BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PROGRESSIVE HOME NEWSPAPER FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND DEMOCRACY FULL No. 234. VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1939 VICTORY ERAL ELECTIONS p | YOUTH CONCLAVE | PLANS PROGRAM FOR PROGRESS Vancouver Delegates Take Strong Stand ‘ For Collective Security Special to the Advocate WINNIPEG, Man. — Dele- gates to Canada’s Fourth Na- tional Youth Congress, in session since last Friday, are on their way to their home provinces after winding up their business TuesGay evening. Before adjourning, the Congress elected new national committee of 20 members inciuding David Bow- man and Laurent Regnier, co- chairmen; Ken Woodsworth, To- fontoe, co-secretary; Clare Claus, Toronto, executive chairman; Char- lotte Gauthier, Montreal, co-secre— tary; and Nigham Sutcliffe, To- roente, treasurer. John Stenton, vice-chairman, and Jerry Wundal, secretary of the Vancouver Youth Council, were ehosén as the coast city’s repre ~penietives ‘on. the. national —com—i-. mittee. Alj youth organizations were A DONKEY-DRAWN CART, substit = TOKIO’S VERSION OF THE ‘BENNETT BUGGY’ ; uting for the more familiar light auto truck, makes its appearance on the streets of Tokio where, with the mounting cost of carrying on the in- vasion of China, gasoline is at a premium. SEE FRAUD IN urged to strive and cooperate for the removal of ali restrictions on our democratic rights throughout Canada Debate on the Quebec pad-— lock law ended in a unanimous vote to the effect that the congress was “convinced that Canadian unity can only be achieved on the basis ef democratic rights.” Young peo pel were cautioned to be vigilant in defense of democratic principles: The government’s power te con- script men for war service without reference to parliament came under fire when congress passed a reso- lution demanding abolition of this power. - Conscription of man-power would - be countenanced only in the event » of Ganada being attacked or takings _ Part in 2 war against aggressor States, it was agreed. The Vancouver delegation took a Strong stand, David MacDonald urg- ing a return to collective security and condemnins the Canadian gov- ernment’s support of the Chamber- lain “appeasement” line, and John ' Stanton demanding that Canada ' pursue an independent foreign policy, while John Prior said that Britain should be supported in any military alliance which would def- initely be pledged to defense or de mocracy. So eee | Roger Godfrey of Toronto, reply- _ ing to Francois Albert Angers of Montreal who wanted Canada to leave Europe to itself and join in a Pan-American union, deciared | that the policy of Ee ys (Gontinued on page 5) JAPAN IMPORTS In Nation's Po Big Developments Brewing litical Life Ganadian customs officials were investigating this week a- new scheme by Japanese importers to evade the effects of the boycott by illesally stamping Japan-made ar- ticles with a “Made in “Canada” label. = 3 3 The fraud was made known this week when a traveller from the Island reported having purchased a teoth brush in the Nanaimo branch of the Metropolitan Stores. Plainly stamped on the handle of the article were the words “Made in Canada” but a closer examina- tion revealed the word “Japan’’ stamped in an inconspicuous posi- tion where it would not be immedi- ately noticed. Purchaser of the- article, an or- ganizer for the International Woodworkers of America, was in- digmant at the fraud and told the Advocate he would demand an in- vestization by customs inspectors. Zt is not known whether the fraudulent marking was done in Japan before being imported here or afterward, though it is believed likely that the “Made in Canada” ‘marking was stamped when the “articles reached here, since it is . }bardly likely that the goods would have otherwise passed through the See CONCLAVE IFTU Hears For Int’n‘l Union ‘Proposal Jnity an Z € ZURICH, Switzerland. — The eighth triennial Congress of _ the International Federation of Trade Unions, te which the _ Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and the American Fed- eration of labor are affiliated, this Swiss city. The last congress was held | i0ndon in 1936, and m between | 8eneral council met in Warsaw in _ -18387 and in Oslo in 1938. = ‘| The congress opened with the '. presidential report of Sir Walter | Citrine, followed by reports by Wal- » ter Schevenels and Arien Mertens, - vice-presidents. ; A report by Leon Jouhaux on “a 4} Plan of action for peace,” opened a ) Giscussion on international trade ? union unity and negotiations for affiliation of the Soviet trade un= ions. ~~ See 4 First speaker on this point was ‘| George Hicks, general secretary of the British Building Workers’ Un- oH ion, who moved the British resolu- + tien providing “that the TE TU bu- *rean be mandated to eaeddréss a new ing the} opened Wednesday morning in ions to affiliate on the rules of the IPTrU.” This was supported by a Wor- wegian motion demanding the af filiating of all unions not present, “considering that international trade union unity is of Mrst impor- tance in the struggle again war and fascism, for peace and liberty.” The threat to peace in Hitler’s drive to seize Danzig, on the one hand, and the arms section in the Swiss Exhibition bere, on the-other, give point te the urgency of this question of unity—the unity which alone can save peace as : Delegates from 25 national trade union centers are attending — the CGoneress, : at OTTAWA, Ont.