'o be heard over the air is when

Bennett’s War Policy of

[ Higher prices to the farm-
'2rs at the expense of the big

Consider Angus McInnis

43ANNED ON RADIO

1 Viain Fire to be Directed

Pie common people against the men-

tt

“Stith Bruce Speaking at street cor-

ive withdrawn Pat Lenihan, Com-

the Election.

cick)

tion endorsed by Marx).

if

‘War is politics continued by
*other (i.e., forcible) means.—
? Clausewitz (Theoretical Founda-

oS

Labor organizations! Step for-
ward from the resolution stage
against war into lively action!

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anos

Chances Eliminated
Now

Against Liberal As
Chief Opponent

' J. Lorne MacDougall, Liberal can-
@idate for Vancouver East, is now
ne chief opponent of Malcolm
2 ruce, Communist candidate, who is
'2ceiving mass support from work-
rs in the constituency. Bruce’s
lection committee report that hun-
reds of @©C.F. members and former
2 aupporters of Ansus McInnis have
* ssured them that they are behind
Tuce in this election. and consider
im to be the true representative of
‘ieir interests, in view of McInnis’
sand on the question of Unity of

‘Committee Confident
| Of Bruce Election In

:

| Vancouver E. Riding

ART EVANS SAW
MILLAR SLAIN

TORONTO, Sept. 30.—“I saw
them kill Detective Millar. I was
on the platform in Regina marlxet
square when the police seized me
and it was then that I saw R.C.
M-P. officers clubbing Millar as
he lay on the ground. I knew hin
because he was pointed out to me
as a detective just the day before.”

This was the straight forward
evidence given by Arthur BEyans
in an interview in Toronto to his

defence committee, which has
affidavits in its possession to baclkx
the charges. :
Successful meetings have been
held in Regina, Timmins, Port
Arthur and Toronto, under the
auspices of local defence and
mothers committee, to aid the

arrested trekkers,

se of fascism, war and increased
overty for the poor.
Communist Methods of
Canipaigning.
' Four committee rooms haye been
Poened in the riding by the Com-

mM unist Election Committee with
pesadquarters at 1892 Kinsswavy.

umerous meetings are being held
© srs, on relief jobs at noon hour, in
duses, and in halls. The radio is
isniea Sruce as part of the Bennett
id Kone policy of “free speech.’
he method of denying him the
dio is not to say that “no Com-
» unist can speak,” but just to say,
® 3orry we are full up.” It is the
)me method used to blacklist log-
) ‘Ts who are good union men.
The only chance Bruce will have

ie will speak at the Hotel Van-
f ouver on Oct. i0th, at 8 p.m.,
'vhen several other candidates will

peak on the question of ex-ser-
icemen’s problems at the inyita-
ion of the Action Committee of
> =x-Servicemien. It is arranged to
fave the speeches broadcast, and
vmless they cut Bruce off he will

e heard from 9:15 to 9:30.

Make Immense Concession

Z in Cause of Unity.

' The Communist Election Commit-
© state that every effort is being
fade throughout the country to
»2ct a large number of Communist
= id Progressive C.C.F. candidates to

)e¢ House. Unity in the election for
is purpose is the main slogan of

- Communists. With this in view

ey are prepared to go a lone way.
biready they haye withdrawn Mac-

anus in favor of electing a C.C.
t.er in Saskatchewas, and now they

Piunist candidate in Calgary East. in
® vor of a Labor-C.G. Fer.

' The committee report that they

ade every effort to bring about
lity in Vancouver East, but Mc-
inis is a bitter opponent of Unity

Union Sends ©

Flynn Back
As Delegate

Trades Council Will Dis-
cuss Question Next
Meeting

VANCOUVER, Oct. 2: — Jack
Flynn, member of the Steam and
Operating Engineers Union in Van-
couver, affiliated to the Trades and
Labor Council, was re-elected as a
delegate to the Council and refused
admission last night, the chairman,
Colin MacDonald, stating that a
“two-thira’s majority vote would be
necessary to re-instate Flynn.’’

Later in the proceedings an at-
tempt was made to get Flynn seated
and eventually a motion to “lay the
question on the table until the next
meeting” was endorsed by a majority
of 40 to 15.

