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[The Labour Statesman]
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T'ijr t? U ii / T man Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council <^^>» No. 1. VANCOIJVEI?. B. C. APRIL 25. 1924. five Cents per copy • \ v AFFILIATED UNIONS Street' Railway Employee*.; Carpenters Union. - • Bakery* Salesmen. , Journeymen Barbers: ■' Boilermakers Union. ,- • Steam and Operating Engineers. General Laborers Union;. Hotel and Restaurant Employees. Machinists Union 182. Machinists Union 692. Musicians Union. Stage Employees, v .Moving Picture Operators. Journeymen Tailors. Typographical Union. Bookbinders Union. Electrical Workers 213. Sheet Metal Workers. Milk'Salesmen. Journeymen Plumbers. ' Railway Carmen. Blacksmiths Union. Garment Workers. Plasterers Union. Bricklayers bad Masons. Cigar. Makers. Teamsters and Chauffeurs. Boot and Shot-Workers. , "Printing, Pressmen. Mental hospital Employees, N. W. Civic Employees. Bridge & Structural Iron Workers. Pile Drivers. Moulders. "" * ; >• V r ""' Painters. Lithographers. Soft Drink Dispensers. Switchmen. ._. ■Theatrical Federation. ■ ft CANADIAN LABOR PARTY CONVENTION HERE TUESDAY An organizing convention of the British Columbia suction of the Canadian Labor Party will be held in the Trades Council Hall, 16 Hastings Strcct^East on Tuesday, April the 29th, when the first big step for united political action On the part of the workers of this province will-be inaugurated. -,JM<USt£?.. iSyill be in attendance from practically every union in the city anfl district, as well as from the various1 labor political—organizations. Delegates' from various parts of Vancouver Island and from New Westminster and othej^s&stern points will also be in attendance. This will be the 6rst of. a scries of conventions for the organization' and nomination of labor party locals and ^candidates. i ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL > WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE The Label League Whist. Drive and Carnival Dance held in the Cotillion Hall last Friday night was another huge success. The winners, of the whist drive' were: First ladies., a #air of flower vases, won by-M-fa. Cook, 118; second prize, 4 pound,,.box of chocolates, won by Violet Woodward, 117-; booby prize, a large Easter, egg,, won J>y HBittyTagc, of the Carpenters Union, who was playing as a lady, 89. ' The gents' .first prize, pure amber cigar- -ettc .holder, waa-bjCtWaltcr iHSjBmKffi! second.prize, two boxes of cigars, won by H. W, Watts, managing editor of The La- ;'or Statesman, 113; booby prize1, half ppund tin of tobacco, won by Wtii! Emery, 90! • The last whist drive and dance of^ the season will be held in the Cotillion Hall, Friday,. May 16;' Come aijd bring your friends. Regular prices. OUR MISSION The-Labor. Statesman is owned and-controlled by the" Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades .and Labor Council. Unions affiliated with this council have subscribed for their members nad "have donated to the finances necessary for trfe production of this paper. Hence the members of these various Unions will receive this paper through the mails every week. , This is the first new step for the further unity of the Labor movement on the industrial and political-field. Whether your ideas be red, yellow or pale pink so fa'r as ultimate aims are concerned, all of you realize that noth-- ing can be accomplished on theNindustrial or the pqlitirarfi^d"wiftout unity. And unity means that all of us must give and take, and meet each other half way. When that is~accomplished and we stand solidly united for onr demands, then Labor will begin to enjoy more of the good things that can be so abundantly produced by labor and machinery. And that is all the labor movement is striving for—a higher standard of living—a greater destiny. An Ever Grander Realization tj The very highest service any organization can render is to help light the fires that show mankind a greater destiny. Mankind will ever march on and ever on as far as it can see, as far as it can glimpse the highest shining peaks of aspcration Jiorii in the brain of the noblest and the best of the soul-hungry human race; Those who have vision must show* the way and in others wake the impulse—this impulse that, like a mainspring, drives mankind on and on to ever grander realizations*. Those with awakened vision must rouse in the thousands who sleVp, this . passion for increasing consciousness ; must rouse this holy lust of the human brain.for the truth and the beauty and the. love of life above the cheap, sordid present-day existence; must rouse this sublime, desire for refined expanding life, for the increasing diameter of the soul .that delights the artisan, fires the scientist, warms the artist, kindles the heart of the educator, lifts the human clod from the gutter and redeems the human mind from the tyranny of the body and saves the human beingtrom the curse of cheap desires nad the blight- of degrading indifference: - «.v — ■ '\ > ' Good for the-Whole Human Family , That is the mission of this paper ¥ridf1ie labor movement. IfAplenty of attractive and nourishing food, if Jjpautiful and commodious homes and Handsome furniture and elegantly excellent clothing, if these things are good for anybody they would be good for everybody. If Art And Science and "Literature" and Philosophy and the best of Music and Travel and-Leisure arrd-aTrabundance of the good and beautiful -things of life;—if these things are -good for one set of human beings fhey are good fior the whole human family. •-. . If a wholesome amount of joyous labor, applied to the machinery .of wealth production, can provide more than .enough to satisfy the best mental and physical desires of'the human family,, why should we not endeavor to escape from the frigid loneliness of wolfish individualism into the -genial' sunshine of fraternal collectivism? * '"" ., * Time to Close Up Our Ranks ., O, weary friend, brother, sister, in shop and mill and mine and farm. lift up your head and think and dare—dare to read, dare tpsstudy the message of the bold, strong fellow-workers who already see just rtWad along the path of human progress, the great meadows,, the laughing brooks, the cool groves, the- waving grain, the gold-topped mountains of freedom and justiceand life—the life that means._the /pleasure of leisure without fear, and work without robbery^ —>—.r— ..^^ \ ...... That is the mission of tlit.labor "movement. That is why an ever-increasing number are rallying to our cause. Every day comes-word of new labor victories on the industrial and especially on the political field from all parts of the world. - Itjs_ now time for us in British Columbia to close up our ranks, increas6 the strength of our organizations and march for- wardVith our brothers^n other countries to a greater destiny. . Labor Party Will Be Acti^f actor \The Labor Party in. British Columbia is not saying much In a publicity way," but it ■ is "sawing wood." the Labor Party has a ui-uclcus of adherents in every constituency and the elimination of the $100 election deposit, may bring out more labor candidates than at any other time. A big campaign fund has not been' neccessary in the past to elect Labor candidates or ran a close contest with old party candidates. In some previous elections Labor lias had as many as twenty candidates in, the field and after collecting, the election deposit and having about $50 or $100 to make the fight on, has cither elected their candidate or come within a handful of votes of doing so. Vancouver and Victoria wilt, in all probability, have full tickets in the field and plans are tinder way, to have candidates contest Burnaby, New \AVestminster, North Van- couvcr. Nanaimo; Comox, Nelson, Prince Rupert, South Okanagan, Slocan and other ridings .as well as South Vancouver, Newcastle and Fernie, which are already represented by Labor candidates. Vitality and Enthusiasm The forthcoming convention of the British ColumbMt* section of the Canadian Labor 'Party, may add vitality and enthusiasm to the rank and file of the workers. Never before in th>- hi-.tory, of British Columbia were conditions so favorable to the Labor party as today,, with the Liberal and Con- . servativc parties .entirely discredited, and f he Provincial party -a doubtful quantity. -There is every indication that the -campaign between these three parties will be Jtntply-a mud-slinging and personality abusing contest- This will add to the strength of'-the Labor party candidate. Farmers Behind Labor Party | In the country districts, a large number | of farmers have always rallied round the 1 Labor candidates and there is no indication J that it will not be the same this time. As j'in'lhe past, some of these Labor candidates- may be farmers trying to eke out a miserable existence from thevsoil.. Workers who are interested in haying I Labor candidates in their constituency should immediately get in touch with-W. H. jCottrcH, 166 17th Ave., W., Vancouver, B;C. Chairman of the Canadian Labor 'Party." Replying to a cablegram from the Trades and Labor Council, to Harry Gale, London, Eng., regarding the payment of fair wages on Spillcrs elevator/ he says that wage scales wlil be taken care of to the Council's entire satisfaction. *' All-the locals of the Amalgamated Carpenters in the-United States have goncoyer to "The United Brotherhood, ok Carpenters. The Milk Saksmenand Dairy Employees Union has placed their entire membership on our mailing list and we are -locking forward to them to interest their customers in The Labor Statesman. Have you a friend in B. C. who you think would like to-Tead this paper? If _so: tell hjm al[ about it." ^TX' . All the"'niejlbcrs of the United. Brotherhood of Carpenters,- Local 452; are on our mailing list and arc hustling new subs. Go thou and do likewise. ... / Hundreds of new locals are being formed by the British Labor Party and hundreds of new members are joining the oH locals. Two iion-uiiion dairies -were recently fined for selling dirty milk. Bat the consumers who were probably half poisoned with the dirty -milk were not reimbursed. From-fiftecn to twenty-6re new members have been taken into the Carpenters union afc the last three or fnor meetings. • Tine "Carpenters complain thai nnion-made overalls arc hard to" get in the city. HereV a chance for a live garment manufacturing firm. ' A DUTY FOR YOU No. Labor paper can function properly unless hs finances arc in good shape. Wealthy corporations are not in the habit of "buying the policy" of a Labor paper, I hence we have to rely upon the advertising ! support given us by local merchants. But tt-c want yott to bear in mind that no advertiser or group of advertisers, no matter how big their ads., will be given any con- j sidoralion,, so far as the policy of the paper is concerned. All.we ask you to do therefore, is to give them your patronage in exchange for thejrs, and TELL THEM J WHY. Make a note of these local mcr-, I chants, -point themout to the family shop- iper, and with this continued-support your [paper will flourish and prosper and. will thereby help Labor to become a fiSWu ia._ the land. : . The Musicians Union-in this city is 99 per ccttt. brgaTvr^cdTTTie oriejpeT cen»T\is being chased out of ■ the. city.- The Victoria local of the Amalgamated Cafpcotess-have gone over in a body to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. 1 The Trades Council is protesting-to the Workmen's Compensation Board against the collection of $1.50 per month by the j CP.R. Medical Board from men/employed jtjy the Junkins Co. on the B. C. Pier. Under this, "Approved Scheme" it is alleged-that j the Compensation Board does not get alt ] the money collected. ip|toW'.i'M"'l|*IIWM1#MA> ■mi Mwdtig,''llJf Two -XTHE LABOR STATESMAN FREE DELIVERY PHONE: HIGH. 1119 "?° LOCAL SPRING LAMB ■ This Lamb is the product of the Experimental F|trm, arid is dressed by the packing house. LIMITED QUANTITY. ONLY AVAILABLE ■ ' POULTRY , TURKEYS—Per lb. ::..„.:........„...:.:.......;..:.„..:....„..::.:.:....:...:.■ ..:• 35c '. FRESH KILLED LOCAL CHICKEN—Per lb. , ...30c BEEf '•■■-. ': ^:.,.'.''J- SIRLOIN ROAST—Per HV ,... 25c : LOCAL MILK FED VEAL LEGS OF VEAL; about 6 lbs. each—Per lb....... ...r.<^...:.. ...28c PORK -■',■ ALBERTA GRAIN FEILPORK, FRONT LEGS—Per IB.......lV-Ac- BACON-3 lbs. for . :..:...... ~.,..^Z2£ 'ZZZ.... $1.00 BEST ALBERTA BUTTER-3 Ibsi for $1.00 With Meat Orders of $1.00 and Over. \ FIRSTAVENUE MARKET Near Vancouver Drug 5tore~"aTicTThree Doors North of Grandview Theatre. 1710 COMMERCIAL DRIVE VANCOUVER, B.C. (Mention This.Paper When Purchasing.) Grandview Grandview Grocery - • WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY , A Trial Order Will Convince You. Cash..taik-Fre'e Delivery. 175? Commercial Dr. Phone: High; 268 Manitoba Hardware Shelf Hardware, Granite and Tinware, ', McClary'a Ranges, Bapco Paints and>. Electrical Goods. 1174-16 Commercial Dr. ' Phone'High 97* GRANDVIEW '._. Furniture Exchange J. D. Smith," Prop. „__. - -' RUGS AND CONC-OLEUMS 1813 Commercial Dr. " Phone": High. 470 T. DAVIES Plumbing and Sheet Metal Work, Furnaces, Eavcstrough, Cornices^ etc. 1943-Commercial Drive \phone: Jt'8n- Ml Cox's Shoe iStore SHOES FOR THE FAMILY Leckie's, Chum, Hurlburt, Classic, Empress 171i Commercial Drive Phone: High, 1298 WINNIPEG CITY COUNCIL AGAINST GOVT. POLICY V WINNIPEG. Man.