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7"' ■- of State AND CONTROtLtD mo^^oW Bf TIE VMK-OV-K IB SUPPORTED BY SIXTY-TWO Xo. 427 VANCOUVER, CANADA. MAY. 193$ lengough Urges Unorganized to Join International Unions >ERCY R. BENGOUGH, GENERAL SECRETARY-ORGANIZER of fhe^ Vancouver, Xew Westminster and District Trades and abor Council,tnd. Vice-President of the Trades and Labor Confess of Canada, gave the following address fiver CKWX last week, ting one of a series of weekly broadcasts. Any persons interested in forming unions in their craft or call- ig, are requested to get in touch with him at 531 Beatty Street. [e said: Trades Council Notes Hotel Men Endorse iDuring the last few weeks in this oadcast, we have dealt wit-n the oris by the Trade Union Move- ent in Canada to secure social gislation of benefit to working lople and people generally. We ive set.out our efforts, made from me to time, both with the Domin- n and Provincial Governments in lis direction. The legislation which being considered perhaps more lan any other at the moment in ritish Columbia is the question of itting minimum wages. 1 Without a doubt it is legislation hich is very much needed, and ould, as we have stated, do a great ial of good in operation. However, i we said before, if provision is ade for exemptions in any way hatsoever, every advantage will be [ken of this provision and such gislation will lie of little or no use. ye are convinced that minimum age legislation should be in a Banket form, that would cover Very person, - irrespective of what Jne of employment they are in, Ihether in a factory or an office. We ■jelieve In equal pay for equal work, loth for men and women, and there f .„,,„.„ .,,„, »,.men, ani were-1wjt__ their employers. re believe that an Act jetting out have these righu they at, it would be illegal for one to lat it would be illegal for one to nploy another for less than a ipulated amount—we.suggest fifty ints per hour—would be legislation is that it has given to the people of me United States the right to form organizations of their own without opposition from their employer or organized capital. i he right is conceded to people to vote as to who shall represent them in the city in which they live, and they are conceded the same right through the medium of a vote to have & say as to who shall govern ihe country and how the business of 'the country should be conducted, and yet they are denied the right of a voice in deciding things that concern them at their work. It is conceded that people have a right to employment and wages sufficient to live on. We say they have a right to insist on higher wages and shorter hours when industry can give these things. We say they have a right to know what profits the company they are working for is making, and who is getting them. We also say that if an injustice is done to people at their work they have a right to join with their fellow workers in a union, and set standards for their working conditions by agreement with their employers. Unless people Shingle Weavers reported negotia tions . for a new wage agreement. 1'resident Chute had interviewed the cabinet at Victoria on the subject of getting a minimum wage tor the ahingie Industry in order to combat the effect thai Chinese labor was having on conditions in competing mills. Sheet Metal Workers reported an having' obtained considerable help from members of the Street Rail- waymen's Union during tha winter months, in connection with furnace work. Also reported that non-union firms were attempting to <draw. up codes, having realized that their cut- 'rate cheap labor policy had not improved their business. ' James Thomson, business manager of the Pile Drivers' and Wooden! ttridgemen's Union, has been ap-, pointed a member of the Industrial | ttelations Board, by the Provincial Government. The Trades Council congratulated him on- the appoint- ment. Street Railwaymen's Union drew attention to the fact that certain groups of employees were not under the Hours of Work Act. The Coun Jcii agreed to again notify the gov- ' eminent that the Hours of Work Act should be of a blanket nature, and that it should be made illegal for one to employ another for longer than a stipulated period, and that it should cover all industries and occupations. Fair Labor Policy £ Recently the Vancouver, New Westmins.-i' and District Trades, and Labor Council informed the British Columbia Hotels' Association that some of the beer parlors were beginning to get a little lax in the matter of employing union labor when renovating or repair work was being done at these places. The matter was given serious consideration at the meeting of the Association, and the Secretary has now communicated with the Council, stating that the meeting reaffirmed i \ • J its previous resolution supporting yu.ljl.''EmTj",,,- the emolovment of union !„.!,«»• «»„-! I ■ Unions Meeting in Labor Headquarters FRIDAY. KAY 4 KalHvity (Mrtm-n. No. 58 . . MoJder- .... .-.-.v..*.....:...: I'ltlmln-r.-. Xo. .",71 engineers, No. 115 .:.. SATURDAY linkers :. , SUNDAY Shingle Weavers _ ,. MONDAY Ulectrlcal Workers I I'intlnK I'rt'ssmAi Boilermaker- • . . . TUESDAY Printing 1'reHHinen Tnxr Drivers (10:30 a.'m.) .BHk*r,y Salesmen '. WEDNESDAY . » -311 313 315 31J Delegate Rots, Railway Carmen, reported members still on 11 days a month, but greater unification between- C. P. K. and C. N. R. would tend to help the situation. He reported death of Chas. Dickie, Secretary of Division No. 4/ Council sent a letter of condolence. - ... .. __,_,_../...us the employment of union labor, and further states that the Association unanimously endorsed the Council's request that hotel men uphold fair conditions of labor in all instances when labor is employed. All beverage dispensers employed by the parlors are now and have been members of the Beverage Dispensers' Union. 'fees (9 a.m.). j..^ i 313 315 Ironworkers _ . , THURSDAY Painters. No. 138 ...-_.. HUDAY, MAY 11 Milk Salesmen. - .T.T. • ■■- 1 Plumbers. No. 170 _ 2 Machinists, No. 182 _ .-. 3 Trades Union Notes The Musicians' Union has had the Embassy Ballroom and CKMO removed from the unfair list. This practically cleans' out the remnants of the All-Canadian union in this city. Shingle Weavers report strike at United Shingle Mills, New Westminster as settled, with union scale for the men involved. A strike is now on at the Sterling Shingle Mill, sixty men being involved, on the question' of obtaining the NRA scale of pay, because the firm is cutting shingles for the United States market Other shingle firms who cut for the United States market have agreed to pay the NRA scale. -._,..-. »_■__. are certainly not free. ___ Bankers Control Today's Sun contains an article j Taxi Drivers reported City Taxi I By-law was being violated by some ot the smaller taxi firms, and asked | the Trades Council to urge City j Council to have by-laws enforced. Suggestion endorsed ,ich would do some &^\^,&^ .estion of hours of labor should *?£e*2S5afdefeateTa m&and Maltin* ComPany- relative ? io he annuo/) l«. <*. . imi_.ee vMterriayoeleated a motion etting unio men to work on the Irvine, member for, *on,tr*ction of the brewery. had not | been successful and work was being l carried on under unfair conditions. — —_. ..... -*,,.-- a motion K,< i „;,; 'SS ■:™,Ji«_.T™-2»1-^. °y William Irvine, member for $ftS-?3£? sTchC.-:^^^' ^ which, would tion would be of benefit. Mast Organise While people may, and will un iubtvdly, receive benefits and bet restrict the salaries of high bank officia.s to the amount of money received as salary by the Prime Minister of Canada. The Committee also », .. _.w._..-» ws ui-i- defeated a motion by the same mem- r conditions from social legislation, ber which would authorize bank em- is necessary, under any conditions,I payees to organize for the purpose ir them to have organizations of; of negotiating with their employers leir own through which they can! with respect to salaries, hours of ive voice and expression to their j work and general working condi- mirations and protect their own I tions. Here you have a case, of the iterests. We are living in an or- I most intensely and widely organized finized world and one in which the industry, who take upon themselves idividual, as an individual, has little the right to dictate as to how all • no say. Working people in many people shall lead their lives; who had [Stances have recognized this fact more to. do than any other agency id for that reason have co-operated in bringing about the so-called de- 1th their fellows and have formed pression; who had more to do with rganizations to heln and «««!«» .!•».•. i «- ........ ...... ■■_,. -vrni-U ■rganizations to help and assist them '• improving their well-being and, as result, have been better able, in tost cases, to meet the landlord and le grocer. It is this fact which has caused le continuance of the trade union lovement, irrespective of forms of overnment, of "isms" of all types, nd of the many outside influences 'hich have been brought to bear gainst it, as well as the efforts lade from time to time to destroy ; by boring from within. The rade union movement; not belong ig to anyone or being, an i n vefttj_m f anyone, but being a social trece's- ity, has continued, and will con- inue, in spite of what is brought gainst it. Narrow View of Employers It is hard to visualize one with lore narrow views* than the em ., ...... IMIII HIVIC LO UU Will causing unemployment and the cutting of salaries and wages than any other agency, and yet deny to their own employees, most of whom receive wages in no way commensurate with the work they perform, the right to organize and have anything to say regarding the conditions under which they have to work. Our reactions to such things are,—that labor created capital, and while we concede to capital under the present system in which we live, the right to a return on its investment, we say that Jhe _TJ.II :lfe__fl-.|_1i-__fer|fc_|i' to -We^vrTo only nas an investment of money. Bank employees have from time to time had a desire to form an organization for themselves but the bankers' organization has at all times immediately taken steps to stop employees from taking such aaaSaai . - ..-,■■-..- views uian tne em-i''"''.' ' loyer who denies the advantages of *"■'_?-_ __ ,_»_,,, nionlsm to his employees, and at H***1 *• O-wunm Overlooked lie same time, from bis favored' Some efforts are being made in osition, takes to himself the right Canada today—particularly in Brit- > belong to employers' organizations ish Columbia—to set up codes or r any union or organization of his 'aws for industry, but the fact of wn choosing. It is a regrettable the employees' - right to - organize, let that even today we have many which is one of the first things that jch employers. One thing that the was established hy the NRA, is being RA has done In the United States (Continued on page 6, col. 2) Camp and Mill Workers' Union reported opposition to new male inunimum wage act permitting a percentage of disabled men to work for -SO cents per hour in lumber mills, t'rades Council agreed to protest igainst this' low rate, feeling that imployers would take too much advantage of this provision. Delegate Jamieson asked if it was correct that the Longshoremen at present negotiating for increased wages are the same men, as stated in the daily papers, as those who helped break up the International Long- Shoremen's Association. Delegate Stewart, who was acting on the Board of Arbitration for these men, stated that they were now as good union men as any others. This reply was received with a great deal of amusement. ' Burnaby Civic Employees' Union asked council to send a speaker to the next meeting to inform the membership on the legislative proposals submitted by the Provincial Jxccutive to the Provincial Govern- "'.;;.