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INDUSTRIAL UN1TT* STBBNOTH*\V ' =A\- = FOURTEENTH YEAR. No. 25 \ £ FOUR PAGES Official Organ Vancouver Trades and Labor Council (International) -*= POMHCAI.tJNITT. VICTOSt STRIKE BREAKERSTO Dt«TRATE ARE HARD TB GET New Spirit Is Seen Among Railroad Workers Local Men on Strike from G. N. Are Making Gains The United States railroad strike, brought tbout by the decisions of the Railway tabor Board In the United Statu, and which affect •ome workera In Vancouver, haa- demonstrated that there Is a new •pint amongst the railroad workers and that It la not tta easy to get •cabs In theso daya aa lt waa in the dayi before the war. — Not only Is It difficult to get strikebreakers, but lt la harder to hold them when secured, aa Instanced on the Great Northern in Vancouver, where men, have been secured and gone to work, but on finding that there waa a strike on; quit, In spite of the fact that they were taken to and from work In > taxis. The englneera, firemen, switchmen and brakemen are refusing to do any other work than that of their calling, and aa a result the tolling stock la becoming delapl- dated, which must of necessity become a danger to tho travelling public. The local shops of the Oreat Northern are being picketed by tho strikers in a peaceful manner, and suspected strikebreakers Intervlen- I ed wtth the Idea of getting them to refrain from filling the- strikers' , places. .The company has aeoured a number of apeclal constables to protect property, which denotes that there la money to burn to break a strike with but not to pay wages, aa only a few men are affected In Vancouver. Local organisations are supporting the 10 strikers who reside ln Vancouver and who,'prior to the etrlke, worked ln the Oreat Northern yards. Loeal 182 of the machinists haa donated 1100 to the ' strike fund and others are taking similar action. While the men are idle, the oompany Is suffering. Freight Is being refused owing to the state of the rolling stock and Inability to aecure competent work 1 era, and things look good for the men. The Trades and Labor Council has placed a room at the disposal of the workers on strike and meetings are held daily. Plumbers and SteamSttcro Members of Local 170 Plumbers and Steamfltters are determined to win the tug-of-war cup on Labor Pay. The team" will be selected at tho next meeting, which will be held tonight (Friday). All members are urged to attend this meeting. Sheet Metnl Workers The local sheet metal workers report trade very alack. About all that is doing is the repairing of iVu'.jwces and other home and office equipment, but no new work is In "sight. Most of the members of the union are working short time. New agreements on the old terms of last year have been signed up with the employers. 6 I Workers Protest Against Australian Laws by New Regime [By W. Francis Ahern] ' (Federated Presa Correspondent) Sydney, N. S. W.—The flrst legi- , lative acts of the newly-elected anti-Labor government ln New South Wales represent a series of reactionary measures. School children are to be made te salute the flag every Monday morning, and repeat an act of faith, as follows: "I honor my Ood. I serve my king. I salute my flag." There Is a wholesale protest against thiB order. Tho trade unions are advising members to keep their children away from the schools on the day this ceremony Is carried out. The government has ordered ' machine guns and other war trophies exhibited In the school grounds. This the Labor government had refused to do. The government has also Issued orders shutting down on Communist and Sooialist speakers In public parks and streets. No such censorship Is applied agalnat anti-communists and anti-socialists. The government has reintroduced the death penalty for capital crimes. This was never put Into operation during tho regime of the Labor government. The government has decided to stop the state bakery and the state butcher shops from supplying bread and meat to the people. The government also announces that It will abolish tho anti-profl- J. orlng courts, the fair rents courts 'and Increase the hours of work from 44 to 48 per week. It has declared a further statewide decrease In the basic wage of (1 por week, making a total decrease of f 1.72 per week since the Labor government was defeated last Mnrch. V VANCOUVER, B. C., FRIDAYMORNING,JULY 28,1922 $2*0 PER YEAR iMt..ti.|ilt_.|__l.,ill<il|l,,l,>H|llt.,|l< ,„, , „, , | , I,,,, iianinn,,,,^! |i|i|i«.«ii>ii»_>i»i|i|h sm niHi-i.n , t.anllinii»«.i|-n.,i„t..»l<l| niiimn i tn.>i nm,*** ii ii»i HOW "THEY" PLAN 'A REIGN OF TERROR Local Committee Making Preparations for Big Day July 30th No-War Movement Will Hold World-wide Demonstration Beginning in three cities on the continent ln 1920, the anniversary of the outbreak ot the world war has been ma,do the occasion ln JCurope of a no-more-war demonstration to express the will of the people to end war forever. Last year demonstrations were held In two -hundred oities, ln England. France, and Germany. This year demonstrations will be held In from ten to fifteen different countries) including England, France, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Austria, Hungary, Portugal'and others. A remarkable feature of these demonstrations in England or else1 where is their widely representative character. Organizations of all kinds are co-operating from the League of Nations union on the right, to tho war resistors on the left. Among others are the World Alliance of Churches, the Brotherhood Movement, Industrial Christian Fellowship, Society of Friends, trade union movements and many other;:, in England committees have been formed in approximately a hundred different centres, and the demonstrations will take the form of local processions and mass meetings. There will be In London four great processions which will converge at Hyde Parkland from platforms all over England will be read at a given moment a resolution which will be voted on by millions of British subjects. The resolution ts as follows:— "This mass meeting sends fra-^ ternal greetings to the similar gatherings now being held throughout Europe and America, joins with them in declaring its hatred of war and pledges itself to co-operate, with them in working for conditions which will guarantee that there shall be no more war—-(a) by perfecting international organisation for the removal of the causes of war, the .settlement of disputes and the promotion of International cooperation; and (b) by developing an international sense of solidarity which shall moke war Impossible." In the United States under the National Council for the reduction of armaments, demonstrations ore being arranged to be held simultaneously, and a no-more-war message is to be broadcasted from the radio stations of the country. The Vancouver demonstration is being arranged by a no-more-war committee, and will take place In Stanley Park on Sunday, July 30, at 5 p.m., immediately after the band concert. The principal speaker will be Colonel G. O. Fal Us, and the above resolution will be moved by Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith, M. L. A., and seconded by Alderman Pettipiece. Mr. David Prlestman of the Society of Friends will be in the chair. Carpenters' Picnic The carpetners of Vancouver, although there are several locals, and more than one organization, are for ono day in the year going to get together. They will hold a picnic at Bowen Island on Saturday, and all those who attend wtll have a good time lf the efforts of the committee in charge can make the day a success. The boats will leave the Union Steamship Company's wharf, the foot of Columbia Avenue on Saturday, at 9:15 a. m, and at 2 p.m. The price is very moderate; adults fl and children 60 cents. Good prizes have been secured for the sports, and the children will be particularly cared for. Tea, coffee, sugar and milk will be provided free. Ona dollar and fifty cents is the cost for a six months subscription to the Federationist. Local Machinists to Deal With Many Matters at Next Meeting The question of subscribing in a body to The B. C. Federatlonist ls becoming a live Issue in local Labor unionB, and at the next meeting of Local 692 of the Machinists, this question will be discussed. This meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 8, Amongst other mattors, the local will deal with the question of a local firm taking men on and laying them off within , two hours from their starting to' work, a practice which has caused much feelings amongst the machinists who work In the contract shops. The rates of wages being paid on government jobs will also be discussed at this meeting. On Tuesday last, a well-attended meeting of this local was held, and several new membors admitted, and much business disposed of, but lt Is expected that there wtll be even a larger turnout at the next meeting, when the questions referred to above- will be dealt with. SOME EMPLOYING RATHENAUMURDER GLASS TACTICS IN Vancouver Carpenters in Favor of Plan of Nova Scotia Miners Resolution Calls for Election by Economic Groups At the last meetfng of Local 462, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, held last Monday night, a resolution calling for a new parliamentary representation, which was forwarded by the United Mine Workers of Nova Scotia, was endorsed. The resolution reads as follows: Whereas, the Dominion of Canada and the various provinces are governed by the British North America Act, passed in 1867 by the British parliament, and this act forms the constitution of Canada, and, Whereas, In this act representation ln the Dominion parliament and the provincial legislature is upon a territorial basis, the mombers of these bodies elected to represent all the people within a definite area, and, Whereas, under such a system of representation, the members of parliament ond the members of the legislative assemblies are presumed to represent persons whose economio Interests are antagonistic, the said members representing the landlord and the tenant, the intorest receiver and the Interost payer, the mortgage holder and the mortgage debtor, the payer of wagea and thd-receiver ,of wages, and, Whereas, It Is absolutely Impossible for one person to represent diametrically opposite economic interests, but must favor the one and neglect the other, and, Whereas, for tho above reasons the basis of territorial representation Is unjust, unethical and Illogical, and: Whereas the proper system of representation is for economic Interests to be represented as such, and members of parliament and the various legislatures should be elected to these bodies not as representatives of a certain territory but as representatives of economic Interests, the banking class returning a banker, the working class returning workers, the manufacturing class returning manufacturers, the farmers returning farmers ,and so on. Be lt therefore resolved, by Local 4529 that the system of representation both Dominion and Provincial should be changed from territorial basis to an occupational, professional and economic Interest basis, and, Be lt hereby resolved, that Local 4529, U. M. W. of A. petition the Canadian House of Commons and the various provincial legislatures that they petition the British parliament to amend the British North America Act in such a manner as to change the representation basis from a territorial to an occupational one, and. Be it further resolved, that this resolution be submitted to the next convention of District No. 26, U. M, W. of A. and to the next Strong Protest Is Being Made by Railroad Employees By Mark Stone . Federated Press Correspondent) Ottawa, Can.—Following a conferenco of officers of tho Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and representatives of afflliated organizations to consider action with respect to wage reductions for stationary employees of the Canadian National Lines and the Grand Trunk railway, effective July 15, A. H. Mosher, president,. C. B. R. E., declared the reductions were unwarranted, and that the committee was mapping out plans to combat any attempt to put the employees on starvation wages. Tho cuts were: Machinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths, sheet metal. workers, electrical workers (including linemen, groundsmen, electric transfer cable operators und coal pier electric hoist operators),- carmen (except freight carmen),, molders, Including thoso with less than four years*- experience, all crafts—decreaso of 7 conts per hour; regular and helper' apprentices and helpers, all classes, decrease of 7 cents an hour; car cleaners—decrease of 5 oents per hour. Following the failure of negotiations whoch have been under way between Division No. 4 wage sched {Continued on page 4) Canadian Railroad Union Campaign for Release of Official Says Cuts . V Tom Mooney Is Unwarranted Aided 4U i Organized Labor | Bodies Called Upon to Help San Francisco—Added impetus tyis been given to tho flght for the release of Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings by the resolution recently adopted by unanimous vote of the delegates comprising the 42nd annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, held in Cincinnati, Ohio. The resolution was introduced by the Molders' delegation. : After reciting tho well known fects of tho perjury employed ,to 'bring about the conviction of Mooney and Billings, the resolution places the American Federation of Labor upon record as demanding thc immediate pardon of the two prisoners, and calls upon all organizations affiliated with the Federation to immediately demand that Governor Stephens Want pardons. Tho resolution iiMr-D asks that Labor publications gjjye tlie widest possible publicity ty the action of the Federation. .' VFhe call for Immediate action by tljo organized Labor movemont as contained In the resolution, follows: 'fit'. Resolved, that this 42nd an H«al convention of the American Federation of Labor, respectfully Shd unanimously request Govornor Stephens to Immediately issue a (Continued on page 4) Canadian Division of Shop Crafts Takes Ballot Minnesota Federation of Labor Favors the Amalgamation of Unions [By Frank Hicks] (Federated Press Correspondent) Crookston, Minn. — Unanimous endorsement of trade union amalgamation was voted by the Minnesota State Federation of Labor, in convention here. The resolution calls for the combining of all the craft unions in each industry into an amalgamated industrial unton. The original motion was introduced by Carpenters Union, No. 7, Minneapolis, but a substitute motion by Wm; Mahoney, bearing the approval of the Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly, covering the • same grounds, was adopted without discussion. A similar move was recently defeated by the A. F. of L. The state convention also gave unanimous approval to a universal union label. _ , _ . . , President E. G. Hall ruled out £*«?