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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH. OFFICIAL PAPER: VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOJt COUNCIL, AND B. C. FEDERATION OF LABOR POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY IELEVENTH YEAR. No. 43 EIGHT PAGES fUMBERMMI HITS SI BARNARD LOOKS IN VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MOVING, OCTOBER 24,1919 $2.00 PER YEAR (Lumber Workers Bring Him to Senses in Quick Time Uni^ % | Forces Admit 1 % ie Is Not Sure _ f Election [Government Contract Is for Ten-Hour Day- Men Want Eight At Hardwick Islnnd, while tho men woro in tho woods, ihe company ' flred tho cook nud put another in i his placo. Word wbb sent to tho I men, who immediately hold a moot- [ ing and demanded tho reinstatement I of the cook, top bunks to bo eut ' off, (5 minimum, timo and a linif r for overtime, earthenware utonsilH, E new house for cook and family, f double floors snd ventilators, pigs I to bo penned 300 feet from enmp. [ Tho compnny refused all demands, L«o thc men took a strike vote, I which was carried. Thoy immediate- Ply asked for thoir timo and started I to roll up. Then iho boss recon- I sidered hin previous decision and I decided to come through with all I demand!). The strike at tho Mainland Cedar I Company-'s Camp 2, Thompson I Sound, has been settled satisfactorily to the men aud a union crew bus I gone up to resume operntious. This only leaves strikes on hand' Iat Merrill, Ring nnd Moore's Camp, [Duncan Bay, where two points re- Imnin to he settled; also at Capilano. I At Stag Bay tho only Issue is tho I question of an eight-hour day. At Chase and Enderby tho men | are actively picketing the jobs nnd [ everything is qiiiM, witb many in- t dicalions thst- notion to obtain nn j c"gbt-hour dny will bo taken by other bodies of men throughout the I district. At J. A. McKenzie's construction camp at Ducks 42 men struck for ! an eight-hour day. Only three men wore slackers aud sttiyed in camp. This is part of Genernl Stewart's government contract, and it is in foresting'to know that the terms of thc contract betwoen tho govern ment nnd the contractor compel a ten-hour day to be worked. Bui there is another factor entering into the case, not provided for in the contract, namely, what happens to. that olause when the men refuse to work moro than uu etght-hour day. Will the governmont do as they did at Winnipeg, nnd taring the war, use their coercive powors •nd ordere-in-council to conscript laborf At Kimberly the miners aro stiii on strike for improved conditions. Information coming from the East - is to the effoct that conditions ' iu tbo camps aro rotten. The. government health and sanitary regulations are absolutely ignored. Double-decker, double-barrelled and muzzle-loading bunks, OS to 75 men to a bunkhousc. Work from 6 to (i and would do longer if light permitted. Wages |00 a month nnd board. The office has received innumerable complaints recently concerning 1 non-receipt or insufficient supply of papors. It may bo woll to agnin l jaw the attention of the members } to the faet that thore is u penalty [of flvo years' imprisonment for any* f one who illegally interferes with an- [•ther person's mail, therefore if it lean be proven thst.anyone is tarn- raring with tho mail en route from eadquartcrs to the members it will lba woll to send along the proof bo [that these self-appointed censors can Ihe taught a lesson. The Fed, is sent Idirect from the office ot the paper land the Worker from headquarters. Ilf anything is not as it should bc in |eithrr ease write the editor of the Fed., or of the Workor, direct; also Isend, if possible, copy of your com- ■plain to tho secretary, so that tho ■matter can receivo evory attention. TChanges in numbor of Feds, rcqulrod jto he sent to secretary. I Mombors having views to oipress koncerning the form and conduct faf tho Q. B. U. should forward thom Io headquarters so that thoy can be turned over to the delegates for Lubmiision to the convention whenever it is held. The mutter should be taken up at once so that fullest [consideration ean be givon by us [large r body of members as possible. The shaping and mnking of lbe O. B. V, and of all its units is it (natter entirely in tho hands of th? Ififinbers, the so-called rank nnd file. I Fellow-workers Hathorly, Golden |tml Mawhinnio huvo gono oiit or* nanirlng this week into territory ■"hii'k baa not been previously cov- Election AU W ?rs Should Vote Aga I t the Unionist I ** ernment It Ib quito evident that things do not look good for tho Unionist govornmont in the by-election in the city of Victoria. Tho pross admits that thore ia a doubt as'to whether Dr. Tolmio will be reelected, nnd Barnard's chances s.ieui to be excellent. Judging from the press in Vietoria, tho Unionist forces are up against a bigger flght than they expected. All tho old political dodges aro being used to defeat the Labor nominee, nnd every thing that he can be accused of from Bolsheviki to Nihilist, is being used. Not content with tbis, the press is attacking uny speaker that appears on his platform,, and somo that thoy nro afraid will speak on his behalf. Meetings have been hold evory evening at different places to further tho interests of tho Labor nominee, and packed meetings have been tho rule, and at no election over hold in the Province, has thero been such n variety of speakers on bohalf of a Labor candidate. That tho workers of Victoria realizo tho importance of the eleetion, is manifested by the unstinted support, both financially and by tho number of workers available. And if enthusiasm and work itan win election,'', then Buntard will be elected. The fooling ngainst thc Unionist government is so strong that men • who have been closely identified with the old political par- tics are supporting Barnard, and whilo the poll mny not represent the working class entirely, yet it will represent the disgust of the citizens of the Capital City, at tho autocracy nud incompetence of thc present government. Every worker in Victoria should realize that tho flght is only just commencing, and thnt by aiding in the defeat of Dr. Tolmio, thoy will be giving such an impetus to tho Labor forces throughout thc country, that tho valuo cannot be calculated to tho working class movoment, Tho action of tho govornment in Winnipeg, should bo sufficient to convince overy worker to east his ballot for Barnard. Brqry vote against Tolinie.' is a vote against the arrest of the strike lenders in Winnipeg. Every vote for Barnard is a voto for a fair trial and final acquittal of the workors' spokesman who were arrested, becauso of thcir activities on behalf of tho working class. Several Units Added During Past Week—A. F. of L Is Divided Delegates Misunderstood Instructions Given and Voted Wrongly Miss Outterldge Married Miss Helena Gutteridge, well- known in Lobor circles, has gone and beon and dono it. She slipped ^ut of town to Beilingham on Tuesday last, and for botter or worse, 'Inked her fate with n lucre man. Tho news did not leak out until Thursday, and camo as a surprise to '.-abor men in the city. The mere nan is a returned soldior, and well Vuown in tho city. Congratulation? wero freely oflcred to Mr. and Mrs. ■T, P. O. Font yestorday, und The Federationist joins in tho chorus. Mrs. Fern says that sho has no in- lontion of ceasing'her activities in tho Labor movement, and will con tinue to take hor part in the working class affairs. BULLETINS WANTED For record purposes, we desire to have six copies of Nos. 2-16 and 18 of tho Ctrlke Bulletins. Readers who have kept these copies will confer a faror by sending us this number of the above issues, WiU Throw Much Light on Causes of Winnipeg Strike A co-operative wholesale socioty has been opened in Seattle for the purpose of supplying goods to the co-operative socictios of the State of Washington and elsewhere. Tho Edmonton Daughters of- tke Hempiro prosented to tho young loafer of the Royal family, who was recently in that city, a gold cigar- otto case valued at $95. Vill Seek An Injunction to Restrain Supplying Kolchak Archie Robinson, a Seattlo long- boreman, has retained tho law firm if Gay and Wilson as attorneys in looking an injunction through tlio .edcrnl courts to restrain American nuuitions profiteers from shipping .vnr munitions to Kolchak, whom lie ..escribed as "not. even tlio head of ti do facto government and a filibuster ngninst thc luw and peace ef nations." The longshoremen's union delegate ban obtained credentials from tho Seattle General Labor council to solicit funds from local unions to pny the costs of mnking a test entio of filibustering in thu federal courts, When through with this paper, sass It on. Veteran Labor Man Is a Powerful Speaker and Debater George Armstrong will bc tho speaker at the Empress Theatre on Sunday night. Qeorge is one of the men arrested in Winnipeg, and will shortly loave for home to faco trial with W. A. Pritchard, Johns, Russell, Ivens aud the others arrested us a result of the general strike in Winnipeg. Comrade Armstrong has been an active workor both in the S. P. of C. and tho Labor movement for a number of years. Ho is a powerful speaker, and has a thorough knowledge of the working class movement. Ho has been in the Stato of Washington for thc last two weeks on behalf "of the defense committee, and spoke at Seattle and other points in that state. That he will havo something now to say on tho Winnipeg striko is sure, as he lms for a number of years played a prominent part in the Labor movemont of Winnipeg, and understands the underlying forces thnt made the clash inevitable. It will bo necessary for those that wish lo hear him, to get thoro early. Doors are opon at 7:30, and the meeting will commence at 8. Quostions and discussion are invited at all of tho S. P. of C. meetings. A collection for tho defenso fund will bo taken. Popular Professor of History Will Lecture Sunday at O'Brien Hall The Open Forum began its rogular sessions on Sunday afternoon last when Mr. J, S. Woodsworth wue the lecturer. The mooting was very well attended nud considerable interest shown in tho forthcoming programme for this season. On Sunday afternoon noxt .Professor Mack Eastman will* lecture upon "Belgium mid its Problems." Within tho scope of this lecture he will deal with thc history of this stricken country, its probton. of mixed races ami Ihe causes of internal conflict, its economic problems and its vexed frontier questions. As Professor Eastman wns well acquainted with the country prior to tho wnr and since the armistico hns ngnin visited Belgium, whero ho not only gathered information right up to date, but spent considerable timo lecturing to the army while stationed there, upon theso nnd similar questions, thn mooting on Sunday aftornooil next will bo ono of more limn us mil interest. The meeting begins nt 2:.'t0 p.m, in (bo large O'Brien Hall. Quostions and discission aro in order after each lecture. Tho leading lecturers in the city will be heard at the Forum tbls season. Ask your grocer If his clerks are in thc union? Big Movement Among the British Unions for Solidification Tho Leith (Scotland) Advocate has the following to say about tho 0. B. U. movement: Important amalgamations in tho labor world arc pending. Thn proposal to form the United Kingdom Society of Conchinnlters and other unions into the National Union of Vebicl Builders is woll under way. A scheme is being prepared by tho Na tlonal Building Federation for tin amalgamation of the four unions of builders' laborers nfllliuted to it. The boilermakers, shipwrights, and blucksmiths have drawn up a scheme of amalgamation of which tho total membership will be 185,000. The conference of engineering unions resulted in an agreement to push on a scheme for an Amalgamated Engineering Union, Where is" your union bultont Are Prepared to Enforce Uniform Wage Scale Next Spring At the meeting of tbo Steam Engineers ond Mill Workors unit of the 0. B. U., held in Room 302 Lahor Temple last Monday night the discussion on the question as to why white mill workers received less wages than shipyard wqrkorsarid semi-skilled Chinese around mills, terminated in a decision by the following motion being carried: '' That it is the opinion of the membera present that thc reason white mill workers receivo less wages is on account uf the lack Of organization among the mill workers," It was considered that had the mill workers been organized during tho war and'takon advantage of conditions the same as the workers in tho shipyards they would havo been ablo to have enforced practically tho samo conditions In the mills as far aB wages and houra aro concerned as shipyard workors. However, not having got organized ahd taken advantago of those conditions, they aro therefore compelled to accept loss wages and work longer hourB than thcir fellow workers in the shipyards. It is the intention of tho mill workors, who aro now organized, to in tho future take advantago of overy condition that arises to better their working conditions and at tho next meoting of this unit which will bo hold on,, Monday evening nt tho Labor Temple it is intended to discuss ways nnd menns for currying on an intensive organization campaign in order that the mill workers may bo in a position next spring to enforce a uniform wage scalo that will lie high enough te provide thomsolves and families with nt least the necessities of life, under this so-called civilization of ours and to also establish a standard work day of eight hours. All mill workers who have not yet joined this union should do so immediately as apnrt from lho moral sido of assisting their fellow workers in getting belter working- conditions thoy are ulso insuring themselves against having to accept worso conditions than they now enjoy. The cost of the insurance is only $.1.00 per month, when for this outlay—which is only 3 cents per day—they will not only protect themselves from (he attacks of organized Capital, but will assist in making society conform to a higher degree of civilization whore want and thc fear of want will bo unknown. Wear 0. B. XT. Button . Tbo Fort William and Port Arthur Street Car men aro now wearing the 0. B. U. button, and Ihe new orgnnization is making steady progress in Ihe twill cities, The growth is not of tbe spectacular kind, but is so consistent, thut it can only indicate that tho workers are fully convinced beforo they muke the change. Washington.—Railroad employers are prepared for a finish fight with tbo railroad administration for in* creased wages, time and u half overtime and improved working conditions beforo thc governmont surrenders tho roads to privato control. Be suro to notify the post offlco as soon as you chango your address. J. S. Woodsworth Leaving for Winnipeg Trial on Monday On; Sunday noxt Comrade A. S. Wells will occupy tho Federntod Labor platform in the National Theatre. Comrade* W, Batt will take fhe chair. 7.he platform will De allowed any- 0*16: ft>r flVe minutes after tho questions. The restriction of the platform, to labor speakers only was made at a timo when to allow others on the platform was to invite trouble, but when the matter was brought up at the executive meet* ing last Tuesday evening it was unanimously agreed to return to tho former policy of tho party, whore the pint form was open to those who wished to use it. Comrade J. S. Woodsworth, who has been In B. C. for tho past, two or three weeks speaking for the defense fund, will leave for his trial at Winuipeg on-Monday morning nexf. Comrado Woodsworth was arrested for publishing a quotation frqm Isaiah in the Western Labor News—better send tho kiddies to the Labor School for if thoy nro found with Bible they may be nr rested for huving seditious literature in their possession. Tbo Labor Purtv School meets in Granville Hnll, 041 Oranvillo Street, pvety Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Classes for all ages, including the adults. An instructive afternoon's talk is assured all wbo attend, Tho Debating Club meets Saturday night at 510 Dominion Building. Thc debate for tomorrow is, "Resolved that parliamentary action Is more efficient tlmn industrinl action," and a lively time may be looked forward to. Tbe Hallowe'en social that is being arranged for by the Junior Labor Lengue gives promise of being great success. The social is to be held in Granville Hall, 041 Gran viUe Street, ou Saturday, Novembor 1.1 Thu league announces a programme whicli includes a short concert, some Hallowe'en games, a good feed and a dunce, after tho younger ones have left, Tho only admission charge will be one hook or the* price of one. The idea is to Increase the league's libra n\ Subscribers Please Note Many subscribers are still sending in tbeir renewals at the old rate. The new rate, which came into effect on October 1, is $2.00 per year in Canada, and $2,1)0 per year United States and foreign. Local unions subscribing in a body 41.60 per yeaf. or twelve and a half cents per member per month. The production of ennl will cease in the United States midnight on Friday, October .'11, unless tho demands of the miners are grunted, Four hundred thousand union men nnd approximately 100,000 nonunion men will strike. Workers' Cases in 'Peg Strike Down for Early Hearing More Money Is Needed as Well as Continuing Propaganda Word tfufl receive*] from Winnipeg on Tuoeday thnt the men arrested aa a result of the Winnipeg strike on the chargo of seditions conspiracy are to bc triod ut tho beginning of the assizes, the ilrst week in November, instend of tko luttcr end, as was anticipated. This rushing of tho cases will menu renewed efforts on tho part of the workors to raiso tko necessary fimdn, nnd to carry on the propngamln lhal is necessary to givo tko people Iho true informution as to the situation al Winnipeg. The local dofenso committeo has some *2,000 on hand, bul much more than this will bc needed. Brain-lies of Ihe defease committee have been started at Victoria, Cum berland and Prince Hiipcrt ou tho coast, and many othor places iit Ihe interior. It is now up lo the work- ore to get busy and raise tko money accessary -in order lhal Ihe mon who were willing, and did the bidding of Ike rank ami flic, shall have justice done Ihem. 