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'i*' OWNED or Statesmanv AND CONIR011™ ^^^y HY THT VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL frl \y^ r S"l V" ■ 1 Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions NO. 351—EIGHT PAGES. VANCOUVER, CANADA,, JANUARY 23rd, 1931. Trades Council Hears Early Labor Strikes and Various Tactics Used to Increase Wages and Reduce the Number of Hours of Labor-in Vancouver by Organized Labor Vancouver, eventually /jFFICERS of the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Lahor Council were installed on Tuesday evening by George Hartley, who then told the delegates of some of thc early activities of organized lahor in the city of Vancouver. This involved the reducing of hours from eleven a day to ten. and then from ten to nine, and from nine to eight. Wage increases were obtained by various methods; sometimes this meant strikes and sometimes it meant sabotage. The delegates were interested in the stories and ipplauded Brother Hartley. George Bartley, member of the Vancouver Typographical Union, ind former president of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, was nvited by the executive committee o instal thc new officers after they xere elected on Tuesday evening. Bro. George Bartley recalled the lays when Vancouver was 100 per ent. organized. It was only a small own, and it was an easy matter to ■et in touch with all the workers. Hie Trades Council was organized in 1889, and it has been making good >rogress since that time. He thought the delegates might be nterested to know that the Plasterers' Union was the first to win the 1-hour day, without a strike, and revived a wage of $5 per day. The .•arpenters were not so lucky, for at ■n earlier period they had to strike n order to reduce the hours from en to nine. They were getting $2.75 'or a 10-hour day, and being inspired »y reduction in hours (not 8-hour I lay) made by other unions, they legotiated for it, but finally had to trike. The strike lasted three weeks mt at the end of that time the con- ractors capitulated and the 9-hour lay became the standard time for arpenters. An Overflow Meeting It has been stated time and time gain that organized lahor had to ight, in one way or another, for reduction in hours, and wage increases. The fight is still going on, but Jeorge Bartley recalled the time I'hen laborers who were working 11 lours a day, digging sewers, decided hat 10 hours was sufficient for that ind of work. The contractors hought otherwise, so the men called meeting to take a strike vote. The neeting was in an upstairs hall, but nother flight of steps led down from he hall to the lane. The officials oticed that the contractors were .■etching the men going into the ■leeting. so just as fast as the men ame into the hall they sent them own the back stairs, along the lane, round the corner and up the street :ito the hall again. The bosses hought the meeting was packed, so ext morning granted the men the 0-hour day. They Got Their Increase George Bartley recalled a piece of abotage pulled off by some Italian .borers. The men wanted' an in- rease in wages, but" the bosses, like 11 bosses, refused to grant any in- rease, so the Italians gave ' the until Saturday to think it ver again. The answer was no in- rease, but on Monday morning the oases found that two inches had een cut off all the shovels and the irt wasn't moving very fast Finally Deptford on the job in the City Council, and thought that Angus Maclnnis would be one of those heard from in Ottawa. One peculiar thing about Ottawa, he said, was that if the representative had the stuff they would listen to him, otherwise he will sit there until doomsday and nobody will know he's there. He recalled the time when labor first entered municipal politics in Vancouver, Alderman Franklin being elected at the head of the polls in 1892. The Knights of Labor was the first organization to nominate a full municipal ticket in but this organization went to pieces. In closing, he mentioned the fact that The Truth, published in New Westminster, was one of the first papers to take up the battles of organized labor in Vancouver. During the carpenters' strike, the two Vancouver papers in existence at that time, took very little interest in the strike, and, in fact, were against it. John Houston, who was running The Truth in New Westminster, published details of the strike, and copies were sold in Vancouver, being brought over from New Westminster by horse and wagon at that time. The circulation increased in Vancouver and it held that circulation for quite, a long time. Brother George Bartley was the first delegate to cross the Rocky Mountains from Vancouver to attend eastern conventions as' a delegate from the Pacific Coast. he bosses had to give the men the icrea»e and get new shovels. Referring to legislation and politi- al action, George Bartley stated hat in those days organized labor ad to make its own laws by organ- cation, and it was by this means that ancouver was one of the flrst cities n the coast to get the 8-hour day, nd he suggested that if labor was loroughly organized today we would at have Jo b^n9_,*b*_n_ labo_J,ejji5i jfioh.' "~"'™ > Labor Politic* .He complimented,the labor move- ent in having Alderman Walter Trades Council Elects Officers for New Term Some exciting contests took place at the meeting of the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council on Tuesday evening. President Colin McDonald, Vice-President Herrett, and General Secretary-Organizer Bengough were all elected by acclamation. The contest for Warden was a neck and neck affair, when W. Watt of the Plumbers' Union beat Birt Showier (late Warden) of the Milk Salesmen's Union by one vote—50 to 49, The contest for Statistician was also keen. The result in the first ballot was: Fitzgerald (Musicians) 33; H. Wood (Caterers), 30; G Pettipliece <Operating Engineers) 22; McPherson (Sheet Metal Workers), 16. Second ballot: Fitzgerald, 42; Wood, 31; Pettipiece, 28. Third ballot: Wood, 53; Fitzgerald, 44. The results in the contests for chairmen of the various committees were as follows: Organization, J. Thomson (Pile Drivers), 64; W. J. Bartlett (Blacksmiths), 38 Legislation: C. Watson (City Fire Fighters), 67; W. Page (Carpenters), 33.. Press: Ed. Smith (Painters) acclamation. Grievance: Geo. Pettipiece (Operating Engineers), 52; C. Shaw (Taxi Drivers), 47. -*VMa*irr-»=ijcu*^.. He that loses anything and g.ts wisdom by .it, is-a gainer by the loss. —L'Estrange. Royal and Columbia Theatres Sign Up The Royal and Columbia Theatres have signed up with the Projectionists' Union, thereby eleminating the dual union from the field. Council Has 69 Unions With 15,000 Members Financial reports from the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council, made by the auditors, showed sixty-nine unions affiliated with the Council, embracing nearly 15,000 members, and, in spite, of the hard times, an increase over the previous report. The report also dealt with Labor Headquarters, Ltd., and the Labor Statesman, both showing a healthy financial condition. Alderman Deptford To Be a Very Busy Man Aid. Walter Deptford retires from the Trades Council executive this term as chairman of the Press Committee owing to his many duties on the City Council, to which he has just been elected as representative of Ward Seven in place of Angus Maclnnis, M. P. for Vancouver South. Walter Deptford was given one of the most important jobs on the City Council, that o f Chairman of the Board of Works, and he will be a busy man ALD. W. DEPTFORD fl'Om tlOW On. He has also been appointed chairman of the Charter Amendments Committee, which will take up considerable time, but besides these positions he has to act on the following committees: Fire and Light, Bridges and Railways, Harbor Utilities and Airport, Relief and Unemployment, and is a representative of the City Council on the following public bodies: Water Board, Joint Sewage Board and Exhibition Board. Does Gov't Policy Mean Victoria Contractor Ignores Federal Government's Fair Wages Regulations—Public Works Department Fails to Enforce Policy -T-HE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, at Ottawa, is alleged to he permitting a Victoria contractor to ignore the fair wages regulations governing public works, and wc feel that this condition, in relation to this particular contractor, has gone on long enough and it is time for a show-down. The Department lifts' ignored previous-complaints about this 6rm, and we now ha\e information that another job has been completed in which the Government regulations governing such word, have again been completely ignored. P. G. E. Extension to Peace River Is Urged Completion of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to the Peace River district will not only change the government-owned road from a liability to an asset, but it would materially assist the existing unemployment conditions, says the .Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. The Council' endorsed a resolution to this effect introduced by the executive on Tuesday evening, and forwarded the same to the Provincial Government. The resolution says: "The above Council, representing over 14,000 working people in this district, strongly urges the completion of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, connecting Vancouver with the Peace River district. "We believe that the completion of this railway would change this government-owned' road from an expensive liability to an asset; would benefit all of the people in this province, and particularly those at present isolated in the Peace River district. "The work entailed would materially assist the existing unemployment conditions, directly and indirectly, by the resulting development of this province, and would increase -«»pl«:*«i««'4«-«^«-rtwwt4e9:'* —— A ■ correspondent from Queen Charlotte Islands advises us that they have failed to receive any support from the Federal Government in enforcing the fair wages regulations in the contract for the construction of the government wharf at Queen Charlotte City, B. C. The Victoria Pile Driving Company of Victoria, B. C, was awarded the contract, and they hired men at S2.50 and $2.70 below the wages set out in wages schedule in contract- The men employed protested to Ottawa and Vancouver about the wages paid and the contractor refusing to post the wages, as required by government, regulations. This protest was sent in about the 12th of December, 1930, and up to the time the job was finished-—about, the middle of January, 1931—there was no evidence of the contractor complying with regulations, and, to the best of our knowledge, there was no instructions issued by the government asking the contractor to comply with the regulations. This same contractor is known by the Government to have been violating Government regulations on previous work done for the Department of Public Works.^Ottawa, as complaints have been forwat4ed to the Government at Ottawa giving details. On this occasion the employees protested to the contractor, and they were politely informed that as they were local men he was not obliged to pay them the established rates of wages: The Inspector of Public Works Department on the job did not take any steps to enforce regulations either before or after receiving the complaint from the men employed. In view of the fact that other contractors.are doing work for the Federal Government and complying with the Government regulations, we would like to know why this contractor is excused, by whom he is ex- Don't forget the I, L P. Players at the Maple Hall on Saturday, January 31*1. cused, and who is responsible for such neglect? Some of the employees who protested against the violation of the fair wages regulations were discharged by thc contractor, and they have to resort to legal proceedings to receive wages alleged to be guaranteed by the Government, as set out in the contract and signed by the contractor and representatives of thc Government. As the employees have no copy of contract, they are not in a position to know what wages arc inserted as the established rates, and they have to resort to other means of finding out. In this case, details are published in the Labour Gazette of October, 1930, but apparently it does not mean a thing, as the contractor seems to be sure that there is no need of worrying about infractions of Government regulations. We want to know why this breach is permitted! Don't forget the I. L. P. Player* at the Maple Hall on Saturday, January 31st. Union Meetings at Labor Headquarters Reeve Pritchard 3000 Majority in Burnaby Conservative forces massed their strength against Reeve W. A. Pritchard in the Burnaby municipal elections, but it only resulted in giving him a tremendous majority. He was given 4346 votes against 1346 to Councillor Sherbrooke, a clear majo ity of 3000. This endorsation sho that he has increased his prestige as a result of the energetic manner in which he had tackled all Burnaby's municipal problems, taking a fearless stand on all matters that came before the council. The only regretable thing about Burnaby's election was the shortage of boni-fide labor candidates in the various wards. This election seemed to have been a splendid opportunity for a recognized labor candidate in eaeh ward, but there were no contests. It's about time Burnaby woke up. We are pleased to note that Jas. P. Dickson was re-elected to the School Board at the top of the poll, while E. Winch, a former active union man, lost the second seat by 17 votes. PBIDAY. JANUABY 33rd Milk Salesmen ,:. Plumbers, 170 _ Welders .... : :_.._...., Engineers, til SATUBDAY Bakers Typographical <2 p.m.) Bev. Pisp. N'o. «7« (8 p.m.) ' MONDAY Carpenters. 452 . Tailors' Executive _ 8tone Cutters L__ Taxi Drivers TUESDAY Ironworkers. 57 Barbers Machinists. «S2 Building Trades Council WEDNESDAY Brlcklavers Millwrights. 1«38. __, , Tilesetters _ Olrertgfft' ",'v '.'-' ^.-—-.rrrt_■"*-: : .. 1 .. _ 31.1 315 1 20! 315 3 2 Ill . 315 —_W Labor Headquarters, Ltd. '. PBIDAY. JANUABY 30th Engineers. 