es Ts Red Army Half-Way Across Finlan ros lus Gioia Re On Page G6 | - 2 The ADVOCATE FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND DEMOCRACY FULL No. 258. VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1939 SS 5 Cente COU Griffin Answers Attacks Declares Advocate ‘Subversive’ Only Of Press Distortions Charge that “Vancouver dailies, in order to provide a pretext for a reactionary at- tack on the paper, distorted re- ports that the Advocate had been quoted in recent Moscow news broadcasts was made this week by Hal Griffin, editor of the Advocate. “Both the Vancouver Province and the Vancouver Sun, but par- ticularly the Sun, which gave the story front page prominence, com- bined reports of German political broadcasts aimed at the French- Ganadians with reports of Moscow news broadcasts quoting the Adyo- eate in order to confuse and mis- lead their readers and depict the Advocate as a ‘subversive influ- ence’,’ Griffin said. “The Vancouver MNews-Herald went one better,” he continued. “In an editorial on Wednesday it leit its readers with the impression that the Advocate was secretly op- erating a radio station and broad- casting Canadian troop movements to Germany. VWhile such extraor— dinary conciusions are character- istic of the News-Herald, the edi- torial also provides an idea of how far the News-Herald is prepared to go in whipping up a war hysteria against the labor movement “Tt is strange,’ Griffin observ- ed, “that although the Advocate has been published continuocusty in this city for the past five years, it requires a broadcast from Mioscow and cables from London before the daily press here becomes aware of the Brit- ish Columbia news it carries. “The News-Herald opines that the Advocate carries ‘little or no weight in Canada’ and then it promptly contradicts itself by de- Mmanding that the censor put ‘an end to circulation of these sSub- versive statements.’ GIVES TRUTH. “At a time when the News-Her- ald was vociferously supporting the Franco regime against the Spanish Republican government the Advocate was the only paper jin this province supporting the Spanish people in their struggle for independence. Now, while the Wews-Herald is devoting columns to the desperate fignt of the Fin- nish capitalists to maintain their rule and #urther imperialist schemes against the Soviet Union and presenting this fight as the strugele of the Finnish people for ‘Independence, the Advocate is still the only paper Siving the peo- ple the truth. =e “Why didn’t Vancouver dailies carry the opinions of the Dean ef Ganterbury, Bernard Shaw and Sir Stafford Cripps deplor- ing the hostile attitude of the Finnish government to the Sov- iet Union?” Griffin asked. “The Advocate published ‘this news. Why didn’t Vancouver dailies publish Laborite Joshua Wedzge- woed’s letter to the London Wevs-Chronicle relating how Mannerheim was refused permis-— sion to visit England in 1919 af- ter ht had detailed to a shocked Wouse of Commons the slaugh- ter of thousands of Finnish workers by Mannerheim’s White Guard troops in the name of Fin- mish ‘independence’? Were they waiting for a news broadcast from ioscow before they read it in the Advocate? “Tt is because the Advocate is fiving to the people the news they suppress that they label such items ‘subversive. If it is ‘subversive’, then it is ‘Subversive’ only of the dailies’ own distortion and mis- (Continued on Page 5) See ADVOCATE. Ss 232 Signed: YANKS NOT — COMING! Issued by Keep America Out of War Committee, D. C. No. 2 Maritime Federation, 77 Clay St., San Francisco. YUkon 0699 the coast. STICKERS being distributed on the west coast by the Mari- time Federation of the Pacific (AFL-CIO). “The Yanks Are Not Coming’ is also the title of a pamphlet which is sweeping WIFILE PAPER Loggers Plan Drive Plans for a wage boost campaign in BC logging camps will be maae when International Woodworkers of America, local 1-71, holds its annual meeting in Vancouver CIty council chambers on the fifth floor of the Hoiden Building next Wed- nesday, Dec. 27. Other questions which will accupy delegates’ atten- tion are extension of union organi- zation and coordination of forces te consolidate recent gains; reports on past year’s activities and stew- ardship; election of officers. “Most important matter to be dealt with is wages and wage seales,” Secretary A. A. MacNeil told the Advocate this week. “Di- versity of wage rates paid in vari- ous camps demands attention and assistance of all members to bring abeut greater stability and equal- ity of pay rates throughout the industry.” Pointing to the good start al- ready made in some camps to im- plement the convention slogan of ‘Raise our pay a dollar 4 day,’ Mac- Weil declared, “if the logzers want to offset the already established advances in food, clothings and cther necessities, now is the time te act. Newspaperman Dies In USSR MOSCOW, USSR. — Patrick Far- kin, noted Canadian labor journal- ist, died here at Mounatin Sun Tubercular Sanatorium at Mishkor in the Crimea on December 12. Many of his writings on Soviet life have been read by workers in Canada, United States, Australia. He is survived by his wife, resida- ing, here; his father and mother in Brandon, Canada; Alderman M J. Forkin in Winnipeg, and several brothers and sisters resident throughout Canada. Finnish Anti-Soviet Document Rebounds By ARNOLD GRAY It is a remarkable fact that for all the reams of paper and gallons of