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TheLabor Statesman Ovvned hv *_,__ .. ■ mm ******* _■__ ___k Several Thousand Workers Will Not Come Under Pro visions of the Act — Trades Union Organization Will Have Te Be Used To Bring About An Eight Hour Day — Workers Are Discontented. EXEMPTIONS GRANTED by the Board of Adjustment under The Hours of Work Act have been granted to a number of industries and firms, which include several thousand workers. In practically all these lines the men are unorganized and this will : probably be an incentive to organize and obtain the eight hour day by united effort. Besides those exempted there are a great many who-icome under theprovisions of the Act but who are working- more than the 48 hours, because thpv -■-» _■"-'■' --...-.-„ »<ujjeny adjusted. I ed since December 23rd, 1924. 1. AU workers eniployed hi saw-" 1 '- mills, planing mills and shingle mills in the district east of the Cascade i Mountains shall -be permitted to work one hour per day in excess of the <» limit prescribed by section 3. of, the .Act; the total hours worked not to ,'. exceed 54 per week. LJr 2.. All engineers, firemen, and | oilers engaged in sawmills, planing j; mills, and shingle mills, in charge of f steam plants -.«»-—- Labor Party Victories in Municipal Elections Four out of the eight Canadian Labor Party candidates were elected to office in the South Vancouver municipal elections held last Saturday. Alec McDonald and 3. G. Smith were electetTto the council for one year terms. K. E. Rigby was one 6f the two candidates elected for school trustees. W. Ford was elected police commissioner. In the Burnaby municipal elections held Saturday the Labor Party elected its candidates in two wards land one school trustee and the police commissioner. The, successful candidates were: C. JB. Gibbs, Ward 5, :ing|and H. Engberg, Ward 7. Alfred the I bessi. elected for school trustee . _..._. __. o. Bate for police commis- FIVE CENTS PER COPY .All workers employed in the-logging industry as operators of launches; all persons engaged in booming operations; all workers in the said industry engaged as operators of transportation systems, such as railway crews, workers engaged in handling logs by trucks or horses, and engineers employed in the operation and upkeep of donkey-engines. Section 10. (2.) The. fishing in .urns, jn charge of Section 10. (2.) The'fishing in- I steam plants operating on a one- dustry and all its attendant branches I shift basis, in the district east of the such as the cannmgjotjO-lierwise pre- f Cascade Mountains, shall be Alitywed 'serving,),afl.,fis&,is&>i»'tiiv ^J-y^'roduots !;„_„. work fort-ier overti_ne' tothe ex- offish. ..'•'. '■— 7-cnt of one and one-balf hours per Section 10. (3.) AH workers in day to cover preparatory .and com- cook and bunk houses shall be ex- plementary work in addition to the- empt from the provisions of the said said 54 hours per week. {Act. 3' All —-•'-■* ■' /-said 54 hours per week. 3, All workers employed in the \i \ lumber and shingle manufacturing: E I industries as operators of launches; I \ all persons engaged in booming op- ijjeratiohs; all persons engaged as op- I I erators of transportation systems in , [connection with shipping;, and plan- ling operations in connection with (shipping, necessary to fill urgent lOrders. 4. All worfceri employed in ship jrepair plants, engineering, works, There are a great many workers who are not mentioned in the Act who are discontented because they do not come under the Act. These work in stores, offices, etc., and feel that they have been neglected. They overlook the fact, however, that they have never-attempted to usher in the eight-hour day. They have been content to let others organize and fight, for them. In future these -j.— ,.■«•'_•> engineering, works, workers will have to join a union [machine shops, foundries, welding that will aid them in their struggles. plants, sheet-metal works, belt-works. It will have to be made strong _._._.---. _>..____, oeit-works, 'saw-works, and all like plants doing repair work, when engaged on ur- igent.. repair work which must of /neradsity be done, in order that ■so-fier industries shall not be serious- fly handicapped in their operations. ( 3, AH bakers employed in the -baking industry shall be permitted to work ten (10). hours per man per aionth ii. excess of forty-eight .(48) *18lv ™ot,r* I*6' week and all bakery sales- JjfiV- nen or deliverymen twenty-six (26) tK^' lours per man per month in excess >f 48 hours per week. - 6. All workers engaged in industries whose shipping operations are jjof an intermittent nature shall be "permitted to work such overtime as may be necessary to enable urgent Shipping' orders to be executed. .,.,,. * "All workers employed in the shipbuilding and metal trades industries, shell be permipteM to work ,15 hours per man par month, over and above .the limitation of hours contained in section 3 of ihe said Act, in order to execute_S_ork n^-essarg to.Jffi_P.;^h¥S 'InauStiries in operation. - in 111 industries which use steam B^fc_ISf_r_---iOW=po-?^r and which operate II won a one-shift basis, -the - engineei' and fireman in. charge of .Such plants 'shall be,allowed' to f(H>rk ^oVertime to the extent of one hour and a half a 'day to cover preparatory or comple mentary *ork. __.. _._, jituae strong enough-however, to enforce the demands. Those who hang back will only be holding themselves and the others back and will lessen the chances of success. The time to talk and act is now. .information re- garding the organization of your craft can be obtained from the Vancouver Trades Council Office, 16. Hastings Street Bast. Social and Dance At Ash Hall Saturday Saturday evening, January 24th, is the date set for the Social and Dance of the Wards Five and Eight Groups of the Canadian Labor Party. The event will be held in the Ash Hall between 19th and 20th A've.'s on Fraser Ave. Community singing of labor and popular "songs, will -be- one -of th-. features of the social. Several good and well , known artists have agreed to do a turn. , The.refreshment committee assy fes everybody that there will be a "bite" to eat and a "drop" tp drink during the evening. Three members of the labor movement will constitute an orchestra that will render some favorite dance selections suitable for both young and old. Some other surprises are in store for those attending. Admission is free but the ladies are asked to bring along a few sandwiches or a small cake. Everybody welcome. The date is this Saturday and the place Ash Hall. Bring a friend Trades Council Re-elects All of Its Old Officials To Send Delegates to Work with Unemployed—Council Will Protest Hours of Work Act Exemptions- Government Taking Advantage of Unemployed" —Vaccination to be Taken Up With School Board. AN EXCITING CONTEST took place in the election of trustees at the regular meeting the Trades and Labor Council Tuesday evening. With ten nominees in the field for four seats only two were elected on the first ballot:—A. E. Jamieson (44) and W. H. Cottrell (38). On the next ballot W. J. Seribbins was elected with 43 votes. With seven candidates still in the running another ballot was taken but not one received enough to elect. Four nominees were then dropped and the race proceeded between Midgeley, » Deptford and Flynn. Once again nobody received a majority and Midgeley being low man was dropped and the race proceeded with Flynn being elected by a majority of four, oyer Deptford- AH the old officers were re-elect-1 that purpose by the city council. This ed. They, are Harry Neelands, M. L. A., President; Wm. Dunn (Carpenters), vice-pres.; P. R. Bengough, secretary; F. J.JHunt (Engineers) . ... ..._ _._.,? -.-.uii-ll. JU1IS matter will be taken up with' the city council. Electrical Workers Union 21-3 asked the council to place the H. E. treasurer; Mrs. Dolk, Sgt at Arms- _.-,. C0U"cil t0 pIace the »■ E. C. McDonald, statistician; Trustoes' . T ^ °f RichsTds St* °" the Cottrell,. Jamieson, Seribbins FlvTn " This was complied with .-, _---.._._>ia_., rjym Del. Bartlett obligated the officers. Unemployed Delegate J. Gavanagli was given'the floor as a_.___j_i>essmtaWfS-'bf the"Tinemplbyed, and in asking the council to appoint delegates to W&rk with the unemployed, stated that the situation at the -present time was extremely threatening to the organized labor mdvement on account of work being done for ?2 a day. He was of Take Advantage of Unemployed The committee that visited the University site, reported that single jmen 'were peing emplayed::_>-t--"ttf-Te' for $2 a day. They were burning brush-and helping to clean up the land. There was not any complaints as to the work except in the case of one man who said that he had to supply his own blankets, and being unable to do so, had to sleep between two mattresses. The committee was ■ M J. JUNIOR LABOR LEAGUE Judging from tiie numbers of enquiries received re the progress of the League, " this organization has aroused considerable interest. This Friday the League members,are holding a debate- on the subject of unemployment. _-_-,-■ Until further notice the meetings of League will be held at 883—27th Ave. E."'■'■:.' '■ ■ 7_ ' ' ■ On Friday the '30th, the meeting will be devoted to'business. . The League has arranged for its Initial Dan!- _ . j ..'-. Feb.. f-__Ta|rth- Mlt'g HalF, leaser 'Meeting for Mill and Factory Mechanics Perhaps you have noticed that in certain industries the Government of B.C. has seen fit to restrict the number of working hours to 48 per week. The Government has given some firms "rejief" from the "hours of Labor Act," By giving "relief the Government means that it will continue to acquiesce in the punishment n-P *i..'_-_».