it can only be temporary. Don’t whimper in case of defeat, —LENIN. B.C. WorkKERS Begin to extend Unity as ex- pressed in the elections to every-day struggles. EWS VOL. I Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1935 Single Copies: 5 Cents No. 40 Ceayeretaarnene*fstetgnommttone ch Li Paay Action Be Taken By Nations To Stop War Advocates World Wide Embargo Against Italy, Lift Ethiopian Embargo PROHIBITS ARMS ‘Three Point Program of Action Aimed at Mussolini GENEVA, Qct. 11.—The League's Sanctions Committee of 50 nations approved for a world-wide arms em- "| barso against Italy, part of a drastic three-part program of penalties, PSuggzeésted by Great Britain. (Cable dispatches from Geneva state that 52 nations voted tonight ‘for immediate lifting of the arms Pembargo on HBthiopia and for a ban }on all arms to Italy. Only Hungary abstained from the votine.) Moving swiftly and decisively. the Committee of 50 approved part 1 Hof the followine program prepared Pby its sub-committee of 16: > i. A world-wide embargo against Italy, while WGritain, France, Bel- ium, Czechoslovakia and Sweden Slit their embargo asainst Ethiopia. | 2. A world-wide boycott of Ital- "ian goods. | 3. World-wide refusai to extend “loans or credit to Italy. > With part one of the program ) approved, adoption of the others /Was expected shortly. Litvinoff To Spealx. 4s the Sanctions Committee met, Hword was received that Maxim Lit- evinoff of Russia had just left Mos- Pcow and would arrive here tomor- ) row with economic experts. He in- ‘tends to make an important state- ment before the Sanctions Commit- y tee. Litvinoff, it was learned, mand that the committee (4) that sacrifices made by League PRations in penalizing Italy be dis tributed equally: (2) that NO coun- Siry be exempted from its obligation »to enforce penalties; and (8) that penalties be enforced swiftly. » In the adoption of the arms em- 3argo, only Huneary abstained from fyoting. Austria assented by remain- mg silent. Albania was absent, so hat adoption was considered unani- mous. will de- ensure Effective Tomorrow The arms embargo is expected to =0 into effect tomorrow, although some League members may find it necessary to delay because of legis- lative difficulties. 4“ draft resolution was approved Sy the sub - committee, reportedly makine the following stipulations: i. The countries which have ap- plied an arms embarso to Ethiopia should lift it. 2. All countries should prohibit sxport of arms to Italy. 3. Measures should be taken to prevent re-export of or re-shipment of arms to Italy. 4. Ail countries should keep the Sanctions Committee ~ informed, through Joseph Avyenol. League Sec- iretary-General, of the measures they take. GCOD RUN OF CHUMS AND PINKS VANCOUVER, Oct. 16—The run of chums and pinks appear to be Very good all alone the coast, ac- cording to fisheries department officials, although it occurred later than usual at some places, due to lack of rain. There are cohoes, chums and pinks still passing up the Fraser River, but catches have been fair. Prices are the Same as last week’s Only i4 seineboats are fishing in the American waters off Point Roberts and catches are low, last week aver- aging only 300 to 400 fish a day. Fourteen days ago as many as 164 boats were seininge in that area. ANTI-WAR MEET IN MOOSE HALL The Canadian League Against War and Fascism is holding a mass meeting at the Moose Hall, Monday tight, October 2ist. Leasue speak- srs. Will address the meeting and 1 Humber of others will also speak. All who are opposed to war and ull organizations working for peace are asked to attend to learn the po- sition of the Canadian League and 00 Consider the joining of the or- sanization in taking a united stand isainst war. The recently published statement sf the League on the Italo-Ethi- pian clash will be explained. Preparations are under way for he Provincial Convention of the Janadian Teasue in Vancouver No- rember 2nd and 3rd, just prior to he National Convention in Winni- es. The B.C. campaign for “One Wile of Nickels Against War’ is neéetine with heartening response md it is expected that the objective vill be reached well within the time ‘dates in the election ONE-THIRD LOST DEPOSITS More than: one-third of the candi- lost their de- posits. According to the figures re- ported by the daily press, the Con- Servatives lost 50; Liberals, 18; Re- constructioniost 134, the C.C.E. lost 77, Social Credit lost 23, the Com- munists lost 12, and Independents and Socialists and others, about 30. It is stated that the Federal treasury will benefit to the extent of over sixty-eight thousand dollars fron: the lost deposits in the elec- tien. SOCIAL CREDIT TO INVADE B.C. Aberhart Would Come Come To Coast, Help Launch Confusion- ist Party VICTORIA, BG. Oct. 16—With over 90,000 voters in B.C. Swinging over to the ©.