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Conducted by MAURICE RUSH

TEACHERS WIN BACK PAY

INVERNESS, WN.S., Jan. 2.—LLo-
©2a] school teachers, some of whom
have not receiyed their saiaries for
mineteen months, went on strike re-

cently, winning their demands for
a substantial payment of back
wages,

NORWAY BOYCOTTS NAZI
OLYMPICS
OSLO, Norway, Jan. 2.—it has
Heen decided by the war ministry
that Worway will not send a ski
¢eam to Germany to take part in
the Olympic Games. Individuals
- will receive no financial assistance
from the government for any simi-
jar purpose.

ONTARIO BOYS CONDEMN WAR

TORONTO —The Ontario TBoys’
Parliament in session here passed
a resolution refusing to participate
in any war. Warm discussion de-
veloped around the resolution
which read, “‘We, representing the
youth of Ontario, do not take part
in any war whatsoever.”’

AMERICAN STUDENTS UNITE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 29.—
Merging of the
League and the Students’ League
for Industrial Democracy, two of
the largest progressive student or-
ganizations in U-.S., followed a joint
convention held today.

Despite a nation-wide campaign
conducted by the reactionary
Hearst press, 500 delegates from
high schools and colleges from
many parts of the country were
present at the convention.

Spokesmen were present repre-
sentin= student councils, fraterni-
ties, student newspapers, school
societies, religious organizations
and other vouth groups.

The new ‘central siudent body
syvill be named the American Stu-

dent Union. Unification of the
sroups into one national body
Will strengthen the fight of the
American students against the

<rowing influences of fascism and
the menace of war.

NO POSSIBILITY OF SENDING
THAM TO OLYMPICS
W.. ©. Rougehton, president of the
Amateur Skating Association of
@anada, stated in Montreal this
week that little or no possibility
exists of sending a speed skating
team from Canada to the Olympic
Games, scheduled for Berlin, Ger-
many, this summer.
“No funds are available for this
purpose,” said Mr. Roughton.

American Youth To Intensity
Campaign Against Nazi Olympics

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 3.—
Representatives of youth organiza-
tions at the third congress of
Americin League Against War and
Fascism today reiterated that their
campaign against participation in
the 1986 Olympics will be intensi-
fied.

Ghinese Students Continue
Demonstrations Against Japan
PHEIPING, Jan. 4.—A eroup of

200 students have left this city
jn their “march to the capital or
die’ as 2 means of protest against
the Japanese sponsored “Autonomy”
movement in Northern China. Lhe
students face a 600-mile trek to
Nanking, the capital of China.

Wational Students’

CARNERA DRAFTED INTO
ITALIAN ARMY

Primo Carnera, the massive
Italian boxer, who went home to
Italy for his Christmas holidays,
has been drafted for military ser-
vice in Ethiopia.

Louis Soresi, manager of the
Tialian pugilist in New York, said
Primo cabied him that he must
serve sixty days with a mountain

artillery unit
ean campaign.

in Mussolini's Afri-

Smith: “I shall be everlastinely
indebted to you, old man, if you'll
lend me five dollars.’’

Kelly: “Yes, I know.
trouble.’

that’s the

CONCRETE ENOUGH

A road contracter who professed
a great love for children flew into
a temper when a little fellow trod
on the new pavement before it was
ary.

“J thought you loved children,”’
commented a friend. “So I do in
the abstract, but not in the con-
erete.”’

Students Capture Cairo Street
Cars in Demonstration
CATRO, Dee. 31—Students pro-
testing against delay in an expected
amnesty for political offenders com-
mandeered street cars today and

rode into the centre of the city
shouting, “Down with Great Brit-
ain.’
They demonstrated before the
University and Congress of Sur-
geons.

GERMAN WORKER KILLED IN
NAZI PRISON CAMP
BERLIN (via Zurich), Dec, 30.—
The worker, Gartner, long held in
a concentration camp, died recently
as the result of brutal and fiendish

tortures.

We had been subject to fierce
beatings. Another prisoner, Arnold,
is reported to be in an extremely
dangerous cGondition due to similar
treatment.

DO YOU KNOW THAT—

An underground city of scores of
stone dwellings, believed by Soviet
archaeologists to haye been aban-
doned 3,000 years ago, has been
discovered on the outskirts of Mos-
cow.

The expenditure of the R.C.M.P.
rose from $2,900,000 in 1930 to
$5,300,000 in 1934.

