Ay Page Two B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS June, 19 1936 1.L.A. DOCKERS WORK FIRST SHIP HERE (Continued from page 1) sShoremen’s Association patched to work a vessel harbor here last week. were in des- the Following months of negotiations, the recent L.A. Pacific Coast Dis- trict . Convention at San searo granted a charter to the Vancouver Joneshoremen who were on strike for Six months last year. _Lately the Griffiths od A UNION House... ..-fora UNION Man Pe a ae ea EE WORK & WAGES for VANCOUVER ... “REGENT TAILORS SMART CLOTHES Hand-Lailored in Our Own Vancouver Shops — POPULAR PRICES — goed W. HASTINGS - SEY. 5614 Pe mesa i Wel. Sey. 1053 RED STAR DRUG STORE THE MAM ORDER DRUGGISTS €or. Gordova & Carrall Streets Vancouver, B.C. JOHN E. LINDER Passenger Agent for Scandinavian Steamship Lines. ... Passports Ar- ranged. Representing— The Swedish American Line The Worwegian Lines The C.P.R., Cunard and other lines. %4 W. Cordova St. Doug. 4853 SOME SUGGESTIONS AND CRITICISMS We are in receipt of written though lengthy letter from “4 party member’ whose main bone of contention is that the paper is not as popular as it could be- a very well @ur masthead is not attractive. the front page has a monotonous sameness each week, the news materials are 809 of foreign origin or outside the B.C. border. The writer believes that there are many things happening in B.C. that should deserve front page attention if we can find some comrades to write us the news in the language of the people instead of party hall janguage. “The Adyocate”’ is held up to us as a paper to study, while some suggestions are made for us to have columnists with a sense of humor, a financial column, a farmers and sports page, etc. Our correspondent states that “The Commonwealth” has failed in its purpose and betrayed its sup- porters, and that it is up to us to fill the breach. A last proposal is to change the name of the paper by popular yote. Editor’s Note.—We welcome the above valuable and constructive criticism) as it helps us to know what our readers want, and that they are taking an interest in the paper. It must be apparent to “Party Member,’ however, that we are dependent upon men and women who will send in news of happen- ings in their particular commun- ity or factory. We who have the task of get- ting out the paper have not the time at our disposal to become the news gatherers we would like to be. CAR OWNERS ARE TAXED OFFROADS Public Works Dept. and Provincial Police Clash. VICTORIA, B.G., June 15. — The desperate state to which capitalism finds itself reduced has been re- vealed here on the Island by an at- tempt on the part of the Provincial Police to enforce an old Highway Act which requires that the owner of every vehicle shall pay a tax of $5.00 to use the roads in the pursuit of his business. Notwithstanding that a tax is demanded for every motor car as well as a driver's li- cense, and that the tax of seven cents on every gallon of gasoline purchased is supposed to be ear- marked for the upkeep of the roads this extra tax is demanded on the plea that the vehicle might be used for other purposes than the one for which the owner intended it, such as moving furniture or peddling other merchandise. Several victims of this extra tax, when summonsed for neglecting to have the tag which is issued on payment of the tax, explained that they had been un- able to get the tags, and showed re- ceipts for the payment of the tax. Nevertheless they were summonsed by the police department, while the Public Works department were un- able to provide the tags. Evidently there is friction between the two departments, and as usual the poor small car owner is the victim, and the trend toward forcing the ped- Jars, bakery drivers, etc. off the road is placing another weapon in: the hands of the big operator, who thus can control certain businesses. But the most vital matter is the antagonisms that appear to be sharpening in the government bod- ies, in their frenzied desire to bal- ance their several departmental budgets. Here we have