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BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF ALL WOBKEBS . 4 POLITICAL UNITY: VICTORY SIXTEENTH YEAR. JvV<}0 > FOUR PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 16,1924 5c A COPY Provincial Elections Now Staged and the "Fight" Is on—Poli- ticiana Spending Millions WOBKEBS SHOULD OETWISE Must Return Beal Live Men as Labor Representatives to Vietoria Parliament (By W. W.] 'THE provincial election has now been staged and the flght is. on. I use the word "flght" adviBedly, because in the paBt the politicians have had a tendency to treat elections as a kind of game, or gamble and for speculation. For instance, it was reported In the daily press last week that the Provincial party had spent forty thousands dollars so far ln propaganda, whllBt one of the members of the present government put their expenses atjnore than four hundred thousand. If this ls not gambling and speculating on the part of the would-be politicians, I .don't know what Ib. They are not spending a million dollars (this flgure I consider a moderate estimate of what the election will cost the new party) without seeing prospect of reaping a rich harvest. . I heard of a senator In one of the neighboring states across, the line spending a million dollars of his own money to get returned to offlce and then got a concession for a railroad, sold out, and cleaned up Ave million dollars. Tehre ls going to be a stop put to this kind of wark; ond from the workers' point of view, now lathe chance; and instead of the politicians making this election a gamble for power and profits, -we are going to make lt a flght for Justice, and return- real live men to see that the workers are represented at Victoria. We all enjoy a picnic. What is more interesting that a good tug-of-war when the men, often married men versus single men, pulling with might ant» main, with the women folk looking on clapping and cheering and taking as much Interest in the game as the men. Ileal Tug-of-War Now we are out fora real tug-of-war where old men, married mon, single men, old women (and heaven knows the poor old women need some stalwarts at Victoria to fight their battles for old age and widows' pensions, etc.), stout women, married women, spinsters, und, what Is more important, mothers, all getting hold of the rope and all pulling together, cheering and helping one another, then when election day comes we will all give one long pull and over to Victoria our men and women will go in onc solid body, a party that we will be proud of, one that will pave the way for the majority at ne\t following election. As I go about and mix with the labor men and women in the city and Greater Vancouver I sec already thnt five good mon are paving the way for victory, Mclnnes and Morrison i'or the city, Harry Neelands for South Vancouver, Frank Browne for -Burnaby, nnd Dick Higgins for New Weft- minster. Believo me, when Higgins captures Westminster, a labor government is on the horizon, and we shnll feel like doubling our efforts, as soon as we regain our breath, a'fter the 20th June, keeping tho fight waging this time until complete victory crowns our work. In the" past, even we of tho Labor parFy, have been too prone tb rest on our oars after an election, Gut this time we will, we must, keep up our organizations, strengthen tbem, get our next candidates ready, then over the top we go. Only yesterday I was talking with a friend who has a sort of government . job and only laboring wages, and whilst he cannot attond our meetings he promises us his vote. He was laid off sometime ago and was out of work three months, and he puts H down to expressing mild labor views when sitting down eating his lunch, boing surrounded with spotters nnd spies. Workers Should Get AVIse Another caso I heard of was where a man, who had voted all his life for the conservatives, wont to a liberal club, paid his dollar, became u member and wos Immediately round n job ns a straw boss. Surely workers will get wise and put their two bits, dimes or nickels into thoir own party and do away with this damnable grafting and political healing. Wo huve always deplored tho conditions thut mado women * Into prostitutes, and forced men to sell their bodies arid souls to even get a job. l8 it not time you men and women got hold of the ropo and helped us pull, With the number of mon ans women we can return to Victorin this time wo cnn defeat any government that Is formod. We can 1ielp protect our natural resources, stop money being wasted on "royal commissions" (did you. ever soo such lovely whitewashing ns the P.G.E. enquiry), and government speculations. They can insist on on eight-hour day, and state our case tor protection of the sick and aged, changes In our School net and our Municipal act, and show the way to the other parties, then we ahall see whero our friends are. They will have in mind that they ore the forerunners of the future government and govern themselves accordingly. We must keep the goal ever before our (Continued on page 3) Nee. Vr a Strong Organisation "<_ Great Question of the Hour EMPLOYEB VS. EMPLOYED Workers Should Rise to Occasion and Vote for Labor Candi- ' dates on Election Day [By Angus Maclnnis] pENERALLY speaking, human bo- ^ clety of today may be divided into two classes—a small number who own the wealth of the world, and the rest of the world's population, perhaps, 95 per cent, of the total who produce that wealth, The flrst class being few in number, and having certain material Interests that can be clearly comprehended are easily organized, they hot only recognize their interests locally, I. e., .in any given locality, but also nationally and internationally; and are always ready to help one employer or group of employers in any struggle with thetr employees or with sections of the working class. The working clans on the other hand are not so easily organized. Perhaps the greatest obstacle to organization, especially on the Industrial field, Is tho four always present with them of losing their Jobs. There is also another (actor that militates against working class organization, both on the industrial and the political field. Por generations the working class were supposed to be mentally inferior to their masters. Their mission in life was to drudge and to toll and make their masters as comfortable as possible. The making of laws or regulations for the carrying on of state affairs was the function of the master. On the industrial field the average trade unionist Is quite willing to let the union officials look after the welfare of the union, and Incidentally his wefare. As far as polticnl organization is concerned, in this country, It is almost nil, because the average worker is leaving it for someone else to do. Yet, a peculiar thing in this connection, is that many of the workers, while taking r\o part in organization, feel the need for it and our weakness because of the lack of it. And very often one will hear from tHe£e pfeoliTe ex pross l3-_*4)t pegPet because of this lack of organizntion. It appears logical to think that if one expresses sympathy wilh the alms of the progressive se.clion of the lubor movement, or regret, becnuse of their luck of strength that the flrst thing that ho or she would do would lie to look for ways and means »of helping to build up that particular part or element in the movement thnt they wore interested in. I would like to point to whoever may rend this thut it will take something more tangible than either expressions of regret or sympathy to build up a strong political working class party in this provinco. To go to tho polling station ona election day and mark your ballot for thfe labor candidate Is not enough; in fact, it is the very lenst thnt you can do. To all who are sincere in thoir wish for a strong working clnss movement; to all 'who have como to the conclusion that the workers huve recelvjed from tho present economic syatem the most tbnt it can Rive; thut any fur ther development can only bo to tho detriment of tho poople; to all who realize lhat the struggle for the future must be concentrated on securing political power, so thnt the Instruments oi' oppression mny be turned .to instruments of liberntlon, we ask you to make uso of tho coupon that you will find In another part of this- paper. Do not wait for someone to ask you to do something; come round and enquire us to wbat is to be done. We noed you—you need us; we nil belong to tho same class, and our emancipation must be of our own mnking. A CHALLENGE TO THE KNIGHTS OF FINANCE The Steam and Operating Engineers unl&n of Vancouver is negotiating.for a new wuge scnle, ■ A new wnge scale of $7 u dny for local Curpenters will go Into effect June 1st. ' . Patronize FederationiBt advertisers. BEER VOTE, JUNE 20th Liquor PleblMclte Act! Provides for Submit-:*-ion of Simple Question—No Bars The beer plebiscite will be held at the same timo as the provincial elections, says Attorney-General A. i\I. Munson. The Liquor Plebiscite net provides for lhe submission of the simple question: "Do you approve of the aale of beer by the glass in licensed promises without n bar under government control und regulation?" Mr. Manson was emphatic in stating that under no circumstances would u bar be tolerated, but that In the event of the electors expressing a wish for beer by. the glass, there would be established strictly regulated licensed premises under the supervision and Inspection of the liquor control board. Approximately $1,960,000,000 spent on relief of unemployment in Great Britain since war ended. [By W. Irvine, M.P.] pIVILIZATION is moving toward a *-* crlslB much faster than human Ideas are moving towards a solution of the problems that create the crisis. The truth of the statement of Mr. H. Or. Wells ,"that we are In a race between knowledge and catastrophe" Is becoming more apparent daily, and it would seem that catastrophe is ln the lead. One Is the more convinced of this when confronted with the complete unconsciousness on the part of those who occupy positions of power, with regard to what Is really transpiring in a world that refuses to stand still. New and challenging situations are arising In every coutnry within the compass of civilization, and are being met by old discredited formulae of economists and the outworn platitudes of politicians. Canada, a new country with enormous natural resources ln comparison to her population, might be expected to be free from the industrial difficulties of older countries, but that Is not so. No nation can live to Itself. The economic, commercial and financial systems are world systems, and produce similar results In all countries. Hence we have in Canada our periods of industrial depression, unemployment; our crammed storehouses on the one hand, and people in want on the other, and we are up in the international fashion In being responsible to the financiers' for a huge sum of money called national debt. For forty years or sex a cure for our economic ills has been sought by adjustment of fiscal policy. Politicians have gone up and down the spinal column of the tariff skeleton like a chiropractor on the back of a rheumatic patient, and with about the same result. Nor has Canada been alone in this practice; most other countries have been as far from finding a cure, and only in re--- cent years has the attention of the world been drawn to a. hitherto unsuspected source of economic disease, namely, that of finance. The deflation policy inaugurated shortly after thc war played such havoc with prices, especially of farm products, that the farmers who -«#*- well organized throughout Canada, nnd who nre alive tO'thelr own interests, discovered the collection between money and prices, between credit and economic prosperity. During the war-time inflation, the bankers, partly for patriotic reasons, nnd partly for profit, had urged farmors to borrow money and buy more land, more machinery, more live stock, etc. The farmer partly for patriotic reasons, and partly attracted by prospects of high prices, borrowed heavily. Then camo the crash, following hard upon tho contraction of credit by the banks. Farmers were forced to sell grain below cost of production, and to glut the cattle market with unmarketable stock. The Inevitable result was that the agricultural Industry was plunged to tho verge of bankruptcy, but before taking tbe plunge the fnrmer got his eye on tbe "nigger in the wood pile." Now the United Farmers orgnnizntion in Cnnada Is a robust developing movement, and has about sixty mombers of parliament to plead lis cuiise In the highest court ln the land, It so happened' thut the decennial revision of the Bank act came before the last session of parliament, nnd the farmer members in the House mnde tt their chief business to flnd out something about financinl mutters, to know if possible what part the bankers played In the periodical swings from booms to slumps. As embodied in h resolution presented to the House by a Labor member, parliament instructed the Select Standing Committee on Banking und Commerce to institute an Investigation into the "basis, function und control of financial credit, nnd Its relation to Industrinl depression." Tbo investigation which followed, although not as thorough, nor us extensive as the subject merited, yet was so 1'undamentul In character, vo wide in Its scope, so unique In its array of witnesses, nnd so startling In its discoveries as to mark a beginning of u new epoch both In our oconomic life und in our politicnl history. But don't mistuke this optimism. This does not mean thut the Bank act wns changed In any material degree, nor that*a new flnnncial system was seriously contemplated, It does moan, however, that henceforth our oconomic problems will bo seen in a new light and that a now economic school has boon permanently formod