Pafe Two 1Se IB Op rey ae = S 2 ADV CO CAST August §, 1937. Relief Workers Organize Five Hundred By Workers’ Alliance Enrolled With 500 men wearing union buttons on the civic-provin- cial relief jobs and a steady campaign conducted on the 21 projects by six organizers for the Workers’ Alliance, hope for a better deal is expressed by many, when the demand for more work is presented to relief officials this week. inion officials report that around? 600 men have finished their quota of days on the projects, with new gangs taking their places. hast Sunday at a meeting of job) delegates at 49 West Fifth Ave., it | was decided to cali a mass meeting | of project workers, Friday, August 6, 8 p.m., to which Aldermen Pett- piece, Hurry and promised to attend. The grievances and demands of ¢he men will be aired and the three CGF aldermen will have full oppor- funity to deal with these questions. Main resolutions to be submitted ¢4o relief authorities, deal with the necessity for more work days, low= ermg of the present high rentals and the establishment of a commit- ¢ee with power to settle grievances. According to a statement made by Mr. Rees Jones, union official, the meeting on Friday will have an im- portant bearing on the future wel- fare of project workers. Shearer Asks Labor Unity Gutteridge have Says Washington Meet Made Little Progress Under reports of delegates, Sam Shearer of the Railroad Carmen’s Union reported to the Trades and Tabor Council last Tuesday on his fraternal visit to the Washington State AF of L convention. Shearer charged that Dave Beck, head of the Teamsters’ Union in Seattle, which had 300 delegates seated in the convention, was con- cerned mainly with attacking the GIO and in this was backed by Mayor Dore of Seatile, who also at- tacked everything of a progressive nature. ? “T+ was nothing but a red-baiting convention, with little or no Con- structive proposals made,” stated Shearer to the council. Making an appeal to the dele- gates at the Trades and Labor Coun- eil, for tolerance toward those who favored the CIO, Shearer Stated: “Qur job is not to cast them out of our labor movement, but to heal the breach and keep them within the fold.’ Patronize Our Advertisers HASTINGS BAKERY High. 3244 716 East Hastings Street 4068 East Hastings Street 1709 Commercial Drive Quality Products at Moderate Prices We Deliver to East End and Grandview Homes ¢ “Thrifty Housewives Shop at Hastings Bakery!”’ 100% UNIONIZED » nicipality ‘Circulation Drive Tops 700 Mark Fernie, Pioneer Donate To PA Maintenance | The People’s Advocate circulation drive for 2,000 new subscribers has | now passed the 700 mark, according to Phil Gibbens, circulation man- ager, this week. “Response to our appeal for sub- seriptions for British Columbia volunteers in the Mackenzie-Papi- neau Battalion has been disappoint ing,” he stated. “Reading material is pretty scarce in Spain, from what the boys tells us, and a bundle of PA copies would be an appreciated gift. Subseriptions sent in should be made out either to individual vol- unteers of specified for inclusion in a genera] bundle.” Latest salesman for the PA 1s Tom Ewen, provincial secretary of fhe Communist party, who sold sey- eral copies and obtained two sub- seriptions at #& recent meeting at Bradner. W. Ravenor, last week appointed British Columbia manager for the Glarion, national jabor-progressive weekly, as a leading salesman for the PA sold more than 100 subscrip- tions in three weeks. In the PA “Patronize Our Adver- tisers” campaign, Mrs. E. Willzams, a visitor here from Wyndell, BC, re- ceived the $2 bill left three weeks ago at the Downing Beauty Parlor, 130 West Hastings. She immedi- ately donated one dollar to the PA maintenance fund. Another $2 bill will be left this Saturday with an advertiser for the first customer displaying a copy of the PA. Donations to the PA maintenance fund acknowledged this week are: Fernie Part-Time and Unemployed Workers’ Association, $5; Pioneer Mines, $6.50. Picnic Held By Maillardville MAILLARDVILLE, BC, Aug. 5-— Under the auspices of the local Un-} employed Protective Association, 650 people, 350 of whom were children, attended a picnic at Queen’s Park, New Westminster, last Sunday, at which Councillor Clark and Phil Gib- pens, business manager of the PAS gave brief addresses. Councillor Glark, Coquitlam mu- relief officer, told the eathering that a park should be laid out in Coquitlam for the benefit of the workers. A resolution on the councillor’s suggestion which called upon the municipal council to take immediate action Was endorsed by the meeting. Among those contributing to the success of the affair were: Mrs. Le- houx. P. Hachey, J. &. Filbathrault, A. Pare, H. Sabourin, G- Collette, A. Finnigan R. Hachey We a Canuel. AID FOR SPAIN NEW YORK.