THE B.C. LUM

BER WOREER

August9, 1938

Camp and Mill

“EVERY READER A CORRESPONDENT”

REPORTS

Just Won’t Let
‘Satisfied’ Be
Blubber Bay Trials Show

Crying Need for Power-
ful Organization

Maillardville, B.C.
Editor, B.C. Lumber Worker:

If we are to salvage anything at all
from the callous injustice of the Blubber
Bay trials as described in the last issue,
I think that it must be the knowledge
that they have pointed out to all think-
ing people the absolute necessity of or-
ganization, for mutual benefit and pro-
tection.

The very vehemence and vindictiveness
evidenced by the Pacific Lime Company
has been the finest argument in favor of
organization which the most enthusiastic
organizer could have used. If they are so
afraid of organization among the work-
ers, and will go to such lengths to dis-
rupt it, then it must naturally follow that
this is the weapon we must use. They
realize that the average worker seems to
have difficulty in grasping, viz., that or-
ganization means an end to their des-
potism, and the wreck of the machine
which grinds out profits for the few. at
the expense of the many.

The “loyal” company servants may be
dismissed as being beneath contempt.
We will, unfortunately, always have that
breed of vermin with us; but they will
always be extremely small toads in the
big puddle. We have them here, as wit-
ness that letter to your paper written by
“Satisfied.” You know that letter brought
about a funny situation here. I know

who he is; several of my friends know
who he is—but we all blame different

SEY. 988

CITY

THE LOGGERS’

9$22 For Blubber Bay

From A. Ring’s Camp

Ring’s Logging Camp,
Klemtu, B.C.
Editor, B.C. Lumber Worker:

I suppose another report from this
camp is about due. A meeting was held
and was well attended. The referendum
ballots were taken and all the brothers
cast their votes for the officials of Local
71, L.W.A., for the coming year.

The collection list for the Blubber Bay
strikers was supported to the tune of
$22.00. A new member was signed up and
dues -collected. The correspondence, re
the Local.71 convention, was read and ac-
cepted. This camp is fairly well organ-
ized, only four men not carrying the
union card. It is expected that a number
of the men will be going down about
the end of August. We have a camp com-
mittee but their work is light, as there
appears to be no grievances. The first-
aid man also, has had very little work in
that capacity.

' That is all for this time. The brothers
send their best regards to the Blubber
Bay strikers.

Card VL2273 & Card VL308.

ATTENTION, LOCAL 71
MEMBERS!

At the next meeting, August 22,
Local 71 I.W.A, will elect delegates
to the International convention in
Seattle, September 12. All members
in town. are urged to attend.

people. It just shows there must be more
than one hunk of tripe polluting our
little community and this should be a
factor in hastening the day when we will
be fully organized.

NOT SATISFIED.

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Striker Denied

Blubber Bay, B.C.,
August 1, 1938.
Editor, B.C. Lumber Worker:

The Pacific Lime Co. and the striking
workers have been much in the lime-
light lately, and I would like to relate
a little incident to show the cheapness
of the above mentioned company.

The other day when my wife, who has
been in a sickly condition for some time,
was stricken. with a severe headache,
I sent my young girl over to the Com-
pany doctor for a half dozen Frosst tab-
lets. The doctor refused to give her any.

*Paid Into Blubber Bay Medical Fund For 19 Years,

Aspirin Tablets

stating, ‘He had been instructed by the*
company not to give her dad anything,
as he is no longer a member of the As-
sociation.” (The Blubber Bay Hospital
Association).

Now I have paid $1.50 per month into
this association for the last 19 years. To
be refused a few tablets that would cost
but a few cents, when they were sorely
needed, is in my opinion an act unbecom-

ing to any but those with a heart of
stone. Yours truyl,

JOHN WRAY.

‘B.C. Lumber Worker’
Financial Statement

JULY, 1938. ee

INCOME:
Brought forward ........ $313.60
Subscriptions $ 72.15
Sales _.. - 132.58
Advertising . 88.85
Assessment .. - 50.00
Watch Raffle - 66.75

410.33

— $722.93

EXPENSE:
Rent... $ 11.00
Printing 194.60

Supplies
Mail...

Wages i

Comm. on advertising 4.85
SATE: ic 2 --- 28.38
Newspapers, literature 4.21

Dance expenses

Miscellaneous -.

Cheque ret. n.s.f. . 2.68

Paym’t mimeo. mach. 3,55
—$523.38

Bal. on hand July 31, 1938.... 199.55

———— $722.93

Note.—Not included in above is bill pay-
able Broadway Printers for,.four last is-
sues amounting to $236.20, leaving an
actual deficit July 31 of $36.65.

Blubber Bay Strike
Donations, August 8

Previously acknowledged ................ $1434.90
Ladies’ Auxiliary, Workers’

ei 3.00
3.50

Alliance, Coquitlam .
Blacklisted Longshor’mn’s Wives

Carleton C.C.F. Club ... 5.00
Collection, Restmore Employees.. 8.28
Victoria Trades & Lab. (2nd don.) 10.00
LL.W.U., Port McNeil .... 20.50
Collection, A. Ring Camp, Klemtu 22.00
Collection in Vancouver .... .- 44.65
Collection in Chinatown, Vanc..... 50.00
Collection in Chinatown, Victoria 29.25
Three Chinese Friends 4.00

= 00

$1636.08

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SEY. 988

“THE LOGGERS’ FRIEND”

|A Polite Swede

Has Hard Going

Could Talk Alright but Dumb
Canucks Did Not
Understand

Editor, B.C. Lumber Worker:

To be polite is very important when
you mingle with society or any half
decent crowd, but on a passenger train
it does not work out so good. You know
when we Swedes come over here, we have
a hard time talking English. We can talk
alright, but the people here can not under-
stand us. In fact, I had to eat ham and
eggs three times a day for six months be-
cause I could not say anything else. How-
ever, Ivtried very hard to learn some
English, and I heard people say “Thank
you very much. The next person
answered, “You are welcome.’ So I kept
that in my mind, figuring that it might
come in handy some time.

Travelling on a train arriving at Saska-
toon, we all started to get off the train
and suddenly the train stopped with a
bang and I stepped on a gentleman’s
toes, and I bet you his toes are black
and blue yet, and this happened in 1923.
Of course he got mad and gave me one
of those gangster’s looks and expected
me to apologize, to say “Pardon me,”
“Excuse me,” or “I am sorry,” but I did
not know what to say so I tried to laugh
it off. But I suppose he was not in the
same mood, so when I did not apologize
he tried to rub it in to me by saying,
“Thank you very much.” At that very
moment, I remembered some of my Eng-
lish. To be polite I answered, “You are
welcome,” and that did not help the
situation very much, so I quit speaking
English right there and then. And I kept
on eating ham and eggs three times a day
for another six months.

If this letter does not land in the paper
basket I will write another one next week
about, “How to propose in Sweden.”

HILARIOUS SWEDE.

Let our slogan for 1938 be: “Every
man a union man; every camp a
union camp.”

A. BERG

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