@E. during the last election the Social Credit League is losing no time to help stem the break-away from capitalism and has announced already that they will possibly contest every seat in B.C. in the next Provincial Plec- tion. The nature of the League was definitely set out as a purely po- litical organization with the ob- ject of securing control of the next Provincial Legislature. Premier Aberhart of Alberta has been contacted and he has ex- pressed willingness to come to the coast and help the Social Credit League put over their bid for Legislative office. It was mentioned that it might be necessary to change the name to “Party” instead of ‘‘League”’ during political campaigns, the latter name being used at pres- ent in order to permit anybody to join the ‘Teague’ without sever- ing the ties that bind them to other parties. Officers elected are as Rev. McKinnon, president; D. Mce- Martin, vice-president; CC. Keeping, secretary-oorganizer; Mrs. _ Barnes- McRae, treasurer and chairman of the women’s =Sroup. CABS GO FREE . AT VICTORIA VICTORIA, Oct. 16—Class justice was meted out here today by Magis- trate Jay, when he dismissed the charge against two scabs who were allezed to have forcibly seized and confined the 15-year-old son of a striking longshoreman. The magistrate not only dismissed the scabs, but even went so far as to commend them for not flogging the whom the scabs alleged called such names as “scab” and follows: hoy. them “rats: This is the same magistrate who sent Pat Driscoll to Oakalla for three months on a framed-up charge in Connection with the seamen’s strike. NEW EVIDENCE FOR MOONEY Foul Frame-up Suffers Smashing Blow SAN FRANCISGO, Oct. 13.—Hearr- ings on Thomas Mooney’s habaes corpus petition were ordered trans- ferred to Cheyenne, Wyo., and Port- land, Ore., today on promises of De- fense Counsel Frank P. Walsh to turn up the “most gigantic fraud and the foulest frame-up in legal history.”" Wralsh’s statement, significance to the refusal of B. C Wilson, Cheyenne Railroad claim agent, and Frank C. Woods of Port- land to testify, indicated sensational testimony may be expected from the two recalcitrant witnesses. Defense forces for Mooney today scored one of the most smashing blows in his new fight for freedom with introduction of a faded hotel register showing it would have been impossible for Frank GC, OGxman, star implying new witness against him, to have been in San Francisco the day of the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing. The register was from a hotel in Woodland, Cal. It showed Oxman, leadinse prosecution witness at Mooney’s trial in 1917, could not have been in San Francisco on July 22, 1916, thetime of the bomb- ing, for which Mooney was sen- tenced to life imprisonment. The register was introduced in the record of the hearing on Mooney’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus from the California State Spreme et Court. FUEL TAX AT PR. RUPERT Commissioner Exploits Relief Recipients By Worker Correspondent. PRINCE RUPERT, B:C.—The re- lief authorities are trying to cut down on the relief here. The residents were allowed to go out to the bush and cut wood for their own use, but now the city is under the control of a commissioner set up by the Provincial Government and he lays down the law like a miniature edi- tion of Hitler. He stated that, ‘‘the workers must quit cuttin= wood fill there is a road built, as they are breaking down young Saplings roll- ing the logs down the trails to the road.”’ Wow the road is built out of tin cans and garbage by forced labor (relief work) and still he states that “those who wish -to cut wood will have to get a permit at the eity hall at the cost of 25 cents.” This is only one more instance of how those who are in power are trying to still further reduce the living standard of the poor unfortu- hate on the relief roles. RATEPAYERS ASK FOR PLEBISCITE Favor the Recall System and Shorter Office Periods Resolutions were passed by the Federated Ratepayers Association at its monthly meeting held in Mount Pleasant Sehool Wednesday night which, if adopted by the City Council, Will mean that the electors will be asked at the comine civie elections on December 11th whether the Mayor and Aldermen @nd other elected bodies, shall be elected in the future for one-year terms, two-year terms, or by the present staggered system with six aldermen returned yearly. They will also be asked to declare whether they favor the recall system bein= put into forve, by which, upon a sufficiently sigmed petition an al- derman or mayor may have to resign his seat and appeal to the ratepayers for re-election. The provincial government has ordered that the City Council shall hold a plebiscite at the next civic election as to whether the electors wish to abolish the ward System and also on the question of reducing the number of aldermen from twelve to eight. Corbin Miners Suffer Through Lack Of Support Town Doctor Hounded | by B.C. Gov., Kiddies Needs Urgent CORBIN, Oet. 7—Since the last bulletin was issued we are in a very serious predicament regarding med- ical aid. Qur local doctor, who has been more than good to the miners in Corbin in the form of medical attention and in criticizing the Pro- vineial Government through per- sonal correspondence, is foreed to leave the town as he is unable fo carry on any longer, due to the lack of funds. He has also received a letter from the company in Spokane stating that his rent has been in- ereased. The government has abso- lutely refused to aid him and has cancelled his Justice of Peace and Coroner's certificates as a measure of reprimand on account of his Stand taken on and after April 17. Sometime ago we promised, if pos- sible, to give him enough money to purchase the meaessary drugs, bandages, ete., to carry on. This he received when we could spare it. Hor the last two months he has re- ceived nothine= and the time has now come when he can no longer carry on under such circumstances, therefore he says he will have te leave. This being the case, the next nearest doctor is 20 miles away and it is not unusual to be isolated for weeks at a time in the winter on account of the roads being snowed in. pe) Mine in No Way Abandoned. Mr. Allen, one of the high officials of the Corbin Colleries, is here in Corbin examining the tipple machin- ery and supervising the repair of pumps and the water lines. Extra lights have been installed around the works and tipple. What all this means we are unable to say, but it is very obvious to us the property iS being kept in the best of shape and is in no way aban- doned. Children Need Millx Medical Care. milkman has earried us through the strike for the last § months, and as he cannot grow his own feed we* are obliged to buy hay for him. This additional ex- pense will run into hundreds of dollars, whieh, under the present circumstances, is impossible unless further support is forthcomins. We haye 90 children in this camp and the crying need for milk and medi- cal atention is most urgent. As the trials of our six comrades were scheduled for October 14, our lawyer has informed us that it will cost $1500 for the transcription of the evidence, but at this late date the evidence would not reach Wan- couver in time and he is working to get the trials postponed. Rush protests to the Provincial Government of B.C. and financial aid to the Corbin miners. and The [GREEK SEAMEN STRIKE 3 SHIPS Pollowinge the splendid example of the crews of the *“‘Joannis Nomilkos”’ and “Niki Wojasidi” the crews of the Greek steamers “Jenilivanu,” “Ikarlovassi” and “‘Evoikos,” loaded With war cargo destined for the Italian. armies in Africa, tied up their ships in Alexandria, Sypt, and refused to go further on the voyage. This new strike action c¢ three Greek ships’ crews affirms the position of the Greek Unitarian Seamen’s Union (an affiliate of the I.S.H.) at the head of the struggles against war transports ana for preservation of peace. ALASKA MINERS REMAIN SOLID Club Facilities Provided For Seabs The Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company has announced in the Juneau Daily Empire that ‘elub facilities” are to be installed for the use of the present scab employees of the mine. The strike bulletin of the Juneau mine workers comments: “That will be _.a wonderful thine. Even the miners who went out on strike to improve conditions in the mine did not ask for ‘club facilities.’ ” We asked for showers and drying rooms and the bosses refused them, but they give the scabs a “‘club.”” We asked for ropes at the dangerous places in the mine in order to go down and rescue our brothers. These were refused us. We asked for am- bulamces to earry out our injured brothers. We asked for first aid kits to treat our injured miners’ wounds, for the right to choose our own doe- tor to see our broken bones. but no, these things were not considered important enough by the mine own- ers, but now the scabs have a “club.” Free Beer For Scabs. The A.-J. Co. has organized its scab employees into the Juneau Mine Worker Association, which was recently called, by posteard, to a special mectin= “FREE BEER” was featured in the invitation. In spite of all the tricks of the mine owners, however, the militancy of the miners and their solidarity is not shattered, Neither is support lacking. Labor continues to reply militant- ly to the attacks of. the A.-J. Co. with protests and resolutions and with donations to the defense fund for the mine workers charged with rioting. Last week a subscription list for $39.25 came in from the AjJaska Trollers’ Association at Sitka and one for $ from Etta Salo, Home Lunch, at Sitka. HUGE ANTI-CAPITALIST VOTE POLLE Soviets Urge Swift Webster Conf ident Of Victory; Lefeaux May Win Van. Centre; King Calls Conference In Nov. Can. Labor Defense League Will Launch Wide Campaign to Demand Abolishment of Sec. 98 Matt Shaw Coming Here Wall Tour! [gland Acd Mainland Matt Shaw, youthful trek leader. and one of those arrested under Section 98, on charges AWSINe= out of the Dominion Day riots in Re- gina, and who is now out on 37,000 bail, will arrive in Vancouver on Monday, October 21st at 10 a.m. (C.P.R.) He will speak at the Moose Temple on Wednesday, October 23ra at $ p.m. Wollowing is his itinerary for Vancouver Island and other points in B.C.: Oct. 21st, Port Haney; Oct. 22nd, New Wrestininster; Oct. 24th, Nanaimo; Oct. 25th, Cum- berland; Oct. 26th, Cowichan Lake; Oct. 27th, Victoria. Thousands of British Columbians will remember Matt Shaw, who took a leading part in the strugeles of the Camp Strikers during their two months stay in Vancouver, and will be glad of this opportunity to meet him again. CLASS JUSTICE AT EDMUNDS Miles Away From Scene of Alleged Crime, Is Found Guilty EDMUNDS, Oct. 9. — William Squires, Vancouver Jonsshoreman With a splendid record as a soldier in the war, being decorated for brav-— ery, came up for trial today here on a charge of “robbery with violence” which was supposed to have oc- curred on Aus. 10th. The alleged erime took place when a strike- breaker, Nicola Silverstone. was as- Saulted and $2.50 taken from his pockets. it was brought out in the trial that the scab had not worked for 5 years until he got a job scabbing on the waterfront, and worked as a ship’s liner at Ballantyne Pier. He Stated that he an iren moulder by trade. A Glaring Frameup There was absolutely no evidence to concretely prove that Squires hac anything to do with the supposed as- Sault and several defense witnesses testified that on Aug. 10th Squires Was on the picket line and could not possibly have been away up at Cur- tiss Street, which is in Burnaby. Despite the evidence given by all of the defense witnesses, the judge found Squires euilty This is a glaring example of class justice and should serye to convince the most skeptical werkers of the necessity of uniting and building 3 mighty mass defense movement to compel the bosses’ tools in capitalist courts to take the word of the work- ers through mass defense demonstra- tions at the courts. Squires was remanded to Saturday for sentence. FLASH Longshoremen voted today in Van- couver as follows: is Are you in favor of: Wes No 1. One Hall on the Waterfront? 5.3... 22 638 14 2. The reinstatement of the former Agreement between the Shipping Federation and the WV. & DW eW-A] =. = 630 12 3. No discrimination... .621 iG 4. The V.& D.W.W.A. be- ing the only recog- nized} Union on the wateriront) = s2s. 5°... 631 10 5. Phe mennow working on the waterfront be- ing aceepted by us as members, subject to the approval of the MED WOWAA. .