—(FP). — Woodstufis weighing 1,500,000 pounds and 350,- 000 Ibs. of clothing, the total value being $250,000, have been shipped to Spain to date by the North American Committee to Aid Span- ish Democracy. Electric Irons, Toasters, Lig 1010 Davie Street For Advertising Contest we can supply: in Electrical Supplies NEW AND USED WASHERS AND RADIOS AT YOUR OWN TERMS MEIKLE RADIO & ELECTRIC CO. ht Globes, and Everything Phone Sey. 9025 LOGGERS Where Old-timers Meet — Carrali at Cordova St six Go with the crowd to the AINIER —— Headquar Cc MINERS id and Strangers Feel at Home Why Not Come Down and Talk it Over? reet eS | | | | Bighteen years ago Canadians were being urged to join the Si- berian expenditionary foree by 2 | government which placed no ob- | stacles in the path of those wil- | ling to aid in crushing a nation ; } which since has built a new, bigher democracy such as the world has never known before. Today, Canadians who volun- | teer their services in defense of | democracy in Spain are subject to the severe penalties of the in- famous Foreign Enlistment Act | forced through the house by the | Hing government this spring. GROWERS (Gontinued from page 1) Richmond-Marpole Review, who took a prominent part last year in exposing the board’s activities, asks a number of pertinent questions in a letter to the Advocate this week: ‘Will control mean that the board in this district will take $47,000 out of us to run its office as it did last year? ‘Will it give us $9.40 for earlies, such as many of us got last year, permitting us to sell only a small portion of our crop, whereas this year we have been able to sell all our earlies from $20 up? “Will it persistently refuse us ac- cess to Vancouver and foreign mar- kets until our crop has deteriorated bevond saleability, “Will it leave us stuck with thou- sands of unsold tons, as it did last year, which people in Vancouver need, but which we are not allowed to bring across the river? “Will it sell potatoes on the prairie for 13 cents a sack, and then charge Vancouver consumers an €x- orbitant price to make up for this joss, settling with the farmer on this ‘pool’ basis? “Byen though we have our own markets again established in town, must we give them up at the board’s command and wait until it gives us permission to Sell through it, at its price and at its convenience? “phe declaration of war from Tad- ner is repeated privately on hun- dreds of farms, and if these growers would only take time to get together to make a united stand they could make themselves heard and force the government to consider their wishes. ‘Rail Pension Svstem Rapped ness of the system of old age Dr. Bethune | Raises$110 — At Victoria | Nigel Morgan | Chairman At Big Meeting VICTORIA. 3G, Ave, 3 At a meeting in the Chamber of Com- | merce here Monday, Dr. Norman Bethune, Ganada’s ace surgeon, raised $110 for the work of the Spanish- Canadian Blood Transtu- sion Institute. Nigel Morgan, CCF candidate here in the last provincial election, pre- sided over a gathering of some 500 people. Last Sunday, Dr. Bethune was the esuest of the Canadian League Against War and Fascism here, under whose auspices he is touring British Columbia, at a banquet held at the Melrose Cafe in Vancouver, Among those attending were A. M-. Stephen, provincial president of the | League; Alex Holmes, editor, Hish- land Echo; Ald. A. Hurry, CCE; T. A. Hwen, provincial secretary of the Communist party; and Mrs. Beckie Eiwen, Garfield A. King, Vancouver barrister; Mrs. Stuart Jamieson and Mrs. Planta, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: Dr. Clarke, University of British Columbia and Professor Sedgewick, also of the U.B:C.; Mrs. Jean Pelton, Women’s Spanish De- fense committee; James Maskill, Intl. Inland Boatmen’s union; W. Atkinson, U.M.W.A. Nanaimo local; and J. Robertson, U.M.W.A., Cum- berland local; G. N. W. Webster, Mrs. Stoneman, Women’s Labor League; Dr. W. Curry and Dr. Murphy. Many Accidents At Fraser Mills NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, Aug. 5—Unrest is growing among the workers at Fraser Mills here at the company’s employment and speed-up policies. Officials of the Lumber and Saw- | Mrs. Ross Reports 128 mill Workers union report that over 150 experienced men have been fired in the last three weeks and 2 number of men who have come here recently from the prairies hired to take their places. Frequent visits of the ambulance to the plant is evidence of the high rate of accidents caused by speed- up. 