Suspended for Building Unity

Flynn was suspended some time
ago on the charge made by the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Council
that he had worked in the interests
of a “dual union.” Flynn had as-
sisted to bring about united support
for the watefront workers in the in-
terests of trade union unity,

Support for Militant Delegate

There were more delegates at the
meeting at which he was suspended
than at the meeting last night. It is
stated among the delegates, that at
the next meeting there will be more
supporters of the Executive, as they
will be phoned to come to the meet-
ing and vote for the action proposed
by the Eecutive. Left wing dele-
gates are being urged to attend the
next meeting of the Council in the

i (Continued on Page 3)

interests of unity..

Nar Sends Wheat Prices
1 Skyward; Rich Aim To Cash

In On People’s Misery

o

Holding Wheat Praised
- By Boss Press

WINNIPEG, Oct. 2.—With wheat
dyanced three cents a bushel here
—boosted by the invasion of Ethio-
ja by Italy, Canadian owners of
ursting granaries gloat over the
respects of imposing famine prices
pon the world and this three-cent
aise in wheat is also used by the
“ory press to justify Bennett's pol-
oy, by what is termed the “lean
‘ears to come.”

Already, French millers are pay-
ae $1.45 per bushel, which indicates
he high cost of bread for French
yerkers. In Fascist Italy and Ger-
many the price is reported to be
2.80 a bushel.

|The Gondon grain buyers state:
“With its enrmous reservoir of
(heat, the Canadian Grain Board ‘s
in @ position to dictate its own
jorice,”

SAM CARR

NATIONAL COMMUNIST
ELECTION MANAGER

"HEIL HITLER”
GREETS BENNETT

Biusterer Gets the Razz
at Hamilton

HAMILTON. QOnt., Oct. 1. — Re-
peating his Vancouver Arena recep-
tion, two audiences, Niagara Falls
in the afternoon and Hamilton at
night, razzed Premier Bennett, put-
tinge him completly off balance and
which again brought out all his ill
temper and vicious threats.

Shouts arose throughout the Ham-
ilton arena: “20 cents a day,” ‘‘We'll

end unemployment in 90 days,’
“What about the slaye camps?’,
“We want Arthur Evans’ and “We
want Matt Shaw.’’

To the Tory mind of the chair-
man, who was a major-general, the
biggest mistake of Bennett's career
was to take Harry Stevens into his

cabinet. After being introduced by
these remarks, the Premier rose to
speuk.

“Heil Hitler,” shouted someone,

and Bennett no doubt fathered his
forthcoming answer with the wish
to take the mantle of the dictator.

Continued booing was respon-

Sibe for his boasting. “I'll never
repeal Section 98,” and “Don’t set
excited. The forces of law and or-
der are still stronger than any
thing else.”

With these threats he continued
on to amaze and amuse his audience
by stating, “I have never seen such
large and enthusiastic audiences as
in the West,” and that his oppon-
ents would get ‘cold comfort’ on
October 14th.

oJ

BURNABY MEN
GIVEN RELIEF

Organization Results In
Concessions Gained

By Worker Correspondent.

BURNABY, Sept. 25.—A _ deleza-
tion of 15 locked-out Jongshoremen
went to Edmonds to demand their
40 per cent relief\allowance for their

Wives and families.

Commissioner Fraser granted the
men the 40 per cent allowance in
full, on condition that it be worked
out. Many of the longshoremen be-
long to the Burnaby Workers’ Asso-
ciation and it is due to the efforts
of this organization and the mass
Support behind it that the men were
able to obtain this relief.

Preparations To Cut Relief.

A re-registration is taking place in
Burnaby of all workers on relief.
This is being done by the Depart-
ment of Labor. The main idea be-
hind the registration is to ascertain
how many are fit for work and the
kind of work the recipient can do.
This is bein= done in preparation for
cutting all who are unable to work
off relief and leave them to the ten-
der mercies of private charity. Those
who are fit to work will be com-
pelled to worl: out their bare relief.

The workers must begin at once
to build up the Burnaby Workers’
Association and the Relief Workers’
Union with a mass movement in
order to prevent this plan from be-

coming effective.

Would Stop Italy’s At-
tack on Ethiopia; Big
Majority

BRIGHTON, Enge., Oct. 2.—Ursine
Sanctions, if necessary to restrain
Italy's campaign in Africa, the Brit-
ish Labor Party backed its execu-
tive’s policy by a card ballot vote at
the party’s annual conference today:
2,168,000 for sanctions, and 102,000
against.

