‘Union men, support the Cow- ichan Lake loggers, who are fighting for Trade Union Unity! B.C. Workers NEws if "be Your subscription has expired the number on your label is low this number. Renew it NOW! Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936 Single Copies: 5 Cents SS FULL NO. 62 VOL. IL, No. 10 TEN-HOUR DAY, STARVATION PAY Slave Conditions of Servant Girls Told by Pearson HAS NO REMEDY VICTORIA, March 14.—Hon. G. S. Pearsen, minister of mines and labor, spoke to the Provincial Council of Women assembled here in their quarterly session on the conditions of household workers, re- yvealing the slavery that exists in some of the homes where servant girls are employed. ~ Quoting figures from his files he Said that out of 141 girls reporting there were cnly 26 claimed to work less than 12 hours a day. Only 17 reported having two weeks” holiday per year Several reported not hay- ing encugh te eat and one girl had to supply her own blankets One girl worked from $:30 in the morning until 7 in the evening for $5.50 per Month. Others reported that their health had completely broken down under intolerable conditions. Wants Employer Helped Too Mr. Pearson lad no remedy to offer. He said that it was impos- Sible to set a fixed minimum wage and standardized conditions and hours as conditions in a working man’s home were quite different to those of wealthier people. He urged the women to assist him in working eut a practical pian that would benefit employee and employer alike. 2 Pass Resolutions The council went on record as endorsing the “principle’’ of health insurance but wanted te know more about the proposed bill. They passed a resolution to this effect and led by Mrs. Basley. of Vancouver, the newly elected president, a larse delegation waited on the cabinet to present it. Other maters such as ¢eo-ordination of welfare work, re- vision of the Old Age Pension Act, etc., will also be taken up. Waneouver, New Westminster, Wictoria, Chilliwack, North Van- couver and Kamloops were repre- sented. Nanaimo Council delegates Were not present. GLENEDERN HILL SKI RECORD SET GLENEDEN, B.C. March 9— #een interest is being taken in ski- ing by--the youne working people of this district Over the week-end two youthful enthusiasts of the sport arrived here, and in a short time a skijumping exhibition was arranged. Paul Depietro, B class champion, set a record for Gleneden Hill, by ‘making a jump of 110 feet. Ernie Amato, came second with a jump of 105 feet. Both of these boys are from Revelstoke. Sulo and Arvo Soon of Tappen, and “Fowler’ Maki of Gleneden, made jumps around the 100-foot mark. The local boyS promise to give the Revelstoke boys a little better competition in the next tournament. Gleneden Sports Club. age 14, a buddy of Paul, | Pledges Full Moral Support STRIKERS SOLID VANCOUVER, Mar. 17—Logeers employed at Gazvip 8, of the Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Go., at Cowichan Lake, voted for strike on Monday night in support of the 130 men from Camp 10 of the same company now on strike for the re- instatement of two workers who were discharged for union activity. The results of the ballot taken was, 58 for strike, 29 against, and seven spoiled ballots. The vote was taken by the men themselves with- out any outside assistance. Strike Expected Thursday Union officials here expect that the men will strike Thursday, unless the company makes a move either to re-instate the discharged loggers or open negotiations with the strik— ers; up to the present time the com- pany has refused to negotiate. The loggers at camp 8 as a re Sult of their vote in favor of strike have given the company a speci- fied time to terminate the strike by openings negotiations, or reinstating the discriminated men. Trades Council Endorses Strike Jack Brown, a representative of the L.W-LU. received a good hear- ing at the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council last night. The Coun- ei] endorses the strike actions of the loggers and condemned the Vic- toria Lumber and Manufacturing Go. for their deliberate attempts to indirectly. affect the vote for af- filiaiton to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners which is now proceeding: In addition to the Council moving a resolution pledging full moral sup- port to the strikers, a resolution was Sent to G S. Pearson, Minister of Labor; protesting against the discrimination being practised by this company. Camp 8 Loggers Vote To Strike In Support Of Cowichan Lake Men Trades & Labor Counsell Communists, Social Creditors, Unite To Defeat Reactionary CALGARY, Alta., March 12.— (AILP)—#istablishment of a united front between the Communists and Social Crediters brought victory to the miners of Wayne, when John Macdonald was elected to the school board defeating the candidate of the mine owners. Although the Communist Party dees not endorse the theory of Social Credit. the Gommunists Joined with members of the Social Credit Party on a minimum pro- fram including the demand for free school supplies, opposition to cadet training, lower taxation on the miners and increased taxes on the mine operators. STRIKERS GET RELIEF CHECKS Andrews Threatens To Stop Reliefers April Monies AGENT’S TRICKERY KAMLOOPS, BG, March 11.