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FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AN

VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939

HERRIDGE TELLS
OF DANGERS
TO DEMOCRACY

Advocates Election
Of Prosressives In
Federal Elections

Speaking quietly yet with
convincins fervor, Hon. W. D.
Herridge, KC, former Canadian
minister to Washington,
brought the message of the
New Democracy movement to
Vaneouver Wednesday night
before an audience of 2000 peo-
ple in the Auditorium.

With Mayor Lyle Telford sitting
with him on the platform, the for-
mer Conservative who bolted party
ranks in disgust over its reaction-
ary policies last year took his big
audience through an Hour and a
half address covering every phase
ef Canadian life and filled witn
Sharp and destructive criticisms of
the old line parties.

“Get rid of the old parties,” he de—
clared, “because until you do there
will never be security in Canada
Until you have political reform you
cannot have economic reform.”

Declarmg he had no trick form-

ulas for prosperity, Herridge in-

sisted that the way to preserva-

Hien of demecracy in Canada and

the defeat of fascism was through

the election of proegressive candi-
dates in each censtifuency in

Canada pledged to the principles

ef the New Democracy move-

ment.

“Following my speech in Ottawa
a few weeks ago in which i stated
the first duty of Canadians is to
give their country a free parlia-
ment, I was bitterly attacked in the
House of Commons, an exhibition
of panic not helpful to parliament.

“The fact is, at Ottawa there is
no purpose, no policy or plan. The
government whiles away the dreary

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See HEREBIDGE

Building Trades Ask
Blanket Agreement

Wancouver Building Trades Coun—
eil is now working on a proposed
blanket agreement designed to
stabilize the industry and mediate
disputes between employers and
employees.

The agreement, which is to be
presented to the Building and Con-
struction Exchange, contractors’ or—
fanization in Vancouver, provides
for the employment of workmen in
good standing of unions affiliated
te the Council.

Wo changes will be made in the
seale of wages now prevailing, and
other working agreements will be
fsoverned according to the by-laws
of each union concerned.

The unions, while being asked to
vote on the agreement, are asked
mot to raise too many debatable
points since it is the first one based
en employment of International

OR

| YOUNG AMERICA SPEAKS UP ||

Students of Columbia Oniversity, New Work, as they cathered on the
campus to take part in nationwide peace demonstrations of one
million shidents demanding embargees against aggressors.

Many Organizations Take
Part In Colorful May Day

LABOR EVADES
DUPLESSIS BAN

MONTREAL, Que. — Two little
groups of anti -fascists broke
through the police terror of Duples—
sis and the St. James street fin-
anciers here May Day and staged
stirring May Day demonstrations
right under the noses of strong-arm
squads mobilized to prevent them.

Special police reserves had ‘been
concentrated throughout the city
and extraordinary precautions had
been taken in an effort to prevent
any expression of the attitude of
the people to the Duplessis padlock
regime.

Suddenly, in two parts of the
shopping district, around Eaton’s
department store in the west end
and in the heart of the French-
Ganadian district in the east, the
marchers shook out their banners,
inseribed with slogans of working-
elass solidarity and resistance to
fascism, and staged a swift demon—

union men,

stration.

Active Committees Send

Drive Past H

alfway Mark

By W. RAVENOR
More activity on the part of the press committees throughout
the province this week in the campaign for $2800 for the People’s
Advocate and Clarion Weekly sent returns well past the halfway
mark to reach a total of $1585.26, with 642 subscriptions, 137

more than were sold in the same@rard 39 percent.

period in the October campaign-

With this effort sustained until
May 20 the drive committee feels
that the full objective can be
reached and the drive terminated.

OY Bill, People’s Advocate col-
umnist, who has been campaigning
for $100, was deluged with cur-
rency from his gold mining friends
in Atlin and pushed his score past
his objective to 104 percent.

