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OWNED or Statesman "m ™"™n,,rrA ^^Jy BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL Y\ ^Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions NO. 243—EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, B. C, JANUARY 25, 1929 Bungle Over Migration From British Coalfields . *-**- **, - -' ■ . ' Demand is Made by Trades Union Congress For .An Inquiry Into the Transfer Scheme—Local Men Are Displaced and Wages Are Undercut . 'TWERE IS A GROWING DEMAND for ah investigation into the ■ serious consequences arising from the7.British Government's efforts to transfer unemployed miners to other areas, where, it is alleged, work can,"or mighty lie obtained. The number of wo'rkless ex-miners in London is growing; those who get jobs take work that- the local unemployed could do, and some are being used to undercut wages. _X)ver 9000 men have been transferred under the Government scheme, and thousands of others have left their home districts "on spec." These miners are losjng^the sympathy of other workers whose jobs they are talcing or unintentionally jeopardizing. , •., V A great stream of men, largely ■ " — uncontrolled, is flowing»from the mining districts iAto the industrial areas, -adding tXK.the unemployment already existing 'there and forming an element that some employers are already trying to use to reduce wages. A strong demand is growing up for a thorough .investigation into the whole' question of transfer; official . and unofficial. Trade union officials in London recently informed the Daily Herald that increasing numbers of "down and out" miners week being encountered in the metropolis. 1 Destitute Men Every day destitute men plead for help at the headquarters of the Miners' Federation, and each day this week the number has been over 20. "We have had a terrible time since Christmas," said A. J. Cook. "We have no funds here, but men have been sent here by the police and by the Lord-Mayors' Fund people. "A lot of men got jobs in the building trade, but many are now Unemployed." At the headquarters of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers an official stated that reports reached that union of large numbers wandering about; many had inquired,at the union head office. The whole matter," he said, "slumjd be investigated, or presently there will be a big mess, a mess far bigger than the government will be able to cope with. "Somehody must be hounding these men to London. In their desperation they will often accept jobs at any price so long as they can get somewhere to sleep and something to eat." Seeking Relief Relief agencies are- also being made aware of the problem. At the Salvation Army headquarters it Was stated that some dozens of men known to Be" miners had' applied to it within the last month or so' for work or relief. Most of these men left the coalfields "on spec", but there are some who declare that they have .been stranded after being sent to jobs under the government's transfer scheme. The problem is not confined to that of the jobless men, 1 There are widespread complaints that men transferred by the exchanges are being used to displace local workers., This matter has already been brought before the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, which is at present engaged on inquiries into the matter. Already over 9,000 men have been transferred out of the- mining areas, the larger proportion of them from South Wales. The Ministry of Labor is now planning to develop the transference scheme in the county of Durham. The employment exchanges have definite instructions t0 give preference to miners and, others from the distressed areas. The general purposes committee of the London County Council reported last week°1a specific case-in respect of twelve jobs op a contract for the council, and it added that the council's special committee on unemployment held it to be inevitable that the total number of unemployed in London must be increased by a tran° fer .of men from thc depressed Recently a case was reported of London plasterers being refused jobs in London, men being imported from the North. There is also evidence that the imported men are in some cases being used to undercut wages. An official at a big London hotel admitted that a number of the regular kitchen staff had been discharged and replaced by ex-miners in response to thc Prime Minister's appeal to employers, and that the wages paid to the newcomers were much below those previously paid. Under Rates At a recent'meeting in West Wil- lesden it was declared that Welsh miners had been forced to accept jobs at less than the trade union rates. ■* • • The government's scheme threatens to sap the existing sympathy with the miners and to replace it by a hostility which, while it may be deplored, can easily be understood. Bosses Want To Get Under Trades Union Act Ottawa.—All efforts of employers' organizations to register as trade unions under the Trades Union Act will be opposed by the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, it was decided at a conference of representatives of labor organizations held here last week, presided over by Tom Moore, president. Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. It was pointed out that the Trades Union Act was intended to protect labor, and that it was never contemplated that employers would form organizations and seek registration as trade ^unions. * Openi Door to Dual Union* Labor believes if employers ate allowed to register under the act it will tend to force trade unions'into incorporation1—something tYiey .have opposed for years. It will open the door to employers to organize company imins and would allow employe's to register union labels. Trade unions in Canada, because they are organized for the protection of human rights, are exempted from the provisions of the Trusts and Combines Investigation Act and are given orotection under the. Criminal Code and other legislation.. The conference declared that it believes one of the purposes of the employers ip registering as trade unions was to avoid the provisions of the Trust and Combines Investigation Act. Application! Are Held Up One organization of employers, the Amalgamated Builders' Council of Toronto, did secure registration, but applications from other groups; have been held up and the Minister of Labor asked the Trades and Lai bor Congress of Canada for its opin' ion on the question. The Executive Council of the Trades and Labor Congress was *irr"- =tructed by the conference to strongly oppose this latest movement of the employers. ,'.'■"'''■ ■* Non-Union Fire Engine Finn Bribes Aldermen Minneapolis, Minn.—The recently purchased non-union American La France fire engine, which on its first trip through Minneapolis streets became uncontrollable and sent two automobiles to the«- junk pile and their occupants "to the hospital; will probably be the cause of sending a few Minneapolis aldermen to the penitentiary. ■> The Hennepin county grand jury, after an investigation of circumstances surrounding the purchase of th<K$I4,000 pumper, is expected to return indictments this week against at least two members of.the city council who are alleged to have accepted bribes to. vote In favor of awarding the contract to the American La France & Foamite Corporation, whose machinists have been on strike since last June. Three- aldermen are said to have shared in a $1,500 "pot" distributed by a representative of the La France firm. One aldermam according to thi jobless i num: London ing, the tion in, alarmi T annou number cember 28 NOW ROOO fof improv- nent situa-' i becoming lent of Labor weejf that the ^employed on De- ffas 1,520,000. This was an increase of 250,- 000, as compared with December 17, and. 185,000^ince January, 1928. For the first time since the general strike, recipients of unemployment insurance numbered more than l,500,t00. Tory officials, seeking some explanation for the depressing fact, placed the responsibility on employers who had dismissed workers taken on for the Christmas rush. stories emanating from the prosecutor's office, gained immunity by appearing before the grand jury, and making a complete confession regarding the La France transaction. His confession is said to have involved himself along with two other aldermen. Under the Minnesota laws relating to bribery, the "squealer" cannot be prosecuted, due to the fact that he made a voluntary confession before his name came before the grand jury. He has resigned from the council and is being kept in hiding until he s needed in court. A touch of humor is given the situation by ^he predicament in which one of the anti-labor aldermen now finds himself. When the committee from the Minneapolis Central Labor Union and the'lffcal Machinists' unions appeared at the council hearings and explained that a strike existed at the La France company's Elmira, N. Y., plant, and that the company's products were unfair to organized labor, this* man allied himself with the anti-union crowd and voted for the La France engine. After the contract had been awarded, he heard that "some dough had been cut up," and he went to the "powers that be" and frantically demanded his share, which he estimated should be $800. When he was informed that he was too late to be numbered among "the faithful," he set up an ear- splitting, howl. Now he finds himself on the verge of being indicted for soliciting a bribe. Nothing but trouble has attended- the purchase of the La France engine. It was not delivered on specified time.- When it did come, it ran imuck on its trial trip, and in spite of all the factory demonstrator could do to steer it in a straight line, it •-.mashed up two cars and seriously injured the people riding in them. An attempt was made to repair it after its rampage, and it was thought to be fit for service again. Then it developed other ills. Last Friday, when Labor's representative made an investigation, it was leaking like a sieve and couldn't even be sent across the city to the fire department's reoair shops. Fire! Fire! Fire! STREET METAL WORKERS ELECTION OF OFFICERS At the regular meeting of the Sheet Metal Workers Union, held in the Labor Headquarters, Wednesday, the following officers were elected: President—Jas Strachan. Vice-President—M. C. Smith. Rec. Secretary—R. Caldwell. * Fin. Secretary—D. MacPherson.. Treasurer—R. Macaulay. Conductor—C. Stephens. Warden—E. Whittle. Business Agent—D. Macpherson. The union reports encouraging progress and. looks forward to further* progress during the present year.' Where there is fire there is smoje; ere-^there*>**is«c:iaS>Mr;^j®53~ crowd, but the smoke from the SMOKER to be held as a house warmer, for.the opening of the new Labor Headquarters, by the Building Trades Council, will attract the biggest crowd ever. ..:';.*.) Bro. Clancy of Beverage! Dispensers, 676, will provide some of his special brand, and there will be all kinds of weed that makes the smoke. The program to be offered cannot be excelled anywhere, being extra special as the Program Cj&mmittee, ,D. McPhersonr Sheet Metal Workers; W. Watt, of Plumbers, and Ed. Smith, Painters, after many miles of travel . succeeded in obtaining some of your old favorites and a . number of new artists that will also be your favorites after you have heard them. And please note! All for 50c. Get your, tickets at once, for there will be-tio oush scats. Program is as follows: Musicians' Local, 145; will have orchestra in attendance; Sid Dean, entertainer, and then some. ■ s Mr. Dudley, tenor.1 You'll like him. Chas. Watson, the Jazz Hound at the piano. Don Campbell, humorist. "A humdinger. J. Turiey, tenor. Three-star Brand, Beverage Dispensers, 676. Harry Warner, comic comedian. Some boy. Len Holland, Vancouver's accord- ian man. A. F. of M., 145. Birt Stinchcomb, monologist. You know Birt, Local 170. > R. A. Woods, the baritone. Fred Fletcher and R. Kingston, who can handle the banjos, A. F. of M.. 145. Harry Stevenson, elocutionist, Fire Fighters, No. 18. One of the boys. Major Hunt, vour old friend with the cornet, A. F. of M., 145. Alex Wilson, Fire Fighters, 18, something Scotch. Hector McDonald, A. F. M., 145, with the Saxaphone. "Oh Boy."' Accompanists. Fred Parsons, A. F. M..' 145; Sid Dean. Piano loaned by Local 138, Painters. To all and sundry don't pass this up, keen the date open, January 30, at 8 p.m. We have done our part to nlease you, so do yonrs and get your tickets early—50c each—from all Secretaries, of Locals. . ED. SMITH, '*••/ -. Chairman, Program Committee. FIVE CENTS PER COPY 1 ' ' .; Alberta Federation Urges Legislation Featuring Old Age Pensions, Health Insurance and .amendments to the Workmen-'s Compensation Act as outstanding, items./ of its legislative program, the 1929 convention of .the Alberta Federation of Labor coriclu-,, ded one of its niost. representative conventions in the city of Lethbridge on Thursday, with around .75 delegates present. The convention was notable for the keenness and sincerity which marked the discussions, and although'at times the debates were rather heated, there was a spirit of harmony which augurs well for the trade union movement of the province'. That the delegates fully realised the need for such a central body as the Federation was':.brought out *. in debate when a resolution was submitted which would make the gatherings bi-annual instead of annual. It was pointed out in no uncertain terms that, the expense of these annual conventions were as nothing compared to the inspiration they were to the trade union movement i . &£a*$h«'°ppor- rade unionists tunity of welcoming throughout the province of Alberta during 1930, the thirteenth convention of the Alberta Federation of Labor deciding at its concluding session in Lethbridge on Thursday to hold the 1930 convention in* the- capital city of Alberta. Fred J. White, M.L.A.. leader of the Labor group in the Alberta legislature, was unanimously re-elected president of the Federation. Elmer E. Roper was also re-elected secretary-treasurer. The Trades and Labor Councils of Calgary, Lethbridge and Edmonton and the United Mine Workers of America, District 18, will elect the vice-presidents at an early date. Fred Smeed of Lethbridge was elected delegate to the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada convention, which will be held at St. Johns, N.B., this year, with Alderman A. Farmilo as alternative.—Alberta Labor .News. * LEFT WING UNIONS TRY NEW VENTURE New York.—Left wing unions in the fur-makine and cloak industry h«v« united. The movement is'avowedly Communistic and was launched with the usual hurrah against thc reeular trade union movement. The organization is called the Amalgamated Union of Cloak, Dressmakers snd Furriers. Its backers picture the same glorious future that has marked the launching of countless similar ventured." Employers who face an expiring contract with the regular International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union smile at this division of the workers. ' -. School Janitors of Calgary Are Organized The Calgary School Janitors' Association applied this week for a charter from the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and will_ enjoy the distinction of being the 'first union in Calgary to receive a charter from,that body this year. The School Janitors' Association has been organized in Calgary for a number of years, but it was only last year that the Calgary School Board recognized it and negotiated an agreement covering wages and working conditions. For the past two or three years the association has been affiliated with the Calgary Trades and Labor Council anil the Civut Federation. Its delegates to the council have been most faithful in their attendance and hayo taken an active part in the work of the council. The association is one hundred per cent, organized and the present application for a Dominion charter Is evidence of its members' interest in Labor affairs .and the growth and expansion that the association has enjoyed. Children can fool the parents, but the parents can't fool the children. \ Union Meetings at . Labor Headquarters UNION . FRIDAY ,' HALL Plasterer**' Helncrs :..