—While the-C.P.R., the C.N.R., and the Dominion Government are touring their agents all through Europe, telling the,workers in these countries that there is work for all in Canada and. that no unemployment exists, the Winnipeg City Council at their meeting on Monday, April , 7th, clearly recognized and gave'the lie to the above mentioned agencies in passing a resolution appealing to the employers in the ~ city of Winnipeg to give employment to the >^Ooemployed citizens of Winnipeg, and placed themselves on record against the policy of . - the Dominion and Provincial Governments ■for bringing thousands of workers into the country while a serious Uriempolyed situation; still prevails. The Council has a .Labor mayor and six Labor aldermen. THE INDEPENDENT PRESS The lajc John Swindon, sometime editor of the New York Times, which is among the best"o! the great American dailies, as a tribute of love and respect was tendered a banquet .by Bis brother-editors. He astonished his hosts, when, in reply to a toast to ."The Independent Press," he used the following words: -"There is" no such-thhrg in America.as. an independent press except it be- in the country towns. "'You" know it and I know it. There is not one of you whb would dare to write his honest opinions, and if he did, you know, beforehand that it .would never appear in print. "I am paid $150 for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected With—others of you are paid similar'esalaries for similar things—and any of you who would be so foolish as to write his honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job.' "The business of the journalist is to destroy the truth, to lie -outright, to pervert to vilify, (o fawn at the feet of Mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know this, and I know it; and what.folly is this to be toasting an 'independent press 1' "We are the tools and vassals of the rich men" behind the scenes. Wc arc jumping- jacks; they' pull the strings- and wc dance: Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are the property of these men. Wc are intellectual prostitutes." ~~jl~^ Perverting the News- , This is just as true of Canadian and other British newspapers as.it is of.the American. Ih.fact, sinceShe inception of the British Labor goverhinent,"^hc reports of its activities have been so perverted that the real truth has not been known tVthis day. An'd thousands of workers, acccptingHljc reports as true, have condemned'the Labor 'government. j^.„.._-SQia:H PltTSBUJRG,7Tcnn.-;More than W' 250 unorganized men and -women employees **'■■ of the Aycock hosiery mills suspended work '".'■' . rather than accept' wage—cuts. The new ■r.™^M™.-<sgteat}te>!£&ls for 96 cents where $2 formerly was paid. These workers havcasked to be organized,. . - ' . ,h» The Labor Party is only in office and not in power, hence it cannot do all the things1, it would like fo do. During the Dockers' strike the daily press condemned the Labor government in the eyes of the' workers by perverting the news. But the strike ended, says Dom Dickson, flnbor M. P. in the Glasgow Forward, "not by threatening to march the military, for blackleg labour at the docks, but by ..indicating in unmistakable fashion the rciniposifion of the Profiteering Act' of 1918, and of the Emergency Powers Act <>f 1920. Under the 19r&\Aet, th£ power_ to_is- sue neccssary"~*orders ancTappoint requisite penalties is vested in, a food'controller, and in addition to the penalty a convicted person had- to forfeit to the crown - double, the excess lie had taken. AND THE PROFITEERING FRATERNITY WERE UNDER NO ILLUSION: PROFITEERING AfcTS ADMINISTERED BY" A LABOUR GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE' BEEN SOMETHING LESS OF A JOKE THAN THEY HAD BEEN UNDERTHE COALITION GOVERNMENT.,., The Premier's prompt and firm action perturbed the trading sharks, but it brought a sense of security into thousands of poverty-stricken homes. A Bold Stroke But"Ra"Tm$ay MacDonald's task was not finished there. Had the strike continued, his job had only just begun. He could not"permit the people to starve, and he would not be. a, party to smashing the dockers in a" fight fir i decent standard of IKe. Under* the Emergency Powers Act of 1920 he had 'power to regulate traffic on. railways, canals', and ports, in a few days those powers would have been exercised—not in a way acceptable to the dic-hards_of the industrial worjd^ but they, would most certainly have been exercised. The government would have taken over the control of the docks; and the dockers themselves would have undertaken the. loading and.discharge"of goods, THE GOVERNMENT,GUARANTEEING THE INCREASED WAGES IN DEMAND UNTIL A DEFINITE AGREEMENT WAS REACHED. This was the bold stroke upon which |the Labor premier bad decided—a masterly stroke that would have proved to the-country that the present administration is lacking neither in imagination nor in courage. , The reason the employers collapsed was just'"because a Labor government declared: (1) TKat is would not allow general •starvation; - (2) That.it would get thp dockers to work and import the necessary foodstuffs, guaranteeing the dockers the twp shillings a (3) That it would take over the employers' plant to see that this was done; and (4) There was no guarantee that the business" would ever again go back to the exploitation called "Private Enterprise." "Lies and Half T™ths"_ Gjcorgc Laiisbury. Labor M.P. and editor of'"-T-he Daily Herald" says, "Surrounded as we are by open and secret enemies, who. use every unscrupulous device to pull us down, backed by a Press which carries on a day- by-day, in fact,, an almost hourly-by-hour, campaigij'of lics'-and half-truths we have no means of ovcrconiing",~"exccpt"l>y means of this one small daily paper assisted by the various, weekly editions of Socialist and Labor- journals." "Fair Game" Ramsey MacDonald, in a recent address to the Civil Service, said:j "I notice,-with reference to this burning speculation of Singapore, that one set of newspapers announced to 'you- tffeit"—His Majesty's Government bad yielded to -.the. gentle pressure which the Admiralty had the genius to bring to bear on every Government.'; '-.* ;'Having"sa!3 tbatfbr a" day or two! "they irrformed you they were- wrong, and that, something 'else was. in the minds of His Majesty's Government. ..Discovering that, they did not say they were wrong; they "said they had had greater influence on us than bir the Admiralty, and that we had changed our views in accordance with their, blandishments, •■ .._ . . :; ''Governments,"., added Mr. MacDonald, are fair gamf-for the twistings.and turnings of newspaper stunts." v.; . ';.. '. Damage the Government " The political correspondent of The DaJly Herald (tabor) writes: After'publishing a fictitious statcmerjt about a.weakening on. the part.of the Government "The^Dstijy News", has the effrontery to say-that "the danger was over." Pressure had been brought to bear, and the Government was now firmly against the Singapore project! In all. this there Was not one word of truth. It was'printcd in order to damage the Government. . , ,-->• —¥et~ there are many Labor men and wO*cn who still' read the "Daily News" and believe in it's benevolence to Labor. "They are the morirnleceivcd. Vancouver Heights Vancouver Heights Pharmacy. and '• • ■ Post Office Prescriptions, Drugs and ' KODAKS 3955 Hastings St Bast Phone High. 47«. B. C WINDOW GLASS CO., LTD. Dealers in SASH, DOORS, FRAMES AND GLASS Window Glass, Leaded Art Glass Building Papers . Roofing, • Panelling RELIABLE . House Wiring "AT~R~EASONABLE RATES R.C. HIRST 4003 Hastings St E Phone High. 1462L THE ESTHER BAKERY For Better Bread, Cakes and Pastry 3728 Hastings E. Phone: High. 1309 H. A. HILL GROCERIES, FRUITS, CURED MEATS, .- ■ FLOUR AND FEED 3722 Hastings Street East a , . ' Phsite High. 1640 First-Class Painter and Decorator' .. .All work guaranteed. -~ HQEO. ANSELE 3752 Hastings St E.. Phone High. 1037 Urged Home Bank u' Failure Investigation Wm. Irvine's (Labor-. M.P.) speech, following., his motion in the Federal House calling for the appointment of-a special parliamentary committee to • investigate the Home Bank failure with a view to discov- efing any weaknesses in the Bank Act, is described by the daily p'apcrs as the best speech of his, career. Calgary victims of the ' Home Bank, through their executive, wired Mr. Irvine expressing their appreciation of. his action in introducing the resolution, and-congratulating him on the very able manner in which he participated,^ the debate which followed the introduction of his resolution, ' Mr. Win. "Irvine (East Calgary) moved: That, in the opinion of the House, a parliamentary cominjttcc should be ap-~_ pointed immediately to investigate the Hotne Bank failure,..with a^lew.j;o dis.^t- . covering any weaknesses in „tho Bank Act which matt- be amended to prevent ,- a similar occurrence; fo deviser some means of protecting depositors general- . ly; and to make recommendations as to the possibility of saving the Home Bank depositors from loss. -! ■':\ LITTLE BRICK Room rfc-niccen 0- It will pay -building trade mechanics to look over Kirk's Hardware ad. in this issue. 1834 POWELL STREET ^K THE LABOR STATESMAN Three I "7 Mt Pleasant JAMES HARKNESS . Tea and Provision Merchant: .- 2505 Main Street Phone Fair. 1269 SPECIALTIES • Coffee Cooked Ham, . Cheese Teas ■■ , Ayrshire Bacon Butter m. EMERSON L. BURRIL1. Chiropractor ■ .• Graduate }»16] , ' , Post Graduate Courst 1923 207 Lee Building- Main and Broadway City jHectric Electrical Contractors and Supplies Repairs Day and Night. Eighth Ave. and Main Phone Fair. 4865 2412 Main, Opp. Eighth Phone Fair. 524 SINGER SEWING MACHINE STORE There is no. better place in the city to buy at cash or on the installment plan. Hemstitching Second-Hand Machines \ R. H. Stewart Co., Ltd. Furniture nad House Furnishings Cash or >£asy Payments. 2424 Alain St at Eighth. Phone Fair. 2512 Bell Plumbing and Heating Company. 105 Broadway East -: , . REPAIRS OUR SPECIALTY Fair. 2593 Res. Phone Bay. 1098X •-; For Watches, Clocks and Jewelry "' . Try " .'-. . ARTHUR WISMER Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician 2317 Main St Fair. 966 Gilkie . AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER — General Repairs, Storage, Ford Parts, Oils, etc. 2222 Main Street (Rear) Phone Fair. 5633 The Store With Small Expense. Arthur Frith & Co* Men's and Boy's Furnishings, Hats, Boots, and Shoes. ".- ','..". ..—' . • , Phone: Fain 14 2313 Main Street Between 7th and 8th Aves. A. Hilker & Son , Anything in Dry Goods and. Fancy Work. I. Goods Must Be;-Satisfactory or Money Refifndcd^i . ' ". -< | 2425 Main St, Halfway Between Broadway I and 8th Avenue. Phone: Fair. 58. Res. Phone: Bay. 4766R Mount Pleasant UNDERTAKING CO., LTD. AMBULANCE "SERVICE - CORNER OF MAIN AND K1NGSWAY J. W. Hogg, Prop. Phone: Fair. 1324 Broadway Bakery WEDDINGS SOCIALS - bWoUETS - ' Two Stores; 522 Broadway E.' . 4132 Main St *A. LABOR WINS THE , ^ELECTIONS IN' DENMARK COPENHAGEN.—The result of the-elct- tions for thc.Folkcthing are now clear. The farmers' party, left bloc in the house, lost eleven scats, which' were won by the-Socialists. The Socialists, ^will form a new ' government and it is expWKd there will be wormi -minister of commerces ':•( ARGENTINE PENSIONS , On-April 1st a new law went iino^cHect in Argentine,: pensioning all . who Wave SA worked twentj^fije years or more. Pcn- I . '.- sions are provided by means of-taxes paid. I ' into the state treasury by all' workers. The \ «v scheme, how.cvcr._is inoperative at the pres« cat time.^wr-a.use'. the government ha;-.no !. -■"' money' to finance if with. There is- also t opposition to it from'the young element of • ' organized jabor'"and the business interests. L.' ;"
. ' " ' .' TOPEKA, Kan.—Organized plasterers in this city have raised wage? $1 a day. WAtERBURY, Conn.—Garment workers have -won their strike for a 44-hour week. Formerly, they worked 50 hours. Tfie union shop is recogiiized, and there will be • no wage reduction!' " - -: ■'..- '!-* ' ROCHESTER, N. -Y.-Brickiaycrs in' tins city nave raised wages $1 a-day. WORCESTER,'- Mass.—Newspaper print; crs-'havc raised Wages $3 a'week. The con- J£af4, wj^^emtinue for three year's. The new Tares are $45- and^l£.ai_wcek. :t-t.~»—— There is.no election depdsti. That makes it easier for. you to have a labor canduTate in your constituency, and to cTcct~him.^— 5encL..in'the hews.of-union activities. Main St. South of 23rd P. N. PARKEK Dry Ooods and Men's Furnishings' "Where You Buy and Save" 25th and Main " 'Phone Fair. 801 • .' Open Saturdays Until 9:30 'p.m. - -: ,r Latimer Hardware McClary Ranges General Hardware '*' kf ' Jamiejion's Paint .,-J .....„:-'—' 4124 Main Stft-.- ','" V \Phonr Fair. 792 J, C. GOLVIN PliimMng Heating Qasnttlng . , . 'Estimates Cheerfully Given.-, j ; 4178 Main Street '" " . hones; Fair. 3071' Res., Fair. 237511, j._^_JCLYears' Experience GT.^K FISHER Pr^scripjion Druggist P QUALITY SERVICE SATISFACTION t.; , Prompt Delivery. ... 28th and Main • Phone Fair. 830 TRY NEILSON'S Superior Bakery" ' .' For BREAD CAKES PASTRY 4491 Main Street " Phone Fair.■ ■«•! Universal Qrocery Special, 4 lb. Tin Purt Strawberry Jam, 60c Highest Possible Quality at the Lowest Possible Price. " -- 3851.Main Street Phone: Fair..5000 F. WfcLLS SHOEMAKER MAlrt STREET AT 23RD AVENUE WILLIAM HENDERSON TAILOR. Dyeing, Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing and Altering. • 3828 Main Street - Phone: Fair. 5651 TRY Colbpurne's Market For Choice. Meats, Fish and Poultry. . PROMPT DELIVERY -- - 26th and Main . Phone: Fair. 1640 AUSTRALIA NEXT FOR LABOR GOVERlNMlNT . Australia- is pn its way to a Socialist State. Recent victories of the Labor Party' has added South Australia and West Australia to the states already, controlled by the Labor Party, which are QuCCfisland and'Tasmania. The Labor -Party have strong representations in. the states ot New South Wales, - K'cw-Zialand and Victoria. ;_ __.-/ , The Labor Party is the largest party in the Federal Parliament, but the .old parties form the government, -But at a recent Federal election in Dalbousic, the Labor,Party candidate won easily and this contest prior to the result, was# considered the barometer" of public opinion. Now the .old,parties are. certain of defeat at the nearby'elections, ■ The farmers who have their own' parliamentary group are beginning. to*go over to- labor. In fact the alliance of the .farmer and Labor parties' in the recent South .Australia election gave the labor party the victory. PRIVATE PEAT TELLS THEM ABOUT WAR CLEVELAND— ^Private Peat" .revealed war as it is fo a large group of Cleveland business men, containing a number of- distinguished war .profiteers:.,,, The Canadian declared: "Our newspapers and even out; scboolbooks arc saturated with .praise for military glory, and arc largiily-'sflent, as to the cost and criminality ' of' it. We who served know war has four elements: tears; 4=6fes§a!