fet Japan Plans Systematic Devastation Thousands of Gans Die in Ruthless Warfare HEROIC DEFENCE ‘By JULIA SMITH Federated Press SHANGHAI, China. — (By Trans-Pacific Clipper via Hong Kong). — Announcing their intention of destroying Nanking in order to break the resistance in Shanghai which has kept them at bay for six weeks, the Japanese high command, in a statement to foreign powers, politely implied that the services of their ambassadors are no longer de- Sired in China. heir intention is not merely to destroy the capital city ef China but is an attempt to ~ abolish every vestice of Chinese national sovereignty, What [the announcement bears for the future has already been shown in Japanese frightfulness: in the area surroundin= Shanghai. With the pretext of destroyin= railroad communications between here and WNankins, they have already killed thousands of innocent refugees, fleeing by boat and train from this War-torn zone. This new diplomatic message will open the way for the continuation of this inhuman terror such as the world has. not yet wit- nessed. Sincé their armies, air fleets and the powerful navy they haye assembled here have been unable to dislodse the heroic defense of the Chinese armies, their announcement reveals the new strategy they intend to employ. Planned Devastation Phe railroad lines feeding this Shanghai area form a triansle with Nanking at the vertex and Hans- chow, another point of resistance. Within this zone live some 5,000,000 S Trades Council Ra Western Canada’s Leading Progressive Newspaper VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1937 Stop War Shipments, Is Demand STS URGE E Eighth Convention Deplores Canada’s _- Attitude on Spain at League Council mously adopted at the __ We call upon the government of Canada to stop the export, whether direct or indirect, of raw materials, particularly nickel, lead and scrap-iron, which is being shipped to Japan and used to kill Chinese people,” declares a resolution unani- 0 the eighth dominion convention of the Communist party of Canada. _ Branding as criminal the exporters of these materials of death, to draw their bloody profits from dead bodies of Chinese men, women and children, and calling for a boycott on Japanese goods, the resolution at the same time expressed sympathy and solidarity to Japa- nese working people who are forced to bear the brunt of the tremendous cost of war and lives, exhorbitant Der Feuhrer Shows His Army to Il Duce taxation and misery. A resolution on Span, deploring the attitude of the Kine Sovernment towards the legitimate Spanish gov- ernment, and condemning as shame- ful the fact that the Canadian rep- Tesentatives at Geneva voted against re-election of republican Spain to a seat in the Council of the Leasue of Nations, was passed. “Canada, in conjunction with the democratic mations who stand for peace, should act through the League of Nations so that the co- venant be applied, that the with- drawal of German and Italian troops from Spain be enforced, and free- dom of trade restored to the demo- cratic government of Spain,” the resolution states. Contrasting the Canadian fovern- ments attitude with the feeling of all progressive Canadians, the reso- lution rejoiced “in the achievement of the progressive Canadian people in sending a blood transfusion unit to Spain, in collecting large sums of money for food relief for the Spanish people, in initiating a pro- ject to establish an orphans’ home fi —n—ry as BARGO people, scattered in numerous towns and little villages. The intimation has already heen received in Shans- hai that Japan intends to send 2a in tion dealing with the right of work- Sp2in.” The convention passed a “resolu- Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini phase of the autumn war games at Mecklenburg, civilians of democratic countries as victims. of Il Duce and Halian foreign minister. watching field manoeuvres of Reich army units in the final “games” that the dictators threaten to play with At the left stands Count Galeazzo Ciano, son-in-law bombing fleet of over 300 heavy. Planes for the purpose of sweeping this area of every human beins. Battleships will accompany this air fleet to blast the