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Re-Elected

ARREST

SUPPLIES

Charges of bullying practices,
fintimidation and mismanage-
"ment were levelled at District
"Forester C. J. Haddon by
James Maloney, husky young
'Gre-fighter, who told his story
to the Advocate Thursday on
Bbis return from fighting the
*>Forbes Landine blaze on Van-
zouver Island.

Se cyel dey think you are on
]2 picnic.”
Wounge Maioney stated this was

the initial greeting he received
from Haddon after he, though un-
e2miployed, had paid his fare from
sVancouver to Nanaimo and hiked

:o Courtenay, where he siept in the
Roolice station for one night, arriy-
ing at Forbes Landing after a 40-
mile ride, at 6 a-m.

Maloney declares that he was told
sy Bladdon- tc “go get a dzink-out
Fer the river if you are thirsty,’ and
| .s for breakfast, the only satisfac-
Sion that a group of newcomers
© sbtained was:

“There are imen who haven't
s2aten for 24 hours, and you think
you are going to eat.”

Maloney, who is an average young
Canadian, stated. that Haddon
seemed like a man “beside him-
self” instead of a responsible di-
rector.

Breakfastiess and working with
i gang digzing a trench, Maloney
tates he was deputized by his mates
70 bring back some lunch at noon,
2fiter two others had come back
2m pty-handed.

Meeting Capt. Turner of the
forest rangers, who told him to wait
antil sandwiches arrived, Maloney
states that Haddon again became
abusive, recognizing him as the lad
who had asked for coffee in the
2arly morning.

Haddon called nearby police and
ne was ordered to “hit the trail.”
Eransportation was refused him,
Maloney states, and he begged his
do0attare at Nanaimo.

“They would send a truck about
15 miles to Campbell River for a
Few sandwiches which lasted no
Hime at ell, and they expected men
to carry on knowing there was
disorganization and hysteria in the
rear,” Maloney declared.

Thirty-five cents is charged for
2 meal, he told the Advocate.
fp Ete expressed the opinion that
similar treatment and mismenage-
Ment is responsible for stories now
appearing in the press about dis-
gruntled fire-fighters.

REFUSED

CHARLES STEWART
re-elected chairman of the er-
ganizine committee of Vancouver
Prades and Labor Council this
week.

NO WORK ON
PRAIRIE FOR
BG JOBLESS

“Wo men will be imported into
Saskatchewan to help garner the
now growing grain crop, and rail-
ways are so being informed by the
government.” So the Regina Daily
Star stated this week, the news
article being headed “Harvest Jobs
Will Go To Men In Province.”
The statement continues:

“Right now there are registered
10,384 men who have applied for
jobs and have not been placed. The
number unregistered is, of course,
unknown.

“Statistics show that not more
than 10 percent of those registered
are unable to do heavy work. That
means that more than-9,000 men are
available, not counting the unregis-
tered. An additional factor is that

the crop will be light in some
areas.”
The Winnipeg Free Press this

week reported:

“Warning that Alberta does not
require outside harvest help, was
given Monday by Hon. Dr. W. W.
Gross, Alberta minister of health
and relief.

“We have 1,000 registered un-
employed men in this province,
86,000 people on relief, and 2,000
single unemployed at the soup kit-

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See JOBLESS

Threat to Ridge

APATHY OF GOVERNMERT CONDEMNED

Gloom and something akin to desperation reisns in Vancou-
ver ski circles at the imminence of desecrating saw and axe on
Hollyburn Ridge as press reports take for sranted that logging
operations will begin next week.

That it was not for
campaign to save this famed play-
Sround, but because the govern-
paent failed to respond to a general
appeal, is the opinion of the young
president of a local ski club.

The Advocate was told that not
only was a srowing tourist revenue
to be cut off, but that to log off
Biack Mountain would create a fire
menace that would endanger the
township.

One club is reported to be in
favor of a ‘“‘sitdown’’ after a mass
March to the ridge in an effort to
centre the attention of the province.
Efforts are still being made to press
for povernment intervention, many
prominent citizens having expressed
themselves strongely on the question.

R. Rowe Holland, parks board

lack of a@

chairman, deciared this week that
he was amazed at the government's
apathetic position on the impend-
ing destruction of an invaluable
tourist attraction which was ad-
mittedly the finest ski-ground in
the northwest.