concrete evidence that an unplanned econo- my if carried to its logical conclu- sion destroys itself, for the resent- ment that such methods adduce will surely lead to demands for better legislation, even to a change in the system, or to many of the victims giving up in despair or going on relief. It is easy to understand the re- Juctance of many people to be forced on the relief rolls, yet it is also understandable that there can be too much oppression even for the most humble and long-suffering of these tradesmen. To many it would be a relief, in more than one sense. Organization would seem to be the one way in which they could secure redress. SOOO OOS SSSOSOOOELEOSOES SSO SOOO OOOO DO OO COO OOOO SOS i : MEIKLE ELECTRIC RADIOS and TUBES TESTED FREE IN YOUR HOME GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! New and Used Radios from $19.50 up. $5.00 Down Buys a Radio, Washer or Vacuum Cleaner & RADIO SERVICE ; : Quick THE RITZ CAFE A GOOD PLACE TO EAT! 28 WEST CORDOVA ST. “Ritzy Hats” Service - Moderate Prices Vancouver, B.C. 65th & Granville $9909 90999399099.990004 For Successful Motoring Have Your Car Put In Tune ab -tire-. White Spot Service SHELL Products “The Best Equipped Shop in the District” ® Phone Marpole 683 GO00$-009-0-00-4000000O60 : The Drive Must Go Over The Top Winging Towards Goal. me | | vn 1 i SY UAUEVEROEID TRPUMMEr rir) POOP e CGO POE VOMEVOEBIINUIT), VRPEWn re 500 1000 | 1500 2000 ae | 2500 af the Twenty-five Hundred Dollars raise the full amount. Drive. to make up the remainder of their Hundred Dollars. Last minute reports on the Joint Drive for maintenance funds for the Clarion and Work y are shown in the table below, leaving B.C. Hight Hundred and Twe Fae eae nty-th to be raised. : ae At a glance we can all see that even with the complete fulfilment of quotas the amount would still be Highty Dollars and Sixty-six Cents short. This means that unless both the papers are to suffer from lack of finances, the whole province must put in from now until the end of the month in an intensive campaign to ae ee e : 2 Since last week there have been a few points and organizations register some gains, but there are still a number such as shown below who are far from making a reasonable showing. forward last week-end with their Klondyke Wites, and are going to have another on the 27th of this month L We are waiting patiently to hear what has happened to those places shown below the line in the table, practically all of which made a good showing in the last : : To be To be Organization Quota Raised G% KHaised Organization Quota Raised @ Raised Prince Rupert. $ 30.00 $ 65.00 216 ..... Scand. Workers ......— 10.00 4.60 46 5.40 Nelson and Cranbrook... 5.00 9.20 184 3... Italian Press .......... 10.00 4.03 40 5.97 Cumberland ree 50.00 7046 4140 ..... Wictonian soo ee ee 100.00 40.77 40 59.23 Prince George ........ 50.00 6615 182 22 Gamp Worlxers ....... 50.00 V7 35 32.23 Leor (Jewish) ......... 25.00 S125 1250 22. Swedish Finnish ....... 75.00 26.62 35 48.338 Gibsons Landing ..... 15.00 AST AZ] ee Chinese W.P.A. ......- 20.00 6.35 31 3.65 Press Com. No. 13 ..... 100.00 415339) AIG | sss (G4 by EES Ses ea sno os 55 50.00 15.35 30 34.65 Press Com. No. 2 ..... 60.00 6643 — A = Press Com. No. 12 .-.. 75.00 20.10 26 54.90 Serbian Workers ...... 20.00 22:00 dAOP 2225. Press Com. No. 15 .-.. 25.00 5.50 Zz 19.50 Croatian Workers ..... 55.00 BO: 108) 2 525- We'SdGS Sec 25.00 5.00 20 20.00 Press Com. No. 14 .... 25.00 2p: 103; <2-22 WOpeers( = 0. sae 50.00 3.28 16 41 62 Press Com. No. 4 ..... 100.00 100.15 100) Fishermen .....-.+..-- 50.00 5.00 10 45.00 Hungarian Workers... 10.00 10.00 100 Press Com. No. 11 ..-.. 75.00 5.00 6 70.00 Nanaimo .........--.. 65.00 64.84 99) 1G 2G Waliaie oe case See 10005 32 eet Maxim Gorki Club .... 75.00 74.13 98 -87 Individuals ........--- AON eee Press Com. No. 6 ..... 125.00 11650 90 9:50... QUO BIN Ss ees i Lagoa 0 ee ee Press Com. No.1 .....: 300.00 246.63 82 53.37 A. H. Evans ....--=---- sats AS 030s Be ee Save Press Com. No. 8 ...-- 65.00 51.94 80 13.06 Saw Mills ........