Page Two B nae WORKERS’ NEWS ‘YOUTH COLUMN FROM FOREST CAMPS HIGH-BALL. EO The following is an excerpt from a letter received from a logging | ¢mduring severe hardships and serv- camp, No. 6, Youbou. It explains | ie 30 days in jail for freight rid- the true purpose for the Young ing they finally arrived in YVancou- Men's Forestry Draining Scheme: “About ten men came here from the Government Forestry camp down These are young fellows from 18 to 22 years of age. who were getting a dollar a day and board the lake. while learning forestry. “Three of these boys have left al- shoulder put out of joint after two hours on the «ehokers, another had his collar bone and two fingers broken when hit by 4 guy line from a back spar, which ready. One had his broke and came down.’ BETTER WAY THAN STEALING. The tragic story of Emil Duquette, 22-year-old logger, is one that ex- plains the large increase of the youth in the penitentiaries of Canada. Duaquetter, like thousands of other youth in Canada, found himself un- employed, and rather than go to the detested relief camps, he took to stealing as a means of subsistence. As a result of this he was arrested and sentenced to 20 months im- prisonment. We made his escape, ut was re- arrested. The increase in the numbers of youth in the Canadian penitentiaries Since 1929 is astounding. Particular- iy so of the youth between the ages of 16 and 25. The youth of Canada must realize now, more than ever before, that individual attempts to better their conditions, through stealing, window smashing, ete. will avail them naught. Organization is the thine. FLASH—S.0:S. Send Your Dimes. The Y.G.L. are now conducting 2 Young Workers’ Training School to develop potential organizers in the class struggle. They report hard going in the way of eats. They are a frugal buneb, but there are limits to frugality and besides the old brain box works better on a more generous diet than coffee, beans and bread. Tf you can spare a little ready cash send same to Mrank Mabie, 594 Tnion Street, Vancouver, G.C. It’s a good cause. BREAKING THEM IN. The following appeared in the Waneouver “Sun”: ‘Victoria, B.C. Pleased with the success of forestry training camps established along the lines of the Civil Conservation Corps south of the border, the Provincial Government is making arrangements to extend operations of the scheme this year into October.” YOUTH SHOW OUR CLASS SPIRIT. Two young men, brothers, recent- ly arrived in Vancouver from On- tario. Both of these young men had participated in the trek to Ottawa. After the trek they went to visit their sister in Ontario. They found _ that her husband had deserted her, and who stated in a letter that he was working on Vancouver Ballan- tyne Pier since the commencement of the lock-out. They both hopped a freight and travelled three thousand miles to vincing their brother-in-law to quit scabbing. After having travelled for weeks, ver. The brothers are now more deter- mined than ever to remove their ill- starred relative from the docks and return him to Ontario, if necessary by freight. The aboye is no fairy tale, but an actual true to life- ONE ON THE NOSE FOR “DER FUEHRER” Adolph Hitler was visiting a school in Berlin. Entering one of the junior classes, he began ap- proaching the young students with questions: “What is your name, young man?” “Pritz, sir,’ replied the boy. “What party do you believe in?’ “Nazi, sir,’ replied Fritz. Walking to the next pupil Hitler asked, “And you, young man, what is your name?” “Werman, sir,” man. “What party do you believe in?” “Nazi, sir,’’ replied Herman, Seeing a young boy in the back of the room continually gaze at him “Der Fuehrer’ approached him and asked, “What is your name, youns man?” “Wrnest, sir,’ replied the boy. “And what party do you believe in, Ernest?” “Sir, I am a Communist,” replied Ernest. “And why are you a Communist?” retorted the “uehrer.” “Because my parents are Com- munists,’” replied Ernest. “That is a very poor reason,*’ re- plied Hitler. ‘“‘What if your parents were murderers and thieves. what would you be then?” “A Wazi, sir,’ replied Ernest. replied the young 2? CANADA: Health: 2 ac 100,000 children in ‘Toronto, @ntario, are living on relief diets. As a result ofthis—inereased mal- nutrition. (A nice word for slow starvation.) 2. Thousands of child laborers in Canada. (The recent investigation in the Past brought out the fact that children were working a 70-hour week for $1.75.) 8. Wo yacations for children paid for by the government. Schooling: 1. Educational erants slashed. Library erants practically discon- tinued in rural areas. 2 Many schools closed and the danger of more closing. 