‘warch 29, 1935

BiG

WORKERS’

NEWS

Page Three

Our Circulation Is On The
_ Increase —- Keep It Up!

‘Financial Support Must Be Maintained for the
: ’ Workers’ Press

: To launch such a paper as the “B.C. Workers’ News” and
‘tO maintain its high standard, as has been done, requires a

igreat deal more financial support than the mere selling of it”

‘ion the streets and from door to door.

This fact has been realized in the earlier stages of our
existence, and the support was remarkable; but unfortun-
ately, Since the appearance of the first issue the available
support has not been exploited to near the degree available.

We base this statement on the fact that before the appear-

ance of the paper there was more money raised from the sale
of subscriptions, donations and greetings than there has been
from the same sources since it has been issued; and to make
the statement more forceful we have yet to receive anything
but favorable reports on the quality of the paper from thc

readers.

The workers from end to end of the province are telling
us how they appreciate the paper andthe valuable service it
renders to the class battles which are daily occurring; but
as yet, with very few exceptions, they have not increased
their bundle orders or secured new subscribers.

In last week’s issue we published a greeting from one of
the old timers, Jim McLachlan, one of the tried leaders of
our class, in which he stressed the importance of guarding
against any such unfortunate situation as having to discon-
tinue publication through lack of financial support.

This warning should mean something to us in that those
so far away can recognize the responsibilities connected with

maintaining such a paper.

The office in general, and the business manager in par-
ticular, accept the responsibility for the slowness of the
tempo in building the circulation to date, and are ready to
ASSist in every way possible to catch up with the work neg-

lected as well as keep up a steady return from the various
sources which can be tapped to keep us on the map.

Many means can be adopted to raise finances, and at the
Same time the circulation, such as socials, reader clubs, house

to house canvasses, etc.

The present circulation is right on the 2000 mark, which
is a gain of some 500 inthe last five weeks. This is a good,
Steady increase. So here is the proposition we offer to the
salesmen; You help to bring this figure to three thousand
and we will then hand on to the salesmen an extra half-cent
margin on the paper. We would very much like to do this
now, but unfortunately the bills will not allow it.

CIRCULATION MANAGER.

Defence News|

VANCOUVER, March 22—r. E
ieary and A. Kulchyski were today
Sentenced to two years suspended
Sentence on a charge of “‘watching
and besetting,’”’ at the Spring As-
sizes before Justice McDonald.

The framed-up charge arose out
of the strike of North Vancouver
relief workers at Mosquito Creek
Bridge on Marine Drive during June
jast year.

Glass Justice Apparent.

The starvation relief dole and the
fesuitant desperation of the workers
which caused the strike were brought
out at the trial, in the face of re-
peated efforts on the part of the
eourt to suppress it. The judge
charged the jury in such a way as
to make it appear that the workers
were guilty, even if they were only
at the scene of the strike. He also
conveyed to the jury that the charge
Was Dot a serious one, thus making
it appear that the jury could bring
in a verdict of guilty and leave it
to him to deal lightly with the vic-
tims. In this the judge laid bare
the elass justice meted out in cap-
dtalist courts to workers militant
enough to raise their voices in pro-
test aeainst the hunger rule of “Bie
Money” in this “land of the free.’

The accused, Kulchyski, was de-
fended by Gordon Grant, C.L-D-L.
iawyer.

VANCOUVER, March 23.—W. Mc-
Tavish was today in County Court
sentences to three months in Oakalia
Prison on a charge of “malicious
damage to the King’s property.’ He
was alleged to haye participated in
@ riot in which a bunkhouse was
wrecked by relief camp workers in
protest against the arbitrary firing of
three of their fellow workers.

Frame-Up Methods.

The usual array of well-trained
stool-pigseons were paraded to the
stand by the N.D-.C. officials in their

efforts to remove another class-
conscious worker who will resist
their rotten rule.

Gordon Grant, G€L.D.L. lawyer,

defended McTavish, In his cross-
sxamination he brought out the rot-
ten conditions in this slave compound
known as Camp 902, Half Moon Bay,
prhich caused the trouble.

