te ee el RS ae ae: THE aDdvo GATE Page Three Plan s To Create ‘T Bon FT ondon Ne Ti is emphasized that the anti- "Soviet campaign around Turkey is being organized concurrently with American intervention behind the Heisinkj regime, now fighting on the ‘Second Front’ against the USSR, “Tt hes for long been an open secret in London that the limes of communication toward Russia from the south are regarded alike in London and Paris as vital con- Siderations in the whole discussion —which has been raging for weeks —as to the possibility of opening up a Wew Front’ against Russia in that area,’ writes The Week. “Tt is many weeks now since the famous diplomatic correspondent Who writes under the name of Susur openly advocated the crea- Hon ef a Black Sea Front. And it was almost at ithe same time—long defore fighting in Finland began— chat the diplomatic correspondent £ the London Daily Telescraph was ampressing upon his readers the aecessity of graspins a connection »etween the desirability of western ussistance to the Helsinki govern- ment and the activities of the western powers in the southeastern irea. “Now durine= the Christmas per- ead the suggestion of a Possible Third Front’ in the southeast, cor- feSpondinse to the ‘Second Front’ vlich if hoped in some circles to Teate on a large scale in the iorth, has come very much more dearly into the open. “On receipt of the news from arzinjan, Erzerum, Trebizond and felatia, diplomatic and military eismesraphs all across Europe =d Asia jogeled as wildly as the nstruments regarding the physi al earthquake,” The Week de- lares. ERITOUS DAMAGE. “And unlike the scientific kind, he peltico-military recording in- ruments are still joggling . “With the full extent of the dam- Se still only vaguely known, it =e€ms to be certain that: ‘—Very serious damage has been ' done to the vital communica- ons across mountainous Eastern ae Baicsu oil region of the Soviet Mion, which have been seriously iterrupted over a large area. j—Lfhe whole Turkish economic * machine has suffered a srave 10ck. More detailed estimates of 16 real course of that shock upon ie Turkish war potential cannot, i course, yet be made. That it is srious is certain. ARIS, LONDON ViIEWs. “It is argued in Paris,” the news ‘ter continues, “and this argu ‘ent is hayine powerful influence | powerful places in London, par- cularly amons the extreme Right litical and military men—that ie one fatal thins to do is to per- ut the Soviet Wnion to remain 2utral: “In other words, that old Shurchillian policy of September ind October which actually sought to maintain Soviet neu- Hees for fear of sreater Ger- man-Soviet collaboration, must se regarded as illusory and dan- Ferous and that on the contrary, t is more desirable ‘in the jong an’ to Imvolve the Soviet Union 0 How, because of the ultimate tects upon the Capitalist world sf HOt -doing so soon. “The emergence of this view as almost certainly—the dominant €w in Paris, must be regarded / 2 matter of major importance, ace it direcily affects the whole lestion of the desree of assist- ice which will be offered to Hel- aki and the rate of development the middle east. ; urkey into Batum and Tiflis, and- wsletter (Declares Turkey Center Of Intrigue LONDON, Eng.—(Passed by British Censor) —Plans to set up a Third Front’ against the Soviet Union in the Near East are being pushed, despite devastation by the recent earthquake ef one of the main lines of approach in Turkey, the informed newsletter The Week disclosed in its current issue. o Budget Slashing Scored CliO, Youth Congress Add Voices to US Storm of Protest WASHINGTON, DC. — The rising storm of protest against President Roosevelt’s budget - slashing for war gained two new voices this week as the CIO and the American Youth Congress sharply criticized his pro- posed action. Target of the CIO was the drastic relief cuts. An editorial in the CIO News announced the powerful labor organization -would ‘call for more, not less public works, until all the job- less have work at decent wages.’ The cabinet of the Youth Con- Sress sent President Roosevelt a letter. It lashed at his propos- al to cut the already inadequate Wattonai Youth Administration budget by $15,000,000, criticized ‘umnecessary’ hikes in appropria- tions for war materials, The CrO estimated that 650,- 000 WPA jobs will be wiped out by the relief cuts. Unequivocally, the GLO said the Purpose for the “drastic cuts for public works and other essential Social services” is “to make more money available for armaments.” Further, the CrO said it wih throw its forces into a drive “for advance, not retreat in legisla-— tion increasing the government’s TeSponsibility and effectiveness in promoting the public welfare.” Continued the CIO News: “The cheers which rang from the Tory benches of Congress when President Roosevelt prom-— ised to slash appropriations for unemployment relief and all other than war purposes, ‘will have a bitter echo in millions of American homes in the com- ing year. ‘DEEP ALARRPr. “Altogether about half a bil- lion dollars is to be taken away from the unemployed and from farm and youth relief: and $300,- 000,000 is added to the estimates fer war purposes. “The budget gives cause for deep alarm to labor and all oth- ers who are concerned with meeting the problem, fiving some measure of security to the millions of needy, and promoting economic recovery. “The Ci@ has pointed out that a considerable expansion of pub- lie works and an extension of Social services Senerally is neces- Sary to meet present minimum needs. It calls’ for advance not retreat in the fields of social leg- islation.” The Youth Congress called the president’s attention to his state- ments that the “army of unused youth” must be an “especial con- cern of democratic government,” asserting that his cutting of the NYA budget contradicted them. “Coming; along with reductions of relief and public works, health and other essential social ser- wiees, our national defense is weakened and the constitutional Concern ‘to promote the fSeneral welfare’ becomes a mockery,” Said the Youth Congress. Meanwhile, mutterings of re- volt against President Roose _yelt’s proposals began to be “In London, on the other hand, Somewhat different ‘lineup’ ex- S, influenced certainly by the enech and still more by the fact at the creation of ‘Second’ and urd’ Eronts against the Soviet ion: @ppears to offer a real id=e for full scale American in- vention. ‘fhere are political, and above , financial forces which are col- soratine with Paris in the gen- il policy just referred to.” viet Honors fle Inventor TOSCOW, USSR. — The Soviet s nent has conferred on WVas- fle of original design, re— ted to be equal and in some €s supericr to the best foreign Ses, was also given 50,000 rubles heard from members of the Con- SFessional diberal bloc,’ congress- men from cities where unemploy- Hient is heavy and from some farm areas. UMWA To Mark Fiftieth Wear WASHINGTON, DC. — Officers of United Mine Workers of Amer- ica; the CIO’s largest and oldest union, have issued the official cali for the 36th consecutive constitu- tional convention which will open Jan. 23 in Columbus, Ohio. The call was Signed by President John LL. Lewis, Vice-President Phil- ip Murray and Secretary-Treasur- er Thomas Kennedy. With this convention, the min- ers’ union will pass the half cen- tary milestone, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its formation. A new history of the union called “Coal and Wnionism’ now in process of publication, will be ready for Circulation at the time the con- is: outstanding services. vention meets. : hird Front’ Against US OR Exposed Relief campaign. Aids Refugee Campaign > MARGO, film star appearing in the Broadway hit, The World We Make, receives some of the 750 cans containing 100,000 dimes which have been collected for the Spanish Refugee China’s Policy Indicated Of Victory | ments during 1939, in a recent in a statement containing many indications of the policy the Chin- ese national government intends to pursue in international relations, Dr. Wang declared Japan was now “at the end of its rope.”’ He cited Tokio’s international isolation, its economic difficulties, and the poli- tical crisis which came to the sur- face in the parliamentary demand for resignation of the Abe govern- ment. The Chinese minister attached great importance to Japan’s “acute economic difficulties, marked by rice riots, high prices and infla- tion.” As to Japan’s military situation, Dr. Wang pointed to the recent dispatch of an TIhperial Guard div-— ision to China. We asserted this was a Sign of the Japanese army’s weakness, especially its shortage of trained troops. On the contrary, “China is able to carry on the war as long as the Japanese aggression lasts,” said Dr. Wang. Discussing China’s relations with the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, the foreign minister was not alarmed by the prospect