'Phis is a working class light and all Ike workers should bc interested. Don't lei George du il. get in and do your bit. Eastern Movement Hold* inrlts Own—A. F. of L Wants Aid of Bosses ■A great many people aro trying to convince themselves and others that tho Ono Big Union movement, both in Canada, the United States and tho world, hns died and is now safely buried. Those people, however, aro going to be rudely shaken out of tbeir dreams one of these fine days, and will (Ind themselves being ridiculed on overy hand. The One Big Union movement is in an exceedingly livo and healthy condition; Thero is not onc International union in Cannda but whose membership is vory mueh divided on the quostion, and even though there wore not a single 0. B. U. local in tho country, that in 'itself would prove that the movement Is far from being dead. Civic Employees Oo Over Since last week's report, word has boen received from tho Twin CilioB to the effect that tho O. B. U. of Fort William has added the Stureh Workers Union and tho Bnkers Union, both 100 per cent, strong, to its ranks. In Port Arthur, both thc Civic, Employees and the Coal Handlers havo thrown in thoir lot with tho 0. B. U. In both these cities tho Street Railwaymen's Unit is so well organized that thc men arc now wearing their buttons on the cars. Toronto Going Strong Meetings aro being held evory Sunday evening iu the Occident HaU in Toronto. The General Workers Unit is uiulrng groat headway, and the carpenters have organized another unit in the east end of thc city. Metal Trades Unit at Peg The Metal Trudes Contract Shop Unit iiMVinnipog is nearing nn hundred per cent, organization. Tho Garment Workers' Union nnd thc Glovo Makers' Union have both gone O. IJ. U. Tho .Steam and Operating Engineers added 25 to their membership during tho psst weok. Tbe railway trades have practically forgotten that there ever wus an A. F. of L. Metal Minors Now Solid Sandon, tho last B. C. union of fhe A. F. of L. metal miners, has finally gone over to the O. B. U. Metal Miners Unit. In Silverton a Woman's Auxiliary of (ho Metal Miners has boen organizod. Tho Conl Miners' Unit of Nanaimo has put Mat Christer out organizing.. Tho Fort Mann Railway Workers' Unit has signod up practically nil the mechanics in the shops. Organizer Johns reports n successful trip through the Crow's Neat Pass and finds that the localn who wore forced to retain tlieir A. F. of L. charters are not only holding back their per capita but aro electing the supporters of the 0. B. U. to the official jobs in tho unions. Metal Trades Coundl Witb Bosses In Vancouvor everything is going along very smoothly and nil units adding plenty of Inombors. Tbo Construction Workors' Unit is making the most headway and a big rush seems to bo on. The Metnl Trades Council of tho A. F. of L. is making a lust desperate stand with the bosses and is trying to get thom to employ only men producing International cards. The appeal, however^ appears to have been made too lato f<i save the situat' Patronize Federal.oust advertisers and tell them why you do so. Where is your union button! Del Pritchard Deals With the 0. B. U. Form of - Organization For interest, and real intelligent discussion, no Trados Council meeting that was ever, held in Vancouver could beat the meeting of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council last night. Following the usual routine business, Oeo. Armstrong of Winnipeg, one of the men now wait- ing trial on a charge of seditious conspiracy, was asked to address the council, and his picture of the Trades Congress machine convention convulsed the audience with laughter. Following Armstrong's address, W. A. Pritchard, another of the conspirators waiting trial, gave an address on tbe O. B. U. and its functions. Business Agent - Wood reported that good progress 'was being made in tho organization work being carried on, and tbat the employers wero getting triod of the discrimination process against members ef the 0. B. U. To Seek Permanent Quarter! The orgnnization committee re* ported, and recommended thai tbo fourth Thursday in each mouth bo devoted to the holding of a masH meeting of all thc members of tho 0. B. U. Tho committee also recommended that each unit ef the 0. B. U. appoint n member to act on a committee to secure suitablo quarters for mooting halls and - offices for the various units, and that each unit agree to abide by the decision of the committee after it has been ratified by a masB meet' ing of the 0. B. U. membership. A recommendation to form a women's auxiliary was also made, und tho wholo of thc recommendations of tbe committee were adopted. The Laundry Workers reported that they were mnking good progress and that Ihey were adding io their membership. The Transport Workers made n similar report, and the Engineers reported that thfty Were making new members, and considering the situation of their membors with regard to wages. Thc Loggers reported that one strike hnd been settled, and that organizers had found thnt the laws of the province as regards sanitary conditions in camps wert not being lived up to. Address by Qootgo Armstrong At tliis point Pol. Pritchard nsked that Bro. Oeo. Armstrong should be given tho floor, ond said tbat Bro, Armstrong had been in attendance at the Congress convention, snd would no doubt have something to tell tho delogatcs ubout that ma- bine convention, Thc council decided thnt Bro, .Armstrong should have the floor, ond President Smith called upon him to spenV. In rising Bro. Armstrong stnted that be was not a member of the 0, B, U, and that was how he came to attend tho Congress convention. He said that while he was in gaol fhe organization to which he belonged, thc U. B. Carpenters, had decided to send delegates to the convention, und on his release the local had decided to have a new eleetion of delegates so that ho could attend and place the cave of thn men arrested in Winnipeg before lho convention. He said that he did this, nnd Congress finally gave them tlieir A Bailway Woiktn* Utit hai moral support, but no cash. He said, been organized iu Uauphin, Man. The miners of Estevan, Hnsk., nre anxious to get ioto the 0. B. U. and bave asked" for sn organizer. The Teamsters uf Lethbridge, Altn., have decided to join the Miners' Unit, The Camion of Saskatoon, Bask., have organized 100 per centi strong. A miscellaneous miit has been organized in Montreal. Organizer Knight is holding some splendid meetings fn the East and reports plenty of aclivity. ELECT ORGANIZER BULLETINS WANTED For record purposes, we dosire to have six copies of Nos. 2-16 and 18 of the Strike Bulletins. Readers who hnvo kept theso copies will confer a favor by sending us this number of the nbove Issues, Mention tbe Vederntionlst when you make a purchase at a store. Workers Also Contribute Towards Self Determination of Nations The following press item shows just how much Groat Britain has contributed to "democracy," It will be noticed that British workers have also contributed ibeir share: "General Knox, chief of Ibe British military mission, In a statoment to the Russian Telegraph Agency nt Omsk, says: " '.Great Britain lins furnished thc Siberians and General Donoklno with great qiiantiiies of munitions —hundreds of thousands nf rifles, hundreds of millions of cartridges, hundreds uf thousands of machine guns as well tiioiir.ii ml sets of Organization Now Able to Undertake Real Work At Wednesday uighl 's meeting, in spite of the inclement weather, then; wns a good attendance of members, thus judical ing the interest whicb is being taken in the O. B. U. Mr. A. H. Wells addressed tbo nice ting, uud briefly outlined the benefits of the industrinl form of organization as against the craft mc- Ihod, after which questions were invited and u lively discussion followed. The question of encouraging an organizor wns thon brought up, and the feeling wns ihut the Ume was now at hand when an organizer could produce results, The Trans- purl Workers Unit is now firmly established, and with a good, energetic msii on the rond should soon Ijc well on the way towards 100 per cent., aud you, Mr. Unorganized Toamslei',, should gel wiso to your .eral hundred'I'01*'1'0"' Mlt' &** '" ''no with the uniforms and progressive clement in the Labor oqiripmcuts. Each cartridge flred I movement, th.s yeur by Russian soldiers wnsi Meotiugs of this unit are held made in England with English ma- every Wcduesdcy night in the Old terial by English workmen, tho,Knox Church, 152 Cordova street supplies being shipped to Russia on cast, and are open to any worker English steamera." (engaged in the transport industry, however, thut good meetings woro held iu Hamilton during the convent inn, and that tToo Knight had met with considerable success thero in organizing for the 0. B. U. Referring to the resolutions whieh ho wns instructed to present to tbe oonvention, amongst which were tbo resolution on conscientious objectors and the intervention in Russia, he snid tbat they had considerable difficulty in gettiug them in, as they wcro bounced back to them, but tbey were finally made to stick. He stated that before he left Winnipeg to attend Congress, he hsd been told thai .Secretary Draper had been very busy in Montreal. Convention Packed True to predictions he found en arrival that there were some two hundred delegates from that city, and he was told, but could not (Continued on page 8) REGINA POLICE If Mental Dynamite Removed from Library By Fossils Regina labor council i* investigating the removal from the public library of several books recently, which were taken by the mounted police as not boing iu the best interest* of the public. Some of these books, it was pointed out at the council meeting recently, have been before the reading* public for upwards of thirty years. W, McNeil and secretary Com- meau wero delegutcd a commltte* to act in conjunction with J. W. Smith Eddy who is a member of thc library board, to investigate. A surplus of $28,801 was made during tlie past nine months by tha Seattle Co-operative Food Product! Association, besides keeping dow* the prices* PAGE TWO ELEVENTH YEAB. No. 43 THE BRITISH COLU: BIA FEDERATIONIST vancouveb, b.' o. PBIDAY. 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The ilrst roport to bo considered was that of the library committee, which asked for approval for the scheme of promoting a drawing to pay for a new catalogue. This raised the question of the status of the library in roferenco to the council, It hud1] been conducted under the auspices of the council whoa it was an international body, but wus not owned by that body, and when the transfer to tlie 0. B. U. was effected tho library went with it. The booka were paid for by donations and drawings, and the revenuo from advertisements in the catalogue, and uny worker in the city was entitled to use the books freo, with a penalty for keoping a book over a month. It wus finally decided that the coun- oil Bhould assume responsibility, the library committee to get out a now catalogue to include as much advertising as procurable, any othor revenue necessary to be provided by tho council, the proposition of a drawing for raising funds, not nieeting \v\th favor. Tho socretary .of each unit is also to act as assistant librarian, in order that no difficulty would be experienced in changing .books. ' Tho Princo Ruport Industrial Union (late M. M. & S. W.) roported that thoy had fully discussed the proposition of paying dues to thc council or per cujJita, and had decided to continue tho latter for a month or two at any rato. Their decision met with criticism, most of which pointed out that tho objects which had influenced them could be bottor obtained by complete affiliation, but'it was recognized that it wns their privilege to make their own decision. In any event they expect to pay their dues to the council at the end of the poriod statod, and turn over aU their assets. The committee on organization of the metal miners reported that the necessary supplies had been printed. and wero on hand, and the business or organization would be ready to go ahead at onco. The secretary-treasurer reported a collection of $133.25 at the Pritchard meeting. After deducting the rent; of the theatre, $20, tho balance of $113 had been forwarded to the defense fund in Vancouver, the coun* cil standing all the advertising expenses. The assistant secretary was instructed to wire Vancouver to get a date for Bro. Bray, if possible, for the 29th inst. On motion tho com* * mittee that had the arrangements for the Pritchard moeting was made permanent, to be known as tho propaganda committoe. ' In view of the fact that owing to insufficient advertising the organization meeting of the salmon trailers had not beon sufficiently attended, the aassiBtant secretary recommended that the fishpaekcre tako steps to organizo a Fisheries Industrial Unit, to include the salmon trailers. The suggestion met with goneral approval, but in the discussion exception was taken to forcing them into the Fishpackers Unit, a misconception which gave rise to a spirited debate, In which all misunderstandings were cleared up, and tho nature of industrial or- fanization woll discussed. All men clanging to the fishing industry Bhould belong to the same unit, but tho different trados involved would have their separate meetings to discuss affairs referring particularly to themselves, a general meeting of all trades in the industry being* held at rogular intervals to d!scuss mat- tors affecting tho ind'"fry as a whole. When this objective is attained the goneral meeting would naturally olect tho dolegates from the Fisheries Unit to the C. L. 0. The newly-formed Political Economy Club was granted tho froe use of the headquarters every Wednesday night until further notice. Th's club has been formed about three weeks, and the meetings hove boon well attended, an average of 25 being prosont with severnl now fncos. Tho Communist Manifesto is being digested for a starter. Tho Labor Party brnFH bnnd was iiIro aceordod tho freo use of the hall evory Monday night. Tho obligation of the counoil to take on official pnrt in tho raising of funds for tho labor defense fund being brought up, it was decided, nfter discussion, that the propaganda committee bB enlarged to live mombers, and renamed the defense committoe. Tho1 secretary-treasurer submitted tho flnnncial report for the month of September, showing receipts, including tho August balance, of $050.00, expenses $230.10, balance in hand $420.70. The report for the quarter ending September 30, 1019, is as follows: Receipts, $1115.80. "Expenditures, $095.10. Assets, #913.85. Inabilities, $203.70. Total nvnilable assets, $050.15. Mombors pnying duos to the C. It. C, 241. Those paying per capita, 15. Total membership, 250. Tho quostion of remuneration to tho sec rotary-treasurer for sparo timo devoted to council affnirs wns discussed, and roforred to the executive committoe to roport nt tho next meeting. Undor "Good and Welfare" tho attitudo of tho international section of the local labor community wns discussed. Tho activity assumed by How the Bjrjtish Shop Stewards System Works >]i*o& 1 The Oakland World publiJkoH - theftory has its shop steward, who is "Tell us something about how the system works whon it is actually applied to tho job," we asked. "Woll, overy department of afao- ono individual was roported as taking the form of running to the bossos, demanding that thoy dismiss men who belong to tho O. B. U. Iu ono instance the emissary informed the boss that if ho did not firo tho 0. B. U. man he was employing "furthor steps" would-be takon. The employer hud discarded tho throat, but the council'nominated a committeo to reassure! *he employers as to the possibilities of any discrimination that raifflt -:l)o attempted by the A, F. of L. or- gu insult ions. '*""*' ,9 Bro. Higgins, an old-tlmor from Cour D'Alones, was introdtf&d rJby Del. Casey, nnd gavo an interacting talk on conditions past and present, with encouraging observations on the progress of tho 0. B. U. asjie hnd seen it. The nocessity -of -political action was emphasized^ ji Adjournment was taken at lliflO p.m. ■,! ii The 0. B. U, movemont is gaining ground steadily in this locality Ko particular effort to make a splash is boing made, but tho quiet nnd unceasing individual propaganda is resulting in a steady stream of recruits from all trades. Many come in of thcir own volition without any effort being mnde to lino them up, whioh is the most oncournging ovidenco possible that tho new form of organization is meoting that long-folt want" of a real union that will be responsive to tho noeds of the workers and completely under their control.—J. H. B. BULLETINS WANTED For rocord purposes, we desire to havo six copies of Nos. 2-16 and 18 f the Striko Bulletins. Readers who AE? Royal Crown Products carrv Coudohb. redeemabl© have k"pt theH9 copiea wlu c0nfer a &MMaSvr |favpt by sen(Ung U8 thlfl number of 1 the above issues the factory, from the office down, everything included, and simply turns over the finished product to the owner. The results that the system has accomplished have been its justification, and it is here to Btay," «"•■«'• uuuBcu rciying on tne»r| smiling confidently, "in many places loaders and took mattors into their, the shop steward system controls own hands. Tho result was the shop1*1-- ------ - steward system. One thing which bulked larger in the mind of the British worker than would seem possible to his Ameriean brother, was the change from the plan of restricted output to that of intensified production. Restricted output had been a cornerstone in the British labor movement. Without this safeguard —: unemployment loomed largo bofore the eyes of tho toilers for the after-war period. It was this fact that first moved the-British worker to seek control pf his job. When thoir old trade union leaders would no longer function for them they found it necessary to function for themselves. Through the shop committeos they sought control of the working conditions in the shops and factories. At. first the new movoment was fought by the trade unionB, but now tho shop steward movement is recognized by both the reactionary and progressive trade unions." following interview with a sailor from a British ship which; w$s; *u port at Oakland recently. Wei information regarding the shop.steward movement in the old country is so interesting that we reproduce it. Aftor shaking hands, enquiring I about each other's Health, .and exchanging a few other Bolshjovik high signs,—we naturally led off with: "Tell us about the shop steward movement over' there." Tlie Old Craft Unions Break Down, "To understand the British shop steward movement," ho replied, "it is necessary to go a bit into the pro- war trado union movement. First of all, the old line trade union movoment hus gune into the discard. This is not a prophecy, but an accomplished fact. It was broken once and for all during the war. For example: One of the cardinal principles of tho trade unioni wat the restriction of output; and this'principlo camo directly, is conflict with the demand for a maximum production to win the war. The workera themselves, being at that time patriotic, willingly gave up this point to help "defeat the Hun.'1 The leaders of the trade unioni gave up all that the unioni had won in ft century, to the government, with the understanding that after the war everything would be returned to the old status quo,'thus demonstrating the ignorance of these leaders of all social forcer. Like that earlier reactionary, they would set the sun backwards.'' "Who are some of these leaders!" we interrupted, "aA "Brownlee, of the engineers; Thornes, of the gas workers; Col. John Ward, at the present ' time fighting the Bolsheviki iu Archangel, representing the Liverpool dock workers; Ben Tillet— —" vj # ' "Where is Tillet now!" *~0 asked. • "At the last election he succeeded in getting into office,—withthe sup port of the Lloyd Oeorge govern ment. All of these men' belong to the generation that ia past—like Oompers—and they no longer represent nor receive the support of tho workers." "And did'the shop, steward movemont come in to take the place of tho trade unions I" we inquired. "Tes and no. The shop stewards will never function Uke ibe { old craft organizations. It is Wattef to aay that the shop steward movement will do what the old' bfraft unioni always pretended to'dol'but never did. The war demanded intensified production. The movement for intensified production w^s Tod by Sir Eric Geddes. This effort tp increase production *ed directly; to the dilution of labor." _A,>* Oreat Gain* ln Solidarity "For years and years the*British working class has been separated into crafts. The engineer *.1yrajs'an engineer, and tho laborer .. was'1 a laborer, and they did not mix. j the workers wero held apart by their crafts. But with the advent or intensified production, the craft lines became indistinct, until now they have practically disappeared as far as the consciousness of the British worker goes. The old line leaders had entered into an agreement with the government to the effect that if they sanctioned any strike during the war they would be subject to a heavy fino and to twelve months' imprisonment. Thus the workers found themselves tied hand and foot. 'Sold out.' Then it was that the workers ceased relying on their clbcted/by the men of that department, and the stewards from all the departments form a committee and elect a chairman; who, with the chairmen from other factories or industries, forms another committee, which roughly corresponds to the district councils of the American labor movement, When any trouble arises in a factory, it is brought to the attention of the shop steward, who immediately takes it up with tho management. If the management does not adjust tho matter, we have the call for 'down tools!', and thus arose our numerous strikes during th<J formation of the new systom. Undor this plan no timo ii lost in going to union halls, seeking interviews with bosses, eto.. You will observe that the structure of the shop steward system is an industrial one and that the plan lends itself to ready co-operation with the plan of the One Big Union. In faot, tho shop steward system will lead, anywhere it is tried out, directly and inevitably, to the industrial union.'' "Now, can you give us some con crete examples of how the plan worked over theref" wa pressed him. "I wai just coming to that," he replied with enthusiasm, "the shop steward system, unlike a great many other systems for labor organisations, justifies itself in practico, not in words, or in theory. In 1916, when the war menace wai extreme in England, Lloyd George and Lord Burleigh went to Glasgow to meet the twelvo shop stewards of the Clyde districts, who were representing something over three-quarters of a pillion men. Lloyd Oeorge was introduced to Kirkwood, the chairman of the shop stewards. Immediately without waiting for any formalities, Kirkwood told Lloyd George to be careful what he Baid, because whatever he said.would be uSed against him by the workers; and that on the whole it would bo best for him to go baek to Parliament and toll his lies there. (1) The great Promier was taken off his feet at being so address, d by a mero greasy, grim machinist! But somewhat recovering himself, he loft with the threat that he would give the men conscription for their im- pudence. And in a few days England had conscription. Not only this, but the twelve mea were arrested, and then deported to various industrial centres throughout the Isles. Immediately there sprang up among the workers a demand for the release of these men and their return to their homes, The merely verbal demand failing, the workers whom these men represented proceeded to down their tools, win en plan was successful in gaining the return of the men. At 1 meeting of one hundred thousand workera on the green at Glasgow, the twelve returned men were presented with an entiro set of the works of Eugene Sue, and Kirkwood was elected the first foreman under the shop steward Bystem. Anothor illustration," he continued after a pause, "is the ubo of the same tactics to secure the release of John McLean from prison. McLean was arrested and the workors downed tools. He was released. The workers returned to the job, and Ma- Loan was re-arrested. Again the toilers laid down their tools. And again McLean was released. Three times this process was repeated— and finally the officials gave up in disgust." "Is there any chance of the Bhop steward system losing the ground that it has won in England!" we inquired. "No chance now." he answered, .SU _i-.li.oX. ',,. - ' Apathy -and Inaction Is a Thing of the Past at Fort William Whenever one mentions the One Big Union in a meeting of workers, it takes several minutes to get tho crowd settled down again, for they acclaim it as a promise of great things for the future. If the new organization only succeeds in getting a little consciousness of the common interests of all workors into the heads of different national groups, such as we get in theBe two places ,then tho movement will have more than paid for itself. The Finns here are the most advanced group, and there are thousands of them. No section of the working class is so bitterly hated by the petit bourgeoisie as the Finns. And the courts appear to very largely reflect the dislike. . The English-speaking workers have been class apathetic, and the natural result has beon that tho Finns have grouped and built aa well as thoy could in a foreign land, and left unsolved the problem as to why the English-speaking workers were so ignorant and slow. But the government seems to have broken up the insulation. The raids and arrests here, following the Winnipeg affair, have broken the walls of misunderstanding and national prejudice among the workers, and F'nn, Englishman, Austrian, Canadian find themselves all in ono common homo—the jail. All confronted in" their efforts at emancipation through education and knowledge by —tho state. Every Finn, every Austrian, evory member of the working class everywhere appeara to know what the One Big Union moans—and probably knows not a fourth word iu the English language. Raids and imprisonments, summonses and fines seem to have beon the order of the day nere for some time. And then an English-speaking momber of the working class sent a wire to the English-speaking defence committoe at Winnipeg for assistance, and the assistance was sent on the next train and the scene changed vorv quickly. Finn, Bussian and Austrian aro now beginning to think that their English-speaking *' brothers'' are not totally unclassconscious. 