Dr. Morfis Fishbein Geft), editer of the American Medical Ass’n Arthur C. Christie of the District of Columbia Medical ‘Society, indicted with 19 other doctors and the Association under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act for Opposition te state medicine. dournal and Dr. xs IWA Convention Pledged To Defeat Pattullo, Pearson __ Labor-political unity in the coming federal elections with specific reference to the N anaimo-Cowichan riding, a compre- hensive reforestation program, scheme and a full public enguiry into police activities at Blubber Bay featured some 30 resolutions given approval by the final session of the International Woodworkers of America conyen- tion on Wednesday. Referring to the betrayal by the Sitting member for Nanaimo, J. S. Taylor, of the labor movement, the resolution on the elections placed the convention on record as not ne— cessarily supporting any particular Gadidacy but pledsed the TWA to support 2 Jabor-progressive candi- date who would endorse fhe pro- pram of the union. Failing this, iIWA members would take part in aay nominatines conference backing 2 Straight labor candidate. _A_ second resolution declared that Blubber Bay and other labor dis- pULES Im BC had exposed Premier Pattullio and cabinet ministers Seorse S. Pearson and Gordon Wismer as “asents of the employ— ars “who have lined up with the 90SS indusirialists to crush labor.” “It is manifest that in order to pave the way for a new deal for BC workers,’’ the resolution Stated, “it is essential the poli- Geal puppets of the boss loggers and industrial magnates be swept izom office,” pledging the TWA te establish special committees in every camp and mill to begin a 2 Campaign for the defeat of Pattullco, Pearson and Wismer at the next election. : Cepies of the resolution were orwarded to all cabinet ministers nd members of the provincial ssislature as well as to other a housing and slum clearance unions, political bodies and pro— STeEssive organizations. Another important resolution called for amendments to the Flec_ tion Act to either restore the pri- vilege of absentee ‘ballot or some other system by which transient workers, in particular loggers, fish- ermen and miners, could exercise their right to the franchise. A comprehensive scheme of health insurance was called for in another Key resolution unanimously endorsed; prosecution of Biubber Bay scabs for perjury pressed; an investization into present privately— operated hiring agencies demand- ed; the release of Blubber Bay Strikers from Qalalla urged. The convention pledged itself to help in strengthening the boycott of Japanese, German and Italian goods, to aid in bringing about unity in the labor movement and between working class political parties, and to continue the boy- cott of Blubber Bay products by notifying unions along the Pacific Coast. Delegates unanimously ap- proved a resolution greeting the imauguration of Mayor Lyle Tel- ford as Vancouver's first labor representative and pledged their fullest support to all progressive imeasures advanced during his term of office. Duplessis Launches New Padlock Law Drive MONTREAL, Que.—While citizens of this city and province rere observing the Christmas and New Year celebrations, orders ame from the attorney-general’s office in Quebec City last week structing landlords and trust companies now giving shelter to 5 © tenants 3 INDUSTRIES ROP IN OUTPUT VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 5. — The ur basic industries of British Co- mbia— lumbering, mining, agri- iture, fishing — brought 1938 to elose with a total of some $200,- 0,000 in new wealth created dur- = the twelve month period by Irkers and farmers of the prov- ce according to preliminary re rts issued here. Phis is a drop of about 10 percent gm «1937, due chiefly, it is stated, lower prices on world markets. wume of production and employ- nt remained much the Same 2s = previous year. [otal log production fell off some percent though both export and mestic shipments of lumber in- cased strikingly over 1937. YVol- ie of employment in the industry, wever, was correspondingly less, = mainly to a widespread shut- wo early in the year and a pro- cted fire season in some districts. e 1938 value of forest products given at $72,000,000 as against 000,000 the previous year. fajue of mimes Output also de— ased from $74,00,000 to $64,000,- as a result of lower prices for d and zinc, though exploitation the Zeballos district was partly ponsible for an increase in gold ues, which hit a record mark $20.000,000- z = the four major industries, ie epies alone produced greater lth, hitting a total of $17,000,000 scompared with $16,155,000 for 7. A big increase in the salmon k from 1,509,175 cases in 1937 1,697,016 cases for 1938 was niy responsible. suspected of