/ugust 23, 1935 B-C. WORKERS” NEWS Page Three HASTINGS BAKERY 716 EAST HASTING ST. We deliver from house to house in Grandview and Hastings town- Site districts. Call High. 3244 and our driver will be at your door. Support Those Who Support You vt L. Donovan | Typewriters and Adding _ Machines Supplies and Service Bre Wew and Used Machines from $10.00 up DR. W. J. CURRY DENTIST 301 Dominion Bank Building Wancouver, B.C. Phone - - - Sey. 3001 a — See US First — i 1132 W. 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LITERATURE SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY (Canada) 5G SoS TSS ASS SS oeaee femonthly fj RU SSTAS TODAY (Pinpland)) 25 es in ek oe en 10c monthly (UlS:SRESUNGCONS PRU CLON 250s ss ee ee ee 50c monthly IVS CoG) RINE VSS oe Pe Na a EE 10¢e weekly SOVIET TRAVELS (Moscow) ...-..-:<-+-.--- 30c¢ every two months ABOR MONTHLY <(Bnpland), ss... ec. cw oe ee ew ie ee 15¢ REPORT OF J. STALIN TO 17th CONGRESS (Pamphlet)......- 10¢ (EREBE NPR RGN DYN oe ea oot omy Sr oe eee eae 20c monthly Discount on bundle orders from FRIENDS OF THE SOVIET UNIGN, Room 13, 163 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. EMPIRE SHOE REPAIRING 66 E. HASTINGS ST., near City Hall Rubber Repairs Men’s Half Soles & Rubber Heels 95¢ Men’s Half WHILE Soles) = 22s.<5% 7O¢ YOU WAIT Men’s Rubber aa Heels -35¢ | Ladies’ Half Men’s Panco Half Soles -.65¢ Soles -..---.- %7S¢@ | Ladies’ Rubber Men’s Leather or Leather Heels ene sie Heels .25¢ Correspondence Editor, B. ©. Workers’ News: Capitalists say money works. Did you fellows ever see money spit on its hands and build a home or any- thing? Of course not! You workers are the only ones who produce any thing, but by control of the indus- trial and money machine the eapit- adist owns you and your ehildren bedy and souls. ust compare the miles and niles of squalid shacks you are forced to call homes with those stately mansions of the para- Sites of Shaughnessy Heights. Have you ever seen any of the owners longshoring or toiling? No! You'll find them lounging in Sumptuous clubs, huntine- lodges or porine over ticker tape to see what dividends their slayes have earned for them. They are coinine midget money in the States on the pretext it is for taxes. It means just one thing and that is to drive the worker down to an Oriental basis, and, in Canada too for a few brass cowns with a hole in it for a day's labor. The “Province” intimated just such a program for Canadians in an editorial in 1933 en- titled “The Boiled Rice Tree,” which I promptly howled down to the best of my ability. Unless you workers forget your petty differences and present a united front of all unions you might jus as well get your chop sticks and wooden pillows ready for an area of coolie wages and boiled rice. You have nothing to love but your chains and you can only achieve this end by solidarity, J. E. BOYD, So “Very MeQueero, the draft- dodsing hero” tells an audience in Alberta that the longshoremen in Wanecouver commended his fairness. Shades of Ananias! On our part we are not very surprised to any state- ment issued by Shipping Federation MeGeer; so recklessly in dealing with the waterfront situation that if the pub- lic had swallowed the camel they Surely need not strain at the genat. This servile tool of the Shipping Ped- eration has used his poisStion most Shamefully, and stopped at no slan- der to serve the Shippine Interests. When, reluctantly, at the orders of his City Council he wrote to Ot- tawa to demand an investigation un- der the Act, he completely and care_ fully nullified any result by attach- ing a viciously garbled and untrue report of a meeting held openly in the Royal Theatre, and also read this report to the City Council. He had our statement disproyinge these unfounded charges in tota and Seriatim, and yet his “fairness” did not induce him to attach this also for Ottawa, or even read it to the City Council. Fairness? The man is aS inherently incapable of under- Standing the word as of realizing that his position is for all Vancou- vre and not for the “monevy-lenders” only. His rantings and mouthines would cause any alienist to suspect demen- tia, or at jJeast a recurrence, and when he starts on the Bloody Ogre of Red Communism and how Mc- Geer saved the whole Pacific Coast from becoming a reekine shambles and slaugshter-house, one expects at every instant to see the slaver of in- eipient rabies drooling from his lips. S. and PD. GROPPER WILL NOT BACK DOWN Intends To Continue Caricaturins Japanese Emperor Japanese Imperialism is incensed at a picture which appeared recently U.S.A. in “Vanity Fair,” Mr. Gropper, who drew the cari- cature, is employed in the art de- partment of “Freiheit,’’ Jewish daily newspaper of New York. He has New York “World’’ and the com- worked for the New York “Herald,” munist “Daily Worker.’ He has also drawn for the “‘New Masses.”’ He said he intends to continue cari- caturing the Emperor of Japan as a militarist. to be the height of divine stupidity,” “This whole business seems to me Mr. Gropper said. ‘‘The attempt of a Jfascist country to extend a cen- Sorship to other lands sounds ridi culous and serious at the same time. Of course, Japan has been at war for the last four years, raiding China and Manchuria, and is looking to the United States as a possible ally in other conquests aimed at the Soviet Union.’’ printed in the ANNOUNCEMENTS Rosedale Branch of the Women’s Labor League will hold a dance at 1605 Renfrew St. (corner of Grave- lv) on Saturday, Auge. 24, at § p.m. Patronize Our Advertisers Whist Drive and Bingo To Be ‘held in Workers’ Hall, 2237 Main Street Friday, August 23rd, at 8 p.m. Z SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PAPER BY FILLING GUT THE FORM BELOW RATES: One year, $1.80. 6 Months, $1.00. 3 Months, 50c. Please send THE B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS to: IWRNERN) “S545 555555555 065555 5S Sond So oso oon ood So De Soa sonaoo ss EMESIS. Sa san sqscagossaneo>sn0sgdoR os eS aso oon spoon oN dN City or Town ........ Sono 4o5Rédessaaossesasosose5 5559605909545 for which f enclose $............ ~.--.- fOr one year..... Gago nD Do co 6 Months................ 3 Months.......-......- 55 Auspices Workers’ Press Cash Door Prize Tickets 15c x 2 for 25¢ GAMES SPORTS he has tortured the truth- RELIEF OFFICE RECRUITS SCABS Try To. Enrol Chinese Youth for Waterfront Work By C. S. THOMAS NICTORIA, Aug. 19.— The local Relief Office of Victoria has at last revealed itself to the workers of this city openly as a scab-recruitine agen- ey. Rumors that have been circu- lating about the city amongst the workers have now become established facts. On August 15th, a Chinese boy was sent by the relief officer to the Board ot Trade building where he was told he would get work at the ‘Lons- shoremen’s Hall’’—which is in real- ity the newly established headquar- ters of the scab “union,’’ formed by the local shipping’ bosses since the Victoria longshoremen were locked out a month ago, in an effort to bet- ter organize their Fink workers. Young Chinaman Didn’t Scab The youth, however, made a mis- take and applied at the Canadian Labor Defense League office (which is Situated in the same building). Upon hearing of the purpose for which he was sent to the “longshore- men’s hall” he immediately depart- ed. Thus it may be seen that the local Relief Office is assuming the role of herding: strike-breakers and the work- ers of Victoria are Voicing their mass protest against this scab-herdinge. ANTI - OLYMPIC BILL BEFORE THE U.S.A. CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Repre- sentative Emanuel Celler (Dem., N. Y.), reacting. to widespread public resentment, today introduced a reso- jution in the House of Representa- tives which would prohibit the use of Mederal funds to pay expenses of American athletes at the Olympic games scheduled to be held in Ber- lin in 1936. Celler offered his reso- lution in protest against Nazi perse- cution of Jews and Catholics under the Hitler regime. Crane Co. Plumbing Compulsory Fascist Methods Of Bleeding the Workers ( By Our Special Correspondent) EFLIN FLON, Man., Aug. 16: Owners of buildings on Main Street and the more central streets of this mining town are again feeling the fascist touch of Flin Flon’s town council, which is all composed of de- pendable employees of the Hudson’s Bay Mining & Smelting Co. As a result of recent lesislation, following lone deliberations of the eity fathers, and lavish entertain- ments in one of Winnipes’s best ho- tels for Mayor Mainwaring, the Hud- son’s Bay Plumbing Go. (Crane equip- ment) is to be allowed to install plumbing systems in all buildings, whether the owner desires or not, on the say-so of the town engineer or medical health officer. The terms, of course, are “splendid’’ for the working man as he will be given about three years to pay. This is just following out the pol- of the officials of the Hudson’s Mininge & Smelting Co. of keep- ing the workers broke and in debt all the time, thinking that they can thus prevent the men from organiz- ing to struggle for better wages and working conditions. Protest High Food Prices In Nazi Germany icy Bay Fruit Prices Increase Sixfold, Eggs Are Luxuries BERLIN, Aus. 