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™ c\ SUPPORTED BY ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR LOCAL UNIONS TO EACH UNION MEMBER THE POLITICAL PARTY OF HIS CHOICE LABOR D OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER AND mSTRJPZ W*9 TRADES & LABOR COUN«™bRA-£. No. 607. VANCOUVER, CANADA, JULY, 1949 Established 1924 BUILD STRONG UNIONS FOR . SOCIAL SECURITY WHAT THEY SAID ... High Cost of Scab Labor "Canadian Advertising", published quarterly in Toronto, just to hand, quotes ABC cerciilation figures in all Canada. In pritish Columbia, the figures for the first).quarter of 1949 are: News-Herald (M), 36,819; Province (E), 100,072; Sun (E), 158,123. Since the Southam-I. T. U. dispute the Sun's circulation has almost doubled. The strike-breaker-produced Southam Province is still thousands less than when I. T.'U, printers were replaced with imported strikebreakers, June, 1946.—Van. Typo Bulletin. Gloom Before the Doom Saturday nights are .quiet in these towns (of the Middle West) now. New cars stand for sale in store-room windows. Layoffs are continuing and factories are cutting back to four days a week. Homes above $12,000 go unsold; those below' $10,000 unbuilt. Farm prices are falling still, and this autumn, when the record corn crop is processed into meat, they will fall further, as every farmer knows. Few I talked to doubt that depression is due; very few have any idea how the government will meet it.—Michael' Straight in "New Republic." Best Seller Oat: Get Your Copy Now! According to a despatch from Washington the United States Chambers of Commerce is "flooded" with orders for it snew book for business on how to fight the depression. U. S. Has Highest Living Standard in World "The chief cause of absence from school is poverty, reports Archie Hennigar, director of school attendance and census in Detroit. Inadequate clothing and shoes during the inclement weather kept 29,000 kids home in the last school year."—Detroit News, April 21. Gervin Reports on ILO Montevideo Conference Wise Father? Reading magistrates yesterday granted the request of Doreen Blackwell, aged 18, that she be allowed to marry Ronald A. Williams, who is 19. Both live in Stone Street, Doreen said her father told them to wait and see what govern- -- ment got in before they got married, as if the Conservatives won the election there would be thousands of unmployed, "and Ron would be one of them."—"News Chronicle," London, England. Taft is Always Anti-Labor . "I am familiar with all of Dr. Leiserson's statement, and I disagree with 80 per cent of it," Taft replied. "In my opinion, Leiserson is nearly always on the side of labor." Republicans to Outlaw Love on the Dole Harrisburg, Pa. (AP)—Dan Cupid is having a rough time in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Two Republican state representatives, Albert E. Madigan and Edward W. Tompkins, yesterday sponsored legislation that would prevent the issuance of a marriage license to a man on the state public-assistance rolls. "Any fellow who wants to get married," said Madigan, "ought "to be able to support himself before taking on the responsibility of supporting a wife." * ♦ * The economic system denies men the opportunity to earn enough to support a wife; the state deprives men of the right to marry unless they can support a wife. Thus freedom flourishes under private enterprise. > "Nothing Short of Wicked" George McCuIlagh ... commenting on the present Socialist government in England . . . said: "There might be some excuse for Britain drifting into socialism after spending her material and human wealth on the defence of freedom, "but if political leaders espouse this social doctrine of security to a young and rich country like ours, it is nothing short of wicked."—Winnipeg Free Press. Workers' delegates to the recent ILO regional conference, held in the Hotel Miramar, Montevideo, Uruguay, passed a strongly worded resolution condemning the actions of South American Governments which violate trade union rights, Secretary Gervin told delegates in a report he submitted to the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council. Secretary Gervin attended tlio conference as workers' representative . from Canada. This is the' fourth regional conference of American member states. At these^ conferences are representatives of governments, of employers, arid of workers. The conference recommended to the governing body of the International Labor Office that it continue its efforts to establish machinery for the investigation of violations of trade union rights. Secretary Gervin's report on the proceedings of the conference reads, in part, as follows: "Considerable time was given to the resolution on Labor Disputes. The Latin American countries favor the Labor Courts as a means of settling disputes, while the United States and Canada delegates felt that conciliation with arbitration by agreement were the proper means. The committee appointed to deal with this matter finally agreed to submit two resolutions, the first one to solve disputes by conciliation or arbitration where disputes pertained to the application of collective agreements and, second, by Labor Courts, where the disputes are of a legal character. The Latin American countries having adopted Labor Courts and having found this method in accordance with their traditions and legal practices to be satisfactory, it was felt by the delegates the system should not be upset The resolution on living and working conditions of the indigenous populations stressed the need for equal treatment of all workers re gardless of their racial or national origin and suggested ways and means by reaffirming the principle of equality of rights and opportunities with- "out distinction of race <*jrj»tionaHty, and requested the goveVfflSg body of the ILO to recommend that governments take steps to put into effect legislation adapted to the real needs of the special characteristics of life and work of „the respective indigenous populations concerning: 1. equal pay for equal work. 2. regulation of the activities of private recruiting agents, adequate housing, medical, hospital, pharmaceutical care as an obligation to be established by contracts of employment. 4. recognition of the family as an economical unit in the extension of social service benefits and other forms of social assistance. 5. inclusion of indigenous workers in plans for land settlement 6. education and technical training of workers as a means to insure their integration into the social and economical life of their country. The Conference agreed that in agriculture there should be kept on the land an adequate population to meet the needs of an expanding economy and the required production for adequate nutrition, clothing and housing and to establish a sound balance between agriculture and industry, to ensure that the manpower for agriculture production does not become depleted. To this end a resolution was adopted drawing attention to the need of making agriculture a part of the national programme for the full and efficient use of produc- resources and laid down the 8. R. K. GERVIN Secretary Gervin Gives Interesting S. A. Sidelights In a number of interesting impromptu "asides" to supplement his written report of his recent air trip to South America, Secretary Gervin/ painted a word picture which held the attention of the delegates to the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council. Brother Gervin told of a dinner given to honor the delegates at which as a special treat they were served a favorite South American dish. It was a serving of beef, in which the carcass is cooked whole, hide and all. "But when we received rather large helpings," said Bro. Gervin, "we discovered that the hair on the hide ha I been cooked as well, and was served along with it" Conditions of workers in South America are very poor. On the huge estates outside the cities, great masses of workers work for little more than their keep, he said. ^ In the cities, through the organized efforts of the trades unions, conditions are greatly improved although wage levels are still low. Bus drivers receive eight pesoes a day, which is approximately $3.50 although the cost of living is about as high as it now is in Canada. Mechanics are paid about $4.00 a day. There exist side by side great extremes,in South America. There are a few very rich people and many very poor workers. There is little industry and much work is still done by hand and with primitive methods. Living standards are low. Montivideo, for instance, with a population of about a million, has only 40,000 cars as compared with Vancouver with less than half a million people, and 200,000 cars. Although there is much construction of modern buildings, there still remains a great deal of antiquated equipment Old four-wheel street cars, without air-brakes, are still in service. CSU Damaged T U Welfare and Attacked TLC Leaders* Says TLC Executive Report Went On Strike Despite Advice and Award The CSU was guilty of "scurrilous" attacks on tried T.U. leaders, pursued policies which "interfered with the welfare" of other affiliated unions and established picket lines with the effect of "preventing members of other affiliated unions from the performance of their usual work and the fulfilling of their agreements," says the report of the TLC Executive which was sent to all affiliated unions to explain the reasons for the suspension of the Canadian Seamen's Union. The report states that the TLC executive gave full aid to the CSU and carried out convention instructions but that the CSU failed "in many respects to recognize and accept its responsibilities to the Congress and its affiliated unions." In view of the situation existing when a unanimous award was brought down by the Conciliation Board, the Executive advised the union to accept the award as the unanimous award "was not entirely unsatisfactory and the maintenance of good relations on the east coast ships would provide opportunities for improving relations on the Great Lakes that had been ruffled by the struggles of the previous summer." The Executive strongly emphasized to the union that a strike, if called, would be doubtful of success and could not be considered as in the interests of the members of the Seamen's Union. The Executive had no alternative but give careful consideration to the difficulties the strike was causing unions in foreign countries. "The Executive Council also considered the scurrilous literature being issued by the Canadian .Seamen's Union vilifying tried and trusted trade union members who had supported them and their cause, but who had been unable to agree with unwarranted acts of violence committed in their own cities and districts. This is exemplified in a news sheet issued by Branch 6, Canadian Seamen's Union, Saint John, N.B.. in which four affiliated members were designated as dirty scabs, etc. "On many occasions, when Executive Officers of the Congress had arranged interviews with responsible authorities with a view to assisting the cause of the members of the Canadian Seamen's Union, . the very people with whom the interviews had been arranged were subjected to types of abuse more than sufficient to make amicable and effective consideration of the matters in issue impossihle." The Executive had done all that could have been done to protect the rights of Canadian seamen to have a union and representatives of their own choice but the Executive was not prepared "to allow the situation to be the continuing cause of rifts within the affiliated membership of the Congress." The.Executive held a meeting with the union, at which the executive of the union reported that it had reached a unanimous decision to call off tbe strike. Within 24 hours the Union Executive reversed itself and decided to have the strike continue. The report states that "after rendering all possible assistance to the Canadian Seamen's Union both prior to and since the beginning of the Eost Coast shipping strike, the Executive Council of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, following full and careful consideration of all the issues involved, are unanimously of the opinion that the continuation of the present strike can result only in the placing of this Congress and its affiliated unions in further embarrassing and untenable positions unquestionably not in the best interests of this or any other bona fide trade union movement Tbe Executive Council has decided that the name of the Congress shall no longer be associated with that Trf thtr««fr«v dian Seamen's Union "while the union has its present leadership." Bill of Rights, Unemployment & Health Insurance Social Security to be Debated at the TLC Calgary Convention TLC EXECUTIVE HAS ISSUED CALL FOR THE 64th ANNUAL CONCEPTION TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 15 The 64th Annual Convention of the Trades & Labor Congress of Canada will get under way in the Palliser Hotel, in Calgary, on September IS and will continue until the con-ention business is completed, states the convention call which has just been issued over the signature of President Bengough. tion Saying It With Flowers Montreal's most expensive wedding ceremony, said to have cost $100,000, took place when , daughter of the president of a leading Canadian distillery, was married to , of Paris and New York. Flowers, flown by chartered plane, included 15,000 Essex county lilacs.—Ottawa Evening Citizen. \ Subversive Literature Detention and questioning of 11 amateur photographers on April 26th after a city constable's suspicions were aroused because one of them was reading the magazine New Republic, was described as "just a misunderstanding" yesterday by Assistant Director J. Alfred Belanger of the Montreal Police Department—Montreal Gazette. t We Wonder? Mrs. Ryland H. New, immediate past national president of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, . . . gave highlights of visits to the House of Commons where the members often sit with their feet oa the desks, reading their home-town newspapers, and commented: "A few women elected to the House of Commons will make the men keep their feet on the floor and their minds on their work."—Globe and Mail. ~ principle of vocational training for all types of farm workers, the necessity of regulating the hours of work, holidays with pay, minimum wage and the need for inspection of labor in agriculture and the extension of social security schemes as well as the right of association for such workers. A 25-Page Resolution! i* ye/y [one resolution was sub- mittec to the Conference on the industrialization of Latin America, which was referred to the governing b°d1y/,Pr study. The resolution dealt with the problems arising from efforts to expand and develop industrially, considering...the question of manpower, vocational and technical training, foreign investments and the mobilization of national capital. Many long and brilliant speeches were made by delegates complimenting the Director-General, David A. Morse, on his excellent report (Copy of this report is available in Secre- tary's office). I believe the Fourth Regional Con- ference of the American States being hed, as It was, in South America, will do a great deal to assist that country It was obvious to me that to reach any measure of success the standard of living of the workers must be increased, the markets expanded for the goods produced, and the consumptien of the masses raised by improved incomes. \If you failed to Vote for the friends of Labor, don't raise a lot of hell afterwards, because it will be just too late and too bad then. "Wishing, waiting and hop The brightest side of the picture is l the strides which are being made by the trades unions, Bro. Gervin said. Although they have a long way to go to. equal conditions in this country they are making progress. They have established certain rights. May 1st for example, is a holiday and everything stops. Even hotels are left without help and guests must shift for themselves. Special permission had to be obtained to transport delegates to a summer resort for an outing on the May 1st holiday. Employees of the state-owned telephone company have built up many benefits for their Members. They are entitled to take their holidays at a fine summer resort where the cost to them is only 70 cents per day. Bro. Gervin felt that the holding of the ILO Conference in Montevideo would be of help to the trade union movement in South America and that the ILO itself was of value in assisting them in improving the lot of working people on that continent. ' Milk Salesmen Are Fully Organized Delegate Bob McCulloch informed delegates to the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council that milk salesmen in the city are now organized 100 per cent Unions which require ice cream during the summer for picnics and other events can obtain it from a union firm. - --„.-.......jg ana hoping may »**•, , help, but doing builds a union"' mittee. Suburban Cabs On "Unfair List" Suburban Cabs, an amalgamation of Marpole Cabs, Kerrisdale Taxi and McKenzie Heights Taxi, are on the "We Do Not Patronize" list of the Vancouver T. A L. Council. The delegates were reminded by Brother Charlie Cower that this step had been taken bjr the Grievance Coin- Co-operation and Solidarity to be Emphasized "Consideration will be given to the best methods this congress should adopt with a view to maintaining the utmost solidarity within our affiliated unions and membership throughout Canada and at the same time strengthen the spirit of co-operation between this Congress and free trade union centres in other countries," the statement says. It adds that the problems immediately confronting the trade unions are both "economic and social" and are of such vital importance that .every effort should be made by nil eligible organizations and unions to have delegates in attendance. Resolutions, which must be forwarded and in the hands of the Congress not later than July 26th, will Be printed in French and English. The Convention Call further declares "There are matters of paramount importance to he considered and decided upon at this convention; questions of importance and interest to each and every affiliated member. The primary purpose of the Annual Conventions of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada is to consider the past year's activities and decide upon the present and future policies of the Congress in relation to the enactment and administration Jg* labor and social laws' as they afjfl our affiliated membership. Such 4 t*n tions as social security, health insurs™ insurance,. National Labor Code, immigration, and a Bill of Rights are only a few of the many important subjects to bea cted upon." ance, old age pensions, unemployment the Carpenters Start New Tactics in Election Apathetic attention towards election of officers in Carpenters' Union No. 452 in the past led to Communists and fellow travellers obtaining officers' and delegates' positions in the union. This led to many embarrassing situations within the union, so it was decided that an effort should be made to remove them from these positions in future elections. With this in mind a group of members banded themselves together to get the rest of the membership interested in cleaning house, with the result that no Communist or fellow traveller now holds a position as an officer of the union, whose membership has passed the three thousand mark, and have a staff of three in the office and two business agents. The present officers are: President, S. Garrett Vice-president, W. Broach. Recording Secretary and Treasurer, J. G. Smith. Warden, A. Caravan. Conductor, R. Dodson. Business Agents, J. Stevenson and fi^E. Guthrie. (gal 452 will hold its Annual Pic* ^yngn Island, Saturday, Aug- K£ur tickets early from the job stewards. Int. Bro. T. C. W. and H., Local No. 151 wish to advise Organized Labor WE DO NOT PATRONIZE Approved by VancooTsr, at.w W.rtmlnsUr and District TraSaa una labor Council SUBURBAN CABS LTD. MARPOLE TAX, KERRISDALE TAXI teamsters' label ^cKENZIE HEIGHTS TAXI f*^ iusiosl i 90 ■"Wpa«t»v jrr ■M Page Two THE LABOR STATESMAN July, 1949 CANADA PERMANENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION s a vr no a accouirrs a) BaMarrumaa isstrss Established m MM W. 8. BarCA, Maausfw. British Columbia Br anon auoatamna «tbbbt raotfla aaai l Union Label Goods W. J. HEADS BOOT FACTORY LTD. Makers of the "HEADS SHOE" for Loggers, Miners, Cruisers, Surveyors, etc. . Our Shoes are hand-made — You'll be satisfied 21 East Hastings Street —Vancouver, B. C. INVERMAY HOTEL 828 WEST ACTINGS^STREET, VANCOUVER, B. C. Always a Good Place I . ,~~. NOW BETTER THAN EVER I OU> nUEsTDS, PUS abb iftni K. CAUl'BEI.I.. K. 1. CAMPBELL and C. C. CAMPBELL. Proprlstora Phone: FAirmont 6276 Stoneberg Bros. Plating Works We Specialise in Hard Chromium and Heavy Industrial Plating Chrome, Nickle, Copper, Electro Tinning, Polishing, etc. 436 East 5th Ave., cor. Guelph and 5th Ave., Vancouver G. W. RIBCHESTER & SON LTD. Automobile Commercial Bodies and Repairs 1253 HOWE STREET MArine 0827 Cobalt Hotel Refreshment Parlor 917 Main Street Remodeled and Decorated — Service is Our Motto V"W. M. HILL AND H. B. DAPOK. PROPRIETORS METROPOLE HOTEL VANCOUVtH'S POPULAR FAMILY HOTEL — BaWaisUaataUaTT PAULOB — 320 Abbott Street (Opposite Woodward's Stores) J. E. (BLACKIC) BE-NOCRT. PROTflllTOn MUSIC AND DANCING EMBASSY BALLROOM 1024 Davia Street Modern Dancing every Night Joe Miceli and his Orchestra COMPLIMENTS OF COMMERCIAL HOTEL Phona: PAcific 044J Mils Srbdc — John Car — Stan Valjacic Fully Licsmad NEWLY RENOVATED THROUGHOUT — MODERN AND FIREPROOF HO CAMBIE STREET, , VANCOUVER. I.C. (Established 1911) SUMNER BRASS FOUNDRY LTD. f Manufacturers of trass, Bronx* and Aluminum Castings— Phosphor Bronx* Bushings Manganese Bronx* Propellors in All Sixes Phon*: MArine 1548 619 Bidwoll Sireer, Vancouver. B. C. ?