—Signs of th federal contest. Warning Note Sent By Nazis Canadian Legion Official Told To ‘Lay Off’ Fascists Special te the Advocate PORT ALBERNI, BC—New attempts by Nazi sympathizers to interfere with the activities of Canadian eitizens through threats and intimidation was re- vealed heré as A. S. Coburn, Up- invitation to the Russian trade un— basis and ui Health Forces per Island zone Canadian Legion representative, reported having received a threatening note dur- ing his visit here. The missive, bearing a crudely drawn swastika and the words “lay off’ smeared in red ink, was handed over to police who im- mediately began an investiga- tion. 2 The threat contained in the mote apparently referred to ré_ cent protests by a large number of Canadian Legion branches in BC over fascist espionage activity in Canada and many demands on the Canadian government for a full feedral probe of the fascist Betwork. 28 Evans To Resign Resignation of A. BH. Evans from his position as BC organizer for the CIO International Union of Mine, M30 and Smeijiter Workers was announced this week by Van- couver officials of the union. The move, announced -with regret by co-workers, was made necessary by ill-health. 5 - it is understood that Jehn Mc- Peake, BC board member and an employee in the Trail smelter, has been appointed to succeed Evans as organizer “and is expected ts take up his duties sometime next week. see oe. eas oS sported prepared to cooperate, jane hundreds -| Eaiberais e appproaching federal election multiply, with Premier Mackenzie King retiring to his Kings- mere retreat to chart his party’s course while Hon. W. D. Her- ridge piles up support for the New Democracy movement, and political parties busy themselves selecting candidates for the While October is freely predicted as the time, the prime minister has made no announcement except to Say he will await developments in the present tense international si- tuation before announcing a defin- ite date. His present “vacation,” it is generally agreed, is really de woted to examination of political developments observed during his Dominion tour with the royal party. It is believed the prime minister is now drafting the Tib- eral Party’s election platform. The most remarkable develop- ment on the political scene, how- ever, is the process taking shape within political life of the country as a whole, with popular issues breaking through Liberal and Gon- Servative party lines and develop- ing a differentiation within these parties. The most dramatic expression of this process is the rapid growth of the New Democracy movement’s influence and the popular demand for a united progressive front lin- ing up the forces of progress as represented in aissident sections ef the Liberal and Conservative parties, and embracing the Social Credit, CCF, farm and labor or ganizations. Early this week the New Demo- cracy movement held its first pro- vineial convention in Regina with 115 delegates present. In Regina, as in his other meetings, Mr. Her- ridge gave main emphasis to the meed for all progressive groups to jOin forces in electing a candidate in each constituency. The Social Credit provincial executive is re- as of Conservatives, and CCF’ ers. Premier Aberhart of Alberta, speaking for the i6 Social Credit members in the federal house, has already en- Gorsed the principle of unity with the Wew Democracy movement. An important development in the labor camp is the decision of the BC section. Cooperative Common- wealth Federation, sanctioning co- operation with the New Demo- cracy movement. The recent Van- couver convention, through a rul- ings from President W. W. Lefeaux, allows individual clubs, members or district councils “to cooperate “or work with supporters of the New Demoeracy in separate local- ities.