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[The Labour Statesman]
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mm ■IJPPORTED BV NINETY-TWO LOCAL UNIONS |to each UNION I -a rouncAL PARTY or his CHOICE UBOR STATESMAN OWNED BY THE VANCOUVER, NBW WESTMINSTER AND DISTRICT TRADES & LABOR COUNCIL BUILD STRONG UNIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY UBER 560. VANCOUVER, CANADA, AUGUST, 1945 Established 1924 LABOR DAY EDITION. 1945 "^ __r:__<' > W • >i>itii :"y3^4iiW^i_is_lM ■v ilsiss*. i uWV*WsfmmWMi\rm Pne Two THE LABOR STATESMAN. VANCOUVER'S UNION FUNERAL DIRECTORS mtll %unmil fom* RuiwuMi Cart — Term, tt Pitlnd 1233 But Haetkp HAatinp 0013 WI CONTRIBUTE A FUNERAL BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ALL LOCAL TRADE UNIONS. TO SERVE AS WE WOULD BE SERVED UNWOOD COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN MADE-TO.ORDBR OARMENTS SSk SMrto, UaMwaw, Servlc* Cut*, Over***, Paat*, Ipiittww Alio Reitaurant Linen, Hotel and Rooming Houte Bed Sheeting, etc MEN'S WEAR AND FURNISHINGS (MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY) 112 E**t Halting! Street Vancouver, B. C. You are Welcome! . . . Meet your friends at the PLAYFAIR CLUB - 517 Granville St. PLAY BRIDGE, WHIST, AND RUMMY You'll like it! Make it a date! CEDAR BOAT WORKS Boat Lamfeer - Yacht Tender. - Motors, Oar* aad Rewauti DingMc. - Duck Panto - Inboard and Outboard Runabouts J. FIERRO, Proprietor 1211 EAST HASTINOS STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. HOTEL STRATFORD Fully Licensed Comer Gore Avenue end Keefer Street THE PLACE CALLED HOME ttt BLEQANTLY FURNISHED ROOMS M Raama with Private Bath Telaphena MArlne 3*24-1921 ofiewarl & C&Ulif* i* IVANCOUVH) LTD. PLUMIINS - HEATING - BONDED ROOFING SHEET METAL WORK 1590 Robion Street Vancouver, I.C. CENTRAL AUTO PAINTERS Body and Fender Repairs Metal Worh Auto Top* and Upholitery Repair* Truck Painting and Lettering CECIL HUQOIN8, Manager — ESTIMATES FREE 1243 Seymour Street Phone MArine 2918 AUSTIN HOTEL Licensed Premises — Good Service 1221 GRANVILLE ST. VANCOUVBR, B. C. AMERICAN HOTEL licensed Premises "A Good Place To Meet Your Friends" 928 MAIN STREET VANCOUVER, B. C. ERNIE HOLMES RatlaoM Ageat, Raker? Saluasea'i Uaiaa Na. IM| Eaeeatlve Member ut Trad*, aad Leber Caaa.ll. REGINALD ATKINSON Secretary, Track Driven' Uaiea Ne.31. Personnel Managers Get Down To Topic of Rehabilitation Jobs (By G. H. Heller) THOUSANDS OF RETURNING SERVICEMEN today pose this * question: "Will I get a job—a good job?" We are expected to provide the answer. Vancouver went through a tumult of well-meaning talk recently about Rehabilitation, and, if nothing else, it was shown that Canada is in the fore-front with its plans for re-education, placement and re-establishment. But Personnel Managers, faced with the stark realism of employment, think it is high time to get down to the topic of JOBS, It is their experience, after month. , . . . _ , . . .. __.s,s._ of handling t& returned men ^iJ^JS&SSirSW^ "' One of the Selective Service placement officer* complain* to me that PAcsac WI Ress.1 FBasar __t "The BEST in Roofing" L. Jacobsen Roofing: Go. Eitabliihed 1912 GENERAL SHEET METAL - RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT ROOFING CONTRACTORS - REPAIRS llll MAIN STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. PAcific 3853 Re,., MArine 3766 EARL SYKES, Florist FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 36 East Heating* St. Vaacouver, B. C. ECONOMY SAUSAGE CO. "Vmb aauaaaa vhav maob unu nee famou*- • rea *al* avrnvwHcna - vav 141 HAWKS AVENUE Phoats HAatinp 4337 T-T the job", that "rehabilitation" — if that is the right word for it—starts if and when that man steadies down to the routines of a permanent job and starts getting regularly a decent pay cheque. Provided there are agreeable working conditions, cooperative fellow-workers, and * follow-up intereit—not paternalism— by the management, most other problems disolve. In effect, we think nothing equals a normal steady job to get back into civilian stride the fellow who haa been through "Tying degrees of war's hell for several yean. We must DO something about this, and time marches fast. Today, we had news of Japan's surrender, and this will accelerate the demobilisation which is now by the thousand, weekly. A bungling of manpower employment would nave widespread consequences, social a. well ns economic. Tonight, the Personnel Managers' Association, by courtesy of Town Meeting and CJOR, project, for your consideration some opinion, of four group., Organised Labour, Education, * Bade Industry and Penonnel Administration. Pietare Will New Be Changed At the moment, we are aware of the shortage of practically every kind of labour, but acceleration of discharges will change thi. picture, and it may not take long. Lea. than 30 per cent of returning Servicemen have ■ place waiting for them with former employer*. Cut-back in war induatry, employing 60,000 people here, is inevitable, and this will parallel discharge of an estimated 80,- 000 B. C. Servicemen and a probable 50,000 or more from other parts of Canada, who plan to settle in B. C. Our flnt care, of course, is the maimed ex-terviceman. But don't treat him ai No. 1 problem. I have learned in first-hand observation in planta, large, and small, both in this country and in the U. S., that he has proven an industrial asset. Properly trained and placed in plants with good personnel practices, he is involved in fewer accidents, fewer absences, fewer resignation.. His job performance hu been above average and production high. "Give u* aa many of thia type of workman aa Sou can," declared the Employment ifficer of an IUinoia tractor plant employing 18,000 persons. This flrm had 800 major handicaps, involving loss of sight, hearing, speech or limbs. Back I* Normal "We really get leu trouble with veteran* who have had front-line experience than with lot. of former war worker.," reported another personnel auperviior. "The fellow who hu been banged around in Europe li mighty glad to be home again *t ateady work and normal living condition..1' Many young Servicemen who had no regular job or trade are taking vocation*! training and will not be • preuure on th* labour market for a year or two. Nor will their integration into induatry he difficult. A vut number, however, are uger to get ttarted at. eomething, to urn regular wagei aad ut up a permanent home for themulvea. For them, flnt the employer muit adjuit plant routine* to unsettled mind*, for the qualities of ■ keen lighting man are not thou to keep him plugging away at a factory machine eight houn every day. And Uniona, too, will doubtleu revise seniority clauws la* sofar u returned men are affected. It ahould be uid here that training and reinstatement plans ut up in moit larger industrial organiution. give full conilderation to put environmental and paychological circumstance, of thia claw of employee. Further, a respectable place muit be provided for men, who, while on active service, developed ability and leadership qualities far beyond the limitation* of the former job, and who, for certain reaaons, do not intend to atudy for * profeuion. And among displaced war worken are the youngsrten who forsook uhool to take high-wage war job*. Theu will be * problem in themulvu. ' l*de.ti~ Matt Fled Jet* Bute induitriu, u you will hur later tonight, ar* ready to employ thouunda ot men. Farm*, .mall builneaou, th* building and othtr trades, will absorb nor* thounnda. But.lt ii uUmated that induttry muit Had place (or the majority, and some employen "who have rehired discharged personnel under the Reinstatement Act only attempt to do as little as the Act requires." He probably runs across this kind of employer. But it is not all beer and skittles for employen, according to a letter from one of their spokesmen, 1 quote: "It is not properly realized by the public that many of our planta are practically all worn out and obsolete with the heavy demands of war production ... the suggestion that plants should be shrunk to peacetime production la not so euily done, because of the interlocked relation to the whole unit . . . Conceivably, these plants can become liabilities .. . scores of companlea in B. C. with turnovera of a million dollan annually are limited to $5,000.00 to $10,- 000.00 standard profit, and consequently, no matter how efficiently they operate, they are not good postwar risks ... It is not generally realised the demoralising effect which the present Dominion Government taxation structure hu on th* efforta of induatry to convert to peacetime production." Notwithstanding all thia, however, Penonnel Men contend, if adequate plans are immediately implemented, there need be no widespread unem- {■loyment in Vsncouver. I would offer n brief * tew suggestions for discussion at the meeting tonight: Aa Oatliae af Oar Need* 1. Immediate inauguration of a vigorous trade development policy directed specifically at foreign market*. 2. Revitalise the Canadian Trade Commiuion by enlargement of the corpa of commiisioner. with men of mature buiineu experience, and trained ■peciflcally for the territory in which they will work. (Several yean ago, in my flnt viilta through Central and South America, I encountered the acid comment* of banker, and othen there upon our meagre force of four commissionen to cover the 15 Latin countries with their 100,000,000 people. Today, I believe, there are still only four, one of whom handlea all Braiil, population 60,000,000)1 8. Renew a determined light for equalised freight ratal. 4. Review the national taxation itructure, by making concessions designed to encourage private initiative, and provide luch other stimuli to Induitrial expamlon, which only a national government ean provide. 5. Public work, programme., national and provincial, projected with an intelligent *waren*u of man* Sower reaource., and particularly ia evelopment of B. C.1. natural re- lourcei and vut hinterland. 6. A decentraliied homing programme, tailored to the induitrial permanence ot it* particular community! generally, proviaion of decent living accommodation aad commodity project* in areu wh.re employment is likely to be permanent. 7. An uurtiv* wutern attitude toward! retention and development of our induitriu, justified u a national policy in view of th* Influx toward* thi* Coait. Shipbuilding aad other induitriu hu a pouibility of comparative permanence if uabted through the transitional .period. 8. Aad latt, but aot but. thall I mention our mutual approval of the ihorter work week, earlier retirement •go, and m oa. ... . Aii*V*uln*i*..*t Tb» Tow" Meat. Ing by O. H. Heller, on behalf of the Penonnel Managen' Auociation, Aug. 10, 1846. GettbfDifRiW The "numbsh plee-eese" girls of an Illinois telephone compaay hav* received a titular rata* from opera- ton to the awaome "ucntariu of communication." . ^v«jM«i le«r«an rtorlu *r* Ilk*. _.J_ _"•■ "nd?r _f twe aeveral Midweit companiu hav* given their t™»«3 water carrlen—they're "lea attendant*." Farawall to th* sods jerk, of an Ohio town aow rated, If you plea**, u f ountaineer*. r ^^ Ia Bnrnaby th.y hop* to dln_ai their municipal dog catcher under the leu ominoua "city humane o«|. c#r* "Uiity JlMg Wffkm ■ Sfr-fT 1 The continued membenhip into the Union Hold, and Accident Auociation, medical and hoepttal pfcn, ^ worken hae gained strength through Unity, by follow^ the policy of paying all claimt promptly. We ttill solicit your membenhip in order to continue thii established policy. Please send me further particulars of your plan. NAME No PHONE.. ADDRESS MAIL TOt UNION HEALTH AND ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION 613 Weet Pender St. MAr. 1043 Vancouver, B.C Branch Offices'. New Westminster and Kamloops BUY . . . buy it raoti voua aaecaav today—vou will aa blad veu DID. 1 BREAD . . . IT'* *wut un« NUT, KIIr>* F.IIH LONQia FOn THI TAIL! AND IN THI LUNCH Ml EAT "B. B." QUALITY CAKES BROWN BROS. BAKERIES LTD. (NOMI OWNBO) 140* VINABLCa BTBIIT PHONBi HAITI... 0014 YALE HOTEL 1300 GRANVILLE STREET Fully licensed Refreshments Served John Corlett, Frtp. B.C. Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders Ltd. FT. OF VICTORIA Enjoy Yourself at the— NIAGARA HOTEL LICIN8ID PREMISES 411 Weet Peaaar Street A good and comfortable place for aaioa people to take retruhmant* u they Ilk* it Dee. Rotary, proprietor, will be glad to greet yon. WALTON & SONS SHEET METAL WORK Furnace Repair* WeMlng-Acetylene end Bert* Onr Prices Are Right 146 Weet Cordova MArine ♦»** HOTEL REGENT FULLY LICENSED 160 Halting! Street Em Vancouver, B.C BROADWAY HOTEL Vancouver*t Popular Priced Hotel rlbmtad Premises - Fully Modern — Good Strrkt 103 But Huting, Stmt _«, PaHtti, Mtttuj* an HANNA BEAUTY SALON Free expert advice - Permanent Hair Wave - Popular Fran You'll took your best! Where you're groomed the best- FOX'S MGAN0-THERAPY WSTlltlll *<EATBT TKHNIQUf 0»«*C»4Lfc|a|iapfc0%, |.4IIWetfHe*i>» ....,;,^lz^k-__,^.t^<:-..^:<,, i 1^.945 _ THE LABOR STATES M A N Trades Union Directory U»Oa HEADQUA«TIM. UO.UI BEATTY STMET ,,-- (i-a.au tattoo u*. ttt- •_K3e_UeBl. Tom Price til Ona- BHtl tion. VAott* NIL ■ — Mile Ho. ITI*—a.cr.s*ry, Or* .*Trortt\\1t* London Stmt, N.w 1 J«i»l»tl«- l_r%*nan* Ualoa, -oa*. No. lilt, IP*. .7St.—secretary, J. W. Corbett, ■Li I. Ill Oranvlll. 8t.; Phon. 1 r_ki!!l __ . Local III. I. B. T. C. •*_*H.-Buelne.. Asent, JL Holm.., Ill Bstttr Street; PAclflc llll. K_5 eawa, zoom *m—bu.io... *\*uat. Melvln Kemmle, 1* Ea.1 Haat- ' grit."Phone PAclllc ITU. ■asrtaBft ^c«__i_s8f'* —ae- Internstionsl Joura.jm.a of _3<a t*«l 110 —*w.t*r». C. B. SnJrTlll Beatty *ti PAelle llll Itslsrar- Ut Ualoa of leMtaaat I'Scretary. H. Murphy, 144 W. Ka.t- 1 („s: PAc. 7184. ImsM. eiiy.uef*' vatea. Local it* l*!tSn... M.n.*er. J. r. Mohsa. 1 Sa A, III Hom.r *ti MArln. 411£ I Sicaailb.il Av... New Weaunln«t.r vast Valoa, Una! Ill — iecre- *_TAll»rt Arm«n. 1041 W..I iKond tram: BAy. 16IT-L. irTtFhJslorlu T*ll Its WHlsnln.t.r. rtuatk Av*., WW-liiV ealoa. Local 101—lUeort. 1st lecret.ry. Mrs W. Ls.lt, larch Itreet. HIT l_W_^^JI arte. Baataatv*. .,_,,, ________ •fl Council No 1-~t\*miZrmmmttP amitis. in w..t psayjuS. ■ tt ■Effi*1*^* ws Lootl - ahowl.r, HffftSMnBl Tutfnl^nWJfry ... . „..„ __.„. >_ /. u. _. Tnrir Phon. MArln. 1141 ?o.ttri"Secr.. ____avtSA:&« WBETiBJP*** TM2»Ue*M» ^^.HBKK8* I No. "WE .^ibfiimM WurT W*Srn?i!l» CuSido^gT ^m.miiii>tt MM!if Moron' Vslos, Locsl 101 — "fccMltry. W. Jamea, 111 ~ Phone MArlne 1041. Butty at: stmt lerriee asaslsr*.., Imi IU— Bii.lneii. Asent, 8. W. Smith, 414 We.t Pender St.; Phone PAc. 1114. Will. AM*** Oosaall — Secreury, H. W. Watte, 111 Butty 8L; Phon. PAclllc 1142. Vatea IT.aUCO —Mi:iniai,, ... M. Btnlth, 1* "" Hutlnt. St.; Phon. MArlne 4I4T. -fcc—tarr, J. . Baat Mtei Local Union 411—Bu.lnw. _j.nl, _J. steveneori, 111 Beatty Sti Phoae PAclllc HIT. ..— Local llll (Nsw We.tmln. sisrl—Buelnee. Asent, J. T. Bai IHI-lth kvo., N.w We.tmln Piute N.W. BUR. Weetmlneter; natal* (»«__«•), Local No. HT— •mfarr, Wm. Llttte, I1T Irwl* St, WMInO. B. c. nrtm*mf Vslos (OWlttwukl, No. 1141 _**rel*rr. 8. A. BorrtlTlIt RR 1, Chllllwaek, B.C. •gg^Meww |ffJ»kmt!tBNB| Bllott I44.L. ___*_ewWutmlR*ter. «ae"«ient.""DaT. ,_ renter, Phone Aclflo llll. VaU*. Looal II—Bu.l. '.».»•»!■ Ill Bssl IMSS**** taamtal leietn^srs* Vatea, C.P.8. Written No. 1—Secretary W. 5. Brim, hi III, Vancouver, B. C. *al-wv, Rectifying and Win. Work- mint Local Jl — Secreury. Frank Jhrle, im We.t ITth Avs. tmartWortet* Loul.No. II '•", Eileen Darld ■ _„■--".—Mew*. >*ll ITth Ave., Stm Weetmln.ter, R C. "fWUI Wottrntf valsa. Loral 111— »'r, R.^mee,"tl? Butty Strut Siiii" N,cota w*" 1,h0"• JJfaetlnte, St.. 114-11; MArln. kill. l^S^^SBi^ TSi r'»Va!% (aaMteae*- Ovtntlagl, J No. 182 — Business jKent-J- '■on, 191 B. Hasting., St.. Ill- trim, ... a wnljfhon, iva Jffi. '•: VArlne 2149. ,!T?«.!rni^.te7A."iH 52% !-____v%_inw%_"siK _P".1I. New Ws.tmln.wr. _™wt, New Weetmln.ter. ^$*i\V'-"-"A »•*_•_•.»« Locsl iis,Y.2rTom Allon. Busln... Aasnt UM Nelion St.; Phon. MAr. llll. riutk. EffifBOSPt 1BMOKH •n!" "BIWlrTTVrite,-.^ HAjaKMir™,,&" ■«•' Un at; PkoM TSSh^^P*^ Page Three BIRT SHOWUR Pr*tM.at, Trade, aad Ubor Council; SMKtery, Milk aalusaea'. Uaiaa aad Tetttilm' Joint Couacil. ^^^MrWP_j^Wr *i *"' R. K. GERVIN Caaeral 9Mreiarv4>rg*aiur, aad Uber Coaatlli Vsce.Pre.sdeat St. tUllwaytea*. Uaiaa, Div. 101. car. Pscinc Mills. tSot^l Cmpbill) ^K^VlASm«BUS ^S^&IT^^ ■allwav Osnaw (Port Mann), Lod*. go_f«M - S«r.ury. A M. CaWr. a a No. 4. N.w Weetmln.ter, a. C. a*uw*r Ury, l__ .. Phon. HA.tln*. IITI-R '7B«r™sT ihurK, J«!i S TrnXii —Secretary, w! Jl Isst" "ill%Tut Thirteenth. -s.cr.ufyr' srnT~mntsmint*"aeet suln.bury Avuu. Wut llth, V.noourer; FRaa I4H. Oterka, Local ITI — Sac-Treas, John.ton.. Room 401, Proviso. Geo. tf nuum Bid*., Phon. PAc. ITII, ■3&AK".3k*,,^ Beatty Mftal Worton, Local III—Bu.l- Manaser, Jam.. W.lk.r, 111 :ty St.; PAclflc lilt. 114— Secretary, <!"h ToWllll Tth Avenua, N.w Wa.tmln.ter. Bklaglete* Vatea, V*. eue. V.a.*fO.«. ef A.—Secreury, J. A. Ollderrri.l.t.r, llll Wait Second; BAyview llll-a «a?J\lB_jf*_Cook. Ill Bwtly Strut; Phon. PAclflc ITII. akor.-ork.ra' keul of ta. v. 9. A A. W. Vy—Bu.ln... Agent, Alex dor- don, 111 B. Cordova; PI Phon. MAr. 4041. secretary, W. O. Clarkaon, 1101 Larch; KErr. Olli-T. BtrMt ateUwu — Bu.ln... Lee Building, till. ataaterw*. Dlvieion 101 Agent, O. M. MorrUon, ITI B. Broadway; FAlr. tittAvTU PA.Me llll. SSSKStSW uryf JssetlTn.a'lS&J^^St •vjssa^riCtWiarv.^^^ tile amiii, Loe.1 No. I—asweunr \ ™lcTSro* III! ep.nc«r BtrMt; Msoi DBstar 1II4-L. [_*_«_Uat; Vhoni PAolBoTill lIlIWi.S'B m», l*ul *t— Bu.lneu A*«st. VW4T4.."1 Bt*ttr ■""" **°M ■fw-wMW •^.Tr^rJariv^i-ttsrsr. MArln. lift. Jobs For Tomorrow (By R. K. Gervin) A± GREAT DEAL HAS BEEN SAID on the question of rehabili tation and many committees have been set up by various groups and organizatoins. Good work has been done by these committees, the personnel of which, no doubt, are most sincere in their efforts, but when the question arises of providing jobs, it would seem to me that it is work for a group which has more jurisdiction over the whole subject than volunteer committees. There is no time to be lost in providing jobs for our returning men and women, and it is to be hoped that the responsible authorities will take action to deal with this question earlier than they took to deal with the housing problem, and that the responsibility for dealing with this will not be passed from one authority to another. The Tradea and Ubor Congress of Canada has put forward numeroui suggestions which in our opinion would help conaiderably in providing future employment. The Gov- enment haa given a aympathetic ear to Ubor't proposal, aa have the employen, and while I am not going to criticiie the Government at thl. time due to recent announcement* from Ottawa, the "don't care" attitude exhibited by employen generally it not good. They are inclined to ihift all the responsibility to the Government. Thi. ia a very eaay out, and taken full advantage of by the leu progreuive element. We know that many in thi. class have done exceedingly well during the war years and intend to let the future take it. cour.e. The employer hu a definite reaponaibility here and •hould not be allowed to pan his responsibility onto the Government. Shertea Hear, ef Ubor One thing that Ubor hu advocated for a long period it a ihorter working day and * shorter working week. The Government to date hasn't touched it. I guess it'i too hot. When employen are approached they either oppoie it on the grounds of increased cost, or thst they are not going to be the flnt to institute ihorter hours. Now consider the modern labor uvlng machinery that hu been Invented and installed in Induatry .ince the eight- hour day became effective. We have the machinery to do the work, and our foolish system demand, that we continue to do the same amount of work as we did befon we had the machinery. I auggeat to the employen that they give some thought to thi. for unless they are prepared to take tome action to provide job*, they or their children thet come after cannot hope to enjoy a very Eroaperoua Canada. Worken ahould e given more leisure time with a wage sufficient to provide a decent ■tandard of living. Spwial Tralaiag Fer Tub Age There ara many thing, over which Ubor it gravely concerned at the present time. Today, we have hundred, of teen age people who left school to go into industry during the war period, aome who were moat .Ulcere in their desire to help the war effort and othen attracted by the high wagea. Theae boyi and girls have not sufficient educstlon to take their place in the bu.inesa world, have no training in any particular trade or calling and are put th* age where in mo.t cue. they would be willing to return to school. Thia la * ud atate of affairs and will reflect badly on our Nation in yean to come. I suggest these boys and girl* .hould have special con»ider»tion and given the opportunity of completing their eduction under • apecisl training system, if necesury, whereby they could equip themselves to take their natural place in bualneu or Industry. laeretue Patahulag Pawar Today there I* no shortage of ■^^^.ICirW'e.a^.1!!!* ,fa»ifl^ •wetee' B»»t C Cordova; MAtino 4041. r\rnf%.TDr?*ffi. ISSfflt* •5SSKP-tf*,te tQmv -Vatea, Local W —Secreury, SSSfert'" A"Zf®*,i ^yv^w%,v--OT^r,• t T"S_««., Local III—Bualnea. Agsnt, f*oiflcn!Jj5 BtMUr Strut! Phon. -Sp?r-n.1;rs.1v'.,nlh?ffi?.'i7i-.-T: "T^R".' lodgs, No. ill —BMntary. M^|fha^-ea»ii lilj6_rws5iMi 'AvwSi.''' '^Jrf.KK.S*6 * Per OOOONRU Sake .. . DAD'S ORIOINAL Oatmeal Cookies Taa tfcel °&*fL£ ^M.d?^S3W^ TwywW&rT:^^ Mettle Ubor. There it, it i. true, a shortage of skilled mechanic, which la due to the fact that in the yean 1830 to 1939 employen would not undertake to train the young men of that day. Ubor did their best at that time to hav* our youth trained in the line of their choosing, but instead of thia, our youth were placed In road camp, in the wilderneu to waste their time with a pick and ■hovel. War broke and too late the Government and employen realised their mistake. Mechanics were in demand but could not be produced, for a skilled mechanic cannot be made over night. The Army, Navy and Air Force trained their own mechanics in moit caae. and now we arrive at the place where we muit find employment for theu men. There ii no point In releasing one man to make toom for a serviceman. Thi* procedure will not aolve our problem, neither will the training of large numbers of men if there are no joba for them when their training i. completed. There is only one way to solve thii problem and that is by • decent wage whereby buying power can be maintained at a high level, a reduction in the worken' noun a. found necesury to maintain full employment, at leut two weeks' annual vacation with pay, retirement at th* age of 65 with a decent standard of living provided, free education for our children through primary school to Univenity. Another matter that deserve, consideration i. the making of farm lift more attractive to thon adapted to agriculture. Modern machinery and equipment ihould be made available. Prairie farm* could be irrigated, the latter a large pro ject but not impouible. PaUi* Work. Pregreas Then there I* the queition of i public work, program financed by the Government Thia ii an unlimited field and would provide a great deal of employment for an unlimited time. Thi* program ahould be dovetailed into the zigiag of consumen' demand. In order to do thl. it would be necesury to have a general plan Uid out well in advance. Individual project* that lit into the general plan would have to be worked out in detail and classified, giving the most urgent fint consideration. The Government ahould be ready to itart luch project, with the greetot pouible promptitude u clr- cumatancei demand. However, thl* ii not a job for the Government alone, and it ii hoped that induitry will accept it. responsibility, and that in future the worker will be valued, u a penon, rather than a thing to be uied and replaced at the whim of the employer. The wu an address foregoing made by Brother R. K. Gervin, Secretary of the Vancouver, N. W. A D. Trade, aad Ubor Couacil, at the Town Hall Muting, August 10th, •nd recorded over the »ir Auguit 13th. More Jobs For Chemical Workers (By Bori. Shiihkin, A. F. of L. Economiit) Our ch*mlc*l induitry hu born* th* brunt of the war. With all the planes, tank*, ihip. tnd gum In th* world, wa eoulda't win without the powder and exploiivei turned out in vut amounts by the American chemical IS* chemical Induitry did not convert to war production. Jaetud, it .Mftsd iu civilian output to war purpoui. Now and after the war, it will ratid SRSitae Ilack teerrSS Jfcodueton. It will also .spud. To b* »ure, there it bound to be temporary unemployment, when powder *nd explotive planta clou down—a* many of them already have, but the production of chemical, from which expoilvei are made ii deiper- .tely needed for luperphoiphatei and other fertiliien, to grow more food, which will continue to oe Rucawjrywhar* for a long time. A large-Kale postwar homing program li already in the worki. In addition to n*w comtruction. titer* will be • vut amount of work to Snlieind repair th* existing homes and buildings. Thia will take Slat, and w.r"u cut down mfnt production virtually te a .tanditlll. Employment in paint m»nuf«cturing ii"bound to expand many timea beyond tae™«v*uV wer re«ch*d before. In plutte. and cynthrtie product!, there to *n »lmut limltleu market, eahanced by m*ny new development, jchieved m wartlm*. There, too, thouundi of additional job. will U created. There are new product* slto in drug* and medlcinet, like eulf*. mncll- Un. *nd DDT. In coimrtiu, th* d*mand will alwjwpand. Th* indu*tijr h.i * 600-mlllion-doll*r program of a*w plaat coiiitruetlon already devel- oped. It ia planning to expand aew productionicapaelty iMU more. The outlook for the watlre chemical Induitry to eaeeptlonaUy bright Aftef temporary utbacki and unemployment, in the readiurtment from war to peacetime production, there to bound to be a vapid expamion la rmriwment oi^rtwiltlu, reaching parhap. 800,000 additional Joha. l5e iBtaraatloaal Chemical Worker.* Union of Oa Amerlcaa F*d*r- --._.. . rm - . .tion <Vf Ubor to leading th* way to maka dure that impraved wage* and PAD'S CdOKII CO. <■. C) «»» « ™y,_o__TrfU rata* th* living standards of th. ch.mic»l work.n UMTID . _'SnKTSsMli jS A.^A.*»Tadn^ waiM.at of tha iater- «Sl Ktaeeway • • Vaaeaaee* m. C £u0ad!>it! U: -Wa are prepared to vrta a bjttor,llvlag,rtand*rad after •a.iuas , tU?nirforiill work*nta the dwmieel ladu*trj[.H ^ a * _, m Teamster's Joint Cound No. 36 Comprising MILK SALESMEN AND DAIRY EMPLOYEES OiNERAL TRUCK DRIVERS AND HELPERS IAKERY SALESMEN TAXI DRIVERS WAREHOUSEMEN A«k tha co-operation of all reader* of fWi paper in intittinq that all goods delivered to them ara handled exduiively by Union men. If in doubt, phone our office PAcific 6946 or 4740 end we will gladly teR you the standing of any company towards our organiution. SEATTLE-VANCOUVER MOTOR FREIGHT LIMITED_______________. Speed! Economy! Safety I tVA _^_ Outpuu teveuaiy __*iw* HeaVmas «***- ta. ntu 14 Caftaf.. otkar UlfteU. Vaacouver, B.C.—32 Water St.—Phonei MArine 1281-2.3 SEATTLE, WASH-.M» South Fourth Av*->l_*a*t SBaata MN HOTEL MARBLE ARCH licensed Premises Is e nice piece to invite your friends R. B. latt—Proprktors Phil Foran 318 Richards Street Vancouver, B. C. ST. HELEN'S HOTEL The House of Hospitality — Friendly end Courteous Service Refreshment Partor Welter Wood* and Earl Bennett 1161 Granville St. Your Hosts Vancouver, B.C. THE STRAND HOTEL irea fifty tsarsi 624 Hastings Street West (near Granville) THI MOeT CENTRALLY LOCATIO HOTCL IN THB CITY. PULLV LICIN8IO ... POLIT* OtaVICt METROPOLE HOTEL VANCOUVIR'a POPULAR PAMILV NOTSL 320 Abbott Street (Opposite Woodward's Stores) J. I. IBLACKIB) BKNaiRT. PROPRIstrOR ST. REGIS HOTEL LICs-MBO PRIMiaia In th* heart of Buiinan, Shopping and Theatrical Diitriet Corner Seymour and Dunsmuir Streets, Vancouver, B. C. A. H. MILU1AM. MANAani .If eel Me at the PRINCETON HOTEL ilicimbd MBMiaeei Powefl Street and Victoria Drive, Vancouver, B.C. P. P. WBLLB. B. H. WILL*. PaOMtlBTOBa CMAS. B. *VKU, MANA*IR THE KINGSTON HOTEL NBW — NOOIRN — DIPPIRtHT — RtPRUHMIMT PABLO*) PULLV LieeNBBD 737 Richards Street, Vencouver, B.C. V. PLVNN — IT'B OtNIAL NOBT Say! Meet Meat... Hotel Dufferin Refrethmetit Ptekr Corner of Seymour and Smythe Streets (oppoaira nbw oaeweuN thiatbd YOU ARE WELCOME MARTIN HOTEL • Refreshment Parlor — YatfR like It U7tJ GRANVllXB-STtBET VANCOUVBR, B.C THE LABOR STATESMAN _^__&]?« ANGELUS HOTEL Comer Dunsmuir and Howe Streets, Vancouver, B.C. PHONBSi ****.*•-*7 aua ANBntsoN and a. harribon. paopaieroae STAN CODE PLUMBING AND HEATING UNION SHOP Good Service — Repair* — Nut Worh Sin Mala St. HVaaei FAlr. ufarroti Irtw. Ctmtteb m._,._mm-, suumnu FUNERAL WWCTOM Punters' Picnic Altho' it rained we' had ao kick. For the picnic turned out swell, Becaute by noon the weather changed And we had a hot dry ipell. The iporte program wu carried out Right thru' trom A to Z, And juat to hur the kiddiu ahout Proved they were filled with glee. Refreshment, there were in galore, No one wu denied or riled When they came up and aiked tor more, Whether adult or child. The Bro'* who did all th* work Deterve * lot ot pr.iie, For not on* duty did they ihirk Right thru to find atage. And member*' wive* did quite ■ lot To make it • raccu* By .wing that the imall.it tot Had joy and happlneu. And wc ot Local 1S8 Who had th* lack to go Ar* not afraid to truly itatc We had a darned good ihow. —0*o. Powell, its, British Ubor Party Has Large Trade Union Membership By RAYMOND LONERCAN, la "Uber" One muit go far b*ck in hittory to find »n event which parallel* the •ucccu of th* Britiih Labor party in the recent election. i It wu a landilide. Labor can eerily mutter * two-third* majority over the combined opposition. But landilidei have often occurred in Britain aad in thii country. Thii wu lomething more than a landilide. It wu a atartling defeat for a "elan"—the "well-born," the very rich, the carefully educated —that ha* ruled the mighty Britiih | Empire for centuriee. The wether hu Mated la* ari.lo.ral. No on* wu prepared for thia (tag* gering result Wheeler of Montana, recently back from Europe, wu one of the few American* who uw it coming and uid «o. AU th* newe- I paper and radio prognoaticaton | wer* ridiculouily wrong. TRUE STORIES OF CANADIAN WAR HEROES CORDON SINCLAIR Mtaritattoitally./aBtoM. Journalist and author of sstwrwl h*s|.s«lling kueska em mm und trawl. 1 UDi AS the war In Europe reached crescendo, bad weather gave the Germans • time to dig Into the Hoehweld Forest before the Rhine, and there the Euea Scottish of Windaor drew the teak of driving them out. Battle plana aaid the Seottlah would be led by tank*, but when mud bogged the armor down, the Seottlah charged behind a barrage with the adjutant. Major Fred TUiton. In the lead. Carrying Sten gun and grenade*, Tllston attacked through the Brat of three defence line* and waved hla men forward. When *hot through the ear he kept aboutlng, "Don't bunch up, lode ... keep moving." Before the second line Tllston waa tumbled into a hole with shrapnel in both hip*. Dripping mud and blood, he ataggered to hia feet and pushed forward. A* the Scottish fought through the third line tbe badly wounded commander limped from trench to trench encouraging the men, cheeking their defence* and supplying ammunition. Under Intense Are he moved In and out of the German linee twelve timea tm lega ao badly shattered that both were later removed. When the Germane counter-attacked, Tllston sat on the parapet sighting them off with hie Sten gun and urglngj_c own men to keep their hood* down. When that charge waa .battered the major led hla men Inaide the forcet where they dug In and held, until the reat of the brigade moved forward. For thia daring and gallant action, Major Frederick Albert Tllston, who had never before commanded troop* in action, became the Brat member of tho Eue* Scottish to win the highest reward of • grateful Empire . . . the VICTORIA CROSS! THB RISING SUN IS SETTING ■tst—until tha Rising Sun has set and the spirit af mlUturttm eruaketdfuroom in Japan, Canada ana* our great ally lo Ihe .south must work without lot-up. Vnttt tha foci/to them i. otwr, the C.D.L. plant, will maintain their record.fcrealtlng output af lite ntasl euential product In the manst/actunr of munition.