-. - ... ., ubj. ne was of two mattresses. The committee was the opinion' that the building and of the opinion that the government metal trades would be vitally affect- was taking advantage of tlie unem- ed if men were -put to, work on pre- ployed situation to get the land liminary- work at lower wages than cleaned up at the site fpr a very good the union scale. \ These unions must price. maintain the wagfes because organi- ^ Del. Rankin reported on the suc- zations can only be built up when cess of the South Vancouver elec- wages are good. He informed theltion. tho f r p i » wages are good. He informed the council that the unemployed were now being organized and disciplined. They must not be used to break-down conditions as they did last year during the longshoremen's strike, he said. As a result of that strike abominable conditions exist on the water front. . ;, To Lower Wage- He was of the opinion that a building program was being arranged on the understanding that wages will-he lower than usual. This must be pre vented by organized effort. He asked that the council send delegates tp -♦♦-.-J __- v. '- „_..- »,cs«..s it> .tfte spl.jng for tj,e campaign, unue to acquiesce in the punishment a"e"d * *J^LZZJSeKh Del* Gib80" of the MentiU Ho8pi" of the worker-. But perhaps you empI°^d ^f^ t0 he'P de8' *$ ^ Attendants Union reported that have also noticed that in the trades un-mPIoyment- the employees did not come under and industries, where the workers are - Orates appointed to attena Oy „. .......... r an-uuv _r election, the C.L.P. having elected four out of its eight candidates. Del. Dunn reported on a meeting to be held in the Holden Bldg., Friday, January 30th, for the purpose of organizing the Mill and Factory Mechanics. Del. Ross (carmen) reported that the C.P.R. Coach Shops had. opened up and were running full swing. There would be an organizer here in the spring for the campaign. Del. Hunt (painters) reported work slack and quite a number of unemployed. An organizer would be sent here from headquarters in the spring for the campaign. Del. Gibson of the Mental Hospi- ■and 49th'Ayg.:; -OTaM_WKas&:.-WWW- All young people interested in the Labor- Movement bear these dates in mind. Secretary? George .Mitchell,, phone _fair. 33J-0-X. me -vuri-ers are organized they have no need for the I Act. When it is necessary .to v. ... government to make conditions for workers it simply means that the workers are not organized sufficiently Veil to make the" conditions they might for themselves.. The time to. organize is now. There _, __ iivx. aiiere pUj forward a strong protest agains is no use In waiting tor someone to ai| the exemptions (as published else do something for you. Do it your-, whom ■•» *-.:- * Booth's Union: Smokes Are Best do something for you. »elf^__ 1^1^^^^^^ 3PmiS^-meetmg of - mTlt^anij "factory mechanics will be held.jjir^Fjcij day^^-tan^^awf.'-at 8" p,m„ iii the Holden BJdg., 16 Hastings East. All sash _md. door factorymen, -millwrights, and all those engaged in the running of woodworking machinery are invited to attend. Don't forget Delegates appointed to attend city hall were; Bengough, Dunn. Showier. To attend the unemployed meetings: Cottrell, Flynn, Floyd. .ij£ Protest Emyjig-.iono .■§?***, Having received reports of the exemptions granted under the "Hoars of Work Act" the councjl decided to put forward a strong protest against all tho -.-_.—»-•- .—. j,_,,.i..nt-ii elsewhere in this paper) and ,to nvake "eyeiy; effort fo. have the act enforced in other instances where.it is being In reply to complaint from th.a council to the Factory Injector, to the effect that seats were hot provided for girls in the Woodward Department Store in Compliance with - ,._,-_«. _/...,! mrgct the Factory Act, the-council was in-' the time and place and bring your formed that the enforcement had to buddy;, ,'--".- be made by officers appointed for . .«._^m* uul L-uiJte under the compensation act although they paid the. assessment. "* Del. Jamieson asked that inasmuch jag the Council had gone on record as-being in favor of Sunday Band Concerts that the matter be 'again taken up with the City Council to get these concerts on a proper basis. Del. Dubberly informed the council that because he would not allow his boy to be vaccinated "he was sent home- and'..would miss ■ the exams, putting him back another yea^.Qti^gjj;, delegates" .r-pb.teii similar cases and the, council instructed the secretary to take up the subject, with the school board in,con junction with the Anti-vaccination League. USE THIS—Admit bearer lo the Saturday availing social and dance at tbe A-h Hall. l._f» ^nr^.^..r^ TTTT-'-nrT_|iir.iiiriifiiithliiii_W nm 11_iniinninnm_imrriiiuinwi-iiniiiiwiiw.wiii-iiiiiiri--i-iiiii_-ii_-'iiii_niniii-_iiiiiiiiiiiiMiijWi-(i_—n_i»mi urn i iiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii THE LABOR STATESMAN January 23rd, 1925 Mt. Pleasant Boy Your Lamps, Radio ___-» _-_-__CX_UCA£ SUPFMES Prom tbe Practical stora City Electric Co. 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IU v. ^2S4S Mai» St Vancouver Hardware • Company 2421 MAIN STREET UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Builders Hardware, Paints, Vai- ■, Bro$hei, Crockery, China, Glasses LABOR BADLY TREATED BY THE KING GOVERNMENT We Appreciate the Kindness ot Oar Many Friends Who Are Sending Us So Many More NEW CUSTOMERS See us for Sr*b Work Boots, tan or black . ,__ «MS A -ta- shipment of Aniiurst K_a Stitch boots for men and boys just in by way ot the Panama C-U___L This saves money for all of vs. Sisals Work Socks .25c, 35c. aad .SO Onr Work Glove Specials are real money savers. Ban Doff Khaki Coveralls, Uses 34 to .44 .'..:' ■„•• ______ . 2_)5 Bess's Irish Barge Pants, S pockets, belt loops, cuff bottoms, cot ' price ■'.'—,.__ __ a^S VIKING Underwear. Two. piece or combination $6.50 -Arthur Frith & Co. Men's and Boys' Furnishings, Hats, Boots and Shoes. - Phone: Fair. 14 2313 Mate St. Between 7th and .th KEEP YOUR RESISTANCE AT PAR BY Adjustments sad you will not have ailments DR. E. L. BURRILL >. BO_KH_, BXL, _n__a. ___. Lee Bldg. Main and -Broadway .- ___^.'--,-_**e.*F______Ii___- ~~-~ - -.In Swe_teat:(_mployesi <K*tTd ed to lockout .100,000 metal trades and textile workers to combat demands for wage tacreaseS.,' Lockouts of other trades are: expected and it is expected that 65 per cent of Sweden's organized labor, will be affec!____u«!IS2fPiS-adce govern ment _____ appointed an arbitration .commission. 1. S. Woodsworth,. Labor M.P., of Winnipeg, speaking . at the Labor Forum in Hamilton, recently, charged the Mackenzie King Government with shirking its responsibilities toward labor, particularly in the matter of enforcing the eight hoiir day. He said under the Treaty of Versailles it was expressly provided the eight-hour work day should be recognized by all signatory Countries. Canada had signed that treaty, but was not living up to its. provisions. Efforts made at the last session of Parliament to have 'the eight-hour day proclaimed had been frustrated by the Premier and by Hon. James Murdock, Minister of Labor. Hey had endeavored to place responsibility upon the several provinces: of the Dominion for the enforcement, of the eight-boor day. Then when the nntenableness of that position was pointed out and they wereTeqoested to take a definite step, and to makefile eight-hour day apply to all Government works, the Minister of Labor declared it could not be done because it would bring the Government into unfair contact with private interests, Eight Hon; Arthur Meighen, leader-of the opposition, on the other hand, expressed his willingness to have the eight-hour day apply to all public works,.^...,_._ Antagonistic To Labor. But that was not ail, said tbe speaker. If further proof were needed that the Government was antagonistic to labor, it was to be found in the fact that whenever strikes or other troubles arose affecting the workers, the Government did not hesitate to send troops to any part of.the Dominion to crush,the strikers. Further, Hon. James Murdock, Milffitir^Of Labor, had declared the Canadian Army had to be maintained at its present strength, as it was needed to keep down radical labor. _ The Government would not consent even to a reduction in the over-large staif of highly paid officers, because, they .might be needed to crush the workers. The Government could and did take advantage of every- provision of the British North America Act to confer favors oh the railways and other privileged corporations, but it was not willing to do anything for labor. No Help to Unemployed. The Government policy-was equally unsatisfactory regarding unemployment It refused to take .action, contending the responsibility was Upon the provinces and municipalities. That was a ridiculous attitude to adopt, said Mr. Woodsworth. The Government was encouraging immigration, bringing people into the country when it knew there' was no employment for them. Unemployment, immigration and emigration are co-related. Millions of. dollars had been spent on immigration and yet the population of the country was not increasing, because people were moving out faster than they came in. He had been told on good authority there were upwards of 100,- 000 returned Canadian soldiers in the United States, driv«n jhere ■ because there was no work for them in Canada, and the Mackenzie King administration refused to take action looking to th. provision of work for the men who had fought and bled.for Catted.) and the' Empire. Instead, it j?pitinua<_-' to encourage immigrant. _^.M!_^l___I:;i___^F_te7'r_i!___l'^ tiie unemployed. ' .■ . .'...„7„_-_..._,'...--._'~-.v-. "*'TS¥. "*Wo'od_worth said in. migration should be stopped until the unem- ploymeijt problem was solved, aiid in the meantime, .'the.Federal Government should be compelled to assume full responsibility for' the main- of all immigrants for a period of two years from the date of their arrival-in the country. . ' The speaker also referred to conditions in the prairie provinces; and declared the farmers were under the control of the banks and trust companies. He urged labor to co-operate with the farmers, who were beginning to realize that political freedom was useless without economic freedom. Aa it was now, Western Canada was mortgaged to capitalistic Eastern Canada and the farmers were nothing but slaves of the moneyed interests. £ Communist Replies To Bernard Shaw .:., ' .'