__ &Ht convention of of ordcr a r^solutlon providing for tho creation of president em- Canada, and Be it further resolved, In order that this resolution may be fully discussed before the said Trades Congress convention, that It be sent to every trades union organization afflliated ' with the Trades and Labor Congress for discussion, - endorsement and tire instructions of delegates to the said convention to vote in Its favor and, (Continued on Page S) - eritus of tho A, F. of L., to receive a salary equal to taht of the salary of the president of the federation. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Subscribers will help us when renewing their subscriptions, if they will note change of address. New address Is 80S Pender Street all workers will take part In mnk- Wcflt, Vancouver, II. C. |lmr thin affair a decided success. Committee to Celebrate Formation of Friends of Soviet Russia Skilfully worded reports in cer- Jtain newspapers intended to con- Ivey tho Impression that tho famine is decreasing ln the Volga ■valley of Russia, is no doubt calculated to retard the efforts of those people who have been giving their time, money, food and clothing to help alleviate tho acute suffering of these millions of men, Women and children ln the famine areas. From Information received from reliublo sources, the local bjanch itt the Friends of Soviet Russia, is in a position to say the famine fs by ho means completely under control, but on tho contrary, is spreading to districts hitherto unaffected. Thc great need of the moment ln the reconstruction of Russia is machinery nnd tools. Tho tool and machinery campaign is'., being carried on energetically oh' the Norlh American continent, anjl very good results are being obtained. Tho local branch wishes to: call attention of alt those who sympathize with the Russian people in the bravo strugglo they are engaged in to bring about Pensioners of U. S. Railroads to Be Victimized If They Won't Scab Close to 60,000 Canadian railroad workers are likely to striko in the very near future against a reduction In wages. Strike ballot returns show that over 80 per cent, of the men have voted in favor of a strike. Officials of District 4 of the Federated Trades are not making many statements, but the strike ballot returns are of such a nature as to Indicate that the men are practically unanimous in favor of a strike. The men affected by the Canadian railways' decision to cut wages, aro incensed at the way which the whole matter lias been handled. They recognizo the fact that whenever they have sought wage increases, or new conditions, that they have had to comply with the law and ask for a board of conciliation under the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act. Tho high-handed action of the railroad corporations in reducing the wages of the men is causing a new feeling amongst the men affected, but, what Is more Important, in the ranks of the railroaders generally. While the needs of the moment call for unity, splits which are caused by a lack of understanding of the claas position, aro being made. These splits, however, do not amount to anything, and the railroad workers will line up solidly If the government does not compel thc employers to live up to the law and accept the results. Ab an Instance of what large corporations will do in industrial struggles, tho following, taken from Labor, published in Washington, D. C. is extremely Interesting: "Faced with the tragic alternative of losing their livelihood or breaking fraternal ties which havo bound them to their labor unions for half a century, many worn-out employees of the railroads arc being ordered back Into service as strikebreakers under penalties of losing tho retirement pension which Is their sole source of income. "These aged employees, after years of faithful service to the railroads, were placed in tho human scrap pile by their employers with sufficient pension to sustain life. Many of them havo been faithful members of the railroad labor unions for 40 years or more and wear the (Continued on page 3) Some Pointers for Canadian Railroad Workera U. S. Magnates Already Adopting German Tactics Owing to the fact that the rail' road workers of this country may have, in the near future, to strike against a lower standard of liv Ing, It would be well If they all realised just what tactics are likely to be adopted by the employ* era. Already the press ls poison' Ing the minds of the people by Its propaganda against the railway men, just as it has done In the United Statea against both the miners and the transportation workers. When the workers cease to operate capitalistic Industry, profits are threatened. Particularly is this the case when the men who operate the transport systems on this continent cease to function. Countries of magnificent distances must have the greatest efficiency ln transportation or production must cease, Wago War on Striken At the present time, the con gestion on the American railroads Is holding up Industry, coupled with this congestion, Is the lock of fuel caused by the miners' strike, and all the agencies of capitalism are being used to wage war on the striking workers with the idea of driving them back to work at any wage which the employers like to pay. In the early part of tho week, articles were published ln the dally press, indicating that all the powers of state ln the United States would bo used to drive both the striking miners and railroad workers back to their Jobs by coercion. Figures as to the number of State militia held ln readiness were published, and resolutions passed by bourgeoise farmers were given wide publicity in order to prepare the minds of the people for the measures which will no doubt be adopted to secure victory for the employers ln their wage slashing campaign. British Example It will be remembered, that when the railroad workers of Qreat Britain went on strike, the really "patriotic" element of the country was called upon by the employers to man the trains. Emergency transport organization wns formed, so that commodities could be distributed. This was an easy matter in a country which Is limited In extent and with good roads. Motor transport was used to facilitate the moving of goods and the professional classes willingly offered their services for this work. But such tactics aro not confined to any given country. Ruling class tactics aro international. In fact where any given method of defeating the workers ts successful to any degree, the employers have full information supplied to them. For Instance, the employ ers of the United States, or tbe flnanclal magnates, are advocating similar methods to thoso employed in Germany In February when the railroad workers of that country were on strike. An American publication, published in Berlin by tho Aijicrkian Chamber of Commerce, makes the following comment on this German "emergency organization:" German Methods The Technical Kmergency Service Is an organization composed of volunteers protected by and operating under the jurisdiction of the German ministry of the interior. Its origin dates back bnck to tho d isorderly period which followed the end of the wnr and the German revolution. It was orgnnized by men who placed the welfare of the nation abovo pnrty politics and Labor disputes, and Includes In Its ranks, •(Continued on Page 8) day in human liberty, that arrangements nre being mndo for a dance and picnic In celebration of the formation of tho Friends of Soviet Russia, notice ' of which Will appear lator. It is hoped that Tho Vancouver branch of tho F. S. R. wishes to thank all thoso who have contributed to Lhe cause of suffering humanity ln the famine districts of Russia and sincerely hopes they will continue their support until all danger of a repetition of tho famine is passed. Arrangements are being made for the collecting of tools and machinery in Western Canada. The local branch earnestly requests all organizations to aflllf-Ho and cooperate with tho F. S. R. In order to help repair the damage and new,'right the wrong thut has been committed ugainst these bravo people. The meetings of tho local branch are held every other Thursday at 8 p.m., at 305 Pender St. West. Address all correspondence to G. Campbell, secretary, 306 Ponder St. West, Vnncouver. B. fl. Russian Unions to Work for United Front (By The Federated Press) Moscow.—"Tho Russian trade unions will not a 111 Unto with the Amsterdam International bocauso wo linve nothing to look for there." This id tlio answer of the All- Russian Centrnl Trnde Unions council to the proposal of tho International Trnde Union congress, hold at Rome In April, that the Russian trade uuion movemont ad-Hale with Amsterdam. The fact that ainiintion with Amsterdam fs declined, howevor, does not mean that the united front should bc bandoned. The Russian trado unionists decluro their willingness to enter with Amsterdam upon a struggle against tho enemies of thc working class. "We aro prepared to support any attitude and nny action of yours, provided It is directed at tho exploiting class," Bays the opon letter. UNITES THE' WORKERS German Workera Now Present Solid Front to Mbnarchiito Communists, Social Democrats, Trades Unionists Join Forces (By the Federated Press) Berlin, Germany — The murder of Walter Rathenau, the late foreign minister of Qermany. has brought all factions and divisions of the German Labor .movement nt a common defense of the republic and the elemental right of the workers. Not sinco the days of the Kapp rebellion of March, 1120, have, the worken presented such united front. In a Joint manifesto, signed by the General Federation of. Freo Trade Unions, the General Federation of Employees, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, and the Communist Party of Germany, the demands of the workers have been set forth In unmistakable terms. This joint aetion came as a result of a resolution passed during the closing hours of the Leipslc triennial congress of German trade unions, by which the trade union executive waa to invito all workers' parties and movements to take part In a joint protest against the condition of affairs which has culminated in Rathenau's murder. These demands include: "The Immediate interdiction and severe punishment of all monarchist or anti-republican agitation in' writing, picture or by word of mouth; (he punishment of those who in any way glorify, support or reward such agitation or attacks upon the republic and itf organs. The suppression and Immediate dissolution of all monarchist or anti-republican organisations, 'The prohibition of the display of monarchist flags and colors; the Immediate removal of all monarchist emblems from public bull- dings and institutions. "Rigid regulations for the elimination of all monarchist and anti- republican elements from government offices,' including courts*' and reichswetir; the repeal of laws hindering this action.. "Prohibition of the wearing of uniforms by ex-officers. "The discontinuance of the appointment of further reservo officers. "The establishment of an extraordinary court In Berlin, whose chambers are to consist of one justice and six laymen as associate justices, all of whom are to be appointed by the president of the republic. "Provisions for the confiscation and seizure of the property and pensions of those convicted, 'All of the above demands are to bo made part of a law thot is to remain in force provisionally for two years." Besides demanding the enactment of the abovo suggestions into law, the joint manifesto calls upon the government to grant immediate amnesty "for all prisoners sentenced because of political offenses with the exception of those who havo committed crimes agulnst laws for tho defense of (Continued on page I) Dl King of Greece Would Fit Out Expedition Against Russia Athens, Greece.