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; one year Since the death of Floyd

i 122 EAST HASTINGS STREET

Chinese Here Raise Funds For War

$100,000 Is
Contributed
In Province

Boycott On All Japanese
Goods Is Imposed
Here

CHINESE ARE UNITED

By WM. PURVIS

Walking around Vancou-
ver’s Chinatown it is easy to
fee] the atmosphere of quiet
confidence exuded by a people
who feel that at last the
Japanese aggressors are soins to get
their deserts. Ask any lively China-
man and he will tell you, in as many
Words, that his country is .now
united, that this is the last time
that Japan will attempt to browhbeat
and invade China.

Leeating Wen Toy, well known
Patriot and labor man amone his
nationals, the PA inquired of him
what the Chinese in BC were doing
fer their country in its hour of
danger.

“BC has sent its first $100,000 to
China already,” said Won Toy, who
Speaks perfect Eneslish. —‘‘Even the
kids are campaigning for funds and,
although theré has been no fSeneral
appeal, many white people are con-
tributine.”’ .

One Valley farmer gave $5, he de-
clared.

As assistant secretary of. the
farmers’ sroup affiliated to the Na-
tional Leasue for the Salvation of
China, Won Toy stated that he was
in a position to know that money
from the prairies was beginning to
pour in to the Vancouver office and
that a large number of pledges had
been made.

All down the Pacific Coast Ghin-
ese worlcers and business men are
sSiving to swell the war chest of
their native land, said Won Toy.
He stated that the ruthless bomb-
ing of Shanghai has proved to be
the biggest impetus to the finan-
cial campaign.

Despite the fact that most of Van-
couvers Chinese are Cantonese and
therefore have not lost many rela-
tives during recent serial bombings,
there is a srowine coldness between
the two nations locally, Won Toy
declared, and downtown hotels no
longer house a mixture of the two
peoples.

In reply to a question Won Toy
Stated that to his knowledse only
one Chinese airman had been sent
to China, the Chinese consul declar-
ing that he is not authorized to call
for recruits. Mass meetines are be-
ing held daily at the Oriental The-
atre, Cambie street, to discuss the
prosress of the war and at every
meeting there is fervid affirmation
of their confidence of victory over
the Japanese.

Throughout the province there
is a full boycott on all Japanese |
goods, said Won Toy ,and where-
as there was some reluctance two
years ago on the part of Chinese |
merchants to carry out the boy-
cott, everyone now is quick to ban
Japanese-made goods.

Recalling the famous General
Fang Chen Woo, who visited Van-|
couver some months ago on behalf

of China’s Salvation Committee. '
Won Toy stated that the general

Was now in Paris organizing help’
and was editing a Chinese paper in‘
Won Toy,

who is in close touch

“Seon we shall report a crush-

he asserted with a2

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Siant mass meetin= on the Univer-
Sity. of Minnesota’s campus.

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VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1937

Amendments

To Projects
Plan.Sought

Workers Alliance Wants
Objectionable Features
Removed

PLAN IS INADEQUITE

Submitted this this week by the
Workers’ Alliance to Mayor
Miller, Aldermen Crone and
Pettipiece, who comprise the
committee slated to meet the
provincial Sovernment on Wancou-
ver unemployed issues, was the fol-
lowing brief:

“The relief recipients on the pres-
ent Vancouver work scheme are
firmly convinced that the principle
of ereatinge useful work should be
the guiding rule for bringing about
a solution to the ever-frowinge men-
ace of unemployment.

“While the provincial and city
governments claim employment to
be the aim of their plan, we wish
to point out that the followings fac-
tors make it very objectionable and
inadequate:

“1. The plan does not provide a
sufficient number of days work and
income.

“2. It does not prepare the men
for work in private industry since it
Sives no consideration towards us-
ing the skill or the professions of
the men, nor does it propose a re-
trainings of the men or a training
of their dependents.

“3. The wages received are based
upon a2 most unjust and inhuman
system, that of giving the least
amount of work to the men with
the largest families.

“4. The amount of wages allowed
is based upon a relief allowance that
iS a mere subsistence level and never
intended for persons to work on.

“5. The plan did not take intu
Consideration the enormous in-
creased cost of food and rents and
the tendencies of these necessities
to rise even more rapidly at the
present time than formerly.

“6. The medical and clothing al-
lowaneces that were included in the
two former plans haye not been in-
cluded in this plan.

7. No adequate provision has
been made for persons unfitted for
work because of old ase and medical
unfitness; such persons are also
compelled to work.