—high-teat straws'. UNITED DISTILLER! LTD. INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL DIVISION VANCOUVER AND' GRIMSBY, CANADA Other BritUh Upheaval* Once upon a time the baron* at Runnymede mjtched th* r*in» of power from King John. A long Hme *fter th»t the "shopk**p*n,r th* gre*t tend ownen, th* flnan- cier* and Induitrtellite, iwolten with wulth. took over the gov- ernment of Britain, mad* th* monarch * »ymbol—a popular and even beloved lymbol, it to tnw, but i* iymbol, nevertheleu — without power to veto a bill, to appoint anyone to any office, unable to even u- lect hto wife without comulting lomeoao. In iti exploitation of the worker* at horn* and one of the empire i po*. union, abroad, thto "clau" wai ruthleu. It wu eternally on the alert to rappreu anything which thrutenad H* pow*r. Wh*n workor* combined to improve thtlr condition, they wer* be*ten, traniported to foreign countriu and killed aa public malefactor!. *r wW*pSwV\j%mm9 *e*_BPP^*# They couldn't vote unlu* they had property, and, of coun*. they had no property. A* oa* abl* labor leader I put it, within th* last 10 yean: "Th* avenge Britiih worker can put all hto earthly poueuion* on hi* back and walk out ot hto houu at a moment'a notice." That'* v*ry bad, but the aituation wu Infinitely woru 50 yean ago. Deipite the effort* of th* "clau," union* were formed, worken gained I the ballot and began the painful proceai of learning how to uu it They organised the Labor party; they financed it out of their miser- sble earning*. Dariag th* lut SS year. Ih*u Brilbh worker, have csmtrib. ated at tout aa avarag* af $1,000,000 a yur la Ik* pasty', toads. Thai tepuualed rial ta.ril... B*tray*d by Lud.rt On two occuiom, th* party came to power u a minority. It accom- pliihed nothing for the worken. Ramuy MacDonald u Premier wa* too timid to even teke a chance. Finally, in 1981, he betrayed tha party —that to not too atrong a word— joined the Conurvativu aad Liberal* in a coalition government and ruled for a brief time. It to not oulte accurate to uy he ruled: la fact', he wu a "puppet Premier." The over- lordi of the Conurvativc party did the "ruling." Now Labor comei to power with thit overwhelming majority. It to in a position to rule the Britiih Empire for at leaat flve year*. It may pan any law it uea lit Thar* i. ae Sa. prase. Cart t* held il aa.aa.lila> tieaal—Britain hu no written con. •titutional. Th* King alwayi itgni on the dotted line indicated by tha Premier in power. Where Luki Cuu* la So, what may we expect from thl* Labor government, which all through the campaign boldly proclaimed it* determination to put over "Soeialiim in our time"! Of eoune, no one writing in Waahington can pruume to ipeak with authority. It may be possible to make a ihrewd gueu. Flnt, then, we muit diittnguiih between the uttenncu of Premier Clement Attlee and th* outstanding memben of hto cabinet and Prof**. •or Harold Luki, who urved u a eort of campaign manager for Labor. Luki, a teacher of economic!, i* away over on th* left Some uy he'i * Communiit. At tout, he'i * "fellow-traveler." But he to not * member of Parliament, and, therefore, he cannot be * member ot the cablaet Ha can only adviu from the outside. He would like to be Ubor'. "bratn-truiter." M*a Wh* Will Raa Thia*. Th* mm who will ran the Britiih government for the next four or flv* yur* hav* already .tapped Into th* wotlight—Attlu m premier; Bavin, the lucceuf ui trade ualoa laadar and ChurchiU'i minister of labor, u uc- retary for foreign affaire. Herbert Morriion, also, trad* un- ioniit to laadar to the Houu. He, too, wu In Churchill', cabinet Than Km**? Br*.*"e* P"'*°»ueo» ef a brilliant minister of tha Church of England, carefully educated, at home toi eny loelety, and Sir Stafford SSRK'a?"0 ****** ***** 1100,000 to ISW.000 a year a* a lawyer before _* "»?* ,Bt0 Perliamaat aa a Labor- •te_JTh*r* ara a few othen. Thu* are the maa who will deter. mine the policy of th* Ubor govern- "BUILD B.C. PAYKOUsr Why Milk b Irradiated Some yean ago telontith ditcovered that If mil i, irradiated under certain Rght rayi tha vitamin contort ii inereeied. Became these ar* th* vitt mini which malt* for ttrcn bonai and teeth Pacific Mil adopted the proem to maka thii a finer food far children. Pacific Mlh Irradiated tnd Vacuum Picket ** SUCCESS TO LABOR DAY SPORTS • This space donated by Bill Couper 724 Seymour St. BALMORAL HOTEL Say. "MEET ME AT THE BALMORAL" ateaaomt 1 JN ■nxib 159 East Hastings Street -ancouvws. a a They en about equally divided between trad* unionist* who "ea up th* hard way" aad univenity au_ who wan attracted to the Leber Party by tha frightful condition* in all parte of England whan working* man wan condemned te live. COMMERCIAL HOTEL 340 CAMBIE STREET licensed Premises Relreihmentt terved la II atmosphere ol Comfort lad Good Fellowthlp. G. Johnson, Proprietor Thu* maa hav* had plenty of •*• pcrience la Parliamant Host of them SO y.ar. ,-ato ia the e* leaden of Rave "been there at leaat They have held high cabinet la diplomacy the Houu of Commoru. They have thru roads open to them. They may follow Ramuy Mac- Donald's example and do practically nothing. In that *v*at th* Labor Party will be sw.pt out of power la tha neat .lection. They may .wing way over to tha left. That, too, will be very riaky. Or they may pat over a itiff program which will iharply improve tha condition of the muui of the Britiih people. A good thiag to remember, Aad a better thing to aa, Ii werk with the coflitratoat Not wtth the wreckfa' tttt. —Mauris, stetstur- Peter D. Carr, D.G CUroprector tBuW ROOBRS BUILDIHO Pkaeet PAclflc 4M Aa old colored mammy appmrod .jfon a Judge of the Domutic Be- Ittion* Court aad applied for _ti divorce from her hatband, Mete. ' "But Mandy," th* Judge aaid. "Way do yaa waat to divorce MouT He*, good to yea, gtvu yen a I home and all. What** wrong?" 1 "Wall, jedgo, I jilt (aspect* 'Im." /'SMputo him of what!5; "W*n7jedga, If* thto *ra>. I Jtot (aspect* hto* he aia't'tba father ef my teat ehlleV* Hatred to th* vie* af T. WOODWARD Qstwm SMspkhf ft Roofiag t> Oar week eteode up. »_J_""S tee wtth every lob. Cfty e» North Shor*. SPaw^tSt MAr-*!**! Van i.R-C Wkea la a Harry. Dree •"• HnOrawn pLflKp's An Alwaya 1.^*1 i -ox-et Dairy LB* Oar Steak* an atw»yi thijt* ft Heettns* Weel-Araejs OF, Modern aad old-time Daioal waaEANi> sat. HASTINOS AUMTOgW AH Canuai1 OrthaaW Moe-vaWeatejletei WfUle WRWmwWo ww-w- **SsVaT fatal _»«__ _S_ #K • a « w' *'..-. :.".:. ,..:'-.~-'e,* ,1945 THE LABOR STATESMAN l*$ ■ 't .HPfe H#r^ Pay Five JACK EAVES I Umw Af .al, Palaten aad 0***ra- laTUaiu No. 13S| Eauatte* sua. I Hot Trsdu .ad Uber Ceeaeit. ROBERT STEVENSON lateraatteaal R.pr.i.atetlv, Palaten' aad Dauralan' Uaiaa. "Cooperate for Reconstruction" —_^§§K { Painters -fv^JfacoRATORs! ^^ LOCAL UNION No. 138 Members employed on Construction end Shipyard Work Organised in V.ncouvar 1894; continuously operating for 52 years 'resident: Ins.. Mrtch.ll Vlu^ietlduti H. Reteaqalrt r)K.rdl.f Swrattryi W. Eet.n Tre.wrer: t lM.ts.rd Condyetor: A. t. Rowlands Ward..: C. Petti TrmteMi E. Sasi.r, 0. Ktssl.n Financial Secretary ud letlssti Af.nl: J. Cms Internefl.n.l Rsprnsatetlr.: Rebt. Stevens*n 331 Beatty Street Phonei MArine 1336 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Welders and Helpers LOCAL No. 194 Affiliated with tke A. F. of _. and tke Vancouver, New Westminster Trades and Labor Council fr.sld.nt, T. DOWALL 1041 East Tw.Kty.Ritt Avenue thane: Dbter I377-L S«r...r», *. NICOISON 0 I4tli A»... N.w Westminster Pnan.i N.W. I27I-Y-I TILE LAYERS UNION LOCAL No. 3 Pnmt employing members of the union, under agreement, art HUGHES TILE CO. 2011 Wast Irudsray O'NEIL CO. LTD. 717 Hornby St. •resident, R. NEVILLE Rw. See., W. RICHARDS OFFICERS: DARLINGTON HASKINS CO. 1144 •rural. St. VICTORIA TILE S IRICK 2121 Map). St. Vat-tot., 0. SUNYAN Fit. Sm.. F. RINOLE Rubber, Sawyers, Marble and TILE SETTERS' HELPERS Local No. 78 Chartered by Intsmiational Auociation of Marble, Slate end Stone Polisher* Members employed by Hughes Til. Co., Th. O'Neil Co., Darlington, H.skins Co., Victor!. Til. .nd Brick Co., C. R. Jopson FretMestt A. WOOD Swrelery and Trunmri D. F. SNOW, «s» titettwdi Sir..*: F*eu MA, R001. kternatioMlBratlMrM Maintenance of Way Enployeat, No. 167 Fmld..«: J. KRIMMER, 421t Orfefd Strut. V»«w«v.r S.cr.ttry.Tr...ar.r: F. J. DOYLE, Mil Trrf.l,.r Strut, Vuouver "•eordln, Secretery: S. WRAY, 24*7 Ktteteur Strut, V.ue*ver Meeting*! Third Sunday each Month at 11 ean., Ubor Headquarter*, Beatty Street, Vancouver Visiting members heartily welcomed Embalmers and Undertaken Assistants LOCAL No. 23374 Chartered by the American Federation of Labor Affiliated with the Vancouver, New Weitmimter and Diitriet Tradei and Labor Council President, Wm. Scott Vice-Preiident, Wm. Brauington rreasurer, Fred Sangster Secreury, J. A. Dougall, ISS4 Nicola St. — • ■ Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Ubor Council Labor Day Sports Programme MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1945 BROCKTON POINT OVAL (1) 1:00 p.m.—All Children up to 7 yean ot age—25 yards lit prize—fl.00 2nd Priie—50c 3rd Priie—25c All contestant! to receive a chocolate bar. (2) 1:10 p.m.—Boys 7 to 10 years—50 yards First Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$1.00 Gift Certificate (3) 1:20 p.m.—Girls 7 to 10 years—50 yards First Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$1.00 Gift Certificate (4) 1:30 p.m.—Boys 10 to 14 years—75 yards First Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$1.00 Gift Certificate (5) 1:40 p.m.—Girls 10 to 14 years—75 yards First Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$1.00 Gift Certificate (6) 1:50 p.m.—Boys not over 16 years—75 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (7) 2:00 p.m.—Girls not over 16 years—75 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.—Prol Rec Display Donation of $25.00 to cover expenses (8) 2:50 p.m.—Union Men—100 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (9) 3:00 p.m.—Men's Open—100 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (10) 3:10 p.m.—Union Members' Wives—75 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (11) 3:20 p.m.—Ladies' Open—75 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (12) 3:30 p.m.—Union Members, Men—220 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (13) 3:40 p.m.—Union Members, Ladies—100 yards First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (14) 3:50 p.m.—Tug-O-War— 10-men teams Teams to be entered by Locals on or before Friday, August 31st, 1945. First Prize—$300 Gift Certificate to each member of the winning team Second Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate to each member of the winning team (15) 4O0p.m.—Ladies' Open Baseball Throw First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (16) 4:20 p.m.—Men's Baseball Throw First Prize—$5.00 Gift Certificate Second Prize—$3.00 Gift Certificate Third Prize—$2.00 Gift Certificate (17) A Fastball Game will be played. Inter-Union contests only. Teams must be entered on or before 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 1st, 1945. Play-offs will be arranged ?revious to Sports Day. 0 Prizes will be awarded to the winning players of $3.00 Gift Certificate each. NOT MORE THAN TWO PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO ANY ONE COMPETITOR Save the Surface and You Save All The Best Paint Possible to Make MARTIN-SENOUR 100 PER CENT PURE PAINT Mada in Vancouver Insured Marine Way* Machine Shop PARK SHIPYARDS LTD. Builders and Repairers of TUGS, SEINE BOATS, FISHING BOATS Engine ImtaHatlen aaa) Repair! Phon*: MArln* 9925 19*9 Georgia Street Wart Vaaeouvar, I.C. W. R. Menchions & Co. Ltd. Boat Builders Office Phone: MArine 6839 Office and Ways: 650 Cardero St., Vancouver, B. C. Unioni are supplying free admittance tickets and tickets for refreshments to their members. Each member can have as many tickets as there are members in the family. FREE ICE CREAM FREE CANDY AND FRUIT FREE MILK Al Pattern Shop and Brass Foundry Bronze and Aluminum Castings Al Steel and Iron Foundry Limited Castings in Plain and Alloy Steel PATTERNS 36 Weet Third Avenue FAirmont 1284 • 1285 Vancouver, B. C. MORT. BROWN LTD. PAINTING — DECORATING — SPRAYING S30 Weet 8th Avenue FAirmont 3081 COwtpUtMtHiS Of TURNER BOAT WORKS BOAT BUILDERS Phone: MArine 57S5 1963 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B. C. COAL for every use... BUILDING, CONTRACTING and INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES EVANS, COLEMAN ft EVANS LTD. Hot al Cil—Mi A«****, Vaa.aa.ar. I.C. Hsmssi MAr. 1I7I| Nsrtk IH Programmes will be given away and will be numbered and there will be several valuable prizes of about $5 each given away to those who hold the numbers drawn. JF IT IS RAINING THE SPORTS WILL BE HELD ON THE FIRST FINE SUNDAY FOLLOWING. Compliment! of Fraser River Pile Driving COMPANY LIMITED ■ Established over 30 Yean Phone N.W. 1013 New WetHmntter fail'I'tk J"n^-n^mnmsa^afum Page Six THE LABOR_S_T_ATEjMAN .-■ _flB».WtJ AFFILIATED UNIONS ENGINEERS FLOOKXAVEU IRONWOH-EIIS ELECT1UCAL WOKKEKS LATHEM TILESETTEU PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PLUMBERS AND STEAMnTTCRS SHINCLERS PILE DRIVERS CARPENTERS AND JOINERS SIGN AND PICTORIAL PAINTERS SHEET METAL WORKERS TEAMSTERS AND CHAUFFEURS TILE, MARBLE AND TERRAZO WORKERS TILESETTERS' HELPERS BRICKLAYERS AND MASONS BUILDING LABORERS AND PLASTERERS' HELPERS ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS REFRIGERATION WORKERS The Vancouver, New Westminster and District Biiijiu Traies Council Composed of 20 Affiliated Locals Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays Phonei PAdfic 2942 Room 203, L*ee Heedqtiertere 329-31 Beatty Street COUNCIL OFFICERS President: J. Stcevnton (C*rt-p»s*ri) Vta-Pi-idcnt: R. Hiaawi («W*»or Coaiivwiori) SccRlary-TitaiuKr: H. W. WalU (sUectricians) Wanfca: Stewart .Mien (Pile Mom) Truttsa: j. Eiva (Painters), F. Ciriltl* (Plumbers) J. Walker (Sheet Metal Worker*) • Board of Business Agents Meett every Wednesday, 10 am. F. Carible (Plumbers) I. Eaw* (Malm) Chat. Wren (£fifin«ri) 1. Bannan (Carpenters) }. Walker (Sheet Metal) W. Jamei (trior**.; . Steventon (C«r*«s.sri' C. Sosem (Truck 0i*m) . C Allen (Pile Mom) W. t^ (Carpenters) I. Rom (««clrfci*ru. Ernie Cook (tronworktrs) A. MaUileton (Steamfitters) H. W. Wain (SecreUry) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 529 leetty Street Tdep/tone MArine 071* LOCAL UNION No. 213 Established in Vancouver tinea 1901 Electrify with Experienced Electricians •resMeet, W. ftaun VI«..rWd.at, L KalfM RM.ra'l.f Satrstsry, W. D.l.» Tr.««r.r, Claud. HBI Financial Setrelery .nt satlasn Af sat, J. Sen MEMBERS EMPLOYED UNDER AGREEMENT BY HUMS k RUMILE LTD., IS East Second JAUVIS ILKTWC, SI4 Hwaby St. UN6LEY, CHAM.IS. I3lt %**m*nt it. 1. H. McRAE CO., lttt C.mbl. St. MOTT ELECTRIC, IU W.sl fender Si. F. J. ARCHER, 4027 Eton St. ART ELECTRICAL EN6INEERS, 1214 ©r.»»lll.. I. C. ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND POWER CO. LTD. C. C. CARTER, 1004 M.lnl.nd. CRAW I HAYWOOD, 211* Wnt I4.li. NEON PRODUCTS LTD., DUNSMUIR ELECTRIC. iu T•,",",l A,»' JOM Wnt lr..dw.y. PACIFIC ELECTRIC, ELWORTHY ( COMPANY, SI0 Wnt Hutlaft St. 1214 S.y-.ur $♦. nm ROGER. I It Wnt F.nd.r. ORAHAM ELECTRIC, u j .. v,„ . -_ t2tW..tr..d.,S.. H.J.SAY^CO..^ HASTINGS ELECTRIC. US Etst H.itltft. C. H. E. WILLIAMS, ttt Rieh.rds St. POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION PETERSON ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, I2SS N.*l.r St. MANUFACTURERS ELECTRIC PANEL MANUFACTURING LTD., I2U Rl.li.rdi St. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters . and Joiners of America LOCAL No. 4S2 FIFTY YEARS OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION Member* employed et Union Rate* by AU tke Large Building and Construction Contractor* in Vancouver. B—H 331 BEATTY STREET — ROOM 310 Phones PAcific 6337 President: Geo. R. Bengough Business Agent: J. Stevenson Fin. Sec: J. M. Nicholson Rec. Sec: H. P. Hamilton Affiliated with the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council, Vancouver Building Trades Council, Vancouver Metal Trades Council, Provincial Council of Carpenten WOOD, WIRE AND METAL LATHERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL No. 207 LOCAL No. 207 Affiliated with the Budding Tradet Council OFFICERS: Prasident GEORGE MORRIS Vice-President ■ ■ T. VAUGHAN Record. Secretary ■ ARCHIE FLEMING Secretary: THOMAS CRANE, 222 Wait Sixth Avenue Phona: FAirmont 2412-L Members Employed by the following Master Lathers'. G. SKINNER, 486S Fairmont Avenua • • DExtar 1008-L R. KIRKHAM, 3336 Watt Twelfth Avenue • BAyview 2S42 H. McDERMOTT, 1754 Eait Thirty-ti.th Avenue - FRater 3514 C. FULUAMES, 1929 Eait Fourth Avenue ■ HAitingi 1929-R H. HARRISON, 2261 Eait 39th Avenue - • FRater 267S A. DANN, 2347 East 38th Avenue • - - DExter 0465-T J. B. PARKER, 5075 Prince Edward Street ■ ■ FRaser 371/ WILLIAM PAGE latsraatloaal I Bretbarksad . aal RsaraMBUtl**, Ualtad koed ut Caraeatwre aad af Aas.rlcai as.sass.r ut Carsaatar.' Uaiaa, Na. 41*. DON* TWOMY Don't worry if year Job I* mall, And yonr reward* ar* f*w; R*m*mb*r that the mighty oak Waa one* a aat like yon. HEM PUSHER lateraatieaal Orfaalnr, lal. Uaiaa af Oa*r*tlaf Eagiaemi MaatsHsr af Le**l 111. Building Trades Council and Affiliates Keep Work Going The Building Tradei Council and iti twenty affiliated uniona ar* ttill making tremendoua progreu. Practically every job ot »ny *ise in Vancouver and the outlying diitriet* arc manned by our members, working under agreement* with the variout flrmt. There has been timet when it hai been hard for ua to supply mechanic! and laborer* for the varlou* jobi, but thii ii cuing up now and there ii every indication that we will be able to supply men for all jobi to be undertaken in the future. Sometime, we have been called upon to lupply aa many a* on* hundred and fifty carpenter* for one job, but thia number have been mp- plied within the coune of time. Juit recently another hundred and fifty were called for to build homes on Lulu Ialand and thi* order hai been filled. Another big houiing project haa juit been itarted in the city, but thii ii alio being taken care of. Laborer, la Great Deasaad Building laborer* have been in greet demand and thi. ha. been one of the toughest assignments, despite the fact thit the wages being paid waa 81c per hour, quite a step up from the fifty cent pre-war wage. This situation ii also easing up although there are some big Laboring jobs ahead. Plumbers, Steamfltters, Sheetmetal Workers, Lathers, Plasterers and Bricklayers have also been hard to fill, but the uniona have managed to keep the jobs going. With the exception of only one flrm dual union men appearing on job. or desiring to get onto jobs have been obsorbed by the Carpenters union, so while thia situation was one that had to be handled continuously owing to the influx into the construction trade, it haa been accomplished with tremendoua success. Two Theaatad Css-.st.re The Carpenten Unloni Local 462 and 1261 now have a membenhip of over two thousand and every man is kept working. The Carpenten have also itarted to take in apprentice! under the government*! Soldier Training plan, and theie ar* being absorbed by the various contracton. The only other union affected by du*l union mechanic! ii the Electrical Worken Union, but while theie have not been taken into the union to the ume extent at the Carpenten, there haa not been very much interference with the comtruction jobt, moit ot them being confined to individual house wiring. The Pile Driven union h*i ab- sorbed the lait ot the dual union men and firm., .nd the operating en- gineen are cleaning up in that field. Material Trash Driven A campaign hai now been launched by the Truck Driven union to organise the men driving trucks for building material flrmi. The other unioni of the Council are assisting in this campaign, which haa already met wth very good luccesi. The Union haa put Brother Custer Solem on as Organiter and Business Agent and a large number of driven have already been signed up. It I* pro< posed to form * separate union of theae men which will alio include driven of fuel trucki, so if you have a fuel truck driver come to your house tell him that he had better join the union or he need not leave any more fuel there. The same plan is to be worked on construction joba, if the man who delivers the material to the job, is not in the union his material will not be accepted or handled on the job. Building Uborers To lime More Charters The Building Laborers Union has had another agreement signed making a total ot eighteen cloud ihop agreements and thirty-eight open shop agreement* in Vancouver, saya W. James, Business Agent of Loral No. 602. The neweat agreement haa been signed by W. Gillespie • cement contractor and call* for a forty hour week and double time for work performed on Saturday, or Sunday*. Th* rat* for concrete mm i* 81c per hour and for cement flniihen $1.02 per hour. It alao call, for time and a half for four houn after an tight hour day and double tlm* after that A Building Laborer. Union ia being organised in Pentieton and aaother one ia to be arranged for in Kam- loopa. Brother Jam** expect* to hav* arrangement* completed for the Pentieton Charter within the next couple of week*. We ar* told that a New Westmin-1 the information over th* phone. New •ter girl reported topollce the theft | Westminster cops ar* *o cully t *lf he* clothing. "W«_ hope the gave .hocked. Must Safeguard Gains MadeltyWage-eaniers Prom th* town in which he wu born — Superior, Wis. — the U. S. Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwel- lenbich latt week called for retention after the war of all legislative gaina made by wage earnen during the put 10 yean. Schwellenbach returned to his bithplace to participate in the launching of th* "Jacob*! Ladder," a 6,000 ton cargo ahip built by A. P. of L. memben at the Walter Butler ahip- yard. Hit, Schwellenbach chriaten- ed the vessel. Ai part of hia talk at the ceremonies, he declared he ii "extremely anxloui" that auch measures a. the Wagner Act, the Wage-Hour Act, land other l*w* aafeguarding labor'! right* ihall not be impaired. * Very Few Lawyers In British Parliament There ii at least one stupendous difference between the Canadian Parliament and the new Britiah Houae of Commona. Both branches of parliament are dominated overwhelmingly by lawyers. The same i»- true of practically every provincial legislature. In the Labor party majority in the new House of Commoni all clauei ar* represented, but memben of trade uaion* predominate. According to th* lateat returns, Labor will hav* 380 memben, divided u follows: Trad* unionist!, 124; writen and journalist., 48: municipal government worken, 46; lawyen, 41, business men, 41; ichool muter*, 34; docton and dcntiit*, 12; leaden of the gnat co-operative societies, 12; univenity teacher*, 10; farmer., 4; civil Krvice, 8; Free Church minltten, 8; regular army offieen, 8; regular navy officer, 1; regular air officer, 1; pier*, 2; policeman, 1; miacellaneoua profusion*, 6. There would be mora firmer, if the wil of Britain wen owned mora extemlvely by the man who till it Neverthelen, th* Labor let-up ii ■ remarkable crou-iection of Britiih life. PROM HERE AND THERE Th* ice cream soda celebrated it* 73rd anniversary recently. Starting out aa a mistake, it hu become a national favorite. Th* mixing of sod* and Ice cream wu done through error. The customer to whom it wu served ordered another and then a ch*p by the name of David Myen interested (Jny'i Drug Store, ia the Idea of regularly .erring the ice cream aoda. • JACK STEVENSON RariMH Agaat, Cai-raW Uait* N*. 4SS| Pr.tid.at B.lldlsi Trade. Caaa.il. Patrottke Our Advertisers MARWELL CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. General Contractors 410 Seymour Street MArine 4171 Compliments of .. . HUME ft RUMBLE LTD. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS and ENGINEERS Vancouver Office: IS Beet 2nd Avenue Phonei FAirmont 6661 The J. H. McRae Co. Ltd. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Equipment — Motor Repairs — Service 2219 CAMBIE ST. FAirmont 4111 BURRARD LUMBER CO., LTD. LUMBER, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS BUILDERS' SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS Vourr for Service - If. fl. Leonard, Owner *at_-_oa_i -ainsoat mi 1840 Main Street Vancouver, B. C. HOLMES & WILSON Trucking Co., Ltd. EXCAVATING and HAULING CONTRACTORS Phonei BAyview 0098 1901 Granville Street Vencouver, B.C Complimanti of Sigurdson Millwork Co. Ui Architectural Millwork Seeh and Doort Heedwood Sped*-*. WI Wut item Aveeee, Veeeeever, t. ft Ham lAyvtow TUt Compliments of Peterson Electrical Construction Company Limited ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS 1253 Napier Street. Vancouver, B. C. HAatinpOJv? SMITH BROS, k WILSON LTU GWttAL CONTRACTORS «*W0W-*fcC MtlNAIASK. t SASKATOON. IA* eme MArine 4729 . 1167 Jttdwd* St., V« ,--SAiiB^44i;..:J,^:A.i."A:J: u_____u_______u___________ ■ . _.■ ._£_£_g_raist • # ______w w*_ 1945 THE LABOR STATESMAN COMPLIMENTS OF Sprinkler Fitters, Plumbers, Stamfitters, tad Helpers, Load 170 LOCAL OFFICERS: tosldent, J. Dill.bouah VI„-Pr.tio.nt, C. Moeltr Rec. Ssc, J. McWIIIi.- Ttetsurer, T. C. Ath.rton Business Agsnt, Frank drill's Busin.ss Aq.nt and Financial Secretary, A. M.Hiitson Office: 311 Labor Headquarter*, S29 Beatty Street Phonei MArine 3819 firms with whom we have Closed Shop Agreements! ttm. Plumbbtf .ad HMtfcsa. lerr t And.rw. Ltd. lb. Ltd. A. H. rWdem Itmid Dry Dock. N*rt* lerrtrd Dry Deal, V«.«ewer lerrtrsl Fl.mbl.f .ad Haatiif atCrMbi! JreeCt*. EM Cpp.r end lr.il C*. L Rut im. Ltd. htrlh Av.ny. H.elln, aad Mumble, Werb erlen.ll C. ef C.n.dt Ud. Cmertl Plsimbl.sj C*. 6ns. I F.glwn F. N. H.mllte. Sydi»y H.II Hodgson Lid. «VsfdsM Utn.m Ltd. la*, k C*. Ltd. H. 0. L*y_Md IX Ud. Mrt.h.11 tret. Flumbl.f end Hswtl., C*. Ltd. 0. S. M.M*m. Hsmblra aad H..«.,C*. M.rt.y riwabta* tnd H*.tl.f C*. M.D*..ld HwsbtM *ad H..lln, Nwtk V.n.wv.r Sll* R.p.lrt P.e. S H.rp.r D. V Res* Ltd. S..O.H..I Lid. ft I. St*H Staw»r* I rtiHllps Ltd. Vlkln* AirtMittl. Sprinkler C*. W..i. 1 Ce. Ltd. Frad W.l.h k $.. Walih Construction Ce. Ud. Demand the Union Button when celling your Plumber, etc. BUILDING LABORERS, PLASTERERS' HELPERS AND CEMENT FINISHERS LOCAL 602 Affiliated with Building Trades Council and - Trades end labor Courted President, Seth Burnley Vica-Prasidant, Joa Johnson Rec. Sec., J. Smith' Trustees: J. Van Dyke, W. Baskerville, Alec McHugh Sergeant-at-Arms, George Lomas Financial Secretary and Business Agent, William James 331 BEATTY STREET; Phone PAcific 4740 Working under agreement with General Contractor' Association, and tha Vancouver Plastering Contractor!' Auociation. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforced Ironworkers, Machinery Movers, Denickmen and Riggen LOCAL 97 Vencouver and Vicmity Office: 201 Labor Headquarter* Phonei MA. 0940 President, R. MORRISON Vlc.-Praild.nt, R. CROFT Recording Secretory. DONALD LUMB Financial Secretory and Busin.ss Ag.nt, ERNEST 3. COOK MIMIIRS EMPLOYED STi DOMINION IRIDftE COMPANY, WSSTMN STEEL FABMCATOM, CANADIAN IRIDCE, ED0AR BICKIUTON, VERN SIDDELMAN LTD., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, 0ENERAL CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION Phonei PAcific 7097 Phonei BAy. 0168-R SHINGLERS* UNION LOCAL No. 2346 CHARTERED BY The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Affiliated with the Vancouver Budding Tradei Conned President, J. C. Atherton Vice-President, R. Olund Financial Secretary, A. W. Tycsaion Recording Secretory, J. A. Gildermeetttr Pate Seven ERNII C. COOK Agent, Iraa Weaken' Uaiaa, Leeal N*.tT. WILLIAM JAMES Batiste.. Ami, BalMsa* _*aer*r>, Naateran' Halaetl, C.as.al Fiastkar. Uaiaa Leeal Na. SOS. FLOORLAYERS* SECTION UNITED BROTHBRHOOD OF CARPBNTBRS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA LOCAL No. 432 Members employed by AB Leading Fborlaymg Contractors Regular type haidwoodi ttill available. Do not u*e lubttitutei. Pr.sld.nt, R. ROSS Financial fwSTet.ry, J. NICHOLSON Mm* Ateet. T. ALTON Rsswrdta* t«ar*t**v. M. PURDY wa*_S IPa»S_s»V*M W uWWns\\w^O% ClvimpionNaa Driver . Saturday, Auguit 4th, vra* a gala day tor the CsrpanWn of Loeal Union 458, uy* Prnident 0*0. Bengough. With th* Carpenter*' Banner aeroi* th* bridge, the "Lady Alexander" left Vancouver at 8 o'clock for Bowen Island, where th* C»rp*nt*r», their familie* and friends, held their picnic snd sports. Some SO event* war* run off in clock like fashion with Brother Jimmy Smith presiding at th* "mike." Oae ot the biggeit attraction! of th* day wa* th* nail driving contest. No sooner had the winning team, under the captaincy of Matt Clark, got their wind, th»n they wer* challenged by an all-lady team. The reault of thii contest between the texei will go down in hiitory. With Labor Day .port, next on the calendar, Brother Clark hop** to enter hia team, providing there ia no all-lady team lined up againtt him. The refreahmenta were handled in fine atyle by Brother Guthrie and hi* committee, with lot* of ice cream for everyone. Prise Winners tt Picnic Of Carpenters' Union Priie winner! were: (1) Girla, 5 yeara and under:— 1, Noreen Henderion; 2, Connie! Luiby; 3, (?). (2) Bom, 5 year* and under:— 1, Garry Bott; 2, Lennle M»tth*w»i 3, Ronald Manaon. • (3) Girls, 6-7-8:—1, Vina Purdy; 2, Beverley Prist; 3, Ingred Fomel! (4) Bon, 6-7-8:—1, Stanley Hew. itt; 2, Leslie Dennis; 3, Ronnie Bergquett. <6j Girls, 9-10:— 1, Judy New- comb; 2, Mele Cooper; 3, Margrett ytrlght. ■ ,_,' (6) Boys, 9-10:—1, Donald Den ni.; 2, Stanley Legett; 3, Ronnie Thorn.' _ . (7) Three-Legged Race:—1, Stel- 1* Walchuck, Sam Kinakin; 2, R. William., Ruaaell B. William.; 3, Joyce Penny, A. G. Penny. (8) Glrli, 11-12-13:— 1, Marie Nicholl; 2, June Gow; 3, Jean Gow. (9) Boy*, 11-18-13:— 1, Eddie Loreni; if, Stanley Legett; 3, Ted Lorens* (10) Men, 100 yarda:—1, L. H. Her; 2, Thoa. M. Walchuk; 3, J. Wowchuk. _ _ _ (11) Wheelbarrow Race:—_1, E. Strong and Jean Strang; 2, ChriMle Swonek aad Ed. Swonek; 3, Mr*. Purdy and H. Purdy. (12) Udlei, 100 yard!:—1, Molly Neilton; 2, R. Henderion; 3, Mr*. ^UofoU 14-15:-!, Betty Mel- He: 2, Corinne Thomaij J, Ingrid (ULJBoyi, 14-15—1. Bob ElUaon; 2,Bill Ellaion; 8. John Hvlngrtone. (16) Mother*' Race:—1, Mr*. P. Creighton; 2, Mn. A. Tollifien; 8, Mn. M. Galick. _ _ _ (16) Carpenten, 60 m**>_-h »• N. Nepatad; 2,Stuart Levin, 8, Geo. Dinney. ... -'m . (17) Ladiee* Skipping face:—1, Jeanett* L. Le Drew; 2, LucUle M»tthewa; 8, Betty Fornell. (18) Horaeehoe . Pitching:— 1, John fell»»on and Jack Swadden; 2, Nell J. Frie**n and O. Myrhang. (19) NaU Driving:— Champion, Chrii. Eyford. fflSBl'-£^ Clark, T. Baird, J. P. Oarnler, Geo. Sander- son, Geo. Bengough, Geo. Dinney, A. W. R*id, '.^e».*l»e„tw,fe_!