September 11, 1936 BC. WORKERS” NEWS Page Five | UNITY ACTION | WINS STRIKE Editor, B.C. Workers’ News: Sir,—We have had a few experi- ‘ences with a little strike that was Successful and thought it may help some other workers to better them- selves. There are about 40 of us working for a contractor, teaming 29 miles =p from the Great Northern Rail- way. We started about the first of July at 40 cents per hour, ten hours a day. There was a lot of chiselline of time, as we travelled to the job on our own time. On the ist of Aus- ust, 12 men asked for travelling ' time one Way and were fired, being ) xeplaced by Doulhobors. it We decided that the whole crew | had to be organized to stay on thee Job, Most of the boys were against the Doukhobors, but we had. to have them. so they were approached and they came in with us. A committee got together and drew up the fol_ Yowine demands: 7 (2) An 8-hour day at 50 cents per hour. (2) Eggs, cheese, ¢tc, at all meals for Doulkhobors who do not eat meat or fish. : (3) No exchange on checks (25 ROOMS 50 CENTS PER NIGHT UP Men’s Half Soles __..... SOc i Men's Heels= 222 ==. ooe€ Ladies’ Heels, 15¢ - 204 Boys’ and Girls’ in proportion. s HASTINGS HOTEL must do the job. eism. and that sometimes SEY. 4848 24-HOUR ELEVATOR SERVICE em SLOOP OLE SOAHHHLLOOSH 337 CARRALL | } STREET = eae A eritical of women aid in the In industry, domestics trade union auxiliaries, to help Vive the sinele firlS unemployed, to ble assistance 1o exist- women’s Sive all pos inf= progressive tions, and to help enligiiten to pro- women many existing mon-workine bodies, as well as to take steps to contact and win professionals. and reports also of it G€asy for them the movement. The women of Vancouver Isiand have the outstandine= example in resard to organization. In one of the big salmon canneries in Deep Bay, Private C.P. MEET HEARS WOMENS REPORT “Essential to win the women Tor the Party ana ment.” The above outstanding is exploited neries, restaurants, etc. plight of the domestic worker, house wife and middle class woman, and made a number 6f definite Proposals for united front activity of women and how she can we organized. good Women’s Auxiliaries of the Lumber and Loneshoremen. and the miners wts pointed out, and this type of ac- tivaty was Strongly stressed. Tribute Was paid to the fine work done by the Women's Mothers’ Council. Women in the Party analysis was regard to some of the work carried out the fact that in Communist women are to a sreat degree still isolated from the large that. are to all kinds of organizations, and from the women and Sirls work- ing in the | Party reeruiting among women is | Slow and that there have only been made beginnings in new forms and work to reach through popular social activities. it was proposed to take steps to oreanization thought that united action with and other bodies must be taken on this urgent matter and that in the and neighborhoods are reat possibilities of organizing women’s groups on this and kindred discouraged urged a strone campaign to see that men members would do all possible to Win over their Waves, and to make to he activyized in progressive Was one of the keynotes of the B.C. Convention munist Party as expressed in many resolutions The Communist Party has; it was agreed. failed° in the past to give Sufficient attention to this most im- portant task. In colorful half hour reports, Comrades Mrs. Stewart and Johnson, outlined the Working class, farm woman in this province, the in the ecan- middle Labor factories, intellectuals Today middle are greatly agitated hy. heavy rise in the cost of living. “Lefty’’ Players In Two Concerts Talented artists of the successful play, “Waiting For Lefty,” and others, will give two concerts. The first at New Westminster in the Edi- son Theatre, on Sunday, September 20th. The second at the Commun- ity Hall, Websters Corners, on Sat- urday, September 26. A silver col- lection will be taken and both events are due to commence at 8:30 p.m. An excellent program is being ar- ranged and the preparations com- mittee have every reason to believe that both affairs will be very suc- cessful. Some of Vancouver's fore- most talent will participate. Such artists as Dimitri Nikiforuk, Sabina Bob, Stevie Semkovich and other prominent yocalists will Sing. William Kunka, John Bob, the Ubrainian Mandolin Orchestra and others will supply music. The Maxim Gorki Youth Club will pre- sent Russian folkk dancing, includ- ing the talented Cossack dancer, Mike Kunke. To this, several other outstanding numbers will be added. ‘Metal Miners Union Scores AFL Council Convention Reaffirms lis Stand With the GA 120: DENVER, Colo.