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J. deloven returned a verdict of “accidental death by ex- posure suffered while insane.” The camp is situated in the White Shell reserve, north east of Whitemouth, Man. CONVENTION OF B.C. FISHERMEN Will Hammer Our Prob- lems; Trim Sails For to and 7.—Driven Unity On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, December 14, the Fourth Annual Convention of the Fisher- men and Cannery Workers Indus- trial Union opens at Victory Hall, Homer Street, Vancouver. This convention will show that for the first nine months (since the third convention) the Union has made great progress in organizing fishermen and cannery workers in the industry. Two successful strikes were conducted by the Union in the Blueback Salmon area, involving close to 800 fishermen. These strikes resulted in gaining an agreement which won a raise in wages at the cannery and other conditions. The Union boat toured the entire Coast from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, explaining the policy and tactics of the F.C W.I.U. to over thirty meetings of fishermen along the coast. The outcome of all this activity resulted in higher prices for fish during the season and a greater understanding among the fishermen of the need of belong- ing to an organization with a mili- tant policy. This is proven by the fact that over 550 fishermen and cannery workers joined the Union this year. The convention opening Saturday will review the achievements and fully bring out all the mistakes and shortcomings of the organization during the past season, in order to put our -members on guard and prevent repetition of these mistakes in any future struggles. Besides this, the convention will discuss and lay plans for the build- ing of a powerful federation of the existing unions and associations of fishermen on the basis of unity, de- veloped around the following points which all workers in the industry (regardless of any differences which they may hold on other ques- tiens) are willing to unite upon: 1. Joint price and wage confer- ence and drafting of agreements. 2. Trade Union Unity. 3. Conservation of the fisheries. 4, Unemployment. Already the F.C.WIU. and the B.C. Trollers Association have taken the first steps in this direc- tion, by agreeing to meet with delegates from any or all other or- ganizations accepting the above points as a basis for mutual discus- sion and to further develop and work out a concrete plan for the bringing of all existing organiza- tions together in a federation, whose purpose will be to defend and fight in the interest of all workers in the B.C. fishing indus- try, and to organize the unorgan- ized. No Work Obtainable, Futile Applications The present ruling that all Van- couyer relief recipients must have their work cards stamped at the Government Employment Office be- fore they can draw relief will prob- ably be withdrawn in the near future. At the meeting of the City Coun- eil on Monday last it was pointed out that this ruling was made on the representation of the provincial Jeg- islature and on the assumption that work would be available. There is no work to be obtained and unem- ployed workers have been put to the unnecessary trouble of one extra trip to town and one extra lineup to stand in. The question was referred back to the relief committee for further con- sideration. QUICK SERVICE WOOD & COAL Special for Relief Scrip @ PHONE - - I SCANDINAVIAN DANCE at the ORANGE HALL (Gor. Gore Ave. and Hastings) DEC. 16, 9 to i2 Preceeds to Workers’ Press Drive —— S Z HIGH. 529 ~ t SHAWN DANCERS SCORE TRIUMPH Brilliant Interpretation of Speed -up in Industry Ted Shawn and his eight male dancers scored a brilliant triumph at the Empress Theatre in Vancou- ver this week. In a program Gof primitive rhythms, labor symphony, play motifs, folk themes and dancing as a free art. they held the audience Spellbound for over two hours. Prices were too high for poor working folk, but those who were fortunate enoush to see the produc- tion were greatly impressed, especi- ally with the labor symphony, which was divided into four themes: 1. Labor of the fields. 2. Labor of the forests. 