THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON, B. C. WEDNESDAY,

JULY 6, 1938 oo '

The Omineca Herald

NEW HAZELTON, B.C.

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Minister Labor
On Unemploy-
| ment of B.C.

Victoriu, June #80—In a concise sum
mary of “The Transient Unemployed
Situation,” given during the course of
i) half hour broadcast over the faclli-
ties of the C.B.C, from this city, Sat-
urday evening, Hon. G. S$. Pearson, the:
minister of labor, told his unseeh audi-
ence that British Columbia has spent
every dollar it could spare on public
works, and that the amount of money
that can be'spent by this province is
limited by the Government's ability to
Tiixe funds .

“The municipalities, - province and
Dominion has spent $68,000,000 on dir-
ect relief and relief projects since
180”, be said, and commented that
the province is hopeful that the Fed-
eral government will increase its re-
lieE expenditure in B.C. during the
sunnier.

Mr. Pearson in ‘dealing - with ithe
vowse single homeless unemployed re-
lief had taken since its inception to the
present declared the problem of the
province bad been compiecated by a
continuous and unpredictable influx
of unemployed men from other pyro-
vinees. He pointed out the treatment
of single uneinployed men in this pro-
vince had been on & more generous
fasis than any other ‘prov ince in 1 Can-
ada.

He usserted no attempt had been
_ made by the men in this organized
hody. “now - demanding ‘relief, to seek
work in British Columbia, this sum-
mor, and said further that the pre-
sent “revolt against constituted auth-
ority” had been planned systematieal-
ly iu the forestry camps for a two-year
period by organized agitators.

The fact was stressed that the 4,700
men recently In camps, 1,600 were
those who had come to B.C. from oth-

will, or had been discharged for cause.
Only 2100 men with over.one year's
residence in the province were effect-
ed by the orders to close camps,

‘In viw of the fact that our experi+
ence had shown that from 12,000. to
16.000 men had been going off the re-
lief rolls each summer for several
years past, do you not think it reason-
able that this number. (2,100) could
find means. of providing for themsel-
ves during the summer months of the
year?” he asked.

“Let me put it this way,” contintied
the minister, “There. were more new
jobs-erefted, or old jobs re-opened be-
tween 1934 nnd 1937 than were able-
bodied inen on relief in B, C. in, 1934.
If there had. not been an abnormal in-
flux of men from other provinces there
would have been enough jobs for all B
C. able bodied men at this time.”

“Sixteen hundred men out. of . the
4,700 admitted to the projects in the
1937-388 senson were men who had beer
in this province only a few months pre-
riuus to November 1937. Federal of:-
ficials advised it was unnecessary for
these 1,600 men to come to B. C. to ob-
tain assistance last winter for there
were available placements on farms

. SERVICE
- Dept, of Lands:

A MOMEN®’S = carelessness
with.a single match or cigar-
ette butt . . ,. thoughtlessness
leaving & smoldering camp fire .
‘can start a conflagration that will
sweep an entire water-shed and ruin
fishing streams for years to come, © +

BRITISH COLUMBIA FOREST

ae met Od

o«

for all of them.”

This year, as in 1937, the province
had arranged with. the ‘Dominion ta
close its camps. It was expected that
as in other years, the unemployed men
wonld make some efforts on their be-
half. Myr. Pearson continued: “the
federal government agreed that our
Droposal was @ reasonable one, and we
then offered return transportation to
their places of. previous residence to
that portion of the-1,600 men’ from
other provinces who were still in. this’
province and in. need of assistance, “It,
wns -the refnsal to accept this offer,
and the organized attempt to force Us|.
to give these men, as well as our own
L. C. single: ‘homeless men work on gov-
ernment projects. during the summer
that resulted ‘in the present: difficult
and mifortunate situation: 7.

“Td those * of: us who, through our
close contact. with’ this’ ‘problem, are in
a ‘position: ‘to know: the facts,. the: or-
gunized refusal of a portion of. the men.
of the men to accept: the qffer made by
our £0 vernmeiit to! ‘returi, transients
to the preg. ‘ot previous residence, this |.
refusal ofthe nien to leave ‘Vancouver
i ani effort to obtain summner, emplay-.
ment, and the . o¢eupaney of : ‘public
buildings’ must be looked upon as 2 re-+
volt aginst constitated ‘authority...

