Pafe Two PhO) Ss Ee S ADVOCATE July 30, 1937 Support PA, Street Scene-Madrid-1937 ‘BC Launches| Clarion, Urges Annie Buller Speaker Stresses Role Of The People’s Press TOURING PROVINCE By WM. PURVIS Annie Buller’s persuasive charm and eloquence is mak- ng her brief tour of BC on pehalf of the Clarion Weekly something to be felt despite the absence of an adyance publicity agent. Wer old friends crowded around and she made many new fans at the Orange Hall meeting last Sun- day with a powertul speech that drove home the need for the work- ers’ press in these eventful days. Paying tribute to the People-s Ad- yocate for its progressiveness and influence in the province, Annie Buller convinced her audience that the Clarion Weekly was also needed : an a Seen Sas See os Sees Scenes such as this have become commonplace on Madrid streets as Caproni and Heinkel planes supplied to the Fascists by Ltaly and Germany, dump their cargoes of death on Spain’s erstwhile capital. ‘Campaign To ‘Aid Battalion Friends Of Mackenzie- Papineau Sponsor Tour ELECT EXECUTIVE Planning an ambitious pro- gram worthy of the boys fighting for Republican kenzie-Papineau battalion met Tuesday and elected an ex- ecutive committee to lead a province-wide campaign for Canada’s famous battalion. Elected were Mrs. B. Ewen, sec- retary; J. GC Chivers, organizer; Mrs. H. Matheson, treasurer. Other executive members are Alex For- dyce, well known trade unionist; Fred Fox, lecturer; J. Matts, sec- retary Project Workers’ Union. Connected with the district office, Room 43, 615 West Hastings St. will be a num- ber of FM Spain, Friends of the Mac- |: as a national paper, being comple- mentary to the local publication. Raise $95 For Spain PB com- mittees “Sich papers as the Clarion and SPAIN the PA did not come into being be- 45 See ae cause a few people got together and — G | FY : decided to publish them. he work- (Continued from pase 1) ancouver ir S orm Silo Mach at Sis ae eos ers’ press came into being because ; ; ae = 5 oe oe ea a. eee of a burning need,” she told her at-| My arms as he lay dying. “Funny, B z d Of | ] | t Ma = ie tentive Saeco eh kid?’ he said to me, ‘that the rl a 2 O un eers Sc as is under- Wells of Clarion name of.the village should have = - taking ells of Clarion Canada attached to it.’ “Yeah, 1 geet another tour to organize these Because this outstanding woman’) iq ‘funny .isn’t it?’ He smiled’ at By BILL GREEN committees. jeader is equally at home among miners in a strike situation as she is among needle trades - workers- whom she organized years 250; she speaks with the authority of experi- ence and her illustrations from life showing how the workers’ press has me, and said, ‘Red front, kid! Red front,’ and then, well, he died.” He changes the subject abruptly and asks: ‘But this offensive means 4 lot, doesn’t it?” “Yes, kid,’’ J answer. 20 Spanish orphans, has set the goal at $100 and “Tt means a Oversubseribing a set quota of $50 in one day, the Van- eouver Youth Committee which has undertaken to raise funds for the nation-wide campaign to provide a home for is intent on collecting this sum by August 15, when the campaign ends. Publicity by means of Spanish and local posters and a press Ser- vice to release news and pictures of Canadians in Spain, will be handled by the Vancouver office. An appeal by letter will be sent to trade unions and progressive or- : hell of a lot.” Girls on the Youth Committees ; influenced EES course 8 ee ‘Well, then, it was worth it. Yes.| who are members of the Young 2 pou oy Seaeee De ee of} gamn it, it was worth it,” he says | Communist League have formed a nap ection the importance of carrying these) emphatically. Volunteer Girls’ Brigade to aid ' papers to much wider circles- She showed how the Clarion was responsible for the official inyesti- As I walk along the path, I think of the words of Whitman, “--- and. Spain and are busy recruiting with the avowed intention of raising an- ganizations to aid the organiza- fion’s work. Clothing, tobacco, eandy and other comforts wall be collected, and knitting eircles, as in Great War days, organized. Following is Mrs. Hwen’s itine- MENT! HERE’S GOOD NEWS! To keep our Tailors busy during July we have re- duced our Famous Fox’s 22-Oz. Indigo Serge from $42.00 to $28.50. — Here’s an opportunity for Vancouver men to get the finest Tailored Suit at a great saving and help build Vancouver payrolls. Order now before the cloth runs out. Remember this value can never be duplicated. —— + —_ REGENT TAILORS 394 West Hastings St. “Vancouver’s Own Tailors” Soviet Russia’s Mighty Tribute to the Red Navy .