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TheLaborSta Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and jg Official Orgair of The Canadian Labu i No. 62-EIGHT PAGES. *fff. &: Ades and Labor Council «sgg^> sman American Tourists Begin To Arrive for Summer Jobs mi: —;—i— . . ■ . ■ J Influx of Aliens Marks Season, as Usual; They Come to Vancouver Seeking Work in Competition, While Idle Residents Walk the Streets. COMING Tf3 TOWN in the guise ofJ'tourists", in battered old flivvers and on the trains and boats, Vancouver's great annual influx of foreign labor is arriving in droves, to fill jobs that are needed by iryorking folk here.- The same thing happened last year, but this time things are rather worse than ever. One party contain- I, ing eight people included half grown children just out of school for ■the hqii'Aays. They came from J^atdejand_enquired for.best places § to woxk beforc^lrcy'lsaTieerrin town an hour.- VANCOUVER, B.C., June 26th, 1925. "FIVE CENTS PER COPY WHAT OUR READERS WANT TO KNOW Fott*-of the children and their mothe-i went to theTjerry fields in the ,;ul>"™as pickers, while the old man o- "'.family and his three sons foi'e/ jvork in town, y^n-ogation elicited the fact that i the/™ | man was willing to take $3.50 |or;nja day, and the sons had accept $2.50 and $3 a day. One of them is working in Shaughnessy Heights; another is working for a lineal florist; the "handy man" is pot- ring around doing odd jobs, most of which ought to be handled hy union porkers. Those Tin-Horn Artisans This is not all, for there is a horde ,of near-mechanics flocking in on the i trains, claiming to be Americans on la little holiday, whereas they turn at various scenes of labor directly ley get over here. New Westmin- %\%'^«'Way; "has'the same' prob- ».;,.*i,,,gome of. these-fellows have M A? " smlittmng of their trade, with 'r*TWly any more training than- a «n4nphill "trade" school "graduate"; f.a,Vthey land here in the labor mar- r*e, Uo compete with honest, skilled artisans who make their home seems unfair that aliens should come across the boundary to-grab oft" jobs here, while idle men are walking Vancouver's street trying to get enough work to feed their families. These outsiders don't belong here and it is up to the Immigration people to chase them back if they start to work after coming ostensibly as "tourists". Why the aldermen gave such a splendid issue as "annexation" to the labor candidates for the next election? 'i * * e ' What is behind all these kicks about the electrical department at the city hall? * * * When Woodward's are going to announce an early closing plan for their tired employees? * * * If Jerry McGeer made a good move when he financed a local weekly paper to aid him in his candidacy for the Federal House?- What Labor Rule Has Done In Queensland yet ket W'O'fPretend They Live Here itiere.\ 0f tne- biggest employers of - iin Vancouver told the Labor "l rvHP18" tn's wee'c tnat na^ re <ft ?3> more tnan a dozen applica- ,atat'fln one day, despite the'sign of £el3«elp Wanted". Curiously, the ffipger interrogated. several and ' wy pretended they were, regular JSipents of Vancouver, but they fell '"ill under questioning and admitted ir* came as tourists from the States f'grinding to settle here, if business wH good. Some Want City Jobs At the city hall it was learned this .week that last Monday saw the arrival of 22 motor "tourist" parties who put up in camps and then went 'out looking for jobs. Women "tourists" have applied for work in cafes and hotels, and at .least two local factories, including Thomson's", has •received applications from "tourist" girls who pretended they lived here wll their lives. A number of applications are being received, also, from American school teachers. Willing to Join tne Police *i Some of these "tourists" have ' ilenty of nerve, some actually asking 'or appointments on the police force, {which is supposed to be' exclusively tfor residents who pass an examina- ftityi, including returned soldiers. fct pie proceed to the Mayor's office; IsWking for city hall work, but since Ui'e Labor Statesman drew attention (to certain irregularities regarding the Tiring of old employes whose places (have been taken by alleged alder- yianic pets, a prominent sign is stuck up outside the mayor's office, stating that work would only be granted by iach department head, ana that no jobs were handed out by the mayor's tffi,ce..._,JL4st»M<H!day tli*5ftJKO»9«ha*f i'&bfm wobbly-looking fliweri near ihe city hall, and they bore the license plates of three Pacific States. Their occupants were chasing around the city hall loflking.jor jobs that "jshould gfo to our own people of Vancouver. .Should Bo'Chased Buck j Of "course sympathy goes forth to anyone looking for work, and everyone is entitled to collect the debt that the world owes him. But it British Workers Are Aroused By Chinese Shortly after the British intervened in the Chinese, strike the strike committee in Shanghai issued the following appeal to the British workers: "Comrades in Great Britain! "Weare striking in-Ghi}m,-'btit"wf . are under the British bayonets. The death roll has been increasing hour by hour. We are engaged in a_ life-death struggle. "Any possible action you can take to stop your Government representatives from using brute force, and to bring them back to reason is a great step towards humanity and international brotherhood. "Comrades! Think of your lofty ideals. Think of our international bonds as workers!" Both the political and industrial labor movements in Great Britain immediately took up the appeal. The first was made on behalf of the British Trade Union Movement in a statement issued by Messrs. A. B. Swales and Walter M. Citrine, chairman and assistant secretary of the Trades Union Congress General Council. THE PROTEST The trade union protest is as follows:— "An appeal for help has been sent to the British organized workers by the Strike Committee representing the workers of Shanghai who are engaged in a violent conflict with their employers. We are informed that British armed forces are being used against the strikers. Much blood has* been shed, and many of the Shanghai workers, have been killed or wounded. > "It it our plain duty a* representatives of the British Trade Union Movement to respond to this appeal, and to make every possible effort to stop British arms being used to crush our fellow- workers who are striving to win greater industrial freedom in Shanghai. "In the name of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress we have written to the Prime Minister urging him to withdraw the British armedi forces involved in the Shanghai dispute. The General Council meets early next .week to consider the situation, and we hope to be able i to place .before it -the-.l""ri,i)ie,.Minist- I ■CT^TBply t'd* oiir protest and appeal." Labor and other organizations all oyer the country sent protests to the government and many meetings were held. 'The Independent Labor Partv tarried it caU;«frttsHOC 'braficheB t8' 1 hold protest meetings against the use of British troops in Shanghai, At one of the first big meeting^ held by the labor party, Chinese and Japanese workers fervently shook hands to- prove that they had no personal quarrel. Bousing meetings are being held. I Why.-JJie communists have sidetracked the "united front" and organized a dual union in the Alberta coal fields? * * p* If Mr. Jackson and Mr. Manson would like to get out from under the Janet Smith case and square their conscience? . . * .» *- "Why salesmen selling "Virilino Water Co." stock don't tell that the water is produced by iron shavings and rust? ♦"..*,-,#-..- When the American Medical Association will accept the challenge of Pearson's Magazine to deny that 40,000 surgeons out of 50,000 are incompetent? * * .. * j Why there were only two deaths y«om contagious diseases-in-Vancoiii ver during April in spite of the outcry of the vaccinationists. """'''•■" ..- * * *.' If the brokerage firm that defrauded a worker out of his lifetime savings cannot be proceeded against by the city or provincial government? p * * * When Milwaukee . and Britannia beer is going to be produced by organized workers under the same conditions as Rainier Beer? rern- -from Will City Engineer Do As Predecessor Did? The delegation from the Trades Council appointed to approach the city council and urge the adoption of day labor in the laying of 5,000 feet of pipe for the Seymour main succeeded in getting the council to instruct the city engineer to put in an estimate for the work. If the city engineer cannot quote lower figures than the contractors then he is not up to- his work. It should be noted that whenever former engineer Fellows put in an estimate he was always helow that of the contractors and always finished the work below his own estimate. NON-UNION BEER. The Milwaukee and Britannia beer is being produced by unorganized workers. Efforts were made during the week by Secretary Bengoiifh and Organizer Emil Muri of the Brewery Workers Union to get the men lined up in the union, but without success. The co-operation of the management was asked and was somewhat reluctantly given but when the men were approached they were inclined to dodge the question -. TEAMSTERS AND CHAUFFEURS An open meeting for teamsters and chauffeurs will be held in the MojdenX^M^m^je^tmdBs^J^rr 8th, a'f B"p',m/u you are acquainted with an unorganized worker in this trade tell him of the meeting. Speaking in the recent election campaign in New South Walea, the Labor Premier of Queensland gave some facts and figures showing that, under a Labor Goverpment, tfr'seni land is the best-governed Statt Commonwealth. The follow, answerable points were made Gillies: The Queensland Labor ment had changed that Sta, being a State where the workers worked the longest hours to that where they worked the shortest; a State where the cost of living, from being the highest, was now the low- est; a Stale_where_±hfi.aserage-wages were the lowest to where the wages' were t*he' highest. Queensland had the largest amount in the banks per head of population of any state; that Queensland was the one State in the Commonwealth where the electors really controlled the Government; the franchise was the broadest and there was no nominee Upper House. Decentralization Carried Out It was the State where the proportion of the population in the metropolis was the lowest; it was the one State where decentralization had been carried out; it was the State (Tasmania excepted) where the highest birth rate and lowest death rate. Tasmania is under Labor rule. It was the State where the wage cost, in proportion to the output, was the lowest. It was the State where the farmers were more numerous and M^^^^^^t^j0s^^^eW6i legislation and administration. It was the State where business was flourishing at the-present time, and where the soldiers got land at reasonable prices. > It was the State where, according to the Economic Commission, the value of production had increased since the advent of a JLabor Government to offce from £38,000,000 to £56,000,000, and where the estimate for next year was £66,000,000; where the value of exports over imports during the last three years of Labor rule was £16,000,000. Some Comparisons In the same period in Victoria the excess of imports over exports was £34,000,000, and in New South Wales £22,000,000. It was the State where the credit of the Government was so good on the London market that when they asked for £12,000,000 in May last they were offered £74,000,000, and for a further £12,000,000 in February they were offered £53,000,000. It was the State where there were less unemployed than in any other State, the latest figures by the Commonwealth ' Statician being: Queensland, 4.9 per cent., Victoria 9.17 per cent., New South Wales 14.3 per cent, of the members of the various Unions. -It was the State where the excess of arrivals over departures' for the first nine months of 1924 was 13,240, whereas in New South Wales the excess of arrivals over departures was only 4365. It was the State where the public debt since .1915 was increased by £31,000,000, « . • ' During the same period Victoria increased by £45,000,000, and New South Wales increased its debt by £70,000,000. British Columbia's Payroll $151,037,316 Real Working Men's Bargains At E. V. McKee's, 6 Cordova St. W. BURNABY ^.^-tJMCiWS^h ■"The Burnaby executive of the F. L. P. has arranged for a picnic to Old Orchard on Sunday, June 28. The fare for adults will be 80c and for children-40c. The boat will call in at Burrard Mill, Queens Avenue,, at 10:30, and will leave Gore Avenue at 10 a.m. --■IMrMS-^.Ofl.JOB ERIN-TING LABOR CANDIDATES CANADIAN tABOR PARTY Greater Vancouver Central Council Burrard _..