-.- President Colin, McDonald agreed to attend the meeting. Milk Salesmen reported Delegate Taylor, of the. Fire Fighters' Union, and his wife, had done valuable work in boosting union milk, in their work on behalf of a children's aid organization. All-Canadian Strike Breaking Agency Advertisements are being placed in Winnipeg papers stating that Projectionists are wanted in Ontario. It is alleged that this advertisement is placed by the All-Canadian Congress of Labor in an effort to get the names and addresses of unorganized motion picture projectionists. . The All-Canadian Congress has attempted to place men in theatres where a dispute has taken place, but this policy has not been very successful, for out of a total of 85/ ■theatres in Toronto, only four have] The Council has forwarded a pro- Ibeen captured by the All-Canadian test to Ottawa against the action.of .way. * ■ \ the City Council for agreeing to put IV 'relief men to work on jobs formerly done by civic employees, who are now on relief. It is considered a dangerous precedent for the city to adopt as it can be extended to all employees, both private ahd civic. Communication from the Civic Employees' Union, Local 28, thanking the Secretary and President of the Trades Council for their help in organizing the City Park employees. Communication from the Retail Merchants' Association stating that they are in favor of business codes which will be equitable to producer, distributor, consumer and employee, and offering to address this council on the subject Not Stampeded by Special Powers Act After careful consideration of the question of the Special Powers Act, passed by the recent Provincial Legislature, the Legislative Committee of the Trades and Labor Council recommended that, in view of the need for quick and important changes and powers governing labor legislation, the opposition to it by Premier Bennett, Ex-preinier Mackenzie King, prominent company lawyers and big business, and also the trend of economic conditions manifesting themselves in other countries; that it was deemed advisable that the "matter be left in the hands of the Executive to call a special meeting of the Council If any action taken by the Cabinet under the Special Powers Act is considered detrimental to the Trades Union Movement." This recommendation was endorsed by a majority of the delegates present. Kitsilano Girl: Every time I look at you I think of a great man. Her Boy Friend.: You flatter me. Who is it. Kitsilano Girl: Darwin. Word was received ' from the Machinists' District Lodge, No. 2, drawing attention to the fact that the All-Canadian Congress of Labor has enrolled the strike-breakers into its organization,. who took the places 'of tbe men and women who were on strike against the Ontario Boys' Wear Company plant. Hotel Workers' Charter 115 New Unions in U. S. Minneapolis, Minn.—The Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Union and Bartenders' Alliance has issued 115 charters to new unions during the past year, many off them being Bartenders' unions, according to General President Edward Flore, who was-in Minneapolis making arrangements for tbe international convention to he heM here in August. The union now hi.- organizations in 400 cities. . LOST! ' ■ J The Patronage of Union Wj»^U-f^^^/!l^^^^°^~r\ WE DO NOT PATRONIZE The Stanley Theatre or Olympic Theatre Projectionists' Union and Trades and Labor Council •"V — 7^ Page, Two THE LABOR . STATESMAN May, 1934 HAZELWOOD ICE CREAM THE ONLY UNION-MADE ICE CREAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA MADE BY THE ' '! - - '.- Hazelwood Creamery, Ltd. E. S. WELIER. MANAGER V Phone: Seymour 2090 =-*-' 351 -SSB'Keefer Street, Vancouver, B.C. B. C DISTILLERY PRODUCTS at Reduced Prices RC. Three13tar Ryeim^ZZZ^IZ^MmZZZMM B. C. Special Rye Whisky.. 25 oz. $2.65 B. C. 12-year-old Rye Whisky. ............. 25 oz ^ .$3.15 Caledonia Whisky ...26 bz ....$2.65 Five Scots Whisky..: -26 pz.. $2.90 Sherriff's Gold Bond Whisky .26 oz. Speyside Whisky :..... .26 oz.. Monogram London Dry Gin ...25 oz.. Sterling London Dry Gin..... 25 oz.. ..$3.15 $3.40 $2.40 $2.65 PRICES REDUCED—but the QUALlA REMAINS THE SAME For Sale at Vendors, or direct from the Liquor Control Board Mail Order Department, Victoria, B. C. This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government ofBritish Columbia. Scott Gives System —Six Years of Travail Howard Scott has come and gone anu has rasped out orthodoxies with sardonic humor not to say contempt, anu given us six or seven years to repent or perish. He told Of the immense data that had been accumulated , to make the passage to technocracy intelligent and orderly. This Depression would not pass. All new machines were invented to prevent man work. What was the use of talking about men being put to work again. They could be put to leisure, with satisfied and contented minds, and with incomes from $10,000 to o-!u,000 a year. All debts. would have tn be swept out of existence. A new currency created that could only be spent. As soon as you are ready—when you have suffered enough; when your stomach and sp.ne begin to meet because there is no sustenance between, you may call upon the present rulers with no uncertain voice to come down and stop their foolery, as Cromwell said to the bishop, and let technocracy take charge. Well, that seems to be the drift of Scotts message. Courageous, don't you think? Nothing of the honeyed accents of Adam Smith. Ask him if the depression would pass, like otn.rs, he tells you that in six years there will be 34,000,000 unemployed in the United States, if the profit system goes on. If you read him seriously _ypu will not mind his. concentration on production and distribution. Nor be shocked at his professed indifference to morals and philosophy. You will know that morals will have a much more than hundred per cent chance of success —and religion—under the regime depicted than at the present time.— A. Buckley in The (North Shore) Review. $40,000,000 Relief ; Issue for New York Albany, N. Y.—The Assembly concurred with the Senate in passage of the Wicks Bill proposing $-10,000,000 unemployment relief bond issue to be submitted to the voters at the fall election. It also passed a second bill by Senator Wicks under which $10,- 000,000 will be immediately available if the bond issue is approved by the people. The bond issue was recommended by Governor Lehman in a special message. It would put the total spent by the State for relief of the jobless at $156,000,000. ' OTHER leading Brands are: OLD MILWAUKEE . . LAGER SILVER SPRING LACER ENGLISH BITTER urn BURTON type ALE X X X X 9TO UT ITS GOOD FOR YOU! # B.C. Bud is. a pure, healthful, invigorating and delicious pale lager that has been perfectly brewed and matured. Only the very choicest of rich malt, selected hops and tested yeast are used in its manufacture. You can always depend on the quality and flavor of B.C. Bud—that is why it has become such a favorite among those who appreciate good lager beer. BritUh Columbia malt beverage* are obtainable at all Government. Liquor Store*. . (product (OAST BREWERIES LTD.7* __:«i-_4-A»"*«*..i.>.- This __4vc.rtisr.ilcut is not published or displayed by thf Liquor Conf ^fm^rf^'iiKfrt I"* iter or1 by the Government -of British Columbia. TORONTO LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS' STRIKE SUCCESS A signal victory has been won by Toronto eloakmakers, members of locals of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, after a three-weeks strike in which some 1600 men and women workers were involved. Aa a result of the agreement reached with the employers, these members are back at work under conditions much superior to those obtaining prior to the walk-out. DETROIT PHARMACISTS WIN UNION PACT FROM LIGGETT Detroit, Mich.-*The Detroit Regis-' tered Pharmacists' Association secured an important agreement from the Liggett company which operates a number of drug stores here. L. P. Meagher, president of the association, said the agreement recognizes the union and reduces the hours of work to the 56-hour weekly minimum demanded by the union without slashing wages. UNION AGREEMENT SIGNED BY BIG FLORIDA BREWERY Jacksonville, Fla.—Officials of the newly formed Local, No. 171, of the International Union of the United Brewery, -Flour, Cereal and* Soft Drink Workers of America wbn s distinct achievement when they persuaded William Ostner, president of the Jacksonville Brewing Company, to sign 'an agreement to pay union wages and establish union hours and regulations. AUTO WORKERS ASK REAL - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Flint, Mich.—Genuine collective bargaining under NRA codes was demanded by 35,000 organized employees of General Motors Corporation in a telegram to General Hugh S. Johnson, Recovery Administrator, in Washington, signed by the financial secretaries of five locals of the United Automobile Workers of America affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. . San Diego Unions Urge 30-Hour Week San Diego, Cal.—The Federated Trades, and Labor Council of San Diego adopted a resolution recomJ mending tnat if Congress fails tc enact an absolute -thirty-hour week! law the Executive Council of tin American Federation of Labor is requested to undertake negotiation: with all international unions with the object of arranging a "national strike" to include the entire membership of all uni-i-is affiliated with the A. F. of L. as a measure to for ward the 30-hour demand. . '.' Intensive organizing work is liein_ carried on by all San Diego unions The carpenters' union, which hai duplicated its membership in the past few months, initiated 17 new mem bers at its last meeting. The paint ers' union initiated 20 new member.* and had ?5 new applications on file The culinary workers' union is wag ing a stronp <;glit to defeat the ami union wages and hours imposed or their member, by two restaurants. Duluth Milk Drivers Enroll 200 Memben Duluth, Minn.—Six months ag< six forward-looking, up-and-comin_ men started something here ant today they have contracts with si> dairies under which the more thai 200 co-workers who have united t< form:"Local" No. 732 of the Mill Drivers' and dairy Employee! Union. And this tells only a I'art of th< story. . .Three other* creameries ar on the string, with the managers o two won to the ideal of unionizing' their men, and the third declaring himself neutral, and that at least hi will not oppose if his drivers joii the union. COAL YARDS ELECT UNION MEN FOR REPRESENTATIVE! Duluth, Minn.