BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS A Subscription: $1.50 Per Year! [ Issued Every Friday Devoted to the interests of the International Labor Movement [ 5e Per Copy J Volume I. Vancouver, B. C, Friday, January 6, 1922 Number 23 I m POPLAR GETS RELIEF OPEN SHOP DRIVE CALGARY ELECTS THROUGH SENTENCES Unemployed Problem Again LOSING GROUND WINNIPEG LABOR London—The people of Poplar, the The committee appointed to try FIVE LABOR MEN London borough whose Socialist Ma­ Up Before Trades Council and square up the trouble between GETTING CONTROL yor and councillors went to jail be­ the unfair attitude of the" Maryland More Labor Party Men Added cause they refused to collect an un­ Organized Unemployed Address Council and Ask for Co-opera­ Cafe towards the Hotel and Restaur­ Now Have Members in Pro­ to City Council and justly levied tax, will gain 300,000 tion to Impress Authorities on Dire Needs of Many ant Employees Union, met with fail- vincial, Federal and pounds a year because of the courage People—Council to Continue Efforts—Public Works ' ure, so this place is now on the un- Municipal Offices School Board of their local officials. ! fair list of organized labor. This This is the net result of the jail­ Needed—Christmas Parcels Go to West End Rich : place is attempting to operate on The workers of Calgary have fol­ Will Vancouver swing into line ing of George Lansbury, his son and Officers Nominated the "open Shop" plan, and if suc- with with Winnipeg, Calgary and Ed­ lowed np their success at the Prov­ M wi daughter-in-law, and a number of ployed problem needed solving and **^ - » *** «*» opening wedge monton in the present municipal incial and Federal elections by add­ A delegation of organised unem­ fOE oth n others, including Mayor Sam March the profits from the liquor business • * - Organiser McKentie re- campaign? Although it is a question ing three more Labor candidates to ployed attended the regular meet­ ort a sho and the Labor majority of the bor­ could very well be put to use in this P *- «•-* -** "°P* P" campaign that can only be answered on elec­ the City Council and two more to the ing of the Trades and Labor Coun­ on th P cific Comgt b a School Board Trustees. ough government. Poplar is s work­ cil meeting in the Labor Hall Tues­ respect The B. C. Electric was get-' * *» *** ** V™' tion day, it seems to us that it can ting $450,000 from the government' t"--"* defeated, all but five cafes Andy Davidson, George Batchelor ing class section of London, with a day evening and asked for the co­ be answered better when we realise population of 162,000. for the change in the "rule of the j remaining in the recent' big fight in that these other cities are leading and Bob Parkyn, all Labor Party operation of the Trades Unions, in c5ty of Stm 1 candidates, were elected to the City ... ,___ i pressing for governmental action in road." and it was the intention of *•» ^ *' <^4{tioai in Vancouver in the placing of labor the company to take two vears to' Vancouver are faay favorable con- Council for two years, which, with Induce your friends and ««*)»-! reIief _f tfae memployed problem. candidates into office. bors to vote for the Labor candi­ make this change by means of their s,d«nn* *-»* •>«**«««« depression, two Labor candidates elected last The committee was composed of Al for th Un on Hous Winnipeg leads the way with six year, gives Labor, five men on the dates for aldermen and school trus­ representatives from the organized present employees, but the unem- j * f - « Card,when labor aldermen, four school trustees, Council, all of whom are members tee. unemployed of Vancouver Centre, ployed might be relieved by putting j !»»»~onixing restaurants, four members of the Provincisl Leg­ of trade unions. • Should two other North Vancouver and South Van­ them to work on this and cleaning; islature and one member of the Fed­ members of the Council, who usually couver. They pointed out that the the job up quick. Referring to some FAIIf) I 1 DAD Ml CM eral House. vote with the Labor members, con­ SOME RECENT unemployed was a menace to all of the criticism of the Hastings Park rUUIm LADVU lllljfl That city has made great strides tinue that practice, Labor will con­ those who were employed, because camp, Del. Bartlett said that he had j during the past three years and along trol the Council. Andy Davison was they could be used to batter down heard from many who had been there ARl* Fl Fl lFII with Calgary and Edmonton are on , second in the final count. P. R. was ELECTION FIGURES present wages and conditions. that the food and shelter was far laalll