21. — German housewives have loudly protested against the high prices of butter, esses, vegetables. Some fruits are six times dearer than they were last year. A practical embargo on eggs is foreseen for this winter, when supplies may be depleted. “Tt may be necessary to wean the Germi an public froma certain RebsabhS s by permitting their price to rise, 7s Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. “Our ~ reserve is seriously depleted by premature withdrawal of eggs from eold storage, and a graye egs short- age may result this winter. But after all, ¢ggs are luxuries.” The unemployed have been re- duced under the Hitler regime from 6 millions to 134 millions. But crit- ies point out that much of it hz been done by spreading the work and wages thinner, so that the net result has been a lo standard of er PRESS PICINIC SUNDAY, AUGUST 25th, All Day starting 10 a.m. B.C. ELECTRIC PARK, North Side HASTINGS PARK Take No. 8 Car to End of Line Proceeds in Aid of “Il Lavatore,”’ MUSIC $00060000 0966969990900 SO OOOOOFSSOOEOEES SOO COO® | living, Italian Workers’ Weekly = 3 : $ e 2 e : > REFRESHMENTS $ DEMAND CORBIN MINES REOPEN Resolution Je. Is Sent To Premier Pattullo CORBIN, B:C., Aug. 19.—Yet an- other indication of the concerted ac- tien of the employers and the B.C. Liberal Government to smash unions of workers in this province is the latest announcement to close the coal mines at Corbin, B.C. This announcement is an edict to the miners who have conducted for better conditions back to work, under any conditions the company may wish to impose. or else starve. The following reso- lution, drawn up by -the Miners’ Union and submitted to the B.C. Government should be endorsed and forwarded to the Government by all workers’ organizations: CORBIN LOCAL NO. 3. Mine Worlsers’ Union of Ganada. Corbin, B:.G., Aus. 11, 1935. Premier Pattullo, Legislative Building, Victoria, B.C. Whereas: The Corbin Collieries, Lid., have closed down their mines here in Gorbin indefinitely, there- by depriving 250 men from em- ployment; and, Whereas: The Corbin Collieries claim they were compelled to close due to competition with the out- side mines, thus losing the €.P_R. orders; and, Whereas: in essence of Corbin, a bitter strike to either 20 The average produc- tion per man in Corbin for the year 1934 was 5.10 tons per man, which was by tar the highest average in the province ot B.C.; and, Whereas: We stronely contend that mismanagement was the sole reason of closing down of the Cor- bin Mines; and, Whereas: There i§ approximate- Iy 72,000,000 tons of coal to be mined, thereby losing revenue for the state and work for men; and, Whereas: We are convinced that the actions of the B.C. Govern- ment in co-operating with the Company in keeping the mines closed is a direct move to smash organized labor; Therefore Be ft Resolved: That we, the Gorbin Miners’ Associa- tion make application through your Government to have this property re-opened for the benefit of all; And Be it Further Resolved: That a thorough investigation into the past operations and manage- ment of the Corbin Collieries would show that this property could be worked profitably. Signed: John Falconer, Chairman. John Press, Secretary. iT’S JUST—AS - TRUE TODAY Below we publish a copy of a leaf- let which Saceo had in his pockets when arrested in 1920. The leaflet was advertising a meeting for Ital- jan workers to be addressed by Van- zetti. “You have fought all the wars. YWou have worked for all the cap- italists. Wou have wandered over all the countries. Have you har- vested the fruits of your labors, the price of your victories? Does the past comfort you? Does the present smile on you? Does the future promise you anything? Have you found a piece of Jand where you ean live like a human being and die like a human being? On these questions, on this argu- ment, and on this theme, the struggle for existence, Bartolomeo Vanzetti will speak. Hour day hall Admission free. Freedom of discussion to all. Take the ladies with you.” WHAT ’Y KNOW SLIM’S GUT! REGINA, Aug. 21.—Arthur Byans, fearless organizer and leader of the historical trek of relief camp strik- ers Was released from prison today on bail bonds of ten thousand dol- lars. Evans will immediately commence a tour of the Dominion to rally sup- port for the 33 imprisoned leaders of the campboys and others arrested July ist at Regina when the police made their unprovoked attack upon the peaceful meeting of camp strik- ers and citizens. In Vancouver, the telegram mnoti- fying the workers of Evans’ release was received by 11 a.m. By noon all the city in the downtown area was acquainted with the fact. Wherever one went they were greeted with the same query, ‘‘What do you know, Slim’s out!’ It must be great to be loved by the workers like that. CITY SPONSORS STREET DANCING 14-Piecé Dance Orches- tra To Supply Music VANCOUVER, Aug. 21. — Street dancing will commence here tonight i nfront of the Marine Building, and will continue each evening until Aus. 27-= Hastings and Burrard Streets will be barricaded each even- ing from 8.30 until midnight. The area for dancing will be flood-light- ed, and a i14-piece dance orchestra will play. It is also expected that radio broadeasts will be made each even- ing from a platform and sent out over all local radio stations. The scheme is part of the ballyhoo for the opening of the Pacific Exhibi- tion on August 28. It is expected there will be a rush on the relief office ia the first week Vancouver Police Were First To Assist C.P.R. Strikebreakers R.R. Clerks Need More Organization “Much good humor amone C.P.R: officials and their office staffs mingling together in a common cause,” states the Canadian Pacific Staff Bulletin of Aueust 1, 1935, pub- lished at Windsor Station, Montreal, and issued for the information of all engaged in the company’s service. Referring to the Longshoremen’s Strike at Vancouver waterfront, States the Bulletin: “By no means caught unawares, Vancouver officials of the company were Well prepared for the strike when it finally came on June the 4th. On that date the Empress of Japan cleared in from the Orient with nearly 600 passen- sers and a full cargo, but a Gall Was made for volunteer workers, and office staffs responded so readily that the ‘issue was heavyily over- Subscribed,’ as an accountant Jong- Shoreman put it. “Under perfect police protection in which the company’s own investiga- tion department was the Pivotal foree, with assistance first from the Vancouver City police and later augzu- mented by Provincial and R.C.M.P. men, the office staffs carried on until the Empress of Japan inward Cargo was safely under way. “During the strike period when pickets lined the approaches to the wharves all alone the miles of Van- couver waterfront—until it was de- cided to make the practice illesal and arrests of offenders were made in large numbers—ample facilities were provided by the company for the safety and comfort of its emer- Feney longshoremen.” Bitter Lesson. What lessons can be leared from that above gloating article on office clerks being used as scabs on others ensaged in the company’s service? While it is true none of the mem- bers of the Railway Clerks’ Brother- hood worked as longshoremen, still they, as well as every other rail- roadman, had to handle the shipping documents, and the railmen to draw the freight, which is as unfair on the road as it is on the sea. This €.P-R. journalistic hebetude should have an effect in awakening the members and officers of the Rail- way Clerks’ Brotherhood, and the other railway labor organizations to the urgent need of closer orfaniza- tion among the railway unions and the firmer realization of real work ing-class duty. We trust that no delay will be evident in the efforts to get the office staffs organized by the railroad unions. CHARLIE PETERS. Office Staff Scabbery Pleases C.P.R. Officials U.S. Seamen (Continued from Page 1) close co-operation with the Shipping Federation, is doing all possible toe help starve the workers back to work, and thus crush out of exist- ence the union. According to the plan worked out, only those will get relief from the City who are ap- proved by the Shipping Federation. The Dominion Government Depart- ment of Labor has turned a deaf ear to the telesrams and communi- cations sent them by McGeer, reeves and others to use the Industrial Dis- putes Act and brine about a settle- ment. RATEPAYERS PROTEST THIS DISCRIMINATION North Burnaby Taxpay- ers Unite To Save Homes BURNABY, Aug. 20.—Three hun- dred North Burnaby ratepayers at a@ meeting held in the Unity Hail last night here protested in no un- certain terms by resolution, the dis- erimination Shown by Commissioner Wraser towards citizens who wanted to work off their taxes as provided by the by-law. All United on This Issue The political opinions represented at the meeting included, C.CF., Conservative, Liberal and Commun-— ist, and all agreed that the discrim- ination was a forerunner of the coming real estate racket. There is house shortage that hall all the in- dications of becoming acute. The scheme is for to force selected pieces of property onto the tax sales, when real estate firms and trust compan- ies favorable to the commissioner