Labour Club Fusion into Fascist body is held probable
imminent possibility, declares Chalifoux at QFLC Executive Meeting -
People vs. politicians -says members of FLCC Desire Merger Despit Leaders Statements to Contrary
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Merger of the Quebec Federation of Labor Clubs, under J. Anaclet Chalifoux, Fascist candidate in the Provincial by-election of Jacques Cartier, and the Federation of Labor Clubs of Canada, under J.C.Rancourt and Diegeno Maille, and baptism of the joint politico-labor movement as the Canadian Fascist Association, is an imminent possibility, it was announced last night at a meeting of the executive officers of the former organization last night at 29 St. James street west.
"This fusion," Mr. Chalifoux announced, "will join practically all labor clubs on the Island of Montreal, and in leading cities of Quebec, in a movement destined to truly promote the interests of the people as against that of the politicians. We will have an electral force of upwards of 125,000 people behind us as a start, and we will place candidates in muiicipal elections in Montreal, and in Federal and Provincial elections, with the banner of Canadian Fascism to the fore!"
Both Messrs. Rancourt and Maille, heads of the Federation of Labour Clubs of Canada, oppose the merger, Mr. Chalifoux stated, and have stated so publicly. "But members of their federation are not behind them in this," he added. "They want the merger and it will be place, and we will leave both of them on the outside looking in."
Houde is discussed Discussion at last night's meeting of the executive of the Chalifoux organization was, for a time devoted to the questions as to whether or not Camilien Houde, ex Mayor who recently disowned M. Duplesss, K.C. as party leader quit the Conservative Party, be admitted to the new party "if he seeks as mission.
Mr. Chalifoux admitted and stating that "while there is little possibility of our ...
Chair Chalifoux as Quebec Hitler
Makes Retort to Bennett on Waves and Hours Statement2 September 1933 Montreal Gazette
Claiming to represent a total of 125,000 members of the Federation of Labor Clubs of the Province of Quebec, delegates to a meeting of the Feeration last night unanimously re-elected J. Anaclet Chalifoux as their president for a five-yera term.
Scenes of enthusiasm prevailed at the headquarters, 29 St. James street west, as the "brown shirts" and the women's auxiliary of federation acclaimed their leader s the Canadian Fascist leader. Hoisted on to the shoulders of stalwart supporters, Chalifoux was taken around the hall, arm raised a la Hitler.
Previous to the elections of officers Mr. Chalifoux gave a brief resume of the doings of the Federation since its inception last year. Salient achievements he set out as follows: perfect accord amount 125,000 citizens of Montreal and district to fight to the bitter end for ameliorated conditions for the labor man: his own arrests and subsequent liberations and vindication; the pilgrimage to St. Joseph's oratory to ask "the patron saint of Labor" to bring the crisis to an end and more particularly to rid the country of frowsy politicians and the convention in Jacques Cartier county at which 3,000 supporters chose him as the standard-bearer in that county in the forthcoming provincial by election.
In parenthesis Chalifoux added: "In reference to Premier Bennett's speech last night in which he said increased wages and shorter hours are not for Canada, I would like to say that if these are his sentiments we would just as soon see him as an English Lord."
A new programme of activities to be undertaken was outlined by the president and unanimously adopted by the audience, in the future all treasurers of Federation branches will be bonded so as "not to be at the mercy of politicians who are afraid of the Federation."
J. Alfred Charpentier was elected first vice-president; Rene Aubin, second Vice-president: H. Lafortune, third vice-president: H. Desrosiers, secretary: Cyriac Gauthier, treasurer, and Paul Z. Delcourt, leader of the council.
Chalifoux Chosen for Quebec House
Chosen Candidate of Labor Federation in Jacques Cartier by-election --
Given fascist Salute--Likened to Mussolini, Candidate promises to bring German and Italian systems here
24 August 1933
J. Anaclet Chalifoux, president of the Federation of Labor Clubs of the Province of Quebec, and organization of Quebec's Fascist movement, was selected candidate of the federation in the coming provincial by-election in Jacques Cartier, yesterday by a large gathering of his supporters at a meeting held in a field east of the Cartierville airport. His nomination came in the wake of his denunciation of both the Liberal and Conservative parties at "vultures' strongholds;" his promise that in the next municipal elections in Montreal, the Fascist movement would gain control of the City Hall and his warning to "all political parties: that if, in any future elections, "strong-arm methods are used to coerce the electors or commit fraud," the federation's stormtroopers, its "Guard of Honor," would put the "politicians" to rout.
