The Western Clarion
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issued: 2016-04-04
issued: 1906-02-03
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note: THE WESTERN CLARION Published in the Interests of the Working Class ALne. FEB 3-$06* iZ Taw ■■ OR ft Nonsss OOO* Vancouver, B. C, Saturday, February 3, 1906. ^07= OR! A, ^>^ *™*rt0«xram2?e* gUff 3C THE PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT Activity of tlie Socialist Hem-en in Coestderttif art litcuiting Hitters Br»wfht Mere tbe House at Vicloita. mm Parlas- Williams' amendment to the "Suiall Debts Act." Among matters that came before the Legislature during the past we** there was, perhaps, none of ■H-eater interest to the worlOngman Vtiuu the Attorney-Generals An*eud- ,»l Small Debt* Act, and the amend ment proposed by Parki-r Williams t„ .lo away with a crediiur's garni- *,liuu under $100 roused a warm class tlibcus-eoii. When the report on Bill (No. 10) intituled "An Act to amend the Small Debts Act,' " was considered. Mr Williams moved to add the fol- iowing new section: --8. Section 5 of tbe said chapter IU ol the Statutes of 1901 is hcrejry jiui-mliii by adding thereto, at the und ihereof, the following words: •1'rovided- slways, that this section ■nail not apply to any debt not ex- iessliag $100 due, or accruing due, to a mechanic worksnan, laborer, wrvatit, clerk, or employe*), for or lu respect of wages or salaries.' " In M|ieaking to his motion, Mr. Williams said that the object ho had m view was to limit the operations ( the Small Debt Ait of 1901, ■Ahuli given a creditor power to hold !ln* wages of a debtor without jsrov- jog any claim upon them. As far ,na this applied to the wage-worker, ■ago was wholly dependent on his wages for the means of existence, than was great objection to any creditor being allowed to selxe and hold the wages of a workman t.*eforc he bad received ll himself. "Tne moment'* --aid Mr. William--, "ihat a creditor gurninhevs the wages ut a workman, that man's post! ion ik com promised, the cunfidence ,-i i..- employer is immediately sha- Vjta. and hits credit is gone. And the worst of it is that often when this stmt ter comes before the Small I •.•…
note: Titled The Western Clarion from June 18, 1904 to June 1, 1907; titled Western Clarion thereafter.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0318704
language: English
lat: 49.261111
long: -123.113889
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : The Western Socialist Publishing Co., Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text