@ THE PEREOPLE’*’S ADVOCATE CRACKS UP ™2" escaped with minor injuries. Wilda Yen, Chinese aviatrix, w: refugees, the “Spiri off at Montgomery, Alabama. Miss Yen, a niece of Dr. W. W. Yen, ho is touring the US on behalf of Chinese £t of New China” monoplane is shown 2s it crashed in a take— former Chinese ambassador tothe US, sss REFUGEE HOM dren under the Foster Parents Plan for Spanish Chiliren, which permits a persen or group to adopt a child ™ for $3 a month. The Eleanor Hoosevelt House, one of seven homes for Spanish refugee orphans at Bayonne, France. This home will care for 70 Spanish ch Ottawa GOV'T IGNORES | POPULAR PLEA FOR EMBARGO Requests Thown Out; ‘Not In Accordance’ - With Rules of House Because petitions for an em- bargo on war materials to which some 41,000 BC citizens affixed their signatures were not “in accordance” with House regulations, there is little like- lihood that the government will raise the question. This was the information re— eeived this week by the Vancou- ver Embargo Council from the cabinet ministers and CCF mem- bers in Ottawa, but Grant MacWeil bas promised to introduce the question at the first opportunity. Fion. Tan MacKenzie, Minister of Wational Defense, recalled all the difficulties which might be encoun- tered and pointed out that the war shipments could be re-routed to evade a government ban as an arsument for doing nothing about the petitioners’ desires. A. WM Stephen, secretary of the Pacific Northwest Embargo Com- Jittee reported that plans are being entertained for convening an All-Pacific Coast Embargo Con- fernce in San Francisco shortly with regional conferences in Re- gina or Winnipeg for the prairie provinces and Toronto for the eastern part of Canada and Us: The Gouncil also entertained a proposal to meet with the New Westminster Embargo Council to consider the advisability of spon- soring a picket of the Royal City docks, Sam Shearer pointed out that it would be necessary to enlist the aid of organised lobar to not LA NEWSMEN WIN BIG WAGE BOOST Force Hearst Press To Sign Agreement LOS ANGELES, Cal — Wil liam Randolph Hearst's payroll on the Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express jumped up $140,000 a year this week as the result of a new contract won by the Ees Angeles Newspaper Guild. The agreement broadened a2 previous pact covering editorial workers alone and brought ad- vertisinge and commercial de partment workers under Guild protection. Almost 475 work- ers are covered by the con- tract. The five-day, 40-hour weel was established throughout the paper, with few minor excep— tions, while the minimum salary rate for editorial workers witb five years’ experience jumped from $50 to $55 a week Dis- play advertising salesmen will receive a minimum of $60 a week — which in seme cases means a raise of $25 weekly. Members of the Guild unit voted to send their first week’s pay raise to the American Newspaper Guild’s defense fund. only picket but also organize the longshoremen. “The Shipping Federation spent $12,000,000 to break the strike in 1935 in order to keep unions off the waterfront,” said Shearer, “and unless there are some steps taken to organize the waterfront our ef forts are not going to be very ef fective. “We have to put up a struggle if we are going to get anywhere, the suffragettes did so to win the franchise,” he concluded. Co: for coustruction of the first of the new schools scheduled for erection under the $390,000 loan will be placed next Monday by the School Board. Starts Today! also ... First Pictures Now on Our Screen. . . King and Queen Arrive at Quebec. EDW. G. ROBINSON FRANCIS LEDERER - Paul Lukas George Sanders ° Henry O'Neill This advertisement is not publi shed = or displayed Liq Government of British Golumbia. uor_Control Board FASCISTS PLOT ARMED REVOLT IN MEXICO Progressives Near Election Unity For President By ALFRED MILLER MEXICO CITY.—An armed rebellion to overthrow the pro- gressive regime of Lazaro Cardenas and to prevent the presidential election next year is being planned for late this fall, it is believed by labor leaders in this and other Mexi- can cities. Foreign correspondents who have been watching closely the de velopment of the reactionary forces throughout the country confirm this view. The rebellion, it is reported, is being instigated by General Juan Andrew Almazan, commander of the military zone of Guerrero and the outstanding presidential can- didate of Mexican reaction. Negotiations between the two progressive candidates for presi- dent, Avilo Camacho and Fran- cisco Mujicio, both until recently members of the Cardenas cabinet, are progressing successfully, and there is a well-founded hope that both their camps will come to an understanding to support a single candidate. When all the progressive forces are united behind one candidate for president, they will constitute a force unbeatable at the polls. Throughout their campaign the reactionaries have taken into ac- count the likelihood of a progres- sive victory, and this accounts for their apparent decision to block an election by an armed fascist rebellion. Several things are clearly point- ing that fascist preparations fo rebellion are on the way. 1. General Almazan refuses to relinquish his military position, though the law requires that any candidate running for office resign his present position on entering the campaign. 