Page Two Bee Ca WORKERS ON EWS i May 3, 1985 Where Fascism Rules Workers German Sailor Reveals Ravages of Hitler Rule To All Germans Abroad! Spring, 1935. I presume that you have heard quite often about the great achieve- ments of the Third Empire. In your newspapers you haye un- doubtedly read quite often, that Hitler has reduced unemployment from six million to three million. I will now try and show you what happened to these three million and where they are to be found. Up to now, Hitler has in prison camps, jails and penitentiaries, close to a million workers. 600,000 work- ers, ranging from the age of 20 to 25 years have been cut off the dole, and were told to apply to the “‘Vol- untary Labor Service’ where these youne people, all workers, must work for no pay at all. The rest hlave been absorbed on government highway projects, other relief work, at the rate of 50 Pfenning (20c) per hour, which amounts to 24 Reichsmark ($9.60) for a 48-hour week.” From this amount is deducted 25 per cent, leaving to the worker the magnificent total of 18 Rm. ($7.20). Further Relief Cuts. In 1932 a married man-with one Child ad a weekly relief allowance of 18 Rm. The same worker receives today 13.20 Rm. ($5.25). A single un- employed received on the first of January 1932, when Holy Adolf (be- cause of the salute) was not yet in power, the sum of 13.20 Rm. ($5.25) sper week. Today when Nazi propagandists sare telling you about the great achievements of Nazi-ism, this same single men receives 8.40 Rm. ($3.20) per week If he is living with his parents, this allowance is reduced to 5.40 Rm. ($2.10) per week. A room for a single man costs 3.50 Rm. ($1.40), The cheapest meal in a restaurant costs 65 Pfenning (25c). In addition to his cash relief a serip allowance for half pound of marge- rine is made, costing the govern- ment 30 Pfennine (12c). or Wage Cuts Diseuised. All wages excepting seamen have been reduced 15 per cent. Seamen’s wages were reduced 18 per cent. Qne must not call it wage cuts, just deductions. Church tax is being collected under item “Income Tax,” a ruling which has filled the Holy Father in Rome with joy; he, therefore, per- mitting Holy Adolf to shake his hand. In addition to this ignominy and shame that has been inflicted upon the German workers they must participate in the rigorous S.A. Ser- vice (military) when they come home, tired, from work. Another new tax has been inyented by Hitler called “Dues to the Ger- Suffer Hunger (man labor front,’ which is deducted pay checks in that body or and thus utilizing this Hitler trade union, in collecting fighting fund to be used against it- self by Jewish and Christian cap- from the workers’ whether interested not, made a itajists. During the of 1934-19385 Hitler was forced to assist seventeen million people winter through what they eall ‘“‘Winterhilfe’’ or in other words, “winter relief,”’ fifteen million had to be as- sessed in this manner during the winter of 1933-1934. Nazi Terror. That “Reconstruction’’ under the leadership of National Socialism. I coulda write books about the terror of the Brown Shirt Bandits. I will only mention this, that in the event that a worker dares to complain of being hungry and suffering to a Nazi official, he will often be de- nounced as a “traitor to the Father- land” or a Marxist. Dear Comrades! half years I have been living under the Dictatorship of Nazi-ism and I back to that country, to live there again. If there emergency while only is For two and a am now on my way was only one single improvement for the workers, I would gladly ad- mit it. The members of the German Labor Front, -Krupp von Bohlen- Halbach, EF. Thissen, A. Hugenberg, may pay their contributions to the Labor Front themselves, while the same are deducted from our wages. German Brothers Abroad! Those who still haye some respect for the German working people, I say, settle accounts with the Nazis. High Finance of Europe is quietly preparing another war, to poison again millions of workers -and to eripple them like in the war of 1914- 1918. You must with all your might re- sist such murderous intentions on their part; therefore, I call upon you to join the movement of the prole- tariat; take up the banner of Lenin. May these words be a warning to you. A German worker speaks them, who lived under the Nazi Dictator- ship for two and a half years, and is going back to carry on. Refuses to Meet King LONDON, Eng., April 24.