-,^ifa25^s,' a«(ljuieS«i«ating '" - -ftuew^ d««la^2UUi£./oT^ pAipils"T5tfaJ: arc learning that is is glorious, chivalrous .and honorable?'* '.,"'""', . - "TJSlirjr'polkrt over 7,000 votes., in^yancbu-.' vcr at the .last elections, lets make 'it 10;000 and a clean sweep this time. '".,,,',. ■naa HH ■ /■ Four THE LABOR- STATESMAN SHOPPING PARS. I love, to look in the windows of art stores. I was delighted with the two pictures, A Boy and a Girl. Each picture, was attached to a mirror. In my humble opinion they would be much more attractive -without the mirror attachment. However, jt is worth a journey up Granville Street, to see that Boy and GirL • " . ■-' ~"~''''.-, *«'«-'-_■' I notice a great improvement in the display of hosiery. Instcda of the old short shin model, the , (past-the-khee) model is , lieing used, in the better.class stores. This exhibits to better advantage the exquisite salmon pink stockings. I felt, inclined to buy a pair of those fine silks, but upon re flection ob'served, that they would not be attractive without the models, so t "turned nty attention to those dainty little handkerchiefs-of French" design, named LE FRI VOLE. They ate so small yet so chic I I , don't know whether a lady wih use one or two or three j but they will certainly add charm to the lady possessing one. But they arc smalll too small for usel But then"Art has its own utility, that plcbfan minds what not of., n ♦ •* ■ With rnuch_ money I could have bought i many things. Good stylish suits for young men, with pleats in the back'of the coat. .New.hats wjth a little feather at the baek to show that you are a shiek. ',.,.- '"■'. '.'■' ' '. *'■*' »' I.turned into Con Jones', bought a good cigar, and as I "smoked there-came back to memory the words of the Psalmist: "Happy is the man who in the smallness. of his "desire make poverty equal to riches; to w'Hom thr^skins of the desert are as garments of camels' hair finely wrought. «• LAW AND ORDER (?) ' WEJMAR, Germany. —The "law and' order" forces of Thuringia, which with the aid of federal German troops .secured an electoral victory over; the Socialists'and Communists in February, arc rigorously firing working class representatives who held political jobs under the -previous administra- tibn—all under the plea of reduction of expenses. They are scrapping,social legislation that favored the unemployed, war victims, ahd widows and orphans.' -' 158 MINERS KILLED IN FEBRUARY WASHINGTON.—Thc;^U. S. Bureau of Mines reports 158 deaths from mine acci jjents in February, 1924.' Anthracite mines conffibjitcd 40 deaths and bituminous mines JI8- A number of. prominent women members of the Labor party have sent a petition to Mr. Wheatley, the Minister* of Health, asking him to receive a deputation to state the case for the teaching of birth control at clinics set up under the administration of local authorities. , A two-year agreement at $1.25 an hour has been signed with employers by Chicago units of the United Association of Plumbers and Steainfittcrs of the United States and Canada. Half a dozen, members can organize-a branch of the Labor Party.. YOURSELF and five more. DO JT NOW. ■;; How many members did you bring into the local? If none— get one; if one—get another. Mrs. Gopdsole—I am-soliciting for, the poor. . What do you do with your cast-off clothing? Mr. Longsufferer—I hang them up cajre- fully and put on my pajamas. Then I we sume them in the morning. HAMBURG.—The German water froift is on strike. In Hamburg and Bremen, the chief ports, all harbor-workers have downed tools |o preserve "the 48-hour week. "I thought in my simplicity," said Archdeacon Doherty, Anglican bishop of Huron, Out.', "that after the war .there would be an international tribunal to bring those guilty of tlie war to justice. But nothing has been done." ....•'■ BEST WISHES p .... To Our " ■_-• LABOR STATESMAN FROM THE HOME OF ?4, SHAMROCK BRAND PRODUCTS *♦ P. BURNS & CO.* LTD. - / *T SUBSCRIBE TO-DAY 2a Weeks for ONE DOLLAR THE LABOR STATESMAN Holden Building Vancouver British "Columbia li mmafrigf.aMW.ftT- -;- THE LABOR STATESMAN 1?ive, m r ' -3- $. "> South African Field Boots Made in England (|>r AA of aolid leather ...... tptl.UU —T«E BEST BOOTS obtain- * able in. Canada at »J;ljis low pricing. As illustrated, with genuine cowhide uppers, two full double soles, solid leather insoles and full bellows tongue. 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Many who Bleep with open windows even-In wintertime would not be "without the comfort of Hudson's Bay Point Blankets in the bedroom. Every home should.have one or .more pairs. "When you buy, get the real thing. There are some ."counter- felts." None is genuine without the Company's trademark, "Seal.of Quality." .SIZE WEIGHT . PRICE JPair) (Pair) 3 Point (60x72 ins.)' 8 lbs..-6 ozs. $10.60 3% Point (03x81 Ins.) 10 lbs. $12:60 ; 4 Point (72x90 las.> 12 lbs. $15.00 n Men's Combination Overalls '■•; /for $2.95 Well made garments of a serviceable quality Khaki "duck; with 2 hand, 2 hip, rub atid outside 'breast .pockets, with back sttaj), close fitting polo collar, and double sewn'seam's. A garment that-measures up to .evtry -man's idea of service and satisfaction.' Sizes 34 to 44. Price $2.95 ' - ■ ,i Factory Brand Work Shirts, are produced expressly for the Hudson's Bay Company. They are made lor real comfort and long wear. They contain- many special features of advantage to the wearer which are not found in ordinary work shirts. Among these are: ' Blue Serge Suits For Young Men at :,'■'-y $27.50 - ' —a surge of splcndjjgqual-; ity, well suited to40fc re- . .quircmchts"' of a young man's model; and equally . suitable., for conservative dressers. A dressy-serge of nice weight, in a beautiful -fine twill; color guaranteed. V l.-Ajinple room without' undue bulk in the body lines. 2. Neat-fitting shoulder yoke and* collar. ' tir&x'trr jpomy-aTrrifprt:-;ahd-sleeve - cut with a generous amount of ... nVateriaLnot..s.kinipcd like ..int^r- "" , ior quality shirts-that'bind and hinder freedom of actoin.. 4. Placquet. faced and -buttoned' vent at wrist. 5. Correct length for real* comfort FACTOR Brand comes either in - -4he—new> coal —style -or. closed front, with extra long three- button vent to facilitate'taking ' ' off-. —^ " 'ljn-;'-;' 6. Gusset: Skirt. 'FACTOR Brand Shirts come in a wide choice of materials suited particularly for wear by the, mechanic, workman^-farmef. and*rancher. Select from the — ; following the particular shirts'that will nnjef your needs. long-wearing; '".75" GREY COTTON PIN CHECK WORK SHIRTS Cqol, comfortable, and sizes W/2 to 18. -KHAKI DRILL WORkIsHIRTS —with one breat't pocket, neat polo"col- lar altacljed*. ■ Suitable fpr camping and outing,Wear; sizes 14}^ to <ffijO f\f\ BLUE WORK SHIRTS —of Bcjt quality chambray, with collar attacht'd and one breast pocket; -sizes AA'A to 18- d»"| 7C Price "...i «pl. / «? $3,50 V "FACTOR" BRAND WORK SllIRTS —in khaki shade, "made-of alfwool flannel, with two -military, breast pockets arid 'choice of polo, military, link, or separate collar; sizes 14J4 to 18. Price -v...- KHAKI MOLESKIN SHIRTS —for work or outing, wear, with two mil-' . itary breasl_pockets, military or polo col- 'lar attached; sizes \4'/i ife3 f\f\ , to 18. Price,;, each «P O • \J\J , KHAKI GABARDINE SHIRTS £ Made of a light weight fine quality drill, in coat style, with polo collar attached; sizes 14^ to 18. '.,'-'"■' ■0') C(\ Price :U...~„... «P*(» *5.V . OTTER Wrawf , MENS CASHMERE SOCKS "OTTER BRAND?' MenV Cashmere Soeks PER PAIR, 75c . All Pure Wooi-Cashmere Socks. ■ from a'famous English makers-Good heavy weight, made wit-h-seamless' feet and elastic ribbed tops. "Otter" brand is durable and has theSippear- . ance to satisfy the most critical ' buyer. They arc unshrinkable and the Company's confidence in these goods is your safeguard. Offered in black, white, brown and -other desired shades. Sizes ;9-J4 to 11. Unusually good value. : '. ■ .. Imperial Ranges $59.00 Made, expressly for the Hudson's Bay Company. The finest range on the market for the niorrcy — ■handsome-in apnearance, '-with polished steel, top, fuir'nlcltcl trim>. mings, beautiful niekcl-platcd base and feet, nice size oven and a won-, de.rfiU fuel saver. Bakes splendidly, is a powerful hot water heater and is fitted with.- duplex grates for ■*'QO<l or coal <J> CQ f\f\ Price only ....v. «fl>*5~.\/V/ Hi ygt.'. (NCORPpRATtO a«» MAY i»rp ! ||» . ::.i.. The Labor Statesman Published qvery. OTIday, n't-816 Holdo-n. Bid!?.; , -. Vancouver,. B. C. ■ *— Owned by TJ«» Vancouver;""-New Westminster and District Trades' , ■ jtrtd Labor Council: • Press Committee: R. H. Neelands, Typographical Union;-P. R. Bengough, Machinists'; Win, Dunn; Carpenters'; A. Mclnnis, Street Railwaynien; J. Smith, Carpenters'; J. Thompson,. Pile Drivers' and Wooden Bridgemen's. •'...' Subscription Jtato: Uti'ited_Statos und'Foreijjn.. J3.60" nor year; Canada, $2.50 per year, J1.B0 .for six roonthR; to Unions subscribing In ft 'body,'16c per member per month. _ . Second-Class mailing privileges applied for. Phone Seymour 7495 ,' Vancouver, B. C, April 25, 1924. ■v,» n / IN EXPLANATION Although this is the initial issue of THE LABOR STATESMAN, it is really not the first number.. By way pf explaining this Irishism it is necessary, trjtake our readers -back-'a-few months-.to..thc-day*-inunediate!jt. "following the cassation of the Longshoremen's strike. At that time, as a product of the strike itself, a paper had appeared under the name of "XHE LONGSHOREMEN'S STRIKE BULLETIN, which had left a not" inc6nsiderable impression upon the wage- earners and public generally of this city. In any case,- the Executive Committee of The VancouverJTrades and-Labor Council of the day, some of whose members had been functioning as a negotiating committee! for the disputants-in the strike, considered, it, might be a good stroke of business,,-from the standpoint of organized labor, if ways and means coulcLbe-dcvcloped-fdr--adopting 'wholesale the lusty though short-lived literary infant of the- Longshoremeh's strike. . Thufr-it-c'ame about {hat a paper, carrying the endorsement'of The Vancouver Trades & Labor Council; and known as the B. C. Labor Bulletin, was issued. There is no use lamenting over spilt., milk. That paper"waT issued in the throes of the Christmas holiday season, when business is'pcculiarZand eyer^r! body is intent upon his or her own celebrating. It had-to be'suspended. But as a result of that arises' now THE LABOR STATESMAN. This little note is by way of assuring all those who subscribed, either for single copies or bundles, or-placed advance advertising in the cqlumns of. THITBULLETIN -that their credits will be duly honored, on the ledger of'THE STATESMAN. It has been said that Trade Unions are the naturaf groupings of the'Workcrs.. Whether , .that be open to question or no, it is evident that the Labor Movement, with all tis shortcomings and tendencies to roamarnidst the swamps of., the jiast, .cOTtains*7P^.hape,fn.! features and tendencies to move and look ahead. In any case it must be taken as it is, for what it is. This journal .will aim to 'Be a medium for news and views of the movement, will attempt, so far as it is possible, to'make its editorials advisory and critical, in the hope that, healthy discussion amongst htc workers-of thsi city and contiguous territory may -develop. By the clash of ideas, the opposing of opinion to opinion, providing tolerance' be maintained for the other fellow's viewpoint, progress can be made. In spite of reaction, as we look abroad throughout the world today, we must repeat with.Galileo: "And still it moves." This journal makes no great pretensions to literary style, the grace of Macauley or the descriptive power of Dickens may tic conspicuous by their absense. It is, a paper of the wagc-ea'rner, designed to deal with ■ his problems as they affect him from day to day, and as they arc liable to affect him in "the 'rmmca*iatc "and 'distant" futurer if the ' ''iangOage-'UsefTSratrbc UndeTstflimW>y~tfao5« for whose consumption it is intended, and if.the matter-presented be fruitful insofar as helping insthc general forward movement £t^he^ii^S,'^T^''^mwHh'drcate a general election., for this Province before the passing of many moons. Party organizers .and .chiefs -arc how engaged in stumping the country, repairing-their particular political fences, and, taking, as is' their wont, an inordinate amount df excess baggage, metaphorically -speaking, in. the shape of platform planks and. pledges. . All the old tricks, and prpb.al2lypne_0.Ltwo new "ones/will be made., use of for the-purpose of leading the "great majority of^thc population, to-wit, the"working section, not into'the promised land, but into the land of promises. , , ;,';The protagonists, offhe party that is in, in order to remain, in, will descant seriously and solemnly uponMhe measures that have been initiated by the government of the day, and duly affirm that all these things>fiave '-(really benefitted the people and ipoae the burden laying upon the shoulders of the worker somewhat lighter, The #arty that is not in, in order to get in, will make tellingly effective criticisms of these very same well lauded pieces of legislation, and those who pr&fess understanding with Labor's position and aiijis to lend-a helping hand. For, indeed, the fields arc white unto' -harvest, b,ut the laborers' arc few. THE POLITICAL POT SIMMERS nil ii! :ill ;>. ini-rry time will !><- J.i.;hI by oftc-h -onus,, hence-the—avefflge--man:;i3- -at-^ca^-so- they .mutually stirrup the ,mud-pile of caclnothers iniquities. WjlSj all this pish.may have to do with the worker we are -at a loss to understand, though we have been enquiring for "some several years. ., Nevertheless, cxperince has proven that the workers will have quite a lot to do with it. When, overcome with nausea at the antics of a group that have held close grip upon the institutional fumf-. 'lure of .-government,- they- have sought--a change, they have, by means of the suffrage' \vhich they* possess, proven' capable only pf changing one set of master's agents for another ,-differe-nt-enly-in-that they are robed in' slightly 'different .political suits.