The first cutting of logs on Hol-
Iyburn Ridge will start some time
next week, toi, 0. os
Hieeps, the owner of the timber.

Heeps has signed a $10,000 con-
a road from the muni-
at Twenty-sixth

He
least

according

tract for
cipality roadway
Street to the 2,400-foot level,
estimates that there is at
100,000,000 feet of lumber on the
ridge, with 40,000,000 feet of cedar
which has a ready market.

LEADER

OF UNION

BLUBBER BAY, BC, July
21.— Five strikers were hustled
off the picket line Wednesday
by provincial police and lodged
in the Powell River jail without

formal charges beings laid
against them.
Warrants have been issued

against fiye other strikers es the
strike against Pacific Lime com-
pany’s policy of maintaining a labor
blacklist continues.

Union officials in Vancouver
wired to Attorney-General Gordon
Wismer requesting him to change
the venue of the trial to Vancouver.
Me replied that he did “not think
it necessary’ The men feel that
their case is prejudiced if tried in
the area near company property.

Jack Hole, union secretary, is
among those arrested. He was in
Vancouver on Tuesday to discuss
the strike with the executive of the
Trades and Labor Council That
body endorsed the strike and in-
structed Secretary
write to the company stating the
position of organized labor.

Last week the captain of a tug
which had a scow in tow, went into
Blubber Bay for a load of lime.
Confronted by the pickets the cap-
tain left without cargo.

Police at the port are busy in the

interests of the company. They
patrol every ship docking at the
wharf, preventing pickets from

speaking to passengers.

Organized labor in United States
ports has given assurance of soli-
darity and finances to continue the
strike. Products of Pacific Lime
company are definitely on the un-
fair list in Washington ports.

Budget Surplus

WELLINGTON, NZ, July 21.
Prime Minister Savage’s Labor gov-
ernment yesterday announced an
estimated budget surplus of $232,-
000. Revenue was estimated at
$35,845,000, expenditure at $35,.787,-
000, with no taxation increase fore-
seen.

Bengough “to

PrOPLE
ADVOCAT

British Columbia’s Progressive Home Paper

Full No. 184.

VANVOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1938

<< © 5 Cents

extent
British Columbia).

By HAL GRIFFIN

Japanese Economic
Penetration Threat
_ To Security of Coast

(This ts the first of a series of articles revealing the alarining
of Japanese espionage and economic penetration

in

“The Norway Maru sailed for Japan this week with a ship-
ment of 4,000 tons of copper concentrates from Granby.”
Such statements as this have become commonplace in Van-

eouver’s daily press during the

past year. Behind them is the

_untold story of Japan’s economic penetration of British Co-
Tambia as part of a lons-ranseé plan to assure herself of a constant
supply of raw materials for war purposes.

Waturally, Japanese fascism is?
anxious to ensure continuous sup-
Ply of these raw materials which
serve her purpose all too well in
China today and are needed for her
ambitious attempt to dominate the
Pacifie—ineludinge Canada’s coast
—on the tomorrow that must not
dawn.

So it is to her interest that Can-
ada shall net pursue a strone demo-
eratie policy which must include
halting of war supplies to demo-
cratic countries. So it is that she
allies herself with the most reac-
tionary groups of Canadian bif
business, with anti-democratic or-
ganizations, and exerts political
pressure through the devious meth-
Ods recounted in this and following
articles.

fren and copper mines have been
bought and developed. Vast timber
tracts have been purchased. Crown
grants have been made to Japanese

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JAMIESON RE-ELECTED

Fordyce Defeats Showler

President E&. A. Jamieson, of the
Musicians’ Union, was re-elected
by acclamation when Vancouver,
Wew Westminster and District
Trades and Labor Council held its
annual election of officers Tuesday.

Perey R. Bengough, veteran sec-
retary, was unopposed in his elec-
tion for the eighteenth consecutive
year. Of the 200 ballots cast, Alex
Fordyce received 106 for the office
of vice-president, and Birt Showler,
the incumbent, 94.

President Jamieson had the ex-
perience of breaking a tie vote be-
tween the present incumbent, Ed-
ward Smith, warden, and William
S. Wilson. Each received 100 votes,
and the president cast his second
vote for Smith.

