4 29, 1938 ENOREID) SE IDe) sa sba os ADV; © CEA Eh | News From Provincial Centres ao Lauds Work Done By Nanaimo faments On Steady sistance Given To uma Medical Aid -usSe. OWARD SPEAKS AIMO, BC, April 28.— aring he was honored to be =! to express appreciation That Nanaimo had done for a’s cause, Dr. Tao, Chinese ussador of goodwill on be- of his embattled people, to 250 people at the Strand re here this week. Professor ward of the UBC also spoke, |. B. Liteh presided. na had always been demo- Dr. Tsao stated, and when ors appeared the people of had always been able to sup- them through their funda- jal democratic principles.. fu is defending these principles hina will win,’ he declared. ouncins the imperialistic af Japan, Tao said: fan hes stated many reasons : DCE why she should annex China. mese have never been excluded *China; in fact no passports aéeded by Japanese to enter Roopsyuntry. Then why the pres- ftack? Certainly not because e&, Slusion claims.” tn. | MIBEEOa appeal made by Geo. —range, representative for the pian League for Peace and mcracy, realized $22.88. — sessor Soward in his address @-ted the League of Nations @1g a great medium for peace mized properly. q jiarfield A. King BARRISTER, ETC. )-Tanville St. Seymour 1324 Vancouver, B.C. M. ood SE he Arthur Evans provincial committee member of who will the Communist party, speak at the May Day celebrations in Nanaimo. Miners Rap Bonus Plan Seek To Establish Genuine Wage Scale BRALORNE, BC, April 28—Dis- satisfaction prevails at the bonus system of payment by the Bralorne company. As the notice reads: “Provisional to his being still in the employment of the company on May i, 1938, the bonus will be paid.” Miners feel that they are at the mercy of any whim of the company, and a man can lose his entire bonus if dismissed on April 30. Abolition of the bonus system and establishment of a genuine Wage scale is the general desire. New and Reconditioned Bicqcles : Tricycles, Scooters and Baby Carriages Bicycle Accessories TRADE IN YOUR OLD BICYCLE ON A NEW C.C.M. Sharpening Lawn Mowers .-. . PACIFIC CYCLE CO. > : Low Prices We Call For and Deliver Cumberland Marks May Day ago, but the unity of the miners, who are the mainstay of this town, has made many things possible. For 20 years, up to 1934, there Was no union in Cumberland. After the defeat of the United Mine Workers in 1914 by the company, which was willing to sink unlimited funds to defeat organized labor at that time, a reign of intimidation and disorganization existed. Many | good union men chafed at the way | they were at the mercy of the man- ! agement and its officials. Some good socialists shook their heads in the belief that Cumberland was through as far as a union town was concerned. They know differ- ent today. There was always a handful, however, who had visions of the Miners joining a democratic union of their choice and of having some Say as to wages and conditions. For a@ number of years they met in groups to discuss ways and means of organizing the boys, but it was not until 1934 that the vision be- came reality. In February, 1934, a group of ten formed a. local of the Mine Work- ers’ Union of Canada, affiliate of the Workers’ Unity League, that trade union centre which, prac- tically alone, led strikes involving thousands of workers in struggles for better wages and living condi- tions, while the wise ones declared it impossible to win struggles dur- ing an economic crisis. It was this Same spirit which rallied Cumber- land miners to again form ranks in a trade union. Committee Elected. By October of the same year the local decided to call a meeting to test its strength, and the first miners’ committee was elected. Wext month the lowest paid men put the young union to the test of its first strike, which was quickly won with a wage increase. Com- Winch, Cameron Ewen W il Speak By J. “SHAKY” ROBERTSON CUMBERLAND, BC, April 28—May Day in Cumberland this year will be a reflection of the progress made in this mining town during recent years. It is more than of passing significance that Saturday, April 30, has been declared a holiday, and the stores will all be closed for the reason that the miners will celebrate labor’s day as never before. Few thought such a celebration ,. possible as recently as three years pany retaliation in the form of a lockout in 1935 brought the union out with flying colors in August, 1935, the ranks remaining un- broken. Trade union unity was the watch- word in 1936, and to its credit the Workers’ Unity League showed that unity was not simply a phrase to shout from the house tops, but a policy to be acted on, and the MWUofC became a local of the United Mine Workers, now a CIO affiliate. Want Just Pact. Once an agreement is signed we abide by it, but we want a just agreement for men working in a hazardous occupation to support families. That is why this weelk our union officials will face a con- ciliation board to show why the company should pay more for our labor, and why they are in a good position to grant the increase. The membership will back its elected officials knowing they are responsible and fully acquainted with the facts of the situation, and knowing also that they have the goodwill and support of the people of the province as a whole. Meanwhile the miners, their | Wives and children will parade full strength on the afternoon of May Day. it will be the biggest parade | yet. At night a big mass meeting will hear three champions of labor, Harold Winch, MLA; Tom Ewen, member of the Dominion commit- tee of the Community party, and Colin Cameron, MLA. And after the day of sports for the kiddies, who will have had their fill of ice cream, pop> and peanuts, there will be many miners in Cum- berland telling of the origin and meaning of May Day; of some of labor’s heroes on the Island—Gin- ger Goodwin, Bob Kerr, Tommy Lawrence and others, all union | builders and leaders of working | men. | (7 THE PLACE TO EAT — HOME HOME BURGPEAN DISHES .. 50 EAST BASTINGS STREET soo bevel CAF - MEALS 15¢ Up - ® one, Sey. 5771 Vancouver, B.C. 546 Richards St. (Read’ Your Advocate at the Home Gate) y) = y a. Western Electrotype = 200 from onan Are 726 HOMER STREET Seeeethe Defending SEYMOUR 650 , wer of Democracy ars g fecadian Youth in Spain! 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