—If King Constantino can have his way, he n-ill soon flt out an expedition to dc withe Bolsheviks. The occasion for Constantlne's resolution was finished by the Russian antl-Uolslte- vlst emigres, who held a celebration ln tho grent halt of the academy which the king and most of his ministers attended. The principal address wns given by tho Bakhmetlcv of Greece, the minister from Russia under the czar, who pleaded with the king and the people of Greece to come to his and his counter-revolutionnry comrades' aid. The king assured him that the Greek army would not be found wanting, but that It must flrst fulfill iu mission in Asia Minor. Winnipeg — Negotiations before the joint industrial council between structural steel and bridge workers and employers have tench ed a deadlock following the refusal of the workers to accept the terms offered them. The men refuse to go back to work unless mon brought in from outside points aro discharged and sent back to their homes. An Interim Injunction was recently Issued ngninst the iron workers In connection with picketing nnd an application to mnke it permanent will shortly bo heard. Patronise Federatlonist advertisers and tell them why you do so. A. bylnw to prohibit cremation of a human body on a pyre in public ls being prepared by the city solicitor. Hindus will hereafter be required to cremate their dead in private. Hand your neighbor this oopy of The Federatlonist, and then call around next day for a subscription. PAGE TWO ■ss FOURTEENTH YEAR. NO. 25 BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST vANcotrvw, r c FRIDAY j.ily 20, 1922 < BfifTISH StLUIIBIA fEIEUTlWIST Pjft*t_>he_ every Friday _aorn_a* by The B. C. ■/. FederationiBt. Limited TSUliitrltl Offices: ill Pender SL W. Phoue Sey. 5871 feutacriptloj) Jlatea: United States and Foreign. M.M S«r ycur; Canada, 12.50 per year, * 1. "■ 0 tor alx months; to Unions subscribing in a body, He per irtember per month. Vnky of Labor: The Hope (rf the World FRIDAY -. luly 8«, 1»22 Thoughts for Transport Workers IT is but a short time ago, when the Winnipeg workers struck against intolerable conditions, and because the employers would not live up to their own laws, that we heard a lot ahout law and ordor. Oh, how our dear masters love law and order when it is on their side: but today wc find that law is not so dear to thc heart of the railroad magnate as it,was when the workers were on strike. Oh, dear no! In fact, law is not necessary to thoir intentions, and wago cuts and lower costs of production are greater than even the laws which they had enacted to safeguard their interests against obdurate workers. * * • But whether the law, which at some time someone described as an ass, is lived up to or not, the fact remains that the railroad workers of this country may have a fight on their hands in thc near future. Now wc have no desire to obstruct the commerce of our country, but the thought has occurred to us, that if a railroad man strikes because "of the fact that his wages have been reduced, that it might be possible that those who are engaged in the transport industry, might join forces with his fellow worker. For instance, it is hardly possible that a longshoreman would handle commodities which were transported on a railway which was being operated by what are known in the language of the "common" working man as scabs. It would hardly look the thing if a union longshoreman or teamster was seen packing goods from a scab freight train. But we are getting a little ahead of the story. What about the railroad engineer and the brakeman who operate thc trains which possibly scab machinists and boilermakers and other mechanics have fitted out. If they did not operate such trains the longshoremen and the teamsters eould not handle goods hauled on a railroad system which had, in spite of thc law, reduced the wages of its shop mechanics and its main- tenancc-of-way men, and compelled them to strike. eaa Of course we know there is no railroad strike in this country, but there might be, and it is as well to look forward and see what might happen. Then there is the freight handlers. What would theyi do in the event of a strike! Would they handle freight which was transported on a scab train, or is a train only scab when it is operated directly by non-union workers who take the place of men on strike? These arc all questions whicli might at this time be asked by all Workers who are connected with the transport industry;'they might as well, while thoy arc at it, ask themselves this question: Does it not appear a foolish proposition to have men who are engaged in one industry wondering what thoy will do if some of the men who follow the same industry, but in another branch, and who belong to another craft union, are compelled to strike aaginst wage cuts? It might also be well for them to consider what thcir lot will be if the strikers Bhould lose their fight. They might then see the necessity of united action. But then we would never for a moment suggest that thc shipping and commerce of this country should be tied up because some machinists and boilermakers and maintenance-of-way men were "compelled to cat lighter meals; that would bc detrimental to thc interests of thc country, and of course "our" country must come first even though the strikers and their families may be hungry, that is if they strike. But wc would suggest that if all the men in thc transport industry took common action, neither "our" commerce, nor "our" country's interests, would be jeopardized, and while there might bc more men on strike, thc struggle woulfl be shorter. Needs of the Labor Movement "THERE is no man who is a member of thc a working class, and who recognizes the struggle which the workers aro compelled to take part in, who will not admit that something should be done to bring the workers together. The ruling class, driven to desperation by thc economic chaos which has bcen intensified by thc world war, has started an onslaught on thc workers thc world over. It is not only in this country, or even on this continent, that wages arc being reduced, and thc standard of living lowered, bnt every country in the world is witnessing the same economic struggle. » » * The workers in Oermany are working, and steadily, but thcir standard of living is at a lower level than at any time under capitalism. In Great Britain the workers are not as steadily employed, but their lot i_ jnst ns bad, if not worse, than that of the Germans. In this country, and in the United States, wages arc being cut. But the workers arc not putting up that resistance which they should, beeause of tho fact that there is so many divisions in their ranks. * * * From time to time specious nostrums have been formulated as a means of bringing the workers together. Cure alls have been produced which did not cure and much wind has been expended in expounding the virtues of the various specifies, but as yet the workers are separated and divided by mnny obstructions and misunderstandings. But one thing which has not as yet bcen done, is to take the workers as they are, and attempt to bring them together on a plane which they can recognize as a common ground for concerted aetion. The labor movement of this continent is con- ifnsed. It has hnd too many saviors nnd n plethora of self-appointed leaders who cannot even sec thc cnuse of the workers' misery. It has had too many who consider that tho worker is something different to what he really is and, consequently, (here is chaos in tho movement. But out of that chaos there 'is emerging a new concept. The idea of taking the workers as they are and bringing then together oa a basis which their immediate need* make patti- ble, is talcing root, not because of the opportunistic idea, tort h*canse of W__ reeognittfln — thc fact that men must of necessity, like children, be taught to walk btfore^they can run ia tlie class struggle. * * * The trades union movement is thc kindergarten school of the workers who at some time will be compelled to take action to emancipate themselves. It can bc made better. It could be much stronger if there were not so many divisions. But those divisions which exist show the state of the minds of thc workers, consequently the need of thc movement is the improvement of I the educational methods employed in the school in which most workers learn their lesson on the elass struggle, and to that end all men who understand their position in-society should lend thcir efforts. The place for every worker who has greater knowledge than his fellows, is not on the outside, but in the inside of the workers' organizations, and in the organizations which the majority of the workers consider tho most effective. Right or wrong, the workers are what they are, and as sueh they must be dealt with. The employing class is using every means to divide the wealth producers; then let us to the task to unite them, and, by uniting them, even though it ba on immediate necessity and tlieir wants for tha moment, give them that concept wliich will enable them to go forward to a more advanced position, and to the goal of man, freedom and plenty. Economic Conditions and Strikes THE DAILY PRESS from day to day reveals the struggle which is taking place in society. Strikes are the order of the day, and one cannot pick up a newspaper without being confronted with news, garbled though it be, of strikes, and rumors of strikes which may become realities at any moment. The workers are depicted as perverse beings without reason, and their leaders as fiends who would disrupt society and destroy all that the efforts of humankind have brought into being. The faets, however, prove that the. workerB, like their masters, arc governed by economic conditions; that they do not act without cause, and that the causes of strikes arc to bo found in the present system of socioty. Men do not voluntarily cut off thcir means of subsistence, and face actual starvation by striking, unless there is a reason for thoir so dping. To contend otherwise is pure foolishness. But men do move because the economic conditions which they arc compelled to face force them to. * * * There may be some who imagine that the employers are inherently vile and different to other men. But the same system wliich drives the workers to strike, makes the employing class what it is and produces its psychology; gives it its power and at the same time makes the workers position that which it is. * * .» The present epidemic of strikes is not produced by any individual. Some imagine that the employers have sat up at night and schemed to destroy the \yorkers' organizations; that they have in their evil intent attempted to crush labor because of their wish to do so, and not because of their needs. The truth, however, can be found by a study of present-day society. The world of capital is today circumscribed. The opportunity for development and for the expansion of capital, is curtailed by the very development of society which thc present system made possible. As capitalist produetion developed, so it brought into being factors whieh must of necessity bring about its destruction, and the struggle which is every day expressed in the daily press in strike news and rumors, is but an evidence of thc fact that capitalist is nearing its end. * * * The capitalistic method of production has carried the human raee to a point where it cannot give any security to those who produced the wealth wliich has been so much boasted of. It made possible tho development of thc machinery of production so that thc wants of all could be supplied. But it also proved that thc system, although necessary and inevitable in the development of human society, could not feed the people, although it created the means whereby this can be done with less effort than at any stage in human history. It is this contradiction in present-day society which makes strikes inevitable, which makes it impossible for the workers to live like human beings and causes misery and suffering on every hand. » ♦ # Men arc what they are, not because of their wishes, but because of thcir environment. Even our social uplifters admit this when tiny attempt to take children out of what they call "evil surroundings" and place, them in a different environment. They attempt to take children out of an environment which thc present system makes for the .workers, and their offspring and clean up the mess which the system has created. But only a change in the methods of production will give a change in environment to the workers and thcir children. Only a new order of society will make strikes a thing of the past and class antagonisms impossible. Thc class struggle is not tho product of any man's Imagination, but the precinct of society, an inevitable colidition because of tho class antagonisms, which arc produced by a system which makes it impossible for thc woalth producers to enjoy that which thoy produce and which could be produced in even greater abundance if men were free to carve out tlieir own destinies. But capitalism decrees that somo shall have and others shall want. That the producers of wealth shall starve becauae they have produced too much, while others who never produced anything may riot in luxury. Man will nover be free, and strikes and lockouts will exist as long as thc present system of society livcBjtho only solution to labor troubles is to end thc ausc, by abolishing thc system which makes one man master and many hia slaves. Tde Rtcent Activity of Attentat Capital in China tB>* Arthur _t«swA«rg, Berlin] fand the taak ot getting In tht* mewfe by Which ihe to\ei*\- c**l- Thc right to work has always beon a slogan of tho woHtC-rs. Why, wc do not know; bnt thc NeW York Call sums tho matter up in this manner: "Remember yon have a right to work ** where you please, for what you please and for whom you please. Now choose thc industry, dceidc how much you waat, whom you wnnt to work for, and then go to it. Vou will (ind that yonr destination is the lookup if you insist on these "rights." surprising victory ot American cental in Pekin, hii tailed forth ita axpeeted repvretreirton in Japan. The Japanese ■ Tafca- hachi cabinet collapsed. .Japan in fact stands at'a mementous cross*-' reads, Shall she simply mcc*>t the fact thftt America's Sup_"emiacy) in China seems to be Hsaurert by Wu-Pel-Wa victory, or shalHshe use every means in order toUde- fentl her position? The downfall of Tal-ahatohi ff.