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[The Labour Statesman]
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1 £ Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council «^f§|^> Official Organ of The Canadian Labor Party v VOL.2. No. 2—TWENTY PAGES VANCOUVER, B. G, May 1st, 1925 FIVE CENTS PER COPY i First Annual and May Day Edition w. C.P.R. Rewards (?) Faithful Employees The following confidential letter . was posted up in the C. P. R. shops all across the country recently. It congratulates the employees on the spirit they have shown in maintain- r efficiency, etc., and then the <;vip- R- evidently forgets the letter wnd, posts up another notice inform- iff all its employees that the shops 'will close down for five days. Thus good and faithful service is rewarded s"by a greatly reduced pay check. The (letter reads: •CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY < COMPANY Office at the Chairman and President Montreal, April 15, 1926 'To all Officers and Employees: , Oh May 3rd, 1928, I addressed a circular letter to you on the subject <of maintaining the Company's reputation for ■ courtesy to its patrons, 'and asking you to use your best ef- ,,4ei^4»i'<*^6r-'Bn*»pWMote the ex- ^^^^_^S^^W~J^^ & has ZearneoZ'T" \ '■'.-•■ Since that time you have had two ' years of experience in meeting competition of an active and intensive character involving extensive propaganda and publicity of a kind that would not be open to a private in- . stitution. This competition has been accompanied with lavish expenditures l of the public moneys, and this is, of course, the principal factor in it. We •all appreciate..that fundamentally it is in many respects competition of an .unfair kind, but it has been successfully met by unfailing zeal and loyal '» service on the part of the Company's «officers and employees. I wish to congratulate you on the 'spirit you have Shown and to have you know that your,efficiency, cour- 'tesy and devotion to the Company's , interests is deeply appreciated by the Executive.' We are, 1 think, justified . in concluding' that the--Company's preWlge and reputation with the pub- ' lie has not been impaired, and we all recognize that your work has im- ' portant consequences — both direct and indirect — to the success of the Companys' operations. One of th'e >, most important of these is the esteem and good-will which an honest i and intelligent effort always provokes. ' ' The Canadian Pacific spirit is like the Nelson spirit of the British Navy. ' It does not admit of any possibility i of failure, and at the same time it means unceasing efforts in the ser- I vice of the public and the Company itself. • ' E. W. BEATTY. IN PRESENTING this Special Annual May Day Edition of The Labor Statesman, we desire .-to express our sincere thanks to tiie firms that havejcontributed their moral and advertising support in recognizing this publication as the official organ of the Trades and Labor Council and the Canadian Labor Party. The support thus tendered carries a value deeper than its mere surface significance, for it- implies an understanding sympathy with the true aims of organized labor. The Labor Statesman, it may be added, enjoys a1 record that is unique in its struggles and achievements. One year^go this paper was created for the sole purpose of serving organized labor .under the official auspices of the Council and the: many trade unions" in this district. We now have a circulation that reaches practically every union worker's home. It. goes further, too, for employers of labor are also readers, for here is the real barometer of labor—the mirror that reflects labor conditions and the periscope of the industrial horizon. ' > " '■ . I The mission of The Labor Statesman is constructive, not destructive. It is aggressive without being hysterical. It confronts the vexed problems of labor with common sense and carries no prejudices. We wish to be understood as being progressive and helpful of purpose to the masses. It is our desire to aid the development of the district and province in order that those who do the useful work of human society might enjoy more of the good things of life. The labor movement in this district is making splendid strides, both politically and industrially. During the past two months the Trades and^Labor Council has been conducting an organizing campaign that will have added several thousand members to the organized labor movement. The political movement, represented by the Canadian Labor Party, has reached its first year of existence, during which time it has banded together several thousand members and there is every indication of a more intensive campaign for the future. " ■-.- 7 .' . '-■ '., r Organized labor feels that Vancouver and district is destined to become a great metropolis. Organized labor desires to grow with it, and at the same time to keep the district clear of sweatshops and slums; to obtain a standard of living for the citizens that will make thenxarhappy;"contented, well hbused, clothed and fed people; to make this district not only an ideal place in which to work, but a most desirable place in which to' live. . , ' i .,..;..; In this effort we asfe the-co-op<»^ the welfare of their employees, organized labor and. The "Labor Statesman will always makejit their businessto takT u^ the fight to enforce better conditions. CLP. Convention Saturday, 3 p.m. The B. C. section of the Canadian Labor Party will hold its second annual convention in the Holden Bldg. beginning Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m. Representation will be on the basis of one delegate for;every fifty members of organizations whose per capita has been paid for 1925. • Quebec CLP. Demands Action for Miners The Quebec branch of the Canadian Labor Party recently adopted and' telegraphed the following resolution to the Prime Minister: "Whereas the miners of Nova Scotia have exhausted all constitutional means in an effort to secure for themselves and children their rights as citizens to earn a livelihood, and "Whereas the Provincial Government has absolutely failed to affect any settlement, we demand that the Federal Government exercise its duty to maintain peace and good will and take immediate steps to grant relief to the destitute citizens and to make a full enquiry as recommended by the report of its commission." J..S. Woodsworth, M.P. f or Centre Winnipeg,' and several local speakers addressed a big meeting.' Notice to Women—It is better, to i have your husband miss the-cuspidOr at home than at the corner tavern. There's nothing which pays dividends like enthusiasm. Be a booster! Enthusiasm and optimism are contagious. Disseminate enthusiasm and opti- - mism through a sincere consid- 'iiemflio» ot *°™r MlowmMu— ■ i Made. An. , r- Junior Labor League The Junior Labor League is holding .an ' EdUcajSoWal '■" Weetttig'St -ilSBife; home of Mr. Sutherland, 6195 St. Catherines St, this Friday, May ;,lst.- Another dance will be held in the Elks' Hall,-cor. 49th and Fraser Ave. oh Saturday, May 9th. Dancing from 9 to 12 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Admission by collection at the door. Ladies bringing cakes admitted free. Labor Day By VERA MOLLER Worker, 'tis the hour for choosing, One law shapes the lives Of men, It is this, there must be progress, Or a lower stage again. See the ancient slave in shackles Struck, if in* his master's presence He should dare to stand upright. And behold him show his manhood, See him struggle in his chains Till he marks the road tb freedom With the bright blood from his veins. And still on, through all the ages. See that road brought ever higher. Though its builders brave the scaf- . fold, Crucifixion jind the. fire. — Will you prove yourself unworthy Of a heritage like this? Will you carry on the struggle, Or sink back in the abyss? I Come, stand forth and claim your birthright, 'Tis no time to dream and wait, For within your hands this May Day Lies the shaping of your fate. Forces working through the ages. Brought this hour, 'tis time to strike. Rise and fling them from yonr shoulders, . —■;J;~" King and parasite alike. "-., Tis your hands that built the cities, Filled the rich fields of the earth. . Since the world has claimed your labor, Then stand forth aiid claim its-worth. Let each toil for his just portion. - Then with greed shall vanish crime, And the golden day of labor Shall embrace all. lands, all .times. There shallbe.no want, .oppression, Graft or fear: or tyrant's sway, Work.for it with band and spirit,.. Bring the' last great Labor Day! ■ Nova Scotia CLP. to Contest Every Seat The Nova Scotia section of the Canadian Labor Party intends to contest every seat in the province at the next election on account of the stand taken by the government, against the miners. The Labor party is represented by only two members at the present tjjnej» btit'it is believed that many more can be added by putting up a strenuous campaign. All the unions of the U. M. W. A. are affiliated with the Canadian Labor Party and other unions, including the Glace Bay and Sydney Trades Councils. Where no unions exist branches are being organized. More Mileage—■ and Less Workers Last year all Canadian railways employed 26,0000 fewer persons than they did in 1919, when they employed 185,177 persons on the ayerage. The pay roll of the railways last year was $59,000,000 less than in 1919. ' Yet there are complaints that the railways are over-staffed, and the workers over-paid. What, because of the 26,000 discharged workers, representing with their families over 100,000 perhaps? .'<■■'• Last year the Canadian railways employed nearly 10.000 fewer persons than'p they did batik ' in 1913. Yet the railway mileage has been increased about 40 per cent. Belvedere Court Dance Saturday The regular social and dance of the Vancouver Centre Group of the Canadian Labor Party will be held Saturday evening at Belvedere Court commencing at 8:30 p.m. sharp. The committee has secured the services of several good artists for the social. The usual orchestra will provide the music for the dance, which will commence at 9 pTm.. Refreshments will be served during the evening, consisting of coffee, tea, sandwiches, cakes, etc. The collection will be taken up at the door, but ladies bringing sandwiches or cakes will be admitted free. Tag Day Granted for Relief Fund The City Council has granted a tag day to the Trades and Labor Coun- • *Ur,]iii*aidVa^M-^i^v.N«rni«Scotia' Relief Fund.* The committee expects to • organize-the tag day for / Friday, May 8th. Help Wanted All men and women willing to aid in the effort are urged to turn in their names to the secretary of .the Trades Council at 803 Holden Bldg. Phone Sey. 7495\ The situation in Cape Breton is more critical than'ever. The company refuses to revoke its wage reduction ultimatum ahd the miners, half starved for the last two years, decline to accept the starvation wage of the British Empire Steel Octopus. Your help isv needed for next Friday. Carpei Sixty nters Initiate New Members Do you realize that every time you buy non-union made goods you become an employer of "scab" labor and therefore a union labor oppressor? Buy only union-labeled goods. TRADES CONGRESS DONATES $600 TO BELIEF FUND* ■ The President and'Secretary of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada sent a check for $500 to the Nova Scotia Relief Fund and endorsed the 'strike and urged Organized labor throughout the Dominion I to support the miners. Carpenters Local 482 held another big meeting last Monday evening when sixty new Candidates were in- itiated,!!]^^ a total of 118 new membersfor the month. The, work of organizing goes merrily on and the services of Organizer- Page* has been secured for another couple of weeks. Some of the contracting firms who cut the wages to $6.50 a day last year have signified their willingness to restore the $7.00 rate on May 1st, and if the small percentage of men. still receiving the $6.50 rate will only make a stand on the first of the - month, little difficulty should be experienced. An open meeting for all carpenters has been called for tonight (Frir- day) in the O'Brien Hall, corner of Hastings and Homer Streets, at 8_ p.m. Good speakers will be there and a lively, meeting is expected. If you cannot.-come get .another-jcarpente* to^come'liryoUr place. "Labor is capital. Labor has the same right to protect itself by trade unions, etc., as any other form of capital .might clai'm foe itself." Cardinal Manning. ■Z i "". I- ' ss "7 , -v r 1 THE LABOR STATESMAN n May 1st, 1925 M The Labor Statesman tnbllshed ere; Bios.. Vancouver. B. C. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. r Press Committee: J. Sidaway St Rall- Machinists; J. Thomson, PIleDrtvfrs and Wooden Brldeemen. "rivers H. W. Watts, Man. Editor. ■nbscriptlon Hajes:—Canada »2.0d per S^fi-'i-'J Sor 8,,t months- United To unions subscribing In a body, lie per member per month. Phone Seymour 1989. Vancouver, B.C., May 1st, 1925 A GHASTLY JOKE _.:.'■ The Canadian Minister of Finance sr claims that for the last financial year the "revenue has exceeded the expenditure by some couple of million dollars. Sir Henry Drayton, a gentleman equally versed in these matters and himself a former Finance Minister, claims that, instead of a sur- , plus, there is a deficit of something over a hundred million dollars. To any one unacquainted with Canadian poliiJral.methflus-it will be impossible " to understand how a dispute of this _jHrture and magnitude could-mise,and any one applying tie ordinary methods of reasoning to the puzzle never will understand it The key to the problem lies in the fact that by the common consent of both the major political parties, the moral law—that is, the accepted standard of truth and honesty—does not.apply to politics, and, unfortimatgly^it^CTaoiyc > ••"errrm'ewf"df tKe countryis considered; '■>iWtfS'la"matter of politics. The purpose, the ideal and the end to which a political party applies itself is to ''get in" and when that is accomplished, to stay in, and when the accepted ideaa of right and wrong stand between -the party and its purpose— well, so much the worse for the accepted idea of right and wrong! In the ordinary walks of life-common decency requires us to put the best consistent construction on our neigh- ' bor's actions, but in politics it is the rule to put the worst possible con., structiOn on every action of the opposing party, and. even down-right deliberate lying is quite permissible, the only question being whether the lie can,produce.a "worth while" effect before the other party cai> catch np to it and prove _jts„falaity__ox neutralize its effects with a more effective He of their own. During an election the. most useful agent is the person who can invent" a falsehood that has sufficient plausibility about it to keep the other party busy explaining it away, and it is considered fihe very height of political strategy and good generalship to have one or . more damning stories on the other party or its candidates ready to release on the eve of an election. This latter story is always centred in such a way that its falsity cannot be shown until after the elector has voted. - , ' While we are not going to follow this phase of matters to any extent just now, it is to the point to suggest tection in the fact that the party that is "out" in its wild desire to get ''in" will expose anything tending to discredit the opposing party, but it does not work quite in this way. When the one party learns that the other is shaping for the most vicious mistake or even crime, it does not attempt to prevent it. It is considered far better politics to be able to cpnvict the opposing party for the acpmplished act than to prevent it, and then have it' righteously and indignantly "denied-that any such act was even ever intended. Occasionally, too, when the corruptive influence is of some considerable magnitude, both parties are taken into the game with the result that neithr will expose1 the other. The P.G.E. political fund in our own province is a good sample of the latter situation. While the sessions of parliament are compelled to deal with marty necessary affairs, the party spirit bedevils everything. Each party con- siders„matters from the standpoint of party advantage, and the whole session is a preliminary sparring match for the next election, and endeavors to so handle every proposal as to make political capital for ■ itself, or to reflect discredit on its opponents. A vicious purpose is found in everything that the opposing party does, or tries to do, and if it did not propose to do this particular thing its failure would also be charged to its discredit—such is the muck of which Canadian politics is made—and Canadian Government is merely an incident fo this. j; I With the- foregoing as a .background it becomes possible to see how a dispute of a hundred million dollars in the Canadian balance sheet for the year is possible. The party in power, wishing to claim credit for *e"economy arid efficiency,wjbich.a surprair always - suggests, adopts a method of book-keeping that leaves out the whole, national railways and some other non-productive expenditures. These are charged t° capn ital account, the contention being that the expenditures have created an asset equal in value in itself. The opposition claim that these expenditures should be included in the annual outlay, and, of course, if this was done the shortage would be over a' hundred million dollars as stated. The joke of the whole, matter—a somewhat ghastly joke it is when we consider that this is the attitude of the parliamentary representative towards the problems of conducting the affairs of the country—is that' the gentleman who now complains kept the book in exactly the same way himself while he was Minister of Finance three years-ago.