VANCOUVER, B.C., March 25.
—Harry Yerbury, C.4.D.L. secre-
tary, Camp Lister, B-C. was lured
over the International Boundary by
2 ruse and was detained by the im-
migration officials. The frame-up
was obvious. Yerbury was called
upon by an American who wanted
to buy his furs. He was asked to go
over to Idaho to dispose of them and
called at the customs to declare his
furs. The U.S. officials gave Yer-
bury the third degree and asked him
A Ereat many questions regarding
His political activity. The burning
question seemed to be; “Is the CL.
D.L. the Communist Party?’ Of
eourse Yerbury denied the implica-
tion and finding they could not in-

timidate this worker,
officials were
release him.

the customs
reluctantly forced to

From information received from
the National Qffice, Minnie Shelley,
children’s leader, will arrive in Van-
couyer on April 38rd. This comrade
will confer with the District Com-
mittee on how best to organize the
Young Friends of the C.L.D.L.
British Columbia is perhaps the only
province which has made no attempt
to organize the “Young Friends,”’
and branches are asked to co-operate
with Minnie Shelley. If her plans
include an extended visit, the Dis-
trict Committee is going to invite
her to address the Local] Delegate
Council.

VANCOUVER, March 21.—Three
more workers appeared in police
court before Magistrate Matheson
this morning, victims of the fascist
loving city police. All were remianded

to Thursday, March 28th. They ares

Albert Duffy, Donald Alexander and
Norman Le Grange. The first two
named are ex-servicemen, the other
4 young relief camp worker. Duify
is charged with “wilful damage’’;
Alexander and Le Grange with “‘vag-
rancy.’’

The arrests were made during a
demonstration by ex-servicemen at
the Cenotaph Wednesday night. The
men were protesting against the

placinge upon the Cenotaph of a
wreath by the fascist officers from
Hitler’s warship Karlsruhe. The
C.L.D.L. is defending.

NEW WESTMINSTER, March 21.
—E. Cumber, secretary of the Relief
Camp Workers Union was again re-
manded to March 28th for trial be-
fore Judge Howie in Assize Court.
The C.L.D.L. lawyer, Gordon Grant,
is defending.

VANCOUVER, March 25. — T.
Dempsey appeared before Magistrate
Woods in city police court today
charged with posting notices
trary to a city by-law. He had been
posting notices calling for a demon-
stration against the fascist warship
He was dismissed with

con-

Karlsruhe.
a warning.

ANYBODY HERE

SEEN O’DONOVAN? |

VANCOUVER, B.C., March 25.—
Cc. P. (Rat) O'Donovan, secretary of
C.A.AS., who was to face charges
of strike breaking at the National
Labor Council, A.C.C.L., on Wed-
nesday, March 20th, laid by the
Seafarers’ Industrial Union, was not
present.

A commission which was elected to
enquire into the facts and inter-
view O'Donovan haye not met with

any success at time of going to
press.
Apparently Mr. O'Donovan ap-

proves of that axiom, “Out of sight,
out of mind.”

5

IE-CUTTING
AT COOLIE PAY

Deceptive C.C.F. Talk Of
“Wait for Majority’’
Responsible

March
months I have
spent around B.C, and I
realize that a good organization can
be set up. there. During the four
months I spent there only two meet-
ines took and these by

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C,
18.—The last four

Smithers,

place, the

CCF. which appeared to me to be
nothing more than a farce.
The farmers haye young men

working for them for $15.00 a month
—‘“Hired Help” as they call it. The
farmer explains to them it is only
until the depression is over and that

when the C.-C. gets into power
things will be different.
Bourgeois Prejudices.

These men in the winter work in
the woods tie-eutting. The contract
this let out an MP.
it was too cheap for him to handle
himself, so he let it out to the farm-
evs of the district,
tracting to

year Was by

these sub-con-
the tie-eutters. The
farmer has to set the ties to the raii-
road track for 35¢ amd 55¢ each tie.
They are barely able to make a liv-
at it. All that they know
work, and think it is necessary that
they try to keep off relief; but I
ami sure a little working-class educa-
tion will work wonders there-

ing is

EXTENSION
UNEMPLOYED

EXTENSION, B.C., March 12.—In
your issue of March 8th, there ap-
pears a digest of a letter by the
Mine Workers’ Union correspondent
saying that the unemployed at Ex-
affiliated to the P.W.
C. and taken the lead of several
fother towns in realizing that the
C.C.F. policy cannot Satisfy their
needs for militant organization.

Some four ago the unem-
ployed of Extension organized under
the N.U.W..A. from that of the N.C.
U.C. and finally under the N_U.C.,
which they are under at present.

tension have

years

CORRECTION

In a previous report it was stated

that the Soviet government was
buuding two 3500-ton lumber car-
riers for the Baltie trade. It is now

definitely stated that several of these
vessels are to be built and at this
date representatives of British ship
building firms are in Moscow ten-
dering for the contracts.

it is significant that these steam-
boats are being built by British firms
while the newer and more up-to-the-
minute craft are to be produced by
the workers of the U.S.S-R., for in
the same journal is published details
of two diesel-electric icebreakers
with special provision for
carrying.

