January 14 1088

THE PEOPLE’S

ADVOCATE

Page Five

Radio Talk

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‘Fishermen Say Poole
'Proposal Advecated On
Har Would Endanger
‘Livelihood. —

Salmon Purse Seiners of the Pa-
i {cific from a union meeting last Sun-
day sent a resolution to McLennan,
(MecFeely and Prior, city hardware
A merchants, urging thet Jimmy
9} Poole, employee of the firm, be re-
‘strained from advocating in his
“weekly broadcast the closing of
‘parts of Howe Sound to commercial
“fishermen.

Poole, who writes a columin in the
"WNews-Herald on sports fishing, is
employed in the sporting goods de-
‘partment of the hardware firm, and

it was for sportsmen that he advo-
'eated restrictions on Howe Sound,
Claiming that such a ruling would
attract tourists and increase sales
of sporting tackle,

| Fishermen complain the proposal
jendangers their livelihood in that

} Hewe Sound is depended upon for

‘fall fishing, when hundreds of gill-
netters go out to make a stake for
the winter.

George Miller, union secretary,
claimed that commercial fishermen
spend one hundred times the amount
paid by sportsmen for boats, gear,
Sas, repairs and other necessities,
that Poole and his friends are gen-
erally sure of salaries and do not
appreciate the difficulties of work-
ing fishermen.

Youth Proposes
Hunger Strike

Bchoes of a threat against future
tincanners made this week by Mag-
istrate GE. S. Wood in police court,
were heard in a statement made
Wednesday in the PA offices by H.
Paull, young unemployed man, who
announced his intention of begin-
ning a hunger strike.

“IT am opposed to the idea of beg-
Sing on the street and I shall not
eat until I am granted relief and
Siven the assurance of keeping
clear of the Abbot street pogey,”
Paull exclaimed.

A number of single unemployed
men stated they were in full sym-
pathy with the stand taken by
Paull.

Magistrate Wood sentenced six
tincanners to two months in jail,
another six to one month, giving
suspended sentences to 18 others
jast Tuesday.

“MMiy patience is becoming ex-
hausted,” said the Magistrate, ‘and
in future others guilty of the same
offence will be more severely dealt
with.”

Commenting bitterly on the pro-
; HGuncement, one of the lads was
- heard to say: “There are more im-
portant things than patience be-
eoming exhausted — food, for in-
stance.”

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Floods caused much property damage, marooned many families.

Quebec Padlock Law Denounced

young city barrister.

in the past three months have ban-
med the CGlarte, French-Canadian
progressive weekly, and the Clarion,
Toronto labor daily, have padlocked
stores and offices, raided homes of
prominent trade union and pro-
Eressive leaders, seized books and
correspondence.

From all parts of Canada thou-
sands of protests against the Quebec
government's violation of civil rights
have poured in to Prime Minister
Mackenzie King at Ottawa, to Pre-
Mier Duplessis at Quebec. Heeding
the warning that destruction of the
trade union movement in Quebec is
the aim of the law, progressive lib-
erals, GCHers, trade unionists and
other progressives are demanding
that the federal government disal-
low the legislation.

Commenting editorially on the
hearings before the Supreme Court
of the disallowed legislation passed
last year by the Social Credit gov-
ernment of Alberta, the Daily Clar-
ion quotes Hon. J. L. Ralston, for-
mer minister of national defense,
who is acting counsel for Alberta
newspapers. Ralston stated in his
brief:

“Inherent rights expressed im
such wide and general terms 2s
‘personal liberty,’ ‘freedom of
speech,’ ‘freedom of assembly’ are
all rights which, by the concep-
tion of citizenship under the Con-
federation, must, it is submitted,
be uniform throughout the Do-
minion and not capable of being
so impaired by any one province
as to degrade the quality of cifi-
zenship in that province as com-
pared with the other provinces
of Canada.”

