‘ iass rule is no longer able » ‘orm.— (Marx in ‘Civil War France’). ® liscuise itself in a national uni- to in -C. Workers NEWS Support the Farmers in Their Fight Against the Fascist Mar- keting Act! Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1935 Sin gle Copies: 5 Cents eS No. 31 ; Same Wages and Conditions SUMBERLAND, B-C., Aug. 14.— erations in No. 5 mine here were umed yesterday after a lockout the miners of a week’s duration. fe miners were locked out by the ) nasement following their calling @a holiday to discuss the violation pthe agreement by the company’s Aounced introduction of the vic- HS Speed-up contract system. The Bing of the holiday was “violating agreement,” accordine ito the enacement. phe contract system is not in Pration, and the men have re- ened under protest, awaiting the come of the application for a m rd of conciliation. © he men are working at the same @2es and conditions of work as ted prior to the lockout, but S n= to the conditions of the mine, | a result of the idle week, all Biers are not as yet back at work. Jnited Front In Action fint Activity in Support {of Waterfront Strike Stor the last two months a joint ‘ion committee in support of the S=shoremen has been functioning © Vancouver South. The commit- fF is composed of representatives *m three C.C.F. clubs, three So- ast Party branches, two Labor Vense Leasue branches, the Relief -rkers’ Union, a Y¥.C.L. unit, and : sections of the Communist eS ty. '{ass meetings, socials and picnics # e been carried out by this United 'nut committee to raise funds for | strikers and to acquaint the Slic with the true facts of the herfront strike. The committee ' been able to turn over to the sie fund $80 to date, besides aey which has been turmed in lo individual GOnation lists. he committee has met weekly at the last meeting some of delegates felt that in view of the > that a trade union action com- htee has been organized in town, ft our work was a duplication of work of the committee in the and so a motion was made to foand our committee. , Real Work Beginning. ther delegates pointed out that work was only beginning, and t every attempt should be made broaden out and draw in more ckers and other organizations apathetic to. the longshoremen ‘ke, such as churches, etc. This 's agreed upon. A member from Communist Election Committee Burnaby proposed that we work h them in establishing a similar ‘ted front movement in Burnaby. s also was whole-heartediy en- fsed and a delegate will assist m in Burnaby toe approach the ferent workers’ organizations re and build a movement that 1 help the longshoremen in their ugegle. sornmaunicattO®. -~ have already nm sent out ene organizations send delesates to the Workers’ atre, 3366 Kingsway. Miners Back On Job; Await Foaciliation Board CLOSE MINE — SCRAP FOR JAPAN ' NANAIMO, Aug. Mine at Nanaimo 13. — Reserve recently shut down and three hundred miners thrown out on the streets to starve. The company, however, do not suffer, and are determined to get the last penny out of the undertakings. Hundreds of tons of scrap iron are being brought up out of the mine and shipped to Japan to make war machines of destruc- tion. Nine Months For Striker Magistrate Gives Vicious Sentence BURNABY, Aug. 15.—Magistrate Gillis handed the vicious sentence of nine months in Oakalla to M. Per- son, Wanecouver striking longshore- man, for being in possession of an offensive weapon. The weapon referred to was a sling-shot. It was alleged that Per- son “bombarded a scah’s home with rocks.” Person also was fined $10 or thirty days for “damage to property.” The name of the scab was with- held. WiLL BAR CCF. NOMINEE FROM THE PLATFORM Vigilantes Post Notices To Terrorize Workers Of Flin Flon FLIN FLON, Aug. 7—The only existing vigilantes in Canada are now located in this mining town and probably will remain here for some time as here alone of all places in Ganada they are not disturbed by the police, council or organizations of any Gescription and have the sup- port and approval of no less than the fascist ex-Mayor Webb of Win- the officials of the -Hudson nipeg, Bay Minine & Smelting Co., “Hon- est” John Bracken and Attorney- General Major. The citizens of this little mining camp are no longer surprised at anything that happens in this part of Canada, so little surprise has been shown when the following notices were recently posted around town: NOTICE. “Alex. Stewart, leader of the Flin Flon Miners’ Sirike and C.C.F. candidate for Churchill Constituency, will not be allowed to speak publicly in Flin Filon.” VIGILANTES. Was Militant Leader of Miners. It is quite evident to all workers that the political party the anti- Gommunist league is interested in is the @.