Page Two THE ADVOCATE April 19, 1940 Consolidated Profits Up But W age Increase Denied Press Drive Reaches 20 Percent Of Quota Receipts in the Advocate’s press drive during the third week showed a marked improvement over the same period in the last press campaign with 20 percent of our $3500 objective raised. In the last drive only 15 percent was raised in the fourth week. Committee Standings. GREATER VANCOUVER This demonstrates the readiness of our supporters to rally behind their paper and help prevent a complete blackout of the people’s press, but there is still a great need to step up the campaign if we are to realize our objective by May 17, the deadline, Pledges received from our com- Committee ee sean oe mittees to date total $2675, or $825 Industrial ____$500. . a Vester 2 isn) “s4iss) 23) | or oe ee aainimunm amount 2 Fast Fund 300.00 37.40 1214 | auired to ensure publication for South Van. _.. 90.00 16.75 18 the next six months. Mt. Pleasant — 90.00 20.50 22 Qutstanding contribution from a Hastings East 100.00 52.30 52 | cinsie sroup this week was $35 from Grandview -—. 45.00 450 10 : z Fairview 80.00 Eo as Jewish Progressive Workers in Kitsilano ——. 70.00 9.00 1214| Vancouver. Wo. Burnaby 75.00 7.50 2 2 es 400 —. At least six unions have con- North Van. — 2 Ss OV Bill _____. 305.02 86.49 28 eave to our campaign ea be- os 2.00 __ use ey recognize in e Ad- Miscellaneous yocate a militant spokesman for VANCOUVER ISLAND their interests, and others will doubtless contribute when berland — 100-00 46.25 46 5 our Tine 100.00 1692 17 appeal is read out at their meet- Nanaimo —— 75.00 7.55 10 ings. Alberni — 24.00 100 «4 Turning the spotlight on our Zeballos —-——- —-—— 9.00 —- committees we find VWananda still FRASER VALLEY leading the provincial field with Westm. . 70.00 9.25 13 Salmon Arm and Kelowna close be- New Haney ——. 12.00 — hind .An unfortunate situation is Langley —__ Ae 60 — that not one of our Greater Van- Sea SSS 7.50 _. | COuver committees, which have a ee ae 5 wide field to work in, are as yet Surrey ————.. 75.00 20.60 27 i So. Burnaby 20.00 Bae elites near the leading commit- . 7 ees in € province. OKANAGAN 25 Two enterprising committees Kelowna ———— 10.00 6.60 6 have joined forces and are sponsor- Enderby ———-— 25.00 400 16 ing a dance and frolic next Wed- Salmon Arm — 25.00 19.70 2B nesday night at Hotel and Restau- Vernon _._ 40.00 3.00 744 rant Employees’ union hall, 732 Kamloops —— -——- —- | Seymour street. Other committees KOOTENAY can take a cue and thus give im- petus to the press campaign. Rossland ——- 2.00 Trail =). 21.00 5.00 23 Nelson ————. - __—_— ae BC COAST. FernieMichel = --- ——- — | Sointula 50-00 25.55 BL NORTHERN BC. Vananda ——.._ 25.00 23.00 92 7 5 Cariboo S0000 A200 4 | Ree eee Ge ees 20.00 owe iver — se zc = pe. She =. ens Gibsons Ldg. _ 20.08 5.00 25 a $2675.02 $689.38 20% e New Creatian Halt 600 Campbell Avenue Wednesday, May Ist 9 p.m. to i a.m. ALBERTA RANCH BOYS Admission 25¢ MODERN MUSIC Refreshments AUSPICES OF ... GANADIAN LABOR DEFENSE LEAGUE WSSSSSSSSSS > PPPS SIPPIIFS SSSSSSSSSSEK CORN ETT BROS. | PISS 33 East Hastings St. x Men’s Fine Shoes % i , % % 4 CORNETT BROS. | Agents for Astoria, Worthmore, X Slater and Florsheim SHOES % . and Our Famous 6.690 FOOT FRIEND Vancouver, B.C. % 2SSSSSSSSSSSSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS SSS 3 SSS 296 pages “LIGHT ON thousands! by D. N. Pritt, K-C., M.-P. Author of The author introduces his book with an explanation to show that the ruling classes of today are discarding the concept that differences of nationality are a barrier be- tween the ruling classes of different states. He points out that the “national feeling” that had been developed in the days when national capitalism was expanding has now died out. He shows that the new unity is a reversion to the condition existing in the Middle Ages when an aristocrat felt himself fraternally closer to an aristocrat of another nationality than towards the lower classes of his own country. International solidarity of the ruling classes to- day was well evidenced when the Fascists of France openly armed themselves with German weapons to fight their own working class, at a time when France was in danger of Fascist invasion on three fronts. The author shows this international unity of the ruling classes is a menace. Whilst this book is deeply revealing it yet has the value that it is easy to read; and it should be read by tens of New Age Book Shop — Wote the New Address — Room 14 — 163 West Hastings Street postpaid 23c¢ MOSCOW’”’ Vancouver, B.C. TRAIL, BC. sentatives from office when the in a re-drafted constitution. This move is to forestall the smeltermen’s move in circulat- ing petitions for recall of those members whose actions on the