THE PEOPLUE’S ADVOCATE ae me DISTRIBUTE GAS MASKS ef the police department while Daladiers “appeasement” maneuvers bring a Distribution of gas masks to every person in the Paris metropolitan area begins under the direction greater threat than bombs. FLYERS WELCOME former Charge d’Affairs, at Floyd Benmett field, after their CoL Viadimir Kokkinaki Geft) and Major Milkhali Gorienko 2re greeted by Soviet Ambassador Constantine Qumansky (right), forced landing in New Brunswick. Los Angeles Ba = LOH TSEI'S ISLAND TOUR HUGE SUCCESS China Aid Groups Established In Many Communities NANAIMO, May 11. — Or- ganizational and financial suc- cess attended the Vancouver Is- land tour of Miss Loh Tsei for a rigid boycott of Japanese goods, placing of an embargo on shipments to that country, and for funds for the Interna- tional Peace Hospital in the Wutaishan area, headed by Dr. Worman Bethune. Over $5380 was raised by Miss Loh in her tour, of which $500 will be forwarded to China. Port Alberni headed the list with $201.61 in con- tributions to the student leader’s ap- peal, other contributions being Na- maimo, $176.38; Duncan, $86.15; Gumberlangd, $84.61; Chemainus, $30, and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace of Great Gentral Lake, $2. An Upper Island, Canadian Friends of the Chinese People has been established in each of the above places haying at least one Canadian and one Chinese on the committee for a start Im Port Al- berni, Mayor M. Hamilton and Al- derman Jones head the committee 2s sponsors. G. H. Bird and Mah Bing complete the group. : Alderman J. Hindmarch of Na- naimo is the president of the Upper island Committee, Edward Lee as treasurer and Miss M. Hitehin as secretary pro tem. Headquarters will be opened here within the next few days where all monies and ar- dicles of clothing can be handled eentrally and economically for ship- ment to the Ghina Aid Council in Vancouver. The Cumberland Commiuttee con- sists of Mrs. Bond and Mah Tom Kayes, while H. Hawkes, Ww. P. Chow and jim Yee compose the committee at Chemainus. Duncan has yet to name a committee. George Les Strange of Wanaimo, who accompanied Miss Loh Tsei on her successful tour, was charged with the responsibility of organiz-— ing the committees in other Island points. Molotov Appointment Seen Warning To Tory Appeasers | Foes CHANGE of foreign on the Soviet Union’s peace Munich betrayal. jll is fully in accord with the facts. But who wouldn’t find his existing iljness unbearably aggravated doing business with the Chamber-— lains and Daladiers? We can be confident that Molo- tov, who is younger and more vig- oerous, will not wear down. Above all, the actual change in the foreign commiussariat will come to Chamberlain as the handwrit- ing-on-the-wall notice that the British and French Mounicheers petter stop their latest monkey business. Tt is a resounding blow at any new Munich treachery of the peace front. Tt is a powerful thrust for col- lective security as desired by the peace-loving masses of the world. e HE Soviet Union’s foreign pol- icy which Molotov is pressing more sharply against the new Munich conspiracies in this era of fascist aggression was stated by Joseph Stalin at the 1I8th Congress of the Communist Party of the So- viet Union. Hiere are the guilding points of Soviet foreign policy as outlined by Stalin: “(1) We stand for peace and the strengthening of business-like re- Jations with all countries. That is our position, and we shall ad- here to this position as long as these countries maintain like rela- tions with the Soviet Union, and as long as they make na attempt tc trespass on the interests of our country. (2) We stand for peace ful close and friendlys relations with all the neighboring countries which have common frontiers with the USSR. That is our posi- tion; and we shall adhere to this position as long as these countries maintain like relations with the Soviet Union, and as long as they make no attempt to trespass, dir- ectly or indirectly, on the inte- erity and jnviolability of the fron- tiers of the Soviet state. (3) We Nazi Consul Behind Bolivia Coup In ‘Frisco NEW YORK, NY.