DOWN WITH POLICE “The State is the organ of class
_ TERROR DOMINATION, the organ of
oppression of one class by an-

other.’ —Lenin.

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VANCOUVER, B.C., JUNE 21, 1935

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Ft PROTESTS AGAINST TERRORISM! ©
amp Boys Win The | *'"" sidents On Verandaks Police Wield Clubs,
Ist Round In Struggle Gas, And Bullets On

Against Slave as

Delegation of Eight Tachides Evans To See Ben-
mett — Rest, Housed and Fed at Regina

VINNIPEG ORGANIZED SECOND DIVISION TO
SUPPORT SEASONED TREKKERS

( REGINA, Sask., June 18.—Two thousand Relief Camp
strikers from B.C. and Alberta have agreed to remain here
intil a delegation of eight goes to Ottawa to negotiate with
she Bennett Government on the basis of the six demands

No. 23

WORKERS. DEFEND
YOUR HALLS!

VANCOUVER, June 20.
—It is stated that during
the attack by, police on the
striking dockers and sym-
pathisers last Tuesday, two
fascist thugs kicked in the
windows of the Longshore
Hall in preparation fer the

Terror Roe as Tear

Gas Flood Released

Arrests, Beatings Fol-
low Clubbing and
Shooting

The threats of McGeer and the
the

»f the camp boys. The Government will pay the transporta- L Shipping Federation against
ion of the delegation of eight, also meals and sleepers en- police to shoct gas into it. || workers of Vancouver were made
Every workers’ hallis in || s00@ on ‘Tuesday when police,

The Striking Dockers

mounted and on foot, attacked a pa-
rade of unarmed and peaceful work-
ers and in an orgy of sadism and
blood-letting, lasting over three
hours, clubbed men and women of
the working class:

It is admitted on all sides, even
in the capitalist press, that the riot-
ing was started by the police when
they fired tear gas bombs into the
peaceful crowd of workers led by
ex-servicemen headed by O'Rourke,

W.GC.

‘oute, and will furnish three twenty-cent meals per day for

he two thousand camp boys at Re-
fina and provide improved sleeping CGRGANIZED LABOR
MUST STOP THis!

ccommiodation.

First Blood to Camp Boys
The camp boys are elated at this
irst victory of compelling the arro- UV.
yant Bennett Cabinet to recognize VANCO ER, June 19.
he grievances of the camp workers. —Harold Maides, living at
“he Benneit Government sent two 1941 East 20th Ave., was
abinet Ministers to Regina, Mr. brutally beaten by police in
)fanion and Mr. Weir, to open nezo- - =
RiationS qwith the Strilmie | Reller the cells while under arrest
Mamp workers. charged with “Assaultine
The camp boys had been issued |] an officer~’

He was arrested during
the demonstration of police
brutality near Ballentyne
Dock last Tuesday. He was
clubbed on the head, and

danger if this thing is al-
lowed and encouraged by
MecGeer, McInnis and Chief
Foster. Workers must de-
fend their halls against fas-
cist attacks. Defense groups
must be organized at once
in every workers’ hall.

aaa i = Ea ae: 2 Suitable defense equipment

Picture, courtesy Vancouver Sun.

LOGGERS’ WIVES
AND DAUGHTERS

First Time Women Will

must be on hand.

Workers Fight Back

Naturally the workers thus sav—
agely attacked defended themselves
as best they could. Barehanded, they
erappled with the uniformed thugs
of the Shipping Federation, with the
result that as many police were sent
to the hospital as workers,

Union Gains
An Increase

Dry Dock Werkers Sign

FRAME EMERY
AND SALONEN

VANCOUVER, June 20.—QOscar
Salonen and Ivan Emery, officers of
the Longshoremen’s Union, were ar-