— Upon the insistence of a delegation from the Provincial Relief Work- ers’ Association which interviewed J. E. Andrews, relief officer, relief ehecks for the month of Marco have been issued to the married re- lief workers of North Kamloops. While the relief officer gave cold weather as his reason for granting the relief cheeks, he threatened that unless the men are prepared to £0. to work whenever the public works department wants them to, checks for the month of April will not be issued. The men struck last week and re- fused to go to Louis Creek, protest- ing that they did not have suitable work clothes and that they were being shipped out of town to leave the way clear for political heelers to get work when the new bridge Starts. Will Meet A.F.L. Heads In Effort to Heal Splits In Labor Ranks Tom Ewen, National Secretary of the Workers’ Unity League (W.U-L-), and prominent leader of the movement to unite the existing trade unions in Canada into one Trade Union Centre on the basis of one union in each industry, will make a tour of the Province of B.C. between March 26 and April 23. His itinerary will include mass meetings of trade unionists and unorganized Winch Resigns as Whip; : Boss Politicians Predict Split One of the most important poli- tical events in the history of B.C. workers took place in the House at Victoria this week, by virtue of the ‘struggle earried out in the ranks of the ©.C.F. members of the legisia- ture. Last Friday Mr. Connell, leader of the official Opposition took the “opportunity to lay before the House a program containing 21 points which he claimed the C.C.F. would (Continued on page 4) Branded as Red by Tom McInnes in Raving Radio Harangue WEAK EXCUSES After agreeing to introduce Anna Louise Strong at a meeting to be addressed by her in the Ballroom of the Vancouver Hotel tonight, Mar. 20th, Rev. Willard Brewing has |Seen fit to withdraw his promise. | Mr, Brewing affects to be of fended at publicity having been ‘given in the advertising to his ex- jpected acting as introducer of Miss Strong. This is obviously a mere seeking for an excuse. It is appar-— ent that the real reason was the at- tacks against all those associated with the meeting, including Mr. Brewing, by the foaming fascist, Tom Mactnnes, over the radio. Not First Time He Quit Mr. Brewing just couldn’t “take it” and quit cold, just as he dis- continued his addresses on the Sov- iet Union after his return from that country with which he was fayor- ably impressed. When he was at- tacked by the reactionary fascist elements he desisted and kept his peace, thereby permitting Hearst and other slanderers to go unchal- lenged insofar as he was concerned. He also claims that a reason for nis withdrawal from participation WOULD EXTEND CIVIC FRANCHISE WINNIPEG Man., March 14 — ALP)—A solid Labor-Communist rote has carried through the city council an application to the pro- jimeial legislature to grant full suf rage in Civic elections to all bona- ide residents of the city. This would give the vote to all ‘foung men and women of 21 years m Over whether they are married or lot. Rev. Brewing Backs Down As Introducer Of Miiss Strong in the Miss Strong meeting is be- eause her speech will be of a propa- gandist character. But this is an assumption, unless telling of facts by a competent and reliable ob- server is propaganda. Others Not Scared Others who are connected with the meeting, however, are not so easily intimidated as Mr. Brewing evidently is: Mrs. Mahon, Recon- struction candidate in the last Fed- eral election, will act as chairman, regardless of the fulminations of the fascists and their ilk. The withdrawal by Mr. Brewing constitutes a repudiation of a dis- tinguished visitor who is a world figure in the realm of education and an affront not only to her but also to the organized journalists of the province and the Women’s Press @lub, whose guest she will be during her stay in Vancouver. CONNELL REPUDIATES MARXIAN SOCIALISTS; : sign: /Thanks USSR WINCH PROTESTS For Defence ULAN BATTER, Mongolia, March 13—{By Cable to AILP)—“I have read with the greatest satisfaction the statements which Stalin made to Howard, correspondent for the American press in the March 1 in- teryiew on the question regarding the attack which Japan is prepar- ing on the Mongolian People’s Re- public,” stated Lupsandorshi, sec- retary of the Central Committee of the Revoluntionary Moneolian Peo- ple’s Party at the second session of the Central Committee which be- gan here March 12. The session declared that the masses of the Mongolian people most deeply thankful to the Soviet Union for the upright and unselfish Support which the Soviet Union renders the Mongolian people in its fight for national independence ana liberty. McLEAN HONORED BY PEACE FORCES 12.