Chamberlain Aids International Fascist Conspiracy Against Democrac BRITISH COLUMBIA°’S PROGRESSIVE HOME NEWSPAPER FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND DEMOCRACY SEE PAGE TWO : FULL No. 194. VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938 <= © 5 Cents Nazi A\ctions Denounced by City Germans Urse Probe Of Nazi Spies Here NION TO Pointing out that hundreds of thousands of Sudeten Germans are opposed to Nazism, George Suter, secretary of the German- Canadian People’s Society here this week voiced his organiza- tion’s demand that no concession be made to Hitler. “Fhe German-Canadian Peo- ple’s Society, as well as the great majerity - of German-Canadian people in BG, are firmly opposed te Hitler’s demand for dismember- ment of Czechosiovakia,’ Suter stated. “If Hitler is not stepped now, there will be an even more terrible war in the future. “Gur contact with German peo- ple,*some of whom have recently returned from Germany, con- winces us that the mass of the German people do not want war,” he said. The society is asking authori- ties to investigate Nazi espionage and other subversive activities in this province. “Nazi groups are attempting to undermine our democratic insti- tutions from within, and their activities must be halted without delay,’ Suter declared. A meeting of German-Canadi- ans in Vancouver, to be held at street, has been called for this Sunday at 8 pm. STUDENTS FIGHT BOARD'S RULING Governors of the University of British Columbia have refused to withhold fees until after the fall legislature or to seek an additional grant of between $15,000 and $35,- 000 from the provincial govern- ment. = This ultimatum, contained in a letter received by Carson McGuire, president of the UBC Student Council, was in reply to a four point request from the student Campaign committee. Two other points, one that the governors furnish a statement of the budget for 1938-38 and a copy of the previous year’s budget, and the other that the board provide the Alma Mater Society with $2500 per year over a period of ten years to supplement funds already co}!- lected for the Brock memorial building, were not dealt with in the governors’ reply. “It appears that these two points have not received consideration,’ MeGuire told the Adyocate Thurs- day. The Alma Mater Society is hold- ing a meeting Friday afternoon to Giscuss further proposals of the campaign committee, which has no intention of letting the matter drop. Smelter Attempts To Offset Drive TRAIL BC, Sept. 29—(Spe- cial)—Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company here, thor- oughly alarmed at the progress being made by the organizational eampaipn of the International Dyion of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, Thursday announced through its company union, the Workers’ Cooperative Associa- tion, a straight wage increase of 25 cents a day, in an effort te offset gerowing sentiment for genuine union organization. ARLEY N PRICE Five hundred striking fish- ermen packed into Hastings Auditorium Thursday to dis- cuss negotiations with cannery operators. As a result the action and ne— Sotiatings committees of the fishermen’s unions will meet the operators this morning in an attempt to reach agreement on dog salmon prices. The strike, which has tied up the entire seine fleet and made history in union strategy and sol- idarity, began on Friday, Sept. 16, when packers refused to pay more than 8 cents for chums (dog sal- mon). Seiners demanded Jlast year's price of i2 cents upward on a Sliding scale and decided to pro- ceed from fishing grounds to Van- couver in a complete unit of op- erators refused to meet their de- mands, To eliminate possibility of scab- bing seiners voted to strip the seines for the first time in history. Seattle offices of the United Fish- ermen’s Union of the Pacific have been notified that all BC salmon delivered to Seattle. with the ex- ception of troll-caught fish delivered by co-operative organizations, is now on the unfair list. Officials of the PCFU here ex- pect that powerful cannery work- ers unions below the line will label all other BC salmon as “hot cargo.” Hesult of negotiations Friday morning will be conveyed to the Striking fishermen at a mass meet- ing Eriday night in Hastings Audi- torium. The price scale worked out by the PCGCFU price committee and en- dorsed by the entire membership of the union as a basis for nego- tiations on fall prices, sets the rate for chums at 15 cents each, cohoes 7 cents per ib. round, steelheads 8 cents, white spring 3 cents, red spring 6 cents. This scale was handed to the cannery operators in the spring and is applicable to the end of the season. Flays Conditions In West Indies LONDON, Eng., Sept. 29-—Con- ditions in British Honduras were criticized last weekend by Phillip Ely, former resident, in testifying before the Royal Commission in- vestigating conditions in the Brit- ish Wrest Indies. Ely @eclared that unless the mature of the legislative council were altered, no improvement of a far-reaching. kind could be CZE | achieved because members of the council were ail employers of labor. “You think the legislative coun- cil is too packed with interests?”’ asked Morgan Jones, member of the Commission. “Absolutely, from tom,” replied Ely. Hits Dies Probe WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 29.