11 OUR OOAL The London Herald captioned the British Coal Commission roport under the heading "Tho Blood on the Coal." Then followed the long recital of misery and suffering with which students of industrial affairs were already too familiar. Miners paid with thoir health and with thoir lives for the black diamonds upon which the welfare of British industry -depended. hore iB blood npon American ooal The figures published by the United States Bureau of Mines for the calendar year 1918 show tnat 2,079 miners wero killed—ono death for each 266 thousand tons of coal. The United States enjoys a natural advantago which haB boen denied to Great Britain—an advantage in tho form of "white coal." Niagara Falls alone is said to be capable of developing 7,000,000 horso powor. Other falls scattered from the east coast to the west nnd from Canada to thc Gulf could bo utilized to create additional millions. Practically nil of tho manufacturing, transportation, heating and lighting which now depend upon coal production that involves 2.000 deoths and 10,000 injuries a year, could be supplied with natural power, tho production of which need not involve the loss of a single life. The'total number of killings which forms tho basis for the present bitter attack on Mexico is officially stated at less than one-third of tho coul mine fatalities of tho past year. If theso deaths of American citizens in Mexico aro worth a war that will cost billions in money, millions of days' work and thousands of lives, how much moro worth while would it bo for an onlightoned, intelligent pooplo to devote their energy and turn thoir enthusiasm in the direction of keeping the home doorstop clean f Onlookers will have a magnificent basis for judging the point of view of the dominant class in American lifo. Are they interested in protecting profits or in protecting human1 life? If profits is their objoct Mox- ico should be one of thcir goals. If human life is their ideal there is plenty of work at home.' Douglas) Ariz.—Over 200 citizens of Bisbee have been bound over for trial at their own request becauso of connection with tho mobbing of 1200 workers at Bisbeo, in July, 1917. In tho list is included the mayor, chief of polico, city attorney and police magistrate, leading officials of Bovoral mining companies, and scoreB of lawyers, physicians, neaon officers and business mon. Labor and Farmer May Form a Coalition Government Following is the result of tha election for the Ontario legislature held on Monday: United Farmers ...... .45 Liberals «^28 Conservative! „.« ««._..25 Lnbor ... „ -... 11 Soldier — 1 Independent Liberal 1 Total Ill The United Farmers list includes two candidates endorsed by labor, one endorsed by liberals and one en dorsed by labor and veterans. Ths labor list includos two also endorsed by the United Farmers. A labor-farmer coalition with Sir Adam Beck as leader, is boing seriously discussed both in labor and farmer circles in Ontario. Sucb a group, it is believed, could attract sufficient support from the liberals in the legislature to givo it a majority and enable it to carry on tho governmont of tho province. Sir Adam Beck, as the loader of a joint U. F. O.-I. L. P. which would attract sufficient liberals to give a sufficient working majority, is tho personal suggestion of Mnyor McBride, elected from Brantford to the legislature on the labor ticket, as a way of settling the apparent deadlock in the Ontario legislature. Labor in Toronto appears to be friendly toward Sir Adam, and tho possibility that he might become the next permier of the province was discussed at the labor temple in a, manner which denoted a general wish that this might come about. In the Turkish university at Constantinople the students voted as to who should receivo tho Nobol peaoe prize—Kaiser Wilhelm, Woodrow Wilson or Nicolai Lenin. Thoy gavo it to Lenin. Buy at a union store. Registered In accordance with ths Copyright Aot. 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Thoy began by onslaving four-footed animals; then thoy realised that thoy could capture two- footed slaves. Accordingly they conquered thom, harnosscd thom up, and made thom bearers of burdens. The trouble ensuing would continue and incrcaso titll mankind again became free. Slavery was tho mother of all crimes; prostitution, misery, famine, war, etc., wero all due to tho fact that ono class livos on tho backs of tho others. It was the mission of tho Labor Party to mako people understand those things, in order that all peoplo, including tho mnstor class, niight ho free. Ignorance and bruto forco were tho solo foundations of slavory and of tho. capitalist Bystem that ruled tho world. The knowlcdgo of chem. lBtry, astronomy, and tho forces of nature in goneral, hnd been furthered for thc Interest of the capitalist class. For the samo roason the knowlcdgo of sociology had boen held back; otherwise tho people would make mighty quick work of tho parasite class and put them whoro they belonged—on a lovol with other peoplo. (Applause.) If tho impending bloody revolutions materialized, that could be charged as ono of the crimes of tho' talist clasa there would of 48 hours. Organized Why the Hungarian Revolution Failed $2.00 PER YEAR A special correspondent of thoj 'high-minded section — eventually v , , .. nr.ii Manchester Guardian, writing from'.''downed tools" and adopted a pas* Knowledge Alone Will Budapest, gives tho following roa-' ffi* *«*><**%*■ Bring the Workers " tt. failure of tho Bela Kun> te"8 %___W_U"Z$, Freedom revolution, and the Soviet regimo in vO-ioh was none thc Icsa real, though Hungar.a. The vnluo of tho article it was not, despite all tho ,propog* As foreword to a vivid depiction *° tte workors, is that it demon* andist reports, stained to any groat- of tho class struggle and the uso of *._" "'? _***. for tho Queatlon er extent bjr atrocities, this class .. ... _ .** . . of-tho ugncultunsts to the necessity Buffered unjustly from proletarian for cooperative effort, and tho com "'"' * .*._•-_*.• — * munal use of the tools of produc tion. Lenin has had similar difficulties to face in Russia, and would havo mado greator progress if tho fieasunt had have had tbe samo out* ook as did the industrial workor. Tho primary causo was of course Allied hostility, tho Allied blockade, and Allied intervention, but that need not bo hero discussed. Othor factors of a moro intimato kind helped to bring Boia Kun'» Communist experiment to tho ground. Thp first of those was tho excessivoly proletarian character of Hungarian Communism. The second was tho bloukado of Budapest hy tho peasants—a blockado that still continues ia entirely non-political, and originates in tho narrow egoism of the peasant mind anywhere and everywhere. A third, and less Important was the sabotage of thc uppor bourgeoisie. Among the subordinate factors ouo might mention the dependence of Hungary's industrinl life upon that of her neighbors, particularly Germany, for raw matoiials and certain essential industrial processes. That Bela Kun wns ablo to hold out for four months against this complex of difficulties wns a miraclo. This Jewish clerk had tho miraculous gift of leadership as few popular leaders have had it; for tho nearest parallel ono must go to our revivalist preachers; he knew and played upon tho mass psychology in politics as a Sankcy or a Billy Sunday does with tho religious emotions. Hungarian Communism was by no means tho furcial thing* that hostile propaganda has made it out to be. Essentially it consisted of thnt compound of State and Guild Socialism, of a central bureaucracy and autonomous factory councils, towards which nil Europo east of tho Bhine seems to be tending. Every factory a*"****" ■■un,******, -.mo ieis aiocaing ne was controlled by its workers' coum 'W'arly hns'put by year after year cil of three, livo or seven "shop Wo thick, blue-tinted notes of the stewards," but it was managed and A*t»tro-Hungarian Bank—of 1,000 run by tho production commissioner, H'onon denomination and less—until an expert appointed by tho state do*, ft va3t proportion of thc paper cur. —-•-*——' -■ ■- -•' —• r^hl.V nf tiia .Inul ...n....-nl... !.__ ll.... *.«.-■•■ nuuiti.uunu sucn revolution; ■*,,*»»*-****r ««■> not supposca io do un but a gradual replacing of slnvory dor tho orders of tho workers' coun*,. » — by cooperation, production for pro- cil> *"*d any disputo hnd to bc rcferr-,'_ P°por money, liko nny other gov fit by production for use. ed to tho central department. " "' "-'■'■- Touching on thc pert played by intended to preserve proper lilrini* fhn iMnlrn- ..'.A tt *. 'L- liiif" nnd in mvn tt.n *-i»l.' tt. 100,000 Members Are Added to Strength in One Year The conference of Czechoslovak Duiivii-u unjustly rrom proicianan Trade unions (Odborove Sdrnzeni distrust. Today it is suffering equal- ceskolovanskc), founded in 1887, has lv linillHtlv Hilltop thn Whito Tnrrnr frill fn \\\P fflll nt A noti-in-Un,,-™,*,, '*• *■■*■«• mvu«Bv .V *(I ouiil I1UL I'UUOr ly unjustly under tho Whito Terror for having attempted to do its duty to tho community under the Bolshevik system. In fairness; again, to the working* elass, it must be remembered that the now regime .was fighting for its lifo against enemies within and without. Starvation saps any faith, and tho workers needed exhortation as a patient in an hospital needs morph.a injections. Mob-orators wcro poor works managers, but they were necessary stimulants to endurance. Without tho the Bolshovik enthusiasm would soon havo faded away out. of pure inanition.. They were to Bolshevik Hungary what the Puritan preachers woro to Crom- woll's urmy. Of all these exhortcrs the princo was Bela Kun himself. Again and again he rallied the masses when they were all but lost lo him by a hypodermic injection of his mob-oratory. Eventually oven he failed, and the Red army melted away in a night, it was nover defeated by the Rumuuiaus. lt wus deserted by the workers in tho rear when thc strain had finally brought thcir ncrvoB to the breaking point. Bela Kun wss hampered throughout and finally bronc down by tho deadweight of the peasantry. Tho Hungarian peasant resembles thc French as described by Zola in '' La Torre," narrow, auspicious, grasping, miserly. He has beon neither pro-Bolshevik nor anti-Bolshevik, pro-monarchist nor anti-nioiiarclii.it. His ono political poleatar is himself. If he docs not always swing immediately true to this stnr, it is because he is momentarily deflected by his traditionul religiosity Hud the influenco of tho priest. His habit of keeping a "stocking" has long Deen nn embarrassment to Aunro-Hun- garian finance Into this stocking he o crimes of tho ' capi- °n expert appointed by tho state do*, ft vos* proportion of thc paper cur- Wlth understanding partment of production. Tho coinj, $*■*■? ot ">o dual monarchy has thus bo no such rovolution; misslonor was not supposed to bo rnif* accumulated and become stagnant. al replacing of slnvory dor tho orders of tho workers' coun*. | -""'a Kun's governmont had to is- _" "««>•-' 2 Sr ™°"^i.lik0 fl? °,h" g0V; membe™ ot aeventeeii trndes unions nt. It was ""-n"""* Had tho printing presa of „„n„„„,„j „,,,. ._ , .er disdp! "■« Austro-Hungarian BanVbeen in c0"nc tod "i,h the •»«>»««»* and degree if -Budapest instead of Vienna, thiB «og»ate tradeB a vote by ballot ie ledue anii Would havo boon simplo enonsh. As at Pr<!Mnt b«'ng taken with regard nun io porrorm—not consciously, «".«""« oi tno woracrs' councils porhaps, but ia accordance with the too should bo experts. Nor was there • .,„..„,.„ „. law of .ermnmln A..t«~»;ni.— fo„ any insuperable obstacle. Thc techni- "'c skill to turn out Hungariun mon iuw or economic determinism, by "'*.■ "••mpcraDic oostocle. The techni- '"^ ••"•■■■ i» turn out Hungarian whieh peoplo derived their Ideas c"* experts—*englneera, worka chem. e-v> nma less thot of othor com from the way in which they got '"'"i foremen and tho like—lent "'deed hud it been possiblo to their living. The same wns truo of themselves willingly to tho task. *™t*rate note forger to work o Iho press; if editors told tho truth Most ol "»«■ did so perhaps because n«tional currency—and il is a ques* """workers' societies. Thc scheme thoy would bo down nnd out inside " ™* tho only way of earning a ""•■a'-'*0 l>ow fnr such notes would P"t forward is drafted in accordance '"■'■"" Many, howover, aerioualv ao- have bcen forgeries—thc Soviot ro* with ™"ain resolutions adopted at ri !_.._'._ .... . - nl — .. ...ink* 1 I a m! fl COIlfcriHlcn nt til- or.....,:..... *...... , .,-_ - propaganda having , ■- - ... * failod to overt tho Inevitable, tho out "' Hungary's a only thing left was brute forco; and it was going to manifest Itself woro overy day. Tho class struggle, running through nil history wns concentrating and cu' ' climax, as iu Russia, of that successful u spread to the rest of the world; henco tho Leaguo of Nations ond its joiut blockado. Owing to their intervention, Hungary was today in a stato of chaos a hundred times worse thon it waa under tho Bolsheviki. In othor countries tho petor* nal governments wcro clubbing the pooplo becauso thoy complained about thcir misery when they knew there wus no need of misery. Tho "Iron Heel" had developed in tho United States—tho "Homo of lho Bravo and tho Land of thc Tree (laughter), whero hundreds wcro" now languishing in the jails, including Debs—a mon always for peuco and love, yet now dying of torturo nnd overwork. It might como also in Canada. Tho spoakor supposed it would be tho mission of tho mounted .police to rido tho people down, club them, and put thom in jail; at least, ho would liko thom to Bhow they woro here for somo bonoflcent purpose. (Lnughtor.) The address concluded with tho reading of u vivid scene from Ju«k London's book, in which tho challenge of "power" is thrown to the workers and by them accepted; to this the speaker added a fow remurks. "You've got to have powor, back of tho ballot—a big Industrial olub," he insisted. The class in power had a dozen waya ef fixing tho ballot!; or they eould refuse to have an election at all. "They've got you coming and going if you're depending wholly on the ballot." In Britain, the 6. B. IT. was going to enforce constitutional methods. (Applause.) In Canada, too, "we'vo got to ensure constitutional methods by tho O. B. TJ." J. S. Woodsworth' followed with a brief address, "before going East again." (Laughter and applause.) He was not quito euro whethor It would bo a short timo or a long one beforo he got baek; but he did not think tho arrest of a few men was going greatly to affoct this sort of a movement. (Applause.) Ho proceeded to give a graphic sketch of what wae involved in closed towns" like those at Powell River, Ocean Polls, Britannia, etc., whero the housing, tho store, tho school, tho church, the mail, and practically everything else, was under the absolute control of the company; and then remarked that this waa juat a little illustration of the society in which they all lived under control of "tho financial interests governing this big town whloh wo call Canada. going to make things go. * mini*, --uiiiiuviiiif we gu lorwur.i—ni we are going te have a littlo bit cause wo havs bigger guns." living. Many, howover, seriously accepted Communism as '' vol, seriously ac- — ....v.. .vi^-ucn mu ouviut re- ---•—•—** «>•-■'■•.... •»*. os the only way Sim<! '"'B1*' hon bcen saved. Tho a conferenco of tho orgniiizutioiiB ippalling difflcul- Hungarian ponaunt refused to ac- affected. For many years the prin- cept thc new "whito" money, so- C,P'° °' amalgamating thc various colled because it was white instead ""'■-"■•* eas been advocated, but never . iti l... until nnw hns n tu-nnlixal el........ when two-thirds of tho factorios wore almost paralysod by lack of raw material, tho elimination of useless factories, tho cutting down of unnecessary establishment oxpenaca. Big financial men proffered thoir advico, not for any doctrinaire belief in Communism—on tho contrary, thoir antagonism remained,—but in the patriotic bcliof that sound fi- nanco is noceaaary for any regime. But everything was spoiled by the proletarian fury that rapidly roared up Into whito heat. ClaBa hatred took placo of the communal spirit, and soon developed into a elass tor' rorism. It is idlo to apportion blamo for what happened. If there is any blame, it is upon the abominable social system that obtained in Hungary beforo tho first or Karolyi revolution of October. Suddenly released from their political nnd economical slavory, the workera became intoxi. cotod with a aenao of power, and unfortunately they used thcir power to their own undoing. They could not bring themaolves to bcliove that thcao "intellectuals" were, after all, proletarian like themselves, men who worked for thoir livlihood, who loved their work and whose work waa indispensable. No; thoy woro "bourgeois" black- coated, well-fed, formerly privileged, and tlicroforo wore they suspect. Production commlssnrlcB who knew thoir business found themselves resisted and without authority. Ere long thcir placo was taken by some demagogue from tho ranks. So with the central productions department. It became, or nearly becamo, for ono must not exaggerate, a department of moborators. Some good men did remain. Thore were production commissaries who retained authority in thoir factories and did splendid work. There wero factories—Wg ones, too— that functioned as admirably as if they were run by a board of directors. But those wore exceptional Instancos 1 It" ,■'-"" l*"**MHi iiiaiiiiic,**., Ifc. is little wonder that the well-moan- .u V {t'.t'C i ing IntelUgensla-tHs useful and ™""i! .r""ih V"" *1""1 Htm] "" aI"- Workers who already enjoy nil ond , . *. ;, hion than you nro asking for anil of hcnnsin on tho part of the work*' who through joint representation of or^ employers and workmen's orgunizo Power was a great thing—but tions have Ihe most successful ma- there were different kinds of power, chlncry of industrinl negotiation In Ouns and bayonets woro tho poorest the world, wc send warmest wishei kind of power. What the authorl* for the success of your light on bo tics in Europe were afraid of was half of tho workera in American not the big guns of Russia, but the Iron nnd Steol industry. By tho ro- ideas of Rusaia. "I bellovo that fusnl of the representatives of the . ideas are a great doal more power* Steel corporation to aubmit dispute "irirrV *"
