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WORKERS’ NEWS December 18, 1936 Let Labor Take Office, Says (Vor ‘Next war The London Communist Daily Constitution Crisis | Shows Decay and Bank- ruptcy of Ruling Class LONDON, Eng., Dec. 4—(By Mailj—The London Daily Werker (Communist) yesterday said the following comment on the Simp- sop question: “Tirst, the present crisis is the sien of the decay and bankruptcy of the British ruling class. “When the rotting body of Tsar- ism was going down to its doom, it was rent by inner-palace feuds associated with the domination of the monk-adventurer, Rasputin. ‘Today,: in Isritain, a palace erisis has sprung up between the king and the ruling plutocracy over the question of the King’s marriage. and is being used, through the press to engage the attention of the entire people as a grave constitu- tional crisis. ‘While millions are short of food and clothing, while millions are unemployed, while fascism is let- tine lose war through Europe, the mings of the governing class are absorbed in the problem of a rich young man’s marriage, and the hearts of the people are supposed to beat over this issue before them. “Second, behind this crisis over the monarchy lie the political aims of the ruling class. “The monarchy is just an in- strument and a tool of the ruling capitalist class. All the public pre- New Leader Joseph Curran, chairman of the Strike strategy committee, who has emerged in recent months as spokesman for the east coast rank-and-file seamen’s movement. constitutional erisis, to distract public attention from the real is- sues and to pose as the representa- jense of regarding the monarch as something sacred is bunkum. if the human element in that tool re- volts for a moment and wants to do something human, then the en- fire machine of the exploiters is set to work to make that tool do its gob. “The duty of British monarchy,” | proclaims the “Limes,” “Gs to stand as a rock among the seething tides ef Communism and dictatorship.”’ “That is the political aim of the tives of constitutional democracy against the king. ‘Fourth, this issue of constitu- tional democratic rights, of min- isters wersus the king, is a com- pletely false issue. The principle of so-called constitutional democ- racy in Britain is that the sup- posed will of the people must be carried out by the-ministers, and that the king must obey his min- isters on every issue of public pol- icy. “The time will come when the = OTTAWA-—Csanadzs production of nickel, from the great works of international and these of Falcon- bridge, will break all records this year. Duvine the first nine months output has been 61,784 tons, in- dicating total for the year of 30,- 21S tons, worth around $42,000;- 000 at 35 cents a pound. In the pre S year production reached 69,258 tons, out of a total world output of 82.520 toms, or approxi- mately 54 per cent. Canadian copper output in nine months totalled 305.761,055 pounds compared to 312,510,124 in 1935. FISHERMEN'S (Gontinued from Page 1) River Fishermen’s Association, and Ghamberlain, B.C. Trollers. These delerates expressed the desire of their unions for further co-opera-— tion for collective bargaining. ; George Miller, Salmon Purse ruling class underlying ..“Third, the Tory National ernment, discredited in its the crisis. gov- whole , question of the monarchy will have | to be faced in this country, and the monarchy will have to go. “Wifth, the Labor Party leader- Z : : ae] policy at home and abroad, is seek- | ship is in danger of falling into the ine to cover up its discredit in this } —— LONSDALE Theatre NORTH VANCOUVER Mion., Tues., Wed., Dec. 21, 22, 23 RUSSIAN DIALOGUE ENGLISH TITLE MAUISAC by D SHOSTAOWITON Goat (absYEyI BABOCLIKIN *PORCEFULSINCEREs DISTINGUISHED BT VERE SEROGD FEOOUNE Children 15¢ [sours 25¢ —— BUSY BEE CAFE Finest Gooking Fauipment and Refrigerating System in the West ... Lunches Put Up 100% Union House ‘| 88 Cordova West - Sey. 2402 mx (ela Ge a FS aa al MT. 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As a seneral election may come with startling suddenness, Jet the working class movement he ready.” Seiners’ Union, stated that lack of organizational experience in some cases had not demonstrated the union’s sincere desire for trade union unity in the fishing industry to fishermen who are still unor- ganized and opposed to collective action. Greetings to the convention were brought by G. Maynard, local 2783, Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union; H. Stuhr, Alaska Fusher- men’s Union, oldest fishing union on the Pacific. Maynard pledged the support of. his local in assisting the fisher- men and asked that the union ac- cept his organization's offer of the use of their boat when available. The convention unanimously endorsed and pledged full support to the strike on the waterfront after hearing the appeal of the delegates from local 38-126 Inter- national Longshoremen’s