- That the workers, have .progressed sufficiently intellectually to- make~a -complete change in the direction of their own economic and social interests is to hope for too. much. That there exists indications of a changing view; '-point-tending in~ that direction is the only reason for.exprcssing_somc measure of hope. 7 The"laws, 6f"a c6untxy,liis6far"as.tlicy-.afe hiade" effective, constitute the rules of the life wc have t'o live. Where the operation of those rules, on the one hand, or the non- operation4 on the other, effect the lives- and well-being of .the members of the wage- cariving section of society; the question becomes, an immediate and .vital one. This journaLis not out to dictate any line of action or to. lay out "any definite political policy, but it. might not be remiss to offer here a few observations. s .',-..._ The Statute books of this province, as of every other 'political entity within capitalist society", .are laden. with laws and acts re^ ipeeting the,cpnditions under which,wprkcrs, within such society1, shall, go to work. To mention a few at random: The.Coal Mines Regulation Act, The Workmen's Compensation Act, The Minimum Wage Law, The .Factory Act, The Eight Hour Day Act, etc. These were all put through the legislature ,by different .groups in power at different times. They were all made subject matter for electioneering. Palaver and' whang- doodle were disseminated ad-lib "for the delectation of the astonished multitude by politicians of both-old parties; schemes/were devised -and. measures created'' all for the purpose of assisting labor—to go on laboring to the continued profit of the owners of the machinery of production. -This, then, is what we have to say:. In the event,of an election coming upon us, keep, an open ear for promises made and-a ready mind to recall promises unfulfilled;" take the measure of the politicoes by paralleling their pledges with their performances, and see how all these -things work .out-when tested in the crucible q! yqujr_oj[nil., work-a-day experiences.and trials. A proverb-worth recalling is: "If a.thing is worth doing.-do it yourself." If economic salvation far as th'e judicial system is concerned.* We- endeavor, through this column however, "to answer legal questions that are' troubling you. Address this department',* and strengthening of the forces of the Labor Movement,- then our object, will have btjefi achieved and we: will rest- satisfied. ■■ In seeking this consummation devoutly to be wished we ask! the co-operation of all through evcyy-day 'contact; the familiarity which breeds contempt is part of their niake-upj But'with the processes of government and ad.itiitiistrafoiii the workers arc total foreigners. Only, by" experience; by' trial and error it may.be, will the working class come to the same hard-headed apprehension 01 the' latter that they have, through the ages, of-the former. Questions and Answers By "PHILITAS" Th"is department wihtbc a continuous feature of. this paper for the benefit of .readers. Fire in your questions on any subject arid .we will endeavor "to'answer, them. Address this depart/iiciit. Laws dating back many centuries are still in force today and the law makers arc still grinding out' new ones and changing old - " / ' BRITISH LABOR GOVT: MAKING HEADWAY GLASGOW.—The Unemployment figures. Me.falling.;,!tbc,.,Gap has/been, abolished; hqpes arc high about widows"pcnsions and removal of restrictions upon OU Age Pensions; Mr. MacDonald. is conducting "his foreign correspondence .with a skill and a dignity and a sane ordered purpose making for world peace, that is without parallel in our- modern- history; Wheatlcy's. Housing Bill is to come. Outside- Parliament people comment upon the meanness of the Tory and Liberal excuses for their obstruction of the Rcnf Bill; everywhere 'people are willing to condone and forgive lapses and .weaknesses in -the Labor Government. - NEW LABOR CONFERENCE IN ENGLAND SOON . —An entirely new labor conference has been arranged to meet in London, Eng., next August. It will be a purely British Empire conference. Heretofore they haye always been international, but this one will include British organizations from all the Dominions, and should .be a most unique affair. The agenda includes among other things:. Relations of the parties and trades unions within the British Commoitwcalth to one another; iiitcr-coiumonwcalth relations,"political and economic; maintenance of world peace; migration; racial questions; industrial .conditions, and legislation. KIRK'S E0 GOAL $12.25 Delivered, The Most Economical Coal Sold * in Vancouver Now being called for more arid more every day on account of its sterling quality. DOES LAST l.-QNOER "' KIRK & GO. LTD. 929 Main Stret ■" Phones: Seymour 1441 and 9075 PERRY & DOLK Men's Tailors 18 Hastings West Room 33 "—••'■. Brooks & Wilson Ideal Confectionery 1889 Powell Street Cakes, Pies , ■ 'Tobacco and Cigarettes THE BETTER 'OLE / s - 915 Main Street J. Turner, Prop., picks the best of tobacco. Order your Next Tailor-Made Suit From GAINING & CO. ; HASTrNOS STREET EAST (Three doors west Empress Theatre) ' Ring-' Up Phone Sey. 2354 for Appointment , DR.W.J.Curry . . Dentist Suite ,1(1! Dominion Building " .> -'' Vancouver. B. C. '.":., THE NEED FOR PATIENCE Bob Smilie, the British miners' leader, says: "Now that the Labor party arc in office a great deal will be. expected from them, but T would likt to point out that the wrongs and grievances of centuries, cannot be remedied in a few months, even by the most-strenuous endeavors. ■ ". ■'. "The new Labor Government must be given time to turn round and to develop its ' policy. Moreover, without fundamental changes many of Labor's proposals cannot be achieyed without considerable expenditure, and the Labor. Cabinet cannot create large sums of money merely by waving a wiz^ard.'s wand. - ; •i It has-been aHong time coining-and it is~ not licfc'yet, but we are getting Closer and closer to the time when all the unions affiliated with organized labor will stand and pull together. of the w.orking class,-and in the building up_ is worth anything to th.e„working class" then the working class rhust be capable pf appreciating its worth, and, consequently, capable of successfully effecting it. With the working class the industrial processes of "society are a matter of habit JOIN THE ONE MORE SUBSCRIPTION HUSTLERS'CLUB Get your Friend, Neighbor, or Workmate to-subscribe for •THE LABOR STATESMAN -~TTial^yjscriptioir^T^einyWeeks for V ONE DOLLAR _.; - ■ . V. Address': . '"•''■ 'The Labor Statesman, 16 Hastings St. East, Vancouver, B. C. I-'* Vi THE LABOR STATESMAN Seven in y South Hill If YbU Live Anywhere in South Vancouver '' -' ■ ■•'' - - Try - - ■ ":' ." Wilbee's Stores FOR "YOUR GROCERIES ' 46th & Fraser . . 61st & I-'raser 25th & Fraser 42rtd & Victoria Houghland's Drug Store ... For. Prescriptions Forty-seventh and Fraser Phone Fraser 281 Right Prices Parker's Meat Market Forty-seventh and Fraser Phone Fraser 204 All Meat Government Inspected. ONLY ONE QUALITY-THE. BEST' W.Lindsay —Barber 6348 Fraser—Elks' Hall Ladies' Haic; Bobbed. . Children's Hair, Cut. WE DELIVER POULTRY Paris' Fish Market !% |. .- . Fresh andv Smoked-FiSh Daily. 5973 Fraser ' Phone Frsaer 289 AUCTIONEER ■ Auctions conducted at your home, or goods "-'**••■' bought for cash.. ""~ . WALTER PEAKE :. . AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER •51st and Fraser fraser 602L Coles Shoe Store ' ;6167 FRASER STREET --.-; '_' . Our Aim: THE BEST QUALITY SHOES AT THE LOWEST PRICES. ,- Wilson & Anderson, Ltd. INSURAKCE AND. REAfe^STATE AGENTS 6181 Frase Phone Fraser 108 .Genuine Fowl Parts. , - TlresTTubcs, Oils Mackenzie's Garage REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES OF CARS ~:~? All Work -Guaranteed. 5914 Fraser Street Phone Fraser 442 H. C. SPALDING 5971 Fraser Street Boots and Shoes Neatly Repaired. 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE TRY NEILSON'S - Superior Bakery BREAD For CAKES 6421 Fraser Street ^PASTRY Fraser Bicycle Store Agent for B. C. M. Redbird and English Paragon. .'.' . REPAIRS 6551 Fraser at 52nd Phone: Fraser 331L STATE HEALTH INSURANCE It is rumored that-the-B. C Medical Asso- ciation'arc endeavoring to have State Health Insurance legislation passed. It has been suggested that all sick people taking advantage of .this free medical attention, must go to, or. call'in, a regular medical practitioner. If you want to be treated by -an Osteopath, Hydropath or by any other than the.drug treatment, you will have to pay for it, although you have paid a State Health In surance tax, Phone Fraser 236 Prompt Delivery Tecumseh Meat Market One. Quality Only—The Best- ""'.', 5675 Victoria Road E. Savage, Prpp., Plume Fraser' 344 '■ ** Window Qlass Victoria Road Hardware Gasoline, Oils, Tires, Paints, Roofing. 5697 Victoria Road E. H. Belsey, Prop. Jim MacLaughlin Says Labor Wffl Win Speaking at,, a big, meeting in Stclrarton, Nova JScbtia, J. B. MacLachlin, the miner's leader who was recently released from jail, said: ' . "" He had noted with "Pleasure that the Nova Scotia Legislature were at last going to give the workers some legislation worth while. So far,.the only thing the Nova Scotia Government had sent to Cape Breton for the miners was legislation which came on horseback with a good, shot of rurn under <ts belt, with a gun in its hand, and naturally the miners did not like this kind of-lcgisla- -tion^~I hope they, do~& little better this session, and that the eight-hour bill will-go through. 1 know it is only to get your votes; but you will do the voting later on for your own men. \ ■■/• -f '.'Since I came put'of the pen there'Have ■been four men knled,;and I don't know how many with broken bodies. The coal mine- owner is getting cheap coal at 14 cents a ton by the blood of the men and the suffering of, women and children. Soldiers to Protect Property , ''This is what the Government thinks aliout it: You know they sent soldiers to Cape Breton to protect life and property. I never saw them protect property. When it comes to pr6te3r^"'We~WllaT^W-thj- Armstrong Government do? Thirty-tw6 men* killed in mines last year, r-- '• "They know that that electric machine is the.direct cause of the deaths of men and T, , , ■ , , . , . If You Live Anywhere in South Vancouver "An Industry With a World-wide Market W\Vhen an .industry is started in. a community whiclCiupplies only a local -market W'ith its commodity it is counted as a great step forward for that community.. Not alone because of the labor it employs, but for the new wealth created. Should its market comprise an area of,, say five hundred miles in each direction, causing an Tiiflnx^of "money-from surrounding territories in exchange for its. output, it 'is,-trebly good for the community. But when an industry is started which has a world-wide market from which to draw profits, it creates a "steady; stream"-of Tiew money-flowing inter that community froni all corners of the Globe. Every man, woman and child in that-community ..is sure to receive benefit either directly or., indirectly from the enterprise. Such an industry is the B. C. VALVE COMPANY, LIMITED, of Vancouver. This company was organized by a group of engineers about three" months ago to manufacture, the B-all C-ontrbllcd' Valve under' Canadian Patent No. 233,165. The principle involved is a radical departure from the old style valves in that instead of-depending on a grinding movement of seating, the ball falls freely into its seat and is then tight- 'eneH'm'fo'"p1acT^ valve also is provided '-'with a removable scai_whicb tan tit-replaced at trifling cost in the event 'of wire-cuttingor other injury. Thecal) can also'bc replaced, if found necessary, at any time. Usually, in a new enterprise, it is found necessary to-build' up a market and create a demand for the commodity, unless simila'r devices ' have already 'done' this missionary work. Valves are -now in such .general use all over_ the world that the sales campaigolwould be a farce Were it not such a terrible of,the company will be, limited to the simple demonstration that B. C. Valves are better .than any'others now" on the. .market. The same B-all C-6htrollcd ..principle, covered by the patent, can be used on.water faucets as well .as every 'pipe, including the large marine-valv-.es, The-averagc dwelling now- a.-days has an average of* seven faucets, every steam laundry of any. size, has over one Juiiidrecr valves, large-hotels .and office fmihlings have thousarids^ evcry^triill, mine, fnctory, steamship and railroad spends thousands annually. - With - a thirty ..per ceitt. duty on valves of foreign manufacture, it .is c;isy to understand how the B. C. Valve Company, Limited, .expe'ets to employ hundreds of men in its plant in North Vancouver, where they recently secured a three- acre site. - The company already lias" 1,000 stockholders, 90'{4 of which arc laboring men who arc paying for their share's on a" liberal monthly -payment arrangement of 10% down and 10% per month. ' It is reported that the American -Company, now manufacturing the B-all C-ontrplled Valve, under U. S. Letters Patent, has a total of 2,400 stockholders Of which 2,150 are engineers, ; plumbers, steam-fitters and employees .of"saw mills and lumber camps. Tlic old laying—"Where-a man's .money is his heart is"—explains, the immediate demand created" for the company's, commodity. The company, maintains demonstrating rooms at 70-Hastings Street, West, where all types of B. C. Valves may be inspected. .' KILLED IN CANADIAN INDUSTRY . "OTTAWA, Canada—There were 1396 fatal industrial accidents 'in Canada during 1923. The largest number, of these took place in tl«4 transportation and public utility group, where there were 366 deaths. There were 196 .deaths in manufacturing; 193 in logging; 188 in mining,-iroTFfcrraus'smelting and quarrying; 173 in construction; 129 in agriculture; 60 in public and personal service ; 29 in fishing and trapping; 24 in trade, and 38 in miscellaneous. hot oerman c¥r?vWrlWS™^ CASSF.L, Germany.—One of the hottest conventions ever held by the German.Metal It behooves us to object to"! Workers' Union, an industrial organization they fail to take any precaution, they not ) only fail, but- are utterly indifferent to tb*-' killihg of men in the mines.