That the earliest record of man
has been found in Java-

GIRL STUDENT “SUICIDE”
NAZI JAIL CELL

DRESDEN, Germany, Dec. 29.—
A girl student named Liesal Pax-
mann, arrested by the state secret
police for “highly treasonable acti-
Vvities,” is now stated by the police
to have committed suicide in her
eell. It is much more probable that
she has succumbed to the Nazi
tortures meted out to her.

IN

Hitler Plans to Draft Twelve Million
Into State Youth Organization
BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 6—

Adolph Hitler is preparing during

1936 to draft all of Germany's boys

and girls between the ages of ten

and eighteen into a gigantic “State

Youth” organization to serve “Na-

tional Socialism.’ Approximately

twelve million youths will be af-

fected by this Nazi scheme.

efence News|

DISTRICT BAZAAR

This annual affair, staged by the
District Committee of the Can-
adian Tabor Defence League will
he held this year in the Orange
Wall, on March 26, 27 ard 28. The
proceeds from the bazaar will be
utilized to proyide relief for pri-
soners in Oakalla Jail and their
dependents.

With a view to making this
year's bazaar an even greater Suc-
cess the District Executive Com-
mittee is making preparations, A
meeting to which members of yari-
eus labor organizations will be in-
wited is called for Saturday, Jan.
18th, at 3 p.m., to lay the basis
for the work. Any organization or
individual who does not receive a
Jetter and who “wishes to engage
in the work, is cordially inyited to
attend this initial meeting which
will be held in the district office,
Room 28, 163 West Hastings St.

EMERY BANQUET

To welcome Ivan Emery, impri-
Soned president of the striking
Jongshoremen, who will be released
in two weeks, the C.L.D.L. is stag-
ing a banquet and concert at-.the
Orange Hall, on Wednesday, Jan.
29th. This promises to be the gala
event of the season as many lead—
ing artists have voiunteered for the
extensive program, and many or-
fanizations have been enlisted to
assist in the banquet preparations.

An innovation will take place in-
asmuch as the entertainment will
so on while the patrons are eat-

ins, so no one will have to move

Fully Modern
UP-TO-DATE

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‘A Home Away from Home’’

COMMERCIAL HOTEL

PAUL BEDNER, Mer.
Rooms at Reasonable Rates

to make way for another. Get your
tickets early and insure setting a

plate. Tickets on sale at the dis-
trict office, 28, 163 Hastings St.
Wrest.

EVENING CLASSES

Hailing the proposed evening de-
fence classes aS 4 progressive step,
local branches of the C.L.D.L. un-
animously endorsed the proposal
and set the opening for February
8rd. A stipulation was made, how-
ever, that a minimum of ten stu-
dents be obtained and that the date
for Glosinge of applications be Jan.
31st.

This school, which will deal with
defence subjects only, consists of
twenty-five subjects, and will run
for five consecutive nights each
week until the school is closed.
Bighteen instructors will be avail-
able, and the course is based on a
similar one launched in New York
City-

Applicants must have theirnames
in to the district office by Friday,

January 31st. No applicants will
be considered after that date. No
fees will be charged and the only
expense involved will be the buy-
ing of notebooks.
MASS MEETING
The Gentre Branch of the C.L.

D.lL. is holding a mass meeting at
150 Hastings St. West, on Wednes-

day, January 15th, at $ p.m.
Speakers are T. Hogan, who will
speale on Sovict Progress, and Cc.

J. Mackendrick, whose subject will
he ““Defence.”’

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Letter Digest

Brom is. -G: Bo. cf Bast S46b
Ave., we Laye a poem entitled the
“Case of an Unsound Mind” We
are not able to publish it at this
time due to lack of space. We
would ask L. G. B. to write us
again on the struggles of the
workers in his locality.

From one of our correspondents
we have eight pages which deals

with the rise of fascism. There are
one or two theoritical discrepancies
which we are taking up with our
correspondent in direct correspond-
ence in the next few days.

A camp worker sends us in ten
pages on the Spartacist movement
in Germany, after the World War.
Owing to lack of space we are not
alle to use it at present.

LABOR COUNCIL
GRANTS BENEFITS

By CARL HICHIN

WINNIPEG, Jan. 3.—Civic _ém-
ployees of Winnipegz, enter the New
Year with a wage agreement, the
first they have succeeded in gaining
from the city despite many years of
previous effort. Although the agree-
ment does not concern any altera-
tions in wage rates, it does embody
several important sains for the
civic workers.

