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DR. BETHUNE COMING

. {Unions Entering BUILD RAILROAL
Political Field MaDe, Span Jeg

In Russian they’re called

: ; ° Udarniki, in Spanish Brigada
Toronto Trades, Labor Council, Issuing Call for Choque! illtee Engle

ew Zealand Diplomats Work Overtime

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Plans for a monster peace
demonstration August 4, in
which trade unions, peace or-
ganizations and all progress—
ive groups will be invited to

Participate, were laid by the . : see =e
Canadian League Aooinet Organized Labor Unity Initial Conference, Warns of Reaction’s shock pricade. Sidney and

ar and Fascism, BC section, mee As ier Threat to Labor Rights Beatrice Webb, in their monu-
at a conference helq Friday, orwar —— mental work on the Soviets,
June 25. at Victory hall, whee. TORONTO, Ont, July. 1——Galis have gone from the Labor describe the Udarniki as fol.
a large meeting of delegates heard |R JV ALRY ENDED Temple here for a conference to launch a wide labor repre- | lows: test
«Wt Stephen report on recent ac. Sentation movement whose more unmediate objective will be “Whey work with) funeye 4

Securing “genuine labor representation of our municipal ad- sity, shaming other workers ;,
ministration” for the protection of the “welfare of the com- | shop into putting more reg,
munity at large as well as of the trade unionists.” and continuity into their ene

, Authorized by the Toronto Trades Their function in Spain =

‘vand Labor council the call is issueq same. Whether they are __

i } S O b less by the provisionaj committee for So0ing into attack or factor)

labor representation set up some] ers helping Peasants gatEd.

H | | j I few weeks ag0 on decision of the wheat harye&t Or workers —
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trades council, Tailway or in 9 munitions a5
Ernest Woollon, secretary of the] the term “furious intensity>
International Brotherhood of Boolk-| describes their actions,
W orkers’ Alliance
Opposes Cutting
Of WPA Workers

WELLIN GTON, New Zea-
land, July 1.—The most im-
portant step forward in the
history of the trade union
movement jin Ney Zealand
Was taken when over 300 dele-
gates, representing the yari-
ous trade unions in New Zea-
land, unanimously decided to
form one national federation of trade
unions in Ney Zealand, to be known

as the “Ney; Zealand Federation of
Labor.’’

Soon after the congress began it
Was evident that rank and file dele-
Sates were determined to achieve
unity and were likewise determined
to present any disrupters from hola-
ine official] POSitions.

Poillowins a2 period of bitter riy-
alry and hostility between Various
national union leaders and between
three national trade union organiga-
uions—the Trades and Labor Coun-
ceils Federation. composed of craft
unions Principally, and the two sec-
tions of the Alliance of Labor, to

binders, Toronto local and member
of the Provisional] committee, stateq
that the caljj has been sent to all
locals of the international] trade
union movement. Other progressive
bodies may be included after the
first conference.

Bethune Coming Here.

Stephen Stated that Dr. Norman
Bethune, head of the Canadian meqd-
ical Mission, is nOw in New York
completing arrangements for the
release of his famous Spanish war
4 film which will be shown through—
Gut the American continent. Dr.
Bethune wil] visit Vancouver in the
near future, he Stated.

Proposals were presented to the
conference by Mrs. Roy Drayton of

These Brigadas Choques ard
pride of Spain today. The ~
Sencies caused by the War natura.
ly necessitate Superhuman efforts
on the part of factory workers and
Peasants to assure that the people
and the army get the necessary *

The cali states: food and Supplies. Shock brigades

“The Toronto Trades and Labor | are Proving the answer to the
council have authorized the provi- | problem.
Sidiial committee for labor repre-* The most interesting shock bris-
Sentation to convene a general con- ade is that of city workers formed ~
ference of representatives of the to help the farm bopulation eather
internationa] trade union move- | 5, the grain, reaping, threshing,
ment to decide upon the most prac- winnowing. Upon the successful
tical means to ensure labor repre- Carrying out of this work, not only
sentation on our Municipal ad- the prosperity of the field workers
ministration. is involved, but the: welfare of the.

