British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1925-02-06
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note: SESKSHEaffiSEKSeS zstTssBsasaaaaaaaaoamm mmm Columbia federationist OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LAB OR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WORKERS .4 POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY SEVENTEENTH YEAR, No. b. *WR PAGbS VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6,1925 5c A COPY A Biological View —We Must Faoe Conditions of an Artificial Civilization. ENCOURAGED TO BREED Nature Wipes Out by Periodical Epidemics the Surplus Human Product. rPHE physical Ufe of man la governed by ithe same inexorable laws us those which control the life of other mammals. We admit, without argument, the fact that every species of the lower animals, if allowed to exercise* unchecked lta natural powers of reproduction, would completely overrun the earth. The terrific death rate, especially among the young, is the only factor whieh prevents this catastrophe. in the paat history of the human race, na aural law hus operated to maintain a fairly even balance between repro dilutive powers and ihu effects of war, pestilence und other destructive forces. But, today, we have to faee the conditiona of an artificial civilization which has produced the two new phases affecting human life, namely industrialism and humanHar- lanlsm or Christian charity, England, an older country than ours, furnishes an excellent illustration ul thc working ont ol! the laws of population. L'p till the nlnteonth century, It was practically a self- supporting country, living upon the products of Us own soil. During ihi.s tunc population increased"slowly. Although birth control was nol practised, tbe birth rate was balanced by tliL* appalling ravages of diseuse. The Ulack death destroyed between two- thirds and three-fourths ot the population of England. Peoplo in country districts, ordinarily, died us rapidly as they die now In the slums of great cities. Nature, by the methods she applies to rabbits, wiped out by periodical epidemics thc surplus humnn product. When England became a manufacturing country cond…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0345470
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The British Columbia Federationist
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text