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NEWS

B.C. Workers’ News

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ANOTHER WORKERS’ WEAPON

The “B.C. Workers’ News” commences publication with
2 clear-cut policy of working class struggle against the
Capitalist and Reformist demagogy that has flooded the Pro-
vince of British Columbia, especially during the last two
years. Our program is to educate, agitate, organize and lead
the masses of workers and farmers in B.C., both men,
women and youth in militant struggle against the oppressors
of the toilers, against Capitalism. Our paper is not intended

_7e- oust or to encroach on the circulation of “The Worker’,
hich is published in Toronto, because, we cannot hope to
acquire the broad National news value, nor yet the Interna-
tional news of ‘“The Worker’. We do hope, however, to carry
out the same or similar policy that “The Worker” has car-
ried out in the past but with special emphasis towards events
in B.C. In doing this we expect to strengthen and reinforce
the work carried out in this Province by “The Worker”.
This is our historic mission, and this is the role we intend
to play with the assistance of the masses of Jaboring farm-
ers and workers.

To issue a weekly paper, even though it only comprises
seven-column four pages, is no easy task on the meagre re-
gources available, and with such large numbers of workers
on the bread line. The task can be accomplished, however,
if it is spread over a great number of active workers. Our
paper must do this if it is to survive. We cannot stoop to the
low trickery of the bourgeois press, and the slimy collabroa-
‘tion methods of the reformist-led press. We had better re-
sort to crude wallpapers than do that. Neither can we ob-
tain advertisements from the class we are opposing in order
to finance the paper. We therefore appeal to all those work-
ers and farmers who are for a real workers’ press in this
Province to assist us in maintaining a fearless weapon to
fight against the worsening of our conditions, against wage-
cuts, and reduced relief allowances, for full, free social in-
surance for all those who toil, and for the removal of Cap-
italism and for workers’ rule. What we require immediately
is the following:

COMMUNIST WORKERS AND FARMERS must take
the lead in building and supporting this paper. It is your

‘revolutionary duty to your class to read it, and write for
it, because you have acquired some correct political under-
standing. It is your duty to sell it, and help circulate it,
because this is part of the task of winning greater and
greater numbers of people towards the revolutionary
working-class movement. It is your revolutionary duty to
check up on every issue and help to prevent any misunder-
standing or confusion in the minds of the workers. We
hear many complaints from Communists about the lack of
weapons. Well, this is a valuable revolutionary instrument
now being placed in your hands. Use it.

SOCIALIST WORKERS AND FARMERS: This paper
is your voice too. We invite you to use it. We appeal to
you to help us to circulate it amongst the people under
your influence. We do this on the same basis as we appeal
for your united effort with us in developing the struggles
of the workers and farmers of this Province for better
standards of living now, against the Capitalist onslaught
upon the toilers, and for the removal of the Capitalist
yoke. We invite your criticism and your suggestions and
pledge to give our wholehearted support to any struggles
of the workers who are engaged in grips with the Capital-
ists and their tools no matter under whose influence, or
in what organization they may be.

WORKERS AND FARMERS OF B.C.: We call upon
you especially to help us and to help yourselves. We are
workers too. We are not expert journalists, neither expert
in Bourgeois, nor in Bolshevik journalism. We do aspire to
the latter, however, and we can learn rapidly with your
support and with practice. We have the correct policy and
we will not deviate from it. We urge every worker, especi-
ally those employed in camp, mine, mill or shop to write
about the conditions in their place of employment and send
it to this paper, and to rally to the support of our paper,
because it is really your paper. To build organization on
the job, this paper will be of greatest assistance, and will
prove a mighty weapon in your hands. For the revolution-
ary labor movement to be without an effective press is like
a logger trying to fell a giant Douglas fir tree with a grub
hoe. Workers, farmers, men, women and youth of the work-
ine class of B.C., we appeal to you to utilize this paper as
an instrument with which to fight for immediate better-
ment of life and for a Soviet Canada.

