The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-31
issued: 1933-12
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/labours/items/1.0439227/source.json
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note: Canada Needs a lot of now blood in iti Federal and Provincial Parliaments to speed ui toward, industrial recovery. or Mgjjjjgj AW _gjjg|SB______ ____*_ Hr TBE VMCODV-R T__M_ES AM) IAMB COUN-H. SUPPORTED BY SIXTY-TWO LOCAL UNIONS and Shorter Hours is the Big American slogan now being used in efforts towards industrial recovery. No. 422. VANCOUVER, CANADA, DECEMBER, 1933 Another $1,500,000 Lost To Destitute? New Minister of Finance Practically Substantiates the Previous Charges Made by M. H. McGeough and Organized Labor WHEN THE NEW PROVINCIAL MINISTER OF FINANCE recently stated thatabout. a mi\li^j^ir^__B7j^l^tt^sj3(^thp,, ii55n"ip""5yme.i^ ^ther ptt-pos-^it^reminrtcd the Vancouver, New Westminster aiid District Trades and Labor Council of its previous efforts to obtain an investigation of the alleged misuse of a previous million dollars, so it took immediate steps to call upon the new government to start an investigation into the foroier charges made in the name of M. H. McGeough and the Trades and Labor Council. The Trades Council first asked the Provincial (Tory) Government to launch a proper investigation of the charges,, claiming that the flrst one was sidetracked when the truth of these charges were being brought to light and proven. The government refused to act, claiming that the alleged charges were unfounded. As a matter of fact, Mr. McGeough was called to Ottawa in the middle of the investigation, held there for several weeks and then fired. The next move of the Trades Council was to call upon the Lieutenant-Governor) to cause an impartial investigation to be held. This was ignored, despite the fact that Brother McGeough supplied him with the undeniable facts and documents, showing a cold-blooded and callous misuse of the unemployment funds. Charges Ignored Brother McGeough followed this up with a communication to the Governor-General of Canada, supplying him with copies of the documentary evidence, and again supported by the Trades Council, but once more …
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: 10.14288/1.0439227
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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type: Text