” Hundreds Attend Annual Affair Cosmopolitan Concert Great Success ANCOUVER’S national groups, well on the way to establish- ing a name for themselves in the citys cultural movement, rose a step higher in the estimation of a capacity audience at the Empress Theater Sunday night with pre- sentation of the third annual Cos- mopolitan Concert in aid of the Clarion-Advocate press drive. Concert-goers who scanned the lengthy program at the opening Selection, presented by the Com- bined Cosmopolitan Orchestra ) REVELSTOKE, BC, Nov. 3 — Demand that the government oil the Trans-Canada Highway from Pritchard to Leanchoil, a distance of 346 miles, only 10 miles of which is now hard-surfaced, was voiced a joint meeting here of the Highway Associa- tion and the Okanagan-Cariboo Trail Association. The resolution stated that the highway was not in fit condition to take care of ex- a TRINITY 315 —_ pected traffic next year. FLOUR SOINTULA CO-OPERATIVE STORE Sointula, B.C. GROCERIES AND GAS Agents for Buckerfield’s Ltd. — HAY : rot, PURE oO FEEDS Vancouver SESSCSCSSCOSOSSO FOOD Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince Rupert, New Wetminster, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton Kelly Douglas Co. Ltd. TRADES COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS ON CONGRESS ‘Resolutions Must Be Made Part Of Trade Union Life,’ States W. Stewart “We should not forget all about these resolutions and leave them lying around as bits of paper. They should be made part of the trade union life in our locals and used to assist in our own problems.” So urged William Stewart, dele- Bate to the 54th Congress of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, during his report at the Vancouver Trades and Labor Coun- cil Tuesday. “President Draper rebuked the trade union movement in Can- ada for not getting into politics,” Stewart continued. “‘He said he hoped to sit in the House of Com- mons and hear a trade union member introduce legislation for organised labor, but he had not been able to do that yet.” “President Draper also found it necessary,” said Stewart, “to get ento platforms to oppose the Que- bee padlock taw and urged the trade union movement to do like- wise.”’ The long delayed report was opened by Secretary Percy Ben- gough, who stated that if the policy of the Canadian trade union move— ment, “referred to as the status quo,” took up most people’s thoughts, it was “the most particu- lav question before the congress.” Another resolution receiving ser ious consideration and much dis- eussion was that urging Premier Mackenzie King to state Canada’s stand behind democratic nations to prevent further growth of fascist powers, passed unanimously just at the time of the Czechoslovakia erisis. - INJUNCTION HIT Bengough told of a speech by Hen. Peter Heenan, minister of lands and finance, who urged dele- gates to continue their demand for the right to organise. Delegates examined the Domin- ion Housing act, Bengough said, and Congress was instructed to take up with the government the insertion of a fair wage clause in every housing contract.”’ The congress was also instruct— ed to have the government’s pol- icy clearly defined in favor of “peaceful picketing.” Bengouzgh explained that injunctions taken out could entirely ruin the union’s efforts. “By the time an injunction is lifted,’ he said, “it would be too late to have any ef- fect in favor of the union. These things are definitely used against the working people.” Deploring that the Congress had been held in a “non-union” town, Bengough remarked that Vancou- ver “had again lost out and the next congress would be held in London, Ontario.” Later in the metting, delegates passed a unanimous resolution, urging the Trades Congress to hold all future meetings in towns and cities where a minimum number of locals were operating. PRODUCTS : Canada Aguirre Gerda Elected President: Setback For Fascists _ SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 3—Fascism, which has made con- siderable inroads into South America, suffered a severe setback last week when Pedro Aguirre Cerda, candidate of the People’s Front of Chile, defeated the reactionary Gustavo Ross by a vote of 212,000 to 195,000 to become the first People’s Front president of Chile. Cerda had the support of the united forces of Communist, Socialist, Radical and Democratic parties, as well as the backing of the powerful United Confederation of Labor of Chile. The Feople’s Front victory was achieved in face of a vicious campaign of terrorism and corruption waged by the reactionary parties. A huge election fund was raised by reactionary interests and attempts made, as in last year’s national elections, to buy votes in backward areas in a desperate effort to defeat the People’s Front. At the Chilean national elections in March, 1937, the parties of the People’s Front succeeded in electing 10 senators and 66 deputies, including seven Communists, headed by Carlos Con- treras Labarca, general secretary of the Communist Party of Chile. 2 The Chilean Senate has 45 seats and the Chamber of Depu- ties, 143 seats. Chile, after Brazil, has been the chief point of fascist concen- tration in South America because of its tremendous natural re sources and particularly its importance as a source of nitrates. Under Ex-President Alessandri fascist interests secured impor- tant economic and political positions. Was Staunch Democrat Labor Movement Pays Last Respects To Mrs. M. Maley Death of Mrs..-Minnie Maley last week left another gap in the ranks of the old timers responsible for carrying through the work of the Jabor movement in Vancouver thirty years. * Associated with the old Socialist Party of Canada at the openings of the century, Mrs. Maley was one of the first to join the sroup form- ing the Communist Party when the SP of € split on the question of affiliation to the Communist Inter- national. Working mostly among women, She was a charter member of the Women’s Labor League and later also of the Mother’s Council, the organization which grew out of the struggles of the relief camp work— ers in 1935. Members of these organizations turned out in strength last Priday to pay last respects to her at fun- eral services conducted by the during the past Mothers’ Council. Another old time member of the movement, Bill Bennett, behalf of the Communist Party and Mrs. Annie Stewart of the Mothers’ Council” delivered the farewell speech at the graveside. A consistent friend of the Soviet Union, an enemy of oppression in all forms, she desired to see an end to misery and want and knew these could be ended only by or- Sanization. It was this knowledge ot her character which led mourn-— ers at the funeral Friday to de— Care: “The best monument we can erect to Mrs. Maley is to continue buildings the labor movement.”’ Greetings to The People’s Advocate! Salmon Purse Seiners’ Union - Local 141 gave a short address on ~ Affiliated Trades and Labor Congress of Canada i164 East Hastings Street = <_4(_ SECOND SYMPHONY CONCERT )~—_>» JOAN PEEBLES CANADA’S GREATEST CONTRALTO in Arias from “Il Trovatore” and “Carmen” Orpheum Theatre Sunday, November 13th, 3 p.m. TICKETS: 25¢ to $2.00, at M. A. KELLY CO., 659 GRANVILLE st. 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