British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1925-04-24
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note: BRITI^mUMBIA FEDERATIONIST rNDl)S^RIAI_ UJ&TY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WOBKEBS POLITICAL UNITY: VICTOBt SEVENTEENTH YEAR. ;NP..1,7 Must Realize the Economic Interdependence Existing Between Them. SAME PBOBLEMS TO SOLVE • Should Find Common Ground for United Front on Political Field. [By John L. Martin] IN THB broadest sense of the terms U must naturally be taken Hor granted that to know people, one must know the conditions under which they live. The Ignoring of this fundamental has created most of the misunderstanding existing in human society. This is exemplified particularly, in tho relations of the city and farm workers, and the mutual attitude takon to each other. The man who tills the soil ls ignorant of the conditions met from day to day by the industrial workeri. of the city, and the industrial worker is equally unacquainted with those of tho agriculturist. This is very m uch impressed on us in tho pamphlet recently written by Qeorge _\ Sterling, and published by the Fedorated Labor party, entitled: "Mind Your Own Business". While the subtitle is "A Suggestion to Tired Farmers." There is much contained therein that might be read with Interest by the Industrial worker. "Mind your own business" is a pertinent expression applicable to all members of the working class. The farmer ig engaged ln the farming business for the purpose of making, or trying to make, a living just as we are engaged In other callings in the cit:*. It is true, he may not have to answer "his master's voice," in the form of a factory whistle, but he hears the call to work nevertheless. He may not have a job rosembling the samo variety as that of tho city worker, but It anyone ever has the ex> porienco of extracting some stumps on a "stump ranch" he rather speedily roaltzes that tho city worker is not the only one who has a job. He may not be called periodically to the paymaster's office for what is known as his "w…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0345541
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The British Columbia Federationist
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text