The meeting started at three o'clock when Mr. Chalifoux put in an appearance accompanied by his lieutenant Paul Z. Delcourt. They walked to the platform between two rows of brown-shirted an brown-capped supporters who raising their hands in the Fascist salute, shouted: "Vive Chalifoux!" About the crowd went members of the federation selling a song-sheet for ten cents. It contained the words of a song entitled "C'est le beau batallion," which, in brief, told about how the people, after years and years of "slavery," found freedom and justice through the federation. As Mr. Chalifoux mounted the flag-draped dais, approximately 100 Italian members of the federation burst out into an Italian song, each verse of which ended with the stirring shout: "Vive Mussolini; Vive Chalifoux!" Mr. Chalifoux beamed.
Mr. Chalifoux opened the meeting, affirming that the assembly's task was to "pick a candidate to oppose both Liberals and Conservatives in the Jacques Cartier by-election."
Said he: "If the world has modernized industry's machinery," he said, "why not modernize political machinery, too?" That can be done by giving the workers greater parliamentary representation W want government to know that there are still men of course and tenacity to tell the political parties that there must be a chance, men determined to fight government for the politics,and demand government for the people."
Of the federation's programme- the chief oc which it would seem,k is "abolition of trusts" - Mr. Chalifoux said that the "Jesuit Fathers have given it their approval, because it leads to the principle of .. of the Papal ency.. of Louix XIII and Puis XI." ... they looked skyward and then turned to his audience and said:
"Their pilots must be Conservative and Liberal both parties hate us." He continued "Yes, both parties hate us and fear us. Premier Taschereau has denounced us; the Conservatives sought to slay us by purchasing the other federation - the Federation of Labor Clubs of Canada - headed by Maille, Rancourt and company. But we still have 87,000 members, and during the next municipal election in Montreal we will sweet the city and oust the political parties from control over the City hall.|
Important problems - "unemployment direct relief, etc." - represented a baseball for the politicians he said. Premier Bennett is the pitcher, Premier Taschereau the catcher, and Mayor Rinfret is at first base. The ball is thrown from Ottawa to Quebec and then to Montreal - "and when it's too hot for our players' fingers, it is thrown out to the field where shades of poor Camilien Houde are jumping about."
He then went on to deal with the federation's programme, and concluded by saying: "The movement will bring to Canada and the Province of Quebec the prosperity of Italy and German; workers follow the great Fascist chief Mussolini!"
Nomination of candidates for the country's by-election then proceeded. The st. Jean Baptiste section of the federation nominated Joseph Martin, ex-mayor of Ile Bizard. H. Lacasse proposed that Ald. Edgar Leduce, chairman of Lachine's finance committee, be the candidate. Raoul Periard, assistant organizer in chief of the federation, was nominated by L. Z. Turcot, while Georges Lauler nominated Romeo Trudeau, J.P. Lestard then nominated Ciriac Gauthier, a former conservative candidate in St. Denis riding while Leon Marceau suggested the name of Paul Delcourt.
But up rose Mr. Delcourt "I declined the honor in favor of our best candidate," he said nominating Mr. Chalifoux himself.
There were, cheers. Rapidly Messrs. Gauthier, Periard and Trudeau resigned in favor of Mr. Chalifoux, Ald. Leduc of Lachine and Ex-Mayor Martin of Ile Bizard were not present.
Up jumped Mr. Chalifoux who hastened to state that he accepted the honor ' -"assuming that the people want me to represent them in the parliament of vultures at Quebec," But, he said, we do not know if Messrs. Leduc and Martin are still in the field: if either one of them wants to be candidate and accept the federation's platform, I am ready to - "
Another aeroplane roared overhead and Mr. Chalifoux could not be heard. He looked skywards again and then shouted amid laughter "That's Camilien Houde's brother-in-law!"
He continued: "I am ready to resign in their favor. But one thing be is sure, if I am the candidate, I will fight to the very end for you. And our opponents- the Liberal and Conservative politicians - will not be allowed to use any strong-arm methods to steal the election. We will not let them important Chicago gangsters or Caughnawaga Indians to telegraph votes or coerce the electorate. The federation's guard of honor - a well-drilled corps - will put all bandits to rout. "
imminent possibility, declares Chalifoux at QFLC Executive Meeting -
People vs. politicians -says members of FLCC Desire Merger Despit Leaders Statements to Contrary
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Merger of the Quebec Federation of Labor Clubs, under J. Anaclet Chalifoux, Fascist candidate in the Provincial by-election of Jacques Cartier, and the Federation of Labor Clubs of Canada, under J.C.Rancourt and Diegeno Maille, and baptism of the joint politico-labor movement as the Canadian Fascist Association, is an imminent possibility, it was announced last night at a meeting of the executive officers of the former organization last night at 29 St. James street west.
