# eh i, 1935

B.

Go. WORKERS |

NEWS

Page Three

Y

OUTH COLUMN

West End Youth
Activity

hemployed youth of the Hast End
f a great opportunity in the new
tical training class being held
W Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., at
' Granville St. This is part of
lactivity being= carried on by the
‘a Section of the West End
‘xers’ Protective Association.
us are being held there and
PS activities of all kinds are be-
olanned.

@ last week's meetine the mem-
3 heard an interesting talk from
Mot the relief camp workers. A
ber of the Joint Committee of
‘h on the Chinese Relief Mission
spoke and described the terrible
it of the Chinese unemployed.
Psolution was passed protesting
ast the administration of the
* Mission and demandine its
tion.

ow youns workers in the West
Qmemployed or part-time)
id make haste to join this youth
mization. Meetings held every
nesda night at 1273 Granville
Bs

United Front in Grandview.

andview youth are on the
h. Last Thursday night at the
i:pia Hall a united front meet-
was) held between members in
district of the Young Socialist
ue, the Young Communist Lea-
and the Commonwealth Co-
ative Youth Movement. The
ine was called to protest against

‘he disenfranchisement of the relief
2camp workers and included in the
program was a lantern lecture on the
horrors of war.

The meeting heard addresses from
speakers from each of the three or-
ganizations and from the relief camp
workers. Other speakers addressed
the meeting on behalf of the Joint
Commission of Youth on the Chinese
Relief Mission and the Canadian
League of Youth Against War and
Fascism. The two halves of the
program illustrated neatly what
capitalism offers to the youth —in
peace, slaye camps; and in war,
hunger and death.

Educational Classes.

There haye been several inquiries
about educational classes for the
youth. Take note that one is being
conducted on Saturday afternoons at
686 Powell Street Bast at 2 o’clock.
All young workers ‘who wish to
study the teachings of Marxism-
Leninism should make a point of
attending.

Qn March 9th at the ¥.M.C.A.
Hall at 1:30 p.m., at great Anti- War
Meeting is to be held under the
auspices of the Canadian League of
Youth Against War and E'ascism.
All youth organizations
quested to send delesutes to this
important conference. Representa:
tives of the youth in church organ-
izations we also ask to be present.
Among the questions taken up will
be the coming visit of the German

are re-

Fascist war ship “Karlsruhe,”’

- SPORTS

=

rht, admission 10 cents.
nd.

NOTICE

itor of “B.C. Workers’ News”: :

Conference re Sperts Delegation to the Soviet Union
I be held at the L.W.L.U. Hall, 130 West Hastings St.,
Saturday, March 2nd, at 2 p.m. All organizations are
rited to send delegates and all individuals interested may
end. Are you willing to assist in the campaign?

The “Sports Parade” which is the official organ of the
»rkers’ Sports Assn. of Canada, published once a month
on sale at the WSA District Office, room 210, 603 West
Stings Street, at five cents per copy. Drop in and get

“Don’t forget the dances at the Clinton Hall every Friday
Proceeds for the Delegation

U. Soderholm.

UTH PREPARES TO
EFEAT WAR PLANS

‘retary Ken Clark of the Cana-
League of Youth Against War
Fascism has informed the
vs" that a conference for youth
ing called by the members of his
aization at the Y.M.C.A. on Sat-
r, March 9th, at 1:30 p.m.

/m te Counteract “Karlsruhe”
Propaganda.

2 League at this conference will
avyor to do all possible to rally
youth of Vancouver to protest
visit of the Karlsruhe to these
rs, and to build up a mighty
tment asainst war and fascism
Positive sense. The call for this
erence is already out to youth
Aizations.

ORRESPONDENCE

he following letter is to hand
4 @ request that it be pub-
ed in its entirety, in reply to a
er published in a previous issue
this paper from a worker in
th Yancouver:—Editor.
‘ALIST PARTY OF CANADA
Carleton Branch
3365 Kinesway
(25 Ward St., Vancouver, B.C.
February 22nd, 1935.

