Page Two B. Ge WeOURIKIE Rh Si hE Wes April 18, 1935 ‘Defence News Blinded in Slave Camp—Vagrant VANCGUVER, April 15— For de- mandinge a settlement from the Compensation Board, Harry Ander- son, a relief camp worker, has been arrested and charged with vagrancy. Anderson was working in a relief camp and lost his eye when it was struck by a flying rock following a dynamite blast. Because he was in- sistent in demanding compensation, the relief camp foreman fired him and upon his arrival in Vancouver he was told he could get no more relief. Anderson told the clerk in the Compensation Board office that he would not leave until he received Some settlement, this official im- mediately called the police. This worker will appear in court on Tuesday, April 16th. He will be defended by the C.L.D.L., who will fight to a finish to see that this boy is no further brutalized by those at present in authority. Grant Leaves for Nelson VANCOUVER, April 15. — The district office C.L.D.L. wishes to an- nounce that Gordon Grant, C.L.D.L. Jawyer, leaves tomorrow for Welson, B.G., to take up the fight in de- fence of the 43 arrested relief camp workers, held in Nelson jail on a charge laid under a section of the Centre Branch Active VANCOUVER, April 15.—We glad to report that the Branch C.L.D.L., situated Hastings Street West, great strides forward, able guidance of their yarious Com- are Centre at 122a is making under the miittees. A three months’ drive to obtain a quota of one hundred new members, $5 towards the Labor Defender Sus- taining Fund, and 10 new subscrib- ers for the “Labor Defender” has met with The $5 quota for the Sustaining Fund has been reached, eight new subscribers have sold and, best of all, 110 new members have been obtain- ed. This is indeed encouraging news and speaks well for the work being earried on in this branch. Get in touch with the closest branch of the C.L.D.L. and join the League. great success. been Railways Act. These men were ar- rested on their way into Vancouver by Provincial Police. The four lead- ers charged under the infamous Section 98. Due to the rapid mass pressure brought to bear, dropped by the police and all were charged alike- We wish to thank all the kind friends who so willingly responded to our. appeal for funds to fight this case. were originally this charge was Directory of Unions and Organizations Workers’ Unity League Council— Meets first Wednesday in the month at 19 East Hastings St. at 8 p.m. Executive committee meets every Wednesday at 2 pm. Send all com- munications to the Secretary, 19 HE. WMastines Street. ¢.L.D.L. (Sam Carr Brench)— Meetings first and third Fridays in the month at 8 p.m. Whist every Saturday at & p.m., at 4265 Main Street, Vancouver. Socials Held Jointly With W.E.S.L. Workers’ Ex-Servicemen’s League in Vancouver—Meets every Wednes- day at 8 p.m. at 122a Hastings 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 15c. Swedish Drill every Thursday at 8 p:m., admission 5c. Business meeting every Sunday at 2:30 pm. JOIN UP! Ronald Stuart Branch, C.L.D.L., meets 8:00 p.m., first and third Mon- day of each month at 2616 Hast Pender Street. Get a subscription from your neighor or shop mate for the B.C. Workers News. When you have read this paper, pass it on to your friend. | quires weekly reports and cash as ‘WORKER’ DRIVE PUSHES AHEAD Tf the enthusiasm shown by some mass organizations, as well as by Some sections, would be contagious and jnvolve the rest of the district, the District Press Committee would be able to assure the National office of the Worker that the April drive will be a 100 per cent success. Maxim Gorki .Russian Club) was not satisfied with the quota given by the District Press Committee, and increased it to $25 and chal- jenged the Jugo-Slay Workers’ Club to raise their quota. The Jugo-Slav Club accepted the challenge and also increased their quota to $535. Both organizations Showed that they mean business. Maxim Gorki Club by raising 75 per cent of their quota and the Jugo-Slayv Club 36 pe! cent. What is the matter with the other workings class organizations? Are they going to leave the bannei to one of the first chack brigaders? Or are they affraid of Socialist com- petition? The Sub District Drive Commit- tees are very busy with preparations for the Big Day—house to house canvass, by getting as many work- ers aS possible to participate popularizing and collecting for their paper. in Socialist Competition The spirit of Socialist Competition is well understood and expected by Section 1. They challenged Section No. 3 and they are determined to eet the Little Lenin Library set promised