way up the river and insure the destruction and cap- ture of Nanking. The entire area is to be laid waste to enable Japan to enhanee its intemational prestize by the capture of Shanghai. Even thoueh the Japanese suc- ceed in bringing the Shanehai- Wanking area under their control by this monstrous assemblin@ of power, it will still fail in its pur- bese of “bringine China to her Knees.”” Chinese military plans had long envisaged the loss of the entire coast-line in a conflict with Japan, With a resistance further inland Capable of Carrying on a warfare over a lone period of time. The Chinese people are determined that they will die Standing: rather than be brought to their knees, and on the anniversary of the bombing of Mukden, September 18, they pledséd themselves in masses throushour the nation to sacrifice their lives and their all to the bitter end, so that China may be free. NEW LION HOTEL 122 EAST HASTINGS STREET Rurners Bor Stoves, Restaurant Ranges, Heaters, Boilers, Furnaces, and Bale Ovens See the new 816 Streamline kGtchen Unit. Fiirst class fire- brick installations, $29.60 Up LEADER BURNERS 323 Alexander Ave., Vancouver ers tO organize, and: Bill 62. Amid applause, a resolution con- demning the activity of the Trotsky- ists, and calling for the rootine out these agents of Pascism and reaction from the labor and progressive movement was passed unanimously. A resolution demandine an inves- ligation by Canadian authorities into the operation of Nazi azents and organizations in Canada, was passed. Joe Gershman, Toronto, discussed the distribution of anti-Semitic lit- erature by Fascist agents in Can- ada, and issued a warning against the present attempt of reactionaries to link up Fascism and Communism, illustrated in Toronto by Alderman Phillips’ motion in city council to eondemn both Nazis and Commu- nists. Valley Women Urge Boycott Supporting Women’s Institutes To Back Invasion Phone: Dongs. 390 == Try Qur Special JUMBO MILK SHAHBES 100% UNION HOUSE 2 We Also Specialize in g 105 East Hastings Street 508 W. PENDER ST. CARLETON CAFE WHERE QUALITY AND SERVICE IS SUPEEME AT MODERATE PRICES Protest NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, Oct. 21.—Pollowing a similar resolution passed by the South Fraser District, Women’s Institutes of the North Fraser District have endorsed a boyeott of Japanese goods sold in Canada. These two meetings represent ap- proximately 1,000 women in the Fraser Valley. Tt has also been decided by the Women’s Institutes to ask other branches in British Columbia to petition hotels, restaurants, and rail- Ways to buy and serve British Columbia fruit and yezetables. WASHINGTON, DG, Oct. 21.— (PP)J—An appeal to the CIO for a boycott of Japanese goods and to prevent the loading of ships destined for Japan was received here from Madam Sun Yat-Sen, widow of China’s “George Washinet i Co-Op Head Asks More Democracy A. Horner Urges New System Of Board Elections A demoeratic system of electing marketing boards, lone advocated by the Communist party of British Co- lumbia, found a champion last week- end in Albert Horner, of Victoria, president of the Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland Tomato and Cucumber Marketing Board. Addressing some Seventy srowers at the annual banquet of the Wan- couver Hothouse Tomato Growers’ Cooperative Association at the Hotel George, Horner declared: “If the Marketing Act or scheme had been devised on a democratic basis, the conditions which arose in the past would not have been apparent. “We are today living in a demo- cratic age. Every British subject is entitled to the privileges of a British subject,” Horner stated in urging amendment of the present scheme to provide for election of officials to the board on a democratic basis. Rotarians Aid Fascist Youth VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 21—The Young Citizens’ League here, pro- Pascist youth organization whose menmibers receive considerable space in the correspondence columns of Viectoria’s daily papers, received the cooperation of the Rotary Club of Victoria in establishing its new headquarters. Im a recent circular letter the DONOCVAN Typewriters ADDING MACHINES CASH