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THE ADVOCATE

‘Dosco Employees
Seek Wage Increases;
Board Hears Claims

SYDNEY, NS.—Unless their demands for wage increases
are met, 3500 employees of Dominion Steel and Coal corpora-
tion will strike this Thursday, officials of the United Mine
Workers’ union declared here Tuesday.

Decision to strike follows recent federal conciliation board
hearings ,at which evidence was produced to show that, in the
words of UMWA District President D. W. Morrison, “the Nova
Scotia miners are the poorest paid on the North American con-
tinent with the exception of a few mud-holes in New Bruns-
wick.”

Morrison stated that Glace Bay, NS, tax arrears had increased from
$137,000 in 1929 to $236,000 in 1939, and pointed out that 70 percent of
those in arrears were Dosco employees.

Statement was made by Douglas Barrett, secretary of Glace Bay
Retail Merchants association, that staple food prices in the province's
jargest mining center had risen 20 percent since last September, with
“a possible increase of 30 percent in the cost of living in Nova Scotia.”

The union is asking that miners’ basic pay of $3.71 daily be increased
to $4, that datal rates between $3.71 and $5.01 be increased 25 cents
and that a percentage of increase, equivalent to the rise in the cost of
living, be granted.

While Dosco officials at the conciliation board hearings pleaded
that they could not afford to concede wage increases, publication
last week of the annual report, which did not show increased profits
from war business, revealed that operating profits had soared from
$789,573 to $2,349,573. After all deductions for taxes and depreciation
had been made a dividend of 40 cents a share on common stock was
authorized.

Eftort Made To Organize
Vigilantes At Bridge River

BRALORNE, BC.—Emboldened by the provincial govern-
ment’s intervention in the Pioneer mine strike and by the recent
decision favoring continuation of the workmen’s cooperative

committee at Bralorne mine as the collective bargaining agency
for employees, vigilantes are endeavoring to stir up a campaign
of terrorism against union miners and their leaders.

Nova Scotia Miners To Strike If Demands Not Mei

A $3500 Press Drive Slegan

to our appeal for financial’ ai

porters of the Advocate, the I

they'll do it.

of $90.

credited to press drive quotas c
Heading the list of those who

Barkerville press committee

“There will be no blackout of the people’s press in British
Columbia if our efforts can prevent it.” This was the answer

committee in Cumberland this week. Always staunch sup-

raise $100 for our $35000 spring press drive, launched last
Friday. And, if past achievements are any criterion, we know

Equally prompt in its response to our appeal was South
Vancouver press committee, which has set itself a quota

Burnaby press committee gained the distinction of being
the Zirst to contribute to our maintenance fund when, on the
first day of the drive, it forwarded a $5 donation.

From several points in the province subscriptions to be

mediate action was Zeballos, where our supporters among the
hardrock miners sold $9 worth of subscriptions.

“This is just a start,’ we were told. “The Advocate has
consistently fought for our interests and we would be a pretty
poor bunch if we could not fight to defend it now that it is
threatened. We say too, hand’s off the people’s press.”

tions in this drive, comments, “The attack on the Mid-West
Clarion should convince us that it is not only in Ontario
that the right of the people to have their own press is threat-
ened. We are glad to know that, after
Mid-West Clarion is again publishing
Advocate and the Mid-West Clarion must not be suppressed.”

‘Defeat The Blackout Of The People’s Press’

d made by the miners’ press

sland miners have pledged to

ame in from press committees.
answered our appeal for im-

, forwarding its first subscrip-

missing one issue, the
- such papers as the

Throughout Canada

Youth Cons

cription

The central press drive committee decided this week
offer the Dean of Canterbury’s latest work, The Socialist
Sixth of the World, reviewed by William Lawson in our last
issue, aS a prize for those supporters raising $25 in this drive,

Also, discussed, but not yet decided upon, was D. N
Pritt’s new book, Must the War Spread, which has aroused
widespread comment in Britain. This book has now been

published in the Penguin series and it, or another Penguin
book will be offered as an award to those raising $5 for thr
drive. Judging from the number of readers who took ad.
vantage of our special subscription offer of Pritt’s Light on

Moscow, we believe this latest book will prove a pop
choice. F

In our next issue we expect to announce the full list of
prizes. In the meantime, all suggestions from press commit:
tees and readers will be welcomed. |

We have $3500 to raise in the shortest possible time. ]f
all our press committees and individual supporters get busy
—now—we can do it. The need for prompt action was never
greater or more urgent than it is at this time. Let’s translate
our slogan into a living force: DEFEAT THE BLACKOUT
OF THE PEOPLE’S PRESS.