•■ - ;. ■'■'•"'■ •-■ \ (We have been asked to publish the following article written by Max Beer and published in The Worker (Toronto) in reply to Mr. Bernard Shaw's recently addressed letter to the "Izvestia" which The Labor Statesman published in a recent issue.—Ed.) - Had the "Izvestia" asked my opinion as to the advisability of inviting Mr. G. B. Shaw to prorfbunce upon Sovietand Bolshevist affaire I should b&ve strongly urged it to leave Mr. Shaw alone, knowing, as I did the sort of pronouncement he was likely to.make on such a^subjeif.".^" Protestant and Liberal Mr. G. B. Shaw's mind is essentially Protestant,. Liberal, i. e. of the English middle class type. But God in His abounding mercy upon a sorely afflicted - humanity has blessed him with an eye tb discern the diverse symptoms of the decay of capitalist civilization. This " critical faculty, acting through; the medium of an.ale.rt and acute intellect, predisposed him to perceive, the ludicrous aspects of the meretricous virtues, playful illusions, clever futilities and endless shifts . and stratagems of the ruling men and women of a highly polished and cultural- society, whose 'foundations, are trembling under the impact of new subterranean forces. This is the anvil on which Mr. Shaw forges his satirical shafts, which, while levelled at society, are never meant to kill, but to graze and to sting. Such a mind must need have a liking for criticism of existing conditions, for Fabian reforms, for sermonizing in social dramas, but. never for any downright serious fighting against capitalist civilization and still less for social revolution. * An Igaoramons on Man- It is this character of his life work which endeared him to the smart set and the intellectual gourmets of Gt. Britain and Germany. They know his true English middle class heart, which never believes in the workihg class rising to power, and which has an aversion from proletarianism. No wonder, then, that he dislikes Earl Marx, that he has never taken the trouble to understand the man," whose genius, whose life-work, whose heart and brain were devoted to raising the working.class to power. It was no small matter to publish an 1-887J at the height of Liberalism, a work-in which the " advent of the working class to power wao stated to be inevitable^M-irx, Capital, Engl, edition'* 1889,_page 494), in which, contrary to J: S. Mill, it was shown -4hat competition, far from desii-oy- ingmonapolyy must utimately result in monopoly, in the centralization andt-eoacenteattoH-'of * the-■■ meanfiif production, transport and finance in thei hands of ,]U»e ;feW,-and, filially; that the 'Whole., development, of capitalist society must'engender a fierce class struggle, :from wbich. Labor -Voularemfrge,as the' victorious creator of a new society based on free associations of producers using the nationalized means of production. A Fabian to the Bitter End. It is not my business to defend Zinoviev, Kamenev or Trotsky. They need no defence.' They stand as some of the intellectual leaders of vast Socialistic Republics, against which the whole capitalist world is up in arms, while Mr. Shaw can, at best, serve as the tutor to some member of His Majesty's'Opposition or Government of a Kingdom, which is shaken,' like, the proverbial fragile bullrush in the wind, by. an apocryphal ..Zinoviev letter. liut it is painful to see such an alert mind as Mr. Shaw's thinking of Fabianism and the l.L.P/ as.if we were still living in the 'nineties of the last century. Mr. Shaw would awaken to the realities of the present time .if he could be brought to devote an hour or two weekly to the reading of the British trade -union weeklies and monthlies of the railwaymen, the engineers, the woodworkers, the postmen, the civil service, etc.,.etc. He would gather from them that, with the" leading minds of organized British Labor, Fabianism is a back number. Mac- Donald's, biologiam a fleeting episode of the past, while Marxism^iajjro- gressively permeating the thinking men and women of, .British trade unionism. —The Woriter (Toronto)' BERNARD SHAW ON HIMSELF "Here am I, for instance, by class a respectable nian, by common sense a hater of waste and disorder, by intellectual constitution legally minded to the verge of pedantry, and by temperament apprehensive and economically disposed to the. limit of old-maidenishness." Preface to "Major Barbara" ':.'■>■ 'v.,*-—*'- ."*'; '",..' ■'._. "''■;■'. PAP FOR THE FABIAN NURSERY (Specially prepared by Bernard Shaw.) . ' "Now, Marx was by\no means infallible; his economics, half" borrowed, and half homemade by a literary amateur, were not, when strictly followed up, even favorable to Socialism. His theory of civilization had been promulgated already in Buckle's History of Civiliza- • tion a book as epoch-making in the minds of its readers as Das -Capital. There was nothing about Socialism in the widely read first volume of Das -Capital : every reference it made to workers and capitalists showed that Marx had never breath- ed-industrial air, and had dug his case out' of blue-books in the British Museum. Compared to "Darwin, he seemed to have no power of observation: there was not a fact in Das Kapital that had not been taken out of a book, nor a discussion that had hot been opened by somebody else's pamphlet.'' Preface to "Back to Methuselah" Main St. South of 18th J. C. CQLV1N Plumbing Heating Gasfittlnt Estimates Cheerfully Given. .178 Main Street Phones: Pair. 3071 Res,.Pair. 237SR .30 Years' Experience : ROBINSON'S Cycle and Repair Store 3917 Main at 23rd Specialist in Bicycle frame repairs, Keys cut, Saw sharpened, Baby Buggy Tires repaired. Agent for 9 "Red Bird" Bicycles. SKATES HOLLOW GROUND KIRK HAM'S GROCERTERIA, No. 22 Our goods are always fresh. Our prices the lowest. Give us a trial and be convinced. TWENTY-THIRD AND MAIN ST, r V ■ P; N. PARKER Dry Goods and Men's Furnishings "Where You Buy and Save" 25th and Main Phone Fair. 801 Open Saturday Until 9:30 p.m. Scotch Bakery - A. H. BENNETT, Prop. , . I FRESH BREAD & CAKES , 1 4132 Main St. Phone Fair. 4246 FOR RELIABLE FOOTWEAR For the whole family call at tb ' Quality Shoe Stores 25th and Main and 6035 Fraser St MACHINISTS ELECT OFFICERS _At the last meeting of Machinists' Lodge'S9-! election of officers took place with tlie following results; President Tho... Sills; Rec. Secretary, P. B. Bengough; Pin. Secretary, J. H. Robb; treasurer, A. Wv Tait; conductor, H, Colquhoun. Delegates to Trades C_i_inc_v_P._S. Bengough, G_ Davidson, W. Wareh&m.. Essondale Employees Elect New Officers The Annual Meeting, Mental Hospital Attendants Union, No. 36, took | place at Essondale,. January 8th, I President Archie Flanagan was in I the chair. The meeting opened with S a very good attendance. It is of no r small satisfaction to the officers of \ Union 35 to note "the complete har- I mony nnd friendly spirit that exists I between members at the meetings. >- The ordinary business of the Union "f being finished, election and installs-& tion' of Officers took place. The|g Past Vice-Pres., Bro. J. A. Gibson, fe was elected to the chair, and is the V President for the ensuing, year. The~ft' other officers elected, were: viej j»\- president, Bro. S^m. Booting;/who || treas., Bro. Chas. Percy; re^t*"J § Bro. Menzies. Bro. Isaac WatV-j*** | elected to fill the vacancy O-f'^o:' ' board of trustees. Delegates t_l., , Vancouver, "New Westminster" v District Trades and Labor Counu;: , Bros,J..A. Gibson, W. Mackie, and ■ W. Jackson. / ' After the installations, a very; . hearty vote of thanks was accorded'. Bro. Archie Flanagan, retiring presi-|' dent and his officers of 1924 for thej very able manner in which they hadl conducted the business of the Union.g The meeting closed 10:30 p.m. Next'g.. meeting to( be held at Essondale, Thursday, January ,82nd, 7.30 p.m.j 'JM .-PP-iWsT'liW ipi I INCREASE- TEXTILE..'WEEK ;; *"*.'' '' "
■''■.'*^•■■:^'~'', questing their*Sympathetic attention" . X 4OT*,*_'____Wie_--_teJ_Iio^ Bartolomeo Vanzetti. •'.'■ ' ....'':.. m-r- Green transmitted copies of the resolution for the .two Italian work- ';, |jj ers adopted at flie El Paso ,conven-/ tion of the A. F.6t%. The xeaplu- tion declared the case a "ghastly' miscarriage of justice.", ' . . Many of those society buds blossom into wild flowers. ,*?■*_»" .., ., ft _' -fl t-'i 31 ■ 0 __ __V « January 23rd, J925 THE LABOR ST A T.E S M A N TRADES UNION DIRECTORY i Vancouver Trades and Xabor Couolt—j fresldont. P.. H. Neelands, __U___l; I Sr-neral secretary, Percy it Bengough. ' 'fflce, 803 Holden B!<1?„ It Bastilles | Ea_t. Phone Sey. 74S5. Meets In Labor Hall at 8 p.m. on the first and j v third Tuesdays In month. jBniiaiBg' Trades Council. Vaneonvar— Meets second and: fourth Tuesday in Holder. Building. President. 3. Flynn.. ,.. Secretary-treasurer, W; Wait Bakety Salesmen, local S71 — Meeta second Thursday every month. Holden Bide.. 1« Hastings JB. President. A. Wylte, 4330 Klgfn Street; financial secretary, H. A. Bowron. 92. nth Ave. E. rial Organ of the Greater Vancouver Central ■',-' Conncil Canadiiin Labor Party Barters', Joarneyman International 0n- lon of America—Local WO. Vancoaver, B. G, Meets second and fourth Tuesdays In each month In Boom 810 Labor Hall. IS Hastings Best. President,.. Fred Da wc: fln. secretary. A. K. Jenni, 728 Hastings Street West: rec. sec, Bert Oeprey. Bookbinders loesl No. 105, Int. Brotherhood—Meets second Tuesday In month 804 Holden Bldg- President, F. Milne. 