-^M. celebrations, we can profit by a review of our activities, and the problems confronting us. Twenty years ago workers entering this country had little difficulty in finding some, kind of work. It may not have been the kind desired or at suitable wages; the hours were long and, excepting a few favored trades, organization was very limited. But one had a certain amount of security that.is rapidly vanishing. The strides made in industry have given us a few luxuries .(to those of us who can afford them) but our prospects are decidedly inferior to those of twenty years ago. When conditions enabled one to get plenty to eat there was no desire of workers to take even a passing interest in politics. The consequences are that a succession of governments in Canada has produced nothnig in the form of legislation (unless we consider the Industrial Disputes Act) to counter the growing evils arising out of our agricultural, railroad and industrial expansion. They have given concessions ■ to railroads, juggled tariffs, first to suit the manufacturers and then to suit the farmers. As for us, a small delegation has meekly made an annual pilgrimage to ask for certain legislation, but without any political backing it has resulted in nothing being done. The other interests have been on the job to protect their economic interests and have done it well. On the other hand, we have held back either from a lack of interest or because of'the apparent fertility of trying to organize a political consciousness to deal with working class problems. We have neglected to take advantage of opportunities and, as a consequence, find ourselves well inthe^jear^al, labor's arriiy. Tt is true much ground work-^has been done, but practical, results have not been achieved and the sooner we adjust ourselves to suit our present needs the better our chances of producing real results. With the chronic unemployment, accidents to workers in certain occupations, the hounding of organizers and pothers engaged in educative work along working class lines, the system of slavery in force in such areas as Nova Scotia—these and other problems are- awaitmgs ome concrete effort oh the part of Labor to' solve or expose the rottenness of the system in the attempt. Such questions as prohibition and opposition to horse racing find champions among our clergy and moralists,'but the champions of Labor's aims are and will be found only in the ranks of the workers. It. is very necessary that OUR MAY DAY OUTLOOK. In Europe the political aspect of May Day takes the form of parades, demonstrations and sometimes protests against some form of tyranny or oppression, or the advancement of some much needed reform. It has long been used as a day for collective working class effort to combat the encroachments of capital. Occasionally a few broken heads have come as a reminder that the power of the state is on the job to look after the interests of those in control. Even so, governments have come to regard the day as emblematic of working ^I"when"tte^7dividu7l"m7mbera|c^ »nd *» » to. what elected by such mefiods as these, Ms** haPPe" h/* caus.ed tbema gj? -Trad with the assistance of a "slush tain amount of uneasiness. In this fund" of questionable origin, thereico^l^t^.^i.^-^ Da^ is; ho very valid; reason to expect either -honesty or efficiency in handling, the, afiairs^of^^ the;iountry1;r«THe. aggregate of the party is no, better than the Units of which it is composed and it is.contrary to all experience to expect that m^n " who stoop to such methods to secure.a; position will use it when obtaine'd for "the sake of the public rather than their own advantage. At first sight, there would appear to be some pre- spirit,'Jbf"" reasons "that heed not con cern us here. .■■.'--■.■■'., and several groups of European workers,' there is very little Interest iri, the custom, although 'df '"recent years,the, left wing in the United States has boosted it as a means, of injecting a little solidarity into the labor movement. However, if we lack the smstom, tradition," and general - background oi the May Day FREE! FREE! The Hermetic Temple 817 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C. \Sr SYLLABUS OF THE Summer School Studies in Esoteric Philosophy TO BE CONDUCTED BY , DR. JOHN GRAVEN AFTERNOON SESSION AT 2:45 EVENING SESSION AT 7:30 Kay G—Tlio Synthesis of Troth. Kay 13—Tb* Purpose of Creation. Kay 30—Tha Ultlniato of Kan. May 87—The Bolativity of Kan to" th* God Coacopt -ZZ-t Suae S-^JsoUffioao end ffnllooopMo Kyths.' Jane 10—Who Divinity,of ,Man. Vfna^STS^'HrMa^rXawT*^ 3tma 34—Th* Immutability of law. July 1—Ths EanlUbrnlm of Haw. •' Jnly.. 8—Equity and Bo-lncarnutlon. July 16—Ths Contlnnlty of Ufa. July 38—The Cult of Mediation. fuly 39—The Materialism of the Supernatural. These^studies are open to the pabllo and are quite free, all oontrl- bntioas are of a voluntary oharaoter. Questions invited. the unrest and general discontent now permeating the rank 'and file be given adequate expression in a manner to bring about a solidification of the various factions of the Labor movement. Locally, May Day finds us convening to choose prospective candidates for a possible -Federal election in the near future; also to revise the C, L, P. constitution and to plan the carrying out of the necessary work of organizing the outlying districts. One of the most needed extensions of our activities is the carrying out qf propaganda and developing new speakers to break new territory, or to revive interest in old ones. This will require a certain amount of work, but, if the Labor movement is going to be worthy of the name, it is time we set to work at some real spade work.—S. A NEW STATE OF CHAOS . Once again Europe seems. to—bedashing'headlong into a new chaotic condition. During the past year, there seemed to be a tendency to straighten out the tanglements brought about by the war. With the advent of the MacDonald, the Ebert land the Herriott governments, progress was being made in this direction, but now reaction is again in the saddle and there is no saying what it Will bring about. Old hatreds are being revived, war alliances are being suggested and secret treaties have, in all probability, been signed. The masses are being swerved from one extreme to another. . The old party diplomats are engineering coups that upset all the plans of Socialist and Labor parties in power and out of power. Europe still appears to. be suffering from shell SHtfcK^'fts"nerves afe "siiir JjttnpyTf It .crjes-foBtvpaace-one .day an'd*sRouts' for war the next. It listens to and applauds a wild communistic agitator one minute and acquiesces to the suggestions of the "die hard" Conservative orator. the_next, -. •— > It seems, to us that this condition of affairs will continue for some time yet. But it cannot continue forever. Just as the reaction from Communism is receding so will it recede from that df Conservatism. Neither .can make permanent headway against the sane, steady progress of Labor. The Labor Party iri Britain and the Socialist Parties of France, Germany, Belgium, Spain and even Fascisti Italy are firmly entrenched, the assaults of the Communists and Conservatives notwithstanding. The turmoil has, to a great extent, been accentuated by the Communists through their violent activities. Yet'these activities were but the aftermath of world war conditions. These men and women were the exploited slaves of a ruthless system. They wanted to end it quickly. Their methods, however, only tended to give the reactionary the chance to use the club he has used in Hungary and Italy, and is using now in Bulgaria and is likely to use in France and Germany. Capitalism is still healthy, although it has a high fever, but it can only be changed by intelligent per-, sistent action. Raving orators and gun play only drives the masses to the support of the reactionaries who uphold and desire to continue the present insane system of wealth production.—W. UNION G. We G. MADE Carpenters' Overalls Phone Seymour 3594 Campbell & Griffin Clothing, Hats, Caps and Men's Furnishings M4 CORDOVA STREET WEST ronizeU wnole Wheat FLOUR EVERY HOME NEEDS IT. MAKE SURE YOU GET IT— AND NOTHING ELSE. It Is Rich in Nourishment— DELICIOUS UNDERWOOD Rebuilt ......$35 to 75 Portable $65 Terms: $10 Cash, Balance Easy Tcrll . •'■' t United Typewriter Co.y Ring Up Sey. 2354 for Appointment DR. W. J. CURRY DENTIST — Suite 301 Dominion Building Vancouver, B.C. I DOLK Men's Tailors 18 Hastings West Room-33 When orie takes something that doesn't helofig' jo "him; If is.literally a mis-take. . ' Trffi BETTER'OLE 915 Main Street J. Turner, Prop, picks the best of ' tobacco. ' . BE CONSISTENT William Tell CIGARS are the product of A 100 per cen? UNION FACTORY Phone! Seymour 1380 -Bar. 60S ALWAYS OPEN The T. Edwards Co. rnirEBAT. nmnoToiia and IMBALMEE3 Note: 2 Parlors Only 612 Main St. 9431 GranvUle St OTTAWA, TORONTO, WASHINGTON AND PRINCIPAL CITIES Fetherstonhaugh & Co. Patents and Trademarks—British Empire and foreign ERNEST E. CARVER, Res. Mg-r. 1018 BOQBBS BUDCJ., VAKCOrrVEB Telephone Seymour 3798 S.B0WELL&S0N FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 66 6th St., New Westminster Phono 993 '^ h "Whjr did you tip that boy so handsomely when.he-f&ve-xss yjxnc-J^: eoatF^"".'."] UP-TO - DATE HAIRDRESSING SCHOOL ' **''". Highly recommended by press and pupils; has vacancy for '," two students. Efficient operators can always And employment. 'AVOtUOAM AW88 EKMrOH WUlBTeTtr, ,»£P£OafAS .atVBsT rrr:—.„ rs=s Efficiency Onaraateed Here; Bonus While Seaming. 337 Hastings Sly ■jui*--; ■•; m «. May 1st, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN STANDING THE ACID TEST TyHEN considering making an in- ( vestment, you owe it to yourself to carefully investigate the company which interests you. You want to make sure that the money you invest is carefully safeguarded. You Want Your Investment Insured Against Loss YOU want to--make sure that your money will be spent for the proper purpose; that you will get an honest ran for your hard- earned savings; that the company has at least a fair chance of success, and, above all, that . in the event of failure your money will be returned to you in full, plus cash value borrowing features (as embodied in life insurance) during the preliminary stages. Thisjs Exactly What We Offer You When making an investment with" us" of' $100.00 or mord it carries all these features, as well as a bonus of 100 shares of Common Stock in the company. Write for particulars. GLASAIR MINING 321 Winch Bldg. CORPORATION, Ltd. Fhoru,.Sej'J755 MR. HOME-OWNER- STOP COSTLY EXPERIMENTING—USE ONLY Langmuir's Shingle Stain EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS OF STAINS LEADS TO ■ * DISAPPOINTMENT AND LOST MONEY LANGMUIR'S STAIN HAS TWENTY YEA^S OF . SERVICE AS ITS GUARANTEE IT NEVER FAILS DISTRIBUTORS POR BRITISH COT.TrWsttA , ... Bogardus - Wickens, Limited VANCOUVER, B. O. lOOO HOMER STREET PHONE SEY. 8970 GORDON ^CAMPBELL LTD. Manufacturers of Men's Clothing (WHOLESALE) TOWER BUILDING, 500 BEATTY STREET - GORDON' T. CAMPBELL, President. ^ajil. Aodmss: J-.TSlTPn yaWCOPTMfc" AJ.O.Coaa; 5th Edition. : Telephone Seymour iwf ^VANrouv^»r'^°iS;:; Dollar Purchasing ' Power I? Test By PROF. IRVING FISHER Department of Political Economy, Yale University To the person that can not understand that money changes, arid that a thousand dollars today is apt to be very different from a thousand dollars last year, or next year, -the postman's argument that he is. poorer now than he was in 1913 seems unreasonable. ' ''He got ?1,200 in 1913," they say, "and. has since been raised 50 ■ per cent, getting $ 1,800 today. Surely he ought to be satisfied." But money has changed in purchasing power so that $1,800 today is worth only f 1,- 044 "pre-war dollars." If this is true then the postman really hasn't $600 a year more than he had in 1913, except on paper. On the contrary, in actual purchasing power he has. $166 less. The dollar of today and the dollar of 1913 are very different in purchasing power, although the same in weight of gold. The $600 raise in terms of gold, or of money representing gold, is not a real raise. He cannot eat gold, nor clothe and shelter himself with it. He must convert his gold—or his money —into food, clothing, and shelter. The question then becomes: Will his $1,800 today buy him more of these things now than his $1,200. bought him.in 1913? I _. m uuuuhmbx *^'mill """ ■a«uiiiujMjiuuui:uiiui'!^' - IaboB asHilill! BRAND "7r ' tOFFIEH "COUVER. B.C. Many Trade Uiiidns Buy Office Homes By the purchase of a large residence for office purposes at Indianapolis, the International Typographical Union has joined the increasing number of international organiza tions that have adopted this policy. : with the a.-;f. -ot'iizm^a^Z Washington, afid the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress building at' Ottawa, Canada the following international affiliates of the A. F. of L. own their office headquarters: Machinists; Washington; Pressmen, Pressmen's Home, Tenn.; Railway Clerks, Cincinnati; Hod Carriers, Quincy, Mass.;'Blacksmiths, Chicago; Bakery Workers, Chicago; Brewery and Soft Drink Workers, Cincinnati; Street Car Men, Detroit; Boiler Makers, Kansas City, Kan.; Steel Workers, Pittsburgh; Carpenters, Indianapolis; Ladies' Garment Workers, New York; Painters' Lafayette, Ind.; Plumbers and Steamfitters, Chicago; Lathers, Cleveland; Printers, Indianapolis. ■ YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEE FRESH! DON'T YOU? Nabob Coffee comes to you fresh from the roaster. Sealed tight, with all its original arama and flavor. *BK Avs^-^W^^ ii^i^T.'ft7a^sJi^^A'^>':;-v1« „..,>-?