‘The field of labor has become a field of battle.” —Encels. -.C. WorKeErS NEws All Unions of A-F.L., A.C.C.L.- and W.U.L. must support long- shoremen who are bearing the brunt of bosses’ attack! FOL. 1 Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 1935 Single Copies: 5 Cents —— No. 21 PICKETS A Reformist Leaders Attempt To Sell Out Fishermen’s Strike “ishermen Spike Lies And Rumors That Settlement Effected Ever since the beginnine of the lueback salmon fishermen’s strike the Gulf of Georgia, Messrs. R. . Gray and Peterson of the B.C. Shermen’s Protective Association, snning from the Japanese Fisher- en's Union, and Reynolds, claimine represent the trollers at Nanaimo, ve worked hand in eleve with the SS packers to defeat the strikine shermen. In their haste to render underhand rvice to the bosses, they have heid veral unsuccessful meetings with handful of their adherents and e canners. From these meetings ey have released endless reports to e press.to the effect that the ttlement has been arrived at and at the fishermen are going back fish. thereby endeavoring to cre- > dissenSion among the fishermen d to stampede them back to fish the bosses’ bidding. Strikers Bitterly Condemn [lanoeuyres of Reformist Leaders and CGanners At a meeting, representative of the strike areas, on Sunday last id at Rouses Bay, the strikers con- idated their position by making sparations for thorough reorgani- ion and a Central Strike Commit- was elected, representative of all > strike areas. The entire meeting S unanimous in favor of the orig- ] demands with an alternative of and Y cents per pound and the ver to negotiate in behalf of the ikers was accorded to the Fish- nen & Cannery Workers Indus- 11 Wnion, completely denying any mections with Mr. W. R. Gray i Reynolds. Vpg Tie Plant Workers Win AGES INCREASED FROM 10 TO 60% VINNIPEG, May 30—The strike the Transcona Creosote and Tie nt workers, led by the Workers ity League, was concluded yes- lay, with a great victory for the kKers. Wage increases of from 7’ to 60%, the firing of all kebreakers, no discrimination Strike or union activities, the it Gf each section to elect its 1 committee for raising grievan- a thirty-day notice for any nee in the agreement signed, Vision of loading planks and Dp, and other improvements in kine conditions were conceded the boss. | FIFTEEN POLICE RUN AMOK AT PRINCETON PRINCETON, B.C., June 5 (By Wire)—Fifteen po- lice arrived here from Cor- bin. Began reign of terror. Numerous workers’ homes raided and all working class literature seized under Sec. 98. All halls refused for workers’ meetings or com- mittee rooms. Werkers’ Protective Ass’n, Women’s Youth and Children’s or- ganizations as well as the Canadian Labor Defense League declared illegal. Raise mass protest throughout B.C. against this savage police terror. Industry In Soviet Union MOSCOW, May 31—(ALP)—A huge aluminum plant, so large that its equal can be found nowhere else in the world, began operating yester- day. The plant is on the Dneiper River, and construction was begun in 1931, at the same time as that of the Duneiper hydro-electric station, that mighty basis of cheap electric energy. The liberation of the U.S.S.R. from its dependance of capitalist production cf alunimum and the mastery of the complicated manufac- ture of this metal by Soviet workers and engineers without assistance from the capitalists once more shows the great upsurge jin the erowth and maturity of the Soviet Gnion and its technical workers, and its heightened culture and power. The starting of the Dneiper plant once more proves Stalin’s words: “There are no fortresses which Bolsheviks cannot take.’ Nazis In Saar District Disband Trades Unions SAARBRUCKEN, May § (ALP, by Mail)—Under order of the Saar Com- missioner, Burkel, all trades unions in the region are to be disbanded on may 15th. “Their tasks are taken over the Labor Front,’ Burkel said. Ajl funds in the treasuries of the by unions go to the ‘Labor Front.” icrease [he Pace To Lightning Speed In June ERA WHITE t Enemies To Flight | nd ‘‘Tread on Their Heels’’ e confidently expect that when each the 5000 circulation in the fest possible time, so... = can confidently state that the _ are increasing at the present . placing us in the position, WHAT? Well, anyway, let read you what one salesman in a letter to the Business i=er: made the quickest sale ever dian B: GC “1 sold’ 75 “B: G: cers’ News” as quick as I could them out at a mass meeting € miners. was just like a man