HUNGER MARCH
CONFERENCE

Committee Set Up To

nm ediet by the Government that
-hey would be treated as trespassers
©: they boarded trains out of Re-
Sina, and 500 R.C.M.P. were mobi- |
zed there to attempt to. stop the
rrek. Six huge flood lights were

t night.
§ The camp boys were just as de-
srmined te go ahead, and mobilized

; >, 000 people at one time in Regina
a Mees te et tacMm. 1neV

lanned io aye these thousands
ne the tracks and railroad yards
-hile they made the freight out.
Mounties and More
a Mounties
~The Government was forced to
‘imit in the House on June i7th
tat troops (the Strathcona Horse
'esimeni) had been moved from
ireee camp to Calgary during the
me the camp boys were there.
Single unemployed arriving in
finnipee to take part in the trek,
port that mounted police reinforce-
ents are at all divisional and water
nk points between Regina and
innipee.
Three hundred camip workers from
unburn camp arrived at Regina
1d are attached to the main body.
iey report that a cordon of Moun-
ss is thrown around Dunburn
mp and ali mail in and out of the
mp is censored,

Winnipes Preparimg Wide

Support

In Winnipeg more than 300 single
1employed threw a picket line in
ont of the © P.R. depot and ad-
inistration offices Saturday morn-
=, while a delegation headed by
ymmunist Alderman Martin J.
srkin interviewed the -vice-presi-
nt, Western Division, C.P.R., de-

was “treated” for his head
wounds by throwing some
alcohol on the cuts. The

“pomce in” Clsaroce of him
called him “‘a Red bastard”
and dislocated his elbow
while in the jail.

When he asked for a
doctor to fix it, he was told
to “wait till tomorrow.”
After the C.L.D.L. got him
out on bail he was sent to
a private docter to get his
arm set.

Pickets Arrested

VANCOUVER, June 19.—Charged
with damage to property, HE. Bahr,
H. Scobie, M. Young, R. Pope came
up for hearing this morning and
Were remanded. Bail was set at
$500. These workers are charged
With stopping a truck and dumping
a roll of paper, which was unolad-
ed from a ship coming from Powell
River. All cases arising out of the
Waterfront Workers’ dispute are
being handled through the C.L.D.L.
Gordon Grant is defending.

and a clear road for the B.C. trek-
kers.

andine the calline off of the police

(Continued on Page 3)

MURDER,

F THIS IS NOT ATTEMPTED

THEN WHAT IS IT?

Innocent Youth Shot In Back and Leg
— lucky To Be Alive

VANCOUVER, B.C., June

ital suffering from gunshot

19.—Leanord Binns, aged 21,

- 807 Helmcken Street, Vancouver, is in the General Hos-

wounds in the lee and back.

@ was shot near the American Can Company plant Tues-
iy, June 18, during the attack by the police on the pickets

‘the longshore strike.

On His Annual Holidays.
Len works for the Wilson Paper Co. and was on his

nual holidays.

He was riding his motorcycle when he

ticed a crowd about two blocks away from Hastings Street

| Heatiey Avenue.

He had intended to ride down to the

merican Can Co. plant to see his chum, Alec, who lives at
e house with his mother and Leanord, but fearing that he
ay get in a jam, he parked his motor bike and walked down.

Innocent As Gould Be. ®

Len was afraid that if there was a
monstration, he may get his bike
ashed, There were very few peo-
» on the street when Leanord was
liking. We did not realize that
> cossacks were driving everyone
m the streets, little caring
‘ether they were strikers or not.

he walked alone the sidewaik, a
mwier car of the Vancouver city
ice squad drove alongside him.
man in the car pointed a sawed-

Shotgun 2t his legs and fired.
€ shots pierced his legs and he
= turned in pain, when the man
ied a second shot at him, wound-
‘him in the back.

Police Try to Fix Things.
@anord was taken to the hospi-
and treated for his wounds. Two
isions have been made in his
«kK to remove the shots, but all
them cannot be removed as they
'so deep. At the time he was
t he was two and a half blocks
ay from the Ballantyne Pier. On

Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock
police officers attempted to see him
at the hospital, but his condition
was such that permission was re-
fused.

C.L.D.L. Watching Case.