3. Thousands of unemployed school teachers. Many in relief camps. SOVIET UNION. Health: 1, There is no unemployment. Every child has plenty of food. 2. No child labor. 8. 1934, Moscow — 40,000 children sent to rest homes and sanatoriums. Schooling: . i. Soviet laws compel every child to go to school. 13,000,000 increase in school attendance since 1927. 2. 374 new schools to be built in 1935 and 72 schools for technical trainins. 3. 441,000 new teachers will be trained for elementary and high Wancouver, for the purpose of con- schools in 1935. Defence News| FALL ASSIZES To date, no intimation has been received by the C.L.D.L. as to the exact date when workers arrested on the waterfront during the present dispute will come up for trial. How- ever, the District Executive Commit- ¢ee advises all who are Slated fon trial to report to the District Office, 28 Black Building, during the next few days, so that our lawyer, Gordon Grant, may have a chance to inter- view them. The Fall Assizes open on Monday, Sept. 16th, at the Geor- fia Street Courthouse. Jn connection with the above cases a good sum will be needed to de- fend all cases. The sales of Labor Defense Bonds distributed by the B. CG. Joint Defense Committee has not been very great, and we urge work- ers to make a last-minute drive to secure the bonds and so assist the G.L.D.L. to meet its legal obliga- tions. RELEASED ON BAIL VANCOUVER, Sept. 6— Charles Martin, longshoreman, arrested for “malicious damage to property,” was immediately released today on $500 bail supplied by CL.D.L. Much difficulty was experienced in gaining Martin’s release, the police at first denying he was arrested and held in custody. TWENTY-ONE ARRESTED NEW WESTMINSTER, Sept. 3— Ghareed with “watching and beset- tine,’ twenty-one longshoremen here ayvere released on their own recogniz- anee by Magistrate Johnson when arrested today. These workers have retained Gordon Wismer, M.L.A., to conduct their defense. LOCAL DELEGATE COUNCIL ’ The next meeting of this body will be held in the District Office on Sun- day, Sept. 15th, at 11 am. The D.E. CG. urge all C.L..D.L. branches to send delesates to this important meeting on time, aS a great amount of un- finished business arising out of the Convention remains on paper, and various items of intimate business are left to clear up. Don’t forget the place and time. ONE MONTH VANCOUVER, Sept. 4, Jack Armstrong, Vancouver longshore- man, was today arrested for “mali- cious damage to property” and when he appeared before Magistrate Math- eson was sentenced to one month in Oakalla Jail. Armstrong was defend- ed by the C.L.D.L. WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE To raise funds for the defense of the arrested longshoremen and sea- men, the Centre Branch C.L.D-L. is Stagin= a whist drive and Dance at 150 Wastings Street West on TFri- day, Sept. 20th, at $ pm. The ad- COMMUNISTS IN PEG FOR UNITY See Danger of Growth Of Fascism In Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 1.—A confer- ence called by the Communist Con- stituency Committee was held this morning for the purpose of dis- eussinge united front proposais to the C.C.F. candidate. There is n0 Com- munist candidate running for elec- tion in South Centre Winnipes. A general outline of the united front position was made by Comrade Lit- terick. Premier Bennett realizes that the Conservative Party will not be in power after the coming elections. He is striving to strengthen the power of the senate. The attitude of the Liberal government shows, too, that it will carry through the policy ef the Conservative Party under its own name and continue 15 support finance capital. In the political arena we now have the Social Credit move- ment which won a tremendous yvic- tory in Alberta, and the Stevens Party, now a erystallized organiza—- tion, trying to make a bid for power in the next election. The C.C.&. has not indicated that it wishes to be in power, thus failing to effect sufficient effort to check the growth of fascism in the eapital- ist state. The IT.L.P. and CCP. lave a strone left-wing movement, as the case of the relief camp strik- ers has shown, and in order to pre- serve what democratic rights the working class still enjoy, a united front proposal will be made to the C.C.E. candidate. Gommunists Will Support Anti-Gapitalists The change in the united front policy put forth by the Communists, is that, instead of merely present— ing a few points, it has broadened its policy to fight for an anti-cap- jitalist government. Being prepared to support any anti-capitalist government, a com- mittee was elected at this conference for the purpose of drawing up a let- ter containing a number of united front proposals alone the lines of: 1. The intensification of struggle of the masses for the overthrow of eapitalism. 