of an impending Japanese-Soviet rapprochement. “Unlike German and Russian in- terests, those of Japan and Rus- sia conflict in a fundamental way,” he said. “‘“Russia cannot afford to strensthen Japan for continental expansion.” Dr. Wang deciared no fear of ‘Red imperialism’ need be enter- tained in Chin2a. NO APPEASEMENT. On the contrary, the foreign min- ister indicated that China will op- pose British attempts to appease Japan at Chinese expense. Referring to the coming visit to Chungking of British Ambassador to China Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Dr. Wang said: “We have always insisted that the British government should not discuss with Japan any ques- tion concerning Tientsin not of 2 local mature. We cannot agree to concessions of a fundamental character affecting our sover- eigm rights.” The statement referred to a British - Japanese understanding whereby Britain would turn over to Japan all the Chinese silver held in the British concession at Tient- sin. Dr. Wang declared that China could not agree te this. He said the silver was deposited in the mame of the Chinese government in the British bank, that it was Pert of a reserve for Chinese cur- rency and could net be diverted to other uses. Wet effect of diver- sion, he pointed out, would be to cheapen Chinese currency and un- dermine the monetary basis for China’s continued resistance to in- vasion. in relation to the role of the United States in coming Sino-Jap- anese affairs, Dr. Wang expressed keen interest in the forthcoming termination of the Japanese-Amer- ican trade treaty on Jan. 26. “It seems Washington is not im- for China’s liberation struggle. Minister Confident n 1940 CHUNGKING, China.—Chinese Foreign Minister Dr. Wang Chung-hui, appraising China’s political and military achieve— speech predicted victory in 1940 ‘Pact Won By Seamen NEW YORK, NY. — More than 30,000 seamen of the Nationa: Maritime union celebrated a New Year’s victory when an agreement was sigmed with the American Merchant Marine Institute, repre— sentatives of the shipowners, who had stalled for months. The agreement, expiring Septem- ber 30, 1941, affects men employed by 28 lines and sailing more than 400 ships. Shipowners’ demand to scuttle the hiring hall clause which hac been in the previous contract, held up the negotiations after agree- ment on wages, hours, overtime and classification had been reached weeks ago. The NMU negotiators, Chairman Howard McKenzie, Barney Lynch, Jack Paone, Ted Lewis, James Purcell and Henry Harvey, stead- fastly refused to abandon the hir- ing hall clause and the agreement finally reached retained it. Chileans Fight To Oust Plotter SANTIAGO, Chile—The Chilean people have launched a strong campaign to oust Arturo Alessan- dri, former despotic president forc- ed by popular indignation to leave the country. When Alessandri arrived in An- good for Chilean democracy. Known ‘to be an agent of Ameri- Can imperialist interests and the representative of Chilean lindus- trialists and landowners, Alessan- dri has returned to Chile to work against the people’s front sovern- ment. While the government the recent attempted uprising headed by Carlos Ibanezz and Ar- iosto Herrere, plots to overthrow the peopie’s front by force are hatching in reactionary quarters. According to information re- ceived here, reactionaries in high official positions have been dis- tributing arms among their follow— ers. defeayed pressed by Japan’s puny gesture in agreeing to open the Yangtze river to Nanking,” As a result of China’s victory over the Japanese this year, Dr. Wang saw the role of the United States in the Far Fast increasing. “In such an eventuality,’ he said, “the United States is cer- tain to take an important role. An internaticnal conference of all powers having interests in the Far East would probably meet to werk out an equitable settlement on the basis of the Nine-Power Treaty.” tofagasto recently he was met by | a huge demonstration of workers | protesting his return as boding no : Denounce Finnish [Intrigue Students Reject Anti-Soviet Move; Hit Imperialist War MADISON, Wis. — By an overwhelming vote of 322 to 49, the American Student Union at its recent conven- tion rejected an amendment to itS anti-war resolution which would have held the Soviet Union as the aggressor in Finland, and warned against attempts to involve the United States in the pres- ent Huropean war or in a ‘crusade’ against the Soviet Union. The student