"This fusion," Mr. Chalifoux announced, "will join practically all labor clubs on the Island of Montreal, and in leading cities of Quebec, in a movement destined to truly promote the interests of the people as against that of the politicians. We will have an electral force of upwards of 125,000 people behind us as a start, and we will place candidates in muiicipal elections in Montreal, and in Federal and Provincial elections, with the banner of Canadian Fascism to the fore!"
Both Messrs. Rancourt and Maille, heads of the Federation of Labour Clubs of Canada, oppose the merger, Mr. Chalifoux stated, and have stated so publicly. "But members of their federation are not behind them in this," he added. "They want the merger and it will be place, and we will leave both of them on the outside looking in."
Houde is discussed Discussion at last night's meeting of the executive of the Chalifoux organization was, for a time devoted to the questions as to whether or not Camilien Houde, ex Mayor who recently disowned M. Duplesss, K.C. as party leader quit the Conservative Party, be admitted to the new party "if he seeks as mission.
Mr. Chalifoux admitted and stating that "while there is little possibility of our ...
Chair Chalifoux as Quebec Hitler
Makes Retort to Bennett on Waves and Hours Statement2 September 1933 Montreal Gazette
Claiming to represent a total of 125,000 members of the Federation of Labor Clubs of the Province of Quebec, delegates to a meeting of the Feeration last night unanimously re-elected J. Anaclet Chalifoux as their president for a five-yera term.
Scenes of enthusiasm prevailed at the headquarters, 29 St. James street west, as the "brown shirts" and the women's auxiliary of federation acclaimed their leader s the Canadian Fascist leader. Hoisted on to the shoulders of stalwart supporters, Chalifoux was taken around the hall, arm raised a la Hitler.
Previous to the elections of officers Mr. Chalifoux gave a brief resume of the doings of the Federation since its inception last year. Salient achievements he set out as follows: perfect accord amount 125,000 citizens of Montreal and district to fight to the bitter end for ameliorated conditions for the labor man: his own arrests and subsequent liberations and vindication; the pilgrimage to St. Joseph's oratory to ask "the patron saint of Labor" to bring the crisis to an end and more particularly to rid the country of frowsy politicians and the convention in Jacques Cartier county at which 3,000 supporters chose him as the standard-bearer in that county in the forthcoming provincial by election.
In parenthesis Chalifoux added: "In reference to Premier Bennett's speech last night in which he said increased wages and shorter hours are not for Canada, I would like to say that if these are his sentiments we would just as soon see him as an English Lord."
A new programme of activities to be undertaken was outlined by the president and unanimously adopted by the audience, in the future all treasurers of Federation branches will be bonded so as "not to be at the mercy of politicians who are afraid of the Federation."
J. Alfred Charpentier was elected first vice-president; Rene Aubin, second Vice-president: H. Lafortune, third vice-president: H. Desrosiers, secretary: Cyriac Gauthier, treasurer, and Paul Z. Delcourt, leader of the council.
Chalifoux Chosen for Quebec House
Chosen Candidate of Labor Federation in Jacques Cartier by-election --
Given fascist Salute--Likened to Mussolini, Candidate promises to bring German and Italian systems here
24 August 1933
J. Anaclet Chalifoux, president of the Federation of Labor Clubs of the Province of Quebec, and organization of Quebec's Fascist movement, was selected candidate of the federation in the coming provincial by-election in Jacques Cartier, yesterday by a large gathering of his supporters at a meeting held in a field east of the Cartierville airport. His nomination came in the wake of his denunciation of both the Liberal and Conservative parties at "vultures' strongholds;" his promise that in the next municipal elections in Montreal, the Fascist movement would gain control of the City Hall and his warning to "all political parties: that if, in any future elections, "strong-arm methods are used to coerce the electors or commit fraud," the federation's stormtroopers, its "Guard of Honor," would put the "politicians" to rout.