LENIN’S PATH — AND LENIN’S TRIUMPH

Eleven years ago, death robbed the World Proletariat of
its great leader, V. 1. Lenin. The Lenin who had saved the
honor of Socialism, betrayed by the 2nd International. Lenin
enriched Marxian Socialism with brilliant strategy and tac-
tics, and carried it into effect in practice. Lenin died, but his
great work lives. His loyal comrade and best pupil, Comrade
Joe Stalin, not only interpreted Leninism, but carried it into
practice against all conciliators and deviators. When; Lenin
died, capitalism had been able to partly stabilize itself. This
period was thoroughly explained by Comrade Lenin at the
Ath Congress of the Communist International, the last which
he attended. An economic boom began in the capitalist coun-
tries, and the Social Democrats of all countries contemptu-
ously brushed aside the Communist estimation of that period
of capitalism, and proclaimed that a second path to Socialism
had been discovered, a gradual path, the Socialist Path of
Organized Capital.

In 1929, this illusion quickly disappeared. An army of
millions of unemployed grew very rapidly, and the Social
Democrats, who had worked themselyes into sinecures, as
legislators in the capitalist governments, and even into posts
of police chiefs. They now showed their true colors, and
proved to the masses of toilers that the path they had been
treading led to FASCISM. Only the Leninist path leads to
the emancipation of the toilers, through the Proletarian Dic-
tatorship.

In Germany our two great leaders and comrades of Lenin |
were murdered on Jan. 15, 1919. Comrade Carl Liebknecht |
and Rosa Luxemburg, the real leaders of the German toilers
were done to death by officers incited by leaders of Social
Democracy. The Eberts, Noskes, and Scheidemanns, thought
they would kill the young German Communist Party, and the

“ELECT A COMMUNIST COUNCILLOR!

Proposed Demands:

(1) For the

maximum scale of relief as allowed
by the Provincial Government.

R. © McDonald (C:CFE.), Reeve,
aided by his lieutenant “‘Mackens
Money,” aims to carry out the Royal
Bank’s orders of reducing relief by
putting over a dogmatic plebiscite
as follows: “Are you willing to have
your taxes increased by paying an
increase in relief?’ Although the
unemployed were given assurance
that they would be given an oppor-
tunity to help word the plebiscite
their proposal was turned down,
which reads as follows: “‘Are you
willing that the municipality pays
the maximum scale of relief as al-
lowed by the provincial government,

payment of the full

(2) Lo fight against evictions and
foreclosures through inability to pay,
owing to sickness, accident, disabil-
ity or unemployment.

(3) Against an increase in taxation
for the small home-owner.

(4) To fight against theintroduction
of fascist tendencies in the munici-
pality.

(5) For the right of all youth over
the age of 18 years to vote.

(6) Against deportation for the

the increase in expenditure to the} >.555n of being foreign born or un-

municipality to be met by corre- employed.

sponding reduction on interest to the (7) To fight for medical, dental

debenture and bond holders?” and optical treatment, including
MecDonald’s plebiscite is so ridic-| pre-natal care, for all those. unable

uleus that all voters should confine | to pay.

it to the wastepaper besket or use (8) To fight for non-contributory

it as McDonald used the bankers’ | ynemployment insurance.

letter. (9) No single unemployed to be

sent to relief camps.

The Communist election commit-
tee at the same time puts forward a
more extensive program of its own,
leaving the other candidates the
same rights and privileges.

a That an immediate issue of
clothing and shoes be given to the
unemployed children and. all those
unable to pay.

2. The abolition of all property
and tax qualifications for voters
and candidates, resident for one year
in the municipality.

3. Installation of a sewerage sys-
tem in Maillardyille district, cost of
materials to be borne by the Proyin-
cial Government, all work to be per-
formed by trade union rates of

Manifesto and Program of the Com-
munist Election Committee for the
Coquitlam Municipal Blection.

