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B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS

Gallant Canadians Report

On Spanish Loyalist Gains |

International Volunteers

Pour In To Aid The.

Government

: MONTREAL. — (FP) — TPreedom-

Zovine Canadians took pride in an
eutstundineg dominion contribution
#0 Spain's heroie stir >, as Gen.
Emilio Kleber, naturalized Cana-
gdian war veteran, took charge of
the republics war operations on
Madrid’s northern sector. With
volunteers from many nations

flockine into Spain to augment the
International Volunteers and the
muorale of Gen. Franco’s forces rapid-
jy slumping, anti-Wascist offensives

were being pushed on the Madrid,
Talavera, Qviedo and other fronts.
yen Burgos, fascist capital, was
threatened.

Feber, with military and revolu-

¢ionary experience in Russia, China
and Germany, has been made com-

fnander of the iith International
Brizade. We has described to Mad-
rid correspondents the excellent

progress heing made in welding un-

¢rained militia and foreign volun-

¢eers into a steadily improving army.
Legions Join Loyalists.

Another valiant Canadian, Dr.
Worman Gethune, former surgeon-
n-chief of the Sacred Heart Hos-
pital here, has cabled local offices
ef the North American Committee
to Aid Spanish Democracy: “Madrid
evill never fall. There is a wonder-
#ul fishting anti-Pascist spirit here.”
Hie announced purchase of surgical
§mustruments and vaccines, including
puti-tatanus serum for the brave
Asturian miners.

Meanwhile, a new international
eolumn with recruits from through-
eut Europe was parading through
Madrid's streets, and a column of
Moors, recruited to fight for the
government, was on its way. The
Moorish column was expected to
giave a powerful influence in under-
gninine the morale of Franco’s mer-
eenaries.

Irish Republicans
| Protest Air Pact

DUBEIN, Iréland—(lP)—A
lution protesting
| Anglo-Trish air pa

ainst

ihe new

janimously at the first

j vention of the Cumann

jn hiireann, the new Republican |
party, held in Dublin. The resolu- |
tion Stated: “That the granting to
Britain of the mht to u Ireland

as an air base and connecting link | €*

with Canada is a further infringe-

ment of our national sover nty,
And that, in wiew of the imme iate
danger of a world war, the srant-
jne of this concession is tantamount
to allying Ireland to Britain.”

Fracas At The
Vets’ Home

The Ex-Service Men’s League is
in possession of facts regarding an
establishment, ostensibly set up as
a billet for the benefit of unemploy—
ed veterans, situated at 836 West
Thirteenth Ave., under the manage-
ment of one N. l. Glozier, of the
Canadian Corps Association.

It is alleged that following objec-
tions and complaints against im-
possible conditions by several dis-
satisfied men, one of whom was the
secretary of the C.C.A., this indivi-
dual was fired out without being al-
lowed to partake of the only meal
of the day.

A few of the questionable points
that caused the fracas:

Five bedrooms accommodate
men.

Some beds have no sheets.
A big front room is given over
for an office to transact private busi-

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Recognition Is Weakness.

Recoenition of the rebels by Ger-
gmany and Italy is interpreted as a
sign of Franco's weakness rather
#han his strength, given to bolster
fhe falling spirits of his force.
Franco's threat to blow Barcelona to
bits, at a time when he cannot hold
iis lines on the present figktins
fronts, remains a vain threat, and
gvill continue so, short of large-
scale naval intervention by the Fas-
eist countries. The government
eruiser, Miguel de Cervantes, was
torpedoed by a submarine recently,
§t will be recalled, and Hranco has
yo submarines of his own. Mean-
svhile the League of Nations is con-
fronted with the Spanish protest

against Fascist intervention.

ness of Glozier.

The men were inveigled into this
billet with promises of 2 dividend
of profits at the month’s end. None
have been forthcoming.

Monthly expenditures were given
out as $62. When the men demand-
ed a full accounting, it was refused.

With the appealing title of The
Vancouver weterans’ Home” bum-
ming sheets are thus the medium
for private gain—proot of which we
are prepared to show.

Bread, meat, milk and some coal
has been donated.

The cook's, grocery bill for one
week to feed the aboye men, includ-
ing Glozier of the .C.C@:A. and his
two stenographers, amounted to the
(huge) sum of $5.40.

Order-In-Council Relative

To Projectionists Scored

Labor Sides With De-
' mand for One Man

ar: One Machine

Condemnation of the legislature's
<order-in-council providing for one
projectionist to operate two mach-
4nes with the aid of an apprentice
was decided by the delegates to the
Trades and Labor Council Tues-
day night.

Stress was laid on the fire haz-
ards by P. R. Bengough, who spoke

At leneth on the question expressed
#he opinion that the council should
do something.

