: 80, 1939 THE PEOPLES ADVOCATE Page Thres Sais meee ae >» fizht for their very existence. | Phe moment they set foot on Czechoslovakia soil, fe fascists began to plunder the country. fave taken the arms and equipment of Czechoslo— ‘akia’s million-strong army. They looted the food- sacks of the country, which contained supplies for several years. |They removed from the country huge stocks of Like a swarm of locusts, they have Pome down on the country’s food supplies, textile »od shoe factories and are emptying the warehouses. | Phe have beeun “Arianization” of the country by §3ass confiscation of Jewish property. By direct de- )ree or various maneuvers.with stolen Czech curren- aw materials. By CLEMENT GOTTWALD Former Deputy, Czechoslovakian Parliament bi. fWfOSCOW, USSR. — The occupation of CGzecho- aH Slovakia by German fascism has placed the zech and Slovak peoples in the position of having cy reserves, they are taking over the key positions in banking and industry. Their aim is to oust Gzech and Slovak elements from the decisive positions in economic life and to ain complete control over the country’s economy. The occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Reichs— They Gestapo terror. rested. Camps. The fascist wehr was accompanied by an unparalleled wave of All Sudeten Germans, Reich Germans and Austri- an exiles who sought haven in Czechoslovakia wpon whom the Gestapo could lay hands, have been ar- Tens of thousands of Czechs and Slovaks have been thrown into prison or banished to concentration Thousands upon thousands of Gommunists including the members of Parliament, Zapotocky and Dolansky, and the well-known lawyer, Dr. Ivan Sekanina, and others, have been arrested. invaders provoke clashes with the population in order to have a pretext to impose in- demnities upon cities. Today we witness the preparations for the physi- Gal annihilation of the political representatives of the Czechoslovakian people. When Hitler robbed the Czech p dependence, he promised them “autonomy” ywithin of the Third Reich. There is a a Czech “Government,” there is the framework Czech “President,” still their process of being dissolved. The state police have been taken over by the Gestapo. A network of German courts has been established throughout the country. The Czech courts can only deal with the cases referred to them by the German courts. a C€@zech administration and officials. actual funetions and jurisdiction have been drastically reduced to the minimum. The Czech army has been disarmed and iS in the azi Looters Clamp Yoke Of Terror On Czech Land The Czech municipal councillors have been re- placed by German fascist commissioners. Hitler's real “Statthalter” slovakia is a certain H. K. Frank, a eriminal type. (lieutenant) in €zecho- in addressing a recent Nazi party rally provocatively eople of their in- iron vise. But text for functions of the “protectorate” organized in Ceske Budejovice, this Frank threat— ened that the €zech people would be placed in an This statement was followed a few days later by the German provocation in Kladno, where the Nazis allowed one of their policemen to be shot as a pre— Savage repressions. Political mass strikes of the Czech workers can serve as the clarion call for Vienna and other Aus- trian cities, from whence this call will spread to the Reich, where tension is steadily growing. Therefore the Nazis are trying to make their air-tight so that no news of their barbarian crimes will reach the world. 2ETAIL CLERKS TREADY TO JOIN TICTORIA TLC Trades Council Seeks Affiliation From Bus Drivers’ Association - q Special to the Advocate fe VICTORIA, BC. — The Vic- ria Retal Clerks’ Union, now nder process of organization _1 the capital city, is expected '» affiliate with the Trades and | abor Council in the near fut- » re, according to a report made »t the last regular meeting of > ouncil. )) Launched several months ago (& inactive for some time, the sion has recently opened an or- —2nizing campaign which is ex- e=cted to result in a greatly in- » eased membership. "Three important recommenda- » ons brought before Council dele- ites by the Organizines Committee iere adopted. The recommenda- ) ons urged: (1) that the Women’s juxiliary eof Council place P. Burns » oducts on the “we do not patron- ee” list; (2) that Council endorse 7. active boycott of Japanese e.;ods; (3) that two members of > .e Organizing Committee be sent >» the Class A Bus Drivers’ As- piciation to lay the question of af “ation to Council before the embership. With regard to union buttons, it »2+58 decided to obtain buttons milar to those worn by unionists -Zillated to the Yancouver Trades )>uncil, carrying the slogan “Vic- ria Trades and Labcr Council ffiliate”’ so as to show the rength of organized labor in the Fy. i At the close of the meeting copies s¢ an Official Purchasers’ Guide Sued by the Trades Council in ,operation with the Allied Print- ©) .e Trades Council were distribut- >i. The guide lists many of the rms which have shown their tiendliness to union labor in a "tactical manner and urges the bible to patronize such businesses. ' The Victoria local of the United " rotherhood of Carpenters and joiners recently held its annual section of officers, results of > hich are as follows: | President, L. W. Noble; vice ecesident, Alex Hodgkinson; record- ng secretary, Percy Packford; Peasurer, Frank Curtis; financial »2creary, Harold Paver; warden, rert Winkie; conductor, Tom yloney. WIN DEMAND BETTER FOOD SHAWNIGAN LAKE, BC, June 3.