“B. C. Workers’ News.”

have been instructed by the
é Branch to write you in refer-
to the letter signed “‘Strugeles,”’
ished by you recently regardine
rade Hawthorne and point out
Iu. that:

When the worker’s wife moved
the suite, her lights were not
ected up.

Comrade Hawthorne did not
e her request.

He did not pay the B.C E.R.

(or any other sum) to change
wires of the store to the S.P.of
eter.

He did not have him (or it) cut
he woman's wires.

No W.P.A. delegate spoke to
ficial of this Branch regarding
natter.

Comrade Hawthorne's actions
st belie his words.

regards his followers being
to him, these words with their
nsinuation are worthy only of
who hides behind a cloak of
yinity. TI ask you, in justice to
ade Hawthorne,
> Without any additions,
S or elusions.

STALIST PARTY OF CANADA

Carleton Branch

iT,

alter-

to print the|'

Per A. Draper, Gen. Secy.

I.L.P. Moving
Toward Left

Beginning to See Need
For Revolutionary
Unity

LONDON, Eng. (ALP)—The Com-
munist Party in the Midlands Divi-
sion has been invited by the Inde-
pendent Labour Party to work on a
joint committee to be appointed, it
was decided at the annual confer-
ence.

Congratulates Soviet Union’

The fact was stressed that the
only hope for the workers lay in
revolutionary unity, and that the
first essential is to clarify the issues
involved in affiliation to the Com-
munist International by discussion
in branches. A resolution congratu-
lating the Soviet Union on the suc-
cessful progress of socialist con-
struction and fully approving of its
peace policy, unanimously
passed. A resolution was also passed
demanding the release of Rakosi.

France Still ©
On Toboggan

was

PARIS, Feb. 16.—The increase in
unemployment continues unabated
in France, the Governments admits

in figures issued yesterday. On Feb.
Sth there were 496,900 registered as
fully unemployed, which is an
erease of 9,474 over the previous
week and 153,185 or 44 percent over
the corresponding week of 1934.
Part-Time Growing

Only twelve foreign workers were
permitted to enter Prance in the
week ended on the 9th, while 562
were deported,

Statistics for part-time unemploy—
ment disclose an equally serious sit-
uation. Of $622 firms employing
more than 100 workers, nearly 50
percent had their staffs working less
than 48 hours a week at the begin-
ning of January, and the situation
is certainly worse since then.

in-

— NOTICE —
MASS MEETING

ORANGE HALL
Cor. Gore and Hastings

SUNDAY, MAR 3rd, at 8 PAT.

Speaker—Maleolm Bruce
Subject: “Industrial Action and
Political Action’’
Auspices of Lumbers Workers’
Industrial Union

Workers’ Corresponde:

ice

Make March 8th a Day

War is raging in South America,
in the Far East, in Abyssinia. <A
War machine double and treble the
Size of that created during 1914-
1918 is ready for action. Hitler,
elasping the blood-spattered hand of
the Japanese war lords, is demand-
ing an air force Capable of fulfilling
Germanys avowed destiny the
bulwark of “‘civilization’’ against
Bolshevism. Mussolini has ordered
military training for all boys from
the age of six. labor under
Bennett's “‘relief’ scheme is build-
ing ba'rracks and air ports in Can-
ada. The last minute preparations
are being rushed. War has already
begun. At a moment's notice it may
sweep the entire world.

as

Slave

Mobilize Against War.

The struggle against war, to stop
it while it is in progress, is an im-
portant question before the whole
labor movement. Therefore it is 3a
task confronting also the women of
the working class. International
Women’s Day, March 8, cannot at the
present time but be a day for the
mobilization of the working women
together with the whole working
class for militant struggle
war.

Working Glass in Danger.