In future wage and workine agree-
ments will be reached with the em-
ployees as a whole. }

The agreement concedes the civic
workers a higher rate of workmen’s
compensation. The civic workers had
sought 100 percent compensation ir-
respective of the lensth of the dis-
ability. They were granted 100 per-
cent for the first month and a down
graduation for any ensuing period.

The employees failed, however, to
get the institution of a forty-hour
week.

The agreement, in obtainin<=
which, the employees had a worthy
champion in Ald. Forkin, Gommunist
member of the wage committee,
marks a gain which can be used as
a basis for further discussion of
waee agreements with the hands of
the workers considerably streneth-
ened by its collective features.

CL’

BILL SEES
"EM GROWING UP

Ol? Bill says he begins to feel that
the editor was justified in giving him
that name as he sees the Pioneers
of a few years ago Marrying and
settling down to the stern business
of life in double harness.

On New Year’s Day, Mary Golin-
ski, the shock brigadier of the Youth
Section of the ULE.T.A., ex-
Pioneer, and member of the Carlton
Group of the Y.C.L., was married
to Peter Pawluk.

We hope the marriage will inten-
sify their activities in the working
class movement.

PATTULLO FEARS
WORKERS’ PRESS

Police Warn Truckdriv-
ers Against Giving Our
Agents a Ride

ALDPRGROVE, Jan. 6.—Provin-
Gial police in co-operation with
Pacifie Stages (B.C. Mlectric Co.) are
Warning truck owners and drivers
against Carrying passengers. One
truck driver was told by the police
that the “Busses are for carrying
passengers.” This truck driver is
always ready to give a poor farmer,
who is on relief, a lift to town. As
4 matter of fact most of the people
who get a lift in a truck are either
on relief and have no money to pay
ihe high bus rates or else they are
about ready to apply for relief.

Starvation Relief Allowance

How is it possible to pay bus fare
from Aldergrove to Wancouyver on
the nigeardly relief allowance of
$5.75 a month allowed single men
on relief. This is the monthly allow-
anee for food, clothings and shelter,
and then the police can find nothing
better to do than intimidate truck
drivers from giving poor relief re-
cipients a ride.

Besides that, busses do not travel
north and south, but only travel east
and west, Chilliwack to Vancouver
and return.

Now We Understand

Tt is easily understood why the
police are so busy on this petty an-
noyance to the workers; it is be-
cause several truck drivers give a
lift to poor farmers when they g0
to C.CF., Farmers’ Unity League,
and other working class meetings.
This is the main reason why the
serews are being put down on the
truck drivers. Police also observe
the agent for The B. C. Workers’
News getting a ride sometimes. It
is a sien that the government fears
sueh papers as yours and the Com-
monwealth. More power to the drive
for your paper. —G. J.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Miss Charlotte
SWimmine champion, resumed her
usual swimming classes at the
Crystal Pool, on Tuesday, Jan. 7th,
having been closed for the Christ-
mas holidays.

Special classes for children,
women, and business girls are held
daily. Those wishing to enroll for
the spring classes which begin this

Acres, world’s

month, should phone Miss Acres,

by calling Marpole 831.
ANNOUNCEMENT

Workers’ Internationa] Music

Festival, at the Orange Hall, Sun-
day, January 12th, at 8 p.m., in aid
of the Workers’ Press. Malcolm
Bruce will speak. Sponsored by
Section 1, CPofG. (B.C. Dist.)

Silver collection.

VARIOUS FORMS
ORGANIZATION

Single Men Cater To
Many-Sided Activity;
Proves Effective

Since the opening of the small hall
at 61 Cordova Street West, there
has been a new interest taken by the
youns workers who are interested in
boxing and sports. This is a new
side of our organization and one that
is. really effective in drawing in new
blood. Our smokers benefit by it too
and we never fail to draw a large
crowd and Laye always a large sup-
ply of good talent. The one act play
is also found to be popular and a2
good form of education. this is a
f£o00d way of utilizine the talent at
our disposal as many workers are
willing to take part and are greatly
interested in developimge themselves.

The library has been in existence
only a short time but has already
proyed to be a boon to many work-
ers who have not the ways amd
means of getting working class edu-
cation otherwise. The study class is
also proving effective and is a good
method of training workers to ex-
press themselves in public. Our open
forums are popular. Last week Com
rade A. M. Stephen gave a very in-
teresting talk on the Chinese situia-
tion.

These various activities are prov-
ine to be the means of bringing more
workers into our ranks from all
walls of life, many of whom have
had little or no experience in work
ing class organizations before but
feel quite at home once they are in
the working class movement.

