors from time to time. However, a little patieno* in thia case will save you many, many dollars. A. W. CHADWICK. :.- BOOTS 125 PAIE8 OF HIQH-OBADE SHOES—Wster damaged; $10 values; adjuster's priee ^——. SLATER, J. A T. BELL, BYAN and other makes; valves to $8.00; now .. .. -..—— - INVIOTUS, HABTT, COPELAND BYDEB and brand of boots, undamaged. Values to $13.00; LADIES' WALKOVEB BOOTS—Siaes iH to i_ only; slightly water damaged. Begular .10....... WHITE BOOTS—All kinds. Begular to .5.00; $2.98 $4.49 other fino $7.45 $2.45 j $1.00 X-i" : boo liv'tie fino :w . 1 »l ■ R 3d-! Mho* 0 I: HATS 2000 Hats, lion or Leas Damaged, to Be Bold at Aar Mrs HATS—Water damaged; regular 13.50; (J**| __C adjuster's sale . STETSON and other brands; values to .S.00; adjuster's salo .........—— .. ........... —. $2.98 SUITS A Large Stock of Ht-Befonn Salts to Bo Sold at HaU Tom. Horryl MEN'S SUITS—Slightly damaged; <raliu to 120.00; adjuster's sale MEN'S SUITS—Values to »85.00; adjuster's sale - — CHILDREN'S SHOES—AU sizea; values to W.S0; now . i k -_ $1.98 FURNISHINGS MEN'S OABTERS—Damagod; regular S5c; now '. ._-_„__.._— OABTEBS—(Perfeot), sOk web; reg. lte; now 1—'.— * HEAVT WOOL SOCKS—Slightly damp; regular 50c, now . BLACK LISLE SOCKS—Begular SOe; adjuster's salo —■-,■■■.. . -—— SUSPENDERS—(Damagod); regular *75; now ■—:• '—- — HEAVY WOOL UNDEBWEAB—Soilod; regular to $2.50; now — HEAVT WOOL BIBBED UNDEBWEAB— Begular $3.00; now —L—. WORK SHIBTS—Begular $1.75; now . — —-- 5c 19c 25c 24c 15c 98c $1.39 _.98c $4.00 SWEATEES— Now MEN'S AND BOTS' CAPS-Slightly damaged; now _ 40 DOZEN MEN'S CAPS—Begular to $2.50; now —.. —_. $1.00 WOBK GLOVES—Adjuster's ' sale $1.50 SPBINONEEDLE UNDEBWEAB—AU sir.es; slightly water damaged; now 175 PAIBS OP MEN'S TBOUSEBS-filightly damp. Values to $4.50. Adjuster's priei 243 PAIRS OF MEN'S PANTS-Serges, tweeds A«j QQ and worsteds; values to $6.50. Adjuster's priee- <Puai/0 BOTS' SUITS—Values to $9.00; adjuster's prico . $1.98 „ 29c -98c 59c 49c $2.98 $3.98 $5.98 _$9.98 $14.85 $35.00 SUITS—AH slaea and oolora; aoaw alight* ||Q AB ly soilod. Adjuster's sale 9Lt*ta9*f $45.00 SUITS—Porfoot eonditioa; all stea; *0"7 fiC latest models; bost brands. Adjuster'a eala..„tQm 1.09 RAINCOATS $7.45 The Largest Stock of Waterproofs ta Vaanmrer Ootag at Mc on tt«f 50 BAINCOATS—Values to $12.50; adjuster's sale . 82 WATERPROOFS—Boat English make. Begular *Q OB* $15.00; adjuster's sale 9ataOO 137 PINE RUBBERIZED TWEED COATS— Values to $25; adjuster's sale.— : 26 COATS—Values to $37.50; beautiful pat. terns; all sises. Adjuster's salo ......_.. SPECIAL—Lot smoke-damaged raincoats; regular to $20.00; now. - $14.95 $19.95 $5.001 119 RAINCOATS—Perfect condition, values to $45.00; tbe finest garments money could buy. 4*9A QC Adjuster's sale , yemt^tiOO EXTRA EXPERIENCED SALESPEOPLE WANTED. APPLY AT ONCE AW. CHADWICK INSURANCE ADJUSTER 5ELLINC OUT THE ENTIRE WATER DAMAGED STOCK OF THE LIBERTY STORE 42- 44 HASTINGS ST W. OPPOSITE :X THEATRE atitute the truo League, of Natioiw. Already each of the throo niovemonts is international, and functions through international congrosHes. By this means, wo in England are linked up with France, Italy, tho Netherlands, Norway, Swoden and other European countries. "In our International Congresses, we not only como to agreemont as to mutters ,.of common international concern. We generate enthusiasm. We cry aloud tlie now ideals. We put the force of our beliefs and aspirations againat tho money power which at present rules the world." In Miss BondUeltTs judgment, the Soviet .form of government is not Hkoly to bo adopted in Oreat Britain. "In tho Soviet plan, representation is upon tlio busis ef occupation, and delegates nro directly elected only to tho local body, when in its turn, elects delegutes to the provincial body, and in turn again, elects to the national assembly. This makes representation in tho latter body far too remote to bo accoptod t country as small and ns compact as Oreat Britain. * Grappling with Prohlemi "We are likely to hold on to our plan of simple citizenship ,irrospec- tivo of occupation, as tho basis of direct representation in a national parliament. But we shall como to liavo un industrial parliament too, which will sit independently, and whoso decisions will exercise an enormous influence upon the political life of the nation. Indeed, while we are talking ,this very thing is happening. I myself am a member of a joint industrial council of 400 cm- ployers and 400 workers which is grappling with fundamental industrial problems. 