‘age Two THE ADVOCATE : Cumberland Progressive Counc! Will ce \CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ] Re Vice Finnish Fascists Or aber Terrorize Peasants struction of at least 60 Russian \s December 15, 1939 | Gets Acclamation | |aRouUND THE PROVINCE Unions In Victoria —_ Launch Campaign Growers Demand Action chasseur treops and members of VICTORIA, BC.—Filling the trades and labor council’s hall pianes. the fascist Schutz-corps visited all Okanagan Meets to capacity TAS? week, an Be ee campaign Gre) organize ship- Adopt Program é cee military district | houses to drive out any remaining For Lower Water, eadquarters announces that yard workers got under way with a mass meeting sponsored by Urge Prosecution the organizing committee of the ie = es eitizens in mumerous instances this statement is an invention ? : council. Electricity Rates CUMBERLAND, BC. — All labor-sponsored candidates for civic office, headed by Mayor Maxwell, were elected by ac- clamation Tuesday and have signified their willingness to act as the voice of labor in municipal affairs. The new 1940 council will be composed of S. L. Robertson, Joe Watson, D. A Bannerman, George Shearer, A. J. Taylor and Robert through and through since there have been no Finnish or other air raids in Murmansk districts.” Similarly discounted were other Binnish claims of air successes, reported to have been made while Soviet planes were grounded be- cause weather conditions prohibit- ed flying. Responsible for amplifying the sroundless reports that Soviet planes had bombed working class districts of Helsinki, killed civi- lians, was Social Demokraten, Copenhagen newspaper, whose ed- shooting persons who had hidden and did not want to-leave. All food reserves were shipped out of the towns, the herds of cat- tle driven away, and as soon as the inhabitants were gone, the “bold” chasseurs and Schutzcorps members began to loot homes and stores. Qn the outskirts of Terijoli, eight people hid in a cellar for two days and came out only after the arrival of Red Army units. “Tf we had been discovered by im Combine Probe VERNON, BC. While charges of negligence and in- competence against lea ders may be aired at a special meet- ing to be held next Tuesday, fruit growers in the Okanagan valley, meeting in various cen- ters during the week, have ex- pressed unanimous approval of the single selling agency plan in operation for the past year. workers to join their various locals, Cc. N. Coe, organization was essential for pro- tection and betterment of and working conditions. dent of the Trades Congress of Canada, Baye an address on the importance labor movement, pointing out the attacks made by employers on ‘for- eign’ unions. Urging all unorganized shipyard told the meeting that wages Percy R. Bengough, vice-presi-— of the international He pledged full sup- cooperation with provincial and national congresses, urged immed? ate plans for an Annual Spring conference and continuation of the Leadership Training program. Delesates decided an adult ad- visory board in place of honorary officials should be elected to ren- der assistance to the Council when- ever possible. Miners Face Loss Of Jobs f Ee ; = to enabie NANAIMO, BG—Conferences be- ; : itors, dissatisfied with their con- foe Speentea oe ee WE | De Godiney leeage) Micra es ee ee oe te organize | tween W. S. ‘Atkinson, United Mine My Aitken. Aitken is the only =©W | cocted version of the Soviet raid | cjarea, ‘ : 1a ae em Ge |igations led to the federal probe, | 444 gain better wages. Workers’ Island representative a member on the council. Se Gye Cia a casita, nade) oe eee been shot | speaking at an Oyama meeting, |“ 7 oentati Se gne metal| General Manager H. R. Plommer de Two vacancies on the school and | for good measure that Soviet air- os ae SEES SS LS NL Els stressed the importance and pres ives fro 6 mete! | Sd Labor Ministem Gu =. Pearson ii = = =. = Throughout Terijoki numerous | sood work of the singie agency trades, carpenters and joiners, | - . Se al perks board remain to be filled. | men “most probably bombed hos- s S = 3 1 be d tenn beer lec. | in Vancouver this week failed te Mrs. Annie Gatz was returned to} pitals