- The -Reward of Labor - "The inspection of mines of Nova Scotia tragedy," he said. Mr McLachlan spoke of ;the many mining explosions in Nova Scotia. Since 1917, 335 men have had their bodies broken in'Nova Scotia mines. ,,' .-- Concluding, he sadi: -"The kind of peace the Company and the Government want is cheap human flesh,- and no criticism of the government. The world is rolling in-wcalth, and yet men. arc hungry. The workers are tilling the governments that things must chahge77'Tho- workers-'aTc- going- to -win. ---- The latest from Old London:T6wtT is that the' bricklayer and sand-blast man ■ have climbed into society. The Carlton Club, described as the world's most exclusive club, has issued luncheon invitation's to the workmen who for the past year" have been reno- vating'the front of the clubhouse. ■ST. THOMAS, Out,—Two locomotive engineers were elected-to office, one as mayor and -one as' alderman, by railroad workers in St. Thomas. ,.-■ .'"... Victoria Road TRY OUR-MEAT PIE—NONE BETTER Tecumseh Bakery ~C I S687 Victoria Road - *** HOME'MADE BREAD AND CAKES & REXAL STORE NYAf'STORE Heyworth Drug Store Bring, Your Prescriptidns THIRTY-FIFTH AND VICTORIA 5022 Victoria Road J. Ponsay, Prop. Ladies' and Gents' TML0RING ■ Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing Otir Specialty."'"" ' Try Wilbee's Stores FOR YOUR' GROCERIES 46th & Fraser 25th & Fraser 61st & Fraser <"Htt>d & Victoria HOW MUSSOLINI WON = HIS RECENT VICTORY ROME—Mussolini's campaign to secure his victory at the recent election -was the usual Fascist one. The Opposition parties were not able to hold a single 'meeting;- their candidates were driven from the constituencies, or wpuridedl or krllcrl, and in one case those who had signed Socialis't -nomination papers were shot and wounded. ..Journalists who have sent ani accurate report a!/ such happenings "to~ the Prcss~ha*e-- been attacked and flogged. No action . is being taken over these crimes; — One Socialist candidate was lured into a lane and siiot. dead.. '.„-»■ JAP SOP TO LABOR KOBE, Japan.—The decision of the new Japanese cabinet to show a more tolerant attitude toward labor organizations is taken as an indication that the militarists are niewhat alarmed at the growing power of th\ workers and are endeavoring to buy- thenCort with small concessions. this one-sided legislation. The British Labor Party is busy selecting, its candidates for the next election: Patronize our advertisers and tell them ,-why. ; • :.- • ■'• - ':'.', "^ cmbracingthirty-fbur trades and constituting the largest single union in Germany, has just come to an end. The whole administration was re-elected, with Robert Dissmann, member of,the rcichstag and left , wing' leader of the Social Democrats, at the l-head. • " ODQQ u ^heiraffic k checker NSEEN li$rt&e^ajority; pf people, Vr at some buey corner there may . be ' noted almost any evening a man' witli notebook and pencil in hand. Q He is checking up trie loads carried upon the street cartv-eo that we can wi.tli scientific accuracy make our schedules to suit tke public needs. fl ^iVitk his figures cnarted upon- paper wejajrtni(^^JIJ5.5Sfent tell 11 tins or tnat service is iriadiiqUaTe.TiTicrtnc eervicTTSKT PC adjusted accordingly. B.C. Electric service is all rounded ontmen expert ;!at;i. . BmriSH Columbia ^ElectricMiw/lvCo. HEAD OFFICE VANCOUVER, B.C. 4- ^j^J Eight THE.LABOR STATESMAN IV We are glad to welcome you Miere and are sure you will elijqy our programme. For tVfcftiK- this week we offer unusual crook drama. an "THE GIRL WHO CAME < BACK" GLOBE Too Many Stone Memorials —Miss MacPhail Under the heading "Public Works, chargeable to capital," $600,000 has recently been voted to be expended almost entirely for the completion of the tower of the Parliament'Buildings, Ottawa, with, its memorial chamber. During the discussion, Mr. j. S. Woodsworth. (Labor) moved in amendment that the item be struck out. Miss Mac I^Phail—(rProgres'sive),' in seconding this afnehdment, said-r"~ '. '".''. "I want to say -one word in support .of the motion.to strike -ouMlie-whole item-tif $600,000. I am against the principle of a memorial chamber. I know that is not a ^popular attitude to takeT nevertheless that is my view. I think .we have too many stone memorials throughout this' country and not ciiouglr'synTpatli'yMft'Tlre^li'oarts of the people, for the'wrecked humanity that is the living memorial of the late war. Should Help. Desperate Case's f'If this money were spent in -helping the soldiers and their dependents; if the Pensions Board and some 'others.were advised to tjeat the soldier's sympathetically; if the money were put'.into a fund "that would be used to help desperate ca'ses against which the law seems to be almost too, hard, it would be more sensible. The people not only want economy, they will have, it, and if wc do not give it to them they will send peqple here who will. The whole thing is atrocious and silly, the amount of money that it takes to do Government work. I -(-am against this vote of $600,000." • V More Lives Gone In „ — Scramble For Coal BOSTON—"Another batch of 24 lives gone in the eternal scramble for coal," says the Boston Herald, in 3 bitter editorial on the latest mine holocaust. \ "About 2500 lives a year sacrificed, in accidents at the mint's, and nearly'all of these m the darkness underground," says the editor, who presents this picture of the usual coal'mine tragedy: "The same scenes repeated again and again as these accidents-follow close upon one another,; the explosion, the cold grip of fear at the hearts of the women and children in every habitation in the tbwji; the scurrying 16 the sitaft, the awful minutes 'and hours of waiting, the grim and desperate heroism of the i/icn who defy' death in its lair hv'their fra"iitic".efTorts to reach, rc'sus- ciate, rescue their fellows caught like rats in a trap with hardly one.chance in a thous- ' and for life; an'order for coffins; an interval of moitming, and then—the "resumption of work in the old way, with the old dangers Jo face and the evcr-prese'nt dread of disaster brooding over the town. "And men whose .opinions are entitled to respect-, .declare that these explosions ought not to occur; that they are preventable." GROSS NEGLIGENCE T -■m CAUSES CASUALTIES (By the Federated Press) J ■'TRENTON, N.J.—Eighteen-workers killed and 200 injured by explosion! Oh no, the company was. not to blame, it was much more .interested in protecting its employees than in piling up profits—at least according to the company officials and capitalist newspapers. The workers who escaped say the company was responsible., do they? Well, that's only red propaganda. . . That was the, story of the disaster at the Nixon plant of the Ammonite Co., on Mardh 8. Now ionics the Jreporjt of Dr. Martin Szamatolski, consulting chemist New Jersey department pf labor, declaring that the com- ,""pahy wits carrying- oTTdangerous operations just before^.the explosietf which were very . diffcrcrit from those in progress when the plant was inspected and approved January 1 "It would be idle to speculate on the true causes' of the explosion," the expert reports, "beyond the fact that it was due to gross negligence and violation of the law." SYDNEY, N.S.W.—Plasterers hive decided to refuse to,work overtime unless the -work is necessary. -What is necessary work will be Settled by the union. This step is taken by.the union Because the persistent use of overtime by the employers is' brcak- -fng down-the 44-hour week. —EDUCATION AND FARMING - The old tradition that farming could be carried on "jusr; as—successfully; without higher education as with it appcars\o have broken down under the investigationsiwhich were carried 6n;in several states of .America, ' .,[ .» '-.... \ The Kansas Agricultural College took the initiative and on a questionnaire covering 1,237 farms in that state found that the annual earnings of-farmers having a com- tnon school education was $422, those with high school education was $554, those with full college course," $1,452. All succeeding investigation in other states showed practically the same results. When it came to the question of modern conveniences ancl improvements, the college n\en are always in" the lead by- fifty per cent or more. - '.. perhaps it is the ...more ambitious ,men who get the education. ." ~ But with the data so widely gathered the conclusion seems clear that education is an advantage in every way. ;. Man is designed to be something more than a drudge.- Anything that enhances the value of his manhood is good and a permanent available asset. - ALBERTA COMPENSATION ACT HAS BEEN AMENDED The Farmer-Labor Government of Alberta has amended the 'Workmen's Compensation Act. The uew measure provides for a-payment of $35 to -widows, $12 to the first child, $10 to the second, $9 to the third and $8 to the additional .with a miximum- of -$9Q per month. The scale of compensation to Linjured workmen has.been increased from 55 per cent to (Z'/i per cent. Strong opposition was put up by the representatives of the manufacturers and coal barons. BACK TO THE UNIONS '""LONDON,~"Ting.—Big" Jcvelopmenfs-to-' wirds the expansion arid improvement of the trade union movement are afoot. ' They include the, preparation of a Trades Union Congress charter, a closer relationship hbetwecn the Congress and the Trades Cofin- ClTgj ■ the inclusion of many Unions., not yet affiliated'to Congress, and another nationwide organization campaign on the lines of last year's "Back to the.Unions" campaign.- ■ BUFFALO, N.Y.—A wage increase of 12j4 cents an hour has been secured by Electrical Workers' Union No. 41. STUDENTS CONDEMN SCABS - - - (By The Federated Press) CHRISTIANIA, Norway.—Students of the University of Christiania expressed tthem- selvcs vigorously when they learned that certain of their comrades had-enrolled as strikebreakers and were unloading cargo during the lockput and strike of 70,000Nor- wcgiaTi workers. .The students' federatidn called a general meeting and*passed a rcso-, lution condemning every form of strike- breakingTTmd declaring the action of their™ fellow student's "unworthy- and a disgrace1'"!© the "professional classes as a whole," 'WASHINGTON.—Inquiry is being made by the Pan-American'Federation of'Labor, as to whether Secretary of War Weeks deliberately intruded into the political and in- "dus'tfiarsitua'tioh of-Pofto Rico by sending a telegram to San Juan sleclaring that he .opposfe^^raMhgT^the^iym^' '-HHj ifif^j^Z. elect a governor because of the growing strength of the Socialist party there and the possibility of the election of" a Socialist governor. . . .."•' " ' * MADE IN CANADA PROPAGANDA During 1920 the people of Canada paid $100,000,0000 in exchange on goods purchased in the United States. . Absolutely no -value was received for this expenditure;' - By purchasing Canadian-mad.e goods the buying public of 'Canada are providing steady employment for themselves.. I The. largest open air swimming bath in ' '.the world has been- opened..in San Fran- -TTttseor It~is~-i,000 lect. lpng._.ajuJL19p fes£ broad, and will accommodate 10,000" swimmers. ., -.-„ ■ Don't forget our job printing department. It is more .help to the paper. Get- f'oiic more" subscription. .> ,'Your neighbor will make "one more." Get "one more" for twenty weeks. '. ' Boost for "one more" reader. '-,' \ PROTEST FRENCH TRAFFIC IN WOMEN VILA, New Hebrides—Another protest has been made, by-missionaries in the New» Hebrides against the traffic.in .wonicircpuilt-: enanced by" the French government .authorities in the islands. It is alleged that the French enlist labor "fTor .tnTp!aTifaTio1fS"tjy 'tt^tnJrr-rogle-wome»|[| as decoys. These women arc. taken'to the ■plaulauou.^ ami "niaj'si[-<r t<< H-tn*it Ut <left-al-- the island regulations, arid'arc then allotted to the men-at the "will of their -employers or arc given to the -laborers without further protection, ■ . - Have, ,-your letterheads printed -on union made paper.•■ Order. through The- Labor Statesman. , TEACHERS GET PAY BOOST SAN FRANCISCO—Salary increases' of $200- and upward have been ordered .for, .teachers...and ^supervisors ih the San Francisco public schools. • . >"' "Best Wishes to The Labor Statesman" Announcing. :'■■/* ■ ' • • THE' .', ■■ ''""'..- Opening OF THE NEW AMBASSADOR 'CAFE' 7-^^ "^^ANCOUVER, B.C. i ■■,'-.. . On or About May 1, 1924 Pancing.Every Evening ,-. >■«■ ;: I m ^^^^^ 6UVn^-'i^W«Wy(<WWIjeWW1Mff THE LABOR STATESMAN J- *T0W1<TALK War on billboards occupied considerable spate in. one of our evening papers a few . days ago. .. .:.*.-:"'. ' . - "' A few remarks on this very important "question will be in line with the* title of this column, It will be interesting to the readers of the Labor Statesman to know that this subject is being discussed and activity in displacing the ugliness by beauty is present both in the Unitcd'States and G$cat ' Britain: *• '-■ ■ - In England ugly billboards are fast being replaced by reproductions of-great masters. Around and in the city are billboards which arc a work of art. These pictures of country and city scenes would be a' real inspiration if the beauty was not marred by the advertising of "the product- manufactured by the firm interested. • . . "The beauty of the &~. C.counrry-sidec is a prcscious possession, and an adver- \ tiser with a iew square yards of paper "... can easily spoil square miles of beauty." These business houses would" do well to study the psychology of the people who make iip a country, and couple it with their advertising psychology, and leave a real ^-wprk of art devoid of-any mattct .foreign to it. _.__ "A space apart from the actual picture can be skilfully placed so as to connect ' 'the work of art and source of irispira- 1 fion to the business interested." « The stock words which are necessary for advertisers to place in a conspicuous place on their billboards, advertising a product which can be bought at the British Columbia .vendors of alleged joy-fluids, has become " an object of ridicule. The same idea car»-be- lhade less conspicuous, and more attractive ■ by being a little more concise. The proverb- of this age is: "CiiCOut the non-essential." . . The ugly.