—Organized labo here won a decided victory in thi election by coal yard employees tc name committees to represent thi men in- collective bargaining with thi employers. In 56 out of 60 election conducted the trade union candi dates were elected, and under thi ruling of the. National Labor Boar. these committees will be recognizee as representing all of the men. COORS BREWING CO. COES UNION AFTER LONG FIGH1J Goldon, Colo. — After eighteetj years of militant opposition to uniotl wages, hours and relations, the Coon] Brewing Company here, when con] fronted with serious losses to busi ness during the last few months accepted the inevitable and reached an agreement with the Internationa? Union of the United Brewery, Flour Cereal and Soft Drink Workers o:jf America recognizing the union. MEXICAN SUGAR COMPANIES FIGHT WAGE BOOST EDICT I Mexico City.—Vera Cruz Statij sugar companies will suspend operl ations unless the State Labor Hoan rescinds its recent edict ordering ij 50 per cent wage increase for thelil workers, according to FulgenchJ Rojas, representative of these com [ panics, who is here to interviev j President Rodriguez regarding 11 modification of tne board's measure j The board established 1.50 peso. I about 40 cents) as the minimunl daily wage for agricultural worker:] from the 1 peso they formerly re'I ceived. The higher daily wage swell: thc payrolls to an extent whicll works a hardship upon them, thi | sugar companies contend. Turbine plant employees strike for pay increasil Hartford, Conn.—Employees o: [ the Terry Steam Turbine Compan; I of this city, 1100 in number, wen! on a strike when their demand fo: I a 50 per cent wage increase wail refused by the management, whicll is operating under the Klectrica I NRA Code. ARKANSAS TEACHERS FORM A. F. OF L. UNIOt. Little Rock, Ark. — Forty-tw^l teachers in the rural schools of Pul I sski county met here and organize)! as a local of the American Federal tion of Teachers, affiliated with thi| American Federation of Labor. This is the first A. F. of L. rural teachers' organization in Arkansasl but the union officials predict thai other locals will be formed in thi | State within the next few months. JACKSON ORGANIZED LABOR ENLARGES UNION STRENGTtl Jackson, Mich.—Organized labo I here is greatly elated over the inl creased membership which the trad<[ unions have recently secured. ____-__-_-_— ■7W •mmmmmummmM fay, 1934 r *. r'J .-.THE LABOR STATESMAN Page Three Just Arrived! ABOL Insecticide The world's best spray for' killing all insect pests on Roses, etc. Recommended by leading Horticultural authorities, and used in the Royal Gardens. Pint. ..... 85c Quarts $1.50 >/2 Gallons $2.25 Gallons. $4.00 3 Gallons $11.50 873 Granville St. Dairymen, Bakers and Farmers Picket Store .Minneapolis, Minn.—Members of the Makers' Union here and organized, farmers -connected with the Farm Holiday Association picketed the C. Thomas Stores, Inc., in Minneapolis, Anoka and Cambridge. 'i n is company has insisted on employing non-union bakers for a num- Der of months and consequently has- been boycotted by the Bakers' linjon. .Shortly after this the C. Thomas Mores, Inc., undertook to chisel the price. This was not only an attack upon the organized farmers but was aiso an attack upon 'the wages of in no milk drivers who are members of the Milk Drivers' and Dairy Eni^ ployees' . Union. These organized workers know that if a price war were precipitated the cut in the end would come out of their pay cheques and the price the farmer was paid ^or his milk. Consequently, they joined with the farmers in picketing the chain store concern. T£- take- this means of invit- . ing you to become another .f our great number., of satisfied bustomers. Vancouver Safety Deposit Vaults Offer you absolute protection for your securities at less than a cent a day. BOXES, »2.60 A YEAR UP. Hours: 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays: 10 to I p.m. 402 WEST PENDER STREET Movie Operators Win $45-$75 Weekly Scale St.' Louis, Mo The organized laoor movement here won an outstanding victory tor the validity of union labor agreements in the arbitration award made by Dr. William u. I'aiinii, superintendent of the St. i.ouis County Hospital, giving the motion picture machine operators employed in 32 Independent theatres in the city of. St. Louis and St. i.ouis county a In per cent wage increase retroactive to September, with .si-i,57.ri.-'7 in back pay distributed to uoout Hud employees. Under the award the operators will be paid $75 per week in moving p.cture theatres seating over 70U persons, with the exception of five theatres where the scale is $06.50, and $45 per week in theatres seat- nig tewer than 700 persons except two, which paid $.7.50 under tne old agreement. Wash. Building Trades Adopt 30-Hour Week Seattle, Wash.—A rousing build- in., trades conference here, consisting of 15j0 delegates from all parts ot the State and a number from Portland, Ore., assembled for the purpose of drafting uniform wages, iioiiis and conditions for individual and collective crafts, declared in favor of the six-hour day and five- day week for all building trades workers and set a' minimum scale of $1.50 per hour for mechanics and $1 per hour for laborers. The workday, . the conference said, should be Detween 9 a.rnr7Bnd 4 p.m., with noon hour of one-half or one hour as desired. The conference also adopted a number of rules relative to shifts and other work conditions and set up the Building Trades Section of the State Federation of Labor as the clearing house and governing body to give effect to the resolutions adopted. )emand'" DAD'S ORIGINAL OATMEAL COOKIES Health Cookie Simply Delicious! DAD'S COOKIE COMPANY Phone Bay. 8780 (2625 West Fourth At.., Vancouver INDEPENDENT UNDERTAKING OO. LTD. a txaxx iDwisDi H*»OLD X. IDWUDI 705 w. Broadway rati, sat Fruit aad Raisin Bread, Pastry, Meat Pies, and Pumpkin Pies. THE ESTHER BAKERY *B.<nMi X1gh\*n« UN 3728 HASTINGS STREET EAST I. JENTAL TECHNICIANS WIN PAY INCREASE A $65 minimum 40-hour week and •-cognition of the union were won >y the New York City dental laboratory workers after a short strike. The strikers were members of Dental Technicians' . Union, No. 19262, lirectly affiliated with the American federation of Labor. ORDERS FOR MILLIONS OF NRA COTTON CODE LABELS The Cotton Code. Authority has been receiving orders at the rate of 4,000,000 a, day and has already accumulated some 30,000,000. Quantities on. hand amount to 60,000,000 to 70,000,000, for the definite purpose of avoiding the slightest cause of complaint during these rush days for supplies. The code goes into effect May 1st. SOUND TECHNICIANS ELECT UNION ACENTS Hollywood, Calif. — Legitimate trades unionism won a decided victory here when the sound technicians voted for collective bargaining representatives to conduct negotiations with employers in the studios. The ballots showed 448 votes for the international Association of Technical Sound. Engineers against 03 votes and one vote, respectively, for two organizations not connected with any bona fide international labor union; -T. JOSEPH ORGANIZED CLERKS MAKE BIG GAINS St. Joseph, Mich.—The first year's work of the St. Joseph Retail Clerks' Union resulted in. an increase from a group of seven charter members to a membership of about. 500, according to reports of officers of the union. At the present time, about 140 stores are completely organized and display the union's card. The union has members in three large chain organizations, filling stations, furniture, clothing, dry goods, and cigar stores and many other businesses. FAVOR MINERS' UNION Salt Lake City, Utah.—An election for employee representation conducted at the Columbia Steel cpal mine in Carbon county resulted in an overwhelming vote for the United Mine Workers of America. Out of 113 employees voting, 106 favored the miners' union. Columbia Steel is a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. NEW BEDFORD WORKERS WIN ' STRiKE FOR HIGHER WAGES New Bedford, Mass.-—la the midst of a strike declared by a large number of its.employees, most of whom are women and girls, the Harwood Underwear Corporation here signed a complete union contract with the New Bedford Local of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of .America. TEXTILE WORKERS' UNION MAKES BIG STRIDES Nearly "40 locals of the United Textile Workers have been organized in the last four months in Mecklenburg and Gaston countries, North Carolina. Bakery Salesmen of Detroit Win Increase An important union victory is the agreement- which the Bakery Wagon Drivers' Local Union No. 51, Detroit, recently organized, secured from- the Grennan Bakeries, Inc., which provides a minimum weekly wage of $25 for route salesmen plus five per cent over net sales of $150 and establishes a quitting time of 5:30 p.m. for grocery -route- nren~antt7ti.30. p.m. for restaurant route men. When routes are cut Wages equal to those previously earned for three months are to be paid after the cut is made. Extra salesmen get $25 a week, all wages must be paid weekly, six holidays with pay per year are provided, and the company will pay 5 per cent interest annually on cash deposits required of its employees. ALL COLORADO BREWERIES HAVE UNION AGREEMENTS Trinidad, Colo.—The Schneider Brewing Company here signed a closed shop agreement with Brewery Workers' Local Union, No. 373, providing for a substantial increase in wages for one year from May 1. Michael Livoda, secretary of the Trinidad Central Labor Union and vice-president of the Colorado State Federation of Labor, declared that with this closed shop agreement every brewery in Colorado is a union establishment. METALIFEROUS MINERS WANT A 30-HOUR WEEK Washington.—The 30-hour week without exceptions as necessary to employ the jobless, and wage rates running from $31.25 for shop sawyers' helpers to $33.60 for surface Helpers, $50.75 for power house operators and $72 for helmet men were recommended for employees in the metaliferous mining industry by Tnomas Brown, president of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Sme|ter Workers, in the hearings held here by the National Recovery Administration on the code of fair competition for the copper industry. 34 NEW UNIONS FOUNDED IN UTAH SINCE JANUARY 1 Salt Lake City, Utah,—The organized labor movement of Utah continues to make rapid progress in its campaign to bring everyone of the 300,000 working men and women in the State into the ranks of organized labor, declared M. I. Thompson, president of the State Federation of Labor, who reported that since January 1, 34 new local unions in 14 cities of the State have been organized. FLORIDA UNIONS MAKE BIC MEMBERSHIP GAIN West Palm Beach, Fla.—The strength of trade unions in Florida has more than doubled during the last year, declared Wendell C. Heaton, president of the State. Federation of Labor, in his annual report to all central bodies. This achievement is the result of organization campaigns carried on throughout the State, with large results not only in Jacksonville, Pensa- cola, Tampa and Miami, but also in the smaller cities. V, IMPORTANCE OF WORKERS' ORGANIZATIONS. IWWPfl.K.V-MM-.oni, codes of fair competition made be fore the National Recovery Administration here by the selfish groups which own and control our agencies used in the production of food, clothing, shelter and the other necessities and conveniences of life continually demonstrates the importance of working men and women in all industries organizing compactly In unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. THINGS FOR MEim Gillette Razor and Blue Blade for ..,'. _ 25c Lucky Stroke Blades -for Gillette _... .'