* Ted Satuom, John Schmidt, Geo, '"'uoC^T-im: Mn. Lw Lloyd, Mn. Porrert St.w*rt. Mr*. _ Stone, Min Shlrlw Thorn. Hr*. D.Arbuckl*. Mr*, i. Wilson, Mrs, I. Mora, Mr*. " V R.M. Itn. B«e Wffllamj, Mn. W. Caravan, Mr*. T. C. Balrd, Mn. J01dS0Man on th. FWd^-Geo. Davis (80 y*«n); On. MeCUaad, 74 '"Drawing oa Boat Tlektt Numb«r Mr*7w7™Tarr (Ne. S10) | Mr*. Fnd Ellen Christians*-. CoMuy's Plen to Ort UoS Hoars Rejected jeeted a company** plea to radacj to guaranteed work w**k from 48 to Th* Mtloa came Auguit 6 when th* WLB la Washington, D.C., aiTU_. ed an order of ita regional board at Kanaaa City, Mo., directing retention ofVpraeent contract calling ttt a guaranteed 48-hour work week with Urn. and oa*>K .attar 40 houn. Induitry m*mb*r* dissented, ■■ aaual wh*n d*eWoaa favor th* woriwn. Operating uader a 40-hour guar- antJ5dvra.l from 1»S7to wf «b* Phillip* P*trol*um Co. of Kanm City agreed to ext»nd it t<r 48 boon in 194S, Astifir (By Ruth Taylor) It wa* raining latt Sunday after- ion 10 I settled down to raid * new book oa Democracy. It wu a re»lly good book, appraising our way of Ufa. explaining ito advantage! over other idsralogie* and emphaiti- ing th* dutie* of all citit.ru. But, quite unintentionally, it pointed out one of our mat error*. Nailam, Faiciim and Communiam all began with capital letter*—but democracy wa* always written with ■ null "d". Isn't that one of our weakneuei? Democracy is taken 10 much for Sranted in our live*, that we juit on't begin it with * capital "D". Would thoee ideologic* which an baud upon the tyranny of individual!, party or itata, hav* had inch ■ mushroom growth, if we, aa individual! or aa * nation, had though and expreued Democracy with a big "D"t What were they, after all. but the itrivingi of hungry people tor a way out from poverty and oppression? We csssld have shown them the way—but we apelt democracy with • tmall "d". If we had Bold our principle, to the world, inataad ot our follies; if we had pointed out our accomplithmenU in.tead of making wiae-crack. about our foiblea, would we have been faced with a world holocauat? If we had apelt Democracy with a capital "Dn, could we have averted wart The War in the Wert ia won. The War in the Eaat ia won. But the War of Peace ia juit beginning. If we believe in Democracy, we murt apell it with a big "D". We murt bear witnei* to our faith before the world. We murt give to it the nme lut whole-hearted meaiur* of devotion that the followers of other ideologic* five to their belief*. We murt dignify our belief by our action* and our ipaech. Thi* i. not th* time to let up—or to let down. What other people* and other nation* think of Democracy will be baud on how dynamic we make ita appeal. We oui-elve* are the only advertisement for our way of life. Let ua take car* to be good one*. Democracy la th* way of lit* we have choien. It know* no narrow bound.rle. of el***, creed or color. It i* univenal in it* application. Democracy to ua is the form of government which reeognite* th* freedom of the ipirit, th* dignity of . th* right and reiponiibuiti** of th* Individual. Ut'* spell it wtth a big "D" and Erove b*for* all th* world our pride l our way of Ufa. Poverty in the U.S. Coma* now from California a brand nsw campaign—a campaign in behalf of poverty. It'a hard to be. lieve, but it'* true. California con greeamen in Waahington, D. C, »re receiving thouaanda of printed port card* urging them to vote againat increasing the unemployment compensation benefit*. The card, ar* all ■like, and few are ilgned, but they are making aa impreition. Some body or lome wealthy group, ia back of thia drive to make thing* juit ** tough a* pouible for war worken thrown out of work by the return of Preaident Truman'* propoeal for increuing th* joblen payment, to $26 a week maximum for 26 week* h.i been in the Senate baaket for Mveral week*, bat ao action aaa been taken. It I* undoubtedly th* hop* of th* California intend* to mak* it appear that th*r* ia ■ tr*. nrandoui public (entiment againtt providing decent, American living ttand.ro. for American worktn who waat, but cannot And, job*. Reactlonari*. Ilka Ohio*! Multi-Mil- lionair* Taf t, and othen, may be expected to do evonrthing within their power to block the Preddent'. pro- poiali. Th*y will alao continue to carry oa thaw battle to (cuttle pric* control while keeping th* fr**s* on ft**' going to b* iaternting to watch the campaign of th* Mlftih tew, who, having received staggering profit* on thl. war, will light to prevent working from achieving and maintaining a decent living standard. —Waahington T.amrt.r. Merck of TIm Makes CkugosSKkasTkb Whea Warm K. Billing, wa* eon- vlctad la 1916 aloag wtth Tom Moon*y, Jam** F. Brenaan, thaa hii aatlttant dUtrlct attorney, prosecuted futt | ashlp. And when ihe cat* Uhsart August Now Braanan u Billlngi' attorney la hi* appeal for full pardon and restoration of cittaaaihti And when the cm* I* h**rsi SI, at Redwood City, the judge will be MaxweU McNutt, who w*» oa* of th* ttet of tha Moon*e-BJ|Ung* de- fens* atteraaya.. . 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Heating, Ventueting, Power Plant Engineers and Contractors llll Homer Street Phonei MArine 32S1 • 32S2 B. BOE LIMITED rlUHMNS, STEAM AND HOT WATtt HIAThNS _**_B_»_, t_____\ CL__m_mi aVaTPayV asllal Wl^m^rWVMftWtTt t Ml SEVHOUR STRKT Phonei PAcific 4174.1 Night Phenei PAWment 2SSSL SAND, GRAVEL, BRICK, PLASTER AND BUILDERS' SUPPLIES PITKETHLY BROS. •eft Angui Drive (Turn South off Merine) Phene: KErrMele IMI Night, Meier IM0 Rom ft Howtrt km Wtrb Cm*^mfa Ui Eitebliihed IM2 EnejNMorSi Iron and §ran rounoari, Pacntnttn*, (JsTlc. and Works: Weealend Drive. Veeeeever, IC Pheaei HAat. 010* , (Cxchaaa. cosssssntla* all a**aras.nU) Page Eight THE LABOR STATESMAN _^_E*it_1945 Look For This UNION MEMBERS EMPLOYED under AGREEMENTS Mltrvsare Cefe Deuglat Cefe Empire Cefe Fiih end Oyster tar Hut Cafe Golden Gat* Cafe ________u__.__ ____________ ^_l_ a_PUsRiWn WPRFWoW V#eJT» Hotel Georgia (Mezzanine) Melcolm't Cefe MeyferrCefo WtWrtWaW as#^TW Niagara Cafe i_nyfnpfC C#f# OalyFhh Pal Mel Cefe Parkview Cefe Phllllp'i Cefe ReiCefe Shaaay Coffee Snap Trecadero C*f* Zenith Cafe South lurrerd S/ilpyard Canteen North lurrerd Shipyard Canteen UPolntaKar Shipyard Canteen Hotel and Restaurant Employeea* Union No.28 Prttidenl, Emily Watu Recording Secreury. Ann Martin Vice-Pretident, Barbara Stewart Fin. Sec. and But. Agent, May Ansell OFFICE: 41J GRANVILLE PHONE: PAcific 7933 See that the UNION BUTTON hon your Wetter or Waitress Brewery Workers' Union LOCAL No. 300 International Union of United Brewery, Hour, Cereal and Soft Drink Worken of America Members employed by VANCOUVER BREWERIES LTD. COAST BREWERIES LTD. CAPILANO BREWING CO. LTD. NEW WESTMINSTER BREWERY LTD. President^ M. Bushcll Vice-President, J. Mailic Recording Secretary, E. Sims Financial Secretary, H. Bennett Treasurer, A. Bradshaw Beverage Dispensers' Union LOCAL No. 676 Organittd 100 Per Cent Every licensed beer parlor in Vancouver employs members of Local No. 676 fr.sW.Kt, w. o. coun* I.Mr Surd, i. SAIIIUT Ossttld. •a.rd, T. *.. JAMES Os.stl.bt, CHAS. lit. R....1.I Swietirv eed l»lm« Vw..|>rsMld.irt, j. S. JACKSON Morale* Setretery. A. f. McMUUEN l.s*«T.r. *. Mllti Trssttaw: C. WIlsJMSS Mid ft. ADDISON A«Mrt, J. «. MOHAN, SU Hemer Street JiWMpfj Barters' I iin LOCAL No. 120 Extendi Lebor Dey Greetings', to Orgaaited Labor Unkm Barber Shops ean be found in every part of Greater Vencouver and New Westminster President, R. H. Parliament Vice-President, Fred. Guit Recording Secretary, J. A. Fraser Guide, Thos. Mcintosh Secretary-Treat, and Business Agent, C. E. Herrett LABOR HEADQUARTERS, ROOM 304, 529 BEATTY ST. LOOK FOR OUR UNION CARD MAY ANSELL aeee Asset, Helel aad Rwlaaraal barley*..* Uaiaa, Ne. M. J. P. MOHAN Agttatt* -sWVOMg*** Uaiaa Na. iT*. Changes In Wages (By Robert J. Watt, A. F. of L. Repreaentative on N.W.L.B.) Signi are multiplying that the federal government will soon adopt a new policy on wages. It's about time. Since the war the federal government has been regulating with a firm hand the wage rate* of American worken. The government hai not only settled disputes over pay, but it ha* taken upon itself the authority to tell an employer that he couldn't grant his employee! an increase in pay, even if he wanted to. The purpose of this unusual degree of government regulation was to avoid wartime inflation and thus help win the war. With that purpose organized labor agreed. But now we are emerging from that wartime economy and entering a new, reconversion period. Instead of inflation, we are faced with deflation. Instead of a scarcity of workers, we may soon have widespread unemployment. That's why a new wage policy is imperative. The fight against inflation may be likened to adjusting the flow of gas for an automobile. Too much gas and the engine will race. Too little gas and the motor will stall. While unemployment and a decline in purchasing power are on the way, there is still no sign of lower prices. This means the nation's production motor is bound to stall unless more gas is fed to it quickly in the form of increased wages and consumer buying power. The American Federation of Labor has been petitioning the government for over a year to adjust basic wage rates. We have recommended that the government keep hands off collective bargaining whenever an employer and his employees can reach agreement on wages without increasing prices to the public While it may be necessary during the war to maintain control over disputes, the American Federation of Labor believes that when men and management agree, collective bargaining should be given a free field. Profits of business are great enough to finance collectively-bargained wage increases. Tough times are ahead unless labor and management work together for their own salvation and the public interest Business will suffer as well as labor if economic dislocations get out of hand. The habit of governmental intervention has become strong in wartime. If the forces of labor and industry are unable to take care of their own relations in a way which will maintain a high level of employment, full production and full purchasing power, the demand will go up tor governmental intervention and governmental regulation. Atom Bomb Ends War; Green Visions Benefits To Humanity Chicago. — Labor'* views on the new atomic bomb were exprened by AFL Preildent William Green in * n*tion-wide radio addrex over the American Broadca.ting Company network. Mr. Green declared that the new weapon ahould end all future wan and that atomic power ahould be utilised in the future for the benefit of humanity, instead of destructive nurpoM.. The text of hii radio talk follows: "American labor, whieh played a vital role in the luceeaiful development of the atomic bomb a* *n in- ■trument ot military destruction, it keenly interested in the plant of science tor harn.rj.lns; th* pow.r of the atom to peacetime induitry after victory ii won. "Shocked a* we are by the terrible and devaatatinf effect of thi. new explosive, we cannot help thinking that it will eventually prove a great bleaaing to humanity. ''For nothing ia better calculated to prevent future ware than the knowledge of the common people in every nation of th* world that now warfare may mean total annihilation. No dictator in the year* to come wilt be able to penuad* hi* people to chance that kind of retribution for aggression. "Th* uiurance ot - listing peace will give acience, labor aad induitry a gloriou* opportunity to put the mighty neource* of th* atom to work for the conitructiv* benefit of mankind. Th* power to destroy eaa and muit ba tr*n*form*d to tha powor to build. "It nqulrn no ex*gg*r*t*d stretch of the imagination to viiualixe th* tr.rn.ndou. economic revolution which the development ot atomic power may accomplish in th* future. The discovery of how electricity could be applied to improve the lives of human beings and lighten their labor, may become inalgnificant betide thi. new and epochal acientiflc achievement. "One thing it certain—the ute of atomic power mutt be controlled to *• not to enrich and .trengthen the few, but to bring ita benefit equitably to all the people. "The leven million member* ot the American Federation of Labor will be glad to know that th* War Department haa extended official recognition and praiae for their efforta in constructing the tremendoua planta where the atomic bomb i. being produced and in operating thoie plant.. I received today the following tele- Sram from Undersecretary of War obcrt P. Patterson: "'Through you, I want to thank all the officer* aad member* of your building and m*t*l trad** unloni wno ne.ped build and man the plant* in which our atomic bomb* ar* mad*. You recruited ikllled mechanic! from thousand, of mil** away ta work on theae project* even though we could not tell you what they were making. Now you have the reward of know, ing that their effort* ar* making an important contribution to final vie. tory.* _ "Th* American Federation of La- !»r I* iratefal tm tm menage and t with., to let the American people know that the nation'* soldiers of product on will continue to **rv* faithfully aad uniwwvingly to win th* war and to win tha peace." IWLaWr Temple See* k aatWeatoa Th* Edmonton Trad** and Labor Council aad affiliatad trada unioni have purchued a aaw Labor Temple In that etty. Faced wtth losing their quarter* aome time ago, a committee ha. been considering the possibility ot either building a aew Labor Temple or ear- chaiing a building luitable far their *. We are informed they have bought the former French National Club and will make the neceteery alteration! ao that thia building can be mod aa a meeting place for th* international trade uniona in Edmonton. Th* building win make a vary fine home, being iTtuated ia a central location, and we ar* informed there ar* 25 room* la the building which, whea remodelled, will Make office nae* fer 15 organisation, and instable meetlnl room* a* w*|L * —Th* (Calgery)e»^IL llaVfsie Megib Sceree Radio mogul, ar. facing a aaw challenge. W.stinghous. Eleetrie Corporation announce* a icheme to broadcast televtaion aad ordinary radio program* from plan., cruiiing tit; mil** above tha earth. Foartam pltntt, property placed, could reach f 8 per e*at of A £ ----. .-_■ .„ ,—■ vvhv vs Mssssncan listener*. To reader the aame **rvic* woald taaalr* a hundred eeetly broad. atw&aAA ***-* Of coarse, tho aew idea eaaaot ba it Into force aattl OX'a by Unci* im » Federal Communication Com. ...isslon. Owner* of existing broad. easting chains are preparing to either •H* «e new proposal or take tt over aa their owe. DEMOftlLIZED ..„. ddaxj, low mileag*. cultured, comfortable neponrive. durabl* —Ideal for the long h*ai. Many extra*. Would trad* letter! with i.—BoxXYZ, interesting yofag f.mal..- MAYFAIR CAFE Tht ekys most "At your Service" cafe Quality Food* — Reeaeweblo Price* 29 West Hattingt St., Vancouver, B. C. PAcific 1055 "ONLY" Fish and Oyster Cafe UNION HOUSE 20 Hastings Street Beat Here Since 1911 Burrard Hotel (1944) Ltd. TAVERN 716 RICHARDS STREET • Courteous Service Conviently Locettd Wt Solicit Yaw Patronage "For Good Friendship and Cheer" IP• the RAINIER 309 CARRALL STREET Berrettoni Broi. "At Your Service" MANITOBA HOTEL Fully Licensed 30 W. CORDOVA ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. Our Refreshment Parlor ii newly decorated and enlarged. The Stall will be glad to eee you. Look (or the Neon tign. Hotel Columbia /. Nadalin and C. Penway, Proprietors LICENSED PREMISES 00 Rooms — Modern and Fireproof Vancouver, B. C. 303 Columbia Avenue LOTUS HOTEL PARLOR Corner ot Pender and Abbott • FINISH THE NIGHT RIGHT- Come with the Bunch After the Meetingl 400 feet from Headquarter. (Manager, W. H. Clancy) JohnVrlak.Sr. Nick Kopatic EMPRESS HOTEL REFRESHMENT PARLOR 235 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, B. C. New Fountain Hotel Refreshment Parlor • 45 WBST CORDOVA STREET, VANCOUVBR. 9.C S. Cuttavkk, V. Uek, i. Ditdrntrkk, Props, A\ Welcome to yen and your fritndt, at the '•Grand L - Heres the best to you and yours" from your genial hosts, Ernie OJark, Andy GUlis and Staff GRAND UNION HOTEL •74 W*«Ha*tha* Street • I. Warn I 'iniiimiiBiiiiiiiiii mini iiiiisi iii isWiiiriMni . glka ms m^a buying JEWELRY, UNION BVaTONI or BADGES - ms* rttsatamtr that VNION LABOR H THE MOST ~ SKILLED AND REIT OUrTJMANSHIP. Greetings from Local No. 42 Htrntiml Jewehy Wirker» Uiin AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR ROOM 304, 413 GRANVILLE STREET President Oeo. Lewii Vice-Preiident Ken Owen Recording See'y. W. Routley, •ttt B. Uth Financial Secretary I* Craven 198 W. Sixth Ave. A* fer the Trade Marfa ae fadfeated below, ee the following are the Memifacturing Jeweler* with whom we have Ooeed Shop Agreement* E. J. TRAYLING. Trade Mark atcQ 509 Richardi Street TRAYLING & WATERS, Trade Mark + W + 144 Weit Halting! Street JACOBY BROS., Trade Mark m^ 423 Hamilton Street E. PERCY, General Engraving, 42S Hamilton Street. HAWKEN _ ZUKER, 193 Eait Halting.. The following firm* manufacture Union Label Button*, Badge*, Work-Buttotu, Flaking Tackle, Rubber Stamp* and Steel Diet. THE GEO. H. HEWITT CO.. 732 Homer Street. SMITH MARKING DEVICES, 622 Homer Street. CLENDON METAL STAMPING WORKS, 1314 Graveley Ave. E. J. TRAYLING. 509 Richardi Street. JACOBY BROS. LTD., 423 Hamilton Street. BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY WORKERS* INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA LOCAL No. 468 Preildent, W. A. Bell Vice-Preiident, J. McMeekin Buiineu Agent, Melvin Kemtnii Recording Secretary, J. McLean Warden, J. Shelly UNION BAKERIES Canadian Bakeriet Ltd., Vancouver, New Weitmimter (c Nanaimo; McGavin Ltd., Vancouver and Nanaimo; Brown Broi. Bakery; Robertton'i Bakery Ltd.; Safeway Store* (Bakery Dept.); Weston'i Bread and Cakei Ltd.; Mother Hubbard Ltd. Compliments of CHUXIWACK LOCAL No. 1843 United Brotherhood of Carpenten and Joiner* of America Women's Institute Budding, ChUlbvock, B. C. • •nsuuat, Avwetm nntsm ti****i*i eit.itaiy. e. a. av-sra an.Hiag ettettatr. b. aewn, r.i.i-ai THE LABOR STATE<iMAM Expansion Of Union Shop Conditions A Sure Necessity! Tradee onl; aaioa organisation* caa i? •cc?,npli.h thtlr aim* aad ob- poiitive aad lasting results. ivcJ»i s * w°rls*r* employed in any organising effort* ar* based particular trad* or induatry hold unioa membenhip ia thoaa organisations ip*eifl*d and founded for the 8"rpo*» to repment sad promote ie Intereet* of th*** worker*. In that organisation th*y must pr***at a united and wild front, a power that liittrong enough to tuccettfully ward off any stuck or attempt to bring division into their rank*. If there ever wa* any doubt among the many thousand! of bakery and confectionery worken, that our In- tarnation*! Union it the organiution that fully and cotuci.ntiou.ly repre- lenti their economic intereit*, any inch doubt ihould completely dtup- peer, __ Crawiag Pawee The over increuing and constantly .trengthened link* of • long chain of local unloni now itntche* into •11 lectloni of the country, extending into the Dominion ot Canada, which in connection with the achievement* of improved working condition* give. indiiputeble evidence of growing power and attained confidence of the worken in their affiliation with our International Uaion. According to the report* w* hav* received from our International Union repreaentativei in Canada the desire to organise, which developed among the worken, made tho ownen of large bakeries, bltcuit and cracker and candy factor!**, realli* that union recognition cannot any longer be withheld by forcible meaeure* of reiiitanc*. The asm* thing occun everywhere where worken with magnetic force ean ba drawn Into the organisation to exprei* a deiire for improvement of their condition!. The aroueed feeling ot power that go** along with organisation will Implant itself into tho mindi and hint* of tho worker*, not merely for a apontaneou. deaire for improved condition*, but for permanent maintoaance. Over 2,000 memben already have beep gained for our aew local number 244, in Toronto, Caaada, aad negotiation* with wme of tho largest bakeries and biscuit and cracker plant* lucceiifully ended. In the progrti* of membership and achieved Improvement, of working condition! a reputation haa beea eitabliihed in which th* ineitlmabl* valu* and uiefulnen of union affllia- tions I* manifnted to every individual worker employed in tho baking and confectionery induitry. It i* on th* bail* of thet* fact* that worken dividing themtelve. In varlou* or- ganlsation affiliation!, for whatever purpoiei, itol.t. themnlve. to * weakened poiltlon in ngard to op- portunitie. for tdvancement of their (hop condition* by unified repreien tatfon of their Interests, We are living In an age of man employment, aad only through well organised man formation of th* worken in the baking and confectionery induitry will our International Union be able to achieve All our Pate Nine ■e-saa-ssaW fundamental requirement* in order to attain a strong and powerful poiltlon in th* protection of th* membenhip'* economic intereit*. Th* principle, of solidaric co-operation governing our movement must be recognised *i a basic neeenity for iiiccen. Then i* no peculiarity in that itatement, becauae one tevere attack upon another upon the "integrity of organised labor ihould convincingly ihow ui that th* only policy to be pursued muit be * constructive policy of combined power, which ii ao regretfully disturbed by dualiitic encroachment in already solidly organiied rank* of labor. 1 New aad Serieat Task. Neverthelen, it ia a refreihing *t- motphere of retention organizing activities that goe* through our membenhip with compensatory prospect, of iteady progreu in improvement* ot working condition, for thon who join our organiution. W* hope that th* period of division within organised labor will come to an end. Today we ara facing new and aerioui task*, reconstructing and securing our po- litlon in the tradei uaion movement to be able to reiiat any blow that utterly would deitroy all hop** for a better futun. There 1. on* feature in the jurta- dictiond integrity ot right* granted our International Union under the Charter of the American Pedention of Labor which cannot be nparated from our organising activities. It ii, that th* .phero of our juriadlctlon comprise! all the worken engaged in th* production of bakery and confectionery good*. Then ii no distinction nor any specification of product* or place of employment. Not any mon than th*r* I* tor carpenten, teamsten, printen or other worken in the alignment of their respective membenhip jurisdiction. From th* time of it* birth our organiution h*i abaolved itielf creditably of all obligation! aad dutie* placed upon it. No opportunity wa* misted ia the Improvement of working condition*, re- gardlu* of cluaificstlon, or ahop poiltlon in th* performance of work. Th* achievement* gained during the war period by organiution caa only bo retained by organiution. Trad* unionism itill r.m.lnt th* only hop*, th* only protective ihield between unicrupuloui employen and th* individual worker. Thou who le»ve labor organiution* will ntum after luffcring th* eonuquone** of unorganiud h*lpl*unen. They will return wi**r in th* actual experience that individually they can do little, but collectively they can ac- compllih much. W* can point to a membenhip that hu ihown, oa many oceaiioni, not to bo afraid to fight for their principle* u tndei anion- iiti. Clur in tho conviction that our Internstionsl Ualoa will tact port- wsr condition* with a wild m.mb.r- ■hip, re«dy and wall equipped to meet all emergenciea, no fun for futun prognn need be entertained —Baken' aad Confectionen1 Journal. PROVIDE NOW FOR YOUR DEPENDENTS ... JOIN The Two Thottand Benefit Aoociition ESTABLISHED DECEMIEK, 1921 OVFR $400,000.00 PAID IN CLAIMS Both Husband and Wife may Jobs For further Information, ailc any member, writa or phone H.EWarb*^J.P., Secretary "•on*: PAclfie IMI NOTARY PUILIC m Wee) Pender Street, Vaneeuvar. I. C. (ESTABLISHED llll) SUMNER BRASS FOUNDRY LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF even, Ireme ead Mmmmm CerHati—Pheepher Ireeee Mawfi Meeteeeee Ireeee Prepelew le Al She* Wione: MArine IMI 419 Mwel Street, Veaeeaver, I. C. FOR MODERN ASPHALT ROOFING AND SIDING . CONSULT MODERN ROOFING AND SUMNG CO. ^IACTHASTIN«n-VANC0UV«,I.C. MAd-avWf Office Employees Union Plant Big Campaign Plan* for an organlutioaat campaign, to be itarted at a place when there i* a Urge concentration of office worker*, an being formulated by the Office Employee* Unioa (AFL), Local No. 15, of Vancouver, uy* Winnie William*. In reply to an appeal for aula. tone* to launch such a sorely-needed drive, the union wm advised in a recent letter from Washington, D.C, he»dqu*rten, that Mildred Erickson. International Vlce-Pre.ident, would be available to auiit in th* organ- iutional compaign u toon u plsnt are ready to roll. At the preient time Local IS hold, many sgreements with trade union office, in Vancouver, but the demand for extension of organiution to buiineu office! In town ii rapidly growing and an Un. Ctlence I* being felt among th* mem nhlp of th* local to forge *he»d. In an effort to build contact* in outiide office! the Union recently luiied sn sppesl through the Vancouver Tradn and Lsbor Council to other AFL sffilisto* In Vancouver who have organiution in plant* which employ office itoffi; believ Ing that a untiment for organiution would exist then. The only union to respond ao far hu been the Bak*nr Union, but th* executive i* confident it can expect support in its "growing-up problem*" from other affiliate*. Realising alio th* importance of education among office employe*!, who aro a comp«r»tively new field ** f«r u union m*mb*nhln and knowledge is concerned, Local 16 la iuulng an •xplaaatory leaflet on trada unionism to now memben. Thi* will alio ba und for distribution in new offlcu to prepare them for organiution. Within monthly local meeting* aa Educational Committee hu beea ut up to build intereit in the union and attendance at meet. ing*. After maay trial* and error*, tho executive and membenhip of OEIU, Local 16, I* looking forward to developing aa important and energetic trade union. Coil of War The coat of th* war to Canada .o far computed I* JU6__>SJ_,«00,000. Caaualtiei numbered 10«,»54 with more than 8T.M4 of thorn kl led. Demobilisation of penonnel injthe forces, the payment of war a*Tvk* gratuitiei, th* carrying out of public work* to provide employment and the extension of eoclal nrvicn will require eoaatderably more moaey. Ex- peadlturee. however, ar* expected to gradually drop below their war-time Tki heavy pubtj* 4obt. and aUai for greatly expanded aocial awvfca* Low Pay for Taachart Ma jor Blow to Schools Thouundi of public ichool claae- roomi wiU be cloud thi* f*U, whU* ■ddltionat ten* of thouundi will b* overcrowded and manned by inadequately trained, poorly paid teachen in the opinion of Benjamin W. Frailer, teacher training specialist ia th* U. 8. Offic* of Education. Preliminary nport* indicate that d.tplt. curtailment of war production and demoblllutlon from the armed force., few more teachen will be available thi. fall than th* 870,- 000 who were working last year, Frailer uid. He mad* it plain thit low pay wu a chief factor in the teaching ahortage. Of the 6,000 vacant poiitlom latt fall, 3,200 wan in country or rural echooli. In theae children of all age* *n moit likely to be taught by a lingle teacher, ao ■ vacancy would mem no ichool at alL Latt yur 168,000 teacher* l*ft their berths and all but 61,600, who went to other teaching poiti, lttt the profenion. Frailer added that the turnover thi* fall might not b* quite io high, but ao r*al Improvement could be expected. DistifletT Workers at UDL Sign AgrettMnt Th* United DUtlU.r. Ltd. hav* ilgned * Union Shop Agreement with their employee., who ara organised under the Charter name of Distillery, Rectifying aad Wine Worken International union of America, Loeal 02, affiliated with A. F. of L. The work of organising wm done by Mr. W. D. Wilson, organiser for A. F. of L., aad R. K. Oervin, General Secretary-Treasurer of Tradn and Labour Couacil. The Charter wm presented to Local No. 92, by Mr. McCullough of the Milkman* Union on May 6th, 1946, and Certification for the pur- poae of Bargaining Reprenntative. wu granted Juno 19th, 1946. Since thaa negotiations have bam carried oa by the Exeeutive committee, aad credit to due Mr. R. X. Oervin for the maay houn *p*nt, and th* v*ry fine work, aad encouragement h* hu glv*n la bringing th* agreement to a vary lueemful con- elusion. Offieen of the Ualoa an: H. O. Oourlay, president; J. H01, viee- fre.ld.nt; Oeo. Ouy, rec. ucntary; . R. D*vl*l, finaadal nentery. Ov*r oa tha North Shore a rigger suddenly started stacking, and hia companion* eased thaw load* to tho deck. "Wellj l*f» hear K,1 they demanded. "1 jut ha*a*a*d to thlak of thU oae" nid th* rtttttt. "A little moron wu oa a ladder paint, lag a ceiling. A aeeoad Uttla awroa came along aad asked. 'Hsv* vo* ■ol • goe/hoMI aTtf* araaht' Th* flnt lltUt* aa*OP0al MMWffM •1*JL •*• Um mcoaoi fitUo motosj mm* 'imi I eaa take the leaver aweiV' 100% Union Labor MANUFACTURER TO YOU Tke SMARTEST m FUR GOATS TAILORED COATS AND SUITS FUR TRIMMED COATS 4 WAYS TO IUY: 1-PeyCedi. 2—Cfcerfe Account. I- lay away. W******WbtumWRet v lejfl* ll» W. MAtTINM MT MANVIUI IT. 24M i. HAITWat IT. Mil MAIN IT. NIW WOTiVavllTni 4IT COIUMIIA IT. Established far over 40 yeart! Home of Union-made Clothing and Friendly Service irrti^ it 45 Beet HeMnp Street, Vencouver, B. C. Retailers of Uukm-mode Men's Clothing end Furnishings A COMPLETE SERIVCE ENOINE PARTS - ©AS OR DEISEL ENOINE MAINTENANCE SEARS - 6EAR DRIVES AND REVERSE OEARS MACHINE WORK m ALEXANDER ST., VANCOUVER PAcific 1S4I Compliment! of Hawken & Zuker Ltd. MANUFACTURING JEWELERS Telephone! MArine MM Room SlaVII — IN Eaat Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C SIMPLEX ENGINE ft IfaAJOJFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED m0mwtf0chtftr$ of SIMPLEX PRODUCTS IMS Weet <Gcorgia St PAdic 73*1.9 r • McLeods Restaurant \awp$9 ffmw) 7 feWi 00 • PtMXm %iH%%mmm9 fm Wmim\%% fMbf Omi m\m\wfm\*U 3m*wWv Of two n^faWaV %afOmmy WOOm #• \W• 3poBm\W 479 GeeervMe Street Ven i,R.C __£ Ten THE LABOR STATESMAN __!r»H!?__MS GREATER VANCOUVER'S FAMILY SHOPPING CENTRE WOODWARD'S FOOD DEPARTMENTS (Lower Main Floor) Vancouver's largest selection of QUALITY FOODS et consistently low prices... WOODWARD'S MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT serves British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon, affording complete selections of QUALITY MERCHANDISE AT LOW PRICES. Write for Catalogue. CUSTOMERS FREE PARKING IN MODERN FIREPROOF GARAGE Telephone: MArine 8141 BLOEDEL, STEWART 6* WELCH, LTD. Manufacturing PACIFIC COAST PRODUCTS 510 WEST HASTINGS STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. Seattle Office: 1411 Fourth Avenue LOGGING OPERATIONS- SHINGLE MILLS- Franklin River, B. C. Vancouver, B. C. Great Central Lake, B. C. Port Alberni, B. C. Bloedel, B. C. SAWMILLS- Great Central, B. C. Port Alberni, B. C. A Progressive Newspaper! Devoted to Tolerance and Freedom of Thought VANCOUVER Power Panels... Switches ^ JUNCTION BOXES —TROUGHING Externally Operated and Open Knife Switche* Interlocking Switches end SWING-LA Switch Unite Look for Manufacturers of LIGHTING and POWER PANELS SWITCHBOARDS """•"" (Open and Enclosed) o thl. Sign Electric Panel Manufacturing Limited 1230 Richardi Street VANCOUVER, B. C. Phonei MArine 4136 Ir VANCOUVER BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF ART IMI CAMBIE AND DUNSMUIR are. i«te D^ aM| f_vnmtt c**nn la Drawing a_l PaMiag, Dtelga, tot. lei C*mnwrcl*l Art. Meeststng, Pattary, Black Pitatsa Testa**, at. ao«a~. AMAJL Crafts, Leather Work, Interior Decoration. PROSPECTUS FREE ON APPLICATION GEO. JOHNSON ■eiiaew Aasal. Ettail Claea*' Uaiaa. Federal Cabinet Trades and Labor Congren of Canada exeeutive hi* offered the government * six-point program designed to meet the difficult period of reconversion. The recommendation! wer*: 1. Reconversion pay for all eitt sine who have been engaged In "e»> icntlal civilian indurtry, *>■-"* •»> baaed oa on* month'! pay for esch year of service up to three year*. 8. A maximum 40-hour work week with no reduction la wage*. (Vancouver, New Weitmimter and Diitriet Tradei and Labor Council last evening endoraed proposal! for a 30- hour week.) 8. Prohibitloni of general reduc tiom in pay. 4. Lifting of restriction! from building material! and a speed-up In comtruction of homei. 6. The immediate atart of necea sary public worka. 6. Speed-up in reconversion of all war planta lulLble for peacetime program. Further, the brief preiented by Percy R. Bengough, preildent, called for the relaxation of all control! of manpower except thoie neceaaary to curb inflation. It called for "an effective Dominion Ubor code" baaed on th* beit provincial legislation. Revision of the wagei control order wa. atked. WhUe realiilng thst little ean be done without finances, the Congren declared itself in favor of continuation of wartime taxation and reputed iti request of l*.t April that exemption, ihould be railed: For married persons to $2400, for single persons 11000. Civic Employees Want A ipecial committee of municipal employee* la applying finiihlng touches to * brief demanding an in- creaae in municipal niparannuation allowance! to a minimum of $50 per month for worken with more than 20 yean' nrvice. William M. Black, committee chairman, report! at preient pensions allowed under the Municipal Superannuation Act average $88 per month. The brief will be presented to th* September convention of Union of B.C. Municipalltiei. Mr. Black h*. bean conferring it Victor!