_pn—~ | Pege sEeur ed . — "5 : =? 2 THEEOPLE’STADVO => te 7 gees. eal THe - % = C Aas = 2 — HITLER FACING GRAVE INTERNAL FINANCE CRISIS Nazis Believed To Be Planning Attack On Catholic Church ° BERLIN, Germany. — Swift developments in Naziland over the last weekend have led ob- servers to coniirm recent sus- picions that Hitler is facing a grave internal crisis. A few hours after the WNazi propaganda machine went to great lengths to deny rumors of a gov- ernment shakeup, Hitler dismissed Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, placing Nazi min- ister of economics Walter Punk in his place. Hyidence that Hitler hoped to kill two birds with one stone appeared when Georgsé Rublee, American director of the International Refu- gee Committee, left Berlin after announcing that his conyersations en the Jewish question were ended. The reason for the intensified reactionary presS campaign in London and Berlin on behaif of improved trade relations between Britain and Germany was revealed aimost simultaneously with Schacht’s dismissal by publication of German trade figures. The serious decline of Germany's commerce was shown in figures which reyealed that 1938 brought the worst adverse trade balance since Hitler came to power. The adverse balance amounted to $172,960,000, accounted for chief ly by a decline of $212,400,000 in the amount of goods sold abroad by Germany proper. This trade balance must be paid for in gold or foreign ex- change and Germany’s supply of both is said to be at the lowest level in years. The government is known to be extremely worried by the decline in trade, for which the boycott movement is blamed to some extent. Observers in Berlin and London saw the dismissal of Schacht as betokening a change in the Nazis economic policy, with possible drastic extension of the barter system of placing goods on the world market. Im addition, reliable sources in Eoendon have already indicated that, in an attempt to cope with the grave financial situation in Germany, Hitler is proposing, following the expropriation of the Jews, to attack the Catholic Ghurch and confiscate its lands -ad money. This move was fore- sast by Herr Ribbentrop im a -eonfidential speech several weeks azo. T= money does not come from abroad, Hitler also intends to clamp down on the wealthy land- =smers of Mast Prussia who re- mn, as they have remained for —arter of a century, one of the powerful forces in German cal life. 5 is naturally increasing the th€aictions within the Reich. = I Natives of southern Tunisia watch a parade of French baby tanks as they rumble ever a military road in a demonstration of France’s determination not to yield te Italian territorial demands. AFL-CATHOLIC UNITY SUCCEEDS MONTREAL, Quebec— Unity of Catholic and American Federation of Labor unionists resulted in a sweeping victory over the Montreal Tramway Company here last week when the Tramways Commission was forced to “defer action” on the application of the one-man street- ear scheme in the Bordeaux and Ahuntsiec wards. The scheme was scheduled to go into effect tmmediately, but the 8500 members of the Catholic and AFL street railwaymen’s unions warned they would call a complete stoppage on all lines if their pro- | test against the unpopular meas-| ure was ignored. In accordance with the decision, all action on the projected switch to the one-man car system will be deferred to April, 1939. Raoul Trepannier, business agent of the AFL street railwaymen and Philippe Girard, general organizer of the Catholic Workers’ Confed- eration of Canada, pledged to con- tinue the joint action welded in the dispute. Trepannier, who is one of the vice-presidents of the Trades and Labor Congress, later declared that both unions were setting up com- mittees to consider ways and means to bring about unification of tramway workers into one union. Union leaders stressed the im- portant role played in the negotia- l\tions by Mayor Camilien Houde and Alderman Sayignac. pri hay sa; ba ering asylum to a fair quot ~. j-Biggar, told the House of fmons in his address to the de- ;on the Throne Speech. 4ferring to the stand taken by {Wilfrid Laurier, then prime ster of Canada, to a mass meet ieee Montreal against czarist s ies, Coldwell produced a tr OF the telegram sent by the pecenadian liberal to the meet- al = > igh DICH read: raiste you to accept expression Thesret that other duties will Zegio: me to attend meeting to contri this evening to protest make scent massacres in Rus- cal GCtily sympathize with ob- eperatieceting and I earnestly saldwell Urges Canada ‘ffer Refugees Asylum TTAWA, Ont.