ILA Declares Royal Cit Pursued by FEranco’s blood drunk Moors, slaughtered like sheep by Italian warships’ fire, these peasant women flee from the hell of Malaza after its fall to Fascists. Working - class districts of Ma- drid have been special targets for Fascist shells and bombs. Here a mother searches the ruins of her Shattered home to retrieve what valuables she can. -C. WorkKERS’ FULL NO. 112. Published Weekly: VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937 <== Single Copies: 5 Cents VOL. Ill. No. 8 Arc Workers’ News seeking New Name; Suggestions Invited Regular Six-Page Edition With Opening of Spring BC Workers’ News- Clarion Dive Planned by Board For a long time past we have been receiving suggestions that we change our name. Some of them have been polite, some not so polite, but it Seems that the name, “BC Workers’ News,” does not “click” or cor- rectly express our aim to achieve unity of all pro- eressive groups in the in- terests of the masses of the people of BC. You'd be surprised—or maybe you wouldn’t—at the names proposed to us. The Light was one sug- Arthur H. again head the BC Workers’ @larion drive, which gested in all seriousness opens April 1. title implies that this is purely an industrial paper. We are, we hope- More than that. This is a paper of all progres— Sive people, a paper for workers, farmers, the pro- fessional, the middle classes. In short a paper of the masses desiring greater social security, Sreater freedom, an end to exploitation. Therefore, being glut- tons for punishment, we are asking further sug- sestions from our readers. What shall our new name be? You tell us, and to Evans will News- the one first suggesting. this week. This won’t do. People might think we were leading ®the name finally approved by the a religious crusade. Nor do we ap- Prove of the Mountaineer, another Suggestion. The only time we F=7e) mountaineering is when we want to get away from individuals who claim to haye been misquoted, unquoted, or something. Seriously though, we have decided to change our name. The present editorial board will sive one year’s free subscription. Incidentally, on March 22 a4 press conference will be held, when you'll hear more about our plans for a regular six-page paper and improved news services and fea- tures. Stevedores Join Coast Union Will Bring Flood Of Shipping to River - Port VANCOUVER LOSES (By Special Correspondent) SEATTLE, March 4.—Followins @ Meeting here of representatives of Maritime unions,. New West- minster, BC, has been declared an open port. “£his follows request for that action from Local 28-127, ILA, New Westminster, which local now embraces majority of lons- shoremen working in that port. Assurance has been given to all shippers and shipowners, that ships will not be held up in New Westminster. An TILA charter was issued to that port m December, and smce then an incessant secret erganizing campaign has been carried on. Today New Westminster is almost 100 per cent ILA. The above release, received at a late hour yesterday, is sisnificant. tt means that American shipping Which has evaded BC ports for nearly a year, will now be able to use the port of New Westminster. Estimated loss to Wancouver has been approximately $135,000 for each of the nine months that Vancouver has been a “hot” port. Owing to “restraint of trade” at- titude taken by the Shipping Fed- eration in its attempt to stop Van- couyer longshoremen from organ-— izing, this business will now go through New Westminster. Remove Reactionary Flint City Manager FLINT, Mich., March 4.—{EP)— City Manager John M. Barringer, Who swore in 500 wyigilantes as “police reserves” during the recent General Motors sitdowns and yoiced Various hot-headed threats, has been removed from office by the city Commission. Ten Cents Is Domestic Wage Wot for some time have delegates to Vancouver Trades and Labor council heard a clearer report than that given Tuesday by Domestic Workers Delegate Mary Johnson. Gapably, concisely, Delegate Johnson outlined problems confront- ing the union in organizational work. Roughly, she estimated, there are 2,000 women and girls employed in domestic work here. In its two months’ existence the union had made slow headway, but wages in the city are so low that many do- mesti¢ workers cannot afford initi- ation fees and dues. Wnion members come under three sSroupinges echambermaids, day workers, house workers. Oh, To Be In England SoA Despite pacts