@_F., as the above resolution was passed shortly after Alex. Stew- art, militant leader of the Flin Flon miners in the strike of June 1934, secured the nomination of C.C.F. candidate for Churchill NEMPLOYED MINERS RESIST ATTEMPTS TO CUT DOWN RELIEF ease Up Protest of One Man iB. GOV’T. POLICY JANAIMO, Aug. 13. — Blunily ting that “a new scale of relief’ being put into effect by the gov- yment relief office, and that min- ; applying for relief (800 have re- wily been laid off here, and 95 per it of them have applied for re- ) will have tc accept the reduced Je, the relief officer admitted that crimination had been practised 9h one worker. Thin Edge of the Wedge. this admission arose over the case a worker who applied for relief i, instead of getting the former le of $21.25 for a man and wife, received $18.75. The National employed Council took the mat- up through the grievance com- tee, who could not get any satis- tion from the relief officer. Work, All Back| write to Victoria about it. Mass Action Gets Results. the relief officer backed down in and promised The struggle went on for two days, and eventually the worker in question got his regular relief allowance- This shows what solidarity can do. INTERIOR JAILS ARE CROWDED The mass arrests of workers on their way out of the province seek- ing work in the Prairie harvest fields has. resulted in the overcrowding of the jailS mm the interior of the proyv- ince. QOalkalla and other coast jail- houses have lone been overcrowded through the Shipping Federation and Gerry McGeer's use of frame- ups against strikers. Attorney-General Sloan is going to make a tour of the interior to see what Gan be done about it. The slo- gan of the Pattullo Government is no longer “work and wages,’ but ‘bigger and worse jailhouses,’ as a part of the Liberal party’s housing program for workers. face of this solidarity, C.CF. CANDIDATE FAVORS UNITY Needs Endorsement of Central Election Com- mittee for Unity WEST VANCOUVER, Aug. 12.— A delegate from the West Vancou- ver Communist Election Committee interviewed Mr. Grant MacWeil, CC. candidate in North Vancou- ver constituency, and his campaign manager, a few days azo. The Com- munist five-point minimum program for the federal elections was pre- sented to them, and proposals made for joint activity between the Com- munist and CCF. election com- miittees. Both Mr. MacNeil and his man- uger declared themselves personally in favor of the minimum program. Mr. MacNeil did not make any very definite statement regarding joint activity, but his manager said he was in favor of it. They said that they were in favor of a letter be- ing sent from the Central C.C.I. Campaign Committee to the Com- munist Committee dealing with the proposals made. The W.V.C.H.G. are awaiting the receipt of the letter, as they are de- Sirous of achieving unity with the C.C.F. against the Bennett, King and Stevens parties. 5.5. EVERETT’ CREW WALK OFF Refuse To Dock Under Armed Guard VANCOUVER, Aug. 14. — Seven- teen members of the crew of the United States steamship BEverett walked off the ship yesterday morn- ing at 8 o’clock as she was tied up at the Terminal Dock. They refused to move the ship to an armed dock which was set up to protect scab longshoremen. They were escorted by a convoy of 17 cars of strising lonsshoremen from the scene of the walk-off, up to Kingsway and out of the city on the way to their homes in Everett, Wash. This was done in order to ensure their safety and protect them from Shipping Federation thugs. TO HOLD TAG DAY NEW WESTMINSTER, Aug. 15. —Relief Workers’ Union is holding a tag-day, Saturday, Aue. 17th in aid of the Relief Workers’ Children’s Picnic. Tickets for the pienic can be ob- tained at 44 Begbie St.. New West- minster. Sports and games for the children are arranged, and all chil- dren are assured of a good time. ‘Acrangi Crew Are Held Back By Union Misleaders With Militant Leadership, Would Refuse Australian Seamen To Carry Any Scab Cargo The following is a copy of the letter sent to the crew of the MLV. “Aorangi” by the Central Strike Committee of the Longshoremen and Water Transport Worlers of Canada: iith Ausust, 1935. The members of the crew, M.V. Aoransi, Vancouver, B.C. Fellow Workers: In view of the information we have received from Australia by the last mail, to the effect that we accepted the donation from the crew of the M.V. Aorangi as