A lawyer has been secured, and
there is every reason to believe that
the city police will be sued for a
sum not less than $5,000. The Cana-
dian Labor Defense League is
watching the case in the interests of
this young worker. His mother is
a widow and apart from the little
she receives from the roomer,
Leanord is her only support. The
neighbors and friends of Leanord
and Mrs. Binns are indignant at the
fact that the police are allowed to
roam the streets shooting down
innocent people who are going
about their business. That those
responsible are not charged with at-
tempted murder is beyond compre-
hension.

Initiated by the Vancouver Coun-
cil on Unemployment, the Hunger
March Conference was held in the
(er - e130 Hastings Street
West, on Sunday, June “Seth Kitty
one delesates attended, representing
thirty-three organizations, with a
total membership of more than
10,000. A Hunger Mareh Commit-
tee of forty members was set up.

A mass delegation will go to Vic-
toria on July 22nd. The fare (on
the basis of one hundred delezates)
will be $2.50 return.

Some of the decisions adopted by
the conference were: All organiza-
tions to be appealed to, to finance
at least one delegate to Victoria on
July 2nd. Application to be made
for a tag-day for the raising of
funds, this tag-day to be held about
ten days previous to the Hunger
March, Hunger Buttons and Sticlk-
ers to be obtained. Permission to
be sought for a meeting on Cambie
Grounds and a parade on July 22nd.

Chinese Submit Resolution,

A resolution was submitted by
the Chinese Workers, protesting the
action of the Provincial Govyern-
ment in refusing further relief to
the Chinese Unemployed, and
against the arbitrary methods of
the Provincial Police in forcibly
ejecting a delegation of Chinese and
other workers from the government
agent’s office. It was endorsed.

All delegates were asked to return
to their organizations and speed
up the preparations for a success-
ful mareh on Victoria July 22nd.

HAVE 10 FIGHT
FOR EVERY MEAL

CHINESE WORKERS
REFUSED FOCD IN
SOUP KITCHEN

Pattullo’s Edict Means
Starvation

VANCOUVER, June 15.— Chin-

ese unemployed workers are being
eut off relief here. There were to
have been two hundred ¢ cut off
relief, but a large protest meeting
forced ‘the authorities to change
their tactics. Sixteen are now cut
-off with many others to be cut off
on different days from now on.
Two hundred demonstrated to the
offices of McVety, the Provincial
Relief Administrator. A delegation
of sixteen was elected, but seven
was all that was allowed entrance
into McVety’s office, composed of
five Chinese workers and two from
the Single Unemployed Protective

Association and the Vancouver
Workers’ Council on Unemploy-
ment.

MeVety stated he had orders from
Victoria to cut down on the num-
bers on relief. He also stated that
the Chinese workers would not re-
ceive relief in the summer months.
We asked for the names and card
numbers of those cut off relief,
stating that he would investigate.
Me refused emergency relief.

Militant Dacties Gains Food.

After the report was given to the
Chinese Workers, it was decided
that they would eat. The sixteen
were the first to go in the soup

kitchen. They were put out, along

“June 16. — An
agreement was signed Wednesday,
effective Thursday, June 13th, and

VANCOUVER,

Pees TD tat wear, be-
tween the Boilermakers and Iron |
Shipbuilders, Local No. 1, A.C.C.L.,
and Burrard Dry Dock Co., Litd.,
and BG. C. Marine Ways, granting a
5 per cent overaze iInerease in
wages, full recofnition of the union,
and no one unfair to the union be
employed.

The wage seale and agreement
was presented on May 13th, asking
for a 15 per cent average inerease
for all ratings, this being the usual
thirty days’ notice of expiration of
agreement.

Fake Excuses.

Burrard Dry Doelx Go., in a letter
to the union, agreed that the work-
ers were not getting a living wage,
the reason stated was that it was
not due to the rates paid, but to
lack of work coming into port, the
tenor of the letter pleaded poverty,
and begges the union to-allow the

old agreement to remain in effect
for another year.
One contradiction in the letter

Stands out clear, where they state
that rates paid in Victoria are con-
siderably lower than in Vancouver,
and that Victoria yards are able to
use the Government Dock at less
than cost of operating their own
(Burrard) dry dock, yet the Burrard
Dry Doelk were able to underbid
Victoria on repairs to the M.S. Chil-
dar, now at Burrard Dry Dock
undergoing repairs, and pay a 5 per
cent inerease in wages on top.

