BoC WORKERS. NEWS peice |. Page Two = . ef Britain, Canada or U.S.A. Im- | a Directory of Unions Se N = ot ee SHORT JABS 9 a E LE | perialism? and Organizations ott € = ANSWER: The U.S.S.R. policy YP Bill WOMEN S KIDDIES CORNER: Sa consists first in refusing to invade By O ; Workers’ Unity League Council— Meets first Wednesday in the month at 305 Cambie St., at 8 pm. Execu- tive committee meets every Wed- mesday at 2 p.m. Send ail com- munications to the Secretary, 305 Cambie St. €.L.D.L. (Sam Carr Brench)— Meetings first and third Fridays in the month at 2 pm. Whist every Saturday at $ p.m. at 414i John St. “Vancouver. Workers’ Ex-Servicemen’s League in Wanucouver—Meets every Wednes- day at 8 p.m. at 122a Hastings St. West. Hall open every day. Secre- tary, B. Liss, at above address. For the purpose of teaching the Russian Janguage to any worker who desires to take up this study, a class has been proposed. Com- rade Waldman, who is a competent teacher, has undertaken to be the teacher, the condition that enough students enroll. Those who wish to attend the class should ap- ply to either E. Lucas or T. Nelson at Room 28, Flack Bide. on New Westminster Unemployed Unemployment having become a permanent phenomena here, the unemployed workers have shown a readiness to participate in the day- to-day struggle for improved condi- tions and the necessities of life. This radicalization of the jobless workers thas manifested itself in the activities of the unemployed in New West- maiinster. Having won $1.00 increase for their ‘children through mass pressure, they realized the necessity of a perman- ent. body to carry on the daily struggle and to give guidance to their many and varied problems. In accordance with this decision the “Relief Workers Union came into be- dng. Having a clear-cut policy, the wrganization grew for several smonths. During this period of ex- Pansion a number of grievances ‘were won and minor concessions wrung from the reactionary council. August ist signified the culmina- tion of endless discussion with the city fathers over a fifty per cent in- crease in relief. All attempts of a conciliatory nature proving fruitiess, the workers haying no other course Jeft open to them, called a strike. Of short duration, the strike brought no eoncrete results. Failure to consoli- date on the gains made has had a telling effect on the less militant sec- tion of workers, both from an or- ganizational point of view as well as ideologically.’ With the coming of winter, which always means greater misery and hunger to those on the bread line, the men on relief prajects petitioned the council for an issue of winter clothing. The council agreed on the matter and voted the sum of $3600. After much bickerins as to how this money was to be administered, the city relief committee, in whose hands the matter rested, sensed the lack of determination of the workers to get this needed clothing, and finally the whole thine was dropped. Delay and uncertainty, coupled with the failure to rally the major portion of unem- ployed workers around this just de- mand, contributed greatly to the foregoing results. Every unemployed worker of New Westminster should rally to the fight for this much needed winter elothine. Utilize this initial struggle as a step towards the fight for full, free jobless insurance. city. Meet ‘“‘Mr. Hawthorne’’ Editor, B.C. Workers News: A few weeks ago the S.P.of C., Carleton Branch, rented a store as an addition to their hall. A worker's wife had rented the suite of rooms behind the store and their lights were connected to the store meter. She offered the 50 cents allowed by the relief as she was going to use mostly one light, but “‘Howthorne,”’ president and big gab of the branch refused her requests. He paid the B.C. Electric $1.50 to change the wires of the store to the S.P.of C. meter, and also had him cut the wroman’s wires off. The W.P.A. heard of it and sent a delegate to look into athe matter. She had already sold ther wedding ring to raise $3.00 to have the same two wires put back on the same meter. Much has been snid about Howthorne’s quotations an the C.C.E. unemployment confer- ences, but his actions out here belie is words. A few of his followers in the S.P.of CG. are wise to him, jt will be better for all when they all get wise. but —Strugeler. When you have read this paper, pass it on to your friend. Tf you don’t subscribe to this batting, but not in preventing. (classmates) of declining capitalism. power, fascism and war. is eiass Spain on October only a step, and not an end in itself. Replies With Wise Solidity International Experience and Keen Pentration Compel Attention Editor's Note.