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FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND DEMOCRACY

FULL No. 233.

VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1939

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NO COMMENT ON
NEW CAMP PLAN
FROM JOBLESS

Regulations Allow
Camp Readmsision;
Tincanners Jailed

Single jobless representatives
in Vancouver were withhold-
ing comment this week on the
provincial government’s resula-
tions governing summer project
camps pending experiences in
the operation of the new setup,
the Advocaie learned this week.

Announcement of the new regu-
lations, confirming an exclusive
story in the Advocate last week,
was made Tuesday by Hon. George
=. Pearson. The scheme will allow
Single men in project camps to
leave camp in search of possible
employment.

The men will be allowed to work
fer a pericd of six weeks at 30
cents an hour. At the end of that
time, if every day except Sunday is
worked, they would have nearly
$55 net allowing for clothes and
sundries.

it is expected, according to the
fSevernment officials, that each

leaving “Camp in starch ~ of work
while $24 wages will be held back
to be paid out over an eight-week
absence from camp at the rate of
$4 a week.

The men may apply for read-
mission to camps when at the
end of the eight-week period they
have been unable to secure work.

One possible catch to the pro
posais is the fact that the men
will have to prove they made an
“honest search’ for work before
being re-admitted. The onus of
proving this may leave the door

British Bankers Push For
‘Appeasement’ At Tientsin

epen to future discrimination, in
the opinion of some observers.
Sentences amounting to over

1500 days were meted out to 58
singie unemployed men when con-
wicted in Vancouver Police Court
this week on charges of “obstruct-
ing police” They were committed
te Gakalla prison as common crim-
inais_

in the first mass trial Monday
26 men, who had been discrimin-
ated against by provincial author-
ities from receiving relief or en-—
tering one of the summer work
camps, were piven 21 days.

Qn Tuesday another group of 32
Were sentenced to one month on
the same charge The stiffer sen-
tence was imposed on this group
because they had continued tin-
canning activities after the others
had been arrested.

Asked by the magistrate if they
would desist from further tincan-
ning on a promise of release the
men stated they would “provided
they were given relief or sent to

a2 Camp.”

T ONDON, England. — Key to
the British moves in the
Japanese blockade ‘of the British
cencession in Tientsin is to be
found in the negotiations for a
Far Eastern Munich in progress
before the blockade began.

The history of the “appease—
ment” talks begins with an
agreement by a group of British
banks, including the Hone Kong-
Shanghai Bank, with the Yoko-
hama Specie Bank, to uphold
Japanese currency during the
war. It was intended to enable
the banks in China to secure a
hold on the Japanese govern-
ment and gain an arrangement
for joint exploitation of the
China invasion.

The talks were taken up by
Robert Craigie, the British Am-
bassador in Tekio, and the Jap-
anese made a secret offer. They
asked Britain to recognize the
Wanking puppet “government”
and cooperate in the so-called
“new order’ in China. In return
the Japanese offered to reopen
the Yangtze valley for trade.
They also suggested that the Bri-
tish business men woudl make
more money by cooperating and
receivine a share.

Tuast _ and most _amportant,
Japan was only willing to share
on condition that the Soviet pact
negotiations were dropped= by
Britain.

The banks still favor this me-

thod of “appeasement.” Commer-
cial firms, however, depending
on physical mowement of foods
in China, recall the double-cross
worked by Japan in Manchuria
and demand strong reprisals.

Hoping to secure a speedy Bri-
tish agreement, Japan blockaded
the British concession in Tient-
Sin and launched a wider pro-
Sram of demands.

The ritish people, already an-
gered by Japanese aggression,
aze making clear that they are
not willing to permit continued
Far Eastern “appeasement” and
are demanding anti-Japanese ac-
tien as the best way of brinsinge
the war in China to an end.

Strone feeling for action
jointly with the United States is
only kept down by whispers that

“Roosevelt does not mean all he
says.” There is no reason for
believing that a direct approach
has been made to Washinston.

