‘arch 22, 1935 Bu Ga WORKERS’ NEWS Page Three ts YOUTH COLUMN | si —TAKE NOTE! _ Congres of Work and ‘ributory Unemployment Insur- is being called on April 7th to ich all working class organiza- Mis are requested to attend. We wal directly to the youth in the bos, churches, sports, culture and imployed organizations to be rep- snted. It is of gSreat importance 1 you send delegates to this con- ss where important decisions will ‘made to enforce such a vital is- Non- Youth Dances. he Junior Section of the Cana- 1 League of Youth Against Fas- Qh are arranging a dance to be i every Wednesday commencing reh 20th at Howard Hall, near adway Theatre. The proceeds are zo to help the fund for the chil- a’S summer camp. All class- scious. youth who like dancing uld make a point of supporting @se dances. Youth Fight Fascism. ‘pecial bouquet to the youth who Nast Friday's “‘Karlsruhe’’ demon- YOUTH ORGANIZATION S Sporth Conference. The Workers’ Sports Association is calling a meeting of all Working Class Unemployed Youth Organiza- tions and Clubs to discuss the forma- tion of a softball league for this summer. The W.5.A. will give all possible assistance for setting up boys’ and girls’ senior and junior teams. There is very little time left before the season starts to get the teams in line. Send your delegates to a meeting at Orange Hall, Sun- day, March 24th, at 2 p.m., corner of Gore and Hastings Street East. W.=.S.A. Softball Director. .Workers’ Sports Association of Canada, District No. 9, Room 210, 603 Hastings Street West, Vancouver, B.C. Stration made those short, snappy speeches from the reorof the nearby garage. He clearly explained what the demonstration was called for and exposed the lie of the press that it was an anti-German demonstration. Does anyone doubt now that it an anti-fascisi rally? Or that the workers are alert and ready to resist its inroads in this country? bourgeois Was CORRESPONDENCE be other day one of your agents ‘cored the fact that he was not ins rid of so many “Moscow ys’? and cther Russian literature, ’ the “B.C. Workers News” is in ulation. 1 -pointed out to him ‘such was to me a cheering bit 1e ws. here are quite a number of work- here who can tell you the latest slopments that have taken place he U.S.S.R. but they are not well rmed on the developments that taking place in the capitalist Id. Russian workers did not ye off the yoke of capitalism by >loping the Enslish press, but sugh the development of their organs. The example of Rus- has been a sreat stimulant to the of the workers of the world, but have to solve our own problems. nee 1917 the world outside of our- seives has progressed. Lenin (all jhonor to his name—a name I can- not pronounce without feeling how obligated we are, who understand him, for the great inheritance he be- stowed upon us), bent a mixture of feudalism and capitalism into a so- cial state. Since this world, built on ideology, intensified fight esganst the natural forces pressing It is not now a case of but has its in upon it- evolution versus conservatism, revolution versus fascism. You a not advance the workers’ cause by basking in the reflections of the real workers’ state. To sit back and de- rive satisfaction in thoughts of a reflected workers’ republic is as a buneh of love-sick School girls running to the movies, trying to gratify the developments of nature with the reflected image of Clarke Gable thrown upon the screen. S.0.5. Defence News S2NCOUVER, B.C —Donations of 2cco and cigarette papers have mn received from several slave ‘ps. Considering that these dona- ss which are sent to class-war oners in Okalla Jail @vhich num- 50) come from workers earning cents a day, this should serve to our branches who have been lax in supporting the drive to st class-war prisoners and their | =ndents. IVIET DELEGATE INTIMIDATED BY PROV. POLICE RANBROOK, March i6—T. E. intford, the Kootenay delegate to Soviet Union spoke to a capacity jence in the K.P. Hall here to- ht. Immediately after the meet- Mountford went to the hotel sre he was staying and there he P R. Adams, organizer of the vkers Unity League. police officers paree Provincial at to the proprietor and showed A a Section 98 warrant. They told | that they wanted to search the el, but they only entered the ms of Adams and Mountford. t.G. Police Worse than Hitler’s. di material in connection with March campaign of the Workers ity League was seized. Mount- d was searched and all his ma- al taken from him. Mountford i your correspondent that he had med this material through Eu- ean countries, Mcludinge Fascist many. He had this material sed by the Canadian customs at ifax. Bosses Fear Workers When Grganized. his attack on the W.U-.L. and the jet delegate is the result of the id awakening of the workers of Feootenays. The workers here beginning to rally behind militant anizations and the raids are ef- s of the B-C. Zovernment to stem rising wrath of the workers; and vent, if possible, unity of the king class. Correspondent. [he local delegate council of LDL. asks all working class or- nizations to rush protests to the torney-General of B.C. demand- ; the return of all material zed.