|arnm Pros;. Xtmiteb FUNERAL DIRECTORS •'bast tbbth ataaua Phon.i ph^,™, n« aTX>TO«WAT *aA BOTAX OAK. sHrSUTABT ""m - THE BIG FAMILY STORE 1409 KINGSWAY Try us for Values—Established la 1910 BERG CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. Contractors and Builden__^ __ J. T. BBRO, President —Healdanca Phona: HAatlnaa 1717 Room 10,441 Seymour St., Vancouver Phone: MA. 1559 m WCHMOND TRANSFER DAXX.Y raBIQHT BBBVICS—LTTC.U ISLAND, BXA ISI.AaTD, , , XJOJ1T SOTD HBAV-T HAUXIKB ' rKOBTB: KAatlnra 88ST « FDR Wanted Equalize Power of Labor and Capital. Says Eleanor As Governor of New York State and President of the United States, Franklin Delano Koosevelt wanted "to,equalize the power of labor and capital," Mrs. Roosevelt will say in the first instalment of her new memoirs, "This I Remember," .which will appear in the June issue of He- Call's Magazine, out May 27th. "As Governor," Mrs. Roosevelt says, "Franklin showed his interest in labor and his belief in labor's rights. He felt that they should receive the same consideration that management's righta received, and when times became hard the theory that government had a responsibility toward the people was inaugurated in the state policies. "Franklin has been accused of giving labor too much power, but his effort was simply to equalize the power of labor and capital. Being a close student of history, he knew how great and unhampered capital's power had been during some previous administrations." Running to 125,000 words, Mrs. Roosevelt's memoirs will appear in McCall's in seven instalments, beginning with the June issue. Canada's Festering Sore The Financial Post, April 30th: "Shortage of rental housing, particularly in low-to-medium rents, • is almost general in larger Canadian cities. . . . "Rents are rising steeply across the country. . . . - "Edmonton expects 'negligible' increase of tenant evictions in May over year ago, according to local federal rentals officer George Bryan. Applications by landlords under the 'grievous hardship' clause are running to only 20 to 25 a month and not all being granted. When house or apartment is freed of control, rent jumps about 50 per cent. "tow and medium rent accommodation is practically non-existent, the shortage increasingly called 'desperate.' City Emergency Housing Officer S. H. Campbell, with 3,000 live applications on file, says 'it's bad'. . . "Winnipeg . . . still difficult to find a house or apartment for rent below $75; above that, not so difficult as last yeaj. New houses aren't selling as quickly as last spring." Youth Doesn't Get a Chance Dr. G. Edward Hall, president of the University of Western Ontario (speaking to the Board of Trade Club of Toronto): "There is no such thing as equality in higher education in Canada. Surveys indicate that in families with annual incomes of $5000 or more, practically all students of superior ability atten duniversity. But only 44 per cent of superior students from families with incomes from $2000, to $4000 attend university and fewer than 20 per cent of superior students from low income families attain high' er education." Tory Doctrine on Slums One Tory condidate, in Dundee, Baillie David McDonald, summed it all up on the questions of slums. "Slums are made by the people who live in them," said this candidate. There you are; that's the slum problem solved. Simple, isn't it? Six of a family in a single room, ten in a room-add-kitchen and not one amongst them all with a notion of bow to keep it respectable. Hundreds and hundreds of people all crowded together in one tenement and no one to cry "Step I You are making this palatial dwelling place a slum." , Even after a hundred years of use the slums continued to deteriorate. They could be dream homes but the people went on making them slums. Thus it went on until the Socialists employed, though dangerously, the negative method of knocking down the slums and uplifting the people. They should have knocked down the people and thus uplifted the slums. The reasons for the stuffy atmosphere when six people sleep in a single room is the persistence of the occupants in breathing and polluting the virgin atmosphere. The man who receives the rent for the property is only an unwilling agent of circumstances beyond his control. Slums are made by the people who live in them. Nothing, therefore, can be done about the slums. In One Easy Lesson Jerald Waring and Robert Me wn in The Standard, May 71 h: \ fellow we know who was rely flying from Ottawa to Toronto the familiar figure of PC Leader Drew whisk by him into the plane at Uplands airport Our friend followed and was interested to see Drew settle himself quickly, tug out a pocket book and start reading without loss of a moment. "Our man, an inquisitive sort, was intrigued to know what the book was that held such fascination for the Conservative leader. After a while his curiosity got the better of him and he manoeuvred into position for a look. "It wasn't a murder mystery, as he had expected. The book bore the title, 'Economics in One Lesson'." Even Taft Admits It Robert Taft, Republican Senator and an obstinate opponent of public enterprise: "While I am a great believer in free enterprise, housing happens to be a field where it has failed. . . . There is no alternative to public housing to provide homes for those with low incomes. . . . Under private enterprise the slum condition has continued without improvement . . . Those opposed to public housing have done their own industry a disservice by their indiscriminate and unreasoning opposition." Holidays Act Must Be Amended Cover Piece Work - Commissions Information has been received from the Deputy Minister of Labor and the Deputy Attorney-General that an amendment is necessary before employees on piece-work or working on a commission basis can be included under the "Holidays with Pay Act" The question had been raised as a result of a recent court action in which the presiding magistrate ruled that the act did not compel employers to pay workers on piece rates or on commissions. In answer to an inquiry whether an order-in-council could be passed to include these employee groups, the Deputy Attorney-General informed Secretary Gervin that no such action could be taken now in view of the court decision. The only course open now is to seek an amendment at the next session of the legislature. A Poor Recommendation Farmer Haye —"That Jones boy who used to work for you wants me to give him a job. Is he steady?" Manner Seede: "Well, if he was any steadier he'd be motionless." Health, Wealth or "Illth" (By Stuart Chase) A G.I. tank'driver once asked me is a discussion of post-war problems at Fort Hamilton. He was to sail very soon for the battlefields of France. He got to his feet and hesitated a moment, "Well," he said, "if the country can keep prosperous making tanks for men like us to die in, why can't it keep prosperous making houses for. people to live in?' Everyone who cares about the future of America and the world should have this question pasted under the glass top of his desk, or over his work bench, or over the sink in the kitchen. If $25 billion for tanks goes out of the economy, something must come in—or else. What can the something be? It could be a great housing programme, as the soldier said. It could be a health programme for all Americans; it could be more highways, schools, hospitals. In place of $25 billion of "illth"—as Ruskin once called waste, loss, and lethal weapons—an equal amount of wealth. This is what we have to do; shift some eight million jobs from illth to wealth. If we just cancel the illth, the economy will drop like a plummet, and soon both consumers and business men will be so alarmed that eve nthe remaining output of 'goods' will be seriously reduced, as it was between 1930 and 1933. Someone inquires: "Where's the money coming from?" That is a fair question, if somewhat shopworn. If we can finance $25 billion of waste without ^ffoMe strain, why can't we finance ani.'tiual amount of wealth? A modern state, according to the London Economist, "can finance anything it can produce." During the war nobody asked where the money was coming from; they asked where the raw materials and manpower were coming from. One could name a score of men who have the technical ability to arrange the financing of the shift from illth to wealth. It is small potatoes compared with what these same men accomplished in financing a $300 billion war.—The Nation. Oil Profits Ottawa (CPA)—Consolidated net income of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) last year averaged $1,000,000 a day after charges and taxes, according to the company's 1948 report, which has just been released for publication. Imperial Oil is a subsidiary. The total net income of the gigantic oil firm reached a new peak of $365,604,976. Gross income was $3,332,187,276. Shares earned $12.44 each, as compared with $9.83 in 1947. Capital expenditure in 1948 for Standard Oil was also at a new high: $629,415,000. The company reported current assets of $1,184,288,261. Millionaire Raps the Rich. Plans to Crusade for Labor Milwaukee.—Miracles never cease! A member of one of the richest families in Wisconsin and the nation has furnished proof of that He's Joseph E. Uihlein, Sr., 73, who for many years headed the Schlitz Brewing. Company, one of the country's largest breweries, and held an interest in many other corporations. Who would have imagined that such a representative of big business would come out for redristribu- tion of wealth, a share of industrial profits to workers, and organization of all the workers in the land under the banner of trade unionism 1 That's exactly what Uihlein did. In testimony before a committee of the state Senate and in subsequent interviews with newsmen, he surprised the lawmakers, and everyone else, by declaring that "many of these people of wealth are not deserving of what they possess." "I think a whole lot of them would be better off if they had to work," he said. He revealed, too, that he had proposed to the Schlit» directors that they set aside a health and welfare fund for the employees, to be financed by a contribution of 26 cents per barrel of beer sold. "I was interested in having the people who helped the business share the profit," he explained. UNION.TO TAKE UP IDEA. His brothers, who now control the brewery, voted him down, Uihlein said. However, the Brewery Work ers' Union announced it will take up the welfare fund plan and seek to put it over in collective bargaining negotiations, not only with Schlitz, but with five other Milwaukee breweries. Uihlein disclosed, too, that a year ago he had tried to join that union, but he was turned down because membership is limited to workers at the trade. However, he proclaimed his championship of unionism, particularly for white collar workers, who are now. mostly unorganized. He said he Planned to devote much of his time rom now oh to that objective. "I believe five to six million Americans can better their lot by joining white collar unions," he said. "I hope to do what I can to encourage this." Uihlein's attitude has set Wisconsin agog. William T. Evjue, editor of the Capital Times, noted progressive daily of Madison, described the brewers' conversion as "one of the most phenomenal changes" he has seen fe 40 years of watching political trends in the Badger state. NO SUDDEN CHANGE. Uihlein insisted- his views are not sudden, overnight transformation. He declared he has been "thinking about this for 16 years," and has expressed these ideas frequently at private gatherings. The only difference, he said, is that he has now come out publicly, i ' ILO Survey Reveals Five European Nations Need Foreign Workers Geneva.—The International Labor Office announced that 5 European European countries will have 173,600 jobs for foreign workers before the. end of 1949. Canada, largest single importer of foreign .labor amongst the 22 countries which have answered an ILO questionnaire, finds it "quite possible" that 125,400 foreign workers will be needed this year. Fourteen countries and the Bizone section of Germany replied that they either had no jobs for foreigners this year or that there was no information available at this time. New Zealand, which needs 1,100 workers, expressed a preference for British subjects. Canada said that of the 125,400 who entered Canada last year, 46,100 were of British origin, 7,400 from the United States, 13,800 Polish, 10,000 Ruthenian and 9,400 Hebrew. France, biggest importer of foreign labor on the European continent, estimated the need of 85,000 long-term workers; Belgium, 9.000; Sweden, 1,600; Switzerland, 9,000, and the United Kingdom, 13,000. France needed 30,000 additional short-term workers and Switzerland 26,000. Countries reporting no important job opportunities for foreigners at Eresent were Austria, Ceylon, Cuba, enmark, Dominican Republic, Bi- zonia (Germany), India, Pakistan, Netherlands, Poland and Turkey. Those unable to supply information at this time were Colombia, Ireland, Norway, Union of South Africa. Maclean-Hunter Publications on the Unfair List In a communication received last week from Toronto Allied Printing Trades Council, union members were advised that the Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company are unfair to organized labor and they urged that union members should not purchase the publications of this company. So that our readers will have all the information possible we print the letter received from the Toronto Council: To All Trade Unionists "Many sincere and conscientious trade unionists patronize the product of the Maclean-Hunter Publishing Co., not knowing the conditions under which these publications are published. "The Toronto Allied Printing Trades Council feels we should advise the labor movement of these conditions. For many years serious attempts have been made to organize the Maclean-Hunterd Co. employees. In 1946, all members in the Toronto Allied Printing Trades Council decided to put on an all-out organizational drive on these workers, results were quite successful. '"However, intervention was filed by certain questionable individuals and organization was broken up. Despite the fact that many employees are members of printing trades unions, the company has refused to enter into contractual relations with these unions. "Their anti-union policy was further shown in 1948 when the Printing Pressmen, representing 75 per cent of the pressroom in Maclean- Hunter, was forced to take strike action in the city of Toronto. Maclean-Hunter Co. advertised in Great Britain and imported scabs to help break down the workers' conditions. In this way they were able to smash the organization in the plant. "The publications of the Maclean- Hunter Company have been placed on the "We Do Not Patronize" list. Members of the trade union movement don't have to do business with a company that does not want to recognize organized labor, so why not govern yourselves accordingly. The following publications emanate from a non-union shop: Maclean's Magazine. Canadian Homes and Gardens. Painting & Decorating Contractor. Canadian Automotive Trade. Canadian Shipping and Marine News. Buck and Truck Transport. Mayfair. The Financial Post Canadian Printer and Publisher. Chatelaine. Stylewear. Canadian Aviation. Canadian Hotel Review. Ed. Potter, president; Bert Groves, secretary-treasurer. In Lighter Vein Phyllis is the one who likes dogs. She tqjdjne about a friend walking her dog past a nursery and the proprietor watching their progress with" suspicion. The friend frowned at him and said: "You needn't be so suspicious. My dog won't bite your old flowers." • * • Tank Fleet Operator: "Why did you leave your last place of employ-, ment?" Pretty young applicant: "I was caught kissing my boss, sir." T.F. O.: "Harrumphl Can you start in the morning?" "This is the end! You're I always thought Figures Tell Story Statistics recently released tell the Capitalist story in dramatic fashion. They show that the overall standard of living in Canada rose steadily from 1926 to 1929. Then it dropped by 21 per cent in the next four years to hit bottom in 1933. It then rose each year (except 1938) until 1947. In 1948 it dropped 4 per cent From 1939 to 1945 we diverted a major part of our productive capacity 'to materials of war. But we actually lived 56 per cent better than we did before the war started. After 1945 we did not have to produce for war. If our -economy were well planned the result would have shown in drastically better living. But these standards did not rise appreciably in 1947 and they slipped down alarmingly in 1948. An economy where people live, better while they waste half their pro- »l»rtion o»'«w Materials Is hard ft) defend. Facts like these should be enough to condemn any system. —People's Weekly, Alberta. The Acid Test Franklin D. Roosevelt said: "The test of our progress Is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." Boss: fired!" Fitter: "Fired! slaves were sold!" • * « First Fitter: "Hey, any of you fellows lost a wrench?" Second Fitter: "Yes, me.'