■ Pln«* I believe in that to arbitration, the corporation stand all this, tho management should bc thing called moral power." Wo be* condemned. appointed by the peoplo, nnd tho lieve we're absolutely juat; the Iron and Steel Trades Confcderu urocoeds should im to th.i nroiliiiuri, wholo force of evolution Is tending tion— — -••;•""- *•"- -"<■ •""*", »■"•'• "ur wuy. Tho people fighting John Hodge, M.P., president ever, that there waa any easy way against the present social movement Arthur Pugh, secretary. out. Tho poople In Winnipeg had oro wook, and thoy know thoy aro Federation of Blasi Firemen— been willing to sacrifice everything, weak. The right, and tho ultimate Thomas MacKiunn, secretary and those wore tho poople who were triumph, is on our Bide. In that Amalgamated lion nnd Slcel Work ""•"" ' «■*•—•*. — "i thini, confidence wo go ferward—not be* ors of Scotland ism. He hnd not the resources or MFD GROWTH since thc fall of Austria-Hungary recorded remarkable success. Of course, it does not date from tho formation of the Czechoslovak nation as an independent atato. The following is a brief statistical sketch of its development: 1897,1,230 members; 1900, 13,140; 1005, 20,700; 1910, 60,518; 1912,100,- 448; 1914, 54,646; 1915, 31,183; 1916, 23,783; 1917, 42,044; 1918, 158,887. In 1919 the federations have shown that, at the end of the month of Juno,, the number of trado unions had reached a membership of 'at leaat 200,000. We quoto the number of members of the most important federations: Members, 1917. 1918. Metal Workers 13,873 Miners 3,601 Railway workers 6,084 Toxtilo workers 3,495 Chemical workere 406 General workera 1,167 „,„,., Among thia timber there are 23,* 706 women. Thc aocial activity of the federations is shown from the fact that thc workers' delegates representing thc trade union organization of all thc corporations nro recognised by the employers. Collective bargaining is uniformly and generally in force. Thc federations take part in the framing of social laws. The idea of legislation on the eight-hour day ond the application of the law itaeff is primarily due to thcir work. 48,150 20,004 17,067 0,220 8,345 8,345 Seventeen Scottish Trade Unions to Ballot Question of Amalgamation Glasgow, Scotland. — Among tho memberB of seventeen trades unions --—****B -■•** ».|»u..i.u ,,n nucuii'U «** the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, United Machine Workers' Association, Unitod Patternmakers' Association, United Kingdom Soeietv of _ Amalgamated Smiths nnd Strikers, . Amalgamated Society of Genera! Toolmakers, Engineers, and Mechanics, Steam Engine Makers' Society the "■"■ec'i'icnl Trades Union, and all Brassworkers' Societies. Thc scheme forlunnte townspeople who hnd hourded up a store of blue money m-ui-n-u up ii mure or uiue money — *— * ..........t. *. ,,,-- ,i,ii*>i,m*- or who hnd jewellery to sell could amalgamation ia corried by the bal i.l.i..:.. Hnn3 mt." ..'_ i. i lot 1.1.1 nnw uninn >. !.;,.!. ...ill .1 obtain food. The masses dependent upon daily, weekly, or monthly wages hnd only tho now money, nnd had to starve in a land of plenty. Nothing that Belli Kun could do, no mensure was conceivnble that eouhl have shaken the pensnnt. Fivo years of unchecked profiteering nt the expense of the city, the nntion, und tho neighboring countries had enriched the countryside. It hnd money enough, and' in any case, thnnks to thc Allied blockado, the town had nothing lo sell that thc peasant wanted. And such is the egotism of the peasant—as Budapest in the Inst six months nnd Vienna during the last five years have shown —so stubborn and inscnsiblo is ho— that he will calmly allow millions to starve rathor than mitigate his greed. Sooner or Inter tho peasantry, among whom aro classed also tho landowning closs, would havo brought Sovietism down In Hungary. Among enlightened people hero it Is believed that in course of timo Communism would hnvo shed itsolf of its fnulls and hnvo settled down into u fairly good working systom, distinguishable perhaps only in psychology uml namo from thnt which will incvltnbly como throughout Central Europe. Kipcrience has begun to teach the lesson thot outside intervention brings only disaster in its train. BRITISH STEEL WORKERS ENCOURAGE STRIKERS Union ef One Hundred and Fifty Thousands Bends Cablegram to States The following cablegram waa recoived at sleel atriko headquarter*, in Pittsburg, during the week: On behalf of one hundred and fifty Owen Coylc, secretary. lot, the now union which will then bo brought into being will bc known ns the "Amalgamated Engineering Union." While thc scheme is necessarily incomplete, it is the framework of a new organization, embodying basic nnd essential principles, and will doubtless prove to bc one of tho strongest and most potent factors in the industrial world. 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Or tny CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS AOENT McLeod-Nolan and Co. have manufactured nQthing bui Union Made Cigars (( for 20 Years 9 ^ , ElDoro „ E 1 S ici elo "Income' Cigars of Quality" PAGE FOUR eleventh year. No. 43 THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST vancouveb, b. o. FRIDAY... ..October 24, 1919 *& THE B. C. FEDERATIONIST Published every Friday morning by Tho B. C. ' FederationiBt, Limited" A. S. WELLS... ...Manager Office: Labor Tomplo, 405 Dunsmuir Stroet. Telephone Soymour 5871 Subscription Ratos: Unltod Slates and Foreign, A2.50 per year; Canada, $2.00 per yoar; to Unions subscribing in a body, $1.50 por member per year. Unity ef Laber: the Hope of the World FRIDAY... ...October 24, 1819 ONE OP THE MOST surprising things —to those that do not understand capitalism—was the invitation extended by the Allies to Germany, to join in the blockade of Russia. To their unsophisticated minds, it is im- MATBRIAL possible that the Allies FACTOR IN should join with tho un- RUSSIA, speakable Hun, even in tha "laudable" task of killing the Soviet government of Russia. Stranger still is the attitude of the Allies towards the activities of Van dor Goltz, who has been carrying on an open warfare against the Bolsheviki. The Allies are quite satisfied to have Germany join in tho blockade of Russia, in order that the Bolsheviki Government may be defeated, and the Bourgeoise re-instated in power. But they are not satisfied to allow German troops to carry on the fight by foroo of arms, with the same object in view. Remarkable as the present situation may appear to those that do not understand the present structure of society, we are of the opinion that if. Russia had stayed In tho war on tho side of tho Allies until the end, that it would not have bcen long before the erstwhile enemy Hun was linked up with the Allies, in a commercial war against Russia. That, however, is only our idea, and as that situation has not arisen, it would be useless to go into that phase of the matter. * • • Germany has exactly the same views about Russia, has have the Allies. . She can see the possibilities of cxploita'tion in that country. Both of the late Contending forces on the field of battle, are now lined. Vp on the commercial field in a more desperate struggle than the one just concluded. As a result, the Allies are willing to use Germany to defeat the new democracy in Russia by the. means of the blockade, but are .adverse to it being done by force of arms by Germany, as that would give the late enemy country the advantage on the economic field. The 'Allies would like to use Germany if it were not for tbeir fear of that nation as a competitor, and thut we Bee again, the materialist factor determining history. While the antics of the opponents to tho new democracy are amusing to those who see the game, the interesting part to the workers should be the faot that the countries which have had the most to say about freedom and democracy, and the right of self-determination for all nations, are the ones that are now using every and any means to prevent the establishment of a real democracy in Russia. They realize that the Soviet Government of Russia is but the forerunner of thc proletarian revolution that will sweep away for ever human slavery. The very democracy which they have prated about is more feared by the ruling class of the world, than the power of German militarism ever was. The material interests of the ruling class dictates that the working class shall bc kept in subjection. But there is the material interests of the working class to contend with. Thus wc have the class struggle. The two opposing forces are now in a death struggle, and Russia is the very centre of that struggle. Having jumped from feudalism, to social ownership, the Russian uneducated as they were by the machines of capitalistic production, have struck terror into the hearts of the world's ruling class. Nothing will be too vile, or too inhuman to be adopted by that class in its struggle for its existence. As tho days go by, we daily see tho frantic efforts that are being put forward to suppress working -class activities. Now lt is in Great Britain. Tomorrow it is France, and the next day in the United Statos. Troops are being more and more used in Labor troubles, and every repressive measure that can bo thought of iB being used to break the glowing power and knowledge of thc world's working class. But as the efforts of the Allies to suppress the proletarian movement in Russia have failed, so wilt they fail throughout the world. The forces contained in, and generated by capitalism, arc all making for thc final overthrow of the presont system. The struggles of Russia have demonstrated the hollishncss of capitalism to the world. Tho oxposure of the decadency of our present civilization by the Allies, in appealing to Germany and oven poor little Holland, to join in the blockade of Russia has nauseated even the bourgeoise minded in all countries. Thc workers of Great Britain aro aroused at the attitude of the government towards Russia. The exposures of Mr. Bullitt and Raymond Robbins and othors have added their quota to the exposure of capitalism in all its vile, moral and commercial rottenness, and the workers are, by the acts of the ruling class, having thcir eyes opened to the blatant hypocrisy of thcir rulers. Coupled with that is the ever- greater difficulty on tho part of tho workers, to socure the common necessities of life. Theso repressive measures, and the need for tho necessities of life, and the failure of the present system to provide them, and the hypocrisies of the ruling class, are grJUer propaganda for the new order, than all tho oratory that could ever bc let loose. Conditions compel meu or mil ions to move. As the economic struggle is compelling the ruling class to desert its pledges, as the material conditions compel the ruling olass of different nations to fear each other, so will thc same conditions compel the workers to reach out and take for themselves tbe means of wealth production, and thus secure life and happiness, which can only come from economic freedom, based on industrial democracy. Russia cannot bo defeated. The forces of capitalism will eventually bring relief from the present diabolical blockade and starvation. Commercial jealousies are even now, undermining the Allies' attempts to re-establish the bourgeoise regime in that country. above, it would very soon be taken away from them. Just as booze, which was found to be detrimental to their efficiency was, and they are now talking of takinff the tobacco from them, and will do it If by that method, they can in any way reduce the cost of the reproduction of1)the|r slave. Custom is a hard thing to break, | but the ruling class will break it if by so doing they can make more efficient slaves at less cost. IN THE CORRESPONDENCE column will be found a letter from George Stirling, in which he takes exception to our stand on the question of whether tho workers pay taxes or not. He takes one v small-passago from our THE diagnosis of the situa- SLAVE'S tion and builds up his PORTION. case on that, ignoring the fact that prior to and following that passage, explanation of the term "food, clothing and shelter," was made. The position is, the worker receives in exchange for his labor power, food, clothing and shelter, and those things that are necessary for him to have in order to reproduce his labor power, and others to follow him in the same grove. tea Does our friend realize that his minimum of subsistence, as ho lays it down, is utter nonsense. And we would not be able to even attempt to analyze the situation if we did not know it. As capitalism has developed, the standard of living has improved, it may be that now capitalism has developed to the highest degree, thaf we are facing a situation whero thc system will not be able to give its slaves that standard of living necessary to make them efficient. In fact it looks as if that were so. But the fact remains that a standard of living no higher than the one outlined by our correspondent, would not produce slaves for tho present methods of production. Amongst the necessities of life necessary for the' reproduction of the capitalistic slave, are education, the ability to read and write, and to add ahd substract figures, to bc able to use the measurement tables, and such like. It is true that in many instances that such small advancement which has bcen made in the standard of living has had to be fought for by the slaves, yet it must also be conceded that if the advance had not been necessary for the production of the slave, and to make him more profitable to his master, no power oil earth would have got it. That our correspondent is wandering in a maze is shown by his references to the differences between the wages of different types of Labor. The very fact that he has noted tbis, should also have shown him that different standards of wages are necessary to produce different types of labor, and consequently support our argument, that the worker receives in wages only that which is necessary to enable him to reproduce his labor power, and to reproduce his kind. It ia true that some of the workers do not re* produce their kind, but in the-main this is the position. * « » Onc thing that is necessary, is to realize that if the worker could get away without "paying" taxes, or the butcher and the baker, it would not be necessary for him to receive the wages that he does in order to reproduce his labor power, and more of his kind to continue making profits for a ruling class. The minimum of existence is determined by the method of production in vogue, coupled with the climatic conditions and customs of any country. It may be possible for the Chinese to live on the smell of an oil rag and a handful of riee in China, and reproduce thcir labor powor, but that is not possible in the United States, where the methods of production, are dissimilar. For proof of this, we have only to turn to Japan, where in the last twenty-five years great changes have taken place in the methods of production, and concurrently the standard of living has changed in order that thc slaves of that land might be made efficient, and capable of standing up under the new methods adopted. In that land we find that educational facilities, child labor laws, and all the things that have been adopted' in capitalistic Europe and other countries are now being adopted, not because of any benevolence on the part of the ruling class, but because of the need for more efficient and better- educated slaves in order that capitalistic production can be carried on. Theatres and'moving picture-shows, mostly showing the glories of our masters' empires, are a necessity in those days, for two reasons. The first and foremost, to inculcate that spirit of patriotism necessary for slaves to have in order that thoy will take care of their master's property, and the second for relaxation. They have a sooth* ing effect on thc slave mind, and so are necessary, and cannot be looked upon as luxuries. The workers in the main have nothing to spare over and above the amount sufficient to enable them to reproduce thcir labor power and more slaves. The taxation in existence, tho national debt, and all the rest of the camouflage, the high cost of living, and all that entails, are not the reasons for the slave's miseries. That lies in the system. Human slavery in any form imposes misery on the slave class. The taxes and the national debt do not augment them. And if the worker would cease bothering about that which is his master's business, and devote his time to understanding his position, and realize that he does not pay anything, but that he produces all, and receives only that which is necessary in order to send him back to produco more profits for his master, and to produce more slaves to follow in his footsteps, he would then be in f. position to do something to bring about the day of his emancipation. In conclusion, we again reiterate, that the slaves do not, and can not pay taxes, although they may carry the money to the butcher, the baker and the tax collector. That If all in the oost of thcir reproduction, and that is all they get. If thore were any surplus over and The political turnover in Ontario makea one wonder what will be the fate of .the present aggregation at Ottawa at the next Dominion olection. There was a few of the old guard left in Ontario, but there won't be a ves^age of the One Big Union government ot scallawags left,-after the people get a chance to express their opinions of that bunch of pirates. How we hate the Hun. Press dispatches would indicate that Canadian shipbuilders have been beaten to it by the Hun, and that German firms are to do the work of repairing ships that now belong to British interests. But then this is "business," and business it business all the world over. The press is very much concerned about the politioal muddle in Ontario. We wonder what it will have to say about the mulligan at Ottawa after the next Dominion election. While there are four factions in the Ontario house, Joseph's coat of many colors will look very sedate alongside of the multitudinous political complexion of the next parliament at Ottawa. Every freak political idea will be represented there, besides other monstrosities, and it will not be before such a conglomeration of incompetent legislators have had their day, that the workers will realize that it is about time they took hold of things themselves, and elected men that understand the working class position from the materialistic conception of history viewpoint. Oh, well, we suppose that experience is the only thing that will teach tho slaves that Single Tax, super tax, and every other tax, along with profiteering, has nothing to do with them, and all that is the matter with the working class is that it is a slave class. Mount Pleasant Meeting on Wednesday in A. O.F.HaU Things are moving very faet now in connection with the co-operative movemont in Vancouver. A big mass meeting is to be hold in the big hall of the Labor Temple on Friday ovening for the purposo of informing the membership of the activities and also for the purpose of collecting the share oapital of the membership, A doal for a splendid central location is almost completed and may be completed in time for informing the meeting. Plans are also boing made fer branch stores, and everything looks as though the Vancouvor Co-operative Society, Limited, will be heard from in a short tine new. The society has practically 800 members wbo have decided that co-operation ia worth working for, and it will only be a matter of a few dayi beforo the 1000 membership has beon attained. Everybody has been working gratuitously and that is why tho total expenses of the society with its large membership has only renchod $160, which has covered incorporation! hall rent, advertising, leaflets, ro* eclpt books and ofllce supplies. This ia probably a record for suoh a big membership. Try and be at thc meeting, but if you cannot, then try and get your money for your shares in as soon as possible, so that the board of directors can govern thomsolves according to the amount subscribed. Share capital can be paid in to the socretary pro torn, Mr. H. W. Watts, 405 Dunsmuir Street, any time during the day and of evening. Enrollment fees 50 conts, shares $5 each. Mount Pleasant Meeting A meeting 'of co-operators to whieh you are invited will be held in the A. 0. F. Hall, 6th and Main, on Wednesdny evening at 8 o'clock. The speakers will bo O. W. Hubbard, Robert Skinner, Dr. W. J. Curry and H. W. Watts. Toll your friends. Some little timo ago we announced that there was an attempt being made by certain merchants to boycott this paper. About the same time it wa; noticed that the Board of Trade was setting up an advertising department, which would invefc tigate the bona fides of any advertising medium. About two weeks ago we had occasion to approach a certain merchant, for an advertisement. We were informed that unless we had the endorsation of the Board of Trade advertising section, 'that it was useless to approach them. 