The question arises,” the Clarion
comments, “of how the padlock law
Of Quebec can be justified if the
statement of Hon. J. L. Raiston
means anything more than the pa-
per it is written on.

“Canada’s labor-progressive move-
ment does not agree with the Alber-
ta government's press-licensing leg-
islation. But certainly the Quebec
padlock act is even worse.

Does the Hon. J. Ll. Ralston’s
statement quoted above reflect the
attitude of the King government on
the question of freedom of press,
assemblage and organization?

“Tf so, then why not take action
against the obnoxious Quebec pad-
lock act?”

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THE PHOPLE vs. MONGCPOLY—Tim Buck
WE PROPOSE—Resolutions of the 8th Convention

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Under this law Montreal police ?

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Thousands of Protests
Sent to King Government

Below is given the full text of the notorious Quebec padlock law passed by the National
Union government of Premier Maurice Duplessis.
copies have been available to the millions of Canadiai
ens. Copy of the act was finally obtained by the PA this week through Nathan Nemetz,

it became law last March, no

ns whose democratic liberties it threat-

Text Of Padlock Law

Short title:

The Attorney-General may, upon

i. This act may be listed as Act@application to a judge of the Su-

Respecting Communistic Propa-
ganda.
Interpretation:

2. In this act the following terms
and expressions shall have the
meaning hereinafter given them:

“House’ 1. The word “house”
shall mean any building, penthouse,
shed or other construction under
whateyer name known or designat-
ed, attached to the ground or port-
able, erected or placed above or be-
low, ground, permanently or temp-
orarily, and in the case of a house
within the meaning of this para-
eraph situated partly in the terri-
tory of the Province and partly out-

side such territory, the portion situ- }

ated within the territory of the
Province of Quebec.

“Person” 2. The word “person”
shall mean and include any indi-
vidual, corporation, association,
partnership, firm, trustee, lessee,
agent or assignee.

Deemed illegal use of house:

3. It shall be illegal for any per-
son, who possesses or occupies 4
house within the Province, to use it
or allow any person to make use of
it to propagate communism or bol-
sheyism by any means whatsoever.
Penalty for infringement:

4. The Attorney-General, upon
satisfactory proof that an infringe-
ment of Section 3 has been commit-
ted, may order the closing of the
house against its use for any pur-
pose whatsoever for a period of not
more than one year; the closing or-
der shall be registered at the regis-
try office of the registration divi-
sion wherein is situated such house,
upon production of a copy of such
order certified by the Attorney-
General.

Exccuting of order:

5. Any peace officer is authorized
to execute such order by availing
himself of the necesSary assistance.
Petition for revision of order upon

proof of:

6. At any time after the issuing
of an order in virtue of Section 4,
the owner of the house may, by pe-
tition to a judge of the Superior
Court, sitting in the district wherein
such house is situated, have the or-
der revised upon proving:

Good faith, etc. (a2) that he was
in good faith and that he was in ig-
norance of the house being used in
contravention of this act, or

Won-use during certain periods
(b) that such house has not been
used so during the twelve months
preceding the issuing of the order.
Wotice of petition:

A notice of at least six clear days
of the place, date and time of the
presentation of such petition must
be served by bailiff upon the At-
torney-General.

Suspending of order by judges:

7. In the case of Section 6, the
Judge may decree the suspension of
the order, if tee owner furnish in
favor of the crown such security as
the judge may fix guaranteeing that
such house will not be used again
fer such purposes.

Cancelling registration of closing

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B.C.

The public is cordially inv

perior Court sitting in the same dis-
trict and upon proof that use is
being made of the house in contra-
vention of this act, obtain a new de-

eree re-establishing in force the
closing order.
Security:

The security shall be exigible
immediately upon the issuing of

Such decrees.
Provisions applicable to security:

The Criminal Cases Recognizance
Act (Revised Statutes, 1925, chap.
148) shall apply to the security con-
templated by this section.
Cancelling of order:

* 8. Im the case of sub-par. (b) of
Sec. 6, the Judge may cancel the
order.

