City Renews| Page Two THE PHOPLE’S ADVOCATE August 4, Government Petitioned To Aid Monkman BC Electric Agreement Murrin Remains Adamant, Refuses To Lower Fares Criticizing Alderman Halford Wilson’s failure to advise the council when it expired, alder- men decided Monday to extend the present BCElectric fare asreement until May, 1940, when the city will have its case ready for presentation to the Public Utilities Board. The only concession gained, Al- derman Wilson reported, after conference last week with W-. G. Murrin, president of the BC Elec- tric, was an additional $5,000 in payments to the city as 4 gesture of good will But on the question of fares, Murrin declared he had “nothing further to say.” “As chairman of the commiites you should have advised us before Trades Council Spikes Rumor On Burns Company Rumors, undoubtedly circulated by P. Burns and Company in places outside of Vancouver that its prod- ucts have been removed from organized labor’s “We do not patronize” list were spiked when Trades and Labor Council execu- tive board Tuesday night undertook measures to ad- vise Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union in Prince Rupert and all other unions throughout the province that Burns’ meat, butter and other products are still unfair. > Committees Appointed | Personnel of four standing com- the agreement expiry date,” Alder- “We bad our case all prepared and ready for presenta- man Cornett told Wilson. eould then have tion.”’ Asking members to be cautious ~wwhen considering the agreement for protection of citizens, Mayor Lyle Telford, in a letter to the spe cial committee, warned that no de- cisions should be made to jeopar- the council’s opportunity to obiain charter amendments at the mext session of the legislature if a city-operated street railway or bus = dise system were considered. “GOOD FOR COMPANY.” Upset that they had been asked by the Mayor to keep the city's interests in mind, aldermen pro- intelligent would give the matter as tested men, much attention as his worship.” “This business is getting down,” nett in a very injured tone. that they “as “Tt gets us all down,” sighed Al- “Personally I’m definitely against competition in transportation, it creates too much derman Yvilson. 1? confusion Galled into the meeting to give me remarked Alderman Ben- mittees of Vancouver Trades and Labor Council was named at Thurs- day's meeting of the trades council. Organizing committee, of which © Mo Stewart is chairman, will be composed of P. R. Bengough, gen- eral secretary and organizer, C. Werriot, Barbers, Jack Steyenson, Carpenters, Jack Ross, Electrical Workers. Chairman R. H. Neelands chose for the Legislative committee P. Benzgough, Machinists, T. Carson, Street Railwaymen, J. A. Hum- phreys, Bakers, W. McComb, Ster- q eotypers, Jack Ross, Electrical Workers, Chris. Pritchard, Plumb- ers and Steamfitters, Ed. Smith, Painters. Serving with William Stewart on the press committee will be P. R. Bengough, George Miller, Salmon Purse Seiners, Jack Flynn, Engin- eers, J. A. Humphreys. The Grievance committee, of which W. O. Wilson is chairman, will be composed of P. R. Ben- gough, Chris. Pritchard, W. Cooper and one to be appointed from 4&2 union involved in a grievance case. Auditors will be R. H. Neelands, © Pritchard and C. Herriot. his consent to the extended agree ment, Mayor Telford remarked that the present agreement must have been a good one for the company. “You'd think they would come to us when it expired,” he remarked smiling, “but they never said ‘boo.’ Tt must have been a good one for Royal City them.” Assistance will be Electric company. Meanwhile a questionnaire will be sent out to five Canadian cities, enquiring their street car fares, of one man cars, area covered and vari- ous other pertinent questions for rates of wages, number comparison with Vancouver. JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 503 Holden Building i6 KE. Hastings St. Trin. 4464 READ ‘THE FISHERMAN’ The Gnly Trade Union Faper in the Fishing Industry Published every other Tuesday by Salmon Purse Seiners Union and Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union. Hates: $1.00 Year — 60c Six Mos. 164 East Hastings Street sought from experts and from the Public Utii- ties Board -to obtain access to all information required from the BC O iZI Affiliation of a large local union in New Westminster with Vancou- wer Trades and Labor Council at an early date was seen by C. M. Stewart, chairman of the organ- izing committee, in a report to the trades council Tuesday night. Stewart reported that several meetings in the Royal City had met with a2 measure of success, being supported by Building Trades, Teamsters, Meat Cutters and other unions, Organization of new local of Hotel and Restaurant Employees is proceeding satisfactorily. Tribute to Stewart and his or- ganizing committee was paid by Jack Bruce, international vice president of the Plumbers and Steamfitters, who visited the council while in the city on union business. Decline of the so-called “national unions” was seen by the interna- tional representative, who declared they were definitely on the down grade. He scored methods used by the ACGCCL is supplying fictitious figures of their organization to the federal labor department, declar- ing it a paper organization. UBC Students Protest High 130 West Hastings St. PHONE SEymour 0241 445 GORE AVE. : Hotel East SEymour 0308 Summer Fees Protest to the board of governors against the steady increase in tui- tion fees has been lodged~ by the summer session students at Uni- versity of British Columbia. Pointing out that summer session students are largely teachers with low salaries and frequently with several dependents, the protest states that as educators of the next generation, they should be