“8. The plan does not use the tax-
Payers’ money in the most advan-
tageous way.

Real Works Programme:

“We will expend our very best
efforts in helping to establish a real
public works programme that will
enable us to support our wives and
children’ in decency: a plan that will
“give our children a chance to be-

come useful constructive citizens.’
We are all workers, builders, cre-

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ators. We wish to continue and ex-

tend this life, the life of the work-
ing people. We do not want char-
ity. We want to help in building a
better and useful life.

“We, therefore, believe that the
present plan should be extended
considerably with the above men-
tioned objectionable features eradi-
cated.

“We propose that a minimum of
ten days’ work a month at the pres-
ént hours of work and scale of
Wages should be immediately insti-
tuted and one day extra for each de-
pendent and child allowed, with an
allowance of one extra day a month
for each family for clothing. This
work to be provided through a rec
ular fair and square rotation plan
pending granting of the extra day's
work, direct relief shall be increased
54 per cent because of the high cost
of livine.

“any
minimum

Standard set below
would be a

this
sreat detri-

ment to the people as a whole and,

will in the long run result in far
greater financial expense.
“Our proeposal is a very modest

and reasonable one and we are look-
ing forward to having it accepted by
the proyineial and city authorities.”

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W.A. PRESENTS BRIEF TO CITY

|Program
Outlined
To Youth

Victoria Hears
Proposals For
Coming Season

VICTORIA, BC, Sept. 2.—‘“There
is a dangerous trend amons young
people today to sit on the sidelines.
We must organize the activities of
our members and of youns people
in this city generally and redirect
them into constructive channels,”
Frank Paulding, general secretary
of the YMCA here, told the Vic-
toria and District Youth Council at
its first meeting of the season.

The council has under considera-
tion a comprehensive program cov-

ering the next few months. This
program of vocational euidance,

coupled with instruction in the prop-
er investment of leisure time for
recreational purposes, would be of
great service, Paulding said in his
address.

He reminded delezates of the in-
estimable value of the fellowship
gained in working together for a
common objective and urged that the
ceuncil do everything in its power
te implement its plans for the sea-
son without delay.

Picture To Be
Shown on Again

‘Heart Of Spain’ Brings
Record Houses On
Island

Because of intense interest
throughout the province in Doctor
IN. Bethune’s moving picture, “The
Heart of Spain,’ the Ganadian
Teague for Peace and Democracy
has decided to retain the film and
conduct another speaking tour in
towns where the picture has not
yet been shown.

Ken Clark, secretary of the
League, and J. Cox, executive mem-
ber, who have just returned from
the Island showing the film, report
record attendances at Port Alberni,
Dadysmith, Cowichan, Chemainus
and other points.

A. M. Stephen, president of the
League, will accompany the film
to Nanaimo where it will be shown
in Oddfellows Hall, Sunday, Sept. 5,
the lecture being: Stop the War in
Spain.

Lathers Mark
Strike Victory

Wneouver and District TLathers
Association which recently won a
two-weeks’ strike in Vancouver, the
second strike won by the Association
in two months, is holding a concert
and dance at Clinton hall Friday,
September 3, at 8 pm. Concert talent
will be provided by the Progressive
Arts Players of Vancouver. For
this affair, to which friends and
Sympathizers are invited (tickets 25
cents), Marie Abram’s orchestra
has been engaged. Members of the
orchestra will also contribute to the
concert program.

WA Wins Pledge
From Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, D DG, Sept. 2 (FP)
—A pledge that WPA firings, ex-
cept for cause, would halt and that
no barriers will be placed “in the
way of filling every job made pos-
Sible by our available resources”
was given by President Roosevelt,
through a White House secretary,
to a delegation of jobless marchers.

Pres. Dayid Lasser of the Worx-
ers’ Alliance regarded the pro-
nouncement as a substantial vic-
tory, as 300,000 additional WPA
workers had been scheduled for the
axe. He said that the “declaration
that the major needs of the un-
employed must be met definitely
epens a door to the reinstatement
of many thousands of laid-off work—
ers.”’

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A.A. McLeod

hi—o—

 i—n—

- - Will speak here this month.

Many Donate
To Aid Spain

Progressives Give To
Three Funds In

Province

The following donations have been
received by the Canadian League
for Peace and Democracy to be sent,
at the request of donors, to the
Bethune Blood Transfusion Unit,
the Save the Children of Spain fund
and the Food for Spain fund.

