Page Four = BO Pi hs. A vey, 0 CALE May 28, 1937 Nazis Look Rastward By DR. HANS GLAUBAUF Open intervention of Fas- cist forces in Spain with no ef- fective resistance on the part of democratic powers has given much encouragement to Hitler and Mussolini. People are asking themselves: Wiho is coming next? Will it be Czechoslovakia? There is no question about the keen interest Hitler has in Czecho- slovakian affairs. This small coun- try, with less than twice the poppu- lation of New York City and 1000 miles of unprotected borders with Germany, is a tempting morsel for Hitler. Not by open war, since the small republic, last remainder of democracy in central Europe, is protected by treaties with France and the Soviet Union, but by a well-staged Fascist upheaval fol- lowing the Spanish example. Already a man is being groomed to lead the insurrection, Conrad Wenlein, the Turnverein Franco. He is backed by big business and es- pecially by the German Nazis. He has been able to arouse political interest among starved peasants, middle-class people and a small sec- tion of workers in the German dis- tricts of Gzechoslovakia. Fascist broadeasts have got a million voters goose-stepping be- hind this man. The national chau- Vinism of some of the Czechs has helped turn some of the 3,000,000 Germans in the country toward Wenlein. Several hundred thousand Hungarians in Slovakia also are being worked up by Fascist agents. There has been serious talk of a putsch early this summer. This seems to be exaggerated. The “‘ex- perience of Guadaljara’” has by no means been an encouragement for Fascist promoters of intervention. And while the scheme might seem to wor: better in Czechoslovakia than in Spain, since Germany could operate from its own military and industrial base, sending in several hundred thousand well-armed sol- diers at a moment's notice, there are other forces to take into ac- By C. LAKEMAN. THE second regular session of the Alberta Social Credit government adjourned with the budget sent back to the government, the reactionary licensing act withdrawn, a commission to enquire fully into the unemployment problem appointed at the request of the Alberta Federation of Unemployed organizations, 2 commission to en- quire into the Workmen’s Com- pensation Act appointed and the pill adopted giving unions legal status and workers the right to or- ganize adopted. Wever was there such a parlia- mentary session in the history of canada where the struggle with- in the governing body revealed to such an extent the contradic- tions of interest between the people and finance eapital. Aside from Bill 49 (Alberta’s Bill 62) little of any real consequence was accomplished. The struggle be- tween the people and finance capital is now continued in every constituency, on the issue, “Shall Aberhart’s group or the insurgents be the government?” Marking Time On Social Credit NN’ the meantime the Aberhart section has a representative in Britain to see Douglas, the “father of Social Credit,” to prevail upon him to aid in bringing Social Credit to Alberta. A commission also composed of Aberhart's men awaits and marks time and somehow must bring a Social Gredit program before the sessioin which opens around June ae Aberhart has fired another cab- inet minister and carries on verbal war against the insurgents in Mexico Takes Firm Stand A supplementary note explaining the attitude of the Mexican govern- ment towards the Spanish civil war and non-intervention, has been handed to the press by the Mexican minister accredited to the League count. President Benes has done his best to create friendship and mutual understanding between Gzechs, Germans and Hungarians, bound by a thousand years’ tradition to living together in the same country. He is trying to purge the admini- stration of harmful chauvinism. He has just returned from a trip to the most crisis-stricken German districts, showing everywhere the understanding and sympathies of a frue democrat for the suffering of the people. Progressive groups have made a remarkable effort to dissipate the Fascist myth of a “happy life in the Third Reich,” and heavy jn- roads have been made in the Fasc- ist camp. Finally, Fascism ;properly speak- ing, is weak among the Czech population, which wor independ- ence in a fierce democratic struggle against the old Hapsburg autocracy. Only a minority of the existing parties is ready to come to an “‘un- derstanding” with Hitler through a “peaceful’ ’acceptance of Fascist distatorship and foreign influence. A majority prefer to mobilize against these dangers. Spain has been an object lesson. There are still many old-fashioned people, even in the labor movement, who believe in struggling against the “reds” first and Fascism sec- ond. But every day makes it -elearer that the only way to avoid the terrors of foreign intervention is the combining of all anti-Pascist forces against Hitlerism. The situation is serious. The pas- sivity