to Strike. ight the Vigilante Menace to trades Unionism and the Right .C. WORKERS’ have been the ideas of its ruling class.’ —Marx. s WwW S “The ruling ideas of each age Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1935 Single Copies: 5 Cents — —— No. 20 n/ OL. I Longshoremen And + Seamen Refuse To 1 Handle tha ictoria Dockers, Crew f ‘Mary’ Won’t Handle Powell R. Paper VICTORIA, B.C., May 30—lLone- “Foremen here have refused to un- id the C.P-R. steamer “Princess ary,” whose hold contains paper ided by mill hands at Powell River ere longshoremen are on sirike * better wages and conditions. : The deck crew of the “Mary” were ed by Gapt. McMurray of Vic- ia for refusing to touch the scab Fso. Immediately the firemen and Biwards Sent a delegation to Capt. ‘Murray informing him that if the kK crew were not reinstated ‘‘all fads. would walk off.’ The deck iw were reinstated. Crew Get Guarantee fhe “Mary” is laid up, and when teaded will proceed te drydock. e crew has therefore been taken , but the Company guarantees to ‘ce them on another run. Si GAR ema, os. “he “Princess Nora’ will take the ce of the “Princess Mary’ and crew have been notified that they ill not be required to handle un- r eargo.” Scab Cargo POLICE TERROR AT PR. GEORGE Martin Bowles Arrested for ““Trespassing”’ PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. May 25. —Martin Bowles and ©. H. Bruning have been arrested here and charged with trespassing on the Indian Re- serve at Shelly. The Indians on the reserve had inyited these two youns workers to come to the reserve and address a meeting of Indians. They came up for trial on May 30th. There is every possibility that the Canadian Labor Defense attor- ney, Gorden Grant, will be at Prince George at that time defendine other workers arrested in connection with the relief workers’ strike, and he will defend them. No Jubilee-ites Tt is reported in the Prince George local press that Prince George has the proud distinction of being the only city in the Dominion of Canada which did not have a Jubilee celebration on May 6th. OQne H. E. A. Robertson, a local judge, is ‘all het up’ over it, and Wants to Know the reason. UTILE ATTEMPT AT BREAKING STRIKE OF BLUEBACK FISHERMEN Parious Tricks Applied “To Weaken Workers’ : Solidarity = OUSE'S BAY, Lasqueti Is., BoC. Ry 28—The grass at Nanaimo will w greener since the night of May fi, watered by the tears of dozens » -obbing fishermen, so much were yy moved by the heartrending ac- Mut by Mr. J. Reynolds, of the €ul condition existing in a cer- branch of our industry, the ners. At a meeting in Nanaimo awiul state of their financial af- PS Was vividly portrayed by the | ker. E - Red Herring » eing a fishermen’s meeting, it is ural that the many red herrings ff were drawn across the trail é€ easily recosnized.. Chief amone s@ was the bogey of communistic paganda. ; A Mathematician fier much discussion, a show of — ds was called of white fishermen B> would do so. One hand was Bed. Those against were un- punted, but probably mnumbered mut fifty. These, including the irman, left the meeting. but in Fition to the Japanese, the 150 fom Mr. Reynolds originally repre- sted remained to put the issue to ecret ballot. "he mathematics by which the @oaber 150 is arrived at is a very iple but as yet little known form- Thus: take the number actu- = represented, in this case 5, add making 155; now subtract the nber first thought of, leaving 150. ES Sives a good round figure to *k with, for reports to the Wa- mo Free Press, ete,—far nicer in 5, which is exactly the number white men who remained in the ®>ting! Fishermen Are Wnited \ delesate brought the minutes [meeting and report from Pender Srbor that they stand by the orig- #1 issue and are preparing to feed mselves. “he relief boat arrived with food * Squitty, Rouse’s, Faloe and Deep vy. The chairman of the Deep y Committee, who was here at the €. said that as Deep Bay was ter off now than the others, and ild be even after the distribution, had better divide theirs among other three localities, and this 3 done. ECALL OF CCF LEADERS ASKED | BY SPC BRANCH farleton Branch, S:!P.of C., Van- “ver, at a recent meeting passed resolution demanding that the -@. leaders at Ottawa and Vic- ja be reealled and that they be jaced by men who will work for Sainine of power of the workers. t is believed that their persis- £ opposition to the United Front i their catering to capitalist re- etability in orderto catch votes m people outside of the working 5S, IS responsible for the dissatis- ion not only in the Carleton ALL OUT FOR THE “ON TO CTTAWA’”’ TAG DAY ON SATURDAY! WORKER DRIVE IS SUCCESSFUL British Columbia