-.... BTL 63 What Ship-Fed Offer That the Federation will re-register members of G) your association Tor employment. (2) Construction of all gangs dividual workmen to be made by the stevedoring and dock companies, as and when required, and dispatched to work by Federation dispatchers. (3) Resistered members of your ing employment to report for work at your own and be dispatehbed for work from ther as practicable or as individuals as Federation dispatchers. (4) Consequent upon registration clause (1), your association may have at the dispatching hall, Dunlevy Avenue, during dis- patehine hours; such representative at all times to the Shippine Federation. (5) Qualification for employment merit and ability, also co-operation with and loyalty to employer and fellow-workman?, The Jlocked-out loneshoremen yoted What Dockers Want against aecept- ing the proposals of the Shipping Federation and de- and selection of in- cided that the proposals should be referred back ta the Negotiations Committee, and in place of them Proposed the following five points as a basis for a settlement of the waterfront dispute: desir- hall e@ in gangs as far ssociation (1) (2) (3) ordered by the remained as provided ia Une there oo acu (3) “That a representative upon to be aeceptab!s ines St The “Tash?” in this issue. to be based on That there That the V.& D.W.W.A. be That the agreement with the V.& D.W.W.A. he be one hall on the waterfront. the recognized union. be no discrimination. the men now working be eligible to join approval by the V.& D-W.W.A. A secret ballot was held at the hall, eet, on Thursday, October 17. results of this secret ballot are published in a on the front page of the B.C. Workers’ News 633 East Hast- KING GORDON To | RUN IN BURRARD VICTORIA, Oct. 16—lKine Gor- don, who polled nearly 6,300 votes in the Tory-ridden Victoria riding, is going to run in the Provincial by-election in Burrard, vacant, as a result of McGeer's resignation tc run for the Ottawa House, accord- ing to C.C.E. cireles in Victoria. The Rey. F. C. McKinnon, presi- dent of the new “B.C. Social Credit League,’ said that this group will also consider runnine A candidate in the by-election. SWEDE SEAMEN AGAINST WAR == 2 Huge Anti-War Demon- strations in Swedish Ports FACTORIES STRIKE French, Belgian, Swed- ish and Norwegian Marine Workers Oppose War ~ More than 40,000 took part in a united front demonstration against war carried through in Goteborg or September 12. Speakers of the So- cialist and Communist parties and of the trade unions and anti-war or- ganizations addressed the meetings. The entire bourged@is press declares this demonstration to be the biz- gest united front demonstration in recent years. In Lulea, another Swedish port, a united front demonstration against war took place in which nearly all trade unions besides the Communist party and other organ- izations participated. At Sundsvall more than 3000 workers of this toyn took part in a united front anti-war demonstra- tion of the tradeunions, the Social- ist and the Communist party. A resolution calling for active fight against fascist war mongers was Passed unanimously. Protest Strilkes i Norway. The anti-war committee in the well Known ore port of Narvik ealled a demonstration in whieh over 5000 workers took part. \ resolution, passed unanimously calls upon the workers in the fac- tories to stop work for five min- utes during’ the demonstration. This call of the anti-war committee was responded to by nearly all factories The LS.H. Appeals Again to the Water Transport Workers. Following the actions of the docl- ers in Alexandria, Cape Town, Dur- ban and Marseilles, and the splendid example set by the crews of five Greek ships. The I.S.H. appeals again seamen and harbor workers their trade union organizations, follows: Faseist Italy material for its war. You have the possibility and the power to hinder these transports and place considerable difficulties in the way of the war plotters. Do your duty! The first actions earried through. Now is the time to organize such actions in other ports also. Now is the time to realize the decisions taken in Calais, Antwerp, Sweden and Norway and the mand resolutions of various trans- port workers’ organizations. The power of all organizations expressed in united front actions and mobilization of the organiza- tions and members of the ITF. for such actions, also together with a world-wide action against war will effectively wredk Moussolini’s Plans of robbery! all and us to needs much