* with A. P. Gardner, C.A., on the financial bail* ot th* roper- ■nnuation fuad. They comulted with Norman Baker, provincial lupenn- nuation comnusstoner. Organised municipal worken have been preparing their representations on th* subject lince last spring, Council Stresses Need For 6-Honr Day Immediate eitabllihment of a lix- hour day throughout Canada and th* United Statu it urged by Vancouver Trade* and Labor Couacil. The council endorsed a reaolution of Diviaion 101, Street Railwaymen'* union, that th* Trad** and Labor Congren of Canada and the American Federation of Labor urge on the two government* that th* eight-hour day be abolithed and a *ix-hour day be eitabliihed "with no reduction in wages." This wss neceaaary became "ao adequate preparation! for the rehabilitation of war worken and eervice- men had beea made," the resolution s*ld. A time limit ihould be let on the demand and "both organisation! ihould take the neceaaary itepa to enforce it" if the time limit wen ignored. Hospital Eauloyees WiaTWstf* Settled Negotiation! directed at ironing out snomsliet in wag* itructur* of 6000 employee, comprising Local 180 Vancouver Hospital Employ***' Federated Uaion are progressing favorably, sayi William Blank, bu.in.u ■gent for Civic Employees' Federation. Incorporation of coat - of - living bonu. in basic wage* i* .l.o requeued in » draft agreement being drawn for lubminion te the -«*»g**si*t. Police Grsaf Naaed BarfsMMs AtBBb. Vancouver Pane* Anociation, L*. cal II, aa* beea certified aa a bar- gaining ageat for city police deportment employee*, oth*r thaa inspecton aad tho** engaged In confidential Police Commueionera received ao- tsSeagea ta thl* effect free) the are- Quality Products Packed to the Highest Standards ALWAYS ASK FOR KAB OB KELLY, DOUGLAS ft CO. LTD. VANCOUVBR, B. C. ROOSTER LUNCH GOOD FOOD Large Cafeteria Quick Service • Full Course Dinner 30c to 50c Mel Osterta 776 Granville Street (at Robeon), Vancouver, B. C. RIVERS WAFFLE AND SANDWICH SHOP 728 Robeon Street, Vancouver, B. C. Famous for Pies, (Cakes, Waffles and Home Cooking J. N. MENZIES, Proprietor MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE... EMPIRE HOTEL 78 BAST HASTINGS STREBT licensed Premises Refreshments served at you tike it S. Brandolini — Proprietors — J. H. DonaUaon Hotel Abbotsford TOURISTS' HOME — FULLY LICENSED • Copt. E. T. McLennan, Manager 921 Weet Pender Street Vancouver, B. C. A Good Place to Eat it at the GREEN GOLD! GREEN GOLD GRILL (Operated by Veterans of World War II) We Solicit Your Patronage — AU White Help 242 Eaat Heetinp Street Vancouver, B. C. PATRICIA HOTEL Mom€Ttt mi tvety tttptct With Coaaplimeut* of E. P. Mulhern, Proprietor 403 Eaat Heetinp Street Phonei HAitingi 1615 MELROSE CAFE Vancouver't Latest and Best Cafe OPEN ALL NIGHT 71* Heatiae* St. Wait (Oppotita tha Pott Office) Veneoaver, I.C. DINE AND DANCE at... PINTS CAFE—730 MAIN STREET ITALIAN DISHES — SPAGHETTI and STEAKS —aa.saf.:.^ ,-j~^>i^^ittia_<i.i~>ii^«<«ei^Bi3aui__s_^^,4,, .,.-.. r ssssssssssssssUsssssssssssssssssssl THEJLABOR STATESMAN TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL OFFICERS Pictured above are the officers of the Vancouver, New Weitminiter and Diitriet Trade* and Labor Council. Standing, from left, are C. E. Herrett, Chairman Organizing Committee; R. K. Gervin, General Secretary; Birt Showier, Preildent; Sam Smylie, Vice-Preiident; Tom Parkin, Chairman Preii Committee. Sitting, from left, Jack Eavei, Statiitician; R H. Neelandi, Chairman Legislative Committee ; Ernie Holmes, Chairman Grievance Committee. 15.00 For Atteadaf Ubor Day Sports Even though you do not partiei- Stte in the event* in th* Labor Day port* then I. itill a chanc* for yaa to pick up $5 injrifU, for just b.Ing in attendance. When you and the memben of your family arriv* at the grounds, you will be given a ■ports program aad it will ba numbered. During th* event, a drawing will take place and Mv.nl numb.n will be drawn, and if yonr program happen* to have the earn* number that is called out, you will be called upon to come to the itand aad get * flve-doll»r gift, or *om* similar value. Several union* have donated money for thi* purpose. You may get $5 worth of milk ticket*, bread ticket*, itreat c*r ticket*, etc., or rou may get a ftve-dollsr gift cor- titrate, or .om.thmg alia of about thit v»lue. Brother McCulloch, chairman of the Ubor Day Sport* committee, point* out that all tha priaea to be given away ia tbe various eveate ar* donation* from th* loeal ualoa*. No merchant ha* bean dunned for prlaee and no merchant hai given priin. There will ba tr** milk, lor yoar tea, coffee or th* kids, fne lea cream, cindlei and fruit Th*r* will be plenty of all the., thing* *o don't Sath around when you ara getting um. Brother Charlie dower, chairman of the iporti, promt*** a real good card of iporti, ao get into them If you think you h*v* any Mad of a chance. Theie event* win be open to union familiea only, to you don't aave to compete with profnilonal*. There will ba torn* profnilonal event., but moit of the contact* will be open to union mm and women or their familie* only. Bring Sour union card along for identiflca- on. Look up th* .port* event* published eliewhere In thl* edition. Tears wish th* eye with nature'* strongest germ killer. One teupoon- fM of tears give* antiseptic pawn to a hundred gallon* of water. Meaay.pekertyToGo To British Convention Chicago. — Tha AFL Executive Council appointed 8ecr*tary-Tr*a*- ur*r George Meany and Vlce-Prwi- dent William C. Doherty to r*pr**ant th* federation a* fraternal delegate* at tha convention of the British Tradei Ualoa Congren which open, in Blackpool, England. Sept. 10. Th* couacil decided It would aot b* worth whil* to lend an AFL rapre- Mntativ* to tha meeting of th* Oen- •ral Council of th* International Federation of Trad* Union*, scheduled to ba hdd in London, becsuse of nport* that th* IFTU plan* to go out of wditanc*. Bishop Urges Workers ToAfifetewithUniMu "It I* th* duty of working peopl to Join a none ltd* labor unioa for mutual protection and program. They muit organ!!* for thtlr own sake aaa for tha welfar* of their famtllee. thalr community and their nation," ■aid the Moit Reverend Robert!:. Lucey, Miihop of Tixai, in a talk itly. CENTURY OF COMMON MAN "It ha* been declared that the twentieth century ii the century of th* common maa," **y* Attloo. "Labor repreient* th* common man. Tha war haa ihown how fln* I* th* common man. Labor seek* la concert with all other nation* to get ncurity and tha possibility of a good life for the common man." PROFIT "MELONS" GREATER That corporate profit! still continue at a dlny pac* ii indicated by dividend payment* during June. According to th* U. S. Department ef Commerce, itockholden received 7 per cent mon thin in th* ram* month * year ago. Railroads, trad* and (Inane* group* wen declared to have cut the biggest "melons". m mi m f*wi smmr _Mar __u______t Hr__a__iN__ ssTCsTrv*! ffVaasWif *_n\**WWr*WWWM*WtW aw*"*-st-sT*ltltmonwmsssuuup *—swa——. ——• travail UN MM ***I1M $eB-}MI .W-tlW mttti HUH mm MM-SIM i lttt SIM | m tacNmitot. .|«C>Waiaaila-a1aasaa»saMsv«»CWM In Lighter Vein THIS IS MEATY Dewa ia Oeavte at a.asad Ham w.at. a divae** aad allasetay aa lb* graaad af aaa- aapeaw. W* *****.. her srealea- l.ntl.a I. thai Hub dida'l briag ham lb* basse. ISNT IT THE TRUTH It doein't pay to ipend too much of your tlm* alone; you may ba la bad compaay. Nunno, Algernon, a ahotgun wadding I* not where ivtrythlng go** off with a' "Man Die* Waiting For Stop Sign" —headline. That'* nal newi. A let of guy* have died through not wasting. SONG OF LOVE A girl of clau I* Sally Blent; Know* whan w* need Encouragement. Page Eleven Wa understand you can buy a wife In New Guinea for Ave bock*. Goahl th*y muit hav* price ceiling* ov*r then, toot TODAY'S DEFINITION "Marriage—A feminine detour on a bachelor1* road to happin.it." Writer on feminine topici aayi Sandmothen would be ihocked at • gala' preient ihort iklrti. You dont know th* calf ot it, lady. Two old settler*, confirmed bach- •Ion, met on the road and **t down to talk a bit. Th* convenstion finally got around to cooking. Zeb: "I got one of them cookery book* once, but I never could do nothin* with it" Zeke: "Too much fancy work?" Zeb: "Brother, you're right. Every one of them recipe* began the tame way. 'Take a clean diih . . .', and that icttled me." .... Baked up to a Standard Not Down to a Price Quality Ptoducta — FreehDeiy — FMM Yo* Gwcer ^nafHan Ltd^ Vancouver, B.C Cashier: "Then notei in your pay envelope are rather dirty, Joe. I hope you ara not afraid of germtT" Joe: "Not me. No germ* could live on my pay." JUDGMENT Judge: "The Jury flndi you guilty." Priioner: "Thats all right, Judge. I know you'n too intelligent to oe influenced by what they aay." . Judge: "You ran take your choice, $10 or 10 dayi." Priioner (itlll in foggy condition): "I'll take th* money, your honor." TRUE LOVE A shy Ud wanted to marry the girl, but ha felt he would chok* if he tried to mention the word* "marry" or "inarriag*" to her. So, after gtv- Ing much thought to the problem, he asked b*r in a whisper one evening, "Julia, how would you like to be buried with my p*opf*T" WORSE STILL Softie: "I ont know anything won* than letting th* wit* Snd a letter youWlorgottja to port." HsrSt: "Oh, I do." Soft!.: "What is it?'* Hardt: "Letting her find one you forgot to bum." Then then'* th* gal who was ao dumb th. thought aa arm* pact wa* * necking party. Nunno. Algernon, you cant take divorce lemon* from a co-reipon- dence coun*. Jack Inform* us that a bachelor I* a guy who** luck dldnt give out Yap, uy* he, a little gpe* a long way whea it'* scandal and a family reunion I* wtan all the relation* gat together and rtart quarnling. WELL GROUNDED HATE The *ubj*ct of eat* cam* up in a dtKUMion between aatatfer Maria ConUi, the novelist, aad a Mead. if them," the i* cute little _. j^JU alaaee aaeo ead oh. deaf miatfaa cata tamer mill, th* oovellrt, and a Mead. canary, and e eat fat It. I parrot, aad *aaM ut gotthat § LABOUR HAS ITS SAY UBOUR REPRESENTATION ON OFFICIAL BODIES Board* and Committee!, connected with the Dominion Department of Labour, on which the Trade Unioni have repretentation, preient quite a lengthy Hit. Some of theie bodiet are incidental to wartime, othen are more permanent in character: Labour representation on each of these official bodiet ii an evidence of the deiire of the organized worken to comider themselves as partner! with the Government in important pham of public administration. Organized Labour hai long lought placet on Governmental Boards and Committees. At present nearly 400 leading trade unionitu terve on 150 Boardi and Committees connected with the Department of Labour. Thii is more than the realization of a goal: it is tangible evidence of Trade Union co-operation with the Department. Through iti contribution by membenhip on these Boardi and Committee!, Labour givei assistance in every important aspect of the Department's work. National Boole* with Trade Unionist* serving on then, includei The National Selective Service Advisory Board. The National War Labour Board The National War Labour Board Adviwry Committee The Wartime Labour Relations Board (National) The Industrial Production Cooperation Board Advisory Committee The Vocational Training Advisory Council The Unemployment Iniurance Commiuion The Unemployment Iniurance Advisory Committee The National Employment Committee (under the Unemployment Iniurance Act) The 9 Regional War Labour Boards The 5 National Selective Service Regional Advisory Boardi The Weitern Labour Board The 5 Regional Employment Adviwry Committee! The 6 Wartime Labour Relation! Boards (Regional) Labour ia also repreeented on local Committees, aa follows! The 60 Local Employment Advisory Committees The 55 Courts of Refereei under the Unemployment Iniurance Act (these Courts also pais on appeals taken under National Selective Service Civilian Regulations). Organized Labour is also represented on a series of Boards and Committees connected wit- other Department! of the Dominion Government, but the lilt given here is confined to Labour's auiitance to the Department of Labour. Co-operation in adminiitration between Labour and the Government is now a firmly established principle. Ubottr't contribution to the vduabte work of Ike official bodiet lasted bt this message it gratefully acknowledged. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR Humphrey Mitchell Minister of Labour Ottawa, Labour Day, 1945 A. MacNamara Deputy Minister International Brotherhood of Paper Makers Ocean Falls, Local No. 360 Chartered July 1957 Th. Horn, et Loc.l 360, In British Columbia. 3r..l Pacific Norrhw.rt Affiliated with American Federation of Labor, Trades and Labor Conneii of Canada. Vancouver, New Westminster and District Tradei and Labor Council, Worken' Educational Auociation of Canada INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTER*! AUANY. N.Y. Fr.sld.nt, W. H. Marshall VicshPr.sld.nl, C. A. Thompson Rac. S«cret.ry, N. H, Compton Financial S.cr.t.ry, R. t. VonneM.r TrMturer, E. L. D.ller ■.•search Ch.lrm.n. S. T. Dol.n DEMAND THI UNION LAIEL AND INSURE DEMOCRACY Compbments of VANCOUVER WELD RITE CO. SPECIALIZING IN ALL TYPES OF WELDING W. A. LONG, Manager 246 West Second Avenue, Vancouver Phone: FAirmont 3140 Gonoral Construction Co., Ltd. ASPHALT AND CONCRETE ROAD PAVING ROAD CONSTRUCTION DREDGING. DITCHING, DYKING . RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION Phone: MArine 4164-5 QomviUe bland* Vaneowar, 1. C e. Page Twelve THB LABOR STATESMAN August. 1945 Look for the UNION STORE CARD when buying GROCERIES and MEATS BUY FROM UNION CLERKS! itavtagi Vancouver Auto Workers LODGE No. 1857,1. A. of M. PAorie: PAcific 6631 Room 6 WtUiami Building, 413 Granville St., Vancouver rrMUtet. a nulla Tu..»*MU.st, n. a. Hmi flaaaslssl e.stt.tae». - a. natter amr*l*w OnwHty, t. W. Oerkatl , W. as*** eeaeaelte, T. I avaamei W. Animal*, n. eaa*lee*1i ». feaasea Fkms employing union ment AWM ****At.tAM9 u**-iku-ii Mlft&'sttatteartet __*o>a_a wove- eo. ■II aarrssr* Btrnt ^ii^jnEStf*aiiSf' *MKI»S1_5LK2? "* brWtm mMW*wtWWrt nWI an. 1140 want v#M|te Mvaat "rawasssnwr TA-oon-as wetene i **l Straw OttMt lev a.yastaur etrMt "•WrsSJJS^KJSf*- CLOAKMAKERS' UNION LOCAL 276 INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS'UNION 113 Shelly Btsddmg, 119 Wett Pender Street Telephone: PAcific 43J4 ttatUoMt, H. AW.ITON VHj.-*mkl..., M. KAYSER Se.rel.rr .nt letlUMi Afwrt, C. CARR, Otnvr 1TS1-M. _ffae___a« _——I ___}_____ —■ m _____ jucmifciv tTtwpwytm uy NATIONAL DRESS 110 HOMER STREET HTWtLL OARMENTS lit WEST PENDER REUAEU OARMENTS MT WEST KNDER IWEET SIXTEEN UT WEST HASTINOS I. C. OARMENTS 11* WEST KNDER JANTXEN KNITTINO MILLS OF CANADA LTD. IM KINOSWAY Affiliated with Vancouver Tradet and Ubor Conned SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LOCAL No. 314 RAILROAD LOCAL President: Geo. Watson Recording Secretary: J. A. Smith Financial Secretary: G. H. Oobb 1116 Seventh Avenue, New Weitmiiuter, B.C. GLOVE WORKERS* UNION LOCAL No. 104 Subordinate to the International Glove Workers' Union of America BERT WYIRIW Dlttrict IU*r*MBt*lsve ut Ike later, ■satieaal AttesUtlsa af Ma.ssl.Ule CHRIS PRITCHARD lUasW at Weehaart j. Raare. Mj-kar. Ptaaihjr.* aad ateeasatteri* Uaiea tta. ITO. Correspondence Vancouver, B.C., August 27, 1846. Editor, "Labor Statesman", Sir: The June iuue ot the Trade, and Labor Congren Journal carried an article entitled P. A. C. Statement I have yet to learn from anyone authoratively why th* P. A. C. cam* into being in the la.t Tradei Congren Convention. The delegate! might have felt the need for emulating the lead of the workera in the U.8.A. However, regardleaa of the reaaon. for bringing the P.A.C. into being, I certainly take iaaue—and I am writing my own view., not necet- sarily the view! of my Local Union— with the itatement of the National P.A.C. They itate the Government of the Day snd Iti mpporUri are the onet who best understand "the reason for the dislocation" inasmuch aa they were "in the poasenion of fact! and experience". Inferentiatly, thou of ui who do not support the present Cartell controlled, War Producing Government*, don't know. Be that *• It m»y, our National P.A.C. ahould know that up to the preient, despite the repetition of wch wordi a* Rehabilitation, we And talk and endle*. committee* the order of the dsy. We have the heroes home and in many c»»e. homeleu. We find thick! being picketed in order thit '.millet might h»ve a roof to sleep under. Yet we are warned by the P.A.C. that there i. danger that a new group put into power at thl* time would inatitute policlet thtt might hav* no relation whatever to the pledges that an overwhelming number of people in tht. country have filth In. I recall readying "Oh ye of little faith" but I *ay, God help thoie who can still put faith la th* power* that be that hai produced tuch carnage. We, the worker* muat fully accapt our reipomibllity. We hav* fell for wch itatement* a* form part of th* N*tton*l P.A.C. circular. We h»ve 1MB Ht to l*t th* glib promtier carry on, whtlit th* nrsUm he fort* •red gave a* World War I, aad will give a* World War t, if we do not w«k* up. How eoiucieattoudy I lay I hon* I'm wrong, snd that I ahall tee the Ottawa gaag. aupported by the P.A.C. and th* FN* Enterpriser, from Eait to W**t, k**ping oar youagitor* la ichool a f*w years longer and taking th* oldster, off th* Labor market a few year* •»rli*r with aa aUowanc. upon which they eaa live d*c*atly. How 1 hop*, aad It is too much to hop*? that our young man will not soon b* again riding the boxcar, in punult of that which i* not there. Free Enterprise in pre-war days had it* opportunity. Our eon* were •Ifcti, hobo**, and what hive Retail Oerks Have Post-War Plans Th* Retail Cork* Ualoa, Loeal ITS, announce the aigning ot aa agreement with the Vancouver Co-pp*r- ative Society, 8016 Weat Broadway. The (tor* ia now under the capable management of Siiter Nlkkl Aihton, put organiser of Locil 279. Th* Local'* «greemenU with Safe. way Store, and Ray'* Superior Store, will be re-opened in late September. The main change! de- aired are a ihorter work-week aad additional vacation* with pay in keeping with the policy of the Tradei and Labor Congreu aa eatabliahed at the latt Convention. The tremendoua turnover in Department Store iteffi during th* war yean have balked all attempt! to organise these stores. Girl, will be coming out of War Industries snd entering the Retail Trade end having experienced the advantage* of Trad* Union membenhip the talk of organ- iiing the Department Store, ahould become much easier. The Retell Clerk* Union, Local 279, look to the coming year to provide a tremend< oui addition to our rank.. A. leen in the above we h*ve juit concluded an agreement with the Vancouver Co-op Society and feel it might be of intereit to your readen to know the background of thii Group who are to cloiely allied with the Trad* Union Movement The Slary af Behind the name "Vaacouver Cooperative Society" lie* th* itory of *n enterpriae in which over 400 Van* couverite* actively participate. Thl* group have proven that th* ideal* of economic democracy c»n be applied to everyday life. In 1937 a group of 20 .people banded together a* a private Buying ut pi In early 1938 a atore waa opened, Club. Thia proved to luceniful that a manager appointed and the Buying Club became the Kltailano Co-opor- stlv* Society. The bulla*** ot th* Co-op Store at 3018 Wnt Broadway expanded to the extent that it wa* supplying cuitomen throughout the entire city. Thl* progren again necenttated a change la title 10 today we have the vaacouver Cooperative Society. The original principlea of Co-operative, were Mtabllihed 100 yean ago la England Male pioaeen and Co- COMPUMUNTB OF GAS WORKERS' UNION LOCAL No. »76 Chartered by the United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Cos and Steam Fitters and Helpers Affiliated with the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades end Lebor Council , earn* w. o*«am* ntrenauftRr1"* thenderel . __„ you. Now the** nme ion* wounded •ad maimed ar* temporarily feted and decorated. Ym, anal***, l*gl*n aad ilghtleu they h*v* b**a given glowing prom- In*. Now w* Aaqalthla*. W* "Walt •ad See". Up to th* preaent ita tar more wait than tee. Yn, P.A.C. then people, as you raggnted. have beea placed back into office, if they don't do something very tangible NOW not next year, then they an doubly dunned, for have you not told ut, they know the reuon. Therefore, knowing the reason they ninly ihould act Let me repeat the worker hai hii rnponilbllity, and tho** who helped retain the Government into office ihould moat decidedly joia with u. who didn't, in an endeavor to get homn and job* for our heron. Let ua remember that puihlng one man out of a job to put another in ii not a solution, union perchance you drown the one you pushed out. The National P.A.C. have * right to their opinion, but may I suggnt to them, it* about tlm* we faced the danger of polieie. that might be instituted by a new group rather than continue the prnent policy with it* recurring period! of man malnutrition and alow itervation. The new policies would put a b.n on throwing herring back into the na to maintain a price level a* wai recently done In Britain, a ban would be placed on ploughing in cotton, drowning aow* aad burninr coffee. Fruit would ba eaten instead of being placed la pile* to rot Yn, then Ming* might seem dangeroui. but if the Tree Enterpriser want* to rarvtve, h* may a* w*ll toy with th* thought Dav* R*n. July 81, 1148 Editor, "Ubor Stetnmaa", Dear Sir; It'a reelly too bad that then who article* rack aa appeared la th* "Labor Statanaaa" aTlaly. which wa* tafm iron th* "B*ttv. acaen Colyun" at -Tha CatT,. C*J- gary, could aat devote the by the Rocl........ , operative* today follow closely then ba*ic princlplu: (1) Democratic Control — one member, one vote. (2) Open and voluntary member ahip. (3) Racial, nligiou* and political neutrality. (4) Good* for aal* at Market Prices, with Cash Trading. (6) Limited Rate of Int.r..t on Capital. (6) Dividend. Paid on Batii of Patronage. (7) Conitant Co-operative Education. Tha Vancouver Co-op la a member of the B. C. Co-operative Wholenle, Interprovlnciel Wholnal* of Caaada, and th* Co-operative Uaion of Canada, and through th*** affiliation* belong, to th* International Co-operative Alliance aad m become* a part of th* Worid-wld* f*llow»hlp of Co- op*r*tivn. —Geo. Johnnon. LitiagnplMrsHa-a Amalgamated Lithographm of America, Local No. 44, haa kept up a .te.dllv inensaing rn.mbershtp and more local flrm* hav* ilgned erree- mente, thank* to th* untiring effort* of our Pre.id.nt, Frank Phipp*. W* urge all Brother* to ask for th* Unioa Label oa their canned food label*. —Chas, H*witt, Rac. See. allotted to them ia mora Intelligent manner. Bellyacher itetei that "the percentage of chinlen among th* population today li appalllag/* It moat certainly I* appalllag, but appallingly LOW! Before "B*lly*ch*r" iterte belly, aching ha ihould aet something worthwhile to bellyache about. That "Honeitv U the bnt and only poller" i* readily conceded by all Credit Unioniito who ar* daatlng dally with honeit m*n aad wom.n, who borrow amount* up to oa* hundred dollan without giving any ncurity other than their rigaatana. The oftahoaeat or crooked nhemn he laaaha of an commHted by a rtrlkingly naau minority. Ia .oar owa orgaaliatloa w« have fouad a .007 per c*atdi*hoa*tt, whkh I* aboat the nme average aa all ether Hke maiaatioae, and ipaaka v-Jl tor the average maa aad Yean fraternally, Vancouver's Largest Suburban Department Store 0 Congenial atmoepher* — courteou. eervke, SHOP FORSTS AND SAVE am HOMB FURNISHINGS aad MBN*S WEAR aad SHOB8, HARDWARE, CMNAWARE, aad DRY GOODS. 2500 East Hastings ALSO AT 107* Greavila ... Mi 2*1* Mela Street.. FA. Otll In New WeehnlMter 401 CelumWe ... N.W. 1*20 In North Vaaeeuver I loaeWele Av*., North S2I SAVE AT STANDARD FOR BETTER VALUES ht ELECTRICAL GOODS FURNITURE HOUSE FURNISHINGS STOVES AND RANGES COMPLETE RECORD DEPARTMENT Yes we will soon have a complete line of Washen, Radios, Refrigerators and other Electric Goods. . . . Special attention given to out-of-town enquiries. I lest wishes te our many friends end easterners In eroenhed Uber. —The MeaeQeineet end Stew, Stenderd Beetrie STANDARD Electric and Radio Ltd. TWOSTOMS Furaltiir*DeBt.,4IW.HeeHiits Beetrie Oeat.. IS W. Haitinei OUR THANKS TO ALL UNION MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR CANTEENS AND CONCESSION STANDS Coma up and tee our handsome and useful hand-made Leather Goods. Tha price and quality will plaate and surprise you. Canadian National Institute For the Blind Phone: BAyview 8841 1101 Watt Broadway, Vancouver Greeting* to Our Good Union Friends! Gordon Campbell Ltd. Makers of Fine "Botany" Sergei Suitable far Uniforms, ate. UNION-MADE McDONELL METAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED PLUMBERS'SUPPLIES ENGINEERS - MACHINISTS TOOL AND DIE MAKERS Everything in Metal 75 WEST THIRD AVENUE, VANCOUVER, R. C Pbe-e: FAJmont 1SS7 Ellett Copper & Brass Co. Ltd. coppnomnio Mmufmttmts of Pranking Eouipmtm krCapper,' 3muMlnSt*+MtmmtMemn\eti. . .92 Socaad A-aam Waat Tn l" _4_^i__K__i A**J*L THE LABOR mntuia fORLDWAR2ISOVER... w V*m can make . Your Peacetime Purchases AUTO-STROP RAZOR, M.D. Type 70- MINORA BLADES-High quality!. , jfE" (I* MARLIN BLADNES-Vary good i_ £ in SCHICK INJECTOR BLADES 20 £ S SHAVING BRUSHES-AII guaranteed. I 75c toVS SWEET CLOVER LOTION BhLVjS RAZOR STROPS-Good quality. I\M to'S HARRIS HAIR TONIC „ J ,£ !?d _{g BILLFOLDS-Largo selection SIM to Is M COI PURNSES-Zippar ",0° *° ,5_2° .ippar /#tf above Pre-war Prices SOc B. C. BARBER SUPPLY & SUNDRIES LTD. 64 Weet Hastings Street, Vancouver, R. C. TEA BLENDERS COFFEE ROASTERS IMPORTING GROCERS The Produce of the World Stores throughout British Columbia OVERWAITEA LIMITED Head Officei 11774183 Richard* Street Vancouver, R. C. WILLIAM McPHAIL & SONS (CANADA) LTD. NON-FERROUS FOUNDERS Bronte, Manganese Bronte, Silicon Bronte, Aluminum and AB Bronte Alloys • Phonei FAiraeett 0426 231 Bast Second Avenue, Vancouver, R. C. C. I. HEMUTT Aaeal, Bar**** Uaiaa IbsBlMr af Tr LaWe Ceaa.il. WILLIAM BLACK BetlaeM Aaaat. City Halt Ratalovee.' Uaiaa aad Pr*vs*«t*l PratMeat et tk* Mat Cea.ll ut Paeli* Imulajmo*. MILL WOOD KEEP AHEAD OP THE WINTER RETAIL and WHOLESALE—Phonei MArine 1311 • Robertson & Hackett Sawmill Co. Ltd. I aaaa—\ ____mm__u______, R__________ A_fs_____t____u__t_n n\ tf^ I VOW WTWtJVRRW «IIWWT| WWtmRtWrWFf, tiVi J Harvey Boot Factory BOOT MANUFACTURERS Loggers', Miners', Cruisers' and Prospectors' Hand-made Boots Our Specialty Phone: PAcific 0319 58 West Cordova Street Vancouver, B. C. BUTT & BOWES PACKERS' AND BUTCHERS' SUPPLIES LTD. I Phone: PAcific 5741 228 Abbott St., Vancouver ADVANCE ENGINEERING (XX LTD. Prwiiie-MecWnitts-Tool end We Maker* Jigs and Ritura* — Moral Stampings Marking Product. — Engravht. Who's WW Ir Trades and Labor Council C. E. HERRETT Chsirmsn, Organising Committee, alio Sscr.Ury-Tres.urer and Buiineu Agent of Journeymen Barbara, Hairdressers aad Co.metologi.te In- Uraational Union of America, Local 120, who** father wu • miner, wu bora In Springhill, Nova ScotU, May 28th, 1889. He came Wert and settled In Vancouver during the yur 1906 where he hu worked u * barber ever since. In Hay, 1906, he joined the Union and shortly after w*. elected Vice-President. From 1910 to 1924 he lerved u Preildent ■nd became Secretary-Treasurer and Buiineu Agent in July 1926, a position he hai held continuously for 20 yean. At the International Convention of 1926 held at Indianapolii, he wai elected Third Vice-Preiident of the International tor the United State, and Canada. At the 1941 Convention in Indianapoli. he wa. elected unanimoualy u Firat Vice- Preiident In Auguit 1910 he married Agnes Emery, daughter of Wm. Emery, contractor. They have a family ot two .on. and one daughter, all living in Vancouver. Clarence flrat became * delegate to the Tradea and Labor Council In 1907 which give* him * record of 89 year* of active aervice in the Labor Movement. He hu been a member of the Executive for aeveral year* aad served on variou* committee., a* well •* Chairman and member of the Provincial Executive of the Trade* and Labor Congren of Canada at different timei. Jobt Council of Public Employees The Joint Couaell of Public Employee! (B. C. Division) came Into being early ia 1942. It is an organisation that hu federated te it tke majority ot public employee organiution. in th* Province of Britiih Columbia, with an affiliated membenhip of four thouiand. In creating thu body It wu the desire of the ipomon to bring late being an organ, isatioa that would go far towards unionising public employee! throughout the province aad standardising their pay and conditions ef employ- Under the le.der.hlp of IU executive, the aim of th* Joint Council hu bun largely readied. Many of the imaller municipal union* have bun uiiited la railing thalr standard! of living comparable to that of the larger center*. On th* strength of the advance* made on behalf of the .mailer affiliated organ- iutiom, th* larger groepe have materially Improved their petition. It can be quite lately s»ld that tha Joint CouneU hu bun tnitrumratal la carrying on an educational earn- Sign amongst a uetion of th* work- i elan that hitherto hu b**n largely Ignored. Today, the muni- cipal worker* In Brlthh Columbia have the beit working condition* and salary rating* in th* Dominion of Canada. . _, It hu bun th* d**lr* of tho Executive to link the Joint Council with th* Tradu aad Ubor Cpagrua of Canada, thu* tying in with th* rut of th* trad* anion movement, more clcaely than at aay other time In Canadian hlrtonr, the municipal worker and the Canadian governmental employu. A referendum vote I* n**r completion and the ex- eetulve officer* have yet to receive an adeem vote. ThU anuru th* rert of th* trad* union jaov*m*nt that within the very near futureJ*a municipal worker* will b* Jollied with th* Induitrial worker*, affording a greater unity la tha trada anion *The Tradu Congren affiliate! la the Joint CouneU, who have takea the time and the trouble to autit the unor_r.nl.ed and to ***• ■»•*»**• to th* CouacU, f**l •UteeVat ft* mutt*. Th* Joint CouneU of Public Employ- ee. can now ba coniidered oa* ofth* outitaadlag laceeeeei to tta Trad* Union movement In Britoh Cotam- bla. Our hop* la th* futw wffl II* in th* f ormatsoa and developmen; of one national organiution of public employen la Canada. W. M. Week, ,,„_.. . Proviaeial Pruidcat "Assay w. pin*, •a.ld* _.- -_._ - sEsaasa t only have ihertpana* know* they ™Y"T1&^vu'*Hr __ orotfSSy di»g"traln*"bAla7ta«a. *._., -...