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VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1935

Heavy Attack on Living
Standards Starting

WICTORIA, B.C., March 4.—An-
ther attack against the workers is
n the making in the Legislature
ere. The thin end of the wedge was
userted by the Minister of Educa-
J ien, who tabled a proposal embodied
a a report of School Survey Com-
Saission. This proposal is for an ad-
itional tax of 2 per cent on all
y-ages and salaries over $50.00 per
4 10nth.

To head off criticism and give it
4 g0od face it is alleged that the
}acney raised by this means is for
he purpose of keeping up the stan-
ard of education.

This means that every worker who
eceives the miserable wage of $50.00
er month and over will have to pay
his tax. Already the workers are
axed 1 per cent on their wages be-
ides a Poll Tax of $5.00 per year.
» Pattullo in his campaign under the
Plogan of “Work and Wages” said
othing about this additional burden
)o be placed upon the workers.

EARY UP FOR
TRIAL MONDAY

North Shore Workers
Rallying in Defense

NORTH VANCOUVER, March 5.
—E. E. Leary and G. Kulchyski will
e Brought to trial on the frame-up
harge of “Watching and besettine.”’
‘he strike of the North Vancouver
‘nemployed for extra allowance of
slief was fought by all the united
fforts of the Governments.

At the last trial E. Leary ably
efended himself and the jury dis-
ereed at the fall assizes. At the
ming spring assizes Leary will
fain defend himself. The court is
=pected to sit about March 1ith.

‘Work and Wages’ Govt.

| Tax Workers’ Earnings

BACK WAGES PAID
TO MINERS

PRINCETON, B.C., March 5.—
Back wages, due the miners of
the Tulameen miine, closed down
Since February 23, have been
paid, although the mine is still
closed.

The fascist element tried to
assume the leadership of the
strugele through the so-called
Welfare Council, but they were
defeated, and miners and. unem-
ployed accepting the leadership
of the tested and tried Mine
Workers’ Union of Canada.

Cumberland

Unemployed
Down Tools

Protest Wire Sent To

Pearson
CUMBERLAND, March 4, — At

the regular meeting held on Satur
day, March 2, the Cumberland un-
employed decided to drop tools until
relief cuts were stopped as there
Were quite a few cut on the
Mareh relief. Sinsle men and women
staying at home wére cut from $9.60

were cut aS much as $10 off their
relief. A wire was sent to Pearson
telling him of the action and demand-
ins him to come up here. We are
going to hold another meeting on
Tuesday morning, March 5th, to de-
cide any further action.

The €C.L.D.L. is conducting a cam-
paign on the North Shore to raily

the workers.

fainst capitalistic oppression

or women’s suffrage.

Che purpose of the resolution

or special women’s demands
york).

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Women’s Labor League Has Militant
Program

International Women’s Day is an historic day of struggle

and against Imperialistic war.

It had its origin in the United States of America when
yorking women in 1908 set aside a special day for agitation

At the International Conference of Women Socialists in
910, Clara Zetkin, a veteran woman leader of Germany,
ntroduced a resolution to set aside March 8 as I. W. Day.

was not only to fight for the

ight to vote, but also to mobilize men and women to fight

(such as equal pay for equal

- Also that March 8 should be the day on which should
ulminate each year the campaign to draw women workers
nto the fight against Capitalism which doubly enslaves

yvomen.,

ippear and 1914 in Russia.

In Germany 1911, working class magazines began to

The movement was dropped

luring the war, due to the treachery of the Social Demo-

‘rats. But in March 8, 1917,

the women of Tsarist Russia

lefying the brutal terror of the police, left the factories in
nass and marched the streets demanding “Bread and an end

50 the Capitalist war.’

Thus their action was the fore-

‘unner of the great October revolution.

So in 1919, March 8 was also set
side by all workine class orgzaniza-
ions asa day which annually would
nobilize increasing numbers of
romen joining the struggle for bet-
er conditions and a better system.

The special issues effecting women
yhich the Women’s Labor League is
ealing with are:

1. Maternity Insurance and pro-
ection of working class mothers.
Free Birth Control Clinics for
fromen unable to pay for informa-
ion and services.

3.
rotests against cuts.

4. —~For adequate food,
nd shelter for all.