—(ALP) —QOne of London’s borough coun cils voted tonight, 40 to 5, against participating in the King’s Jubilee celebration after its mayor had re- fused for a second time to join other mayors in meeting the King on May 18. “Jt is time all show was cut out,’ said Mayor Wightman of Bormondsoy. “To spend $1500 in public money so the mayors can meet the King for five this pomp and minutes is a disgrace.” WHERE THE WORKERS RULE | Medical Students MOSCOW, U.S.S.R., April 23.— (ALP)—This year 214,000,000 rubles will be spent on medical education alone in the R.S.EF.S-R., as against 79,500,000 rubles spent last year. The number of students to be ad- mitted this year to the higher medi- cal colleges will amount to 16,000. Almost all the students in the medi- eal colleges receive stipends of from 100 to 200 rubles per month. Geology Advances LENINGRAD, U.S.S.R., April 23- — (Tass) — Preparations have begun here for the World Geological Con- gress, which is to be conyened in the U.S.S.R. in 1937. Radio Over There MOSCOW, U-.S:S-R., April 26.— (ALP)—Radio listeners in the Soviet Union are numbered at 20,000,000, it is reported. Sixty-seyen broadecast- ing stations ‘are operating through- out the country, giving radio relays in 62 languages. Prices Reduced MOSCOW, U.S.S:R., April 23.— (ALP)—A 20 per cent reduction in the price of potatoes was announced for Moscow and numerous cities on the sixty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Nikolai Lenin. Soviet Art LENINGRAD, U.S.S-R., April 26. —The youthful Soviet composer, Jel- obinsky, though but 23 years of age, has already composed two operas, three symphonies, 24 preludes, two concerts for piano, one concert for violin and many other compositions. Wis latest opera, “Name's Day Party,” is an episode from the life of a serf artist and will be produced at the Maly Opera Theatre in Lenin- grad. Spring Sowing MOSCOW, April 26.—(By Cable to Associated Labor Press)—Sowing of spring wheat, cotton and other crops is well ahead of plan in the Soviet Union, reports from all over the country show. On April 20, the last date for which complete data is available, there were 31,324,000 hec- tares sown, as against 21,509,000 hectares on the same date last year. The increase is almost 10,000,000 hectares. The sowing of summer corn is al- ready 34.5 per cent of the total plan. is ahead of schedule in the Ukraine, the north and south Caucasus, Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan, the Crimea, the Stalingrad and other parts of the Soviet Union. Sowinge region Schoolboy Flyer KRASNODAR, U.S.S-R., April 23. —(ALP) — (Lass) O. Wusterenko, of Krasnodar has estab- A schoolboy, lished a new world record in flight of a roughly planned model-airplane of the tracto-type. The model stayed in the air 4 hours 23 minutes and covered a distance of 4,800 metres. The average height reached by the model was 1,500 metres, but at times it rose to an altitude of 2,000 metres. 750-ACRE STADIUM BEING ERECTED MOSCOW. — The Central Sports Stadium of the U.S-S-R., ing erected in Izmailovo Park, Mos- cow, now be- will occupy and its stands -will seat over 14,000. The whole territory will be laid out as a park, and will in addition have a series of smaller fields for dif- ferent sports. A special track and field stadium seating 15,000 will be erected adjacent to the 730 acres, main Siant sta- .OI"d? SHORT ABs in the press expressed some concern that it out in the Royal Commission on Relief Camps that the camps had a demoralizing effect on the youth. To how de- generated he instanced the fact that many of the strikers givnge evidence refused to take the oath but atf- firmed. This is what “degeneracy” conveys to some of our smug bour- eeoisie, but workers taking part or sitting in haye every reason to feel pleased with the attitude of the strikers who gave evidence. Some of those who aifirmed treated the judge, who was chairman, to a way of affrming that he had never seen A writer local capitalist was brought show the youth are before, by holding up their closed fist of the Red Front fighter. One witness when handed “bool” said, “J don’t believe that stuff.’ “Do you wish to affirm?’ asked Mac- Donald. “O.K. by replied the striker, at the same time making the Red Front salute. The judge was so flustered he didn’t even put the usual formula, but went on tak— ing the men’s evidence. It didn’t look like degenracy to me. me,”’ If drops of water land in a bowl they will surely come together. This is in accord with natural laws. In the same way the anti-red come to- gether in their efforts to sink their hooks into the workers. In the pres- ent exposure of the corruption ram- pant in the police administration the red-hater, ex-chief Cameron, is the figurehead, but among this gang of white-slavers, pimps, bootleggers, gamblers and ordinary. tinhorn grafters are many more who froth at the mouth at the mention of Communism or militant trade union- ism. Only one of them interests us here at the moment. One of the bulls named Copeland, in his evi- dence told of a meeting with Cam- eron; both appeared to have been thirsty, and after talking over the possibilities of raising the wind, Cameron told Copeland to drive him to a house at 28387 St. George Street. There Cameron was given twenty-— five bucks by Some person at the door and was later discovered to be in possession of a one hundred dol- lar bill. Cameron apparently meant to hold out on Copeland. Beinge snooty, Lf investigated this address, and found that it is the home of an ex-business agent of the Street Railwaymen’s Union who has been running a gambling racket— the Transportation Mutual—Mr. H. W. Speed. Cameron clubbed the ‘Teds’? (the unemployed workers) on the streets; Speed did his best to massacre the “reds” (the militant union members who fought to bet- ter the conditions of the streetcar men) in the union. This is one kind of united front—against the work- ers—that must be fought in the im- mediate strugeles, a united front of thugs and company hirelings. The B.C. motion picture czars had a litle help in refusing to pass the Soviet film, ‘“‘Ten Days That Shook the World”’ Heads of all the vari- ous breeds of cops were present at the showing before the censors. Of course this is a film in which the working class gets a break. Do the police show any interest in the cen- soringe of pro-military or anti-labor pictures? Was there any police at the censors’ office when the im- perialistic ““Clive of India” or “Lives of a Bengal Lancer’ were being Do the slimy jingoistic anti-working class products of Hearst ever get the attention of the police? No! They will never be stopped by the police. But if the workers make up their minds to stop them, they can, and if they make up their minds to see Soviet films, neither the police nor the cen- sor will be able to prevent them. The best way to protest it at the box office. This kind of protest has proved successful in New York in protest- ine the showing of Italian Fascist films and anti-Soviet fraudulent productions in America. We might do worse than try it here. made The Soviet tinues to use government still con- the genius and experi- ence of the capitalist world. Ac- cording to a Scottish paper, Beard- mores of Glasgow, have just been the chairman of the trade Ozrsky, with a prize they won last year in an presented by Russian delegation, international automobile Diesel engine contest in the Soviet Union. The engine was tested for accelera- tion, braking and endurance, over 4 5000 kilometer course and was su- perior to all other engnes in the competition. It is now the property of the Soviet government. Overheard at the day: “Well, Laylor Arena last Sun- meyer read the dium. Riot Act.”’ ‘‘No! He led the clubbirs THE FASCIST CONFERENCE Three well Known fascists met last week-end in conference to de- cide they could smash the strike of the camp boys in Vancou- ver. Their names ‘were Mr. G G. MeNazi, Mr. Tom MecFascist and Mr. Laba Strewth. Discussion and cisions arrived at were as foliows: G. G.: “Well, boys, just help your- selves to the drinks and cigars. I called you together to see what we can do to Smash the dammed camp strike; so let’s get down to business and find the Solution, and then put it into operation. I don’t care what it costs.” T. McE.: “I propose around 200, and jail the ones with foreign sounding names and let the rest loose. We can about foreigners and Moscow, that ought to do the trick G. G.: “Don't be crazy. Don’t you see that’s impossible when public opinion is so strong against police tactics. Tiongshoremen are with them, and maybe the Street Railway- men, and even the school kids. No, we've got to tread kinda leary in this ‘kirmish or it’s going to develop into a flop.” L. S.: ‘Well, I’ve carried on quite a campaign against the Reds in my paper. I propose we issue a leaflet and play them at their own game. Put on the top of the leaflet “Com- rades’ and all that kinda stuff. I ean fix it up so they won’t smell a rat.”’ how de- we arrest give publicity and G. G: “That's it. Have another drink. You’ve got it. That's a starter; we will drive a wedge in and split their ranks.” T. McE.: “ive got a swell idea. I can splash that story about Eyans.” G. S-: “1 splash the Canadian Unions and Canadian Leaders and all that kinda stuff.” G. G.: “Once we drive