October 25, 1935

B.C. WORKERS’

NEWS

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Anniversary Of Russian
Revolution On November 7

riends of the Soviet
Union to Celebrate
Event wth Meetings
ana Concerts

Preparations for greeting the 18th
rthday of the Workers’
Russia are well under way in the
The Friends of
called a City
Hall
plans

Republic

district.

Unicon
at Victory
to make

ancouver
lie€ §=Soviet
mierence
th inst.
‘ent.

C:C.. and
id progressive trades
her organizations, to
ere represented at this
F delesates, to the number

on the
for the

clubs, AI. EL.
unions, and
a total of 26
conference
of 35-

cultural

The conference decided that the
lebration of November 7th should
Ke the form of holding many
eetiness throughout the city rather
lan 6concentrate on one larger
itherine in the centre. It was de-
ded that the keynote of al] these
‘ents should be an expression of
lidarity to the Soviet Peace Po-
-§, aS the brightest ray of hope
nidst the darls menace of war.

Meetings and Concerts Planned
in Numerous Halls

The conference elected the neces-
sary committees to organize and
publicize the events. Offers of
eight halls have been accepted, and
arrangements for others are pend-
ins.

The Program Conimittee are
anxious to get in touch with sult-

ficient talent for the many enter-

fainnients.

Artists willing to assist are re-
quested to file their names at
Room 13, 163 W. Hastings Street.
The loan of automobiles is also re-
quested, to cenvey the artists so
that some of the talent can per-
form on two or more platforms.

In the past, both workers and pro-

eressive intellectuals have rallied
for each November Seventh Cele-
bration to pay their tribute to the

stupenduous advancement the Worl-
ers' State has effected in the cul-
tural and economic well-being of one
hundred and seventy millions of the
world’s people.

This Wighteenth Anniversary of
workers’ power is certainly a proper
opportunity to widely acclaim the
value, to all humanity, of the splen-
did struggle of ihe Soviets for worid

peace.

‘Our Own Folks Are
J.B.

Great!’

J. B. McLachlan, Communist
candidate in Cape Breton South,
and well known veteran miners’
leader, who polled 5,160 votes in
the election, has sent the follow-
ing article for publication by spe-
cial request of the B.C. Workers’
News:

There are no people like our own
people, the workers and toilers.

What splendid and heroic things
they do when duty calls!

In this election campaign, we be-
San six weeks ago without a nickel
and the workers and farmers all
over the province rallied to do bat-
tle for their class.

We cannot mention all of them;
aS a matter of fact, we don’t know all
who worked and gave of their hard-
eamed wages, none of whom ex-_

pected thanks publicly for the deeds
they did. But we must thank all,
known and unknown, for the help
Liven.

Away up in Nova Scotia, a farm-
er, Roscoe Fillmore, save us a week
of his time, with no hope of wage
er thanks. His winter's living was
in the thousands of young, tender
potted plants. One night in that
greenhouse without a fire, and his
entire hope for a living this win-
ter would be destroyed. A neighbor
sends Roseve off to Gape Breton
and pledges to sleep in that green-
house and keep a fire foins until he
came back.

In a week, Roseoe Fillmiore was
back on his farm and found his
neighbors gathered to hear the
news of the first Communist Elec-
tion Campaign in Nova Scotia.

Then these toilers of the soil did
this;

They collected enough cash
among themselves to send Gomrade
Fillmore back a second time to
Cape Breton for another two
weeks.

Away up in that county where
butter is made for Nova Scotia, a
letter is received with $10 in it.
A vailway worker at a little way-
Side station just out of Truro sends
a like sum. From far away WNor-
anda, a few metal miners send $5
to help the Communist candidate.

A miner gives a furnacette,
worth $80.00, so that we won’t fail
to get out printed matter.

Miners and their wives gather
dimes and quarters from door to
door so that we can pay hall rent,
and printers’ bills.

Bosses Can’t Buy Them
z With Rum

These same miners and their

women and children again go from

door to door carrying the printed

McLachlan

message of the Communist Plec-
tion Committee to every home in
their district.

Rum! You old-time Grits and
Tories—could not buy our people
with rum! A miner is offered $15
and all the rum he can drink, to
use his car to carry Grits to the
polis. The offer was an insult to
that miner, he turns it down with
scorn. Saying: “I am not for sale.
This car shall be driven for my
class.”

