. . Editor Tom McEwen recalls some highlights in
| Gbor’s struggles over the past thirty years in which
| the PT Played a prominent role...

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ae of exploitation, persecu- «J am not the whole cheese in the working people are the
terror monopoly - dominated these columns,” said “Old Bill” makers, the pioneers, the
at cont never is, A brief glance «pyt only a small part of it, If builders, the people who give
bama Bererary. history in Ala~ + weren’t for the working men their paper its basic content.
Congo ee Cyprus, the nq women in this province who bees 3!
Beetiore) wherever the forces ever tire in the fight for pro- Some of our readers aay
with bo 8n monopoly dominate, ress and Socialism, I would be grammar is very bad, at is
mb and gun and club,con- 45 helpless as a new-bornbabe,” true. Others tell us our des-

criptive language is sometimes
a bit extreme, That is also true,

te Beat Post Oftice sit-down We have never mastered the art
(nor weuld we wish to) of des-

Ok the Relief Camp workers, their
eon to Ottawa” trek, ending What “Old Bill” said is funda- cribing a grasping monopolist it teaches all progressive with the forthrightness of wor-
ey € City of Regina in a typical ental Editors, even of who amasses his wealth by the . working men and women, to “be kingmen, Not always perhaps as
Ton Heel” inspired police attack wide class pap ae s, “don’t exploitation of his fellow man, as harsh as Truth” in their good as we should have done ——
Upon jobless workers, seeking he ste * That is made by or so-called “labor leader” who struggle for the common weal, but as good as our capabilities
pee i sells out his fellow men for per- enabled us to do,

firms .
that truism, nly “Old Bill” put the com-
yarison a little more bluntly,

Only the right to work and wages elves in every
8 blood reddening the ae preteen Ae for the sonal aggrandizement, asa “good Perhaps that is also what dis-
1935 on “Canada Day” of social and economic advance- citizen,” a ”good Comes Be tinguishes the Pacific zune Beat attacks
: ment of mankind. Good editors anything else to which “good from other so-called “pro- :
gressive” papers; the fact that During the course of 30 years

inthecolumns can be attached,
ft fe pa te for 30 years it has tried to the PT has been faced with “the

The Corbi i
Nn coal miners strike aper they edit. Good
Which Patullo paused pone priet ee a et inspiration, Like William Lloyd Garrison, present the struggles of B.C. branding reproach of Com-
ur in his “buck-passing” pas- reflection and even guidance, but our experience has taught us, as workers in the language, and munism,” clumsily hurled by the
- hacks of the commercial press,

in

tim

oe to see his police use abull-

ek to smash a picket line of : We have also had our quota of

thes Wives, fighting beside ee ee

: Menfolks for a decent living : eg libel and slander® mis-

Wage, demeanors etc, More than one
NPA civic voice for the real

estate interests at City Hallhave
vowed to have “that rag” as they
fondly term the PT, run off the
streets in Vancouver!

Comte ase Mitls and Lake
Worker Strikes of the lumber
right S, to win the elementary