a wedge in, it will be easy. We can get a few fascists to start a fight among the strikers, and when they fight back we can arrest the Reds, in the inter— ests of Peace, Order and Good Goy- ernment.” T. MckE.: “I'll organize a sang of boys to raid the strike headquarters, that oughta make ’em bite, and then the bulls can raid the Communist halls and smash ’em up right.” G G.: “O.K. boys; have another drink, and then you two can get busy on the leaflet, and get them out tonight after dark. Say, Mc- Fascist, don’t forget to kill that mother sentiment when you broad- cast over the radio.” MeckE.: “You said it. bird. Ill play it up foreigners too.” L. S. “What about my paper; don’t you think I could put out a special edition, and pep up the Peace, O. and G. G.?” G. G.: “Hell no. Nobody reads it- I guess we'll have to depend on the leaflet and the ‘Morning Trumpet- Take the bottle with you, boys. I've gotta send a wire to Ottawa.” INCREASE THE BUNDLE ORDERS Our Appeals Gradually Bearing Fruit VU kill that about the The North Shore (without West Vancouver) ,egistered the first in- erease in bundle orders after the appeal made to salesmen last week: Their order has been boosted 36 per cent. Who will be next? Street sales from the office direct were at the 500 mark for last issue and could haye been made had the supply lasted. Press Committee number five still leads the whole district with 111 copies. The ¥.C.L. has let us down in sales for two weeks, but they do things in a big way when they start, so look out for them next week. Sales Increase With the support for the paper in the city increasing as it has for the past few weeks, we can be sure that the drive will be a glowing suc- cess and period of comparative security in so far as finances are concerned. Watch for the plans for the drive to wind up the first six months of your papers’ existence and put it over the top for the next six. With thousand more subs and another thousand a in bundle orders and we are really going places. NOTICE The following numbers were the in the draw sponsored by Workers’ Educational Associa- tion which was held at 805 Pender East: No. 916, $7.50 merchandise; No. 752, $5.00 merchandise; No. 472, merchandise. winners the \T of the workers without bothering to read the Riot Aict.”’ \ | we can look forward to a An Up-Country I have my children trained to boy- cott the Jubilee celebration although Veteran writes: the school authorities use bribery in the form of CANDY. The chil- dren have seen what I have got for my fighting for KING and COUN- TRy—the Relief Line. I also pointed out to the Grits and Tories that King George was on relief, but drew a heayy dole. However, my children have learned their lesson through empty stomachs and leaky shoes. They will Know enough to give the right answer to a recruiting sergeant. men in this area are afraid to take a working class paper owing to stool pigeons and the black- list. Should Malcolm Bruce or any other comrade need a mountain health re- sort with real home comforts, if they bring their own food” we can esuarantee the home comforts. Another TIM BUCK visit is what we need in the near future. Small Farmer. We receive many letters from all over the province from Veterans- All state tales of hardships but are nervous of discrimination. We sug- eest you organize your neighbors into a Protective Association to de- fend your interests. Section Refuse to set bail—Comrade Law- son, a2 member of the Centre Branch of the Workers Ex-Servicemen’s League is in Qakalla for his part in the parade at the Hudson’s Bay store which was so brutally attacked by the police. Lawson, a camp worker himself, has always put up a struggle for work and wages for the boys in camp. According to eye witnesses no trouble would have occurred but for an unprovoked attack on a camp worker by a city policemen. There} are many veterans among the strikers and we appeal to all Vets’ and soldiers’ organizations to DE- MAND Comrade Lawson’s immedi- ate RELEASE. Veterans participate in Monday’s Solidarity Parade.