—Measures were taken at For- stry Project No. 5 by the local of ne Relief Project Workers’ Union ad W. Turmer, foreman, to im- ‘rove the meals which have been “unsatisfactory for some time. | At first the foreman did not take ery kindly to any suggestions for ariety in the menu when he told ae men that the ‘North American Ontinent was a large place and Zyone who did not like camp Senditions could go down the road.” The men pointed out to him that as present job was the outcome © the single men’s struggle for he opening of summer camps. tt was then agreed by the fore- Gan and the cook to make an im- ‘Tovement in the food for which Pe men are paying 75 cents a day- The union executive was also ampowered to invite the purchas- 2g agent in Victoria to the camp > place the question of food variety squarely before him. » VICTORIA, June 29—Construc- mon crews started work this week 'm the 45-mile span of mining road jetween Fort St James and Ger- Slansen, Known as the Manson -reek highway, and expect to the Finlay Forks by freeze-up. The link has been under con- struction for four years and when tonepleted will have cost $500,000. This year the Federal sovernment S contributing two-thirds of the 225,000 to be spent. cc New Alaska Commission Opens Hearings On Route; New Survey Begins OTTAWA, Ont.—One of two main routes for the proposed Alaska Highway through British Columbia to connect the United States with its northern territory is expected to be known shortly as the Canadian section of the highway commission swung into action this week to conduct hearings at principle points on the route, then report its findings to a meeting of the two sections in Vancouver, July 19. While the hearings are being conducted J. M. Wardle, chief engineer of the Department of Mines and Resources, will con- engineer Mines and Resources, will conduct an aerial survey of the two routes. The Canadian section will start nest week to conduct hearings starting at Prince George in order to determine which of the two routes are the best suited. Hazel- ton is known to the commission as “A” route while Finlay Forks is designated as the “B” route. At present survey. parties are working their way over the two routes. The BC government re— cently earmarked $25,000 for this preliminary survey. Another phase enters into the question with the appointment of the Hon. J. A. McKinnon to repre— sent Alberta. The arguments ad- vanced by spokesmen for the prairie province state that there is a good road already extending from Montana to Edmonton via Lethbridge and Calgary. Brom Edmonton a road extends te Fort St. John through the Peace River country and it would neces-— Sitate a connecting link from the end of the present road to Finlay Forks. of the Department of, All these angles will be taken into consideration by the commis- sion when it sits in Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Smithers, Hazelton, Prince Rupert, Stewart, White Ftorse, Atlin and Carcross. The 2200-mile highway which will cost in the neighborhood of 320,000,000 and employ some 5000 men in its construction will be financed largely by American cap— ital at no interest rates. The road will assist in developing untouched natural resources which have been left dormant due to transportation _difficulties. In event the United States and Canada are called on to defend their shores from invasion, the highway will prove beneficial to both countries as a military high- way for the transportation,of mun-— itions: Should President Roosevelt be elected for a third term there is every likelihood that the road will be one of the most important since it has been mooted the road may be built through to the Argentine, a distance of some 10,000 miles. Lockout Still In Effect At Elk Falls Project Camp Special to the Advocate CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C.—Highty-five single unemployed men locked out of Camp Four, Elk River Falls, 14 miles from here ,are still encamped there demanding the government re- open the camp which it ordered closed last weekend. The men State they are willing and alwaysoqrender assistance have been willing to work. The men were locked out Friday by provincial police acting on in- structions of Hion. G S Pearson because the men supported rein- statement of seven cookhouse flun-— kies discharged for attending a meeting and delaying supper. J. “Shaky” Robertson, secretary of United Mine Workers of Amer- ica, Local 7293, motored from Cum- berland to the camp at Plk River Falls Saturday night on request of Relief Project Workers’ Union of officials taking with him $20 for food supplies as the men had not eaten since Friday morning. Arrangements were Made to can- vass Nanaimo for immediate funds while establishing committees to and take the matter of reopening the camp up with provincial authorities. The Nanaimo Central Labor Council on Sunday endorsed a resolution re- questing the government reopen the camp. The men have been sleeping out under the trees without blankets and unable to build fires to keep thm warm at nights because of forest fire dangers. George Henderson, RPWU or- ganizer, was the main object of the camp foreman’s hatred and was ordered out of camp but the men at a meeting decided he should stay. This action led to the discharge of the flunkies and the consequent lockout. 