The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-30
issued: 1930-06-13
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note: OWNED or Statesman AND CONTROLLED ^^^J jjy thf v_jkX)UVER TRADES AMD LABOR COUNCIL fa \s Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions NO. 320— EIGHT PAGES VANCOUVER, CANADA, JUNE 13, 1930 Labor and Farmer Lead in Constructive Legislation Federal Members of Parliament Have Proven Great Asset Canadian Toilers in Keeping Social Legislation to the Forefront to (By J. S. WOODSWORTH) ''pHE LAST WEEK in the Federal House has demonstrated the great influence which an independent group can exercise in the House. One of the old newspaper men remarked to me: "This last week your group is leading the House." He went ori to explain that nearly all the constructive measures were coming from the Farmer and Lahor groups, and that the Opposition was forced, for its pwn ends, to give support to the movements which we initiated,'and that the Government was then placed on the defensive. , One of the most important debates was that initiated by Mr. Gardiner, the House leader of the U. F. A. Group. It was an expose of the Beauharnois scheme! Mr. Sweezy, some time ago, had purchased personally, for a small sum, the rights of the Robsart heirs to certain water powers near Montreal. In a letter*' which has recently come to lighfc-Tn a lawsuit, he had outlined his scheme for securing the total flowed: the St Lawrence River near Montreal. This depended on the enlisting of certain American interests and bringing political pressure )jebear on Quebec and Ottawa. Accompany was formed and a provincial charter secured from the province of Quebec. Premission had to be given by Ottawa for the construction of the works in order that there should be no interference with navigation rights, which clearly come under nonunion jurisdiction. Certain financing was done and another holding corporation formed at Ottawa. In a statement filed with the Under Secretary of State, the provisional directors consisted of a number of girl stenographers, who, as a matter of fact, had not the faintest idea what it was all about. T…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0439214
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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