Bixs

Cen WGpR AE RSS.

NEWS

SpabsrouLoseabpsaaiowetin 33 <A>

Page Four

B.C. Workers’ News

Published Weekly by
THE PROLETARIAN PUBLISHING ASS’N
Room 10, 163 West Hastings Street - -

ef
— Subscription Rates —
One Year -$1.80 Three Months Se = § 250
Half Year eee EOD Single Copy Sec 505

Make All Checks Payable to the B.C. WORKERS NEWS
Send All Gopy and Manuscript to the

Send All Montes and Letters Pertaining
the Bustness Manager

Vancouver, B.C.

&

Chairman of the Editorial Board
to Advertising and Circulation to

NO WELCOME TO FASCISTS

The barbarous “People’

with its bloody record of executions and savage prison
sentences will soon try about 200 workers on charges of

anti-fascist activity.

The fascist government of Hitler has trampled every
right of the masses under foot. Murder is their weapon.
Heads of opponents roll in the dust from the executioners
axe. The workers are the chief sufferers.

And yet the Vancouver City Council who bellyache and
whine about being near bankruptcy in order to justify
their stomach-robbing policy toward the unemployed are
hundreds of dollars in wining and din-
ing the sex pervert officers of one of Hitlers battleships.

The crimes of Hitler and those whose
tool he is, have disgusted the world. For the Vancouver
City Council to entertain these fascist scoundrels would
constitute an intolerable insult to every worker as well as
to eyery intellectual and progressive person in Canada.
It is up to the workers and all those who abhor fascism
to see to it that this welcoming of Hitler’s officers DOES

planning to spend

NOT TAKE PLACE.
The protest of the

hater of fascism.

If the City Council persists in going through with their
welcoming and entertaining of these Hitlerite sadists then
those opposed must organize a mighty demonstration

AGAINST the fascists.
Keep the Karlsruhe out!

ers of the German workers on Canadian soil!
City Council and the Federal Government with protests —
against this contemplated action by the Council which is
another step towards fascism in Canada.

*

*

WORKERS’ INSURANCE BILL

The greatest issue béfore the workers of Canada today is

the Workers’ Insurance Bill.

insurance at the expense of the employers and the state, has
received the endorsement of thousands of workers in all kinds
of labor organizations all over Canada.

The leaders of the C.C.F. in the House of Commons, while
giving lip service to non-contributory uneniployment insur-
ance, unanimously supported Bennett in his anti-working
Nevertheless the fight for the Workers’ Insur-
ance Bill must be intensified. The betrayal of the workers
by the parliamentary reformists was only what could be ex-
pected and the workers will hold them strictly to account

class- bill.

for it.

Some reformists try to dismiss the betrayal by ascribing
it to individual treachery. But this will not do. All such be-
trayals are the inescapable outcome
British Labor Party, by denouncing the open betrayal of
Ramsay MacDonald, try to place the whole blame upon him
personally. But the reformist theories that determined Mac-
Donald’s course still obtain in
«= Henderson assumes the mantle MacDonald was compelled

‘to throw off.

The Woodsworths who rejected the Workers’ Insurance
Bill could follow no other course, as reformists, than that of
supporting Bennett’s fascist measure. And they will do so

again.

The talk shop in Ottawa is not the only, or chief, arena of
class struggle, and the united front struggle for the Workers’
Insurance Bill will go on backed, among others, by the very
C.C.F. members who were betrayed.

RESTORE THE FRANCHISE :

How the Federal government regard workers in their
slave compounds was clearly and cynically revealed in the
by Guthrie, the Minister of Justice,
the question of the disenfranchise-
ment of workers in relief camps.

He referred to those workers as 1
thereby bracketting them with lunatics and criminals, and

Ottawa sashouse recently
during the discussion on

not entitled to the franchise.

‘Here are workers, willing and able to work, but owing
to the disintegration of capitalist economy have been thrown

on the industrial scrap heap.

Driven to forced labor at the wretched wage of 20 cents
per day, they are regarded as pariahs by the class responsible

for their plight.
The beginning made by

broadened out.