2. To fight against fascism and for the maintenance of democratic rights of the worling class. 3. The fight against wage-cuts, speed-up and worsening industrial conditions. (a) Unemployment Insurance. (b) Anti-War policy. (ec) And finally that without the fight for an anti-capitalist govern- ment the working class organiza- tions will be suppressed. "HELLO GIRLS’ ARE DIVIDED Sadly in Need of Some Organization Some time ago the B. C. Telephone Co. in Vancouver let it be known that they would employ some more sirlSs as operators. The day that the company re- ceived applications, there was a line- up of applicants for two city blocks. It is generally known that the Tele- phone Co. received 1800 applications, many of the girls being badly in need of a job to keep them off the streets, and some of them never hav- ing carned any money since they left school. The company employed about a hundred from the line-up, and there were three or four classes held at the company training school. They could have easily employed two or three more hundred at the time, be- cause at the present time with the ijmncreasinge number of girls sick, and others getting married, the company has been forced to go and ask old operators who have left the com- pany employment to come back and take their old positions at their former pay. me Divide and Rule These girls and women are e€m- ployed as temporary help. They na- jurally do not assume the same re- sponsibility as regular operators, and the speed-up falls more on the reeular girls. This is part of the plan of the company to divide the eirls, and foster antagonism amongst them in order to prevent them or- eanizinge into a union that would stop the speed-up and gain better wages for them. The girls should realize this and they will know that A 00d union is their only protection. mission is only 15 cents and entitles all who patronize this affair to a free drawing on a box of 100 Ccigar- ettes. CHECK DUES PAYMENTS The monthly report from B. C. to the National Office, C.L.D.L. shows that in Ausust many new members were drawn into the Defense League fund, six new branches being or- sanized. In spite of the steady Sains apparent during the past seven or eight months, the dues payments are very low. We urge all branch sec- reiaries to check: this important item and collect dues, which makes for a better organization. aroscow, Sept. 1.—L. C. Feld- man, director of the Moscow Intour- ist office, states that tourists are ar- yiyinge from all parts of the world, whereas in former years tourists from a few countries came here. This year tourist traffic promises to exceed all expectations. ‘“spourists are thrilled with dynam- ic tempo of everyday Moscow life,” says Feldman. PARIS, France. — Delegation of Paris Transport Union members has left for Berlin to visit Albert Kay- ser, communist, recently sentenced to death by Nazis. BUCHAREST, Roumania. — Politi cal prisoners in the notorious Dit- tana prison have been on hunger a Welfare of Farmers Is Essential To National Welfare By VALLEY FARMER. For the past few years many farmers have hoped and expected that farming would be placed on a paying basis by a Marketing Act, which would provide them with a market at prices which would give them a living in return for their labor. These farmers failed to under- stand that a marketing act coming from a capitalist government would be drafted by lawyers and politi- cians, who are incapable of under- standing the farmers’ problems and who are willing tools of those inter- ests that prey on the farmers. ; To these gentlemen the farmers’ troubles will be solved by higher prices, and higher prices will be at- tained by restricting the amount of produce offered for sale and a mar- keting board will find jobs fér a few friends. So what could be nicer? But to the farmer the matter is quite different. He spends money, time and lJabor producing his crops and it means complete ruin to him if the stuff he produces must rot in the fields. So what must he do? A Few Suggestions. First of all, the workine farmers must organize on a working class basis to protect their own interests. A few suggestions are here offered of what they must then struggle for: (1) A price must be guaranteed for produce which will provide the efficient, full iime farmer with a decent living. If the marlxet price falls below this, then the govern- ment must male up the differ- ence. AS many big businesses have been subsidized by the gov- ernment, the farmers have a right to expect the same, In 1934 divi- dends paid by commercial, manu- facturing, transportation and fin- ancial concerns operating in Can- ada were $196,037,000 after deduc- tions were made for income tax, depreciation, bad accounts, ete. Interest