'Not unnaturally the two things were i^tpe* diately linked up. Application, however, was made for the endorsation of the Board' of Trade, which we received, phifll paper being looked upon as being a -JOQ per cent, advertising medium amongit the Labor organizations and their members, and on that ground we were granted the endorsation asked for. Under the circumstances, any suspicion that the Board of Trade had ulterior motives in thc establishment of the new section to deal with advertising, has been set aside, and the only conclusion that can be now arrived at, is that the announced purpose of the advertising section of the Board of Trade, "which is to prevent the .victimi** zation of merchants by bogus advertising mediums," is the real purpose, and our suspicions ungrounded, and fliat those merchants who would boycott us, are allowing their antipathy to The Federationist to overrule their business interests. Mr. J. H. McVety, in giving his opin* ion of the Ontario election results, iayi that it is a negation of the 0. B. U, policy, aiuMIr. Showier suggests that thc workers there have shown that they stand for constitutional methods of achieving their object. We have not noticed any particular political sagacity on the part of J. H. McVety in this neck of the woods to date, judging by the results, but possibly he will learn from his experience in the East. As to constitutionality, we did not know that Mr. Showier bad at last started to study politics or anything else. There is hope, however, so long as life lasts. If we were to express an opinion of the results in Ontario, we should say it was an expression of the disgust of the people of that province against the Union Government, and not from any awakening of the working class. If anything is negated it iB the pussyfooting policies of the Trades Congress executive, whioh has been such a loyal supporter of the Unionist Government and all ita worki, and which tactics were wiped out as • procedure of the executive committee of the B. C. Federation of Labor at its last ofln- vention, The 0. B, U. doea not oppose political action, but it does oppose lo-i called labor leaders lobbying for jom around the precincts of the governmental1 bodies. 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All Bhoos without tho ONION STAMP an always Non-union Do not accept any excuse for Absence ef ths Onion Stamp BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION 248 BOMMEB STBBBT, BOSTON, MASS. COLIS LOVELY, 0im»l Pnildiat—DBAS. L. MINE, Oen.ral S.c.-Tmi. 'ATRONIZE FEDERATIONIST ADVERTISERS BRITISH COLUMBIA'S BEST COAL For your kitchen—Wellington Nut Kitchen, furnace and grate—Wellington Lump For Your Furnace Comox Lump—Comox Nut—Comox Pea (Try our Pea Ooal for your underfeed furnace) COAL MACDONALD-MARPOLE CO. LIMITED 1001 MAIN STREET Phone Say* 210 [By Joioph King in Labor Bussian Imperiallim hot been aore dofoated in tilt war than *ny otho* powor. The collapie of the Czardom wan more completo aa well aB earlier . than the fall of Kaiser Wilhelm. To tho aristocrats and anti-democrats of all kinds and all lands, from the dukes to Horatio Bottomley, Ae fall of Czar and Kaiser rightly understood, as it ean be today, must be rather disturbing. For the faet clearly ia that in the 1919 campaign, Lenin has won handsomely. In May, Kolchak announced that he would be in Moscow in August. The British announced that thoy and their friends would be in Petrograd iu a week, and that they had foodships waiting to entar the ports and feud starving Russia. The Daily Telegraph got its artist, Raomakers, to draw a cartoon of Justice ub executioner with axe and block, and the Kaiser and Lenin waiting as hie vietims. No ono now expects tho Kaiser evon to be triod, and no one in Whitehall, who knows the reports of Generals, Admirals and agents ,oxpects to get Lenin thla year or next. Soviet Russia, blockaded on overy soa, with more than twenty nations lighting against her ,with no army left at the end of 1917, and no fac* tories or facilities then worth anything to equip a new army, and with a new government of untried men, who were called anarchists, fanatics, riminals, goal-birds by all the papers of the world. . . This Russia 'ias actually got together an army >f permaps two millions (perhaps .men less of effective combatants), and this BuBsia has beaten the twenty nations against hor. No Decision Against the Soviets Is Possible in 1919 Thii is the plain, clear fact, which not ovon Churchill or Balfour, nor the Times, nor Beuter, nor the Bussian aristocrats, who aro being fed and feted in. Paris, can soriously maintain. In 1820, perhaps, if unlimited Jnpaneso wore brought in, and if all the armies aud men and resources which crushed Germany, tho Americans and British, the Portuguese und Senaga- lose, the Australians, Canadians and Hindoos, could by somo feat of organization and infatuation bo marshalled against Bussia in 1920, Lonin might bo captured and executed (with or without trial.) But that is not going to happen, Europe is in turmoil; Amorica is disillusioned and with her H. C. L. (high cost of living) and labor difficulties, America does not want to fight Bussia, Japan has her own internal difficulties nnd must digest Shantung and China beforo she swallows any moro. Britain, which has been doing most of tho real fighting, and nearly all the paying, has, by tho duplicities of Lloyd George ia Paris, and of his dear friend Churchill in parliament, mado a gigantic mess of the business. The British government is more in danger of committing suicido ovor Russia than ovor any other of its indecent indulgences, It is possibly uncertain whother any agreemont will be made with tho Soviets, or whother troops may bc left in North Russia to protect our loyul friends thoro, whether Denikin will still continuo to have millions of pounds' worth of arms ,c!othcs and food to try to sturvo millions of Russians into surrender, or whether he will be told to retreat and save Ms skin; but the certainty is the Soviets will not fall unloss Russia herself wishes it. The Liberals and Russia The Soviets, under tho two most remarkable geniuses of the war, Lenin and Trotsky ,having won, it is of course natural that Mr. Asquith ond tho Liberal leaders, Sir D. Maclean in tho House, Mr, Masterman in the press, Mr. Pringle starting his campaign at Manchester, even thc timid Sir John Simon on his roturn from abroad without tho prohibited imports which he said he would bring with him, start one and all protesting against the Russian gamble. They had no word against It whon tho gambler began to stake, they waited when he plunged wildly, ami only when the stakes aro all lost and the intervention policy is n washout, do they step forward and say what a waste of life and money. Not a word against tho broken pledges to Russia, nor tho violated sixth point of tho armistico, nor pity for tho starved, slaughtered peasants, nor for the babies killed by our aeroplanes still bombing Kronstadt, nor protest against the British navy stopping (against the Haguo convontion) tno Danes aud Swedes from sending Red Cross stores to Russia, nor indignation at the Russian villages burnt by our mon about which tho Daily Chronicle boasts. The Liberal leaders show no humanity; but let it be gratefully acknowledged tbey show returning sanity about Bussia. Lenin has knocked common sense into thcir heads by his marvellous organization and powor to create ond concentrate national enthusiasm. This is what is also really having Its effoct in the councils of the wnr office, Downing street, and tho Paris council. The Daily Express Exposures Tho Dally Express exposures and protests are ,of course, another sign. They are in their way splendid, But what exactly doos the Express mcanf Is Churchill to be turned out of office! Are our soldiers to be really all withdrawn at onceT Excellent. But aro supplies still to go to Denl- kinT Are the British taxpayers still to feed, clothe and pay thousands of Bussians here, in Franco and elsewhere, when they could all go baek to Bussia, work and bo fod there for tbo mero shipping freights* Why Only Churchill? Why especially is Churchill attacked, and not the foreign office, which aided and abotted him, and why not Lloyd Georgo, who turned down the Leader]tSoviot offer to eome £6 prinkipo*' 'the vast sweep of Russia's boim I REAL TREAT AWAITING YOU <.ts.rt«.i*»-n«w«ir.o.u.j.ca T1m"CONSW«*CT .(HUMTMDUCO" !.,■;.«« tBtf^-a^jWbiwa-jEf Utli •( CNOiANO ..d AME1ICA. lhtMi b* omMr *- *t «*t ammm w.a ^*<* MttTIH UW» <ru.uwio ro, wwctm-Kor ro. wwtr ami niiusMM co., a/tiMM* im, oitiui u to. un i* too, - iiwii' ma wantef One more queation for tbat paper: Ia their real intent the finding of a scapegoat for Lloyd Oeorge and a atunt to make out that Churchill alone, and not the government and the Allies, are responsible for tho Bussian gamble! The turn and subatanee of the Ex- preaa exposures ia only what haa been often stated in theae and other Labor eolumna before: (1) that the aoldlera sent out to Bussia soon aaw the wiekedneaa and uaelessness of the expedition; (i) that the real plana ef the government were to go on and occupy all Bussia and dominate Bussia as completely as Britain diminates Egypt; (3) that pledges to withdraw the troops were there* fore utterly ineincere, and (4) tbat tho Bussians whom we got with* us wero a worthless, unpatriotic, solllsh, mlserablo lot. Just what the Lobor Leader has been saying for months, what the Daily Horald has boon proclaiming dolly, tho Dnily Express now tolls to tho Coalition dupes. Woll -donel Now that it ia clear enough that the Bolshoviks hove won tho. campaign of 1019, it i„ worth whilo taking a survey of tho position round W«l. On tho north, the White Bea and Human eoast, held now by the British with great effort, may fall soon into tho Soviets' sway .though the food for thia largo area must bo brought hundroda of miles to support tho largo civil population, to feed And what la the good of withdrawing our men from Busoia if we aro' not going to live peacefully, trading, with Bussia t For auch seema the polioy—to leave Buaila to stow in her own juice and have no relations with her —a perfect fatuous policy! Ia thia what the Daily Express. .»'hom the British' promised whon ihey set up the Tcbaikovski regime. '' About the origin of this regime, Mr. D. Young wrote to the Times letters, denouncing the action of Admiral Kemp. For this Mr. Young was retired and required to give an explanation. This explanation he gavo, and he has now been reatored to the service and hia stopped pay taode good. So the fact ia that implicit*. ,if not avowodly, tho foreign offlce haa oondomnod our military action in Archangel. ' Tho Buasian emigres, officers, aristocrats and hangers-on, whom the British generals ooddlo and nourish .there, aro novor going to grow into 'respected leaders. The northorn provinco will rovort to Bolshevism, if and when tho British withdraw. - Allloe In the Attack on Petrograd Similarly, on a larger scalo, tho Finns, EstroniniiB, Baltic Barons, Lithunians and Letts, whom our generals and missions havo by largess and arms, promises and pledges, tried to induce to iniiko tho British navy a great attack on Petrograd, aro a poor crowd. The Esthonians and Lithunians havo been negotiating with ..Lenin's government: when the Allies and ee- peelally Ut* Britiih, itand aside, they toon will bt on comfortablo terms witk Great Euatit. .General Gough, whost mission waa' to bring all thete into line to take and hold Petrograd, hat juat returned to tell Hr. Churchill that auok a pita it impossible. Poor Churchill. Tht Polea ara fully occupied with tnnnoil and trouble at noma. Tht Vkranians further lottth represent themselves to the Allies as the real barrier against Bolshevism. If thty do not make terms with Lenin, the Soviet troopt will again be in Kioff, and the Ukraine will join the Bussian Federation of Soviet Bo- publics. * On the Blaek Sea whieh the Soviet forcea held in the apring, the forces of Denikin, aided by French and British lleeta and ample Allied supplies, have now a large area. This area, rich in food supplies, ia a great loss to Lenin; but the lost is probably more thon met by the completo rout of the boastful Kolohack in the east. Great food aupptics accessible by railways, whieh Allies and renegade Hussions cannot cut, art obtainable in Siberia. The very ihort rations on whieh Central and Northern Buasian cities have lived for months, will not be reduced thii winter, if (as ia understood) the organization and methods of the Sovitta havo renlly increased the harvest results of 1919 as much ovor thoae of 1818, as the harvest of 1918 surpassed that of 1917. Thc organization of the Bussian nation on now lines is an immense achievement. If tho Soviot idoa spreads eithor as an adjunct or an alternative to parliamentary government, thon Lenin and tho Russian rovolution may woll bo viewed by historians of the noxt century os the greatest man and Where Is ths Worker Robbed? Is it at the point of production or it the point of consumption? Our prion answer that question. CONSUME AND ENJOY OUR PALL OVERCOATS AND MACKINAW CLOTHING ARE HERE Mackinaw Coats, $1160 up to, $21.60, in fancy patterns and black. On Overcoats it is safe to say we can save yon $5.00 on a coat That's worth saving these 1 Men's Underwear from $8.00 per suit, in ribbed winter weight. Black Shirts, $1.25. Grey Ceylon Flannel, $1.50. W. B. BRUMMITT 18-80 CORDOVA STBUT WUT and m rum mn the outstanding evont of the world war. Leaders of the Central Couneil, tho Metal Tradea Couneil and tho Building Trades Couneil of Oakland, California, notified tht eity council that tkt M.0O0 aaa af. » Mtat nw"" HHatod witk tht thnt t arm tfcemsclvat if Oakland moSm art not mon aautiau la that h* ef tight stuha PatroalH IM. advtrtlMM. Continued Business Activity and Good Wages Depend on Canada's New Victory Loan ]"\URING the past four years U Canada's prosperity has been due largely to orders from Great Britain and our Allies. Canada was able to obtain these orders because she advanced credit to these countries. Canada was able to give this credit only because you bought Victory Bonds. Great Britain, with France, Belgium, and other Allies, are now prepared to place large orders with us for the products of our factories, farms, forests and fisheries—provided Canada again gives them credit Credit must;;'be given if we are to have any guarantee of good times and good wages. But our workere on these orders must be paid their wages in cash; so, much of the money that you invest in Victory Bonds will go out in wages to Canadians. You will be absolutely protected— you will get a good rate of interest and all of your money will be paid back at the time stated in the Bond. Every cent will be spent in Canada, and ultimately circulate to the benefit of all. Canada can give this credit only if you again buy Victory Bonds. If Canada is not able to give this credit, other countries will. Therefore Canada's continued prosperity rests with you. ■CO Victory Loan 1919 Every Dollar Spent in Canada luued by Canada's Victory Loan Committee, In co-operation with ths Minister of Finance tl tht Dominion ef Canada. »t PAGE SIX eleventh tear. No. 43 THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST vancouveb, b. o. FBIDAT. uctober U, 1 Highest Grade Mechanic's Tools FOR ALL TRADES Martin, Finlayson & Mather Ltd. 45 Hastings St. W. Vancouver, B. C. fEDERATlONIST ONE OP THE FINEST TONICS Good for Health Improves the Appetite CHEAP PRODUCTION Everyone knows that oheap goods can only be procured by using cheap materials and employing cheap labor. CASCADE BEER is produced from the highest grade materials procurable —Cascade is a UNION produce from start to finish. VANCOUVER BREWERIES LIMITED Vancouver Unions VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL—Eiecutive committee, President J. G. Smith, Vlce-Pmldent E. Winch, Secretary »d Business Agent J. 0. Wood, Treuurer J. Shaw, Sergeant st Arm* W. A. Aleiander, Trustees W. A. Prltchard, R. W. Yoongash, R. Biker, W. ALLIED PBINTINO TRADES OOUfl- ell—lleeta aeoond Monday in the month. President, J. F. McConnell; seo- MUry, R. H. Neelands. P. 0. Box 66. BRIDGE StkUOTURAt, ORNAMENTAL, and Reinforced Ironworkers, Local 97 —IfeeU second and fourth Mondays. Preaident Jas. Hastings; financial see- retary and treasurer, Roy Massecar, Room fl!8 Labor Temple. _______ ftROTtiERHOOD OP CARPENTERS. Local No. 617—Mc?U erery aecond ud fourth Monday evening, 8 o clock, Labor Temple. President, J. Reld; secretary, E. J. Temoin. 1223 Oeorgia East; bnsiness agent and financial secretary, O. 0. Thorn, Room SOB Labor Temple. Phona Sey. 1*9. ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL No. 218—Meets at 440 Pender Street West, every Monday, 8 ■P-m. Presl- lent, H. H. Woodside. 440 Pender W.; recording seeretary, J. Murdock. 440 Pen* der Street West; finanoial iecretary and business agent, E. H. Morrison, 440 Pender Street West; assistant iecretary, t. R. Borrows. ENOTNkERS AND MILL WORKERS— Unit of the 0. B. U.-Mdeetings every Monday, 7:30 p.m., Labor Temple. Preaident, F. L. Hunt; seeretary-trensurer, W. A. Alexander, Room 216, Labor Tern- pie. Phone, Seymonr 8960, ATING ENGINEERS, Local No, 620— Meets every Tueeday at 7:80 p.m., Labor Temple. President, F. G. Phillips; sec- treas, and business agent, A. C. Russell. Office, 587 Homer street. Phones, Sey. 7495 and 4117. BTREET AND ELECTRIO HAILWAl Employees, Pioneer Division, No. 101 —Meets A. 0. F. Hall, Mount Pleasant, 1st and Srd Mondays at 10.15 a.m. and 7 p.m. President, W. H. CottreU; recording secretary, P. E. Griffin, 5419 Commercial Drive; treasurer, E. Tf. Cleveland; financial secretary aud business agent, Fred A. Hoover, 2409 Clark Drive; office corner Prior and Main streets. JOURNEYMEN TAILORS' UNION OF America, Local No. 178—Meetings held first Monday in each month, 8 p.m. Free* ident, J. T, Elsworth; vice-president, A. R. Gatenby; recording secretary, C, McDonald, P. 0, Box 503, Phono Seymour 8281L; financial sccreary, Robt, McNeish, P. 0. Box 608. TRANSPORT WORKERS UNIT, O.B.U. (Teamsters, Warehousemen, Auto Mechanics, etc.)—Meets every Wednesday at 152 Cordova Street East. President, J. Shaw; secretary, C. A. Read, 2344 Prince Edward Street. Offlce: 152 Cordova Street East. _________________ TYPOGRAPHICAL ONION No. 226— Meets last Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. President, W. H. Jordan; vice- president, W. H. Youhill; aecreUry* treasurer, R. H. Neelands, Box 66. Provincial Unions HOTEL ASD RESTAURANT \W- ployees, Local 28—Meets every flrst Wodnesday In the month at 3:80 p.m. and every third Wednesday In the month at 9:80 p.m. President, Harry Wood; •ewtttry and business agent, W. Hae* kensle, offlee and meeting hall, 614 Pen* der St. W. Phone Sey.' 1081. Offlce houra: ll to 12 noon; 2 to fi. MtiSBNAllONAL JEWELRY WORK- en' Union—Meots 2nd and 4th Fridays, 205 Labor Temple. President, W. Wilson, 2280 Oranrille Street; secretary- treaaurer, P. J. Snell, 916 Dunsmuir St, LUMBERWORKERS' INDUSTRIAL Union of the One Big Union—Affiliated with B. 0. Federation of Labor and Vancouver Trades and 'Labor Counoil— An industrial union of all workers In logging and construction camps. Headquarters, 61 Cordova Street Wost, Vaneoaver, B. C. Phone Sey. 7856. E. Winch, secretary-treasurer; legal advisers, Messrs. Bird, Macdonald & Co., Vancouver, B. 0.1 auditors, Messrs. Buttar k Chiene, Vancouver, B. C. JNTEBNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S Assoeiation, Local 88-52—Offico end hall, 804 Pender Stroot West. Meets flrst end third Fridays, 8 p.m. Secretary- Treasurer, Thomas Nixon; Buslnesi Agent, Robert Ralsbeck. AMALGAMATED MEAT CUTTERS AND Butcher Workmen's Union No. 648— Meets tint and third Tuesdays of each month, Labor Temple, 8 p.m. President, W. V. Tamley, 1838 Powell St.; recording aeeretary, William Gibbs, Station B. P. 0. Vancouver; financial secretary and business agent, T. W. Anderson, 687 Homer St. Pattern makers1 league of North America (Vancouver and vicinity)—Branch meets second and fourth Mondays, Room 204 Labor Temple. President, Wm. Hunter, 318 Tenth Are. North Vancouver; financial secretary, E. God- dard, 856 Richards Street; recording aeeretary, J. D. Russell, 028 Commorcial Drive. Phone High. 2204R. WUttAHD LABORERS, RIGGERS AND Fasteners, I.L.A., Local Union 38A, Series 6—Meets the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month, Labor Temple, 6 p.m. President, George Mansell; financial secretary and business agent, M. Phelps; corresponding secretary, W. Lee. Offlce, _____} 207J<abor_TeiiipIe. SHIPWRIGHTS LOCAL 1808, U. B. CarpenterB—Meeta Room 807 every 2nd and 4th Tuesday In each month. President, J. W. Wilkinson; recording ■ocretnry. W. J. Johnston. 73—24th Avo, W.j financial secretary, H. A. Macdonald, Room 212 Labor Temple. !NTER^WomL~BTfAM AND OPER" B. 0. FEDERATION OF LABOR—Meets in .annual convention In January. Excutive officers, 1018-19: President, J. Kavanagh, Labor Temple, Vancouver; vice-presidents—Vancouver Island: Cumberland, 3. Naylor; Victoria, J. Taylor; Princo Rupert, Geo. Casey; Vancouver, W. H. Cottrell, P. McDonnell; New Westminster, Geo. McMurphy; West Kootenay, Silverton, T. B. Roberts; Crow'a Nest Pass, W. B. Phillips, Fernio, W. A. Sherman. Secretary-treasurer, A. 8. Wells, Labor Temple, 408 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver,' B. C. VICTORIA. B. C. VICTORIA AND DISTRICT TRADES and Labor Council—MeeU first and third Wednesdays, Knights of Pythias Hall, North Park Street, at 6 p.m. President, E. S. Woodsworth; vice-president, A. C. Pike; secret ary-treasurer, Christian Siverts, P. 0. Box 802, Victoria, B. 0. NORTH VANCOUVER U. B, OF CARPENTERS AND JOIN- ers, Local 1777—Meeta flrst and third Mondays In I. 0. 