REGISTERS, All Makes Terms if Desired SEY. 9393 Private Dining Room for Banquets, Parties, Etc. CHINESE DISHES. JOHNNY KULAK, Mer. Telephone: Sey. 4060 $ Rotary Club stated: “The Young Citizens’ League of British Columbia, a youth organization formed for the purpose of combatting Communism and allied subyersive movements in BC, intends opening a headquarters in Victoria and is asking for dona- tions of office furntiure, chairs, etc. with which to outfit such head- quarters. If any of our members have anything of this nature that they can donate it will be appreci- ated.” | Hothouse BC Sends $250 to Fun a i Unions Here Donate To Aid Canadian Battalion A further $250 has been forwarded to the Central Branch of the Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion from BC, J. C. Chivers, FMPB provincial organizer, reported this week. British Columbia is still leading all Canada in its support of the boys in Spain, he stated. Bob Kerr, political commissioner of> the Canadian battalion, has written that the boys badly need more to- baceo; the last consignment ran out quickly and they are looking forward anxiously to the next one. “Parcels are arriving every day at the headquarters for the Christ- mas Shipment, and if we keep up the food work, every boy fighting for democracy in Spain will receive a parcel at Christmas,” Chivers told a PA reporter. Donations received this week in- clideé many from trade unions, Bridge and Ironworkers’ Union sent 35; Bakers’ Union, Local 468, $25; Meateutters’ Union, Local 94, $5; Domestic Workers’ Union, $3; Van- couver Printing and Pressmen, Local 91, $8.25; Togeers at Lake Logging, $10. South Hill CCW club, sent by Ald. Hurry, $17.20; Surrey Communist party, $8; Iettish Workers’ club, $5.75 for the Dimitrov battalion; Mount Cartier branch of the FMPB, $12.75; Trail PMPB, $6. CIO Maritime Gains NEW YORK, Get. 21—(7P)—One- third of all maritime workers in the United States have been enrolled in the CIO Maritime Committee, Mer- vwyn Rathbone reports. Men’s Half Soles and Rubber Ladies’ Half Soles and Heel - Ladies’ Leather Heel | DuPont Exposed PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 21.— (*P)—Pierre S. duPont and other prominent Philadelphia and eastern industrialists are supplyine money for the purchase and use of tear- Sas asainsf CIO organizers and union members, The Philadelphia Record revealed in a copyrighted story after investigation of an or- Sanization Known as the ‘‘Minute Men and Women of Today.” PublicMeeting To Protest Levying of TOLLS on New (Pattullo) Bridge EDISON THEATRE, Westminster SUNDAY, OCT. 24th - - 8 P.M. SS ES a ; Speakers: C. M. STEWART, Executive Mem- ber, Trades and Labor Council. SHEARER, Trades and Labor Congress Delegate. L. A. SHEPHERD, Wi.L.A. hy Auspices: Trade Union Committee Heels _-85e — Guaranteed English Leather — NEW METHOD SHOE SSS ae 337 Carraii St. This advertisement Is mot published or dispiayed by the Liquor British Columbia. Control Board or by the Government of Welfare Has Turned Down Summer Camp But Trades Council Here Gives Unanimous Endoyrsation ~ ASK ASSESSMENT If 25 cents per member per year were donated to the Chil- dren’s Jubilee Summer Camp, more than 500 children could get a week’s holiday at Orh- loma Beach and the committee would not have ‘to worry about meeting expenses, declared If W. Kang, secretary, Stationary En- Sineers, at the Trades~and Labor Council meeting this week. Delegate from the carpenters’ union informed the council that Vancouver Welfare BMederation had refused a request from the camp committee for a donation toward this endeavor and he thought that an assessment of 25. cents would be acceptable to the council. This was ruled out as being unconstitutional by President Jamieson. On the basis that workers’ chil- dren became acquainted with the trade union movement during their Stay in the summer camp and that trade unions had previously endorsed it, the council unanimously decided to appeal to its affiliates to support the camp. : Last year 17 unions contributed in the financial campaign of the camp committee, reported one dele- gate: Drive Planned WASHINGTON, DEY Oct. “27.