Se EERSTE Manager Plebiscite EXTENSIVE DEACE WEEK >LANS MADE Expect Wellinston Koo To Speak At League For Peace, Democracy Meetings An extensive prosram has een arranged by a provincial eace Action Committee, head- d by Dr. W. G. Black, Ph.D., nd Eric Kelly, secretary of the ©asue of Nations Society, for 1e celebration of Peace Week, lovember 6 to 13. Sleosans endorsed by the com- mittee are “Peace Action,” “Back Oo Gollective Security’ and ‘Peace with Justice” rather than peace at any price. Represented on the joint com- littee are the League of Wations ociety, League for Peace and De- iecracy, Ministerial ~ Association, arent Teachers Association, Local ouncil of Women, Greater Van- guvVer Youth Council and the Fomen’s International League for eace and Preedom. Contests are being arranged for osters, cartoons and window cards mone artists, essay and poster ympetitions in the schools. Per- assion is beings sought to issue a ecial peace stamp for use during is week. Tentative plans for the week in- ude special peace services and a ass meeting on Sunday, Neovem- sx «66; «€©Local Council of Women ynference on Monday; Wemen’s 1termational Tseague conference 1d &a special Chinese benenmt per- Tmance on Tuesday Leasue for Pace and Democracy annual con- mtion and mass meeting on VWed- ssday; Youth Council Grand rally the Auditorium on Thursday, yecial services at the Cenotaph ia 4«Ghrist Church on Friday; sasuie of INations luncheon, con- rence and panel discussion on iturday. A grand rally of all peace or anisations will be held on Sun- lay, November 13, to receive re- orts and resolutions from meet-— ass durine the week. Toeai Peace Action committees li be formed in each district so at the whele province may take zt in planned activities during e week. As part of the Peace Week acti- ies) the League for Peace and smocracy will hold its annual nyention on Wednesday, Novem- r 9, in Victory Hall. Gommencing with registration of legates at 9 am, business Sessions 1] continue throughout the day. A public meeting at night has en planned, at which speakers li probably be Dr. Wellington leader and +0, famous Chinese presentative at Geneva, and anley E. Jones, well known thor and lecturer. 2ek False Creek jaduct Extension 4 special committee of the civic ard of works will consider a an submitted by Grandview amber of Commerce to extend mst Avenue viaduct westward by other span over False Creek and sbward by a new road to connect th Lougheed Hizhway. Stating that the estimated cost such a viaduct would be approx— ately $1,000,000, Charles Smith, lepate from Grandview Chamber Commerce, declared that sale of 0 city-owned ilots in that area the increased value created by 2 duct would provide sufficient ids to pay for the project. city Exmgineer Brakenridge was red toe confer with the govern- mnt on the completion of the ugheed Highway, and the ifeas- ity of a viaduct across False elk Labor Parties Make Investigation British Arms Graft Revealed LONDON, England, Oct. 27.— Britain’s Home Office faces a flood of embarassing questions when parliament reassembles as a result of investigations “now under way by local branches of the Labor Party. Startling evidence of pro- fiteeringe in Air Raid Precaution materials during the peak of the recent Czechoslovakian crisis has been uncovered. At the highest point in the cri- Sis essential materials used in erecting defenses against air raids jumped as high as 200 percent in most parts of the country, accord- ing to reports reaching party head- quarters in Transport House. Prices of blankets, corrugated iron, timber, sand and sandbags soared skyward, and municipal authorities in various parts of the country are now faced with gigan- tic bills from companies handling the materials. Men claim they were actually blackmailed into accept- ing the goods at the high prices. Proof of ARP profiteering now being collected by the Labor Party will be used as a basis for ques- tions which Labor MP’s will asx when parliament gets under way. THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1938 Heads Federation Reception [im London Organized Was Used For Political Ends, Says Morrison LONDON, England, Oct. 27— Charge that part of the reception Siven Prime Minister Chamber- lain on his return from Munich was “organized for political ends” was made by Herbert Morrison, MP in a speech at Wigan re- cently. “While there was genuine re lief expressed, some of the re- ception was organized for poli- tical ends,” Morrison declared. “At least one firm making cinema newsreels exploited the occasion for political ends, while another firm, taking a broader view of its