—The writer saw many members of the Centre Branch of the W. E. S. L. marching along setting into the old military stride but this time on the side of the WOREERS, where we trust to see all our old’ comrades who survived the mud and shells of Flanders and the heat of Mespot. The bosses find it ever harder to fool us as to where our interests lie. Comrade Gratton, who repre- sents the District Office of the W~. E. S.L. on the STRIKERS’ ACTION COMMITTEE informs us great pro- eress is being made in building a solid UNITED FRONT of Labor and Fraternal organizations along with the students to see the camp boys through to VICTORY. Hx-Servyicemen members of the Ww. EF. S. LL: New Westminster Branch with their wives and sym- pathizers came over in trucks to Vancouver to join in the May Day Parade. They also inform us they have passed the resolution sent out by the Calgary veterans with one amendment. This new branch of the League is making rapid progress. Let’s have every town and hamlet in British Columbia with its branch of the League. Veterans in the East End are puttine on a DANCE in the Olympia all on Saturday night, 9 to 1. Everybody come and have a good time. Auspices of the W. E. S. L. Centre Branch concerts are held Saturday nights in the Hall at 122-4 Hastings Street West. They are getting better each week. Come and spend an enjoyable evening. Au- spices C.L.D.L. and W.E.S.L. Fascst Tom McInnes says: “Let the camp boys starve.”” This agent provacateur is out to stir up trouble and all VETS should expose him. “Hep”? to Hepburn CROWLAND, Ont., April 26.— One lone scab made ready to Start work this morning on the Beatrice sewer job here, where Crowland re- lief workers are on strike for better And He did no work, be- cause when he was handed a shovel he declined, declaring he wanted to conditions. know what pay he would receive. The lined up as usual to see that nobody worked and the police, $4 of them, were lined up on the other side waiting to “pro- tect’ any scabs who might have nerve enough to come forward and start the job under the chorus of strikers were Keep Quiet—Dad’s Reading lt Must Be imperest —| Shut That Door Say, Betty, take sonny out to play for a while, or else keep him quiet; I want to read. Hey, Mother, come here; leave the dishes till after, and sit down in the rocking chair. I want to read this story to you out of the “News”: “The B.C. Workers News” has been jn existence new over three months. We started with 1200 copies, and increased it by a hun- dred each week. Last week we sent 500 to Alberta. It is going into new territory every week. Salesmen sell more every issue. It will soon be 5,000, if we keep it up. it’s “Clicking!” Word comes from outside the pro- vince that it’s “‘clicking’’ with the workers. A storekeeper in South Vancouver writes: “I’m an ex-ser- vicemen, and I like the Iron Ra- tions column. Send me six copies every week, and I'll sell them.’’ An- other reader says: “I like it better than the Wor—’ Mother: “I don’t believe it.” Father: “Well, that’s what it says here.” Anyway, let me read it. Let's see—where was I? Father reads on, Skipping the rest of the compliments. The Big Drive. We are starting a big drive among all our readers and friends for a sustaining fund. We will tell you all the plans next week. All you need to do now is to order the tickets for the big pienies to be held on or about July ist How many can you sell? They are 25 cents each. The prizes are big ones. The big affair will be held in all parts of the pro- vinee. All we are going to do this week is to tell you why you should When we started the “News there was no real labor paper pub lished in B.C. Some workers ever imagined that the “Commonwealth » was leadine the strike struggles. oe, had a “left face’ Then there wa the “Labor Truth.” Well, we've jus bout “cooked that goose."” Ther there was the “Labor Statesman.% It is now in a terrible state. G course there several smal mimeographed “sheets and one o two good Union papers, but the; could never coyer the ground effec tively. The B-C. Workers News jus had to come out. Now that it is ow it is more necessary than ever Look at the bie movement in thi labor field now. Of course we don’ want to claim all the credit for it but still there she is. HBlection Coming Soon. Remember there is an electio} this year. We must put the skid under R. B. B. and elect some rea working class fighters. We mus build the workers’ united front. Ca) we do it, without the “News”? Wel we might, but I doubt it. What ca we do if we double the circulatio of the ‘News’? ‘We can put th final touches to the treacherou ‘labor’ rags; we can give the work ers of B.C. one of the most effectiy weapons they have to fight witl and we can put some real fightel into parliament. And, above all, w ean build the greatest mass Movs ment of united labor ever in the hii tory of British Columbia. Rush Your Orders—We Fill “Em So, order your tickets now. Ser in money as fast as you sell # tickets. Next week we will diselo; something sensational about this b affair. Get your prospects lined u We're raring to go. Let’s have sou demands for tickets. You can’t lo on this. We Knock *Em Over. were send in for tickets. SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN Mr. J. S. Woodsworth, M.P.: “In many ways the men are better off in these camps than they might be in the congested quarters in which some would be living in the cities.’’ (Speaking in the House of Commons at Ottawa, March 7, 1935.) “The value of the work done by men jn the relief camps during the last -year is $6,000,0002’ So stated the Minister of the Department (ye National Defense in the House of Gommons, March, 1935. Rey. G. H. Findlay, New West- minster: “The men in the camps are well off. The camps are comfortable, sanitary conditions are well looked after; there is first aid equipment and each camp is visited by a med- ical man twice a week. “J have never seen a better class of men than those in charge of the Fraser Valley camps. They know how to handle men, and some of them are more like fathers than bosses.” Mr. Eslinge, M.-P. for Trail, B.C.: “The industry (at Trail. Ed.) is in its splendid position by reason of the fact that a co-operative work- men’s committee practically directs every matter as between employer and employee. It is a method that was put into operation by Mr. Blay- Secret War Agreemen LONDON, England, April 23: (Cable to Associated Labor Press) Lord Rothemere’s Sunday Pictor published a special corresponden article stating he was given “hit in informed circles” that Poland 2 Germany had concluded a seci agreement granting Germany t Polish corridor and part of Hit unia, including Memel, while Pola receives “‘the remaining part of t Baltic provinces.” = Save Stamm and Rem BRUSSELS, April 23. — (Cable Associated Tabor Press)—The 1p of Maddalena Stamm and Ren leaders of the outlawed Gern Communist Party, are in grave d ger. The former deputies of party were arrested in Berlin s eral weeks ago. Shortly before their arrest, G man police murdered Georg Hans Ludwisc Hinsoke and Helene Gilat party functionaries. But the FP: ist despots find it impossible to s press the heroie Communist wi In their efforts to annihilate party, they have instituted fete) gram of new intensified terror. The anti-Fascist must raise its voice against beastly brutality of the Fascist gime, and put forth the best forts possible to combat this r of terrorism. entire Ww lock (manager at the smelter. Ed.) and it has done away entirely with] (Speaking in the House, March any evidence of organized labor.’’ | 1935.) — Defence News Bight Get Thirty Days days each for railroad.” leased. strikers in Vancouver. victory, count in serving the sentence. Held Incommunicado communicado by the before friends could ascertain whereabouts. “stealing government This worker was spirited away Greenwood, near Nelson, of workers’ and break the morale of the strilk “boos” from the strikers. The C.L.D.L. is defendins. ers, NELSON, B. C., April 20.—B. Thompson, A. J. Klyne, R. Adams, Thanes, Taylor, Patterson, Kanuka and Boumer were sentenced to 30 “trespassing on the Fifty-six others were re- The charges arose out of these relief camp workers boardin= a freight train to join their fellow- The ordinary sentence handed out in Nelson on like charges is usual- ly six months, but due to the actiy- ity of the C.l.D.L. the case was a as a proviso by the judge inclided that the time served would VANCOUVER, April 26.—Held in- Provincial Police in Qkalla Jail, John Morosick was held in Okalla Jail for five days his He is charged with clothing.”’ to although the Inspector of Provincial Police had assured a representative of the C.L.D.L. that he would be allowed out on bail. This flagrant disregard rights is an act to try Mass Support The District Executive Comm of the C.L..D.L. wishes to than those who contributed towards expenses of the trials of the 64 rests in Nelson and the trial of 18 Relief Camp Strikers. The a tions which paid for legal expé is an indication of the support hind the striking camp boys. C.L.D.L. Plan of Work Branch members are urgec study the plan of work sent a1 the D.E.C. The points raised a especial interest in the face o persecution which is rampant. Vancouver District is in recei a challenge to Socialist compe from the Toronto District an members must be on their to keep our reputation of being ada’s Banner District. C.L.D.L. IN N. VA NORTH VANCOUVER, Apr —The Ganadian Labor De League on the North Shore i cordance with the preparation the three-month plan of work tending its activity into West couver. The men’s heiped on the League assisted the strike, which has & to revive the League Worth Shore.