'Wo English have a genius for compromise, for finding a way ef doing a thing that we want done. We want no smashing up of things and tho advance guard must not move /astor than the rank and Ale will follow. But gradually, as the demo- criLfcie. {nuns train twtwar our nani- talists will givo way—not pleasantly perhaps, but they will give way. Let tho reactionaries beware lest they dam the incoming tide. '' The harvest of industrial, democracy which we in England nro now reaping is the fruit of 100 yours of struggle and sacrifice. Meanwhile you in the United Statea believed that you had achieved democracy. It is not written in your Dccliirution of Independence? But year by yoar you havo been losing your freedom to the financial interests which uow rule you. "Aud this is the situation:' the world can not tako its next step for*! ward without your aid. Europe ir financially bankrupt, and it is depend dont upon you to renew its productive processes. What a tragedy ir' will be if tho land of Washington^ and Jefferson and Lincoln, tho land. dedicated to freedom from it* birth^ should fail in its supremo crisis!" ' Mention the Federationist when. you make a purchase at a Btore. O- CLELAND- DIBBLE ENGRAVING COMPANY Limit*! PHOTO ENGRAVERS COMMERCIAL AETI8T3 Phons Svjrmoar 7169 Third Floor, World Bulldlnf, Van- ' couver, B, 0. Patronii.o Fod. advertisers. All Royal Crown Product* cany Coupons, redeemable for useful articleaj Now More Than Ever THERE IS NEED POR A DAILY LABOR PAPER Local organizations and individual members of organized labor can assist in giving Labor a Daily Paper. Tbe need of the moment is the Finances to start it with. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOWARD IT? PAGE EIGHT eleventh tear. n<>. 37 , THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST rANcoirrat. b. t_ TB_)A.Y..—jl September Jl, Buy Your Groceries the Woodward Way RETAIL QUANTITIES AT WHOLESALE PRICES Special* for One Week, Commencing Friday, Sept 12 Beaver Sterilized Milk .... 8c Black Fige, good quality ....13c Three Sees -Babbit, 3« 65c White Wizard Washing Compound -...j -. - -20c Lily broad Chicken Haddies for — 24c Liearso Liquid Soap 280 Sultana Baisins ln bulk, 2 lbs. for - S9o Boyal City Pumpkin 12e CauiOBiin Pickling Vinegar..20c Arrow or Farmer's Pride Corn for 21>/„c Quaker or Dominion Corn Flakes „ ll'/sC Shredded Wheat - 13o Olympic Paneake Flour ....20c Tilson's Scotch Health Bran for 13c | Sun Maid Seeded Baisins, 1 15-ot, pkt 15c Cream of Wheat - 23c Gold Soal Coffee SOc Braid's Best Coffee 60c Nabob or Malkin's Best Coffee „.58c Empress Tea 54c Maybloom Tea ..62c Woodward's Extra Choice Tea ....:.— : ::. 43c Braid's Ideal Tea 48c Finest No. 1 Jap Bice, 2 lbs. _ 29c B. & K. Oatmeal, 10s 88c Yellow Corn Meal, 10s SOc B. & K. Boiled Oats, It—Mo Bobin Hood Flour, 7s 490 Bobin Hood, Purity, or Boyal Household Flour, 49S....I2.80 | Pmnw 2 lbs. 25c | Dominion Matches, 200s....6'/2c Dominion Matches, 300s So Christie's Soda Biscuits ....376 Christie's Arrowroot Biscuits % for 20c Bauisay's or North West Sweet Biscuits, 12 varieties, por packet W/,c Boyal Olty Tomatoes, 2 tins 26c Ramsay's Family Sodas ....23c Ramsay's Macaroni, S-oz.... 8c Wcthcy 's Mince Meat ....isy»c Crystal White Laundry Soap, 5 for .29c Creme Oil Toilet Soap 130 izal Disinfectant Powder....l7e | Worth Star Peas, 3 ting 29c | Boyal Crown Naptha Soap for BVic Boyal Crown Oatmeal Soap, 6 for .230 Castile Soap 6 for 230 Royal Crown Pine Tar Soap, 6 for _ ..22c