in this country, It moans that the radicals among Industrinl workers who Incline towurd Mnrx In tho view that the poor must tuke whnt tho rich hnve In order to escape poverty, will In time see thnt with a finance system functioning properly in Its capacity as an agency of distribution between tho machines of production und tho* consumer, there will be enough for all, and thut more than enough would bo so useless that no one would want that; It means that the distribution of goods among our own people, In our own market, will become the new Industrial aim rather than that of chasing the phantom of foreign markets and the attainment of a favorable trade balance; it means more over, that the nwdern problem In a Among the notable witnesses called Canada will be seen in the fature to be not one of administration but of policy, and that those who control credit control the economic and political policies of the nation. Force No Argument 'THE FEDERATI0NIST cnose to ■*■ criticize the remarks of one of our respected — highly respected — citizens, in our recent issue. An advertisement had previously been promised. Now it Is refused. Our columns were open for him to reply. , He did not. He chose rather to use what force he could to limit the sphere of our activities. Force, not reason and logic, seems to be his only weapon. Surely our public men have not any God-given rights that render them immune from honest criticism! In view of Just such an attitude as this, Is it to be wondered at that the daily press of our land, whtch Is dependent for Its existence upon the whims and fancies of such men, Is a fiasco, daring not to stand on principle at all costs. The Federatlonist is not out to knock anyone personally. Tho betterment of the conditions of thc great mass of mankind ls its onty reason for its existence. Nothing else Is Worth white after all. On that principle we stand or fall. Subscribe now. Help us ln the flght for humnn liberty. Oil Company Pays Six of Its Heads Salaries Amounting tp $720,000 a Year WORKER GETS $120 A MONTH Exploits Country's Natural Resources and Public Pays High Price for Products [By O. L. C] A WELL-KNOWN Cnnndinn oil com- puny pays as salaries to six of its heads a total of $720,000 annually. When they travel across the country, thoy do not forgot to send in tho bill to the company. At an estimate of $120 per month for the average employee of the same concern, these six men nre earning (?) as much as 500 of the rank and flle. They aro also earning more thun the entire cabinet of the dominion of Cnnnda. Many of us are inclined to the belief that thc snid cabinet does not underpay Its members. The cabinet has un Infinitely harder job to attempt to.&it- Is_T nil the various Interests. The company is exploiting a natural resource of the country, and tho public Is paying a high price for the products. It is a great Iden, worthy of being put in a museum, If such Is possible, lhat of giving your property away and then buying It back at the highest price the trafflc will stand "We," nt one time collectively, owned these resources. We got a mere trifle for them, less than lt cost to givo thorn away if you examine things closely. We should collectively operate them. Then we might be nblc to take tho family out for a run in the "motor" without spending tlv week's wages to do it, Do not forget that the only wny to stop Ibis rnbeiy is to place lho tusk in the hands pf those who.believe In collective ownership. This Is labor's belief, No one ean Imagine the friends nud servants of the aforesaid six and the rest of their class doing It. They may pretend to "give" you something of the kind, and then botch It In the administration so that you may become disgusted with it. JOIN THE Federated Labor Party TP YOU subscribe to the A principles for which the F. L. P. stands, write your name and address plainly below, and send to Secre- tary Federated Labor Party, Room 111, 319 Pender West. ADDRESS by the Labor and Farmer members to give evidence in the enquiry which began March 8, 1923, and continued until the end of the session, were Mr. Henry Ford, Professor Irving Fisher of Yale University, Major C. H. Douglas of London, England, Mr. Oeorge Bevlngton and Mr. Neil East, both farmer economists from the province of Alberta, Canada, and Mr. Tom Moore, president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. These men were carefully selected, not only because they are all outstanding men of ability with unorthodox views on finance, but they were selected also because they had all approached the study of the financial problem from different angles. Mr. Henry Ford, who was unfortunately unable to appear before the Committee, would have given finance from the view point of business and manufacturing. It is not easy to find business men who are in a position to give evidence against the banking system. Professor Irving Fisher presented the financial problem from the academic of strictly' scientific point of view; Mr. Bevington and Mr. East outlined a credit scheme that would meet the requirements of the agricultural Interests, and which would, If adopted, break up the monopoly of the money kings in Canada; Mr. Moore showed In his evidence that the inflation and deflation practiced by the bankers had a direct effect upon the cost of living and also upon Industry; while Major Douglas, an engineer, and a man of high technical knowledge, gave a searching analysis of modern economic conditions, traced the cause of trade stagnation to finance; opened up to the light of day the fallacies upon which our boasted flnanclal system ls bused, and presented a solution at once so comprehensive, so simple and so practical as to put panic in the hearts of the financiers, and to bring upon his head the scorn of the press which makes Its living by serving those who are so well looked after by things as they aTe, that they want things always to stay as they are. The most significant point of Interest in tho whole enquiry was the up palling' ignorance ol" our' knights of- finance on economics. Sir Frederick Williamson Taylor, president of the Canndinn Bunkers' association, and genernl manager of the Bank of Mon- trenl; Sir John AIrd, vlce-presidem of the Americnn Bankers' association in Canada, und general mannger of thc Canndinn Bank of Commerce, und Sir Edmund Walker, who was acknowledged to bo one of the ablest financiers on this side of the boundary line, nil gave evidence, as it were in tbelr own behalf, und testified to the effect lhat the Canadian bunking systom is lhe best ln the world, that our currency is sound, thut there is abundance of money to lonn, that Inflation nnd deflation did not affect prices und that the Canadian banks hnd nothing to do with deflation und nevor had forced such a policy. These noble knights of the gold basis 1 have no doubt nre ns good us the average financiers of uny country. Tbey know the technique of bunking, are efficient bookkeepers nnd good managers,*but according to their own confession know nothing of economics, nor have they tho slightest conception of the proper function of * financial system in the modern Indus trial world. For thc first time in tho history of Canada the financiers have received a challenge. Until very recently lhe average man accepted the money system without question, lie took It as he took his name or the color of bis hair from his ancestors. A dollar bill wus a dollar bill. What did be care where it came from, who mnde It, whnt it represented, or what effect it might huve on Industry generally? Ho took all those things for granted, and when (old that "we hnd the besl system In the world," und lhat "It rested upon a basis of solid gold." tho nvernge mun smiled a smile of patrlotlo contentment and pnssed on down lho street lo look for u Job which wasn't tbere. .Such wns tbo attitude und the gullibility of tho working man, iho farmer, and even lbe business cluss, until war financing nnd Its obvlolls effects forced the masses to question the soundness of the money system, nnd lo (inquire Just whut money is, whut it is supposed to do, nnd who controls it anywtly? Thus It transpired timt the hankers wero tnken by surprise, und even waxed wrathful when ordinary fnrmer politicians bombarded the hitherto unchallenged fort of finance with pertinent questions that tore to the very foundations of lho structure, and at times threatened to blow lho whole system lip. Never before at any other revision of Uie Banking net has thero 'ever been a question asked on fundamentals, so no wonder that tho bankers wore peeved, An article dealing with the nbove knights, in tho Ottawa Journnl, a stand-pat paper by tho way. says of Sir Frederick Williamson-Taylor: "He opened his testimony ns a very superior person, In magisterial vein, but as the dny wore on, and the members of the committee showed that the Jargon of finance does not eon- l'''ontinned on pnge 3) DOMESTIC SERVANTS CONFERENCE HELD Have Long List of Grievance* ana No Opportunity—Why Tbey Are Scarce * SNOBBISHNESS A HAEDSHD? Organiiation ot Domiciliary Workeri Oan Accomplish Better Conditions [By Domestic] T SHOULD like to begin, Women'a, International League for Peaee and Freedom Meeti 22 NATIONS REPRESENTED (tinted by the clock and tbe'bell wfflt'T summons her instend of a human voice. Hor work Is intensely, dreary, monotonous and often hnrd. Rhe hn« no fixed hours; she Is at the beck nnd cull of her employer for at least 12 hours per duy, and she has two hall- days per week free In which to spend her few dollars, enlighten her mind, add seek recreation. Every other day of the week she needs no fresh air, nnd very little change! Her wnge does not compare favorably with her sisters In industry, in Stores and offices, for ber '"keep" amounts to very little, especially if her mistress is not famous for liberality. And she does not enjoy tbe privileges she would receive in an ordinary lodging-house. Tbere is no outlet for self-expression; originality, the creative impulse nnd potential talent are unused. But this applies to most work under a capitalist system. A well-known labor paper stated recently Hint the domestic servant clnss contributed more thnn any other clnss to mndhouses nnd pooilioiises: and, of course, it is not money they contribute! .And there are still more ugly fuels to face. Such is the result of repression ond unnatural condl* lions. All sorts of remedies are suggested by those who mnke the study of domestic servants a hobby, and all of tliem aro futile and nearly all or thom arl! flattering1 to the employors and forgetful of the slaves. Some people suggest thu the girls be trained —to. muke thom more efficient to serve the muster class. While ihis might raise the status of tho work, il would not alter tho main facts of a girl's life, it would noi tench (ho employers decent kindliness; It would not alter snobbishness. It would simply make things easier for the employers. No; there is no remedy of lhe ense, because ihe domestic servant problom of capitalism, and will only disappear with tbe disappearance of capitalism, (Continued on pngo -1) Objects of League u Re-afflrmed —Remarkable Oroup of Women inCoacliftft [By Agnes C. Macphail, M. P.) QTTAWA, Ont,, May 10.—I have just returned from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom congress, held in Washington, hotel, Washington, p. C„ at which twenty-two nations, were represented. 1 heard so often there from -representatives of very ihijny countries, that the most encouraging sign of permanent peace was the action of the labor and farm groups in each country, that I thought it might be of general Interest to yon to hear something of it. The objects of the league ae re-alfirmed by this convention, are: 1, Complete and, universal disarmament on land, on sea and in the air, for the abolition of the hunger blockade and the prostitution of science for destructive purposes. 2. World organisation for social, political and economic co-operation. 3, Social, political and economic equality for all without distinction of sex, race, class and creed. 4. Moral disarmament through education in the spirit of human unity nnd through the establishment of social justice. The manifesto said in part: Since the armistice of 1918, Europe has continued to live under conditions essentially those of war. We have seen economic chaos, pestilences and famine,1 immense military preparations on the part of the victorious allies, and the new states set up by them, the continuance of the outrage of the "armies of occupation," the invasion of disarmed Germany, the renewal of actual war In the near east, the oppression of minorities, the crippling and' defiance of the league of nations, the steady creation of international hatred. . . . We affirm again our convictions that a civilized justice, from which will develop international co-operation. . . . Becauee ot the vlouo connection between internal and^ foreign politics, and becaUBft Untorriationnl co-operation depend* in the lest resort upon 'Why domestic servants, are unknown," but of course this would not be true. For there is a large class of workers who are forced to take up domestic service as a means of livelihood, though many prefer anything to this form of slavery. Of course, there are two sides to thc question. Elegant freaks of fashion, human parasites, as well as more useful members of the community are a reservoir of grievances against domestic workers whom they characterize as lazy, discontented careless and inefficient. The shortcomings of servants haB been a pet theme of conversation among "ladies" since servants were flrst invented and as everyone knows, that is a long time ago. The workers also have a long list of grievances, though they have not the same opportunity to hold forth; therefore, we are more concerned with the latter, even though they are "lazy, dlscuntent, careless and Inefficient." The greatest hardship which a girl or woman has to encounter is snobbishness. It is not amfsB to remember here that this Is a relic of the old dayB, when chattel slaves were body and soul the property of their masters; Inferiority of the slaves was unquestioned then. Today, the girl or womnn who can acknowledge this superiority docs not feel the sting that snobbishness inflicts. The average middle-class employer has a feeling of superiority which Is the result of a different education, different environment and heredity. But it is only a superficial difference. Nevertheless the supercilious airs and graces, the cultured aloofness, and the polished indifference make life Intolerable. The loneliness of a girl's life ls appalling. Except for short directions, her duys are passed In silence,..P^H^j^^w..