given special consideration in the further- ing of their own education. Tuition fees at the university have risen steadily since 1920. Win- ter session fees are now $155 and summer session $185. UBC is the only university, with the exception of the University of Alberta, the protest states, where summer session fees are higher than the winter session. AMl year round fees are also bigher at UBC than at any other Canadian university west of To- ronto, Many Donate Following donations were ac- knowledged this week by Jean Cameron, secretary, Friends of the [fiackenzie Papineau Battalion: A. Lewis, $1; Atlin Miners Union, 310; Miss S. Rosman, $2.25; ULFTA Women’s Section, $5.85; A Friend, $1; C. Bradbury, $1; Mrs. Elliott, Yukon ‘Territory, $1.80; M. Pach- arux, $21.25; Mrs. Barrett, Si25> 5: Tellier, $1. Jobless Set Out Case In Brief Publicize Works Program Prepared By Union Here Governmental indifference to unemployment among single men and failure of Labor Min- ister George S. Pearson to des- ignate a time and place to meet a committee of unemployed men from forestry projects has prompted Relief Project Work- ers’ Union to appeal to the BC citizens for support of their brief which is being released to newspapers throughout the province this week. Bert Flatt, RPWU secretary, told the Advocate this week that single men had signed a contract or pledge with the provincial govern- ment on opening of summer work eamps they would ask for no re- lief during the winter months, but interference by Citizens Recreation Centres had split the work periods into 6week terms with 8 weeks out of camp until now all camps have been closed and men released from camp are destitute. The brief, drawn up and present- ed to Hon. G. S. Pearson last Feb- ruary and approved at its 5th an- nual convention in Nanaimo, July 16, is divided under six main head- ings. Sections of the brief ties in with similar programs adopted by Inter- national Woodworkers and Salmon Purse Seiners’ unions. The brief gained unstinting praise and endorsement at the Federation on Unemployment conference and the BC Youth Congress, parts of it are also the program desired by the Youth Congress. Conservation of BC’s forest re- sources and reforestation of logged- off and burned-over areas as a means of assuring future timber supplies, preservation of salmon spawning grounds and employ- ment of youth is sought Launching of a large scale road- building program which includes BC Alaska Highway, Monkman Pass and WHope-Princeton Highways to open up British Columbia to mining and tourist traffic while providing outlets to residents of BC are the main points of the brief. Irrigation, flood control and dyk- ing projects to protect Fraser Val- ley farmers from yearly damage caused by the Fraser River; hydro electric and power development; vocational and youth training; citizenship rights and franchise, complete the brief. Picnic Held By Gun Club CUMBERLAND, B.C. — Annual picnic of the local Rod and Gun Club held last Sunday was the cen- tral attraction of citizens and was attended by a large crowd. Feature attraction among pic- nickers was a soccer game between single and married men, in which the former were blanked 3-0. Women and children’s sports played a big role in the day's events. G. High Sr, G High Jr, and D. Tweedhope supplied music for community singing. Buck Gib- son and David Richards enter- tained the picnickers with several skits. Honors for the day went to Pre- sident Johnny Bono for his direc- tion of the committee which kept the program moving along smoothly. Negro Youth Seek Rights BIRMINGHAM, Ala— (CN) — Under the slogan of Full Citizen- ship Rights for All, the Souther. Wegro Youth Congress has launch- ed a campaign to enlist at least 10,000 Negro young people in fif- teen Southern states in a crusade for the right to vote. The organiza- tion plans an intensive twelve months campaign. \Ask Ottawa To Commute Padlock Law Sentences OTTAWA, Ont.—Commutation of sentences for Francis- XNavier Lessard and Joseph Druin, victims of Quebec’s in— famous Padlock Law, is being sought by the Canadian Civil Liberties Union in a petition council. Convicted last October for removing a padlock from his house, Lessard was sentenced to two years imprisonment, while Drouin received a sentence of Bearing signatures of citizens from all parts of Canada, the petition states the punishment “is excessive and cruel in the circumstances, particularly in the case of Lessard, whose wife and children are deprived of relief on account of the ‘ideology’ ascribed to their husband and An appeal against the conviction late last May, taken with assistance of the Civil Liberties Union, was dismissed by Quebec Court of Appeal. ] to the governor-general-in- one year for assisting him. father.” Rap Council's Reference Of Application To Police VERNON, BC.—Aldermen in this city cannot decide their own affairs apparently without Mounted Police. This was the impression gained by observers attending the last meeting of the council when an application signed by L. Tornblad for the Communist party asked permis- sion to hold open air meetings on city property. > Leaflet Shows How Canada Helps Japan Committee At Vernon Gives Pertinent Facts “Do you know that agents purchase from railway, the Canadian scrap iron and steel from its wornout rolling stock and rails and ship it from Port Mann, BC?2 “Do you know that Canada im- ported $1,000,000 worth more goods from Japan in 1938 than in 19372” “Do you know that the tax- payers of Canada are spending millions in the naval, land and air defence of the Pacific Coast against an attack by the war ma- chine of Japan, a3 machine built by materials from Canada?” These pertinent questions are contained in =z leaflet entitled “Canada—Japan’s Partner,” is- sued by the Committee