--. a let of atteatioB with ttelr pat. eoatrol uSST They moke tUA, aad an WaWtm Rettanrant Workers Need Yoar Assistance Now that tha laat Fuctit *n*my hu bit th* dust aad victory i* our., a tr.rn.ndou. job confront* th* Labor Movement, that of winning the peace with job* and ucurity tor *U. The burden of thi* tuk falla on the Trade Union., and on e«ch sad every member. A united front of all Trad* Union*, and on each aad every member. A united front ot all Trada Unioniata, veteran* and progrenive minded citiaen. muit be eetabliahed and maintained. We muat ihow the power, that be we will not return to pre-war condition*. Never in the history ot Canada hu the Trad* Union Movement been io itrong and we will win the Puce againtt all oppotltion. Haadredt Ua*rg*al**d In the catering Induatry we atill have with ua literally hundreda of unorganiied worken. While we have made splendid gaine in the put year both in prestige and influence the struggle sharpen, now. The employer! are beginning to feel their power returning and the worker* begin to fear the return ot depreuion dayi. Ot necessity moit of our work ii carried on through penon to penon contact, thu* our brother and aiitar Trade unioniita realise the arduoui work it entail., uy. Buiineu Agent May Aniell. Give ui your active rapport, we call on you now u we never hav* before. Aik for and demand the Union Houu Card and button. Pa- troniie the Union Houu* wherever ponlble and let It be known why you patronitt them. Let ui not rest till every reitaurant I* a Union Houu. Our induitry wu on* of th* flnt to feel tte pranur* ot tt* war, witt worken leaving for patriotic rwuoai and for mora lucrative employment. Now again the releau from war la- duitrln and tta return of tt* armed nrvicei are piling up. Maay of thu* people will look to tte reitaurant* and hotel* for employment. Then we welcome and call on them to join witt ui in th* light for railing our standard! to compare witt tte iut- roundiag condition*. Now that tt* wsr-time rutrtctioni ■r* being lifted and ao mora eaa tte cry ba railed la various department*, of tt* labor shortage, wa hav* a war to wag* oa d.plorabl. hulth and unitary condition* which *xi*t la tt* reitaurant. today. Almost nowhar* I* tt*r* adequate drming-room aad locker accomodation* aad many do not begin to anemia up to tta proper hulth standards. Oar Indurtrv I* not covered by compuUory Workmen'! Cotnpenutlon. Then w* hav* tha shift, that terminate la tta imall houn of tt* morning forcing girl* oa tt* strut* without transportation to thalr home*. Tha ipUt ihtft which hu been out-lawed by legiilation In tte Province of Ontario ia atill very much with ui her*. A minimum wag* muit be eitab- lUhed comparable to tte actual wag*. which *ra being paid la mint reitaurant*. Recently one of our Union Houu proprietor, wu charged wtth piercing tte wag* ceiling, and convicted on two counta. Ia tta meat* tlm* a Joint application wu made to tte Regional war Labor Board for th* complete oca!* aa being paid, which Kale wu granted. Sister Emily Watt*, Prsj«ld.nt, appeared with tte •mploycr aad we f**l h*r praunta- tioa of tt* eu* waat a loag way to winning th* favorable deciiion. A Confennce I* being held In tte City of Calgary on September 2nd, 3rd and 4th at which plan, will b* laid tor tta utting up of a Western Canada Culinary AUianee. R»pr»- •aatation will come from the thta* Prairie Province! and Britiih Columbia. Sitter EmUy Watt* hu been delegated to represent our loeal at tti* Conference. The need for coordinated action betweea oar local* in Weetern Canada ha* loag bun ipnarrat Maeh werk ha* bun don* recently In the Prairie Province, by Broth' r Alex Young aad many n*w Lociln h*v* been ut up. While oar work hu beea concentrated la tt* reitaurant*. tt*y hav* deae a ipten- did job in tta hotel* u wall, Wa feel that we will graatly benefit by fh* ta' ■ueuratlon of thia Alliance. We *ugge*t that a Trad* Union Label campaign on a large scale ihould ba lauached thia Fall aad that the pubUc be mad* keenly awar* of tt* netsmlty of patronising aad demanding tha Ualoa UeaL A negro porter meaning of tact "The otter day a ledy/a bell laaf," be uid. "She wu a rad beauty treat old Vlrgiaay. Wlwa I eaeaad tt* door there aha wu right aapoatte ■a, la her bath. Tea, air. la her bath. Of coun*. I drew the dear te at oae*, Mytag, **eaee an pliau. air, 'Kate an*. New that *aeau an' wu _d__i__. ___T_|_J bat tte Sari—that wee PaiaTMttain Complimenu of Joint Council of Public Employees BRITISH COLUMBIA DIVISION 22 Public Employees' Unions Affiliated with the Council 0 Provincial President: W. M. Black Provincial Secretary: H. Baker Vice-Preiident: {.'Abbott 0 Otficei 434 Weet Pender Street, Vencouver, B. C. Phonei PAcific 3834 REPRESENTING DOMINION, PROVINCIAL, CIVIC AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Greetings to AU Other Ubor Unions from UnHed Fishermen aid Allied Workers'Local No. 44 Chartered by The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada Affiliated with The Trades and Labor Council 0 President, GEORGE MILLER Secretary-Treasurer, WILLIAM RIGBY Business Agent, ALEX GORDON Offictt 13» East Cordova Phonei MArine 4046 VANCOUVER CONVERTERS LOCAL 433 OFFICERS: Pr.sld.nl, Francis McDermott Vle.-Pr.sld.nt, Jeh.nn ChriiHeeiee Cor. Sscrsl.ry, Aejn.s Nlck.1 Hn.nel.l frscrettry, Donald Hader Troawrer, l*rt Flack INSIST on UNIONM ADB PAPBR PRODUCTS MIMMRS EMftOYID l» PACIFIC MILLS LIMITED, toot ol Cmpbsll Awn... IARTRAM PAPER PRODUCTS CO. LTD., lit Woodland Drlv. CANADIAN-IEMIS IAS CO. LTD., tOO Parker Strut CANADIAN IOXES LTD., 211 Industrl.l Arms. APPIUATEO WITH THI VANCOUVER, NIW WUTMINSTH AND MtTMCT TRAMS AND UWt COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, LODGE No. 692 Aliliated with TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS OF CANADA VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER AND DISTRICT TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL • Memoers emptoyea m att tne vencouver Snipyarat and contract shops o Grand Lodge Representative. J. McMUUn President, J. McCarthy Vice-President, Geo. Ssngtter Recording Secretory,}. C. Piatt Financial Secretary,). H. Irving Treasurer, S. Edmondt Business Agent, R. Ouaaa Office of Business Rtpresamtttivei ROOM 303, LABOR HEADQUARTERS 329-531 BEATTY STREET Pltamei PAcific 2433 y*4r\\ VANCOUVER HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES9 FEDERAL UNION, LOCAL 180 Ctmwtertd bf At Trottwt ood teiwwt CmwgM$$ of Cooodo AtSts_______mJ -•'*- V______tk____to____» Ma-am tV iiSmLiIii -ar tmgmmmw \\rwtaw w waBRmwrWrp twww \w w\mmmm\ww oow Pfaft fat TtWmtB Otwi ttrnml ComMM Page Fourteen THE LABOR STATESMAN .Aug!*. .945 TL* W _-tt_— ffeaRiB ■■!■ ■— AOaC* uKDOaT tSVSvUDsMUl HHttM mm TRtWuwBf m mtk -M* « JsrSPear MtWBtJmn9twW$, w4s»Wtmwtf9, 9. C- Owned by the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trade* and Labor Couacil H. W. WATTS, Maa. Editor Subieriptlon Rates! $1.01 per Teart ta Unions, 4* par aiseikat pse a*atk ™ a^£SP* n Vancouver, Canada, Auguit, 1945 LET'S GET STARTED So now we have peace. War, with all it* horror* and privation*. It* ■peed and it* long houn of toil, tt* rationing and it* Order* In Council 1* at an end. At leaat tome of thete thing! have been modified and w* look forward to further relief from the restriction! brought about by th* world wide conflict. But our trouble* ar* by no mean* •nded. We face the future wtth a {reat deal of foreboding. We have een telling each other that when thii carnage wa* over, that we ihould all itrive to make thii old world a very much better place to live in than it waa before the war itarted. Every political party had poit-war plan*— I dim that were to bring greater eiture and benefit* to those who toil —plans that would lift the mas*** from th* ugly, deprening, toll worn existence which they encountered prior to the conflict. But although It is pouible to put th*** plan* into •fleet, It 1* quit* a different story when it comei to doing it It Hem* that th* people who srs not • party to the** plan* have a tremendoui influence in oppoiing them when effort* ar* mad* to put any progm.lv* legislation into effect The people with plenty of thi* world** good* ar* never .nthutl.ttlc about making it easier for the other fellow to live, although it might be in their beit inter**!* to do io. Th*y leem to alway* be afraid that Social Security for the other fellow would mean uniecurity for them ud their kind. They tppssr to hav* mad* up their mind that all tha poverty, Idle- neu, iniecurity and unemployment I* brought about by th* action* ot th* Individual and that if the wage worker I* a wag* worker it ha* been his own fault Slowly, but surely, however, thl* kind ot NMontng 1* being r*mov*d from th* mind* of inch plutocrat*. Th.y see a new kind of action upon the part of tha worker*. They lie th* worker* and thalr supporters getting Into th* legislature! and tha parliament* of tha world, aad they are beginning to dread that day. whea Labor ■hall be the gov.rnm.nt Thty hav* had *v*ry opportunity to provide the masse, of th* people with the leisure, luxury ud Mcumy that thii and every oth*r nation can provide, but they have dung to their greed ud their matirialiitic stupid, fty and fomented and upheld a nr*. tern of production ud distribution that crutu millionaire! and pauper*, chaos and chicanery, wan aad pestilence. This country Ilk* moit othir coun- trln. I* filled wtth every kind ot natural retource. There ii hardly a product that cannot be grown, or an article that cannot be manufactured from th* product* of our minei, foreiti ud ieaa. Hen ud machinea ■re available to Ml our itorei, our warehouaea and our home* with every conceivable thing that the maa need. Yet poverty italki la our midit. We are lurrounded with alum, j th* worken eat th* cheapeit of th* food* produced; our furniture and home furnlihingi are moitly of the cheap and ugly kind and our clothe* are all ot Oat ihoddy material that looki like gunny lack* after a few month* wear. Why e*a*t tha worker*, who era- due* all the good ud beautiful thing., hav* ud us* tho** tame kind of thing*' K Labor Pow*r applied to th* machinery of production can produce all the wealth of th* world, why I* It that th* worktn esnnot get a more equitable ihare of that WMlthT That 1* what th* worktn ara waking in thtlr bid for political sowar. And If th* way I* mad* hard 'or them, they may decide to um other mean* of getting th* thing* they n**d. If aa abundance of food, clothing and iholter can be produced for everybody, why ihould anybody worry about what will happen if the worken decide to make a mora equitable dUtribution of tho** thing*? Everybody hs* got to take a een- aible view In thia reconstruction pro* gram. There murt be mon action ud leu talk about what ihould be done in the** port-war effort*. If tho** in power do not want to tackl* theae .o-c.lled problem!, then let them make way for torn* group* who will. Labor ha* mad* up it* mind that It ii not going through another ot the hungry thlrtle.. Labor 1* not going to Un* up in front of th* relief office. Labor 1* not going into road campi to ibv* with a pick and ihovel to girt * meal, while machinery ruita along the roadway. Labor I* going to Inai.t on * len.ible adjustment of economic condition! or it ia going to take over the job itaelf. Mora thu ever before, labor aay. that the time ia ripe and rotten ripe for a change. Let', bring about that change in a peaceful intelligent way, It I* up to th* powen th»t be to provide the wave ud mean* for that chug*, but if they don't want to do tha jobs then labor I* going to do It for them and for LABOR. What Of The Future? (By B. X. GERVIN) Labor Day, 1845, should ba a day of rejoicing for the worken ot Canada. However, w* And that while everyone 1* mora thu glad that tha war in all part* of the glob* 1* finished, with the Allies having won a just victory, tha outlook for the people Is somewhat gloomy. Tha reaton for this, of coun*, I* that hardly had th* newa of complete victory for the Allle* broken when man layoff! la this country commenced, Now moit of us realise that ao country could continue to build ships and planes or war munitions on tne basis that they were being turned out while th* light wa* on, but I think we all expected, particularly in view ot the promt*** mad* by th* Government, tome orderly transition from war to peace. Unfortunately. In thia we wen disappointed, for although a reconrtructlon council had bera **t up by the Fedenl Government In Vancouver, absolutely nothing had been done to Implement labor** recommendation!, or to meet In uy way tha problem* that came with auddea ptae*. Had the reconrtructlon council in thi* diitriet together with Selective Service, made a lurvey of the number of people who might be laid off, a* well a* th* joba available for these people, and been in a position to direct Ae lald-off worken to the Job*, it would hav* overcome a gnat d*al of th* difficult!*, that exist at pre**nt Then I* a gnat deal to be said of convenion pay or di.minal computation. In th* flnt plan, employer, or corporation* unially build up a reierve in th* good yesn to enable them to meet their obligation* to th* stockholder, in lean yur*. Ii it not re».on»ble to expect that a reserve ■hould be built up to enabl* th* employer to meet hit obligation to tha worken when theie worken ara laid off? Men and women in induitry have laeriflced a gnat deal during the war yean, in the way of conditions, to put forth the very best effort pouible to win the wsr. It li only right that rach worken ihould be given a period of time to rehabilitate themaelve* or re-eitablith themselves in other induitriu. Employer*, In "Full Employment" WUl Prove a Boon to Business Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming waa a new*p*p*r reporter, and an unusually good on*, long b*for* he dared chert* the hope that eome day he might be a member of tha upper chamber. P.rhap. It I* becauM he waa * reporter, aad a good on*, that Senator O'Mahoney hu u,***rurdlnary ca- pactty for clarifying and simplifying Intricate orobtami^ Th* 8*aator bellevu that if democracy I* to b* wv*d in hi* country —th* country which gave It ita flnt real chance to demonstrate what it i* capable of doing—-we murt hav* "full •mploymwt"—that la, no man able aad willing to work ehall be deprived of an opportunity to earn a decent livelihood. If "free eaterpriae" daaaa'l give him this ehaaee, thee Uaele Seat mart .tap ia with eeaitrae- Before Congreu adjourned, Senator O'Mahoney prorated hi* vlewe to • Senate committee. By the uu ot chart*, he made hi* potato (land out ■o that even thou of u* who ar* aure to bog down whenever w* attempt to wad* through rtatirtici, can understand aad appreciate them. Flnt, th*r* wu ffi* "Boom or Burt" diagram. It wu 6 fut long, and demonrtrated that, treat Ik* day* af Caarge Wuhiagtea right dewa le IMS, builnet and employment In the United Statu have either bun *o*r- lag toward th* itan or deuudiag deep into the boweli of a depreaiion. We have alwayi bun going on* way or th* other. Apparently wa never discovered how to kup on aa even keel. Our worst experience ■tatted with the crash of 1929 and precipitated the depreuion which almost wrecked America. Then followed the boom that rtarted with thi* war. BaeieeM Setae Propped New, where are w* geiag? Sana- tor O'Mahoney put that question right up to his collugue*. To thou timid souls who whimper, "Caa we affatrd UT" he hid another diagram, ahowing that from 1929 to 1941, buslaus m*n's iai*!, becauu of the depreuion. dropped off 866 billions. That w**fd he taffies**! ' a. te pay at ear eetir debt aad atari all av**. H* hsd um* other chart* ihowtng what "hard timu" cost In that ■ante period, 1929-1941, wage and ularied worken lort $175,000,000, 000 of potential lncom*. Corporation* lort f 69,000,000,000 of profits. Agriculture got an awful wallop. F*rm*r» lort 124,000,000,000, Maw Market Baat One of the Senator'* most Inter esting chart* looked eomewhat Ilka 1j w(...i: vsalsd the the fuhlngtoi I tha, •■__ Monument It BsarkM far Aatari and wu baud oa tax. able ineomu reported In 1944. AU batiaatt mm iheeld stady thai •hart It would open their ayu about a lot of thingi. For example, tt provea that the broad foundation for American buiineu I* not supplied by my opinion, tak* a very narrow view of this, thinking only of profits. They fall to realls* that It will cost them * gnat deal mora In profit* If these people are unemployed than It would be to give them a raw months pay with a view to having them gainfully employed In future. The Trades and Labor Congreu of Canada hav* laid their port-war pro- gramma before th* Government and it i* hoped thet every organiution will bring every preuur* to bur to su thst then recommendation* are implemented. WESTERN SCHOOL OF COMMERCE Practical Individual Instruction STENOGRAPHIC SECRETARIAL EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAL- Gregg and Pitman Shorthand business Organization bookkeeping and accounting cost accounting civil service COMPTOMETER and BURROUGHS CALCULATOR ELLIOT-FISHER and BURROUGHS BOOKKEEPING MACHINES EDIPHONE SECRETARIAL TRAINING LANGUAGES: Convenatkmal French end Spanish Robtou at Granville rW:MAr_»8*2o- Phonei FAirmont 2504 LC MILES Columbia Machine Works MILL, MUSE. LOGGING. REFRIGERATION and GENERAL MACHINE WORK 140 WEST FIRST AVENUE VANCOUVBR, B.C. the very.rleh. or fvu the eomfje. tably w*U-to-do, but by thou who get tauttaa $4,000 .year. From,$8,*» to 14,000 ayaar. their taeome waa 44 bfillon dollan ta 19441 under $2,000 a yur, their taeome wai,48.7 billion dollan, or a total of 99.7 billion dollan. Th* Saeater pointed eat that 4T,00MM_ iaueje tea Beyer* ■saw thu $4,000 • year. "Than I* mora profit for thy eko*- maker la wiling oaa pair of *kou to Slch of th. 4^000.000 than In uU- ing thru pain to uch of the 3,800,000," O'Mahoney remarked, "fikewtae, th* 47,000,000 wttl need more *ug»r and mora beef, more bum, potatoei, and wear more clothe!, than the $,800,000 at the top. "Th* but way to auk* sum goad fa* every hai an is to make urtala Aat to velaatary aaeaspleyatoat .ball aal be tolerated la Atseriw." UaeasBleyeMat aad PvadartMly Finally, the Senator uncovered thi* extraordinary fart: fa 1940, we produced mora agricultural and induitrial commodltlu than at any time In history, snd y.t thi. ws. accomplished with tower worken ta tau Bear, thaa in 1989, when wa thought 7^.ph^;%.o*.:j^Ji: despite the record aiaaatag predae- Then facta and figure* »w not th* outpouring* of um* "drumer." All are tak*n from tho but authority, public and private. No one ean queition their accuracy. Thii bataa tree, haw era *-r uratry "iierd" *aythlag Ian «hu tall •■ptoyateatT —Labor. hUghtarVek THE DIFFERENCE Man: "What** th* dlffcnnc* b*- twun th* blueplato »p*cl*l and tha whitoplato inecUl?" _ Waltor: "Th* whitoplato *p*cl»l is flv* cent* •xtra." Maa: "Is th* food bettor on the whitoplato ipeclal?** Walter: "No; but wo have to wash th* platu." TRANSPARENT "Thu* univenity professon don't know a thing. Why, not oa* of them could tuch aaywhera elu and get away with it They're just dumb. Thty ought to gat a whole aew teaching staff." "Yuh, I flunked, too." TALLY HO Housewife (to garbage man): "Am I too lata for the gsrbsge?" Garbage nun: "No, ma'am; Jump right In? GET THIS My lady, b* wary of Cupid And llit to the line, ot thl. vine: To let a fool Um yon ti rtupld, To let a kin fool you U won*. QUALIFIED A an spplTtd for a Job u a life uver. "Can you iwhnt" aaked the "No." uid th* man, "but I un wade Hke a ton of a gun." "My grandpa hu reached tho age of ninety-ilx. Im't that wonderful?" Bobby: "Wonderful nothln't Look at tho time It's taken him to do It" Jackson—I noticed you got up and gave that lady your uat in tha street car the other day. Racluon—Sine* childhood I hav* respected a woman with a strap In her hud. "Jones sums to be a successful man. I suppou he made hay while the sua shone." "Not only that hue he made it from the gnu that other people let grow under their feet," TWO CHANCES, ANYWAY One Negro wu worrying about the chance of hi* being drafted for the army. Tha other consoled him. "Then** two thing* that un happen, boy. You I* *ith*r drafted or you ain't drafted. If you ain't you can forget it; If you ii, you ttill got two chancei. You may ba unt to th* front and you may aot I you go to th* front you atill got two chancei, yon may gat drat aad you may not If you get ihot, you rtlll hav* two chances, yoa may die and you may notl And «ven If you dl*, you still hu two chances." H* that ii bate at home, will aot acquit hianelf with honor abroad. —Auchlnu. „ _ STILL WORK Mn. Blank-—Do you want employment? Tramp—Lady, you meu well, but you cu't make work sound aay bettor by using a big word for It ___ THE NEW RECRUIT Th* new recruit wu quite hop*. less. Everything he did wu wrong ud, trrtiht would, hi* drill wu just awful. The infuriated uraaant had triad everything he knew. Now he maid rtaad it no longer. th.TaM&tfw'Mjota« |ftjijiratt.sft a ' 0_-P A__\w\ow______W_t WtWWW tWBWWWoWmmWwm British Ropes Canadian Factory limited , aw»i___> (5) wtmuiti ouatr Manufacturers of All Descriptions of Wire Rope Telephone! MArine 4434 Granville Island Vancouver, B. C. E. E. HARRIS — PHYSIOTHERAPY 4144840' Ultra Short Wave Health Clinic 736 Grenvilk St., Vencouver, B.C. PAcific 8844 n/Vp VIT1 Meke your own good earth by using yam I\V/l"i.l own garden watte ... I ROT IT with ROT-IT Astwu-msm ommnm tm The Old Gardener Products Ltd. Malum of tlm Fmmub Old Gardener Fert^ 1136 Eaa Fifteenth Ave., Vancouver FAkmtmt6161 WEST COAST HEALTH AND ACCIDENT SOCIETY THB MOST COMPUTE COVBRAGB SOLD PHONB US FOR FURTHBR PARTICULARS PhottetMArt»t6049 193 Bait Hastings Strati, Vancouver, B. C. SMARDON'S MEN'S WEAR Heedquarteri for G.W.G, Union mada Shirts, Overells, Pants, Mackmaws STORE FOR UNION MENl 62 CORDOVA ST. WEST No. 1 Work and Droit Shoes Aik to see our line of Palmer's Work Boot. Specialty Machine Shop All Classes of Industrial Repairs and Machine Work • B. LAWRENCffrMiBagw Rear of 732 Pender Stmt Weet, Vancouver, B.C Phonei PAdfic 2472 EyH'S Civil Service Business College ENROL AT ANY TIME ExpwTukiontoiCniiinu.ni Ev—inaiku. aefaabUiutioa JraisJai ioe Bwtnen and Government OBces (Male and Female). All Coewwrdal Subject, tamriu. Day and Evenisf Classes. Individual C_*dii_i—bZvMnal Desks—lest Methods-Modem 1^ «""■■» «*» ENROLMENT UMITED - INVESTIGATE 413 Granville Street Vtmeonrtr, B. C. Plcaw ring (or appointment or information PAcific 6716 aUytJew Stewart Sheet Metal Worfa Ltd. SHU* SPECIALISTS Aironditioning General Sheet Metal "ANYTHING IN SHUT METAL" 182 EtpUn.de West Phones: North 70 and PAdSc 6111 -■■ - .■:-vr.r.T^,-*-_M___--„__|nM||mi^^ THE LABOR STATESMAM At Last!... Social Security lor a few cents a day In the event of SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS THE FIDELITY HEALTH ASSOCIATION ~_11 pay $1500 to Member and Family covering 0 HOSPITAL OSUH6E8Y (Op.r.Ho.1, ONUkSINO 0 X-RAY 0 HOSPITAL COSTS • ANAISTHITISTS • MIOICAL • DENTAL • OPTICAL • MATERNITY OMstkHc. Ost.ep.tKi. N.turo..trts — Amfcel*... *«d IdwrtHheHu Services. PLUS WHKLY WAOE IENEFITS Isatdlil. Cor.r.g. Upon Ac.pr.ns.. S.b|.c« «* ly-l.w. *| Au.tl.II... N. W.WI.9 Ptrtod - Ne MWlul baml.tll... (CUT ME OUT AND MAIL ME) I WW obll,.tion, pl.«* teed partleulan covering SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS ut WEEKLY WAOE IENEFITS. NAME.. ADDRESS.... THE FIDEUTY HEALTH ASSOCIATION SUITE 817, 448 GRANVILLE STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C. Can We Win the Peace? Defeating fascism abroad ii only the beginning of the great task that faces North America. North America must do the whole job that faces thii Continent or go down to defeat against the forcei of social chaos. Defeating fascism abroad will not: ' Defeat North America's fascist enemies at home; Stop the wattage of North America's natural resources; Halt the creation of mountain! of new debt; Prevent a new and greater depression; End sabotage of the General welfare by "Free Enterprise"; Release technology from Price System interference; Let technology provide leisure with security; Solve North America'! primary problem of distribution. North Americans must avert the periloui postwar period ahead; arrest the processes ot social instability; provide equal opportunity for all; promote individual lecurity; underwrite a high standard of living; and imtitute a greater concept of citizenship on the basis of physical democracy. Technocracy's Victory Program of Total Conscription of Men, Machines, Material, and Money with National Service from All and Profit, to None ii the design of Continental operations called for by the trend of events. Total Conscription can do the whole job. SECTION 1, R.D. 18349 TECHNOCRACY INC. 625 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B. C LOOK ft H» FITME WITIMIFIIEKE ladeaendeaee I* a sere way la acqalre caalldcace la vsenelf. II INDEPENDENT! LEARN THI IARIER TRADE W* are wall «aalili*d to train yea la this pleassat frotot- ■ion. Oar wheel I* modern la eve%wer.wlthe«llitodla. (traetere to tees* yea e«. partly. *TA*T ON THI WAD JO A IUSINIW OP YOUR OWN. MOLEilWTEII Of SCHOOLS OP IMTISH COLUMBIA LIMITID Addren All laqalrles Or Call At 888 W. Bastlags, Or Pheae PA*. 7818 Wsnwmtnwmm Pate Fifteen Ubor Urge* School CUm Limit of 25 Schoolroom clatiei ihoald not contain any more than 25 pupil*. Thia waa on* of the luggeitloni endorsed by the American Federation of Labor which wa* brought forward at a session ot the Canadian Teacher*' Federation, in Hotel Vancouver. C. J. O.tet, V»ncouv*r, chairman of the itandlng committee on education ot the Tradea and Labor Congren of Canada, aaid thii principle ihould be included in the baiic pro- gram of education. _. Federal Aid Urged The report aaid federal aid for education and a federal department of education ihould be established te give every pupil * chance for higher education. Hr. Oatea suggested public echol- arahipe, free text book* and itudent aid. A pupil', mental capacity, and not hia parents' financial standing ■hould be the sole determining tutor in education. Other Suggettieat Other suggestions in the report, which waa referred to the resolution! committee, were: 1. Extention of medical and dental Inspection and services. 2. Federal loana at low rate* of interest for establishing school buildings of efficient design. 3. All public supported school! to be controlled by democratically elected ichool boards. Colltf*. Floored 4. Establishment of colleges as part of labor's stand in favor of education in the higher level. 6. National library facilities for both urban and rural centre*.. 6. School leaving age at leaat 16. 7. Children under 16 year* of age ihould not be employed. 8. Hinimum lalary for teacher* of $1600 * year. 9. Haximum pemion age of 60 vrtth optional retirement at 58 with a reduced pension. Wright's Canadian Ropes Ltd. WIRB ROPE MANUFACTURERS Granville Island Vancouver, B. C. BURRARD CARTAGE CO. LTD. "For Quick Service" FURNITURE and PIANO MOVING—BONDED CARRIERS '275 Powell St. Phone: HAitingi 1236 G.W.Marshall HYMN OP HATE Student: "Could oae refer to the Venus de Hilo a* th* girl who got »,. HYMN OF HATE ,, BroqTui>-„ tk_ ■£ ?*24e ******»»* leve I* bund, th**2f**r__ _, l«aut*. tlm. making ap her face. *>Wflt_,lTi_\m_J_* ■■ isn't make up h*r salad- il aw**? It'* aa 'anales* to not may 1 Jake/' NORTHERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY & J. W. STEWART LIMITED Engineers and Contractors VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA Terminal Sheet Metal Works Limited Manufacturers of Sheet Metal Equipment in Monel, Copper, Brass and Galvanized Iron KITCHEN EQUIPMENT COFFEE URNS SHIP VENTILATORS — STEAM TABLES DISH-WASHING MACHINES — AUTO METAL WORK — BOAT TANKS SANITARY SINKS PLATE WARMERS AUTO BODIES AND FENDERS REPAIRED . j. t. Mcdonald Austin fisher Phonei PAcific 3036 1090 PENDER STREET WEST VANCOUVBR, B.C. pBl Co-operative effort won the war. ^^^ Let's all pull together to make Canada ^kt the best Country to live in. f^"e*_a THE DOMINION CONSTRUCTION CO. UMITED General Contractors and Consulting Engineers IN WEST FIRST AVENUE, VANCOUVER, 1.C. Telephone: FAIrment eeee Life Hu a New Meaning For Dan Dan was 18 that night a few rears back when he happened into the "Club". His clothes were shabby, his shoes run down—his whole appear- ance had * seedy sir. He wa* pretty low in hi* mind, too—nobody wanted to give a deaf boy ■ job—tp.ci.lly when hia eyesight wa. bad, too. He'd been on relief and he'd been sick a lot— and just about then Dan figured that th* world wa. a pretty grim place for a boy like him. I don't know how he heard about the "Club"—but he did—and from then on life had a new meaning for Dan. Because the "Club" waa inter- cited in him he ipruced himself—hii bearing grew more confident No longer waa he juat ■ deaf boy nobody wanted or cared about. Because the "Club" wa* interested in him an eye operation which cured hi* tight deft- ciency wa* arranged, and an instrument wa* purchased to help hia hearing, and then he got a job. And Dan ia an excellent worker. He holda hii head up with the beat of them now. Self-reapectlng, .elf-confident, self- supporting. And that ia what the "(Sub" ia for. The League for the Hard of Hearing, a member agency of the Welfare Council and Community Chest, wai begun in 1883 aa an aid to people whoae hearing i* impaired. They give lip reading claa.es and offer a recreational programme of social activities. They give advice and help. Dan ia one example of the wonderful work done by the League. Thia is one of your Community Resource!, did you know about it? —Welfare Council of Greater Vancouver. COMPANY, LIMITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS 510 West Hastings Street Vancouver, B. C. Ubor Day Sports kNewWrjtninster Sports, parade, speeches and a dance will testur* Labor Day ceremonies by Royal City Ubor organisation* at Queen'. Park Stadium and Arenex. Trade union members will parade from the foot of Tenth ttreet to Queen*. Park vi* Columbi* .treet. M»yor W. H. Mott will give » w*l; come *ddreai at Queen** T*«rk, and other speaker, will include Major D. D. Sweeting, Pacific Command; E. E. Le«ry, preaident of Vancouver Labor Council; Robert Cormack, Vancouver and New Westminster Trade* and Labor Council, and Harold Pritchett, B. C. Federation of Labor. ^^^ The »utom«tle blinking of th* eyelid*, ipreadlng moisture over the bill, require* only oB*-tw*Bttotti of a tecond. It Is th* body's fsstert *uto- matic motion, , Doreen of the Painter** otTIc* it convinced her lat*«t BJT. mart_be a baker, because altbwiifc he hasa't mack dough ha has nleaty ef crust Commonwealth Construction Company Ltd. Formerly Carttr-Hells-Aldmger Co. Ltd. ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS CONSTRUCTION OP ALL KINDS WINNIPEG VANCOUVER VICTORIA WHITSELL CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. APARTMENT HOUSE SPECIALIST 3820 Cambie Street MArine 2998 Compliments of ARMSTRONG & MONTHTH ENGINEERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS mn . -«- — aa__L__ «__* » tmWtsry^WbyWUkrW a aWaaaVvBaaaava* m***_TWoW 13S3 HORNBY STREET VANCOUVER, B.C. If a soldier trie* to kin a woman and gate away with It h**» a ataa; If he trie* and doeeat nt away with it, he*, a brut*; if ao deeaat try to kin bar bat would gat away trig, it if he tried, he'aa eoward; aad If he doean't try to els* her aad woalda*t gat away with it If he did—**'• a The Lotus Hotel Barber Shop NEAREST TO TH- LABOR HBADQCARTnu Modem and Sanatory Eotttl Service ta AR! e ll 'j.Ui ' ij *uiX Page Sixteen THE LABOR STATESMAN Aj|uit,t9«5 The Woildii Hungry lor Fruit and lam! B. C. Apples ere famed the world over for site, quality end Our ellmete li ideal for the products of tree, vine end busk. Expertly peeked and skipped in refrif ereted form, our fruit kelps to feed e ktmfty wodd. Now tket peace it teetered tke wodd will demand more of these B.C. produce). Tkls demand will increase prosperity for out fermcrt and worken. • Publlahad ut a contribsstion la Ik* dtoetsaolon of Canada'a poet-sear futura ky WOT-^TER BREWERY LTD. NEW WISTMINSTtt, I.C. Subttdloryaf COAST 1REWERIES LTD. MARPOLE COAL CO. LTD. •MArine 7331 R*ee««ii>ility Celts . Fer lets Vima <_; Keep on with your greatest efficiency. Protect your accurate eyesight. Have your eyes examined now. Get the benefit right away. W.i. Pitman Optometrist let. 1*21 it.M.I M WWgS W. WaWtlsBQi If* MAr. 0*21 MA(X0MM0DATK)N MAIL ADDRESS" Intended for thoie not having a filed addrau ... or a satisfactory mail arrangement. Mail will be held or forwarded. THII II ANOTHBH OT OUR PSHONAL IKftVrCES G.FLORENCE ft ASSOCIATES "Accounting and Income Tax Service" I MCftMN RMBMM VANCOUVH, %C. IMOIlII-DOir FURNITURE 00. i tiUpttoinmed and Urmg Room Pttrnkure I frtsTlW 7*73 %4M • * • et W. D. WILSON America* Federsliea at . Member ef Carpoatert Uaiaa Na. 418 JAMEI THOHSON |Upra**atallv* Proviaeial DeaaHateal af Ua**. 