GERMAN CP.
EXPELS TORGLER

Capitulated to Hitler and
Joined Enemies of

Workers
BRANDED AS TRAITOR

MOSCOW, U.S:S.R.—Ernst Tors-
ler has just been expelled in dis-
grace by the heroic German Com-
munist Party for capitulatinge to
the worst enemies of the working
class. He has sunk so low that he
is now writing a book in collabora-
tion with the notorious Maria Reese,
who went straight from Trotskyism
to Hitlerism.

It has been Known that the Nazi
executioners of Rudolf Claus and
thousands of other working class
fighters against the fascist terror
were extremely lenient with Tors-
ler, who was freed soon after the
Reichstag fire trial.

Maria Reese was a member of the
German Social-Demoecratic Party
for most of her career, but joined
the Communist Party of Germany
some time before Hitler came to
power.

She was then expelled from the
German Communist Party and
found refuge in the arms of Leon
Trotsky. Trotsky not only showered
abuse on the Communist Party of
Germany for expelling Maria Reese
as a traitor, but wrote a special in-
troduction to a disgraceful pamph-
let by Reese published under the
title, “I Accuse Stalinism.”

Reese Capitulated to Nazis.
In this introduction, Trotsky em-

braced Maria Reese as one of “the
best elements of the party’ and
stated that the Communist Party

of Germany was euilty of “a base
accusation” which “would be brand-
ed on the foreheads of the accus-
ers’’ of Maria Reese.

When she was expelled from the
Party, Maria Reese was charged
with “rendering aid to the gov-
ernment of Hitler and thus de-
livering to the latter party mem-
bers and sympathizers.” Trotshky
called this a “base accusation.”

T% took just two months after
Trotsky wrote this slimy attack on
the Communist Party of Germany

for his new conyert Maria Reese to
show her true colors.
A “Responsible Comrade.”

On Thursday, Jan. 10, three days
before the Saar plebiscite, Maria
Reese broadcast a speech from the
Munich wireless station, which was
relayed by all German Stations, in

which she attacked the Soviet
Union, enthusiastically praised the
Wazi regime and amidst howls of

applause from her own fascist sup-
porters, called upon the workers of
the Saar to vote for union with
Hitlerism.
She ended her speech with ihe
words:
“Germany, Germany over every-

thing, over everything in the
world!”

She venomously attacked the
Seviet Union and called for war
on “red imperialism” and “red

militarism.”

It was this traitor whom Trotsky
ereeted as “a responsible comrade,”
“9 betrayed revolutionist’’ just
two months before the radio speech
in Munich in an introduction to her
pamphlet written Nov. 10, 1938.

By associating himself with such
a Sinister figure as Maria Reese, by
eainin= his freedom from the Nazis
when thousands of workers were
going to their death for refusing to
betray their comrades, Ernst Torg-
ler has earned the hate and sup-
reme contempt of every anti-fascist
and every worker.

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ANNOUNCEMENT
Two hundred people attended the
concert and dance held at Hope, in

the Memorial Hall, under the. au-
spices of the Workers’ Ex-Service-
men’s League on Jan. 3rd. There

was plenty of loznl talent and the
campboys will benefit from the
proceeds. Half will go to the relief
ecampboys and the other half will
be retained by the ex-servicemen

| AJaska unions have representatives:
-at the convention, including besides: |}

Fishermen Of |
Pacific Coast
Discuss Unity

Vancouver Delegate At
U.S. Convention

Representine=
Cannery

the Fishermen and
Workers’ Industrial
Union, a delegate from Vancouver,
Canada, is attending the conven-
tion of the Pacific Coast Fishery’s
Union, being held this week at
Aberdeen, Washinston.

One of the main items on the
agenda will be a discussion on cail-
ing a Pacific Coast price confer-
ence. A campaien will be launched
to bring delegates from all unions
on the Pacifie Coast together to
discuss prices and conditions among
fishermen and to further the aim

of a Pacific Coast Fishermen's
Federation.
Many of the west coast and

the Fishermen and Cannery Work-
ers’ Industrial Union of B.C.
Alaska Fishermen’s Union, 1.8.0.
(oldest union on the Pacific Coast),
Purse Seiners’ Union of the Paci- |,
fic. Seattle; Werringe Fishermen's |
Union, Seattle; Copper River and
Prinee William Sound Fishermen’s |
Association, Alaska; and tlre Troll-

Ing Vessel Owners’ Protective As-
sociation, Seattle.