844 Community Cbest Plan Is Tabled Again Delegates to the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council are not yet quite satisfied with the plan being adopted by the Vancouver Welfare Federation for the Community Chest Fund. There seems to still be some doubt in the minds of many delegates that the plan leaves a way open for considerable coercion in the giving of donations, so the delegates are going to be provided with copies of the cards that are being used for the collection of funds, and will be in a better position to make a definite stand on the plan by the next meeting of the Council. Station CKMO Signs Up The Vancouver Musicians' Union reports that Station ...CKMO has signed up and is now no. longer unfair to labor. i\ r * i ni— _*■ '•' ■!.. V Page Two THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, January 23rd, 1931 1 For Health. Strength and Beauty, eat our Whole Wheat Brown Bread. A wholesome body builder. Doctor* recommend it. Fruit and Raiiin Bread, Pattry and Meat Pie*, Pumpkin Pie*. THE ESTHER BAKERY Phone: Highland 1309 3728 HASTINGS ST. EAST R. C. HIRST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Electrical Fixtures Hardware Median!..' Tool* Faints, Oils, Lamp- Radio Supplies Pipe Pitting-* Tool* Olen 370 4097 Hastings St. E. INDEPENDENT LABOR PABTY VANCOUVER BRANCH Chairman - . - A J. Turner Secretary-Treas., R. B. Tlmmlns 536 Drake Street. Meets Second and Fourth Fridays room 39 Williams Bldg.. Corner of Granville and Hastings. Membership Pee tl Per Year Union Restaurants AMERICAN CAFE—796 Main St. ART'S LUNCH—450 Abbott St. BLUE GOOSE CAFE—1043 Granville. BAILEY'S CAFE—322 Cambie. BOSTON CAFE—534 Pender W. BELL'S CAFE, 6K9 Ea.t Hastings. BELMONT CAFE—1000 Blk. Granville. BANCROFT'S CAFE—338 Hatting* W. BROADWAY CAFE—105 Hastings E. CENTRAL CAFE—608 Pender W. DOUGLAS CAFE—844 Main. EMPIRE CAFE—76 Hasting. E. FRED'S DAIRY LUNCH—72 Ha.t- ing* W. GREEN MILL CAFE—419 Abbott. GOLDEN GATE CAFE—130 Ha.ting. E. LEONARD'S CAFE—831 Granville. LIDO CAFE—732 Main St. LOVE'S CAFE—823 Granville. MELROSE CAFE—724 Ha.ting. W. NEW ORPHEUM CAFE—762 Granville. NEW GOOD EATS CAFE—619 Pender W. OLYMPIC CAFE—720 Pender W. PETER PAN CAFE—1138 Granville. PRESIDENTS' CAFE—938 Gran- ville St. PROVINCE CAFE—736 Main St. STANDARD CAFE—615 Dunsmuir. YE OLDE ENGLISH FISH A CHIP Restaurant No. 1—614 Robson. YE OLDE ENGLISH FISH & CHIP Re.taurant No. 2—44 Ha.ting. W. EMPIRE CAFE—New We.tmin.ter. FRASER CAFE—New We.tmin.ter. MINTO CAFE—New We.tmin.ter. Prosperity Around the Corner (By John Jay Bee of Toronto News-paper Pressmen's Union No. 1) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OF U. S. SEEK FIVE-DAY WEEK When the members of the executive council of the National Federation of Federal Employees assembled for their annual winter meeting in the Labor Building, Washington, D. C, last week, President Luther C. Steward announced that the organization would launch a campaign for -a five-day week for all government employees. It is our belief that the government should lead the world in forward-looking personnel policies," declared Steward. Gertrude M. McNally, secretary- treasurer, reported that as the result of the nine-month organizing campaign, 12,876 new members had been placed on the Federation rolls. The vested interests have adopted a new slogan now, and the name of it is: "Prosperity is just around the corner." Around the corner for whom? Something tells me it is not for the working man. The majority of the salt of the earth are dizzy from the effect of looking around corners where this elusive damsel, prosperity, is supposed to be. It's all very well for Lord Melchett and others of his tribe to prate glibly about, there being no depression. "Melchy" has all the requisites to ensure a full stomach three or more times a day, and gobs of fuel to keep the home fires burning when old Boreas comes howling down from the north, but to the vast majority of the crusaders the outlook is not so rosy. If conditions in Toronto are a criterion of the country as a whole, then the country is no better off than it was a year ago. At last we now know the real, true and only logical reason for the nation-wide depression and unemployment. An article appears in the New Republic of this week's issue by Button Roscoe on the anniversary of the stock market panic of a year ago. The article "says the panic really began about 11 o'clock on the morning of Thursday, October 24, 1929. An alarming number of stocks listed on the New York Exchange were offered at the market, and there were no bids for them. On the previous day—Wednesday—there had been an avalanch of selling which had clipped off five billion dollars in the market value of stacks listed on the market, but until that Thursday morning, there had been no stocks offered at the market for which there were no buyers at any price. The article proceeds: "Of these stocks which were valueless that morning, and on other stocks listed on the stock exchange, which had suffered severe depreciation, one stock had dropped 96 points and some bank shares, which are dealt in over the counter for cash, had dropped $500.00 in valuation. prosperity around the corner bunk, etc., we find, in connection with the publication of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's third quarter earnings, President Eugene C. Grace said that, "Business is not picking up a bit," and that, "there is nothing to indicate any gain in November" Grace however, in common with other leaders of the industry,' added that, "we are not laying off any employees," and that, "I hope to see a continuation of the present wage scales" The above statement relative to the economic situation by the chairman of the gigantic industry must be a sore touch to those over zealous purveyors, of inaccurate superlatives. Beautiful platitudes are not much comfort to an out-of-work, and honeyed phrases do not fill an empty belly. What men and women want today is work and plenty of it, with a fair remuneration for the fruits of their labor, and the methods of supplying work are by no means exhausted. Here) in Ontario, we have a Liquor Control Board refusing to allow any distillery or brewery ta advertise through the medium of the papers or magazines, or any other method, while one can walk past any warehouse and see the stuff piled ceiling high in plain view of all passers- by. All know what it is, what it is for, what it will do to you^yet the powers that be, rule that it must not be given space in any periodical that one may read of its reality. Thousands of dollars are being lost by this idiotic altruism. Permission to advertise would increase the revenue by the advertising of these beverages, besides increasing the size of newspapers, thus creating employment for. pressmen that at present are on the sub line. The contractors for the erection of the new Royal Ontario Museum have shown a practical desire to assist the unskilled unemployed by dispensing with the steam shovels and replaced them by pick and shovel in the foundation work. The newspaper publishers cannot scrap modern machinery and revert The member banks of the Federal j to the methods in vogue twenty or Reserve in New York had loaned at j thirty years ago, but they could take into consideration the plight of their pressmen, and the many, many years of prosperity that they have enjoyed, to which the web pressmen have contributed in no small meas CREATES MORE JOBS Minneapolis.—The ■' fiv;3-day week has been instituted in all newspaper composing rooms, here by the Typographical .Union,.j*. 9ne method of relieving unempToyfhefif~"among its members. the close of business on Wednesday afternoon, $6,634,000,000, to brokers and dealer.—or, in other words, twp billion dollars more than Was in circulation in the United States during the whole of last year and only two billion dollars less than the entire stock of money in the country, including the amount held in the treasury against gold and silver treasury notes of 1890." The writer declares that on that Thursday morning, because of the number of stocks that had become valueless, there was probably not a large bank in New York City that was not technically insolvent: The banks, Jnowever, were popularly supposed to have saved thc situation. A group of bankers met, and, in the afternoon a representative of the Morgan firm appeared at the post where U. S. Steel was traded, and bid 205 for steel, which a moment before had been selling at 193^_. This news flashed everywhere, other stocks were similarly supported, and overnight and during the next day, all the leading stocks recovered ten, twenty, or forty points. The panic was supposed to be over. The tide had turned. Leading authorities in the nation, including President ure. There are no newspapers of any size that are so near the danger line that the retention of one, two or three men on their pressroom staff would plunge them into a condition of insolvency. To all interested in the industrial situation today, financiers, manufacturers, and business men I would command them to read the leading article in Harpers Magazine for November. It is entitled, "The Enemy of Prosperity—Overproduction. What shall we do about it?" The author of it is Stuart Chase, a well l known writer on economics. The article begins by showing how great the overproduction—or the inability to consume—is. The capacity to produce increases more rapidly than the ability to consume, and this condition is found in the oldest industry, agriculture; in the newest, motor production; and in practically all others that intervene between the oldest and the newest. For instance, in 1923 new cars to the number of 3,000,000 were sold in the United RED STAR DRUG STORE "The Mail Order Druggist" s We Make a Special Effort to Set Ooofl- Ont by First Mail After Receipt of Your Order. CORNER CORDOVA AND CASK ALL VANCOUVER, B.C. VANCOUVER'S LEADING UNION HOUSE ! The New Orpheum Cafe Private Banquet Hall 762 GRANVILLE STREET Prop.: Jas. P. Dwyer PHONE: SEY. 3346 Hoover, spoke reassuringly of the | States, and in 1929 there were only fundamental soundness of everything and buying and selling went gaily on —for two or three days. What really happened is said, by this article, to have been that the bankers stepped in—six banks, on behalf of their subsidiary investment trusts, pledging $40,000,000 each, $240,000,000 in all, to take care of the market, and about $100,000,000 of this sum was used on that Thursday afternoon. It sufficed. The banks had saved themselves on that Thursday night from "closing their books in the red,", and after that they let the market shift for itself, quietly feeding "back into the market nearly all of the stock—at a fair profit to themselves!" I am not sure that these feeble efforts of mine to write of the scrambled economic situation are intelligent enough to warrant the retention of my office as corresponding official of my union; but I do feel that the fortune of our International organization is' indissolubly linked with economics, and anything that Sffects the interests of our body should of necessity be of interest to the membership at large. We can no longer view nation-wide matters with a parochial eye. Our organization is a continental wide, even ocean- spanning organization, and we must embrace the whole panorama of the movement rather than focus our attention., exclusively, , upon, lgcal, hfatters. Going back for a moment to the 500,000 new buyers of cars. "A lush virgin territory," writes Mr. Chase, "has been reduced to cut-over lands; a new market has largely given way to a replacement market." The problem of agriculture is its surplus crop, its excess of wheat, of cotton. The Washington government has bought and holds millions of bushels of wheat "in a heroic and possibly calamitous attempt -Jo keep the surplus from crushing wheat farmers altogether." In boots and shoes, the manufacturing plants of the United States are equipped to produce 900,000,000 pairs per annum; the people consume 300,000,000 pairs. In coal, the mines of the United States can produce 750,000,000 tons a year, while the market can only absorb 500,000,000 tons. In steel the capacity is for 66,000,000 tons, but the actual production will not exceed 42,000,000 tons this year. In all the industrial nations much the same state of affairs exists. "It has been proposed," says Mr. Chase, "that we sell our surplus abroad. Unfortunately this has also been proposed in all other nations. Doubly unfortunately, all follow, or propose shortly to follow, our spirited lead in penalizing imports by a tariff wall as high as the tower of Babel." The chief contention put forward by ..Mr., Chase is..that i**d«"ltl£.4"Ltty_l United States ran madly to excess of] plant. There have been vast surplus profits and they have gone into vast surplus plants. The* idea has been to build on a larger and larger scale, more and more quantity production, to reduce overhead and the unit cost. As if there were no limit to demand! Mr. Chase in writing as he does in Harpers Magazine and as he has written elsewhere, shows himself entirely sympathetic with capital and the capitalist, and his anxiety is to find a way out of the present world difficulty. Yet in this article in Harpers, he reaches the conclusion that the only way out is to have planned production. Many a reader will be surprised, if not startled to read his conclusion: "In Russia they build no more shoe factories than are necessary to supply Russians with shoes. The Kremlin is attempting scientifically to articulate supply to demand, and the results so far under the Five- year Plan have given the whole world pause. Our ways are not Russian ways, but have we less in the way of brains, human wisdom and human foresight? I am enough of a patriot to doubt it. But I am cursed with sufficient prophetic sense to be profoundly sure that if we do not embark upon a program of industrial co-ordination after our own fashion, and that shortly,, we shall be driven some day, after God knows what suffering and bloodshed to the Russian formula. The challenge presented by overproduction in the age of a billion horsepower is, to my mind, just as ominous as that." Mr. Chase urges that there must be an alliance between industry and the government to control investment in plant capacity on the one hand anil to guard against unwarranted monopoly prices on the other. The article also serves to llustratc the industrialists' greed for profits, and their strong reluctance to part with some of their huge surpluses to the government in the shape of taxes, or to reward those that created this immense wealth for them, in the shape of better wages and working conditions. Their slogan appears to be, "Do anything with the dough rather than give it to the employees or the government." Mr. Chase is apparently gifted with prophetic vision and sees the handwriting on the wall for the present social system unless drastic changes are made in thftt lamentably weak and uneven order. Intolerance, inequality and indifference are the three black graces that have done incalculable damage tojasociety, and Mr. Chase's article in Hampers is a terrible indictment of those that have been entrusted with the administration of- the present system of social government. Some employers are perhaps smart business nien. but they are poor economists. During this depression they have reverted to the old-time remedy of laying off or reducing wages, which is the worst thing they could do. If at the present wages, workers cannot absorb all the production of their labor, how are they going to do it when they are discharged or have their wages reduced to such a minimum that they are unable to purchase these products. Wage reductions are not the panacea for the situation. Increase wages and give the wage earners an oppor-. tuniix_to. buxJa^tl^itkarremedy; ana make ho mistake about the matter, the working man will 'spend, if he is given something to spend. Give the workers something to do and a fair return for their efforts and there will be no necessity of dictators., martial law or emergency mobiliza-j tion of armed forced to quell rebel-". lions. Industry is the heir of for-; tune; the companion of honesty * health and ease. Industry has a phjr-1 sical blessing. The whole man, active | useful and happy, is enabled to resist] the approaches of infirmity, sickness! ajid sorrow; to enjoy a vigorous old! age. While on the other hand, thtj mind, weakened by idleness, imbibe.