3. Labor of the seas. ~ 4. Mechanized labor. Each one was a brilliant interpre- tation. The last mentioned was par- ticipated in byw the full ensemble and was so vivid, that one could well imagine being in the Vancouver Bn- gineering Works. The dance of mc- chanized labor terminated with the dancers revolving like turbines, re- flecting the speed-up in the ma- chine age, and the workers becom- ing mad and breaking asunder. Jess Meeker, who wrote much of the music, deserves special mention, although every one of them is a tal- ented artist. They have not yet the Seviet Union. (See exclusive in- ferview of “News” reporter with Shawn elsewhere in this issue). been over to ANNOUNCEMENT Italian Workers’ Club BAZAAR Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20, 21 Woon to Midnight at 505 East Georgia Street in Aid of Ghildren’s Xmas Gheer Dance, Bingo, Music—Clinton Hall (corner Clinton and Pender), Satur- day, December 14, 8 p.m., auspices of Finnish organization. Proceeds to Wrorker’s Press Drive. The winning number for the piano, drawn in aid of the Long- shoremen’s Relief Fund, was No. 5983. Fishermen Want Float Delegates Elected for Annual Convention On December 3rd the second meeting of the Vancouver Local of the E.C.WI.U. was held in the Lumber Workers’ Hall. The report of the Wishermen’s Float Committee brought much’ dis- eussion on the subject. The report showed that although the Gity Council has some time ago shown their willingness te appropriate $10,¢00.00 to the building of this flaot, they own no property on the False Creek Waterfront and so are unable to do anything about this. A committee of four was set up to work in conjunction with the United Pishermen’s Association on this point. A report on the U.S. Gonvention of the Salmon Purse Seiners Union was given by the delegate from the E_.CG.W-.1.U., who attended their con- vention. Many questions ‘were asked the speaker, which brought discussion on the closing of the Fraser River area in the middle of the season. The season had closed this fall with the canners paying 55 cents for seine boat fish and 40 cents for gill net fish, and re-opened with a 50 per cent cut in prices. A motion for the National Conven- tion to set a bottom price under which the season would be auto- matically closed, was carried. Also that Convention take action on the Six months’ residence law which compels a fisherman to be resident for six months before he ean take out his next year’s license. A mo- tion to set up a committee to so- licit donations from business houses depending on fishermen'’s trade, was adopted, and it was moved that the Float Committee act on this committee also. A motion that our next meeting be held on Tuesday, Dec. 10th in the same hall, at 130 West Hastings Street, and that the amendments to the Fishery Act be discussed, was carried. Two delegates to the National Conyention were elected, and many points to be brought up at the con- vention were discussed. Secretary, Vancouver Local, J. Gavin. The Life of Our Paper Depends on the Drive This is an S.0.S. Only $239.53 of the quota of $2,000 set for the Press Drive in British Columbia has been received by the committee to date from all points and two weeks of the drive has passed This is alarming. Qur press will not be able to defend the interests of the B.C. workers unless support is forthcoming immediately. Prince George is the only outside point that has made huge strides in the Press Campaign this week. Victoria reports a little activity. One of the best features in connection with the drive for a Daily Worker and continued publication of the “Wews" is the large amount of sub- Seriptions coming in. Nearly 70 were sent in so far this month. War veterans in Vancouver are well away with 40 per cent of the guota achieved. The East End of Vancouver and the Centre report good progress, one section of the city reaching 60 per eent of the quota already. One group of workers started out on a house-to-house campaign in their area and gained 18 steady custom- ers for The Worker and 12 for the %.C. Workers News. Fraser Street District reports they are one-third of the way to their objective. This is the rosy side of the picture, but— Women and Youth Lag Behind Women are jagging behind, and the youth are engaged in some other activity. The above reports make a rather poor showings. This may not be a true picture due to lack of regular reporting We urge upon all points to report weekly and forward amounts collected. We want to know points are staging social aid of the pr durine holidays. We have printed some of greeting cards for our readers to send to their friends. Hurry in orders now. The big dance to be held in Wancouver will be one of the main events in connection with the campaign. Get tickets from any how many affairs in Christmas thousands Union or mass organization secre- tary. Don't forgzet—“‘Wlondike Nite’— on December 20th at 8 p.m. and 21st at 2 p.m. to midnight. The shortcoming of not making regular reports and turning in all monies collected will, unless rectified at once, be a detrimental factor in our socialist competition with the rest of Ganada for the Two Hun- dred and Fifty Dollars “Collected Works of Lenin’ which is offered by The Worker to the district rais- ing the largest perecentage of their quota by the end of December. It will be remembered that in the last drive for The Worker this dis- trict was third in the competition, only being beaten by Toronto and Port Arthur. This time even with the extra campaign for the ‘‘News,”’ B.C. has every possibility of show- ing the rest of Canada how a Press Drive can be won. Here are some of the challenges so far reported to the Central Drive Committee: Finnish Organization and U.i.F.T.A., Maxim Gorki Club Away With Passivity In The Press Campaign! and U.L.E.1.A., Lettish and German Workers’ Clubs, West Wancouver, and the best commitete in North Wancouver, South Vancouver, East Vancouver and Fraser District, and Bast Vancouver against the Centre. W’PEG PICKETS SENT TO PRISON WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 5.