Mr. Bengough, in dealing with the
theatres said that more work had
een added to the operators since
¢he advent of the sound equipment
with motion pictures, than when
silent movies were in vogue, and
theatre #perators had extra stage
fiands, vaudeyille groups, and musi-
cians to pay-

The Motion Picture Projectionists’
®nion have prepared a brief statins
their side of matter, and view the
order-in-council as a move to eut
down on the number of operators
employed.

They state that the public safety
«vould be better aided with the em-
ployment of one man for one mach-
gne.

A letter from the International

Longshoremen’s Association, local
38-196 stating their position of strike
on the Vancouyer waterfront and
asking for the -council’s endorse-
ment, moral and financial Support
got no further than the executive.

Further investigation into the in-
erease in bread prices was left to
the executive after reading of let-
ters from Robertson's, McGavin's
Bakeries and the Master Bakers’
Association.

NEW YORK—(FP)—Three rep-
resentatives of the Spanish Youth
Front, a girl and two boys, will ar-
rive here shortly to inform Ameri-
cans of the situation 10 Spain. They
will appeal for funds, food, clothing
and medical supplies.

TOKYO. — (FP) — The Japanese |

Mitsui Trust has decided to form an
industry for liquifyine coal on the
German system. The firm has al-

ready ordered machinery in Ger-
many for the first factory. At least
two years will be required before

the plant is ready.

WOMEN’S MBETING.

Mrs. Beckie Buhay Ewen will ad-
dress a public meeting in the Vic-
tory Hall, 535 Homer Street, Sunday,
December 6, at 8 p-m., on the sub-
ject of “Women In the Soyiet
Union.”

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| HASTINGS BAKERY
| OPENS NEW STORE

In response to requests from
prominent North Burnaby residents,
l¢he Hastings Bakery is opening 2
| branch store at 4068 Hastings Street
| on Saturday, December 5. The store,

mi rm and cle Ly FEST f
will cater to ic and will
| feature hich produets
at moderate n reach of
every housewife. The manager,

at many North Burn-
all the way down-
ects tO

me \SpKesy, (Sess
the com-

ection of

remembered that on

ry occasion, the Hastings Bakery
unstintedly contributed to work-
‘s whether on strike and for their
few i

| organi
|amples are the
and Fishermen’
As a friend to workers, the Has-
tings Bakery expects workers to be
friendly them, and extends
warm invitation to all residents
to come to the opening on Saturday,
December 5, at 4068 Hastings East.

Remember, only high grade prod-
ucts sold at moderate prices.
and seé the new Christmas display.
All cakes and bread made entirely
by union labor!

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RESULTS OF
SPORTS CLUB

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Lee Strappa, 124, and Gordon San-
vidge, 122, met for the first time
in the main boxing event of the
Vancouver Sports Club card ast
Saturday night. Both boys boxed
warily in the first round, but once
laying measured each other mixed
things in the other three rounds of
their bout, which in

resulted a

draw.
In the opener Mike Banich, 67,
and leo Sevedro, 58, Shared the
points of their three two-minute

round bout. George Hill and Gerry
@’Shae ended all even. Harry Mont-
somery won the decision from Ralph
@larke in the semi-wind up, by bis
superior ring experience.

With a series of flying mares, the
Boston Kid took the only fall from
Bill Masson in the main go of the

wrestling. Scotty Jackson and
Tiger Robertson’s opening bout

ended in a no-fall draw.

One of thec leanest wrestlers in
the game, Don Lott, met Duke Le-
vine, who knows all the dirty tricks
and uses them. Duke bit,-pulled hair

and used his knees. The referee
offered a fall in the third round
which Lott refused, but squared

himself by taking the only fall of
the match with a bar arm and body
press.

POVERTY STALKS
NANAIMOFAMILY

Pearson Demands Re-
turn to Lasquiet Is.

For Relief

NANAIMO, Novy. 30—Abject pov-
erty. and suffering as 2 result of
official red tape is the lot of Mr.
and Mrs. Higgins and their nine
children. Their present relief allow-
ance is $5.00 a week in scrip, their
home is a Single board shack, with a
small kitchen, a small room where
the babies and parents sleep, and
adjoining that, a large room with
no ceiling and a roof through which
the daylight can be seen-

Mr. Higgins moved his family
from Lasqueti Island back to Na-
naimo, where the welfare of his wife
and family would be more secure,
being closer to medical assistance
and among old neighbors, but now,
according to the minister of labor
he must return to Lasqueti Island
in order to draw relief.

Interview Refused

A committee of three, represent—
ing the Nanaimo and District Work-
ers’ Union, were refused an inter-
view with Mr. Partington, local pro-
yvincial relief administrator.

Geo. S. Pearson, minister, of labor,
in answer to the committee's tele-
gram stated that “Higgins will re-
ceive relief allowance if he returns
to Lasqueti Island which is his
residence. In the meantime tempor-
ary relief is being given.”’

