THE ADVOCATE October 27, 1939 Municipalities Demand Gov't Assume Education Costs’ NEWS OF LABOR Pritchett Reelected By Woodworkers KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.—Harold J. Pritchett, Canadian- born leader of the International Woodworkers of America, was reelected president for his third consecutive term at the IWA convention which concluded its sessions here this week. Delegates from the Pacific northwest and British Columbia earlier defeated a red-baiting: drive headed by .Al. Hartung to oust Pritchett from the presidency. Hartung, who leads a group of disrupters, attempted to force through a resolution to bar “Com- munists, Fascists and Nazis’ from membership in the TWA. Harry Bridges, California Cro director, warned delefzates that em- ployers would take full advantage of any divisions created over the issue of Gommunism to drive a wedge into the union and split it still further in order to reduce Wages and return to the open shop. “Delegates rejected the efforts of Martunge and his group to stam- pede the convention into any red- baitins. Union Steamships Signs Agreement Wage increases of $5 a month, holidays with pay and seniority privileges were granted by Union Steamships in an agreement signed this week with oilers and firemen, marking the first major gains for organized labor on ship or shore— Side since the lockout of 1935. Instrumental in bringing the ne- fotiations to a successful conclu- Sion was the Inland Boatmen’s union, which, while not gaining a union contract, did the preliminary work in organizing the oilers and Hremen and assisting them to draw up the agreement. The pact will remain in force until terminated by either party on 60 days’ notice. While wages haye been raised $5 2 month on northern routes, an additional $5 a month was granted men on lower runs for the four summer months. This will raise oilers’ wages to $90.75. Wiremen’s wages will be boosted to $81.25 a month for a two-watch system. On northern runs between Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Skeena River and Portland Canal, where a three watch system is in operation, oilers will be paid $85.75 and firemen $76.25. Seniority will be established from the time an employee enters the service and any employee laid off through a reduction of personnel if not re-employed within a year will be considered a new employee, but laid-off employees will be given preference. Zhistings will be revised on Janu- the ship’s bulletin board, allowing any employee to correct it within — le days. However, if an employee ary 1 of each year and posted on fails to give a reasonable answer within five days he will be consid- ered out of the service. Each employee will be allowed one day’s holiday in each week free ef the ship in the home port, but where schedules and traffic condi- tions interfere holidays will be ac- cumulated and added to the annual leave, which for employees with 12 months’ service will be six working days with full pay, and for em- ployees with 24 months’ service, 12 working days with full pay. Grievances will be adjusted by the chief engineer or, failing any satisfaction, through the superin- tendent-engineer. Transfers from one ship to an- other necessitating a lay-over will be paid at regular wages, except in the case of an employee trans- ferring for seniority or at his own request. Sign Pact With Cheese Factory Milk Salesmen and Dairy Em- ployees’ union have signed an agreement with Meadow Sweet Cheese, which Birt Showler, union official, believes to be the first agreement with a cheese factory anywhere in Canada. Jewellers’ Union Wins Agreements Agreements covering watch-— makers in Woods Jewelers on Pen- der street and Shores, Lid., have been signed between the manage— ment of these stores and local 42, International Jewelry Workers’ union, according to Gordon Far- rington, union official. Jewellers’ Union Assists Billings International Jewelry Workers’ union, lecal 23, in Los Angeles is sponsoring a drive among all af- filiated locals of the union to es- tablish Warren K_ Billings in a business of his own. Billings, released last week from Folsom prison by Governor Culbert Li. Olson after serving 22 years on the 1916 Preparedness Day bomb- ing framup in San Francisco, is an honorary member of the Jewelry Workers’ union and member of local 23. 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WEST Vancouver, B.C. ; Hume, New Westminster. 7 |Works Program Needed —TELFORD wanbiusere Mayor Supports Motions On Public Works VICTORIA, BC.