- Mil continue appealing ''"' '"' ''"" ' - - ■* -- " " -■" to the peopfw to iqsutt upon control. INFLUENTIAL COMMITTEE Appointed by Government l» Mnko Cuqulry Into tbo British Xutlonul Debt Among the thirteen members of the Influential committee appointed by lhe government to Inquire into the British national debt, the public is most Interested in lhe woman menthol1, Mrs. Barbara Wooiton, wbo, al 27, wos ehosen to participate In tho deliberations with some of ibe most noted bankers, Industrialists, professional, economists, nnd trnde union leaders of Ihe country. Mrs, Wooiton hns been for two years director of studios nnd lecturer on economics ni Girton college, Cambridge, whence she was graduated with flrst-cluss honors and with special distinctions, never before awarded to nny student of either sex. She is a prominent member of the Trade Union CongresB and thc Labor party.-—B, C. Ladles' Mirror. ling the relation,-, with other peoples, and particularly to women that they may build up the civilization upon which their freedom and the good of their children depends. . . . The conference wns nothing short of marvellous. Never before have I seen or heard such a remarkable group of women. Possibly the out- stnnding womnn was Juno Addnms, of the United States, but Yella Hartz- ka, of Austria, Dr. Ethel Williams of England, Miss Heymunn of Germnny, nnd a French womnn whose name I have forgotten, were towers of strength. I must not forget to mention Gertrude Baer, lender of the Eu- ropeun youth movement, nnd Jennette Bankin, lhe first woman to sit in the American bouse of representatives*! Scientists of note, professors of universities, doctors, lawyers und an ex-. ambassador, a judge, and ihe founder of the first woman's agricultural coN lege were among the delegates. Oue session was given over to pnn- American problems, another to European problems; tor one day the theme was the "New International Order," under the heads of "Polities," "Economics" nnd "Psychology." Possibly the most touching story told during my slay wns by a Wrench woman. Andrea Jouvra.' She said that groups of German people, as distinctive from (ho German govornmont, offered to re-buihl the devastated areas of France, which offer was refused, nnd then still desirous of showing iho" splril of sacrifice, planned to build in northern Franco, nn immense house, culled ihe "Houso of Reconciliation," This happened just at the time that the Gorman mark orashed, The Fremh people were unwilling to accept this sacrifice at the hands of iheir German friends with participation in sacrifice, so they sent much food to the starving German children, and ndopted flOOO of them. The spirit of goodwill and sympathy and understanding pervaded at every meeting. One could just snuggle down Into it and be strangely happy. After a visit to congress. I hoped for the duy when parliaments will have enough women to assure the use of their fearless, direct methods as,Hhown at the "International Peace Congress.'' May we, in an increasing dogree* be uble to liberate the fundamental, social force of service. Ilebrldenn Folk Songs Coming at a time when the Hebri- denn question ltt very much in iho air, the forthcoming lecture-song re* ciinl by Mary McCoy Jamieson should provo most Interesting. Mrs. Jamleson who is a close student of Celtic music, has chosen as her subject "The Hebrideon Folk and Their Music," nnd the recital will be given In Glen- coo Lodge on Monday evening. The first section will be devoted to a history of Celtic folk song, white tho latter half will he Illustrative of the charm nnd power of the wlerd Cetlc melodies. Patronize Federatlonist advertisers. _ ■■■■■ 'PAGE TWO I SIXTEENTH YEAR. "fto/20 BRITISH COLUMBIA JEDERAHQNISlT VANCQirtrBR, a&" FRIDAY.. ..May 16, W24 Published every Friday by The British Columbia Federationist BnsiiieBs and Editorial OBce, 1129 Sow* St. The policy of Tho B. 0. FederationiBt Is controlled by the editorial hoard of the Federated Labor Party of British Columbia. Subscription Rate: United States and Foreign, 18.00 per yew; Cnnada, $2.50 per year, $1.50 for six month*; to -Unions sub- scribing In a body, 16c per member por month. ■ FRIDAY May 16, 1924 PRESIDENT KJUINOK COMMENTS BEFORE a meeting of a seml*pub- lic body the other day, President Kltnck of the university of British Columbia, made some very Interest Ing observations, He stated, during the course of his address, that "things have to go wrong, almost Irreparably wrong, before people will take any interest in their sooial con ditions." This remark was, no doubt, the outcome of a feeling of dlsap pointment that he cherished towards some of our so-called ardent spirits in the service clubs of our city. Pre sident Kllnck and others had especially invited members of the various service clubs out to view the university site during Its formative period, at a time when they might see, and understand, more of the details regarding the construction of that Institution than they could ever possibly hope to see or understand after it was finished. But, If our memory serves us right, there we're not over two from each of the older service clubs in this city—clubs that pride themselves in the fact that their motto is, "Service, not self." Even these men, It would seem, were, after all, too engrossed in their business affairs to delve into matters so important to tbe rising generation. We fear that our mdern Industrial system will have a lot to answer for in its effect upon the lives of our business men as well as upon the lives of the workers. If there had been, or If there ever develops a political scandal' in connection wilh the construction of the university, no doubt these same men will be there in full force. Are these men from the service clubs the men that we are to look to, to get our country out of the deplorable state tbat lt now finds Eself in? It would seem as though they have al lowed things to go wrong, Irreparably wrong already, and there are no signs at present that they are going to do any better. President Kllnck said further "The fault of our educational system today la not, that It does not give us sufficient knowledge, but rather that lt does not teach us how to properly utilize the knowledge that we already have." We doubt if ever a. more damning indictment was made against our educational system than the president made in that statement. What lends more weight to such a statement Is that it comes from the president of our university, above all people ln the world. Of what use is knowledge if one cannot utilise it or put it into actual practice? Of what use Is the degree of B. A. to a young man or woman, if he or she cannot find some sort of employment to enable them to keep body and soul together? We would Welcome an answer from the president to this question. How can the university bo what he said that It should be, "a real servant to tho people both industrially and socially," under such conditions? President Kllnck further stated: "The function of the university in to discover and to disseminate the truth without, as well as within, ita walls;" With that we aro In hearty agreement. We are, however, bold enough to suggest that very few, if any, of our universities are fulfilling that function. We venture lo suggest that If they wero to tell the truth, us they themselves aeo It, (hey would noon be asked, by the powers that bo, to vacate the oflloos that they now hold, ir those In charge of thoso institutions were to be nllowed the privilege—a privilege that Ih theirs by ovory right—to leach the truth as they know ft to he, about matters politieal und Hoolal, as thoy do about mailers scion tide, tho progress of civilization would be much more rapid than it can ever hopo to be under the presont system of education. PROTECTION under THE nun ISH FLAG? A WORTHY gontloman, speaking "through hln hat" on behalf of our beloved empire, recently wrote nt some length on the protection afforded by the British flag. Those who accept this sort of piffle are oither very simple Simons or thoy believe it, because thoy want to believe it. Thero must have existed millions of people to whom tho British empire meant oppression, slavery, starvation, robbery und bloodshed—the pool*, wretched natives of Africa, India, Egypt—at whose expense the imperialist capitalists have mude their money; out of whoso blood and tears havo arisen thoir splendid pomp and power; whoso misery has found no voico, whose story has nover been written. And today, there exist thousands and thousands to whom the name of the British empiro spells a curse, But their grlvances are nt last articulate. The condition of In dia at least, is one of the greatest blots ota the empire's history. To ejuote Mr. Saktadala, M. P. for Bat-1 terdca, England: "In the jute mills alone ... I found: On a capital of £6,140,000, they earned in the four years, 1918-21, £22,900,000 as dividends and besides their profits, 41 Jute mills had set aside as reservfep, £19,000.000. The standard wage never reached five shillings per week In the spinning department, and never ten shillings in the weaving department!" Can you wonder ut the uprising of the Indian workers against such conditions? Another authority on India, Mr. Arnold Lupton, writes: "Not less than 50 million Indians never eat from beginning to end of the year one good and sufficient meal." They have only one meal a day, and that meal is insufficient. The death rate from famine is very great. The Indian cultivator of the soil; in other words, one of the great class of indispensables in India, lives in a mud hut without doors or windows. The average income of the working classes is one halfpenny per day per man, woman and child. Deforestation and consequent drying of the soil has led to many diseases, such as cholera. As to small-pox, India is the most vaccinated country in the world, but the death rate from.this alone Is terrible, Tho natural question is: What has civilization, i. e., western civilisation, done for India? Everyone knows the old, old story as taught at school. But in reality the answer is: Western civilization has exploited ahd robbed India. Today It is one huge slave- market. It has made really little progress as far as irrigation and sanitation are concerned, and it has repressed all national growth. It has westernized the native princes without whose aid Britain would never have been able to conquer thc country. It has introduced a smattering of western education, the more easily to impose upon the native rulers; it has presumptiously tried to introduce our religions as though everything of ours is unquestionably God-given. Therefore, us far as India at least ls concerned, tbe British flag Is a sign of tyranny, Injustice and cruelty And the same applies to tho Sudan today, as labor papers recently showed. All that matters to the capitalists of the British empire is money; dividends and more dividends. The myth of justice, freedom and protection ls a beautiful gloss to blind the people, to make them love their countrly and above all, to make them willing, nay anxious, to fight for her. BIRTH CONTROL ECONOMIC NECESSITY MR. ARTHUR BRISBANE, out of the wealth of his knowledge and the scarcity of his experience with realities, sees flt to contradict Mr. H. G. Wells, when the latter demands legalization of birth control. While we do not for a minute hold Wells up as a "tin god," though we admire him as a sane and radical thinker, we strongly object to his critic's arguments. We are told that "nature manages tlie problem of reproduction in her own way (and a very poor way, we think). For instance, the mouse two or three years and has 100 childron, while the elephant lives 100 years and has two children at most. Elephants survive, mice die off, and so nature provides more mice to keep things balanced." All very true, but we are neither mice nor elephants. But we feol insulted when the learned critic goes on to make a comparison, "The children of tho rich survive to an ox- tent of 100 per cent, greater than with hildren of the poor." (Naturally, the rich parasites live longer than the children of the poor, who are dragged up, who are under-nourished und unprotected, and who at an early age become wage-slaves). "So nature provides more (poor) children." By the same authority, wo are told that the youngest children of the poor, but the oldest childron of tho rich, are genorally the cleverest. So il looks usthough even nature Intended the working class mother to endure the misery and slavery of having a large family. However, thero are two sides to tho question; we cannot holp feeling that nature might hnve reversed this In the Interests of mankind, and thus saved the world from those brainy capitalists, gallant commanders and slave-drivers, at whose hands \\_ have suffered so much. Nevertheless, the fact remains, that large families are a milt-stone about lho neck of tho working class. Large families provide the cannon-fodder so necessary to carry on the capitalist wars. Large families make tabor- power