>..; .'..5 for 19c Gillette Razor, Lather Brush and Cream for .../-, . 75c Easy Shave—Brushless Cream Tubes ~ 25e "Scorcher" Stropper for Gillette Blades ,,. „ $1.00 Razor Strops ...'.. - 75c, $l.25,$l.50 and $3.00 Whisk Broom—Special, regularly 50c for......._ _.._ _ 29c We apjir.clat. your patrons*.. I Ws t_wol_-ls. In trying to supply -^—Wo can plMM yon. Crlvo - _ _. tho v.rjr best In shaving- ■ ■ us a trial.——■ ; T-. requisites. B. C. BARBER SUPPLY & SUNDRIES LTD. 64 WEST HASTINGS ST. Phone Trin. 5717 VANCOUVER, B. C. Pacific Coast Terminals Ltd. Complete Terminal Service Fastest Growing Terminals in All British Columbia Port of New Westminster BRITISH COLUMBIA '■** Healthful Beverages • - ;* Made in British Columbia by British Columbian '. Union Workmen SILVER SPRING LAGER BURTON TYPE ALE B. C. BUD LAGER OLD MILWAUKEE LAGER XXXX INVALID STOUT OLD MILWAUKEE BLUE RIBBON PILSENER CASCADE LAGER BEERS CREAM STOUT For Sale at Vendors, or direct from the Liquor Control Board Mail Order' -- Department, Victoria, B. C. Agon Is, in which are associated; Vancouver Breweries Ltd. Coast Breweries Ltd. UNION BREWERIES This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liqqor Control Board or bv the Government of British Columbia. ^'. •;* Page Four THE LABOR STATESMAN May, 1934 Trades Union Directory LABOR HEADQUARTERS. 529-531 BEATTY STREET Vanconv.r Trades snd tabor Conncll - President, C. McDonald, general secretary. Percy R. Bensoufcli. Office. .00 I.ahar Headnuartera. S.I neatty St Phone Sey. 74.6 Meets' In Labor Hall il . p.m. on the first, and third Tuesday- In month Bakery and Coni-otlonery Worksrs" International Union. Local No. 411, meeta first snd third Saturday In in..mi, at 7:00 p.m. at Labor Headquarters. President. It. P. Davis; Secretary'. Office. Boom 104. Labor Headquartera: Hours 0:10 a.m. to 12 noon. Phone: Bey. 3349 B.v.rag-. Dispensers' Onion, local 876 —Meets last Sunday In the month at 8-p.mi, 402 Homer Street. President. M. J. Gnlvln: Bualnesa Agent, T. J. Hanafln: Office. 402 Homer Street;. Phone Seymour 478J. Bayview 165B-H Hours. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brldg-e snd Structural Iron Workers, Local 97, Int. Assoc. — Meets every aecond and last Wednesday. Hall 311, Labor Headquarters, at 8 p.m. Pres. ■' •" ■-- ild, - m-!^, i R. McDonald, Fras. 1.67-R": Secretary. J. P. Rankin. Room 311, Labor Head- unrters. Phonea: Office, Sey. 74»6; esldence. High. 136--L. Bnlldlnr Tradss Conncll, Vanconvsr— Meeis second and fourth Tuesday In Hall JU. Labor Headquartera. President. E. H. Morrison; secretary-treaa- •irer W page. Room 301. Lahor .Headquartera. Phone 8ey. 7405. ■arb.rs' Journeyman InUrnatlonal Union of Aminos—Local 120. meets •econd and fourth Tuesdays In each month. In Hall NO. 3. Lsbor Headquartera. President, Fred Dawe; Sec- Treaa., C. ?:. Herrett. Office. J04 Labor Headquarters. Bookbinders' local Ho. 106, Int. Brotherhood — Meets second Tuesday in month at Professional and Business Woman's Club. Empire Bidsr.. 603 Hastings W. President, F. J. Milne, I486 Pendrell; Secretary, Miss O Grossman, 2038 Columbia St. ■ rloklay.rs and Masons International Union _ro. 1—Room 100. Labor Head- quarters. Meets second Wednesday, In Hnll No. 3. President. L. Padgett, . Phone Bfcyvlew 1668-R; Secretary. W. S. Dagnall. 1442 East 20th, Phone Fair. 846-R; Fin. Sec, Albert Wright, 1349 Eaat __th. Phone Fair. 6560-X. Camp and Mill Worksrs- federal labor Union No. 31—Vancouver and vicinity meeta every second Wednesday at 8 p.m., at 644 Powell Street E. Pres Ident. T. Slide; Secretary, Umesuki Taknlchi. Citr Rail Employ...' Association— Meeia first Wednaadsy of each month at • 196 East Pender St. at 6 p.m Prealdent, D. Sqiuilr: Treasurer and Bualnesa Agent. W. J. Scribbins, 1208 Pender St. B.; Secretary. J. Tarbuck. 3617 West 25th. Union, local third Fridays In ihe Oivto Employee s' ... Meets nrat nnd third _ _____ month at 186 East Pender, at 8 p.m. President. P. Floyd, 2276 Eaat 61st St.; Secretary-Treasurer, Oeorge Harrison, 2427 Triumph Street. Electrical Worksrs. __ooal 313, International arott-srhood — Meets flrat and third Monday, at 8 p.m., at Labor Headquarters. President, J. M. Beeser; Business Manager, E. II. Morrison- Office. 201 Labor-Headquarters. Phone Sey. 3610. Fire Fighters, No. 18, International Association of—Meets 2nd or 3rd Thursday at 195 East Pender. President, N. McDonald. 1136 McLean Drive: Financial Secretary, C. A. Watson, 1628 East 13th Avenue. ' - -a.klnlat.' Local B9J --President. Thos '8111s. 1352 Burrard St.; Secretary. P. It. Bengough. Office, Room 300, Labor Headquarters. Meets on second and fourth Tuesdays In Hall 111. KUk Wagon Drivsre and Dairy Employees, Local 484 — Office: 308 Labor Headquarters. Meets second and fourth Fridays In Hall No. 1. President, O. T. Blackman; Secretary- Treas.. Birt Showier, 2841 Triumph; Phone High, 6327. ■ Motion Picture Projectionists' Union, Local 848, I. A.T.S.E. and M. P. M. O. —Meets 11:46 p.m. first Wednesday each month In the Elks Club, 901 Dunsmulr St. President, L. Clark, phone Sey. 667-0; Secretary. J. H. Leslie, Box 345; Business Manager, ' F. G. Graham, phone .Trln. 5708. Hii.lci.ns' Mutual Prot.ctlT. Union. Looal 14S, A. T. of M.—Meets at the O.W.V.A. Auditorium, second Sunday -it 10 a.m. President. J. Bowyer; General Secretary, Edward A; Jamie- son. Office. Suite 307-319 West Pender Street. Phone Douglas 2290. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Book Bnlld.ra, Looal Ho. 3404—Meets every Friday night at 8 o'clock In 122 Hastings St. W. President. J. McGuffle; .las Thomsort, Secretary, p. o. Box one Sey. 787s. _ jus/ -mo _-Ut-i£Jio 'lumbers In tern a tli Plumbers And SUa__ntt.rs. International Association—_ second Friday in Hall No. No. 170; !eets every Jdent. C. Little; Financial Secretary, *C. Pritchard. phone Kerr. 105-L; Financial Secretary's Office, Labor Headquarters, Rooms 306-7. Street and Electric Railway Employeess. Pioneer Division No. 101—Meets K. P. Hall, 8th and Scotia, first and third Mondays at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. President, T. R. Carson; Recording Secretary, J. P. Pittendrigh; Financial , Secretary and Business Agent. Fred Griffin. Office: Corner Prior and Main streets: phone Trln. 4630. Sheet M.tal Workers' Association, Looal Union No. 380—Meeta second and fourth Thursdays In Hall No. 2. President, Thos. Burke; Business Agent and Secretary. D. MacPherson. 308 Labor Headquarters. Taxi, stage and BBS Drivers, Local 181 —Meets second Monday .at 8 p.m. and second Tuesday at 10:80 a.m. Prealdent, W. Sweln. Office: 306 Labor Headquartera; Phone, Sey. 7495. Tailors' Journeymen Union of Amerioa, Monday, each month. 6 p.m. Executive meeta fourth Monday of every month In Labor Headquartera President, Colin McDonald; Secretary, W. Local No. 178—Meetings held second W. Hocken, 1681 llth Ave. B.; Financial SecreUry. H. Nordltind, 1810 llth Ave. E. Typographical Union, No. 336—President. C. S. Campbell: Vice-President. T A. Holland: Secretary-Treasurer, R. H. .Veelanda. 300-2 Labor Headquarters. Meeta laat Sunday of each month ni 2 p.m.. In Hall No. 1. Labor Headquarters. \fm**pastiy: ' FOR SOUND INDUSTRY Industry and trade are tha moans by which a country makes effective use of natural wealth. The Royal Bank has always been ready to encourage sound Canadian enterprise. It has maintained this attitude through many years of varying conditions. ROY A4r-frA1si"tC OF CANADA I . is 1 THE ALL-CANADIAN WAY The reputation of the' All-Canadian .Con_rres- of Labor is going IrBm had to worse. Launched, as it was in the first instance, by disgruntled members -of international unions, who failed to get up In the pie counter, and having failed to build up the organization with true r. i «. __■_>• m ,..„;.,. i-.-lit,.. ib|ue union men, the organization has R. E. S. Walla. Managing Editor \&[i ^ ear.m_,rkg now 0f a racket PRESS COMMITTEE: The Labor Statesman Published -last Thursday in month, at Labor Headquarters, Vancouver, IS. C. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades ■andXaJier Council. ___. Prlilfi' r"-nli'iiiuiiwi __■' nil lliinlTWiilHI (Machinist Trades); H. H. Neelands (Printing Trades); W. Page. Han Mcpherson (Building Trades); B. Showier (Teaming Trades); T. Hanofln (Beverage Trades); C. Herrett (Label Trades); Bert Speed (Transportation Trades). Subscription Rates: $1.00 per Y.ear; to Unions, 4c per member per month. Phone: Seymour 6379 , ,t Vancouver, Canada, May, 1934 BIG BATTLE LOOMING Judging by information coming from the United States there is every indication that a tremendous battle is pending between the organized labor movement and the powers that are now in control of the production and distribution of industrial and agricultural wealth. . During' the past few months the organized labor movement has carried on an intensive organization campaign, and at the same time " it has lent every assistance to the Government in carrying out the National Recovery program, but in this battle it is quite possible that the Government may»Canadian unions seriously, but now tl.a. wiU .make.trades unionism stink in the nostrils of the (initiated. The story we told about this organization filling the places of strikers in the Ontario Boys' Wear Company, we learn has been attempted time and again in Ontario among other trades. We were under the impression that Vancouver was the only place that was i pestered with that kind of racket, but we find that we were only part of a national campaign. We are pleased to . note, however, that their rackets do not lastWery long and, sooner or later, the would- be pie-card artists fall out among thamselv-6 like they have in.Vancouver. We are now looking forward to a nice lot of mud-slinging over the efforts of a former campaign manager to obtain an alleged salary from the gang who ran as Tolmie candidates during the last provincial election. We are also expecting to hear that the police have busted up a nice little racket by which a smaller gang of this organization are collecting funds from business, men. ■ A short time ago a lot of tickets were sold for an orchestral concert and the advertised orchestras were* not connected with the organization and were therefore not in attendance atthe fiasco 'that Tttket pufcTiSsers"found" it to 1.9. A- few years ago we took the All- jk__>l_r*'rvr» International Notes Seattle Embalmers' Union report that the efforts being made to form a state-wide organization is tne-fiting with tremendous success. They desire to have the same conditions as Union Embalmers have obtained recently in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. _ city -100 per cent organized. The International. Longshoremen's Union is the largest in the city. The Chairman of the Harbour Commission recently said: 'The great activity at the piers is most heartening, and no greater feature of this picture Is the splendid co-operation of the Halifax Longshoremen, whose work Is k credit to them and to their organization." A Checkers Union has been .,,,,.. ,...___.,_.___, „_.,. „„_._.. granted an A. F. of JW-charteM-r -WHY-TEACHERS GET GREY! -.