.' First: "What's your name?" Second: "Mike Connor." First: "Then it ain't yours. This wrench belongs to Pat. Pending. His name's on it." » » • Sam Carelli told of taking his little daughter to visit a friend's" farm, where for the first time she saw cows, chickens and pigs. Carelli said he was in the house talking with his friend when his daughter burst in, — "Daddy", she cried, "some of the little pigs have knocked down a big pig and are chewing the buttons off his vest." • • * Why do they call it a dental parlor?" "Parlor is another name for drawing room." • * * A vain man is generally a doubter. —Willmott » * * "So Fred has given up smoking?" "Yes.' On the advice of his doctor, at the request of his wife, and by command of his mother-in-law." • * * The one about the fellow who did not come home one night and his worried wife wired five of his friends: "Jack hasn't come home. Is he spending the night with you?" Soon after her husband got home, she received five wires. They all read: "It's O.K. Jack is spending the night with me." • * * No one can speak so well as a job well done. Customer: "You made a mistake in that prescription you gave my wife. Instead of quinine you used strychnine." Druggist: "You don't say. Then you owe me 20c more." • • • "Jack had money; Jill had nil. , Jill married .lack, * ". Then Jack had Jill And Jill had Jack. Jill went to Reno— Now she's back. Jack has nil, But Jill has jack. Smart gal, Jill» • » * ' When a sailor at a Navy swimming class refused to dive .from a 15-foot platform, the instructor asked:: "What would you do if you were that high on a sinking ship?" "Sir,7' answered the student, "I'd wait for it to sink about 10 feet more." A man rushed into a bar and asked the bartender if he knew anything to stop hiccoughs. His answer was a slap across the face with a wet towel. Surprised and furious, the stranger * a • "Darling," said the Hollywood bride, entering her new home with her new husband, "this house looks familiar. Are you sure we haven't been married before?" The best executive is the man with sense enough to pick good men and self-restraint enough to let them get oft with the job. The office boy was asked to ring up a number and got the wrong ono. "Mr. Woolf/' came the reply. "Who?" replied the boy. "Woolf," replied the wrong number. •Well, who's afraid of you?" FT July, 1949 Tfl£ LABOR STATESMAN Page Three BIG-TIME WRESTLING EXHIBITION GARDENS • EVERY WEDNESDAY TICKETS: $1.50, $1.00, 75c, (Tax Free); ON SALE AT WESTERN SPORTS CENTRE 138 ItABT HASTIHOS STMEET Phonal Wrlu 8034 LUX CAFE 818 ROBSON STRUT, Phons: PAclflc 0488 Theatre Under the Stars — IXOOXUI WaaUad, Waasd and PoUahsa JAWTTOB SEBVKTE tor OSteai LEIGHTON'S WINDOW CLEANING SERVICE Phons: MA. 8788 (8 to 8) — 3828 HOUUHDY DRIVE PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE PROTECTION BAY WINDOWS Old-fashioned bay windows may be transformed into a cheerful spot by installation of a Thermopane window, adding insulation from cold or heat. CROW MORE FOOD A smallholder grew six bushels of marrows on his'plot of land and last month sent them to Covent Garden. A few days later he received an account as follows: Six bushels of mar rows at 2s. a bushel 12s. Expenses: Cartage 4s. 6d., Handling: 3a, Toll 6d., Selling charge and Commission Is. A cheque for the Is. was enclosed with the account. THE SEA A recent report states that a mine that dates back to World War No. 1 has just been found floating; a few miles off the American coast Since Victory day over 250 ships have been sunk by mines from World War II. " "Theatre Under the Stars", Vancouver's own most popular summer entertainment, is now approaching its fifth week at the Malkin Bowl. Having played four successful shows, "The Firefly," "Roberta," "Merry Widow" and "Countess Maritza" to near capacity audiences every night under the stars, the next three weeks, during which two of the biggest shows ever attempted will be seen, promise to be the most exciting in the ten- year history of the al fresco theatre. Opening on July 25th, the famous and current New York musical hit, "Bloomer Girl", will play for nine days. "Bloomer Girl" is the latest show ever to be done by Theatre Under the Stars, in fact it just closed on Broadway a very short time ago, and has been played in very few cities before Vancouver. It is the story of Dolly Bloomer, the very first woman ever to appear in bloomers, during the Civil War days in the deep South, when such a thing, of eourse, scandalized the whole country. Not only flaunting fashion of the day, Dolly was a woman of strong will, and did all in her power to help free the slaves, by publishing stirring editorials in uer newspaper, "The Lily." Although the Civil War days are the background of the story, the war between Dolly and her brother, Horatio Applegate, is almost as heated as the real war. Horatio happens to manufacture Hoop Skirts, and the Bloomer Girls are slowly driving him WE DO SELL FOR LESS! VANCOUVER NEW WESTMINSTER not only mad, but out of business. When his own daughters join Dolly's Emancipation League, he does everything possible to stop the wearing of these new-fangled bloomers, which he claims are immoral and a disgrace to the South. All this is played against a background of lilting song, lovely ballets, and robust comedy. Aida Broadbent's famous "Sunday in Cicero Falls" ballet will be featured,' and many other delightful dances starring David Adams, star of the Winnipeg Ballet Company, and Walter Burgess, one of Can- Lovely soprano, Carolyn Long, who has come to Theatre Under the Stars from'New York, to play the role of Evelina in "Bloomer Girl," which opens for a nine-day run at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park, on Jury 25th. Miss Long is known for her excellent work in opera and concert in the East, and is under contract to Columbia Concert management, for whom she tours from coast to coast through the greater part of each year. YOU HELP TO MAKE...AND SHAKE Of THE GOOD LIFE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ^? *0^ \*^ *»«ocs«Trs=L.." '-J FARM AND RANCH CONTRIBUTE $135,000,000 IN NEW WEALTH From our orchards, fields and meadowkmds, last year, came an estimated agricultural and livestock production of $135,000,000—nearly three times greater titan in 1939. Individual and co-operative enterprise have joined hands with government bureaux to develop better farming and breeding methods—to put more land to work—to achieve wider, more efficient distribution. Another example of practical team work from which we all benefit. Enterprise, initiative and hard work must be a living part of a developing country; enterprise to find new resources and new uses for old resources} initiative and hard work to develop the opportunitiea into actualities. The standard of living of each of us will rise in proportion to how much all of us produce through better use of mechanical power, better machines, better distribution and better collective bargaining. Yes, hard work and sound thinking are rewarded in British Columbia. HERE IS WHAT TOD CAN DO ABOUT IT /2 WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY ... every hour you are on the Job, tvhether you are an employee, an employer, a professional man or a farmer. SERVE GLADLY ON JURIES. Trial by Jury i* a cornerstone of our freedom. SERVE ON COMMUNITY GROUPS... devoted to improving your community. Join your local Parent-Teacher Association. Better educated children mean a more intelligent electorate. DON'T LET SOMEONE ELSE DO IT. The decision* that affect your income, your tcorh, your life . .. take part in them. Fot« in alt union election*, be willing to serve on the executive if opportunity arise*. Vote in stockholders' meeting*. MAKE THE COUNTRY'S BUSINESS YOUR BUSINESS. Study the action* of our legislator*. Attend political gathering: Bear both aides. Know the issue* and vote intelligently. Help to keep the good thing* in our set-up and get rid of the bad. r^£. F¥ One Way to Get Raise When Eugene Field, the noted poet, was editing his "Sharps and Flats" column in the Chicago "Daily News," he sought with unremitting appeals and threats to wring a raise from the editor, Victor Lawson. But no soap. Finally, in desperation, Field went out into the street and gathered together half a dozen dirty, ragged urchins of craftily graduated sizes and led them, into the editorial rooms of his paper, promising each youngster a nickel if he would sit quietly on the bench until he was told to go. Editor Lawson glanced at the motley little band several times as he passed down the hall. "What are these kids doing here?" he finally asked. * "They're waiting for me, Mr. Law- son," said Field, with just a tiny sob in his voice. "Your children, eh?" said the editor, "For goodness sake, Field, why don't you clean them up and put them into some decent clothes?"' "I can't." answered Field. "Their mother is dead, and I don't get nearly enough money to properly feed and bouse them, let alone keep them in decent clothes." Lawson muttered something under his breath, and beat a hasty retreat. Maybe he wasn't fooled—but he did give Field a raise. Motorist (to beautiful girl waiting at bus stop): "Can I give you a lift somewhere? It's right on my way." ada's finest young dancers, both of whom have distinguished themselves this season with rave reviews and thunderous applause for their many appearances with Theatre Under the Stars. - The role of Dolly herself will be played by Doris Buckingham, who is one of the top favorites of,Stanley Park audiences, never failing to please in her many different characterizations each season. She is starred with Carolyn Long and Ralph Magel- ssen, two outstanding opera stare from New York, whose fine voices and outstanding professional expert* ence touring the United States and Canada have made them top artists in their field. Bill Buckingham directs the entire production, and is also seen as Horatio Bloomer, another of his famous character roles which he plays so well. Popular Lynn Jon- son, who made such a smash hit of Madame Scharwenka in "Roberta", will be seen as Daisy, the gay, dancing little maid of all work, who is always in some sort of trouble, in her efforts to join the suffragette movement. Babs Hitchman, Al Pearee, Lillian Carlson, Paul Kligman, Peter Mac- Donald, and many other fine Vancouver performers will be seen in'leading roles. Music is being conducted by the outstanding, musician from CBC in Toronto, Mr. Lncio Agostini, whose arrangements of the lovely Jerome Kern melodies in "Roberta" have been the hit of the season. Costumes are being designed for "Bloomer Girl" by Stuart MacKay, and the scenery is designed and executed by1 Gail McCance and Charlie Baker, at the Theatre Under the Stars Scenic Studio in Stanley Park. The entire production is under the supervision of Gordon Hilker, whose keen eye as a producer of all Theatre Under the Stars attractions has always assured Vancouver audiences of outstanding entertainment in their outdoor theatre. Tickets are available at Kelly's Box Office during the day, and at the Park Theatre at 7:30 on performance nights. What One Bad Apple Can Do One bad apple can spoil a whole box of luscious pippins, according to agricultural lore. Applies are so expensive these days that we haven't been able to experiment with them, but we take it for granted that the adage is the truth. Look at it another way. Economists talk of Gresham's Low of Money. It is a theory, not an actual law, that when bad money comes into circulation it drives out good money. Soon there is nothing but the queer stuff. The adage works in still another way. If there is a low-wage, nonunion shop in town, it tends to. drag down the wages of all' the working people. It offers unfair competition to the shops that are paying the union wage. This has been proved a thousand times. Because it is true. Labor has to organize and invade all of the centres now held by its enemies. Our economy cannot continue half slave and half free. It is going to be all slave or all free. If the unions do not free the working folks in the slave areas, the unions themselves will be smashed by the competition of the non-union people. One of the best ways to fight for your union is to ask for the Union Label and Shop Card. Keep on asking for it. Walk out if the proprietor gives you a snappy answer. Take ' your business away from the nonunion firms and give it to those which have union agreements. Move on if the Shop Card is not on display. This is war, brother! It's war for your union wages and working conditions. If you do not win it, you will work for a whole lot leas money one of these days. Think it over.—Washington Teamster. This advertisement is not published or displayed by the liquor Control Board or^by the Government of British Columbia. °iJ" Union Label Corner Patronizing the Union Label Must Be Worth While used in labor saving, home building, and health saving devices for comfort in the up-to-date, home. Pottery, Cigar, Bakery, and Needle Trades workers all showed the public the skill and ability required to produce the products used in the average home. An outstanding feature of the Exhibition was a nation-wide .apprentice bricklaying contest conducted by the Bricklayers & Masons International Union, the first ever held. Five thousand young aspirants from every state entered for the four prizes offered, The first prize was won by C. G. Adams of Arkansas. The International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths sponsored a drawing, the first prize heing a Nash automobile; second, a Kelvinator; third, an outboard motor. Best known orchestras and bands of the Musicians' Union provided the music. Entertainment was provided by top stars of the theatre, radio, and movie world, all of whom are union members. They gave dramatized presentations of all things union, educational, interesting, and entertaining. This show was a demonstration of the progress our brothers across the line have made in boosting the union label and union made goods. We in B. C. and Vancouver have a great many employers and firms who have ufcion agreements. They are desirous of better understanding with labor. We also are eager to enjoy the good things of life. Let us follow the example of the trade union movement in the United States. Let us see to it that we encourage our wives, our friends and neighbors to spend their union wages on union made goods which bear the union label Let us work for the time when we, too, shall be able to stage a union industries exhibition of our own in Canada. This statement is proven by the interest taken in the World's greatest Union Industries Exhibition held this veer at Cleveland, Ohio. The Exhibition was the result of co-operation between Labor and Management and proved to be a greater success than any of the four AF of L shows held each year for one week. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent by union firms and labor unions, along with a great deal of work and untiring effort to display the products of skilled union labor. It had the support of President Truman, as well as senators, congressmen,, the Mayor, city representatives, and business leaders. President William .Green and all the international presidents are strong supporters of this very vital educational work that every union member should realize is for his benefit. The fact that so many of the largest manufacturers in the USA. many of whom have branches in Canada, as well as our Canadian firms are behind our union label activities and these exhibitions proves that they realize its value to them. They are doing more and more to make this show bigger and better each year. Likewise it is profitable to all union workers. Increasing the sale of union made products and services at all times promotes better understanding and more harmonious relations with employers better wage agreements, and better working conditions. The public saw at the Show demonstrations by our union members many of the latest inventions and gadgets. Members of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers showed fountains operated by an electric eye, working models of Diesel engines, the first electric motor ever built. The General Cable Corporation had workers making wire cable and also Romex wire. Members of the building construction industries and metal trades demonstrated the latest methods now ED. SMITH, Secy. Union Label Council. mMmmmmm mmm Page Four _ THE LABOR STATESMAN July, 1949 ■ sl'i * THE LABOR STATESMAN Publishqdjthird Thursday in each month at Labor Temple, 307 West Broadway, Vancouver, B. C. Authorised as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council H. W. WATTS, Manager TOM ALSBURY, Editor Subscription Rates: $1.00 per year; to Unions, 4c per member per month. Phone: PAcific 2942 THESE ARE YOUR LABOR LEADERS Professor C. W. M. Hart, sociolo-1 What does the Professor mean by 1st made a study of unions and other education? Surely by education we "'•■■' tiave come to agree that it is_a knowl- Vancouver, Canada, July, 1949 Where Do We Go From Here? On June 15 and 27 the voters made their choice. They re-elected, with greatly increased majorities, the governments In power at dissolution both provincially and federally. What does this mean to the labor movement? It means that the governments which enacted the National Labor Code and British Columbia's ICA Act, both of whiah are unacceptable to labor, will continue to hold office during the next four or five years. It means that the governments which, despite numerous briefs and repeated demands of the trade union movement, have refused to amend and improve existing labor legislation are still in the saddle. In this situation the organized labor movement cannot afford to fold its hands and say nothing can be done for the next few years. 