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B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS

October 16, 1936

Cumberland Miners Seek To
Abolish ‘Telephone Shift’

Safer Conditions In No. |

5 Mine Demanded
by Men

@umberland miners now organized
400 per cent into the United Mine
“Workers of America are steadily
Wetteringe their working conditions.
The burning grievance Now is the
telephone shift. Those who happen
49 be unlucky enough to be on this
shift are supposed to be ready for
evork whenever they are phoned for,
Hence the name, “Telephone Shift.”

This shift has been in operation
for several years but the company
Svyoulad not abolish it as they said
they couldn't see their way clear
4o worl the mine satisfactory with-
out it (more profits).

Men are called to work at all
Hours of the night and get home at
all hours. At the last union meeting
St was decided that something should
$e done in regards to abolishing it.
The men’s grievance committee was
Gnstructed to interview the mine
mnanager, and gave them several
@roposals to take with them. The
@ompany states that if the men
wan show them where it can be
abolished they will do so.

The proposals were as follows:

j. That all men be put on regular

9. That if the telephone shift
eannot be abolished those on it be
paid T5c 2a day extra.

There is approximately 60 men
on this shift and the majority of
¢hem are the lowest paid men in
#he mine.

Accidentso n Increase

Within the last few weeks there
Shas been 14 accidents in Wo. 5
snine of the Canadian Gollieries
qDunsmuir) Lid. These accidents are

CUMBERLAND, Oct. 13. — The

caused through the bosses trying to
speed-up the men. The men are
told to £et so much svork done as
it is needed right away and the
men do it under unsafe conditions.
However, at the last miners’ union
meeting the matter was discussed
and the men decided~to do sonte-
thing about it. They sent the smev-
ance committee to the company de-
manding that conditions in the mine
be made safer.

Seek Security,
Vets’ Pensions

Special Tax on War
Bonds Would Pro-
vide Funds

TORONTO, Oct. 12.—(ALP)—Es-
tablishment of security pensions for
unemployed war veterans by the
Federal government from funds
acquired by a special tax on war
bonds, and a graded income tax,
was urged by the York Township
Federation of ex-service Men's
Pension Gommittee at a meeting
here.

A detailed report outlining per-
sons eligible for security pensions
and means whereby money for
such a purpose could be secured,
was tabled at the meeting by R. O-
Jones, president. A copy of the re-
port will be forwarded to all
branches of the Federation.

“Fifty per cent of the unemployed
heads of families are veterans, and
if security persions were given, the
majority of them could be taken
off the relief rolls,’ Jones declared.

No Discrimination Shown By
Can. Labor Defence League

An incident has been brought to

Mefence League, wherein it is state

Gn Vancouver, to the effect that the

the attention of the Canadian Labor
d that rumors have been circulated
Hall Gommittee in charge of Orange

Hall (C.L.D.L.) have been guilty of chauvinistic practices in the selection

af an orchestra to play at our dances in

The fact of the matter is
thas been engaged, but we are
@ut which one is suitable.

the said Orange Hall.

that up to date no permanent orchestra
trying out a number of orchestras to find

The C.1.D.L. and its authorized committees are desirous at all times

@f winning the mass support of the public. oO
jnto the determination of its policies.

eonsiderations do not enter

Racial, political, or other

At no time has the Hall Committee barred any person, persons,

wr orchestras on account of racial, religious or
h as the G..D.L. should be, and would

and surely an organization suc

political considerations,

be, the last one on earth to-use Such a vicious lever or argument to bar

any group of men or women

The committee representati

from making an honest livelihood.

ve has since met the members of the

nights of Harlem, and they have agreed that there must have been

& misunderstanding, and L
Ci.D.L. at our dance on Friday,

The Hall Committe
gace, color or creed to ¢
—ve will welcome
manner.

have consequently agreed to play for the
October 1i6-

e cordially invites all persons, irrespective of
ome to our dances and social functions, and
them so long as they conduct themselves in an orderly

> Ganadian Labor Defence Leaguer

October Joint Press Drive
Trial Subscriptions Jump

To Over Two Thousand

Street Railwaymen Take

Up Great Collection;

