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THE FISHERMAN
March 25, 1941
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Important Resolutions
FREEDOM OF PRESS.
A resolution was passed at the U.F.F.U. Convention, March ' 19th-21st, protesting the banning of the "Canadian Tribune." It stated that the suspension could be considered only as an "arbitrary and antidemocratic action." It demanded that this paper and all papers which truly uphold and fight for the people's democratic rights be permitted to be published unmolested. It was recommended that a copy of this resolution be sent to various government officials.
THREAT OF WAR ON THE PACIFIC.
A resolution on the Threat of War on the Pacific caused prolonged discussion at the Convention. The gist of this resolution was the effect that such a war would have upon the fishing industry. The resolution demanded that the terms of the Canada-United States Mutual Defense Agreement be divulged. SUPPORT OF THE "FISHERMAN."
A resolution on the "Fislierman" was heartily endorsed by all delegates attending the Convention. This resolution pointed out the educational and organizational value of the paper and urged all members to become steady "subscribers" to the paper. WAR PROFITEERING.
A resolution was passed urging that the federal government take more appropriate legislative and administrative steps to check and eliminate war-time profiteering. It recommended the passage of effective tax legislation designed to reclaim the excess profits which result from war-time conditions. CONSERVATION OF HERRING.
A resolution was passed recommending an amendment to the Fisheries Regulations that would enforce a closing date for all herring purse seine fishing not later than the 10th of March each year.
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Can. Tribune Reappears
It is with extreme satisfaction that organized labor welcomed the return of The Canadian Tribune to the newstands throughout Canada this week.
Thousands of protests sent to the Secretary of Sflate were no doubt very materially the cause of the suspension being lifted when the stated three weeks were up. Continued support and a big boost in the demand for the paper will no doubt assure its continued publication as the journal of democratic opinion in Canada and the organ through which Canada's champion of the people, Dorise Neilsen, M.P., can raise her voice to the people in the organizing of a broad People's Movement.
Workers everywhere — Continue your support to this "people's press !"
Campaign To Defend Harry Bridges Gains Momentum
CIO President Murray Urges Full Support; Defense Committee to Conduct Most Elaborate Defense in History
SAN FRANCISCO. — A nation-wide .drive to defend Harry Bridges from the latest deportation attack was launched this week as hundreds of local and international unions began responding to the call of Philip Murray, President of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, that they give "full united support" to the defense of the persecuted West Coast CIO leader.
America's biggest labor defense^ case was well under way as, fol
Mrs. Dorise Neilsen, Canada's militant woman member of parliament, and J. L. Cohen, K.C., were among those who addressed the conference; Mrs. Neilsen to declare that suspension of The Canadian Tribune was part of an action against the people's rights which included internment of trade union leaders, J. L. Cohen to point out that the interned C.S.U. leaders had not been faced with specific charges, nor had they been given a trial or permitted proper appeals.
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Fishermen Meet With Board
On Monday and Tuesday, March 24 and 25, the Pacific executive of the Dominion Fisheries Research Board are holding meetings in Vancouver.
The Monday session will be devoted to meetings of the government biologists and their advisory board with representatives of the commercial fishing interests. Suggestions and requests dealing with the research work of the board will be discussed.
The Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union will be represented by J. Donaldson, secretary, and the United Fishermen's Federal Union will also be represented.
John Dybhaven of Prince Rupert is chairman. Other members are: Dr. R. E. Foerster, secretary, who is the director of the biological station at Nanaimo; R. E. Walker of the B.C. Packers, representing the industries; Prof. A. H. Hutchinson of the University of B.C.; Dr. Neal M. Carter of the Prince Rupert Biological station.
lowing formation of an Atlantic Coast Defense Committee by 200,-000 members of the Greater New York Industrial Union Council and similar committees along the Pacific Coast, an official CIO Defense Committee began functioning under the leadership of President Sherman H. Dalrymple of the United Rubber Workers of America, a CIO Vice-president, and Secretary-Treasurer David J. McDonald of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. They were named by Murray.
More than 300 locals and other organizations were already pouring funds into the busy Harry Bridges Defense Committee office at 593 Market Street, San Francisco, when Murray issued his statement declaring that "full united support must be given to Harry Bridges as President of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union and definite steps taken to defend him in the present proceedings."
Unions throughout the country were acfing in response to Murray's letter urging them to aid Bridges, whose "crime" of oganizing West Coast maritime and other workers and helping raise longshore wages from $10.45 to $45.00 a week resulted in the House of Representatives passing the only bill of attainder in American history aimed at deporting  one individual.
Pointing out that Bridges had already been acquitted once of the charges brought against him at an llweeks' hearing—a hearing which exposed a widespread anti-labor espionage attack upon West Coast labor, as well as an undoubted frame-up and conspiracy against Bridges—Murray branded the new hearing as "an attempted appeasement of the attacks which have come from anti-labor forces which
are primarily intent upon destroying the ILWU and thereby undermining organization as a whole."
"Unfortunately, there are individuals and groups in our nation who have been and are continuing to be primarily intent upon destroying labor organization," Murray wrote. "These individuals and groups seek to undermine American democracy by opposing the right of workers to organize and will do so in times of stress under the guise of patriotism. One of the most frequent attacks practiced by these enemies of labor is the one directed against the leaders of labor organizations.
"The issues involved in the continued attack run beyond questions affecting Harry Bridges," he added. "If proceedings of this description are to be continued, then it is easy to understand how attacks of this kind can follow through and be openly directed against organized labor.