harboring “corlamunist propaganda” to send eviction notices to such tenants or Tisk the immediate padlocking of their premises. Moving in typical Wazi Gestapo fashion, lacal provincial police offi cers under the command of In- spector Hilaire Beauresard ordered the first batch of 11 property own- ers to comply with the wishes of Premier Duplessis. The action was in line with the premier’s stated in- tention of intensifying the drive to block growing opposition to the padlock law. Among those served with evic- tion notices were Zoel Cote, for- mer secretary of the CE Club du Nord, Tellesphore Mallete and Charles Lalumierre, joimt board members of the Amalgamated Clothing VWYorkers of America and several membpers’ of the Com- munist Party. All evictions were ordered for the first week in the New Wear. The new tactics of shifting re sponsibility for the consequences of the padlock to the shoulders of the landlords follows the resistance that has been developing to the en- tries of police officers without iegal warrant into private homes. In at least two of the cases— Muni Laub’s and David Ship’s—the evictions will involve a six-months old child and another youngster ex— pectinge to return trom hospital after a serious illness. In Taub’s case the landlord is his own father-in-law, indicating that thepadlock law is being used—as in the previous case of Prancis X. Lessard—to break up the family as well as trample on democratic es eres Ain See a acy PTB Why the Hitler Press Rages _America Looks at the Nazis We Wazi officials in Germany continue to rage and voice futile threats at United States for its firm refusal to apologize for a speech made by Secretary of the interior Harold L. Ickes, Liberals and progressives were hailing the Secretary’s speech as America’s answer to Hitler’s brutality. In his remarks at Cleveland resardins the Wazis, Ickes stated, among other things: “Certain sections of Europe to- day make it possible for anthro- pologists to study primitive man wathout reconstruction of the so- cial order on the basis of a human jawbone or a few implements used Jeng ago. “The intelligence and culture of a humane people has been sunk traceiess in the thick darkness of pre-primitive times. . . . Modern dictators have set themselves up as high priests of a more cruel if more refined voodooism.” Discussing the plight of the Jews, Tekes declared: ‘The crowning hu- miliation of all is that Jews are about to be segregated in ghettoes as the lepers of old who, though still living, were in effect buried alive.” Criticizing Henry Ford and Col. Charles Lindbergh for accepting decorations from Hitler, Ickes asked: “How can any American calling himself Christian accept de- corations from the hands of a bru- tal dictator, who with the same hands robs and tortures thousands of his fellow humans? Perhaps Mr. Ford and Mr. Lindbergh will be willing to answer. “These are not the only ones who have accepted a token of contemp-— tuous distinction at a time when the bestower himself counts the day lost when he can commit no new crime against humanity.” PEOPLE’S A THE VOCATE VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1939 Coupon Clippers Rejoice As 1938 sets All-Time Mark For Dividends the crisis in 1929. Ask CiO Affiliate TolFTU int’l Miners To Agitate For CiO Entry PARIS, France—The Interna- tional Federation of Miners exe- ecutive committee which met re cently here has adopted a resolu- tion supporting the CIO request for affiliation to the International Federation of Trade Unions. Delegates from coal miners’ unions in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Sweden and Poland joined in issuing a statement ex— pressing opposition at the policy of the International Federation of Trade Unions in favoring the AFT, against the Cio. The international miners group decided that each national union of miners would agitate for CLO admission to the TMTU. The United Mine Workers of America, CLO, is at present affi- liated with the IPTU, while the GLO convention in Pittsburgh sev- eral weeks ago instructed its exe— cutive board to consider applying for affiliation with the interna- tional trade union center. Dividends distributed by the « =Imajor Canadian industrial and mining companies for the 10-year period ending with 1938 totalled ‘$2, 280,967,285. During the major part of this decade Camada was in the grip of a paralyzing economic crisis, but, by pressure on the wages and living standards of the working people, Canada’s 50 Big Shots managed to maintain their profit jevels. During the past year incomes of the Owners of stocks and bcnds were supplemented by interest payments on debentures and loans. They took in about $300,000,000 in interest on federal, provincial and municipal bonds alone, while the $50,000,000 paid out in inter- est on