Le monde ouvrier = The labor world, 1 juin 1929, samedi 8 juin 1929

-1 — — —¦- — J - Try ale; 100 Years of Brewing experience behind it a*-**" ?a Black Horse fte f almr M jtfN£ 'ilïlllb ¦ Tranntr i mtfl t Standard of Strength and Quality Drink Rédaction et administration: 9 et 11, rue Saint-Paul Ouest.“INSTRUIRE ET AMELIORER’ Tél.: LAncaster 53G1 — Le numéro: CINQ CENTS PARTOUT Les élections en Angleterre C'est un fait accompli, Ramsay MacDonald est pour la deuxième fois premier ministre en Angleterre et le Parti Travailliste est au pouvoir.H n'a pas une majorité absolue pour gouverner, mais c’est le parti politique qui a obtenu le plus grand nombre de sièges, 288, le parti conservateur le suit de près avec 258 et le parti libéral vient en dernier avec 58, sept r'icqes sont allés a des candidats plus ou moins indépendants, quatre élections sont encore à faire.Sur un nombre total de 615 sièges au parlement, une fois tous les résultats connus, on peut prévoir que le Parti travailliste en comptera au moins 290; il lui manquera donc 18 sièges pour avoir une majorité absolue sur tous les partis, y compris les indépendants.11 n’y a pas a le nier, ce fut un succès éclatant pour la démocratie britannique de nature a réjouir ceux qui croient que les anciens partis politiques ne remplissent plus le role qu’ils avaient joué avec plus ou moins e.e succès dans le passé.Lu plupart de nos journaux quotidiens — tant de langue anglaise que de langue française — ne sont guère en-tnousi.umés du résultat, ils escomptaient le retour au pouvoir du gouvernement balclwm, ils ont été déçus dans leurs espérances et tout en étant subies dans leur appreciation ae la victoire du Parti travailliste, ils en ont cm assez pour laisser percer la peur bleue qu’ils ont de la repercussion que cette victoire pourrait avoir clans les Dominions britanniques.a les entendre parler, c'est l'avènement du socialisme et le cominen-teim .t d’une dictature prolétarienne; il n’en est pourtant rien, car Hamsuy MacDonald a prouvé, durant les neuf mois qu'il a detenu le pouvoir pn cedemment, qu il était loin d’etre un utopiste ou un dictateur, il u administré ie pays durant son trop court terme tout aussi bien que lus parus conservateur ou liberal ont pu le faire, U a attaque de front nus pruDlemes economiques et mondiaux de main de maître et s’il avait uu une majorité absolue en Chambre il les aurait résolus.Quoique le Parti travailliste n'ait pas, non plus, une majorité absolue aujuiirti'hui, nous considérons qu'il est dans une meilleure posture qu’il l’étau, lu premiere lois qu'il détenait ie pouvoir; toutefois, il devra compiur sur i appui puis ou moins unanime du groupe Lloyd George; celui-i l a tout a gagner u se ranger du cote du Parti travailliste et a le souiuinr en unanime, car, dans ie cas contraire et advenant le fait qu'il lui.cause commune avec ie parti conservateur, U ne ferait que tomour il'un mai dans un autre plus grand, d’autant plus que la politique de Liu;.a George se rapproene beaucoup plus ue celle ue uamsay Macuonalu que ce celle ne tsaiwm.ue nouvelles elections seraient la consequence u une alliance nueraie-conservatnce maintenant que ie Parti travailliste u .au pouvoir, le résultat ne pourrait eue que désastreux pour Lloyd en orge et son petit groupe, il en serait probablement de même pour ie paru conservateur car les lonus électoraux de l'un comme de l'autre sum a la baisse comme ils sont moins bien places que les travaillistes qui peuvent soutenir une nouvelle election a beaucoup moins de Irais — i enthousiasme populaire smon le principe iui-meme tenant lieu et place au nerf ue la guerre — de nouvelles elections signifieraient tout probablement une victoire encore pius éclatante pour Ramsay MacDonald; mais, comme question ue lait, aucun des trois leaders n’est anxieux de précipiter oe nouvelles elections et l’Anglais est trop pratique pour ne pus donner une ’ sporting'’ chance au nouveau premier ministre, et ameer le pays dans une nouvelle tourmente électorale.Quel eilel cette victoire travailliste aura-t-elle ici?Indépendamment ne la satisfaction qu elle procure a 1 element trade-unioniste et aux membres au Parti ouvrier, nous ne croyons pas qu’elle change Dana enose u iu situation politique, pour le moment tout au moins.Peur une raison ou pour une autre, les ouvriers en général semblent eue réfractaires a l'iciee politique de classe, ils sont encore trop imbus ae rattachement a i un ties deux vieux partis politiques, ils préfèrent encore se servir de leur loree economique pour obtenir leurs revendica-;ions plutôt que de 1 action politique, et encore que de travail et d'efforts ne iaut-ii pas pour combattre l’individualisme.il est bien vrai que nous avons toujours un Parti Travailliste en existence uaiis la province de (Quebec et il n’est que juste de rendre iu minage aux quelques dévoués qui luttent contre l'apathie générale P ’ irie maintenir; n y u quelques années, il était un facteur assez importai!, et il réussit meme a laire élire plusieurs de ses membres — chaque lu:,, clans des circonstances toutes particulières, lorsque cela faisait i'al-Lun de 1 un ou uu l'autre des deux grands partis politiques — mais c'uii.u.L c était inevitable, le candidat ouvrier ainsi élu s'inféodait presque umji'Uis au parti au pouvoir et plus rarement au parti oppositionniste, avec le résultat qu a i election suivante il était répudié par le Parti li’U.uilisie 011 !iL‘ présentait sous une teinte plus ou moins multicolore.(•1 lut un peu différent dans les autres provinces où un groupe oui m i assez important lut élu et contrôla meme le pouvoir, mais ce ll“ i .nu mere, il n y a qu’au Fédéral où quelques travaillistes — représentant du.-, c.iiconscriptions de l’Ouest — maintiennent leur esprit d’indé-P'nuance et leur homogénéité.Nous les e nfélicitons bien sincèrement.Puur Slll)er davantage l’influence du Parti Travailliste, on a eu la ni.m iu mitreuse idée d’admettre clans ses rangs des groupes turbulents (pn uu cherchent qua imposer leurs vues radicales dont la grande nujumé de nos ouvriers canadiens-français ne veulent pas et petit à F u ,ilondateurs de 1 ancien ’’Parti Ouvrier” et les dévoués de l’idée a 1 exception de quelques-uns — ont abandonné ce qui aurait pu devenir un facteur politique important.* Luit admettre, toutefois, que la situation chez nous est loin d’être semblable a celle qui existe en Angleterre; quoique nos conditions écono-imqiiu., soient loin d’être idéales et que notre législation sociale laisse a Ht u m, nous ne connaissons ni le paupérisme des vieux pays, ni leur ^ ai aine question du chômage, pas plus que la morgue insolente de leur an.,! j.: alie et le manque presque absolu d’opportunités pour le miséreux (L ° ' 1 vei, ils ont la lutte de classes, tandis qu’ici nous ne connaissons ,|UtJ JH11 l)cu ces problèmes angoissants; c’est ce qui explique pourquoi p Stx ‘alisme soit travailliste ou fermier — fait tant de progrès on aoiipu et que les partis politiques de classe en font si peu au Canada.n ( 1 !‘l nc diminue en rien le mérite et le talent incontestable de Thon.;!1,UlJ MacDonald et de scs nombreux lieutenants, bien au contraire, admirer davantage leur ténacité et les efforts qu’ils ont dé-t °'('i 1>um’ vaincre des difficultés quasi Insurmontables.Nous souhai-ÜI1S *"n‘'uc v’e et succès au nouveau gouvernement travailliste.Itt* L’entrainement militaire en Chambre i La Commission cTHygiène et la classe ouvrière Notre député féminin, Mlle Mac-Phail, ne fait pas tapisserie en Cham-bie.Les hautes questions politiques ne lui passent guère pardessus la tête.Voilà qu’elle s'est insurgée — oh! avec combien de raison contre l'augmentation croissante et alarmante du budget de la guerre, “de la paix", comme disent ceux qui veulent nous faire pre-dre des boulets pour des lanternes.Elle s’étonne que plus on s’affirme de la gloire, si on magnifie les conquérants, si on donne le nom de héros à des meurtriers empanachés, si l’on célèbre avec pompe la fête de Dollard victime de sa bravache inconsidérée el que l'on laisse systématiquement dans l'oubli la douce figure de Maisonneuve, le sage temporisateur qui s’employait à calmer les peaux-rouges, à composer avec leurs exigences, à combattre la traite à l’eau-de-feu, à ne pas confon- pacifiste, plus le faste militaire de- dre le zèle apostolique avec le mercan-vient intensif, plus on dépense d’ar- ) tilisme, l'âme des indigènes avec les gent pour manufacturer des guerriers, j fourrures des bêtes, ne soyons pas stir-au point que c'est à peine si l’on at-.pris des tristes résultats de cette édu-tend qu ils aient la couche otée et six j cation.