B.: GC. WORKERS] NEWS ATTEMPTS AT UNITY FOILED BY DiE-HARD GCI. LEADERS Workers’ Insurance Is Considered ‘Trifling’ By Reactionaries VERNON, B.C., March §8.—A mass meeting of militant workers and farmers here recently discussed the necessity for combatting Bennett's false insurance bill. It was decided to take all steps possible to build ainited front action in this area to push forward the campaign for real unemployment insurance. With this in view we approached the local €.C.F. C.C.F. Leadership Sabotage Struggle for Real Insurance- The local members of the GCF. gave sympathetic hearing to our proposals and sent a joint telesram to Woodsworth (National leader of the C.C.F.) but stated they could not unite with us for further ac- tion until after they had consulted the constituency electoral campaign body. After waiting several days we were informed that they had con- sidered the issue thoroughly and could not see their way clear to take immediate steps and otherwise such a trifling thing is not neces- sary. This attitude of the leaders of the C.C.F. should be condemned by all honest workers and farmers in the C.C.F. KG. POLICE OF VANCOUVER ASSIST RELIEF CAMP WORKERS’ UNION Vancouver Police Assa Not as Reactionary as Bengough Gang _ WANCOUVER, B.C, March 5-—As a delegate of the Relief Camp Work- ers Union, Comrade Krauchi pre- sented a resolution of protest against the imprisonment of the 28 black- jisted camp workers now serving 90 ‘days hard labor in Oakalla, and the charge of obtaining relief under false pretenses laid against E. Cumber, secretary of the Relief Camp Work- ers Union, to the Police Association, Local 12 at the Trades and Labor Council. There were between 15 and 20 members at the meeting. Comrade Krauchi was given the floor for five minutes, and after pre- senting the resolution, he also made ap appeal for funds for the Joint Committee of the Camp Workers Union and the Canadian Labor De- fense League to carry on a cam-— paign forthe release of the 28 men and BE. Cumber. t After submitting the resolution and appeal, the president said that they would send their decision to the Camp Workers office, but the dele- gate insisted that the matter be dealt with before he left the meeting. Finally they asked him to -retire from the meeting until they had dis- cussed the matter. 2 On returning Ikrauchi was formed that as police officials they could not endorse the resolution, that they were going to carry out th® law regardless as to what that law might be, but that he could pass the hat around. This the dele- fate did, collecting five dollars and five cents. ; in- Boys - Girls - Sven Gan Easily Hello, Idskay! you. 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Te monthly 50c monthly SRG SSSA SAS OOOO 10e weekly Ee SS on SOS AAS DC aS ss oUseN A5e City or Town for which I enclose $ 6 months.......... 3 months SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PAPER BY FILLING OUT THE FORM BELOW Rates: One year, $1.80. 6 months, $1.00. 3 months, 50c. Please send THE B.C. WORKERS NEWS to: FINO GROSS pee eee eee ee HOW TO VOTEIN NEXT ELECTION This Worker Not Wrong By a Long Shot Editor, “B. G: isabor News-” Sir: Could you by means of your paper show me how to yote? By doing so you will settle an argu- ment which meets me every time i try to discuss the political situation jin Canada. My views are as follows: I main- tain that the only true solution in Canada and in any other country in which you may live is by helping both politically and industrially to build a Soviet Government. My friends tell me I am wrong. They say, “Vote C.-C. F. as we do and will do again next election.” C.C.F. people say, ION iy, You Communists are illegal; also you Communists have no intellectual leaders (which I don’t agree with).” But their main argument is, “Wwe must walk before we can run, there- fore we must have ©.C.—. people in first to pave the way for Commun- ism.”’ What is your idea? Am I right or wrong by advocating: “Vote Soviet or not at ally’? Yours comradely, JOE ROBINSON. Editor's Wote: We do not tell workers how to yote in the old bourgeois way. Every worker must make decisions on this question on the basis of their own experience rounded out by the literature of the revolutionary working class move- ment. To be able to combat the statements of the €C.C.F. people, you can get all the arguments you need from the book, “Socialism and the C.C.F.,” by G. Pierce, and the Reso- lution of the Seventh Conference of the Communist Party published in the - ‘‘Worker,” September 15th. Your question, “Should you advo- eate, vote Soviet or not at all,” can- not be answered by a plain yes or no. The non-compromise attitude is not always the revolutionary stand. It depends on the objective condi- tions. Lenin has dealt with this aquestion in several places, notably in “left-wing Communism,” ~vhere he shows that it is sometimes nec- essary to go in the opposite direc tion to our goal. We haye not enough room here to deal with you: question adequately, but study of the literature we suggest will everything clear to you. PROTEST MINE BEING CLOSED (Continued from Page 1) make your ticle Sunday, 1605 Renfrew Street by joint orgsani- There’s around 50 per cent of this conimunity already doomed to suffer the rigors of a forced unemployed existence and we don’t want to see an additional 160 miners onto the relief line, which also means more intense suffering for the miners’ wives and kiddies. What about the pre-election prom- ises of ‘‘Work and Wages’ made by the Pattullo government? On the basis of these promises we formu- lated the following demands and we call upon support of all who are really interested in our just cause to send resolutions into the Liberal Government on the basis of this thrown letter. That the Liberal Government put their promises into effect by: (1) Taking immediate steps to re- open the Tulameen coal mine. (2) Starting a pr@sramme of con- Structive work for the unemployed at trade union rate of wages, with 4a minimum of $80 per month. Pending the above, a 50 per cent increase in the present scale of re- lief. : (3) That no single man be sent to the military slave camps. Thanking you in anticipation for support in our campaign by sivying this publicity in your paper at the earliest possible convenience. Sincerely yours, Joint Publicity Committee, Mine Workers’ Union of Canada, Unit 20, and the P2W-P. Assn. Per John Cherkosk. Princeton, B.C., March 8. Editors Note.—Im a previous 4r- dealing with the situation 4 sub-head appeared, wherein it was stated that ment and Church’ smash the Union. acquainted with the fact that only Rev. Goodfellow and Father Carlisle are assisting the Bosses and that as far as the church membership are eoncerned the two people in ques- tion haye little following. the Govern- were united to We are made “Bosses, NOTICE A srand concert will be held on Mareh 37, at 8S pam at ations. Refreshments will be seryed- SHORT JABS In the debate on conditions in the militarized slave-compounds in the House at Ottawa, Ansus MacInnis, British Columbia’s C.-C. meniber runs true to form. The “Sun” news items are not to be trusted as a rule, but in reporting the contribution of Maclnnis on this occasion it is so truly in the style of that enemy of the revolution that we cannot doubt the correctness of the story. The most perverted, lying journalistic hireling could not concoct a tale so reminiscent of MacInnis. The report reads: “AS soon as a man made a complaint in a camp, he was termed an agitator,” said MacInnis. “There were agitators in camps and these men should be in other institutions, but every man who made a complaint was not an agitator.” (“Sun,’’? March 5th). There you haye it from the wisest- working bird in the Ottawa mena- eerie. Do not let us cheat ourselves, howeyer, because no one man could be as wise as Angus MacInnis looks. “There are agitators who should be in other institutions.” What other “institutions,” Mr, MacInnis? Of course, you mean Oakalla, West- minster, Prince Albert, Stoney Mountain, Kingston, Bordeaux — (We answer for ;him)- MacInnis did) not mean for a moment that these agitators in the eamps who cause all the trouble, and whom everybody can tell you are Communists, should be in that institution at Ottawa, Known to the workers as the Gashouse. His atti- tude now is the same as it has al- ways seen. He does not change. He is a sort of standing reproach to dialectics, this Honorable mem- ber, who will be the C.C-I*. candi- date in Vancouyer East in the com- ing Federal elections. ..Didn’t he proclaim in the City Gouncil, when he was an alderman, that he “had no objection to. the way the Chief ef Police handled the unemployed” when the clubbing of starving workers by that Scoundrel Bingham, was under discussion? He doesn’t like Reds who take the jead in the struggles of the enslaved thousands in the stockpens of the N.D.C. He doesn’t eyen like them in his own organization, the $.P- of G., and that is why, during the Winnipee conference of the C-C.F. last fall he called some of the BC. delegates “Prothy-mouthed eals.’ That is also one reason why radi- some of his own fellow-members will vote against him in the coming elec- He does not like Reds, no matter where he meets them, be cause he is opposed to the reyolu- tion and is fighting the battles of the capitalists, helping them by pay- ing the way for fascism. The Liberals attacked Bennett's relief camp policy and it fell to Mac- Innis to attack the “agitators,” the Communists. The workers of Van- couver East should remember this and get behind the Communist can- didate, Malcolm Bruce, who has re- cently been freed by the pressure of the Canadian workers, from one of these “institutions” where this poli- tical blackleg MacInnis thinks the “seitators” should be put. tions. = [¥ = Vancouver Symphony was on the air need money. Orchestra They Apparently they don’t get their lunch-hooks into the Com- munity Chest racket so they are ap- pealing for quarters and other small contributions to help to liquidate a $10,000 operating loss. Their announcer (I suppose that is what he is called) on the radic tells the WVancouyer public that every symphony orchestra in the world is operated at a loss and that the Vancouver $10,000 annual deficit js the lowest in the world. This is not true. It does undoubtedly apply in the capitalist countries, where art last week. and profit are taneled up in a Gor- dian knot, but it is not the case in the Soviet Union, where music as 2 part of theartistie expression of the people is a Social function. Jn the winter of 1932 I attended a popular Sunday concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the finest musical aggregation in Ger- many. The lowest price was 380 pfennings or 20 cents. I don’t know what the highest was, but I don’t think it was very much more. The hall was almost empty. Even at such low charges the music-loying Berliners did not haye the price, the great Open Secame under capi- talism. A month later I visited the Bol- shoi Theatre in Moscow to hear one of Rimsky-Korsalkoy’S operas and the place, the bigsest in Moscow and at least three times as big as the hall in Berlin, was crammed to the ceiling by an audience beginning t appreciate art in all its forms, be- cause it has become part of their life and being. Truth are takine the place hyprocricy and profit-sreed. In the Soviet Union, symphony orehestras do not face $10,000 defi- social beauty and of \ WOMEN’S COLUMN Conducted by Peggy Harrison ETIO A VWeteran has just shown us the following letter received in reply to an application for the Burnt-Out International Women’s Day Celebrated In —A meeting was called at 200 - 1s women employed and those unem ployed. and fascism. Harrison, question on women the world over. —Press Agent. Campaign for Birth Control to sell or advertise tive or medicine to prevent concep tion, according to Dr. Young, Pro vineial Health Officer. This The Women’s Labor League is con Control Clinics. SIGN THE PETITION The campaign for signatures to present to the Government will enc ¢his month. Eyery woman should sign the petition and back up the demand. Dr. Paskins of the Therapy Institute will lecture to the women at Room 12, Flack Block, 163 Hast- ings Street West, at $8 Dm, on March 27th, on the yarious meth- ods of birth control and sterilization. Byery woman interested will be wel- The resolution being circu- lated for endorsation is as follows. come. RESOLUTION To the Minister of Health, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. Dear Sir: WHEREAS: With the wide- spread unemployment, the burden ef caring for the home and chil- dren falls principally upon the shoulders of the worling-class mothers, who oftentimes, rather than bring other children into the world, with small prospects of proper food, clothing and atien- tion, resort to the most erude and dangerous mieans in order to pro- duce abortions, with all its wide- spread evils, as thousands of women are suffering due to the lack of proper knowledge of Birth Control. / THEREFORE: We, the Wo- men’s Labor League of VYancou- ver, demand the establishment of Free Birth Control Clinics where the necessary knowledge and con- traceptives will be given to all women who desire them. Issued by Executive Committee, Women’s Labor League. Successful Women’s Meeting A mass meeting and concert was hela last Sunday evening at 1605 Renfrew Street. Refreshments were served. Speakers were: Mrs. Duggan, Mr. Roberts and a member of the branches of the Women’s Labor Leasue and the Pinnish Branch. A packed hall listened interestedly to the women speakers. Farmers Demand Relief SURREY, March 4.