— John i. Spivak, well-known US writer, charged this week that the Dies Committee was deliberately concealing evidence of Nazi propa- ganda in the US. top to bot- Bengough Warns Trade Unions To Safeguard Wages, Conditions A warning to the labor move- ment that while it should support the government in the event of War with a fascist alliance, ‘‘we must keep our eyes on our own doorstep and not sacrifice our wages and working conditions,” was uttered by P. R. Bengough, secretary, Vancouver Trades and Tabor Council, at the councils meeting Tuesday. Bengough was reporting on the recent labor conference at Gen- eva, to which he was 2a delegate. “In my opinion,’’ he said, “the ineague of Wations was a good agency for preservation of peace until Hlaile Selassie was sold down the river. It is now up to ERE workers of the world to rebuild it’ ? i CH BETRAY Fishing Fleet Stages Demonstration At Strikebound Town The spectacular manoeuvres of the seine fleet last weekend will go down in history as the most inspiring example of trade union solidarity in British Columbia. On their way from the fishing grounds, the entire seine fleet anchored in Blubber Bay Saturday night while 450 fishermen went ashore to demonstrate in support of the International Woodworkers’ Union strike committee. Bluntly warning the police that well clean the whole place up,” boast, sailing out of the harbor hours of Sunday morning. Many Unions Seek Session OF Parliament Trades Council Endorses Motion fanized Vancouver workers, many trade unions here this week sent resolutions to Prime Minister Mac- Kenzie King demanding that par- liament be convened immediately and that the government’s position on the Buropean erisis be put be- fore the Canadian people. Delegates to Vancouver Trades and Labor GCouncil on Tuesday Save unanimous endorsation to a resolution to this effect adopted at the recent convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. The question was brought to the Hioor by Local 452, Carpenters Union, which stated it had for- warded a similar resolution to Ot- tawa at its meeting Monday. Resolutions were also sent by the International Jewelry Workers Union, which endorsed demands put forward by five thousand citi- zens at the Powell street rally last Sunday, and the Inland Boatmen’s Union. Local 28, Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, and the Bakery Workers Union here jointly sent a cable to Prime Minister Ghamber- lain demanding that his govern- ment stand by Czechoslovakia and refuse any concessions to WNazi Germany. “af there’s any more trouble fishermen returned to their in naval formation in the early Led by Elgin “Sotty’” Neish, sec- Tretary of the Salmon Purse Seiners Union, and a newly-elected action committee, the fleet called in at Granite Bay and Quathiaski Cove. where Indian seiners were per- Suaded to join the strike. Exactly at 1:45 p.m., the time set by the action committee for the Hieet’s arrival, thousands of citizens assembled alone the waterfront witnessed an impressive Sight as the first of the boats, “Chief Ta- kush” and “Gradac,’ union jacks streaming from their mastheads, loomed out of the mists over First Narrows. 3 -j-— ‘wo b two, in erfect forma- in-the name of thousands of or— ¥ oe P ‘tion, the whole of the fleet slipped past, engines pounding and whistles screaming, boats “Emmaline” and “Isumi S272 and the “Catherine Anne” bringing up the rear, As the fleet swung in near Gore Avenue docks offices of the Gana- dian Fishing Company were greet- ed with a prolonged derisive toot. By 2 p-m., the 450 fishermen were in dock where for the first time in history, they voted to strip the Seines to limit the possibility of scabbing, before handing over their gear to operators. Soon afterwards they were Streaming to union headquarters for a mass meeting. The demonstration in support of Blubber Bay strikers was a_ tri- bute to the initiative and orsaniza- tion ability of the leadership and an impressive example of the powerful solidarity that exists among trade unions at such cri- tical periods. SEATTLE, Wash. Sept. 29—- Control of Democratic party ma- chinery was wrested from reaction- ary Governor Martin last week- end when New Dealers were elect- @€d at the King County convention. Growers Give New Combine Evidence VICTORIA, BC, Sept. 29.—New evidence to support recent charges made by Godfrey Isaacs, Oyama grower, that a combine controls fruit and vegetable marketing in Western Canada, was forwarded to Attorney-General lubia fruit growers this week. Gordon Wismer by British Co- At the same time growers reiterated their demands for an immediate probe of the charges. Growers are incensed at the apparent reluctance of the fed- eral government to order an enquiry under the Combines In- vestigation Act. In some quarters it is hinted that fear of what such an enquiry would reveal and its political consequences is responsible for the delay. Several weeks have passed since Godfrey Jsaacs first made his sensational charges public in the Okanagan and since that ‘time growers on the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Interior have supported Okanagan growers in their demand for a probe. The provincial government takes the position that a provin- cial investigation under the Sales on Consignment Act would be inadequate because the combine operates beyond provincial boundaries. The federal government hesitates to order a federal probe, asserting that investigation under the Sales on Consign- ment Act will suffice. And meanwhile, srowers are forced to sell their produce be- low cost and the combine is given an opportunity to cover up. KELOWNA, BC, Sept. 29.