responsibilities, was subjected to some sort of unofficial political censorship. ‘Tt is time,” Morrison con- tinued, “that the film industry let us have the facts about this un- doubted unofficial political cen- sorship. Tt is monstrous that political interests should be exer— eising some sort of control over newsreels.” Vets To Speak MISSION, BC, Oct. Ganadian volunteers, recently re- turned from Spain, will speak at 27 Two the CCF open forum here this Sat- urday night. VINCENTE TOLEDANO Mexican trade union leader, is shown (seated) being inducted as president of the newly-formed Confederation of Workers of Latin-America. The Latin-Amer- ican Labor Congress, at which the Confederation was formed, was held in Mexico City last month. Delegates from Iabor organizations in all Latin-Amer- ican countries attended the con- gress and fraternal delegates were sent by labor organizations in France, Spain, Sweden, Nor- way, New Zealand, Indian and China. The congress was greet ed by President Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico and addressed by such outstanding labor leaders as John EZ. Lewis, C§lIOQ head, Leon Jou- haux, head of the French Con- federation of Labor, and Edo Fimmen, secretary-general of the international Transport Work- ers Federation. Granby Reaps Grim Profits From War Wet profit recorded by Granby Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company, Ltd., for the quarter ena- ed Sept. 30 was $109,402. Since the entire output of Gran- bys Copper Mountain mine 1s being shipped to Japan for war purposes, the company’s profits are literally paid for by the lives of the Chinese people. Gross profits for the quarter were $198,861 and average monthly shipments to Japan amounted to $2,473,856. Total shipments for the quarter were 7,421,567 pounds. Iv’ll Be Bigger ‘n’ Better! Tickets -- 50 and 25 cents LONDON LABOR PARTIES WANT STRONG STAND Condemn Weak Attitude Of Labor Leadership In Opposing Hitler’s Demands (Special to People’s Advocate) LONDON, Eng., Oct. 27.— Symptomatic of the srowing de- mand of rank and file members of the Labor party for greater unity and a stronger stand against the national govern- ment’s policies are the resolu- tions passed by several Labor parties in South London. Meeting in closed session, mem- bers of Labor parties in the sub- urbs of Clapham, Balham, Tooting and Central Wandsworth passed a resolution condemning -the “weak attitude” of Major Clement Attlee, opposition leader in the House of Commons, and other Labor party leaders during the Czechoslovak erisis. The resolution stated that the Labor party leadership had failed to give the strong opposition to Hitler’s demands that would have made it impossible for Chamber- lain to distort the issues at stake and so sway public opinion. A conference of borough Labor parties, trade unions and co-op guilds held at Balham passed a resolution stating that “the atti- tude of the Labor party during the crisis has weakened its positiou in a general election” and demand- €q that the Labor party ask the cabinet to explain: its departure from “the policy of the League of Nations.’ “The blatant refusal to invite the cooperation of the USSR.” The ‘dictatorial attitude of the prime minister im nepgotiatine without consulting parliament.” The conference also went strong- ly on record as opposing industrial and military conscription. Labor party speakers tempted to defend the position taken by the party leadership came under heavy criticism from the floor. who at- LONDON, Eng., Oct. 27.—Repre- senting 30,000 organized workers, Lambeth Labor Party and Trades Council have sent a joint resolu- tion to Prague Trades Council “to assure the workers of Prague of the shame and horror which the working people of Britain feel for the betrayal of Czechoslovakia and peace which Chamberlain has perpe- trated in our name.” REPEAL BILL 389 Third Semi-Annual Empress Theatre ejecte ttempt To Force Issue Spurned By City Aldermen Vancouver Organizations Invited To Confer On Civic Administration Replying to a request from Vancouver Council-Mianager As- sociation the city council Tuesday decided not to hold a plebiscite on the city manager plan at the December elections. It further decided to hold a round table conference to which representatives of the trades and labor council, senior and junior boards of trade, Federated Ratepayers, Property Owners Asso- ciation, Service Clubs Council and Local Council of Women would be invited, to study civic administration and submit pro- posals to improve the present financial situation. Asking the council to take a stand one way or another, the as- sociation