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Heels -25¢ SUBSCRIBE TO FILLING OUT THE FORM BELOW i 6 Months, )ease send THE B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS to: & RATES: One year, $1.80. THIS PAPER BY $1.00. 3 Months, 50c. Plenty For Ali | Was in the kitchen smoking pe. He had been standine on ner near the waterfront with up of pickets all Gay and was out. Nellie and her boy friend in the front room. They had adio on full blast tom-toming nelodies. Dad stood it as lone could and then shouted: “Wor Sake, Wellie, can’t you get ines on that machine but , alright, Dad,” said Nellie, Hin= to oblige!” She tuned al and a yoice was heard: ad jet me tell you, friends, when the new social order is ished in WGritish Columbia Will be plenty for everybody. is no need for people to go Y in the midst of plenty. body who is willing to work eceive the full value of his But does Gerry McGeer s€ you the full value of your He does not. He talks about visionary Monetary Reform. ive had enough of these pram- of our politicians. Pattullo sed Work and Wages, but so : has not produced them. and a think he will, during the Cars he will still be in office? EI Wonder ends, I wonder, I cannot help ender? In Alberta they have the old-time parties that they t wanted. I do not think Ab- Will be able to do much bet- ter, but at least this can be said for the people of Alberta, they DO NOT WANT the old parties. The victory of Social Credit in Alberta shows that the people are thinking. And that’s what we must all do, friends. We must study and be edu- cated, for without an intelligent, wide-awake electorate we can do nothins. Friends “Friends, I want to read part of a letter I received today from a wo- man on Vancouver Island. It reads: My husband is a fisherman and is away from home a Jot, but the last time he was home he enjoyed your speech on the radio so much about the Orientals that he gave me this dollar to send to you. I know of a cannery where the girls working are all Japanese. It is high time some- thing was done to give work to the white gris.’ “Triends, this question of giving the Orientals the yote is an import- ant one; one that we are often asked about, and you will find the answer on page 11, section 25, of our new pamphlet, entitled: ‘What Is the Answer of the C.C.F.?? If you read this part of the pamphlet you will learn that we do not believe the Orientals should have the yote un- der Capitalism, but we would give iif to them under the co-operative system. Our political opponents, the a a ae By BOB LEALESS “Not only in war time, but positively in every acute political Situation, not to speak of periods ef real revolutionary activities on the part of the masses, the goy- ernments of even the treest bourgevis countries will threaten to disband the legally existing or- ganizations, to seize their treasur- ies, and arrest their leaders.” —LENIN. The Regina Trials of the 37 ar- rested camp Strikers for work at de- cent wages has now been postponed until January. This allows the move- ment against political reaction and oppression an added period for rally- ing the widest campaign for the re- lease of these heroic fighters. The working people of Canada must be aroused immediately to grasp the significance of these trials. Two forces stand opposed to each other. The foree of the com- mon people fighting for decent Wages; the right of organization; freedom: of expression, and for lib- erty. On the other side the capitalist class. fighting to maintain its slave compounds; to crush the growth of unionism and freedom of speech and to make Canada a prison for the common people. z The trials at Regina are a contin- uation and a higher stage in the fight against slave compounds that has already filled a Slorious page in the struggle of the Canadian people against capitalist slavery. These ar- rested workers reflect the bitter hat- red of the youth towards slave labor and their firm and stubborn deter- mination to wipe this condition of affairs off the face of Canada. The fact that these men are on trial tes- tifies to the realization of the srowth and need for unity of action, and to the mortal fear the exploitine class have of the people’s united front. Desires of Working Population The seven demands of the camp Workers are erystal clear. Because these demands were based upon the immediate needs and desires of the working population of Canada, the camp Strikers were enabled to build up the widest united front and £ain the support of large sections of the Population. The Bennett Iron Heel Government, representing the needs of big business as opposed to the neews of the working people, raised the howl of ‘Communism,’ and “Revolution” in order to hide its in- Capacity to grant these elementary needs. This Government, that promised when in power to end unemployment in six months, became the most hated government that ever existed in Canada. Seeing itself doomed and intent upon