*n an expression of the dissatisfaction with.the fact that the premier had not the: necessary steps In order to support the friend of Japaht Chang Tbo Lin, who up to theft had held power in Pekin. The events of the Japanese cabinet crisis show once again, the absolute Inslfcnifl- cance of so-called Japanese parliamentarism. The Japanese-bourgeoisie still leaves the political guidance of the state in the hands of the old feudal nobility. The little military clique gathered about the throne decides on state polloy and appoints ministers or removes them, just as it chooses. Of course tha pronouncedly Imperialist section of the Japanese bourgeoisie goes hand in hand With the militarists, whilst the liberal pacifist groups count for very littlo and the proletariat is brutally trampled down. Takahachi's successor ls Admiral Kato, who as a member of the Japanese delegation In Washington, proved himself to be a very astute diplomat. The appointment of Kato shows^that the definitely imperialist section is tn control just as before, Kato will make use of amicable phrases as occasion requires, but he will not give way on essentials. End Armistice The Japanese cabinet crisis has influenced the civil war In China. After his defeat near Peking, Chang tso Lln fled Into Manchuria and sought to conclude an armistice with the Wu Pel Fu. As soon, however, as Kato's ministry had assumed power ln Tokio, Chang proclaimed an end to the armistice and again advanced against Wu. Chang had doubtless received sufficient money and promises from his Japanese friends to give him froBh encouragement. At the time, fighting Is going' on along the borders of Manchuria. WU, lt Is true, holds his own, but at any rate, the position of tho protege of American capital in the north ls not undisputed. And that' above all, Is the chief thing fof the Japanese capitalists. In the meantime Wu haB com-' mewed his expected militafir'activities in Southern China against1 Sun Yat Sen. the president of Southern China. The democratic government of Sun, which was supported by the peasants -and workers and was hostile to for elgn capitalists, was a stumbling block in the path of American speculators. As soon as Wu- had comfortably established himself In Peking, he began the necessary preparations to remove Sun1 from Canton. The approaching overthrow of Sun was predicted for some weeks in the American and English capitalist press. The action was entered upon ln the true Chineso manner, American money circulated In Canton and caused a part of the troops stationed there to transfer their adherence. A General Chen, who up to then had served In the Southern Chinese army, suddenly went over to Wu. In that city of millions of inhabitants. Canton, bloody struggles are now proceeding. The fleet, which remained faithful to Sun, bombarded thc positions of the rebels in and around Canton. The followers of Wu, like true mercenaries of American capitnl, began to plunder the shops. There are no authentic reports to hand upon the issue of these conflicts, Tho reports which appear In-the English and American press claiming a complete victory for Wu should be accepted with caution. Canton tlio Centre It would, of course, moan a great success for American capital If It obtained a free hand In Canton, lho most Important commercial city of Southern China. At the present, the English capitalists follow In the steps of America ln all Chinese affairs. What the Americas abhors the Englishman will also execrate. But ln spite of the general satisfaction which Is manifested in English capitalist circles over the course of events in China, an appreciable blow has recently been sustained in their most vulnerable part. The Chinese government has declared that lt cannot pay the interest on the well known Vickers loan. This loan was contracted-'in 1919. At that time the English armament firm of Vickors, Ltd., supplied the Chinese government with great quantities of war material, paid for with this loan. The Arm of Vickers and Its business associates In the banks then succeeded in foisting this rotten paper on the English public, aince April 1st, 1922, tho English holders of this Chinese loan have not received a penny of Interest. Chinese finances are In a desecrate condition. China's national debt amounts to $500,000,- 000. The strange part about It Is that a portion of tho capitalist creditors of China are quite assured of their Interest whilst an-' other portion gets nothing. A part of the Chineso loans are secured upon the most important of the state revenues, the custom-!*, the yield from the salt tax, and the proceeds from various railways, Those revenues are received direct-. Iy by the agents of the foreign bankers. The payment of interest' on the loans which ara covered by these revenues Is therefore In good order. The Japanese and Amorican capitalists have succeeded In reserving these securities for themselves whilst tho English with their Vickers loan are left In lho lurch. Chines* Finances The assumption of power by Wu has not changed the wretched condition of Chineso finances. American capital had to advance en* ormous sums in order to bring the Chinese budget Into something like order. The following course has been recommended fn Washington In ordor to render possible the payment of all the Interest. The Chinese customs duties and other taxes ara t« be greatly Increased, tallsts are to xxyeno by their tfntaey affords an Interesting parallel to the German reparations problem. 'China li almost at tfc* extttVnlt* 'towards which Germany Is a.ft'6 steering lf the Entente capitalist* have their way. It is the intention of American capitalists by 'means of new Indirect taxes upon takes, to plunder the broad masses of CtVlriW These sums will be tin mediately handed over to tho agents of America, and thus the Interest on China's debt to America will he met. If Wu should prove successful in the north and Ih the south, It will involve a terrible enslavement of China by American capital. France Involved But thl Other capitalist competitors will not permit themselves to bt shut out ao unconditionally. Japan takes up the struggle. France, Which haa likewise invested a good deal of money In China ls prepared to back Japan. And the English In spite of their good Intentions also come by reason bf their real interests, into conflict with America. The Chinese witches' caldron bubbles and hisses louder than even The time Is hot dls- tant when there the grouping of the European powers In the Esst and In tha Far East will . take place. Then there Will really set in the struggle for the woHd market and for opportunities of exploitation betweon the different capitalist groups. The United Stales ls arming Itself in any event, In spite of the Washington disarmament agreement, the senate votod $294,000,000 for naval expenditure for tha current year. America intends to spend 14 million dollars for seaplanes, in addition to this, a considerable sum will be devoted to the erection of an American naval base in the Hawaiian Islands. In Washington disarmament was preached. But In Canton there preach the machine guns financed by America. LONDON LETTER By Evelyn Sharp (Federated Press Staff Writer) T ONDON.—Vigorous action dur- V i"* the past week against the Republican army has resulted in a triumph for the Free State. A certain amount of resistance will undoubtedly continue, i The labor congross at Edinburgh M-as pronounced by Arthur Henderson, to bo "a flne omen for tho election when it comes." It demonstrated the solidarity of the present Labor party, especially in two of Its decisions—the refusal to admit the affiliation of tho Communist party, and the determination to make no entangling alliances with any other political party, this latter boing aimed at the suggestion that Labor and the Free Liberals should unlto against tho Coalition. The criticism that lt did not more than pass pious resolutions about unemployment and the present Industrial depression, and brought forward no constructive proposals of Its own, Is hard to meet. The trade union act (amendment) bill, if passed, will cripple the power of the trade unions by Its provision making It Illegal for any trade union to assess for a po-. litlcal fund except on those members who state In writing tbat Ihey sre willing to contribute- The second reading was passed in spite of protests from the parliamentary Labor party, The House of Commons standing committee i** so composed that every amendment of the Labor meinbt-rs on It cnn be outvoted by mombers who take no part In thc debates except to obstruct tho opposition to tht- bill, and the result will be the patrngo cf the bill. * * • From France comes news of a similar attack upon labor in the now military service bill, one clause of which gives the government right In time of peace to call upon certain categories of workers—a weapon in the hands of an unscrupulous government against the right to strike. An evidence of the International character of labor comes also from France, where the shipowners and mine owners are refusing to apply the eight-hour day because the British govornment by its refusal to ratify the Washington convention has not Imposed this law upon British shipowners (the miners'have already won it for themselves) who are thus able to placo their French rivals at c disadvantage. Another instance of the international Interests of labor comes from South Africa, where, as an outcome of the miners' atrlke and the riots consequent upon It, SCO out ofthe 11,000 thrown into prison are to be tried under an almost obsolete jaw for high treason and murder, Jor which the legal penalty is leath, Daring the riots both soldiers and police behaved' with great brutality and disregard ior life. • * 0 The danger point In the British Industrial situation at the moment Is the mines, whoro unemployment coupled with low wages has created discontent. Only government action can meet the' immediate need; but there is. at present no Indlca- :lon lhat the government will ibandon Its policy of non-lnterfer- mce when the employera seem to )e wlhnlng. The one bright spot ln this week's nows is the final abolition July 1 of tha half-time system, by which cotton trade employers could use the cheap labor of children between the ages of 12 and 14, who worked ln the mills half the day and went ta school for tha other half. It has passed almost unnoticed. AUSTRALIA FACES I Trouble behg Forced oft Workers by the Employers Oklahoma City — Members of the Formers; union of Stillwater, Okla., have nledgod themselves to supply striking shopmen of Oklahoma City with potatoes, cabbage, corn, tomatoes and other farm products free of cost. The produce will be shipped to Oklahoma City hy truck, as tha men don't trust the rallroada ta handle It Drive to Crush Uhions May Have Fat-rcach- ing Eff ett [By W. Francis Aherh] (Federated Press Correspondent) Sydney, N. s. W. — Omins all point to Australia'soon belnr Involved In an industrial war which may develop into a struggle, such ns those In Europe, to overturn the existing economic order. The troublo ls beln* forced upon the workers by the employers, Whtt 4.e heading a drive Lo sma_h the tinde unlor.s, reduce ivag-j,, increase the hours or toil, anbot- a_e iho working conditions, i<nl the standard of living of Lho wovlr- em In thnt country. The dhipl •;- «_•_' llttack resemble* Lho "open ShoS" crivs of America latinclW in 1920. The Employers are aiming al Wage cuts of between 20 Hnd SO per ceht. tthliy consider tlie present moment, when uhemplbyment is at Its peak and likely to remain _<* during the^ winter, an opportune time for bringing about "normalcy." The workers in all key Industries—iron, stoel, coal and manufacturing industries — are facing the biggest onslaught, against their wage and hours over experienced. In several Instances they have been forced to strike, Moat workers wages have been reduced 12% per cent, rural workers (shearers and farm workers) nre down 20 per cent.,- metnl miners, 20 per cent.; and lesser reductions In other trades. Big reductions are demanded In the wages of iron and sieel workers and coal miners—25 per cent In the former, nnd So per cent ih the oase of the miners. Opinion is current that within a short time the workers will bo forctd into a general strike, whicli promises to be the bitterest on record. At the presont time tho union execuLlves and labor council heads are doing their best lo hold the men ln check. If the general strike is to come, they naturally wsnt It to come at the time best suited to lhe workers. In a statement on tho Industrinl outlook, tho Labor council of New South Wales says: 'It would seem evident that the employers aro deliberately trying to provoke an industrial upheaval. Starvation is by instinct revolutionary, and lf the employers want revolution, they are certainly going the right way to get lt. The working class of Australia will leave no stone unturned to orgnuze Its forces for the coming struggle. If the employers are determined to fight they will get all the flght they want. But it will be when the workers are ready. That will not be long." Rathefttu Stufder mtm the Workers (--rXfttn- t-ofn »U_ .. the republic; also amnesty for thttse disciplined becWuft o*'-_e F«t___ary strike and of all disciplinary proceeding- arising from —*A itrik*." Th'e fhihlfestb cBWs *Tth tM_» werds: "WdWl the trite aiilMi menltei's ahd _!