Gold Dust 13c Pcarline 7c Old Dutch 9c Sogers' B. 0. Syrup, 2-lb. tin 20c Goblin Soap „ 7c Boyal Crown Cleanser 6c Fols-Noptha 10c Sunlight Soap, por carton..S7e Gold West, 0 bar box 26c Whito Swan, 5-bar box 23c Boyal Crown Washing Powder._ 9'/20 Dossicated or Shredded Co- coanut, per lb ...32c Bon Ami lie Libby's Applo Butter, 23c, 37c Climax Jam, 4s « 67c GET IT AT WOODWARD'S POLICY Manchester Guardian Exposes Ruling Class~ Fears TtaM lad money an neceiury tor atat lt you wsnt comet time, Bg your watch to Dan Snell WAffOnUKU AVD JEWELLE* __% bo will MT« ym money. II HASTDTQS ST. WBST. OM door out of PantSf* Theatre Booms 11 aad 18 Phono Sey. 8383 Stall orden rooelr* prompt attention, i (Ovor 20 rain experience). (For- mtlr with Bl«ere.) Street Our Hen Gain ■Wilmington, Del.—Platform, men employed by the Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company have secured wage increases and union recognition by. the arbitration process. St. Catherines, Ont.—The business sgent of the Street Car Men's Union waa discharged and the manager refused to give a reason or oven discuss the question. The union protested without avail againat thia policy, but when the linos wero tied up the manager changed his mind and an adjustment was made. BOYS' AND GIRLS' SCHOOLSHOES AT BIG REDUCTIONS 80TB' BOOTS—In sizes 11 to 6%; heavy box kip uppers; solid leather standard screwed solos; made on a. good last and built »; to wear; all sizes 11 to ft_. Begular ♦1.50. . Tomorrow « — Sizes 8 to 10%. Tomorrow Begular .3.50. $3.45 $2.95 MISSES' BOOTS—Box kip uppers, plain toe; solid leather solos, keels and counters. This is an ideal boot for school wear and a very comfortable one. All sizes 11 to 2. Begular .4.85. Tomorrow OIBL8' BOOTS—With box kip and box calf uppers; solid leather throughout; good smart laata and guaranteed to £0 QC wear. Sizes 8 to 10%. Special V«vW $3.95 Bring Tom Bepairs Here. 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Give us a trial. Call nnd sec our stock. Oet acquainted with our methods. B. C. OUTFITTING CO. 342 HASTINGS STREET WEST Near Homer Deliverance Will Not Be Had Until Governments Change Dealing with what it terms Bnro pean anarchy, the Manchester Guardian has the following to say in connection with the policy of Oreut Britain and France in Buasia, Thc outstanding feature of the editorial is its frankness ait-.i its contrast from the piffle that is written as editorials in tbis country. Thc present sit mil ion in Budapest is a dramatic judgment on tho statesmanship of the Peace Conference. Ono of the smaller Powers is openly defying the decrees of tho Conference and claiming the right to treat Hungary as her prey. One might suppose that there had been a war between Hungary and Rumania, that Rumania hud emerged victorious, and that thore was no such body in existence as tho Penco Conference. This spectacle of indiscipline is humiliating and ominous, But nobody cnn be surprised by it. The Peace Conference lost long ago the respect of Europe. It allowed itB authority to bc flouted, it encouraged tho smaller Powers to forco decisions, and it has neither imposed nor obeyed any consistent principlo of public policy. Tho fate of thc Karolyi Government was brought about by a confusion which was either.wilful or stupid on tho part of the agents of the Conference. That incident, which has brought many troubles in its train, was characteristic, tf the Conference had been animated throughout by the simple desire to reconstruct Europe on tho lines of rensonnble national principles, their task would have been immensely difficult, but it would havo beon incomparably easier than the task they attempted. For two complexes—to borrow a term from the fashionable scionceof tho hour—disturbed and confused their prosecution of this aim. Tho French, under thc influence of shell shock, hnve always been asking at every turn, "What re-arrangoincnt of Europe is the most likely to prevent Germany from building up a dangerous political power?" Their fears are