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FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND DEMOCRACY

FULL No. 203

VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1938

REVIEW OF
THE WEEK
AT THE
HOUSE

by
| Nigel Morgan

HOSEN by the government as
its ablest debater, if not the
ablest in the House, Dr. Weir broke
the humdrum of the budget debate
Ss it died until next session with a
spirited defense of his progressive
policies. Making a sharp contrast
to the parochial complaints, quack
remedies and the “alfalfa’’ theories
advanced by most of his colleagues,
the Minister made a strone defence
of education as the greatest bul-
wark of democracy. He stressed
the necessity for extendin=e the
social services, pointing out with
all his professorial abilities that “it
is the only sure guarantee of our
mental and physics] héalth.”’ Weir
2iso expresséd his belief that ade-
quate welfare services are econo-
mical in the end.
e
RISENG out of the first item
Sranted in supply to His Ma-
jesty, some $8,687,941 to pay the
interest for this year on the pub-
lic dept, a question was put by
Harold Winch. The young CCE
whip asked Finance Minister Hart
what progress had been made with
His election promise of refunding
the debt at enormous savings in
interest, and recelved the reply
that while “the matter was still
under consideration, little pro-
Sress had been mede.”’ The Pre-
mier objected to the answer of his
Minister, obviously somewhat em-
barassed with the frank admission
that a cardinal plank in his 1933
platform had not been and was
mot being fulfilled.

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Rm. WINCH (the elder) broad-
ened his appeal for improve-
ment of conditions in our institu-
tions this week by including bear
cages. Demanding proper and
humane living quarters in all zoos
Ihe ably strengthened his case with
the use of pictures, and it appears
likely that as a result of his amaz-
ing industry, and his heartfelt de-
Sire to “live and let live,” the in-
habitants of BC’s zoological gar-
dens will be provided with bigger
adequate bathing facilities

Cages, L
and more natural surroundings.
Compulsory medical examinations

prior to marriage, 2 measure twice
before introduced by the Member
for Burnaby, has this year been
introduced by the Government. The
new bill will not forbid marriages
where tests reveal an existence of
venereal disease, but
pated will discourage weddings in
such cases. Results of the tests
will be made known to both parties
before the license is to be issued.

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AKING issue with Minister of

Labor Pearson, Sam Guthrie,
veteran member of organized labor.
made a strong appeal for action
to reduce accident tolls in logging
camps. Pearson said: “We can
see no evidence that speeding up
ef operations has any connection
with accidents; the trouble is there
is a lack of fear on the part of
many of these men.’ Guthrie point-
ed out “that men, particularly in
a2 bad piece of timber, are com-

pelled to work at breakneck speed |

because they must earn their bread
and butter.’ Also under fire this
week was the government's forest
policy, which came in for severe
eriticism from both CCE and Con-
servative members who made an
energetic appeal for replanting of
logged off areas. Colin Cameron
demanded the government accept
the report of its Chief Forester,
which showed there was a2 heavy
overcut on the coast and that the
end of the supply of fir timber was
already in sight. R. L. Maitland
demanded more rigid control be
exercised over the cutting of small
wood for Christmas trees, the gov-
ernment trying to calm opposition
members by saying “that the situa-
tion is well in hand.’’
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PpEOvIpING a strange contrast

in the estimate debate is the
expenditures voted for the upkeep

ef Government House, high-up
fovernment officials and depart—
mental wastages in comparison

With the consideration given insti-
tutions and socal welfare work.
The sum of $37,088.00 was calmly
voted for the annual upkeep of

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The wife of China’s generalissimo

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visits a girls’ Camp of the Chinese

Youth Corps and aids in the work of the camp committee.

Press Campaign Hits
New All-Time Record

Final results of British Columbia’s press drive, closed by tre-
mendously successful dances at the Trianon and Embassy ball-
rooms last week, have shown the splendid total of $3,963.75, in-
cluding 794 subscriptions, drive manager W. Ravenor reported

Thursday.

Of the 46 main committees, 35°.

exceeded their objectives. Nineteen
attained over i130 percent, seven
passed the 170 percent mark and
four obtained 200 percent. Only
four main committees failed to
reach 70 percent.