^ wild and gloomy ideas; the bettei'-' faculties are crushed and curbed, am- the whole man at last sinks beneatl the undermining mischiefs and evils that unemployment breeds am. fosters. Reverse this picture, and in its place introduce activity and industry! Honorable industry always travels the same road with enjoyment ancj , duty; and progress is impossible with J out it. Labor is the best test of th* ! energies of man, and furnishes art ■ admirable example training foi practical wisdom. In a statement to the shareholder:; of General Motors Corporation! President A. P. Sloan, Jr., says, ill part: "General Motors has not re duced either salaries or wages and i is my hope that no readjustment oi that character will be necessary. T< my mind it is important for industrj to appreciate the fact that the pros, perty of thc United States is foundeti on a high wage scale. To reduce th« wage scale would not only delay th* return of more normal times, bu would put an unnecessary limit oi the future prosperity of the country The broader the margin that exist, between the daily wage and thi necessities of life, the more the in dividual has available to purehas.; additional products and enjoy th profit by his leisure hours." It is the earnest hope of the write that the publishers and. employinj printers will react to the soundnes and wisdom of these declarations o industrial leaders such as the one quoted, and not only will they no reduce wages, but, oh the contrary they will be well advised to increase wages, thus increasing the pun-has ing power of their employees, who'. in turn, will be thus enabled to pur! chase the products advertised in thei publications. Have you noticed how absolute and complete is the entrance int« the limbo of forgotten things of th« opinion of a few years ago that th< working people are living beyon,t. their means. In those days industry/as at the summit of its activity ami the workers were able to purchase the biggest portion of the. manufac tured products. But now that thei earning capacity is almost wiped on by the depression, the industry i: stagnant. Increase wages, lesser hours of labor and I am confiderr that we will see a return to a natior of contented, prosperous and Indus, trious citizens.—-The American Press! man. Soap Boa Logic Park Orator—"An* I tell yer, al them millionaires' money is tainted- all of it!" Unconvinced Person—"Ow do yol mean tainted?" ._ -Park Qwtor—"WeH-,-%iiirr*TOTrrsM an' 'taint rnine, is. it?"—Bordeijfl Eagle. ' : . . , . "riday, January 23rd; 1931 THE LABOR STATESMAN Page Three Trades Union Directory LABOR HEADQUARTERS. 529-531 BEATTY STREET •ancoavcr Trade, and Labor Council— {'resident, C. McDonald: general secretary, Percy R. Bengough. Office, 200 Labor Headquarters, 531 Beatty St. 'Phone Sey. 7_»5. Meets in Labor Hall at I p.m. on the nr.t and third Tuesdays in month. ; laaery and Confectionery Worker*' In- I ternational Union, Local No. 418, meets first and third Saturday in month at 7:30 p.m. at Labor Headquarters. President, Fred f"ashman; Secretary's Office, Room 304, Labor Headquarters; Hours: 11 am. to 1:00 p.m. Phone: Sey. 1349 Mill and Factory Workers' Union, local Mo. 1599 — Affiliated with United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners. Meets flrst and third Thursdays in Hall No. 3, Lahor Headquarters. Pres., O. Campbell. Secretary-Treasurer, C. Carslalte, 1124 Albernl St. Alberta Federation Urges Survey > on Unemployment Conditions leverage Dispensers' Union, Mo. B*IB— I Meets last Sunday at 8 p.m., Room No. 2, Labor Headquarters; second Friday at 10 am. at the office. Pres.. R. T. Kane; Secretary and Bus. Agent, T. J. Hanafln. Office: Room 1, Eagles' Hall. S35 Homer Street. Phones Sey. 4783 and Bay. 1656-H Hours: » to 2 p.m. iri.ge and Structural Iron Workers; I Local 97, Int. Assoc.—Meets every Tuesday, Hall 2. Labor Headquarters, at 8 p.m. President, Robt. McDonald, Fraiwr 1248-R; Secretary, V. Lauret, Room 311, Labor Headquarters. Phones: Office, Sey. 7495; Residence, Fair. 5167 R. r did ing- Trades Council, Vancouver— I Meets second and fourth Tuesday In Hall 315, Labor Headquarters. President, W. V. Wilson; secretary-treasurer, W. Page. Room 301, Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 7495. arbers' Journeyman International Union of America—Local 120, meets second and fourth Tuesdays In each month, in Hall No. 3, Labor Headquarters. President. Fred Da we: Sec— Treas., C. B. Herrett. Office, 304 l_il>or Ik-ado,.artera. Motion Pictures Fhojectloniet.' Union, Local 348, of I.A.T.S.E. fc M.P.M.O 11:30 p,m, .first Friday In month, in Hall No. 3 Labor Headquarters. President, J. R. Foster; Secretary, J. .C. Richards, Box 345, Phone Douglas 1574-R; Business Agent. F. W. Simmons, Phone Trinity 6708. Musicians' Mutual Protective Union, Looal 146, A. T. ot JL—Meets at the O.W.V.A. Auditorium, second Sunday at 10 a.m. President, J. Bowyer; General Secretary, W. Couling; Organizer, F Fletcher. Office, Suite 307-319 West Pender. Phone Douglas 2290. Painters, Decorator* and Paperbangers, Local 138—Meets second and fourth Thursdays at Hall No. 2. President, W. Hunt; Rec. Secretary, A. E. Varah, 1442 Clark Drive; Business Agent, Ed. Smith. Office: Room 313, Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 3609. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders, Local No. 2404—Meets every Friday night at 8 o'clock In 122 Hast- ing.sf. St. W. President, S. Coy; Jas. Thomson, Secretary, P. O. Box 3-0. I'hone Sey. 7874. [ ookbindera' Local Mo. 105, Int. Bro th- I erhood - Meets 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. ricklayers and Masons International I Union Mo. 1—Room 309. Labor Headquarters. Meets second. and fourth Wednesday, in Hall No. 3, President. J. C. Greenwood; Phone Bav. 1558-H; Secretary. W. S. Dagnall, 1244 East 20th. Phone Fair. 843-R; Fin. Sec. Albert Wright, 1050 East 25th, Phone Fair. 6582-X. lamp and Mill Workers' FeFcleral Labor I Union Mo. 31—Vancouver and vicinity, meets every second Wednesday at I p.m., at 544 Powell Street E. President, 11. Miyazawa; Secretary, K. Tsuyuki. I arpenters and Joiners. United Brotherhood of. Local 462— President, Wm. Page; Financial Secretary, R. W. Hatley; Business Agent, W. Hargreaves. Office, Room 310, Labor Headquarters. Meets second and fourth Mondays, 8 p.m., in Hall No. 1. ity Mall Employees' Association— Meets first Wednesday of each month at 251 % Hastings East at 8 p.m. President, E. Mitten; Treasurer and Business Agent, W. J: Scribbins, 3208 Pender St. E.: Secretary, J. Tarbuck, 3517 West 25th. ivic Employees' Union, Local 38— Meets first and third Fridays in the month at -".l'_ Hastings East at 8 p.m. President, John McRltchie, 604 West Twelfth; Secretary-Treasurer, George Harrison, 3427 Triumph St. Plasterers, Local 89—Operative Plasterers' and Cement Finishers' International Association—Meets flrst and third Wednesday In month at Hall No. 2, Labor Headquarters. President, -Mark Galway, 829 East 57th; Phone Fraser 964 R. Cor. Sec, Harry West, 3276 West Sixth. Fin. Sec, E. A. Williams. 830 East 12th; Phone Fair. 5219 X. Cement Finishers' Cor. Sec, R. Welse, 1079 West Hastings; Doug. 848 R. Plumbers and Stoamfltter., No, 170, International Association—Meets every second and fourth Friday in Hall No. 2. President, Art Jane; Secretary and Business Agen t.W. Watt, 305-7 Labor Headquarters. Printing Pressmen and Assistants, Local Wo. 60—Meets every second Tuesday in tin- month at 8 p.m. in Hall No. 2, Labor Headquarters. President, W. W. Quigley, 2047 West Second; Secretary, Thos. S. Ezart, 1807 East Thirty-eighth. ' Ballway Carman of America, Lodge Vo. 58—Meets flrst and third Friday in month at Labor Headquarters. President, A,, S. Ross, 5806 Sophia Street; Rec Secretary, J. D. Valllamy, 2215 West 15th. Street and Electric Railway Bmployees, Pioneer Division Ho. 101—Meets K. P. Hall, 8th and Kingsway, flrst and third Mondays at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. President, J. E. Smith; Recording Secretary, J. Price; Treasurer, J. Auton; Financial Secretary and Business Agent, H. W. Speed. Office: Corner Prior and Main streets. Phone Sey. 5000. fgg Graders' Union, Mo. 11—Meets in I the Labor Headquarters, first and third Monday in month. President. R Gela. 3287 West 21st; Record Secretary, Miss D. Simpson. 627 Carnarvon Street, New AVestminster; Financial Secretary. Miss Marjorie Deyell. 555 East 20ih, City. Ilectrical Workers. Local 313, Interna- I tional Brotherhood—Meets first and third Monday, at 8 pm, at Labor Headquarters. President, D. Mc- Dougal; Business Manager. E. H. Morrison. Office. 201 Labor Headquarters. Phone Sey. 3510. fngtnaere—International Union of Oper- I ating Engineers, Local 844—Meets every Friday at 8 p.m.. Hall 316. President, F. L. Hunt; Rec. Sec, G. El Jones; Business Agent and Fin. Sec, George Pettipiece. Office 306, Labor Headquarters. Phone Trinity (434. lira Fighters, Mo. 18, International Association of—Meets every month at call of President at 25 Hi Hastings E. President, N. McDonald. 1136 McLean Drive; Financial Secretary, C. A. Wat- son. 1329 Thirteenth Ave. E. floorlayers' Union. Mo. 1875, V. M. of 1 C. fc 3. A.—Meets first and third I Thursdays In month at Hall No. 2. /Labor Headquarters. President, Oscar ' Soderman; Fin. Sec, Jack Nelson; Rec Sec, John McDonald, 2905 West Tweith; Business Agent, W. D. Wil- son. 1535 Fifth Ay. W. the Motel aad Restaurant Employees I aad Marine Cooks east Stewards.— Local 28. Suite 19, 411 Granville St.. meets second Monday each month at S p.m., and last Monday at 9 p.m. President, Flo Allen; Secretary- Treasurer and Business Agent, Harry Wood. Phone Seymour 125. tdles' Auxiliary, Local 171,— United Brotherhood of Carpenter. — Meets every first and third Wednesday of each month in Hall 201. Labor Headquarters, at 8 p.m. President. Mrs. C. J. Atkinson, 730 19th Ave. W.; Secretary, Elizabeth J. Hope. 1042 7th Ave. E. iathers. Wood, Wire and Metal, Inter- 1 national Union, Local MM— Meets flrst ' and third Mondays in month at Labor Headquarters. Secretary, F. Macey, 2456 West Seventh Ave. Phone Bayvlew 6831 L. lachiniet.' Local 8*8—President. Thos. Sills, 1352 Burrard St.; Secretary. P. . R. Bengough. Office. Room 200, Labor Headquarters. Meets on .second and fourth Tuesdays In Hall 313. filk Wagon Drivers and Dairy Empley- eet, Local 464—Office 308. Labor , Headquartera Meets second, and fourth Friday. In Hall No. 1. President, >J. Mitchell: SecriKsry-Treasurier. 'Blrt Showier; 2841 Triumph., Phone High. 5327. Sheet Metal Workers' Association, Local Union Ho. 380—Meets second and fourth Thursdays in Hall No. 3. President, Jas. Strachan, 2205 W. llth; Business Agent and Secretary, D. MacPherson, 308 Labor Headquarters- Tailors' Journeymen Union of America, Local Mo. 178—Meetings held second Monday, each month,, 8. p.m. Executive meets fourth Monday of every month In Labor Headquarters. President. Colin McDonald; Secretary, W. W. Hocken, 1582 13th Ave. S.; Financial Secretary, H. Nordlund, 1930 12th Ave. E. Taxi, Stage and 8ns Drivers. Local 151 —Meets second and fourth Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. President, W. Wilson. Office. 306 Labor Headquarters; Phone, Sey. 7495. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers, Local 488—311 Labor Headquarters. Meets every First and Third Mondav, Labor Headquarters. President, F. T. Goodrich, 866 Hornby. Doug. 3538-L: Secretary-Treasurer, Blrt Showier, Room 306, Labor Headquarters. Theatrical Stage Employees' Union, Local 118 of tha I.A.T.8.E. fc M.P.M.O. Meet! second Tuesday in Labor Headquarters at 9:30 am. President, Geo. W. Allen: Recording Secretary, H. Pearson; Business Agent, B. McGlone, address, P. O. Box 711. Typographical Union, Mo. 336—President. C. S. Campbell; Vice-President, E. R. Bayley; Secretary-Treasurer, R. H. Neelands, 300-2 Labor Headquarters. Meets last Sunday of each month at 2 p.m.. In Hall No. 1, Labor Head- quarters. Union Label Trades Council meets In Hall No. 4, Lahor Headquarters, 529 Beatty Street, second and fourth Thursdays In each month at 8 o'clock. President, Colin McDonald, 2834 St. George Street, Phone Fair. 3317-Y. Secretary, Mollle Dolk, 1587 Fifth Avenue East. Phone High. 477-Y. Prince Rupert Trades & Labor Council MEETS second Thursday In each ~» month. ' President. S. D. McDonald, Box 268. Secretary, Frank Derry, Box 498, Prince Rupert.B.C. NOTARY PUBLIC P. R. BENGOUGH Secretary Trades A Labor Council Room 900—631 Beatty Street Phones: Sey. 74*5.617* Serious consideration was given to the problem of Unemployment when the Fifteenth Annual Convention of the Alberta Federation of Labor met in Calgary last week. On recommendation of the Executive the convention endorsed the memorandum of unemployment presented to the government at the beginning of last year, which was as follows: ' 1. The Alberta Federation of Labor concurs entirely with the contention of the government that the responsibility of caring for the immediate relief of unemployed workers should be a three-fold responsibility, borne by the Dominion, Provincial and Municipal authorities until such time as a federal measure for unemployment insurance shall come into effect. 2. The programmes of relief employment initiated by the government and the citie**' of the province have been the means of alleviatinij suffering and want on the part^of those who have been unable to secure other employment, and the Federation sug-, gests that there should be an extend sion of this winter relief employment to the coal-mining areas and other portions of the province where unemployment exists. 3. The Federation believes, that the governments of Canada should look upon unemployment as a problem for which plans are made in advance, and we are, suggesting that a summer conference of the Dominion and Provincial governments should be held to evolve a comprehensive programme of winter employment extending over a number ,o£ years. If such a Dominion-wide conference cannot be arranged, we suggest that the Alberta government should take the initiative and call a conference of the Western provinces to be held during the coming summer. 4. The Alberta Federation of Labor concurs in the view of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, that some form of unemployment insurance should be enacted, firstly, as a purely national measure or through the co-operation of the provinces, whereby working people may, during their periods of employment, make provision for the period when they may be unemployed. 5. We desire to direct your attention to the ggravated conditions of unemployment and underemployment existing in the various coalmining areas of the province. We suggest that the government should make a through survey of the coalmining situation with a view to greater stabilization of employment condtions in the mines. 6. Viewing unemployment from the wider aspect, the Alberta Federation of Labor believes that some official cognizance must be taken of the fact that unemployment is becoming and will continue to become an ever-increasing problem. The displacement of labor by automatic machinery, not only in industry but in agriculture, is creating a situation which must continue to become more aggravated. With this in view we are recommending that the Federal Government cause an economic conference to be called where industrialists and economists who are thoroughly conversant with the economic life of the country, may endeavor to work out a programme whereby there would be a regulation of production, distribution and credit facilities to enable the employment situation to be stabilized throughout the Dominion. Such conferences should be held from time to time and form an integral part of the economic development of the country, and we would request that the Alberta Government co-operate to the fullest.extent in this matter. We would recommend that the convention again review the Federation's policy oni unemployment and draw public attention to the fact that the Labor Movement urges an ordered and scientific method of dealing with the problem which is certain to recur at frequent intervals. yet come under the jurisdiction of relief distribution from the Federal and Provincial Governments. A resolution from the Edmonton Trades and Labor Council pointed out that unemployment in Canada has reached proportions which constitute a national emergency affecting hundreds of thousands of our people and that relief measures instituted by the Federal Government are totally inadequate to cope with the problem. In this connection the convention will request the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada to urge the Federal Government to deal iwth the situation as it would with war or any other great calamity endangering the life of the nation. Unemployment Women In another resolution the Edmonton Council contends that little or no provision is made in unemployment relief measures to care for unemployed women and girls, of whom there are a great number in this province, many young women finding themselves without employment, without homes and dependent on charitable institutions, or the kindness of friends. The government of the province will be asked to make a thoorugh survey of unemployment condtions affecting women and girls and institute whatever measures are necessary to cope with the situation in a proper manner. Believing that temporary relief is merely a form of palliative, the Nacmine Local of the United Mine Workers of America favored a joint commission of competent and energetic members to thoroughly investigate the fundamental reasons of the catastrophe which has overwhelmed us, the result of the commissions' investigations and its recommendations to be placed before the governing bodies. Several other resolutions urging unemployment insurance were also endorsed by the convention, and a large number of the delegates availed themselves of the opportunity of participating in the discussions on unemployment, which were of a most constructive nature. UNION CAFES & MERCHANTS Seymour 3168 Always Open Empire Cafe and Grill Vancouver's Best Under Personal Management of HAROLD DEGG BOB KRAUSE 76 Hastings St. E., Vancouver, B. C. PERRY & DOLK Men's Tailors 18 Hastings West Room 33 Wilson & McNeill Painters and Decor at or fc11 Everything pertaining to the trade. 