Among Other Districts Goes Over the Top Dominion-wide drive for funds im support of “The Worker” (Toronto), the objective of which, besides subs, was a sustaining fund of $6,000, has been more than suc- eessful. According to the latest ‘““Worker’’ to reach Vancouver, the total amount received was $6,238.43. The quota for B. GC. was set at $600. This was raised, as well as an additional $270, making a grand total of $870. This is a remarkable Showing, considering that B. C. workers sup- port three militant working class papers in the province, “The Ship and Dock,” “The B. C. Lumber Worker” and the ‘“B. C. Workers’ News,’ aS well as a dozen or so mimeographed papers. The §.P.C. VOTES 10 MERGE WITH CCF Once Powerful Workers Party Commits Hari-Kari VANCOUVER, May 23.—The re- sult of the referendum recently taken by the Socialist Party of Canada on whether or not to merge with the C.C.I. was: For the mer- ger, 417; against, 182, This being the required two-thirds majority, the merger will be effected. This is the second referendum on this question, the first being taken in the fall of 1934, when the vote failed of a two-thirds affirmative vote, although more yoted for the merger at that time than in the second referendum. Of the 44 branches of the S.P.of C. in the province, only 29 participated in the last referendum, 19 being for the merger and 10 against. In STOP PRESS NEW WESTMINSTER, May 30. KE. Cumber, General Secretary of Relief Camp Workers Union, who was charged with obtaining camp clothes by fraud (using another name aiter being blacklisted), was put over to the Fall Assizes, from the Spring Assizes here. The first jury disagreed, the sec- ond was set aside on a technical- ity, and the third disagreed. all resistance of the workers. fascist demagogy, and replete to upon them by the yery class the Citizens’ League. WANT ANTI-WAR CONGRESS IN W’PG WINNIPEG, May 23—The Cana- dian League Against War and Fas- cismi, Manitoba Section, today sent a letter to John Queen, ML.A.. 1.L.P. Mayor of Winnipes, request- ing that he extend an invitation on behalf of the city to the National Council of the Canadian League Asainst War and Fascism to hold its national congress in Winnipes, The letter sent to Mayor Queen points out that 2000 delegates from all parts of the Dominion are ex- pected to attend the Congress, which is scheduled for September, 1935. NANAIMO RELIEF STRIKE SOLID Pattullo’s Police Shipped In To Smash It NANAIMO, B:-C., May 25.—Unem- ployed workers who are compelled to work for starvation relief rations are solidly on strike. A broad strike committee is functioning, A number of extra police haye been shipped in. Pattullo’s Answer to the Demands In answer to our demand for work and wages, the authorities have again cut $5.25 from the married men’s relief and threatened to cut the single men off the relief lists. The present food allowance for a man and his wife works out at 23c per day per person. For light, water, rent, clothing and other necessities, the allowance is $7.50 per month. Dependents up to the age of 21 are allowed 1214c per day for food and $1.50 per month for clothing and other necessities. Allowance for Single men is 20e per day for food, clothing and shelter. The ultimatum of getting this cut of $5.25 restored is that the married men have to go to work, which would mean that some of them would have to work from 6 to 16 days per month (according to the number of depen- dents). This would mean that on the average of 11 days they would have to work for 48c per day. How You Can Help. Ask the various organizations to which you belong to endorse our ac- tions! Demand the immediate with- drawal of the extra police that have been brought in! These police are an added expense and are not needed. We do not in- tend to start trouble. If there is any trouble the police will provoke it. The government can pay money to force us back to work but nothing to buy milk for our children and to mch, but in others, and in many 2. clubs, five us our just demands. officers nor an office address. The statements made in the advertisement reek with virulence against militant workers, are Saturated with falsehoods, loaded with “expose” Reds—Reds to these diseased minds meaning all workers who dare to stand out against the damnable conditions forced The authors of the full page ad call for the organization of fascist gangs — for this is what it amounts to—sign only the name of the organization, but give neither names of They begin with promises that spawned ST SRA ganization. Smash Vigilante Gangsterism In the Province and Sun Sula of May 29th there appeared full-page advertise- ments, signed by a