Cancelling of registration of order:

Upon production of a certified
copy of the decree of the Judge,
the registrar shall cancel the regis-
tration of the closing order.

9. Any judgment rendered in vir-
tue of Sections 7 and 8 shall be final
and without appeal.

Occupying of permitter in certain
cases:

10. The Attorney-General may at
any time after the issuing of the
closing order permit the occupa-
tion of the house on such conditions
as he may determine, if it appears
to him that such occupation be ne-
cessary for the protection of the
property and the effects therein
contained.

Revoking of closing order:

11. The Attorney-General may at
any time revolce a closing order and
have the registration thereof can-
celled by notice to the registrar.
Deemed lawful acts:

12. Ti shall be unlawful to print,
to publish, in any manner whatso-
ever or to distribute in the Province
any newspaper, periodical, pamph-
let, circular, document or writing
whatsoever propagating or tending
to propagate communism or bolshe-
vism.

Infringement and penalty:

13. Any person infringing or par-
ticipating in the infringement of
Section 12 shall] be liable to an im-
prisonment of less than three
months, in-addition to the costs of
prosecution, and, in default of pay-
ment of such costs, to an additional
imprisonment of one month.
Provisions applicable thereto:

Part 1 of the Quebee Summary
Act (Revised Statutes, 1925, Chap.
165), shall apply to the infringement
of Section 12.

Confiscation, ete., of certain publica-

tions, etec.:

constable or peace officer,
upon instruction of the Atterney-
General, of his substitute or of a
person authorized by him for the
purpose, may seize and confiscate
any newspaper, periodical, pamph-
let, circular, document, or writing
whatsoever, printed, published or
distributed in contravention of Sec-
tion 12, and the Attorney-General
may order the destroying thereof.
Coming into force:

15. This act shall come into force
on the day of its sanction.

Any

Tr Se eee Shes RE

OVINCIAL CONVENTION

Communist Party of Canada

@

Opening Sessions

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, at 8 P.M.

VICTORY HALL
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Speakers:

TOM EWEN, B.C. Provincia] Secretary
LESLIE MORRIS, Member of Political Bureau of Central Committee

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DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 P.M.

WA Planning
City Canvass

Questionnaire To Sound
Out Sentiment Regard-
ing Work Scheme Will Be
Circulated.

Plans of the Vancouver Workers’
Alliance which include a canvass of
all project workers in the city and
a series of mass meetings were re-
ported to the PA this week by Bill
Woodhead, newly elected president.

“yen after six years of depres-
sion, the more prosperous citizens
of Vancouver are as yet unacquaint-
ed with the plight which hundreds
of unemployed families live in,”
Woodhead declared, “and the Work-
ers’ Alliance executive committee
intend to begin this year with a
campaign of publicity,” he added.

Representatives of the Alliance
will be on hand at the city relief
office, employment office and on all
the projects, the president stated,
with questionnaire forms designed
to obtain the sentiment of project
workers toward the present scheme,
with a request for proposals for a
new works program which will en-
able all who work to live decently.

Bach branch of the Workers’ Al-
liance will be urged to campaign for
the assistance of other bodies and
organizations in the neighborhood,
and in this manner win support for
elementary requests put forward
by the organization, Woodhead de-
clared.

Following are the newly elected
officers of the organization: W.
Woodhead, president; H. J. Smith,
recording secretary; J. Glover, fi-
nancial secretary; J. Kostinuk, or-
ganizer.

Provision Lack
Hit By Worker

Reports of the recent snowstorm
which swept the province filled the
daily newspapers over the holiday
season but made little mention of
the men who worked in snow and
rain to clear blocked roads and
tracks, to repair telegraph and
power lines.

“We worked four days with hard-
ly any food supplies,” one man who
returned to the city last week after
working on the SNR line in the
Fraser Canyon told the PA. “Food
was supposed to be brought from
Kamloops, but the lines were
blocked.”