—The editorial board of the “B-C. Workers News’’ sub- mitted six questions to Scott INear- ing on the occasion of his visit to Vancouver with the request that he answer them in writing for publica- tion in this paper. The letter was lost in the mails for a time, but through the kind offices of Dr. Lyle Telford the letter has reached us. The questions and aswers follow. QUESTION: In the interview With you quoted in the “‘Common- wealth” of January 4, you are al- leged to have stated that “The Communist Party of the U.S.A- will give way to the Workers Party of the U-S.A., which includes in its ranks numerous Trotsky- ites.’ We are anxious to know on what basis you arrive at this con- clusion. ANSWER: This is an absurd mis- quotation. I never said, and never believed that the Communist Party in the U.S.A. will give way to the American Workers Party. On the contrary, jnterview with the “Commonwealth” representative, J made it yery clear that with the ex- ception of the ““‘Muste Group” the constituent elements of the A.W-P. has no mass following, whereas the G.P. of the U.S.A. has not only 2 considerable mass following, but a very extensive influence. In the in- terview I tried to point out that the A-W.P. is making its appeal and winning its support among college students, professional people and similar elements. It is in no real sense a rival of the C€.P. of the U.S.A. because it is hardly in the same field. QUESTION: The Saar. What is the position of British Dmperialism in regard to the Status Quo? Is British Imperialism taking the side of Hitlerism or on the side of French Imperialism in this ques- tion? ANSWER: Very hard to answer. I think British Imperailism would like to keep the Saar under League tutel- age—mneither French nor German. At the moment France is the most seri- ous menace to British Imperialism. Every effort will therefore be made to strengthening France. On the other hand British Imperialism dare not go too far in strengthening Germany. Above all, British Im- perialism with its 1933-1934 peanut revival (1049 of 1928 and 859 of 1913), wants to keep the peace until the Capitalist System has ben fur- ther stabilized. QUESTION: Is the strike weapon (either in one or two important War industries or a general strike) effective in combatting the rise of and repelling the war in my avoid Fascisni danger? ANSWDR: Effective in com- Fas- eismi and war are both functions So long as the business class holds the masses may expect both The strike weapon effective aS a step toward wider assumption of power—as in 4, 1934, but it is QUESTION: Is the peace policy of the U.S.S.R. a correct policy to prevent or hold back a world war and in what respect does it differ or conquer foreign teritory, or to engage in any other imperialistic ad- venture. Second, sults (as from Japan for example), rather than go to war. Third, in signing pacts of friend- ship and non-ageression with all of the neighboring countries. Fourth, in strengthening interna- jdional action ferences, etc., in tolerating a host of in- jn disarmament con- against war. Fifth, in seeking compacts as that between Jugo Slavia and Hungary before they reach war pur- This general policy has been pursued by the Soviet Union since the Revolution.» (See the “Soviet Union and Peace.”” Introduction by Henri for demonstrative evidence on this point), The peace trend of the U-S.S-R. is quite de- structive and unique, as is te U.S. SR. No other nation has 2a peace trend in the same class. The U.S. SR. is today by all means, the Peace QUESTION: What is the solu- tion for the exploited masses ef people in the struggle against capitalism and for final emancipa- tion, 11 Canada? Do you consider that Socialism can be attained through pariamentary action alone, through industrial action alone, or through the policy advocated by the Communist Party—seizure of power, setting up of the Soviets, and dictatorship of the proletariat? ANSWER: Experiences in Ger- many, Austria, Sweden and Britain would seem to be conclusive proof that parliamentary alone (gradual, parliamentary