Associa- tion. Many resolutions affecting the interests of B.G. fishermen and the conservation of fish in B:C. waters had the endorsement of the con- vention, a list of these can be had from the secretary at 176 Hast Hastings street, Vancouver. Teo Much Wheat, So Farmers Starve MONTREAL, Que—(FP)—With wheat exports in November the highest since the end of 1928 and Germany and Italy buying ever greater quantities of Canadian wheat, a Red Cross report tells of starvation and misery in western Canada, especially in the province of Saskatchewan, where 40,000 families have had no crops and no income for five years. The report asks for aid, saying that there are 250,000 people in the prairie prov- inces ‘literally starving to death.” Les GRANVILLE ST. (Upstate) MADRID.—The struggle against fascism has opened the doors of the Spanish democratic revolution. The revolution has shown the courage and persistence, the virtues and nobleness of the people. It has shown the world something new; the Spanish women fighting and suffering, hating and tender, pro- tecting her home and dying on the streets in the name of public in- terest. On September 13th eight women came to Lerida from the villages of Sierra and Luna. When the fascists entered this village they raped the girls, shaved the heads of their mothers and chased them out on the streets. Hight women fled from the village after this atrocity. “We did not want to, but the fascists made soldiers of us,’’ one of them said. “And we will fight like soldiers until our hair reaches down to our shoulders.” Bight peasant women bared their shaven heads to all. Shame they turned into a thing of distinction. The nameless girls in black ker- chiefs—I se them early in the morn- ing and at sunset standing in long queues for milk, sugar, potatoes; there are no queues in the capital for butter. They are tired but con- tinue to smile and joke. And when the hospitals needed blood for trans- fusion for the wounded, 500 women —they came from workers’ quart- ers—came on the very first day. . Special Christmas Brew Capilano brings you the Season’s Greetings with a Special Christmas Brew for your enjoyment. This superior beer is now available at no advance in price. Order early to avoid the rush. CAPILANO BREWING COMPANY LIMITED Vancouver, B.C. Ade UNLON 2LA BOR EMPLOYED This advertisement is not published or d isplayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. Women Of Sain Bear Brunt Of Depraved Fascist’s Deeds “Qur husbands are giving their blood at the front, we want to re- turn it here, behind the lines. Victims of Exploitation Released In Madrid, within an hour after the Spanish LL.D. had sent out its call, 7,000 women gathered outside the door of the building offering their services. They are helping the fighters in battle, are orgamiz- ing the rear, feeding, clothing and giving courage with song and music, with drinks of water. When Dolores Ibarruri was in the fascist prison she became acquaint— ed with those whom the capitalist system, having deprived of work and bread, made thieves and prosti- tutes of. She has now got the government to set free several hundreds of “somen criminals” and they are doing splendid work in the war plants, in the dining rooms and chil- dren’s homes. And Maria Carasco, a mechanic at the “Four Wands” aerdrome. And Estrella Castro, the celebrated singer, who carries her famous voice to the fronts and sings under the accompaniment of heavy guns. And the old woman Izabella Delgado who has locked herself up in a stone hovel of a gloomy Toledo suburb Army Revolts and Peas- ant Sabotage Harass Rebel Army NEW YORK—(FP)—The goyv- ernment is Scoring important mili- tary victories in Navarre, the As- turias and Aragon,” Louis Fischer, noted foreign correspondent, cabled and day and night boils—niiracle working balms of which she gave me a vial to use in case rT am wounded, And Dolores Ibarruri who came from the mining shanties to the front post, to the jeadership of the fremendous battle of the masses of the people, The Spanish nobility and celrgy for decades extolled the “beauty, nobleness and sanctity of women.” Today the honorable hidalgos have ypuewww.< Sg Sg pmb SSSOSSSCSS SOO COSI SOO STIS o> the Nation, New York liberal week- ly, from Madrid, Dec. 6. “A loyal foree is threatening Talavera, in the “heart of the enemy territory, Franco’s rear is eaten away by. revolts, peasant Sabotage and workers’ resistance- Prisoners taken =show that he is employing untrained Moorish tribesmen because his reserves are exhausted and ~Spaniards won't fight for him.’ German Troops With Rebels Fischer commentS on “‘the bril- liant work of loyalist aviators’ in checking Gen. Franco's offensive. “The government,” he says, “has lately had placed at its disposal a tank airplanes, which fly low and bomb troops of ‘the supply-trans- port airdromes. , “Tt is expected in military cir- eles here that Franco, with the help of two or three or five thou- sand German troops who arrived this week at Cadiz with their arms and officers, will probably resume the offensive at the earliest op- portunity. Indeed, it has already been launched.” ~ Women and Children Slaughtered Describing then ‘a frightful fas- cist air raid on Madrid, in which buildings near him were struck, Fischer continues: “I later learned that the raid had‘ been carried out by 28 Junkers and two Capronis- Those heroic aviators know that they killed innocent women and children and non-combatant men. Spanish Republic in _ important Victories They've been doing it for weeks; they are well practiced by this time. They take their orders from Gerlin and Rome. Their dictator masters have made a cult! of frightfulness. The proud and heroic people which produced Cervantes, Ve- lasquez, Goya and El Greco are treated with the same ruthless- ness as were Selassie’s black war- riors. Western Hurepe must expect no better fate. In Spain two vast world forces are testing each other out.” TEXAS WELCOMES MOSCOW GOLD 1500 Head of Livestock Sold to Soviet Union For $120,000 HOUSTON, Tex. — (7P)—Moscow gold jingled in the pockets of west— ern livestock men after a recent tour by a representative of the Amtore Trading Corp. of New York, who bought. $120,000 worth of sheep, goats and hogs for Ship- ment to Soviet farms. The livestock, 1,500 head of sheep and goats and three Poland China hogs, all pure-bred from the ranches of several western states, were Shipped from Houston aboard the Russian ship Piflis. Hight Rus- sian women, all -trained in the handling of livestock, were aboard the ship to care for the animals during their 5,000-mile voyage to Wovorossisk, a Black Sea port. revealed themselves in their true “noble” colors. In the village of Rambla, in the province of Cordova they stoned to death all the wives of anti-fasc- ists on the village square. Mothers fell with children in their arms. In the village of Puente Jenil (Andalusia) they’ raped 30 girls, stuck bayonets in their breasts and then drowned them in the river. In the fortress of Alcazar, in Toledo, the Spanish eavaliers placed their women captives on the top floor of the building so that they should be the first to be hit by shells. Through deprivation and suffer- ing the Spanish heroine — the mother, wife, sister—will gain vic- tory, will win a free and happy life. They firmly. believe in this, and when they want inspiration they often look pack upon the heroic and glorious path of the Soviet women. 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LONDON.—Im advocating a Peo- Pront against fascism in Ensland, Richard Ackland, Liberal member of parliament, declared that unless we do something soon Sir Oswald Mosely or some other worthless moron will do it for us with trunecheons, Knuckle dusters, castor oil and even murder. as fas- ples cist dictators are doing in Europe today.”’ R. Boothby, a Conservative, said, “Bitler’s a menace to world peace.” WATERFRONT (Continued from Page 1) has had the opportunity to work his share. & Wages and working conditions generally are much better in WSs: Goast ports than in B.C. The 13.C. locals of the I.L.A. are under the jurisdiction of the Pacific Coast District 38. Nego- tiations on the fundamental de- mands, to cover the entire district, are being negotiated in San Wran- cisco. Foreign shipping companies, east coast companies, and west coast schooner operators, under the lead-= ership of Louis Hirtz, are agree— able to meeting the demands of the unions. Three -west coast companies, the Dollar, Matson, and American-Hawaiian Iines, under the leadership of T. G. Plant, alone are blocking settlement. The negotiations committee have been in almost continuous session during the last few days, and it is intended to keep negotiations go- ing until a settlement is reached . Local trades ‘unions are rally- ing to the support of the T.L.A. At the last meeting the Trades and Labor Council endorsed the Strike, opening the way for endorsation by all AT. of L. unions in B.C. Several unions already have taken that action: By REDFIELP “God! What table manners!” Wheat At Highest Price Since 1930 OTTAWA, Ont.— (FP)—Canadian farmers lacked 44 million bushels of raising as much wheat in 1936 as in 1935, yet the increase in gross value of this year's wheat crop over last year’s was $30,000,000. The visible supply of wheat in the Do- minion today is less than for 10 years past, due to the great demand from Purope. The price, which is 25c more a bushel than in 1935, is the highest since July, 1930. Spanish Youth Arrive (Continued on page 2) of a month. They were married just before leaving Madrid to come on the tour to America. She and her husband are members of the Unified Socialist Youth, which was extremely active in forming the workers’ militias. They estimate that 5,000 of the members of the organization were killed in the first two months of the war. ‘The