by the District Press Com- mittee. In the second place is Sec- tion No. 4. Third comes Burnaby. What is about the rest? Are they out of the show altogether? Or are they preparing a big surprise for the District Press Committee? If this is the case the District Press Committee would appreciate very much if the monies collected would be send in immediately and not kept to be given in at the end of the drive, as the National. office re- soon aS it comes in, to have a bet- ter check up on the progress of the drive in the districts. NOTICE Any organization wishing to use the W.L.L. office, Roem 12, Flack Block, for meetings, is requested t get in touch with the secretary, P- Harrison, 746 Cardero Street, for rates and available dates. ATTENTION! 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The pencil was a particularly valued pos- ing written this week as pencil Wi Ase during the tag day got lost in the headquarters session and if this meets the eye of the individual that found it I would be obliged to him. It was the kind that Scotsmen usually have, those that are given away as of pencil advertisements, but it may be harder to get people to believe that a Scots- man would pack around an ad. for That's what it was, so if you haye it—Thank ginger ale. however, you! A rumor has been circulated ex- tensively in the city that, although the good kind Oxford grouper, Gerry MecGeer, refused permission to the Action Committee for a tag day to help to feed the striking re- lief camp workers, the chief of po- lice had granted permission. There is absolutely no truth in this state- ment. This was a workers’ tag-day, held in spite of the refusal of the city authorities. The decision was made by the Action Committee that the tag-day would be held whether the jumping-jack mayor agreed or not. The relief camp strikers and members of all the or- ganizations who helped so enthus- jiastically to make it a success, the magnificent response from the peopleof Vancouver and the moral effect it has had on the MacGeers and Pattullos show that the com- mittee was justified in the decision they made. workers’ The collection represented many thousands of pennies and nickels, every on of which was a _ yote against the militarized slave pens. This is clear toevery honest thinker. but to the professional buck-passers of course it will mean little as jong as it does not threaten to oust them from their privileged posi- tions. Grote Stirling, Minister of Wational Defence, stated in the House on April 10th “as soon as these men leave the camps whick have been under the jurisdiction of the D.N.D. they pass beyond thi charse of the Dominion Govyern- ment and are once again in the Charge of the Provincial Govern- ment.” But Puttallo says “‘No,” and when the Action Committee notifies hima that a delegation of workers will call on him in connection with this matter, he replies to the secre- tary, “I don’t like the tone of your letter’; then says he can do nothing: We might reply by saying we dont like the tone of his letter either. Pattullo thinks the camp workers made a mistake when they came out on strike. ‘‘Why,” he told Kelly “T’vye been trying to get things from Bennett and can’t get them. Should T strike?” If he was fighting for the same demands as the relief camp workers and had as much they have, he would strike. is not. 20 cents rations, guts as But he We is not fighting against day a miserable, existence, a wages, sSlumgullion demoralizing eut off from all contact with society and the things that so- life means. His dispute with Bennett is merely an effort to shift the burdens. of his particular coterie of grafters on to somebody And since he cannot land them on Bennett he means to make the camp workers shoulder them. cial else. That the Action Committee did not imagine for a moment that the po- lice chief had granted a permit was the fact that “erave- yard shift?’ mounted guard over the collecting cans all night on Friday before the tag-day. This, did not prevent Slim Evans proved by a hovwever. from the police station for a couple of cops to phoning sure that “Wie said Slin, make there would be no “stick-up.” have a lot of jack “and don’t want any gangsters hold up joint.” This created quite a deal of merriment at ally here,”’ to the request the headquarters when they fin- got the drift of it, the laughter on the end of the tele- phone. It funny, all right, the chief magistrate, tag- gine in spite of the police and then demanding police protection for the ill-gotten gains. judging by was flouting At the Action Committee when the decision to hold was suggested in a tag—day