-.--- 50.00 50.00 Transp. Press ........ 75.00 58.63 30 13.06 Bridge River .....-..- 25.00 25.00 Ws SEI AS 3 cee 100.00 W721 V7 22.79 Quesnel’ 2326.3 eee 15.00 > 15.00 Sointula. ---.5222-5 25: 25.00 15.10 76 5.90 WRevelstoke .....-....-- 5.00 5.00 Press Gom. No. 13 .... 25.00 18.41 73 659 Saimon Arm .........- 30.00 30.00 Hope: Si ase ees 10.00 6.70 67 3530) = Stewartin-) =n --- en 10.00 10.00 German Workers .....- 15.00 10.00 66 5.00 Viermon) = 2225 wask seek 5.00 5.00 Lettish Workers ...... 10.00 5.25 52 475 @zecho-Slovak ........ 10.00 10.00 Polish Workers ....... 10.00 5.00 50 5.00 — = Finnish Grg. .-.-..---- 50.00 24.50 49 25.50 $1676.70 7 $762-64 ree Dollars and Thirty Cents short Victoria made quite a step Knock-Outs Feature Weekly Sport Card Two knock-outs featured the weekly smoker and sport card of the Vancouver Sports Club at 143 Hast Cordova street, Saturday night. Mel Gourne administered the sleeping potion to Tarzan Burns in the third frame. Bill Murin (455) was knocked out by Eric Smith (160). Both lads are from Con Jones’. Murin had a good straight left but was too slow in getting it working. The opener, Ted Garbut (140) vs. Ray Warren (145) went to Ted when he got a fall with reverse headlock and bodypress. In a three five-minute round with Mickey Milliken, Kit Carson was forced out of action with an injured knee. Last round. Chuck Dunn defeated Al MRoss with two straight falls, in the second and third rounds. Bill Noyes and Bill Chapman went four five-minute rounds to a draw. The boys used a wide array of holds and put on a very good show. Bill Keenan and Wally Kenn went three two-minute rounds to a draw in the first boxing affair of the eve- ning. Summer Camp Tag Day 27th Help the Committee Give - the Kiddies a Real Holiday Popular response from all sec- tions of the city is assuring the suc- cess of the committee for the Chil- dren’s Summer Camp. The City Council has granted a permit for a tag day for Saturday, June 27th. The Pacific Railways Advertising Go. has donated adver- tising space on fifty street cars, on lines 1, 3, 5, and 14. The Gommercial Hotel has grant- ed the use of the basement of the hotel, at 340 Cambie Street, for tag day headquarters. For the final three days, June 26, 27 and 28, the tag day committee will be stationed at the headquar- ters of the Progressive Arts Club, 326 West Hastings street. Two radio broadcasts are being arranged during the week. Doctor Telford has given fifteen minutes of his Friday, June 26th, broadeast to the camp committee, and a broadeast will be given on Thurs- day, June 25th. Details have not yet been completed. Within the last few days the Milk Drivers and the Cumberland Min- ers have sent in $18 and $10 respec- tively. The Children’s Summer Camp is sponsored by a broad committee comprising professional men, pbusi- ness men, trade unionists, and men and women from various walks of life. It is a non-political movement bent on providing the opportunity for under-privileged children to have a week’s holiday. Experienced instructors and managers have been secured, and the children are as- sured of good care, and a real holi- day time. COMING EVENTS Coming events at Recreation Hall, 289 West Pender street (over Pender Bowling Ally) ‘Friday, June a0; jantern slides, musical program, Tinemployed and Part Time Workers’ Association. Saturday, June 20—Dance; nights of Harlem orchestra. Tuesday, June 23—Dance: Knights of Harlem orchestra. Wednesday, June 24 — W hist, Bingo, Refreshments; Px-service- Men’s League. Thursday, June 25—Dance; Same orchestra. Eriday, June 26—W hist and dance. A packed house heard Malcolm Bruce, speaking under the auspices of the Joint Press Drive Committee, explain the French political and strike situation -at the Colonial Theatre, last Sunday night. Hundreds were turned away. By 8 o'clock every available seat was taken and many were standing in the aisles. Groups of disappointed men and women, late comers, hung around outside, hoping a little more room would be found, and then grudgingly moved on. For an hour and