„„.... J. Sidaway Vancouver Centre W. W. Lefeaux South Vomcouw....Alfred.Hurry An increase in the industrial payroll of the Province; an increase in the average weekly wage of industrial workers, a shorter working week, and a reduction in'the percentage of Orientals employed in our industries—these are the principal points brought out in the annual report of the statistical branch of the Department of Labor, as received by the Hon. A. M. Manson, Minister of Labor, from the Deputy Minister, J, D. McNiven. Returns for the year 1924 were made to the Department by 3,566 employers of labor in the Province. The corresponding number for the previous year was 3,375, and in former years the totals were: 1918, 1047; 1919, 1207; 1920, 1869; 1921, 2275; 1922, 2809. This increase from year to year, says Mr. McNiven, indicates, partly, the greater success of the Department in securing a more complete return, and partly, no doubt, the larger number of indus- [ trial establishments in the Province. Increase in Payroll The total amount paid out by the 3566 firms last year in salaries and wages was $107,798,771.36. In the previous year the sum of $106,796,- 958.96 was paid out by 3875 firms, and in 1922, there were 2809 firms making returns, whose salary and wage payments amounted to $86,- 192,190.73. It is explained, however, that the amount of $107,798,771.36 does not __ represent the total industrial payroll"'"" of the province for 1924. Outside of this figure, the report' makes an estimate of the payroll of a number ■ of industrial employers who did not send in returns, and of workers in various semi-industrial occupations from whose employers returns were not requested. The inclusion of these, it is estimated by the Department, would bring the total industrial and semi-industrial payroll of the Province up to $151,037,316.20. The reports received for 1924 were segregated according to the areas in which employing firms were carrying on their operations. A calculation made on this basis showed that 36.05 per cent of our payroll is located in Greater Vancouver, which for this purpose was taken to include the City of Vancouver, North Vancouver, South Vancouver, West Vancouver, Point Grey and Burnaby. The rest of the Mainland, with which also were grouped the Queen Charlottes and the Northern Islands, claimed 45.02 per cenfi and Vancouver Island, taking in also the Gulf Islands, had 18.93 per cent. In accordance with these divisions, the estimated payroll of the Province is ' made up as follows: Greater Vancouver ..$ 54,449,747.95 Rest of Mainland 67,992,347.26 Vancouver Island .... 28,595,220.99 Decrease in Lumbering Of the twenty-five groups in which the industries of the Province are divided sixteen shown an in- _ creased payroll as compared with 1923, and nine a decrease. Chief among the latter is the important industry of lumbering. This industry enjoyed a spell of marked prosperity in 1923 and the early part of 1924, but in the month of May -it was struck by a sudden waye of depression, the results of which are only now gradually disappearing. A number of camps and mills were closed, or were operated for a time with less than a normal crew, and during the summer, months the unusual condition was j^regented,of.,ijpme4housands of ISsTsTjef workers in the" Province being thrown- out Of employment, though- some who were prepared to accept other occupation's. cUd- not long r '■' rejaain''unemployed; '■''; Coal Industry Picks Up A reduction by nearly $2,000,- 000.00 of the payroll in the coal mln- '"": " ing industry was caused chiefly by: the. strike in the Crow's Nest'area,- the mines being virtually closed down for more than half the year. It is encouraging to hear) however, (Continued on Page 5) -^**^?*4nx*^m»&<*Mmv*ee>zvn-0&, HVMBMPPMnwVMMtMMlM •...-.. •-■ .'. .:-... , ■,".;,. mMsasKtts8$0JN THE LABOR STATESMAN June 26tfv 1925 * Union Made Unequalled for Strength and Comfort Work Shoes Christie & Stump, Ltd. $1 W.CORDOVA ST. HPJF Factory. and Tannery, 278 West First Street BUDGET DEBATE By J. S. WOODSWORTH, Labor M.P, DR. HE. HALL - •* DENTIST Formerly oi 35 Hastings attest West IB MOW XjOOATBD as 510 Hastings Street West Standard Bank Building Take short stairs to the (Bolt* 3) right before) yon roach tlie elevator. OUR^LATES <f ... We cannot help talking about them—we guarantee them —guarantee the fit, guarantee the appearance the most natural, guarantee you entire satisfaction—and our prices OFF ALL DENTAL WORK —From Regular Charges! THINK OF IT. LET US TALK IT OVER WITH YOU— °" WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE PLEASED Our Phono Is Seymour 7824 Grandview trades Union Picnics 1958 Commercial Dr., at Fourth Ava. McKAY'S GROCERY Specialties: Hay and Grain, Floqr and Feed Poultry Supplies Phone High. 978 Prompt Delivery Manitoba Hardware Shelf Hardware, Granite and Tinware, McClary's Ranges, Bapco Paints and Electrical Goods. 1174-76 Commercial Dr. High. 978 Don't Miss Sample Shoe Store Big Bargain Sale, 37 Hastings West. Civic Employees Seaside Park : Painters Union" Bowen Island : Carpenters Union Bowen. Island** ■ : Plasterers Bowen Island : " Tailors Wigwam Inn : Plumbers Union Bowen Island : Bricklayers Union Bowen Island : June 27 July 11 July 25 July 26 July 29 August 1 Aug. 8 Plans have been made for a systematic campaign to get all Labor supporters in Calgary to register for the coming municipal election at a special meeting of the Calgary council of the Canadian Labor Party. Yea Magicians of Today . .*«*«♦&■' THE magicians who caused castles to spring up at the touch of a wand have their counterpart today. At the touch of a switch, electricity summons light, power, service. Current from the great power plants instantly floods the room with light, starts to. revolve the electric washing- machine or begins to cook the meal. ___ ■ :%.,. - ^^isas^r.-^'rr'-'":'"-' jr^tS^Str'-ms^cfi&tia of Saafy are .the men behind the great" power systems— those who plan, manage and operate vVthe--h^ stations and! the vast network of Wires. They serve ypu. Now, with regard to the Canadian situation, some of our mines are privately owned while others aire under the control of various provinces, and others again are in the_control of the Dominion. Among these the chief field is in Alberta, and so I have a. perfect right, I should take it, to bring this question before the federal House, inasmuch as the House has jurisdiction jn the,province of Alberta, at the present time, seeing that it controls the natural resources of the province. Now let tae sketch very briefly the condition that prevails out there in the industry itself., I hold in my hand a list of the names of individuals and corporations who are recorded as the owners of coal mining rights acquired from the crown under the provisions of the coal mining regulations in the province of Alberta, and these individuals and corporations number 802. I have here also a list containing the names and addresses of individuals and corporations operating coal mim ing areas in the province of Alberta, numbering in the year 1923—the last figures available—353. Wejjir^the. west hear a good "deal of over-development, but I do not know of any figures that could be more eloquent than this 353 as to coal development in Alberta. Regarding the general position of the industry I quote from a memorandum prepared by the Coal Mining Lands Branch of the Department of the Interior: "Coal mining rights were disposed of by sale up to the year 1907, and after that year by lease only. By an order in council dated the 9th May, 1907, the form of final title was changed from patent to lease. -Royalty at the prescribed rate is collected on all coal mined from lands acquired from the crown under the regulations since the 6th April, 1901, but no royalty is collected on the output of mines acquired prior to I that date, and no" returns of. the op- I erations of such mines are furnished tfepfr-departmenVso that no 'information respecting the output of mines which .were not acquired subject to the payment of royalty is obtained. "The output of coal mined from lands in the province of Alberta, acquired under lease from the crown during the calendar year 1924, was 1,694,172 tons, and the total output of coal during the saWe period from lands acquired by purchase under the regulations was 710,899 tons, making a total output of coal subject to the payment of royalty during the year 1924 of 2,405,071. These figures, however, do not include the quantity of coal mined from the 28,000 acres of coal mining lands sold by the department prior to the 6th April, 1901, the date upon which the royalty provision of the regulations came into force, nor do they include the-output of coal from school lands. . As the operators of the above area of about 28,000 acres are not required to furnish returns or pay roya)ty the quan- titymined from such lands is included only in the total output of coal from the province." "The total output of coal mined in the province of Alberta, as supplied by the- Dominion Bureau of. Statistics, is"!— Year -"-quantify "mined was— Tons 1920 '.. 6,907,765 1921 5,909,217 1922 5,990,911 1923 ,..:': 6,848,538 1924 5,176,226 "The total quantity of coal mined in the province of Ablerta during the calendar year 1924, according to the figures which have been furnished this department, was 5,175,226 tons, and the quantity of coal mined in the said province during the year, subject to the payment of royalty, was 2,405,071 tons. Therefore, the quantity of coal mined during that period from privately-owned lands' was 2,770,155 tons, which latter quantity also includes coal mined from lands acquired by purchase from the crown under the regulations, prior to the 6th April,. 1901 as well ascoaj mini ■0&mffiffixM>&^^"°'l**'k"' "According to the coal mining regulations, the payment of royalty at the rate of five centa per tan is raquirad- as-well- -a^.i^''1J^ta^rKnta1' at the rate of one dollar ait acre. "Coal Statistics for Canada," the data given in which have been collected , by the- Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The capital value employed iri coal mines in "1923 was made up as follows: ■ Buildings $44,408,166 Supplies :.'....:..- 1,214,629 Cash and bills ree'v. 6,020,628 Mt. Pleasant \- Bay Your Lamps, Radio AND SrtVBOXaUOaX 8trFa?X2B8 From tbe "Practical Store City Electric Co. FAIR. 4865 MAIN AT 8th Repairs Bay and Mlgrlst $51,643,412 Mr. McMASTER: That is in Alberta? Mr. WOODSWORTH: Alberta, yes, I quote: Value of output, 1923.... $28,018,303 Wages, 1923 ..:.. 16,749,909 Number of wage earners, 1923 9,917 Here, may I call the attention of hon. members to this statement: the wage earners' average per 227 day year, 1923, was $741. A great many wild statements are being made as to the enormous wages which are being earned by coal miners. We have here official statistics to show that in 1923 the miners worked only ,227 days and that the average wage was $7.41." According to information furnished me by the chief inspector, of mines for the province of Alberta on March 16, 1926, in 1923 the miners worked only 209.95 days and in 1924 only 190.21 days, which, would seem to show that the figures submitted by the Bureau of Statistics are high on this point, and that would correspondingly reduce the average wage paid annually to the workers. Salaries in 1923 amounted to $1,618,- 042. The number of salaried employees was only 67,5. Again-may I pause for a moment to note the very large number of highly paid officials in these mines, as you will see by working out their average salaries as compared with the average salaries of the employees. Mr. SHAW: What does it amount to? MR. WOODSWORTH: I haye not worked out the average, -bat jl$cnpp note this^ ' that diiringj l.^%„thaj^ were 140 fewer "salaried" employees but there was an increase of pay of $132,519. Now, let me finish this statement: Miscellaneous operating expenses $6,692,296 Total output of bituminous and lignite short tons, 1923 .'6,854,397 I would also like to call attention to the fact that of the quantity of coal produced 73 per cent was consumed and 27 per cent was lost. The detail of the 27 per cent lost is as follows: Per Cent (a) Through absenteeism .... 1.2 (b) Lack of orders 18.4 (c) Car shortage ........... 3.2 (d) Mine disabilities 0.7 (e) Other causes 3.5 27.0 Just in passing may I also note— the'.term' "short tons" calls it to my mind—that there is a common practice for the -operators to pay the men on the basis of what is known as'the long ton or English ton, and to Bell the goods on the basis of the short ton or American ton—again a very unfair thing. Surely if we have standards of any kind in this country which must be adhered to, we ought to'have a standard of measurement in regard to coal. (To be continued.) Bell Plumbing & Heating^ Company IAS Broadway East REPAIRS OUR SPECIALTY Pair. S9J Res. Phone Bay. 109SX A. HILKER&SON Anything in Dry Goods and Fancy Work. Goods Must Be Satisfactory^ or Money Refunded. I 242S Main Street, Halfway Between Broadway ana 8th Avenue, Phones: Fair. 58 .W: Bay. 476(>R MOUNT PLEASANT UNDERTAJcTNG CO, LTTJT AMBULANCE SERVICE COR. OF MAIN AND KINGSWA -t- Look I Over Our Specials and SAVE MOM ! r ilea's Oxfords, tarn or black .. Boy's Tan Ontlng- Shoes, rabbi sole*, sizes 1 to S. Meg. §1 Saturday -_ - Children's Canvas Sandals, rubber soles; tan or whits, 'e to 10J/2, 8Sjj u to a — n'M Ken's White Ontlng- Shirts #1.50 to ¥" Ken's White Bnck Pants *2-i*| BaJBftors'.-JBt'h- Overalls-. :...-,w,»...-<,$i.OOf .«i^!