These two breakers are for ser-
vice within the Arctic Circle and are
to be constructed by the Soviet gov-
ernment.

The choice of electric propulsion
for ships of this kind is an indica-
tion that it is inherently suitable for
the strenuous work connected with

aireratt

ice breaking.

MORE DEATH-
DEALING PLANES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The goy-
ernment are awaiting tests of a new
bombing plane, and if it proves its
efficiency in dealing out death and
destruction, they will have thirty-
three more built.

The load of bombs they are de-
signed to carry would weigh two
tons, with six machine guns and a
erew of eight. They will have a
cruising range of 3500 miles on two
850-horsepower engines. The bomb-
ers will have a wing spread of 100
feet.

NOTICE

Any organization wishing to use
the W.1l..l. office, Room 12, Flack
Block, for meetings, is requested to
fet in touch with the secretary,’ P-
Warrison, 746 Cardero Street, for
rates and available dates.

Correction

In last weel’s issue of our paper
an article appeared outlining the
program proposed by the Farmers
at the Labor Temple, New West-
minster. The article read “seventy
delegates attended.’ This was 4
typographical error and should
have read seventeen.

If you don’t subseribe to this

paper, send in a sub now.

Exploitation
Of the Blind

Helpless Victims Driven
into Sweatshops For
Starvation Wages

By Worker Correspondent

VANCOUVER, B.C. March 19.—T
Would like to bring before the worl-
ers of British Columbia the deplor-
able situation now existine in the
Canadian National Institute for the
Blind. Although these poor unfort-
unates haye done all they think pos-
sible, to having Jack Price,
CG.F., M.L.A., investigate, they are
placed in a most unfortunate sSitua-
tion, being unable to read or write
—therefore unable to grasp an under-
of political
practiced today.

Fake Investigation.

Jack Pree, like all his ilk, instead
of going and getting first hand in-
formation from those concerned, went
to the office of the institution and
took their word for it.

even

Standins treachery as

Did you ever
hear of a more glaring piece of hy-
pocrisy, and that coming from one
iS Supposed to represent the
workers, besides haying been a mem-
ber of a trade union organization for
25 years.
Vicious Speed-up.
Recently these

who

poor unfortuna ses
have been placed on relief schedule,
being forced
per day upstairs anc six down, unde-
the Speed-up
brought to my notice.
compelled to wind six brooms per
day. 30 dozen week, for the
miserable sum of $15.00 per month,
argumented to the level of relief
seale by the city.

There’s dirty work here, and the
sooner these sweatshop conditions
are investigated and justice meted
out to the crooks responsible for this
exploitation of poor unfortunate be-
the better.

tS Work seven hours

worst system yet

Hach man is

per

ings,

Dizzy Deans
Drunken Days

Diary of a Logger At
Tunnel Camp 342

This camp is run by a booze-hound
called Dizzy Dean.
Left Vaneouver Noy. 19, 1934.

Noy. 20th — Worked as night
watchman, 12 hours per night, 20c
per day.

Noy. 24th—Dean came back to

camp, drunk, and was blowing about
the pull he had at Head Office
Flood. He told me if I was all right
he could fix it so I would
from Dec. ist on.

.-Nov. 30th—Dean drunk again.
Came back to camp in middle of
night, and came into cook house for
lunch as usual.

Dec. 8th—Dean had a heayy jag
all day, and as he was feeling surly
told one powder watchman to get
out of camp before he found out
who he was; then passed it off by

in

get 50c

saying: “I thought you were a
stranger; so I guess I’ve had a few
too many drinks.”

Dee, 15th—Dean drunk again, and
takes A. Louman and W. Gorman
into office to have a drink. As I am
in bunkhouse No. 3 where he has
five pets I see this happen often.

Dec. 22nd—Dean was drunk all
day today. He went into No. 6 and
raised hell at noon about men not
hearing him call them for work; then
he slept all afternoon; got up about
9:30 p.m. for lunch, and thought it
Was morning.