_ th* wto'rti'er* ot Oer__in\r we iibw __h__rt,_ ataftttflo _vMf, rigid discipline, tirm will and a rendlWeS* I* iupihj.'t OM- h.i\\6\\ as soon, a_ we cfall lor ih— —'i_erl. "We h*k bf th'e tH_J* WHons and Labor parties df fo. _lg_ cA'uu- trles, which liaive repeatedly promised us th*ir support for Ihe maintenance M ttl* German republic, that th*S- ft'rliiK pressure to bear upon their government In order to force ttiem to ilosist from their policy of forco against the deHtihh peottte, \—tin pbllb. hi* constantly fUrnlshed new mel-l'lal for agitation td the hailbnallsts and ino«aFdhlsf__.ai asHhany. "Wo call upon all republican organizations to Join In our demands nnd to worlt for their reall- "to." .. ____- fting ss*, Vhos_ Sfetlnour 3W- tor a|*_lntntai« Br. W_ J. €urry MimeT Suite Ml boinlnlon itu.ldlng VAfccdtiVfen, b. <i. Pre*Seaion Clearance A drastic sacrifice of Suits, Coats and Dresses of unusual charm and quality. Famous From Maker To Wearer m HABTlKOa St.. X*»r ttufrtUll mmam*_mmma_a_-_m -mtsAsaem the N«t Usui of tM C-fcEATEfc VANdOUVBfe lELfiprtomi bifltitttoftT CloiW Attguit 1st, 1922 If you are contemplating taking new ecrvice, or making uny chaitpi la df Fiilditlons to yoilr preient itM-rlee, yoa should Html it notification, in writ* int, not later than the above date, In order that you may lait* hdvantage of tHe nm •Hrfctnry llstlnRl. The T.lcplioiic Directory offer* in attractive anti effective medium ' for advertlnlng liurnosei. Advertliori should htar the abnVe date in hi Ind sn thtt insertion mny be aur* id tlie Directory. \ B. 0. TEIilPHOHB OOMPANT Harsh criticism of our associates for failure to do their full duty toward the union label, card and button does not always bring the desired result, but sotting a good example usually docs. Chiropractic Hydro. Therapy Will make yoa well again Dr. W.Lee Holder THI. WORKERS' FBIEND 74 Fairfield Bldg. Sey. 8533 Vancouver, B.C. 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BttETT ANDKHUON, formerly member of tht Faculty of thtt i-Mege et Owttilry, VbWmlty of MUlh-.ni OslUornis, Uctnw '.a Orown And brld|«Work, Oemonstrttbr Id Flfttswtttk tad OperltWt UentUlry, Lois) Slid Geneffcl Anaeathdall. Vancouver Unions Iancouver trade* and labor " Con tic 11—Preaident, R. H. Neelanda, J.L.A.t tentrsl semlery, Percy R. Ban- bunch. Office! 808, -10 Ptndtf Bt. W. phono Hoy. 1495. Mofets in Ubor Htll ftt ii ni. on the firat hnd third Tuaadaya i month. fLUKD PHINTINO TRADES COUN- all—Hull itiuH Hondfty itt tha Jp-onlh. Pmldent, J. R. Whitef aeora* _____ R. H. Metlanda, P. 0. Bw to ■RICKL4YERS AND MAHUi-8—If yon L need brieklayera or muona for bolter ■orka, eto.» or marbia tetters, phon* Prlaklayeira' Union, Labor tenipie, fKITKDBROTHERHOOD OF CAM- penters and Joint*™, Loeal 452—Prill- Innt, Wm. Dunn; rafiordlnt aeeretary, |eo. Snell; business ugent, QCO. H. Hardy. Ifflee: Room 304, P.lft Pender St. W. ifeeta second and fourth Mondays, I p-m., toom 5, 819 Pender Bt, W, InTUHNATIONAI. LONQIHORE«EN'8 AtvaeUtlOB. Loul H_02—pttee ud hall, iu QordoTft Si. W. Meets Irst Eftd third frldftye. I O-B. BaiMUnr- ttreuursr, T. HUM; felMlalr. business aftnt, If. I IHIS* . '"a iSr -oait DU- . «1 C-W F UNION OP CANADA—An hit* ulei union ot all workers '__ IltC aud construction camps. Coaat Irlot and Genrral Heidonartera, dl «.- ■m it. W., Vmmww, B. 0. Phoae lay. glut. J. M. Clarke, central »t*orotary krensnrsr; ltgil ftdrJaers, Mum. Mm, rMaedonnid 4 Co., Vaneonver, B. 0.| vaUt* Mrs, Ifeaart. Buttar k Chiene, Yftntt* * ir, B. 0. Al^MlNlSTK LOCAL 6fl2—Pmtdtat, Ed. Dawson; secretary, R. Hirst; buil- int sxont, P. R. Hongough. Offlre; 800, RID Pander St. W. Meets in Room 3, SlQ Pander St. W., on second and fourth [rue*day In month. MACHINISTS LOCAL 182—President, , Leo George; Secretary, J. O. Keefe; 2»U4tneiB agent, P. R. Bengough. Offlce: 108, 810 Pender Bt. W. Meets In Room R18, 110 Pender St. W, on firat and third [Thursdays In month. bROTHERHOOb OP PAINTHRS, DKOO* rators and Paperhangers of America. .Local 138, Venoouter—Meets 2nd and bib Thnrsdava at 148 Cordova .St. W. Phona Bey. 8401. Buslnsaa agent, R. A. 'Barker, FEDERATED SEAFARERS UNION OF B. C.—Formerly Firemen and Oilers' Cnlon of British Columbia—Meeting .night, first and third Wednesday of essi Tnonth at 104 Main Street. President, A. Williams; vice-president, R. Morgan; Aee retary treasurer, W. Donaldson. Ad* ftross, 108 Main Street, Vancouver, B. 0. Vietoria Branoh Agent's address, W. francla, fiflT Johnson St., Victoria, B. 0. i'NTI-RNATIONAL UNION STEAM AND Operating Engineers, Local 844, meets ivory Thursday at 8 p.m.. Room 807 Labor Temple. Secretary-Treasurer, N. green, 953 Hornby St. Phone Soy. 7048R. Rpcordlng Becrotary, W. Chandler, 1881 fell Ave., North Vnncouver. iTKtfcT AND ELKCTKIO RAILWAY ■; Employeea, Pioneer Dtvlalon, No. 101 K-Meets A. 0. P. Hal). Monni Pleaaant at and 3rd Mondaya at 10,11 *m, and < ,m. President, P. A. Hoover, 2409 Clarke Tive; recording-secretary, F. R. Griffin, 47 oth Avenue Eaat; treaaurer, E. S. levoland; financial-secretary and busies* agent, W. H. Cottrell. 4808 Dum- ries Street; offlce oorner Prior and Main la. Phone Fair 8604R. KXKYMEN i'AILQIW' UNION Ol1 »erica. Local No. 171—Meetinga held irst Monday ln each month, 8 p.n. Pfes- Jdent, A. R. Gstenby; vice-president, D. HLtwson; recording eecretary, C. Me* Donald, P. 0. Box 608; flnnncial secretary, T. Templeton.JP. 0. Box 603. he-nSw wrstmTnstIr-braUSB of the 0. B. U. meets on. tho third 'edneeday of every month. Everybody 2lj*JM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ lEndorse New Method o' Election (Continued from pan 1) Be lt further resolved, that a fopy ot this reiolutlon he aent to [uvery momber of parliament at Ottawa with th. request that It he LdlsouMed by the preient memben [who ar. elected on a territorial [basil of representation. Another resolution, which wai 'sent by the same organisation, leaning for th. granting of a loan of »16,OM,00» to Soviet Rusaia, to spent in Canada for whut, 'seed nnd grain to help the famine [sufferers, waa endorsed by this 'looal. A few new membera were admitted, and ths prospect, of increasing the number of organised Lcarpenters are bright Trad, con- Fdltlons are bad, but tho memberi of thl. organisation recognise the , fact that only by organisation can 'thoy retain their standard of llv- l ing. What about - your neighbor', -subscription? UNION MEW, ATTENTION Ibo Maryland Cafe OS HAST-MS OTBEIT WMT Is a strictly Union House snd worth psttoaiilnf. Only Union Beast tames Oantlo aad OelumUs Stmt,. WHEN IM TOWN BXOr AS The Oliver Rooms 48 % COHDOVA EA8T Everything Modern ^ Rntes Reasonable New WmtminiUr District TAKE NOTIOB that I, J. M. Mackin- ftan, of Vahcnuvar, B c, intend to apply for a licence to prospect for Ooal, Petroleum er Natural Oas on the following de* scribed submarine lands: Cot__tteb6.nl at a post planted ht low water,mark of Stanley Park about 200 ysrdi north ot what IS known as Second Beach, thenee West .80 chains, thence North 80 chains, thenee East 80 chains mors at less to law water mark ot Stanley Psrk, thenee Southerly along low water mark of Stanley Park 80 chains Mere or less to place of commencement, containing 640 acres more or less, as shown on plan attached hereto. J. II. MACKINNON, Psf W. T. Ross, Agent. Dated Vancouver, B. C. April 20th, 1922. Now Weatminster District TAKK NOTICE that I, Annette M. Macdonald, of Vancouver, B. C, intend to apply for a licence to prospect for Coal, Petroleum or Natural Oas on the fol* lowing described submsrlno lands: Commencliif at a post plantml at iett water mark of Stanley Park about 200 yards North of Second Beach, thence West 80 ehalne, thenoe South flo chains, thenoe East 100 chains more or less to low water mark of North aide of False Creek, thenee Northwesterly along low water mark 70 chains mors or less to point of com men cement, as shown bn plan attached hereto. ANNETTE M. MACDONALD, Per W. T. Ross, Agent. Dated Vancouver, B. C, April 2Blh, 11*22. New Westminster District TAKE NOTICR that I, W. T. Ross, of Vancouver, B. C, Intend to apply for a licence to prospect for Coal, Petroleum or Natural Oaa tin the following describod submarine lands. •? All seams of coal and coal measures underlying thoae lands and lands covered by water described aa follows: Commencing at a post planted at high wator mark near the North end af Bslao- lava Street, thence North 00 chains, thenco East 80 chaina more or loss to high water mark on the North side of False Oreek, thenoe Southeasterly along high water mark 70 chaina more or leae to the line of the North Side of the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge, thence Westerly along the Norlh side of the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge, 10 chains moro or less tn high water mark on ths ahore of the Kitsilano Indian Re* serve, thence following the shore line at high water mark 100 chains mnre or less to point of commencement, as shown on plan attached hereto. W. T. R088. Dated Vancouver, B. C-, April 29th, 1922* New Westminster District TAKK NOTICE that I, Stuart Cameron, of Vancouver, B, C, Intond to apply for a licence to prospect Tor Coal, Petroleum or Natural Oas on the following described submarine lands: All the seams of coal and coal measures underlying those lands and lands covered by water describe J fn follows: Commencing at a past planted at high water mark near the North end of Balaclava Street, North 60 chains, thenee Weat 80 chains, thence South 60 chains more or less to high water mark, thence Easterly 80 chains along high water mark to point of commencement, as shown on plan attached hereto, •> STUART CAMERON, Per W. T. Ross, Agent. Dated Vancouver, B. C, April 29th, 1922. New Westminster District TAKE NOTICE that t, Jean M. Mae- klnnon, of Vancouver, B. C, intend to apply for a licence to prospect for Coal, Petroleum or Natural Oas on the following described submarine landa: All seams of cosl and coat measures underlying those lands and lands covered by water described aa followa: Commencing at a post planted at high water mark near the North end of Blanca Street, thenee North 80 ehalne, thence Eaat 80 chains, thenee South 80 chains mora or less ta high water mark, thenee West 80 ehalne more or less along high water mark ta point of commencement, as shows on plan attached hereto. JEAN If. MACKINNON, Per W. T. Ross, Agent. Sated Vanconver, B. C, April 28th, 1922. New Westminster District TAKE NOTICE lhat I, Btuart Cameron, of Vaneoaver, B. C, intend to apply for a licence to proapect for Coal, Petroleum or Natural Oaa oa the following described submarine lands. All seams of eaal and coat measures underlying those lands and lands covered by water described as follows: Commencing at a post planted at high water mark near the North end of Blanca Street, theneo North 80 chains, thenee Weet 80 chains, thenoe South 60 chains mora or less to high water mark, thence East 80 chains more or less to point of commencement, as shown on plan attached STUART CAMERON, Per W. T. Rots, Agent. Dsted Vaneoaver, B. a, April 28th, 1922. New Weatminster District TAKE NOTICE that I, J. M. Mat-kin* non, of Vancouver, B. C-, Intend to apply for a Ifeence to prospect for Coal, Petroleum or Natural Oas oa the following described landa: Cnmmenclnf at a post placed at the Northwest corner of ths Kitsllano Indian Reserve, thenoe South to the South weat corner of the Indian Reservo and First Avenue, thonce Easterly to shoro line, thence along ahore line to point of commencement, containing 180 acres more or loss. J. M. MACKINNON, . Per W. T. Koss, Agent. Dated Vancouver, B. C, April 29th, 1922. Got your workmate to subscribe for The FederationiBt. Freah Cut Floivcri, Funeral Designs, Woddlne nonquota, Pot Plants, Ornamental and SIuhIo Trees, Seeds, Bulbs, p Florists' Sundries Brown Bros. & Co. Ltd. F.,0-tlSTS ANO NliUSEliYMUN it Huting. St. K. 8—STOKES—J 005 Granvillo St. Ser. Otm-OTl "SAY IT WITH FLOWKKS" Bey. *_1S-1WI X FOURTEENTH YEAR. o. as JBlUTi.SU UOLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST vancoovbh. b. c PAOE' Lumber Workers' News and Views _______ CRANBROOK, B. 0. Last year about this time, a moving picture corporation from the United St*te» came over here and staged a much talked-o_ picture called "Conflict." This year they are back again to stage some more plcturM. A >l*y Waa aiift- posed to be staged *t Bull ttiver, but to the surprise ef organized labor, they have "Jypjoed" the Job to the walking boss of the C. P. R. The moving picture corporation was going to pay the loggers *ho we_e td work for titan, »' per day and board for eight hours; but this particular walking boss, seeing that thia would handicap him th gutting men tb work In his various camps on Bull River, and seolng danger ahead in the eight- hour day and Increased wages, he has gone "gyppoing," and Is pay- Ihg C. P. R. wages, Which Is tha lowest In the district, ahd ia working C. P. R .hours, which ar. the longest in Canada, while the board for which the Workers #ay ll.JO per day, Is the pobrest and cheapest that the C. P. K. can buy. The workers in this.district are already dlvlsing ways ahd means to hava a boycott instituted against all pictures produced by this company; and ara getting In touch With all moving picture machiH. operators and their uniona, so that * complete boycott of this company's pictures can bt mad* all over thla continent. ,r Secretary L. W, I. U., Vancouver, B. C. Fellow Worker: We have working Mr. ln this camp several men who pose aa being "reds" of the deepest and most scarlet hue, and yet We find that every action of these men giving the He direct to their statements. During the course of my aetivl- tlea os delegate for thla union, I have several times asWd these men to join Up, and prow their revolutionary position tf helping to flght against the lumber barons, but the only answer that ever I Could get was: "Who me? I'm a wobbly," uttered ln a tone of voice that seemed to indicate that the repeating of that phrase was a passport which would enable them to do anything they pleased; and they let everything rcast on that as lf' their, parrot expression was ever going to either got anything, tor themselves or for nny one else. Out of the woods, these men are working by the bushel; that is they are piece workers. They are at work In ihe morning before the whistle blows, they pack out their lunch so that they can work most of the noon hour, and they are the last to reach camp at night; a truly consistent attitude for men who pose as members of the only "true bluo" organisation In the world; as men Who. are members of the only union which can fight the master