Farmers Getting Into Campaign

PARMERS of B.C. are rallying
¢o the support of the October
Drive. Reports to date from vari-
ous parts of the province are
very encouraging. The farmers in
the rural areas are fast becom-

ine conscious of the need of pro-
sressive newspapers such as the
%.C. Workers’ WNevws and the

“Weekly Clarion. Last week Mis-

‘jon doubled their quota and
challenged Haney to raise their
ante from $50.00 to $100.00—

were is what Haney has to say:
=e have noted the challenge or
Mission Press Committee. We ac-
eept their challenge. At the same
¢4ime we would like to challenge
Surrey to double their quota’—it
ais up to Surrey to put up or
what?—Matsqui is in your

im-

mediate vicinity—Let’s hear from
Surrey. Both Salmon Arm and
Enderby haye been heard from
over the week-end. They assure
the Central Drive Committee
that they will fulfill their respec-
tive quotas. This is good music
to our ears. May we suggest to
Enderby that the farmers at the
lake should be cut in on their
quota.

Correspondence

We haye been asked to request
correspondents from the farmers
of B.C. particularly on the ques-
tion of the B.C. Coast Market-
ing Board—Does it function in
the interest of the majority or
our farmers—or just the biz
fellows? Are you in fayor of the
Marketing Board? Tf not—why
not? Our columns are open to
you. Use them!

Division No. 101 Members
Donate $82.65
As reported last week members
of Division No. 101 Street Rail-
way Employees’ Union author-
ized a collection in aid of the
October Joint Press Drive. The
magnificent sum of $82.65 was
realized and turned over to the
Central Drive Committee. Page
MeInnes and hear him roar.
Glancing Over the
Scoreboard
There
on the

are many
scoreboard.
portation Drive
South Vancouver
over-subscribed
Will more than
the Drive ends.

bright spots
The trans-
Committee of
have already
their quota and
double it before
Vaneouver East

CORBIN MINERS
AND THE HOTEL

We Make Amends Fora
Possible, if Uninten-
tional Injury

In the September 25 issue of the
B.C. Workers’ News there appeared
a story of the provincial govern-
ment’s inhuman treatment of the
Corbin miners and their families
who were brought to the coast.

The way the story was written
it could be construed that the hotel
to which the Corbin families were
sent temporarily, viz., the Stanley
Hotel, was an inferior place, when
the very opposite is the case.

Tt is true that the government
provided only a bedroom for a
family, which is not sufficient even
if in the swankiest hotel on Gran-
ville or Georgia Streets. For in no
hotel bedroom can be found facili-
ties for laundering and other re-
quirements for a family.

Whilst not sufficient, the rooms
in the Stanley are warm, comfort-
able, clean and modern, and what
the government failed to provide,
the proprietors and their wives did
provide by giving them more room
and providing them with facilities
for laundering and other essential
needs, and this extra accommoda-
tion was given free.

The Gorbin exiles were treated
with the utmost kindness and con-
sideration by the management of
the Stanley Hotel. We regret ex-
ceedingely if our story caused mis-
repreesntation, injury Or inconveni-
ence to the proprietors, and hope
that this statement will set the mat-
ter straight.

Editorial Board,
B.G. Workers’ News.

SOVIET UNION

(Continued from page 1)

pbellion, appeared to be the main
base of the insurgents.

“Tn Portugal, the rebels are form-
ing their detachments and they re-
ceive military munitions from there.
Since the formation of our com-
mittee, the Soviet government it-
self put forward the question of an
investigation of Portugal's action in
openly violating the agreement, and
of taking steps towards halting
such action.

“The Soviet government fears the
situation as created by repeated
violation of the London mnon-inter-
vention pact makes the agreement
non-operative.

“The Soviet government cannot
consent to the conversion of the
non-interference pact into a screen
for concealing military assistance
to the rebels against the legal gov-

ernment by some participants in
the agreement.
“The Soviet government is Com-

pelled, in this connection, to declare
that if violation is not halted im-
mediately it will consider itself free
from any obligation resulting from
the agreement.”

DOCTORS ASK FOR
8-HOUR NURSE DAY

CHICAGO.—(FP)—Staff doctors of
three Roman Catholic hospitals in
Chicago, St. Joseph’s, St. Eliza-
beth’s and St. Mary's, urged the 8-
hour day for nurses at the 15th an-
nual meeting of the Illinois Confer-
ence of the Catholic Hospital As-
sociation in Chicago, Sept. 16.