a half, the speak- er held his audience intently. The eagerness with which every phrase was grasped showed that the large- ly non-Communist audience was eager to know the Communist view, ‘and the applauSe which ereeted salient points, showed that the Communist view was approved. The first part of the speaker’s address dealt with the United Front policy of the Communist Party. The party in Germany had striven for a United Front for the demo-. cratic rights of the people, and against rising fascism. Precisely be- eause the Social Democratic groups had refused to participate, became triumphant. The same was true of Italy, Austria and other fascist countries. In France and Spain, where the Social Democratic groups had united with the Communists, fascism had been defeated. In all eases the Com- munist Party had put forward the corect policy, and where this policy faseism Was accepted, fascism had been checked. : Wor Unity With C.C.F. Diverging for a few minutes, Bruce dealt with the stand taken by some of the leaders of the C.C.1. in Canada. The Communist Party of Canada did not: expect agreement with the C.C.F: on the policy to be followed in ushering in socialism. Socialism was not on the agenda today. Today we were facing fascism and war. There was no reason why the two parties could not unite against these menaces. They could unite for immediate improvement in the living conditions of the toiling people and the rising generation. But some of the leaders of the C.C.F. refused to enter a United Front, and while they argue their method for attaining socialism, the Capitalist parties are preparing the road for fascism. Should fascism triumph in Canada, democratic gov- ernment would be wiped out. Strikes Aid Blum Dealing with the recent French strikes, the speaker quoted capital- ist papers as stating that the strikes were intended to wreck the People’s Front Government, Byen the ‘Com- monwealth’ had headlined a story with the statement that the “French strikes embarrass Blum egovern- ment.’ In distinction to this, the B.C. Workers’ News, off the press. at the same time as the Common- wealth, had the headline, “Strikes strengthen Blum government.” Certainly the French strikes were led by the Communist Party of France. The workers of France had been ground down to the limit by industrialists. Lime and again they zinst conditions. pit governments had al- ; come ta the aid of the indus- trialists, and the workers had been beaten by the suns and clubs of the police, just as the police had been used Asninst= the Vancouver lons- shoremen. the Corbin miners; just as the police had been used every- where under a Capitalist govern- ment, wheneyer the workers tried to better their conditions. Time Was Opportune France was no exception. Now the Left wing parties had united on 2 profram of better Conditions for the HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY FROM COLONIAL THEATRE MEETING Malcolm Bruce Explains Role of Communist Party in Recent French Strikes —— Appeal for - Unity with C.C.F. strike; for a 40-hour week; for an annual vacation with pay, and so on. They had formed a People’s Pront on this program, and had made pos- sible the Blum government. “If, as the capitalist press claimed, it was the wrong time to force concessions from the Industrial magnates, when the workers had a government to support them, then when would be the right time?’ The Communist Party of France did not enter the Blum cabinet, The Communist Party could not become part of any government to admin- ister capitalism. Lhe Blum ‘sovern- ment was still restricted within the bounds of capitalism. The Commun- ist deputies would remain outside the cabinet, to fight for working class legislation. and would support the cabinet on all progressive work- ing class matters. Only when the opportunity came to set up a So- viet government, would the Com- munists enter the cabinet. A half hour of dancing and in- strumental numbers followed after the speaker concluded. Several en- cores testified to the popularity of Bill Kunka’s troupe of Ukrainian dancers. Stevie Semkovich brought down the house with her vocal ren- dition cf the “‘Rebel Girl.” A eollection of $81.65 was taken. GB. ‘COURT DISMISSES TREKKER APPEALS (Continued from page 1) appeals aS a means past yeab.