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THE PEOPLES ADVOCATE

April 28, 193:

News Of The National And In
Oil, Mineral Wealth

JAPAN USING
POISON GAS IN
DESPERATION

Chinese Offensive
Threatens Nipponese

Communication Lines

CHUNGEING, China The
Ghinese general counter offen-
sive continued across the vast
expanses of China this week,
threatening Japanese positions
on almost every front.

On the central front below
Wanking, Japanese were again
using poison gas in desperation
as the offensive pressed them
hard on every sector.

Furious battles swirled around
Kaifengs, Ganton and Suchow as
well as on the fronts south of
Hankow.

The cumulative striking power
of the Ghinese drives was shown
War Office that Japanese casual-
ties during the first two weeks
of April amounted to 22,100 men,
or almost two full infantry divi-
sions.

The Chinese captured 400
horses, 560 rifies, 42 machine
guns, four artillery pieces and

Yarge stores of ammunition in
¢his period, as well as destroying
22 miles of railway tracks and
13 miles of highway in districts
held by the invader.

Ghinese divisions around Can-
ton, bie South China port, were
closing in on the city from the
east, south and north. Having
taken Chenghsien, east of Can-
ton, one Ghinese column was
hurling itself against the Japan-
ese inner defenses around Can-
ton.

Another column was driving
up along the Canton-Kowloon
railway from the south. Worth
ef Canton the Japanese desper-
ately rusbed 10,000 troops into
the line around Sankiang, within
a few miles of Canton proper, in
an effort to halt the Chinese of-
fensive. Japanese were speed-
ing erection of field fortifications
jn this sector, evidently expect-
ine the biggest push there.

in Worth Honan, Kaifeng,
along the Lunghai railway east
of the Chengchow junction with
the Peiping-Hankow line, was
the center of battle. Japanese
have already started to evacuate
military supplies from this key
city, from which a spur railway
was under construction to link
the city to Sinsiang, on the Pei-
ping-Hankow line.

Meanwhile Generalissimo Chi-

“ange Kai-shek again refuted ru-

mors to the effect that the Chin-
ese government is preparing to
enter into peace negotiations
with Japan.

In an interview with press re
presentatives here, General Chi-
ane declared that peace can only
be attained “in the event that the
Japanese militarists fully reject
their attempts to subjugate
Ghina and abandon their tradi-
Hional aggressive policy.”

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Sttates’ labor department's direc-

tor of conciliation—Dr. John
Steelman—came to New York
this week with special instruc-

tions from President Roosevelt
to break the deadlock on the soft
eoal contract negotiations.

Dr. Stelman left Washington
after a long conference with Sec-
retary of Labor Prances Perkins
in which she instructed him to
call an immediate meeting of the
spokesmen for the operators and
the United Mine Workers of
America. :

A complete breakdown in the
present contract discussions is
seen by observers as almost cer-
tain to lead to a general strike
involving some 600,000 organized
miners in both the soft coal and
anthracite fields.

The present deadlock has been
caused by the mine operators’ re-
fusila to renew their contract
with the union and eliminate
clauses which penalize miners for
going on strike. Wegotiations
have been conducted since April
i by the UMWA4.

At present the union is also
nerotiating with anthracite mine
operators while some 350,000 soft
coal miners remained locked out.

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EMIGRES READY
TO AID FRANCE

By SAM RUSSELL

PARIS, France—(By Mail)—
Four million foreigners in France
are rejoicing over the govern-
ment decrees which give them
the right to defend the country
against fascist aggression.

In Lille, 5000 Italians who re-
side in that city declared: “We
are ready to march side by side
with the French population to
repel the aggressors.” The gen-
eral secretary of the Italian
emigre association, Romano Coc-
chi, declared: ‘“‘The Italian emigre
population is one-fifth of the
population of Italy—and we are
the force that counts in this situ-
ation.”

In Paris, thousands of Italians,
Jugoslavs, Czechs, Germans and
ether nationalities are presenting
themselves for military service.
A group of Czech officers have
applied to the general staff for
permission to enter the army.

French democratic opinion is
demanding the extension of these
measures to the Spanish refugees.
While the local pro-fascist of
ficials continue to maltreat the
refugees, the attitude of the
French general staff to the Span-
ish refugees is revealed by Gen-
eral Menard. In a recent order
to the concentration camps, he
states: “Inform the Spaniards
that in view of the facts that no
results have been obtained (from
Franco) for the repatriation
plans, France wishes to utilize
their services and asks their col-
laboration in the formation of
work units officered by Spaniards
for industry, construction, etc.”

Meetings all over the country
indicate that 900,000 Italians are
prepared to defend France. Reso-
lutions to this effect were passed
at meetings of the Italian emigre
population in numerous Cities.

