i . 4 { 4 BRITISH CO 14-POINT P e ADVO ss TAT’ ; ‘Struggle On Two F ronts’ LONDON, England. — (Passed by the cen- sor). — Describing the War now getting under way as both cruel and unnecessary, the cen- tral committee of the British Communist party im a statement last weekend declared that ‘‘the essence cf the present situation is that the people must wage a struggle on two fronts, first to secure a military victery over fascism, amd second, in order to achieve this, a political victery over Chamberlain and de- moGcracy’s ememies in this country.”’ “These two aims are in- separable,” the Communist central committee pro- claimed, “and the harder the efforts to win the one, the more sustained must be the activity to win the other. The Communist party, which al- ways fights for the complete liberation of the people from capitalism and for socialism, places these proposals before the British people.” The i14-point program outlined by the Communist party de mands: i. Britain must have no secret aims, imperialist designs or un- derstanding with fascist forces; she must help the peoples estab- lish democratic governments in the fascist countries involved in the war; she must restore demo- cratic independence to Austria and Czechoslovakia; peace must be based on no annexations. “2. An immediate conference of all democratic powers including the Soviet Union and the United States, to obtain the fullest co- operation in the war against fasc- ism. - DEMAND BRIGHTS. 3. Freedom of speech, press and organization for all who are for the defeat of fascism. ‘ 4. Extension of full democratic rights to the colonial peoples. 5 Introduction of democracy into the armed forces. 6 Immediate mobilization of labor for construction of deep, bomb-proof shelters for the peo- ple and democratic control of the Civilian defense organizations. q. Wationalization of the arms industry and fullest guarantees to the trade unions as regards essential customs and practices in peace time; given this, there is nothing the workers will not do to provide Maximum arms pro duction. CONTROL CAPITAL. 8. Control of capital and the ex— port of capital and the commod- ity markets. 9. Adequate allowance and pen- Sions for all wounded and dis— abled. 10. Taking over the land of the idle rich for the development of 2ericulture. 11. Closing down of luxury establishments and country resi- dences, to be used fer the wound- ed and as evacuation and rest homes. 12. Suppression of all fascist and semi-fascist bodies and dis- missal from the government ser- Wice of persons holding such opinions. i3. A program of social advance for Britain and elimination of ‘profiteering and tthe strangle bold of the trusts. 14, Strict control of food prices and profits. The statement brought home the responsibilities of those who Made Hitler's plunge into war possible. It said: “You will demand to know why the Chamberlain govern- Ment allowed Hitler virtually to annex Danzig before the crisis reached its present point.” Finally, the statement said: (Gontinued on Page 6) (See PROGRAM) CO FORMERLY THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND DEMOCRACY FULL No. 243. VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939 aS = 5 Cents A\mericans Ss AMERICAN tourists, Flee War-Torn Europe some of them carrying turn to the US from Southampton. their possessions in paper bags, hurry to re- is BULLETINS | WINNIPEG, Man —“The Communist party stands for the independence of Poland and Communists stand together with the whole of the Canadian people in their fight to smash the aggressor,” James Litterick, MILA, stated in a wire to Prime Minister King this week. Litterick urged the government “to root from our midst all enemy agents who desire to sabotage the fight for peace and democracy,” said the government could most effectively aid in the war by “mobilizing our manpower te supply the economic means of effecting this aid.” CHUNGEKING, China. — Despite torrential rain the new Yunnan-Burma highway, vital Chinese supply line, is bemg kept open, according to Harrison Arnold. American automo- bile representative, who has just arrived here. One thousand trucks are in constant operation between Burma and Kun- mins. £ WASHINGTON, DC.—The Reosevelt administration will vigorously oppose what Secretary of the Intericr Harold Ickes yesterday (Thursday) termed “rape of our natural resources by wartime profiteers.”’ LONDON, Enz.—Paucity of news disseminated through official sources ot press and radio is the subject of wide public protest here. Demands made in parliament for better informa- tion are supported by large sections of a people proud of its traditional rights which resents being ‘kept in the dark.’ Labor Leader Arthur Greenwood in the House of Com- mons yesterday (Thursday) told members there was “srow- ing wtneasiness” among the people because they could not obtain information. Prime Minister Chamberlain statéd, “We do not want to Keep the country in the dark” and pledged to “do better in the future.” OTTAWA, Gnt.