shuffling cards in a draw poker game. eally more than I can handle, fot another man to help me. him 25 copies and a sub 23 it’s a Builder. it all goes to show that builds the sales of the that, ele S. Workers’ News,” and the S. Workers’ News” helps to Struggles and wins them for orkers. NERS, LOGGERS, FISHER- SEAMEN AND DOCKBERS, KERS IN TOWN AND TRY, WOMEN AND YOUTH, DREN OF THE WORKING S, send us news, send us subs, us donations for the sustain- ind. Render us active support ld a mighty press weapon. first united front successes ave had in the Relief Camp and in Corbin investigation though they could have been Imere powerful) can be made old with wider circulation of aper. They can be reinforced the stamina of new thousands Head of B.C. Worker Drive Committee which raised 45 per cent above quota, and now associated with Provin- cial B.C. Workers’ News June Drive Committee. of workers of farm, mill, mine and factory. British Columbia is now an arm- ed camp of many colored coated police officers. They are on the waterfront of Vancouver to smash the longshoremen’s union and drive down their living standards. They are up at Prince George to perse- eute the Relief workers, They are on the Fishing Grounds. They are in the Crow's Nest Pass. They are on Vancouver Island. They are fol- lowing the Relief Camp boys to Ottawa, Fascisni is raising its ugly head in our midst. We need every Weapon we can get to drive it back to its rat holes from whence it came. IN COQUITLAM S.P.of C. Local Endorses C.P.of C. Minimum Program COQUITLAM, B.C., June 4.—The Minimum Program of the Commun- ist Election Cammittee was heartily endorsed here by the Tocal Branch of the Socialist Party of Canada, when it was presented to them by theS ub-District Committee of New Westminster. At the same meeting later in the evening the program was presented to Grant McNeil, the C.C.. candidate for the election in Federal riding of North Vancouver, and was publicly endorsed by him. The workers in this district are more and more expressing their de- Sire for unity in their efforts to pro- tect their standards of living and repel the attacks being made by the capitalist class upon the workers. This desire for unity is the result of Struggles of the workers, especially in the unemployed struggles, and now it is being carried further, and into the political arena. AT VERNON Pattullo’s Police Armed With Sec. 98 War- rants VERNON, B.C., June 2.—Vernon . City Police, assisted by Provincial Police, raided the home of IK. §. Geryluik last week-end and seized all working-class papers handled by this writer, as well as all his private literature. This is part of the reign of terror beings instituted by the Pattullo gov- ermment in the Interior of the Pro- vince. Police were armed with war- rants to seize all literature which is banned under Section 98 of the Criminal Code. Prince George Arrests Prince George officials fear an or- ganized Indian youth that might struggle for better conditions, hence the frame-up charges against the youths who held a meeting on the reservation. Amone those arrested was Martin Bowles, formerly of the Marpole district, ¥.C.L SOVIET FARMERS PLAN GREAT FAIR MOSCOW, USSR, May 29 .ALP)— Preparations are going forward here for the greatest agricultural exposi- tion which the world has ever seen. It will be held in 1937 and is the re- sult of a proposal made at the be- ginning of this year at the All-Union collective farm Congress. The Mos- cow Soviet has given an area of ap- proximately 450 hectares and the Academy of Architecture and 20 architectural planning shops are at present working on the plans. The enormous size and content of this exhibition will clearly show the triumph of the collective farm sys- tem. The Shipping Federation Siegman, professional Edgeit, ether exploiters of labor. reserve for a reign of terror. labor for the right to strike working class. thrown down the gauntlet te organized labor on the waterfront of Vancouver. The Feder- ation is the spearhead of the general bosses’ attack upon the working class as a whole, and upon organized labor in particular. The attack has been well prepared. Taking advantage of the artificially created appre- hension incident to the strike of the Slave Camp workers, a Vigilante organization has been effected. This extra legal organization has for its sponsors and leaders such well known haters of labor as Mayor McGeer; Hall, president of the Shipping Federation; strikebreaker seab-herder imported from