150 Delegates To Atten d Annual Gathering Communist Parley Slated for Dec. 3 Wancouver will play host next month to Communists from every part of the province when delegates berin to arrive in the city for the opening of the Communist party's provincial convention scheduled for December 3, 4 and 5 at the Labor Temple. Expected to be the biggest iu history—some 150 delegates are planning to attend—the conven-— Hon will also present a program of outstanding interest, featuring u mass rally at the Empress Theatre 9n Sunday night and a closiny lance in honor of delegates at the Vancouver city committee lined up &s master of ceremonies. Among members attending the business sessions will be fraternal delegates from the US Communist Party's’ Northwest District, slated to outline the work of American Communists in helping to build a democratic front. Another fraternal delegation will attend from the Alberta provincial committee of the Communist party, which will bring word to BC of party activi- ties in helping defeat bie business in its attack against the progres- Sive Aberhart povernment. Labor Temple, 805 East Pender, with Phil Gibbens of the party's Still another headline speaker to address the convention will be Bob Kerr, former political repre— sentative of the Mackenzie-Papi- neau Battalion in Spain, who will speak expressly on the Spanish People’s Front and the role of the international Brigade during the first two years of the Spanish war. The gathering will tackle a three point program of great importance for the province, stated Fergus McKean, provincial secretary. Dele— Sates will take under discussion a peace policy for BC to make its coastline safe from fascist agpres- sion; curbing of further economic penetration by Japan and an end to espionage by Japanese fascist agents. Discussion will also center around developing a pressure move- ment in the province to force the Canadian government to enact a foreign policy in line with collec- tive security against agepression and trage agreements in the best interests of peace. A domestic policy calling for a jobs and recovery program, a de mand for municipal relief from the taxation burden and a thorough discussion on trade union problems, particularly those relating to pres- ervation of unity within the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, will round out in general the three— day gathering. PEOPLE’S ADVOCAT THE VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1938 STOP KNEELING IN DUST BEFORE CHAMBERLAIN —Clark JBC Professor Urges Canada To Break With Betrayer Of Czecho- slovakia Canadians were urged “to ease getting down in the dust efore the idol of British for- ign policy” by Dr. A. F. B. dark, professor of modern mguages at the University of ritish Columbia, in a forth- ight address to the annual eace conference held in Hotel reorgia last weekend by Van- Revolt In Palestine guver Branch of the League of ations Society. “In these days,’ Professor Clark sclared, “no professor is safe in S ivory tower unless it is fortified t0 a pilibo= I am speaking on in- rnational affairs from a public atiorm for the first time and, I arm you, I do not intend to pull y punches.”’ in a speech as frank as his warn- &, Prof. Clark dencunced Brit- h foreign policy over the past ro. decades as “ghastly incom- stence” and stated that no Cana- an who valued democracy could il to be alarmed by the pro- scist tendencies of the British ibinet. Wor, he said, could Canadians more pro-fascist trends in Can- @, particularly in Quebec under e padlock law. ‘TIT am not saying that Chamber m is a fascist,” Prof. Clark con- ued, “but IT am saying that if u accept the thesis that he and me of his supporters are fascists, explains a good many puzzling ints in recent British foreign licy. Why,” he said, “did Britain not Haborate with Russia in the re- nt crisis and why was Russia t represented at Munich? And ally, why were so many English ‘ds taking tea with Hitler last mmer? TI agree with those who term > Munich settlement a betrayal Czechoslovakia. Munich marked > final verdict on British and ench statesmanship since the rsailles Treaty was drawn up. nich was the nemesis of misuse a great opportunity in Novem- S shsb Ir. Clark stated in conclusion ut he did not for a moment cou- er that advocates of collective urity should give way to despair. spite the weakening effects of mich, the strength still lay with - forces of peace. British foreign icy, which should be supported y when it led in the direction peace, could be changed and a ind international structure might be established. uumcil Holds Up is Line Extension roposed extension of the Cambie set bus line to the city centre s referred back to utilities com- tee by city council Monday. id. Walford Wilson told the meil he understood a petition 3s being circulated asking that Sixteenth avenue car be nov sontinued and that he wished all idents of the districts affected express their opinion before go- ahead with the scheme. The council should. take re- Osibility in this matter,” de- “ed Ald. J. W. Cornett. “T don’t any reason why this extension uld not be put into effect im- liately. The BCElectric is hold- discontinuation of the car line r our heads as a condition for extended bus line, and fi think neil should demand the bus in addition to the Sixteenth Arabs and Jews. A timber yard in Haifa, Palestine, gees up in flames after a raid on the town by Arabs fighting against the partition plan, which Great Britain was recently forced to withdraw as a result of opposition from both Vancouver Trades Council Asks Autonomy For Canadian Congress CALIFORNIA CIO AGAIN UNITED LOS ANGELES, Calif—A pro- Bram of cooperation drawn up at a joint meeting of the California Tndustrial Union Council executive and representatives of three power-— ful international unions has re- stored unity to CIO ranks in this city. A small group from several af- filiated CIO unions withdrew from the Los Angeles Council a short time ago in a dispute over the call- ing of the state convention. Immediate reaffiliation of the locals that withdrew is provided in the settlement. Another confer- ence to work out further details will be called later by P. M. Con- nelly, president of the state coun- eil. The program laid down by the first conference included the fol- lowing points: i. Settlement of all disputes within the structure of the CIO. 2. Affiliation of all CTO unions to their respective industrial union councils for the “advancement of the CLO as a whole in California.”’ 