In conclusion, the minister declared:
“There is ample evidence that the
action taken was premeditated and!
that throughout the whole of, the win-

men

known to those in authority.

work,"

make an effort to aid themselves dur-
ing the sumer.

gram,” he continued.
will be followed -closely.

sit.

threat to constituted authority.”

nay

er provinces last autumn, One thous-

ter season a continuous effort was CHOICE FURNITURE

made to orgnnize those who were re-

ceiving assistance through these pro-
jects into an organized body to force
the land of the government to provide
on a permanent hasis relief for single

Mr. “Pearson stressed the fact that
the lenders of the niovement were w ell

The Minister declared that transient
unemployed should be returned to the
place of their previous residence in
justice “not only to unemployed men
secking for work, but in justice to oth-
er men whose jobs are always in jeo-
pardy by an excess of men looking for
: He suggested that single men
provided for during the winter should

/& ‘Our government will press forward
the work itis now proposing to under-
take as rapidly as possible so that the
opportunities for employment will be
dnereased, We shall bring all the pres
Sure to bear we can to urge the fedgral
government to proceed with their ] pro- |
“The situation
Where dire
heed develops withont apparent oppor-
tunity to meet it by the individual the | |
sovernment will endeavor to alleviate |
But the government of B. C. does
not believe the Citizens of this province
will. allaw to ‘pass “unchallenged any

mach esteemed.
was in a real sense the- "Home build | ed life—the : ‘home lite.

er. His shop, with its sweet scent of
clean wood. had a halo ground it, for |,
was not Jesus of Nazareth himself a
Village carpenter? He had entered in-
to communion w ith ‘the dally life of! to dobetter next week.

at

the Bulkley

The, village carpenter nen, with the most intimate and sacr-

Owing to, continued . high . water in o
the Indians: have. thus
fir got very few- fish, but’ ‘they expect

FIRE LAW

(Pursuant to, the “Purest Ace ¢ hupter 102 of the “Rer ised Statutes of
British Columbia, 1936,” }

~ During the Close Season —

MAY Ist to OCTOBER Ist

dustrial fire within onc-half mile of forest or woodland. and for
every open burner,
when you need a ernif, :

CAME:FIRES.... 1) “Chimp ‘fire inust not be set. out in any ‘ovest. oT.
woodland without first obtaining a written permit from the Forest
Branch or n-persony duly nuthorized to issue permits,: acl

t (2
ae posted by the owner or the. Forest Branch prohibiting the set-
ting ont of cnmp-fires,

(3) It is illegal te build any camp-fire within 10. feet of any log,
stump, shag, or standing tree,
(4)

son ang use of the camp-fire leaves the place.
SMOKING. -Lichted matches and burning tohaceo, before being thro own,
away, must be thevonghiy extinguished.
- BRUSH: AND SLASHING -.(1) | Persons cansing any accummulation of
i inflammable debris within 300-feet-of any public railway ‘mast dis-
pose of the same-under direction ofa Forest Officer.

‘PERMITS....A Written permit must he obtained for every clearing or in-.

Apply to the) local. Forest office in your Distret.. .

doiiken habs?
Camp fires must -not be set ont on lands where notices. have: |,.

AU inflammable material must be cledred xway for a distance
of three feet in every divection from the edge of every comp-fire,-. .
and every such fire must be TOTALLY extinguished before the per...