restoring its tottering prestige, its intention was to come before the electorate of the country as the saviours of Ganada from ‘“‘red reyolution,’’ and to lay the blame for unemployment, low Wages and poverty upon the leaders of the working class who were fightine against these conditions. Behind this mask the capitalist class intended to continue a more intense attack upon the economic and political rights of the working people and thus hide their own in- capacity to meet the needs of life. Government Planned Savage Attacl The capitalist class and their poli- tical representatives haye resorted to the vilest and most brutal of mis- representation in order to continue their rule. It now well estab- lished and undisputed fact that the murderous attack upon the peaceful meeting of citizens at Resina on Dominion Day was premeditated and Planned directly from the Bennett cabinet. Asain, the promise made by Guth- rie that a public investigation would be conducted into the cause of the so-Called riot has been denied, In- stead, the government is using all the anti-working class elements, in- cluding the notorious ‘stool pigeon in chief’’ Leopold, in order to send these heroic leaders to jail and to Stifle the voice and the struseles of the working class of Canada for bet- ter living standards. Five of these workers are cha reed under the infamous Section 98 with belonging to “illegal” organizations. The organization that the capitalist class intends to make illecal is the is (Continued on page 4) organization which fought so bitter- ly against the relief camps—the Re- lief Camp Workers’ Union. All Trade Unions Affected A conviction of these workers by Capitalist justice means the convic- tion of the entire trade union move- ment of Canada. This is the very reason why the strugele for the re- lease of these workers must start and penetrate deeply into every sec- tion of the trade union movement. Wot only must the trade unionists besrallied, but every industrial and rural worker; every member of the exploited middle class; every profes- sional and intellectual; all those who are against oppression and eyery lover of freedom must be convinced of the necessity of forming a solid front of unity for the release of every arrested striker. What to Do 1. The Citizens’ Committee of Regina has already deyeloped a very wide movement of agitation and collec- tion of monies for the defense of the imprisoned workers. Liberty Bonds are already in circulation in B. C. and throughout the country. These can be bought in denominations of ten cents up to five dollars. Every effort should be made by organizations and in- dividuals to sell these bonds and build up the necessary finance for carrying on the struggle. . The arrested strikers have agreed that they will not go on trial un- til the proniuse of the Federal Goy- ernment “that a public nvestiga- tion be conducted” has material- ized. It is necessary now to im- mediately demand through resolu- Significance Of The Trials Held In Regina RO) tions from every organization that this promise be fulfilled. 3. The issue of: Abolition of Slave labor in Canada, and repeal of Section 98 and the right of orzan- ization must become the burnings: issues in the coming Wederal elections. Every candidate should be made to feel the mass senti- ment and the determination of the working people in regard to this question. They should be asked from the public platform to state their position on these questions. By their attitude towards these issues they should be judged by the electorate of Canada. In the meantime, no time should be lost in canvassing for financial support and in the “arrangements of public meetings to spread the truth and the significance of the Regina Trials. In this manner the necessary basis will be built up that would prevent these leaders of the common people from spend- ing their lives in capitalist dun- 2eons. Continue the struggle against slave labor and compounds by fighting for the release of the 37. The best and only way to fight tgainst Pascism and War is to build the United Front of Labor and fighi Capitalism. | FIFTY SPECIALS ARE LAID OFF Regular Police Get 16 Cents Per Hour For Overtime VANCOUVER, Aus. 27. — Fifty Special police (Stools to you) were laid off by the Police Department here Jast Friday. This will mean a Saving of $180 per day to the tax- payers of Vancouver. Mayor MeGeer is feverishly at- tempting to stretch the remainine= 3194.000 of the police appropriations to do the police work duringe the rest of the city fiscal year. Reports are current to the effect that the city crime waye has meas- urably inereased since the introduc- tion of specials, especially since nu- merous members of this ragtage ele- ment have been assigned to night duty, being allowed to prowl the Streets with a gun on their hips, prying into store windows and try— ing back doors in alleys. Regular Police Dissatisfied The regular police are incensed at the rates of Pay they have received for extra police work, one policeman receiving $21.89 for 131 hours over- time. This works out at the rate of 16 cents per hour fon poundine the sidewalks. When you have read this paper, pass it on to your friend. Soviet Union Rejects Soviet Government Not Responsible for C. I. Activities WASHINGTON, U.S.