-faJtfarr-Novir Scotia. This will make the waterfront workers in that become more of an onlooker .than a participant in the struggle, for organized labor has come to the conclusion that the Government is merely a pawn in the hands of the bankers and big business. Organized labor has seen** the Government making valiant efforts to put the NRA into operation and it has seen the industrialists and bankers defy the Government to put into operation any codes or laws which they object to. This attitude on the part of big business has so aroused the workers that thousands of them, who hitherto had looked upon a trades union as simply a dues collecting organization, are now flocking to its ranks to help" battle for the higher wages that are long overdue and for the shorter hours of labor that are so imperative to the reduction of unemployment and increasing of, purchasing power. These new organizations, composed of men and women long held in check by fear of losing their jobs, have become so enthused and aroused that it does not take them long to insist on a showdown with their bosses, hence we And that in almost every city in the United States, some newly formed organization is battling out with the boss. Back of them stands the old unions and encouraging them are other unions who have but recently settled a successful strike. These strikes appear to us to be just the beginning of a huge battle on the industrial front. The American Federation of Labor has organized 1800 new locals during the past year, and the number organized by the" International and national unions are not yet available, but when it is remembered that these organized 2953 locals unions for the year ending September, 1933, as against 386 federal unions chartered directly by the American Federation of Labor, the number must be high. The membership in the old unions have also increased tremendously, some of them reporting increases amounting to. 1000 per cent. And when one considers that this has been done despite the fact that some 11,000,000 workers are still unemployed, we begin to get a picture of the temper and desires of working men and women. ' ' 'TW'TraSetXSxwn Movement finds itself being forced into a battle which will not be pleasant to visualize'. It would sooner obtain better wages and shorter hours without strikes, but knowing that labor produces all the wealth, and that every labor-saving device is an unemployment menace, it stands to reason that those who are organized will not accept poverty in the midst of plenty simply because a lot of employers of labor insist upon keeping up the cutthroat competition which they think will keep their business alive and increase their profits. Organized labor knows that there can be an abundance of everything for everybody, and if the Government is powerless to bring about that condition, then organized labor will have to step into the breech and take the_-destiny of the workers into "TEs own hands. And that sentiment is just as applicable to Canada, as it "Cowhide is what Is used to keep is to the United States or to Great the cows together." Britain that the remnants have adopted these tactics, we feel that people in all walks of life should be duly warned. TO UNION SECRETARIES We are taking this opportunity of drawing your attention to a firm of florists who advertise in this paper, and who are worthy of your patronage, when ordering wreaths or floral displays. Officials of organized labor who have patronized Brand's have found that their service, cost and quality have given the best of satisfaction. Please remember this firm, whose place of business is at 873 Granville Street Union Men Get On Construction Job Non-union construction workers who were receiving 60c an hour on the brewery job now under. construction for the Saki Brewing and Malting Company, have been displaced and union men hired in their places at the union rate of 87Vsc per hour. The trouble arose at this place through the Building Contractors' Association agreeing among themselves to pay only 60c per hour for carpenters and other construction workers,' but after strenuous efforts had been put forth by Secretary Bengough of the Trades and Labor Council, and by the Building Trades Council, . the contractor agreed to the union scale. This is the first large job u.m/i which the low scale planned by the contractors' association failed to operate and should encourage the building trades to continue the battle against the association. Delegate MacPherson of the Sheet Metal Workers' Union reports that the contract for sheet metal work has been let to a union firm. The Comics Are Becoming More Comical Charlie Stewart of the Street Rail* waymen's Union, who has become a little god because of his activities in the vest-pocket cliques o_vthe Communist movement around here, is a very good, .x»mpj/e.ftf..the. type of men who support the Comics. His recent reference to the men who filled the places of the longshoremen who went on strike to better their conditions as now being good union men, and who have recently again boasted of having helped the Snipping Federation to break that strike, is on a par with the statements he made at the Arena on May 1st. At that meeting he expressed much regret at the fact that his fellow workers on the street railway were not demonstrating on the streets in honor of May Day, but the peculisr thing about it is that this same Charlie Stewart had only just previously left his street car, after operating it in the morning and evening shifts. It seems to be about time that the Street Railwaymen took a tumble to this man's comic connections. VWhat a very long pie!" exclaimed the young husband when the dessert was served. "It's really too UNION DAIRIES Vancouver ASSOCIATED DAIRIES, LTD. Fairmont 1000 VALLEY DAIRY, LIMITED Bayview S53 ROYAL DAiftV, UrViTTH} Fairmont' 1254 VANCOUVER HEIGHTS DAIRY Highland 2228 STEVE'S DAIRY . Bayview 2192 V ..'" W '■' .-. NetkrWestminster ASSOCIATED DAIRIES, LTD. New Westminster 1445 ' North Vancouver ASSOCIATED DAIRIES, LTD. 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" I can't help it," replied the bride.l "I shopped all over town and that! was the shortest rhubarb I could flnd| anywhere." V M*y, 1934. T H E. LA B 0 R STATESMAN ...Page Five ,' , 1-, —,_.. ,.'■ i.— '56 VANCOUVER DRUG COMPANY, UMITED DRUGS AT CUT PRICES PBOWT SCLITEBT. TELEPHONE TO0__ BE ABLEST TABCOWEB ' XXVtt COBTPAB-T STOBE. THIS BOTE THE • .' <Jl.AI.ITY — SEBVICE — 8 AVISO: -TODAY AHD SATURDAY SPECIALS—HAY 4B»^Bll4_Stt__J^___ ■^t^Tm'WiSrisoTtltZZZIZ.—-JS* .35 J. A J. New Era Gauxe. .97 Thermos Bottle: pint a___..l: .« 5 r»r«I« _ ...— :.'. .as 7S Thennoa Filler; pint alse -M -' Hydrogen Peroxide. S-ox .14 .25 Beau-Almond Cram .16 -5« Gennol-fie • :....., .44 .15 Moth Balls: per lb. -..—_ .08 . 1» Epsom Salts * Its for .19 .26 Odarnaptha Flakes - ,14 '» Shav.n.. Brush - -.2 .10 Black Band Nipples 4 tax .14 .»<.. Pinaud.8 Pace Powder .35 j.50 Vanex Milk of Magnesia M K Vgt Poc»rt Comb with .10 Gaalte for Motha: per doxen. AS . *ir't> c,,p. - M .15 Styptic Pencil (Bakellle .50 Or. Keida Ecaema Lptfon .26 • ...«•»*) _-_,-_-____• - j; Hotac-ic. C*rboJ______r.-__-c_-i-. "So t'reo-|iisinfec_int..l«=<»,.-~-1=-is_i "—CMntnt-_"r*.— ,-•_•■-•.-.-. •»« VABCOIJ VBB** OWH DSOO TBLBPKOHB YOUB WiSTS. HTBBTBBB WB * A YB ■TOMS « TOO* Wh.n Batter Cak.a ana Paatrt.. ar. Mad.. W.'U Mak. 1m! Golden Role Bakery 00., LTD. TWO ADD_ftBSES: 9S7 Granville St. - Sey. 8656 598 Granville St. - Sey. 2641 The London Bakery Gold Wheat Bread Fairmont 122 439 7th At.. E. Demand VAN BROS.' Pore Apple Cider LIONS GINGER ALE or ORANGE KIST The. only Union Soft Drink Firm in Vancouver! Phon.: __]_-_. fO 10S5 TeBBS-B Dr. m Phon.: Bay. 1494 STAR STEAM LAUNDRY CO. LTD. 1119 BICHABJ-S STBEET |Leighton'$ Work To Be Shown in Gallery A fine collection of water-colours lliy A. C. Leighton, R.B.A., will be on ■view at the Vancouver Art Gallery, ■Georgia Street, open Hay 18 and ■closing May 27. I Mr. Leighton spends much of his Itihie in British Columbia and some ■of his best works have been obtained ■in the Rockies. I This., artist has become known ■throughout the Dominion in a very ■short time, and is noted for his <_t- Icellence in composition, subtly of Icolour harmonies, vigorous brush ■work, transparency of shadows, and ■choice of subject, which are rendered ■without the slightest part of affects- Ition or bravado. His washes are ■clean in colour and seem to be ■rendered with facility and abandon. ■They are bold without being brutal, ■colourful without being gaudy, and ■ usually have atmospheric qualities ■which are admirable. I The work of this artist is highly ■spoken of in the London, England, ■dailies, and has been on exhibition lat the Salon, Paris, Royal Academy, | London, and the Royal Canadian URGES UNORGANIZED TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL UNIONS (Continued from Page 1) entirely overlooked. And just as long as men are denied the right to form a union, we cannot say that we have good government or that our people, have freedom. Again we have some employers who have given assistance to the formation of company unions, that is, a union that the employer controls and operates. These unions are built entirely for the benefit of the employer, their, function is to deprive the worker of the right to have an organization of his own choice, that would truly represent him and operate in his best interests. We discourage employees from participating in such mutual admiration societies which are formed only to hoodwink the employees and deprive them, in many cases, of their just right-. Union. 50 Years Old The organisations which this Council represents have been established in- Canada, in most cases, for fifty years. They were built by working people, and like capital and industry our affiliations are world wide. We are sjKliated through the medium of theTTrades and Labor Congress of Canada with the British trade union movement and the International Federation of Trade Unions. We are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Our organization is not an experiment It has stood the test of years, and while being loyal to the country in which we live, our unions are broad-minded and recognize the advantages of international affiliations The recent conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations held in Banff, Alberta, in considering the possibilities of conflict within the Pacific area, came to the conclusion that one of the most potent agencies for peace in the world today is the International Trade Union Movement. The wave of nationalism and jingo patriotism which is being given voice to in many countries can only lead* to future warfare. Imafinery Boundaries We recognize that capital, knowing no boundaries, having no national limitations, can best be met by workers' organizations having like formation. No country today, irrespective of the kind of government, can live within itself. Improved travel facilities are each day making tbe world smaller and more international. In the fact of such facts, we advise working people who wish to organize to become affiliated with the International Trade Union Movement; to advise otherwise would be to go back fifty years. During the so-called depression that we have gone through, like all other lines of endeavor, our organizations in varying degrees have N. Yt Taxicab Drivers Oust Communist Leader New York.