0. F. Hall, Lower Kieth Road East, at 8 p-m. Preaident, W. Cummlngs, 10th Street East, North Vancouver; financial secretary, Arthur Roe, 210—18th St. W.. North Vancouver. PRINOE RUPERT, B. 0. PRINCE RUPERT TRADES AND LA- bor Council—Meets aecond and fourth Tuesdays of each month, In Carpenters' Hall. President. S. D. McDonald; vice- president, A. Ellis; secretary, Geo, Wad- dell. Box 273. Prince Rupert, B. C, PRINOE RUPERT CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL, 0. B. U.—Meets every second and fourth Tuesday in the 0, B. U. Hall,- comer Sixth avenue and Fulton street, nt 8 p.m. Meetings open to all 0. B. U. members. Sc e ret ary treasurer, D. 8. Cameron, Box 217. Prince Rupert. B.C. PO TOP WANT TO RNJOT LIFE Follow tht Crowd to tbt Patricia Cabaret One block east of Empress Theatro —AND HEAR— MISS UL LIE KOBE, ADA SMITH, B. LOVE and till EEL Interpret tht lalait aon, lilts assisted by Tha Broun Jasa Band ,11 HASTINGS STEEET I. 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SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO SAVINGS ACCOUNTS One dollar opens an account on which interest ii paid half-yearly at current ratos. THOS. PEACOCK. C. W. FRAZEE, Vancouver, Manager Vancouver Branch Supervisor for B. 0. Editor B. C. Federationist: Willt you kindly insert the following: To Pro Bono Publico My Dear Pro Bono,—Many thanks for your nice, long letter, although its sophistry made by head ache and its general tone indicative of the re-action of a rebellious liver, grieved me, How you do mix things up! Do you not know tho God of the Christians is Love and not the vengeful deity you mention? And if some Christians do not rocognizu that in their works, it is not my fault. That paragraph about the "god circle" and "thc storm clouds"and the new gods, men and women" was very fine, but those new gods have not arrived yet nor will they till wc have removed the obstacles to that deBirublo advent, viz:—your friends, thc innocent much abused capitalists, First of all let us settle tho important question which you so classically and pathetically ask us to which class you belong. Wc will do so by tho help of n syllogism, the promises being your own. Thus:— 1. There is only ono class, tho slave class, 2. You aro a poor suffering slave. 8. Thereforo you belong to the one class. That seems clear enough. Now for thc sharp line of demarcation." Obviously you cannot, comparatively speaking, bo classed as "a slavo to a starved undeveloped intellect (whioh you describe as the position of tho worker/, though of courso all humanity belong to that cIusb); thoroforo you must be like tho capitalists, a slave to the system, but unlike the average capitalist with whom you so deeply sympathize you seem to bo aware of tho fact. I trust you will bo satisfied with my classification. You accuse mo of persistent and insulting roferenco to the capitalist class. Let us try another syljogisin, the premises ngnin your own. 1. The capitalist class is the produco of tho worker. The worker possesses a starved undeveloped intellect. Thereforo it is no wonder the capitalist class is what it is and more depraved than I havo ovor pictured it. t\.sk your friend, tho merchant prine, whether he would prefer tny abuse, to being considered the creation of a starved and undeveloped Intellect. I liko this syllogism because of its inherent truth nnd recognize "the just grievanco of thc capitalist." Let us examine a moment that onc clasB iiophistry of yours. Carlyle placed the human raco in one great cluss of fools; Solomon, of liarB; a great physician; of victims of insanity and you, of slaves; und undoubtedly they and you ure quite right, but claasificd industrially no amount of sophistry can placo as ono unit the wage-worker and thc employor. Try another syllogism. 1. Tho owning class employ labor, taking the products of thnt labor. 2. Labor, tho non-owners, is forced to work for that owning class for a mere existonce. 3. Therefore the owning class and tho workers are fundamentally opposed in their position, interests and ideas and in no way can thoy bo classed as one unit. You should be moro careful, Pro Bono, in your statements. This is important. You say, "By your venomous hatred of tho possessor, etc." That is not a statement of fact. I lovo all humanity, the capitalists included, for fundamentally it ia vory loveable. I sympathize with its weaknesses, but I hate its follies, and its sins, and wore my eloquence, you refer to, ten times more forciblo than it is, I would uso every word of it in abusing and exposing thnt folly and Bin, no matter what the consequences; therefore, in future, 0! Pro Bono, mako certain of your statements. I have no merchant prince nmong my acquaintances (and I rnther fancy yours is a relic of somo fur away fairy-talo), noithor do I know a coal-king nor a coppcr-knizer, so I cannot put your suggestion to tho test. I can only judge, and you know as well as I do how barren have heen those attempts, because of tho revolting greed of thqse merchant princes and all thcir tribe. I know there is a portion of my fellow workers who still believe that the affairs of the world could not be carried on without toasters and money; projudico is tho greatest rctardor in (he fight for freedom nnd our foes hove entrenched themselveB very strongly behind it, but cut the nought off your percentage and you will bo nearer the truth. You are letting tho world Blip past you in your retreat. You aay "Thev look to you to lead them instend of each working out his own freedom." What do you mean! How can each possibly work out hii own freedom! The Use These Prices DRUGS PBIDAY AND SATURDAY SSo Mecca Ointment ..._, 17c *0c Bltud'e PUli 8Ge 7fic Cermen Face Powder 48c 50o Velnor Bhatnpnu 24c 75c. Dorln'e Urum-tie Rouge 63c 25c Keid's Witch Hue] Cream ....18c 50c A. B. 8. ft C. Tablets SSe 25a Reid's Casein. Tablets 17c 78c Abbey's Suits „ 62c 60c Keid's Kidney Pllla 28c 85c Tiz 17C 50o Pink PUIs 34c 25c Nature's Remedy Tabletb 18c 85c Calox Tooth Powder 24c 50c Kerroson* 88c 25c Beeckam's PUIs ..._ _ 18c 50o Poptodent Tooth Panto 84c II6c Danderine 24c 60c Fortnamint , 86c 26c Mennen's Talcum 16c fl.50 Nujol fl.09 S5c Hold's Liver Pills 14c 81.00 Nuxated Iron 71f 80c Fruit•»• lives ,..86c 86c Reld'a Almond Cream 21c SOc Emulsified Cocoanut Oil 26c 26c Aromatic Cascara lie GOo Mennen's Tooth Past* SSe 85c Castor Oil IBe SOc Parish's Chemical Food 28c 86c Mlotrd's Liniment 18c These prices Include War Tu Vancouver Drug Co. LIMITED TBS OBIODML OUT-BATE dhoooists or vancouveb —Sis Storo— 405 H.stlni* hi. w s«r. i»er. 7 Hastings tit. W Her. M32 112 Main St Her. 9083 782 (ir.iivlll. BI Sty. 7018 1700 Commercial Hr Hifh. 288 Granville and Broadway....Bay. 2314 PROGRAMME FOR CHILD WELFARE OONVENTION Economic Aspect and Social Diseases WiU Be Dealt with By tbe Speakers The programme for the three days Child Welfare convention, to bo thing is unthinkable. And then you compare thom to tho Chr^Uaus heid noxt woek. is as follows: waiting for the MesBiah to free thom from their bondage. That's all thoy possibly could do it oach had to-rely ou hift own effort*;; Your remarks about the O.B. U. wero qiuto sound and I shall, preserve that paragraph as a perfect Wednesday, Oct. 29—9 a.m.: Mr. David B. Brankin, president of the Child Welfare Association of B. C, presiding; informal reception aud registration of delegates; striking committees; 11 a.m., Mr. J. J.-Dou- cxample of forcible, concise and; gun, honorary president of thc Child truthful expression, yet I must re-1 Welfare Association B. C, presiding; prove you for your inconsistency in address of welcome by HiB Worship rating the poor ill-used capitalists as "Mammon's most fervent worshippers who neither toil nor spin." Don't you call that insulting? Thoso capitalists, dear Pro Bono, aro educated fellows, and they know all about Mammon and will be able to appreciate your appropriate metaphor to the full, und they won't like it coming us it does from a supporter. - I don't agree with your remarks about "thc most complete civilizing influenco in the progress of mankind," If you were thinhing of the advances made in mechanical culture and destructive knowledge your remarks will apply; but civilization surely is a mutter of conduct, a state of morals and our present civilization, which has reduced men to the level of evil spirits so flint they will send millions upon millions of their fellows to unnecessary slaughter and life-long torture t'o gratify thcir rapacious greed nnd unnatural lust for a little passing I power, is the supreme failure of nil; Child tho psoudo-civilizotions which havo p,30 preceded it. Finally your sophistry appears at its worst when you> attribute tho class hatred to thoso you are picas- ed to call agitators. A million agitators could not inspire ono indignant throb in a single breast if thoro were no cause for indignation; Mayor B. H. Gule; address of welcome by Mrs. Irene H. Moody, chairman of the Vancouver School Board; 2 p.m., subject, "The Defective or Feeble-minded Child," H. W. Collier, chief probation officer of Vancouver, presiding; address, "The Conservation of Childhood," by Rev. A. H. Sovereign, Vancouver; addresB, "Modern Melhods of Dealing with the Defective Child," by Miss M. Lindley, psychological elinie Vuneouver school j discussion led by Miss Bertha Wynn, specialist in charge .of subnormal classes, Victoria, B. C; S p.m., subject, "Government RoHponsibility Towards tho Child," Mrs. Balph Smith, M. L. A.; address by Hon. J. W. Do B. Farris, Attorney General of B. C; subject, "The State's Duty Towards Childhood;" address liy Brig.-Gcn. V. Odium, C. B., C. M. G., D. S. 0. with bar, "The Value of Teaching Patriotism;" address by the-Hon. W. J. Bowser, K. C, M. L. A., subject, Thursdty, October 30 — "Th. "Tho Psychological Basis of Education," by T. P. Hall, M. A., M. D. of tho Vancouver School Board; address, "Vocational Training," by John Kyle, superintendent of technical schools, B. C; discussion led by Mr. B. Sparling, principal Aberdeen School; 2 p.m., Mr. David B. Brankin in the chair; address,." The Value of the Child," by tho Bev. Dr. O'Boyle; reports of committees,* resolutions; 3 p.m., subject: "Educational Beform," A. S. Wells, sec. rotary B. C. Federation of Labor, "Tho Economic Aspect of Child Welfare; address, "New Ideals in Education," by A. M. Stephen, B. Sc, city school staff; address, "The Place of Art in Modern "Education," by Madame Bothwell, late of Begina College and Manchester Art School, discussion led by Garfield A. King, barrister. Saturday, Nov. 1—9:30 n.m.: An auto drivo for delogatos, including a visit to the Alexandra Orphanage, the Boys Industrial Homo, the Children's Aid, ending with luncheon ut the Girls Industrinl Home, Hastings streot east. Bernard Shaw has said that the longer ho lived, the more inclinod he was to the belief thnt this earth is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum. As a Nationnl Asset;'' In., subject, "Parental Responsibility;" Mrs. J. Muirhead, president of the Parent-Teachers Federation presiding; address by chairman; address, "Tho Glories and Dangers of Childhood," by Rev. B. G. McBoth, author of "Romance of Western Cnnnda;" address, "A.Talk to Mothers," by Mrs. Irene H. and the cause bea in the brutal j Moody, chairman Vancouver School cr.meof exploitation and in the in-j Board; f2 a.m., luncheon at tho satiable greed of your merchant, Hudson 'b Bay Tea Rooms .for dele- pnnees and m their machine-gun gates; 2 p.m.,' subject. "Physicnl methods of keeping their victims in subjection. That is tho cnuse; tho present effoct is the class-hatred you deplore and tho future effect, neither you nor I, my dear Pro Bono, can clearly determine Yours in all brothcrlv love, NEMESIS. Editor B. C. Federationist: In reply to my letter ro tnxat:on, you mako the following statements: "If taxes were $10 per day! for living in a houso . . . theh it would be necessary for tho wooers' money (wnges) to be increased in that proportion." Again. "Beforo ho can pay ihe taxes he must havo the monejf; toecto it with. This he gets from his employer, who purchases his- p5 labor power, and who, in exchange: fnr thnt labor power gives him an. order on the butcher, tho baker, tho/cluth- ing store, and, if you will, the,tux collector." *,, 1 £ Now if I interpret these Quotations correctly, you agree wHtb. -me that thc workers pay taxes/ Bu- cauap if you hold that the WOrJa-rs recoivo an order on the buftclftt,' tho baker, tho clothing store, and Ihe tax collector, aud they do not pay the taxes, then by the' same reasoning they do not pay tho butcher, the baker or the clothing store, which is absurd. The employer decs not "pay" tho worker, on the contrary the worker "pays" thc employer, and as soon as ho ceases to pay him ho will got fired. The worker produces tho wealth which pays his wages, pays his employer's profits, pays tho bankers interest, aud pays the whole machinery of the State through taxation direct and indirect. Now if you had said nothing more than the above quotations there would have been nothing further to argue about, which would havo beon a very distressing circumstance. Fortunately you elaborate your ideas a little, and incidentally touch upon a fallacy Vhich is the cause of tho divergent opinions held by Socialists upon the subject of taxation. You say that "the workor only receives food, clothing nud shelter in exchange for his lobor power," and argue from this that as he has no surplus above the baro necessities of life, and reproduction, therefore he cannot pay any taxes. Now I will overlook tko fact that you have already admitted that he receives frdux his omployer a surplus in order to pay taxes, and I will consider this latter position as thc gist of your argument. You hold tho position which I have often heard enunciated but never explained, that as wagos tend constantly to the minimum of existence, thereforo the workors havo no surplus wherewith to pay taxes. It is certainly truo that wages tend to tho minimum, but it is a mistake to argue from thot, that they aro at the minimum. Other forces are at work which tend to koep wagos abovo the minimum, such for example aB trados unionism. The minimum of existence I bolieve is raw fish, wild berries, roots, and nuts, a doer skin for covering, and a dugout for a dwelling. Those who aro content with that exciting form of thc simple lifo cannot pay any taxes, but as soon as they begin to chew tobacco, smoke cigars, go to theatres, and drink a little booze, they come within the arm of the tax collector, and I think ono or other of the foregoing will bring into tbe net 00 por cent, of the working class. These bear in mind, aro not necessary for the sustenance, und reproduction of tho workers, and can not be ranked as oither food, clothing or shelter. If tho workors alwnys receive food, ctothing and shelter in return for thoir labor, thon what means this racket about the high cost of living, and why all this universal striking for higher payf During tho last fivo years tho cost of living has gone up about 100 por cent,, while wages have only increased from 30 to 40 por cont, This fact, which everyone has observed, proves that wages before tho war must have been considerably more than food, clothing and shelter, or this big reduction would hnvo boen impossiblo. And we notice tho theatres aro not closed, and the tobacco stores are still doing business. Again, tho workers do not receive the same wages, but they all havo the same sized stomachs, take tho aame silted bed, and roughly speak Well-being of the Child," E. P. Fewster, B. A., M. D., presiding; address by Mr. David B. Brankin, president Child Welfare Association, "The Future of tho Child Welfare Association;" address, "Socinl Disease and tho Need for Education," by Ernest H. Hnll, M. D„ Victoria, B. C; discussion led bv Dr. Georgo Telford of Vancouver, B. C; 8 p.m., subject, "The Delinquent Child," H. C. Shaw, judge of tho Juvenilo Court, Vancouver, presiding; ad- dross by the chairman; address, The Juvenile Court, Its RolaVon- ship to the Community," by Judge King Dvkemnn of Ihe superior court Senttle, Wash.; address tty H. W. Cidlier, ehaif probation officer, Vancouver, discussion led by Miss M. Bayne .superintendent of the Girls Industrial Home, and Miss McLeod of the Service Corps. Fridny,. Oct. 31—9:30 a.m.: Subject, "Vocnt'onal Training," J. 8. Gordon, municipal inspector, Vnn- ouver, B. C, presiding; address, ing take nbout tho same amount of cloth in a pair of pants. Wnges vary from about $3 nnd board on tho farm to $8, $10, *12, and even more per day jn industrial enterprises. If then, those who arc getting tho minimum wages can socure tho necessities of life, the others must hove a surplus to spend on luxuries, nud in purchasing these luxur.es they pay taxes. The standard of living of the workers as a whole has been reduced owing very largely to the expense of the war, and tho colossal debt which this country now faces, if jt is paid, must be met by increased taxation, whicli means a further reduction of tho standard of living of the workers. This explains thc universal i.ampaign urging the workers to "Produce more, nud consume less," as preparatory to the forced consumption of loss through the imposition of tnxes. There is no reason why the workers should submit to this. Tho war is over. Th working class cither fought in the ranks or produced munitions. The money clnss tent their money. I would suggest as a wny out that the government strike a medal for those who havo bought Victory Bonds, with the inscription "Ho Paid thc Bill," and to givo bars with tho medal according to thc amount of the loans. I am quite sure that these patriots would be delighted ut this signal murk of honor, especially if the medals wero pinned on by tho Duchess of Piccn- dilly Circus, or tho Duko of Clnp- haiu Junction. I won't bo getting ono myself, but I would lend the show my moral support by being present to cheer tho patriots who saved thoir country by putting up tho "dot." Yours truly, GEORGE F. STIRLING. Salmon Arm, Oct 14, 1910. Warlike Preparation of Australia Editor B. C. Federationist: In your isBuo of Oct. 17, your Australian correspondent, W. Francis Ahorn, expresses astonishment _ at the warliko preparations now going on in Australia, und says that he cannot understand the object, I I ean inform him. Australia is almost the size of Europe, but contains only four million pooplo. Immediately opposite Australia there are in Asia eight hundred millions of Japanese, Chinese and Hindoos, who aro squeezed togothor in a territory not much larger than Australia. The oight hundred millions, or as many of thom as possible, wont to got to Australia; the four millions say that not one of them shall land there. Mr. Ahern is astonished that tho situation should bo getting worse aftor tho war than bofore. That is easily explained. At tho penco conference ,n great deal of additional territory was given to tho four mil* lions of Australia, yot when the conference gavo tho soventy-flvo millions of Japan a few additional dots ou the ocean, tho Australians raised a bitter wail of lamentation to tho skies. Tho lender of the Japanese legation told tho Australians plainly that such conduct could lead only to -hatred between the two peoplos. His words are now coming true. Tho Australians havo sown tho wind of raco hatred for many yenrs, nnd the day is not far distant when thoy will roup tho whirlwind. I earnestly hopo tho workers of North America will keen out of It. Tho extermination of four million people will be tragedy onough without in volvlng oil tho rest of the English spculting race. Yours truly. B. B. KERR. Rob Roy Hotel Modem—Every OonronUnco Hot and Cold Wnl.r In Every Room I'HlSTCLAsa BAR 57 CORDOVA STREET WEST Proprietress. MRS. WRIGHT l.atc of Iho Victor Hotol Land Act Ooiat District, Kongo 1 TAKK NOTICE thst I, Doughs Stewart Glnrke of Blunden lUrbor, intend tu apply to tlie Hon. thc Minister of Lands for permission tu purrhaan the following described lands: Commencing at a post planlt-d about SO chains Mouth of the 8. W, corner of Lot 422 and Icing at thc South West corner of Jula Island, in Blunden Harbor, tht-nce around shore line to point of commencement, and containing 11! ncreB moro or less. DOUGLAS STEWART CLARKE. Dated September 15th, 1910. Land Act Notirt of Intention to Apply to Furchiia Itand in Vancoafor Land District, Bangs 1, Coait TAKE NOTICE thnt I Mary Lorraine McBean cf Port I'rngrtss. occupation housekeeper, intend to npply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing nt a pnst planted about 40 chains South West of ihe S, E. coiner Lot 422, thence about 30 chains N»rt!i to Lit 422, thence 80 chains Went, thence about 10 ehniiip North to shoreline, thence Southerly and Easterly alone glinreliun t<> point of commencement and containing 200 acres more or less. MARY LORRAINE McBEAN. Dated September 9th. 1919. Cal-Van Market Your Friend Where 80c goes as far as $1 elsewhere DROP IN, LOOK AROUND; YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY