The Labor Statesman
data provider: CONTENTdm
alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
is referenced by: https://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-26
issued: 1926-12-17
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/labours/items/1.0438978/source.json
format: application/pdf
note: 'I. OWNED OLStatesiiian ftHh fflBW>n"tn ^^^y BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL H Official Organ of The Canadian Labor Party _^gs|i^i4 lo. 139—EIGHT PAGES a VANCOUVER, B. C, DECEMBER 17th. rofiteers and Pulpiteers IHE ROYAL COMMISSION investigating the Customs Department is uncovering a little of the corruption that has been going on in our midst since the Prohibitionists started their campaigns . against liquor The drunkard very seldom affected anybody else but himself and his immediate family, but the ramifications of the liquor ^ trade today includes more murders, deaths, suicides, graft, crime and i corruption than the old-time bar-room ever did. ___ . Creatinir More Criminal. j Because men cannot get good Scotch,sWhisky or a schooner of beer as easily and cheaply as they "formerly could, they drink methylated spirits, (canned heat, and all kinds of other poisons that will produce some kind of a "kick", even though it invariably ends in death. .. .. - The bootlegging trade seems to be one pf this country's greatest | industries. No matter where you are you can get in touch with a boot- 1. legger. And bootlegging is supposed to be a crime. If it is a crime then f bootlegging has created more criminals than any other known industry, jf The Royal Commission has discovered something that looks very much like corruption amongst public officials* When ship loads and truck loads v| i of liquor, held up by local custom officials, can be released upon orders from the Customs department_a__Qttawa, there might even be more than ."contributions to party funds"-*in the deal. If it is a crime to corrupt public officials then we believe that prohibition has created just as much, .if not more crime, than any other law on the statute books. , A Failure and a Fraud Prohibition has proven to be a rank failure and a fraud. The**people of every age and every clime have used stimulants and we may safely ' conclude that they will continue to use them in some form or other. When…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0438978
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
source: Original Format : UBC Library
type: Text