class effectually. I am a termer member ot the I. W. tr.. havlhi carrtW a "rea card" froih l.M nntll 1*11,' at which time this union was formed, and I transferred my membership card; but never during that period have I seen auch a deplorable lick of principle among men Who passed aa "wobblies" aa what exists today. Perhaps some ot these hhshel Workers are hot aware of the fact the bylaws of No. 120 of the I. w. w. still _ late that -no member shall be allowed to work At piece work. However, most of the men who today are pdslhg as "wobblies" While at the same time woruihg by the bushel, are theh wa chased out of the Slates for scabbing during the atrlke of 1*17, Since that time they have Hot changed their.ideas, neither have they lost their enormous appetite for worki but some of thehi are today trying to sail under the hag of the I. W. W. In order that they may salve their conscience, and not be called scabs. One thing double-dyed twisters who tried to assist the lumber barons in 1911 do not seem to know, lt that the name oh a card, or the Phrase thai a scab tries to hide behind, in no way determines what that man't principles are. As a former member of tht 1. W. W„ I object to the name of that organisation being dragged lh the mire by the unprincipled and scabbing herd of bushel workert, Who are at present posing as its representatives. All they are doing ls using the past history of the I. W. W. for tlieir own dirty ends, puslng a history which when lt suited their purpose, they fought against; and they are travelling under colors which they not only did not Aght for, but Which some ot them actually fought against less than Ave years ago. I am tending this tor publication In the hope that some Of these men ate trying td dupe, may happen to read tt and learn what these individuals are; and I also hope to hear more on this subject front other former I, W. W. members Who have had similar experiences. DELEGATE B>.' SLATER BROS. Week-end Specials Free Delivery 123 Hastings E...Phonc Soy. 32112 11*1 Grnnvlllc....l'liniio Sey. 0119 IKIIO Main St Phono Fair. 16S3 830 Granvillo....Phone Sey. 80S 5 lbs. B. C. Sugar and 1 lb. Slater's Red Label QA Tea, special OUC Choice Alberta d» _ 1g Butter—3 (bs. ,,r*4>1.10 Fit Cor nny tabic. B. C. 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UHOTLJ [The opinions and ideas expressed by correspondents are not necessarily endorsed by The Federationist, and no responsibility for the views expressed is accepted by tha management.] Tho Kcotiomlu Factor Editor B. G. FederatlonlstNUe your suggestion on the above: The subllmo school of Marxian Socialism has been, and still coh- tiues to preach economics, overlooking the fact that the present intolerable conditions are educating the worker to see the necessity for a change. The need of the hour Is not education, but fusion of the various revolutionary bodies, so that the pressure of the mass shall bo intelligently applied against the power of the opposition- Understanding tho manner In which you got Into a hole, may aid you In finding a way out, but lacking this knowledge won't keep you in the hole. The science of economics is not equally applicable to all conditions of men. What is an economic necessity for one may be undue waste In another; as Instance the oconomic Interest of the worker and the master are at all times antagonistic. In individuals to economize Is to follow the line of least reslstence; the line that requires the least amount of human energy. This determines our course, and the manner in which we accomplish our object. Man's orthodox conception of his superiority over all created beings forms an Insurmountabl!?' barrier to his mental evolutionary progress; there Is no element in his anatomy that is not common ln all other beings, consequently he is subject to natural laws and yields to these forces as intelligently as does a stone rolling down a hillside. The stone does not develop energy in its course; it acquires Its energy from the momentum it develops through the velocity of Its movement. Like the stone, man is an Irresponsible creature of circumstances; neither Is It necessary for him to understand economics or natural laws In order to conform to them. They leave him no choice. When a man undertakes a hunger strike, he reflects the process followed by a water lily that has been planted In a rich soil; lt li easier to relinquish life than continue the struggle under adverse conditions. The editorial In a newspaper reflects the source from which the editor receives his food, as the shoe Is an expression of the one who hires Its maker. The skilled mechanic in most demand Is the specialist, who by tho application of reason, embodies in his labor certain qualities required by hla master, his own practical and theoretical knowledge of what constitutes perfect work is subordinate to his desire to live. The typical American "workman earns his living through the speed of hli movement, the quality and utility of hts work, are subordinate to the profits earned by hla master. The worker Is hire* for ft purpose, and the manner of its execution la determined by your mas* ter and your economlo needa leave you no choico; you either conform or go under. PRO BONO PUBLICO, Seoul, Korea—The appointment of a Japanese to the post of <j!t administrator of the gcrernmei goneral of Korea Is causing aglt& tion among Koreans. Thla aflt It considered by many Koreans ai aft Indication ot the desir* gf t^t Japanese govornment to'k< tlves from participate government of tha ptfnli oral natlret holding ofllo'i are loyal to Japan, auoh he 06 HM-shun, are joining thl * f*ctk» iB sttflrts '* (Continued from page 1) man who have held high position In official life university profos- Abi t, technical aducators, students, me rchants, lawyers and other professional men, former army offi- cere and:t sober-minded laboring the a,'*1 ; i , The condltloha created ln Berlin by the railroad strike of February are! described as rollows: ' As far as Berlin wai concerned, thd railroad strlk6 was intensified by the strike df the city's employees, which left Berlin without water, gas and electricity. A cold wave- aggravated the situation. "lack of heat, light and water drove the city's physicians and hospital doctors tb , despair. It was Impossible to perform even the most necessary operations. It Is difficult to give a picture of the misery that prevailed ln the children's hospitals and especially the infant departments. "Illustrative ot the damage caused was the condition of hundreds of locomotives at the end of the BtHke. Under ordinary circumstances round houses are heated thus protecting locomotives. The strikers ran their machines lh and left them lh uhheated hbtises where tha water in the boilers ahd tubes froze. Show and ice made lt Impossible to operate switches ahij the lack df electrio current put the signal system out of commission. - Berlin at night Was pitch dark." When President Ebert I called upon the Technical * Emergency Service, the article saya: How It Worked Three houra after a crew ot service had taken charge of the railroad yardfc, three locomotives were put under steam ahd placed at the disposal of the station master of the Lehrter station. Twenty-four hours later three tracks, including all twitches and signal systems, were cleared and a regular time table service was established between Berlin and Wittenberg, located half way on the line Berlin-Hamburg. In the meantime! the Emergency Service men of Hamburg had worked their way down to Wittenberg, which completed the connection, Hamburg-Berlin. Thus a regular freight and passenger service, even limited, was established by non- railroad men 24 hours after the outbreak of the strike. Considering the fact that the Emergency Service did not ask -}_4sistunce from those strike-breakers, who, Were willing to work In finite of the strike order, the work was accomplished by the service Is romarkable. But rescuing the rnllrnad service from a complete standstill, and even ruin, was not the, only activity of theSe volun- ■teers. Water stations and electric plants were put into commission.one after another, and gradually gaa plants in various parts of the city became useful utilities.' All this, activity was embarrassing to strike leaders and political wire pullers,,who had characterized the Technical Emergency Service as an organisation only capable of keeping low Area under boilers and thawing out frozen engines. "Thus lt happened the Techni cal Emergency Servlc* auccteded tin establishing IU value, as a national asset ln times of great national danger, its work In connection with the last strike also fur- mslies highly important lessons fot other nations In solving irttoltar Labor troubles. "The writer visited one outpost b* Berlin's water works near Lich- UnWg. The station is miles away from houses ini stores, and tt sltnated In the ntt&He of a district which Is ail but •Communis- tic In Its political views. Here three men of the Emergency craw worked 48 consecutive hours until they had the water pumpi i&h? ag*in, without sleep, food, or other drink than cold water. Protected by only three policemen, they were constantly threatened by Communistic agitators. But the men did hot wince. They stuck to their post, kept all water pumps foing And waited without complaint until food supplies and relief, arrived. Tliis Is the spirit of the Technical Emergency crew, and thit ls why the organisation waa able td save the Oerman railroad system from ruin and the til, aged and infant population from misery and death." •The tefcfinlcal Ehiergene^ Servioe is by no means confined to the City of Berlin. It has branches in every German province, an branches being directed by and working hand in hand with the Berlin central organization. It fl called Into service only when ihe President of the German Republic issues the order, and Us membera can by no means be regarded as "scabs," for eihbr^ricy' wblrk la the only work lt performs." Tho Canadian Situation Aa already stated, similar methods of defeating the strikers in the United States are being advocated. That these methods will be used in Canada gooa without saying, as the ruling class of this country Is dominated by the financial Interests of the United States, and at no period of the hsitory of thp working class movement Was there ever more need for united working class activity. The employers are organized and organized to defeat the workers. The Workers must organize If they ate to win their Struggle against tho moves which will be made against them In the near future. All railroad workers are affected. If one section Is defeated. It will have Its effect on tho position of even the most powerful and aristocratic members of organized labor. it will be noted in tho above extracts, that emphasis Is Uld oft the miseries of those who suffer from the effects of a strike. Nothing, however, Is said about ihe miseries suffered by the miners and thoir families. Nothing is said as to the effect ot reducing thb wages of those who make production possible, and who, when thoy cease work, tie up tho transportation systems and halt production. it Is not pointed out that the workers in all Industries are barely existing; tljat they are not getting as great a return for their labor as they were bofore the war for democracy was fought and lost but emphasis is laid on tho fact that the employers were able to use the middle class and the capitalistic hangers on to defeat the workers and carry on production. The railroad workers of this country must resist the wage cut, but To Secretaries tnd Union Of iici*s Wfcef. Wanting Printing of any kind SfeE US We have specialized ia .Union Work for the last fifteen years. We guarantee sat- isfnetidn. Prompt service. Reasonable prices. Cowan & Brookhouse PRUftiRS, PTOUtiiiSlS, OTEBEOrtttUt* AND BOOtBDCDIRB Phones: Soy. T421 and 8ay. 4490 1129 HOWE 8& VAIffcGUVBR* fc G 50,000 ttaiirbad Men Likely to Strike (Continued from page 1) honor badge of these organizations. , "Reports coming ln from various railroads of the country show that certain unscrupulous executives are how ordering these old pensioners to return to work and "scab" on thoir brother workers out on strike, wtth the alternative of losing their entire pension- Oh the other hand, If they act as strikebreakers they will be expelled by their brotherhoods, "Some of the most tragic dramas of the present strike are being enacted In the homes of these old pensioners, many of whom are facing actual starvation rather than imperil the interests of their brother workers. "How can the railroad companies expect greater loyalty from their employees," these old pensioners ask, "when a reward justly earned by faithful Bervice Is uaed as ii club to compei lis to betray our brother workers struggling for a living wage?" Not only Is the above an example of ruling-class honesty-, and ethics, but lt is an indication that atl railroad mon must expect the same' tactics from their employers In the case of induitrlal struggles In which they are implicated. In these days tho death and pension systems of large corporations are nothing but schemes to control the lives of,the people who produce the wealth which the company- shareholders enjoy. Labor must come together and In this crisis in the railroad workers' situation, there Is need for unity, and dissension Is at this time playing the employers' game. Every railroad Worker Bhould line up, irrespective of his affiliations, not to flght they must of necessity, lf they are to win, enter the fight With all their forces Intact and a recognition of ruling class tactics. NOTiCfet Logging Men! Cli__-tl-'i Hi. Ha Calfskin Blrill. Sob IUt_Mdown Boot M the lljhlMt »hd moat flexible LoKclnt Boot ,ver mado. A NEW CIU-ATION i_ yen au row (tit u a-,l,lr»> huh,, chain., ete., riiHe'e "• - " thel ber CkriiU et ll. Weterproel; futrenteed to i No. 60 eed ,. Christie Boot Factory 51 OORDOVA WBST Phono Sey. *_T» amongst themielvei, but a common enemy which li threitenlng their standard of Urine. Unity Is the cry of the workora, but there are many who do not dealre It. Tho workera themaelves muat aee to It that they are united when It cumea to a flght such as Is evidently facing the railroad workera of thl* country. New York—In the eight days ending July 11, eight persons committed suicido here, and 14 mado unsuccessful attempta to end thilr lives. In the opinion of Rev. H. tt. Warren, president Save-a-Llfe Leaeue, "the warm weather ahd tr__ beautiful scenery e_ the Country contrasted so strongly with the meslrable conditions surrounding the poor dwellers of the city that lt unduly depressed them.'' Failure to get jobs, he aaid, con' tlnuea to bo the motive for a largo number of suicides. Rome — Tho strike of Metal workers la complete Ih Italy with the exception of Genoa, where tho response haa been amall, owing to the acute unemployment ln that dlatrlct. The B.C. Federationist Is now the OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the Trades and labor Council Vancouver Trades and Labor Council (International) President: R. H. NEELANDS, M. L. A. Vice-President: W. BARTLETT , Secretary: P. BENGOUGH Secretary-Treasurer: BIRT SHOWLER Sergeant-at-Arms: MRS. E. C. 