a bribe to free the ship from any With the actions of her crew when she was in Vancouver last June, the membership of the different unions involved in this dispute instructed me, at their mass membership meet- ing tonight, to return this present donation of $55.25 and £1 -0-0. The membership are of the opinion that, while the rank and file of the crew are undoubtedly good union men who are willing to render us all assistance in our present struggle the mouthpiece of the crew who pre- sented themselves as the crew's of- ficial delegates have so misrepre- sented the condition of our strike in New Zealand, Australia and to the erew of the R.M.S. Niagara that we can no longer have any dealings with them either as individuals or dele- gates. Any member of a trade union who could be capable of voicing the sym- pathy and support these gentlemen have voiced and then turning around and condemning us in the terms that have been reported to us are worthy of no confidence being placed in them by either their own union or by us. When the action of the crew of the M.V. Hauraki, who refused point- blank to move one pound of cargo out of B-C., is compared to the stand taken by the spokesman for the crew of the Aorangi it is like comparing day with night. it is with sincere regret that we are compelled to sever our relations with the members of the crew who have shown us support, but we must protect ourselves against the double- dealing of these hypocrites. We are sending copies of this letter to the erew of the vessel, to Mr. Fleming as official spokesman for the crew, taint in connection: ‘to the Secretary of the Australian Seamen’s Union, Sydney Branch, to the Federated Waterside Workers of Wew Zealand and to the daily Press of this city. Secretary, Central Strike Committee. 44 OUT OF. 270. Upon receipt of the above letter, Wwe understand that Mr. Fleming began to petition the crew of the “Aorangi” in an endeavor ta get a majority of them to endorse his stand. How successful he was can be judged by the reply letter as pub- lished below. It will be noticed that there is no mention of the attitude of the other 226 members of the erew. The reply letter is as follows: SS. Aoransi. Victoria, B.C., Aug. 12, 1935. Fellow Workers: in reply to your letter dated 11th August, addressed to the members of the crew M.V. Aorangi, we the undersigned members of the said MARKETING AGT RUINS F ARMERS Produce Trucks Held Up By Provincial Police; Confiscated By Pattullo Board’s Decree (.P.ISTARGET OF NAZITERROR 26 Communists Are Sen- tenced——Catholics Face Scourge BERLIN, Aug. 9—A terrific drive against the Communist Party of Germany, Nazi officials showed to- day, lies at the centre of the fas- cist terrorism now striking at every element of mass resistance to the Hitler dictatorship. Im its frantic hunt for Commun- ists the German government “is sparing no terror, no means of espionage and ruthlessness to crush the core of the anti-fascist move- ment. The charge of engaging in Communist Party activity against fascism resulted in the sentencing of 26 Communists today at Stutt- gart to prison terms ranging from three years and two months to four and a half years. More Sentenced. The bestial ‘‘People’s Court” sen- teneced three Communists, one a woman, to heavy terms in the hell- ish Nazi prisons, known as worse torture holes than the concentra- tion camps. The careful tactics used by the Communist Party to suard against mass arrests, the arranzement of the Party units in groups no larger than five, has called forth every attempt of the Nazi to wring in- formation from arrested revolution- ary workers. Lay Catholics Jailed. For the first time the Gestapo (Secret Police) is making= arrests of civilian Catholies simultaneously with priests. Iwo troop leaders of the Catholic Sports Organization were seized at Oplanden, in the Rhineland, charged with posting anti-Nazi placards. The Catholic Union in the Indinghausen district Was suppressed. Reports lacking in detail continued to gather of sup- pression of Nazi Party function- aries. Children, Too The depths of depravity to which Hitler fascism will descend is re- vealed in the latest attack upon youth and young workers’ organiza- tions. One youngster in his late *teens, recently released on parole—he must report to the police of his district (Continued on page 3) (Centinued cn Page 3) Judge Blocks Bail For Evans And Camp Boys Bondsmen Must Produce Their Buyers for Property MOTHERS VISIT MEN REGINA, Aus. 12.