The vote was received by resound-
ing cheers from the convention floor,
which had been for a day the seene
of a bitter contest by a relay of
speakers on this question.

Herbert Morrison, winding up the
conference, said, “Military Sanctions
cannot be ruled out. If they are
ruled out you may weaken the power
for peace of the League.”

Lansury Opposes

It is alleged that George Lansury,
leader of the British Laor Party, is
opposed to this policy of sanctions
and has threatened to resign. A pa-
cifist during the last World War, he
still maintains his stand of “peace
at any price,”’ even at the expense
of Ethiopia being ravaged by Italian
Fascism.

British Labour Favours
Full Military Sanctions

STAGGER SYSTEM
ON RELIEF JOBS

VANCOUVER, Oct. 1—On a basis
of seven hours a day for 12 days
a month at the city wage seale of
5346 cents an hour, with the goy-
ernment contributing 60 per cent of
the relief allowances of recipients
engaged in this work. the unem-
ployed will be utilized on the Van-—
couver civic projects financed by the
sale of baby bonds whieh have been
okayed by the provincial govern-
ment, according to the finance com-
mittee’s report given at the City
Hall on Monday afternoon.

Porty-four dollars and sixty-three
eents will thus be the limit placed
upon the earnings of those who will
be foreed to do the hardest worlk—
excavating, This amount is $7.87 be-
low the barest minimum of $52.50
for man and wife, established by the
workers now engaged on relief worl
projects, to maintain health and the
strength to work.

Wo extra provision has been made
by the city council for those with
families. Twelve days is the limit,
as proposed by Alderman W. W.

Smith, beard of works chairman.

candidate in this constituency
terday.

Blachlisted For Labor Activity.
Me is a well known logger and was
discriminated against during the
loggers’ strike. He is am ex-service-
man and is pledged to fight against
Canadian workers being used as
cannon-fodder for the profits of the
capitalists of Canada and Britain.

His labor platform of nine points
is as follows:

PLATFORM.
1. The right of workers to or-

ganize into unions of their own
choice.
2. Abolish sweat shops and

forced labor and also relief camps.
3. For free unemployed and so-
cial insurance.

M. MacKinon [s Labor’s

Choice In Comox-Alberni

Well-Known Logger Accepts Nomination and Will
Run in Election to Weld Solid Labor Unity

PORT ALBERNI, Oct. 1—Mack MacKinnon is the Labor

and was nominated here yes-

Five other candidates are in the field, and Mac-
Kinnon is easily the best candidate for the miners, fisher-
men, loggers and poor farmers to get behind in this elec-
tion. Mac will carry the constituency and will be the means
of bringing about united struggle for the toiling people in
this area as no other candidate can.

4. OQpposed to imperialist war
and in favor of action by labor to
oppose shipment of war materials
to countries in a state of war.

5- Restoration of veterans’ can-
eelled pensions, and widows and

' The 15 Communist candi-
Wates are needed and have a
duty and a right to stand in

a

irusts, not the consumers.

BRUCE ON AIR
Malcolm Bruce, together with candidates of other par-
ties, will speak over the radio on October 10th, on invita-

tion of the Action Committee
The exact hour when he
9:40 to 9:55 p.m.

of Ex-Servicemen.
will speak has been set for

This is the only opportunity. Bruce will have to speak
over the air during the present election campaign.

children of veterans receive full
pension.

6. Cancellation of Bennett's pro-
eramme of military buildings; in
lieu of this—

7. Propose a building programme
to clear the slums. For building
workers’ homes, hospitals and
other works at trade union rates
of wages.

8. Repeal of Section 98, and all
anti-labor legislation.

9. Emergency relief for needy
jarmers, long term farm credits at
low interest, and prevention of
forced sale of land or crop.

Stepped in To Weld Unity.

It was the intention of Labor to
support the C.C.—F. in the Comox-
Alberni riding, as it was the only
political party with a candidate in
the field from which the working
class could expect any benefit. Wn-
fortunately, through internal strife,
a split developed which found ex-
pression in the nomination of two
candidates from this party.