youngest member of the dele- gation is Josefina Ramirez, a pretty girl of 19, with dark hair, fair skin and a gracious smile. She knows what Fascism means, too. Two days before she left Madrid, a Pasc- jst bomb reduced the apartment House in which she lived to ruins. She miraculously escaped without injury. Josefina is a member of the Republican Youth. The other member of the dele- gation is Hugenio Imaz, 30, an editor of the Catholic paper, Cruz ¥ Raya, which was- issued until its printers went to the front. Imaz has brown hair, is tall and slim and has the bearing of an intellectual. He is a member of no political party, is a prominent Catholic writer and is very articulate in his desire to see that foreigners un- derstand the real issue in Spain to- day. The overwhelming majority of the Catholic people are with the re- public, he emphasized . The Spanish government win without question unless it is openly attacked by Germany and Italy, the delegates all declare. When asked about the attitude of the So- viet Union, it was Imaz, the Catho- lic, who declared warmly: “Russia is the only power in Europe that is fulfilling its duty.” The plebiscite proposed by France and England, the delegates feel, is an insult. Spain had its plebiscite, in no uncertain terms, in last February’s elections. International Volunteers Praised They spoke warmly of the Inter- national Volunteers, whose presence will SOCIAL CREDITER LOSES TO LIBERAL EDMONTON, Alta. — (FP)—Im the first by-election since the Social Gredit government came into power in August, 1935, the Social Grediter, Dr. Willie Desrosiers, was defeated by a Liberal, J. Tremblay, in the northern constituency of Grouard. It is one of the constitu- encies in which Liberals ran ahead of Social Crediters in 1935. OTTAWA (FP) —‘‘Wages drop, dividends rise during the depres- sion,” is the heading over a story of a royal commission probe of the Dominion Textile Co. Through de- pression years, the original invest- ors received dividends of around 150 per cent on their money. Other textile companies also paid enorm- ous dividends on investments, BERKELEY, Cal. — (FP)—The Warehousemen’s Union was grant- ed a temporay injunction, return- able Dec. 18, holding up the cases against members arrested for pick- eting Woolworth stores during a recent strike. ST CATHERINES, Ont—_(FP)— Workers at the Engineering Forge & Tool Go. receive as little as 12c¢ an hour when they are on piecework. When working by the hour, they get 35c. < “Tt will be recalled that when stories were told of the burning of churches in Madrid by reds. It is a strange thing to see that these churches, if they were burned, must have been rebuilt now by the hands that set the torch, because the fascists shells are falling upon them, destroying their works of art, slaughtering the children who seek refuge in them.’’—Hdmund Gilligan in The New York Sun. on the battlefield bolstered morale and instilled discipline into the militia. They told how the Youth Front, federation of all loyalist youth groups, has provided 60,000 volun- teers for the republican militia. Some eirls are fighting, but most ean serve more effectively in hos- pitals, providing food and clothing, taking men’s places in industry. ‘We do not worry about hearts now,” said Josefina, her black sparkling with deter- mination. ‘““‘We worry about win- ning the war.” nanish loyalist youth behind the sweet— eyes rebel lines live in constant sTrave dar v Many have been shot, others have escaped. Fascist youth, sons of rich men, make up the rebel rearguard. Moors and mercenaries are used as cannon fodder. In Triano, a part of Seville known to Americans as the locals of roman- tic gypsy music, people held out for several days against the fas- cists. When the district was finally taken. every man found and many women were shot. The delegation will tour the U.S. and Canada under the auspices of the United Youth Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy. They came from France on the Queen Mary, the same yessel which takes back the Palencia-Sarasola-Domingo dele- sation after “a successful 6-week continental tour” ~ ELIZABETH, NI—FP)—Jour- neymen Tailors’ Union Tocal 195 has signed closed “shop agreements with nine Elizabeth retail clothine stores. Wazi troops are arriving in Spain to “save Christianity.” In Germany Nazis do not con- sider Christianity that important. Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s man-of-confidence and ambassador to England, has given up his mem- the Moors began their march, wild | “Come to the help of Spain! Come to your own help! Do not allow these women, children and world treasures to perish. If you remain silent now, tomorrow it will be your children, your wives, all that you hold dear, everything which makes life beautiful and sacred, that will perish in its turn.’’—Romain Rol- jand. (— RENDEZVOUS BALLROOM Cor. 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