Week
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contributor: W. Blakemore
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1907-02-23
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note: rriro'VTritTriroTrtfro'ro^ Kingsford Smith & Co. Stock and General AUCTIONEERS Commission and Real Estate Agents. 860 Granville, Vancouver. tJUUUULJUJlJUUU'UUUUUUL-UUlJbi The Week Tl British Columbia Review, Published at Victoria and Vancouver B. ©. ) o*T*5T6Tfrinrins x * « 5"*tb*55T*j mr f Stewart Williams R. C. Janion WILLIAMS & JANION AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION AND REAL ESTATE A6ENTS Si FORT ST. VICTORIA, B. C. dojULtUijij-ju-j-^ foL. IV. No. 4 THE WEEK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1J907 The Editor's Review Of Current Topics. The local press is a unit in profile Lord's testing against the Lord's Day pay Act. Act whicli becomes law to every law-abiding citizen of Canada n March 1st. It can hardly be blamed if ne is to accept the dictum of Capt. Wolley, tat all journalism in Canada is materialistic, nd the only consideration which it recognizes I that of the dollar. The papers which are eclaiming against the stoppage of Sunday ewspapers are neither "candid nor sincere." hey claim that the ground of their objection 1, that the newspaper published on Monday jiorning involves more Sunday work than one ublished on Sunday morning. This is not rue as a matter of fact, nor is it an explana- lon of their resistance to the law. The real eason is that like the sooth-sayers of old, ie stoppage of a Sunday newspaper means a sduction in their gains. The attitude of the ress in this matter is just as sordid as the ttitude of every organization which has ought the Act and the work of the Alliance tep by step from its initiation to its consumption. In the last issue it has always been he question of the dollar. When driven into (corner the final argument of all commercial pponents has been "It will increase the cost f production." This argument has been put efore the people of Canada in the most pecious. form, and with unwavering persist- |nce for seven years. They answered it hrough their duly elected representatives at he last session of Parliament, by passing the peasure which represent…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0344136
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text