' to For Unity in Burrard in the ficht against the candidate of the re- actionary Pattullo government! B.C. Workers NEw Your Subscription has expired if the number on your label is below this number Renew it NOW. a, Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1936 Single Copies: 5 Cents S> FULL NO. 83 VOL. II., No. 31 CCF Chooses Dr. L. Telford For Burrard Provincial Leader Re- ceives Unanimous Sup- port in Convention VANCOUVER, Aug. 12.—aAt the nomination meeting of the CCF. Burrard clubs held last night, Dr. isyle Telford was chosen to repre- sent the party in the bye-election to be held in September. Contrary to expectations, Arnold Webster, past president of the BAG: organization of the C.C.F., refused to be a candidate. A letter containin= his withdrawal was read at the meeting, | Mildred Qsterhout, A. M. Stephen, Charles Chappell and Don Smith ali Withdrew their names on being nominated. Telford’s only opponent in the election was F. R. Turniley whe received four votes to Telford's $4. Turnley afterwards moved that “the nomination be unanimous. Telford, arriving after his nomina- tion, accepted the nomination and forecasted a lively Hight during the election. He expressed himself as being confident the C.C.R. would be victorious in the next provincial election as well as in the bye-elec- tion. Pretty Polly Knows Scabs Parrot Joins Pickets In Denouncing Strike- Breakers ILION, N&, Aus. 11—(ALP)— A 35-year-old parrot is exercising rights which are denied to workers of Ilion. When the Reminston-Rand work- ers walked out in their ficht for or- Sanization, they set up a mass picket line at the Tlion Plant. Hun- dreds of voices shouted ‘‘Scab”’ at opening and closing time. Near the plant gates lived the Parrot, in the home of a retired contractor. It learned to shout “Seab” with the others. In fact this became its favorite expression. The Mion police chief had three Workers arrested for shouting “Scab” but he could not find a law that would enable him to shut up the parrot. In trying to solye his problem he visited the parrot’s Owner, and Polly ealled the flat- . foot “Scab.” This story is told by Frank Fen- ton, A‘F_ of L. organizer for New Emeland, who is especially assigned the Remingston-Rand strikes. Fenton is negotiating to buy the parrot. C.1.0. On Trial For Promoting Unionism, Says Miners’ Leader WASHINGTON, D.C— GINS)— The executive council of the Ameri- Can Federation of Labor has at- tempted to place the unions of the Committee for Industrial Organiza- tion on trial for promoting union organization, says President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, in a message to his membership ap- pearing in the wunion’s official Journal. The proposed trial was “for en- couraging organization, and assist- ing to organize, workers whom the A.P.of L. had for many years left without the benefits of organiza- tion,” the miners’ leader declared. “The CT.O. believes that its acts are in accordance with the mandate of the convention of the A.F.of L., and with the wishes of the members of that body. We are fulfilling the instructions of the convention, Which the executive couneil has flouted. “We believe that the unorganized workers of this country can only or- Sanize effectively through industrial unions; we believe that such organi- zation will promote the welfare of -all the workers of this country: we believe that it will benefit the nation itself’ Twenty Students Are Executed CHANGSHA, China, Aus. 10—A tense situation has been created here as a result of the execution of 20 Chinese students by the authori- ties. The students were chareed with Participation in movements that tended to disturb peace and order. A number of Cantonese students have now secretely entered this city. Trouble is brewing among the local students. ““Pravda’’ Claims Nazis Building Finn Airports MOSCOW, USSR. Aue 10— (ALP)—The assertion that German Specialists were building new aero- dromes for Finland along the Soviet frontier was made by the Pravda, Communist Party newspaper. The article said a projected Ber- lin-Finnish airline has prime mili_ tary Significance. “Finland has 40 aerodromes equipped for twice as many planes as she has,”” the newspaper declared. “Finland intends to place them Against Declares critical Baldwin Government HAMILTON, Ont. Aug: 11.