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ADVOCATE September 18, i93T

Reader Of PA
Is Winner Of
$2,000 Prize

William Duprey Strong
Supporter of
Labor

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|Atlin Intends To Keep Banner
‘Preparations For Musical
| Revue Are Well Advanced |

By PHIL GIBBENS

Jim McEllicott, of Atlin, who dropped into the PA office
this week, voiced the assurance of his fellow-workers there
by stating that Atlin has every intention of keeping the press
drive banner in the North. We are forced to take him seri-
|ously too, because Atlin has hung onto the banner for two

Japanese Washington Embassy Picketed

sree Cu

DAIRY UNFAIR.

Birt Showler, acting secretary, |
Trades and Labor Council in the ab- |
sence of P. Bengough, who is at-
tending the Trades and Labor Con-
gress at Ottawa, amused delegates in
his description of the attitude taken
by ‘Turner's Dairy to organized
jabor.

Said Turner, ‘‘I am not hostile to
organized labor. but I will not em-

ploy union Jabor.”
This dairy has been
“We do not patronize” list.

PLUMBERS’ UNION ACTIVE.

“The Plumbers’ Union has 2 hard) Revue to be staged at the auditor- iS oS

put to crack in organizing 8aS-/ ium is an ambitious affair, promis- B ‘ae Sh i Exhibition.”

fitters working for the BC Blectric,| ing to outshine all previous efforts eS OW er “Gwan, you and who else,’

put were staying with it,” declared) in aid of the press. Ready sale of A I said

fhe union delegate at the Trades) tickets would seem to euarantee full St LI | Gap = - ~ ;

Council this week. house on October 2. : aa AS) nvite bd ee tf oe nets bron t

ill Ravenor, chairman of the u s mt © guy; he | EE BESS a ai

PAP PRESENTS “BLOCKS.” joint Advocate-Clarion drive, came |, his wos the'conversation: bandied

“Blocks,” an anti-war play, will
be presented by the Progressive Arts
Players at the Royal Theatre, Sun-

day, September 12, 8 p-m-, under 3 2 .
Baepices of the Young Communist how much influence the labor press Information net ede ie :
League. Malcolm Bruce. president | 225. 1m! 4. siven district. His voice oe eee atte: eyeryone had) pone
ee ae “tw, BC district, | Seemed hoarse and we hazard a While no opposition was offered hand and clapped him on the back,
of the Communist Party, BC district, by the Trades and Labor Council I remarked that the labor movye-

will speak on “Jévents in China and
Spain and Their Meaning.’ Viola
McCrae, YCL president, will be mas-
ter of ceremonies.

A. M. STEPHEN TO SPEAK.

A. M. Stephen, provincial presi-
dent, Canadian League for Peace
and Democracy, will speak at Orange
Hall, Sunday, September 12, 8 pm.
Wis subject will be, “Stop the War

A new
Alliance has been organized in Ver-
non Drive district. Headquarters
for the branch is the Ukranian La-
jor Temple. It will be known as
Local No. 7. Resular business meet-
ines will be held Friday eyenings at

in Spain and China.” Auspices: sates was that Victoria Trades (Continued from page 1) = . ee Soe etn eee
Ganadian Labor Defense League. Council would of necessity confine = Of C ; d = | S z afte : 5 ris =
mMhe Progressive Arts Players will L b Ch k conference calls to AFL unions. of Henry Morgan and company in ana Wee n pain strike, which lasted five months,
present “Hostage,” a one-act play a or ec SS) The call sent out by Wictoria Montreal who, like his fellow busi- i ; an. was forced on city relief for
on Spain. Trades Council, printed in full m the | nessmen, believes in non-partisan- ss Spa wen two years. i 2
U O B PA last week, asks trades unions| ship, couldn't understand “what From Albacete, in Spain, where the Mackenzie-Papineau TEBESIDIS Dass
NEW WA BRANCH. p n urns throughout British Columbia to| they're getting at in Alberta,”’ but Battalion, of which he is political commissioner, has its head- SEBOSS were terrible days. The
branch of the Workers’ send delegates to a conference to be | he knew “what they are doing is missus lost 20 pounds on that i

7 o1clock. New districts to be cov-

ered are the West iend, Grandyiew,
Bastines Park.

LABOR ON AIR.

put on the

‘into the office today and it was easy J

| consecutive years.
| However, preparations in the Grandview district for the
|last two weeks indicate that the Atlin boys will have their
| work cut out to make ita triple honor.