The neck and neck race between
Grandview and Vancouver Center
is still umrelenting. The latter
committee was pushed into the
lead again when Transportation
turned in $76.54 and 19 subscrip-—
tions to gain 277 percent. Elec-
tricians with $3530 reached i125
percent and the Weedle Trades 112
percent.

Positions of the city committees
are: Vancouver Center 75 percent,
Grandview 72.4, South Vancouver
60.8, Hastings East 564, and Bur-

Worth Burnaby is out in front
with 62.4 percent against North
Vancouver’s 52 percent, while out
in the Fraser Valley the Langley
committee leads the race with 71.5
percent and 25 subscriptions,
Waney at 37, Matsqui 33.2, Mission
30, and Surrey 25 percent.
strip all other Vancouver Island
points with 53.2 percent; Nanaimo
35; Alberni 204 and Victoria 135
percent, while Hardy Bay sent in
5 subscriptions to total $15.

In the Okanagan Vailey, Vernon
took the lead with a high score of
75 percent followed by Kelowna
32.5, Salmon Arm 25.8, while En-
derby sent in an initial $4.50.

Wational groups have raised
$183.38 or 30.3 percent of their $600
objective. Their percentages gives
the Serbian Club first place with

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See PRESS DRIVE

“Stop Hitler and Save Peace” was more than’ a slogan in—
seribed on Vancouver’s May Day Committee banner — it formed
the theme of the entire celebration last Monday, was echoed by

marchers and onlookers, formed the keynote of speeches de-
@livered before the vast crowd at

TLumbermen’s Arch in Stanley Park.

Thousands of citizens lined the
streets and applauded as the pa-
rade of some 4000 labor men and
women swung into motion shortly
after the noon hour Monday, and
to the skirl of pipes and in bright
sunshine began the long march to
the Park.

Headed by the May Day Commit—
tee and followed by a contingent
of nearly 100 veterans of the Mac-—
kenzie-Papineau Battalion, a brief
halt was made at the Cenotaph
while a detachment of the Spanish
veterans deposited a wreath in
memory of those who gave their
lives for democracy.

The veterans’ contingent was one
of the features of the colorful pa-
rade. Wearing white shirts, blue
berets and the triangle insignia of
the International Brigades, march-
ing three deep behind their float de
picting a cenotaph, the Mac-Paps
drew applause along the entire
route.

Long lines of marching members
of the Relief Project Workers Un-
ion formed the biggest section of
the parade.

Chamberlain and his umbrella

were caricatured by a number of

POLES PLAN
RESISTANCE 10
AGGRESSORS

Nation Is United
Despite Treachery
Of ‘Fifth Column’

WARSAW, Poland. — With
German military threats on
Poland increasing every day,
an article by the ex—-President
of the Polish Council of Min-
isters, General Sikorski, in the
Kurjjer Warsawslki, points out
that “the military superiority
of the Axis has been greatly

overestimated.”

“ING one is duped any longer by
Hitler’s excuses,’ says the General.
“One has only to read ‘Mein Kampf’
to see the map of all Hitler’s con-
quests, past and present. They say
that the Rome-Berlin Axis is a
peace pact, and that the anti-
Comintern pact is for the preserva-—
tion of civilization. Nobody is fooled
by this. Was it to defend himself
that Hitler annexed Czechoslovakia
and Memel?”

General Sikorski continues with
an expose of the German racial
theory. “It is used to justify in ad-
wanee all acts of violence,” he de-
clared. “In the name of this doc-
trine the Reich may terrorize, cheat
and swindle. It is in this way that
Hitler has come to power in his
own country, and thinks to extend
his rule over the whole world.”

Stating that all these plans have
now been exposed and brought re-
sistance to them, General Sikorski
eontinues that “notably in Poland,
the determination to bar the way
to the aggressor has reached tre-
mendous proportions. The Polish
Army and the Polish nation is one.
The declarations of President
Roosevelt have only reinforced
Polish determination to resist even
the slightest aggression by Ger-
many on Poland.”