of the British and French experiment? Write for special tour Sroups. of Nations, Isidro Fabela. The Mexican government bases its policy with regard to Spain upon the Covenant of the League and upon the 1928 Havana Gonvention, signed by 21 American states. Since if is evident that the territorial integrity and political independence of Spain are the victims of external foreign ag- gression (the note declares) the Spanish government should be accorded the protection guaran teed it as a member of the League under Article 10. Members of the League have yowed that they would respect and would see re- spected the territorial integrity of all members. Acting under this article the Mexican govern ment is ready to give and has been giving the Spanish moral and material assistance. The jron -intervention policy is not in the spirit or the letter of the Govenant. The League has recog- nized no government in Spain but the legally constituted one which is established at Walencia. It is assumed in Geneva that the notes were issued so that in the event of Mexican ships being stopped by the non-intervention control Mexico may protest and, if necessary, bring the matter before the League Council in May. There is no indication to date that Mexico will seek to bring the Spanish question before the League, but the possibility is not excluded. ie IS NO SUBSTITUTE for travel. Modern communication and travel facili- ties bring the whole world to us. Travel cost is surprisingly low. A short eruise or a trip to Europe on a large, luxurious liner costs little more per day than a vacation at home. What could be more interesting than a visit to the Great Paris Exposition this summer ? Or to Soviet Russia, the custodian of his- torical treasures and the land of challenging vidual tours, or you may join our conducted diplomacy in Spain has created a grave peril for Czechoslovakian in- dependence. But the people are be- ginning to understand. And the slogan here, too, becomes “No pasaran!’’—They shall not pass! AL ® various constituencies. He indicated that if more signs of lack of con- fidence in him are displayed he will be forced against his will to hand in his resignation to the King’s representative. Representatives Move Left Hig People’s League for the mass base. Instead, unions are dis- playing greater activity, the CCF in the rural sections particularly, is growing in pumber and influence. The May Day demonstrations in most sections were united affairs in which CCEers, Gommunists, trade unionists and Social redit MiLA’s took part. In Drumheller the Social Credit WiLA took a Gefinite stand for a People’s Front. In WVegreville, the MP for that constituency de- elared at a joint May Day meet- ing that he had read Jebn Strachey on Fascism and fully moment is unable to build a real BERTA-- What Next? oward a Peoples Fron ? agreed that only unity im action provided the way out. The People’s Weexly has departed from its position of a few weeks ago and states the CCE is pre- pared to co-operate on a program with all progressive groups, al- though it only mentions the in- surgents and is silent on including the Communist party in such unity- We conclude, from the practice of the last few months, that it is in- tended to include the CP. A New Danger Hig= Gonservative press of the province, realizing the People’s League doesn’t go over, js adopting a new line and suggests unity be- tween the insurgents, the CCF, Lib- erals and Conservatives in an anti- Aberhart front. This, of course, is the Conservative tactics now being used in the BG elections against the Pattullo government. Such a front would, of course, provide a two-edged sword — one side to smash Aberhart, the other the People’s Front. All in all, the air is charged. The next legislative session may not be held at all, because indica- tions are that the trend is still to the left and a united left—a united people. The session, if held, may bring about the removal of Aberhart, but no Social Credit program—and the possibility of a budget minus sales tax, heavier taxes to corporations. Tt appears to me that this is al- most certain to happen. Confronted with this, Aberhart may hand in his resignation on the advice of his friends, prevent the insurgents from taking over the government, force thereby an elec- tion in which both he and the in- surgents will lose heavily to Lib- erals, CGF and Gommunists. Then the Aberhart group, combined with old-line groups, may. constitute the front against the left. Here and There IN A WOMAN'S By VICTORIA POST WORLD While our men are chasing up and down the province or attending to the hundred and one things that have to be done in every riding, some of us women are making our con- tributions to the election campaign. Most practical of all contribu- tions is that made by Mrs. Cam- eron, tall, attractive wife of Colin Cameron of Port Alberni, and next week, we confidently believe, CCE MLA for Comox. When I called