_ _-——been 10,000 immigrants to the pro- ___ population numbers about 40,000. -farmers of B. G:.”’ Gabor Congress of Canada waited on > \ Dom Uphill, secretary of Gladstone ’iocal Union of the U.M.W.A. was elected Mayor of Fernie by a 61 Page Two Be Ce Wr OFR KE RS] NEWS a _ January 18 PROF. KUNTZ 10 SPEAK TUESDAY Real Homeland for the Jewish Workers Vancouver public will have the chance to hear Professor Kuntz at the Moose Hall on January 22nd. This opportunity missed. The professor is national chairman of ICOR and an agricul- ture expert. He was formerly a pro- fessor at the Columbia University. He was head of the Expedition of the American Experts who went to Biro GBidjan in 1928 and he has made periodical visits to Biro Bidjan and to other parts of the Soviet Union. His subject will be one that has hardly been touched upon by other jecturers, that is, the minority ques- tion. In the last six years there have jected Jewish Soviet province in the region of Biro Bidjan, in Siberia. The other day the republic was for- mally inaugurated, according to “Izvestia’’ of Moscow, the Soviet official organ. As large as HWrance, ’ fairly fertile, and rich in timber and minerals, this territory adjoins the Manchurian frontier, lying between the Amur River and its tributaries, the Biro and the Bijan—hence its mame. ‘“Izvestia’’ hopes that it will become “‘the granite outpost of So- cialism on the Amur’s bank.” It adds: “What a lesson for the Jewish working’ masses abroad on whom a nationalist Jewish bourgeoisie tries to impose the illusion of the crea- tion of a Jewish state in Palestine, built by the mailed fist of England on the bones of the Arab poor.” The colony’s original non-Jewish Soviet Delegates Overflow Meetings At The Elks’ Hall The trade union delegates re- turned from the U-.S.S.R. were re- ceived with the greatest enthusiasm by the overflow audience that was crowded out of the Auditorium meeting and filled the Elks Hall to ‘its capacity of 350. Another 500 could not gain admittance. Pete Munroe, returned delegate, should not be in Yaneouyver they only were all under 21 years) told sion. Communists to Royalists. * the size of a postcard issued. and the fortunate situation be the revolution. EDITOR'S NOTE.—This \=plainea that the report he brought “ack from the Soviet. Union was taken from him by the Canadian Customs officers, therefore he had to give the report from memory. The audience was indignant at this insult to the workers and farmers cf British Columbia and the follow- ing resolution was adopted unani- mously: “This meeting emphatically pro- tests the retention by the Canadian Customs Department of the report brought by Peter Munroe from the Soviet Wnion and setting forth de- tails of the great achievements of the workers and farmers of the So- viet Union. This meeting affirms that the report seized by the Cus- Toms officials is the rishtfiul prop-— erty of the workers and farmers of British Columbia, whose financial contributions were provided to cover cost of same. This meeting ex- presses its indignation at the fascist action of the officials of the Ben- nett Government and demands that the report be returned to Peter Munroe forthwith and that a public apology by made to the workers and The Wriends of the Soviet Wnion urge that al! trade unions and pro- Zressive organizations of workers and farmers place the above resolu- “en before their membership and srward it to the Bennett Govern- ment. B.C. LABOR TWENTY YEARS AGO Culled from the pages of the : B.€. Pederationist JANUARY, 1915. A large delegation headed by J. Watters, president of the Trades, and logging camps there. also a logger who went to the So- viet Union last year, was unable to > cial trip was planned for Mac, Start- = bosses other revolutionary workers France, they said, “The party is only France, because the Communists are wise enough to keep two-thirds in reserve for eventualities.’ They told me that whilst they realized that they were being trained in the use of weapons of destruction, nevertheless they were convinced that the more the workers knew of warfare, the easier would |WITH THE SAILORS ON JEANNE D ARC Young Sailors on French Battleship Describe the Class Struggle in France An Interview by Frenchie. I met three young French sailors from the French eruiser Jeanne De Arc on Hastings Street and invited them to a cup of coffee, where we held half an hour’s discussion. They told me that they thought Vancouver the most in- hospitable port they had yet visited. They told me that in Montreal they did at least receive plenty of leaflets, whilst : received a few from the Young Communist League. They asked me if there was plenty of Communists here, and if Tim Buck can speak French. The first one I asked regarding his background (they me that his father was a peas- ant and that he took part in the great hunger march on Paris. The second was the son of an electrical] engineer who had been unemployed for four years, and