— (PP)—Movine further towards the establishment of a firm basis for political activity on the Part of or ganized labor, Labor’s Non-Partisan League is preparing for an organ- ization drive yhich will put a per- Manent functioning branch in al most every locality of the nation. $9000994065666655454 Poor Labor News Ires Bengough Council Secretary Is “Fed Up’’ With Reports PA GETS PRAISE That the News-Herald will have to watch its step if the goodwill of organized labor is to be retained was clearly shown by the- unanimously disapprovin= voice of the Trades and Labor Council last Tuesday when Secretary Percy Bengough de- clared he was ‘fed up’? with that Paper's labor news coverage and asked that he be empowered to Ppro- test to the editorial board on recent write-ups. Special reference was made by Bengough to a two-column head given by the News-Eerald to the miserably small public meeting held by A. Mosher, ACCofl, head in Moose Wall recently. The morming paper practically ignored an address given by Bengough before the ions club when he replied to the attack made by Mosher on international unions, “About forty people listened to Mosher bewail the amount per cap- ita tax paid to international unions,’” Stated Bengough, “and the News- Herald took up the ery of ‘foreign union’ domination and the need for Canadian unions.’’ Said Bengough, “If the News- Herald prefers to cater to the hand- ful that follow Mosher in preference to our organization, why does it not come forward and say so. This paper ¢S distinetly unfriendly to the Al ofl, to say the least,”’ President Jamieson of the Trades Council who yisited the Lions club With Bengough stated that he saw the News-Herald reporter there, but the excellent labor address received Scant notice in the paper. “Here's something else,” declared one delegate, “The News-Herald of- fices have just been remodeled by non-union jJabor.’’ Delegate -from the Bakery and ~ Confectionery Workers’ Union drew a comparison before the delesates of the way that the People’s Advocate Save prominence to news of organ- ized labor. President Jamieson re- minded the council that the Labor Statesman was its official organ and Should be supported. COALDALE, Pa., Oct. 21.—(FP)— «After a week 1,350 feet underground, 37 anthracite miners here ended their sitdown strike when Governor Earle, making two trips down into their shaft, promised to support their demands for “higher pay. ballot will assist the B.C. My sympathies lie with: WHAT POLICY SHOULD CANADA PURSUE TO ASSIST IN STOPPING WAR? PRIZES of $20, 510, two of $5 and ten of $1 will be awarded for the best essays on the above question. — Your answer and votes in the Conference for Peace in Vancouver on October 30 and 31. BALLOT ——— ods $0OO695SS6656 TOR Bn PPV PC PPC OPES OOO DOS OPS SOOOCECO SESS and Democracy i whe League of Nations and Collective Security. > [| fselation and Self-Sufficiency. My sympathies in the Spanish war lie with: [| The Loyalists: im The Rebels. [ia The Chinese. [s] The Japanese. o My sympathies in the Sino Japanese war lie with: RGR Geb s Poe oy San Gay ate VU le So ca a peak ac Sesousncs 4 (Names will be kept Strictly confidential if so desired). < Address replies to Room 17, 615 Ww. Hastings St. Vancouver, BG. 4 Additional forms may be obtained at the above address or by phon- ¢ ing Trinity 6371. ATI ESSAYS AND BALLOTS MUST BE EN. ¢ 0000S F eS oR ORE NIGHT, OCTORER 25, $OOO4O44O44044644646hh4h 46h 44 b4AAA OV EN ON POPP PPP VO POO OOOO 9 OOD OOOO COO Canadian Boys Are Defending Democracy In Spain PAPINEAU BSS Over 100 From B.C. . . . The Flower of Ks Canadian Youth L. BENHAM Vancouver Ex-Service Man and Logger and an Active Member of the Relief Project Workers’ Union. The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion is making Ca- nadian history in Spain, fighting the cause of world democracy. They appeal to the anti-Fas- cists of Canada for sup- port. é A XMAS PARCEL FOR EVERY FIGHTER! SEND YOUR BONATIONS OF MONEY, CIGARETTES, COMFORTS, ETC, to Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, Room 43, 615 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. Shipments of eomforts are being Sent rezularly. PA PINE AU BATTALION! ps News-Herald | The People’s Advocate.