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Handsome new patterns ln the college stripes and other snappy designs—white, tans, greys—ln a variety of the newest fabrics and weaves. Especially priced at O FOR 36c O $1 'Yoar moneys north or your monoy back iS-49H-*ti_fsE. 4S-49_Ustings- CENTRE OF Sfl B IN I New York Banks Control U. S. Railroad Operations What of the Morrow ? )—..tite.i'em.t.e »«i_ii iiit_>..i">'«'*t"»*tiH"t"—m [By Pierre Monatte, French Militant] 1 HEAR somebody object: "We * shall not be a minute and feeble minority. On the contrary, we shall be numerous, very numerous. You will see what a crowd we shall. make." ■?'* Yes, we shall see. I am quite ready to believe it and hope the future will prove me wrong. But for the moment I do not know. Nay more, I have no Idea. Yesterday ' many arms and many hearts failed us. Today, behold, -nothing Is left! "What do you know of the morrow? Intoxicated by Noise Oh! If you count every brawler, every excited person, every busybody as a man of action, you may consider yourselves numerous. Thero were plenty of them yesterday. In these latter years all those busy bodies have disappeared, but we shall see them again; they will begin to come out again; I hear them buzzing already. Beware! let no one believe the task light though It be shared among many; let everyone prepare to use all his strength, let him gather It up and increase It, let him become capablo of playing a worthy part. And ln order to play It he must flrst grasp it, must attain that clearsightednees which wo set before ourselves ns the flrst gonl to reach. We failed In It yesterday. Who would venture to deny It? We lived hampered by movement, Intoxicated by noise. At certain times, nevertheless, our vision was quite clear, and we experienced the unguish of drifting. Decay of French Unionism About 1900 Trade Unionism had resumed its forward march; but it stumbled very quickly upon great obstacles—employers, modernizing their defences and not only forming strike funds, but undermining working-class cohesion by certain subtle methods of bribery; a government on the alert, using an Iron hand In a velvet' glove; bribery towards some and repression towards others. On the death of Pellou- tler, our great Pelloutier, ln 1901, the Federation of Labor Exchanges became nothing more than a great damaged tree, shedding every year a'withered branch upon .the road. Enthusiasm Died Down The Impetus given to the Trade Union Movement, as seen H. Walton PROFESSIONAL MA8SEUB Specialist In Electric*) Tr->aintents, Violet Ray snd High Froqnency for Rhenmatlmn, HeUtlca, I.uiiiliajrn, Par* •lyiie, Hair and Scalp Treatment!, Chronic Allmenti. * 310-911 CARTER-COTTON BLDO. Phone Seymonr 2048 —teUm Sfeg* w«it 'more particularly in the Indus* trial federations, declined after the failure of the 1906 move ment for the eight-hour day, and died with the Vllleneuve- Saint Georges massacre in 1908. Then men and groups became torn by quarrels. Each sought to saddle the other with responsibility for the temporary check. Weariness overwhelmed the best of us. The ambitious, with hopes disappointed, became embittered. The weak and the dilettante meandered happily on. For fifteen years Unionism failed to flnd men, new men, to take the place of those whom Socialism and Anarchism had bequeathed or lent it, and whom it had sent back or tried out— men with a robust faith capable of standing firm in a storm, of overcoming adversity and relaunching the ship at the flrst favorable wind. In fifteen years the work of training and education undertaken by the Labor Exchanges, of which Pelloutier was so proud, had perished lamentably, there being nobody with enthusiasm to Infuse it with life. The People's Universities had failed and nothing specifically bearing the stamp of labor had risen from their ashes. The unions had failed to organize their young man; they had not the foresight to establish nurseries for militants. That was our situation on the eve of the war—a situation that we had been unablo to prevent, well- meaning as we were, but with little faith. None without Fault We can say 'mea culpa,' for none of us ls without fault. Some are guilty of heavier sins than others; but Is it not a very grave fault on our part to have allowed thoae othear to act without our giving advice to the contrary, without raising our protest and without exerting any effort of our own? Had we sinned only out of laziness. and timidity, laziness In forming an opinion for ourselves and timidity In choosing sides, that would have been no slight matter. But often we. did not stop at that, we repeatedly gave bad advice, we lightly pronounced condemnations on certain forms of activity. We cast slurs on education; we gave no help to the few young Trade Unionists who sought it ln order to Improve their organization; we k.ept silence when someone cried "Wolf!" at the time of the attempt of Leon Clement and the young men of the Seine to organize their series of educational conferences. And above all, wore we thoe "passionate lovers of self-culture" we professed to be? For all this we are paying the price today. Henceforth let remorse be our incentive. It will help us to get out of the ditch Into which wo have fallen, to overcome our mental laziness and timidity, our laziness of will; It will help us to escape falling back again, derived from strong concentrated thinking, or if we fall back, always to climb out again, Stifforcd from Same Malady When I look back this mental laziness seems to me Incredible. Had I not to wait the leisure of the trenches In order to read certain books I had been keeping unread for twenty years?. I had not had time, strength or wisdom enough to read and draw sustenance from them. And yet I was one of those who did the most reading. But ours were diffusive minds; we wasted our attention and strength; almost all of us in various measures suffered from the same malady. In our circles we forgot the joy which serious reading gives and the strength. We had forgotten how to read. We absorbed our dally and weekly papers, and that satisfied our Intellect in those days. But a deep need for learning, for forming and nourishing our thoughts, we had ceased to feel. The: newspapers, as such, were largely the cause of this, though It might have been such a wonderful stimulus. From, top tp bottom of society it has killed the taste for serious reading. But can you, comrades of the teaching profession, deny that the schools have their share of responsibility? The method by which I was once taught English and German disgusted me forever with learning these languages. Has not the method by which our schools teach them to read disgusted people forever with reading, gagged their curiosity and killed their taste? The remark made by G. Dupln in his "Guerre Infernale" ("Infernal War") Is very true: "The masses, in learning to read, had unlearned to discern." No Public Opinion Twenty years ago the Dreyfus affair made us realize that ln this country there was no public opinion; in order to create one the People's Universities were founded. They are now dead and the whole task remains to be done. Who has not realized lt in these sad years? The cause of this complete check, or at least one of the causes and the chief one, in my opinion, was the belief that courses conferences, discussions and classes for study could form thought. If you will listen to me, my friend. we shall not pass whole evenings In rushing from one meeting to another. We shall pass at least four or five a week quietly at home, lu our room, "tete-a-tete" with some carefully chosen book, "tete-a-tete" with the best revolutionaries of all times, "tete-a-tete" with ourselves also. Before even the study-class, with which we must supplement each of our unions (though I shall return to this point), comes, ln my opinion, the book-shelf. Learning to Think There is a book I should like to see placed among the flrst on thia bookshelf, it has not been written for us alone, for the evil It attacks is not peculiar to us—all society is afflicted with it. Appearing some months before the war, lt passed almost unnoticed. It Is "Apprenticeship to the Art of Writing," by Payot, and published by Colin. The title Is displeasing, I know, but It is Inaccurate,' for the book treats of rhetoric. Learning to write, Payot's view, begins with .learning to think, about which people concern themselves little. Hence so many babblers. of, the pen and the platform, of the workshop and the wineshop; hence so many muddlers, in the unions as everywhere else; hence so little good work definitely accomplished. Begin with Personal Effort Let us begin with personal effort, the bookshelf, serious study, meditation in , the peace of our room, and you will see if these hours of self-communing will not make of us different men from the men we were yesterday. We can then go to thc club for stu-lv Pennsylvania Continues Its Union-smashing Policy ;, [By Carl Haessler] (Federated Press Correspondent) Chicago.—The U. fli," rail labor board is a "has-been" >and the fo cus of the strike of 400,000 rail shopmen, 8000 firemen and oilers and as many clerks and freight handlers is located in the east, not ln Chicago. These facts became clearer with news of the conference In Washington between members of the senate interstate commerce committee and three determined antiunion railway executives, who are standing In the way of a reasonable settlement. W. W. Atterbury, vice-president of the Pennsylvania; L. F. Loree, president of the Delaware & Hudson, an anthracite road, and T. DeWltt Cuyler, chairman, board of directors of the Pennsylvania, balked at the senators' peace plans. The Pennsylvania, through its directors who are also directors of the most powerful New York banks, dominates the railroad situation. In 1920 Atterbury wrote Cuyler not to sign any agreements with any railroad union, Cuyler Ib chairman of the Association of Railway Executives, and spokesman before the rail labor board for the roads. Twenty-flve men, representing 12 New York banks, hold an average of eight directorships each on 99 1 railroads, operating 82 per cent, of the railroad mileage. Atterbury and Cuyler are two of the 25. If the Pennsylvania loses its flght against the unions the banking control over American industry and labor will receive a severe setback. The reversal of Federal District Judge Page by the U. S.' iclrciiii coure of appeals on the Pennsylvania-rail labor board case^ conies as a blow to the road. The Pennsylvania, in following out its policy of smashing the established -junlons and starting company unions, had refused to let names of union candidates for shop committees- to appear on the ballot as such. Tho board ordered the road to enter the names in the customary manner'. The road1 defied the board, finally procuring an injunction against the board from Page. The reversal of Page is taken to mean that the Pennsylvania must knuckle, under to the board, which will be another reason why the roads may want to eliminate the board, at least in its present form. The Pennsylvania ls crying for help. It has Issued an appeal to the citizens and business men of Altoona in which It admits the situation must be improved. At- terbury's propaganda in the newspapers about only a few men going out Is misstatement of fact. The tens of thousands of employees on Atterbury's railroad have come out with the rest of the railroad shopmen of the country. The following bulletin, posted in Altoona July 12, is a bald threat to its striking shopmen: 'On June 28, 1922, the board of directors of the Pennsylvania system appropriated the amount of $3,587,653 for the enlargement of the Altoona works. If the preaent situation Is not improved at once, or if the authorities, citizens and business men permit the outside influences to continue, the citizens of Altoona can expect to see the expenditure made elsewhere." Detailed reports to strike head quarters here from more than 60 shop points on the Pennsylvania show that a great majority of the shop employees are on strike. One of the events pf thc strike was a monster mass meeting In Jersey City, preceded by a parade .three miles in length. Twelve thousand striking shopmen were in line. Figures show over 80 per cent, of the Pennsylvania shop forces out. At least 1000 of those still In the shops are members of the supervisory forces. The points checked include Pittsburgh, Erie, Indianapolis, Jersey