Canadian National Rail- way bonds and the heavy interest payments on industrial bonds brought interest payments to an even higher figure than dividend payments. Interest payments on real estate, mao0rtgages and other income from rents further boosted the 1938 in- come of Canada’s plutocracy. In addition, dividends received by Owners of industrial and mining shares were supplemented just be- fore Christmas by a total of $42- 261,371. Very few of the companies paying shareholders a Christmas bonus gave even a small bonus to employees in return. Dividend and bonus payments for December totalled $96,622,238. Mining companies contributed $97,791,480 to the year’s huge total of dividends. Imperial Oil Petroleum contributed a and International total of $34,758,283. To Defeat C Laborite Sees Chance hamberlain “The British public is in revolt against Chamberlain’s treatment of Republican Spain,’ Dr. Summer- skill said, “and the farmers will not support Chamberlain unless a new agricultural policy is intro- duced.” The influence of American and Many Groups Choose Federal Candidates Candidates in the next federal election which is expected this fall are wasting no time in throwing their hats into the political arena as can be seen by momination of several party standard bearers. William Irvine of Red Deer, Alta., defeated in his home riding in the last Dominion election, has been ehosen candidate by the CCE to contest the Cariboo riding. Wominated by Conservatives for Vancouver Centre is E. G. Sher- wood. Further Conservative nomi- nations are expected to be made at the end of the month when they choose a candidate for Yancouver— Burrard. rights. NEW YORK, NY.—British labor will have its finest chance next year to overthrow Prime Minister Chamberlain’s govern- ment, says Dr. Edith Summerskill, Laborite member of parlia- ment, now touring United States and Canada on a visit. Boycott German Goods Canadian leadership on England’s course cannot be too heavily nated, Dr. Summerskill believes. She cited the action of the United States in recalling Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson from Germany, the exten- Sion of credits to China and the arranging for large-scale wheat shipments to Spain as showing that “in the struggle between the dic- tatorships and the democracies, the United States is on the side of the democracies.” “The English government is not on the side of the democ- racies,’”’ she emphasized. “If it were, it would have raised the embargo against Spain long ago. The governments toleration of the bombing of British ships has mever been equalled in British history.’ Contrary to general opinion in the United States, Anthony Eden is making no real opposition to Chamberlain’s dealings with the fascist governments, she added. “Eden has been a great disap- pointment to the whole of Eng- Jand,” the woman MP remarked. “He was expected to give a new leadership to rally the people against Chamberlain. He has done nothing of the kind and usually winds up a speech with a compli- Canadian industrial and mining stocks paid to their wealthy owners a total of $313,108,335 in dividends during the year 1938 according to preliminary surveys issued last weekend. This amount struck a new all-time high record. The year was one of considerable mass unemployment and declining industrial and trade levels, yet those who profti from the labors of the indus gained more profits than during the years of so-called trial workers and miners paradoxically prosperity which ended with the onset of o> Ask City Buy Union Products Trades Council Condemns Open 'Shop Contracts Vancouver's 1939 city council was asked in a resolution en-— dorsed by Tuesday night’s Trades and Labor Council meeting to stipulate in all contracts award- €d during the year that work in_ volved must be done in union shops. Council also urged the eity purchasing agent to buy all goods and materials during the coming year from companies which give their employees the Tight of col- lective bargaining. Im speaking to the resolution, Delegate Showler stated that the City of Vancouver’s purchasing agent often buys goods from non- union firms because prices are lower, failing to take into con- Sideration that employees of such firms are always paid low wages and work under bad conditions. im dine with these two moves, delegates later endorsed a motion to reorganize the Union Label Committee, leaving the personnel of such committee to the execu- tive. Reestablishment of such a com- mittee will aid considerably in - the work of stimulating pur- chases of union made foods by the public. Experience with label committees in other cities in Can- ada and United States has shown them to be a strong weapon in fostering union-consciousness and of paving the way for union or- ganization. City council