— (ALP)—Canada, like all other coun- tries faces the fight afainst fascism, declared William Gallacher, member of parliament for West Fife, Scot- Jland. Speaking before an audience of 2,000 at the arena last night Gal- lacher assailed the forces of fascism which, he declared were the emis- Saries of capitalism bent on disrupt- ing efforts to unify workine= classes and progressive rorces throughout the world. Canada, theoretically unsullied by the war clouds in Europe, was already facing disruptive elements through the organization of fascist movements in Quebec, designed to foster racial hatred between Ens- lish and French stocks, he said. “Willie Gallacher is one of the world’s greatest workers for the emancipation of the working class,’’ Said €.C.F. Ald) Agnes Sharpe, wel- coming the speaker. Fascism thrived on the division among the working classes, the M-P. declared, pointing to Spain as an example where the workers united and struck back. Police Protect Fascists “In Great Britain Mosley and his fangs of race track touts and hooli- Sans of Shoreditch who used to be hounded by the police are applauded aS patriots,” he continued. ‘‘Under Mosley they are marching and be- having as they did when they were Sangsters—threatenine shopkeepers, and villifyinge the Jews. And they are protected by police because they are performing a function for capi- talism, that of disrupting the labor classes.”’ “In Iondon they blame unem- ployment, poverty, immorality, and crime on the Jews. And they tell a Scotch Protestant he is walking the streets because there is an Trish Catholic in his job. It is all propa- ganda designed at dividing — the workers.’ Baldwin’s Hypocrisy “I was at Westminster where I Saw the muster of Canadian vet- erans who had been to Vimy,’’ Gal- lacher continued. “It was an impos- ing sight. Baldwin spoke of peace. They cheered and cheered. “Baldwin said: ‘If the world can find no other solution for its prob- lems than war, then the world de- Serves to perish.’ The Canadians who had fought cheered him tumul- tuously. But they didn’t hear the Same Baldwin demanding millions for bombs and gas in the House or Commons day after day. They didn’t hear him insisting on piling up armaments and defences,” the speaker declared. “But the defences are not for the unemployed. All they Set is sympathy. If sympathy was a good diet the WBritish workers, miners particularly, would be a race of giants by this time.’”’ The itinerary of Gallachers west- ern tour will be as follows: Edmonton, Monday, August 24. Calgary, Tuesday, August 25. Blairmore, Wednesday, August 26. Tears Mask off Hypro-{ Canada Faces Fight Fascism, Gallacher WILL SPEAK HERE WILLIAM GALLACHER, M.P. First candidate of the Communist Party ever elected to the British House of Commons, who will speak in the Auditorium, Vancou- ver, Saturday, August 29 at 8 p-n1. Market Plan For Interior VICTORIA, Aug. 11.—The large interior vegetable industry of British Columbia was brought under the Provincial Marketing Act by order- in-council of the government today. The new marketing scheme is along the lines of that already in effect in the Coast vegetable indus- try. It covers vegetables marketed in British Columbia and does not attempt to touch exports. Method of operation by the In- terior Wegetable Board as well as _by_the Coast board will remain al- most identically the same as it was under the Natural Products Market- ing: Act, except that its scope will be confined to sales and distribution within the Province of British Co- lumbia. Organization and machinery for control of the provincial market remains unchanged. All fruit and vegetable boards that were functioning under the Natural Products Marketing Act up to the time it was declared ultra vires by the Supreme Court are to continue under the new provincial Marketine= Act. Drumheller, Thursday, Ausust 27. Vancouver, Saturday, August 29. Nanaimo, Sunday, August 30. The District Committee of tne Communist Party, under whose auspices Gallacher is visiting B.C. have announced that the Audi- torium, Georgia and Denman streets, has been secured for the Vancouver meeting. Admission will be twenty- five cents, and tickets will be on sale shortly. Announcement of where the meet- ing will be held in Nanaimo will be made as soon as it is arranged. Police Look On While Dozen Thugs Slug Their Victim Ivan A. Emery, militant longshore- men union leader of Vancouver, was attacked and brutally beaten by a Zang of Shipping Federation thugs, at the end of Pier 4, CPR. docks, on the morning of August 7. Emery had accompanied the crew's delegate of the S.S. Mana, on a yisit to that ship, but was ac- costed by two GC.P.R. policemen at the entrance to the shed, and re- fused permission to £0 aboard, He then returned to the shore end of the pier, and was sitting on the fender rail of the dock when two carloads of men, presumably strike- breakers, piled out and assailed him. As the cars pulled up to where iemery was sitting, F. Holland, business agent of one of the Strike- breakers’ unions, the Canadian Waterfront Workers’ Association, leaped out of the auto and com- manded Emery to ‘set foing.”’ Emery replied that Holland had no right to interfere. A Brutal Attack By this time the remainder of the gang, 12 or 13 in number, haa encireled Emery, and, upon orders from Holland, attacked him, knock- ing him down and kicking him in the face and hody. During this attack the C.PR. police did not interfere, but when Emery regained his feet and began to defend himself, the police escorted him off the dock, refusing to make any arrests, or even take the names of his assailants. Police Condone Gangsters Emery went directly to the police at the disposal of German aviators.’ Station to report the attack, and a Union Leader Is Attacked By Bosses’ Hoodlum Gang few minutes later, police arrived at the dock. Meanwhile, as the news spread around, several ex-strikine= longshoremen had gathered at the end of the dock. Some 20 minutes later, four or five more auto toads of men, presumably strikebreaking longshoremen, arrived, armed with clubs, and as the ex-strikers moved off, the strikebreakers followed, threatening violence and flourish- ing their clubs. The city police followed close \,2- hind but it is reported they made no attempt to restrain the threat- ened violence. Wo arrests were made. Later a charge was laid against Holland, and when the case was called in court Tuesday, it was remanded for one week. Meanwhile Holland is free without any bail havyin= been set. When Emery was arrested during= the longshoremen’s strike of last summer, he was held for a weeik with bail refused, and then held on bail of $5000. Later he was found not Suilty of this serious charge, but Was sentenced to three months on a second charge of “councilling an un- lawful assembly.’ TAXI STRIKERS ASK FOR BOARD MONTREAL, Que, Aug. (ALP)—Althoueh not a Single faxi- eab is movine on Montreal streets, striking drivers have asked the Mederal Department of Labor to name a Board of Conciliation. The strike began on Friday and today 1,000 men are out demanding a reduction from $38.75 to $25 of the monthly rates charged by the Diamond Taxi-cab Association for concession rights. “the PATTULLO GOVT. SEEKS REVENGE ON FISHERMEN Framed-up Striker to be Tried by Company Town Judge Frank Mills, fisherman was ar- rested Tuesday in New Westminster and rushed to Oakalla jail, charged with “intimidation.” This chargze arises out of the fish- ermen’s strike at Rivers Inlet in which Mills took an active part. The authorities did not arrest him at Rivers Inlet where the intimidation is alleged to have taken place but Waited until he returned to West- minster where he had a chance to make a few dollars fishing in the Wraser River. > Labor Hater As Judge From Oakalla jail he will be es- corted up to Rivers Inlet to stand trial before a well’ known labor hater and company tool, Judge Hill of Ocean Falls, one of B.G.’s rmost despotically-run company towns. The Canadian Tabor Defence League is handling the defence and will use every effort to get a change of venue, as well as a jury trial. It is reported that warrants have been Sworn out for other workers who played a leading= role in the strike. Alberta Dist. C.P. Holds Convention Open to Public; Many of C.C.F., Social Credit Parties Guests CALGARY, Aus. 11.—Taking full advantage of its legality, the Al- berta District of the Communist Party of Canada held its district convention on August 2, 3 and 4 with sessions open to the public. The 110 delegates in attendance represented a cross-section of the toiling people of Alberta. Margaret Crang of the Edmonton city council and candidate on the unity ticket in recent by-election, broueht greetings to the convention. Other fraternal delegates the €.C.F. brought similar ings. -Fred White, president Alberta Federation of Labor, was 2 Suest. Many members of the Social Credit Party also were present as Suests and followed the proceeds with interest. The main report of the provincial secretary, A. Hogarth, dealt primar- ily