536 Crake St; secretary, A. H. Hos- Ifns. 118 52nd Ave. W. Bricklayers'. Mssons' and *__• Setters' Int. Union Ho. I—Meets second and fourth Wednesday In the Holden Bldg. President 0. E. Halliday; Secretary. W. a Dagnall. 1244 fo th Ave. JS. Phone Fair. 845 B. - Carpenters and Joiners, Amalgamated Society of^—Vancouver 1st Branch meets 2nd Stnd 4th Tuesdays of each month. President, W. Taylor: See. F. Prosser; business agent, 3. McKinley. Readauarters, room' 35, 163 Hastings St. W Carpenters and Joiner*, United Brotherhood of, local 453—President, jr. C. Thom; recording secretary, W Page- business agent Wm. Bonn. Office, ..-■ Room 808 Lahor HaJl, -14 - Bastings . East. Meets second and fourth Mondays. 8 p.m. '■- °y?:B*i£ Employees' Assoeiatioa meets first Wednesday of each month at 445 Richards St. at'8 p. in. President. W. H. LewthwaUe,: Business agent, and treasurer. W. J. Seribbins, 3208 Pen- 2870 y-'ieEs."Secretar>'; H* **- BIack' ___-_-_-_!__ TED WITH THE BBITISH '' __4BOB PAHTY DIRECTORY Dominion Secretary, J. Simpson, Labor Temple. Toronto, Ont Executive British Colombia Section: Pre*.. W. H. Cottrell; Vice-Pres., +. Mclnnis. Wm. Dunn, B. H. Nee- ;.-,..' lands; SecretaryTreasurer, Frank Hunt 806 Holden Bldg., Vancouver, B. C. Oreater Vancouver Central Conncil: Chairman, F. A- Hoover; Executive, Mrs. F. Dolk. Miss Moran, A. Mclnnis. F. __.' Griffin, J. Flynn; Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. Dunn, 809 Holden Bldg. . -» WAEB 02GAHTZEBS, VANCOTJVBB. Warfl 1—H. W. Watts. 816 Holden Bldg., Phone Sey. 1989, Wirt _-4w: Page, _ 809 Holden Bldg., Phone Sey. 4143.. Wand 4—___. J. Wilson, 1648 Graveley St, High. 1054R; Secretary, J. A. Wood, 316 Lakewood Dr. Ward S—W. Watt. 984-~7th Ave. W. Phone Bay. J664X. ; Civic Employees' Oiilon, Socal 38 — Meets first and third Fridays in the month at 445 Richards St.. at 8 p.m. President. R. K. Brown, 2527 Charles St.; secretary--__iasi-r«v-Georre'Haf- rison, 1182 Parker St * -Sleotrioaa Workers, local 313, International Brotherhood—Moats ever}- Monday at 8 p.m, in Boom No:'5, 319 Pen- <f«r_ Street West President D. W. McDougal. 910 Hastings Street East; ?.u.8f£e8s asant. E H. Morrison. Office. 319 Pender Street West- Engineers—International Union Steam and Operating Iiocal 844—Meets every Thursday at 8 p.m.. Room 806 Holden Bldg. President R. Finley; business agent and financial secretary, F S Hunt; recording secretary, Herbert ..■MoSavaney. Engineers, Steam and Operating:, Int. local 882—Meets first and third Wed- nesday at 8 p.m. in room 806 Holden Bldg. President Charles Price; rec secretary, 3. T. Venn; financial secre- . tary, Frank L. Hunt Office. 806 Holden Bldg. Floor-ay era' Union, No.. 187,5, 0.B. of ■ C. & J. of A.,' meets 1st and -3rd Thursdays in 310 Holden Bldg., at 8 pan. .President John Soderman: Fin. sS?i '■?- Reid' Rec-' Sec- W. Johnston. 1666 16th Ave. W. Hotel and Bestaurant Employees Onion, Jiocal 2B—441 Seymour Streat. Meets ■ first and third Wednesday at 3 p.m. Second and fourth Wednesdays at 9 p.m. President G. Coleman; business agent A. Graham. Phone Seymour 1681. Iron Workers. local 97, Int. Asho. of Bridge & Structural '•— Meets every , Monday, Room 804 Holden Bldg., at 8 'sP.m, President, W. Flnlay. 1655 22nd Ev.Vve. E.; Secretary, James Dunn, Box ■*t,'96 City; Phone High. 4334L. '«*»> Wood. Wire and VetaS, Inter- ' -Mi.' !."**»»al Vnlon, local 307 — Meets 1/ >gei_t *st and 3rd Fridays in month, at room Ii "f__i._-_._ Holden ■ Bldg:. President, V. R "-!«f*ai_gele)', 3751 Reefer Si. E.: secre- l„+» - mry. J. <;. Finlayson. 2635 12th Ave. /• in."w- Phone Bay. 4942R. • '- ■ 1 ji JUoUnJit Booal ISO—President, _L>B' ._ McLean, 453 6th Ave. W. Secretary, i S. A. Boardtnah. 3388 Parker St J Meets second and fourth Friday at ( 1 . p.m. in Room 313 Labor, Hall, 16 Bastings East. r Machinist local 692—President Thos Sills, 1352 Burrard St Secretary, P. a. Bengough. Office, 807 Labor* Hall 16 Hastings East Meets on second and fourth Tuesdays tn month. BH13- Wagon Drivers aad Dairy Employees, looal 464—Meets second and fourth Friday In Labor HalL 16 Baa- tings-St B. Business agent Blrt Showier, 1115 Robson St Holders Union Local 281—International of North America—meets first and third Fridays its month in room 813 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President. Sam Wilson. 1728 Tew...St Corres- - ponding representative,, j. Pinkerton, '2159 Victoria Drive. . Ward 8—J. E. Dubberly, 1812 Broadway W. Phone Bay 2356L. -.KM 1—W. 3. Seribbins, 3208 Pender St. E, High 4033; Secretary, A. V. Lofting, 505 Clinton St. Ward 8—C. McDonald, 2834 St. -George St. Fair. 3317-V; Robt. Skinner, 536 22nd Ave. E, Secretary, phone, Fair- 4-371R. DIBTKICT OftC-AXISBBS Borth Vaaconvsr—G. H. Page, 219 8th St E. North Van. 321R ■ South Vaacomnr—J. -Rankin, 735-27--. Ave. E„ Fair. 657-R; Secretary, H. W. Speed, 4560 James St. TTXHIOB 1ABOB lEAGITE Membership composed of youriji: workers of both sexes between the ages of 15 and 30. Secretary George Bfit- chelL Phone Fair. 3320X. ABOLISH NIGHT BAKING IN PERTH. PERTH, Western Australia.—E-. elusive day-baking of 'bread is now firmly estobHsbeA.in Perth. -Work- ers" enjoy abolition of the double shift weekly and adoptipp pi the 8- hour day. "AH work is done in six days. Tbe number of-apprentices is limited, and under the award it is illegal for any person to work out side the prescribed hours. The reason why married men do not fear storms is because they have so many at home. ' Plasterers, local 89—International Association of Operative, . incuts first Wednesday In month at Holden Bldg. President W. Strickland, 289—46th Ave. E Secretary; M.:Galway, 1151- 59_h Ave_;E. Phone Eras. 504-R2. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, local Wo. «•—Meets every second Tuesday tn the month at 8 . m. in Room 213 Labor Hall 16 Hastings St E. Presl- degt- Harry F. Longley, 838 8th Ave. E; secretary. Frank H Humphrey, P. O. Box 894. Address. 4038 Victoria Dr. Phone Fair. 2702R SaUway Carmen of America, lodge No. W—Meets first and third Friday in month at Cotillon Hall, Granville and Davie Streets. President A. S. Ross, 5043 Clarendon St; secretary, J. D. Vuliamy. 2218 15th Ave, W. Street and Electric Bailway Employees, Pioneer Division Mo. 101—Meets K. P. Hall. Eighth and Klngsway, 1st and 3rd Mondays at ,30:1b a.m. and 7 p.m. President F. A- Hoover, 2409 Clarke Drive: rec secretary, F. E Griffin, 447 6tb Ave. East; treasurer, H. W. Speed: financial secretary and business agent, W. H. Cottrell. 166 17th Ave. West. Office corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Fairmont 4504 T. ' Hnslcians Mutual Protective Union lo. cal 14S, A. r. of M.—Meets at the G. W. V. A. -Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President, Ernest C Miller. r-. S4fc JSStefiff __ti^t:i..i»^___a__r--'E<_w«it B; ■-secretary. W.E. Williams. 991Nelson f"~ Street; organiser,. F. Fletcher, »»1 I , Nelson Street Sailors', Jonrneymsn TTnion of America, local Wo. 178—Meetings -held first Thursday in each month, 8 p.m. Executive-, meets third Thursday of every ' month In Labor Hall President A. J R. Gatenby;. secretary, C. McDonald. 8jPs ^-yu_Sa_nr-_ Sn-M*. • econo. i Painters, Decorators and Faperhangers ■ llosal :138--¥Meeta second-ttnd. fourth • Thursdays at 319 Pender St W.. Business agent iftobt S. Stevenson..Otfide, room i04 318 Pender St.'W. Phone ""-"Soy." 3609.'- ■ .'■;. ' , ■'".' •'■'■;: '..'■ .-.■■: _. lie Drivers, Bridge, Wharf aad Soak Builders local NO; 8404—Meets every Friday night at 8 p.___ in 118 I-IasMogo - St W. Jam-a'Thouiso-t, secratary,.P. . <?. Box mo.: Sheet atstal Workers, Amalgamated, - local Union No. 380—Meets second and fourth Thursday Irr month ill Holden. Bldg- l« Hastings St E. President N. C. South:.secretary. R. J, Wardrop:'. rec.'sec,-A. F, Ashton. Typographical Malm, Mo. 338—President, R_ P. Pettipiece; vice president, C. S. Campbell: 'Secretary-trea Buter, B. '». Nefiands; B.O. Box 6S. Mecte last Sunday of- each mori.li at 5>p.m^ la . Holdei) BulWina..l-i-',H-istfngarSt.'E, S_w. Vancoavsr 'Sksatdoal Tsdsratloa--'-. Meets at $91 Nelopsi Street, at 11 aim. .on _h_ Tuo-day srrecB&tsig_the first Sunday of th© snosttfi. Fi-eslfleai^ MAVty _>eflrD0»: o_<_»'C_H!iy, _5d-ra__ A. ■ Jami.no_; buoiaiese ftgeri., Fs«_ _Pla'2- cher. BM fflelodia ODD BITS By SYDNEY WARREN ■ THE DAWES PLAN will attack labor on this continent by way of Canada. The present immigration policy of the Canadian-government affords the industrial magnates of Europe a chance to shift their unemployed to this continent to crowd the already glutted labor market here. ' Their coming can only mean one thing—the gradual and systematic undermining of Canadian lahor standards. For the past four years there has been a state of chroliic unemployment throughput this country and thousands of men who were formerly employed all the year round have been reduced to the state of casual workers. Women and children have been forced into Canadian industry in increasing numbers, many of these being broUgth out to Canada as im. migrants and placed into domestic service on arriving here, always below the wages paid Canadians. The wholesale immigration policy of the Canadian government threatens the very existence of organized labor here. : _._ *■' ', * * * * - '__ LABOR IN 1925 will be compelled to fight to hold its own. On several occasions we have pointed out in this column the effects of the Dawes Plan on tlie workers of Europe. At present in England,'Belgium and the countries- bordering Germany, thousands., of workers have been thrown out of employment as a direct result of the operation of the Dawes Plan. This unemployed army will not be confined to Europe but will spread to this continent, and with its coming will be a forcing down of wages and the destruction of organized labor.'' . :'After._J.e.ng used as bullet-screens for four years.iri fighting the. battles of international' imperialism, the workers pf the world are faced with economic servitude to make secure the bonds of this plutocracy. Unemployment Insurance For Clothing Workers NEW YORK.