A relief train, he said, picked up
workers in the city and at various
Fraser Valley points. Many of the
men had inadequate clothing for
such work which added to hard-
ships entailed by lack of food. Forty
men were employed in his gang
working between Yale and Hope at
25 cents an hour, he stated, adding,
“We would have been in an even
worse State if a line crew had not
come through and shared their pro-
visions with us.”

City Council Says

ited to attend.

Cannot Waive Fee

In a letter to Alderman H. Gut-
teridge which was read to the civic
properties committee, Harold E.
Winch, MLA, who is doing the elec-
trical work on the new Croatian
Workers’ Hall on Keefer street, de-
scribed the new building, termed it
a community effort, requested that
the usual inspection fee charged by
the city on issuance of a permit be
waived.

The council decided that it was
not its power to do this. Alderman
Wilson, ascertaining the approxi-
mate amount of the inspection
charge, declared it was only around
six dollars. He thought there might
have been in idea that an appreci-
able charge would be made.

Warns Teachers

EVANSTON, fill., Jan. 13—(FP)
—Prof. George E. Asxtelle, vice-
president of colleges of the Amer-
ican Federation of Teachers, urges
teachers of German to be on guard
against an attempt to prevent
exiled opponents of Hitler from
holding positions in American
schools and colleges. Confidential
reports are that pro-Nazi elements
are preparing a drive against refu-
gees.

Bar Pensioners

Ex-service men who have hit on
hard times must not expect full re-
lief allowance if they are in receipt
of a pension for war-time disabili-
fies. Alderman H. Gutteridge’s was
the Jone dissenting voice when
Mayor Miller reiterated this ruling
in City Council social services com-
mittee this week. A letter from an
Imperial veteran to Relief Officer
W. R. Bone raised the question.

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[Around The City|

Heart of Spain, outstanding film
of the Spanish battlefield, will be
shown Tuesday, January 18, 8 p.m.,

Orange Hall (top floor). Auspices

Loggers’ committee to aid Spain.
Gompetent speaker. Admission 25
cents.

Area conferences of the Com-
munist party, preparatory to the
district convention, ‘were held
throughout Greater Vancouver last
week-end, when delegates to the
district convention were | elected,
and resolutions were passed for
discussion on the floor.

Election of officers at the gen-
eral meeting of the Ex-Service-
men’s League this week results as
follows: R. Watts, president; Fred

Tyler, secretary; W. LL. Wolfe,
vice-president; J. Collins, social
convener. Decision was made to

hold socials and whist drives eyery
Tuesday and Saturday. A mass
meeting of veterans will be called
immediately on release of the final
report of the Veterans’ Assistance
Commission,

A mass meeting to rally support
for the new youth magazine, New
Advance, will be held Sunday,
February 6, 8 p.m., Royal Theatre.
Well known figures in the progres-
sive movement will speak, the col-

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Vancouver Mothers’ Gouncil
meets every Tuesday, 2:30 p.m,
O’Brien Hall, 404 Homer Street.

Officers elected for the coming
year by the Croatian Society are
as follows: President, J. Strodl;
Vice-president, Eranka Racich;
secretary, John Vrlack; treasurer,
George Stimac; auditor, N. But-
kovich. i

Tiocal 11, Workers’ Alliance,
holds a combined business and so-
cial evening Tuesday, January 18,
7:30 p.m., at 4141 John Street.
Refreshments, cards, music and
brief speeches is the program, and
all WA members and their wives

are invited to attend and get
acquainted. :
Special showing at Ukrainian

Labor Temple, 805 Hast Pender, of
three films depicting Soviet Har-
vest Festival; Ukrainian operetta
“Poltawka”; International Dance
Festival (London). Starts January.
24 to 29; two shows daily, 7:30 to
11:30 p.m.; matinee Saturday, 2
p.m. Admission 35 cents and 40
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