will be given the tip and will pick up the property for a song. That is, they will get the inside informa- tion. Expert Real Estate Sharlz Commissioner Fraser graduated in the bond and real estate business, and is expert at filechine a decent piece of land or property from hon- est workers. The taxpayers are in- dignant and are determined to fizht the issue. A delegation will inter- view Fraser and will report to an- other mass meeting to be held in the same hall Thursday evenings, August 22nd, when further action will be planned. Marketing Scheme Aids the Wholesalers and Brokers BRIGHOUSE, B. GC, Aug. — Many pertient questions as to the functions of the Board, sales of pro- ducts and returns on same, what is to be done about unsold products left on the farmers’ hands, and a Score of more similar questions were levelled at the members of the B. €. Coast Vegetable Marketing Board by 80 growers at-a meeting in the town hall here tonight. The Board's plan and quotas for the Gems or late potatoes were left over to another meeting to be de- cided on later. This was due to the many speakers seeking to prove to the farmers that everything was to their interests. Mr. Peterson of the Board quoted a mass of figures of potatoes received and sold, cars loaded, for this year in comparison with last year, but as these were read over so quickly very little eould be gained, or discussed intelli- gently regarding them. A Mr. Dickie of the Associated Growers, Lesage and Bradbury, representing the Water Street wholesale interests, eulogized the Board and its efforts. Defends Interests of Farmers Gordon Grant on behalf of the Zhe Chinese growers, presented some points which proved sticklers, for board members. Replying to the question of Mr. Grant, Board mem- stated “that of the $2.00 com- mision, 75 cents goes to the agency handling the potatoes.’ The Board at Kamloops they state “receives 50 cents per ton commission, while the agency which is in the employ of the Board receives $5.00 per ton for handling the potatoes.” Regarding the allegation that Chinese growers were debarred from using their own trucks to haul po- tatoes, the Board stated “it is much easier to watch a few trucks than to watch for a thousand of them.” Chinese were asked to appoint one truck driver, and the other white drivers were appointed and licensed by the Board. These truckers re- ceive from 50 cents to 75 cents per ton for hauling. Page the Field Qne farmer wanted to know if every grower had to sign up with the Board? If it is voluntary is there a penalty for failing to comply with the resulations? “This,” the Board stated, “was to Know approximately bers Man of September for shoes. Unem- ployed workers should get applica- thing B.C. Vegetable Board Curtails Production; Farmers In Poverty © what amount of potatoes the market would absorb.” As to the products left on the growers’ hands, nothing definite was ascertained apart from the farmer ‘seeing’ the Board’s field man. . All farmers are expected to regis- ter with the Board in order that they may vote at a later date on whether they wish to continue to Market in this manner or not. This Smells of Fascism If a farmer wishes to give away or donate potatoes to a friend, or- fanization or charity, he must se~ cure the permission of the Board, If he wishes to sell his product with- in a ten mile radius of his farm out- Side of the Vancouver and New Westminster market, he must obtain the sanetion of the Board. Many of the farmers are skeptical of the benefits arrived from this method of marketing. It means 2 curtailing of production. Some farm- ers there who did not know any- about the Marketing Board, went away, not at all satisfied with the information they received. Five wholesale brokers who are licensed by the Board to handle the potatoes, a few truck drivers, and the Marketing Board, are the only ones who stand to sain under the presen tSsecheme of things. MINE OWNERS ARE IN CLOVER Expect a Banner Year for Gold With Huge Profits VICTORIA, Aus: — made available here by the Provin- cial Department of Mines indicate an increase from January to June of nearly one million dollars in the value of gold production over the Same period last year. Gold recoveries in the six-month period were 170,444 ozs. of gold, worth $5,970,175, an average for the period of $35.08 per oz. Mine owners are anticipating a banner year in gold production and profits for 1935. This will be the third year in succession that sold production in B. ©. has exceeded ex- pectations. Wew properties are be- 24. Pisures tions in for them right away. ing brought in very extensively.