Public Opinion Aroused

Public opinion in and around Na-
naimo is strongly aroused over the
suffering of the family. This is ex-
pressed through the numerous do-
nations of foodstuffs, Clothing and
bedding that are being received from
the public through the office of
the N.D.W.C.

All homes in Nanaimo and yvicin-
ity are receiving leaflets asking the
citizens to phone the local relief of-
ficials and demand that the family
be placed on permanent relief and
that -eleyen people should not be
forced to suffer further as a result
of official red tape.

WARSAW. —(FPR)—All
parties in Danzi= will

opposition
be extermin-

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CELEBRATING THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY
OF THE B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS

Gn January i8th the B.C.

and in Vancouver $1.50 fora

in the city.

Rush in the subs—NOW!

years old. The Joint Drive conducted by the “News” and
the “Clarion Weekly” showed that there is a great body
of people which desires these papers to flourish. ;

ihe B.C. Workers’ News wants more readers. It wants
to ecmbat reaction more effectively and ever a wider area
and among wider circles of people.

We are going to celebrate its birthday in advance by
offering a full-year’s subseription at a greatly reduced
rate FOR A LIMITED PERIOD.

To subseribers outside Vancouver the rate will be $1.00

ference in price is due to extra mailing and delivery. charges

This offer holds good until January 18th, the second an-
niversary of the B.C. Workers’ News.

Workers’ News will be two

year’s subscription. The dif-

Not good after January 18.

KelownalLoses

Good Worker

KELOWNA, Dec. 2.—Funeral
services were held today for Mr. J.
Skaley, 62. who passed away here
last Friday. A native of Bessarabia,
Mr. Skaley had been a resident of
this city for the past fifteen years.
He leaves a wife. four sons and
three daughters to mourn his death.

The deceased was well liked by
the workers and took an active part
in organizing the Unemployed and
Part Time Workers’ Association of
this city. He was 2 familiar figure
on the streets selling the B-C. Work-
ers’ News and other working class
literature.

Three days before his death, he
was working= in a ditch for his re-
lief, which was paid in script. Not
suited physically for this kind of
heavy work, the hardship which he
endured brought on his untimely
death.

The loss of this valuable worker -
is keenly felt by the working class
of Kelowna who join with me in
extending to the bereaved family

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| To Speak Monday

Mayoral Candidate

A meeting dealing with the high
cost of living, and particularly the
rise in the prices of bread, is being
sponsored by the East Vancouver
Braneh of the Consumers’ League,
Monday, December 7, at the Swed-
ish Community -Hall, 1300 block |
FEiast Hastings Street, at 2:30 p-m.
The speakers will be Alderman iu.
D. McDonald, candidate for mayor, |
who has promised support to the |
work of the league; F. McKean and
one other speaker. All consumers,
and particularly women, are invited
to attend.

The League is also Sponsoring 2
petition campaign, demanding that
the government take action against
the master bakers and milling trusts
to force down the price of bread to
at least its former level.

oTrawA.—{FP)—Gas workers of
the Winnipeg Electric Co: will xre=-
ceive an extra week's holiday with
pay if the recommendations of a
board of concilation are carried out.
The board was appointed last August
to bring about an agreement be-

our deepest condolences.
E. O. HAUKEDAXHL.

tween the gas workers’ unit of the
One Big Union and the company-

Labor Party As Major
Issue Decisively
Rejected

TAMPA.—{eP)—with centraliza-
tion of power in the hands of the
executive council as its outstanding
accomplishment the 56th annual
convention, of the American Wedera-
tion of Labor passed into history.

Decisive action was taken on only
one of the important issues facing
the convention. That was rejection
of the proposal forthe formation of
a labor party. On the question of
an amendment to the. U-S- constitu-
tion to permit minimum wage, max-
jmum hour and other social legisla-
tion the convention back-tracked,
merely referring the matter to the
executivS couneil ‘after last year
having instructed the council to
draw up such an amendment.

Status quo was maintained on
the question of the Committee for
Industrial Organization, the council
being given added elubs to wield in
the delegation to it of the power of

ated by next January 1 and Danzig |

Will return to Germany during | the constitutional issue
1937, Regional Leader Worster, w ho |

is also Hitier’s special agent, told committee's report

a Nazi meeting, according to the !

Warsaw press. A. Weaver, musicians,
a

expulsion and the defining of the
council’s power to suspend unions
at will.
Powers Tighten

After prolonged but spiritiess and
futlie debate the convention adopted
the proposal formulated by Matthew
Woll, John P. Frey and the rest of
the resolutions eommittee which
(4) maintains the suspended status
of unions connected with the C.1.0-
(2) continues the special mediation
committee appointed by the execu-
tive council early 1m November, and
(3) provides for the calling of a
special convention of the A.F. of L-
at any time and place if the situa-
tion “becomes beyond bearing.”