Most nurses now work 12 hours
straight or else 24 hours per shift

A. F.of L. Unions’

Aggressive Policy Decided
Upon By Maritime Unions

Aid
Sought for Sunday
Conference

Pledging themselves to an ag-

eressive policy to combat the union
smashing tactics of the employers,
delegates representing most of the
recognized maritime unions of B.C.
gathered in the first post-strike
eonference at 47 Powell street,
headquarters of the Seafarers’ In-
dustrial Union, last Sunday.
Represented were official dele-
gates from the Seafarers’ Indus-
trial Union, Vaneouvr and Victoria,
T.L.A. 38-130 Victoria, V. & DW.
W.A., Vancouver; N.W. & D.W_W.A.,
Wew Westminster, and Progressive
Waterfront Workers’ Association,
Chemainus. 1.L.A .38-126 Vancouver,
though not officially represented,
had three delesates. A letter from
the secretary explained that owing
to there having been no meeting
Since the conference call was re-
eeived they were unable to choose
official delegates.
J. Maskill, S.I.U. secretary, stated
that recently the coastal shipping
companies had been drawn into the
Shipping Federation, and become
dominated by the policies of that
body. The Kingsley Navigation Co.
had blacklisted their former em-
plovees, members of 38-126, and
had hired thei men through the
Federation “Fink” hall.

Other coastal companies, including
the B.C. Packers and the Water-
house Co., had given their employees
48 hours’ notice to quit the LL.A.
and seek employment through the

Federation hall: However, acknowl-
edging that the ruthless victimiza-
tion policy of the Shipping Federa-
tion would result in the labor unions
of B.C. taking up the challenge and
coming to the assistance of the long-
shoremen the Labor Department
warned the shipowners of the pos-
sible outcome and the ultimatum
was withheld.

Union crews had been fired from
the Kingsley boats, and the vessels
temporarily tied up. A non-union
crew was ordered to take out the
S.S. Kingsley, but this order also
was cancelled. No doubt the ship-
owners were taking advantage of
the truce with the U.S. unions, to
completely rout the - Vancouver
unions.

In view of the Situation the S.1U-.
had called the conference, so that
all maritime unions involved would
decide some concerted action to
check the employers onslaught.

It was recognized that the estab-
lishins of legitimate unionism was
the only safesuard, and towards
this end it was resolved: “That our
policy be an aggressive one, using
every means at our disposal to es-
tablish jurisdiction of the T.4.A. and

LS.U. over all maritime work in
Bee
Another resolution pledged all

locals to support the Il.A. and sea-
men, Should one or both of these
locals find it necessary to throw a
picket line around the docks of any
of the coastal companies.

A further conference is called for
Sunday, October 18, and inyitations

have been sent to all recognized
maritime unions, the Trades and
Labor Council, and all A.F. of L.

unions whose work bring them in

eontact with the waterfront.

ST. PAUL. (FP)—Quoting a Fed-
erated Press despatch from VPitts-
burgh in which Governor Earle of
Pennsylvania pledged that the na-
tional guard will not be used to
break strikes in his state, Governor
Hjalmar Petersen (Farmer-Labor) of
Minnesota said:

“Neither will the Minnesota na-
tional guard be used to break strikes
so lone as I am governor of the
state.” .

TORONTO, Ont.—(ALP)—Girls
fainting at work with the imten-
sity of the speed-up and the heat
and fired for joining a union are
among the ugly charges made
against textile firms before the
Turgeon Commission now sitting
in Toronto.

SEEKS PLAN OF
STATE MEDICINE

TORONTO, Oct. 14.—Evolution of
come method by which the vast
wealth of knowledge possessed by
the physicians of Ontario can be
made available to the majority of
the people who are at present un-
able to afford it, must be sought
for both the benefit of the people
and the medical profession, Dr. Hen-
ry Wales, president of the Academy
of Medicine, declared here in his in:
augural address at the academy's
annual meeting.