Ramon Hendry, $5; Bethune meet-
ing at Wernon, BC, per Stephen
reeman, $151; S P. Utterstrom,
$5; Henry Parker, $1; B. Miller, $2:
International Dramatic Society, 50
cents; Mrs. Romayne, $2; J. Colling-—
Wood, $1.40; Martin Loveng, $2; Jie
Vaughn Jones, $2; Gethune meeting,
Salmon Arm, BC, $89.52: Mrs. Ball,
$4; Sam Kovish, $3; A. McKenzie,
$1; May Johnstone, 50 cents; Beth-
une meeting, Kelowna, BC, $174.23;
proceeds jancouver Island tour,
Bethune film, $229.41; J. A. MeDon-
ald, $1; ULEFTA, $8.20: Vancouver
East Community party, 35 cents;
proceeds Vancouver Island film tour,
$40; International Wnion of Operat
ing Engineers, No. 282, $5.

Probe Of Nazis
In US Ordered

WASHINGTON E DG, Sept. 2, —
“Cursory investigation” of Nazi
camps in the United States was or-
dered here by Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings. The investi-
gation will be conducted by J. Hdgar
Hoover, director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, and will
be for the purpose of determining
whether grounds exist for a formal
probe by the department of justice.

Cummings’ action was in response
to a letter from Rep. William Citron
(Dem., Conn.) to the State depart-
ment alleging that Iazis here are
using camps as drill grounds for
their adherents with a view to
armed action in the United States.

Shanghai Unions
Pledge Support

SHANGHAT, China, Sept. 2.— The
Shanghai Labor Union, with a
membership of 800,000, has an-
nounced that it will give its full
support to the war against Japan.

In the past few months it has
given leadership to many strikes of
Shanghai workers, and has been
able to win substantial gains for
them in many industries. Although
at one period the leadership was

sumer
of student cooperatives

Victoria
Concert
SuCCess

Drama Groups
JOELL JE OP E26
To Aid FMPB

VICTORIA, BGC, Sept. 2. — Under

auspices of the Friends of the Mac-
kenzie-Papineau Battalion
Successful concert and dance
held Saturday at
launch the organization’s campaign

here a
was
724 Wort street to
and

to secure the widest interest

Support for its work.
In view of the fact that the
PMP here was only organized a

short while ago with an office at
Government
some one hundred supporters

of
was

Street, attendance

distinetly encouraging.
Members of the Progressive Arts

Club of Victoria furnished concert

items and a visiting group from the
Progressive Arts Players of Vancou-

ver presented “Hostage,” Harold
Griffin’s one-act play on the Span-
ish war. Band of the Adyance

Youth Club donated its services for

the dance.

The FMP here plans several so-
cials in the near future and is con-
ducting an actiye campaien.

Urge Valley
Park Project

L. Shepherd, MLA, And
Reeve Brown Ad-

dress Picnic

SOUTH WESTMINSTER, BGC,
Sept. 2.—OQrsanized by the Park Ac-
tion Committee for the purpose of
exploring a park area to be cleared,
a large crowd of citizens turned out

tO a picnic here Sunday at which
Reeve Brown, Len Shepherd, CCF
MLA, and &. Parker were among

those who gave addresses.

Situated at the Bergstrom and

Kennedy roads, the site for the park
Was Set aside by the provincial gov-
ermment in 1930 and Jocal residents
feel’ that a beauty spot can be
created by men who are willing to
work voluntarily.
- There are ample facilities for con-
struction of both a ball ground anu
Swimming pool, since Bear Creek
affords a ready water supply.

AF of L Endorses
Mayor LaGuardia

JAMESTOWN, NY, Sept. 2

(FP)

—Unanimous endorsement of May-

or Ff. H. LaGuardia for re-election

as mayor of New York City by the

New York State Federation of

Labor conyention completes the line-

up of organized labor in the La-
Guardia camp:

The endorsement was an indirect
rebuke to Sen. Royal S. Copeland,
who with Tammany and. independ-
ent Republican support, is seeking
the mayoralty nomination on the
two major party tickets. Copeland,
in an attempt to split organized
labor, had just denounced the G10.
as “rabble-rousing, blustering, im-

pudent and law-breakinge” and an-
nounced himself as “1000 per cent for

William Green and the AF of LL.”
The American Labor Party and
leading CIO unions had already en-

dorsed LaGuardia.

ENCOURAGES CO-OPS

MEXICO CITY. — (FP) — Mexico, |
famed for the strength of its labor
con- | &

organizations, is encouraging
cooperation by the formation

under the

inclined to take a reactionary posi- | supervision of the department of
tion on most issues, for the past | education. During August a course
year the Labor Union has taken an | in co-op theory and practice was
increasingly active part in the] given school teachers throughout
movement for national liberation. the city.