5. Adequate medical
bildren, especially dental
iven up to Grade 8, instead of only
3 Grade 4 at present.

2

Por increased relief grants and

clothing

care for
service

6. Agaimst military and cadet
‘aining in schools and Imperialist
ar:

The Soviet Union alone has solved
iese injustices; hence the enmity

of the capitalist countries towards
her. The solution of the capitalists
governments is war and fascism.
Working women, follow our way
Forward to the fight against
against the men-

out.
rotten conditions
ace of war and fascism. Porward to
the defense of the Soviet Union-

Flu Epidemic
In Slave Camp

REGINA —(ALP)—An epidemic of
influenza has broken out at the
Dundurn slaye camp, where 650
Single unemployed men have been
under the supervision of the
tary authorities. There are about
80 eases so far, it has been learned.
It has been necessary to turn some
of the buildings into temporary hos-
pitals.

maili-

to $6.60, and quite a few families |_

KARL MARX, 1818—1883

didd.

the Class Struggle.

Socialism.

parties of the world.

GENIUS OF WORLD REVOLUTION

The month of March is rich in revolutionary tradition.
On the 14th of this month, 1883, Karl Marx, founder of sci-
entific socialism and builder and leader of the First (Com-
munist) International, after a lifetime of heroic devotion to
the cause of the emancipation of the workers of the world,

_Rising capitalism was already bringing: misery to the
workers as a result of the profit system in production. The
stirrings of the workers found early expression in the
Utopianism of Bellamy and Owen, but never got further than
petty bourgeois, sentimental, wishful thinking.

Marx analyzed capitalist production and seeing the prole-
tariat as the coming ruling class, organized the First Interna-
tional. His genius gave the workers of the world the correct
Theory of Value, the Materialist Conception of History, and

The reformists of his day,
of his writings, and distorted more, in the attempt to adapt
Marxism to their parliamentary careerist needs. And even
today the reformists of Canada distort Marx in their effort
to justify their opportunist policy.

It remained for a Lenin to unearth his greatest contribu-
tions to working class knowledge and carry them forward
into the era of capitalist disintegration, imperialist war and
world revolution. Particularly was this true of the Dictator-
ship of the Proletariat which he put forward as the indis-
pensible Workers’ State in the transition stage after the
proletarian conquest of power.

The theories of Marx find their historical vindication to-
day in the Soviet Union where the workers maintain power
under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat and are building

The great work of Marx and his colleague Engels, car-
ried on by Lenin, is now in the competent hands of the Com-
munist International led by Stalin, and of the Communist

and later, buried a great deal

Nanaimo Bosses Discriminate

e

Against Union Longshoremen;

Scab Labor Being Recruited

Coal Sackers Threatened
They Scab —- Chinese Being Employed

co)

with Discharge Unless

NANIMO, March 6. — The S. S.
Latouche, of the Alaska S.S. Go.,
started 12 men here yesterday at
loading coal. In selecting the gangs
the union men were passed up.

The men engaged were appealed
to to demand the union rate, 95¢
per hour, and on the company’s re-
fusal, seven of them quit work. Al-
though there were 150 men on the
dock the company could not get
another man to work. The Chinese
were engaged to load the ship.

Men Sacking Coal Threatened.

Thirty men sacking coal in the
shed (miners) were given an ulti-
matum to scab and trim coal when
meeded or lose their jobs. They are
holding a meeting on Thursday to
decide what to do.

The Prince John is being loaded
tonight by a gang of mixed Chinese
and whites. There is no picket line
as yet, and because of the absence

Terror In
Slave Camps

CANYON, B.C., March 2.—A
District Conference of Relief
Camp Workers’ Union is in ses-
sion here. Delegates are present
from two districts—Nelson and
Cranbreok. The delegates are
confronted with great responsi-
bilities. Terror is rampant in
camps in Cranbrook district.

Camps from Crows’ Nest to
Welson must be linked up to
strengthen the Union. Delegate
from the Wasa Camp is here and
will report on the strike at his
camp. A fuller report will follow.

W. TAYLOR,
Sub. Dis. Organizer.

of such, some of the men who
walked off the Latouche are today
working on the Prince John.

It is vital that the crews of the
ships involved come to the assistance
of the longshore strikers.

The business men are kicking be-
cause the low pay given the Chinese
means less business for them.