-..'. 3 Granite Cutter? 4- Ironworkers .,.* ,_..r-*811 Moldars _.. 313 Engineers, S44 - S15*1 nxrxvAT ,Beve.raKe Dispensers 2 N'..,,,.|„ Weavers „....**• 3 Upholsterers * ,.... 315 MONDAY Carpenters * 1 Allied Print Inn Trades ..' .302 Lathers .....a ..._ .'.. JU Cement Vtnlshers 313 I'liholsterers 81B ',.''"• WEDNESDAY .Building Trades* Cofinctl Concert i .1 •MB : I OtGXXSSS&atAvl «*£ . -T- •—- ^L — ■-■■'■■ - ; - '. -J™ _^ ., —:_ ■■- ■ — **•*- — - - -•-_•»• *- • - 4- Two THE LABOR STATESMAN V ' Eridayi*January 25*; 1929 I ^tronioui%ims!Jij your kilchm^iJ^Jy ■ ' your dai]y_siigply ot - '' rich, wholesome rnrtk: is • protected!all the "way by "the Dairy with the Highest Score." FRASER VALLEY MILK THREE TO THE MINUTE Union Restaurants Many restaurants and self-service houses have, and still have, strenuously opposed every effort made to organize their employees; so may we request you to look for UNION HOUSE CARDS. ibnnu&inma IntMirautAuiutE *"• 6e.*i«toi nw-it--^-Us,>c Ol Anita Give your patronage to the following houses: •, ,. Cecil Cafe, 1330 Granville. Harmony Cafe, 1154 Granville. Paragon Cafe, 1145 Granville. Morris Lunch, 1113 Granville. Ritz Cafe, 1043 Granville, Love's Cafe, 926 Granville. Commodore Cafe, 872 Granville. Fashion Dairy Lunch, 894 Granville.. Omheum Cafe, 762 Granville. Empire Cafe, 76 E. Hast. Fashion Dairy Lunch, 71 Hastings. ' Broadway Cafe, 105 Hastings E. Golden Gate Cafe, 130 Hastings E. Fred's Dairy Lunch, 72 West Hastings. Strand Cafe, 129 Hastings W. Bancroft's Cafe, 338 Hastings. Bailey's Cafe, 320 Cambie. Wonder Cafe, 224 Carralk., Delmonico Lunch,"617 Robson. Fish and Chip Shop, , 614 Robson Street Standard Cafe, 615 Dunsmuir. Olvmpic Cafe, 720 Pender W. Central Cafe, 608 Pender W. Boston Cafe, 534 Pender W. • New Good Eats Cafe, 619 Pender. Province Cafe. 790 Main. Douglas Cafe, 844 Main. Princess Cafe, 416 Hastings E.*. Shasta Cafe, Cambie and Cordova. New Westminster— Fraser Cafe, 738 Columbia. Allen's Cafe, 660 Columbia, "Build B. C." Quality Simply The Best Kr n aHI v-% ■■ "PACIFIC Milk gains in popu- * larity from its unusually good quality. Freely and confi-' dently, examination and comparison arc invited, for, search where you will, a better milk you cannot find. Pacific Milk Factories at Abbotsford and Ladner "Build B.C." By TOM DICKSON, -"" in the "Glasgow Forward" '.' Less than a bow shot away on every side, avenues of glittering win- do'ws are spread with wealth, and wonder, and tunning Craftsmanship, gathered from the .rims of the earth to gleam under a blaze of light. That wrap of fur, stripped from animals that had roamed the frozen wastes, will shield the white shoulders of some darling of fate. That urn of brass, beaten out and decked wifh bright enamels, will give one more touch to a luxurious home. And that crescent of diamonds, won from the depths of an African mine* to flash there.on its velvet bed, will sparkle in the hair of some regal dame. And here .... thrqugh 'the open doors that lead into the Court Room, there, streams the pathetic procession of those whose cripie is debt; In ones, and twos, and Jjttle groups, they filter in, halt inside the door.way, look round, and move towards a' bench. Women mostly".' OI3 women, and, bent; with seamed and sallow faces, and dull, lifeless hair straggling from holow shawls drawn tightly around their heads. They seem to have little interest in things, one way or another. They have been through it all before, and will come through it again. It is part of life, like rain, and cold, and the lack of food. ■-.... •*' * *' There are others; young women, with babies at the breast, some sleeping, others whimpering.. Rather shy, ana shame-faced at being caught up by debt so soon. Others, of 'fine type, the artisan's Wife who has struggled and. -struggled,, .and gone down at last. One face there—pale and clean cut, and calm, with a black shawl so draped-that one thinks of a Mother Superior in a convent. Debt has gpt her ,too. But here and there is one still defiant., Under a round black hat, is a chubby, rosy face that suggests trouble to anyonei>who seeks for it. And just along'from her is a lean-faced youth, looking round with just too much unconcern to be real. He rolls chewing gum between his jaws, and his face says: "What the hell does it matter, anyhow?" That, and the tittering, and nodding of heads and extravagant grimacing that runs along a bench of "old-timers" saves the place from a complete atmosphere of desolation and hopelessness. - * * * the hands of the clock, are just about ten. The dull and dismal Court Room is filled; hundreds of culprits whose crime is debt. The high seat where the Sheriff will presently sit is empty; the railed enclosure where the officials have their place is empty; but behind the rails are clustered groups of another sort. They are lawyers, and factors, and clerks: some grown bald' and grey at the job; others dapper, and bright; some striplings just from school, and office girls who would have their hair dow(n their backs if girls wore their hair that way. They are the Prosecutors for the crime that is Debt. The rail divides the sheep from the goats. "Court!" The command rings ouf, and as culprits and prosecutors rise to their feet, the Court officials enter, and through a. hole high in the wall, comes the Sheriff, with wig and gown and blank impartial face to sit in his loftv seat above the herd. He glances round slowly, and leans back, dsiplaying as much interest ' as a stone lion would in an iron horse. He has seen it all before, so often, so often. The machine of justice begins to piove. "Number-thirty-five-mistress-mary- magonigal." A noise like that, but not so plain, comes from the throat of the clerk, who has done this for years nnd' years, and is sick to death- of it. "Mistress-mary-magonigal!" A thin, listless, be-shawled figure shuffles forward to one side of the Clerk's desk: a factor's man steps to the other. , "Twenty-three shillings," says the factor's man. "Are you behind withyour rent?" says the Sheriff's clerk. The woman nods. . * . "Seven shillings a week," says the Sheriff's clerk, and, in the same breath, . "Number-forty-one,mistresa- mary-gilligan." Another woman steps forward. "Twenty-four shillings," says the factor's man. "Are vou behind with your rent?" say* the Sheriff's clerk. "Yes," says the woman. "Seven shillings a *eek," says the Sheriff's clerk. "Number-fijfty-three-mistress-eliza- beth-brownlee." No movement from the body of the hall. The Sheriff's clerk repeats thc rumble of words twice. Then a wo-^an hurries forward. . "Didn't you hear your name?" "Sorry, she didn't." She might [have added that the clerk would never get marks for enunciation or diction, anyhow, but refrained^-Thus it went «on. A nurilber. A name. A stated sum. So many. sllillings/a week. A number, a name, ahd so on, over and over again. I began to count against time. The average was three (jases per minute. Twenty seconds each! What tales of poverty, unemployment, human misery, long struggle, and humbled pride lay behind these cases? But the Court wasn't dealing with such things. There was a house,1 a tenant, a factor, rent in arrears, and so .much a week. Three cases toa minute, hour after hour. Ami the Sheriff sat up in his high seat, immobile, silent, the symbol of authority, nothing more. Like* the Mace on the Speaker's table in the House of Commons. ' * + * The similarity between a Court of Justice and a sausage machine was startling. Poverty, rent arrears, and claims going in at one end, and decrees being churned' out at the otheiv Just once, as I watched, did the sausage machine give a splutter and a jolt. • . 7v->'' "Number-someth'ing-ar-other-and- mistress-so-and-so."—came the clerk. Briskly steps forward a woman, her head held jauntily. It was the round black hat, and the chubby, rosy face, I had noted when this mass meeting o fthe poor was assembling. "Are you behind with your rent?^' came monotonously from the clerk, much as a tired and worn-out grama- ^hoTre~Tecord-would grind—mit—Itsf lines. "No!" said Rosy face, firmly. Sensatipn! ** * The clerk's eyebfows rose at the same moment as his jaw fell. A flicker of life'stirred the high immobile figure on the bench. The lawyers and factors, and their youthful apprentices, turned in surprise. The factor, who was asking for rent from Rosyface fumbled with his papers, and looked stunned. Soniflthingjvas wrong. ,^r" "You don't owe any back rent?" asked the clerk, momentarily recovered. "Not a penny," said Rosyface, her voice ringing triumphantly. "Come back tomorrow, Room 11, at 11 o'clock," said the clerk. There was no suggestion that Rosy- face might have arranged to be somewhere else next morning.., People with debts are not expected also to have engagements connected with the clearing of their debts. 'Rosy-, face sailed off. It was a disturbing incident. Interference with the production of sausages. Lowering the average of three a miriute. If she wasn't in debt, what was she doing there anyhow? On one side of the rail in that court was sacred to those who owed money, and the other side to those who were looking for money. She belonged to neither category. She was sand in the machine. But the machine recovered and went on again. A number. A tenant. So much owing. So much per week. Three solemn adjudications, three pronouncements with the majesty of the law, per minute. The Sheriff relapsed into statuesque immovability. One Cent a Day for Safety! That is all you need pay to secure PROTECTION for your Papers, Securities or Jewellery, in the strongest vault on the Pacific Coast. BOXES from $3.00 PER YEAR UP. , ' Hours: 8:30.aim. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays: 8:30 a.m.-l p.m. ... **»".-- . Vancouver Safety Deposit Vaults B, C. Mining Building Pender at Homer Street HAZELWOOD ICE CREAM .■ ■• " '•' . - -....'■ '_ —Yoii try it next time for that Party or Social " 7* Guaranteed the product of pure fresh cream For Prompt Service, Phone Seymour 2090 Hazelwood Creamery, Limited RED STAR DRUG STORE "The Mail Order Druggist"^ We Make a Special Effort to Oat Goods* Ont by Flrirt Mall After Receipt of Your Order 7' CORNER CORDOVA AND CARRALI. VANCOUVER, B. C. MAINLAND CIGAR-STORE TH£ PLACE FORCES 310 CARRALL STREET, VANCOUVER BUY UNION STAMPED SHOES And the pathetic proceSsion of the popr trickled out as it had trickled in—the woman with the face of the Motherr Superior, the down-and-outs who don't seem to care, the girl with the baby at her breast, the aged crone with dull and lifeless hair straggling from the ragged shawl, the young man who chewed gum, and whose face said: "What the hell does it matter, anyway!" Trickled out to get their six shillings per week, their eight shillings, their ten shillings, how or when or where, (Jod knows. Trickled out to poverty and hunger, past the windows with the blazing lights that fell upon the wealth and wonders gathered from the rims of the "earth. WORKERS UNION, UNIOWTOTAMP WE ASK til members of organized labor to purchase shoes bearing our Union Stamp on the sole, inner-sole, or lining of the shoe. We ask -you not to buy any shoes unless you actually see this Union Stamp. ■'•''.' Boot & Shoe Workers' Union Affiliated with American Federation of Labor 346 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON, MASB. COLLIS LOVELY General President CHARLES L. BLAINE General Secretary-Treasurer HPHE following fiiifi"3vare"co-operating with Organized Labor and are selling Union Jtabel' Stamped Shoes. Ask to see the Union Label when buying shoes, proving to the shoeman that you are consistently backing him up. Clapp Shoe Co., 7th and Main,,25th and men's, woments, youths'. COPP, 'THE SHOE MAN" 153 HASTINGS STREET WEST Men's Hartt's, Slater and Stridor's Shoes: aiso Women's and Children's Union-made shoes. Cornett Bros, k Clarice, 33 Halting* east—Florshelm shoes, men's. Strider shoes, men's, C. B. & C. Special, men's and youths. . ags i ult's. men s WINS $5,000 VERDICT FOR FRAMEUP ARREST Patrick Fagan, president of the Western Pennsylvania District of the United Mine workers, won a verdict for $5,000 against the Pittsburgh Terminal'Coal Company in common pleas court at Pittsburgh last week. During the bituminous strike the company's gunmen arrested Fagan on the charge of interfering' with the transportation of non-unionists. He was fined $10, but the fine was later remitted. Fagan in his bill of complaint alleged that he had violated no law and that his. arrest was part of a "frameup" by the coal company. Win. Dick ltd., 399 Slater shoes, men's, extra'1 and youths'. Hastln-rs Shoe Co., 65 Hastings east— Tefault's, men's and women's; Eagle shoes, men's and youths. Hudson'! Bay Co., Dopt. Store—Johan- sen shoes, ladies', Bancroft-Walker's, ladles'; Colella-Leighton's, ladles'; Tetrault's, men's and youths'. Ingle-lew Shoe Co., 633 Granville— Hagar" shoes, men's and women's, Dr. Reed shoes, men's. MODEL BOOT SHOP 1186 GRANVILLE Tetrault's. Men's, Women's land Youths' Union Label shoes. WM. TRICK, 146 Cordova WEST. — Tetrault's Men's and Youths; also Strider and Slater's •Union' Label shoes. Union Shoe Co., 63 Hastings west— Strider shoos, men's and youths', Tel-* rault's, men's, women's, youths'. Wilson Shoe Co., 159 Hastings west— W. L. Douglas shoes, men's; Wilson's Special, men's, women's, youths'. Yale Shoe Co., 305 Hastings west— ' Strider shoes, men's and youths';' "Vale" Special, men's and women's. Fellow Unionists, demand the Union Label. Shop Card and Working Button. and patronize fair employers and em. Ploy UNION LABOR. ST. LOUIS LABOR DEAN ELECTED TO 29TH TERM David . Kreyling, 70-year-old dean of labor officials in St. Louis, has just been re-elected secretary of the Central Trades and 'Labor Union for the twenty-ninth consecutive time. Kreyling is a cigdrmaker and has been connected with union % labor here since 1877. Prior to his first election as" secretary of the central body in 1900, he served two terms as president. He was a delegate to the convention that formed the Missouri State Federation' of Labor and has been a delegate to many conventions of the American Federation of Labor. Trained To It . "The man who gives in when he is wrong," said the orator, "is a wise man, but the man who gives in when he is right is——", "Married," said a weak voice in the audience. — | He Simply Had To Do It |."I knew she was a sub-title reader when I married her, your honor; but she was young, I loved her, and I imagined I could cure her. "But it was not long before she showed symptoms of telling thc stories of other movies she had seen while we were watching a film. "I was kind to 'her, gave her thc best of care, even offered to send her to a sanitarium; bilt she refused all efforts to aid her, and one night after we had returned from.a movie, she began to tell me the story of the book on which the film had been based, explaining what changes had been made. "And so, of course, I killed her." "Defendant dismissed with the thanks of the court. Call the next case." Little.Girl (disturbed at her prayers by her teasing young brother): "Pardon me a minute, Lord, while 1 lick Herbie." V m "4' Friday, January25, 1929 TH-E LABOR STATESMAN Three? Trades Union Directory LABOR HEADQUARTERS, 529-531 BEATTY STREET Vancouver Trades and -Labor Council— Millwrights' Local 1638—Construction President. J Thomson; general secre- and Operating--Meels second -and tary Percy B. Bengough. Office, 200 Labor Headquarters, 531 Beatty St Phone Sey. 7495. Meets ln"Labor Hall at 8 p.m. on thc flrst and third Tuesdays' in month. fourth Wednesday in Hall 315. Labor HtadquartiTS. J. H. Campbell, Presidents P. H, Edge.Fin. Sec; J. Murray If: Hum. Sec. Box 127. - , Beverage Dispenser* Union Xo. 676— Meets last Sunday at 8 p.m. Hoom No. 3, Labor Hwidnuarters. Pres, W. H. Clancy; Secretary and Bus. Agent, T. J. Hanofln., Office*. Room 14. Flack Block Phones; Sey. 4783 and Bay. "1656-11. Hours: 9 to 12 a.m. Bridge ft structural Iron Worksrs, Local 97, Int. Assos.