Incorporated in the report of the
resolutions committee was approval
of the rule adopted by the couneil
for its guidance. The rule provides
that the couneil may suspend
unions for a breach of the laws and
constitution of federation or for
preach of any order of the executive
council, In addition to suspension
the council may punish unions it
finds guilty of disobedience “in any
other way.” f

Making the power even more def-
inite was the action of the conver-
iion in the closing moments in the
rejection of 2 resolution providing
that unions may be suspended only
, after a two-thirds wote by the con-
| vention. :

Charter Request Shelved
Through debate was expected on
only one
voice was raised m Opposition to the
referring the
matter to the executive council. C.
with flour-

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Centralized Power Theme Of
A.F.of L. Tampa Convention

ishing gestures and quoting the
Bible, Thomas Jefferson, Tennyson,

Montesquieu, Keats, Longfellow,
John Marshall, the Declaration of
Independence, and the Supreme
Gourt rose to the defense of the
Supreme Court and against an
amendment.

Agricultural workers were prom-
ised aid but a resolution calling for
a national charter was shelved by
referring the matter to the execu-
tive council. Proposals towards re-
ducing the per capita fee paid by
federal union members to the A-F.
of Li. were rejected as was a Ppro-
posal to provide for convention rep-
resentation for locals unaffiliated
with central bodies.

Executive Elected -

An amendment to the constitution
providing that before a city central
body can place a firm on the un-
fair list it must have an agreement
among the unions who have con-
tracts with the firm and failing
agreement among the unions con-
cerned the matter refers to the ex-
ecutive council, was adopted.

The convention also agreed that
all resolutions and petitions to the
convention must hereafter be sub-
‘mitted 30 days in advance and that
{resolutions coming from federal
| unions must go to the executive
council for consideration. Proposals
from state federationS must have
the approval of the previous conven-
tion of the state organization.

All the present officers of the fed-
eration were re-elected without op-
position, Wm. Hutcheson, president
of the carpenters, remaining outside
the council from which he resigned
a short time ago.

The next convention will be held
in Denver, Colo., on the first Mon-
day in October.

SUPA Willing
To Cooperate
To Free Men

We were amazed to read in the
paper that Magistrate
Matheson claimed that the officials

|

morning

of our organization were unwilling

to cooperate with him in his ef-

forts io free the flower sellers. This

is not so and we are SOrry that a
misunderstanding arose. The ¢x-
ecutive of our organization, Tepre-

senting a membership of three hun-
dred single unemployed men, is only

too willing to cooperate with all
citizens who earnestly desire the
freedom of these men-

The magistrate was in our hall

on Friday but he did not speak tu
any of our officials. Tf he had done
so we would have informed him that
more than a week had passed since
we mailed a list of the names ot
those incarcerated to the minister of
justice at Ottawa.

We appreci
efforts to release the men even
we deplored the sentences meted
| out to the Imnocent victims of gov-
ernment maladministration.
| JACK PHILLIPS.

magistrate’s

as

the

December 4, 1936

By REDFTELP

“Hirst the raise, madame.”

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New Films 4 prom "gs
Point
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How the New Film Alliance sizes Shop
them up:
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“GO WEST, YOUNG MAN”—
Slipping throuhg the Hays office Beauty
once again, Mae West makes her Parlor
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kind.

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in Grandview and Tastings town-
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“GARDEN OF ALLAH’’—in color
like a 5c posteard, Charles Boyer
plays opposite Marlene Dietrich the
part of a monk torn between heav-
enly vows and earthly love.
“TARZAN  PESCAPES’” — Melo-
drama in the jungle has gone stale.
Johnny Weismuller, as the ape-
man, can escape anything but the
audience’s boos.

“LOVE ON THE RUN” — You
should run to see this. It's funnier
than ‘“Tibeled Lady.’”” Joan Craw-
ford, Clarke Gable and Franchot
Tone in a newspaperman-rich girl
story with new laugh situations.
“REUNION —Follow-up on “The
Country Doctor’ to capitalize on
the Dionne quints to the last drop
of profit. The country doctor in-
vites all the children he has en-
gineered into the world to one re-
union and straightens out their
problems.

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Action Committee

To Hold Meeting
The Burnaby Workers’ Associa-
tion has formed an Action Commit-
tee to consolidate efforts to reduce
the cost of living in B.C.
Many organizations in Burnaby
are trying to do this locally, but
they are working at Cross purposes,
Therefore, the Action Committee has
called a delegate meeting of all oer-
ganizations interested. They will
meet in Unity Hall, 4045: Mastings
Street, at 8 p.m., Monday, Decem-

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