Compare prices at ther different stalls (as they are all in competition with each other). COME AND SEE THE GREATEST SELECTION OF EATABLES IN THE CITY We guarantee No. 1 Creamery Butter shall not exceed 60c per pound all winter. Think of that. Best Steer Beef as low as 15c per pound. Bacon as low as 35c per lb. And everything else at proportionately low prices. PATRONIZE CAL-VAN AND HELP KEEP PRICES DOWN TO Opposite Pantages—All Cars Stop at the Door 10 Sub. Cards Good for one year's subscription to Ths B. C. Federatlonist. will ba mailed to any address In Canada lor |17.fi0, (tlood anywhere outalde of Vancouver city.) Order ten today. Remit when sold. New Suits and Overcoats Just Arrived from the East SECURED IN THE INTERESTS OF MEN WHO WANT TO DRESS SMARTLY AND ECONOMICALLY We defy any store to produce clothing that better combines the attributes of good style and good clothing value. We are confident that if all men bought their clothes according to merit and value we would have a mighty big proportion of the Vancouver clothing business. Be that as it may, let these few typical values weigh with you: FOR 985.00—A young man's waist-line model in novelty green tweed. Coat skeleton lined in fanoy striped lustre. A remarkable suit for the money. The same style suit in a plain brown tweed will appeal to men of quieter taste. Another remarkable suit at $25 is a three-button, form-fitting sack in a mixed twoed of smart pattern in a green shade. You would be ant to gucs3 this suit at $5.00 to $10.00 more. FOB 932.50-Wc have a small brown checked worsted suit in a conservative model; very rarely .found for less than $40, aud it is a mighty good looking and useful suit. A SMART BROWN TWEED SUIT-A subdued check with a touch of red, is made up in form-fitting style with slop- J ing slash pockets and very smart soft) roll, peaked lapel. Essentially a young] man coat. Price $30.00 j Overcoat Styles and Values Are Right; We are satisfied about this point. We are not satisfied with the way stocks, are arriving, but we suppose we are faring as w«ll as anyone in this matter. Anyhow, for the man who has an overcoat to buy we recommend him to let these few details influence him sufficiently to come and see the coat, the description of which best meets his requirements. FOR 935.00— There is a new dark green cheviot in a conservative model that we will warrant you will not find the equal of for the money in Vancouver. FOR $32.50—A Harris & Co.'s tweed coat in a pleasing dark heather mixture, made up in a smart double-breasted style, with convertible collar and slash pockets. FOR 950.00—A dark grey heavy frieze coat, full length, is all that a ooat should be. It is a beautifully made coat and the man buying it oan count on having solved the heavy coat problem for some years to como. FOR 925.00—A young man's waist- seam military back coat in a brown checked tweed. Has velvet collar and is a mgihty good coat fo vthe money. A long ulster type with half belt in a grey tweed will commend itself to thc man who wants a coat of this character. FOR 942.50—A young man's waistline coat in a dark ivy green frieze is the essence of youthfulness. DAVID SPENCER, LTD. TODAY.... ....October M, 18M utEvrorra teas, .ttt. a . THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST tancouvm, b. a PAGE SEVEN HUNTER-HENDERSON PAINTS Quality 642 Granville St. Service Phone Sey. 6110 HELP ALONG! Patronize Federationist Advertisers Here They Are, Indexes tee Toa Mr. Onion Km, Oat This Ont and Olve It to Tom Wifo Banks Bunk of Toronto, Hastings k Cemble; Victoria, Merritt and New Westminster. Boyal Bank of Canada, 18 Branches in Vanconver, 29 in B. 0. SLtiiiy's... Bakeries ..Phone Fairmont 44 Tisdalls Limited... J. A. Rett............ Bicycles -.618 Eastings Street West Hastings Street West Tockot Billiard Parlor.. Billiards Con Jones (Brunswick Pool Booms) Boots and Shoes .42 Hastings Street Sast .Hastings Stroet East Goodwin Shoe Co., —. Ingledew Shoe Store... Johnston's Big Shoe Store... ' K" Boot Shop Nodelay Shoe Co. :. Pierre Paris Wm. 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Brumitt Thomas k McBain ..12fi Haatinga West and Victoria, B. 0. 401 Hastings Street West ........... 148 Hastings Street West -...J... 820 Granville Street ' Hastings Street ...Cordova Street Woodwards Ltd... T. B. Cuthbertsons k Co Victor Clothes Shop... Robinson Clothes Shop, Ltd.... 0. B. Kerfoot.. D. K. Book . Granville Street Hastings and Abbott Streets .Granvillo Street and Hastings Streot .112 Hastings West Sailors Refuse to Take Arms and Munitions to Kolchak Demonstrating thoir desire to aid tho workors of Bussia in the struggle to maintain a produeor's republic, the crew of tho steamer Porsia, bound for Genoa, Italy, to the Far East with a cargo of 30,000 rifles, 10,000,000 cartridges, 20 batteries of mountain guns and two heavy guns destined for thc counter-revolutionary forces operating against the Bolshevists, went en strike in the Mediterranean and forced the captain to tako the steamer into Fiume on Octobor 11. A revolution appears to bo imminent in Italy. Neither tho army nor navy will oboy the orders of the government,, and privates refuse to salute officers who havo announced their intention of favoring the present regime. The time whon the king must abdicate the throne is drawing nearer. Strikes are numerous throughout tho whole eountry. Oh! For the Old Days During those times pf bitter industrial strife when tho workers, no longer accepting tho authority of thcir masters, demand an over larger share iu thc direction of industry, it must be soothing to many plutocrats to recall tho good old days when workers did what, they were told, without striking for shorter hours or insisting upon the right of the PARLIAMENT and SOME DIRECT JACTION [By J. 1. WALTON NBWBOLD, It tht Labor Leader] Tha Labor Leader (Gnat Britain) tto extend their "orown" rato upon 'the organised withdrawal of labor owing to tha interest aroused by the direot aetion debate at tht Britiah Tradea Oongress eonvention at Glas gow, haa opened ita pages to articles -ready obtained the legal compulsion on tht questions of direet action, soviet and other forms of govornment, and the flrst article by J. T. Walton Newbould was published in the issuo of September 18, and in view of tha natural interest of the workers of this country in all that transplrea in the British labor movement wt reproduce it, Mr. Snowden'a recommendation that we should eonsider the relative value of industrial and what is called politieal and really means parliamentary notion is most opportune. It ia very deeirable that membera of tht I. L. P. ahould elevate thia discussion above the level ef a wrangle betwaan tho two wings of the movement, and should set thomsolves deliberately and carefully to consider tht. varied but intcr-related problems of method whereby wt may approach and erect the framework of the Socialist commonwealth. Tht Deep Boots of Parliament Parliament has itl roots deep down in English history, and On that account alone, if for nothing else, we must examine closely into its origin, its purpose, and its methods. It cannot be dismissed with a gesture, or swept asido in this eountry as summarily as in Bussia. It ia a historic phenomenon with which wt must reckon. It is true, as Mr, Jowett has contended, that it commands the belief and traditional respect of the English people. So also doos private proporty, which has long recoived the Sanction of our people to a degroo which virtually permits as necessary and desirable the absolute usufruct of the property ownors' rent, interest and profit. This bolief has also a hoary antiquity. Indeed, parliament and private iroperty right have grown up side ly side, tho formor boing historically and functionally, an institution whereby those who exercised the property* right might rcgulato tho grant and expenditure of money supplies and ao keep a cheok upon the absolutism of the executive. Tha Strength of Paruamtnt . "Kedresa of grievances," now embodied in formal Acti of Parliament, and given in exchange for annual trom services vital to tht mainton* ance of the stato, and incidentally of the community. They have al- of labor by the military service acts, and now they art widening the definition of sedition. Tht Work of "OoMtitutionnlism" It is no use allowing ourselves to be disturbed by tho charge of "unconstitutional" or "oxtra-oonititu* tional" procedure. No serious stud* ent of English history can honestly claim to worry aboat suoh charges. Cromwell'! itatue outiidt West minster Hall, Cromwell's bust in tht lobby, William of Nassau's statue (presonted to Edward VII. by William II.) in front of Kensington Palace expose to ridicule the ease for "constitutionalism." * This precious constitutionalism is only 200 years old. It wat born in one revolution and might in reason perish itt another. It came with a Churchill, and with a Churchill it might go.. ' As a student of history I ean havt no undue reveronce for tho "mother of parliaments." It is no custodian of our liberties. It is functionally unsuited to dischargo the administrative work of social ownership. It il an outworn instrument. Thon why trouble with parliament at allf Because, until we can enforco sanction for our own political institutions wo shall be woll advised to protect our revolutionary* methods by constitutional and logal guarantees. Lot ua test our opponents' loyalty to the shibboleth of "government of, for and by the people." iot us have at ounorvice, legally if not actually, "the whole civil and military forocs of the orown," "All thc forces of the state." Then, if General Gough who haa been oporating against the Soviet govornment, and who, if I am not in error, was involved in tho Curragh camp episode in 1814, finds his socioty associates of tho military and naval forces inclined to imitate him in declining to put into forct our Socialist laws, we shall bo legally justified in taking against them severe measures. If the "brass hats" attempt a coupt d' etat we shall bt legally entitled to do to them what they did to Connoly after Easter weok. .iyentuaUtiet That Unit Ba Fund Those are eventualities which we contributions towards the upkeep of wn n0 'onger afford to dismiss as the state, -has boen and remains tho' purposo for which parliament comeB togother. « •* As Mr. Asquith phrased it recontly, we.have cabinet government. >' There is no such thing as parliament government. Parliament is I UlSfnEff ZlnJillZ •"»>">, «nd acts as an effective brake laborer to dcterm.no the comhtlone | up(m \_e govotnmoIlt onljr so-long „, it has the power to doprive .that gov; ' ernment of indisponsable revenues, of h's own life. Professor P. B. Phillips, in a ro* cent book on "American Negro Slavery" discusses the "desirability" of tbe various races of .Africans. Some of tho tribesmen were fiereo, The Propaganda Use of Parliament Parliament is summoned formally to tendor to the king the advice of his subject.. Hence, a candidate for ...Corner Hastings and Richards 155 Hastings Streot East 117 Hastings Streot West Kirk * Co., Ltd kaodoneld Marpole Co Hlllcrest Dairy . Fraier Valley Dairies.. Coal 928 Main St., Seymour 1441 and 465 1001 Main Street Dairies ..Phono Fair. 1884 ..8th Avenuo and Tukon Street Dentists Drs. Brett Anderson and Douglas Casselman Dr. W. J. Curry Dr. Gordon Campbell Dr. H. B. Hall Dr. Lowe .- Dr. Grady. 602 Hastings West ...301 Dominion Building —Cornor Granville nnd Bobson Streets -19 Hastings Street East, Soymour 4042 Cornor Hastings and Abbott Streots ...Corner Hastings and Seymour Streets Drinks Bank Buffett — Cor Hastings and Homer Streeta Britannia Beer , Westminstor Brewery Co. Casoade Boer. _ Vancouvor Breweries Ltd. Hotel Wost .444 Carrall Street Patriola Cabaret Bob Boy Hotol Taxi—Soft Drinks... Van Bros.:. . ...411 Hastings Street East 57 Cordova Streot West 409 Dunsmuir Street —.—...—Cidors and wines Vancouver Drug Co... Famous Cloak ft Suit Oo... Gordon Drysdale Ltd.— Drugs Dry Goods -.Any of their six stores _623 Hastings Street West ..Granville Street Florists Brown Bros. 4 Co. Ltd 48 Hastinga East and 728 Granville Street Funeral Undertakers Centor & Hanna Ltd... Nunn Thomson k Glegg... Hastings Furniture Co... Furniture ..1049 Georgia, Seymour 2425 531 Homer Street resentful and rebellious. Such were parUamJ011t _, , 0„y justM d , car. tho Coromantoos, who were1 sa.d to ; { u on pbr„p„^„da, however possess a dignity, a/»rt't»do, » ; revolutionary. The leful right, in my course and a love of liberty that | vi ho,d„ / -t the [ « ^ J_ defied the effort, of task-master... of partici ti)1 £ parliament. They could not be tamed. Therefore !nJ eiJtion_. _t ._ _ r_ht t0 bo 'l^t}F\"TldVheZ::hlZ_ -itaW-d "ad to be exiciscd to possiblo. In fact, the Coromantoes would not sell if there wcro other sluves in the market. On the contrary, "the Whydnns, Negfoos and Pawpaws of tho Slavo Coust were generally the most highly esteemed of all. They were lusty and industrious, cheerful and submissive. That punishment which excites the Koro mentyn to rebel, and drives the Ebo negro to suicide, is received by tho Pawpaws as the chastizcinont of legal authority and to which it was thoir duty to submit patiently." What peaco of mind would the masters of American industrial life not be able to enjoy if thoy could but 'replace the Irish, Russian, Polish, Wolsh, Bavarian, Italian, Japnnese, Austrian and American-born laborers' of these United Statos with twenty million Pawpawsf Since the laws make that impbss ble, how admirable it would bo for tho masters, if tho publie school teachers end newspaper editors, joining hands with the movie operators, ministers, lecturers and other shapors of publio opinion, could muke tho children of today into a generation of workors who wore "lusty and industrious, cheerful and submissive." AlasI those good old days, seem to have gone—wo hopo forovor. A dispatch from Brest dated Octobor 12 states that 4,000 arsenal employees wont on strike and tho local garrison was inadequate to copo with tho situation. ...41 Hastings Street West Groceries Dal-Van Market —- Hustings Street Opposite Pantages I 'Slaters" (three stores) Hustings, Granville and Main Streets I S. T. Wallace Marketaria 118 Hastings Street West, Seymour 1260 ' Woodwards —Hastings and Abbott Streets Spencers Ltd....—*;- ■• —......... Hastings Stroot COWAN », BROOKHOUSE PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS, »STE* 8E0TTPEBS ANO BOOKBUJBEBS Onion Official!, write for prices. III. SATISFACTION Wo Iroadway Table Supply . . 518 Broadway Bast Insurance Jrown Lift-. Ilrks Ltd... Jewelers ..Rogers Building ...Granville and Georgia Streets Manufacturers of Foodstuffs 7. H, Malkin (Malkin '1 Beit) \ Overalls and Shirts 'Big Horn" Brand..— (Turner Beeton A Co., Vietoria, B, O.) Paints [uuter-Hordorson Faint Co _._, 642 Granville Street Pianos IcksLovick Piano Co 1117 Granvillo Street Printers and Engravers owon k Brookhouso _ Labor Tomple lollondDibblo — » Tower Building ugcll Engraving Co...'. 518 Hastings Wost . H. Tiuiuis 888-230—14th Avonuo East .528 Pendor Streof West -.0. N. B. hit* & Blndou Railways , Q, E and the Tools A. Flett Hastings Streot West 111-tlii, Fiiiluyson k Mather Hastings Streot West Theatres and Movies npros* — Orpheum „ — Pantages T. B. CUTHBERTSON & Oo. Men'i Hatterg and Outfitters 630 Oranrille Street 819 Hastlngi Street West OLELAND - DIBBLE EltGBAV* IHO OOMPANT PHOTO EKOEAVEBI COMMERCIAL ARTISTI Phont Stymour 7169 Ihlil floor, World Bnlldlnc. Van- oonvtr, B. O. Ousts' Phonai Sir. M01-0101 . Oflico Phons Ssy. 2279 HOTEL WEST SIMPSON AND MARCHESS, Managara SaUi 78e p» D*y and op > 18.60 per Wask and np 444 OARRALL ST. VANCOUVER, B.O. Opponito H. Oi Kicctrlc Ruilway Gen Offlco the uttermost. In practice, of course, the advico and support or opposition iu to be tendered to an oxecutive of mintstors which, thanks to certain historic ovonts to be named horeaftor, has j usurped the prerogatives of crown government, and uses tho king, like a rubber stamp, to initial its decrees. In fact,."the crown" remains absolute—a discovery, I foar, that our parliamentarians may yot mako when they challenge too far the sacred rights of private property. "The crown" appoints and commands tho executive, the armed forces, und the judicature. Tho only check upon it is the power of the purse. The government lives on loans. Some future government may well, by means of controHerships or state collectivism, livo "off its income." Either sysWm of raising "crown" revenues writes Finis across the reality—though not tht Incorrect semblance—of parliament. Bound this question of revenuo nnd taxation revolves the whole history of parliament. It is its vory essence. The Present Position; A Dictator* Ship of the Bourgeoisie Today capitalism has reached that stage of development when the several formally competing interests whioh go to muke up the property class are to inextricably and indis- tinguishnbly commingled that one political party, acting for and reflecting theso interests, has fallen heir to that heritage of constitutional government und tho cabinot system which the landowners, nior- chanta and bankocracy established bv the "glorious rovolution'' of 1(180. > Party politics" between propor** ty owners have becomo meaningless,* and being virtually at an end the) advocates and practitioners of 'business governmont" are blending the tattered banners of Toryism/ Liberalism and Unionism in the holy tri-color of "national" unity. t Parliament is to remain but as a* tied house, recruited nowadays, appropriately enough, by Sir Georgia Younger. Tho property class controls by economic nud military power thtt entire machinery of tho state. Wo, ; have reached the threshold of capitalist absolutism, of the dictatorship of tho bourgeoisie. Direct Aetion the Onlr Ovab What oheek remains to hand to control government now that parliament has become an institution without tho power of withholding essential moneys f Tho state of today, heir to thorough" and to tudor absolutism, cannot be curbed by constitutional means. It can only be curbed by tho "direct action," or, rather, inaction of thoso whose labor produces thu entiro surplus value which cupital has tbe economio power und logul right to extort. From the workers the capitalists aud their "exoeulivo committee" alike derive their private and their "publie" Income. Tho capitalists are now reviving. and proposing by order In councU j fantastical. We might be presented with the choice of surrendering to j 'force majeure, or, as I hopo, putting i»to practice what would, to all intents and purposes, oven wore Mr. MacDonald the premier, be the substantial if not the formal equivalent of Lenin's dictatorship of the proletariat. We none of us want to pass ,ti»rough this phase if wo can avoid ity but some of us foar thut we fliust bo prepared to use parliamentary aetion, industrial inaction, economic boycott, and ovon armed direct action to carry through tho most legal social revolution. Wo muni prepare our minds, and organizo our men and women in tho workshop at tho points of production and circulation to ovorthrow a usurping absolutism of capital or to dofend a Sociulist governmont ugjiinst reactionary sabotage and disorder. Wo OF STE MI Regular Reign of Terror Indulged in by Hired Gunmen The U. & steel strike It still going full blast and the activities of the hired gunmen and state tools aro on the increase owing to the solidarity of the strikers. Here are some of the crimes: The dragging ot innocent people oat of their beds at Homestead and herding them, half naked, to jail to be kept there for several days. The arrest of an attorney and others at HcKeesport for taking depositions to be laid before the senate investigating committee. The clubbing of nen, women and ohildren coming out of a church at Braddoek. The arming of negro strike-breakers at Donors, who shot down strikers without provocation. The terrorising of the town of Monessen by indiscriminate sniping and clubbing by constabulary and steel eompany strikebreakers and guards. At tkt Pantages "On the Golf Links," with lots of girls, gowns and oomody, is the novelty promised'for the headline offering of the new bill at the Pantages, beginning Monday matinee. While the ancient Scottish game is the foundation for the act, one doesn't have to be a golfer to appreciate its fun. It is gorgeously decorated with lively girls. Its scone is the home of the Faraway Country Club. Joe Stanley and Buster Edwards are the comedians, add the act is regarded as one of the brightest musical comedies of the season. Lovers of good tnusie will delight in the appearance of Miss Camille Bejane, who brings along a cello and a wonderful personality, tho two forming a perfect combination. Boss.Wyse and Co. are bringing "Tony," a famed Australian midget in a performance that features singing, dancing, chatter and startling acrobatics. The midget is a sensational athlete. 