| co gmmmeprpreme Tay ws ig Bc eae Flo Sa ate Went | SOL oe a © om SBP 9.015 _ ut €}, nS Reote f ers Keagy Fe nly aly, th cS, Stil ers the EB Je as iti¢ vit] ne fh ls Aart Page Two B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS August 21, 1936 _ BITTER FIGHT ANTICIPATED VANCOUVER.—The Pattullo gov- ernment apparently intends to jump with both feet into the Burrard by- _ election set for September 2. All the members of the cabinet are expected to take an active part in the cam- paign in a ereat effort to hold this seat for the Liberals. It was left ~wacant by the resignation of G. G. McGeer when he managed to squeeze into a seat in the House of Com- mnons, Ottawa. The voters’ lists as revised last July will be used in the by-election and a record poll is expected with the Conservatives putting up a eandidate, and Dr. Lyle Telford run- ming as candidate for the C.C.F. The Liberal speakers will have a hard time justifying the idea of placing a provincial sales tax on the -eonsumers costs. The Dominion sales tax, however small, would _ Place an inereased burden on the workers. Arnold Webster, former provincial president of the ©-C.F., and oppon- ent of McGeer in the federal elec- tion, has made a strong appeal over the air for support of Telford, and the provincial executive. A Comrade Passes Ranks of Labor in Nanaimo paid ribute to the passing of a staunch eomrade when, on Monday last, Thomas HMarrol, well known Social- fst worker, was laid to his rest. The Nanaimo City Relief Workers were granted a half-holiday in order ot attend the funeral of their late comrade. Members of the C C.F. and other local ljabor organizations marched at the head of the funeral procession and srouped themselves about the graveside during the im- pressive ceremony conducted by Rev. W. P. Bunt. Throughout his thirty years” dence in this city, Comrade Warrol was closely identified #he working-class movement. Also during a few years spent in Aus- ¢ralia he was active in Jabor circles. All working-class sroups in this district are together in their tribute #0 our departed comrade, Thomas Carroll, and in sympathy towards his bereaved life-comrade, Mrs. Har- roll, and their family. resi- Tom with WEEKLY DANCE Ukrainian Branch of the Ca- padian Labor Defence League will hold a weekly dance every Saturday Snd Wednesday at 805 East Pender Street; dancing from 9 to 12. Good floor; good orchestra. Hastings Steam Baths Always Open Expert Masseurs in Attendance Eugh. 240, 764 B. Wlastings DR. H. C. ANDERSON Waturopathy — Osteopthay Blectro-Therapy Gffice Hours: 9 am. to 5 p.m. Office Phone - - = = Sey. 5336 High. 3519-¥ PUBLIC 286 Colembs Street ey ART and FRED (With Clearance Gards) “Tt’s the Coens? Boys!” A UNION House ..- _ for a UNION Man ee ea LEE Ss WORK & WAGES for VANCOUVER ..- REGENT TAILORS SMART CLOTHES Fiand-Tailored in Our Own Vancouver Shops — POPULAR PRICES — $24 W. HASTINGS - SEXY. 5614 eee ag a oe 8 oe El ila Tel. 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But all their dastardly ealculations on failure and defeat were overthrown by the victorious march of Socialism, by the steady growth in the welfare and pros- perity of the toilers, by the strength- ened power of the working class and the peasants, by the ever firmer solidarity of the peoples of the Soviet Union around the Communist Party, around its tried leaders, around Comrade Stalin, the leader of the peoples. The ‘platform’ of these unprincipled political ad- venturers was destroyed by life. They were compelled to abandon it and their rage and hatred for the leaders of the Pariy and the goy- ernment became all the greater. “Tndividual terror, the despicable weapon of a frantic bourgeoise des- pairing because of their internal impotence, became their only method in their filthy struggle for power. Individual terror—Trotsky- ites and Zinovievites united on this. Wow they are completely exposed. Trotsky Aided by Nazis. “Gonnections of the Zinovievites with foreign counter-revolutionary organizations have been discovered, with Trotsky and with the German Fascist Gestapo. Concealment is useless. It is not now a question of ‘moral or ‘political’ responsibility but of direct organization of the dastardly murder of Kirov by Trotsky, Zivoniev, Kamenevy, Bakaev and terrorist attempts