cheap. Birth control is absolutely necessary if human life is to bo ated as smethlng procious. Ignorance In this, ns In other respects, is to be abolished If the workers are to free themsolves. So tho subjoct of birth control Is vitally important. Jt Is one that beforo very long will have to be dealt with very seriously. And so, because It concerns nearly all of us, it would bc well to discuss the subject vory thoroughly in these columns, If our readers wish. We shall therefore welcome any opinions before we proceed further tn this important issuo. I. O. D. E. WE READ in our daily press only recently a report of the eleventh annual meeting ■ of the provincial chapter I. O. D. E. We were particularly struck with the remarks of the chairwoman on that occasion. After making a few Introductory remarks, she stated: "Our motto ls 'One Flag, One Throne, One Empire.' Surely, today when we read In our papers -letters saying Canadians do not wish to sing 'God Save the King/ and that we should not have it played in our theatres, lt behooves us to stand shoulder to shoulder, remem- berinf the "national anthem" is a prayer to God to save our king, etc Another way of helping this forward Is to teach others alt about our flag, and what it stands for—courage, purity and truth. We should study the problems which confront our empire. We should promote loyalty to king and country; should forward every good work for the betterment of the colonies and their people and to assist in the progress of art and literature, and draw women's influence to the betterment of conditions connected with our empire, and to Instill into the youth of their country patriotism In the highest sense." After reading such addresses as this, and others from similar 'sources, we are prone to believe that we are justified In assuming that there is a marked misunderstanding, if not ab solute ignorance, on the part of many of these well-meaning individuals, as to exactly what their duty really is, and what their duty Is to. To the more radically minded, who have to deal with the social problems of the day that are everywhere confronting the masses of humankind, there is a feeling that It would seem that, somehow, to these individuals: "Life Is only made for show, mean handy- work, of craftsman, cook or groom." Instead of dealing with tho problems with which the average individual is confronted, day after day, and sht ing these individuals how it is possible for them to obtain a livelihood, they attempt to teach them patriotism, etc. If social conditions were, with the great masses, as they are with many of those who are making such addresses before such bodies, there would never have arisen the necessity for the alarm that the chairwoman felt on thfs occasion, Social conditions have to become almost unbearable before the average individual will make any definite stand against the usually accepted order of society. That such a stand has been taken, and many people are refusing to be carried away or become enthusiastic over others' fancies, is the outcome of a system of oppression and intolerance which has been exhibited more or less through the centuries post, by those very ones who now are becoming alarmed. Probably it Ib their own conscience that is causing their great uneasiness! For any group of individuals to be contented and happy, it is essential that they enjoy freedom, both of body and. of mind. Surely it is not to be suggested, by even the most ignorant, that men and women, the real producers, are free, when they have to depend upon the whims and fancies of employers, as to whether they think they can make enough out of the exploitation of their fellows, and the natural resources of their country. Surely the man or woman who has to go out and- beg, almost on bended knee, for an opportunity to do some menial work, to gain a livelihood, from those who control the means of life to the detriment of his fellowmen, is not free. When those Individuals have given these matters the attention and consideration that they deserve, and are then able to show the masses that they are quite wrong and that the Ills tbat thoy—the masses—suffer today, are all their own fault—or someone else's fault—then they will be worthy of and will receive tlieir just reward, und not before. It Is not sporlsman-likc that one class In society should have a rich collection of rubbish, while the other class should have nothing but the bare truth. There is a marked difference between theory and practice, between the boundless facility of eloquence on the platform and the hard limitations of performance in office, To give medical treatment and medical treatment alone to the maimed, the sick and the blind ls in some cases a mere waste of time, for ig- norance nnd poverty nullify the doctor's work. While you are planting, do not forget to plant some new thoughts in your head? Civic Federation Picnic The Civic Federation have decided to hold their annual outing this year at Seaside park on Saturday, June 14. The steamer Princess Adelaide bus been chartered for tho conveyance of the party to and from this popular pleasure ground, It is expected that the Federation, which includes Vancouver city hnll employees, outside workmen and firemen, will mustor ubout 1200 with their wives and children. Tho mayor and aldermen of the elly will in all probability attend, as bas bcen their custom for many yoars. In Reply to the Statesman T AST WEEK there appeared' a *-* Btatement in the Statesman which read: "Efforts were made to consolidate the two papers [Statesman and Federatlonist], but were laughed at by the owners of The Federationist." The publishers of the latter paper take exception to this, and have sent the following letter to the Statesman for publication: Editor Labor Statesman: It is with no small degree of reluctance that we are called upon to answer the accusation that you have seen flt to level against the publishers of The B. C. Federationist in your Issue of May 9th inst,, in answer to the letter of Mr. Wakefield. It will be noted that The Federatlonist has never raised ItB voice against your publication. It is a policy that has been adopted by the editorial board of the Federated Labor party of British Columbia, with which we are in hearty accord. We hesitate to write this letter, since we, too, are anxious to see the forces of labor united in their struggle to advance the interests of the great masses. However, we feel that our honesty and integrity has been, more or less, impugned in the editor's note to the letter referred to, and we cannot, in justice to ourselves, allow it to pass unchallenged. Any one who is conversant with the history of The B. C. Federationist will know that we are losers to the extent of several thousand dollars on account of our trying to assist that publication In the past. It is a Iobs which we have suffered through no fault of our own. Though ostensibly by mutual consent, we were practically forced to take over the publication from The Federatlonist limited, which had become insolvent. Since taking it over, ii had been under the control, editorially, of the Tardes and Labor couneil. They had their own editorial board, and If it did not function, it wus through no fault of ours, because the paper was at their service. The Trades and Labor council .saw fit in llnjir wisdom to disassociate themselves with Tho Federatlonist, Thai is iheir right and privileged Since then, they have adopted lhe Labor Statesman as their oftlcial organ. During the period of its inception, Mr. Watts, as manager, approached us, requesting us to discontinue The Federationist, and publish their proposed imper—afterwards named the Lnbor Statesman—lor them, He even went so far aa to suggest that again we should assume the financial risk that would bo Incurred by printing it, .since, as he slated, the Trades and Labor council was not assuming any financial obligation in regard to the new pnper, in spite of the fact, that it Is now stated in its own columns that they own it. .We are, very frankly, of the opinion that those who have nssumed the active control of the Labor Statesman are actuated by motives that are not destined to serve tbe best interests of the united forces of the labor movement, and we feel that the future will bear witness to the truth of such an opinion. We would have 'expected that had the managing-editor been sincere in his efforts in the cause of the forces he ls supposed to be serving, he would be directing^ his every thought and energy towards unity rather than disruption of the • various directing forces in this great humanitarian movement. ,, In view of the many and varied insinuations that have been made that The Federatlonist is "red," snd that lt does not represent labor, etc., we can only state that this publication is entirely under the control of the Federated Lahor Party of British Columbia, and its policy ls In their keeping. At any rate, the pages speak for themselves. The reading public must be the final judges. We are not desirous of entering into any further controversy regarding these mattors. To see any person or persons endeavoring to disrupt the labor movement at this Juncture creates, to say the least, a distrust or lack of confidence that would seem more or less Justifiable. We do not care to be parties to such a dispute. We are minding our own business, and will continue to do so just so long as we are loft alone. All of which is respectfully submitted on bohalf of the publishers. Yours very truly, GEORGE BARTLEY. Vancouver,' May 14, 1924. No mattor what city ono visits, ono can flnd parts of it which are not flt for human beings to live In.—Sir Wm. Milligan. THE SOCIALIST STSTEM Assumption of Superior Intelligence of Privileged Clauses Not Warranted [By Prof. Oeorge D. Herron] TT IS customary to apeak of the un- preparedness of the workers for socialism but I am sure that, even today th*e working class would give a vastly better organization of industrial forces,, a profoundly nobler and freer society than ever the world has had. The ignorance of the working claas, and the superior Intelligence of the privileged class are superstitions, which are fostered by intellectual mercenaries, by universities and churches, and by all the centuries of privilege. And the assumption of superior intelligence'on the part of the privileged classes is not warranted by a single historical experience. The derangements and miseries of mankind are precisely due to the ignorant and arrogant rule of the "superior" classes and persons. The mental and spiritual capacity of these classes ls a myth; this so-called culture but thinly veneers their essential savagery, their social rapacity and Impudence. The system that divides society Into classes can bring forth no true knowledge, no living truth, no industrial competence, no fundamental social decency. It can only continue the desolation of tabor and increase the blindness and depravity of the privileged. So long as some people own the tools upon which others depend for their livelihood, so long as the few possess themselves of the fruits of the labor of tho many, so long as the arts and the Institutions and the sciences are built upon exploited workers, Just so long will our-so-cal- led progress be through tho perennial exhaustion of generations nnd races; just so long will successive civilizations be but voracious parasites upon tho spirit and body o( mankind. Union Not Necessary for Industrinl War But a union is not necessary for Industrial war. Many ot the most costly and bitter labor wars in American Industrial history have occurred where the workmen were entirely unorganized, until after the trouble assumed an opon break.—Cloico R. Howd, in Industrial Regulations in the West Coast Lumber Industry, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States. United States Steel corporation shows 1600,000,000 gain for 1928; twelve-hour day eliminated in company's plants, E. H. Gary says. Liberty ls far more easily destroyed by those who abuse lt than by those who oppose It.—Ramsay Macdonald. Real men resent having to listen to false reports, even about their enemies.—Anon. For Close Prices in Running Shoes, See Us Genuine Red Fox Outing Shoes. For Men |ajlo For Boys $1,50 and $1.70 Women's White Tennis Oxfords, 2H to 7 $1.50 Women's Black Tennis Oxfords, 214 to 7 $1.25 Greb Work Boots for Men; all sizes now In. Special.. $1.95 Men's Genuine English Flannel Pants. Saturday only.. $2,95 Bib Overalls; good weight; in black or blue and white atrlpe. Saturday only $1.50 Boys' Heavy Ribbed Stockings, 6 to 10. 3 pairs for $1,00 Arthur Frith & Co. Mon's und Boys' Furnishings Hats, Boots and Shoes 2313 MAIN STREET Between 7th and 8th avenues Phone, Fairmont 11 Better Beer for YOU sass IT**,. 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'FAMOUS' NEW&TORE NEARLY COMPLETED /"lOME and bud our wonderful reniod* Moiled sterol It's now considered to bo the flrii's! Indies' garment sliop in the Dominion. This, couplod with the grunt values we always givo, makes buying at the 'Famous' a sheer delight I Famous *$&& 623 HASTINGS STBEET WEST THOSE m&gle boota of old—the soven- league bootB—wero the work of an Imaginative mind. Who could ever expect to walk soven leagues ln a singlo stepl The story of tha seven-league boots was written In tho lays of long before tho presont time with its great possibilities. These days there Is no need for snch wonderful steppors. Thero ls tho tele* Ehone. It Is no effort now to talk a undred times seven leagues. The world Is virtually at one's door. This age of wondormont Is based, too, on imagination, hut lt Is Imagination plus practical experiment and great development. B. 0. TELEPHONE OOMPANT ITAVfl yon ever had a real drink 11 or Pnre Apple Older during the last few years? 