1935 Bic Ge WORKERS’ NEWS Page Three -Y.C.L. IN NEW - WESTMINSTER /pW WESTMINSTER, March 6. Fhe Sub-District of the Young € iymunist League here is defin- ty turning to the broad masses of “youth. + the past, we had a sectarian roach to the youth, with no mabership to mass work and par- Hilarly the role of the Y.C.L. in fi revolutionary movement. There mo Marxist-Leninist studies “ied on, with the result that in daily work, we became leftist alting in the final break-up of League. Eg the present time, we have Binught back several of our former Hubers, and are recruiting many began to fight amone ourselvyes- more. We have at the present time three units with a membership of twenty-five in New ‘Westminster. We are going through a period of study on the role of the ¥.C.L., as well as a general Knowledge of the revolutionary movement. In the unemployed field we have started a campaign to build youth groups. In Maillardville we have Started a branch of the Coquitlam Youngs People’s Protective Associa- tion. It is the organizational Stage as yet, with a membership of ten or fifteen. In industry, we cannot say much as yet, although in one plant, con- tacts are being made with the pos- sibility of a unit in a short time. At the present time, we are malks- ine preparations to—itunch an ex- tensive campaign, for the sending of sports delegates to the Soviet Union. x —A.N.M. in (IDENTURED SLAVERY IN ust Promise te Work tut Doctor Bill Before Operation 4 LDERGROVE, B-C., March i11.— @sre are two doctors here who re- red $30 per month from the nicipality on the condition that y will treat people on relief and e a chance on getting their ney or work. One doctor has a m and he asks the victims to *k off their bill. I remember one lily was working over forty days the farm to pay a debt incurred ough sickness. Ste the grievance we won a joint 2gation of the F-U.L. and Work- Provincial Council interviewed ; of the doctors and he said that would have nothing to do with complaint for four years and nothing about it. Q@ne man nted an operation, so we took x1 to the M-H.O- of the munici- ity and finally after a long talk said he would do it. The doctor i he would get no compensation m the municipality or govern- nt, but he would do it on condi- a the victim would work the bill when able to do so, provided ii not interfere with other neces- y work, The §.U.L. has protest- against the working otf of medi- bill and at one time was given understand by the Reeve that it uld not be strictiy enforced. FRASER VALLEY DISTRICT VICTORIA STEPS INTO WAR FRONT Is Preparing to Launch Anti-War & Fascist League Editor, B-C. Workers News, Comrade,—TI have been instructed to write you resarding the coming Conference Against War and Fas- cism in Victoria. As there is at present no branch of the League in Wictoria, an initi- ative committee has been formed and the aim of this committee is to set up a sub-district committee which in turn will set up branches of the Leasue in this and other dis- tricts on the Island. Qver 200 invitations have been Sent out to trade unions, fraternal and cultural societies, churches, etc., asking them to participate in this conference. The B.C. District Committee is being asked to send over a repre- sentative whom we hope will speak for us. The youth groups will be ably rep- resented, as will the churches and all others who wish to provide a Speaker. Mrs. S- Hodges, Sec. Initiative Com., League Against War and Fascism. OMMONWEALTH’ EDITOR FAKED STORY, SAYS SCOTT NEARING snegade Pritchard Misrepresents Nearing In Order io Assist Trotzkyites’ Counter- Revolutionary Campaign Ice Workers’ Corresponde: WRETCHED CONDITIONS FOUND IN GENERAL HOSPITAL ANNEX C.C.F. Opposition Silent At Victoria VANCOUVER, B.C.. March 10.