Page Siz THE PEGOGOPLE’S ADVGCATE Siemens By HOY DAViS Shortly before the coming to power of @ new German headquarters in Canada. ft was Reniger (Canade) ‘Limited, On November 12, 1932, it was chartered with an authorized capital of $20;000. Branch offices were established in Toronto at 9 and in Vancouver at 925 West Georgia. The main office is now at 41010 Gatherine Street West in Montreal. Wellington West, in Winnipeg, Since its establishment, the financial dealings of this company have been under a considerable mask of secrecy. corporation established branch Hitler, the Siemens-— Leading officials of Siemens gentina, in Belgium and in Spain. the Eranco tivities. In Argentina they were Patagonia for Hitler; Rexist (fascist) activities; preparing a grab of in Belgium they financed in Spain they aided in insurrection and directed spying ac- Siemens-Reniger (Canada) Limited has as its di- rectors Otto Raub, president and manager; €. L. Firm Center Of Nazi Espionage : Part of the giant Siemens trust of Germany, Siemens-Reniger Limited is part of the worldwide operations of this gigantic octopus whose destiny and work is directed by the Nazi propaganda and intelligence service. have been found to lead Nazi movements in Ar- Scheu, retary. vice-president; The Ganadian company is a wholly-owned sub-— sidiary of General Radiological Limited of London, England, which is in turn a subsidiary of Siemens— Reniger Werke, AG, of Berlin, Germany. Otto Raub has kept the financial affairs of this Wo credit agency or Pusiness institution in Canada has been able to find out just what business is done or what is the am- ount earned by the company. Certainly, no one has been made acquainted with its disbursements. Wot very long ago, when interviewed by an in- terested party and one fully entitled to be informed, Raub positively declined to make any statement on company in great secrecy. and Charles Gavysie, sec— is a naturalized some cause for party, and some Activities inter-company relations. He did say that the Io concern was doing its own financing! - Raub, 2 man of about 33, was born in Germany | and came to the United States in 1923 or 1924 He June 9, 1933” rf American citizen. For i4 years he . worked for the Adlanco X-Ray Corporation, another — subsidiary of Siemens-Reniger, and was sent to za Montreal in 1933. ' , 4 Since other branches of the Siemens concern were | found to be linked with Nazi espionage, there is et being interested in the Canadian © branches, whose officials are members of the Nazi of whom regularly receive packages “| of propaganda and information material for dis -= tribution in Canada. Local Unions Show Big Organizing Drive Brings New Life Into Labor Ranks Combined effect of the new federal labor legislation (Bill 90) and the opening of the Trades and Labor Council’s organiza- tion program has given impetus to a sweeping movement for unionism which bids fair to bring Vancouver into the lineup of Pacific Coast cities boasting 100 percent organization. This was made clear at Tuesdays meeting of the Trades Council as delegate after delegate took the floor to report pro- gress in the signing of agreements and gains in plant organiza- tion. Best report of the meeting came) from Business Agent Bill Gateman of the Hotel and Restaurant Em- ployees Union, who announced a striking victory by his union in signing up waiters, stewards and bus boys in the new Hotel Vancou- ver. Gver 180 employees were Cov- | ered under the new 2greement, FAIRVIEW MINE NOW ORGANIZED HEDLEY, BC, June 8.— Hardrock miners of Fairview Amalgamated are now organized 100 percent into the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers and markine= another step in the or- Banizational drive of the union, union officials announced. The union was established by the: miners themselves in cooperation with the Vancouver district oificers ef the union and indicates the in- creased sentiment for organization among hardrock miners seeking eollectively to adjust the problems which arise from time to time. Future relations with the man- agement was discussed by 2 get) together committee and from the results of the talks there appears little doubt that the union men will have an difficulty in ironing out any grievances. The American operators seemed pieased to know the crew had joined the international union since they bave had experiences ‘with union men south of the line. Only 14 men are employed, but it is expected a larger crew will be required when the mine reopens as it is closed now pending expansion’ plans which may step production up to a 500-ton capacity. NOTE THE CHANGE! COMMUNIST PARTY BROADCAST EVERY FRIDAY CKMIO - 9:45 P.M. MALCOLM BRUCE Speaker i & Gateman said, and negotiations are now proceeding for contracts in three other departments of the hotel The restaurant union delegate also reported haying reached an agreement with Chris’ Grill on Granville Street, which now dis- plays the union card. Steps to organize the unorganized in the meat