3016 VICTORIA DRIVE | Phone.: High. 105 and Fair. 4148-R Unemployment Insurance A resolution submitted by the Calgary Trades and Labor Council requests the Provincial Government to urge upon the Federal Government the necessity to make immediate preparation to institute an Unemployment Insurance Scheme. One of the Drumheller U. M. W. of A. locals contended that _ this scheme should be adopted as the only method of securing food, clothing and shelter for. all unemployed persons. The same local asked the,, convention to endorse their request for. representations to the government with a view to, giving immediate consideration to allotments "of relief appropriation in Union Fishermen Are Making Progress Halifax, N.S.—The fishermen's union, organized some months ago in the Maritime provinces, at thc suggestion of a government commission, is making satisfactory progress, according to Dr. Richard Hamer, secretary of the organization. Heavier pockets, through collective bargaining, in at least one fishing locality, successful trial sales of sea products on a co-operative basis, and chartering of the first fish-collection boat ever taken over directly by the fishermen themselves—these advances marked the half year, he said. Thc union was formed in June, 1930, when delegates representing 3,300 fishermen met here. „ It is hoped that the total membership will soon reach 20,000. The organization is modeled after the fishermen's union of Newfoundland, which is so powerful that it controls most of the municipalities and the government, under the premiership of Sir Richard Squires. Castle Hotel Limited Visit the Finest Parlors in Vancouver; seating 560. Meeting Place of Union Men! 750 Granville St., Vancouver Phone: Sey. 7907 FRANCE NOW FEELING FIRST JOB SHORTAGE Paris.—After standing alone for several years as the only nation in Europe not suffering from industrial depression, France is now feeling the pinch of unemployment. Although it has not reached anything like the proportions in the United States, Great Britain, Germany and other countries, statesmen and economists here are manifesting considerable concern. CHI.LDS RESTAURANT "CHAIN" SLASHES PAY New York.—Nine thousand employees in the 115 restaurants operated by the Childs Company in all sections of the country have had their wages -reduced 10 per cent. Prices, however, are to remain the same. Not being organized, the employees are forced to submit to the Blash in their pay. The company has always been hostile to trade unions, and, according to an official of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Alliance, has never knowingly hired a worker who was a member of that organization. In fact, membership in the union, if discovered, would cause the employee's instant dismissal. JAS. SIMPSON IS AGAIN ELECTED TO TORONTO BOARD TORONTO.—James Simpson, vice- president, Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, and W." R. Robbing, treasurer, Toronto Street Railway- men's Union, were re-elected members of the Toronto Board of 'Control in the- civic election on New Year's Day. The contest for mayor was very close. Alderman William J. Stewart defeating- former Mayor 1'SattfVMc- . „. ...... _j.M-v_uwu.il in i Bride by 381 votes out of a total of mining'communities that have not I more than 114,000. DEFEAT PAY REDUCTION St. .Paul, Minn.—The Cap Makers' Union here has won its strike against a wage reduction at the plant of J. A. Miller & Co. Thc walk-out took place two weeks ago and was terminated when the firm signed an agreement restoring thc former wage scale. The first big surprise the new bride gets is when she learns the amount enclosed in her hubby's weekly pay- envelope. WESTMINSTER 19 -1st Quarter -31 tf TRADESvv to AND v( 3 «i>iu o Working Button for First QyarW^ of 1931: Color, green and white./ LOCALS USING WORKING BUTTONS Beverage Dispensers. Brewery Workers. Building Laborers tt Hod Carriers. City Fire Fighters. Camp and Mill Workers. Carpenters. Egg Graders. Electrical Workers. Elevator Constructor*. Engineers. Floorlayers. Hotel and Restaurant Employees. Ironworkers. Lathers. 4' Milk Salesmen. Millworkers. Millwright*. New Westminster Carpenter*. Plasterers and Cement Worker*. Plumber* and Steamfitter*. Painter* and Decorator*. Piledriver* and Bridgemen. Sign and Pictorial Painter*. Sheet Metal Worker*. Tailor*. Taxi Drivers. 'Tilesetters.,:.. ..V,„. '"■"" ,' : v' Team-ten and Chauffeurs. Tile, Marble and Terrazzo Helper*. Upholsterer*. -^-M-a-M-k Page rfour THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, January 23rd, 193 F t\ L F. M P. H E J< K E T A G 81 H a o, c. R Cl l:. w AI Ja Fl II. Al Fi E( Jo Fr W J. A. P. Ja A. J. Cb R. V. Th Ja Do A. Fe Fr Th Th Jo H. Wi Ja' J H. Sic Ar The Labor Statesman Published every Friday, at I.__ur Headquarters, Vancouver, B. C. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council. H. W. Watts, Man. Editor. PRESS COMMITTEE: Walter Deptford, Chairman; W. Watt (Bulldine Trades Council); P. R. Bon- goueh (MachlnlBt Trades), R. H. Neelands (Printing Trades), Dan McPherson (Building Trades), B. Showier (Teaming Trades), T, Hanofln (Beverage Trades), I. Herrett (Label Trades). Subscription Rates: $2 per Year; to Unions, 16c per month per member. Phone: Seymour 6279 Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 23rd, 1931 . THE FARMER From the days when the products of the habitant's clearing exceeded in value the proceeds of the fur trade Canada has been considered an agricultural country. Until some years after Confederation.there was a relatively large exportation of farm produce to the United States, and a corresponding importation of manufactured goods. Then our grandfathers' American cousin, by means of the tariff, slammed the door in the Canadian exporter's face. The natural resentment caused the Canadian to put up a fence against the American manufacturer. By manufacturing to meet her own requirements Canada would build up an industrial population and develop a home market for her farm produce. (No.no, this was not H. H. Stevens in December, 1930, this was Sir John A. MacDonald in 1878). This policy produced the industrial works that was hoped for, and they grew and thrived like the green bay tree; so much so that well inside of twenty years the Liberals swept the country on the promise of the horrible things that they would do to these "octopuses" that were said to be sucking the life-blood of Canada. But in power the Liberal forgot his "free trade" and suckled the "infant industries" just as carefully as the Tory did. The position then was that the Canadian farmer found that for the things which he had to buy the tariff compelled him to pay anywhere up to thirty per cent, more than thc fair value, while the price of the thing which he had to sell must be sold in competition with thc world. Men of the type of "Red" Clark still shouted free trade from the Liberal platform, but the tariff- nursed manufacturers controlled both parties. During thirty years the Canadian poltical outlook had completely changed. In 1878 industries were to be established to create a home market for the farmers; by 1910 the prairies were to be settled with farmers to create a home market for the Canadian manufacturer. Canada is still alleged to be an agricultural country. That is', a larger portion of its people earn their living through agriculture than by any other series of occupations that can in any way be grouped under one name. But this, the dominant industry, has been degraded to the position of a handmaid, or serf ex- isteney, for the good and profit of the manufacturing and transportation corporations. When the Liberal party deserted to the enemy, the farmer attempted to build a political party of his own. In Manitoba, in Alberta (with the aid of. Labor) and in Ontario the farmers captured the Provincial Governments. But the corporations that sucked the life-blood out of the farmers were governed (or did govern) from Ottawa, and in this field the farmer found the enemy entrenched and in absolute control, both in the House and in every con- stitency in which money , was a factor. The Cockshutts and the Massey-Harris's that at home plundered from him all. but, the clothes that covered his nakedness, at>0t- tawe th-y were the honored and favored pets of the government. With Labor threatening in the industrial districts, the farmer party might have gathered courage and held its ground, but alone they could not hope to make any headway. They lost heart, and at the last election a number of the farmers' districts were captured bv the Conservatives. As matters now stand,, it would appear that the prairie swing to the Tory party was more to punish the Liberals than it was of change in the farmers' political outlook, for the present nojse from the prairie is not ' the kind ot, sound that we would expect to hear from Conservative territory. The old and tried organizations are getting reckless and show ing no respect at all for vested interests. The President of the United Farmers of Manitoba tells his people that excessive freight rates lies at the root of the farmers' troubles. The grain pool demands that the government get in and peg the price of wheat at a figure that will give the farmer a livelihood for his labor. Another group sends fraternal greetings to the All-China Congress of Soviets and plan to send delegates to Russia to find out whether th/ workers on the Soviet national farms are anywhere near the slave that he is himself. 1be/t%o\e country appears to be a unit in demanding that the sheriff be told to go and chase himself, and ah honest-to-goodness mortgage that, according to the tenor of its "whereases" is due to be foreclosed, shall not be foreclosed. Another group is willing to go on producing wheat and let the railroads get what they can out of it, provided the government guarantees the farmers a minimum of $1000 per year. And within a month, from four different points, the threat to withdraw from the Canadian union has been made. Following the recent election, the party press, with great glee, boasted that Bennett had planted the Conservative standard solidly -in the wheat-growing areas. There is something about the situation that reminds us of the man that climbed a tree to catch a bear. The prairie, unrest will eventually consolidate itself into one movement. Secession is impractical and also more can be won by compelling a sanely balanced Canada than by creating a colony whose seabord is on Hudsons Bay. The farmer alone cannot dominate Canada. Allied with Labor he can do. If we are not able to do the work ourselves, we may yet find the farmer organizing the industrial worker. ^^M. W. WATT Business Agent of the Plumber*' Union, who was elected to the position of Warden at the Trades Council meeting on Tuesday. Police Chief Fry of Victoria has been fired. "The Province" says: "If Chief John Fry had been treated like this by a private employer, he might have had redress at law." Since when, and where, were we when the private employer lost the right to "tire" to his heart's content. —M. Correspondence RE VANCOUVER WELFARE FEDERATION Editor, Labor Statesman: This organization was started by the Vancouver Board of Trade, which, according to the best information available, has 1400 members. They selected the staff of eight persons, bringing one of them from Montreal at a salark reported to be $7,500 per year, dicided which organizations were worthy of support and , how much each should receive for their year's work. They also decided how much each working man should contribute, and then, after, everything is cut and dried,, they have the nerve to come along and request the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, which represents 14,000 members, to endorse their scheme, the object of which is to transfer the load from their own shoulders onto the back of the workers. As proof of this, just ask yourself how many of these 36 organizations have canvassed you in the past. You may be sure they hav's all canvassed the members of the Board of Trade, and that in the past they have been supported by them, and that they now wish to pass the burden along to us. Are we fools enough to let them put it over? Yours sincerely, DELEGATE TO VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL. CAMP AND MILL WORKERS TO ELECT OFFICERS Camp and Mill Workers (Japanese) Union reported that the annual meeting for the election of officers will be held next Friday. The membership has decreased somewhat during the past year owing to the depression, but the union is not discouraged, said a delegate, to the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council on Tuesday. The Co-operative Store had had a successful year, however, and the union hoped to increase that support in the future. UNCLE SAM'S FINANCES Uncle Sam's income fell off $223,- 000,000 during the last six months of 1930, while his expenses, exclusive of payments on the public debt, went up $105,000,000. The Treasury would have been in a bad fix if Secretary Mellon had not cut down payments on. the public debt from $374,000,000 to $.65,000,- 000. Don't forge, thet.L. P. Player* at the Maple Hall on Saturday,' January 31it. • Rump Unions Hit Privy Council Dismisses O. B. U. Appeal. By A. MARXIST The Judicial Committee of the Privy "Council, the Supreme Court of the British Empire, has dismissed the action of Young vs. Canadian Northern Railways Co. for wrongful dismissal. Young, who was a member of the O. B. U. employed in the C. N. R. shops at Winnipeg, was dismissed owing to a reduction of staff. At the time of this reduction other machinists employed in the shops, who were junior in service to Young, were retained in their jobs. The so retained were members of Division 4, Railway Department pf the A. F. of L., which union negotiated the then current agreement with the company. Young claimed the protection of the agreement which provided that the reduction of labor should be governed by seniority. He claimed damages for wrongful dismissal. The Canadian courts dismissed Young's action, which judgment was sustained on appeal to the Privy Council. The point at issue was