^billboards are not the only-things that marr the beauty of country roads. Empty bottles, papers, tin cans and a host qf =*3W^stSla1rTOn^SrTHTfeS: thrown around by careless holiday makers ana others, which cause many accidents. The elimination of ugly billboards, delapi- tafed buildings and fences, .is a work well worthy of the support of everyone, A beauty spot is the common property of everyone antf hot the individual. Success .breeds success, and environment that suggests healthful activity is a powerful factor for development. OBSERVER. " DEATH TO COAL DIGGERS Over 11,000 people were killed in motor- accidents in America last year. y'. , , , ; By Tom Tippett. j (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) '- CHARLESTON, W: Va.-Have you cver wondere'd just why there are so many coal miners killed.in our coal mines every year? Hardly a month of this year, has gone by withotlf its. mine tragedy with many lives lost. Last year there were 2,452 coal diggers killed in the mines, according to the U. S. bureau o,f mines, and there were many more times that number crippled. The reason for this staggering death list can be seen in the following want ad now running, in-a Charleston (W. Va;) newspaper: . ''■". „ . -. WANTED—Experienced Mine Foreman- Married man to live on property. MUST BE ABLE TO PRODUCE LARGE TONNAGE AT^LOW (fOST. Mine located, in eastern Tennessee J New operation, completely electrified, ultimate tonnage 1,500 to 2,000 tons daily. Permanent connection' for proper .man. ONLY MAN WHO*CAN PRODUCE RESULTS NEED APPLY. There you have it in a" nutshell. Large Tonnage at Low Cost. It costs money to sprinkle explosive dust or to employ sufficient gas inspectors or a timber gang large enough to timber dangerous tops. But the boss who keeps the "permanent connection" is the man that keeps the production 'costs down and the tonnage up. : \ And when the inevitable happens the coal company isn't out anything. Insurance companies take care of damages to blowup mines and they settle for the dead coal diggers. That is, they pay the survivors the meager compensation award if they haven't been able to beat them out of it at court. HITS MOVIE PICKETS WITH ... .... ....'.INJUNCTION-, ■■- GETTHEFACTSi Learn the the Wonderful Wainwright Oil INVESTIGATE THE SPECIAL OFFER TO EARLY INVESTORS OF THE CAL-WAIN OIL COMPANY, LTD. (N.PX.) V BROOKLYN, N.Y.—An injunction against here has been, served on the Moving Picture Machine Operators' Protective Union, Local 306, by Supreme Court Justi<$,,GaIlaghan. The. injunctoin was granted on the appeal of Rosen Brothers & Co., owners of the" two theatres. .'-'' ^^ Erom March. 1 to..November the Canadian Government are allowing a 20 per" cent-pre* ference on Atlantic passage to British immigrants. ,. ' - Australia has 20 million less sheep this year-tban- a year or-two ago. Watch the price of wool. ' _ , - AMALGAMATED OIL CO., LIMiTED (N.P.L.) , CAPITAL, $3,000,000 IN SHARES OF $1.00 EACH ■\":.-7:' : 77 . "lite Directors Are:,"■"- r rT*^*?? The Hon. Sir'Charles Hibbert *fupper, K.C.M.G., K.C.; Norman Russell Lang, James Ernest Spankie, M.D., Lt. Col. Guy in; "-'> H. Kirkpatrick, D.S.O., Norman D. Shaw., I . .The Company's" well in the Flathead Field is down 2,615 feet and-we are now^n the oiJL See the samples in our office. Drilling isx continuing, with Jsvery indication of successful results at an early ...date. «. -\ ' . . -~ • ' - • '-. """'" ... .„„; V For further developments 100,000 fully paid shares are now offered to the public (subject, however, to withdrawal without notice) at 25 cents per shir*, with the right tp purchase 5 times as ; many more'at the same price if the well comes in. This, iv an - • exceptionally favorable offer. ^The amount already, expended oh the - -Gompany.'s holdings is approximately $120,000. . . - ^In addition to its-holding of 12,000 acres in the Flathead (South East Kootetiay) District, the Company^hplds leases of considerable" areas in\the Fraser Valley and 2,500 acres in the, Wainwright'and Sweet Grass fields in Alberta. The properties were all paid for JL The Directors have been'.giving their services without remuneration, and ire asU large shareholders. ^FtjIraS^S^ll'pn^ptt'! pJsjpn^fS^'jWe!8o'EffiHpa! St'^he""bffice.- •■" \ Phone Seymour 2226 449 PENDERnSTREET W. VANCOUVER, B.C. Only 50,000 SHARES? Are Being Offered at Half Price - 50c. Per Share Par Value $1.00 -,~ „ USE COUPON BELOW Fidelity Securities Corporation, Ltdy' v ■ '518 Standard Bank Building, Vancouver, British Columbia. '■'",'■ '". Please send me further information regarding the Cal-Waint Oil Company, Limited, and the Wainwright oil field. . .. Address _....„...... .'.....:. ..... ft" BIG DRIVE AGAINST AUSTRALIA UNIONS "SYPNEY^JtSiW—throughout Australia •the oniployecsareJauricfirmyiT -eombiinjdrsrt-* tack against the workers. They plan to enforce lower wages and a reduced standard of living. Thousands of workers have been thrown out of employment. There is a general slowing'down in industry, • Hitherto the. Australian workers have enjoyed conditions second to none in any other part iof the wjprld, Wages from a putchas- ing power ^>oint of view • were relatively higher than Elsewhere,'working, conditions of the best and the trade union movement was exerting power.in the. land. To break down* the unions it was first proposed to flood Australia with th eunem- ployed from Britain who Were to be dumped as immigrants. But there was-suclv-liosfility to immigration that, the various govern'-- ments in Australai were forced to call off or slacken down on the scheme. The employers-haye now resorted to the old policy" of .closing factories and throwing the workers out of their jobs. Behind.this lies the hope that after starvation does its work the workers will, submit to a decrease of the present wage isveL ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE, SAY ACTORS By Ludwell Denny. . (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) NEW YORK—Grawnig internationaf solidarity among the actors of the world is the JWrjir.c.taliQn^^J^.ofncials of thj^JVctors' JJgtiity Association, here in explaining to cabled by* the Actors' Association of "This action by the British uniqn will effectively kill any move by members of the Protective Managers' Association to fill the places left 'vacant by their proposed June 1 lockout by importing c^tire~Jforcign companies," said Secretary Frank Gillmore of the- Equity. . „ - ' ' ' QDDJBITS By Sydney Warren /; - To" all workers the axiom that "half a loaf is better thanTio3SH ^t aili"seerps obviousT And so a half loaf JS better than no loaf. The error is not in accepting the half-loaf under pressure, but loosing^syrht^of the whole loaf in- theprocessTRussia and Ger» many afford concrete examples of this idea. In Russia the intelligent working class seized power and attempted to establish a Socialist commonwealth but, due to hostile ■pressure exerted from the outside as well as within the^ountry, the Russian workers *crc -forced to recede from some of their proposals. Before the combined onslaughts of the capitalistic governments of Europe and,this continent, they retreated and in a. practical—fashion accepted "a half loaf as Gciiig better than no loaf-at alMf/ J^~- S- ' In . Germany', similar' -action was at oiie time possible, but the German workers were stultified with a bellicose culture and steeped ' in the miasma pf reformistic politics accepted the advice of their politicians and accepted the half-loaf without even visualizing the whole loaf before them. ' Today the German workers are being crushed under the heel of the newly-arisen industrial class, who have taken from them many of the paternalistic reforms introduced by the Kaiser's government. The German workers have now lost the half loaf, while the workers of Russia, who held to the vision .of the whole loaf. and.only accepted half of it under great pressure, are gradually getting the other half back again. Your friend -in. some other part of the province Would- like in know about The fSmT StaVewnSTT-'ScTir fllBfsrcWT^hcr- gt't'^'fi«,«We^^b*rTijwr" '■' •¥■'■ ; -Angus -Macltm.s,*Tif the-Strcet-. ftairwity^ " men's Union, and K. H.. Morrison, of Electrical Workers Union, Local 213, have been" selected by the F. L.'*4*. as candidates for Vancouver City jn the.forthcoming elections. Both, these unions have placed their entire, membership on our mailing list and we hope they -will vote solidly for both the men. iv r sp IL l 71' ! ■I.- THE LABOR STATESMAN '!'■ / ^■s-r-^A^l. iv^^iV.!./':;,::?';':';/^;;^;^:: %-v ':i:V^'\/y^:\:hJ^:-':-'i':f^ The Workingman's Chance Ten Dollars Per Month Makes You a Stockholder in an Industrial Enterprise Which Shows Promise of Being I* the Big Dividend Payer of the Decade VANCOUVER'S NEWEST INDUSTRY -THE B C. VALVE COMPANY. LIMITED, "was organized ninety days age'-by a group, of Vancouver Engineers for the purpose of manufacturing a complete line of valves and faucets embodying the "Ball Controlled" Improvement covered by Canadian Patent No.'283.166 Issued In August, 1923. The - American company, now manufacturing the sumo valve, under U. S'. Letters Patent, started its financing campaign about ono, vear ago. WITHIN SIX MONTHS FltOM THIS TIME THE FIRST DOLLAR WAS SUDSCKIREI), SHAKES IN THE COMPANY HAD ADVANCED,TO TWENTV-KIVK DOLLARS EACH; AN INCREASE OP 250 PER CENT. The American company now has its factory In operation and stockholders are looking forward to .huge monthly dividends. Subscriptions for'shares in the B. C. Valye_Company, Limited arc pouring in to the Homo Office from far-sighted Investors nil over the Dominion. TWO HUNDRED AND P1PTY SHARES SHOULD PAY SUFFICIENT DIVIDEND'S TWO OR THREE YEARS HENCE TO DEFRAY THE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR. YOUR BOY OR SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR OLD ACiE. - -■ INDUSTRIALS—THE CREAM OF INVESTMENTS -Look up In Moody's Manual the names of the. twenty largest dividend, payers for the past fifty years-on the North American continent .and you will find they are "Industrials." Every one* of (fie twenty has-returncd from fifty thousand dollars up,-to-the original investors for each hundred'dollars' invested. Check up on them a little further and see what they manufacture. Patented articles which save human life, conserve time, energy, heat, fuel, steam or. light. Any article which- Is -an- improvement- on devices- now. In general- u^a, not . a luxury, but a downright necessity, and protected by Jetters ' patent, Is sure of a world-wide market, even if it is made in Tlmbuetoo. Consulting equipment engineers specifying valves for a mine In South Africa will send to'Vancouver B.C. or even fo Alaska, for something*that,will save the costly delay occasioned by leaks The time lost In changing a valve amounts'to several times the cost of the valve. Get that fact firmly rooted In your mind. *■'-■•* ' ^9®£v ENDORSEMENTS OF B. C. VALVES "B'all-Controlled Valves give entire satisfaction." ? : —Bitlingham City Water Works. , "I can highly recommend. the Rail-Controlled Vabe." —C. J, VttW»y City of Spokane, (Wash.), Boiler Inspector. "1 have never found a value- to. equal It". ~^-J. If. •wwSBSfB; cnut* Ennimer* tramfarFTRffT^ Company, of Spokane, Wash. , "Fills a long-felt wan(." —Warren, Webster & Co. (Exhaust and Stum Specialists). Camden, N.J. ., — - "The impossibility of the vslte becoming disconnected and the eice and cheapness of making reran? are features that should recommend the Ball-Controlled Vahe on any job." —S. A. Sine, Engineer Spokane and Eastern Trust Company, Spokane, Wash. • - -™*.— "Scarcely a plant In the D. 8. or Canada that will heskate to Install them." a ■*■$ 4iosi nmq mntaMsmr«*>s**>i'<*aiiM94 linoham, Wash.) • ... .-" "I consider ll-the best I hate.used to 27 years"t*per- lence as a steam engineer." , , .=^F. T. Buchanan. Chief Engineer, (l«te Creek bi*. ter.4 Shinole Co., Morton, Wash.) *^k evr.,- NOTE: Approximately 350 Enginee£s,-~Steamntters and Master Plumbers purchased shares In the B. C. Valve CompajTyTl Ltd., %fter Inspecting the working models on display In our Demonstrating Rooms-In Vancouver. The Company now has appro*f- • mately 950. shareholders. ..'.'* ' ** • —, CONSTRUCTION OF B. C VALVES \ The B. C. Valve," by reason* of its peculiar construction .and, Improved design. Is •■ far superior to any valvo now on the market The partl-mia* Improvement featured by the B. C. Valve Is due to .the construction of the wortmfjr parts." "which consist of • a ball held freely .I'll place and suspended in a removable cage attached to the stem of w the valve; thus enabling tho-.valve to be operated in such a mahner aa to cause the hall, which acts as the closing part of the valve, to rotate freely and effectively and at ■ the same time to constantly, change the seating surface thereof, tlrus preventing wear or "corrosion at any one place, while the cag»? and the spherical shape of the ball Insure a perfect alignment on the valve seat nt all times, avoiding teaks*. By reason of its design and durable quality this valve is also fitted for use in the construction of a superior- faucet fon -either cold or* hot liquids., B. C. Valve will bj*. constructed with removable seats which caalie replaced in case of necessity at 'triflintr cost. A new , ball irmy also-bo inserted at any time. The replacing feature of the seats and balls makes B. CValves practically everlasting. , ■ • OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS . FKED A. BROWN, Mutt- Dfr. and Foundry Superintendent.'" Mr. Drown Is u Metallurgical and Chemical Engineer of In- ternalloniil reputation, tho Inventor of a special, metal which resists the ravages of super-heated steam more successfully than any other known metal on the face nf tho globe.. Mr. i Brown's formulae, will be used under his personal supervision In all metal products of the Bi C. VALVE COMPANY,. LIM-. I'TIon.- Mf. Brown served a four-year apprenticeship under rthodln; tho grcatostjlvlni; Metallurgist, - .. . ■---.THOMAS BOWLER, Director arid Plant Superintendent. "Born In-a foundry." Ills fnthor heforo.hlm a founrtryniatljfl Englnnri for 40 years, Mr. Bowler brings to the B. C. VALVL COMPANY LIMITED, a lifetime of cxporlehco In .vulva manufacture. Valve Designer, Valvo Pattern ; Maker. Valve Moulder, art Inventor, of specialized,, Valvo -rnrtnufacturlng 'mach1r)Cryi a craftsman who has mado tho production of the hlghost-grade valves a life study. Mr. Bowigr.is a resident of North Vancouver,.