- - ONLY — MON., TUES., WED., AUG. 2, 3, 4 — 3 DAYS S67 AMKING bresents | cg : 0 aRine OF THE - RED Nl OF ft DZIGAN | FMPB Picnic Is /WE ARE FROM. NSTADT2 ROYAL THEATRE % HSS Mrs. Annie Buller the numberless unknown heroes, as ereat as the greatest heroes known”’ and remember that these boys hate being depicted as heroes. They hate slewing descriptions of their brayery other $100 independently. To date, the brigade has raised a separate sum of $95 and, in order to raise more, has divided Hepburn Plan rary: Sointula, August 11 to 18; Prince Rupert, August 20 to 27; Smithers, August 27 to 31; Prince George, August 31 to September 5. gation into the causes of the dread miners’ disease of Silicosis and how the Clarion played a big role in the organization of such company towns Held In Surrey Speaks At Jubilee | SO SENS 5 Ty es te ee saaaine: = A successful bask icni ; : s essful basket picnic was held pehalf of the Clarion Weekly, held Four Cabinet Ministers Make Sudden De- as Sudbury, Timmins, Kirkland|o5q it is difficult to explai A = \ | last Sunday 32 : ce xplain that into canvass- 7 \ | jas unday at the Dan Gallon . fee Take and many towns 11 backward | 6,6 cannot write any other way ing groups cision e raneh, Surrey, under the auspices Hee peers ae e pm. veo H a8 about them. captained Dy on oming Events| im 2 of 8s, Mecsene| were many uestions were asked Wer enthusiasm for the @larion those most ex Ey ee Papineau battalion. Speakers were e many quesnons were aske' was infectious and many of the | perienced BORON: Ges fey ES ~ 7\ Annie Buller, wsetern manager for on local and national problems. ; : | Sash, Door Men : mier Hepburn is planning to spring | ¥ = (alee pee eee ees ay | eae ene Ed the speaker audience must have seen this publi- Planning|, snap election within the next to donate money for the Clarion, the z = Fee , ieht. % iwi SoS z a Te s Cars’ Rri-| Knowles. A collecti 7 was 2 cation in an entively nese ese — Meet Operators ot net a three months, according to informa- Friday, July 30, 8 p-m., Girls Bri ee ee ion oe $17 was | coijection including thirteen $1 bills. : Her srasp of Hana and in ce ties < z er e€ | ¢ion obtained after a recent cabinet sade to aid Spain meets in Room i, eee pppore 2 SU) eee national politics was emonstratec : ee men " presen cam-| meetings. The meeting was attended | 615 West Hastings. Spain. during the question period at this Negotiations for a wage increase paign £0T°} only by the Premier, Nixon, Heenan FO x ’»S meeting. Annie Buller exploited sev- for sash and door workers will open Spanish oOr-|4naq MecQuesten. Nixon made the Friday, July 30, 9 p.m., St. Nich- Broke Windows immediately with Adam Bell, deputy phans iS Over, plas Hall, corner Ingleton Drive and eral difficult questions to the fullest Bite pan (AP VEO SSSA EES OF = usual diplomatic denial that any- $ : extent and left no doubt in the ere e eee aes ae - the Y¥CL is) thing had been decided on but this Triumph. Auspices. Vancouver To Show Plight HOME BAKERY minds of honest thinkers when she | GUIDlONCES: officials and OP: building the! genial was almost universally dis- Heights Spanish Aid Committee. Smashed windows of two govern- Womé Made Bread, Buns, Pies and Pastry Get Your Order Filled Here erators attending. state officials of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ union this week. organization. To become a member $2.00 Dancing and entertainment. ree drawing for eentlemen’s 15-jewel wrist watch. Admission 25 cents. counted. Mounting opposition to Hepburn’s ment liquor stores at Hastings and Carrall streets was the method of protest taken by TIT. Burlington and wos through. A question posed in a form of chal- nee on the recent trials of traitors “ : - = tone aes ees : a Sas Been con cnabled bel 6 Started by a petition to the De- Sarah Rosman must be raised recent anti-labor stand is responsible SEE y SEidk : jer i deal Se ianietively with this impor- partment of Labor, 400 sash and| for Spain as an initiation fee. .To fOr the reported decision: fan thusias: Sunday, August i, S$ p.m. Or- = ae Bue plover aus AOENSISSS fOr alte Picnics, Socials, ent eae Turning the tables on door workers named local 27751 raise $5.00 entitles a member to tic repercussi0us io the recent To- pheum cateel AMeuIeSS Canadian ey eee Hage D222 eur off velief Parties. ie a eationer who “seemed to ex-| LSWU as their bargaining agency,| the brigade cadet cap and a brigade ronto Island meeting of Hon. 4. W. League Neainst War and Fascism aoe Baerac pen byirelei auto: ay 0) > aaa = = = S a . — = S ya . a - pices aoubl the speaker asked by the demands being 50 cents per hour neckerchief is awarded for raising Roe er oe * eee cea Dsetor ee eet ee ee a co ip cay arenes eS 746 DAVIE STREET 5 y : = ‘ aes = = Sete = ; ; sup epburn’s drive agains e Sig ses 3 rt, July 26, avhat right any worker could doubt for laborers, 60 cents for machine| $15. Most cov eted decoration is the PPOr Als oe federal | SPain’s war front. Lecture and mov-| they were Fes ©SE) Get Phone Sey. 2505 4he fairness of Soviet judges who} ™