To all workers, farmers and small
taxpayers in the Municipality of
Coquitlam:

With the object of bringing unity
to the ranks of the workers and
small taxpayers, the Communist
election committe approached the
executive of the local €.€.F. Club
to support the minimum program of
demands enumerated in this
manifesto. The CCF. executive
stated that although favoring these
demands, they were not in a position
to endorse the program, because the
C.C.F. program does not apply to

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municipal affairs, but were endors-| wages. Tom Douglas’ stand to be
ing C.CE. members who were | maintained.
running on independent programs. 4. The taxation of Crown Lands

and the incorporation of the Munic-
ipality of Fraser Mills into the
Municipality of Coquitlam.

5. That a proper adjustment of
taxes be made to all those who have
taken Dominion and Provincial
homesteads in the east end, and that
homesteaders be allowed to

The next move towards unity was to
approach these candidates individu-
ally to support this minimum pro-
gram. This endeavor met with re-
Thomas Allard, one of the
who is

sults.
aforementioned candidates
an ex-councillor of this Municipality,
pledged his support to the first six
demands, recognizing these demands
as being applicable to the Munici-
pality and expressing his moral sup-
port to the other three demands, rec-
ognizing them as other than muni-
eipal affairs and applicable to the
Provincial and Federal Governments.

these
prove up their land.

6. A drastic cut of all interest
payments on bonds, cessation of all
charity, police and other grants,
until the above immediate demands
are met.

7. Immediate re-assessment of all

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property, homes, ete. belonging to
workers and tax-payers in the
municipality to be assessed at their
present real value, for a more equit-
able method of taxation.

8. The Police Commission to func-—
tion as an administrative board,
rather than a mere formality. No
Police interference with picket lines
and striking workers.

9. The repeal of all anti-working
class legislation, such as Section 98
of the Criminal Code, Clause 41 and
42 of the Immigration Act, sedition,

unlawful assembly, vagrancy laws,
ete.
10. Release of all prisoners con-

yvicted under the above laws because
of participation in the class struggle
between the workers and exploiters.

11. The unconditional legality of
the Communist Party.

The class nature of the adminis-
tration of municipal affairs is mani-
fested, just as in the Provincial and
Federal Governments. If the rep-
resentatives of the ruling class are
elected, they will strain every Derve
to first pay interest on the bonds of
the rich holders of such, before they
will consider the welfare of the work-
ers, farmers and taxpayers in the
municipality. Whereas, the election
of a Communist candidate will en-
sure a nearing in the council, and
with strong organization on the out-
side, our living conditions will be
materially improved. This is the
position of the working class in all
elections. First, by the organized
strength of the workers to struggle
for their demands, and to put our
own representatives on elected
bodies to the bosses’ parliaments
and local councils.

B.C. COMMUNISTS AND SOCIALISTS
UNITE FOR ENFRANCHISEMENT

Asreement Reached to Carry on Struggle for Vote
for Relief Camp Workers

An agreement has been reached between the Communists
and the members of the Socialist Party of Canada (affiliated
to the C.C.F.) whereby they will launch a united front cam-
paign to force the enfranchisement of the camp workers and
others who have been deprived of the vote in the next Federal
election by the reactionary Bennett Government. The leading
committees of the S.P.of ©. and the Communist Party will in-
struct their locals in all parts of the Province to form united
front movements to carry this campaign on behalf of the
disenfranchised workers into every part of the Province. In
Vancouver the campaign will be launched with two mass
meetings, the first to be held at the Colonial Theatre on
January 27th at 8 p.m., and the next to be held the following
Sunday at the Orange Hall.
A copy of the agreement between
and the So-

the Dominion Government.
To permit such legislation as the
“Disenfranchisement Clause” in the
ederal Election Act to go unchal-
lenged the advanced section of
the working class would encourage
the Canadian bourgeoisie to further
their encroachments and

ated by
the Communist Party
cialist Party is printed below.
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Agreement Between the Communist by
Party of Ganada and the Socialist
Parth Canada in B.C. for the
Campaign Agaimst the Disenfran-
chisement of Relief Camp Workers
The disenfranchisement of the
workers in the relief camps of B.C.
and the Dominion of Canada zener-
ally, the or
growth of fascist measures inaugur-| legislation to the working class, the

of
intensify
attack upon the working class as a

whole. Fully realizing the hardships

imposed upon the relief camp work-
ers and also the further danger at-

is continuation the | tached to such a vicious piece of

stead of killing it, the German Communist Party grew. It
not only grew in numbers, but under the banner of the Com-
munist International with Lenin at the head, and later Stalin,
and under the leadership of the heroic Thaelmann it became
steeled in struggle. The courage with which the Spartakists
fought in January, 1919 is being emulated today with even
increased class-consciousness, by ever greater numbers and
with increasing confidence by the proletariat along the Lenin-
ist path,

