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LEECHES DEMAND GRIST TO THE MILL

There are times when one must be cruel to be kind. It

sticks in the gizzard of the rich bondholders to think for one moment that they will not get their pound of flesh right on

time. As a mother gives her child a cuff to bring it to its senses sometimes, so Gerry McGeer throws a scare into the bondholders in order to put them wise to the breakers ahead. Gerry never intended to do the rich bondholders any harm; he only intended to protect their interests and at the same time make a name for himself as the saviour of the City of Vancouver. If he has done the first part he is satistied that he can accomplish the second part in the near future. If he has done this, then the workers and small taxpayers should also have had their eyes opened through the medium of the last week's fake fracas. At the gathering at the Hotel Vancouver there were about 500 bondholders present, but it is safe to say that ten men represented more than 75 per cent of the “holders.” For in- stance, De Farris represented British capitalists holding 17 million dollars worth of bonds. F. R. McD. Russel repre- sented United States interests. Wood Gundy Co., Hastern bondholders from Toronto, Winnipeg, and the B.C. Bond- holders Association were all represented. We could safely say that large financial houses represented more than 90 per cent of the grafters who are hollering for their pound of flesh. fie In the meantime, there are mor : eouver citizens who are without enough food, fuel, clothing. and the necessities of life to keep their families. MecGeer makes pretense of fighting in the interests of Vancouver against these vampires when atthe same time he refused to rectify the grievances of the Unemployed delegation, when last week they brought concrete cases of men starving co death in the Chinese soup kitchen run by the Anglican Mis- sion. The big capitalists who are sucking the lifes’ blood of the workers in Vancouver took last year over two and a half million dollars in interests out of Vancouver. At the same time the Provincial government reduced the school grant to Vancouver by two hundred thousand dollars. From 1931 to 1934 this same ‘Work and Wages” government re- duced grants to Social Service over three hundred thousand dollars. Every time a taxpayer pays his taxes, he can say that more than one third of it goes to British or United States capitalists for them to sail their yachts around the | Mediterranean. Ny ee ee ie The capitalist bondholders have been drawn together by McGeer to help them get their interest and protect their prin- cipal. The small taxpayers must unite with the workers and poor farmers to fight them. The only remedy for them in order to alleviate their conditions is to demand cancellation of interest payments to all owners of bonds over three thousand dollars. The fight for Full, Free Social Insurance to be paid by the big capitalists and the state should be supported by every small taxpayer. It will benefit them as much as the workers who pay no taxes. A United Front with the workers is the only remedy.

BUILD THE UNITED FRONT

The united front is a question that is agitating the minds of the working class today in greater and greater measure, not the united front of the reactionary leaders with the bosses put the united front of the masses of the workers, toiling farmers and smal] business men, who are face to face with bankruptcy, starvation, fascism and war.

The poisonous fumes of Social Democratic chloroform are being blown away by the icy blasts of reality. The work- ers who have hitherto placed their implicit trust in reaction- ary leaders, political and trade union, are recognizing the need, long advocated by the Communists, for a solid working class united front if they are to be saved from the horrors of fascism. This united front has already taken form. It is the joint action of the workers in the reformist and the revolu- tionary organizations and the unorganized workers in strikes and unemployed struggles, mass movements against hunger, war and-fascism, uniting only on the basis of struggle against the capitalist offensive—as in the Stratford strike, the Log- gers’ strike, Dec. 7th Unemployed Campaign, the Ontario hunger march, the A. E. Smith Defence, the Congress Against War and Fascism, the United Front of the Socialists and Communists in B.C. for the enfranchisement of the Relief Camp Workers, and of all oppressed workers with the Shingle Weavers in their present strike over the heads of Roosevelt’s man Green and Green’s toady Bengough. This is the way to working class unity out of the maize of confusion and dis- organization fostered and maintained by the self-seeking horde of adventurers, racketeers, gangsters and hijackers that have muscled their way into the leadership of the labor movement. We set no conditions to the united front except that the unity shall be one of struggle for particular demands agreed upon. But this condition must be insisted upon. Unity in words alone is useless to the working class.

