2 Rap Planta’s Anti-Chinese Attacks | Were are the headquarters of the new EFrenech- Canadian dressmakers’ jiocal in Mont- real where the international Ladies’ Garment Union will begin its drive to organize _the Canadian dress industry. > Youth Groups to Meet To Discuss Problems MANY ORGANIZATIONS WILL PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH CONGRESS TO BE HELD HERE Indicative of the new to common problems facing youth today will be the Greater Vancou- ver and New Westminster Youth Congress, delegates to convene in St. Andrew's Commun- ity hall here March 27-29. Aim of the congress is drawing up of a program for joint efforts in future activities acceptable to all organizations participatins. In a statement this week, Maurice Rush, YCL provincial secretary, said: “The fact that broad sections of youth are willing to come together’ for discussion of such questions as “Youth and Employment, “Youth and Peace: and ‘Youth and Educa- tion,’ is an indication of the pro- found effect present day capitalist society is having upon the Bete of yoOUune Peopic. “To the youne SOneret 5 suf fer most under capitalism, the Wouth Congress moyement is of approach < Which will | tremendous importance. It provides a connection between working class youth and other oppressed strata of youth, who today have similar problems and are confronted equally With the danger of war. “There may be some misled young: Socialists who will become alarmed at the fact that the Youth Congress has not as its objective the attainment of Socialism. To them we reply that there is no cause for alarm. United Action “The fact is that the young generation is uniting for the pres- ervation of peace and for social im- provement. Although they see and feel the effects of capitalism and are taking steps against them, they do not as yet.see the cause and the necessary” cure: Ss @ result they (Continued on page 2) See CONGRESS Canadian Medical Unit Now Serves All Fronts New Equipment Will Aid Blood Transfusion Work VALENCIA, Spain, March 11-— The Canadian blood transfusion service headed by Dr. Norman Bethune has been reorganized ta extend to all fronts of the Spanish civil war with a central board of two Spanish doctors and the dis- tinguished. Canadian surgeon. _ The project, bearing the official stamp of the war ministry, repre- Sents a positive achievement in in- ternational cooperation. It followed Doctor Bethune’s return from Paris and renewed activity in the blood transfusion work. With equipment bought in Paris, mew development in blood trans- fusion is predicted. Hospitals are installine frigidaires in all main centres—15 on the Madrid front, 17 on the Aragon front—with the jobjective of installing 50 in the near future. Canada’s Work Reorganization is a direct result of Canadian workers’ fenerosity. Each dollar from Canada is saving the life of one anti-Mascist fighter. The Bethune unit now has six ears operating on the Madrid front and the government is undertaking additions. More Canadian money is needed, however, for technical equipment and food. A truckload of special food was bought in Valencia last week for Madrid. Bethune and Hennings Sorenson (member of the unit) have left for the war front. Dr. Norman E2I0IS Gutstanding Canadian who is making medical history in Spain. surgeon Burns Probe To Open Wednesday Wednesday next, March 17, has been set for opening of the public enguiry into the Burns’ strixe, of- ficials of local 95, Meat Cutters’. union, stated yesterday (Thursday). Public sessions will be held in Wo. 2 committee room at the city hall. Some 40,000 people are estimated to have contributed to the $2,012.80 realized in last Saturday’s tag day for strikers. British Columbia Has Raised $5, 000 For Spanish Defence “J think all the kids enone inne save tinue to be received by the commit- their Money for the Spanish kids. You should think of them because they are without food and they hhaven’t got any clothes. The Fas- eists are killing the Spanish kids. I have a can With 50 cents in it, IT sayed this money out of my candy money and money I collected from my friends.” This is the letter little six-year- old Mary Harrison of this city has written to the Spanish Defense committee here, enclosing her con- tribution of 50 cents. Donations large and small con- tee, according to Ken Clark, sec- retary. Acknowledged this week are the following: Miss Grimwood, $2; T.. Toynbee, $1.20; United