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GC. WORKERS’ NEWS

March 5, 1937

LONGSHORE

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the IBU has organized seamen on

jocal passanger and inner waters

eraft from San Diego to Seattle

400 per cent, obtaining for them

eonditions and wages equal to the

best applying to such work any-
where in the world.

Zately, the IBU became
“with a new problem.

With completion of the San Fran-
cisco-Oakland Golden Gate bridges,
Joundreds of San Hrancisco ferry-
boatmen will be thrown out of work.
The IBU did not say “too bade) it
‘set about to get retirement pay.

Following a series of manoeuvres,
‘climaxed by a threat to tie up all
auto ferries, it obtained for the
snen involved 2 dismissal wage Of
one month’s pay for each year’s
service.

Benefits to members concerned
4otal approximately $1,500,000 for
#4he principal company alone, with
an estimated total of $3,000,000.
Very few regular men have less
than 10 years’ service, and with
deckhands getting 3140 monthly,
dismissal wage will be a substantial
aid to men thrown out of work.

President Deal has been in Van-
eouver for a few days looking over
the local situation. With him have
een James Engstrom, secretary,
District Council No. 1; President
Whitney, Maritime Federation of
the Pacific; J. Price, member, ex-
ecutive board, ILA; Matt Meehan,
dynamlie secretary of the Pacific
Goast District ILA, who accom-
panied delegates north, left for Se-
attle Monday. -

Prime purpose of the yisit is to
start flow of American cargo to and
from Vancouver. Since August of

jast year, BC ports have been closed
¢> American shipping because of
the high-handed refusal of the
Shipping Federation of BC to rec-
ognize rights of jongshoremen to
organize. Twenty-seven sailings
gnaonthly have been eancelled, losing
for the Port of Vancouver alone an
estimated sum of $135,006 monthly.

American shipowners themselves

are willing to recognize the TLA in
British Columbia.
“* On several occasions American
ships have been joaded in San Fran—
eisco and other coast ports, and
despatched to BC under agreement
éo hire members of the ILA, but the
Shipping: Wederation has refused to
allow DLA men over its dock, and
¢hrough monopolistic eontrol, has
prevented obtaining of an open
dock. Gonsequently the vessels
Gave been obliged to leave port with
‘eargo untouched.

Even the ~ sovernment - owned
docks have come under the Ship-
ping Federation control. Both
Kenny Burns, port manager, and
Tidy, his assistant. are members of
the Shipping Federation. Harbor
policies of the government are dic-
tated by the Federation.

“Recently the Shipping Federation
yeorganized and placed full powers
Gnto the hands of four of its mem-—
pers, arch enemies Of organized labor,

Maritime delegates point out the
only way lost trace can be brought
ac kto Vancouver is to establish
the ILA here. Interviews have been

faced

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USSR To Club

Kawanis club
somewhat of a shock at
their luncheon last week when
"teen age Rosie Prokopehuk told
tiem with a winning smile of edu-
cational advantages enjoyed by
youth in the Soviet Union.
Inspector Thomas had introduced
five pupils of different racial and

Members of the

here got

national extraction who were to
compure the Canadian educational
system with the systems in the

countries of their extraction. Kowan-
jans had settled into that satisfied
jethareie state which follows a good
meal. Then Rosie Prokopehuk, tall,
fair. blue-eyed, Ukrainian, rose to
speak. Kiwanians sat up and took
notice. z

There was a trace of scorn in
fier voice when she compared sys-
tematic vocational training in the
USSR with its Jack in Canada. En-
thusiasm when she enlarged on op-
portunities open to young persons
on leaying school.

Surprise, disagreement, admira-
tien, scorn, were mirrored in
Kiwanians’ faces. She had startled

them out of coma of self-sats-
faction, given yesterday's genera—
tion the viewpoint of today’s.——J.D.

Anti-Fascists
Sentenced
In Rome

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Jirance, Alarch = 4) ——

Twenty-two Ttalian Communists
eharged with underground anti-
Fascist activities have been sen-
tenced to prison terms up to 30

years by a special tribuntal in Rome,
accordine to reports received here.

