“stated to the delegation that “it had ™ ers here for higher wages are met. )) wage increases. Cariboo Mining Compa- nies Out to Break Union STRIKERS SOLID (Special to The Advocate) WELLS, BC, June 10. — Provincial Fair Wage Officer Harrison, after meeting the strike committee stated that the demands of the hard-rock miners of Cariboo Gold Quartz and Island Mountain mines were reasonable and he could see no reason why the com- pany could not meet them. everything possible has been done by the strike committee and union officials to obtain a just settlement of the strike, but the two company managements haye but one objective —to smash the union. Three weeks aso, with no threat of strike action, 370 miners elected a delegation to see the operators and request a scale of Weaees equal te that of Bridge River. and as part Western Canada’s Newspape VANCOUVER, B.C., JUNE 11, 1937 Advocate r LABOR CONT Noted Swedish _ Writer In City Albert Viksten, Canadian Scene, To Those writer and lecturer, looking material for his new at him. armed lecturer in the employ of the progressive Sovernment ofc that country which believes in intensive of a new agreement to be discussed. The mill superintendent Who had Previously rebuffed the union When it protested a case of discrimination. to come sooner or later and that the men had better lay or set off the nest.’ Ranks Solid. These events decided the miners to take strike action, although they first sought the services of a con- ciliation board from the provincial fovernment. Harrison, while admittinse the fair ness of the miners’ demands. told the strike committee that the com- panies were determined not to ree- Osnize the union, whereupon the miners agreed to waive this demand. The companies, however, following a2 policy of rejectin= all points raised, told the strike committee that they would take the men back as they saw fit and at the old rates of pay. Attempts to split the solid ranks Were Shown when each emplovee of he Island Mountain company re- ceived a jetter Stating that the mine would reopen if a majority applied in writings for employment, but this Plan has also mis-fired. Labor Seeks educational campaigns to acquaint the people with its program. Through an interpreter, quick Word sketches and a few compari- sons, I was able to Sather a fair idea of the country which recently elect- ed 119 proeressive members to its reichstag, which is carrying= out a bold program of public works and Which has reduced the number of unemployed to around 12,000 since 1932. Albert Wiksten Was justly proud of the fact that his progressive sovernment plans to clear away slums and build 50,000 houses by us- ine state funds loaned without in- terest, payable in 30 years, with five years’ §race before any Payment is demanded. Workers Are More Prosperous. Vilkksten expressed the opinion that Swedish workers were more prosper- e ¢ ous senerally than Canadian and American wage earners, due prin- Cipally, he said, to an all-round im- Provement in business conditions. An armaments boom is not re- Sponsible for this upturn, he stated; in fact, the government is now pro- hibitine foreign capital from com- ing into the country to be used for armament purposes. Strict control of output on the famous T) | | | Premier Per Albin Hansson und ESTS N.S. ELECTION er whom Sweden is making steady. progress. He is seen here at his favorite game of bowls. CIO Prepares To Organize 4,000,000 Office Workers’ PHILADELPHIA, the Committee for unions representing 8,600 16 cities sent delegates. In offering the CIO resolution, President Lewis Merrill of the Bookkeepers’ »stenographers' and Accountants’ Union of New York, declared that the American Wedera- tion of Labor executive council, over a& period of fifteen years, had de- clined to grant officeworkers an in- ternational cCharter. He expressed confidence that under CIO leader- Ship 4,000,000 office workers would be able to win organizational yic- tories_ Len de Caux, officially represent- ing the CIO, tola the convention that the CIO considered organization of office and. professional workers es- Sential to the success of the trade union movement. “The CIO is now entering’ its second phase,” de Caux said. “We have never taken the attitude of the AF ofL toward white collar work- ers. At first we had to concen- trate on the mass production in- dustries. Now we are Proceeding to expand our activities. We plan to extend our organization from mass Pa, June 10—(FP)—A ffiliation with Industrial Organization was voted unani- mously by representatives of unionized officeworkers of | America at a national convention here. Twenty-four local organized white collar workers in Conference Is Planned By League TORONTO, Ont., June 10,— The third National Congress for Peace and Democracy will] be held on Octo- ber 15, 16 and. 17, the tentative dates set, it was announced this week in a bulletin issued by the national bureau of the Canadian League Against War and Fascism. Leading members of the league and other Canadian peace move- ments and prominent international workers for peace will address the consress and join the discussion, it is expected. The statement of bureau of the league, the national in explaining the reasons why the congress is being called, Points to the serious Production industries to the white collar field. “We are Soing to organize white collax workers for practical reasons. The CIO believes in the unity and solidarity of manual and white col- lar workers.” “The CIO is now the main bedy of American labor, not the AW of 1.” In final Sessions, Merril} Was elected President of the interma- tional union, to be known as the United Office and Professional Workers of 4 merica. Cafe Union Has 115,000 Members CINCINNATI. O0.,—(FP)—Passine the 115,000 mark in membership, the Hotel and Restaurant Employes’ T™- ternational Union expects. to 135,000 Shortly. reach Situation in the world today and the need for “organizing the mass sSen- timent for peace Whieh exists among the citizens of Canada.” The statement Calls for peace com- mittees and organizations through- cut the country to do €verythine: Possible to ensure large delezations from all parts of Canada “represent- ine every walk of life and every con- ceivable point of view amone those who Sincerely desire world peace.” Fascists Create Roumania Crisis BUCHAREST, Roumania, June 10. —Ion Mihalache. Jeader of the Nza- tional Peasant Party declared this week that Premier Tatarescu. in the presence of Wice-President Ion In- culetz, had openly said that 4 State of anarchy in Roumania was wide- Spread, due mainly to the laxity of former Premier Waida-Voevod in tolerating Fascist organizations. 