—One hundred mothers of Regina visited the jail here which holds the imprisoned camp workers charged in connection with the trek to Ottawa, bearing eifts of. tobacco, fruit, ete., fast Sunday. A Mothers’ Committee has been set up for the purpose of lool- ing after the arrested strikers. Bail for the strikers is blocked by Judge Farrell. Over $46,000 has been submitted to him for their release to date. He re- fuses to accept this bail until the being sureties produce buyers for their property. This is well nigh impos- sible, and sets a precedent for Cana- dian courts. Thousands of resolutions of pro- test are pouring in to the Attorney- General of Saskatchewan, demand- ing that this obstacle be removed, and bail allowed on the good faith, and offers of property for the amount asked, based on the.-assessment of the property, the same as in all rormer Cases. CHINESE PLAN LABOR VICTORIA, Aug. 12.—Plans are being laid for the launching of a Chinese workers’ paper for the prov- ince of B. C. Chinese workers are being assisted by their white broth- ers in the labor movement here to establish the newspaper. It will have for its object the acquaintinge of Chinese workers in the mills, canneries and plants of the news of the .labor movement in B. C. and educating them to the labor view- point. PAPER irra] id (fal fel eT Mele Miele MMe MeN eTiel ens) Iie] Iie felt MeeVee Mie ele MiteN Mel MeN Nel Mel Mel Me Miele NNeNieiiel ie] TIM BUCK Communist Candidate, North Winnipeg: at the ARENA Wednesday, Aug. 28th at 8 p.m. — Doors open at 6:30 SAM CARR Manager, Dominion Communist Election Committee They Will Reply tc Stevens, King, and Bennett This Will Be Their Only Meeting in B.C. : ie HUeTMel el Mel eT Meel el eT eN Tele MEM eniiel ie] ene) El} feiiitefite Ue ie ey et Met ed ete SESS ETE T ETE CMG MCMEMSMEWSMCMOMNCMIEMmEMoMmoMmomomon LOMEMEMEMEMAMNEOMOMOMAMOMAMOMGMGMOMGOIIGNh <4 j a STRIKE VICTORY AT FRASER MILLS NEW WESTMINSTER, Aug. 10.—The white crew of the shingle mill of Fraser Mills struck here last night in demand of the bonus for American trade shingles. These workers included the sawyers of the mill. They were only out 20 minutes when the management agreed to settle and pay the dif- ference in the rates demanded. The Chinese workers who are mostly packers also struck for the Sanre demands, and the manage- iment agreed to pay them the rate, and they went back to worl: this mormming. Scab Must Pay Docker Bosus Charge Against Docker Dismissed By Our Special Correspondent WICTORIA, Aug. 9.—The charge of assault laid by C. Lawson, a strike-breaker of this city, against J. Anderson, S. Rosskamp, and G. Robertson, three longshoremen of Victoria, was dismissed by magis- trate Jay in the City Police Court here today at the request of Law- son’s lawyer, because of lack of evi- dence. On the evening of July 20th the three longshoremen charged with as- Sault, members of the locked-out Longshoremen’s Union of this city, were following C. Lawson and five other seabs home with the intention of persuadins them to stop scabbing- The six scabs, aware that they were being followed, entered DLavwson’s house and came out again a few moments later armed, one with an axe (C. Lawson), and the others with improvised clubs, with which they attacked the longshoremen. Three days later C. Lawson filed a charge of assault against the longshoremen: Their case was taken up and de- fended by the local Canadian Labor Defense League. On Thursday morn- ing, Aug. 8th, the case came before the magistrate. The defense lawyer succeeded in forcing C. Lawson in the witness box to admit that he had threatened the longshoremen With an axe. This compromised Lawson’s posi- tion so badly that immediately after, on the plea that “I don’t think I have the evidence quite clear,” Tate, the prosecutor, requested the magis- trate to adjourn the case until the following day. On the following day, with the court- room packed with workers, the pro- secutinge attorney, Late, requested on behalf of his client that the magis- trate dismiss the case. This was ac- ceded to. Scab Pays Expenses Before the case formally came up before the court on Friday afternoon, C. Lawson signéd an agreement with the longshoremen agreeing to pay all expenses connected with the case on condition that the longshoremen would not file a counter-charge of assault against him. The “expenses involved’ included the defense law- yer’s fee, and full compensation for a shirt torn off the back of one of the longshoremen as well as other articles of clothing belonging to the longshoremen damaged by GC. Lavw- son and his gang in the fight. |Marpole