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CAFES

Vote Nears Completion

TORONTO, Ont.—The Canadian Youth Congress’ conscrip-
tion questionnaire campaign is nearing conclusion, according
to National Secretary Kenneth Woodsworth, who reported this
week that approximately 350,000 copies of the questionnaire
lave been distributed, in addition to 150,000 reproductions of

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Must Face Trial

Stanley Doyle and P. Michaud
were remanded until Tuesday,
Mareh 26, for trial when they ap-
peared before Magistrate Macken-
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They have been released on bail
of $250 each.

Pian Peaece Week

SEATTLE, Wash. — Sponsored
by the Peace Mobilization council of
Washington, Peace Week will be
observed starting March 30, it was
announced this week by Rev. Har-
lan S. Stone, chairman,

Endorsement of the campaign’
has been received from the Youth
Peace committee, Trade Union

Peace committee, Washington Wo-
mens Democratic club and numer-
eus community organizations.

ized last week “to run Tom Forkin
and James ‘Shaky’ Robertson out
of the Bridge River Valley.” For-
kin is BC organizer for the ClO
Mine, Mill and Smelter union and
Robertson secretary for Gumber-

land local United Mine orkers, who

went to Pioneer

strikers,

Wotices were posted in the wash-
house calling an miners te tar and
feather Jack Hillis, secretary of
Bralorne Miners’ union, and “for-
€ign agent Johnny Retan,” a Swe
dish miner.

A notice posted on Tuesday last
week by these would-be gangsters
and hoodlums stated that “Forkin
had run out during the night (he
had not left town), but Hillis is
still here. What are you going to
do about it?”

As yet vigilante activity has been
confined to inciting to violence,
but if unchecked, may lead to ac-
tual deeds. z

Hit War Act

WINNIPEG, Man. — Amendment
of the Defense of Canada regula-
tions was urged here in a resolu-
tion unanimously adopted by
Greater Winnipez Young Men’s
Liberal club last week.

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“In all,
copies have gone out,” Woodsworth
said.

A large volunteer staff is en-

gaged in tabulating replies com-
ing in from every part of the coun-
try.
During the election campaign
youth delegations visited a large
member of federal candidates to
place youth’s views before them.
In some cities forums were organ-
ized at which all candidates were
invited to speak.

Miners’ Teaders
Elected In NS

GLACE BAY, N.S.— Mayor D. W.
Morrison, president of District 26,
United Mine Workers union, has
been returned to office for his 17th
term. He was re-elected for a two-
year term in the largest vote in the
town’s history. Thomas Mclach-
lan, another UMWA member and
s0n of a one-time prominent Nova
Scotian labor leader, was elected
ecuncillor. His father, now dead,
was Communist candidate for Cape
Breton south in the last federal
election.

Intimidation Of
Lawyers Charged

TORONTO, Ont. — Giting two
recent incident in Ontario the na-
tional executive of the Ganadian
Labor Defense League has pro-
tested to the Ontario Law Society
against intimidation by the au-
thorities of lawyers handling cases
under the War Measures Act.

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MONTREAL, Que — Prosecution
of the Quebec executive of the In-
ternational Bible sturents’ associa-
tion was recommended by a King’s
Bench jury here this week when
it brought in convictions against
five members of the witnesses of
Jehovah on seditious conspiracy
charges.

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matter to be decided by cir-
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tary enlistment is no longer
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End Lockout
Of Loggers

LAKE COWICHAN, BC—Lock-
out of employees at Victoria
Lumber and Manufacturing com-
pany’s Camp was terminated this
week and prosecution of the
company averted when James
Thompson and Jack Place, de-
partment of labor representa-
tives, obtained company assur-
ances that all employees would
be reinstated.

LAKE COWICHAN, BC. — Ap-
pointment of a provincial concilia-
tion board to mediate the lockout
of the logging crew at Victoria
Lumber and Manufacturing com-
panys camp 8 last week, following
the crew’s demand for increased
wages, was expected this week.

Demands for a $1 a day increase
and 10 cents more a thousand for
bushel (piece) work were presented
to the company March 4 by the
falling crew with a request for an
answer in 24 hours. The company
replied four days later by closing
down the operations.

Nigel Morgan, BC board member
for International Woodworkers of
America, declared the lockout to
be a direct violation of the Indus-

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