with the crisis in the Aberhart from sreet- of the PEOPLE'S FRONT MEANS VICTORY IN CIVIL WAR Indemitable Austrian Miners Lead Attack on Rebel Stronghold The Spanish vsgovernment forces are becoming more and more con- fident of ultimate victory over the fascists, and have now under their control three-quarters of the coun- try. This success has been achieved only by the most bitter strugeles in which working class women fizhters Played a great part. In defence of San Sebastien, Bay of Biscay city, the loyalists are still fighting tooth and nail. The rebels are trying their utmost to capture this strate gic point as it would give them a seaport through which to receive badly needed supplies. Two fascist generals, Manuel Godet and Alvaro Femandez, or- Ganizers of the Barcelona revolt against the government have been captured, tried for treason and executed. In reprisal the fascists threaten to shoot all prisoners that fall into their hands. The notorious Foreign Legion, brought over from Morocco, is already bayonetting all loyalists captured. Asturian Miners Attaclz The early surrender of rebel con- trol of Cordoba, Granada and Eville is expected, the loyalists having shut off all wate1 and electricity. In the latter city the rebel commander asked that water be granted for one hour a day. To this plea the loyalists replied that they could have water only as soon as they surrendered. One of the most bloody battles of the civil war is being fought for con- trol of Cordoba, Granada and Seville The attackers here are the heroic, indomitable Asturian miners, ex- perts in the use of dynamite, who are determined to capture this city because of its arms and munition factories. The rebel drive for Madrid is weakening steadily, with little pros- pect of them advancine further in this direction. The efforts of France to line up the powers in a neutrality pact are encountering rather indifferent suc- cess. France has set a deadline of Ausgus 17 for the signing of this pact. sovernment over the obvious col- lapse of the Social Credit preten- sions. The convention gave an analysis of and answer to the semi-fascist type of legislation brought down by the government. A delesation of 40, elected by the convention, will at- tend the national convention of the Communist Party to be held in To- ronto beginning October 3, Workers More Merciful Than Are Fascist Rebels People’s Gov’t. Offers Amnesty to Spanish Insurgents BARCELONA, Spain, July 26.— (By Mail to ALP)—Spain’s fight- ing popular front soyernment, al- ways more merciful than its fascist opponents, has found that mercy pays—if not overdone. Reports received in this now peaceful Catalonian city, but a few days ago the scene of heayy fight- ing, tell of the surrender of rebel troops and of rebel soldiers, under arms, fraternizine with Zovernment troops and the armed workers’ mili- tia. In an effort to spread this movement the government has de- creed that those who cease to fight as rebels will not be penalized. Were it not for the Storm Guards at the street corners and the Work- ers’ Defence Corps men dashing about the city in automobiles, the working class districts of Barcelona would Jook as if nothing extra- ordinary had occurred in Barcelona, where shots were echoing only last Wednesday, is returning to its nor- mal appearance; here the rebellion has been completely erushed. As I write, the attention of Spain is turned to Saragossa, stronghold of the rebels. Before that city the first battle has already been fought. airplanes from Barcelona bombing COBOURG, ONT. HAS ITS FIRST UNION COBOURG, Ont., Aug. 10.—(A LP) —Cobourg, which boasts that it is Canada’s most beautiful town, now has its first labor union. On the shores of Lake Ontario and with the Kingston highway runnine through it, Cobour= has 23 indus- tries employing 530 workers. Com- pletely without unions, wages are low and men work repularly a i0= hour day. In some plants as much as six hours overtime day after day is the regular rule. Workers in the Edwards and Ed- wards tannery have orfanized as Federal Union 104 with a charter from the Trades and Labor Coneress of Canada. Out of a total of 85 men, 76 are already in the union and a drive is on to organize the girls in the shop. the fascist positions. Within Saragossa itself scenes of heroism on a par with anythine else this bitter figeht has produced have been enacted. Mechanics de- liberately wrecked the military air- planes or rendered them