packing industry are | now under way by the Meat Cut ters and Packinghouse Employees Union, the union delegate Tre- ported. Fifty percent of the work- ers in the Pacific Meat Company plant ai Marpole have already been enrolled. Sentiment for organiza- tion had been stimulated by a 10 percent wage cut imposed last monih, he said. Shipyard Laborers Union, Local 126, has negotiated a new contract with the Burrard Drydock, Dele gate Leary told delegates. He said there was a possibility of an agrec— ment soon with North Shore Ship— yards. In New Westminster the Trade Union Committee has been re- vived through the efforts of Councils organizing committee, accerding to Chairman Charles Stewart, who asked Secretary Bengough to write all unions in that city and invite their affilia- Contributions to this broad- cast should be sent to Room 19, 163 West Hastings Street. tions to Council “Guite a lot of organizing work is now getting under way by the various union locals,” Stewart de- clared, “and the organization pro- gram seems assured of success.” The Building Trades Council has set up its own organizing commit- tee, and other union locals are talx- ing similar steps. Goncrete instance of the effect of the drive in the fishing industry was furnished by Business Agent George Miller of the Salmon Purse Seiners Union, who stated that he had received over i100 applications for membership since the signing of agreements recently. Two hundred new members gained by the International Wood- workers of America in the Cow- ichan lake area was also reported by Wigel Morgan, vice-president of the District Council. Agents, Writers Note New Address All agents, subscribers and correspondents are asked to note the new offices which will be taken over next week by the People’s Advocate. This is the first move made since the paper was established in 1935 and commenced publica- tion on January 18 of the same year. Our new office address is Room 20-21, 163 W. Hastings street, Vancouver. FLAVOR! a Made in B.C. Sarr ea Only Shoe Repair Store Signed Agreement NEW METHOD DISTINCTIVE, DELICIOUS ~ SHOE - = DRESSING for Salads, Sandwiches s and Fish in Vancouver with a with the Union 337 Carrall St. Gains| = = PREMIER DALADIER ber on the need for an Anglo-Soviet-Fre European peace. |DALADIER SPEAKS ON SOVIET PACT of France (on rostrum) during arecent speech in the French Cham- © nch treaty to stop Hitler aggression and safeguard SP CONGRESS BLOCKS UNITY PARIS, France—tThe Commu- nist Party of France, a veteran in the struggle for unity ef the worlk- ing class and the French people— the key to peace and social pro- eress—is determined to repair the breach in labor’s ranks caused by the last Socialist Party Congress, held in Nantes last week. A meeting of the Political Bur- eau of the Communist Party, pre- sided over by Marcel Cachin, who has been an active leader in the French labor movement since the turn of the century, decided last week to make new proposals at once for joint action to the Na- tional Council of the Socialist Party. A communique issued by the Po- litical Bureau after its meeting, de- elared: ‘“Reeretting the anti-unity deci- sions against anti-fascist organiza- tions and basing itself upon the unity pact signed July 27, 1934, be- tween the Socialist Party and the Communist Party, the Political Bureau decided to make proposals for common action to the National Council of the Socialist Party. ‘Without wishing to intervene in the internal affairs of the Socialist Party, the Political Bureau points out that, although a majority of the Socialist Party is favorable to unity, delegates to the Wantes Con- gress voted resolutions hostile to unity at a time when the attacks of reaction make unity more in- dispensable than ever.” And news from the cities and villages of France proves that the decisions taken at Nantes do not reflect majority opinion among the Socialist workers. To quote only news received yesterday, resolu- tions have been adopted by the Socialist sections in Foix, Vernouil- let (Seine-et-Oise), and by the People’s Front Committee at Al- giers, calling for closer contact be- tween the Socailists and Commu- nists. Unfortunately the decision of the Wantes Congress favors reaction in the country and abroad, and the so-called inner-party unity achieved in the compromise resolution on general policy, while it no doubt calls for a coalition of peace forces against aggressors, does not ex elude concessions to the dictators under the guise of an international conference. The 36th Socialist Party Congress had an opportunity to affirn2 unity of the French working class in face of the ever-growing men— ace of fascism. That it has failed to do so is the measure in which it failed to lead the working class. Tt is also the measure in which the Communist Party will work tor unity in spite of the decisions, giv- ing an example of a Party united within itself, capable of leading the masses in this work to which the Communist Party of France has devoted itself between Dow and the time of the opening of the Com- munist Party Congress whieh will be held in Le Havre over Christ mas. People’s Front Movement Grows Despite Labor Party By FRED PATEMAN LONDON, Eng.