-— ' , ;'.-'-', ...^ -.. -B. I. BARTON. Dlreotor,.ar.1. Plscdl Agent. ' Mr. Burton Is attending to tho financing, of ttio oompany. He amply financed the Coy Valve Company, of ChohallB, In eighty-eight days, and made It possible for that company., to got on a production basis In tho very best equipped Valvo Plant west of Chlcdgo In a vcrV fo/v months. Negotiations are now under way to secure1 the sefvlcos of an executive as Director who la experienced In marketing valves in a world-wide market. Mr. Barton will thon'roscln. ns ho was elected qnly temporarily., lo 1111 tho vacancy caused by the resignation of. George- c. Meflown.' - , • TWO DOLLAR ALLOTMENT OF SHARES Tlie Board ■ of Directors, of .the B. C. Valve Company, Limited-has allotted, fifty thousand'shares to "Be sold at two dollars per share on terms of 10 per cent cash with application d 10 per cent monthly.' Immediately this allotment Is fqily subscribed, tho price of shares \ViH be advance*!,,"to 'three dollars, each. The shares are all-Common, fully patd-and non^ as«o«nnblo. There'are no Founders Or Management or Deferred or Preferred shares to lie issued. No-Wefienijir.eSjajcR.pro*' posotl." When djvidends are--docl.ired all shares parlleifvate ociualiy Vcgardlese as to whelher'they w£re* purchased at the present price of two dollars per share or later on at<*-*11ree or five dollars, as the case may be. OVcr one .hundred thoasand dollars has already been subscribed. More than ninety per cent' of our 950 shareholders are working1 men paying for their -shares on - the monthly payment plan. A" tljree acre factory ,slto' lias been purchased in. North ( Vancouver and plans are being prepared for the most moderjn) valve and brass working plant In Canada. If you are not already a subscriber use the coupon below and become a shareholder "in the'cream of all investments—a stractly Canadian Industry, as clean as a hound's tooth, and, the best opportunity to clean up a snug fortune on . a small investment ever offered In the Dominion. -• , ■ A *„ v-y iif" ml i "V 1' 11 ii IV ill hi APPLICATION FOR SHARES, ■}%' B. O. VAJ.VE OOMPA»V, U^DTBD „_,..'', Z, "' -- "" 614 mandara Bans Building, Vanoouver, British Colombia, Oontlomon: ,,'. ' . .-1'hoceby apply for and request you to allot me ........ sharos of tfto B C. VALV1S COMPANY, LIMITED, at'Two Dollars per sharp (par. valuo Jl.00 and a,groo topay you f ....:...rr.i....... for same, as foHowfH-*-,., -'. - - "*i^gKPof'lKoW,'c^cT't«c'ftl^^ 4»-d the' balance -at; JSS5SMB«lfe!B* th;■; nlno equal monthly paVmonJa of %...."....; ....■■..■ eacli^Jn the event this application reaches vou nftor the, nllotmont of f.0,000 sharos oTTwo Dollars eaoll Is-fully, Blibscrlbed, you are to return my clieque and cancel this application. • " namb, „ ', ...l,r.; - ^^eetiPATioN .,:„.:.;.:....: ,... :...... '.■■-.- ' AtoDUESS"!*'"' ' ~~*"~:"" -r?nT™ - - *" ■ - " ~" Important! Give full name and print plainly. Terms: 10 per cent with application . anil II) per cent monthly. -No application accepted for less than'twenty-llve shares MAKi.:-AU/f:in-:oni.:s i'ayahi.k to this ohdeu of this b. c- vAbVE ' COMPANY. LIMITED.; . .' ■....'. '.-. : •' ' .' RG. VALVE ._: ,-* General Offices: Demonstrating Rooms, 70 Hastings Street W. V A N C O U V E ft, B, C. 11 : *,- ^iniiaru iiMmf.-/jf. !■ 1 THE LABOR STATESMAN Eleven VANCOUVER UNIONS Vancouver Trade* and labor Council—President, R. H. Ncelands, M.L.A.. general secretary, Percy it. Bengough. .Office. .803 Holden Bldg., 16 Hastings East. Phone 8ey. 7495. M'*<-tn tn Labor Hall at 8 p.m. on the first a.nd third Tuesdays In month: Bakery Salesman, local 371—Meets second Thursday^ every month. Holden Bldg.,' 11K . Hastings EI, Besident, A. Wylle, 4336 Elgin Street: financial secretary, H.- A. Bowron, . _929-~llth Ave. E. . , - . v Journeymen Barbers' International Union of • America—Local 120, Vancouver, B. C, meets second and fourth Tuesdays In each month in Room 310 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. President, C_. B. Herrett, 71 Hastings Street 'East;' secretary, A. R. Jenni. 728 Hastings Street West. Phone Sey. 1813. Res. phone Doug. 2171R. Brlcklayors and Masons—If you need brick-, layers or masons for boiler'works, etc., .or marble Betters;, phone Bricklayers Union, Soy. 7495 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. ITnltcd Brotnerhooajof Carpenters and Joiners, Local 452—President, B. W. Hatley; re- -—eoi^ng-socEexary. W. Page; business agent, Wm. Dunn. Office, Rb6mT08~Dabor Ttall, < 16 Hastings East. Meets-second and fourth Mondays, 8 pV * Engineers—International Union Steam and Operating1 Locals, 844—Meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. Roonj 806 Holden Bldg. President, J. Flynn; business agent and financial secretary, P. 8. HuntT-reGordlng secretary, D, Hodges. City rireugntew Union No. 18—President, " Net! MacDonald, No; 1 .Fireball; secretary! ^-C .A. Watson, No. 3 Firehall. General Laborers Union—Mtfeta fevery flrat and third Monday In Labor Hall. 16 Hastings East. President, J. B, Hawthorne, 4794 Drummorid Dr.;-financial secretary "A. Padgham, Joyce Road Post Office. Van- . couver, B. C; recording secretary, G. Tether, 2249, 45th Ave. East, Vancouver, B. C. - Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union; Local 38—441 Seymour Street Meets first and third Wednesday at 3 p^m. Second and fourth Wednesdays at 9 p.m. President, W, A. Golmar; . business agent. A.- Graham, Phone Seymour 1681. ' . " Machinist Local 182— President, E. B. McLean, '453—6th Ave. W. Secretary, S. A. Board- man, 3388 Parker St' Meets second and fourtti Friday at 8 p.m. in Room 313 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East , MacMnlst Local 692—President, Titos. Sill*. . "^^Meets on second and fourth Tuesdays in —-month. ' '' » Musicians Mntnal Proteotivo Union local 14G, A. V. of ML—Meets at 'Mooso Hall, Homer Street, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President, Ernest C. Mlllor. 9U1 Nelson Street; secretary. Edward Jamleson, 991 Nolson -St.; nnanclal secretary, IV. E. Williams. 991 Nelson St.; organizer, F. Fletcher, 991 Nelson St. " ■• - Street and Electric Railway Employees, Pioneer Division Ho. 101—Meets K. P. Hall, Eighth and Klngsway, 1st and 3rd Mondays at 10.16 a.m. and 7 p.m. President, F. A. Hoover, 2409 Clarko Drive; recording sec- rotary, F. E. Griffin, 417—6th Avo. East; treasurer, A F. 'Andrews; -nnanclal" secretary and business agent, \VV H. Cottretl, 1,66 17th Ave. "West, office corher-'Wwp and Main stroets. Phone Fairmont i&flAft-.,; Journeymen Tailors' Union of Amerlda, Xiocal No. 178—Meetings held first Thursday In • each month, 8 p.m. Executive third Thursday In Labor HalL President, A. R. Gatonby; vice-president, Mrs. Dolk: recording secretary, C. McDonald, P. O. Box 603; financial secretary, P. McNolsh, P. O. Box 603. ' ■ i Around the Town By "QDEDOC" I speak the truth, not;so much as I would but as much as I dare; and dare a Tittle IfiiOTc as '-'I. grow bolder. . * *■ V - ^ The Tourist Trade _ Four and twenty Yankees feeling very-dry Came across to Canada to get a case of rye. Whcn_the rycowas over the Yanks, began to sing, ' '' " ' ':':.'/, . T ' "To H-OIL with the President, God sav<;. ~thc King." ■ ' '"■'.' *•*■»' ..- ■': Speaking of singing: One of our most popular merchants on Robson Street, on the way home from a select club, as authorized by tout^^gWiial^Tr^eTTrmentrstarted to -sing- in true Robsonian style, "It ain't going to rain Ho more." It being about three a.m. the noise of the street cars had. ceased and he was heard to good advantage. A pafty in the Manhattan Apartments, opened his window and painfully asked, "Who do you think, you are serenading?" "I ain't .serenading," he answered, "I'm broadcasting I" "V* * ..* It was not a colored taxi: The' taxi left the depot, swerved and skidded along Cordova Street, then along Powell Street, east ward. The' old lady-was glad whefl she- reached her destination. "You frightened me," she said. "It's the first time I've ever ridden in on? of these taxis." "You have my sympathyi, ma'am," said the driver.. "It's the first thjte I've.ever driven one." . ■ ♦."'*- * Quite a few* 'members of the various churches' -in town are- asking the" Tr!e"ws" agents what has happened to their copies of "Captain Billy's Whiz-Bang"? ODD BITS By SYDNEY WARREN Til. Vanconver Theatrical Federation—Meets* at 991 Nolson Street, at 11 am. on the Tuesday preceding the first Sunday of the month. President, E. A, Jamleson, 991 -Nelson -St.; secretary ,C. H. Williams, 991 Nelson St.; business agent, F. Fletcher, 991 Nelson St. Eleotrlcal Workers. Local 313, International - HiothoVhood—Moots every Monday at 8 p.m. . In Boom.No. 6, 319 Pender St W. President, D. w. McDougal. 910 Hastings St. E; business agont, E. «. Morrison, office S19 Pender St. W. ■ \ . . . Lathers, wood, Win and Motal, International Union, Xiocal 807—Meets every first Friday ——In month at 319 Pender St. W„ Boom 1-18. President, Sam White, 2764—6th Ave. E.; . secretary, J. U. Flnlayson, 2636,...12th Av. W. Milk Wagon Driver, and Dairy Employee., r.ocal 464—Meets second and fourth Friday In Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St. E. Business agent, Blrt Showier, 1116 Bobson St. Printing Pressmont and Assistants, local No. 69—Meets every second Tuesday In the month at 8 p.m. In Boom 213 Labor Hall, 16 .Hastings St. _E. Secretary, Frank- H. Humphrey, P. O. Box 894. Address 4038 Victoria Dr. Phone Fair. 2702B. IGl POUBLE TIME AND HALF The- British Admiralty, following trade union pressure, has decided to' increase the overtime rates of its industrial employees. At present, time and a quarter is paid "TctfThe first two hours and time and a half afterwards. In'future, time and'a half will JmrSlijoi, Mdnight^^after which double .. time will be paid. For w6rit"aitcr"iioon on Saturday the rate will be time arid two- thirds. For ordinary hourson holidays the =»tfcaKiiljfo: double time^ ,and_ for overtime on holidays double time "and rtatf: C" A PREVIOUS ENOAOEMENT A duchess invited the British Minister of .'. Health and H'h VMieatley to tea on a Tuesday. ■ "". ■ "My wife," he replied in effect, "doesn't go visiting people she doesn't know. Be- sidesV'ncxt Tuesday is nerjaJLhing day, I I think."—W.. McCartney i^W/sWeekly. The Ministerial Association feel somewhat inclined to accept congratulations on the record attendance at churches during Easter. However, in his announcement last Sunday the Rev. Mr. Eustace regretted that money was not coming in fast enough— but he was no pessimist. "We have tried," he said, "to raise the necessary money in tho usual manner. Wc have tried honestly. Now we are going to see what a Bazaar will do." - -~~~~\ -. . - * * * ' ■ ^-— The "Vicar of Burnaby: "So you like.the country. Are your hens good layers?" Mabel, fresh from Seattle: "Topping. They haven't laid a bad egg yet." * * o* ' Sam had passed through a harrowing experience. He had seen a ghost. -, "Ah jes' come out of de cowshed," he said, "and ah had a pail o! milk in,mail hand. Den ah-hears a noise by dc side ,ot> de road and dc' ghost rushes out." ... "Did you shaks^with-fright.-Sam?" asked one of histlusky audience;'. ; ■ "Oh don't 'know what ah shoot wid. "Ah ain't saying for suttin ah shook at alt. But when I got home ah foun all de milk gfJne, an'.two pounds of butter in de pail." "-. ' Spring Shopping on Granville Street In the window .of ofije of our first-class drug stores there is a splendid exhibition of fountain "pens, travellers samples, inlaid- pearl, gold bands:. With one of these, inspiration and ink would flow so freely, I would never stop for thought. I go to purchase, and, I get for my, I think if was 98 cents, a cheap, dull looking thing with a copper point; worth, well anybody can have it for 18 cents. It has been often stated, by- those who pretended to know, but never able to prove definitely their knowledge, that any article exhibited at a price must, according to law, be sold at that price. Will our LegjJMiditor,^rjlc^sg^_say_ if I can get^ one of those pens; inlaidT pearl, gold bands, etc., for 98 cents? If so, and if he will get me one I will give him a dollar ;a profit of two cents to him. '.-i ■'■"•' FARMER LABOR CONVENTION The Minnesota Farmer-Laljor Party which sent two United-States Senators to Washington, has called a'conventiofi to take place inSt.'Paul on June 17; the Federated Party signing the call, for the convention. This convention will probably be- attended by delegates, representing two-or three million organized workers-and farmers. '. ' Salvaging Capitalism. , $ ■ -^ : The Dawes Commission-has presented the reparationsjiill to Germany and'the bill has been accepted. Many people think this will mean a speedy readjustment'rrfrreconbrnic conditions, but they are living-undef a delusion" that 'time will speedily dispel. No matter how large the indemnity set or what stops are taken to collect it, the reparations question, is of'little concern, to the great mass of working people. Reparations were never, intended to repay them, for'their expenditure in blood "and suffering, ''but to make -safe the credits advanced by the Allied bankers to,the countries of the Allied clause.- ■-—--.>-— . , .—___ _ •Workers must learn that our present economic system functions solely for profit. The prosperous country today is the one that sells its .surplus labor products at a profit abroad. The country 'selKAg must have what is known as a "-favorable-trade balance"; in other words.jt.must sell more goods than it buys hjjSk. The country which buys more than it sells is forced to pledge credit for the difference. TheUnited-States loaned money to England on English credit, arid Englaridjjorrow'ed to France and Italy, who in turn financed the lesser Allied countries in, militaristic ventures. It is...th'e credits pledged by the various Allied banlc- ink groups that the reparations money -(yill ■he. used to pay. ,i r-"' ".'