was asked in an- other resolution to forestall tak- ing action on banning distribu- tion of leaflets until Trades Coun- cil officials have an opportunity to talk the matter over with city council members. Standing Committees For 1939 Selected NEW WESTMINSTER, BG, Jan. 5S—Chairmen of 1939 committees as announced by Mayor F. J. Hume during inauguration of city coun- cil at noon Tuesday are the follow- ing: BH J. Sullivan, finance; J. L. Sangster, “Nght: FE H. Jackson, water; W. M. Mott, reverted lands and industrial; Ww. 7. Cook, health and market; T. D. Trapp, board of works; William Matthew, fire: Mayor Hume, harbor and wunem- ployment. . Royal Columbia Hospital board ef directors representatives are id= 2 D> Trapp, Dr. aps Mice Sween, Robert Fenton and ex alderman J. A. Courtnay. Mayor Hume will be the representative to St. Mary’s Hospital. The Misses —. M. Dauphine, Alice Wise and J. I. Sangster, T. HW. Cal- der, Judge F Ww: Howay, J.* A. Courtnay and Rev. A. EF. Stephen- son were named library board ment to Chamberlain.’ members. n Wheat To Spain Asked By TLC CITY UNIONISTS WANT OTTAWA TO SPEND SURPLUS Bengough Reports On Discussion With Leaders of AFL Shipment of Canada’s surplus wheat to Spain’s civilian pop- ulation by the federal sovern- ment was asked by Division 101 of tthe Street Railwaymen’s Union in a resolution to the Trades and Labor Council Tuesday night, the proposal winning full support from dele— Bates who decided to leave the matter in the hands of the execu— tive for further action after Sec- retary Bengough stated a move along these Jines was already under consideration by the Eovernment. The council’s move was in line with the recent action of the United States government in purchasines 3,000,000 bushels of wheat for free distribution in Spain and its appeal to other democracies to follow suit. Shortly after the CGamadian zoyv- ernment also announced its inten- tion to ship 310,000 worth of cod- fish to Spanish civilians. Reporting on the recent meeting In Washington between officials of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and the American Federa— tion of Labor, at which the ques- tion of AFT-CIO unity in Ganada had been discussed, Secretary Ben- Sough stated the meeting had been harmonious and that the autonomy of the Consress would be main- tained. The council Secretary was 2 member of the delesation to Washington. Decisions made at the Houston convention of the AFT, last Septem- ber were not based on facts; Ben- gough concluded. The council Secretary also re— ported on his mission to the Ot tawa government last month alongs With other Congress officials for presentation of the annual lesisla— tive proposals. Delesate Charles Stewart, in re- porting for the organizing commit- tee, stated that Meetings were be- ing held with workers in three dit ferent industries which would be reported O& more fully at a future meeting. Im reporting for the Teamsters’ Joint Council, Birt Showler report- ed that 21 truckdrivers in Nanaimo had been signed up and wished to have the word “Nanaimo” used on Trades Council buttons. Wegotiations have been completed with several firms and the Jocal morning paper is expected very Shortly to carry the Allieq Print- ing Trades Council label, according to the report of the council dele— gate. Victoria Bed and Mattress Com- pany is the latest firm expected to Sign an agreement with the Uphol- sterers’ International Union, Local 306, next Tuesday, the union dele- €ate reported. Good wishes to the Trades Coun- ceil for its continued success were contained in letters from Mayor Telford, ex-Mayor Miller and the Prince Rupert Trades and Labor Council. FRENCH SP 10 MAINTAIN UNITY PARIS, France—Threats of a Split within the French Socialist Party were eliminated as the minority Sroup at the recent party congress declared its intention of abiding by the majority decision. Big contest at the Montourge Congress was over foreign policy. The majority sroup led by ex Premier Leon Blum successfully favored the policy urgine creation of a world Democratic Peace Alli- ance including France, Great Bri- tain, the United States and the Soviet Union, to offset the menace of the fascist war axis. The Con- STess supported the Blum Sroup in a denunciation of the Munich pact. Paul Faure, general Secretary of the party and leader of the min- ority opposition favoring collabor- ation with the Munich supporters, Said that he and his Supporters would carry out the decisions of the congress. A further indication of continued unity of Socialists was the virtual unanimity with which the congress adopted the resolution on domestic policy. The resolution denounced Premier Edouard Daladier and called for the establishment of 2 new government representing uni- ted democratic forces. ARMS FOR SPATN ; | 2 t