—Meets every Friday, Hall 311, Labor Headquarters, at 8 p.m. President, James F. Burns, 2833 Turner St.; Secretary, P. Laurct. ltoom 311, Labor Headquarters. Phone ' Fair. 2108 L. Bnlldlng Trades Council. Vancouver— Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Hall 315, Labor Headquarters. President, B.-H. Morrison; Secretary-Treasurer, W. Page, Room 301, Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 7495. Barbara' Journeyman International Union of America—Local-120. meets second and fourth Tuesdays tn each month. In Hall No. 3, /Labor Head- Quarters*, President. Fred Dawe; Sec- ! Treas., C. ]E. Herrett., Office, 304. Labor Headquarters. • ■ ! Bookbinders' Local Mo.^lOS, Int. Broth- •rhood Much second Tuesday -In month at Professional and* Business Woman's Club, Empire Bldg., 603 Hastings W. President, O. Low, 61—53rd Ave. W.; Secretary, Thos. Carroll, 842 Hamilton St. Motion Pictures Projectionists' Union, Local 348, Of I.A.T.S.E. ft M.P.M.O — 11:30 p.m. In Hall No. 2( Labor Headquarters. President', J. R.* Foster Secretary. Geo. Gerrard. i?ox * 345. Business, Phone Sey.. 3923. Los Angeles Will Cheap Sea Labor Discuss Unemployed, On British Ships This age. old probtem is to come Unemployment, of which seafarers' Up for a thorough investigation once are having their share, is once -again more, this time in Los Angeles on- bringing to.the front the question of January 18 and 19 according to the Asiatic seamen being engaged in Brit- Los Angeles Citizen, and no doubt *sh ships ' l considerable valuatle information Before the war it. was^not uncom- will be presented and -Studied oyer. I m0n in a British forecastle for as J. L. Kerchen, director of workers'. many languages to be heard as the UNION CAFES & MERCHANTS Musicians' Mutual Protective Union, Local 145, A. p. of M.—Meets at ,the G.W.V.A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President. E. C. Miller; Recording Secretary, W. Edmunds; Financial Secretary, W. E. Williams; Organizer, E. „ Fletcher, all at 991 Nelson Street. Painters, Decorators and Paperhangors, Local 138—Meets second and fourth Thursdays at Hall No. 2. President, Carl Jorgenson; Rec. Sec, A£ E. Varan, 1442 Clark Drive; Business Agent, Ed. Smith. Office, Room 313, Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 3609. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Doc i Builders, Local No. 2404—Meets every Friday night at 8 o'clock In 122 Hastings St. W. President, Al. Graham; James Thomson, Secretary, P. O. Box 320. Phoirc Sey.- 7874. Bricklayers', Masons' and Tilt Setters' Int. Union, So. I—Room 309, Labor Headquarters. Meets second and . fourth Wednesday, in Hall No. 3. President, L. Padgett, 2066 W. 8th. Phone Bayview 1558 It; Secretary. W7 S. Dagnall, 1244 East 20th, Phone Fair, 845 R; Fin. Sec, J. H. Riley, 6884 , Inverness. Phone Fraser 542 L. Camp and Mill Workers Federal labor Union Mo. 31—Vancouver and vicinity, meets every second Wednesday at 8 p.m., at 544 Powell St. E. President, H. Mlyasawa; SecreUry, K. Tsuyukl. I Plasterers, Local 89—Operative Plasterers' and Cement Finishers' Interna^ tional Association—Meets first and third Wednesday in month at Hall No. 2, Labor Headquarters. President, Wm. Hroomhead; Secretary, A. Hurry, 861—34th Ave. E.' Phohe Fair. 3222R. Ceccnt -Finishers' Secretary. A. Wll- , son, 4258 Ontario; phone Fairmont unemployment is not a peculiar af 4046 Y. education, presents. a very interest ing analysis- in his following statement: "The obvious purpose of this conference is to bring the various agencies of the city of Los Angeles that are-primarily interested in-the social- economic welfare of our city to- gethe'r that an opportunity may be presented to analyze and to candidly and freely discuss the problems of the unemployed, the under-employed and the responsibility of. a society hunrber of the crew, but there has since been a great improvement. . This improvement, J. Henson told the London Daily Herald in an interview, is mainjy due to the fact that the war revealed the danger of (carrying alien crews. -,, !••''"■ -: ~^- Mr. Henson, who is the chairman Of the seamen s section of the International Transport Workers' Federation, said that the northern races had no objection to taking their chance for employment in the ship- Flunibers and' Btaamllttara, Ho. International Association ---Meets every second and fourth Friday in Hall Nt>. T.—PresfdentrKr-SlmTJSDnrSecre- tary and Business Agent, W. Watt, 305-7 Labor Headquarters. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Local Xo. 69—Meets every second Tuesday in the month nt 8 p.m. in Hall No. 2. Labor Headquarters. President, Max Ernbcrg. 2035 Georgia East; Secretary. Thos. S. Ezart. 1603 40th Ave. E., So. Vancouver. that is all too frequently callous and ; pjng industry provided wages arid in different to the tragic sufferings other conditions were equal, "but," involved. , - I he added, "when the dice are loaded "That a conference of this nature against them hy the shir/owner em- should be of first concern to Labor ploying cheap eastern labor, then surely must be taken for granted, they kick."' fnr to those who labor for wages,, ' „,, _. „, whose only opportunity to partake in ; ",hat s '»ure« show our great American society is direct- "In. June of. this year," he con- ly limited by the size and surety of tinued, "the president of the Board the pay envelope, whose sole means of Trade, in reply to E. ijhinwell, of livings is by virtue of a wage—to M.P., stated that out of 20p,525 sea- all such, and the Lord has blessed men employed on' vessels registered the world with plenty of our kind— in the United Kingdom 52,062 were stark tragedy, with all to lose and Asiatic or East African seamen, who nothing to gain. I were serving on agreements which Of course, it is to be noted, that opened and terminated in Asia, employment is not a peculiar af- "This means that these men, sign- I fliction of Los Angeles the state of ing abroad, are bound to accept any California, or any definite locality, wage which the shipowner may choose wo, It is an affliction of national distil-, tfl Qffer them." bution; most localities have much of Mr- Henson said it had been con- it; 4ew^ave--nonelof-it,.*nd^lUia¥^-tpdei^ some unemployment. While moat l^pn of Seafriel flfat the employ- economists agree that in present-day 'opttt of* Indian seamen was a neces- society unemployment cannot be en- sity* as "they werq better able than tirely ,eliminated, yet it-can be im- white, men to stand a tropical cli- measurably reduced. What can be mate. done to lessen the evils attendant "A more inaccurate statement was upon unemployment will be threshed never-made," he declared, "as it has Seymour 3168 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Beat . Under Personal Management of 1 . HAROLD DEGG BOB KRAUSE Late 72nd Batt. 76 Hastings St. E., Vancouver, B. C. When ln a Hurry, Drop ln at FRED'S Dairy Lunch Egg Orders Are Always. "O.K." at f "Its the Coffee" 72 Hasting* Wost Alway* Open tt. WILKINSON. ftw. 0 DUNCAN. S.i Reynolds'Cartage^o. LIMITED Vhone* goymonr S377-33T* . — Orating, Packing, Shipping an* ■tongs Furniture and Piano Moving Long Distance Moving • Pool Car Shipment* Off lev ana Wuiknni - 788 — CAMBIB ITM» TW PERRY & DOLK Carpenters and Joiners, United Brotherhood of. Local »88—President, J. O. i Smith; Financial Secretary. R. W. - Railway Carmen of America, Lodge Xo. Hatley; Business Agent. W. Har-I ess \i....,u h.., ..,,.* ,i.i.h i.vi.t..,. in greaves. Office, Room 310, Labor Headquarters.. Meets second r-and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m.. In Hall NO'. 1 City Rail Employee*' Association— Meets first Wednesday of each month at 261M Hastlnirs Bast at 8 p.m. Presldont, A. J. Harrison; Treasurer, W. J. Scribbins, 3208 Pender St. H.; Secretary, J. Tarbuck, 2792 Pender Street East. Civic Employees' Union, Local 88— Meets flrst and third Fridays In the month at 261 Vi Hastings East at 8 p.m. President, R. N. Hogg. 1718 Commercial Dr.; Secretary-Treasurer. George Harrison, 3427 Triumph St. Electrical Worker*, Local 813, International Brotherhood—Meets every Monday at 8 p.m., 464 Homer St. President, D, McPougal; Business Agent, ]•: H. Morrison. Office, 40*4 Homer St. 58—Meets first and third Friday In month at Cotillion. Hall, Oranvllle and Davie streets. _ .President, H. Warde, 1102—23rd Ave. E.; Secretary. J. D, Vuliamy. 2216—16th Ave. E. ens Tailors 18 Hastings West Room 33 Street and Elcctrio Railway Employees, Pioneer Division No. 101—Meets K. P. Hall. 8th and Kingsway, flrst and third Mondays at 10:16 a.m. and 7 p.m I'resldent, J. E. Smith; Recordln Secretary, J. Price; Treasurer, E. xi. Kermode; Financial Secretary aiid Business Agent, A. J. Harraway. Office: earner Prior and Main streets. Phone Sey. 6000. Engineers—International Union Steam and Operating Local 844—Meets every Friday at 8 p.m. Hall No. 4. President, Geo. Pettapiece; Rec.-8ec, Roy > Finley; Business Agent and Fin See, **h*T, A. Newblgging. Office,' Room 306, Labor Headquarters. ' Fire Fighters, No. 18, International Association of—Meets every month at call of president at 261H Hastings E President, N. McDonald, 1136 McLean Drive; Financial Secretary, C. A. Watson, 1329—13th Ave. E. Floorlayers' Union, Ho. 1875, U. B. of O. tt J. A.—Meets first and third Thursdays In month at Hall Xo. 2, Labor Headquarters. President, G Mnyne; 'Fin Sec, T. H. Hamlin; Rec Se.c, W. D. Wilson. 1636—5th Ave. W. Hod Canter* and Bnlldlng Laborers, Xo. 808, International — Meets first and third Fridays In month at Hall No. 3, Labor Headquarters. President, C. Lawson, 1832 3rd Ave. W.; Fin. Sec, J. A. Barrington, 4293 Welwyn.Street; Business Agent, A. McEwan. Phone, Sey. 7495. ' • Hotel and Bestanrnnt Employees and Marine Cook* tt Stewards, Local 38— Williams Bldg., 413 Granville Street. Meets second Monday each month at 3 p.m., last Monday at 0 p.m. President. Thos. Edwards; Sec.-Treas. and Bus. Agent, J. Cumming. Phone Sey. 126. Ladle*' Auxiliary, Local 171 — United Brotherhood of Carpenter* — Meets every first and third Wednesdny of each month In Hall 201, Labor Headquarters, at 8 p.m. President, Mrs. C. J. Atkinson. 730 19th Ave. W.;- Secretary, Elisabeth J, Hope, 1048 7th Ave. E. bather*. Wood, Wire aad Metal, International Union, Local 307—Meets second'and fourth Mondays in month at Hall 211, Labor Headquarters. W. Fontaine, Secretary. 1828 Commercial Dr. Phono High. 2169 R. Machinists' Local Ma*—President. Thos. Sills, 1352 Burrard St.: Secretnry, P. R. Bengough. Office. Room 200. Labor Headquarters. Meets on second mill fourth Tuesdays in Hall 313. . Milk Wagon Drivers and Dairy Employees, Local 484—Office 308. Labor Ilead- • quarters. ' Meets second -and fourth Fridays ln Hall No. 1. President. E. Metcalfe; ■ Secretary-Treasurer, Blrt' Shdwler, 2811 Triumph. Phone High. 5327. ' ' 1 Sheet Metal Worker* Association, Looal Union No. 380—Meets second and fourth Thursdays in Hall No. 3. President, Jas. Struchan, 2205 W. 11th; Business Agent and Secretary, D. MncPherson, 308 Labor Headquarters. Shinff Weaver*, Local 17813—Meets second Tuesday In month- in Room No. 2, Labor Temple, New Westminster, and fourth Sunday. 7:30 p.m., ln Hall No. 3. Labor Headquarters, Vancouver. President, J. Stevenson; Secretary, J. N. Chute, 1163 Pender E., Phone High. 1982 Y. Tailors' Journeymen Union of America, Looal No. 178—Meetings held llrst Thursday, each mojrth, 8 p.m. Executive meets third Thursday of every month in Labor Headquarters. President, Colin McDonald; Secretary, W. W. Hocken, 1582 13th Ave, S.; Financial Secretary, H. Nordlund,H930 12th Ave. E. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helper*, Local 466—311 Labor Headquarters, Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, Labor Headquarters. President, A. A. McKay, 765 Cambie St.: Secretary-Treasurer, A. P. Black, 880 Homer St. out at, these conferences, Will Be Important - "A very striking feature of present-day unemployment is its great prevalence in'the midst of a situation in which "business is booming." And this brings us to the really anxious aspects of the case-r. Is present-day unemployment a seasonable variable, £_ an "industrial cycle"—a fleeting situation—or is it a permanent fixture which is settling itself lis an integral part, of present-day industrial civhzation? If so, what shall be the answer of Organized Labor to this challenge? "To those who are inclined to speculate upon the ' basic causes of present-day -unemployment, there is no more baffling challenge than the menace of the machine and the fact, that as industrial output increases, the number, of workers decreases. It was the frank recognition of this lieen continually proved that the Britisher and the European generally, 011 account of stronger physique, can stand any climate. "I sincerely hope that the day will come when the Indian seaman will receive the same wages and conditions as his British and European brother has obtained. If he is better able to stand the working conditions in a ship,'s stokehold or on deck he should receive equal or higher wages than the European. Cheapness the Reason t "No; the real reason he is carried is because he can be obtained at a low rate, his living accommodation on board ship, is«less, and in case of4>i death his compensation, if any, is only a small amount. If claims are made and disputes arise—well, the claimants are in India and the owners are in Great Britain." Concluding, Mr. Henson expressed The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread Fairmont 122. 439 7th Ave. E. NOTARY PUBLIC P. R. BENGOUGH Secretary Trades St Labor Council Room 803, 16 Hasting* Street Halt Phones: Sey. 7495-6279 , _J High Tariffs Did Not Help To Raise Wages New York.-f A textile tariff should , ... protect American workers against economic fact that gave rise to the I his pleasure at the fact that the In- debased European living standards, new "social wage" policy, 6f the d'an Seamen's Union was sending! but it should not be a screen for in- Theatrical Stage Employees' Union, Local 118 Of th* I.A.T.S.E. & M.P.M.O —Meets at 991 Nelson Street on the second Friday in month, at 9:30 a.m. President. Rod Martin; Secretary, H. Pearson: Bus. Agent, Q. W. Allln; Address P. O. Box 711. : Typographical Union, Ho. 326—I'resi- Ident. C. S. Campbell; Vice-President, 1 R. Oouthro; -Secretary-Treasurer. R. H. Neeiands, 300-2 Labor Headquarters. Meets lu**l Sunday of each month at. 2 p.m.. in Women's Bldg., Thurlow street. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY Ho. 78 to Vancouver Typographical Union meet* llrst Thnrsday of each month, in the Vancouver Women's Building*, 758 Thurlow Street. President, Mrs. S. J. Truuiper, Suit* 41, 840 Nelson Street; Secretary, Una A. Pettipiece, 1846 Balaclava Bond. Prince Rupert Trades & Labor Council M'EETS second Thursday In each "* month. President,. S. O. McDonald. Box 268 Secretarv. Frank Derry. Box 498, Prince Rupert, B.C. HOll and Factory -Workers' Union, Local Ho. 1599 — Affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners. Meets flrst and third Thursdays In Hall No. 3, Lahor Headquarters. Hrea, J. W. Mclnnis. Secretary-Treasurer.; . , ->. . . r «. H. o Avery. 