MILWAUKEE, Was: July 1 =
Representing the great mass of the
United States’ unemployed who live
on the margin of Starvation and get
kicked around by Politicians, dele-
gates poured into Milwaukee from
every corner of America to attend
the third annual convention of the

board 4 i
3 vanconeee re eee ee which most. of the industrial unions Workers Alliance. Union Rights Central Issue army and the future of Spain. Ss
ri Plight of fhe Spanish children, Ss aia Ss Saas oO ee pe eae Souls ellie ae eg te OS: Eee Wuenisn Harvest Vital

Coast and the far west they came
by car, bus, train — some paying,
Some thumbing their Way or riding
the rods. As the convention came
to order, some 700 delezates of
America’s 10,000,000 unemployed

conference on the question of unity
is hailed by all New Zealand work-
ers aS an important Step forward in
combattinse- Consolidation of reaction-
ary forces seeking downfall of the

modate war orphans and that co]-) Present Labor government.

(the right of workers to organize
into unions of their Own choice and
their right of collective bargaining)

“A record harvest must be sath-
ered in a record time; therefore
2 - 2 = the city workers are responding by
is fhe) “central usu “in| Ontario forming shocic brigades to help the

ONES oF today. e Peasants. Groups of “mechanics in —
The welfare of the community Particular are being formed to :

lections were being organized in the Leader in the struggle for unity were in hand to besin dealing with at dance as) Sener se the tau : : :
Province for this purpose. Was the Miners’ National Council, the many serious problems of the ionists d a th t fake” care.” of seucultural pee
unaffiliated to any of the three riyal jobless. too pee, “ePends upon the icc it. | Chinery. The Maaiia press is full

é 3% to which labor Will exercise its of praise for these brigades of city

The conference decided to begin
2 campaign of boycott against Ger

means of added th
Fascist See = ae Dockers Plan

pedies! In spite of weariness from travel, | democratic Tights. Recent events workers.
all had an eager desire to “set go-| have shown that trade unionism is
ing.” There were men and women, | the first object of attack by aggres-

young and old, from all occupations | Sive reaction.

I spoke to 4 svroup farmward-
bound with laughter on their sun-
tanned faces, happy to take a tur

A unanimous yote to send Presi- | YOu will support it. This confer-
dent Roosevelt 9 telegram asking | ence must not fail, if organized
labor is to retain its power to pro-

e y and professions — Many unemployed “The success of this timely move sees ‘ <<
2 Stephen Stated that Canadian ee e for years, others Since ‘recovery’ made by the Toronto Trades and au ee farmers ee One: See :
E exports to Spain’s, legal govern- H D Hosa Labor council will depend upon how | Worker said Proudly: “We are giy-
| ment had almost Ceased, while awall r | V e Boas ing up our Sunday holiday to help

Sather the grain because it will

Morocco, Franco’s territory, had help us win the War.”