While the German press cam-
paign against Poland increases in
ferocity, and the Ostdeutsche Mor-
genpost compares Poland to Czecho-
slovalia, the increased unity of the
Polish people shows that Hitler
will not find her such an easy prey,
in spite of the activity of the Fifth
Column inside Poland.

Im an interview in Paris, before
he left for Warsaw, President
Korfanty stated, “If war comes,
then there would be the most abso-
lute unity in Poland, for all are
decided to defend the independence
of the country till the last breath.”

“We are absolutely determined,”
he declared, “to repulse any at-
tempt at aggression. We have al-
ways wanted to be good friends
with Germany, but if they attack
us then we shall oppose them in
such a way as will soon convince
them of their errors.”

BAKERY TRIAL

floats and organizations.

The Chinese National Salvation
League float displayed a huge Japa-
nese “bomb” made of Canadian met-
al, and slogans appealed for support
to the embargo movement. A large
contingent of Chinese citiezns fol-
lowed.

Wearly every national group in

the city was represented — Uk-
rainians, Germans, Scandinavians,
Serbians, Russians and numerous
others. Croatian workers carried

banners protesting fascist ageres-
sion against Yugoslavia.

Entry of more trade union locals
was also a feature of the celebra-
tions. Qutstanding was the contin-
gent from the United Pishermen’s
Union, Salmon Purse Seiners’ Un-
ion and the Pacific Coast PFisher-
men’s Union. These three groups
entered a joint float with the slos—
an “We fish ot live, not live to
fish,’ a float which won them first
prize.

Hotel and Restaurant Employees

Union entered a gainly decorated
car, with a group of waiters and
watiresses in bright uniforms
marching behind.
Banners demanding an eight-hour
day for seamen were borne by the
Inland Boatmen’s Union. Loggers
ef the International Woodworkers
of America marched in a big con-
tingent and the International La-
dies’ Garment Workers Union en-
tered a decorated car.

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See PARADE

SHOWDOWN SEEN

Unless the trial date is set by
Monday, May 18, in the case of the
Woman’s Bakery application for
an injumection restraining mem-
bers of the Bakery and Confec-
tionery Workers’ Union from pick-—
eting the bakery’s premises, WNa-
than Wemetz, union counsel, will
ask for a dismissal of the pro-
ceedings, the Advocate was in-
formed Thursday.

Aside from the injunction T. P.
Elder, counsel for the bakd:y,
seeks damages for the loss of pro-
fits and the public’s good will.

Meanwhile as the legal action
hangs fire, picketing of the stores
continues as the strike to uphold
a majority award of arbitration
and conciliation board rounds out
into the sixth month.

More than 40 unions affiliated
with the Trades and Labor Coun-
cil are supporting the strikers for
recognition of the award which
recommended an upward revision
of the wage scale and showed
where the bakery was able to meet
the increase.

Goetters soliciting support of all
women’s organizations in the city
Woman's Bakery were sent out
last week and are meeting with
ready response. The Secondary
School Teachers of the Lower
Mainland circulated the letter
among its membership while the
FHiousewives League and several
other organizations have given un-
qualified support to the appeal.

Vancouver Unions
Voice Warning On
Leadership League

(Leadership League.

Onus For
Jobless On
BC Gov't

‘See Pearson,’
States Federal
Labor Minister

|

Organized labor in Vancouver is solidly in opposition to the
National government proposals of George McCullagh and the

This was made clear at Tuesdays regular meeting of the
Trades and Labor Council as delegates approved a statement
presented by Council Secretary P. R. Bengough denouncing
the anti-union policies advocated by the Globe and Mail pub-

lisher and warning unionists to have “no truck or trade” with
@the movement for a National gov-

ernment.

Motion on acceptance or the sec—
retary’s report, presented to Goun-
cil as a report of the executive,
brought a roar of “ayes” from dele—
gates, with no dissenting yoice.

“As requested, i have made a
Survey of the campaign being car
ried on by George McGullafh to
bring into being one central foy-—
ernment for Canada,” Benzgough
Said.

“I do not think there is any
£reup of citizens in Canada who
have suffered as much or who

Attempts of the Relief Project
Workers’ Union to negotiate with
Ottawa on the single unemployed
Situation have met with very
little success, according to union
officials.

Replying to letters from the
RPWO executive recently, in
which proposals -were placed
forward regarding a BC works
program, Minister ~ of “Labor
Rogers informed the union the
matter is one for the provincial
Severnment to deal with, and
advised that representations for
aid be placed in the hands of
Labor Minister Pearson at Vic-
toria.

Previously the union had been
informed by provincial authori-
ties that the initiative on the
launching of a works program
to absorb single jobless lay with
Ottawa.

“The recent exchange of let-
ters with Mr. Rogers has at least
clarified us on whom to approach
in the future,” RPWU officials
told the Advocate.

“Mr. Rogers’ explanation clear-
ly places the onus on provincial
authorities whom, it now ap-
pears, have the power to launch
a works program, and upon
whom the onus for any unem-
ployment crisis will rest in such
an event.”

As a consequence, the men are
Placing reliance on the strength
of organization that will be de-
veloped between now and June
to avert the crisis that is sure
to develop when holdback pay
is exhausted and hunger again
faces them.

have been subjected to as much
“passing the buck’ between the Do-
minion and provincial governments
as the trade union movement, and
while fully realizing the overlap-
Ping of government and the fact
that the Canadian people have far
too many governments, there are
greater evils in the world today
and in my opinion the type of
Sovernment advocated by McGul-

“We must and do subscribe to
the type of government that is by
and for the people,” the Council

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See McCULLAGH

Five Fishing Groups
Ask For Mediation

While negotiations are proceed=
ing between the canners’ committee
and the Pacific Coast Fishermen
and the Salmon Purse Seiners’
Union on prices in the Salmon fish-
ing industry, another sroup of fish-—
ermen have applied for a mediator.

The joint committee of the
Amalgamated Fishermen, British
Columbia Fishermen’s Protective
Association, Native Brotherhood
and the Native HWishermen has re—
jected the canners’ offer of last
year’s prices.

Canners’ prices
4772c for sockeyes and 5%4c¢ for
chums. The joint council want 45c
and 50c for sockeye, 6c for pinks
and 8c for chums.

Chairman F. Rolley and Rolf
Bremner will see Hon. George S.
Pearson Monday. ,

Representatives of the PCEU and

are 4212c and

the SPSU will meet with the can-
ners again early next week.

CCF To Make It Two
Straight---Elect Hurry

Fresh from their smashing victory in the Vancouver Center

by-election on May Day,
couver turned this week

eee en

ALFRED HURRY

CCE aldermanic candidate in the
May 10 civic by-election.

goeee ae Prost eseive forces in Van-
5 Oo the task of electing CCF candidate
Alfred Hurry to City Council in the May 10 civic by-election.

With only six days to zo, Hurry’s
committee went into
[ high Sear over the weekend. Since
there will be very few campaign
meetings, stress will be laid on
poster and street advertising with
at least two radio broadcasts. The
first broadcast went over the air
Thursday night; the second is
scheduled for Friday (tonight)
from 7 to 7:15 pm. over CEKMO.

Chosen unanimously at the CGF
Standard bearer at the nominating
convention, observers believe the
candidate’s chances of election are
excellent. The candidate to beat
is exMayor George C £Miiller,
“Non-Partisan League” member
defeated last December in the
mayoralty contest by Dr. Lyle Tei-
ford, and CCE campaign head-
quarters emphasize that “a vote
for anyone but Hurry is a yote for
Miller.”

Hurry is well known in civic
circles, having been a2 member of
the old South Vancouver Schoor
Board and later the YWancouver
School Board; was alderman in
1937 and just missed election last
December when he trailed the suc—
cessful candidate by a scant 20G-

odd votes.

jlagh falls within this caterory.

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