was recelving relief. The third was the son of a bank manager who had received wage-cuts amounting to 60 per cent in ‘the last two years. When I pointed out that his father was fairly well off by virtue of holding a steady position, he told me that it was not very secure, because there had been hundreds of banks in France which had closed their doors during the depres- These young workers in uniform receive ten cents per day. It is a training ship and there is compulsory service in France so that these youngsters, even though they are al- ready class-conscious, were anxious to make me understand that they were not aboard the ship from choice. They re- ferred to the cruiser as the ‘“‘chaloupe’ (meaning an old rowboat. EF.) and stated that the grub was of the poorest quality, but the wine is issued regularly. They stated that there is every type of political thought on the ship, from # * United Front on Battleship I asked them if the workers support the harboring of Trotsky in France, and they told me that the workers do not rule France, and that it may not be very long before the workers demand that Trotsky be deported from France. When asked about the United Front, they said that the Communists and Socialists are not only united in struggle in France, but that there is a united front on the Jeanne De Arc. They said that every once in a while there is an illegal paper makes its appearance, and more frequently there are leaflets about These always make their ap- pearance one or two days out from a port, and no one knows where they come from and who prints them. When [I told them of the illegality of the Communist Party in Canada of the Communist Party in one-third: legal in interview of Frenchie ought to teach the revolutionary workers in Vancouver of the necessity of greater activity among the workers in uniform, who come to this port in the naval vessels of other coun- tries. The German cruiser “Karlsruhe” will dock in Van- couver early in March, and every effort should be made to fraternize with the lower ratings, as well as protesting against the imprisonment and torturing of Thalemann and in Fascist dungeons, Watch out for further announcements on this event. U.S.S.R. DELEGATES (Continued from Page 1) sick workers all year round. Tom Russell described the docks at Leningrad as being piled high with cargo with 12 large ships waiting. The lumber dock is the biggest he has ever seen. Modern methods of loading coal made it unnecessary to be touched by hand—no dust. He stated longshoring conditions in the Soviet Union were way ahead of conditions in Canada, We branded as lies the stories of ship’s officers when in Vancouver who cursed the inefficiency of Leningrad, Odessa and Archangel docks, as he espec- ially imspected these places to find out for himself. : Mac McKinnon Sees Logging in Karelia Mac McKinnon had the privilege oof staying one week longer in the U.S:S-R. in order that he make a special trip to Karelia to inspect the John Brown, zo there, and for this reason a spe- ing off with a crack at the “slave labor’ slanders spread by the Brit- and Canadian lumber barons, McKinnon “T knew that stuff was haywire before I went to the Soviet Union, because I know that were true, then the Canadian would have ish Said: if it broken their baciss to find out the system there and adopt it here, instead of squawk- ing.” In Karelia he found all kinds of Canadian and American Finns, many of whom, he said, could talk the City Council of Ottawa to de-| better English than he could, so mand relief work at Union rates of | that he got all the dope. He also Pay for four thousand unemployed | found many former “blacklisted”’ workers of the City of Ottawa. = = = majority. = = e A He Stevens, speaking in the iits- Methodist Ghurch at Vancou- i said: “War isa blessing, because men there who could not get a job in Canada or the U. S. A. Logging operations entail an &8- hour day, the extra hour is due io the fact that the work is Seasonal, hut averaged over the year it works te Bee out at a 7{-hour day. Day work is += J* my Simpson was defeated at| Paid § roubles. Piece work, which \~*e is at Toronto for Controller | prattically. everyone does, works out ths, votes. between 520 Send 806 toubles as lane nae tees mente ~insura Spe 3 ons, Heli- e 42 z Wakers’ Union of Powell] da ath paw: Z, sSenitoria;-ete. moos: | _/ have been affiliated to the ing the BSve a they would Hike “| } Federation of Labor. to go Baek Ganada ana the uy. & Ass Suarantee a return ‘Witte? ney sald, “if you. will ticket.”” those workers who returned to Can éace brings vice, oppression and sensuality.” a Salta, ada after a short st#y in Rarata: He wes told that “those people nad McKinnon asked pointedly sbout expected Socialism on a platter, wanted more pie and cake, etec., in- stead of helping to build up that new country. Anyway, they were better off without *em.’’ The speaker reported 98 per cent of the workers were in the union, the other 2 per cent had yet to proye themselves before acceptance. Night schools were provided for those who wanted to study other trades and professions. Regarding logging operations: The trade union decided that American “high lead’’ methods of logging were too wasteful of the natural resources and haye been abandoned lone ago. The lust for profits does not exist in the U.S.R.-R. Efficient logging with caterpillars and horses and with the maximum of safety to human be- ings, is the principle. Pete Munro Drove a Street Car Pete Munro, accredited delegate from the Street. Railway Men’s Union, Division 101, brought the greetings of the workers from the Soviet Union. This brought a round of applause. Pete reported privately that he was allowed to drive one of the street cars up and down the barn, He figures that they wouldn't take a chance with the lives of Soviet citizens on the open Streets, coming as he did from a country where the workers did noth- ing but make profits for the boss, instead of for themselves. car There are more safety devices on Soviet street cars than on any others he had seen and he has been a motorman for many years. ; that the crowding the street cars and’ even ete., he was told that “everybody rode street cars in Moscow even if they to go two of three blocks.” Woticing workers were hanging on the sides, only have Every- body has money; no necessity to save because future is pro- vided is nothing to everyone’s for, and there Worry about. A big laugh went up when Pete showed how fares were collected. The swoarkéers just jumped on the Cars (which were soupled in three’s) and pass their 20 Ikopeks along, from | Gmod te bend, until it reached the @epacetor. He said: “The B. BlectriG would soon be broke with that Pete’s guide said that it wasa2) pomt oPtonerfor everyous to Sheil-out dus fare- Streetcars (in thres’s) pass every ‘e schéme.” (DEFEND ASIATIC | minute.and a half Women con: WORKERS CAUSE Rally to Their Support by Petitioning Gevt. In an effort to crush the rising militaney of the Japanese workers in Vancouver, R.C.M.P. a few weeks ago arrested Ted Morino, Japanese workers’ leader and placed him in confinement in the immigration sheds for deportation. This worker was born im California, but the im- migration officials are endeavoring to deport him to Japan. Because of the rabid tortures per- petrated by the Japanese police on political deportees, the Canadian La- bor Defense League immediately ral- lied its forces in defense of this com- raée. Only after several days of in- tense work was cash bail negotiated and which was placed at the high B.C. COAL MINERS (Continued from Page 1) great strides in the recent period under the leadership of the Mine Workers Union of Canada. For twenty years these miners were without a Wnion. Last year they Started to build a Union in prepara- tion for the termination of the agreement. They built their Union secretly at the beginning, on the advice. of the Workers Unity League. The tactics and strategy of the Workers Unity League stood them in good stead, when it is realized that they were able to organize well over a hundred miners, in groups of five to 10, who were all carefully selected for their working class honesty and loyalty to the workers’ cause. By the time the agreement terminated, they were able to come out in the open, and the leadership Was so broad that the boss was un- able to discriminate against anyone. Had the boss done this he would have found that the miners would have struck like one man, For many years the company had sent an agreement to the miners to Sign, and even though there were plenty of good Union miners at Cumberland, they were afraid to take a stand, when they realized that they had\no organization to back them up. They were prepared this ime, however, to take a stand, and imstead of the boss sending the igreement for the miners to sign, the miners sent their committee of 17 With a new agreement for the boss to sign. The boss was surprised, anc couldn’t believe his ears, when th: committee told him that they repre sented the miners. He called it a “mass committee.” He very quickls realized that “‘organization had hi Cumberland.” He decided to fish: all the way, however, and refused tc rant all the demands. He gave many small concessions at the out- set, such as a reduction in house coal, in house rent, in powder and caps, and gave free gloves to the muckers, ete, but he was adaman regarding the wage increase of ten per cent. He was compelled to sign the agreement guaranteeing “no dis- erimination” after he had hagelec over it for several meetings with the committee, plus one mass meéet- ing. The young miners were militant and were for staying with the orig- inal demands. They persuaded thc rest of the miners to strike for a raise in wages for the law-paid men and the strike was called. The strike lasted for 17 days, and in spite of the united efforts of the bosses and the capitalist rag at Cumberland, and some of the petty storekeepers it could not be broken. There are over 300 miners in the Union, which has an open office in Cumberland, and is now engaged in consolidating the position won through struggle. The chief task confronting the coal miners of B.C. for 1935 is to strengthen their fanized ranks. The bosses do not take a defeat quietly. They always watch for the opportunity to take a smashing blow at the workers who dare oppose them and encroach on their profits .The coal mine owners are no exception. The miners can prevent discrimination; they compel the bosses to live up to ibe agreement and the Coal Mines Act, only if they preserve a powerful Union. Or- can —Miner Correspondent. Editor’s Note.