—In a terse note handed to U. S. Ambassador Bullitt, the Soviet government re_ jected the contention of the United States sovernment which was ex- pressed in its note handed in Jast Sunday. The U. S. government protested that the Soviet Union had violated its pledges given when diplomatic relations between the two countries were eStablishel when the sovern- ment of the Soviet Union undertool: to abstain from interference in the internal affairs of the U. S. Based on Delegate’s Report The pretext forthe U. S. note of hypocritical protest was furnished Some weeks ago when at the Sey- enth Congress of the Communist International, delegates from the Communist Party of the U.S.A. re- ported on the economic and political Situation in the U:S. and the growth and development of the Gommunist Party, numerically and in influence. The note of the Soviet sovernment States that the government of the Soviet Union cannot assume and never did assume responsibility for the activities of the Communist In- ternational which the Wnited States had asserted was the body respon- sible fer Communist activity in the WS: A Sharp Rejoiner In the note of rejection, N. N. Isvestinsky, assistant commissar for foreign affairs, said: “Phe Statement regarding the vio- lation by the government of the Soviet Union of its obligations, as- Sumed in the note of Noy. 6, 1933, is not consistent with the obligations assumed mutually by both parties. In view of this I am unable to ac- cept your protest. I am compelled to reject it.” The U.S. government, Hearst, Father Walsh, Matthew Woll ana the Wall Street crowd, which is back of the Soviet-hating pack, all know that the Communist International is not a part of the Soviet soyvernment, but they seek any and all pretexts to stir up feeling against the coun- try of socialism. U.S.A. SEAMEN PRESENT HIGHER WAGE DEMANDS Six-Hour Day, Holidays and Better Conditions Asked SAN FRANCISCO, Auc. 23—Here is a part of the demands which rank and file sailors of the steam schooners are preparing to present to shipowners upon the expiration of the present agreement: The six-hour day; recognized hol- idays on July 5, anniversary of the murder of two maritime workers during the 1934 strike and on March 6, birthday of the union; stoppage of work during certain hours on union meeting days; wages for sail- ors, $100 per month, ordinary sea- men, $75 per month; winch drivers, $10 per month; boatswains, $110 per month. The demands represent a substan- tial raise in wages and better work- ing conditions. They represent the will of the rank and file sailors and are the result of nearly a week of discussion at the West Coast Inter- national Seamen’s Union Convention now in session here. Marine cooks and stewards and the firemen, oilers and watertenders had not yet completed the demands Which they will present Simultane- ously with those of |the sailors. United States Protest INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE OF ‘WORKERS’ NEWS’ “News travels fast” is an old say- ing. We could add to that “* the ‘B. C. Workers’ News’ travels far, judging from a letter we are in re- ceipt of which was sent to a friend of ours from the Secretary of the International of Seamen and Har- bour Workers at the rue de la Grange aux Belles, Paris, France. Part of the letter reads as follows: “Discussing this strilxe (ong- shore strike—TEd.) with an Am- erican seamen we were told of the existence of two workers’ papers in Toronto and Vancouver, both of which give considerable space to the conditions, problems, and - struggles in the marine and trans- port industry.” “NW¥e also notice articles on the fishermen’s strugsles and the his- tory of the fishermen’s union. Could you. put us in touch with ths organization and the Japanese fishermen’s organization?” “The B. C. Workers’ News’ is be- comms of international importance in the struggles of the toilers. ANNOUNCEMENTS WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE Maple Hall, 47tn and Fraser Saturday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m. Auspices of Workers’ Joint Com- mittee Good Music Good Prizes Proceeds in aid of Longshore Relict Council Benefit Defence PICNIC North Side Hastings Parl (Take No. 8 Car) Sunday, September 1st Games Sports Refreshments In Aid of Regina and Vancouver Prisoners Mothers’ Priday TONIGHT BPriday. BIG SOCIAL, RAFFLE, DANCE Orange Hall Corner Gore Ave. and Hastines E. Win John Strachey’s Book, “Nature of Capitalist Crisis’’ (Value $3.75) In Aid of Young Workers’ Training School Good Music Good Bntertainnient Refreshments TICKETS ONLY 10c Support the Youth