Working women have the greater
interest in fighting against war. The
military of women in
Hrance, Poland and other countries
shows that in the coming war, wom-
en will also be increasingly utilized
for cannon fodder. The preliminary
battles of Manchuria, Shanghai,.Gran
Chaco show that this next war will
be no respecter of civilian lives, that
the present war technique, partic-
ularly in the air, will claim the
lives and limbs not only of the men
in uniform, but of the civilian men,
women and children.

Make Mighty Protest.

This war that is now in the mak-
ing is More unjust, more reactionary,
more piratical, than was the last.
And the working class women must
rise their yoices in a thunder of pro-
test, must put every ounce of their
Strength and fervor into the anti-
war movement in order to ward off
the threatening catastrophe. Let
March § ring with the mighty voice
of the working women of Canada
against the robber capitalist war that
is in the making.

Want -Peace at Home.

The capitalists are relying on the
backwardness of the working women
to make the next war possible. Dur-
ing the lsat war, they recruited wom-
en into industry, partiqularly the di-
rect War production, to take the
place of the men recruited for the
front. They are preparing to do this
to a much larger degree in the com-
ing war. They hope to get docile,
unorganized women’s labor which
will ensure greater profits in indus-
try, during war time, and will also
ensure no interference in industry
during war time, and ensure Class
peace at home._

Role of Women in Russia.

Working class women, let the war
makers know in no uncertain terms
that they are mistaken. Let them
know that never again will they be
able to fool the working women into
helping them carry out their ghastly
erimes against humanity. Remind
them that it was the Russian women
that demonstrated in mass in Petro-
erad in February, 1917, that started

against

trainines

the March revolution, and finally

Working Women Can Make
Another War Impossible

of Thunderous Protest!

Planned Work
Gets Resuplts

Unemployed In Ward 3
Are Making Steady

Progress

Vaneouver, B.C.
Feb. 23, 1935.
Editor, B.C. Workers News,

Comrade,—TI should like to use the
columns of your paper to introduce
to the readers; ‘‘Ward Three Work-
ers’ Protective Association,” which
I think is the most efficient unem-
ploved organization in Vancouver at
present. This organization was es-
tablished about the end of June Jast
year with about 15 adult member to
Start with. Today we have some 55
member in good standing, who are
not over three months in arrears
with their dues.

We are working on a three-month
plan from the first of January. We
had at that time 48 members. Our
objective was to raise it to 75 and
the prospect looks good to reach it.
Qur plan also calls for establishing
a women’s auxiliary of 15 women.
This we are glad to say is an accom-
plished fact as we had the first wom-
en’s meeting on Wednesday the 20th.
Seven new women took a card and
paid a month’s dues. The others
Were already members. Bleyen were
present. Our plan also calls for
forming a youth section of 10 which
we feel sure we will be able to ac-
complish. We had a children’s group
of 18 at the beginning of January,
and our plan is to raise it to 30 by
the first of April. We have 25 now.

We are to raise the sale of the
“Voice of the Unemployed" from 30
to 50.
a drive will begin shortly.

We are taking up grievances near-
ly ever week but we do not make all

In connection with this item

organizational gains possible because

our grievance committee does not
realize the necesisty of broadening
out on these cases by trying to draw
the friends te act with the commit-
tee.

Looking forward for the hot sum-
mer days when socials are not so
well attended we are building a fund
So we Can carry ourselves through.

We had about 90 people attend
our last weekly social. Our hall is
open every day from 1 to 5 p:-m., ex-
cept Sunday. All the readers who
wish to get better acquainted with
our organization are invited to visit
us at 941 Commercial
Drive. Bring a few grievances along
with you. :

Comradely yours for a faithful
boosting,

sometime,

L. Gagne,
Correspondent.
brought the successful workers’

revolution in November with the
withdrawal of Russia from the war
and forced the end of the war in
1918.