the U.S.; Tom MacInnis, notorious Fascist adventurer; Col. ex-warden of New Westminster Penitentiary and ex-chief of Vancouver City Police; General Odlum, named by McGeer as leader of his Vigilante Citizens’ Army; rep- resentatives of the B.C. Loggers’ Assn., and After a wordy barrage against the Com- munists, the real attack was launched against the Longshoremen’s Union with the: declara- tion of a lockout of Union men, the setting up of a fake union, and the recruiting of scabs for work on the waterfront under po- lice protection with the Vigilante gangs as a The Longshoremen and allied Unions on the waterfront have accepted the challenge and are leading the fight of all organized defense of the standard of living of the whole of B.C. has and support. BEAT BACK BOSSES’ ATTACK! The boss class of B.C. are out to smash organized labor on the Pacific Coast. will try to gain the support of the AFL and ACCL by saying that it is against a revolu- tionary Union that they are fighting. But the workers must not forget that the un- scrupulous fight against the Longshoremen in the 1923 strike was carried on when the Longshoremen were organized into the ILA. an AFL union. The answer to the challenge given by the Federation must be MASS PICKETING in which the entire working class of Vancouver must participate; the bringing of working class women, led by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Longshoremen’s Union, into action; the organizing of all workers, regardless of Union affiliation. and. alj working class or- ganizations, employed and unemployed, in a united front of struggle in support of the Waterfront Workers. The struggle may be a long and bitter one. Therefore, it is necessary that STRIKE RE- LIEF be organized at once, not only in Van- couver, but the entire ‘working elass of Canada be rallied to furnish Relief and other They Marine Transport Unions all along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to San Diego, and’ in every world port where cargoes go from B.C. ports must be appealed to, to refuse to handle seab-loaded cargo from Vancouver. forces of the and picket in ef an aroused Let there be no underestimation of the bosses. Let the bosses know that their well-laid plans will avail them nothing against the organized, united power and militant working class. The united forces of the workers can win! By E. CECIL-SMITH. With his name a stench nostrils of organized labor B. C. coast for many years, Brizs.- General Victor Wentworth Odlum, C.B., D.S.0., C.M.G., was not chosen “alice by demacosic Mayor Gerry MeGeer to head his army of 10,000 hoodlums and strike-breakers. in the on the No one has yet forgotten that the general’s name was closely as- sociated with the recent proposal to organize a spetéial concentra- tion camp for “agitators.” The sovernment was assured that un- der proper supervision these ‘‘agi- tators” would no longer be danger- ous after one term in this camp— possibly under the gentle care of Odlum. Odlum in Africa. The . gallant gentleman’s knowl- edge of concentration camps foes back to the days of the Boer War, when young Mr. QOdlum, than a mere lieutenant, ably assisted Brit- ish Imperialism in its grab of the Afrikander republics. Hundreds of Boer farm women died in British coneentration camps as “punish- ment” for the refusai of their hus- bands and sons to accept the Brit- ish yoke. Qdlumi received the Queen’s medal and three clasps for his share at this noble work. A Degraded War Monger. For years prior to 1914 Odlum de- voted himself to building a strong Canadian war machine, utilizing his position as editor of the Vancouver “World” in this regard and his ef- forts were rewarded eventually with the command of the 7th Cana- dian brigade in France and the rank The Disreputable Record Of Brig. Gen. Victor W. Odlum, of Brig.