>;."»■'•'*■' i,'?.-:r.'<-.7.',r<\ty<\'l'--:'-*.' *^i■»^Al^^W*,^^ NABOB Coffee is Always Fresh O Death, Where is Thy Sting? Skaggs had a fine stenographer, a 'lady, blithe and fair, With eyes as blue as violets,, and sunny golden hair, ■•• ■'': A face and form like' Venus, but not • so "bare" as'she, ' ..IS. For this-one wore silk stockings rolled down below the knee. A flapper skirt of gauzy/ weave, a waist decollete, And Skaggs stuck close to business ■ —he never missed a day; Dictation to this steno was in honey tones expressed, Till Mrs. Skaggs dropped in one day -—I hate to tell the rest. She grabbed Skaggs by the collar- she smote him "hip and thigh." The steno grabbed her bonnet, nor stopped to say "good-bye.". --.J- .pAndi now a male, stenographer, usurps the lady's place, ' Anj^kajg^Jic^a.tej,-^ man with pock-marks on hiB face.'" —The Kansas City Freemason. Jut 0?t Peter Rabbit PEANUT BUTTER COSTS NO MORE THE TOY PAILS DELIGHT THE CHILDREN Kelly Confection Co., Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. Special Notice to The Craffej-Re- Pojtider. This—Jt often- happens Male customer to saleslady—"Have msmber that all babies s/e Union that father meets daughter at the you silk underwear?-" ,.' keyhole. ' '" , Saleslady—"Sir"' ;--•- y - Our Motto: SINCERE SERVICE CONSISTENT QtMUTT &RIFHFITJPSr- BREAD s*f,€»i*^ DELIVERED AT YOUR DOOR BOS'XB Sf.0 MORE All Oni Salesmen Mnst Be Kombore vff;*ocaI 371 THE LABOR STATESMAN Mt. Pleasant Buy Youf Lamps, Radio AND BliECTRICAlV STTPPLIES rrom tho >raotical atom City Electric Co. PAIR. 4865 MAIN AT 8th ■•pairs Say aad aright Bell Plumbing & Heating Company 105 Broadway East REPAIRS'OUR SPECIALTY Fair. 2593 Res. Pfcone Bay. 109SX I I A. HILKER & SON Anything in Dry Goods and Fancy Work. Goods Must Be Satisfactory ; or Money Refunded..,., 242% Main Street, Halfway Between Broadway and 8th Avenue. i Phones: Fair. 58 '.— Res.: Bay. 47<S6R MO0NT PLEASANT UNDERTAKING CO, LTD. • AMBULANCE SERVICE <50R. OF MAIN AND KINQSWAY Owen's Meat Market HIGH CLASS MEATS We Deliver Phone Fair. 1 A 2545 Main St. Vancouver Hardware Company '- 2421 MAIN STREET UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Builders Hardware, Paints, Varnishes, Brushes, Crockery, - China, Glas»er''"'"*''"''-''.: T^SMW^PP**^'.'? Come in and Look Over ... Our Spring Goods Men's Fine Oxfords—Tan or black. Special $5.95 Basketball Outing Shoes—Suction soles. Boys' ...$2.50 Men's $2.85 Arrow Shirts in nifty patterns, $1.55 to _...... $2.95 Brill Caps, new shades, $2.25, $2.50 Men's underwear for spring, piece or combination, suit....$1.50 Men's khaki combination overalls $2.40 Painters' white big Overalls $1.00 Arthur Frith & Co. Men's and Boys' Furnishings, Hats, Boots and Shoes. ' Phone: Fair. 14 2313 Main St, Between 7th and 8th May 1st, 1925 HOW ABOUT IT? By SAM HILL The writeris an avowed socialist; a socialist first and a trades unionist afterwards; a socialist from political conviction, a trade unionist from economic necessity. He would like to see all workers made' trade unionists, and all trade unionists made socialists. And, whilst this is rather a tall order to achieve, some small portion of it is worthy of the effort. The trade union movement locally shows signs of a general improvement. One of its. present features is that working class politics are freely discussed at meetings which twelve or fifteen years ago would have been taboo. There seems to be a genuine' desire to support, financially and otherwise, a political Labor Party. The members are not so much concerned with platform' or philosophical platitudes as they are in seeing a "goqdJabownan-u"Slected to parKarnenTto stir up a little lively interest in working class problems. The one thing to understand isjthat, irrespective of what may have been preached in the past, the Labor Party idea has come and come to stay. How Socialist Party Wanes Whilst the trade union movement is taking a greater part in matters political, the Socialist Party has let up onits efforts. Where it used to pack one of the local theatres with a well-informed audience Sunday after Sunday to listen to its propaganda, it now not only does not hold any meetings, but, to the average man, has ceased to exist "as. a party. There must be some reason for this. Let us see. Years ago the very mentioh of a Labor Party would Bring ridicule on sucK a- proposal" Wtf^Tv'would be; smothered in abuse. The propaganda of the Socialist Party of Canada locally and nationally, tended to keep Labor Parties in the background^'Its work was"'educational, scientific and revolutionary. Its meeting were well attended, and whilst the actual membership of the .party was small it had an "outer fringe" of considerable size that could always be relied upon. Its speakers were small in numbers, but were sound, and certainly not sloppy. Reforms were scoffed at or ridiculed, and this "outer fringe" absorbed the viewpoint of the party to a considerable extent. But there was one thing it did not do which the party did. It did not make a religion of its policy, nor immunize itself to new ideas. It had an open mind and was responsive to new viewpoints arising out of a changing world. Wartime's Change The World War had come, followed by the Russian' Revolution; the Gibson's Dairy Produce "Farm to Consumer" "MEADOW VALLEY" CREAMERY BUTTER 4 ' WHIPPING CREAM MILK BUTTERMILK CREAM ICE CREAM 7 HASTINGS STREET WEST Opposite Pantage Theatre peace parley portioned out the spoils and Russia was blockaded and invaded. Old political parties were breaking up and new ones forming. The British Labor Party recovered from the shocks of war and began a fight for the maintenance and extension of living conditions. If -they have not succeeded they have increased their .following in the attempt. Locally, we pinned our faith on the S. P. to take some action and adjust itself to new conditions. Opportunity knocked at the door; the "outer fringe" was expectant; here was an opportunity to do something to solidify the working class movement. Some of _jts members were helping to organize the 0. B. U. '...'. Echo of Big Strike- ... Would the S. P.- give" the new un- ion- ifshlessing? It made a gesture, hesitated, and with the big strike on from Winnipeg to Vancouver, its membership was in the fight, but the party was not. One of its members was victimized, given a year in jail, and on his home-coming from Stoney Mountain was met ,by a greater throng than had. previously greeted the Prince of Wales. The "outer fringe," heavily reinforced by others in the. making, wished to capitalize the occasion. The union movement could do nothing, split as it was. Would the S. P. take advantage of the situation? Without a doubt, the time was ripe for a change in tactics to conform to the new outlook; the followers had given the lead and the S. P., after a few enthusiastic meetings, fell back into the old rut. No action was taken and the opportunity WaS ^.,^-^^^f^^«^^^ -Not Much, Left • Then. came, the "Twenty-two demands" of the Russian Communists; the split of the party followed; the active element, though not necessarily right on this question, left the party, leaving behind very little more than the name, the constitution and the platform with the the official organ, The Western Clarion. Those' who left formed the Workers! Party and gave blind support to Russia; whilst those remaining settled back to review the situation. Some of the membership realized that they must adapt themselves or die, politically, and advocated Labor Parties in the columns of The Clarion. Now, even this appeal's to have waned and the shell-hardened crust which has grown around the party is impervious to anything new. In the meantime, the P. L. P. had come into existence, followed by the Workers' Party; and now we have a Labor. PnAy made up of the two parties mentioned and many of the unions, all affiliated by sending delegates and finances to plan, working class action whilst still retaining their own identity. * Will S". P. Unity Come? The question arises: Will the Socialist Party respond to the call for unity? Will it consider the "outer fringe" which it built up in the old' days .and asspme_some, responsibility for directing and extending the movement to the point where ,jt can do some practical work? This old world is not what is was ten or twelve years ago. Conditions demand that any group claiming a knowledge of history, politics., and aconomics^as. 'BoW^ift^prri^^ ' knowledge, within the realm of practical politics. To theorize in the past was excusable; the present demands action. With, the well-informed and"f capable propagandists, the prestige and ilis *sta#izihjS• iuftaince of the S. P. membership, the Labor Party would be considerably strengthened by such an acquisition; the movement would undoubtedly grow and possibly be able to elect some members to either of the houses of parliament. UNION MADE SHOES, BUY YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES FROM VANCOUVER'S UNION FACTORY , Strength, quality, economy. The ideal footwear for Loggers, Mechanics, Other*. Strongest and best in town! CHRISTIE & STUMP, LTD. &£wif*.otory, 51 WEST CORDOVA STREET •Factory and Tannery, 378 Wast Pint Stro.t But this can only be done by united efforts. The rank and file are ready and anxious to dig in ahd help in the work if they can only see some attempt on the part of the various factions composing the Labor movement to come to acommon understanding. .— This is Opportune Time It is the writer's opinion that all who lay claim to being socialists should be prepared to make some sacrifices if need be for the general good of the movement. Some doubt may be -expressed as to the wisdom Of such sacrifice at present, but, from the viewpoint of many who are in a fair position to judge, the time is most opportune for the S.-P.^to regain some of ijp lost prestige and at the same time put some meat and muscle onto the scrawny skeleton of the present Labor Party by joining that body. If this should not be realized, it is almost certain that the movement in general will suffer and that the gradual decline of the S. P. influence will terminate in the demise of that organization. Who can say in those circumstances but what it would not be for the best? The survival of the ..fittest will weed out all those groups that Jail to adapt'tbe»?»» selves to new requirements. In conclusion: The present chronic state of. unemployment, the struggle to maintain living standard, and the chaotic and hopeless condition of the workers in general—these, coupled with the cruel, callous and cold- Main St. South of 18th J. C COLVIN Plumbing Heating aasfittlng Estimates Cheerfully Given.-. 4178 Main Street Phones: Pair. 3071 Res., Fair. 2375R 30 Years' Experience ROBINSON'S Cycle and Repair Stor 3917 Main at 23rd ■ Fair. 599* J Specialist in' Bicycle frame repjH!«i Keys cut, Saw sharpened, B. St / Buggy Tires repaired. Agent MM "Red Bird" Bicycles. 1 WI LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED .! KIRKHAMT GROCERTERIAS Nos. 15 and ?# Our goods are always fresTi, Our, prices the lowest. Give us a trial and be convinced. , 3320 Main St. 3840 Main St. Phone Fair. 3300 Phone Fair. S008. P.N.PARKER Dry Goods and Men's Furnishings- "Where You Buy and Save" Open Saturday*Wrt»"9W;"jpiS~~" blooded capitalist expressions, such' as Besco's "They Can't Stand the Gaff," should make it clear to the dullest of us that the present gaps, in Labor's ranks must be closed. How about it, comrades?^ Smith Bros.& Wilson Ltd. I GENERAL CONTRACTORS All Classes of Public Buildings a Specialty Bridges, Sewers, Roads and Engineering Construction PHONE SEYMOUR 4706 ,.'; 711 Credit Foncier Building, Vancouver, B, C. O A Year of Progress NINETEEN TWENTY-FOUR saw the expenditure of more than $4,000,000 by the B.C. Electric. In that year, we began a new hydroelectric development at Alouette Lake, started the enlargement of the Stive Lake plant, built a new 2,000,000 cubic ^(;p»p;„a..i3ct.+gasp:.piant, inaugurated "fn'e,.B.»G-- Rapid Transit'Company, extended our gas mains into Point Grey, began an underground distribution - sysf^m hr Vancouverand made corresponding extensions inourlight and powerservices. So must a public utility company expand in every growing community. . BmisHCoiHMi^ffil^TRicltowarCa HEAD OFFICE VANCOUVER* B.C. May 1st, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN Trades Union Directory E?„.^" Tr»»« »n« tabor Oonnoll— President, R. H, Neelands. M.L.A., ewr?^ ^ri'.taX'- Percy R Bengough S"J,ce' *££ "olden Bldg., It Hastings i«hl' «Ph,one Se*- 11>°' **»«» >n this* nPa,,..at 8 pm' on the flrst ■""> L tnlfd Tuesdays ln month. Ifef ■t'lB,',a* *iaista Councils, Vaaoouvar— M^fiL^^i3, and fourth.Tuesday In Holden Building. President, J. Flynn. , Secretary-treasurer, w. Watt ■• Salary Salssmta, Koeel 371 — Meets second Thursday every month. Holden Bldg.. 16 Hastings B. President, A, Wylle, 4336 Elgin Street; financial secretary. H, A. Bowron, 929 lltb Ave. E. Barbers', 'Journeyman International Union of Amerloa—Local 120, Vancouver, B. C, meets second and fourth Tuesdays ln each month In Room 310 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. President. Fred Dawe; fin. secretary, A. R, Jennl, 728 Hastings Street West; ...rec. sec, Bort Deprey. Bookbinders Looal No. 105, Int. Brotherhood—Meets second Tuesday ln month 804 Holden Bldg. President, F. Milne, 636 Drake St.; secretary, A. H. Hos- Hns. 118 R2nd Ave W Boot and Shoe Workers Union, Ho. COS— Meets In the Holden Building' on the first Wednesday of each month. President, J. Turner, 1919 54th Ave. E.; fln- sec, J. Griffiths, 8622 McGlll St. iti y i-'rlciclaycrs', Masons' and TUe Bettors' ... I Int. Union No. 1—Meets second and '. ■ ff.' fourth Wednesday In the Holden Bldg. Xa'f'President, Oi E. Halllday; Secretary, ' V iiW. S. Dagnall. 1244 20f ' ■*■ 1 ,J?hone Fair, 845 R. 20th AveT'fi V - ..arpentoru and Joiners, Amalgamated * Soolety of,—Vancouver 1st Branch 1/^ - .meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each ?| j'", month. President, W. Taylor; Sec. F. JLi <* Prosser; business agent, J. McKinley. ri*a Headquarters, room 35, 163 Hastinga St. W. ■ . ,/rfupenters and Joiners, United Brother- ..,;< hood of, Local 452—President, J. O. . Thom; recording secretary, W. Page; business agent, Wm. Dunn. Offloe, Room 808 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings East. Meets second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m. City Hall Employees' Association meets flrst Wednesday of each month at 445 Richards St. at 8 p. m. President, W. H.*Lewthwalte,; Business agent, and treasurer, W. J. Seribbins,- 3208 Pender St., E.; Secretary, H. A. Black, 2870 Yale St. Civic Employeos* Union,' Local 28 — Meets first and third Fridays Tin* the -month"at 445 Hfe«'a-ras"SC"at 8 p.m. President,,!