A few Hungarian workers want
Annie Buller to talk over the radio
and at once take up a collection
among themselves to pay for that
radio talk.

This is repeated, again and again,
by other groups during the cam-
paign. The miners are working
two or three days per week, but,
when they wanted a meeting or
radio talk, the cash to pay ap-
peared, as if by magic.

A steelworker wants a meeting
away out among some farmers, and
promptly pays the rent, out of his
Own Slim wages.

The men, women and children of
the working class did great work
in collecting cash and distributing
the printed word. Over $100 worth
of which was carried by them to
the home in Sydney and the min-
ing towns.

Rain poured all day in torrents
on October 12th. A father and
three children tramped the streets
of Sydney all that day, puttine at
least one pamphlet or leaflet int
each home, then came home and
had to go to bed, while the only
clothes they had were dried at the
fire. With people like that. this
movement can never die and never
be defeated.

Annie Buller Is Popular
With the Workers

The amount of work put in by.
Comrade Annie Buller in this elec-
tion was tremendous. An eighteen-
hour day, with all kinds of meet-
ings and radio talks and leaflet
wiilings wa sthe regular thing.
She was, as one worker put it,
“Like an army with banners.’ How
the folks loved Annie! If they
could not kill her with meetings
and speech-making, they seem bent
on ending her with banquets after
the election.

What great folks the workers
are! They create all the wealth
of the world, and in their hearts
reside al} that’s fine and loyal and
self-sacrificing. They are the build-
ers, the hope for a better world.

@Qur folks are great!

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
CONVENTION FAVORS BOYCOTT,
CONDEMNS FASCISM AND WAR

Strons Movement in the
Convention for Forma-
tion of Labor Party

FOR 30 HOUR WEEK

Lewis of Miners Pleads
for Buildings of Indus-
trial Unions

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 21.—Since
the opening of the 55th Annual
Convention of the American Fede-
ration of Labor here it is noticeable
that more and more delesates are
moving over to the side of the pro-
eressives and the motions sponsored
and supported by them and against
the reactionary policies pursued by
Green and Woll and the Executive
Council.

At the opening of the
on October 7th, President
it be known that he and
leagues did not favor a Labor Party
in the United States when he in-
ferred that this move was sponsored
by the Communist Internationa].

In the president's opening
marks he omitted to mention one
word about the great need for in-
dustria] unions in the mass produc-
tion industries. Thousands of rank
and file workers are demanding in-
dustrial unions to replace the inef-
fectual craft unions.

Resolution Introduced to

convention
Green Jet
his col-

co—

Form

a Labor Party
At the sessions held on October 9,
the United Textile Workers’ Union
introduced a resolution for the es-
tablishing of a Labor Party which
would take into its ranks all work-
ers regardless of union or political

affiliation. The resolution also called
for the president of the A. I. of L.
to proceed in the direction of the
ealling of State Conventions within
three months and to recommend
and encourage such groups
rieultural, unemployed and fraternal
bodies of workers to join’ the Labor
Party.

J. L. Lewis Aitacks Reactionary

Leadership

Another highlight of the conven-
dion was the seathing attack upon
the leadership by J. L. Lewis, leader
of the United Mline Workers, and his
demand for the setting up of indus-
ay 11 unions in important industries.

as' as-

Yhis, coupled with Lewis’ two reso-
lutiions early in the convention,
created a stir among the delegates

and threw Green and Woll into com-
plete bewilderment.

These two resolutions were:
first, to bar any officer of the
A. F. of L. trom acting as an of-
ficer in the National Civic Federa-
tion (which is a notorious open-
shop institution.—Ed.); and second,
to bar the American Federationist

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organ of the A. F. of L.) from ac-
cepting paid advertisements or
printed matter from open shop

and non-union firms.
It is well known that large firms
such as Du Ponts,

who violently op-
pose union labor in their plants,
have paid for large advertisements
at a high price in order to gs
AY It. of I. officials: to “lax off” or-
fanizine their workers.
Telesrams poured into the conven-

tion from hundreds of Jocals request-
ing support for the progressive
lutions mentioned above.

The convention passed an amend-
ment to itS constitution “bannins
unions from membership which have

LESO-

Communists at their heads.’ This
is part of the red-baiting policy as

carried on by Woll and Green in co-
hoots with Hearst, the Liberty
League and the open “shoppers.
Condemns Fascism and War
The convention went on record as
being in favor of boyeottinge the
German Nazi Olympics and German
goods and against the U.S.A. partici-
pating in war. The policy of the
British Trade Unions as demanding
Sanctions was endorsed by Green in
his opening report. Many delegates
stressed the need for combatting the

ris of fascist measures in the
a A. and the red-baiting of the
Hearst press. Fascism and Naziism

Was characterized as “a oft
glorified and gory gsangesterism.”’
The convention also went on
record as being in fayor of the six-
hour day and the five-day week.

Nearly 30,000 Votes Cast
For Communist Candidates

REDS GAIN IN
FRENCH ELECTION

Last Sunday in the French elec-
tions to the senate, the Red Front of
Communists, Socialists, and Radical
Socialists gaining 7 seats out of 10 in
the Seine district. Premier Laval was
re-elected on the first ballot. Great
claims are being made by TDLavyal’s
followers for his “peace efforts’ and
this is declared as being responsible
for his election,

The United Front of the Wrench
people against war and Wasecism with
the Communists and Socialists lead-
ing the movement is the only

responsible for the peace policy of

thing !

5)

the French capitalist parties, and the

fact that 7 out of 10 Seats were gain-
ed by the Reds is ample evidence of
the correctness of the policy of
Revolutionary leaders.

Britain To
Poll Nov. 14

Ramsay McDonald,
Lloyd George, Mosley
and Social Credit In
Election Field

LONDON —Announeine
eral elections will be held on WNov-
14th. Prime Minister Baldwin called
for a mandate from the people for
freater war preparations in the
name of greater armaments to “pre-
serve world peace.”

As for home affairs, Baldwin out-
lined 2 program of ‘‘social reform’?
which would include the transfer of
many unemploved to new districts
and further development of Tmpire
migration.

Demagogic Platforms

There are 491 Conservatives no-
minated already, the WTLabor party
having Lloyd George is in the
field with an extensive program
Which includes the making of the
Gank of England into a publicly-
owned institution, a planning board
for the housing industry and state
assistance for agricultural deyvelop-
ment schemes It is not likely that
more than a half-dozen seats will be
contested by Tiloyd George candi-
dates.

that gen-

Dez:

Social Credit Too
The Samuel opposition Wiberais
will alse fight on a narrow front. So-
cial Credit candidates will he in the

field. They have already issued a
manifesto which promises an an-
nual national dividend of $1,500 for

every family, over and above wages
and salaries. There is also a Scottish
Nationalist party in the field, as is
the Fascists led by Moseley.

Ramsay MacDonald will contest
his old seat as a candidate of the
National government of which he is
Still a’ member, although havine
been thrown out of the premiership.

LONGSHOREMAN
GIVEN LASHES

(Continued from page 1)

lice arrested Squires
tool that lene to ar ~e the frame-=
up. A boy of 14 vears was taken to
“identify” Squires at the time of his
arresi, but he was unable to
A month Jater he could
Squires “looked like”
hit the but he
sure,
When

Jt evidently

do soa.
Say that
the man who
Seah, could not be

the seab first

said

complained
of the assault he that he had
been hit from behind, but at the
trial of Squires he said that he was
Struck from the front and therefore
could see His assailant, whom, he
said, was the accused,
Accused Miles Away

Witnesses who could swear
tively that Squires was on the
picket line miles away from the
scene of the attack, weer not al-
lowed in the court. They could
Swear that he was on the picket line
from 4 to 12 o'clock, whereas the
attack Was made at 7 o'clock.

The Canadian Labor Defence
League is handling the defence. An
appeal is being applied for, and pre-
Parations are under way for a sreat
mass Campaign to bring before the
people the length to which the Pat-
tullo government, Attoreny-General
Sloan, are going in their support of
the Shipping Federation in its at-
tempt to smash unionism.

posi-

REGINA VICTIM DIES OF HEAD
INJURIES INFLICTED BY R.C.M.P.

Was in Jail for 6 Weeks
Without Proper Med-

ical Treatment

Mothers Committee and
Prisoners’ Strike Win
Release

REGINA, Oct. 19—N: J. Schaack,
52 years of age, died here from
pneumonia, accordine to the hospital
authorities, but in reality he suf-
fered: from the severe beating he re-
eeived in the Regina riots, when
the R.C.M.P. made their vicious at-
tack and he was clubbed on the
head and suffered a brain injury,
being Incarcerated in the city jail for
six weeks and was only released after
a lensthy fight by the Mothers’
Committee. In addition to this
pressure the prisoners held a strike
in the jail for his release, which was
secured and the charges stayed.

Active in Camp Siruggle.

This victim of police terror was an

active worker amone
kers. His sister came
the U.S.A. when he was considered
not likely to live. The campaign
in B.C. by the Joint Defense Commit-
tee for the Regina prisoners and
longshore victims calls upon all or-
Sanizations of workers to protest
ainst this criminal lack of medical
treatment for Schaack, and to de-
mand the release of the prisoners
who are still in Regina jail awaiting
trial:

the camp trek-
to Regina from

Tf you don't think the camps
military,

are
ask a camp worker to show

you his discharge!

“Play and be Popular”
Barney’s Music Studio

Associate Teachers of
Music, Singing and Dancing
Phone for Particulars:
Studio: Sey. 5338 - 679 Granville
(Opp. Hudson’s Bay)
“Music appeals to more people
than any other thing”

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Tim Buck Got 7,500
Votes, Despite Heaps-
Conservative United
Front

Not until October 25 will the com-
plete figures be known on the elec-
tion, and consequently the figures
Siven below may be slightly
changed.

J. B. Melachlan, Gape
South, 5,160; Pred Rose,
Cartier, 3,384; Tom Ewen,
about 1,00; A. T. Hill,
A. E. Smith, Port
Bay, 1,047; Sam
Rosedale, 754; J.
ronto Spadina,

Breton
Montreal
Cochrane.
Nipissing, 693;
Arthur-Thunder,
Searlett, Toronto
B. Salsberge, To-
3,429; Norman Freed,

Toronto Trinity, 1,484; John Naviz-
owsky, Selkirk, 1,061: Tim WBuck.
Winniper North, 7,418; O. © Doolan.
Edmonton Bast, 593; Matthew Popo-

vich, WVesgreville, about 1,800; Mal-
colm Bruce, Vaneouver East, 1,500.

This is a very considerable ad-
vanee upon the last federal elections
in- 1930, when less than. 6,000 votes
were cast for ten candidates.

OGILVIE FLOUR
GET NICE PROFIT

MONTREAL, Oct. 23.—Net profit
of $743,498, equal to $8.04 per share
on the company’s outstanding stoclk
for the fiscal year ended Ausust 31
last, was shown today in the finan-
cial Statement of Ogilivie Flour Mills
Co. Ltd. Phe figures compare with
profit of $746,749 equal to $8.08 per
Share on the common stock Jast
year. Not bad consideringe—

FOOD SHORTAGE
ROUSES IRE OF
GERMAN MASSES

Housewives Search Food
Stores for Cheap Mar-
garine or Lard

LONDON, Oct. 3.—A state of des-
pair prevails in the industrial centres
and labor quarters of Berlin owins
to the food reports the
Berlin correspondent of the “Daily
Telegraph.” Wives of workers go-
ing from store to store in search of
cheap margerine and lard, are mals-=
ing open remarks of such a nature
as would surely have led to police
interference had they been made by
only a few people. The shortage of
butter continues and one of the Ber-
lin hospitals has ceased sivine: this
important food item to its patients.

Two and Half Years of Hitler
Rule Responsible

The “Morning Post,’ referring to
the food shortage in Germany, says
that this is unquestionably a result
of the two and a half years of rule
of the Hitler party. Pointing out
that the German population will
hardly agree to starve, “without
good and effective compensation,”
the newspaper asks whether the fact
Germany has one of the most pow-
erful armies and air forces in the
world can be regarded as sufficient
compensation. This splendid army,
Says the newspaper, will be used of
course for a purpose compatible
with itS power, namely, for war.

Shortage,

Coal Handlers In The
East Submit Wage Scale

Organization Is Badly
Needed in All Cities in
This Industry

TORONTO, Ont.—With approach-—
ing winter, the workers employed in
the handling of coal in this elty
have, through their union drawn up
a scale of wages which will give to
the workers a decent standard -of
living.

This news should be welcome to
workers of other cities Similarly em-
ployed in the winter months whether
resular employees of retail or whole-
Sale yards, or whether easually em-
Bloyed as swampers and helpers in
the yards. .
Wage Scale

The wage scale follows:

“Efours of labor shall be
to 50 hours per week and shall be
divided as follows: 7 a.m. to noon
to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and
from 7 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday.

“In case of extra hours of Jabor
become necessary the first two
hours shall be paid for at time and
a half and all extra time at double
time. When such extra hours he-
come necessary one hour shall be
allowed for meals

Hourly Rates

“Hourly rates of pay shall be as
follows: Yardmen 55c Per hour;
Helpers 55e per hour; Drivers 60c
per hour; Trimmers 50c per hour in

limited

operation and Signalmen 55c per
hour. 2

“Phese rates are practically the
Same as established by the city in

their fair wage clause for this class
of work. All skilled trades shall be
paid the union prevailing rate of
pay as established by.their particular
union.

“The dealer shall be held respon-
Sible for his contractor paying the
above rates of pay.

“All drivers and helpers shall be
paid the above rates of pay as long
as they remain at the yard at the
request of the dealer or contractor.
They shall not have their pay cut
because of tie ups due to shortage
of yard help, ete. Durine slack per-
iods all men called to work shall
receive at least 5 hours pay for any
day they are called to work, many
now remain at the yards 9 hours per
day for nothins.”

Vancouver Workers Need This Too

Wancouver workers who get casual
work, and those employed now in
Evans Coleman and other yards
Should discuss the above w. age scale
and prepare to draw up a Similar
one and start organization in every
yard to put it into effect.

Workers who read this and are in
touch with coal handlers should cut
it out and get it into the workers’
hands. If you are not personally ac-
quainted with such w orkers, save it
until a coal delivery worker brings
coal to your residence and then talk
it over with him.

B.C. POLICE ARREST MATT SHAW
AT PRINCETON ON FAKE CHARGE

Co-operation
In Victoria

Chinese Workers’ Or-

ganizations Arrange
Social Gathering

WICTORIA, B.C., Oct. 22.—In an
effort to foster greater co-operation
between the Chinese and white
workers, the Victoria Chinese C.D.
L. and the Victoria branch of the
All-American Alliance of Chinese
Anti-Imperialists Ieasue have de-
cided jointly to put on a tea party
in one of the chop suey parlors in
the Chinese section of Victoria.

It is planned to invite a number
of Chinese and white workers rep-
resenting the yarious workers’ or-
Sanizations in this city to this affair
to establish more familiar relations
between these two sroups of the
working class, and, as has already
been stated, to foster the greater co-
operation which is needed.

of the new
the city,
1.5 million
are to be built
years, has been
record time of two
the 80 field groups em-

The surveying
western area of
dwelling houses for
cow city dwellers
Within the next few
completed in the
months by

south-
where
Wos-

Rewanded ic te Prevent
Camp Leader Speaking
On Coast

PRINCETON, Oct. 21. — Matt
Shaw, well known in Vancouver as
a leader of the cCampboys and one
of the Ottawa trekkers, was taken
off the C.P.R. train here Sunday
morning by Provincial Police and
placed in the local jail and held for
“Investigation.’’

When local workers visited him at
the jail on Sunday afternoon Pro-
vincial Policeman Hatherly attempt-
ed to intimidate them.

Bondmen Intimidated-

On Monday, October 21, Shaw was
charged with “vVagerancy’ and re-
manded to Thursday, October 24. Bail
bondsmen cannot be obtained be-
cause of the extreme terror of the
Police authorities here, one business-
man declaring that if he put up bail
he would lose his license.

When the local worker reported
this situation to Shaw in the jail,
the police called him a “son of a
bitch of a liar’ and ordered him out
of the jail.

The police of B.@. have arrested
Shaw on this fale charge in order
to prevent him arriving in Wancou-

ver and speaking at his scheduled
meetings in the city and on Vancou-
ver Island.

ployed on this work. They were
assisted by collective farmers of
iSuntsevo and Ienin districts. The

new section of the city will embrace
approximately 16,000 hectares.

MASS PROTEST MEETING

. |
AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ist, at 8 P.M. |
TO PROTEST POLICE TERROR IN B.C. |

— Speakers
| MATT SHAW (Campboys’ Leader), I. EMERY (Long-

shore Leader), and other Prominent Prosressive
Labor Men.

AUSPICES OF JOINT ACTION DEFENSE COMMITTER |

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