— What is the matter with the C.C._F. Opposition members in Victoria? In seventeen minutes of oration—pero- ration of thanks, etc., the efforts of the Opposition failed to put the case of the workers. Not a lip moved to advance the interests of the unem- ployed, sick workers. Hospital Annex a Disgrace to Any Country- That Hell-hole of the General Hos- pital, the Annex, used for down-and- outs solely, could have been debated under the Hospital Grant. It is a disgrace to any country—a barn of dirtyness, worse than the miseries of Medical Camp 202. There are 26 beds with one toilet, and one bath. Adjacent to it, is the Venerial Ward, of Similar size. You are sent there from stay a very limited at the big building, eto await your erders to fo—unecured. Too Repugnant for Medical Doctors. The M.D.’s do not visit there,—it is too repugnant an atmosphere; an interne does the dirty work, to hound you out. Bread and mush for breakfast, ex- cept Sunday, then you eet mush and bread, and a small pullet’s ege- The interne and orderly cater to your suffering, sometimes week, sometimes passed up the whole of the time. It is safe to say 95 per cent go out uncured. Some are Wheeled out, some carried out, and most amble out, glad to get away uncured. The G.C.F. has been appraised of the conditions, but votes are in dan- ger and you guess the rest. occasional once a With Our Correspondents The number of stories coming in from worker corre- spondents is on the increase. although there is still room rection. They are also more concise, for improvement in this di- There has been some complaint because of our cutting Gown some of the stories and articles. Correspondents should bear in mind that we have but a four-page paper as yet, and it is impossible to print everything that comes in te the office. We are compelled to delete parts of many stories, and some are the better and more interesting be- cause of the deletion of unnecessary and irreleyant com- ment. Boil It Down (AUTHOR UNKNOWN) If you’ve got a story scrappy, Boil it down; Make it short and crisp and snappy— Boil it down. When your brain its coin has minted, Down the page your pen has sprinted, If you want your effort print Boil it down. 4 Take out every surplus letter— Boil it down; Fewer syllables the better— Boil it down. Make your meaning plain—express it So we'll know—not merely guess it; Then, my friend, ere you address it Boil it down. Cut out all the extra trimmings— Boil it down; Skim it well—then skim the skimmings— Boil it down. When youre sure twould be a sin to Cut another sentence in two Send it in, then we'll begin to Boil it down. reporting the speeches of ott Ne@rine during his recent ait to Vancouver, the local reform- GC.CE. sheet “The Common- alth;’’ declared that Nearing sup- rted the Trotzkyists. Someone at a clipping containine this mis- presentation to the “Daily Work- ” of New York. This revolutionary per took Nearing to task for such position. Apology to Nearing. The “Daily Worker” upon receipt | a letter from Nearing printed an itorial apology, part of which is | follows: “The ‘Daily Worker’ on January | made the serious mistake of ac- pting as true the story printed in e Socialist paper, ‘B. C. Common- 2alth,’ that Scott Nearing had de- ared his support of Trotzkyism hile speaking in Canada.”’ We ive seen a letter from Nearing hich declares: Nearing’s Letter “The statement regarding the Vorkers’ Party (E£rotzkyists) — juoted from the ‘B. GC. Commion- realth’ was faked by the editor { that paper as part of a petty yar that he is waging against the fommunist Party of Canada.” The “Daily Worker’ further mments: “The ‘Daily Worker’ tenders its yologies to Scott Nearing for hay- & repeated such an unfoundec nder from an umreliable sheet. his mistake will be taken as a sson for the future, to be much ere alert and watchiul against de- itfiul attacks of malicious enemies.’’ A Shameless Renegade. There is nothing surprising in the my trickeries of the “‘Common- ealth” and its renegade editor ho, during the last provincial elec- mn campaign, put on such a dis- aceful exhibition or recantation of © all-too-few decent things he ever id in the labor movement. His sSusting whining to the bour= disie for forgiveness for his radi- cal past, attributing them to his im- maturity and youth impulsiveness, well remembered. By slandering Nearing he hopes to earn more kudos from the class at whose feet he grovels in reform- ist self-abasement. GOVT. STARVES. NATIVE INDIANS Indian Fishermen Being Robbed By Bosses, Left to Starve is In answering a demand for imme- diate action, sent by the F.C. W.L.U- of C., the Department of Indian Af- fairs, in reply, asks for particulars to commence an “enquiry.” In the meantime, the Indians can starve to death while this “‘enquiry” is going on. The F.C.W.