Make March 8 a day for moziliza-
tion of the working women against
war, a day of preparation of the
Canadian women to follow the lead
given by the Russian women jn 1917
in bringing to naught the war plans
of the piratical and murderous cap-
italist class!

Would Exile Unemployed
Youth To Tall

Timbers

VICTORIA, B:C.—The provincial
fovernment
drones on itS weary way in so-called
debate the speech from the
throne, with the membrs getting into
the record, some of them with quite
“radical’’ speeches. This of course
is to keep their political fences in

legislative assembly

on

repair.

However, some ugly facts come
out in this business. One Blakevwell
stated that the killine of workers in
the lumber industry goes merrily on,
at the appalling rate of one out of
every one hundred each season. And
this can be added to by the thou-
sands of crippled men. The govern-
ment has been callously neglectful
of the safety of the workers not
only in the lumber industry but in

all other industries.

Another Slave Camp
Scheme Is Proposed

@

Mininium Wage Act Violated.

Harold Winch charged that the
Minimum Wage Act was being viol-
ated wholesale, department stores
taking out their time clocks, and in

factories youths are worked from 7

a.m. to 6 p.m. but are compelled to
punch the clock at §$ and 5 re-
spectively.

Perhaps the most barefaced pro-
posal came fromy one Hugh Savage
Which he called the Hope Plan and
would provide for sending unem-
ployed youths out in the wilds on
some reforestation scheme where
they would be paid in serip which
would be held back
they could “savye’’ their
This fascist scheme is in line with
the Bennett compound “solu-

tion.”

in order that

earnings.

slave

Hignt
build
fight

The best and only to
against Fascism and War is to
the Wnited Front of Labor and
Capitalism,

way

CAMP WORKERS’ UNION SEC. HELD
AS HE DEFENDS FORTY IN COURT

Commended by the Magistrate for Able Defense;
Arrested on Fake Charge

By F&F. LUCAS

VANCOUVER, Feb. 22—Charged
with “obtaining meals under false
pretenses,” forty relief camp work-
ers were today arrested and brought
before Muasistrate Mathieson for
trial. In the absence of the C.L.D.L.
Gordon Grant, who
away in Victoria on another case,
the men were defended by EB. Cum-
ber, of the Relief Camp
Workers Union.

In a brilliant and masterly speech,
Cumber brought out the fact that
the relief camp workers were the
victims of the N.D.C. The men had
been fired from a relief camp without
any apparent cause, and when they
returned to Vancouver, from whence
they had been shipped, the were re-
fused relief. The Do-
minion and municipal governments
each refused to be responsible for
Sranting relief, and faced with death
by slow starvation, the men took the
only alternative; they went to restau-
rants and ordered meals.

After they had eaten, they
formed the proprietors that they
were penniless, and also told them
to eall the police if they so wished.
This was done by the proprietors of
the Empire Cafe and by the Com-
mon Gold Cafe.

lawyer, was

secretary

proyincial,

in-

Defender Arrested.
Evidently the court refused to ac-
cept the onus, as the magistrate in
complimenting Cumber, stated, “I
appreciate your helping me in this
case. You have done better than
most lawyers.”

immediately followin= the case,
Cumber left the court room, and
awaiting him in the lobby were pro-
vincial police who charged him with
“obtainns relief under false pre-
tenses.’ The charge dated back to
1934 and was laid by the foreman of
a camp, at Hope. The accused was
lodged in the cells and the same
night removed to Oakalla Prison, He
was then take nto Hope to stand
trial, and the C.L.D.., upon hear-
ing of this, and to intercept and
Kangaroo proceedings, immediately
wired the provincial police in Hope
and instructed them to adjourn pro-

ceedings until Gordon Grant, CL.
D.L. lawyer appeared to defend
Cumber.

Appearing on February 25, Gum-
ber was remanded and bail was set
at $200. T. Nelson and G. Grant,
CL.D.L. lawyer, went to Hope in
Cumbers defence and at the time
of writing are negotiating for bail,
which has so far been refused.