It is believed in informed circles
that Prime Minister Neville Gham-
berlain and U.S. Ambassador Jo-
seph P. Kennedy are werking to-—
gether to create the impression
that the United States is not ready
to act against Japan, thus pre—
Paring the ground for a victory of
the MMunicheers. :

Rumors spreading here that
“Roosevelt is insincere” are be-
lieved inspired by Kennedy.

Certainly a direct move and
public contact between both cap-

itals would help to halt the man-
euvers of the “appeasers.”

This move would present a re-
petition of the incident Friday
when an inspired petition was
submitted to the Japanese Em-
peror for invocation of belliger-
ent rights and abolition of for-
€ign concessions and settlements
in China, obviously designed by
the Japanese government as a
spur to the appeasers in Britain.

The effect will be, however, to
increase the public demand in
this country to cut off Japanese
Sources of raw materials by a
sovernment embargo and boy-
cott of Japanese imports.

The Welsh Miners Pederation
has already decided to support
the boycott ~ campaign, never
strong in Britain before this.
Other unions and the powerful
cooperative movement are also
tightening their machinery to
ikeep out Japanese goods.

Already Japanese ships in Bri-
tish and colonial firms claim that
private firms are refusing them

trade, and from Colombo, Coy-
ten, their spokesmen cabled
Tokio requesting easing up in

Tientsin because of the econo—
mic pressure being exerted on
Japanese shippins

Uniess the British government
aets in the right direction this
week-end, the people here will
take the boycott into their own
hands.

ANOTHER
GOEBBELS

THE EARL OF PERTH, second
only to Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain, has been appointed
general supervisor of the nevwly-
created Foreign Office publicity
department, established for the
purpose of propagating GChamber-
lain’s appeasement policy.

ANNOUNCE DATE
FOR TAG DAY

Date for the tag day in aid of the
Jubilee Children’s Summer Camp,
granted last week, was set by the
City Council at its Mondey meet-
ing for Saturday, July 15.

Im an appeal for taggers to assist
the committee on that day, Mrs.
George Hyslop, secretary of the
committee, asks all persons desir-
ous of rendering a service to the
organization to leave their names,
addresses and telephone numbers
at the Jubilee Summer Camp Com-
mittee office in Room 12, 163 West
Hastings Street.

The committee in as non-profit-
making organization which main-
tains a summer resort at Orlohma
Beach on the north arm of Bur-
rard Inlet where children can spend
a week’s vacation for the nominal
sum of $3.50.

Im previous years the camp has
been maintained through public
subscriptions, chief among the don-
ors being the trade union move-—
ment, but with taxes and some
money still owing on the camp it
was felt that this source of revenue
was insufficient to keep the prop-
erty from the tax sale.

Youth Congress Results
Will Be Far-Reaching

British Columbia’s contingent of youth delegates, some 30 in
number, entrained Wednesday night bound for the Fourth Ca-

nadian Youth Congress which
Winnipeg today (Friday).

British Columbia’s contingent of s

youth delegates, some 30 in num-
ber, entrained Wednesday night
bound for the Fourth Canadian
®Woeuth Congress which opened its
Give-day session in Winnipes today
(Friday).

it is expected that some 500 dele-
Sates from all parts of Canada will
Participate in the first youth meet
west of Ontario and their decisions
will have considerable effect in
shaping the policies of the sovern-
ments +0 give the youth wider
prospects for employment.

That Canadian youth is capable
anaG determined to tackle the so-
cial, economic and political prob-
lems in a realistic method and
effer a solution to them is demon-
Strated by recopnition of the Con-—
ress by Rt. Hon. W. Lk. Mackenzie

opened its five-day session in

King in a special message to the
delegates. |
The agenda of the Congress,

coming under five main headings,
is quite heavy and will tax the
delegates’ ability when they meet
in commissions and bring in re-
commendations to the plenary ses-
sions.

Agriculture, with its complex
problems of marketing acts and
price control, farm rehabilitation,
soil conservation, irrigation, debt
adjustment, wages of farm labor
ers and reforestation, is given first
place on the agenda.