Roosevelts Are ‘Oui’
Te DAR Tea Party

WASHINGTON, DC The
Daughters of the American Re-
volution, who recently tried to
prevent famed Wegro contralto
Marion Anderson from singing
here, called at the White House
last weekend for their annual re-
neption and tea. But their hosts
were absent.

Mrs. Roosevelt, who resigned
the DAR, was in Seattle; Presi-
dent Roosevelt was visiting his
son.

Of Patagonia Is Target
Of Latest Nazi Plans

By RICARDO M. SETARO

BUENOS AIRES, Argentine —In a letter sent to the presi-
dent of the republic, Dr. Roberto Ortiz, it has been revealed that
a plan exists for the purpose of creating a separatist movement
in Patagonia with the aim of annexing it to Hitler Germany.

Enrique Jurges, former secretary of Goebbels and a close
friend of the late head of the Storm Troops, Ernst Roehm, is the
author of the denunciation which is based on a photostatic copy
of a note sent to the foreign section of the National Socialist

workers’ Party of Munich.

This note, signed by Alfredo
Mueller, leader of the German
Wational Socialist organizations
in the Argentine, (who is now in
Berlin), gave an account to the
heads of the Nazi Party of Mun-
ich of all the work accomplished
by Germany in the penetration
of Patagonia.

Patagonia is in the south of
the Argentine Republic and ex-
tends for over one million kilo-
meters from the Atlantic to the
Andes Mountains, and from the
fertile plains of La Pampa to
the Strait of Magellan, near the
Antarctic continent.

Patagonia is the least popu-
lated region in the republic and
because of this the Nazi agents

have fostered the idea that it
is a “No Man’s Land.”
The Argentinian population in

Patagonia is more than 50 percent
of the total, the rest being com-
posed of Chileans, Germans and
other nationalities. German pre-
tensions to the domination of
Patagonia have their roots in the
basic failure of the social sys-
tem; the majority of the busi-
mess men are foreigners who
place the Argentinians in an in-
ferior position. They are assist-
ed in this by the state function-
aries who are largely retired mil-
itary officers, easily bribed or
linked to enterprises which ex-
ploit the wealth of Patagonia.

The most important source of
wealth in Patagonia is oil, which
the state exploits as well as sey-
eral companies affiliated to the
Standard Oil and Royal Dutch

;

Shell companies.

Gattle and sheep are the sec-
ond source of wealth. There is
some placer mining for gold, as
well as a great unexploited min-
eral wealth. And finally,—an-
other profiitable industry is fish-
ing—but here the Japanese are
beginning to push out the Argen-
tinians.

All of these economic factors
explain the German interest in
Patagonia.

Existence of a Nazi plan for
the annexation of Patagonia has
been proved, as has the complicity
of state officials, members of the
police and representatives of big
business.

It cannot yet be said to what
extent the Argentine government
will pursue the investigation pro-

mised. To make a complete ex-
posure, it will be necessary to
utilize the police to find the

source of the money used in the
propaganda of the fascist groups
and in the publications of similar
political tendencies.

Such action, undertaken by the
president of the republic, will not
only serve to expose the forces
behind the Nazi plan, but will
also show whether or not the
president has the strength of
character to accomplish what
the people demand, even though
members of his own government
are linked to the great financial
interests opposed to such an in-
vestigation.

The approach of the opening of
parliament will inject this ques-
tion into practical politics, where
the answer must be given.

5000 Youth Organizations
Invited To ’Peg Congress

TORONTO, Ont.—Headquarters of the Canadian Youth Con-
gress announced this week that the call of the Fourth Congress,
to be held at Winnipeg, has been sent to 5000 youth organiza-

tions throughout Canada.

Th Congress will be held from
June 30 to July 3 and will be the
first one west of Ontario.

Many hundreds of delegates re-
presenting farm groups will at-
tend the gathering this year be-
cause of its decision to meet in
Winnipeg. In conformity with
this the agenda has been so or-
ganized as to discuss Youth in
Agriculture as the first point
This will be followed by Youth
in Industry, Training Young Citi-
zens, Canadian Unity, and Cana-
dian Peace Policy.

Any youth group is entitled to
send two delegates and any num-
ber of observers, the call indi-
cates. Fees will be $2.50 per
delegate or official observer. Ar-
rangements are being made to
house delegates for about $1 per
night.

The Youth Congress also an-
nounced receipt of a message of
encouragement from Prime Min-
ister William Lyon Mackenzie
King.