-General. Returning to Vancouver after the war, Mr. Odlum went into the bond and insurance business, which proved a nice little racket. He en- tered politics and turned out to be the Same sort of a Liberal as is Gerry MeGeer himself, being elect- ed M.A. for South WVaneouver. Labor-Hater Gdlum. in July, 1924, our hero entered the publishing field, buying the Vancouver “‘Star,’”” which for a time ruled the roost as the only morn- ing paper in that city. In IWebru- ary, 1932, the “Star’’ went out of business. Mr. Odlum, with char- acteristic anti-workine class bias declared that it was closing down because the trade unionists in his employ refused to take further ware euts. This is the man who, in January, 1920. proposed General Sir Arthur Currie to head the government in REFORMIST PINS MEDALS ON 1919 SCABS WINNIPEG, May 28 —(ALP)— Winnipese post office employees, par- ticularly the delivery men, are re- sentful of the fact that Jubilee Medals, decorations in connection with the jubilee of Kine George and @ucen Mary, were given to men who scahbbed in the general strike of 1919. The resentment of the posties is not lessened by the fact that the medals to the seabs jwere presented by Mayor John Queen, LL.P., who Participated in the strike. _ Military Adviser To McGeer >place of proposal Sir Robert Borden. turned into a mutual miration stunt in which the two generals view with each other in loudly proclaiming the other's mer- its as Jeader of a unified Canada un- der a “Unionist” government. But it was Odlum’s the Winnipee general strike which perhaps forecast better than any- thing else his future role as Officer Gommanding an as yet non- existent army corps of reaction. A Canadian White Guard General. In the early days of July, 1919, when the great strike was begin- ning to weaken, General Odlum graciously granted an interview to the Toronto ‘Times’ in which he made a vicious attack on the leader- ship of the strike as ‘Bolsheviks’ The ad- attitude to and against militant war veterans as scoundrelly bums, practically calling for a Black and Tan organ- ization te suppress the strikers. “The real revolutionary ambi- tions of the leaders (of the strike) are taking advantage of a natural tendency of labor at the present time,” said @dlum in this inter- view. “The majority of the real () labor leaders have had little idea how they were being used, but are commencing to be better informed and a healthy reaction setting in - The so-called la- bor leaders of the west, who are really revolutionary Jeaders, are not basing their program on econ- omie arguments, but simply on the doctrine of, might.” Yes, Mrs Briz.-General Odlum, we know Ssemething of your rotten record. W< know how you wor- is ship the doctrine of Might. j| CAMP BOYS CALL FOR A CLEAR RIGHT-OF-WAY REVELSTOKE, June 5 (By Wire)—First Vancou- ver contingent of Camp Workers joined by rein- forcements from Kamloops arrived here, bound for Golden. One thousand strong. Fine public recep- tion all along the line. Or- ganization is solid, morale is the highest yet. We call upon Vancouver workers to demand a clear read for us at the Alberta border. Our slogan is “On to Ot- tawa, Forward to Victory.” Strike Committee. FINE SUPPORT GIVEN STRIKE Audit Shows More Than $22,000 Contributed By Workers’ Orga- nizations, Citizens VANCOUVER, B.G., June 6.—A total of $22,433 was received and dis- bursed by the relief camp strikers in collections, tag days and dona- tions during their two month stay in Vancouver, according to an audit- ed statement given by R. S. Ross, secretary. Books of the strike committee were audited by N. O. Arseneau, Lumber Workers’ Industrial Union; C. M. Stewart, Street Railwaymen’s Union, and H O. L. Briar and R. Gregory, C.C.F. Action Committee. Thanks of the strikers to the citi- zens and organizations of Vancouver and British Columbia who assisted them through donations were ex- pressed by Mr. Ross on behalf of the strikers’ relief committee. Meals provided for the strikers while in the city cost $12,599, and beds $7,552. The sum of $800 was wired to Kamloops to the credit of the strikers on their march to Otta= Wa. Several items of administration made up the balance. ND POLICE COVER WATERFRONT © UUNITY EXPRESSED TERRORREIGNS 'Shinning Federation Out To Smash Longshoremen’s Union! Citizens Committee Hires Scabs Bosses Challenge Water- front Workers To Fight to a Finish VANCOUVER, June 6.—Nine hun- dred longshoremen are locked out by the Shipping Pederation here. The Shipping W@ederation composed of rich ship-owners, shippine compa- nies (including the C-P.R.),; and steve- doring companies struck a swift blow at the Tongshoremen’s Wnion im- mediately one thousand Relief Camp workers had left Vancouver for Ot- tawa. ; “Citizens’ Conimittee” Recruits Scabs The Federation has claimed to have ormed a Company Union chartered by the Wictoria Government, and composed of a few scabs recruited at 305 Lumberman’s Building, Rich- ards Street, headquarters of the in- famous Citizens’ Committee. The C.P.R. has ordered its office employees to do longshore work and 60 are trying to unload cargo from the Empress of Japan. Pickets are kept from