*, K. Brown, 2627 Charles St,.; secretary-treasurer, George Harrison, 1182 Parker St. Dominion Express Employees, Local No. IB, Brotherhood of—Meets first Friday alternating each month In Room 810 \ Holden Building. President, G. M. I Paxton, 4136 Sophia Street; Sec-Treas. ^H. C. Haines, 1919 Klngsway. jtrical Workers, 'Looal 813, International Brotherhood—Meets every Mon- i Jay at. S p.m. In Room No. 6, 819 Pender Street West President, D. W. •iMcDougal, 910 Hastings Street East; 'business agent, E. H. Morrison. Office, ,'819 Pender Street West . „—, ■ 'JnginoerB—International Union Stoam > I and Operating Local 844—Meets every Thursday at 8 p.m., Room 806 Holden Bldg. President, R. Finley; business agent and financial secretary, F. S. Hunt; recording secretary, .Herbert McSavaney. Engineers, steam and Operating, Int. Looal 884—Meets flrst and third Wednesday at 8 p.m. ln room 806 Holden Bldg. President, Charles price; rec. secretary, J:-T. Venn; financial secretary, Frank L. Hunt. Office, 806 Holden Bldg. Fire Hunters, No. IB, International Association of—Meets every month at call of president. President, Nell Macdonald, No. 3 Fire Hall; financial secretary, C. A. Watson", • No. 3 Fire Hall. Floorlayera' Union, No. 1876, U.B. of ' ('.. & 3. ot A., meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays in 310 Holden Bldg., at 8 t.m. President, John Soderman; Fin. ec. .A: Reid; Rec. Sec. W. Johnston, 1666 16th Ave. W. MM and "factory Workers' Union, Local Ho. 1699 — Affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners. Meets flrst and third Thursdays in Room 313 Holden Bldg. President, Allan Graham; Fin 'Sec H. Brewer; Rec. Sec., B. Holden, U710 5th Ave. W., Vancouver, Phone Bay. 3123-R. 8311k Wagon Drivers and Dairy Employees, Z>ocaI 464—Meets second and fourth Friday in Labor Hall, ^'"Hastings St E. Business agent Birt Snowier, 1115 Robson 8t Holders Union Local 381—International of Hortb America—nit-eta first and third Fridays ln month In room 313 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, Sam Wilson, "1728 Tew St. Corresponding representative, J. PInkerton, 2169 Victoria Drive. Hotel and Bostaurant Employees Union, Looal 38—441 Seymour Street. Meets first and third Wednesday at 3 p.m. Second and fourth Wednesdays at 9 p.m. President, G. Coleman; business agent A. Graham. Phone Seymour 1681. Iron Workers, Looal 87, int. Asso. of Bridge to Structural — Meets every Monday, Room 804 Holden Bldg., at 8 p.m. President, W. Flnlay, 1656V 22nd Ave. E.; Secretary, James Dunn, Box 1196 City; Phone High. 4334L. *■' Lathers, Wood, Wire and Metal, International Union. Looal 807 — Meets ' 1st and 3rd Fridays ln month, at room . IfJLlHoJden, .Bldg, President V.-R. tary, J. G. Flnlaysoii, 2635 12tb Ave. W., Phone Bay. 4942R. Votion Pictures Projectionist's Union, Local 348 of I.A.T.S.B. to H.P.II.C- Mects at 991 Nelson St on first Sunday in each month at 7:30 p.m. President, j. R. Foster, 1161 Granville St.; Secretary,- Geo. Gerrard, Box 346. Business Phone: Sey. 3923. Musicians Mutual Protective Union Local 145, A. P. of Kr->Meets at the G. W. V. A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President, Ernest C Miller, • 991 Nelson Street; secretary, Edward Jamieson, 991 Nelson Street; financial secretary, W. B. Williams, 991 Nelson Street; organizer, F. Fletcher, 991 Nelson Street Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Looal 138—Meets second and fourth . Thursdays at 319 Pender St. W. Bus iness agent Robt. S. Stevenson. Office, room 204 319 Pender St, W. Phone .Sey. 3609. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Book Builders Looal No. 3404—Meets every Friday night at 8 p.m. ln 112 Hastings St. W. James Thomson, secretary, P. O. Box 820. Labor Should Fight To Abolish Senate Plasterers, Looal 89—International Association of Oporative, meets first Wednesday In month at Holden Bldg. President, W. Strickland. 289-46th Ave. E. Secretary, M. Galway, 1151- 59th Ave. E. Phone Fras. 504-R2. Plumbers and Steamfitters, No. 170, International Asso. of—Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday in the Holden Bldg. President, Bert Stinchcombe, 1899 Ogden Ave.; secretary and business agent, W. Watt, 805 Holden Bldg. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Looal Ho. 69—Meets every second Tuesday ln the month- at 8 p.m. ln Room 213 Labor Hall, 16 Hastings St. E. President Harry F. Longley, 838 8th Ave. E.; secretary, Frank H. Humphrey, P. O. Box 894, 449 8th St. E., North - Vancouver, Phone N.V. ll723C'r""" Callway Carmen of Amerloa, Lodge Ho. 68—Meets first and third Friday ln month at Cotillon Hall, Granville and Davie Streets. President, A. S. Ross, 6873 Pr. Edward St.; secretary, J. D. Vullamy, 2215 16th Ave. W.. Street and Blsotrle Hallway Employees Pioneer Division Ho. 101—Meets K. P. Hall, Eighth and Klngsway, 1st and 3rd Mondays at 10:16 a.m. and 7 p.m. President F. A. Hoover, 2409 Clarke Drive; rec. secretary, F. E. Griffin, 447 6th Ave. East; treasurer, H. W. Speed; financial secretary and business agent Angus Maclrines, 3544 Pr. Edward St. Office:,corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Fairmont 2150L. Sheet Metal Workers, Amalgamated, Local Union Ho. 380—Meets second and fourth Thursday ln month in Holden Bldg.. 16 Hastings St E. President, N. C. Smith, 4425 Inman Ave.; fin. sec, E. J. Wardrop, 425 16th Ave. ' E.; cor. sec, A. P. Ashton, 4503 Spruce Street, feurnaby, Labor should fight for the abolition' of the Senate. If it can not secure this, it should accept reform of the Chamber, providing for the reduction of members, their election from group constituencies by. proportional representation, and a curtailment of their powers similar to the check: which had been put upon the British House of Lords. .' This was the advice of J. G. O'Donoghue, KC., to a meeting of members of the Canadian Labor Party in the Hamilton, Ont., Labor Temple. Mr. O'Donoghue spoke from a fund of experience gathered while he acted as agent of the Trades and Labor Council bf Canada in Ottawa securing Labor legislation from the government, and frequently finding it turned aside by the Senate. Mr. O'Donoghue surprised his _ audience by telling it that in demanding the abolition of the Senate they should Have the support of Right Hon. A. Meighen, Conservative leader, who, in 1909, was one of the twenty-two members of the House to vote for a resolution of this description. Meeting Favors Abolition In opening his address, Mr. O'Donoghue asked for a vote of the meeting on the question of abolition or reform of the Senate, and fonnd that all but three of the several hundred present favored abolition. He noted that there was little prospect of Labor representation in the Senate at any time, since one qualification of a Senator was that he must.-pos- sess $4,000 over his debts. .He described formation of the Senate, pointing out that it had been decided on at Confederation as a protection to minorities and sections and that its failure to live up to its functions had been an outstanding feature., its refusal to. give the Northwest provinces branch railways . which were" in the interests of the country. It took a side against the provinces," he said. "It has been conceded by all that it would be difficult to find a case in which it had'protected the rights of minorities." —■• Old Age Pensioners In pointing out that the Senate had not served as a check on the House of Commons, he referred to the bill in .1919, which it had accepted, and by which a British subject was de- Tailors', Journeymen Union of America, Local Ho. 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 603. Executive meets third Thursday of every month. Typographical Union, Ho. 838—President, R P. Pettipiece; vice president, C. S. Campbell; secretary-treasurer, R H. Neelands, P.O. Box 66. Meets last Sunday of, each month at 2 p.m.. In Holden Building, 16 Hastings St E. Maohlniot Looal 183—Presldont. „ B. B. McLean, 463 6th Ave. W. Secretary, S. A. Boardman, 3888 Parker St. Meets second and fourth Friday at 8 p.m. In Room 313 Labor HalL 16 Has4 tings Bast. Machinist Local 393—President, Thos. 1 Bills, 1852 Burrard St. Secretary," P. R. Bengough. Office, 807 Labor Hall, 18 Hastings East. Meets on second > and fourth Tuesdays In month..... Mental Hospital Attendants' Pederol Union Ho. 36—Meets at Essondale 1st . and third Thursdays In month. President, J. A. Gibson, 812 4th St, New Westminster; rec. sec, T. P. O. Mon- lies. Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale. ,■',-. The Vancouver Theatrical Pederation— Meets at 991 Nelson Street at 11 am. . on the Tuesday preceding the first Sunday of the month. President Harry Pearson; secretary, Edward A. Jamleson; business agent. Fred Fletcher, 991 Nelson St Victoria Road Phone Fraser 236 Prompt Delivery Tecumseh Meat Market , One Quality Only—The Best 5675 Victoria Rd. E. Savage, Prop. AMATEUR- FINISHING FILMS AND SUPPLIES Heyworth Drug Store Phone Fraser 694 ' THIRTY-FIFTH AND VICTORIA nied the right of trial by jury unless he happened to be of Canadian birth. He declared that the. Senate, when its political persuasion .was similar to that of the House, became a rubber stamp, and when it differed from the House it proved a stumbling block to legislation. * Mr. O'Donoghue had little' faith in the Senate as a body faithful to public duties, and remarked that the people had at least some control on the- House. He likened members of the Senate as old age pensioners for political service, and expressed the belief they would fail to recognize this if an old age pension bill ever reached them. Mr. O'Donoghue dealt with the number of Senators holding seats on the directorate of industries of the country, and of - its banks and'trust companies. He thought there would be little chance to secure anything from it by way of remedy for conditions which workers of the British Empire Steel Corporation were fighting against. Mr. O'Donoghue enumerated Labor legislation rejected by the Senate. He stated that he had frequently, found members of the House who had voted for certain bills lobbying Senators to destroy these measures. William Braidwood, D.C., Ph.C. Isabella.! Braidwood, D,.C ,Ph.C. LiHitttd by Stale Bond, Wash.' Chiropractors, Nerve Specialists Evening Appointnrnt*. Highland 1643-L Ssy. 1635 716-7 Standard Bk. Bids'. Kerr. 011.2 lady Attendant From 8 p.m. X-JBay Sorvics By Appointment Ssy. 1SS8 W. F. E. DURRANI CHIROPRACTORS I Palmer School Graduates 814-13 DOMINION BUILDING I ■ Office Sey. 6031 Bes. Kerr. 333X3 Dr. Elmo Marshall Graduate National College. Chicago CHIROPRACTOR 503-3 HOLDEH BTTIXDING 16 HASTINGS STREET, B. workmen's compensation "act Approved On January 31,1925, the President of Costa Rico approved the Workmen's Compensation Act passed by the Costa Rican Congress on January 26,1925, which enacts revised provisions for indemnities to workmen for labor accidents. UNEMPLOYMENT IN DENMARK Although unemployment in Denmark increased considerahi^'Wuring |15eceftibeTv5522; and January, 1925," it is said that the increase is caused by seasonal conditions rather than by any fundamental change in the general industrial situation. The present unemployment total is'markedly below the totals for the same periods of 1921, 1922 and 1923. Street car strike in Mexico pity ends when President Calles told company that unless it granted men's demands government would take over the lines. . X-Servlcs Palmer (3 Year Course) Graduate Bertha E.E.Wintermute • B.O, Pi.C. CHIROPRACTOR- SPIK0GRAPHER Ssy. 1507 . ' Nights, Sey. 3154 403 DOMINION BUILDING ' Office and Bss. Phonal Ssy. 8366 Hours: 10 to 12, 2 to 6 and by Appointment E. W. MAXWELL B.N.D.C. DOCTOE OF CHIROPRACTIC Begistersd Unrse Suite 33, 703 Dansmnir St. , (Over Gordon Drysdale'B) TONSIL11IS Yields to Chiropractic Adjustments! My practice has had a number of chronic cases that have been restored permanently and painlessly. Dr. Almond E. Harper "-■-—;: ~'"'''"Sprcr~ CHIROPRACTOR 311 Hastings St. West SEY. 1780. . "It's Your Spine and Nerves" ..'!..'^....^;P: -■:-'.... NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION There has been recently formed, in the City of Para, Brazil, a labor organization known as the "Mutuaria. Port of Para,' the purpose of which? is-to promote the interests of-the employees and to cultivate good will. between them and their employers. Phone Praser 383 6731 Victoria Bd. S. Eckersley HARDWARE AND PLUMBING Stoves Bapeo Paints Wools |_ *UzZ>:U:-UZZ 1 THE LA'BOR STATESMAN May 1st, 1925 Industrial Development In British Columbia By A. A. MILLEDGE -. ' ' B. C. Products Bureau, Vancouver Board of The relation between labor and is available for the establishment of | r. '. capital has long been the subject of those industries which are'basically mt\ much comment. It is the intention and economically sound. of the writer to deal with the rehv „ ..■;■' , „ .. . tion of the two of them to industrial Consider the Polices development in British Columbia. It may be said that these two poli- Being the chief Essentials rieces- cies nave both received the attention sary for the upbuilding of a prosper- of the government authorities; but ous country, both labor and capital has the averaSe «ti»n ever thought are in great demand, but an adequate °* the part that he can p,aJr in im" supply is not to be found within the Provin6" labo1- conditions in inducing borders of our own province and only People with money to use it in the a limited supply is available in the development of this province .and in whole of Canada. This situation bu'WW« "P » prosperity which will necessarily means that on the one rf"act for the mutual benefit of all hand a sane progressive immigration c|t^ehs. policy must be adopted, and on the - While it is imperative that a good other hand, British Columbia must class of .immigrant should be en- follow .the path of steady develop- couraged to come to British Colum- ment, must make the most of the bia, it is undoubted folly and false opportunities which await here by economy to briflg" them here unless' using every means compatible with there is work for them to do if they the true principles of economy of at- are numbered among the ranks of tracting that outside capital which industrial workers, or unless there Burns' Shamrock Brand -u .*■*■"'. . ... 1—.. .;;>■...;'-<—.;.; ,'-,^-'—.'. .-■■ ' .t--( \U>iL:i?r-'-<:-:- - ■ ■■'-. Satisfy the popular demand for something better. BUTTER, BACON, LARD EGGS, SAUSAGE, HAM Savory and Flavory Deliriously the Best PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES DODSON'S BAKERY ESTABLISHED 1389 Everything, in Bread, - : Pastry, Etc. Phone Seymour 3889 27 Hastings St. E. VANCOUVER, Bs C. Trade is a market for; their produce if they should happen to prefer the rural life. It is equally true that while industries are needed, it is absolutely essential that they are offered a steady market for the goods which they produce. Bettering the Markets The question which faces us, then, is: Haye, we those markets to offer them, and, if not, how can they be created or strengthened? There are two kinds of markets, the home and the foreign; the former being the more.staqle owing to the fact that it depends upon local conditions and it is not affected by unsettled conditions in other lands to the same extent as the foreign market. The foreign, or export, market is one in which the producer or exporter must meet the keenest competition with other countries. It therefore follows that export trade is surplus trade, which is necessarily erratic, depending as it does on competitive prices, unsteady demand and unsettled world-wide conditions. Increase the Demand If, therefore, the industries Of the country have a strong loyal home market which they can depend upon, it follows that prices will be stabilized and labor conditions settled owing to a steadier demand. To increase this demand should be the aim of every citizen, whether he beja- borer, merchant, professional man, .tosebasi^Smmeir-<fof~'ot"any- other SaJ^.