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'$*\ sman Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Official Organ of The Canadian Labor Party ,NO. 83—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, November 20th, 1925 British Labor Gains Seats In Municipal Elections LONDON.—The Labor party made magnificent gains in the municipal elections recently. -In addition to holding what it had, it captured 135 seats in local councils—47 in the provinces and. 88 in London. London is divided into 28 boroughs and each borough conducts most of .the local activities through on.g of these local hoards. = ' * Labor retained control of the six Extensions to increase plant capacity boroughs in which it has had a majority and gained -two more. Out in the provinces, especially in the industrial centres, similar gratifying gains are reported. British Labor attaches great importance to the control of local government. It is estimated that it has 10,000 of its representatives in offices which deal with the every-day affairs of the people. ' Some Interesting Facts The increasing number of things done by British municipalities make thfeir control a thing very much worth fighting for. .Electricity, street cars, water and gas, slaughter houses, markets or milk supply, coal yards, beside the public funds for poor relief and health—such are businesses involved in running the home town. The best showings of any electrical plants are by those where labor has been ruling. Three-fifths of the electric plants bf England and Wales are municipally owned. Not only do they 'sell current cheaper than the private companies, but most of them, put of irrofita, provide money to lower fhe local tax rates. Electricity is becoming the star example of what the city labor parties are out of control. Many of the municipal plants were established through the agitation of ■the local lahor parties. .i The latest figures show 299 muni Cipal plants, as against 195 private companies. Samples of the profits earned by them and of the contributions made toward the., lowering of taxes are: Contribution City Profit to Taxes Birmingham $665,000 $155,000 Bradford 485,000 110,000 Manchester 560,000 Hammersmith .... 65,000 Liverpool 835,000 ■ Sheffield 1,005,000 "Red" Borough of Poplar Do these things suffer when labor gets control ? Take Poplar, the great borough of London which is one vast , slum, where, under the leadership of George Lansbury, labor has- held the local government for six years now, and been held up to Britain as "the p. red district which breaks all the * laws." Poplar's electric plant pays the highest wages and sells the cheap- ' est current of any in the country . and each year breaks its own record. It is the only plant which pays a 4-pound weekly minimum wage; its "average wagea cost per unit" is one- tenth of a cent, which is 40 per cent 'lower than any other London company. It sells current at 3 cents 'per unit; the average private company price in London is 5 cents. 60,000 250,000 225,000 60 per cent are being- made, And the '!red" borough used the unemployed to extend the electric cable mains through every street. The. first demonstration of bread baking by electricity was made by these "reds," in the borough's, bakery. The policy followed is: the best equipment is the cheapest; the highest wages give the cheapest service; the profits-all go to the poorest. Of course, the people of Poplar are not "red" in any sense. They are just plain, every-day workers, mggt_af..wbx>m belong to trade unions. ■ When Labor Rales a City What does labor do'when it rules a city? Take the big industrial centre of Walthamstow, since 1921 in labor's hands. In the past year the labor council has:—■ Enlarged the electric plant and reduced the city taxes from profits. Enlarged by one-third the public baths. Rebuilt the fire station and abolished the 24-hour shift for firemen. Provided new playing fields, tennis courts, football grounds, etc. Free milk for babies, in pb'oi* "families, and'other foods at cost. Scholarships for poor children, and free meals for poor scholars. Forced house repairs on landlords insteads of on tenants. Built over 600 houses, by labor directly employed by the council. Reduced street car fares, while rebuilding the transit system. Established a hospital for crippled children. Financed the reconstruction of the sewage system. All municipal employees are paid during illness and get one week's paid holiday per year. And in the four years the total reduction of local taxation has been 30 per cent, To damn "Laborites in office," out of Walthamstow's record, i? not easy. In Woolwich, where labor has ruled since 1919, the death rate has gone down from 12.6 per 1,000 to 10.9. The death rate of children under 5 has dropped from 123 to 81. Yet as one went by the billboards of British cities before last week's election the anti-labor posters raised just two kinds of arguments: the "shameful waste of labor councils" and the "red" scare. "Householders, dig in your heels' against the socialists" was one rallying cry. The Tories won a general election in Britain last" year by the "red" scare created by the faked "Zinovieff letter." They attempted to work the same thing this year in the city elections, but the voters refused to be fooled Auto Mechanics' Notes Stonehouse Motors are now a 100 per .cent Union Shop. From the superintendent to the last mechanic they are all piembers of No. 7021 AH oot-readers,'whether, they; may be purchasing a new or- used car,, or having a repair job done, can be as- , sured that they are 3upj>oJiiug-,aJjbop that is-ifahrttr'organized labbr. In the near future we hope to be able to list a shop handling Chevro- . lets that is 100 per cent Union, but at present we are unable to do so. If the various members of affiliated organizations who own.cars will assist .by patronizing only those shops employing union men, it will 'be greatly appreciated by Automobile Lodge 702, ' ' Evils of Overtime One of the pernicious effects of overtime'persists whatever the number of hours normally worked, even if they ■ Bel reduced.wto' -thirty-SBi: per week. Equilbrium between output and hours of work is upset, and it may take the worker,s-longTtJnie. ta ■regain it-; .;".'. Not'Only "is there a condition of approximate equilbrium between output and hours Of work, for each working weqk, „but for each working day as well. In order that a man may work according to the law of "maximuin output t with minimum effort," he should work the same number of hours per day at the same speed. The mor© irregular his habits, the less his eSi~ ! ciency„ , Canadian Labor Party PROPAGANDA MEETING ROYAL THEATRE Sunday, Nov. 22nd ■ AT 8 P.M. ■ .. - a3getkegi__£Z-~-Z reOFfKEENLYSIDE Subject: The Position of Labour in The United States Chairman: Discussion QBOBOB BABTIETT Collection Trades Council Expect Labor Legislation At, the regular meeting of jthe Trades and Labor Council held in the Holden Building on Tuesday evening, Secretary Bengough reported that the committee which interviewed'the cabinet of the Provincial Government last week, asking for certain Labor legislation, is of the opinion that some of the proposed legislation will be passed by the. legislature, judging from the reception jgiven the committee, and taking into consideration the political .situation in which the1 government finds itself, Del. Seribbins suggested that if most of the proposed legislation is not enacted it will be through lack of further effort on the part of the Labor members and the organized Labor movement. The application of the Brewer^ Workers Union for affiliation to the Trades Council was accepted. A communication from the International Union of Bakery and Confectionery Workers drawing attention to the gigantic non-union bakery trust that has been formed in the United States and urging organized workers to demand union label bread, was referred to the Label Committee. Another communication from the Defence League of Toronto urging the organization of a similar league in Vancouver was referred to the organizing committee. Organizer Bengough reported tha' all- brewery workers in the province are now working under a similar union agreement. . To Organize Steam Engineers Del. Irwin of the Steam Engineers reported that the Fraser Valley Dairy was now organized 100 per cent. He reported that a number of places with heating plants were not only ignoring the laws, but were paying a low scale of wages. He suggested that organized labor could and should help to get every steam plant engineer into the union. Del., Showier reported that the Fraser Valley Dairy ih North Vancouver was now 100 per cent, organized; that the Independent Farm Dairy, of Vancouver was now a union firm and that another, city dairy had been peddling milk ih Vancouver for five years without a license. Building Trades Active Del. Watt reported that the Building Trades Council were seeking ways and means of putting a business agent in .the field on behalf: of the smaller- trades .that could not afford an agent," and asked for a" cOmmittee from the trades counsil to_,..woxk-,4nj- conjunction "witlr the Building Trades oh this matter. Deld. Thomson,. Bengough, Hoover, C. McDonald and V. Sleuter were elected. The Mill and Factory Workers reported fairly good meetings and'an active membership. Del, Hague reported that the Automobile Mechanics Union was building up at the rate of one a day. Del. Stevenson reported that the painters were not getting as good comllittona' m they might on account of the Isrge number of so-ealle«J pain- strict Trades Jflfcabor Council Party ^■V^Jr . 1925 . jmM -''^^' - FIVE;' B.l. Executive Sul FIVE CENTS PER COPY Executive Submits Amendments to Govt. The B. C. Executive of the Trades Congress, P. R. Bengough, F. Hoover, W. J. Seribbins and R. W. Nunn, in company with the Labor members, R. H. Neelands, F. Browne and T. Uphill, interviewed the Government Ministers Jastw^ek jjgnd. requesting that they^ut through the following legislation: Workmen's Cosispenaation Act. 1. That the Act be ammended by deletion of words 'By accident' in 2nd line of Part 6. (Part 1 Div. 2. Compensation.), • 2. All compensation to be based on rate of wages being paid to work-" men shall have the right of appeal from the decisions of the Board's medical adviser to an independent medical board consiBting.of three doctors nominated by B. C. Medical Society. The decision of such appeal Board shall be final and binding. ■ 4. Increase of compensation from 62 per cent, to 66 2-8 per cent same as Ontario and Manitoba. 5. Where injured workman has been transported from place of accident to a doctor or hospital outside the vicinity of his employment the cost of transportation shall be provided back to original point in addition to any compensation already given. 6. No commutation of compensation due under the Act shall be made without the consent of the injured workman. .Compensation shall be payable for the full period which earning capacity Is impaired. 7. The Board shall'defray all hospital charges of every description. It shall be illegal for a hospital to render any bill whatever to a workman for services rendered him while a patient under the Board. 8. The initial waiting period of three days shall be duly compensated for in all cases where incapacity excefeds that period. .., 9. That the Act be ammended to bring casual workers within it's scope., . ', ;. - -••'•• , JO, That death claims be paid in full to the parents in cases where single men a^e, killed. >'"' Mother's Pension Act. 1. The word 'indigent' to be eliminated from the regulations of the Board and the benefits of the Act extended to all cases where there are pot adequate means of support. .„.,,.... > 2. Widows, with or without children, to be brought within the Act. *"""~ 3., That the Act be-ammended allowing personal property, up to $1000. Or real property assessed at not more than $2000. Eight Hour Bill We favor the extension and enforcement of the eight hour principle to all industries within the province. • Compensation of Police Court Witnesses Attention is directed to the hardship involved on witnesses summoned to give evidence in Police Courts. In many cases the loss of pay sustained by witnesses exceeds the penalty imposed on convicted persons. We submit that payment of witnesses should be provided for. Old Age Pensions. We urge the Provincial Government to continue their efforts to cooperate with other provinces and the Federal Government: in instituting adequate Old Age Pensions. In the meantime grants should be made to aged persons without means of support. Minimum Wage Act. This Act should be amended to include boys by substituting 'Minors' instead of'Girls under Eighteen.' • Amend Factory Act. -» 'Strike out those sections .wherein it permits children of any age to'" be "employed in the business of curing fish or packing fruit and the work incidental thereto,, during times of the salmon runs or runs o%other classes of fish and during the respective fruit seasons." Also strike out the clause which removes the limit upon hours children may be employed which reads as follows: "Provided further that the limitations upon the hours of labor, the hours of commencement and cessation of work, as set forth in the Act shall not be binding upon the employers of any .child, young girl or womart in the business of canning, or curing fish, or frujt packing Within the time or times aforesaid." An Act Compelling Automobile Owners To Carry Insurance ' \ That all automobile owners be compelled to carry insurance against physical or property injury to others. ' :, ; Unemployment * We urgently impress upon the Provincial Government the necessity of passing legislation covering unemployment insurance.- Bill For The 'Protection of Employees on Buildings and Excavations We again request four consideration of our request at your last session fpr-a Bjll giving protection to employees on buildings and excavations. Amendments To the Municipal Act and City Charters 1. That legislation be enacted giving to every person, male- or female, in all cities and municipalities, who is a British subject of 21 years.of age and to all from whom- a poll tax is collected the right to vote in all ,Civic and Municipal Elections. 2. That legislation be passed prohibiting any person to Vote' in any more than one polling division in any city or municipal election. 3. .Legislation abolishing PropertyJ3ualificayoil&£oE,aall.*le«tive-ol&K' £eia:in-.cttiei:*nd--«««4eipffiflir? '•^i^^*s"^, . . -z*M ~",ThafauAcTFe placed on the Provincial Statutes covering the. examinations and licensing.of all Automobile Garage employees. The committee received a very attentive hearing and judging from the way in which the various members of the Government expressed, themselves, a great deal of the requested legislation will be enacted during tjiii3 sessiort of the Provincial Parliament. ■ I ters floating around out of the unr ion. He urged other trades "to help create a demand for anion painters, Del, Hunt n.potted thqfc the Hoisting ind Portable Engineers were all getting fairly gosxl conditions. Del. -Flynn suggested that'an effort be made to. get the Marine Engineers to affiliate with the- Trades, Council as they were a Canadian organization chartered by the Trades Congress of Canada. ■,r Vancouver Heights TxxJE ESXHER BAKERY FOR HEALTH, STRENGTH AND BEAUTY Eat Our Brown Bread Also Our — *ij»i. on 0*BM» TtOVH XMAB OAXMm Kurb the Klan J^AN^BROWNE OTRQpuc^ MOTION 'Labor Member for Burnaby Would would have'been in jail within twen- Ban It From British Columbia. ty-four hours," he added. , VICTORIA, Nov. 12.—That war . Mr. Browne spoke of the delays of ! should be aeclared at once by the ***&& &ftBo?£ "»•' " was a Legislature on those who propose to »««**le thing hat he accused in organize a Canadian branch of the %1Z a«™ ^n?t£*? Zffl* Ku Klux Klan was the proposal made Z^&SJ** offense was com' to a surprised House Wednesday af- ^MffiffiJfKrf «,„ ™™wc „* ternoon by Francis A. Brown, Labor ^Complaining that the mend,...