79*4 Montcalm street. And,I saw my wife, four feet above i Phone Marpole 64IR. I Doinf the same darn thing. American Federatiori of Labor.- If wages Cannot be controlled to such an extent that they can be stepped up in proportion to the productivity of the machine, then the relative position of Labor in an industrial society is one of increasing degradation and despair. 'Unemployment and the machine' will be the basis of one of the capers in this conference. It will be interesting and of special significance to all persons interested in the trends of Labor. "The sessions of _thisi conference will be free and ope'n to the public. The conference is sponsored by .the Department of Workers' Education of the State Federation of Labor, in conjunction with the Extension of the University of California, and in co-operation with the local Labor committee. representatives to the General Conference of the International Labor Office and had joined the International Transport Workers' Federa-' tion, as it was only by united international action that their conditions could be improved. BOOT AND SHOE OPERATIVES AND LEATHER WORKERS ARE NOW AMALGAMATED The Amalgamated Society of Leather Workers, with' 6000 members, and the Rossendale Union of Boot, Shoe and Slipper Operative^, with 7000 members, have affiliated with the International Federation of Boot and Shoe Operatives and Leather Workers. On January 1st next the Leather Workers' Union of Finland, with 3300 members, will also join this international. It is to be hoped that the excellent example set by these decisions will make its effects felt in the renewed campaign of the I- F. T. U. for promoting the affiliation of craft unions of the various national centres with their respective international trade secretariats. Harvester Co. Gives Vacations to 40,000 The Associated Press, in a dispatch from Chicago recently, said: "A million-dollar-a-year vacation plan foir its 40,000 employes was the New Year announcement of the International Harvester Company.. ■ "Two weeks' vacation with pay will he given to craftsmen in all manufacturing departments, as well as to office help, and there will be 'time off' allowances. in emergency cases. In addition to the two weeks' vacation, every employe will be cred- ted with a six-day 'time off' allowance, to be "used for any purpose. "The 'vacation-with-pay' arrangement, officials of the company pointed out, is not a general thing in large factories." I crept upstairs, my shoes in hand, Just as the night took wing- A young suburban doctor whose practice was not very large sat in his ; study reading away a lazy afternoon. His servant appeared at the door. j "Doctor, them boys is stealin' your I green annV* again. Shall I chase them awayT" 1. , The doctor looked thoughtful for a moment. Then: "Of course not," he said. competent employers, declared Thos. F. McMahon, president of the United Textile Workers. In every division of the textile industry labor costs per yard is lower than before the war, he said. "ft seems that the higher the tariff on textile imports, the greater the intfficiency among managements and the less the workers receive," said the trade union executive. "When.it is understood that the average ' wage of 1,5001,006 textile workers is less than $00 a we«k of 52 hours, it is time for serious-minded Americans to take note of the plight of this industrv. "Textile tariffs are not considered from the humane point of view. They have been considered solely from the dollar point of view. Must we preserve an industry to give ease to thc few who control it while the the producers are forced into peonage, or akin to it? . "It*\vould be better for us to have that portion of our industry now con- I trolled by incompetents go into the I discand rather than to make it a feeding place for poverty and degradation. "The textile industry the last five '' . ! years has operated under the highest STRIKE PLANNED IN protective law in the, history of our RHODE ISLAND MILL* country. During this period the Pawtucket, R.I.—Delegates repre- *223* doubled • and trebled their senting a score of textile unions in ?utpui 5n?. annually, or nearly so, the Blackstong Valley appointed a have had their wages reduced." committee to' attempt to arrange a ' conference with employers to secure CARE OF UNEMPLOYED . . the 48-hour week with no wage re- mi . * ••„ duction. Textile mills in this state *. ™f g£'"n!nen1t fina"'*<*I.'>--l P"»«l are operating on the 54-hour sched-1 2L L i7 Zealand, Parliament al- ule ° , ways includes a sum for public wprks The committee was authorized to o*lHp,rtakel.n«,0 rfli.',ve unemploy.ment; set a date for a strike if it? media- ,.s\T >vh Ward' ffi? n?w Premier of tion effort fails. Representatives ^ tnat,. commonwealth, in presenting non-union groups were present. The WT. pa?l,ed a fe,w *eek» aK°. »a-*l unionists arc members of the United „ \ m.en en^fged tn such special Textile Workers, affiliated to the A.'I%k84'nAricortryJd,Stnc^.wTd K F. of L. . I Pa,d Wf§5 Per day- This is the - . *••. •■ j highest standard yet set in unemploy- ' , ■ ment relief in rural districts. Train up a child in the way he —1 1 should go and then keep on training Sometimes a* man-will Rpend more to keep him from going some other, on his fad than his family. '- ' * '** '-'■•'■.■J't'.iAV'''* ' '■■ '-'■■ ...,-iSs:'*;*" .' -.":■■ .„...„,. ...-.- ■..•>.-..-,■. ;....L-=.*..* :=_™«i,.,:;...... :_ b*tu^^z£iZiZ~.£ ■'tv-*fr.'-^-^ii..;-^*-?* ^'ILt ?--.'. .WJ^~-:.**tte^*?:-:Sr."-i —Jj -.gag Four THE 'LABOR STATESMAN Friday, January 25, 1929 The Labor Statesman Published every -.Friday,- at Labor Headquarters, Vancouver,' B. C. Owned by the" Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades j/ and Labor Council. r; H. W. Watts, Man. Editor. PRESS COMMITTEE' Chaliman Wm. Page (Carpenters), W. Watt SPIumbers), P. R. Bengough (Machinists;, Tim Hanofln .(Beverage JHspensers), R. H. Neeiands (Typo, graphical*. Geo. Gerrard (Theiitrlcal), W.: Deptford (Street Railwaymen), Blrt Showier (Dairy Employees). Phone Seymour 6378 Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 25, 1929 TJiE IMMIGRATION CRIME Something over two years ago the writer suggested that organized labor in Canada should take on the duty to inform the working class of Britain as to the viciously misleading character of the Canadian immigration propaganda. Sometime later, the fact that room for the immigrant in Canada was made by pushing the Canadian worker over the American • border, wi^ unquestionably proved "to a committee of the Canadian House of Commons. Following this, R. B. Bennett, -the Conservative leader, took up the cry, and mightily condemned the government for failing to hold' our own people. These circumstances were sufficient to encourage the idea that abandonment of the criminal policy was inevitabl In this, however, we were mistaken, for the.iast few months the press of the country has almost daUy carried some particulars of Jhe various schemes concocted by jthe British politicians to relieve^the British Isles of its unemployed/ and of our government to crowd these penniless workers in/to_.the Canadian labor market-zAnd our Mr. Bennett, who appears to appreciate the vicious character of the whole movement, is just returned from England, 'mouthing schemes "for encouraging immigration with all the abandon of a C. P. R. agent. It is very evident that this situation is not going to right itself. An analysis of the startling way in which the annual increase, by means of birth above deaths, the annual immigration and the annual expatriation to the United States.-'balance each other, would be a tiresome repetition to the readers of this paper. The fact that with a hundred and fifty thousand immigrants annually said to ;.■' be placed in the agricultural field, our agricultural population is diminishing is not news to us, but we might expect these matters to excite some interest in the British Isles. While the British government looks to Canada to take its unemployed off its hands, these neople do not know that the average of unemployment in Canada is as great as in the British Isles. Our government, for obvious reasons, would prefer to investigate the Copper River "Esquimaux than unemployment in Canada, but there are other means by which we can very clpsely approximate the number of unemployed, and we can produce . some very conclusive evidence showing that "per thousand of population we have as many unemployed as Britain, and with no unemployment insurance to lighten the .burden. While Canada is a party to. Britain's drivelling vaudeville of turning miners, cbstermongers, and ex-soldiers I into "farm laborers" by a few weeks'' training on land it is a moral "fluty falling,to us to tell these people how the Canadian farm labur hoax works. piaaasacseUis*- Gej£*rude Childsl secretary of the Social'. Service Commission of Winnipeg, is one' out of a number of witnesses that we can use. On April 27th last^ giving evidence before a committee of the House of Commons, Miss Childs followed the farm laborer through his first summer's work. In the fall a few obtained winter work on farms at ten dollars per month; others, obtained bush work to the north and east; and large numbers, for whom there was no work, drifted into the cities,to underbidcity workers or to beg, borrow or steal the means to keep body and soul together. Some break under the strain and for the balance, of their days become social derelicts. When spring opens and the farmer requires labor again these .immigrants'nf the previous year may hope for employment, but, to use Miss Child's, own words, , you 'Unust face this complication, that the jobs throughout the country are -picked out for- immigrants coming-in. The farmers.are asked if they will take the men and their applications are picked out and held lor these immigrants. Every immigrant who takes a job in the country keeps ont of that job a. man who has been in the city waiting for it." We leave this without comment and* pass on to sorrte figures which are an epitome of, the whole Canadian ejijjerienee. The population of Manitobam 1921 was 610,618. During the five.years to 1026 the numbers of births were 80,850, and'the number of deaths 20,698. The surplus of births above deaths Should give -a population of 664,'270 in 1926. The Federal government census, however, could only find 639,056; therefore ithe province had during the period lost 25,214 of its own people. But this is npt.(the whole story—Manitoba is one of {he provinces in which the government makes special effort to establish immigrants, and during this five-year period it sent over 75,000 immigrants into the province.' What has become of this one hundred thousand people lost- fro ill one of the interior provinces of Canada during five years? The immigrant was an impoverished being~"that in the majority of cases was too poor to Day third class rail and ocean fare to Canada, so lie did not return to his own land. The adjoining province shows a loss of the line magnitude, so he did not move to: the next province. The quota law locks him out of the United States, so the conclusion is unavoid- able^hat he is in Manitoba still, and the conclusion is e'qually unavoidable that to make room .for him he has pushed over the American border an *qual number of the natural born Manitoban or the previous immigrant, and with them an extra 25,000 Canadians who ,/prefer * to forsake their countrj^wid citizenship, and start life anew under another flag rather than continue the fight for an, existence 'with an unnual recurring- hoard of government subsidized indigents. Telling these things to ourselves, however, serves no useful purpose, to produce results we must reach an audience" In the British Isles'.—M. • * * * Shingle manufacturers are in an uproar over the tariff the Americans want to put on B. C. Oriental-made shingles. Organized labor has lost all interest in the welfare of the shingle manufacturer of British Columbia, because the white nian has been eliminated from the industry with the exception of the American owners. If the tariff is imposed the only loss will be in the low wages paid to Orientals and lack of profits to the American owners.. *■**-.* Judging from the report in the Daily Province, Mr. Garfield King, of the Juvenile Band, has an unfinished symphony on his hands through his oppositibn to organized labor. When Mr. King is prepared to permit his band to play the game with organ- zed labor, he won't have to squeal like a stuck pig. y^ 4 * 'Sf\. * At the resquest of the Street Railwaymen's Union, , Secretary Bengough , of the Trades and Labor Council gave a report of the A. F. of L. Convention proceeding's in ■ New Orleans, to the morning and evening meetings of the local. He was well received and hopes to be able to visit the local again in the near future. . ■ •* * * With the election of new officers to the Vancouver City Policemen's Union, the appointment of a new chief, new division chiefs, new chiefs of departments and a labor man on the Police Commission, we were not surprised to receive an order from the Policemen's Union to again place them-on our mailing list. * * , * - '* Congratulations are now in order in respect to the promotion of Charlie Watson, secretary of the City Fire Fighters' Union, to/*the rank of Captain. I * * * Alderman Maclnnis gave a solar plexus blow to those lobbying contractors when he drew the attention of the City Cduncil to this pernicious and dangerous practice. He was well supported hv the new members .of the City Council. • * ♦ *' * ■ Councillor Gray lost his. title in the Burnaby elections on Saturday. His opposition to the Arbitration Board for the municipal employees lined up organized labor against him, and he went down to defeat. Del, Moody of the Carpenters Union used a bundle of the Labor Statesmen in the ward during the meetings, with apparently good results. W. O. Ry- lett is the new councillor. BUILDING TRADES GET FIVE- DAY WEEK Portland, Ore.—The five-day week, seven months of the year, is agreed to bv the local Building Trades Council and building employers. - From May 1 to the end of September the five and one-half-day week will prevail. Members of the Builders' Exchange, constituting a considerable part of the contracting employers' group, accepted the five:day week throughout* the year. Organized Labor and * the Department Store Labor is organized for certain definite purposes which may be generally defined as the betterment "of conditions .among the working classes of the people. . -, ,.." Progress is very slow, and to a casufil observer the reason for this .