Tonini Attilio, Italian Communist
party central committee member,
sentenced to 30 years, was excluded
from his own trial when he asserted:

In the four years

according to figures published

Wholesale confiscation of funds /
began in May, 1933, when Wazis de-
clared the free trade umions on verge
of collapse “because of corruption |
and maladminisération.” Despite
jhe fact that not eyen the corrupt
courts of the Third Reich could
prove a single instance of corruption
or maladministration against free
trade union leaders, that corruption
was proven against Dr. Ley's Fas
cist “German Labor Front,” contis-
eation of funds and dissolution of
jabor orsanizations followed.

Below are listed funds, securities,

property stolen from trade unions
and other labor organizations.» The
list is far from complete. Seven

major trade unions are not listed.
Neither are 10,000 locals of minor
organizations, 1200 locals of the
Unity League, 140 People’s Housing
eo-operatives, thousands of edueca-

since they came to power in
wards of 400.000,000 Reichmarks from funds ot th
in Neue Volks-Zeitung, New York.

State & Public Employees

Nazis Have Stolen 400,000,000 Reichmark

From German Trade Unions, Survey Prove

tional and sports ciubs, mutual in-
surance 2roups or branches of the
Workers’ Bank: Omitted also are
funds of the “‘Christian Democratic
Trade Unions.” estimated at 100,000,-
000 reiehmanriss.

Reichmarlis

(Property,

securities

Organizations and cash)
German Building Trades

» SUawon see kes 20900

Weedle Workers’ Unior 1,354,000

Mine Workers’ Union 7,800,000

Bookbinders’ Union ..--- 2,402,000

Printing Trades Assn... 9,422,300

Rail Workers’ Unity Leag. 5,787,500

Factory Workers’ Union 10,055,000
VICALSUG GS. ce eee eit
Printers’ Helpers’ Union -

Woodworkers’ Union

13,500,000
4,842,000
6,400,000

Hotel, Restaurent & Cafe

i ou ies Seen ee oes 400,500 is among the hardest driven and
Farm Workers’ Union ..- 1,809,300 Boe exploited tim LHe US
Eneravers & Lithographers 900,000 aS tree AIOE RY fase a)  engne
Painters’ Union -.------- 3,206,500 Size geainels for a Slice ob recovery,
Metal workers’ Union -. 34,000,000 DEee rene

Musicians’ Union .-.---- 525,000 estaurent Smpieyeess Uae ee
Food Workers! Union --- 190,000 Consens | osu eg ee

Suddlers’ & Leather Work. 769.750

Stone Workers’ Union .-- 1,643,350
Textile Workers’ Union -- 7,000,000
Masons’ Union .-------- 4,100,000

Trade Union Unity Leas. 14,940,000

TODA 2 ee 152,252,900
Less mortgages & Loans. 7,826,200
Aetual net assets ------ 144,425,700

Add, stolen funds of mu-
{ual aid organizations. 7,791,700

GRAND TOTAL ...---- 152,218,400

MORE AFFAIRS
BEING STAGED
FOR ‘ADVANCE’

~ Aithougsh officially the drive here
to raise funds for Advance, national
magazine for youth, published in
Toronto, has ended, a few affairs are
still being held.
Tonight (Friday),
an Advance dance
tickets at 15 cents
to an opportunity
ham.

Names of prize winners in the
drive will be announced at a revue
to be held in the Ukranian Labor
Temple, Wednesday, Mareh 10. An
excellent program has been ar-
ranged.

To date, 54 per cent. of the BC

at Clinton hall,
jis being staged,
entitling holders
to win a Swifts

“My crime was haying defended
the idea of peace, justice and freedom
which represents the highest heri-
tage of civilization; defending the
prestige, the name of our country
which is besmirched and dishonored
throughout the world by those who
govern Italy.’

had with the city council and the
Shipping Federation and various
public representatives. The Ship-
ping Federation refuses so far “to
play ball.”