- ■-< member for Burnniw November 20th, 1925 UNION DAIRIES to a surprised House Wednesday af- ^«T3£'*iSIS'2''*iji* n,» p».l« ~* «»• „.. t6rnoon fay Francis A. Brown, Labor rtP^ffiM^*^^^^ White, Raisin and Nut Bread member for Burnaby. the Legislature were the last to re- '( The nronosition was in the form celve C0Ples of thfl Educational Sur- obbbk *Or» ». of ™e *2S3S£rt tTthe address t veZ -^ »r°™ ?**««* """ h? reply to the speech from the throne, W been- jessed with th. which Mr. Brnwno j— •■-■'• ■• --. -aaariAt GBOCEBIBS, FBUITS, CURED MEATS, FLOUB AND FEED ■«lE!t »» «.„ -j-w—"/^ vey Mr. xn-owne confessed* that he . amendment to tne address in . *, -.__ j„„^„„„„j „„•«, it „„„_«. reply to the speech from the throne, had. bee?t lmPressed with the report which Mr. BrSwne insisted on mov- »»*»■ » "» ^^^V^E ing even at the risk of "being waited tJnJi'ri'ohLnt itlJ^ei^i w unon hv hoodlums in niffhtsrowns " world's history it was necessary for ■ ^The^mdS wastSs3; of *» 0»„l,fc^?ed0nfe !some.little commotion in.the House ?30n0,0.0 to flnd out what elation when Col. Cyrus W. Peck, member re™lvi?' , i«t.„ *«„„ „♦ for the Islands, raised the point of 'J$£&% 8 JlttIe *hn« at order that Mr. A. E. Munn. «.«~-i—- 8<'""''" FAIR. 1000 FAIR. 3304 FAIR. 4181 5fe?5^n^*^|'?¥l « »W «* at „ri«,r as Placed «whePrrEnS^ed. theD1 the wsiv it <« s English is taueht land?' y '* ,S misPr"nounced in E^g! verCsvmMreR° the D°«M>obor contro- for Liliooet, should speak to the amendment and not to the main mo- Phone High. 1640 tion in continuing the debate. • „ „„„ ,,„„,,,,„,,„„ „„„^„ . ■ Premier Oliver did not know that """£'* ™ tne Doukhobor contro- 7—- the amendment was out of order but "I^0™ %°Z£el "52**? —-iCINSON suggested that it was not in proper by r8mal*>"g that it was 'a danger- MP A T UIDITT, f°™ and *W»rted that Mr. Browne £&S&2^J* feta „??SS 11 A I MARKET should withdraw it and introduce jt community m the district of Grand .„. „ ..7-'-.:'b. _ as s resolution -later eh. After some if0^s- ■■■■■ _ 3.724 Ha.tm*. Street East argument was made r'to conform to . Pne °f„£e- cavs.es ?f J"5 *"*" Mv Motto- the rules of the House and the de- h?b°f trouble was due Jaiha-meM „__ -My Motto bdte proceeded. ' of these people ,as farmers and-co- Jusiwhat Mr. JW— •"' operators when nti ■• '-■' ,,.,„,„ oi inese people,as farmers ahd co- , Jusiwhat Mr. Browne would have ?PerallrS Wi^n 0therB had fai!ed-be the ""Legislature do to the Ku Klux *1»ou§h^ The occurrences in the Klan was net:*&**■ -•- " .amendment Prand ?orki; (Ilsi:n("t '"' """"""'■"' VAN(^°UVER FRASER VALLEY . INDEPENDENT FARM ." " PURITY DAIRY . . . -..]„; [ " NEW WESTMINSTER ERASER VALLEV . * K VALLEY . . . . NEW WEST. 1445 PpA«D ^°RTH VANCOUVER ERASER VALLEY . • - . NORTH VAN. 122 If You Want Cle« MUk Patronize j ve us-oiaiors wnen others had failed, he tne legislature do" to'The" Ku Klux *hou^ .The. occurrences in the Klan was set forth in the amendment Grand Forks district he regarded as in the following terms. b£™£ been the most regrettahlp in- "We regret, however, that a audulent. »n°" J- atuaents. ' v ■ ' For Appointment Telephone Seymour 5076 ■ (Ask for Miss Margaret Jones) Z.."....-. The Vancouver Hairdressing Academy STINGS ANn Dir-uA— >■ Granville Street. .Bell's Cafe. Jim's Cafe. Morris Food Shop. Love's Cafe. Commodore' Cafe. Orpheum Cafe. Dunsmuir Street. . Standard Cafe. Morris Lunch. Seymour Street Ambassador Cafe. Pender Street Good. Eats Cafe, Pender St. Central Cafe. ' Boston Cafe. Olympic Cafe. Hastings Street Strand Cafe. Empire Cafe. Broadway Cafe. Golden Gate Cafe. Abbott Street Oaks Cafe. Cordova Street Wonder Cafe. Kings Cafe. Gourleys Waffle House. „o i egret, no we ver, that s fraudulent, alien, terrorist organization known as the Ku Klux Klan is attempting to organize in, British Columbia. "And that the purpose of this body is to perpetuate religious . hatred amongst our citizens and to substitute lynch law for duly constituted authority. "And that the record of this society is one of murder, violent assaultand~unspeakable crime. "Wherefore we urge your government to take all necessary steps to restrain this sedi-r. tious movement and bar its membership from all elected or official , positions under the crown." "Decaying America" f Previous .to moving his amend- „,,. lies ln a universal method ment, Mr. Browne made some fairly 0f state insurance." Such a system, extended observations relating to he said, Would not be revolutionary the history and general record of and the time would come when it that organization in the United would be adopted. States. The Klan, he said, appeals Dealing with the unemployment to the mentally deficient and has had problem, the • member Sor Burnaby an appeal for the decaying American said it was absurd to keep on induc- civilization. Behind the organize- mg more people to come to this coun- tion is "the hideous foolery of the ^ry when we are putting up signs in nightgown parade and its vulgar Canada telling them to keep away. melodrama. ' As an effective solution of the Ori- He thought it well for those who ental question, Mr. Browne suggested would contribute the ten dollar mem- a minimum wage law for men. With bership fee in this organization to such a law in force employers would know that the field kleakles who or- take white men in preference to Organize the klan, receive lj>4, and the entals kino- H«»i-- "" ■ "'" • "• ... " " .u i-oists aistrlct he regarded as having been the most regrettable instances of the kind occuring since the trials held in connection with the Nanaimo coal strike. Compensation Act. Mr. Browne differed with government supporters who had expressed the view that the Mothers' Pension Iand Workmen's Compensation acts have been a success. The Mother's Pension Act would not be a success until it had been made a Dominion matter. As for the Workmen's Compensation Act it was generally unsatisfactory to both employers and employees. Employees, instead of receiving the relief to which they are entitled, are treated as though they had no right to compensation. "I have come to tbe conclusion," said'the member for Bumaby, "that this act does not meet the "situation and that the -only solution of the problem- lies in a universal method of state'insurance." Such a system he. coijI ***— * ' , ,„■> uie ivsrnmtum Ku Klux aian; »«;'K«ng person; but, for that matt # whose voice is the sound of many !t '< odious in more ways than one, waters." (Concerning the sound, it especially so when its members have might be pointed out that the last the unparallelled presumption to dare w letters of the signature form a to patronize the Canadian i.Kli.-;.,..- ggestive honionvm nt "'» "~ „flvpra vt waters." „ „ , Q --- -;-■" might be pointed out that the last *"e ""parallelled presumption to dare few letters of the signature form a to patronize the Canadian judiciary. suggestive homonym of "bray") How does this burlesque on their jar- "We most humbly and reverently £0"s,oun<j! • , r-~-\, acknowledge the supremacy of God, T„' We- the Kommunistic Klummox and do acknowledge His goodness Klan, The Weird Wallopers of Rog- and graciousness through Jesus msh Ruffians, .do hereby proclaim I Christ, our Lord We reeognize that when the law is weak, then we I'the distinction between the races of ar? strong; when justice stands im- men as decreed by the Creator, and potent and dumb, then we speak with we shall'be true to the maintenance majesty and power. - , , of 'White Supremacy'" Surely Jack Cannuck pas reached a To this extraordinary web of con- 'o.w <# « his iurisdi™' —~-* idiction we would roni™ ''■••' ..,„>„»marywebof con- W ebb in his jurisdicial capacity tradiction we would reply* that if w^n he must accept lessons in the jgtg-jtg ri^t. administration of justice from a set ^fA„„it- -' " of SCattpr-hro'-'"- I p.ppp sve would reply* that i: ,_„„,„ --- the Ku Klux Klan directs its right- »"«."»»"-ara.on of justice from a set eous vision on the seventeenth' chap- of scatter-brained youths, the rank ter of Acts, it will find it laid down a"d f,le of which have not yet reach in the twenty-sixth verse that the fd ye,ars ?f discretion, and whose na Creator made of one blood all na- turally irresponsible J- tions of men; moreover, if it deigns from a land ,l,v to An « HU-'- —- -— -...«oc Jli«- leaders hail, .« iu.n.u:r;i iiail ,„.:.,, .....reover, if it deigns fr?m a land where the annals- of to do a little research on the subject crime.are two or three hundred per it will find that the supremacy of the c™t- more bulky than those of an" white race was brought about only $»* country in the world.:. .4- in the last few centuries by the in- We. have \F®at„2fmir8t,on- - strumentality of economic determin- ATnl'nciui.s. 1 w ism v, , ,,- 1.lire white men in preference to Ori- —-«c man, receive $4, and the enta]g king kleagles ?2. As high as $50,000 Touching on the unemployment in a year is made by these officials and the mining districts, due to the les the average income is $5000. sening of the dema„n *-« —• - Mr, provin- and .Produce -saMl A' Tho Worllng^nan's Friend tTNION SHOP 4373 MAIN ST. PAIE. 2381 , » ""•^e oy tnese offic._.„ „uu th6 mining districts, due to tl the average income is $5000. sening of the demand" for coal ,., Mr. Browne remarked that from Browne said that Dominion, province legislative point of view the cial and imperial governments should most serious thing about the klan is try and devise some new uses for that it holds itself above the law and coai, such as the creation of power its record in the past has included at the pit's mouth. The faculties of murder, kidnapping, brandings and sejence in our universities should floggings. study tne matter of protecting our It was important that the Legis- coal aKainst the inroad nt •»—- -" latwe should not permit an organi- ■ zation to exist in British Columbia that is against ns'+fc*** ' ... ...c latsi. iew centuries by the in strumentality of economic determin ism. "Few people seem to realize how recent a thing is. this European Ascendency. It was only as the fifteenth century drew to a close that any indications of the real vitality of Western Europe became clearly apparent," says H. G. Wells in his "Outline of Hist™-.," ' ..n Americans. They are a sple constellation of peoples, and we m bear in mfnd that if they star crime, they do so also in many oth. I ways that are more commendable, but, on the group of half-witted morons who come to teach Canadians how to develop strength in righteous-, ness and .justice, we can only lcrf'- with pity mingled with amusemcjic Did they have a lime ~---'' ' «mvvsbIOHB Cor. 36th Avenue and Main Streot SOUTH VANCOUVER, B. O. XC. COLVIN Plumbing Heating Gasfitting Estimates Cheerfully Given. 4178 Main Street Phones: Fair. 3071. Res., Fair. 2375R 30 Years' Experience ,,. ■.. : ROBINSON'S Cycle and Repair Store 3917 Main at 23rd. Fair. S994 Speciailist .in Bicycle "frame repairs. Keys cut, Saws sharpened, Baby Buggy Tires repaired. Agent for "Red Bird" Bicycles. SKATE GRINDING . „..«« iu exist in British Columbia that is against Catholics and Jews, "he said. There was no need for such an organization in the province, and the- Legislature should see that one is not brought into being. Janet Smith Case. Mr. Browne dealt with a variety of mattei's other than the propdsed activities of the Klan on Canadian soil, including the Janet Smith case. It was not the intention of the Labor party, he said, to use this case for1 political purposes, but rather as an indication that our administration of justice "favors the' man with the long purse." The one thing definitely known was that the crime or suicide occurred in the home of a wealthy man and that the authorities were anxious that there should be no j scandal In Shaughnessy Heights. Consequently a "hush" policy was' adopt-' ■ed,''--.-a;::. "v.V U;U - ■ Attorney-General Manson rose to make a disclaimer on behalf of his own department,. "I can.assure the hon. member that all cliieaawere followed -to thfeir1uttermost insofar as the department was concerned;" he said. ' .: :: .... ■ ' "My references were to the actions of the coroner and the undertaker," Mr. Browne explained. "If -this thing had occurred in the home of a laboring man the whole household coal awlMtft? "in $r0te*ctin* ** he said he mroads of fuel oil, ,a- u u U'cll" in nis ""ss and justice, we can only lrit- Outline of History," page 700. ^.f fty mingled with amusemr. fc Apropos of White Supremacy, here Dld they have a little more brn py is an excerpt that appeared in the and were they not punches and ju.|n- ^ November issue of "The World To- manipulated by a string, we nnf d-JT., morrow." It was written by Harry ?.dvise their deportation, across .«■■■ « F. Ward, a well-known author, who Im,°°n "" is also Professor of Christian Ethics , ■ .9 in Union Theological Seminary. New however York City , phorical suoutnpieces, of the n "If the 'widening streams of coma- °* *he ,Ku ^ K1^' beJ0ng to 3n thoue-ht in &~ «-'-- - " ^ i»'.''-"''; -'<••' ''' -' Correspondence Nov. 13,- 1925, Vancouver, B. C. Editor Labor Statesman:, I hope The Statesman copies the motion of our Labor member, Francis A. Browne, of Burnaby, and I would ask Comrade Neelands to sec- -ond that motion at Victoria. You know the K.K.K. are anti-labor unions, anti-Catholics and anti-Jews. It is an Imperial Capitalist Society. In U.S.A. it is 100 per cent. American, that is of Anglo-Saxon blood; in Canada it will be 100 per cent. Canadian of Anglo-Saxon descent. What will it do with Quebec French Canadians and Catholics? What | about the Celts, Irish, Scotch and j Welsh? Send them back, to Ireland.j and the highlands of Scotland to playt'the bagpipes. I think that F. A. Browne's speech is a credit, to the workers.and the,workers-need more like him at Ottawa-ahA VicH I/ifi'i.~" '""'"'- ., i.m. widening streams of com „ M ,,- -----= ~ - S5. mon thought in the fields of dem- »J orains--hairy old schemers, ■ l| ocracy, science, and religion, are not ?laV «n the se"t,,m«"t °i ,nex' m to be dried ud hv Oii «--- --* ace fenced youth while l.hcv .I.e.. ng of ., »u win oe necessary for the white people to change their underlying policy towards the rest of the earth, and their dominant attitude to ward other peoples." ■■;" ■ Now the Klan's position, being ut „■„.„«., »•..! roUVioii, -:..'.! not ¥'»* «n m« ^"S* °L '"^ fc* to be'dried up by the fires of race jenced youth while they themsel *f^ war, it will be necessary for the hf .hidden amongst the crowds tt people to chansr- tnif- —- their obsequious toadies But the ■ r results of the influence they have on their dupes show that they are thor-' oughly versed in the psychology of all classes of people arid can play one ' ________ against the 'other in juggling with plans incidental to the material in-' toria. Workers unite and send men terests of the masters they serve, like Browne to Ottawa! It will be Hence they would, in the name of* better for you than aovertime. Be God, circumvent natural.law so'that men! Think for yourselves! Speak a few leaders of the white race might' for yourselves! Don't be fooled by -own the natural resources of the those trained sneakers of the Cap- earth. Surely, they are well described1 italist class! Or f« -*■!--- jn j.j,e b00j: tf,6V „„„*„ - ■ cobweb oossiovAliD 0^Vour-®rtier -*• -.?&*:■rKaa.**m*;s»osipt- TAwcotrvaa, a. o. . , , i ■■■■na .i ai iisjiwii i l|.^..lpi..piis-wisliisas«irai.a,>sp>iiasiisiiWL-i..MWii.i .swa.wss.sssi ■ s»»MSi»l.siis»p»1sMaaji. BEST FOB TITE UNION HOME, PICNI^OB SOCIAL RAMSAY'S CANDIES AND CAKES „.,, ■„., „„.... , -._„-.— -"-"■'- -"■ — ■■■■;■- gaga; | ■; ''"„ ■ " -'■" "-7 j "•'—; .,-.,■„,-.. , - NONE BETTER. BUY IN BULK AND SAVE MONEY. MADE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. November, 20th, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN •pf Trades Vrdf^M^^y Vaoaoavsr Srafioo amfl Eonor ©oBasffl— PresUteMt, R. H. Nealanda, M.I*A.; general secretary, Percy K. Bengough.