This Grand Cosmopolitan Musical

~
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Refers Conference Call

Back For More

to see that he is thinking of press
circulation in astronomical figures.
He can tell you almost to a vote

euess that his laryn= has been over-
taxed explaining to individuals,
committees and conferences how to
make a success of the October drive.

John Lesire has just made ar-|
rangements for extra papers for
Vancouver East house to house Ccan-
yassing during the drive. We ex-
pect Lesire to be first, of course,
and now we are waiting for other
brave and resolute spirits to begin.
Only three weeks to 20.

here to Wictoria Trades Couneil’s in-
vitation to a conference of trade
| umions to sponsor a trade union
bill, on the advice of Acting-Secre-
tary Birt Showler delegates decided
to ask the Wictoria committee
whether or not AIL unions only
were invited.

The council defeated an amend-
ment to endorse the conference in
the interim. Opinion of many dele-

held in Wictoria toward the end of
October. Object of the conference
is to draft a trade union bill to be
presented in the jesislature covering
right of labor to organize in unions
of its own choosing and to collective
bargaining. ;

In line with the decision of the
Jast Trades and Labor conference to
press for passing of lesislation guar-
anteeing labor's rights in each prov—
ince, the proposed conference would

Raps Display of Unfair
Goods at City
Exhibition

Several delegates at the Trades
Council this week pointed out that
Burns products were beginning to
appear in City stores, particularly
at Woodward's department store.

ESS

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American League
world peace.
ambassador to

Again War and Fascism pickets protest Japanese imperialism’s new assault on
Police halted the demonstration 2g2
the US asked Washington to ban such demonstrations against Fascist aggression.

inst invasion of China.

Recently the Malian

BIG BUSINESS

unsound.”
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Among; the visitors to the conven-
tion were three British MP’s, one
of whom, P. W. Donner, Conserva-
tive member for Basingstoke,
hastened into print as a faithful dis-
ciple of Neville Chamberlain to ex-
press the sentiments of big business.

Wational Conservative Donner
thought the Fascists would win in
Spain and that it would be a good

PA Said “Swell Little Paper”

DOMESTICS

(Continued from page 1)

Bob Kerr Relates Story

quarters, Bob Kerr, of Vancouver, writes that the People’s
Advocate “is a swell little paper.” His only complaint is that
he doesn’t see it often enough.

the People’s Advocate since it came

“We have only had two copies of

out,” he says, ‘and, by the way, it
is a swell little paper. We are proud
of it and hope it has the circulation
it deserves. It is important for us
here to have the news of all the
provinces at home to be able to an-
swer the many questions asked,

RELIEF 2 YEARS |

“By WM. PURVIS.
“Aren’t you going to con-

eratulate me? Im the guy
that won 2.000 bucks at the

to and fro last Tuesday in the offices
of the PA when William Duprey,
winner of the lucky ticket at Van-
eouver exhibition came in to tell his ~

ment would be interested to Know
more about him than the Vancouver
dailies had told.

“They couldn't say much,” said
Duprey, “because I don’t like them
well enough to tell them all I know.”

We yarned about the old unem-
ployed council’s days; how we took
up innumerable grievances and sat
in on endless committee meetings to
help build the movement.

damned gunny-sack route, what with
a steady diet of sago, dried beans
and apricots. We often went hun-
ery to feed the kids,” he said.

“T managed to seta job as a deck-*
hand for a while, until I hurt my
foot. Zhen I was thrown back on
relief until about Six months ago,
when I was lucky, in spite of what
our mayor Says about there being
plenty of jobs for the taking,’ he
continued.

= i tase ee Sanne ers’ eirls who live in homes, the brief|  <qayery . “ i

Vancouver progressive people hav-= Delegates from the Meat Cutters = sir ' Myeryone here likes to k The dvife sure feels good about
5 5 A ; : bring strong pressure to pear On| ¢hine if they did states tI 2 = 4 now S

5 : 2 = on declared that the union had in s $s : ? hing i ey did. States that 12, 14 and even 16 hours a ic eee oe aes s =

ing radios should listen in over KJR, | union declar members of the legislature to ensure iapeare isseee Say ther 1 aim alla ‘day eran what is happening in Canada, so| O4U jucky draw. One of the first

70 kilos, at 9 p.m., Wriday evening,

: 5 z : o9assins i]. Mranco s fer,” s £ erudsin= “aay eer 3 :
when Seattle Labor Unity Council Woodward, who promised that he passing of the bill ieigcere ee aE Ne begged ane srudsis day off at various | ine list.” help the children in Spain. My
is sponsoring a broadcast on “Daye would not handle Burns products then occupied half a column to ex-| periods. In speaking highly of the splendid | little boy had the picture of the |

Beck and Industrial Anarchy.”