—With the signing of the . unemployment insurance agreement between the men's clothing manufacturers of New York and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of the New York industry falls in line with the Chicago market in providing a measure of protection for the out-of-work. Assessments began Dec. 1 at the rate of three p^r cent a week on payrolls. " The manufacturer contributes one and a half per cent of the wages- he pays and the individual worker contributes an equal ariiount. The New York insurance fund will be handled through one board of trustees. • ' . THE LABOR MOVEMENT is the young man's cause for it expresses the hopes and ideals of the future. All of the old parties are concerned about preserving the prgsent as near like the past as possible—they look backward to lvh_t was,: while Labor peers for-yard to what is to be. The education and: training that this Labor movement affords a young man. economics will plant him on his feet firmlyv its philosophy"will enable him to tindersttfn- .the political and social changes that aJ-e going on. 'The Labor... aijovsmaiit.. will - gi->©"•'*» -any' young, man "the .a_i8 for true cliltura —ins-tead of. "uplifting" him- ' with trite goody-goody maitfinB—-th'e Me* toric,"acfa.ev«-_teii-_-'oi l__l)0r will inspire him with the nobility.-, of the Cause. Janet Smith Case Discussed At Open Forum At a well attended meeting held in O'Brien Hall last Sunday the subject under discussion was: "Law Enforcement >in B.C.", The chief speaker, Robert Gosden, dealt at length with the Janet Smith murder. He claimed his interest in -the case was from the standpoint of the citizen, and wished to be fair to all concerned. He criticized the coroner for allowing the body to be embalmed,, and roundly scored Attorney General Mankon for failing to suspend said coroner. "Such action, or-lack of action," the speaker said, "tended to help criminals." He further stated that the ordinary process of law had been avoidfed in this instance and asked why the hesitancy when there was such a clear case against those in the plot. Gosden wound up by. referring to the attitude of the man in the street who in discussing such cases could see no justice or fairness in the way the law was being administered. Several speakers followed, and the discussion in the main was that the case had been bungled by the police at the start and that the Attorney- General and the press in general were in a conspiracy of silence. .The' meetings continue at 2:30 next Sun day, the speaker and subject being announced. ,.- NEXT WEEK'S SUBJECT Those .interested in Theosophy, Psychology or Spiritualism, should enjoy next Sunday's programme. These meetings start at 2.30 p.m. sharp. Admission is free:. ' ' UNIONS FIGHT SfeAB . , -" DEPARTMENT STORES AKRO.., 0.-— Unionists have a bitter weapon to brandish against department stores employing'"nonunion help as they demonstrated in a movement to buy outside of Akron. Orders- have been sent to the big mail order houses for 10,000 catalogs for distribution among Akron union men. Eventually it is hoped to establish a cooperative store to fight the big .department store owners. The Summit County Labor News: has been placed on the we- don'.-advertise list of the big stores as a result of its protest against nonunion conditions. Collection Agency Threatens Worker Following is a communication from a collection agency addressed to a worker in the city of Van-ouver who'owes a bill of $20 to some firm. The letter comes all the way from Chicago and is real funnY-readingr, providing the recipient does ^.riot take it seriously. First of all it tries to intimidate, then threatens and finally cajoles the recipient to come across with the twenty dollars. It quotes an American statute which- the corporation says it will enforce and then -,gives the debtor ten days to pay up or be hauled before the ; courts. These -letters no doubt.find their way into working class homes, but if any notice is taken of theni the debtor will be out of pocket. Here is the letter:- : "Dear Sir:—taffhe time for final action on your account is here!! "If we thought wc would be "ttifi successful in collecting this money by suit, garnishment, or levy on your property and -your earnings or in- '" come, or by reverting to an investigation of your liabilities, that to depend on our being able' tb enforce upon you THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY AND PAUPERS ACT, we would not have gone into the matter as we.-have.- ' "THIS 1S^ CERTAIN!! Unless we receive an ANSWER to our letter, we shall not try to cultivate a gentle feeling foi' you, but we will go ahead in the most forceful manner to.collect by whatever means, way or form we can. If we could find words'.n the English language to express how ; urgent it is that you take care bf this matter, we. would endeavor to do So to the best of our'ability, because ate-.'" ge^ -1 ette're-'-lailj, -"-'from p(-opli_-'*wh«r Owe bills, who Plead with us, Argue with' us, arid Beg us to withhold prosecution of their cases -— ALL AFTER IT IS TOO LATE. . .; tq "We are letting this matter rest with you, ten days having been allowed you in which to let your good judgment spare you the Trials and Tribulations of courts and litigation. TEN DAYS!!! Yours very truly, "NORTHERN SERVICE CORP." A wise wife will, show something besides her love. .£___!_____ The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing onr own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. -^JOHN STUART MILL. ".-■... "Turn on the Light" TN- halls^of science; in little homes; in great industnal buildings ; along city streets; in- schools; in parks; in offices; in hospitals; in the rooms of - rich man orpoor man-tprn on t_»e light. It Ml seems so simple ( A hutton . pressed—a switch turned-'-and then : • dark . corners gone,- hours utilized, beauty enjpyed* fortunes' imde,_..hja_a-.__ .savedj._v -:....■■■—._--•-• ■■■■ ------ servant it is, because Of the- foresight . of men Who built the big hydro- >. electric plants and ,the extensive trans- ,, mission and-distributing syetems» ■ Encourage your public- utility (torn- party to serve you w^M. . ' .7 • BOTISHtoOTSBM. J_B-_9 OFF _ia__i__i__i_i___u_______^^ B, THE LABOR STATESMAN January 23rd, 1925 i mm . * /• ti H -S-i. .-sk nr -H Hf, II 3 The Labor Statesman i.-ubliBhcd every Friday) at lie Holden Bldg., Vancouver, B. C. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District'Trades > and Labor Council. Press Committee: R. H. Neelands, Typ graphical Union; P. R. Bengough. Mi ehlnlsts'; Wm. Dunn, Carpenters'; .'A. Molnnls, Street Railwaymen; J. Smith, Carpenters'; J. Thompson, Pile Drivers1 aiid Wooden Bridgemen's. H. W.'Watte, Man. Editor. ,/ The Member THE FEDERATED PRESS Subscription Rates:—Canada 82.00 per Sear, |1.00 for six months. United tates and foreign, $3.00 per year. To unions subscribing In a body, l.o per member per month. ■' Phone Seymour IMS. Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 23rd, 1925 PRODUCTION AND CRIME The orgy of crime permeating this and every other country at'the present-time is laid to many causes. Among these are mental deficiencies, Jfeck of' religious teaching and inadequate home influence. If we consider the various crimes committed however, we find that many of the worst (so-called) criminals had, and was even engaged in, religious .teaching. - In other cases men of great intellect and perfectly sane were indulging in daring episodes that netted them large sums of money while, bringing them within the shadow of the prison wall. Home influence seemed to have very little .effect upon young men and women who sought an easier and jazzier life in this vale of tears. The trouble does not lie with any of these suggested causes. It lies'-solely in-the present system of wealth production. On every hand there are~signs"of inequality. Millionaires and paupers; riches and poverty; vast armies of unemployed and vast stocks of food .and clothing; men and women toiling, sweating and producing, while -Other men and women lounge and jazz around in idleness and luxury. Is there any satisfaction in toiling and moiling to provide idle parasites with elegant clothing, stately homes and magnificent furniture? Is there any satisfaction in producing first class food products for these benevolent bums who give us work to prevent us'from starving to death? .'■ Is there any pleasure in transporting these drones and dead-beats to summer resorts while the. miner and his allied workers sweatingly make it possible for the transportation to take place? , Is there any kind of a teaching whatever that can harmonize these conditions? There is not, hence the orgy of crime. So long as banks are filled with the means to an easier livingf-so long will there be bank •,; bandits. And so long as the curse of poverty urges men to take desperate chances to get out of the ranks of the poverty stricken, so long will the so- called criminal remain in our midst. Neither jails, sermons nor home influence can eradicate the inequality of the present method of production. At the present time there is plenty of everything in the way of food, clothing and shelter for everybody. 