—Although crushed the resolution for the people’s front in the Labor Party conference just concluded, the people’s front in Britain is not dead. Tt lives on as the only solution . to the ever-present problem of how to defeat the Chamberlain govern- ment; it is still alive in the hearts of people throughout Britain. The decision by the conference to hear Sir Stafford Cripps, peo- ple’s front advocate, present his own case, was both a rebuke to the party executive and recogni- tion that the poeple’s front now is Gefinitely a subject for debate, which is an advance over the pre- vious position that it was not even s matter for discussion. The enormous majority against the people’s front, although serious, is not a reflection of the true posi- tion. In most cases the trade union j delegations cast their vote against the people’s front without consul- tation of the annual conferences of their own memberships, which will take place usually later in the summer. Such consultation, with- out reversing the result, would have probably meant more votes for the people’s front. The vote against continuation of coopera- tion with the government's INa- tional Service Scheme, for in- stance, was bigger, because it was discussed to a larger extent by the unions than the Gripps issue. Significant also was the change of tone by the executive in the de- bate. Werbert Morrison, the Labor Party leader who is striving to oust Major Clement Attlee from leadership of the Labor opposi- tion in the House of Gommons, debate, no longer opposition Con- servatives were unreliable and it ~would be “class collaboration” to cooperate with these elements. Instead he declared he would welcome their votes for the Labor Party candidates, though maintain-— ing his opposition to a so-called unstable party combination. His previous stand was “Damn you and damn your party.” Here he conceded part of the main principle of GCripps’ memo- randum to the Labor Party on the people’s front and the fact he felt compelled to do that is 2 tribute to the strength of feeling favoring the people’s front. Qnce more the conference up- held the expulsion of Cripps and others who applied for readmis- sion, The matter was not discussed, and postponed for eonsideration by the new executive. 2 Taken together, these signs, small in themselves, make up the Labor Party steamroller quite a considerable indication that the Labor Party is not as definite as it appears in rejection of the poeple’s front. Above all, pressure of events will be bound to force more peo- ple in the direction of the people’s; front. Unity, and mot only for an election, is needed now to force Weville Chamberlain to conclude a real peace pact with the USSR. in- deed, it may be necessary in order to Secure even a general election at all. The Labor Party conference settled nothing. It injured the movement by not agreeing now, but the British workers are strong enough not to die under the blow, and will continue to fight until successful. BUILDING TRADES | DEMAND START ON WORKS PLAN | Brief Will Answer > Pearson’s Letter To City Unionists’ .- “The government has failed to take any real steps to allevi- ate unemployment,” a delegate from Engineers’ T.ocal 115 told the Trades and Labor Couneil Tuesday night as Council en- dorsed his motion instructing Secretary Bengough to write Prime Minister Mackenzie King and inform him that the government’s work program was insufficient. : The delegate said that the ma- jority of the building trades work- ers were unemployed during what | is generally their busiest season, | and there were no prospects in sight for an improvement in the situa- tion. On Monday, Jack Flynn, business agent for the Engineers’ Union, told the Advocate that the Building Trades Council was “‘going after the government” for a start on the works plan which has been given so much publicity in the press. G. S. Pearson, minister of labor, in answer to the Council’s request for more clarification on the pro vincial works scheme, stated that the summer camps did not consii- tute a works program but were merely an extension of the winter scheme to care for single home less men. The minster informed the council that it was not the purpose of the government to provide for all un- employed durins the summer months. The single men should make attempts to take care of themselves. This answer did not suit the coun- | eil executive as its recommendation | to prepare a brief to the govern- ment received the delegates’ unani- mous approval, A letter from the Relief Project # council @ Workers’ Union informed that its members in camps will re- fuse to purchase Leckie’s boots in accordance with the council’s ac tion in placing the products of this firm on the “we do not patronize” list. 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