— TORONTO, Ont., March (ALP)—A. A. MacLeod, national chairman of the Canadian League Against War and Fascism, was elected a member of the honorary presidium of the great peace con- ference held in Sydney, Australia, at the end of January, it was learned here today. Another member of the nonorary body was Romain Rolland, head of the World Committee Against War and Fascism. The conference, held in the Railway and Tramway Insti- tute, represented more than 300,000 people in a country of about five Million. DEBT-RIDDEN FARMERS TO BE DEPRIVED EDMONTON, Alta., March 16.— (ALP)—At least 80 per cent of the farmers in many parts of Alberia will be deprived of the right to hold municipal office if a bill now intro- duced in the provincial legislature is made law. The clause demands that taxes be paid up before a nominee for muni- cipal office can qualify. The only ones qualified for office would be the previous councillors who paid taxes out of their wages and the richest peonle in the community. The poor farm- ers throughout the provinee would be debarred_ Mass meetings of farmers are petitioning the Aberhart soyern- ment to have the offending clause of Section 98 of Bill 30, which de- mands the candidate “is not in ar- to run rears in respect of any taxes pay- € OF CIVIC RIGHTS able by him to the Municipal Dis- trict” before he can qualify, re- moved. JOBLESS BODIES START OUT WELL Unity of single, married and part- time unemployed workers of Wan- couver around the demand for a decent wage on all relief jobs be- came an established fact at a mass meetine held recently in the O'Brien Hall. In addition to an or- ganizational committee which was elected there, a sub committee was detailed to draft a constitution for presentation at the next business meeting March 26. The question of a name for the new organization will be discussed. as will many other vital Problems facing the unem- ployed at the present time Nationally Known Union Leader To Tour Province To Further T. U. Unity workers, meetings with officials of other trade union central bodies, Trades and Labor Councils, ete., as well as visits to the logging, mining and fishing camps. Trade Unionist for Years Ewen was a prominent member of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Local Wo. 565, for years, as well as one of the most progressive delegates in the Winni- peg Trades and Labor Council. He has been invited to address delegates of Trades and Tabor Councils in every province he has visited so far on his tour, and in many cases has been able te set up committees of the A FliofL. and W.U-L. unions whose task is to work out the details of uniting the W.U_L. unions within the A.F.of L. Unity Being Achieved The experience he has gained in the organizational unity that has been accomplished by the Industrial Weedle Trades Workers’ Union, and the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, the acceptance of the Coal Handlers’ Union into the A.F.of L., the unity moves of the lumber workers of Port Arthur, the miners of Alberta and Noya Scotia, ete, will assist greatly the trade unionists of B.C. in achieving the unity they desire, and which has been manifested in the progress to- ward unity made by the B.C. Lum- ber Workers and the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, the fede- ration of fishermen’s organizations that has been started, the unity achieved in the~baking, packing and other food industries, the dis- cussions opened by letter by the Mine Workers’ Union of Canada (®8.C. Distriet) and District 10 of the United Mine Workers of America. Ewen will speak over radio sta- tion CJOR Friday, March 27, from 8:15 to 8:45 p.m. He will also speak at a mass meet- ing in the Moose Temple, Burrard Street, Sunday, March 29, at 8 p.m. Germany Found Guilty By League Council; Hitler Envoy Defiant: Leading Countries Condemn Nazis Military Character Of Relief Camps Shown CALGARY, Alta, — (ALP) — An order carrying the signer’s milita cy rank has recently been posted up in the relief camps in this district. “Attention of all camp personnel is directed to the following excerpt from routine instructions: “Men discharged for disciplinary reasons will not be reinstated in any D:N.D. camp nor will these men be given further relief by other au- thorities.’”’ (Signed) ©. V_ Stockwell, Q.M.G., M.D. 13. France Bans Film Of Blum Attack HOLLYWOOD, Gal., March 12.— (ALP)—Newsréel shots of the at- tack by Royalists on Leon Blum, French Socialist leader, will not be seen in theatres on this continent according= to word from Paris. Ex- pert of films of the attack, taken by on amateur on the scene, has been forbidden by the French Govern- ment. REQUEST MINE BE REOPENED Uphill Asks Government Support Miners’ Proposals VICTORIA, B.G., March 17.—Cor- bin Miners’ Association have for- warded a letter to the offices of their employers at Spokane request- ing re-opening of the mines, open- ing of negotiations that will lead to a settlement of the strike, and anew wage agreement, Tom Uphill reported to the House at Victoria today. He asked the Minister of Labor to lend support of the goy- ernment in concurring in the re—- quest by backing up the appeal of the miners and by writing the Cor- bin Mine owners at Spokane advis- ing them that it was the wish of the Government of B.C. that they re- open the mines or else lose them, as the government would take them over and operate them. RICH BONDHOLDERS OR PUBLIC SERVICES NOW MAIN QUESTION | MecGeer Heads Bis Shot Canada Must Keep Out Of Empire War Woodsworth Issues Statment Calling for Conscription of Wealth OTTAWA, “March . 