5 UPPER ISLAND CHINA AID BODY CONSOLIDATED Officers Elected At Mass Meeting in Port Alberni on Sunday PORT ALBERNI, BC, June 29.—Consolidation of the newly formed branch of the Canadian Friends of the Chinese People was effected here Sunday and officers were elected following a public meeting addressed by George Les Sirange of Nanaimo and Bred Lundstrom, Interna- tional Woodworkers official. Table officers elected were: W.- Burnip, president; M. Giles, vice- president; and Charlie Wong, sec- retary-treasurer. George H. Bird, executive mem- ber to the Upper Island commit- tee, Wong Lim, Dick Wong, Fred Lundstrom and Alfred Dewhurst comprise the executive. A women’s committee respon- Sible for text books, elothing and medical supplies is composed of Mrs. Johanason, Mrs. Conga and Mrs. Dewhurst. Am immediate campaign is to be initiated for collection of clothing and investigation of reported scrap iron movement from this port. The branch has undertaken ali arrangements for the showing on July 2 of “Professor Mamlock,” a Smashing exposure of Nazi terror- ism, and “China Strikes Back,” a ADOPTED S$ sound film taken by Chinese cam- eramen at great risk. The public meeting was well at- tended and the audience signified its support of an embargo by do- mating generously after hearing Mr. Les Strange speak on “Why I Support the Embargo.’ COMMEMORATE STRIKE DEATHS SEATTLE, June 29 General Shutdown of all ports on the Paci- fie coast has been ordered for Monday, July 5, in commemoration of longshoremen who were shot in the back by police during the 1934 Seneral strike. Every year since then longshore men have not forgotten the men who fell in the fight for a 100 percent unionized waterfront, and a memorial parade is held in honor of Sperry and WBourdoise, two union men felled by police bullets as they walked along the famed embarcardero in San Francisco. Three Seattle men also died dur- ing the bloody clashes which marked a reign of police terror en- fendered by the waterfront em- ployers in an attempt to cow the men and break their unions. JUAN GRANADOS, six-year-old Spanish orphan, who was adopted by Tallulah Bankhead, star of Stage and screen, under the Foster Parents Plan by which any indi- vidual or group may “adopt” a Spanish refugee child in France by paying $9 a month. Federal Gov’t Offers Mionkman Road Aid Boycott Italian Goods VICTORIA, June 29—Financial aid for construction of the Monk man Pass Highway is available in Ottawa if the provincial fovern- ment will contribute to the project dollar for dollar, according to Gray. Turgeon, MP for Cariboo, who will talk the matter over with cabinet members. At present all work on the high- way is being done by volunteer workers with publicly subscribed funds. They had long given up hope of receiving any financial as- sistance to start the outlet from. the Peace River to the coast But there is no assurance that the provincial government will avail itself of the offer. Meantime the sturdy band of pioneers of as- sistance will not be disappointed Since they have listened to prom- ises from every aspiring politician in the province and received noth- ing. Teamsters’ President Raps Opponents Of AFL-CIO Unity; Urges Settlement The international president of the Brotherhood of Team- sters, m an article in a recent issue of the Teamsters’ Jour- nal, “goes to town” on those “labor leaders” who agree with big busimess demands for amendments to the Wag- ner Act. Se By DANIEL J. TOBIN HAT we are endeavoring to explain is that the bitterness and dissension obtaining is seri- ously injuring the labor move— ment, and while it continues, the prestige of the labor movement will be substantially reduced everywhere. And still we have men who are at the top of their organizations who are not anxious to settle this question. They will not come out epenly and say they hope there ie is no settlement, but we have reason to believe, from our un- derstanding of those leaders, that they are not so much interested in the great masses of labor com- ing together as they are in their own personal grievances and am- bitions. In all the years that I have watched labor struggle, I have never witnessed a more pitiful spectacle than labor divided and fighting, one against another, in presenting their case before the United States Senate committee having those hearings on the amendments to the National La- bor Relations Act, commonly