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CJAT Bans
Address By
Art Evans

Speech Is Distributed
After Station’s Veto;
Evans’ Claim Is Met In
Full

TRAIL, BC, Sept. 29 —(Spe-
cial). — Radio station CJAT
here, which last week vetoed a
radio address to have been
made by Arthur Evans without
having seen a copy of the
speech, this week settled the
veteran labor organizer’s claim
in full.

Evans, recently appointed organ—
izer in Western Canada for the In-
ternational Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers, demanded return
ef his deposit and compensation
for advertising and publicity ex-
penses incurred.

Refusal of CJAT to permit
Evans to broadcast is seen as a
move by powerful mining interests
to counter the rapid headway
being made by the union in this
company-controlled centre.

The station, although on the
Canadian Broadeasting Corpora—
tion’s British Columbia network,

is privately-owned.

Evans’ speech, printed copies of
Which were widely distributed,
dealt principally with the forma-—
tion, growth and victories of the
CIO, of which the International
Union of Mine, Mill ad Smelter
Workers is an affiliate, relating the
organization to problems facing
hhard-reck miners in this province.

“The fundamental question for
us to decide (for in the end public
opinion will control here as else-
where) is whether the workers
shall have an effective means of
adjusting their grievances, improv-
ing their conditions and securing
their liberty through collective ne-
gotiations with their employers, or
whether they shall continue to be
dominated by co-operative open-

Shop schemes, under espionage,
fear and insecurity of employ-
ment,” Evans wrote.

“The unorganized worker, or one
dominated by company unions or
co-operative schemes, is merely a
pawn in the chess game of organ-—
ized capital. He is powerless to
bargain for decent wages with big
eorporations which have the life
and death power over him of being
able to withhold his only means of
livelihood.

“But when the same worker be—
comes organized as a member of
a strong industrial union, his sta-
tus is changed at once. He is able
to elect skilled representatives to
bargain for him—representatives
who can mobilize on his behalf the
collective power of all the workers
in the industry, to match their baz
gaining power against the power
of organized capital. He is no
longer completely subject to an ar-
bitrary economic autocracy when
he enters the factory.”

Contining, Evans outlined plans
for the union‘’s current organiza-—
tional drive which will be marked
by a wage scale convention to be
held at Welson next year.

We concluded: “In the meantime,
and for your own benefit, I would
ask all my listeners, to carefully
think this whole thing over. Criti-
cally examine the present unsat-
isfactory state of affairs in this
industry as it effects yourself, not
losing sight of the fact, that many
millions of dollars are earned in
profits by the hard rock mining
and smelting industry and paid out
in the form of high salaries to exe-
eutives whose main task is to keep
the industry unorganized, so that
Inillions in dividends may be paid
mainly to absentee coupon clippers
for a life of ease, far removed
from the every day bread and but
ter problems of those who produce
these huge profits.””

Trail Union Drive

from the British foreign office.

[+I am directed by Viscount Hal-
ifax to refer to your letter of Aug.
23 last enclosing a list of Cana-
dians who are held prisoner by
General Franco,” the communica—
tion states, “and to inform you that
two of the prisoners in question,
namely, Percival Dagesse and
George Hill, are included in the
party of 100 British prisoners who
have been transferred to Valencia
in connection with a proposed ex-
change of prisoners between Gen-
eral Franco’s administration and
the Spanish government.

“Eis Majesty’s government are
taking all possible steps with a
view to expediting this exchange
and feel confident that the similar
exchange of the remaining prison-
ers will ultimately be effected as a
result of the activities of the com-
Mission for the exchange of pri-
soners, which has recently been
appointed to negotiate between the
contending parties.

“Meanwhile steps have been
taken to ensure that the prisoners
are being adequately treated and
assurances have been obtained that
they are in no danger.

Expect Freedom
For Canadians
Jailed In Spain

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 29—News of the approaching release
of Canadians imprisoned by fascists in Spain was received here
this week by the Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion

“I am to add that according to
a report recently received by the
British Agent at Burgos the Gan-
adian, prisoner, Frank Papo, died
of bronchial-pneumonia in the hos-
pital at San Pedro de Gardena on
June 26 last. Colonel Martin, hon-
orary attache at the agency visited
the camp on June 10 and reported
that he was very ill but was re-
ceiving all possible attention.

“The report stated that the de-
ceased was a native of Balza Sza-
boles (sic), aged 39, bachelor,
laborer, son of Frank and Juliana
Papo of Windsor, Canada, and that
he was given Christian burial in
the camp cemetery.”

The Friends of the Mackenzie-
Papineau Battalion is doing every-
thing possible to ease the condition
of the prisoners and expedite their
release.

Last week the committee cabled
funds through the International
Red Cross at Geneva to every
Canadian prisoner. In addition, it
is soliciting support of members
of parliament in Canada and Great
Britain to help in securing the re-
lease of the imprisoned Canadians.

Employees Determined To Organize

Fraser Mills Loses Orders
When Union Label Lacking

Two carloads of doors were un-
delivered for the same reason.
Other loads of doors have been
returned to New Westminster be-
cause they were not stamped witn
a union lJabel.

Despite these facts, 300 men have

recently been laid off by Fraser
Mills, regardless of seniority rights.
Men who haye worked from ten
to fifteen years with the company
have been replaced by men only
recently hired by the plant.
Im addition, large numbers of
the workers are on short time,
seme working four days a week,
others even less.