*tar**aB^^ Arthur Frith & Co. Men's and Boys' Furnishings, Boots and Shoes. Phone: Fair. 14 2313 Main S1U Between 7th an«S| ■ the coal mining industry. It fact that accounts for much 9 trouble in the Nova Scotia coal ; s'» Roy Wolvin— ;|| Residing in Montreal..:.. J. E: McLurg— -Residing in Sydney ^ Hi J. Kelly- Residing in Sydney 2 Sir Newton Moore— i Residing in London, Eng..: 2.1 Geo. P. Downes— * Residing in U.S.A.... IE All of the above salaries a- ii| addition to expenses. -- —Workers' Weekly « -? Main St. South of 18th HEAD OFFICE ' VANCOUVBRj, B.C ,, ■'Efii'JBJSI''^^ Coal mining lands Were disposed of under sale up to the year 1907, at the rate of ten dollars sn,„jM*e for surface and mining rights, and seven dollars an acre for, the mining rights only, subject to the payment of royalty at the rate of seven cents a ton." The, Spread Between Worker and Owner "We want the public to know that for cutting, shooting "and loading, including the cost of explosives, timbering, tracklnying and pushing boxes a distance of 350 feet, the men receive for a ton of 2240 lbs. less than one dollar. When this coal is hoisted to the surface, it is sold to the public at a price of SIX DOLLARS FOR A TON OF 2000 LBS. Can the Company or any of its writers explain the spread between, Sfes9,teaU«th&^^ pj^*aid-<tfe.the--mni«Rf-M,a^he' •price paid by the public? On account of the difference between long and short tons, the Com- jmnx sfijli^n^totiffifor> -everysine tons for which they pay the. miners. It is probable tljat some of this large spread is accounted for by the huge salaries paid to officials, many "of whom take iwflctive part in the Company's affairs. . The following list shows the larger salaries; some of them paid to men who reside entirely out of Canada and all of them paid to men who have J. C C0LVIN Plumbing Heating Oasfitting Estimates Cheerfully Given. 4178.Main Street Phones: Falr^3071 Res, Fair. 23159 30 Years' Experience ROBINSON'S Cycle and Repair Storr 3917 Main at 23rd - Fair. 5994 Specialist in Bicycle frame repair Keys cat, Saw sharpened, Bab] Buggy Tires repaired. Agent tef "Red Bird" Bicycles. LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED < Let me read further a few salient facts taken from a pamphlet called no practical knowledge whatever-of juji k h a mm GROCERTERlAS Noa. 15 and 2k Our goods are always fresh. Oa prices the lowest. _ Give us a,tr!|, -and be"convinced ''' ■ 3320 Main St. 3840 Main si Phone Fair. 33ftB* Phone Fair. SOtJ P. N. PARKER Dry Goods and Men's FnrnishingJ "Where You Buy and Save" 25th and Main Phone Fair. 80 Open Saturday Until 9:30 p.m. mwmWmmttlmmim * *s 11 It III llll||lllJWa^|jlHa» June 26th, 1525 THE LABOR STATESMAN Trades Union Directory Vancouver Trades and I»abor Coanoil— President, R. H. Neelands, M.L.A.; genera) secretary, Percy R. Bengough. Office. 803 Holden Bldg.. 16 Hasting* Bast. Phone Sey. 74»5, Meets In Labor Hall at I p.m. .on the first and third Tuesdays In month. Automobile lodge 703, I. A. of M. — -Meets every flrat and Third Wednesday In the Holden Bldg. President, W. w. Hayue, 3489 41st Ave. W.; sec, W. R. Hobday. 1728 2nd Ave. E. Beverage Sispensers Union No. 676— meets first Sunday In month at 2:00 P. m.. at 441 Seymour St. President, W. H. Clancy. 1117 E. 10th Ave. Secretary and Business Agent, T. 3. Han- ntln, 2376 W. 6th Ave.- Office: 441 Seymour St. Phones: 8ey. 125 and Bay. 1656-R. Building; Trades Council, Vancouver— Meets second and fourth Tuesday ln Holden Building. President, J. Flynn. Secretary-treasurer. W. Watt Ifaohlnlst Hocal IBS—President, E. B. McLean, 461 6th Ave. W. Secretary, S. A. Boardman, 1188 Parker St. Meets second and fourth Friday at < p.m. ln Room 111 Labor Hall. 16 Hastings East Machinist looal 692—President, Thos. Sills, 1352 Burrard St. Secretary, P. R. Bengough. Office, 807 Labor Hall. 16 Hastings East. Meets on second and fourth Tuesdays In month. Meat Cutters aad Bntchor Workmen, Amalgamated—Meets first and third Tuesday in Holden Bldg. President, W. R. Walter, 762 Hamilton St.; Sec, W. B. McGregor, 1751 38th Ave., E. Mental Hospital Attendants- Federal Union Mo. 36—Meets at Essondale 1st Thursday in month. President, J. A. Gibson, 312 4th St, New Westminster; rec. sec. Will Mackie, Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale. THE HARMONY OF HELL By GEORGE P. STIRLING. Mr. JT. Butterfield, who writes a very interesting column for the Daily Province, has given the writer a text iW&rfM^SM HSft wi"f»*m»/ W long as we have pillars of society pillaging society; so long as we have Bakers' local 46a, Joaraeyaiea, of America—Meets flrst arid third Saturdays at 7 p.rn. President, J Mlrtle, 2740 Pr. Edward St; sec, T. Rigby. 37 Broadway West. Phone Fair/ 6832R. Bakery Salesmen, local 371 —. Meets second Thursday every month. Holden Bldg.. 16 Hastings B. President, A. Wylle, 4336 Elgin Street; secretary. H, A. Bowron, Ave. E., Phone Fair. 107X. financial 761, 13th Mill aad Factory Workers' Union,. Iiocal Mo. 1699 — Affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners. Meets flrst and third Thursdays In Room 313 Holden Bldg. President, Allan Graham: Fln. Sec, H. Brewer; Rec Sec, B. Holden, 1710 6th Ave. W.. Vancouver, Phone Bay. 3123-R. Barbers', Journeyman International TTnion of America—Local 120, Vancouver, B. C, meets second and fourth Tuesdays tn each month In Room 810 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East President, Frefl Dawe; fln. secretary. A. R. Jenni, 72? MssUnga- Street West; - -rec. 'sec, Bert Deprey. Bookbinders local Mo. 106, Tat. Brotherhood—Meets second Tuesday In month -' 804 Holden Bldg. President, F. Milne, .ley 636 Drake St; secretary, A. H. Hos- lif- the tlnB- 'l* s2nd Ave. W. _^ I ..'Und \ot ana sh00 -o/orksrs Union, Mo. 60S— TntetMeets In the Holden Building on the old first' Wednesday of each month. Presl- ,»« dent. J. Turner, 1919 Btth Ave. E.tfln- »" sec, J. Griffiths, 3622 McGlll St, SCf i;ip» |tt'a.xr bricklayers', Masons' and Tile »:>«■" «*•' Int. Union Mo. 1—M~"" _-«nd fourth Wednesday In*. Men Bldg. President, G. E. Hallluay; Secretary, W. 8. Dagnall. 1244 20th Ave. B. Phone Jklc 84S R Milk-Wagon Drivers and JteSry Employees, Local 464—Meets second and fourth Friday in Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St E. Business agent, Birt Showier, 1115 Robson St Holders Vnlon local 281—International of North America—meets first and third Fridays In month in. room 813 Holden Bldg., at -8 p.m. President, Sam Wilson. 1728 Tew St Corresponding representative, J. Plnkerton, 2159 Victoria Drive. Motion Pictures Projectionist's tTnion, local 348 Of I.A.T.S.E. & M.P.X.O.— Meets at 991 Nelson St on first Sim- day In each mon Mi at 7:30 p.m. President, J. R. Footer,? 1161 Granville St.; Secretary, Geo. Gerrard, Box 346. Business Phone: Sey. 3923. identity of interests. But so long as we have Plug-sons whose great aim is Carpenters aad Joiners, amalgamated Society of,—Vancouver 1st Branch meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. President, W. Taylor; Sec. F. Prosser; business agent, J. McKlnley.- Headquarters, room 35, 163 Hastings St. W. ^Carpenters and Jolnors, Cr4t»d>»rotl>»l- kood of, local 452—President, R; W. Hatley; recording secretary, W. Page; business agent Wm, Dunn. Office, Room 808 -Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. Meets second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m. let OHy-Ball Employees' Association meets yet \ Ar8' Wednesday of each month at 145 Ci* ', Hastings St. W., nt 8 p.m. President, ^ . ' W. H. Lewthwaite; business agent and unioi. treasurer, W. J. Seribbins, 3208 Pen- here. ' der St., E.; Secretary, H" A. Black, r ' ) 2870 Yale St. Musicians Mutual Protective Union local 145, A. P. of M.—Moots 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. B. Williams. 991 Nelson Street; organizer, F. Fletcher, 991 Nelson Street Painters, Decorators and Faperhangan Local 138—Meets second and fourth Thursdays at 319 Pender St. W. Business agent Robt S. Stevenson. Office. room 204 319 Fender St., W. Phone ,£ey, 8609. File Drivers, Bridge, Wha.r and Book Builders Local ITo. 3404—Meets every Friday night at 8 p.m. in IIS Hastings St W. James Thomson,-secretary, P. O. Sox 320. •s s. y*0 Bniploysss' union, local 38 — iaDor Vleets first and third Fridays in the States nonth at 145 Hastings W.. at 8 p.m. VeivrprjiPresldent, R. K. Brown, «52V Charles .. „ St.; secretary-treasurer, George tions nson. 1182 Parker St. r"No Her man omlnion Express Employees, Local No. f¥ ..IS, Brotherhood of—Meets flrst Friday fuiey- flnfj nrst Tuesday alternating each resit month In Room 81« Holden'Building. ,dow President, G. M. Payton, 4136 Sophia /♦ho. St.; Sec-Treas. H. C. Haines. 1919 !re3. Klngsway. ' D, Electrical Workers, looal 3131, Intema- tioaal Brotherhood—Meets every Mon- . day at 8 p.m. In Room No. 5, 119 Pender Street West President D. W. .McDougal, 910 Hastings Street Bast; business agent B. H. Morrison. Office, 319 Pender Street West » Plasterers, local 89—International Association of Operative, meets first Wednesday ln month at Holden Bldg. President, W. Strickland. 289—46th Ave. E. Seoretary, M. Galway, 1161- 59th Ave. E. Phone Fras. 504-R2. Plasterer's laborers' Mo. 603 International. Meets third Friday fn month at Holden Building. President F. Phillips, 1574, 2nd Ave. W.; Rec Sec. H. J. Oliver. 163, 23rd Ave. E. Plumbers and Steamfltters, Mo. 170, International Asso. of—Meets every 2nd and 4 th Friday In. the Holden Bldg. President, Bert Stinchcombe, 1899 Ogden Ave.; secretary and busl- . ness agent W. Watt, 805 Holden Bldg. Painting* Pressmen and Assistants, local Mo. 68—Meets every second Tuesday in the month at 8 p.m. In Room 213 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St E. President Harry F. Lbngley, 303 8th St., seeretary, Frank H. O. Box 894, 4038 Vic- Engineorr-—International Union _. .._. and Operating local 844—Meets every Thursday at 1 p.m., Room 806 Holden Bldg. President, R. Finley; oueiness agent ahd financial secretary, P. S. Hunt; recording secretary, Herbert McSavaney. North Van.; Humphrey, P. torla Dr. Railway Carmen of America, lodge Mo. 68—Meets first and third Friday ln month at Cotillon Hall, Granville and Davie Streets. President, A. S. Ross, 6873 Pr. Edward St.; secretary, 3. D. Vullamy, 2216 15th Ave. W. Engineers, steam and Operating, Int. local 883—Meets flrst and third Wednesday at 8 p.m. In room 806 Holden Bldg.' President. Charles Price; rec secretary, J. T. Venn; financial secretary. Frank L. Hunt. Office, 806 Holden Bldg. Firs Fighters, No. 18, International Association of—Meets every month at call of president President Nell Macdonald, No. 3 Fire Hall; financial secretary, C. A. Watson, No. 8 Fire Hall. Floorlayors' Union, No. 1875, U.B. of C- & J. of A., meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays In 310 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, John Soderman; Fin. Sec A. Reid: Rec. Sec W. Johnston, 1666 16th. Ave. W. Street and Eleotrio Railway Employees, Pioneer Dlvinlun Mo. 101—Meets K. P. Hall, Eighth and Klngsway, 1st and 3rd Mondays at 10:16 a.m. and 7 p.m. President F. A. Hoover, 2409 Clarke Drive; rec secretary, F. E. Griffin, 447 6th Ave. Bast; treasurer, H. W, Speed; financial secretary and business agent Angus Maclnnes, 3544 Pr. Edward St. Office: corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Fairmont 2150L. Sheet Metal Workers, Amalgamated, local Union Mo. 380—Meets second and fourth Thursday ln month In Holden Bldg.. 16 Hastings St E. President N. C. Smith. 4425 Inman Ave.; fln. sec, E. 3. Wardrop, 425 15th Ave. B.; cor. sec, A. P. Ash ton, 4608 Spruce Street, Burnaby. . hi- Hotel and Botrtanrant Employees union, looal 08—141 Seymour Street Meets first and third Wednesday at I p.m. Second and fourth Wednesdays at 9 p.m. President. G, Coleman; business agent, Harry Wood. Phone Seymour 135. . ■-, Iron Workers,: looal 97, Xnt, Asso. of Bridgfe to Structural — Meets every Monday, Room 804, Holilen Bid*,, «*•■« K'Presidenfcroi Flnlay, 1666 Mml Ave. E.; Secretary, James Dunn, Box 1196 City; PhoneHlgh. OS4L. lathers, Wood, Wire and Metal, International Union, local 307 — Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays in month, at .room • 299 Holifrsn Bldg. President V. R. Midgeley, 3761 -Reefer St B.; secretary, J. G. Finlayson. 2635 12th Ave. W., Phone Bay. 494SSR. Tailors', Journeymen Union of America, local Mo. 178—Meetings held first Thursday In each month, 8 p.m. Executive meets third Thursday of every month In Labor Hall. President A. R. Gatenby; secretary, C. McDonald, P.O. Box 608. Executive meets third Thursday nf every month- Teamsters, OhantTenrs, Stablemen and Helpers, looal 466—Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 310 Holden Bldg. President F. Grantham, 1030 Robson St.; secretary-treasurer, A. P. Black, 619 Hamilton St.; recfirdlng secretary, R. Reynolds, 1790 3rd Ave. E. • ' The Vancouver Theatrical Federation— Meets at .991 Nelson Street; at 11 a-m. ^oTi^tKff'Tuasday'preceding the first Sunday of the month. Presldont. E. A. Jamieson; secretary, O. "W. AI- linr business agont, Lochloy Clark, 991 . Nelson St." , ■ Typographical Union, Mo. 836—President. C. S. Campbell; vice-president, R, Goutbro; Secretary-treasurer, Rj H. Neelands, P.O. Box 66. Meets last Sunday of each month at 2 p.m., in Holden Building, 16 Hastings St B. for a sermon. Commenting upon the death of Warren S. Stone, he has this paragraph :—"The great lesson of his life is that there is no essential clash between capital and labor, that labor need not. waste its energy in declaiming against capital and demanding something for nothing, if it will only get down, to business and organize itself as a great combined capitalist." We presume that Mr. Butterfield means by capital and labor, the capitalist class, and the working class, because of course every one knows that there is no clash between capital and labor power, between the engine and the hand at the throttle. But how that versatile writer can imagine that there is no essential clash between the capitalist class and working class and that that is the great lesson of Warren Stone's life, passeth all understanding. For the past one hundred years there has been an incessant and an implacable struggle between the owners of capital and the users of capital. That struggle took a definite, and visible form oh the page of histqry when the first Factory Act was placed upon the Statute Books of England. It must have been evident then, even to hard headed Tories that there was a clash between capital and labor, and that capital unrestrained was an insatiable and relentless foe to the working class. In the struggle between these two mighty giants of industry from the time of the bloody massacre of Peter- loo when British soldiers shot down unarmed men and women in the streets of Manchester, up to the present struggle^ in Nova Scotia, the way has been crimsoned by the innocent blood of society's most useful citizens. In nearly every struggle on the side of the workers, it has been a struggle for bread. Carlyte, writing' of .t(J£(i.ghj^st,,M^^ Tancf, said;''You gentlemen of Eng- lantL What is it that these! working men want?