14.—(ALPj— Conseription of wealth is advocated by J. S. Woodsworth, leader of the C.C_.F. group in the House of Com- mons, in a statement issued today. “Canada,” says the statement in part, “should let the British Goy- ernment know immediately she is not prepared to send troops for any war over the Rhineland. If Canada cannot stay out of the possible war, and at the same time stay in the Empire, then she should stay out and let go the Empire. This parliament has no mandate fer Canada to go to war, and before any attempt is made to send Cana- Gian tfoops abroad, the proposal should first be submitted to the Canadian people in the form of a referendum. “In the event of Canada actually deciding to participate in a FEuro- pean war, and conscription of men comes, then there should be, simul- taneously, conscription of wealth. Indeed the zovernment should take over all services, not a single war joan should be floated and the profit motive Should be abolished.” TAGGERS WANTED FOR “LEFTY” “WAITING FOR LEFTY” has been granted a tag-day by the Van- couver City Council. The “day” will be Saturday, March 28th. The pro- ceeds will make possible the sending of the LEFTY group to Ottawa for the finals of the Dominion Drama Festival during the week of April 20. It requires a lot of taggers to cover the city on a well-organized tag- day. If any of the readers of this paper are willing to serve for one or more shifts for this work—a ‘‘shift’’ they please leave their name, address, and phone number, if any, at the Club Rooms of the Progressive Arts Club, 326 West Hastings Street, between now and March 26th. The committee in charge of the tag-day arrangements will operate from the P.A.C. headquarters. will contribute the use of their cars are also invited to register for this purpose. The phone number is Trinity 3624. will on the average is four hours Friends who SHORTER TERMS FOR CHILDREN WINNIPEG, Man., March 14. — Highty per cent of Manitoba’s school kiddies leave school after grades 8 and 9, around the age of 12, and have little opportunity for vocational instruction after they are taught the rudiments of the three R's, according to a statement by R. A. Hoey, provincial minister of education, made in the house Thurs- day, during the debate on a motion by Wm. Ivens, 1.L.P., for extension of vocational guidance and training in industrial arts. After motion was laid preliminary debate the over for redraft- ing. It calls for the government to ‘take advantage of the $339,369 available to it under the Dominion Technical Bducation Act, which expires in 1939. The debate brought admission from Hoey that “the appallinely disgraceful salaries’’ paid to school teachers in Manitoba are discour- aging men and women from train- ing for the work and the province would be faced with a shortage of teachers wihin three years. Delegation to Victoria VANCOUVER, March i16—Pre- Sumably unable to decide between paying the interest to the bond- holders, or carrying on of public services, Mayor G. G. McGeer to- day organized and headed a dele- gation to try to persuade the gov- ernment at Vic- toria that unless further finan- Cial assistance is forthcoming, the city will be forced to decide which of the two comes first. Unnecessary expenditures in- curred in pur- chasing 1500 rounds of am- munition, a SSS Field gas pro- G jector, and in- *. ereasing the po- lice force personnel during the long- shore and relief camp strikes has placed the city in such a position that at the present time it faces a shortage in its budget of 31,500,000, while the debts of the city reach nearly $5,000,000. Ways and means of raising fur- ther revenues are exhausted, in the opinion of the mayor, and an in- crease in the mill rate to the tax payers would be unwise and dis- astrous. The whole question will be placed before the government Tuesday by the mayor and the following busi- ness men: G. F. Laing, Bank of Montreal; J. E&. McMullen, G.P.R-; George Kidd, B.C. Electric; J. Y. MeCarter, Board of Trade; J. P. icholls, of McCauley, Maitland & Wicholls Co., and M. E. Nichols of —— 9 Violated Two Treaties by Re-militariation of Rhine Area AIMED AT SOVIETS Representatives of thirteen coun-— tries in the League of Nations GCoun-— cil voted Nazi Germany guilty of violating the Versailles and Locarno treaties at their session in London this week. The Resolution was one of condemnation of Germany’s ac- tion in re-militarizing the Rhine area and was based on protests of France and Belgium. Previous to the vote being taken, Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Ger- man representative had delivered a speech to Council members justify-— ing the action of