NANAIMO SENDS
RESOLUTION ON
THE KARLSRUHE

Pretest Grows Louder
Daily

To the Vancouver Representatives

of the Hitler Government:

RESOLUTION

Having in yiew the murderous
and savage character of the Hitlei
government, the workers
farmers, here assembled vehemently
protest against the proposed yisit to
Vancouver of the
ISarlsruhe, and we demand that the
Canadian authorities advise the Hit-
Faseist government to abandon
the proposed visit, on the grounds
that the same is protested by the
people of British Columbia and of
Canada. We further assert that we
should view such a visit at this time
as constituting part of the prepara-

we and

Fascist Warship

ler

COMMUNISM
FEARED BY
C.F. LEADER

Calls on Workers To
Fight Active
Communists

GUELPH, Ont.—_(ALP)—The Rey.

Ben Spence of Toronto, C.C.F. lead-

er, has a new method now of re-
cruiting for his organization. His
slogan is “Join the CCF. and

Fight Communism.” Speaking at a
meeting here Spence

“My friends, do you know that a
while ago Massey Hall was filled
with a cheering, enthusiastic crowd
and hundreds could not get in? It
was to commemorate the seventeenth

of the Russian revolu-

said:

anniversary

tion—and not a line in the daily
press about it.
“Miy friends, do you know that

when Tim Buck was released from
kingston not a word was given to
the public that he was coming out,
but on his way to Toronto he man-
aged to get to a telephone, and two
hours after he hung up that re-
ceiver 5,000 people gathered at the
Union Station to greet him .. nota
few lines in the daily IRATE Sy os
that, my friends, is why you should
join the C.C.F. and fight Cummun-

ism as well as Fascism.”

CHINESE AND WHITE WORKERS
PROTEST WRETCHED RELIEF

Mayor Uses Intimidation |

—Promises to Submit
Data to Victoria

One thousand Chinese ‘workers
gathered in the Orient Theatre in
Vancouver on Sunday, March 3rd, to
protest the wretched relief handed
out to the Chinese workers at the
Anglican Mission soup kitchen.

Speakers from numerous organi-
zations participated.
Wel

The following
represented: Communist Party
anada, Socialist Party of Can-
Co-operative Commonwealth
the Labor
Communist
Workers’
Workers’

re
OLS
ada,
Federation,
League, the
League, the Provincial
Couneil and the Chinese
Action Committee.

Women’s
Young

A United Front delegation from
the above organizations was elected
to appear before the City Council
and the Chinese Consul on Monday,
March 4, to press for abolition of
the Chinese Soup kitchen and to de-
mand direct relief equal to that ob-
tained by white workers.
LATER.

Mayor McGeer Refused to Act.

The delegation appeared on Mon-
March 4, at the City Hall.
The mayor refused to meet the dele-
gation pleading stress of other im-

day,

portant work. He eventually agreed

to place the question before the
Provincial House, provided the data
Was furnished him regarding the

deaths and sickness of the Chinese
workers. This will be forthcoming.
He had a couple of Bulls
intimidate the workers’

there to
delegation.

Chinese Consul Endorses
Resolution.

The Chinese Consul refused to act
in the matter at first. He objected
to his countrymen enlisting the sup-
port of the white workers and ad-
vised them not to bring the white
workers on the delegation the next
time they came on any business.
Pressed by both Chinese and white
members of the delegation he final-
ly, agreed to endorse the resolution
of protest. The consul
letters to the Provincial
Government, who in turn had pass-
ed the

had written
several

buck from one department
to another. As the matter stands
at present it rests with Pearson.

Minister of Labor.
buried it.
Council

Wo doubt he has
The Provincial Workers’
in co-operation with the

Chinese workers are working out a
Plan of action to brin= mass pres-
the

way

to: bear

is the

sure
This

will

on fovernment.

that results

only
be obtained.

tions of an Imperialist war against
Soviet Russia.

This resolution was endorsed at
Wanaimo, on March 3rd, 1935, by the
ejitizens at a public meeting.

(Signed) WM. T. GRIEVES,
Chairman.

ALDERMEN FAIL
10 FOOL SOUTH
HILL WORKERS

Empty Talk — No Action
Not Good Enough

VANCOUVER, B.C., March 6.—On
February 26th, the South Hill C.C.F.
Unemployed sponsored a mass meei-
ing with a special invitation to all
the unemployed in this area to at-
tend, in hope of creating an initia-
tive committee of civic employees as
as fraternal and religious and

well
the unemployed of other groups to
deal with the “Work Programs” in
general and the South Hill
Project in particular.