Movement! C.L.D.L. Drawing held Wednesday, Augst 21, winning numbers were: ist—No 49—J. Marshall 2nd—254—A. Johnson 3rd—No. 151—Wm. Mitcham Social Credit- Stev. Merger Forces of Fascism Com- ing Into United Front of Reaction CALGARY, Aug. -—Merger of the Aberhart Social Credit Party With the Stevens Party looms nearer with the definite proposal for such a4 merger by three elected Social Creditites—H. Wight, Lethbridse; Solon Low, Warner, and John Hou- sen, Taber. The proposal was made during: a meeting held in Lethbridge Jast night. It was decided to have exe- cutives of the two fascist parties in Lethbridge federal riding meet to bring about the merger. Medicince Hat Too Medicine Hat is moving alone the Same line. At a meetine® of the Medicine Hat Social Credit Wederal Constituency Association held last night, it was decided to mominate a candidate on Sept. 7 for the federal election, but qualified the decision by going on record favoring a “working agreement” with the Stev- ens Party. MOTHERS VISIT REGINA BOYS By J. P. BESPELKO Our Regina Correspondent REGINA, Aug. 26. — Over 150 people visited the 36 boys arrested as a result of the Dominion Day police riots at the Provincial Jail six miles from Regina. The Sunday afternoon Dire at ~“isits are sponsored by the Mothers’ Committee in co-operation with oth- er organizations, including the C1. DiL., Roumanian Mothers’ Glub, the Welfare Committee of the Gitizens’ Defence Conference and individual Sympathizers. A large Greyhound bus was chartered to take the visi- tors out who gathered at ‘the CGF. Committee Rooms and Unity Centre. Others came in-trucks and private ears. The warden’s office was laden With boxes of food which will last the boys for the week, as the food Served at the jail is hardly fit to eat. Most of the provisions brought to the jailed young trekkers was suppliel by the farmers in the dis- trict. ANTI-FASCIST HERO HAILED BY DELEGATES Presidium of Executive Committee Is Chosen At Plenary Session ATOSCOW, Aus. 22.—George Dimit- roti, hero of the Reichstae fire trial and brilliant leader of the toiling masses, Was unanimously elected General Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Communist Interna- tional (©.C.C.1.) at its first plenary Session. On the motion of Hreoli, the Ple- yum unanimously elected the follow ing Predidium of the Pxecutive Committee of the Communist Inter- national (H:C.CT.): Gottwald, Dimit- reff, _Cachin, Kolaroy, oplenis, Isuusinen, ensky, Manuilsky, Mar- ty, Moskvin, Wan Min, Okano, Pieck, Pollitt, Stalin, Thorez, Florin, Foster and TErcoli. The following were elected candi- dates to the Presidium: Browder, Brownkowski, Gallacher, Garlandi, Heckert, Koehler, Kon Sin, Linder- oth, Lozovsky, Mikhail, Raymond and Tuominen. Comrade Kusinen then put to vote the proposal for the election of Dim- itroff as General Secretary of the executive Committee of the Com- Intern. All present rose, ereeting Comrade Dimitroff with tempestuous and prolonged applause passing in- to ovation. The Plenum unanimous- ly elected Dimitroff General Seeret- ary of the #.C:CiL The Secretariat of the BE. GC. G. T. Was unanimously elected as follows: Dimitmoff, General Secretary; Ercoli, Manuilsky, Pieck, Kuusinen, Marty, and Gottwald. : Moskvin, Florin and Wan Min were elected candidates to the Sec- retariat of the ©.C,C.1. NAZI FILM AT ORIENT. SHOW Introduce Hitler Propa- ganda by Back Door in Chinese District VANCOUVER, Aus. 28 —“Reho of the Homeland,” a Nazi German mo- tion picture, is being shown at the Orient Theatre here this week-end. A preview was held at the theatre today under the auspices of the so- called “‘Ganadian Society for German Culture.’ The first attempt to spread Nazi propaganda here failed some months ago. The film is being boosted in the Capitalist press as portraying “work and culture” and the “ful- filling of the Hitler Plan of build- ing a great network of public highways and development of in- dusiries.”’ What the film really shows is the Hindenbure: Commemoration, the Nazi May Day celebrations at places where they were not opposed by the workers, the marching of the Hitler Youth and other scenes which can be utilized to further Nazi propa- es ganda. The press reports in connection With it, that girls are shown at work, and explained that sirls af- ter finishing school, must spend one year in the country. Lhe film depicis their ‘education’ *there. Forced Labor for Girls AS a matter of fact, girls after fin- ishing school are forced to go for : one year to work on farms or in Ss work camps. Upon inquiries being made by the “B. G. Workers’ News” reporter, we were unable to find any such organization in Vancouver as the “Canadian Society for Ger- man Culture.” The truth is that the Nazi Consul and a handful of Was- cists have planned this mean of put- j ting over Nazi propaganda here. i Protet Nazi Propaganda i The B. C. League againt War and Fascim is calling upon all workers’ j organizations