natural and intelligible, and it is only right that England, loss exposed to danger, should make allownnco for those fears. But fear is a bad counsellor, and the attempt to adapt Wilson's principles to the statecraft of a Richelieu or a Man- rin is fatal. For the other and even more dangerous aberration tho responsibility is common to all the Allies. Indeed, at the momont it is England that is tho chief offender, for wc, more conspicuously than anybody else, are spending blood and treasure in the attempt to suppress rovolution. This was no part <V the business of the Conference. No people had asked its government to undertako it. No soldier had consciously given his life for it. In an evil hour for the world the Paris statesmen, defying the best traditions of their history, forgetting the lesson learnt at such cost by England and France in the French Revolution, and unlearning the generous wisdom of a school as old as Fox, resolved to repeat the experiment of thc Holy Alliance. What have boen the consequences! Mr. Churchill himself, the chief exponent of this revival of the doctrines of Metter- nich, has to admit that all the poison gas, all the shells, all tho tanks, all the bombs we have sent to Kolchak and Donikin hnve brought lis no success. No war more inglorious has over been waged than tbis Var of fomenting ci^il war. Then look at Hungary, , There this principle has resulted in the restoration of .the vory regimo that we told the world we wero fighting to destroy. It would bo amusing—if tho consequences were something less than death and flimine to millions of men and women who are. as ■ mueh to blame for the war as for tho Flood -to watch*this dramatic climax. Our rulers' hatred and terror of revolution is driving them everywhere to thc restoration of tho old regime, the Romanoffs in Russia and the Hnpuburgs in Hungnry. Wo are already helping deliberately to produce this result hi Russia. In timo wc may sec our rulers welcoming baek the Hohenzollerns in Germany nnd sending the Kaiser to Potsdam from the Tower. This would have seemed fantastic not long ago, but our rulers are sn afraid of revolution thut thoy would certainly prefer a Hnhenaollern to the government of tho Independent Socialists in Germany. That would undoubtedly be the choice of Mr. Churchill and M. Pichon, who apparently decide the policy of England afl'd France. This is tho alternative to leaving nations to work out thcir own institutions and livo their own lives. In this way tho Peace Conference made its task of insuperable difficulty. You cannot pneify Europe by tho policy of spreading civil war. You cannot reconstruct the lifo and power of a society whose fortunes dopend on a network of delicate relationships by using thc wen'pons of famine Bnd chaos, Ho long as the governments of the West proscribe tho Bolshevik Government Europe ennnot Iw tranquillized. So long as the Conference attempts all kinds of fancy politicnl schemes, art a counterpoise to Germany, Europo will renin in in a stnte of anarchy. And thin slate of anarchy, be it remembered, is full of peril. At the-best the launching of the new Europe will be a difficult and dangerous enterprise. But it looks at the momont doubtful whether thc Pence Conference has enough stntesjiinnship to launch it al all. One of fhe most distinguished members of the Conference is reported to have snid that ho sometimes fcHied thnt Europe would never be delivered from this state of chaos; thnt there was nol enough energy or wiHdom loft to do it. That deliverance never will be nccoinplish- ed unless the Conference and thc Western Governments chango their polity; perhapi not uutij the peoples For Practical Service Burberry Coat The high standard of quality maintained by the makers of Burberry gar- ments is readily appreciated by those who purchase with regard to intrinsic value. Styles aro such as make the Burberry suitable for all seasons and therefore the most praetieal coat to buy. There arc some excellent models here now. Come and view them. —Burberry of heavy English coating, in heather mixture, is made with Raglan shoulder, patch pockets, belt and convertible collar—$72.50. —Burberry Coat in Blighty tweed, in tones of sand and light blue, has buttoned patch pockets, set-in sleeves, convertible collar and belt—$79.50. —Burberry Coat in heavy English coating, in heather mixture, with large overcheck. This model has ltaglan shoul-: der, slit pockets and belt —$82.50. 