18 A. F. of L. Unions Honored For Atomic Bomb Plant Project Washington, D. C—The War Department placed 18 A. F. of L. organizations on the nation'! honor roll for their great contribution! to the successful development of the atomic bomb. The War Department sent iti official thanks to the American Federation of Labor for its help in makiifg the secret atomic bomb project a luccess in the following telegram: William Green, President American Federation of Labor Drake Hotel, Chicago Through you I want to thank all the officers and members of your Building and Metal Trades Unions who helped build and man the plants in which our atomic bombs are made. You recruited skilled mechanics from thousands of miles away to work on these projects, even though we could not tell you what they were making. Now you have the reward of sknowing that their efforts are making an important contribution to final victory. Robert P. Patterson, Under Secretary of War. The War Department issued two news releases on the subject headed "Labor Plays Vital Role in Secret Bomb Project" and "Stimson and Patterson Acclaim Labor's Contribution in Developing Atomic Bomb." The only labor unions mentioned in the releases were those affiili- ated with the American Federation of Labor. Undenecretary of War Patterson officially congratulated the American Federation of Labor and its members who helped to make the atomic bomb project such a success. He described how A. F. of L. unions had recruited skilled workers from every part of the country and shipped them to the project sites in Tennessee and Washington. "In many instances," the War Department said in acknowledgment of the A. F. of L.'s aid, "the trade union leaders broke down conditions of long standing so that the work might be completed on schedule." A. F. of L. Secretary-Treasurer George Meany in a radio talk on the A. F. of L.'s Labor-U. S. A. programme, declared the A. F. of L. workers on the atomic bomb projects had performed "a miracle of hard work, without which the formulas and blueprints of the scientists could never have been transformed into bombs." This work, he said, was done on the largest scale in history, both in construction and production. The Army's listing of these unions follows: International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers. International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers. Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. International Union of Elevator Constructors. International Union of Operating Engineers. International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamentala Iron Workers. International Hod Carriers, Building & Common Laborers Union. Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' International Union. Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers. Operative Plasterers and Cement Finishers' International Ass'n. United Slate, Tile and Comp. R'f'rs, Damp and Waterproof Workers' Association. United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steam Fitters. Sheet Metal Workers' International Association. International Brotherhood Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers. Building Trades Department of the A. F. of L. International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers. Your Union Responsibility Th* responiibility ot running a union don not rest only with the officers but with every single individual m.mb.r of the union. The officer* ot th* anion cannot be expected to ditcher*, their dutie* efficiently and to th* fultat b.n.flt ot th* member* unlcta they receive the member- ihip'i rapport aad exprentoa. Though uaion datiei interfere greatly with thtlr limited .par* time, unloa officer* cheerfully rafter the** Intruilon. when they receive fall cooperation. The iucc.it of a union depend! oa a itrong, active membenhip trained in principle* aad practice, of solid unionism. Th* membership rapport* it* organisation by the paying af nominal due* for wheh theae worken have a right to enact a return of the beat poaaibl* wag**, good working and livingconditioni and job security. The** union function* fall without your active rapport, without your exprentoa. Thii fsct should convince everyone of the importance of attending meeting*, of paying due* promptly and of dolag your ihar* to max* your union itrong. It ii to the selflih aad penonal latereat of every anion member .ince it I* he. after all, who galas ia wag**, working condition, and Job security. . A "SPM *utur* for t°* *nd **** family eaa be aasared through yoar union. Million! of familie* h*v* built their haepiaeii oa itroag democratic, progreestvi unionism. And the itrength of a union He* in th* unity—of .ticking together aad nghting tor that which the msjority of members went But loeal officer. caa never know what the wishes ot th* majority of members win Woa any tublect unlet. * majority ot member* atUnd meeting* tad ar* wt___ to .Und ap aad daclar* themaalvee. ^^ No tew officer!, however abl*, eaa run a aaion to satisfy th* maierit* Attend meeting!. If something U done which dlnUtte* you, tpttTIVaad If you have « progreratvt Id**, *a**kTt If you CMresaady* critfabm Intern-. That eaa rale a aaloaT ltl. yoar owa fadivMul m^b'tru both to yourwlf and your family to be in active member la goodrt-Jdrntj —Exchange. *ay so. MsThaa**: "Ar* yaa aura yaa ate qualliM to lead a jasa orehootraT** Applicant: "Aboolatolv. I*v* had ______T__**_!____wt_m ga» «**n. .hocked ia France, aad I live la aa apartmrat above a family wttlrtwetvo noisy chlkJftB.** * Nunno, Algsraoa, there Is ae la- raffiay* •*•**•*** tfttn a gay who tatsn amtrl with afa eyas earn cast aae'• be'* going- Vmcmiw, mm Wmmmmt ui Trades and Labor Council President Vic.-Pr.»ld.nt San.r.l S.cr.t.ry-Tr..sur.r W.rd.n Statistician Ninety-eight Affumted Unions Ilrt Showl.r (Milk Salesmen) Ssm Srayli. (Plumbers) R. K. G.rvln (Strwt Railwaymen) J. Stavanson (Carpenters) J. E.V.S (P.intars) IXKUTIVI CHAIRMIN: C. E. H.rr.tt (Barbers R. H. N..l.nds (Typographical! .........'. Torn P.rlin (A.ronautical| E. Holmes (Belery Salesmen) Organizing Commit!.. Legislative Committa. Pr.ss Commits.. Grievance Committa. COMMITTK MIMHRSt ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: C. H.rr.tt Ch.lrm.n (•arbars),C.M. Stewart (St. K.ilw.ym.n). A. J. Wybr.w (M.chini.t. . R. McCuoch (M.ll S.l.sm.n|, E. A. J.mi.son (Musici.n.' Loc.l). Alt.rn.ret: P. Carlisle (Plumbers), Geo. Bengough (Crp.nt.rs), Robt. St.v.n.on (Painter, .nd D.eorators). LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE: R. H. N..l.nd; (Typographical!, R. Atkinson (Truck Drivers). R. K. Garvin (St. Railw.ym.n), R. Gouf.ro (Typographical), R. G. Pollock IProiMtlonlsts), F. GrltTin (St. R.ilw.ym.nl, R. M.c.ul.y (Shut Metal Work.rsl, S. Smyli. (Plumb.rs .nd St..mlitt.rs|, G.o. ».ngough (Carpen. t.rs), J. A. Ooug.ll (Und.rt.k.rs .nd Emb.lm.rs|. PRESS COMMITTEE: T. P.rkin, Ch.irtn.n, (A.ron.titic.l), R. McCulloch (Milk Salesmen), H. Murphy (8. C. Saam.n . S. Smith (Civic Emp pyus), T. Dunlop lit R.llw.yrn.n|, T. 8 Smith IEI.ctric.1 Work.rs , J. W.k.r (Shut Metal Work.r.rrK.S.«ln (St. R.ilw.ym.n), H. W. W.tt, (El.ctric.1 Work.rs|. GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE: E. Holm.. (Bakery Drivers); J. Ross (Electrical Workers), J. H.nd.rson (Engin..rs), J. E.v.s (Painter, tnd D.corators|, and on. member from th. Union .ffected. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE: S. Smyli. (Plumb.r« .nd St..mfi«.rs), R. Atkinson (Truck Driv.rs). J.ek Ross (Electricel Work.rs), J.ck St.v.nson (Carpanters|. Compliment* of INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOOKBINDERS LOCAL 103 Affiliated with Trade* and Ubor CouneU, th* Am*ric*n Federation of Labor, AUM Printing Trad** Council UNION LABEL OFFICES Broadway Printer* Pacific Printers Dunsmuir Printing Co. General Printer* Journal of Commerce Mkch.ll.FoUy Ltd. NewcHereld Ltd. Nicholson Ltd. North Shore Press The Review, North Ven. Sun Publishing Co. Ward ft Phillip* Willaon Stationery Co. Ltd. Wrigley Printing Co. Ltd. Campbell ft Smith Ltd. Lumbermen Printing Co. Ltd. Preildent, Frank Milne Vice-Preiident, L. MacDonald Recording Secretary, Mr*. W. L*»k Financial Secretary and Buiineu Agent, T. Carroll Women's International Auxiliary. No. 17) To Vancouver Typographical Union No. 226 UNITY 18 STRENGTH, DEMAND UNION-MADE GOODS aamasif .Vtia—swr,: Tht Compliments of HUimiNG4MEIUUnSHIN(aiC0.LTD. Largest menufecturers of High Grede EDGE GRAIN RED CBDAR SHINGLE IN B. C. Stained Shingles Our Specialty 9110 Milton Street Phonei LAngera 0500 Wosk's Limited VISIT ANY OF WOSK'S STORES 62 Weet Meetings Street .... PA.7588 5*60 Weet Heatings Street , . . PA.7653 2602 Main Street . . . . FA. 5941 LARGEST SUPPLY of RANGES in WESTERN CANADA A. W. JOHNSON ef 't*tamut>o a***-. Mr twaaHf *f **H**mia*» ttutaV. 200 Colntnbia Avenue, Vancouver, B. C. "Johm* light Guam" OmIMolHtmimo. Sore 10 per teat JACK CAMERON "YaiWI«f'rjm...Wowraek*am" Ucenied-I««r»e< '^**mitm oL Doort -Ptumlmg PkoneiMAr. % * a • •• SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LOCAL No. 280 lusUt on UNION MEN on your SHEET METAL WORK In continuous business for 43 years! Pra.idant: t. COCKER Vice-President: O. FEARN Recording S.crat.ry: J. LAURANCE Fin.ncl.l S.crat.ry .nd Business Agent: JAMES WALKER • OFFICE, LABOR HEADQUARTERS 531 BEATTY STREET Phon.: PAcific 9032 MEMBERS EMPLOYED BYi A«H SHEET METAL CO., I7H Kl.ft«.y .... »Air. ,M7 __^e2MUr&iV **™ W,rt * * • TC'rW HIMARD DRY DOCK, North ViawevM MA. 4411 CAMMELH GRILL LTD.. 124 W«t SUtn A.ang, . . . PA MM CIKTRAl SHEET MITAL, IMT ftklurds Street • . . MA. M2I BUTT COPPER AND BRASS, *2 Wnt S.«e*d Ave**. . - PA. 1702 EMPIRE SHEET METAL, IMS W.tt Pint Ar..v. • - . BA. 4MB FOURTH AVENUE HEATING t PLUMBING. 2001 W. Fwrrls A,..; BA. MM L H. GRANT k SON, 74 East C*rd*»< Str..t . . MA. nil HINGLEY ROOFING, »70 S.W. Maria. 0rl». - - . . LA. IBM HUDSON HEATING, IMI S.W. Merles Drive - .. LA. 0IB7 W.G. HUMPHREY, 1)2 Powell Street MA. MIT HUNTER'S HEATING I SHEET MITAL, Baream tad Ceasm.r.1.1; HA B2I7 HODGSON SHEET MITAL, SM StaHtra Stteel ■ . . PA. 7*10 LAKES LIMITED, *S2 Cmm.rclal Drlva HA 22M MAIN SHEET METAL, 1024 M.I. StrMt Pa. U* MAINLAND METAL PRODUCTS, 1707 Pender. St.; HA I4M end HA 0M2 MITCHELL BROS., S74 Richardi StrMt PA 72BI NELSON BLOWER CO. LTD., IM W.i» Slrth Avmm . . FA. IM2 NEON PRODUCTS LTD., 2M T.rmln.l AVe.ee • MA MM NIMPKISH METAL WORKS, 7M Pew.ll Street ... HA BMB NINNIS SHEET METAL, I IM Seyraoer Street • • . . MA WM QUEST METAL WORKS, B7I Homer Street . . . . MA MM SMITH SHEET MITAL, 121 Watt Seventh A».nga ■ . . FA MM STEWART I PHILLIPS LTD.. IBM R.bwn Street ■ ■ . MA IMS STEWART SHEET METAL WORKS, 112 Wett Esplanade, Nerth V...s FA. Mil J. I. TACEY * CO. LTD.. IM W.tt Slrth Av.au. ■ . . FA. 4.1. TERMINAL SHEET METAL. ION Watt P.nd.r StrMt ■ . FA. Mil W. A. THOM SHECT MITAL, I77t Wert Geerfl. StrMt MA 2721 WESTERN STEEL PRODUCTS. Gr.svlll. Isltnd . . . ■ MA IMT WALBURN NEON LTD., I4M Howe Street . ■ . ■ MA MM WM. WALLACE SIGNS, 7B1 lart Hart!.*. .... HA 4I7B WILKINSON I KIDD. Sll ElfMh St., New W«fml.rt.r ■ N.W. 1117 WESTMINSTER SHEET MITAL WORKS, 711 Cmrvea, N.w Wti... N.W. 1MB President: C. Andersen Rec: Ch.t. Murphy Members Employed byi Northern Constructi.n Co. J. H. Tsdd Construction Ce. - Freser River HI. Drivl.f Ce. Horie Latimer Ce.ltn.tlo. Ce. Commonwealth Construction Co. Ferris I N.sh C.nstructl.n Co. Vencouver PA. Drtvlsf Ce. R. lumsteed N.rth W.it.rs DradflKf Ce. Cempbell Co.trrsnrtl.. C. Irew. Cesrt. Co.. Fort Alber.1 t. M.U**., Pert Alber.1 Wm. Graenlees Ce«irru.th>n Ce. T. H. Ml CnstructLn C. Vleterle File Drlvln* Ce. C.m.swll Ceetreetlaa C. B. C. Brldf. end Oredf* Ce. International Union of Operating Engineers LOCAL IIS HOISTING, PORTABLE AND POWER SHOVEL ENGINEERS; ROAD BUILDING AND ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK; COMPETENT MEN FURNISHED ON SHORT NOTICE President. D. HODGIS Vlc..Pr..ld.nt, E. M.CALLUM Recording Secretery, A SCOTT Financial Secretery .nd luiln.il Ae.nl, CHAS. WRIN Affiliated with VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL VANCOUVER BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL VANCOUVER METAL TRADES COUNCIL OFFICE: 217, 193 EAST HASTINGS ST. PHONE: MArine 2M9 Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf ud Dock Builders LOCAL UNION 2404—VANCOUVBR ANDVICINITY Chartered by Unitad Brotherhood el Crp.nt.rt end Joln.rs ef Amerlce fhene: PAcific 4046 191 Heatings Street East, Vancouver, I. C. Vlc.-Pr.rild.nt: A. N.rm.n Ft.. Sm. .ad Bus. Asset: S. C. All.. Compliments of Nanaimo Local No. 527 United Brotherhood of Carpenten and Joinen of America 217 IRWIN STREET, NANAIMO, B. C. hetident.Wm. J. Emerson FmancidSecretasj,Wm.lMtie THE LABOR STATESMAN Page Seventeen CHARLIE WRIN STEWART ALLAN Ateal, Pile Driver.' lies* No. 1404. Jobs and Security Dei* Meeeage by Fare* R. Bengough, Ptraaidtbt, The Tradea aad Lefcer Cengeaea of Canada The twelve months that have elapsed since last Labor Day have brought great changes. More history has been made in the past 365 days than generally took place in that many years. Naziism and Fascism have ceased to be a threatening menace and Hitler and his cohorts are already unpleasant memories and we have celebrated the defeat of Japan. The stupendous efforts that were made by the people of the Allied Nations to defeat the Axis Powers were a revelation of what can be done by human beings applying their scientific knowledge and skill to a common cause. Undoubtedly we have a lot to be thankful for. Those of us who are alive and uninjured owe a tremendous debt to those who have died, fought and worked on our side in this fight. If we had not the ability to build a bigger and better war machine, with another fellow to use it, the story would be a different one. We came close to losing, but we won. The strange part of it all is that the people who produced all the millions of tons of supplies and foodstuffs necessary to win the war were, according to the Governments and financial wizards, absolutely broke about twenty minutes before this war started. Canada which produced so much had hundreds of thousands unemployed and hungry. We even destroyed food because people needing it could not buy it. The fact is we had everything we needed to make life worth living but the only way to get food for the kids was to buy it and we had no money. During the last few years Canada has sent millions of dollars worth of food overseas. We gave a lot of it away and rightly so. Our Allies needed it. tf the war has taught ds anything it has proved that we could have done some giving to our own unemployed citizens during the depression and saved a lot of misery. The Goerings, I .avals and Quislings are being brought to trial for the human suffering and misery brought about by their actions. The architects of past depressions, while not so spectacular in their operations, also caused untold misery and have got away scot free. They also have a lot to be thankful for and let's hope have also learned enough not to try it again. The mass of the people of Canada are not revolutionists. They love the great country that they are privileged to be citizens of. They value their democratic freedom. All they want is an opportunity to do useful work and have social security. Canada is a rich country. Properly managed, Canada can provide full employment for all its present population and -nany others and no artificial bottlenecks of finance must be allowed to prevent the present and future development of this great country. Hospital Employees' Union Progresses The Vancouver Hospital Employees' Federal Union, Local 180, received its charter from the Congress, December 1944. Exceptions) pro- (trees ha. been made by thi. organ- iiation, which up to date embrace! four hundred lay employeea of the Vancouver General Hospital. Extenalve negotiation, have been carried on over the last six months. The first concession won by thi. group was the bringing of all hospital employeea at the Vancouver Gen International Union of Elevator Cotwmictor» kOCAi.Na.tt Prwid.nl, M. C. M^Kich*. li.srncial S*tr*T»»v. *V. NieM Ccardins] Satrat.-. f. Helmet Vic.-P~sid.irt, Sea. S. ••*» Affiliatad wirt. Vancouver Tradei end Ubor Coeacil. Vancouver Building Tradei Council group wai the bringing of all hospi tal employeea at the Vancouver Gen eral Hospital under the provincial Superannuation Act, which guaran tees a pension to employee, on reach ing the age of aixty or alxty-flve. The organisation haa been certi- fled under P.C. 1003 and it li no- entering into negotiation* with the Board of Director* to obtain a union agreement plus a reviiion of salary ratings. ... ,_,__. It wai well known in the rtade union world that prior to praams ■tion the condition of hoipital em ployee. wa. a hopeles aone. Today, wtth • itrong union behind them, hoipital employee* look forwent to greater lecurity, a nenilon in old *ge and improved working condition!. life Old Timer: "I* your Bsere °»«trand sweet Mag?" • Niwlywed. "Well, ilnce our baby'e J_» born, It. been more like an aJSVfoll of grand marehea. wHb '"M calls for the author every night" AWISElAtGC "Say. 8arg», if you had to a*WHa> oat ttskir wis** or women, Waa* would yon drop?" «&aWi yo, ******* J*** SSLK tion and flv* me a eholce between wine, women and eong?" Atomic Power Most Be Ubor Controlled Th* lelenttat* hav* .hown u. th* way. W* can um th* trem*ndou» Sower whlc hthey have releaaed to uild a fin*r eWlllMstlonfor all th* people* of the earth. Or, we can take the road that lead* to certain destruction. The atom bomb is not merely a weapon of warfar*. Ai aa lartru- ment for peaceful progref He po«- .IbUitlM afellmltlee*. Whet w. do with tt depend, aaaa hear »»elflah we may be, aeon th* character of the .ontrofa wkteV will ragutata ttaay. Important aow — ti_."«^»»»l_J nportant to all wh* work for their livfig, I* thii **w pawer. WilItth* -edto enilav* aum, or tefiae thga? Will It fall lato th* head* *f tabtmk !jroa*iT Or will It b* maaaged for lbe eeaeUt ** all awn w«ryw**r»T T|i»f. where Labor** ln*er**t ttmm lat* th* pfctar*. Ubor mart have a feel__*_Jf_•* CemmiaioB to b* Mt up *"__,gg»- trol of atom powar. Haw.*"*'1*"* ■re too mat, too torrlfylaf. for Ubor to earmlt it to fill Into the ***d» of those who would um it only Ht their own benefit and profit. SONG OT LOVTa t.a We stag Iha aral Of Mary L*M| MMkaawaaawa , llw oheaM target. Carpenters Now Have 20 Locals in B.C. At the flnt conference of the United Brotherhood of Carpenter, ■nd Joiner, of America, in the Province of British Columbia, held in Vancouver, Hay 10th, and llth, 1943, it was decided to form a B. C. Provincial Council of Carpenters. The first Annual Convention wu held in Vancouver on November 29th and 30th, 1943, when Brother H. L. Peden was elected Preildent. The convention went on record as adopting the policy of one basic rate of pay and working conditions for all Union carpenter, in British Columbia, and in so doing established the rate of 11.10 per hour where the 44 hour week is in effect, and 11.12 per hour for the 40 hour week. These rate* of pay and working conditions are generally recognised in this Province. At the ucond Annual Convention held in Vancouver in December, 1944, all Local Uniona reported increase* in their membership, and ■ince the formation of the Council flve new Carpenter.' Union* and on* Pile Drivers' Union have been been installed, making a total of twenty Local Union* in th* Provincial Council. Memben of the United Brother, hood of Carpenter, and Joinen in Britiih Columbia enjoy the highest wages, and best working conditions in the Dominion of Canada, aad the basic wag* rata* in B. C. ar* aow fully established. H. Lyons, Secretary. Decade of Bitter War Ended at Last in Texas After Marly a d*c*d* of bitter warfare, peaceful labor relations have now bMB finally eataUiihed at th* El P*m (Texas) Eleetrie Com- ►any, th* Electric*! Worken revealed recently. During the decad* the anion had to aattl* thaa*, atrilsebroaken aad armed guard! to wia a foothold; it " I to sight ageism! trumped-up '•eta, and it had to a* thraugh trtnrtWg i~HHs*VV*M mMttt\W9% aaWsVaraivSaatt aWf-savTal AIM ♦©•ft peeefvMaTWfi »• wSm. fOiH* _-_k__s__*_a_lt tmt 4M___WmM__fWm__[ tt___M_^_l with siee.ee* back pay. a «•_*•«' ia maaactspsat h.lped to ariag animate trleaah le the tttstj awaggU. TOWATt MAM WAV* F#aMw wm Ins m aaaalT. Sounde kind* fuaay, but u th* Bid En of Mount PUaaant r*m*rki, a gal can have a boy fri*ad who la aim a Sugar Daddy. , # Made from Headlight "Special Weave" Denimi, Headlight Overalls give many months additional wear. Scientifically cut, they are the moit roomy and comfortable on the market. Look for Union Label. It ii to be found in every Headlight garment. t SOLO BY W. B. BRUMMITT 18 CORDOVA STREET WEST. VANCOUVBR, B.C. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED CENTRAL SHEET METAL WORKS LTD. SHEET METAL WORK OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS CONDITIONED AIR HEATING VENTILATION Hotel, Institution, Bakery, Reitaurant and Dairy Supplies and Equipment Skylights and Cornice, Eave Troughs and Conductor Pipe E. E. Elliott S. J. Anderson R. J. Douglas 1067 Richards Street, Vancouver, B. C. MArine 6821 WARRENITE-BITULITHIC PAVEMENT COLUMBIA BITULITHIC LIMITED PAVING AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS Root)* - £tWf - GtifOitt GRANVILLE ISLAND VANCOUVBR, B.C. MArine 3281 ELECTRO-WELD METAL PRODUCTS, LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF ANCHOR CHAIN GRANVILLE ISLAND, VANCOUVBR, B.C. Dominion Rustproofing Co. Ltd. Oxoieal Rustproofing — Hot Dip Galvanizing Electro-Cleaning — Sandblasting Pickling Phone: HAstings 2841 Woodland Drive and Powell St., Vancouver, B. C. R. E. Strain, Managing-Director J. R. TRACY & CO. LTD. SHUT MITAl MANUMCTUUU HIATIMO ANO VarflH>TMW SYSTHIS Phawt FAfaMM 46M W. A Thorn Sheet Met-IWocfa fUCTtre «*_» TMMS - •Ai.vaJnaO -. ««aT» . wt iroce KOrK« niMwst ttm ten) caett, immn-4,-...,. mm ..'•_: .v.._ — OVafattlfMej **%% WMsBB ^BBBm WsrwRr •'■if, of T Page Eighteen THE LABOR STATESMAN _ Auguit, 1945 Union Label Offices • ATLAS PRINTERS ua sUjaaienT et, »-t_s ma ■ROADWAY PRINTERS 111 sngaas Am B. -Aim ail ttm CAMPBELL I SMITH LTD. eaa a_-__> e*Nei a-etae ttm DUNSMUIR PRINTING CO. r at, -**!** Me* EAST END PRINTERS GENERAL PRINTERS MeeaatMeet. <**•*> -Asiaesaa* JOURNAL OP COMMERCE II* Willi wk PAatUttf* KEYSTONE PRESS LTD. LUMIERMAN PRINTINO CO. Ltd. n*e*saM.et. *___*•*•! MITCHELL-FOLEY LTD. NICHOLSON LTD. at** W. *aa Ave. Us-lew*m NORTH SHORE PRESS UIW. a«*_aa_>,~.T*a. -settee SEYMOUR PRESS SHOEMAKER, MecLEAN ft VEITCH 0941) LTD. -tease Leeal Proinlx Merit Sapftt. TheM firm! ean wpply you with Ihe Union Label, Ihe Emblem ef Goodwill end Peir Dealing and a Guarantee that Ihe work wai produced In Vancouver AUM Printing Tnlis Cnieil of Vaieouvtr 329-331 Beatty Street Gordon Taylor, President: Phona Wait 497-M. Henry Young, Secretary; Phona FRaser 4214 Competed of Detofetos from the fotiowing Unioiwi tnternettonel Brotherhood of Bookbinder*. Internetienal Mailer*' Unlets. International Photo Engraven' Union. International Printing Pienmew end Awiitanti' Union. International Stereetypers' and H*ctrotyp*n' Union. International Typographical Union. Amalgamated Lithographer* ef America. Union Label Offices SUN PUBLISHING CO. Me Many at. alalia* 11*1 UNIVERSITY PRESS mi w. Broadway BAyvtow **»T WARD I PHILLIPS •1* Bean Bt, ISAasMMO* WILLSON STATIONERY Co. Ltd. ee* w. feaat* et. »a*m* sua WRIGLEY PRINTING CO. LTD. at* etyatoas et. M«Hat a*M UNION NEWSPAPERS THE LAIOR STATESMAN mmm aaHHnsv^y UtrOo vaBrasBasmv ■Va*al NEWS-HERALD LTD.. THE DAILY PROVINCE ww Iliart 9a_4a_*e THE VANCOUVERSUN XMl POWELL RIVER NEWS fewett ■Mwr.B.O. POWELL RIVER TOWN CRIER V-m-umnt.U-O. UNION ENGRAVERS CLELAND-KENT ENG. CO. LTD. IM O-aM* Bt »A*M* IMI VANCOUVER ENGRAVERS LTD. ' I IMI We extend our best wishes for an auspicious celebration of LABOR DAY, 1945 to the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council and Us official publkatkm The Labor Statesman As an tocJiMtry which hae lot many years maintained cordial teWone with Vatwaivet Typogrephical Union, No. 226, Anseli-nated Lkhogrephen, No. 44, Printing Pressmen, No. 69, and Mailers' Union, No. 70, (four of the nlnety-elght local! labor unit,). frWa^iy The Vancouver Daily Province VANCOUVER TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION No. 226 Chartered by the International Typographical Union February, 1888 Instituted to cherish and protect our interests ea working people; to foster social justice end brotherhood; to train the apprentice to the end that thoee entering our craft may become intelligent end competent. Your sympathy with these ideals may be shown by demanding tho Union Label on your printed matter. It is an emblem of fair dealing and a positive guarantee against sweat-shop conditions. Elsewhere in this issue will be found a list of Union Label printing offices. PSINTINa V.ADU UNION LA.KL Time and Life ate NON-UNION Publications R. H. NEELANDS SMr.Ury.Ttea.arer, lateraatlaaal Typographical Uaiea No. 22S| Essscvtive member of Tr»d.a aad Labor Council. Compliments of Vancouver Printing Pressmen's and Assistants' Union No. 69 0 Subordinate to the International Printing Pressmen's and Assistants' Union of North America President, M. Er.eber, Vle.-Pr.sld.ist, *. $c.H Recording Secretery, H. Yeung Soeratary-Traaturar, T. S. faart b.cwtlve Committee: J. Scott, W. Deris, H. Young, S. M«g.lr* Compliment! of Local Union No. 44 Amalgamated Lithographers OF AMERICA President, Fr.nk Phipps (FAir. 6721-L) Recording Secretery, Chas. Hewitt Vic.-Pr.sident, Norman Wllby Financial Secretary, A. E. Walton FIRMS USING OUR UNION LABEL. Sun Publishing Co. Colonist Publishing Co., (Victoria) Lance Litho Ltd. Capitol Litho and Publishing Co. Wett Coait Litho B. C. Credit Union League VANCOUVER MAILERS' UNION LOCAL 70 MAILERS' TRADE DISTRICT UNION Suswrdlnat. Union of td. Internetlonel Tyeegrtplslcl Union Affiliated wtth Tradn .nd Uber Cuncll, Allied Printing Trades omciut Pr.sid.nt, I. Wells Vlc-Preshlent. W. W. Cl.rl Financial Sec-Trees., R. *t. T.yl« Sec.rdlng Secretery, C. A. Shtbbt S.rgeant-et-Arms, Crl HkUam A Ubor Day Message Hoa. Humphrey Mitch.il, Miai.ler al Labour. The Axis power, have been decisively defeated. The sense of relief and thanksgiving of all freedom loving people can, perhaps, be more consciously felt than adequately e* pressed. The hortton is not unclouded: peace, as well a. war, will present its problem!, will develop ita trials. But the fact stand, out—and It is one we.are too apt to forget—that our national liberty, our right to pursue our own peaceful objectives, has one* again been clearly established, ao that once again we may turn to progressive improvement, in our way of life, Leaving to international collabor ation the development of the peace, we can now afford to concentrate on the future of our own country. Along with retaining our national and tn< dividual freedom at high coat, w* have learned many lemon, from the war which may be * partial compensation for the sacrifice, our people* have been called upon to make. War 1. wasteful and destructive. It I* almost uieleia to repeat that no nation get* rich through war. But If we hav* luffered ta a material sense, we have gained in other direction*. The greatest of all reward! for the sacrifice! of brave men for the year* of toil and restriction, at home ii that we atill have that preclou* liberty which alwayi ha* been oun. To othen I ahall leave a total assessment of any benefit* we may hope to derive from our bitter ex. perience .ince 1939. For my own part, I shall confine my remark* to the field with which I am most familiar, the field of Industrial and human relatione, It seems to me that in the six yean now happily gone, we in Canada have come to appreciate to a much greater degree the other person and hla problem; that the whole nation now has a bitter understanding of the contribution to our national effort which i* mad* by the worker in the factory, tn the mine, in transportation, or on the farm. We must not forget Wartime haa seen the beginning of unemployment insurance, and the establishment of a Labour Code. It haa seen the introduction of family allowances. It haa seen a great ex. pension in trad* training for th* worker*. Alio, we have learned to master our economy, Instead of being its creature*: our anti-inflation measures, involving rather rigid price control, give evidence of thu. I would not suggest that some of these reform, might not hav* been lecured in peacetime, but I do think the war speeded the urge, hastened our thinking tnd our determination to get results. The recent Dominion-Provincial Conference haa focused public attention on propoul* to expand the old OFFICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION No. IS For. information inquire PAcific 4740 age pension system, to Introduce health iniurance and to mak* provision for alleviating any unemployment condition, even beyond unemployment iniurance. With all IU suffering and with all ita loss, if the war has left ui a legacy of quickened social lenie, then we have gained aomething at leaat, something that should hold much for our future. "STILL" IN EVERY HOME We've alwaya known that milk la und for the manufacture of button!, peni, pencil!, belt buckle., etc., but now we read that Swediih people have produced alcohol from milk. Wonder'if that means a "atill" in every home? Civil Service Pact Won in Saskatchewan) New progress in the field of labor relationa has been made in Saakatchewan, with the signing ot a com- Prehentive agreement between the rovinclal government and the Saakatchewan Civil Service Association, chartered by the Tradei and Labor Congreu of Canada. For the flnt time in the history of the Civil Service in Canada, Federal or provincial, a government hai agreed to put in effect the principle of arbitration in disputes between itself and ita employeea. Termi of the agreement were revealed here by Percy R. Bengough, preaident of Congreu. Covert All Employees The agreement coven all civil servant* employed by the Saskatchewan fovernment and is considered by the r.det and Labor Congreu of Canada and the Saskatchewan Civil Service Assocition to be a milestone in government-employee relation!. Saakatchewan government officials declare it demonstrates th* linearity of the new C. C. F. provincial govern* ment in it* expressed policy to Improve labor relation, in th* province. "The government of thl* province feel, proud that it 1* the flnt government in the Dominion of Can- ad* to ettabliih th* principle ot collective bargaining in auch * manner that the Civil Service will get i square deal," Hon. Thoma* C. Douglaa, Saskatchewan Premier, atated. Cke.k.0* I* la.leaad The agreement 1* by no mean, limited to the principle of arbitration. It include* provisions for excellent working conditions for the civil ier- vants. All employee! ar* to nceive three week*' holiday* with pay each year, and 18 daya aick leave annually with provisions for accumulation. Another provision i. for overtime pay at time and one-half for work in exceu of a 44-hour week. The agreement alio coven maintenance of membenhip with one of the clautes letting out that Saakatchewan government employee* must be memben of the Saskatchewan Civil Service Auociation. A further clause call* for a checkoff tor union due*, which will b* collected by the Saakatchewan provie- ional trearanr aad turned over to the Civil Service Auocltlon each month. Eitabllihment of poiition clauiflcatlon* under the direction of qualified expert, i. likewit* provided. I. Blew Al Palraaaga A .ecurity ot tenure clauM 1* Included whereby the government of Saakatchewan may ao longer diimlu employee* without flnt negotiating with the Saskatchewan Civil Service Auociation. In the cbm of grievance., the agreemeat provide* for th* letting up of a joiat committee. Thia committee It to be compooed of a repn- tentative of th* Civil Service Auociation, * representative of th* Saak- atchewaa gov.rasa.nt, with a third party acceptable to both. The general f eeUag _ that the pro. vincial goverameat aad th* Saakalch- ewaa Civil Service Aueeiatlea have by the ilgnlag of thia ae*** dealt a death blow to th* patreaace ■yitem, and that th* level of public administration is bound to rise at • result a * The Geo. N. Hewitt Co. Ltd. 732 Hornet Street Phonei PAcific 6148 "Marking Device Craftsmen" BADGES • CELLULOID BUTTONS STEEL STAMPS MACHINE ENGRAVING LUMBER MARKING EQUIPMENT RUBBER STAMPS, ETC SOVEREIGN BATHROOM TISSUE BLEACHED, SOFT, WHITE-SANITARY and SOLUBLE Smitk Dauichon £< U)/liqw ftd CLELAND-KENT 1 N(,K V\ I N(, l ) I I \ I K II ( For m^ectioe Piimtivijf CAMPBELL dm SMITH LTD. 820 Richardi Street, Vencouver, B. C. Phone: PAcific 30S3 m________s____ss___a_Sm____a____ -a ^__________________________________^m____________________mnon TICKETS **** m ?I_OTS-_' •*** NICHOLSON LIMITED Specialty Printers BAyview 0174.17** Mt2 Weet 2nd Aveeee, Veeeeever, B.C »«n*TING--ff. B-eey fWpee Phonei PAtUjt 31*. 