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““—BC-—1858 To 1933’

Miagazine Section

FULL No. 205.

VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1938

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FACING
PRISON

Convictions against four
Blubber Bay pickets on unlaw-
ful assembly charges brought
in by an Assize Court jury on
Monday wrote finish to trials
of 15 strikers, while two other
men, Herman Shaak and Wal-

ter Leibich, were acquitted on
eharges of rioting and unlawful
assembly arising out of the fracas
mear the Pacific Lime company’s
plant at Blubber Bay, September 17.

Altogether fifteen men have been
charged with rioting and unlawful
assembly, three of this number
being acquitted since the trials
Started. a month ago.

The twelve men were remanded
at conclusion of their trial to the
end of assizes which is expected
this week.

Convicted on rioting and unlawful
assembly charges are: Ronald Mac-
Donald, Jack Hole, Joseph Jacobs
and Edward Stewart, while Robert
Gardiner, Grant Empey, Roy Aber
" erombie, Peter Bergman, D. Rac
Side, George Cope, Joe Eng and
iim Chung were found guilty on
unlawful assembly counts. The last
four were convicted Monday.

Pickets and their witmesses have
Steutly emaaintaineg ail during the
trials that the fracas was premedi-
tated by police and sirikebreakers.
TPhey reiterated the testimony that
police had driven strikers into am-
bush where they were stoned by
Stabs wearing white armbands.

Threats by police that ‘there
would be a showdown” that night
were heard in court.

in his charge to the jury, how-
ever, in each case Justice Murphy
ruled that evidence of events lead-
ing up to the actual fracas, and of
events following, was irrelevant;
all that could interest the jury was
that there was a disturbance and
that the accused was part of it.

Attorney-General Wismer and
George S. Pearson were interviewed
ever the weekend by John Stanton,
jocal lawyer, and Colin Cameron,
CGF member for Comox, strong
protesis being laid with the attor-
ney-reneral over the trials.

Relief for those who have not
been able to get back their jobs
was taken up with the cabinet
members and promises received
for them that the matter would
be dealt with by the departments
concerned.

VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 15—Credit
Union Act, considered one of the
most progressive pieces of legisla-
tion passed this year, will be im-
plemented when regulations which

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Scores
Export Of
BC Logs

Young Liberals
Want Japan
Sales Tax

S

ISAN Hi

Electors Decisively Reject
Spencer and Manager Plan

As a result, Dr.

Special to the Advocate

DUNCAN, BC, Dec. i5—Charg-
ing that Vancouver Island for-
ests have been Systematically de—
Pleted over the last few years to
Provide a supply of cheap raw
material to the Manufacturine in-
terests of Japan, Allan Cham-
bers, president of the Vancouver
island 20th Century Young Lib-
erals’ Council called for a sub-
Stantial export duty on all raw
legs being shipped to Japan ata
meeting here.

im a carefully prepared state—
faent later issued to the press,
Chambers declared that export
logs are cut from selected stands
only under high pressure methods
“made possible in the main by
Japanese interests operatine in
this province.”

“Were it solely a question of
the export of surplus raw logs
tO any purchaser from abroad
buying on the open market,” the
Statement continued, “it would
be difficult to raise objection on
commercial grounds.

“A perusal of the official fig-
ures, however, leaves little doubt
on that score. Over the past
three and one-half years (934
37) a total of 253,000,000 million
feet of raw logs have been
shipped to Japan at an average
cost of $9.44 per 1000 feet for No.
i logs. The average price in BC
during the same period has been
approximately $19 per thousand,
or justi twice as much.”

The report estimates that if
BC mills had been able to pur-—
chase this quarter billion feet at
the Same price, 3,650 additional
men could have been given
Steady employment in the indus-
try last year.

“There has not been a substan-
tial loss on the logs at the price
at which they were sold at,”
Chambers said, “but loss of em-
ployment, loss of revenue to the
provincial and federal treasuries,
and the loss of what could have
been saved the taxpayers by the
Saving of relief monies, would
also have been a considerable
sum.”’