and lovers of peace toe 3 protest, to the B. G. Board of Gen- : ' sors for Motion Pictures at the Court House, Vancouver, against this propaganda from a sovernment which chops off heals of women and Smashes trade unions, beine shown here. GOV'T IGNORES MEN'S DEMANDS Two Thousand - Sign Pétition we Over The Provincial Government re- fuses to deal. with the correspond- ence of the single workers on relief in Vancouver regardine the favored Frestaurants for feedins single men. A further communication has heen = forwarded by the Single Wnem- yi ployed Association to the Gevern- fe ment as follows: : August 24, 1935. To the Hon E. W. Griffith, Relief Administrator, Legislative Bides., Dear Sir: Jabu 22 On Aug. 15 we forwarded taks as wit- that 2581 sinesle men wn page 4) petition calling for £ ruling that required, of all restaurants th lowed to cater to rec We also stated at ROBBERY we were ready to ta. the Provincial Government woula care to name for that purpose. i of that letter. The fact that such 2 large number of persons—constitut— s affected—sismed this petitic’- {shoulda be sufficient evidence that! Ne mea- terests of those concerned, as the 1 Proyvineial Government attempts to——— id We consider that in ignoring fc 2 period of one week, such a sttoDs x Government is not showinte go matter the serious considert;ijion * Wictoria, B. C. of department an affiday— of a recent Provinci- men’s relief in this c tures to anyone in thes. We have had no acknowledement ing a large majority of the ~iumber sure itself is not working if the in- show. protest as the above, the Proxinciat deserves. > Once again we ask yours depat = ment to take this matter fT ij, jrand—_—_ “| and to favor us with an early remiyany : Yours very truly, | FRED GRANGE, ; Secretary. anzetti? Remember Sacco - EXCERPTS FROM SACCO’S LAST LETTER TO HIS SON, DANTE. August 18, 1927, Charlestown State Prison. My dear Son and Companion: The other day, I ended my hunger strike and just as soon as I did that I thought of you to write to you, but I find that F did not have enough strength and I cannot finish it af one time. How- ever, I want to get it down in any way before they take us again to the death-house, because it is my conviction that just as soon as the court refuses a new trial to us they will take us there. And be- tween Friday and Monday, if nothing happens, they will electro- eute us right after midnight, on August 22nd. Therefore, here I am, right with you with love and with open heart as ever I was yesterday. ... Much we have suffered during this long Calvary. We protest to- day as we protested yesterday. We protest always for our free- dom if I stopped hunger strike the other day, it was be- cause there was no more sign of life in me... Westerday as today I protest for life and not for death. I sacrificed because I wanted to come back to the embrace of your dear little sister Imes and your mother and all the beloved friends and comrades of life and not death. But remember always, Dante, in the play of happiness, don’t you use all for yourself only, but down yourself just one step, at your side and help the weak ones that cry for help, help the prosecuted and the victim, because that are your better friends; they are comrades that fight and fall as your father and Bartolo fought a ndfell yester- day for the conquest of the joy of freedom for all and the poor work- ers. In this strugele of life you will find more love and you will be loved. Your Father and Companion, NICOLA. United Front Was Not Strong Enough, On August 22nd, 1927, American imperialism “electrocuted Saceo and Vanzetti, .two -workers, .for -the “crime” of leading the working class of Boston in strugele. Workers all over the world protested against the frame-up of these two militant work- ine class leaders, who had been held captive for seven longs years before they were at last sent to the “chair” to pay the-penalty for a crime they never committed. The mass pro- tests of the workers werg not strone enough to wrest them from the clutches of the monster, American imperialism. White to Save Victims of Pascism. iS as At the pgesent time there are other workers’ leaders held in the U.S A, Angelo Herndon and others; in Wazi Germany there is Thealmann and f numerous brave leaders of the work_ 2 ing class; in Austria, in Italy and, i in fact, in every capitalist countiy, z | militant leaders of the toilers and : ' fighters for liberty linger in dun- p eons. c Only the united streneth of the poor people, the oppressed and per- = secuted, can save them. The strug- — % ele gle to release them is part of the eae strugsle against fascism and war, a Let not the same fate that befell Sacco and Vanzetti come to the lesd- ers of the struggle for freedom to- day. . Commemorate the anniversary of the murder of our two noble Italian comrades, Sacco and Vanzetti, by uniting the ranks of the toilers for Strugele asainst the impending Im- perialist War.