on the public debt of Gan- ada for the past fiscal year was Marketing Act As Useless _ To Farmers As Weeds $139,725,416.69. The government can thus find plenty of money for guaranteeing a fair price to the farmer if they will put the farm- ers’ welfare before the profits and interest of the parasites, particu- Jarly when it is taken into consid- eration the vast sums of money spent on armaments and also the money spent on strike-brealking and raiding workers’ homes and organizations, to say nothing of the large salaries paid to senators and other useless functionaries. (2) No mortgage foreclosures or seizures for debts or taxes until fair price guarantee is working. (3) Emergency assistance where required—feed, seeds, etc., also im- provement of roads and other ser- Vices. - i (4) Adequate relief for those on farms on which it is not possible to make a decent living and who are unable to obtain other employ- mient. (5) Repeal of all marketing acts that are inimical fo the farmers’ interests. How to Win These Concessions. (1) Mass petitions to Dominion and Provincial governments and mass denionstrations. Since the welfare of the farmers Is essential to the national .welfare much support can be thus obtain- ed and much pressure brought to bear on the government. At the coming election ail candidates must be questioned and compelled to state whether they will support above measures. (2) Farm strikes against restric- tive pernicious measures. (3) Non-payment strike. Farmers refuse to pay any debts (interest on mortgages) or taxes until fair price guarantee is in operation. By organizing and strugsling for above and similar measures the farmers will learn how to protect themselves and how to take their place along with the wage workers in the strugele for a workers’ and farmers’ government and the elimina- tion of this senseless system where workers starve because they can not buy what the farmers produce and farmers starve because they can not sell it. 1. All stories must be based on 2. Stories limited to from 500 to rejected. 3. insisted upon, 4. 5. petition. 6. of the story CHANCE TO WIN TWO DOLLARS Short Story Competition Readers of the B.C. Workers News can win a prize of TWO DOLLARS in the month of October and November. Nearly every reader can enter this competition. All you have to do is to write a short story, the best one you know of the the class struggle. It need not be a personal experience, but must be a story based on the labor movement. We do not guarantee to publish every story submitted but will return unused manuscripts if ac- companied by a self-addressed envelope: RULES Write on one side of paper; typewritten stories are best but not Editorial Board has final judgment, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding stories sent in. Competition will ron for October and November, and any stories received after November 27 will not be eligible for entry in the com- Winners”? names will be published in the B.C. Workers News. Note.—Brevity, style, neatness, as well as the feasibility and interest will be the determining factors in deciding the winners. Address all manuscripts to: Editor, B.C. Workers News, 163 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. the labor movement. 700 words. Over 700 words will be Room 10, KAMLOOPS HEARS KELLY AND SCOBIE Railroaders Welcome True Reports on Long- shore Dispute KAMLOOPS, B. GC, Sept. 8—A meeting attended by 80 workers in the Workers’ Hall was addressed here by two representatives of the B.C. Joint Defense Committee, Mr. Seobie of the longshoremen of Van- couver, and Mr. Kelly of the relief camp workers, to raise funds for the defense of those imprisoned in ecn- nection with the Regina bloody at- tack by the police on the trekkers and the striking longshoremen held for picketing the waterfront. Kamloops people were glad to get the truth about the waterfront dis- pute and many workers realized the depths of depravity the capitalist press will stoop to in order to fool the people when workers are in dis- pute with powerful capitalist inter- ests such as the Shipping WFedera- tion. Both speakers were well received OBITUARY NEW WESTMINSTER, Sept. 10. —Death oecurred Sunday, Sept. 7th, in the Royal Columbian Hospital of Mrs. H. Samson, wife of H. Samson, who was candidate in the last Pro- vineial election on a united front ticket, in the Salmon Arm consti- tueney. The burial took place Tues- day, Sept. 10th, at New Westminster Cemetery, and a Jarge number of sympathetic workers attended the funeral. The “B.C. Workers’ News” staff extend sincere sympathy to the family in their sorrow. MOSCOW, U.S.S.R.