CORRESPONDENTS WANTED!

The “B.C. Workers’ News”

ers and for workers.

is a paper published by work-

It aims to become a mirror of the struggles of the work-
ers, and assist all workers and debt-ridden farmers of this
territory in those struggles, and to give an intelligent, mili-

tant lead to them.

But it must have sources of news, and those sources must
be overwhelmingly workers and poor farmers all over the

Province.

So send in stories dealing with class struggles in your
lecality. Be accurate, for we want facts.

Give us the Where, What, Why,

When and Who!

Don’t spoil an otherwise good store by over-elaboration and
irrelevant Sermonizinge. Be brief. Boil it down. :

Never mind if you, are not accustomed to writing for the
press; if you give us the facts we will whip it into shape.

And you can Saye us a lot of unnecessary work if you
write on one side of the sheet only, leaving a good margin
on each side. If you use a typewriter be sure to double-space
the lines. This will assist us a great deal.

Workers and Farmers, this is YOUR paper.

A strong

corps of B.C. Workers’ News correspondents will make a real
mass paper out of it, one that will be a powerful factor in
the class struggle on this coast.

EDITORIAL BOARD.

i
cally

ARMY DRILL FOR
CAMP WORKERS
AT KIMBERLEY

Ample Proof that Relief
Camps Are Being

Miltarized Here

CRANBROOK, Feb. 25.—We read
in the Vancouver Sun, dated Feb. 7,
1935, of a letter which was received
by the Trades and Labor Council of
Vaneouver. This letter was from
W. MM. Dickson, representative of
the Department of National Defence,
reearding militarism in any camp
under the control of the Department
of WNational Defence. Mr. Dickson,
speakine for the Department of Na-
tional Defence, states that there
no militarism.

Military Drill.
I am speaking for the above or-

is

ganization and will prove to you
that there in the Re-
lief Camps controlled by the D.N.D.
At the Kimberley EBast-Wassa relief
camp there is a unit ot the East
Kootenay Regiment. These men
wear the Resulation Army uniform
and drill in Kimberley twice a week.
are transported to and from
in the Department of National

is militarism

and
arill
Defence trucks.

When a youth arrives in this camp
he is approached to join the Army.

He is induced to join by various
methods. Some of these are prom-
ises of social evenings, dances, rec-
reational facilities, beer, etc. The
personal of this camp assist the
Militia in many forms.

Camp Workers Protest.
We appeal to you to add the voice
labor to the
workers

of rising

surge of the camp

organized
against
militarization of We
say that the conditions in the East
Kootenay Relief Camps are akin to
Military Rule.

camps
fit (for Army

the camps.

Wo person is allowed

unless he is
life).

in these medi-

Let the T.L.C. join in the struggle
against the onslaughts of the Gana-
dian War Office, which is the De-
partment of National Defence. Let
us remember that the relief camps
of today may be the concentration
camps of tomorrow.

Sun Does Not Print.

This letter was forwarded to the
Vancouver Sun on the 1ith of
Peb., and the heading was, “Open
Letter to the Vancouver Trades
and Labor Council.” We re-
quested the Editor of the Wan-
couver Sun place this article in
“What Is Your Qpinion?” but to
date we have not seen it in print.
We take this to be an exposure
of the Policy of the Vancouver
Sun,

Comradely Yours,
WM. TAYLOR,
Sub-District Secy.

CURRENT EVENTS

Kitsilano Working Women’s Club.
The Kitsilano Working Women’s
Club held a very successful after-
noon tea and sale of home cooking
on Saturday, Feb. They
held their regular whist drive and
dance at night. A drawine for an
afghan took place, which was made
by one of the club members and do-
nated to raise funds for organiza-
tional purposes. The
Mr. C. Jénnings, 36 Slocan Street.
Ticket No. B133.
Thanking all those that contrib-
uted to the success of this affair.
SECRETARY.