- Gfflce, 803 Holden Bldg,, 16 Hastings fast Phone Sey. 7496. MeeU In tabor Rail at I p.m. on th* first ant third Tuesdays ln month. Automobile Jtotge Tak, X. A. of K. — . Meets every seoond and fourth Tues- . day In Room 310 Holden Bldg., Pres., W. B. Hobday, 1738 2nd Ave. E.; business agent, O. 8. Hague, 807 Holden Bldg. -a Beverage Dispensers Vnlon Bo. 678— meets flrst Sunday In month at 2:00 Prm., at «1 Seymour St. > President, W. H, Clancy, 1117 B. 10th Ave. Secretary and Business Agent, T. J. Han- ofln, 2376 TV. 6th Ave. Office: 441 Seymour St. Phones: Sey, 126 and Bay. 1666-R. Boilermakers and Helpers, looal 184 — Meets flrst and third Mondays tn the month at Holden Building, President, ■-L. .C. Campbell; Secretary, A. Praser, 6079 Ross St. Phone, Fraser 601Y. -Bridge to Structural Iron Workers, Hooal 97, tot. Asso.—Meets every Monday, Room 804 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, James P. Burns; Secretary, •asmes Dunn, Box 302 City; Phone Pair. 6066L. Bulia.ng Trades Oonnoll, Vancouver— Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Holden Building. 'President, J, Flynn. Secretary-treasurer, W. Watt. l\, ' 4 «.«- -' era' looal 46B, Journeymen, of Arnica—Meeta flrst and third Saturdays t 7 p.m. President, H. Hall; sec, •p.". Rigby, 37 Broadway West, Phone Fair. 6S82R. .;■ Bakery Salesmen, loco! 371 — Meets , 'Second Thursday every month. Holden -.1-. Bldg., 16 Hastings B. President, A. *,-X Wylle, 4336 Elgin Street; financial . secretary. H. A. Bowron, 744 16th Ave. E„ Phone Pair, 3631X Barbers', Journeyman Intel-national Union of Amerloa,—Local 120, Vancouver, B. C, meets second and fourth Tuesdays ln each month ln Room 310 Labor Hall. lli-.H<Lstln^sL-iasuit„Pi-At.t. dent, Fred Da we; fln. secretary, A. R. Jenni, 728 Hastings Streot West; rec. sec, Bert Deprey. Bookbinders Xiooal No. 108, int. Brotherhood—Meets second Tuesday In month 804 Holden Bldg. President, P. Milne, 636 Drake St.; secretary, A H. Hos- ttns. 118 62nd Ave. W. Boot ana Shoe Workers Union, Wo. 508— Meets ln the Holden Building on the flrst Wednesday of each month. President, J. Turner, 1919 64th Ave. E.; fln- seo., J. Griffiths, 3622 McGIU St. Brlcklayore', Masons' and Tile Setters' Int. Union wo. 1—Meets second and fourth Wednesday ln the Holden Bldg. President, G. B. Halliday; Secretary, W. S. Dagnall, . 1244 20th Ave. B Phone Pair. 846 R, Carpenters and Joiners, Amalgamated ■, Soolety of,—Vancouver 1st Branch \ meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each r\ month, President, W, Taylor: Seo. P. , Prosser; business agent, J. McKinley. ' Headquarters, room 86, 163 Hasflngs > Carpenters and Joiners, United Brother- ■ hood of, local -152—President, R. W. Hatley; recording secretary, W. Page; business agent, Wm, Dunn. Office, Room 808 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. Meets second and fourth Mon- . days, 8 p.m. ■Ri ^tt7 H5,'J Employees' Association meets g'..'.flrst Wednesday of each month at 146 Br, Hastings St. W., at 8 p.m. President, Miv ■ • H- Lowthwalte; business agent and treasurer, W, J. Sbrlbblns, der St., B.; Secretary, H. 2870 Yale St. 8208 Pen- A. Black, i— li'vlo Employees' Vnlon, local 28 — a p" leets flrst and third Fridays in the s •! month at 146 Hastings W„ at 8 p.m. £„•>, President, B. K. Brown, U62V Charles ~.., secretary-treasurer; George Har- 'rlson, 1182 Parker St. i al <r; dominion Express Employees, local Wo. :,, 18, Brotherhood of—Meets first Friday and flrst Tuesday alternating each month In Room 810 Holden Building. President, G, M. Payton, 4136 Sophia St.; Seo.-Treas. H. C. Haines, 1819 Klngsway. * ¥- Waotrlool Worker*, loco! SIS, International Brotherhood—Meets every Monday at 8 p.m. in Room No. 6, 819 Pen- 6er Street West President, D. W. MoDougal, 910 Hastings Street Bast; business agent, B. H. Morrison. Office, 819 Pender Street West Bnglneers—International Union Steam and Operating local 04*-Meets every Thursday at S p.m., Room 806 Holden Bldg. President, R Finley; business agent and financial secretary, F. 8. Hunt; recording secretary, Herbert McSavaney. Bnglneers, Steam and Operating, Int. local 682—Meets every Wednesday at 8 P.m. In room 806 Holden Bldg. President, Wi^Hulbert; vlce-pres., A. Russell; business agent and financial sec, W. J. Irwin; rec. Sec, W. L. Alnger. Offloe, 806 Holdon Bldg, • aathero, Wood, Wire and Metal, Xnta?- national Union, local 307 — Meets - 2nd and 4th ' Mondays ln month, at room 299 Holden Bldg. President, Prank Julian, 7694 Ontario; Secretary, Bert Jenkins, 60 46th Ave. B. lithographers Union, Wo. *4 — Meets third Wednesday In month ln Room 804 Holden Bldg. President, C. Addle. 217 28rd Ave. B., Phone Pair. 3968Y; secretary, 120 10th Ave. B., Phone Fair. 2897f, ,.-'.'.-■' . ■■■ Haohlnlst local 182—President, B. B. McLean, 463 6th Ave. W. Secrotary, S. A. Boardman, 8888 Parker St Meets second ana fourth Friday at 8 p.m. In Room 818 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings Bast. Haohlnlst looal OSS—President, Tbos. Sills, 1362 Burrard St. Secretary, P. R. Bengough. Office, 807 Labor 'Hall, 16 Hastings Bast, Meets on second and fourth Tuesdays ln month. Meat Cutters and Bntoher Workmen, Amalgamated—Meets first and third Tuesday In Holden Bldg. President, W. R. Walter, 783 Hamilton St.; Sec., W. L. McGregor, 1761 38th Ave,, B. . McGregor, Mental Hospital Attendants' Federal Union Wo. 38—.Meets at Essondale 1st Thursday in month. President, J. A. Gibson, 312 4th St., New Westminster; rec, sec, Will Mackie, ^Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale. ■-.. Kill and Factory Workers' Union, local Wo. 1699 .— Affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners. Meets flrst and third Thursdays in Room 813 Holden Bldg. President, Allan Graham; Fln. Sec, H. Brewer; Bee. Sec, B. Holden, 1710 6th Ave. W., Vancouver, Phone Bay. 3123-R. Milk Wagon Drivers and Dairy Employees, looal 464—Meets second and fourth Friday in Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St B. Business agent, Birt Showier, 1118 Robson St MolBers Union looal 381—International of Worth Amerloa—.meets first -snd- T-trtTrd Fridays in month In room 318 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, Sam Wilson, 1728 Yew St. Corres- fonding representative, J. Pihkerton, 169 Victoria Drive, Motion Pictures Projectionist's Union; looal 348 of I.A.T.S.E. to M.P.M.O.— Meets at 991 Nelson St. on. flrst Sunday In each month at 7:30 p.ni'. President, J. R. Foster, 1161 Granville St.; Secretary, Geo. GerrardT Box 346. Business Phone:.Sey. 3923. Musicians Kntnol Protective Union local 146, A. p. of BsV—Meets at the G. W. V. A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President Ernest C Miller, 991 Nelson Street; secretary, Edward Jamleson, 991 Nelson Street; financial secretary, W. E. Williams, 991 Nelson Street; organizer, F. Fletcher, 991 Nelson Street. Painters, Decorators and Papernangem local 138—Meets second and fourth Thursdays at 319 Pender St. W. -Business agent, Robt. S. Stevenson. Office, room 204 319 Pender St., W. Phone Sey. 3609. File Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders looal Wo. 3404—Meets every Friday night at 8 p.m. In 112 Hastings St. W. James Thomson, secretary, P. O. Box 320. . . Plasterers, local 89—international Association of Operative, meets first Wednesday In month af Holden Bldg. President, W. Strickland, 289~46th Ave. E. Seoretary, M. Galway, }161- 69th Ave. E. ghone Fras. 604-R2. Plasterer's laborers' Wo. 60S International. Meets third Friday in month at Holden Building. President F. Phillips, 1674, 2nd Ave. W.; Rec. Sec, F. Talt, 289 '47th Ave. B„ phone Fraser 698L. Plumbers and Steam-fitters, No. 170, p International Asso. of—-Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday in the Holden Bldg. President, Bert Stlnchcombe, 1899 Ogden Ave.; seeretary and business agent, W, Watt, 805 Holden Bldg. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, local Wo. 68—Meets every second Tuesday ln the month at 8 p.m. in Room 213 Labor Hall, 16 Hastinga St. E. President, Harry P. Longley, 303 8th St., North Van.; secretary, Frank H. Humphrey, P. O. Box 894, 4038 Victoria Dr. Day Labor on Public Work NEELANDS SPONSORS LABOR'S CLAIMS Hallway Carman of Amerloa, lodge Wo. ' 68—Meets first and third Friday ln month at Cotillon Hall, Granville and Davie Streets. President, A. S. Ross, 6873 Pr. Edward St.; secretary, J. D. Vullamy, 2216 16th Ave. W. Street and Bleotrlo Boilwny EinployooB, Pioneer Division Wo. 101—Meets K. P. Hall. Eighth and Klngsway, 1st and 3rd Mondays at 10:16 a.m. and 7 p.m. President F- -*• Hoover, 2409 Clarke Drive; rec. secretary, F. E. Griffin, 447 6th Ave. Bast; treasurer, II. W. Speed; financial secretary and business agent, Angus Maclnnes, 3644 Pr. Edward St Office: corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Fairmont 2160L. Plro Fighters, Wo." IB, International Association of—Meets every month at call of president. President, it-Afc, ■fiuw*'*'!*? .dersonj Ma-a-rOTj^-p-Hallr^flifiahclal a^.Se'WGtary,- C: A. Watson, No. 3 Fire Hall. noorlayers' Union, No. 1876, U.B. of C. & J. of A„ meets let and 3rd Thursdays In 810 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, B. C. Woodward; Fin. Sec, A. Reid; Reo. Sec, W. D. Wilson, 1261 Howe St , Hotel ana Beatattrant Bmploytss Union, looal 88—Ml Seymour Street. Meets "Second Wednesdays at S p.m. and last Wednesday ot 9 p.™. President, G. Coleman; business ", IPBicBi® SaypjiMtuiP SS6. Sheet Metal Workers, Amalgamated, local union Wo. 980—Meets second and fourth Thursday In month in Holden Bldg,, 16 Hastings St B. President, N. C, Smith, 4426 Inmajv-A-vs:',' fln. sec B.JI«S&irAer^jpTO>*TOh Ave. Til!! IV Ashton. 4603 Spruce Street, Burnaby, i Day lahor on all government undertakings instead of construction by contract was strongly advocated in the Legislature on Thursday the 13th, by Mr, Harry Neelands, Labor member for South Vancouver. Mr. Neelands criticized both major parties in the House, declaring that the only difference between them was that one side was in power and the other in the shades of opposition. The future wellheing of the country rested with the Labor party, he declared. No Comfort For Labor. I In his opening remarks he declared that Labor' could take no comfort from anything in the address of His Honor, the Lieutenant-Governor, for the only suggestions contained in it were those; which were advantageous to the exploiters of labor. y Much had been said of freight rates, he said, but the chief, arguments used in the fight against discrimination were fallacious. _ilh connection with fhe University o,f- British Columbia construction, it was evident, said Mr. Neelands, that there had been a great deal of bungling. If a laborer had been guilty of such mismanagement he would have been accorded harsh treatment. But the Conservatives could not take much comfort fifom the position of the. government, foil in the past, when in power, they had similarly bungled matters. Both Parties' Inefficient. ' He attacked the contract system of construction, declaring that it was .unwise and expensive, nnd -nt-gwwk- ,Iength read of the success in Great Britain of building by day labor, instancing several Targe Undertakings that had shown economy by the use of day labor. < The Conservatives were criticizing the government in connection with the over-commitments on the University building, and members of the treasury benches were retorting that the Liberals were no worse than the Conservatives. Such argument only proved the inefficiency of both sides. . Reference had been made to the condition of the lumber industry, he said, and he quoted from a report in a newspaper of an interview with Mr. Bloedel, who owned lumbering interests on both sides of the border. In this interview the lumber operator was alleged to have advocated the conservation of the timber resources of Washington at the expense of those of British, Columbia, even to the extent-ofaiMiiyjging Washington mills to transfer their plants to this side of the line. This was simply another evidence, Mr. Neelands said, that capital did not respect international boundaries. He would point out that labor in the mills of Washington was paid higher rates of wages than in British Columbia. ,. , Recalls Miners' Strike. In speaking of the Doukhobor seizure and sale at Grand Forks last April, Mr- Neelands said that the Conservative critics of the government-should recollect the treatment accorded to the miners of Vancouver Island some years ago, when under a Conservative administration the militia had been called in to the colliery district. There was a slight difference between the two situations. It wasthat the Doukhobors had offended against a law, while the miners had simply been seeking to have the laws of the country carried out. Premier Oliver had spoken of the campaign funds of the Conservatives in the recent federal election. To his way of thinging, went on the speaker, both Conservatives and Liberals had made an indecent exhibition of campaign funds, and he would challenge them to give the public a full accounting of their receipts and expenditures, together with the names Of those who had "provided campaign funds. The Labor party would do the same, he said. Shingle Weavers, local 17813—Meets Second Tuesday - In month, Ina Room No. 2, Labor Templei New Westminster, and 4th Sunday, 7 P.m., In Room 213 Holden Bldg., Vancouver. President, J. N. Chute. Phone High. 1982T; nee, W. H, Matthew, Joyce Rd. P. O, Tailors', Jonrnajmura Union of Amerloa, local Wo. 178—Meetings held first Thursday In each month, 8 pirn. Executive meetn third Thursday of every month In Labor Hall. President A. R. Oatenbs'; secretary, C McDonald. P.O. Box 608. Baocutlve meat's third Thursday ot every month. a .-b^^sws^' fenrsr- StMflemen and seal 466—Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 310 Holden Bldg. President, Ii. Warren,- 1043.-Bwri.ard "SKT~secretaVy-treasurer, A. P, Black, , 619 Hamilton St; recording secretary, R. Reynolds. 1790 3rd Ave. Hi. ' • She V»ooo»v»r ttno&triool Wedorsstioss— Meets at 991 Nelson Street at 11 a-m. on the Tuesday preceding the first Sunday of -,the month. President B. Av Jamieson; secretary, G. W. Al- lin: btlslness agent Lochley Clark, 991 Nelson St. Typographical Union, Wo. 826—President. C. S, Campbell; vice-president, R. Oouthro: Secretary-treasurer, R. ■H. Neelands, P.O. Box 66. Meets last Sunday of each month at 2 p.m., ln Holden Building, 13 Hastings St. E. Text-Books Printed In B.C. He was pleased to see that the government had made a start in having text-books for the schools printed in B, C„ and at least one book had been produced ih the past year, and this had shown that a saving could be effected. He thought that all the textbooks should be printed in the province. ... :...... - Mr. Neelands offered a suggestion to the government. It was that in the congestedjistricts' of the province compulsory ■ motor insurance should be made effective. Many persons were injured by motor cars and secured, no compensation for their injuries. He thought that premiums for such insurance should be collected when ljjptor licenses were issued. In concluding, Mr. Neelands said that quite properly there was a period of two minutes' silence each year in memory of those who had died in the Great ~War, but he hoped that during that period of silence some portion Of it should be glveh to determination ..that all should work unitedly' to prevent a recurrence of another such conflict. He said that it was too bad that more, time was "not given to remembering the promises that had been made to the men who went oversea^. Faith had not been kept with them, and it was pitiable to see advertisements in the newspapers asking for old clothipg and other necessities for veterans. w- 578 SEYMOUR STREET . Department or— Hnmarssy Labor Report In spite of facts which ought to be obvious to all, .there is still a tradition in the United States that the man makes the money for the family, that "woman's place is in the home," that the breadrwinning woman is an exception, not to be provided for in the permanent organization of society. It may be'true that woman ought to be in the home, especially when she has young children, but statistics show that in a large number of cases she is now there. ' -, The Women's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor conducted a survey of four representative cities in different parts of the .country—Jacksonville, Florida; Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Butte, Mont, and Passaic, N.J. „One of these is not a pre-eminently industrial city, one is in a coal mining region,' one is a metal mining,, and one is a textile centre. In these four cities, the bread-winning woman forms over 38 per cent of the total female populations 14 years of age and over. In nqrte is she less than 29 per cent. 55 Per Cent Married This tabulation includes women earning money in their own homes by taking boarders. Yet 69 per cent of them worked outside their homes, either in stores, factories or in others' homes. ', The great majority of the* bread- winning women were of mature age -—25 years or over. This shows that they are not merely yoUng girls temporarily earning "pin-money." Moreover, 55 per cent of them were married, and one-half of these were living with . wage-earning husbands. This accounts for the fact that a great many men with families seem to-be existing on what is known to be less than a "living wage" for a family. , 80 Per Cent Also Keep House Nearly 63 per cent of the working wives had children, >>and 40 per cent of them had babies under 5. Almost 80 per cent of them were maintaining homes while helping to eke .out the family subsistence Last but not least, we must not forget the 21 per cent of the working women who were' the sole supports of their families, ( Only'two- .nftb^^^^JLivi^~iii^^}^^7.m^t^ fore is most decidedly not true that working women need to earn less than, jvorkinig..sja^baesiuse they fuive no dependents.