= After havine earlier refused (Continued on page 6) See ELECTIONS E Toronto Alderman Believes Reaction Heading To Defeat sober examination of all federal election,’’ tee of the Communist Pa Smith, in his address, went into —“progressive-meovement, decisive for the next stages of the people’s stTugeles against reaction and vic- tory in the next election. “The camp of progress and de— mocracy is already the majority Unity Is Main Condition “Reaction’s tactics are to split up, confuse and divide the demo-— cratic majority, to prevent the people gaining a true sense of their strength and power, to blunt the confidence of the people in their united strength, and above all to frustrate and defeat the rising imass movements for economic re— covery and hamstring the initial movements for democratic unity. “Lhe McCullagh, “Manion, _Hep- burn, Drew and Duplessis forces of reaction, to carry through their tactics, are banking upon assist- ance from the narrow- hidebound Partisans, disrupters and splitters within the democratic camp. For they cannot succeed without such people’s movement can re < declared Alderman Stewart Smith, addressing the Ontario provincial commit- Special to the Advocate TORONTO, Ont. — “‘A mighty mass movement is arising throughout the length and breadth of our country around a national program for economic recovery and democratic unity of the nation. A the facts shows that this gister victory at the next rty here last weekend. “The coming federal eiection will be the most important election in Canada’s history. All of the possibilities exist for victory, for the return of a majority of progressives to the House of Commons, for the election of a government majority that will really tackle the job of making democracy work to build up the country and serve the people,” he emphasized. Taking as his keynote the fight for a progressive victory, Ald. the main questions of program, policies and strategy of the labor-©camp, in the sense that the over— -whelming majority. of the Csana- |-dian people stand for a program of Peace and reforms of the capi- talist system to bring about im- provements in the intolerable con= ditions of their life and in national recovery,” he said. For Victory. “The great task before the de— mocrati¢c masses of Canada, and therefore the central task before our Communist Party, is to defeat reaction and thus obstruct the road towards fascism. This is the task viewed on a national scale: it is the main task in every pro- vince and every constituency. “Unity is the condition for vic- tory of the progressive forces. Dis- unity is the chief enemy within the camp of democracy. The agrec— ment of the progressive forces on the principle of unity at the very Gutset will be the signal to hun- Greds of thousands to throw their help. Dealing with the sharpening pol- itical situation, Alderman Smith vividly described the precess of the gathering together of the forces of the democratic camp and the coun- ter thrusts and policies of the bis- business camp of reaction. “The elections in the offing are speeding up the realisnmments of Class forces and political group- lot in with the democratic camp. Democratic Coalition Not ‘Third Party.’ encea new coalition of the progres- Sive forces, born out of the severe conditions of the past ten years of crisis at home and abroad, out of the struggle for peace and national recovery against big capital, “Dhe new democratic coalition of forces that is arising in Can- ada today is not a ‘third-party movement in the old sense. ings. There is coming into exist- (Continued on Page 5) — See “The third-party. movements of VICTOGRY FOR PROGRESS Labor Proposes Change in City Welfare Setup agencies as contained in a volu livered to the Trades and Labor president Alex Fordyce was dir ter known as the Central City Mis-. sion on Abbott Street, and the Van- couver Central Clothing Commit- tee. The findings of the vice-presi- dent, which took eight months to complete, and stated that 96 per- cent of the organizations now re- ceiving aid were worthy of con- tinued support, were referred to the executive board for further consideration. Vancouver Preyentorium, Crip- Bled Children’s Hospital and Co- lumbia Coast Missions, while ad- mittedly doin= good work, should be administered by the Provincial Government since a sreat deal of | the work carried on by these bod- ies iS provincial, Fordyce declared. The Corps of Commissionaires, which operates on much the same lines as a trade union, was not considered worthy of aid and the S Main criticism of Vancouver Welfare Federation and its minous and detailed report de- Council Tuesday night by vice- ected at the Abbott House, bet- -B8rants now given this body could well be used for other needy pur- poses. Elimination of one of three sea= men’s institutions was recommend- ed in the report as a means of cut ting down expenses. Dealine with veterans organizations, Fordyce Said some effort should be made to unite the five existing Sroups Since there was evidence of over lapping of work. Dissatisfaction was expressed with one veterans club which had expenditures for 313 funerals but only 187 burials. investigation of the Gentral Clothing Committee by Fordyce had disclosed 30 cases where eloth—- ing had been denied, some over in all 150 a2 period of two years. (Continued on page 5) See WELFARE