— The Interna- tional Wnion of Mine, “Mill and Smelter Workers denies the right of the American Federation of Labor executive council to suspend or re- voke its charter, except by con- vention action, in a letter addressed by John M. -Sherwood,. Secretary- treasurer, to Pres. Wm. Green of the Wederation. Sherwood was directed by the 33rd convention of the JT.U. of M. M. & S.W., meeting in Denver, to make such a reply to Green, in de- fense of the union’s stand with the Committe for Industrial Organiza- tion. “We have at all times and are at Present clearly within our rights, In voluntarily associating ourselves with national and international unions affiliated with the ATP. of i., whose sole purpose is the or- Sanization of the unorganized in the mass-production industries into organizations affiliated with the A. i. of L.,” Sherwoed declares. “We believe that if the present policy of the executive council of the A.I. of I. continues in prac- tice, there will be a split in the forees of the American labor move- ment and the sole responsibility for the results of such a split will rest squarely on the executive coun- cil of the AF. of L., who now threaten to suspend the charters of unions affiliated with the C10. “Wie ask that the executive coun= cil of the AE of L. five to the C.1.@. their, moral. and financial support, thereby helping, aidine and assisting in the organization of the unorganized workers in the mass-production industries. “It is our honest conviction that the GLO: is carrying out the de. Sires of the overwhelmin= miajor- ity of the entire membership of the AY Ie Of Ass ‘and’. 4s answerin= the cry of the millions of unorsanized Workers for organization.” there men and women are 100 per cent organized. There is a cannery committee of five women. most or whom are Indian women, who have been successful in foreine four agreements in the Jast year and a half. The woman delezate handles all the grievances arising- in the cannery during working hours. All this has resulted in a real develop-= ment of unionism. At Sointula, the women are mostly the wives and daughters of the fishermen and are a tremendous help in all the strug gles. In the Alert Bay and River Inlet strikes, they organized a re- lief committee and raised consider- able money. They Put on a big affair dealt at Sointula and invited all the Seining Pleet from Alert Bay to come to it. For the first time the small village of Sointula witnessed such an affair in which people of all nationalities participated, some 350 Seiners composed of Jugo Slavs and Indians attended. All the more rapidly women from all walks of life in the peace movement and asainst fas- They also Stressed that the men party members had not done sufficient to bring their wives and daughters into the movement, on the other eredit should he given the women for this since it was organized by themselves alone, the men folk all being away fishing. One of the main highlights of the Whole Conyention was the splendid success of the Trocadero Restaurant strike in which the Sirls played such a fine part in their Picket and other activity. This Strike serves as a sreat lesson that the women in the °C. industries and restaurants can be organized and are fine fisht- ers. It was felt that this success- ful struggle should be utilized to the Tull for furthering on a large scale the organization of the working women of the province. STEAM AND TURKISH BATHS Expert Masseur and Masseuses ALWAYS OPEN z HOSPITAT, COTS BAY. 9274 — 1935 WEST BROADWAY Baths, 50c EMPIRE 160 West Hastings Street GOOD E 619 West Pender Street Where the Food Tastes Better and Costs No Mare re AT RON WZ 8 or at the ATS" Public Baths, 25c SU uetio See a BEST AT CAFE AND GRILL & : Phone Seymour 302 CAFE AND GRILL = : Phone Seymour 55 UNION HOUSE! &£ “Unite The Youth Of B.C. For A Better Life’’---Palmer|| _ The following are some of the highlights from the report of Wm. Palmer, delivered to the provincial Conventinn of the Communist Party of Canada. The report contains a brief summary of the working: con- ditions educational and recreational facilities of British Columbia’s youth and follows up in detail as to how many young people are organized in all the youth groups in the province. Then follows the proposals of the British Columbia Party as to how they will assist in building and uniting the Socialist Youth £roups and the proposal for the co-operation of all existing: youth organizations for the preservation of peace ,demo- cratic rights and the extension of employment and working condi- tiens of our young people. Youth in the Logging Industry In the logging industry there are more young fellows workine than @ver before. The fact is that only a fresh, strong, young fellow can stand the terrific pace of the work. Logging, the most dangerous oc- cupition in British Columbia has an unbelievable accident and death toll. Hach year one in every 100. is killed or dies from the effects of in- juries. The number temporarily and permanently maimed by speed-up and faulty equipment is enormous- ly high. If an accident does occur for which the company cannot es- Cape blame the first aid man is made the scape-gsoat; a statement being made that he did not check up in comformity with safety resu- lations. The