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Mainland Cigar Store M0 OARRALL STKEOT TBE PLAOE FOR PIPES WHEN IN TOWN STOP AT' The Oliver Rooms *»•_ CORDOVA STREET EAST Everything Modern Rates Reasonable EMPIRE CAFE AND GRILL "A Good Place to Eat" HASTINOS AND COLUMBIA STS. BANKING SERVICE TIIE UNION BANK OP CANADA, with its chain *■*■ of branches across Canada, and its foreign connections, offers complete facilities for taking care of the banking requirements of its customers, both at home and abroad. DPSMK Established 59 Years NEW BOOK By BERNARD MoEVOY "Diogeaei" of the Vanoouver Daily Provinoe VERSES FOR MY FRIENDS A SPLENDID PRESENT. AT ALL BOOKSTORES Prioe, Cloth $1.50; Paper, $1.00 IpAT ......May 16, 1924 SIXTEENTH TEAR. No. 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA FJTOEMTIONIST Vancouver, b. a PAGE THREE Perfected After Exhaustive Study and Experiment My Expression Plates cost much less than you would expect—an estimate wUl convince you—phone now for appointment Seymour 3331. Extractions oort nothing when yoa order a plate. Only safe approved pain-eliminating methods are used. Dr. Brett Anderson Formerly Member of tho Faculty of tho College of Dentistrr, Unlversltr of Southern Calif oral*; lecturer on Crown tnd Bridgework; demonstrator oa PUtework snd Operative Dentistry, Loeal and Oeneral Anaesthesia, 602 Hastings Street West Cornor Soymonr Bank of Bon Scotia Building Phone Sey. 8831 Hours: 9 to 8. Opon Wednesday afternoons. Ewnlngs by appointment ^tyrant must put on an appear- of uncommon devotion to rell- Subjects are less apprehensive [legal treatment from rulers whom consider God-fearing and pious. j'ho other hand, they do less eas- Inove against him,-believing that pias the gods on his sido.—Arls- Political Situation (Continued from page 1) I COFFEE In the Flavor Sealing Tin" ■Best $2.50 ft OLASSES OK BtB.ro. JltUM not preiorlbed unleu »b* lotatdy rteeess.tr. Extmlnltioni n>de br gr.du.H E*r«l|ht SptclU* 'iitl. SlIlllHlion gunntasl^ Iw, grind onr own Iuin. L«uhi ■ dupllorttd tty mill. PITMAN Optical House LlFormorlj- Brown Optical Homo) ■ Pe inn of tbe tddreu—Abort *• Woolworth', Store, nelr Ommlllc Suite 38, Deri, Ch»m_»r», |eiS HASIIHOS STBBBT WEST Wsene Bey. 1071 K Vancouver Unions Bed PKuraiNo trades oounoil.— Tste aeoond Monday In tbe month. Pre* I, J. B. White; aecreUry, R. H. Neel* If. 0. Boi 6«, UTED LABOR PARTY, Boom 111— Pender St. West—Business meetings Wednesday erening. A. Uaolnola, i; E. H. Horrlaon, aeo.*treae.; Oeo. lion, 1102 Parker Street, Vancouver, correspond]., aeoretary. dlatrlct in Britlah Colombia desiring 'ation re aecnrlng speaker* ot tbe lor* of local branches, kindly communicate -rovlnolal Seeretary J. Lyle Telford, Irks Bldg., Vancourer, B. 0. Tel,* Seymour 1892, or Fairmont 41188. ■RT SALESMEN, LOOAL 871—Meets jud Thursday every month in Holdon ■iff. President, J. Brlghtwell; flnanclal Try, H, A. Bowron, 929—llth Avenue JlNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF lermaken, Iron Shipbuilders and Help- ■ Amorica, Local 194—Meetings flrst Bird Mondays in oach month In Holden g. Prosidont, P. Willis; secretary, A. Oflico hours, 9 to 11 a.m* and 8 to 6 Slayers and masons—ir you need Iclayers or masons for boiler work,, |r marblo setters, phone Bricklayers I 811 Holden Building, t EMPLOYEES UNION—Meets flrst [third Fridays In each month, at MB ils Street. President, David Cuthlll, Bjbert Street; secretary-treasurer, Oeo. " , 1182 Parker Street !EERS — INTERNATIONAL UNION Steam and Oporating, Local 882— every Wedneaday at 8 p.m., Boom .Iden Bldg. President, Charles Price; i agent and flnanclal aeoretary, _*. L. recording aeoretary, J. T. Venn. FIREFIGHTERS ONION NO. 18- ;dont, NeU MacDonald, No. 1 Fireball I -.. ri. A- Watson, No, » Fireball. .Jans—mdtual protective Sn, Local 146, a. F. of M.-Meeta at Hall, Homer Street, seeond Sunday, I a™. President, Ernest 0.Miller. 991 Street; secretary, Edward Jamleaon, .Icon Street! flnanclal aecreUry, W. E. 991 Nelaon Street; organiser, F. . (91 Nelaon Btreet. MATED SEAFABEBS' ONION OF B. iMeetlng night., **« *_!*_£*!_* 8rd Tof each month at headquarters, 818 i Street Weat. President, D. 0 Ilea* ■e-preeldent, John Johnaon; seoretary- ir, Wm. Donaldson, address 818 Oor* Itreet West. BranUh agent'a tUrmt t Faulkner, 678 Johnson Street, Vie- ANt> ELECTRIO HA"l'J,Allviu _,„, Pioneer Division, No. I"*--""1' lHall, Eighth and Kingsway, Iat and [ividaya at 10;15 a.m. and 7 pm. Pre* If. A. Hoover, 2409 Clarke Drive; ■ng aeeretary, F. E. OrlBn, 447—«th ■Sft. treasurer. A. F. Andrew; flnan. [rotary and business agent, W. H. Cot* jl6—17th Ave. W. Ogee, corner Prior Kin at..... Pbone Fairmont 4B04Y ^OOUyE^HEAraiOAL^S J_Sete- immn _«_._>_ the Tuesday preceding the lalStm J the month. Pnaldent, *-.A.J*S_ ll Nelaoa St.; Secrotary, 0. 1 WJ ■991 Nelson St ; Busloeea Agent, r. r, 991 Nelaon St. iRAPHIOAL UNION, No. ''">—•*".•[■ - P. Pettlpleoe: vice-president. J. aeoretarytreaaurer, R. H. Bee- . Bel M. MooU laat Sunday of ... at !l P*m. In Holden Building, M Stroet East. . __ TYPOORAPHIOAL R. P. Sonth ON, N"U418B-P'»l*l™Cs>""Sr J aicretary-treaaurer, J. M. Campbell, feo, 689 H«u .»■■< Thuraday of eaoh eyes and wbrk for that end, so as to bring In the legisaltion we havo heen working and praying for, for so long, and whilst keeping on working ourselves we must hitch up oui* fellow workers to the rope and get them pulling. Advent of Labor Party With the advent of the Canadian Labor party In British Columbia, we should forgo ahead and make up for lost time. As a rank-and-fller I want to see a labor government In power and doing what wo have been preaching for this last thirty years, start manufacturing for use instead of for profit, giving our children a more practical education and equal opportunities, free modical attention and hospitals for our sick nnd afflicted, comfort for the aged and try and introduce a little bit of heaven on earth for everybody. Only this last fow days we have been reading reports In. our dally press of the misery and unemployment that Is prevalent ln Europe particularly in Germany. We have two great nations, England and Germany, who have the finest machinery in the world standing idle, men ana women starving for the necessities of life, while we in Canada allow our fruit to rot and our land to lie idle because it does not pay the producers of fruit and grain to produce these commodities. Why, only last year In the states they used corn for their furnaces since they could not flnd a market for it. Are we living in n civilized world or are we all going crazy? Why talk of the brotherhood of man while such canting hypocrisy ls existing as it docs today? Are not the children of Europe as much God's children as the children of this con tinent? Then why not do something to help them along life's way? Fdrget for a moment about money, markets, etc., and let us talk a little common humanity. Co-operation In England, which is a manufacturing nation, the looms nnd spindles are Idle, and the bread boxes almost empty. In Canada we can grow all the wheat that England can use and stock her pantries with the rich fruit of B. C. and Ontario. We can moke and fit up all the ships that are necessary to carry the produce from this country and bring back her manufactured products. What is there to hinder tho fruitgrowers of British Columbia exchanging a ship load of apples for a liko load ln value of cot* ton and woollen goods, or the prairie farmer from doing likewise with his wheat? The co-operative societies in England and Scotland could handle this business without delay it the necessary connection was made. Why not keep our country ns a food producer, clear our lands in the bost manner possible, produce whore possiblo butterl eggs, etc., by the ship load and exchnnge them through oui* co-oporatlve societies? Make It profitable for our workers on the Innd to get a fair living under Ideal conditions and give the factory hands In tho old land full employment under the best conditions and all of us produce and manufacture for our own use nnd forget forevor the word proflt. Ths can be dono, fellow workers, as soon as you got hold of the rope and help to pull—for they will be "over the top" In England at next election, and to bring about the above suggestion we have got to go over the top, too, to be able to handle, our future welfare for the beneflt of all. Get your coats ott, men, and let the women roll up their sleeves, for now ls the time to do lt; altogether, a steady, strong pull with all your weight, men nnd women, and we'll do It; by heaven, we will. Serfdom ln Georgia A state of virtual serfdom exists under a sta{e of Georgia statute, which requires the consent of olllclals for workers to leave the state, according to the Stato Federation of Labor. Commissioner of Labor Stanley litis ruled that a written statemont from county and municipal authorities that "this labor can be spared" is necessary for workers who wish to grate. inl- The state should take ontire management of commerce, Industry and agriculture Into Its own hands, with a view to succoring the working classes and preventing their being ground to the dust by the rich.—A Chinese statesman. Woodsworth on the Budget ■■■Siilijsil I »iHim>HM|ii»i I H |IS lull !■>'♦■! I ti|nSii»iSi<i|itS'iS"»Hi*<"S"S"S'i» Following are extracts from thefof Canada shall be manufactured in speech of J. S. Woodsworth, labor M, P. for Centre Winnipeg on the budget, recently delivered in the house of commons at Ottawa: THE necessities of Ufe are still taxed notwithstanding a large measure of unemployment; and what is perhaps the most serious phase of the whole situation, from the national point of view, we face the continued migration of large numbers of our people to the United States. It was stated the other day that oyer 100,000 of our returned men are now living in the United States. Surely nothing more signlflcant than that could be said to Indicate the unfortunate position in whloh this country finds itself today. A few years ago these men went overseas to flght for their country and they returned only to flnd that that country had no room for them. In my speech on the address In reply to the speech from the throne I outlined some of the positions which we as a labor group took in regard to the general conditions of the country today. I should like to run over these very ."briefly today to illustrate some of the points upon which I have not bo far had time to enter, We have an enormous national debt, with its heavy interest charges that has recently been very graphically set forth in a leaflet issued by the council of the Montreal board of trade. Last year I think I gave the figures for Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba; as a variation let me give these for the province of Quebec and for the city of Montreal. The public debt—dominion ot, Canada debt and guarantees—has risen since 1913 from ?as per capita to $387 per capita. Adding the debts of the province of Quebec and the city of Montreal, the total of the different items per capita has risen from ?241 in 1913 to $612 In 1923. It means that a family of five now owe $3060, and a family of ten, $6120; and, as this leaflet points out, "whether they know it or not, they are being taxed for it in high prices." Tbat is what makes it necessary for some of us to urge a more radical change than the government has seen flt to make in the tariff at this time. Let me refer t^the Income tax returns. We had a net total from individuals in 1922 of almost $40,000,- 000, and in 1923 of only some $32,- 000,000; from corporations in 1922 of over $39,000,000 and in 1923 of less than $29,000,000. This past year we raised all told only $60,000,000 from the income tax, a very considerable reduction on that which was raised the year before. The Income tax at present seems to bear heavily upon the very large number of people of comparatively small resources, yet we flnd that the banks are able to declare large dividends fairly constant from year to year, and that notwith standing the considerable bungling which certain failures have revealed. We further find that the railways, under the regulations of the railway commission, are practically guaranteed high dividends. The questions naturally arise why the railways and the banks should continue, whether the country is in a poor condition or not, to draw and to be practically guaranteed their returns when con slderable numbers of people engaged in industry of various kinds have no such guarantee and in fact are losing steadily, and- when large numbers of. working people are having their wages forced down. In connection with this Income tax, I should like to point out the amounts that people outside of Canada have invested in our country. It has been estimated recently by several very competent authorities that Americans own something like $2,750,000,000 of assets in Canada. Britishers own something like $2,250,000,000 worth and other outside investors around $250,000,000. Putting the returns at 5 per cent., that would mean that this country must pay a tribute to outsiders of something like $262,500,000, The question arises as to why some of these incomes whieh are spent out' side of danada should not bc taxed. In fact I should like to go further and say, why should there not bo a supertax on Incomes spent outside of Canada? I notice that some of those who are most urgent in their demand that-' everyone should pay the tax horo in this country frequently travel across for tho holiday seasons or for all tbe winter months to thc United States, and thus escape the indirect taxation which must be paid by those who must remain here twelve months of the year. Undoubtedly there is a great deal of Injustice In the present arrangements. With hundrods of thousands of Canadians going to lhe United States, and with what has been, called the economic conquest of Canada—that is, the increasing foreign