The speakers were Aldermen Me-
Donald and Aldermen Wilson. Mc-
Donald opened up the broadside by
he supported McGeer
three reasons: First, that they were
both Irish; second, that MeGeer is
a reformer, and thirdly, that he is
progressive.

Well, McDonald
su of relief
recipitants and we thought he was
trying to create a body
anee to his board for dealing with
the unemployed. But he explained
that this board is to with
his Council and arbitrate.

Ald McDonald Wants to Cut
Relief Costs.

He then said, ‘‘The relief depart-

ment paid out $207,000 to employ a

Sewer

for

Saying

anyway, then

the organizing

of resist-

Sit

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CCF Protests

Jail Terms —

VANCOUVER, March 5.
C.CE. Unemployment
last Sunday took up the
the 28 relief
workers to 90 days in jail for order-
ing a meal for which they could not

The men were blacklisted in
camps and could not get relief

The
Conference
of

matter

sentencing of camp

pay.

the
from the city.

Do Not Want Karlsruhe.

The Conference

protested against

the sentencing and ordered a tele-
gram sent to Angus McInnis, M.P.,
asking him to take matter up
with the federal ermment. The

decided té& protest

the

conference also

to the Pattullo government.

Strone protest was made against

the visit of the Karlsruhe, German

battleship, and enter-

of

nst any

tainin= its crew by the city

council.

SHORT STRIKE

~ GAINS VICTORY

Back Pay Checks Won
By Militant Shingle
Weavers

PORT MOODY, March 2.—The
shinsle workers at the Port Moody
Shingle Company mill haye never
received the pay on the regular pay
days. Excuses given by the Boss
Hindu, Munsie Ram, was that he
only had a working capital of five
thousand dollars and most of this
was out in logs and other things
necessary to run a shingle miil.

Notwithstanding that, he has the
mill rented from the Gity of Port
Moody on a special basis in order
to absorb the unemployed and also
thinks the workers are blind to the
fact that there is never a week goes
by but he makes large shipments of
shingles, either by scow or rail, and
at the same time builds two new
kilns and other improvements
around the mill. He is paying the
lowest wages possible. When the
eheques were not forthcoming the
workers blew the whistle and shut
down the mill.

Blect Committee.

Calling the workers together
was decided that a committee be
elected and Sent to the office to
notify the Hindu that if there was
no money there would be no work
and the mill would be on strike.
After issuing cheques the bank
would not cash them, but finally,
after a whole day, the Hindu man-
aged to fix it so the cheques were
O.K.ed. The strike was then called
off by a mill vote, but not till the
Hindu was told that if the money
Was not forthcoming on the §&th,
which will be the next pay day, the
mill would be on strike. The work-
ers making it very clear that they
wanted no little dabs and dribbles
like they had been getting in the
past.

STRIKE WON BY
SEAMEN'S UNION

Two Victories in Week

Through Militant

Organization

st

VANCOUVER, B.C., March 5.—
Deckhands of the crew of the SS.
Border Prince won their demands
today which became effective from
March ist.

1. A 56-hour week.

2. One day off in seven with pay
applies to quartermasters, winch-
men, deckhands and firemen).

3. Fifty cents per hour overtime
to be paid after twelve hours work-
ed day, and over
in one week.

A uniform scale of wages of $55
per month is also included, which
was formerly $50 per month for
half of the deckhands (six in num-
ber) and $55 for the other six.

Other members of the crew only
benefit in the one day off in seven,
While deckhands benefit
from the new agreement.

Hours of work aboard this vessel
meant anything from 14 to 18 hours
per day. Wiremen now have a six-
hour watch.

in one 56 hours

largely

Winning of the demands adds an-
other victory, the second one in less
than a week, for the Militant Sea-
Industrial Wnion, to which
Union the crew of the Border Prince
belongs.

farers’

BERLIN, Feb. 27—(ALP)—The Nazi
sovernment was forced to apologize
U.S.S.R. today for the bruital
treatment of a Soviet official who
had taken ill in Germany and had
been removed to a sanatarium. Po-
raided the hospital room and
lifted the official from his bed in
order to search him.

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