“Comme on fait son lit, on se pouces de jambes pour leur faire rêvé- ‘ couche” et quand c’est un lit de camp, tir le costume kaki — kaka, serait | il est facile sans être prophète de mieux dit.Nous voulons la paix et ! voir ce qui adviendra, nous faisons monter à graines des légions de cadets, quelle inconséquence! talent de tirer du fusil sans manquei .’s .”u's 1111 représentant à |e but, si l’on parvient au stoïcisme en la Société des Nations, nous affichons éteignant en soi toute sensibilité, si le nos désirs de concorde et d’harmonie, ; roulement du tambour nous tirons quelque fierté de notre constitution qui nous défend de pren- bien-aimée sur le trottoir, si le claquc-dre les armes pour toute autre que ])oui la défense nationale, nous sation plus douce que le frou-frou dé savons que notre situation géographi :: Le Conseil désire que le Travail soit représenté sur la Commission d’hygiène publique.— Le Parti travailliste célébrera la victoire des travaillistes anglais.Les délégués du Conseil cà la convention du Parti travailliste qui s’ouvrira à Montréal le 15 juin.chez nous des variétés pernicieuses de types humains, des cadets, soldats en herbe, déjà dénaturés à l'âge des no- ! blés passions et des ardentes aspira-lions.M.Bourassa comme on devait j s’y attendre a violemment secondé ! l'orateur féminin, donnant la sanction \ ' de son pacifisme militant a l’autorité Le Conseil des Métiers et du Travail de belle envergure de Mlle MacPhail.: de Montréal a tenu sons assemblée ré- gulière jeudi dernier, au 817 rue On- Un député anglais lui a répondu: —C'est dans Québec qu’il y a plus de j t:u'io est, sous la présidence du vicecadets et c’est sous l’égide du clergé I Président Ben Drolet, en l’absence du qu'ils se développent.[ président Foster en voyage dans l’inté- M.Bourassa a répondu un peu corn- ! rôt du Congrès des Métiers et du Trame ce ministre protestant au pochard vail du Canada; un assez grand nom-qui voulait rendre le Christ response- bre de délégués étaient présents, ble de ses copieuses libations: | Le comité exécutif présenta le rap- sa- j —N’est-ce pas lui qui a changé l’eau ' port suivant : ien vin aux noces de Cana, quand les j "Votre comité avait à considérer une Si l'on acquiert de bonne heure le j invités en avaient déjà leur compte.lettre venant de M.R.W.Gould se- —Ce nest pas ce qu'il a fait du crétaire de l'Association des Manufac-mieux riposta flegmatiquement le ré- tamers Canadiens, division de Mont-verend.j réal, qui agit comme secrétaire du co- Indirectement, "le chien de garde de1 mité du Terminus pour Montréal, notre nationalité," tout en semblant j Le but de la lettre de M.Gould était aboyer à la lune a tourné son museau ! d’attirer notre attention sur une com-du côté du clocher, avec une grimace munication reçue de l'échevin Léon expressive de bouledogue qui mange Trépanier demandant que le comité du des guêpes.M.Woodsworth a opiné : Terminus de Montréal soit maintenue fait bondir votre coeur plus que le pas de votre cause ment du drapeau vous cause une son us douce que le frou-frou di sa jupe, comment voulez-vous que des ?eUînurnà *^«0»d«t?li0n’ C|l.'C êU'es aussl P^cocement pervertis ne I dans le sens de Mlle MacPhail.dans le but de délibérer, et notre Con- voisins do nmU nrnnr?rnCIii * * nî|n f courent Pas sans qu’on les v pousse j Hein! que dites-vous de notre fem- soil a été requis de se prononcer sur le pti>nrii-o in i, < S am,°n aux pires désastres, sous le fallacieux me-député, ce n’est pas une empaillée, caractère d’une telle action, etendre la main et cependant prétexte d’aller cueillir des lauriers qu'à étendre la nous nous obstinons à préparer d'illu- pour s’en couronner le front?.Notre son us défenses qui n’en imposent à éducation avait des lacunes sans dou-aucun stratégistc.Des incubateurs àjte, mais elle n’a pas fait des brutes de temperature surélevée activent l'éclo- nos hommes, on n'a sion d innombrables germes qui lance- sens moral au point de les persuader, Voilà une jupe qui vaut bien des pan- I tel que l tout de par le monde des légions de que le grand crime de lèse-humanit; talons et tout un écusson de drapeaux' en conséi poules ba al leurs dont on armera les'était une belle action.Que l’âme en se Q’en pensent nos poTs mouillées ei ergots depeions pour déchirer des trempant dans le sang acquérait une millions de volatilles innocentes.Mlle plus forte virilité.Nous avons poussé MacPhail a la rude et ingrate tâche de .à l’aventure et les fruits de nos refaire accorder nos actes avec la logi- \ meaux s’appellent peut-être des sau- Ellc garde son sens critique et n'a pas Votre comité, après avoir donné à peur d exprimer une opinion.Elle a j cette question toute la considération déjà établi un courant d'idées neuves voulue, est d’opinion que les meilleurs dans la Chambre lequel creusera son I intérêts de la ville seraient servis par pas lausse leur [petit bonhomme de lit avant peu.(le maintien d’un corps représentatif, le dit comité, et recommande conséquence.” „ ., .„ .,, Après quelques mots d'explication os en aigues.Au lieu dune douzaine i donnge par le secrétaire du comité ce d enfants quelle pouvait mettre au mpport fut adopl6 monde comme n'importe oui.elle en formes suggérées ne sont pas exécutées par la suite il faudra que ce membre ouvrier prenne la responsabilité d’une situatiton dont il n'était pas expert en la matière et l'on blâmera une fois de plus le Travail Organisé.Le délégué Morin soutint au contraire qu’il fallait un ouvrier sur cette commission, la ville venant de voter $800,000 dans l'intérêt de l’hygiène, il sera là pour voir à ce que les mesures recommandées et adoptées par le corps médical soient dans l'intérêt de la masse, si le contraire se faisait il pourrait rapporter la chose au Conseil.Le délégué Black est également d'opinion que le Conseil devrait insister pour avoir un représentant ouvrier sur cette commission d’hygiène; demande à cet effet avait été faite précédemment et la réponse de l'échevin Desroches avait été qu'elle serait prise en sérieuse considération, il apparaitrait maintenant que rien n’avait été fait en ce sens et croit qu'une seconde lettre devrait être envoyée à nouveau.Il présenta une résolution en ce sens qui fut adoptée.Après que quelques affaires de routine eurent été Irnnslgécs le Conseil ajourna vers 10.15 heures.RAPPORT DU BUREAU DE PLACEMENT PROVINCIAL importe qui, elle en 1 sauvera dus milliers de la mort, si on j que Puisque nous désirons si forte- vageons, mais quand on les pressait I lui prêtait main-forte.La première'fois ment la paix, il ne faut pas prendre sur les lèvres leur pulpe ne donnait j que nous lançons notre ligne dans cet-1sell Que le Parti Travailliste tiendrait _ mo>ens continues pour 1 obtenir, j pas la mort.Sous le prétexte de nous te eau claire, frangée d’écume blanche une grande assemblée publique, le di- muitarisme dans 1 oeuf, si civiliser ,on nous inoculerait le virus ' nous en sortons ce magnifique poisson.! manche 1(1 julin, au Monument Na- L'endroit parait bon et doit nous invi- ! Louai, pour célébrer la victoire rem- Tuons le l'on sait s'en débarrasser.Si l’on dres- des maux qui désolent les plus beaux se la jeunesse aux manèges militaires, pays du monde.On veut nous impost on lui injecte du nitro-glycerine | ser un idéal faux qui altère la pure dans le sang, si on lui insuffle de la ' essence de notre patriotisme.Mlle poudre à canon entre cuir et chair, si MacPhail avertie par son instinct sait l’on développe en ses organes les ger-1 vers quel abîme nous nous acheminées morbides de la fièvre belliqueuse, lions, si nous permettons à des pépi-si on lui donne une fausse conception nièristes de malheur du faire pousser Le bureau do placement du gouvernement provincial, à Montreal, publie Le délégué Cupcllo fit part au Con-1 le rapport de ses activités, durant le mois de mai 1929.Il établit un progrès constant, dans le placement de la main-d’œuvre, au mois de mai, depuis à tenter de nouveau notre chance., P°rtée Par '° Parti Travailliste en An-serait peut-être la poche miracu- j gleterre.Des orateurs éloquents porte trois années, et se lit comme suit.Du côté des hommes, le bureau a inscrit 2,390 demandes d’emploi; les .*-’- “v i-»ww»v muuui-|“ - * .