Germany. After the vote, the German dele— gate made another defiant speech lasting 25 minutes. He gave no hint that Germany may withdraw a Single soldier from the Rhine. To Herr yon Ribbentrop, EHuro— pean peace is menaced not by the marching battalions of Germany but by the alliance under the Fran— co-Soviet pact of the two most powerful military nations in the world, according to him. He drew a picture of this alliance Stretching from the Far Hast to the English Channel, menacing Ger— many on her western forntier, and by a further alliance between Rus- Sla and Czechoslovakia. Claim Questioned Lhe accuracy of Herr von Ribben— trop’s assertion that Germany’ peace offers were either rejected or Set aside was Sharply questioned_ Wone of the previous peace plans mentioned by the German repre— sentative, it was stated in British circles, originated in Germany- The limitation of military forces was part of a plan which Britain submitted to the Disarmament Gon— ference. The western air pact first arose during the Anglo-Prench conversa_ tions in London in February, 1935. German co-operation subsequent— ly was invited. ~ ee ; Towards the end of last year the British ambassador in Berlin ap- proached the German government with the suggestion that conversa— tions on a western air pact might be resumed. : Hitler replied that in view of the Situation arising out of the Eithiopi- an war he did not think any useful purpose would be served by resum-— ing aircraft conversations for the time being. What Will Council De? The Locarno powers are meeting to consider their attitude towards the German declaration. It is suggested that the Counci? may itself refer the issue to The Hague Court for determination of the contested point as to whether or not the Franco-Soviet Pact yic- lated the Treaty of Locarno. SSS The Daily Province. Municipalities that have been de— pending on a new deal as a result of negotiations carried on by the Pederal and provincial governments have been told to await the fall ses- sion of the B.C. legisuature, as the two governments have not reached a favorable understanding on a re— funding scheme. Dockers Refuse To Work “Pres. Gra Vessel’s Crew Support Stand Taken by Men VICTORIA, Mar. 18.—Refusal of the Victoria Riggers and Transport Workers to work the S.S. President Grant, inbound from the Orient to- day, may mean that this port will no longer be used to discharge cargo by the American Mail Line ships. The men were promised 50 percent of the longshore work, but in prac- ANNA LOUISE STRONG TO SPEAK AT HOTEL VANCOUVER TONIGHT > Dr. Anna Louise Strong, associate editor of the Moscow Daily News, first English language paper in Russia, and a recognized authority on that country, will be a visitor in TEXTILE PROBE TCO OPEN SOON OTTAWA, March 14.—_{A LP) — Canada’s much touted textile prebe is to begin next week when Mr. Justice Turgeon, Royal Commis- Sioner, and J. GC. McRuer, Commis- sion Counsel, leave for Sherbrooke, Quebec. The commission will sepnd two days in the Eastern Townships and will visit other textile plants in Montreal, Cornwell, Kingston, Galt, Feterboro, Hespeler and Preston. Vancouver Friday (today). She is lecturing under the aus- pices of the Progressive Arts Club in the Ballroom of the Hotel Van- couver at 8:15 p.m. Travelling into every part of Soviet Russia, Dr. Strong has ob- served all the chief events there during the past 15 years. In 1921 she organized famine relief in the Volga district. She has seen the rapid recovery of the country under Soviet Socialist constmic- tion. Aside from her journalistic work, Dr. Strong is known as an educa- tionist and was the first woman ever elected in Seattle as a school trustee. At tonight's lecture meeting Mrs. Edward Mahon, Vancouver School Trustee, will preside as chairman. nt,’ Mail Liner tice this has only applied to the “President’’ vessels, all other dock work being done by members of the Fink union. In a resolution the men declared: that they would “refuse to worl any more American Mail Line ships,. unless some action is talken wnere— by we share in more of the work an the waterfront.” Stevedoring companies have re— Mained adamant in their attitude to the dockers despite efforts cn the part of a trade development com-— mittee of the City Council, an@ later the Trades and Labor Gouncit to negotiate a more amicable settle— ment. The longshoremen are supported wholeheartedly by all crews of the American Mail Line vessels. CAMPAIGN TO FREE NORANDA PRISONERS MONTREAL, March 14.—(ALP)— Montreal and Timmins districts of the Canadian Labor Defence League are launching a campaign to win freedom for the 17 Noranda strike prisoners. The men are Serving; two year sentences. Warden Piuze has written to the Canadian Tabor Defence League national office in Toronto that nothing can be done towards the men’s release until one half of their sentences haye been served. This time will expire in June. The prisoners have each received the two months’ amnesty fiven at the time of the King’s jubilee last year. They will receive remission of about three months.