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Offlee end Yard Phonei: MArine 1251 -1252 National Machinery Company Limited NEW AND REBUILT MACHINERY Sawmill *nd Logging Machinery — Woodworking Machinery Miliriil Handling Equipment—Contracton' and Municipal Equipment Pumping Machinery, etc — Machinery to Rent GRANVILLE ISLAND, VANCOUVER, B.C. Arthur L. Newion, Manager WESTLAND IRON .AND STEEL FOUNDRIES LIMITED ELECTRIC STEEL CASTINGS end ALLOY CAST IRON H. J. TURNEY, Pteeident PrW; HAstings 6251 1393 Frenklin St., Vencouver, B. C. RAY BROS. TAILORING CO. LTD. <vino- taaoa em* aawfcoraa) Extensive Line of Men'a end Lediea' Suittage—Price* right Come mend look them over AT 80.82 HASTINGS STREET WBST (Established 1110) You'll Be Glad You Did HARDWOOD CHAIR CO. LTD It*. G. Ferry, General Manager MANUFACTURERS OF FINE FRAMES 1634 Franklin Street, Vancouver Phone: HA. Specialists in AU Types of Hesdmg Crown Ctrtage ft Warehousing Co. Ltd. 1293 Homer Street, Vencouver Utht end Heavy Hauling • « MArine 4B1 ROY LENPBSTY Ageat, Teeawtert' Uaiaa, Na.ll. *>i? CHARLES COWER AeMl, Taai Driven' Uaiaa Ne. 111. The marquit said he ihould be paid for these land. If they were nation- allied, even if it were shown that the signature of the boy king on these document! wa. forged. Lord Tredegar waa impatient with the commiuion. Thia nobleman'a annual incoma I. $425,000. He uid he w*. "somewhat ruaty" about the title to theae lands; that they were in his family from time immemorial and that if he didn't hold them "tome one elie would." One ot the commissioners presented proof that large tracts in Lord Tredegar's holdinga were never purchased. It waa shown that the witness hss an income of $95,000 a year from a railroad one mile long which cost $200,000 to construct. Other coal operators are forced to uu this line, which is called the "Golden Mile" railroad. British Coal Land Owners Fail to Produce Title Deeds DEPORTS TO THE EFFECT that the British Government * intends to nationalize the coal mines of Great Britain brings to mind the following statements that were made to the Sankey Commission in 1921. Nothing resulted from the investigation; the miners continued to work at low wages; but four years later the mine owners decided it was time to attack the Miners' Union, so they gave the miners one month's notice of the termination of the union agreement and were going to lower wages and increase the hours in the mines. Just twenty years ago (August 1, 1925) the date for the termination of the agreement, the organized labor movement in Great Britain decided to join the miners in a general walkout, but just at the last minute (July 31st) the Baldwin Government cut in on the actions of the mine owners and the strike was prevented. Judging by future events, however, thii wu only • move to get better control of the lituation, because the miner* lost out in further negotiations and went on strike May 1st, 1926. Other unions joined them ■nd the genenl strike waa beginning to effect everything in Great Britain, when on May 12th it waa called off by the union leaden. Organised labor had lost the battle. Their treasuries were being depleted by million! of pounds, troops were being und to break the strike, power stationa were being manned by the navy, tnini were being run by the army and other troop, were being trained to drive the workera back to the jobi. At that time Hr. Churehill made thia itatement, that "a little bloodletting" would be all to the good, and that the "striken ean be worn down and that ia what I am going to do." Another member of the Britiih Cabinet (Sir T. Imkip) alio stated that "We have been waiting for thia for five yeara." The government wai alio preparing to con- flicate *U trade union funds. The Courts wen alio being uted to declare that the unioni could not use their funds with which to pay strike benefits in a aympathetlc strike. The judge! declared that the employen could lue the unloni for damages and attach their funda. Hence we see that all the cardi were stacked against the uniona at that time, but a report of the proceedings of the Sankey Commiuion ia interesting; it uys: Embarrauiag QaMliesu The remarketable spectacle of titled aristocracy being subjected to a rigid cross-examination on how they secured title to coal lands was witnessed at hearings by the Sankey coal commiuion, when Robert Smil- lie, president of the British Mlnen* Federation aaked these lords, dukes and earls many embarrassing questions. Vatt acreages and princely incomes are involved and the trade unionist, with cold dignity, challenged the noblemen, »g»in *nd again, to Kroduce the authority on which they old these lands. Wa. Fint To Take It Vague assertions that "the land had been in the family since before the Roman conqueit," or "if the land were not mine it would have been claimed by someone elie," did not satisfy the miners' official. He wanted every statement of the lords backed by documentary evidence and in many cases the witnesies were unable to do thii, »nd indic»ted no deiire to show their title deeds. The E«rl of Dunham w»s not clear a. to why he claimed ownenhip of 12.411 acre* of coal land, and which net. him a revenue of 9*00.000 a year. He uid he never read the title deeds to theu land., and he could ue no reason for the present in- Page Nineteen qtt!??0 ou have cauud my agent," he uid, "a great deal of inconvenience by saying you wanted the title deed, here.'' Owaer Ceta mora TWa Miner Th* attorney of one dake, who** income on coal landi is represented at over * mlUion a y**r, could ice nothing unfair in th* fact that the duke wu getting a shilling a ton royalty on th* coal, while the coil digger who riiked hii life waa paid len than that aum a ton for mining ' "What hu thi* commiuion got to do with me?" angrily aiked the Earl of Northumberland, who owna mining right* that cover 250,000 acre* of land aad hai aa annual Income of over 9300,000. The earl oppoiei the nationaliiation of mlae*. He uid the mlnen "were trylaf to monopolise the mines for themielvee." The Msrquis of Londonderry Insisted that he had as much right to the 6,000 acre* of coal land held by him, and the Income of 948,000 a yesr, (i he hu to the coat oa hi* ' Aaaaal laaeaae 9MO.OOO The Mantel! of Bute who owna 126,682 acres of coal land., and haa an annual income of over 1550,000, admitted that King Edward VI wa* * boy between 10 »rvd 14 yean of ■ge 360 yean »go when he signed document* conveying the land* which new form th* Bute estate*. Union Ubel Trades Need Yonr Boost Our Council wish** to thank all Member, of Organised Labor who continuously avoided buying "Sweetshop Non-Union Made Goods", demanding only thoie bearing the "Union Label", alao ueklng the places and firms displaying the Union Shop Card and giving Union Services their Union Earned Dollar. It ia theM Memben, who through theu activitiei, create more Union Agreement* and better our working conditions—are you one of these? If not, why not? Success for all Locals, can only be brought about by every Union Member being a "Booster" for the Union Label and ita service!. Do you realise your Power. With every Member, their familiei and friend, in Vancouver demanding the Union Label consistently Non-Union Made Goods would disappear in a very short time. Give it a trial for the next year, let us all be Union Label Boosters. Now the war is over we must be ever alert at all times, ready to combat a wave of Wage Slashing and Non-Union activitiei to break down thoM condition! we now enjoy. If your Local ia not affiliated with the Union Label Tradea Council, why not strengthen our forces by lining up with us and forming a solid combating force against Pre-War Sweatshop Condition!, that iome employen will try to bring about. Demand the Label at all times. —Ed. Smith, Secretary. Firm Laborer* Are WMtmfTooMucbtt) The Southern Tenant Farmen Union has opened a campaign to raise the standard of living of farm laboren to one-fourth of what the average family require! to live on. Preaident H. L. Mitchell uid hii orgsniution will demand an Income of 90*5 a year for all farm labor in the cotton-producing iouUi and said 10,000 printed leaflet* would be distributed In the Delta region* ■long th* Miuluippi river. The propoied annual wage, the leaflet uyt, "will give each farm family an income of 11.72 a day 865 daya a year, or 48 cent a day for each penon in * family of four to purch.se food and shelter. The American atandard of living call* for an income of not leu than $2,500 for *n avenge family and th* propel for farm labor i* one-fourth of thii ■mount" HeweMd Goods Now Moved by PluM-trtek What wu believed to be the tint plane-truck tnmport of household good from cut to wort coaat took place hut week whea * Con.olld.ted Vultee 39 flew complete housefurn- ishingi for four familiei from New York to Loi Angeles. Track* carried the load to and from the plane. Total (lying time wa* 14 hour*. Total time ef delivery was three day*. "There ato nor* way* than on* of killing * eat" Aad that, itatee Knotty Franks*, I* why puny ha* to hav* nine llvu. UNION TAXIS All Union Drivers wear the Teamsters' Button es your assurance of Reliable Courteous Service. Please insist yonr Driver wears one. In# tOlOWlftvJ ***Ofltp6<M#$ h#V# ttyfttO IffNfDfMI With T6m€4D, Me_9# k tut Driven' Union, Leeal III, and ampley Uaiaa Driven: 'ZLtfrsress?1 "SMSJU"" tm r auiiaii *__t un-wu ntstt, i -aaus-n ^ "-Tgyjaaj:. naum BB-atOO- wa*-, Mart*. HM eavea-Mi a oaa a-BTic- s*S.mu ■Age Ml -AM. -nets*** **a* ** HBsMee ease, Maria, mm maaiaatuae wan Ma-aa ua- vasts, mam*, mm Om_S* *im tsastAt van aunae ana -at-ovr ease, *_tuu enr WHEN IN DOUIT CALL PAcific M44 Taxi Drivers' Union. No. 151 naaaslal eMl.ts.rr nut a*suu*s Agaati O. A. OetWStm. taat-nt, 0. a. Toss* TUt H»«Ut*t, B. aisle Bm. f%, e. OUgg wimiiui a. ana.*, i. mm.ii, a. o»«_» 631 MATTY STREET Phone: PAcific 654* Compliments of GENERAL TRUCK DRIVERS UNION LOCAL No. SI Members employed by til tht large Transfer and Cortege Companies 58 Agreements have been signed and are now in operation Secretaray, R. D. Atkinson President, Wm. M. Brown Business Agent, R. A. Lenfeity Office! 331 Beetty St. Telephone*! PAcific 6346 or 4740 Compliments of Pioneer Division 101 Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees OF AMERICA President, J. HARKNESS Vice-President, R. K. GERVIN Financial Secretary and Treasurer, F. E. GRIFFIN Business Agent and Recording Secretary, G. M. MORRISON BUSINESS AGENTS OFFICE ROOM 308-309 LEE BUILDING, 175 EAST BROADWAY Members employed by B. C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd., 1334 United Garment Workers of America LOCAL 232 Work Clothing Manufactured By GAULT BROS. CO. LTD. "Caribou Brand" Pmld.et. CONSTANCI •OU»H Re. tsar. ADA HAUORAN Tieenrir, ANNI IYPMD "cA&ERO WHARF-550 Cardero St BQATS FOR SALE •t.*.. —r.—t 1 ■ - ■ ■ - mil- ■ ^^^^HE^nj^i^iiaJi Page Twenty THE LABOR STATESMAN CowpmwtMh of VANCOUVER CITY HALL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION Local No. 59 Chartered by the Tradet and Labor Congress of Canada, and Affiliated with the Joint CouneU of Public Employees, British Columbia Division President, T. LEWIS Vice-President, V. ROBISON Secretary, JAS. TARBUCK Business Agent, W. M. BLACK, 4459 West Twelfth Avenue Phone: ALtna 0749-V OFFICE PHONE: PAcific MM OFFICE: 434 WEST PENDER STREET _Auguit_1945 Compliments of VANCOUVER POLICE FEDERAL ASSOCIATION LOCAL No. 12 e TO THB VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMNSTER AND DISTRICT TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL _ Chartered by the Trades tnd Ubor Congress of Canada a President: C. W. Macdonald Financial Secretary: K. W. MacLean Vice-President: J. E. Benny Hagman Recording Secretary: Clarence Macdonald British Unions Make Plans For Meeting Needs of Post-War Era EngiMariBf Uateae TaWe Their Solution* To Problem. Of Gearing Britain'a Induitry Fer Peeee (From Herbert Tracey of the British Trades Union Congresi) It ii pointed out that reduction of cost* and increase! in output have been found to depend to * great e* Compliments of Mm Employees' Union LOCAL 28 Chartered by the Trades and Ubor Congress of Canada Affiliated with Vancouver Trades and Labor Council Vancouver Civic Federation President, WILLIAM ASH Business Agent, DAVE REES Compliments of Vancouver Secondary School Teachers' Association Affiliated with Vancouver Tradei and Ubor CouneU British Columbia Teachers' Federation President, F. J. TEMPLF.TON Sec.-Treas., WM. ALSBURY An important atep towarda poet- war induitrial reorganisation haa been made by Britain's engineering unions. The largest organiution of ■killed craftsmen in the world, the Amalgamated Engineering Union, in conjunction with the National Engineering Joint Tradei Movement, end with the cooperation of the Reaearch Department of the Britiah Tradei Union Congreu, ha* set forth Hi views on the reconstruction problem! of the engineering induitry. With iti membenhip of a million and more, the Amalgamated Engineering Union ii associated with the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions; which body consists of another 37 unioni with an aggregate membenhip of more than half a million. The viewi ot io large a body of Tnde Unionists must have weight, and they are expressed with much force and clarity in a memorandum juat issued. Certain basic assumptions are made about the immediate post-war situation confronting the engineering induitry and induitrial Britain. Theae are: 1. That there will be more work to do than men and women to do it; 2. That the rehabilitation of Euro, pean induitry and transport must precede the resumption of normal trade with the Continent; 3. That to re-establish Britain a. a first-class industrial country and an exporter of manufactured goods, Britiah basic and manufacturing industries mutt be re-equipped and modern, iied; and 4. That production will hive to be planned to avoid the slump and over-capacity which followed World W*rl. First Charge The flnt charge Uid upon the engineering industry is the re-equipment of public utilities and basic industries. Modernization and development of the transport system cannot be postponed: paasenger road transport haa faced heavy arrears of replacements, the railway! have * similar lag to make up in their permanent waya, locomotive! and waggons; the Merchant Navy will have to be built up to more than ita firesent war strength; the shipbuild- ng industry will have a big programme, and the ship-repairing yard* will have the heavy task of reconverting to their peacetime uses vessels requisitioned by the Government; power plant and heavy electrical equipment will be required for the progressive electrification of the country; and bulc industries where obsolete equipment act* ss ■ break upon British prosperity, will require to be modernised and mechaniied, including mining and agriculture *. well aa the textile and ateel industries. Emphaiii ia Uid, too, upon the need of modernising the planta of many of the exiiting factories which have installed special pur- nose machine* for war production. Moreover, there ia a vaat and relatively unexplored Held for new type, of Britiih machine tool., ticularly for the plaatica and alloy industries. Vancouver Aeronautical Mechanics' Union LODGE NO. 756 Chartered by the International Association of Machinists AIRCRAFT WORK.RS UNION LAMS. Employed by Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. LOCAL UNION 0*nCMS: P-sld.et, 6.ra»« feint Vlc.-PrmM.irl, Iwt Nli.s rtecerdla* ioxnt.ru. Teas Perils Financial Secretary, St*. K..Me*« frsstertr, *»t Yene'le • let. Af*.«, Torn Pric. • par- light tent upon development* in the machine tool induitry. Thii ii in aircraft production, «nd will need to be applied to the manufacture of automobiles and prefabricated housing uniti in the immediate future. Salitfylag Ovaries* Deasaae. Reference ia made to the necessity of re-establiihing Britain*, export trade In respect of iron and iteel «nd m»nuf*cture* thereof, and to wtlify overseas demanda In the main Heidi of engineering producU will require a large increase over the pre-war site of the exporting branches of the engineering induitry. Not only muit the induitry contribute to the revival of countries whole industries have been shattered, but must help to meet the demand, of colonial coun- trie. for improved method, of communication, capital equipment and certain type* of consumer goods. China and India, for example, represent (aaya the memorandum) vait market! for railway material, locomotive!, automobile!, power plants, telephone equipment, looms, shipping—and from the former "depressed areas" of south-eastern Europe will arise an entirely new market for modern agricultural im- filaments, manufactured goods snd ndustrial equipment. Tne Latin- American countries, also, with their new found determination to raise living standards, must be supplied. The view taken in the memorandum is thst world needs are greater than at any previous time. "In our view the problem ii not one of seeking market* in violent competition with other exporting countries, but of io organising our industry thst we are able to meaaure up to the requirements and play our due part as one of the 'major workshops of the world.'" For this post-war situation the utmost efficiency of the engineering Industry must be developed. There muit be an orderl y*nd planned use of ita productive capacity, and * wide extension of research and development facilitiei. The memorandum recognizes, too, the need for cheap and liberal supplies of raw material "secured on the basil of Government Import from abroad and Government purchase and allocation at home of materiala produced with the most efficient plant." The industry will need to know Government policy on export credits, and whether it is intended to lay down export priorities, for example, with a view to rehabilitating the European countries aa a pre-requitite for resuming two-way trade with the European Continent The Induatry muat preae for the preparation and {lubrication of * "manpower budget," n pursuance of * long-term planned employment policy. Achieving Peak Oeteat The Trade Unioni behind thii memorandum feel that the wartime experience of Britiih induitry, the almoat fabulous increase, in output, the rise in productivity, the ipread of (kill and the high leveli of that skill in the hands of millions of men and women new to induitry are the "finest guarantee of oar ability to face up to pott-war requirement!.'' Full Employment - A Postwar Must (By Joseph C. O'Mahoney, U. 8. Senator from Wyoming) U. 8, Senator from Wyoming) Involuntary unemployment muit not be tolerated in the postwar world if we hope to prevent another depreuion. When the government .top. buying the product* of th* farm and the factory for the purpoee. of war we shall be fee* to face with another colUpae unlets we undertake by constructive and intelligent action to provide full employment All business, all agriculture, all Induatry depends upon it For if people cannot purch.se the goods and the aervicei the nation is capable of producing, business will go into another tsilspin. The last depreuion cost th* buiineu men of America $355,000,000,000 in sales. It coat farmen billiona in Income and corporation! billion* in profit. The coit of the depreuion wai actually greater thaa the war debt The full employment bill, of which I am happy to be one of the ipon- lon, ii not a bill to provide only induitrial job*. It is a bill to prevent a buslneu depreuion. It rest, upon the firm but. of fact that th* beit market fer the buiineu men of America ii to be found among the people at th* bottom of the economic acale. The total income of the people who in 1944 received leu than $2000 a year waa three time* greater than th* total income of everybody who received $10,000 * year or more. There were more than 32,000,000 persons receiving leu than $2000 ■ year and only 675,000 receiving more than $10,000. Obviously th* 32,000,000, If they are steadily employed, can buy more food, more clothing, even more luxuries than thou at th* top of the economic scale. For the 32,000,000 at th* bottom hav* ■ total income vastly greater than the total income of thou at the top. The economic hi.tory of the country prove* that every war hu been followed by a depreuion. The full employment bill ii ■ bill to prevent * depreuion.after (hi* war. . induatry acting alone, haa neVer in the paat been able to prevent depreuion.. Government muit now asaume th* responsibility, aot by regimenting the people bat by coordinating all economic activity ao that opportunities for employment shall be extended to every penon c»p»ble and wyilng to work. * iti Province of British Columbia Department of Labor HONOURABLE GEO. S. PEARSON Minister of Labour Mam Office: Parliament Building*, Victoria, B. C. Branch Office! Hall Building, 789 Pender Street Weat, Vancouver, B.C. The function of the Department ia to administer and enforce Labour Lew* of the lVovince, relating to Mini. mum Wage*, Hour* of Work, and Conditiona of Labour. Information may be obtained by employer* and em. ployee* upon written or perianal application. The Department eeeke the cooperation of all, and offer* the eervkea of an efficient etoff in connection with: MINIMUM WAGBS — HOURS OF WORK FACTORY INSPECTION EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING TRADE-SCHOOLS REGULATION CONTROL OF EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN ACCIDENT PREVENTION INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ROY STEVENS TRI-CLEANING 1167-70 BURRARD ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. Serving Vencouver Since 1910 WOOD COAL SAWDUST OH Watkins-Winram Limited 1923 Granville Street Phonei BAyview 4677 MEN'S CLOTHING — 301 MAIN ST. High quality Men's Furniihingt—low price. Large assortment of Working Men'i Clothei.... Shop et MEN'S CLOTHING — 301 MAIN ST. "Where your Dollar buyi more value" ARTHUR FRITH ft CO. We Cater to the Working Man MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR - HATS — SHOES 2313 Main Street; Phone FAiront 0014 2025 Granville Street; BAyview 2118 JACK CAMERON BUILDING WRECKER LUMBER — WINDOWS — DOORS — PLUMBING "You build 'em... We wreck "em" „ ._ Licenied — Insured 151 Eatt Cordova Street Phonei MAr. 0019 WEST COAST HEALTH AND ACCIDENT SOCIETY 2^0CTCX>MPI_m<X>V-*tAGBSC4J>. PHONB US FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS PmmmOtMAjtJWw9*n1' J93 Ban Haauntu ShtHpVt%tamtv4t, k\ C. ' .1945 THE LABOR STATESMAN British Columbia Projectionists' Society ORGANIZED THEATRES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA timet »-Trae oa-_bi__ coa-. ftm. ODBoir T-aa-aaa or oanasa li _,.*•*•> MmH| EDWARD A. JAMIESON Bailaew Maaafer, Masislaas' Uaiea. There ia juatiflcation for envying our primitive .nc.ttort who ate all the vitamin* aad never knew tt. We ar* advanciai. Th* hole* of ■tale doughnut* »re now being broken up and uicd to staff macaroni. MUSICIANS' MUTUAL PROTECTIVE UNION LOCAL No. 14S Suite SI S3) Granville St. Vancouver Telephone! PAcific 7842 Orgeniied 1901 President, William Pilling Vice-President, Frank Mulgrew General Secretary and Business Manager, Edward A. Jamieson Sergeant-ot-Arms, F. Fletcher Trustees: W, A. Storey R. Hope W. G. Bremner Executive Committee: G. E. Leach H. Stocker C. H. Williams J. G. Williamson Building Service Employees INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL No. 244 Affiliated with the Vancouver, New Westminster end District Trades and Labor CouneU, and the American Federation of Labor Members employed in Office and Apartment Blocks The Vancouver Block The Birks Building Medical-Dental Building Hall Building Stock Exchange Building Pacific Building Pacific Coast Fire Building Dominion Bank Building Holden Building Tingley Building Lee Building Boilermakers' Hall President, WM. BRADBURY Fin. Sec., MRS. M. CAMPBELL Recording Secreury, E. j. ROSS, 1704 Eait Fint Avenue Business Agent and Organizer, S. W. SMITH, 434 West Pender Phone: PAcific 5834 Building Service Employees Progress In Organizing Trade f N THE FALL OF IMS, the A. F. of L. Organizer, W. D. Wilson, commenced taking stock of the Building Service employees' situation in Vancouver. - It was found that these employees were working under very poor conditions and at low wages. The Organization Committee of The Trades and Labor Council after discussing the whole situation decided to put on a drive for organization among these people. There was some difficulty experienced in meeting the building service employees in as much as most of this work is done at night and in some cases the employees were backward about forming an organization having never had experience with trade unions or realizing their right under the existing labor laws of this Country. However, the organizing committee, with Brother Wilson canvassed the situation taking in the main office buildings. A meeting was called and a good representative group attended. Compliment! of THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES VANCOUVBR LOCAL No. 118 — 1. A. T. S. P. Meets Second Wednesday in each month in Ubor Headauerters, 331 Beatty Street POST OFFICE ADDRESS! BOX 711 »-sH.«t. •ORDON MARTIN Reeerdlng Secret.,,, WAITM UAKI NmmI.1 Sesret.-, R. S. CHAMMRLAIN It waa decided to proceed with organiution and further meeting! were held. All thii took place at a time prior to the labor code becoming effective, and under the Provincial legislation then in existence it wat neceaaary to hold your membership three month, before the Union could be certified aa the bargaining repreaentative, Once organised, however, the .mail group of women and men who started thl* Union carried through with determination and were successful in obtaining certification in one or two of the more prominent office building.. Agreement* were negotiated and wage scalea placed before the Regional War Labor Board, which resulted in substantial gaina for all the members of the organization. The officer! elected at the flnt general election were: President—W. R. Bradbury Vice-President—Jim Dawion Recording Secretary—Marion Walton Financial Secretary—Andrew Dean Guardian—Jamea Lawrence. Whale laaa.try Beaaat. Throughout the eighteen month. the organiution ha* been in exii- tence the Preildent and hii fellow of- fleer, have done a gre*t deal to im- {irove the lot of the worker* in thii nduttrv and it i* well to note that while they bargain for the members of the organiution, it ii not only th* members of the organiution that benefit, for many condition! have been remedied which effect not only the member* who pay duel but alio benefits those people who are in the '"dustry but have as yet not joined the organiution. Orgaaiutiaa Lea* Ovetaae Prior to the Building Service Local being formed here the em- Dloyee. teemed to go on from dsy to day without giving much thought to their condition*, and we And our- telvea in the poiltlon now of having to remedy condition, that ahould have been taken car* of twenty or thirty year* ago. Not only that but th* employ**!', teem to know very little of th* regulation, which are placed on the statutes for their benefit and which tb*y fail to take advantage of. Officer, are gradually having theae matter, attended to and conditiona improved that the worker, heretofore had entirely overlooked. Local 244 wa* not one of thoee local, that sprung up overnight, but rather itarted In a .mall way and la gradually growing, allowing a good foundation which will stand throughout the yeara. Both Hr. R. K. Oervin, General Secretary- Treaaurer of the Tradea A Labor Council, and Mr. W. D. Wilson, Or- 5.niter for that Council, have ren- ered valuable uaiitance throughout the growth of thi. organiution and tuch aaaietance hu been fully appreciated. Leeel Elect. Orgaal**r There is * large potential membenhip in Vancouver and the Local have appointed Brother 8. W. Smith organiser, who ia making good prog- re... An office ha. been opened at 434 Weat Pender which give, an op- Eortunlty to the memben to become etter acquainted with their offieen and the working of the Union. The preient elected offieen arc: Preddent—W. R. Bradbury Vice-Preiident—Ad* Eailey Recording Secretary—E. J. Roai Financial Secretary—Margaret Campbell Guardian—J, C. Johniton. It ha* been found that lome employen would like to refute to deal with the organiution or negotiate for batter condition.. However, under the existing legiiUtion the Union ha* been able to make remarkable itrldei in thia direction regardleea of the anti-nion tactic, employed. Brother Jen Fletcher, International Vice-Preiident, visited th* Loeal and ha* promiied to leek axiatance from the international Office in organli- ing the r**t of th* Building Service employee* in thi* city. Th* Local has also affiliated with th* North Weit Joint Council, one of the itrongeit council* in th* Pacific North Wert. COMPLIMENTS OF SCHOOL ENGINEERS AND CARETAKERS LOCAL »M INTERNATIONAL UNION OP OPERATING ENGINEERS ''widen*, A. W. De.ie R*«erdl.f Ss.rst.ry, L A. Rsetrl Vic.-'resid..*, A. M. R.M W....I.I Seeretary, J. L. liefer Employers: Vancouver Board of School Trustees R*M*..rHe.! 9s.rt.rrr W*rtisf Card oamiwiG §4 eWice This Bank is more than merely a safe place in which to deposit money; it is an institution whose purpose and policy it is to assist in the wise direction of the financial and business' interests of its customers. Those who make full use of the exceptional facilities provided by this Bank extend the range of their business possibilities. The Canadian Bank of Commerce * WL Will Pat, ilte tills] 1 If you bocomo ill or striously injured—lots of friends will proffer flowers and sympathy—but who wil pay the bill? ■0* A a-VSVBY. Provide* every wage earner a Budfet Plan for sickness and accident bills—protects the entire family. . . . Not a luxury—not a debatable purchase— ATtVAX. WfllWHI wow* vov ifonr vet We offer hospitalisation, sickness and accident coverage for the worker and hia family at coat Our members are banded together for mutual protection. n&» vi vo saw vovi Write, phone, or call at our offices for complete information THE NORTH PACIFIC HEALTH AND ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION va-on-v-a,a,o. TM eraavtlls tarsst II* noMsai-, a.o. "CHESTERFIELD" QUALITY MEN'S SUITS AND TOPCOATS ENGLISH AND CANADIAN RAINCOATS AT ALL PRICES fl "The Store thats Always Busy" Arnold & Quigley Ltd. 540 Granville Street Compliments of Phonei PAcific 0374 HOTEL WEST F. R. Marchaie, Manager Tta Hotel with ovar 100 Roomi,' Every ona outtida, with Hot and Cold Watar and Talephonr— Vary Modarete Ratal. H4 Carrall Street . Vancouvef', Bt C. .—, *— ummSSajm BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES' UNION Pictured above are Organisers W. D. Wilmn and R. K. Gervin along with officers of the Union who participated in the organization of the Building Service Employees' Union in Vancouver. Reading from left to right, top row: Wm. MacPUerson, Auditor,; Jai. C. Johnston, Guardian; R. K. Gervin, Secretary, Trades and Labor Council; W. R. Bradbury, President; W. D. Wilsee, Organizer. •Trades end Labor Council. Reading from left to right, bottom ntw: Margaret Campbell, Secretary-Treasurer; E. J. Jones, Recording Secretaty; Ada EaslrJy, Vice-President; Ellen E. Weal, Auditor. McGAVIN'S GOOD BREAD "THE GOOD COMPANION OF EVERY MEAL" Sterling Laundry Limited Complete Laundry Service D. McMaster, Manager . . " a Phone: fAyview 2489 1460 West Seventh Avenue, Vancouver, B. C. JL- ^iite^afcafaaT,r.-.V.^.iji: ____ Page Twenty-two THE LABOR STATESMAN NBW WESTMINSTER LOCAL UNION No. 1251 United Brotherhood of Carpenten and Joinen of America MEETS FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY IN MONTH IN THE LABOR TEMPLE, NEW WESTMINSTER e 29 Years of Continuous Operation e President, Stanley Dur.no VI..-rV.s'd.n«, F. Cr.wl.y Financial Setnlary, W. E. Uwls Treesurer. J. Saunders S.cr*«.ry: J. T. lannan, 1001 Si.th Av.., N.w W.stminst.r FK.ee: N.W.IIJ-R lysin.ss.A9.nl, J. T. lann.n, N. W. 513-1 Powell River Local, No. 76 TmJNATIONAL A ffdialed with American Federation of Labor and Tradei and Labor Congress of Canada OFFICERS: President, Murray Mouat Vice-President, R. McPherson Financial Secretary, E. Stonier Recording See'y, J. S. Mabell Treasurer, J. C. Stigings Executive: J. Cook, B. Irving, Roger Hart, E. Maple, J. Currie Vancouver, New Westminster and District METAL TRADES COUNCIL Affiliated with THE METAL TRADES DEPARTMENT, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LAIOR AND THE PACIFIC COAST DISTRICT METAL TRADES COUNCIL EXTENDS FRATERNAL GREETINGS AFFILIATED UNIONS: Aeroneutieel M.ch.nics 711 Electrical Work.