Speaking shortly after Dr. W. K.
Colbeck, president of the Ontario
Medical Association, had declared
that 2,500,000 of Ontario’s 3,500,000
population could not avail them-
selves of the ‘vast mountains of
Knowledge possessed by the physi-
cians of the province,” Dr. Wales

edy this can be evolved and every
citizen assured of the medical atten-

with certain hours off.

tion that is his. right.”

as is
Union,
Vancouver,

up to the front,
Relief Project Workers’
LOPS By REARS Worth
Hope, and Surrey.

Lost and Found

The following organizations
and press committees, are lost or
have strayed: Atlin, Bridge
River, Cumberland, Gibsons
Landing, Prince George, Soin-
tula, Duncan. The Hungarian,
Lettish, Swedish Finnish, Scan-
dinavian, Polish, Croations, C€hi-
nese, workers have not as yet
forwarded information or Press
Drive funds. The loggers of Cow-
ichan Lake, Rounds and Port
Alberni have not been heard
from. A suitable reward is of-
fered to any person finding the
above named press committees
or organizations and who inform
them that there is a Press Drive
on, and the need of sending in
reports and funds to the Central
Drive Committee, To MAKE
THE GAR SPEED UP. #¢

is well

Found
A member of the Central Drive
Committee made a trip to Vic-
toria last week end, he claims to
have found a Drive Committee
there. He reports that this com-
mittee intends to organize 4
systematic canvass of the shops,
factories, mills and residential
areas, and speed-up the Victoria
campaizn—ViICPORIA CAN PUT
ON A REAT CAMPATGN—wvwe

are from Missouri,

Challenges

A yumor has been heard to the
effect that New Westminster has

PASS OBJECTIVE BY OCT. 31ST . WIN NATIONAL TROPHY!

raised their quota from $75.00 to

$100.00 and has _ challenged
Burnaby to do likewise. Is this
just a rumor?

declared: ‘‘Surely some plan to rem-|

UNEMPLOYED

(Continued from Page 1)

dealt with later, according to the
statement of prosecutor Gordon
Scott.

Others who are charged with riot-
ing and whose bail is set at $1,000,
are: Donald Garner, Douglas
Rockey, Patrick Sheridan, Bert
Goodfellow, John Lewhax, Clifford
Smith, Wm. Bodaly, George Gale,
Stanley Novar, and Stanley Cham-
bers.

Fifty-three other single men ar-

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rested later in the afternoon on
eharges of “obstructing” were also
paraded before the police court
magistrate, and remanded to Fri-
day, as were five others arrested
and charged with vagrancy “D” for
soliciting aid in the beer-parlors.

An additional 43 were arrested on
charges of “obtaining meals under
false pretences” arising out of 100
of the youthful men entering down-
town cafes Wednesday afternoon
for a square meal. They told cafe
proprietors to call police, as they
wanted to go to jail where they
would be assured of a place to eat
and sleep.

Some did call the police, while
others, realizing the youths” plight,
let the matter rest.

The youthful prisoners are not
proken in spirit although hungry.
They have kept a continuous dem-
onstration in the cells. Last night
a number of them were taken to
Qakalla Prison Farm to relieve the
congestion in the police cells, while
awaiting hearing of their cases on
Friday, when all will be paraded
before the magistrate.

The men will be defended by Ca-
nadian Labor Defence League
through Gordon Grant, its attorney.

Civic and provincial authorities
remain adamant in their refusal to
provide work or relief to the men.
Ottawa authorities are not expected
to do anything at present, although
they provide “syants-in-aid” for the
direct relief of unemployed.

Port Arthur
Strike Looms

Coming Events

The Finnish organization of
Webster's Corners have elected a
committee to work in conjunction

Bosses Refuse to Abide
by Arbitration Rul-

with the Waney Press Drive ing of Higher Pay
Committee. This Joint Commit-
tee have planned a Klondike
Night and dance to be held at PORT ARTHUR, Ont., Oct. 13-—
¢he Webster's Corners Hall on] Strike action loomed low over the
Saturday, October 24. Games, | docks of this city and its twin lake-
eats, dancing and loads of fum| head port, Fort William, today, and
are in store for all who attend. threatens to completely die-up all
wie = wate freight handling activities of the
MASS ORGANIZATIONS MAY Some 800 freight handlers are Es
HAVE THEIR DRIVE AP. volved, and 97 per cent of them
FAIRS sucCH AS z MEETINGS have voted in favor of the proposed
CONCERTS, BAZAARS aioe action if their dispute with the Ca-
PUBLISHED IN THESE COL. nadian National Railways and the
UMNS a y ee Stevedore Company 1S not
Sees settled soon.
The men took the strike ballot LOGGERS e
a; x after the employers refused to ac-
GET ONE SUB EACH cept a ruling of a2 board of arbitra-
PER DAY! tion favoring wage increases and
HELP KEEP FASCISM improved workine conditions.
= A decision was looked to from
AWAY! the Hon. CG. D. Howe, Minister of
Transport, who is in Vancouver.
FLASH