-in ticular cases consideration the Chief Justice consideration for counsel for going the vouns boys whom we have been defending for the greater part of the our opinion these par— were quite worthy of and we had expected some satisfaction from the Court of Appeal. but it appears to us that at feast even wish to give these he chided throush o£ redress for Meetings Industry “Ilo did not eases full defense all the FISHERS PRESENT MINIMUM PRICE Throughout Decide - Future Action The Fishermen’s Joint Committee met representatives of the Canned Salmon Section, C.M.A., day, June i7th, for discussion of sal- Wednes- INTERNATIONAL PICNIC HASTINGS PARK JUNE 28 Once a year this chance presents itself, to take part in a real inter- national working class picnic. On June 28, the Communist Party of Canada is staging just such an affair at Hastings Park. Games, races, contests, swimming, music, dancing, ete., will fll the day. And get this, the Communist Party has accepted the challenge ot the Young Communist League to a soft ball game. Don’t forget. Keep June 28 open. Attend the picnic. Police Responsible For Corbin Outrage KAMLOOPS, June 10-——Tonight at a mass meeting of the C.C-F-. held in Elks auditorium, Jack Price went over bie. He told us of his trip to Gorbin, and Blairmore, as chairman of the committee. He told of how the workers in that town have suf- fered and are still suffering, how one young miner has since died in the Nelson jail and he, the Speaker, thought that the inspetcor of police was responsible for the brutalities and attacks on the miners, Wives and children. The mines were not because of labor trouble. cause there were no orders. We thank Jack Price for his mes- sage about Corbin, and we hope when other M.P.’s come to Kam- loops, we will hear about other cities and towns. closed down Bat be- DR. H. C. ANDERSON Waturopathy — Osteopthay Electro-Therapy Office Hours: 9 am. to 5 pm. Office Phone - - - - Sey. 5336 Res. Phone High. 3519-Y 768 GRANVILLE STREET Vancouver, B.C. Hastings Steam Baths Always Open Expert Masseurs in Attendance Ligh. 240 764 E. Hastings their evidence with a miecroscepe. It is now obvious that our only opportunity to gain freedom for these unfortunate young men is to approach Hon. Ernest Lapointe, Minister of Justice, asking for the remission of penalties. The great concern which Mr. Lapointe ex- pressed for the welfare of the youth of Canada and his sympathy at the Ottawa Youth Conference makes us feel that he will give us at least a favorable hearing. Jack King and Defense Makaroff, representing the Office of the Citizens’ Movement are proceeding ately to Ottawa to petition ister of Justice for a remission of sentences and for removal of the threat of deportation from Morsythe. Counsel Wational Defense immedi- the Min- SLUM CONDITIONS CAUSE CRIME, ETC. Unsanitary slum environment is responsible for much of the imsanity, disease and crime, and the burdens of the taxpayers are becoming heavier and heavier in the futile attempts to cope with these dire results. ze If there is one thing more than another that will wipe out the ter- rible, preventable disease conditions of family life and health. The basis of sound public health is predicated on the provision of sanitary homes for the people. : A prominent B.C. medical man stated that health conditions in B.C. are a social disgrace and among other things that was cited as jus- tification for this statement was that here is far too much preyent- able ill health. A government suryey of school children in a British Columbia city found that 95.5 per cent of the pupils had defective teeth, which points to the fact of other defects being pres- ent, Relief allowances were origin- ally based on the premise that mass unemployment was an emergency situation but evidence is rapidly accumulating to the effect that it is