outlawing use of poison gas in warfare, nobody be- lieves in them, everybody is, tak- ing precautions. This British gas- masks intended for use of hes— pital patients and invalids, is equipped with a hand air pump. Unity Needed, McNeil Says MONTREAL, Que., March 4—At- tacked by Grant MacNeil (CCE, Van- couver North), at a meeting of Verdun CGF club here were federal sovernment armament plans. Assuring his listeners that the workings class has neyer gained con- CesSions without a struggle, he de- clared that the present Situation de- mands unifed action if the lot of the people is to be bettered. There are some 50,000 war vet- €rans in Canada, who are in dire distress. The fovernment claims that it has no money for pensions for the blind; but it has plenty of money for an armanients program. American Ship Tied Up In Vancouver Union Crew Cuts Off Steam From Non- Union Dockers DEMAND ILA MEN When SS West Ivis, McCor- mack SS Company, docked in Vancouver Thursday, its union erew cut off steam because non- union longshoremen were put aboard to wnload cargo. The crew, members of Jocals of the Maritime Federation of the Pa- cific, demanded that DLA men be employed to work the ship here. SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.— SS Rochelie is still tied up in San - Francisco behind picket lines of Seamen’s unions. The Rochelie joaded in Yancouver with non- union labor, and maritime unions refuse to handle her uniil the company agres to recognize the ILA in British Columbia. Employers in “Frisco issued an ultimatum to the ILA today, de- claring relations would be severed: unless the Rochelie was worked by 8 p.m. Saturday. Picket lines are being maintained, however, and longshoremen refuse to pass them. “The Inland Boatmen’s union is here to stay. Organizing of BC ports will take lots of patience, money and forces, but we have what it takes, and we will not stop until BC is 100 per cent unionized.” With these remarks, G. W. Deal, president, Inland Boatmen’s union, and vyice-president of the Interna- tional Seamen’s union, prefaced a long interview in which he related the - part played by the Inland Boat- men’s union in struggles of US Pa- cific coast maritime workers and the part they are determined to play in British Columbia. Under President Deal's leadership (Continued on page 2) See LONGSHORE Relief Discrimination Charged At Kamloops Refused Pon ead Farm Job, Man Cut Off Relief KAMLOOPS, BC, March 4.— Unemployed. organization. is. a pressing need here if diserimina- tion against men on relief is to be ended. Majority of North Kamloops resi- dents are on provincial relicf. Re- cently a delesation took up eriev- ances With Relief Officer Andrews. Later, one of the delesation was Singled out, offered a farm job by Assistant Johnson. The man replied he would willingly do farm work if paid for it. He was told wag Would be $5 a month. He protested he had no footwear, clothes, for farm work, that $5 was insufficient. “T’m not interested in your clothes,’" Want Minimum Wage Said Johnson, and cut him off relief Attempts are being made to brine | when he refused to work for such domestic workers within scope of | low wages. the minimum wage. Im this, Mrs. Such arbitrary action of relief of- Dorothy Steeves, M.L.A. is aiding | ficials is the rule here rather than them. . the exception and individual action Chaotic conditions prevailing among domestic workers, Dele- gate Johnson asserted, are re- Sponsible for day workers re- ceivine only 10, 15, 20 cents an is unavailing. DeLacy Makes Civic Finals In Seattle hour, with a 20 cents average. e = @hambermaids, although covered SEATTLE, Wash., : Mareh : {.— by the minimum wage, can be chare- | Hugh Delacy, Washington Com- ed $3.00 a week for a room, whether monwealth Pederation councilmanic the room is used.or not: 25 cents a | Candidate in Seattle’s civic elec- meal, three meals a day, irrespec- | tions. who was dropped from Wash- ington University faculty when he tive of where they eat. The union is asking $25 weekly for a S$-hour day, 54-hour week; $30 for a 10-hour day, 60-hour week. Request to the Trade Union Con- Sress for lower dues was endorsed by delegates, announced himself finals as @ progressive candidate, has qualified for election With nearly 15,000 ‘votes. Only progressive to reach the finals, he has the backing of some 150 union affiliates here. Intrepid Pilot Traces Symbol Over Vienna VIENNA, Austria, March 4.