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Rubber Workers "Air" ‘Alleged Grievances At Enthusiastic Meeting ~ NBW HAMBURG.â€"Ralph Hilborn and A. R. G. Smith met the Wilmot Township Council on Saturday at Baden and explained the workings of .the Waterloo County branch of ‘?e Ontariq Field Crop and Seed rowers‘ Association. The county branch will have a seed fair in Waterloo on March 21st to which the Wilmot Township counâ€" cil generously donated $10.00. (By Chronicle Correspondent) NEW HAMBURGâ€"The falling of | a tree disturbed a pair of flying squirrels in the woodland of Mr. John Ritz a few days ago. William Ritz secured one specimen and gave' it to the Meeker boys at the King Edward Hotel. ] Dick has charge of it in a large pen and does not understand why he wants to sleep so much. The flyâ€" ing squirrel is one of the prettiest of squirrels, has little soft eyes and is velvet coated. He is out only after sunset and does not often appear on the highway. Its color is a brownish present underway in the Dominion and Merchants Rubber Co‘s here, is being watched by the entire Doâ€" minion, George Watson, past presiâ€" dent of the Toronto Trades and Labor Council, told a cheeri mudience of 1100 in the Capitoi Theatre, Sunday afternoon. _ _ _ _ Wilmot Donates $10 To Seed "You have public opinion behind you. There are many in this city who have recognized the right of men to organize and have since realized that it is to the benefit of the company as well as the men," he continued. "I hope that at the eonclusion of these strikes you can say "we have not fought in vain." _ Called bg the striking locals of the United Rubber Workers of America, a C.1.O; affiliate, the meetâ€" ing was open to all citizens of the Twin â€"City. The theatre was filled to capacity, and 150 who were unâ€" able to gain entrance were seated in an overflow meeting at the U.R. W.A. hall. Growers‘ Ass‘n 1300 ATTEND U. R. W. A. MASS MEETINCG HON. N. HIPEL WITHDRAWS Flying Squirrels Evicted By Falling Tree KITCHENER. â€" The strikes at Hon. Norman O. Hipel, Ontaro Minister of Labour, perâ€" sonally withdrew Monday afterncon from the conciliatory meetings between the 1300 striking rubber workers at Kitchener and the factory heads. Asked for a statement, Mr. Hipel said: ‘There is not a chance of immediate settlement. ‘"‘The main stumbling block is recognition of the union. ‘"Negotiations will be resumed Thursday and in the meanâ€" time an auditor satisfactory to the Department of Labour will investigate the books of the companies to see whother they can (By Chronicle Correspondent) (Continuea on Page 6) THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE It is said that on extra occasions he can stretch this instance to one hunâ€" dred and fifty feet. His tail is flat and long. Their nest is a hole in a tree. They make charming pets and next to the woodchuck the flying squirrel is one of the most profound sleepers ofâ€"all hibernating animals. He retires to his nest early in (Noâ€" vember and does not reappear until the latter part of March. gray and his skin is so loosely adâ€" justed to his body that he can spread it out on a wide expense and slide through the air from tree to tree on a flying leap of fifty feet. So declared Rev. C. T. Bradley, Presbyterian minister from Ausâ€" tralia, who addressed the mass meetâ€" ing called by the U.R.W.A. on Sunâ€" day afternoon. Rev. Bradley is in Canada, he said, to investigate and report on social conditions.. _ _ ‘"May God forgive them.It will lead to bloody revolution and it is for you here in Kitchener, not only to win your strike, but to become strong and a part of a united moveâ€" ment in Canada to bring better social _ conditions _ and _ combat Fascism," declared Rev. Bradley. The real foreign agitator, he said, is "a millionaire exploiter". ‘"Warfare, brutality, cruelty and injustice became widespread with the advent of the present economic system," he asserted. "Psycholoâ€" gists tell us that man is in reality an affectionate, peaceâ€"loving _ indiâ€" vidual. Now, although you may not realize it, you are fighting for your freedomâ€"economic, political, social and moral, here and the world over. to stand together against world dieâ€" tatorship. There is a fight for freeâ€" dom going on in the world today." ‘"If you don‘t stand together you will have dictatorship," he conâ€" tinued. "You will have a return to (Continued on Page 6) Warns Against Dictatorship ‘‘There are many people today today crying "Let us defend demoâ€" cracy!