- I will tell you. There is not a horse in all this fair land of yours but is well fed and well groomed, and well stabled. . . your two handed workers wants what your four footed worker has always had." On the side of the workers it is a struggle for bread. On the side of capitalist it is a struggle for dividends. And it is to the everlasting shame of capitalists that the workers are still regarded as animals of less value than their hunters or their dogs. The fact that a few capitalists like Henry Ford,, or the late Lord Leverhulme regard them as humans, only makes the truth stand out the more prominently.. With capitalist governments in the saddle, society is on its apex. The "best people" in any community from the little backwoods village to the mighty city of Vancouver, upon which, if we are to believe Mr. B.A. McKelvie, the Almighty has setlhis seal of approval', the "best people" are those who do no work at all. Then comes the class of moneychangers who toil and spin and juggle with figures. Then come the captains pf Industry through whose great organizing ability we have limousines and silk undies for the patricians, and overalls and poverty for the "hoi polloi". Then come the bootleggers, and after them the police. Then we' have the professional classes, the retailers, and finally the army of Producers. The working class is struggling to right this social wrong. If, as Mr. Butterfield holds, there is no essential clash between capital and labor, what is the meaning of the Factory Acts? What is the meaning of the Eight Hour Day Struggle? What is the meaning of the great Trades Union Movement in which the late Warren Stone was a prominent figure? Why was it necessary for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to start their own Bank? What is the meaning of Co-operation, of Municipalization, of Government Ownership?: What is the meaning of the great rise to power in Europe, of Labor, and Socialism, and Communism'.' Why is it necessary for the Hon; Stanley Baldwin . toV,"6tef|, I^bOrV^thundcr'A? If: tKere'ra 'no struggle between capital and labor, there is no meaning in all this. • •'.' - Capital is something which is used to exploit labor, there is therefore an essential struggle between the exploiter and the exploited. It is true we have so called labor leaders occasionally talking about the harmony between capital and labor, end their hydra-headed and soulless monsters, like the British Empire Steel Corporation who "must live", though it be not only on the* sweat but even on the blood of the workers; there will be war, bitter, incessant, and implacable war between the class whose lives are a hoggish struggle over the swill trough, and those who rest on crimsoned wool. But we should not be surprised that Mr. Buterfield does not recognize the struggle whilst there are tens of thousands of the working class themselves still forming an unorganized mob, and many thousands even in the Trades Union Movement who are merely conscripts who have no interest in the fight so long-as they themselves have a fat job, and a luscious and steaming and regular swill-trough of belly-wash. June 18, 1925. William Braidwood, D.L., Ph C. IiabellaJ Braidwood, D.C ,Ph.C Linnnd ST Slate Board, Wash. Chiropractors, Nerve Specialiata Evening. Appointments, Highland 1643-1 Sey. 1636 716-7 Standard 8k. Bldg. Kerr. 81X3 From 8 pan. By Appointment Lady Attendant x-Bay Service Sey. IMS' W. F. E. DURRANT doctor or CHJBOMACTIO Palmer Graduate 614-16 SOKXKXO* ■OTLDIatO Office Soy. 60tl Mas. Men. 338X3 Dr. Elmo Marshall Graduate National College, Chicago CHIROPRACTOR 603-3 HOIDEN BUIIDIlfO 16 HASTINGS STREET, E. Painters Poisoned By Spray Machines Cleveland.—In a spirited statement to the public, organized painters defend their opposition to paint- spraying machines. These workers are charged with . opposing labor- saving machinery, -and the claim is made that the machine does the labor of four mem The painters reply that when clean work is demanded they can successfully compete with these "air guns." "The fact that our members use this spraying machine in water colors or other materials of a non-poisonous nature is sufficient proof that we are not attempting to block progress," the painters say. "In a study of the spray gun, in operation e0pn$(jot^%''»0K'^afpe'"of tfre"UrifveVsity of. Toronto,. jf^JKaft foundthat when' the guii"wis1 in "operation a mist could i easily be seen 10 feet"or more to the side of the operator. Plates exposed for half an hour during the operation showed .that lead was deposited 11 feet to the right of the operator and three feet behind him. Shoes and clothing of the operator showed a fine coating of paint and the edges of the nostrils were coated with paint." The numerous poisons a fainter works with «an be taken into the system either by inhalation or absorption and require very little to cause serious illness. Experiments have shown that the breathing of lr30th of a grain of lead per day is the limit which a normal person can inhale without symptoms of poisoning. Benzole is very poisonous, it requiring a very small amount to kill a man.- TWo to three parts of benzole to 100,000 parts of air breathed for a few hours, is sufficient to cause loss of consciousness. The other poisons used in the trade are just as deadly. Turpentine causes paralysis and disease of the heart and kidneys. Lead affects every part of the body, causing in many instances, complete paralysis and ihsanity. S-Sorvlco Palmer (3 Year Course) Graduate Bertha E.E.Wintermute 9.0* Ph.C. CHIROPRACTOR -SPINOCHBrnlR Sey. 1507 Nlerhts, Soy. 3164 403 DOMINION BUII.DING OWN TOUR HOME, THE EASY WAY! See Us About Reliable INSURANCE REAL ESTATE .r^OANS AND ADVICE^ '"■'"iRbi^RAGE" Allan & Boultbee Ltd. 574 SEYMOUR STREET Phone Seymour 8837 T. J. Kearney & Co. Funeral Directors and Embalmer* New Chapel and Parlors Private Ambulance Service 802 Broadway W. Phone Fair. 3 Russian Ship Visited By British Labor By W. J. WHITE. The following news item, carried by the Associated Press, about the life of the Russian sailors on board their ships, whether working or not, will give first -hand evidence'On the Soviet.system and the reason for the fight the capitalists are putting up against the publicity they are forced to let get by about Russia and the Russian workers, under the rule of the working class. The press dispatch is headed Liverpool, Eng., and is copied into American newspapers: "The Soviet steamer Bordienny, which visited Liverpool recently attracted much attention among British sailors, not only-because of its social halls elaborately, furnished for all members of the trews, but also because,-of "the' ^n^ftatrrvire^o^.'^^ni^-H6r.''tiie 'men. On all Soviet Russian ships the seamen work four hours with eight hours -off, while the stokers ,do four hour shifts with 12 hour break between their turns off duty. "The Bordienny was visited by members of the British Independent Labor Party who were shown the social halls, and the ssiloro and fire- which has a Lenine corner where photographs of Lenine, Karl Marx, Rosa Luxemburg and other noted Soviet leaders are shown. "It was explained to the British visitors that the Russian seamen are never without a job or a ship. If their vessels are tied up, or iri dock fdr repairs the pay goes on regularly until they go to sea again, whether in the same or another vessel. One month's leave, with full pay is grant- ted annually when the seamen either visit their homes or bring their families to the port of their arrival, the expense of travel being borne by the State. "Most Soviet vessels carry an orphan boy, to whose upkeep all the crew contributes; This money accumulates until the young man be- coriies of age, when it is for him to decide what trade or profession he will, follow. Most of the boys come from the Ukraine and do odd jobs about the ships."—"The Amalgamated Journal. MEN'S WORDS AND WOMEN'S DEEDS We Women can't beat men at passing resolutions, that is.certain. But we might beat them at getting those, resolutions carrietj.^iiito-- effect. '— Winifred" Hortahin) in "Lansbnry*8 Labor Weekly!" . . '" " The ox does the work, biit the man eats the grain;. Qrie does the work,, and another' gets the gain; " - —Old Chinese Saying. "All that if it ■men's-reeej^iott room, the latter of I Edward Gibbon. human must retro- does not advance."— V THE LABOR STATESMAN June 26th, 1925 The Labor Statesman Published every Friday, at 111 Holden , Vancouver, B, C. Bldg., Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades arid Labor Council. Press Committee: J. Sidaway. St. Railwaymen; W. J. Seribbins. Civic Hm- Dlpyeea; W. punn. Carpenters; V. R. Midgley, Lathers; P. R. Bengough. Machlnista; J. Thompson, Pile Drivers and Wooden Bridgemen. H. W. Watts, Man. Bailor. Subscription Rates:—Canada 11.00 per year, |1.00 for six months. United States and foreign, J3.00 To unions subscribing in a per member per month. er year. tody, He Phone Seymour 198». Vancouver, B.C., June 26th, 1925 OLD AGE PENSIONS Within the last few weeks there •have been two events at Ottawa that .would be of considerable interest to Labor. A year ago the two Labor members, Woodsworth and Irving, and McNeil, the member for Alberni- Comox, succeeded in forcing the old age pensions question to the front to an extent that to sidetrack the matter it was referred to a committee for enquiry. Prom this distance away it is not very apparent what there was, or is, in the matter requiring verification. The everyday person blessed with average intelligence and powers of observation knows—and that without any official or formal assurance—that every village and hamlet from the Atlantic to the Pacific contains old men and women who have done their part to build the Canada of today, but who, out of their life activity have failed to accumulate sufficient to carry themselves until they disappear. If the Ottawa gentlemen are in touch with,. "ths bibdem social outlook, they ; Would know that the^care of the aged -has been accepted as, aduty of the State, and if these gentlemen know anything other than how t6 root their way up to the public trough, they must know that these old people iii tens of thousands of cases go down to the grave before then- time through fear of the future and lowered vitality through insufficient food. | This committee, however, after a time devoted, Chinese comic opera like, to ascertaining the obvious and self-evident, reported favoring a scheme of old age pensions not to exceed twenty dollars per month to commence at the age of seventy. The up-to-date American employer into whose hands the Almighty and our politicians have committed the resources of Canada, do not want, and in many cases will not employ, a new workman if he is over forty-five, and in the average case he is worked out and wrung dry at sixty. The committee, however, recommended that if he, or she, were not sooner wearing a shroud a pension should become payable at severity. But we could hardly e#pect - such startling social ^ generosity to really become effective, and possibly to see that it doesn't, the committee recommended that one-half the costs be paid from the Federal treasury and the other provided by the respective Provinces. No better plan to hang the matter up for a few years could be devised than to ask the nine Provinces to agree to shoulder half the costs. How ill-fitting the scheme is may be seen in.a moment, for instance, the' Province of British Columbia will refuse to pay half *the-pension costs of a person who has spent his active life in Manitoba, but as the person is no longer domiciled in Manitoba, that Province will also refuse to pay the costs. This is no fancied difficulty, for this method of getting from un- I members, leads to nowhere. Just about the same day as pensions for the penniless human being who. has reached the age of seventy was being sidetracked in this way, a resolution was adopted by the same' House to grant an old age pension of ten thousand dollars per year to Mr. W. S. Fielding. Mr. Fielding is the present Federal Minister of Finance. Mr. Fielding is a journalist and newspaper'owner," but as he was ten years in Provincial politics, and about 30 years in the Ottawa House it would be more fitting to say that he was a politician by profession. Of the years in the Federal House Mr. Fielding for two-thirds of the time has been Minister of Finance, the present salary for which is somewhere around twelve thousand dollars per year. Mr. Fielding has reached the three score and ten, but if he, with the salary which he has collected for the last forty years, has been unable to provide for his few remaining years, by what rule, principle or law is the worker with a wage never five per cent above the lowest human life line, often defrauded of this miserable amount, and often out of