-*-’ - leusc.Avec sept pièces de cette cuver-;'’ont la parole et tous les membres des ¦ employeurs ont signalé 1,326 positions gure, nous nourrissons toute la popu- unions affiliées sont Instamment priés : vacantes, et 1.305 hommes ont été ré lotion et il en reste des paniers tout plein.JULIEN SAINT-MICHEL.Quelques-unes des raisons pour avoir confiance au travail organisé SOCIUS.LE CHOMAGE chez LES SYNDIQUES 1,1 données sur le chômage à la fin .t vi IUI' ont été transmises au Goulûment fédéral par 1,673 unions LIS,888 adhérents, 12,634 des-J ’soit (î :! P.c.chômaient, con-r , j pour cent en janvier.Il n’en ,m e pas moins que la situation a été >*u meilleure qu’en février 1928, cnru '‘T 1° pour con^ c'c chômage était Ecn^'f'i0, Lcs uuions cle 1» Nouvclle-bc ' j'' " Nouveau-Brunswick, du Qué-con'iwi °ntiUi0 ot d’Alberta ont toutes cm-n n!U>.11 ' augmentation de chômage G'strée par rapport à janvier 1929, cnûm'J,.'I.ll'e 1)allic tlcs augmentations de v,,], a-vant été enregistrées en Nou-cosse et dans Québec, n'y ayant eu dans les autres provinces que de très faibles diminutions de chômage.Les diminutions de chômage les plus ini]x>r-tantes ont eu lieu au Manitoba, en Saskatchewan et en Colombie britannique.Par rapport à février 1928, les unions de la Nouvelle-Elcosse enregistrent une amélioration, et des gains d’emploi beaucoup moins considérables sont enregistrées dans Québec, en Ontario et en Colombie britannique.Par contre, les unions du Nouveau-Brunswick, du Manitoba, de la Saskatchewan et de l’Alberta enregistrent des diminutions d’emploi qui ont partiellement contrebalancé les gains enregistrés dans les autres provinces.Il faut rire avant d’être heureux, de peur de mourir sans avoir ri.Parce qu’il fait augmenter les salaires.Ceci est clair comme le jour.Parce qu'il empêche la réduction des salaires.Les réductions sont rarement acceptées par le travail bien organisé.Parce qu'il aide à obtenir des heures plus courtes.Le travail non-organisé travaille de plus longues heures.Parce que dans l'Union réside la force.Ceci est aussi vrai pour les travailleurs à salaires que pour la gouverne d’un pays.Parce qu'il fait respecter le travailleur.La puissance de l’organisation commande le respect de l'employeur comme celui de tout homme.Parce que l'association est le caractère distinctif de l'âge.Les hommes d'affaires et d’un habileté exécutive en donnent l’exemple dans le monde des affaires.Parce qu'il empêche la compétition de la réduction de salaires pour les situations.La compétition inutile est tout comme la friction inutile.Parce qu'il instruit sur toutes les questions publiques.Le travail organisé prend souvent la place de la société parlementaire.Pai'ce qu'il donne aux hommes la confiance en eux-mêmes.L'employé servile n’est pas un homme libre.Parce qu’il développe la fraternité.Le contact social fait naitre une meilleure entente.Parce qu'il est un bon placement.Aucune autre institution ne donne un retour aussi grand pour les mêmes sacrifices de temps ou d'argent.Parce qu’il développe des penseurs.Les hommes ont besoin de s’unir pour discuter ensemble les questions qui les concernent communément.Parce qu'il développe le degré de connaissances.Une vision plus étendue des choses est grandement désirée.Parce qu’il enseigne la coopération.Quand les travailleurs coopéreront, ils prendront possession des biens qu’ils produisent.Parce qu'il réprime l’égoïsme.Le respect du droit des autres est une vertue.Parce qu'il donne l’égalité.L’obtention de plus de salaire à l'homme inférieur élève la moyenne de l’ouvrier plus habile.Parce qu'il contribue à rendre l'atelier meilleur pour y travailler.La carte de l'union est le symbole de l’indépendance.Parce que c’est notre devoir d’y appartenir.Le non-unioniste est le ver rongeur de l’économie politique.Parce qu’il aide la famille.Plus d’argent, plus de confort et plus de luxe, s’il vous plait.Parce que c’est une nécessité.Il sert de rempart pour la défense du travailleur.Parce qu'il est scientifique.Le principe unioniste subit l’épreuve de l’analyse et de l’application.Parce qu’il est la machine économique du travail.La puissance de l’organisation peut remuer le, monde industriel.Parce qu’il est légal.L’état a été forcé d'enlever le ban d’interdiction contre les pionniers du travail organisé.Parce que l'irréfléchi et l'égoïste le condamnent.La raison d'être du travail organisé est qu’il a des adversaires.Parce que notre propre sens commun l'approuve.Quels arguments sains et logiques peut-on amener contre lui.Parce qu’il doit demeurer.Périssent la rage et la colère, mais le travail organisé a sa place fixée dans l'édifice socidl.Parce qu'il a des probabilités.Le travail organisé peut faire tout ce que le coeur et l'intelligence des travailleurs permettront.Parce qu'il est humain.Les Canadiens aux nombreuses familles ne gagnent jamais assez pour la subsistance de leur femme et de leurs enfants.Parce qu'il n’est pas une expérience.Ses essais mis à l'épreuve depuis plus d’un siècle ont démontré et prouve son habileté.Parce qu’il est évolutionnaire.Il ne cherche pas à faire cle miracles, mais progresse pas à pas.Parce qu'il signifie affaire.Il tâche d'atteindre des résultats tangibles, et ne dépense pas ses forces dans la spéculation.Parce qu'il s'est fait des ennemis.Quand vous voyez des gens combattre et lutter contre le travail organisé parce qu’il contient des salaires plus élevés à ses adhérents, de tels ennemis sont désirables.Parce qu’il est philosophique.Il prend la nature humaine comme elle! est et non pas comme quelques-uns disent ce qu'elle devrait être.Parce qu’il est universel.L’idée I unioniste est coexistence avec la civili- j sation.Parce qu'il est immédiat.Vous n’avez! pas à attendre après vos petits-fils pour en recevoir le bénéfice.Parce qu’il aide le pays.Le travail non organisé et mécontent est apparenté au tumulte et à la révolution.Parce qu'il est l’organisation de votre classe.Vos intérêts comme vendeur du travail sont les intérêts de votre classe.Et, finallement, parce que le travail organisé a été approuvé, sans équivoque, par les plus brilliants intellectuels du monde comme l'un des meilleurs moyens d'atteindre le bonheur et le confort pour ceux qui peinent au labeur.-la - LES PRESTATIONS SYNDICALES d'y assister.I forés par le bureau pour occuper ces Le Conseil procéda également à | positions; finalement 1.206 hommes l'élection de cinq délégués pour le re- ont' été placés.présenter lors de la convention dul Du càté des femmes: il y eut 529 Parti Travailliste qui aura lieu les 15[solliciteuses d’emploi; 681 vacances ont et 16 juin prochain, furent élus les dé- ôté signalées par les employeurs, et 465 légués J.Cupello, R.Lynch, Mayer, j.;femmes ont été référées pour remplir Perrault et R.Starke.Icos emplois; 393 femmes ou jeunes fil- « # „ , les ont été finalement placées.Ce qui , , ¦ lfait un total cle 1.599 placements opé- Au chapitre des affaires non ternn- rt,s re bureau durant ce mois de nee, il fut question de la représentation nuii ouvrière sur la Commission d’hygiène ; En j;i28i lc bureau avail plac6, du-pubhque, plusieurs délégués était d'opi-1 rant u.moj, de mal U69 honimes et mon que dans 1 interet général il se- 3B0 femnM;s; durant lo mfime lnois en rait preferable qu un ouvrier lasse partie de cette Commission.tions versées par les unions locales.L’on voit que les unions ouvrières aident de toutes leurs forces leurs membres dans le besoin.Les prestations de décès des unions internationales varient selon l’union entre $20 et $1,500, et celles d’invalidité entre $50 et $800.L’indemnité hebdomadaire en maladie varie entre $4 et $10 et se verse pendant 7 à 16 semaines Par année.Les pensions de vieillesse varient entre $5 et $70, et lorsque la pension prend la forme d’une somme Le délégué Foucher émit une opinion forfaitaire elle varie entre $50 et $800.j contraire, estimant qu’une commission Règle générale, uncertain montant jugé | d’hygiène devait être composé d’hygiénistes et non d’ouvriers, il n’est pas opposé à ce qu’un représentant de la classe ouvrière soit nommé sur cette suffisant pour couvrir les prestations est ajouté aux cotisations; si lc montant se révèle insuffisant, les cotisations sont accrues.De cette façon, un grand nombre d’unions ont réussi à amasser assez d’argent pour faire face à toutes les exigibilités en matière de prestations.1927: 782 hommes et 340 femmes obtenu des positions par son entremise.Les ouvriers les plus en demande, durant ce dernier mois, ont été pour la construction, les forêts, la ferme et le déchargement des navires.