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: 1932-03
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note: !3___'JK " •- Shorter Hours of work for labor will, aid in making life and working conditions better for nil who toil for I . " a living. OWNED or statesman AND CONTROHED ■fcZJF ™ gl VMKBPVER TBMDESAND LABOR COUNaL JQ Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions Union Men of Vancouver district earn half a million dollars each month, and spend. their wages at home with friends of Labor. «* No. 401 VANCOUVER, CANADA, MARCH, 1932 Price: Five Cents The Week At Ottawa By ANGUS MaclNNIS, M.P. If this session is looked backward to as one of outstanding achievement by the people of Canada, it will not be because of anything in the speech from the throne. It must be remembered that while the Governor- General reads the speech, it is put into his mouth by the Government. It said, in part: ", ' "You enter upon your duties at a lime of continuing and universal economic disturbance and distress. World conditions are beyond the control of the Canadian people." Here, indeed, if a. gain, as, about eighteen months ago, the present Government would not concede that world conditions had any bearing on Canadian affairs. .They maintained that they were due altogether to the fiscal policy of the Government then in office. That since July, 1930, they have learned that the world is an economic unit, a fact' that any schoolboy should be reprimanded for not knpwing, is something to be thankful for, 1 doubt if ten intelligent, thoughtful persons in the whole of the Dominion could honestly agree with this sentence from'the speech: "Conditions are gradually imprpving." What cendition, or what sectipn pr class in, the country, if we except the banks and a few industries that have a monopoly, have improved their position in the.' and management of. the . affairs -of the community and the wise and efficient use of its resources." I do npt think that anyone can quarrel with that definition. But is there wise and efficient management of the country's resources? On the other hand, we have men, women and child…
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: 10.14288/1.0439246
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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