Labor Council Nominations: Colored Man Declares War on Trades Movement
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Newspaper arcticle includes segment about Hugh T. Simmons, a Black, British Subject from Jamaica, living in Port Alberni, and resident of the province for 22 years. Simmons stated he would enter politics due to being denied employed as a result of the racism of longshoremen and mill workers in Alberni. The Trades and Labor Council Secretary wrote in reply that the "international labor organization was founded on the principles of equality, with no recognition of creed or color." and that the labor in question were not affiliated with organized labor so the council could not act.
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