in to see her not yery long ago, being myself engaged in a little election work, she had a full house. The amerons are ideal hosts, and CCEH’ers on tour always find their way to the frame house on the hillside overlooking the canal. Said Mrs. Cameron: “My way of preparing for an election is to make half a dozen extra pillow- slips.” = And talking of elections, Wwe should consider seriously how we are going to vote. The com- munist party is running a candi- date, Rev. Edwin Baker, in New Westminster, who should have un- reserved support. In constituencies other than Vancouver-Centre and Esquimalt, the CCF is the most de- serving of our support if we want to improve our present conditions. The working class vote is lable to be split to the point where a victory will be scored by the Liberal-Con- seryative candidates unless Wwe unite in our aims and elect the most progressive party in BC. The women have a great influ- ence in the voting power today, and it is up to us to see that we do the best we can for our lives and our children. In this, as in all things, we should think long and deeply before voting, to ensure that we do the best that lies in our power. * > * * * This coming week—May 30 to June 9—is to be Spain week, during which we have a chance to do our utmost for those in need in Spain. Book Review BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE ANVIL: by Edwin Seaver. Julian Messner, Inc., 383 pp- Those who read the book re- views of Edwin Seaver in the Daily Worker and Sunday Worker will be attracted to this first novel by the author’s name alone, for the reason that Seaver conducts one of the best and most enlightened review columns in the United States press. Taking his title from the pungent words of Goethe’s poem, Seaver traces several American lives through the crucial years of the present crisis, 1931 and 1932. We get a cross-section of lower middle elass lives in New Work city- People were uprooted and cast adrift by the sudden drop into economic chaos. Some, lixe the young professor (but not without much misgiving at first) take the side of revolt. Others stew in their dreary juices and turn in upon themselves to torture themselves and their families. Young fellows drift into crime and stupid adventure, ending in theiz own destruction and the blast- ing of their parents’ lives. Others, portrayed in the sweet love story of Ezra, the student, and Livia, the pootlegger’s daughter, rise to heights of thought, purpose and endeavor. Domestic tragedy, cheap and unprincipled shyster businesses, struggle on the campus, steady de- velopment to a revolutionary criti- folders. We plan indi- Consult us on travel by rail, bus, sea, or air. 59 York Street : Jj. COWAN - - Canadian Manager : Toronto, Ont. fe | Overseas Travel Ltd. i fH | Would to goodness someone would B | do a job like this for Canada.M. cism of capitalist society, the drift of boys into crime and murder for the want of planned futures—these make up the warp and woof of a novel which, better than most others, not only draws 2 powerful picture of contemporary lives, but indicates those deep-lying impulses which lead people “to the stars through difficulties.” Seaver’s style is a pleasant de- parture from that too-stark econ- omy of description and shallowness which have marred the work of many revolutionary young authors. It is more mature, and, consequent— ly, more convincing. 2 | ~ Get this novel and know modern American literature in the making. inal victory is not yet ours and we must do everything to help. Those of you who have already done so much must not sit back and rest on your laurels and think it is now somebody else’s turn; there is still too much to be done to allow: anybody time to rest. Probably those of you who have not done anything have not known where to start. This week you will have an excellent opportunity- Meetings will be held all over the province to raise funds to send an ————————— WHEN STOCKS TAKE INGS There’s romance in the his- tory of aviation—there’s big money also, for those who were slick enough to get in on the “ground floor” in the early days of the big aireratt companies, Says the Daily Worker, London. Consider the case of the now world-famous Hawker Aireraft Ltd., and then ponder on the wonder of how. ‘big trees from little acorns erow.” In 1920 a modest little concern ealled the H. G. Hawker Engi- neering Company began its life with 2 share capital of $90,000. In 1924, after four years, of dili- gent and honest toil, a share bopus of 200 per cent ($185,000) was distributed to shareholders. One year later, a second share bonus of 100 per cent (really 300 per cent) was issued. So in five years, share capital had jumped from $90,000 to $550,- 000, but this was only the small beginnings of the big romance, | In 1933 the H. G. Hawker Eng- ineering Company sold out to the $4,000,000 Wawker Aircraft Ltd., and it received for its alleged $550,000 capital a sum