esroup calling themselves the “Citizens’ League of British Columbia,” which on the surface appears to be merely a mad tirade and intemperate attack upon Communists, but is in reality a call to mobi- lize citizens into a Vigilante organization of hoodlum gangs to break strikes ‘and to crush their Screed with the state- ment that B.C. had her “decent and orderly” institutions (Slave Camps and sweatshops) “imperilled” by Communists; that strikes do not grow out of these damnable institu- tions of slavery, with their rotten conditions and semi-staryation, but are “fomented” by these “few communists.” “The march of the Communists must stop,” they scream, and then proceed to another impudent falsehood when they say that their League is not controlled by any special interests. Do they think they can make the people _believe that any gane out to break strikes is doing it for pastime? But the most brazen “—even if the most stupid—falsehood is their assertion that they are not an anti-labor or- This bold and open declaration of fascist organization and its aims has been well pre- pared for. Ever since the Slave Camp strike began there has been a consistent and per- sistent demand carried on to prepare public (Continued on page 3) WHY FISHERMEN ARE ON STRIKE In Debt for Food and Gear After Season’s Fishing VANCOUVER, May 24.—A splen- did stand is being taken by the Sal- mon Trollers in the Gulf of Georgia. Over five hundred boats are at pres- ent tied up in the yarious harbors where the fishermen gather for Bluebacks (salmon) and Spring sal- mon at this time. There are hundreds more boats tied up in various places, and many have not gone into the fishing grounds yet while the dispute is on. It is estimated that about fifteen hundred men and women are in- volved, since there are no canneries working on this particuuar kind of fish. Fishermen’s Demands The fishermen are asking for fif- teen cents per fish, with an alterna- tive of five and six cents per pound in certain areas, where the catch and the size of the fish vary. The men are offered 4e and 5c (cleaned) per pound. This would bring them a price of 9 to 12 cents per fish. Wor the last four or five years the fishermen have been making very meagre returns for the season’s work, which lasts from May 16th till Some time in September, by which time other types and brands of fish- ing is on. However, the large ma- jority of the men involved in the present dispute continue fishing for Bluebacks and Springs throughout the whole season. In recent years the amount made varies from just enough to live on to between two and three hundred dollars, the higher amounts being made by fishermen with powered boats, both gas and diesel, and where considerable expense and out- lay is involved. Other types of fish- ing is employed for the different kinds of fish, gill netting and sein- ing, etc., and the spread in returns to the fishermen is so varied and a guarantee of any returns so inse- eure that the feeling amongst the men for Unionism of the industrial type is very strong. Some of the fishermen find it ne- cessary at the end of the season to =o right out and apply for relief. Some don’t even fare so well, and even after the season’s work they are actually in debt for food, rent of fear, etc., that had been loaned by the canners- The great need for a strong Union is seen from the confidence placed by the fishermen in the Fishery & Cannery Workers Industrial Union in asking them to conducit nezotia- tions with the Canned Fish Section of the Canadian Manufacturers As- sociation. This was immediately done by the Uvion in Vancouver. Byen vA | f \ 4 Union Dispatching Longshoremen VANCOUVER, May 30—Carryine out their intentions regardless of all intimidation the Vancouver and Dis- trict Waterfront Workers Assn., mil- itant longeshoremen’s Union here, is despatching men to work on the docks and deep water vessels. Two hundred longshoremen were dispatched to work this mornings by Business Agents Salonin and Greer. Dispatehing is being done at the Shipping Federation Hall without any interference by the employers. The determination of the longshore- men to do their own dispatching has worked smoothly so far, and the Union is prepared to continue it and to take care of any opposition that may arise, whether it be the resist- ance of the bosses or the hoodlumism of Vigilantes one eee into *‘Citi- zens’ Committees.” MINERS AT WORK LEVY ON WAGES TO AID STRIKE GOLDBRIDGH, B.C. May Although the Pioneer, Bralorne and Gradian miners have gone back to work after winning their strike, the men of the Wayside and Congress mines are stil] out. - The Central Strike Committee is still in existence, siving leadership and other assistance to those still out. The miners who have returned to work are giving two shifts a month towards the support of the strikers until such time as the mine owners concede to their demands. The Central Committee are show- ing their worth by this action, as “they proved their quality during the whole strike. 