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BLUE LABEL

Advocated
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A. A. McLeod
ToSpeak Here
This Month

League Chairman Back
From European
Tour

VICTORIA . MEETING

A. A. McLeod, dynamic na-
tional chairman of the Cana-
dian League for Peace and
Democracy, will make 4
speaking tour of Western
Canada this month, it was
nounced this week.

McLeod will arrive in Vancouver
September 18 when he will address
a meeting in the city. He will also
speak in Victoria and various points
in the interior before leaving Brit-
ish Columbia on September 23.

McLeod has recently returned
from Europe where, by special in-
vitation, he had gone to Paris to
discuss plans for an international
effort to help the Spanish people.

During this visit to Europe, he
spoke, on behalf of Ganada, at a
Mass meeting in Paris, addressed by
outstanding peace leaders from Ine-
land, Prance, and other countries.
At this meeting McLeod was elected
member of a delegation to meet
with the League of Nations Council
to urge action in regard to ending
the war in Spain.

an-

Others on the delegation were
Andre Malraux, world famous au-
thor; Prof. Paul Langevin, dis-
tinguished French physicist, and

Kathleen Courtenay,
leader. =

Following his return from Geneva,
McLeod visited Spain to interview
outstanding Republican leaders and
diseuss with them further plans
to aid in the fight against Fascism.
From Spain, he travelled to Paris
to attend a meeting of the Inter-
national Peace Campaign FExecu-
tive, presided over by Lord Cecil.

He also represented Canada at the
opening of the Peace Pavilion at
the Paris Exposition.

In London, he conferred with
the leaders of the British Peace
and Labor movements. His sug-
gestion that a sreat British Cont
monwealth Peace Congress should
be held in 1938 under the slogan:
“Make the British Commonwealth
of Nations a force for peace
through a strong League of Na-
tions,” was received with enthusi-
asm and will be under considera-
tion at the national peace con-

British peace

gress to be held in London,
October 1.

The Canadian National Congress
for Peace and Democracy will be

held in Toronto on October 29. The
title of League for Peace and
Democracy was recently adopted by
the Canadian League 2 gainst War
and Wascism.

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apan Can't
tand Long
ampaign

Financial Writer States
Time on Side of

China
NIPPON TRADE IS HIT

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.
Japanese militarists, faced by
a China stronger than any it
has ever had to face, do not
have the financial streneth to
continue a prolonged war against
China, George E, Anderson, finan-
cial writer, declares in a Special arti-
ele for the financial section of the
Herald Tribune,

“While China has lone been weak
financially it is, in fact, in better
financial condition in Some respects
than its opponent. On the whole its
finances have been more or less
steadily improving, while those of
Japan have been steadily srowing
worse,’ Anderson writes.

Beeause of this, he adds, China
Should base her strategy upon the
Sreatest possible draining of Ja-
pan’s financial and economic re-
sources. He gives China an excel-
lent chance of winning the war.

Though “Japan’s immediate fi-
nancial difficulties are at home,” a
long-range factor which will take
on great importance will be Japan’s
foreign trade, which will be badly
hit by the war.

“There is uo certainty, of
course,” Anderson writes, that Ja-
pan will win a military victory in
the present struggle, but even if
the arms are successful in the pre-
liminary stages the real test of
Japanese strength will come in the
later developments.

“Bicht and Retreat.’

“The most elementary principles
of strategy on the part of the Chin-
ese in the case of early defeats is
to fight and retreat, drawing the
Japanese further from their base,
entailing the employment of more
and more men for the maintenance
of communications and supplies and
to hold the hostile population of
eccupied points, all of which will

tremendously increase the cost of
the campaign.
“It is estimated by competent

military authorities that the strug-
gle now going on in China even on
the basis of present mobilization
will cost the government of Tokio
around half a billion yen a month.
Already 572,000,000 yen have been
appropriated for the campaign, and
the Diet is to convene in two weeks
from now to establish the coun-

try’s economic structure on a war
basis, which, of course, means fur-
ther heayier appropriations, in-

ereased loans and ineressed taxa-
tion.’’

Showing the inability of Japan to
shoulder the costs of the war, An-
derson explains that ‘‘a crisis in Jap-
anese finances had already been
reached before this new struggle in
China was precipitated.

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Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama
to release’ the five Scottsboro boys
still in prison are being cireulated,
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