weepretvet 4, savod THE ADYVO CATE Page Five | Fishermen | Have Made ’ Big Gains 5 Strive To Unite All Fishermen’s Groups In Central Body By CHARLES VALLEY QUEEN CHARLOTTE CITY, BC. — The history of British Columbia’s fisheries is the history of exploitation, a story of poverty for the many and riches for the few. Out of BC fisheries huge fortunes have come. From smail fishing companies have grown the big monopolistic fishing companies with far reaching influence, which, with the aid of crooked politicians, have had special areas allotted to them for fishing rights and privi- leges to USe fish traps. They were iords of all they sur- veyed and their law was not dis- puted. They were a privileged elass, well looked after. From saimon fishing, the indus- try has expanded to halibut and on- down to the very humble clam. | Everywhere we see the industrial octopus with its long arms holdins a firm grip on the industry. What of the fisherman who catches the fish, the gill-netter, troller, seiner, halibuter, or the clam digger, whether Indians, Jap- anese, Chinese, Scandinavian, An- gioSaxons and Ganadians? How well they have been robbed. Theirs is a Sad story of hard -~work, poy- erty, worry and despair. it is the story of their ignorance, their lack of a proper organiza- tion and necessary political un- derstanding that has cheated fish- ermen out of their just share and the security that should have been theirs. In their attempts to organ- ize the fishermen have formed many unions. These unions indi- vidually could be controlled by the cannery operators by using one against the other, the policy of divide and rule. All our lessons have been learn- ed the hard way. Progress has been Slow and painful, but we are going forward. Qur efforts today are concentrated on obtaining Unity ef all fishermen’s organizations within one central body. Brother fishermen up and down the Pacific coast, we of the Pacific Coast Fishermen’s union join in sending our greetings to you this Labor Day. papery puead etiam SBBVSESBSEBSB GEC TSE BEB Be Bees = Old English FISH AND CHIPS “Best in Town” GOOD ON GABOR DAY! 2341 Commercial Dr. MBB EB eee ee eee ueeeeuuuue AYWABRBAAR ERED BWABABEADAD! Airplanes May Fly Injure Communists To Meet With ‘CCF Committee MTSSION, BC.—A dele- gation from the Fraser Val- ley constituency committee of the Communist party will meet the CCF election com- mittee in an attempt to es- tablish a united campaign for Progressive candidates in the next federal elections. Delegates elected were Fred Carr, sub-district or- ganizer; E. Baker, C. Larson and J. Little. Pritchett Discusses New Plan Air Transportation Would Save Lives Of Many Loggers Volunteers Need Aid “A year ago the Mackenzie-Pa- Pineau battalion was defending the heights of Sierra Pandols in ‘SSpain,” Tommy McCallum, former lieutenant in the Ganadian bat- talion, told the Advocate this week. “Together with the international brigades and the Spanish peoaple’s army we were heiping to defend the Spanish people, yes, and the Canadian people, too, from the clutches of fascism,’”’ he added. “Now these men are without the barest necessities of life.” Explaining that the coming’ win- ter would take terrible toll with the health of returned veterans if funds were not available immedi- ately, McCallum said that many of the wounded men still needed med- ical attention and clothing. Through the efforts of friends and supporters, the Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion has been able to provide some of the things necessary for the boys. Spe-— cial mention, MeCallum said, Should be made of the Salmon Purse Seiners union, through whose efforts purchase of an arti- ficial lez for Bill Tough, another returned veteran, was made pos- stble. ment has refused to grant the per-— Manently disabled veterans any form of relief,’ McCallum said. “It is only by the spirit shown by our supporters that we can hope to care for these defenders of democ- racy and make some slight return for their invaluable contribution te the cause of humanity gener- ally.” Appealing for funds, or for jobs by which the men not wounded may support themselves, McCal- lum asked that contributions or information should be sent to the Friends of Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, Room 43, 615 West Hast- ings Street, Vancouver. BC. > 130 West Hastings St. PHONE = - SEymour 0241 SBesBexruexe sex eBwueseuuueu usr =e=e DANCING Every Night, to the Best Music on the Finest Floor ALEXANDRA BALLROOM Howe and Robson Sts. Also GOLD TIME. DANCES Hvery Saturday Night at the TOWN HALL fr— Patronize Union Restaurants! ... PALACE CAFE 47 West Cordova St. and THE NEW PALACE The Only Union Restaurant from Robson to Pacifie St. 938 Granville St. (= Boxing Wrestling Every