Investments in Canada—I have wondered just what advantage there Is ln continually harping upon the old poll cles and uttering the old war cries. Take for example, the following para graph from Sir John Willison's pamphlet some years ago on the programmo of the Canadian Reconstruction association—he represents the tory position: We must either manufacture the raw materlols of Canada, within the country—thus employing labor, rearing now communities, providing local markets for merchants and producers, strengthening lhe national structure, making the hack of Canada strong to boar Its accumulating burdens—or the sons of Canada will follow these raw materials out of the country, es- tabll.'ili themselves In foroign industrial centres, and, moro and more, from yonr to yoar, lhe national burden will becomo heavier and the Issue of the great political experiment ln which wo nro nngngort become more difficult and uncortnln. Every sound economic and natural roason. therefore, demands- that tho raw material"1 Canada, and the Canadian people protected in the posesslon and control of their natural inheritance. Might I suggest that all which was In that article prophesied as likely to happen if protection wei'e abolished has actually happened within the last few years. A good deal of lt would have happened even under free trade. The faot is we must get down below either protection or free trade to some more fundamental polloy if we would meet the needs of the present hour. As lt ls, the natural Inheritance of the people has been forfeited; we flnd a very large part of our natural resources in the hand* of outsiders. And here I should' like to refer to what I might term the bogus patriot- Ism which Is frequently brought forward in an effort to Influence people's! minds with regard to certain fiscal policies. During the war the hoard ings of my own city of Winnipeg were placarded with big posters reading1 something like this: "Be. patriotic;" "Keep the home fires burning;" "Buy Canadian coal." I remember at that particular time making some investigations as to the nationalities of those who were engaged In mining coal in the western area, and I found that, if I remember, some 70 per cent, of them were Austrlans, technically our alien enemies, and that a very considerable part of the coal measures was held by American syndicates. "Be patriotic; buy Canadian coal;" and all the time what we .were actually doing was paying wages to the Austrian miners and dividends to the American mine owners. I have nothing against either Americans or Adstrlans, but why should we be deluded by these bogus patriotic cries? What advantage is it to us if factories are located here, if the profits are enjoyed by people who live outside the country, and the regulations whicli we make In this country force wages down below the rates that prevail south of the line? I refer to \\he high taxation, all of which results in the transference of wealth from the many to the few. . . . In discussing this question of the ownership of our war debt, the Toronto Globe recently quoted Mr. A. B. Ames as stating that: On January 1, .1924, out of a total national debt of $2,516,000,000 not less than $1,969,000,000 was held In Canada and only $546,000,000 in olher countries. Now the question I Bhould like to ask is why should large numbers of Canadians he forced year by year to pay tribute to a comparatively small group of Canadians who profiteered during the war or made profits since the war and as a result of the war. Viscount Milner, speaking of the war debts has this to say: As regards that portion of the national debt which we owe to ourselves I do not contend that It does not re- present a diminution of our total national wealth, but a redistribution of it between individuals, It (the national debt) la an almost Intolerable embarrassment to the government, which has perpetually 16. extract money from a great number of people in order to put it Into the pockets of a much smaller number. Sooner or later we shall have to face the handling of our great war debt In an altogether different way from what we have done in the past, People do not like to hear talk of repudiation. People are very fond of saying that we must keep all our ajieoments In regard to tax-free bonds, and so on, but wby should the great majority of the people of this country have to suffer year after year in order to pay tribute to the very small group of those who hold the major part of the wealth of the coun try today? May I venture to say that three kings rule in Canada today: Privilege, Property and Precedent, and until those are dethroned the people can expect very little relief indeed. . , , If our presont banking systom primarily for commorcial needs and not for Industry, then wo ought to either revise it or institute another system that will bo fitted primarily for the producers of the country. . . In many parts of the west one whole generation has been sacrificed In order that certain people might profit by the Inflation of land values. I referred to the Instability or our banks, and I do not wish to more than mention that nt this juncture. Wo were told the othor dny by the Montreal papers that we ought to carry out fn the most rigid form a sontence of 25 years and lashes In the caso of a bank robber. 1 usk In all BorlousnesH," what about the penalty for the officials who havo wrecked a great many homes ln thin country? I think I may say that a great many people across the country are asking such questions, nnd the government Is, not going to be let go scot free unless it takes very drnstlc action with regard to those who are looting the people's funds on a larger scale than the bank robbers so-called ever had the opportunity of doing. . . . Our natural resources fundamentally belong to the people and they should be taxed until Ihey are forced out of private hands. I think of our groat water powers across the country which are capable of electrifying our railroads and of supplying power for our homos if thoy could bo brought Into effective use. Our great coal lands have been leased to private corporations, and these corporations have boen carrying forward their business with almost entiro disregard either of the welfare of their workmon or of thc public at large. ... There has boen a vory great outcry echoed In this houso two years ago against the policy of "Go slow," "ca-cftnny," or "strike on the Job," but I would suggest, Mr. Speaker, that when a railroad fails to carry goods unless lt can do so at a certain proflt, or when the manufacturer closes down his plant unless he can keep lt going at a certain proflt, he Is doing precisely the same kind of thing as the labor man when he says, "If I cannot work at a certain wage, then I am not going to give my service."- He Is sabotaging. , , , World affairs have become so Inextricably intertwined, that we must do our share in helping to solve the world's problems, If we would solve those problems close at hand. . . . I would venture to suggest that something along this line might very well be adopted by'our Canadian government. The laok of purchasing power in Burope cuts off our market there. The low standards ln England or the low standards'ln Europe render it Impossible for. us to compete except by adopting similarly low standards. We were urged the other day to exclude the Chinese from the west coast; but so long as we continue to receive goods from China or Japan or other oriental countries, undoubtedly we are faced with the fact that we must compete with the Chinese who are resident over there. If ships cannot be repaired well enough or cheaply enough in Vancouver, they are taken over to China to be repaired by orientals, . . . We need men with a new vision. We need to work out new theories of government and new regulations if we are to be able to sail the high seas of today with any measure of safety. , ..'.'--•' A Challenge to the Knights of Finance (Continued from page 1) ceal such very wonderful mysteries, he gradually melted from superiority into* petulancy, and from petu.Iancy into a show of humility." Of all the witnesses that appeared before the committee, Major C. H. Douglas, author of "Credit Power and Democracy" and several other volumes in which he propounds a new financial Bystem, inspired the greatest antagonism among the leading money-mongers. I have often tried to picture tho consternation, the doubt, the enmity and ridicule which followed the flrst announcement that the world was not flat but round. Such a pronouncement flrst appeared as simply too self-evidently false, too utterly ridiculous for discussion, not to speak ot enquiry. As I listened to Major C. H. Doug'is unfold his simple credit ■proposals before the bankers, the banker lawyers, and a committee of politicians, I felt that the scene following the teachings of Galileo must have been similar, only perhaps not quite so tense. For what could it matter to a farmer or a business man, or to a professional man whether the world was round or flat? Such a change of view would not interfere with the growing of crops, the ex change of goods, or the health of the people. Not so with the new view of credit. It addition to upsetting orthodox falsehoods In respect to theory, it encroached upon the financial preserves of practice, and therefore created a correspondingly greater howl of protest than was likely to have been voiced when the announce ment was made that the worid was round. But then again, as I listened to the protests and to the so-called demonstrations of the impossibility of the Douglas scheme, I recalled that while eminent mathematicians wero demonstrating that an iron ship could not float, Ignorant workmen had actually launched an iron ship which floated without the sllghest difficulty. While Major Douglas Is held to be a crusader and a theorist, he Is In point of fact the most practical of men. He ls so practical that he begins by stating what the real problem Is, while our practical hankers nimbly side-step tho facts, and ultimately go quietly to sleep on the golden basis of theory. The evidence both of tho bankers and of the Major, as recorded in the printed proceedings of the recent Investigation in Ottnwa, will disclose the truth of thfs contention. The problem of modern civilization, according to Major Douglas, Is one of distribution. Ho declares that thore Is no production problem at all In the world today; that with tbo available natural resources, tbo machinery and the utilizing of energy in the driving of the machines we have a producing system far In excess of any demands that could normally bo made upon it. As proof of this he not only Instances the tremendous Increase of production attained by it much reduced working population during years of war, but establishes mathematically the power to produce, as well as by an uppoal to concrete facts. Whilo most poople will agree that certain commodities may be produced in excess of demand, mnny will demur at acknowledging thfs to be tlie case In regard to food supply. It used to be the claim that if the wheat supply of Russin, for Instance, were lo be cut off, the prices of wheat In Great Britain would mount to famine heights. Yet the fact Is that for five years the onormous wheat areas of Russia have boen excluded without making nny perceptible differenco on the ability' of the remaining areas to supply the demands for wheat, and the prices of wheat nro lower ln Groat Britain than when the Russian crop was available. Ovor agninst the demonstrated abundance of production, Major Douglas sets another obvious and apparently Unjustifiable fact; namely, that of millions of'people living below tho standard of decency, and who aro Increasing their clamour for moro goods, more of tho nocesBitlos and more of the comforts of life, but their Clamours are not saTlsflod, becauso Ihey lack purchasing powor. Up to thfs point, most radical eco- Yon Can Buy a Hoover Now Tht New H@ifVER IT aun... untmmy, eiUOme. —WTTH— $4.50 Cash THE BALANCE you can pay in monthly installments of $6.25. This offer is good for this month only. Every housekeeper can use a Hoover to advantage—it saves time and labor—because it beats as it sweeps as it cleans. Three features at one time—something no other vacuum sweeper can do. These are housecleaning days—let us show on one of the rugs in your home the wonderful help a Hoover can be to you. $4.50 cash puts it in the home and $6.25 monthly quickly pays the balance. Demonstration Booth, Main Floor. imcobpohatcd.. W«.. m*v lero Jl ™ VANOOUVER, B. 0. nomists will agree with Major Douglas, but from that point they- diverge a different course. Both the Socialist party and the Labor party, according to Major Douglas, have been misled into thinking that the problem of getting the commodities produced over to the consumer is one of administration. It Is not a problem of administration, it is one of policy, declares Major Douglas. No alteration ln administrative organization would, In his opinion, affect the polcy. To provide work or employment is not a laudible aim for economists or statesmen. It is not work that people really want, it is the means of life, although in order to obtain that means of life, most of the people don't mind working. But the fact is that machine production Increases the output enormously, while an ever-decreasing number of peoplo are required to run the machines. Getting employment under these conditions will become increasingly more difficult. What is really wanted then Is to distribute the goods produced to those .desiring to consume them. If Industrial progress, through scientific research and mechanical appliances continue for another century, it ls conceivable that few, If any, people will be required to work. If, then, the opportunity to use goods Ib to depend on getting work, race extermination would be the inevitable