Surrender To
City Police

~

its files a letter from the late S:

Seek Grant For
Cumberiand Park

CUMBERLAND, BC, Sept. 3-—
Representinge the Gity, Parks Board,
and Industrial and Hconomic Coun-
ceil, three delegates will leave here
for Wictoria soon for the purpose or
obtaining a grant to finish the city
park as a cultural and sports centre.

while they were on the unfair list.
Delegates suggested that the union
distribute a leaflet at the doors of
Woodward's on 95-cent day and in-
form customers of the present state
of affairs.

Protest was also made at the
flaunting of Burns products in the
exhibition, the executive being in-
structed to again write to the unions

plain why be backed General Franco
although he wasn’t a supporter.

His impressions were based, it
seemed, on two old ladies who only
a few weeks ago travelled alone all
through insurgent Spain in perfect
safety.

“So you see what I mean when
I say that Franco's government
stands for authority and unity,” he
said.

are being worked,

Wages in 193% are 50 per cent be-
low. that of 1931, being $12 to $15
for average experienced help, and
$5 to $10 for middle-aged and inex-
perieneced. Many work for room and
board when denied relief.

Under the heading of day work,
the brief states that the average pay
for § hours’ work is $1, while those
who are hired by the month and

please see that we are on the maii-

record of Canadians in Spain, Kerr
States:

“By this time you will have heard
the story of our Mackenzie-Papineau
Battalion and how it was formed.
It was started with a Section of the
first Canadians to arrive here who
grouped themselves in the famous
Lincoln Battalion, and-as our boys
kept coming in we were able to form

and are in the lines are the Mac-

things she said was, ‘Now we can

ambulance cut out of the PA and
framed, and was so taken up with
it that he emptied his money box
and gave his 18 cents to the EMPB
two weeks ago.”

Victoria Union To
Sit On Council

sbi cdaisnubtee Ak

; in the USA informing them of the “liye out” are paid on the average | 2 company in this battalion VICTORIA. BC, Sept. 9.—Th
; aS eS J. We All repr he Parks The unfinished Canadian National] _. e 255 Es sheet BS Z A, Be, Sept: eee |
boycott and requesting assistance- J. Walker will represent t ( Bawa s SO niee MESA aga Youracel = : seers aeee 4
Jobless Youths Face pike : : Board, Vic Spencer "the conference.) Hotel stands as a monument to the pr ie oer apentt wabhont ee -.| own battali s a ek ane Seetsee oe ee :
S i ‘@) The city has yet to elect its repre- wisdom and foresight of Canada’s The brief complains that there 1s ZS ion. ne Mac-Paps, as| Sulphite Workers here, comprisims
tarvation s f J 2 <entative : “men of great responsibility” and no “definition of work” established they aoe ie have BOE as yet Beas employees of Sidney Roofing com-
7 e S Se en a eae e waren: action: he ones W a Sr ec Bh ee eae ; ae
: Jail a e S Gin Need for the park is felt keenly | nothing has peen done -about the for pay rates, and cous redress: © ones who have been | pany recently organized 100 per cent,
Wie —_—_—_—_— by residents. The work was besun| basic needs of the Canadian people, Mion con- |) os Pua is eI R SR = S
[ : during the bie strike here in 1912 but business profits and dividends cludes with a list of demands for the ee ee Spee: ‘ in é the | toria Trades council at the next
s 2 Dis = fs) 5 Se et es Ss = incoln Battalion, irty otin's= E
Failing in their search for work oney nion tbe men doing the work voluntarily. | are Soaring even faster than living | Various erades and calls upon the Gained d : ae = = ou thirty | meeting. ]
= provincial Zovernment to include ‘anadians in the Washington Bat-

after being placed under suspended

mis See z aS eee | -| talions, a company of our boy i =
sentence of from three to six mine pool built, but help from the golden harvest from rearmament or- domestics under the provisions of sae? es = ist Qo ae a= an 49 Killed In Bi
t -ouths named John | WV f Ed Pet “incial government is needed to| ders minimum wage and compensation the Dubrouski, between thirty and = 5
montis, tye, youths ere = aldorf, en, eter | provinces. oe = ae ‘ Bets forty in the Dimitroff Battalion and Woods This Year
Gurrie and George Coyne sur) Pp PI d oO U finish the project, for which purpose Yes, it is a very successful con- acts. a few in he ainelish Battalion }
rendered themscives to city police an ace n n- the delegation was elected. vention—for big business. Following are the wage and hours cae : eae