-:u :- Vous m’apportez quelque chose de commission mais il s’oppose à ce que le ; plus précieux que l’argent et l’or, si Conseil des Métiers et du Travail en c’est une occasion de vous obliger, fasse la demande.Si un ouvrier, dit-il, Quelle interruption heureuse pour moi est nommé sur cette Commission, que celle qui vous ôtes utile! — La d’après notre demande, et que des ré-1 Bryère./ Xi i ,1'- Barbeau, 179» Mom-aim' (1 ail flaires, L.U.Bulsselle, 7ml, V h ," Denis, Bureau, 817 Ontario Est ' ' FRATERNITE DES WAGONMfik l.OOE SOIN TE-MARIE No Ï34 ni* VOIES FERREES D'AMERIQUE*^ —Assemblées régulières les 1er et 3« dredla de chuque fuels, dana la «X J rtts u ce Pu b Llq u e, rue l.agaucheîuî ^.lry1;r'1?,,'IL I1K DISTRICT DES CIIAKP1 i.TIERS-MENUISIERS DAME RI QU I résident, A.Robert; vice-président Mayer; secrétaire, J.E.U.Recette: i “yrier, 1’- Etkln; gurdleu.J.B.Roy; Ulfl, daffuirea, E.Toussaint, .1.Shears et Eespéruuce.I-es assemblées sont ten tous les inereredla soirs A 8 heures, au rcau du Conseil de District, 7 Craig t ( hainbre 7.téléphone LAn, aster 5754.ROOT AND SHOE WORKERS, Nu.iilc.— S'assemble tuus les mercredis du uioli ,, ” '¦cures p.m.nu No 1331 Ste-Catlieriue Est.1 résident, Lionel ThlbiuiU; secrétaire archiviste.N.Poirier, 315 des Lrahhn s ocré taire-financier et agent d'affaire»' (’hurles McKercher, 1331 Ste Catherin,- K BRICKLAYERS, MASON'S AND TILE LAYERS' INTERNATIONAL OKÜA-Nt/ATION, LOCAL 4 of MONTREAL Meeting every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, ut ,U Jeunno Malice SL Office Address, 7U Jeanne Mance St., Room Nu.5.President, Joseph Verdun, 220 Harvard Avc Writ-muunt, Tel.WAluut 1995w.Financial secretary nail business agent, Henry Dull, 2314 Drolet.Eel.CAlumet (130Sw.HOOT AND SHOE AVOKERS' UNION, LOCAL 207 1IE ST-11 Y AUl NT HE, -Assemblée tuua les vendredis A 8 heure» dll aolr, uu No 71 rue Monitor.Président, Ernest Oeudron; secrétaire financier, Arthur Brodeur, Village St-Joseph, Saint-Hyacinthe; trésorier, C.E.Lemieux, 19 rue St-Slmon.UNION INTERNATIONALE DES BAU-IIIK US-COIFFE U US D'AMERIQUE.— Local 455 do Montréal.—.ÿuaaemhla lu 3» et 4u mardi de chaque mois, uu No 1U2 St-Laurent — Monument Nutlonal Salle 15 A 8.30 du aolr.Président, A.Millard; »«• crélulro archiviste, Art.Juneau; »ecré-taire trésorier et ugeut d'affaires, /,.b-Muro, 254, est rue Sto-Cutberluo, chamhr» IL Téléphone: HArbour 8540.UNION INTERNATIONALE DK» Ti LEURS DE PIERRE DE UONTItl — Assemblée tous les 2o et 4o lundli chaque mois, A 8 heures du soir, A la i dea Curdouulera, 720 Ste-Culherine Président: J ose pli Luclerd, 4tkl8 S» Hubert; ,Secrétaire correspondant, Ai Méllvler, 5101 Marquette.UNION INTERNATIONALE UES TRAVAILLEURS EN FOURRURE, Nu 49 —Assemblées tous les 1er et 3e mercredis, A 8 heures p.m., A lu salle de l'Uidoa du Commerce, ruo Berrl.Président Arthur Paquette, 102 Chambord ; secrétaire archiviste, A.Beaupré, 080a De (Jaspé; trésorier, G.Iv.Bourgeau, 135 Amber»t; agent d'affaires, A.ltey, 254 rue Sulnto-l'nlln-rlnc Est._____— UNION TYPOGRAPHIQUE JACQ CARTIER No 115.—Assemblées 1 samedi du mois, salle des cordon 1331, rue Saliite-Cntbi-rliie Est.Prés Adhémar Tremblay, 978, rue St-TUm) secrétaire-archiviste, Arthur Lniq 4000, rue Deiorlmtcr; secrétaire-trés Henri Richard, 3449, rue Bordeaux.CHAKPENT1KRS-.MENUISIEIIS — locule No 1658, MolHounmivo, — Ass-tuus les vendredis, A 8 heures du su No 1051 Imtourncux (Temple des 1 lo).Président.J.A.Cbamberland; président, U.Vlgennt; secrétaire vlste, O.l'roulx, 2-148 Blvd Pie IX erélalro financier, A.Robert.1800 la lieux; sccrétnlre trésorier.J.W.Ce 438 Lacordulro; conducteur, Thus : gurdleu, Jos.IMaute.BUREAU DE PLACEMENT PROVINCIAL .Sous le contrôle du Gouvernement de 1» Province (le Québec JOSEPH AINEY, .Surintendant Général FRANCIS FAYETTE, Surintendant.Heures de bureau: 9 a.in.H 6 P-m- Tél.DépL des b.mes: HA.0221 Lnrul 255 Tél.Dépt.îles feimnecs: 1IA.0221 Local -¦« Entrée des hommes: 8 rue St-Jacq"cs-Entrée des femmes: 61 Notre-Dame E-Nous plaçons gratuitement, les hommes, femmes et jeunes gens.Nous offrons du travail aux Journaliers et Ouvriers appartenant à tous les corps de métiers: Dans les fabriques, les usines, les travaux de la construction ou de l’agriculture.Nous offrons des places dans les Hôtels, Restaurants, bonnes places pour domestiques, hommes et femmes.Ingénieurs, chauffeurs, débardeurs et terrassiers, commis c sténographes.Les propriétaires et les agents de chantiers sont tout spécialement invités à présenter leur demandes au Bureau Provincial. Le seul journal ouvrier bilingue de la province de Québec.La meilleure arme entre les mains des travailleurs.5!>p ptmr lorià Mi» U fimtor (ôuumr The only bilingual labor paper in the Province of Quebec.The most efficient medium laborers have ever had.15th Year — No.23 SAMEDI, 8 JUIN 1929 — MONTREAL — SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929 PRICE: 5 CENTS The “Nation” of New York And the Honorable James J.Davis, United States Secretary of Labour.By BERNARD ROSE [n commenting upon the selection by President Hoover oi his colleagues, a New York radical weekly, took exception to the inclusion jM the Hoover Cabinet, of Secretary of Labour, James J.Davis.[t bases its objections on the alleged ground, that he utilized his office, for the purpose of promoting the welfare of the very powerful fraternity of which he was the virtual founder, and to which he has .riven the very best years of a nobly-lived and strenuous life.This so-called liberal journal, does not look kindly upon what the former iron puddler accomplished in establishing a practical cooperative agency, whereby the destitute orphans of deceased wage earners, wlio were members of the fraternity, are given that care and comfort, that kindly disposed men and women give their children and wives, as well as making provision for giving them an education, fitting them to take their part in life’s battle with the confidence, that they are well equipped physically, educationally, and occupationally to win a place for themselves in society.li is extremely regrettable, that a periodical professing to be broad-minded; that speaks of the emancipation of the wage earner; that is apparently in favour of necessary and beneficent reforms, must sink to the level of a narrow carping critic, that overlooks and makes no allowance for the splendid and remarkable achievements, which stands to the credit of the Honourable James J.Davis, his colleagues, and the great organization which is known throughout the world.Even if as alleged, the energetic United States Secretary of Labour did in a measure seek to obtain support and awaken interest in the Loyal Order of Moose, through the influence which his portfolio gave him, can it be charged against him that this influence was evil or corrupt ?Is be not the Secretary of Labour and as such, called upon to do all that within him lies to help the oppressed and assist those who through no fault of their own, require a helping hand in order to make their way and became valuable citizens of the Republic?What has this journal or the editor that saw fit to criticize the Honourable James J.Davis, done, that is in the slightest measure comparable with what has been accomplished by Mr.Davis and his devoted colleagues?Has this journal ever done anything of a constructive nature that would entitle it to the just praise1 which has been given Mr.Davis and his organization?One must presume that the editors of this paper will not at any time require assistance for themselves or their families.They apparently as individuals know very little of the suffering undergone by the destitute, dependent widow and orphans, of a wage earner who could not from Lis meagre earnings, put aside a sufficient sum to care for them when be is no longer here to give them that affection and support which they require.It, is something to be thankful for, that the late President Harding, notwithstanding all the criticism levelled at him showed the sagacity he did in asking a son of the people in the person of “Jim” Davis, Director General of the Loyal Order of Moose, to become his Secretary of Labour.Mr.Davis is qualified in virtue of his own career and experience to speak in very frank terms to the employer and wage earner.Ho knows what the latter lias to endure and what torture is his, when he is thrown out of employment and the outlook