But while this is impertant the
question of national unity, the
world situation and proposals for
a more positive foreign policy also
occupy {0 important place on the
agenda.

Miner Reinstated Gives
New Union First Victory

Special to the Advocate
GOLDBRIDGE, BC, June 29.—Reinstatement of J
to his job in the Pioneer Mine, as confirmed this week by the
secretary of the Pioneer Miners’ Union, Local 308, has given this
newly-organized local its first victory over employers’ attempts

at union-busting.
Brooks was discharged by as
mine shifter for “lack of harmony”
which the union- charged was a
clear case of discrimination. James
Thompson of the BG Department
ef Labor was later named concilia-
tino commissioner on the wunion’s
application after the management
refused to reinstate the employee.
it was disclosed that Brooks was
a conscientious worker in the mine
for a period of seven and a half
years, while the shifter’s’ reason
for dismissal was unfounded.
President Tom Forkin of the In-
ternational Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers and Colin CGam-
eron, MIA, acted in an advisory j
Capacity during the hearings.
Miners at Pioneer had only re-
cently joined the CIO union after
having rejected a company union
setup.

ATLIN, BC.— Organization of the
unorganized miners in this district
is the main objective set by the At-
lin Miners’ Union, Local 252.

Working time among the un-:
organized miners varies from 10 to
12 hours a day, six and seven days
a week, while wages run from four
to six dollars a day.

Community pride has motivated
the union to tear down the old Com-
munity Hall and replace it with a
new structure.

In addition the union has taken
the lead in raising funds to add
another ward to the local hospital.

Coupon Clippers Benefit

MONTREAL. Shareholders of
the Consolidated Mining and
Smelting Company, a CPR subsi-
diary, will be able to collect their
regular semi-annual dividend of
56 cents a share, the board of dir-
ectors decided at a meeting this
week, but smeltermen are being
blocked im their attempt to form !
ea bona fide union which would as-
sure them of a living wege.

While the profits of the corpor-
ation are maintained to provide
Shareholders with dividends smel-
termen are laid off and the bonus
Gue them has been deferred un-
til the end of the year.

. Brooks

Embargo
Meeting
Convenes

Nanaimo Selects
Les Strange Teo
Attend ’Frisco Meet

Delegates from 21] states bor-
Gering on the Pacific Coast from
Alaska to Mexica will devise the
best methods of putting into ac-
tion a four-pomt program to end
all traffic in war materials with
Japan when they meet in con-
ference atsthe Palace Hotel in
San Parncisco Saturday.

The West Coast Conference for
Peace and Security, sponsored
by the San Francisco Committee
Against War Shipments to Japan,
has placed the enactment of an
embargo, widest possible exten-
sion of the boycott of Japanese
goods, counteracting of Japan-
ese propaganda and the appoint—
ment of representatives to work
for a program of the conference

in Washington, DC, as the line
of action to be taken.

Adoption of “practical mea-
Sures short of war but stronger
than mere words” for the preser-
vation of peace is the purpose
set out in the conference call.

This is the first conference of
its kind for the Pacific Coast—
a task that was left in the hands
ef an international committee
elected at the Pacific Northwest

Embargo Conference last April
—but an indication that the
move will spread eastwards.
Heading southwards to the
conference this week was George
ises Strange of Nanaimo, the
city that gave rise to the em-

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NEW MEMBERS
CCF EXECUTIVE

The CCE Provincial Executive
for the coming term will include
four members not previously a part
of the leadership as a result of
elections at the annual convention.

The four are: Arthur Turner, A.
T. Alsbury, Tom O’Connor and Ai-
fred Hurry, all elected by biz ma-
jorities from among the 40-odd nom-
inees who stood for office

The complete executive now

in-

cludes W. W. Lefeaux, president:
Arthur Turner, vice-president; Ar-
nold Webster, second vice-presi-
dent; and Mrs Dorothy Steeves,

Ald. Helena Gutteridge, A. T. Als-
bury, Alfred Hurry, G. Weaver, Tom
O’Connor, executive members. Har-
old Winch, CCE legislative leader,
completes the executive.