chronic, therefore present scales of relief must be increased as malnu- trition is a fruitful soil for disease. There are people trying to live in overcrowded and insanitary dwell- ings which in some cases have been condemned, dwellings with leaky roofs, defective plumbing, and which are rat and bug infested. Tt is to be hoped that the public health convention which meets in Vancouver, June 22-27, will tackle these problems with a view of ef- fectine improvements. U. & P.T.W. Association. STEP OUT THIS SPRING .. ss c mon prices. The operators an- nounced their prices to be final. The joint committee at a meeting later in the evening submitted a re- vised schedule of salmon prices and issued the following statement: “The Fishermen’s Joint Commiit- tee haying failed in reaching an agreement with the operators on 1936 salmon prices, with the excep- tion of bluebacks, is publishing the under-mentioned prices, and be- lieves that these are the minimum prices at which the fishermen can receive reasonable returns for their labor and investment. : “The Joint Committee suggests that the fishermen through mass Meetings on the fishing grounds make their decision on the 1936 prices.” The prices are: (C.M.A. prices in brackets). Sockeye Gillnet: District No. 2 and 3: 50¢ (40ce and 45c). Seine: District No. 2: 50c (40c and 35c), except area Seymour Narrows to Cape Caution: 35¢c (35c); Johns- ton Strain after July 12: 55c (45c). District No. 3: 50c (45c); ocean- caught: 8c and 9c per Ib. Gohoes and Steelheads Gillnet: District No. 2: 25c and 15c (2216c and 15c); area Seymour WNar- rows to Cape Caution: until Aug. 2. Seine: District No. 2: 25¢ (22%6c); prevailing it is that of . economic Butedale, Kilemtu, Namu, Bella security, the provision of healthy Coola, Kimsquit: until Aug. 2 (Aug. aemes for the people, conservation | - District No. 3: Se and 6e (4c and 5c). Pinks Gillnet: District No. 2: 5c @ée). Seine: District No. 2: 5c (446c); area Seymour Narrows to Cape Cau- tion: 6e (5c); Islands: 4¢ (8c and 4c). District” Wo. 3, Quatsino Sound: 4c (8c). i Chums Gillnet: District No. 2: Te (5c). Seine: District No. 2: 7e (5c); area Seymour Narrows to Cape Caution: whitesprings, 20c (5c); Queen Char- lotte Islands: 5c (4c). Red Springs, Fish Over 12 Lbs. Gillet: District No. 2 and 3: 50c (50¢c). Seine: District No. 2 and 3: 50c (0c). Red Springs, Fish i2 ibs. or Less Gillnet: District No. 2 and 3: 25¢ (25c). Seine: District No. 2 and 3: 25e (25c). Jack Springs and White _ gack Springs and White Gillnet: District INo. 2: 5e (5c). GRAND DANCE F A grand dance wiil be held on Sat- urday, June 27, at 805 East Pender street, from 9 to 12. Good floor and good orchestra. Tickets in adyance 10 cents. at the door 15 cents. Au- spices C.L.D-L. Patronize Our Advertisers! Cee eee eee ee eee eee a a reg eg 2-80-06 o-5 8 ea Gem - ina TIP TOP TAILORED SUIT or OVERCOAT “Tieaders in Style and Quality” MADE -TO-MEASURE at $25.75°. 199 WEST HASTINGS STREET, AT CAMBTE Ree eee ee ee eee ee re a ne po e658 aa) .. Union Tailored cluded .. . At 339 WEST HALL FOR RENT Fully equipped for Dances, Whist, Socials; kitchen in- Bowling Alley. Reasonable daily rates. PENDER ST. (over Pender 59 OVSOOO99O99909 009909 LOGGERS e ES workers. The right to organize; to ———— JUST OPEN, Rendezvous Ballroom 404 Homer Street Newly Remodelled . Dancing Every Night LeROY WILLIAMS AND HIS RENDEZVOUS ORCHESTRA . with Moder Dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Nights. Old-Time Dancing Every Monday and Tuesday Nights with the CARIBOO COWBOYS. Go with the crowd to the RAINIER HOTEL —— Headquarters for MINERS .. Where Old-timers Meet — and Strangers Feel at Home Why Not Come Down and Talk it Over? Carrall at Cordova Street . . Better than Ever! FISHERMEN A Warm Welcome Always Awaits You! Phone, Sey. 236 Queen ~ Charlotte © a aah hpbbbaooOOSeooo? AOOSOOSR OPEV V YY YY ibe ghd itil, Re dike araneian iad ellie wapare ee ae Te a ae ve a he eee ea RC a “ fala pa CIT IR alpaca : - Pr bo * epenenrs “Peat a Uy TAtLil Sth toteteepetatcees dat pondptete tee ttstete tt HOI, Wale}