Althsugh the candidate who was
nominated by the majority of the
C.C.F. clubs, retired from the field.
the split became more apparent,
finally coming to a head in the en-
dorsement of Mac MacKinnon the

Labor candidate at Courtenay on

TIM BUCK cc)

COMMUNIST CANDIDATE,
NORTH WINNIPEG

VOTE TO STRIKE
AT CUMBERLAND

Huge Majority Decide to
Fight Discrimination

GAS COM’TEE FIRED

Miners Vote To Force}
a Conciliation Board

By WORKER CORRESPONDENT
CUMBERLAND, B.C., Sept. 30—
Results of a secret strike ballot talx-
en here Sept. 26, conducted by the
Mine Workers’ Union of Canada.
Cumberland local, of the employees
of Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir)
Ltd., showed 297 for strike action, as
against 191 in the negative.

This serious step was taken by the
miners because of the high-handed
refusal of the Pederal Government
of Labor to grant a conciliation
board on vital issues to be settled.

Diserimimation Rampant

The most important question is
the fact that 45 men have been dis-
erminated against by Colonel Yil-
liers. Managing director of the local
Mines. These union men, their wives
and families are faced with semi-
starvation.

Distrust, caused by the attitude of
the government, decided the men to
build a strike fund which will pre-
pare them for decisive action to get
the 45 men back to work.

The most significant feature in
connection with the discrimination
is the fact that the whole gas com-
mittee and the most of the erievance
committee are among those who
have ben laid off by the company.

“ELECTION UNITY’’
A-1 AT LLOYD’S

@ ONDON, Eng., Oct. 1. — Lloyd's,
world famous insurance people here,
have declared one constituency in
Ganada will not go to the Liberals,
even though it is surrounded by
Liberal strongholds. and that is at
Verdun, Montreal, where they state
that, due to Communist and @:C.F.
unity in the election, it is a sure bet

that the C.C.F. candidate will be
elected. %
Lloyds are noted throughout the

world for never backing a loser.

C.C.F. Mass
Membership
Meeting Off

Top Leaders Attempt
To Stop the Growing
Desire for Unity

VANCOUVER, Oct. 2.—Tecumseh
Club of the G.@.F. last night unan-
imously endorsed the action of its
previous meeting and of a special
committee appointed by the execu-
tive committee in their efforts to
achieve a united front in the Wed-
eral Election in the Vancouver Hast
Ridings.

Another resolution adopted was to
“abide by the demand of the Pro-
vincial Council and the Wancouve-
East Campaign Committee that the
mass membership meeting of C.C.F.
in the riding (initiated by the club,
and advertised in the capitalist
newspapers), to discuss the united
front, be cancelled.”

Threats to “‘revoke the charter of
the elub’” and to “expel members
who initiated the demand for the
mass membership meeting,” proved
sufficient to cause the cancellation,
although the club at its previous
meeting endorsed the five-point min-
imum program proposed by the Com-
munist Election Committee and de-
clared its upport for the United
Front.

ELECTION RALLY

CAMBIE GROUNDS

Tuesday, Oct. Sth
2 p.m.

Main Speaker
MALCOLM BRUCE

(Permit Granted)

Bruce Accepts

Com. Candidate Makes
It Easy for Mayor
To Debate

DARE HE ACCEPT?

Offers Two Concrete
Resolutions, or Any
Suitable Subject

Mr. G. G. McGeer, K-G., M.L.-A.,
City Hall,
Vancouver,
Dear Sir:

Having heard your challenze some
evenings ago to debate Dr. Telford,
Prof. King Gordon OR ANY OTHER
PERSON on the issues of the Ped-
eral Elections, we herewith accept
your challenze on behalf of our can-
didate in Vancouver East, Mr. Mal-
colm Bruce.

We suggest either of the two fol-
lowing resolutions:

Resolved: “That the program of
the Communist Candidates offers
the only real solution to the prob-

BC,

September 22 by the membership of
the CCE. clubs opposed to Mr.
Cameron. As a result of this con-
ference, the Labor candidate is defi-
nitely in the field. Support is wel-
comed from those interested in the
cause of Labor, regardless of their
political opinions whether C.C.i-,
Communist, Socialist or other work-
ers’ organizations,

Challenge

Thrown Out By McGeer

lems confronting

people of Canada.”

or

Resolved: “That the program of
the Liberal Candidates offer the
only real solution to the problems
confronting the common people of

Canada,”
or we will be pleased to consider any
subject you may suggest for the de-
bate.

We further suggest that the de-
bate take place in the Arena or the
Auditorium. the expense to be borne
jointly, and any profit, if a collection
is taken, be given to the most needy
families of the locked-out longshore-
men and seamen, or, if you do not
agree with this, then to any charit-
able organization which we may
agree upon.