23° though the demands were at first turned down, the &.C.W.1.U. will not let the* matter rest, but will con- tinue the fight on behalf of the trollers. Methods of Conducting Strike A Union organizer and delegate paid a visit to almost every port where the fishermen are located. The men are standing solid for an additional demand of 7 cents and 3 cents per pound for Red and White Spring salmon respectively. Hach lo- eality is organizing relief committees. The miners in Cumberland and the workers in Powell River paper mills are being approached for assistance. Relief committees are being organ- ized in Vancouver, and preparations are being made for the sale of a lim- ited amount of fish direct to the working women and men in Van- in order to raise relief, main- couver, tain pickets and establish com- munications between | the different points. CLDL SUPPORTS | "NEWS" DRIVE Out To Get Sal Self-Imposed Quota in Record Time The District Council (B.C) Cana- dian Labor Defense League is one of the first working class orgzaniza- tiens to swing into action in the June Drive of the B.C. Workers’ News. In a letter sent by T. Nelson, Dist. See., to all bramehes in the district the role of the “News” in the de- fense movement is acknowledged and an appeal made to get behind the drive. from the Jetter we quote: “During the month of June the ‘B.C. Workers’ News,’ leading working class paper of this Prov- ince, will carry on an intensive campaign for a maintenance fund of $1,000 (One Thousand Dollars. and 2,000 subscriptions. “The splendid support given our defense movement by the ‘B.C. Workers’ News’ in allotting to us, free of charge, a column for our defense news should serve as an incentive to all our branch mem- bers and sympathizers.” CAMP BOYS ON TO OTTAWA VANCOUVER, May 30.— Relief Camp Workers who have been on strike here since April 4, voted yesterday to continue the strike by an overwhelming majority. The strikers will not re- main in Vancouver, however, but will immediately begin a campaign for a mass trek to Ottawa. The Camp Boys will sweep the country, rallying thousands of camp workers from all provinces and lay their demands before the Bennett government. FLASH POWELL ‘RIVER, May 30. —Police made an unprovoked Savage attack on longshore pickets here today. Two strik- ing longshoremen were ar- rested. ANNOUNCEMENT The lucky number for the draw for a tablecloth on May 24th was No. 447. This ticket was held by Mrs. ¥. Mutta of Turner Street, Vancou- ver. ANTI-FASCIST LEADER COMING TO VANCOUVER With his arrival in Van- eouver on Saturday, June 1, A. A. MacLeod, National Chairman of the League Against War and Fascism, will address meetings in British Columbia. MacLeod is a native Ca- hKladian, and is well known in progressive and literary circles in the United States and Canada, being at one time editor of “The World Tomorrow,” published in New York. He is on an organization- al and speaking tour across Canada, and will address a mass meeting in Moose Hall Sunday evening, June 2nd, at 8 p.m. Betray Fishermen NEW WESTMINSTER, May 30.— It is reported on sound authority that the leaders of the B.C. Wisher- men’s Protective Association, and the Japanese Fishermen’s Assn. of Steveston haye signed an agreement With the boss packers to fish blue- back at a price below that asked by the strikers, and without consulting the rank and file. The agreement has not yet been made public. It has been known for some time that the Reformist, Lead- ers were preparing for a sell-out. The fishermen on strike remain solid and picketing is beine* main- tained. Strike Of The Union Steamship Crews Terminates With Victory; Better Conditions For Dockers Gain Union Recognition With No Discrimination One Day Off in Seven VANCOUVER, B.C., May 30.