Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 8, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Statement at local meeting of . Not hurting Iron moulders organization railway showmen throughout can Ada will in All likelihood get the and Vance in wages asked for at the con Ference at Montreal Between representatives of the men and the rail Way association it was author Lively stated last night. The demands were for us cents an hour for mechanics and 7b cents for helpers. There will be the same percentage increase for apprentices. Payment according to the new schedule Vas held up by Mutual agreement pending a Settle Merit in the Case of United states organizations but when put into of j the schedule will be retroactive j to May 1. I that the . Movement is not hurting the Iron moulders organisation in Canada and that a record number of Charters have been issued to new locals this year Are statements i in a. Letter from acting 1 i m. J. Keough of the International Headquarters staff at Cincinnati Ivad at a meeting of the Iron moulders local held at the labor Temple last night. The letter was in reply to a communication sent by l. Wart presi Dent who asked for definite information Cin the subject in View of rumours that had been circulated. It j was received with great satisfaction by the meeting. Keough s letter is. In part As Only two cities in can Aila. Affected by the . Are Cal Gary and Winnipeg. In Calgary about eight members have gone Over to the ., and in Winnipeg there Are about 17 to Date that we know of. Our organization throughout Canada is much greater than it was a. Year ago. In addition we have started unions in Toronto and such other on Tario towns As Kitchener Brockville and Belville. The maritime pro. Vinces have never been affected by Tho o b it., so far As moulders Are concerned and in Toronto Hamilton and. London the member ship has increased to a consider Able extent during the past year. There no dissatisfaction that we Aru aware of throughout the Jura Simon except in Winn Lpes. The Best proof of that i can give you is to info irn you that during the past year we have issued 59 Charters which is the Lafke St number that was Ever granted in one year in our history. Our membership is greater than Ever and in the Quarter for january february and March just passed Pur collections throughout our entire organization far exceed anything that has been reported in the same period in the history of our or Wark announced that the local was preferring charges against and expelling members who had joined the . These men he said were liable to a Fine of ?25. Returned soldiers take up homesteads at Hillside Beach several returned soldiers have taken advantage of the free homesteads available in Tho Winnipeg Federal land division and have located at i Side Beach near Victoria Beach. They expect to make a real Start m farming operations this season with a View to developing a genuine farm ing Community. Tho nucleus of a Community has already been made by the opening of a Post office and the construction of a railway at Hill Side Beach. The provincial Covern i Merit it is understood erect., a school and 3o Poirier necessary Road work. This Soldier settlement is. Due in a Large measure to the efforts of Lieut. Col. a. Chambre who has take a great interest in this settlement of returned men. More homesteads have been opened up in this neighbourhood and Are now Avail Able. Quite a settlement has also sprung up in the District South of j fort Alevander and East of Hillside Beach. Ministers asked to remind flocks of registration by r. W. Woods i at the request of the social ser vice Council of Manitoba clergymen j of All churches in Winnipeg Are being i asked to Call to the congregations i attention on sunday the Days for i registration. May 10, 11, and 12, and to urge upon both men and women their duty to Register. According to d. B. Harkness Sec rotary of the Council this request is being made with the Sanction and approval of archbishop Matheson the Church of England Rev. Ii. C. I b Latt president of the methodist con Ference Kev. H. J. Mod i orator presbytery of Winnipeg Rev. W. C. Smalley superintendent Bap i list convention. In the Abc Urice of archbishop Sinnott Sanction to the request has been made by his representatives at the Palace. Or. Harkness pointed out that this registration Ivas important from the standpoint of die coming provincial i i election in View of the referendum Likely to be taken this year on a phase of the liquor question. Auction Sale saturday May 15th mites . Niver Hje world horses age o to s. 2500 to 1600 3 cows in ;