employment—how is,.thia fellow to provide for his old age? — It wuT be pleaded that by reason of his position Mr. Fielding was compelled to adopt an expensive standard of living; this is quite true, hut just as the ethics of the position required this gentleman to make "a good fellow" of himself, and give a midnight champagne supper, to his friends, so did the ethics of the occasion require Jerry McGinty to take a bucket of beer-home to share with his old woman. A local paper in justification for this extravagant old age pension states that while Mr. Fielding has had many opportunities during his years in politics he is still a poor map. The only inference to be drawn from this is that because he did not plunder the treasury that he was sworn to protect he has earned some special sympathy and consideration. While we may be quite wrong on this matter we always thought that Jh^e^yfl^s^'HarMal aiid required reward, and that dishonesty-would be punished. But possibly there is a different rul,e for politicians than for everyday folks. As we see it, even if Mr. Fielding is penniless, and has no further earning power, he has not one vestige more claim on the public treasury of Canada than Jerry McGinty, who helped to build the C.P.R. and then for forty years helped to run it and was just as necessary to the road as the president, and to Canada as the .Minister of Finance. The fact that there were many section workers and only one Minister of Finance means nothing—there is also only one hangman in. Canada. The two old men have reached the point where they have nojtirther productive power. In mental make-up. they will differ widely—but the physical effects of hunger will be the same. When McGinty's -empty stomach hangs loose and flaps from side to side of the abdominal cavity it telegraphs the \ same sensation to his brain and he feels just as miserable as Mr. Fielding would if he were hungry. In this respect the skin of the working man is just as sensitive'as'-the fat of priests or politicians, but by the grace of our democratic government the cheap food that McGinty eats, and the shoddy clothes that he wears, will be taxed and thereby made more costly to enable a pension of ten thousand dollars per year to be given to another old man. It has been well said "To him that hath shall be given and unto him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he seemeth to have." M. THE PASSING OF "FIGHTING BOB" The death last week of Robert La- follette, Progressive candidate for President in tne U.S. last year, gives his opponents an opportunity to abuse and vilify his character and life's der the burden can be observed work. The intolerance that exists working in all its primitive beauty I for any person whose opinions may 111 tha OnttA iv.f nfAflinva* DnHniAnn ret- linnir £-MA»v> ., nnln „;... J- A-rt. — - --* '- ■' interests of Wall St. and earned the enmity of all the hundred per cent flag-waggers and profiteers. .His attack on the present policy, of imperialism which is developing in the United States has been very persistent. And anyone reading his "Foreign Policy" as outlined in two of his election speeches must be impressed with his earnest desire to keep America out of the many conflicts associated with world trade and imperial dominance. Born and raised in Wisconsin he held a great influence in political affairs of that State, serving two terms as Governor, and then rounding out his career as congressman and then senator at Washington. He was one of the few Republican Radicals which that organization could not tame. And for this he paid the price of political excommunication. Whilst the Labor and Socialist movement relies more on principles and policies rather than personalities for the success of its efforts there is no doubt that men of the " calibre of "Fighting Bob" can and do wield a powerful influence in political affairs. Owing to the savage and scurrilous attracks made upon him in the capitalist press, we deem it our duty to say a word in defense of~iiim;f7^r~~ ^— in the case of Mothers' Pensions at the present time, and if further argument were needed, we would point out that workmen engaged in Vancouver to work on the Lake Louise - Chalet in Alberta and injured in the employment are refused .compensation under the Alberta Afit-Jiecause tl^"feTiimTeTi 'WiWtfbbmeWtfrWh . Columbia rather than remain no guests at the Chalet and mingle with vary from a pale pink to a crimson red is readily seen on. this occasion: Wild accusations of his being in the pay of Russia—as also he was acused dtiring.the war.of being in the. pay of Germany—^are Wily equalled n otv by linking -him up with- supposed atteiap tey^varJtaow-thfttapppeafe of his couijtryJbx.foTce. Lafoilette was -neither "a siiclsffe nor a laborite, but was a recognized leader of the BRITAIN INSISTS ON EXPLOITING CHINESE It is almost 100 years since the Chinese objected to the British importation of opium and were compelled by armed British forces to open up their ports to the free importation of the poison. It is almost seventy years ago that the British made another excuse to attack China because she objected to British ships practising piracy in Chinese waters. And then came the Boxer Rebel- lino—a drive against foreign exploiters—whose armies were then let loose, to teach the Chinese that China was a country that had to be opened up for exploitation. Ten years ago .JsP.aRoJtP^.i^ftt Germany couldn't hold of her mills, mines and factories and has since then worked the chinaman in these places for a miserable pittance. Once more the Chinese rebel against the mericless exploitation, and once more the powers send their military forces to protect the interests of the exploiters. The recommendations of the Child Labor Commission, as reported in The Labor Statesman two weeks ago, has been turned- down and the terrible conditions under which the Chinese were compelled to work in the foreign owned factories was to have continued. But the workers rebelled. The ten year old children who had to work twelve hours a day, seven days a week among ungarded machinery, where they were often mutilated, obtained the sympathy of the students. The'miners who had to work 20 hours at a stretch underground took advantage of the situation and walked out. The boys who worked 16 hours a day in a huge fume-ridden, insanitary glass works joined their ranks. Girls who toiled from 82% to 96 j£ hours a week in dust laden factories for a dollar a month, left their tasks, and British and Japanese and other national warships landed sailors and troops to intimidate the strikers. The International Police precipitated the fighting by shooting down unarmed students who were demonstrating on behalf of the strikers. The military forces of the Powers must now be used to drive the strikers back to work in order that the cheap goods might be produced for consumption abroad. The foreign exploiters who use this- cheap labor don't have to build factories in Canada or Great Britain when they can get Chinese labor for ten cents a day. But they are able to successfully compete with existing factories and sell goods to the 'white' man that is made by the "yellow" although the yellow objects to being so cheap. The present strike is not an anti-foreign movement, it is simp- ; ly a movement against the damnable i exploitation of the Chinese masses. ] It is not a Bolsheviki movement en- ! gineered by Moscow. It is a spontaneous revolt against a profifciiiogv ry horde of capitalists. It is a revolt that should have the support of every MS^iSaW)*&.-«^iinStter.;Wa^'fiiiff-o'P .her nationality,—W.- ;. ,.■■•■'- the globe trotters at about 51-3 per radical agrarian group in the Repub day. . * • lican Party. During and since the The last move in the Old Age Pen- j war things got too hot for him in that aion matter at Ottawa was an under- j body and he was talked into taking taking given by the Government re- the leadership of what was to be the cently, to call a conference of the>' Farmer-Labor Party, but which could Provincial premiers after the present npt get away from the name Progres- sitting of Parliament had adjourned sive. He attacked in a vigorous and —which as pointed out by the Labor uncompromising manner the vested "MODERN DEMOCRACY" "Modern, democracy is the prapon derance of a particular elite, that of the speculators, which Pareto calls the 'demagogic plutocracy.' "—The Adelphi.. 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STANDARD BASK arr*XDJ«0 VAHCOHVIB BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PAYROLL $151,037,316 (Continued from Page 1) that since the final settlement of the dispute, in December last, production at the mines has been' on a bigger- scale than before] Sixteen\f/th>v twenty-five indus- triar groups increased their .payroll during 192.1, and these increases were more than sufficient to offset the reductions recorded by the basic industries of lumbering and coal mining. An advance of more than a million and a half was made in the metal trades, various branches of this industrial group, such as machine shops, blacksmithing, boiler-making and garages, all taking a step forward. Metal-mining followed up the notable gain of over two millions in 1923 by adding another million to its payroll in 1924, and present indications are very favorable for a further gain in the present year. The progress made in 1924 was mainly in the southern interior, but more recently certain prospects in the northern part of the Province have been receiving a larger amount of attention. Shipping and Building Increases The industry of coast shipping moves forward..from year to year with rapid^Mdes,__Alast-¥ear-the gain in its payroll Was nearly a million and a half, notwithstanding the fact that longshoririg and stevedoring activities fell off somewhat owing to ""mailer shipments of wheat and lum- >er. It would appear that a larger number of small craft- are entering the coastal carrying trades and are finding business to be done, while important additions are being made to the coast fleets of some of the larger companies. There was also an increased amount of building and contracting going on in the Province, as is shown by the addition of a million and a quarter to the payroll of the contracting group. ' Another good feature is that, although lumbering, as a whole, had a quieter year, the manufacture of lumber products, such as boxes, sashes and doors, and ply-wood, showed a better record than in 1923. . The.,smelters M.the Province also pa.i<ro"ut nearly half a million more in wages, and the public utilities group-were nearly $400,000 ahead, while in the building and repairing of ships and boats our employers picked up enough additional business to call for the payment to their wage- earners of an extra quarter of a million. Fluctuation of Employment The degree"of fluctuation in employment last year was less than usual. In the month of January the 3566 firms sending in returns had 58,677 men in their employ, and four months later, in May, the number had increased to 68,443. For the next five months there was little change, and then came a sharp decline from 67,967 in October to 60,- 232 in December. The countries of origin of'our industrial workers are shown in another section of the report. Last year 36.42 per cent of our industrial workers were native Canadians, and 31.42 per cent were of British birth, which figures compare with 34.55 per cent of Canadians and 30.29 per cent of British in 1923. If we ad* to these the relatively small number of natives ' of the United States and Australia, we find that 72.33 per cent of our workers were natives of English-speaking countries, compared with 69.61 per cent in 1923. Grouping together the Chinese, Hindoos and Japanese, we arrive at a proportion of 11.97 per cent of the total who are natives of Asiatic countries, as against 13.85 per cent in the previous year. ■ • .Decrease in Orientals This percentage of 11.97"of "Oriental workers is decidedly the smallest for any recent year.' In 1918, 20.37 per cent of our industrial workers were of Asiatic origin. In the following year they fell to 18.35 per cent, and in later years the percentage was 16.64 in 1920; 14.45 in 1921; 14.61 in 1922; 13.85 in 1923, and now 11.97* The balance of our workers are mostly from Continental Europe, their .percentage, being...14-58,. com-, jsarejdwitH.15.48 in 1923. This percentage may also have been affected by the condition of the lumbering in far as these comparisons throw a light ujp<nv the probable course of racial development in this Province, they do not afford much scope for the arguments of the pessimist. 1923 1924 % % Natives of English- speaking countries " 69.61 72.33 Natives of Continental Europe 16.45 14.56 Natives of Asiatic countries.....; ,,.. 