^J[L:># and re-act to his advantage in various ways. It naturally follows that an increased demand for products of an place which nature intended her to industry will mean that' thai-industry take when she endowed her with the which operates to capacity, and it is wonderful resources which are bean accepted law of economics that ing- steadily developed and which the which operates to the capacity should be exploited not for the ben- for which it was-planned is the in- ent of foreign workers in far-off dustry which will produce at the low- countries, but for the citizens of est cost. This may be particularly British Columbia, applied to British Columbia because ' we have a number of plants which Building Our Future are struggling'to establish themselves - By giving preference to the prod- and are faced with enormous initial ucts of her soil and factories, where costs and overhead expenses. Hence quality and price are equal, a sure an increased demand will mean that foundation will be laid for a province the operating costs will be spread that will be economically sound, a over a larger demand and individual future will be assured the growing prices will be lowered. generation and our greatest asset, the children of today, will thus be fully realized^ Such a preference If economic conditions are thus means nearly asm-uch to British Co- improved and the -industries of this lumhia as the establishment of new province can sucessfully operate and industries, for it is the power which compete with those of Eastern Can- develops existing industries and at- ada and the United States, it will tracts new ones. It is the power mean steady and- lucrative employ- whjch will convert an unsettled par- ment for our many thousands of t'ally developed prpvince into one NATIONAL BISCUIT & CONFECTION CO. LTD. Wholesale Manufacturers: VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA .•G.iR^wwv-'^'we^^'n'*''*:' It Means More Work Workers and the securing of employment for many thousands more. Sta- USE L E M ONA FOR Cooking and Drinking 60 GLASSES OF GOOD LEMONADE FOR 25c Has no equal for Lemon Pies, etc. Packed in 15, 26 and 50c siaes. AT ALL STORES M.uuUactureu by John Boll Products 338 Earls Hoad South Vancouver replete with successful industries and prosperous communities. It is the bilized labor conditions will go a long power that will'go a long way to- proud.' That power is held by both way towards increasing business and wards bringing contentment to the labor and capital. Both should exer- ' improving economic conditions and homes of every class of our people. cise it to their mutual advantage and ' will result in a sound and lasting It will cause the eyes of the world to jn the interests of industries, for prosperity the benefit of which will be directed towards British Colum- Up,jn a steady industrial development . be felt by all. bia and they will see it as a prosper- depends the future welfare and.geji- ' Buying British Columbia products ous province, prosperous because her erai prosperity of the Province of "■ means something more than prosper- own people have had Confidence British Columbia. ity for the producer and manufac- enough in themselves and in the in- _^ Z ■ > turer. It means that British Colum- dustries of British Columbia to pat- bia will be placed in a position where ronizp and encourage them, and thus "TfeijiS£^^ X -shj^cgB^te a-?pr^^ he stole the M+the world of trade and commerce, the ada and the British Empire may be lawyer's watch. It seals the leaks MAKES OLD LEAKY ROOFS XAOV YKAK3 LOGGER. •" < steaatfaetOTeffl iy CANADA ROOF PRODUCTS vmssso MM Beaste iwtt ▼AKCOtrrBB, B.C.. I1 * i '■-; i 1 i II i May 1st, 1925 XHE LABOR STATESMAN V Champion & White LIMITED v GRAVEL PLANT AT HILLSIDE, HOWE SOUND OFFICES AND BUNKERS, 1083 MAIN STREET PRODUCERS OF ■{■ Z k ti :::;.';v..-,:.;:'!',i:'r.'A . -?'.>Jfttii»J'iSa FRESH WATER SAND AND GRAVEL Brick of all kinds, Lime, Plaster, Cement, Sewer Pipe, Partition Tile, etc Floating Derrick, Togs and Scows. SOLE AGENTS FOR FAMOUS ROBIN HOOP HOT WATER BOILERS ; AND RADIATORS VANCOUVER, B. C. Ornamental and Architectural Iron Workers, Wire Workers and Weavers '•■ /' 11" Manufacturers of FIRE ESCAPES BANK FIXTURES STEEL STAIRS WINDOW GUARDS L., STAIR RAILINGS/ ' MACHINE GUARDS CANOPIES "' ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES GATES, FENCES COLLAPSIBLE GATES , ROOF SIGNS, ETC y| yf'u Pearson Wire & Iron Works CITY MARKET BUILDING PHONE FAIR. 2794 Strike Insurance That Didn't Insure The best insurance against losses to employers against strikes is evidently to treajt your employees so decently that they won't have any reason to strike. AndthoBe who took out policies in a mutual insurance company against strikes have just found out the -truth of this to their financial sorrow. Being insured these employers, thought they could go to the limit and when their employees made reasonable demands upon them they arbitrarily refused to do them justice with the result of a strike being pulled. ThiB didn't worry the bosses as they thought they could pile all the losses on the insurance company. And the failure of this insurance company shows that the various concerns who had taken out such insurance entered claims within one year to the .extent of $6,000,000. The company's resources amounted to only a quarter of this great sum. And the result is a receivorship for The Employers Mutual Insurance and Ser-~ vice Company. It would seem that the firms forming this company didn't even play square with each other. One of the first acts of the receivors was to bring suit against a number of firms who had failed to pay the assessments made by the company. In looking over the lists of these firms one finds some names quite prominent in the advocacy of the "open shop." There was a great beating pf the publicity drums when this mutual insurance against losses by strikes was formed. The labor unions were to be shown that the employers knew how to stand together and make it impossible f oirthe workers to gain their demands for the wages and condi- «.i«iis....tkat...ti^...«hoagfrt--=were -t^«i¥- due. s And all that happened was that the employers conducted their relations with their employees so recklessly that strikes and resulting losses were a foregone conclusion. -■ When the losses began to pile np each employer tried to, get- from under and keep from paying the assessments levied upon them by this mutual company. It was a sorry spectacle. - Concerns who refuse to play fair with the labor that keeps their business going would of course not play fair with each other and the breaking down of this much heralded scheme in successfully fighting union labor was to be expected.—The Advance. Morrison Steel & Wire Go., LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF: Common Wire Nails, Cement Coated and Barbed Box Staples, Bright and Annealed Wire Bale Ties and Wire Hoops ■s*a^o^ov*w.',.;r.s,:<i''ft'a'ajrj'rt«at7Wii5«i«t»n"' .---..v.-V-WSS VS^^v1ft^«i«UC«WO--^'-['l'^»''J-I«*ft-»W«->V» VANCOUVER, B. C it 4 1 It 4ff J TRY THIS ON YOUR PIANO 1 Pacific Engineers Limited ENGINEERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS ..,_.. ..V PACIFIC BUILDING VANCOUVER, B.C. Celluloid Key* on Installment Piano Ignite When John Evans Lays Down Lighted Cigarette Stump. Mr. John Evans, mechanic of the North Shore, lately bought a .piano front a Granville Street firm, part down and balance on terms.- When the instrument arrived last week, he took his first lesson and was laboriously yielding up a one-finger rendition of the banana ballad when something- wfentsrong. ' He had laid down his lighted cigarette stump on the far-eastern key, and flames start- . ed. In a moment the flames spread along the key board. The piano was a'wreck. Now John is suing for return of his rn°ney which the music house refuses to pay. The case will go to court, states J. H. MacLeod, barrister, if the money is not refunded. Which points to a moral. Make sure thedftetts arc not celluloid when buying a piano. A. C. GRAYSON J. McCREIGHT Canadian Machinery Co. GENERAL MACHINE WORK DEALERS IN .. rr Engines, Boilers and Pomps, Saw, planing and Shingle Mill Machinery, Transmission Machinery of All Sizes, Pipe and Fittings. ■-.' . i .kZ OXY'- ACETYLENE WELDING AND GENERAL BLACKSMITHS Fairmont 3873 Main and Front Streets rjcB^JS ■'!!,--a»1 r 3 *«a 1' W'\ ' '■ m \ 'I- BIG TWO PACKERS IN SIGHT Washington/ D. C.-^. Instead of having a Big Five among the meat packing companies, the United States will soon haye merely a Big Two, if the proposed Armour-Morris merger is approved, says fifenj. CV Marsh, director of the Farmers' National Council, '.'.'■ i PHONE SETMOTTE 8814 MURRAY BROS., LIMITED . Plumbing and Heating Contractors «. WAUII HSaSAT 137 POWELL STREET sarae *. jrtjbbay VANCOUVER, B„ C .H..H ssia THE LABOR STATESMAN ,Maylst,192S ution in Home Building , Whether Darwin's Theory of Evolution will ever be substantiated or ; not is a question no man can answer definitely. At the present time it is only a theory and it will not become a fact until such time as it is proven. Whether our pre historic progenitors wore tails, lived in the trees and ate cocoanuts or.not is really not a problem that concerns, us today. As the Old song has it "We're here because we're here," and we might as well let it go at that. There are,, however, two facts that stand out moat clearly in the history of the human family, and they are; As far back as we can trace the history of mankind a process T>f evoljfc. tion has feeen at work in his mental machinery, and there has always been that instinctive desire to "Own a Home." The "Homing" Instinct That process of evolution is-going on today and its progress is as irre- By J. W. CUBRAN Secretary, B. C Woodworkers' |Assn. sistible as the tides of the ocean. This onward inarch is evident' in every field of human activity and, while it may be more spectacular in some particular development than another, for the moment the great point to be remembered is that the movement is general and all things are included in this great mental river of progress. This kind of evolution is not a theory but a demonstrable fact and when we couple this fact with the other fact mentioned above of the "homing instinct," it is but a simple matter tb draw the conclusion that our ideas of a "home" must be constantly changing and always for the better. The day has gone when a "home'* is a building which has four walls and a roof with some means of getting in and out, and with a few holes in the wall to let in the sunshine. There are, of course, those among us who still live in the past in regard to home building, just as they do in regard-to^other JOHN ARNOT & SONS ESTABLISHED 1905 MANUFACTURERS Architectural Woodwork SASH, DOORS, FRAMES, WOOD TURNING, BAND SAWING, STAIRS, OFFICE FIXTURES, BUILT IN BUFFETS, ' KITCHEN CABINETS, ETC. Use Our Products with Quality and Service for Permanent Construction PHONE HIGHLAND 374 . 1730 SEMLIN DRIVE VANCOUVER, B. C. things. You cannot expect the man who'thinks a. "crystal detector" is a man who inspects diamonds or who thinks a "full floating axle" is sonie kind of a life preserver to. concern himself with the matters pertaining to evolution in home building, Such men will continue to build ordinary houses and will discover that when for one reason or another they desire to sell their a house a year or two later that nobody wants it. They seem to forget that just because they are standing still it does not follow that the other fellow is. They are like the small boy who is enjoying the ride of his life-sitting in a moving picture theatre watching a film taken from the pilot of a fast running locomotive. They only think they are moving. The shrewd man builds a home that is not only modern in every respect, but, if possible, is just a little ahead of the times and he has the satisfaction and enjoyment of living in a comfortable home, giving his good wife a chance to enjoy the benefits of modern equipment, such as he enjoys in his office or workshop and then later cashes in on his shrewdness when he decides to sell the house. Wood, the Home Maker Just as there is a strong revolutionary '-■ movement taking place in such matters as heating, plumbing, electrical equipment, etc., so, too, we are changing our ideas in regard to the interior woodwork of -the home. The sawmill supplies the lumber that goes into your home, but, in the case of sash and doors, the lumber first goes to the sash and door factory. Sash and door manufacturing is a trade quite separate and distinct from lumber manufacturing. ■ The sash and ■ door manufacturer has in his plant the necessary machinery to Cedar Cove Sash & Door Co. LIMITED Cedar, Spruce, Fir Lumber and Shingles High Grade Finish and Factory Goods T. T. GADD, Manager. Phone Bay. 342 ' 1101 Sixth Ave. West VANCOUVER, B. C. ■i ■'.:' ARBUTHNOT LUMBER, SASH AND DOOR ' ; COMPANY The Business That Service Built We can supply you wth all you lumbe and factoy requirements from the time you start your foundation until the last nail is driven. *-■ j .-'-.. Rough and Dressed Lumber for all purposes—Sash and Door* from stock or to detail supplied—-Mouldings and all kinds of Inside Finish —Cabinet Work of all kinds—We' re-saw or dress your own material. PHONE: FAIRMONT 2011 WI WEST SECOND AVENUE, VANCOUVER, B. C. B. t. CORNISH ERNEST COOPER PHOSE: FAIRMONT 963 1 . Manufacturers 0 j ; .'-:.. . ■ . '.' '..,.'*'■> ■ - .... -..' '.'-! Doors, Sash, Mouldings, Interior Fittings Etc., Etc. 245 DUFFERIN STREET WEST VANCOUVER, B. C. HMfStfM tifying your home and because you come into constant close personal contact with it, it is necessary that it be as beautiful and,as decorative as it can be made. For this reason, the product of the sash and door plant is called "architectural woodwork." The day may come, even in the present generation, when wood will be so scarce that substitutes will have to be devised to take its place, but when that day does arrive, the substituting will take place in the walls and roof, and what lumber is available will be used for decorative purposes. You maj drive on cement pavements, spend your working hours in buildings of steel arid concrete, you may prefer to travel in steel ships and on steel trains or even in "tin lizzies," but when it comes to "home" you want wood about you. Wood is nature's greatest gift to mankind, it is a bit of the great outdoors we all love. Wood has an intense human appeal. There is a warmth about it—an atmosphere that is genial and hospitable. It is not so lpng ago that floors were..put,in houses to keep you from falling into the basement. Today floors are part of the decorative scheme of the home. They have a two-fold reason for existence, for we still walk on them. The Triumph of Woodwork In the modern home you have plenty of built-in features, such as linen cabinets, medicine cabinets, clothes chutes, broom and vacuum cleaner closets, bookcases, hull seats, built-in buffets, dressing tables, kitchen cupboards, breakfast nooks.' And the kitchen! What a transformation is possible in this "workshop" of the home. Instead of four walls, against which must be placed detached equipment, bought after wall spaces have been irrevocably fixed, consider the well-planned kitchen, arranged to handle the routine of cooking, service and dishwashing easily and with the fewest possible steps. Ample cupboard areas, cabinets to the right and left of the sink, which finds its natural location under theMOTridew.~,-pShelvnjg -in'=the .'proner -pjacesv-s^feiSlir^lWliptf fgfflr" cabinet doors' when not in use. All in beautiful white enamel spic and span, or in the natural color of the wood ingrained into" it by thijt wonderworker, the living wood cell. In the well planned home it is surprising how little movable furniture is necessary, and, on the other hand, it is at once apparent how important is the work of this architectural woodwork, the sash an3.door manufacturer. It may be argued by some that all this work can be done by the _ _ __, EBURNE SASH, DOOR & 1 LUMBER CO., LIMITED MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN . LUMBER, SHINGLES, DOORS, WINDOMJ^fcM^S, ETC. Branch Lumber Yard: Phone North Van. 101. 127'Esplanade West. Branch Lumber Yard: Phone Highland 299. 3790 Hastings East. FACTORY AND HEAD OFFICE: Phone: Marpole 542 75th and Hudson St. I l!