According to Deal, “We will ‘play
ball’ without them. We are going
to see that BC ports are organized,
and opened again to American
ships. We do not think the city
council and business interests of
Vancouver will much longer allow
the Shipping Federation of BE to
eripple ports. We will do our part.”
As a result of the delegates’ visit,
a joint policy committee has been
set up, comprising all maritime Or-
ganizations in BC, excepting only
company unions under shipowners’
control.

Side by side, recognized AP ofL
unions, and unions representing ¢
men blacklisted as a result of the
1935 strike, will carry through a
program destined to establish
jegitimate maritime unions in all

BC ports.

quota has been raised.

Plan Cabaret
For Mrs. Kerr

A Russian Gaberet is planned by
the Women’s Delegation eommittee
to raise transportation expenses for

Mrs. E. Kerr, BC Women’s dele-
eate-elect for 1937 to the Soviet
Union. Russian costumes, music

and dancing with eolorful floor show
are to be features.

Many women’s groups are interest-
ed in the proposed trip and requests
for Mrs. errs return lecture, listed
questions for her especial investiga-
tion, are being received by the com-
mittee’s secretary.

Funds are needed for expenses to
and from the borders of the USSR
and supporters are urged to send in
all monies on hand for Send-off
dance tickets. This will permit im-
qaediate booking of passage necessary
pecause of full Coronation bookings.

Address all communications and
send funds to Muriel HMepburn, Ssec-
retary, Women's Delegation Com-
mittee, 216-319 West Pender.

Negligence Charged In
Men’s Deaths At
Golden Gate

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 4.
— Deaths of ten men killed recently
jin the Golden Gate bridge disaster
when seafrolding. collapsed, throw-
ing a work party into the swirling
xvaters below, were due to lack of
safety equipment, 2 coroner's jury
here has found.

Bill Sanders, past president, Orna-
mental Iron Workers, local 472, has
charged that deaths were “outright
murders.”’

Aluminum should not have been
used for bracing of pullies, he said,
adding that steel pullies with steel
dogs for added protection were used
on similar construction jobs.

His charge is substantiated by
the jury’s finding “that the bolt
arrangement we believe to have

been in itself most unsatisfactory

from a Safety standpoint.”

Safety Equipment Lack
Caused Bridge Disaster

Spain Donations

J. ©. Crawford 50c, Burnaby sub-
committee $1.00, A Friend $10.00, J-
Tarasoff $10.00, riends at Ocean
Falls $5.00, CG. Martin $1.00, Anony-
mous $16.05.

Council Airs
Union Action

Blectrical Workers’ Delegate Mor-
rison was the centre of a verbal
storm at Tuesday's Trades Council
meeting When 2 delezate asked if iv
were true that union engneers and
a union electrician were employed on
maintenance work at P.- Burns’
plant when employees were locked-

Ordjonikidze

Soviet Russia mourns today her
dead commiussar for heavy indus-

try. Announcement was made
this week that he will be succeed-
ed by Valery Mezhlauk. o

POTATOES

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tioning Board would be an asset to
both producer and consumer, and +
in our contemplated action of bring-
ing into Vancouver a Jarge test
shipment of potatoes, we are work-
ine towards this objective, with the
cooperation of many white srowers.”
% om x a
For every potato grower in
favor of the present miarket
board set-up, 25 are agaist ait.’
is the way a prominent Rich-
mond farmer expressed himself
to a BC Workers’ News reporter

_| beaches,”’

SOUTH VAN CP
TO PRESS FOR
BUS SERVICE

Campaien for a bus service to
Second and Third beaches from Eng-
lish Bay and Stanley Park terminals
is being waged by the Communist
party in South Vancouver to make
these spots more accessible for the
elty’s children.

“Myvery facility should be given
to enable children to enjoy the sun-
shine, fresh air and water at these
CP officials state.

Petitions addressed to BC BHlectric¢
President WW. G. Murrin are headed:
“Por Healthier and Happier
Children.”*

This is only part of a campaisn
the GP intends to conduct for im-
provement and extension of trans-
portation in South Vancouver.