Dee. 23rd—Dean came back from
Hope with-a truck driver from Flood.
Was drunk as usual. Came in for
lunch, then left with truck for
Boston Bar; heard him tell truck
driver to keep sober as they had a
bad road to travel. This is the first
time he brought bottle into cool
house, but always seemed to have
a good supply in office. Came back
from Boston Bar about 2 Had
to have another lunch, and had me
back to office; could

light his way
just bear his load.

Dee. 24th—Déan and VW. Gorman
Boston Bar, both
has been no
all water
pipes froze up in afternoon. Also
all fire pails left full of water split
from top to bottom. Wo system; but

eame back front
drunk, and
system of work in camp,

there

as

lots of booze.

Jan, 14th, 1935—Due to heavy snow
roads all closed. As no person can
get out no booze can get in. Camp
quiet.

Feb. 1st—Road through to Chap-
man, via CNR. track. Dean was
soon on trail; must be able to get
booze in Chapman, as he had a good

skinful, and was blowing about

MINERS GUARD
POSITIONS WON
IN LAST STRIKE

Cumberland Union Are
Watchful Against
Discrimination

CUMBERLAND, B.C., March 12.—
Mass action got results here this last
week-end. The Canadian Collieries
(Dunsmuir) Ltd. is attempting to put
the thin end of the wedge of dis-
crimination into effect by putting to
Work two men who have been absent
from Cumberland for a Jone period,
while at the same time local men are
idle.

To Call Idle Day.

The Union called a mass meeting
and sent the grievance committee to
the to demand this
State of affairs be rectified. It was
also decided that if no satisfaction
resulted from the interview, then the
committee was to be empowered to
eall an “idle on Tuesday,
Mareh 12.

Boss Wants Final Say.

The committee got full satisfaction
and the management have decided
that Mr. Hunt (manager at Nanaimo
mines) along with Colonel Villiers,
general manager, and Mr. MTLaird
(mine manager) will be the final
arbiters for the company in any
future dispute, so they say.

Miners Are Watchful.

There are a number of men from
No. 4 in the last
strike and we will see that they are
backed by the Union against any at-
tempts at disconnection. The bosses’
promises are only made to be broken

management

day”’

who were active

but we are determined to see that
they don’t break any promises at
our expense.

We | Don’t
Want Riots

We Are Determined To
Maintain ‘‘Law an’

Order’?

There are three ways to Start a
riot:

Wirst—Drue stores to stop selling
face powder.

Second—Relief work camps stop
issuing tobacco.

Third—Stop publication of “B.C.
Workers News.”

We don’t want to be a party to a
riot. All three commodities men-
tioned above are absolute necessities.
The boss will see that a friot is
averted by looking after the first
two, but he wvould like to cause a
riot in regard to the third.

How to Avert a Riot!

All you have to do is to get every
friend you know, and those you
don’t know too, into the big circle of
readers of our paper. Then
donation for the maintenance of the
paper. Get your organization to put
on a social for it. Always carry a
sub. blank with you. We have lots
of them and we will be glad to send
them. The paper is improving in
every way. Sales are increasing, but
We can go a long ways yet. We have
one or two places to hear from. In
two weeks we are going to publish
names and places, where a riot may
break out. Now we have given you
Let's have “Law and

get a

warning.
Order.”

NOTICE
Tim Buck will speak at Norquay
Hall, Slocan and Kingsway, at 7
p.m., Monday, April ist, and at
Maple Hall, Fraser and 45th Avenue

at 9 p.m. the same evening.

getting too much meat. Said he
would let about 500 pounds rot.

Sunday, Feb. 3rd—Kearns came up
with pay checks today, and was sup-
posed to see about the booze coming
into camp; so it looks like some one
was talking at headquarters. Why
didn’t he ask his own truck driver
about his trip up here before Christ-
mas, when he was hauling booze for
Dean? As Kearns only talked to
Louman and Gorman, two of Dean’s
pets, everything was whitewashed.
Kearns and Irvine at Flood don’t
want to know the conditions in these
camps. They are all tarred with the
Same brush.

Feb. 15th—After Kearns’ visit all
drinking is on the sly. Whenever
Dean comes back from a trip he
keeps to himself, and next morning
looks like something the cat dragged
in.

Feb. 28th—CGame back to Vancou-
wer. Dean never gave writer that 50c
a day, because he refused to be a
stool.

A Logger.

Workers’ Correspondence

West Van. Unemployed
Strikers Remain Solid

Women Unite With Men
To: Force Clothing
Allowance

WEST VANCOUVER, B. CG,
March 27.—Up to this date, March
26th, the strike situation has not
changed. On Thursday last, March
21st, the Unemployed Strike CGom-
mittee, interviewed the Reeve and
Council and came to a deadlock.