The recommendation
Young Liberals’ Council
federal government is that a
bond be placed on all logs
shipped, sufficient to cover the
export tax, which would only be
returned when the logs are re-
ported to have been manufac-
tured other than in Japan; and in
this way to tax logs whether
shipped directly or indirectly to
Japan. Revenue from this source
would be segregated frcm other
revenues by the federal govern-
ment and then turned over to the

of the
to the

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are under consideration by the 5 1 ee
: 2 rovincial sgovernmen :
Ree eRe a eis purpose of reforestation.
rafited.

Single Jobless Win
fenance of Clothing

After a short but intensive campuen, {eerure’ oy a ees
: I tions to the authorities, =
ef protest meetings and delega : ith 1c
nee unemployed were successful this week in obtaining
a clothing issue for several hundred of their number. oe:
Recognition of their demands did , pected to pay for them when y

net materialize, however, until last
Priday, when officials of the Single
Unemployed Protective Association
headed a demonstration to the re-
jief office on Homer street. A brief
interview with relief officials was
Ollowed by an agreement to begin
ssuing clothing the beginning of

His week.
An important issue for several
weeks, the demand for adequate

Nothing had become sharper with
ipproach of colder weather z
Majority of the men had received

16 ©elothing allowance since last
pring. :
Some objection has been ex

with

messed this week, however,
he methods used in issuing the al-
owance. : ;

The men maintain they are given
nly a bare minimum, and are ex-

Yare sent out to forestry projects.

| In addition, uniformity and style
| of the clothing
|much criticism. :
‘the authorities are handing out
|elothes contracted for from firms
which have not been able to sell
the goods over the counter due to
inferiority of style and fit. :
Meantime officials of the Relief
Project Workers’ Union report con-
tinued strengthening of organiza—
i i he camps.
eee Enea particularly to the
heartening response given by for-
/estry project workers to raising 2
‘fund for comforts and tobacco to
send to tincanners imprisoned in

Oakalla.
| A sum of $150 has already been

1

‘raised for tobacco $50 of this from
_the Otter Point camp alone.

issued is Causing |
The men believe |

campaigns in civic history.

| New Mayor

DR. LYLE TELFORD

MAY RELEASE
TINCANNERS

VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 15.—Rep-
Sentations made to Attorney-Gen-
eral Wismer by Citizens’ Defense
Committee and other labor froups
for the release of 108 unemployed
men by Xmas may meet with suc-
cess, it was learned by the Advyo-
cate.

The minister of justice at Ottawa
is being requested by the provincial
Attorney-General to agree to the
release of the men since all persons
Sentenced come under the federal
minister's jurisdiction.

The men were sentenced to terms
ef four and six months for tin-
canning on Vancouver streets after
relief authorities refused to grant
relief to unemployed after a sum-
mers hectic activities to get as-
sistance or work.

A strike at Oakalla a few weeks
2g0 was successful when the men
won better food and treatment.
This may have been a deciding fac-
ter in squashing the provincial
government’s threat to open Squam-
ish Camp as a ‘common jail’

When released the men will be
taken care of either through direct
relief or in forestry project camps.

New Discussions
Gn Health Bill

VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 15—Defin-
ite plans are shaping here for the
introduction possibly at the next
session of the legislature of a
health insurance scheme for Bri-
tish Columbia.

Dr. G M. Weir, sponsor of the
Health Insurance Act which met
with sharp opposition on the part
| of the medical profession, has pro-
| posed commencement of confer—
ences shortly to bring in a bill suit-
| apie to the public and the medical
profession.
| Meanwhile BE. H. Bridgeman, de-
| puty minister of municipalities, will
proceed to the prairie provinces
and gather data on heaith insur-—
ance schemes in operation there.

While it is admitted there are
difficulties in the way of including
the rural areas in a feneral health
insurance plan, still it is felt that
material collected wili assist in for-
mation of a health scheme.

Vancouver citizens went to the

as new mayor of the city, victor in a six
jority over his nearest opponent, the present incumbent.
Final standings gave the CCF member a vote of 17
istered poll of 42,372, and a plurality
Colonel Spencer trailed far behind with a vote of

As opposed to the sweeping vic-|
tory of Dr. Telford, however, the
progressive voters failed, despite a
strong bid, to’ elect other candi-
dates of the ©CE and Labor-Pro-
Sressive slate.

Only ex-Alderman Hurry, CCE
Candidate, came close to election,
losing out to Ald. Fred Crone by
an even 200 votes.