"It is my considered judgement that our affiliated unions and members should lend every practical support in defending Bridges in this case."
The most elaborate defense in American history is planned by the CIO and the Bridges Defense Committee. Thousands of buttons, defense stamps, pamphlets, donation sheets and other material have gone to hundreds of organizations.
Modern Age's fascinating story of the 1939 Bridges trial, "HARRY BRIDGES ON TRIAL," is oelng sold by thousands at low cost through the Defense Committee. A special pamphlet is being written by a screen-writer, Dalton Trumbo, noted Hollywood novelist.
Fishermen Stranded
Between 30 and 37 ice fishermen have been stranded on a large floe on Lake Superior for about iwo days, and attempts are being constantly made to rescue them by the coast guardsmen. The floe appears to be breaking up as six of the men were washed ashore on separate pieces of ice.
Seine Boat Subject Of Strange Sinking
The cause of the strange sinking of the 50-foot seine boat La Paloma, has as yet not been ascertained. Last week the boat, manned by Capt. John Demetris, his brother and Jim Kenenunis, while on the way to Nanaimo, listed a little then water began pouring in and the boat sank in a few minutes.
The crew got into a skiff and rowed to Gabriola Island, from where they were transported to Nanaimo.
The La Paloma, which is valued at $12,000 and is covered by insurance, is being raised and attempts are being made to ascertain the reason for the sinking.
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ANTI-STRIKE PROPOSALS SCORED.
In the opinion of the American Peace Mobilization, the majority of recent strikes in the United States have been caused by the failure of employers to raise wages to meet increased living costs.
Frederick V. Field, executive secretary of the A.P.M., charged in a letter to the Congress judiciary committee that current anti-strike proposals were "a move to bring to America the 'forced labor' concept of the totalitarian state." The letter termed recommendations that would impose a "cooling off period" before calling of a strike "an attempt to sidle crabwise into the outlawry of strikes."
According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, living costs in defense centres have increased by as much as seven per cent in the past year. Field contrasted this increase in living costs with the "fantastic profits" being made by many companies working on defense contracts against which strikes have been called. For instance, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (C.I.O.) recently called a strike for wage increases in the Lackwanna plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company. This company reported profits of $48,677,524 for 1940 as against $24,638,384 for 1939. Again, the International Harvester Company, against which the Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee (C.I.O.) called a strike, made $23,-161,110 profits in 1940 compared with $7,952,810 in 1939.
"In face of these facts," Field wrote, "to prohibit the right to strike, or to impede the effectiveness of workers' demands by tying them in legalistic red tape, will serve only to destroy America's living standards and to induce virtual Hitlerism at home while we allegedly arm ourselves to defeat it abroad."
DANISH WORKERS FIGHT DECREES.
The Danish workers, according to what little information can be obtained, are conducting a militant struggle to protect their rights and conditions.
From trade unions in all working class centres resolutions have come in recent months protesting against the government's decrees. Typical of these resolutions is one directed to the government and the Danish Diet by a general meeting of trade unionists at Slagelse.
Labor News and Comments
By EVAN LANE
As the outcome of a conference held in Toronto this month a Pat Sullivan Defense Committee has been set up to campaign release of Pat Sullivan, Charles Murray, Jack Chapman and Dave Sinclair, interned officials of the Canadian Seamen's Union. Sponsored by the Canadian Seamen's Union and attended by delegates representing trade unions and youth organizations, the conference unanimously adopted a resolution calling for repeal of Sections 21 and 22 of the Defense of Canada Regulations and immediate open trials for all interned trade unionists.
The resolutinon stated: "After thorough discussion of the situation, this general meeting voices its sharpest protest against the burdens which daily are being shifted to the shoulders of the working class in the form of wage cuts and indirect taxes, and demands that the national council present a demand to the government that the worst paid should not be the most heavily taxed, while the wealthy are accumulating riches as never before. We protest sharply against the introduction of measures concerning compulsory labor camps, which signify a further decrease in our wage scales."
In Sweden, too, as I wrote in my last column, the workers are conducting a determined struggle against all attempts to lower their living standards. The Swedish Trade Union Federation, with a membership of 970,000 and 100 per cent organization in all key industries, is in a strong position. The leadership, however, recently concluded a wage agreement with the Employers Federation providing only for 2.7 increases as compared with a 20 per cent increase in the cost of living in 1940—and living costs are still rising.
WORKERS. OPPOSITION FROM
This agreement received strong opposition from the rank and file. The trade unions in the L. M. Erik-son metallurgical plant, biggest in Stockholm, epitomized this protest by adopting a resolution stating: "We protest against the manner in which this wage scale agreement was concluded. Depriving the members of their absolute right to influence labor conditions has nothing in common with the principles of the trade union movement."
To head off opposition, the Federation leadership has attempted to exclude opposition trade union leaders from official positions, but its efforts have met with little success in the local unions. The Miners union has now elected a majority of opposition members to its leadership. When the Metal Workers council threatened to declare invalid any election of opposition candidates, the Bofors local, which has a membership of 4500 and is the largest in the union, elected three opposition candidates. At Goteborg, in the elections to the council at Gotaverka industries, opposition candidates polled 1259 to 832 for Social Democratic candidates. When, however, Metal Workers' delegates at- Gotaverka industries cast 3914 votes for opposition candidates and only 550 for Social Democratic candidates, the election was declared invalid and the defeated candidates were held to be elected.
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