575 OranviUe Street Sey. 3540 Have changed thoir governments and a new Conference has been usacm- blcd. . Pension BUI Revives Washington—United Statos Senator McNary of Oregon has introduced an old-age pension bill similar to one urged by his predecessor, the lato Senator Lane. To be eligible for a pension, the person must be 65 yoars of ago, must have been a citizen 20 years, and must not havo an income that averaged (6 a week for tho 12 months noxt preceding his application. When You Think of Clothes —THINK— Jfaalfiim Qlrafl Quality Clothes Styles All Wool Guaranteed 10 Per Cent. Discount to all Returned Men Thos. Foster & Co., Limited 514 Granville St. Next to Merchants Bank IN SESSION AT Favor Nationalization of Mines and Direct Action Also Favor Co-operation With International Labor Bodies Glasgow.—Under the presidency of Stuart Bunning, representing the postal workors, tho Trade Union Congress, the parliament of British labor, opened in St. Andrew's Hall here Monday, delegates in attendance representing organized workers numbering 5,250,000. This is an increase in the. trade unionist movement of ovor ono million since tho congress met last year. Virtually the entire labor party of tho House of Commons is present at the congress and will participate in the various debates, including those on resolutions affecting nationalization of the banks, a shorter working week, mothors' pensions, a capital lovy for paying off the war debt, recognition of police union, housing reforms, and, finally, the problem of the industrial output. Tho action of the congress on the resolutions, it is said, in political circles, will bo the most valuable indication of how tho thinking working men, as represented by the trades unions, will act in the coming political campaign. The proponents of direct action for the enforcement of labor's demnnds, won a victory on the firBt vote relating to the subject which was taken at thc morning session, Tho parliamentary committee's report was referred'back to it because it did not express an opinion on direct action, the vote being 2,586,- 000 for tho motion to xefor and 1,870,000 against. Tho motion to refer the report back to the committee was made by Bobert Smillie, tho minors' delegato. A resolution favoring the nationalization of the coal mines was adopted on Tuesday. Tho motion presented by Bobert Smillie, the minors' leader, was carried by a vote of 4,478,000 against 77,000. Justified Strikes Mr. Smillie in advocating tho passage of tho resolution declared that labor's flght for the nationalization of all industries would not cease with the gaining of its demands for state purchase of the coal mines. The desired end would bo accomplished through "the common senso realization .of tho justice of our claims," Mr. Smillie continued. He satd he knew the hardship that strikes caused, but there were times when it was criminal for tho labor leaders not to call strikes to enforco justice. The miners wero really fighting for all organized labor. The highest output was impossible, he insisted, under the presont working conditions and tho lack of modern mnchinery and equipment. Co-operation with international laborites in their campaign to procure Germany's admission to the League of Nations and for an immediate revision of tho "Paris treaty provisions, which are inconsistent with statements made on behalf of the Allies at the timo of tho armistice," was overwhelming pledged on Tuesday by the congress. Tho resolution wns moved by Delegate Williams, of the transport workers, who is a direet actionist, and who urged it as the flrst step for tho reconciliation of the people's inauguration of a new ora of international co-operation and goodwill. Attack on Churchill On the direct action resolution, Mr. Smillie accused the parliamentary committoe of denying to organized labor the opportunity of expressing its attitudo on the question. Ho declared that tho government was holding power under falso pretences as it was elected on policies it had sinco repudiated and this committee had lost the confidence of the trade unionists. 