'It must redouble its efforts to achievcits objectives in regard to labor legislation, price controls, excess, profits,, housing, old age pensions, national health insurance and other social security measures British Columbia's Coalition Government and the Federal Liberal Government wese elected on the basis of extensive promises and are committed to far-reaching labor and social legislation. The Canadian people have every reason to expect that these promises will be redeemed. Moreover, both the major opposition parties are also committed and should support social security legislation which the government must introduce if it is not to break faith with the electors. Nevertheless, it is to be hoped that organized labor will not be so naive as to sit idly by, fondly expecting that the newly elected governments, contrary to. their previous records, will make haste to implement the promises they so lightly and so lavishly made in the election campaign. These governments will have to be prodded. They will have to be made to realize that a great body of public opinion is stolidly in support of progressive social legislation. Governments cannot, and do not, ignore an aroused and insistent public demand. In these circumstances, the role of the trade unions becomes clear. They must spearhead a nation-wide drive of organizations and of a progressive-minded people to induce our governments to fulfil their promises and enact legislation that will improve the lot of the workers of this country. "Man Bites Dog" As the story goes, the above title is the well-worn answer of the typical hard-boiled editor to the question, "What is news?" Several instances have come to mind recently of how newspapers give "fliemseFves the widest "p^ssW^latiTucle^^ ^nnnterpfetTrig" Ifie "news" value of what they print. The news value which the daily press attach to a storj; may be judged by the headlines and space devoted to it. It is more than a coincidence that stories on which the publisher and his big advertisers do not like publicity are not emphasized. On the other hand, sensational headlines and many columns of one-sided information are freely given when it„suits the purpose of the newspaper owner. . - For example, ever since the war the newspapers have carried screaming headlines and detailed stories of every demand for wage increases. At the same time, the much bigger story of tha exorbitant and steadily rising profits of business has been relegated to an obscure position on the financial page, under modest headlines which Seek to conceal rather than expose the enormous profits which have been made. Another glaring example occurred recently in Illinois when it was revealed that a number of newspaper men had been on the payroll of a political machine. Not a newspaper carried the story. A similar story of graft involving, say a few labor leaders, would be given front-page headlines by the same newspapers. Anyone who wants to discover how newspapers cover up for each «rther has only to try to have them publish a report of speech criticizing another newspaper because it employes scab labor or for any other reason. It would appear that newspapers have established two rules of conduct by which they govern themselves—one which applies to the "news" value of stories in general and another which applies to the value of stories about newspapers. focal conditions in the City of Wind sor When his findings were made public recently they called forth wide comment. In a speech reported in the Toronto press a few weeks ago, he said in relation to union organizers: "He- has little education and practically no background. He has a keen understanding of organization and leadership and an honest desire to make the world a bit better." But the learned man goes on, "He has energy, ability and intelligence, but as long as he is not accepted on the right side of the tracks, all that energy is expended in union affairs, instead of in projects benefiting all society." We wish Professor Hart had not said those words. However much "education" he may have, we wish that the sociologist had armed himself with some information before he sounded off with his preconceptions.. For there can be no doubting that if the Professor had taken even ten minutes to look at the facts concerning the leaders of the Labor movement before making that speech, he would.have found quite the opposite to be true. . The "Father of the Canadian Labor ' Movement" was an Irish immigrant boy who went to work in Canada at the age of eleven for two dollars a month. It didn't take him long to become a union organizer, and he did it for no remuneration and worked at his printing trade at the same time. He organized more than one trade union then a Trades Council where all union problems could be discussed, and then one of the first Trades Union Congresses where the national problems could be aired and policies arrived at. He sat in a Legislature and there got the Mechanics Lien Act on the statute books, one of the first pieces of protective legislation for the common working man. He fought for compulsory education and made it work. He sat on the Board of the first Technical School in this country. Suggest the name of any man in any walk of life in the history of this country, with or without "little education" Professor, who has made such a contribution to society as we know it. Yet that man was a union organizer with "energy, ability and intelligence" and it is fair to say that he was not "accepted on the right side of the tracks." The men who built the labor movement were all immigrants — Irish, Scotch, English, Welsh, and later French, Scandinavian, German. They were Catholics, Protestants and Jews. They were white and black. They organized unions because they knew that the men and women, who worked long hours in frightful conditions for little, in the way of wages, were human beings and not as one .Toronto newspaper used to call them— "cattle". Because the working men became organized they and their families became people in the true sense of that word. And, because working Get a Permit A 67-year-old man who pleaded that he couldn't live on $34.75 a month was advised to get a begging permit when he appeared in Police Court on a panhandling charge.—-Vancouver daily paper. Training Ourselves As Better .Citizens An expert on the training of children has just published a booklet on the subject with valuable suggestions as how the training can bet be carried out- The booklet suggests that small children can be taught out of their own experiences: 1. to what extent people are alike. 2. what things are different in people. 3. that people need«seh other. The thesis then goes on to show how children can be made to understand: 1. that things, countries, people and ways of living are always changing. " 2. how to accept people for their own qualities. 3. the democratic process. We cite these things here because we think that a course like that for adults is greatly needed, and one just that simple. It would do a great deal towards reducing racial and religious tensions if those six basic ideas could be inculcated into all of our citizens. In fact, we would have just about all there is to being a really good citizen. —Canadian Labor Reports. edge and understanding of people and things and the relationships existing between them. Or does "the Professor think of education on that high formal level where to be educated means only to know and understand the meaning of e = m*"! If that is sii, (h','n his educated people become very few indeed and exclude a goodly number of those who call themselves nuclear physicists, ''although that equation is the basis of the atomic bomb. The formal education-of most trade union leaders is admittedly very limited. But they know and understand people; they know and understand that working men and women are people and not just items in a register or census; they know and understand that working* men and women are sentient, reasoning and spiritual beings capable of great understanding and vast accomplishments. When sociologists begin appreciating that simple fact they will have begun to be sociologically useful. But what about the suggestion that union leaders have "practically no background?" Is this to convey that there is some cosmic significance to your father being a member of the House of Lords or the Senate? Do you rate as a person either in desirability or capability because of the special social position of your family? Well people for many years have accorded a very high place to most of the following, and all of them were sons of laborers or skilled craftsmen: Homer, Plato, Shakespeare, Burns, and so the list could be extended for many pages. The leaders of labor are conscientious, sober, reflective, hard-working, and often brilliant men. Their feet are constantly on the ground because they are of the people, their thoughts are far aloft because- they are for the people, and their actions are continuously forceful because they are by the people. In order that he might found a place where men could be free and democracy flourish an Englishman bought a vast area of land in America from an English King using the money the King owed to his father's estate. Immigrants from the same country, and from other lands, came to this country lying just to the north of that state, Pennsylvania, with' nothing but their ability to work, and they have purchased with their lives and their efforts the freedom and the democracy that we enjoy. Free trade unionism is the keystone of the arch of freedom and democracy. Nothing that we know and understand as democracy would exist today had not trade unions grown up in strength and importance in this country. If that movement failed or was crushed the free institutions that we are so prone to take for granted would go with it. That Mt. Pleasant Undertaking Co. 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They are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants (are not we all?). They have worked with their hands and brains while living in the revolving ant hill of human poverty, on the precipice of continuous insecurity. And today as over the years they strive to wring from the hands of those whs control the capital labor produces a fair return for the work done. But today as well as over the years they also find the time to instruct the other groups in society about what is needed in order that all shall prosper, and to eke out the legislative changes that bring protection to the community, protection from disease, from poverty, from illiteracy, from irresponsibility and from delinquency. Our society today has and enjoys, because of the efforts and leadership of organized labor, quite apart frorn higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions, old age pensions, blind pensions, widows' allowances, children's allowances, workmen s compensation, compulsory education, the universal franchise, the beginmnp of health insurance and K5B. JSISS^B^ wider hun»>n rights and civil liberties. , Enough of the tremendous con- hi'm'T8. £' Ieader» and thr°Uf?h tftem the labor movement have made Wh.'yr°*eC% .ben,f,fiti»* society^- What of their "little education?" Challenge to Farmers "It's high time the farmers built a real organization to let the candidates for parliament know the true state of agriculture. "Every other occupation in Canada is well organized to protect its economic interests. Some occupations are 100 per cent organized, such as the professional classes. A lawyer can t practice law unless he is a member of the bar association A doctor can't practice medicine unless he is a member of the medical association. The bankers* association regulates toe banking business of Canada. The Underwriters' Association looks after the insurance business. The manufacturers' association safeguards the interests of the Canadian manufacturer. Labor unions have been active in seeking better conditions of employment for the working classes. "Truly we in Canada live under a highly organized society. Only, the farmer is weak from an organizational standpoint" . —Organized Farmer. How GBS Sized Up "Winnie" 25 Years Ago In the truly Shavian manner George Bernard Shaw let the world know what he thought of Winston Churchill. The following appeared in the Sunday Chronicle in April, 1924— twenty-five years ago. It still fits: "One of the facta that threaten the continued existence of this happy-go- lucky civilization is that it is possible for so distinguished a member of its governing class as Mr. Winston Churchill to write about Socialism at this time of day like an extremely decayed gentlewoman in an inaccessibly remote village in a pre-historic- ally backward district of rural Poland. "He cannot plead that he has not been warned. Only the other day he lost the Westminster election by talking rubbish that every porter in Covent Garden knew to be childish rubbish. "What does Mr. Churchill mean by it? He is not a brainless parasite like many politicians of his class; on the contrary, he is a conspicuously clever man, justly proud of being able to live by his wits (in the en- most ridiculous tosh-merchant of his tirely honorable sense of the phrase) c,a8S "n Europe?'" "'"wu* b5ff£l*i for J°b or Pension. Why, then, does he, the moment .Socialism or Russia is mentioned, lose his head, see scarlet and become the ment'has-fdr its proof the facts of all too recent events in other countries. Free trade unionism can be destroyed. All social organization can be destroyed. But free unionism is based on a fundamental premise far exceeding in its scope and humanity any other association of people in that its membership is open to all in the_ craft or the plant or the trade withuut restriction as to race, colour or creed. With the union movement men are men and no other qualification is valid. That is the simple reason why free trade unionism has become the greatest and most effective social agency withjn human society. That is why progress emanates from the unions. That is why sociologists, managers, do-gooders and the like in the main misunder- stand '*• They are trained to look at the world through some particular set of binoculars or microscope through which they necessarily obtain a very restricted view. They are the ones who need not only a "little education" but a new and up-to-date training intirder that they may appreciate and as a result be able to mtepret to the public, the union movement and its leaders.—Canadian Labor Reports. The Myth of Free Enterprise The myth of Free Enterprise is quite readily exposed by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Of the 30,663 establishments operating in Canada in 1946, the individually owned firms employed only 7.9 per cent of the persons employed by these establishments. 86.6 per cent worked for corporations.' In six of the leading industries, corporations did 100 per cent of the business. In 26 of these industries 90 per cent of the employees in that industry worked for corporations rather than for individual owners, partnership or co-operatives. The 10,209 corporations had a gross value of production of $7,107,- 655,352 (over 7 billion). The 4920 partnership firms had a gross value of production of $272,993,542. The 14,681 firms under private ownership totalled $423,563,960 as the egross value of their production. The 953 co-operatives had a gross value of production of $131,278,336. "No. 1 Crippler" Speaking about arthritis, "The nation's number one crippler, Gladys Strum (Qu'Appelle), said recently in the House of Commons: "The number of arthritis sufferers is more than the total afflicted with heart disease, cancer, tuberculosis and diabetes combined. Yet in Canada there is only one hospital for civilians equipped for the specialized treatment of civilian arthritis. . . . Any nationwide attack on arthritis must include an attack on poverty, because bad housing and inadequate diet are factors contributing to the incidence of rheumatic infections and have a bearing on the general health level and resistance of the people." HOTEL REGENT Limited FULLY LICENSED 160 Hastings Street East Vancouver, B. C. ST. HELEN'S HOTEL The House of Hospitably — Friendly and Courteous Service Refreshment Parlor Walter and Earl Bennett 1161 Granville Street Your Hosts Vancouver, B. C. YALE HOTEL 1300 GRANVILLE STREET Fully Licensed Refreshments Served John Corlett, Prop. AUSTIN HOTEL Licensed Premises — Good Service 1221 GRANVILLE ST. VANCOUVER, B.C. r THE STRAND HOTEL <roa nsrr vaaaat 624 Hastings Street West (near Granville) THE MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED HOTEL IN THE CITY. FULLY LICENSED - POLITE SERVICE • APPLIANCES • APPLIANCE REPAIRS • PAINTS •FLOOR COVERINGS ^^^^r^^/r^/, 400 WEST BROADWAY FA 7107- LOCATED ON BROADWAY. ONE BLOCK EAST OF CAMBIE ANGELUS HOTEL Comer Dunsmuir and Howe Streets, VmtcouvetJLC. i 8488 -88 -87 •US ANDERSON AND A. HARRlaofs. ntOfftlCTOass *v GEORGE'S CAFE Yukon and Broadway — Close to New Labor Temple Home Cooked Meals and Pastries — Reasonable Prices TYPCC NEW—USED—RECAPPING lUUSd Buy them on easy Budget Plan! Bourne 8C Humphrys Ltd. Cor. PACIFIC and HOWE flaw PAcific 2188 ■"•"■a-" July, 1949 THE LABOR STATESMAN Page Five Trades Union Directory LABOR TEMPLE, 307 BROADWAY WEST Amalgamated Meat Cutters ana B.W., local 313—HepreHentatfve, Geo. Jolm ston, 203 Labor "Jomple; FA.TT477. Anto Workers' Union, Lodge Ho. 1887, I. A. of K.—Business Agent, Gordon Webb, 111 Labor Temple; FA. 9517. Bakery Salesmen, local 188, X. B. T. 0. 5*? H.—Business Agent, E. Holmea, 206 Labor Temple; FA. 8714. . '< Bakers' Union, local 488 — Business Agent, Mi'lvln Kemmls, 18 East Hastings St.; PA. 4741. Barbara — International Journeymen of America, No. 130 — Secretary, C. E. Herrett, 201 Labor Temple; FA. 8762. Baveraare Dispensers and Onllnary Worksrs, No. 835—Hecretary, J. Dye. 3248 Jn St; DExter 2153-F. Clinton 8t; DExter 2163-F.' Beverage Dlspenasra and Culinary Work- era, Bo. 076—Business Manager, F. W. ; UIls, 6SJ^aJJIas^gs_8t.; MA. 4948. r Blacksmiths' Union, looal 181 — Secretary, P. Mitchell, 1703 Dublin St., New Westminster Boilermakers' Union, Bo. 3S8 — Business Agent, James Downle, 629 Beatty St.; TAtlow 1047. Bollermakera' Union, local 184—Secretary, P. Moore, Box 422. New West- * minster, B. C. Bookblnasra' Union, local 108—Record Ing Secretary, F. Milne, 977 Brough. ton St. Brick k Clay workers' union, Ho. 138— Secretary, P. J. Cape. 112S Campbell Avenue, Abbotsford, B. C. Bricklayers' Union, local Bo. 1—L. Pad —SS&JSZt ifij W. 31st; KErr. 5293-R Building laborers' Union, local 603 — Secretary, L. J. Mlllman, 307 West Broadway. Phone FAIr. 9122. Building laborer!' Union (New WeBt- mlnster) No. 1070 — Secretary. T. 3179 R' 1605 S'Xth St,; phono N,W- Building Material and Fuel Truo* Driven'ir/Dion, looal 813—Buslneas Agent. FA «¥i ' 20t LRbor Ten>P'«; Phono Bnildlna; Serrioe Employees, local 844 —Business; Agent, A. J. Wybrew, 339 . W, PantreP'sL; Phone PA. 8605. W^cf u^!' °S?1U^1 — Socreury, H- w.. Watts, 102 Labor Temple Phone FA. 4348. *™y«», Carpenters' Union, Ho. 483 — Secretary. James Smith, 100 Labor Temple; TA. Carpenters' Union (Chilliwack), Ho. 1843 TlmtSf&lkJ" E- Towea, Box 482. Chilliwack, B.C. Oaagantera, looal 1351 (Hew7 Weatmin- ater)—Business A—* * — — loos'. «th Ave., Phona N.W. MIR, ;■-—---' —«v». uw aew westmln- 1008>1?bU"'Tv.8 AS?nt' J4,,T' BaSnan^ "lOS-Jth Ave New Westminster, Carpentera (Nanaimo), looal Ho. 837—, Secretary, J. E. Oddson, 263 Nleol sT Nanaimo, B. C. ou> Carpenters' Union Ho. 813 (Port Albernl) . Ilb.?„HybR- 8,Ubb' hoX m^rlel Cement rinialiera (Section of local Ha S-,?>nT 4*5*1 W. J Bask?* _ -vllle' j£j Labor Temple: FA. 9122. WA^e^^C°^r^W^*—Burineas FA 8m ack' 6 Labor TomP'o.' Civic Employees' Union (Bnrnaby), Ho aa-Secretary, J K. Wilson. SttVm. rltt Ave., New Westminster. Oivlo Employees' Union, local 88—Busl- ness Agent, Donald Guise. 49 West Hastings St.; Phona PA"'«SjK«___ CommercialTelegrapher* union, C.F.Jt 43l2V.ISVanncl0v.1r-1?ylH8 M C«°* Distillery Workers, local Ho. 88—Secra- New Westminster, B. C. )!r;Ph> —Secretary H. K Gawne 1745 Comox St., VancouVer, B. g e' Blaotrioal Workw~union, looal 818— Business Manager, George ("ens - Labor Temple: FAIr 7s«7K '"' "2rV0B0?.,^If00*)r,!: *»•» •a-Seor.- Avanua.' M»oK*oh»n. «•»» Bast 7th ■«^"Hcf^S71^ec?.d^r,r,? B. Haatlnga, Stef tli-U. MA?jw z84»! "am1*"?: *"}'"a •** Oarrtakaxa, local sfhpT.8S°.rrl.r' Lm * *<>**■ ™* afSaTu'o^ssi^n^r^y sass is^^"'""' jgg*j "tS^Sf^^V ""P'oraaa, local B71— _Hugh Bird, »»6 West 14th; CH. 6688. «f» jriShters (BmmabjO, iMsaT«stZ SJSHJT: BJ- pontifex, 400SDolig]M _R^d;J^ewWestmlnster. ""J?. **«?*•*»- *•» Westminster. Local HuSf^KSS J>' Anderson 1828 Hamilton 8treet, New Weatmlnster. *l*rV?VEK" t.0"?"1' ".».ofO.»., loom *»*»**■«» Woraara, W.B.O. looal Ho &r£ "S1W «6,lar*S,;x.hSA<vree. °f»,i;!LJ*,,<l °lM* ""ton', looal Ho. aen Street, Vancouver. On* Workers' Union, looal Ho an Secretary, F. Ruaaell. 8SH F7en,Bn"sr office phone; MArlne 2968. * '"" "•■ Hoapitai Employsss' Union, Ho ISO — Honia Service Worken' union. Ho. 811— atojal and Bssuurant Employees, looal 88 — Business AgentTj Prica 411 Oranrlll. St; Phona PAclflo 7H1. •"SSTSoti. *SFm\tt2ae£32ir ,,!*T%!!tt,lS!u,,l_Bualneaa Agent, . °i.Coofc. 110 Labor Temple; pnone B. _ FA. SIM. Jewelry Worksrs' union. Ho. 48 Sacra •jV'hR. Ko.u«s& >«>« »s»r St., DExter I491R. After I, FR. J7 igs '74. X«8ia»' Oarraeat Workera, looal tT8— Business Agent, C. Carr. 118 Weat Pender St.; Phone DExter S7SS-M. 1tf"fcSSH» x"nX S»T— Secretary. fa. 0I?^*l*<",, *M* rmmfr,«" «KS 1*2,!?*rrr ."■WlHli »<>•.888 —Business f5 »«A LrTln»' u6 I*bor Temple; Inmber and Sawmill Worken, V. **. OL w00^ ,7?,T?e8^- Secretary. Hugh Wood, 101 Labor Temple; FA. 9713. ntachlnlBts, loiai 698—Buslness_Aa;«nt! Fa!'*?!?'''111 Lab<"' TMnpU: P"0"6 Machinists' lodge, No. HI — SecreUry, J. D. w I lily, in 06 Sovonth Avenue, New Weetmlnater. Mailers' Union, Ho. 70—Secretary R. G. Taylor, 1176 Duchess Avenue, West Vancouver, B. C. Malntenance-of-Way Employees, looal Ho. 167 (O. P.».)