S| cuary 22, 1935 B.C. WORKBRS’ NEWS Page Three |YOUTH COLUMN | : i= Oo aye | ReCaTEr Z ‘»andalous conditions in the ad- lastration of Chinese relief here he #! (See = ‘® aroused the indignation of all ‘king class people in Vancouver. fe youth of this city through the sum of these organizations, ely, The Youngs Socialist Leasue, Co-operative Commonwealth Idgith and the Young Communist <0 sue, appointed a joint committee R- nvestigate. tiefly, the conditions which exist the Mission whieh is admin- red by the Anglican Board of ‘ntal Mission for the Provincial erniment, are as follows: he government give a gerant to Mission of 16 cents per day for a worker. Various delegations @ reported that the food, which SistSs of two meals, is not cost- more than 6 cents a day. This 4@ Was ascertained by valuatine iples taken from the kitchen. Disease Breeding Grub. ot only is this food insufficient quantity, but the quality itself ad. Cheap rice, cheap yesetables, ity and poor meat, rotten fish, combinine to cause the deaths he Chinese workers who in the three years have lost 184 of their aber. The main cause of these *S is improper diet too much ehy foods (result: beri-beri) to te the doctor’s report of two vic- ; who died this last week. Thi. S per week for shelter allowance. resuit is that the Chinese are ed to huddie into buildings ready the junk pile, with no heat and litions created favorable to dis- + and epidemics. The aboye con- ms being brought to the atten- of the three youth organizations ~ elected their committeee whose rt follows; Want Lid Kept On. he delegates hearing of the ne- ity for gaining a police permit rder to inspect this mission pro- led to the Police Station and in- iewed the Deputy Chief. Both ind the Chief of Police professed irance of the rule and the Deputy us he would inform any police ioned at the Mission to allow ‘e delesates to enter. The dele- on proceeded to the Mission and sntry had no sooner informed the 1 in charge of our purpose than were told to leave. ‘2 told him of the police deputy gaisSion and he denied the rigsbt he City Police to do so for a pro ially controlled institution. This mot prevent him though from ning the City Police to send two cers to eject us as Wwe were asing trouble.’"’ Some of the dele- on, however, inspected some of food there. Qn the arrival of the ce officer we informed him of Stand and insisted on the Deputy sf being phoned. The organizer ning the mission did so himself after some conversation in ch the organizer showed some ex- ment, were informed we had to re. We did so, the policeman hay- admitted that the Deputy had the first place granted the per- sion for us to inspect the place. ‘ine out we talked to the namen gathered for breakfast their answer to our question on food was always the same— en. The Chinese were pleased to the delegation and were anxious belp us in any way they could. 1 can bet we felt ready to help Chinese comrades. “ Parson. Wriggles. ‘art of our degelation then pro- ded’ to an interview with the thdeacon of the Anglican Church this diocese. He denied these re- tS and the evidence of our own 'S; and told us we should see the .vin¢ial authorities both for per- 3ssion to inspect the books and the ssion. On the last he refused to e his own permission, or even to his name to try and influence | provincial authorities. The shdeacon would not agree to help the campaign to abolish the mis- nm but agreed that there should be | discrimination against the inese. Campaign Will Go On. The conclusions of the delezsation ly substantiate the conclusions of ‘yious delegations and the charges ride by them. We the organized ith of B.C. representing the ung Socialist League, the Young mmunist League and ‘the Co- erative Commonwealth Youth, af- m our solidarity with all working SS organizations in their cam- ign to abolish this starvation soup wi and call upon all working class ath to get into the campaign. —Issued by the Joint Youth Committee on the Chinese outh See Chinese Mission, Denounce Vile Conditions cS CCY Censure Comm wealth Send Letter of Protest to Pritchard At the Monday meeting of the Stanley Park Branch of the Com- monwealth Co-operative Youth =z resolution was passed unanimously ecensuring the “Commonwealth” for its report on the Chinese Relief Mis- sion. Readers who read the news item in the “Commonwealth” remember the cynical heading the article revealing the terrible con- ditions in the mission — ‘Chow Chokes Chinks.”’ The secretary of the branch was instructed to write a letter to the editors of the “Commonwealth’’ pro- against this chauvinistic and non-class conscious way of re- porting working class news. will on testins Cambie Street Meeting and Youth Youth were well represented at the Mass Meeting on Cambie Street Grounds last Monday. Speakers from the Young Communist Leasue and the Commonwealth Co-opera- tive Youth, affirmed their support for Won-Contributary Unemploy- ment Tusurance and called upon the youth to organize and work together for their demands and needs. Otter Point Camp Strike Workers Eected for Pro- testing Against The Rotten Food | The food at Otter Point camp is bad, filthy and with very little vari- ation. Beef was served to us for a month at a stretch, until we got sick ef looking at it. A large quantity of it was so bad that it had to be burned. A substitute for milk is served, which is a2 powder greatly resembling chalk. The National De- fense officialS are greatly pleased withthis state of affairs, and wrote a letter highly commending the cook for such splendid work. We are supposed to do a day’s work on this food, and consequently of the men purchase a pint of milk a day to maintain their strength. They buy from the neighboring farmers about 89 pints of milk a day from their meagre pay of 20 cents. Foremen Eat Pork Chops. We have seen the foreman many times along with the cook in the kitchen eating pork chops, bacon mand eges, and plenty of canned milk, etc., whilst we were forced to live on the rotten food. Some of us protested, and the foreman, called Washart, who brags of his slave driving of Hindoo workers when he was only 21, fired three of us ‘for not doing enough work,’ This was after we had lodged the complaint with him. He gave us the chance many to quit, but we refused, and he fired us, and when we refused to leave, and the mass of the workers backed us up, calling a mass meet- ing and voting on the question, the foreman then called the police and we were evicted. Workers Call Strike. The workers called a strike and carried it on for a couple of days, when they were forced to call it off because of the fear of discrim- ination of the leaders. Many of the workers are now members of the Relief Camp Workers’ Union, and are rapidly learning that by organ- ized action we can better the condi- The support we receive from the workers outside, not only of the camp workers alone, but of the whole working class. We, therefore, appeal to all workers’ or- ganizations, and to unorganized workers to get behind this struggle against the black-list and support , ‘Sick Thrown Out to Die. Another case which we have fought and won in the last week was the case of a young worker 21 the lungs, and also cancer, was dis- charged from Genekal Hospital after being X-rayed and it was recom- mended that he be sent to Tranquille Hospital. Nothing more has been done since he received $6.10 in relief through the efforts of the S.U.PA. Hamilton Hall told him to bring: in a report ®n where he was born, why, when and where and all his past, present and future family his- tory before they could give this young man the treatment he is in need of. Need Organization. Another sick worker’s cause was taken up and after a hard fight the- S.U.P.A. got a doctor to see him. This young worker was discharged from a*slavye camp for not obeying the so-called orders. Though ill and sick, the doctor at Merritt when he heard the man had been fired from eamp, refused to attend him. One week’s relief was granted at Hamil- ton Hall. It is only by becoming properly organized that we can better our conditions. When in town join the Single Unemployed Protective Asso- ciation. If in camp join the Relief Camp Workers’ Union, B.C. District. Notice! Classes in Russian will commence Wednesday, February 27 at 8 p.m. in Room 12, Mlack Buildings. Pupils Will have the opportunity to learn to read and write Russian at no cost whatsoever. MOSCOW .—(ALP)—A new steam tractor which uses wood for fuel has been designed and built by a. Soviet engineer. The machine dif- fers from foreign steam tractors In that it condenses used steam and ean run sixteen hours without re- watering. GRAND BAZAAR To raise funds with which to provide relief for the families of class-war prisoners and to defend workers in the courts, the Dis- trict Executive Committee of the C.L.D.L. is staging a bazaar on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 4, 5 and 6. The District Committee urges all workers’ or- ganizations to keep these dates open and to send delegates to the bazaar meetings. The time of these meetings are ayailable the District Office, Room Flack Building. years of age suffering with TB. of