‘"‘ who in reality are steadily preparing a dictatorship," the speakâ€" er charged. _ _ _ _ _ ‘The time has come for all men A ROME | PER FOR WATERLOO, AND WATERLOO COUNTY PEOPLE Wa . He is being attended by Dr. S. F. Leavine, of Kitchener. While alone at the time, Denniâ€" suon told hospital officials he had not been lying there more than 10 minâ€" utes before workmen discovered him and summoned medical assistâ€" ance. Alfred W. Dennison, 55, of Park St., Waterloo, lies critically injured in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Hospital, following an accident at the Seaâ€" gram Distillery, here, early Sunday mcrning. Reeve Lorne B. Weber of Waterâ€" loo township, who adamantly denies there was anything irregular in the dismissal of Varden Latsch, as relief officer, and the installation of John Feasby. Reeve Weber contends the chenge was made to permit Mr. Latsch to secure a fullâ€"time job. Dennison suffered fracture of two vertebrae in his spine when he tumbled through a trap door, and lit on his back on frozen bags of salt about 15 feet below. Fractures Spine In Accident Exâ€"Relief Officer Denies Charge â€"B}â€"â€" ‘H ‘M ‘dneuyolg __ In view of the fact that contribuâ€" tions made b‘ Waterloo citizens to the Welfare to care for reâ€" liefees in 1937 were sufficient to cover 1988 too, the campaign now in progress for 1939 is for only half the previous objective. Following continued complaints by Vardon Latsch that had been "unâ€" justly and unfairly" dismissed from his office as Waterloo Township Reâ€" lief Officer, Reeve Lorne B. Weber issued the following statement to The Chronicle today. "There was nothing irregular about making our new appointments at our February meeting. We had a motion to go into Committee of the Whole with Deputy Reevé Abra in the chair on the bylaw for making the annual appointments for the current year. Cost of relief to Waterl00 in the! T/ Warsrinn a aarin worst years amounted to . OBlY|suiteg when the fire alarm system $15,000, and it is understood that was rongered â€" usel« Arbit ie citizens have never failed to m‘k"cmked a wire cadsing C chort eir. gh::al;ninli.donatioimt.ll A'nl‘ “"l'"cuit. eausing & * aterloo is one of the only towns s in the Dominion of Canada which ryses" We mrey notreed the Grouple still carries relief by publiv subâ€" wh? he observed h‘ uie scription. from the alarm :;:ud i R n in Costs of relief are mwrn:l‘y re-lhome. For two hours after that, the duced by the fact that relief has/alarm rang occasionally, and fireâ€" been kept off debentures, The men were at a loss to know whether Chronicle was informed by officials. (Continued on Page 6) ‘‘These appointments include the posts of truant officer, patrolmen, fence viewers, herd inspectors, etc., and are subject to change at the disâ€" cretion of the council. "At our June session Mr. Latsch stated that the position of Relief Officer hindered him from securing For Only Half Former Amount Relief Campaign Reeve Denies Latsch Unfairly Treated In Dismissal Ice Storm Cripples Traffic, Disrupts Electric Service Waterloo Chronicle Will Be Published Every Friday Only After March First Effective March 1st, The Chronicle will discontinue publiâ€" cation of its Tuesday tabloid edition, and will be published weekly every Friday as prior to November 26th, 1936. « The change has been the result of insufficient advertising patronage in the tabloid edition. Full reportsâ€"of all news as in the past will be found after the above date in The Chronicle every Friday. The subscription and advertising rates will remain the same as previous to the inauguration of the semiâ€"weekly publiâ€" cation two years ago. In Waterloo, a serious threat reâ€" sulted when the fire alarm system was rendered useless, when ice cracked a wire causing a short cirâ€" cuit. According to Fire Chief GeolT Karges, he first noticed the trouble when he observed smoke llflll'fi from the alarm, situated in home. For two hours after that, the _ "We have reâ€"organized our relief administration so uml the position is now but a part time job. Of necesâ€" sity we have had to cut the cost of supervision in half because the rateâ€" payers should not be obliged to pay $100 and over per month for this serâ€" vice. Kz:kmd-l.nd eity'wuo::'h:;en,'fi;cied to w thro: e day and night, removed the u&tflnfion Street car service was almost enâ€" tirely disrupted as cars, failing to make contact on the iceâ€"covered wires, moved along only a foot at a time. Some cars reportedly took more than an hour to ma{e the usual or 15 minute journey from Kitchener to Waterloo. "Some of the ratepayers have alâ€" ready learned of the tactics of Mr. Latech in his new position . which gives them some idea of what the township council had to contend with." crucked and fell blocking traffic a better position. Since making our new relief appointment we are inâ€" formed that Mr. Latsch has already secured a position in Kitchener. [SMmIaU â€" Un crippled 4 eiectric light service :{nod. netio{l of the One of the most severe ice storms ever seen here followed by a heavy Weighed down by huge quantiâ€" THE PUBLISHERS. Signed, Reeve Lorne B. Woeber. Tcg cacks af Price 2 Cents