tons, Swiss Watches Save 25% to 50% at LONDON JEWELERS Guaranteed Waltham, Elgin, Hamil- Help Blubber Bay Strikers Expert Watch Repairing done at Mail Orders Given Special Attention LONDON JEWELERS NI ] ! 5 Official Organ B.C. Coast Dist. Council, a Section of International Woodworkers of America, Affiliated with Committee for Industrial Organization VOL. VII, No. 47 Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., AUGUST 9, 1938 Price: 5c Oh (74) Strike Trials Too Raw; Defence Counsel Protests Ted Gunerud Is {Trades Council Returning Home Thirty invalided Canadians, heroes of the Spanish Loyalist forces, are on their way home to Canada, ac- cording to word received by the Vancouver of- ti fice of Friends’ Ce of the Macken- : zie - Papineau Battalion. Amongst them are listed six from British Columbia, Ted Gunerud, Dave Harvey, Chris Christiansen, Francis -Ruther- ford, and Arnold: Staub, of Vancou- ~ ver, and Charles Beason, of Nanaimo. Other B.C. men are listed in French hospitals, among them Wm. Tough, Van- couver. Ted Gunerud Ted Gunerud, before leaving for Spain, was organizer for Local 71, I.W.A., and is well known by loggers throughout B.C. He left Vancouver about a year ago. The Friends of the Mac-Paps are mak- ing a special appeal for funds to care for the returning men. Though these men have risked their all in the fight against the fascist butchers, fighting that democracy shall survive in Canada as well as in Spain, the Canadian govern- ment does not as yet see fit to shoulder the responsibility of caring for the re- turning men. This the democratic people of Canada must do. Many dollars are needed. Wages Recovered For Narrows Arm Crew Back wages in full, less five percent were recovered by the crew of the Nar- rows Arm Log Co., Sechelt, last week, following the seizure of the logs in lien action. Twenty men were involved with wages due ranging from a month to several months. The camp started operations in Feb- ruary, and it was following the closing of the camp for the fire season that the crew put a lien on the logs. According to information pay cheques issued when the camp closed were turned down by the bank because of insufficient funds. The crew then took court action. }vute and found the situation just as the Alb = A Narrowly. Backs Blubber Bay Strikers Secretary Bengough Finds Company Persistent In Discrimination Urging all locals to give the Blubber Bay strikers full support, Percy Ben- gough, secretary Vancouver and New Westminster Trades and Labor Council, Charges Company, Not Crown, Is Prosecuting Blubber Bay Strikers Hans Petersen, District Council Vice-President, Convicted Though Had No Part in Melee Garfield King, counsel for the Blubber Bay strikers in the trials now being held before Magistrate Sargeant, of North Vancouver, gave notice during the closing minutes of Monday’s trials that he may withdraw reported to the council last Tuesday that from the case. Mr. King stated he was taking that step in “all fairness he had investigated the Blubber Bay dis-, to the defendants.” strikers had said. Men were blacklisted % . for joining the union. He had personally _Misses Conflagration interviewed the Pacific Lime officials} jg slash which proved such fertile but was not able to persuade the company ground for the forest fire which ravished to alter their stand. He urged full sup- the Campbell River area, almost became date Se at ae Lo the cradle of similar devastation in the During the meeting Jack Hole, secre-| Alberni area last week. tary Blubber Bay Local 163, IL.W.A., was} A fire in the Coos Creek Valley, after given the floor, and gave a brief outline| apparently burning all day, was not spot- of the dispute. He told the delegates that| ted until evening after it had a consider- members of the strike committee would | able start. Fire fighters were rushed out visit the local meetings both to explain; and during the night succeeded in pre- the Blubber Bay trouble and to ask finan- venting it from jumping into an old log- cial support. He was accorded hearty] ging slash. applause. According to latest reports.the fire is Meatcutters reported that Swift & Com-| well in hand in the Courtenay-Campbell pany had attempted to set up a company | River area. At Powell River a fire which union in their plant at New Westminster, | jumped the fire-breaks and endangered but the move was stopped when the em-! homes last Friday, was brought under ployees voted 71 per cent for the A.F.L,| control by 100 fire-fighters after one union. night’s work. The Fight Must Be Won! The workers at Blubber Bay have been out on strike over two months. You all know why they came out and why they are still out. Not for higher wages or better grub in the individual camp, but for every man who wants to get job- security, for every man who wants to join the union of his own choice, without having the fear of being on the bricks the next day. No longer is this a local fight, but it is a fight that is going to affect the entire trade union movement in this province, Every effort has been made to drive the strikers back. Intimidation, coercion and trickery of all kinds have been used but all to no avail. The strikers are still solid. The men on trial at the present time are not being tried as individuals but as members of an organization. The structure of the trade union movement is. on the stand in these trials. As every indication goes to prove, the bosses have thrown out the challenge. Let us show them we are more than ready to accept it. Two hundred men, women and children have their necks stuck out to estab- lish the right of belonging to the union of their own choice. They are looking to you for support. It is your fight as well as theirs. Get into it and carry the fight right home to the big shots. Loggers going out are requested to come up to the loggers’ local and get donation lists. Take them right into the camp with you and see that every man | gets his name on the list. Funds are urgently needed both for defense and relief. Do your part in winning this fight and get all donations in as soon as possible to Tod McLennan, Secretary B.C. Coast District Council, Room 301, 529 Beatty Street, Vancouver, B.C. DEFENSE COMMITTEE, Arne Johnson, Chairman; Jack Hole, Secretary. | Earlier in the case the defense coun- sel reiterated the statement made a few days earlier that it was not the Crown which was prosecuting the cases, but the Pacific Lime Company. Repeatedly throughout Monday’s hearings, the bench overruled objections raised by Garfield King, but gave the prosecuting attorney a free hand and upheld all objections. Mr. King also remarked on the “parrot- like” repetition of evidence given by the Crown witnesses, the provincial police and company officials. H. PETERSEN CONVICTED. Friday, Hans Petersen, vice-president of B.C. Coast District Council, was con- victed and sentenced to 60 days imprison- ment or $50 fine for “obstructing police officer Campbell. Petersen was alleged to have interferred with Campbell as he was attempting to arrest Mrs. Hole, wife of the secretary of the Blubber Bay local, during the meelee, July 20. Petersen was standing far back from the meelee, and took no part in the affair, yet he was accused by Camp- bell of holding both Campbell’s hands against the shed wall at the time. As usual, the other officers and company officials corroborated(?) this evidence with “parrot-like” repitition. Lim Chung, Chinese striker, was sen- tence to 30 days or $25 fine, also for ob- structing. OTHER SENTENCES. Other strikers sentenced at Wednes- day’s trial were: Yim Kee, assault, $25 or 30 days; Charles Kingsley, assault, $25 or 30 days; Clarence Ross, obstruct- ing, $25 or 30 days, and Ng Chow,- $50 or 60 days. Jack Hole, secretary Local 163, was given a $20 fine July 29, and “Blondie” Colborn was sentenced to 30 days with- out option of a fine. Cases dismissed so far are: Sam Hoy, Jack Whalen and Bob Gardner. Those yet to be heard are: Mrs. J. Hole, assault; A. Whipple, John McCuish and K. Seweright, obstructing. The trials, which were adjourned Mon- day, will resume tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 10 a.m. JOHN McCUISH ARRESTED. John McCuish was arrested Sunday night while standing on Hastings Street. Despite the fact that McCuish has been around the hall daily, no intimation that a warrant was out against him was given. (Continued on Page 7)