Popular Colin Cameron, MLA,
who has given much assistance to
trade union organization, was
elected provincial organizer over
Reg. Bullock with a big majority.
George Weaver was returned as
Chairman of education, and Helen
Baxter was reelected as chairman
ef municipal affairs.

Other committee chairmen  in-
clude R. Foulds, ways and means:
J. IL. Martin, economic research:
Barry Mather, Federationist editor,
publicity; Sam Hay, speakers and
radio; LT. O'Connor, economic rela-

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ation

oups

ANNUAL PARLEY
MAKES CHANGES
IN CONSTITUTION

Major Achievements
Registered In Spite Of
Trotskyist Disruption

With the BC section of the
CCF now entering its eighth
year of activity in the province
following conclusion of its four-
day annual convention in Van-
couver last weekend, observers
interpreted a ruling by the con-
vention permitting cooperation
with the New Democracy move—
ment as one of the most import—
ant developments in party policy
in recent years

After having earlier refused to
allow any direct unity with the
Herridge movement in a resolution
to that effect, pressure from 2
number of delegates, principally
irom up-country districts, brought
a ruling from President W. W. Le-
feaux that would allow individual
clubs, members or district coun-=
cils “to cooperate or work with sup-
porters of the New Democracy in
Separate localities.” —

Particularly insistent on the need
of “putting no barriers between
ourselves and the New Democracy”’
was Herbert W. Herridge of
Wakusp, member of the CGE Na—
tional Council.

“I would be very sorry to see
this convention, take any step that
would prevent CCE members from
working with these people,” Her-
ridge said. “I myself have corres-
ponded with members of the New
Democracy, have talked to its sup-
porters and studied its policies.

“Many of them are dissident
Liberals, as IT was once myself, and
they're sincerly looking for a way
out of our present difficulties. We
would be very foolish to bar GGF
aoors to them.”

The seventh annual GCE con-
vention was one of the most suc-
cessful in its history, officers and
delegates affirmed as the openine=
session got under way at the Plz
Hall last Friday night with a key—
note address by President W. WwW.
Lefeaux in which he described the
convention as “marking our emer
gence as a Major political move-
ment.”

Aside from the statement of pol-
icy relating to the Herridge move—
ment, however, principal work of
the convention was devoted to im-_
proving the efficiency and effec-—
tiveness of the partys organiza—
tGonal apparatus

Well over three of the four days
of sharp, at times heated discus—
sion dealt with changes in the

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New Democracy Official
Explains Movement Aims

One of the first public meetings in Vancouver sponsored by

the New Democracy

movement heard Jack Adams, local sec-

retary, hold out a life of security and freedom in Canada if
citizens “will unite to reform both the political and economic

>

systems.’
Speaking to a representative 5
gathering in the Gastle Hotel

auditorium, Mr. Adams opened his
address with an outline of the aims
and policies of the Herridge move-
ment.

“We are definitely not a political
Barty,” he emphasized. “The New
Democracy is a voluntary union of
Prosressive-thinkine and politicai—
ly-alert people who are aware of

the srowing dangers of reaction
and who are determined to regain
control of government in the in-
terests of greater democracy.”

Mr. Adams insisted that debt |
and confiscatory taxes are being
imposed against the public will and
deplored the “do nothins” attitude
of the present government

“In a country with a democratic
form of government, it logical
‘Go assume that financial reform |}

is

» would have been undertaken lone

aso. We realize now that political
reform must precede monetary re—
form and people are asking “Is Gan-
ada a democracy in fact or merely
in name.’

Explaining briefly the position
of the New Democracy in the Com-
ing election, the speaker stressed
that representatives of the move-
ment will be pledged to obey the
wishes of the people in the con-
stituency. There will be no at
tempt to form another party—can-
didates will be chosen from all
ranks and all groups on the basis
of their sincerity in Gpposing re-
action.

“We know that eventually we
must win,’ Mr Adams concluded,
“since we know there is no foree
that €an Stand against the aroused
will of the people.”