—Amicus Most, organizer of the Bronx local of the Taxi- cab Drivers' Union of Greater New York, said that Samuel Orner and Joseph Gilbert, respectively president' and organizer of the Manhattan' local, had* been ousted from their positions because of their - responsi- oility for the failure 6T "the recent general strike of taxicab drivers. The action was taken at a meeting of the joint council of the union. Orner and Gilbert, virtual leaders of the last strike during its embattled period, were brought before the council on charges of trying to advance "the narrow, sectarian and political interests of .the Communist party" instead of thinking of the welfare of 3.0,000 taxicab drivers in -he strike. •'We've finally got rid of Communist misleading," Most said, "and will now proceed to get an A. F. of L. charter for ths rebuilding -of the I Academy. I He is a member of seven art suffered. However, people who have ■societies in England and Canada, ahd had a trade union have had some lis represented in many galleries and I advantages. In the last few years ■ private collections. His home is' we have seen wages reduced till Ilocated at the foot of the Rockies, I adjoining the Sarcee Indian Reservation, Calgary. I Mr. Leighton organized the Al- Iberta Society of Fine Arts and is I now its president, and he fills the I chair as Director of Art fn the Pro- I vincial Institute of Technology and I Art, Calgary. | lie has been a keen and careful I student of Nature and render* it in In particularly interesting and truth- 1 f al way, without any doubt to the I beholder as to its intent and I meanini man could not live on them. Unscrupulous employers have taken advantage of prevailing conditions to a degree in some instances beyond belief. 16 a Week Wage Only yesterday a news item reporting a. case in the local police court, set out the case of a man with dependents, being employed as a fully qualified butcher for f6 per week. We are endeavoring to get the name of the firm as we believe that people have a right to such in rlicago is in the throes of an epidemic of strikes because the new head of the State Complanee Board fired all the old staff, who were conscientiously working in the interests of the workers, and put in a new gang who gave heed to the bosses' side of every trouble. - ^^ar^^ fsmsmon. This is merely one in- l^ffl_^__-T3_*--3»-'i-^-'1 ^stance of many, and shows to what degree advantage has been taken of people's misery. We have seen many such things as this, and many things done that were not fair, and on account of people not being organized there was nothing that they could do about it. They have rights, true, as a citizen; rights which are Pure Oil Refinery Recognizes Union Port Arthur, Texas.—Officials of the Pure Oil Refinery at Smith's bluff near here, recognizel Local No. 228, Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America, as the collective bargaining agency for the men in the plant. The agreement is regarded as a big victory for organized labor. The Pure Oil Refinery is the first refinery in the Sabine district to recognize an American Federation of Labor union as the proper representative of.refinery employees in negotiating contracts covering wages, hours, and work conditions. Reflecting the prevalent enthusiasm over the unionization of the Pure Oil Refinery, Local No. 23 of the Refinery Workers here initiated 150 members at its last meeting, with 50 applications held over. 35-Hour Week Given To Miners Under NRA Washington.—Confronted with the inability of the bituminous coal operators and the United Mine Workers of America to reach a new agreement for the industry, to take tbe place of the one which expired on April 1, General Hugh S. Johnson, Recovery Administrator, acting under the power delegated to him by President Roosevelt under an executive, order, approved an amendment to the Bituminous Coal Code imposing the 7-hour day and 5-day week, with appropriate wage scales, figured on a $5 base with differentials, on the entire bituminous1 coal industry. The amendment was made subject to a hearing. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, immediately issued a statement praising the action , of the Administrator and promising the co-operation of the union. 5-Day Week, 8 Hours For Retail Clerks Persistent efforts since last August of Seattle Retail Clerks, No. 174, were crowned with success this week, when their business manager successfully concluded negotiations with the firm of Tilton's, men's furnishing and ready-to-wear clothing, getting a signed agreement providing for the five-day week, eight-hour day and increased wage scale, bringing this firm under the Class A classification of the national code for the industry. protected by law, but no laws to protect their rights against exploitation in employment. We strongly advocate that people should have something to say about their .working conditions when employed. Their job is the only medium they have of maintaining themselves and their families, and while. legislation' may be s.cured to assist them, a union of their own is the only agency by which they can secure their, rights under the law and have a voice in their wages and working conditions. The law alone will not give you your rights as a worker unless you have some agency to deal with your employer and see that the law is carried out. After you have decided that the individual can do little or nothing to improve conditions and that your interests csn best be taken care of by combining with your fellow men, you should join a union or half form a union among your fellow workers, we advise you to form an organization under the banner of the International Trade Union Movement, which is not an experiment and which has stood the test of years, and will continue. NOTE: This broadcast has been changed to every Monday at 7:15 p.m., over Station CKWX. $4FEWAY$TORES NEW LOW PRICES! $*f#w#y^5forf-t« tt«v« recintly adopted • icW Of1 U-ilfafmly lower prices, the result of improvement! in an already highly efficient distribution lyitem, no-* making it unneceiiary for you to go outfide of your own neighborhood in order to get tha bait value for your money; Your nearby Safeway Store uies better merchandising mathods and, for that reason, is able to give you better values. Take immediate advantage of Safeway's new shelf prices. UNION TAXI CABS GRAY CABS LOWEST RATES IN VANCOUVER No Charge for Extra Passengers. Union Drivers. _ You only pay for distance you actually travail SEY. 7131 B. C. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION LTD. For Better Driving, Use HOME GAS "You Can Buy No Better" * * ■ _ . .*- PRODUCED IN NORTH VANCOUVER BY HOME OIL DISTRIBUTORS UMITED A 100 PER CENT BRITISH COLUMBIA COMPANY A. E. HARRON Phone N. V. 114 North Vancouver J. A. HARRON Phone Fair. 134 .'■'. Tenth Ave. _.. O. M. WILLIAMSON Phone Fair. 114 SS Tenth Ave. E. ifarrmt Uro*. & fflilliamann FUNERAL DIRECTORS 65 EAST TENTH AVENUE PHONE FAIR. 134 RED STAR DRUG STORE "The Mail Order Druggist" We Make a Spsclal Effort to Oat floods Oat by Mrst -tail Attn B.o.iyt _ of Your Ordsr. COBWEB COBDOVA AND CABBALT, VABCO0 VEB, B. O. *— —-, _ ■ "7""* ~- WESTERN GLASS COMPANY LIMITED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS See ua about broken glaaa In windows, automobiles, mirrors, showcases, etc. Art Glass Repaired. Mirrors Re-silvered. 158 Cordova Street West Phone: Sey. 8687 'OUR OWN' BRAND BUTTER MANUFACTURED FROM THE FINEST OF PASTEURIZED SWEET CREAM Central Creameries (B. C.) Ltd. 325 RAILWAY STREET VANCOUVER. B. C. Telephone 1015 Fraser River Pile Driving Co. Ltd. 150 Front Street, New We.tmimfor, B.C. IN NEW WESTMINSTER-. THE F, J. H. MOROAN. Paor. R CAFE tf."!;( .<_*.VU<**«'_«I'^ IN TRICE. AND AN EATING PLACE NOTED FOR COURTESY. COMFORT AND CLEANLINESS 738 Columbia Street (Just above B. C. E.) Phone 1553 OPEN DAY ___________________ HOWARD BECOMES LABOR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER George P. Howard, president of the International Typographical Union, has been appointed 'a member of the NRA Labor Advisory Board at Washington. Mr. Howard's appointment was recommended by Secretary of Labor Prances Perkins. ■i Page Six THE LABOR .STATESMAN May, 1934 ___ Piggly-Wiggly (CANADIAN) LIMITED I A Canadian Organization September 18th, 1933. We have, been Auditors of PIGGLY-WIGGLY .(Canadian) Limited for the past five years. The Company is incorporated under the Dominion of Canada Companies' Act. The records of the Company show that it is controlled bydirectors and officers who are actively engaged in the direction and management of the Company's business and that it is distinct from any other chain organization, either local or foreign. * ,**•-' (Signed) HELLIWELL, MACLACHLAN & CO* Chartered Accountants, ■ 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver, B. C. Metropole Hotel ■__.. JAMES CHURCHILL. Proprietor and Manager Two Blocks from Labor Headquarters Rates: $1.00 per Day Up; $1.50 per Day with Private Bath. 320 Abbott Street Vancouver, B. C. PATRONIZE "OLD HOME PRODUCTS' .... . ; '*' ■■-- Cowan-Dodson Bakeries LIMITED r f^ * ■ - - ■■ 275 Eighth Avenue East, Vancouver, B. C. DAVIES PAPER BOX COMPANY UMiTI... VANCOUVER. B.C. Ross & Howard Iron Works Company, Ltd. ESTABLISHED I8S2 Engineer!, Iron and Brats Founders, Blacksmiths, Patternmakers, Boilermakers * Telephones: Sey. 7891-7892 Opp. Woodward's Departmental Store OFFICE AND WORK* m .,,,.,.,, - Phone: High. 106 Woodland Dnve. Vancouver. B. C. ,„CHAM0I CON„C*NO »UL Phone: Highland 4554 BARTRAM PAPER PRODUCTS CO. LTD. 333 WOODLAND DRIVE Vancouver, B.C. Roosevelt Alarmed at Slow NRA Progress Washington.—Thoroughly alarmed at the persistence of an army of 11,690,000 working men and women without permanent industrial employment, President Roosevelt ,toid the employers attending the national code revision conference here that it is their imperative duty drastically to reduce the length of the work week tn make jobs for the idle even though this policy may jeopardize profits for those who own industry and cash dividends cheques for their living. He also warned against the employers' favorite practice of reducing weekly wages in proportion) to the reduction of hours, which, he said, was in effect conscription of the emp_by_ed_wflrkers' .wages...to-8up- porf-"the unemployed. The individual worker's purchasing power, he pointed out, must be maintained at as high a figure under the short work week necessary to provide jobs for the jobless as under the present-long work week, which makes the unemployed army a permanent institution. 130,000 Workers Join Union in Three Months Rochester, N. V.—The drive of the Rochester labor nmv__^nt_Jr-__in- crease'trade union membership as the basis for securing better wages, hours and working conditions' was given enthusiastic impetus by the statement of Joseph R. White, vice; president of the United Textile Workers ot America,' that 130,000 n.w members had enrolled in that organization during the last three months. He revealed these encouraging figures when he initiated 100 members in the recently organized Coach Lace Weavers' Local Union No. 2110 here. He said the Textile • Milkers had increased by 40 per cent the minimum wage rates in the NRA code for the textile industry and are now endeavoring to secure a.v blanket minimum of $17 per week. ^o DUBUQUE FILLING STATION EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE UNION Dubuque, Iowa,—The Dubuque Trades and Labor Council seated the delegates of the newly organized Filling Station Attendants' Union, which has a substantial membership and is still growing. TEXTILE WORKERS PLAN FOR WOOLLEN INDUSTRY New York.