#i R. D. HELMER Sash and Door Manufacturer SASH, DOORS, FRAMES, OFFICE FIXTURES AND CABINET WORK, BAND SAWING AND FRAMING Interior Finish of Every Description PHONE: BAYVIEW 3781 Office and Factory: 996 Sixth Avenue West 'i PHONE: HIGHLAND 3427 .-." ! ' - ' -Jtebe*teen^5a^ Co. * Manufacturers Of .' ■" Sash, Doors and General Mill Work orates Airs utoh riiioue, »*»t»»*wtico, «*c. Office and Factory: 1758 Fifteenth Avenue East ... . — 'Ui May 1st, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN im At ■/' E. CHEYSTAL & CO. LTD. VICTORIA WOODWORKS MANUFACTURERS: SASH, DOORS AND HIGH GRADE MILL WORK, STORE FRONTS, STORE FIXTURES, B. C LUMBER PRODUCTS. Phone High. 393. 1879 Albert St., Vancouver, B.C. •iv 1.1; - it! I if COMPANY, LIMITED MANUFACTURERS AND CONTRACTORS FOR INTERIOR MARBLE WORK; ALSO SLATE' FOR ELECTRICAL AND BUILDING WORK \k Works:— 1002-1008 Georgia St. East, VANCOUVER,- B. C. Phone, Highland 2970. Office:— 1404 Dominion Building, VANCOUVER, B. C. Phone Sey. 6148 T A. B. PALMER, President. PHONE SEYMOUR 4878 A. B. PALMER COMPANY LIMITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS Road Paving — Bridges and Wharves — Dredging — Ditching — Railroad Construction VANCOUVER BLOCK VANCOUVER, B.C. CONTINENTAL MARBLE McLEOD SASH AND DOOR CO., LIMITED carpenter "on the job." It is true that the carpenter can do such work. The carpenter could make your dining room and bed room furniture, too, but it is only reasonable to suppose that it can be made much better and far more durable by a plant equipped for the work and by artisans who are skilled iii the trade and who have at their disposal, not only the finest grades of specially selected, materials, but the necessary tools and machinery for properly gluing, sanding and finishing the^wk. A door will last as long as the house, and so will all of the other' woodwork that is made in the same plant as the door. See How It Works Out I But, argues' the carpenter, this policy, if allowed, will do me out of a job. Not at all. If the built-in work is not put into the house, other furniture must take its place and that furniture, in most cases, will be made in some eastern or foreign factory and the carpenters will not even have any hand in installing it. In the. case of built-in furniture, the carpenter must Install it and therefore the more millwork that goes into the home the more there will be for the carpenter to do. If every home that is built in Vancouver in the next tenayears was properly designed by a competent architect along modern lines and the work executed by a contractor who has a reputation for reliable work, the payroll of this province would be increased millions of dollars. The owners would unquestionably save money in the long run, as their house would be more easily saleable to the stranger coming into our midst to make his home with us, we would have a more pros* perous city and a more beautiful city in which to live. The owner or contractor who builds a house with the one great idea of building a house that will pass the building regulations and' keep the rain out and accomplish this with the least expenditure of money probably attains his objective, but, in the long run, somebody pays. It is perfectly true that you can build a house without calling in the services of an- architect, but you will build a better house' and have considerably more satisfaction, .if you ,,emnlsy^^,jKshto5k.an4:. the small fee that you pay him will be returned to you many times over when you sell your home later on. 'Specialization is Need This is an age of specialization. The field of human activity is becoming so complex that specialization is a necessity, and you see the evidence of it on every hand. The sash and door manufacturer is a specialist, just as the architect or the contractor is, and his work is more in- 'imately connected with yonr welfare and happiness than any of the other sub-contractors because his work is the basis from which all other decorative schemes are planned. His' work is not hidden, but lives with you every day and becomes part of your very existence. Just as in other lines of business, his institution must be founded on a basis of quality and service if he is to continue as an important factor in the commercial life of our community. If he is to turn out the high-grade of work that is expected of him he must receive a fair price for his product. Every home builder before awarding any contracts should make himself familiar with this most important branch of manufacture of home building- equipment by visiting one of these institutions and learning for himself just what constitutes "quality and service" in architectural Woodwork. _jASH,; ooim^MaX^siojnL^ AYCOCK WOOD BRICK VENEER ' LUMBER AND SHINGLES 1251 CHARLES STREET VANCOUVER, B. C. PHONE: HIGHLAND 531 The Determined Spirit There is no chance, no destiny, no fate Can circumvent, or hinder, or control- The firm resolve of a determined soul. Gifts count for nothing, will alone is great; ' . _ AH things give way before it soon or late. What obstacles can stay the mighty force Of the sea-seeking river on its course, Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait? . Each well-born soul must win what it "'deserves. "'■' -'.-■'■■ ■"■--■'-'• Is he .whose earnest purposes never ' swerves, \ Whose slightest action or inaction ' f'hl «s the one great aim. Why even death itself Stands'still and waits an hour sometimes, ■ . • ' . For such a will. ZZ :—Ella Wheeler Willcox Hodgson Lumber Co., Ltd. LUMBER and Building Material ■ : -i. ■ TELEPHONES: FAIRMONT 56-57 1510 Twentieth Ave. E. VANCOUVER, B. C THE PORT HANEY BRICK COMPANY, LIMITED • MANUFACTURERS OF All Kinds of Hollow Tile, Interlocking Tile, Drain Tile and Face Brick. =T^efh«net1§efm^urfo«ri WJWsfillMi'.vfWK/.vsw.y.iKiMw^afK Registered Office: Hotel Grosvenor Building 846 Howe Street VANCOUVER, B. C. AGENTS: EVANS, COLEMAN & EVANS Armstrong, Morrison & Co* LIMITED -**- ii f PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS 815 BOWER BUILDING VANCOUVER CANADA Office Phone: Seymour 3739 )10NG ca, LTD. (ALL BRITISH COLUMBIA PORTS) 426 CORDOVA STREET WEST VANCOUVER, B. C. THE. LABOR STATESMAN May 1st, 1925 From Your Store or Our Street Salesman orljEl^l^i o There are a lot of folks just 1 Ike you in tjhe 50,000 families who prefer it—are you one, ;5jBSOT«»MW'*^®™w'v!i>*'*v!~''-r *v"v'"". of this vast crowd ? ,i,:;;»«» Also 4X Cakes, Tea-rolls, Cookies, etc. THIRST? and have it quenched with real cider. Van. Bros, sparkling apple cider is made and crushed in pur factory from real juicy apples, and recommended as a ,., "YE OLDE CIDER" ■ r,- _~ Try it for Tour Home.and Monies -v. LEMON, ORANGE, CHERRY, GRAPE, LOGANBERRY, ETC. Strongly recommended, for your bannu els and dances. Ask your dealer, or phono HifhlMia SO. When asking for VAN BEOS.' OTDEB your are asking for the best obtainable. They Should Use Them When you use tomatoes, Buy the solid pack; . You're sure to get the quality, That other kinds may lack. The Royal City Brand* I'se certain you will find, Are^ahvays of the finest, --^r:^-iteea^iffi^.r.''fciad^«^ Big Increase of Union Women Shown ' Women workers are learning on which side their bread is buttered, according to an exhaustive report recently issued in. New York City by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc? The report states that the number of women in trade unions more than quintupled in the decade from 1910 1920. In 1910, the statement says, the female membership of the American trade unions totaled 76,748, divided among thirty-four organizations. In 1920 the total woman membership was 396,600, divided among thirty- seven organizations. . Three New Organizations AM lOO.QOQ Members All organizations but two, the musicians and the brewery workers, had a larger membership at the close of the decade. Three large new organizations, it is pointed out, that were not in existence in 1910-r-the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, the Amalgamated Textile Workers and the telephone operators' branch of the Electrical Workers — contributed practically 100,000 members, or nearly one-fourth of the total rise.... ——Another organization, the railway clerks, whose female membership in 1910 was negligible, was responsible for 35,000 more in 1920. In both years the membership of the clothing unions was the dominating item. The International Ladies' Garment Workers had in 1910 forty per cent of the total and in 1920 the same organizations, together with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, had 42 per cent of the entire membership.-!.--»-» There, j^ no syj^us w,a|gr, .<5JEa^B. ._..» ■•■♦»*"*;.;,...-.- That makes a useless waste; Just luscious ripe tomatoes; , " Thai/suits your every taste. BR0DER CANNING C0MPANY1TD. NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. attiS Life Is a Fanny Proposition After All Man comes into this world without his consent, and leaves it against his will. During his stay on earth his time is spent in one continuous round of. contraries and misunderstandings with the balance of our species. In his infancy he is an angel; in his boyhood he is a devil; in his manhood he is everything from a lizard up; in his duties.he is. a damn tool; if he raises a family, he is a chump; if he raises a small check, he is a thief, and then the law raises the deviLwith him; if he is a poor man, he is a poor manager, and has no sense; if he is rich, he is dishonest, but considered smart; if he is in politics, he is a grafter and a crook; if he is out of politics, you can't place him, as he is an undesirable citizen; if he goes to church he is a hypocrite; if he stays away frortf fhnreh, ho in a sinner and "damned. When he first comes into the world, everybody wants to kiss him—before he goes out they all «want to kick him. Life is a funny road, but we all like to travel it, just the same. Love's Mystery By Edwin Markham Soft, soft, as the steps qf a dove Move the beautiful feet of Love " In the wonderful house of life; And rich are the gifts he brings Afar from the world of our strife. And the harp that he strikes with his hand Came down from the Luminous Land And was made by ihg...sai'aph. clvoir, ^By~the sons_of,,the Holy Breath,. By the rulers of life and death, ,«-,,...p,MlS^-^ VANCOUVER CREAMERY BUTTER ^ INSIST ON THE BRAND Z'M ARCTIC Ice Cream Tv-^r^'«*«««»w*' r,~*»^~i:.ZB>''Swri SEYMOUR 118 Once you try it, you'll always buy it THE PINCHIN BREAD COMPANY, LTD. L- Bread Specialists 1 . At Your Grocer, or Phone High. 2171./, Your"Patronage Is'Solicited. , - jt W. M. naOBlM, Managing Director. X. O. CHAPXAir, Sec-Trees. Phone: Highland 2171 1500 Hastings Street East VANCOUVER, B. C. - Pasteurized In tbe only steel and glass lined pasteuriser in city. Entire process ot handling- by most approved methods known to dairy science. PURITY DAIRY LIMITED PimVUYOBS ov ■ APPROVED, RAW AND PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM CREME DE LAIT, BUTTER AND BUTTERMILK Phone: Fairmont 4181 ■ ■ . -.■._,_:i.-^,>,-;-.-■-■;■■>---OtBaa «n«*««rjr:-,i ■---——-—---;—---— -, 280 SIXTH AVENUE EAST VANCOUVER, B, C Ms ftTn. ■"•" ' ,.i ^j/jp^enUfAjiXiiii^<:' Let him enter, the door and shine, And the' water will turn to wine, And the. stones to bread; Let him enter the house and sin;, And the winter will turn to Spring, And Beauty will rise from the, dead. Impossible Things—To fish in .the stream of life without' a good line. "Union Forever" — Recently a young lady employed in the textile industry was accused of not being a member of any union. She won her ease when she told them the following storys "I was born of a union; I am a citizen of the;, Union; my marriage was a union; my two children were formed by a union; my iutsband died a year ago and now belongs to the Firemen's Union, and^should Lmarry. again the man who makes love to me must have a paid-up union card or there will be not any onion between us." Characterist-State-Mics — Thpsre was more bromo seizor and othes headache remedies sold in large cities of our land during 1924 tSiaia in asay previous year in oar history. May 1st, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN Strength! Durability! 3 PtV COTTONWOQPV£NCE?PANELS^ "The Universal Wallboard" This panelling has never failed on a job yet where a permanent wall is needed. It has greater strength than commercial wood or plaster, because it is made of three-ply cross-grained veneer and will not shrink, check, or come apart when exposed to heat or moisture. Use it on the walls and ceilings of any room where exposed to heat, cold or moisture. For natural grain panelling use Lamatco ,—Finishes and get perfect results. -~~7zr':- , ,-J-r...-—-■-■ ' '■'"■ ■-■■- ; '., ' 'Z MANUFACTURED BY Laminated Materials Co. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. THOS. G. McBRIDE & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN BUILDERS' SUPPLIES OWNERS AND OPERATORS SA "MOONLIGHT* and S.S. "DOMINION" T. G. McBRIDE Sey. 1141-2 T. FURNELL - Bay. 3264 1053 MAIN STREET VANCOUVER, B. C. GILLEY BROTHERS LTD. New Westminster's Pioneer Coal Dealer*. 902 Columbia St. W. Phones: 15 and 16 Secret Diplomacy Renewed in Europe "The renewal of pacts and the return of secret diplomacy mean another terrible war in a few years unless the people make it plain that they will hare no more wars." This was the declaration of Mr. John Beckett, M.P., presiding at a Peace Conference convened in Essex Hall, Strand, by the Council for the Prevention of War. I.L.P. branches, Labor Parties, and other organizations'were represented by over 300 delegates. Mr. Arthur Ponsonby, M.P., considered that at the present time there was a magnificent audience in the - country ready to listen to the case against war. . . The religious argument against war, he said, had failed-; the humanitarian argument was hardly likely to induce a great resolve against it; and the financial . argument that" war meant ruin and bankruptcy would not be sufficient to prevent it. Regarded as Poppets The War Office, the Admiralty and the Air Service dominated the various Governments. The Committee of Imperial Defence, a body which was outside the control of Parliaments, stamped militarism on the policy of the Government These fighting services laughed at their political chiefs; they regarded them as puppets, and. this applied to all Governments—Tory, Liberal and Labor. "The seeds of the next war. are being sown now. Tell your audiences," urged Mr.; Ponsonby, "that next time there is war',they are going to be called on to fight on lies, and to sacrifice their lives on lies." rr-Daily Herald. THE LAUGHTER OF A CHILD The laugh of a child will make the holiest day more sacred still. Strike with hand of fire, O weird musician, thy harp strung with Apollo's golden hair; fill the vast cathedral aisles with symphonies sweet and dim, deft toucher of tbe organ keys; blow, bugler, blow, until thy silver notes do touch and kiss the moonlit waves, and charm the lovers wandering 'mid the vine^clad hills. But know, your sweetest strains are discords all compared with childhood's happy laugh—the laugh that fills the eyes with light and every heart with joy. O rippling river of laughter, thou art the blessed boundary line between the beasts and men; and every wayward -wave of thine doth drown some fretful fiend of care. O Laughter, rose-lipped daughter of Joy, there are dimples enough in thy cheeks to catch and hold and glorify all the tears of grief. Robert G. Ingersoll. A'int Life Funny? My greatest ambition, Ere' I pass from this life, Is to see a young husband Make love to his wife. To know a young matron So dumb that she thinks Her husband won't flirt Never chews, smokes, or drinks. - .^.....A-n oid mnxt-o£ fiixt^^p.-.