Trade unionists committees have
achieved great things, indicated by
the Hotel and Restaurant Work-
ers, who, with an objective of $50,
turned in four times this amount,
a total of $209.75, over 419 percent,

ineluding 35 subscriptions. The
committee leader, John Magnus,
turned in i4 subscriptions and

raised $45.25.

Nearly equalling these results
was the seamen’s sub-committee.
With a $75 quota the committee
of twelve raised $170 including
33 subscriptions. OQne member
alone raised close to $50, J.
Brown $20, J. Thompson $17.50,
J. Watson $15.50, and five other
members over $10 each.

Securing the support of the Vic-
toria Trades and Labor Council,
Fred Fox, leader of the Victoria
committee, sold the council five
subscriptions.

Another sub-committee of trade
unionists, headed by Pete Munro,
introduced the progressive press to
forty trade unions and was suc-
eessful in obtaining subscriptions
for the papers in all nineteen fire
halls in the city.

Excellent work was also done
by other trade union sub-commit—
tees including the waitresses, 242
percent, needletrades 240 percent,
electricians 216, bakers and drivers
178, mechanics 148, transport work-
€rs 150 percent.

Despite keen competition from
Vencouver Center, the Grand-
view committee, led by Alex
Sholdra, achieved 197 percent,
raising $445.30 on its quota of
$225.

Led by Sidney Dove, Vancouver
Center passed its $400 objective to
reach 172 percent, $689.57.

Burrard with its stiff objective
of $220 was successful under the
leadership of H. Asson to reach
$274.55, 124 percent. Wew Vest-

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See ALL-TIME RECORD

Victoria Pians
To Picket Scrap

VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 1.—Prepara-—
tions for picketing shipments of
serap iron destined for Japan have
been made here and will likely go
into effect early next week.

Endorsation of Nanaimo citi-
zens’ picket line has been given by
the Canadian Friends of the
Ghinese People, Mothers’ Council,
Lumber and Sawmill Workers’
Union and the Chinese Youth
Council.

A demand for picketing of junk
businesses in Victoria, aroused by
WNanaimo’s example, has resulted in
definite plans for picketing.

Book-A-Month
Plan Offered

The People’s Adovocate this
week announces a plan under
which circulation builders of
British Columbia’s progressive
home newspaper may obtain a
book each month.

Any group of persons or
Single individual, who secures
subscriptions, yearly and halt
yearly, to the value of $15 each
month, commencing Dec. 1, will
receive any one of the following
books:

Red Star Over China, by EHd-
gar Snow; United Front, Dimi-
troff; Leontiev’s Political Econ-
omy; Peril of Fascism, A. B.
Mapil and Henry Stevens; Hand-
book of Marxism, edited by
Emile Burns.

Only half-yearly and yearly
subscriptions will be included in
the total. No three-month subs
are eligible.

[Union Gets Contract

348, Motion Picture Pro-
jectionists Union, has obtained
three-year agreements with both
the new Paradise Theatre and the
Bay Theatre.

Business agent EF. G Graham
told the Advocate that these agree—
ments cover a payroll of over
$51,000 for both houses during the
three-year period.

Local

Wide Opposition
To Wear Shipments
Sweeps Vancouver

on the Evans Coleman dock.

Faced with a temporary strike,
Myer Franks, owner of the metal,
succeeded in hiring student welders
from a prominent welding school
in the city.. In addition Franks,
who is also connected with the
Scrap iron tied up at Nanaimo, is
understood to have hired one or
two other youths, one allegedly
under age, to act as checkers.

AS news of this action on the
waterfront became known, an-
nouncements from other quarters
indicated opposition to war aid for
Japan was taking on an organized
character in the City.

Yesterday the Canadian Leasue

for Peace and Democracy an-
nounced plans for a public mass

protest meeting within a few
days, which will be attended by
women delegates from Nanaimo’s
picket line. Date of the meeting
was to be decided by the week-
end, League officials stated.

Thursday night also saw a broad
meeting of church representatives,
women's groups and peace organi-
zations at First Baptist Ghurch,
sponsored by the Women’s Chris-
tian Temperance Union. The meet-
ing is wnderstood to have laid
plams to picket shipments of scrap
metal to Japan and endorsed
resolutions protesting Canadian aid
to aggressor mations, to be for-—
warded to Premier Mackenzie
King.