for Chin- ese War Relief here. Exposing the extent of Can- ada’s assistance in the slaughter of Chinese women and children, the pamphlet concludes with a” message from General Chiang Kai-shek’s warning: “To continue to help Japan materials to devastate and con- quer China will be to sow dra- gon’s teeth in all corners of the earth, which will arise 2s forces to crush liberty and to destroy civilization.” Japanese _ our own Wational, Ratepayers Form Salmon Arm Ass’n SALMON ARM, BC. — Organiza- tion of 2 Ratepayers Protective As sociation here is proceeding on 2 group basis owing to the size of the territory. Already three groups have been formed and others are in process. Delegates from each group will be called later to form 2 central committee. Main objective of the organization at present is to obtain better prices for farm products, since the organization is composed primarily of farmers. Other questions proposed for discussion and action by the. or- ganization at a later date include taxes, education costs and general municipal affairs. Temporary officers elected to head the association are Mr. Gloyn, president, and lL. A- Daggett, secre- tary. little discussion by Vernon city Text of the resolutions which Ihave been endorsed by Saanich, Courtenay, Port Alberni and other municipal councils reads: “Targe numbers of our citizens deplore the aid given to aggressor nations at war by the export from Canada of materiols used for mili- tary purposes .. - this municipal council strongly urges the Domin- ion government to place an em bargo on the export to aggressor mations of materials used for war Vernon Council Endorses Embargo Resolution VERNON, BC.—Saanich council’s resolutions demanding an embargo on export of war materials to Japan and protesting in- corporation of foreign-owned companies using Canadian na- tionals as fronts for their operation were endorsed with very council at its last meeting. purposes, in particular scrap iron, metals, ore and lumber. Second resolution states: “This municipal council strongly protests against the incorporation of com- panies dealing im the export of raw materials from Canada, whose shareholders are nationals of ag- eressor nations, but whose incor- poration papers indicate they are purely Canadian as a majority of the stock is held by Canadian no- advice of the Royal Canadian Permission was shelved on Alder- man F. S. Galbraith’s motion, pend- ing receipt of a report from the Mounted Police. At first Alderman David Howrie favored granting per- mission since he believed it better that sessions be held in the open. In this he received support of Ald. Cc. J. Hurt Ald. Galbraith’s desire for a2 re- port caused Ald. Howrie to with- draw his motion, whereupon Ald. Wurt moved that permission be granted, but Ald. Galbraith had al- ready raised doubts in the minds of other aldermen, with result that permission was shelved pending an RCMP report F. Ainslie Oxenford, Okanagan Valley organizer of the Commun- ist party, in protesting the coun- cil’s actions, pointed out that his party is not an illegal party, but 2a Dominion chartered organization, its policfes and program are broad- cast from radio and public plat- form throughout Canada and police investigation is not only considered offensive but unnecessary. Oxenford also drew attention of the aldermen to the fact that lit- erature pertaining to the party is available to anyone who desires to know more about the organization. Says Rates Too High Battle against the high charges of the BC Electric was continued by Mayor LyleTelford in his weekly radio broadcast last Friday. “T am satisfied beyond question that the citizens of this province have paid more to this company than they had any right to pay or would have paid if their interests bad been protected by their repre- sentatives,” Telford stated. Arriving at his conclusions after an extensive outline of the power company’s financial structure, the Mayor declared he was convinced that were the company paying re turns on a prudent investment, these returns would be exceedingly large. “But when a large amount of watered stock is added it would appear that they are barely making an existence for themselves and their shareholders,” he explained. “As a matter of fact,” he added, “J think the citizens of this city would be justified in making an attempt to recover some of the past losses that I feel would have been coming to them had this company lived up to its ethical and moral obligations.” Labor Endorses Health Motion Urging the federal government to introduce a2 health insurance scheme a resolution sponsored by jocal joint board of Hotel & Restau- rant Employees was endorsed at the Vancouver Trades and Labor Coun- cil Tuesday night, Circulation of copies to all British Columbia MP’s and all local unions to gain support for the measure was asked by the Sponsors. Rowell Report Ready In Fall OTTAWA, Ont—Report of the Royal Commission on Dominion- Provincial Relations will not be ready for distribution before Oct- ober 12, Dr. Joseph Sirois, chair- man, told Prime Minister Macken- zie King this week. The report, he stated, will be in two sections. First a historical re- view and analysis of the working of Confederation from 1867 to pre- sent day and second, recommenda- High Federal — | Offered But Conditional On Help Given By Provincial Gov’t % Petitions demanding comple — tion of Monlman Pass Highway will shortly flood Victoria from all parts of the lower mainland and Cariboo, following an- nouncement by J. G. Turgeon, MP for Cariboo, that the fed- eral government is prepared toe contribute a grant towards the highway project if the provin- cial government will contribute an equal amount. in a wire to H. G. Perry, MiLA, Premier T. D. 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