in 1935 was a Flashback May Day THE PRICE FIXERS. | *7 VOSRG MMA “ 3 SN : ~ << SS \, NUPDER Lip ORINK t/ } A NUDDER LIL’ DRINK © }/ ~~ WONT po US ANY HARA-Agy ‘ epee essi Tear ecte { Chery 7 ve Is mo S to the lilitancy the note "teachers rally lida ‘ tg ny Ve and liz ed _¥> and strong, iMents for new Militant actions Bee B.C. ‘ ederat; BM astrcey annual Was r 0 flected in the © Progressive executive and Se at Who would prefer nin the forefront change the ys be DivipEndy) ay PQ ’ | ue g ISGeWE PACIFIC TRIBUNE — told the delegates that there are presently hundreds of unemployed teachers in B.C., and because of school board cut- backs due to the provincial government’s finance formula, the number will increase next year. Unemployed teachers were urged to contact Barb Smith, 985 West 22nd, Ave., Van- co-operation and support. A plea for a ‘‘truly coop- erative undertaking between home and school’’ involving parents, students and teachers was voiced by PTA president Mrs. C. Schoen. “T propose to you specifically that we compose a joint working group to initiate at individual schools a new approach. Our aim should be to join students, teachers and parents into a new relationship, a constructive cooperative venture from which all parties would — gain enormously.” In late 1970 he made a seven week trip which took him to North and South Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Paris, London and 733-9018. (A Bo one: 321-3171 Advance Sales of HEARTS STAND TALL se ok of and for the People) Nadian Farm Movement from early 1900 to 1740 big year for B.C. labor By MABEL RICHARDS Eighty-two years ago leaders of revolutionary workers’ organiza- JAYS R tions of many countries gathered S ZEpR at Paris. They adopted the REIS V7 1, fs following resolution: ‘‘The Congress decides to organize a great international demonstra- tion, so that in all countries and in all cities on one appointed day the toiling masses: shall demand of the state authorities the legal reduction of the working day to eight hours, . . . Since a similar demonstration has already been decided upon for May 1, 1890 by the American Federation of Labor at its convention in Decem- ber, 1888, this day is accepted for the international demonstra- FRN'E 2 Jk WALK? tions. The workers of the various countries must organize this demonstration according to condi- tions prevailing in each country.” e Digging through the files of newspapers which preceded our own Pacific Tribune is an exciting, (if dusty) venture. Our files go back-sporadically — to 1909, so we can inform the young people who believe May Day is celebrated only in places like ‘“Moscow and West Van- couver’’(?) that, on the contrary, May Day has been celebrated in B.C. by workers every year of which we have a record, and that is a long time! Of all the many May Days marked by B.C. workers, perhaps 1935 was the most the relief camps. On May 1, 1935, 15,000 men, women and children marched from the old Cambie Street grounds (where the bus depot stands now) to Stanley Park. That was a long walk but hundreds of children were out on the street as early as 10.30 carrying banners bearing strike slogans. There were many strikes in B.C. that year. Men in the relief camps were on strike. The Corbin miners in the Crows Nest had been on strike for weeks, during which they had been attacked by police and company scabs using clubs, crowbars, and a front-end loader to mow down the men and women on the and children suffered cuts and bruises. The waterfront workers went on strike for an hour on April 29 the relief camp strikers. The Chinese workers made an impressive showing, with their banners reading ‘Down with Chiang Kai Chek’ ” and ‘‘We paid $500 head tax to come to Canada to starve! were marching in the demon stration. The Export Log Workers’ asso- ciation took part, and other unions in the A.F. of L., and the W.U.L.