whether or not Young was protected by agreement No. 4, an agreement to which he was not a contracting party, not being a member of Division 4, A. F. of L. Further, it was proved in the lower courts that Young, as a member of the O. B. U., had actively opposed the A. F. of L. union which had negotiated agreement No. 4 with the railway company. The gist of the Privy Council decision reads: "This agreement, in their Lordship's opinion, .was merely intended to operate between a body of employers and a labor organization. By itself it constituted no contract between any individual employed and the company. If in the present case the appellant had suffered any injustice it was in the power of the division (No. 4) to obtain relief for him had they chosen." This they had not chosen to do. Taking cognizance of the fact that trades unions, not being legally incorporated bodies, cannot sue, or be sued, for breach of contract, the Privy Council was of the opinion that "a strike, and not legal action is the effective sequel when employers refuse to observe the rules of a general agreement between a body of employers and a labor organization." There is a sardonic touch of humor in the last .quoted opinion when we consider the effective power of the O. B. U. as a strike organization. Viewing the Privy Council decision as a whole the conclusion to be drawn is apparent, that the protection which agreements, such as No. 4 provides to a workman employed by the company who is not a member of the un-on making the agreement, is "to he measured by the willingness of that body to enforce it in his behalf." All of which is merely a restatement of the legal dictum—-no rights without duties. Thc Young case has been an eldor- ado for the legal fraternity. The O. B. U. financed the suit from the proceeds of its "weather racket." The lawyers having a closed shop and a fairly high standard of living, it may be assumed that the circulation and consumption of commodities received an impetus, a desirable object in these times of industrial glut. To that extent, at least, the Young case assisted the workers. INCORPORATED «*T MAY I8TO: Other Br-nchoi >1 Wln-lKf, Terktoa, luktlun. E-monto-. Ctli-ry. Mt_»ri**«, Nelsu, Tmns, Km-Uoh, TUmla, Our Blue Label OVERALLS 'r~~~-- are very good value at $2.00 They're made to the specifications of a man who wears them, and to the qualifications demanded by the Hudson's Bay Company. Have^ good size bib, roomy suspenders, " rivcttcd buttons, six pockets — and all wearing parts doubly reinforced. Sizes 32 to 46. -Downstairs Economy Floor, H B C Farmers T^lk 'Secession' as Hardship Increases in Ranks "Love is the medicine of all. morai evil. By it the world is to be cured of sin.i—Henry Ward'Beecher. -'•-' Ottawa.—Another threat of seces- ion has come from Western Canada. How serious it is, time alone will tell. Farm leaders in northern Saskatchewan met recently at Wilkie and drew up a "charter of liberty." It calls for: 1. Fixing of wheat prices to cover the average cost of production. 2. Abolition of all grain exchanges and establishment of a 100 per cent, grain pool. 3. Socialization of currency and credit and all natural resources. 4. Crop 'insurance, guaranteeing to all farmers protection against all natural risks. 5. Establishment of a board of standards to arrive at a proper relationship between the price the farmer has» to pay for the commodities he purchases anil the price of commodities he produces. Propote Free Trade and Barter The "charter" declares that should these things not be forthcoming, the. farmers will at once organize "for the political conquest of the province, along with such other provinces as will join us." They propose to trade directly with Britain on a free trade and barter basis—exchanging the wheat of the prairies for the manufactured products of the Mother Country. The "charter" is now being circulated among the grain growers throughout the West for signature and appeals are being made for financial assistance. The threat of secession is not taken very seriously here, although the strength of the movement will be carefully watched, for the farmers are in desperate straits. Encourage* Secessionist Farmer Ex-Premier Gardiner of Saskatcht wan has added encouragement to th movement with a speech in the pro vincial legislature. He declared tha more was to be said for the secei sionist farmer of today than in favo of th,e man whose adherence to "prt tectionist policies is destroying th British market for western farmers. "We have more in common," h said, "with our natural customers i Britain than with this group of bloat ed plutocrats in Toronto and Monl real who fatten on our labor." Co-operation Here to Stay H. E. Spencer, M. P., secretary o the United Farmers' group in th House of Commons, is now here. H declares that the western grain grow ers ".are in a worse plight this winte than at any time in history." Nevei theless "the co-operative movemer —the pools—-are here to stay," h adds. "What we want to find out now i how to remove the toll gates betwee producers and consumers. The farn ers know that the price of bread t the consumer has only come down mere fraction of the slump in prt ducer's prices. "It is a mad situation," he cor eluded. ( Want Alberta Coal Mines Nationalize Going definitely on record in favo of nationalization of Alberta coa mines, the delegates to the conven tion of the Alberta Federation o Labor adopted a resolution submitte by one of the Drumheller locals o the United Mine Workers of Amei ica. The resolution reads: "Resolved, that the Alberta Fedet ation of Labor enter into a wide i scope of activity with a view, throug publicity and vigorous prosecutio before the government, to stress an bring before the public, produce, and consumers, the need of national isiing the coal mining industry as means of a decent living for em ployees and their families and a fai rate of purchase for consumers o this commoditv." H. WOOD Business Agent of the Hotel and Restaurant Employee*' Union, who was elected, to the pos/tJon of Statistician at the Trade* Council meeting on Tue.daj;^.,....^.-^.:^-^*-^—; ' UNCLE SAM'S FARMERS Authorities estimate that Unci Sam must make loans to 114,000,00 farmers this spring if crops are t be planted. It is said that at leaf $22,000,000 will be required for sue loans in one state—Kentucky. Frot 300,000 to 500,000 persons in Ker tucky need food and clothing, eithe right now or vgjysoon. SAFETY FIRST TALK ' ' OVER THE RADII The B. C. Safety League is coti ducting a number of radio talk every Monday over CNRV at 8 p.m Mention of thjs was made at th Trades Council- nne.etinisf on T.ucsdaj when pel. Shaw, of the Taxi Driven Uri-oh", "was complimented on his tal over the radio on Monday. * . A .. V Friday, January 23rd, 1931 THE LABOR STATESMAN Page Five age -{hat's one secret of qoodflavor These beers a re very highly recommended as an aid to digestion because they are properly brewed and aged. They have a beneficial place in daily routine, especially in the life of the working man, becaifse good beer is invigorating and strerigth replacing. Owing to the great p/rcentage of extracts, together with the low alcohol content, these beers are an aid to digestion and healthful stimulants. Al nil Gorernmi'til l.iittior ■ Stores mill Beer Parlors -PILSENEE LAGER CLUE EIBBCN LAGEK CASCADE PALE CED A4IEMACEEE LAGER li GEORGE PETTIPIECE Business Agent of the Operating Engineer*, who was elected Chairman of the Grievance Committee (Trade* Council) Tuesday. Labor Makes Big Gain in By-election Jamieson, Conservative . .8,026 Roper, Labor 5,583 Bowen, Liberal ...2,934 Lakeman, Communist ..'... 813 The above figures record the first count of ballots in the Edmonton by- election which took place on Friday of last week. The elemination of the Communist and Liberal candidates did not make any change in the result, the final count being: 'R**5'. Jamieson Roper 9,176 6,656 This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE i I count it one of the greatest dem- DRAWS UP LEGISLATION onstrations of real friendship, that a The Legislative Committee has friend can really endeavor to have prepared several pieces of legislation for presentation to the Provincial Government before the next session. These will be published next week. his friend advanced in honor, in rep utation, in the opinion of wit or learning before himself.—Jeremy Taylor. Union Barber Shops List of all Union J3arber Shops in the jurisdiction of Vancouver. Frank Blgmore 320 Oranvllle Street Win. Brennan 46-1 Granville Street Louis Mttllln 736 Granville Street Francis Federicl. Hotel Vancouver McLeod & Burk 818 Granville St. Pearle Ferris 973 Granville St Harford E. Harris 1006 Granville St. Ernest Oakes 1114 Granville St. Joe. Watson 1157 Granville St. K. T. Jansson 1164 Granville St. Ed. H. Weaver 2038 Granville St. Thomas Gaffney 2215 Granville Alex. Hammergren 2402 Granville St. Geo. Heyes 2714 Granville St. Sam. Poff... 1214 Granville St. Hastings St. West. Morris & Montcrclff B. C. E. Ry. Sam. Rose 47H Hastings St. West Geo. Gibson 6, 165 Hastings St. W. C. D. Morgan Standard Bank Bldg. R. D. McDonald...837 Hastings St. West Chas. Smalley _ Pacific Bldg., Hastings Street East. Ben. J. SandeYson.......71 Hastings St. E. Wm. Korlle ...117 Hastings St; E. Alfred Llndahl 159 Hastings St. East Jas. I. Smith ;.Royal Theatre Bldg., Frod J. Schlle 244 Hastings St. E. Henry Hopper 2603 Hastings St. E . Archibald I. Leach.3785 Hastings St. E. Fred E. Rutqulst 3826 Hastings St. E. Ed. Dann... 4003 Hastings St. E. John A. Llnd 4098 Hastings St. E. Frank E. Townsend.2474 Hastings St. E. Walter Westwood.... 425 Abbott St. J. P. Doherty 320 Abbott Street A. Adams Lotus Hotel Barber P. J. Kalley 140 Broadway East James Paton 2528 Main St. A. E. Gawne _ 2528 Main St. J. W. Green .626 Broa'dway West Chas Wheeler 2792 Broadway W. R. Gardiner.: 3287 Broadway W. V. Peterson 341 Camble Street Thos. De Merchant 346 Camble Street Jas. A. Jackson 2207 Camble St Don. Robertson 320 Camble St A. E. Gilbert 306 Carrall St Felice Clancl 309 Carrall Street Frank Caslsca 335 Columbia Ave. Thoa. Ilablos 330 Columbia Ave. Thos. Federicl 1834 Commercial Drive Jojin F. Gerrle 1433 .Commercial Drive it. F. Moody 620 Cordova St. TVm. K. Burns ,..St. Frances Hotel John A. McLeod 662 Dunsmuir St. J. B. Hughes - 565 Dunsmuir St. H. Odlln - 602 Dunsmuir St. Sid. Cutt 761 Dunsmuir St. Arthur J. North 3291 Dunbar St. Jesse Workman: 1191 Davie St. R. H. Parliament.. 666 Drak* St, Nicoll A Scdtt:.... ...660 Georgia St. W. Adolph Priceppl Randall Bide. Silverwood A Marsh Hotel Georgia Elmer Da. Motto _ 2658 Heather St -Thos. Patterson .•...-..312 Homer St. Joseph Pratt 434 Homer St. R. Gardiner 812 Howe St. Taylor Hanna Stock Exchange Bldg. H. H.BIaker..Hotel Grosvenor, Howe SI. J. Clark 260 Kingsway G. W. Gatz 1837 Main Street Conrad Magnelson :2341 Main Street Gillett & Ross 2406 Main Street S. F. R. Cuddeford 6482 Main St. David Wllllngton Jr ."444 Pender W. Eburne & Diet. 733 Pender W. Andrew Colwell 733 Pender St. W. Griffiths & Chevne 607 Pender St. W. Geo. W. Cliff 1879 Powell Street Evans Bros 609 Robson St. Alex. Monroe _ 716 Robson St. Jas. McGhle 746 Robson Street C. G. Blerney.... 850 Robson Street B. F. Dennison 611 Smythe St. Jas. Stevens _ 713 Smythe St. Hedley V. Tuff. 5-3 Seymour St. Ofta A. Hawes 425 Seymour St Thos. Henderson 2139 Yew Street W. A. Parkin 1620 Yew Street Alexander McLennan 5987 West Blvd. J. Wilcox ...6031 West Boulevard Richard Harris 5351 West Blvd. Felix Frayle 5741 West Boulevard Chaa. Oulton 2202 Fourth Ave. W. John Bennett .....2720 Fourth Ave. W, A. W. Patrick 2924 Fourth Ave. W. John Bennett 2720 Fourth Ave. W. Arthur Reid 3713 Tenth Ave. W. Merman & Bob 1482 12th Ave. W. Henry Beaupre _ 2157 41st Ave. W. The poor showing made in the election by the Liberal and Communist candidates was one of the surprises of the contest. In the case of the Liberal, the Labor man polled almost twice as many votes as Captain Bowen, while Jan Lakeman, who made his" fight entirely against the Labor standard-bearer, finished with only 13 votes, slightly less than the gain in Labor votes over the June elections. In June of last year, when the provincial general election was held, the Labor candidates competing in the Edmonton constituency polled a combined vote slightly larger than the candidates of the Liberal party. In the by-election held last week the Labor candidate polled almost twice as many votes as the Liberal candidate. There is no mistaking the meaning of such a result. In provincial affairs at least the Labor party is the second party in the Edmonton constituency. Labor has no need for much regret over the result of the by-election. With a gain of almost one thousand more votes than were polled by the party in June, and with clear evidence that such reverses as the party has suffered in the recent past have but served to arouse fresh interest and enthusiasm, the future hold brighter prospects than ever for Labor's progress in the political life of Edmonton.—Alberta Labor News. North Vancouver, B. C. George Or Range 57 Lonsdale Ave., Ed. Graham._.e. 210 Lonsdale Ave. Morris R. Whlttaker.1107 Lonsdale Ave.. Jas. Wm. Colwlll 1535 Lonsdale Ave.. Frank Underwood 124 Esplanade, Nanalmo, B. C. Don. Penneway Davenport Barber Dan. Dailey 142 Commercial St., P. Brennan 112 Commercial St., Louis Perry 27 Victoria Crescent, Wm. Bate 40 Victoria Crescent. R. G. McMillan _ Courtenay, B. C. Arthur B. Gatz . Cumberland, B. C. Chas. Spooner Cumberland, B. C. H. W. Shelby Campbelton, B. C. Ed. Lowe Ladysmlth, B. C. Henry Wlnstanley Ladysmlth, B. C. Nl^k Cameron Ladysmith, B.C. John Mlntalnsky Port Albernl, B C. J. Burns Port Alhernl, B. C. H. Du Hamel prince Rupert. B. C. Barries & Judge _ .213 Sixth St. Prince_Ruper_( B. C. ; - f. Hugh Young....,...„'......PoWell River, fi. C. Ernest Marsh __ —West Vancouver White and Roper Are Re-elected To Office Alderman Fred J. White, M.L.A., was unanimously re-elected president of the Alberta Federation of Labor at the fifteenth annual convention held in Calgary last week. Elmer E. Roper was also unanimously endorsed as secretary-treasurer. J. E. Worsley, president of the Calgary Trades and Labor Council, was appointed delegate to the convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, which will be held in Vancouver in September, S. Sligo, vice-president of the Federation being named as alternate delegate. "• Drumheller was chosen as the next convention city. A. Beryl. North Vancouver ELLEN'S NEAT ANSWER Ellen Wilkinson, brilliant Labor member of the British Parliament, defending the "dole" to a group of New York newspaper men, said: "As for persons receiving benefits and not working for them, what of your Fifth Avenue millionaires? I don't ever recall having heard that they did any work." That was a neat one. The Lawyer Know* . Doctor—A queer saying that about truth 'ying at the bottom of a w*lL .