British Columbia Federationist
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issued: 2017-03-28
issued: 1924-03-21
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note: INDUSTRIAL UNITY: STRENGTH OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATED LABOR PARTY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLISHED IN INTERESTS OF AU WORKERS .. POLITICAL HMTT: VB3TOBT SIXTEENTH YEAR. No. 12 FOUR PAGES VANCOUVERrB. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 21,1924 5C A COPY 3. 8. Wpodswortb, labor M. P. piwroH-f Mfclaohlan's Case Before Parliament TRIED ON OBSOLETE LAW Four Judges Closely Connected With Companies Before Ap- pointment to Bench [J. S. Woodsworth, $1. P., Centre Winnipeg, delivered a lenKthy speech in the federal house on March 4. 19ii, a verbatim report of whieh appears in Hansard of that date. Regarding the arrest and conviction of .1. B. Maclachlan, secretary pf the Nova Scotia miners, Mr. Woodsworth , has the following to flay.—Editor], -THAT brings me to a question that * has been of very great interest to ' tho workers of Canada from coast to , coast, namely, the arrest and conviction of J. B. Maclachlan, the secretary of the miners. I am very glad indeed to give credit tp the government in that within the last two or three days an order has been issued for the release pf J. B. MacLachlan on parole. It has not been gfeperally known that tjie other six men who were arrested and convloted at the same time were released some time ago. 1 understand that Mr. McLachlan ls gtlll in Dpr- chester Renlteptlary. Whether ftj* pot he will accept hts release on tlcket- qf-leave, I do not know, but although his release may be a certain kindness . to him and to his family. It by no | means goes far enough, because he still standi as a criminal. Fpr what I was he arrested? Because he wrote a I circular letter which he sent out to ' the different unions, protesting ' against the brutal action of the pro- ' vlncla| pojlpe of yntta, Sessile. He stated hpw Hits tqree pf provincial policemen had rltjden down men, women and children who were going peaceably about their business. I have here—I w|fi not take tile trojjl)!e to read them to the house—statutory 1 declarations which were presented tp i t…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Vancouver Trades and Labour Council (1912) ; The B.C. Federationist, Ltd. (1912-1915) ; The B.C. Federationist, Limited (1915-1922) ; The B.C. Federationist (1922-1923) ; The British Columbia Federationist (1923-1925).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0345580
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : The British Columbia Federationist
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text