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THE FISHERMAN
October 12 ,1938
Strike Negotiations May Open
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Blubber Bay Company's Attacks Fail To Weaken Strike Ranks
Trials of Strikers and Police Postponed Pending Outcome of Parley for Some Settlement on Issue
ACCORDING to latest reports received from Victoria, Judge Mcintosh, who acted as arbitrator in previous negotiations between Pacific Lime Company and their employees at Blubber Bay, has undertaken to attempt to bring the two sides together again in order to try and bring about a settlement of the prolonged strike this week. Evidently this move is being made on the suggestion and initiative of the Department of Labor. «
With picket lines solid despite a large number of arrests following recent police
attacks, striking Blubber Bay workers took the offensive against employer-police terror last week with issuance of summons for provincial police constables and scabs who took part in the police raid on pickets September 17.
As a result Constable Andrew Williamson, provincial police officer, has been committed for trial by Magistrate Fillmore of Vancouver on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Robert Gardiner, 60-year-old striker. In addition, charges are being laid by John Stanton, counsel for the International Woodworkers of America, against Sergeant Sutherland as being an accessory to the beating of the union member.
EVIDENCE PROVES BEATING.
Evidence at the preliminary hearing of Williamson established that Gardiner had been badly beaten about the head and kicked in the body in a back room of the temporary jail used by provincial police at Blubber Bay.
"Williamson was drunk. Every policeman at Blubber Bay with the exception of Constable MacDonald smelled of liquor," Gardiner testified.
After the police and scab attack on picket lines, Gardiner had been arrested and taken to the jail, where Williamson had later removed him to a bedroom and inflicted the beating.
Commenting on the evidence, Magistrate Fillmore remarked that the charge was serious and the prosecution had built up such a strong case that he was committing Williamson to higher court.
Ronald MacDonald, striker, was sentenced last Monday to six months hard' labor for allegedly beating a constable, though witnesses testified he was nowhere near the scene. Eight other strikers arrested September 17 were released
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TED SHOPA RELEASED ON 'RIOT' CHARGES
TED SHOPA, youngest of the six single unemployed arrested on June 19, following eviction of jobless from the post office and art gallery, was acquitted last Friday on a charge of being in possession of an offensive weapon to the common danger.
Crown counsel A. E. Branca charged that Shopa was running and carrying part of a hoe handle when he was arrested.
Declaring that he had been badly gassed by the bombs thrown by police in the post office, Shopa stated he did not know" what he was doing.
He stated that he had received injuries to eye and shoulder during the eviction.
Shopa, who recently obtained work with a tugboat company, has lost his job because of publicity given to the trial.
Counsel for the six arrested unemployed boys is Adam Smith Johnston, prominent city barrister.
t/.S. Railroaders Battle Wage Cut
'Would Mean Lower Standards for AH'
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tom Davis, counsel for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, told President Roosevelt's factfinding commission that "the demand for a 15 per cent railroad wage cut is part of a conspiracy to cut the wages of every worker in the U.S.A."
Davis charged that the railroad companies' demand for the wage cut was part of a plot to "discredit the Roosevelt administration and to delay recovery." He said "the problems of the railroads would still remain, even if the workers took a 50 per cent cut, because the companies squander railroad revenue in worthless stocks, in lobbying, and in propaganda."
The American Federation of Labor has made it known that it will stand by the railroad men in their resistance to the 15 per cent cut"
ANOTHER VICTIM OF BOSS LOGGERS' GREED
Mike Stilovich, Yugo-Slav, was killed September 29 at Camp 1, A.P.L., in Al-berni District. He went to warn other workers of a tree being felled and was killed whilst returning by the falling tree. He leaves a wife in the Old Country and a brother-in-law, John Frkovich, who also works at Camp 1.
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Metal Mine Organizer's Truck Destroyed By Thugs At Trail
GREEK DEMANDS CIO. UNIONS QUIT CONGRESS
Canadian Unionists Take Serious View Of Suicidal Policy
IN SPITE of the overwhelming decision of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada convention for unity, and despite the friendly warning of President Roosevelt to the American Federation of Labor and the C.I.O. to adjust their grievances and abolish internicine warfare, William Green, President of the A. F.ofL., speaking at the fifty-eighth annual convention of that body now being held at Houston, Texas, has demanded that the Canadian Trades Congrebrf I "purge" itself of all C.I.O. affiliates.
Green is alleged to have told newspapermen that either the C.I.O. unions must get out of the Canadian organization, or the A.F.of L. affiliates would withdraw.
CANADIAN LABOR APPREHENSVE
Leaders of the Trades and Labor Congress are reported to have declared that this demand of President Green will' make it more difficult to avoid a wide open split in the Canadian trade union movement. About 30,000 out of 120,000 affiliated members to the Congress belong to C.I.O. unions.
The C.I.O. unions affiliated tc the Congress in Canada include the United Mine Workers, the United Auto Workers, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Union, International Woodworkers of America, and several smaller unions.
FIRE completely destroyed the automobile owned by Arthur Evans, organizer in Western Canada for the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, along with the union material it contained last week, when some unidentified persons set fire to it and pushed it over an embankment into Stoney Creek at Trail, B.C.
Following this attempt to cripple the work of Evans in organizing the workers of Trail, he received a mysterious telephone call telling him to "get out of town before something worse happens."
Police of Tadanac, company town of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, found the car in the creek. When interviewed, Evans stated in his own laconic way, "No arrests are expected." Evidence of the good work being accomplished by Evans and the fear which the company has of organization of the workers in the plant is reflected in the announcement made last week by the company that all employees' wages will be increased by 25 cents per day.
As part of the organizational campaign, Evans contracted with the radio station CJAT at Trail to broadcast a half-hour speech and paid $10 deposit. The next day the radio station banned the broad-
cast even though they had not seen a copy of the speech. The manager of the station offered to refund the ten dollars but Evans refused to accept it and demanded return on his expenses. He settled for $47. The speech was printed and sent to every worker in Trail and Kimberley.
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Sam Trosell Dies
Sam Trosell, 53, father of Leo Trosell, a member of the Salmon Purse Seniers Union, died at the family residence, 423 Prior Street, Vancouver, on October 4. He leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn his loss besides Leo. The decased was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union, Lodge 787, and also of the Croatian Peasants Party. We tender condolences to our brother in his hour of sorrow.
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VETERAN MEMBER OF UNION PASSES ON
It is with regret that we announce the death of Brother Alex McDonald of Pender Harbor. He passed away Tuesday," October 4, and was buried Wednesday, October 5. Besides his wife, he left a brother living in Vancouver and a. sister in Scotland. McDonald was 58 years old and had suffered ill health since last March, being unable to fish this summer.
Brother McDonald was well and favorably known to a large number of workers, always being a staunch union man. He belonged to the Fishermen's union since its. inception in 1932, and will be greatly missed by many of his fcrmer fellow workers. We extend our deepest sympathy to his relatives in their bereavement.
LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE
British Columbia Legislative Assembly will open on October 25 for a session of six weeks. It is expected that there will be amendments made to the conciliation and arbitration statute of the last session.
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