Of union organization and

UNEWS

Collect;
ve bargaining, ad tl wor
refs ng, adamantly Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C, FRIDAY, JANUARY
aa by an even then powerful 78, 1985 Single Copia Gane => — Not so many years ago a Van-
Wimer. monopoly. with the ful To Follow the Path of - Sorat wi ia earned te
cor ay of the government and Ffeo e oO Lenin eee eit 4 nee pein
sho S to enforce their open- UNITED FRONT VICTORY IN B.C. Eleven Years Without * PERCY BENGoUGH «Itcanc e pubic, MouMIprece of the B,
P-company-union rule haesed taf iomiceameewate| re Lenin |PERCY BENGOUGH SUSPENDS C. forest monopoly, madea great
: . Lengthy Struggle Bis aeiey smegma rer yyerpaad MILITANT SHIN di
ive Sells fr sess SUG fer beset ested aha | ee ee onl ma GLE WEAVERS scovery, Apparently re-
Labor’ arin “get by eased fhe Provincial Gorerat | rt orca, Cri. | a rt ap Progretives Should Demand Re-instatement covering from a severe bout of
; or Ss battles hat “ai municipalities employing relief nbor il be rear milion of Working paola, not only ‘With the F bearts wopped [og 112, Concurrence with the policy of President Wi .
> ot wil be Tefugsd ais Onassis tee thats rng | an ocean me or tah ns eke oes eee On| hare tnt team oy eee try oficial of the Game ee ne? ofthe dened ace the DT’s, Bob “discovered” that
A cn te Pri Sven eee a aT ne | ge | (MG te Vane Ree Seah Gh Pent
; Nd what Wereonvenie oe Dra Pearson, Minter of Labor, awed Juno ar arta tare | wen he vrei ted scp et agen Wane Une La at the editor of the Pacific Tribune
owe what, the for their own emancipsi Kez election, Last Nov waide at $
ore tation can forget the «Battle sear ei a a ri nto gs Sen ene oe, gag a cep Bd BSP Orseeas teeter ee
campaign for struggle against unemployment in British rete the dat of Lanin eyed bows bs sin: and with the demands of Bengough te held bento na
com attyne Pier* in which Van- BEE St Shake et carat he|rtase cs tare mome_ree, Sao |ss ce Sr nk eee eon COMMS Lats, Pieet Berean
Ver longshoremen, their casi nd eb the wrkra oat" workers man ooh nny mony Sra an Seed fae on water ga weren't “leaders” at all, at all,
num ‘and endorsed the united front |e 8s made possible onty thr ‘i . se agninnt [dent ar Sy of th ~ chal
wives and children, seeking only eras rare er ta rar eg Greece Semen ee er eae Ske ea shat ee Bae
nt somber : numerous strikes agai tie
Similar right of uni i sii cho iat tng Otel et wa te | rc er sare rps gga rn teens at editor’s Russian-born wife, who
ian of union organi- Severnmen Cable bythe eading mesa the CCE | bums saa vrs Sepa ae omy re i, nent Den Ahn Se apparently had a direct-hot-line
. j At ts more essential] t2e vrletartan eettorship—rue af imperiait war, 4 peas | oan closed for slectin | mittee were riguinepip ars ae at
Brutally : ie ¥ 4 San ea wei Bret of Gat, Cua ees a [ar Mas ha oe see meee ais ee wire hookup with Stalin in Moscow
: clubbed an tion approaches, the Liberals and the Tories will vie with{e9Tsly showed the path of ena | nat bet srg men tranny tas|,coinwt o | et ny ot
PeMpled under horses’ tect: b sr iit mh hte hr deen [sm core ae [iat ey ot Og at eo nae“ [eee eee by which “Uncle Joe” regularly
Masseq Beene Caney Sterne to gin ete onto for hemsctes sad as| rer hi rue, ee nat etc |e nee | rs Sc at tae wired her the “orders of the
; “sso =a Osea tones | meer
ling , Policeattack on the picket eeu ad sta rly The ores do ot nara or mera [tt fey pee ee mere pte beta eepnae day,” and which sh
A battle in which the police pala ace toga oar eae Smee eee | een 3 ee ey ee
vttat day demonstrated that they SE ce range etn tS cpm ise Som ie eos ~~ = [B.C UNEMPLOYED PREPARING SUEY Tenens 20 the Oe
Were the workers and their natural allies, the laboring: Yormers, y
as £0 unite sali enough fo wrench ie trom the emploring else | SAYS NAT FOR FEBRUA vincial leader’s wife,
eet as alana’ sate UU) Be rere ee unm ee au oes
vided agains ives, Sooner or later the workers — Working Class
Peaceful Tt yaar) feu Sem ud te Bel Foed Workers’ 1 Uni =, oy ee a Thus armed, both wives in-
workers, Prva Govern pascal nena, ut| Call for Some Drani Consolidate Gaine Thru io ay Mt Cmts cain tv pti, Teh oe structed their Communist
workers musi. be made to ‘t ty in struggle perizetion : ihorcer ae enon re he Prova ‘Wontrt Snnchos sae ws pt “
ae Biba alee at the wg ce [ a's gene nk oe cant] ame te ng i nen a a at ce hubbies on the carrying out of
seats Saat See 9 Pex Cate ta Venere | tothe Mi Wereey, anes the worry alm edag ts the demenae of te omm enee
Beene etrugetes of ULSS.R. DELEGATES RETURNED. |o*ssnz sence ota at marae |e tcf rere meme epee Be RSE FO Pee Ae
eee ene cae eee Te oe may
mon ; gry Thirties” one com- CALL FOR A SOVIET CANADA oe eto opr or sa |i ra idea ane Tartine = Airoct:
Who ha d was shared by workers Thousands, Turn Out te Hear Report of Local) 0) ene acne a at ne [PAF avrg, Sos
turned From arias idm hg scree than tae arm: [taver te hr en ws res Dewar 7