- ' What happens to the young children 'of mothers who have to work outside; the home? In Passaic it was found that almost no provision was made for them; hardly more than one-fifth of the mothers had any help 'iii the,., performance of household duties, and this help came chiefly from older children, relatives or lodgers. Over one-fifth of the mothers forked, at night and had to sleep a large part of the day, when the children were awake. Office Say. 6081 Res. Kerr. 328X3 Dr. Elmo Marshall Graduate National- College, Chicago CHIROPRACTOR B03-3 HOLDEH SOTEDHfO ie habtinob naii, ■■ X-Bervtoo . Palmer <3 You Course) Graduate Bertha LLWintermute D.O., PL O. CHIROPRACTOR-SriNOCRAPHM ■sr 1607 Sights, Bey. 31B4 403 dominion svxtBnre OWN YOUR HOME, THE EASY WAY! See Us About Reliable INSURANCE REAL ESTATE LOANS AND ADVICE BROKERAGE Allan & Boultbee Ltd. T, J. Kearney & Co. Funeral Directors and Embnlmera New Chapel and Parlors Private Ambulance Service, 602 Broadway W. Phone Fair. 3 Need Better Wages Even the women working in the home frequently did not have adequate time to give to tiieir children. The Bureau concludes, as a result of these unfortunate conditions, that: 1. Men should receive an adequate family wage. » 2. There should be better and more extensive mothers' pension laws. 3. Women compelled to support families should receive an adequate wage to provide for their dependents. One wonders what 'social conditions are being bred by this terrific blow at normal family life. Why does not Judge Gary's crime commission pay more attention to fundamental matters like these? MANY IDLE IN ENGLAND WASHINGTON— Unemployment in England, is increasing, according to reports to the department of commerce. The number of out-of- works,' September 1, has increased to 1,418,000, as compared with 1,- 191,000 on the same date last year. Coal mining, iron mining, tin plate, linen and wool textiles lead in unemployment. . A STAY-IN STRIKE Nearly 5,000 workpeople at the Wolverton railway carriage works of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway are engaged in a stay-in strike. . * . Each day- the men clock in and clock out at the usual hours, but no work is being done. Concerts, football and other pastimes take place and meetings are held. The men's action; is. a protest against the appointment of a foreman of machinists .to^h^jjpSpfe^.aa-:; ^'sS'nTteenian iii the'finishing shop. The man denies an allegation of "nigger driving," and says he has done nothing to be ashamed of. Five years ago he was a shop steward, and held this post until appointed inspector. . An inquiry into the dispute took' place at Euston yesterday. . .%. —Daily Herald: •President William Green of the American Federation of Labor an-' ounces that an agreement has been reached in the jurisdictional dispute between the bricklayers' and plasterers' unions which has tied up 1250,000,000 in construction*' THE LABOR STATESMAN November 20th, 1925 The Labor Statesman Published ever' tiZZerl Pr,day- »' 816 Holden Bldg,, Vancouver, B. C. Owned by the Vancouver,' New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. Press Committee: J, sidaway, St. Rail waymen; W. J. Seribbins, Civic Employees: W. Dunn, Carpenters; Harry Woods, Hotel & Restaurant Employees; P. R. Bengough, Machinists; J. Thompson, Pile Drivers and Wooden Bridge- wen, ' ,, ■ ■ J. Sidaway; Editor. all voted solid. To find two Labor members voting against and one for the government is not getting all out of their voting strength possible. The record of the Liberal government has been one of broken premises, of mismanagement in the business of the province, arid of special privilege to party followers that it is hard to understand any Labor men voting with it on a question of no confidence. However, a certian amount of freedom must be given to those on .the floor. Questions come up for immediate decision and there is no time for a, caucus. Bui it just shows the difference between good generalship arid a policy of go "as you please. What would look more ridiculous Subscription Rates :-Canada $2.00 per $8t Woodsworth voting against year, Jl.00 for six months. United i Heaps on some. question at Ottawa? Costly Undertaking States and foreign,' S3.00 per year. To unions subscribing ln a body, 18o per member per month. Phona Seymour 6879 Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 20th, 1^25 THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS Despite the flaring headlines announcing the "defeat of the reds," latest reports from Australia show the parties to be in much the saine relative positions as before the" election; To expect either party to make a general clean-up of the other is not in accord with the political history of th^J;-country. — ...—— The recent strike which "precipitated the election, is one of many that have occurred in the last ten years. But Premier Bruce, whose military training possibly has something to do with his mental make-up, 'think' he can suppress strikes and deport the leaders by taking a firm stand. With a strong show of bluster \ he appealed to thecountry for en- Labor can be more effective by being a unit on all questions wherever it is reasonably possible. It is to be hoped that a better understanding exists'in the future. Under the present system, the uncertainty of the future—the fear of want—cause a man to grasp all he can now. We often hear the expression, "The dollar in a man's pocket is a man's greatest friend," which is, to a very great extent, indeed', true, under the present system. Yes, the dollar is man's only friend. Thiaos the-rtost daiffriing"of"ill- arguments against the present system, .• In the Tonsorial Chair BY SPUD TAMSON Good morning, sir. What can I do for ypu today? Haircut ahd shave? Very good, sir. I am just —^dersement~of his policy, which had been, obstructed in its enforcement by state governments under Labor control. The election has decided nothing. The Bruce policy has neither been endorsed nor repudiated. As his government is a coalition of elements with interests much at variance with one another, the possibilities of itibreaking down under the strain of attempting too drastic legislation are by no means remote.,, .The Australian people refused to have conscription foisted on them during the war and we believe they will raise a'lot of trouble if deportations are to be carried out whole- *•': sale. Mr. Meighen tried to do that ..with strike leaders in this country,' . but thought better of it. Mr. Bruce may succeed where others have failed, but in so doing he will bring , about his own political extinction. The high cost of living is a very common subject of discussion and complaint,.but whatever may be said on this point it is unquestionable that the high cost of dying is rapidly becoming a serious problem. No one can or will object to those who are financially able making the last rites to their dead a matter of ostentatious extravagance, but there can be nothing but objection to the maimer in which the average undertaker plund- ders every one that "falls into his hands, without regard for the financial ability or the consequences to their victim. It is not contended that there are no honest men in the undertaking business, but even these are influenced by the standard of morality adopted by the trade in general. In any other line of business retail prices hold a common-sense relationship to wholesale prices, plus the tost of reaching the purchaser, and the business man who encourages a customer to purchase beyond their means, suffers in reputation thereby. In the undertaking business, the price, for instance, of a casket, is relative to nothing but the nerve and the cupidity of the undertaker. To reduce the matter to.exact figures is by no means easy, for while we have two casket factories in, Vancouver, the,y are as secretive about the costs of their goods as men could be if they were engaged in some illegal undertaking. But there is another way of arriving at an approximate idea of the undertaker's profits. If the reader will examine the small house organ that a music store will sell for one hundred dollars and com NEW GOODS AND NEW VALUES IN Men's Fall Suits YOUNG MEN'S AND MEN'S SUITS fa*) 1 *7 C Special This Week (2 pairs pants) ««'•*'•*■.• * vT; OIL CLOTHING, BONE DRY PANTS AND SHIRTS • M. J. PHILLIPS LEADING CLOTHIERS 671 COLUMBIA STREET NEW WESTMINSTER KEK- Hastings Steam Baths Old style steam heat from specially constructed heated ovens. -Tuesday XU1 Saturday. LAMES—Tuesday mil Friday, i ,25 Cents. 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Phone High. 4571 766 Hastinga Street East business. This idea-has arisen out of some of the most disgraceful plundering of the foreign population. But getting nearer home, the State of Washington in one of its industrial statutes makes a deliberate effort, to prevent the cost of a wage- earners' burial exceeding one hundred dollars: Arid in British Colum-^ bia unless the few men wfto atfempt: to keep in sight of the moral law exert a greater influence in the future, the undertaken can look for state interference. MURPHY. trying to figure out your name, sir. pare it witMlm^astet-tIiatan-4wde»v -taiirisHpriiSariTyallruggle for prof i- I all but had-^^-tbere^^WXry-~ypsr- -taker wiiT&eiTfor one hundred dol- table markets of investment. To £ SESSIONAL TACTICS In_,.the— last- Federal House"MrT Irvine referred to Mr. Woodsworth as the Labor leader and himself as the party. In -the coming session Mr. Woodsworth is likely to remain leader but the party will be changed, he having been defeated in the meantime, and Comrade Heaps, elected In Winnipeg, automaticaplly becomes ..the party. The smallriess in numbers in a legislative assembly makes it extremely difficult to accomplish direct legislation in the interests of the workers. When the government has a good working majority it can afford to ignore small minority groups, and in such cases little is accomplished. But when a government is dependent on small groupings who hold the balance^of power it usually becomes "sympathetic" and is liable to propose legislation favorable to such small groupings with the idea of acquiring their support in the pinches. This is undoubtedly the condition at Ottawa. During the last parliament Labor representatives "worked hard and had little to show in results. This time their voting strength becomes more valuable and the possibilities of forcing the King government to, develop a sudden interest in the welfare of the workers is not at all unlikely. By skilful tactics in the House the.Labor group can.i'; without any cpmpromising, force; to the front those measures that are so urgently needed. If nothing is accomplished they will then at least be given credit for having tried, Coming to our own assembly now in session we find on the first test the government -wvas ^usj$jnfid by ..a V vote''of Ho ib'20, Browne and Nee- lands(Voting -against the government, Uarbutt, that's it. Yes, I know you are-alderman for Ward 5,.more's the pity. Poor business to insult my. customers? That may be so but I would much rather insult my cmv tomerB :.thari insult my intelligence by saying it is not a pity. Have done your duty? Well riow, Garbutt, let us see if you have. You are the guy who introduced the motion in the City Council to pay-$1.00 a day for; relief work. Not wholly responsible for that? Well, I admit you had a sympathetic council, but at least you were partly to blame.- You cannot, wriggle out of this, however. There is a bill coming up in the Provincial House very soon providing for.a minimum wage'for men. Now when you heard of that, you immediately moved in the City Council that the city soliciter be instructed to watch the passage of the bill and to see to it that Relief Work did not come under the provision made ^herein. That..show.e4 your.class outlook right there, and believe me Labor will take due notice of that. Why on earth the voters of Ward 5 elect you beats me, Why whenever Worthington gives you the whistle up you jump and do exactly as he tells you. But to get back to Relief Work. You believe in a fair day's work for a fair day's pay don't you? ■'"" I thought so. Of course I need not ask you to define what that means because you simply do not know. Well, let me tell you. A fair day's work is the best a man can put into the job and a fair day's pay is ALL that job can pay, so now you see if a man puts his beat into relief work the City'should pay him all that they can pay, and that is certainly $4.25 at least. I cannot conceive how any man holding the position of alderman ,can vote in favor of raising •honey by the floatation of bonds which entails a repayment of twice as much money, as the city actually" receives ahd then turn around 4nd ,say that wages for relief work should be discounted by $3 per day. That is just as much an act of theft on the part of the City Council as was the action of the guys who stole the City pay roll. Therms the difference between you and me Garbutt. You believe that the man who sits in an off ice, calculating how little he can give the city for their bonds is quite entitled to take a rake off Jot $10,000 or $15,000 for a couple of days' work or less. But the man who-gives the best that he can in the shape of manual labor, and. I know some of them whose Jiarids were raw. and bleeding and whose backs are so sore, that they could hot sleep,, at nights, that man yOU: say should Only get $1 per day. • Gee, I wish Mclnnes or Pettipiece hadMgn-on:the CduHcil and Uphill voting withjt^ Jn.taaefcJ-'i^w^ motion, I bet „.