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B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS

August 28, 1936

American Seaman Tortured | In Hitler’s Nazi Dungeons

Gov. Martin PI Pledges Aid | and Unions Asked to Renew Efforts

SBHATTILE, August 25.—Lawrence Simpson, Seattle, Wash., seaman, s~who has been held for over a year ‘hy the German seeret pelice faces 4he possibility of a long sentence in A Wazi political prison because he Was in possession of anti-fascist Siterature aboard the S.S. Manhat-

tan. of the United States lines, ac- -eordinge to Gifford Cochran, well- known Weyw York philanthropist. “who returmed recently from Ger- many,

Cochran went to Germany in an effort to secure Simpson’s release and to obtain for him defence -eounsel provided by his father, John

-G. Simpson, of Seatle, and the In- ‘ternational Labor Defense. Cochran “was permitted to see Simpson only after repeated representations on hiis behalf had been made by Consul Raymond H. Geist to the German government. The German court of- 4icials so arranged the interview that Simpson believed it was ‘a trap and refused to accept the services of

the jawyer Cochran recommended. Prisoner, Like a Ghost ‘Gochran deseribed Simpson as

“Jooking like a ghost after his year #pent in the hands of the Hitler police.”

“Simpson is one of the most heroic mien I have ever met,’’ Cochran said. “Wis refusal to accept the counsel Was proof of that. It was a terrible 4hing for me, but I could not let him know that the selection had heen approved by the International Zahor Defense and other friends. He ¢hought it was a scheme cooked up by the German court to have him

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“7 Wad never seen Simpson before, Dut just before I left for Germany Z had a talk with his father, who showed me pictures of his boy. He yas a fine-lookine fellow in the best ef health. That was not the kind of a man I ‘saw in Moabit prison, Berlin. The man I saw was broken $n health. He looked as though he moisht have been tortured. He was aie, weak, and thin.’’

“The possibility of torture is not anlikely for I was informed by German authorities that they were iolding him in order to find German accomplices. They said they had al- ready arrested one German and had connected him with the case. From

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? my conversations with the Germen officials I gathered that there was a general understanding that the case Was a preposterous one, but the German clet police, who origin- ally arrested Simpson would not suffer its prestige to be damaged by releasing Simpson.” More Union Action Needed

Mr. Geist, the Berlin consul, re- ported haying received thousands of letters and communications from American trade unions and other groups requesting Simpson's re- Jease. Cochran commented, “Waith- out question, the American govern— ment can do much more than it has done. I hope that the protest action iaken by the Seattle city council and many trade unions will have that re- sult. It is ms opinion that the most important work to be done to save Simpson is right in this country.”

The Seattle Simpson Defense Com-— mittee received a recent communica- tion from Governor GC. D. Martin of the State of Washington and pledged his support to the State Department in any efforts they might make in the interest of Lawrence Simpson.

The International Labor Defense are seeking ways to reassure Simp- Son on the selection of defence counsel. Ordinary mails will not reach Simpson in Moabit prison.

LIBERAL SLOGANS OBSCURE ISSUES

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the rotten record of the Pattullo government and is making this gang of brewery tools render an account of their actions before the people, an accounting from which they shy, while trying to fill the minds of the voters with irrelevent trash and the usual election hokum.

The Pattullo government of re- action is known for what it is—and despite the windjamming and circus ballyhoo of the kept men of Pat- tullo, the hard-headed voters of Bur- rard will pile up their votes to send Forester back to his exploiting without governmental endorsement and the halfcamouflaged fascist Patterson back to his bone straight- ening.

Spelxanig to a crowded meeting in the Alma Academy Wednesday night, Dr. Js Lyle Telford, G.@.F. eandidate in the Burrard by- election, aroused sreat enthusiasm when he assailed the provincial min- ister of labor, Hon. George Pearson, claiming that the gentleman didn’t know that he was talking about when he said that a surplus of labor Was needed.

Telford warned his hearers that this winter the number of unemploy- ed in Canada would total 1,800,000, as conditions of employment were sure to get worse instead of better.