'The- moment there is not there are plettty of natilral resources available for the profit of the owner and not for the use of the producer. Until such' a time as mankind collectively owns what they collectively produce crime will not only remain in our midst but will increase in magnitude. —W.. THE LEMIEUX ACT The scrapping of the Lemieux Act by the action of the Privy Council will not make very much difference to labor. The act: was originated to prevent strikes but even there .it did not succeed. Under the rulings of the various boards labor made many gains but it is a question whether-or not the gains would have been, greater had a strike taken placet. Labor has always wanted to settle its grievances peacefully but, under industrial conditions that' has hot always been possible. •The_act was originally called the "lemon act" but it lost its flavor because it did help to settle disputes without using the strike weapon. It brought employers and employees together in a battle of arguments while the wheels of industry kept turning. This method of attempting to settle disputes will be passed by provincial legislatures as speedily as possible, hence the action of the privy council will not have made very much difference to labor. If h'oWevef," it will .help to scrap the Federal Department of Labor as at present presided over by James Murdock it will be a victory for Labor. Murdock was possibly the worst kind of a man that the Liberal. party could have picked for that office. He not only became a thorn in the side of the government but he became the worst of labor antagonists. He, in fact, helped the employers to ride rough shod over labor arid, instead of helping to-gffioo'th'the "a'li- tfigoriisms only .create a greater chaos. ~. '■-. draw the line by attempting to cater to any one group, if we did the.paper would not last long. We do try, however, to inject a little real working class educational copy into some of the articles, and this little we deem sufficient to keep the real mission of the working class to the forefront. Our columns are open at all times to any person who wishes to express himself on any subject. Our circulation,' large from the start, is also advancing steadily, and includes a great many readers apart from union workers and their families. It is quite the thing for corporation heads to send out for copies, or subscribe to this paper, to keep posted on organized labor doings. During the municipal elections, we played a prominent and, influential part.in the campaigns. ~ In other words, we have taken a definite stand as a permanent power, as the advocate of organized labor, and we will grow greater. Watch our growth! MAINLY ABOUT OURSELV: - As we possess the shrinking modesty of a dew covered violet, we hesitate throwing bouquets at ourselves, or twisting ourselves into the figure of eight in an effort to pat ourselves on the back. But, at that, we feel it is time for us to say a few nice things about ourselves, because no other paper here-seems neighbourly enQugh to perform this pleasant duty. Here are some things the people should know: ' The Labor Statesman is owned by the_Vsncouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. It is also the official organ of the Greater Vancouver Central Council, Canadian Labor Party.. Likewise,' this paper—the Labor- Statesman:— is 'the ''only authorized and recognized organ of the unions and organized labor. Commencing in_a modest, small way, we have outgrown our capacity and will shortly expand as a bigger better and brighter weekly. Recognizing the far-reaching value of this paper -as a high-grade advertising medium of utmost fairness, we are receiving unsolicited advertising', and anticipate seeing our volume of advertising doubling before long. We adduceproofs that our-adver- tisers receive direct results, which, is easy to understand when it iB'remem- bered .The Labor Statesman reaches Then why poverty? Why hunger? Why do children have to go to school half fed iand h$t clojthed? • Why this in the iri-dBt :of plenty? There is; only one answer. It is because the means of wealth production, mills, mines* factories and natural -.*e____ufee»»sre"«a_>V-»tely owned. -Because everything, that is produced .must return a pr,ofit to the owner. Because way back in the dim past private property was instituted and from that day the .workers have been Shielded to the-wheels of production to produce food, clothing and shelter THE JOURNEYMAN BARNACLE In last week's edition attention was attracted, to an injustice to our Union Painters by stundent painters who are going around turning out crude work painting delivery wagons for suburban grocers and bakeries. They are charging less than one-fourth the regular union scale.' But, even at that, they are getting paid for more than they are worth, for their workmanship is so amateurish that some of the tradesmen are getting th.e work done all over again. Of course, any tradesman who employs an itinerant scab painter does not deserve union patronage. In fact it hiight be a good idea to. publish .these grocers ^nd, bakers. on ah' "Unfair List". ' But that is not the immediate issue. We are now pointing to the practice of unskilled labor appearing under false colors in this and other lines ef effort. We see this in students from various drugless healing Schools in the States,.coming to Van- couver.and hanging out their shingles as chiropractors,'" sanipractics, and whatnot, before they have completed more than a fractional. part of their course. We have student journey: men not half way through their superficial course in a local trade school, seeking work they cannot perform, and trying to oust really efficient, mechanics from their jobs. We find so-called barbers trying to break into the trade with a training of only a month or so. On all sides there are half-baked .under-trained mechanics and other tradesmen seeking a foothold held by men who have served long apprenticeships and long experience. Even, dentistry is not free from this invasion, as at least one tooth- yanking parlor near the east side employed an unskilled student for dental work, in direct disobedience of existing dental laws. When and where will this end? ARTS & CRAFTS SCHOOL Editor,. -'. __ Labor- Statesman: Sir,n--Th- government graft for ,tli__8i__&-e;'w^ it is read. thoroughly, ■ and; retained as a treasured household god, instead ofvbeing- thrown away. Many readers are getting their copies bound, which is sensible, for a lot of our reading matter is worth .saving for reference. •;. .'.■.', .•..
— " P_D^^n^ = IN WHAT WAY DOES ORIENTAL W^^ UNION LABOR ' M. V. TURNER. - ' Hold," and in all 6f us is born that fighting spirit. % Vetoed in Britain The people of this Province have realized the ever increasing menace of the Orientals encroachment. We have asked our legislators to pass laws prohibiting Oriental Immigration. But the acts of our own representatives have been vetoed be- ' - cause certain powerful interests who are stripping this country of its natural recources ask Great Britain to turn us down. ■■i. , ,..—' _-■"*,* "" naPPenediher5 The fishing which was one of our before his arrival. So it migbt«be of mogt important industries has been interest to your readers to hear the monopolized by ,the oriental. The viewsuf one born on this coast. Fisherman's Union is a thing of the Although much can be said in past for whjte men Much of our favor of some of the orientals, and fish iaBhipped ^j^ orient by the |wiIlsaythatIadm.resomeofthem 0rienta,a here> maWng a trade out for their ability, nevertheless, I be- rf ollE. naturai resouraes ftom which ■heve that'-tl."-«- whitp ,;h„„ _,.__ •• -.-.nucnuy oeen askec 'In what way does oriental immigration effect Union Labor?" This is a question that we should '• analyze I thoroughly and be prepared to an-| swer intelligent!v . —...uKiuv ana t . iKeivea m i-i_, tat . ..„. ... was less than the total i„ that year ^#»^ 7 ,. ?„„ io— •'- prtmfc":™—_ ■'. " takes toe newcomer some time to find out what has happened here before hia af""-1 " Victoria Road Phone Fraser 236 Prompt Delivery Tecumseh Meat Market One Quality Only—The Best 5675 Victoria Rd. E. Savage, Prop. Phone Fraser 3.4 Window Glass Victoria Road Hardware Gasoline, Oils, Tires, Paints, Roofing 5»7 VICTORIA ROAD E H. Bebey - - "Proprietor ..-_,_<_. ieaourse3 from which white labor gets nothing but—the chance to pay a higher price for seafood. , The white man is driven from the -.. —v__»j, m-venneless, I be lieve that'they are a menace to Or; ganized Labor and to the White settlers in this country. In the first place they were brought here as "^ewhite man is driven from the cheap later to displace the whites ,umber and the gWngle mi„g and re_ and natives who demanded a living p]aced by the oriental because like wage, and have secured steady labor ^ scab he m aIways work cheaper for themselves by always wdrking The same mng app]ies to the coa, just enough below the going wage of mines and jn fact the deve,opment 0f ^, «."■""_»'" ... _ ,WP t0 be giVeD * practically all of our resources. Nobles Can Work preference by the employers. ^ _&»_■*; »f «<>»«» rORK—r.r___ t---.'---'-'- "' • 'he adv_n,„ - I, j?&£m&T&~~^^\Z^*^-y!Z of P *• f * has a higher LI, , c°untry thatL^.1 '■ * he ,sn * the only titied f is the S general personnel T. exlJe asP>ring and nloi+in_. . yuu,ed ■ :^«»«fc^c£33* ,js5^-4_SW»S [*«-*• let iut-'av- ssLithe *** -™--j fasr pir s iSiSis f * -**» how t „...I°i..,nf,ugliU,,_",;.-,,,,-.:,,..^.,_.; w..,;„_ISUKhi3t."a7tTi:",«fhBs-'=■_»'■'''•''»"''''te^"^l*H^ - - " f»™ —- °t?r^^U88'^ « Parispather.in the ^y ■ *W*ft y can to combined into ono 1 «__ , __,•_> w^mXJL EC. Cameras, White Ivory, Fountain Pens, Ever.harpe Pencils, Community Plate, Toys, etc. Heyworth Drug Store ..„__..;. Phone Fraser 694 THIRTY-FIFTH AND VICTORIA Radical Russian Daily Reaches Half Million ' * By ANISE (Federated Press Correspondent) MOSCOW—Few papers in the world have such a wide circulation as the Moscow Pravda (Truth) which is celebrating the passing of the half million mark. A Whole spe- -^.''i,Jv>v 'I i Weakening Hi, Unibn I Tb^ ,"""=°T * «-nee._ To some whose emnin»rr._,«<- - A'i j ancement P_ a new coun-lt__ _ u •„". ~'"B "ue Passing of directly effected t wouW™^"0 til *""** "^ the W*°*£ __. a, ef * *"- """^ A *hote »P«- the Oriental is not a 1?