„^ireum!rt^Trees"ir*is''~(1ifficD''' fficult to say just what is, or, is not, the best course to follow. Those on the spot have a better chance of sizing up the situation. Labor has a number of amendments to introduce arid it is reasonable to suppose they will, get some of theip> adopted. But whatever action Si teken it would look better if they lars, he will find that the music store article will contain one hundred per cent more material. The material is from four to six hundred, per cent bob costly, and there is roughly sixteen hundred per cent more work ernbodied in the organ than in the casket. Nor is this the whole of the story,.for the musical instrument is transported from the tAlantic States at the highest freight rates, has to be stored under exacting conditions, arid when offered for sale is invariably exhibited in the highest rental areas in the city. Following out the average experience, in the case of the death of the husband and father, in a working-class home, the widow, with the stark grim penniless future staring her in the face, is in no condition to transact even ordinary business, much less protect herself from an unscrupulous undertaker, and in this particular type of business she has had no former experience, and .THE REAL CAUSE It is not too much to say that the modern foreign policy iif Great—Bri- larger extent every year Great Britain ia becoming a nation living upon tribute from abroad, and the classes who enjoy this tribute have an ever- increasing incentive to employ the public policy the public purse, and the public force to extend the field of thei'r private investments. This is,' perhaps, the niost important fact in.mqdern politics, and the obscurity in which it is wrapped constitutes the gravest danger to pur State. What is true of Great Britain is true of France and the United States and of all countries in which modern capitalism has placed large surplus savings in the hands of a plutocracy or of a thrifty middle class. J. A. HOBSON. they would have made you feel like a nickel.!' Fancy tryfrig to'keep a wife .and family on $2 a day. It cannot be done and you know.it. Now there's no buts about it except Garbutts, and if you are in the council next year I hope the Ginger Group will see to it that you get the publicity you deserve. Next, please. consequently she is glad-to_nTve~{fie solemn-faced gentleman who appears to so appreciate and enter her trouble, take hold of the whole arrangement. This is the undertaker's opportunity; an extravagant funeral is arranged and the woman who has not at her command a month's maintenance for herself and • family finds that she has run herself into debt two or three hundred dollars, where every requirement of decency and' good taste could have been met. for considerably less than one hundred dollars. If the victim .complains, or even hesitates, by a skill born of a hundred such instances it is caused to occur to her thatTto complain of such brigandage is to commit some indignity towards the dead person, so she bites her lip, and starves herself and family to pay an account.which if she-bad wished to incur, a honorable business man would have refused to assist, or permit. Anothjer heartless situation, in which the ..undertaker bleeds the living, as well as the dead, is when a member "of the family dies away from home, and the body is returned to the family. Concluding from the fact that the body is not allowed to remain among strangers the first undertaker decides that the family will pay, and the account is adjusted to the best guess that the undertaker can make as to what the relatives will stand for. Within the last few days the writer has been shown an up-country account for three hundred and fifty dollars for preparing and putting into a casket the body of a boy yet in his teens. The father, partly a,cripple, must starve himself and a broken ^^l.t^.|^^t,thi8,jM!i^tit'<s«-tB%e-en-. the desperately distasteful fask o» haggling over What, to hamrajSjifars' to^be'tfte costs of burying his own hoy. .... -,.•.■ The writer has a great deal more to say On this subject if it becomes' necessary to do so, but for the present it is only necessary to point out that this conscienceless brigandage is not confined to British Columbia.'" Public bodies iri some of the Atlantic States are discussing he possibilities of the State regulating the undertaking Too much emphasis is placed on birth control and not enough^ on control after birth. Here lies the body of Samuel A. Green. He proposed to Louise and called her Irene. / THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL RELIsSH VENUS i FISH BALLS ," ■■ ANEW Sea Delicacy of delight. Rich in, VitamineS; nourishing; easy to serve. Ask your grocer for it. Call and see our plant and get our sea food re-, cipes. .' /. ■; SB Venus Fish & Fish Ball CO., LTD. 1441 MAIN STREET Phone Fair. 4925 I WARD 1 VOTERS J. E. W. Macfarlane, 1133 Mel- cville Street, announces his candidature as Alderman for this Ward at the forthcoming civic elections.—Ad. -^ WET WEATHER HAND MADE BOOTS No. 411—Boys' oil tanned School Boots. „ Hand made. The best of leather throughout. Per pair $4.50 No. 2368—Black chrome work boots for men. Plain toe; (££ AA double sole. 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Phone: Fair. 14 2313 Main St., Between 7th and 8th STREET CAR MEN LOBBY IN OLYMPIA ■ - Olympia, Nov. 13.—Representa- ' tives of the Street Car Men's union of Seattle are here in the interests of their bill permitting municipalities , to give one day off in eight to employes of public utilities. This bill was being pressed in the legislature in < January, but it, like many Other bills, fell, by. the wayside when the legiala- ,_aj,tur« adjourned at the request of the ';• governor without considering much ■ ' legislation. • Woodsworth Speaks to Crowded House der thet back of tbe seat. On his Las Sunday night at the Royal Theatre, J. S. Woodsworth, Labor member for Winnipeg Centre, spoke to a crowded house. He was well received and his lecture, illustrated by the aid of charts, was both instructive and inspiring. He. stated that the farmers, the industrial workers, the small store-keepers,.and the professional workers were all at the mercy of the capitalistic financiers. Through control of the banks, mortgage and insurance corporations, a mere handful of men were in a position to. dominate business, industry and commerce, and were actually doing so. By controlling our educational, civic, provisionaljrtnd federal institutions they were in a position to throttle the people of the country. Mr. Woodsworth said that as our problems were, of an international character the only way to successfully cope with the present economic and social problems was to organize internationally into the world-wide Labor movement. He referred 3jp", the industrial conditions in China' *whero ahwll children Of six years of age were working ten and twelve hours a day. He said that Canadians should be interested, in the welfare of these children, not only from the humanitarian, viewpoint but also as to its evil effect on economic and social conditions in our country where products were sold from such sweatshop centres. Dealing with his ex- periences in the house, the sneakm said that if the people could see, as he hati seen, the comings and goings to the government offices and old party " headquarters, of representa- fbeUpeaksp- -on-the-C tives of the various financial and manufacturing interests they would realize that the country was being run for the benefit of the hig corporations and not in the interests of the productive workers. He dealt wi(;h the efforts of the small "roup in the house made up of two Labor members and a few farmers who were not under the control of Mr. Forke but called themselves the ginger group. Tins group, Mr. Woodsworth declared, would hold the balance of power in the next session and were prepared to use that power to the best possible advantage for the interests of .the farmer and the industrial worker. Old age pensions and other reforms had been voted down by a combinations of Liberal and Conservative votes.- His impression was that a few more Labor reinforcements sent to Ottawa would be of,.tremendous importance in bringing pressure to bear on the government on such measures, and stressed the pointf-tljat what we were^ out for was- the introduction '"of" a" new social order. • He regretted that Vancouver had not as yet elected Labor men and in conclusion suggested the contesting of municipal offices with the object of developing men who could be instrumental in advancing the best interests of the movement. Too much propaganda and not enough organization tnd administrative had been detrimental to the movenjgnt. "*v-the-€uast. " ' Comrade Woodsworth renewed many acquaintances and regretted his visit was so short but hoped to make another visit in the future. Joint affection—two people falling in love with each other. . NOTARY PUBLIC P. R., BENGOUGH ' Socretary Trades and Labor, Council ffioom 803, 18 Hastings Street Meat Phones: Sey. T496-8279 - » '■ ■■■■'■-; ■■■■ Labor Member Asks For Construction VICTORIA, Nov. 1% —Thomas Uphill, Labor member for Ferilie, was cheered ih the House Monday afternoon when he brought up that hardy annual, the Corbin road. Mr. Uphill informed the" House that Corbin had the largest and one of the best coal seams on the American continent, and yet, under present conditions, it took him three days to make the 40 mile journey from Fernie to Corbin. Would Increase Rate The Fernie member also implemented the promise of otherLajior members that - the 'House would be asked to consider amendments to the Workmen's Compensation Act, increasing the maximum paid under this legislation from 62 1-2 per cent to 66 2-3 per cent, to bring it in line with Ontario and Manitoba. "It should be 75 per cent, but Labor is modest in its demands and we are only asking that this government be-as generous and liberal as the governments of other province^," he said. Compulsory personal liability insurance for auto drivers also was advocated by the Fernie 'member, who quoted a case which came under his own knowledge whereby a truck driver lost his home after action had been taken.against him, and he had been found liable for an accident. Complains of Attack An attack against the attitude of Labor members contained in a Conservative election pamphlet was bitterly resented by Uphill, who stated that he was elected on a Labor vote by Fernie workers, and that neither Liberals nor Tories could force his hand by unwarranted criticism. "I am responsible only to Labor," he said, "and any party that thinks I can be coerced by this sort of thing is out of luck." JUNIOR LABOR LEAGUE Folks if you want to have a good time remember the Junior Labor League dances are held every two weeks in thoVElkg Hall, 49th Avenue and Fraser Street, South Vancouver. .ThisSaturday-W«Kbe tm■:mggW"ki- traction ever known in South Vancouver in the form of A Mysterious Man Dance. - - .,.,„ - &tmeiimtr'j^^fSuT^Ur lalf (please don't forget) that the Junior Labor League would like her to be present at their next dance. If there be no better half, bring the apple of your eye. There being nb apple just a solitary lemon, come along in any case. Brings your lister, brother's-wife, mother and daughter. ■ A prize of $5.00 will be given to the Mysterious Man. Thistis not a masquerade. South Vancouver Labor Party The-social and dance held in the I. 0. 0. F. Hall, 30th Avenue-and Main Street,' on Saturday," November- 14th, was a complete success. , The hall was filled to capacity. A very responsive and enthusiastic reception was given to J. M. Woodsworth, M.P. for Winnipeg Centre, who in .the, course of a half hour's address,"made some very potent remarks as to what Labor members can accomplish in the House of Parliament.' The speaker also stated that the workers would have; to give more attention to organization work, illustrating..the. necessity for-representation "on all public councils. Comrade R. H. Neelands also presented a review of the activities of the Provincial IJouse, During this session Comrade J. Rankin officiated as chairman, and in the course of many remarks announced that the next social and dance to be held .on Saturday, November the 28th, would have a special feature on its concert programme which would provide amusement for all. First class dance music and a plentiful supply of refreshments completed a very pleasant and successful evening. Milk Salesmen Progress At our last meeting we initiated six new.members and have got another Union dairy. Readers will be adyised that the Independent Farm Dairy has complied with all our rules and regulations and is now en-, titled to, the patronage of members of organized Labor. Members 'living at North Vancouver will be pleased to know that all the employees of the Fraser Valley over there, are now members of the local. ' Preparations for our annual Xmas Tree are now advanced. It will be held in the Manufacturers' Hall> 929 GranvillevStreet on Monday, December 21st. To date we have 199 children as against 170 last year. We are also pleased to announce that the Jericho Confectionery, 3690 4th Avctoue West, is now-handling Union dairy products. -a arOui^%ht;^^gE~tfiF"R^al'5'l^r7 is still progressing; they are losing customers .every, week; the support being given us by thVauJo. mech^ca^J-""-" Jse^wmiidI-~-Ohce=t?fe ""oHier "locals affiliated with the Central Council give us similar support the fight will soon be over. Our thanks also to the Hotel and Restaurant Employees for assisting in getting one of the largest eating houses in town to cut out the Royal Dairy .products. A wooden ieg is of some advantage. The owner can easily knock on wood. REAL BEER pub row MAKE it yourself at home with our Peerless Yeast and other Peerlesp ingredients. Don't experiment. Follow Our recipe and j use only Peerleaa Products. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Investigate.- Evening appointments. PEERLESS YEAST CO. OF B. C., LIMITED 625 BURRARD STREET • PHONE SEYMOUR 952 BEST FOR SOCIALS AND THE HOME STERLING CANDY "Perfectly Fitted $ 5 WE offer the services- of expert experience gained In three ' of 'the world's leading clinics. Free consultation. Convenient terms, if desired; Diagnosis without drugs. Most up- to-date and best equipped optical establishment on coast. -v<. 1. - Glasses BIRD EYE SERVICE 8BSVXOB BUILDING -BvesSSgi by Appointment a~fl**irvi»riB-s*r— Phono Bey. 88B5 Doone to Stay for Two More Weeks Here's interesting news, folks: Allen Dnone'3' company—with ,:Mr. I)oone himself—will remain at the Empress thea-tre for two more weeks following: the current production of'"Shaun Rhue." . -ArnmR-ements not being" complete, for the new .company-whioh*vfHI grace the boards at the Empress, the present company, will present two more plays. Aftej; their departure, Manager John A. Schuberg will install anew company which will adopt a new policy—the -presentation of modern plays. Next week's offering by Mr. Doone will be one of Mr. Doone's own plays— from his own pen; "A Romance In Ireland." It is brimful of rich arid quaint humor typical of ould Erin. The drama Is of a light airy type—swinging along like a lilting poem with a laugh in every •other line and an occasional tear. Irish wit is evidenced in abundanee-^-rhumor of a healthy tone That is good for many a hearty laugh, and the love episodes will appeal strongly to the feminine sex. In "A Romance in Ireland" Mr. Doone interprets the true Irish character—its bright vivacity, its bubbling humor, its wealth of devotion and tenderness and its warm-hearted patriotism. He injects in his role the love of an artiste for his work and he invests it wJth a charm that is not broken when the curtain falls. Meantime arrangements are near completion for the installation of the new company, and Mr. Schuberg Is busy hooking plays of a modorn type. STREET RAILWAY BENEFITS, During the last two years the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees paid $1,337,734 in benefits. "These benefits," said President Mahon, "brought respectful burial to^hundreds of our members, relief to their widows and orphans and are nowaiding.our members who have become too old to follow their occupation." "Abie's Irish Rose" at the Orpheum Everyone, has heard of Anno Nichol's tremendous stage '.success, "Abie's Irish Rose," which has been running on Broadway for four' and a half years without an Interruption. The only pro^ duction In tho world that has beaten this record was Chu, Chin Chow,, which ran in London for flVo years. Abie's Irish Rose" Is probably the .most talked of play of the day, in that it has a simple, popular appeal that is universal. It deals with the most fundamental ■ fact of life and shows that, true love Is the conqueror of all things, even rell-, gion and teachings. The love story of a' Jewish boy and an Irish girl, their their trials and tribulations and tho flrst Christinas with their baby and relatives is most touching'and jet so amusingly true to life that there Is not a dull mbment in the whole show.. There is little use In complimenting this great comedy for any show that can plnX~.to— packed-houses for over four years on Broadway, with six road companies travelling the length and breadth of the continent Is certain to bo a huge success here. The cast is a very capable one, the same that played for seventeen weeks in Toronto and thirteen week's In Montreal. Scats are on sale at the Orpheum no and as the bookings are very heavy it Is suggested that those who are going to seo this great super-production of the modern ago should get their seats early. "Abie's Irish Rose" will be at the Orpheum Theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with a matinee on Wednesday only. '■ LABOR LAW IN JEOPARDY SEATTLE — The Washington state compensation law is threatened by private insurance companies. Under the law every injured worker receives compensation. The private insurance companies want group insurance established. They profess a great interest in the workers, who will benefit, they allege, by their, "competitive" insurance. The stats act was passed in 1-911. HARVEY LOGGING BOOTS Hand Made Boots for Cruisers and Prospectors ' * Quick Service for Repairs 58 CORDOVA ST., WEST, Established 1897 Chevrolet Sales Co., Ltd. WR-T^W CHEmOLET SERVICE STATION Jj specially equipped to handle Chevrolet repairs." We._spgcjali«e„ -~an5Fean"-"^ve~ffe "best quality ot- workmanship at very reasonable . prices.