■slowness-appears to lie in the -unwillingness of labor leaders and of the rank and file of organized labor to realize what a tremendous weapon lies within its' grasp, or if it is realized, to use the weapon in the accomplishment of its purpose. It is an anomalous and illogical condition when one of the chief offenders from the point of view of organized labor draws its support almost wholly from within the ranks of organized labor. The department store offend^ in the matter of houns, and of-working conditions and particularly of wages. Conditions become worse instead of better, and the low wages paid by department stores to women and girls constitute a scandal of the gravest imoort. / The success of the department store as a business institution depends, in fact, on maintaining the ■iupplv of cheap labor, and this being so, the whole department store system, and each unit that comprises the system becomes anravowed enemy of organized labor,-; standing squarely across the path which leads»j to better and fairer conditions and a higher living standard. There ,is only one weak spot in the 'department store's armour—only one point at which an attack might peopli cash boxes and money vaults of the stores. . If the system were harrassW along this lines it would not be long before it would adopt a more conciliatory attitude and no one is in a better position to do this harrassing than organized lahdi- itself. ■y*' If organiaod, Wbor is sincere, and if it is v/,ytnjiij to make some "sacrifices in order that its cause may be furthered, the way lies wide open. Labor can withdraw its patronage from the department store and give it to the store whose attitude is sympathetic with labor and not in direct conflict with it.—Highland Echo. The foregoing editorial from the Highland Echo is quite in order, except for the fact that, organized labor has tried time and time again to organize the workers in the de- Jartment and other retail stores. ust as soon as the store employees show a readiness to organize for better conditions, organized labor will be ready to lend a helping hand. And they certainly need to organize. The wages are .scandalous and the hours are medieval, but there always appears to be a readiness, aye and an eagerness to go aftejr a department store job. The editor of the Highland Echo makes one mistake, however. He says that "Labor can withdraw its patronage from the department store and give it to the store whose attitude is sympathetic with labor and not in direct conflict with it." But we desire to point out that the small storekeeper is just as great an enemy of organized iabor as is* the owner or hianager of a department store. They might talk sympathetically, but they will not encourage their employees to organize or join a union. The employees in these small stores can just as easily organize, without the help of the department store employees, as have the upholsterers in the department stores, without the helo of the clerks. Organized labor does not want the svmnathy of store owners unless that sympathy is in the concrete form of. employing organized workers: When those workers are organized we are in a position to know how sympathetic the small store owner is to our cause. It is only recently that several at- temnts have been made to l<eep the stores open until 9 tfnd 10 at night, and if it had "not been for the opposition of the■*• department stores, because of the big expense that the department stores would entail by'such conditions, the measure might have become operative. Organized labor forced the Wednesday half-holiday and the six o'cldtk closing, and when that was accomplished the retail clerks thought they were sitting pretty. Now that their wages show very little increase as-compared with that of organized crafts, they are complaining about the greediness of their bosses. Organized labor can more easily help those who help themselves, for unless other workers are Tea'dy to organize, all our efforts will be cither in vain or not of the same value as' it would be if the other workers were willinp to join our ranks and show a solid front to the boss. When they .->> t-ONtnCAi. conn CHefX** t- ■—ui» rSMK ■*INMI«0 GOA'N VANCOUVER GRAIN VANCOUVM MAL CJTATt hMMI r.-jf IMMfM AC11T1 1 whhco-ji-x* srotit VlCTOHIA STOCK CAUiADT STOCK WIHMfM *TOCK SCATTiC StOC* SMMAXt a'AncaOO SIOCK UTICA MINES, LTD. The property, is 'the famous Utica . riitt^t*. tfiear .Kaslo, 'B.C., having n i'*re?iVr*tl*~* of. producing. $750f000. from-.rU'h..*iil\'tr=liiudaaiixe ores. Shipments- of M40 tons of ore showed values, of J101 per ton, 'with a'n average of 130 Ounces ■ silver, 15 per cent, lead, and 21 per cent. zinc. Pre-listing1 offer of tha share a is made hy us at 35 cents a share. R. P. CLARK & COMPANY (Vancouver) LTD. INVESTMENT BANKERS 823 Hastings Street West Vancouver, B. C. 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Cherchez la Femme 0 Gladys of the silken hose And graceful sylph-like form, 1 wonder how in modern clothes You manage to keep warm. Your skirts above your knees oft show Unless my sight declines, That you've very little on below, And seldom any sleeves. Since lustrous locks adorn thy brow, Capricious Fashion's slave, I'd merely ask, if you'll altbw*,- How permanent's the wave. When costly furs thy charms increase, Soft furs of sable brown, I'm much surprised, for you must, at least, Have paid a dollar down. Those ebon lashes fringe thy-cheek, All tinged with rosette glow. Did carmine lips the truth but speak They'd simply say "Bapco." —P. A. Beall. SUB-EDITORiAL NOTE We have received many inquiries since our last issue about our Spring Poet, since after reading his verses J they would like to know whether it was possible to get the. recipe from us, as, although they had used various methods, they somehow did not seem to get that amount of kick out of it. We are sorry, but we cannot give the ingredients, . but feel that we might, say' that we find that' our Spring Pott, like the proverbial Scotchman, is prepared to take any given quantity. With regard to the Spring'Poet, we ajso find that we were entirely misinformed about this creature's habits, as we were given to' understand that he belonged to the tame variety, but we are sorry to say that we find this entirely erroneous, as during our absence from the office on Monday last this creature, who had been apparently- in a very sulky state for the previous two days, suddenly sprang at the Office Boy, who was passing, and wrested from him his new super-tone batterless Never- sharp, presented to him recently by his loving family under the fallacious pseudonym of Santa Claus. This weird creature then proceeded to make a slashing attack on cer- are readv to do that, organized labor will be ready to go almost to" the limit' to help them. tain members of the fair Sex, whose names are far too numerous to mention, wounding their feelings deeply in many ways. Fortunately for him, they did not happen to be present. We beg to state that we totally disclaim any responsibility in this matter, but that extra precautions,, are being taken, since we have bought a larger padlock and several links have been taken up in his chain. Our staff has also been warned against approaching him too closely, even in looks. Our stenographers ' especially (being warned against the practice oTsbringing him nuts, as these may have affected his" digestion. They have most emphatically promised not to do so again. —P. A. Beall. Always Keep in Mind the First Principles J. I. Fish, in Alberta Labor Newt. . I came across' a report of a speech made by the Bishop of Leicester on the occasion of opening a Co-operative "Exhibition in Leicester. This is some of it: *%I wopld say to each of you members, a member is not a good member if he only thinks of what he can get out of the movement. "That member is the best member who- thinks" of others and bears something of the unselfish spirit ancj^ encourages and supports all that is really best for the movement. "Again—I want to emphasize this: that you will never continue at your best, you will not go forward from better to best, you will not exercise the best influence on the life of the community, unless^you constantly recall the beginnings of your movement and remind yourselves of the ideals which possessed the men and women who started it, and are always seeking to be true to your ideals." This is true of all upward- tendency, trade unions, co-operative societies, and the like, and.it is wise of us to remember first principles and ideals if we are to progress to any degree. Let us all look at the ideals of those who flrst started these movements, and try to follow in line with their early efforts. ■ The problem of living is one of proportions; we need to Jove the bests, things most, the next in its order, and I so ■ on^ through all the objects of hunian endeavor.—Edward Howard Griggs. . r-v ." Make yourself an honest man, ah'd then you may be sure that-there is- one rascal less in the Wftfld.—Carlyle. TM^nw.«n*t.at-i-i^&r-Jc^ti<^>t'j))rt.'Kjt^ ■■.-•■*.»Ktf'j-....*.**---**»^^ »ku*5\' i ""?■;.. mmiswiY^t»^ftAtssss.3^.^ttts^i:.... yy^aMeaJ-Bet1" "■■i' «ag&" ' m 1'riday, January 25, 1929 THE LABOR STATESMAN FiT Industrial Credit Corporation LIMITED 402 Pender Street West Seymour 9354 6% Plus Teach those little kiddies of yours jvyhal a Thrift Bank Book stiands for; once they know, they will cherish it always. 6% Plus Industrial Seymour 9354 Credit Corporation, Limited .402 Pender Street West Mention "Labor Statesman" One of the most popular brands among Union lli-jpieri sold by the Liquor Control Boards of Canada CATTO'S . Old highland Whis\ey A GENUINE SCOTTISH IMPORTATION " J*' « Two Qualities 15-year-old, $4.75 Gold Label, $4.25 Obtainable at All Government Liquor Stores Please Ask for CATTO'S This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. pwfife 'ill Jl1 QUART? IB OZ. Im Sold at ill Government Liquor Stores. UNITED DISTILLERS LTD MARPOLE B.C. «**! Tlii« advertisement it not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board, or by the Government of • ■ British Columbia. .. Always New Frontiers That the person who first achieved flight by air and the first person to go by airplane to Europe took part in the twenty-fifth birthday of aviation is evidence of the/rapidity with which air transpor-riwpn has developed. Each new methcw of transportation has changed the tempo of human life and work. The iron horse only 'a little more than a century ago revolutionized habits and seemed the final work. But there were some who had a vision of a road that reached up, through the clouds to starry heights—and the mind of man has made,that vision a part of daily life. So progress moves to ever new horizons. There are those who say that the age of the pioneer is gone —that thfere is no longer place for adventure and daring, but they speak as blind persons. Each new advance in progress opens up new and greater possibilities. What is true of the material side of life is also true of human relations. With complexities in relationships comes need for introducing order and purpose. Establishing an ideal in human relationships is just as difficult and adventurous an undertaking as to develop an invent ion or a technique. Here is a field of constantly advancing frontiers where those svYso find satisfaction in service may find opportunity. Progress here represents the steady advance of "We the people" onward toward human liberty. Life is still full of adventure and idealism. Activities of Women's Trade Union League .;.,-■''•■* ; (By'HERBERT GREEN) yANCOUVER LACKS a Women's" Trade Union League, one in which wives and daughters of union men could function in the interests of organized Labor. There are maily things that these women could do if they*.>yetc organized aiid schooteil to help in the \york pf union labor. T+tese women could become a'real and valuable asset to the Union'Label trades and other trades that need the help of the consumer during labor troubles'. Now that \ye have our invi) building in Vancouver, we believe the time is opportune for such an organization. The following article will give us an idea of what' the women are doiijg in other cities. < The twenty-fifth anniversary din- BEI.L1NGHAM GOES ON S-OAY WEEK Beginning January 1, the building industry of Bellingham was to go on a five-day week for all crafts. Any work that is' done on Saturdays wiil be in the nature of overtime, and will be at the overtime rat^e oi double pay. 7/ ' J. II. Leggett, business agent of the Building Trades Council, was of the opinion that the shorter week would prove satisfactory to all concerned. Nq fnerette in daily wages was instituted. ■ This year promises t« be one of the best for building operations that jfc^^BjIlingham-ha* yob. .-seen,:' ■Wife ner of the Women's Trade Union Leagueof Chicago, given at the Hull House, Saturday night, January 5th, was probably one of the finest gathr erings of trade union leaders and social workers ever assembled in Chicago. Events which, marked the time of working men and working women trade mqyoments in the advancement of the workers' economic and social progress were momentarily reviewed by the faithful, who carried the brunt of many heart-breaking industrial battles, battles to make the world a- better* place for the wage- earner in which to live—battles of ever-changing fronts—never really won because new problems, arising daily, which must be controlled or eliminated. Miss Mary McDowell, who, with Miss Jane Addams, helped to organs ize the league, presided at the celebration. She briefly narrated thirty- five years of her Hull- House activities. (A book which has just been published depicting her fine human understanding and her practical accomplishments is called: MMary McDowell—Neighbor.") Tells Activities of League Agnes Nestor, who has the honor of being the third president of the league since 1914, followed by Mrs. Raymond Robins, who held that position for seven years, stated in her usual convincing manner that the league was born as a 'result of a need—a need to protect wqnfeii in industry. "The activities ""qf the, league, other than the organization of women into trade unions, are education, legislation and recreation," she said. "They encw-njige self- government-in the workshops-develop leadership /anhme women worke" secure forj girls BrM women as wef as boys and men in the trades tech nical training and pay on basis o, occupation and not of sex." Miss Nestor also stated that-TRle W/;T. U. L. was quite responsUjlSi^r the establishment of the Womente Bureau of thc United States Department of Labor. Miss Mary Anderson of Washington, D. C, also a charter member of the^W. T. U. L., purposely came to Chicago to be present at the meeting. Miss Andersojh is the director of the Women's _Bureau previously- mentioned by Miss Nestor. She very ably covered the women's industrial situation throughout the country and recommended two new books being printed by her department and called "History of Minimum Wage in U. S.", and "Labor Legislation and Its Effects on Unemployment." , Improved Lot of Wage Earner John Fitzpatrick, president of the. Chicago Federation of Labor, emphasized the fact that the W. T. U. L; has never been given the proper credit due>them for their capable work in improtfrtg the lot qf the wage earner in our state. He furthermore gave a very vivid description of the unfair monopoly which the American Telegraph and Telephone Company and their allies, the powerful newspapers and the money interests impose in the radio field. "Even the air, is not free any more.V. he said. ' -yv John Fitzpatrick, like several^qther of the speakers, paid a" vefy fine tribute to Judge Alschuler, who was also at the speakers' table, for being one of the most satisfactory arbiters with whom labor had to "bargain. Other prominent speakers and guests of honor of the evening were Victor Olander, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Federation of Labor; Bertha Bidwell, nresident of the Illinois League of Women Voters; Miss Mary Haney, secretary'' of the Chicago Women's Trade Union League; Miss.. Hodge, Federal Employees' Unjqn; Miss Florence, Boot and Shoe Workers'** Union; Harriet.. Monroe, editor of Rbetry Magazine-." " Speeches of Walker, Levine and Halas John Walker, president of the Illinois Federation of Labor, gave credit to the women's organizations and their allies for doing the real hard work of getting 'the proper information -andt.aaMcltiiig the necessary, im fluential help in getting such legislation as child labor laws, unemployment insurance, compensation' acts, and the women's eifjnt-nour law. Though all these* bills are as yet not enacted as laws, their publicity and popularity^ could have never beeh achieved without the help of the W. T: U. L. „.