road to power), will lead not to power, but to fascism. Experiences in Italy in 1920 when the factories were occupied, but did not seize the state, would seem to point to the same conclusion, re- garding industrial action alone. I believe that recent history abundantly supports the Marxian formula: Working class seizure of power by representatives of workers, farmers, and other class allies; a proletarian dictatorship; so- Cialization of the means of produc- tion, an@ socialist construction under the direction of the working class. In countries like the United States of America and Canada, there seems to be no other road open. Whether in Great Britain there is another road will probably be tried out de- cisively in the next ten years; Marx noted that if there was one place in the world where a workers’ so- ciety could be built by parliamentary action, Britain furnished that ex- ception. It would be unique but not impossible historical development if the British workers were to set up a proletarian dictatorship and call upon the Prince of Wales to lead the procession. Scott Nearing. Jan. 3; 1935- such poses. Barbusse, action legal, unity, OBITUARY The funeral was held last Wednesday, Jan. 30th of little Comrade Kuhochi Eowata, 38 years old. She was a victim of the greed of the Capitalist Class, imasmuch as she was drowned, in a pool where chil- dren play, due to the fact that there not’ enough play- ground for the ehildren. This littiie Japanese comrade was a miember of the Children’s Sec- tion of the Maxim Gorly Club, and very popular with the young pioneers. A large gath- ering attended the funeral, in- cluding the Young Pioneers, Japanese Organization, mem- bers of Ukrainian Organiza- tions and others is for instance with the foreign policy facts Us bbe SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY (Canada) RUSSIA TODAY (England) ...... U.S.S.R. IN CONSTRUCTION VIDS GO MVNA IV 55 Bee ee SOVIET TRAVELS (Moscow) LABOR MONTHLY (England) .... REPORT OF J. STALIN TO i7th CHINA TODAY Saw ssn ts Stoo sos sb aol SSies 15¢ CONGRESS (Pamphiet)....... ide ari35 5 55 SAD OS ON GSS ooo Uelierteyctnevhis Discount on bundle orders om FRIENDS OF THE SOVIET UNION, Room 13, 163 W. Vancouver, B.C. ERATURE 7e monthly 10e¢ monthly . 50c monthly Hastings St., 5 vo 6 months paper, send in a sub now. SUBSCRIBE TO a ET FILLING OUT THE FOR Rates: One year, $1.80. 6 icone 31.00. Please send THE B.C. WORKERS NEWS ? % 3 A i BELOW 9 3 months, 50c. for one ye Veterans Win Eviction Case Thru Mass Action Comrade Bingley received an evic- ta his from the vacate home. Pickets were called for, Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League, and obtained from the Centre, Bur- paby and Mount View Branches, conjunction with the Women’s Labor League and the W.P.A. Wednesday, Jan. 30 at4 pm. Alderman MacDon- ald arrived and wished Comrade Bingley to move right away to a house the city had provided. Pickets held a meeting: and decided it was far too late in the evening to move a man and wife with eight children, the youngest being only six months old and sick at that. When the truck the pickets ordered it to “come back in the morning.” tion order in arrived The next day delegates visited Mr. Paton of the Canteen Fund, to see about some bedding and clothing for this family as they were badly in need of same. Mr. Paton promised to have the Victorian Order of Nurses investigate, at the same time promising financial support. The house picked out for the Bingley family was 1092 East 63rd Avenue. Three rooms and a kitchen, a flooded basement, to the rear a big gulley (a constant danger to young children) and to add to this ideal situation, its next door neigh- bor was a piggery of 160 hogs. This was the mansion, “three rooms and kitchen,” for ten people, chosen by Alderman MacDonald. Refusing to the Bingleys to move in, our pickets sent delegates to the city, pointing out that they had located a six-room house with bath, toilet, etc., belonging to the city, in a more suit- able location on 60th Avenue. sent to allow About 3 o’clock the delegates re- turned with permission to go ahead, but not before having met with strenuous opposition from: Alderman MacDonald. The Bingleys are now safely en- sconced in their new home and eager to help others, Mr. Bingley having joined the Mount View Branch of the Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League, which