Tools of the boss like Bengough openly reject all appeals for a united front on the basis of the daily fight for economic and political betterment of the living standards of the work- ers, but its reception by those who are involved, the workers themselves, as among the Shingle Weavers, is proof that the old gang of tricksters have almost outlived their usefulness

e than ten thousand: Van-

to the ruling class. Two immediate tasks the

re are before the workers of

B.C. today; to make a united front with the striking shingle weavers that will put a crimp in the wage-cutting plans of the mill-owners, and to support to the full the united front of the S.P.of G. and the Communist Party in the signature cam- paign to get the vote restored to the Relief Camp Workers.

This is a small beginning for a perspective of working class unity, but it is a beginning. It is a move in the direc- tion of defeating the attacks launched against us by the capi- talist class and preventing the growth of fascism.

We must broaden out this united front to embrace the masses of workers in the A.F.of L., the A.C.C.of L., the un- organized, on every immediate issue of today.

To the struggle of employed and unemployed for Non- Contributory Social and Unemployment Insurance!

To the trades unions in the fight against wage-cuts and slave codes and to fight for higher wages and better con- ditions.

To the poor farmers, against starvation, foreclosures and evictions. :

To the entire labor movement in the League Against War and Fascism, against the fascist program and demagogery of the Bennett government and the waryplans, and for the defense of working class rights.

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TOM UPHILL TELLS THE “HOUSE” ABOUT RUSSIA

Tom Uphill, member of the Provincial Heuse for Fernie, who was with the Trade Union Delegation to the Soviet Union, told the Pattulle Government Feb. 15th last that “they should adjourn the session and take a trip to Soviet Rus- sia; they would learn suf- ficient to make British Co- lumbia a heaven on earth by next Christmas.”

The special correspondent at Victoria for the “B.C. Workers’ News” will inter- view Tom Uphill this com- ing week-end. Tom’s im- pressions of the Soviet Un- ion will be featured in next week’s issue. Watch for it!

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As time goes on and things seem to go from bad to worse, the thought occurs “What with our women of the working class, and why is it so hard to draw them into an organized body to fight for the right, which is the right of all peo- ple to ‘a decent standard of living.’ ou During the World War, women were active in organizing, and Sacrificing, etc., to help our “heroes at the front.’ Now there is a greater war than the horror of 1914-18. This war is against the degrading system ot living, which denies our husbands a chance to maintain a family decently, and our sons and daughters a decent This war will stamp

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|Education Week— Tragicomic

Qnee more we have lived throush< the annual farce of Education Week. Editoriais in the press, the from city and

sermons in and radio speeches and government officials “educationists”; the time-hon- ored commionplaces about the portance of education, the role of the teacher, the function of the schoolS and universities in the na- tional life, the individuality of the ete. ete. One wonders how much it all costs and who pays for it.

churches,

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child,

To hear these people you would easily believe this to be the year 1865 or thereabouts. These empty

generalities and these high-faluting phrases were worn out platitudes even then.

To do him justice, the C.C.F. fed- eral leader was the only one of the galaxy who even alluded to economic conditions and he steered off the subject right away, and ended with a few pious words.

When these officials sit down to prepare what they are going to say, does it ever occur to them that the following conditions exist in Canada:

1. Ehousands of children are -soing to school underfed, impro- perly clothed, and im miany cases needing medical attention.

2. Thousands come from homes where depth of poverty creates a severe mental and physical strain on the parents and reacts ineyitab- ly on the children.

3. The impossibility of getting employment is throwing great numbers of adolescents back on the schools. The hopelessness of the outloolk robs these young peo- ple of any incentive to-work and encourages laziness and shiftless- ness.

4. Shrinkage of funds devoted to education results in over-crowded conditions, poor equipment, and re- duced medical services.

We should be summoned, not to a banquet at which the Mussolini of the city holds forth on his favorite topic, but to a mass meeting to hear people who have their eyes and ears open-and who are not afraid to cal’ a spade a spade, and never mind the refreshments.

One thing Hducation Week does do: it emphasizes what some of us knew already, that under capitalism the educational system works hand- in-glove with the press, the church, the judiciary, and the government, to obscure the issues and to further the exploitation of the working class. Any educational system stands con- ‘emned whose appointed spokesmen lack either the courage or the pene- tration to lay bare the economic causes which are hourly destroying eulture under this system. By fail ine to proclaim the rottenness of the foundations of our order, they align themselves with those who are pro- fiting by it.