—Canada should join with other democracies Jews and Christians, in a broad humanitarian effort to ave their distress, M. J. Coldwell, CCF member for Rose- Public Works Scheme Sought By RPWU Meet | ‘ Federal public works projects and the franchise for single jobless will be two main themes at the fourth annual conference of the Relief Project Workers’ Union when it meets in the Trades and Labor hall, Victoria, Representation from the camps is expected to be quite large since there will be a reshuffle in the personel of the camps at the time of the meeting. Some 2000 men are expected to complete their work period and be discharged, thus making an opening for single men |who have not yet had the oppor- tunity to enter the camps. Main aim of the conference is to seek the cooperation of both pro- Vincial and federal governments in launching a definite public works scheme which will be re- commended to the meeting, and with this in view a delegation will proceed from the meeting to inter- wiew the provincial cabinet. Full advantage will be taken of the Trades and Labor Congress’ offer of its legislative machinery and influence, made te the RPWU through its acting president, R. J. Tallon, in order that the case for public works will be presented to the federal government during the present session. This action will be taken to avoid repetition of previous years activities of tincanning on the streets and sitdowns in public buildings which were resorted to after funds of the men had been depleted and no work available. Right of the men to exercise the franchise will also come under dis- cussion of the conference. Exist- ing legislation does not provide for the men working in camps or other government projects situated away from their registered domicile to Cast an absentee ballot Continued a of victims of Nazi persecution, Coldwell contrasted GLaurier’s liberalism with that of the pres- ent government which grants Nazi Germany “most favored nation” terms in a trade treaty. “The Ganadian people are demo- eratic,” he said. “They are warm- hearted and I believe we have an opportunity to demonstrate that humanitarism now. “We are urging the Prime Min- ister to take the House into his confidence and state whether this country will receive—not a large influx, unregulated, of the victims, because there are a million and a half of them, but that we in this country, in common with other democratic peoples, will take our assistai your laudable efforts. ees VU frid Thaurier.” fair quota of those suffering from the terror of Central Europe.” (AX os SPECIALS 3 PIE Chocelate Cake De Luxe -. =. = Pies Nepeated by popular| The f 2st. 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A public meeting has been arranged for them in the Em- press Theater on February 19. The volunteers are expected here about the same time and the station reception for the speak- ers may be a double event. Vancouver Island committees are booking time for the speak ers to come to their meetings, and the BC visit of these two capable people will likely prove a beneficial one to the volun- teers. Answers i. The Chinese. 2. Cordova Street. 3. Thomas A. Edison. 4. An Englishman named Gilbert gave us the word in 1603. 5, After the Roman god Janus. 6. The chief generals of feudal Japan. 7. Warvard University, in 1603. 8. Edwin Drood- 9. Morse invented the telegraph, Thurber the typewriter. 10. Gulliver’s Travels. founded on February 18 and 19. FASCISTS MOB PLAY OPENING But Threats Fail To Stop Players MONTREAL, Quebec — The Quebec Censor Board and a group of Adrien -Arcand’s fas- cists tried hard to break things up but the famous New York stage production “Pins and Weedless” was still playing to capacity audiences in His Maj- esty’s Theater this week after only minor alterations in two of the skits. First of all the censors want ed to delete entirely the sketch- es “Mussolini Handicap” and “Four Little Angels of Peace” but iater moderated their pro- posals. Monday night fascist groups swarmed around the the— ater entrance attempting to pro- voke a disturbance. Fifty police were on guard Tuesday night against further attacks. “We received a number of threats at the box office,” stated Sam Schwartz, theater mana- ger. “They demanded we elimin- ~ate the Angels of Peace num- ber. Oddly enough, nobody com- plained about the Chamberlain satire: It was the satire on Mussolini that caused the threats.” The play is being staged by the International Ladies’ Gar- ment Workers’ Union. Continued CHAMBERLAIN drive, the city’s food supplies were completely cut off, and defenders were literally starved into retreat. There is no indication, how- ever that the Republican govern- ment has any intention of lay- ing down armis. It is believed the Catalonian army is still intact, digging in for a new offensive to the north. In addition, the big southern army under General Miaja is still deep in Franco territory, harassing his garrison towns and threatening communication lines. Branco faces continued resist- ance from both the northern and southern armies which, coupled with the hatred by the Loyalist Civilian population for the fascists, leads observers to believe he is far from victory and in fact can yet be defeated if the democracies Supply arms. BAKERY High. 3244 716 East Hastings Street 4068 East Hastings Street 1709 Commercial Drive Quality Products at Ricderate Prices We Deliver to Fast End and Grandview Homes “Thrifty Housewives Shop at Hastings Bakery!’’ 