The candidate was supported by Grant McNeil, M.P. for North Van- couver, who eriticized both Liberal and Conservative parties in Ottawa. He said that the Mackenzie King government was just as great a Santa Claus for the railways as the Bennett government, having made them 2 grant of $3,500,000 for relief camp work. Thus the government pays for the work done by the relief camp boys for the €.P.R. and the C.N.R.

McNeil said the government could not find money for social services, but had no difficulty in discovering the huge sum of $27,500,000 for na- tional defence. That sum added to the $6,000,000 passed by parliament for police work, made the cost of maintaining forces of all kinds up to

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LONDON, Eneiland.—wWhile thou- sands of British shipyard workers are idle, and existing under the Means Test, work that might have gone to British shipyards has been diverted to German yards. These orders have been placed in order to

get over the currency restrictions of the Nazi finance chief, Dr. Sehacht.

Here are the facts:

The British firm Unilever Ltd, states The Public Ledger (May 7,

.1936), placed an order for PIFTHEN TRAWLERS at a cost of £350,000 to be built in German yards.

The Daily Telegraph. April 28; 41936—‘‘On April 1 German shipyards had orders on their books from British firms for 44 vessels of an ageregate of 133,924 sross regis- tered tons. . , Most of the vessels or-

WHO OWNS CAN.

CAPIT. TAL?

The amount of money inyes Canada estimated to be lions. Included in this vast the bonded indebtedness of do- muinion, provincial and municipal sovernments, railway investments, manufacturing industries, mines, electric light and power concerns, banks, insurance and mortgage companies. Ownership of homes of small frame is not ineluded.

Of the total amount of $18 bil- lions 22 per cent is owned in the United States, 16 per cent in Great Britain, one-half of one per cent in other couniries, and 62 and one-half per cent in Canada.

Canadian investments abroad amount to one billion dollars in the United States, 109 million dollars im Great Britain, and 664 million dollars

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in other countries. Canadian-owned industry in the United States is 10 to 12 per cent

that of the American investments in Canada. The United States owns? one-quarter of the manufacturing coneerns in this country, one-third of the electric power, two-thirds of the natural gas output, and controls over a third of the mining.

American-owned enterprises con- trol 64 per cent of the rubber goods output in Canada; 34 per cent of the pulp, paper and lumber output; 42 per cent of the machinery output; 82 per cent of the automobile out- pul, and 68 per cent of the electrical apparatus.

LOGGERS’ WAGES NO HIGHER NOW

VICTORIA, Aug. 25.—An inerease over last year of nearly 60 per cent in British Columbia's lumber ex- ports this month was reported to- day by the forestry branch follow- ing receipt of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau report.

The province exported about 70 per cent of the lumber sent out of the Pacific Northwest.

Leadine shipments were made to

the United Kingdom, which re- ceived 47,073,857 board feet. Austra- lia was next, receiving 13,068,520 board feet.

Other shipments included: Africa, 9957,280; China, 8,897,902; Japan,

5,563,799: South Sea Islands, 2,187,- 214: and West Indies, 1,428,672

Exports to eight additional coun- tries, all of which received less than 1,000,000 board feet, brought the total export for the month to $84,- 116,515 board feet.

This total showed a slight de- erease over last month when there were 86,427,517 board feet exported.

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U. L. F. T. A. Launches Campaign to Liquidate Debt on on Hall :

By IK. S. .. GERYLUIK

SUMMERLAND, B.C. — The Ukrainian Labor-Parmer Temple Association own Labor Temples practically in every city, town and rural districts in the Dominion. These numerous structures were erected from the pennies, nickels and dimes donated by the workers and farmers who fully understood the important part they will take in their struggles for a better life. These Labor Temples are regular homes for the workers and farmers to gather and discuss their vital problems of the class struggle. They have served and aided the participants of many struggles in the various industries. Let us remind ourselves of the struggles that took place in the mining, transportation, lumber, waterfront and relief unemployed projects, etc. We have the Ukrainian Labor

'Spain’s Woman Leader Asks

The Ruling Clawss

By REDFIELD

Defence Of Democracy

On the night of July 29, Dolores Ibarruri (La Pasionaria), broadcast the following declaration of the Central Committee of the Commu- nist Party of Spain over the Mad- rid radio station, explaining the position of the Spanish Commun- ist Party toward the Spanish goy- ernment and democracy:

Now that the counter-revolution- ary movement of the traitors to the Republic is approaching its end, its instigators turn in their impotent rage and despair to foreign coun- tries. and are spreading a mad lie with the purpose of alarming other countries and enabling the reaction- ary elements there to create a state bf unrest and. disquiet. It is their hope and wish thereby to force other governments to armed inter- vention in our country. The fact ; that the Communist Party is in the | vanguard of the defense of the democratic liberties of the Republic | and of the government based on ; the People’s Front is being used as 4 pretext for a distortion of fact, for asserting that Communism has - been established in Spain, and that our country is plunged into anarchy and disaster. What is happening in Spain? We are anxious to proclaim it to the whole world, to shout it everywhere, so that we may frustrate these base manoeuvers of the reactionaries and betrayers of their fatherland and its flags.

Fight For Democracy. But the victors of 1933 have not been able to accept their defeat in February, 1936. They have violated their oaths of allegiance, their promises of adherence to the gov- ernment formed freely by the peo- ple. They haye risen against the Republic, determined to drown in blood the strivings of the people, although the sole wish of the people is to live in freedom and justice. The struggle going on in our country at the present time is thus the struggle of Democratic, Liberal and Republican Spain, against the reactionary and fascist forces en- deavoring to establish a regime of terror and blood in our country, and seeking for accomplices in their villainy

Will Defend Republic. The Communist Party, conscious of its historical responsibility, stands ready to defend the Republic to the utmost, to defend democracy, to de- fend the liberties achieved in ploody struggles with reaction For reaction has been a calamity in our eountry, retarding its cultural and industrial development and keeping Spain back behind the other coun- tries. The revolution which has been carried out in our country is the bourgeois democratic revolution which was achieved over a century ago in other countries. France for instances And we Communists are the front rank fighters in this stru- ele against the forces representing: in Spain today the elements of the dark ages.

Appeal to World.

Let these generals, these thou- sandfold traitors, cease to con- jure up Communism as a spectre, a pretext for isolating the people of Spain in their magnificent ficht against those who are endeavoring to make of Spain a tragie country, a country of the past, where the military caste, the priests, and the jocal authorities, are the unre- stricted lords of life and property.

mon fishermen’s strike and the strike of the Bridge River gold miners. ‘

order, the order of peace and de- | mocracy.

{/uation in Spain!

(NINE STRIKES

WON IN 1935

VICTORIA. B.C —Labor disputes were more widespread and serious in 1935 than in any year since the erisis began, accordine to Labor De- partment figures just released.

There were 23 strikes last year of which nine were won by the em- ployers and nine by the workers. In three the workers made partial gains and two lapsed with settlements. Ai- together 7.321 men were involved.

Outstanding were the waterfront workers’ strike, the halibut and sai-

It is a lie fo say that chaos reigns! A lie when the traitors to the Re- public speak of a catastrophic sit-

In this historical hour the Com- munist Party. faithful to its reyvo- lutionary principles and respecting the will of the people, takes its stand side by side with the govern- ment which is the expression of this will, side by side with the Republic, with democracy.

Weither insinuations nor slanders, nor even lies, will induce us to relax

in our efforts in defense of the people against these executioners, against the criminals who have

stained the soil of our country with blood.

We know that the reactionaries and fascists of some other countries are conspiring against the freedom of our people.

Fight Intervention.

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Democrats of England, France, ot all countriesr Prevent by every available means any intervention in our country, any Support for an at-— tack on democracy and the Repub- lic. We are fully able to manage by ourselves; this is proved by the defeats inflicted on our foes; we are able to win the victory over them. The struggle of the peoples of Spain is the struggle of the people reacting to the criminal attacks of the reac- tionary military caste; it is the struggle against the warmongers. Help us! Let no one raise a hand against Spain! The final defeat which we shall inflict on fascism is a deadly blow at world reaction. Help us to prevent democracy from being suppressed. For if this should come about, you may be sure that it would be followed by the out- break of war, and this is what we are all anxious to prevent. Stay the hand of the interventionists! The sovernment of Spain is a govern- ment which emerged from the elec- tion victory of February 16, and we support and defend it because it is the rightful representative of the people fighting for democracy and freedom,