-Independent Union men marched, and for the benefit of interested women, the Womens’ Labor League marched beside the men, and present also were the Japanese Workers associa- tions, the Ukrainian, Finnish, Jugo-slav, Polish, Swede-Finn and German mass organi- zations, members of the Communist Party, the Socialist Party — and-lots more! (The CCF party refused to take part at City Hall for the Four Seasons project. The issue as to whether or not there will be a plebiscite will likely be decided. = The Save Stanley Park Com- mittee has called for a picket line at City Hall between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. to demand Council decide to hold a plebiscite. The public are urged to take part to block the real estate giveaway. The monster parade was joined at the entrance to Stanley Park by a throng equally as numerous, and when =the meeting began before the band- shell in the park there was a gathering estimated at 25 to 30 thousand! The Ukrainian Workers or- chestra played the Interna- tionale, and_later the revolu- tionary Funeral Song in memory of the workers slain by fascist terror, while the audience stood in impressive silence. May Day, 1935 — that is what May Day is all about! A struggle for the advance of the living; for rove he original spirit of a ; homage to the brethren who died as p €rnment couver 9, phone 324-2564. relevant to the original spirit Of officially, but rank and file ise le en ee in all the No ae admitted there is the day, for on that occasion, IN members marched. ) ner NASER et s hee); sd On the gj, clUtions an unemployment problem and the depth of the ieee F S Dee A aa ae s 100, and it wat Of the there is no channel through employed workers downed their FOUF SeaSONns jdt apenas ings Pect fo, “2S reflected — which unemployed teachers can tools and walked off the job in T John Wei i aby fee appeal to, voice their opinions This new keeping with tradition and nore E rotest uesday ere atte aes Alas Pobune ) ; tae epee oe : F : “Today a an gation for group appealed to the BCTF for inspiring, in sympathy with their Teedas Apu Eee teehee nich : s the cause for their unemployed brothers in , ch generations of workers labored and fought, the new world of which they dreamed is triumphantly moving forward, we join in worldwide avowal: No more tradition’s chains shall bind us, Arise, ye slaves no more in thrall, a The earth shall rise on new foundations— We have been naught, we shall be all! Celebrate “Full Employment in a World at Peace” will be the theme of the May Day rally 0c add ae the time in three consecutive years picket lines. piped ote il ash trys k of Seattle neth that he has visited Paris for this According to the B.C. Workers week by chairman of the May 8 in Christ Chur a purpose. News, 25 miners were injured, Day committee, Jeff Power. : ra), seven of them seriously. Women French Canada’s Jean Pare, national vice-president of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union will be Nam Washingt GC talked with : : % mong Will be Slinger okeiniags “intelleo: in sympathy with the relief camp | the featured speaker, along Of | ©orge Joh : i strikers. On May Day they took with alderman Harry Rankin, the nston, uals, peasants and workers 1n Cumberland , our, BC. Feder North Vietnam, including a 45- the day off. The uy «Colin. Snell; unemployed com- : 2 i : : ; ; miners went out on May Day. mittee co-ordinator for the B.C. Kat : minute interview with Prime : re coal ; nD Tick is Pe Minister Pham Van. Dong More than 5,000 Blairmo Federation of Labor, and Syd ri ector of oe : miners marched. Relief workers Thompson, IWA president, RSP, end ervice ae The meeting is being Spon 4p city projects downed their whoowill chairthe meeting: ph and a © North om- sored by the Peace Action joo1s, And — mark this — 3,000 in pe March Nee League of Vancouver. For gtudents downed their books and Sees pe Reger ts alk Ais Cover; this further information please encils and came out in May Day f pa gee Sa S Ting the et 1 day-and nown folk-singer and his penne Mss Ne voy support of the: workers ey group will head up a number of artists who will handle the musical entertainment. The rally is scheduled for Friday, April 30, at 8 p.m. in the Labor Temple at 307 West Broadway. Everyone welcome. =Men, aims a: ( J :) ae 9Qins; all in thirty chapters of living reality. Workers News relates that : Sbiectve: 1,600 copies this year ses ateatedt was quiet as a SS evs _— 5 din 0: | “ ‘ $3.75 each . Ordered: 22 graveyard that day for long- anaes ee) i “JEAN PARE Mills, 126 W. 59th Ave., Van. 15, B.C. Shoremen, Seafarers Industrial ae Union, the Marine workers, — all