23, 1939 THE PEOPLES ADVOCATE Page IF : a provocations in China and the embers of them were becoming j at British soldiers and civilians ting made from Canadian nickel — aterials. Ganadian exports to Japan, made up almost ex- fusively of material for war, h "2,038,878 in the year ending April, % in the Same period ending in Ap (This year, he 1d. hi: Canadian industrialis “itish concession at Tientsin this week, ) 4 situation where bullets in Japanese guns point 060.000 more worth of bullets for Japanese guns san they did last year. Only Germany, axis partner blockade of the total exports, increasing shar ply eritical at Tientsin are and other war ave risen from 1938, to $27,149,- ril, 1939. ts have shipped \canadian Nickel Aiding J u |S CANADIANS scanned the news of Japanese of Japan, and the United States. exceed Canada in while the United States taking steps to halt the flow of munitions to China. What Canadians want to know: Is Canada going to continue arming the hordes of the Mikado? For in spite of efforts of larse importers and de- partment stores to camouflage the fact that their goods come from Japan, increasingly refusing to buy silk stockings, dren’s toys and other Japan-made products. is already the Canadian public is chil- The boycott has already cut down imports by over $1,250,000, Japan’s sales in Canada dropping by 30.4 percent in 1938 as compared with 1937, while im- ports from Canada have risen in the same period by over 20 percent. Meantime reports from Tokio this week indicated that Japan’s intention at Tientsin and other British concessions in China is to stop even the smallest amount of aid to the Chinese government. Victory for Japan in Ghina is necessary to the Mikado to extend the war of conquest all over Asia and the countries bordering the Pacific. This is to be accomplished with dian munitions. While the Canadian people without any encour- agement from the government are nese goods, Canadian big business, with the ment and direct connivance of the government, increasing its export business to Japan. Already vast numbers of people and peace organizations have demanded an em- raised sharply the aid of Cana- bargo of war materials to Japan. apan’s Tientsin Blockade 1 The question was en a number of occasions in the House of Commons. But the government took no action, preferring the treacherous interests of the monopolies to the interests of the people and peace. The Tientsin more sharply still the fact that the government, incident has only served to raise through allowing big business to increase its export to Japan, boycotting Japa- agree- is in labor, church government. is making possible the blockade of Tien- tsin and other treaty ports and making possible the continued slaughter of Chinese civilians. And the people are demanding a stop to this situation and the bargo on arms to the military fascists of the Tokio immediate clamping of an em- IDS ‘| ABOR REQUESTS ‘BCER OPERATE A\LL-NIGHT CARS Council Commends Men in Camps for Trade Union Spirit | Delegates to the Trades and : — abor Council meeting Tues- /ay night approved an execu- ‘ve SSronimendation favoring 3 doing so aimed ata two-fold " urpose to provide night work- rs with transportation and ive more work to street car nen. |The motion of the Typographical ‘nion was laid over at the last Paeeting of the Council to allow Fie executive board to confer with se Street Railwaymen’s Union. Jhen the union delegate offered a8 c motion it was pointed out that aly two hours separated the last = ar and the first one in the morn- Sif and an ali-night service would rove beneficial to the union mem-— ars. Shawnigan Lake local of the Re ef Project Workers’ Union in 4 “tter stated Ieckie’s boots had een successfully boycetted by its embers but pointed out that this = rm’s products were the only ones — obtainable at the relief office <0 ® sien shipping out to camp. The © council noted the action with ap- )ceciation and ieft the matter of - feplyane to. rumors of blacklisted sen beings reinstated in the hands -))= the secretary. : A lengthy discussion followed om Holland’s report for the press ammittee wherein lack of union ')) apport was deplored. ‘) Secretary Bengough reported the aper had been in financial straits jace its inception. “Tf it had not been for other So-called labor papers the States——- ‘aan would not be in the position 5+ is today,’ stated President > amieson. oA E (losis agree with the presi tent, quickly retorted Delegate ‘tewart. ‘The secretary has just \ inished reporting the paper has "seen in that state since it was started. The more labor papers shere are, the better it is for the "abor and progressive movement.