In Canada, many thousands of workers are following the
Same path. They are following the line of the Communist
Party of Canada, which is striving for unity of the workers.
The Leninist path today calls for the United Front of the
toilers in every capitalist country against rising fascism and
against Imperialist War. The Communists are building the
united front in the factories, mines and mills, in the Trade
Unions and workers’ organizations, both among employed and
unemployed. This line calls for united struggle against all
manifestations of fascisation—no matter in what form, and
particularly against the anti-working class laws such as the
Special Powers Act. New thousands of workers in Canada
have been brought on to the Leninist path since Lenin died.
nese new thousands in Canada have been forged in the
struggles such as the recent camp workers’ strike. Let us

front of struggle against Capitalism, against unemployment
and slave camps, against Wwage-cuts, and against fascist meas_-

War. The voice of Tim Buck, the brilliant leader of the

Canadian working class range out the challence to the Ca-

nadian Capitalist Class at the Maple Leaf Gardens recently.
let the Canadian workers take up the call to unite and carry

Social Democratic Government of Germany put a price on
the heads of the leaders of the German Revolution: but in-

the struggle to higher levels, into every Sphere of working
class activity, and for final emancipation.

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commemorate the- death of Lenin by extending the united |

ures of the Governments in Canada, and against Imperialist |

Communist Party of Canada (B.C.
District) and the Socialist Party of
Canada (8.C. District) ©.C.F. under-
takes to carry on a united front
struggle for the repeal of the “Dis-
enfranchisement Clause” in the Ped-

Act.

We agree to the following propos-
als to this end:

1.The Communist Party of Canada
(B.C. Dist.) and the Socialist Party
of Canada (C.C_F.) B.C. Dist., sign
a pact of united action by which
they pledge to moilize the workers
of Vancouver and B.C. who are op-
posed to this clause of the Fed-
eral Elections Act.

- Both Parties shall elect or appoint
a committee of three members to
constitute the United Committee
to direct the campaign. This com-
mittee Shall complete the plans for
the campaign.

- The committee shall send propa-
anda articles to all working class
press on this occasion, as well as
copies of this agreement when
signed, as well as to other press
whieh is available to either Party.

. The committee shall prepare and
carry out a mass meeting in suit-
able halls in Vancouver during
January and Webruary, 1935, and
both Parties shall exercise all the
influence possible to make these

eral Elections

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meetings large and effective in the
campaign. Speakers from both
Parties shall appear and speak at
these meetings on the above ques-
tion, and other organizations shall
be invited to send speakers upon
mutual agreement, by the commit-
tee and the organization concerned.
From these mass fathering there
Shall be resolutions endorsed and
forwarded to the Federal Gavern-
ment.
-In the course of

or

this action the
two Parties shall-mutually abstain
from attacking and criticisine the
organizations and militants parti-
At
both Parties re-
serve the right to put forward or

cipatns loyally in this action.
the same time,

expound their own particular Pro-
Sram, poliey, tactics or strategy.
- Phe committee agrees that mem-
bers of other workine class or-
Sanizations may be drawn into the
Committee upon mutual
ment of the united front.
Signed on behalf of the Socialist

agree-

Party of Canada (CCD) ec
Distiret.

Sam Shearer.

J. evans.
Signed om behalf of the Gom-
Mmunist Party of Canada (B.C
District).

W.. Bennett,

Geo. Drayton.
Date, Jan. 17, 1935.