—Sixty poor farmers met the Municipal Coun- ceil demanding the Provincial Sched- ule of Relief. The farmers asked for figures as to cost of relief when various excuses were made. The Council eventually agreed to pro- duce the figures at a meeting to be held Saturday, March 9th, The best and only way to fight against Fascism and War is to build the United Front of Labor and fight Capitalism. eits nor do they have to broadcast frantic appeals to starving workers for two-bit pieces to meet the ex- of grasping landlords and music-dealers. They belong by right in the scheme of things, they func- tion normally actions for the cultural de- yelopment of all and their place in society Is acknowledged willingly, North Vancouver WORTH VANCOUVER, Mareh 8. Street E., North Vancouver. The are under sixty years of age; not first speaker (Mrs. McDonnell) dealt considered permanently Uneni- with the aims and policy of the ployed by reason of physical or ‘wWromen’s Labor Leage,” brought] ~ mental disability. out clearly the ned for unity among Mrs. West was then called on to outline the local situation. This she did yery well and brought out some very good points dealing with war The third and last speaker, Pegsy dealt with the women’s an international scale, linking the remarks of the previous speakers with the situation of the It is against the law for anyone any contracep- he states in a letter to the W.L.L. We all know that the rich women can buy anything. This is a law for the rich and against the poor women. agucting a campaign for Free Birth Veterans’ Allowance: ‘Pear Sir: Wour application for an allowance under the War Vet- erans’ Allowance Act has been considered. The committee re- grets that it is unable to consider t same for the reason that: You Attached kindly find certificate -| of birth. W. Cc. N. MARRIOTT, Secretary, War Veterans’ Allowance Committee. We can state to our personal knowledge this man is absolutely incapable of working. His health being such that the doctors have warned him against walking up- stairs, aS he is Subject to serious heart attacks. A noticeable thing about these forms The refusal is already printed, leaying the reasons only to be filled in. There is good money in this for the doctors, as they have to pass on these cases and if a Man Can stand up he is capable of work, ac- eerding to these Medicos. According to information sent to this column approximately 1800 under sixty years of age are drawing the allowance, a very small number considering the men who went overseas. * * %e ast month the Workers’ Ex- Servicemen’s League submitted a4 Resolution to the Ward 4 Ratepay- ers’ Association, protesting the ad- is: only a sharp sword, whose name is Sol ug darity. Walk a mile to the north ar jp you will see an enormous tall tre ik the Tree of Profits. You must clir jag the tree. terrible ogre, called Capitalism, ide a huge palace named Imperialisr4|f He has hundreds of slaves imprisone | . in the palace. These you must st free and kill the giant.” + 4, could do this and eave him a cloa?t of invisibility and some ointment. — found the tree. Climbing it, he foun 7 himself castle. he crossed the hall he saw with hoi > ror that it was inlaid with huma i bones. : and he heard a roar, fum, I smell the blood of a Com i i munist!”’ i JACK THE GIANT KILLER Bed-time Stories Up-to-date iv 4 7 Be By Simple Simon Jack was a Young Communis']} One day he was working in haf 1 garden and wondering how he cow | = ¢ help all the poor workings people wk ¥ a were haying a hard time getting foo: Ect and clothing. Suddenly an old woma ij “be stood before him. Her face we! strong and commanding but he i * eyes were young and full of hor | j and Jack felt cheered. Bt Fe The Sword of Class Struggle. Fi She said: “I am Dialectical Mz jp» terialism. I know you want to hel | sult the workers. Take this axe; it age called Class Struggle. And here at emt At the top there lives § 1S Then she told Jack just how i )Ml jj The Ogre, Capital. 