/^' u^ given to make _"od. Few L'J _ " devoted ^ the history rather a producer of chel^ ^l . ^ Wi" undertake pioneerL? f™"1 °f the "^spaper, from lower the cost of Iiv„rPW-- ' tK "aVe the finances "> ^ S S ^ T"6" "ack und« ^rdom consider the fact that fW must homest«ads and carry on until then- neWSb°yS Were ««*«tly filing 'abor to be succea2S irv°~edh;'r0PS ^ tHe fruits «* the.^ labor SUPPreSSed ^^ elude in t-,,1. SS:^e? W «-|""ng returns. The work that these , °W *!*m&d now reproduced '.$. be.en, given, was f°!__H^°ng?_?aJio-i;. ofearly num. clnrlo .„ tu -— ""-* must in- £-^^^^l?_t-^LS-;*~ hnn'iti,.,. _._. _ --. . _ *»__Jr , #.; "er> Ivebeen fired myself." I( Jl^fch-, what fa ^authority? l ls an , Paw—An authority; my son ,_ other day that7h u ®y' 'the rfw" V-^. • ~ :1»*W-Tli5Sa? ^P* ^^^Ih^SntaT'S. !,?_*_M_*__l ^asm4&_m_M____*^^ " " ™*J. the SS of SElS c.ount^ ^ his ..-..._»__..-«■«_ '-■fa«S_^i^'^n^-__s|^*«. J" the so1" ■ are working at whatever they can to combined into one. A firm produc- earn a living," remarks Mary. She in^ cheaP ^oods must make up for emnlo.-- »«_•- :- " the redu_- rl _-'- .-niiiii-s jaary. She employs some of the ex-titled ladies lin her own dressmaking shop in Pari*. She is an American and a graduat-Tof Barnard College. j "There are probably between n nnn —_ ••>■■■'■■- 200,000 and 300,000 Russian refugees in Paris today,"" she says. "Since the recognition of the soviet government by France a change-has come among the Russians in Paris. They despair. They feel now that they have no country^ These Russians felt that America and France were thflir *"»-"- , ..™o .mis- malce up for the reduced price either by supplying poorer- material or else cheaper workmanship. So that in the final , analysis the man who patronizes between the Oriental is really weakening his sian re- own Union by taking employment away from the brother in a poorer paid craft and thereby making it just that much more difficult to keep up his dues and hold his Union together. Let us bear in mind that ;*_„-.—»_ - • - - ... _-...._oVoyioii oi early numbers. Photographs of the present, year show_whole groa^oJ-^ftsS-WS.^-' erei-fffing"arouncTa comrade to listen . i^mi-ry Dy his to the reading of pravda. own countrymen and would work Not only is the cjrcuiation one of [cheaper. Again, the ambition of the the iargest in the world, but prob- Oriental was to save enough Cana- ably each number is read by more dian gold so that he could return to pe0p]e on the average than any pa- the Orient where he kept his family per outside Eussia. Workers are on the minimum cost of living and gtili poor> and some cannpt read) so" there live in wealth the rest of his that copies often do duty for entire davs. R-m--___---• • grouDs rnthoT...,-_ ■ ' .. .uc rest 01 his days. Remember that while he .was doing this the pioneer was' struggling to keep his children from starving while he made the forest produce enough to pay taxes to run the coun try. I wi" °h:~- ■tI" — -w uuvj i,or entire groups. In the John Reed Children's colony on the Volga, with whose life I am familiar, a single copy of Pravda is passed' to all the teachers in turn. The same is true of thousands in 7 _ii , . .,_>t«- a majont; were their friends. Now Francehas of their ovm class ^th them. High recognized the soviet and their one rates of interest, taxes and oppres- -, idea is to come here. They feel that sion are forcing the Farmer and the Our observations are that there if the soviet is recognized the world leaders of organized labor to realize e two kinds of women in the world over they will never return triulh- that they are all producers of the lay—the Wnd and the unkind. phant to their homes again." ' world's wealth of "_.•_-. - T. WORKERS- $500 Invested Last Tear in Hamburg 1919 Bonds Are Worth $25,000 Today Otber Issues Also Advanoad BBING IN YOWB BONUS POK E__j__MIN____rO_T We have for sale, at attracave prices, Bremen, Dresden, PranWort, H-iubnrg" and otliers wliicb wiu show large proflto to tbe near fntnre. . INSTALMENT ffAT___B_-W« '»* «*J*"*" the rural dis- . . _ -u run me coun- turn. The same is try. I will skip the intervening of reading homes „. uie rural dis- „„. ii. uear in mind that stages from that time till the pres- tricts. the majority rule and before Labor ent. When the soldier returned A graphic chart Shows the growth can rule they must have a majority home many of them were desirous of 0f circulation during 1924, starting of their own class with them. High* making a home on the land. If you at 89,663 in Decemer, 1923, passing rates of interest, taxes and oppres- will trace hi« «»«* • ,u will (.j,e jon.nnn ~—•-' ""■ Sinn d*.A''_». -- - _.._ uiouucers of t world's wealth of which they get a very small share for their effort and that in order to fare better they must unite and work together. /' Melting Pot of World North America is- referred to as the mel.ting-pot of the World. As mV nwnlfl *"— will trace his movements you will find that many of them who settled on land in the Frazer Valley and elsewhere found themselves up against the same problems as the the 100,000 mark the following montlr, reaching 422,000 in October, and in December going to 507,746. It is perhaps the most spectacular growth ever known by any newspa-, per in tho m-.»u .—._. wm uow large profits to tbe near fat .' INSTALMENT PAYMENTS XT. _>M______0 ' ' STANDARD BOND GO, lOHS: SEYKOln. 3380 914 STANDASD BANK BZ.DG. KING-FARRIS LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITCD '^ MLL: KINGSSi B7X.. .. -_v aiuung tne firsit white settlers in this country I have observed that regardless of nationality that after a few generations of intermarrying the race prejudice is soon foreotten »«_* —• '-- < fiuom ever Kno pioneer. After their money was per in the world, spent in clearing the iand they found . One reason for this giowth has that even the work of the old timer been the large number of contests was not for them. The workcutting. .car«'ed_on in the pages bf Pravda, shingle bolts and in the woods and and touching the life of the reniot' mills close at hand was given to est factory or village. These con- Orientals n"- * ' " of «_.£i_ ■ ... ..,..*. {/ag-. oi rravda, ... uie woods and and touching the life of the remote tne melting-pot of the World. ™As '™"h^Me^ ^ WS8 TgriVe" 1 eBt factory or viIla«e* ^^ con- my people were among the fir-it %£&&. 7^'? - y°^ & °, tests began m0le tha" a yMr ag° white settleh. in this country I have T ,! ^ ^T_' ™? °" the Subject °f the BMt F*""'"'" ..... ,. / ... Result:— The G.W.V.A. rennrt- *h»* - observed that regardless of nation- j ...... v. vmage. THese cpn- ....c_c is your Union of tests began more than a year ago White Shingle Sawyers.and Millmen? on the subject of the Best Factory Result:— The G.W.V.Ai report that Manager; The success of this led to 100,000 of its members have migrat- a contest on the Best School Teacher, ed t,o the United States. the Best Sann-^-^- «"■ It is US*»l*»eo -f«« — - -. ..o iiicmuers ed t,o the United States. It is useless for me to go into this atter fnw-1"*- 718 Granville Street P»Om SEYMOUR 406 Vancouver, B. C. . cu yj tne uni ----•■_. "■« Mice p , jt j^ 1Jgejess for me j.0 _0 jn(Q tjjjB soon forgotten and as long as they _..._.. _ „f . i..: 7 ., , , ,j matter further now. Present con- are white they all feel and are con- .... . ... T , . ., , .,.' ..... . , ditions surround us. All I ask is sidered as citizens of this great new ., . ., , ., .„ ... .... j ., , ,, _ ... that the brothers will face '*-» "— countty, all loyal Canadians or Am- , ... , ..-- . . , ■:- ericans depending upon-which, side a"d ™*J*f* .."T"8 ! ,: "-»«««« Pea8a"t correspondent* of the international boundary they ™VW,H.find that^they are paying has atoo grown.jBecJa^y, *artfr i i ■--,-^--•-.'-"-- * school taxesjo pay far educating-the stimulated ,by thfese contests. "EeLttah.^-—-^--" ^"^ ho will there- ..a^..."^ locate. Regri this country _,.-< uiat, it is impossible under present conditions to assimilate the white and colored races. Therefore the time: is approaching a showdown so to speak. W@ took this 'country fro^lbftr^ -ricB-ti'TftS British -fmft"-. •- "•art-^'-_• „.. _i. .nest _>cnool Teacher, the Best Sanitary Committee in factory or dwelling and several others, including at present the Best Reading Hut. The numbers of letters . front worker and peasant correspondents has also _mw_ A&_*—'■■■' ?^-^^t__?_^a^^T-a£» b the white andcoioredracea_ the days to come. rS^ 5" *- the year we! "^Mk. the white children economicallv *to! ?UB,isned' in. November 11 the days to come. I believe th!0ri lng the »* we! publi • to follow ht I WeJag. ° . neariy m* ^y. In were ... Dur- lished an HAVE YOU-TRIED -^ -?• "AYE YOU-TRIED ■. .*.■• . ~ -?. ^-_-?_-__fei»?.l..?«'as? , — °uy mem a, Bulk «nJ S.y. Money !L^M»J?__'Wha-t Kfla.i™ a^-n«ST*S^p LTwIrTo r^-'-^SST •fcVWH-Bl-. tO n_a m_nb_-_____n _....' ™ entaj will continue to fol!n__. »_;„ w""' "* "*«**_y ^>v\a «ay. -. Policy^ of taking employment fool , H»"dreds of. greetLs.L j^ ..,,-., Ui w_i_ing employment fro^jflv- _.-,.« .»» over tat ,Wftg_^em_-r_ded:.b-r'--*_!*---'^^«4*w*,>'' :H@*^|irti'es .ootside ;Bnsote.. The tremendous growih"is an .indication, not onlv of in-.i__<_«:" _a power to be reckoned, with. It seems to me that the only salvation' for the.white peopl.e_ of Can; ada is for theni to perfect their, or- Britain recognize us as a nation of her own flesh and blood and permit mittei us to pass our own laws without veto, party. .„- Q.uprin js an .indication, not only of increasingljrjgood editing' of Pravda, but bf the general growth of-reading habits _and 'political interest ' throughout Russia. It is the organ of the central executive com-" mittee of the" Russian Communist vmmmpmm THEJL-A'bOR. STATESMAN January 23rd, 192S TEV THIS ON VOBS flASO Every day I* bargain day With Henry Ha-, | wiin aenry »a«. I ■ , / . Pay Day Specials BIG BOOT AND SHOE BARGAINS _-_,_i_u>._ it eo«.i. fcnt Ilk* -V-cy other t: »« *r_ oSeirit-jtf »!i« MfffMtt array of >__»]» evs: we -»_•_. ready money, _o »»•» In our GREATEST OF ALL SHOE SALES MU, The prion are _3i__h__ and CAM YOU MATyi-HESE-.VALUES? " We want every __rt&__e _a __ra>* to cat to -&• boa*. &ooki - Men's tan or blue!. Calf Dress Shoes. : Values to $9.50. Now going at 9i.es Boys' $5.00 veateje- proot School Boots. Now going at S2.8S Men's |7.50 and $8.00 .tail or black Work Shoes. Sale Price, pair ...