MUST NOT BUY
100 MUCH FOOD

Nazi Leaders May Ap-
Peal to Rich People Not
To Eat Excessive
Amounts

BERLIN — Training of house—
wives with a view to changing the
food requirements of the nation is
among the remedies suggested for
the provision crisis by Ley, chief
of the “labor front.”

im a recent speech at Leipzig, he
also said that if the need arises an
appeal would be made to the pro-
perty- classes to abstain from fats
in the interests of the workers.

To prevent excessive purchases,
he recommended. that Nazi “po-
litical’ leaders” lime wp in the ques
outside stores and see that no one
buys too much.

Another note was struck in 2 re—-
cent speech by Goering. He ad-
vised his hearers to pay uo atten-
tion to the food difficulties but to
rejoice in Germany's achievements
in building up her armaments.

TWO MILLION
UNEMPLOYED
IN GERMAR Y
BERLIN—The number of Ger-
man unemployed has increased by
156,000 during the past month and

now. totals nearly two million, ac-
cording to official statistics.

Operators of logging camps ad-
mit that the year just ended was
one in which they had increased
their profits. These -profits ‘were
increased at an appalling cost to
the workers. Forty-two men tiost
their lives in the woods and over
one thousand have been maimed
and: injured.

Meeting in the Hotel Georgia,
Wancouver, last week, over one
hundred bosses in the logging in-
dustry are holding a conference to
devise ways and means of increas-
ing safety. This conference was
sponsored by the B.C. Logging As-
sociation, the members of the
Workmen’s Compensation Board
were present and also a representa-
tive of the Provincial Government.

Analyzing the accidents” which
have taken place this year, it was
agreed that over 90 per cent of
them were caused by nothing less
than carelessness on the part of the
men. The general public are asked
to believe that over thirty-seven
men tossed away their lives, that
over nine hundred were mangied
and torn because of their inability
to think and take the necessary
precautions. In their efforts to
avoid responsibility for the im-
mense toll of accidents, the Boss
Loggers insult the intelligence of
every thinking man and woman by
such a deliberate slander of the
mentality of those who work in
the woods.

Accidents are Cause of High
Overhead
Dr. Otte M. Demeuth, medical
adviser to the Loggers’ Association,
was the only member of the con-
ference who disagreed with the
analysis, his opinion was that acci-
dents were due to lack of medical
examination of men prior to their
going into the woods.
Are the Boss Loggers interested

in safety from a humanitarian
viewpoints? No! They revealed
their interestedness when they

spoke of the large overhead the
accident rate is causing. It was
stated that the highest cost in
logging operations today are com-
pensation and medical attention. If
they can find some way of cutting
down this cost the conference will
have achieved its purpose, irrespec-
tive of whether the number of
deaths and accidents are lessened.

“Pull ec-operation” of the men
in the woods will be asked in the
campaign to save their bodies and
lives. Striking posters will be
placed in the woods calling for
“Safety First,” the necessity of
“educating” the workers on how to
avoid accidents has also been
pointed out in the conference.

No Loggers Present at
Conference

It is significant that not once has
speed-up in logging operations
been mentioned as a possibe cause
for accidents. It is further sig-
nificant that while the Workmen’s
Compensation Board and a repre-
sentative of the Provincial Govern-
ment were present, no one is there
to represent those who are most
concerned—the loggers themselves,

Wot one worker to tell of the ter-
rifie speed-up; of the weak and
rotten gear used rather than ex-
pend a2 little of the profits on safe

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Accident Rate Makes
High Oveahead; Boss

Loggers Are Worried

gear; of what would happen to a
worker who refused to jeopardize
life and limb in the normal course
of a day’s work.

Had this conference been sin-
cerely trying to find ways and
means of avoiding accidents there
would be ten loggers present to
every operator and superintendent.

Posters may be placed in the
woods; workers may be educated;
medical examinations may take
place, but until speed-up is done
away with loggers will continue to
sacrifice their lives and limbs for
the Boss Loggers’ profits.

IRISH SENATE TO .
BE ABOLISHED

LONDON.—A proposal to abolish
the Senate has been passed by the
Lower House of the frish Free
State, it is reported from Dublin.
A similar bill was passed in 1934
but was rejected by the Senate.
The present bill, however, will auto-
matically become law, even if the
Senate rejects it.

50,000 POLISH
WORKERS STRIKE

WARSAW.—A total of 372 strikes
in which 49,704 workers took part
and 1,769 enterprises were involved,
were registered in Poland during
the third quarter of 1935, accord-
ing to official figures just published.
The largest number of strikes took
place in the building and the min-
ing industries.