'TLA Enters Maritime Field i } Maritime Leaders Plan | Conference In Chicago | NEW YORK, three charters to groups of li The action, rumored for several weeks, is understood to have the approval of the American Federa- tion of Labor and is expected to re- move the Intl. Seamen’s Union, also AF of L. largely from the picture, leaving the ILA to carry the fight with the National Maritime union, formed in May by groups leaving the ISU. Gompleting the work of drafting a constitution which will now be submitted to the membership for approval, the NMU adjourned its first convention here. It voted to seek affiliation with the Committee for Industrial Organization. Wo action from thee CIO is ex- pected on the affiliation request HOTEL ters for FISHERMEN A Warm Welcome Always Awaits Phone, Sey. 236 S| L 1 & to the CIO hope to receive a nation- | | | | | | m8 \| brick installations, $29.00 Up until after a meeting of maritime leaders from all over the country at Chicago, Aug. 30. Following that meeting, maritime leaders friendly al charter for the formation of 2 national maritime federation. Victoria Opens ‘ MICTORIA, BC, the have Aug. 5.— Friends of lion opened an office here at 1: rernment Street, with David Ross as seeretary. All funds and comforts for the Canadian boys | fighting for Republican Spain should be sent this address. to | awcdust Burners staurant Ranges, lers, Furnaces, For Stoves, & Heaters, Be and Bake Ovens See the new 8% Streamline Kitchen Unit. Fiirst class fire- || LEADER BURNERS 323 Alexander Ave., Vancouver Phone: Doug. 390 SSS eee Office For. FMPB. Mackenzie-Papineau Batta- | will Aug. 5.—(FP).—The International Long- shoremen’s Association (AFL) has definitely entered the maritime field by setting up a division within its fold called the Marine Transport Workers of the Atlantic. It has issued censed and unlicensed seamen. > Coming Events 1 5 Friday, August 6, 8 p.m.. Orange Hall. Auspices, Workers’ Alliance. New works scheme to be discussed with Aldermen Pettipiece and Hurry present. Friday, August 6, 2 p.m., Orange Hall. Single unemployed and BSL meetings. Friday, August 6, 8 p.m., Room 17, 615 West Hastings Street. Girls’ Brigade to Aid Spain meets. New recruits are invited to help Spanish orphans. | Saturday, August 7, $8 p-m., Audi- torium, Denman Street. Auspices, CLAWIT. Doctor Bethune with Spain moving picture. Admission 25 cents. Tuesday, August 10. Mothers’ Council meeting will not be held. Instead, a picnic at Kitsilano Beach Starts 2 p.m., in aid of Singe unem- ployed. Bring baskets of food for boys. Program has been arranged. Donations of food will appre- ciated. Contact Mrs. Woodrow, Bay. 8579L. | Wyery Thursday in the month is pusiness meeting of Domestic Work- Union at Labor Headquarters, 529 Beatty Street. Kkeep September an date for the young people's pienic. Aus- pices Young Communist League. Many novel features promised and | an %inds of fun. Tickets now on | hand two signet which drawn for at picnic. be ers’ open rings, the for be Picnic August 11, 8 603 West Hastings PAA, saat Room 106, Street. SPE While You Wait. - Men’s Half Soles and Heels! |: = @eaes ee Ladies’ Half-Soles - §, at 9:30 a.m. from Harbor Naviga- t Trades Council Asked To Prepare Special Legislation Read out at the Trades and Labor Council last Tuesday, was a resolution from the Standard Railway Unions Local Conference Committee dealing with inadequacy and untfair- retirement allowances on the two main railway systems in Canada. The fact that penSion allowances do not apply to any employee who} enters the service after 40 years or| age, and, on the CPR, any employee who “‘re-enters’’ the service after | strike, is barred from the pensions | scheme, has caused wide resentment | in the lodges for many years, and will be taken up for redress by the coming Trades and Labor Congress. The resolution, which was unani- mously endorsed by the council, points out that several nundred em- ployees on the CPR are penalized by these unfair rulings and states that there can be no permanency in the pensions scheme while the CPR maintains the right to tefminate its contribution to the scheme at any tim.e The security obtained by the United States railway brotherhoods which are protected by a recently enacted Railroad Retirement Act in the US senate, is urged as a goal for Canadian railroaders, and the Trades and Labor Congress is ask- ed in the resolution to draft lesis- lation alone the same lines, to be presentea to the King government for immediate introduction at the next session. Many Enjoy Summer Camp Children Given Vacation Jubilee Summer Camp for under- privilesed children, now in its fifth week of the season, has accommo- dated 12S young holiday-makers, states Mrs. Ross at committee head- quarters in Room 505, Burns Block, and ithe books are still open for more applications to ensure that the eamp is full right up until the last day. Whilst the cost of feeding the children has just about doubled since last camping Season, Mrs. Ross in- formed, the cost for one week, in- elusive of boat fare, has been kept to $3.50 per child. Next group of children leaves for Orhloma Beach on Monday, August ion at the foot of Gore Ave. Wells Strikers Return To Work WELLS, BG, Aug. 5.—Strikers at the Gariboo Gold Quartz and Island Mountain mines returned to work last week without having obtained their objective. 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