Saturday Night at the Vancouver Sports Club BALLROOM Pender and Burrard 4 Everybody Welcome Adm., 25c # MBB ESB BBw ewe eeu en eeueueueuuwu a GREETINGS TO ALL ORGANIZED WORKERS ABBEBAEKDE EEE EKER ER REE E ERED BBWAABAARABKBARABABREAREEEDEUE EEE ‘ from |_CKMO 4 1410 KCs. “The Pioneer Voice of BG” 812 ROBSON STREET Orange Hall ADME, 10c ACTIVITY FOR ALL te SPECIAL! WHILE YOU WATT Men’s Half Soles and Rubber Heels Ladies’ Half Soles - Harry Cooke, Mer. Seriously injured loggers may be flown out from BC log- ging camps to hospitals in the near future if plans now being negotiated by International Woodworkers Union officials with airline companies mate- Yialize. IW:A President Harold J. Pritch- ett, in Vancouver on union business this week, told the Advocate of the Scheme which will doubtless find favor with the loggers when they are asked to contribute to a special. fund on conclusion of the agreec— ment. “Of 41 loggers killed this year, we can safely say that one-third of this number left wives and fam-— ilies, and should the service once inaugurated save a life, then the “So far the Canadian govern. | €d by~ the—top- leadership of.-the4 expenditure will be justified,” stat— ed Pritchett : F Giting the case of William Wor- tendyke, who succumbed to skull} injuries about two weeks ago, the union president contended there’ Was 2 possibility that his life could have been saved had such a service, been in operation to fly him out to a hospital and skilled surgical at- tention. it is proposed to asic loggers for a monthly contribution to enable BC Coast District council of the IWA to have a plane at its call at any time to bring: seriously injured are Members of the union or not, end should the service prove bene— ficial, the intention is to have a} trained nurse in attendance. While the union president held eut high hopes that such a serv— ice would soon be _ established; elimination of causes such as clearing out of snags and strict en- forcement of safety measures was the best method of reducing the high death tolls in the camps, Pritchett said. Speaking of the necessity for maintaining trade union unity in this country, Pritchett maintained the Canadian labor movement should not allow itself to be divid- AFL. i ; “We will do our utmost to main- tain unity of the Canadian trade union movement and will strive to keep William Green and his split- ting tactics out of Canada,” he Stated. “A unified trade union movement is the best guarantee the Canadian people have to maintain and streng- then democracy, and this also holds geod on the question of peace or war,’ Pritchett continued. : “The best way to keep war out of Canada and war out of the world is to quarantine the aggressors, which can best be accomplished by organizing the workers in the basic industries, not only for their econo mic needs but for their political. aims as well,” the union leader de— elared. “Then we will have fhe or- Sanizational strength to maintain a lasting peace.’ NS SS ¥ - , Labor Day Greetings § s from 5 4 Gordon Sisco’s 7 4 Barber Shop. 4 4 2501 Commercial Dr. § MB SBM BSE EBB er ewer ese seeesne=saur SSeS Me Ves ees ewresdreruexcuecuua gs Your support makes my support g of this medium possible! 4 s # Gordon Hardware 3322 Dunbar St. 4 BB Be VBBeserSBeewreaueeueersreexuea e =) | DANCE HELGE ANDERSON’S ORCHESTRA THURSDAY, SEP. 7, 9:00 P.M. ORANGE HALL — Top Floor AABALBBAAD * - 64sec && Empire Shoe Repairs 66 East Hastings Street ADM.: 25c¢ Hereolmentel| pe WHIST - GAMES - FUN? at 8 PM. — BEVERY SI TUESDAY - THURSDAY - SATURDAY Top Flocr, 130 W. Hastings : Adm. 10c SGCIAL AND CULTURAL AUSPICES DAWN SOCIAL CLUB | loggers to hospital whether they |- d Loggers To ledical Aid New York Stages A\nti-Japan Meet aid China. NEW YORK witnesses a giant rally held under auspices of Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association to protest Japan’s undeclared war on China. Speakers called for United States to Union Has Made Great Progress In Past Year Tom Forkin, youthful presi- dent of Vancouver district board, Imternational Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Work- ers, has been appointed orga- nizer for British Columbia, ac- ‘cording ‘to -word -received- in- Vancouver from the union’s head office in Denver, Colo- rado. Forkin will assume his duties on September i, and has for his first task a tour of interior hardrock mining camps, to assist in consoli- dating existing local unions some time next month. Success of the union drive in BC ho doubt was responsible in no Small measure in influencing the international board’s appointment. In July, 1938, a conference of un- ion miners was held in Vancouver at which Ymir Mine and Millmen’s Union had the signal honor of be- ing the only functioning local, but results