—Secretary, S. Wray, 2487 Kitchener Street. Malntenance-of-Way Employees, looal 31 t- Secretary, R. McLure, 1836 East 14th Avenue. Marina Engineers, National Association of, Council Ho. 7—Secretary, D. Heard, 319 Weat Pender Street Milk Salesmen and Dairy Employees, Local 464 — Secretary, Blrt Showier, 200 Labor Temple; FA. 8716. Molders' Union, local 881 —Business Afent, Louis Herzeg, 112 Labor Tenv pie; FA. 9481. Motion Picture Projectionists, looal 348, Business Manager, T. E. Foley; Secretary, J. H. Leslie, P.O. Box 345; Phone MArine 3043. I Musicians' Union, local 148 — Business Manager, Geo. 10. Leach, Suite 61, 668 Oranvllle St PAcific 7842. Office Employeea' Int. union, looal Ho. 15—Seoretary, B. Oonthro, 106 Labor Temple; FA. 4348. Painters, looal 138—Business Manager, Jack Eaves, 117 Labor Temple; phone FA. 9771. Paint Si Varnleh Workers' Union, looal Ho. 1880 — Secretary, Ann Lenlus, 1140 Horn*. Paper Makers' international Brotherhood, (Ooean PaUa) looal Uo. 380 — Secretary, Geo. L. Weldridge, Ocean Falls. Papsrmakers' Int. Brotherhood, Local No. 466 (New Weatmlnster) — Seoretary, Walter Ross, (21 Ninth Street Pattsrnmakera, looal Ho. 1380 — Secretary, Leo. Wllos, 1684 Marine Drive, .West Vancouver, B.C.; West 1493-11. Pile Drivers ana Wooden Bridgemen, looal 8404—Bualness Agent S. Allen, 193 E. Hastings St, PAcific 4046. Plumbers and Pipefitters, looal 170— Business Agent, Frank Carlisle, 109 Labor Temple; FA. 9766. Photo Engravers, looal 84—Edwin Davis, 68 Lancaster Crescent, Sea Island, Vancouver. Phona Plasterers' Union, No. 778 — Secretary, H. Weat 3419 West 23rd, BAy. 63S3-M. Plumbers and Pipefitters (BaUroad) — local 571—Secretary, Lloyd Elzlck, 1877 Haro Street. Printing Pressman and Assistants' Union, Ho. 68 — Secretary. Tboa. S. Ezart, 6407 Commercial, FRaser 1348. Pulp and Sulphite (Conventsra) Union, looal 433— Secretary, F. Macklnnon, Business Agent O. Braaten, 339 W. Pender. TAtlow 1642. Pursers and Chief Stewards, looal 130 —Secretary, R. Stover, 1451 Woodland Drive. ■aUway Oaraaaa (Port Hans), lodge Ho. 880—Secretary, J .R. Doutai. 707 Dublin St, New Westminster, B.C. Ballway and Steamship Clarke, No. 198 —Secretary, T. W. Klrby. 9611 Triumph Street Ballway Carman, looal Ho. 88 — Secretary, A. J. Carlson, 1228 Pendrell St. Ballway aad Steamship Clarke, Ho. 888 —Secretary, A. Padgham, 6018 Payna St., DBxtar 1376-L. -. Befrlgeratlon Worksrs, Ho. 818, V. A. J. P. i. T^-Secretary, L. R. Wlntla, 137 Weat 40th, Vancouver; Fltas. 4409. BeslUient Ploorlayera (Section of local Ho. 1841)—Secretary, Russell Nash, 101 Labor Temple: FA. 9712. Retail Orocery and rood Clerka, looal Ho. 1618 — Secretary, D. A. Wade. 203 Labor Temple; FA. 8242. Secondary Sohool Teachers' Association —Secretary, Wm. Alsbury, 2604 East Sixth, HAstlngs 2072-R. Sheet Metal Workers, looal 880—Business Manager, James Walker, 207 Labor Temple; FA. 7636. SlUnglors' aad Hoofers' union, No. 8348 —Secretary, A. Tyckoson, 4244 Prince Albert FA. 8778-R. Shingle Weavers' union, looal Ho. 81 —Secretary, Alex Low, 1184 Wast 78rd Avenue, Vancouver, Phone LAngara 098G-R. , Shipwrights, Boatbulldsrs, Joiners and Oaalkere, looal Ho, SOS — Business Agent, J. Evans. 49 West Hastings. Phone TA. 3725. . . Shoreworkera' looal of the U. I. U A. w. V. — Buaineas Agent Alax Gordon, 13S B. Cordova: Phone TAt 3266. •eafarera' Int. Union of Horth America —Secretary, B. Joyce, 6(6 Hamilton St.; PAc. 7824. ■Ian and Pictorial Painters, looal 788— Secretary, J. Mlddleton, 6881 Dundas St.; phone, oi.cn. 132S-T. Street Ballway Employees, Division 101 — Business Agent L. Easier, Lee Building. 175 E. Broadway; FAIr. 4262 Street Ballwaymen'a Union, Ho. 184 — Bualneaa Agent, R. Cormack. IS Lome St., New Westminster, B. C Taxi Drivers, looal 161 — Secretary, C. Gower, 204 Labor Temple; FA. 8716. Teachers' Association, New Westminster —Secretary. W. K. Nevard, 1534 London, New Westminster. *«tUa Workers' local. Ho. 18—Secre- lary. Betty Mollis. It East Second Ave. Theatrical Stare Employees, looal 118— Secretary, WalterBlaxe, P.O. Box 711. ffeJggSM, Local No. 9—Secretary, W. Richards, Pleasantslde P. O., B. d Tile Setters' Helpers, looal No. 78 — Secretary. K. 8. Kennedy, 570 Rupert Street. Track Drivers' Union, looal Ho. 81 — Business Agent Reg. Lenfesty, 208 Labor Temple; FA. (714. Typographical Union, local 888— Secretary. Harry Neelands, 212 Labor Temple; FA. 2608. United Garment Workera' Union, Ho. 838—Secretary, Mrs. R. L. Firth, 2426 Yale St. United Garment Workera' union. Ho. }f°~Secretary, Walter W. Shaw. 3435 West 6th Avenue. United Piahamtaa and Allied Workera' Union — Secretary, Wm. Rlgby, 138 Eaat Cordova: TAtlow (266. University of British Columbia Baa.. ployess' union. Ho. 118—L. T. Funnell. 4634 W. 7th Ave. New TB Institute * Opened in Vancouver The opening of the new Tuberculosis Institute in the city of Vancouver on May 6th marks a high point in the tuberculosis control programme in the province of British Columbia. . : , Built at a cost of approximately $400,000 the Institute isTa gift of the British Columbia TubercuIos;s Society and its score of affiliated Christmas Seal Committees to the people of British Columbia. Che money used to build the Institute was Christmas Seal money, but the cost of furnishing and equipping the new building was borne by the Dominion Government Health Grants. .At a colorful ceremony in the Institute's handsomely furnished auditorium, attended by some 300 guests, Mr. Fred T. Arnott, chairman of the British Columbia Tuberculosis Society, handed over the keys of the new building to Mr. A. R. McDougall, M.L.A., who received them on behalf of the provincial department of Health and Welfare. 1 The Institute forms a valuable addition to the present buildings and central offices of the Division of Tuberculqsis Control. It is essentially a teaching and surgical unit. The first storey is given over to an auditorium which will seat 300, and is equipped to show both 35-mm and 16-mm. films. This unit is to be used as a teaching and lecturing centre for many public health activities. The second floor contains two major operating theatres, a bronchoscope room, a dental clinic and the central laboratories of the Division of Tuberculosis Control. A bi-platte fluoroscope, the first of its kind to be installed anywhere in Canada, is included in the radiography department. The surgical floor is one of the most modern and practical in Canada. 'The floor above the operating theatres is given over mainly to observation "blisters" located directly above the operating tables. These are wired for two-way communication by which those observing may talk to and questions the surgeon while he is operating, and he in return may reply through a microphone, his answer being carried by loud speakers. The building also houses a library for the use of all professional groups at the tuberculosis centre, study space.and a conference room. Dr. W. H. Hatfield, Provincial Director, Division of Tuberculosis Control, in his remarks at the opening ceremonies, said that British Columbia should consider herself fortunate to have this latest addition to its present tuberculosis armament. He assured the representatives of the B. C. Tuberculosis Society that his department would see to it that this gift to the people would be utilized in every way possible. He thanked the voluntary agency for demonstrating once again how much could be accomplished through community: enterprise and devotion to the cause of Christmas Seals. AFL Unions, Tennessee Valley Authority. Are Praised by Committee Washington — A group of AFL unions and the Tennessee Valley Authority were given high praise by Congress' Joint Committee on Labor- Management Relations for the- manner in which they have conducted industrial relations during the 16-year life of the TVA. .. : The final report of the congressional group, prepared by Alexander K. Christie, committee consultant, declared: "The TVA has been in existence over 16 years, and during the period its relations with labor have been relatively free of strife and discord. "Some of the reasons are: "1. The board of directors of the TVA early decided on a policy of work known as force account, which made TVA the employer. "2. Management has proved by its deeds that it is constantly striving t° deal'fair and square with labor. 3. Labor has complete trust and faith in the motives of TVA. "4. The Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council is composed of responsible unions. « \h Ihe ."""'Cera of the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council are real labor leaders, men of exceptional ability and character. ' 6. Labor and management both know the value and meaning of cooperation. "7. TVA keeps the council fully informed of all events that are of interest to the council. "8. The board of directors, past and present, and others having anything to do with labor policy, have on the whole been competent, intelligent and realistic individuals." Is Dresdenism On the Increase? Montreal (CLR)—The publicity that has been given to the unfortunate treatment of negroes in the Ontario village of Dresden has given rise to a considerable volume of editorial and other comment One thing that has been widely appreciated is the fact that a mere vote of the public is not the way to settle racial tensions. Out of the mountain of comments on this situation this paragraph from an editorial appearing in the Montreal Dairy Star raises the significant question: "Dresden is not the only place in Canada in which the cplor barrier is m evidence, it Is fair to say. Discrimination in-one form or another is fen unpleasant fact at many other points and Montreal is not altogether free of it always, but it seems even more unpleasant when it appears where previously Negro and white have apparently got along well together on a solid footing of mutual respect. This sort of feeling should be losing strength, rather than cropping up in new places." union Label Trades Oonnoil—Secretary. Ed. Smith, 307 W. Broadway. Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.—Thomas Jefferson. Big Shots Are Worried The Financial Post, May 14: "Responsible observers report that the parish priest of Asbestos, who is also chaplain of the local syndicate, could have at any time stopped the strike, as he did in the end to stop disorder. Is the local pfiese exceeding his authority, playig a lone hand, or has he higher sanction for his policy? Church authorities in Quebec have said that they Ho not support strikes. Yet the Archbishops of Quebec and Montreal have both appealed for collections for the strikers, and one appeal appeared on* the very day when disorder was at its height. "Responsible observers cannot believe that these actions and statements were intended to condone law breaking . . . "The papal encyclicals on social policy, Rerum Novarum and Quad- ragesimo Anno, have been accepted throughout the world as expressions of liberal, but certainly not socialist, doctrine. Are the church leaders in Quebec interpreting these papal pronouncements in a broader sense than they have been previously accepted? Between the parish priest and the archbishops is a body known as the Church's Commission for Social Studies. It appears to be leading a movement toward more liberal social doctrines than many people expected from thkQuebec hieararchy. The Quebec c»«ix'h had seemed to be on the extreme right wing, and some liberalizing of its thought was welcomed. But the Asbestos disorders have raised important questions as to how far the swing is going to go, and how representative of church opinion the current attitude toward the Asbestos disorder is." Sign Painters Elect Officers Sign and Pictorial Painters' Local Union No. 726 held their Annual Installation Meeting on Monday, July 4th, in Room 12, Labor Temple. New officers for 1949-50, which weje installed by Mr. Birt Showier, were: President, J. B. Collin, 4459 James Street. Vice-president, J. D. Roberts, 2449 Brock Street. Secretary, J. A. Middleton, 5881 Wundas Street. Treasurer, W. O. Clarkson, 6802 Larch Street. Financial Secretary, R. Gambling, 2198 W. 43rd Avenue. Conductor, W. Carter. Warden, Arthur Robb. Executive Member, F. Crewe, 3325 Trafalgar Street. Business Agent, Ed. Kennedy, 307 West Broadway. . FAir. 9771. Trustee, A. Pratt. Generally speaking the local has had a splendid year. We have added to our membership and are growing all the time. As far as our agreement is concerned we are not doing so well. Conditions generally this year do not seem to be conducive to the early settlement_of .negotiations. We have been W'negotiation since mid-February, our agreement expiring March 31st last. Our present rate for journeymen is $1.85 per hour and as this%te is far below the average trade journeymen rate the union is asking for an increase of 25c per hour and a proportionate increase for the lower brackets. Owing to a stalemate we have now proceeded to the machinery of a Conciliation Board. The general working conditions as contained in the 1948 agreement are good; our main objective is the increase in wages. The condition of trade is at present very good, it having been very difficult this year to obtain signpainters. —J. A. MIDDLETON, Recording Secretary. Wages, Prices, Profits Fair Employment Practices Laws New York (CLR)—Labor in the United States is sufficiently satisfied with the working of the Fair Employment Practices Laws in the four states: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticutt to proceed with its campaign to have similar laws enacted in other states. Twelve hundred cases charging discrimination in employment are being settled each year in the four states where fair employment practices acts prevail. Yet not one of them has required a public hearing. Conciliation and persuasion have been found to be sufficient for settling every case. In the same four states many firms have voluntarily changed their employment practices so as to include people of certain races and religions Who previously had been overlooked or denied employment. There is nothing necessarily surprising about that. According to Joseph Bustard, a member of the New Jersey Coccission ?:aministenng the law in that state, >t is the natural expression of the majority wishing to live within the law and of others finding that the law enabled and supported them in initiating that which they had desired but feared to do." The experience of department stores and other retail establishments which, under Fair Employment Practices lays, employ people of many races and religions, clearly demonstrates that a fair employment policy does not discourage customers from patr ronizing them. v As a rule it is equally true that in the experience of bank, telephone companies industrial plants, restaurants, and utility companies a Fair Employment Practices La.w doe8 not create trouble between employees of different races and religions. Pr«!!ti£tnrral ". F?ir Employment Practices Law aimply requires that hi 7Fl0n "PPWw? f°r a job must ?„ I% w,tnon' "OTrd for his race, colour or creed. It does not require £&£ emPloye' Wre a certain per- S^.J'JB* «ro"P- H" "»>y hire whom he will, provided there is no reirion" vA* 8T0Und8 of ™ « « chari£nl»R.!l'5i0n2' BociaI' *™ternal, charitable and educational associa- sub?ectrr„ntt Tmto«'« ^VhyTr, subject to the law unless they are erf ZuL4 if°r Prate Profit- Employ! SJnrsS a leS! than OT* Persons employed do not come under the law.- -' Canadian Labor Reports Cost of living index has been holding fairly steady in recent months. This is being used by some as a reason why wages should not be raised, why unions should not seek another "round of wage increases". Let -us look at some of the fallacies in this. It is suggested that the average wage has increased since 1939 by about 96 per cent while the cost of living has gone up only 57.9 per cent. The fault in this comparison rests in the fact that the. average increase in wages includes all wages and thus rates of pay earned in industries and trades that were still greatly depressed in the last pre-war year. Official statistics show that the average weekly salaries and wages paid in the nine leading industries between January 1, 1946, and January 1, 1949, rose from $30.02 ,to $41.02 or 36.6 per cent. During that same three-year period the cost of living index rose from 119.9 to 159.6 or 33.1 per cent On the basis of these figures, the real wages of workers in these nine industries rose slightly; but very slightly. In this same period controls were being removed. Profits according to the official figures rose astronomically. Corporation pjrofits in 1946 were $1,379,000,000; in 1947, $1,821,00,- 000; and hi 1948, $2,100,000,000 (estimate by the government). That was the comparison of the profit fig- urea before taxes were paid. After taxes in those three years the figures stood as follows: 1946, $739,000,000; 1947, $1,017,000,000; 1948, $1,430,- 000,000. That is an increase of nearly 200 per cent. Comparisons using these later years are more informative since there were still some 400,000 unemployed in Canada in 1939. Because the cost of living index has remained rather stable around the figure of 159 in recent months, it can not be said that prices have reached their peak or have become stabilized. The index is admittedly faulty to begin with and labor has been asking for years to have it revised. Any wage earner with a family to support knows that his costs have not gone down recently. If anything, they have risen while the index remained steady. Currently increased buying is partly due to the large amounts (in total) of war savings being paid out by the federal government. As the figures above show there has been very little improvement in the real wages of workers in spite of increases in money wages. In other words buying power has not increased appreciably. In simple terms the purchasing power of the worker's wages can be increased effectively only by raising wages while controlling prices. Labor has been asking the federal government for a return to price control. The requests seem to have fallen an -xleaf . cavs, yet Urn an.wyiir.to the wage earner's buying problem rests in this formula. It is argued that price control cannot be achieved, unless wage control accompanies. This argument concerns the maintenance of prices at a fixed level, and even then is not entirely sound. There are no doubt some commodity prices that could not be held at the current level, say, if wages paid in their manufacture'and distribution were allowed to rise; but that certainly doesn't apply to all commodity prices. The figures for profits given above, indicate the truth of that contention. A further argument for price control without wage' control is contained in the unquestionable fact that the greatest economic stabilizer is the union wage agreement By this instrument wages are fixed for usually a year at a time. Price fixing thus becomes a simple matter in organized industries. And it should be said here that the extension of organization to all trades and industries by labor will hasten the day of effective price control. In the meantime price control is necessary. As the wage contract is achieved in the first case by negotiation or later through conciliation or arbitration, it follows that price control should be geared to this mechanism. When the argument is urged against this that the wages paid in the plant are not the only factor in the price, it is only too clear that taken as a continuous system followed through from raw material to the finished saleable commodity the only uncontrollable factor is not wages but individual company profits. The wages are, in fact whether by collective agreement or not, controlled at every stage. The bogey in price control is not wage control but profit control The argument for uncontrolled prices or at least the absence of government control of prices is tacitly based on the desire of private industry and commerce to be in a position at all times to charge all that the traffic will bear for in this way they are always in a position to earn all the profit that is possible. Labor, recognizing this fact, has constantly asked for the imposition of an excess profits tax in order to remove the motive of unadulterated greed from profit- making. v ■ If„p.riSe,, were controlled, wages in all industry and commerce would have an opportunity of rising to the highest point commensurate with the allowed price. Taken on one or a few products this would mean little but over the entire economy it would provide a measuring stick for the determination of maximum purchasing power of wages, and at the same time tend to bring real wages into coincidence with money wages. Within such a price control framework profits could be articulated with prices at a rate at or near ..the point where the capital return was reasonable in relation to the labor return without in either case removing the incentive to work or to invest It is argued that capital will not seek investment unless the return is high enough to attract it. The same is true of labor, and both at times decide to starve rather than work. Labor strikes. Capital piles up in bank deposits and government bonds. The argument for price control is valid for both sides since it could only become a stabilizer among the necessary factors of wages and profits. Stabilization among all three factors could not fail to provide for a more orderly development of our economy providing as it would that tbe labor supply be more even and that the tendency for capital to invest be more uniform. As things stand, and until organized labor can bring the needed pressure upon government to re-institute price control, it seems only too apparent that unions will have to continue to ask for higher wages. In no other way, price control not being in force, can are real wages be brought within the area of the workers' purchasing power requirements. —Canadian Labor Reports. A Bit of Nonsense ' FULL HOUSE The inspector of tenement houses found four families living in one room. Chalk marks quartered the room for each family. "How've you been getting along here?" he asked. "Pretty good," was the reply, "until the old lady in the far corner began to take in boarders." PROOF READING ' Yep," said Grandpa, "newspapers are just like women." "But Gramp," said his college grandson, "I don't get it. What do you mean?" "Well, son," said Grandpa, "it's like this: They both have forms, back numbers are not in demand, they always have the last word, they are well worth looking over, they have a good deal of influence, you can't believe all they say, there's small demand for the bold-faced type, and every man should have one of hig own and. not borrow his neighbor's," !,.