- - . Sam Levine of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, stated that the existence of the W. T. U. L. is justified »for the one reason alone, namely, that they have helped on the picket lines, and have done the important work in creating a public opinion that furthered the elimination: of the sweatshops. \ Mrs. Frank Halas, pres«tent_ofJ;he Illinois W. T. U. L., spoke at length of the 'obligations entrusted to the mothers who are interested in trade unionism and its influence upon posterity by moulding the minds of the youth of today, who will be the trade unionist of tomorrow, and who ih turn will marry and have children. Mrs. Halas has done some especially effective legislative work at Washington, D. C, in representing the Chicago Post Office Clerks' Union; Her motherly instinct and understanding of necessities of home lift* have gained her warm friends in the most antagonistic circles of anti-laborites. Regret Absence of Addams, Sandburg Regrets were expressed at* the absence of Jane Addams, humanitarian and director of Hull House, who was unable to attend because of illness. Twenty-five years ago Miss Addams opened the first meeting of^-fhe Women's Trade Union League of this city as Us president, and has since been an active worker in" propagating the .ideals of the League. * Carl Sandburg, poet, biographer .and journalist, who has aligned his life with the cause of the worker, and who was also invited, sent the follow- telegram of regret to Miss Nestor: "Dear Miss Nestor: "You knovyit/is with real regret that I must/say I cannot be present at the January 5 dinner of the Women's Trade Union League of Chicago. To be the* guest of such a group on such an. occasion would be a pleasure, but I am held down by several, jobs that make it impossible. I have been ranging through the industrial history of this country of 70 years ago, lately, and one cannot do thrit without feeling the important work Idone .by human organizations and Tnoviments such as yours. And undoubtedly, there will be philosophers 70 years from now setting valuations on work you are doing today. The more I think about it the more' surely I feel that no one can understand history without^ knowing thc labor movement, anoVfo know the labor movement of the past is/impossible, unless one has mixed closely in the labor moVement of today. /—-'' "Please remembeivnie to Mary McDowell, to Carrie Alexander, and. all my old friends./ "faithfully yours, (Signed) "CARL SANDBURG." —Federation News. ELECTRICAL WORKERS WIN FIVE-DAY WEEK New York.—The Electrical Contractors' Association signed an agreement with the Electrical Workers' Union for the five-day week and a 10 per cent, increase, effective February 1. The employers are a urtit of the Building Trades Employers' Association, and the latter declare the electrical contractors violated their agreement. Organized marble workers and bricklayers are also asking for thc five-day week and wage increases. Other trades may, take similar action in the near future. STEREOTYPERS GAIN " Portland, Ore.—Newspaper stereotypers secured an arbitration award that raises wages. 60 cents a day. The decision dates back to September 1. The difference in shingling k house and a woman's hair is in* one case you put something on and in the -^hie'r^'ii-'-tBke't'tonie^ ....:. ■'.,: ■■-:,!■•■ ■ ■ . - - ' -...feiw.v.-;: Sey. 7137 Certified Coal Is Doiible Screened and Hand-picked! Leslie Coal Company Limited fM-lTtf-r M-iTI I i'l— CABS are warm aqd ii|vifiiig- economical too /Phone Seymour 4000 &cJtotor iRftNSPORTATION1 NEW LOW TARIFF ^N. GREATER EMPLOYMENT PREDICTED FOR THE STATES "After a careful survey of business and industrial conditions, -and developments now in the offing, we predict that 1929 will he a good year," says Francis I. Jones, director-general of the United States Employment Service, in a.report to Secretary of Labor James J. Davis. "It appears that labor, on thc *hole, will be well employed," he says, "but there will be some unemployment," "particularly among the * white collar, class and manual and unskilled workers." *8^A^"..'.*.*^"*^-«*^^'-J^,:'*,'H.;-'^?*'* &. »V'*iWMIipiff*LTn«MiWLa'aM»»i.mMma^a, ■.m-ffli iwwwa-W'W'W'-n!" CLOAK UNION SELLS BONDS' New York.-—Approximately $100.- 000 of the $250,000 bond.issue floated by the International .Ladies' Gar- meht Workers' Union has been sub- scriben\__JThejssue is;for three ycjys. 'and''pays 5'pef>ent7"aiinuillyi " ,;.-,-,>'.' - ■ • " -'/.'-.<-.-- .V,"\v* ii™-;**^—-;— -*■' -'■ -••-*■- ■ ■■■**• :'■©> >* kk Six THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, January 25, 1929 T V •0 -pll -I K i ra 1 111 th spin Kit ■ill d , ite i Bra -Id- fin P- al I VfOUR experience tells you what your boy *■ cannot know—the value of money saved. Teach him to spend his money in a bank. His flrst thousand dollars may mean a lifetime of success. .^ „ . _ p.so a month wilt give him $1000 tn 10 years Irom now. j THe Royal Banfc ^ pf Canada Vancouver Branch - - B, L. Mitchell, Manager 17 Off.ces in Vancouver 5.1 Branches in British ColumHa 1(W -. The Cherry Tree Better Unionism. That was what one union—nameless here-—started out to produce, ,It_was a printing equipment. When this directory was finished the" union knew .what machinery was in every shop. It knew, t,o the last man how many jobs there were, and it: knew the exact character of every, job. It knew which shops.were union and which of the union shops used the label and which did not. It knew which shops were open, as the term is used. It knew which were hostile. It knew the degree of friendship and ho'Rttlity all over its jurisdiction.- That union equipped itself to render the best possible degree of service. If insured, as far as possible, good mechanics .jn the future by requiring at le^st two years of high school on the part of every apprentice. It encouraged competence and discouraged incompetence. That union is not only equipped to render and to get along well with emplrtyerjs, but by the same token it is -equipped for defense jf battlers forced upon it. .- I-"■■■' * * * ~ '"- The next convention of the American Federation of Labor will be helil not far from Oshawa plant of the General Motors Company, in which;//sonie months ago, thc employees engaged_in a spontaneous strike land then joined the American Fedcnjltion of Labor. Not long ago—but since the strike —General Motors doubled its group insurance, covering all employees. This great corporation recognizes the power of group insurance to hold employees in line. , Labor unions are finding that if group insurance can be used as a weapon by- big employers, Tt can also be used as a means of defense by unions. Unions are insuring their membershtn rapidly. It is a wise | moVe, partftularly since labor has its own company to write the insurance •*• First Flapper: "Do you suppose they keep green lipstick at the drug •tore?" Second Flapper: "Green lipstick? What's the big idea of wanting green lipstick?" First Flapper: "I've got a date with a railroad man tonight." As the pllfciber entered the house To Tom, who had been cutting up, he met Bjon|s and his wife in the his mother exclaimed, wearily: "Why hall. "Befoft; we go downstairs," can't you be a good boy?" . said the met] "Well, mother, I'll he good for a plumber, "I nickel." '' j with the troub Mo'.her: "For shame, you ought to' "I'm ve,ry pflSased to meet you," be like your father, good for noth- said the plumbir, as he bowed to ing." Mrs. Bjones. Industrialists in Germany in Bad Mood The struggle between 250,000 *on and steel workers anil their employers in the Ruhr has ended in a compromise. It will be recalled that the tripartite * arbitration board which has handled German* industrial disputes since 1923 awarded an increase to the workers—an award which the Minister qf».Labor declared binding. Although the increase was less than half of what the workers had asked, the industrialists refused to accept it, locked out the employes, and took the' ease into court. The lockout continued for five weeks. To save the locked-out families from starvation the Reichstag voted $5,000,000 for relief—an act which the wellrfed employers denounced as evidence of "partiality" on the pact of the government. At last, by mutual agreement, Dr. Carl Severing, Minister of the Interiqrr was appointed to pass on the case, both sides agreeing to aceept his award. That decision has just been announced. It gives an in- jj^rease—of-from one to "six pfennigs nn hour according to district and* character of work and reduces the working week by three hours. The arbitration board had awarded a general increase of seven pfennigs an hour. The shortening of the working week, though it sounds well, cannot be regarded as magnaninrous, since payment is based on hours. The German workman is given three hours more a week in which to contemplate his poverty. Meanwhile the real issue—whether the arbitration board awards can be enforced on employers—is yet to be decided. In the lowest court, under a reactionary judge, the award, waa declared illegal. The unions appealed the case and.the next higest court reversed the decision. Now the employers are taking their case to the Supreme Court, where its legal aspects will be finally passed upon, i , '. But even if'the award is declared binding by the Supreme Court, it will be only a beginning,of the real fight, wh«;h is between th Bridge Bivei Pio^ie-ss e govern- dical Bjones to the' ment and individual owners. The iish to acquaint you (Reichstag will have to decide now whether the government can or will .uphold the awards of the-arbitration boards—in other words, whether the constitution can be enforced. As a writer in the London Times points out, the German Revolution, now ten years old, established a system which represented to men like Rathenau the beginnings of an industrial democracy in which owners and workers would be equal in responsibility and power. During these ten years this question has been overshadowed by the all-absorbing problems of rehabilitation which have had for their main purpose the throwing otf of the slavery impose^ upon Germany at Versailles by its self-righteous conquerors. The industrialists hav^tak- en every advantage of this Bfea ef patriotism. Baron Krupp, in h speech in Essen recently, called/upon Germans to hate the French. "This hate should be holy to u»,'' said he. "It should be handed/down from generation to generation until that hour when freedonrand the fulfillment of the Fatherland's aims have been at- tained.-'/Whether conscious or not, this is/an example of the -cry of national^ unity with which German in- ida^rialists have defeated labor's de- j-mands in the past. Now that the period of rehabilitation is ending, thc cry is beginning to sound hollow in the ears of German workers. The industrialists will fight for their "right" to run their affairs without interference from the state, and the future alone can tell whether or not the constitution of the German republic, at least with regard to the working classi'is a reality.—The Nation. A Not the least important part of the development! now in progress at Bridge River is the preparation fo* power lines which will carry current from the plant when the first unit is com- frioted. (I) Transmission line clearing, 123 fc.-t wide, Daisy Lake district. (2) Transmission ine clearing 200 feet wide, Anderson Lake district. (3) Further clearing work in the Daisy Lake district. (4) Ready for burning in the Anderson Lake district. OIL EXILE, BLACKMER, FORFEITS MORE BONDS Henry M. Blackmer, the Colorado oil magnate, who prefers to be an exile in France rather than tell what he knows about, the Teapot Dome and other oil scandals, is finding out that the job of dodging justice is expensive as well as inconvenient. Last week the government made a levy of $100,000 on bonds in Washington banks belonging to Blackmer. This is the penalty Blackmer must pay for his failure to respond to a subpoena to appear in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. When he began flouting the government, Walsh of Montana induced Congress to enact a law fixing a maximum ' penalty of, $100,000 for such conduct. This is the second time the 'jHiii- plty has been, enforced'.against 'Blackmer. v * British Elections of World Importance Berlin.—"An event of immense importance, net only for England and for international Socialism, but eve\i for the whole world." That is« how Karl Kantsky, the famous Socialist writer, in an article in the German press, characterizes the possibility of a Labor government being returned to power in England by the coming general election. Describing the elections as one of the most important events of. the new year, he continues: "We may forecast in advance that the Labor Party-' will gain many seats in thc House of Commons'. ."It is"impossible to make a more definite prediction,-having regard to the lottery character of the British election system. Nevertheless, it is not impossible, it is even probable, that this victory will be big enough to secure a Labor government on a more* solid basis than the first experienced. •:-,.• . New Direction ' "The new. Labor government wo:Uld, indeed, not be a magician; it would not be able to introduce a paradise on earth within one day, but it would endeavor to give anew direction to the foreign and home policy of Great Britain, in complete'opposition to the present policy. "The whole power of the enormous British Empire, which is at present used for the interests of exploiters, wouid-'then be an upholder of the working classes, not only by social reform, but also by supporting the democratic forces of . the' world against Fascism and imperialism, and by strengthening the peace instead of wasting the. economic power of~ nations by a steady race for armaments, which increases the dangers of war. "The Labor government would gain by measures of disarmament the money necessary for large social reforms, and would compel by example all • other democratic nations to do the same, with the consequence of purifying the present international atmosphere." Soviet Government In Ridiculous Hunt The spectacle of a great and powerful government hunting down a small fir tree is ridieulous. Yet the Soviet government^ has been doing just that'*durin^the holiday season. The celebration of Christmas was banned in .Russia as part of thc Campaign against religion. Window displays were prohibited and the selling of Christmas trees was forbidden. Needless to report, Russians refused -to be deprived of their festival and a thriving trade developed in bootlegged evergreens as well as Christmas gifts. It will be easy for Americans to imagine the scene in many Russian homes on Christmas Evp when proud hosts locked their doors and produced* from a convenient clothes closet (or perhaps from the proverbial depths of a'Russian beard) the "real stuff" in fir trees, while notes were exchanged about "the best place to get it." Someone should whisper in the ear of the GPU and its fierce minions that thc feast of the winter solstice was celebrated long before itr became known as Christmas, that Santa Claus is probably a dear old pagan in disguise, and that fir trees are- as innocent of Christianity as the Russian snows they grow in. The Soviet government would be wise to confine its attacks to more worldly and tangible crimes Which it has at least a chance of defeating. The winter festival and fir trees and lighted candles—these' are so securely rooted in the human affection of uncounted centuries that they.can make anyone who attacks them, even though it is a powerful government in the twentieth cen.