The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-23
issued: 1925-08-21
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note: The Labor Statesman Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council Official Orgaii of The Canadian Labor Party a'¥' No. 70-EIGHf PAGES VANCOUVER, B.C., August 21st, 1925 FIVE CENTS PER COPY Powerful Trade Union International Wanted Purcell, British M.P., Makes Vigorous Plea at British Common- ,_ wealth Labor Conference—Working Class Movement Must Become All-powerful. £ A vigorous plea for a powerful and effective Trade Union Interna- j tional was made by Mr. A. A. Purcell, M.P., at the British Common-' wealth Labor Conference." h "It appears to me," Mr. Purcell observed, "that the first step toward -. stemming the tide of industrial decline in this country and of the .worsening of the conditions of the, . Yorkers of Europe generally is for i w'e Trade Union Movement to eatable $j|ih a sanitary cordon - of- proper ^"•Vagesand working conditions round ,' the world, and in all countries of the world. ( "To do that," he proceeded, "we need a real, live, aggressively vigorous Trade Union International — a 'great' combatant force, a world power, that can be strong enough I and big enough to effect radical changes in the tragically depressed j standards of tbe-Workers of the syh-. ject races-j-aiid t^ieatfM"#om that ■j ""TO the conquest of power for the porkers of the-world." . ■ , Some spoke, Mr. Purcell proceeded, of Empire development as a , means of reducing unemployment in this country. He was of the opinion that the intensification of capitalist ;' industrialism within, the : Empire t would add to, rather than lessen, the ' evil. Capitalism's Failure "The time has come," he declared, "when we have got frankly to admit ' the failure of Capitalism. • , "Capitalism is stifled in its own .,'-. and is failing to function. ' ia). "Vfe must take steps to break he capitalist system and recon- • , struct world economy on an entire* ■ Iy new basis. "British capital—the wealth wrung t from the workers of Britain—has flown to those parts of the' Em…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
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language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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