Their campaign on this issue should supp
of all working class organizations regardless of affiliation.

League Against War and Fascism
should be backed by. every local Union of the A.F.of L., the
A.C.C.of L., and W.U.L., by all C.C.F. clubs, locals of the
S.P.of C. and the units of the C.P.of C. as well as by every

the Communist Party and the
Socialist Party of Canada in their united front effort to re-
store the franchise to these workers must be extended and

Court” of German Fascism

mouthpiece and

We do not want the murter-
Flood the

* *

This bill, calling for adequate

of reformist policy. The

the British Labor Party, and

“charges upon the state,”

receive the support

“GESTAPO”

STATE SECRET POLICE |

Tt has often occurred in Berlin
that a woman was brutally tortured
because her husband, “suspected of
harboring a hostile attitude toward
the State” could not be found. Be-
eause the Gestapo suspected that
there might be ‘material hostile to
the State’? hidden on the women,
their clothes were torn from their
bodies until they stood stark naked.
Then the women had to let them-
selves be “inspected and examined”
by the “loyal” bandits. These “bear-
ers of culture’ had no pity even on
children. When the tortured women
complained to the district police.
they were given the Jaconic auSswer:
“This place has nothing to do with
the case.’ Only one place knew any-
thing about it—the Gestapo.

In many cases “enenies of the
State” are suddenly visited in their
homes and “tried” on the spot. The
mass murders committed by the
Gestapo and its §.S. on June 30,

1934, once more disclosed to all the |

world the nature of the Gestapo.
Heavy industry dictated its orders,
Hitler and his Gestapo obeyed. With

the utmost speed “accounts were
settled’ with Roehm, Ernst and
many hundreds of S.A. men. On

this occasion the Gestapo got rid of
many opponents who had jong be-
fore been marked on the black list—
Schleicher, Wiausner, Kahr, and
others. In many cases young victims
were thrown out of windows, three
or four stories high, before the very
eves of their mothers. This was
what the Gestapo called “‘suicide
committed to escape
Other victims are laid
an open window, so that the upper
part of the body hangs outside. In
this position the victims are beaten
rods, leather straps, or

The victims have only
to endure

in order ar=

rest.’ across

with steel

police clubs.
two alternatives—either
this, to be beaten to a cripple, or £0
mad with pain or they can escape

John Reed’s Immortal
Story Told for First
Time on Screen

VANCOUVER, B.C., Feb. 27.—The
Soviet film, “Ten Days That Shook
the World,” will be shown at the
following places in B. C. under the
auspices of “The Worker’? and the
“Young Worker.” <All workers’
ganizations are asked to co-operate
in making the tour a success. It is
a splendid film and well worth see-

or

ing. Arrange your dates accord-
ingly.
Golden—Monday, April i.

Revelstoke—Tuesday, April 2.
Salmon Arm—Wednesday, April 3-
Kamloops—Thursday, April 4.
WVernon—rFriday, April 5.
Ienderby—Saturday, April o.
Kelowna—Monday, April 8.
Penticton—Tuesday, April 9.

DATES SET FOR SOVIET FILM TEN
DAYS THAT SHOOK ThE WORLD’

Princeton—Thursday, April ii.
Hammond—Friday, April 12.
Websters Corners—Sat., April 13.

North Burnaby—Monday, April 15.
Bast Burnaby—Tuesday, April 16.
New Westminster—wWed., April 17.
Maillardville—Thursday, April 18.
Port Moody—rFfriday, April 19.
North Wancouyver—sat., April 20-
West Vancouver—Mon., April 22.
Vancouver — Tuesday, April 23;
Wednesday, April 24; Thursday,

April 25; Friday, April 26.
WVictoria—Saturday, April 27.
Saanich—Monday, April 29.
Dunean—Tuesday, April 30.
Ladysmith—Wednesday, May 1.
Extension—Thursday, May 2.
South Wellineton—Friday, May 3.
WNanaimo—Saturday, May 4.

Port Alberni—Monday, May 6.
Cumberland—Tuesday, May 7.