the approaches to the docks by scores of police who are stationed at all strategic points. Seattle Longshoremen Support One vessel of United States resis— try, the S.S. ‘“‘West Notus,’”’ has left port when the crew refused to oper- ate winches, or provide steam for Seab longshoremen, Amother yessel which left with a Vancouver cargo aboard arrived in Seattle, and longshoremen ‘wired here to ascertain if it contained a scab cargo. Upon being assured by the Vancouver and District Water- front Workers Assn. that the ship held “black cargo,” the dockers re- fused to touch it. Women To The Fore Yesterday the Women’s Auxiliary of the Union picketed the home of Siesman, professional scab-herder who was hired by the Shipping Fed- eration to break the Union. The women made it so interesting for Siegman that a squad of police were ealled to the scene. Struggle To Spread to Other Unions All locals affiliated to the Long- shoremen. and. Water. Transport Workers of Canada are taking a vote imimediately on the question of stand- ing by, in readiness to strike in support of the Longshoremen. Pickets are required to report to the Blackstone Hotel in the 600 block East Hastings Street. The Union appeals to all workers to help make mass picketing effective on every dock in the port. Several miles of waterfront have to be watched and Union officials declare that con- stant vigilance is. necessary. : Says Communists Get Gold From Bennett In- stead of From Moscow CRANBROOK, May 27—On May 21st Mrs. Steeves addressed a meet- ine in Cranbrook to further the C.G.F. cause in the Federal elec- tions. She tried to create the illu- Sion that all the workers need do is to vote ©.C.. and then they shall all have socialism. When questioned as to why the C.C.EF. enjoyed comparative free- dom in the system which they aim to overthrow, and why the Com- munist party is being persecuted and denied the use of the radio, also why the embargo of silence on the part of the press during the recent Provincial election whenever there was any Communist activities. Her answer showed her vindictive- ness to the Communist party and all militant organizations who strug- gle ceaselessly against reformism and Capitalism. She stated that as far as the Communist Party was concerned, the Moscow source was dried up, but she thought that they were getting aid from quarters nearer home — meaning trom the Bennett government. Repeats Slanders. She attacked the F.S.U. and the League Against War and Fascism as Communist organizations, which were helping the boss class “Some honest class conscious C.C. Evers at the meeting were openly disgusted with her slander and Stated that they are through with the: C:CzRyY After the meeting Mrs. Steeves stated to the ““B. C. Workers’ News” correspondent that she was a mem- ber of both the E.S°U. and the League Against War and Fascism. Tf this is so, then her conduct should be questioned by those organiza- tions. C.C.F. Speaker Repeats Commonwealth Slanders >) THE CAMP BOYS WILL NOT FORGET With Spine U Undaunted They Can Be Relied Upon VANCOUVER.—B.C. Relief Camp Strikers haye commenced their Ot- tawa trek. We hope to stop the buck-passing policy of federal, pro- vincial and (municipal authorities and place the onus of responsibility on the shoulders of the federal government at Ottawa. Our fighting spirit and Solidarity is at a higher level than ever. Stops will be made for one and two days in all important centres alone the line to Ottawa. Reinforcements from respective provinces aS Wwe pass through will swell the ranks to thou- Sands by the time Ottawa is reach- ed. Amn intense campaign of mass meetings, ete., for the abolition of the N. D. Relief Camp System will be carried out in every city. A national consciousness and protest against Slave labor in Canada will be raised. = Workers’ organizations led by the W.U.L. in every city will prepare mass welcome rallies and reinforce- ments and provisions for the trek- kers. The Lads Are Grateful. On instructién from mass meetings of the strikers, we wish to express appreciation to the citizens of Van- couver and people of B. C. for their splendid support in our struggle, morally, financially and in activity. It has made possible the continua- tion of the struggle and its being raised to such a great level. Only by mass pressure of all workers throughout the country will be achieved our objective. We appeal to all people for continued support, through mass protest meetings, etc. —R.C. Strike Committee. .