—.' Capitalism right now is bankrupt. ' It is waiting for the working class bailiff to tack ^-t^-Rcji-FJag and take ..possession. The Loco Master, '■ Individual salvation' is frequently urged upon the w'orKr to*"50lVe'Mhls'''eWiiblTfirr problems. At this moment, there is in -Vancouver a revivalist, who, by an admixture"clf hypnotism and theologicapbunkum, professes to cure people of their imaginary ills and incidentally to heal himself well. "" It' is. a commentary on the intelligence of the work-" crs of Vancouver and no intelligent .person could witness the actions of the crowds attending these meetings without becoming an adherent of Birth Control. Capitalism is the very antithesis of Christianity. The present economic system under which we live Is a menace to every purpose and programme of the Christ. Any preacher who pretends to offer spiritual salvation to his hearers and yet says not one word to indict an anti-social system which destroys every latent spiritual impulse, is a bare-faced fraud. In the States Big Business has found the religious revivalist a valuable ally to keep the workers from doing some clear thinking for themselves. Billy Sunday's campaigns wrerc financed in many instances by the Chambers of Commerce and Employers' organization and Sunday" soon learned that Christ believed in an "'Open Shop." + , # Africa for'1'ashions. . A'new .report states that Africa is becoming'the ruler of fashions. It is a matter, of surprise that wc should have to'go to Africa for feminine* foibles when wc consider the fact that we have- out-stripped our African brethren .'in war-time savagery. -Capitalism takes its fashions in clothes as it does its culture from-the demi-mondes of'Paris, an'd the jungles of Africa—and it is tawdry and banal , , i V -"■: Mr.- St.cvctts and Democracy.'" .Hon. .H. H. Stevens is of the opinion that the outlook foiv-democracy-Js^omewhat gloomy just now, and status _that a recent American army test* showed 19 per cent of. those examined to be pf very low or impossible intelligence, while 70 per cent attained the chewing gum mediocrity de- manded. Ampng the 19 per cent, the Vancouver -Centre member avers that-tHerc; arc reds arid" radicals pf all shades, "some of whom, showed flashes of genius." In the member ^f::v^nc6uvcr. Centre we haVe arf ideal ■type of; mediocrity-personified. When" the longshoremen of this port were on strike last winter, Mr. Stevens was asked to ad1: dress a joint meeting at which the strikers' demands arid the wh'6le history df,the strike was to be discussed, Mr. Stevens declined the invitation, on the grounds that he was busy teaching a Sunday School class, presumably that Jonah swallowed the "whale. • ASK FOR . TILUKUM PRODUCTS Made in B. C. Double Duty Furniture Polish FUTOR WAXES WATERPROOF OILS HAND CLEANER . MACHINE OILS. STOVE POLISHES • MOP OILS The TillikuraManufacturing Company Phone-Pair 1423 1205 24tb Ave. E. ^ .THE HOME OF THE ."ORIGINAL' Harvey Logging Boots HAND-MADE BOOTS ^ For Loggers, Miners, Cruisers, Prospectors \ and Work Shoes —^^--Quick^er-vicc_iojr_.Repairs, . ' Established in Vancouver since 1897. , Factory: 58 CORDOVA STREET WEST ' Vancouver, B. C. Bird, MacDonald, Bird ^ & Collins Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. 401-408 Metropolitan Building 837 Hastings Street West Telephones: Seymour 66(6 and 6667 ' I *k ™i^'Ha^iTng7Str7eT"East -~r ■ (Opposite Regent Hotel) MEALS AT. MODERATE PRICES .ALL HOME COOKING Give us a trial—You will come again. Canners Are Alarmed; Change Labor Policy SEATTLE—The cannery trust announces that it will improve working conditions of its employees, both in Alaska and along the Pacific coast. .The trust is supreme^ in Alaska, but despite this pawer it is frightened at the pub-, licity given its black holes where the people's food is prepared under most revolting conditions. -Federal grand juries'in Alaska have arraigned these working conditions! and Delegate Sutherland,, represent? ing the territory of Alaska in congress, has exposed other'tactics of the canners. r The immorality, the bootlegging, the gambling and opium smoking of diseased Chinamen employed by' the canners has been widely' advertised, and the trust is getting quick returns from this publicity by the people declaring they are "through eating salmon." ■■y^^ It is this that has forced the canners to make a show of. respectability.' It is announced that employees wilr be1 subjected to medical inspection and no one will be shipped for Alaska, who is afflicted with communicafile disease o ruses narcotics. I \\ •Various unions of the Building Trades are " negotiating for new wage scales. Del, J. Smith.poiutcd.out at the last meeting.oXlb.e. 1-. Trades Council, however, that they were all - , "t«ri«wg^^-c**fr;rrf,ftrfty,ke^^ ploycrs association. He suggested that the Building Trades Councjl^tnight act as a" ■ body. ' ' ■•■ "'"The Trade's; Gouff£ii'~ls' ettmtiring -otSSftf!!^:->... City Council, that in the event of the money by-laws carrying, will the work resulting thcrcfroni.bedone by contract or day labor. .- - Thc/Governriient Fair Wage Officer has to take care of disputes in B. C, Afberta" and Saskatchewan, so the Trades Council is ask- -. ing the Government to appoint-an officer for each province.-. i=e-*.:r^t*i3tiMJ "il mmmm. ■•■ Twelve THE LA-B-QR STATESMAN NANAIMO-WELLINGTON * ■ COAL : THAT IS ALWAYS RELIABLE Seymour 446 ?. y. ■ New Method Coal and ■ ■ Supplies Ltd. ■ ■ q. T. P. Dock FootWin Street ■ BIG CONVENTION OF C. L. P. IN ALBERTA A big convention of the Alberta section of the Canadian Labor Party was held in Calgary, April 18th'. Delegates were in at; . tendance from the Calgary Trades Council , ~~lland-nniotisreglgary brahcrrofThe Dominion Labor Party, Edmonton Trades and Labor Council, Edmonton Unions, Edmonton branch of the C. X. P., Lcthbrjdge unions and C, L. P., Medicine Hat unions and C. L. P., Medicine Hat unions and G L. P., and the U. M. W. A. unions of the Crow's Nest Pass, Drumheller Vailey and Brule. The Workers Party was also, represented! The labor ranvement in Calgary has been active these many years. It has siiccedecd .in electing one member to the Dominion Parliament, Wm. Irvine; it has two members in the Provincial ParliameriCtwo members on the city.council and three on the school board. : CARPENTERS. 452 The regular fortnightly meeting of the '■ Carpenters Local, 452, was held on Monday ~~""~" uie"14"tnr.™ A jtf'geaTte"ndancc wa's''"p"reSenT 1 . at this very interesting meeting and 15 new- members were initiated. A feature of the •^^--IriTCtirrg^ras^FWsir-of a^delcgTO&TPflCTFttni- Amalgamated Carpenters, No. 1 Branch, who spoke on trie question of the. amalgamation of the carpenters of Vancouver into one union. ^ The special quarterly meeting will be held on April 28th, in the Trades Council Hall, , Holden Bldg. Members are especially urged to attend this meeting and to bring their due books. —* - :jl_:_.__westyirciin(i:a_ labor By TOMTIPPETT . ,, *'V- ■AjXFcdcratcd Press' Staff Correspondent) \ CHARLESTON, W. Va.-^Organizcd labor and the -farmers in West Virginia will have" their independent political party in the November elections. They have their ticket' nominated and plan an intensive campaign -for their own West Virginia Farmer-Labor party. -The independent step is taken here after 16 years? of the "reward .your friends and punish your enemies" policy. • Resolutions from over 35,000 organized workers were introduced at, a special con-, vention of the West Virginia State Fcdera- . tion of Labor, calling for independent action on the political field. The proposition cat- .ried unanimously. The resolution declared that complete failure was the result of .their 16 years of lobbying for labor measures with the old parties. TOOLS Fof AH Trades HANDSAWS^-" Disstons, 26 in., No. D8, . -,. $3.25 , . SAND LEVELS --48-iii."Brass Bound, $8.25 PLASTERERS^ - MarshalttonF^M^^ imr-^ Fine, $3.50 each. Kirk Hardware Limited -'■ ~~ -- — Two Store*: 8 Cordova W. 550 Main St Increasing Armaments By OEOROE LANSBURY, M.P^ (Editor Daily Herald) That a tabor ^Government should feel compelled to increase the amount of mon'ey spent on Air armament is regrettable. We regret it deeply; that feeling-must be shared by all whb know that -it ^is. the . possession "of means to do ill deeds which makes ill deeds done" arid who arc convinced that there can be-peace among the nations of the world, as there is among civilized individuals, whenever the nations resolve to behave peaceably. To increase our preparations for war—or even to keep them at their present strength—js not peaceable behaviour. Yet wc cannot see that the Government, given its circumstances, could possibly have acted otherwise than it, has done, t . Our Ppint of View ..'.'-■ If the mass of the nation, -if even a majority ot tnc" nation, shared the knowledge and conviction which we" have described, no Government could continue on the old lines in matters of "defence." Unfortunately the nation is not yet favorable to ourc point of view. - Ministers arc compelled in trfis~mattcr to do what the mass of the nation wishes. No holder of office can act according to his own personal opinions and feelings if they clash with what the mass of the nation thinks and feels. No servant of the People can carry out any policy of which the People are suspicious and afraid. .A False Image At present the bulk of the British people is suspicious and afraid of the policy of-relying in our foreign relations upon goodwill and comradeship, not upon force. It is still under the influence of that image' of "the ^roifg'man^^ Prime Minister knows it., is a false image; he said so at Brighten. He will take, every "fjppBffifrfr^Sf^S^in^ as a private person, not as Prime Minister; he will do his best to draw the people to his way of thinking. Forcing a Change j The very worst way of drawing them would be to force upon them a change for which they are not yet prepared, which would cause uproar and panic, which would cause the Labor Government to be instantly replaced by ....one certain to increase armaments to a' far greater extent1. "No man ought to hold office," some people argue, "unless he acts in every particular exactly as his conscience dictates." If that rule were in operation, nobody would take office—nobody, that is, with a conscience. -The affairs of the nation would, be managed by rilcn without consciences. We should go from bad to worse^ As it is, we arc gpjng from bad to .better. But we cannot do it in one-great leap. / • X BOYCOTT STEAMSHIP LINES NEW YORK—At a meeting here, Ger- riian speaking seamen passed a.resolution in favor of■_ bo^cottiiig-^hTps belonging to those Gelman steamship lines whose employees have been sentenced to prison because of their participation in the recent strike in English harbors. An appeal has been addressed to American seamen's and transport worker's organizations to support their German comrades in the boycott in United States ports. . . BRUTAL CHILD LABOR . Out under a broiling sun in summer, exposed to the cold a,nd dampness of winter, little" children are toiling in the fields of Virginia truck farms, unprotected by child labor laws or evcu_school latys. They work as long as fourteen hours a day when they should be in^schools and the most-of them arc paid between--five and-ten cents an hour: 'These conditions arc revealed in a. pamphlet on "Child Lnhoiiand the Work Of Mothers on Norfolk Truck, Farms," just issued "by the «rrHdnrrft^rea1r^1:«rtJr' Sffl&TJSrrrirem "oT labor. '■■'■-;< ■-', INSIDE INFORMATION . .-Commenting.upjaq.^Sunday paper's reference to "some secret influence which, is- at present engaged- in promoting strikes," "Forward" says this secret influence hidden from the eyes of men is to be found in'trie dark recesses of underfed human- stomachs: ©rjj|eutn Cafe Vancouver-Trades and Labor Council: f wish you the great success that you deserve, and you will always find me with you and for you. JAS. P. DWYER, Prop. Highest quality of" food properly prepared and,.neatly .and cotxrieously served in generous portions hy experienced UniOn employees. ' .'-..'. . ' ^ ; You, will findVour prices much lower than the average first-class cafe. ALWAYS OPEN ■**:\iJ~v-7-~-.t..v r^fr^^^-i ■'■-'•'-ji-r: *••;•-.■ "^-~:-T-r!*.'^-~f'»~j£-'2^^ 762 GranvilleSteeet^ ^^aniapxer^iL Opposite Orpheum Theatre DON'T READ THIS Whcn?sending in a name and address or a communication, just draw a straight or crooked line and let it go at that. If you want to be sure that we will understand it be sure to splotch some ink all over it. Wc are marvels, at deciphering, hicroglyphic's. '.»--'#'-: --■» », T The Steam and Operating Engineers arc still taking in new members., ~. IMPORTANT If you notify the postman or the post office of your new address .when you move, they will notify us and you will continue to receive your paper regularly. If your paper should not reach you drop us a post card and give us your OLD and NEW address. The Barbers Union is negotiating a new wage scale.' - . . .. „ -: You Cannot Get a Better Meal In Vancouver -~ -=- (OPEN BAY AND NIGHT) - :Since the CENTRAL CAFE passed into the ownership and personal management of Mr. Poter L. Bancroft, regarded as one of the leading restaur-- teurs of the Coast, THE PATRONAGE HAS EXCEEDED. l.OOO MEAES A DAY. This tells its own • •story of FAULTLESS SERVICE, PERFECT - CUISINE, AND THE MOST EXCELLENT : VIANDS THAT THE MARKET AFFORDS. IMMACULATE CLEANLINESS THROUGHOUT.. _■■'■■;•■;■; Private Compartments, Unexcelled Accommodation for Ladies and Private Parties ,*;' Rapid Service Courtesy Music the Best ♦ CENTRALCAFE 608 PENDER ST. WEST PHONE SEYMOUR 91*47 --""-1- Tortiiimn OfflcmrsiniBrc: =~'"^We^^e'yoti'to"useth'e eofmrms wf this paper in connection with ,. the, activities or your union.. We would also appreciate your help in obtaining subscriptions among, your members for this paper. Please note our spcial trial offer of twenty weeks subscription for one dollar. If you need subscription cards for this we will gladly send you some." Unions subscribing for their entire membership can obtain the paper for sixteen ceiits permember per month. —r. rJ .,. ■MMM _i. ^JffNJi ipWfWtetoawiWBSffi
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