I say without fear of contradic- that a man, however brillant in his profession, who can look with on the unnecessary and atrocious suffering brought about by this vile and decaying social order— I say that such a man can never be educated in any true sense:

Certainly such individuals are un- fitted to hold influential posi- tion in an educational System.

Wo one need envy these people their job. It is futile to attempt under capitalism, to apply scientific methods to the rearing of a free, happy, healthy and intelligent race.

In only one country at present, in Soviet Russia, when they speak of relating ‘the school closely to the needs of the community, they are not talking empty platitudes, but sober fact. When a boy or girl leaves the technicum or high school, he or she has already acquired an elementary knowledge of some trade or calling (sometimes more than an elementary knowledge); and he received at onee into the industrial or agricul-

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Nation-wide Gatherings Organized by Charlatans Affecting Concern for Children and Culture

Letters From

The Workers

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Correspondence

TAPPEN.—A letter from the Y.-C. LL. ecorrespondent sends greetings and states that the struggles of the farmers for relief is continuing.

COBBLE HILLEL, V. fi. — N.P-D. sends us a clipping from the Vic-

toria “Times” and would like reply to\ it. We have: filed it until we get more time to go inte it, We

are acquainted with the writer of the letter to the “Times'” and will deal with him in due time.

SEAMEN OF VICTORIA.—A let- ter states that the Union, is well established at Wictoria. Organization work is being pushed and visiting seamen are asked to drop in at the Union Headquarters at 106 Hamley Building, 602 Broughton Street.

SOINTULA, B. C.—Correspondent reports that Harold Wineh spoke there to 50 workers for one and half hours, outlining the “‘Scientific Socialism” of the €.C.F. and never mentioned Marx or Lenin, or the building of Socialism in the U.S.S.R enee in his speech. When asked why he omitted these facts, he said, “T am content to let Russia over- come her own problems, and we Will overcome Canadian problems right here.’ In regard to the ques- tion of Non-Contributory Unem- ployment Insurance, Winch stated “The Worker pays for everything.” Same old argument.

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Prize Winners

January 28, 1935. The B.C. Workers News:

Comrade BEditor,—Kindly publish this notice in the “B.C. Workers News.”

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Local Writer

Nearing

February 9, 1936 | Editor, B.C. Workers News: ae | In your issue of February $ the is printed a series of questio answered by Scott Nearing.

made P the statement:

“In countries like the Unit | States of America and Canada, ther) seems to be no sther road open) Whether in Great Britain there iy another road will probably be triet)} out decisively in the next ten years’|) Marx noted that if there was ont) place in the world where a workers society could be built by parliamen tary action, Britain furnished tha exception. It would be a unique bu | not impossible historical deyelop | ment if the British workers were te set up a proletarian dictatorship ant) call upon the Prince of Wales to lear the procession.” : What is the truth of this? In ¢} preface to an edition of Marx? “Capital,” published in 1872, Engel mentioned that Marx was of tHti Opinion that it might be possible introduce Socialism peacefully iz. England. After the Russian Revoiu: tion Kautsky used this against, the Bolsheviks, trying to show that they were non-Marxian in their methods and attempting to discredit and de- feat the revolution. Following Kautsky'’s example (Lenin called him) trickster, renegade, : windbag, etc, Social-Democrats the world over have been, and are, using the same argument, and it is regrettable t¢ see Nearing lining up with them But when Lenin answered Kautsky he squashed the whole gang, an in his book, ““The Proletarian Reyo= lution and Kautsky the |

he says on this subject:

“Further, was there in the 70": of the last century anything which made Engiand and America an ex ception of what we are consigering Everybody familiar with the postulates of science in the domain of historical problems knows

such a question must be put, as otherwise we Should falsify histor a science and indulge in : phisms. Once this question has beer put, the answer admits of no douhf the revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat is yiolence in respect a

as

Hall,

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intermission,

lucky numbers:

G. Fedorak, P.O. Box 56, Kamioops B.C.

in cash, was won by TLieket No. A31 P. Derach, 440 Campbell Avenue

Vancouver.

Derach, third prizewinner, her prize of $5 to the U.L.F-T.A.

with applause.

Local Meeting on Leninism

“B.C. Workers News” quest that it be published ecolumns.—Ed.