useless, al- though they must have known that this meant death. They were shot one by one just as deliberately by the fascists: Behind the walls of the old city the rebels have thirty tanks in readi_ ness to dash out against attackine forces of government and workers’ troops. But the soldiers reattze that tanks are useless agfainst airplanes which constantly swoop over the eity dropping their deadly cargos on the enemies of the people. The effect on the morale of the rebel troops may be easily imagined and desertions take place in larze num- bers. Today Saragossa is the key to the situation in Spain. In sharp contrast to the mercy of the loyal forces is the terrorism of the fascists. They know no merey and shoot all those who do not de- clare in their favor. Vermont Labor Hits Threats Against C.1.0. MONTPELIER, Vt.—(UNS) — A protest against attempts to put on trial or suspend the unions of the Committee for Industrial Organi- zation was wired to the American Federation of Labor executive coun- cil by the Vermont State Mederation of Labor. The state labor body also objected to interference with the steel organizing campaign of the c.f. O. LIBERALS SELECT BURRARD VICTIM J. Howard Forrester, hard-shell i Was nominated Wednesday Pattullo ral, tandard bearer for the as crowd in the coming Burrard by- election. The nomination was un- animous. The candidate in accepting the nomination declared that he ex. pected a hard fight. This campa will be opened at a meetine next Tuesday at which Pattullo will speak. POTATO PRICES SKY-ROCKETING VANCOUVER, B.C., Aug. 12.— In less than a weelx wholesale prices for potatoes have jumped from $20 to $45 a ton in B.C. The reason given for this phen- omenal increase is that the potato crop in the United States is the smallest in years. At the same time B.C. growers are expecting an unusually good crop. Prices of this important item of workers’ food are expected to §0 much higher yet. Que. Liberals In Tight Spot Corrupt Party of Tasch- ereau Fighting for Its Life QUEBEC. — Two hundred and seven candidates will contest the 90 Seats in the legislature of this prov- ince on Ausust 17. The near fascist party, the Union Nationale, has placed candidates in every constituency, and are already claiming that they will emerge vic- torious after election day. The Liberal Party, at present forming the government, is under the leadership of Adelard Godbout, Who assumed this office following the resignation of Premier Tasch- ereau six weeks ago. At least one Communist candidate is in the running in the person of Fred Rose, for years active in Montreal labor circles, who is con- ceded an even chance of being elected. The Liberal Party is in very bad odor in Quebee and is expected to be swept out of office, but it is doubtful if the Union Nationale, its strongest competitor, will win suf- ficient seats to have a clear major- ity in the new House. Mor the first time the Front Populaire is contesting a number of Spain’s Brave Workers Thwart Fascist Rebels In Sanguinary Struggle Working -Class Girls Show Remarkable Courage FASCIST SADISM By PIERRE VAN PAASSEN MADRID, Spain (By Airplane to Paris).—Fascism masquerading as the champion of law and order kas plunged the land of Spain into bloodshed and chaos. But Fascism is getting paid back in its own medicine. When the smoke of battle finally clears away there will emerge a free workers’ repub- | the common weal. {Backed by Hitler and Mussolini the eleric o- fascist _Military clique had planned to , break down the People’s Front and institute a dictatorship of the Right and force Spain out of the League of Nations into an al- liance with the Brown Shirt State, thus encircling France. The plot has failed. Although the Fascists had the majority of the army on their side, they were beaten back by. the armed workers who fought with the des— peration of lions. fT spent 14 hours on the Sierra Guadarrama, in the company of Largo Cabellero, the Socialist chief, when the battle for Madrid was at its height. Girls in Bayonet Charze. I saw a battalion of working-class girls throw away their skirts and launch a bayonet charge against the perfectly equipped Pascist-led™ troops. I saw the aftermath of the fighting on the Golde Leon, another mountain pass leading inte Madrid and scores of women’s bodies fas- tened to the ground with bayonets stuck through their abdomens: But Talso saw the Fascists being hurled back. Almost barehanded the work= Van Paassen Seats and a large vote for its candi- dates is anticipated. At a meetine of representatives of the Labor Party, the C.C.F. and the Communist Party, a resolution was adopted calling for full co- operation between all working class parties. A number of important trade unions have endorsed this resolution also. FACE LIFE TERMS DEMANDING RELIEF SUDBURY, Ont., Aug. 7.