Greetings

The Finnish Organization
Canada greets your endeavor t
publish a Workers’ paper in Brit
ish Columbia as an event of greai
Signilicance to the siruggle of the
workers. We pledge full co-
operation for this worthy enter-

prise.
The Workers’ Unity League
(B. €. District) greets the first

issue of the “B. €. Workers’
News.” This history making
event will mark an upturm in the
Revolutionary Labor Movement in
this province.

The Swedish Finnish Workers’
Club greets the “B. ©. Workers’
News” and pledges to help to make
it a success.

The members of the Russian
Workers and Warmers’ Club
(Maxim Gorky) send hearty greet-
ings to the new revolutionary
paper of B .C.

The Ukrainian Braneh of the
€.L.D.4, send proletarian zgree:-
ings to the first issue of the “B. G.
Workers’? News.” We wish it suc-
cess in the fight for the workers’
rights.

E. O. Haukedahl, of Nanaimo;
Italian Branch of the C.L.D.L.;
Finnish Branch of the Domestic
Servants’ Union.

The Proyincial Workers’ Council
extends comradely greetings to the
“B. C. Workers’ News” on behalf
of the affiliated organizations.

The Fishermen’s and Cannery
Workers’ Industrial Union sends
revolutionary greetings to the “B.
C. Workers’ News” and trust that
the paper will receive the hearty
support of all its members.

The Revolutionary Jugo Slay
Mass Organizations situated in
Vancouver send warmest proletar-
ian greetings to the first issue of
the “B. C. Workers’ News”: Jugo
Slay District Committee; Juzo
Slav Branch of the C.L.D.L.; Jugo
Slav Workers’ Club.

Greetings from the following or-
ganizations and comrades: Georgie
Anderson (Young Pioneer); Nor-
quay C.L.D_L.; District Committee
of the €.L.D).L.; Centre Branch of
the C.L.D-.L.; Unit 3, Sec. 2 of the
C.P.of C.; Food Workers’ Indus-
trial Union; Seafarers’ Industrial
Union; Capitol Hill Branch of the
Women’s Labor League; False
Creelk Branch of the Women’s
Labor League; District Executive
oi the,Mine Workers’ Union of
Canada; Unit 1 of the C.P.of C.,
Nanaimo; All-American AlWiance
otf the Chinese Anti-Imperialist
League; Wong Sam; Finnish
Branch of the Women’s Labor
Leasue; North Vancouver Branch
of the Women’s Labor League;
Central Burnaby Branch of the
C.L.D.L.; “Rodo Jiho” (Japanese
Workers’ paper); Capilano Unem-
ployed Association.

TO AMERICAN VETERANS
RESIDENT IN CANADA

In reply to the many inquiries
from American Veterans resident in
Canada regarding the ‘Veterans’
Bonus, the following reply has been
received by the B. € Provincial
Bureau of the W.E.S.L. from the
American National Headquarters of
the W.E.S.L. for their information:

Because of the fact that the Pres-
ident has stated that he would veto
the Bonus Bill, the Veterans WNa-
tional Rank and File Committee at
1410 “G”’ Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C., Room 28, of which Harold
Hickerson is the secretary, and
which the W.E.S.L. in the United

States endorses and supports, has is-
sued a call for a mass bonus march
to Washington on January 27th. The
Veterans believe that if this action
iS Carried out and sufficient support
they will be able to secure
the passage of the Bonus Bill even
over the President's veto.

fained,

In the meantime, it is suggested
that all American Veterans send let-
ters to the President of the UWnited
States in Washington, 1: Cs to) Vet
erans’ Administration Finance Com-
mittee, In Washington, D.C. and all
the Congressmen from their home
States, demanding favorable action
on the Patman Bonus Bill—B. 1.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

ienin Memorial Meeting will be
held Sunday night, January 20th, at
8 p.m., at 1605 Renfrew Street.
Ed. Poley will speak, also a speak-
er from Workers’ Ex-Seryicemen’s
organization and a youth spealer.