—Delegates to the BC Union of Municipali- ties convention concluded here this week demanded that the government relieve the intol- erable financial burden now borne by the municipalities by assuming full responsibility for education costs. Alter- natively they suggested that the government finance educa- tion by raising the income tax, placing the burden on those better able to pay, or by imposing a sales tax, which would hit hardest those least able to pay. Because of war conditions, a reso- lutuion from Surrey on health and unemployment insurance was with- drawn, while other suggestions for producer-consumer cooperatives to combat monopolies and for rebates on farming necessities were re- jected. Also rejected were resolu- tions from the same municipality ealling for abolition of road and bridge tolis, reduction of rail rates on seed, feed, grain and fertilizer and reduction of rail refrigeration costs. Contending there should be no such thing as relief or charity, Vancouvers Mayor J. Lyle Tel- ford supported Revelstoke and Surrey resolutions calling for a public works program to allevi- ate unemployment and inaugura-— tion of a disability and unem- ployment insurance. Telford urged that unemployed men should be put to work and given an opportunity to provide for themselves. Delegates instruct- ed the incoming executive to deal with these resolutios and decided to apply to the New Zealand gov- ernment for a copy of its Social Security Act, Expressing satisfaction with the provincial governments new policy of assisting municipalities in pro- viding relief for unemployables, Reeve J. B. Leyland, of West Van- couver, former president, neverthe- less stated: “Notwithstanding the uncertain times which we may be facing, the municipalities of this province must continue to press for some measure of relief from an intoler- able financial burden which land should not be caleld upon to pay.” Revelstoke successfully obtained passage of a resolution that old age pensions be granted at 65 years and increased from $20 to $25 per month, allowing a pensioner to earn an additional $200 per annum. Support was given to a Revelstoke resolution asking establishment by provincial government of a register for unemployed men, relief being given to men showing they had reg- istered and found no work avail- able. High hospital costs, with the threat of continual increases due to war conditions, were deplored in another Surrey resolution. Mayor Telford offered a brief on legalized hospital sweepstakes as one solu- tion to provide necessary funds. Several motions were adopted dealing with trade licenses, from Victoria seeking power to refuse licenses on a unanimous council vote and providing for trade license fees not exceeding $150 semi-annu- ally where work is done outside a municipality, from the Okanagan demanding a $500 license fee for each six months on chain stores having six or more branches in the province. Kelowna’s CCF Mayor Owen L. Jones was elected president of the Union while retiring Reeve J. B. Leyland of West Vancouver was made a life member. Yice-presi- dents elected were Ald. George C. Miller, Vancouver, Mayor Fred J. Put the Drive Qver Hold Little Hope | Review. AROUND THE PROVINCE ? food prices. all Cumberland citizens. Pointing out that cost of meat had risen steadily since outbrealc of war, the statement declarea: “Verbal and written protests have brought no action against those responsible for such unfair tactics and while we acknowledge the mecessity for an increase in wages, we are compelled to take such immediate steps as will help to alleviate the situation. “We feel that such steps are ne- cessary to illustrate that the rising cost of living has to cease and that we are prepared to sacrifice in or- der to defeat those who will reap all the benefits from this war.” “The war is not of our making and those responsible for it should be made to pay. This protest should have the wholehearted sup- port of all if it is to be effective.” Declaring meat was vitally ne- cessary for the wellbeing of healthy people, but that it would become a rare luxury if prices continued to rise, the statement urged citizens to refuse to buy all kinds of meat, canned or fresh, for the period of one week. “This is your first protest,” the statement concluded. “Make it ef- fective.” Vote Said Not Real Expression PRINCE RUPERT, BC By vote of 104 to 42, taxpayers last week voted for a city mManagership form of administration upon re- tirement of the city commissioner at the end of the year. That this vote, totalling only 146, in a city with a population of ap- proximately 7,000, does not repre- sent the true desires of Prince Rupert citizens there can be no question, Since the city is under a commiis- sioner the real democratic expres- sion of citizens is stifled. Victoria Chinese Plan Festival VICTORIA, BC. — Chinese War Refugees Committee are sponsor ing a “Bowl of Rice” festival in aid of China’s war sufferers. The festival will be opened by Mayor Andrew MeGavin next Thursday evening and continue until Satur- day. Other speakers at the open- ing ceremonies include Rt Rev. Bishop Cody, Prof. E. S. Farr, Gen- eral Austin of Canadian Red Cross, Miss Sara Spencer and Mrs. Tripp. A parade of Chinese in gay native costume through the city will pre- cede the festivities. A tag day will be held Saturday, with one-third of the