Long live a great and flourishing Spain, united action with all the democratic people of the world! Long live a free and happy Spain! Long live the struggle of the people against reaction and fascism! Long live the democratic Republic:

OPPOSITION TO BRITISH EMPIRE

We Communists are defending 2 rezime of freedom and democracy: side by side with the Republicans, the Socialists, and Anarchists, we shall prevent Spain from retrosress- ing, from falling behind in the ad- vanee of humanity, cost what it

may. We do not forget that his- tory does not progress in sudden bounds, and we adapt our policy to

the needs of the moment and, the emergency of our people.

Brothers of Latin America, Bel- sium, France, England, of all coun- tries, toiling masses of the whole world, intellectuals! In Spain the deeds of vandalism are solely those

Temple in Vancouver which is burdened with a debt to the amount of $6,000 which must be wiped off at onee. This debt to an individual may seem fearful, but to a mass or eanization it should not be so, if we sincerely and collectively respond generously, this debt can be wiped clean off the sheet.

There has been ca mpaisens launched in the past tow ards paying part of this debt, put it was decided by the provincial members of the Ukrainian Labor-Farmer mass or eanizations of British Columbia to launch a final campaign to pay this debt in full, appealing to every worker and farmer in city, town and country to make this campaign successful, and once for all discard

for British account haye been dered for the purpose of utilizing Britain's ‘frozen’ credits in Ger- many.”’

So what? Hitler’s bombing planes are- being fitted ‘with Rolls-Royce aero engines; Armstrong Vickers supply the tanks; British ship- owners give orders for new ships; and the Bank of England supplies Hitler with the cash.

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MOTHERS’ COUNCIL NOTES

The Mothers’ Couneil, who sponsored sending ten children the svill themselves take so to the camp.

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Let us all use Stz ikhanovite methods

and become the real Stakhanovites. The campaign is near an end but let us not be beaten and respond

have to summer camp at Orholme Beach, a week off and

being committed by the rebel gen- erals. They raze to the ground the villages through which they pass, they have destroyed all the wealth accumulated by the people in longs years of heroic and strenuous ef forts. The Militia, loyal to the Re- public, the Communists, the Social- ists, Anarchists, and Republicans, all these respect houses and goods, protect the monks, preserve real

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Jack Taylor will speak at South Will @.Gie. at Forty-seventh and Fraser street, on Sunday evening at 8 pm. Subject: “Conditions in Spain.”

Also at the same hall a monster whist drive and dance will be held Saturday evening at $ p.m. Dancing from 10 p.m. till 12 p-m. Proceeds in aid of Burrard by-election cam- paisn funds. Good prizes. Admission 15 cents. Everybody welcome.

BE SURE AND VOTE VANCOUVER. Under the Hlec- tions Act passed several years ago voters who do not use their fran- chise are automatically cut off the list and must be reinstated before they can vote again.

The registrar gives formal notice to those who do not yote, and then the voter must take the necessary steps to haye his name returned to the list.

SOCIET Y ‘APPEASE’ CHILDREN’S HUNGER

HALIFAX, N.S. Aug. 20-— While some twelve hundred guests were being entertamed at a gar- den party, staged at Government House here, by Mrs. W. H. Covert and Lieutenant-Governor Covert, the guests were astounded, when a crowd of well over a hundred hungry children gathered on the wall surrounding the garden and demanded food.

As the number of children grew very rapidly, it was necessary for Mrs. Govert to order ice cream and eake for every child present in order to get them to leave.

Garden parties are held fre- quently among the “Society folli” ot Halifax, but this is the first time hungry children were ‘enter- tained’ ‘The Halifax relief rate per child (amy age) is 20 cents per weelk, it is no wonder they demand

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TUESDAY,

D. F. Malan, leader of the opposition Nationalist party in the South Afri- can House of Assembly, told a meet— ine of 2,000 Nationalists that the party could and must get a republic in South Africa.

He outlined the steps necessary to achieve one along constitutional lines as follows

{. Abolition of the title “British subject.” :

2. Complete break with imperial

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