Se eee eA ER ELT TEN Fa” ff § fay 19, 1939 THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE Dr. J. M. Campbell | Waturopathic Physician | Short wave diathermy and other electro-therapy measures for re lief of illness. Thorough exam- ination before any treatment is begun. e SBEy. 5790 227-8 Vancouver Bik. 736 Granville St. i A 2) READ ‘THE FISHERMAR’ The Gnoly Trade Union Paper in the Fishing Industry Published every other Tuesday by Saimon Purse Seiners Union and Pacific Coast Fishermen’s Union. Rates: $1.00 Year — G0c Six Mos. 164 East Hastings Street LIKE HAM BAKERY High. 3244 716 East Hastings Street 4068 E. Hastimes Street 17608 Commercial Drive Quality Products at Mioderate Prices 2 We Deliver to East End and Grandview Homes e “Thrifty Housewives Shop Edy at Hastings Bakery! e 160% Unienized On the air: LABOR NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Presented by AL PARKIN Sponsored by the People’s Advocate in cooperation with Dr. R. Liewellyn Douglas Dr. Douglas TUESDAY and FRIDAY 5:45 P.M. over CKMO “ Mac-Pap Bulletins By JEAN CAMERON See’y, Friends of the Mackenzie Papineau Battalion 4 Beeeees was plenty of excite ment around the Mac-Pap offices Sunday night when the former prisoners arrived from Spain, and we were certainly giad to see them. They are feel- ing fairly good, and considering the treatment they were subject- ed to, look well. Their. morale is as high as ever and they are certainly more antifascist than ever, since they actually know and appreciate what living under fascist conditions means. Theyre all anxious to do some- thing to help the International Brigade men still interred in Franco’s prisons, and are anx- ious, too, that their wounded com- rades here in Canada are proper- ly cared for. S NW OUR present drive for funds, our objective is at least $5000. and with the prize drawing and the picnic on July 9, we should realize that amount This should take care of most of our needs, obtain the necessary artificial limbs, and assist the disabled men in obtaining a livings. So get your organization to set a quota and let us know your plans. C) PECIAT mention goes this week to the Relief Project Workers’ Union. Members of this organization are always ready to help and their assistance at the CPR depot Sunday is keeping lanes open was appreciated. Special mention goes to W. Shaw, D. Generaux and Guest of the RPWU for their help in raising funds for us these last few days. DONATIONS Donations to the Mac-Pap fund this week were: Sointula FMPB; $29.54; Lettish worker, $1.25; Little Mountain CP. $1.20; Grand- wiew Section CP, $3.20; Frances Women’s Club, $3; Serbian Work-— ers” Club, $1.55; Grandview Women’s CGlub, $30; Embassy Dance Collection, $12.30; CPR Station collection, $12.77; Mr. Fill- more, $6; GC. Bradbury, $i; Kus- man Kaussoff, $2 and WN. Tlatoff, $2. Continued NAZIS rep iiea re Mf Geornt 445 GORE AVE. SEymour 0308 Hotel East immediate result of Wiese’s visit, and the publicity given the matter in the Ottawa House of Commons Monday, was a strong protest movement among ~*~ resi- dents, centered around progressive groups and the Canadian TLegion. Already a meeting has been called for this week for the purpose of forming an Anti-Nazi Club. Re- sentment against the Nazis has also unfortunately developed into a strong national feeling against the German-speaking people as a2 whole, and will have to be com- batted by every means. Wazi activities even extended to approaching Ukrainian residents here with a hypocritical proposal that they appeal to Hitler “to make them a nation” in the Ukraine, but the move made no headway, the Ukrainians retort ing that they were “Canadians now.” The whole question of Wiese’s Visit is expected to develop sup- port for a complete investigation of Nazi activities and espionage in the Valley. The protest raised in Ottawa by Hon. Grote Stirling is reported to have brought an as- surance from Prime Minister King that “the proper authorities are taking steps at the present time in a manner considered fitting,” and citizens in the Okanagan feel that added pressure will bring something concrete from the Fed- eral Government in the way of an official probe and a general clean- up of Nazi centers. Sheet Metal Works LAKES & NINNIS Furnace Repairs and Sawdust Burners 952 Commercial Dr. High. 2250 JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 503 Holden Building 16 EB. Hastings