4 Jack did as she said, and soon hj pe in the huge hall of tk. Sy He put on the cloak and 2 if Suddenly the whole palace shoo — “Hee, fi, foe yocating Servicemen- - it filed, but other Veterans thought differently. delegation Shaughnessy Hospital. Those elected were: J. McCue, derson, Proctor. ported back to Ward 4 Ratepayers’ Association at Clinton Street School. The Provincial Bureau of the W.E- S.L. had a representative at this meeting. The delegation reported through J. Henderson that there was a Social Service at Shaugh- nessy, contributed to by the Start, and that any extras that a SCR: Relief Recipient needed could be got from this fund. stated that in his opinion the reso- lution Should be filed. said he was informed it was Mrs. Clements’ had any more children it would en- danger her life- but it was not stated that they kept it back from theallowance. lowed the W-E.5-L. the floor. a delegation to Shaughnessy, So 25 to assure an unbiased report. pointed out that it was the Shaugh- messy authorities who had advo- eated sterilization, not Mrs. Cle- ment’s private doctor. He also €x- posed the Social Service, giving eases, where when asked for cod liver oil for the children, Mrs. Me- Lean of the Social Service claimed to have no money. was then put to the vote, those in favor were few, nevertheless it was eyen enthusiastically. of sterilization of Ex- A Legion member moved to have The was outcome a chosen was to vyisit chairman; J. Hen- Canadian Iegion, and A. On March 5th they re- The speaker alsa Mr. McCue doctor who stated if she It was also stated that the ad- miinistration was paying the rent, the chairman, then al- representative We offered to accompany McCue, He The motion to file the Resolution filed. Still owing to the Workers’ Tx-Servicemen’s League many haye had their eyes opened to the injus- tive meted out to Pensioners. Sunday night last Malcolm Bruce addressed a capacity audience at the Open Forum held each Sunday night at 112A Hastings Street Wrest, Afternoon meteings ar ealso held on Sunday. Saturday night, March 16th, a grand concert will be held, same ad- dress. Special turns and Singers, Come and have a good time. Mount View Branch hold enter- tainments each Saturday night at 4265 Main Street. Come to the Ex-Servicemen’s Propaganda Meeting pext Wednes- day at 8 o'clock, 112A UHastings Street West PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS IN GREAT BRITAIN And the fearful ogre, Capita 4 strode across the hall, But he cou! § not see Jack. Then he bellowed ic 4, a drink and ten slaves came and cai> ried him a great bowl of wine, bi } as they passed, Jack saw that th-| wine was human blood. The giant drank and then fell in) a drunken sleep and his snores mat. the eastle shake. Jack walked ’round the hail ar opened many doors leading to dar _ cells. In each he found scores { men and women, some chained, som working, some dying, some dead. Workers’ Solidarity. He went to all the living ones an”~ touched their eyes with the oin i ment, Which was Class Consciou | ness. When he had done this, thi were roused from their stupor ax were ready to do as he told ther’ Some went and touched the eyes the ogre’s guards, who were al | slaves though they were better fe F Then the guards and the worke helped Jack to hold down the huj * eiant, who woke up and reached f = his knotted club, Fascism. But t- as he wanld he couldn’t reach it, f° i Tame Seve \ 3 2 i ; : they all formed an unbreakab circle *round him. This circle 5 called United Front, and Dialectic — Materialism had told Jack that E> suecess depended upon it. Some | the suards were G.C-F. leaders 21 : they refused to join th circle. B™ in his wild fury the ogre with of sweep of his arm caught them az dashed them to death. So they pa dearly for their folly. Building Anew. Now the Giant was helpless ar Jack took the sword Solidarity az plunged it, not in his heart, f& Capital had no such organi, but : his huge stomach. And so the ogre died. Then the workers went down tI tree and Jack went last when < were down. Jack took the axe, Cla Strugele and cut through the trur of the tree. Down came the tr and the eastle of Imperialism a1 the Giant Capital. They all cheered and shouted f joy. Then they set to work in earne to build a new city for the worke where all should be happy and fre When you have read this paps pass it on to your friend. Acquire Knowledge! . . - by reading the works whic! have been gained by years of & perience by the great working class revolutionaries. “Rise and Fall of Austro- Marxism’? by Ernst Fisher, 10 The Workers’ Economie Strugs! and the Fight for Workers’ Rul (by A. 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