-1.U.of C. has already written to several members of the Federal Parliament to raise the In- dian question in the House. This is what our fenerous govern- ment pensions its old Indians off with, any Indian 70 years of age or ever gets this royal monthly allow- ance: . of flour . of sugar . of rice . of bulk dard of baking powder of bulk salt to Work on Starvation Rations To begin with, to get the above relief which amounts to about $4, a2 man has to work 24 hours to get that much grub out of the Domin- ion Government, and that much grub will have to do him and his family for a month, and there are men here with as many children as seven. It would not be so hard if we could get that work every month, but so far this winter we have had only tywo months’ relief work. Have Directory of Unions and Organizations Workers’ Unity League Council— Meets first Wednesday in the month at 305 Cambie St., at 8 pm. Execu- tive committee meets every Wed- nesday at 2 p.m. Send all com- munications to the Secretary, 305 Cambie St. ¢.L.D.L. (Sam Carr Brench)— Meetings first and third Fridays in the month at 8 p.m. Whist every Saturday at 8 p.m., at 4265 Main Street, Vancouver: Workers’ Ex-Servicemen’s League in Yancouver—Meets eyery Wednes- day at 8 p.m. at 122a Wastines St. West. Hall open every day. Secre- tary, B. Liss, at above address. C.L.D.L., 5393 Victoria Rd., South Vancouver—Whist Drive & Dance every (Saturday at 8 p.m. Cash prizes, admission 15¢c. Swedish Drill every Thursday at 8 p.m., admission 5c. Business meeting every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. JOIN UP! Get a your neighor or shop mate for the B.C. Workers News. subseription from GORDON GRANT Room 29 163 West Hastings St. SOLICITOR FOR THE C.L.D.L. DANCE ORANGE HALL Corner Gore and Hastings EVERY Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 to 12 & Maisie by GRANGE HALE ORCHESTRA HALIBUT STRIKE REMAINS SOLID Five Hundred Fishermen Are Still Out VANCOUVER, B.C., March 13.— One hundred halibut fishing boats are on strike here and at Prince Rupert for higher fish prices. It is reported here that two ves- “Lysikle”’ ‘FWhbla,'’ have been permitted to fish under an as- that they would catch black cod; however, “Lysikle’’ has put into port at Vancouver with about 8700 pounds of halibut the “Ebla’’ which has been out fer 37 days is expected to arrive shortly The strike is now three weeks old and all fishermen Should assist the halibut men in picketting- sels, and sumption and AN ABLE ARTICLE by F. Biggs, analyzing the Paris Commune, was crowded out of this issue. It will ap- pear next week.—Editor. A $50,000 SALUTE The 21-gun salute fired in honor of President Roosevelt by the U-S: Navy in the New York Harbor cost the New York masses $50,000. While thousands of working-class babies in New York travagance is indulged in to prepare have no milik, this ex- the minds of the workers for another world slaughter. AllOut To - Anti-Fascist Reception-- Karlsruhe! “Work And Wages”’ For Building Trades Means Cheap Labor For Bosses Pattullo Govt With Assistance of © © FE. Launch Further Fascist Measures Although the C.C.F. leaders may eall it another “‘step towards so- cialism’’ the No Work, and Starva- tion Government of Pattullo intends to introduce another sure, backed up by the re-enacted Special Powers Act, to further resi- ment the workers and furnish the bosess with more cheap labor. This measure is designed to cover six trades—carpentry painting and decorating, plastering, metal plumbing and steam fitting and electrical work, with others to follow at the will of the government. Slave Contracts. Young workers, especially those between the ages of 16 and 18 are to be sent in to “ap- prentices,’’ a scheme to work them at starvation wages. Like serfs tied to the soil, they are to be bound by slave apprenticeship “contracts.” The measure is the brain-child of Pearson, the bosses’ Minister of Slavery, and like all fascist dema- gogues he puts it forward as “pro- tection”? for young workers. fascist mea- and joinery, sheet work, industry as DIGEST OF LETTERS Crescent Valley a corres- sends us a letter compar- conditions of the workers with the conditions of the under Hitler Rule in Ger- Irom pondent ing the in Trail Workers many. From Victoria a worker sends us an excerpt from the Victoria “Daily Times , "wherein the City “Rat Catcher” reports that “‘‘most of the rats are around Craigdarrach, Rock- land Avenue ~and Government House.” The poem attached to this item is being held for further pos- sible publication. Finnish Branch of W.L.L. writes letter calling on Working Women to mobilize against War and Fascism and help to turn Imperialist War into Class War. Sointula writes in to say that Revolutionary Educational Work is being carried on. The Pioneer Log- ging Co. on Malcolm Island, with 60 men of a crew, work up to 10 hours a day with part crew working Sun- days. Few local men are hired. We are holding letter on St. An- thony’s College for further use. Blind Institute: Will the writer of the letter dealing with this ques- tion please forward name and ad- dress (ot necessarily for publica- tion). A long letter from our old friend and comrade, J. R. of Notch Hill, we are unable to use through lack of space. Writer tells us that there is an urgent need of a Safety Committee at the Vancouver Gas Plant. Boys have replaced men in some jobs and injuries are Mumerous. From Sorrento Camp we have re- eeived verses, welcoming the new “Storeman.’”” Pushed for room, regret we are unable to print them at this time. we Kit, from North Vancouver, writes to tell us of Mrs. Brennan of the Red Cross in North Vancouver, who always shouts, “If the unemployed don’t like it, why,,don’t they go back to where they came from.” The W.1.L. is building organiza- tion that will take care of Mrs. Brennan. Mf. R. of Kamloops states that Gib- bens and Cahan, B. C. delegates to Ottawa Congress on Unemployment addressed a well attend- The delegates are Insurance, ed meetings there. on their way back to Vancouver. SOVIET UNION LIBRARY RAIDED BERLIN, Eeb. 27—(ATP)—wNazi olitical police last night raided the Soviet Union library attached to the Intourist Bureau and seized several books dealing with Cheliuskin Arctic expedition of last winter. No explanation was given. the ) F.U.L. Wins Concessions Mass Meeting Demands 40 Per Cent Increase CLOVERDALE, March 9.—Under the auspices of the Farmers’ Unity Leage about 75 taxpayers and relief recipients held a meeting on Satur- day, March 9, in the Council Gham- bers at Cloverdale. The question of the demand for 40 per cent increase in relief was taken up. A very lively discussion took place and it revealed that Jast year the relief cost to the taxpayers was only a fraction in ex- cess of $8,000. The additional cost was worked out and jit has proven that the Municipality has received many thousands of dollars worth of work on the relief basis, which otherwise would have cost them $40,000 an- nually. Once more militant action and determination which was shown by the masses won them the things they need and the F.U.L. is to be commended for its stand and Jeader- ship in securing the 40 per cent inerease. Relief Dept. Stools Snoop By SANDY JACKSON. VANCOUVER, B.C., Feb. 28—Re- lief Department investigators are now engaged in calling on the single unemployed men in the city to make Sure that they are not selling their meal tickets (paltry $2), or are sub- sisting from® any other means, also asking when relief recipient expected to go back to work, While one man does the question- ine the other takes notes, which at any time may be used against the single men. These investigators (nice names for stool pigeons) call early in the morning, thus they are Sure of finding the unemployed at their rooms. LONG PRISON TERMS FOR ANTI-FISCISTS MILAN, Italy —(ALP)—The fascist Special Court, resuming work after Ba brief recess, has sentenced thirteen anti-fascists from Prato, Toscano, to terms of hard labor from four to twelve years for revolutionary ac- tivities. A number of the defendants had already served long terms of imprisonment imposed by the Special Court for the same offence. SUCCESSFUL DANCE | FOR “B.C. NEWS” The B.C. Workers News dance and free drawing held at the I.0.0.F. Hall, Sixth and Main Street, Van- couver, on March ist was a success- ful affair. The net twenty-seven cents ($27.11). First prize of fifteen dollars worth of merchandise was won by a work- ing woman holding ticket number 278-B. The ladies’ prize for the spot dance was a hand-worked purse do- nated by Mrs. A. Anderson of Gib- sons Landing during the previous campaign, was won by a Y.C.1L.’er, whose partner, also in the youth took the men’s. spot dance prize a tywo-dollar order. amounted to and eleven proceeds