first aid man, even in the largest camps is doing a full paid an extra $10 per month to at- tend injuries. In the early sessions of the Pat- tullo government certain minimum Wage Jaws were passed. These came about as a result of popular demand and because of intense dissatisfac- tion in many B.C. industries. These laws, however, are totally imade- quate. Slight improvements and changes have taken place from time to time. Where a union was or- ganized amonge the messengers the Minimum Board reluctantly met the union and brought down an order Which save a real improvement in wages, hours and conditions. Since tis order was made, however, the union has dropped and the employ- ers are breaking the law without any action being taken by fhe Board. Wages In practically all cases the mini- mum wage has actually reduced wages by becoming the maximum ample of this is the restaurant em- ployees. Since 1929, wages of inex— perienced girls under 18 have fallen from 18 to 7 dollars a weel, while wages of experienced girls have fallen from $22 to $9.50 per week. The experienced girls are legally Supposed to receive $14.78 per week “but the deduction for meals and uni-_ forms make up the difference’ of over .$5.00. This in spite of the fact that, in most restaurants, the iris are allowed only two meals of the cheapest quality on the menu. The young workers in the saw- mills, 18 years to 21 years of age, Succeeded, with strane support from the Trades and Labor Council, in haying some of the wage discrim_— ination removed but those under 18 are still working for 20 cents an hour. This is another type of the rank discrimination displayed by the Minimum Wage Act. Under an original order of the Goard, the minimum wage for em- Ployees of the tomato canneries in the Okanagan valley was 25 cents per hour and 34 cents overtime Re- cently, when the cannery operators were contemplating a™~wage reduc- tion and the workers formed an or- Sanization to resist, Adam Bell of the Minimum Wage Board inter- vened as an arbitrator. The result was that he pressed an arbitrary agreement for a straight 285 cents per hour and no increase for over time: Adam Gell then hurried baclc order so as to protect the canneries from any infraction of the Act. We can see by the forezoine that the Minimum Wage Act, Hours of Work Act and all labor legislation can only be effective when a Strong union exists to enforce its provisions and secure amendments. The Young Farmer The young farmers can no longer look forward to the time when their parents will retire and they will in- herit the land. Today, all they can inherit is the mortsace and other debts which their parents have been foreed to accumulate. In the “Summer these young people can be found working in the hop fields and picking apples at piece work and ayerasin= around fifteen cents per hour. These boys and girls are most affected by the curtailment of edu- cational grants, because the largzer part of the schools which haye been closed are in farming areas. Younes farmers find it impossible to attend high school on account of the g#reat distance from home and the inabil- ity of their parents to pay board and tuition fees away from homie. All the conditions of low we : and continual lay off. unemployment and general economic uncertainty are 3 Itins In fewer and fewer Marri 2S. Hundreds who would like to be married, and have a home and children are reluctant and afraid to take such a hold and important Step because they do not earn HASTINGS BAKERY 716 EAST HASTING ST. We deliver from house to house in Grandview and Gastings town- Site districts. Call High. 3244 and our driver will be at your door. Support Those Who Support You have dreams of young B.C. and left them With mingled feelings despair and hopelessness. time job on the crew and is merely Wase paid in that industry. An ex-| | to Victoria to amend the previous | Which took place in June, drew up a Youth Bill and a Declaration of the Rights of Cana- dian Youth. This Youth Bill contains the demand for leSislation to pro- vide employment, and a System to provide for yocational training and protection of apprentices. The Dec_ laration of Rights which was the combined opinion of all the delegates to the Canadian Youth Congress, in no uncertain terms, declares youth should haye the right to or- Sanize for their protection and aa- vaneement, that youth should have the right of free speech. Tt further declares that every young Canadian Should have the might to franchise, enough to get a few things to make a home or they do not Know when their pay days will cease altogether. A young couple must be married for a considerable length of time before they can obtain relief. type of home which relief makes possible can hardly fit in with the! young man’s idea of what he wants his wife to woman’s idea of the place she wants to look after, cook in, entertain, and raise children in, The have or the young These are the grim realities which