Six acres are cleared and a swim-

eosts and Canada is reaping 2

Jast week, unknown to their friends,
in order that they might eat resu-

fair List

Cumberland Marks Labor Day

The Domestic Workers

of work demands: Experienced ¢cook-
general, 54-hour week, $25 per month

“These of our boyS in the many
pattalions have done great work and
have won for Canada a record that

js expected to take its seat on Vic-

VICTORIA, BC. Sept. 9—Alfred
Haenni, native of Switzerland, was

_ So RTE ae “3 eats killed in a logging accident at Camp
larly. Three other cafes in town have for a nine hour day; 60-hour week, | ..i)) eo down in history. There is Tues CAC Sea ee :
; evan : ptained $30 per month for a tenhour day 6, Lake an, Saturday, Sept.
News be poe DEE SESS tains | agreements with the phoney union > Cook. SS came en a nothing but praise for the Cana-| 4, This brings recorded fatalities in
py officials of the Relief Project) (.. qeserted py Scott's cate, Dele- Sree = : 5 and| Gians by all those who have fought} the woods since January 1 this year
Workers’ union through 4 request | enie Bill Stewart of Local 28, Hotel if e O O y ee 2S, 9 $40) ‘oer snonti Mothers uc, $19 with them.” to 42, nine more than for the same
to the union for some tobacco ye aor Restaurant Workers, told Van- and $18 per month, Rerion et cree Sees evils = =,
is now being supplied by the Cana-| | iver Ss il. thi reek y Hours may be divided into 4% \ See ae ee hee Ree eee
Z z eouver Trades council this week. S S e 2 eS - x 2 months less logging this year than
dian “Lapor Detens’ League. _—_—i| hey are: Waldorf, Eden, Peter Pan. p 2 a % 2 r a LO n or 5-hour shifts. Onemday, Cf 2 Victoria W aives | last.
Union officials state that it 1S) 716 ¢ipst two have already begun to week, One week's holiday with pay ; |
hypocrisy to suspend sentences to Aedusk. dues’ from paychecks of | after Six months’ work—two weeks Own Regulations | se 5
Ue ee rsa: | cme Sten declared that| CUMBERLAND, BC, Sept. 9.—Labor Day im this town a ne THESDer ences | eae
S aly % are Deg : = 75 ese C: : yi - class sd as eX | < INA Bs Sant Ruesy,
= peeseaa oe eee Sees se Local 28 will deal with these a was celebrated by a mass meeting, concert and dance as a Ae OE ars nee eae ee ee peers. 9. Influ- |
2 Be ea = 4 Following as a list of union cates ayy initi -oanizati ij) Bo a a Ss s e- | enced by threats from the cannery
jens’ teeth,” the secretary declared.| 445, pave signed agreements with ON ation of the initial organization of the Women’s | yailing rate of pay- ae operators in this district that they R LLEWELLYN
Wea 28 which now has a member- uxillary. eae : Day workers to be paid 25 cents would not handle the tomato crop i£ D G p: CG U GLAS ;
ship of nearly 300: Bailey's, Carlton.) | ee Hill in the aa and @ per hour for light housework; al overtime rates of pay were ordered, 5 Seer: 4
= = ne pe pie Beeee | ACh Bell, secretary, ourtenay heavy work, 35 cents per ‘hour; 8-| the British Col bia B a of Im=- :
Douglas, Empire, Fred's Dairy : Eo: een : : 2 6 BES Coe eee aes @ SEY: S577-
Lunch, Good Eats Nos. 1 and | te Ete ee eet past morkers DAIN hour day with carfare provided and | dustrial Relations has issued an or- | yy Saw elai\r ipsa HASTINGS
Golden Gate, Kings, Love's, Lotus, union to bring the greetings of his provision of one hot meal a day-| der waving overtime regulations for 2
\elrose, Orpheum, Only Wish, Pall local and speak on the function of Not less than $1 on any job. fruit and vegetable canneries be-
Mall. Paris, Palace, Rex, Scotts, the auxiliary in the district, the (Continues Rae The brief has been endorsed by| tween September 2 and 15, while = :
Shelly Bide. Lunch, Stella’s, Troca- meeting had a good start. ontinued from pase 1) many prominent progressive people | tamato canning is in full swing. =
dero, Old English Fish Restaurant, peek BED8 2008 seers Sey OF Wan does ub auean? wy is. all and organizations, and it has the Threat to refuse to handle came
Hotel Vancouver, Hotel Georgia, the Cumberland local, United Mine this especially siemiticant? whole-hearted support of the Trades] from growers, cannery operators, ~
raser Cafe, New Westminster, workers ERED ON GC ee It means first that the unified A BAO Gouna : boards of trade and public persons, :