- tury, look as foolish as Don Quixote —The Nation. Willie: "Will she step?" - Dontno: "I had her out last' night, but she didn't show much speed." Willie: "Did you take her home?" Dontno: "No; I' took her to the garage again. Guess. I'll- trade her in on anew car." - , ! Girl Hosiery Strikers Released From Jail Girl hosiery mill strikers from Kenosha, Wis., rejoiced at freedom after being released from thc Milwaukee House of Correction, in. which they served a term for alleged contempt "of court. The girls were /reed after their fines%were paid with the proceeds-of a collection taken at a big mass meeting in Milwaukee. They made a triumphal return /to, Kenosha. ■■ ' -A Men strikers who Were imprisoned at the same time were later released'1 whentheir fines-were paid, the money having been raised at a Chicago mass . meeting. : ' Fly in Ointment Blinks: "There's only one trouble about being a rounder." Jinks: "What's that?" Blinks: "Squaring'yourself with< your wife." --Tr^iB^^t^w»rL^WH|d,fl^«t'^^,'^-_-:...:'r.V--'*? ^•W*-?,;a,i r-tife riday, January 25, 1929 THE LABOIL.STATESMA'N Seven, Weak Men and All Diseases of Men Take our Herbal Remedies MTIl'lTE lor pamphlet On Loss of Manhood and Disorders Peculiar to Men. Free by mall. 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NOTICE IB HEREBY GIVEN that an plication will be made to the Legislate Assembly of the Province of British jlumbia at its next session, on behalf | the Chiropodists of British Columbia, r a private Bill to be known as "The tlropody Act" for the purpose of gov- iiin.; and regulating the practice of Iropody throughout British Columbia providing for a Board of Examiners insure the better qualification. and t ruling of persons practising and holcl- g themselves out as practising the ofesston of Chiropody in British Col- ibla, and the registration and licens- g of practitioners, and for the incor- ... ration of the registered and lioenped ltropodists of British Columbia Intt ^ dy corporate under the name "of "Ine itish Columbia Chiropody Association" th powers of acquiring, holding and spoaing of real and personal property Ing and collecting of examination, gfstratlon, and enrollment feus; trie •lulng of certificates of registration d of licenses; the admission of candl- tes; the disciplining and control of I embers, and* of enacting of all bylaws ;d regulations for the general manage- ent of the Association. DATED at Vancouver, B. C. '.his 26th y of November, A. D. 192*. LUCAS & LUCAS. ** Barristers and Solicitors, 1022 Standard Bank Building, • ; Vancouver, B. C. Solicitors for Applicants. Classified Adverts. BABBISTERS AND 80X.ICITOBB la W. lefeaux, 408 Metropolitan Building*. Fbone Sey. 6667. Halting! Steam Bath. Price 35o Only 766 Kaatlnra Street Beat ' DENTISTS r. W. A. Butledg-e. 108 Hasting**! W. NOTABY PUBLIC . B. Bengroug-li. 803 Holden Blag. PRINTERS abor Statesman. 803-816 Holden Bldg. RUPTURE SPECIALIST , -. B. Heard. 813 Bobson UNDERTAKERS rnutrong* ft Hotson. 304 Dnnlevy Ave. Western Glass Co., Ltd. Wholesale and Retail Dealer! 158 Cordova W. Phone Be;. 8637 See IN About Broken Olaas In Windows, Automobiles, Mirrors. ■ Showcases, etc. Art Olaea Repaired Mirrors B.-.Uvered A Mystery of i Very High Finance The ^British national debt amounts to 7,721,000,000 pounds. This is 151,000,OCW'*leW than the "peak" total of 7,878,000,000 pounds in 1921. - . ■ , But during.the intervening eight years 361,000,000 pounds,has been provided, for by.' payments to the sinking iundr and a further 429,000,- 000 pounds" has,been-.given to the same purpose out of surpluses of revenue. ■ ."'-"*' So that vie taxpayers of thi:: country,...have, actually ' provided 793,000,000 poundsJn hard cash, and as a result the debt has been reduced by 157,000,000 pounds. "Interest accounts for, it," says one. I^.ut does it? In the year end ing April, 1921, the charge for in terest and management was 329, 882,000 pounds, while in the year to April last this sum had dropped to 318,615,000 pounds—a difference of 11,000,000 pounds. If this eleven millions be capital | 'zed on a different basis of 5 per cent., it represents a sum of 220, 000,000 pounds; but the sum allocated to the debt redemption for the same period totals 793,000,000 pounds. Where has ,the balance of o73,000,000 pounds gone? Into City Pockets At a time when the working classes are still being pressed to accept lo*er wages, andjdvhen the "heavy industries" every week are getting deeper into the rnire, .'when the capitalist press is insisting that a more just measure of workmen's compensation cannot be given because "industry cannot afford it," at this time somebody comes along and collects S33,QaQ,.O.O.OLp0unds in eighl_yeai&—^ In other words, every twelfth year the • entire taxation of this country leaks into the pockets of "somebody in the City" (Stock Exchange). It is a pity the subject is a very complicated one, and is intermixed with "floating debt," "short loans," "short term bonds," and so on. But these are the jargon by which High Finance conceals its operations. In spite qf all these fancy terms, the fact-remains that this country has had to find nearly. 600 millions of money during a period that has been one of the worst, in her history, and apparently the country has had no benefit of any description from any of this enormous total. 'This little searchlight in the operations of the Bank of- England and thc group of financiers who'surround it makes it all the more imperative that the next Labor government shall take very early* steps to clear that particular corners Prominent men in,the city who-are really concerned about this waste attribute it to the "piecemeal" and "hand-to-mouth" policy of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and say that until a 'straightforward and comprehensive plan is adopted for the redemption of debt, and until that plan is rigidly adhered to, whatever the political contingencies, the present waste will continue. It .is of cardinal importance that* this state of affairs should be remedied at the earliest possible moment. —Daily Herald. For HEALTH, STRENGTH and Beauty eat our Whole Wheat Brown Bread. A wholesome body builder. Doctors recommend it. THE ESTHER BAKERY Phone: Highland 1309 ' 3728 HASTINGS ST. EAST R. C. HIRST Electrical Contractor and Dealer House Wiring; Fixtures, Lamps, Batteries Glen 370 4099 Hastings St. E. , One For Father I The conscientious father ceased chastising his son. i "And now, my hoy, tell' me why I (have punished yotf"' The boy went on crying. ' ~ 'a,-'cno . "That's it," he said,- choking with indignation. "First you pound the life' out of me and then you don't know what you've done it for." American Federationist The official magazine of the American Federation of Labor, "The Anierican Federationist," reported excellent progress both financially and educationally to the New Orleans convention. This magazine has an outstanding position among the labor magazinesof the wotld and is widely quoted by publications in the United States and foreign countries. It has been used as a text book in colleges and universities and by trade union study groups. The New Orleans Convention adopted the following recommendation with respect to the "American Federationist": "It is recommended that every officer of national and local organizations, who has not already subscribed, subscribe to and read the American Federationist, and urge their membership to subscribe and read this magazine. • It is especially recommended that editors of labor papers make full use of the current articles . for publication in their papers and for suitable comment. It is also recommended that all local bodies endeavor to see that the American Federationist is placed in the public and school; libraries of their localities, where It -will serve an important purpose in educating students and the general public in our trade union movement. A girl whose steady has called on her every night for more than a year, when asked why she didn't marry him and put him out of his misery, replied: "Oh, if I did that, he wouldn't have any place to go eveningsl" The Builders Lord Rothermere, -we' know, is certain that the government wjill be defeated at the, general election. His brothe^ newspaper, proprietor, Lprd Be'ffverbi-ook, 'according to a New I'ork article, is^also conyiheed that the Tories artTlri^qr a rough time, but—tbe wish bejng father to the thought—-he accords them a^.tiny ma jowty. . " . , . «** His forecast is: Labor 270, Liberals 30, Tories 315. Ignoring therfour ■pending by-elections and five unattached members, he thus predicts losses-of 93 seats by ths government and'12 .by the Liberals, and a gain of 110 seats by Labor. ; Things must be in a" very bad way with Mr. Baldwin before his friends predict, such an overwhelming turnover ef representation. Nor has Lord Beaverbropk any illusions about the "Liberal" revival" which the Daily Express pretends had a real existence. He believes that Mr. Lloyd George's followers in the next parliament will be even fewer in number than they are now. There is only one chance, he thinks, to reanimate the corpse, and that is a programme of which the main planks are anti-gambling and prohibition. > "It is the Socialist Party," Lord Beaverbrook says, "which will reap the main profit from thc decline in the, popularity of Conservatism. Their walls, once so lowly, seem to be rising as though under the hands of unseen masons." Affhough his figures are faulty, his., judgment about the rising structure of Labor is sound. The walls have been long in the building, but they have been erected by the patient labor, over many decades, of Socialist propagandists. By propa- gandists'we do not mean alone speakers and journalists, but the great host of-the rank and file who have carried and are carrying on the work of the movement. These masons, we would like Lord Beaverbrook to understand, are not letting their trowels rust. And they will work incessantly on the job until Labor is not merely in office, but in power. When the general election results are made known. Lord Beav- erbroqlj will not be the only person astonished by the growth of Socialism.—Daily Herald. Improvement hi Coal Mining in Illinois West Frankfort, 111.—The employment situatidn is improving. Seven of, our eight coal mines are now in operation. All unions are 100 per cent, organized. We are planning for the organization of new unions of office employees, janitors, cleaners., pressers and dyers nnd teachers. The Centrael Labor Union is planning a label drive. Miners and all other trades are dependent on the coal industry. The central body now has approximately 7,500 members affiliated. United Mine Workers of America, Local'No. 959, owns a $35,- 000 building; No. 303, a $15,000 building.; No. 789, a $40,000 building! No. 4173, a $45,000 building; Nos. 1971, 2657, 329, jointly miners, including undertakers, a $60,000 building, and Carpenters' Local No. 1193 owns a frame building valued at $1,500. Miners' locals Nos. 303, 329, 789, 1971, 2657, 4173 and 4280 jointly own Miners' Hospital, free of incumbrance, valued at $225,000. UNION MEN ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL Muskogee, - Okla.—The State Employment Agency- has made a record for the year 1928 by. placing over 7,000 in employment, and always union men and women when they can be secured. Carpenters, cooks and waiters, painters and bricklayers have organizing campaigns under way. We elected three union members to the city council and a mayor whom we can always depend on. Carpenters and painters have gained in membership. The carpenters have funds for a building and expect to erect'one in the near future. Ninety per cent, of the union men own their own homes and are paying on them through a building and loan association. -" ,' Misfit - Biddy: "Did ye bring home that pane of glass for th' kitchen windy, Pat?" Pat: "Oi did not, Biddy. Oi was after a twilve be fourteen, ah' the only size they had was fourteen be twilve." Biddy: "Ye fool, why didn't ye git it? Ye 6ould have ptat it m sideways, -couldn't ye?" FlappeV: "I wish I could get rid of Freddie." Druggist (overhearing): "Pardon me, miss, but have you tried our lotion? It will take any chap off your hands." , X There's ONEDollai in the pay envelope feerthan a-trthei-eA 1 VvHEN you realize the service rendered by each of your dollars—you must realize that e¥«ry "dollar isn't the same size. Take the dollar that, goes for pleasure—a show, candy, gasoline—a happy, indispensable dollar, to be sure—but when it's gone it's gone.. " The dollar that goes for electrical service is bigger than all the rest, for it brings an esseri-. tial, yet at the lowest possible rate. This electrical dollar will operate a 40-watt lamp for 1,250 hours! It operates radio's, toasters, all kinds of household helps for hundreds of hours It—7 > Electricity—the smallest item on the family — budget, yet far from the least important. ' Dept 303, B.C. Electric Railway Co. Carrali at Hastings, Van Oliver, i Please send me my copy of . *..■*■'' "Correct Lighting for Every Room in the Mouse. s. HAME Bwtish Columbia ® ItamcROTwnrfo. \ VANCOUVER VICTORIA e;-m Drink and^enjoy! VAN BROS.' CIDERS PURE SWEET AND SOUR APPLE CIDER - * "Made from B. C. Applet" TRY OUR GRAPE, LOGANBERRY, ORANGE, PUNCH, ETC. IDEAL FOR DANCES AND PARTIES . PHONE HIGH. 90 PROMPT DELIVERY VAN BROS., LTD. 1955 Commercial Drive BARNET LUMBER CO., LTD. 3995 HASTINGS STREET EAST Glen. 384 Nlg*ht Call: Glen. 423, Carl. 399Y3 Ksgh. 180 BARNET BOOSTS BETTER BUILT 500,000 FEET FEB SAY SEE US FOR SPECIALS BUNGALOWS LEADERS OF "OUTLAWS" HAD TO LEAVE CANADA Ottawa.—John Gilbert, alias Se- menoff, who appealed to Canadian workers to give up their affiliation with the international unions and join certain "outlaw" groups, has voluntarily left the Dominion after his deportation was orderea' by the Department of Immigration. Gilbert, although born in Russia, has lived since his very early childhood In the United States. He was an active Communist and took a leading part in the effort of the so-called All Canadian Congress of Canada to cripple the labor movement in this country. Victor Midgley, another "outlatf," has departed for Australia, as it got too warm for'him in Vancouver. MEXICO SELECTS NEW SECRETARY OF LABOR President ^Gil of . Mexico has. appointed Ramon de Negri Minister of Industry, Commerce and Labor, the post formerly held under President Calles by Luis N. Morones. De Negri is at present Mexican minister to Germany. In his new position he will be charged1 with .the administration of the labor policies recently announced by President Gil. TWO MILLION WORKERS ARE'IDLE IN GERMANY Great Britain is not the only country of Europe where the workers are suffering from unemployment. The number of jobless wage earners in Germany lias steadily increased in recent months and, is approaching the 2,000,000 mark Those supported'by the Reich's unemployment insurance reached 1,- 702,000 in December, which was an increase of 514,000, or .43 per Cent., over the figures at the end of 1927. XJnemnloyment in December reached the highest figures since the deflation period of five years ago. There is no improvement in the industrial situation and a further decrease of employment is predicted for thiB month. ,- Little Joan had been taught over and over again: "If at first ypu-rfon't' succeed, try, try again." One day she came to'her mother and said: "Mother,* I don't believe that 'Try, try again' motto?" "Why, dear?" , "Because I've been blowing soap bubbles all the afternoon and I sinV ply couldn't pin one to the clothes line." '•; . ♦ f'— .... :., ,,.....