The message reads in part:

“There has never been a time
when the demands upon organi-
zation of youth were greater than
they are today. More than ever
there is needed, throughout our
country, a devotion to Canada
and to its service, and a will-
ingness to combine together the
willing efforts of all its citizens.”

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BENES DENIES
USSR DESERTION

Ready To Assist
Czechs All Along

CHICAGO, Hl.—A blunt and
shattering denial of all insinua-
tions that the Seviet Union had
deserted Czechoslovakia during
the Munich crisis last fall was
made here this week by Dr.
Eduard Benes, former president
of the republic.

*“‘Russia,” he declared in an in-
terview with Erika Mann, the
author, “was faithful to the last
moment. I know that.”

Propaganda spread by
Lindbergh and others, under-
rating the USSR’s military ef-
ficiency, was contradicted by Dr.
Benes. He had, he declared, “as—
certained through a Czecho-
slovak military commission that
Russia was excellently prepared.
Russia was willing te come to
Czechoslovalia’s aid whether
France did nor not.”

He revealed also that leaders
of the Agrarian Party had, at
the last moment, threatened an
inner rebellion if the Czech gov-
ernment accepted Soviet aid.

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FROM USSR

Commissar Rhiaxim

Foreign
Litvinov, who offered Britain and
France the full economic military
assistance of the Soviet Union in
return for a definite military alli-
ance of the three powers that
would stop Hitler in his tracks.

Chamberlain has
swer.

given no an-

WINNIPEG LABOR

RAPS M'CULLAGH

Special to the Advocate

WINNIPEG, Man.—The Win-
nipese Trades and Labor Council
joined with organized labor in
Eastern Canada in opposition to
George McCullagh’s Leadership
league at its last regular meeting
as delegates unanimously en-
dorsed a resoluttion condemning
the League as an organization of
big business.

Declaring that MeCullagh’s
group “is endeavoring to take
advantage of the dissatisfaction
of the Canadian people with high
taxes, political corruption, un-
employment, low wages, etc., and
is utilizing this dissatisfaction to
mislead the people into a position
of accepting the Leadership
League program of reaction,” the
Trades Council resolution warned
that success of the Leadership
League would result in a dicta-
torial national government which
would endanger the jobs of thou-
sands, result in wage reductions,
suppress the rights of labor to
organize and would bring in-
creased misery for the Canadian
people.

“The Winnipeg and District
Trades and Labor Council,” the
resolution concludes, “wishes to
express, therefore, its Opposition
to the Leadership League and its
demagopic promises and warns
its organizations against any
confusion which might be created
in the minds of its members.

“We'call upon the rest of the
Trades and Labor Councils and
trade unions of Canada to make
a thorough study of the actiyvi-
ties of the Leadership League
and its anti-labor policies across
Canada. We call upon our mem-
bership to take a more active
part in the fight to preserve the
democratic rights which organ-
ized labor enjoys at present and
to fight for the extension of
those rights.”

Chinese Capture
560 Cities, Towns

CHUNGEING, China—Chinese
counter-offensives in Kwangtung
province, South China, have re-
sulted in recapture of 500 towns
and villages with a total popu-
lation of several millions, it was
reported this week.

Many of these towns were gar-
risoned by Japanese troops, and
many were key links in the Jap-

anese lines of communication.

Erench Will For Security Sabotaged

By P. L. DARNAR
Associate Editor, L’Humanitie
[| Bee France. — (By Mail).—

International politics holds
the ruling hand over the political

situation within France. The
whole question is this: Will the
unity of the nation be made a
fact in the face of the overhang-
ing threat?

It has become evident that the
policy of concessions followed in
the cases of Ethiopia, Spain,
Czechoslovakia and elsewhere
has cleared the way for the peri-
position of today.

Mence the men at the head of
the government have spoken firm
words. But actiton in the diplo-
matic field and in domestic af-
fairs is necessary.

Safety lies in close unity and
a government deriving its sup-
port from the whole country. But
Premier Daladier obtained his
decreelaw powers not by a un-
animous vote of the Chamber of
Deputies but with a bare major-
ity.

This does not mean that the
opposition is hostile to measures
of energy, discipline and eyen of
authority. It thinks that these

measures must have their foun-

.

dation in a broad national base.

The government has sought
the support of certain fascist
elements which deprives these
measures, no matter how excel-
lent they are, of their effective—
ness. Ex-Premier Pierre-Etienne
Flandin, who sabotaged the mob-
ilization of last September by is-
suing defeatist posters, is an in-
fluential member of the majority,
as are other friends of Franco
and Mussolini.