on the life of Comrade Stalin and other Party leaders. “Tt is not now a question only of ideological and political connec- tions with Fascism but of directly organized work of Trotskyites and Zinovievites jointly with Fascist police and Fascist wreckers and spies. War incendiaries. despatch spies and wreckers into the U.S.S.R. Traitors to the working class, be- trayers of their own country the Trotskyites and Winovievites are particularly useful for this purpose. Their bestial hatred inspires them with the most revolting and fanatical methods of deception and concealment. The Soviet country has weapons for exposure and for struggle against the counter revolu- tionary scum which has lost human form. Millions of people hearing about the terroristie plots against the life of Stalin and his colleagues will rise aS one person. No mercy, no clemency for the enemies of the people who try to take the leader from the people. The law now has its say. The law only knows one measure for the crimes committed by the Trotskyite-Zinovievite gang.” Farmers Organizing SHAUNAVON, Sask., Aus- 1:3:-— Tf the Saskatchewan government does not make adequate arrange- ments to look after the people south of Shaunavon farmers of the district may stage a march on the capital city, Regina. This was the very definite senti- ment at a meeting in the Labor Temple here when the Farmers’ Protective Association was formed. Objects of the association are to co-operate in obtaining an adequate standard of living for all residents, also to get what they may need to earry on farming operations, and to co-operate with councils and the provincial and federal governments in winning these aims. MEXICO BANISHES FASCIST LEADER —_—_— MEXICO CITY, F.D.— Mexico's No.1 Fascist, General Nicholas Rod- rigouz, has been unceremeniously exiled from the country in a swift move on the part of the liberal gov- ernment to stamp out rightist re- action. YOUNGPATRICTS MONTREAL, Que, Aug. i4— (ALP)—In a sensational headline story, the Montreal Daily Herald of Tuesday, points to the fascist men- ace in Quebec disclosing the ap- parent alliance of Conservative lead- er Duplessis’ party and Les Jeu- nesses Patriotes. tI is the first time that any paper in the English language published in this province has mentioned any- thing concerning, the growing fasc- ist menace. The writer reports that Iues Jeunesses Patriotes have been systematically breaking up opposi- tion meetings. The story reads in part: “The thin edge of the wedge of fascism is being driven into the political life of the province of Quebee with open approval if no- thing else of leading members of the Union Nationale. “undreds, possibly thousands ef youths in their middle teens drawn from rural Quebec are trying to dominateth is election. - - “The writer attended yesterday at Ste. Martine, Chateauguay county, a joint political meeting. The meet- ing was composed of over a thou- sand farmers, their wives and chil- dren, and a hundred or so adoles- cents wearing the blue berets and the insignia of the Jeunesse Patri- otes. “Phe formation was at least semi- military and their cheering and jeering had a drili-hall precision which boded ill for free speech. “The only person who seemed to have any authority over these strip- lings was the Union Nationale can- didate. “Qn several occasions, blue- capped lieutenants, or youngsters who appeared to be in authority re- ported to him for orders—the writer heard them and saw them. It is true that his orders in every case were to tone down. But they were delivered with the assurance of Hitler. “The ‘Young Patriots’ seemed to range from 14 to 19, with an occa- sional greying veteran among them. Many of them were clean looking youngsters. “The writer saw these things with his own eyes and saw for the first time, how Hitlerism is possible— how 2 small and disciplined min- ority can ride roughshod over the peaceable, tolerant and democratic majority.” CORNWALL SILK WORKERS STRIKE CORNWALL, Ont. (ALP)—Solidly voting down proposals for a com- pany union, 1800 workers in the giant British-owned Gourtauld rayon mill here are on strike demanding higher wages, the 40-hour week, and 4 curb on the company’s speed-up system. Application for a charter by the Workers Union has been made to the Trades and Labor