On Saturday, February Section 5, C-P.of C.

in ou

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meeting. Our speaker gave an outline of the work of the Commun

explained how it was always work

805 Pender Street East, was drawn on January 27 at 9:30 p.m. at the above

The following comrades drew the

Third prize, flute, value $5, or $5

We wish to state that Com. Miss Gonated

which was accepted by the audience

The following note was sent to the with a re-

Unit 6, held a combined social evening and Lenin Memorial interesting

ist parties throughout the world and

ing for the dictatorship of the pro- letariat . Lenin’s part in the Russian

the bourgeoisie, and the need qd such violence is caused especially, as repeatedly explained by Marx amt Engels in detail (particularly it “Civil War in France’ and the pre face to it) by the fact that there exis an army and bureaucracy. But jus

First prize, lady’s wrist watch, value $25, was won by Ticket No. these institutions in the 70's of th Aided, M. Turek. last century, when Marx was mak

Second prize, field glasses, value ing his observations, did not exist iJ $15, was won by Ticket No. B671, England and America (though no}

they do exist).” “iautsky, the ‘historian,’ is s shamefully adulterating history tha he forgets the fundamental fact, the the Capitalism of the pre-monopo istic era, of which the 70’s of th last century were just the highe: point, in virtue of its fund: mental economic: traits (which wel typical Emeland an America), distinguished by, compar: tively Speaking, greatest attachmel to peace and freedom. As again this, Imperialism, that is, eapitalis of the monopolistic era, which hi finally matured in the twentie century, in virtue of its fund: mental economic traits, distinguish: by least attachment to peace ai freedom, and by the greatest deve opment of militarism everywher To fail to notice this in discuss the question as to the extent whieh a peaceful or forcible reyol tion is typical or probable, is stoop to the position of a lackey-i ordinary to bourgeoisie.”

After reading the above par graphs by Lenin one can hare help asking onself the questic

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revolution was Clearly explained. It was also Shown how Trotsky would have led the workers into an ex-

tural life of the community. He has immediately therefore a sense of fit-

"EAT RICE,’ SAYS ALD. SULLIVAN

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of the Japanese workers affected by the relief cut is 20 years. WPifty per cent workers are naturalized citizens and

residence for any

of these some of them are returned men. Having repudiated Hon. Pearson’s letter, Saying it didn’t mean a thing, the interview some of the hibitine

came to a close with relief committee The

committee have wired Pearson again

ex- red faces. grievance and his reply will decide what steps taken combat this standard of

in order attack of the Japanese

are. to be next to

vicious on the

living

which no doubt is the wedge for further relief cuts amongst the white workers.

AWORCORR.

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ting into the scheme of things, and this gives a dignity, charm and poise which have a deep cultural value. He respects his elders who have so ordered things, and they respect him. Ts this true of youth under capi- talism?

And as to the common talk about individualism under Communism— individuality more pro- foundly alive, that of the Soviet stu-

whose is dent who contributes to the life of the or that of one of our unemployed condemned to fritter and talents

nation, youths, away his vigour

in a relief camp?

Surely these are some of the things which could and should be discussed in Education Week.

Mr. 22.2:

The best and only way to fight against Fascism and War is to build the United Wront of Labor and fight

tremely dangerous situation, which was what the Imperialists wanted. The evening aS a whole was very profitable

it is hoped that many more Simijla evenings will be held in t : Unit 6.

Meet Mr. Jorgensen

gensen of Burnaby who is alleged t Have seabbed on the unemploye

the Iongshore Hall for wheat trimming that ‘the Chief Despatcher—and that he wi force his way into the Union.” Whe

trimming the

fired.

“How does Nearing get that way His remark about the Prince

Wales leading the British workers either a joke, a sneer at the Briti workers, or means that the Prin

both from aé financial and an educational standpoint, and

he future.

VANCOUVER, Feb. 5—Mr. Jor-

there, was recently despatched from surplus work. He boasts is a friend of Cook—the

he was despatched to work at wheat rest of the wheat trimmers (50 in number) refused to work until he was removed. He was

is a Communist. When the Briti workers mareh to Socialsm, th will do so under the leadership their own party, the Commun Party, and the Prince of Wales, * gether with other members of E ropean royalty, will be looking 3 a safe place to flee to. He may to his Alberta ranch (if the €a1 dian workers haye not expropria’ it by that time); he may ga to H lywood, or he may be lost in 1 shuffle. Who cares?

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