3. Cooperation of these councils with their affiliated unions, re— specting the autonomous rights of these unions, and giving their prob— lems priority over all other council matters. inter-union democratic Plebiscite Called For City Market Gity council Monday formally agreed to a plebiscite at the com- ing civic elections for the erection of a new public market on the site of the present market. Voters will be required to state whether, “assuming further allow- ances to the city can be obtained from the government,” they are in nue car service.” favor of the city “borrowing $200,- A resolution from Port Arthur Trades and Labor Council urging all Canadian trades coun- cils to press for continued Canadian autonomy enabling Congress to charter federal unions, was endorsed by Vancouver Trades and Labor Council Tuesday, despite opposition from sev- eral delegates who declared they “did not know enough about the subject” had discussed it with their local unions. “We have been discussing this matter now for two years,” declared Charles Stewart, chair- man of the organizing committee. “All the delegates are fully aware of what it means and the council should take a stand in favor of Canadian autonomy before Secretary Bengough meets the executive board of the AFL, in Washington in a few weeks’ time.” f Secretary Perey Bengough an-f nounced definitely that he was in favor of the resolution. “It is not an tion,”” he stated. ‘INeither does it .deal with the CIO or the con- troversy which has been rampant over the line. If you believe that the policy the Canadian Trades and Labor Council has followed since 1910 is correct, if you believe it is to the advantage of the trade union movement in Canada for your executive to be able to influ- ence provincial and federal govern- ments in the interests of Canadian workers, then you must be in favor of the resolution, as I am.” Delegate Scribbens, Civic Em- ployees’ Union, declared that the resolution tied closely in with resolutions passed by the council “to maintain the status quo” at the 54th convention of the Trades and Labor Congress in Niagara Falis recently. “We sent the largest group of delegates to that® convention with instructions to maintain the status quo,’ he declared. “Canadian au- tonomy is naturally included in the status quo.” “The vast majority of Canadian labor want to maintain autonomy ef Canadian councils,” Scribbens continued. “Any amendment to de- lay passing this resolution is not in the interests of organized labor.” Delegate Showler took exception to Scribbens’ remarks concerning instructions to WNiagara delegates and asked to be recorded as oppos- ing the resolution until he had had an opportunity to discuss it with his union. Delegate Holland, and Smith also requested that they be recorded as not voting on the resolution. Gopies of the resolution have been sent to the AFT executive, the Trades and Labor Congress executive and all trades councils in Canada. involved ques- 000 at 2 percent to erect a new Imarket building on Main street and extending to Pender street on the south.” to vote until they FAKE ‘LABOR’ PAPER EXPOSED As chairman of the Vancouver Trades Council committee to in- vestigate “Tabor Truth,”’ Birt Showler told delegates Tuesday that “‘this publication is endorsed by company unions and continually Opposes the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress and the ABT. it is supported by large advertise— ments inserted by prominent firms.’’ The committee, composed of Del- egate Showler, Arbuckle, and Max- well, recommended that an adver- tisement be inserted in the daily press personal columns twice a month announcing that the only labor paper owned and controlled by the Trades Council was the Labor Statesmen. Delegate Munro, Street Railway- men’s Union urged that emphasis be placed on the statement that “Labor Truth is not the voice of organized labor.”’ Secretary Bengough disagreed and declared that the paper did represent a portion of labor. “You might call it ‘His Master's Voice’,” he remarked, “since it is the voice of labor shackled, bound, and hogtied by big capital and firms like the Shipping Federa- tion, who dictate what is to be written in such publications.’ Groups To Study City Manager Pian On a motion by Alderman Hal- ford Wilson, Vancouver Council- Manager Association will be invited te attend the joint committee to study civic administration, city council decided Monday. Other associations invited are Trades and Labor Council, Junior and Senior Boards of Trade, Fed- erated ~tepayers, Associated Property— Owners,- Service Clubs co AFL Head Concedes CIO Unity Green Admits Labor Demands End To Trade Union Split , bodies, Green wrote there could be no doubt of the desire of the wage earners for a united labor move- ment. stated the article in part: “The AFL believes the difficulties in the way of unity are not insurmount- able if there are sincere and dis- interested attempitts to make peace. “Questions of overlapping juris- diction, rights in union benefit Systems, treasuries, etc. can be solved when the will to unity can prevail.”’ Green’s article was interpreted as reflecting the increasing senti- ment among the rank and file and imany leading officials of the fed- eration for an end to;the split in the trade union movement, brought about by expulsion of CLIO affiliates in 1936. Leading labor men in both Can- ada and United States were quick to greet publication of the state- ment, at the same time turning their attention to speculations on how President Green intends to The American Federation of Labor’s “open door” to further unity discussions with the CIO, announced at the Houston con- vention, swung a little wider recently with appearance in the current issue of the American Federationist of a signed article by President William Green declaring the workers want and can achieve unity in the labor movement. In one of his first definite statements conceding possibility of an end to the costly dispute between the two great labor translate the pro-unity sentiment into concrete action and practical proposals. It was pointed out that he has a splendid opportunity dur- ing the present constitutional con- vention of the CLO, meeting in Pittsburgh. €@iO leaders have con- sistently indicated their desire for further discussions leading to unity. Mediation proposals made by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins have been finding increasing favor in AFI ranks, and it is believed her intervention has been a deter- mining factor in Green’s apparent change of heart. in Toronto last week, Madame Perkins told reporters she had “a lively hope and faith that unity be- tween the ARI, and CIO unions will come about. “I would like to see peace on terms that are just, reasonable and that will be permanent,” she said. “I have noted the editorial which appeared in the APT. monthly It indicates real hope that peace be— tween the unions will come.” Peace Meet Denounces Appeasement Policy This was made clear Sunday Bight at the Dominion Theatre when several hundred church mem- bers and peace supporters, repre- senting a considerable cross-section of public life, voted almost unani- mously for a group of resolutions presented by the Peace Action Week Committee urging rejection of fascist appeasement, demanding the Canadian government join the bloc of democratic governments opposing Hitler and Mussolini, abandonment of the Angio-ttalian pact, and an embargo against ex- ports to Japan and boycott against Japanese goods. Presented as a “test”? of the audience’s opinions, reading of the resolutions was accompanied by an explanation that none would be forwarded to the authorities or yovernments named. All were passed by an overwhelming major- ity, the one regarding the Japa- mese embargo and boycott with no opposition. The Dominion Theatre meeting was the final rally of Peace Action Resentment against fascist aggression and a desire for col- lective security and peace with justice is by no means limited to labor and progressive circles in Vancouver. Week, and featured addresses by Professor Sedgwick, Mrs. Rex Eaton, Rabbi Eisen, Dr Gerald Switzer and Dr. John Carruthers of Berkeley, California. All speakers stressed the need for rebuilding the League of Wations and re-establishment of the col lective security policy without which, in Dr. Switzer’s words, “civilization will so down before aggression and out like a suttering candle.’ : Referring to the Nazi's attack on the Jews, Rabbi Eisen emphasized that Hitler had seized on the as-— Sassination of a German envoy in Paris aS an excuse for confisca- tion of Jewish property to bolster up tottering Nazi economy. “The Nazis had planned to con- fiscate Jewish wealth many years ago—all they needed for excuse was the foolish act of an embit— tered young nran, for which hun- dreds of thousands of people are how being made to suffer the tor- tures of the damned,’ Rabbi Hisen accused. Flousewives’ League Wins No Specified Weight For Veal, Says City Council consumption need not conform to a specified weight so long as it is more than three weeks old and properly matured. Recommending that the bylaw be tried out for six months Subject to revision, Alderman H. IL. Corey told council that it would “give the meat inspector power to exclude meat of any weight not fit to go before our people.’ Declaring that by setting no hard and fast rule the bylaw would Place extreme responsibility on civic officials, Ald. John Bennett said he believed the standard of quality would be raised if a weight limit were inserted. “The Housewives’ League investi- gated this -whole matter,’ re marked Alderman Helena Gut teridge “and they found that if the veal standard were raised to 85 Ibs., as suggested by Dr. Strong, the price would be beyond the reach of most consumers.’ “You might find a long-legged bony calf weighing 110 ibs., not fit for human consumption,” she con- tinued, “‘and a mature -well-fed Jersey beef, food meat, but only weighing 60 Ibs.” At a previous session of civic social services committse, Dr. Zera Strong, former city veterinarian, strongly opposed Dr. Mclachlan and urged council to impose a limit of 85 Ibs. for marketable dressed Council, Local Council of Women. veal. f Representations from the Housewives’ League, backed up by Dr. A. A. Mclachlan, civic meat inspector, for a decision by city council Monday that were responsible veal for human MATSQUI FACING: FINANCE CRISIS MATSQUI, BGC, Nov. 17.—Alder- men at Mondays council meeting were informed by Reeve Cruick— shank that the municipality was 1G & worse financial position than at any time during the last 50 years. Further credit had been refused by the bank and the muni_ cipality had over $2,000 in outstand_ ing debts, he said. The municipality, Reeve Cruick Shank continued, was trying to cope with a continually rising relief budget. Relief costs were now ap- preximately $560 a month, with an average of five application being received every day. Further reve. nues were not expected to exceed $1700. Declaring that it was now im- possible for the municipalities to grapple with the problem of relief any longer, Councillor Goodchild Said that the provincial govern- ment must be compelled to ease the Situation. Council also decided that regis- tered owners of property must also have citizenship papers to be eli- Zible to vote in the coming muni- cipal elections. ARMS FOR SPAT