On Sunday, March 24th, the wives
of the strikers called a meeting to
diseuss the strike question and to
formulate demands and plans to
help the men win their strike. As
a result a women’s delegation has
been elected to act jointly with the
strike committee on Monday. On
Wednesday the men will go to the
Municipal Hall to get their relief
and the women will go along with
them.

Last week the Reeve cut the men
off the 40 per cent allowed for fuel,
rent, lightand clothing, and save the
bare food allowance in scrip, This
is unusual for the workers here, as
we have always received cash for
worl: relief. These are the tactics
the Reeve and Council use to try
to starve the workers into submis-
sion. 2

Strikers Ask Wor Support

The strikers are not going to be
fooled and cheated though. The
strike is solid and the demands wil.
be won. We have the support of
other sections of the unemployed
and solidarity will conquer. Reso-

lutions will Soon start pouring from”

the outside to prove this to our
Reeve.

Finally, collection sheets are
all over West Vancouver and
general public are coming to
support.

Comradely yours,

LIBERAL PARTY
REWARDS SOME

Reclamation Scheme Is
Huge Get-Rich
Graft
WYNDEL, B.C, March 22-—Your

request for news in the last issue’
noted. This Creston Valley has a re-

clamation scheme on—8,000 acres
involved. It is im the hands of a
few “get-rich-quick promoters, one

being FE. Putnam, our Liberal M.L.A.
We want to know where comes the
funds to finance this $1,000,000 pro-
ject. The farmers will pay for it all.

Party Heeler Gets Plums.

Our local manager of the Fruit
Growers Association, “Mr. E. Uri’
(with a good salary, also a producing
fruit farm), was very thoughtfully
fZiven a foreman’s job on the dyke
and told to give all local farmers a.
few days’ work. All farmers who
applied who were “Red” in any way
were refused but those who were
“meek yes-men’’ have had all the
way: from three days to three weeks
work. Naturally certain relatives of
said foreman have had a winter's
work on the project.

Swedish Workers

Protest Fascism

SWEDEN, March 22. (ALP)—Num-
erous mass meetings organized by
the Red Help, and held in Roneo,
Tore, Siknas, Branna and other
places in northern Sweden, protested
Sharply to the Finnish embassy
against fascist terror and demanded

“WORKER” CORRESPONDENT. the release of Antikainen.

PROVINCE NEWSPAPER DEPICTS
RELIEF RECIPIENTS AS BUMS

Refuse to Publish Reply
To Slanderous Feature
Article

In a recent issue of the magazine
section of the “Province,” an article
entitled “When Relief Department
Bridges Gap’”’ passes the bounds of
insolence and rank class prejudice.
Reading it one would imagine that
the great majority of people on re-
lief spend their time thinking up
ways of obtaining relief on false pre-
tences.

What are the True Facts?

AS a matter of fact, relief is no-
toriously inadequate to meet the
needs of recipients and that is true
not only here, but in every city and
village on the continent. Most of the
abuses in the system are practiced
against the recipients, not by them.
If there are a few who attempt to
deceive the authorities they are
a small minority.

in

Slanderous Insinuations.

The unemployed are already bear-
ing the worst brunt of the capitalist
erisis: Jobs gone, health broken, lives
ruined, their whole existence one long
struggle to make relief funds meet
the most elementary necessities. And
on top of all this, the “Province”’
pewspaper adds gratuitous insult.
The worst feature of this calculated

insult is the wonderfully witty draw—
ing that accompanies it. The artist
deliberately conyeys the idea that
all unemployed on relief are lazy
rogues or imposters.

As far as human decency and 2
Sense of justice go, I would back up
any relief recipient in a contest with
the author and the artist of that
article.

Cowardly Journalistic GCads.

As it happens, Sir, I am not on
relief nor are any of my relatives.
But a grain of imagination and hu-
manity is all that is needed to give
some understandings of the unmerited
hardships and privations of those
who are forced to seek public relief.
Evidently your paid contributors are
without that necessary grain of hu-
manity.

This article in queston is a classic
example of the ‘‘insolence of office,’”
and is the work of a cad and a
coward.

Anti-Fascist.

NOTICE

A concert will-be held at 1605 Ren-
frew Street, Sunday, March 31st at
$§ p.m. Fred Grange will speak on
Unemployment. Refreshments will
be served.

F.S.U.

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