of $3,000,000 in eash, plus $1,500,000 in ordinary shares in the new company. Its directors, who were the main shareholders, became directors of the new company. T. O. M. Sopwith (famous, if unsuccessful, yachts- man), together with F- Sigrist, signed on at $15,000 a year, while smaller fry, F. S. Spriggs and F. I. Bennett, received $7,500 and $4,000 a year with a seven-year contract. So the little $90,000. venture blos- somed into a $4,000,000 company and another stage was reached in its eventful journey towards pros- perity- Better and Better But the end of the story is not yet. The Hawker company has now merged with Sawzer-Siddeley Air- eraft Company, and it is reported that T. O. M. Sopwith has become a millionaire in the Process, while “all others concerned have taken another step away from the poor- house. At least one man has become a millionaire through playing this truly fascinating game. It is inter- esting to reflect that it would take an aireraft worker, saving at the rate of $15 a week, something like 6000 years to emulate T. O. M. ambulance to the Canadian medical unit, and this is one of many ways in which you can help. * Now I want to wander off the track a little and talk about sun= bathing. Possibly this yearning on my part is because I spent the week-end at Shawnigan Lake revel- ling in the sun, and am now feeling the after effects of too much of it on my face. When we do get any sunshine, we are all apt to take too much advantage of it and get burnt. Those of you who have been burnt by the sun know how painful it is, to say nothing of how attrac- tive one looks when the skin starts to peel off. It is best, if you con do so, to get a little at a time, very early in the season when the sun is not so strong. Then, by the time the sum- mer is really here, you evenly and comfortably brown. If you are one of those people who burn easily, please do have more sense than I had. Get in the shade before it is too late, and anoint yourself with any grease you ean lay your hands on. The greas- ing should be done prior to exposure to the sun. The sun is rather apt to be trying, to your eyes, so if possible, you should equip yourself with dark glasses, especially if you do any reading in the sunshine. I usually find that I’ve developed a permanent squint py the time the summer is over, so this year Ive decided I’m going to be careful. A pair of eyes without squint wrintles, and good eyesight, are considerably cheaper in the long yun than paying 15¢ at the offset for a pair of dark glasses. For those of you who have sore eyes from sunshine already, try bathing them in a weak solution of pboracic when you go to bed at night, and if you can spare the time, lie down for 2 while during the day and place pads soaked in cool water over each eyelid. You'll fing this will ease the tiredness quite a bit jand make your eyes nice and clear and sparkling. = * THE WISE and THE FOOLISH “No one can be a loyal Amer- jean who advocates Fascism.’ — US Senator William E. Borah. “There are no more workers. in Germany, only economic sol- diers.’—Director Ley of the Nazi Labor Front, “world’s biggest company union.” “We now feel that the steel in- dustry is fully organized and in the future will ask for exclusive bargaining rights in all con- tracts.’—Chairman Philip Wiur- ray, Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee. “As scientists, psychologists wish to preserve their science from becoming a prostituted in- strument of Fascist propaanda in any more countries.” —Chicago Psychologists Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy. “Time after time, scientifically conducted investigations have shown that the crime rate among the foreign-born is not high, that it is in fact lower than among the native-born.”—Foreign Lan- guage Information Service. - “Canada will fight its own battles in future in traditional British manner, instead of de- pending upon the Monroe doc- trine for its protection.” — Tan Mackenzie, Canadian Minister Sopwith. of Defense. &eog rx — Watch this ad each week ing buys... reg. $8.00 Reporter In France Faces the Future, Teo Seo o OOK SALE June 4th to June 26th Now is the time to get your books, at bargain prices. LENIN’S COLLECTED WORKS, 8 vols., Spain, Frank Pitcairn, reg. Ralph Fox, reg. 75¢e Sale 50@¢ Fundamental Problems of Marxism, awn Over Samarkand, Kunitz, reg- a nd during sale for outstand- It is a possibility only because while unity is growing, it is far from complete. What Is To Be Done HAT’S to be done, now, to pre- vent the defeat of the people? In my opinion, every ounce of energy must be brought to bear to endorse the insurgents insofar as they, more than Aberhart, had their eyes upon the people at the last session; because Aberhart and his cobinet introduced the Inadequate “budget,” the “re- actionary’ bills and had their ears and eyes mostly in the direc- tion of the “big shots.” The in- surgent Social Credit members must