— Soviet offi- cials today stated that the Japanese eovyernment protests against the Comintern Congress had been re- jected, as the government is in no Way connected with the Communist International. and covered their subject with first- hand knowledge of the conditions ob- taining in the dispute of the long- shoremen and of the Regina arrests. The workers gathered listened with attention for two hours, and the railroad workers especially showed sympathy in the struggles, realizing that the struggle of the longshoremen must be successful, or the employers will attack them next. A good collection was taken up, and the sale of defense bonds proved suc- cessful in raising additional finances. Whoever counts it ill. Would that the You, who defend the down The wronged and The To serve the multitude. strike for 20 days. A CHURCHMAN TO THE COMMUNISTS By REV. ROBERT WHITAKER Now that they snarl and spit at you, Would jail you, flail you, kil; Let me speak out my bit for you, You, who have asked no help from heaven, And have no fear of hell, “Sons of God” were siven The witness that you tell. robbed uphold, Would we were half as brave to Wolves that raid the fold. So while they snarl and spit at you, The favored, schooled, and good, May we be found as fit as you On September Againts War and demonstration. In his speech and out, war. We must rout making Soviet Union. WHEN HENRI BARBUSSE CAME TO AMERICA United States to attend the United States Congress Against War, which launched the American League men welcomed him at the boat with an enthusiastic When immigration authorities tried to put him on the spot and asked him whether he was a Com- munist, he replied without hesitation: “JT am a member of the Communist Party and I am proud of it.” Congress, Barbusse said: “The struggle against war and the struggle against fascism go hand in hand. struggle is directed against both in one. ... . “Fascism tries to fool the middle classes by them drunk with ideals of nationalism. Jis weapons are brutality, violence and force—from Italy to Germany. .. .- “But there is a great factor on the horizon, 2 new and alive factor which is participating in this fight against this destroying evil—and that is the 29, 1933, Barbusse arrived in the Fascism. Workers and ex-service- at the opening of the Anti-War For fascism is build a united movement whose 2 Imperial Veterans as Canadians. Recruiting sergeant is reported to have called on a member of the W.=.E.S.L., but on seeing a member- ship card on the dresser in our com- rade’s room made some threatening remarks and left. It is time all ex-seryicemen who are opposed to war joined up. with the militant anti-war movement and did his part to see our youth are not sent to the slaughter as were we in 1914. Comrade MacDonald, a disabled veteran of Port Mann, has suffered the loss of his son, who was drowned in the Fraser River. His body has not yet been recovered. Our comrade had great difficulty In even persuadinge the callous auth- orities to grapple for the body. The aecident occurred on August 26 last and when grappling failed to recover the body the parents asked that a diver be sent down. This was refused. The distressed mother was heart broken, but what of that, it would cost money to send a diver down. Had these people been of the wealthy exploiting class, no expense would have been spared. Comrades, let’s all work for a new society where we workers will be in control. % A speaker from the Joint Defense Committee addressed the business meeting Monday night of the W.E. S.L. We pointed out the necessity of all working class organizations eoming to the support of the Lons- shoremen and Camp Workers. The * = = meeting voted $5 to the Defense Fund. * = a = The Women’s Auxiliary of the W.E.S.L. also donated $5 to the Defense und; also gave another $5 to help the blacklisted camp boys who are now stranded in town. This is great support, as the Auxiliary is quite small in number. And right here we ask all wives, sisters and daughters of veterans to join them. They meet each Mon- day at 8 p.m., at 150 Hastings Street West. * ‘Test We WPorget’ Promises 1914- 1918—Action Committee of Ex- Servicemen, British Columbia. Cireularizing all candidates and jnterviewing aS many as possible, the Action Committee of Ex-Ser- vicemen of B. C. are giving the aspirants for the next Federal Par- liament a few anxious moments. The seven demands are being placed squarely before all parliamen— tary timber: (a) Free hospitalization. (b) 1932 rate of pensions and re- lief. (ec) No “Slaye’’? Gamps. * & * (a) All Ex-Servicemen on D.P.& N.H. relief. (e) Clothing allowance for unem- ployed Ex-Servicemen. 