Bridge Blocked To Prevent Marketing Potato Crop MARPOLH, Aug. 13. — Sixteen truckloads of yegetables on their way to catch the early morning Vancouver market at 4:30 a.m. were stopped at the south approach to the Marpole bridge by a car placed on the right of way by Joe Max- well of the Coast Vegetable Market- ing Board: Thirty tons of potatoes were con- fiscated and loaded on to seyen big trucks, to be taken to the board’s warehouse. Permission to take the other vegetables in to the market was refused the farmers . No rea- sons were given by the board mem- ber. The growers, who are Chinese, estimate the loss to them at around $400, as much of their produce is of a perishable nature. Police Brutality. Provincial Police roughly handled one grower named Wong by throw- ing him on to the roadway, who sustained a twisted arm. Wong re- sented the search of his trucls. Other growers, who went to tele- phone for medical assistance, were stopped by the police. Maxwell called for more police and three truckloads carryine twelve officers arrived on the scene. The brid=e was closed to traffie. from the afternoon of- 4 in the morning until 8:80 a.m. Stoppage of the trucks and the ‘confiscation of the potatoes by the Coast Vegetable Marketing Board is to prevent more than forty tons be- ing marketted per day (the quota Set), while growers state the restric- tions are too severe and cause heavy loss to them as they must get their produce to market before other veze- tables come in from the interior, and, also, to allow them to clear their land. U.S. MARITIME WORKERS VOTE SAN FRANCISCO, Aus. 16.—Sea- men and Jongshoremen along the Pacifie Coast are balloting on the question of handling ‘hot cargo” from British Columbia. Seamen be- San balloting last Monday, and the Tongshoremen begin voting today. The balloting is under control of the “Maritime Federation of the Pacific Coast.” Washington is attempting to split the ranks of the Marine Workers, just as the bosses and the govern- ment are doings la Canada. The pow- erful Maritime Federation is the out— come of the desire of the workers for solidarity. The ballot paper reads as follows: MARITIME FEDERATION OF THE PACIFIC COAST OFFICIAL BALLOT The Longshoremen and Water Transport Workers of Canada have been locked-out by their employers, thus making all British Columbia cargo unfair to organized labor. The Executive Committee of the Mari- time Federation of the Pacific Coast now recommends that the member- Ship vote upon the following ques- tion: “Are you in favor of handling or transporting any British Co- Jumbia unfair cargo?” VHS... . NO... August 14th, 1935. We notice in the daily press that the Cumberland miners are back at work and that the employers will make no statement. Undoubtedly this means that the men are NOT working on the iniquitous contract system. Good for Cumberland. There is a lesson here, the miners stood together, that is all. We flatter ourselves that if the longshoremen had given in, the Cumberland min- ers might not have had such a short fight and if it is so we have extra justification in sticking solidly for our rights. Gannot labor read the hand writ- ing on the wall? The lockout of the Waneouver longshoremen, the suggestion to reduce the wages of the B.C.E.R. employees, and this lockout of the Cumberland miners all point to a determined joint ac- tion to reduce wages and subdue labor in general. . Censider the disclosure by Alder- man Harvey in the City Council on Augsust 7 that, with the knowledge of the Mayor, the Shipping Federa- | tion was the sole judge if the fam- Longshoremen Draw Lesson From Cumberland Strike ily of a waterfront worker should receive relief or not. This might happen to you, Broth- er Workers, tomorrow. The boss locks you out, orders that your fam- ily is to get no relief and the cries of your children will force you to go back for less wages. You had better take a tumble, this is the moment you can stop any such move and not even get into the fight, just supply the ‘‘silver bullets” you were asked for on an- other occasion. Assess yourselyes $1.00 per head for the waterfront workers and start paying immediately. It is the cheap- est insurance you can buy. Longshoremen Publicity Committee. Slave Camps in England KIREBY, Notts, Eng¢.—The strug- gle against slave camps and social service centres for the unemployed in place of work at trade union rates of pay was carried a stage further here this week when over 100 youns workers point-blank re_ fused to attend a Minister of La- bor “‘trainings’’ camp.