— E.d. GORDON GRANT Room 29 163 West Hastings St. ILICITGR FOR THE C.L.D.L. Splendid Spirit of Solidarity. S MchKendrick to Tour. Cc. J. MeWKendrick, field organizer for the C.L.D-L., has left Vancou- ver for points North. This is in re- sponse to many requests which the District Executive Committee received, and judging from the in- terest shown at Evans’ When he was in Northern B.C., Mc- Kendrich should be successful in recruiting many new members: All members in Northern B.C. are requested to write E. Baker, Prince George, for tentative dates of meet- ines for their localities. has meetings Boss Terror IMcreases. VANCOUVER, B-C., Marchi6é. — Appearing before Judge Harper in County Court, W. McTavish was re- manded for a week, when he faced charges of “malicious damage to King’s property.’ This case arose out of the strike of relief camp workers at Half Moon Bay, and Me- Tavish is already serving a 40-day term in Okalla on another The present charge is the third laid against McTavish; one, that of steal- ing government clothing, was dis- missed when McTavish defended himself. G. Grant, C.L.D.L. lawyer, is defending. charge- C.L.D.L. Assists Worker Defeat Deportation. NELSON, B-C., March 15.— kK Paulonka, a worker who was ar- rested and sentenced for “stealing government clothing,’ was held by the Immigration Officials for de- portation to Poland. Due to the militant Gefence put up by the C.L. D.L., Paulonka is free and is at present working in a relief camp. Look Out For This Big Event. VANCOUVER, B.C., March 19.— The coming annual district bazaar to be held on April 4, 5 and 6, will have no less a leader than Tim Buck as honored guest. The C.L-D.L. will take part in the official greetings which will be extended to Comrade Buck when he arrives here on March 26th, and workers are urged to come to the bazaar and gain the opportunity of personally meeting our militant leader. DANCE. ORANGE HALL Cormer Gore and Hastings EYERY Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 to 12 7 MMusie by ORANGE HALL ORCHESTRA Workers’ Correspondence of Slave Driver, Win Concessions OYAMA, B.C. Camp 403, March i4.—Conditions in this camp, though never good, were brought to a climax when the foreman orders to flunkeys to al- gave leave dirty cutlery on the table. After supper a meeting * was called in the recreation hall. The men were 100 per cent in favor of the eviction of the foreman. A dele- gation was appointed and instructed to interview him in the morning, re- questing that he summon the Dis- trict Superintendent. He refused. Later in the day two men appeared with instructions from the superin- tendent asking the men to continue under the present foreman. ‘The men refused. They returned before supper stat- ing that one of them (the ordinary foreman) had been deputized to sub- stitute in place of the foreman who pending the investigation. He to work is suspended finding of the men to g0 reek Mondax mornings to which they acceded. The district investigator, McBain, arrived Mon- day afternoon and the investigation The chairman of our asked baek superintendent and got under way. Committee read out the list of grieyv- ances, as follows: 1. The men as a whole dislike the demineering attitude of the foreman towards the camp personnel. (Do this; do that, or go down the road). 2. During the cold weather an in- sufficiency of wood led to the working on Sunday, cutting wood to keep the bunkhouses inhabitable- 3. During this time, the foreman had a wood (drys delivered to house (at corner), and detailed two camp to cut and split men same load of pine) his Petrie’s men from same. 4. Men who: employment time off to threatened needed seek were with dismissal from camp- 5. Indirectly the former “Jack Hammer” man, was approached with @ proposition, to If the Jack Hammer man gaye the foreman ten dollars he could keep his job. 6. The foreman took payment from several men as payment for tobacco wit: in canteen- Camp Workers Compel Foreman Be ‘‘Let Out’’ Stand Pat for Dismissal? 7. Imefficieney of Canteen stores, chronic shortage and price of to- bacco, ete. ; 8. Cutting down of tobacco issue. 9. Inefficient mail Service, no dis- tribution to the individual, no speci- fied time of collection or delivery. 