1,3,85 11.97 From other countries, or nationality not. stated 1.09 1.14 100.00 100.00 More than half of our industrial workers of the Oriental races are engaged in the lumbering industry, but, as compared with 1923, there was a lower percentage of Asiatics employed in this group. Thus, in the logging camps 6.70 per cent of the workers employed were Orientals, compared with 7.96 per cent in the -previous year. On logging railways the percentage fell from 14.95 in 1923 to 14.12 in 1924; in planing mills from 38.04 to 37.89; in sawmills from 33.95 to 33.53; and in shingle mills from 56,13 to 51.66. laWng-jthe _ general-totais^or- the- whole of the lumbering industry, the percentage for the two years showed a fall from 22.34 to 21.78. In other industries which employ an appreciable number of Orientals the proportion showed a decline, as in coal mining from 11.79 to 10.75 per cent., in fish canneries from 43.83 to 31.38 per cent, and in pulp and paper mills from 30.14 to 22.32 per cent, light Increase in Wages The wages paid during 1924 were, on the whole, slightly higher than those in 1923, an average increase being shown iri fourteen groups and an average decrease in eleven. By pooling the figures for all industries, the average industrial weekly wage for adult; males in 1924 is shown to be $28.39, compared with $28.05 in 1923, and $27.29 in 1922. An interesting feature is brought out by a classified weekly wage rates for the ttoo years. In the low-paid classes of adult male labor, the men receiving less than $18 a week, the total is 1073 more than in 1923. In the classes receiving what might be called medium rates of pay, between $18 and $30 a week, the total is 3,654 lower, but, there was again an increase of 2954 in the classes of highly-paid labor with weekly wages of $30 and upwards. .The lessened activity in the lumbering industries would partly account for the decreases in the middle class, while the increased payroll in such industries as coast snipping, smelting and the building trades, would bring in more employees of the highly-paid class. The general conclusion to be drawn from these figures is that there was less demand last year for the common laborer or semi-skilled worker receiving from $3 to $5 a day, and a better field for the highly-qualified skilled worker receiving upwards of $5 a day. At the opposite end of the scale, however, we have a movement, quite perceptible though not so marked as the other two, to increase the proportion of unskilled workers receiving less than $3 a day. An average of 50.59 working hours a, week is shown by the statistics relating to hours of work. As compared with the previous year's general . average, the working week for 1924 shows a reduction of soriie 52 minutes, This, it may be mentioned, was before the coming into operation of the "Hours of Work.Act," but very probably there was a desire on the part of many employers to bring their working hours into harmony with' the spirit of the Act before it came into force. $100,000 Payrolls For the first time in 1921 the Department gave the number of industrial firms in the Province whose returns to this Department showed a payroll of more than $100,000. In that year there were 118 such firms. In. the following year the number had increased to 164, and for 1923 there were exactly 200. For the jre-ar...Jl|l^cQaw..,,under^M^w?4faepTe. is a slight drop to 196, the lumbering industry, which in 1923 had 100 such Sd7matand..\B..y9Z4.ouXy..^rsseo'Wntr.. .tlustry,-^¥hjirir;icaka:is^ Scandinavian immigrant, for its labor". 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This rapid transmission of the natural voice is making the long-distance service increasingly popular. British Columbia Telephone Company ' ■ . ^. METROPOLITAN FINANCE CO., LIMITED SitanlUtud 1910 STOCKS, INVESTMENTS, MORTGAGES, BONDS, FOREIGN SECURITIES 412 STANDARD BANK BUILDING VANCOUVER, B.C. Tolephones: Seymour S912-5954. 1 ' <J*H* Outstanding Values in Dining Room Furniture 8-piece solid oak suite, fumed finish. Consists of buffet with bevel plate mirror, full size cupboard. Round top extension table, 5 small and one arm chair with leather slip seats. <Blft7 fiO Regular $135.00. Selling at IWy * * v v Solid oak dining room chairs with genuine leather slip seats. Set consists of'5 small and one arm chair; fumed or ft^l KA golden finish. Price, per set ..,%tyO%)o'eJ\r. W. R. ORR , Suooessor to Pater Wright—Gnarantoou Purnltnre. 1163 GRANVILLE STREET . . large firms had a payroll of over $1,000,000.00, two. of them being over $2,000,000.00, and "one.over $3,- 000,000.00. No account has been taken in Jthis list of any public authorities, Dominion, 'Provincial, or Municipal, ot of the transcontinental railways, wholesale 'and retail merchants, and deep-sea shipping. The list of 196 includes, in addition to the who come out with their parents and 82 lumbering firms, li engaged in have grown up in this country. So' manufacture of food products, 13 in Seattle.—Alaska fishing corporations are violating a law recently passed by congress to protect the salmon, according to Ole Thompson, member of the carpenters' union, who has returned from the northern waters. •••■> ~- Not satisfied with doubling the capacity of their canneries, the corporations, have moved their traps nearer the shore. Instead of closing their traps on Sundays, according to law, they operate seven days a week. "Labor conditions are terrible in Ketchikan and Juneau," Mr. Thompson said. "Chinese and Japanese are employed in the canneries, to the exclusion of whites." coast shipping, 11 in coal mining, nino .in Hictul miiiiiiff, eifi'liL-eacli in the metal trades and public utilities groups, five in shipbuilding, four each in-the - production of builders' - mater-' pulp and paper manufacturing, two each, in explosives and chemicals, laundries, cleaning and dyeing, miscellaneous trades and industries, smelting and the manufacture of wood (N.E.S.) and one each in breweries, house furnishing, manufacture of jewellery, oil refining, and paint manufacture. This list indicates that the Province is firmly establishing its position in the industrial world. If You Are Sick Who'll Feed the Family? Protect yourself and dependants with our sickness and accident policy. Safe, sure, most economical. Merchants Casualty Co. 308 SOGERS BLDG. Evening's by Appointment, Sey. 27S5 J. S. X,ovo, Dint. Mfrr. FOR $1 Buy ilcriet for' Ave -splendid -shows. PLAYGOERS' CLUB. - weekly In July. 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Watson Phono Ssy. 4410 THE PLACE FOR PIPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER Automatic Machinery Displacing Workers By LELAND OLDS The report of the National Industrial- (employers') Conference board showing that in March, 1925, industry was employing 20 per cent fewer workers than in June, 1920, marks the rapidity with which automatic machines are displacing human workers. With production so high jthat the country could not absorb all the goods turned out hundreds of thousands of workers were looking for a chance to work. The Wall Street .Journal reports that B. F. 'Goodrich Co., manufacturers of tires .and rubber footwear, are producing approximately- the same number of tires as iii 1920 with a little over half as many workers—15,000 compared with 2,000 in, 1920,:. -An important factor in the profitable showing made by Goodrich in 1924 says the Journal, was the installation of more modern machinery which resulted in reducing overhead. The latest issue of Iron Age shows the following example of modern machinery reducing the labor on various operations: A shop cutting bronze driving-box shoes replaced a 10-year old planing machine with a new 48-inch Gray maximum "service planer. Operating ..timsvwiw^ut-jram-^ 'The investment, of ,$4»80D-Ja5earning annual net profits of 48.6 per cent. A rwlroad'*sh6p. reduced the time for grinding crank pins from 45 to 20 minutes bv^An investment; of $2,5.10 iii new machinery/.' The annual net profit on the new investment is estimated at 108.8 per cent. In milk bottle factories the. substitution of a jigged up turret lathe for an engine,,lathe, operated by s craftsman of the old school has reduced tiie time for making molds from 480 to 50 minutes!'' The additional investment of ?4,798 made a net profit of 884.4 per cent though the tools were depreciated 100 per cent a year and the machine was busy only two-thirds of the time. Development of the internal gear spindle drive in connection with radial drills by the American Tool Works reduced the time for boring locomotive side rods from 50 to 68 minutes. The time required for one roughing and two finishing cuts on the inner cam surface of a pump body was reduced from 40 to 12 minutes by a No 2-A Kearney & Trecker Milwaukee nulling machine. Allowing 100 per cent annual depreciation the net profits of "this equipment were 309;2 per cent. These are instances of the new industrial revolution which is producing chronic unemployment. The huge profits from capital invested in automatic machines comes largely out of corresponding reductions in wage payments. In spite of the apparent maintenance of peak wage rates, the spending power of the Workers is steadily reduced. This reduction will mean a crisis for la- bdr unless it results ,in reduction in hours or in lower prices without corresponding reductions in pay. Four hundred Chinese members of the alien-controlled police force joined the Chinese strike at Shanghai, . ■ ■ . . ....'.■>; -.,.„ _, TENDERS- FOBP FIRE HOSE" s ■ rThe-undersigned will receive -tenderslip to 12 o'clock Wednesday, Ju]y 8th, 1924, for the supply of the foHowing; one thousand feet of thrqeMnch Hre hose "With 2% inch couplings and three thousand feet of 2% inch firehose with couplings. Successful bidder will be requested to furnish Bond for the fulfillment of contract ap per • specifications, which may be obtained at No. 2 Wire Besco Attempts To Break the Union Trades Unionism has always been the object of a studied and persists ent attack at the hands of big and powerful corporations. And there is a good and sufficient reason for such an attack. The Union stands in the way. The Union stands in the way of everything that would make the Big Interests the most colossal and ingenius system of slavery the world has ever known, from the days of the PHaroahs until the present moment. Trades Unionism is the rock the unscrupulous corporation dreads more than the sailor fears the hidden shoals of the most treacherous coast the world knows anything about. The Union constitutes the most serious challenge that consolidated wealth has any knowledge of. Discrediting Union The U.M.W. or A., District No. 26 is a challenge—the biggest and most alarming challenge that confronts Besco—therefore Besco is out to get the scalp of the miners' union. To "get" the union, Besco plays a three-fold game. First of all—Besco tries its hand at discrediting the U. M. W. of A*. The miners are Red. We are pretty well used to that cry. That* cry worked once or twice; but it doesn't work now. The bluff has been called, and the "gig" ib up. The Spy System The next play is known as the spy system. The spy system is one of the most skilful plays known to the big corporation of today. It is a study in itself. This industrial system of espionage is one of the most costly pieces of Bly, mean and devilish detective work, and yet it constitutes an outlay which in the end, has netted millions and millions of dollars to the big industrial concerns on this continent. Besco has denied, again and again, that such a system^ has ever been ..practittSai ;73s^e"«Sjjps^iioij.*'*pwlfli-.';".thel operations of the'corporation, nevertheless, it has been affirmed, without successful contradiction, that Besco has resorted to means of espionage, and that such means are, more or less, practiced by Besco all the time. Splitting the Union _ Now the third method in the work of destroying the Union is that of splitting the union by setting one section of the' workers over against another section. Besco at the present time, is treating with the miners of Sydney Mines, and the miners that come under that particular northern section, as distinguished from the southern section. These Scotia miners are given till the fifteenth of this month to accept a "cut" or have the Scotia mines closed up for a. year. The move is an adroit one, but one must be born blind not to see through this game. Besco will treat separately with the men. Besco will treat with the Pictou miners as a district entity. Besco will deal with the Scotia miners as a separate aggregation. Besco will treat with the Spf inghill miners as a distinct concern. But what is the big idea? The big idea is—SMASH THE UNION. The big idea is—THE OPEN SHOP. And Besco is working day and night with this end in view. Besco is busy: busy in the lobbies of the big and powerful hotels; busy in the more powerful lobbies and private rooms of the House of Commons; busy with individuals, who are keenly susceptible to the "long green"; busy with officials, who are always ready to hear their master's voice. Oh yes! Besco is busy. Smash the Union. It's a big game that must be played to the bitter end. If Besco can break the U.M.W. of A., District No. 26, then let the miners prepare to go into the wilderness and there wander in the sands of the desert, until they learn the lesson of a united front that alone spells VICTORY.—Citizen. _ KJiAMAm^^^Ore.—Follow- Tngth'e defeat of organized "tihiBer workers, employers in this "section have established the 10-hour day. To lessen opposition they are, paying time and one-half for the -'-MM two hours, but it is declared that .the surplus of workers will rnake it easy to abandon the extra time in the •near future. 