The meeting started at three o'clock when Mr. Chalifoux put in an appearance accompanied by his lieutenant Paul Z. Delcourt. They walked to the platform between two rows of brown-shirted an brown-capped supporters who raising their hands in the Fascist salute, shouted: "Vive Chalifoux!" About the crowd went members of the federation selling a song-sheet for ten cents. It contained the words of a song entitled "C'est le beau batallion," which, in brief, told about how the people, after years and years of "slavery," found freedom and justice through the federation. As Mr. Chalifoux mounted the flag-draped dais, approximately 100 Italian members of the federation burst out into an Italian song, each verse of which ended with the stirring shout: "Vive Mussolini; Vive Chalifoux!" Mr. Chalifoux beamed.
Mr. Chalifoux opened the meeting, affirming that the assembly's task was to "pick a candidate to oppose both Liberals and Conservatives in the Jacques Cartier by-election."
Said he: "If the world has modernized industry's machinery," he said, "why not modernize political machinery, too?" That can be done by giving the workers greater parliamentary representation W want government to know that there are still men of course and tenacity to tell the political parties that there must be a chance, men determined to fight government for the politics,and demand government for the people."
Of the federation's programme- the chief oc which it would seem,k is "abolition of trusts" - Mr. Chalifoux said that the "Jesuit Fathers have given it their approval, because it leads to the principle of .. of the Papal ency.. of Louix XIII and Puis XI." ... they looked skyward and then turned to his audience and said:
"Their pilots must be Conservative and Liberal both parties hate us." He continued "Yes, both parties hate us and fear us. Premier Taschereau has denounced us; the Conservatives sought to slay us by purchasing the other federation - the Federation of Labor Clubs of Canada - headed by Maille, Rancourt and company. But we still have 87,000 members, and during the next municipal election in Montreal we will sweet the city and oust the political parties from control over the City hall.|
Important problems - "unemployment direct relief, etc." - represented a baseball for the politicians he said. Premier Bennett is the pitcher, Premier Taschereau the catcher, and Mayor Rinfret is at first base. The ball is thrown from Ottawa to Quebec and then to Montreal - "and when it's too hot for our players' fingers, it is thrown out to the field where shades of poor Camilien Houde are jumping about."
He then went on to deal with the federation's programme, and concluded by saying: "The movement will bring to Canada and the Province of Quebec the prosperity of Italy and German; workers follow the great Fascist chief Mussolini!"
Nomination of candidates for the country's by-election then proceeded. The st. Jean Baptiste section of the federation nominated Joseph Martin, ex-mayor of Ile Bizard. H. Lacasse proposed that Ald. Edgar Leduce, chairman of Lachine's finance committee, be the candidate. Raoul Periard, assistant organizer in chief of the federation, was nominated by L. Z. Turcot, while Georges Lauler nominated Romeo Trudeau, J.P. Lestard then nominated Ciriac Gauthier, a former conservative candidate in St. Denis riding while Leon Marceau suggested the name of Paul Delcourt.
But up rose Mr. Delcourt "I declined the honor in favor of our best candidate," he said nominating Mr. Chalifoux himself.
There were, cheers. Rapidly Messrs. Gauthier, Periard and Trudeau resigned in favor of Mr. Chalifoux, Ald. Leduc of Lachine and Ex-Mayor Martin of Ile Bizard were not present.
Up jumped Mr. Chalifoux who hastened to state that he accepted the honor ' -"assuming that the people want me to represent them in the parliament of vultures at Quebec," But, he said, we do not know if Messrs. Leduc and Martin are still in the field: if either one of them wants to be candidate and accept the federation's platform, I am ready to - "
Another aeroplane roared overhead and Mr. Chalifoux could not be heard. He looked skywards again and then shouted amid laughter "That's Camilien Houde's brother-in-law!"
He continued: "I am ready to resign in their favor. But one thing be is sure, if I am the candidate, I will fight to the very end for you. And our opponents- the Liberal and Conservative politicians - will not be allowed to use any strong-arm methods to steal the election. We will not let them important Chicago gangsters or Caughnawaga Indians to telegraph votes or coerce the electorate. The federation's guard of honor - a well-drilled corps - will put all bandits to rout. "
So, what happened to them? I'm intrigued. I thought the only fascist from that period was Adrien Arcand.
ReplyDeleteHe got into trouble soon after, something about the misallocated funds which occurred when he collected money for their brown uniforms.
ReplyDeleteI have a few more articles somewhere about him, I'll try to locate them.
The point is that this guy has rarely been written about, so there are presumably many other gaps in our knowledge of local history.