British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1924-05-02
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note: BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST ■ INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED Df INTERESTS OF ALL WORKERS .4 POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY SIXTEENTH YEAR. No. 18 FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2,1924 5c A COPY 'A1 1 Unfortunate Conditions Under Which Many Women Toil In Order to Exist ■ PRODUCER AND CONSUMER |, Socialism Solution for Many His from Whioh Society Now Suffers Today ■ rpHK writer had the unique Privilege *** ot "H-teniiiK ln" for an hour that I | was all too short, one afternoon laBt week, during the meeting of tho pro- ■*' vlnclal convention of the Women's In- ■ stitute of B. C. It waa at the Bame IJ* time, interesting and depressing. To , hear of the unfortunate conditions un- . der which many of these women toll- i ed, yes, slaved, that they and their families might eke out an existence, t gave little comfort. How to get what'little they produced . into" the hands of the consumers, in Buch a manner that they might, in return, be able to receive such remuneration as would amply repay them for their toil, and provide themselves and their dependents with the necessities of life, was the urgent problem that they were facing during the brief time I waB with them. The old line palliative remedies wore everywhere, and were offered as the only aolution—apparently—for what "ailed them," Some one suggested that a few farm- 1 era" in one district might band together and Bend ln one of their number each week—that Is, those who lived* near enough to Vancouver's curb |V market, and there dispose of their produce. In this way they would be 1* enabled to cut down the overhead expense entailed in marketing their pro- i duce. Others suggested that they— this especially applied to the frult- • growers—should be more particular about the manner in which their fruit was packed, and should see that the boxeB were nicely decorated. Again, others suggested that bright, young, capable salesmen should be emplo…
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: 10.14288/1.0345491
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