—(ALP) —Three Hanmor Township farmers face life terms in prison for the heinous crime of demanding relief. The men, who were remanded for trial yesterday under Section 450 of the Criminal Code, are: A. Gascon and two brothers, Honoro and Orphir Lalondo. Section 450 deals with “causing the execution of a document by force or duress.’” The document re- ferred to was in each case a relief voucher. Orphir Lalondo is also charged ers’ militia tackled the legions of Mola. On the day when that Gen- eral promised to take Madrid and crucify 100,000 workers, I saw the clouds of his retreating army as it was pounded by the artillery which the workers had captured and turned around. Only when the Montana barracks, where the Madrid garrison had re- volted and fortified itself, was taken by storm and the chief strongholds of the Fascists cleaned up, did the workers flock to the hills without rest, without sleeping for days and nights on end. Thousands of women had to stay behind to Keep their eye on the Fascists hidden in the capi- tal. They armed themselves with revolvers and patrolled the streets. Fascists Use Churches. In the Catalonian capital, Barce- lona, I saw the attack on the Colon Hotel, where thousands of Fascists had assembled to terrorize the city ¢Continued on page 2) with assault on the evidence of Re- lief Inspector Lorne Hennessy. Maximum sentence under Section 450 is life imprisonment. mand Only Union Men Work Aboard Ships the hand of the blacklisted longshoremen, in their Struggle to reinstate the 500 ex_ strikers on the job under the banner of the International ongshore- men’s Association, the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, ecomprisine= 40,000 maritime workers of the U.S. Pacific Coast, has decreed that only LL.A. men or men with strike clearance cards endorsed by the LLA., shall be allowed to work Ships under their jurisdiction. First suns were fired with the arrival of two west coast American ships dur- ing the week of August 1-8. When the “Hollywood” McCormack $.S. Strensthening of the Co. first arrived on August 1 the crew demanded that only members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, or ex- S with strike clearance cards be hired to discharge the cargo. This the Shipping Federation re- fused, and consequently the vessel] Sailed with her cargo still aboard. This cargo was discharged in Seattle, but followine a meeting be- tween the Maritime Unions and the Steamship Co. was ordered re-loaded and returned to Vancouver, to be discharged with LL.A. men. However, the Vancouver shipping interests asain refused to recognize the TTA. and the crew being adamant in their stand that strike- breakers would not be allowed to Work their ship, the vessel again cleared for Seattle. Two Ships Tied Up In Local Longshore Dispute American Seamen De-? The unions there refused+to dis- charge the Vancouver cargo, and decreed that it must be discharged only in Vancouver, by I.L.A. men. As this is written, it is still aboard, The “Hollywood” is loading for South American and Atlantic Coast ports, and it is possible that the Vancouver carro of chilled beef, cof- fee, etc., will be left aboard and carried around for the trip. The second ship to take the same Stand as the “Hollywood was the “Mana” of the Matson Navigation Co. Arriving August 7 to load about 3,000 tons of fertilizer, two gangs of strikebreakers conimenced loading at $ a.m. The ex-strikers here inter- viewed the crew, following which Seattle union headquarters was con- tacted, who immediately wircd in- Structinge the crew to shut off steam unless union Jongshoremen were hired. Both that night and the following morming the Shipping Federation attemp to put gangs of strike- breakers to work, but the crew re- fused steam. The “Mana” sailed Saturday at 3 p.m., leaving her cargo behind. Regina Youth Council Plans Fall Campaign REGINA, Sask. Aus. 10—(ALP} —Plans for a full meetine of the Regina Youth Council on September 3 have been drafted by the execu- tive committee as preliminary to 2 heayy program of fall and winter work. u Adlon nizronmyre en Se