Courtenay—Wednesday, May 8.

be one of real modesty.

Ottawa. He bewailed the fact that
thousands of Canadian youth had no
future, deplored the widespread pov-
erty and suffering of the people, and
said it-all was caused by the present
monetary system. In six months it
would be possible to regulate things
so that poverty would be abolished
and every worker could have his own
home, provided the right Jeadership
was in control. The remedy was so
very simple, merely to monetize
eredit, that is, to reform the bank-
jnge system so that instead of issu-
ing credit to borrowers, cash would
be issued. And, of course, all this
would be the fulfillment of the Bib-
lical prophecies. The Anglo-Saxon
people, the British Israelites, were,
according to the Divine plan, des-
tined to lead the whole world, with
Mayor McGeer leading the parade in
Canada.
Leader of British Israelites
Supports Fascism

The second speaker of the evening
was Reverend E. J. Springett, Do-
minion Commissioner of the organiz-
ation. He is a Bible-thumper and
pulpiteer, he flourishes “the Book”
and waves his arms. He paid: trib-
ute to the leadership of Mussolini
for his rehabilitation of Italian life,
and mentioned the “peculiar genius”
of Hitler. His talk did not deal with
Canadian problems, he is the Im-
perialist-Fascist.

While any class-conscious worker
would have no difficulty in seeing
the reactionary nature of meetings
of this kind, it would be very un-
wise to dismiss it all as pipe-dream-
ing. Various reactionary publications
in Canada have for some time been
suggesting the same sentiments as
were voiced at the Auditorium, chief-
ly with reference to the need for a
National Government. MecGeer men-
tioned that what was needed was
“Christian Democracy,’’ and Spring-
ett called for a great “Crusade.” The
key-note of the meeting was Fas-
Cism, and nothing else. Springett
wondered how long Hitler would last
in Germany, and this showed more
clearly than any of his other re-
marks how the wind was blowing.
Britain Fears a Soviet Germany >

and Europe

British Imperialism fears a col-
lapse of the Hitler regime, and a
working-class revolution in Ger-

A
means a

in Germany
and

revolution
Soviet Europe,
a situation prepared for.
This is why the British Imperialists
pray for an alliance between Great
Britain and the United States. In
event of a Soviet Europe, the Unite
States must come to the aid of Brit-
off a revolution

many.
such

is

being

ain to stave there.
This is what they are working and
“prayine”” for.

The capitalist movement for a Na-
tional Government in Canada is rap-
idly gaining ground, a National Gov-
ernment with, OR WITHOUT, a Na-

The latter course is
likewise officially
ecide’”’ In still
tims are dragged by the feet
hung up in a sack to be

of the window.

recorded “sul-

other cases,

as
the vic-
down
steps

used as a shooting target.

or

from these tortures by jumping out

(Continued Next Week)

COL. McKENDRICK AT AUDITORIUM
ADVOCATES FASCISM FOR CANADA

British Israelites Pay Tribute to Mussolini and
Hitler —— Refer to McGeer as ‘‘Our
Canadian Leader’’

“Party Government must go!” declared Colonel McKen-
drick, wealthy Toronto business man, when speaking at the
rally of British Israelites in the Auditorium, February 25th.
This was only one of the enlightening statements made by
the Colonel. ““Vancouver has produced the great leader,” he
said, referring to Mayor G. G. McGeer who occupied the
Chair. Several times during his speech he referred to McGeer
as “our Leader,” and as often the Mayor acknowledged the
tribute with a smile.—a smile that no doubt was intended to

McKendrick said that the plan of Almighty God for the
Anglo-Saxon peoples (the British Empire and the United
States) was very soon to be put into effect. In less than a
year’s time, he said, ‘our Leader” would be leading things at

tional Party. This may well result
in the wiping out of Parliament al-
together, and rule by dictators of the
type of McGeer.