- ■ . '-. .""" '■■;■' ,- Z' Le'4 Ss-ained Chevrolet mechanic* take cartrof your Chevrolet car if you Want the best results. Chevrolet Sales Company Ltd. Corner of Granville and Helmcken Phone Seymour 2376 THE LABOR STATESMAN November 20th, 1925 Seymour 3168 Alwaya Open Empire Cafe and Grill -.,;..' Vancouver's Best Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEGG BOB KRAUSE Lata 64th Battr Late 72nd Batt 76 Haatinga St. E. Vancouver, B.C. BERGMAN'S CAFE 324 CAMBIE STREET The Beet of Bete »t ropolv ■■Won" ' UNION HOB8B—Worth of Hsurttnf • The Effect of Science on Social Institutions By BERTRAND RUSSET in "Graphic Survey."'•'. WINTERS HOTEL . A real hotel home for working men. Evory comfort; modern conveniences*; cafe; 10.0 rooms. PBOvnroiAn munos xxobbsb SOS Abbott St. Phone Sey. S3473-0 J4.MES CONNOLLY. Prop. Ot Plain Mon's Hotel — Every Modern Convenience -.'-'.;■" HOTEIrBUROPE- Hloon%ad Beverage Parlor -' 43 Powell Street Vanoonver Talented Bill at Orpheum Next Week Grette Ardine, one of the most popular "ladles of vaudeville," with Vanealiiet- ajiaiencee^jslU_jiffet-!^»e-^YSHch Mode "~Mo3ol," a dance atory, assisted by John Tyrell and Dave Kaye, its one of the leading features of next week's programme at the Orpheum Theatre. "The French Model," a little song and dance sketch, has a liberal portion of real wit and humor and some catchy songs, but It Is. dancing that Its real charm lids in, for not only is Miss Ardin^-a, brilliant ' and .accomplished danseuse, but-*a pair of hot-footed nimble stepping youths, Tyrell and Kaye, equally talented, in the art of terpischore*,- support her and contribute mtich to' the superb entertainment In the sketch. Ensign Al Moore and his Jack Tars will be another feature. Mr, Moore,,be- «.for» he -enlisted - iri the great war,' was a member of the Massachusetts legislature. Music was his pastime and since the war he has made it his profession.- ^on of the boys who were with him ln service hsure continued as a unit and this troupff of ex-sailors constitutes the present Al Moore band, who are, described as cyncopated melody makers' supreme. They sing while they play and form a distinguished organization of musicians. . Mr. and Mrs. Jlmmio Barry will offer a new act said to be their best. These artists have become famous for their clever, clean nnd genuine comedy, and their new., skit entitled "Scandals of" Hensfoot Corners," In which the atmosphere of the "sticks" Is very strong. Great comedy and genius of characterization projniae that this will te a scream. Then there will be Ed Lowry, a gifted and plever comedian who continually smiles and usually brings his audiences into a state of laughter that is most profound. It is said that Lowry has a most unusual line of patter and that he has been a hot favorite wherever he has shown this season. The Zeiglera wllliajp] give a demonstration of modern equlH-*" brlum that will be a treat. .King nnd Beatty will presont "Artistic Applesauce," which Is a melange of comedy, characterizations and eccentric dancing. Another Sui'prise net, the usual attractive pictures and concert orchestra wll! complete this great bill. SOME SURPRISE A farmer brought some produce to the city and sold it. Thought he, "t will surprise my wife." He bought a suit of clothes, a hat and a pair of shoes, and put them under the back seat. On his way home he stopped at the river, took, off his old clothes and threw them in. Then he looked under the seat for his new outfit. It was gone. Finally, he got in the buggy and said, "Giddap, Maud—we'll surprise "her, anyhow." New Westminster's Leading Hotels The Savoy - ■ ■•-**«•' -r -, ■■ -.j—*."■ k»'" #«T* P" "'--'-'' "a"" and A. E. Kellington OlormllnoBs 660 Columbia Street Plion at 6 a.m., closcs-1 a.m. COMMERCIAL HOTEL Comfortable Family Hotel Reasonable Rates 718 Columbia Si. Phtma 377 (Continued from last week.) Th'e increase of organization in the modern world has made the ideals of liberalism wholly inapplicable. ' Liberalism, from Montesquieu to President Wilson, was based upon the assumption of a number of more or less equal individuals or groups, with no differences so vital that they were willing to die sooner than compromise. It was supposed that there was to be free competition between indivduals and between ideas. Experience has shown, x however, that the existing economic system is Incompatible with all forms of free competition except between states by means of armaments. I should wish, for my part, to preserve free competition between ideas, though npt between individuals and groups,, but this is only possible by means of what an old-fashioned liberal would regard as interferences with personal liber- «te=.SoJong-as a-th$. sources of scotf- oniic power remain in private hands, there wjjl be no liberty except for. the ftw who control those sources. • Such liberal ideals as'free trade, free press, unbiased education, either already belong Jbo the past or soon will do so. One of the triumphs of early liberalism in England was the establishment of parliamentary control over the army; this was the casus belli in the Civil War, and deritedby_JhfijBevolu*wiroTT688 IlTwasliffectiveso long as Parliament represented the same class from which army officers were drawn. This may cease to be the case before long. Russia, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Bavaria have shown in recent years how frail democracy has become; east of the Rhine it lingers only in outlying regions. Constitutional control over armaments must, therefore, be regarded as. another liberal principle which is rapidly becoming obsolete. It wogld^!^^vpro,ba!j^e:.tllat^l«;the, next'fifty years or. so,,.we shall see n still further increase in the power of governments, and a tendency for governments to be such as are desired by the men who control armaments and raw materials. The forms of democracy may survive in western countries, since those who possess military and economic power .can control education and the press, and therefore can usually-secure a subservient democracy, Rival economic groups will presumably remain associated with rival nations, and will foster nationalism in-order to recruit their football teams. There is, however, a hopeful element in the problem. The planet is of finite'size, but the most efficient size for an organization is continually increased by new scientific inventions. The world becomes more and more of an economic unity. Be- ' -re very long the technical conditions will exist for organizing the whole world; as one producing and consuming unit. If, when that time comes, two rival groups contend for mastery, the victor may be able to introduce that single world-wide organization that is needed to prevent the mutual extermination of civilized nations. The world" which would result would be, at first, very different from the dreams of either liberals or socialists; but it might grow less different with the lapse of time. There would be at first economic and political tyranny of the victors, a dread of renewed upheavals and therefore a drastic suppression of liberty. But if the first half- dozen revolts were successfully repressed, the vanquished would give up hope, and accept the subordinate place assigned to diem by the victors in the great world-trust. As soon as the holders of power felt secure, they would not work so hard as they do now, and would soon cease to exact such hard work from their subordinates. Life at first might be unpleasant, but it would at least be possible, which would be enough to recommend the system after a long period of. warfare. - Given-&--atabXe^w'bifttp- orgahization, economic andjolitical. -even«^«-'fim7«!¥Sed"u^TnaF ing but armed force, the evils, which now threaten civilization would gradually diminish,' and a more thorough democracy thaii; that which now exists might become possiblel I believe that, owing to men's folly, a world- government will only be established by force, and will therefore be at first cruel and despotic^ But I Jjfc -lieve that tt~is "necessary for the preservation of a scientific civilization, and. that, if once realized, it 'will gradually give rise ijo the other con ditions of a tolerable existence. It remains to say something about the future effects of the anthropological sciences. This is of course extremely conjectural, because we do not know what discoveries will be made. The effect is likely to be far greater than we can now imagine, because these sciences are still in their infancy. I will, however, take a few points on which to hang conjectures. I do not wish to be supposed to be making prophecies; I am only suggesting possibilities which it may be instructive to consider. 'Birth-control is a matter of great importance, particularly in relation to the possibility, of a world-government, which could hardly be stable if some nations increased their population much more rapidly than others. At present birth-control is increasing in all civilized countries, though in most it is opposed by governments. This opposition is due partly to mere superstition or deSiretC conciliate the Catholic vote, partly to the desire for large armies ahd severe competition between wage-earners, so as to keep down wages. In spite of the opposition of governments, it seems probable that birth-control will lead to a stationary population in most white nations within the next fifty years. There can be no security<that it will stop with a stationarypopula_ tion; it may p^xjm-txr-thwpTntt where e population diminishes. This situation .will lead to a tendency—already shown by the French —to employ more prolific races as mercenaries. Governments will oppose the teaching of birth-control among africans, for fear of losing recruits, The result will be an immense numerical inferiority of the white races, leading probably to their extermination in a mutiny of mercenaries, If, however, a worldigovern- ment is established, it may see the desirability bf making subject races also less prolific, aiid may permit mankind to solve the population question. This is another reason for desiring a world-government. (Continued Next Week) Russia's Harvest Owing to unfavorable weather conditions, the Russian grain harvest has fallen somewhat short of expectations, says the official Tass Agency, quoted by Reuter from Moscow. The total harvest according to Government figures is 65,000,000 tons, as against 70,000,000,tons expected. Two and a half million tons of the new harvest have' up till now been jjought from the feasants. Owing to the scarcity and high cost of industrial products, the peasants are holding back their grain supplies, in the hope of obtaining a better price for them. The State- grain-providing organizations have diminished their operations, with the object of effecting a change in the market. Industry is unable to satisfy fully the increased demand, although industrial production for the past economic year, ending October 1, amounted to £260,000,000 or 70 per cent, of the value of production in the year 1913, and in the month of September alone reached 82 per cent, of the corresponding figure in that year, ' Foreign trade for the past economic year closed with a debit balance of £12,600,000. As a result of the extension of foreign trade in September, consequent on the commencement of grain export and an increase in the import of articles of general use* the figures for that" month reached a total of £6,900,000 for exports and £7,600,000 for imports. OLD AGE PENSION LAW ; T^ REPLACE LOW iWAGE ""BOSTON—A non-contributory old- m_.USmon_jsw±aj£.i ge Pgnsioi '■bf th'e on pensions, appointed by former governor Cox. It proposed that beneficiaries be 70 years or over, and receive.$7 a week; The initial cost to the state is estimated at $5,600,000 a year, the money to be raised by increasing the income tax one-half per cent and by a poll tax of--?2-on nil mtrfrsnd women. V ,/'' The frightful low wage in textiles and other industries makes it impossible for these workers to provide for the proverbial "rainy day." WHITE LUNCH LIMITED Five Places to Eat. Granville Street—Not. 4119 and 806. Hasting. Street—Nos. 128 Ernst, 124 West and 439 West !.""' Satisfaction Guaranteed. POPULAR PRICES TABLES FOR LADIES REST ROOMS FOR LADIES NEVER CLOSED MAINLAND CIGAfc STORE ' THE PLACE FOR PJPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER Duties for Strong; Rights forWuak Dr. Annie. Besant delivered the fifth of her lectures on world problems, of today at the Queen's Hall London, W. She spoke on "The Problem of Government." The lecturer began by pointing out the repeated lengthening of, the records of human history-byarchaeolog-. ical and antiquarian research. —J&ese-had-showir-tlralrmany stories regarded* as myths by our forerunners had proved to be historical facts, the unburying of ancient cities had brought huge libraries to light, and these had revealed histories of the past of which no records remained on the surface of the earth. •• It Was foolish to ignore the experience of the past and to mould our ideas wholly on the very short experience of Europe. "• One mistake we made was tha^a civilization was great in proportion, to the complexity of the daily life'of the-citizen.' ■ Of the conventions, and unmeaning customs' which held sway, most harmful of all was the creed that the ideal of life—what was called a successful life—waf one which possessed great wealth and freedom from obligations imposing work, instead of one that was physically simple, while neither sordid nor ugly, in which the service of others was regarded as a duty and a privilege. The ideal of life which yielded social rank to luxury and idleness was vulgar and demoralizing. Dr. Besant then turned to the past, and the values and rewards assigned to different types of life. "' The most highly honored were the sage and the saint, embodying learning and purity. "To these were assigned the heaviest duties in the State, those of legislation and of education. These were rewarded with honor, but they were expected to live simply and without wealth; knowledge and wisdom were their wealth, and honour from the community and the highest rank their reward. sS=S=a '- Their cattle thVduty of preserving internal peace and external" defence, ( and the carrying out of the laws. Power was their reward and dignity , and splendour of surroundings. Then the organizing of the production of ■ wealth, trade, and commerce, and the duty of using wealth for the benefit of the State, the reward being '__ a share in its enjoyment" Slid" "ease.