—Sen- tences of three months in jail were given Alec McDonald and Howard Horner, in police court today. Emma Adolph got two years suspended sentence and the charges against Molly Bassin were dismissed. All were charged with intimidation aris- ing out of a police attack on the picket line at the Dobbs Cap Co. plant, several weeks ago. Lawyer Cherniak, acting on in- structions for the Cap and Millinery Workers’ Union, (A.F.L.) conducted the defence and is to enter an appeal against the sentences imposed on McDonald and Horner..- $2 Million Construction At Winnipeg By CARL HICHIN WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 3—Com- munist efforts to have an eye-test- ing service and eye glasses provided for unemployed workers on _ relief, were rewarded Monday, when Citiy Council adopted a sub-committee plan for their provision. A two million dollar construction Complete with cable spring mattress. Single size only Terms to Suit You With no further financing between us. 150 West Hastings Street CAMP FOREMAN’S STYLE RESENTED Tries to Provoke Work- ers Into Fight; Youth Indisnant CAMP $01, PENDER HARBOR, Dee. 6—The foreman of this camp, Emilaw, by name, came back from Vancouver lust Tuesday. He was in a very drunken condition and went around the camp trying to provoke the relief camp workers into a fight with him. Next day both he and the sub-forman, Mr. Morgan, were too drunk to appear outside their quarters. The foreman went to the first aid hut and started to drink with the first aid man. Later, when one of the camp workers went to the first aid hut to try and get some medi- cine, he found the first aid man too drunk to attend to him. The above incident is not an isolated one by any means, for the same state of affairs obtains in many camps. This is only a small item in the list of indignities that relief camp workers have to suffer. But during the warious relief camp strikes, lots of misguided people have come forward, pointing out that re- lief camps are ideal places for the unemployed youth, with comfort- able surroundings and foremen who treated the boys like sons. Signed, Camp Worker. RED STAR CLUB STAGES CONCERT The Red Star Club of Clinton Hall is preparing for a concert that you will be sorry if you miss on December 15. There are forty mem- bers altogether, most of whom will have a part in the concert. Iharge Prosram The junior group of fifteen mem- bers is promising to be the star act on the varied program. They are all under 14 years of age. Good Time Assured. The concert opens with a one-act play in Finnish, followed by sooth- ing music from a six-piece orches- tra. Then there are dances, gym- nasties, novelty numbers, and fun. A comic pair of masters of cere- monies periodically interfere with the program. ‘It is an old Finnish custom to adjourn for “coffee and,’’ which goes with the show, half way through the night. That gets them anyway. Rem.ember it’s on Sunday, December 15, at 8 p.m. Refreshment tickets are 25 cents, children 10 cents. HOME FOR XMAS Fifty thousand signatures must be secured by next Wednesday, December 18, in order to carry the fight to the attorney-general in Victoria, for the release of the twenty-five waterfront workers im- prisoned in Qakalla jail. These men must be unconditionally released in time to spend Christmas with their families. The signatures must be received in time to send a delegation to Vic- toria, and the B.C. Joint Defence Committee urges all organizations and individuals to speed up the work of collecting names on the Petition Sheets and returning them to 150 West Hastings Street, by December 18, at latest. Plenty more sheets are ayailable. We also wish to remind workers and organizations haying books of tickets for the Monster Christmas Dance at the Trianon on Decem- ber 20, at which the radio will be siven free to the lucky ticket hold- that all tickets must be return- Wednesday, December 18. er, ed by program for the Winnipee General Hospital, calls for additions and re- placement of present unsuitable and ovyer-crowded premises. The program came to council from the hospital board, who pointed out that more than half the sum was required to replace present non-fire resisting premises. Council sent the matter to committee for further consideration prior to its submission to provincial authorities as an unemployment Christmas Sale SAVE ON YOUR FURNITURE HERE! work project. 