Ts the British Israel Federation a
mass organization or a secret Pas-
cist organization such as a branch of
the British Union of Wascists? And
are Pascists in Canada preparing for
a sudden stroke for political power,
possibly after the next Wederal elec-
tion?
~ bhese are questions that time will
answer. “The time is growing short,”
say the British Israelites. This should
be a warning to the Canadian work-
ers to consolidate their forces and
prepare, not to submit to a Fascist
dictatorship disguised as “The Kins-
dom of God on Health,’’ but to estab-
lish a Soviet Canada—the only al-
ternative to Fascism.—F. Biggs.

United Front
For Release

OSLO, Norway.—On the initiative
of the National Committee Against
War and Fascism, the national exec-
utive committees of the mass work-
ers organizations, including the Com-
munist Party, the Norwegian Work-
ers’ Party, the Frade Union Feder-
ation as well as all unions affiliated
with them, have telegraphed the Ger-
man Foreign Minister von Neurath
protesting against the mistreatment
of political prisoners.

The telegrams demanded the
Jease of all political prisoners and
the dissolution of the concentration

re-

camps.

The organizations
united front represent hundreds o!
thousands of Norwegian workers as
well as nearly half of the constitu

acting in th

encies.

NEW SOVIET SHIPS
ARE LAUNCHED

Two timber cargo vessels, the Vaga
and the Vycheela, built at the Baltic
Shipbuilding Yard, launched
on January 26th. The vessels
8,100 tons each. They are registered
the port of Archangel, and will

were
Are

for

be placed in the sSeryice of: the
Northern lines, sailing to and from
Archangel, Murmansk and import-

ant Siberian ports.

GRAND BAZAAR

To raise funds with which to
provide relief for the families of
eless-war prisoners and to defend
workers in the courts, the Dis-
trict Executive Committee of the
C.L.D-L. is staging a bazaar on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
April 4, 5 and 6. The District
Committee urges all workers’ or-
sanizations to Keep these dates
cpen and to send delegates to the
The time of
available at

Rooni 28

bazaar meetings.
these meetings are
the District Office,
Flack Building.

Tim Buck To Stand

For Nomination

(Continued from Page 1)

Warns Against Imperialist War-
WINNIPEG, Feb. 23.— (STP) —_—
The drive to imperialist war was the
central theme of an insiming speech
made here by Tim Buck before more
than 5,000 workers last night.
“Every condition working towards
war in 1914 is driving us there now,”
he said. “The only sure way to stop
war is for the working class to rise
against the exploiters and not take
up arms against fellow-workers in
another country—only through such
a united working class struggle will
peace ever come.” ~
Buck analyzed the war situation,
pointing to the tremendous increase
in the production of nickel in Can-
ada as a sign that Canadian capital-
ists would profit greatly through a

new conflict.

Malcolm Bruce Is
Nominated In Van. E.

(Continued from Page 1)

of weeks. Get ready to send Bruecc
to Ottawa, by collecting finances for
the campaign.

Five main points of the Commun-
ist election program are listed below:

Communist Party

Election Program

1. Unemployment and social in-
surance at the expense of the state
and employers.

2. Against the wage-cutting pol-
icy of the capitalists and the 2ov-
ernments, against sweat-shops and
forced labor—for living wages and
trade union conditions, for the 7-
hour day and 5-day week without
Wage reductions.

3. Adequate immediate relief for
the impoverished farmers; their ex-
emption from taxes and no forced
collection of rents or debts.

4. Against capitalist terror and
Section 98—for the right to organ-
ize and strike, for the defense of
all eivil rights of the workers, for

the release of all workers impris-
oned for labor activities.

5. Against imperialist war;
against all shipment of war ma-
terials to Japan and Germany;
against the anti-Soviet war diplo-
macy of Ganadian imperialism; tor
recognition of and trade with the
Soviet Union; for the defense of
the Chinese people and the Soviet
Union. ae

’

Seamen Win Strike
In One Day

(Continued from Page 1)

the Seamen, Tongshoremen and
Freight Handlers, came through
with the demands nearly 100 per
cent.

Stokehold and Deck United.

The outstanding feature of the
strike was the solidarity which exist-
ed between the deckbhands and the
engine room, the preparations which
were made, had played a decisive
part in ending the strike successfully
after a short duration.