-«.-,, and comfort in daily life. The mass ofTheTopuIation produced, and their comfort and wel-f fare were the first charge on their products; their comfort and prosperity rewarded them, and leisure and enjoyment were part of that reward. Details were given from ancient records; froni China, Egypt,' India, and other long-lost civilizations, and the moral was drawn that wisdom had the duty of teaching and ruling', supported, by strength as the executive power; that wealth was the reward of the organizers.,an.d producers. Further, that duties Belonged to the strong and rights to the weak. —Daily Herald. GET VACATION WITH PAY HERRIN,. 111.—One week's vacation with pay, an eight-hour day, no Sunday work and seniority in layoffs are included in an agreement between organized meat cutters and employers. It is illegal to boycott, but the following are on the, UNFAIR LIST of the TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL Royal Dairy Crescent Ice Cream Avenue Theatre Dreamland Theatre Cedar Cottage Theatre Princess Theatre ' Progress Theatre Heights Theatre Esplanade Tea Rooms F ■zzy m mm m Iii f,.\U : '( oi ' =: ■ V i ' fi j? A Live Town HOW does"your city impress the man who arrives in train or boat and takes his first glance up the street ? The difference in first impressions is jo&^jgmAetk^ratseeip JightingF-See the wonderful difference in those Vancouver streets which have new and The .same applies to your stores and signs. They give the town a' bright, wide-awake appearance that stamps it as a live-business city. And that is what will make people decide to stay in if. , HEAD OFFICE VANCOUVER^ (J.C . 'November 20th, 1925 THE LABO^ STATESMAN For the Funeral,- the Wedding, the Home Call or 'Phone to Brown Brothers for Cut Flowers Wreath Designs Everything Floral Brown Brothers & Co., Limited nvoBissa and MvaMvaetxBM 3—STORES—3 .- — _~ 68S Granville St-, Seymour 9513-1391 4* Matting, at B. . Sey. 988-678 1B1 Hasting St W, Sey. 137Q. VBAT IT WITH FLOWERS" n COLONIAL THEATRE DVMBMUIM AJHD OMAMglMtM PREMIER FILM ATTRACTIONS Three Variety Programme! from Cream of"Local Performer* MrZ.'fts Prices Continuous, 11 to 11 CONTINUOUS POLICY- NOON-'TILL MIDNIGHT VAUDEVILLE AND FEATURE PICTURES Capitalizing Humanity BRIGHTESTj^JMEATRES^ -I STRAND THEATRE Vancouvor'u Premier Room Presents X7BST BUN JPXCTtTBES ana the STRAND OPEHATIC COMPANY REX THEATRE Vancouver's Popular Home Presents THE BEST 1ST MOVIES and tne COUNTRY STORE Louis Loucheur of Prance is ask-, ing the League of Nations to make a co-ordinated plan for economic use of the natural resources of the world; a plan to pool them and ration them under central control. Not much headway has been made with the. proposal to date, and one suspects that, in so far as progress can be made today,It'wjfl'be animated more by commercial envies and jealousies than by the economic welfare of the underlying. population. But what a vision of a world ruled by common sense instead of by bunkum and bluff this proposal calls up;- what a challenge to those vestiges of intelligence which, like bubbles in water, are said to float in the human brain! A world deliberately ordering its' precious and diminishing stores of coal, oil, lumber, minerals—without haggling and waste—for the benefit and comfort Of its inhabitants. A world growing its' corn and its-cottsn in those ,.geo» fcraphicM' areas best suited to their production, and shipping and ex-, changing them on the principle thai A straight line is the shortest dis- ance between two points'. A wild, fantastic dream, so it seems today; yet the job has actually been done.. Under the pressure of war and the submarine menace, human intelligence, acting through the Supreme Economic Council of the Allied nations, actually rose to the challenge, and did co-ordinate and contrdl the bakers, export houses, all share in the glad tidings." Joy and riches wrung from death, degradation, and despair—this is the eternal and inevitable result of seeing our world as a series of competing geographical units. When the International Institute of Agriculture announced last winter that the estimated bread-grain crop- of the world was 574,000,000 bushels short of meeting the world's bread- grain requirements, and that the United States was the only nation with a substantial surplus, there was joy among American farmers." ^"Our own grain growers will largely monopolize what advantages there., are for anybody in this situation. It means much for business prosperity here." But the New York World, from -which this quotation is taken, went on to show the wider aspect: "However, if Europe's general buying power is reduced, the reduction must have its effect on foreign trade. It is eaay to paint the advantages of a shortage in too brilliant colors." Calamity cannot be capitalized" forever. Mr. Benton Mac Kaye,"late of the United States Forest- Service, is engaged single-handed on the kind of initial survey which the League of Nations ought to make—if its proposal is more than a political gesture. He has divided a map of the world into Some thirty districts, following natural geographic boundaries. For each district he is tabulating present statistics of agricultural production. TakingJhejs^jEntjiopiilaiyonrJie-de^lT^TJ Si > gmiiiiliiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiU: 1 Vktorialheatre I — 43BO AVENUE AND VICTORIA E S DON'T MISS THIS SHOW = | A SURPRISE PICTURE | ~ Por Oiu- Saturday Patrons ~ £ MON., TUES., WES. § | "THE IRON HORSE" | •5 Matinee Tuesday, 4 p.m. SSc-lOo E 3 TRVBSOAY, NOVEMBER SBth 5 | "WINGS OF TRUTH" I 5 MM. AND SAT., MOV. 87-38 3 "PORTS OF CALL" § «rilllUllllllilllllllltlllliliiillllllllllilllliiR Union Tailors D. Aitoliloon, Westminster Trust. Bldg., New Westminster. Alsrtiius, 676 Rotaon St. Beaton, 563 Georgia St. West. Eeyland, 901 Robson St. 3. A. Oarr, Powell River. Chni-los Butt, 10GGA Pender St. West. Conunln to Croplmnn, 603 Dunsmuir St. Cronooy, 751 'Granville St. ' 3. Gass, 445 OraiAlUe St. Oray to Jeff, 3530 Main Street. H.-utlo Bros,, 663 Seymour. X ir to rnmeaux, 445 Granvlllo St. Xiamftry to Co., 318 Bastings St. West. MatataU to Marshall, 1080 Bobson St. Thos. Morgan, 017 Oranville St Perry to Dolk, 18 Hastings St. West. Petterson, 14 Cordova St. West.: Porriiifl 3148 Main St. • Bay Bros., 80 Bastings St. West. Slowln, 307 Bastings Street West. Storry, 653 Oranville St. JT. B. Sweder, 437 Seymour St; Union Tailors, 346 Bastings West.' , Williston to Bennedy, 437 Pender St. Van Aiken, 530 Columbia Ave. West. I READY MADE CiOTHINO STOBES EMPLOYING VNION BUSHE1MEN , Arnold to Quigley, 640 Oranville St. Bruce ltd., 410 Bastings St. West. Book, D. K„ 137 Bastings West. •l Olamnn'3 ltd., 153 Bastings West. . Wm. Dloi, ltd., 45 Bastings East ,. Tbos Poster, ltd., 608 Oranville St. -' J. W. Fostpr, *td»^MVBastlng» West: ^^gfeWrson'sr^irlastings West. Thomas to MoBaln, 656 Oranville St. U EET US GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE t. MON'YOUR NEXT PRINTING JOB Prison-made Goods Endanger Health NEW YORK—"Every purchaser of a prison-made garment is liable to-pay a costly price for his failure to realize his social responsibility," says Kate Richards O'Hare, in a statement released by the United Garment Workers of America. "You can not say you have no concern in these helpless convicts," say Mrs. O'Hare. "You can not escape responsibility so easily. These prisoners are human beings and no one ever did, or ever will,, build a wall high enough or bars strong enough to break the tie that binds us together for better or worse. Their lives are what we in our ignorance and indifference permit. They are generous, these convicts. . They will return to us all .we give—and with usury. It is scientifically true, as well as ethically true,~that we are our brother's keeper—but what is more important to us—he is oujail. And surely as night follows day, whatever we send into the lives of our brothers will comg back into our own. "We dare not forget that the convict can strike back at us through the avenues of commerce. Prison- made goods are practically all made in surroundings that reek with the vilest diseases known, to medical science. '■■'»'■" "These filthy and diseased-laden garments go to great wholesale houses, are labelled with the names of respectable firms, and then distributed to retail merchants. They are then handled by clean salesgirls, purchased by clean American mothers and put on the bodies of innocent children. "You do not like to think of that sort of stuff coming into yotif home, do you, Mr. Wage Worker and Mr. Farmer? Well, the onjy'way tnat you can be sure that it Js not is by being very sure that ..every garment that enters_jwir.^omjs."ja 'Iitiif""" "" thTeSg^TiRewbrld. Under the rule of normalcy.and an economic system based on the sturdy principles of self help and all th.e traffic will bear, these war days, with an economic control founded on necessity rather than on pecuniary gain, seem reTnote indeed—as remote almost as the empire of the<Jncas, where, for two thousand miles along the spine of the Andes, with the steam engine in the womb of time, a population Of ten" millions was fed and clothed and sheltered without poverty, without want, without waste; where, a great system of reservoir store houses balance the lean years with the fat. Let William Bolitho sketch the picture of the situation today: "Our world system is so ordered that for a long way n every hand of a new calamity, the spreading wave carries prosperity and joy; an approaching war brings vast delight and jubilee to every general, to all officers, to all the thousands of investors in munition companies, and all workmen in war industries rejoice. A famine enriches vast interests and classes in first effect. . . . Every farmer iri three continents goes home to tell his wife that good times have come again. Speculators, traders, UNiON G. W. G.*"DE Carpenters' Overalls Phone Seymour 3594 . !-'c~.!, Campbell & Griffin Clothing, Hale, Cape and Men's Furnishings 144 CORDOVA STREET WEST IronizeD EVERY HOME NEEDS IT. MAKE SURE YOU GET IT— AND NOTHING ELSE. „ It I* Rich in Nourishment— DELICIOUS Ring Up Sey. 2354 for Appointment DR. W. J. CURRY DENTIST Suite 301 Dominion Building Vancouver, B. C. majorj^rourips^^ of that production is needed in the-heflie districts and how much is available for export. Each district finally shows certain quantitave surpluses and shortages. Then comes a very pretty Computation in balancing the shortages against the surpluses on the principle of minimum transportation haul. When such a plan as this (and it is essentially the plan of the Supreme Economic Council during the war) is superimposed upon the chaos of the present traffic—with its gluts and its famines, its tariffs and trade bar- riersr-fpts speculations and its higglers, and its transportation wriggling in loops and circles through the seven seas—the sheer cost in human labor of the failure to co-ordinate becomes manifest in all its immensity. And what Mr: MacKaye is doing for agriculture should be done'for minerals, oil, lumber, and basic manufacturing such as textiles, steel production, boots and shoes. PERRY & DOLK __JMenUaiIors_:— 18 Hastings West Room 33 Whether or no the present League of Nations is destined some day in fact to become a league of nations, this proposal to co-ordinate and control the store of the resources by which mankind is ultimately fed and clothed and housed remains a standing challenge to human intelligence, —N. Y. Nation. / Broadway Theatre * MAIN AND BROADWAY i NoW SI)0Wlng KABOI.D BXSX.X, WRIGHT'S Great Wlestern Romance "*n»>*o» oi His rat&es" —1_ - Heiieht organization' of the musi-- ifia'ns in Chinese restaurants and radio broadcasting studios' enables the Chicago Federation of Musicians to say that Chicago is a 100 per -sent .organised city, with a membership of 7000 on the rolls'of the federation. Furthermore, the union scale for musicians in Chicago'.is the-highest in the world. •' The top-notqji -wages are paid to the musicians placing with the Civic Opera Company, wh*b receive $166 a week.u. "Magna Charta" for the Indians A movement is afoot to formulate constitutional demands for the Native States of India, which will probably have important effects upon the, whole movement for Indian, sejf^ government. s^ The constitutional statim^of the subjects of Native Staterte to be discussed at a conference to be held in Delhi shortly, undef the presidency of Mr. N. C. KglKar, the Maharashtra Swarajistjeader. Certain definite demanaVwill then be formulated. The fojlowing is a summary of the most-important:— ■Ai) Absolute supremacy of law: -that lis law not subordinate to the >ill of any individual or class; and a judiciary independent of the Executive. (2) An elected representative assembly, of which the Legislature of the State is a part, arid to which the Executive of the Government is re- T3T A system or autonomous local institutions fronvthe rural patichayet to the'urban• municipality. , (4) Ah executive council bf which at leaBt half the number of members are elected by the representative assembly; and , (5) Full freedom of speech and criticism, subject only to the conditions imposed by the ordinary penal law. I ' These demands, which are being widely discussed ' throughout the Native States, are described as a sort of Indian Magna Charta.—The Daily Herald. ' S. BOWELL&SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 66 6jth St., New Westminster Phone 993 m NEW WBBTBaMaTMM CENTRAL CAFE Opposite tbe B. O. Illectrlo Depot OPEN DAT AMD NIGHT Ideal for Residents and Tourists. Labor a Century Ago The LondonObserver recently published a f^wextracts from its issue of Octpber 2nd, 1825, which throws ligjjjfon the struggle's of the workers jot a hundred years ago. The most important of them was an account of the efforts which were being made one hundred years ago to combat the infant movement of Trade Unionism. It was a report of a meeting of Bradford and Halifax woollen manufacturers at which it was resolved to require the signature of all the men in their employment to an undertaking not to contribute to the support of members of a Union. The manufacturers also decided not to employ, (any Workman who had not a Written discharge from his late employer, certifying that he was not connected with a Union. Naturally these resolutions were met by counter-resolutions from the wool-combers and weavers, who met and proclaimed that, it was "no pj!8&-t==^l*«P~«terty^'^^ unprincipled oppression." They declared that they, would - not suffer themselves and their children1 "to remain in the abject and degraded con* dition of irrational animals" or "abandon that noble resolution of their ancestors, that Britons never shall, be slaves, either to foreign or domestic tyrants." •Clearly . tne "masters'', never expected to jiee the jtayUKhen-'foade UmoniSnT wouuTTJecome the basis of one of the most powerful political parties in Great-Britain and when negotiation would take the place of suppression. Woodsworth o^> "The Growth of Labor Movement" NBW^ WESTMINSTER, Nov. 14. -j-The growth of thd. Labor Party in 'Canada ahd Great Britain and the banking system formed the chief subjects of an address delivered by. Mr. 3. S. Woodsworth, federal member for Winnipeg, in St. George's Hall Friday night. ' Some people, he said, asserted that Labor was wasting its time in seeking a place in the government of the country and that two or three members in Parliament could do nothing. But students of history would agree that small parties had frequently accomplished great things. In Great Britain Labor had been in office, and he ventured to assert that in a very short time it would again not only be in office but in actual power. In Winnipeg they had made an excellent start. They had two federal members in that city and were ac- 'tuallylha strongest party in the city, controlling over forty per cent, of, the votes, tbe other sixty per cent being divided among the other parties. Discussing the money question, the speaker said: """The" control of currency and credits are in the hands of the banks, and are too/important a function to "1 wejildvJsjke;io see-a.nationalharik- inig syst'erif established." , 'The meeting was well attended. Mr. R. C. Higgins presided. W. E. FENN'S School of Dancing PRIVATE AND CLASS LESSONS Social Dances, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. SEYMOUR 101. COTIttlON HAM i u Ik y y THE LABOR STA-TE-S-MAN 1 LESLIE'S Nanaimo-Wellington and Sootless GOAL We Employ Only WHITE HELP end pay a higher scale of wages than any coal. company in the city, therefore ws feel we iare entitled to the support of Union Labor. Leslie Coal Co. Ltd. 944 BEACH AVENUE Phone*'.