2 () War Veterans’ allowance at age of 50. ¢) Same rights and privileges for These demands are reasonable. Politics is alleged to be nine-tenths jntrisue and the rest dark secrets. Maybe, but we brook no intrigue with our demands, we want the sig- nature on the dotted line. Interviewing some candidates it is plainly apparent that they have so long been in the habit of telling a gullible public what they them- selves propose to do, that when a2 few demands are put squarely up to them and a delesation talks straight from the shoulder, they are caught off their guard, take on a look of pewilderment, appear rattled, and all undone. a ee oe Remarks and reports in writing of candidates are being tabulated and placed in three’ categories: “([00d.”” “Not So Good.” “Unsupportable.”” The C.C.F. are not in a hurry to endorse the demands, but we will keep on their trail. cd * * BE The Liberals have all the ear- marks of being full and overflowing with obfuscation (uneclarity)). Dele- fates reporting state “that Capt. Tan Mackenzie, the Liberal Chief ‘of B.C., did not show that he was very conversant with Weterans’ affairs.” The Conservatives haye not swune into action, but we will be seeing them. * Ma Harry. structionist,” * * Stevens, Co the paper. working overtime. sounded like a real vote and generosity, co-operation,” doubt, that no which means, matter to be pinned down. pathy, generosity and helped the Veterans, non-Pensioner. We have had plenty of these meaningless phrases. Co- operation in the past has usually been co-operation to pay the bond- holders. We asked for the endorsa- tion of our demands which Mr. Stev- ens has not complied with. = = + + * Sam Carr replies: “I take this op- portunity to assure you on behalf of the Dominion Communist Election Committee and every one of our sixteen Federal candidates that we whole-heartedly endorse your de- mands, which we consider a crying need of the Ex-Servicemen.” Wo quibbling there- = * x The Action Gommittee of Ex- Servicemen of B.C. take the posi- tion that the Great War cost two hundred million dollars a day and = Vert “Recon- had more arguments than sound rhetori¢ in his dealing with the delegation, and his replies jin writing are spread over a deal of Harry must have his stenoss His last letter catcher: “Ty view on the whole subject £en- erally is this: First, that the prob- lem of the Ex-Servicemen should be approached with extreme sympathy and in a spirit of no what Mr. Stevens says or does, he js not An article of this nature be built up out of the mater number of news stories. Thi purpose of these articles is nect the different strugeles wil feneral class strugsle and the lutionary program for the w to follow. The facts should be clear and should be a sufficient nw them to avoid the accusati the conclusions are based 0 evidence. ae These articles must display tailed knowledge of condition: workers. The union or organization and its special campaigns and tics must be studied and the itself show the application oi policy to daily struggle. con Tie difference between th eies of the revolutionary OF, tions and the reformist-led uit and organizations must be — clear. These articles should not rum 2000 words and if they are 1,500 or less they are more su for our paper. Next week we will deal Shop, Factory, Mill, Mine, © and Job news. PICKETS DEFY ABUSE, THRE! N. Van. Police Att om | Intimidation sue ee [eer 3 “ee ee NORTH VANCOUVER, Sept” Pickets on the North Vanco waterfront were well looked o Inspector Cruickshanks of thi Vincial police today. In fact figured everyone was a picke orders like “‘“Get the hell outa ™ were flying around. Pickets tained the right to picket and fused to be intimidated even Taoy threatened with a “vigilant com tee,” which, according to Cons Sharp, was in the process of £6 tion. One of the pickets challenge man in uniform. This striker been in the country for the twenty years and he told the © stable to go ahead and arrest Bit” Sharpe said that he had ordi feed them the club. This have the required effect, so picket told him to go right a Sharpe backed down before a @ mittee with the result that the P” ets are still on the job. & WN. Van. Corresponden ‘ase. there should be no quibbling ~ did not stop for want of money. And regard to financial affairs for- habilitation of those who actu fought the war. , The Action Committee is not © eerned with Party politics. It. endorse those candidates who” dorse our specific demands and— waste no time or consideration) candidates who figure they can BY of Ex-Servicemen a political Ee. pall. If candidates want our } port and a seat in Parliament expect them to endorse our demé 100 per cent. i The Action Committee are Holl weekly meetings, every Thursdas $ o'clock at 150 Hastings 54 West. It is proposed to have 2 didate from each of the polit parties speak for one hour on at nate Thursdays. All Ex-Service are invited, ae Secretary, Action Committe