'Outside of Everett, where these workers have organized, the timber employees have no protection. They have been herded into a company "union" known as the loyW legion of loggere arad lumbermen, V ' Public Opinion Wakens By Lucy L. Woodsworth Just two years ago Philip Snowden made this statement iii the British House of Commons: "Eighty-eight per cent, of the wealth of this country is owned by 2Vi per cent, of the population and five out of every six persons who die leave not a penny behind them." The Manchester Mutual Life Insurance Co. states.a practically similar situation in the United States more graphically: "100 men died today. They left 100 widows; 35 are dependent on charity; 47 are working for a living; 18 are in comfortable circumstances." In this new country of ours, in which, according to the Minister of Education of the Province of Sas-. katchewan, that province, with three-quarters of a million of population, is producing enough to feed approximately thirty million people, what have we? 12,000 miners and their dependents, many of them shiverying in rags and tatters, pite- ously turning over the contents of garbage cans for fragments of food. They are doomed to die of starvation unless other Canadians .^ajre sufficiently stirred by their plight to rush food and clothing daily to them across these vast distances. Be it noted, as was recently stated by Mr. Wm. Irvine in the House: "The industrial situation in Nova Scotia is merely a slightly exaggerated example of general industrial conditions throughout I. Canada. It happens at that point that it is a little more apparent than at many other points throughout the West and throughout other parts of Eastern Canada." Why are the miners in such a plight? Because in addition to reducing them to penury this system deprives them of personal freedom. Vested interests are given legal protection, human interests receive secondary consideration. Miss Mac- Phail told the House of Commons that Besco had' been pampered by the. Government in almost every conceivable way—"subsic y bonuses, protection by tariff and militia." At the same time she said t;hat humanity had been neglected. Her taunt, in the Chamber -must have stung: "It did not seem difficult for the Government to give protection on coal, but the Government gives no assurance that protection is to go down to the worker. It looks to me as though the very great distress of the miners of Cape Breton today has been used by the Company for their own protection. While the papers of the East heralded the announcement in the budget as 'a great thing, I did not find the miners thinking that—and I was in the town the day the budget came out; they felt entirely hopeless regarding anything that protection could do for them. They knew where that protection would go, from past experience." Recent papers show that a vastly wider public opinion—that of Canada as a whole—is becoming thoroughly aroused. Service clubs, women's organizations, railroad men, and other groups, are now joining in the hope of averting a national calamity. That this conference in addition.-to affording relief' to the 28,000 individuals who are officially reported as wholly dependent on outside relief will let in a flood of light upon our present social and economic system cannot be doubted. One thing is certain at all events. We must change these "frankly buccaneering terms" upon which the work of the world for the most-part is now conducted, into those of production and distribution for the welfare and happiness of the. people. Surely it is now apparent to all who think, that of the people as a whole, it must be said: "We cannot stand the gaff."- BLOCK AGAINST LABOR The movement for a fusion bf the New Zealand "Reform" (Conservative) and Liberal Parties against Labour is making rapid progress. Mr. Coates, the Prime Minister %m^e%Sirr'lQrtW' -Reform **Party*h"aI issued a statement urging that "the an<T the -paths clearedTor a jrienaTjr merger." » Ahd Mr. Wilford, the - Liberal leader, has replied by proposing the appointment of a joint committee" to discuss the question. The position of parties at the 1922 general election was: Labor 17, Reform 39, Liberals 24. The Belgian Socialist Congress at Brussels decided, by 496,481 votes to 110,322, on a card vote, in favor of participating in the new, Belgian government. ** .' Seymour 31*8 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Best Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEOQ BOO KRAUSE Late 54th Batt. Late 72nd Batt. 76 Hastings St. E. Vancouver, B.C. Morris Lunch BOB MOORE, Prop. Quality Eats "' Reasonable Prices For Working Men and Women 630 DUNSMU|R STREET (Halt Block East of Granville) The Working Man's Home HOTEL MAIN CUBAN—WABK— CENTRAL Main to Georgia Sts., Vancouver. BE CONSISTENT William Tell CIGARS are the product of a 100 per cent UNION FACTORY THE BETTER 'OLE 915 Main Street J. Turner,1 Prop, picks the best of tobacco. WINTERS HOTEL A real hotel home for working men. Every comfort; modern conveniences; cafe; 100 rooms. PROVINCIAL, PABLOB LICENSE 206 Abhott 8t- ,J?hone Bay, 2473-0 ' 'JAMES CONNOLLY; Prop. SEATTLE—Following the organizing of mill workers at Everett, this state, mill workers throughout Washington are talking unionism. The Everett movement surprised those who claimed, "It can't be done." Several hundred workers are now enrolled in the new union, chartered by the A. F. of L. Roy Barnett, assistant business agent of the Milk Wagon Drivers' Union of Seattle, who has been doing organizing work in the Tacoma field for some time, reports that Tacoma is now practically 100 per cent organized in this line. DEAFNESS NOISES .IN THE HEAD AND NASAL CATARRH CAN BE CURED Tlie New Contlnerttaftlemedy called . . "LARMALENE" (Regd.) la a simple harmless home-treatment which absolutely cures deafness, .noises ln the head, etc. No expensive appliances needed, for this new Ointment Instantly operates upon the affected parts with complete and permanent auccess. Scores of wonderful cures reported. RELIABLE TESTIMONY Mrs. E. Crowe of Wbltehorse Road, Croydon, writes:—"I an pleased to tell you that the smalt tin of ointment you sent me at Ventnor has proved a complete success, my hearing Is now quite normal, and the horrible head noises have ceased. The action of this , new remedy must be very remarkable, for 1 hare been troubled pp^eith these complaints for nearly ten years, and have bad some of the. very best medical advice, together with other expensive ear instruments, all to no purpose. I need hardly aay hdw very grateful I am, for my life has undergone an entire change." Try one box to-day, which can be (orwardjtd, to snyJ address oh 'receipt of money order for S1.00.- ■ Igor". £*' Co., Deal, Kent, England. There is nothing better at m~~. any price. - -'.-•— • VhOB* ■•ymonr 1408 JAMES TAYLOR/ M.E. S»at»nt And Traflamarst Spsslalist All Countries FREE BOOKLET 1M1 SSEIROPOMTAN BsTsXBIiTO VAMCoWBm, m.ns. .... r. •" --'"■"-. June 26th, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN ^ A Big Assortment of OT FLOWERS POT FLOWERS SEEDS PUNTS BULBS Brown Brothers & Co., Limited FLORISTS ADIT lTlTRSER'raCEN 4—STORES—4 > 151 Hastintfs at W. - «<>y. 1370 , 1047 floors?!.* st, W. - Sey. 74M "SAT IT WITH FLOWERS" Double the Pleasure of Your Outing RENT A KODAK! We also have < a big supply of Cameras for sale "at all Enlargements a specialty. Art supplies, etc. prices. CAMERA^AND ARTS LTD. .610 QHANVlLLE STREET SEYMOUR 4845 COLONIAL THEATRE DT/NSMtJIR AND OBANVILLE PREMIER FILM ATTRACTIONS Three Variety Programmes from Cream of Local Performer* Moderate Price* Continuous, 11 to 11 CONTINUOUS POLICY-NOON-'TILL MIDNIGHT VAUDEVILLE AND FEATURE PICTURES A. HOUSE FURNISHINGS HONEST VALUES — CONSIDERATE CREDIT R. H. STEWART CO. LTD. 2424 MAIN 8T. FAIR. 3613 Fisher's - Jewelers WATCHES DIAMONDS - REG. OPTOMETRIST, WILLIAM IRWIN PHONE SEYMOUR 1330 714 Robson St. Vancouver, B>, C. RUSSIA BUYS MACHINERY New York.—One thousand and thirty tractors and other agricultural machinery for Russia were shipped by Amtorg Trading Corporation on the S.S. Sorvard bound for the Black Sea ports of Odessa, Navor- ossisk and Batoum. The cargo is valued at $1,200,000 and includes also touring cars, motor trucks, motorcycles, binder twine, leather and oil well supplies. THREE CANADIAN INDUSTRIES PAY HIGHER WAGE RATE By International Labor News Service Montreal.—Building workers, metal workers, and printers in Canada had slightly higher wage rates in 1924 than in 1923, according to a recent report of the Department of Labor on wages and hours. - ''^^br'stTye^twm&^m-xisi^mss' the mean wage rate in 1924 was 79 per cent, above the average for 1913. Printers' wages in 1924 was 91.1**-per cent above the average rate for 1913. . For the steam railway worker^ the average rate in 1924 was only 57.4 per cent, above the 1913 average. The price of breadstuff's is now 100 per cent, above the 1913 average. LABOR ADDS 80,000 NAMES TO VOTERS' LIST IN &.S.W. During the recent election campaign in New" South Wales where Labor was victorious, over 80,000 names were added to the voters' list through tlie efforts of the Australian Labor Party. cook Military Expenditure The following remarks were made in the House of Commons -by J. S. Woodsworth . in reply to the supply estimates for Canadian National Defense: How Seeds of War Are S The trouble, Mr. Chairman is, I submit, that there is a danger of the various groups and classes using the political machinery and national prejudices for their own ends. It is so easy fpr the one group that happens to be for the time being in control to use the political machinery to advance business interests, and that has been done again and again; in fact, that is more or less the settled policy of the British Empire itself. We look back at the past war for a moment, and I think no one is any longer deceived as to its causes. President Wilson Said at St. Louis: "Is there in this audience any man, or any woman, nay—is there any child, who does not know that the seeds of war are sown in hot, successful commercial and Industrial rivalry?", Marshal Foch made a similar statement just after the war.was over. Joseph Chamberlain years ago said: . "The Empire is commerce. . . It was. created by commerce, it is founded on commerce, and it could not exist a day without commerce. . Maintain Supremacy . . For these reasons, among others, I would never lose the hold which we now have over our great Indian dependency — by far the greatest and most valuable bf all the customers we have or ever shall have in this country. For tbe same reasons I approve of the continued occupation of Egypt. . . and lastly it is for the ^ame reasons that I hold that our Navy should be strengthened, until i.ts supremacy is so assured that we cannot be Shaken in any of the-fpbssessions Which we hold, or may hold hereafter." ■ , A frank recognition- that commerce is behind the - whole of our military preparations today!. A few days before the outbreak of the Great War, Sir EdWard Grey defined in the' House of Commons on July 10, 1914, what had been for years the practice of the Foreign Office. He said: L "I regard it as our duty, wherever bona-fide British capital is -forthcoming in any part of the world) and is applying for concessions to which there are no valid political objections, that we should give it the utmost support we can, and endeavor to convince the foreign government concerned that it is to its interest as well as our own to give the concessions for railways and so forth to British firms, who carry them out at reasonable prices and in the best possible way." . Now, Mr. Chairman, I would submit to you that this matter comes very close to us here in this House at the present time as we are considering these estimates. If we are inextricably involved with the British Empire and with the fate of the British Empire, and if it is defined in the policy of the British Empire to seek concessions in almost any part of the world, to develop certain markets in almost any part of the world, to extend its finance into almost any part of the world,—-surely we are Constantly in danger of being dragged into the various operations in which the British' government is more or less concerned. , Just before the last great war Mr. H. N. Brailsford pictured in a very-notable book, The War of Steel and Gold, the situation which existed at that time. It might have, been called a prophecy of the war, because he showed how the whole stage was set for war, and that war was inevitable. I was Surprised a- little while ago to find the hon, member for Burrard (Mr. Clark) speaking as if there had not been preparedness on the part of England. If ACME INVESTIGATORS ■CXJNFIDENTI-AL ENQUIRIES"' LABOR- — CORPORATIONS - ,• — WE ALWAYS GET RESULTS! BAT OB HIGH* 409 Dominion Bldg. "Does your new Chinese speak good English?" *"* " "%tS^aw^^g^Sm^»a\ '2£Vwar *e'^Vin,,tflsTstfalW,h'"tfiffiTevidence that there had been very, very- definite ' preparations, on.the par.t_of England as oil the part of other nations, for the last'great war. Mr. Brails- ford in aVrecent issue of The", New Leader, in commenting oh' British policy had'this to say: "The- foreign ministett"" of other great powers interpreted tSrieir "duty" in the same way— That is, as Great Britain did, "—and felt the same touching confidence in ths capitalists whose ambitions they promoted The result was that, for a generation before the Pekin and Te- PRIVATE Phone Seymour 6791 JieniBs weir® caeitres oi intrigue, in which the financiers and the diplomatists of all the great powers, in the closest association, cajoled and bribed and bullied, formed their cliques, hired their partisans, scrambled for loans and concessions, competed in selling armaments and railways and in buying oil wells and mines, and carried their competition froito-the field of business to the world orthjgh politics. Should the "heavy, industry" of Germany or of France dig iron-ore in Morocco in order to lay it down in the form of steel rails on the road to Bagdad?