—A six-point program asking the restoration of wages to the 1U29 level, the 36-hour week, the setting up of uniform standards | throughout the wool industry, immediate action on the question of the machine load, representation on the wool code authority, and the setting up of machinery for the arbitration of labor disputes was presented to the National Association of Wool Manufacturers by officials of the United Textile Workers after a series of conferences between officials of the two associations here. BLAINE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INVITE SEATTLE UNIONISTS The Blaine Lodge of the American Federation of Government Employees has invited the members of Seattle Lodge, No. 40, to be their guests at a dinner party to be staged in Bellingham, Saturday evening, starting at 6 p.m. in the Bellingham Hotel. STRIKE STOPS STREET CARS IN TWO CITIES Omaha, Neb.—A general strike of union employees tied up all street car service in Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa. The union sought recognition, reinstatement of ten discharged men and pay increases of front 5 to 20 cents an hour. KELSO, LONGVIEW LAUNDRY INDUSTRY SIGN AGREEMENT Meeting with practically instant success, "inside" laundry workers as well as laundry drivers of Longview and Kelso, Wash., have secured a closed shop agreement with a 100 per cent organization after three weeks of organization effort in the cities. SHIPYARD STRIKERS REJECT 6 PER CENT PAY INCREASE Camden, N. J.—An offer of a 6 per cent pay increase by the New York Shipbuilding Company was refused by representatives of the 3000 striking employees. Union leaders replied that they would not -consider an increase of less than 26 per cent. Their original demands were for a '17'_ per, cent raise. k^" • ■'.; W^ A 'r'-H: •'.. v —-?,.. **■ v.- 'ktfkfz. -.-*. '-;' *' ; *' Cheap Transportation has made Vancouver's Suburbs THESE districts around Vancouver, both south' and north of Burrard Inlet, with their store., theatres and banks, owe their existence to the street railway. Low fares carry you any distance, making it easy for the man of modest means to enjoy a garden in the suburbs. Sine* 1097 th* & C Electric has provided this service ... sine* 1890 by its predecessors. For all that time, the B. C. Electric has been earnestly helping to build up Voncouver and its suburbs. Your assistance in maintaining this mass transportation service so essential to Vancouver's existence will be to our mutual benefit BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. LTD. After the game, a bottle of • COOLING • REFRESHING • APPETIZING $1.50 Per Dozen If you return one dozen empties at time of purchase or delivery. «.,' ' Free Delivery Phone Seymour 3277. Please order before 4 p.m. for delivery same day. VancouwL Breweries ltd. Also Browers and Bottlers of DUTCH GIRL and U. 8. C. BOHEMIAN BEERS and CREAM STOUT g&*7.B*&l3*:'-'. -,. ■■ : -•—.-.: This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by thc Government of British Columbia. Mamma (to visitor): Nancy loves Nancy: Hello,, hollo, hullo I I'm her toy telephone! Just listen to Daddy speaking—why the hell don't her with it—so sweet . . jrou answer me? _, , riay, 1934 ■J -, V- ' Ia-..^,* ■ LAB OR ■e ' ■ . «'■■■ ■ * ■,-.* *- -- :". ' THE STATESMAN Page Seven International Typpgpphical-^ Union Benefit to Canadians By W..R, Trotter, Vancouver, B. C, Typographical Union, No. 226, j/.-' Director I. T.U. Bureau of Statistics. Receipts From the Canadian Membership of the International Typographical Union Over Period ot Fourteen Years—1914 to 1933. _ . A PFOTtTC_ITJT_.: Ep To ffndinu- Kay 31 21 19.2 Total 'Receipts S112.030.Se 125,609.23 -95,866.59 I92.-I 373,242.48 I»24 _ 222,284.43 |S25 .... . 134,220X9 1*26 ll7.643.5K ■ 927 118,482.1B I»_8 120,341... ri.29 140,178.47 l»30 137,379.54 »1 .- 134.402.50 1932 124,850.65 1933 125,215.71 Pension- Mortuary S76.928.9i 88,099.30 ■69,272.28 71.999.68 76.672.95 73.242.12 80,838.10 80,041.15 81,091.80 •15. III..HI 93,434.86 ' 90,957.93 81,928.87 68,737.98 Printers' Home fl2.367.20 14,818.00 17.459.00 17.189.70 16,737.30 15.184.20 18,492.80 20,091.70 20,741.60 23,468.00 22,610.110 22,943.60 23.318.40 23,419.60 Typo. Supplies Oeneral Journal Rear. Fee, etc. Purposes S3.130.40 16,342.49 J 13,261.66 3,210.26 3,489.43 15,992.25 2,910.25 3,336.06 502.880.00 2,876.55 6,119.72 275.607.83 2.632.S0 6,388.06 120.853.6. 2.S65.60 17,371.12 25,857.56 2,538.90 3,361.25 12,412.60 2,666.40 3,205.43 12.557.50 2,634.15 2,912.71 12.963.5(1 2:966.60 3,636.06 14.680.110 2.877.66 4.326.88 14.131.25 2,920.15 3,241.07 14.3J9.75 2,926.65 2.105.98 14.572.75, 2,927.45 2,102.75 ••28,027.93 )i Years-12,581,729.24 Sl.128,653.74 S267.95H.ln 139,691.30 (67.937.01 Sl.077,688.09 Benefits Paid To Canadian Membership of International Typographical Union.Over a Period of Fourteen Years—1919 to 1933. Year . . '-■ From Ending' pension May 31 Fund 1920 118,162.00 1921 26,362.00 1922 35,362.00 1923 37,920.00 1924 48.776.00 1925 : 48,888.00 1926 63.176-.0d 1927 62,720.00 1928' 52,976.00. *1»2», 1r:-7_T7„---Tr-r:~ .71.640.00 1930 67,640.00 1931 .;..',... -.___-. 70,552.00 193J ..r:~:.:...:.. 79.440.00 1933 V 871744.00 Totul 14 Years From « Mortuary Fund $21,550.00 16,525.00 15,325.00 14,150.00 18,650.00 21.050.00 18,039.27: 13,976.00 ..-1.9-452J.0_- 28,986.50 26.449.00 22,775.00 25,985.00 23,232.25 Fr<yn Defense Fund (8,589.60 16,632.05 2,094,255.07 1,753,642.84 559,607.09 223,019.77 15,514.50 9,016.00 -8-34-1-00— ».*266.74 9,213.00 4,663:46 16,045.34 14,728.10 * j?::3rr~r ' ■ ■ '/ '::■-. ,; : . • v . ;* '-. . i . • _ •■■■■. -..,:■■ ■, • .. -f—•— .:--, * - ■:■■ NORTHERN CONSTRUCTION CO. - '.' -* a. . * * . , AND , ' .'.': ,,ii,j.-T -***WT-'x-ir,-_ "■—~.i—-T _'..'.'i_L. ii " ife"-; j. W. Stewart, Limited ■»-■.'■■'.■''.■'■' ■ *• ',". '■■_,.' ENGINEERS AND _ CONTRACTORS ..-■':•'■■- ■■■-:■■.--' ■ t ■ - , ---. ■ ...... ■• MONTREAL. QUE. VANCOUVER. B.C. , -»• '-•'.'.: ' ' ■ " *•%..--- S76J_3 38.00 .286,117.02 »__,740,798.65 • Since 1929 the fl-cal year ended June 24). . ?.'." •» 1933 "General Purposes" Includes speclul defense fund assessment of . 1-3,3-0.61 —- " — ""^ The Canadian membership of the •international Typographical Union lhas been singularly free from the ■various schisms and other "isms" ■which have interfered with the ■orderly and effective, organization of ■other industrial workers upon an to- Iternational basis. The eight-hour ■strike in 1906 produced two secessions, both in Eastern Canada, which ■proved to be only temporary aberra- Itlons, and at no time since has there Ibeen any such concerted movement |w.thin the organization. The One Big Union movement Iwhieli for a short while produced Imuch trouble in Western Canada, lieft. the affiliated uniona of the In- Iternational Typographical Union un- laffected by the widespread and | insistent propaganda: international Best Form The strikes in 1905-1906 to establish the eight-hour day and later in Ithc establishment of the 44-hour ■week, in 1921, for book and job Iprinters, produced experience suffi- Icient to demonstrate that whatever ■of sentiment might linger in the I minils of the newcomer to Canada tion—the old age pension and mortuary funds and the union printers' home—have to be allotted to those funds as a guarantee to the continuing membership of their individual rights to those benefits. Subscription to the monthly journal and receipts for sale of supplies represent direct payments for value received. The balance of dues is all that is available for defence and the general purposes of the organization. Total receipts from the Canadian membership on pension and mortuary account for the fourteen years ending June" 20, 1933, were $1,128,653.74, while the payments from those funds amounted to $1,052,465.02, leaving a credit balance of $76,198.72 for both funds. Receipts from Canadian membership for the general purposes of the organization Were $1,077,688.09, while disbursements for defence purposes in Canada reached a total of $4,740,798.55, an amount in excess of receipts equal to $3,663,210.46. In recent issues of publications by organizations in Canada which are seeking to undermine International unionism, statements were made that Ithe form of organization best suited ' the American Federation of Labor Ito meet the situation was found in an<_ its affiliated bodies are collect- |international unionism. ing revenues in Canada for which no The membership of the Interna- return is (riven. We commend to tional Typographical Union in Can- their attention the table of figures, ada today averages less than 5,000, together with tbe following state- comprised in forty-six local unions ments. scattered across the entire Dominion The total amount paid out by the from Sydney, Nova Scotia, to Vic- International Typographical Union toria in British Columbia. This for thc fourteen years ending June, membership has varied in numbers lft*_8, for defence purposes through- only very slightly during the past ten -rot its entire jurisdiction was years, and represents about six per $17,107,124.86. Of this amount cent of the total membership of tne $4,740,798.55 was paid to their mem- International Union. yS bership in Canada. The total mem- "N.i--.-,-i p_..;-,..'.__-/\» I bership in Canada averages about six Nat.on.1 P.tnot.sm (.) ^ ££ Q, gJJ entire membership, ^T.he__favori._. lioS*n.in Canada so that during the last fourteen with the critics of international years, six per cent of the member- unionism is: Why send your money ship received 28 per cent of the total S_ _ ne.a<Xarter« "> tl>e . United disbursements for defence. States." "Keep your money in Canada—organize on a national basis." , ' $3,000,000 Excess Paid To such expressions is generally The total receipts from the Cana- added some Hypocritical appeal to dian membership of the International "national patriotism"—s sentiment Typographical Union for all pur- which has never been one of the poses during the last fourteen years strong points of the leaders of the was $2,581,729.24. The total dis- subversfve movements referred to. bursements for all purposes to the The uselessness of such appeals to same membership was $5,793,253.57, the Canadian membership of the an excess of disbursements over re- International Typographical Union,ceipts of $3,211,524.33, in the four- is best illustrated in a practical way teen years. The total amount re- by a reference to the benefits which ceived over the fourteen yeara for that section of the membership has all purposes from the 4500 members derived from, their international' of 46 Canadian unions $2,581,- affiliation. >' >, 1729.24) is equal to an average of The various movements in Canada I $40.98 per capita per year, while seeking to replace international the total disbursements to the unionism have made an appeal on behalf of "militancy." The international union printers in the Dominion can point to a record in the cost membership of' those unions ($5,793,263.67) is equal to $91.95 per capita per year or an • slfc<|^l>f;: receipts by Canadian members over of militancy which should give sop- amounts contributed ($3,211,524.33) ?orters of national movements some' equal to $60.97 per capita per year, ood for thought. This does not include the salaries For the fourteen years from | and expenses of either regular or May 81, 1919, to June 20, 1933, the special representatives who have total amount paid for defense pur-' been employed in the Dominion at poses to Canadian members amount- any time during this period. (The ed to $4,740,798.55, while the in- salary and expenses of Canadian come from the Dominion member- representatives for the ten years ship which could be allotted to that 1921 to 1980 totalled $70,688.35). purpose amounted to $1,077,688.09.