BAe also

Winner was

Defense Movement
Grows

The C.L.D.L. held a successful
propaganda meeting Tuesday night,
Peb. 12th, at 112a Hastings Street
West, in Vancouver. The members
fained for the Defense movement

at these meetings this week
amounts t oseven. Come up to the
hall anytime and join up. The
eentre branch shares rooms with
the Ex-Service men at this address.
Always lots of activity.

Fishermen’s

Union Helps
B.C. Indians

Mass Starvation Ramp-
ant in Indian Villages
on B.C. Coast

The following account of the in-
human treatment of the native In-
dians by their “guardians,” the
Dominion Government, is sent to
us by the Fishermen’s Industrial
Union for publication.—Hd.
EGMONT, B.C., Feb. 24.—The fol—

lowing distress case has come to our
attention. There are four Indian
families living here who are abso-
lately destitute and, although a cer-
them (as wards of the State) from
the Indian Department, they find it
impossilbe to obtain it. On top of
tain allowance is supposed to be due
this the store where they deal has
an account against them of $39.60,
this account the Indian Department
refuses to-recogpnize. Wnder the cir-
cumstances, we have called a meet-
ing to protest against this state of
affairs and demand that immediate
attention be given to this matter.
SECRETARY,
Egmont Local, F.C.w.1-U-

Eqdditor’s Note.— The above letter
speaks for itself, and brings out
forcefully the deplorable conditions
of the Indians (as wards of the State)
on the B. C. coast. This is not an
isolated case, there are dozens of
families in every Indian vyillage on
the B. G. coast who are in dire
straits, for want of food and medi-
cal attention.

Below we print a letter sent by
the Executive of the F.C.W.I.U. to
the Department of Indian Affairs,
Ottawa, and we ask all Locals of
the F.C.W.1.U., as well as individ-
ual members and other workers’ or-
ganizations, to send protests to the
Department of Indian Affairs and
the Government, demanding ade-
quate relief for all Indian families
and other settlers on the B. C. coast-

Fishermen & Cannery Workers’
Ind. Union of Canada
305 Cambie St., Vancouver, BC,
February 25th, 1935.
To the Dept. of Indian Affairs,
Ottawa, Canada.

Dear Sirs: The above organization,
emphatically protests the inadequate
manner in which your department
administers relief to the Indians of
the B. C. coast, dozens of families
are in absolute want at the present
time and we have a report from
Bsemont, B-.C., of four families that
are absolutely destitute, unable to
get any ‘action from your officials
here. We demand that your de-
partment take immediate steps to
see that adequqate relief is granted
to all Indians on the B. GC. coast.

National Executive, F.C.W.1.U.,
Vancouver, B.C. 5
Per Secy., FE. I. Kiviharju-

Nanaimo Dist.
Hears Evans

Miners Manifest Great
Interest in Defense

Work

NANAIMO, Feb. 20.— Comrade
Evans of Vancouver, strike leader
recently released from the Qakalla
Prison as a political prisoner, spoke
at a series of meetings at Nanaimo,
Extension, South Wellington and
Ladysmith, under the auspices of
the Canadian Labor Defense League.
Great interest was shown at all the
meetings. The Nanaimo meeting was
attended by over 200.

The South Wellington meeting
Was rather small, but those present
were seriously interested. The Lady-
smith meeting was attended by 150.
The comrades there who arranged
the meeting did very well. The ques-
tion period was slow to start with,
but the questioners showed that they
were seeking knowledge.

Extension meeting was very en-
thusiastic; a machine gun barrage
of questions were fired at the speaker
and he handled them yery well. One
boy, about 16 years of age, wanted
to know how old a person must be
before he can become a member of
the Communist Party.

Two others asked how to proceed
to gain admittance to the Commun-

ist Party. The great majority of the
working-class in Nanaimo and dis-
trict are seriously thinking and
seeking a higher political under-
standing.

Comradely,