The SS. HBastholm was at New
Westminster with only four cases
of liquor required to complete her
eargo for Seattle when the strike
was called, the Northolm is on the
Marine Ways in Vancouver.

While the increase of $7.50 per
month is applicable to the firemen
of the Southolm only, the firemen
of the Northolm have three watecbes
of four hours on and eight hours off,
engineers on the Eastholm do the
firemen’s work, as this is a smaller

7

vessel.

The Waterhouse company supplies
the most of the cargoes for the
coastal Ships, according to the state-
ments of the company representa-
tives, wages of the crews on this
company’s ships compare favorably
now with those of the Union Steam-
ship Co.

The agreement signed at the con-
clusion of the strike is printed be-
low. This is the first to be signed
on the B. GC. Coast for many years.
To the Winchmen and

AP’s of the Steamers South-

helm, Northholm and Bastholm.

In consideration of your returning
to work without delay we agree to
the fol-

Firemen,

make effective from today
lowing: arrangement:

For Deck Crews—Overtime is to
be paid for all work performed be-
fore § o'clock a.m. and after 5 o’clock
p.m. at the Union Steamship Com-
rate, which we understand
(fifty cents) per hour, at all

JOHN DONOVAN

Typewriters and Adding
Machines Supplies
and Service

pany s
.50

is

WNew and Used Machines
from $10.00 up

— See US First —

Lie Given To

Famine Storv

Reports of Impending
Famine Is Campaign
Of Enemies

MOSCOW, Feb. 19. (ALP)—Official
denial was given today to reports
emanating from Geneva and Vienna

that “another disastrous famine
threatens the Soviet Union by this
spring.”’

The reports are part of a deliber-
ate campaign by enemies of the
Soviet Union, government spokes-
men said. These reports are not new
but are made sporadically by organiz-
ations whose purpose is not to “aid
the starving peasants” bu is instead
to bring harm to the Soviet Union.
Plenty To Eat
Figures were cited to prove that
last year’s crops were much better
than those of 1933, the wheat crop
being much larger due to the in-
crease in collective farming and in
further mechanization which ereat-
ly increased the yield.
The fact that rationing of bread
on the “‘card system” abol-
ished, is sufficient proof that the
stories of famine and starvation are
pure fabrications. There is now no
limit to the amount of bread which
may now be bought.
Statements by delegates at the re-
cent congress of ‘‘shock farmers that
life on the collective farms has great-
ly improved, is further proof that no
famine will take place.

is now

AUTHORITIES’
CONTEMPTIBE
SUBTERFUGE

ONLY ONE APPLICATION
FOR CLOTHING PER DAY
WILL BE CONSIDERED

VANCOUVER, Feb. 23.—The Ren-
frew W-P.A. on Sept. 25th wrote to
Mayor Taylor regarding clothing for
single men who receive relief fron,
the city, pointing out the very seri-

| WHERE THE WORKERS RULE

eus condition that has arisen.

‘plied that the matter was to =%
placed in the proper channel 13)
early attention. = =

where
clothing, but we have developed
fact today:

Relief Office for clothing, where
was told that the application wo
be received, but nothing was s
about when the clothing would
issued.

application can be dealt with
day,

this matter up further, jnasmuch

(ALP)}—The icebreaker Sedov joi
airplanes yesterday in a search
two lighthouse employees carried | f

+
On Sept. 27th Mayor Taylor 4

Since then there have been c
Single men have recep

One Application Per Day <j
One of these men applied to t

cy

pop

Pf
This man was told that only

va &

and we hereby notify the
lief Committee we prepose to taj

it would takes years to supply i qiHe
these single men with clothing |
that rate. |:

SEARCH FOR = jet

WORKERS ae"

3
%

ARCHANGEL, USSR, Feb.

i

sea on a block of ice last Wedne
day. It is feared that even if th!
are able to cling to their perilo
perch on the White Seat, they wi
freeze as they were not wearing fu
when the block broke away from @