Earlier members of these same
organizations, including the WCTU,
League of Nations, Society and the
Ministerial Association, met and
Jaid plans for Thursdays meeting
and applauded Mrs. A. B. Jame
son’s speech advocating picketing
of the waterfront in which she de—
clared “it’s cricket to picket.”

[Meantime at Nanaimo one truck-

| driver with four helpers had begun

to move metal from the Five Acres
junkyards after D. E. Wallace,
owner of the truck, had produced
legal proof that he was the owner
of the 2000 tons of scrap. -

By succeeding in producing a
bill of sale, Wallace won his de-
mand for a license which was is-
sued by the department of public
works and immediately began haul-
ing under strong police escort
while pickets watched.

The citizens’ committee formed
two weeks ago to picket the scrap
hasS announced its intention of
maintaining picket lines and has
ealled a mass public meeting for
Friday evening.

To Admit Jews

CANBERRA, Australia. — The
Australian government will admit
25,000 Jewish refugees within the
next three years to alleviate the
sufferings of Hitler’s victims.

‘CP Convention Opens
Saturday Morning

at 9:30 a.m.

Kean, provincial secretary, will

entation of the main report. His
speech, which
discussion in later sessions, will be
based on the theme, “Jobs,
Democracy and Peace.’’

covery,
Sessions will continue through
Saturday, Sunday and a2 morning

session on Monday.

Sunday's sessions will close early
to make way for the convention
rally in the Empress Theatre.
Featured speakers will include Mc-
Kean and a delegate from the
Communist Party of United States.

Among recent affiliations to the

hood of Papermatkers, Victoria.

open the first session with a Dres- |

is expected to set}
the keynote for other reports and >

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BC Federation on Unemployment, .
is Local 367, International Brother-~*

Registration of delegates from outside points now in Van-
couver to attend the annual BC convention of the Communist
party which opens Saturday morning, was almost complete
today as party officials announced at least 150 would attend.

The gathering will get under ways
in the Labor Temple, |
805 Hast Pender, when Fergus Mc- |

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Opposition to shipments of scrap iron to Japan from BC, al-
ready a wide, popular movement on Vancouver Island, spread
into Mainland ports this weekend.

First indication of a possible tie-up in shipments from Van-
couver came Thursday, when it is understood union welders
quit their job of cutting up several hundred tons of serap stored

Four More
Pickets
Convicted

Jack Hole, Jacobs
Found ‘Guilty’
Gn Two Counts

Word was received by union
officials Thursday that Assize
Court jury had convicted all four
Biubber say pickets on the
Charge of “unlawful assembly.”

Jack Hole and Jce Jacob’s
were also found guilty of ricting,
but a recommendation for leni-
ency was given in Hole’s case.

Jury members retired late
Thursday at Assize Court to con-
sider their verdicts in the trials

of Jack Hole, secretary of the
Blubber Bay local, IwiaA, Roy
Abercrombie, Joe Jacobs and

Bob Gardiner, all charged with
“unlawful assembly” and rioting.
Throughout the trials, evidence
for the defence has proved that
the fracas at Blubber Bay on
September 17 was deliberately
Started by police in a ‘“‘demon-

stration of force which provoked -

a disturbance of the peace,’ de—
clared E. A. Lucas, union coun-
sel, addressing the jury. Jack
Etole, in cross-examination, stated
that evidence given by Serst.
Sutherland was a “tissue of lies.’

Summing up, Judge Denis
Murphy declared that “the courts
were open and if the police were
guilty, they could have been
brought to trial.’

Murphy told the jury “an ac-
quittal of Bob Gardiner would
be a violation of your oaths. You
will then be upholding the rule
Gf force against law.’

“This is not a dispute between
the company and the accused,”

the Judge continued, “but an
enquiry as to; whether the law
has been broken. Strikes are

in Canada, every man has
to strike providing h

legal
a right
keeps within the law.

“If police orders were im-
proper, citizens Should obey, then
bring them to court.”

Ronald McDonald, first Blub-
ber Bay picket to be tried, was
eonvicted last Friday at the As-
size Court on both charges of
rioting and “unlawful assembly.”

Sentence will be withheld until
the end of the Assizes.

At the district police court this
week, Cliff Melville, Blubber Bay
picket, was convicted by Magis-—
trate Filmore on a charge of as-
saulting Constable Ellis, despite
testimony from another picket
bhat it was he, and not Melville,
who kicked Ellis. Sentence will
be passed at a later date.