10. Men charge the foreman with theft of privately owned blankets. 11. Using government gas and oil for his own personal use. i2. For past six months men have only had eggs on the table once (this once under present cook). 13. The men have been ordered by foreman to use laundry only on Fri- day night, Saturday afternoons and Sundays. 14. Insufficient soap for purposes. 15. Inadequate throughout camp. All men with personal were called on and questioned, as washing lighting: system grievances well as witnesses to stealing of gas and oil, etc. This investigation lasted On Monday the eharge of the oil house and tool shed was culled (this time to Kelowna) to sive further account of the ‘stealing and method of coy- This, he explained as follows: On days when bad weather prevented men going to Worl: the truck drivers were marked a week. man in x Fas and oil; ering shortage of former. down for gas and oil as usual, also marked for more than they received when workings. I3y this crafty method there was a surplus of 50 sallons of gas when the stoek-taker was called in. Fhe shortage of oil had not peen fully covered and im consequence a shortage of 210 gallons was shown. After the hearing of this man, the foreman was given a chance to ques- tion him and speak in defence. He had little to say. The investigator embarked that night for Victoria. We must await the results, but meantime many of our demands have been granted and as yet Do discrimination shown. Just another instance where ganization has proven its value. Comradely yours, A Worker. Note. — The ..conditions through organization can only be maintained through it. The graftine and stealing will no doubt be white- washed and hushed up at Victoria, political heelers get or- Ea. won because only those jobs. Marketing Act Makes Rich Farmers Richer, Impoverishes Poor Seventy delegates representing several locals of the Farmers Unity League in the Valley eathered in the Labor Temple at Wew Westminster on Sunday, March 17th to discuss some of the imme- Giate questions that the farmers are confronted With. The conference opened by Comrade J. Roebuck of Surrey and addressed by Comrade G. KEassian, provincial secretary of the F-.U.L., who described the ditions of the small and middle farm- ers in the Fraser Valley and that a great deal of dissatisfaction exists amongst a large number of farmers. Rise In Price of Milk No Help to Farmers. Pointing out that the price of milk was raised to the city with the promise that it was going to help the farmers, but the milk producers Chicken ranchers, Fraser Was intolerable con- have not seen it. while paying high prices for feed, are not making in some instances enough to pay the feed bill. Tn some muincipalities the farmers or- ganized in the Farmers’ Unity Lea- gue and other militant organizations, were successful in winning a consid- erahle number of grievances of the impoverished farmers that are on relief through their militant action. Demonstrations at Cloverdale re- cently won a 40 per cent clothes al- lowance for those on relief. Port Haney won a one-day strike. A num- Geo. L. Donovan Typewriters and Adding Machines Supplies and Service and Used Machines from $10.00 up — See US First — New 432 W. Pender St., Sey. 282 VALLEY FARMERS ANALYZE THEIR POSITION, PLAN FUTURE ACTION | ber of grievances rectified in Lang- ley Municipality by mass action. Whiolesalers Reap Profits. I. Carr spoke on the Natural Products Marketing Act, explaining why this legislation was enacted and what effect it will have on the small and middle farmers. Pointing out that large numbers of small farm- ers will be eliminated from the mar- ket, thus creating a small privileged class of richer farmers, and assuring the wholesalers to reap the profits. The question of youth was taken up and special forces were assigned to carry on the work among the youth. It was pointed out how the farmers were driven into bankruptcy and their sons driven into the camps. A committee of eleyen was elected as a provisional committee to pre- pare for a broad conference of all farm organizations where a plan of uction could be drawn up the Valley farmers. for G. KASSIAN. TO SPRING “Spring is here!” the papers cry, “Lots of things to Come and buy; Wice new suits of blue and yellow, Dresses, coats, of colors mellow, Hats of eyery shape and hue— Come and buy them; oh please do!” Working women gaze and lone To buy the goods, priced at a song- And then they sigh and drop a tear, And look at their relief clothes drear, Mending, patching rags together, Renewing them for summer weather. Thus we see a lesson there. We lack not only things to wear; But wherewithal for food to eat, Some bread and milk or piece of meat. We look at shops, And learn we are the Class.” we slowly pass “Working "Tis not so in the country far Now known as the U.S:5-R. The clothes there are on workers’ backs And not in warehouses in stacks; 'Tysas changed through revolution’s way, @Qur task is to speed the day- R. SPARKES- C.AA.S. PULLS -AFAST ONE! Seafarers’ Industrial Union Fights Fakir VANCOUVER, B.C. March 16.