* "N.UonaJl.t" Critic. Beneficiary Riihts It oniy fen,,.,,, to be stated that Premiums as dues to the regular these sums were not paid because of beneficiary features of the organiza- the nationality of the membership, The Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co. Ltd. Hall Building, Vancouver, B.C. but because that section of the jurisdiction was adversely affected. Our "nationalist" critics can be left to figure up where a national organiza- lumsa^^^naw*^lxey" coxiixi have resisted the prolonged attack. There may be those who would be cynical and who would point out that the major portion of this huge ex- fienditure was made during the pro- onged fight for the 44-hour week. The attention of these people may be directed to the experience of the most recent year, 1933. Receipts from all sources and for all purposes from Canadian local unions totalled $126,215.71, while actual expenditures (pension $87,744.00, mortuary $23,232.26 and defense $14,728.10) totalled $125,704.86, or $488.64 in excess of total receipts. The. 1933 payments to Canadian members upon pension and mortuary account ($110,976.26) totalled 88.6 l per cent of the total receipts and wiv eerled the assessrl*faV^tii_.X.v' Cot those funds by $42,238.27. What About Pensions? When considering the expenditures caused by the 44-hour campaign, the question naturally arises as to when another general runi- . paign may become necessary—the , establishment of a shorter work 'week in order to aid employment; the endless struggle to improve living conditions. How would a national union of less than 5000 mem- . bers cope with any situation similar to the experience of the last fourteen years? Would such a onion take' over the payment of $90,000 annually to Canadian pensioners? Could such a union give any guarantee' that would look attractive to the Canadian membership of the International Typographical Union? Propagandists prating patriotism as a subterfuge for then- destructive tactics will have much to explain when confronted by the above facts; but the real reason for opposition to international unionism so frequently emanating from Chambers of Commerce and from' less-informed sources, is very clear—International Unionism is effective from the workers' viewpoint. The class I railroads of the United States had net operating income, or profits, of $465,000,000 last year, a gain of $139,000,000, or more than 42 per cent over 1932. \ %&*£.' I ■ ■ 4.i ■■. Page Eight THE LABOR STATESMAN May, 1934 J-*- ips that bring Ith ^ to Vancouver D \ O you know that each deepsea ship brings to Vancouver $4,000.00 in wages and supplies? During the course of the year this makes a colossal contribution to the payrolls of Vancouver. No ship comes to port, but some part of industry is stimulated. No vessel docks in Vancouver but factories and retail stores become busier, new men are employed. Vancouver's great shipping industry, that attracted to the port 94 miles of shipping in 1933, has been built up over a period of years by widespread publicity and judicious, port development. As the Canadian West develops and greater and greater demands are made upon Vancouver's port, the rewards of today's intelligence and far-sighted planning of port affairs will be reaped. Vancouver's workmen will possess a permanent, indestructible legacy of industrial activity. More ships mean greater prosperity for Vancouver. . VANCOUVER'S BEAUTIFUL HARBOUR. SHOWING THE DEFINITION OF THE PIER SYSTEM. IS SEEN ABOVE IN THIS SPLENDID AIR PICTURE. IN THE BACKGROUND CAN BE SEEN THE FAMOUS STANLEY PARK. AND, TO THE RIGHT. THE THOUSANDS. OF DEEPSEA SHIPS PASS ANNUALLY. N E FIRST NARROWS. THROUGH WHICH » "^Tancouber Harbour Commissioners There's no place like home, but... "Ah, me!" sighed Katy. "There may be no place like home, but nevertheless it's nice to be invited out once in a while." Evening after evening, Katy sits at Home waiting for invitations that never come. The reason, if Katy orJy knew, is that there is no telephone in her house. Nowadays most invitations come by telephone, if people who "go places and do things" can't reach you by telephone, they call someone else. B. C. TELEPHONE CO. NEW DRINKING CUP TOP ' l«- JUST HOLDS A SWALLOW EXTRA SPECIAL This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. Projectionists' Legal Expense Fund Donations The following unions have donated to the Legal Expense Fund of the Motion Picture Projectionists' Union in connection with their picketing case during the strike at the Edison Theatre, New Westminster. The Trades and Labor Council forwarded a cheque for $119 to the union, as half of the expense fund, and asked the unions to reimburse the council for that amount. Other local unions have the matter under consideration. Milk Salesmen $16.00 Fire Fighters $10.00 Musicians $10.00 Street Railwaymen $10.00 Stage Employees $5.00 Sign Writers $6.00 Railway Carmen $6.00 Painters $2.00 Plumbers $2.00 Camp and Mill Workers $1.00 .'AC FIC FRUIT EXPRESS EMPLOYEES FAVOR CARMEN Tucson, Ariz.—As soon as the employees of the Pacific Fruifi Express on the Southern Pacific Railroad system had an opportunity to express their views on the company union versus the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, affiliated with-the American Federation of Labor, they voted overwhelmingly in favor of the A. F. of L. union. The ballot for the entire system resulted in 1313 votes for the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and 260 for the company, union. The election was held to determine who would negotiate an agreement with the company. POVERTY IN THE MIDST OF PLENTY This is the story the Dean of Canterbury tells in "Reynold's" when giving his views on "Poverty in the Midst of Plenty." A shipwrecked crew was adrift on a raft in a tropic sea. The sun blazed, the water failed. Maddened with thirst they dipped their cans in the salt sea and drank—to discover that it was as fresh as a mountain stream. Unawares, they had drifted up the mouth of the river Amazon, and in the hours of maddening thirst that which could quench it was all around them. Their torture had been needless. The moral is that hunger, starvation, "doles" are equally needless torture, surrounded as we are with boundless powers to end it. Employees' Grievance Should Be Heard The Legislative Committee of the Trades and Labor Council reported to the Council that, in view of the fact that several lines of business were attempting to draw up codes governing the trade in which they were operating, and in view of the fact that the employees were not given representation in the drawing up of these codes, that the Industrial Relations Board should be asked to take no action on any requests from employers until such times aa full opportunity has been given to employees to present their side of the case, through representatives of their own choosing. This suggestion was endorsed by the Trades Council and favorable word received from the government! CAS STATION ATTENDANTS STRIKE FOR PAY INCREASE Cleveland, Ohio.—After an all- night meeting, a newly-organized union of gas station filling attendants, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, called a strike for higher wages and shorter hours. About 2000 workers went out. The strike was called because the major companies had failed to reply to a.request for a conference on demands for wage increases. Letters outlining a proposed minimum scale ranging from $116 to $150 a month and a five-day forty-hour week, were mailed by the union a week ago, and the. companies were asked to reply within seven days. CODE CHISELERS COMPELLED TO PAY $20,000 BACK WAGES New York.—Every employee, of every company in New York State operating under NRA codes who has not been receiving cqaV wage* man urged by Nathan Straus, Jr., State Director of the National Emergency Council, to file complaints with his office. He said that in two weeks about $20,000 had been turned over to his office in back pay due to employees not receiving wages stipulated under the codes, and that these wages had been given to the workers. In one dsy his office paid out $1500 in back wages due workers and withheld by chiseling employers. Chicago Waiters' Union initiated 75 new members at a recent meeting of the union. |Xj Retail Merchants Preparing Codes! The Trades and Labor CounciM has received word from the Provincial Board pf the Retail Merchants' Association of Canada, drawing attention to the preparing of codes for the respective, classifications of | business. The Secretary, George R. Matthews, points out that no code | will be endorsed by the Retail Merchants' Association that is not equit- I able and fair to the producers, dis- j .ributor, consumer and employee. He points out that the organization is glad to note the stand this I Council takes on the minimum wage | question and regrets that the minimum wage act for women has not I been lived up to as well aa the Association would have liked. They feel J that the two organizations can get together and attempt to have the act lived up to, as well as the new act [ covering men and boys. He admits that many firms have dismissed girls who came under the scope of the minimum wage act, and not only put single men in then- places but even put married men on the job for less money than what the girls would have received. He offers to address the Trades Council as to the intentions of the [ Association, OHIO AUTO WORKERS WIN FIVE-DAY STRIKE | Toledo, Ohio.—The United Automobile Workers' Federal Labor I Union, No. 18384, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, won a decided victory in their strike here for better wages and union recogni- | tion in the plants of four outstanding concerns in the automobile manufacturing industry. At the end of five days' negotia- UssatSt&iUi-a&H FRISCO MOLDERS WIN ARBITRATION AWARD I San Francisco, Cal.—The decision of the arbitration board, appointed | by George Creel of the San Francisco Regional Labor Board, increas- I ing the wages of the molders in all foundries in San Francisco, Oakland and the Bay district from 80 cents to J 88 cents per hour is a justification of the American Federation of Labor's position that the shortening of hours under the recovery program should not result . An decreased | weekly earnings.
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.
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