100% UNIONIZED © rk Faces Destructio Port Alberni Aroused Over Logging Operation In Stamp Falls Area * Icy principal —playsround area. Pro-} winecial authorities haye turned a deaf ear. Meanwhile a number of stately trees were felled during the week under the onslaught of a fall- ing crew in charge of the Earl O’Brien Logging Company and if the government takes no action the entire park site will soon be logged off. Port Alberni people think so mueh of the Stamp Falls area that last year a move was made to pur- chase the park area by private subscription, but government as- surances that the timber would not be solid for private exploitation Saw the plan abandoned. During the interim, however, the claim was purchased by a group of Wistonsin lumbermen—Charies T. Bundy, Frank Pierce and Paul M. Beach. Earl O’Brien, who has opened the camp, is said to be will- ing to cease operations if reim- bursed for his work, or leave a strip of timber close to the river and park trails upon the same con- ditions. Significant is the fact that last summer men employed on a for estry project constructed a num- ber of trails, cleared dead snags and did a considerable amount of work which may now be wasted as far as the public are concerned yet will benefit the logging oper- ator in event the work goes ahead. So incensed are residents and organizations in the district some threats to halt operations by force until government offi- cials step in have been made. A factor which is creating the greatest anger here is the compar- atively small amount of timber available on the claim—estimated to be litle more than a million feet, or about one days logging for any one of the larger camps on Special to the Advocate. PORT ALBERNT, BG, Jan. 26.—This important Vancouver Island logging center is barraging Victoria with protest tele- grams this week as logging operations got under way on timber claims surrounding Stamp Falls, considered one of the most beautiful park sites on Vancouver Island. : Messages from Mayor W. C. Hamilton, the Board of Trade and other civic bodies have been forwarded to forestry officials and cabinet members urging a stop to destruction of Port Alberni’s Workers’ Education Started Trade Unienists Establish New Branch of WEA the BC coast. The claim extends from the Beaver Creek highway at the old approach to the falls, down the hill toward the fisheries war- den’s tent, around Deer Creek and up the hill on the other side to within a few feet of trails cleared by forestry project workers. Wot only is desecration of the park considered a shameful thing but the zovernments re- fusal to answer telegrams sent is causing keen resentment. ; The Board of Trade is without funds to talk business with the operator and government assist- ance is imperative if the park site is to be saved for the people and the tourists. Typical here of the people’s at- titude is an editorial in the West Goast Advocate asking Minister of Labor George S. Pearson, and ands Minister A. Wells Gray if they have something te hide, and demanding if one of Mr, Pearson’s pet forestry projects is to be sabo- taged through despoilation of the park site accessible alike to motor- ists and hikers. Weorking-class education, con- Sidered by Vancouver trade unionists as a vital necessity in the city, was formally inaugur- ated last Sunday at a meeting in Labor Headquarters with a com- mittee of 15 elected as the initial organization of the Workers’ Educational Association. Drummond Wren, national se- eretary of the association, again outlined to the meeting the bene— fits accruing from such an or-— fSanization, as he had done at the last meeting of the Trades Council. The movement was not con- fined to any trade or orgsaniza— tien but was open to any work er who wished to avail himself ef the service, he pointed out. Professor Shrum, UBC depart ment of physics, after delivering an informative address and stressing the need of workers’ education, pledged his support to the committee’s efforts alone that line. ; Further support came from President FE. A. Jamieson of the Trades and Labor Council, who pledged to gain the affiliation of the Trades Council for the move— ment, which he said would be a beneficial one for the worker and would give impetus to the organization drive. Broadcasts of the Workers’ Educational Association are heard over CBR every Wednes- day evening from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Sustaining Fund For New Advance “Sold out’ was the report of the .commiuttee in charge of the New Advance, progressive youth maga- zine, but 200 more copies of the January issue have been ordered to meet local demands. The magazine needs no boosting as a perusal of its pages will con- vinee you, but it’s the drive for a sustaining fund that is the im- portant issue confronting the New Adyance committee here in Van- couver. A tlocal committtee has been formed to start the drive for sub- seriptions, priced at 50 cents per year, and has mapped out a can- vass of youth groups in the City. Seymour 505 STANLEY HOTEL Props.: Buck and Harry Munn 21 West Cordova St. SPECIAL! While You Wait... 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