—The CCF caucus yesterday (Thursday) considered a draft statement on the attitude the CCF will adopt toward the war. The statement was prepared by a com- mittee headed by M. J. Coldwell, MP, CCF national council chairman. |Destroy Fascism —McKean “In this war we Communists stand for defeat of fascist ag- gression. We stand for destruc- tion of the Nazi regime which has enslaved its own people, has been allowed to overrun Spain, Austria and Czechoslo- vakia, and now seeks to bring other peoples under its domi- mation. We stand for defense of democracy here and all over the world. We stand for unrestricted right or selfidetermination for all nations and peoples whose inde— pendence has been destroyed at any time or is threatened. We stand for defence of Canda and of Ca- nadian democracy. Standing for these things we are prepared to figtht for them.” This statement on the Communist party’s position in the war was made this week by Fergus McKean, provincial secretary, in an interview fSiven to the Advocate and the Feqd- erationist, CCE organ. “We are not pacifists,”’ said Mc- Kean “The world is not safe for pacifists today. It never will be until we have a league of socialist nations, until in all countries we have a socialist classless society. Only then will all imperialist wars for conquest or revenge become im- possible. This was our position hitherto, it has not changed, it will not change.” Balance of McKean’s statement Follows: This war might have been pre— vented if the covenant of the league of Nations and the princi- Ples of collective security had not been scuttled, if Ethiopia, Spain, (Continued on Page 6) See McHEAN |Conscript Wealth Before Manpower, Declares Labor Conscription of wealth and industry before conscription of manpower. No profiteering in staple food supplies. This was the stand taken by Vancouver Trades and Labor council Tuesday when dele- gates deliberated on the war situation. Proposal that government officials should intetvene to pre- vent unscrupulous persons profiteering in staple food supplies received unanimous approval after a resolution submitted by Civilian Pensioned Mothers’ Association had been heard. The resolution, a copy of which was sent to Prime Minister Mackenzie King, asked the council’s support in preventins pro- fiteering in foodstuffs. While husbands of association members fought and died in the world war of 1914-18, their dependents left behind in Canada had suffered from unwarranted inereases in food prices, it was stated. Conscription of the country’s wealth and industry before the conscription of manpower was urged by E. E. Leary, Shipyard Laborers’ union delegate and endorsed by delegates. Recalling the last war, Leary said, industry made millions while volunteers and conscripted men risked their lives in the trenches. “tf conscription should be invoked by parliament, then it is only fair that those who control the country’s wealth should contribute to the country’s defense,” ke stated. Supporting the motion, Lloyd Green, International Wocd- workers’ delegate, informed delegates a similar resolution had found overwhelming support of youth attending the fourth Ga- nadian youth congress held in Winnipeg in midsummer. ‘Uproot Profiteering’ Says Mayor Telford “Tf we must have conscription of our lives, then we must also conscript our natural resources, our industry and cur wealth. There should be no deviation from this principle,” de- clared Mayor J. Lyle Telford in a statement given to the press on Thursday. Full text of Mayor Telford’s statement follows: Such a state cannot help but bring about a very serious state of mind among every thinking person in our country. It will entail untold sacrifice in the form of life and both national and private wealth. It seems tragic to think that the most civilized of nations have chosen war as the only method of solving their difficulties. But since war is here, it is obviously imperative that each and every- one make his just and equitable sacrifice for the cause. Profiteer- ing should be ruthlessly uprooted. Not even a semblance of it should be tolerated. If we must have conscription of our lives, then we must also conscript our natural resources, our industry and our wealth. There should be no deviation from this principle. It is only by the acceptance of this principle that sacrifice will be willingly made by intelligent individuals; and this principle must be put into actual practice. The recent trend during the past day or two to cause a rise in the prices of our common foodstuffs and everyday requisites is going to work a tremendous hardship on those on relief and on low-fixed incomes. Every effort should be made to solve this. problem at once so that no taint of profiteering as the result of this war will be anywhere in evidence. Only thus can this war be fought to a successful conclusion without undue or inequitable sacrifices. ‘WE CANNOT BELIEVE HITLER ANY MORE’ Non-Aggression Pact Confuses Nazi Storm Troopers FORBACH, France (near the Saar Basin) .— (ICN) ._— Germans cressing the berder into Lerraine relate that the Storm Troop units in the Saar region and the Palatinate are in utter confusion as a result of the Reich-Soviet non-azgression pact. . The pact is the only topic of conversation in the ranks and the general opinion prevails that Hitler has been deluding his followers during the years since the Nazi movement was organized. Formerly believing in all sincerity that communism was the enemy, the rank- and-file Nazi is now reading in the papers that the Soviet Union is great and strong and that Hitler has promised never to move against her. Storm - Troopers are re- minding their commanders of all the terrorist act to which they were stimulated under the sign of anti-communism- At a meeting of the SA at which the postponed Nurem- bers Congress was discussed one browmshirt shouted out asking whether Hitler and Goebbels would repeat their speeches of former party congress in bitter condemna- tion of Russia. The entire audience of Nazis broke into loud laughter, and the speak— er’s face visibly reddened. Newspapers are swamped with letters in which the “historie turn” announced by tions of the Nazi propaganda machine are criticized and distrusted more than ever before. The atrocity stories about Poland and the press campaign against France and England find few takers. Factory workers are talk- ing about nothing else but the pact, primarily from this viewpoint: How strong must the Soviet Union be if Hit- ler gives up his fundamental position at the price of the Hitler is contrasted with his innumerable anti-Soviet dec- larations. pact? Trust in Hitler has suffered a severe setback. Conten- Everywhere the people state: We cannot believe Hitler any more.