more lave been de- FOUR RECOUNTS Bennett Legislation To Be Overhauled No Definite Word of Kins’s Immediate Policy With the King Liberal Govyern- ment elected by an overwhelming majority, the common people of Gan- ada will be expecting a rapid change from the “Iron Heel” policies of the Bennett regime, and the early fulfil- ment of some of the promises made so profusely by Mackenzie Kine and his Liberal colleagues during the election campaign. The Canadian Labor Defense League is preparing to launch 2 wide campaign to compel the government to keep its promises and to abolish Section 98 during the first session the government will sit, and to re- lease all working class prisoners held under the Act, and to release the seven Communist jeaders who are out on ticket of leave, having served two and a half and more years in Kingsten Penitentiary, where they were imprisoned under the infamous Section 98. Ising to Meet Provincial Premiers Premier-elect Mackenzie Kine is preparing to call a conference of pro- vineial premiers early in November at Ottawa. The exact date is not set yet, and no word has yet been defi- nitely siven as to the subjects on the agenda that will be discussed. In the meantime Premier Bennett is still at Ottawa cleaning up the routine business which includes paying off $9 million dollars to the holders of bonds of 1933 and 25 mil- lion dollars to the holders of the 1932 bonds. The legislation passed by the last Session of the Bennett Government will be overhauled by the new Ringe Government, it is intimated, but no indications are yet apparent that Bennett's fake insurance will be Scrapped, or the promises to abolish Section 98 carried out. Recount in Four Constituencies. In four of the constituencies in Canada a recount will have to he made of the election returns. These are in York West, Souris, Chapleau and in Burrard Vancouver. In Chap- leau there was only one vote sep- arating the Liberal. successful can= didate and the Independent Liberal. In Burrard, Mayor McGeer lost to Arnold Webster by about 90 votes, according to the first returns made by the Returning Officer, but Mc- Geer claims that this was in error, and from all sources it appears that the first figure may be changed. The C.G.If. made a record poll in B:C. and it is reported around the C.CF. headquarters that when the ballot boxes are opened on October 25 and the official count is record- ed that it will be found that not only will Arnold Webster be ejected, but also Wallace Lefeaux for Van-— couver Centre. One other significant feature in connection with the election of Web- ster, and- more especially with Le- ieaux, is the fact that had the camp- boys not been disfranchised by the Bennett Government, Webster would have had a greater majority and Le- feaux would have certainly been elected. The same applies to the Reyv.-Buker and to Jim Cameron in the Fraser Walley. LONG-SOUGHT UNITY APPROACHING Commenting on the recent ballot of the locals of the L.& W:TOW.of C:, which went 1754 to 35 in favor of affiliating with the LL.A. and I.S-U., the “Voice of the Mederation” has this to say: “The Vancouver Union is NOT go- ine down to defeat. They have tre- cently, after an almost unanimous vote. applied for T.S.U. and L.A. affiliation. VOUTH IN THE GOOD OLD U.S.A. 1500 Detroit Students Forced To Take Odd Jobs for Dole DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 11—Fifteen hundred students of this city, tween 16 and 25, eligible to receive aid from the allotment of the Na- tional Youth Administration will have to do part time work around schools in retum for the maximum of $6 a month, Warren Lavton, in charge of be- “Application was made by the Ca- nadians to the San Francisco Sailors Union for information as to means of obtaining charters. it is expected that the seagoing members of the Transport Workers will be incor- porated under the LSU. and the doek workers under the T.L.A. “When the Vancouver strike is fully settled, Sailors Union of the Pacifie will assist the men in set- ting up their branch.” the youth project, announced The work will consist in assistance to take care of the School, buildings and Srounds, messenger, elerical “work, ites Ironically Layton declared that “in HO case will the worle of pupils earn- ing the $6 replace the work of adults eniployed.’’ The “fortunate” 1,500 are to be selected from the welfare recipients. son aaa