*... FOR HIM ALONE By Dick Sanburn in- . i - Jrr*e "Canary HetaloV June-»H»r~*-'~-■= - In one Saskatchewan riding, a Social Credit candidate is getting around rapidly and in comfort, alternating between a big Cadillac and his own five-passenger plane. "His opponents point to him as the only man who has made Social Credit work." Professor: "What is the most outstanding product that dhemistry has given to tne world?" Students—"Blondes." . "They. ,do say," John began hesitantly, |that kisses are the language., "Weil, said Priscilla, "speak for yourself, John." A preacher we knew recently told his flock there were 726 different kinds of sins. After the service, a large group waited to talk to him; they thought they had been missing something! 6 He: "If you'll give me your telephone number I'll call you up sometime." r She: "Ifs in the book." 5?: "£i5e!. Vfh*t'a yoor nsane?" She: "That's in toe book, too." A generous woman noticed that every time she went through the street, a down-and-out man stood in front of the drugstore. One morning, feeling sorry for him, she handed him a dollar and whispered, "There's hope." That evening he stopped her and handed her $6. , . \ "What does this mean?" she asked. 'It means, mum, that There's Hope came in at 5 to 1. The so-called weaker sex is usually the stronger sex because of the weakness of the stronger sex for those of the weaker sex. COLOUR BAR Eric H. Louw, Minister for Economic Affairs in the new South African government addressing a meeting in Cape Colony recently stated "Segregation of Europeans and non-Europeans- will be thoroughly carried out in all parts of South Africa." Somehow or other It seems rather grotesque That the man with his feet on the ground . Has to take orders from a man with his feet on a desk. CONFUSED "If ever I get married," the G. I. told his buddy in. the foxhole, "I want a girl who is an economist in the kitchen, a lady in the drawing room and a witch in the bedroom." Comes the end of the war and the buddies meet again. "Well, son, I got married," announced the G. I. , "You did, Did it turn out like you wanted? ' asked his interested friend r 'iW"r' yf* fd no." replied the G.I. 'I «ot what I wanted all right but the qualifications were somewhat scrambled. This girl I married ia • witch in the drawing room, a lady in the kitchen and ... an economist in the bedroom." Gals are the cleverest Trades, I think— "^dropping a hankie They can pick np a mink. Traders, 1 think— Some men became more resigned to. the "new look" when they found that neck lines were following the hem's downward trend. *J2ZT£*1 \ h*ve toMjou again and again not to speak when older persons are talking, but wait until they 'I've tried that already, Mama. They never do stop." „ HOW TO GET KILLED Commas can get you killed. I he sentence went to the operator: She has a wonderful bosom pal n»Jf!.?nfo"nded ,in°tyP« operator ' ssaasspRsasasassssj Page Six THE LABOR STATESMAN July, 1949 "BUILD B. C. PAYROLLS" Always Top Quality You'll find extra flavor, extra nourishment and unvarying quality in the familiar Pacific Milk tins. For healthy, tasty meals and for the baby's formula you'll find it economical and convenient Pacific Milk 'irradiated and Vacuum Packed WELCOME TO . NEW LABOR TEMPLE This space donated by Bill Couper 724 Seymour Street Human Relations Workshop Is Held "NewmarketTOht. (CLR)—Frictions between Negro and white, Christian and Jew and how these antagonisms may be dispersed were under discussion here at Pickering College for three days. A three-day workshop on human relations stressed elimination of tensions betweeen national and religious groups. Organized by the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews the workshop attracted school principals, teachers, superintendents, inspectors as well as professors and social workers. Topics discussed included situations of inter-group tensions as met in schools. Special guest speaker at the school was Dr. Hilda Taba of the University of Chicago. Dr. Taba is a social worker, teacher and author and for some time was on the staff of UNESCO—Canadian Labor Rejorts. BALMORAL HOTEL Say. "MEET ME AT THE BALMORAL" • ■martlr modsrn—oomfortasly lurnlshsa ... yet retaining a eralet, dignifies atmoapheretnat makes it a welcome plaoa tta briar or meet row friends. Manager a: MIKE K08KI bob pattsrbon "johnnt" Mckenzie noaai PAoiao 8148 159 East Hastings Street VANOOirVBR, B.C. For GOODNESS Sake . . . DAD'S ORIGINAL Oatmeal Cookies TU Most Delicious Health Biscuit Ever Mad* When sanding parcels overseaa don't forget to include some Dad'a Cookies. Thar will bo greatly appreciated over there! DAD'S COOKIE CO. (R C.) LIMITED 468 KUgawny, Vancouver, B. C RAY'S PATTERN WORKS Manufacturers of Leader Sawdust Burnere R. D. McDougall, Prop. Patterns and Models of Every Description Gearing Propellers All work guaranteed Estimates Given 114 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver, B. C Phone: FA. 8371 Res., BA. 2470-L RAY'S PATTERN WORKS THOS. H. CLARK rinrmm ooaraaoros PAINTING. DECORATING AND SPRATINO Work Guaranteed Phonal Alma 1818 8886 WsTBT BiaHTUBsTT* ATM. Two of a Kind Edmonton (CLR) — An amendment to the City Charter of the City of Calgary which would make all licenses granted by the city to theatres, music halls, public eating places, hotels, etc., subject to the condition that no discrimination on account of race, color or creed shall be shown to any member of the public has been turned down by the Alberta Legislature. The ..Social Credit members opposed the amendment. In Toronto, the Bills of Rights legislation introduced by a member of the Official Opposition (CCF.) died on the Order Paper when the Legislature prorogued on April 8th. The government evidently deemed it of so little importance that it failed to "call" the Bill before asking the Lieutenant-Governor to end the session. The Conservative Government in Ontario is the only one by the name in the British Commonwealth. The Social Credit government in Alberta is said to be more reactionary than any other in Canada. Neither indicates any real interest in the protection or advancement of human rights. —Canadian Labor Reports. Canadian Stock Crooks Still Robbing American Suckers Inter-Racial Institute Undertaken. Winnipeg Winnipeg (CLR)—The Winnipeg Council of Women have completed a very successful Inter-racial Institute. Labor and Racial Prejudice as the subject of a panel discussion drew considerable attention with Andrew Murphy of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and Harry Chap- pel of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees leading the group. The Institute was convened by Mrs. W. G. Cromwell of the United Nations Society. Mrs. Patti Tanner's play "They Accuse Us" was delightfully performed to an enthusiastic audience. Sensible Sunbathing Every year about this time thousands of Canadians are soaking up every available bit of sunshine in the hope of acquiring "a healthy coat of tan" as soon aa possible. But tanning, if it is to be done safely, is a slow process. To avoid painful and dangerous sunburn, expose yourself for only a short time at first, gradually lengthening the periods as a tan is acquired. Remember, sunburn can be dangerous as well as painful. Do your sunbathing sensibly. Dangerous Recreation Now that holiday time is here, many people who spend most of the year behind a desk will be rushing furiously abont — hiking, golfing, swimming—crowding a year's recreation into two weeks. Many of them will go back to the office tired and worn and in need of a week's rest Do your vacationing sensibly. Recreation, yes, but within the limits of your body's capacity. Every worker needs a complete holiday at least once a year. Don't fail to take time out for a good vacation this summer. J. GLOVER PAIHTIaTO) COXTKAOTOB Estimates Furnished on All Painting Jobs «818 murrj»T st., vahcouvbb Phonal DBxter 0778 Phons I Pair. 8773 Thompson & Company Warm Air Haatlnc . General Sheet Metal Work Furnaces anS Repairs am Mam St, Vancouver, B.C. Patronize our advertisers. Delinquency Problem Most children at one time or another go through a period of cheating, lying or stealing. But they throw it off soon like a mild ease of the measles. With others the trouble seems to last and they become known as "delinquents". It is now believed that punishment alone will not cure delinquency. Understanding, sympathy and a feeling of being loved and needed are" necessary to a child's development Delinquency in Canada is a problem requiring study and understanding. A happy home life is often a safeguard against this trouble. Hot and Bothered When yon feel all hot and bothered this summer why not try a dish of delicious, creamy ice cream to help you cool off. There's nothing much more tempting on a hot day, and nutritionists tell us that this milk product is loaded with ingredients the body needs. And ice cream won't harm the teeth as will too much confectionery or soft drinks. Our bodies need the right food supply winter and summer. Make sure your hot and summer. Make sure your hot weather diet is adequate and healthful. The Edison Wood Products Corp (New London, Wisconsin), in its contract with the A.F. of L. Upholsterers provides for a paid holiday at the height of the pike mn. An attempt by a group of Unitarian clergymen to organize an AF. of L. union brought a quick oath from unsweanng lay Baptist minister William Green: '"That's the damnedest thing I ever heard." Labor is receiving letters from readers in both the United States and Canada, inquiring about the Canadian brokers and promoters, mostly in Toronto,-who are selling gold mine and "oil stock to people on both sides of the border. . Canadians ask whether they, too, are "Being cheated by the Toronto brokers and promoters. LABOR is glad to pass on some information provided by a high official of tbe Securities and Exchange Commission, which, as Uncle Sam's regulator of the stock market, has long been trying to do something about this particular problem. Until recently, the official said, the Canadian promoters mostly peddled gold mine stocks. Now they are also pushing oil stocks, because people are hearing a lot about the oil boom in Alberta, a province of Canada. "In other words, the promoters quickly take advantage of anything which gives people dreams of getting rich quick, with only a small investment "The promoters first get a 'sucker list'—the names and addresses of people who are likely to have some money, and little experience as investors. College professors, military officers and the better paid workers, such as railroad employees, are favorite -'game.1-—■ ——■—.-*- "Next, the promoters mail high- pressure 'literature' to the prospective 'suckers.' This literature is packed with glittering promises of quick riches. "When a sucker 'bites'—by writing the promoters—they call him on the long distance telephone, and really put the 'pressure on him. First thing he knows, he is hooked, and loses his money, "I have never heard of a single investor winning in one of these stock deals, but the losses called to our attention run into millions of dollars." The S.E.C, of course, can do nothing to protect Canadian investors. They must look to their own Dominion and provincial governments. Several years ago the U. S. Congress approved a treaty under which the American and Canadian governments each could "extradite" stock crooks' from the other country. That is. a Canadian promoter who cheated Americans could be haled before an American court, and the other way around. So far, the Canadian government has, refused to approve this treaty, so the Toronto promoters thumb their noses at Uncle Sam. The S.E.C. official said a "few" Canadian stock crooks, who ventured into the United States, have been caught. They promptly put op "bail" of $26,000 to $50,000, however, and "skipped back to Canada." Only two, who were caught in Detroit, have been jailed. They got sentences of seven and 10 years. The S.E.C official added this significant statement: "It is illegal to sell any securities in the United Stataes without registering them with the commission. If the—Canadian promoters had any good stocks to sell, they would have no reason for not registering them. "Those promoters prefer to break Uncle Sam's law and not register their stocks. That is a sure sign the stocks are no good." If you fear you have been cheated on Canadian stocks, write "The Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C" It will give you all available information.—Labor. Subversive Wobblies In the America of Woodrow Wilson, wherever the casual, migratory "working stiffs" gathered in cook- shacks, flophouses, logging camps, or hobo jungles, a good proportion of the men would hold red cards showing them to be members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) or "Wobblies." How the name originated nobody seems to know. A picaresque tale has it that asympathetic Chinese restaurant owner who could not pronounce his W's would say "I Wobble Wobble," and so the name spread. While the origin of the name is probably apocryphal, the Wobblies themselves were not When the police of Spokane arrested a Wobbly for speaking on a street corner in violation of an anti-free speech ordinance, so many hundreds of Wobblies from over the West poured into Spokane, set. up their soapboxes, and were hauled off to jail that the city authorities relented lest they go bankrupt feeding their horde of'yrisoTienr. In the brash and lusty frontier of the West the Wobblies matched the force and ruthlessness of the timber operators and' mineowners with a recklessness and violence of their own. If they had a philosophy, it was syndicalism—a hatred of the centralized state and the. political-party system. Although over a decade they issued over a million cards, they could not, because of their structure and their philosophy, create permanent unions. Yet in the life of America they are a genuine and indigenous reflection of the restlessness of rough western life. Over thirty years after its heyday, the I.W.W. exists largely as a nostal- S'c memory among sailors, railway borers, harvest pickers, and other ragged individualists who would rather live in the romantic past than the bureaucratic present Yet about 1,500 workers are still loyal enough to the I.W.W. to choose it as a regular bargaining agent, most of them in two Cleveland plants, that of American Stove Co. and the Jones & Laughlin Steel Barrel Co., and legal contracts exist between the companies and the I.W.W. What the "clear and present' 'danger of the I.W.W. today is. few have been able to discern. Unlike a Communist front, it camouflages neither its name nor its ideas. Yet on April 27, Attorney General Clark added the I.W.W. to the list of subversive organizations, along with Communist and Fascist groups. Apart from the civil-liberties issue, the thing that makes Clark's ruling of concern to the trade-union movement is that the I.W.W. is the first labor organization placed on the government s subversive list The consequences of such a listing are still to be ascertained. The union might be barred from N.L.R.B. ballots. Or, persons included in the collective bargaining contracts signed by I.W.W. might be barred from government jobs. Whether Clark is within his power in listing a labor union is a question that troubles other unions. —Fortune. CSU Suspension TLC Endorsed by Trades Council at Edmonton After listening to a detailed explanation of the reasons given by Vice-President Carl Berg, as to why the TLC Executive found it necessary to suspend the CSU, the delegates to the Edmonton T. and L. Council went on record as endorsing the action of the Executive. The Edmonton Council also ex- ?>ressed the hope that in future satis- actory means will be found to bring peace and harmony in the ranks of the Congress throughout the country. Brotherhood Railway Carmen Disaffiliate The Vancouver Trades and Lobar Council was notified by letter of the fincmort rf> fne Stairway Carmen to disaffiliate from the council. The withdrawal was received with regret by the delegates. My stenographer says glamour is something that disappears when the sweater is too large. Craft Bargaining In two decisions that may have far- reaching effects on the pattern of collective bargaining, the National Labor Relations Board in April extended the right of .craft unions to establish separate bargaining units even where industrial units have been the historical mode. . ': In one decision (the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.) the NLRB ruled that absence of craft units in the lumber industry is not a sufficient reason for refusing to permit their establishment, if the craftsmen concerned so desire. In a second (International Harvester Co.) the board extended the "craft-nucleus" doctrine, i.e., that a smaller unit may be carved out of a larger one even though not all the men in the smaller unit possess definite craft skills, and despite collective bargaining history on an industrial basis. In the International Harvester case a bargaining unit of 265 employees was established although the craft nucleus consisted of only 31 employees. Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Rhode Island recently enacted fair-employment-practice laws, making a total of eight states adopting such legislation. The others are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. A voluntary fair employment practices committee has been initiated by the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. taad ) BRAND in work clothes. For w« weather, get BONE-DRY warn repellent clothing. Vacation season is nearing again. That glorious period when you are free to go anywhere your wife chooses. it 1*1 "THINK HARD. HERBERT/ Doing things th* hard way doesn't appeal to th* efficient homemaker. The conveniences of electrical living are more fully yours when your home is adequately wired, with enough circuits, outlets and switches. If you're planning to build or remodel your home, make sure its wiring is up to Red Seal specifications. You can get expert advice and detailed blueprints, without charge, from the B.C. Electric Home Lighting ___ Advt. No. 4945 2 Cols, x 70 Lines Newspapers, 1949 Self-Improvement Every man must educate himself; his books and teachers are but helps; the work is his.