■- . . i"t~i» Lawyer—You wouldn't think so if you knew the amount of pumping we Aff7ack*"""l6?See-.i St. Br44»*«J»ra*««netimeS ^ve fe <*° *o Bet at it Burrard Bridge Job Is Still Non-union Attempts are still being made to carry on the Burrard street bridge job without the aid of the Pile Drivers' and Bridge Workers' Union. The contractors still refuse to concede to former union conditions and no members of this union are on the job. The following letter, which was sent to the Mayor, explains the situation: His Worship Mayor Taylor, Temporary City Hall, Vancouver, B. C. - Dear Sir,—I am in receipt of a communication asking^ for the facts in reference to the dispute between the contracting firm and the Bridge- men over the construction of the Burrard Street Bridge. , In so far as the members of this organization are concerned, the dispute is with the contracting firm of Hodgson, King and Marble and Dawson & Wade Company of Vancouver, B. C, and was caused by the contracting firms involved refuging to recognize the working conditions established in the trade*for similar work with all bridge contractors in British Columbia. To the best of our knowledge there never was a case where a bridge contractor employing our members refused to allow the bridgemen the privilege of constructing caissons that the same men were expected to work in when placed at bridge site. That applies to such bridges as Granville streete bridge, Cambie street bridge, Second Narrows bridge, Fraser avenue bridge, New Westminster bridge, Pitt River bridge, Quesnel bridge, Kam- loops bridge, Spences bridge, Squi- max bridge,-etc., and the conditions asked by the bridgemen on thje Burrard street bridge have been established throughout this province for twenty years, and by the same men as we had engaged on the construction of the Burrard street bridge, A representative of our organization interviewed Mr. Hodgson on the 23rd of December, 1930, asking the contracting firm if our members would be given {he sams working conditions as granted to our members by other contracting firms in British Columbia on a similar class of work, and Mr. Hodgson's immediate reply was to the effect that such conditions would not be granted, and that he was going to adopt the conditions he wanted and if our members did not like it they could walk off thc job. Tt was pointed out to Mr. Hodgson that his reply would not look reasonable to the men employed on the bridge and that they did .not wish to see any dispute on the job. Mr. Hodgson admitted that' it was not good policy to act too hasty, and requested that he be given a week to consider his reply and that at the end of one week he would give our members his decision. That was conceded by our members and later on the time was extended four days, but no reply was received from the contractor. On January 3rd, 1931, we learned ■that the contractor had started to build the caisson under different conditions to those established in the trade and as accepted by all other bridge contractors in this district. Mr. Hodgson told us on that date that there was nothing to discuss with our representative and that his final say was that we were to accept the conditions dictated by him whether they were different to the established conditions or not, and if our members did not like that reply they could walk off the job. The Pile Driver's* Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders' Local of Vancouver discussed the situation for two days and decided that the men ertiployed on the bridge should appoint a committee on Monday morning and ask for an interview with the contractors and do everything possible to avoid tying up the job. Mr. Hodgson was advised by our representative that the men expected him to approve of the sestablished conditions in the trade for that class of work. Mr. Hodgson replied that he would not consider giving the men the conditions' they were asking for, and that if they did not like it they could walk off the job, and that -he would not meet the committee appointed by the men as a further attempt to avoid tying up the job. When the men failed to get an interview with the employer in order to present their case to him, they decided to leave the job. There never was any discussion between our representatives and Mr. Hodgson, representing the'contractors, about any other union or members Of any other union, and Mr. Hodgson was the only representative of the~contrtt^rtg^'t\riirr!^rM^ve^yireiv told had the authority.to represent the firms during negotiations . between the' contractors and the men. buy b. o. pmoDtrcTS and boost your own payroll! NALLEY'S SANDWICH SPREAD At All Grocers Nalley's For* roods Co. Vancouver. B. C. Western Glass Co., LH. Wholesale and Retail Dealers IM Cordova W. Phone Bey. 8887 Glass for Buildings. Auto Glass Installed. Art Glass Repaired. Mirrors Resllvered. Copper Store Front Construction. Phone us for Quick Service. Glazing Jobs, large or small. Trln. 8*25 Say. 3981 CAMPBELL 8t GRILL 1238-8 SEYMOUR STREET FURNACE INSTALLATIONS AND REPAIRS X-CELL BATTERIES 95 per cent, a B. C. product; only new material*—new Trail lead, boxes, etc.—ar* used la the manufacture Of X-CEI.-. BATTB-KSS. CANADA LEAD PRODUCTS, Ktd. 3355 Main Street; Pnlrmont 1882 i Union Bakeries Following is a list of clean and sanitary union shops, employing union members, who are required to ' take a rigid physical examination, and who are paid sick and accident benefits in case of illness which prevents them working when in a diseased condition: London Bakery, 439 Ea.t 7th .treat. Phone Fair. 122. Delicious Bakery, 1500 Ea.t Ha.ting. ■treet. Phone High 705. Independent Bakery, 1877 West 4th Ave. Bay. 788. Sunset Bakery, 2315 Granville St. Craig's Bakery, 187 East Hastings. Pratt's Bakery, 3980 East Hastings street. Phone High. 5607. Stewart's Bakery, 2515 Main street. Fair. 3331. Dirks' Bakery, 6207 Main street. Golden Rule Bakery, 957 Granville •treet. Phone Sey. 8656. Hastings Bakery, 764 East Hastings. Phone High. 4537. Mutter's Bakery, 2157 Main street. Phone Fair. 3953. The Nook Bakery, 1835 West 4th avenue. Victoria Bakery, 3834 Main street. Bennett's Scotch Bakery, 4166 Main street. McDonald's Bakery, 4870 and 5080 Joyce Road. Carl 447. (Note. — McGavin'. Bakery, the big firm on Broadway We.t, which deliver, bread i. not operating ■ union .hop. ing firms already mentioned and the bridgemen employed on the job, and caused by the contracting firms refusing to recognize the conditions established by our members on bridge work in the province of British Columbia for a period of twenty years or more, and the men involved are all ditizens of Vancouver, and, as Canadians, organized their own local union affiliated to the trades who they believe will best look after their.interests, and for the principle for which they are fighting at present, the right to have a say about their safety■ during working hours; to improve their working conditions, and to get the best wages they possibly can as efficient workers at their trade, so as to be in a position to take part ,in civic development along with other citizens. As the representative of the men during negotiations with Mr. Hodgson, I may state that the firms involved were given as much consideration as any other firm with whom we have dealings, and it is unfortunate that the contractors for the Burrard street bridge saw fit to use this time and place in an attempt to break down the working conditions established in the trade. Yours faithfully, J. THOMSON, Representative L. U. 2404. A Little Mixed Mrs. Qubbins—I'm .glad: to 'earsi 7oW':*fsDand's up and about again, Mrs. Miggrs. ' _ '. - Mts. Miggs—Yes, the'TToctor says 'e 'as marvelous powers "of vitupera- The dispute is between the contract- tion.'' — Page Six THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, January 23rd, 1931 'k "BUILD B.C. PAVBOIIS1' The Choice of 12 Years "I have been keeping house nearly 12 years and in all that time I have never been without Pacific Milk.'1 Mrs. Fred Peters, who lives near Prince Rupert, writes a splendid letter to Pacific Milk from which the above excerpt is taken. Pacific Milk Factory at Abbotiford, B. C, 100 per cent. British Columbia Owned and Controlled A Matter of Hard-headed Business Union-Made Shoes Labor does not often have a chance to agree with and congratulate the editorials of the Washington ''Post." On most matters, that is one of the most hard-boiled, reactionary papers in the United States. But someone on the "Post's" editorial staff understands the wage problem; and from the beginning of the present depression to now, its editorials on wage matters have been not merely "right" from the worker's point of view, but well reasoned and wise. -J- *-v-. Recently, the Boston "Transcript" called, in veiled phrases but plainly enough, for a general slash in wages. . "It will be' only-'"fair," said the "Transcript," "if labor will bear in mind that every other earning class in the country has already taken its cut in income." The "Post' 'answers this "Transcript" plea in a New Year's editorial which deserves the widest circulation. "One of the most encouraging aspects of the economic situation," says the "Post," "is the tendency to maintain comparatively high wages in spite of the labor surplus. This is not, as the 'Transcript' assumes, evidence of a 'more sympathetic at- CORNETT BROS & CLARK 33 BAST HASTINGS 8TBBBT Florshelm, Stridors, C. B. A C Men's and Youth's. WILLIAM DICK, LTD. Union Label Shoes for Men and Youths. the ONLY UNION MADE SHOE »nd Bopair Paotory in British Columbia. W. J. HEADS 30 WEST CORDOVA ST. SET. 3320 MEN'S SHOES FROM S4.95 UP. Fellow Unionists, demand the Union Label, Shop Card and Working Button, and patronize fair employers and employ UNION LABOR. Classified Ads. BABBISTEBS AND SOLICITOUS Wallis W. Lofeaux, 402 Metropolitan Building. Phon* Sey. 6667. BATHS Hastings Stenm Bath* Price 35c Only 766 Bastings Street Bart DENTISTS Dr. w. A. Bntlcdge, 108 Hasting* Wast. NOTARY PUBLIC P. B. Bengough Labor Headquarters. PRINTERS Labor Statesman, Labor Headquarters. RUPTURE SPECIALIST G. B. Heard 812 Bobson. titude toward the working man.' It is a matter of hard-headed business. "Decreased purchasing power of the laboring class has already brought about a sharp curtailment of business. Why should industry and business add to the catastrophe by further reducing this buying power? , • ■ ' Why, indeed? Yet that is precisely what every proposed wage cut comes to, and, unfortunately, there have been more of these cuts than the "Post" realizes. If all the employers who a year ago so vociferously promised President Hoover not to cut forces or wages had kept the faith the United States would be on an even keel today. The "Post's" editorial continues: "The disparity between wages and productive capacity during the years immediately preceding the stock market crash is now definitely recognized as one of the primary causes of the depression. "Figures just published by the Census Bureau show that from 1927 to 1929, manufacturing industries increased thei routput by 10.7 per cent.; its value reaching the unprecedented total of $69,417,516,000. "During this _ame period, wages increased about 5.3 per cent., less than half the gain in value of the HAZELWOOD ICE CREAM The only 100 per cent Union Ice Cream in the City! Phone: Seymour 2090 Hazelwood Creamery, Limited products which labor helped to produce. In making this vast improvement in productive capacity, industry failed to distribute the benefits in such a way as to provide a market for the surplus. "Unless that-condition is corrected it is inevitable that the United States will be reduced to a lower standard of living. The decline of prices tends to augment the value of the dollar, and thus to restore the balance between wages and productive' capacity. But if wages are to be reduced in proportion to price declines, one primary cause of -he depression will be kept in operation. "When President Hoover asked that wage scales be maintained he was enunciating a fundamental of economics. Some people who are still fog-bound in the economics of the nineteenth century do not yet comprehend it. Others have become skeptical because they do not realize that the depression is a result of the failure to apply, rather than the application of, these sound principles. "This is no time to hark back to antiquated methods of dealing with depression. If any one thing has been learned from the experience of the last year and a half, it is that a high standard wage must be paid if the country is to prosper." The "Post"—and" its readers—are to be congratulated on that editorial. If "hard-headed business" had more advisers of that caliber, it would have fewer quarrels and steadier profits.—Labor. Union Tailor Shops BRADSHAW, A.—436 Hornby St. BEATON, F. W.—555 Georgia We.t. BUTT, CHAS.—1066a Pender We.t. CAIXADINE, W.—4349 Main. CREELMAN tt MARSH—603 Dana- muir. ii CREASEY, J.—718 Robson. , son. GRAY, DAVID—164 Ea.t llth. HARTLE BROTHERS —662 Seymour. HASTINGS TAILORS—2560 Hastings East. .*** JEFFS, A.—2532 Main. MORGAN, T. C—1335 Granville. PERRIN tt CO.—200 Blk. Georgia E. PERRY * DOLK—IS Ha.ting. W. PETERSON, A.—14 Cordova W. PATERSON & NUTTALL—811 Do- minion Bldg. RAY BROS. TAILORING CO.—80 Hading* W. SLOWIN, F. M 825 Granville. SMALL, DAVID—4021 King.w.y. STORRY, H. F.—653 Georgia. VAN THE TAILOR—556 Georgia. TOM THE TAILOR—1542 Lonsdale, North Vanconver. COONEY tt FOTHERINGILL—Hart Block, New We.tmin.ter. Manitoba Farmers Attack Bennett's Plan Ottawa.—Details of the proposals for the relief of distressed grain farmers, announced by Premier R. B. Bennett- in his recent Regina speech, were discussed by the premier with the premiers of the three prairie provinces, representatives of Canadian banks, and the general manager of the Canadian Wheat Pool, at a conference at Winnipeg on Tuesday. Premier Bennett declined to discuss the conference but a statement was issued by Hon. J. T. Anderson, premier of Saskatchewan, on behalf of the three provinces. "Each province," he said, "is asked to submit details of its exact position then action will be taken." Premier Bennett stated in his Regina -address that arrangements had been made for the orderly marketing of the 1930 crop and that the government would supply direct relief, including food and clothing, to the distressed farmers in co-operation with the provinces. Called Palliative Method* The United Farmers of Manitoba are not very enthusiastic over thc Bennett proposals. "Palliative methods such as Mr. Bennett proposes will hot do," declared President Ward of the great farmers' organization. "So long as the western farmer is made the milch cow and the pack horse for certain eastern interests, just that long will he remain in the hopelessly insolvent condition of the present day. "The prime minister's speech could be summed up in one sentence. It is, 'I will cure your ills and make you prosperous by increasing the costs of production'." A DOG'S LIFE IN MAYFAIR The writer of the society column in last week's "Sunday Mail" tells us: "This cold weather London women have been dressing their dogs very- much as they dress themselves, forgetting that dogs are sent into the world with their trousseaux on their back, while it is otherwise with ladies! In Kensington High Street the average Peke goes in a .home- knitted, woolly cont buttoned up the back, but-in Grosvenor Square the super-Peke will be in . ermine and gardenias or in leopard-skin and violets to match his mistress. The winter kit of the dog moving in good circles costs quite a bit." And this goes on when miners' wives can hardly buy their children boots.—E.H. in "Forward." SLUGGERS ATTACK STRIKE PICKETS Paterson, N.J.