- *he Gabor Statesman can be made in agitator and organizer for the )\rade union movement.” ' Delegate Chris Pritchard was named to attend the Occupational "industry Council, an organization | =ndeavoring to place handicapped ersons in employment. In reporting on plans for a Labor ‘Day celebration Delegate Ed- ' Smith stated the Vancouver Exhi- sition had made overtures and ‘oremised to allow a trade union section in the annual parade and joffered prizes of $100. ‘Tf this is a progress report then "we will never have a Labor Day »2elebration,” said Delegate Page. "He questioned the advisability of considering such a proposal which would advertize the exhibition and "mot the trade union movement. - Treatment of the Sheet Metal “Workers who had won the grand ‘prize two years in succession, the first time a cup was awarded -them and the next year had been “Siven a diploma, was cited as a )reason for not joining in such a Pscheme. } ‘Shinglers Sign For Old Country Work _ dmactive through lack of a far- | reaching building program in BC, "more than a score of experienced /shinglers have been signed up to ) work in England on what is said -to be the largest roofing job in > Hurope, by W. Waitherly, special ) agent of W. H. Colt Limited, larg- ,est importers of red cedar shingles. The men are wanted to shingle some 30 or 40 evacuation camps ‘being constructed under the Air Raid Precautions scheme to house ‘ehildren from the densely popu- tlated cities in event of war. The shinglers will be given free + transportation to and from Eng- | jand and will be employed for sev- eral months laying between 12,000 Jto 16,000 squares of shingles. Hach {building will require about 400 | Sduares. ' it is reported Mr. Witherby has . already received some 500 appli- } cations. B ilnisht street car service, and Os STALLING WILLIAM STRANG, special ‘British envoy to Moscow osten- sibly charged with negotiating details of the proposed Anglo- Soviet post but actually attempt ing to stall off an agreement. European political circles were startied last week by the sensa- tional news that Strang, on his way to Moscow, stopped off at Warsaw to coerce Poland into surrendering Danzig to Nazi Ger- “many — more of Premier Cham- berlain’s appeasement, NEW DEMOCRACY CONSOLIDATED (Special to the Advocate) VICTORIA, BC. — The New De ed here last week in a highly suc- cessful business meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce audi- torium. ‘Poverty can be abolished and war is unwanted,” stated Major Jukes in the course of an intro ductory address, “but we have got to tell this to cur elected represent ative and he must demand of the | government that something be done about these things. “This movement must take ad- vantage of the unanimity among people that it is high time we abo- lish poverty in Canada.” The speaker expressed the hope that the CCE would come into the movement and suggested that a delegation be sent to the CCF con- vention being held in YWancouver this week to ask that the New De— mocracy be given a hearing. It was pointed out during the meeting that any member of the GCE could not at the same time belong to another political or- ganization, and fears were ex- pressed that the New Democracy might as a result lose the support of one of the oldest progressive par ties in BC. Tt was explained, however, that under the New Democracy, each party would retain its own iden- tity, but that all progressives would unite behind one candidate who was best and most willing to ex press the will of the people. A provisional committee of 26 was elected with power to add to its numbers. The committee will elect its own executive. Membership in the movement will be 10 cents a month, or $1 a year, and contributions of larger amounts will be accepted. Dr R. Baillie was chairman of the meeting. Soviet Farmers Are Good Sports MOSCOW, USSR. Six hundred thousand people participate in sports on the collective and state farm, machine and tractor stations of the Soviet Union, according to figures released here. By the end of the third Five- Year Plan period there will be ap— proximately 2,700,000 active sports- men in the countryside, it is planned. Athletic groups haye been organized on 17,600 collective farms and the plan is to increase this number to 62,500. mocracy movement was consolidat- 'Woll, Rickert Are Charged With Plan To Prevent Unity WASHINGTON, DC—Delegates attending the semi-annual executive board session of the Congress of Tadaeraal Organizations last weekend heard President John LL. Lewis explain the Congress’ efforts on behalf of labor unity and single out certain AFI. leaders and their actions as being the reason why unity has not yet been accomplished. He placed the blame for the collapse of labor peace negotiations on a small group of re- actionary AFL leaders. “Peace in the labor movement ean not be achieved as long as the AFL is still under the control of a2 small group of leaders, reaction- ary in their attitude toward public questions, and tolerant of the evils which exist in the AFL,” Lewis declared, in announcing that the executive had agreed unani- mously in this estimate of the situ- ation. “These leaders,” he declared, “have formed a liaison and entente cordial between the heads of the AFI, and business and financial interests in an attempt to emascu— -late and destroy the CIO and bring about a crystallization of anti-New Deal sentiment in the country~” As Lewis laid these charges, newsmen recalled evidence fur- nished by the €IO chief only 2 few weeks ago implicating Wil- liam Green and John Frey m a conspiracy with financial inter- ests to emasculate the Wagner Act, Magna Charta of American laber. - Tewis indicated the CIO believed that the vested interests of two ef the AFI. peace negotiators, Tho- mas Rickert and Mattew Woll, made agreement on unity impos- sible-at the present time. We