— Bigh over the roofs of this city last week a mysterious airplane traced a hammer and sickle against a clear sky. With gov- ernment airplanes in pursuit, the unlmown pilot made off, easily outdistancinge: his pursuers. Later, the Austrian war office cautiously announced, ‘We know the plane’s origin,” but refused to disclose particulars. A Major Wehofer said he pbe- lieved he saw a ‘“Russion” in- Signia on the plane, a custoniary explanation when anti-Fascist activities cannot be traced- FIRST YOUTH CONGRESS TO BE HELD HERE Opening address at the Greater Vancouver and New Westminster Youth Congress when it meets here Saturday, Sunday, Monday, March 27-29, will be siven by Dean Buchan- an, University of British Columbia. Some 300 calls have been sent out to various organizations expected to participate in the congress. Sions will be open to the public, Sun- day's session will be closed to permit full discussion by delegates of vital problems Confronting youns people today. “Youth and Peace,” ‘‘Youth and Education,” ‘Youth and Hm- ployment’’—these problems will be analyzed and resolutions regardins them submitted at close of the con- £ress. Easter Sunday, a special sunrise interdenominational service will he held, when an address will be given by a speaker from the congress. : More than 200 youth SToups, in- cluding AYPA, ¥MCA, YWCA, UP’s of A, Jewish Youth Federation, League of Nations Society, are ex- pected to take part in the congress. Miners Get Higher Pay WELLS, BCG, March 4.—Oreaniz- ing of miners here into the Inter national Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Union has already brought beneficial results, in the form of a Wage increase. Miners now earning $5 or less daily will get an increase of 50 cents and those earning over $5 Will receive 25 cents increase daily. Outside men will receive 40 cents and 25 cents. In order to discredit the union. company officials stated that a Wage increase has been in prospect for some time, that a voluntary in- Crease of $1 per day was being con- sidered, but was cut to the lower amount when the union stepped in. Men state that the company has been comsiderine the question for over a year, and would still be con- sidering, but for the union. Two Dairies Put On Unfair List Crystal Farms, I< =S Quiet, unassuming, a youne man Who is editor of Canada’s newest and livest progressive magazine, sat across the desk from wus one day this week and told us something of his efforts te awaken Canadians to the realization that a new literature is being created in this country to- day. He was William Lawson, 25-year- old editor of New Frontier (maga- zine of social and literary criticism) published in Toronto, tional secretary of League Asainst War and a past na- the Canadian and Fascism’s youth section. He is in this city on a two-weeks’ visit. * = = * “We feel that the overwhelming mass of material published in Cana- dian magazines fails to reflect ac- tual social conditions,” he said. “The social strugsle is completely ignored by the majority of writers. “On the other hand, there are many youne writers today, unknown for the most part, who are attempt- ingg to portray life realistically and fearlessly. They are creatine some- thing new. The old standards are no longer good enough for them. New Frontier came into heing a year ago to give these writers an (Continued on page 2) See NEW FRONTIER BAN ACCEPTS SPAIN REBELS AS ‘FRIENDLY’ OTTAWA, Ont, March 4—Details of Canada’s Foreign Enlistment Act announced by Minister of Justice Ernest Lapointe in the house of com- mons will provide for a $2,000 fine or a two-year Sentence, or both, for any Canadian citizen participating on the side of the friendly Spanish sovernment fighting against FEas- cism, Based largely on the British Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870, the Dominion Act contains several new clauses. - Most important is the pro- vision to restrict, cancel or impound Passports, in Canada or elsewhere, in Cases of illegal] enlistment. Other provisions under Lapointe’s bill make it unlawful for a Canadian to enlist anywhere for ~ service against a country friendly to Can- ada, to build or sell Ships for ser- vice against a friendly country, or to fit Out an expedition to proceed against any friendly state. Obvious conclusion to be drawn from this is that General Franco's Rebel Fascist Junta at Burgos is construed by Lapointe as a “friendly state.” Week’s Work: Seven Cents Shuffling of BC's