—"Rough stuff" is being used in an attempt to break the strike of machinists against a wage reduction at the Wright Aeronautical Corporation here. Sunday morning two strikers doing picket duty in front of an employment agency hiring "scabs" for the company were assaulted by hired sluggers, The thugs drove up in a closed car and attacked the pickets without warning. Both, strikers were severely injured. , „,,,. / The Fable of die Wind and *Jie Sun _aJL esop tells of a dispute between the Wind and the . • . * Sun as to who could make a traveller take off his cloak ' and thus be judged the stronger. The Wind blew his hardest but the traveller only wrapped his cloak around him the tighter. Then the - Sun broke through the clouds and his warm rays soon made the traveller so hot that he finally sat down and threw his cloak on the ground. There are many persons who think that the success or prosperity of a public utility company is obtained at , the expense of the public and that the public will receive most value if the company is kept from making much, if any, return on its investment. ," * . Any transaction, to be successful, must be profitable to both parties. You would not expect your grocer to remain in business if not making a fair profit. You will receive best public utility service if you allow your public utility company to make a fair return on its investment and if you assume an attitude of cooperation and helpfulness. By all means let us have your criticism of our service and our policies. The way to get good public utility service is to have a prosperous public utility company. ■\ BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. LTD. •vtbjuj* ^-a^nis*"***""***1 —I Friday, January 23rd, 1931 THE LABOR STATESMAN Page Seven Union Bakeries Delicious Bakery Union-mad* Bread and Pastry. Ask for it at your local store or PHONE HIGHLAND 706 and have our salesman deliver it The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread Fairmont 122. 439 7tk At*. E. When Bettor Cake, and Fa-trie. ar* Mad., w*11 Mak. 1ml Golden Rule Bakery OO., 1»D. . 957 Granville St. Sey. 8656 STEWART'S BAKERY A1EX. STEWAJ-T, PBOP. M15 Main Street - - Phone: Pal*. 3831 Union Print Shops Ask for the Vancouver Allied Printing Trades Council Label on your next order of printing from any of the following: Broadway Printers, 151 Eighth Ave. East; Fair. 203. The Citizen, 1451 Broadway West; Bay. 357. Dunsmuir Printing Company, 437 Dunsmuir Street; Sey. 1106. A. Hazeldine Printing Co., 829 Pender Street West; Sey. 6335. Journal of Commerce, 645 Howe St.; Sey. 4721, Sey. 7808. Lumberman Printing Company, 500 Beatty Street; Sey. 4653. Mitchell-Foley, Limited, 522 Hastings Street West; Sey. 1085. T. McPhee, 6268 East Boulevard; Kerr. 1933. North Shore Press, Esplanade, North Vancouver; North 80. Pacific Printers, 500 Bekins Building, Sey.-9592. The Review, 110 First Street East; North 1470. Seymour Press, 650 Richards Street: Sey. 3728. Shoemaker, McLean & Veitch, 123 Lonsdale Avenue; North 53. Sun Publishing Company, 137 Pender Street West; Sey. 40. A. H. Timms, 228 Fourteenth Ave. East; Fair. 1372. Vancouver Job Printers, 427 Pender Street West; Sey. 2021. Ward & Phillips, 318 Homer Street; Sey. 105. WrJ!\'Z Prin'in* Company, Limited. 576 Seymour Street; Sey. 3825. "The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists" i The following firms have "No Agreement" with local unions affiliated with the Vancbuver, New Westminster ant District Trades and Labor Council Patronize those who patronize you 1 Bakeries McGavin Ltd., 2106 W. Broadway. Taxicabs Commercial Taxi Cab Ca Checker Taxicab Co., Ltd. Dairies Stoves Dairy, .024 West 12th. Crystal Dairy, 1802 Commercial. Restaurants Chocolate Shop. Hustings St. . National Lunch, 776 Oranvllle. Trocadero Cafe, 166 West Hastings St Waldorf Cafe. 616 West Pender St. White Lunches, Hastings-Granville. Printers Clarke & Stuart Co., Ltd., 660 Seymour Street. Murphy & Chapman, 669 Seymour SL Rose, Cowan & Latta, 748 Seymour Street. J. W. Boyd, Ltd., 112 West Hastings Street- Tailors G. A. Collard, 603 West Hastings S< Orchestras National Juvenile Band. Theatres . Avenue Theatre, 711 Main Street. Here's a new' one. A Vancouver » labor organizer accusseg the Vancouver police with marking his tires with invisible chalk.' """'"•'' .' CHAPTER VII. The Cap On the Stairs After breakfast, when they were working together in the drawihg- room, Easton, desiring to do Owen a good turn, thought he would put him on his guard, and repeated to him in a whisper the substance of the conversation he had held with Crass concerning him. "Of course, you needn't mention that I told you, Frank," he said, "but I thought I ought to let you know. You can take it from me, Grass ain't no friends of yours." "I've known that for a long time, mate," replied Owen. "Thanks for telling me, all the same." "The bloody rotter's no friend of mine, either, or anyone else's, for that matter," Easton continued, "but of course it doesn't do to fall out with 'im, .because you never know what he'd go and say to old 'Unter. Of course we all know what's the matter with 'im as far as you're concerned," Easton went on; "he don't like 'avin' anyone on the firm wot knows more about the work than 'e does 'imself—thinks 'e might get worked out of 'is job." Owen laughed bitterly. "He neend't be afraid of me on that account. I wouldn't have his job if it were offered to me." "But 'e don't think so," replied Easton, "and that's why 'e's got 'is knife into you." "I believe that what he said about Hunter is true enough," said Owen. "Every time he comes here he tries to goad me into doingor saying something that would give him an excuse to tell me to clear out. 1 might have done it before now if I had not guessed what he was after, and been on my guard." Meantime, Crass, in the kitchen, had resumed his seat by the fire with the purpose of finishing his pipe of tobacco. Presently he took out his pocketbook and began to write in it with a piece of blacklead pencil, and, having torn out the leaf, took a pot of paint and some brushes, and began in a leisurely way to paint some of the woodwork in the kitchen. Presently Bert came in, and said he had finished his job. "About time, too. You'll 'ave to look a bit livelier than you do, you know, or me and you will fall out," remarked Crass. Bert did not answer. "Now, I've got another job for yer. You're fond of drorin', ain't yer?" continued Crass in a jeering tone. "Yes, a little," replied the boy shamefacedly. "Well," said Crass, giving him the leaf he had torn out of the pocket- book, "you can go to the yard and git them things and put.'em on a truck and dror it up 'ere, and git back as soon as you can. Just look at the paper and see if you understand it before you go. I don't want you to make no mistakes." Bert took the paper and, with some difficulty, read as follows: 1 pare steppes 8 foot M galoon Plastor off perish 1 pale off witewash 12 lbs wite led V. galoon Linsede Hoil Do. Do. turps. "I can make it out, all right." "You'd better bring thc big truck," said Crass, "because I want you to take, the Venetian blinds with you on it when you -take it back tonight. They've got to be- painted at the shop." "All right." When the boy had departed Crass took, a stroll through the house to see how the others were getting on. Then he returned to the "kitchen and proceeded with his work. Crass was about thirty-eight years of age, rather above middle height and rather stout. He had a considerable quantity of curly black hair and wore a short beard of the same color. His head was rather large, but low, and flat on the top. When among his cronies he was in the habit of referring to his obesity as the result of good nature and a contented mind. Behind his back other people attributed it to beer, some even going so far as to nickname him the "tank." There was no work of a noisy kind being done this morning, both the carpenters and the bricklayers having gone away, temporarily, to another "job.". At the same time there was not absolute silence; occasionally Crass could hear the voices of the other workmen as they spoke to each other; sometimes shouting from one room to another. Now and then Harlow's voice rang through the house as he sang snatches of. music hall songs or a verse of a Moody and Sankey hymn, and occasionally some of the others joined in the chorus or., interrupted theT'liTnger with squeals and catcalls. Once or twice Crass was on the point of telling them to make less row: there would be a fine to-do if Nimrod came and heard them. Just as he had made up his mind to tell them to stop the noise, it ceased of itself and he heard loud whispers. "Look out! someone's comin'." The house became very quiet. Crass put out his pipe and opened the window and the back door to get rid of the smell of the tobacco smoke. Then he shifted the pair of steps noisily, and proceeded to work more quickly than before. Most likely it was old Misery. The footsteps came along the passage leading to the kitchen, slow, heavy, ponderous footsteps, but yet the sound was not such as would be made by a man heavily shod. It was not Misery, evidently. As the footsteps entered" the kitchen, Crass looked round and beheld Mr. Sweate., the owner of "The Cave," a very tall, obese figure, with a large, coarse-featured, clean-shaven face, and a great double chin, the complexion being of the color and appearance of the fatv,.of uncooked bacon. His nose was large and fleshy, and his weak-looking pale blue eyes had slightly inflamed lids and were almost destitute of eyelashes. His large fat feet were cased in soft calfskin boots, with drab-colored spats. His overcoat, heavily trimmed with sealskin, reached just below the knees; and, although the trousers were very wide, they were filled by the fat legs within, the shape of the calves being distinctly perceptible. He was so large that his figure completely filled up the doorway, and as he came in he stooped slightly to avoid damaging the glistening silk hat on his head- One gloved hand was thrust into the pocket of his overcoat and in the other he carried a small Gladstone bag. When Crass beheld this being, he touched his cap respectfully. "Good morning, sir." "Good morning. They told me upstairs that I should find the foreman here. Are you the foreman?" "Yes, sir." "I see you're getting on with the work here." ■ "Ho, yes, sir, we're beginning to make a bit hov a show, now, sir, re- pliess Crass, speaking as if he had a hot potato in his mouth. "Mr. Rushton isn't here yet, I suppose?" "No, sir; 'e don't horfun come hon the job hin the mornin,' sir; 'e generally comes hafternoons, sir, but Mr. 'Unter's halmost sure to be 'ere presently, sir." "It's Mr. Rushton I want to see. I arranged to meet him here at ten o'clock, but"—looking at his watch —"I'm rather before my time." "He'll be here presently, I suppose," added Mr. Sweater, "I'll just take a look round till he conies." .* "Yes, sir," responded Crass, walking behind him obsequiously as he went out of the room. Hoping that the gentleman might give him a shilling, Crass followed him into the front hall and began explaining what progress had so far been made with the work, but, as Mr. Sweater answered only by monosyllables and grunts, Crass presently concluded that his conversation was not appreciated and returned to the. kitchen. Meantime, upstairs, Philpot had gone into Newman's room and was discussing with him the possibility of extracting' from Mr. Sweater the price of a little light refreshment. "I think*," he remarked, "that we oughter see-ise this 'ere "tuneropperty to touch 'im foran allowance." "We won't git nothin' out of 'im, mate," returned Newman. ' " 'E's a red' ot teetotaller." "That don't matter. 'Ow's 'e to know that we buys beer with it? We might 'ave tea, or ginger ale, or lime juice and glycerine for all 'e knows!" Mr. Sweater now began ponderously reascending the stairs and presently came into the room where Philpot was at work. The latter greeted him with respectful cordiality. "Good morning, sir." "Good morning. You've begun painting up here, then." "Yes, sir, we've made a start on it," replied Philpot, affably. "Is this door wet?" asked Sweater, glancing apprehensively at the sleeve of his coat. "Yes, sir," answered Philpot, and added, as he looked meaningly at the great man. "the paint is wet, sir, but. the "painters is dry," .'.•:...',. "Confound it!" exclaimed Sweater, ignoring, or not hearing, the latter part of Philpot's' reply. "I've got some of the .beastly stuff on my coat sleeve." DR. McCOY reconunends— PURE APPLE CIDER BUY IT BY THE GALLON OR SMALL KEG! SOLD AT CONFECTIONERY OR GROCERY STORES. (Mad* in British Columbia—from British Columbia Apples! THIS IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS BEVERAGE! Prompt Delivery. VAN BROS., LTD. PHONE: HIGH. 90 105S VERNON DRIVE A. E. HARRON Phone N. V. 134 North Vancouver J. A. HARRON Phone Fair. 134 55 Tenth Ave E. . M. WILLIAMSON I'hone Fair. 134 55 Tenth Ave. E. 8jamm Iroa* & HUltamaDtt FUNERAL DIRECTORS 55 EAST TENTH AVENUE PHONE FAIR. 134 "Only Union Fish and Chips in British Columbia" Ye Olde English Fish & Chips Believing oh* remedy lor unemployment is th* ahort*r work week, all our girls ar* now working llv* day* p*r week, without reduction of wages. 44 HASTINGS WEST 2 Doora West O- "Pantag"***" "Oh, that's nothing, sir,'1 cried Philpot, secretly delighted. "I'll get that orf for yer in no time.' You wait just 'arf a mo!" He had a piece of clean rag in his tool bag, and, moistening it slightly with turpentine, he carefully removed the paint from Sweater's sleeve. "It's all orf now, sir," he remarked as he rubbed the place with a dry part of the rag; "the smell of the turps will go away in about an hour's time." "Thanks," said Sweater. Philpot looked at him wistfully, but Sweater evidently did not understand, and began looking about the room. "I see they've put a new piece of skirting here," he observed. "Yes , sir," said Newman, who came int othe room just then to get the turps, "the old piece was all to bits with dry r.ot." "I feel as if I 'ad a touch of the dry rot meself; don't you?" said Philpot to Newman, who smiled feebly and cast a sidelong glance at Sweater who did not appear to notice the significance of the remark, but walked out of the room and began climbing up to the next floor, where Harlow and Sawkins were working. "Well, there's a bleeder for yer!" said Philpot, with indignation. "After all the trouble I took to clean 'is coat! Not a bloody stiver!" "I told you 'ow it would be, didn't 1?" replied Newman. "P'raps I didn't make it plain enough," said Philpot thoughtfully. "We must try to get some of our own back somehow, you know." Going out on the landing, he called softly upstairs: "I say, Harlow." "Hallo," said that individual, looking over the banisters. " 'Ow are yer getting on up there?" "Oh, all right, you know." "Pretty dry job, ain't it?" Philpot continued, raising his voice a little and winking at Harlow. "Yes, it is, rather," replied Harlow, with a grin. "I think this would be a very good time to take up collection, don't you?" "Yes; it wouldn't be a bad idear." "Well, I'll put me cap on the stairs," said Philpot, suiting the action to the word; "you never know yer luck. Things is gettin' a bit serious on this floor, you know; my mate's fainted away once already!" • Philpot now went back to his room to await developments; but, as Sweater made no sign, he returned to the landing and again hailed Harlow. "I always reckon a man can work all the better after 'e's 'ad a drink; you can seem to get over more of it, like.'