ATTENTION
Lenin Memorial Meeting, Maple

SHAUGHNESSY SAYS STERIE j

of the Workers’
Leasue in practically all cases :
have handled during the last tas
months. 4 4

jaye had no less than twelve gi jj

‘to her husband’s treatment of |[

EX-SOLDIERS ae

Suecess has attended the efi)j
Ex-Servicex

ip

At Hamilton Hall Relief Offic jj

nees rectified, after the indivic}}
oneerned had failed by their
fforts to get satisfaction.

Guple and family who had beer —
dred back to Winnipes- i
allied them to stay on in Vancol)
We. also succeeded in getting a ti
fer through for a comrade

Prince George, who had been rei
relief. :
Among pensioners, our most i
stardine case has had wide prt |
ity. It is the |

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case of a com)
who had received an eviction a>
and while visiting Shaughnessy ¢
pital to get some help, his wife!)
insulted by being eross-examines j

The hospital aAutherities SUEE |
that he should be sterilized ax +
unemployed could not afford to;
children. Had their children
born in war years the mother ¥ |
have received honors from the |
for her patriotism, but it is ani
story now -that the state eannot
means fo! profitably exploit her [
band. Hivery child of the uf
ployed, maeans that they hay i
disgorge ia little more of thei
gotten gFaiins.
Through our efforts and the
licity. giveya, these people are st
their homie. Shaughnessy aut
ties have }: taken the case up
Ottawa arfyd later we will repo}
the result++

In anotZher case, a comrade
been to tht e Canadian Legion, aj
the D.V.AzZ, asking them to tak.
his case ree back pay on a pe
adjustmentt<. They refused to }
claiming hese had no case. We
so far sucateedtd in recovering
hundred anid eighty-two dollars:
seven centsit: ($182.07), and are
tinuing this. case as we believ
comrade has¥v a good claim for
retro-active ptpension.

-—ia-writing™.=ef any working |
organization the sequestion of, H |
finance it, always eré>ps up. Wi
no exception. Our fink “nees ar:
and make things difficult? *- W.
now located at 1224 Hastiqp) P=y
West (opposite Woodwark, 2&2 &

with the Centre Branch their
ey

dian Labor Defence Lg,

appeal to all those who 1 in: Ho)
rs
4,

square deal for Ex-Ser a
sive us their moral angias
support, as we are alw, ee li
found supporting the work, iy
their struggles for a better : Is”
of living, and for the Worl iat
way out of the crisis—J. © EI &
Bzeni or.

Pickets left Tuesday ati i
January 15th, to protect tH CoP Ss
Comrade Clements, the pr duce Bi
ferred to earlier in this ¢ surzit? 4
address is 5038 St. Cathe, Si dysil
Drop off the Fraser car (¥ “sts
7) at the 4900 block ana y= Ub
blocks south to St. Cathe/t Us &
United Front of the Wor i
Servyicemen’s League, the Vo22 %
Labor League and the North 18%
Workers’ Protective Association ©
been formed to fight this ey’

This Ex-Serviceman with,
and six children must not be
out on to the streets, with DGe | 9
to goa. A 4

Send protests to Adminis pj |
Shaughnessy Hospital. Ex-S :
men, stand by your cor
United, we can put a stop to
evictions.

The League, in conjunction ~
the Centre Branch of the C.L.5
hold a Grand Opening Concert, §
urday next, January 19th, at $ pa
im our hall at 122A Hastines Stre
West,

On Sunday at 3 pm. Comrade Mi
Kendrich will speak at our Ope
Forum, on the “Saar Plebiscite.”

These concerts and Open Forun
will be held each Saturday and Sur
day until further notice.

NOTICE
We received a penciled cartoa
from H. BH. of New Westminste

for publication in this issue. We ré
gret to say that we: are unable 7
reproduce it at present as it is me
Suitable for a cut. It would be a
right for a mimeoed sheet. We than
H. H. for the offer, however, an
incidentally wish to inform our reac
ers who are interested in dravwin
and cartoons, that we are plannin
to arrange classes for artists an
writers to commence soon. We trus
that HH. H. will be one of the fir:

Hall,-Fraser and 47th, Tuesday,
January 22nd at 8 p.m.

to enroll.—Editor.