Support Longshoremen.

The secretary of the union was
instructed at the meeting held on

Friday to write to Mayor McGeer,
Premier Pattullo of B.C. and the
Hon. R. 8B. Bennett protesting

against the use of armed forees pro-
tecting strike-breakers on the water-
front, demanding their withdrawal,
and negotiations be opened up, be-
tween the Jongshoremen and the
employers. A letter was also sent
to the longshoremen endorsing their
struggle.

R. B. BENNETT

Canadian Workers’
Enemy No.

with one other who supported them
inside. Two representatives of the
S’U-P.A. and the V.W.C.U. then
collected the Chinese workers to-
gether. They told them to follow
behind, and sit down at the tables
while they were talking to the
police. This worked. They all ate
but two—the one who was thrown
out for talking, amd another who

pwdinlesatas !
forward in the past—

was too Slow in folfswine.
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1.U. Convention

For the first time in the history
of the Lumber Workers’ Industrial
Union there will be at the District
Convention in July some women

The women have gone
ys and set
up three auxiliaries of the Uss-=
and the membership of these are
Steadily increasins.

Bosses Fear Women Organized

At Port Alberni there
twenty members. At Cowichan
Lake there are around thirty. These
women have recently assisted the
camp boys now on their trek to
Ottawa and at Cowichan Lake they
raised eighty dollars through their
Social activity. The women in the
Union there have put on the big-
gest dance ever held in the. district.
The women are fighting’ for better
roads, and are a factor in helping
to build the Union. Of course, they
are being opposed by the bosses,
but that only spurs them on to

are about

further action.
Waneouver Women, Too.
Every week in Vancouver the
Women's Auxiliary of the Union

put on a dance and whist drive at
the Union headquarters. The women
can be of real assistance in helping
to get better hospital treatment for
injured loggers. The women are
electing their delegates now for the
convention, raising the necessary
fares, and will contribute much to
the suecess of the Distriet Conven-
tion of the L.W-1.U.

GLEN BURNHAM
WANTS FASCISM

Whipping Up Sentiment
in the Interior

SALMON ARM, B.C., June 18.—A
meeting was called in Salmon Arm
recently addressed by Brigadier
General Burnham of Waleyon Hot
Springs. This brass hat is touring
the interior of B.C. with a special
designed car equipped with loud
speakers and two flunkies to handle
it. His attendants wear hats like
Seouts, giving them a military ap-
pearance. The meeting was pre-
ceded with some martial music and
God Save the King. =

General Wants “Strong Men”

The speech was intended to whip
up the national spirit in order to
Start up a semi-fascist organization
to be called the “Mutual Welfare
League.” The usual clap trap was
supposed to be the objective of the
League, such as to: Brine back
“prosperity.”” The real purpose of
the League was easily seen through
when the General outlined the needs
of the day as he saw them.

The government must keep its
hands off industry. Cost of govern-
ment must be cut to the bone. He
made it plain when he said: “WHAT
WE NEED IS STRONG MEN.”
No doubt he considers himself a
miniature Hitler or Mussolini.

The workers and farmers here are
wise to the plans of these potential
fascists and if he organizes an-
other meeting here we are going to

The Labor Defense League was
able to secure the release of Sa-
Jonen on bail of $3000 but Emery is

held, bail being refused.

Mass protests are being organized
in B.C. and a national movement is

being commenced.

hold a counter denjonstration.

PROTEST

A protest conference of
organized labor will be held
in the Orange Hall Gore &
Hastings Street, Sunday,
June 23rd at 2 p.m. All
trade unions and labor or-
ganizations are asked to
send official or unofficial
delegates.

Crew of Southolm
Arrested

VICTORIA, June 19.— Monday,
June 17 the members of the crew
of the “Southolm” struck here in
sympathy with Vancouver long—
shoremen.