'Number Please/' a long distance toll of laughter, wired with song and danco and connected by Daniel Kusell, will be presented by Jaquelin Tillman, William Craig Company. It is said to bo an unusually diverting one-act musical playlet. Then, there is "The Cheer Up Girl," otherwise known to vaudeville as Miss Belle Oliver, Miss Oliver has won international reputation through her originality in song interpretation. Triek cycling and comedy athletics have a place in the novelty offering of the cycling brounettes. •• Buy only from a union store.; muHt organize to control the geographic wards and constituencies, and wo must organize to be ready to take over the industrial and social distributive needs of the nution. Tho task is colossal. The lubor involved is immense. The thought to bo dovoloped and oxercised boyond nnything we Wave over uttouipted. Tho discipline and thc pntience and tho essential comradeship must bo taken in hand immcdiatelyt The best overcoat values in town VICTOR Overcoats represent a definite value that cannot be duplicated in this city. With a. great stock of the smartest new styles to choose form, and the finest patterns in new" fabrics you can find youf-«oat here, no matter what your figure. There are many new semi-iorm fitting styles, including waistlines in fall and winter weights. The best selection in town in the new rubberized tweeds, in rich mixtures and overplaids; styles- slip-ons, raglans and trench coats. Aa an example of Victor Value in Coats, see our— RUBBERIZED TWEED which cannot be duplicated in this city under $26 and $27.60, at— $20 Woodward's LOTHES 112 Hashnas ShWuK BULLETINS WANTED For record purposes, we drain to have >lz copies of Not. 8-16 and It of tho Strike Bulletin!. Beaden who have kept tlese copies will confer t favor by lending u thli norter ot the above .umee. 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BOOK 117~Hastings Street West-117 CORRECT CLOTHES WHERE YOUR DOLLARS BUY THE MOST AND THE BEST PAGE EIGHT _ eleventh yeab. No. 43 THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST vancouveb. b. p. FBIDAT October U, ] Have you ever considered how much it is possible to save on your month's supply of Groceries if you buy them on our non-delivery price basis? Just figure it out, and you will be surprised at the result. HEBE ABE SOME SPECIALLY OOOD SNAPS FOB WEEK COMMENCING FBIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 1919 lily Brand Chicken Haddio, por tin 24c Woodward's Tea, 3*Ib. packet |1.09 Quaker Fork and Benin, per tin * £c Carnation Milk, 20 oz. tin 15c Orange, Lemon and Citron Peel, por boi (1-lb) 40c Dominion Matches, 300s per boi 7c Grnpenuts, por pkt 13c Holbrook's Malt Vinegar, por bottlo .29c Qrapc Jam, per tin 21c Soaked Groen Peas, tiu 12c Cotton!'s Bird Seed, pkt....20c Quaker Strawberry Jam, i lb 31.06 Ciimpbell's Soups, per tin 16c Tnpioon, 2 lbs - 28c Maple Loot Milk ll*/*,c Eagle Milk, per tin 21c Woodward's Soap, 4-lb. bar ..31c Cottage Peanut Butter, per ;jor 26c Squirrel Peanut Butter, por tin 30c SunkiBt Marmalade 22c & SOC Bulk Shredded Cocoanut, per Ib 32c Gem Lye, por tin 12c Braid's Best Tea, per lti....68c Tip Top Sanco, (Dyson's), per botttlo 18c Large Wai Candles, 3 for 10c Brasso, por tin 10Vz0 Dog Biscuits, per pkt 43c Holbrook's Potato Flour por pkt 23c Eicelsior Dales, por pkt 24c Rogers' Syrup, 2-». tin .»!« Purity Whontlets, sack 39c Horseshoe Salmon, \_-Tb. tin _ ■ 22c Chlorinated Lime, per tin.-..12c Oio Cubes, per tin, 8'/2 k tie Apei Raspberry and Strawberry Jam, 4-lb. Hn 70c Clarke's Pork and Beans, 3*lb. tin 23c Shredded Wheat Biscuits, per pkt 13c Golden West Soap, boi ....26c Fols Naptha Soap 10c Libby's Tomato Soup, tin..llc Quaker Tomatoes, 2%s, per tin ..18c | O. K. Bnucc, per bottle..24~| Crystal White Soap, bar....7'/ac Windsor Bult, 21b. bag 7c Cream of Wheat, pkt 23c B. C. Oatmeal Soap, (i cakes 23c H. P. Sauce, por bottle 27c Popping Corn, per lb 16c Old Dutch Cleanser, . per tin 8C Swift's Laundry Soap, per bnr 6VBC GET IT AT WOODWARD'S Clubb & Stewart Established 30 Years TOIOK STORE Limited STYLE HEADQUARTERS FOR YOUNG MEN 20th Century Brand Suits and Overcoats stand second to none in Canada. See our windows for the new models. Men's Hats and Furnishings—a full selection. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Sweater Coats. Boys' Clothing and Furnishings—the best in the province. 309 HASTINGS STREET WEST PATRONIZE FEDERATIONIST ADVERTISERS Five "First Honors" on Butter at the New Westminster Exhibition Fraser Valley Dairies Ltd. Make a Clean Sweep The Fraser Valley Dairies Limited entered its Creamery Butter at the New Westminster Exhibition in every class for which it was eligible In eveiy class the entry scored first honors as follows: fl 1. Creamery Solids, not less than 56 lbs. Salted. % Creamery Prints, not less than 50 lbs. Salted. I 3. Beat Average ' 4. Best Average Score in above Score for B. C. classes. Creamery Entry. 5. Best Commercial Display of Creamery Butto, These awards thoroughly vindicate our claim that the butter we serve our Vancouver patrons is the best butter on the market—bar none. Fraser Valley Dairy Butter is delivered to your home as desired—all our wagons carry it—nr . PHONE FAIRMONT 1000 Fraser Valley Dairies Ltd. 8th Ave. and Yukon St.—Phone Fairmont 1000 OF AT Returned Men Repudiate Stand Taken by the Safety Committee J Every Effort Put Forth by Employers to Prevent Labor's Case Sa in in—Definite and well pro.- pared plans havo been made to keep thc workers of Canada and the United States ^roni hearing labor's side of the great Winnipeg sympathetic strike, the methods adopted to break it and the effort to convict the striko spokesmen, Boger Bray, ehninnan of tho Ke- turned Soldiers' committeo and one of the eight mon now out on bail awaiting trial next month on c charge of "seditious conspiracy' for thcir activity in tho strike, has been refused ndmission to the Unit ed Slates, where he wus to spend two weeks, spenking in behalf of the Winnipeg Defense committee in Seattle and other western cities. Western Canada itself is too well organized for labor's enemies to block Bray and others now out on ba il from t ell i ng about labor's great struggle. In eustern Canada, however well organized campaign is under way to bar the Rev. Win. Ivens, M.A., B.D., one of the eight men, from speaking. Mr. Ivens edited tho "Western Labor News" for some t-imc beforo the striko and during the struggle itself published that paper day by day. The campaign to block thc Winnipeg labor paper editor from telling labor's side of tho Winnipeg striko to tho peoplo of eastern Canada actually has resulted in the first use of mob law to block labor's activities in that section of tho Dominion. Sarnia, Ontario, was the scene of activities of -mob law's champions. They formed the "Sarnia Safety committee.'' Sarnia is tho Canadian soat of thc Rockefeller-controlled Standard Oil company, Sarnia, however, is not the only place where lnbor *s enemies arc doing their best .to koop the peoplo from hearing the truth about Winnipeg. Bosses Fear Truth In several other places - efforts were made to stop Mr. Ivons from speaking iu parks a n d public squares, while iu others he was not permitted to speak in halls. Every possible dovice, every conceivable method, every effort to poison the minds of the peoplo that the devilish, have invented, is used to koep the workers of eastern Canada from knowing how their brothers nnd sistors in the Manitoba cap: itol struggled for hotter conditions, Tho Canadian press (a press association which corresponds to tho Associated Press in the United States and which receives a subsidy from the Canadian government to forward thc news of tho dny to thc people) sent out reports about the strikes and the preliminary trial which appeared in Winnipeg \ three daily newspapers — newspapers violently opposed lo the interests of union labor. From the very momont the Winnipeg strike editor readied eastern Canada the most despicable methods have been used to block him from delivering-his message. At St. Catharines he was barred from speaking in a public building until tho grand army of Canada, an organization of veterans of the great war, in defense of free speech, let him speak in its hall. He left St. Catharine with a letter of reference from Mr. Cunningham, secretary of thc St. Catharine's poflt of the Orand Army of Canada. Although certain elements ir Windsor—opposed to labor—threat cned opposition, the Winnipeg labor man spoko to a lnrge and appreciative audience in the Trades and Labor Council hull, under the auspiceB of Lodges Nos. 718 and 1,351 of thp Internntionnl Association of Machinists. Following his speech, mem bers of the local 01 unitization formed a Labor Defense council, representatives of six or seven of tho largest local craft unions boing among its members.' The Border Cities' Star, u daily newspapor, gave a three-column report of the speaker's address. In Toronto, thc manager of a theatre where Mr, Ivens was to speak at an open forum on a subject not portioning to the Winnipeg strike, was approached twice by the Dominion polico (a forco organized by the Dominion govornment to defend the rights of tho peoplo of Canada) io keep Mr. Ivens from speaking, according to n news article in the Toronto Globe. In Barilla, where mob law was encouraged by n lawyer who Is a member of u firm whose members act for tho Imperial Oil company (The Cnnndinn branch of tho Standard Oil company) und others opposed to organized lnbor, electric light wires connecting with the Boil- ermakers' hall, where the Winnipeg labor man was speaking, wore cut twice, Othor methods of autocracy were used to brook up the meeting. Sarnia's toilers, however, demanded the right of free spooch and thousands who could not get into the crowded hall cheered thc speaker who told of labor's struggle for industrial democracy in Winnipeg. Soldiers Back Ivens The next night Listening Post No. 12 of the Grand Army of Canada passed a resolution inviting Mr. Ivens back'to Sarnia Friday night to speak in the city's largest hall, under Its auspices, Ti'o issue of thc Sarjiio Canadian Observer, Sarnia's daily newspaper, with a roport. of Mr. Ivens' address dlsb Yoiittiiuod a letter lo tho editor signed by Stanley J, 'Smith,' a member of thc Grand Army of Canndn. Tonight I heard Rov. William Ivorts and after hearing his address 1 would liko to say that Sarnia hnB done Mr. Ivens a very unjust action iu uot granting him a hall or even the open nir to hold his meeting," writes Mr, Smith, whose letter to tho editor also nays: "I am wondering , , . "Why Wo men s* Gloves For Fall and Winter Service —Cape Gloves in tans, dark brown, beaver or grey, with Belf or black stitching; all sizes at $2.75 and $3.00 a pair. —Silk-lined Suedo Gloves in grey, tan, brown or black and sizes 5% to 7, at $4.50 and $5.75 a pair. —Silk lined Cape Gloves in tan or brown; sizeB 5% to 7, at $3.50 a pair. —Dent's Mocha Gloves in dark grey with pique scam; sizes 5% to 7, at $3.50 a pair. Children's Tan Cape Gloves, in sizes 00 to 6, at $1.65 a pair. —Main Floor. Geo. Armstrong Gives Impressions of Cdngress (Continued from pago 1) 576 Oranvillo Street did I have to go overseas for nearly Ave years and fight to put thc kaiser on the'blink »o tlmt Germany could have freo speech and kill autocracy, tyhen I eould have remolded in Sarnia and tried to convert the people of this city to hear free spoech if they so desired V Tho Winnipeg lnbor editor, be it snid, bears credentials from the Winnipeg Trados und Labor Council of tho American Fedoration of Labor, the Central Labor Council of the One Big Union, tho Ei-Soldicrs' and Sailors' Labor Party ond the Manitoba section of the Canadian Federated Labor Party. Funds are urgently needed to givo Overcoat Perfection IN OUR Overcoat Display we offer our trade the master productions of the British and Canadian makers. Fashion-Craft Burberrys Kenneth Durwords A visit to bur store will verify our claims to overcoat superiority. Thos. Foster & Co., Limited 514 Granville St. Next to Merchants Bank vouch for it, that thero were a hundred delegates from thot place, and .others from Ottawa and otber places thnt had not cost their locals a cont to send them there, and lhat bank- ors and other flnnncial interests had been drummed up and shown how necessary it was to have a sane CnngrcBs. In any event thc delo- gates woro there and ran true to form. Other delogatcs woro there from Toronto, and ihey also run true to form, and similar stories wore told ubout them. Activities of International Beferring to tho activities of the International organizations, ho said that the maintenance mon, who had just held thcir convention at Detroit, and had been very generous to thc general president In raising his salary, lie stated that thc local organizations of this outfit had been instructed to send delegates to the convention at the expense of tho International, und with instructions as to who to voto for. In a humorous manner he illustrated how tho main portion of the convention was taken up by red tnpo ond .officialism, and one day, only was given to resolutions, aud a .part of that was taken up by Ben Tillet, who wos a wonderful orator, but he did not remember what ho said. At that it was better than the address of tho delegate from tho A. Y, of L., and he did remember what that individual suid, as he was concerned about capital getting u just return. Moore Had Control President Moore had perfect control of the convention ho said, nnd men who had been Socialists woro there and toed the Hne, and whon the president cracked the whip they jumped, but when tho election came on rur ihe ottieers, thoy were not on the lists. He stated that hu had suggested that Simpson run for president, but it was hopeless—the manufacturers' association had J taken caro of that—and thut when the real Reds got up to speak they wero always out of order. His humorous references to the Irish question, which was raised, brought forth a burst of laughter. He said that there wero men there about four generations removed from Ire- luud, and they wero against Homo Bule. there wns another bunch of Irishmen four generations removed, and they were for it, and thoy had no use for one nnother, but when a red got up to speak they came to- gother pretty quick. Election of Officers Turning to the election of officers he said the usual resolution calling for the permanent socretary eame up. It 'cnlled i'or that official to bo paid a salary eaquul to that of thc president. Thc committeo on constitution and law, through its chairman, J. H. McVety, recommended non-concurrence. Many delegates who had not been on the floor before wcro thero at that time. To vote yes meant thut thero would be no permnnent secretary, to voto no would carry the proposnl to make n permanent official for that position, and tho delogatcs misunderstanding their instructions votod wrong. A standing voto was called for, and they voted wrong again; a roll call vote was then demanded. The president explained just what it meant to vote no and whut 'it meant to voto yes, and this time, nfter the 'secretary had explained if the proposal to put u permanent secretary in the field" would mean his not being a candidate, the delegates voted right, and the proposnl I defeated by tho delegates voting : yes. j Some Doing Their Best | Ho stated that there was a number at the convention who wore there to do the best they could for labor, but after this they saw the futility of it, and they let things go. Ho said that they had assisted all they could in raising the salaries, and had Paddy Draper pleading for tho delegates to practice economy when they had moved an nmendment to the increnso proposed in the salary oj.tho secretar}' by increasing tho amount. But had been Miucessful in getting an added increase for Paddy Draper's sister-in- law and for the janitors. Ho concluded by referring to tho question of a delegato from Cobalt, who asked if any organization which withdrew from the international could bo afflliated. He was told no. Ho replied by stating that they would withdraw anyway and would find someone to affiliate with. On taking his scat the speaker was loudly ap' plnudcd. How the 0. B. U. Should Be Formed Delegate Pritchard then took lho floor and said that it was difficult tu speak to a subject chosen for him, aud that he was not concerned as to whut form it should take, but what form it was taking. Ho but- lined thc reasons for1 tho desire for a new form of organization, and pointed out that it was due to a chnngu in the industries, uud thnt tho workers had been compelled to tuku action not ob machinists, or boilermakers, but as workers, in the metal trades industries or shipbuilding yards, Ho demonstrated how Canada was an agricultural country with vast distances between industrial centres, aud that even in these centres the industries were small compared with tho world industries. He pointed out that it was on these conditions that tho constitution had been drawn up, und not on theories, and that the'geographical area and needs would havo to bo considered as well aa the industrial divisions. Ho mado his point*, with illustrations from actual conditions nnd concluded by saying that the needs of the moment would determine the methods, and that from n point of efficiency, Winnipeg was better or- E. T. Kingsley Says— "The best is never too good for us.M The past week has convinced rae that legitimate values are appreciated by the Vancouver public. My store has been taxed to the utmost to handle the trade. I am continuing my sale, and have priced this week's values to appeal to more buyers. If you have not taken advantage of these opportunities to buy solid footwear at exceptionally cheap prices, DO IT NOW. Ladies, Men, Girls and Boys—Bargains in SHOES for the whole family: Child's Tan Bluchers, neat last, well made; slightly soil- ed lines; sizes 5 to V/._ ■ , $2.25 Ladies' Mahogany Cal£ boot, military, Cuban, and low heel; a good fall shoe for ladies or growing girls; a splendid buy for this week * . $6.95 Misses' bright finish Velour, Blucher, solid leather with reinforcing tb keep from running over; fall weight at Jpo.95 A broken lot of Boys' Shoes. Sizes 1 to 51/2. Regular to $5.50. Now $3.00 Men'i Box Calf black grain and tan, chrome Bluchers, heavy weight, double sole waterproof boots. Regular from $6.50 to $8. Now $5.00 BOYS, here is a value to cut out: Four lines of boys' chrome and grain boots. Saturday price $4.20 Growing Girls Gun Metal Bal., a real solid leather shoe for school wear. Sizes 2i/4 to 7. Reg. $7.50. Now $5.95 Remember we are able to handle your repairs in record time. Bring in any work and we will guarantee a good job. Only oak-tanned leather used. P. PARIS 51 Hastings St West BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURER lien's Black Chrome Blucher, heavy double sole, plain or box toe, high top; a good $10.00 seller, now $7.30 gan-ized tlmn any city on tlio continent. A general discussion then took place, and many viows and thoughts were expressed that must of necessity briug good to the or* ganiied workers. This brought a most useful and instructive meeting to a close at 10:30. Defense Fund Notes The Princo Rupert workers have forwnrded the sum of .113 collected at a meeting held in that city when W. A. Pritchard was the speaker. The International Longshoremen of Seattlo have forwarded .99 towards tho fund. Thc Seattle Laundrv Workers havo contributed $50. A completo statement of all monies received, and all disbursements will bo made at the conclusion of the trial. SOUTH VANCOUVER RATEPAYERS' . PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION MR. W. J. BOWSER will address a meeting of residents and ratepayers of South Vancouver in CEDAR COTTAGE THEATRE Thursday, October 30,1919, at 8 p. m. Don't forget tho Carpenters' whist drive and dance at the Cotillion hail nut Thursday. Where is yonr union button! A splendid meeting wu held North Vancouver last Thursday I the Vanoouver Co-operative Social Another good meeting was held ■ Ioca. propor defense to the Winnipeg striko spokesmen, whose triul begins next month. ' ' Theso men stund for tTte interests of thc workers of Canada. If thoy are sent to prison efforts will be made to railroad workers to penitentiary from various parts of Canada. Thoae who bcliove in free speech and the right of labor to organize nnd strike for botter conditions should send all contributions for the defenso to— James Law, secretary, Defense Fund, Boom One, SSO Main street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; or to A. S. Wells, B. C. Federationist, 405 Diuumuir street, Vancouver, B, C. Neolin Rinex i Acme soled shoes—the soles for the wet weather, the s6les for economy—keep the feet dry, wear well and give comfort- save you easily three dollars on your shoe bill—with the soaring prices of leather these same shoes soled with solid leather instead of Neolin, Rinex or Acme soles, would cost you today three and possibly four dollars more per pair. '"THESE shoes come in every style, width and size—every leather, black, brown, mahogany, tan, etc.—made by the best makers of men's good footwear, Leckie, McPherson, Regal, etc. We offer these lines at their original prices— $5 to $10 Bee them and have a try on -WE GUARANTEE them uimal—YOUR HONEY'S WORTH OR YOUR MONEY BAOK. WM. DICK LTD. i 45-47-49 HASTINOS STREET EAST.
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