—Daniel Webster. You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge one for yourself.—Froude. * * • The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and to possess aptitude and the perseverance to attain it—Goethe. * * * Judge of thine improvement, not by what thou seekest or writest but by the firmness of thy mind, and the government of thy passions and affections.—Fuller. * • . • In the mental collisions of mortals and the, strain of intellectual wrestlings, moral tension is tested, and, if it yields not, grows stronger.—Mary Baker Eddy. * • • Finally, education alone can conduct to us that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.—Horace Mann. This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. *———* July, 1949 THE LABOR STATESMAN Page Seven UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA LOCAL No. 2534, NEW WESTMINSTER Furniture and Millworkers' Local No. 2534 of New Westminster is applying for the Union Label for the firm of West-Min Woodcraft of 1286 Kingsway. This firm has a closed shop agreement with Local No. 2534 and are now interested in advertising their products with the aid of the Union Label of the United Brotherhood. LOCAL No. 2213, MISSION CITY Mission .City Carpenters have certainly got a Business Agent that gets around in the person of Brother Wm. Deckard. Our last letter from Bro. Deckard informed us he was up to Chilliwack obtaining first hand information on the 136 houses that are to be built in the Sardis area. Mission City Carpenters will always be posted on what is .going on if it is possible for Bill Deckard to get transportation or if he can obtain the information by telephone. —,—Mission Gity Carpenters are an enterprising union. Through the efforts of their Business Agent they have a Trades Class established with fifteen members in Mission City; another one in Abbotsford, just across the river, and Brother Deckard is concerned for fear the class is getting too big. Chilliwack, New Westminster and Vancouver take note. The leading contractors of Mission City are all signed up with Local No. 2213 for the $1.55 per hour. The firms signed up to date are'Olund Bros., A. Watkins, Len Lightburn and Fraser Valley Builders. LOCAL No. 1843, CHILLIWACK The Carpenters of Chilliwack have now completed their agreements with the contractors with whom they went before a Conciliation Board. Some delay was experienced with the signing owing to the transportation clause in the agreement not being clear as to what the "City Limits" comprised. City limits in a city like New Westminster or Vancouver comprise a large area; for the purpose of the Chilliwack agreement, "city limits" is to be construed as five miles from the Post Office for the. transportation clause only. By GEO. R. BENGOUGH The High School pob is getting along with all union carpenters. A. R. Grimwood is the contractor. Practically all the union carpenters are working, and the work now getting under way on the housing project over at the Army Camp will help. At the present writing Local No. 1843, Chilliwack, has signed agreements with McKenzie Bros., Commonwealth Construction Co., and C. J. Oliver for the $1.55 per hour. ,,. LOCAL No. 2968, VANCOUVER The Lumber and Sawmill Local of Vancouver completed their election of officers last month and,the following brothers were elected:, A. Taylor, President. H. Bone, Recording Secretary. H. Wood, Financial Secretary. The Hardwood Milling Co. agreement came up for review and the sec retary was instructed to call a special meeting for the purpose of drafting amendments. - - Local No. 2968 has the closed shop clause in their present agreement with the Hardwood Milling Co., rest periods, additional week's holiday. They are asking for higher wages and paid statutory holidays. Reports of increased activity at Sweeney Cooperage look better than this time last year. Brothers report some difficulty in conversing with the "D.P.'s" that are working in the mill. The annual weekly'holiday at Sweeney's Cooperage is being observed the week of July 25th to 30th. LOCAL No. 453, VANCOUVER The largest local of corpenters in Canada completed their elections last month and the elected officers were all on hand to be obligated by General Representative Wm, Page. The officers for the coming year are: President, S. Garrett; vice-president, Wm. Broatch; recording secretary, H. Hamilton; financial secretary, J, G. Smith; conductor, R. G. Dodson; warden, A. Caravan. Executive Members: Geo. R. Bengough, R. Thompson, A. Zimmer, Percy Duplisuey. Business Agents: Jack Stevenson and Robt. Guthrie. GORDON WEBB Business Agent, Vancouver Auto Workers' Union, Local No. 1857. Candor versus Deceit Be yourself. Ape no greatness. Be willing to pass for what you are. A good farthing is better than a bad sovereign.—Samuel Coley. • • • There is a wide difference between speaking to deceive, and being silent to be impenetrable.—Voltaire. • • . • Candor will lose you some friends, but not as many as deceit.—Young. • » » The diligent fostering of a candid habit of mind, even in trifles, is a matter of high moment both to character and opinions.—Howson. ' ■'".'."• • In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality.—Emmons. -• • . • - Competition in commerce, deceit in councils, dishonor in nations, dishonesty in trusts, begin with "Who shall be greatest?" — Mary Baker Eddy. Labor Violence-New Style Slander and Mayhem Accompany the Bitter Fight of C.I.O. Party Liners Against Phil Murray. AUTO HINTS Car Lubrication — The average .automobile should receive.a thorough chassis lubrication every 1000 miles or once a month, whichever comes first • « » Shock Absorbers — Automobile shock absorbers should be checked and serviced at regular intervals. Fluid should be kept at factory recommended level and supporting arms should be kept securely fastened to the car frame. • * * For Your Sake—In heavy traffic, make haste slowly for your own safety's sake, urges the California State Automobile Association. • * • Oil Consumption—Hot weather and high speed, combined with worn pistons, rings and cylinder walls, may cause your car's oil consumption to increase at a rapid rate. • • « When To Check.— Tire pressure should always be checked when the tires are cool. Air expands when heated and correct readings cannot be obtained when tires are hot from driving. New type low pressure tires may register six to eight pounds over normal, if checked after a long drive. • • • Motor Temperature—Proper heat is essential to efficient automobile engine performance. If the motor is operated continually at too low a temperature, harmful sludge may accumulate in the crankcase. Thermostats are provided for the purpose of controlling engine temperature. Ignition Points—Burned and pitted ignition points are frequently at fault when an automobile engine refuses to start TRUTHFUL, BUT— When the young Scot applied for his first job, his mother went with him. After various questions, the prospective employer asked: "Are you truthful, my boy?" Before the lad could answer, his mother spoke for him. "Aye, he is," she said; "but, of course, he understands that business is business." A man went to a physician, complaining of prolonged headaches. The doctor told him to stop smoking. "I have never used tobacco in any form." "Well, then, stop drinking." 'I am a total abstainer." ||Late hours, then; fast women." I am always in bed by nine. I am a bachelor and live with my old maiden aunt. Now, seriously, what causes my headaches?" . "J don't know," said the balked doctor. ' I guess your halo's pinching." THE SAMPLER I had twelve bottles of "whiskey in my cellar, .and my wifr tnlii ».f to empty the contents of each bottle down the sink; I said that I would, and proceeded with the unpleasant task. . I withdrew the cork from the first bottle, and poured the contents down the sink, with the exeeptforToT one glass which I drank. I then withdrew the cork from the second bottle, and did likewise, with the exception of one glass which I poured in a glass and drank. And then I pulled the cork from the third bottle and emptied the good old booze down the sink, with the exception of one glass which I swallowed. I then jerked out the cork from the fourth bottle, and poured it in the glass,' let the bottle down the sink. And then I pulled the bottle from the cork and drank one sink out of it, and threw the rest down the glass. I pulled the sink out of the next glass, and poured the cork down the bottle, and drank the glass, corked the sink with one glass bottle and drank the pour. When I had everything emptied, I steadied the house and sink with one hand, and counted the bottles and corks, and glasses with the other, and I had twenty-nine. To make sure, I counted them again when they came by, and I had seventy-four, and as the house came by I counted them all again and finally had all the houses and bottles and glasses and corks counted, except one house and one bottle, which I had broke. "Doctor, how do you really tell if a person is lacking in intelligence?" "Oh, we merely ask him a few questions which ordinary people can answer correctly." "What type of question?" "Well," replied the psychiatrist, "this is the sort of thing. Captain Cook made three voyages around the world and died on one of them. Which was it?" "Oh, I say," objected the questioner, "I think, that's a bit steep. I'm not very good at history." "It embarrasses me," the new boarder confided to an old-timer, "that I can never remember the landlady's name." "That's a cinch," replied the other. "Her name's Womach, and it rhymes with stomach. Well, here's where you get your stomach filled, so Wom- ack, stomach. Get it?" "Gee, thanks," said the new boarder. Next morning, when he came down to breakfast, he called out confidently, "Good morning, Mrs. Kelly." Readers, Attention When yon change your address, please notify the Postman or Post Office. By doing this you will continue to receive the Labor Statesman at your NEW ADDRESS. All your other mail will also go to the new address. If politics sometimes makes strange bed-fellows", ih'the""present case"of" C.I.O. politics makes bedfellows estranged. In fact, so deep is the cleavage between the minority Communist line unions and the remainder of the C.IiQ.:—with slander and mayhem as the main tools of debate—that expulsions at the October 31 national C.I.O. convention are a foregone conclusion. At the C.I.O. executive-board meeting in May the board voted fourteen major resolutions. And on almost every issue the party liners voted as a solid minority bloc: against the Atlantic Pact, against disaffiliation from the Communist-led World Federation of Trade Unions, against condemning the. Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers for "besmirching" Phil Murray's name, against ordering the farm equipment workers to amalgamate with the auto workers. Finally the fellow travelers on the board were told bluntly, in an official resolution, to follow national C.I.O. policies or resign. The Communists now know they cannot stay in C.I.O. and still defy official policy. But they will not leave voluntarily, nor will they leave before blackening the C.I.O. leadership. Already a systematic campaign of calumny has been unleashed against top C.I.O. officials. Harry Bridges' longshoremen's union has charged the national C.I.O. with "selling out" on Taft-Hartley repeal because it was willing to accept compromises on the i Sa«»vu»s^l«B>ffiite:^i^iih^^to| AndjU uglier words; the farm-e'qfffpirfefrtp workers (F.E.) publicly labeled Walter Reuther's auto workers "goons and ginks and company finks," and described, the auto workers' drive to win collective-bargaining rights at farm-machine plants as "fink raids." Violent emotion is expressed not only in language but in action. In one case, Maurice Travis, secretary- treasurer of the party-line mine, mill and smelter workers, was slugged so badly by a rival C.I.O. organizer in Bessemer, Alabama, during a heated election between the C.I.O. mine, mill and smelter workers and some resident locals that his right eye had to be removed. One'month earlier L. S. Buckmaster, deposed president of the C. I. O. rubber workers' union, was assaulted so violently by left-wing unionists, who applied judo to his arms and back, that he has still to recover full use of his thumbs. The Travis case, however, under expert party-line agitation, has become a cause celebre in the C.I.O. It is also the basis of the touchiest charge against Murray and the steelworkers: that they enlisted the help of Ku Klux Klansmen to defeat the mine, mill, and smelter workers and to keep Negroes out of jobs. The Bessemer issue, with its racial overtones, will not down. The C.I.O. sent in Willard Townsend, head of the United Transport Service Employees Union and the only Negro president of a C.I.O. international union, to make a report. Townsend, after investigation, refuted the racial charges. Shortly after, before a congressional subcommittee holding hearings on fair-employment-practices legislation, smelter-union official Reid Robinson again raised the same story. Towns- end replied to Robinson and the entire situation was bitterly rehashed on a national-forum. This assault against the top leadership of C.I.O. is a crucial first Btep in intensifying the Communist party line. The present period, the Communist strategists claim, is already one of economic crisis, which, in their words, "the war drive won't avert." Such a period is most fertile for agitation. Most trade-union leaders know that wage policy is the centre of gravity in the precarious balance of the economy. Some unions, such as the woolen section of textile, have already retreated from fourth-round wage demands, because of the uncertain state of the industry. For the Communists, however, the economic crisis Is insoluble and beyond hope of government intervention. Every issue that can embarrass the legitimate trade-union leader is raised. When a union leader goes slow in the fourth round, the Communists cry "sellout." With employment and take-home pay both declining, the simple cry of "higher Wages" assumes high propagandist value. For Phil Murray the grave question is whether Communists can be cleaned out without wrecking all of C.I.O. Murray claims that the eleven party- line unions that voted against tthe C.I.O. majority resolutions contain only 12 per cent of the C.I.O. dues- paying membership.* •The C.I.O. has a total of 40 unions. The eleven party-line unions are: United Electrical, United Office and Professional Workers, International Longshoremen's Union;-Fur and Leather Workers, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, Marine Cooks and Stewards, American Communications Association, Farm Equipment Workers, Fishermen and Allied Workers, United Public Workers, Food, Tobacco, and Agricultures! Workers. Such a statement, however, is no real clue to their strength. Since the C.I.O. has never opened its books on tirely, it is difficult to know on what denominator Mr. Murray figures the 12 per cent. The C.I.O. claims some 6,500,000 members; the party liners insist that the actual figure is closer to 4,200,000. Beside controlling the eleven unions, the party liners are strong and potentially disruptive in a number of other C.I.O. unions, such as the anti-Communist National Maritime Union' and the non-Communist packing house workers. Eliminating the Communists will not be easy in those cases where the fight must be carried on inside the unions, as in the United Electrical. Such an endeavor is long and costly. Even where party-line unions are expelled, or bolt voluntarily — as the F.E. may do if it gets the charter it is reported seeking from John L. Lewis' mineworkers—the job of winning back the membership to C.I.O. just begins. Organizers must be sent in; Uli.'loyalties challenged, and each plant haggled over in an N.L.R.B. election. "Harassing as such a job would be in ordinary times, it is infinitely worse these days because of the tightening financial burdens and organizational crises that beset a number of important right-wing C.I.O. unions. In effect, the C.I.O. today is actually only four unions: the steelworkers, the auto workers," the textile workers, and the men's clothing workers. And in terms of carrying the largest burdens, C.I.O. may be seen essentially as two unions—steel and auto, which together make up nearly 40 per cent of the dues-paying C.I.O. membership. The textile workers, with the bulk of cotton mills still to unionize, have much of their resources tied up in expensive organizing drives the oilworkers are financially weak, having barely escaped disaster in a long and costly West Coast oil-refinery strike last year; the transport workers are still recovering from the sharp factionalism that left their treasury almost bare; packinghouse has just begun to recover from its own strike debacle a year ago; retail and whole sale has been almost stripped clean by defections. A number of other C.I.O., unions are being strained by strong factional politics. The worst situation is in shipbuilding, a war-inflated union whose membership has sagged badly, and which since the war has taken in odd job lots of smelter workers, railroad workers, social-service employees, government employees, and others. Its largest shipyard locals have decamped. They have charged that the union has lost its basic shipyard character. An equal motive is the loss of political power for these local leaders, which siich a charge implies. At the same time the new elements are clamoring for recognition, demanding additional voice in the union leadership. In the National Maritime Union, almost half of whose membership is unemployed, Joe Curran faces a fight within his own administration, in his efforts to bar Communists completely. The rubber workers' union, the sixth largest in the C.I.O., has just under gone a purging—the executive board having voted seven to five to depose president L. S. Buckmaster. The victorious coalition, however, is itself an uneasy misalliance of conservative unionists loyal to Murray. Wallaceits party liners, and a strong dose of Trotskyites united only in their op- fiosition to Buckmaster's policy of abor-management cooperation. These are some of the megrims plaguing CJ.O. at a time when the fourth-round problem and the repeal of Taft-Hartley are still to be resolved. If C.I.O. does not gain some of its much trumpeted demands, and if a favorable labor law is not written in the present session, then its factional feVer will increase. Qn the wage issue, steel and auto are chiefly on the spot In addition, negotiations in electrical and radio, rubber, and maritime will be frying at the same time. All in all it looks like a hot summer for C.I.O. —Fortune Patronize Our Advertisers Vancouver's Only Union Funeral Home HAROLD EDWARDS LTD. THE FUNERAL HOME OF SERVICE HEATHER CHAPEL 704 W. Broadway at Heather FAirmont 0528 DRUGS REXALL The Owl Drug Co. Ltd. (A OSmmSaT OOKPAKY) OWNED AND OPERATED BY A VANCOUVER CITIZEN ALWAYS READY TO SERVE LABOR TOBACCO CANDY REDWOOD INHALANT A vegetable chlorophyll. Devoid, of drug*. Stop that cold, asthma, hay-fever, sinus, catarrah, coughs, ate. Price $1.25. . . Liniment for arthritis, congestion from colds, etc. . . . Ointment for piles, ulcers, eczema, ate. 