result of continued improvement in machine production. This condition must be mot by the proper use of social credit In the establishment of a commonwealth in which there will be dividends for all. But without looking into tbe future, what aro facts now? Major Douglas contends, and mathematically proves, that even when a worker Is working and receiving steady wages, ho can never buy back with his wages what he has produced. In other words, Douglas puts a bomb shell under the old orthodox economy which holds that rent, wages and profits, together, can always buy out the total production output. The one point to be emphasized is that according to Major Douglas the problem of civilization is to bring the goods produced to lho consumer; that the reuson why this is not done today ls that finance comes In betweon; that while monoy or finance should act as a bridge between production and.consumption, It actually prevents the distribution of mils. Tho situation above described cannot continuo Indefinitely, says this now financier. Something must bo dono, and something Is going to bo dono. He believes the prosont day bankers are more capable of handling the national credit In a proper way thau others might prove to be, but that If bankers do not awaken very soon, some other perhaps less fitted for the task will likely try. CITY OF VAHOOUVEB HIRE undersigned will receive tenders up 1 to 12 o'clock Tuesday, May the 20th next, for the supply of auto motor engine oils In ten or more barrel lots. Tenderers lo submit bs near as possible from what base oil Is obtained, whether para* fin or asphaltum. Samples for analysis to accompany tender. JAMES STUART, Purchasing Agent. Olty Hall, Vancouver, B. C, May 6th, 1924. COaPOEATION OF POINT OBEY TENDERS SEALED TENDEBS addressed to the ua* derslgned lor the undermentioned works will be received by U« oouncll np to 9 o'clock p.m. of Monday, May 19th. inst, 1. Paving of Sist Avo;, Yew St. to Arbutus St. 2. Paving of 42nd Ave., Carnarvon St. to McKenzie St. 3. Paving of Angus St., 45th Ave. to 40th Ave. 4. Sower on 12th Avo., Tolmie St. ta .Blanca Dr. 5. Sewer on 14th Ave., Imperial St. to Courtnoy St. 6. Sewer on Sperling St., 49th Ave. ta 52nd Ave. . Sewer on 52nd Ave., Angus St. to Sperling St. . Sewer on 00th Avo., Fremlin St. to Heather St. 0. Sower on Montcalm St., 64th Ave. ta Park Dr. 10. Wotor main (labor only), Trafalgar St., 43rd Ave. to 45th Ave. 11. Water mains (labor only), "Park* dale." Specifications, conditions and forms of ten* der may be obtained on application to the municipal engineer on payment of Five Dot* lars, whicli will be returned If a bona flde tender Is made. A deposit by cash or certified cheque ol ten (10) per cent, of tho amount of the ten* der must accompany each tender as security thnt, if called upon, the contractor will entct into a contract for thc work and provide tha required bond. Tenders must Ue marked on the outside* "Tender for . .—" The lowest accepted. ' any lender not necessarily HENRY FLOYD, C. M. C. Municipal Hnll. 5851 Went Boulevard. Vancouver, B, 0„ May 7. 1024. Prlost Defends Workers An unusual proceeding was witnessed In St, Main, near Quebec, whero the C. N*. It. Hhops are located, whon Mons. Uuuffard, parlsl) priest, took the difficulties of the workers there, occasioned by the dismissal of French-Canadian worker, a foreman. He spoke In church not as a priest, be said, but as a man, and claimed that French workers should BJve their orders In their own language. CORPORATION OF POINT OBI5Y Tenders for Water Pipe SEALED TENDERS add relied to the un* tlerslgncd Will be received by lho Council up to 8 o'clock p.m., of Mondny, Mny 10th inst., for: 20,000 feet fl-incli wnter pipe. 8,600 feat Hindi water pipe. 1,500 fOOt 10'lnoh water pipe. Specifications, condition! and forms of tender mny be obtained on npplirnllou to thn Municipal Engineer On pnyment of Five-Delhi m ($5,011), WhiOh will be returned If ft bona tide tender Is mnde. A dopQllt by eaiih or certified cheque of five (5) |ter cent, of the amount of the tender ii.'i'*i accompany ench lender on Kcrurfty thnt. If called upon, the Contrnclur will enter Into a contract (nr tbe work and provide ths required bond. Tenders iiiiihI be marked on the outside, "Tender fur Water Pipe," Tho InweHt ur nny tender not noccMarily accepted. HENRY FLOYD, C. M. C Municipal Hall. 5S51 Went Itnulevnrd, Vancouver, B, Oj Mny 8. 1024. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS NOTIOE TO CONTRACTOR^ SEALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned up tu the 17th dny of May, 1V24, at 12 o'clork noon, fur painting (Labor only), the ihed, jRlcen and .overhead pa&MiKCR of tint Qrand Trunl: Pacific duck, lout uf Main Street, Vancouver, U. C, Particulars and apBOlflcatloltl luiiy lie ob* tnlncd nt the diatrict OUgittCOr'n office, O.N. It. Mntion, Main Street. A depoitlt eipml to 5 per cent, of the con- trnct price by marked cheque payable tn tho locnl treasurer, 0, N. K., Vancouver, B. C, must accompany each tender. The luwest or uny lender not'necessarily accepted, (Sgd.) J. It. CAMERON, Asm-.unt General Mutineer. C.N.R, Station, Main St., Vancouver. U.C, May 7, 1024. Front) Cut Flowers, Funeral Design*), Wedding Banquets, Pol Planis, Ornamental and Shade Trees, Seeds, Bulbs, FlorfrtH* Sundries Brown Brothers & Co. Ltd. FLORISTS AND MtRSKI-VMBN 48 Hastlnga Streot Eaat 2—STORES—2 «.">5 Granvllfa Street Sc. . Md-UTt "SAY IT WITH FLOWERS" Siy. Ull-llll wmm—^tmtaam PAGE FOUR sixteenth year, no. 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATIONIST v__ncopy__b. -C INTERNATIONAL LABOR Tabloid Issued by United Statei Department of Labor, at Washington, D. 0. Austria y Higher Bread and Milk Prices—The price of bread recently advanced 100 crowns per loaf, and there was an increase of 400 crowns per liter in the milk price. Bread now coats 7100 crowns per loaf, and milk 5360 cro"wns per liter. Germany Supplementary Unemployment Regulations—Regulations for unemployment relief have been further amended in Germany by provisions that doles shall be granted only when the unemployed person has been without work for one week or more, and only persons who have been Insured against sickness for at least three of the last preceding twelve months, Great Britain Emigration—Official figures setting forth the movement of emigrants of British nationality show that during the year 1923, a total of 256,284, as compared with 174,096, during the year 1922, departed from Great Britain and Ireland for various destinations. Netherlands Labor and Industry—Reports for the early months of this year regarding labor and industry In the Netherlands, show a decrease in unemployment and fewer labor disputes and strikes. The shipyards report an in< creased business, and the net production of coal ls steadily rising. ..May 16, 3 TUBBY A Question Like This Is Pie For Tubby By WINNER Domestic Servants (Continued from page 1) Summer Tourist Tickets The Canadian National railways passenger department announce that summer tourist tickets will be on sale May 15th to September 30th, from British Columbia points to Jasper National park, Edmonton and Calgary, A popular feature in connection with these fares will be the triangle tour, which gives the passengers the opcion of traveling by steamer between Vancouver and Prince Rupert in one or both directions. Summer tourist tickets to Eastern Canada, Central and Eastern United States will be on sale May 22nd to September 15th, final return limit will be October 31st in both Instances. Patronize Federatlonist 'advertisers When there no longer exists a class of parasites—those who live on others and themselves do no work; when this state of society in which the workers toll and sweat for others, whose only function ln life ls to be a society hostess, a pleasure-seeker, a worthless ornament, then and then only will al] work be treated as universal service. Then the present-day snobbery which treats the leisured classes as superior beings, of another clay; which treats the workers with their soiled hands and grimy faces or their work-fettered brains as "com mon," inferior machines—that snob' bery will be unknown. For, with reasonable exceptions, "the means of life, the privileges of the world shall be for those who work, and for them only." But that day Is not yet. It can only come with conscious effort. It can only come with education of the losses, and the effective taking and holding of every stronghold of the enemy. Meanwhile, the wrongs and hardships need not necessarily be endured in entirety; organization can accomplish some gradual change. And In organizing the workers, the domestic servant should not be overlooked. She Is as important as other workers, and, if only because her case Is more miserable and depressing than many, she should be considered. JASPER NATIONAL PARK EDMONTON—CALGARY Tickets on Sale MAY 15th to SEPT. 30th Final Return Limit OCT. 31st TO EASTERN CANADA CENTRAL aad EASTERN STATES Tickets on Sale MAY 22nd to SEPT. 15th Final Return Limit OCT. 31st POLL INFORMATION I'HOJI ANV TICKET AGENT Canadian National Railways Ask for ■ ; "OLD ENGLISH" Pale Ale A full-bodied, fine flavored Ale that will compare in quality with •ny of the femora imported des, and st much less cost to the OOOSUZUGTi At all Government Vendors m_ ■jmttomed u act poMiahcd **_______[ **I tbs UftiMf Control Bo*ro 9t by thc Government of Brfti* Columbia. maigaommmi___mm*mm*^^ I; !: [Address before the local Fabian Society] f VEN at the riBk of the wrath I may bring down on my head I feel quite strongly that Canada has not yet reached a mental attitude which offers any hope of a complete success for a Socialist system of government. H. G. Wells In his book "New Worlds for Old," says with much emphasis "education must precede the Socialist state." This education, I maintain, Canada haB not yet had. The environment of every one of us, whether born in a rich or poor home, teaches us consciously or unconsciously that our first aim in life must be the making of money. Even our education is not so much for our own self improvement as to flt u_f to gain something greater than our fair share of the monetary product of our profit-making system. Canada is a young country; it has not behind it the tradition which has Induced the Cecils for instance for centuries to give of their best according to their light, in the public service. Our youth grows up in an atmosphere of government graft and mismanagement. Our motto seems to be: "Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost." The last few years has seen a wonderful growth in the so-called public service clubs, ^hls might seem to Indicate a change of heart; here aT least It might appear is a fertile soil ready for th'e Socialist seed. Considering for the moment only the reolly sincere ones who try to live up to the creeds of these different clubs, we will find them probably as decidedly indl- viduallstic in their outlook upon society as any other class In thc community. To them, as to the bulk of their fellows, the Socialist Is still nil idle theorist or dreamer, or else an anarchistic destroyer of law and. order. And yet to what other class can wc look in Canada? Our population Is more rural thnn urban and the land-owning class has always been in the past and probably will be in the future, slow to adopt any revolutionary changes. The attitude of the Progressive group to questions involving Canada's welfare, where It conflicts with their own, gives but little hope that even a Progressive government would do nnything to remedy the essential defects of the capitalist system beyond extending co-operative marketing; There Is always a tendency for minorities, particularly enthusiastic minorities, lo Imagine that they form a considerable percentage of tho population. Then too, there are always the discontented ones that are agninst the government, also thoso who know something is wrong, but have not the Intelligence or else the desiro to find out what It is, tho shallow thinkers who blame the government for everything that does not suit tliem, find so on. All these make considerable noise which might lead one to believe that we aJ'e ready to throw over the present system lock, stock and barrel, but I find few who feel tbnt the desired changes can only be brought about by a complete change In our system. The Idea that it has jiever been done nny other way before, and therefore It Is natural thnt the way we have Is lho best, is vory deeply rooted. I hnve no figures available for Cannda. but I am convinced thnt considered ns a percentage* of our population. <ho Socialist party of Canada, or any other organizntion huving for its object the principles of Socialism, is very smnll. On tho other hand, let us look at ICtiglnnd, the home of Socialism, even if ils greatest exponents have not bcen British. Here were all the elements for promoting a rapid growth of Socialism, a landed aristocracy, and a considerable farmer class with but very few small tenant farmers, n huge industrinl population, nn acute class distinction and a lnrgo proportion of the populntion nlwnys at the bare subsistence level or literally starving to death from unemployment, under employment, and othor social His. And yet whnt do wo find. Evon ns recently ns 1890 tho Trades Union Congress turmled down a Socinlist resolution fathered by Keir Hardle. by almost a fivo to one majority, 203 to 55. Ten yours later two Labor members were returned to the Houso of Commons, whilo 02,698^ votes were polled by Labor candidates, After ten t moro yenrs, In 1010, forty members" wei'e elected, and 505,090 votes polled for Labor candidates. It is doubtful, however, whether more thnn half nf theso voting were pledged to Socialism, as this wns being more or less kopt In the background in order to avoid frightening away the timid, In 1918 the successful Labor