—The coup d’etat by which Colonel Ger- man Busch set up a totalitarian dictatorship in Bolivia was in- spired by Berlin, the Daily Worker, influential labor paper, has revealed. The paper quoted Genevieve Ta- bouis, foreign commentator on the Paris newspaper L’OQeuvre, as ex posing the fact that Captain Fritz Weidemann, Hitler's confidential agent now jnstalled as “consul” at San Francisco, was behind the fas- cist coup in Bolivia. Mme. Tabouis vouches for the truth of the statement—and her data comes from official sources— that Nazi agents in Bolivia, dis- guised as “diplomatic representa-— tives” working under Capt. Weide- mann’s instructions, are manipu- lating Berlin’s Bolivian stooge, Col. Busch. So significant were these facts that a prominent Republi- can newspaper here reprinted them last weekend. The Wazi purpose, said Mme. Tabouis, is to bring Bolivia into an alliance with Paraguay and es- tablish a Nazi base for further Wazi penetration into Latin Amer- ica. The Daily Workers says it has learned that Weidemann has not only arranged for the type of total- ‘ines He has also begun to press itarian setup Bolivia is going to Col. Busch into the so-called anti- Comintern pact, the mask for 2 fascist war alliance against all the democracies. Reach Compromise Gn Superannuation A compromise offer was made by aldermen at Tuesday's council meeting whereby 30 employees slated for immediate retirement en superannuation would be pen- sioned off on December 31, 1940— halfway between the date asked by the employees. The men asked the city council to exercise its option under the new Municipal Superannuation Act and defer the lay-off until April 1, 1942, as they have not provided for immediate superannuation. The personnel committee will be asked to confer with the civic em- ployees who have now passed the 65-year retirement age if the coun- commissars in the Soviet Union, of the resigned Maxim Lityinoy, is un to the Chamberlains and Daladiers. Tt tells these Munichmen, plotting ano front proposals while they see The explanation that Litvinov ET By HARRY GANNES stand for the support of nations which are the victims of aggres- sion and are fighting for the inde- pendence of their country. (4) We are not afraid of the threats of ageressors, and are ready to deal two blows for every blow delivered by instigators of war who attempt to violate the Soviet borders.” S$ T IS no accident that the reac— tionary pro-fascist press and its V. M. MOLOTOV Material Wanted | For Mac-Pap History ecil’s proposals are acceptable. Material for a book dealing with the services of Canadian volun- teers in Spain during the civil war, 1936-39, is now being compiled by the Wational Office of the Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Batta- lion. All veterans and any person who through relations with veterans or civilians at any time in Spain, or who through personal visits to that country have acquired infor- mation or material relevant to that subject, such as letters, photo- graphs, clippings, diaries, anec- dotes and stories of interesting personal experiences, are invited to submit such matter to the offices of the organization at 331 Bay Street, Toronto. with V. M. Molotov taking the place doubtedly at the same time a sharp and drastic notice ther Munich, that they cannot continue to maneuver k a sudden getaway through a new Trotskyist agents are repeating the Munich attacks on the Soviet Union, trying to make the most sordid use of Litvinoy’s resigna- ns i- Gibraltar Surrender Planned italy imdicates Britain Should Leave ‘Big Rock’ @ tion im order to shield Chamber— lain’s new tries at treachery. Chamberlain last week told par- liament he would welcome a “non- ageression’” pact with Wazi Ger- many. This is a swindling way of saying he desires another Mun- ich. He got a scrap-of-paper “non- aggression” understanding signed by Hitler and himself after he handed the Nazis Czechoslovakia. The Chamberlain’s will wish vainly if they hope for an instant to change the desire of the French and British people for unity with the USSR in a peace front. © TR. CHAMBERLAIN cannot by { any crafty rumor spreading, recast or juggle the figures of the British Public Institute Poll con- ducted in the News Chronicle showing that 87 percent of the British voters favor a military understanding with the USSR against fascism. And the Mmajor-— ity of those favoring such an un- derstanding were formerly fol- lowers of Chamberlain and the Conservative Party. t Wo wonder the Tories now Te- sort to collossal lying in the Nazi style. How the Chamberlain Tories and all pro-Nazi elements try to dis- tort Litvyinov’s resignation is Te ported as follows by the NY Times Tondon correspondent: “Maxim Litvinov’s withdrawal as Soviet foreign commiussar brought an almost instinctive I told you so’ from many British Conservatives who have never - relished the thought of an alliance with Mos- cow.” But on the same day other