Other CCF candidates were con-
siderably behind for all positions
contested.

Dr. A. F. Barton, Labor-Progres-
sive Mayoralty contestant, trailed
fifth in the field with 778 votes;
Charles Stewart, aldermanic can-
didate, with 3,842; while Mrs. Effie
Jones polled a total of 8,991 votes
for school board, an excellent show—
ing.

Summarizing the effect of Wed-
nesday’s poll labor and progres—
Sive people could point--with satis—
faction to a number of excellent re-
sults.

Election of Dr. Telford, recoz-
nized as the CCE standard-bearer
though running as an independent
was interpreted as a major setbaci
for the policies of the Non-Partisan
Association. Election of other as-
sociation candidates was explained
mainly by the unusually wide and
expensive Campaign conducted, a
handicap to CCF and LaborPro-
Sressives.

Gutstandinge was the rejection

5004, over 40
of 2154 votes over Mayor Miller, who was given 14,859.
8,388, despite one of the most expensive

of all City Manager plan candi-
dates. Electors ieit no doubt as
to how they regarded the man-
ager plan by accordme: oniy a
minority vote te such candidates.
Equally decisive was the defeat
of Col. Nelson Spencer, bU’s lead-
ing partner of Japanese tascism.

His connection with Japanese
exploitation ef BC timber and
mines became a major issue in
the campaign aided to a great ex-
tent by the frequen: exposures
of his Japanese connections ec2r-
ried by tue Peopie’s Advocate.

Observers attributed the appar-
ent contradiction of an overwhelmn-
ing, vote for Dr. Telford and a
comparatively smaller vote for
other CCF and progressive candi-—
Gates to the disorganization exist-

ing in the ranks of working and
middle class electors, combined
with the extent of the campaign

Staged by the winning candidates.

Only attempt to bring direction
to labor and progressive forces
Came early in the campaign when
the Labor-Progressive slate ap-
proached the CCF on a proposal
for a joint program.’

in addition, the strongest Single
voting force in the city, that of
the trade unions, was completely

disorganized.

Slowness of certain sections of
the trade union movement to rec-
ognize the importance and neces-
Sity of Participating in municipal
affairs on a labor program badly
weakened the drive to defeat the
IWNon-Pantisan Association, observers
declared.

Royal City Elects
Labor Candidates

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, Dee.
15. — Three labor-supported candi-
dates were swept into civic office
on a popular vote today.

Alderman William T. Cook was
re-elected with a vote of 2561 and
his running mate, William Matthew |
was elected with 1476.

Mayor Fred. J. Hume was =
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turned by nearly a two-to-one ma-

jority over his opponent, A J.
Courtenay.
Other candidates elected were |
Ald. Mott and Aid. Trapp. |
Phe Quecensvore school bytaw |

was approved. :

a

polls Wednesday in near record numbers, turned thumbs
down on Mayor G. C. Miller, standard-bearer of the Non-Partisan Association, and decisively
rejected the mayoralty bid of one of the city’s leading reactionaries, Col. Nelson Spencer.

Lyle Telford, CCF-MILA for Vancouver East, was today being acclaimed

-cornered fight which saw him roll up a convincing ma-

per cent of the total reg-

Labor
Presents
Program

Trades Congress
Leaders Urge
30-Hour Week

OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 15—Of-
ficials of the Trades and Labor
Congress of Canada presented
their annual legislative proposals
to the federal cabinet today
alone with two other delesations
representing the railway brother-
hoods and the Gatholic unions.

The Congress brief, which coyv—
ered many labor problems, made
reference to a resolution passed
at the Niagara Falls convention
Jast September urging the federal
eevernment call parliament to
State Canada’s stand on the
Czechoslovakia crisis.

Premier King, in company with
ten cabinet ministers, questioned
the resolution Stating the gsov-
ernment “had better knowledge
of the situation than the eritics
had.’’

Main points put forward in the
Congress’ brief were: A 30-hour
week particularly on government
projects, slum clearance and a
home building Program, amend-
ent of the Criminal Gode to al-
low peaceful Picketing during in-
dustrial disputes and penalize
employers who denied workers
the right to organize.