candidates were 57 and votes polled 2,244,945, while the high water mark was reach ed tu 1923 with 192 successful candi dates and 4,348,379 votes polled. Even if we regard these all as votes for Socialism they are still outnum bered almost two to one by the non- Socialist votes. But to be fair we can hardly claim all these to be Intelligent Socialist votes; the aftermath of the war and the muddle of the peace have had their part In inducing those who have previously voted consistent' ly Liberal or Conservative to change their vote on the principle that things could not be much worse in any event. But whatever disappointment the Glasgow radical Socialists may feel at the course the McDonald government has adopted, I believe that this is the finest thing that could have happened to the cause of Socialism. By the necessity of avoiding Socialist legislation in the life of the present parliament, the Labor government has the opportunity, which it Is embracing, of showing that not only has it business ability, but that it is not out to destroy our present system without being ready to offer something better in its place, nor to break up the Empire needlessly. To the dyed-in-the-wool Commun 1st, the word "Empire" has a sinister suggestion of conquest and commer clalism, but to the vast body of British peoples it conveys nothing but a confederation of peoples of more*«r less British birth to whom British fair play, British justice and a common heritage are more than There abstract terms. Anyone who, in the excess of his Communist zeal, overlooks this latent feeling (which is apt to be ignored on account of its lack of forcible expression), falls to reckon with a very considerable factor. Nationalism has not yet been substituted by internationalism, and the fact that over three million men were enrolled in the British army in the last war before conscription was introduced, shows that the spirit Is very much alive. By showing that Socialism is not incompatible with sound business sense nor patriotism I believe the McDonald government ls giving Socialism a far greater stop forward than any advanced Socialist legislation, ahead of the peoples understanding, could possibly do. The future of the Sociulist movement in Canada must rest largely upon the success or otherwiso of the McDonald government. No guidance can be expected from our neighbors to the South and from the very multiplicity of our governments It Is doubtful whether nny determined lead can be given to Canada as a whole b.v any section of the country, Ono thing may delny Socialism in Canada, n roturn to the so-called good times, during which, It must be confessed, the working man In Canada has in the pust boon too busy making money and spending it to worry very much over abstract theories. This, In ihe present Involved business conditions, on which I have no time to dwell, is very unlikely. Two things may hasten it, beyond the ordinary slow progress resulting form propaganda, one a continuance or progressive Increaso or depressed business and agricultural conditions, and tho othor the election of a Socialist government In Grent Britain by a workable majority, and tho successful carrying out on a peaceful basis of the complete Sociulist programme. It would be foolish even to hazard a guess how long It will tnke for either or both of thoso Contingencies to change the present viewpoint of thc Canadian people, but nt loast 'we can figure that it will be somo yenrs Judging from Britain's pnst experience. MiilnMhiaiK'c-of-way Imployeea Now ngreement hns boon reached with maintenance-tit-way employees on railways, nnd will exist for ono year. The decision was reached in Mom real whore negotiations hnvo boon going on for a yenr. Overtime Is granted nt the rate of time nnd a half after eight hours' work; probationary poriod to qualify for agreod ratos is reduced from six to four months;" the 37 cents rate for bridge bulldlnf,' gangs now ruling west of Port Arthur has beon extended nst [The opinions and Ideas expressed by correspondents are not necessarily endorsed by The Federatlonist, and no responsibility for the views expressed ls accepted by the management.] Adversity of the Soldiers and Others Editor B. C. Federationist: Seeing Vancouver is in such a prosperous condition, you are invited to lift your hat off to the cenotaph and worship gods of stone like the ancient Romans. When we burled our poor comrades, we used to bless them with the text, "he will never require to look for work, so let him rest in peace." This slobbering over the dead when fifty per cent, of the living are in poverty, this Is the curse we throw at the flnanclal Interests for their Ignominy. Kaiser Bill made the world busy, and how is it busy now? The banks prefer to let the money sleep lf they don't get double Interest. The gluttony of the millionaire is likened to the big hog noselng the little ones away from the trough, while he consumes all the food. The press you read for verbatim news Is a doctored criminal-Intended literature to boi. ster up the failure of the present economic system. These politicians heave criminal salutations .to each other. Railroads trying to keep tbe citizens running from to and fro the prairies and owning all the Vancouver press. Those who bolster up a publicity bureau are fit to go to Essondale, to the big extensions the government haa made for Its big Increase of patients. Do battalions of ex-soldiers now unemployed, testify to the great pros perity of the country? A soldiers' land settlement is for a few friends of the government to make jobs for their friends; It is not work tbey nre In for, lt is to get away from it. Is It any wonder half the roads of the municipalities are not fit for trafflc? It may be that the wagos all go for men who wear out thoir pants sitting in olllce chairs. Many of these starving ex-soldiers could be put to work oi\ rbnds, but they prefer to give a million to this contracting firm, and another couple to another firm. They aro not dissipating the wealth of the citizens, they only give it away. Another lot of ex-soldiers you will find at the roturned soldier club. Captain Harnett hands out tho collections to nnother lot who are in distress through no fault of their own, only through the failure of tho present economic system. Yours 'truly, WILLIAM THOMSON. Vancouver, B. C, Mny 15, 1924. Price of Salmon Editor B, C. Federatlonist: Kindly illow mo to explain the news despatch dated New Westminster, March 13, and purporting to have boon published in the Victorin Colonist of Mnrch 14, That article evidontly wns copied from a Vancouver paper, to the reporter of which I accorded nn Interview. "The explanation Is very simple, and is to be found In substituting the word llsh for pound, or its symbol. Thnt covers the mnjority of tho prices quoted, but rod ' spring ■ihould have boen 00c per (ish, not SSe per lb. To anyone knowing anything nbout the fishing game, or even the ordinary buying of llsh on thc market, It is well known that no salmon sells for 85c per lh retail in B,, so It would bo Impossible for n fisherman to got that price, or even one-third of it, for his catch,' The prices referred to apply to No. 2 district, where very little sffimon is bought by the pound. Any fisherman offered 85c per lb. for salmon would think it was "singe money," or die o1" heart failure. What the fishermen dbject tor is the drastic cut In the price paid for sockeye—-22',£ c per flsh thlfi year, against 30c last year. With* independent (-ear the eut Is relatively greator, 1 lc, from 45c lo 84c, As sockeye constitute the bulk of tin itch In the period for which nbove prices nro set, It follows that the lishermen will suffer a severe loss, and the These Bargains for One More Week We have remodelled tbe entire front of our store. Oome down and see the magnificent display windows, showing the latest in Hen's Clothing and Furnishings. Dr. Reed's Cushion Sole Shoes Headlight Ovoralls, wear bet ffi° <"E ter than the other fellow's, i $9.95 Dr. Septic, $8.00. Young Men's Oxfords, $5.50 Men's Work Boots, $4.00. Arrow Soft Collars for the Day, 25*?. Matthew Tower's Soft Bosom Shirts. Saturday, 95<£ J. B. Stetson Hats, $7.95. Suit—Speeial for Saturday, $17.50 Men's Work-Gloves, pigskin, 50* Men's Oxford PantB, all-wool, for Saturday $5.75 Men's Work Pants of good quality, $2.00 W.B. Brummitt 18 and 20 Cordova Street West Branch: 412 Hastings Street West whom seem to have the idea that they have a monopoly and a dictatorship over organized labor like Lenine. There are thousands of wage-earners In this country who are not members of unions who are keenly alive to the labor situation, and whose sympathies and votes can be depended upon If they could but be convinced of the sincerity and honesty of purpose of n union lnbor parly. Thanking you for your valuable space, I remain, yours truly, ALFRED TAYLOR. Vancouver, B. C. May li 1924., Canada's Dilemma Editor B. G. Federationist: I was was ono who served in the great wnr, and am sorry to relate we privates wero moro than disappointed many times at tbo actions of tho Canadian authorities during the war, and you can Imagine at our chagrin now. The snmo lay-out appear to be slill holding down the fort at Ottawa. They are still tho same old Incapablcs, vide the ex-soldier and Immigrant situation, which are tbo most serious of all Canada's ailments and predicaments', including unemployment. The exodus of young Canadians and others to the United States has assumed alarming proportions, and is dally Increasing, High taxations are making people desperate, ond is it nny wonder thnt people will go elsewhere to better their conditions? The dully pijpss reminds one wbo, lost in Uie woods, i.s whistling to koep his courage up. They print nearly every day a lot of rubbish nbout nn Independent and prosperous Canada—forsooth! Such misrepresentations are manufactured dut of whole cloth, nnd are bound to fe-nct with a vengeance on this country. Tho only way out of the mesa that T can soe Is lo build up a strong Federated Labor pnrty, not fnr B. C. alone, but for all Canada. Tho ex- soldiers In the old bind support the Labor party there, and no doubt will do likewise hero when an opportunity affords. The Federationist Is the best labor papor outside of Oreat Britain, thnt I know of, and should be twice tho size lt Is now. Working men j should make It so. Wishing you overy success, T will be grateful if you will I print this letter, boing at nil times desirous to do my bit. Yours for better days. v it. CAMPBELL. Vancouver, B. C, May 15, 1924. cheap ■k of the banners will*be ened by about $1 por ense. Incidentally, thc next time 1 saw ..jo reporter, he admitted his mistake, but nevertheless I thank you for giving mc the opportunity of stating tbe facts as they nre, and putting the !nse of the fishermen correctly boforo he public, Sincerely yours, WM. E. MAIDEN, Secretary British Columbia Fishermen's Protective Association. New Westminster, B. C, May 10, 1924. John !•'. Brown, former Vancouver carpontet'i is ranching In Oregon, Ho paid The Federatlonist a visit on Tuesdny, nnd is renewing old-time acquaintances, whom ho hns not seen In 20 yenrs. The Vancouver Milk Salesmen nnd Dairy Employees union have under consideration a new scale of wages. Locnl factory employees work nine hours for 15.40, An effort will be mado to organize them into n union. Put a one-cent stamp on this paper and mall lt to a friend. Virion Lnbor Party Editor B. C. Foderntionist: I believe that the labor movement Is nol the vested privilege of lnbor officials, to be traded here nnd there for personal favors or to aid personal ambitions. I trust The Foderntionist will continue to be an Instrument to combat the power of capitalist governments, both visible nnd Invisible, whoso sole objects arc to press the great masses further and further down the social scale. I merely men linn this to disabuse the minds, if sueh a thing ls nt all possiblo, of some tenders who feol that thoy nre the "whole cheese" in the labor movement, which existed long before they were born, and the labor movement will continue to function In spite of them long after they are nil under tho sod. Tho workers' cause today suffers as much from leaders, some of Socialism Instituted without Violence Editor B. C. FederationiBt) Will you kindly print lho following explanation for thc enlightenment or those who are opposed to socialism or any change being made in the pre capitalistic system? They hold - force Is necessary to maintain tl position, which needs take the t( or armed resistance. The sochl manifesto reads: "We affirm that^ alms and objects can only be obtai by a forcible (not 'violent') overtlv of nil existing institutions," ete. F^ does not necessarily Imply viole; for it may be of a moral or Intel tual nature. When Marx couij the union of tbe workingmen the world, he does not mention1 mean under arms, nor does he where urge military resistance, did not rise to the hrflght of Gam and advocate passive resistance, evidently did expect his follower! educate the world until all were re to make the change to a more bn erly state. Marx (volume 1, page 8 detailing the transformation fi feudalism to capitalism, makes wise statement: "Force Is tho i\ wife of every old socioty pregi. with a new one. II Is itsolf an eco mlc power." SUBSCRIBE! Vancouver, B. CV Mny 14, 1924. Irish Transport Workers' union pels -James Larkin from membors W. WILSOI Loggers and Surveyors BOOTS1 Made to Order Our Specially Repairing Neatly Done 28 WATER STREETJ VANCOUVER, B. C. Phono, Sermour 030 WH CATER TO TIIE I.UIOI MAN THE CHOICE OF THE UNION' CATTO'S VERY OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY THOROUGHLY MATURED—ONE OF THE MOST POPULArJ BRANDS AT THE GOVERNMENT STORES OOLD LABEL 15-YEAR-OLD Ask for UATro'S. 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