—The “B.C. Work- ers New’’ will shortly publish in these columns a full analysis of the strike of the Cumberland miners. Watch for it. ductors on every one. Seven-hour day and time off to eat. E{very fifth day offf. Night shifts are only 6 hours. Wares: Motormen, 25 doubles per month; conductors, 200 roubles. One month holiday with pay; full pay pension after 25 years’ service. Conditions best in the jiswrorid= He finished by sayine: i “Ganade is 17 years behind the So- wist.Wnion.” ‘Continued nevt week) mark of $5,000, thinking that thes C.L.D.L. could not raise such a large sum in cash. The immigration of- ficials eventually granted the request of the C.L.D.L. lawyer that bail be reduced to $3,000, and were very much surprised when this sum was subscribed within twenty-four hours. Morino’s confinement did not de- ter him from continuing the work of organizing the Japanese workers. Immediately upon his release he commenced work on issuing a Japa-— nese workers’ paper, was again ar- rested alone with Comrade Matsni by City Police, led by Chief Camer- on, while setting up the type. Matsui and Morino were taken to the cells, and once again the €.L.D. L. were right on the job. After much deliberation, the police found that they had no charge against the two workers, and although they were yery reluctant, they were forced to release Morino. Matsui, however, Was detained, because as secretary of the Japanese Branch of the €.L. D.L, he had a number of receipts and a bank book in his possession. As they also feund a relief card in Matsui’s possession, they charged him with “obtaining relief under false pretenses.’’ The C.L.D.L. immediately had Mat- sui released on $500 property bail and Gordon Grant, C.L.D.L. lawyer was detailed to defend him. When arrested, Matsui declared that the bank book and receipts which were found in his possession were not his personal property; but during the trial detectives evidently suffered from lapse of memory and tried to infer that Matsui had not made any declaration whatever. However, af- ter four remands the case was dis- missed. : This is the beginning of attacks on the working class, especially among the foreign born, and know- ing what tortures the Japanese au- thorities will use against militant workers who are deported, it be- hooves the workers of Canada to conduct a most strenuous campaign on behalf of Morino and other Japa- nese workers. At present the C.L.D.L. is trying to haye Morino released or sent back to the United States where he was born, but the Japanese Consul, who declared, “‘“The Yokohama Police are more skillful than the police of Van- couver at making men like him talk,”’ is doing his best to haye Morino de- ported to Japan. Rush resolutions of protest to the Hon. W. Gordon, Minister of Immi- WOMEN’S COLUMN gration, Ottawa. Canyass your lo- eality for signatures in defence of his militant comrade who faces cer- sain death and place a barrier in the road of the sadists who intend to send -Morino to certain death. C.L.D.1.. Press Correspondent. RED RHYMES By H. G. WEISS In the “Western Worker” While workers’ children starve for bread, he kids of millionaires are fed mM orange juice and milk and meat, and all the food that’s good to eat. Their papas dine on terrapin, ind stuff luxurious dinners in, while working papa’s lousy pay 2ives slow starvation every day. While workins slums, the bosses’ children have incomes that take them to the beach to play, or to the mountains for a stay. Their mammas flirt and Zoli and ride, tilt up their snoots and put on Side, while working mammas, pale and children play in wan, foil in the slums from dawn to dawn. If working papas would but stand with ail the workers in one band, and working manimas would deter- mine to do away with wealthy vermin who rob their babies, steal their bread, then this broad jand would soon =o red; So red like Russia; where the workers tolerate no drones or shirkers, and where the food, the mountains, beaches, are for the ones who MAKE the riches, Acquire Knowledge! . - by reading the works which have been gained by years of ex- perience by the great working- class revolutionaries. Socialism and the C.C.P. (by Geo. Pearce) The Workers’ Economic Struggle and the Fight for Workers’ Rule (by