10-Pce. Chesterfield Groups Including: 3-piece Guaranteed Chesterfield Suite; Walnut Ches- terfield Table; Walnut End Table; Table Lamp and Shade; Bridge Lamp and Shade; Wal- nut Smoker Stand. and felt OMINION D Oareu RE 2 Ft Chain Steres 1062 GRANVILLE ST. 2301 Granville Street - Correspondence To the Bditor: Dear Sir,—Just a few lines in ap- preciation of the B.C. Workers’ News broadcast. We all enjoyed Malcolm Bruce very much and we realize the pewer of the radio as a means ef propaganda. Would you mind tak- ing a suggestion from me? I was thinking of the question of expense in connection with the radio broadcasts. How would it be to set a few score small cans with a slot in the top like a child’s bank, print slogans on attached labels and place them at all workers’ halls and have them at all working class meetings for people to drop a penny or 4 nickel into them for the “Radio Fund?” I believe that it would help to Solve the problem of financine the broadcasts. I Know that the Salvation Army raises many hundreds of dollars in that way every year. People who are interested coule also take a can and pass it around among friends when they visit their homes. Think it over. Yours for more broadcasts, —A. C. Eid. Note: The suggestion is a very good one. The committee in charge of the radio fund will take it into consideration and act upon it with- out delay. Thanks. ANTI-WAR CONGRESS GETS WIDE SUPPORT (Continued from Page 1) Fred Fish, chairman of the Toronto Council of the League, presided. Nation Wide Support Preparations had been made for mass delegations to converge on Toronto from Hamilton, St. Cathe- rines, Windsor, Montreal, Niagara Falls, Guelph, etc. Windsor City Council, motion of Alderman Raycraft, went on record as endorsing the efforts of the leasue on behalf of world peace. Mayor William Knight of Blair- more, Alberta, was elected delegate to the congress by the town council, whose action was unanimously en- dorsed at a mass meetines. Lethbridge Northern Ratepayers’ Association, representing over 7,000 members, endorsed the congress at their annual meeting held at Goal- hurst, Alta., and took up a collec- tion to help defray the expenses of Rev. Irwin of Lethbridge as a dele- gate. 2 Meeting at a period when the danger of war and Fascism is very real the congress has the task of Winning still wider masses of the Canadian people in an effort to maintain peace and the remnants of our democratic rights, and of supporting progressive policies on a world scale. 100 WEAK TO WORK OR FIGHT This Is Capitalism; Naked And Un- ashamed on the Capitalism so hounded and per- secuted A. J. Satti, of Baltimore, U-S.A., that he finally sought relief in death. Weak and frail, weighing only 113 pounds, he was physically incapable of heayy manual labor, this was his crime against society. Twice Satti had obtained work on relief jobs, but on each occasion he was fired by foremen as being too weak. There was no room even on these jobs for one who couldn’t do heavy work, no chance of being given a light job in keeping with his physique. Last fall, because Satti was un- able to find the money to pay his bills, the gas and electricity in his home were cut off. In January the baby, the second child, died of pneumonia. Pacing another cruel winter without fuel, without light, remem- bering the death of their baby, Sat- ti committed a “crime.”’” A month ago he tapped gas and electric lines, diverting these to his home, he “Stole” light and heat for his family from a powerful corporation with millions of dollars capital. The “theft” was discovered and in order to evade arrest Satti rose early in the morning, stayed away all day and finally crept home late at night. Mor a month he did this. He wanted to spend Christmas at home with his little girl and with lis wife.-He had scraped together sufficient money to get two Christ- mas presents for little Betty May, a doll, and a doll’s bed. Then, the future seemed bright- er, he secured another relief job. Wow he would be able to pay the few dollars for the light and heat; now he would surely be able to have a happier Christmas. Secur- ing an order, he hurried to a relief office to receive a $5 aid check. There he was met by the police and arrested to answer for his ‘crime.’ Notified of his arrest, his 19- year-old wife hurried to the police station. Géing to his cell she found the lifeless body of her husband, a Suicide, his belt looped around his throat, Arrested after weeks of torture, after finally securing an- other job and building castles in the air, the cold hard facts of re- ality had proven too much, death to him meant release from further torture. Only 23 years of age, too frail toe be useful to capitalism, he never had a chance in his life. He was one more victim of the cruelty and greed of this system. Hard Times Dance — Maple Halli, Forty-seventh and Fraser, Tuesday, December 17, at 9 pm. Tickets i5¢ or 2 for 25c. Prizes. Workers’ Press.