We will be pleased to hear from
you and to meet with either your-
self or your representative to ar-
range necessary details.

Trusting you will find it conven-
ient to engage in the proposed de-
bate, we are

the common

Sincerely Yours,

Wit BENNELT,
Mer. Communist Election
Committee.

The united front is decis-
ive. Why does McInnis wish
to split the progressive vote
and bring defeat to all?

Long term loan to farmers
and small business people to
save them from ruin!

TALIAN FASCISM SPEARHEAD OF WORLD WAR

ussolini Starts The Slaughter

f Ethiopians; 1700 Killed In The
First Rain Of Bombs From Air

Fifteen Planes Engage
in Initial Massacre

LONDON IS EXCITED

Anthony Eden Leaves
London for Geneva

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct: 3.
—Italian military airplanes flew over
towns of Ethiopia and dropped
death dealing bombs today killing
nurses in hospitals, and others kill-
ing a total of 1700 people, as well as
wounding many hundreds more, ac-
cording: to the latest press reports.

Two of the planes were piloted
by Mussolini’s two sons and one
by his son-in-law, an Italian count.

Fifteen planes took part in the

massacre.

LONDON, England, Oct. 3.—Largse
crowds of people massed around be-
fore the Primé Minister’s residence
ere today in protest against the
bombing of Ethiopia. A tense sit-
uation exists with excited crowds of
People expectine “anything to hap-
pen.” ‘

The British representative to the
Teague of Nations Council, Anthony
Eden, is leaving for Geneva imme-
diately, in yiew of the report of the
Emperor of Ethiopia to the League
that Italy has started hurling bombs
from the air. Killing and maiming
thousands of his subjects.

OTTAWA, Sept. 25—The applica-
tion of sanctions as an economic
measure upon Italy, would inolve
the severance of trade relations, in
Which Canada would stand to lose
over a million dollars worth of ex—
port trade.

In the last fiscal] Statement, ex-
ports from Canada to Italy was
$3,630,000 and imports $2,700,000.

Canada’s exports last year were in
the main, wheat, dry codfish, copper
and its manufacture. nickel, wood
pulp and rubber. It is therefore
certain that “Biz Business”’ in Can-
ada will oppose Sanctions which
means so much to world peace.

LONDON, Sept. 25. — The Jares
majority of British public opinion!
asrees that unless Britain backs the
League of Nations to the limit in
the impositions of Sanctions, the
Leasue will become useless as an
instrument of collective security in
Europe.

«A Conservative minority, led by
Lord Rothermere, who Sympathizes
with fascism, both in Britain and
Italy, and by
British Empire Jingoist, argues that
the Leasue is a useless organization
at best and Britain had better rely
on her own armed strength. :

EVERY SECOND
VOTE FOR BRUCE

VANCOUVER, Oct. 2—Reportine
back to the Vancouver ast Com-
munist Blection Committee a can-
wasser for Malcolm Bruce Stated
that out of 20 homes which he yisit-
ed, and contacting 39 people with
votes, 19 stated positively that they
would vote for Bruce.

Incidentally, the canvasser fre-
ported that none of those whom he
visited read the “Worker” or the “B.
B. News,” and despite the fact that
they were not, generally Speaking,
acquainted with the workers’ move-
ment they instinctively felt that the
communist candiate would the better
represent them. :

FRASER OPENS
10 GILLNETTERS

No ‘Large Run’ Of Sock-
eye As Yet

VANCOUVER, Oct. 1. — Depart-
ment of Fisheries advises that fish-
ing in District No. 7, which in-
cludes the Praser River, may be re-
Sumed with gillnets of meshes not
less than six and one-half inches
commencing both above and below
New Westminster bridge at 8 a.m
Thursday, the 3rd instant. a
No Seines Unless “Big Run.’
: Seines will not be permitted dur-
ing the balance of this year in Dis-
trict No. 1, unless a big run of
sockeye makes its appearance.
ft is impressed on those interested
that the size of the mesh in salmon
fillnets in any portion of District
Wo. 1 durine the balance of the sea-
Son must be not Jess i
one-half inches, een ee

ae
pe ey Angus McInnis
Who is Opposine Unity i -
couver East! = ven

Lord Beaverbrook, -

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pecial Election Issue: Smith, On Peace Tasks - Page 8 :

B.C. Workers News

VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1935

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