proceeds to be given to the Canadian Red Cross. Doukhobors Win Injunction Case Doukhobors this week won dis- solution of an injunction to pre- vent them applying for a reduction of their $160,000 debt to the Na- tional Trust company under the Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Mr. Justice Fisher ruled that the Board of Review, under the Act, had authority to decide whe- ther the Doukhobor organization was a farmer within the meaning of the farmers’ debt reduction sta- tute. Mr. Justice Manson granted an injunction on September 16 to Na- tional Trust company. Request for its dissolution was made by Chris- tian Community of Universal Bro- therhood Ltd and the Board of Burnaby Shoe Store Modern Shoe Repair Service Special Men’s Winter Work Shoes 1348 -Edmonds at Kingsway Cumberland Drives Against Profiteers CUMBERLAND, BC.—Led by local 7293 of the United Mine Workers’ union, citizens here are condncting a ‘meatless weelz’ from October 23 to 30 in active protest against constantly rising At a membership meeting held Sunday, Octeber 22, miners decided to issue a statement asking support of their action from Candidate section of OQakalla prison are Conditions At Jail Assailed Housing Of Women Prisoners Shocks Mothers’ Council “Conditions in the women’s terrible and the inmates are no better off when released than when they first entered the institution,’ Mrs. Dawson of Vancouver Mothers’ Coun- cil told the Advocate this week. Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. M. Laisk, comprising a delegation from Vancouver Mothers’ Council, vis— ited the jail and were accorded every courtesy by Miss McMillan, matron in charge. Miss McMillan said she hoped the delegation would do something to bring to the attention of wom- en’s organizations the need for a new building which would provide better quarters and facilities for teaching inmates cooking and other useful arts. At present 32 women are quartered in one room, where they eat, sleep and dress, and no pro visions are made to segregate any women suffering from diseases. Cots line one wall so closely as to allow only one person te pass be- tween them and if additional pris— oners are brought in this small space is reduced still further, Mrs. Dawson stated. Dining tables. occupy the center of the room; wash stands line the other wall. At one end are toilets, THOMAS O’CONNOR, CCE can- didate im the Cranbrook byelec- tion. He increased the CCE vote by nearly 400. Soviet in the quartering of troops. This will cause certain difficulties, but it should be remembered that the which until Miss McMillan took (charge, were anything but sani- Asked if the diseases were con- tagious, Mrs. Dawson replied there is always an element of contagion with diseases, but she was unable te specify any disease. Inmates spend most of their time in bec reading sensational magazines because they have no other way of occupying their en- forced idleness, stated Mrs. Daw- son. object of these troops is te defend and strengthen the safety of the Baltic coast during the present war. The difficulties in quartering troops are as nothing compared to the difficulties that we should have had in a military conflict. “The local population will facili- tate the putting into effect of the mutual-assistance pact, which pur- sues the loftiest end—to preserve, under the conditions of the pre— sent war of the great powers in Burope, peace on the eastern shores of the Baltic.” The Estonian paper, Uus Hesti, wrote: “Soviet troops are arriving under the mutual-assistance pact based on respect for the independence and sovereign rights and non- interference in the internal affairs of the contracting parties. “Before arrival of the troops certain foreign circles were circu- lating absurd rumors that the So- vietization of Estonia and Latvia was beginnings. These circles are seeking to arouse alarm and intro- duce confusion and spoil our good relations with our Eastern neigh- bor. But they will not succeed in this. We repudiate them just as they are repudiated in most cate— gorical form by. the press of the Soviet Union.’ @ HALLOWE’EN DANCE in Aid of PRESS DRIVE GOOD TIME FOR ALL! Tuesday, Oct. 31 8:00 P.M. K.P. HALL Burnaby For Spain Veteran NANAIMO, BC—tLittle hope is held by physicians here for recoy-— ery of Charles Beasor, 27-year-old veteran, who served with the Mac- lkenzie Papineau Battalion in the Loyalist army in Spain and re- ceived a les wound at Teruel. “It is only a question of time,” states the doctor. “His lungs are continually drained of fluid.” Bea- sor, while unable to talk, listens to visitors who keep him posted on the labor movement in which he is vitally interested. Mrs. Les Strange, a close friend of Beasor’s, asks all former com- rades-in-arms to write him at Na- naimo General Hospital. Smith’s Economic Grocery Wee Sell Good Food, Good Mood Sells Us! Jubilee Station DEx. 18380 *& SPECIAL! 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