'The trade unionists in Russia today," ho said, "are fighting battles on bohalf of Socialists of the world." Mr. Smillie denounced Winston Spencer Churchill in connection with tho Russian adventure as a " Gal- lipoli gambler and pinchbeck Napoleon." Extravagant Salaries Tho remninder of tho afternoon was devoted to tho parliamentary committee's report, which was adopted with the exception of a few paragruphs. Included in the report wus a resume submitted by the British delegates to tho labor convention at Atlantic City. Tho delegates expressed disapproval of tho "multitude" of salaries of union officinls, declaring that this condition results in a gulf being created between the exocutive and the rank and file of tho unions, the latter having "little control over the policy, power and initiative" of their organizations. Furthor complaint was made as to tho power of tho chairman of the convention to appoint sub-chairmen and othor officers, this stand being taken on tho ground that it builds up a system under which it is im- possible to record other than the official opinions of persons in power. Faror Direct Action By a comparatively close votf Wednesday tho congress voted down a resolution declaring against the principle of direct action. Tho vote was 2,255,000 against tho resolution and 2,080,000 in its favor. Tho result of tho vote waa to throw virtually the entire congress solidly behind the coal miners' demands for tho nationalization of their industry. The rovolution pledges insistence by tho body that iho government adopt the majority report of the coal commission, presented Inst June,* known as tho "Banker report." This report provides for thc state ownership of tho mines, and for joint control of thcir operation, in which tho minors havo an effective voico, WILL ATTEMPT TO BETTEE CONDITIONS (Continued from page 1) Furnished room to rent nt $2.50 per week. 1028 Howe Street Where is your union button I to join the Labor movement, and assist in the fight for bettor conditions, a higher itandard of living and finally for the emancipation of the workers as a class from wage slavery. Application forms and circulars will be supplied on request to tho offico at 21G Labor Tomple. Members should tako note that the business meetings are held every Monday in room 302, Labor Temple, commencing at t:30 p. m., ond that it is part of thcir duty to the organization to attond oach meeting, and thereby assist in conducting the business affairs of their own organization. ULD LABOR HEWS Oan't Stay Unionism Vineennon, Ind.r-In nn attompt to destroy tho spirit of trsde unionism among furniture workers, employers granted the Saturday half-holiday, and raised wages (1 a week. Now the furniture workers are asking: "What could we secure if a 100 per cent, union were established I" Teamsten Raise Wages Ban Francisco—The Building Material Teamsters Union has raised wages to tl- an hour. Bates aro now t6 and *7 a day. Petersburg, Ind. — Toamsters at this placo have found that trade unionism is a good investment. Thoy organized and hourly wages are IS cents higher. ' Grafton, W. Va.—Toamsters in this city have organized and affiliated with tho Brotherhood of Toamsters. Toronto.—Candidates will be put up in Toronto in the coming provincial elections by the independent labor party. It was -also decided to co-operate with tho Canadian labor party in the elections. Metal Trades Unite Richmond, Va.