j d jobs and the great ma- ramgajaricinas Leelee pera shpe seers Some Me res etn aot See ee, Pee It was a fantastic tale, prom-
erity who hadn't —— the thud of sali lt aie Senet OE stares camo Son |S Se Sona aero ,
= 4he Sing eaten Rucodd ok. workers, OArEr OA ATO TMM saree RD Cemaare ie to si an agreement [4 "ll expectant women on oat nen Tm Pear Ie sated inently featured by the Sun to
Police ’ tras hired to accommodate the overflow, and even then hums [00% % sabe pick up someting | 27" On satya promt svanc or manne pong Pe ae ea :
bo dies €man’s club on their sini in hee Petre a Dik eat a gt yn a 9 ao Sena nae teeta expose the machinations of Com-
eece ear e TRAD ne et orem, ar, hash erg Tas aime at ar] ser Gay. Tk rst the actin [runt Dy yest the workers can ring roel“ is ala ane
symbol monopoly’s unfailing mvc tied Soviet Union, The magnetic, ass sae’ se [ escuchar a munist editors and Communist
iract bette sofia bet des | are not allowed to have any ple. They uunicipalitien the unemployed are working vat task rose
of its own concept of “the gga in Vancouver who didnot have the perewthal to find |[sgtst eet sesh thin a port SS a ena a etic wena Pera Workre Count i any leaders, It also poses the age-
Snity of labor.” ‘The quiet expectancy and the extraordinary aympath; | ster 17° Promina ot the government. ‘There no anes es meet
: Or, es tte erento alc an the erg ke OPEN LETTER TO OUR SUPPORTERS Sie memati ncn mre wal ee eae long query often asked of hack
, showed.the desire for “cut the trimmings”—give US| axe onc. woram New” ———— Ute rlet, 9a Waser, TOPE A atl oath att ‘ A
Workers? i ah a a red ee epi rg lee Nee ace te Noa Salton ae eee tee
S’ rights nevercome Drectigentywrkng irae ht he anions asm mr He Cnn wrwaie i sree |e ay the cease enya ahr Taree ee a when total immersion in the
: sta hat ce ee isa hae wot the pr [neat ag i ane at et eh ay aa :
Years op peste Columns of 30- race ee tr tt et, el Ra a nS | As core am [Se eee fae eT nauseous bilge: of ‘cold war anti~
; ove, rearing. theaceal| booms tod ete'a aon. 'wretare| DOW. theetfrta ofthe workers | wunabed in ADrL 184, ow more | ute Te radars ete, Of en are alowed to mat ese ait Ae HE per hour days ane Y
it a PT fully emphasizes, Se a cin co met ms ay ear | or ate ds |e yang Sheets ne pimen arent
Saget chal fm san by th me men, rr bon ati bn ying ot ara ae ols mano was Refs a ey eh tilt hy whether
some th Oday, it may appear to iy | obs Rr rt pret | Pate | ee a ent nt tear ee
: rns tha ert er ec the was hve ra Pre 1 ae aan ater |e Se ee |S DP atin |cnns hete" ey éatwand te ar y n i
Workin at they do, the files of a Sit at" Wo |e arta ow naa can eer tet | tiene na se na ams ice teat See Te is ee
2 [ined adit Beton re che a wat ancy Env | anand satan ty one a |Perwete ot © crn” en nt edi et eee i i
on rae S newspaper marking Semen [SS eee eee anor [em a gs oe to nro ms acemaat se Pa ee celebrating 30 years of publi-
Toe Ret eto agate wt] DOE ar rer an rT spzmma, Othe S. Cte he par lt aren rr pane pa nae ene Se terry Pa i i i
Public pa reery of continuous as Sere te We |edit veteran ee tow hy fem eS anaes ope Mae We cation is in itself a great tri-
: ‘ nt Rete Atos, wo he nro ay. Tanting mec asain Eh ar ny taking | flrs ear tne St MN myo th rn te od pres omar a Seam a, :
tinh jon will readily dispel (was scrvsmess| ete t wcrc Seats te Somer erm mars en, i, i hs ope me Rien S a ee iS Sse we ke pee
ss ~ pascn preovetution| irsea: a Ton af Putt pay | Wie realising that many of those | every render if we are to continue | ° cog eB amar rence {rheo, alone with the local ie wor .
Usion, ie in — nid tn the ty of Bren more far | We Mave Purcabed eta and seamed rant | at ope by A "ma. we [ae ene isan mtn a the cnt — ree have made it possible, To them
care for the equivalent of 12 conts|. (Continued en Page 8 = | fund to lay the foundation for this| carrying cut the work ef the seen] avecy worker, |eirupene pats of thourands of workers acroes aif ———
; Th wo. Pea owe He teetatog’ ere | arg et thee oh man Detons Maoager, [Sc ee cea nner paren at Whe expanse War : the honor of this outstanding
| edi ntributl1o : ; : achievement in face of many
adversities and obstructions —

wpe of the PT and its prede-
Sors for nearly twenty years
Se 30, I have not only been

and in them the sure guarantee
that in the years.ahead, the PT

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€d to others of its editorial soe 7 19
Staff who preceeded ae Tatbate First issue of the ‘ ‘B.C. Wor ker’s News’ will continue to go forward, no
Ways k & : poe i : Se matter how hard thegoing,“right _
“Olq ae in mind something Above is a reproduction of the front page of the first issue of the B.C. Worker News," dated to the end of the road” — to ‘
Bennett once wrote in % start of the Communist press in B.C. It was the fore- the goal of Peace, Progress and .

935. This was the
Socialism.

ene of his pungent “Short Jab” Friday, January 18, 1 hos
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