28 for $4.00 APOLLO CAFE OYSTER AND CHOP HOUSE $4.50 Meal Ticket West Cordova St. THEO. ANGELL Prop. 1S M0t published or disprayed by the Liquor This advertisement anadian Governme: t British Columbia. Control Board or by the Government of == <> ————_—_. ‘Candidates In All Halifax Ridings, Says Labor Leader Development of Unions Has Strensthened Movement OPPOSE PREMIER —_—__ Said Reasonable The Third Page Leading Progressive Canada To Gain From USSR Flight Moscow - San Francisco Air Route Brought Nearer BC ON ROUTE By PAT FORKIN. MOSCOW, USSR, June 10. —Probably no country in the world has more to learn from the Soviet victory over the North Pole than Canada. Ironically enough, it seems likely that Soviet aviators will Open up to human knowledge unknown parts of Canada’s northland. In fact, this pro- cess seems already started, for when Soviet aviators land- ed 12 miles the other side of the North Pole they landed in ter HALIFAX, NS, June 10.— Labor and progressives are contesting several seats in the Nova Scotia elections called for June 29. Following the announce- ment of J, W. McKinley, vice- president of the Halifax Lab_ or party that his party will Tun a candidate in every Halifax riding, a representative mass meet_ ing at Glace Bay nominated a can- didate to contest Cape Breton Fast. A Labor candidate will] also oppoése Premier Angus Macdonald in Hali_ fax South. Caught unprepared by the sud- den decision to hold a provincial election this month, after Hon. A. S MacMillan, when acting premier some months ago, had stated defi- nitely that “no election would be held this year, Labor nevertheless is in a much stronger position to Secure representation in the legis- lature. Building of steel and mine unions im the past year has added impetus te the development of an inde- pendent labor and Progressive move- | ment. Aggressive campaigns are ex pected to aid still further in the de- velopment of Labor parties in yari- ous localities. The Liberal sovernment of Preng- ier Angus Macdonald was elected in 1933. Oust 250,000 From Council NEW YORK, June 10:-—Two hun- dred and fifty thousand union mem- bers in 46 local unions have been suspended from the New York Cen- tral Trades and Labor Council. The suspension “tantamount to expulsion,’’ according to John I. Mulholland, vice-president of the Central Trades, was ordered by the executive committee. Mulholland said that the action Was automatic, following a letter dated May 27 from William Green, president of the AF ofL. Those suspended are New York City locals of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, the Amalgamated Clothing: Workers’ Union and the United Garment Workers. Two other locals suspended had previously left the AF of L. They are the Transport Workers’ Union, Which severed all connections with the International Association of Machinists, and the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union, now Part of the new CIO international for office workers. ritory claimed by Canada. | Soviet newspapers are now filled with discussion of leading Soviet flyers regarding’ the Preposed Mos- cow-San Francisco route Over the root of the world. This route will Make imperative landing stations on Canadian- territory and in this re- gard Prince Patrick Island is al- ready mentioned. It seems likely that the proposed route would follow the 120th paral- lel of longitude, whieh, in part, forms the border of Alberta and British Columbia. Soviet planes would, therefore, cross the Pacific Coast province Somewhere between Kamloops and Vancouver on the Way to Seattle and San Francisco. Soviet Aii Dominance. The tremendous advance made by the Soviet aviation is shown by the efficient Way the polar expe- dition was handled and also by the world’s records which have been falling to Soviet prowess in the air. Most recent world marks were broken only this Week when records for women’s altitude and lone dis- tance flights for light hydroplanes went by the board. Arctic Advances. Soviet advance in Amretig avia- tion has been Sensational and the high Standard of Soviet planes combined with the fearless courage of the Soviet pilots Makes an air route to Canada and the United States over the North Pole certain of success as soon as the scientific data sathered by the polar winter- ing party is examined and the un- exjlored “white Spot” at the top of the world is filled in. In keepine its eyes on aviation and the worls in the Are- tic, Canada has much to lear both about its own northern territory and how to solve the problem of Arctic transport. Stas a Soviet DS an ae Dr. R. Dowetas ) Phone Sey. 5577 Oorner Richards and Hastings J y/ Semi-Display Classified — if SCOTT BROS. Groceries, Provisions, Fruits, Vegetables — Tobaccos and Cigarettes 801 EB. Broadway, - Fair. 60 en Millworkers, Shingleweavers, Loggers! .. Read your Own trade union paper. . “The B.C. Lumber Worker” $2 Year, $1.10 6 Mos., 60¢ 3 Mos. 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