is dark.Mooseheart, the creation of the Loyal Order of Moose has housed and educated a great many deserving children, who but for it, would have grown up in the worst of slums and perhaps through no fault of their own, joined the army of social derelicts and criminals.Radical journals are very generous in the advice they give statesmen and leaders.Very little of this advice or counsel is of an immediate constructive and practical nature.It certainly will not feed the starving child or clothe its almost naked body.Nor will it enable the agonized mother to purchase such professional service as would be necessary to preserve the life of a dearly loved child."What counts, is the assistance that is given by an individual or an organization, when need is pressing?When one of the venerable members of the faculty of Harvard University wrote to this paper pointing out how unfair such criticism was, the editors of the “Nation” still persisted in the views they had expressed.If is within the scope of the Secretary of Labour and is part of the function of bis Department, to effectively cooperate with any and all organizations that exist for the purpose of promoting the welfare of the wage earner.The administrative units of the United States Department of Labour are the following: 'flic Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Immigration, the Children’s Bureau, the Bureau of Naturalization, and the Women’s Bureau.In founding Mooseheart and maintaining it, Mr.Davis and his fellow members are caring for the women and children who, without means are destitute, and merit the support of not only the philanthropic individual, but the State.In the act creating the Department of Labour, it is expressly declared: “The purpose of the Department of Labour shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.” Not one of the several Secretaries of Labour, since the Department was organized, was as well qualified and has administered it so successfully, for the benefit of the State and the wage earners, as “Jim” Davis, the former l’iltsburg iron worker.Mooseheart cares for the children of the wage earners who were left destitute.It gives them a high school education and tenches them a trade enabling them to earn a livelihood.Jt therefore is a very important factor enabling the Secretary of Labour to better carry out the purpose of his Department in fostering, promoting, and developing the welfare of the wage earners of the United States.Mooseiiaven is an institution that was likewise established by the Loyal Order of Moose, to care for and maintain members who are no longer able to work, or on account of age, refused employment.They are treated with every consideration and thus prevented Irom entering the pauper class which is the unfortunate condition of thousands of otherwise law-abiding workmen, who unable to any longer maintain themselves, or secure work, arc dependent upon public or private charity.This same journal is opposed to the present policy of the American Federation of Labour.It regards it as old-fashioned and no longer useful.It prefers a labour organization of more advanced .s, believing that the adoption of these, will more speedly bring about the social and economic changes which it advocates.I he "Nation’’ circulates amongst those who regard themselves as the intellectual, social, and educational superiors of the workers.Although ready at all times to superciliously give them gratuitous ad-'ice, it lias not any wide influence.The editors and contributing personnel are men and women who are well-known both in the Lnited States and Great Britain, but their views are not concurred by the majority of labour leaders and the membership ot the trade unions., In attacking as il has, the big-hearted, broad-visioned, unselfish ¦Secretary of Labour, because of bis devotion to the splendid fraternity that he has made a power in the land, it has awakened the resentment of all fair-minded persons in the United States and the Domi- The Hon.Mr.Justice Rinfret The Youngest Member of Canada’s Highest Appellate Tribunal Has Had a Notable Career.When a well-known Montreal jurist and legal author was asked why he accepted a seat on the bench of the Supreme Court of Canada he replied that: “It Is the crowning of my career." I think it can be truthfully said that the chief ambition of the average lawyer, is to reach that eminence professionally, when he is retained to plead before the highest appellate tribunal in Canada, and if fortune and nature have been kind to him, to one day occupy a seat as a member of this august tribunal.The judges of the Superior and Supreme Courts of the provinces, enjoy a distinction that is accorded them in virtue of their office and the respect that we instinctively show the judiciary whether it be the police magistrate, or the judge presiding over the sittings of a court having civil jurisdiction.No matter how intensely democratic a member of the Bar may have been prior to his elevation to the bench, upon taking his seat, he immediately becomes clothed with a dignity and enjoys in his judicial capacity a liberty of action—and utterance, which is regarded as essential to the independence and impartiality of the tribunals, not only in the Mother country, but in the several Dominions.Our Judges are appointed during good behaviour.Those who make part of the Supreme and Appellate Courts are only removable upon a vote of the two houses.This security of tenure enables them to disregard any influence that may be brought to bear, and render decisions in accordance with the facts, the law, and theii conscience.It is not very often that a judge of a Provincial Superior or Supreme Court is promoted to the highest Canadian tribunal.Such promotion when it is given, it testimony to his ability, judicial standing, and profound legal knowledge.As a rule we expect that the occupants of the highest tribunal, should reach this great height, when they are well on in years.We generally picture a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada as one old both in years and wisdom.When we learn that a member of this distinguished body of magistrates was born in 1879, we readily infer that because of his ability and attainments, youth was not regarded as a bar to the advancement which was given him, by those best qualified to decide upon the judicial fitness, of those who are appointed to the highest court in the land.The youngest member of the Supreme Court of Canada, is the Honorable Thibaudeau Rinfret.He was born in Montreal on June the 22nd., 1879.By BERNARD ROSE He will only pass his fiftieth milestone on June of this year.His friends, family, and confreres, have every reason to be proud of him since so early in life he has reached the summit of his career.His parents must have had a prevision of his future since they gave him the best education that their means permitted, and his talents warranted.He completed the full classical course at St.Mary’s College, and was accorded the B.A.degree.Following the example of several distinguished compatriots, he went to McGill University and in 1900 graduated from the law faculty with the B.C.L.degree.The following year he was called to the Bar of the Province of Quebec.In one respect, he differed from his compatriots who were members of the legal profession by beginning the practice of law in the town of St.Jerome.In that thriving city, he was not only looked upon as an outstanding citizen, but quickly built up for himself a splendid clientèle because of the reputation he early acquired as a sound lawyer, whose opinions and knowledge was respected not only by his confreres, but the members of the bench From the very outset he was devoted to his profession, and on several occa- British Labor’s Victory An Inspiration to Organized Labor Throughout the World.A Vindication of the Right Honorable James Ramsay MacDonald.An Opportunity to Demonstrate What Labor Can Do in Solving Problems and Bringing About Reforms.premc Court of Canada and in accordance with the practice, a judge of Labor in Great Britain, notwithstanding that it did not secure a French Canadian extraction would be clcar majority, nevertheless won a great victory.appointed to fill it, notwithstanding J The victoi.y is all the more striking because of the three parties, the his having been appointed to the Su- j perior Court, of this province, in 1922 from the bench of Quebec to the Supreme