destroyed the sehool day of disgust, ‘From the foregoing brief deserip- tion of their living conditions, we cain readily see what are the sreatest needs of our young people. need jobs, recreation, Sports, culture and most important of all their re- quirements, the peace. They are fast realizing that another world war with its millions of young men killed and erippled, its millions of young widows and its overnight destruction of years of toil is not their way out of the crisis. They preservation of Youth and Fascism Ivrom the examples of Italy and Germany the people well know what fascism means for the Seneration; that instead of bringing the youth ereater freedom, greater younger material happiness, it will bring: them still more unemployment, lower wages, brutalities and war. They are equally disgusted to see thousands of young people unem- ployed, educational ereased, and youth’s desire for se- curity becoming more and more im- possible. possibilities de- The Socialist youth must work to- gether to saye Canada from fascism and war, to do away with capital— ism, and to build a based on the efforts and democratic rule of labor, These three organiza - tions, while yet very every opportunity and possibility of growing sroups and eventually mersine to- gether on a common platform based on Socialism. social order small, have into large, influential In the mobilization of the youth against war and fascism and for a ‘better life, the youth, as the custo- dians of the future, require, as a Suarantee for steady strensthening of the Youngs We must, without any reservations, build the Youngs Communist Leasue in every area and place in the prov— ince. ; Build the Socialist Youth their future, the and building Communist League. : Movement The healthy development of the Socialist Youth Movement can be a big factor in helping to defeat re- action and to elect a C.C.F. govern- ment in British Columbia. A ¢.C.F. Sovernment with a strone Socialist Youth Group backing it can bring about those needed in the minimum wage laws. This Sovernment could provide the monies necessary for the extension of recreational, cultural and sports facilities for the youth such as out- lined previously in this report. This Sovermmient can also do a sreat deal towards improving the lot of our un- changes so urgently employed youth and our domestic servants. The Canadian Youth Congress Ottawa last that employment, education, the oppor- tunity to decide for themselves whether Canada’s young people should be drawn into another war. We are the people who want ; Youngs Canada to be free and happy; We are the yeuth to have progress and peace. We are prepared to work hard and Sacrifice much to aid the youth in attainine their desires—a fuller and a better life. We are the heirs to all the experience, knowledge and lead- ership of our great Communist Im- ternational. We inherit the Bolshe- wil courage and Lenin. Stand in the way of emancipatine the youne generation. Liy Who will deal with the contemporary novel, and Guy Glover, well known in. Canadian cireles, tionary Drama.” der tt tier Club, recently writers’ Section of the PA. @ people who want the determination of We must allow nothine to “The New Literature’’ Winber ieee: Te Tek Sedgewick of the University of EPritish Columbia In the chair a symposium on “The New Literature’ will be held in the IP AAN Gt Street, on Tuesday, Sept. als Hail, 326 West Hastings Speakers will be say, youns Miss Dorothy Canadian poetes:s, amateur dramatic who will spealc on “Revolu- The symposium is being held un- auspices of the New ron- established “The Gommunist Manifesto speaks of ‘revolution by the working class,’ ‘Communist revo- lution, ‘proletariat revolution.’ It can be seen that the term ‘dic- tatorship of proletariat’ does not appear as yet but it is evident that the transformation of the prole- tariat into the ‘ruling class,’ its ‘orginzation as the ruling class,’ its ‘despotic inroads on the Tights of property,’ ete., that this is the dictatorship of the proletariat.” —LENIN. ‘ele Seo ! 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Stephen, president of the League Against War and Fascism, speak on the situation in Spain, at a meet- ing held under the auspices of the YPL., in the German Workers’ Hall, at 2237 Main Street. Tuesday, September 15, at § p.m. Discussion Will follow the address. The evenings sill conclude dancin= with WHIST AND DANCE The False Creek Women’s Labor League will hold a whist drive and dance, tonight, TWriday, September ii, at 8 p.m., at 49 West Fifth Ave. Refreshments will be served. It is the intention of the W.L.L. fo continue these whist drives every Priday throughout the fall and win- fer months. Tubes, Parts, Elec, Appliances, TZ INGSWAY FLORIS TL — 1966 Kingsway. Specializing in Gut PAINT SESE Le ee HS ere eed |) RLEE a oe ve sin] senevectnon a a eeniesialeb Docs bee eed eter ee Reynolds, 2803 Worthwest Avenue, | larsibaerdean airecren eae Sie ane 7