William Stewart, Hotel and Res-

taurant Employees’ delegate, nosed
out T. Carson, street railwayman,
by 19 votes for the office of statis-
tician. Charles M. Stewart was re-
elected chairman of the organizing
committee, obtaining i73 votes as
against 73 for J. Hay.

B. H. Morrison won re-election
for the legislative committee, ob-
taining 105 votes to 95 for W. S.
Wilson; Tom Holland retained the
office of chairman of the press com-
mittee, with 105 votes to 96 obtained
by J. Smith; Dan McPherson re-
mained by acclamation as chair-
man of the grievance committee.

The incoming executive was for-
mally installed by Harry Stevenson,
of New Jersey, visitimg wvice-presi-
dent of the International Molders’
Union.

CARPENTERS QUIT

Contractors

That the firms connected with
General Contracting Association
were the first to violate the Con-
ciliation and Arbitration Act in the
present dispute involving 60 car-
penters on three city construction
jobs, is the assertion of William
Page, secretary, Building Trades
Council, International.

“The men quit their jobs, Wed-
nesday, pay day, when contractors
cut carpenters’ wages from 90 cents
to 80 cents an hour,’ Page stated.

Violate Act

The executive of the union later
endorsed the men’s action on the
grounds that it was an organized
attempt to break down the standard
wage scale.

Hon. Geo. Pearson has admitted
there would be great difficulty in
administering his Act over short
and seasonal jobs.

Carpenters estimated work will
barely last 60 days if uninterrupted
and that other building tradesmen
will be held up if the dispute con-
tinues.

| Organizer |

ARTHUR EVANS
organizer in British Columbia for
the International Unien of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.

ORGANIZE
ZEBALLOS
IN UNION

ZEBALLOS, BC, July 21
—(Special) — Zeballos, latest
mining town to arise out of
British Columbia’s wilds, is the
first to be organized in the drive

Mine, Mill and Smelter Work
ers, CIO affiliate, to organize
the hard-rock mining industry
in the province.

At the beginning of last weelx,
the veteran Arthur Evans, organiz-
er appointed by the recent sub-dis-
trict conference of the union in
Vancouver, flew into Zeballos.

Within the week the camp was
completely organized.

it was not by any means as easy
as that, but Eivans in an interview
commented on the eagerness of
Miners to join the union, their de—
Sire for organization, their willing-
mess to assist him.

“Zeballos is showing the way
for the rest of the province,” he re-
marked. ;

Slim Beale was elected president
and W. J. Mescoe, secretary of the
new local until a full slate of of-
ficers can be elected in the ballot
to be held shortly.

One delegate will be appointed
from each mine to a central coun-
cil representing all mines in the
Zeballos district.

Quick to demonstrate their soli-
danity with organized labor, Ze-
ballos miners at a meeting here do-
nated $31 to striking Blubber Bay
workers.

BRALORNE, BC, July 21.
Appointment of Arthur Evans as
organizer was confirmed at a meet-
ing of Bralorne local, Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers, -here. The
sum of $90 was forwarded to Van-—
couver headquarters towards or-
Sanizational expenses.

BC Pays Cost

FIRES DUE TO OPERATORS’ NEGLIGENCE

By HENRY LUNDGREN
After the tremendous struggle to extinguish the huge forest
fires now raging on Vancouver Island, with their menace to
settlements and enormous damage to property, it is manifest

that the duty of the governme

nt is to demand an accounting

from those logging companies which for years have deliberately
ignored fire regulations calculated to suard the timber re-

sources of the province.

The fire now menacing Campbell#
River area is not accidental. It was
expected.

Only three weeks ago EB. C. Man-
ning, chief forester of BC, told an
audience at a public meeting in
Nanaimo that there would be many
more fires Similar to the 4,000-acre
fire quenched a week previous, un-
less logging operators burned slash-
ings as they logged.

Manning complained that his
limited staff could not keep up
with the operators who ignored

public interest, and for this reason
the public could expect a number
of major fires in a number of places

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have his predictions come true,

With consequent loss of homes and
uprocting of communities as well as
losses of tracts of timber in dis-
tricts already depleted by wasteful
logging methods.

Starting on the Bloedel timber
limits, east of lower Campbell Lake,
on July 5, it was learned from
measte press reports that this pow-
erful logging company depended
On the accident of rain to extin-
fuish the fire. No precautions, out-
Side of putting a small crew to

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on Vancouver Island. Only too well

See COST

of the International Union of_

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