—that in one concrete illustration was the question which set all Europe arming in two allied camps. ... "Sometimes the rivalry was checked in one region by an arrangement, fatal to the liberties of its population, to divide it into spheres of influence. Tropical Africa was in the end partitioned peacefully: Persia was amicably torn in two by Russia and Great Britain. But always the rivalry broke out again, for always and in every country the pressure of business and finance was at work in the press and among politicians to prompt governments to forge more cannon, to build greater battleships, to exhaust' the last reserves of man-power,, in the effort to gain a preponderance of prestige and force which might be used for economic ends. And then Mr. Brailsford goes on to meet the. objection that all this is a thing of the past, and that through the League of Nations we had created an instrument which was going to put an end to this kind of capitalistic manipulation. He proceeds: "An old story," you may say, "an obsolete story. Capitalism has made the world safe for democracy and banished war by its League of Nations." Save by its attempts to regulate the hours of labor, the one thing which the league ;has not touched, or begun to touch, is the cure "Of economic imperialism..'""Under its shelter the predatory hunt for oil and Co.al, for raw materials to monopolize and territory to exploit, has been blessed and sanctified: it "has not been stopped. We arm more heavily than before, and as before diplomacy places the services of the state, at the disposal of capital invested abroad; while the British Government insists that the league must not interfere between us and the population of our fields of investment iri Egypt and the Soudan. Capital has acquired nationality: shares possess citizenship, and scrip can say in Palmerston's words, Civis Romanus sum. So long as private capital can call up, to guarantee its profits, the clerks of the foreign office and the admirals of the fleet, so long will it perpetuate militarism and prepare ware." "" Mr. CLARK (Vancouver): Let us reflect for one moment on the advantage it would be to us to have a thoroughly trained body of men if the defence forces of Canada were called upon again to go to war. In the Great War, while the Canadian forces were given credit. for having done almost impossible things—and they did do almost impossible things—it was not until late in 1916, over two years after the outbreak" of war, that the Canadians were able to put a complete corps in the field and fight as a unit from Canada. If we had not been dependent on the Mother Country'and the Allies, what sort of war would Canada have fought? We should have ~een crushed before we started. Now, as a result of training, casualties can be avoided; on the other hand, owing to lack of proper preparation, every force that went into the field not thoroughly trained suffered casualties untold. A comparison might well be made between the Canadians, after they were able to fight as a unit, and the Americans who came into the field, much as we entered in the early stages, inexperienced and untrained. If hon. members will make the comparison be- tween. the accomplishments of the m;;; fmfWmmMdWZcb^Wi they'wil] find that the achievements of the Canadians in the last hundred days.'bf_the war :were; almost aSTrreat as those of the Americans, despite the fact that the latter had, I suppose,, ten times our force. And. this' was due to the experience' which the Canadians had gained through trainr ing and discipline. With a backbone in Canada today of officers and non-commissioned officers of experience, the foundation can be laid for a defence force which with very little training could take the field in case of emergency. But if we allow the force to go to pieces, as it is unquestionably doing today, then should another war occur Can- FREE If you are interested in the Portland Canal District be sure and see the largest aeroplane view in the world of this district.. It .measures 11x26 feet and is done in colors. All principal mines are shown. Portland Canal Display Room 70 Hastings Street West Open from 9 a.m. .to. 11 r^m,,. ada would enter it much in the same condition as she entered the last war. And, proud as we may be of the showing which this country made in that war—and undobutcdly individual battalions and individual divisions did admirably—it is nevertheless lamentable that as a single unit Canada was unable to matte a showing within a period of two years. The only way therefore that Canada can prepare herself for any similar emergency is to give proper and decent support to her defence force. Cost Only About $4,000,000 Furthermore, the cost will not be much. Today the vote for annual training is something like $1,000,000, and if that were -increased to $3,-1*' 00.0,000 or $4,000,000 a great deal " could b«> done towards the-effteierit . training of the forces. - It has been ' said that taxation is severe. I agree; and I think that we can find inumer- able places where the expenditures could be cut down or perhaps done away with altogether. (To be Continued.) Vancouver Heights THE ESTHER BAKERY FOR HEALTH STRENGTH AND BEAUTY Eat Our Brown Bread Also Our White, Raisin and Nut Bread Try our Whole Wheat Rolls, ' 20c a dozen. 3728 Hastings E. Phones High. 1300 H. A. HELL GROCERIES, FRUITS, CURED MEATS, FLOUR AND FEED 1122 Hasting* St. a Phone High. 1*40 Hirst's Electric HOUSES WIRED ITtOM $12.00. UP Old or New. Lamps Radio . Electrical Supplies 4003 HASTINGS B. GI.EN. 1611. KIDD & CO. HARDWARE ' Paints, Varnishes, Glass, Etc, Phono Riga. 1513 3732 Hasting* St.JE., Vanoonver Belg-nts- W. 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O. MoFliorson, Manager Real "Robin Hood" At ... Orpheum Next Week "No , more delightful,. summer- ea* terfailtflienf"has* ben furnished Vancouver theatregoers in many seasons than the fascinating series of light and comic operas being offered at the Orpheum Theatre each week by the Brandon Company. There are fifty splendid singing voices and a number of very versatile principals in each of the presentations, while the costuming and scenic investure is lavish and leaves little to be desired. Vancouver's new prima donna, Miss Belle C. Brandon is appearing all this week in H.M.S. Pinafore as "Josephine," Miss .Team: Rae as "Hebe," Miss Jesse Evans as "Little Buttercup." The male roles are in the hands of the following: Ed. Andrews as "Sir Joseph Porter"; Donald Grey as "Captain Corcoran"; Charles Ross as "Ralph Rackstraw"; Delos Jewkes as "Dick Deadeye"; George Oleson as "Billy Bobsty"; Lou Tet- ley as "Bob Beckett" and little Delilah DeWoIf" will impersonate Tommy Tucker the jnidshipmate. "H.M.S. Pinafore" offers many rich and lasting musical gems, such as "The Merry Maiden And The Tar"; "Dear Little Buttercup,"; "Pair Moon," ahd "He is an Englishman." The Brandon artists get the full worth from these musical jewels The big chorus is exceptionally fine 'arid throughout the true uautical atmosphere is well maintained. The performance is undoubtedly one of the best this versatile repertoire-company has produced, and is exceptionally well adapted for giving pleasure to the younger generation, combined with educational value. Beginnins Monday, June 29th, the week^new. opera will be Reginald DeKoven's immortal "Robin Hood," invested with all the oldtime allure of Sherwood Forest and the days of the genial outlaw and his merry men. Carpenters Prepare For Monster Picnic The annual election of officers of Carpenters Local 452 was held in the Hamilton Hall on Monday last. The following were elected to office: President, R. W. Hatley; vice-president, W. Heathcote? recording secretary, W. Page; financial secretary, J. G. Smith; conductor, H. Conway; warden, A. Gracey; business agent, Wm. Dunn; executive board, C. E. Ellis, M. Clark, M. McKenzie, T. Russell; delegates to trades and labor council; W. Dunn, W. Page, J. G. Smith, W. Pegg, T. Russell, F. Alexander, A. Gracey, W. Heathcote; trustees, D. Lyon, M. Clark, M. McKenzie, The Carpenters' basket picnic to Bowen Island on July 25th promises to be a big success according to the interest shown by the members. The tickets are selling well and all that remains is for the weather man to be on good behavior as there will be the usual big list of prizes to be competed for. The price of the tickets for adults are $1.00, children 50c. FORTY NEW MEMBERS The work of organization is going on apace and forty new members were initiated at the executive meet-. ing of Friday, June 19th. - Communists Plume Themselves At Glasgow The annual congress of the Communist Party of Great Britain was held at Glasgow recently when about 200 delegates attended, including a number of women. The yearly report, submitted by Mr. Albert Ink- pin, general secretary, complained of the small membership, which was' only 5,000, of whom 65 per cent were full members. The chairman, Mr. Harry Pollitt, then delivered an address. He said the conference had come to Glasgow because it .was the militant, centre of Jh£ .sitting-class movement in Great Britain. The workers could not secure their economic freedom by Parliamentary measures only, but must use all their power to" smash the machine of Capitalism. "No one," he said, "can stop the rising tide of Communism." He urged the complete smashing of the capitalist machine, and denounced Mr. Ramsay MacDonald for his "repressive attitude towards india," and Mr. J. H. Thomas. "If," he exclaimed, "MacDonald, Henderson and Thomas could have crushed the Communist Party they would .have had no hesitation in doing so." Mr. J. T. Murphy (London) urged that there was no alternative to Communism if the revolution was to be accomplished. Their struggle with the Labor Party was now more intense than ever.—Daily Herald. The manager of the Heights ... ,„„»,• i,iw in- ii Theatre that has just been placed on MBM^.a^^Wteff'^^ bor council, also owns Cullejis Dye Works, 1837 10th Ave. E. / Estate Department S SET. 9490 418 HOWS 8*. = »llllllllilllllllllllllllHlllllfllllllllsilllll!l? LET VS GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE ON YOUR NEXT PRINTING JOB. CHINA CAN'T PAY UP The Powers have apparently selected a good time to jump on China, as she is just about broke, and has an unstable e t^oW^^crauthority, The Labor Statesman learns that Vancouver's Chinese consulate secretary had to wait over seven months for his pay. The local consulate M,,,paajdxSj^mdp ah^ay, Teceiyihg less wages than a Vancouver mechanic's union scale. The Chinese consul-general in Ottawa passed through here the other day and admitted that the Chinese government owed him about. $70,000. If he were not a wealthy man in his own "right, he would be out of luck. Imagine how one of our workers would feel it his boss owed him $70,000! TRY US FOR JOB PRINTING STREET RAILWAYMEN ELECT McINNIS One of the largest votes in the history of the union turned out to participate in the election of the business agent of the Street Railway Employees' Union, on Tuesday,, Even this however was 175 short of the entire membership. The vote stood Cottrell," 375, and Mclnnis 470, thereby electing Mclnnis for another term. The .Civic Employees Union has rented new quarters over the F: W. Woolworth Store at 145 Hastings St. W., and will meet there in future instead of at Richards St.' Their new hall measures 24 by 130, and will seat about 200 persons. FRASER THEATRE SETTLES The Motion Picture Projectors' Union reports that the Fraser Theatre has settled its difficulty with the union and is again fair to organized labor. Bead Values Im Working Men's WesrnMee; McKee's, 6 CorsJWa W. EIGHT-FOUR JAILED IN „fl._. ^-,,.™—--.-p-v-STv LOUSS STRIKE St. Louis.—(I.N.S.)—Eighty-four peroono, most: of them young girls, were arrested today when police swooped down on a mob of striking employees of the Curie-Clothing Manufacturing company, which has been in the grip of a walkout for more than a month. The raid followed the slugging of a "loyal" worker, Charges of ■ disturbing the peace were lodged against the .strikers. 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We offer the services of LONG EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD'S GREATEST OPTICAL CLINICS ON TWO CONTINENTS. CONSULTATION FREE. Evening- Appointments, Soymonr 8955 service building Granville and Bonson Streets BIRD —J— The Eyesight Specialist SEE .ROWLAND BRiriTAIN, Fair. WORKING CLASS SUICIDE "Trade union disunity is working class suicide," says Geo. J^anSr. bury, British Labor M.P., and former editor of the London Daily Herald. "The employers do not discriminate between Communists, Social- Democrats, and the other section in enforcing a cut in wages* or an increase in the hours of iabor. "When they make war they fling all our bodies into the carnage with ^^M^^^dj/mga^'£m^^'^sfyfn^\" theoretical opinion. "Just as they do not discriminate in UBing us as wage-slaves or, as cannon-fodder, we must; .not. ditv .criminat^3nAiiilg;;6urseIVes in resisting and overthrowing their dominion. We are all exploited; we must unite against the ci^loiters." DETROIT.—A wage increase of 6 cents an hour has been secured by organized electrical workers employed by the Edison Company. The new rate is $1.12 an hour. MARSHF1ELD, Ore. — Laundry workers at this, place and at Great Bend have organized. Every eligible person is included in the new union. MORSE RACES AT July 1, 2. 3, 4 7—RACES DAILY—-7 RAIN OR SHINE 400 THOROUGHBREDS -IN ACTION "SPEED AND THRILLS" ta. C. Eloctric oars lonvo Davit stnd Soymonr depot every 15 mlnntas from 12:30 to 2:30. Hourly thereafter.
Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
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