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and more had left of their own free |

(2) Persons clearing. rights-of-way tor auly purpose must: dispose

ryy ,
Throughout the middle aos ‘Paris 1 of of all debris under direction of a. Forest Officer, __

% wis the cenowned-centre of the furnt-

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Ta iin t43).. The. Forest. Officer. may. require febris to. hie.. Cleared aVaN, om

fre ae Suitied artisans made : from around any camp, mine, open burner or sawaiill, at

; a dizuled the eve. extraordi 1 ary ‘sums! ° = (4) Dangercus.accnmomlations of debris may. be. declared a public ~ =

: hss ceo wee. ane ; eb nuisnee, a

- the Merete ee iat, TOF show. ” PIGHTING! PIRK.. Able, bodied, eltivchs mst help in tighting forest ia
: Be itish Columbia: sth to 7th centuri . the rise of the |’ fires when called npon ‘by a duly-atithorized officer. 4 Me
; a vlch Flemish: "and “Burgundian ‘etties | ./ Any ocenpler of land.» responsible, np, to,the extent of his oyyn labor #

~ Department of Mines. 7 ond..the dawning of ‘the Renaissance and the lalior Of 7 any men employed hy “him; for: ‘fightin ;

ocenpied land. Any: person who, in’ the’ ‘clse” of al fire, no matter

how, or by Whom the fire may bare been set, ‘burning oi property

on whith -he.is, conducting, or Which hevis occupying, neglects to

du Lis ‘atinnst: ‘to ‘extinguish’ the fire or who resumes such work

* Without: the WRITTEN. consent .of an: offleer. of ithe. Department, -

is linble for all the expense incurred in fighting such fire, and *

every day’s work shall constitute a a separate offence against the ro

“Topest Act om Prat es

CLOSED AREAS. . Where an aren has he el dosed owhig to the: hittin ;

; _ Mp. conditions yf the forest cover, no person shall enter fox J the-purr- vc.
pose of travelling, camping, fishing, hunting, or recreation or uy

like purposé without first obtaining’ 9 written perinit from the 8,

; “Forést Officer in the district.” his does. not apply'té' Free Miners, © -

cf permanent residents or land owners within the.area, or. Dergons tna he

oo velling alung-any. yblic, highway within the’ ATCA. fs

' : THE: GOVERNMENT, ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR | me
tr PROTECTION. Or. PRIVATE PROPERTY. ,

REPORTING’ "FIRES. Hyery “adult per Peon. resident” "tn? the Provnee

ee ; . ed , who finds that a five “lis started or exists in’ any forest or woatl-
home became : the::social ‘ideal,’ ‘senti- a Fan “

ment grew around ‘ity furniture which ane “fh ie a Be eer
ve Ca a ea ene mae sigs 2 :
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the many. ‘‘The-poat: saw” the’ ‘ching PENALTY FOR TH vin a oF 1 THE puoANcas FO EST
and Home: Sweet: Hume was’ sungs! 8 p77
_ Phroughout a large: part of the’ last | [7% -
“4 century, ‘the averiige man ‘still ‘depent-. i
ed upon -bis-own skitlin making farhi- oe
ture:for:hig home. sind’on’ ‘the! ordinaky | jy
OLS »: : carpenter, There - ‘were: : ‘some ‘js
 joliiera,. latterly: known *: Jat

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The value of mine production in 1937 was ‘$74, 475,902.
an increase of $20,393,935 over 1936... All phases oh -
the min'‘ng industry” have shown increases in hott .
voluii and value. |

brought to the -homes of the wealthy
merchants a new elegance which sn-|) ©
perseded: the heavy ‘furniture of ‘the } |”.
Middle: Ages. The pomp of court.life|  -
demanded decorative art, and a fresh
impetus was given. the -furnituré’ de-|.
sien, A new structural. teentque, : in
other words, the Gothic principle of 7
hokling thin panels -between ratis and
stiles was translated into-wood. The}.
‘Italians: produced ‘masterpieces; thelr
decorative artists were at the! ‘Deak of
their glory. .

And ‘now. we come closer to our own
day. he decline ‘of.: the -aristocracy,
the broadening: of: the middle ‘clussea,
the higher: standard of*living, ‘all in-
creased the flemand for‘ furniture: ‘The

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Se ed

ay smote to to 0 np
Jesunidss

° Tor copes’ ‘of the annual reports of. the (Minister of Mines and
oupome. other: ‘publications, dealing with the “nining tidustry, ot this“ .
Provinee, apply to:.. | toad

DEPUTY MINISTER’ or ‘MINES