l_l_l_*l_-1 Lil/ the map so far as Labor is concerned. used. A South Vancouver delegate said better than some of the unemployed , Other parts ot Manitoba are also Both the Labor Party candidates Big Majorities Polled in Cal­ that he would not scab but the situa­ forging ahead. East Kildonan has a for the School Board Trustees, Tom allege it to be, and he was quite Edmonton Workers Put Three gary and Winnipeg for tion had become desperate because prepared to accept the statement of School Trustees Into Labor reeve, three councillors and Riley and R. B. Gale, were elected the municipality was able to meet the Aid. Scribbins and trades unionists. three school trustees. East Kildonan and along with Mrs. Carson elected Labor Candidates Office needs of only a small number of the Feeding the Plates has one labor councillor and St. last year as a Labor candidate, will unemployed. South Vancouver had James has one. The votes cast in the constituen­ Del. Showier said that he had James East, the Labor candidate make up the three Labor trustees. 860 organized unemployed, one of cies in the recent Federal Election been informed by a driver that it for the Edmonton City Council, was Besides the four Winnipeg Labor the latest being a banke teller. where J. S. Woodsworth and Wm. (.was a crime the number of parcels elected in the recent elections there. Legislators, Manitoba has seven Do the right thing this time; vote Another delegate complained of Irvine, the Labor candidates were that were sent from the Province He obtained second place with a others from various parts of the Labor. the situation among the single men elected, are as follows: "Christmas Fund" to high class vote of 4,968, the first place going country. at Hastings Park relief camp, but Winnipeg Centre — Woodworth, suites in- the West End instead of to to an independent candidate with his complaints were based on condi­ 7,774; Wilton, Liberal, 4032; Mclvor. the poor for whom it had been adver­ 5,814 votes. tions which were alleged to exist Conservative, 4034; Dick, Indepen­ tised. S. A. G. Barnes, Labor candidate JUNIOR LABOR more than ten days ago. SCRIBBINS RESIGNS dent, 2314; Anderson, Lib.-Conserva- Mrs. Dolk said that the woman headed the polls for the Board of tive, 1120. Extreme Destitution. delegate on the unemployed com­ School Trustees with 4,652 votes, FOOTBALL CLUB Calgary East—Irvine, 6424; Smith mittee had been in attendance at the and two other labor candidates were FROM LABOR PARTY A woman delegate informed the elected to the Board, giving Labor Conservative, 4156; Duncan Smith, meeting of the minimum wage council that there was extreme des­ three seats out of four. Not a sin­ Liberal, 3571. Board and had stated that the Trades Good Showing Made by New titution among a great many women gle Labor candidate waa on last Criticized for Actions on City Shaw, thc Farmer-Labor candidate Unions had outlived their usefulness. Team—Active in Many and children in the city and urged year's Board. - Council at Business. m for Calgary West beat R. B. Bennett, co-operation with the committee Mrs. Dolk pointed out that the only Other Ways /The Edmonton Trades and Labor Meeting of Party the government candidate, bq 16 which would meet again February 7. place where the minimum wage law Council moved into its new and lar­ The Spartican Football Club, an votes, polling 7269. In taking up the question the coun­ was being enforced was where the At a heated business meeting of j ger headuarters last week. Among „__• auxiliary of the Junior Labor league, women were organised in unions. the Federated Labor Party Tuesday cil decided to appoint delegates to -the speakers who addressed the meet­ has been getting into the limelight Those who believed that the revo­ Girls are being forced to work 1 evening considerable criticism was go into the situation with the unem­ ing were Hon. D. A. Ross, Labor M. lately on account of its success on lution was just around the corner hours a day, below the minimu; made by members upon Aid. W. J. ployed in the various districts and P.P. and Minister of Labor, and the football field. probably understand that it went up Scribbins fojr voting for the B. C. report back to the council at the wage, and being unorganised, Mayor Duggan. It was organised just previous to a dark alley before it was able to next business meeting, but with fired if they reported this to the mi Electric Ry. agreement made with the present season and has alreadv reach the corner. power to act on anything needing mom wage board. the city council last year and also won five games, made one draw and speedy attention.