St. Trin. 4464 READERS! Buy your Clothing here, .. Clothes of all kinds, Wew and Used. ATLANTIC TAILORS 56 West Cordova St. SPECIAL! While You Wait... Men’s Half Soles and Rubber Heels = Empire Shoe Repairs 66 East Hastinss Street WINNIPEG BOUN A sonteahaaiaaae" Here is George Bunka’s wrestling team which left Vancouver Thurs- day for Winnipee te compete in the Canadian wrestling championships. Left to right they are: Earl Manuel, 134; Bob Cleator, 145; John Galick, 158; Stan Sowden, 174; J. Gardiner, 191, all of the International Sports Club. Jack Whelan, heavyweight, and In Vancouver News Of The City In Brief Coach George Bunka of Pro-Recs. CCF Sponsoring Sixth Annual Sports Day Meet When May 24 breaks it will not be just another Empire Day— it will signal the sixth annual Empire Day Sports Meet sponsored by the CCF, which is now looked upon as one of the major events of the year. Many track and field stars from, all parts of the province are ex- pected to make their way to Hast ings Park to again compete for the cups and other prizes. Among those expected to com- pete next Wednesday in tourney sanctioned by the Amateur Ath- letic Union of Canada and the Women’s Amateur Federation of Canada are: Margaret Borden of Powell River and Jimmy BSBall, Olympic star, who will perform under the* colors of the Rowing Club. Listed as feature events are a five-mile bicycle race for the BC championship, a two-mile walking race, the 13%4-mile road race around town, a one-mile race for the Bradner cup, men’s open, relay races, putting the shot, broad and high jumps and throwing the hammer, Free ice cream for the children, tea and coffee and hot water is provided for those bringing basket lunches. Continued CHAMBERLAIN intent of Chamberlain’s pro- clamations. The day before the Albert hall address Mr. Chamberlain direct-— ly offered Hitler “economic ap- peasement.” Mr Chamberlain, unquestion- ably, wants to tide fascism over a tough economic period, and by doing so is working to incite Hitler to: ceaseless aggressions, as well as acting to weaken or head-off the peace front. A peace front would halt the Wazi solution of its economic erisis by international banditry. But then Mr. Chamberlain does mot want the inner explosion threatening the fascist gangsters to happen. The situation with regard to Wazi economy was more clearly and basically traced by Joseph Stalin in his report to the 18th Congress ef the Communist Party of the Soviet Union early in March. Then Stalin said: “There can be no doubt that unless something unforeseen oc- eurs, German industry must en- ter the same downward path as Japan and ftaly have already taken. For what does placing the economy of a country on a war footing mean? It means givinge- industry a onesided, war direc- tion; developing to the utmost the production of goods necessary for war and not for consumption by the population; restricting to the utmost the production and, especially, the sale of articles of gneral consumption—and, con- sequently, reducing consumption by the population and confront— ing the country with an economic erisis.”’ In this situation Mr. Chamber lain is more leath to confront bis Munich pal with a peace front that would bar Hitler’s ag- gression from without and en- courage the German people to act against this termentor from within. Hitler can comfortably swallow all the strones words Chamberlain can dish out if the Tory premier garnishes them with sufficient “appeasement” of fascism. However, the umbrella-wield- ing Tory back-stabber is racins against time and the insistence of the British and French people that there must be no more Mouinich betrayals and instead that the Soviet Union’s peace front proposais be acted upon seriously and son. Continued CHINESE ing on an entirely different charac- ter. In Hupey, Anhwei and Kiang- su provinces, regular Chinese units and large partisan detachments are equipped and led by the regular army commanders and operate behind the Japanese lines. There are many forms to the partisan struggle. Some of the most novel are related by General Peng Teh-hwai, vice-commander of the Bighth Route Army. “A unique method in fighting against Japanese forces which rape and humiliate Chinese women wherever they ¢0, was used by a group of partisans not far from the Peipins-Hankow railway. “Seeing a group of Japanese soldiers approaching, the Chinese guerillas put on colored gowns Gvhich are worn only by women in China) and began to run, with the unsuspecting Japanese after them. “The guerillas lured their pur- suers to! a deserted spot, where Chinese reinforcements were sta- tioned. The Japanese were sur- rounded and destroyed. “This incident has given rise to @ new Chinese proverb, ‘Men in gowns bright put the Japanese to flight.’ ”’ During recent battles on the central front, the attacks of the Chinese army on the front were accompanied by partisan actions along the Peiping-—Hankow rail- way. This is indicative of the strengthening ties between the partisans and the regular army. The Japanese army lacks forces for simultaneous operations at the front and behind the front, and in order to strengthen their positions in “occupied” areas, the Japanese must remove detachments from the front and curtail their own of fensive operations. The activities of the Chinese army in April have shown the tre- mendous possibilities before it, and illustrate the weakening of the forces of the Japanese aggressors. The brutal bombardment of Chungking last week, in which many foreigners and their pro- perty suffered, does not by any means mean an advance for the Japanese, but is only a new de- monstration of the Japanese bru- tality against the peaceful popu- lation of China—an equal to the inhuman bombing of Spanish: cities by the German and [Italian allies of the Japanese aggressors. Continued TRADES COUNCIL protest to City Council over the award for firemen’s badges which was given to a non-union firm by Gity Purchasing Agent W. A. Shep- perd despite assurances that union firms would be considered in con- tracts. A committee will be struck off within the next two weeks by the executive board to make plans to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary on Labor Day of the Trades and Labor Council. It was reported by Delegate Showler that 90 percent of prizes at the Vancouver Exhibitien As- sociation are of Japanese manutfac— ture. Council will ask that the prac- tice be discontinued. Teckie’s products, Charles David Company and the Vancouver Hotel barber shop were placed on the Council’s “We do not patron- ize” list. Continued PRESS DRIVE termination to such a successful drive if this figure could be stretched into four figures to make it 1000 by Monday. There still exists among a large number of the press committees the desire to be the leadin= com- mittee in the number of subscrip- tions, donations per person solicited and raised, and the next few days may see anything happen which may displace present leaders. A full report of the drive will be pub- lished in these columns next week. Watch for it. Press drive accounts will be kept open until Monday noon to allow outside points oppor- tunity to mail their funds. Victoria Drive Community Asso- Ciation is sponsoring its third an- nual drive for funds to send chil- dren to the Jubilee Children’s camp. A concert and dance will be held at the Victoria Drive Gom- munity Hall, Porty-third and Vic- toria, on Friday, June 2, starting at 7:30 pm. Admission is 25 cents. Vancouver Mothers Council meets every Tuesday at 2 pm in O’Brien Hall, 404 Homer Street. Winner of the hand-imitted bed jacket drawn for at the Grandview Women’s Club bazaar at 906 Com- mercial Drive on May 13 was Mrs. PP. Canning, 854 East Sixteenth Avenue. The second prize of a linen dresser scarf was won by Mrs. Overill, 1851 Triumph Street. Continued BAKERY STRIKE moved and declined to include the contentious clause in the motion. Nigel Morgan, IWA delegate, of- fered the striking bakers time on his orgarWzation’s “Green Gold” radio program when the question was raised by President Jamieson about financing the radio broad- easts. Delegate Shearer believed some arrangements could be made with the Hederationist and the People’s Advocate for a portion of their radio time in order to reach Van- eouver citizens. im response to the appeal sent out recently by the Gouncil to all women’s organizations the Van- couver New Eira Geague replied that the membership had not fayv-= ored the Woman’s Bakery with their patronage since the strike started while the BC Teachers Ped- eration advised the CGouncil that P. R. Bengough’s letter would be printed in the BC Teacher, organ La Transportation from Hastings and Cassiar A GRAND PICNIC MAY 24th... SEYMOUR PARK Starts 1:00 Pw. 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