told the 43 CIO presidents convened at the board meeting that Rickert is a large beneficiary from advertising for the American Fed- $20,000 a year which he knows would be forfeited if the CIO be- came part of the AFL,” the CIO president said. This amount, Lewis explained, was bequeathed to Rickert by John Morrison “who had a monopoly of advertising in the Federationist” in his will. Morrison, Lewis in formed the meeting, left $700,000 which he had accumulated from his advertising income, which was divided between Rickert and other AFL officials including President William Green and Secretary Frank Morrison (o relation to John Morrison). Lewis remarked that Woll bene- fitted from a large insurance busi- ness which depended largely on trade union business, and that his interests, too, would be hurt if unity were achieved. “These facts will show why it was impossible to negotiate peace with such representatives as Woll and Rickert.” The GIO chief had no criticism, kowever, of Daniel J. Tobin and Harry Bates, the other two APL peace negotiators. He said that peace was “secon- dary’ at this time to the CIO ob- jectives of achieving powerful in- dustrial unions and improving working conditions. Bengough Offers Plan For Fishermen's Council Setup Proposals advanced by Sec retary P. R. Bengough of the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council for establishment of a district council covering unions in the fishing industry were ac- corded warm approval this week by officials of the unions involved. The plan calls for the setting up of a BC District Council compris- ing delegates from all existing fish- ermen’s unions, such a council to be directly chartered by the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. The council would in turn issue charters to all existing locals to form a centralized and zuthorita- tive body. Under the proposals, however, each local union would still hold its affiliation to the Vancouver Trades Council and would be re- sponsible for sending its own dele- gates to the council, which would give the membership direct affi- liation both locally and nationally with the organized labor move- S ment. The new setup is now being studied by unionists and it is understood the scheme will be sub- mitted in the form of a resolution for approval at the next conven tion of the Trades and Labor Con- gress, slated for London, Ont. Plan for a fishermen’s district council was first discussed in a meeting between Bengough, Wks Burgess of the United Fishermen’s Union, Local 44 and George Miller oft the Salmon Purse Seiners’ Union, Local 141. On the basis of information supplied by both union officials on the need for a more united organization in the fishing industry, Mr Bengough advanced the district council setup as being the best solution under present cir- cumstances, Catholic Workers Urged To Join Trad e Unions CLEVELAND, Ohio. — Less than one-fifth of America’s workers are “permitted freely to choose representatives to nego- tiate with their employers, Monsignor Francis J. Haas, of the Catholic University of America, lic Social Action Congress here< last weekend as he urged upon all Gatholics to support and join “either of the two labor bodies” in the United States. “Something like four-fifths of American workers do not for various reasons — but mainly be- cause of employers’ opposition, en- joy this right. “This figure may be taken as the measure of the absence of demo- eratic principles in American his- tory- “Tf we are to apply, as we must, our yardstick of human liberty to industrial as well as political life, we shbuld have to amend the preamble of our Censtitution from We, the People’ to ‘We, One-Fifth of the People’ ” Ereedom for workers to select their own representatives “must ¢o further than merely permitting them to negotiate wages and hours, Msgr. Haas declared. “Tt is essential to the public weal,” he added, “that this voice be broadened to give workers a4 told the Second National Catho- @®yoice in determining prices and output, “Wage increases and hour reduc- tions accompanied by More rapid increases in living costs are a cruel illusion. Wages and prices must be brought into proper balance, not only in the industries, but be- tween the industries.” New Experimental Farm For British Columbia Estabilshment of a Dominion ex— perimental farm in central British Columbia was forecast this week by Dr. E. S. Archibald, director of Dominion PHxperimental Parms since 1919, at the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculture conven- tion in Yancouver. Exact location of the experimen- tal station has not yet been decided but interior BC has been selected. At present the province has four stations, one substation and i7 il- lustration stations. Some 26 branch farms in Canada eome under Dr, Archibald’s supervision. >erationist, official organ of thes AFL. “Rickert enjoys an income of “The CIO should go forward with renewed vigor at this time.’ Although peace negotiations which were initiated by Presi- dent Roosevelt had bogged down several weeks ago as a result of refusal by AFL leaders to take in even the original ClO unions with their former jurisdiction, Lewis’ statement was seen as putting a fermal end to the unaey, discussions, Lewis had discussed the problem of peace after he had announced that the CIl@ will hold its annual convention in San Francisco on Oetober 10. CONFERENCE ON ANTI-SEMITISM TORONTO, Ont. J. B. Sals- berg, former Toronto alderman, will represent the Toronto Jewish Peo- ple’s Committee at the forthcoming Third International Congress Against Anti-Semitism and Racism which opens in London, Eing., on July 21. Salsberg was elected by unani- mous vote at a conference of To- ronto affiliates of the Jewish Peo- ple’s Committee. The conference decided to J. B. SALSBERG the strengthen boyeott campaign against Nazi Germany and fascist Italy and to cooperate with all other bodies active in the boycott Campaign. It also heard a report On the campaign to get the Ottawa sovernment to open Canada’s doors to refugees, Delegates from 32 countries and representing. millions of members among democratic people, Jews and non-Jews, will attend the London conference. Sponsors of the gath- ering include Edouard Herriot, president of the French Chamber of Deputies; former French pre miers Leon Blum and Paul Bon- Sour; the Duchess of Atholl, former Czech president Eduard Benes and others. im addition to attending the con- ference, Salsberg will make a study of the refugee problem in Furope and report to the committee on his return British imperials To Mieet in Winnipeg Hirst Dominion convention of the British Imperial Comrades Asso- ciation will be held in Winnipeg July 19-20 according to an an- nouncement Thursday by Fred Tyler, BICA president. The two-day convention is being held under the by-laws of the association whereby any two-thirds of the branches can demand the calling of the convention. In this instance Ontario branches are the prime movers, and have the full support and cooperation of the British Columbia branches. Each branch of the organization is allowed one delegate and one from a district council where es- tablished. There are nine branches and a districtcouncil in BC, 12 in Ontario, three in Saskatchewan and one each in Alberta and Nova Scotia2. wis Exposes AFL Conspiracy |TLC ORGANIZING PROGRAM OPENS IN ROYAL CITY Mass Meeting Called In Legion Hall for Thursday, June 29 Organizational campaign of the Trades and Labor Council received added stimulus Tues- day night with endorsement of the plan by two unions and an- nouncement of a drive among building trades workers in the Royal City starting off with a meeting Thursday, June 29 in the Legion Hall. Delegates approoved Charles Stewart’s motion that the Council contribute $10 towards the meet— ing, which will be addressed by Secretary P. R. Bengough, W. Page of the Building Trades and Ald. William T. Cook, president of Div-— ision i134, Street Railwaymen’s Union in New Westminster. The chairman of the organising committee proposed a series of radio broadeasts and publication of literature to aid the union driye which will be discussed by the ex- ecutive board before the next meeting. In letters to the Council the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, local 452, endorsed the driveand informed delegates of support from the international -office cf the union, while United Garment Workers’ Union, Local i190, stated it was in accord with the campaign and was willing to affiliate with the Council in the work. Many other union delegates have voiced approval of the campaipn designed to bring more unorgan- ized workers and unaffiliated unions within the orbit of the Trades and Labor Council. The drive in New Westminster will be conducted by the Building Trades Council in cooperation with the Trade Union Committee re— cently revived there and the Trades Council organizing com- mittee. That the campaign is meeting with results was proven when a new local of paint makers, char- tered by the Painters and Decor- ators, was granted affiliation to the Council and delegates seated. Aeronautical workers also report— ed a substantial increase in mem-— bership. SUMMER CAMP GIVEN TAG DAY Jubilee Children’s Summer Gamp committee was granted permission this week by City Council to hold a tag day on Vancouver streets, the date to be announced Menday, June 26. On several occasions requests were made for either a tag day or a erant to assist the organiza-— tion tO provide underprivileged children witha camp at Orlhoma Beach but in each case the com- mittee was turned down. A grant was also sought from the Welfare Federation but since all appropriations had been made no aid was given. However, the welfare body did recommend to the City Council that a tag day be Sranted in this instance which had some bearing on the Council’s deci- sion. The vote was five toe four in favor and found Mayor Telford, Alderman Wilson, Gutteridge, Corey and De Graves aligned on the children’s side with Miller, Bennett, Cornett and Kirk op— posed. Donations to the camp for June amounted to $197.85, the largest donor being Street Railwaymen, 3101.60; Beverage Dispensers, $35: Building Trades, $5; Floor Layers, $15.25; Plumbers and Steamfitters, $9.50; Plastering contractors, $8.50; Province, $2; Sun, $2; Herald, $1. An office will be opened in Room 13, 163 West Hastings Street, the same office that was occupied last summer, where registrations -will be taken for children going out to camp. Boycott Japanese Goods!