Con- servatives, willy-nilly giving ear to the thunderous demands of the British people, had entirely differ- ent views, such as, for example, this one expressed by the former foreign minister Anthony Eden at Leamington last Thursday: ‘It must be a gain for peace if an understanding can be ar- rived at between this country and Russia. “The sooner, the more com plete, and the more far-reaching this understanding, the better.” LONDON, Eng — Lord Perth has brought a message from the Ttaliam to the British govern—- ment. It contains the first fully official hint of the claim to the “neutralization” of Gibraitar. it is suggested in this message that at the moment of the “trium- phal march” in Madrid, a speech will be made wherein Italy will loudly proclaim her determina— tion to “respect the integrity of Spain,” and urging that other people—meaning the British— should do the same. The fascist Trans-Alpine News Agency sent this message from Rome: “Branco cireles here consider that simultaneously with the eva-— cuation of the foreign troops from Spain, Great Britain should free Gibraltar. The same circles consider that the presence of Britain in Gibraltar constitutes in the strictest sense of the word, British interference on Spanish soil.” The Italian government is still hopeful that it can turn one more big trick with the aid of those in London who believe that they are trying to “buy Italy out of the Axis.” Im conversation with Sir Rob- ert Vansittart in Paris, M. Bau- doin, the Bonnet agent who be- gan the secret talks with the Italian government some weeks ago, solemnly informed Sir Rob- ert that “in the event of certain Concessions being made Italy would not fight against an Anglo- French combination.” This would be unimportant were it not that, incredible as it may seem, M. SBaudelin’s “offer” is being taken quite ser- iously in important quarters in London. M. Bonnet, ar the same time, apparently fearing that some re- ference might be made to his un- pleasantly close relations with Herr von Ribbentrop, decided to take the bull by the horns and -attack before he was attacked. Fie therefore coolly informed Sir Robert that “unless Britain introduces conscription, France may see herself forced to con- clude a ‘separate peace’ with Germany before the war even begins.” ian Cars PROGRESSIVES | SWEEP SLATE IN CIVIC ELECTIONS Voters Turn Thumbs Down on Streamlined Streetcars in City LOS ANGELES, Calif —Or- ganized street railwaymen from San Diego to Vancouver, BC are still cheering over the re- sults of last week’s civic elec- tions here which placed a ma- pority of progressives on the City Council and overwhelm- ingly voted to outlaw one-man cars in the city. Known as Proposition 4, the or- dinance banning one-man cars im Los Angeles saw 174,159 citizens register Opposition to the “suicide” cars as against 105,981 in favor, despite a high-pressure campaign financed by the Los Angeles Rail- way Company. A factor influencing the vote was the recent accident involyv- ing one of the new streamlined cars, which ran wild on down- tovwm streets, injured i4 persons, smashed another streetcar and two automobiles. In the elections to City Council, Mayor Fletcher Bowron was at eressives to Carry out his reform prosram as voters administered a smashing defeat to the political machine of ex-Mayor Shaw and Harry Chandler, wealthy reaction- ary publisher of the Los Angeles Times, sweeping into office six out of nine labor and liberal can- didates. Wationwide importance was at tached to the eleations of Way Al len, progressive Negro woman leader, to the Board of Education. Investigation of the activities of the defeated councilmen, who had ruled the city with an iron hand for years under the protec- tion of the Shaw-Chandler ma- chine, was rumored this week The Los Angeles city administra- tion had long held the reputation as being one of the most corrupt in the United States. Outlawing of one-man cars was welcomed by members of Division 101, Vancouver Street Railway- men’s Union, this week. Street rail- waymen here are faced with the threat of additional one-man Cars being placed in operation on city Ines, and already opposition has been expressed to purchase by the BC Electric of the new stream- liners by both the union and the Trades and Labor Council. last assured of a majority of pro-- PRIDE Shirts, Pants Overalls Sanforized Shrunk (assures permanent fit ) OF THE Ask Your Local Merchant for CANT RIP -WwoO Rivers Inlet Dawson’s Landing WEST —— Deaiers — Sointula Alert Bay ee Shel ao Ta eh Oe i noe ay)