single unem- ployed has started. The govern- ment has announced that those who have been in the camps since the scheme started will now be retired on their “savings” and those who have been left on relief will be sent to the camps. it is understood that every single unemployed man will be cut off re- lief and sent to camp, regardless of physical disabilities or health. What the government intends to do with those coming from the camps has not been stated. Earnings have been used to pay for clothing bought while on the projects and men are returning to the city destitute. One man showed a check to the BC Workers’ News for seven cents. This was for one week's work after deductions for board and clothing. Discrimination eontinues, with three fired from MWHarrison Mills project last Friday. CCF To Contest Civic By=Election Vancouver CCE clubs will hold a nominatine convention at Olympia Hall, Garden drive and Hastings Street, March 14. to choose a candi- date for the aldermanic by-election On Mareh 24, caused by death of Ald. i. D. MacDonald. Announce- ment to this effect was made this week by CCE Provincial Secretary Herbert Gargrayve. Protest Quebec Mail Tampering QUEBEC GITY, Mareh 4.—tur- ther evidence of the trend of Que- bee's National Wiberal government Was Siven when Premier Dupl S ordered the lefislature’s post office employ not to distribute Com- munist newspapers. Opposition Leader T. D. Bouchard reminded him that the post office was a fed- eral department and said that Dostal employees should not tamper With private mail, GIANT NEW SMELTER MOSCOW, USSR.—A ter dwarfing all others in the world Will be opened before the end of March in Western Kazakstan, Si- beria, it is announced here by A. P- Serebroysky, vice-cammissar for heavy industry. copper smel- No Potato Shortage, Say Farmers ence Attack Chinese To Hide Issue Growers Claim Market Act Operates For Favorites ‘DEMAND NEW BOARD (Over signature of R. Towle, chair— man, following statement has been issued by CCE Industrial and Em- ployment conference, Vancouver District). * * * * “There is a deliberate attempt by big growers and officials of the BC Coast Vegetable Market- ig Board to turn the wave of indignation oo) small producer and consumer alike, now direct- ed against the “Potato Family compact,” into channels of viol- lence against the Chinese grower. “The Action Committee views this situation with growi2e con- cern, and does not intend to pas- Sively stand by and allow a ter- roristic pogrom to be generated against Chinese. = ee 3 “There is no shortage of potatoes, yet machinations of the board haye zoomed the price out of reach of the peorer classes of the Vancouver population, to the advantage of 2 few big srowers and the Board, and to the disadvantage of the small Producer, and the consumer, with racial violence added, “@ur action committee feels that a democratic and equitable func- (Continued on page 2) See POTATOES Fascists Capture Windsor Volunteer WINDSOR, Ont., March 4.—Bert Leyy, Windsor world war veteran, who went to Spain as a volunteer anti-Wascist fighter, has been taken prisoner, according to despatches from Fascist headquerters at Tala-— vera de la Reina. His wife and 15-year-old daughter live in this city. City Grants Tag Day To Strikers Splitting 4 to 3, city council this Week granted P. Burns locked-out employees a tag day for tomorrow (Saturday). Aldermen Pettipiece, Hurry, Bennett, Wilson favored strikers’ application. Aldermen Kirk, Crone, Cornett opposed it. Championine strikers’ cause, ccr Ald. R. P. Péitipiece said he was |} Opposed to the principle of tare days, but had pledged himself te Support this application. Tentative date for openine of of- ficia] investigation by Judge McIn- tosh, commissioner, has been set for March 10. W. W. Lefeaux has been preparing data for strikers ana officials at Union headquarters re- Port all in readiness. JOint action committee clubs, the GP, ratepayers’ organiza tions, unemployed, youth, language sroups, have been set up in various Sections of the city and are actively assisting Burns’ strikers by supply- ing pickets and sponsorin® meet- ings, concerts to raise funds. Burns’ business has been cut to a Minimum and strikers are con- fident of victory. West End Joint Action commitice Will meet at Stanley Park CCE club Sunday, 2 pm. A women’s meeting of CCE will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, in Cedar Cottage hall, 3694 Commercial | drive,