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Continued

Inquest

dence a verdict indicating gross

negligence on the part of person.

or persons unknown should have
been returned.

Evidence of six witnesses indi-
cated that the boy fell to his -
death, that there were no lights
on the deck of the drydock, no
rails, and that bolts projecied
two inches from the dock. A wit
ness from the electrical unit
stated that “we were told there
would be no work done on the
east side after dark and we
worked on that assumption.”

The union brief also points out
that although the boy’s father had
arranged with the superintendent
of the South Burrard yard, where
he himself works. that the boy
should work there where he could
watch over him, Selective Service
sent him to the North yard.

The brief also strongly comment-
ed ‘on the fact that none of the
three persons mentioned as being
in charge of the work the night of
the accident was called as a wit-
ness, and that no evidence was pro-
duced showing responsibility for
the sending of a gang to the dock
where, according to witness, no
work was to be done.

The final event in the case, in-
sist union officials, must be not
only the placing of responsibility
on the proper persons for Bill
Long’s death, but the tightening of
all saety regulation in the yard.

An editorial in The Main Deck,
the union paper, states: “In his
Passing, Bill has left us with a
warning and a solemn duty, which
we can not, and shall not ignore.
There must be no more tragedies.
We must bend every effort to in-
stall and maintain better safety
measures. The Boilermakers
Union will see to it that this trag-
edy will be fully investigated.
The union shall also investigate
the carelessness of the jury in
dealing with the death of a boy
of fourteen. In our keeping rests
the safeguarding of the sons and
daughters who work with us in
the building of ships,”

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Trench Warfare In

China

Smoke rising from an exploding shell doesn’t deter these
Chinese soldiers from rushing from their trenches to attack
the enemy near the Salween River in Yunan province. The
Japanese have been held on this front, frustrating their
attempt to reach the heart of China.

dence has yet been made public,
the District Council of the IWA
has promised to investigate and
present evidence to the govern-
ment. In the meantime, IWA inter-
vention brought the matter under
control, and the Chinese have
agreed to stay on the job.

Chinese workers began to hand

in seven-day notice slips after a

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of Canada.”

SUNDAY,

“I propose the organization of a national party
of Canadians who agree that Communist pol-
icies are the policies needed for the betterment

TIM BUCK

ATHLETIC PARK

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at 7 P.M. :
The Public Cordially Invited

(Take All Cars to South End Granville Bridge)

JULY 18

Auspices COMMUNIST-LABOR TOTAL WAR COMMITTEE

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Fascist Influence Seen
Behind Chinese Dispute

Threatened stoppage of work of Chinese workers in Bloedel
Stewart and Welsh’s Boundary Road shingle mill and later
Fraser Mills was seen this week as the work of pro-Hitler
agents in an effort to stir up racial prejudice. While no evi-

|mew government order was made

known to them reclassifying all
Chinese married men~-for income
tax purposes with the understand-
ing that they could appeal for re-
bate at the end of the govern-
mental fiscal year. Chinese work-
ers maintain they have no objec-
tion to paying income tax and
meeting their just obligations the
same as other Canadian citizens,
but point out that their depend-
ents in China would have to wait
12 months pending a rebate.

The International Woodworkers
of America representatives pointed
out that quitting doesn’t solve the
problem, but rather throws the in-
dustry into chaos

Chinese workers agreed to with-
draw their seven days’ notice with
the understanding that the case
would be presented to the federal
tax authorities and that Chinese
representatives would investigate
the question with IWA officials.

Ukrainian Canadian Association

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PICNIC

Sunday, July 18

1:00 P.M.

Military Park

Grandview Highway and
Slocan Street

Musical Program — Ball Games
Contests — Supper

Picnic moved forward from July
11th to July 18th because of rain.

BC Metal

Less than four months since the first mining ca
meeting was called, the International Union of Mi

mining eee of British Columbia is ode orgar
13 functioning locals, two union contracts signed ;

process of being negotiated.

The organizing drive, which
opened March 15 with setting up
of a local at Copper Mountain,
reached its peak this week after
Harvey’ Murphy, the union’s in-
ternational representative, held
two meetings of employees of Bri-
tannia Mines—the big copper prop-
erty sifuated a few miles from
Vancouver. The first meeting was
held last Sunday for the miners,
and the second meeting on Wed-
nesday for the mill workers at
the beach completed the organiza-
tion of the 500-odd employees with
the exception of some 30 men still
eligible for membership.

Sunday's mass meeting was held
in the theater—the first labor
meeting among Britannia workers
in 30 years.

Nomination meetings for election

Trail Company Unis

Nears End

TRAIL, BC—The Independent Smelter Worker)
which comprises the remnants of S. G. Blaylock’s Wor

Min ers.

will then meet with th
which has already notifie
of its intention to negotis 7
Still earlier two other 7,
localls were organized
terior country — the
mine at Zincton and
Florence mine at Ains
locals were set up after
were visited by Org:
Pearce. In each case
joined almost 100 percep
Harvey Murphy also
the board of directors
ley Mascot operation
the union of its willin
a negotiating comm
signing of a union agre
for the negotiations —
nounced later.

Of Rope

Cooperative Committee, approved an executive recomn

tion at its last meeting to attempt to affiliate with ag

Canadian union, or as an alternate,
to amalgamate all the independent
“unions” in British Columbia and
the dominion into a broad company
“union” federation.

The move is seen here as a des-
perate attempt to bolster sagging
morale among the few smelter

workers who have remained loyal
to Blaylock. It followed an earlier
attempt to save the company
“union” from complete disaster by
holding elections for officers, at
which the former chairman and
secretary withdrew owing to their
ill repute among the workers. Both

Garden Contests
Planned for Picnic

A Victory Garden Products and

a National Costume competition
are two of the many features of
interest at the big United Nations
Picnie scheduled for Sunday, Aug-
ust 1, at Confederation Park, 4600
block, East Hastings Street.

The contest is open to all ama-
teur victory gardeners. Produce
entered will be judged on the basis
of healthiness and color, and after
judging will be donated to worth-
while service organizations for dis-
tribution.

A national costume contest is
open to young and old judging will
be based on applause raised for
each costume and its wearer.

Names of entries for all contests
must be in by Saturday, July 24,
to the United Nations Picnic Com-
mittee, 211 Shelly Building.

Union Certified
International Woodworkers of
America Local 1-80 has been certi-
fied as the sole collective bargain-
ing agency of the Ladysmith op-
eration of the Commox Logging
Company, it was announced this
week by the Provincial Depart-
ment of Labor. Negotiations for a

union agreement are expected to/|

begin there shortly.

had been spending their fu
at company union work
paid by the company.
drawing, however, they he
returned to work and +
nature of their activities is
withheld.

At the time the wood
pendent union held its ele
officers, membership - butte:
books were given to any
workers who would ‘
in an attempt to create the
Sion of a large member
this move has had little eife
from reports reaching the ¢
of the International Union o
Mill and Smelter Workers, f
good indication that m
company “union” od
vinced of the futility of
forts and are ready to join
ternational union.

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