— Cc. BP. O'Donovan, secretary of the Canadian Amalgamated Association of Seamen, A,.C.C.L., on Monday last sent men to man the SS. Northolm after he had held a meeting with fifteen men and conducted a ballot Which resulted in a vote of 14 to 1 in favor of working under the old agreement, despite the fact that the Industrial Union had notified him and asked him for co- operation in the strike which existed between the Waterhouse Company and the crews of the WNortholm, Seafarers’ Southolm and the Hastholm. Men Refuse to Seab- A delegation from the S.1.U. talked to the five men aboard the ship and were able to get them ashore with- out any trouble. Another delegation visited O’Don- Ovan regarding this affair, he stated he was against the men going to work under such conditions, yet he conducted the ballot. A letter has been forwarded to P. Thompson, secretary of the National Labor Council, Local A.C.G.of L. body, to which organization O’Don- ovan's C.A.A-S. is affiliated, this let- ter asks for the Council’s stand on O’' Donovan's strike-breaking actions SUPPORTERS OF NAZi TERROR 0OOS OOO OOS 9999999999 OF 9G OOO 9 OOOO G90 99O SOOO OD 09009990 90000O90004969450-0-000040009406000006 LETTERS FAKED BY BOSS PRESS ‘“‘What Is Your Opinion’’ Is Wrtten in ‘‘Sun’’ Office At different times letters appear in both the Yancouyer ‘“‘Sun’’ and “Province” from a person who calls himself Basso-Bert, box 167, Prince Rupert. Usually he boosts Musso- lini’s Corporate State and advocates it for Canada. I should have known better, but I wrote this person a personal let- ter. In the course of time it was returned unopened, with postal state- ment saying “Not Known” on it. This gaye me an idea. If one fic- ticiouSs name and address in the “Provinee” and ‘“Sun,’’ why not others. I wrote to Geo. Homberg, Richards Street, with the same re- sult—letter returned. A letter ap- peared in Sunday “Province” and “Sun” signed by one A. Callan, Seven Oaks, B.C. It was ‘Anti- Reliefer.”” I wrote this person. Let- ter was returned “‘Not called for,’ A delegation of three waited upon the “Province” newspaper, we showed them the returned letter. The “Province” then promised to Coliective Bargaining In Workers’ Demands Recognized NEW WESTMINSTER, March 18. —Through the recent strugesle of unemployed organization we haye some very important victories to record. First—The Council was forced to issue serip to our women and chil- our dren during the period of strike. This they had previously refused to do. Second.—Some adjustments have been made on the relief scale rela- tive to our original demands. Third.—A week's pay before going to work. Fourth—The council has agreed that there will be no discrimination: imfth—Last, but not least, we have gained full recognition of our Unemployment Organization by agreement with the Council to meet the Grievance Committee on impor- tant questions. This last concession has the ereat- est significance of all, because we are now armed with the weapon that will protect our future interests; i.e., organization, and With an even greater expression of unity than we have experienced during our period of struggle. We wish te express our appre- ciation of the solidarity in our strug- gle that was Shown by many fellow workers who are employed. This Shows that we are in much better position to face the bigger strugeles that are coming in the near future. PORT COQUITLAM WORKERS’ PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. UNEMPLOYED B.C. CONGRESS Two Most Important Items In Agenda To ali rade Unions, Unemployed Organizations, C.C.F. Clubs, S.P. of C. Locals, and all other work- ing-class organizations: To all organizations that realize the necessity of real Unemployment Insurance: The B. ©. Congress on Work and Unemployment Insurance will take place at the Orange Hall (Gore at Hastings Street), Sunday, April 7th, at 1 pm. The two items on the agenda will be: (1) The proposed Government Re- lief Work Projects. (2) Social and Unemployment In- surance. We are asking for the widest rep- resentation at this Congress, and if by some chance your organization has not reecived a call for delegates we ask you to accept this as an official eall, discuss the matter at your