-.:--.-• Seymour 7137 November 20th, 1925* THINK IT OVER J. - By "W." DON'T BE FAT REDUCE r ^ ^W^Wr4aagerrr~7 ====% WITHOUT discomfort WITHOUT dieting; Radium Specialties, Radium Eye- Plash, Radium, Wrinkle Oil, Creams, Hair Restorer, Hair Toniea—all guaranteed under £500 penalty. Active Radiator Institute Ask for Madame Ann HEALTH AND BEAUTY 938 ROBSON STREET Phono Soymonr 6064 Merritt Mines, Ltd. RICH ORE STRIKE ON ' "V. . VIMY RIDGE ■ Shares Wihdrawn rrom Market THOMAS KING CO. 610 Hastings St. w., Vanoonver Soymoar 2373-6785 Or Your Broker DANCING SVBBY SATURDAY NIGHT ALEXANDRA ACADEMY Robson and Hornby Street 6 Piece Criterion Orchestra Regular Prices It Is Illegal to BOYCOTT But this will inform you that Triangle Battery Service 167 KINGSWAY Is unfair to Organized Labor Street Railwaymen Please Vote We are reminded of "Old Mother Hubbard" When we hear that the old office seekers Birch, Dean and others are again seeking aldermanic seats. Defeat semes to spur them on to further efforts, just as it should the Labor Party, although the Labor Party has a better chance of success. •■*'•.-' Vancouver-is being made to look like a real metropolitan city by the daily press. The long list of assize court convictions gives that impression, but when one realizes that crime is an effect of capitalism we begin to see the folly of trying to eradicate crime and allowing capitalism to continue on its bloody way. '■*•*' * J. S. Woodsworth, Labor M.P., has hopes that the- "Ginger Group," which includes the Labor men and some radical farmers, will be able to force some real Labor legislation from the Federal Government during the next session. If the "Ginger Group" does not do that it will be because the old line parties will combine against them and the proposed legistetlSiiiV *? Aiiyhaiw; the activities of the next session should be carefully-watched and broadcasted by- Labor. * - * * The foregoing reminds us of the power that can be wielded by small groups of workers and even by individuals. For instance, take the wife bf the street railwayman who declined to accept coal handled by a nonunion teamster. That teamster joined the union that night. He suddenly realized the power of Labor. If his boss suggested that he join the union it -meant that two men realized the power of Labor. If the man. was married, his wife also realized it, and the women who refused the coal must lave felt like a queen when the man took the truckload of coal back to his boss. That power is worth greater consideration on the part of organized Labor. Use your purchasing power to aid Labor in its struggle for existence.- " -'-■ i •a-ai-v; .*■-.»' * A city firm has decided to test out the purchasing power of Labor this week by offering a pair of socks free to every reader of the Labor Statesman who makes a purchase of a pair of boots on Saturday. The firm says that you must ask for the socks, because this offer is made exclusively to our readers. Look up the Army and Navy Store advert. - .*.'.'* » The noise about the University ex. penditures has come too late. The University is an institution that helps those who Heed it the least. It is a rilling station for those who are destined to become exploiters of labor— the snobocracy, and those who are being -— and to be — exploited are those who will have to pay for the university, who built it and who will have to maintain it. Millions of dollars were spent to put up that edifice for about 1500 students, while the children of the Working class are crowded into almost unhealthy shacks to receive their education. And this is what LABOR voted for. * * * . Prosperity hit a Vancouver suburb last week when the Barnet Lumber Mill laid off a large number of white mill workers and then filled their places with Chinese. These men will be able to console themselves with the fact that they can float into Vancouver and obtain work at the Alderman'Garbage rate of one dollar a day. * * * . How much life have you learned to WANT? 3,000 Strikers Have Joined Union The strike of the employees of the Dunlop Rubber Company at the Fort Dunlop Works (Birmingham) continues in spite of endeavors of the men's representatives to negotiate for a settlement. Officials of the Transport and General Workers' Union paid a visit to the works gates to" organize the strikers, with the result that nearly 3000 workers were enrolled as members of the union. The members of the Electrical Trades Union and the Amalgamated Engineering Union in the engineering shop are standing by their pledge to support the officials of the accredited union whose members are involved in the dispute in any action it may take to arrive at a settlement. Mr. W. Lewis, of the Electrical Trades Union, and a Labour candidate in St. Paul's Ward, Birmingham, speaking at a mass meeting of the strikers, said that if there was any attempt on the part of the employers to introduce "blackleg" labour, the electricians Would come out. - 'MSW-bf 'the'electricians and engineers, he added, were already in favor, of coming out in sympathy with the rubber workers. In accordance with, the resolution passed at a mass meeting of the strikers a letter is to be addressed to the employers asking them to recognize the union as the negotiating body for the men. Some '6000 of the workers were paid off during the day.—Daily Herald. J- DRUG PRICES CUT \ It you are not a customer at any of our twelve stores, make a purchase and note the QUALITY, SERVICE and SAVING. PRIDAY_ANDJ^^IUY^EECIA^-- J&iO-AlbWsht- ffiotit s5-5sr"rrj .60 Tincture of Iodine. 4 oz. -. .SO Vacuum Remits, pint size . .15 Sterno (canned heat), 2 for. .50 Dr. Hold's Syrup of White Pine aad Tar „„^__. .J50 Dr.- Ch»ae'»-Olntnrsmt%.;CS: 1.00 Gillette Razor, gold plated ,70 Sloan's Llnlfhent , .„. .50 Menthol Sulphur Ointment .50 Pepsodent ,.„ .'10 SiinHefei.SoAp.- large caScy 4 for '__.„:..._.; . -r - .60 La p Mar Reducing Soap, 3 for „........._ ,.: .- .71 .50 Camphorated Oil, 4 bz, . .88 .25 Pocket Combs ..„ ,x4 .2s Hydrogen. Peroxide. 4 oz..-. .18 -SJSarHorllck-S-'. Halted Milk family size ..„'. a aMl .60 Dr. Reld's Red ■ Pepper Ointment '......„....,..'...,. .jog .60 Eucalyptus Oil, finest Aus- -. p.a'-r"trallan,«t-oz, ................p.. .48 .25 French Cleaner .._ _.. .. ,iy .75 Liquid Petrolatum, 16 oz.. _ -3a VANCOUVER DRUG COMPANY, LIMITED IB STOBBS Immigration Curb Is Being Planned Mexican and American Federations of Labor in conference in Washington, D. C, have agreed on a programme expected to stop illegal and excessive influx of Mexicans into the United States. r ... .. 'Although the details of the proposal have not been made public, it was assumed' from previous intimations that they embody legislative suggestions to be submitted to the American and Mexican Governments and possibly an Inter-federation plan of action. '. • The conference of two days was attended by delegations from'* the two Federations headed by President Green of the American Federation, and Luis N. Morones, minister of industry, commerce and labor in the Calles cabinet. The delegates remained for the session of the executive committee of the Pan-American Federation of Labor, called to consider plans for expansion of labor organization in the South and Central American republics. OUR ANNUAL Department Managers' SALE; - ■■' Will COMMENCE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE 19TH The Store will Open on tho First Day of Sale at 9:30 a.m. Sale Windows Will Be Unveiled for View this Evening THIS is the most important merchandising event of the mid-winter season—it will be bigger tha,n ever this year, because the ..... .. 1,,^«=--^-=.p=iPi=r=^ BARGAINS ARE BIGGER T VARIETY BROADER SAVINGS MORE GENERAL Full particulars of sale will-appear in tomorrow's issue of the Province—a temptation to the most thrifty to anticipate future requirements and fill them now. f I CITY FIRE FIGHTERS BENEFIT SOCIAL The city Fire Fighters Union will give a ball and. supper at Lester Court on Wednesday, November 25th, ih aid of thmeir benefit, fund. This is an annual event and is always fairly well patronized. The .prices of admission is $3.50 a couple, $1.50 single. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES' DANCE Next Thursday, November. 26th, the Hotel .and Restaurant Employees' Union will hold a dance in the Cotillion Hall. The music, will be provided hy a -first-class orchestra and supper will be served during the evening. Prices of admission, 75c and 25c. AN OUTRAGEOUS SCANDAL OF GLASGOW Councillor Robert M'Lellan of Glasgow, is one of the great open-air professional orators of the Tory Party. He was the Tory candidate in Gorbals at the General Election, and is now a Municipal representative for Partick West Ward. Last-November he was elected on an Elec-. tion Address which contained" this gem:— "There has been too much of the Villa business in tbe past I am most emphatically, opposed to the outrageous scandal-'of Members of the Town Council securing a preference over other less fortunate citizens in obtaining occupancy of the new houses erected by the Corporation, which are all to few in "number." That was in November. Robert is now a tenant of a Municipal house and seems tp enjoy "the, villa business" he denounced so eloquently eleven months ago. If Robert is not careful his Socialist house may convert him. U.—-..'—--*** CROWDS THRONG STORE The Extraordinary Values offered in the Bankrupt Sale, at the Army and Navy Store, 40 Hastings Street West, of the Sensational Purchased of a Bankrupt Stock, has set the whole city talking about the amazing bargains. The past few days the store was crowded with hundreds of eager buyers that overflowed the store on to the sidewalk. Greater crowds will be here Satui'day. A few of the outstanding bargains taken from this MAMMOTH STOCK are quoted below. People desiring to save will do well to attend this SALE SATURDAY AND NEXT WEEK. SALE RE-OPENS SATURDAY AT 9 A.M. . CHINA WILL FIGHT ...V.....TO SECURE JUSTICE NEW YORK—"If it is necessary for.China to grow strong in arms and become a militaristic nation that Will be done/' said Dry P.. W. Kuo, president "of the Nanking, China, university, at a public meeting here. . Some Of China's grievances, the speaker said, are the lack of tariff autonomy, the existence of treaty ports, foreign concessions, foreign troops, foreign police and extraterritoriality, which permits foreign nations to enforce their own laws on Cliins. • $3.60 Flno Hats, now $1.95; $6.00 Men's Brushes, now 9c; $1 and $1.50 Wool ana Oxfords, now $2.45; $4.50 Boys' and Leather Mitts, now 49c; $1.50 Gauntlet Girls' Solid Leather Boots, per pair, Gloves, now 78c; Lot 50c Suspenders, $1.98; $6.00 Pure Wool Heavy Grey now 19c; Men's Heavyweight Jumbo Blankets, per pair $3.95; $3.50 Flanelette Knit Sweater Coats, worth $6, now $3.45. Sheets, grey, now $2.39; $6.00 Pure Wool -„,.._... „„;. ,.„»,--.„ m.~~**.,.x" Auto Rugs, each $3.45; $6 Heavy Mack- Grooeries and Totoaooo Slaughtered inaw Punts, per.pair $3.95;. $3.60 Heavy Borden's Milk, large and small cans, Work Pants, all colors, now $1.95; $3.60 now per can, 6c; 6c Laundry Soap, now Leather Leggings, now $1.98; $5.00 All- 3c; 35c Jars Raspberry and Strawberry wool Breeches, now $2.95; $3 Khaki Jam, now 19c; 25c Bottles Catsup, now Cotton Breeches now $1.79; English 15c; $1 Brooms, now 29c; Gallon Cans Army Cotton Cord Breeches,, worth $5, of Pumpkins, now 35c; $1 and $1.50 now $1.95; Small Army -Haversack, Pocket . Knives with two and three schoolbag size, now 49c; Cot Blankets, blades, now 49c; $1.50 Work Shirts, now now 98c. 69c; $2 Wool Underwear, now 98c; $6 Dry Goods Sacrificed Mackinaw Shirts, now $2.95; 75c Heavy „r ,-,, C Biionnoaa Wool Sox now 39c. $10 Now Army 25c Ginghams, per yard, 13c; Crash Leather Jerkins, now $2.89; $3 Army Towellings, per yard lie; 35c Flannel- Largo Size Pack Sacks, completo with etUJ, now- per yard 160; 36c Towels, now shoulder strap, now $1.95; $2.50 Pure 19c; $2.00 Ladles' Thread Silk Hose, Wool Scotch Knit Underwear, all sties, selling now at 49c; 25c and 35c Child- per garment, $1.19. ■•en's Hose, now. 13c; $9 Pure Wool Large Size White Blankets, now per pair, $6.45; $3.00 Fancy Bedspreads, now 98c; $6 Ladles' Shoes, now $1.98; $4 Heavy Khaki Coveralls, $2.78; $1.00 Underwear, now 49c; Men's Wide Wob Silk Garters, worth 60c and 76c, now 19c; $3 English Stralg-ht Razors, now 49c; $1.00 Men's Silk Hose, 39c; 25c Men's Garters, 14c. Tlionnands of Overcoats and Raincoats Sacrificed Lot Men's Overcoats, sold up to $20, Thousands of Pairs of Boots Sacrificed —Astounding- Values tn flood Footwear FREE SOX GIVEN SATURDAY WITH AM, BOOTS—3VBT ASK '. POR THEM Lot Men's Work Boots, $1.98; $7.00 Christie & Stump Finest Working Boots, now $3.95; $12 Famoua Christie ' & Stump Limited Logger ' Boots, now; $6.95; Fine Military Boots, In black or/, now $7.95; Men's Overcoats, worth to tan, worth $6, now $3.95; Super-made $25, now $13.95; Men's High-grade South African Field Boots, worth $7, Smart Ovorcoats, worth to $36, now now $4.79; $4 Fine Scout Boots, now $17.95; lot Men's Raincoats, sold to $10, 12.98; Men's High-class DreBS Boots, now $2.95; Fine Raincoats, worth $15, worth $7, now $4.96;,$10 Men's Hi-Top now $6.98; British Raincoats, worth $20, Boots, now $6.95; Men's Boots, all sizes, now $9.95. FREE HATS WITH AXA SUITS PURCHASED HERB Take yonr plok from several hundri JpJftfeBWt Sta Jsmaz-$3~4&ry!f*iUirmi- aiia colors. Get yonr Stilt or Overcoat now during this Free Offer. usually sold for $5, now $2.98.;JVIoccaslh Stylo Hl-cut Boots, wortir~$T!!, our price* now $8.96; Postman and Police Boots, worth $8.50, selling now $5.95; Canadian, Officers' Dress Bo^s.,wg«(Jfas&=S«5i*itb5 ^a$a*^PS5BKB*ffiS====»^-s^---a^~' " Thousands of Ken's Suits and Pants Sacrificed Thousands of Bolters' Worth of % Lot Men's'an& Youths' Suits, sold, to* . Furnishings Sacrificed $18, now $5.95; Men's Suits, well worth Fine Suspenders,-regular 75c value, £? lftk&&t!^&^-^^J^P^0 now 39c. Men's. Underwcar-$2 Union Men's Flpo Suits, worth to $35, no* Suits, now 08c; Men's All-wool Union'*14'""''. , ■>,, Suits, worth $4.50, now $2.39; Men's Here'B Your Chance, Men ].'■ Heavyweight All-wool Union Suits,. The Finest Suits, worth to $56; all worth $6p and $6, now $2.95; 50e Belts, sizes to -44', Including 2-paht suits, no* now 9c,-$2 Dress Shirts, now 98e;Mert's-.-$M,95- . ■ ■ ■ . . $1 and 75c Leather Gloves, now 89; $1.50 -' ----- " Caps, how 69c; 26c Sox, now 10c; $3.50 Hundreds of Hen's Pants Sacrificed Auto Driving Gloves, now $1.98; $7 to Lot $3,"Ftfnts, $1;49; Fancy Tweed and $8 Velour Hats, now $2.95: « Heavy FJne Worsted Pants, regular $6 to »7.60i Flannel Shirts, now $1.49; 30c Shaving "now $[2.95. a ■ ARMY AND NAVY STORE •*d .40 HASTINGS ST. W. (NEXT DOOR PANTAGES THEATRE)
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