arising out of decisions reached at this gathering have since proven that it was no ordin- ary meeting. First fruits of that meeting were realized when miners in Zeballos, latest gold rush centre of BC, were organized in the main stream of trade unionism and Zeballos Min- ers’ Union, affiliated with the TUMEMSW, was established later that month. At present negotiations are un- der way to conclude union con- tracts with the managements of Privateer and Spud Valley mines, largest mines in the district. Following organization of Ze- ballos, union officials turned their attention to the Nelson district and the Consolidated Mining and Smelt- ing company-dominated city of Trail, where a large measure of success has been recorded, and where the latest local union has now been established. Atlin, where a union was already established, has been reorganized, while miners in Pioneer, rich gold producer in Bridge River district, and Fairview mines have been or- ganized. Hiard-rock miners throughout the province are organizing not only for higher wages but to gain a higher pension rate when incapaci- tated through silicosis dread Scourge of hardrock miners — and above all, to work for elimination of silica dust, either through les- islation or through their own or- ganized strength, by forcing mine Owners to tems. install] ventilation sys- HASTINGS | BAKERY High. 3244 716 East Hastings Street 4068 E. Hastings Street 1769 Commercial Drive QUALITY PRODUCTS MODERATE PRICES 100% UNIONIZED Ymir Proud Of Record MMIR, BC—An unbroken record of favorable negotiations without resort to strike action which has brought gains to its membership and a seryice to the community is the enviable record of British Co- Wmir Mine and Millmen’s Union, local 300, affiliated with Interna- tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. its predecessor, Ymir Miners’ Union, local 85, affiliated with the militant Western Federation of Miners, which was granted a char- ter in March, 1899, won for its members and for miners through- eut the province the 8-hour day, following a successful strike at the turn of the century. Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, present prime minister, visited Ymir to negotiate a settlement, re— commending as a result of his ob- Servations establishment of a fed- €ral department of labor. Legislation placed the 8-hour day law on the statute books of BC a year after the strike Since the local was re-organized in March, 1937, as the Ymir Mine and Millmen’s Union, the same tra- ditions are being carriéd forward, the membership consistently adher- ing to the principles of true union- ism as established by the WFEFM union. But a short recital of this local’s history would not be complete without giving credit to those two veteran union leaders, John 4H. Clarke, former vice-president of Ymir local, and Dan MekKkay, for- mer president of WEM and OBU locals at Sandon, BC. Plan Corn Roast Fifth annual corn roast and hot dog fiesta, held by the Vancouver East section of the Communist par- ty will be held Saturday, Sept. 2, alt 7 p.m., at 3034 East 54th. Special door prize will be given. Tom Forkin Appointed Miners’ Union Organizer International Plans Expanded Organization DENVER, Colo. — Adoption of a broad organizing program and action to provide funds for expanded organization stand’ out as the main accomplish- |Mments: of the 36th Convention “‘lumbia’s™ pioneer mineé- wnion- —— of the Intl. Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers recently coneluded here. The six-day meeting, shortest jin - the union’s recent history, was marked by the unity and Progeress- ive spirit of the delesates as well as by the falaxy of government and labor leaders, who spoke as Suests of the conclave. US Wage Hour Administrator Elmer EF. Andrews addressed the nation over a CBS nation-wide hookup from the convention ban- quet, PLAN EXPANSION. Plans for expansion of the IUMM Sw and continuance of its program of concentration on the strategic portions of the metals in- Gustry were continued in the re- port of President Reid Robinson, concurred in by the executive board and adopted by the convention. At the same time the convention for- mulated a constitutional amend_ ment, to go to a national referen— dum of the membership, which will Provide the per capita necessary to carry out the prosram. A highlight of the meetins was Walter Smethurst’s openings-day Speech, in which he told delezates: “The membership of the CIO will not tolerate a Munich peace where— by our affiliated unions will be stripped of their membership in order to satisfy the principles of eraft unionism.’ Among actions taken by the con- vention was endorsation of a third term for President Roosevelt. sao CONGRATULATIONS to the New ADVOCATE —