next business meeting and elect two delegates to the above Congress if possible. FRED GRANGE, Provincial Organizer, Provincial Workers’ Council of Unem- ployment. print an exposure. We stated that in our opinion Basso-Bert, A. Callan, G. Hombers, W. Milligan and others were fictitious, and invented by both newspapers in agreement, sent in by the local Fascist Propa- ganda Department. A letter was sent to “Sunday Proy- and witnessed by twelve per- which exposed these fictitious writers. But the “‘Province” left the exposure entirely out of the letter. Both papers had previously refused to print an exposure of W. Milligan re the Longshoremen. S. REYNOLDS. It is quite true that nearly all of the “letters to the editor’ ap- pearing in the capitalist press are written in the newspaper offices by hacks as a part of capitalist propoganda. They are presented as being a reflection on broad “public opinion” and are almost invariably anti-working class and pro-fascist.—_ EDITOR. or were ince”’ Sons, — CANADIAN LABOR LET’S GO! tea | a a PA 2) TS a) PORT COQUITLAM UNEMPLOYED TERMINATE STRIKE IN VICTORY |CLARKSEN GETS THIRTY DAYS Can. Labor Defense League To Appeal Sentence VANCOUVER, B.C., March 18.— AS an aftermath of the brutal police repression and terror used against Several thousands of workers who were demonstrating their disgust at the entertaining of Hitler’s fascist naval officers in the Moose Hah, Saturday night, March 16th, one’ worker, Robert Clarkson appeared in City Police Court, before Magistrate Matheson, and was charged with “assaulting a police officer.’ Police Prevent Witnesses’ Attendance. Before Court convened several po- lice officers were stationed on the steps and about the front of- the police station. No person who looked anything like a worker or sympa- thizer were allowed inside the police Station without being questioned by policemen. These intimidatory measures prevented two of the de- fence witnesses from entering the court in the morning. This caused an adjournment until 3:15 p.m. Through the efforts of the GL. D.L. the workers of Vancouver were rallied and, in spite of every repres- Sive measure brought to bear upon them, the courtroom was packed to the doors with friends of the ac- cused. Several hundreds of workers also gathered before the police sta- tion to express their solidarity. Police Drive Away Witnesses. When court conyened in the af- termoon it was found that only one of the defence witnesses; driven away in the morning, had beén lo- cated and brought to court. Im the face of this disappointment, G_ Grant, C.L.D-lL. lawyer, carried on With the case. Im the face of over- Whelming evidence which indutibly proved the innocence of the ac- cused, the reactionary magistrate, aL tool of his masters, found Clarkson guilty and sentenced him to 30 days in Okalla Jail. » Lawyer Grant in the interests of his client immediatély requested the magistrate to take particulars and issue a warrant charging the arrest— ing officer with assault on the per— f son of the accused. Magistrate Tells Lawyer to “Go Elsewhere.” This the magistrate refused to do- It was pointed out by Grant that it was the magistrate’s sworn duty to do so. A controversy which was very heated ensued endings by the magistrate’S point-blank refusal to issue a warrant and his telling Grant to go to some other court to pro- cure a warrant. By the above it can plainly be by a worker in the court of this capi- talist tool. COMMEMORATE PARIS COMMUNE Sam Carr Branch CLDL Remember Heroic Communards Sunday, March 17, was a red Jet- ter day for the members of friends of the Sam Carr branch of the Cana- dian Labor Defense League at their new hall at 4265 Main Street. A hot proletarian supper was Served by the committee in charge of the affair to about 60 workers. Comrade McKendrick spoke on the great struggle of the communards of Paris in 1871. An appeal for new members was made by Comrade E. Andre, who pointed out the duty of men, women and particularly the youth, to be-- come active members of the League. Five new members were signed up, and also two for the Center branch. A rug made by Comrade Georg- ette Andre and donated by her was raffled and the proceeds turned over to the Political Prisoner’s Defense Fund. Vocal and instrumental numbers ST TE MEAT nT st Ts TTT ATT = TT TT = TN === == N= = T= Grand Annual Bazaar ORANGE HALL (Gore Ave. & Hastings St.) THURS., FRI. and SAT., APRIL 4, 5 and 6 Games, Bingo Competitions — Dancing Two Nights (Concert Friday) BENEFIT CLASS WAR PRISONERS DEPENDENTS ON RELIEF contributed to the enjoyment.—G. A_ DEFENSE LEAGUE — a SOLIDARITY, NOT CHARITY! Fala 1S |] seen that no justice can be expected |