NANAIMO MAYOR
SLURS JOBLESS

NANAIMO, Jan. 6—Branding the
unemployed of this district as
drunkards, an application for free
text books for school children was
unanimously refused at the meet-
ings of the Board of Trustees.

Mayor Barsby reiterated his stand
that ratepayers’ money must not be
spent on books for children whose

parents spend money in beer parlors.

ANNOUNCEMENT

On Sunday, January 12, at 2:30
p.m., at 4265 Main Street, YVancou-
ver, A. M. Stephen will speak on
the question of “War and Mascism.”

Patronize Our Advertisers

| services carried out by the workine |

| Mrs. Graham, also the poem “Mourn 4

am

With the death

of Mrs. Ann
Tost a stout supporter and we are
sure the ex-servicemen. join with us =

Tuesday afternoon saw. the funeral
i
class aS was her wish. Mrs. Stewart ©
read the last statement written by

not the Dead’ as requested by the |
was very wet, there was not enough

After this program was econrpleted,
the cortege then left for the Crema-
torium where yet others. were wait- 4
ing to pay their last respects to a 7»
gallant comrade, \
Malcoim Bruce made: the final ora-
tion and paid tribute to the wonder- |
ful courage and. devotion to the |
cause of the working class of our
departed comrade. At her own re-
quest the only singine= was that of
the International. The easket was
draped in the Red Blac embossed
with the hammer and sickle, the oniy
flowers being red! carnations.
yeterans will remember that it
was on such sunother wet day that —
Mrs. Graham marehed with the
small pensioners. ta Shaughnessy —
Hospital to protest the brutal attack |
of R. B. Bennett on their living |
standard when their allowance was
cut from $30.00 to $15.00 a month. -
She always worked in the interests of
the veterans and fought to expose
Imperialist war. Her motto was!
“fisht on, there is a better world:
dawning fer the workers’’ Let us|
not disappoint her. :

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ployment in Montreal to join the

annuation have been informed that
they must workout the time spent”
overseas before becoming elizible
for pension. |
If any ex-servicemen still have
any illusions as to the capitalist
system the above treatment should
disillusion him. The bond holders”
and coupon clippers who hold the.
whip hand over our Civic and Do-
minion Governments are ruthless
where their profits are concerned
and if it is possible to get a little
More work out of the slaves. War
service counts for nothing. Montreal
has not a2 Labor Council.
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Unemployed applying for treat-|
ment which may entail an operation
are forced to sigsm papers guarantee-
ing not to hold the authorities res-)
ponsible if anything untoward should’
happen. This will allow inexperienced
internes to operate on the unfortun-)
ate who through no fault of his own
is forced to apply for treatment. The:
bond holder must receive his pound
of flesh. ,
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Vancouver taxi-drivers are up in
arms and we believe rightly so. It
has been made compulsory to beé\
finger printed before a license will
be issued to drive a taxi, This is an
infringement of our democratic lib-
erties and if not fought will lead to
further curtailment of our already
restricted freedom. In fact it is an-
other sign of fascist tendencies in
our civic government. Taxi-drivers
are sending out a resolution calling
for a strong protest and we ask ail
ex-servicemen’s organizations to en-
dorse same.
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Monday, January i3th, the
annual election of officers for
the Centre Branch of the
Workers’ Exs-Servicemen’s
League will tale place at 150
Hastings St. West, at 8 o'clock,
all members are requested to

attend.
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The first session of the King
government will mect this montt

and the ex-seryvicemen should pres:
on them that they implement the
promises made during the election
Increases for the small pensionel
and all veterans be made a govern
ment responsibility. Free medica
treatment, ete. Only pressure on thi
outside will result in gains for thi
veterans. Work for unity in 1936
The burnt out allowance at 5
years. Together we can accomplis
much , divided we are weak.
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Open forums are held each Sun
day night, at 150 Hastings St. Wes
Come and express your view:
Tuesdays and Saturdays, whist an
dancing at 8 o'clock.

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FLOOR SHOW OPENING: 122 W. Hastings

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“CANADA AND COMMUNISM”

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Id in Moscow in Aug. 1935.

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in extendine our sincere sympathy to iF
‘family of the deceased.

sai ile

Geceased. Although: the funeral day ~ i

Graham last Saturday. the veterans

room at the house for all to enter. Ii

;
:

Hix-Servicemen who left civic em-

forces and are now entitled to super-)