Trial of Tod McLennan, union
secretary, was remanded to Sat-
urday, December 38, owing to
absence of Colin Cameron, CCE
MIA, an important witness in
this case.

Gov’t Survey
For Hollyburn

VICTORTA, BCG, Dec. 1—Ex-
tensive plans for a whole survey of
the North Shore mountain areas
have been made by the government
with a view to establishing a large
park reserve on both Hollyburn
Ridge and Grouse Mountain.

A government representative
will probably start at the begin-—
ning of the year to ascertain own-
ership of the different areas and
will spend about two months mak-
ing a whole survey of the proposed
park area, Hon. Wells Gray, min-
ister of lands told the Legislature
recently. ‘

T is anticipated that the park
will extend from Howe Sound to
the Worth Arm.

Big business candidates for
the Vancouver mayoralty were
displaying extreme reluctance
this week in accepting the chal-
lenge issued Tuesday by Dr.
A. F. Barton for a public de-
bate with “any and all” of them
on the important issues facing

the city electorate.

Dr. Barton, standard bearer for
the labor-progressive civic cam-
paign committee in the mayoralty
contest, hurled his challenge at an
election meeting in Hastings Audi-
torium while outlining his platform
which, he declared, was the first
and only program yet advanced by
the five candidates Seeking the
mayor’s seat.

Up to Thursday he had received
no reply from either Mayor G. CG.
Miller, Non-Partisan ILeague can-
didate, or Col. Welson Spencer,
spokesman for the most reaction-
ary big business circles in the
city.

Earlier in the week Dr. Lyle Tel-
ford had declined WBarton’s pre-
vious offer to debate their respec-
tive policies. i= labor-progressive
candidate had written the CCE leg-
islative member a letter by regis-
tered mail later made Public, in
which he stated he considered him-
self the only progressive candidate
running for the mayor’s office,
Since he had been nominated by a
broadly representative conference
ef trade union, ratepayers and vet-
e€rans organizations.

On receiving Dr. Telford's re-
fusal to debate, Dr. Barton fol-
lowed up his earlier challenge with
2 press statement offering to meet
the CCE member for a public dis-
cussion “at any time after the
elections on December 15.”

Labor-Progressive candidates will
speak at a second meeting this
Friday, in the Horticultural Hall,
42nd and Fraser, 8 p.m.

Over 100,000 pictorial folders
will be distributed from house to
house, containing the complete

| platform for the candidates, their
biographies, a full list of onganiza—
“tions present at the Labor-Proges-

Sive nomination conference in
Moose Hall and several views of
the new Lions Gate bridge in con-
struction.

Public interest in the labor—pro-
gressive campaign was sharply in
evidence Thursday night at Odd-
fellows Hall, Sixth and Main.

Speaking to a large and inter-

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ANTI-NAZIS ON
TRIAL TUESDAY

Bight anti-fascists, including
Phil Gibbens, city secretary of the
Communist Party, arrested by
police last Saturday afternoon
when they picketed the German
consulate on Seymour street to
protest Nazi persecution of racial
and religious minorities, will ap-—
pear in police court next Tuesday
to answer charges of obstruction.

A big crowd booed police as they
arrested the pickets and seized
their placards. Three bystanders,
ene of whom picked up placards
dropped by a picket, were also ar
rested. They will come before the
ccurt with the pickets on Tuesday.

Pickets arrested were: Phil Gib-
bens, Jack Gilbanks, Sid Zlotnick,
&. Cumber, J. Nickle, J. Carlson,
S. Dove and H. Olson.

Wames of bystanders arrested
were given as: R. Stewart, E. Ellis
and R. Daniels.

While police were arresting
pickets on the street below, a dele
gation headed by Pat Driscoll, of-
ficial of the Inland Boatmen's
Union, interviewed German Consul
H. W. Mahler, asking that he for-
ward a protest to his government.

“I arm not interesteq in political
Parties,” Mahler stated coldly. “Tf
you want to lodge a protest, you
can do so through the Canadian
government, which will then take
it up through diplomatic channels-’’
He refused to accept the protest.

Driscoll asked him if he con-
doned terror launched by his goy-

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