Published Bi-Weekly by the B.C. Coast District Council, LW.of A.

VANCOUVER, B.C., MAY 8, 1939

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No. 208

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The prize winning float entered inthe May Day parade by the United Fishermen,
Pacific Coast Fishermen and Salmon Purse Selners’ Unions.

Death Rate
Increase

The alarmingly high death-toll in B.C.’s
lumbering industry increased again this
week, when two fatal accidents were re-
ported. The first, which occurred at
Nitinat Lake claimed RB

STOP HITLER,
SAVE PEACE

“Stop Hitler and Save Peace!” This
‘was more than a slogan inscribed in Van-
couver’s May Day banner, It formed the
foremost thought of both marchers and
onlookers, who displayed a united oppo-
sition to fascist aggression, which they
realized, probably as never before, it left
unleashed would soon embroil the world
in a catastrofie war. Numerous floats
lent color to the demonstration of over
4000 marchers to Lumbermen’s Arch,
Stanley Park, Here ‘addresses were de-
livered by Mayor Lyle Telford (the first
Vancouver Mayor to participate on May
Day); Dr. Curry, of the League for Peace
and Democracy; Fergus McKean, of the
Communist Party; Lieut, George Ross, of
the Mac-Paps; William Stewart, Trades
Union leader; George Henderson, of the
R-P.W.U.; and Nigel Morgan, for the In-
ternational Woodworkers and C.L.0.
George Miller, of the Fishermen’s Union,
was chairman,

FLASH

"Phe Vancouver Office of the Mac-Paps
have just received a wire stating Red
Walsh and 12 released prisoners from
Spain will arrive by O.P.R. train Sunday
night. Let’s all be out to give them a
real welcome home ! Financial assistance

- {is urgently needed at 615 W. Hastings.

the life of Jack
Franck, of Saanich, 1 4
LUMBER SALES UP Vancouver Island.
aoe Franck, who was 44] workwrs have
Preliminary figures recently issued by! Years of age, met ener
the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau|4eath by drowning) Gants in B.C.
place the total lumber exports by rail] When he slipped from | since January
a boom of logs at] ist, 1939.

and water from B.C. during March at
119,655,780 feet b.m., as compared with
91,400,489 feet in February, and 107,762,483
feet in March, 1938.

Sorenson’s camp.

The second logger, John George, 28,
was killed while working on the rigging
at B.&K Logging Company’s Camp C,
about 22 miles from Sechelt, According
building season are good, although the/to reports reaching here, George was
ultimate extent to which this market may |loosening a guy-line which had a sapling

be expected to develop this year depends|Testing on it, The line suddenly slipped,
Pbetetre cer cetupon! the: number of| U2. he Teh George fell on his face
and was. unable to get clear of the

sapling which hit him on the head,

Prairie province prospects for an active

rural communities to which the facilities
of the National Housing Act are extended

during the summer, (Continued on Page 3)

Miners Challenge Loggers

Further evidence of the desire for unionization which exists throughout B.C.’s
primary industries was shown recently when the miners at Pioneer, B.C., voted
by an overwhelming majority to affiliate to the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’
International Union, C.LO. affiliate. The action of the workers at Pioneer mine,
which is the second largest gold-producer in the province, was a clear expression
of their confidence in the union and the system of collective bargaining that
unions represent.

In line with the general policy of the great Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tion (which now includes over four million workers of the basic industries), the
Woodworkers assisted the Miners’ Union by releasing Vice-President Nigel Morgan
to make the speaking-trip into the Bridge River Valley with Tom Forkin and
George Price, president and secretary respectively, of the LU.MM.& S.W.

After a mass meeting of miners had heard Forkin and Morgan for the Union
‘and Dr. Howard James, managing director, for the Company (which is 2 member
‘of the Mine Owners’ Association) union affiliation was approved by 2 three-to-one

vote on secret ballot.

Brief Brings

Labor’s campaign to regain the ballot for migratory workers culminated
successfully this week, when word was received from the chairman of the
Federal Electoral Committee that the right would be recognized.

UEST

Results

Following up the barrage of resolutions
and public meetings sponsored by pro-
gressive trade unions in B.C., a joint brief
was presented to the Federal Government
by the B.C, Coast District Council, Inter-
national Woodworkers’ Union,
Purse Seiners’ Union, Pacific Coast Fish=
ermen’s Union, Inland Boatmen's Union,
and the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’
Union,

BRIEF PRESENTED.

The brief, which was drawn up by
Labor Attorney John Stanton, pointed
out: (1) That approximately 23,000 work-
ers in the logging, fishing, mining and
seafaring trades had lost their funda-
mental democratic right to vote under the
1938 amendment which took away the
absentee vote, (2) That to deny the fran-
chise to a group of citizens which ordin-
arily would enjoy that right, but who
for reasons beyond their control cannot
satisfy what is, in essence, a technicality,
is an infamous and dangerous prindple;
and (3) That to admit to the franchise
certain named groups (in this instance,
clergymen, teachers and students) while
leaving far larger groups and occupa-
tions unmentioned, is even more deplor-
able a practice.

PROVISION TO BE MADE.

According to word received by the
Council from the Electoral Committee's
chairman, “an interpretation will be
placed on the electoral legislation which
will make it possible for those who reside
in one constituency and who, on the day
of the poll, are away from that district
to vote in the constituency they are in—
provided that they qualify as voters under
other sections of the Act.”

The fight against disfranchisement,
which was initiated by C.C.F. members
of the Federal House, received the sup-
port of all progressive groups including
the Trades and Labor Council and the
strong coal miners’ union, the U.M.W.A.
While the newly-adopted plan met with
the support of practically all western
M.P/'s, special credit is due Grant Mac-
Neil, C.C.F. MP. for North Vancouver,
‘who vigorously supported labor's de-
mands,

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