City, Wilmington, Cleveland, Harrlsburg, Baltimore, Chicago. At Wilmington the Pennsylvania has agreed to maintain at any seaside resort designated the families of any local shopmen who stay on their jobs and to feed and house the men in the local shops. What It Will Mean to Workers of Other Countries The development of China, on capitalist lines, has been the subject of many articles in the Labor press from time to time, ln which It has been pointed out that the development of industry in that country must make the position of the workers on the American continent and in Europe much more difficult, and this contention Is borne out by an editorial which appeared In the Christian Science Monitor lu a recent issue. The editorial reads as follows: The financiers and business men of Western Europe and America who are Inclined to view with Impatience the slow progress made by the Chinese in adopting modern methods of production and transportation, are apt to overlook an Important consideration that Is evident to the educated and business classes of China. When the latter are told by Americans or Europeans that by building great mills and factories, and by constructing many more railways and introducing motor transport the labor of millions of workers could be transferred to maehinery, they are confronted with the question: "What then will become of all the men and women whose services will no longer be required? How shall they flnd employment?" It is useless to tell them that the idle worker can flnd some other occupation. They know that with the low earning power and low standard of living prevalent in most regions of China there Is no likelihood of Immediate demand for other commodities, whose production would create new labor markets. As the substitution of labor-saving machinery will add greatly to thc already large numbers of unemployed, there will have been created an additional problem for which there seems to be no satisfactory solution. It fs true that there are large areas of agricultural land, chiefly in northern and western China, that are as yet Imperfectly developed, and that could easily be made to support an increased population. Curiously enough, while the Chinese have been willing to emigrate from the large cities to foreign lands, they do not seem anxious to colonize the unsettled regions of their own country, or contiguous territory. Both in Manchuria and Mongolia there are opportunities for millions of colonists who could get a living by cultivating the soil. There is one other alternative for thc unemployment of surplus Chinese labor .that might be ad opted, but thnt would hardly be welcomed by the nations that are urging modern Industrial and transportation methods upon Chi* na. That is, the production of manufactures of .all kinds on f large scale for export. With im proved machinery, steam and water power, and low wages for labor, it is probable that Chinese factories would, in a few years, become capable of producing an immense surplus of merchandise, that could be sold in neutral markets at prices much below those of European and American goods. This Is a consummation that under existing industrial conditions would work great hardship on the manufacturers and workers of the chief exporting countries. Unless some method can be devised for materially Increasing the purchasing power of the 30,000,000 Chl- and, in fact nf all the peoples Of the earth, It may be well that China has bcen slow in making its productive powers more efficient through the Introduction of labor-saving machinery. A SETTLEMENT BE E Failure of Harding's Plan May Assist U. S. Miners Unions to Combat Starvation Wages (Continued from page 1) uie committee and representatives of of the Hallway Association of Canada to arrive at adjustment of the dispute, an application was made by representatives of the employees to the' federal labor department for appointment of a board of Investigation and conciliation under the authority of; the industrial disputes aot, and at the same time a strong protest hai been made regarding the action of tjie companies ln putting wage reductions into effect before the matter in dispute had been referred to arbitration as provided by the act, The railways claim that their action constitutes no more than a temporary withholding of wages subject to further negotiations. for we shall have something to offer, to exchange and bring away. But so long as we go there with empty and confused heads,' we shall como back with empty hands and sick hearts. Let us make an end of diffusion of effort, of rushing from meeting to meeting, of precious timo lost, of minds nourished with froth, of enthusiasm which fades before lt has flowered, —Vnlro nf Labor Added Impetus Given to Fight (Continued from Page11) Operators Not Favorable To Publicity at This Stage By Tom Tlppett (Federated Press Correspondent) Chicago.-r-Temporary settlement Of the coal strike, perhaps for, a year, probably to March 31, 1923, on conditions favorable to the miners, Is expected as a result of the failure of President Harding's manoeuvres with the operators, the union and the governors of the coal-producing states. At an executive session of the policy committee of the U.M.W.A. held after the president's "loaded" arbitration plan was unanimously rejected, it was decided to adhere to the position taken at Cleveland just before the strike began last April and to sanction no state or district settlements. At this secret session, it is reported, the Illinois delegation, led by Frank Farrington, agreed with the policy committee that a national agreement was preferable to state agreements. Rather than submit to federal intervention and government fixing of wages, how-, ever, they would prefer a separate settlement, lt Is said. The government Ib now moving, opinion holds, to a decision which will order mining resumed on the tfirms of the contract which expired March 31, 1922, and which the operators broke by refusing to enter a national conference for a new agreement. The operators are said to be less anxious for publicity on the coal situation, The chief point of difference arises over the authority to fix the new scale. The miners will not permit the government to set the scale. The operators .believe a cut ln wages should be made and do not 'welcome the prospect of paying the old scale during (he long drawnout Investigation which may take a year or more. The solution* is believed to be in a government offer to pay back to the operators -the difference in wages between the old rate and the new rate if there is a cut, dated from the time work was resumed to the time the new rate ls agreed Big Values in Big assortment of the finest fabric designs and colorings in Arrow and W. G. & R. Shirts. $1.95 $2.45 $2.95 CD. Bruce LIMITED Cor; Homer and Hastings Streets Last year 6,500 men left British Columbia to work In the harvest fields of the prairie provinces. It iB expected that B, C. harvesters will leave again this year for the same places. i Always look up the Fed. advertisers before making purchases. Pierre Paris MANUFACTURER OF BOOTS AMD SHOES Makers of PARIS BRAND Shoes and Logger Boots Any kind of special -hoe* nude to order. WORK BOOTS—Try Onr $5.00, $8.00 aad $7.50 Brand Beat in tbe Country P.Paris 51 HASTINOS STREET WEST l'hoill! Sey. 4710 VANCOUVEB, B. O. INFORMATION FOR BUILDING TRADES WORKERS For the beneflt of building tradea workers the following list of building permits, amounting to $150.0 and over; ls published, and will be a feature each week: July 21—Alteration to store, 187 Hastings St. W., 12000; D. K. Book, owner; J, B. Arthur, contractor. July 21—Alteration to Goodwin Shoe store, 133 Hastings St. W. July 21—Store and suite building, 1302-6 Victoria Drive, 16000; J. Blaine, ownor; Sunset Builders, contractors. July 22—Dwelling, 2820—6th Ave. \V„ taOOO; G. Queenville, owner. July 24—Theatre, 21H— _th Ave. W„ (13,500; R. B. Berry, owner; A. D. Snider, contractor. July 24—Dwelling, 930—10th Ave. E., 82,000; Russell & Hardin. July 24—Dwelling, 930—10th Ave. E„ 14000; Miss 11. J. Smith, owner; W. A. Bourlng, contractor. July 24—Dwelling, 171t—l«tli Ave. W., $4500; Miss E. B. Keen- ieyildc, owner; H. Gcstick, con-j tractor, July 24—Dwelling, 1705—IStb] Ave. W„ $4500; Miss E. B. Keen-] leyside owner; H. G-stick, contrac-l 'tor. July 24—Telephone Exchanged 555 Seymour St., $12,000; B. C,_ Telephone Company, owner. July 24—Dwelling, 2178—8th| Ave. E„ $1760; W. G. Wood, owner,! July 2 4—Dwelling, 2190—Sthl Ave. W„ $4000; Jas. Martin, owner.] July 24—Dwelling, 3109 Union. St., $1500; H. T. Humphries, owner)] . July 24—Store, 2815 Granville!! St., $2900; J. Jenkins, owner; H. C-fl Woodcock, contractor, j 'July 25—Dwelling, 3641 Pendeu E., $3750; W. V. Fontaine, owner.) Yon may wish to help The Fed-] eratlontot. You can do so hy renew-J Ing your subscription promptly andl sending In thu subscription of your] Mond or neighbor. pardon to Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings, and right the great wrong which haB been done to these two men; "Resolved, that each affiliated national and International union, all State Federations. of Labor, Central Labor bodies and federal and directly affiliated local labor unions be requested to forward communications to Governor Stephens requesting Immediate, pardon of Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billing.'-, and that the afflliated national and International unions be requested to communicate the action of this convention to their local unions, and request them to forward communications To Governor Stephens of California, requesting pardon for Mooney and Billings. "Resolved, that the executive council be and it Is hereby requested to forward a communication to all local unions in California to assist the American Federation of Labor by forwarding communications requesting pardon to the governor of their state; "Resolved, that this convention respectfully request the Labor press to give the widest possible publicity to the action taken by this convention." EVERY READER CAN HELP Every reader of Tlie Federatlonist can render valuable assistance by renewing their subscriptions as soon as they are due, and and by inducing another worker to subscribe. It doeB not take much effort to do this. Try It. Be sure to notify the post office as soon as you change your address. Carpenters' Picnic Vancouver Carpenters' Annual Basket Picnic to Bowen Ialand SATURDAY, JULY 29 Boats leave Union S.S. Wharf at 9:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. BREAD and IRON vs. Blood and Iron The dogged resistance of the Russian workers of factory and farm, together with the pressing need of the world for peaco and -reconstruction, has forced the diplomats and the powers they represent to abandon their policy of "Blood and Iron" toward Soviet Russia. Further than that, somo of the hosiile governments have been shamed into appropriating funds for the relief of the many millions of famine sufferers in Russia. This change toward benevolence, strongly tinged though it be with tardiness and mistrust, is a welcome change; but after all their heart is not in thc work and they are anxious to abandon it at thc flrst pretext. What else could be the meaning of current reports that, "thc back of the famine having bcen broken," it will not be necessary to expend all of the money appropriated for relief? A moment's consideration of actual conditions in the vast famine areas will reveal the cruelty of discontinuing relief efforts now. Millions upon millions of Russia's peasant people, though rescued from starvation by a meagre daily dole, are still broken in health by the long.ordeal and sadly shaken in Bpirit. The fearful ravages of civil war still mar great stretches of their lands and the blockade has denied them farming implements, while the little they had has largely turned to scrap iron. In the rest of the country the farmers are living from hand to mouth and the city population is on .the verge of complete exhaustion, weakened by thc prolonged diet of inferior blaek bread and cabbage soup. Who that has vision and heart would leave them now unaided in their misery to face such a desperate situation. What then shall be done? Shall we continue to feed these millions indefinitely! No, by no means! But if we are truly humane, we will continue to assist them until they are strong enough to face the struggle of life with fair chance of victory. And if wc have vision, we will realize that they cannot succeed without the modern farming implements that would enable them to extract from the soil a thousand loaves where they now get but one. "Bread and Iron" is the policy that must replace "Blood and Iron." Bread we must continue to give until strength is restored, but we must also give "Iron"—plows, seeders, tractors, reapers, threshers—in order that that strength may be productive and the danger of a famine recurrence may be banished. The policy of "Bread and Iron" must be instituted immediately. Government red tape cannot be expected, to do it and will not. The people must act themselves. Friend, we call upon you to do your utmost, INTERNATIONAL TOOL DRIVE FOR SOVIET RUSSIA Authorized by the All-Russian Famine Relief Committee, Moscow, and the 'Workers International Russian Famine Relief Committee, Berlin (Friends of Soviet Russia, affiliated) Conducted In America under the direction of the FRIENDS OF SOVIET RUSSIA (National Offlce) Ml WEST IStli STREET NEW YORK OITY Do You Vote for "Bread and Iron?" Then Sign the Boll Call I believe In the policy of "Bread and Iron" toward I Soviet Russia, Here Is my contribution of to help buy food and farming Implements for the famine-stricken peasants of Russia. Put my namo on tbe Roll Call, Name : Street ...........,'.......... City , .Province .'......,..?.._'?.
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