The men are determined to or-
ganize despite company opposition
and discrimination. One of the
foremen stated this week:

“Tf this company wants to con-
tinue running its mill and selling
lumber to démocratic countries
where the workers are permitted to
organize, such as France, England,
United States) New Zealand and
Australia it will have to recognize
that the union label on lumber is
the only thing that will open the
door to these markets.
“Furthermore, to get the union
label, the Western Lumber com-
pany will have to realize that there
is such a thing as collective bar-
gaining and the right of employees
to organize.’’

The men laid off face the pros-
pect of having to go on relief
rolls, and losing furniture and
komes which have been only part-

ly paid for, unless they can organ-

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By GEORGE MAYNARD
NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, Sept. 29.—(Special) .—It is re-
ported from reliable sources that Fraser Mills has lost large
orders from Australia because buyers were afraid lumber with-
out a union label would not be acceptable in that country.

Fruit Bears
Nazi Slegans

Found Carved On
Apples At Vernon

VERNON, BC, Sept. 29. — The
INazi group here, afraid to reveal
it identity publicly, last week
adopted a novel method of bring-
ing its pro-fascist propaganda be-
fore workers in this city.

Packers in one of the largest
plants here came across fruit on
which a swastika, superimposed on
a maple leaf, had been carved Be-
low the swastika were the words,
“This is’ Canada’s future emblem.
On another apple was the inscrip-
tion, “For Hitler and the Father
land.”

if the small Nazi group in this
district, organized secretly some
time ago among pro-fascist Ger-
mans and a few Enelish-speakins
sympathizers, expected the fruit to
reach consumers, they were dis-
appointed. It was thrown away
with other rotten fruit.

ize, with the assistance of their
wives in an auxiliary, to force the
company to recognize the rights
and just demands of employees.

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Outlines
Position

MALCOLM BRUCE

Bruce Speaks |
At Nanaimo

Outlines Communist

Stand Qn War Crisis

NANAIMO, BC, Sept. 29-—(Spe-
cial)—One of the largest audiences
in recent years gathered in the
United Mine Workers Union’s main
hall here on Sunday night to hear
Maleolm Bruce; Dominion com-
mittee member of the Communist
party, give a masterly analysis of
the war crisis.

Particularly interesting: was
Bruce's’ exposition of the Commniu-
nist partys stand on what he ae-
scribed as “‘the most critical situa-
tion facing the labor and progres-
Sive movements of the entire world
in the past two decades.”

The Communist party did not
want war, Bruce said, but at the
Same time it fully realized that
concessions to the fascist states
were not only making certain a
world war tomorrow, but were
strengthening those fascist states

and weakening the democratic
powers.

“The time has come,’’ he de-
elared| “when a firm stand must

be made. it is not a question of
finding similarities with the situa-
tion immediately preceding the last
world war, but one of recognizing
the essential differences,

“In 1914 the imperialist powers
falsely raised the cry that it was
a war to make the world safe for
democracy. Today that slogan
raised by the democratic peoples is
true because of the rise of fascist
States sworn to destroy democracy
everywhere.”’

The Communist party, he saia,
would support a war of democratic
powers against a fascist alliance,
provoked by fascist aggression, if
peace could not be maintained
without concessions to the fascist
states.

“At the same time,’ said Bruce,
“the Communist party realizes
that rightist groups in Britain,
France and other countries, using
war measures to cover their
Schemes, may attempt to create
fascist regimes in their own coun-
tries, even though engaged in a
life and deah struggle for the
military defeat of fascism in
other countries.

“Therefore the Communist
party will be vigilant to protect
the democratic rights and liber-
ties of the people and to defeat
all moves to entrench reaction—
aries in power.’

The meeting was held under
auspices of the Wanaimo section
of the Communist party, with
George LeStrange in the chair.

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Busimess Interests

PRINCE RUPERT, BC, Sept. 29
—(Special)—The Chamber of Com-
merce here is reported to be con-
sidering a city manager plan with
a view to appointment of a city
manager to replace the present
commissioner when he completes
his term of office.

Demand for restoration of de-
moecratic civic government has
been advanced on Several occasions
by progressive organizations in
this city, although lack of united
action has prevented. any broad
campaign from being organized.
Now, however, the sentiment is
gaining considerable support and
this, it is believed, is responsible
for the interest taken by big busi-
ness in a city Manager.

Prince Rupert residents are
closely following the campaign
being waged against big business
interests in their attempts to foist
a city manager onto Vancouver.

Council Hears
Relief Report

CLOVERDALE, BC, Sept. 29—
Councillors Binnie and Smith, re-
cently appointed to study charges
made before Surrey Municipal
Counel that Surrey relief workers
were discriminated against on
highway construction work, report-
ed last week that the matter had
been settled satisfactorily.

As a result of their investigation,
they said, some twenty Surrey re-
lief recipients had been placed on
the payroll and would each receive
about a month’s work on the Peace
Arch highway.

The committee of two, it was
stated, would continue to act for
the council on all matters concern-
ing relief work on highway con-
struction.

Suggest Plebiscite
In White Rock

CLOVERDALE, BC, Sept. 29.—
Surrey Municipal Council has
Stated that if a petition asking for
a sewerage system is circulated
in White Rock district, it will sub-
mit a plebiscite.

The statement was made in reply
to complaints from White Rock

Ted Gunrud, former or
ganizer in BC for the Inter.
national Woodworkers’ Un-~
ion, recently returned from —
Spain after 18 months in the ©
Mackenzie Papineau Bat
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