* "Oh, that's true enough," responded Harlow; "I've often noticed it meself." Sweater came out of the front bedroom and passed into one of the back rooms without any notice of either of the men. "I'm afraid it's a frost, mate," Harlow whispered, and Philpot, shaking his head sadly, returned to work; but in a little while he came out again and once more accosted Harlow. "I knowed a case once," he said- in a melancholy tone, "where a chap died—of thirst—on a job just like this; and at the- inquest the doctor said as 'arf a pint would 'a saved "If 'ave betHr-^ii-'trn'iWti**-' death," remarked Harlow. " 'Orrible ain't the word for it, mate," replied Philpot mournfully; "it was something chronic!" After this final heartrending appeal to Sweater's humanity, they returned to work, satisfied that, whatever the result of their efforts, they had done their best, and the issue now rested with him. But it was all in vain. Sweater either did not or would not understand, and when he came downstairs he took no notice whatever of the cap which Philpot had placed so conspicuously in the centre of the landing floor, and reached the hall at the same moment as Rushton entered by the front door. They greeted each other in a friendly way,' and, after a few remarks concerning the work, went into the drawing room, where Owen and Easton were,busy. "What about this room?" remarked Rushton. "Have you made up your mind what you're going to have done to it?" "Yes," replied Sweater, "but I'll tell you about that afterward." As they were passing through the hall they met Hunter, who had just arrived. He was rather surprised to see them, as he knew nothing of their appointment. He wished them "Good morning" in an awkward, hesitating undertone, as if he were doubtful how his greeting would be received. Sweater nodded slightly, but Rushton ignored him altogether, and Nimrod passed on, looking and feeling like a disreputable cur that had just been kicked. , However, just as they were going out, Rushton paused on the threshold and called him: "Mr. Hunter!" "Yes, sir." Nimrod ran to him like a dog taken notice of by his master. If he had possessed a tail it is probable that he would have wagged it, as Rushton gave him certain plans with an intimation of the work that was to be proceeded with. For some time after they were gone Hunter crawled silently about the house, in and out^of the rooms, up and down the corridors and the staircases. >• After a while he went into the room where Newman was and stood quietly watching him for about ten minutes as he worked. The man was painting the skirting, and just then he came to a part that was split in several places, so he took his knife and began to fill the cracks with putty. He was so nervous under Hunter's scrutiny that his hand trembled to such an extent that it took hilu about twice as long as it should have done, and Hunter told him so with brutal directness. "Never mind about puttying up such little cracks as them!" he shouted. "Fill 'em up with the paint. We can't afford to pay you for mess: ing about like that!" Newman made no reply. Misery found no excuse for bullying anyone else, because they were all tearing into it for all they were worth. He sneaked into tne drawing room and, after standing with a malignant expression, silently watching Owen and Easton, he came out again without having uttered a word. Although he frequently acted in this manner, yet somehow today the circumstance worried Owen considerably. He wondered uneasily what it meant,' and began tb feel vaguely apprehensive. Hunter's silence seemed more menacing than his speech.. .... ... '"(Continued next week) ■_* ___* ""age Eight THE LABOR STATESMAN Friday, January 23rd, 1931 BBOTSFORD Wood&CoalCo.Ltd. "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Bofnnded" THE BEST FIB EDGINGS, p.r cord, $4-60 Slab., Mixed Wood fc Ineld. Pir. ALWAYS ON HANOI Nanalmo-Welllngton, and th* Best Bootless. Extra 'Phone: High. 910 For Printing of QUALITY. SPEED AND SERVICE done in a Union Shop, send your printing to A. H. Timms 236 14th Ave. E., Vancouver A. A. Brookhouse, (late of Cowan & Brookhouse) Shop Superintendent. Fair. 205 *•£=*•• Fair. 1372 I CAN SERVE YOU BETTER! GORDON CRAIG Vancouver's Original Radio Specialist 637 RICHARDS SEY. 6808 Wawanesa Mutual Ins. Co. Canada's Largest Pir* Mutual. $188,000,000.00 In force, has paid the people of Canada $4,000,000.00 for fire losses and saved them as much in premiums. See us for rates. Office Phon*! Say. 4360 634 BIKRS BUILDINO, VANCOUVER Altar 5 o'clock Phon* Fraser 7631.-- Bay Phon*: Fraser 167 Frank Parsons AST FLORIST Wreaths and "Wedding- Bouquets Mad* Up OreenhonBes 7069 Wales Rd., Vancouver Boxing Bouts at Sign Painters' Smoker The Sign and Pictorial'Painters' Union of Vancouver put on another first class annual smoking concert in the Labor Headquarters on Wednesday night. Three snappy boxing bouts were on the programme and these helped to round out a splendid programme of musical and other artist talent. The hall was packed and the refreshments, handled by the apprentices, helped to make the affair a big success. The boxing was put on by Vic Foley, an old sign painter, and now Vancouver's famous boxing promoter. There were three events on the card, these being three-minute exhibition bouts. Thc first was between Spider Kelly and George Ball, two promising lads, who just about broke even. The next event was between Oril Campbell and Pete Gerrard, who p'ijt on a fast fight, which included some clever and hard punches. Campbell looks capable of getting into a favorable position. Sid Walters, Vac Foley's old sparring partner, sign, painter, and runner, besides telling stories and singing at the concert, got into a three-round bout with Al. Marshall, amateur bantam weight champion of B. C. Al. did his best to give Sid a good licking, but Sid's hide was too tough to feel the onslaught. And Sid showed the youngster that he had to step lively. "The Gang" opened up the concert, after being introduced in a few brief words by the chairman, Norman Glazier". "Thq Gang," composed of Sid Walters, Eddie Walters, Norman Walters, Fred Service, and Charlie Jones, with Lloyd Walter at the piano, sang individually and in chorus; told stories and generally made a good opening number. Among the other turns were Van Buskirk and his radio . entertainers, Pallas and Hammer in banjo solos, Van Busklirk doing some clever tap dancing. Young Dick AHman did some finger whistling, and Robert Lacey gave a piano solo, "The Wedding of the Painted Doll." Some Vancouver School of M1*8'0 pupils put on a banjo quartette which was well received, and Chas. Rees, the CNRV tenor, was heartily applauded. Tim Osborne did some sketches in black and white, and Mr. Maysmith showed how easy (?) it was to do magic tricks. The final numbers on the bill were Joe Parkinson in a Zulu dance and a good old Irish song by Norman Vickers. Charlie Jones and R. Service worked all day on the lighting effects and the stage scenery which was painted by Rolland Kiel. The committee, composed of Sid Walters, Alec Swan- son, Norman Glazier, Bill Clarkson and J. Collin, were very well pleased with the turnout of the boys, and in turn the boys seemed to thoroughly enjoy the entertainment. Emergency Meeting of Bakers on Saturday The Bakery Workers' Union has called a special open meeting for Saturday in the Labor Headquarters at 7 p.m. All bakery workers are urged to attend, as an emergency has arisen lin connection with the eight-hour day and the Women's Minimum Wage Act. We Import All Our Woollens Direct! Ho Two Snlts Alike 1 Hartle Bros., Ltd. ._ TAILORS THE HIGHEST GRADE OF CLOTHING MADE. A Special Department for Uniforms as Supplied to th* City and B.C. Electric. £62 SEYMOUR ST., VANCOUVER (Opposite Hudson's Bay) PHONE: SPY. 1790 SWEDISH TEXTILE LOCKOUT Stockholm.—The Swedish textile industry is faced with a stoppage in all mills on January 12th. Thirty- three thousand men would be involved. Employers announced a 10 per cent, cut in wages from January 12th, and the threat of an extended strike is the workers' reply. ED. SMITH .... „ Business Agent of the Painter.' Union, who wa. elected to the position of Chairman of the Pre.. Committee at the Trade. Council meeting on Tuesday. Chocolate Shops on 'No Agreement' List Reporting for the Grievance Committee, Del. Watson, informed the Trades Council delegates that every effort had been made to get the Chocolate Shop, opposite the Post Office on Hastings St., to sign up with the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union. The manager was quite hostile, however, and refused to have any dealings with the union in any way, shape or form. Two visits had been made by three members of the committee, but both attempts had been futile. Del. Watson recommended that the Chocolate Shop be placed on the "No Agreement" list of the Trades Council. This was endorsed by the delegates and is now in effect. Women's Minimum Wage Act Violations Mr. P. Zack, who operates the Cut- Rate Cleaners, 1103 Commercial Drive, was up in court on January 12th, under information laid by Mrs. Brown, Women's Minimum Wage Board officer, charged with two violations of the act. Vera Critch was the plaintiff, employed at his Granville street branch, 1119 Granville street. He was fined $50.00 or ten days' imprisonment for both counts, which consisted of paying a wage below the minimum wage rate and working the plaintiff in excess of 48 hours per week. A sum of money due Miss Critich for wages and overtime, amounting to $74.00, was settled in full out of court. This is the second time Mr. P. Zack has been convicted for violating the Women's Minimum Wage Act. Mr. Sidney Maran, who operates the Sugar Bowl in North Vancouver, was fined $25.00, or in dtfault one month's imprisonment, on January 13th at North Vancouver, and ordered to pay Miss H. Annger the balance of $5.50 due her, he having worked her for 57% hours in one week of seven days, tendering her $11.00 wages, The information in this instance was also laid by Mrs. Brown, Women's Minimum Wage Board officer. Dick's January Clearance SALE or HIGH GRADE OVERCOATS Here are overcoats of the very finest quality at a price which should prove irresistable. They comprise the newest of styles and the smartest of patterns. Practically every popular all-wool fabric is represented, including Kynoch's imported Scotch tweeds, chinchillas,, Glenurquharts, Camel-hairs and French Montenacs. Grouped to sell at a price which means drastic reductions and savings for you. Values to $75. $35 William HMfe Limited HASTINGS AT HOMER STREET Yonr Money's Worth or Yonr Money Back I Vancouver Drug Company (1928) Limited CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS We are the largest Cnt-Rate Druggists in Western Canada. We aim to give Better Drugs—Better Service—Better Prices. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS—JANUARY 23rd and 24th .32 .."id I'ond'* Cold or Vanishing Cream .29 1.00 Vacuum Refills, <in:irt size.... .66 .60 I.uxor Powder (with free 25c cake of soap .36 1.00 Dr. Reid's Triple Tonic 56 .5(i l>r. Reid's-. Royal Mange Remedy 27 .Till I »r. Reld's Red .Pepper Ointment 27 .6" and $l.ii() Dsnderlne, .41 and .73 l.oii Dr. Reld's Syrup of Hypophosphltes 54 .lit Dr. Reid's Liver Tonic 41 1.60 Moire Hot Water Hotile. 1.02 .36 Vltbne, 8-o„ ' 96 .25 Cucumber and Witch Hazel Cream 14 .:(."> Dr. Reld's Liniment (Healing Halm) 21 .r,o Dr. Itelil's Hair Restorer 31 .r.0 Pi-heco Tooth Paste 31 .in ECdwards' CremoX Shampoo .07 ,-f> Cold Medal Phonograph Needles 14 .25 Turknit Wash Cloths 16 .an Hem Shaving Cream 34 WE SAVE YOU MONEY. TELEPHONE YOUR WANTS VANCOUVER'S OWN DRUG STORES—SIXTEEN IN THE CITY AT YOUR SERVICE 1 ' Good Union Men are coming back again and again to sat at Art's Dairy Lunch ..-■••' "Service with a Smile" 445 ABBOTT ST., VANCOUVER (Next to Lotus Hotel) Nursery Troubles Mummy had just entered the nursery: "Good gracious 1" she cried, "your're all very quiet. I thought you were going to play trains." ■'. "Yes, mummy, we are playing trains, btit we're on strike." "FATHER" OF UNIONS The oldest trade unionist in Great Britain is Mr. James Symington, of Edinburgh, who is over 100. He is a compositor by trade, and has been a member of the Scottish Typographical Association for 78 years. Mr. Symington takes a daily walk. FEBRUARY SALE OF FINE FURNITURE! Thousands of bargains have been arranged for you at "rock-bottom" prices. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to buy high-grade furniture for as low as half regular prices. COME EARLY! Cash or Credit. COMMENCES SATURDAY AT 8:30 1082 GRANVILLE 968 GRANVILLE 106 HASTINGS EAST 2301 GRANVILLE C. W. S. SHIP "PROGRESS" Launched From Tyne by Director's Wife. Another steamer for the Manchester Garston and Rouen service of the Co-operative Wholesale Society was launched recently from the Tyne shipbuilding yard of Armstrong Whitworth & Company. She will be berthed in the Ship Canal at the end of February for loading her first cargo for France. The vessel was christened Progress by Mrs. M. E. Cottrell, of Birmingham, a directe#-_.of the Cooperative Wholesale Society. Don't forget the I. L. P. Players at the Maple Hall on Saturday, January 3i»t. . Professors Must Tell Who Pays For Speech The Association of American University Professors, meeting in Cleveland last week, adopted a resolution providing that any member of the association who testifies or speaks in public on behalf of any organization or individual paying him a retainer fee must make public the fact that he is being paid. A committee of the association reported that public I utility corporations are spreading propaganda through college and university professors, in some cases paying lees as high as $10,000 a year to a desirable professor. Hitherto, these payments have, in many cases, been kept secret, and the professor has spoken As an .impartial observer. Now he must tell who pays him. ■ The practice was revealed by" the Federal Trade Commission's investigation of Power Trust propaganda, and Judson King of the Popular Government League and others demanded that the professors "clean house." 'Scab' Dairy Loses Big Country Contract The Wagner Dairy Company's bid for the profitable Cook County, Illinois, milk contract has been rejected, although it was the lowest one offered, hecause the firm employs non-union workers. The county board officials informed the company that if it desires to supply milk to the county institutions in the Chicago area it must unionize. This, despite the fact that the Wagner bid was from 5 to 6 cents lower per gallon than several other union firms. This attitude on the part of the county board is obviously a result of the great protest made by organized labor when the board awarded the contract for printing the tax lists to a non-union planograph concern. It is believed possible that this bid may yet be rescinded. , Why Go Hungry in the Midst of Plenty? Canada entered the year 1931 with a plentiful supply of food in cold storage warehouses. A report issued by the Dominion bureau of statistics listed the available food supply holdings at the end of December. According to it, there were 29,205,000 pounds of butter in cold storage on that date, " 16,914,000 pounds of cheese awaited markets, and the supply of eggs amounted to 11,942,000 dozen. The holdings represented a diversified future menu. There were 19,- 171,000 gounds of pork, 11,579,000 pounds of beef, 2,537,000 pounds of veal and 7,250,000 pounds of mutton and lamb. The poultry holdings consisted of 4,295,000 fowl of all sorts, including 1,662,000 chickens. Frozen and smoked fish aggregated 37,641,000—nearly four for eac.1 man, woman and child in the country. "SELLING" OUR PROGRAM No more striking illustration of the manner in which the Labor movement "sells" its program to the people could be cited than the recent history of old age pensions in Canada. In 1924 both of the major political parties of Canada turned down, old age pensions. Now both parties have accepted the legislation as their own and the Conservative government pf Canada is prepared to make the measure a Dominion responsibility. Even political parties ipove—if they are pushed hard enough. V " DIVIDENDS AND POVERTY British banks, consolidated into a Big Five, seem to be just as immune to bad times as their Canadian confreres. Lloyds Bank, for instance, which for the past ten years has paid a 16.2/3% dividend is paying 15% for. 1930. Thc dividend need not have been lowered, but the directors thought it-wise W'salt'down a big sum to reserve. The Midland Bank, a little less circumspect, maintains its dividend at 18%. No matter what agony overtakes the workers the banks remain prosperous. _
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