S

Wo the majority are ele-

ments working at Cross pur-
poses. First, there are the Radi-
cals who desire that plenary
powers should be employed for
national defense. Second, there
are the national-minded indivi-
duals who hold the interest of
the country highest and accept
eventual union and agreement
even with the/Soviet Union. But
third, there are the fascists. By
their support for Daladier they
have wished to push aside the
workers’ deputies, to make the
government their prisoner, to
compel the government to use
the plenary powers not for de-
fense, but for struggle against
the social laws.

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There has been no mobilization
of capital funds. There has not
been any requisition of plants.
The extension of the working
week past 40 hours has not been
organized in line with the better-
ment of production but according
to the greedy caprice of the capi-
talists.

Impermissible profits exist in
plats working for the national
defense instead of sacrifices for
all. Militant workers get the
rope’s end and are thrown into
jail while the Cagoulards, who
organized civil war, g0 scot—
free.

Wo steps are taken against the
pro-Nazzi press campaigns.

HE gfovernment, whose verbal
statements recently have
been all to the good, would have
a splendid chance to achieve
unity for the salvation of the
country if its actions in domestic
and foreign policy were resolutely
based on a desire to bar the road
to aggressors and their agents
in HPrance.
Wo one opposes the measures
adopted for national security.
The working class and its Com-

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FOR PRESIDENCY
SPIKED BY FDR

Only New Dealer
Can Get Democrats’
Approval For 1940
WASHINGTON, DC—President
Roosevelt has set the stage for

the 1940 presidential elections and
Vice-President Jack Garner, re-

nepgade Democrat, is definitely
left out of the cast.
This was the interpretation

placed in the US capital to the
President’s recent message to
the Young Democratic Clubs of
America clearly outlining what
the Democratic Party must be
in next year’s presidential con-

_ test if it is to receive the con-

tinued support of the American
people.

“This country of ours is demo-
eratic with a small ‘d” tIt is
never, and never will be Demo
cratic with a big ‘D’ except when
the two words mean the same
thing.”

This statement in the letter
read to the Junior Jackson Day
dinner given by the Young Demo-
eratic Clubs of the District of
Columbia, was seen as the most
Significant statement made on
party policy in decades and 2
direct challenge to Vice-President
Garner and his tory supporters
now making a bid for the 1940
nomination of the Democratic
Party.

OGniy a New Dealer can win for
the party next year, said Roose
-velt in so many words.

The frank, clear statement of
the issue is expected to sharply
decrease the Garner “boom.”

Roosevelt drew the issue for
1940 as between fascism and de
mocracy, inferentially linking
the Republican Party with anti—
democratic forces throughout the
world, when he wrote:

“Whenever the party was de
mocratic it won. Whenever it
offered the country an ersatz Re
publicanism, the people spurned
the imitation and sent our party
to stand in a corner until it had
learned its lesson.

“We shall forfeit the multitude
of Republican liberals who voted
with us in ’32 and ’36 if we shift
our ground. Even those men
with little or no affiliation with
* either party and who went with
us because we voiced their prin-
ciples will quit us in disgust if
we throw them down.”

HOLLAND NEXT
IN NAZI DRIVE

NEW YORK, NY—Prince Hu-
| bertus zu Lowenstein said this
week that he believes Holland
will be the next target of Nazi
ageression.

Prince Lowenstein is an ex-
patriate German who now lives
in United States.

He is ceredited with having
made several accurate forecasts
of previous coups by Chancellor
Hitler, predicting the annexation
of Austria almost to the very
day some months before it hap-
pened.

The Prince predicted that Hit-
ler would try to win domination
of Holland in order to gain con-
trol of the rich Dutch colonial
empire.

The Duteh colonies include
Java, Borneo, the Celebes, Cura-
eao and Dutch Guiana

Prince Lowenstein pointed out
that by carrying out such a boid
stroke successfully, Hitler could
BZive Germany sufficient sea bases
to become a real naval menace.

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Party have even de
manded participation in the or-
ganization of defense. <A similar
viewpoint has been expresssed by
mumerous democratic elements
and among the Radicals.

But the government, by refus-
ing to convoke the Chamber of
Deputies, is preventing a joint
expression of the broad majority
of the deputies, extending from
the Radicals and nationalists to
the Left parties, excluding the
fascist agents.

Se
OWEVER, without a profound
political shift towards broad
unity and a firm liquidation of
the Munich spirit which still runs
runs wild in the Quai d’ Orsay
(foreign office), the declarations
of Daladier lose a large portion
of their effectiveness. Every-
thing stands ready for unity and
work. Only the will is missing.-
Wever has unity been so ur-
gent, mever has it been so PpoS-
Sible to achieve within the hour.
The policy in effect within the
country must be adapted in this
decisive situation to saving the
freedom, the ideals, the very ex-
istence of our country.

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