called the Wagner Act. Here we found labor leaders charging each other with ulterior motives, and one leader substan-— tially denying or contradicting the other. Well, I suppose you are naturally going to ask “What are you going to do about it?” There is nothing that we can t do as an international union Standing alone. There must be co-operation, help and assistance by other unions; and we repeat that only the rank and file of labor Can say to their leaders, “There must be a settlement.” And we are of the opinion also that there need be no dishonor on either side There may be seme sacrifice on the part of in- Gividuals of their so-called per- sonal pride, but the welfare of this nation is of far greater im- portance than the personal pride or ambition of any leader. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The United States Chamber of Commerce has just held its con- vention in Washington and of course they have gone on record as condemning nearly everythine that has been done in recent years by the present administration. They have also asked for relief for business, mostly in the form i [2 eae = 3 S ef reduced taxes. They also asked for repeal or substantial amendments to labor legislation that has ben enacted within the past five years. Those amendments put into practice would practically nullify the labor legislation which labor has en= joyed. The United States Chamber of Commerce takes advantage of the split in labor and believes it is on tep of the world now, with some iabor men agreeing with them. And unfortunately they have some reason to rejoice be- cause of the division in labor, and they may be successful in destroying labors legislation by amendments. if the men and women of our country that are organized would only realize that our enemies are always sitting on the threshold of (Continued on Page 5) See PTEAMSTERS ‘oad Action Seen > VICTORIA YOUTH URGE CLEANUP OF CITY BEACH Survey of Swimming Facilities Shows Need For More Sanitation VICTORIA, BC.—A survey of local beaches undertaken in accordance with a recommen- dation adopted at the Victoria Youth Council’s Model. Parlia- ment held last March has just been completed and forwarded to City Council for action, Youth Council officials an- nounced this week. The report reveals that beaches along the Dallas Road are in a deplorable condition because the citys garbage, dumped out in the Straits from scows, is being con- tinually washed up on the beaches, making them unhealthy, unattrac- tive and poor areas for Swimmins. Recommendations of the youth movement include the building of an incinerator to properly dispose of all garbage; ean annual cleanup ef the beaches to clear away all Seaweed and driftwood, and an oc €asional inspection of the beaches to see that they are in geod condi- tion. The annual picnic of the Youth Council, held Sunday at Flic Lake, was most successful. A broad rep- resentation of the city’s youth en- joyed swimming, novelty races and a campfire and singsone durins the evening. Mun Hope will represent the Council at the Fourth Canadian. Youth Council to open in Winnipes this week. > Dominion Youth Training pro- jects face the serious danger of being closed down, accordine to W. Kyle, late of the technical staff of the BC Department of Hduca— tion, in the course of an address to the regular Youth Council meet— ing last Thursday night. He eave as the reason the opposition voiced by unionists over the fact that such youth projects ‘tend to inter fere with the employment of union labor.” “Under this situation, what are you youns people going to do about it?” he challenged. Mr. Kyle pointed out the value of these projects to young people just coming out of school and with no jobs to go to. “The projects not only keep youth from adopting a defeatist attitude, but enable them to learn a trade as well,” he said. The challenge thrown out by Mr. Kyle has been taken up by Council and an investigation into the matter will be undertaken as soon as possible. RUPERT BACKS EMBARGO DRIVE PRINCE RUPERT, BG, June 29. —Sentiment in this northern BC Fort for an embargo on shipment of war materials to aggressor countries is much greater than at first anticipated by a provisional committee charged with the duty of calling a conference to establish an embargo couneil. Many delegates attended the conference in the Legion Halil re- cently and participated in a lively discussion which indicated a strone desire to bring peace to the world by stopping some of the sources of raw materials needed by war- like nations to carry on aggres- sion. Numerous letters were also re- ceived from churches and lodges expressing approval of the move which has done much te curb the free trade in death dealing mate— rials in other BC cities. A coordinating committee of five was elected to prepare for 3 second and broader conference on Wednesday, July 5. VICTORIA, June 29—Goal pro- duction in British Columbia mines for April was 112:475 tons, accord- ing to a monthly report of the chief inspecotr for mines. This is an increase of neariy 10,470 tons over April 1938: