Pace Two Bae We@ ROK ECR S = NUE W = YOUTH COLUMN | Conducted by W.S.L. BRANCH DESIRES UNITY Strong desire for the unity of the syouth in British Columbia was ex- pressed at the last general member- Ship meeting of the Stanley Park Branch of the Young Socialist League, when a motion was un- animously earried ealling upon their District Committee to contact the Young Communist League for the purpose of getting, the Y.C.L. to affiliate with the Y-S.l. At a re- cent conference the Co-operative Commonwealth Youth Moyement and the Young Socialist League were united into one body under the ljlatters name. This growing desire for unity amongst the young people of Cana- da is sweeping throughout the Do- minion, The merging of the CC. YM. and ¥.C.lL. groups in Hast York, Ontario, was recently an- pounced by Ronald Monkman, ganizer of the CC.Y.M. or— IS IT STRANGE TO YOU That workers employed by M. E. Binz Co. Ltd., (textile industry) at Montmagny, Quebec, received on the average $5.72 for a: 55-hour week? That young boys and girls em- ployed by some of the chain and department stores, textile, tobacco and other Canadian enterprises re- eeive in many cases as low as $2 “and $3 per week? YOUTH RECEIVES TWO YEAR SENTENCE Refused relief by the local auth- -orities, George A. H. Weare, age 23, refused to starve in this land of plenty. @n Friday afternoon, Dec. 6th, he was brought before Judge Bis in the County Court and found _ suilty on a hold-up charge. Weare was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on ecireumstan- tial evidence. He maintained shroughout his trial that he had sact been at the scene of the crime. FORCES OPPOSED TO NAZI OLMPICS LOSE BY NARROW “MARGIN IN U.S—A.A.U. MEET After a two day debate, that was the bitterest in the history of the Amateur Athletic Union in the Dnited States, the forces working for American participation in the 1936 Olympic Games, scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany, won by a narrow margin over those op- posed to participation, at the 47th annual convention of the A.A.U., held in New York City, on Dec. 7, 8, and 9th. The fight for the removal of the Olympic Games from Germany is by no means concluded. The anta- fonizm towards Fascism and the Wazi Olympics is so great that it is doubtful whether the United States will be fully represented. Anti-Olympie Campaign to be Continued “The fight aginst American participation in the games in Ger- many must be continued, as the only way of preserving the Olympic Ideal,’ declared Judge Mahoney, Jeader of the Anti-Nazi Olympic Movement, after the vote was tak- en. A ‘moral victory’ was claimed by those who voted against Ameri- “Gan participation. They charged that their opponents were afraid to face the facts. Many announced their intentions to carry on the boycott movement and to develop it further for the sake of presery- ine the Olympic Games for the principle upon which they were founded—sportsmanship. MOSCOW.—Both children and ¢eachers of the Anglo-American school here found difficulty in re- ¢urning to normal studies after the Wovember celebrations. Festivities and gaiety. reached a high pitch in the school on Nov. 4, when for five hours the pupils to- gether with their parents and re- MAURICE RUSH presentatives from the patron fac- tory danced, sane and played. The three-day holiday itself owas a whirlwind of happiness, sightsee- ing, Marching in the Noy. 7 de- monstration. Parties, kino and jheatre shows kept the older chiid- ren well occupied, while the young- er children mostly played games. WATCH THE SPARGS FLY The eves of the fistic world will centred upon Madison Square Garden, New York, on Dee. 13, when Joe Louis meets Paulino Uzeudun, in what promises to be an outstanding event, because of the fighting abilities of both men. Uzeudun is well-known for his ability to take punishment. It has often been stated that if a mule kicked him on the chin he would still stand on his feet. However, those who saw the pic- tures of the Louis-Gaer fight and saw the punches that erumbiled Max Baer to the canvas will admit that the punches Paulino will re- ceive from the iron fists of Louis will be the hardest that have yet decorated the Basque’s steel jaw. be STUDENTS STRIBE IN SUPPORT OF TEACHERS MCKEESPORT, Pa.—Incensed at ihe dismissal of two teachers from the local high school, more than 1,000 students went on strike de- mandinge the immediate reimstate- ment of the teachers. : The students haye stated that they will remain out until such times as the School Boarl grants 4a hearing to a committee represent— ine the student body. FOREIGN AGITATION? During a recent strike in Ontario the police made a vicious attack upon the picket line, which up to that time had remained intact, in an effort to smash it. @Qne bie flatfoot noticed a dark sort of an individual who was hold- ine his ground. Running up to him with club in hand, he mercilessly beat him over the arms, head and shoulders, simultaneously shouting, “vou damn foreign agitators, why to hell don’t you go back where you came from?’’ After having escorted the badly beaten shaded individual to the police station it was found out, while being questioned, that he was a full-blooded Iroquois Indian. RELIGIOUS YOUTH CONDEMN CAPITALISM AS CAUSE OF WAR Gathered at a conference in Ro- chester, New York, recently, 1,000 Baptist youth from Central and Western New York State expressed themselves upon the question of War as follows: “So long as the present inter- national competitive economy pre- vails, international conflict is in- evitable. Only with the establish- ment of an international co-opera— tive commonwealth,” they added; “will wars causes have been re- moved.”’ Go-operation with the American Youth Gongress was voted by the conference, aS necessary in order to preserve peace. LET US DO OUR SHARE Should The B.C. Workers’ News find itself unable to continue pub- Jication because of lack of funds the youth of British Columbia will lose a most important weapon. It therefore behooves the young people to take a more active part in the present December campaign to raise $2,000 sustaining fund for “The Worker’ and “The B.C. Workers’ News. To assist in this campaign we are asking groups of young people in B.C. to put on affairs, to take a collection at their club meetings, to send contributions and through various other means which can be arranged to assist in fulfilling the drive quota. NO FREEDOM IN SOVIET RUSSIA Vancouver Woman Forced to Eat Several Times a Day The excerpts are taken from a letter received this week m Wan- couyver, from a Vancouver woman, who is at present visit- ing the Soviet Union, “T am just back from a trip to a collective farm and some facteries- Ti is too wonderful for words. I wish you could the way the people eat here. I sure got stuns the first time JI sat down to eat with the workers here in a big din- ing room. First there were some appetizers; these were really a meal in themselves. In fact I thought that I was only going to have a cold lunch. Imagine my hor- ror when I was next served with about a quart of soup, then some fish, then meat and spuds, and then we lingered over tea. Every place you go they ask you to eat. It doesn’t matter if you just left a place where you have consumed a big dinner, they always insist that you can eat a little more. Soviet Stars Replace Gzarist Hagies Top of Kremlin When I got to Moscow, I saw the workers employed at the top of the Kremlin. They were remoyv- ine the Eagles of the Jate Czar and replacing them with huge Soviet Stars. They worked throughout a wind and rain sterm in order to get the job done to have the Stars placed in time for the Wovember 7th celebrations, which commemo- rates the revolution of Noyember 7th, 1917. MUSSOLINI STILL GETTING HIS OIL WINNIPEG, Dec. 7.—U.S. govern- ment reports show that crude oil exports to Italy jumped “from 62,000 barrels in September to 417,000 bar- rels in Qctober.”’ Ironically enough, September was the last full month prior to President Roosevelt's arms embargo proclama- ition, see | Defence News| DEFENCE SCHOOL VANCOUMER, Dec. 10-—Meetnge to discuss the condition of our branches in BC, the District Executive Committee, C.L.D-L., tentatively proposed the starting of a special defence school. The D-E.C- makes this recommendation know-— ine that this would be of distinct benefit to members in many locali- ties and would equip members with a working Knowledse of defence tasks and problems. A prospectus is to be drafted for presentation to all branches and it is hoped that members will co-operate in this serious undertaking. Special courses are available and the course will probably last two weeks. The fees so far huve not been worked out, but special materials on this sub- ject will be sent as Soon 3S Pos- sible. CORBIN DEFENCE VANCOUVER, BG, Dec i In a letter received from George Taylor, secretary of the Corbin Defence Committee, he states “the defence of the Corbin cases to date has. cost us over $4,000.” Appeals are pending in a number of cases and funds are urgently needed. He urges all branches of the defence movement to lodge appeals to Pre- mier Pattullo and Attorney-General Sloan, at Victoria, for the dropping of charges against all Corbin ac- cused and for the freeing of the six miners in jail. DISTRICT BAZAAR “Prepare for the annual district bazaar’ states a communication from the District Executive Com- mittee to its members and sympa- thizers. This is an annual event. Last year, due to the splendid support manifested by the C.L.D-L. membership, the sum of $435 was raised. This year, more workers are in jail and eight families have to be taken care of. Goods of any deseription should be collected and forwarded to the district office C.L.D.&. to be used for prizes. Send all donations to Room 28, 163 Hastings St. Wrest, Wancouver, BC. VICTORIA CHINESE ACTIVE VICTORIA, B.C—Writing for the Chinese branch Ci.Di.. here, Wwe wish to state we are making a fenuine attempt to co-operate with our fellow workers in Vancouver. @n receipt of the appeal for collec- tions to assist in providing special relief to labor prisoners and their dependents, we used the collection cards and obtained $2.75. ASSIST OAKALLA PRISONERS PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.—Ac- Iknowledging receipt or appeal from the district office to assist class war prisoners at Christmas, our branch decided to donate $10 for this worthy cause. We feel that our class brothers Should not be denied the few luxuries allowed them at this time. Signed, A. E. Burton- COMING MEETINGS IN S. VAN. VANCOUVER, B.C—The Sam Carr branch of the C.L.D. wishes to announce that every Sunday, at 2-30 pm. an open forum will be held. On Sunday, Dee. 15th, a topic of vital interest will be presented and workers in the vicinity of this braneh, which is located in the Workers’ Hall, 26th and Main St., are urged to attend. To assist in providing cheer to labor prisoners and their families, the Sam Carr branch is staging a concert and auction at the Workers’ Hall, on Iriday, Dec. Christmas 18th, at 8 p.m. All workers are eordially invited to attend. No en- tranee charge. PRESS REPORTS VANCOUVER, BG; Dee. i11—7 From various points in B.C. reports have come to the District Commiut— tee that collections are underway for the current press drive. Cor- respondents report that they recos- nize the value of ‘“The B. GC. Work- ers’ News” and “fhe Worker,” in- asmuch, as these two labor papers have repeatedly featured news of defence value. However, to date, only one branch has donated any real money. How about it members. He Figured The following story was told to a B.C. Workers’ News reporter by a “newsie” whose stand is on 2 prominent down town corner. “After the longshoremen were at- jacked with gas bombs last June, on Ballantyne Pier, the “Vancouver Sun” had some news that was against the strikers. Well, you know, the sales of the “Sun” fell off a hell of a lot. Before that, I used to sell over 60 every day, but after they carried bad news about the strike, I sold only about half as many as I did before. ‘Well, I got mad at the Sun” for this, so I figured out a way I could help the strikers, because Im a bit of a Socialist myself. We often have hot arguments about it in the alley behind the Sun office. “So what did I do but go down to the longshore hall; I talked to the euy there, and I let him in on my plan. He agreed to give me a bunch of bulletins every day. “ell, the first day I got 30 bul- Jetins and put 10 inside each of three copies cf the Sun and put these three t Out In e “Alley” papers in the middle of a bunch of papers I had under my arm. “TJ went down to the dock to sell the papers to the sailors and the scabs on the ships, but two bulls stopped me, so I argued with them: “J said, ‘this is my living, and I got just as much right to earn my living as you have.’ The first bull said he was sorry and all that, but he couldn’t let me go. The second bull was a little suspicious and he said, ‘Gow do I Know that you aint got some of the strikers’ papers in them under your arm?’ “Quick as lightning I pulled out one of the papers that I hadn’t put any bulletins in, and If said, ‘O.K. mister, read it fer yerself. Then BE gives one to the other bull, well, they started to read the papers, so IT says ‘let me go and sell them to the sailors and J’ll pick those two papers up from you when I come back; I’ll only be gone a few min- utes.’ “They let me go. “And say, gee, it was funny, the very first guy I asked to buy 2 paper, was a sailor on an American * steamer, and he said to me ‘is there any news about the strike in the paper?” I was right on me toes. t walked close up to him and I says, ‘Do you want to read some real news about the strike?’ “We looked at me kinda funny, and then something told me that he was O.K. so I says, ‘how would yer jike to see a strike bulletin?’ “The sailor took hold of me arm and said, ‘have you got any?’ T said, ‘yes, only its kinda risky, because the bulls stopped me coming on the dock, and I fooled ‘em.’ “The sailor made no more bones about it, but put his hand in his pocket and says, ‘how much is the paper worth?’ I told him, ‘fifty cents.” ; “He paid me the fifty cents and I gave him all the papers except one, and then I beat it, shouting, “Read all about it.’ “The bulls said, ‘here’s your papers; you sold quite a few in a short time.’ “J did the same thing for near a week, and then they caught me. But anyway, I helped the strike some.” ANNOUNCEMENT Vancouver Mothers’ Council are providing a dinner for the black- listed campboys on Dec. 28rd, at 6 p.m., in the O’Brien Hall, corner of Hastings and Homer Sts. Donations in kind or cash will be greatly appreciated. Send them to any members of the Mothers’ Council, or to the hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MUSIC FROM PRINCE GEO. Prince George appears to be all set to break records in the Work- ers’ Press Drive. A central com- mittee has been set up to eo-ordin— ate the work. Their quota was $40, but one of their first decisions was to raise this 100 per cent. Wo one there thinks this is too much, in fact. they have every confidence they will raise at least $100. They consider $2,000 for BG. 2 very low quota. They claim that if they only had a little more assist- ance they themselves “could raise ¢hat amount without even worry- ing.’ Before the drive had been Zoing many days $20 was raised and, as they modestly state, they ” are “only just getting going. Ed. Note-— Our busimess man- ager remarked, when he read the letter, “ere’s some real music from Prince George.” The slave driver in charge of the Press Campaign encored with “that Prince George baby sure has rhythm.” Want Increased Fines Police Commission will “alk over’ with local magistrates the desirability of imcreasing the fines levied for non-payment of licenses in Vancouver. This was the decision of the finance committee of the Gity Council on Dec. 6, in dealing «vith a complaint from the City Li- eense Inspector that small fines tend to give an incentive for non-pay— ment. Of the fines Wancouver imposed none gO to the license department. In many eases the fine jis less than the amount of unpaid licenses and de- Blasting Done During Shift; Speed-up and Contract System Maintained SILICOSIS PREVALENT By MINER CORRESPONDENT Housing conditions in the Bridge River mining district, particularly at Pioneer Mine, are horrible, three men are compelled to live in a room eight by ten feet. The workers pay three dollars per month each for these quarters. It is expected that the company will employ about a hundred extra men before next spring. At deast two new bunk houses of at least fifty rooms each are needed. Mulected for School Upkeep Married men in some instances have to support two homes. They pay thirty-five dollars per month for board, three dollars for room, one dollar for community hall, one dollar for doctor, and an illegally collected fifty cents per month for schoo] tax. The company is granted $1,250 as a school grant by the provincial government. A short time ago certain married men interviewed the management of the Pioneer to find out if they could have housine accommadation grant- ed, they were told that this was ini- fendents infer ¢hat after appearing in court the matter is settled. possible. They asked if they would be allowed to live in shacks off the Mines Act Violated In Bridge River District Pioneer property, and they were told that if they were not satisfied as they were, they could leave the em- ploy of the company. Mines Act Violated Speed up and the contract system in this mine is terrific. Blasting is carried on in the middle of the shift, and three shifts per day on the lower level. These practices are contrary to the Mines~ Regulation Act. Men workins below the 1,400 foot level last about three weeks to a month working under these conditions. The inspector took an air test in this place, and the humidity was 93 per- cent. The men working under these conditions for that period of time are soon well advanced in the first stages of Silicosis (miners con.). The six-hour day should be instituted on these lower levels, and the com- pany should be compelled to instal fans. If the mining inspector was up to par. tiese damnable conditions would have been remedied long ago. Pre-Inspection Fixup Mr. Jackson, the mine inspector, speaking before the Conciliation Board, praised the contract system, when it was shown positively that accidents had increased about 35 percent under the eontract and bonus system. He was put on the spot, however, when asked by a miner, A. Melvor, whether he had notified the company previously to his visiting the mine. Mr. Jackson stumbled very badly, but the company’s re- TWO YEARS FOR SENATOR PLANTA A good example of Canadian de- mocracy has come to light in Nan- aimo through the sentence of Sena- ¢or A. HB. Planta to two years in jail for defrauding Nanaimo workers of their hard earned sayings, amount- ing to $700.00. The Nanaimo people knowing the history of the senator better than any outsider, gave their answer long ago when they rejected his election to parliament and expresed their non-confidence in regards to the trustworthiness of the senator. In spite of this contradiction he was later appointed to the senate. The people of Nanaimo are asking them- selves today on what merits was Planta élevated to one of the high- est positions in the country? There is only one answer, the powers that be must have known that the senator would make a good watch dog for the private interests that govern the country, and a will ing tool when needed to protect the capitalists by supporting anti-work- ing class legislation. DOINGS OF THE DRIVE Bridge Game and Bingo, 906 Com- mercial Drive, Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. Auspices ICOR. Proceeds for Workers’ Press Drive. Enclosed please find $2.00, of which $1.00 is for a 6 months sub. for my friend at Whonnock, B.C. and the other $1.00 is for the Drive. A Bazaar and Dance will be held on Dec. 27, 1935 in the Wrebster’s Corner Hall, proceeds to go to the Drive. Two turkeys are to be drawn for at the bazaar, and tickets for these are being sold by friends of Labor throughout Haney and dis- trict. presentative came to his rescue stating that if the inspector did such things he would lose his job. MclIvor charged that the mine was always prepared and fixed up three days before the inspector visited it. The companies are continually breaking the Mines Act. Also, men are working seven days per week and overtime in some instances. SOVIET HARVEST COMBINES BEST By ANNE LOUISE STRONG, “Soviet Russia Today,’ New York, November. Sixty improvements made by So- viet engineers and farmers on the Kommunar harvester combine have made this Soviet-made machine the best harvester combine in the world, jn the opinion of a group of farm specialists who have just returned from a trip through the farmlands of the Ukraine. One of them formerly worked for a time in the Kommunar factory in Zaporozhye, aS part of the brigade in. which made the first Soviet har- vester combine to exhibit at the Seventeenth Party Conference in 1931. The Iommunar combine was than its stated. is the widening of the cylinder, which is three inches wider the American make. American prototype, Capitalist makers always en the width of the cylinder,” under normal conditions, thick or beaten down by has not omy; its combine will more varied conditions American make_ is the placing of a some grain to escape. Zaporozhye factory “Small losses mount thousands of tons viet grain escape.” Letter Digest copied from the caterpillar machine of America, but is now much better he The most important change than “cheat since this is the most expensive part and consumes the most steel; they make it the minimum width that will work With the result that when grain is unusually rain into bunches, it jams the cylinder and stops the machine. The Soviet make attempted this false econ- work under than the A second important improyement grain catcher under the center of the thresher, where the American combine allows It is only a small loss, but as the director of the remarked: into tens of in our Soviet harvest and we cannot let any So- When you haye read this paper, We have to hand a poem, “The Oreanizers Prayer.” from aja. ISS The poem is fairly good, but we are short of space and consequently have to file it for possible future use. cially, in Knight Inlet, where hump salmon come to spawn where hish tide and fresh water meets, and pears cause havoc amone the fish. The bears jump into the creck and stir up the mud, and bite and de- sour not hundreds, but thousands of fish and leave many hundreds on the banks of the creek for the seagulls, eagles, siwash ducks and sawhbills.”” This fisherman infers that the game and the fish authorities are working in cahoots to the disad- vantage of conservation of fis and against the interests of those: work- ers who gain a livelihood at fistuns. Tfrom W.L.G. we have six pages on the question of Hsperanta and the value of a universal languace- We will try and give it publicity m the near future. KURT KOMMENT Premier Gold Mining Go. the big dividend payer of Portland Ganal district, has declared the regular quarterly dividend. The total divi dends paid for 1935 is i8 and a half million dollars. = * = = One thousand students of the Cairo University fought a battle with police at Cairo with recks and clubs for half an hour on Decem- ber 7. Police used shot guns to disperse students. Anti-British riots have continued here for two weeks. = = - x Every leading hotel in Ottawa is jammed this week with people. Provincial premiers, cabinet minis- ters, mayors, aldermen and others from all parts of Canada are filling all available hotel space. >= = bs * American industrialists in great number are also in the capital ne- gotiating in regard to the new trade treaty. = a = * Pioneer Gold Mine of B. C. pro- duced gold to the value of $265,000 last November with expenses of $75,000, leaving a net profit of $190,000. This is about the usual monthly profit for this company. This is one of the companies which demanded that wages of the svorkers should not be increased at the recent conciliation board held- after miners’ strike. = = = = Turner Walley oil deliveries to the refineries jumped 6,000 barrels in November. With war in Ethiopia and the present position of Canada. in relation to sanctions, this in- crease is expected to be maintained or even exceeded. = * = * Consolidated Mining and Smelting Go., which operates Trail smelter, declared the regular dividend for the last quarter of $1.25 a Share with $4 bonus. * = + * Premier Aberhart of Alberta evi- dently reads the “B.C. Workers” News.” He states that “the Cana- dian press has described him as a ‘ranting evangelist.’ He denied that 25 R.C MP. had been brought into Alberta te pro- tect him. It is well known to workers that the R.C. MP. have been sent into Alberta to stem the discontent due to the disillusionment of the masses: Aberhart has recently let it be known that the $25 monthly divi- dend was only a vote-catching phrase. * * = % MELBOURNE, Dec. 6. — Mel- pourne members of the Seamen’s Union at a mass meeting today voted to return to work and then apply to a court of arbitration for redress of their grievances, provid- ed seamen in other states take the “same course. Almost 100 coasting vessels are tied up in the harbors of Sydney, Melbourne and wNevweasile. The strike now threatens to paralyze all coasting trade. Objecting to recent federal award, strikers are elaiminge 2 forty-eight-hour week and better working conditions. = = * = a PARIS, Dee. 6.—The possibility the forthcoming London Naval Con- ference might reduce the size of battleships to 2 maximum of 25,000 tons, faded today with admission by the naval ministry that France has secretly laid the keel of a 36,000- ton battleship. % * * * If—to wage war— —Not a train should run —Not a ton of coal come from the mines —Not a bushel of wheat leave the farms —WNot a power plant turn 2 wheel —Not —Not —Not —Not —Not There a factory operate a bomb be produced steel for suns a man enlist a ship be launched— would be no war! SOCIAL AND BINGO ain selves were now too old. On putting it to a vote if God Save the King or © Canada, | O: Canada won out. : a of the Canadian Legion, a short + s while back gave the membership “1% ee Se oe = Sa ee a war talk and advised them to ~ : = speak i s > = j that ‘“‘there are creeks, one eSpe- speak to their sons as they therm: q | campaicms to join this Post of the Lesion. No doubt they think a man who fell for the propaganda of the imperialists fwice is a safe bet to ‘support yet amother slaughter. old soldier is has been But the tool of the capita- 4@ lists whose only pression is another war. when the workers and farmers de- 4 cide to form: their own government. *4j Legionaires should form committees Legion, and so help the forces at work to stop another slaughter like ‘Ypres’ or “The Somme.’ his home in Vancouver, -of the 69th Battalion with a wite and one child is left to starve or, go back which he had previously resided. months and it him to return to Langley, where he 5 used to live. igi city Citizen rights. The centre branch off | the W.E.S.L. have interested them= jj selves in the case and haye gained temporary through the Canteen Hund. their comrades have the right to live in choice. had at 150 Hastings St. West. of the way the Canteen Fund i§ handied. F for instance; should you be an old 72nd man, you are O.K., but if Mr Paton should have taken a personal dislike to you, he can always fini a reason to turn you down. This fund should be dispensed among the | ex-servicemen and the office closed, Eastern Canada sroups of the uniting. Unity is what we need if we are to maintain our pensions § and win better relief. government is talking of a balanced { budget, this is always accomplished | by drastic economies at the expense — of the wage earners and pensioners: enough to resist any attatks on our already meagre living standard and © to insist that the wealthy be made © to pay, spent for war purposes while thy © vets of 1914-18 are unprovided for, aid through these men who were the honored 6 } a few years ago are now forced t 1 of the Workers’ League will Hastings St Dec. 16, at § o’clock. All member are asked to attend. ey) Workers’ Ex-Servicemen’s report an increase Wednesday, December 18 at 3 p.m. 805 Pender Street East Refreshments In Aid of Workers’ Press. Admission Free. MASS MEETING Sunday, December 15th, at 3 p-m. Orange Hall, Cor. Gore & Bastings Speakers: Jack Taylor - C. d. MeKendrick pass it on to your friend. _ WAR PROPAGANDA Colonel Buell addressing Post i, a3, ern. they should sing | You have to be a veteran of two Times are changing and even the recognizing that he solution to a de-- War will be but an usiy dream anti-war in all) posts of the VETERAN REFUSED RELIEF Refused reef although owning a veteran to the municipality in ~ He has been in Vancouver for Six ~ is impossible for which should give him full) This man is also a yoter in the a assistance for Ex-servicemen must see that the place of their own Information on this case can be Favoritizm id Complaints are heard on all sides Favoritizm is alleged, | We are glad to read that in the progressive ex-servicemen are The present’ — Let us unite so as to be strong - also that no money bb Old Contemptibles Old Contemptibles are receiving, } their organization | accept second-hand clothes. 22 srateful country soon forgets he | obligations. j Single men are carrying on > 4 campaign to get a raise in reliek> This is very necessary as the cos | of living has gone up 30 to 40 per ~ cent and in some cases more. : ANNOUNCEMENT A general membership meetin} i Ex-Servicemen — place at 15% next Monday ; take Mount View ‘4 of th Lesagu | in membershif Branch They have started winter socle activities. The first, held in the hall at 26th and Main, last Wednes day, was well patronized and — financial success. We trust the veterans of the are will continue to give them thei support. FISHERMEN IN THE PRESS DRIV!] Some locals of the Fishermen” Cannery Workers’ Industrial Unit have already responded to a C# sent out by the national execut# committee, askins fishermen | assist in building up 2 sustainit fund for the ‘Worker’ and U “B.C. Workers’ News.’ However, ¥ are still far from our objects which was set at $30. While? quota was set for subscriptions, few new subs have already be turned in, and we hope that mez new readers from among the fish! men will be enrolled for these S€ uine working class papers. We appeal to all the fisherm erganized and unorganized, to St port this drive by soliciting for @ contributions, new subscribers 4 writers of fishing news to me these papers attractive to fisht men, and thereby assist in bri ing about greater understanding class struggle, working class St darity and organization so essent to our welfare. Wational Committee ¢ E.& C.W.1.U.-of C. Burnaby Workers | Build Oresaieae A new branch of the Burnt Workers’ (Association, ‘with — | members, was formed in Gent Burnaby, on November 25. The first meeting was Very : thusiastic and the branch is = actively working on the dem: E. Breffett for extra script for Christmas. % Ys PELE LL,