dollars movement, CORRESPONDENCE As an ex-telephone worker I was interested in reading in your paper the exposure of some of the girl operators and the method em- ployed the bosses and _ stool pigeons, but do you know there are men working nine-hour shifts and getting paid for eight? The slimy way they put it over, that a night engineer shift, say at 11 p.m. and at 8 am:, supposing to haye an hour off for lunch, but he is respon- sible for maintaining heat during his Supposed hour off and cannot leave the building, unless of course, he wants to get fired. There are lots of grievances with this big making concern and it is time that all telephone employees were orsan— yery by is goes on comes off profit- ized’ in one imnaustrial union. J PBX. Employee. a / RELIEF STRIKE IN MAPLE RIDGE Militant Farmers Take Action To Gain Better Relief Measures HANEY, March §8—In Maple Ridge Municipality the conditions of the unemployed workers are intolerable. In Ward One, very few are on re- lief, as most of the citizens are em- ployed at the Hammond Cedar Com- pany. They are exploited to the ut- most. Some of them for ten hours 2 day at a wage of from 25ec to 40c an hour, the 40c class being the fayor- ite “‘yes-men” of the bosses. In Ward Three, Councillor An- sell was elected and made many promises during his campaign. One of these was for a 40 percent cloth- ing allowance, but he has not acted on this as yet, and unless the work- ers foree him to do so there is very little prospect of getting action. The relief workers in this ward suffer terribly. In Ward Four where a workers’ Councillor was elected, the situation is beginning: to improve, in regard to better distribution of the relief jobs. The former favoritism which was Shown in regard to foremen, ete., is now abolished. Bosses’ Tool Gets In By Subterfuge Ward Five. This ward is under the supervision of the former coun- cillor “Brainless’” Parker. During the storm and floods in this district with bridges washed out, etc., n0 nominations for councillor came in from this ward. So the council, com- posed of Reeve Hope, Fairwether, Ansell, Blackall, and Matson ap- pointed Parker. Blackall] and Mat- son were against the appointment, but the clique of Hope, Fairwether and Ansell had already decided on this tool, although the workers in this district had a petition signed by a majority of the voters favoring a man named Larson. “Brainless” Parker Docks Relief For Extra Eggs Conditions in this ward are rotten. ~ if-a worker has-a cow, which hes recently freshened, the councillor makes this an excuse for the dock- ing of one or more days’ pay. He will also dock a person if his few chickens lay an extra eggs. Reeve Hope is a petty official in the Hammond Cedar Mill. It is his job to see that there are always men on relief at small pay as this gives the company a chance for greater exploitation of the workers in the plant. As a result of these intolerable conditions, the Maple Ridse Citizens’ Protective Association was formed. This body has taken up the workers’ grievances with the council. Relief Workers Strike The M.R.C-P.A. called a one-day strike of relief workers on Wednes-— day, February 6th. A delegzation was chosen to meet the council, and pre- sent a resolution calling for the maximum scale of relief. The work- ers from all the wards turned out en masse and marched in orderly Style to the council to show support to their delegation. Councillors Blackall and Matson supported the resolution, but itwas defeated by the majority composed of these unsym- pathetic representatives of the Capi- talist class. A general feelinge= pre- vails that the workers will gain their means only by direct action. —Press Committee of Haney- CHURCH WARDEN CALLS THE BULLS Warden of St. James Anglican Church, corner of Gore Avenue and Cordova Street, summoned police to stop distribution of leaflets, issued Dy WeSiis., WeCas.,, Cay to; mem=— bers of his church. The Chinese Soup Kitchen, sponsored and run by the Anglican Church, were’ under fire and -apparently they wish to the truth of the conditions there from the rank and file of the church. keep If you don’t subscribe to this paper, send in a sub now. Geo. L. Donovan Typewriters and Adding Machines Supplies and Service WNew and Used Machines from $310.00 up See US First — 432 W. Pender St., Sey. 282