Mine Workers of America, Cumberland. local, $25; A. Lewis, $5; Unit 4, Grandview Sec- tion, CP of GC, $5; T. B. Elliott, Red Gap, BC, $10. To date approximately $5,000 has been collected in this province for Canada’s medical unit with Loyal- ist armies in Spain. Total collec- tions for the Dominion approximate $15,000. WORKERS NEWS FULL NO. 113. Published Weekly: VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1937 Single Copies: 5 Cents VOL. Ill. No. 9 © Labor Urging Democratic Market Board ‘Won’t Tolerate Violence To Any Chinese Growers’ COMMITTEE ACTIVE On British Columbia's crowded political horizon there loomed this week in Glive Planta, MLA (ind, Peace River), an adept young politician whose tactics and oratory smack strongly of Fascism. Using the BC Vegetable Vegetable Marketing Act as a jumping-off point; exploit- ine dissatisfaction and eco- nomic unrest of farmers; adoitly seeking to shift blame for inadequacies of the pres- ent system to Orientals; ap- pearing on the same platform as CCE’er - gone - Social Con- structive R. B. Swailes, MLA (Delta). No one doubts that young Mr. Planta is reaching ambitiously to higher political positions, Tirade Against Chinese Growers. At two meetings in the last few days Clive Planta has launched a fiery tirade of denunciation against Chinese growers in the best Hascist- denouncing-the-Jews style. “The Chinese are a menace to our living standards,” he declaimed at a meeting of some 500 farmers and others at Richmond Saturday. Later he stated, “It is inevitable that there will be a clash between Chinese and whites.” Raise Chinese Living Standards T. Lawrence, member of an ac- tion commniittee of twelve appointed by the CCF Industrial and Employ- ment conference to attend the meet- ing, countered the argument effec- tively. “We are not opposed to Market- ing board control,” he declared, “but We are opposed to the present board set-up where control is vested in the hands of a few wealthy farmers, where small growers and Chinese are excluded from having voice in their Own interests. “Denunciation of the Chinese is not the answer to the problem,” he pointed out. “The only effective so- lution is the raising of Chinese liy- ing standards to those of white people.” Explaining the position from a eonsumer’s viewpoint, Lawrence stated that the action committee (Continued on page 2) See POTATOES Pin Boys Win Sit=-Down Here First sitdown strike in Vancou- ver occurred Friday of last week when twelve pin boys at Pender Bowling Alleys turned out the lights in the middle of several games and sat down. Their grievance was that they re- fused to pay any longer for cleaning of approaches out of their meagre earnings. Seventy-five cents is a good average for an evening’s work. Patrons, when they realized what Seattle Progressives Win Majority EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE HEARS BOARD For nearly six hours Sunday dele- gates to the GCE Industrial and Employment conference at the Or- ange Hall listened to arguments for and against the BC Coast Vegetable Marketing Board. Arising out of “bootlegging” of potatoes, placing of pickets on bridges into Vancouver and subse- quent agitation led by Clive Planta, MLA, two board representatives, Les Gilmore and Col. A. W. Mc- Lean, were present to address the meeting. — After outlining provisions of the Act and set-up of the board, Les Gilmore complained that much er- roneous information had been given to the public, “no doubt by interests that would lixe to see both Act and board smashed.” He compared the present situa- tion with conditions prevailing dur- ing 1930-32 when producers were obliged to market below cost or leave their produce to rot on the ground. He pointed out also that the board has power to control prices of both wholesaler and retailer and that if it were felt that the public were be- ing overcharged, that right be ex- ercised. The board was willing, he said, to have representatives of Chinese growers sit in and discuss questions of marketing and cooperation with the board. Spread Too Great. Col. Mcielan insisted there was no discrimination. “We're not opposed to the small grower,’ he stated: “We've never discriminated against black, white or yellow.” Small growers, he said, could en- ter any potato pool. Im addition they could sell at the roadside adja- cent to their farms, could sell or give away to their friends. Against these