has been newly formed out of veterans who took part in the picket lines, in this and the Clement case. Eleven members met and formed the Branch, each pledgine to bring one more with him to the next meeting. Veterans, unite and fight eviction! Mr. Darby Comes Thru A delegation of Ex-Servicemen from the W.E.S.L. visited Darby re his threatening to cut Comrade Wil- liamson off relief because of his ac- tivity on behalf of his less fortunate Comrades. Mr. Darby promised that our fellow member will get his re- lief. Remember Mass Pressure always wins! Join us and strengthen the Business meetings are held Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at 122A Hast- ines Street West. League. Last Sunday afternoon Comrade Gargrave of the Young Socialist League spoke at our Open Forum on “Morals and Ethics.’’ 2 2 Next Sunday at mont wil speak, Next Saturday at 8 p.m. a social will be held by the CiL.D5L. and W-E-S.L. 8 p.m. Mr. Coulter Bx-Servicemen veterans are p.m. Glen La- Sunday at will address the All on Pensions. asked to attend. Discrimination was shown to cer- tain Ex-Servicemen in the matter of “Special Relief’ during the cold snap. We understand this was to be issued to married and also to single men who A Small pensioner on applying for same was turned down. How about it, Mr. Zulke ? were housekeeping. Future Activities Renfrew Street Branch of the W.=.E.S.L. report a recruiting dave and gaining several new members popularizing the League. A raffle and dance is being held Satur- day, Feb. at the Olympia Hall, corner Hastings Street and Garden Drive. Auspices of the W.P.A. and W..S.L. Tickets first sold were for 1605 Renfrew and 4) Street. Readers are asked to note the change of hall, but a dance will also be held at 1605 Ren- frew Street and arrangements have been made for those presenting tickets to be admitted. A well attended anti-war meeti ¥y Dight at 1224 Has mas held Sunda s Street West under the auspices fF OWesns Sa -dind” CDE. Mrs. Matheson and Isen. : War muestiens asked, were 1asse are awakenine Deadly Parallel—E£Extract from the report of the Deputy Minister of Laber, British Columbia (@farch, 1934): “The total payroll of the province for the year under review Sis amounted to $99,126,653.28, a reduc- tion of $3,830,420.72 from the 1932 due entirely to wage reduc- tions and theer were more people employed in 1933 than during the previous year.’’ Wow here is the bright side, from the “‘Sun’” editorial of January 9: “Officials of the Pioneer Gold Mines report that during 1934 the total production of the mines was $3,045,- 800.00, but the total profit from the mines was $2,250,480.00, and the same proportion between production and profit prevails in every produc- ing gold mine in British Columbia.” Tigures, Coal miners in the British-owned mines in Pecs, Hungary, went on a hunger-suicide strike three months ago. About half of them starved to death before the bosses gave in. In Polind a month ago 60 miners in the Pabrowa embarked on the same kind of Strike and now the capitalist press reports that 4,000 of the miners in Pees haye resumed their suicide strike because the owners have not fulfilled their promises. This savors of the pacifist won-resistance of Ghandi and was the inspiration for the following little piece of real poetry published in the New York “Daily Worker”: Workers on any job, Buried in a bosses’ pit; Eyes filled with hopelessness And stomachs filled with grit— rIGHT—for the right to live! FIGHT—for the right of bread! Bring your fight above the ground! The grave is for the dead. According to figures quoted in the Stevens probe, Woodwards made five million dollars in the past five years. This did not stop them from docking a days wages from their employees who were prevented from getting to the job through the inefficiency or greed of the management of the B.C Electric on the day This is a real loss paid and intensely and could have been avoided if the street car company had put spew-, plows and sweepers out when the snow started—but that meant a few hours’ extra crew's wages. of the big snow. to these under- exploited girls, Talking of the snow storm—the store girls were not the only people to suffer from it. Our local Trotsky- ites’ headquarters at the Wailing Wall was deserted during the whole period of the snow dnd to cap the calamity their