Regina Probe
Cost $58,000

OTTAWA. Ont., March 4.—Total
cost to the federal government or
the inquiry into the police-inspired
Reeina riots of July 1. 1935, was
$23,466.78, State Secretary Riniret
stated recently replying to Ms J.
Coldwell.

Total cost to the provincial and.
federal] government was $58,802.65
with a provincial cost of $35,330.01,
according to a previous announce—
ment by Hon. T. C. Davis. attorney-
Seneral of Saskatchewan.

Bederal total was: Coumsel’s fees,
$21,545.71. and witnesses, $1,921.07.
RB Db. Hogarth, chief counsel, of
Refina, was paid $12,020.70, and @.
C. Leslie, Regina, assistant counsel,

Thursday. “Kun economically
and equitably the arrangement
would be 100 per cent. favorable.

As it is, it is nothing but a
racket,” he continued.
Asked if he thought there was

any justificanoen: for the attack on
Chung Chuck at the approach to
fhe Fraser avenue bridge last Mon-
day, our informant stated that “the
fire has been turned on to Chinese
to sidetrack the real issue.”
“Pamily Compact”

Confronted with a picture of the
Marpole picket line appearing in 2
Vancouver daily, it Was disclosed
one man was a brother of the chair
man of the marketing board, an-
other was a relative, and a third
was the latter's hired hand.

Warmers all agree that market-
ine legislation, properly conducted,
is Zood.

Chinese themselves supported the
act overwhelmingly, until favoritism
became apparent. In one instance,
we are informed, Chinese sold po-
tatoes to the poard for $8 to 312
per ton. These were held by the
board and later sold en the market
for $40-360-.

Another man sent in 50 tons.
These were held all winter unsold.
He was told to remove them and
was presented with a bill for stor-
age. The grower decided it cheaper
to leave the potatoes.

Blection Sought
When the board was set up last

out.

Delesate King’s reply that engin-
eers were solidly behind the strikers
and would adapt their policy to con-
form with that of Meat Cutters,

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Richards

Local 95. was received with satis-
faction.

Delegate Morrison, however, in a
lone speech in which h®é went back
to 1916 and drew from Delegate
Sam Shearer a comment that “the
whole argument is ‘screwy, ”” de-
clared: “TI did not know the man ig
sent was replacing a man who had
quit, but, nevertheless, my action
would haye been the same.”

Delegate Morrison seemed to fear
a general strike, intimatinge that
such an event might come to pass
if Electrical Workers withdrew its
Burns employee and became in-
volved ain dispute with the BC
Blectric.

Defeatist, Delegate Munro
ed this contention.

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JOBLESS INCREASE

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. FP)
—Denmark had 146,156 unemployed
at the end of January, an increase
of 12,659 over a year ago-

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appointed. When the growers began
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was paid $9,495.01.

Death Takes Old

Trade Unionist

The death occurred in North Van-
couver this week of James Wilks,
prominent in the nineties in the BC
trade union movement.

We was one of the most active
members of the Western Federation
of miners when it was a fighting=
organization and for a time was pre-
sident of District 6, WIM, and vice-
president, Trades and Labor Con-
sress of Canada.

CP Distact Holds

Successful Dance

Considerable success attended the
dance held last Friday under CP
District auspices at the Orange hall.

Prize of hand-tailored to measure
suit was won by J. Dec, Harrison
Mills, with ticket No. 2364. J. Dew-

hurst, the lucky ticket seller,
won $10.
Miss Ellen Greentvell, Nanaimo,

won $10 for selling the most tickets.
She sold 13 complete books.

alike, is for democratic election of
officials and democratic operation
of the act.

Potatoes are plentiful. There is
no need of the exeessive price.
Growers are offering potatoes for
$1 and $2 per sack, but are unable
to mmrket them.

a C=

made to give it a more democratic
tinge. A few leading farmers from Complete
each district were asked to suseest ||| Laundry Service. - -
their choice for officials, and out
of the submitted list, the govern- Phone:
ment made the appointments. DEY FAIR.