Pat Driscoll, organizer of the sea-
men and ten of the crew were ar-
rested. Pat was charged with ‘‘in-
citing to strike’ and the crew with
“disobeying orders.”’

The C.L.D.L. is defending and al]
are out on bail. ==

rected in the railroad yards at Re- th
= : 3 en arrested and charged. pa ee
ina to assist the bulls in seeing = — © ~ = = ¥: rested, charged with “inciting to
jhat no workers boarded the trains At the Police Station he Widen Campaign aaa r roviding Be Delegates to L.W. riot” and “engaging in a riot” re-| wo workers were shot during the
or Close Shop spectively. attack, one a youth of 21 who was

on his annual holidays from the firm
for which he works.

The Cossacks not only rode down
men and women in the streets and
on the sidewalks, but they invaded
working class homes in the area of
the strugsle and clubbed and gassed
the occupants.

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CONFERENCE

|_———syomen Attecked

Several blocks fromi the sces< 01 ———~

the fighting is the hall and head-
quarters of the Longshoremen’s Un-
jon. There the women’s auxiliary
of the union set up a first aid sta-
tion and were caring for the wound-
ed workers who were brought in for
treatment.

Learning of this, the police
smashed the windows and hurled
tear gas bombs among the women
and wounded men. This inhuman
treatment was repeated an hour
later.

Open Fascism

Gangster hoodlumism is being let
loose by the Shipping Federation and
the authorities. It was one of these
gangs that went ahead of the police
and smashed the windows of the
unino headquarters. Lom MacInnis
and the fascist Citizens League are
openly inciting to violence against
the workers who dare to stand out
against the attacks of the employ-
ers.

Attacks are expected against
workers’ halls and offices and work-
ers’ defence corps are being set up
to defend those places,

TRADES COUNCIL FAVOURS THE
RIGHT TO STRIKE AND PICKET

Reaction Given the Air at Stormy Meeting, Dele-
gates Override Blocking Tactics of the
Executive

VANCOUVER, June 19.

—A “neutral” position was urged

by the Executive Committee of the Trades and Labor Coun-
cil here last night on the question of protesting against the
police brutality on the longshoremen earlier in the day at

Ballantyne Pier. This was

delegates.

defeated OY the progressive

Another slippery way of getting rid of the protest resolu
tion by referring it to the Executive Committee for “investi-
gation” was also defeated. The delegates knew only too well

the kind of investigation it would get.

The motion to refer

it to the “big boys”. was defeated by 37 to 31.

Two representatives from the
striking longshoremen were at the
meeting to give the delepates a re-
port of the slaughter, and were
given the floor. It was after they
left that the discussion arose and
the members of the executive at-
tempted to strifle any support for
them.

Anti-Labor Bengough.

Perey Bengough, secretary of the
Council, the acme of reaction, com-
plained that the longshoremen must
belong to a revolutionary union, be-
cause they take their women and
kids on the picket line. (The poor
sap doesn’t realize that the UM.
W.A. did that very same thing
when Bengough was only a “little
boy.” He also remarked that
the workers wouldn’t be allowed to
so out en masse and demonstrate
against the powers that be in the
Soviet Union. (Here again he shows
his ignorance, when It is common
knowledge that thousands of the
workers in the Soviet Union have
rifles at home, and if they wanted

to demonstrate against the powers
that be they could do so very effec-
tively. But they don’t want to.)
Colin MacDonald.

Benzough’s side-kick, Colin Mac-
Donald, the friend of the bosses,
hadto say his little piece too. He
left the chair to say it. He put his
foot in it So bad that he was howled
down by the progressive delegates.
He said ‘*‘the police were maintain-
ing law and order,’ and inferred
that Emery was “inciting to riot.”
When he was shouted down, he
made the excuse that he was given
to understand that “it was so.’’

Progressives Won Out.

The whole proceedings were a
victory for progressive trade union-
ism. Militant workers in the A.F.
of i. unions should attend their
meetings, elect militant delesates
and clean out the Trades and Labor
Council of the riff raff that have
held it back for so long, then Van-
couver Habor wil Bee somewhere.

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