™' Union 213 Machinists' U.I.. *»I Mold.rs' Union Ne. Ill Plumbers' .nd St..mfltt.rs' Unit. 170 Sheet Metal W.rker.' Unlen No. 210 Cerp.nt.rs' Union No. 412 Engine.*' Union Ns. Ill F.lnt.rs' Union No. Ill Shipyard Riggers' Union No. UI Pr.sid.nt, J.t. McMillan (Machinist.) Vle.-Pr.sid.nt. 6. Sangstar (Machinist.) Warden, J. Strom (Shipwrights) Financial Secretary, H. W. W.tt. (Electrician.) TrustMt: J. P. Furs (Sheet Metal Wwt.rt|, S. J. Ct (EnglnMrt), J. E.v.s IP.lnt.rs) ROYAL CITY DIVISION 134 Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America Pr.sld.nt, D. L. Iryc. Recording Secretery and Treesurer, S. I. Hearst Isisln.ss Agent and Financial Secretery, R. Connect. Office: 37 Alexander Street, New Weitmimter Phone N.W. 1342 NEW WESTMINSTER FIRE FIGHTERS UNION No. 256 Chartered by the International Association of F'tre Fighters Affiliated with the Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Ubor CouneU Pr.sid.nt, L J. WISHIART Vlc.Pr.sWMt, J. COULTER S.«r.t.ry.Tr...gr.r, LLOYD C. IUSSEY "THE DOVE" Messenger Service in all its Branches Furniture Moved — Stored — Packed — Shipped Phone 1173—anytime 919 FRONT STREET NEW WESTMINSTER •439 C. H. Reeve*, Mp. COLUMBIA STUDIOS PORTRAITS Hanky Arcade, 624 Cotumbia Street New WaMminater, B. C. Room For More Business and Industrial Leaders in Canada (By Dr. G. M. Schrura) 1 THINK EVERYONE WILL AGREE that the rehabiltation of our sailors, soldiers and airmen and also of our industrial war workers is the most important and most urgent problem in Canada today. There are many angles to this rehabilitation problem- ranging from War Service Gratuities and re-establishment credits, to vocational guidance and social security. But in the final analysis it all boils down to JOBS. Full employment for every veteran and war worker who is willing and able to work. Give them a suitable job with reasonable security of tenure and some opportunity for advancement and you will have gone a long way towards solving ALL rehabilitation problems. Now this i. where education come, t into the picture. In the service! a* well sa in war induitry men and women were taken from all walk, of life and "trained" for their war jobs. So too, when they return to civilian life, training will be neceaaary. A large proportion of the men and women who hive been contributing toward! our total war effort went directly from the school* and college!. They were never employed in peace time induitry and know nothing ■bout it. In the case of the older workers, re-training will be needed. Many of these people, if they have not lost their former skill, through lack of practice, will find that due to the scientific and technological advance, made during the war, their former jobs are non-existent. Re'traiaiag Far Vetera** The Canadian Government haa very wisely made provision for the re-training and the technical education of all veteran.—men or women. The only stipulation seems to be that auch training ahould be in the public intereit. I am not going to go into details regarding the scale of benefits or the regulation! and procedure. However I would like to say that moat veterans who are applying for educational benefit* aeem to feel that the financial provisiona are fairly adequate. I realize, of course, that thia ii a point upon which there may be eome difference of opinion and no doubt it will come up during the discussion period. In any csae it ii not part of my job to pan upon the sufficiency of the financial arrangement*. However I would like to aay in passing that they are a* high as the belt offered by any other nation and certainly are on a far more generous scale than anything offered to the veterans of World War I. But whether the benefits are adequate or not, I can lay from personal experience and from first hand information baaed upon interview! with approximately one thousand men and women that the interpretation of the regulations by the official, of the Department of Veterans Affairs hai been most generous. A. far aa educational grants are concerned the veteran certainly gets the benefit of the doubt. You know, of course, that single men receive $60,00 per month and tuition fees while taking vocational or University courses. Harried men without dependents $80.00 — with one child $02.00, etc. There are also provisions for dependents other than children. In the case of vocational courses a veteran may take training for twelve montha. If he ia accepted for Univenity training he may receive one academic year of University work for each eight montha of service. Thu. a man with thirty- two months service would be entitled to four years University training. For students who come in the top twenty-five per cent of their clasa, and who have had at least six month, service, the benefit* may be continued beyond the equivalent length of aervlce and in moat casea to the completion of the courae. I am not ao familiar with the vocational training program aa with the Univenity work and therefore I ahall confine my remarks pretty well to the latter. Vetera*. Tallin* Uaivareltjr Ceatsee First of all I want to say that thousands of ex-service penonnel are taking advantage of the University training option. At U. B. C. next month we shall have over 1,000 veterans in attendance and practically all of them on benefit* under this plan. By next January th* number will have grown to around 1,600. It is estimated that aa many *s 50,000 Canadian veteraaa may eventually take Univenity courae*. Well over half of theie men and women would never have had an opportunity to attend a univenity if it had not been for the war and for thia rehabilitation plan. It will mean that for the next generation a majority of the professional people in Canada—doc. ton, lawyen, nurse., teachen, engineers, scientists and business executives will be men and women who served Canada in the armed forces during World War II. Will Be a Teaaa Crl.d, Bat- Now I have heard the criticism that many of theie veteran* who have registered for Univenity coune* are not itudents, that they will not itudy, and that they will never make a .ucceaa of a profexion- ■1 career. I caa uy v*rjr positively that those who make inch itatement. hive very little knowledge of the ff*-*^ I1** veteran* who attended U.B.C. last lession did far better in their itudiei and on the examination! than thoie students whose aeadamic careen had not beea Interrupted. The veteran* ar* much mora serious ■bout their work than we were after the last war. I have talked to hun- *_dJ.._r *•*» ~en regarding their rehabilitation plan* and hav* pointed out to them the long year* of study ahead and the financial sacrifice which they will have to make in order to get an Univenity education. .u.The.i.r» "P"" »*"• ""'•thing like this—"Yei, we know It will be a tough grind aad it would be easier to So out and take a job. There are •.'*?.?' *<*!.. "ow Vth «°od wagea but timet will not always be as good aa they arc today. We were old enough la remember the last depression and w« know whst unemployment means, When the next depression or receuion eomei along a good education WW not only hela aa a* in. dividual, to hold * job but It -ill alio enable ua to make a greater contribution toward* the solution of the national problem. Furthermore we have noticed while in the .ervice that men without education don't get very far and don't contribute a* much as those who have had more training." Battl* T.ttstd Vetera** Theae young men did * good job ia the aervlce. and I am confident that they will be juat as essential in their civilian occupation. One hean a good deal about battle tested veterans not being able to settle down. Experience has ahown that that is not io. They are more mature, more determined, and more experienced thin the students from the ichool*, and they do better work in the clauroom and in the laboratory. Of courae, when one considers the number of times they are told that they will aat be able to settle down, that their children will not recognise them and thst their wives have become so accustomed to getting along without them that they will not be very welcome at home, one wonders how they will ever be able to accomplish anything! In my opinion the veteran doesn't want charity; he doean't want to be segregated or treated differently from anyone else in the community. He limply want* to be accepted aa s useful citixen—one who has been sway for four or five years on an extremely unpleaaant but very successful minion. He doesn't want to talk sbout the put, the war or settling down, but rather sbout the future—the future of his family, hia community, hi. province and his Canada. You and I can help, but probably we should have s little instruction In how to go sbout it. A Laad af OttassHaaity If time hsd permitted I could hsve disposed of the superficial but none-the-lesa dangerous argument that thia government plan of education for the veterans will produce too many skilled technical snd profea- sional workers. In the past we hsve never hsd enough docton, dentists, engineers, or scientists to do the job. It might be well to besr in mind thst Canada is not juit s isnd of problems but s Isnd of opportunities, snd that when the war veterans with their wealth of experience and sincerity of purpose have been given adequate training—s training thst ia broadly cultural si well si technics! and vocstionsl—we msy look forward to a new era, not of power snd prosperity for s few but of politics! and economic freedom for all. If everyone is to have the medical attention he or she ihould hsve we will need msny thouaands of doctors and dentists. Engineer, and scientists, too, will be needed in ever increaalng numbers if we are to develop our natural resource! initead of exporting them in the raw state. There is also, I believe, room for more business and industrial leaden with proper training and adequste education to meet the requirements of the pott-war world. Many self-msde men of the preient generation are finding it increasingly difficult not only to make out their income tax returns but to cope with the complexities of modern internstionsl trsde. I think, too, we could even uie a few enlightened politician!— men and women with the kind of understanding of nationsl and internstionsl problema which could be obtained from university courses in history, economica and political science. —Address mad* at Town Meeting by Dr. O. M. Schrum of the Extension Department of the Univenity of B. C, Aug. 10, 1945. The Skyscraper (By Clark S. Hobb.) Giant framework riling to'ard the ■un. Ant-like human, crawling here and there; Puny humana piling meatless bone., Meatless bone, of steel into the air. And on the pavement Down below A crowd collect* To .ee the show. Mighty web by tiny spider* apun, intricate it* weave against th* iky; Thread, of .teel that pattern 'gainit the blue, Marveloualy patterned to the eye. And on the pavement _ Dwindling .peck. Forever stretch Complaining necks. Monster fabric, bora of recti*** CHAPEL HILL COMPANY Spurning earth to challenge fearful force, "ttlng iteel against th* earthward height; Daring clement* to work thrir jealous spite. And on the pavement Gaping mob* That leem to hav* No other job*. —Th* Baltimore Sun. At Ruulan polar stations in th* Arctic, cucumber* and salad greens an grown underneath th* ice. The \\*i*. .**l h!l!ted •!««Wc*lly and lighted by 300-candle-pewer bulb, from current produced hv windmill, erected above the ice. thereby putting the Arctic billiard* to th* service of man and expanding the Jusbit- able area of the globe. •—T ' Communication f rom Mister Gloom ■ays that to a matrimonial squabbl* much could be aaid on both (id** if only th* wfte would (top talking. Broadway at Alma BAyview 0455 BURNABY FUNERAL DIRECTORS 4257 Em* Halting. St. GLtnburn 0154 "Your Community Funeral Directors" Operated under Closed Shop Contract Ws take pleasure in announcing to our union friends thi appointment to our iteff of Brother J. A. Dougall Secretary, Embalmers and Undertaken' Assistants, Local 23374; Delegate to Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labor Council, and member of tha Legislative Committee of the Council. Mr. Dougall will personally superviie all union business entrusted to tht care of his firm and will be happy at all times to supply any information requested. QUICK SERVICE IN QUALITY RECAPPING BRING YOUR SMOOTH TIRES TO US NOW. FREE INSKCTION. NO KRMIT MOUIUD. VULCANIZING REPAIRS WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF DUNLOP "ARMORIZED" TIRES AND TUBES FOR ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS. GORDON'S TIRE SERVICE 2436 Hattingt St. Eait HAitingi 1294 Eye Efficiency and the War Effort... Have Your Eyes Examined! Todiy't naaeti require man and woman with perfect viiion. Inefficiency in eyeiight ihould not ba tolerated whether It ba in factory, office or horn*. Tha Batter You See-The Better You Wortl D. J. SNELL 34 EAST HASTINOS TEL •A.lllc IMI EVERY SUCCESS TO ORGANIZED LABOR WITH FAIRNESS TO YOUR GOAL-FROM THE BILTMORE CAFE IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER, B.C. 824 GRANVILLE STREET YOU'LL LIKE IT - WE'LL LIKE YOU Dava Riitieh t,\_ j. oulowavv. nuusMNT M. roariv. am. n.s. a. w. vonic. etctrut UNITED CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. General Building Contractors Main Office: 193 EAST HASTINGS STREET. VANCOUVER, B.C. Telephone MArine 3333 PACIFIC GOLDSMITHS Diamonds — Watches — JeweUry —Silverware t 600 Robaon Street Vancouver, B.C YOU SAVE AT . . . HILKER'S ONTHEHIU TMINB. IN DSY aoooe FANCY WORK. OAOV.WBAn. HANDBAO*. bavmino auira. ere. 2423 Main Street, Vancouver, B. C. FAirmont 0200 JOHN NELSON HUDSON CHIROPRACTOR orvtet, MAwaaovio-ataioaNeet alma iaa*.M 202 Lyric Theatre Bldg., 731 Grenvitte St., Vancouver, B.C. GRANDVIEW HOTEL /. E. Berardini, Manager REFRESHMENT PARLOR Soothing «nd comfortably furniihed-You'll like it. 618 Cordova Street West, Vancouver, B.C. R. HOFFMEISTER •wev-ieas. meweaa and cottrruc-M CcatmtrckiMotor andUghtbtgInstmtatiemland Reatb. % MAMNB INeTAUATION* AND eBMIRft .aT.<««ANviy-wa««T, v^eeuvb, e.e. mmmtttunmna*. 1 **»l-aaTaaaaaa»*_ , *W* O ' i__hi_____W_i'\J_-l *=*=-. Atenat.1945 THE LABOR STATESMAN Compmuentiof United Garment Workers' Union. Local 190 LOOK FOR THB UNION LABEL Manufactured by Gordon Campbell's Ltd., 78 E. Second Ave. LOCAL UNION OFFICERS: President, F. M. Filgiano Vice-Preiident, Phoebe Pescod Recording Secreury, Walter W. Shaw- Financial Secretary, Jean S. Rogers Distillery, Rectifying and Wine Workers' International Union of America, Local No. 92 Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and the Vancouver Tradea end Labor Council President, H. G. Gourlay Vice-President, J. HOI Rec. Secretery, G. Guy Fin. Secretery, F. R. Devi* Members employed by UNITED DISTILLERS LTD. Vancouver, B. C. Compliments of VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER AND DISTRICT Union Label Trades Council Officers of CouneU: Fr.ild.ar: R. ItNHSTY (Lm.I II, Te.-it.nl VI...»r.tW..fi C. SOWER (Lm.I III, Tail «• let Driven) S.cr.t.ry-Tr..t.r.r: 10. SMITH (Lm.I IM, Peleten ami Dve.ret.rs) Sareaaet^t-Arms: f. OUST (UmI IM, lerhen) TRUSTEES: J. McCUMACH (Lewi Ml, lr.ter».tl.r..l TreHre.hk.l U.lws), MRS. ADA HAILORAN (UmI Ml, Udy tir»Mt W«4.n|, T. ROMRTS (Uui III, Tail tat let Driven) Chalrma. Polk? Cemitirttee: J. McSORLEY (Ueal 111, ElMtrhl.nl The Union Label it the symbol of CoUecBve Bargaining. There ts no substitute fork. Demand ill International Union of Operating Engineers localm Operating Engineer!; Al Induitrial and Municipal Power Plant*, Alr-Coriditioning Unit*, lee end Refrigerating Machinal President: J. Holliday Recording Secretary: C. E. Graham Buiineu Agent: Jack Henderion OFFICE: 21*. If] HASTINGS ST. EAST Nieaei MArineJMf Comptnneuti of ttte Brotherhood of RAILWAY CARMEN RAILROAD LOCAL No. SS ''••Wan. ROIERT UARMOND ««.rdl»| Sec. SAMUEL SHEARER VlnJMiMeet, FRANK DHAHAY He. See. D. F. MNNII Members Employed by Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Ltd. f*_e Tweaty-thiee uSSmS__Sm '■t>m ■ ;. !^S~syMMU|iWt ■ ri ■■; '. i i mi % - A: _* &_ If mtf' ■*•■ ■ 5* Wm rmm mm m W" •■-—*__».— IBlr7??.:^-!^>?aWw ; :l—...j . VANCOUVER CITY HALL City Hall Now Paid For; Credit MeGeer And Monetary Reform Vancouver now owns iti $1,000,- 000 City Hall. The City Council hat paid off the final installment on the 10-year baby bond issue with which ex-Mayor, now Senator, MeGeer financed its building. Known as the finest civic building in Canada, Vancouver'* City Hall sUndi ai * living monument to Senator MeGeer and to hi* policy of monetary reform in public finance, under which the city wa* ssved paying nearly $2,000,000 in intereit. Built in the depreuion years of 1936-1936, at a cost of $997,526.36, In contra.t with the uiual Issue of 40-yetr 6 per cent sinking fund bonds recognised as sound and standard practice in the realm* of orthodox finance, the construction of this building was financed by the issue of 10-year serial installment 3 per cent bondi which were told *i tax reserve investments to the city', taxpayer.. The City of Vancouver, had it followed the standard practice of orthodox finance, would have paid for it* City Hall: Cost of building.. Interest charges.. $ 997,526.86 1,996,060.40 Total 12,992,575.76 Now under the plan adopted, the intereit charge! were reduced to $171,980.00. The remitting laving to th* tax- riyen in intereit charge, totalled 1,828,120.40. Saving nearly $2,000,000 in th* in terest chsrges involved in financing the construction of * building costing leu than $1,000,000 leem. almost unthinkable. Yet the facts are indisputable. It so hnppeni that in the City of Vancouver, juit five yean before the City Hall wa* built, a structure known as the Burrard Street Bridge waa erected snd financed by the iasue of 10-year 6 per cent bonds. The city paid, and will pay, for the bridge: Coit of building.. Interest charge!.. $2,250,769.82 4,287,440.80 Total $6,518,200.62 The bridge, like the City Hall, li an institution of community service producing no active revenue, constructed on a permanent basil of cement and iteel and have comparatively tmsll maintenance charges. Now had the bridge been financed by the nme method employed In financing the City Hall, the total intereit paid out by the taxpayer, would h*ve been reduced from $4,- 2(7,440.82 to $387,988.18, or a total saving of that amount of money. Theie fact!, now Indisputably on record in connection with the financing of Vancouver'! City Hall and the Burrard Street Bridge, establish the crying need for monetary reform in civic and all public finance throughout our Dominion. Here 1* the record of what wai done In both Instinct: ■isrrsrd Street Bridge Financed under By-Law. Jan. 15th, 1930. 40 year 6% linking fund bonds due Jan. 16th, 1970. Debenture* marketed <g> $104.70 to yield 4.74%. Annual interest charge $106,625.02 for 40 yean $4,267,440.80 Coit of building bridge 2,260,769.82 Total coit to City $6,518,200.62 Now had Burrard Street Bridge been financed with 10 year serial instalment 8% bond! ai wa* th* city hall, the co.t for intereit would hav* been I 387,988.16 Coit of building bridge 2,250,759.82 $2,638,692.98 Coit under 6% 40-year linking fund bonds... $6,618,200.62 Coit under 3% 10-year aerial initalment bond! 2,638,692.92 Exceulve intereit charges imposed $3,879,607.64 Clly Hall Now if the city had luued 40-year 5% linking fund debenture!, ai it did with the bridge, to cover the coit of the city hall, the taxpayer would have paid out annual Intereit charge* of $40,876.26 for 40 yean, or a total for Intereit Coit"of buiidiag «Ky h«sn""
!Z"!!"""!!!"!!""~;""! Total coit to city $2,992,675.75 Financed under By-law 2878, July Slit, 1986, 10-ye.r aerial instalment »% debenture! payable in 10 equel annual initalment* due April lit in each lucceeding year. Total intereit paid on debenture! $ 171,980.00 ill $1,995,060.40 997,525.35 Coit of city hall 997,626.85 Coit under 5% 40-year linking fund bond*... $2,992,675.75 Coit under 8% 10-ye.r ieri*l inital. bonds.... 1,169,465.85 Intereit charge* **v*d to taxpayen $1,828,120.40 No commiuion* were paid and ao ■ubatantlal .ubacription. or auiit- anc* wa* lecured from bank* or bond houiei. But du* to th* rapport of induitrial and public utility corporation! who wer* larg* taxpayer*, the venture wai • complete iuccsmi and $600,000 more than wu required to build the hall wai lubicribed. Among the feature* which made, and .till make, auch 10-ye»r serial instalment 8 per cent bond* saleable ■re the following: 1—By making each initalment psysble, with interest, oa July $1 in each year, the taxpayen are given the opportunity to make a 8 per cent tax reserve investment convertible at par for the payment of tax**, on Aug. 3, which ii the date upon which taxei muit be paid to secure the maximum discount allowed by the city. 2—All the t*ving ia Intereit accrues to the benefit of the taxnayet. 8 — The taxpayen purchasing bond! receive all the intereit paid out on thh loan. 4—A ijntem of local finaac* ii $1,169,456.35 eitabliihed by which all the moneys paid out In financing th* coet M building the city ball are kept ia Vancouver. By inducing the taxpayen to pat up rack fundi a *n|rit of co-op.rat.on 1* developed Aat help* to bull* the right triad of a community apirit _. _ _. Th* maa_ wjpeeMlbl* for tele achievemeat ia tha ehrlc life af Vaa couver and In the field of reform* in Biblie finance 1* senator Gerald G. cGeer, K.C., M.P., who wa* mayor of th* City of Vancouver aad to whom the cltit.nt of that city unanimously give gredit—not only for the hall of which they are extremely proud, but for the tremendoua saving which wai *ceompll.h*d In th* coit of financing ita constrvctton. PROFESSORS IN FIGHT The Univenity of Colorado'* academic freedom fight aaded la complete victory tot four profeuon who** nay increuee w*r* denied by the board of regent* bec.use they invited * union leader to apeak on the cam- pus. PAID VACATIONS QUERY Ar* building trad** worken entitled to paid vacation* t This to th* queition at torae la aa appeal from a wag* •djuetm.nt board ord*r denying $*M vacation* negotiatedI in aa agreemeat b*tw**n l_oeal 186. Brotherhood bf Paintan (AFL*. *nd 25 N*w Haven contracton. • A South American !>rieit*M**atlr Informed one in the Unitad State* hav* ninety jrtr eaat of th* iaeoara.4 1948 DATES UNSOOWNI PARK JUNI SO • JULY T HASTINGS PARK JULY II • JULY II JULY II . JULY 21 AUO. 4 • AUO. II AUO. II • AUO. 21 AUO. 1? • SIPT. I Pott Tlm*, 3.00 p.m. IUY AT aUdLITY HOTEL CECIL Comfortable Refreshment Parlor George A. Cevan — Proprktori — Thomae Yoteag 1336 Granville Street Vencouver, B. C PENNSYLVANIA HOTEL 412 Carratt Street, Vancouver H. Cavetier, LICENSED PREMISES GOOD SERVICE Patronize THE HUX, 169 East Broadway rOOO THAT VB CAN BAT OOaVBD ALL TUB TIMB ecLieieue Arraa.TH«Avna *nack* Mm with met ...G. CROSSLEY, Proprietor UNION-MADE Tree! Year Hen* Te e Mr ef WATSONS Yea W« Appreciate tke Sold by All Uading Stores John Watson Umked Vs_s_s_ls_s_Ms_# ___. tTZ \nrW*M*WtmW*aVOf Wt ••* Unon-Mide Shoes Moon Boot Shop Otm MOT CMDIt PLAN Modal Boot -Bum Classified Ads. Shoe Repairing H. 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Trada* aad Leber Caagveei MICHAEL hUGEOUGH Chief Eaaealtve Offleer, Regiestal War Uber Beard. Three Thousand Jobs Available In British Columbia Lumbering (By W. Black) | ET ME TELL YOU WHAT I AIM TO DO in thi! debate on *-' rehabilitation. I want to bring to life for you the foreiti of British Columbia. To show you, in terms of men, what part our millions of acres of trees play in the world now being born. I want to do this for.one simple reason—because I hold the belief rehabilitation means not merely a return to an OLD life, but a NEW birth into a NEW life—and the forests, with their lumber, with hundreds of new products to be developed from wood, are in my opinion the threshhold of the new world for which millions have fought and are still fighting. What I'm . . . kind of . . . trying to get across 13, that you can't nave thi. new and finer world without the products of our forests. Somewhere in it, somewhere In EVERTHING in it, there muit be the work of log- gen' hinds, the work of men in the forests. The makers of the future, the chemiita and scientists, are already clamoring for plastics, resini, synthetic woods, medicines, food, a hundred different essential, to the full life—all to be got from the foreit— And the foundation of all this, when you get right down to earth, is men—Logger.— Well, you uy, that'. * very pretty thought. How doe. it tie in with opportunity for the returned man? Fared. Offer Oppertaalty I do believe, in any talk of what we call rehabilitation, we must examine returned fighting men*, opportunities for work to .ee if they offer opportunity for them to retain the spirit., the inspiration, which animated them in their combatant dsys. I believe, from my knowledge of men, from my knowledge of the employment market, from my knowledge of logging and loggers, that the foreiti may offer * solution to many of the questions forming in the minds of men home from war. . . . For the logger, more than any other man in induitry, is • member of a team—juit *• the service msn li. There are some point* about work in the woods as * logger which no other skilled work can offer. Points, which I'm going to suggest to you for your consideration, make logging well worth the consideration of the returned msn who wiihei to reenter civilian life with the minimum of effort and the maximum of personal happiness . . . Caa Alberts 3,000 Mea Firstly, the man who come, to the wood, will be welcome. Thst can't be laid of every trade or profession which the returned men looks at The returned man will be welcome in the woods because logging im't overcrowded. The men at preient in camp, need three thousand comrades. Logging can right this minute absorb three thoussnd men tn British Columbia. There are three thousand jobs waiting—for any man who must work for hii living such wordi are alwayi muiic to hi. ears— and each of them offers possibilities of three major futon: security, high wages, advancement. Security—There are certain occu- Kation. where, at uncertain interval*, igh .kill can become * drug on the market. Such * thing can never happen in the logging induatry of the future, whatever msy have happened in the paat For many yean to come, because of world destruction, British Columbia lumber, simply as lumber, must be in overwhelming demand. But, in addition to this, because of the new use. being found for wood, because of use. being found for even the most Inferior logs, because the chemist and the scientist and what ia termed "risk capital" are discovering new product* from log* and the mean* to sell these, there can never be too much manpower in the forest.. How m*ny industries can confidently make similar claims? Jealee. ef Their SUM. High wages—I said earlier the log. ger is * member of a team. It 1* a team composed of the aristocracy of labor, men jealous of their skills, proud of put achievements in their fight with that elemental Thing—the primeval forest, delighting in mb- duing Nature to do their will. That isn't romantic nonsense. It'i itsrk truth. Scratch * logger end you find * man whose skill with sxe, uw, steel line, diesel engine, truck or locie; whose practical knowledge of the law. of physics and mechanic*; whose ability to dovetail one intricate operation into another, make* him a confident, competent, aure worker in induatry. And if you tome- time, think he** cocky and a swag- Serer, that'* only benuae he know* e» ■ kingpin in th* world'* work. His job, a man doing a he-man's work in the company of other men, without f BM or ceremony or unecea- manship can be learned in only, one place—the forest The point about logging is—that the induitry will willingly teach the tyro, the learner, to become * craftsman. And it will not ask him to live at low wage* while he learn.. The man who comes to the wood, can earn a man's wsges, while he prepares himself, through opportunity, for the very topmost wage, of any induatry. I would like to point out, a. a *ort of passing thought, that federal government figure, show wagei paid in Britiih Columbia logging to be the higheit paid in any Bute induitry anywhere. Labor Arl.tre.rsU af Ike Fare.! And now, advancement . . . Your high-rigger, geniu. of the spar-tree; your filler, craftsman of the razorlike axe and clean-set uw; the bucker, to whom rhythm in hla work ii the result of experience leading to big money; the diesel operator, shovel-runner, truck driver, every msn in the "big time money" of * logging camp hu learned his skill and ability in • practical sphere. You cannot ljgrn to be * logger, to rank with the labor aristocrat* of the forest, through correspondence courses. Neither can you learn to be a logger without expert tuition. In the forest, expert tuition 1. available and you are paid while you get it. Yes. Expert tuition 1. available in the forests, not only from bosses but from fellow workers. There isn't ■ msn in the camps, from the bull o' the woods down to the lowliest whiitle-punk, who isn't proud of his skill and the part he plays in getting out the logs, and who lan't ready to impart hit skill, or craft, or art, whatever you like to call it. C.mp. Ar* New Madera They've seen lots of change., theae men. Some of them remember the old days of knock-down logging camps and endless hexing. These dsys have gone. The modern camp i* * place of comfort—blanket* and clean sheets, food in such quantities that you wonder whatie meant by the words "world ihortage", laundries, baths, and everything Tike home. Yes, I mean that And there ii alio lomething the ex-eierviceman seems to miss when he leaves his outfit snd returns to civilian life—the comradeship of men who thinks as he thinks. I'd like to help any ex-serviceman who's interested in learning logging. And I'm ready and willing to talk logging to anyone who wants to know more. Address made by W. Black, Manager of The Logger.' Agency, at the Town Meeting in Vancouver, Friday, August 10th. DID YOU GET IT? A man received an indecipherable {inscription from his doctor. After t had been made up by the druggist it wu returned to him and he used it for two years u a pass on a railway, gained admiulon to dances, cinemas, and theatres, while in the evenings hi. daughter practised it on the piano.—The Canadian Doctor. THIS IS TERRIBLE Rhode l.laad weave Is saM la have celebrated her haadradlh birthday by driaUaa three U- eleeaaaaifal af whiskey. Ah, well, u the Teat frsssa Baraaev latiasal.., tke eld gal had la ts. Href II of th* community the raw material of existence and comfort, t*U* him he I* that proud ereatare amonff hla fellowmen—a craftsman. Thi* craft*. NEW VERSION First Rounder i "Who was that l*dy I uw you with last night?" Second Rounder: "That wun't no lady. That wu your wife." _ ISNT IT THE TRUTH? When it comet to bathing suits for the dear gal* it is clur that "brevity 1* th* soul of 'IT'." Li'l Goldilocks, our office vamp, uys ihe doesn't need to uve up for * rainy day u her l.tett pickup hu bought her an umbrella ** * birthday preient. t Never trouble trouble; alwaya remember that'creating your bridge. ..... -.- -. . j0*'01* J*?u com« to them won't get ury frill* bringing to th* markets' you to the other aid*. What puiilm a* I* why they call a itrik* a tie-up wh.n It l*avu so maay thing* uadon*. A ttitraiit to »ir CmIhmii ikost oir POtT-WM FMM ELECTIIFKATHNI PIMMM Agriculture will be one of the great stabilizing Influence* after the war. Ita prosperity I* Important to every Canadian. Fully aware of the important part electricity ean play In helping the farmer* In it. territory make their operation* profitable, the B.C. Electric hea developed extensive plana tot IMake electric *erviee available to e every non-electrified farm within practical reach of Ita system. 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