| -ellent talk on the relationship of ss Tt is expected that tl on dele-| s+ 7 eas
| a = i : t] ae i” comniand, the general staff. which | Hee Ss ae ne union dele-| jt is reported, and leaves the mini-
5 the auxiliary to the union. Be Sara ae Bes . ees gation Wi meet the goyernment| yum for cannery workers at the
. ees. “stliw Steeves, MILA, was came into existence after the forma-: ~. A 5 i ceeuiece - Eas : soa A
Six Weeks Work; ee oe oe a oe Sas G2 Sto Resin Sageemias, | some time in October. straight time THES Ge 30 ents ant ‘
11 Cents Cheque Ses suo dhe: audience Sor her ade | Stott that con organize offensives oe for females and 38 cents =for High. 3244
d bs ae ence £0 Sse aN Gk | Saag eer ; males. : =
dress on “Women’s Part in the DEESO CEI EY: ois PR ea J iled Veterans 716 Hast Hastings Street
| wMERY CREEK, BC, Sept. 9—A! Class Struggle.” pte aueans chet eee a | HAT everyone has been|| 4068 East Hastings Street
| cheque for 11 cents was received Local talent, comprising small dart eee wae UES peso | Thank Supporters } ee zs 1709 Commercial Drive
through the mails by G. R. Laird} children, entertained with tap danec- ERS Be aes Sou Sera SOTO | at 2 | waiting for a 34 | - p
as his share of the proceeds from | ing, singing and instrumental solos. | _ eee a ES ak not punta Vancouver's jailed veterans. now | HEAR | Q lity Products at
six aveeks work on a provincial gov-| The Russian film, Three Women, | SSE ee ee oe ae ity” of the| in Oakaila, are appreciative of the | MALCOLM BRUCE = =
ernment sold recovery project on} was shown toa packed NONSo at | nOoRs| 1s. concemen Spat anus. =| efforts of uhosel on jhe outside to SPEAK ON Rioderate Prices
Jemery Creek, about 100 miles north: pridnicht. | Sas pee eOprs BEES been zusbed| alleviate their lot, state ESL offi- | he c = d | e
E of Hope, BGC. | On Sunday, Sept. 5, a picnic was | iE oy ae ae St eee nee oo cials. | Events in hina An | Ve Deliver to Hast End
Taird was paid off with $24 alto-} held at Mallard’s Geach and, despite | a a e 2 a ee = ee aa Seen Outside of the confinement, which Spain: Their Meaning’’ | and Grandview Homes
Tec tines = = | a vay, once anc OF Ail, keer e | ~
eether and be declares that this sum) poor weather, there Was 4 good | Sonera Fi = they strongly resent, the men are in the :
< = 5 é an = eeccoee x threat of cutting off the Madrid- = = 5 ae | n S. = =
| does not cover his fransportation ) tumout Purpose of the picnic was | = = oe as os | actually ecatine better in jail than S 64
a Bee clothing and shoes needed| to show Cumberland community ROOD ae ae ee by! aut. Gt was stated: ROYAL THEATRE | Thrifty Housewives
for the trip | necessity for institution of a ehil-) ae ee the rebel salient at| "G05 jetter from jail pointed out; SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 | Shop at =
We also stated that it took the | dren’s summer camp for the under | - ee fay Gatalonia. industrial that it cost the city 50 cents a Doors Open 7:30 p.m. | Hastings Bakery:
threat of & strike to convance the? privileged. ee eee ee SES ape en eee | nisht for each man’s bed and 75 Musical Prozsram — Anti-War Play | 0 oY) U NI oO N IZE D
foreman that more than bully beet ~ heart of Spain which has been ee cents for meals which was more by Progressive Arts Players | 10
OO ae te te ee ere Oe Spee aes ) | eretly training its own army for rae wee eer See ys ae y Epos = late | Se P
@ was necessary to feed the men 70 LGWU ASKS AID- Res oa eauea ca Se meen eres ed than was allowed them in freedem- Seen caressa nah Ra an A a

The common man, who is most of
us, has a spokesman at court in

¢his brilliant Sun writer. For
years he has spoken his mind in
the northeast corner of the Sun’s

camp. A letter from the local union of
the Ladies’ Garment Workers’ ask-

j ing for organizational assistance

Communist |

was read this week and the request

from the Trades and Labor Council |

It was also de-}

| equipped man-power at the disposal
of the People’s Front government.

tory, experts have prophecied since
‘the beginnings.

What this means in relation to vic- |

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