be convinced of the need for abandoning their doctrinaire Social Gredit position, and in- stead to support 2 program on which the majority of Alberta people can unite. If Aberhart resigns before the coming session he will do so with the knowledge that he has no fol- lowing; if he doesn’t, he will be sure to face a caucus SO €ver— whelmingly opposed to him that he eomes along or gets out of the way. This will give the people time to complete their united front and to enter the election with every hope of suctess. A few by-elections would bring some CGF and Communists in the House to speak for a People’s Front. The Communist party Strives hard to influence the course of events in this direction. The CCE has taken on a2 new and much more logical position. TI believe we soon shall be able to bring word to the rest of Ganada that Alberta is leading the way- Mexico Has Wagner Act By MAL J. STUART As organized labor wins victories in Canada, United States and Mexi- co, the big employers of these countries winee at “Wagner Acts” and cry out for a law of compul- sory arbitration of labor disputess. In many instances the eries issue over the same mahogany-topped desks. For Mexican petroleum em- ployers work for Standard Oil and Mexican miners for the American Guggenheim interests. The bug of compulsory arbitra- tion bit big business in Mexico soon after President Cardenas and his National Revolutionary Party came into power in 1934. Then the high moguls discovered that the new government was going to enforce Article 123 of the Mexican consti- tution. This clause, outlining labor’s rights, was written into the Mexi- can constitution of 1917, but had beep conveniently overlooked by previous conservative governments. When Article 123 was referred to as Mexico’s Wagner Act, a Mexi- can government authority retorted: “The Wagner Act is the Article 123 of the United States” He em- phasized that the Mexican labor law, formulated in 1917, was the first of its kind in the world. According to Article 123, collec- tive bargaining is compulsory. Arbitration of labor disputes may be provided by common agreement of employer and the union. In many instances of impending strikes, Cardenas himself has intervened as labor conciliator, though in some cases he has been eriticized for bringing too much governmental influence to bear on trade union policies. People’s Front Registers Gains SATGON, Indo-China, May 27.— Opponents of the People’s Front in They re Dynamite (franslated from Pravda) Six of them are running, right in the middle of the street. About every 20 sec- onds they go through some strange motions. The left hand quickly removes a lit cigarette from the mouth, while the right, at the Same mo- ment, unhooks some object from the belt. Both hands join. ... The Cigarette touches some black ob- ject. ... The right hand is swung far back, throwing something. -_.. A black object flies into a window, on a roof, into a yard. _. . A terrific explosion. . . . Earth, glass, walls, human bodies fly. --. * * “These six are Asturian Dyna- miteros. They are clearing the streets of Santa Glara and Oviedo. The very city that had twice earned the name—Red Oviedo. Every 20 seconds they take a couple of puffs on the cigarette and coolly, on the run, spread death. ..- = “Brom behind some obstruction comes the deadly fire of a machine gun. But the dynamiteros continue their wor, coolly, correctly, like a well-tested machine. Beneath the hazy, smoky skies, where it seems two suns are strugeling—the sun of the early morning against the flames of fires—these dynamiuteros remind you of the destroying angels of the Apocalypse amid the gigantic upheaval of an ending world. * * * “A puff on the cigarette. . - Touch the cartridge. ... The cart- ridge flying. . . . Twenty seconds! And suddenly, with terrific speed— the end. A bullet reaches one of the runners, at the very moment when he got ready to throw the burning stick of dynamite.... The man falls, headlong. . . . The stick explodes, transforming the man into powder. There was a Man. There is nothing left. The dyna- mitero met death. And there is not even a trace of the man. ..-.- “His comrades fall, struck by hundreds of machine gun bullets. One is still trying to rise, crawling ahead on his elbows. Death greets him at the entrance to a church torn by explosions. “Bor a few seconds the street is empty, bare like the Herculanum or Pompeii after the eruption of Vesuvius. . - “But here is another group of six ... right in the middle of the street. . Six new dynamiteros, bearers of death, running to meet death. .°. .” ‘When we ageing capitalists have important new business to transact, we entrust it to people who are up and coming, not to those whose minds are too much in the past and whose decisions are fixed by the precedents of. the past._—Edward A. Filene, Boston merchant. IT PAYS . . . to relax with a book. 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