2 On April 9 the Defense Min- istry suddenly cancelled all per- mits for the import and manutfac- ture of arms and ammunition. This action was taken a few days after charges of arms smuggling were made from the floor of the Sen- ate. 3. Representatives of the in- numerable new and old fascist and reactionary organizations recently held a banquet in an attempt to unite their forces in support of Almazan, 4. Agents of the foreign total jtarian powers have been showing renewed activities of late. Offices of the Nippon Trade Agency, €S- tablished Mere recently, are giving considerable support to papers with reactionary records. Apparently the Gardenas admin- istration is fully aware of what is going on. The President himself is or by the robe Fish Trap JON PARLIAMENT HILL Michaud Rejects Neill Demand For Removal Of Gear OTTAWA, Ont.—With five BC members accepting the rec- ommendation “reluctantly and and fisheries committee of the with reservations,” the marine House voted unanimously this week in favor of a royal commission to investigate the use of fish traps at Sooke, Island. The proposal was advanced by Hon. E. Michaud, Minister of Fish- eries, in an apparent attempt to avoid a straight vote in the com- mittee which would have undoubt- edly favored complete abolition of the trap gear. Five members were in favor as against two opposed. This was made clear, in fact, when Mr. Michaud is reported to have coolly told A. W. Weill, vet- eran opponent of trap gear, that even. if the committee voted Vancouver@was advocated this week by CCH member M. J. Coldwell of Rose- town-Biggar, in an amendment to the government measure authoriz- ing the Minister of Finance to reise $750,000,000 in loans to re pay funded debts and for other purposes, The CCE leader emphasized that the issuance of money for public works would finance consumption among the people, rather than add- ing to the sums already accum-— against the Sooke traps he would be unwilling to accept their ver- dict, but would on the other hand abide by the ruling of a royal com- mission. It was this practical ulti- matum which forced Mr. Weill to accept the recommendation “re- luctantly.” Michaud’s intention is to appoint only one commissioner, and BG members hope it will not be an eastern representative who would likely be unable to tell the differ- ence between an oolichan and a salmon. Evidence that Comox-Alberni’s A. W. Weill places little confidence 1p the royal commission came the following day when he introduced a private bill aimed against the traps. The bill was read out, how- ever, after the renegade labor member J. S. Taylor had again climbed to his feet and stoutly de- fended the owners of the trap ear. : Agnes MacPhail Points To Nazi Spy Danger The Department of Wational De- fense ought to crack down on Wazi propaganda in Canada if the gov— ernment desires to strengthen the defense of the country, Agnes MacPhail (Farmer-Labor, Grey- Bruce) told the House during de bate on defense estimates. “Tf the Nazis desire to live in ‘Canada and enjoy the freedom and protection of democracy, then they ought to be stopped from carrying on propaganda which is weakening the defense of Canada from within,” she declared. “In the case of a great number of nations whieh have fallen in tke last year or so, conquest has been accomplished not so much by way of war as by constant propaganda.” Coldwell Urges Huge Public Works Scheme Issuance of one hundred million dollars of debt-free money to pro- vide employment at public works now touring the northern part of the country, including those Te- gions considered the danger spots of Mexico. A fascist rebellion in Mexico will encounter organized labor, trained | and prepared to fight on the side of eonstitutional government. Among the peasants no president has ever achieyed such popularity as Lazaro Cardenas. There is much reason to believe the rebellion will not be success— ful. But there is also indications that desperate reaction is prepar- ing for the rebellion. ulated “at the top.’ He quoted the United States as an example, point- ing out that the American national income had been raised by 30 bil- lion dollars with the result that taxation revenue to the federal treasury increased by over four billion. : Registration of unemployed per- sons in need of clothing wili be re— opened again Monday between 7 and 8 pm by the Grandview Unem- ployed Association in its hall at $41 Commercial Drive. The re- sponse last Monday, which was encouraging, has prompted the or fanization to continue the work prior to presenting its case to the relief authorities. 7 LECKIE SHOES PLACED ON TLC © "UNFAIR LIST’ 25 Employees Still Locked Out, Council - Delegates Informed Company were placed on the Trades Council’s “we do not Hughes, Butcher Workers’ Un- ion delegate and Grievance attempts by Council officers to negotiate a settlement and the reemployment of a number of workers failed. P. R. Bengough, Trades Council secretary, and Charles Stewart conferred with the management with a view to effecting an amicable settlement but the negotiations failed in their pur- pose,, because of the manager's adamant attitude. On several oc casions he stated the plant would be closed down rather than toler ate a union, although a union did exist in the plant several years ago which benefitted both employer and worker. Since April 6 about 25 employees have been locked out and have been blacklisted from other shoe manufacturing plants in the city. their memory, the delegates were unanimous in placing the com- pany’s goods on the non-patronage list. @The original malt- yeast vitamins of beer restored ... for added palatability, mellow- mess and fiavor. ORDER THE BEER that GIVES YOU MGRE! Phone SEymour 3277 for free delivery- CAPILANO BREWING CO.LTD. Vancouver B.C £ CONTAINS § VITAMINS This advertisement is not publisned or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia Products of the J. Leckie =< patronize” list Tuesday night on the recommendation of S.S, Committee chairman, after all _ With all this history fresh in or eI GRA etre eee a tan \ cn a 3. Uo et OOD Ue Oe Oh Om cas tte ge ert By tow)