The brief pledged defense of
mational unity and opposed any
movement of reaction which
Sought to weaken that unity. This
was unquesticnabiy aimed at Pre-
Mier Mitche)l Hepburn of On-
tario and Premier Maurice Du-
Plessis of Quebec.

Other points stressed by the
deputation included Opposition to
lowering of relief Standards; a
national unemployment insur-

(Continued on page 8)
See LABOR PRESENTS

| the

TEN

BOYCOTT

SWEEPS
COUNTRY

Boycott of German, Italian
and Japanese manufactured
goods was sweeping Canada
and United States this week
as reports reached here of new
new protest actions which in-
dicate the movement may de-
velop to a point where both
provincial and federal govern-
ments will be foreed to take a
stand relative to embargoes
against aggressor nations.

At Vancouver YMCA headquart-
ers Monday night, an embargo
council was formed from amone
the representatives of more than 25
organizations.

“More good can be done Dy peace
ful picketing at this time than by
passing resolutions for the next
three years,” declared Mrs, J. Stu-
art Jamieson, delegate from the
Women’s International Leasue for
Peace and Freedom. Her senti-
ments were also expressed by a
majority of the delesates.

The meeting elected 2 committee
to investigate a shipment of Scrap
iron on Evans Coleman and ivans
deck, reported recently in the Ad-
vocate, where welders had refused
to cut the iron and students had
been. hired from the Liquid Air
school to do the job.

Qne million ‘names will be
sought in a petition requesting
the govermments to halt ship-
ments of war materials to az-
eressor nations and all BiLA’s
will be questioned on their stand
to such a move.

The Meetin=s was sponsored by
Women’s Christian Temper-
ance Union, Mrs. Gray was named
president, and John Stanton tem-_
porary secretary.

Meanwhile at Wanaimo,picketin=
of scrap iron continued under dir
ection of the Citizens Committee.
George LesStrange reports the iron
is being moved under heavy guard

| of provincial police, but hauling is

proceeding slowly and under very
difficult conditions.

At Brantford, Ontario, boyeott of
German goods by Canadian import
ers was strongly advocated by W.
Ross Macdonald, MP at a public
meeting held to protest recent atro-
cities against Jews and Catholics
in Germany.

A resolution was moved by Mayor
RR. J. Waterous, seconded by the
member for Brantford after a

(Continued on page 8)
See BOYCOTT

Gov't Concedes Demand

For North Shore Park

VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 15.—Campaign of Holiyburn Ski Pro-
motion Committee to have the provincial sovernment take over
Hollyburn Ridge for park purposes and thus prevent it from

being logged off,
Asseltine, trade and
minister, ordered a Survey of the
entire Worth Shore for a provincial

James Sinclair, the trade min-
ister’s secretary, has been appoint
ed to bring in a report of the
project, which includes land be-
longing to the provincial fovern-
ment and the Worth ‘Vancouver
District Municipality. Im this he
as the cooperation of the lands de
partment.

The huge project extends trom
Howe Sound to Seymour Creek ‘to
back of the settled areas of the
Worth Shore. Roads, ski trails and
alpine hiking areas are planned by

Asseltine’s department.

This scheme
Starting point

is Said to be the
of a far-reaching

project which bids fair to become
a huge public worlcs prosram, in-
cluding a start on the Alaska High-
Wey and extension of the North
Shore highway up Howe Sound to
Pari, eventually linking
of road

Garibaldi

the last 13 miles from

was rewarded this week when Hon W. ae
commerce . Bridge River to Lillooet and fhus

| providing

a comprehensive scenic
loop road system.
Such a program,
carried out in its entirety, will
change Vancouver from a “dead

ena” eity to a starting place to BC’s

if and when

hinterland and provide joebs for
hundreds of idle men.
Credit for initiating the cam-

p2ien, which finally resuited in the
fovernment complying with the
popular demand of Vancouver pec-
ple, is due to the Hollyburn Ski
Club, which, alarmed at the move
by the Heaps interests of California
to log off Hollyburn Ridge and de-
nude it of its natural beauty, or-
Sanized all ski clubs and interested
&roups into the Ski Promotion Com-
mittee.

Assisted by E. Rowe Hostliand,
who helped the committees in drafi-
ing the proposals and Settine over
the legal aspects of the matter, the
committee is more than pleasea
with the results as announced by
Asseltine’s department.