concentration was absolutely closings work smothered by the down of Cons for repairs. Some of the pot-bellied bishops and other ¢hureh dignitaries seem desirous of emulating their Lord and Master in the business. Jesus fed a multitude on five loayes and three small fishes and Canon Heathcote here is trying to feed 800 Chinese unemployed workers on little more. The writer had the unfortun- ate experience of seeing and smelling handful of stinking fish dished out, at the stomach-robbing charity racketeering graft known as the An- elican Mission on Pender Street Bast, as a whole Chinese gave them fish was prob- miracle a meal for a Sick worker. Jesus at least some bread and the ably eatable. Since Woodsworth, the lead er of the C.C.F., returned from the Ori- ent, he bas been boosting for closer friendly relations between Canada and Japan. He has praised the ef- ficiency and up-to-dateness of Im- perialist Japan. Here is something he did not tell us of. In the Japan “Advertiser’’ of November 18, 1934, an English paper circulating for the convenience and interest of Ameri- Can and English business in Japan, there is a column of editorials trans- lated from the native Japanese press. One item is an editorial from the newspaper “‘Asahi’ of November 17. It tells of the hardships of the farmers in the “famine stricken’’ districts whose only means of getting a livelihood is to sell their daughters to houses of prostitution. “The government authorities have under contemplation a program for the relief of daughters of poor farm- ers. It calls for the accommodation of cheap loans to farmers who have no hope of supporting their families sending their daughters to prostitutes.” ... “The plan would meet with general support if it were not for the fact that there too many poor farmers with daughters to sell into shame for the sovernment to hope to provide for,”’ without work as are GORDON GRANT 29 163 West Hastines St. SOLICIEGR FOR THE C.L-D.L. COLUMN Conducted by Peggy , Harrison Scientific Starvation Obese Officials Prepare To Cut Famished i Girls At the gequest of the Y. W. C. A menus, shopping lists and recipes have been prepared by the Nutrition Committee of the Greater Vancou- ver Health League, for single girls on relief. Their purpose, as pointed out by the committee, is to help in getting the ‘‘best balanced diet for the amount aavilable now.’’ The diet is known as “minimum diet,” and just how “‘minimum’’ they are shown by the samples below. First is the shopping list, which ealls for four pints of milk a week, half “a Gozen eggs (to last two weeks), one-eighth of a pound of tea per week (costing 5 cents). When you read the diet prescribed you realize how the poor single girls are suffering. Five cents of tea calls for making tea twenty-one times in the week. Four loaves of bread, and these are the principal parts of sev- eral meals. The recipes are: Rice boiled in milk and sugar, no flavoring and no eggs, but it is called rice pudding In making Scotch broth, a substitute is found for meat, which is a table- spoonful of lard. Need for Organization. This is not the sort of help re- quired for single girls. When these girls ‘were working, they were credited with enough intelligence to spend their wages without interfer- ence or advice. What girls on relief need is not a fromula for scientific starvation, but a fi tion to gain better now receive. is ghting organiza- relief than they Employers are allowed to deduct $5.75 a week for wages. Why is the gap so great between that sum and the relief allowance for the same period? Single woman on relief are asked to get in touch with the Womens’ and Girls’ Club, which or- Banizes and leads the fight for the needs of the single women on lief. by law meals from a girl’s Le No Maternity Grant Without Strong Organization It is reported to this column that the husband of a woman who is re- eeiving the $5.00 maternity grant, had $1.00 taken off his grocery scrip last week. When he remonstrated, he was told that he was getting extra The W.L.L. is touch with this case. Any others of a like nature should be reported at once and they will be taken up by the grievance committee. anyway. in Organize and maintain every little concession we win. Correction Vancouver Heights Branch writes in to correct an error made in last week's report. The W.L.L. gave financial aid and a couple of