announced its intention or applying for charter amend-— ments to enable election of a larger eouncil if the city did not do so itself. The proposed amendments would divide the city into six voting dis- tricts, each district to elect four unpaid councillors. These twenty— four councillors would then elect a mayor, Six aldermen and a city Manager and would determine the salary of the manager, mayor ahd aldermen. “T don’t see how we can possibly hold a plebiscite at the coming election,” Aid. Halford Wilson re- marked. “The people are not fully informed on the plan.” Ald. H. L. Corey felt that a ‘‘re- ferendum at such short notice would be a stab in the dark.” “The only group taking any in- terest in a city manager is infini- tesimal compared to the whole city. Ne satisfactory result could be ob- tained at such short notice as the period left is not long enough to educate the people,’ he declared. Alderman Helena Gutteridge re- marked that the Council-Manager Association had still to show the council what benefits would acemie to the city by adopting such a plan. “They must either charge us with in efficient administration, which I defy anyone to prove,” Gutteridge continued, “or point out the bene— fits we can obtain from the pro- posed change.” Recommending the round table conference, Ald. Corey stated he would like to see the Lions Club present at such a meeting. “They heard one side of the question from Mr. Barrett-Lennard and not the other side, then sent in a resolution in favor of a city manager,’ he declared. Corporation Counsel McTaggart pointed out that it was mot neces- sary for the council to obtain char- ter amendments to elect a city manager. “Phe council manager act en- ables the city to set up a city manager if it wishes provided the numiber of aldermen remains as it is,’ he said. “A charter amendment will be necessary to obtain a larger council.” Joint Meet Staged Release Of Imprisoned Single Jobless Demanded Severe criticism of the unemployment policy pursued by federal, provincial and civic authorities was the keynote of speeches at a packed protest meeting sponsored by the Citizens’ Defense Committee in the Empress Theatre Sunday night. John Stanton, city barrister, told the audience that conviction of 150 Single unemployed could be ap- pealed to the Supreme Court, which would be costly, or the city by- law could be amended to allow bhun- gry men to go to the public for aid until the government provided for them. “If we can’t get the by-law amended, we must elect a city council that will amend it,’ he declared amid applause. Grant MeNeil, CGF MP, com- mending single unemployed men “for their discipline and organised effort to obtain results,” remarked that he “found it difficult to find strong enough language to de- Scribe the attitude of the federal house members when discussing unemployment.’’ “Our unemployment service doesn’t work because of political patronage,’ MeWNeil declared. “The dishonesty is appalling. The gov- ernment is determined to suppress rather than alter conditions which cause such discontent. The new policy announced is only another guise to smash organisation.” An appeal to women to help in the single unemployed struggle was made by Alderman Helena Gutter— idge, heartily echoed by Mrs. Cow- sill, secretary of the Citizen's De- Cosmopolitan Concert Sunday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. GYMNASTIC DISPLAY — MASSED CHOIRS — ORCHESTRAL INTERLUDES —— STAGE SHOW On Sale at NEW AGE BOOK SHOP, 50-A East Hastings Street, and at EMPRESS THEATRE... FRIDAY and SATURDAY fence committee. “Tf the women today don’t rea- lise that the boys are fighting the battle for them, some day their Own sons may go to Oakalla,’”’ the CCF alderman declared. ‘““‘We must fightfor our freedom by organisa- tion and determination.” Pointing out that the city was “doing the dirty work for provin- cial and federal governments,” Mal- colm Bruce, Dominion committee member of the Communist party, told the enthusiastic audience that “we must see that more friends of the common people, of the single unemployed, are elected to the city council.”’ “By uniting, organising and fight- ing ,we can compel the authorities te deal with the problem in a vastly different way,”’ Bruce said. A wire, unanimously endorsed by the audience of 1500, was des- patched immediately to the Attor- ney General, protesting sentences meted out to 150 single unem- ployed, and demanding their imme- diate release. John Matts, secretary of the RPWU, briefly outlined the union’s history and made an earnest ap- peal for moral and financial as- sistance. Ernest Cumber was Chairman.