- " ■■«oes»^. _: .'._„i 2*-ttl™£33S'?**iKa ~^°- .Eiglit THE LABOR STATESMAN' Friday, January 25, 192! ABOUT EVERY TWO YEARS! —your eyes need revesting," especially if you are subject to headaches. See us today! Lawrence W. Smith Optometrist and Optician \ Phone Sey. 6860 "^j 49—Hastings St. Weil—49 VANCOUVER TURKISH BATHS Rheumatism. Lumbago, Neuritis, Bad Cold MASSA'lE A SPECIALTY PACIFIC BUILDING 744 BASTINGS W. BEY. 3070 Union Stamped Shoes Find Readf Mark** , Hamilton.—The -sale of 10,000 pairs of union-stamped boots and shoes during 1928 is ,.publicly announced by a retailer U) this city. This remarkable sale is' due to cooperative action between the ' merchant and the loeal Union Label League.' .. ~'.'.'l Previous to this co-operativej .action,, the merchant asserts, few union-stamped shoeB were sold. He advertised union-stamped shoes and soon built up a large and profitable business. This particular merchant uses the radio and the league h'aB participat- - ed, giving five-minute talks on union* labels. * A representative of the league informs Labor that as a result of this merchaht'-s huge sales he now employs union labor when making repairs to his shop and is using his -best offices to unionize the printing house which executes his printing. Vancouver shoe merchants- areget- ti.ng a better demand for union-label shoes—look them up on page two. Consistent- Union Man Smoke 100 Union-made Cigars! ASK FOB Kurtz Cigars BERT'S' CIGAR BOX Corner Homer and 'Fender pts. Wilson & McNeill PAINTERS & DECORATORS "We Wear the Button" v 11S6E. 13tfi Phone Fair. 5248 ■ How About Your Health Those suffering from aoinfi chronic ailment owe It to themselves to have a Chiropractic examination of their condition. Stomach, Kidney, Liver, Head and Bowel troubles respond readily to Chiropractic treat- , ments. Let me explain how it will help your case., ,« EXAMINATION FREE: DR. M. J. VERGE CHIROPRACTOR AND DRUGDESS PHYSICIAN 43-44 McLean Building- (Old Province Building) 143 Hastings W. Soy. 1336 Co-operative Fishermen To Operate Cannery The meeting of fishermen held at Rivers Inlet, July 28, 1928, for the forming of a co-operative cannery, is bearing good results to date. The British Columbia Fishermen's Co-operative 'Association was duly registered January 8, 1929. A cannery site has been applied for, which is situated at the mouth of Rivers Inlet, opposite to Seal Rock. . The selling of shares will commence soon. The following is a list of agents authorized to sell shares tor the B. C. Fishermen's Co-operative Association: M. L. Stock-well, J. Stanford, A. Goodman, A. McCoy, all of Vancouver. J. E. Lakkala, New Westminster. E. Peterson, Gibson's Landing. E. Vester, Hornby Island. E. Ahola, Ocean Falls. A. J. Oveson, Bella Coola. , P. Parta, Ladysmith. O. Anderson, Lund, B.C. C. Tennant, H. Folberg, B. C. John Milan, Port Hardy. M. Marshall, president B.C.F.P.A., New Westminster. Fishermen in localities not mentioned in this list, and interested in the co-operative cannery, are requested to hold meetings at once and elect agents to sell shares for the B. C. Fishermen's Co-operative Association". For credentials, constitutions, etc., write to F. Myntli, Sointula, B.C. Usual Saturday Night Whist Drive and Dance Hall—49th and Fmw aduiiMloa_35c C»«h FrilM Harmony Girls' Orchestra! Calgary Labor Unions Show Steady Expansion The.r.eport of President J. E. Wor- sley o£ the Calgary Trades and La bor Council, says the Alberta Laboi News, shows a growth arid expansion ■of the trade union movement in Calgary for the past year that excels all previous records for some years. Four Wew unions, the Retail Clerks' Association, Boilermakers' Local, Moulders' Union and Machinists' Union (the last three all of the Rivjtf- side Iron -Works), have been organized during the past year. - Increases of membership have also been recorded in almost all organizations affiliated with the council, the most noteworthy being the Steam and Operating Engineers' Union Local No. 838 and the United Brotherhood of ' upentera and Joiners No. 1779. The report also records .riumerous increases in wage schedules secured «"r various affiliated units. Four wage disputes- were settled by resort t0 conciliation boards under provincial legislation,' and resulted in three cases in awards favorable to the unions. The unions affected were the Boilermakers, Painters and Paper- hangers and Auto Mechanics. A fifth union, the Calgary Typographical Union,, has. also concluded conciliation proceedings and are at present awaiting the award of the board. Agreements also were negotiated successfully by the Sheet Metal Workers, Plumbers and Steamfitters and Brewery Workers. A record of all the important resolutions passed by the Calgary Trades and Labor Council during the past year is given and the results mentioned. Mr. Worsley concludes his report with an appreciation to H. B. Adshead for his frequent attendance at Trades and Labor Council meetings to discuss matters of interest to the council which his duties as member of the Dominion parliament bring to his attention. Special mention is also made to the loss the Labor movement of Calgary sustained in the passing of G. H. Poulton, last, summer. His work as a past president for five years is commended by President Worsley and his personal sorrow and regrets expressed. Good Conditions at Paper Mill Jot> Two firms are doing the best they can .to make the construction and other work at' Port Mellon us agreeable as possible. The Leadbeater Pulp and E*per Co. is having a big mill erected at this plaee^and the Austin Construction Company is doing the work. This construction firm Is an hundred per cent, employer of International Union Labor, and when the job gets' well under way probably more than 70 men will be on the job. The Vancouver Pile Driving Co. has also got quite a number of men on the job, and these are all International union men. The Leadbeater Pulp and Paper Co. will be spending about ?2,500,- 000 to complete the plant and will emplov about 350 men. This company has 30 homes under construction for its employees at the present time arid more are to be built later. The homes are of ^convenient design, steam heated, hpt/and cold \vater and other modern features. Even the bunk-houses, which are being used at the present time on the construction work, are steam heated and have shower baths. Each man has a separate apartment in the form of a cubicle and other features that help to make working conditions fairly, pleasant. Bob Thompson, International representative of the Carpenters' Union, who made a recent trip to thc fdace, reports that the kitchen arrangements are exceptionally clean and the food is quite satisfactory. A school .has been .built for the children and 17 pupils are already taking lessons. When finished this will be one of the latest types of mills on the continent. — ■ ■^ » ItkrAOBftttaTKn 9W U1V HtlTr\ INCORPORATED 2W MAY KP7Q-. VANCOUVER MEN'S OVERCOATS ■ K $35.00 Values for ■-..' .$24 . ^—New styles—of warm, serviceable tweeds and blue chinchillas, in sizes 34 to 48. Rare value. FLOOR TWO—H B C Calgary Typos Get a $1 An Hour Award Calgary, Alta.—Printers employed in Calgary job shops will be paid $1 an hour instead of 96 cents, according to the ruling handed down Monday by the conciliation board inquiring Into the dispute between Calgary job printers and their employes. The board's decision, also favcred "closed" shop, the new scale of wages for apprentices and allowed the employers to take on an extra apprentice in shops where five printers are employed at the beginning of the first apprentice's fourth year, ihstead of at the end of the fourth year, as heretofore. The regulation regarding "closed" shop stated that in cases where union ,men were not available, then non'union men might be employed, but the union would have the power to supplant these men with union men unless they joined the union. The conciliation board consisted of Judge H. W. Lunney, as chairman; James H. Garden, representing the employers, and Alderman Andy Davison representing the men. The em- nloyes were represented- before the board by Local 449 off We International Typographical Union. I will listen to anyone's convictions; but, pray, keep your doubts to yourself.—Goethe. ..■'•'• City Mission Does The Best It Can In reference to an article which appeared in last week's edition of the Labor Statesman, concerning the alleged unclean conditions at the City Mission, we find that upon investigation that the statement is not strict- ly»true, as there is a $40 fuwpgWdr* in the basement. Over two hundred men are housed in this place every night and before being admitted are asked if they are clean. If they admit that they arc not, measures, are taken to get them into a clean condition. Sometimes', however, the men will not admit that they are crummy, ahd it is not found out until vermin are discovered in the bed, which is inspected daily and sheets changed every week. When discovered, the bedding and clothes are fumigated in a plant in the basement, which has just been installed and we find that the Mission will gladly clean any man's clothes free of charge. Every effort "is made to keep the men from sleeping in the basement, but at this time of the year there is greater demand for sleeping,accommodation than the Mission can supply, and there being no other place for the men to go. they are permitted to sleep in the basement. Neither the City Hall officials, nor the City Relief Department have any other plan to house these homeless men, so they are forced upon the City' Mission, which apparently has to break the city bylaws, in order to take care of the hutiian derelicts, in our city during the winter months. There are private and semi-private rooms in the place as well as dormitories which hold from 20 to 50 beds each, but all these have to be vacated in the morning sb that they can be cleaned uo, and nobody is allowed in them until evening. We find that considerable effort* is made to keep the whole place clean, but some human beings are so careless that constant watch has to be kept on the ever-changing transients who come to the Mission. Under these circumstances we believe that the City Mission is entitled to a fairer consideration than was given in o,ur. article last week, and with this in mind vfe are giving these facts to help clear up any wrong impression that the article gave. We also find that this institution is rated as high as any hotel or rooming house in the city by the Health Department. "Things For Men* Dependable Goods—Satisfactory Service—Satisfied Customers RCRBERSET LATHER BRUSH—Regular (1.35'for :. 98c SILVERBELL ALARM CLOCKS—Regular 11.25 for 98o Kl.Vd CUTTER RAZORS—Only the be'st.....'.'.....'. $3.50, $4.00 and |4.80 RAZOR STROPS—Genuine horsehlde .31.50, $1.75 and $3.00 HAIR CLIPPERS—Large assortment ago, $1.49 and $3.50 '"STRONO.LAS" THERMOS—Stand hard knocks!.„..:........".7.7......". S1.50 VACUUM BOTTLES—Good quality J : 57o; 3 for $1.00 KRISS KROSS STROPPERS 10-year (520 weeks) Guarantee. A cent a week to keep your. blades sharp! $5-50 SURE-EDGE STROPPER Will stroj^nll makes of blades. Use an'ordinary strop. $1.00 each. B. C. Barber Supply and Sundries-, Limited 64 HASTINGS STREET WEST PHONE SEYMOUR 4401 Mail Orders Given Prompt and Careful Attention VANCOUVER, B. 0. TORONTO BRICKLAYERS TO RECEIVE $1.30 AN HOUR .Toronto.—Union bricklayers have! signed up with the contractors for two years. They are to get $1.30 so hour on May 1. and $1.35 an Hoar on*. January 1, 1930. The question isf a 40-hour work week- is to be taken up next December. At' the same time the carpenters unanimously rejected their bosses' suggestion that, wages ahd working conditions of 1928 should be continued into 1929. Vancouver Drug Company (1928) Limited CUT RATE DRUGS • ■'-•• 4 ' Beware of the so-called Cut Bate Druggists who really are trying to FIX PRICES. Got your next Drug Wants front the ORIGINAL and LARGEST INDEPENDENT RETAIL DRUGGISTS in Weatern Canada and note the QUALITY, SUBVICS and SAVING I FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS -.60 Cutex Sets 30 ..15 Cutex Cuticle Remover.....' 83 ' .25 Mlchaud's Bandoline 13 .75 Hair Fix _ ,.*;.... .38 .25 Tincture of Iodine, 2-ouncc 13 .60 and $1.20 Danderine 43 and .69 .50 and $*i:00 Krysol (Antiseptic) 8 and 16-oz .36 and .00 .25 Cucumber and Witch L Hazel Cream .- 13 1.00 Pedodyne (For Bunions).... SO .50 (Jlyeerin and Rose Water 8-ounce ..." .25 .26 .42 • .50 Glo-Co: Brlll'nnt-ne 175 Boeckh's Rubberset Shaving Brush .50 Eucalyptus Oil (Finest Australian) 4-ounce .».. .25 2.50 Claxn 1*8. 1.50 Bovrll. 8-ounce ... 1.03 .60 Andrews Liver Salt XI 1.20 Sloan's Liniment .88 .75 Milton .38 .10 Lux Toilet Soap 3 for .22 .75 Liquid Petrolatum, medium or heavy, 16-oz .36 VANCOUVER'S OWN DRUG STORES—FOURTEEN YOUB SERVICE. IN THE CITY AT 16 STORES—WE SAVE YOU MONEY!—16 STORES D-A-N-C-E Hold Your Next Dance at THE WINTER GARDEN ENGLISH BAY "Whefe l)ances Are a Success" Phone Douglas 3509 . L. G. Thomas, Mgr. DARROW IS TO DEFEND NEW BEDFORD STRIKERS Arthur Garfield Hays and Clarence Darrow will challenge New Bedford's attempt to railroad 25 strike leaders to jail on conspiracy charges. If the case is won, it is expected that prosecution against 662 other textile workers'1 jailed during the six"- month New Bedford strike, on an assortment of more than 1,000 other charges, carrying penalties reaching into centuries, will be dropped. ,, MOULDERS' UNION LOSES - ' SECRETARY VIC KLEIBER Victor Kleiber, secretary of the International' Moulders' Union of North America since 1909, with headquarters in Cincinnati, died in that city on January 3. He was born November 19, 1857, at Buffalo, N.Y., and followed his father in the trade as an iron moulder, joining the union here in 1879. Burial took nlace from his home in Cincinnati' on January 5. GEORGE LATHAM ADDRESSED U.F.A. CONVENTION George Latham, president of the Alberta Section, Canadian Labor Party, in extending fraternal greetings to the U.F.A. in session at Edmonton, urged the organization to take definite stands on questions of military training, government insurance of public buildings, proposed amendments to.the Exemptions Act, and Old Age Pensions. SEATTLE ENDORSES DRIVE OF FEDERATION The request from the American Federation of Labor following adoption of a resolution at the New Orleans convention to "extend ,tfye frontiers of organized labor" by conducting an extensive ■ organizing drive to double the membership of the Federation, was favorably acted on by the Seattle Labor Council at its session this week. It had already been taken up by the joint board of business representatives, who recommended that a unified and intensified state organization campaign be conducted with the co-operation of the Washington State Federation of Labor, said body to be requested to lend their aid in furthering the project. The council enthusiastically endorsed the recommendation. UNION IRON MOULDERS FINALLY OBTAIN JOBS Discovering the inefficiency of non-union iron moulders, the shop .at' Renton is slowly displacing them with union help obtained from Iron ' Moulders' Local No. 168, according to the report of their delegate* at the Seattle Labor Council Wednesday night last. The shop was opened, up without a union man, but the firm found it an unprofitable Dolicy, and therefore changed its attitude. Opportunity is the knocker that everybody likes.
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