mem- bers assisted at the children’s treat. Everything else was done by the Young Pioneers They made themselves. a good job of it too. YOU AND I I Joathe to live in a rickety shack With a sway-back roof that leaks, With drafts seeping in through many a erack, And an old warped door that ereaks. I am tired of sweeping a slivery floor With a broom that is fast going bald, Of wearing clothes in a state to deplore, And of darning socks—so-called. I am tired of shoes with run-down heels; I am tired of spuds and stews; I’m tired of skimping my children's meals; I’m tired of it all. Aren’t you? and brick are seen. make it no trick To keep them spotlessly clean. and wool For clothes, neat; are full, So why go with unshod feet? There plenty of milk and meat is | Room { i i There is plenty of lumber and steel To build houses where shacks now There are vacuum cleaners; t'weuld There is plenty of cotton and silk that are decent and Of shoes and stockings wareliouses and fruit 52 4 Bed-Time Stories .. . | Right Up-to-Dat By SIMPLE SIMON Once upon a time there was : nice family of six little Kiddies. Th | whole family were C.C.F.ers, ani) : the mother was a big goat in fh} C.C-F. She was a speaker at C.Ca) q meetings. Qne day she said to her kiddie | “My dears, I am going to a meetin: Be sure to stay home quiet. Loe the door and bar it because there | a big bad wolf prowling abou | Don't let anyone in the house. Whe | I come back you will know my yoici bkoapyh and then you can open the door.” peck! “All right, mother,’” said all th” ee little kids. They locked and barre |! the door and began to play the favorite game. This was called “Gi ( operative common place,’’ and tk 2 winner of the most common plact | ue was allowed to recite them over th ag radio. All the kids were enjoyin |= a gruff voice calling from outsid | “Let me in, kids, [Tm your mothe} come home again.” ‘No, no,” the: i all shouted, “you're not our mothe She has a nice smooth yoice, yours is deep and gruff. You the big bad wolf. Go away. won't let you in!’ the game, when suddenly they heat i cheb So the wolf, whose name was R. fl’ Bennett, said to himself: “Aha! fool them.’’ ; : Then he chewed some gum flay ored with Radical Phrases calle [| Pure Demagogy. He didn’t like taste of it at all, but he knew it made his breath smell sweet his voice sound Woodsworthy. Then he went back to the kidi house and cooed under the windoy “Let me in, children; mother.”’ ; All the little kids (except on é thought he was their mother thi- time, and then ran and opened ¢ door. In came the big bad wolf, an three more wolves with him, tif before the kids could say ‘“‘Co-opers tive Commonwealth Federation’”’ the were all swallowed up. But the sixth little kid had bee playing with some Communist kid who were friends of his, and he wa wise to the tricks of the big bad woll So when the kids opened the dog to the wolf, he climbed out the wilt dow and was ont of sight in no tint So you see, children, that chewin). um will fool you if you don’t wale: out! | I'm you re 1 Ed. Note.—This bed-time story | Sood for kiddies and adults, but 4 must tell it. The Communist kid are wise alright, but they don’t ski out of the window and leave the)” brothers; they organize them an chase away the Bennett Bad Wolf. So what is the reason we should nf” eat i The goods that to each one aj peals? Oh, let me tell you, my toiling frien! What our Comrade Lenin said! And let us to his message attend, And follow where he has led, i He said: “In organized ranks wW possess on ad ab sandihow A weapon—our only one.’ But its strong and trusty, he laid stress; With it our cause can be won.) So Jet us unite, my workine-clas friend; : Weld this weapon that’s tried an true, And in the struggle, I’ll Shoulder to shoulder gladly stan with you. : —S, J-ED JOHN DONOVA Typewriters and Adding Machines Supplies and Service WNew and Used Machines from 310.00 up —-See US First — 432 W. Pender St., Sey. 282 Hotel Pennsylvania Hastings & Carrall Sts. SPECIAL WEEELY WINTER RATES Our New MTadies’ Refreshment Parlor is one of Canada’s Finest Phone Sey. 86 ITALIAN WOREERS’ €LUB GRAND CONCERT and DANCE at ORANGE H45E Cor. Gore & Hastings St. FRIDAY, FES: 8th, at 8 FAW. Concert § to 10 Dance 10. to | Two Prizes Given Away. Ist Prize—Tea Set. 2nd Prize—i2 months sukseripus: to “B.C. Workers News.” Tickets 15¢ For variety in our meals,