—Two hundred seamen of the Union Steam- Ship Co. won a six-day strike here, when an agreement was signed be- tween the Company and the Seafar- ers’ Industrial Union. Seventy Goast- wise Longshoremen, who had struck at the same time as the seamen, also won their demands. Immense Concessions Are Gained Thru Struggle The strike of the seamen was set- tled on the basis of the niné-hour day (except when in dry-dock, when the eight-hour day will prevail; the Six-day- week; overtime to be paid at the rate of fifty cents per hour and 25 cents during steaming time; RECOGNITION OF THE UNION AND NO DISCRIMINATION. The Seamen yoted to accept the above terms by 147 for, 6 against, and one ballot spoiled. This is the first time in many years that the ‘UWnion Steamship Co. has recognized a Union. Longshoremen Benefit The Coastwise Longshoremen who handle the cargo on the U.S.S. Go. ships won all their demands. The gains recorded are: Recognition of the Union, no discrimination, a two- hour minimum to be paid if called out to work, regular meal hours, and a penalty rate (Which is jn excess of tlie regular overtime rate) to be paid by the Company for working men during their regular meal hours, 10 man to be allowed to work longer than five hours at a stretch. Both Unions are affiliated to the Longshoremen aud Water Transport Workers of Canada. Rea Two days after this paper comes off the press the June Drive for the “B. C. Workers’ News’’ will be on. Ol’ Bill has jumped ahead with one buels chalked up to his credit from a Scotch Lassie. Wext week we will put up the score board. Re- member we are going to finish the June campaign with a sustainine fund of a thousand dollars and with five thousand circulation in the provinee. Just to give our readers an eyeful we will glance over the Situation in B. @. and everyone will agree that there is heaps and heaps of room ‘for improvement. HOW WE STAND VANCOUVER .—Press Committees Nos: 1 and 5 are doing excellent worl. Socialist competition is re- sponsible for good work. VICTORIA.—Imereased sales, just beat Nanaimo. EFISHERMEN'S UNION — This union is breakine eround all the time. BRIDGE RIVER GOLD MINING AREA.—Rapidly increased sales. Struggle is responsible for putting the paper into scores of miners’ hands. Wew subscriptions are in great demand here. PRINCE GEORGE, — still. No reason given. plan, act. PRINCETON. —Same as George. CRANBROOK.—Same again. GOLDEN.—Nobody here gets the “B. C. Workers’ News.’ This is a tragedy. We want to hear from Golden workers and farmers. VERNON.—Sales are up. Keep it foine. WEBSTERS CORNERS. — Sales down. Reason given is ‘‘too many language papers.” This is the same old argument. We thought we had outlived that old story. The bus drops off the capitalist rags every night. HANEY.—Sales down. Wo -reason Just have a short meeting, new Standing Analyze, Prince down to some real discussion, select a real committee. It will be easy. Farmers want the “B. CG. Workers’ News.” PRINCE RUPERT. — Standstill. This is a sad stateof affairs at this time of the year. Fishermen are rearing to go. First thine you know a strike wave will hit you and then where will you be. NORTH VANCOUVER also Capilano. WEST VANCOUVER. — Stand- stil. This ought to soon be rem- START THE JUNE CAMPAIGN NOW: INCREASE THE CIRCULATION Place Our Paper into the Hands of Every Toiler in the Province Help To Stem the Rising Tide of Fascist Black ction <>) edied, according to an article from there. PORT - ALBERNI. — Standine soll. This is no way for a live log- ging town te act. What about the mill? They need our paper. GIBSONS LANDING. — Standing stock still. Don’t eyen sive any rea- son. Don't blame the Liberal Asso- ciation, they read it. LILLOOET.—This is just a re- cent addition. Get in the swim. COURTENAY.— Another statue. If you can’t do better than this we will have to send out forces (armed). CUMBERLAND. — Reduced bundle from first figures, and re- maining stationary. How can we ever better miners’ conditions act- ing this way? Suggest reorsaniza- tion of committee, live agent and correspondent. The ‘Colonel’? reads it, why not miners? NEW WESTMINSTER. sales up. either way. and girls. they seed. the — City Rural sales don’t move Back to the land boys Farmers can read while (Continued on Page 3) CREOSOTE PLANT STRIKE FOR RAISE AT TRANSCONA WINNIPEG, May 21. —Fifty-five to sixty workers of the creosote plant at Transcona, suburb of Win- nipes, struck work Monday, demand- ine wage increases ranging from 20 to 50 per cent. Other demands put forward include, recogenition of the union, of which fifty-one of the Strikers are members, 8-hour day, time and a quarter for overtime, and improved working conditions. Strike Solid. The plant is closed down tight, with engineers Joining the other workers in the strike. The bosses are threatening to transfer- their work to Calgary and other centres where there are creosotine plants capable of handling railroad ties. The strikers have issued an appeal for all creosote workers in other parts of the country to support them in their strike. The strike is under the leadership of the Tiemakers Industrial Union, W.U.L. Kill the “Monetary Reform Wer. TIN Se4) by; Sending in some subs.