„_,.._._..»-.-5 Youths' bast School -Boots. Sizes 11 to 3. Clearing at *2.__. Men's choice footwear. Regular s;. to $12 values. Broken lines. To clear » .JEMS Little' gents* $3.00 School Boots. Siaes 8 to 10. Pair »1.85 __-. J_£-I2'___VE__I• ■*•'■■ to_t,u 2_>«'*U »»o-- the extraordinary valnea „_ -SI♦^2-,0?-?rw■ lmt co,ne. "na see tm yoorsel* -hoea of all kinds at prices that will open your ayes in amazement. I I - -. ' / YOUR KID NEEDS THESE * 'JV2?n «»nt a Pa'r of Shoes that your kid will not be able to wear out for.a long time, here's the place to get them. -7s Ladies* regular $7:50 Dress Slippers- To clear ...„„_-,...._>gas Misses" $6 High Cut School Boots. Per pair .._ .83.35 Ladies' $1-1 to $16 tan or black High Cut Boots. Pair . .$1.95 Girls' Best $5 School Boots. Dressy and showy. Pair ■ Ladies' $2.00 Cosy House Slippers. Going at; pair _9So All our new Spring Shoes going at tremendous savings HENRY D. RAE ■.-." -..-.- Shoes for the Entire Family at Sacrifice Prices. 21 Hastings Street Eaat Right Opposite the Holden Bldg. Pitman Optical House Saves Rent Working Upstairs; Sells for Less Did it ever occur to you that the working man is helping to pay for high rents in the down-town district j-™o_her-people'g~-Tent! Every time yon pay-a price that is higher than its ,v_lue, you are putting the difference-into the pocket of some rich landlord or corporation, because the merchants have to pay high rente, and they have to get it somewhere. So the ultimate consumer,—YOU, for instance,—have to do your bit and help. But here is one firm that has the knack of getting around that. _Tht. Pitman Optical Bouse maintains an establishment UPSTAIRS, 615 Hastings Street West, over Wool- worth's, next to Famous, and they are able to furnish service at the lowest minimum of profit. It is excellent service, to,, as many union workers can testify. In fact, there arejimon men who wear the Pitman glasses, or whose folks at home wear 7?££}7r$}e% Pe°P,e s3-* the PITMAN OPTICAL HOUSE is one of the best in town. Not only with fair prices, but with better service.' The Pitman Service does not cease after the main sale is made, as this firm takes a personal interest in each case until permanent satisfaction is established. Many women have left their husbands only to discover they didn't do right.-' '-'_'-, '■' . ..~ ;,„-=_-- ■■ -7 _ .. Beat 5c Union Smoke—Midget SKILLED DENTISTRY AT FAIR PRICES Our successful practice includes many union men and their families. DOCTORS Thompson & Dawson DENTISTS ' :■ 602 GRANVILLE STREET Seymour 3314 'Union Wage Earners Money on Deposit Makes Money Four cents on every dollar every yeaf^is saved with us—and this interest is compounded every six months' It's the start that is hardest—do it now. Open an account with a single dollar if you want to. Checking privileges allowed. Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation B. C. ..Branch:. 43? Richards Street, Vancouver, B. C SEOEGE I. MGATE, Manager. ',-'■' COMMUNIST PARTY OF CANADA LENIN COMMEMORATION ROYAJL THEATRE OifeSunday, ■ Janiiary; %5ih, jA.Sjp.m.. , ^« ,' .' SUBJECT;; <__ENIN*S WORKS", QUESTIONS >77 DISCUSSION COLLECTION Next Week: Commemoration of the Death at- Leattn..-■■:.[■'. -''"-. Beware of 'Investments' Last Veek-end's edition of The Province* contained, in ,its "Help Wanted" classified ad column, seven- eighths of the ads in investment projects, such as partnerships, and only onje-eigihth in real, honest_to-good- ncss jobs. Nobody: is blaming the Province for accepting the advertisements, but this points to a regretable' condition that is making Vancouver an. object of derision in American cities. A Seattle daily took occasion to refer to this a few days ago with" the remark: "Vancouver complains ' - .* of her unemployed problem, and one can easily believe it after reading the classified advertisement for "Help Wanted". Nearly all the advertisements cal! for some sort of investment, and very few of the 'ads' amount to real "jobs". - This is the trouble with Vancouver. Too much of this 'investment' stuff, and not enough real work. "Nearly every Business Opportunity Agency in town reaches out for somebody with money to spend, and they disguise their appeals with the lure of employment in 'partnerships'. "Investment" Epidemic — Speaking of 'investment', Vancouver has long suffered from this-pernicious epidemic of haphazard gambling, thinly disguised as 'investment'. Most of it is worse than a game of chance, for some forms of gambling .give a fellow a chance, but most of the 'investment' Schemes here don't even give the ghost of A ehaftce. The money is usually a dead loss, and the promoters know it from the start. The Labor Statesman knows of one mining promoter who has been raising money for the past couple of years, or more, and his project has hot witnessed a. tap, of work or a cent's worth of development. Yet he's here wit-hhift hand out for-more money for 'investment',and his yarn is as flowery as ever. Frenzied Financiers A fellow on. Pender Street has been selling stock for years in some sort of patent that has never gone beyond office expenditure and division of the spoils culled from credulous dupes who still flock to his web like popr fool-flies^ On all sides there are 'investment' bosters holding demonstrations in patents, so-called mines, oil wells, and whatnot, some working from down town store windows, and others operating from offices, most having nothing more than desk room. Victimize Working Folk. The wage-earning class form their principal prey. Union men in every local tell the same sorry story of blighted hopes and Wasted wages. The football competition, no longer legal here, is pulling off the long distapce stnff from Moose Jaw'and Winnipeg. For every single prize winner there are thousands" of. victims who iniss-their guesses—;and their money. .. ~ , Here's Sound Advice There is no reason why this should happen. Our union men earn good money. They ought to put away a goodly proportion of their savings in sound,, legitimate securities. Of cqufse, these securities mSy not offer fantastic profits, but you 'have the assurance of utmost safety, which is the main thinjj, arid you'can always "cash-in"' oh your deposit, Which^s more than can be said of tft*e flyt-Sy- night shysters and promoters of various nebulous schemes that offer more than they can give. Smoke Booth's "Ambassador'' i*>mikrtoymoTi^vm - Bay. SOB ! ,';.■■ ,. ALWAYS OPEN '.;■ the T. Edwards Co. ";_' _?WB-EBAS, SXJUBCSOBS AW® ' 'THE WORLD-RENOWNED HUDSON'S BAY "Point" Blankets -—Are obtainable only at the Department Stores and Posts of this Conipany throughout Canada. —They are pure wool—with a carael- hair finish that makes them impervious, to cold and dampness. For Prospector, Lumberman, the Auto and the Home—They Are Unparallelled —Made in grey, red, khakif white and ' stripes/' _ ~ Attractive Prices 3-POINT—Grey $10.50 3%-POINT—Grey ....$12.50 Khaki .... 11.50 Khaki .13.50 Scarlet 11.50 Scarlet 13.50 White - 12.00 White .14.50 4-POlNT—Grey .7 $15.00 4-POlNT—Scarlet ...$15.00 Khaki 15.00 Green , 16.00 White and Striped, $17.50 , mCO-WOflATCD..... TOj:-. MAV IG7Q fl- - •* J I 4 A wife is. after one darned thing or another. Social and dance at Ash Hall, Saturday. Admission free. m:i0HR1;gray CHIROPRACTOR has just, opened offices at 512 STANDARD BANK BUILDING Of his experience and success in dealing with the health of British Columbia he is justly proud. He graduated from tlie T_ios Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1917. He Js licensed to practice Optics. *. He has - taken-an X-ray course. . He has ' studied''neurocaIOmeter technique. He brought the first neuro- calo meter irito British Col- lumbia. " He has- medical experience as second doctor at operations, He has given successful adjustment-, to thoufjands of Britis^LjCoHimbia patients. Begin to get well now. Call on him at 512 Standard Bank Building, —— Dr.7William Gray announces the transferring of his office from the Holden Building to the above address, where he/- will be associated with Dr. John A. G_T.y. ■...^..■■}h Here is a Statement By a Dentist Who is , Satisfied With Fair Prices for First ~~ XIrss DewtaJhiVorfc .Note: 2 : Pitfldfii Only ' cm Mata m. __4s& ora__v_ia« s _. Union Workers: We solicit your dental patronage with the ■ assurance of offering: you all that, is best in HIGH CJiASS DENTIS- TBY, AT PBICES THAT ABT BIGHT. i No need to pay^more. Our work Is guaranteed. We refer you to all our satisfied pa- ■ _H S n t s. Appointments for -nights. " Free OonsultatlO-i ])Rl{VnSBGE UiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii | Our Values Are Better Than I1 | East End Storey Offer ^ g Everytfiing in Men's Furnishings at Prices That Are Lower 5 5 See Our Magnificent Stock of .■■-—:-. S 5 SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR, COLLARS, WOOLEN VESTS, 5 5 KIMONAS, SWEATERS, NECKTIES^ HAJS AND CAPS, Etc. 5 .""■7.7a_! Here yon will see thing's sold 3B]_SBWHB_-3_ ' for $5 bow by VS \tox,..,aB.'.. low:'. aS:-#3,,'?5..-,::-s|s;_- . j __iu.. '■ I G Efi BI E'S BKING THIS COUPON I •=■ !l mm ■'; 1 ?__ f STORE FOR MEN § 7S8 GRANVILLE STREET ~ , -kos- to OSBtle Hotel) _?iibe , r_u__t'•...-«__■■■•.-.'nun; To readers: of the "Labor 'J_tates- .man" .presenting- this coupon, with a purchase, wc: will: give a teaini-nl and useful present free. , ' n-iiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiHiiii-iHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii \ :)7;|
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