- --" Who won't cast an eye - On a shapely young maiden Who passes him by. .A woman of forty, All chocked full of-pep, Who will pass up a petting,- * Though she loses her rep. Though life I have painted, It is sad to relate, The folks I have mentioned Are quite out of date. B.C. CONTRACTORS SUPPLY Company, Limited OFFICE AND BUNKERS: 1561 Granville St., Vancouver, B. C. BAKER'S (VICTORIA) BRICK, BEST AND BIGGEST JOIST HANGERS, CORNER BEADS, SAND, GRAVEL, ROCK* PRESSED BRICK, DRAIN TELE, SEWER PIPE, B1BRE, PLASTER Drain Tile Bends and Tees '.rt':*.^*^ Telephones: Seymour 9162 and 9163 C. McRAE, Pres. and Mgr. R. McLENNAN, Secretary THE Alberto Lumber Co., Ltd. V Mill and Yards: ^-' ■ FALSE CREEK, WILLOW TO HEATHER MANTnPACTUBERS OF Douglas Fir, Cedar, Hemlock and Spruce Lumber, Finish, Mouldings, Etc. Biuaunr f .Mill Wood and Kindling. Best Nanaimo Wellington Lump Coal. General Offices: 6th and Willow. Phone Fair. 97 Wood and Coal Office: Phone Fair. 169 P.O. BOX 592 VANCOUVER, B. C. Iff -St y»jMraBWM*b McLean & Powell Iron Works FOUNDERS AND PATTERN MAJORS ;■" \'-- - ...:■■'.■ ■ -Z' . r^^^^^ts: 358r398 Second Avenue W. Phone Fair. 1546 VANCOUVER, B.-C. i : i <, ■''. I 111 11 y* o.M.----fl ■'•'■i i 1 1' . 1 i;.l Ih THE LABOR STATESMAN -If ■ May 1st, 1925 Ike Argentine and the Clyde By J. T. Walton Newbold, M.A., . ... 'in "Forward/' It was my, endeavour in the last article, which dealt with South America, to bring home to the reader how long established and, therefore how deeply embedded in the very foundation of the fabric of British Capitalism are the interests which oiir masters have in that vast continent It is these older property forms and the policies to which they have given birth and enduring life which determine the outlook and the action of the Tory Government. When we talk, of the land, we do not speak of it in the sense, that it arid Jteyajueiio^aycoiicern our masters. ~~Een Kirkwood and Smillie speak of the land they think of the land here at home.. When the Hamiltons and I , the Blythswoods, the Belhavens and 1!l the Elphinstones speak of land they think not only of the glens and the straths but also of the vast eustacias Jtbe forest lands, the rubber belts, the cotton plantations, the mineral properties, the town lots of their far- flung domains in Canada, Argentina, Kenya, Queensland, We have to realize just exactly what constitutes the economic power of Our masters. Generally, alas, in our Movement, we talk of the, concrete in relation to things at home and of the abstract when discussing the International. We speak of. international Capitalism, but rarely do we visualize what it means we speak and tend, inevitably, to think of it as something to overthrow without: considering what relations we must have with the production of. all lands.' . when( once we "hive prised up the clutching fingers of Capitalist monopoly. We forget in our temporary (yes,.quite temporary pre-occupation with the struggle of the classes that what we are really concerned with is to ) build the new world oiy as 1 would rather phrase it for accuracy, to continue the historic process of building a world economy, a world society, a world polity. Big Investments British Capitalism has almost £500 million invested in the railways of South America. This colossal figure represents about one-third of the money invested in the railways of the United Kingdom. It has, during the last fifty years more particularly, been no inconsiderable factor in the filling of orders in Lanarkshire and Glasgow. Railway construction oat- side of Britain was what, mainly, from 1860 to 1900 deferred the crisis in the heavy and engineering industries of this country. The exports (and the consequent imports to pay for them) of railway and other material for development purposes built up the vast shipping interests which are, in their origin, so often to be traced back to Glasgow or to Greenock. Having to do with the trade in wool, in" cotton (where the Dcnnistouns made their pile!), in tea, in sugar and so on, the shipowners who dealt with the West Indies and West Africa got into the South American trade as surely as those of - the Indian and Chinese trade got into the Burmese and Australasian business. ticulars'of the first shipping company in which Lord St. Davids and Lord Kylsant laid I he foundations of their 'present 'stranglehold upon the chief shipping companies plying to the West of Africa, to South Africa and South America ...and upon the.'railways and much of, »ilic town and .grazing and agricultural land of Argentina and Uruguay. Tts name is the King Alfred Steam Ship Co., Ltd.,* and its registered ad- sret»—12 Renfleld Street, Glasgow. Th® state, sg. July, 1889, and Lord St. BURRARD DRY DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS TELEPHONES: MAIN OFFICE AND PLANT NORTH VANCOUVER 102 and 103 * CITY 'OFFICE, SEYMOUR 2182 CAPACITY: . DRY DOCK 20,000 TONS „ MARINE WAYS 2,000 TONS DEADWEIGHT CABLE ADDRESS: . /'DRYDOCK", VANCOUVER CODES USED A.B.C. 5th EDITION 'sBENTLEY'S and WESTERN UNION NORTH VANCOUVER, B. v C. »i ; ! I J. P. Hodgson W. 0. Marble Hodgson King & Marble CONTRACTORS AND .c:;/»/.rJW.W""V. '..'. IfNtnWWERS .. .■•^.■n-.w;-.*>***■*'***'*"** VANCOUVER VICTORIA Davids appears as Jdlin Wynford Philipps, M.P.—he had defeated Keir Hardie in a bye-election the year before.-' The Mirrlees were among those backing the Philipps brothers. Gradually, the Philipps brothers have come to control more and more the traffic to and from the Argentine and the Cape. In the Observer I note that the Furnesses, the other big interests in the group trading to the Plate, are raising new capital' for a line from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to South Africa. These are the two shipping interests who, during and' after the war, secured control of many of the shipyards (i.e., Harlahd & Wolff amongst others) on the Clyde, of steel works in Motherwell, and of collieries in Lanarkshire. Glasgow and the Meat Trade It was Glasgow butchers who largely helped open up the chilled and frozen meat trade of the Argentine. Apparently, a Scotsman took more kindly to that' stuff than the jjjaJ^r^SKSSaacwp^^™'^ The Balfour, Williamsons, one of whom used to sit for Particle and. another.-fdf a: constituency on the,. Moray Firth, have been and are very, deeply interested ' as merchants in Chili.;.'-., ' - '*• :■ The West of Scotland has had very much to do with the- development of 5|buth America. They have built locomotives, carriages,, bridges, ships; they have rolled rails for tramways, and railways; they have sent out coal either as coal or in the iron and steel. (Continued on eoli 5, next page) May 1st, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN I ^linillllllllll HIMIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIllllllMlllllllllfllllilliMllMIIIIIIIIIIIlllllltllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllilllllllllllflllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ s THE SYDNEY E. JUNKINS CO., K% LTD, I 605 Metropolitan Building Vancouver, B. C. ENGINEERS THE SYDNEY E, JUNKINS COMPANY, LTDr ftrl- WINNIPEG - MONTREAL § rj':-' . * ',.■-■.' ■ -...,.' 5 fltllllltllllllllllflllllllllllllifillfiillilililiilliifliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiMiiiiiUfiiiiiMiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiuiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii IlllllIllllllllIIIIfllfltllTI ' ' ''."'■" ~ j UiiiiiiiiiiimiiiMiiMiiimuiiimiim 1 NORTHERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD. | I and J. W. STEWART I .54^S;''^ i t iS'A *iW)A W/fWavA*J TV" ■ .i.' .,»'■*. n I.-.1 >.;t ~X*i^AjAW«»' ENGINEER^AND-CONTRACTORS ,,,,.-^-'-..:.w1T^n™i^Ii'.r^va;i^'Ji''.,..-«,uh^.'i^H'*'f'1-'1--^' I -.:.v;i..v^.i-j'.'■»•■■" ,~=r.f"-' ^^o^W^VW;^.-^'^'^' ,"-'r';"'W>V'.-'f*'l","'i'1'"*'"i gBrtftayiiiwttiafla rwiwfl!w.iw ='■ m j VANCOUVER MONTREAL | nilllUllllimilllllHIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIliimillllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIUIIIUIIIIIIIIUHIIUUHIIIIIHMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIUIIIIIIIIM MEMBERS OF THE VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE, LTD. TELEPHONE: SEYMOUR 9301 BELL-IRVING, CREERY & CO. LIMITED INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, RENTAL AND FINANCIAL AGENTS 322 Richards St. Vancouver, B. C. The Onward March of Time—The lawyers of our land have an organization known as the Bar Association. But what we started out to say is this, that most of our readers know that when the saloons were open, that was the greatest bar association. Her—"Mabel is just crazy about art." Her Husband—"Art who?" ' These are the outlets, as Wheatley and others should most carefully observe, which have formerly made Parkhead so busy and kept Clydebank jTradeston, and Govan so regu-' larly^etaployed. They are outlets which it will be very difficult to keep open and to control. Yet such outlets are vital because the export trade is necessary to maintain now and in the future the import trade. We must have the meat and the grain, the hides and the quebracho tanning extract, the coffee and the cotton, the iron ore and the manganese which are to be derived from Argentine and Brazil. According to E. F. Wise, writing in the Manchester Guardian Commercial Reconstruction (No. 14, 26: 4:23), the United Kingdom has to rely for nost,of. its.beef supply upon South America. In 1922, we took 3,130,766 quarters of ~ chilled and 1,382,823 quarters of frown beef from the Argentine,_besiole3...more than~3,do6,6ob carcasses of frozen lamb and mutton. Sometimes the amount of frozen beef taken ranges even higher. 'Argentina is and will remain one of our main sources of supply., Uruguay is another. Brazil is a third. This latter will become increasingly important. Argentine wheat is most important and will become relatively more so.. as time goes on. Where Britain Beats the U.S.A. Brazil, of course, is, together with Central Africa, a treasure-house of incalculably prodigious wealth. With the progressive conquest of the swamp and the jungle and the elimination of tropical diseases by- modern medical science, there can be no question that the future belongs to 'those who control the. tropics, where"wrth' the minimum expenditure of human labour power the greatest use values can be produced. There are in store for the petrol enthusiasts in the not far distant future great surprises in the utilization of alcohol distilled from the rank vegetation of the equatorial forests and grass lands. Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Brazil and Portugal control the tropics. The United States most em-* phatically does not. That is a direction where she has been checkmated. Her position in respect of raw materials, other than minerals—• and not all those, and certainly not in their accessibility to' economical. exploitation—is so serious that the British capitalist class believes in a few years it will have American Capitalism at its feet., It has certainly gone most skilfully to work to achieve this end. In South America the issue will be decided. Whoever conquers there wins the Empire of the Earth. :Jo.tfc*f| r»M"»>' PpV^ AMERICAN CAN CO. LTD. wwrAgwitigynai tfsgsss&m?i*»nixXBBS*znat&^ THE ALL-SEEING EYES Eye Doctor: I find your eyes are severely strained; you see several things at one time. What is your business? v -• shoppe. TIN CANS FOR , !(>l". ,:-«s0->- ALL PURPOSES AMERICA ALWAYS LEADS— "I See wherei a German scientist is- turning base metals into gold," remarked the man of the hour. , , "What'sthat," responded the man of the .half-hour, "onr %o1>tIeggers' are making gold out of water." ' 535 RAILWAY ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. Our Observations Are—That father is coming into his own. He is about the only member of the family that is wearing pants. ' TRY Gold wheat Health Bread A SUPERIOR LOAF WRAPPED IN SANITARY WAX PAPER FOR YOUR PROTECTION. ' At All First-class Grocers, or TBE LONDON BAKERY Telephone: Fairmont 122 " . ', *•••' •''. " WE ALSO MAKE GENUINE RYE AND POMP BREAD I I ,4i...fe 1 ■•-:# h if £ Til THE LABOR STATESMAN May 1st, 1925 MONARCH THE WORLD'S GREATEST HEAT PRODUCERS i . fcr SOVEREIGN A Sovereign or Monarch Boiler in the basement is a guarantee of satisfaction, economy and comfort There are no bad Sovereign or Monarch installations, because we sell only to competent shops. MONARCH Taylor- Forbes Company, t Limited FACTORIES: GUELPH, ONTARIO. ,-<^i;.£.;p<rtn-w'WuiW&^^ VANCOUVER BRANGH^407fr HOMER STREET Z^V^^^Z'r" ■■- . -'■ ■'-■ - W^j!$^^M^$^&y$ IF YOU WOULD HAVE THE BEST GENERAL PURPOSE GOAL AVAILABLE ON THIS MARKET INSIST ON Cassidy ington <5 MINED AT CASSIDY, V.I., BY THE „ -AAA^dng Ik rower Co.., Ltd. Wholesale Coal Department, Birks Building, Vancouver PHONE: SEYMOUR 7422 tafrp»» im^mm«m^f(tiagaig0^ ■■■■:.:.. I hm May 1st, 1925 THE LABOR STATESMAN J 1 Telephone Sey. 8585 > E. J. Ryan Contracting Company, Limited General Contractors PUBLIC WORKS, REINFORCED CONCRETE, CEMENT WORK AND BUILDING OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS * (AowiBwii*^^ -' '■^Sfc*^'^ 445 GRANVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, B. C, COTTON COMPANY LTD. GENERAL CONTRACTORS SPECIALIZING IN PERMANENT HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS I.* ABFHALT PLANTS AND CONCRETE MACHINERY STRICTLY MOBEBN AND DP-TO-DATE HEAD OFFICE: FALSE CREEK YARDS Phone Seymour 9246 VANCOUVER, B.C. E. D. CASSEDAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD. ■ CONSULTING ENGINEERS and CONTRACTORS I > - im£Za A****1 Grain Elevator* Industrial Plant* Harbor Improvements FBOHE UTXOUX <303S STANDARD BANK BUILDING . VANCOUVER, B. C. ■ Woms tome Waiom Mss Smploysfi oa All Contractu Civilization, 1925 Few things so startle the traveler when he reaches New York from the bucolic quiet of Washington as ihe armored cars which chase about the streets, presumably with loads of treasure. The comment on. our post-. war. civilization is obvious, but it, has not been better phraed than in these two paragraphs from Gordon Strong's summary of papers read at a recent meeting of real estate men: The saving of money and its placing out for the sake of return is probably the most important factor in civilization. As you4know, it is only two or three centuries ago when it was not safe to place mcney out at all, for whatever return. The only safe thing to do was to pot it in a stocking, put the stocking under a loose board, and sit on the bed with two horse-pistols and a blunderbuss. To have money involved a sedentary life. Now, but a comparatively few years later, here in Chicago, we can send a mere child with-five hundred dollars to bank in the heart of the city and with the utmost security— provided the bank calls fir him with its armoured car. and four armed guards are provided, of course, that the entire transaction is adequately coirered, with life,- health, accident, burglary, robbery, holdup, general liability, automobile, theft, fire and marine insurance. The money will be perfectly safe:—which shows that we are perfectly civilzed.—The Nation's Business. THE BATTLE OF GLACE BAY, By Floyd Roberts, The Press Gallery Ottawa ("An oppressed people is crying. for -»-deliverer to'd^' TO'veFln TJiie whole course of our history has there .beea,a.,Brore„wonderful example of: patient heroism than is being manifested by the thousands of men, women and children in Cape Breton at the present time."