The East End Branch of the
Young Communist League has
set itself the task of raismg
$5.00 in the Joint B.C. Work-
ers’ News-Weekly Clarion
Drive. This is the first League
branch to accept a quota. Con-
eratulations. How about the
other branches? Hurry — the
drive will soon be over.

$2,500.00

And Hundreds

I]
$500

I | a a ne
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$1500

Of New
Readers!

IOOOOOOOO0000:

JEW-BAITER RUNS

tion.”
sociation show

tearing the booth to pieces.

like fascism.

FROM CUSTOMERS

GHICAGO, Hl., Oct. 12—The “Am-
erican Beauty Products Company,”
a GChicago cosmetics manutfactur-
ing firm, met sharp reprisals when
it distriubted a fascist advertising
card saying, “Get the thrill of deal-
ing with a non-Jewish organiza-

It distributed 600 of these cards
at the American Cosmeticians As-
in Hotel Sherman
here, and then closed down its ex-
hibit to keep other exhibitors from
The
brave Nazi in charge fled in the
face of irate Americans who didn’t

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTE: A charge of twenty-five
cents is made for each insertion
in this column,

Jj. Patterson, S.U-P.A., and Bill
Williams, ¥.¢€.L. Wainnipes, will ad-
dress 2 concert-meeting for the
homeless unemployed youth at $05
Fast Pender street, Tuesday, Octo-
ber 20. Am excellent prograni has
been arranged. Sponsored by Re-
eruitine Committee cf the Y.C.L.
Join the Young Communist League.

A protest meeting will be held in
the Orange Hall, Friday, October
16, at 8 p.m. Jerry Winters, S.U.
P.A., and others will speak on the
clubbing and gassing of the unem-—
ployed. Auspices Hast End Branch
Y.C.L.

Dance at Orange Hall, Friday,
October 16, 9 p.m. Knights of Har-
lem orchestra. Ladies 10 cents,
Gents 15 cents. Auspices' Canadian
Labor Defence League.

The next meeting of the Educa-
tional series held by the Women’s
Labor League is on October 19, 8
p-m., at 404 Homer street. Mrs.
Gerhardt Olly will speak on Peace
and the Spanish fight for Demo-
cracy. All women are welcome and
will enjoy an address by such a
fluent woman speaker.

Dances are held every Wednes-
day and Saturday nights in the
Orange Hall, by the Canadian Labor
Defense League, which has taken
ov erthe rental of the hall. The
same organization will hold a bazaar
on December 22, 23 and 24 in the
same hall. All organizations take
note.

DANCING

at the

ORANGE HALL

WEDNESDAY, FRIDAYS AND
SATURDAYS
9 to 12 p.m.

Weekdays: 10c and 15c
Saturdays: 15¢e and 20c

ALL WELCOME

GOOD DANCE MUSIC

A re-union of the Jubilee Summer
Camp children will be held in the
Labor Temple, 805 East Pender
Street, at a concert and supper, on
Friday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m.

LEAGUE AGAINST WAR
AND FASCISM MEETING.

The Vancouver Branch of the
League Against War and Fascism
will hold its next meeting at the
Women’s Building on Thurlow
street, on Monday evening, October
19, at 8 p.m. Miss K. N. Portsmouth,
who has just returned from an ex-
tensive tour of Hurope, will address
the meeting. All persons interested
jn the League and wishing to join
are invited to attend.

“‘Democracy VS.
Fascism in SPAIN”

MOOSE HALL, 636 Burrard St.
Speakers:

J. PRATT and MRS. B. EWEN
Chairman, A. M. Stephen

SUNDAY, GCT. 18th, 3 P.M.

Auspices: Spanish Defence Com-~

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