—For the purposo of standardizing wages and working conditions in the metal trades, theso workers have formed the Metal Trades of Virginia, which will hold annual conferences. Bay Packers Coerce Washington—Charges that the big Jive packing companies have coerced witnesses appearing before thc son- ate agricultural committee have been placed in the committee's record. The accusations wore contained in a telegram from H. A. .Tnstro, chairman of the market committee of the National Live Btock Association. "The Nationul Livo Stock Association has long realized tho impossibility of proper conduct of their businoss when subject to the packer combination," said tho message. "Thoy aro making lavish expenditures in a desperate effort to maintain their unconscionablo position." Oet 44-Hour Week Newark, N. J.—Organizod garment workora in this city have established tho 44-hour week and secured substantial wago increases. Secure 44-Hour Week San Francisco—Nearly half a hundred jewelry firms have signed the Fall Is Here .... Its TIME to THINS of WARMER APPAREL —besides you'll need a change of style, or, as the laying goes, "Tou may as well be out of the world us out of style." So we advise you to call in and inspect our first.Fall showing of stylish garments for both Ladles' and Gentlemen's wear, PONT WOBBY ABOUT THE CASH We Have Established a Convenient FALL SUITS A choice selection of New York's latest models In fashionable colors and cloths. FURS! FURS! FURS! Oct yoar Furs bere on our easy payment plan. We have a nli* Assortment of Neck Pieces, Muffs, etc., In red, white ind black foi, also some lu other varieties including badger and lynx. FALL OOATS "~ In nifty itylei sad mnny ■iiiHi't designs In the moit popular material! Including slim* tonee and velours. PLUSH OOATS An extremely smart showing of lovely Lustrous Plush Costs la eleguut styles lu both plain and fur trimmed aud lined with plain and fancy satin. KEN'S FALL SUITS AND OVERCOATS IN THB LATMT MODELS AND SHADES DRESS WELL ON EABT TEEMS AT THE New York Outfitting Co; Ltd. Ml HASTINOS STEEET WEST OpMilt* Prav*nM Offkw Utr, nm union shop agreement of the Jewelry Workers Union, The 44-hour week and an 80-ccnt minimum are included. Co-ops. Fay Dividends Springfield, III.—The Cooperative Society announces a 6 per cent, dividend on evory dollar expended by members. Sufficient funds wore sot aside for depreciation, and 2 per cent was placed in the reserve fund. Increased membership is also reported. Adopt S-Platoon Plan Hibhing, Minn.-—City authorities have established the three-platoon system for municipal firemen ns a result of agitation by the organized workeri. Cigar Strike Spreads Chicago—The Btrike of cigarmakers to enforco higher wages not only includes the eastern soction of the country, but many other localities. In Detroit the cigarmakers are con* ducting a vigorous organizing campaign and are showing these low- wago employoes, many of whom aro women and girls, that their policy of permitting themselves to be used by the manufacturers means disaster to all. Tho strike has been endorsed by the A. F. of L. exec! tivo council, which has plcdgJ every possible uid to this roovT ment. Ask your groeer if hii clerks i in the union f Buy at a union stOTe. CUTS And Commercial Art (or mi ln Newspapers, Catalogue*, Bouy* Booklet!*, Etc 518 HASTINGS R. W. Forbes' Worsteds help you to clothing economy. These fine hard West of England worsteds, known the world over for their wearing quality—the best wearing worsted woven — have proven their merit time and time again in suite. We've had a fine range of patterns picked out and made to our order for the men of the West—made up in form-fitting and conservative models—the new weave—made up for the Fall season—showing a wonderful range of patterns in stripes, checks and mixtures. Priced from— $25 to $40 See that your next suit is made up from this famous long-wearing material — a suit to fit any build. 'Your Money's Worth or Your Money Back" WM. DICK, LIMITED 33-45-4749 Hastings St. East
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