—Ven. Archdeacon Scott.) The battle thickens, the foes ring .'round Closer and closer, death's in our face. Steady there, steady, hold your ground, Each- in his place, lad,s each in his place. Who will say that we have not fought well, Armed with pick and shovel and bar, Blackened and burned in the fires of hell— The rank and file of a Holy War? Courage, then, comrades, lest we forget ~ -' ~ The World's my country, my brother, Man; Though the foes increase we will see it yet— The fields grew green where the red blood ran. Tho little ones cry, the mother? are still, But their crying, their stillness rings . over the Bay; lean see the white banners like dawn on the hill— The hosts of Humanity march our way. Close up your ranks there, steady your eyes, It is better to struggle, though the ground runs red, Than falter one step from the ultimate prize, In the Battle of Bread, lads, the Battle bf Bread. The women are weary, but-steady, but steady, The babies are dying, the hot tears blind; We.perish, we perish, but steady, but . steady, The battle is—Man's and the peace • Mankind's. ... Tomorrow, perhaps, we will hear the Sounds*- •- -r' ■ --;*-^"«2*^- .'•■■■toMBs* -JrOfTRs great Yciee ringing across the. land; .'■ Today the fierce' foes ring us round, Stand to your faith, lads, stand! Cub Reporter (to Managing ■ Editor)—"I am making a careful study of headlines. What, in your opinion, are the most noticed by women?" ^Managing Editor—"Those, under the eyes, on the forehead and across their cheeks." THE HOME OF THE "ORIGINAL" Harvey Logging Boots HAND MADE WORK BOOTS, GUARANTEED, $6.00 QUICK SERVICE FOR REPAIRS ESTABLISHED IN VAWCOOTTER SINCE 1897 ' FACTORY: 58 Cordova St. West VANCOUVER, B.C. New Westminster Foundry COMPANY, LIMITED ^.«^^^Mw,^^^H';/.^'-.-->:'':r,-^^1.^,w"'?^ JS*!^. .-i %iPh. if -yi<j- ■■^Wf.vsA \<* ALL KINDS OE ^ , i'■..,.. IRON CASTINGS TELEPHONE 173 BRAID STREET, NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. I 1 DAVIES' PAPER BOX COMPANY, LIMITED 1670 PANDORA STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. UNION STEAMSHIPS LEAVE VMIOM BOOK, VANCOUVER on ng-nlar schedule to All, NORTHERN B. O. PORTS, LOGGING CAMPS, CANNERIES, MINING CENTRES ana HOLIDAY RESORTS. For all information regarding sailings and a wonderful series of coastal cruises .through thrilling inland waters PHONE: SEYMOUR 306 TICKET OR FREIGHT AGENT, UNION SOCK, Or THOri. COOK to BOM, BoSrmour 654, 733 Georgia Streot Wast, ^iji'rtimwi'i ■iipisii'■;'[j'*'^S3pC^. •-■k^i-5^^ 'JTilDSBKs: ager. it - I: si v is r If ;.m$^&rja&&&a!&' RUSSIA BUYS.MACMNfeRY New York.—Soviet Russia has just purchased two million dollars worth, of agricultural machinery in the United States. The • transaction includes four hundred- and fifty farm tractors. Two shipments have already been made and are now on their way to Russia." . UNION BANK GAINS , /. New York.—The Federation bank is preparing to celebrate its second anniversary with a "birthday, party/' The principal speakers, it is stated, will be Governor Smith and William Green, president df the A.'F". of I*. The bank closed the first quarter of 1925 with resources that total $9,- 100,000. - ] Ji THE LABOR STATESMAN May 1st, 1925 ■««!■« Cm'J>£."« NATURE and BROWN BROS. Can Make Your Home Look Glad o^XJ&BJB^»JSLU^^ i„hde #rass,a G*r,,en! Special: MUSHROOM SPAWN advice and PEHPEQT SERVICE at REASONABLE PRICES. As* Tor Tfcslr Catalogue Brown Brothers & Co., Limited FLORISTS ADN NURSERYMEN a. ..QfORF^ A ifi^MSJ."«tBw" *SB M8,iJ2 86S ^aaisim «..- B.y. 9513-1391 181 Hastings st W. -Sey. 1370 1047 Georgia St. W. - Sey. 7413 "SAY IT WITH FLOWERS" CONTINUOUS POLICY-NOON-'TILL MIDNIGHT VAUDEVILLE , AND FEATURE PICTURES CARIBOU BRAND PANTS and OVERALLS FOR MEN, BOYS AND YOUTHS Are cut on large, generous patterns, well , and strongly made of hard-wearing mater- ^..^j^ They will give yoii the best of service. AT REASONABLE PRICES LOOK FOR THIS LABEL FOR SALE AT ALL GOOD DEALERS Manufactured and Guaranteed by GAULT BROTHERS LTD. . Some of that local mining stock looks hopeful at last. Something like the prodigal son in rising and going back to par. Consider the worm, young fellow in keeping straight. The unhappy worm is likely to either meet a hen or a fisherman in turning.' Labor's Reply to Old Calumnies LONDON, Eng.—\&r. Jack Hayes, M.P., speaking at Newport (Isle of Wight), recently, effectively dealt with the remarks of a speaker at a local Primrose League meeting, who had said, inter alia, that Socialism meant the abolition of the marriage tie; and the handing over of children to tire1 State. Was it likely, asked Mr. Hayes, that the party composed rhainly of workers, would destroy the only beautiful thing Capitalism could not wholly take away, home life? Such prating about abusing the sacredness of the marriage tie and the nationalizing of children was probably inspired by the class of people responsible for the filthy law cases which had recently filled the columns of the press. The most disturbing thing about such statesments, said Mr. Hayes, was that members of a Christian civilized community should so far forget the principles of their professed Christianity and brotherhood as to debase themselves with the hope of gaining some political advantage. THE COMMODITY LABOR POWER When Laurier wanted reciprocity the Conservative papers told us that American cabbages would make Canada the economic vassal of the United States. So we voted to save ourselves from the terrible powers of natural products. We saved the country from the terrible domination of commodities. ^__ : But now a venerable Conservative paper tells us that we need not be alarmed because American capital is taking over thecontrol of. .Canadian., bakeries. . Capital, we. are told, does not influence politics; it won't affect Canadian loyalty like commodities would have done. Now we know why the government listens to labor delegations and carefully pigeonholes labor complaints. Labor is a commodity. TOM MOORE ANSWERS ONTARIO LABOR PARTY From Ottawa it is learned that Tom Moore, President of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, stated in an interview that the resolution demanding complete independence from Great Britain which was passed by the convention of the Ontario section of the Canadian Labor Party, does not voice the^entiments of the organized workers in Canada. "Por the past forty years," he said, "the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada | has been the recognized authority to speak for the trade unionists of Canada on legislative matters. Foiled in their attempts to capture the trade union movement through the Trades and Labor Congress, the Communists-are now making a political labor party the medium of propaganda for their policies. The resolution referred to is somewhat similar to one introduced by the Communist minority in past conventions of the Trades and Labor 6 BIG BARS IN CARTON rjQt/POMS instead of five sis formerly—no change in the price; quality just as high—but more soap for the money. In Greater Vancouver Only ^..^..i^^-U:---..--^r^r:^:^i-r^r ..T»«p^e«Jt.-^KWJ3 ts*S&&mfZa&?:!SX&t' ROYAL CROWN SOAP EVERY GROCER CAN SUPPLY YOU ORPHEUM CAFE —^Highest quality of food properly prepared and neatly and courteously served in generous portions by experienced Union employees. You will find our prices much lower than the average first- class cafe. . ■ ALWAYS OPEN • 762 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C. Opposite Orpheum Theatre m Two^ood Places To Eat -Home and Here TRAY SERVICE ALWAYS OPEN CUISINE THE BEST 612 PENDER ST. WEST Opposite tlio Rogers Building Quarter block East of GranvUle St. &0DQ EATS GAFE The Working Man's Home HOTEL MAIN OMAN—WASH- CENTEAI Main to Georgia Sts., Vancouver. ^^..,....v^^...^.l.^^MPWu^^.'pf..''.^WPW-fp^^wip^r.-frf"--7 Congress where they demanded-severance of international affiliations on the trade union field and the setting up of a - Canadian National autonomy. These policies, towever, were overwhelmingly rejecter by the organized workers," concluded Mr. Moore. Seymour 3168 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Best Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEOG BOG KRAUSE , Late 54th Batt. ., Late 72nd, Batt, -..... fo' Hastings STi'-E. "Vancouver, B.C .^..^.-jSftjSr. .^-..,w,(.:,..,^*:...^.-..;:.flr,ici^v.p.v......'.'...-*(''P'.' "■"- *?''- Morns Lunch /BOB MOORE, ProP; Quality Eats Reasonable Prices For Working Men and Women 630 DUNSMUIR STREET (Half Block East of Granville) LECKIES WORK BOOTS Solid Leather and well made. See the name "Leckie" on sole. .; Made by Expert Workmen Who Know Their Business. : wr"?*^ MAINLAND CIGAR STORE TH£ PLACE FOR PIPES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER May 1st, 1925 TfigB LABOR STATESMAN DR. HE. HALL DENTIST romerly of 38 Hastings Strsot West ."
"""—' ~ j"* 60o JTsneh Castile Soap, per bar .30 < —""" ""— -- 76c liquid Petrolotnm, 16 ox. 60° Sea*on'» Bosebnds, par lb. JO medium or heavy _. .jg SOo Banqoet Chocolates, per lo. .30 90c Vacuum Bottle, pint- size .... .45 V>-oo Buxaocx una aarsapaniia Mt 780 Vacuum BeflUa, pint size .„ as 300 Water Glass, per tU'U ~ .15 see windows nr ant or otto stores— HTOTOBEDS OF ABTICIiES AT KAXX PXICE VANCOUVER DRUG COMLPANY, UMI^D 13 STOKES ■ Your Dollar Is Worth 200 Cents ON KANT ABTICIES BOr/OHT AT THIS BIG BARGAIN SALE OF FURNITURE N0TE:-i-The stock and' business of the late Peter Wright's Furniture Store has been acquired by Mr. W. R. Orr. All This Handsome Stock Will Be Swept Out Regardless of Cost, at Reductions That Mean Far Less Than They Cost Here, then, is a splendid opportunity for the plain people to get, Furniture at Rare Snaps. Now is the golden opportunity for young folks about to marry. ~; 1163 GRANVILLE STREET FRENCH ORGANDIE -' WRITING PAPER THE HIGH QUALITY MAKES IT MOST APPROPRIATE FOR FORMAL AND SOCIETY CORRESPONDENCE, WHILE THE MODERATE PRICE PERMITS OF ITS USE FOR REGULAR WRITING DUTIES. YOU CAN BUY IT IN NEAT QUIRE BOXES, IN THE BULK, IN WRITING TABLETS, IN CORRESPONDENCE CARDS AND IN ENVELOPES TO MATCH. Stationers and Druggists Sell ^ FRENCH ORGANDIE Theatre for Rent The handsome Garden Theatre, Main Street, is available for public meetings at very reasonable rates. The place is comfortable, in the right location to draw a big crowd, is ideal for speakers who will And the acoustics perfect. Suitable for concerts, lectures, tableaux, etc ArnvY kbtmoob sisr Night*: Colling wood 54U.2 PIERCE POWELL QUITS BIRKS; OPENS OWN WATCH STORE Pierce Powel, for eleven years a respected employee at Birk's Watchmaking Department, has resigned to open up his own neat little watchmaking and jewelry business at 861 Seymour Street. - Later he hopes to branch out in a down-town store. Mrs Powell is an expert in his line, and has a host of friends with whom he is held in highest, esteem. He is a musician and a member of the Musician's Union here. Only a Dad Only a dad, with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race Bringing the little of gold or fame Tp show how well be has played the game, But glad in his heart that his own rejoice To see. him come and to hear his voice Only a dad "with a brood of four, One of ten million men or more, Plodding along in the daily strife, Bearing the whips and scorns of life With never a whimper of pain or hate For the sake of those who at home await. Only a dad neither rich nor proud, Merely one of the surging crowd, Toiling, striving from day.to .day, Facing whatever may come his way, Silent, whenever the harsh condemn And bearing it all for the love of 'them, -i " Only a dad, but he gave his all To smooth the way for his children small, Doing, with courage stern and grim, The deed that his father did for him, This the line that for him I pen, Only a dad, but the best of men. —Los Angeles Citizen. Brilliant Violinist . at the Orpheum Since Duci De Kerekjarto, the brilliant Hungarian violinist, left the concert ystage to accept the first Orpheum' circuit vaudeville tour, he has been one of the most popular musical acts^on" the circuit. It is with pride that the Orpheum Theatre announces that Kerekjarto will be a feature on next week's programme, this being his.third consecutive tour, a record lor .musical offerings of this kind. Five members of the same family will appear in one vaudeville act on this programme when William Morris, his wife and three children present a gem of a satirical sketch, entitled 'All the Horrors of Home." This sketch is called an "Observation in One View," and Was written by Mr. Morris himself. .'r~ The senior member, of two well- known vaudeville teams will be represented :„ when Florence Tempest, formerly of Tempest and Sunshine, and Homer Dickinson, formerly of Dickinson and Deagon, appear with their smart little offering of repartee, song and dance. They are billed as "Broadway's smart couple." "Let's Dance" is said to be one of the best dance acts seen on tbe circuit for many a moon. In the cast is Eddie Franklyn, McGushion Sisters, Gertrude and Dudd, Chic Stanley, the six foot four comedy dancer, and a pair of smart steppers called Dubow and Ross. JHilton Berle, "The Wayward YtnTth," will be heard in a monologue and the Six Hassans have a novelty offering with" a desert flavor. One other big act, the Aesop's Fable and Topics of the day, along with bill fillings Orpheum Concert Orchestra, completes a very snappy bill. . VTke-Ttw witb-a Pedigree", ' ■ PACKED BY 'V r:. TUCK & LIGHTFGOX LTD: VANCOUVER, B, C. FREE If you are interested in the Portland Canal District "be7 Sure and- see the largest aeroplane view in the world of this district. It measures 11x26 feet and is sdono" in .oolOrsiv ^ All * principal mines are shown. Portland Canal Display Room 70 Hastings Street West Open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 1670 OUR ANNIVERSARY -. sale /■;■.■■ IN NOW IN PROGRESS ■—Always the most important sale of the Spring season, this great annual event has been planned to eclipse all previous efforts in value-giving, and to create a new record in volume of sales. —For months we have been preparing for it. Buyers have searched the markets of the world for quality merchandise at special price reductions, and have assembled a wonderful'collection of seasonable and desirable lines- for your selection. 38 SPECIAL SALE WINDOWS WILL BE READY FOR YOUR VIEWING DON'T FAIL TO SEE THEM —Full particulars of the sale will appear in the dally newspapers, unfolding untold opportunities of purchasing needs for present and future requirements at generous, price savings. t» sMCO*f>(MAIUl.„ ."Tl-KAviflrO H *^t VANCOUVER BANK OF MONTREAL s, ESTABLISHED 1817 With branches in ail districts throughout Canada the BANK OF MONTREAL furnishes unsurpassed banking facilities. A Savings Account may be opened at any Branch. Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received, on which interest is allowed. v. The following Branches are situated within the limits of the City of Vancouver: Main Office...., 500 Granville St. _Hastings and Seymour... ...597 Hastings St. W. Carrall St. 1 Hastings St. W. Hastings St. E .....>. ISO Hastings St. E. Cordova St. E .......298 Main St. p""or St _ k ..,._....850 Main St. Chinese Branch , _.138 Pender St. E. Granville and Nelson 1001 Granville St. Fourth Ave. and Alma Rd 3639 Fourth Aye. W. f Colonial Whtatvt DUNSMUIR AND GRANVILLE Premier Film Attractions Three Variety Programmes from Cream of Local Performers Moderate Prices Continuous, II to 11 If ill B. C'S BEST BEVERAGE Nourishing! Pure! Stimulating! sa.^A»fi^^^sle^^iSg"tOTiC"%T^oi3*^!o^otfngr A ^^- Doon for the weak and ailing. A welcomed friend at the social gathering! Made from the rich, ripe berries of,the Valley. Wined and bottled by experts in Vancouver. Costs far less than imported vintages, but is voted", superior in excellence in all ways. 1*.-,. .r.,.:^ Only 60c a Quart—$2.75 a Gallon For Sale at All Government Vendors LOGANBERRY WINE Knlo Mvazttaamoai Ss aoS pfflbllaSisfi or dtfenlayofl 6y eSo B,lQfflo2 ©OBteoB Board or bjr tho Uovoramant ot BritioSi ©olumljio.
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