The demand of the vast bulk cS WA. 228
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1933, Nazi authorities have stolen up-
e once powerful German trade unions, | —A Woolworth 5-and-i0e store here
became the novel locale of a Sit-
down
the wealthy chain—whose personnel

the strike to other
syorth stores. Meanwhile, sitdowners
took up lodging in the stores as-
sembly room,
the lunch counter, keeping account
of food consumed
payment can be made. Strikers de-
mand 48-hour week, pay raises over
the present average of $1044 2 weelk
for sales girls and slightly more for

but slightly
Barbara Hutton Mdvani Rentzelow,
Woolworth heiress and collector of
titled husbands, it is pointed out.

NEW FRONTIER

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DETROIT. Mich-, March 4-—(FP)

strike, as 100 employees of

Detroit Wool-

served themselves at

so that proper

Waitresses.
The increases
into

asked
the

would
income

eut
of

Seattle WPA
Strikers

outlet, a means of expression, an
oppertunity to set their ideas before
the public.”

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We lapsed into silence, awaiting
our comment. We felt that some-
how or another we weren't making
a great Success of this interview.
After all, it would be superfluous to
ask him what he thought of our
weather. We could safely leave
that to one of the dailies. And if
his opinion were anything like our
own, it wouldn't be fit to print,
anyway.

We did ask him his opinion of our
politieal situation, and he told us
that he thought the people in the
West —particularly Alberta— were
politically more progressive, a dan-
serous Statement for anyone from
Toronto to make.

*

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New Trontier, he said. is grad-
ually making itself known. Tt has

discovered and given expression to
several promising new writers,
amon=s them Jack Parr, Jack Con-
roy, Genevieve Taggart, James T.
Farrell and Peter Quimn, pen name
of a Writer whose articles on the
erowth of Fascism in Quebec have
aroused wide attention.

The Wew Frontier group here,
under the presidency of Dorothy
Livesay, noted young poetess, num-
hers some 50 members and Lawson

Win

SHATTLE, Wash. March 4——
(fP)—Five thousand WPA workers
in Seattle echoed General Motors
strikers’ cry of “Victory Is Ours”
as the nation’s biggest WPA strike
came to an end, Projects reopened,
dnd all strikers were unconditional-
ly reinstated.

Besides reinstatement, agreement
provides for no discrimination
against Workers’ Alliance members,
no reprisals against non-affiliated
workers, recognition of the alliance
as a collective bargaining agency,
negotiatidn on reclassification rates
of pay and working conditions to be
completed in 30 days, a 6-hour day,
5-day weel, prevailing union hourly
rates of pay, and appointment of
permanent committee consisting of
three members, one chosen by the
WPA administration, one by Work-
ers! Alliance and the third to be
apptoyed by the first two.

Jobless Youth
Given Ten Days

Sentence of 10 Gays in jail from
date of arrest was meted out im
police court Monday to Perry Hilton,
Gharged with malicious damage to
property at Hamilton hall. CLDIL
defended the case. :

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WiLL ROGERS in
“OLD KENTUCKY”
And: “EEDERAL AGENT”
with Bill Boyd
Pion. and Tues., Mar. 3, 3—
Two Episodes of Buck Jones in
“THE PHANTOM RIDER”
and
“DANGEROUS”

Wed., Thurs., Mar. 10, 1i—

plus
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with Bette Davies, Franchot Tone
The MURDER of DR. HARRIGAN
with Mary Astor,’Ricardo Gortez

with Nino Martini, Geneveive Tobin
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hopes to give BC talent a better
showing in future editions of the
magazine,

The next issue, he promised, wilt
contain an analysis of the political
situation in BC.

Groups have recently been estab-
lished in Galgary and Edmonton.

“We can do nothing but set our
teeth and go forward.’’—Chancellor
of Exchequer Neville Chamberlain,
advocating $2,000,000,000 armament
program for Britain.

International Women’s Day
Meeting—March 8th; 8 p.m.
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Dr. Elizabeth Baxter, Seattle
Mrs. Steeves, M.L.A.
s. S. Jamieson
Mrs. Peggy Harrison

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