Court of Canada.He was named a puisne judge of the latter court on September 18.1924.His judicial brothers are very fond of him.He is always so genial and obliging.He is conscious of the responsibility and dignity of the position he occupies The lawyers who plead before the court particularly the somewhat timid young men, know they can always count upon a kind word at the right ! moment from the youngest judge oi the court.Because of his youthful appearance accentuated by his smiling demeanor, one would hardly take him to be a judge of His Majesty’s Supreme Court of workers had the smallest fund and practically no press.Apparently tile con»,™» or opinion ,vo».that Mr.I»» »( eieclot» in Great Britain Ml.that.theBaldwin Go.ern- Jnstico Rinfret would be transferred had not implemented Its pledge* and since the unemployment problem was still to be solved, that Labor should be given an opportunity of demonstrating what it can do to ameliorate or remedy a situation which calls for the wisest and most progressive statesmanship.The victory of Labor will encourage the organized workers in the United States and the Dominion to gird up their loins and insist upon the wage earner getting that economic and legislative consideration to which he is entitled as a contributor to the nation’s wealth.Labor has now become quite respectable.Its programme appeals to quite a number who not so very long ago regarded themselves as members of the classes, rather than the masses.Labor’s victory will make the Government and parties in other countries realize that the collective strength of those who toil when it is exerted in a political direction, is irresistible and will sweep from its path all that is reactionary and unprogressive.Credit in the very fullest measure must be given the great leader of Labor's hosts.He is sincerely imbued with the determination to make Canada.Not that he isn’t in every way j Great Britain a land fit to live in for those who toil.He will have no difficulty in forming a cabinet, the equal if not superior in ability to any one that previously administered the affairs of the Mother Country.Labor in office will mean prompt action in promoting the movement in favor of disarmament.It will certainly encourage those who have labored so ardently to promote peace propaganda.The workers of the Dominion have every reason to feel encouraged with the result.Our Provincial and Dominion Governments have taken a warm interest in the welfare of the workers and enacted legislation which Organized Labor demanded.The advent to office of Ramsay MacDonald will no doubt make any representations which Labor makes to governments more likely of acceptance.We extend to the Right Honorable James Ramsay MacDonald, his colleagues and party, our very sincere congratulations.We think it would be fitting to close this brief editorial appreciation of the magnificent victory which Labor lias gained by remarking: “Tcmpora mutantur, nos ct mutamur in illis.” “The times are changed, and we with them.” as dignified as a judge should be.but as already remarked, we are accustomed to think of our judges as whitehaired men who fully look their part.Mr.Justice Rinfret is the Professor of Comparative Law and the Law of sions he received very tempting offers j Public Utilities at McGill University, from the heads of large firms in Mont-I He is very proud of being a graduate real to join them.He eventually did, | of this famous seat of learning.His becoming identified with the firm of association during his student years, which one member is now Mr.Justice [with those attending the faculty, cn-Archer and the present head, a mem- abled him to acquire an excellent ber of the Quebec Cabinet, the Hon- English vocabulary which he used to ourable J.L.Perron.the utmost advantage during the years As a member of this firm, he pleaded j do Practiced law and slnco his appointa great many important cases.His merd *° *,'ie Lcncli.erudition was utilized to the utmost | Mr.Justice Rinfret did not take a by his associates, and the judges be-1 very active part in the politics, although fore whom he appeared in the district ready whenever a call was made for of Montreal, looked upon him as one his of the highest ornaments of the Bar, who at no distant time would become one of themselves.In 1922 a vacancy occurring in the Superior Court of this district, Mr.Thibaudeau was asked to accept the appointment.His friends urged him to accede to the request of the Minister of Justice, knowing that although his professional prospects were excellent, as a member of the bench, he would make a splendid judge before whom lawyers would go knowing that every courtesy would be extended to them, by the former confrere whose knowledge was as deep as his courtesy and good temper were uniform and even, no matter what the provocation during the hearing of a case might be.His appointment was hailed with general satisfaction.Upon taking his seat he showed that he possessed great energy and he disposed of the matters before him with dispatch.When a vacancy occurred in the Su- scrvices, to assist in any way he could.He was not as aggressive as the average lawyer, who is an ardent politician.His only attempt to enter public life was when he contested Terrebonne regard to old age pensions; they have done a good deal along the lines of social insurance, and I think I may put this question to the Prime Minister and the Government: What are you going to do in connection with that it should be reformed and was doing everything to help the child to a better way of life.But some other neighbour in the community knowing County as a candidate for the Housii**10 1110 011(! ParenL dclibeiatelj of Commons in 190G.He did not suc-11’11*' eviI in tlle of tlie child.f , .ceed on this occasion, but apparently Mr.Euler,—“It is equally true that this matter regardless of wlia.t did not very much regret his defeat, j there is just as strong and possibly a committee^says, or wlmt is to be found since it enabled him to give his time i stronger body of public opinion which | to the practice of the profession he j is entirely opposed to the suggestion loved.1 that we should, in their words, assist He is the happy father of three sons I *n carrying out the laws of anothei and a charming daughter.His wife,, country.For those reasons the gov-is connected with the oldest and most distinguished families in the province.Wife, children, and compatriots, have every reason to feel proud of their relationship to one who at so early an age, not only achieved professional distinction, but when most men are really at the beginning of their career, was called upon to don the judicial !1 ermine as a member of Canada’s high-1lnJ est court of final resort.the British North American Act?We laymen seem to be a lot of flies when the legal authorities start speaking; we get tangled up in a web of various things and we do not know where we stand.It is not my business to clear these things up.The lawyers themselves who enacted this plank must have known how far the British North American Act went.They knew the various difficulties in the way.Let f 01.i and tell us where we stand and what at- they are going to do in regard to what The Week at Ottawa By J.S.WOODSWORTH eminent welcomes a frank discussion of the whole question In all its bearings.I believe it is literally impossi- ble for a wet country to lie adjacent to a so-called or ostensibly dry country without a flow of liquor proceeding, ,, from the wet to the dry.That, of|tllcla clca>' away their own difficulties course, is the basic reason today the situation which we are now debat , ,, | they promised eight years ago.Will the I took the trouble last fall to go Pr'me Munster say something along I down to Windsor, I was offered safe tlds line?’ conduct by a liquor exporter and went In ad much matters we run up out on a launch on the Detroit River."gainst the B.N.A.Act and the I could see the United States customs question is whether under it, the Do-office on the other shore, and I could jluinion llas Jurisdiction Mr.Bourassa also see that it was not difficult to [but the situation very well detect any boats that left the Canadian shore to go to the American side.While in Windsor I got into conversa- One day was devoted to a discussion old lady owning the hens replies, ‘If t girls can be very tantalizing.Probably which I initiated on the question of j you would only keep hens like I do ! Mary sticks out her tongue at Jack j tion with a man engaged in the busi-llquor clearances on liquor shipped there would be no trouble about youriand says smart things —and girls canjness of exporting liquor.I asked him, from Canada to the United States.I old garden; we would live as neigh-! always say smarter things than boys.; 'Do you cross in the day-time?’ He took the ground that in this matter the Government was not carrying out the report of the Special Committee on So the squab- ; Jack, of course, SALADA' Customs adopted by Parliament and tween Canada and the United States; later confirmed by the recommendations of the Royal Commission, nor was it carrying out the pledges of hours without trouble.ble goes on.j and he strikes her.That little incident "That is about the situation as be-1'nay, I think, be taken as suggesting the relation between ourselves and the we have government control and they ! United States in this matter.” have prohibition, and our government ; Let me give some extracts from sup-takes the position that as long as they t porting speeches made by Mr.Speak-the Prime Minister himself, made just ; uayQ a different system from ours wel man, and Miss Macphail.and also some prior to the election.Further, that thC;çaaaQ^ settle anything.We say, 'If .statements oi Mr.Euler, who made it present procedure encouraged lawless- j you put up your fence and make it.clear that he was speaking on behalf ness within Canada and promoted j tilrt enough nothing will happen’, to j the Government.— friction between this country and the ] wLit:lr they reply that they can no: “When you go to the frontiers of make it tight enough to keep out all j °1"' country where this trade is prin-the hens, and so ask our help.I be- j cipally carried on you will find men lieve that in ordinary law affecting j Who have grown wealthy from this community life we are beginning to truffle; 1 am n°t sure that you will recognize certain rights of neighbours, fi'id women, but at all events you will My little illustration indicates at least [ find such men.The young people of my position with regard to this inter- j Canada, who see these men and are national situation I believe interna- j associated with what is going on day tional neighborliness is essential.”.I after day and who see so little effect-“Some of us have had to discipline ive action being taken to curb it, to children, either our own or somebody' else's in school.Jack is told that he must not hit Mary.We say to him, ’Now’, Jack, it is not nice for a boy to hit a little girl.You must not do it.’ Then one of these days there is a United States.' I gave two very simple illustrations which might be considered below the dignity of a Parliamentary debate, but which, I think, help to illustrate the situation.“It sometimes occurs to me that our position is very similar to that of two old women who have adjacent back yards.The one old lady keeps hens and the other keeps a garden, and in one way or another the hens from the one back yard wander into the garden and of course, the old lady who keeps the garden is very indignant over it.She says to the other, ‘You keep youthens at horn’, and when the other old lady answers that she will let her hens run and scratch where they please, the first old lady replies, ‘if they come over here I will wring their necks’.So the quarrel goes on, and at least the old lady owning the garden says, 'We must live as neighbours, I am going to erect a fence in order to try and keep your hens out of my garden, but will you not help me do so?At least help becomes exasperated J answered, ‘Yes, quite often’.I said, ‘How is it they do not get you?’ He replied with a smile ‘It just happen that they are not there when we go across.’ ” It is little wonder that the American officials are pointing out that it is very strange that a Minister of the Crown should consort with the bootlegging fraternity! •* * * How deep is the feeling in some quarters on the “I'm Alone” case may be realized by the following statement by Mr.Cahan, Though this matter is now going for arbitration it is a rather serious matter when in the House of Commons a member may denounce the action of an United States official as either that of piracy or war.Mr.Cahan stated.— "That under the tariff laws of the United States as they may be construed by their express terms, the coastguard of the United States was not authorized to seize British or any my mind are subject to the great danger of setting up false ideas of right and wrong and of the heroic and the base— Then, to go into it furt- her, right along our frontiers we find j other shipping, save perhaps American boys and girls and men and women shipping, at any point more than squabble, and poor Mary" comes home : l)econiin!f associated with the idea of twelve miles distrant from its coast.In crying and says ’Jack hit me.’ I SUp- violence anci blooshed, and I am afraid [this case the evidence seems clear that pose we should then inflict condign 1 lliat we are C01"'nB to the point where j this pursuit of two days continued to punishment on Jack for having done i familiarity does not necessarily breed a point on the high seas 215 miles from Well, I confess that at times, in contempt but where familiarity dulls ! the keen edge of their the coast, and in my opinion the second coastguard vessel, the Dexter, I think, which then came upon the scene, would never have sunk a British ship by cannon shot 215 miles from the coast unless by wireless she had received direct instructions from the it._______ ________________________, .the case of such domestic troubles, I ld0 k°0" edge of their perception, sympathize with Jack.Mary has been wipcs °,ut the sensa of figlit and wrong perhaps as tantalizing as girls know and ta^es a"aJ tde light balance of how to be —I am glad that the lion.member for Southeast Grey (Miss Mlss Macphail — There is no use in Macphail) is not here.Undoubtedly our talk‘nB about the peace of the me to stop the holes in the fence.’ The they grow better as they grow up, but world and 111 unanimously approving | political authorities of the United Sta- I such things as the pact of Paris until I tes to commit that act which, if act- ’ ! we can deal effectively with an irrita- ! ually authorized by the executive poli- nion of Canada, who are aware of what he and his organization have .l>ng and troublesome question whichjtical authority of that country, was an done for the widow and orphans of the wage earners who left their affccts tlie Peace of the world.ijact of war, or which, if not authorized have no use for the whole dirty busi- j by that political authority but actualness and the fact that we arc allowing j ly committed on the initiative of the liquor to pour out of southern Ontario United States coastguard alone, was into the United States and are doing j the equivalent of an act of deliberate nothing effective to stop it is giving to [piracy.” the Canadian people the mentality) * * * "This is another exemplification of what is coming to us from year to year as a growing truth, that we have out grown the liberal bounds of the written constitution under which we live.There is not the slightest doubt that when this constitution was framed neither the upholders of legislative union nor the defenders of provincial rights ever anticipated the immense importance which labour problems would assume.They never anticipated that this question of social insurance, whether applying to unemployment, to sickness, or to any other form of social suffering, would be of such importance that it is now one of the national problems with which we have to deal.As the Minister of Justice (Mr.Lapointe) has said, this is a confederacy and ought to remain a confederacy.But Canada is also a nation; it is one country and ought to be broad enough with a constitution flexible enough, to meet the needs of all classes of the population irrespective of province, race or any other consideration.Now these labour problems, these social insurance problems are essentially national questions.If you wait for the nine legislatures of Canada all to deal with the situation, you will wait a long time.” The amendment of Mr.Heaps which was designed to secure some action on unemployment and health insurance was defeated by an overwhelming vote in which the Liberals and Conservatives joined solidly against the Independents.Messrs.Bourassa, Neill, Gershaw (Liberal) voting with the cooperating groups.Very eminent gentlemen — I dependents, helpless and penniless.After all, what counts, is the manner in which one’s life is lived, and what he has done to earn the gratitude of his fellow men.G rati tude may perhaps be a rare quality, nevertheless, there arc thousands who are grateful to “Jim” Davis, his colleagues and the Loyal Order of Moose, for what they have done and are doing towards making and the ethics of bootleggers, life less of a burden than it would have been for hundreds of families but for their thoughtfulness and humanity.The friends and admirers of Mr.Davis counted as they are iu their thousands, hope that not only will he continue serving the people of the United States during Mr.Hoover’s present term, but that if the latter should continue for a further period, that he will induce Mr.Davis to remain as his associate to administer the United States Department of Labour, in order to carry out its purpose of promoting and developing the welfare of the wage earners of the United States.In connection with Unemployment think | Insurance Mr.Adshead endeavoured one would call them eminent — are hunting for defences for our attitude.It is quite true that we are making money through the sale of liquor to the United States but what is the use of gaining even the whole world if we lose our national soul?.Suppose we had a bad cliild in the community.and suppose that only one parent of that cliild was amUous in vain to secure a statement from the Prime Minister as to why the Liberal platform was not being carried out.Mr.Adshead,—“But it is for the Dominion Government themselves to say as a plank in their platform, what they are going to do now after waiting for 8 years to deal with the matter.They have implemented the plank in THE GREAT LAKES Across the world-renowned Great Lakes a gentle breeze is blowing, and ever, too, Atlantic-ward a gentle current flowing.Then out from Port McNicoll, or perhaps from Owen Sound great white ship comes gliding, for the Western Lake-ports bound.It sails o’er Lake Huron, and through the locks at Soo, and on to Lake Superior, that mass of heavenly blue.It slips among the tree-clad isles, in silence makes its way across these mighty Inland Seas, past many a jewell-like bay.Canadian Pacific have, upon these Lakes great ships, with splendid food and sendee for the pleasure of your trips.The delights of a trip across the Lakes in one of the fine ships of the Canadian Pacific Great Lakes Steamship Service are many and varied.Ask for further particulars, booklets, etc., to any Canadian Pacific Railway Ticket Agent.6363 I Council Want Representation Organized Labor wants to be represented on the Health Survey Commission.— Labor Party will celebrate the victory of the Laborites in England.— Convention of said Party to open June 15.Council Ontario chairmanship of Drolet.There was a quite a good re presentation at said meeting.The Executive Committee presented the following report: "Your Committee, had before them a letter from Mr.R.W.Gould, secretary of the Montreal Division of the Canadian Manufacturers Association In A New Home For three months now the Union Co-operative Insurance Association Organized Labor’s first and original life insurance company, has enjoyed its new and more commodious office quarters.Arranged and equipped for efficiency in serving its policy-holders the change to the new offices has been a beneficial one in all respects.The greatest stride in 1929 has been Through the absence of Mr.Foster pello.R.Lynch, Mayer, J.Perrault and attending the business of the Trades i Starke, and Labor Congress of Canada, the « * • meeting of the Trades and Labor Delegate Foucher voiced the srtong held last Thursday, at 817 ; opposition of the Labor Movement for [in group life insurance.This is the Street East, was under the not being represented on the Health ! newest story in the development of Vice-President Ben Survey Commission, though many de- [ labor organizations, and the demand legates expressed their opinion con- [ for it is growing constantly and stead-trary.j ily.It is not because of its novelty, He said he would be glad to see! but because of its protective features somebody from the labor movement [ previously unavailable to trade union-on the commission, but he believed ; ists as groups.that organized labor represented by The liberality of the contract issued the Trades and Labor Council should : by the Union Co-operative Insurance not ask to be represented on this com- j Association is well known — and ra-who had acted as Secretary of the mission now> be would not have a per- pidly becoming even better known.Montreal Terminal Committee.tinent knowledge of the matter and if j The best proof of this is the large The purpose of Mr.Gould's letter was any one reforms that were proposed number of local unions of different to draw attention to a letter received bid not mateiialize, it would be labor, labor organizations which have be-from alderman Léon Trépanier urging a”afo lbat would get the “black eye', come insured in the Union Co-opera-tliat the Montreal Terminal Commit- "Delegatc Morin could not approve five Insurance Association since Jan-tee be maintained for consultative !bis confreres opinion, he said: uary 1, 1929.The liberality of the purposes and the Council was request- 10 bas Tust decided to grant j contract issued by the Union Co-oper- ed to pronounce itself upon the desir- 1 ' Boucher, of the Health Bureau,| ative Insurance Association, as con ability of such action S300'000 .Your Committee question full eonside opinion t liât the city would be served by ance of a representative body such as the said Committee, and would recommend accordingly.” The Secretary having requested explanations by delegates, the report was adopted.to be used for the improve- j trasted with that issued by other in- ttee" after giving the me‘u of b.vgiene in Montreal, and it is j surance companies, is with regard to nsideration, are of the j(>'!dl'nt that the city is willing to fight the termination requirements in the e best interest of the tuberculosis and infantille mortality policies.The Union Co-operative In- The termination requirements under other policies are based on continuous employment in the occupation which forms the qualification for his membership in the union.This necessarily means that a person no longer employed at the occupation over which his or her labor organization has trade jurisdiction, must relinquish the low cost group insurance and convert it into some individual form of life insurance.The requirements for continuous employment would therefore debar from the insurance protection persons who on account of age were retiring from the trade, or who on account of economic conditions found it advisable or even necessary to change their occupation.By examining the contract of the Union Co-operative Insurance Association it will be seen that it is free of unfair restrictions and contains no technical jokers.The Union Co-operative Insurance Association has just published a new booklet entitled "Group Life Insurance That Gives Perpetual Protection”, and a copy of this is available, of course without obligation, to any trade union official or member who desires to obtain a copy.The company has a complete line of Le Monde Ouvrier-The Labor World Rédigé *n flollaboratloi The Officiai BlUnfDiil Mouthpiece of (b« Province of Quebee Organized Worker* L« port*-parole dee ouvrière orgiuile** de la Province tie Qnéhee Membre de In Prenne Internationale Ouvrière d*Am0rlque Member of the International Labor Urea* OA8TOX FIIANCQ Secrétaire de la Rédaction Secrrotnry.Editorial Department Ü5*C United Shoe Machinery Co.or CANADA, LIMITED MONTREAL TORONTO, KITCHENER, QUEBEC ir duty and work for the group policies terminates and the : receipt of inqui-' at°tlm Honm'off^ S 5K^B«ïrS|ï * the mainten- °oct™s ancl hygienists are needed on I surance Association makes good stand-the Commission, but also a working- ing membership in the organization man U the latter is not a hygienist, ; its basic requirement, and when good ml'me^ctoThS?t-*i-t-h- -^e?Hs.tanding is lost the “isurance under |dual the improvement tions amongst the they do not, he can report to the I council which would take such steps [ ~ ' -— as it deemed necessary.” tmjnmmnauumtmmtmnntttmn meeting would be held in the thm^thp'rominif i"aSij°f tll