i 7 S55 . that “your olicy that ‘no one who S
: see a oon ee O rganizin = Industria] = eee find aS job in private indus.| tect the wage-earner. Commander Lister ee a
j : pesbest on 5 5 = es nounced some days ago t at his
: ; - Pp ees = = , rae aS f : Sea =
: Premier Mackenzie King’s visit to Union F or Closed Behind the scenes the diplomats are busy—and particularly the | try at gresne ea aa Re meee tose isea cee cree Be soldiers! voted to foreso) leagn and
Hitler which is reported to have Port diplomats of Fascist Etaly and Nazi Germany. Above—Premier Mus- | Off WPA,’ be en orced,”” was passe 2 lit; = 2 help the peasants instead. The im-
been arranged for the purpose of es solini escorts Nazi Marsha] Werner yon Blomberg (right) from the | by delegates. eos oe Se nat portance of worker brigades for ;
exporting Canadian metal to Nazi HONOLULU, Hawaii July 1.— | Littorio airport, near Rome, as the German military chief arrives from Terrific applause punctuated the tomers Sp epee Prins os farine Gs seeni sor only in their im- :
Germany. militant organizational: drive stone Berlin by air to review the Duce’s land and sea forces at the Italian Keynote address “of Eres. David the trade union movement by the | mediate Practical results but in the pe
G. N. Webster Canadi del te | industria] eign lines to make every | end of the Berlin-Rome axis. Below—Hing Carol of Rumania rides Lasser, who declarea: “The Work- rapid pace of events y farreaching social and political ef-
to TiS Sees Con ze Srune inl the) asain Islands ,| through the Streets of, Bucharest with President Ignace Moscicki of ers’ Alliance will join with the work- “The conference ST consider aly | fect of this display of Solidarity be-
league, held jn Seatuatne ae e pepe ore2 and “fo, ainionise all Poland who was accomipanied by a £roup of diplomats from Warsaw. ing; class in its great ery of ‘No sides of this all important problem | tween city and country,
ported a large ana iene eas Orie ee a the maritime | Lhey are supposed to have discussed the Jugoslay-Hungarian-Bulearian Pasaran! We shall set our goal— and will decide “pon a counselor There's also the Perrocarril
& te Bather—| workers eng Shee © : bloc which Mussolini is trying to promote under his leadership, and | and shall not cease in our activities Say, Choque, or rafilway shock brigade.
ing of forces asainst Fascism on | and transportation industry will soon = = 5 5 ES Rea E é action. que,
this occasion A total of 180 or be launched by the Honolulu Long-| Which has diplomats of other eastern European countries worried. until it is achievea—that every man, Several Toronto trade unionists | Here also the Spanish workers are. -
- = > i} fi — td 7 7 ] a as - - - 7 ta 4 r |
sanizations affiliated +o the leasne Shoremen’s Association. oem one oo ne and the provincia] council of the showing the world how they will
were represented by delegates from Longshoremen, warehousemen, wen au Se: ; 2 Sree = oe CCE met in Toronto last Week to | Win the War. A new BREN GAY line
Washington Oregon, and British alers Jerks, railway workers Pp nt Ban Protested ance Which this nation can provide discuss the party’s attitude towards | is being built from Valencia. to
; - - ee P u aramou its citizens.” ; i : ded
Columbia. Over 108,750 people had teamsters—all crafts connected with : the call. “Madrid. More workers were needed.
a voice in the drive 88ainst Pascism the industry are to be organized into SS At the recent annual convention | Immediately Madrid workers re-

ig j i i rhi rj = sl i ded forming shocik brigades
one big industrial union, which will E the right wingers who formed the | Spon 1, ; :
Sanna itsel£ immediately With the ewsree S oO mpar la NEW SOVIET DOCTORS majority of those at last week's | and S0ine out on the railway job. =
Hawaiian Islands Wederation of MOSCOW — (FP) — I, the term meeting were opposed to “diluting” | The S0vernment now predicts the :
just ended 1,570 doctors were gradu- | their program to take in the trade | railway will be finished ahead or

eee Purveyors Of Happenings ated from Soviet medical schools. unions. Schedule. t

PREPARES DEFENSE SCHEME :

through these delegates,

DENTISTS
LLEWELLYN

/Dr. R. Douglas

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia. — Franz
Machnik, minister of War, has an-

Phone Sey. 5577 nounced a far-reaching and drastic NEW YORK, J uly 1— (FP) —‘“‘Newsreels are not the im-
measure for the defence of the re- partial purveyors of happenings they claim to be,” says a :
Corner : Public, which will include training | statement issued by Associated Filn, Audiences, protesting Summer Gomfo rt Special Custom
Richards and Hastings fo pein Sexes from the ages of six ay pression by Paramount News of the pictures of Republic Grade:

to sixty, and the construction of a

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great fortification system, Steel’s Memoria] Day massacre at Chicago.
The films, viewed privately by , f Vi |
continues, ‘Tf Paramount is allowed f en in
to suppress this film without Strong a

¥ LaFollette committee  asents at
Washington, Showed police firing
protest by all orsanizations and in-

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| Semi-Display Classified their revolvers Pointhlank into 4
. dividuals, it will be only a short
Step to the suppression of all motion
pictures ‘Presenting a truthful por- = [es
trayal of the contemporary scene.

dense crowd of men, women and
Wes 4 children, Pursuing and clubbing sur-
} Vivors unmercifully,
Refutine Paramount's excuse that

SCOTT BROS M i PL EA SAN T || tne newsreels are “tense and nerve- | We believe it is for the public and
z B I L L 1A R D H A L L racking,” the organization points | local theatre exhibitor to spell P#2IsH the thought that a comfort shoe
Groceries, Provisions Fruits, aR out that Paramount does not hesi- | whether this film should be shown. for sen must be a eorndodger or “police-
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