Congress and has been accepted, states Arthur Laverty, president of the union, 2nd union recognition is one of the major demands in hte strike. Pickets are patrolling the plant and, except for a few maintenance men, there is no activity within the mill, Six provincial policemen have been rushed into Cornwall although the workers have declared their inten- tion of being peaceful. Against the company’s speed-up the union is seeking to have addi- tional workers taken on in certain departments. LONGSHORE NOTES The longshoremen’s union in Vic- toria received their charter from the International Longshoremen’s As- sociation this week according to ad- vices from the office of the Van- couver & District Waterfront Work- ers’ Association. Twenty-eight longshoremen, mem- bers of the V. & D-W.W.A. left last Saturday for the Queen Charlotte Islands to load several ships taking a complete cargo of logs. Attention, Doctors! The district of McBride, B.c., and points east and west is in urgent need of having the position in the medical profession, “physician and surgeon,” filled by a competent doc- tor, the district is quite large and might prove a good proposition to the right doctor. Address all communications to Rodriguoz was placed on board an airplane for the {United tSates, in much the same manneras General Plutarco Calles was shipped out some time ago. Leader of the Fascist, anti- Semitic, anti- Communist “Gold Shirts,” General Rodriguoz was the hope of the rich Haciendadas, or land owners, and of a large section of the industrial magnates. ESTED >SO099 0099S SS O90 VOSS OL OCS ; Washer or Vacuum Cleaner $ es $ PHONE SEY. 9025 g FREE IN YOUR HOME 6 Ss COPOy 0. H. Bruning, Shere, B.C. “From capitalist democracy,— inevitably narrow, subtly reject- ing the poor, and therefore hypo- critical and false to the core— progress does not march onward, simply, smoothly and directly to ‘ereater and greater democracy,’ as the literal professors and petty- bourgeois opportunists wou Id have us believe. No, progress marches onward, ie, toward Communism, through the dictat- orsbip of the proletariat; it can- not do otherwise, for there is no one else and no other way to BREAK THE RESISTANCE of the capitalist exploiters.”’—Lenin. To The Poets — Ey APOLLO CAFE 28 West Cordova St. OYSTER AND CHOP HOUSE ZL S_P ‘$4.50 Meal Ticket for $4.00 THEO. ANGELL Prop. Into masses! ....- whimsical ego— strike thunder strings And likke tornadoes ... - S WARNS AGAINST |The King Helps Emery, But Only Temporarily I sat on the bleachers at the 3 to one. Perhaps fit t e, be- police court the other day. watch- | cause at Eee tess etictiar ae Re ing the show. Saw 3 = i Saree = ano i saw Tyan Emery | arsument, a third car siopped at the there. Ivan, the tall, grave, low- : voiced longshoreman. The last time I had seén his name in the papers was when the King was giving him a rough time for “counselling” (said the King’s agents) “an unlaw- ful assembly’ An “assembly” that, at the time, hadn’t even assembled- Then, it was Rex vs. Emery. “The King versus Emery.’ Today it was the King against one Holland. the business agent of the scab long- shoring union on the waterfront. And Holland, on the complaint of Emery, was being charged with having assaulted Emery on August 7 near Pier A= I felt that this time the King was trying fo help Hjmery, to see that justice was done. It was real decent, on the King’s part, for him to come to Hmery’s aid—Hmery, a humble longshoreman in Vancou- ver. I knew that the King’s Courts would want to see that justice was done. It would only be a matter of eee cone OF eee ane Hees reciprocity, for had not Ivan Emery | produced by Holland saw ae HSESRS for the King in the Great |strick or heard any Gireatenine ee ; eee ; uae pes S HDEDES language! And try as hard as they or King and Country.” To make | could, none of them could remem- a land fit for heroes to live in!’ Did) }e6- who the other persons who not Ivan fight in the same battalion as Gol. Foster, who came back with a D.S.O: A battalion of heroes, as: I reeall their exploits: So I felt that the new Kine and his agents would try to do Ivan a good turn, “for old times’ sake.” : Only Scabs Wanted on Waterfront. Pll try to tell what happened that seventh day of August, down neat | Pier A. Ivan was sitting near the ramp, talking with two friends whom he had found there. All on a summers day. Wo crowds, no noise, no speeches, no inciting, no “counselling.” Some fifty yards away, some C.P.R. policeman, quiet- ly ‘“protecting’’ C.P.R. property. Presently a car drives up. Mr. Hol- jJand driving. About five passengers. All strangers to Holland, except one man. it appears that right oppo- site where Emery sat is Holland’s regular parking place. Everybody sets oul. Then another car arrives. Five passengers. All get out. Right opposite Emery. This man Holland turns out to be a kind-hearted man. He saw Emery there, and was instantly worried about Emery’s safety. Somehow he felt that Emery was in danger. The waterfront is no place for a long- shoreman who is not a scab. So, filled with the kindest and most generous of thoughts and intentions Holland felt it his duty to warn mery not to stay in that vicinity. The place was dangerous. Anything might flare up. They had had “trouble”? over the “Tollywood.” There were rumors that there might be “trouble” oyer the “Mana.” Hol- Jjand therefore suggested to Ivan that, in his own interests, he should “co? Hollands ten companions must have felt the same kindly im- pulse. They agreed with Holland. They gave Holland moral encour- agement by quietly surrounding Bmery so that he should not be sub- ject to any other influence. They extended the same advice to Jomery’s two friends, and assisted them to act quickly on the advice. Ten Against One. Emery realized the force of their | difficult to act on this disinterested Emery should go. The vote was ten same point. The occupants of this ear also concurred in the decision of Mr. Holland- But Ivan found it advice The road to freedom was blocked. As Ivan locked for an exit’ through the ten or fifteen men sur- rounding him, he collided with a larze number of fists. in some mysterious way his nose was broken. His chest was kicked—legs, shoul- ders. We went down! More fists got in the way of his eyes He bled. He fought and staggered to his feet. He signalled to a © PR. policeman. The officer came alongs, murmured words of reproach at Ivan and es- corted him from the crowd. Now the strange thing is that none of Holland’s friends saw Emery being beaten up. Holland had his back turned when it happened, and never Saw it happen at all. He swore came with them in the cars were. And in spite of every effort of the Shipping Federation and Mr. Hol- land, they have been unable to find out who their other companions were and who struck Ivan Emery. Messrs. Adams, Gartrell and Moran, friends of Holland, all testified to the gentleness of Mr. Holland, and his aversion to any Kind of violence. I could see that they were all peace- ful citizens who had the best in- terests of Fjmery at heart. Police Refuse to Keep Law By REDFIELD Ra sree “Tt’s his head, doctor—lately he’s been giving wage increases instead of pay cuts.” and Order. The conduct of the C.P.R. police- man was equally admirable. When Emery suggested that his assailants be arrested, or at least their names taken, as he (Emery) wished to lay a charge against them, the CPR. officer felt that such a thing would en reflection, the Same officer con- eluded that, in any event, he had seen nothing and heard nothing. I felt that perhaps Ivan had gone a little too far. He had not oniy spilt some of his blood on C.P.R. property, but had asked for a little help from a peace officer in the service of the company. Right then and there, doubts be- gan to assail me. Perhaps it was all imagination on my part. Per- haps Emery had merely fainted and fallen and hurt himself, accidental- ly. But no, even the defence wit- nesses all agreed that Ivan had been assaulted Gut by whom—ah, that was the question! “Case Dismissed-” The case closed. I looked at the judge. Hie acknowledged the em- barrassment he found himself in- For after hearing the story as told by Mr. Emery and Mr. Holland, he affirmed that he still didn’t Know what had happened! I felt a wave of sympathy for the judge. He was obviously torn between two forces. I felt sure he was trying to do what the: King would want him to do. “~The case is dismissed,” he said, and hurried from the bench. = The audience filed out. The re- porters winked and smiled. The ac- advice. Ten men surrounded him at close quarters were unanimous that Life History Age of 12 Years SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aus. ibe —(ALP)—‘Far from being a dyna- miter, an assassin and a murderer, I wouldn’t harm a hair of the men responsible for my present predica- ment.”’ So, undeterred by repeated inter- ruptions from Attorney-General Cleary and Referee A. B. Shaw, Tom Mooney began “opening the book of his life’? at habeas corpus hearings in San Francisco to smash the vicious allegations of former Dis- trict-Attorney Ed Cunha “{T Ihave been a social builder, my aim and object to build a better society,” Mooney said. “Phe thought of a person’s being jkilled in war or otherwise, is re- pulsive and repugnant to my nature. I have always fought in- justice for myself and others.” Sunday school. - because I had no shoes. an Irish neighborhood where it was Oh, ye bands of down-trodden elass! Oh, ye poets, sensitive troubadours,— Bolian And call out the life, and eall out Ge like wind that disperses clouds,— Mooney Dramatically Gives Wasa Rebel at the SRE: “When I was twelve years old and went to parochial school, the priest beat me for not coming to .. L couldn’t come IT lived in cused wiped the perspiration from his forehead.—Observer. At Hearings by. the Pacific attempted framing Gas & Blectric Company. He re- counted how, though he was op- posed to the “preparedness,” he had not even taken part in the “silent and passive’ resistance to San Francisco organized labor to the 1916 Preparedness Day parade be- eause he was too busy organizing exploited streetear men. He smashed Cunha's accusations that he had been afraid to call Warren K. Bill- ings to the witness stand at his first trial by explaining that the Mooney defense counsel, against his wishes had barred Billings. “yj did not go around trying to thing was 2 natural development, in consequence of being called on, as an active labor leader, for help in strikes.” The states’ case suffered another minor blow when two surprise wit- nesses proved, much to the chagrin of the prosecutor, that John Crow- ley, who had testified against Mooney, had previously been con- victed of a statutory offence. The witnesses were Crowley's brother and his former wife. ‘Democracy is of great im- portance for the working class in be most unseemly on his part. Later, |= the municipality stir up strife,” Money said. “Bvery- + almost a sin to speak to a Protest- ant. But without ever saying a word, the next day I enrolled in the pub- lic school and I never went back to parochial school again. “That was OLY beesinnings as 2 rebel.” On the stand Mooney told of his its struggle for freecom against the capitalists. But democracy is Government Cuts Insulin Grant SAULT STH}. MARIE, Ont. (ALP) —Imstructions from the provincial gzovernment to the local council that will have to pay half the cost of all insulin distrib- uted free to those unable to purchase it met with a storm of protest at the couneil meeting. Voicing objections to the high- handed action of the government in piling responsibilities after they had Struck their estimates for the year, members of the council called for the showdown with the provincial government, by refusing to accept the instructions. The goverament had previously borne the entire cost of the insulin. Faced with a whole series of reduc- tions in grants to the municipality the council decided to take it no longer. : : Jewish Anti-Fascist To Assist Spain TORONTO, Ont. (ALP) ate start of a campaign which the Toronto Jewih Anti-Fascist Conter- ence hopes. will realize $10,000 to aid) the Spanish people in their struggle against the rightist rebel- lion was announced today following a meeting of the Conference execu- tive last night. Calls are to be sent out at once for a conference of all organizations, particularly the powerful unions in the needle trades, that are affiliated to the Anti-Fascist body to map out a full campaign plan. ‘Neanwhile a start is being made becaue we know that the conference itself, when it meets, will give full approval,” a member of the execu- tive said. “Should a central fund be set up in the city in aid of the Spanish people we would be glad to co-oper- ate and add our fund to it,” he said. 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