committee the men feel have been against the interests of em- ployees. The new draft makes no provi- sion for smeltermen to recall their representatives hor does it permit smeltermen any opportunity to re- turn & member expelled by the committee, Last week smeltermen started circulation of petitions for recall of M. O’Donaughy, lead refinery. representative; Joe Wilkinson, foundry representative, and George Watson, boiler shop representa- tive. It is understood, however, that Watson will stand for a confidence vote. The lead refinery, one of the largest departments on ‘the hill, is also represented by Sam Sivorot, who was returned as the refinery. workers’ representative by an overwhelming confidence vote aft- er the committee expelled him for allegedly giving committee infor- mation to Trail and District Smel- termen’s union, O'DONAUGHY FIGHTS OUSTER. O’Donaughy, striving desperate- ly to counteract any move to oust him from the committee brought in a confidence vote in himself of 26 petitioners, but it was disallowed by the committee. A non-confi- dence vote of 13 petitioners was also disallowed on the grounds that 25 percent of any department, or 70 petitioners, was required for a vote of confidence or non-confi- dence. Previously five or six names had been sufficient. Dsepite intimidation, scattered shifts and language differences, more than the required 70 names have been secured and will be pre- sented at the April 23 committee meeting for submission as a non- confidence vote in O’Donaughy, who is fighting taking of the vote. Mimers Seek New Contract GLACE BAY, NS. — Nova Scotia Steel and Coal company and Acadia Coal company have been asked to open negotiations with the UMWA on a new contract, District Presi- dent D. W. Morrison said this week. Morrison said he hoped a concili- ation board would not be necessary. A board recently recommended slight wage increases for miners employed by Dosco. Glace Bay miners receiye considerably less than those employed by MDosco, union officials said. SERVICE JEWELLERS 28 HASTINGS ST. E. H. ZLOTNIK, Manager SEY Pt a Dominion Electric Co. ’ 4 s Radios, Refrigerators, s Washing Machines 4 1051 Granville St. 5 a BSC Be ewe eux ese BeBe sesvesvue Klondyke Nite SAT., APRIT 20th — 6 to 12 p.m. Games, Fun, Entertainment, Refreshments, Dancing BRIDGE — 8 p.m. WHIST and DANCE THURSDAY, 3 PI Cash Prizes _ HELGE ANDERSON & BOYS AABBAE yg TRin. 1387 (7 Wednesday Gash Prizes Auspices Centre Branch of the Canadian Labor Defense League, 130 West Hastings St. (7 N — The company-dominated Workmen’s Co- operative committee here took steps last weekend to stifle smeltermen’s resentment against the actions of their committee representatives and to prevent them from recalling these repre- constitution committee brought Workers At Trail Smelter Circulate Petition For Recall Of Representatives TRAIL, BC.—Trail and District Smeltermen’s union is stand- ing pat on the demand for $1 a day wage increase, but is opposed to arbitrating the case. Arbitration is regarded as a maneuver to defeat the wage increase demand, with W. G. Blaylock and his Workmen’s committee supporting the case for arbitration. TRAIL, BC.—Funds to as- sist Pioneer miners collected from smeltermen here by the Workmen’s Cooperative com- mittee as a result of pressure from Trail and District Smel- termen’s union will be sent to needy families at Pioneer. The committee tried to sabotage the collection by handing it over to the Salvation Army for distri- bution among the needy at Pioneer rather than to the Pioneer Miners’ union. The Salvation Army, how- ever, has notified the committee the money was not needed at Pion- eer, By a small majority the commit- tee decided to send the funds to Pioneer and rejected a suggestion that it be used to liquidate the miners’ debt at a Wancouver de- partment store. CMS Profits 9 Million; 6 Million Paid In Dividends TRAIL, BC.—While Consoli- dated Mining and Smelting company is denying the wage increase demand of its em- ployees here, its annual report for 1939 released recently re- veals that net profit for the year totalled $9,339,585, an in- erease of $3,125,861 over the $6,213,724 net profit for 1938. Sir Edward Beatty, chairman of the board of directors, stated in the report that dividends total- ling $6,540,000 were distributed during the year. Increased profit, according to the report, was partly due to a re- duction in unsold stocks of lead and zine as a result of war demand. President G S. Blaylock said that lead, silver and gold refiner- ies operated ‘very successfully’ during the year under review, while operations at the Trail zinc plant were declared to be 'satisfac- tory.’ Continued Regulations Semple recently when he de- elared that “anything which looks like receiving money now will have to look like providing revenue.” Only recently W. B. Barnard, speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives resigned because, he said, he had no confidence in the government, while J. A. Lee, MP, former under-secre- tary for housing, was expelled by the last government-domin- ated Labor conference for op- posing the governmen’ts action in abandoning its program. And while the conference threatened with expulsion any local Labor party coop- erating with the Peace and Anti - Conscription Council, last week the government asked for the unpaid help of civil servants in preparing a national register of man- power in what appeared to be a move towards conscrip- tion, despite the decision of the Labor conference that conscription would not be in- troduced. BR SSSBeeresVesresesusseruse Vasil. 3 - E. Rolston Newsstand 188 EAST HASTINGS ST. Papers of all languages—Mail order specialized News About Your Own Country SR BMeBEESEVESBELEEBeEcetruexcu ARBAB EESET Jamuasnuunnnu: GARFIELD A. KING BARRISTER, ETC. 658 Granville Street WEST TAXI Your Nearest Cab SEy: 0 SS ae 24-Hour Service Continued Merger 100,000, may be larger than the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, affiliated with the Am- erican Federation of Jabor, which ,at its last year’s conven- tion, expelled the CIO unions. Other CIO unions are report- ed to be considering affiliation with the ACCL on the definite understanding that a strong, effective organizational and legislative center is established, with the legislative function secondary, in contrast to the Trades and Labor Congress. The CIO unions are asking for adoption of a new constitution and elimination of jurisdic- tional disputes. The principle of merger is said to be meeting with the general approval of both CIO and ACCL unions. BERT’S CAFE Meals 15c and up. Coffee with Pastry, 5c. Lunches to take out, 15ec and up. Meal Ticket value $2.25 for $2.00. Also a chance to win a prize with every check. Give us a trial. — 207 Abbott St. Buse See eV SH VES ESesLVeses # Black Loam and Well-Rotted s Manure 619 Bast 26th Ave. s p W. H. WARNER. ‘ FAir. 6041 - - Re SSBVeSesrSVesBeEBVEse sd dae sn=e SESS DENTIST DR. W. J. CURRY Ste. 301, Dominion Bank Bldg. Cambie & Hastings SHy. 300] Victory Square | SABE ET FREE Se ere Aowissiont ee ee Fitth Annual Pro-Rec Championships HASTING PARK FORUM APRIL 25 The committee spent two hours at its meeting Monday determining whether the committee had an agreement with Consolidated Min- ing and Smelting company. Reac- tionaries held that an agreement existed whereby smeltermen would Pot ask for wage increases in lieu of a ‘holidays with pay? scheme, On a vote of eleven committee members decided there was no such agreement, while two-thirds abstained. Practically every member has received specific instructions from his department to stay with the $1 a day wage increase demand. Smel- termen are increased at the com- pany’s attitude, which through its spokesman, W. G. Blaylock, “must refuse to consider’ the demaneaa even though 1939 profits are up 50> percent over 1938. I-Man Cars Rejected Application of BC Electric Railway company to the pro- vineial minister of railways for permission to place 19 one-man cars on the Grandview-Fourth Avenue route was rejected this week, according to letters re- ceived by Ald. Halford D. Wil- son and Street Railwaymen’s union, division 101. The appli- cation met strong Opposition from Vancouver city council, the union, and Greater Van- couver Community council at a meeting with the minister in Victoria over the weekend. Resolutions opposing the com- Pany’s request, allowing of which would mean 4 reduction in oper- ating Personnel, were sent by Van- couver Trades and Labor coungil and Grandview Chamber of Com- mn, HASTINGS BAKERY High. 3244 JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary. 503 Holden Building i6 E. Hastings St. Trin. 4464 | Patonice A Union Restaurant Chris’ Grill 872 Granville St. Belmont Grill 1012 Granville St. Piccadilly Coffee Shop Smythe and Granville Good Eats Cafe 619 West Pender St. Empire Cafe 160 West Hastings St Meirose Cafe 716 W. Hastings St Province Cafe 736 Main St Douglas Cafe 844 Main St. Paris Cafe 438 West Pender St. Palace Cafe 49 West Cordova St. SPECIAL! * WHILE YOU WAIT Men’s Half Soles Ladies’ Half Soles - - haa, i and Rubber Heels d& 2.00 65e € Empire Shoe Repairs 66 East Hastings Street Followed next night by the 1940 Pro-Rec Mass Demonstration, Forum THURSDAY NIGHT ee * Ye Olde English Fish and Chips 44 West Hastings St Ford’s Cafe 516 West Pender St Rex Cafe 6 East Hastings St. Only Fish 20 East Hastings St. Kings Cafe 212 Carrall Street Operated by a member of Local 28 | : ss unlnanere ss ' PR ane TE TT PTI OA