ink being devoted té provide so-called news about Soviet-Finnish relations, not a single Vancouver newspaper deigned to print a line about the White Book published by the Ryti-Mannerheim government in Helsinski on Dec. 11. ° Wet when the contents of this White Book are examined one be- fins to understand why it was ob- viously considered by the daily press as news that Canadians should not be given. in this official White Book the Ryte-Mannerheim government for the first time discloses the pro- posals made by the Soviet govern- ment in the course of the Soviet- HPinnish negotiations, during Octo- ber and the fact is that unpreju- diced Canadians reading thenr will readily agree that they were em- inently fair and sensible, as a means of establishing go00d neifh- borly relations between two coun- tries sharing a common border, Here are the Soviet proposals as Biven according to the New York Times, in this official anti-Soviet White Book, and not considered of 1. Blocking of the Gulf of Fin- land “by artillery on both coasts (Finland and Estonia) in order to prevent enemy warships and trans- port ships from penetrating the eult.’” 2. Preventing any enemy from §aining access to the five Finnish undefended islands in the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland—Hog- land, Tytaersaari, Lavansaari, Koi- visto and Seiskari west and northwest of the entrance to Len- ingrad. 3. Moving back of the Finnish frontier on the Karelian Isthmus, now twenty miles north of Lenin- grad, to remove Russia’s second largest city “from the range of long-distance guns.” Finland to cede to Russia the five islands in the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland and that por- tion of the Karelian Isthmus from the village of Lippola to the town of Koivisto (near which the Fin- nish fighting lines are situated) as well as an area around Kalasta- jasarento—a total of 866 square miles. In exchange for the 866 square miles the Soviet Union agreed to “cede to the Republic of Finland the Soviet Union’s territory in the —an area of 2,134 square miles. 4. Revision of the Arctic frontier district of Repola and Porajarpi” around Finland’s ice-free port of (Continued on Page 5) See WHITE PAPER. RT ORDERS OUSTING OF PIONEER FAMILIES itter Christmas rospect Given triking Miners GILLOOET, BC.—Officials of Pioneer Gold Mines Iitd. were granted county court orders this week by Judge J. O. Wilson to evict 43 Pioneer mine strikers from bunkhouses and one ten- ant from a cottage, all owned by the company in the company- owned Pioneer townsite. awarded the company. Liberal Loses At Saskatoon Reform Candidate Gives King Gov’t _ First War Defeat— SASKATOON, Sask.—The King government received its first wartime election de- feat in the federal byelection here Monday, when Rev. W. += G. Brown, United Reform Candidate, campaigning with sup- port of labor and progressive forces, defeated M. P. Hayes, Lib- eral, for the Saskatoon seat. Brown, nominated by a conven- tion of progressive groups last April, gained a majority of nearly 9,000 over the Liberal, obtaining 20,756 votes to the 5,766 cast for Hayes. CLDL To Defend Douglas Stewart TORONTO, Ont—A grand jury here last Friday brought in true bills against Douglas Stewart, busi-_ ness manager of The Clarion; Thos. C. Sims, editor; Sam Searlett, and Joseph Cline. Douglas Stewart is charged under Sec. 394A of the Defense of Canada Regulations in connection with an article in the Nov. 11 issue of the Clarion. Warrants for arrest of the others were issued by Attorney-— General Conant on Nov. 14 They have not been apprehended. it is expected that the trial of Douglas Stewart will come up some time either in January or February. He is being defended by the Ca_ bhadian Labor Defense League. Costs of $10 for each order was © the company, in making applica- tion for the order under the TLand- lords and Tenants Act, claimed the miners were no longer employees. Fines of $125 imposed on Alex Penman, Alex Camreon and Sam Nomlund by Magistrate G. J. Sumner at Goldbrigde were re- duced to $50 each by the mag- istrate, while €. A. Haddrell and W. A. Paterson, whe were fined $200 each, had their penalty re— duced to $50 each. Wegotiations leading to reopen- ing of Pioneer Gold mine and em- ployment of all miners as the first Steps toward ending the dispute which has kept the mine closed Since Oct. 8 are proceeding between officers of Pioneer Miners’ union and mine officials. W. S. Atkinson, United Mine Workers’ union district representa- tive; Colin Cameron and Harold Winch, CCF Mi.A’s, have held sev- eral meetings with Dr. Howard T. James, mine manager, to establish a basis for the miners te enter into negotiations with the company for settlement of the strike. While Atkinson, who was in Van- couver this week, declined any statement on the Pioneer negotia- tions, he intimated that two main points were reopeninge of the mine and reemployment of all strikers to jobs held prior to the strike. Another meeting with employers is scheduled for this Friday. Gold miners at Polaris Taku have contributed $212, Spud Valley $100, Mount Zeballos $162, White Star $50, Central Zeballos $48, Privateer $130, Upper Island Labor Gouncil 3200, to the strike fund. NEW WESTMINSTER, BC —Ac- tion to recover $3006 wage increases granted to Langley school teachers by an arbitration board early this year, was launched this week by H. Norman Lidster. Municipal authorities’ continued refusal to acknowledge the award caused the teachers’ representa-— tive to seek court action to enforce the award. CCF Members Protest Position On Finland While the Federationist in its current issue editorially con- demns the Soviet Union’s action in Finland, letters from readers published by the CCF organ indicate that a large section of the party's membership is strongly opposed to the CCF leadership’s position. Of thirteen letters from CCF members published or mentioned by the Federationist in its last two issues, only two uphold the CCE Provincial leadership in denounc- ing Russian ‘aggression’ against Finland, and one of these two let- ters is from Herbert Gargrave, CCE provincial secretary. If this ratio of 11-2 is taken as indicative of sentiment among CCE members, then the CCE provincial leadership is taking a position op- posed to that of the largest sec- tion of its membership. Angus Mactinnis, red-baitine CCF member of parliament for Vancouver East, has drawn the scorm of CCE members for his ar- ticle, ‘Bombs Over Finland,’ in which he echoed the condemnation of the USSR heard from reaction- aries everywhere and called for full aid for the Finnish White Guard government. D. Sullivan, in a letter to the Pederationist this week, points out that Vancouver East CCE district council has formally protested MaciInnis’ article, says: “Despite the Reging Manifesto, eur Rational council decided this, in part, was a war for freedom and democracy and now that the League of Nations has expelled the Soviet Union and is going to send supplies and ammunition to Fin- land would that include the econo- mic aid we are to give? Also an ‘International Brigade’ is to be formed to fight for that great de mocrat Mannerheim—would they now go the whole hog and advise us to join and fight for freedom and democracy in Finland?” Henry Meyer of North Vancou- ver takes a similar stand He (Continued on Page 2) See CCE Reaches Kemijaervi In North Another Column Reported Advancing Im Aajaani Area While despatches from Hel- sinki continue to make fan- tastic claims of ‘tremendous victories,’ other despatches ig- nored by the daily press indi- cate that the Red Army, and the fast-srowing Finnish Peo- ple’s Army, have made consid- erable gains this week, partic-— ularly on northern and central fronts where, in at least two points, they are half-way across Finland. Driving southward from the Arc- tic port of Petsamo, a Red Army column has forced Finnish White Guard troops to retreat to ivalo, where they are reported to be making a stand. Farther to the south, another Red Army column which occupied has pushed on to Maerkaejaervi and unconfirmed reports credit it with Kuolajaeryi early in the campaign capture of Kemijaervi, within striking distance of Rovaniemi and @Pornea at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia. Fall of Tornea would sever the White Guard govern- ment’s only railway link -with Sweden. Although White Guard reinforce- ments are reported to have counter attacked near Salla, a few miles from EKuolajaervi, it was clear that the Red Army, if not actually in HKemijaervi, is on the outskirts of the town. im central Finland another Red Army column driving on Uleabors from Suomussalmi is reported to have made gains in the region of Hyrynsalmi, while a second col- umn conducting a parallel drive to the south is stated to have forced White Guard treeps to retreat in fierce fighting around Kajaani. On the southern front, one Red Army column is at Polvajaervi, while the main forces driving around the north end of Lake Lae doga have occupied sortavala, Red Army and People’s Army forces in action against the Mannerheim line 2ppear to be making slow headway, Pushing forward with tellin= pre sure into the heavily fortified area, as contrasted with the rapid ad- vances on other fronts. BANKERS SEND SYMPATHY. While a committee of i3 United States investment bankers sent 2 message of support to fellow- banker Premier Risto Ryti at Hel- Sinki and Johannes Westergaard, president of Atterbury Bros. imc. told the Association of American Wood Pulp Importers at New York that the Helsinki fSovernment “is fighting in behalf of all of us,” ma- (Continued on Page 2) Unions Seek Protection ; Protection of wages and work- ing conditions established by or- Sanized labor in event any plant Is taken Over by a controller ap- Pointed by the f0vernment is sent to the minister ef muniti Soe ee unitions The Munitions and Supply Act passed by the federal Zovernment to ensure an adequate su munitions : eee the Severnment takes over produc tion. : Unions ate demanding Provision in the Act for Protection of labor from Section 14. Should a Plant or plants be €nm Over and operated by a controller for the £evermment any act, contract, agreement, rule or bylaw can be disregard €d by the minister or CentroHier 2t their discretion. Another resolution endorsed by Meat Cutters and Packinghouse Workers’ union asks that P Burns company, found Suilty of discrj_ mination by Judge McIntosh, be debarred from receiving food con- tracts until all former workers are reemployed. Vancouver Trades and Labor council shied clear of €ndorsing and forwardins both resolutions to the government but sent them to the Trades and Tabor Congress. < — Ald. Harry. organizer of the Steel Organizing Committee (CIO) has been re-elected to the city council here despite 5 vicious red-baitins Campaign against him_ Workers’