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"What seems' to be the trouble?" asked the doctor. . The patient responded by vigour- ously brushing imaginary things off his arm, explaining, "See? I have dragons on my sleeves." The specialist, backing away, cried: "Well, you don't have to brush them off onto me." First Lobbyist: "As soon as I realized it was a crooked business, I got out of it." Second Lobbyist: "How much?" Once Bitten, Twice Shy I A visitor had taken a room at an English hotel. As he was signing the register an insect hopped on the page. He put his pen down and told the clerk he wouldn't stay at the hotel. He pointed to the intruder and said: "It's bad enough when these little blighters attack you in the night, but* when they come to see the number of your room, it's a bit too much." A jury consists of twelve men chosen to decide who has the best lawyer. *********—m mmmmi™ Page Eight THE LABOR STATESMAN July, 1949 "U*tttt t&e Sout&cUK "•J, . _ . „ . - WHY READ The PROVINCE? The Southam Province " Is the Only Newspaper In British Columbia Produced Behind a PICKET LINE VANCOUVER TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION No. 226 BARRADELL'S Coroei First and Lonsdale Phone: North 1242 NORTH VANCOUVER Where the Working Man's dollar buys belter quality merchandise at CITY PRICES AND LESS Caribou Work Clothes — Ladies' and Children's Wear Notions — General Dry Goods &• -.&U AijUBKK-K.>^ V.\\t.-sKtit3etVI"e =V*» N— «' tWtii.iff.mwantfc^i.'i'v ;.' RE.AL ESTATE - RENTALS PROPERTY lvLANAGEMENT PACIFIC 3521 ESTAB.I886 846WHASTINOS J^iAfxnati.tj£.. .. IjunziaL <S£?vL(2£ S. BOWELL & SONS Phone 2656 66 Sixth Street, New Westminster, B. C. Cloverdale, B.C.— Phone: Cloverlale 193 MArine 1959 Wa aaU Voolt, Ontlsrr, loeklaf DstIom, Bsat Quality ■wadlsk HaaSaawi, Blp and Onaaaal EDDIE'S LOCKSMITH and GRINDERS 313 Mam St. (Near Hastings) SERVICE Kara am* u 1 mlaata, K>«a» Bspalrsi by Boadaa Seek- smiths, Tools aad Cntlary Sharpanad, Bawa aharpaaad *T as "out- battel B.C. Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders Ltd. FT. OF VICTORIA Darlington, Haskins & Co. (1943) Limited TILES — MOSAICS — MARBLE — TERRAZZO 2144 Cranvilla S«r..t Phon.: CEdar 6232 Vancouver, B.C. ECONOMY SAUSAGE CO. "THE SAUSAGE THAT HADE LITTLE PIGS FAMOUS" POII SALE EVERYWHERE — THY SOME 141 HAWKS AVENUE Phone: HAstings 4557 MARR HOTEL UCBBSED — (OLD HOPBBX8I.) Remodelled • Newly Furnished - Up-to-date - Good Service 488 POWZT.T, STBBET *BT riSLDS. Masar.ir' uilding Trades Council Notes By H. W. WATTS Shortage of houses and the high price of houses in Vancouver has often been charged against union labor, because construction labor is accused of obtaining alleged high wages. While the daily wage of construction workera appears high, the yearly wage is greatly reduced, when the winter weather is taken into consideration along with the loss of time between jobs even during the summer months. The housing shortage can — in the first place — be attributed to the shortage of both materials and labor which were very pronounced during and after the war, but tbe shortage now is because of the cost; of housing units, and this cannot be laid at the door of organised labor. Material costs are still high, moat items being at least 160% higher than pre-war prices with lumber having reached the 300% mark. Wages, on the other hand, are not more, than 75% higher, with the-exception of Laborers, whose wages were terribly low anyhow. Many schemes have been tried in an effort to reduce the price of houses, but nobody has made very much success at it. Non-union labor has also been tried but usually the contractors have gone broke in their efforts. Before the war direct labor—or on the job labor—used to cost from 257c to 30% of the cost of the house; today direct on the job labor costs about 18%, and on the cheapest kind of houses about 16%. Here are the figures for direct labor on the average five room house, built in Vancouver. The total of $1366.56 is actually what the contractors have to pay out in wages to the men employed on the-house. When you compare that with at least $7,000 asked for the house union labor cannot be charged with being the cause of high priced houses. I Bricklayers : U...... 2 days S14.00 per day $ 28.00 Helpers 2 days. 9.20 per day 18.40 Carpenters. .. 69 days 12.40 per day 620.00 Cement Finishers 2 days 12.00 per day 24.00 Electricians 3 days 13.60 per day 40.80 Laborers 6 days 9.20 per day 55.20 Lathers 6 days 13.76 per day 68.80 Painters 16 days 10.80 per dBy 172.80 Plasterers 2 days 14.00 per day 28.00 Helpers 2 dayB .. 10.48 per day 20.96 Plumbers 8 days 13.20perday 105.60 Roofers ,'..:. 2 days 12.40 per day 24.80 Sheet Metal Workers 3 days 13.20 per day 39.60 Tile Setters 8 days 14.00 per day 42.00 Helpers..., 3 days 9.20 per day 27.60 I Holiday pay and Workmen's Compensation 60.00 Beck Centralizes Teamster Structure in Move Toward Industry-wide Bargaining Total on site labor costs $1366.56 The cost of living index has jumped over the 160 mark and if it is still there when the next report comes out about August 4th, there will be a five cents per hour increase in wages for quite a number of the'trades in the construction industry. It will be about that date when the Building Trades Council and the General Contractors' Association and the B. C. Building Contractors' Association reviews the index, and if it is 160 or over the wage increase will automatically go into effect from the first of August. . * * Trade has shown steady improvement during the past month ,and most trades are able to report practically all men working. Out of town jobs have also made good progress and unions are despatching men to various parts of the province, as well as to the outlying districts. * . • The Building Trades Council's new booklet will be out early in August. This contains the names of all the contractors signed up with the Building Trades Council and all the sub trade'contriBctorsr'tmdeT- agreements with the twenty-four affiliated unions. The wage scales of all trades are also' printed in the booklet which is supplied to all contractors and firms and associations desiring union labor for construction jobs. REMOVING STUBBORN BOLTS To remove a round head bolt that turns in the hole, slot the end of the bolt with a hacksaw and hold it with a screwdriver until the nut is loosened; If the threads do not protrude above the nut, slot the head and hold in a similar manner. I COLD CHISEL FOR HEAVY JOBS A cold chisel that may be used on rough work can be made from a magnet of a discarded magneto. Heat the magnet in a forge and straighten it. Then reheat and bring one end to a blunt taper. Bury the iron in wood ashes so it will cool slowly then grind tip to regular chisel shape. The average oil burner operates more than a thousand hours every heating season. Like any piece of machinery subjected to long usage, it requires some attention. Every owner of an oil burner should make arrangements with a heating contractor or oil burner service man for an inspection of the oil' burner during the summer. From the laboratories of Central Europe, a radically new type of mortar has been developed during World War II that tends to dwarf the imagination of the most constructive- minded individual in the far-flung building industry. This phenomenal discovery comprises an entirely new type of mortar which consists of a mixture of iron and steel elements in combination with ordinary concrete. This miracle mortar is known as "ferro-concrete." In comparison with the present- day concrete used in consruction that takes anywhere from 20 to 28 days to dry thoroughly, ferro-concrete drys completely in approximately two hours. Ferro-concrete was originally designed for construction of buildings that would be strong enough to resist mass bombings by allied planes. Incidentally, the handling of the new ferro-concrete is very easy, inasmuch as the "magic mortar" may be poured directly into forms, and the ferro-concrete pieces joined together by means of a special locking device that will give the new substance a compression strength equal to three times that of any structural component in the building industry of the present day. In view of the great strength of ferro-concrete, the material is not only adapted to the construction of individual homes, but can practically and safely: be utilized in the erection of factory buildings, skyscrapers, dams, and even bridges. Cellar drainers and back-water .valy^s »r.e.1a4n9,r^>tte-maAy products >hich the plumbing xmfirstry" has tie-' veloped in recent years to provide protection for modern living. - •' No Picnic Baskets At Electricians' Picnic There will be no lugging of picnic baskets at the Electrical Workers' Annual Picnic, because a plate lunch and a box lunch will be supplied to everybody purchasing tickets. The picnic will be held at Bowen Island, Saturday, August 6th, and besides the lunches, there will be ice cream, soft drinks and candies. Then there will be a good line of sports with some very interesting prizes for the winners of the various events. Tickets are $2.60 each for adults. Get your tickets from the office, from your job stewards and from officers DON'T TAKE CHANCES ON CHIMNEYS The chimney on your home is one place you can't afford to economize. A chimney should rest firmly on the ground and not on wooden brackets supported by some part of the building. Chimneys should always be lined with fire clay or vitrified clay linings. The part of the chimney that extends beyond the roof usually disintegrates first. If you're moving into an old house be sure to check the chimneys thoroughly from top to bottom. The qualities of soundness, comfort and lasting satisfaction in a home rest in the structural framework — the skeleton of the building. Two new homes may look alike, but one may be a well-built structure and the other of flimsy construction. Because the framework is hidden from view ,most people are inclined to give but little thought to this part of the home. You. should be familiar with the functions of the framework and certain fundamentals relating to materials and construction details. Lumber forms the framework of over 80 per cent of the homes in this country. Lumber is ideally suited to the framework of a home because it is permanent, it is unaffected by time, it provides a sturdy structure, it has advantages from a comfort standpoint, and it is so Versatile. The use of lumber imposes no limitations in architectural style or size. Whether you build a $3,000 home or a $30,000 home, the requirements in the lumber for the framing are the same. Strikeless Industry A plan for union-management cooperation in all branches of the electrical industry has been proposed by President Dan W. Tracy of the A.F. of L.'s 330,000 member International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.) Since 1920, the I.B.E.W. and the National Electrical Contractors' Association have maintained a joint national council to which local disputes were submitted for voluntary arbitration. As a result, the electrical construction Industry has become virtually a "strikeless Industry." Tracy now seeks to set up similar joint bodies in electrical manufacturing, utilities, telephone and other areas where the I.B.E.W. holdse contracts. Old Maid: "Has the canary had its bath^yet?" Servant: "Yes, Ma'am. You can come in now." > Nothing restores one's confidence like hope and faith—and dollars and cents. In unionism, as in business, modernization is necessary. So for the past six months Dave Beck, in careful executive fashion, has been overhauling the old-fashioned Teamsters Union (Fortune, December, 1948) In preparation for vast new organizing drives. The reorganization has had regulation business trappings, such as "sales conventions" and "market research." (Item: in April road checkers stopped 100,000 trucks and noted which drivers were unorganized.) Now Mr. Beck is ready to expand. His boast: that teamster membership will climb from 900,000 to over four mjllion in a few years. • v Net result of Mr. Beck's renovation: 1) A superstructure added to tbe teamsters' craft-union structure, to take in not only drivers but all who handle goods in the warehouse, wholesale and retail, and: service nidustries. 2) Establishment of national trade divisions that group together n a national "conference (Teamster word for department) all locals carrying on the same type of activity or dealing With national chains. 3) Preparation for national bargaining with companies that now negotiate separate contracts in separate localities (Sears, Roebuck, Ward Baking, National Biscuit, etc.) leading toward industry-wide bargaining with the mail-order houses, baking industry, etc. - 4) As a byproduct, a rash of jurisdictional disputes, in one direction with the retail clerks, in another with the building-trades unions. The teamsters' structure, like that of many of the old A.F. of L. unions, was never planned, but grew where conditions were most favorable—this largely in the northern cities. As a result, agreements were signed on a local and area basis and a large degree of autonomy was permitted to the local teamster chiefs. Each man bossed his own region, carried on his own organizing, and coordination between areas was quite lpose, When Dave Beck was appointed executive vice-president of the teamsters in 1947 he began planning of a trade-division structure for the entire union, similar to that of his own Western Conference of Teamsters. Since January, 1949, he has set up fifteen national trade divisions for organizing purposes. These include a warehouse division, cannery (and its production workers), taxicab drivers, bakery drivers, dairy workers, brewery workers, garage workers, including gasoline-station and parking-lot attendants, produce workers, etc. To a remarkable degree, the structure centralizes power in the hands of Dave Beck. The money for the organizing drives comes largely from Beck's Western Conference of Teamsters. The chairmanships of the national conferences are held mostly by men from that region. Delegates at ^«».*i;SJ^»r>a;.15»JJ8i»08-\were pepped up as at sales, conventions by a Beck- produced Technicolor film showing Beck's achievements in the West. To run the organizing campaign Beck plans to establish headquarters in Washington (the teamsters' national headquarters traditionally has been Indianapolis). Former Senator Burton K. Wheeler has been engaged as general counsel for the organizing drives. Beck's expansion will bring him into conflict with many other unions. One of his major drives will be in the department store and retail fields. In February, Beck signed a treaty with the building service employees and the retail clerks to conduct joint drives and divide the workers among the three unions—service and main- tenance-j^mg to building service, sales people to the clerks, and. drivers, loaders, shipping, ad packing people to the teamsters. In late May, however, because of a squabble over jurisdiction in Los Angeles supermarkets. Beck scrapped the pact with the clerks and ordered his locals in all parts of the country to quit cooperating with them in department store drives or other joint enterprises. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers, which has the C.I.O. jurisdictional rights in the department store field, has so far avoided clashing with Beck and probably will continue to avoid him. The Amalgamated is largely concerned with signing up wearing- apparel retail outlets, such as Bond's and other clothing chains, and thus extending its control over clothing, from production to distribution. Beck expects his worst jurisdictional troubles to arise with the building trades and construction unions, because of the increasing use of the wheeled gadgets such as fork and lift trucks for cutting down labor costs. These will bring a new type of job and worker into the field, displacing many of the old common laborers. And for Beck anything on wheels (or, Beck's aim is to sign collective- bargaining agreements on a national basis with the largest companies in an industry and use these as pace setters. A current bakery drivers' strike in New York is a pointed lesson, says Beck, in the need for such agreements. In February, Teamster Local 550 made demands on the six large baking companies in New York. When the companies turned them down, the union struck one large plant, the Continental Baking Co. The other companies responded by locking out their employees, shutting down all their packaged bread deliveries in New New York. Meanwhile, plants of the same baking companies elsewhere were operating full blast. Beck's paper, the Washington "Teamster,'.' drew the moral "If the big baking companies were threatened . . . with a nation-wide tie-up, the situation would lie different . . . Since, however, Labor is tied to horse-and-buggy methods, the big chains can very well afford pivotal strikes in certain localities . '. . " Such an aim is not new in labor. It is similar to the pattern of unionism in the mass-production industries; centralized union structure follows logically, as it did in the extension of this principal to a heterogenous set of industries. In view of his potential membership and the strategic position of the teamsters in controlling transportation,. Iieck may live to be the most powerful labor leader in the U.S.—Fortune. Shipyard Unions Apply For Conciliation Boards Shipyards unions have run up against stiff opposition to wage adjustments and conciliators have not been able to settle the matter, so boards are being applied for. Victoria shipyard unions are also negotiating and meeting with the same results. In reports to the Metal Trades Council, delegates of the affiliated unions stated that trade generally was picking up in manufacturing plants with the exception of the Molders whose trade is quite slack.. Shipyards of course are not busy. Machinists and Molders reported both had obtained certification in the Hastings Brass Co. Plumbers reported the union is conciliating for a new wage in uptown shops, and Electrical Workers stated that they are opening up their agreement with the B.C. Electric, for adjustments. Shipwrights reported trade, slack in shipyards but uptown work improving. Painters' Union . Elects.Officers,. Painters' Local Union No. 138 has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: President, Bruce Mitchell; vice- president, F. R. McClellan; recording secretary, W. E. Eaton; financial secretary and business agent, J. Eaves, treasurer, A. E. Rowland; conductor, H. G. Holmes; warden, Astof Jensen; trustees, N. Sedawie, E. Kennedy and P. Budd. E. Kennedy is assistant business agent. The union will hold its annual picnic at Swedish Park, North Vancouver, Saturday, July 30th. There will not be any charge. The park is situated just across the Second Narrows Bridge. Busses leave Cassiar and Hastings Street from 9:30 a.m. Children Invited to PNE Attractions Ninety-five thousand school children of Vancouver and other parts of British Columbia have been invited to attend the Pacific National Exhibition to be held at Exhibition Park, Vancouver, August 24th to September 6th. "We look to our youth for the future development of our province," states H. M. King, President "The school children of British Columbia are always prominent in our plans." Approximately 60,000 tickets have been sent to principals of 279 British Columbia schools, exclusive of Vancouver. A further 45,000 have gone to 79 Vancouver schools. Students of out-of-town schools may attend on any day of the Pacific National Exhibition. Those in Vancouver will be admitted f.ee on Children's Day, Monday, August 29. We have an acquaintance who lives ., out in the country where indoor for that matter, anything that can be' plumbing ordinances do not apply, moved) is under teamster jurisdic- He describes his home as "four rooms tion. | and a path." li * ICE CREAM Only pure, fresh, sweet cream is used in the making of ARCTIC ICE CREAM The only 100 per cent Union Ice Cream Company in Vancouver BUY QUALITY BUY UNION BUY ARCTIC ARCTIC ICE CREAM CO., A DIVISION OF THE FRASER VALLEY MILK PRODUCERS ASSOC. 425 West Eighth Avenue Vancouver, B. C Phones: FAirmont 6401 MArine 8161 J 3.
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