as well.” * orders were posted up command-| and urged that “a hundred percent Plumbers an ste fitters, elec- 3 the school board, while George Shearer was elected by tion to the parks board. Gouncil members are pledged to tight against all forms of pro- acclama-— NOT FIGHTING PEOPLE’ Pravda, Communist party organ, wired iis correspondent at the front for information. Back came ing all inhabitants, young and old, to leave. At the same time rumors about the Red Army of the most slander- support of it, if it continues next year, should be assured.” Commending Commissioner FE. A. McGregor ‘for the thoroughness tricians, laborers, machinists, boil- er makers, painters and decorat— ors and building trades. unions pledged their full assistance to work out any solution for some 200 coal miners who will be thrown out of work Friday when Reserve Mine here permanently ceases op— erations. z - fe 4 ous and fantastic kind were spread | and fairness of his report’ and ae Oo eer eee Eres Ts Atkinson plans to call a confer- ea fiteering, for a reduction in the following report: in an effort to frighten the popu-| thanking Isaacs for laying the e = PY : ence of interested parties to discuss a cation rid light rates, better “Before the raid on Viipuri (Vi- | lation. street lighting, regular wages on work within jurisdiction of city in place of relief scales, enlarg- ing of city boundaries, better bousing and sanitation. borg), the airmen who were in- structed to bomb the airport there out of existence, received the fol- lowing order: ‘Once again, remem-— ber that the Red Army is not fight- STORIES EXPOSED In London, The Week, authorita- tive newsletter edited by Claude Gockburn, this week exposed both charges which forced the investi- gation, delegates to the Vernon branch of the British Columbia Bruit Growers’ Association resolv— ed that ‘no stone be left unturned Meetings have been called by. trade unions in each branch of the industry to organize workers into their respective locals. Several ap plications for membership were the situation both from the view- point of the miners and that of the coal industry in BG, a situation which seriously threatens the whole future of this city, Since it is de 5 = z e ted by the Machinists’ local endent largely upon this indust nl i an = by the BCFGA to bring to justice ES EIS ES: 3 Pp = gely up S industry. i g : ing the Finnish people, not fight- PLETE ae S02 125) a2 BUSSES Se yr ration or individual and still greater progress iS Cx Reserve Mine is worked out, ac- ti i tlined t viet bombing of civilians as fakes. | 279 corporat - : _ This program outlinee at a met. | img the peaceful inhabitants. Not a iiepvasains eee “s: | whose business practices and me- pected at the next meeting. cording to Plommer, general man- a ing held Sunday, Dec. 3,attended by | single bomb must be dropped on a|.j350); of coordinatio a es ‘ © | thods have been in open defiance —= ager for Canadian Collieries (Duns- d United Mine Workers and its wom: | qwelling house, not a single bomb SSE —- os SBS and a flouting of our laws.” muir) Ltd., and South VWellingeton’s en’s auxiliary, CCF clubs and the | on the population. Anybody violat- PrOpee see. Oe SOEUR SV SEUSS - jecal Communist party. In addi- tion to the Gouncil program, the meeting approved a2 school board prosram calling for increased scheol grants, social service im- provements, free text books, and revision upward of salaries. Citizens will have an opportun- ity of deciding by plebiscite whe- ther the city will purchase assets of the Cumberland Electric Light- ing company, or instal its own pole line, and whether it will retain or abolish Main street boulevard. TAXI .v8S22 Blue Cabs Ltd. The Workingsman’s Taxi Cab ing this order will be most severely punished.’ “When the Soviet bombing planes appeared over the city of Wiipuri with lightning like rapid- ity, their crews saw how the citys scared inhabitants, who had been told all kinds of fanciful ‘tales about the Red Army, were seekine shelter. “The Red bombers made for the Viipuri airport. In a few minutes the airport and its buildings were in flames. ‘Wot far from the airport an electric power station was situ- ated. Any other airmen than the Soviet would have immediately bombed it. And Soviet airmen had every sround for wiping it off the face of the earth, for this power station feeds military objectives on the Karelian isthmus. “But the Soviet airmen are far- sighted, they think of the mor- row when the working people of one of Finland’s biggest towns will need this power station. “Not a single bomb was drop— ped on the power station, but the airmen, haying guickly dis- eovered the high tension power lines from Viipuri to the Kare- lian Isthmus, destroyed them. The Week said: “For instance, while some Bri- tish and American newspapers were freely reporting the mas- sacre of civilians in Helsinki, meither the correspondents of the London Times, the corres- pondents of Swiss newspapers nor the official Finnish radio radio station in Lahti at that ime said anything about the matter at all, though some of them got into line later. “The same signs of haste were to be seen in the botching of photographic puiblicity on the matter so that even amateurs, comparing pictures published in different British newspapers newspapers could detect the de- gree of faking done im yarious offices, ruins and other objects having to be painted in with the greatest of haste.” Sir Joshua Wedgewood, MP, Bri- tish Labor leader, in a letter to the London WNews-Chronicle this weelx details the slaughter of Finnish workers in 1918 after the govern- ment set up by the Finnish people was crushed by General Manner- heim with the aid of British and German imperialism. Relating how 90,000 men and “Our own house is not in order and it needs a thorough clean- ing,’ declared Stephen Freeman, prominent grower. Another delegate, Henry Moses, asserted that the Fruit Board chairman should be recalled, stat- ing: “J am not against control, I am for it and for the right men exer- cising that control.” Growers at different meetings also adopted resolutions urging central buying of orchard and growers’ supplies; purchase or re- placement of Canadian Fruits Dis- tributors as brokerage concern of the Associated Growers; esStablish- ment of a system of standard ac- counting; that Tree Fruits Litd.; erowers’ single agency, handle ex port sales next year. Albert Millar, local member of Tree Fruits Lid., board of direc- tors, speaking at an Oliyer meet- ing, declared that if the Tree Fruits Ltd. was to serve the best interests of growers and consum-— ers, all shippers as such must be eliminated. Called to discuss changes and the Youth Council Elects Officers VICTORIA, BC—Ai its meeting last week, Victoria and District Youth Council elected new offi- cers, as tollows: President, John Keziere, repre- senting the Victoria Truth Centre; vice-president, Harold Alexander, Phalanx Club YMCA; general secretary, Mabel McCartney, Ver- satile Club—YWCA; assistant sec- retary, Mun Hope, Chinese Cana- Gian Youth Forum; treasurer, Nor man Land, Centennial United Church Young People’s Society. Reporting for his past year. of office, retiring president Keith Wo. 10 mine, owned by the same company, will step up its produc- tion to equal the doomed mine’s output. Dismissal Of Police Demanded SEATTLE, Wash. Seattle Branch of the American Civil Lib- erties Union is demanding that Mayor Horrocks of Aberdeen sum- marily dismiss police and other of- ficials who winked at civil rights in taking no action to prevent vig- ilante raids, despite conclusive evidence that recent mob action was carefully planned in advance against the Finnish Hall and Ci@ Raiston recommended continued and AFI. unions in Aberdeen. McGregor report the Vernon meet- ing next week, expected to be one of the ‘hottest’ in the history of British Columbia’s fruit growing {Lr | Hastings Steam Baths Always Qpen Expert Masseurs in Attendance Bi ghiand 0240 764 E. Hastings —— SSS DENTIST _ Wedding/All Smportant_ PHOTOGRAPHS. ON CREDIT: Wan So iis TRinii 1709 Telephone 243 — Day and Night “When, some time later, their| women were arrested by White industry, will be held jointly with DR. W. J. CURRY PATERSON M Y. Kato Grows Heard over the sadio reo | Guards in (May, 1018) the usnal’| Colisies= ASgo! 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