(ALP)—Pilot Golubev and two com
panions were reseued 25 miles non
of Archangel today aiter lying f
1S days on bark and hay folloy
forced descent of their airplanes”
swamp. They were found lying
hausted in the snow by a fishe
A second passenger remained
the wrecked plane and motor-s
were sent to his aid from heres
food and medicines,

frozen Shore. They had with the
one loaf of bread and a gun. at
\ i
PILOT RESCUED q
ARCHANGEL USSR, Feb 49 f°
e tA
ic

When you have read this pa
pass it on to your friend.

the @.L,.D.L. the District Executive
Committee stresses the need for in-
tensive recruiting in order to
strengthen and consélidate its ranks.
During the ten years of its exist-
ence, the Canadian Labor Defense
League has fully justified its incep-
tion And although well over 40,000
members are enrolled under its ban-
ner, great masses of the working
class have not as yet heard of its
existence.

To celebrate the tenth anniversary
and to strengthen and consolidate
its ranks, thé District Committee
falls in line with districts all over
Canada and has set aside March for
a reeruiting campaign. This month
bears great significance jnasmuch as
it was on March 18 that the Com-
munards of Paris made a bid for
workers all over the
meet to commemorate

power, and
world will
this day and event.

The Canadian Labor Defense
League will join with other workers’
organizations in commemorating this
eventful date and the D.E.C. calls

organizing Paris Commune meetings
in their localities.

out ports. No more than eight hours
per day is to be performed by the
erew in the Port of VYancouver—
Sunday work to be all overtime.

For Firemen—Beginning March ist
wages are to be $67.50 per month, on
the SS. Southholm.

This agreement is to remain iD
effect until replaced by another and
we undertake to begin negotiations
for an agreement covering all de-
partments without delay.

Yours very truly,

FRANK WATERHOUSE & CO.
OF CANADA LIMITED.
(Signed) B. B. Clarke, Treasurer.

ACCEPTED FOR THE CREW:

Gray B. Levy.

Frank Miller.

H. A. Baxter.

Pat. Driscoll, Secy; S.L.U.

Francis Donnelly.

C.L.D.L. TO MARK TENTH YEAR
OF DEFENSE WORK IN CANAD,

Forty Thousand Members in Canada Aroused i
Defend Political Prisoners —— Mass Influence ©
Embraces Additional Thousands

Marking the tenth anniversary apt

upon all branches to co-operate in }

Birthday Parties.

anniversary celebrations y¥
“Birthday Parties” which should b
organized by branches in every dis —
trict. Workers who are not mem

can there be informed of the re
played by the C.L.D.L. during its te”

proceeds of such birthday partie”
will assist in carrying through ot

ful manner and in meeting badly
needed orgahizational expenses am
costs for printing material.

Where such “Birthday Parties
are held on an ambitious scale |

the support of other working clas
organizations and have their rep
sentatives deliver birthday greetin
to the C.L.D.L. at the “Party” and
where possible should induce the
vited organizations to present “bi
day gifts:"’
Conventions. :
The National Executive Comm
tee has set the date of the next Nae
tional Conyention of the G.L.D.
tentatively at September 15, 1935.)
This date will mark the c ina=
tion of the anniversary campaigz
and each month from March until
September, special phases of our
work will be featured. a
As a necessary preliminary step
to the National Convention in Sep=
tember will be the holding of a Dis=
trict Conference, possibly In August;
where the problems and weaknesses
of the C.L.D.L. on a district scale
will be discussed and measures taken
to solve and correct them. E

yey

The District Committee plans
utilize these columns each week, inz
stead of publishing the B.C. Defense
Bulletin, so we urge all branches a
support the B.C. Workers News and
serve a double purpose; strengthen
the workers’ press and create a real
paper by supplying news.

Lucas.

432 W. Pender St., Sey. 282

The Youth Section of the U.L.E.T.A. Presents a Four-Act Drama

“FAMILY OF BRUSH MAKERS’

A Workinge-class Play That Will Appeal to AJll Workers
SATURDAY, MARCH 9th, at 8 p.m. — at 805 EAST PENDER ST. ¢

Admission — 25¢ and 15c¢