—Demand for an immediate in- vestigation into the fruit and yegetable marketing combine named by Godfrey Isaacs was contained in a resolution passed by Glenmore local of the British Columbia Fruit Growers’ As- sociation at its last meeting. (Continued on page 5) — See COMBINE flanked by the scout |. PREMIER IS AFRAID OF PROBE BLUBBER BAY, BC, Sept. 29.—Before the Pacific Lime company here rejected the ar- bitration board’s findings, fore- ing union employees to strike, Sergeant T. D. Sutherland in. charge of provnicial police in this company town tried to hire eight relief recipients at Gib-_ son’s Landing to act as strike- breakers in the strike which, at that time, had not been called. Since Sutherland is also relief administrator at Gibsons Landing, the men approached had either to scab or face the possibility of being eut off relief. This charge was contained in affidavits presented iby John Stan- ton, union counsel, to Attorney-— General Gordon Wismer and its seriousness determined his deci- sion to conduct an investigation into police activities here. and police officials went to Premier Pattullo, urs- ing him toe veto the inquiry De- cause of what it would reveal. (Continued on page 6) See BLUBBER BAY NAZIS SEEK B.C. MINERALS With powerful Japanese inter- ests already controlling many Bri- tish Columbia mineral and timber concessions in the Queen Ghar- lottes and Vancouver Island, Nazi German interests are now reported to ibe seeking raw materials in this province. For the past three weeks a group attached to the commercial divi- sion of the German legation in Montreal has been in this city con- tacting Mining interests with a view to diverting part of British Columbia’s huge mineral output to Germany’s war needs. Although denial that any deals were made has been issued, it is rumored that the Nazis have reached tentative agreements here. Veterans organizations in Van-— couver, which have already sent protests to Victoria and Ottawa against Japanese control of BC's natural resources, are considering new representations to Otawa. Japanese interests were also re- ported this week to be seeking to Purchase two mining areas situated at strategic points along the BC coast. Paddy O’Connor Killed In Spain Belated word of the death on the Aragon front in Spain of Paddy O'Connor reached Vancouver by letter this week. O'Connor, a volunteer in the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, was formerly a member of the Relief Project Workers Union here and was on the On-To-Ottawa trek in 1935. He is survived by a brother, believed to be living in the Fraser Valley. Storm O Protest Breaks ‘France Will Pay Dearly,’ Declares Soviet Paper LONDON.— The great- est betrayal of all his- tory! This is the reaction of British and French fa- bor,, of the millions who supported the Peace Al- liance in Britain, of the other millions who com- pose the living bulwark against fascism, the Peo- ple’s Front of F rance, to the agreements reached at Munich. For, while the shadow of imminent war has temporarily lifted, the People of Britain and France realize that not only has Czechoslovakia been sacrificed, but their own countries have been brought percept- ibly closer to the menace of fascism. By the retreat before the threats of Hitler and’ Mussolini Britain and France have weal ened their own position and strengthened the fascist dic- tators at a time when 4 strons united front of the great capi- talist democracies with the Soviet Union must have forced the fascist states to withdraw. Weither Hitler nor Mussolini was in any position to wage war. Hit- ler realized this, Mussolini, for all his bravado, realized this—and so did Chamberlain. In Italy there have been anti- war demonstrations this weel. The German people also demonstrated their desire for peace. Neither of the fascist dictators could count on the people. It required the efforts of a Chamberlain, cynically pre— pared to sacrifice democracy, -to extricate them from the difficulties C€zech resistance to their blackmail had created. Tate last night the @zechs were still silent on the four-power agree- Ment ceding Czech territory to Germany. Nothing has angered the peo- ple of Britain and France more than the effrontery which denied the Czechs the right te partici- pate in discussions to decide the fate of their own country. At scores of meetings last night Chamberlain was condemned for conceding to Hitler the very Points on which overwhelming British opinion has demanded there must be no concession. Chamberlain’s deliberate exclu: sion of Czechoslovakia and the So- viet Union from vital discussions, his agreements with Germany and Italy have revealed the true pur- pose of his policy. The fuise of peacemaker can serve him no longer. The storm of protest which broke over Britain and France, still tense with the fear of war, to- night is only a whisper compared to what will arise when the full import of Ghamberlain’s betrayal becomes apparent. (Continued on page 5) See CZECHS Plebiscite Will Be Taken On Public Ownership In Victoria VICTORIA, BG, Sept. 29. — Cir- culation of a petition requesting the city council to hold 4 plebiscite to determine citizens’ attitude to civic Ownership of light, power and transportation utilities, was an- nounced by Victoria Public Owner- Ship League this week. & preliminary meeting of the new organization, which is non-— political in nature, was held in the YMCA Monday evening, when it was decided to place the objectives before the public at a mass meet-— ing to be called soon. Considerable information has already been gath- ered on the success of public owner- ship and Canadian cities are being Circularized to determine costs of such procedure and the usual meth- ods by which they are financed.