resolution, as adopted, condemned the Hurcp- €an war as imperialist, advocat- ed a program designed to de- feat every effort to involve the US in the war. This program in- eluded: curbing of war profits and protection af consumers from profiteer prices; exposing of pro-war propaganda; exten- sion of the US recovery program. Stated the resolution: “The American Student Union has ever sought the benefits of peace and security for our coun- try and the peoples of the world. The outbreak of the wars in the world today brings grave dan- gers of our involvement. We call upon the students of Ameri- ca to unite in a sreat movemen: to keep America out of the war and to build this nation a great example of a forward moving democracy. “We declare that the war be tween Eingland and France on the one hand and Germany on the other is an imperialist war, is not a fight in the interests of democracy or the smaller na— tions, but for markets and col- onies. We find the cause of the War in German aggression and the long-standing British policy of appeasement in the hope of launching a war against the Sov- iet Union. “To keep America out of war requires that we carefully ex-— amine every action and every policy put forward by any pri- Wate or public froup as to whe- ther it will contribute to keeping us out or drawing us into the struggle. In our opinion the main danger to the peace of the United States arises from a Search for super-profits and fin- ancial advantage by big busi- ness.”’ Special Offer for January and February L | G lH T oO N | oO Ss Cc oO WwW Get YOUR copy of ‘light on Moscow, a commen- tary on the foreign policy of the Soviet Union by D. N. Pritt, KC, MP. by taking a year’s subscrip- tion to the Advocate NOW. Does YOUR eroup want a set of the ‘Collected Works of VY. I. Lenin’ or selection of books of equal value? 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This belief is strengthened by the fact that wives of several arrested workers have been notified of the death of their husbands in concentration camps. When the Daladier government Started its drive against the Gom-— munist party, Ambrose GCroizat, Aj- fred Costes and other leaders of the Communist party in the Metal Trades union were arrested. Strike demonstrations immedi- ately broke out in Renault and Citroen plants. Heavily-armed troops were rush- ed into the huge metal plants, which play a vital role in France's war industries, machine-2uns were mounted on the rooftops and sev- eral hundred workers were drag- ged off, under arrest. Wo word was received of their fate until several weeks later, when wives of several of the men received notices from the gov- ernment tliat their husbands had ‘died’ in concentration Camps. It is believed that these men were actually shot by firing squads, but no precise informa= tion is yet available. FASCIST WAVE. Establishment of concentration Camps, to whieh the government has decreed itself the right to send anyone suspected of ‘harboring= sentiments inimical to the national defense,’ is only one part of the general fascist wave spreading over France. A simple demonstration of the- course of developments is the fact that the standard sentence meted out for shoutins ‘Long Live Stalin?” is five years imprisonment, for Shouting ‘Long Live Hitler!’ six months. : All ‘suspect’ elements are being purged from specialized corps of the army, the view being preval-— ent here that in the event of the ‘crusade’ against the Soviet Union for which the reactionary press— the only press still allowed to pub- lish—is striving to build up senti- ment, it would be impossible to trust workers known for their rey-— olutionary traditions. Indications of the lack of confidence that Sociaj-_ Democratic traitors like former Premier Leon Blum can control the honest sentiments of rank-and-file government's | Socialists as well as Communists are being removed from the spe- eClalized services, to be sent to the outposts beyond the Magincot line. Churehmen Hit Dies Committee | WASHINGTON, DG — Demand that Congress refuse further ap propriations to the Dies Committee on the ground that i t is ‘un-Amer- ican’ was made to Speaker Wwil- liam B Bankhead jin 4 letter Signed by ninety-eisht clergymen and religious workers, and made publie last week by the American League for Peace and Democracy. The letter asserted the commit- tee “must be dissolved before it Succeeds in dissolving our Bill of Rights,’ stating it saw in the ac_ tivities of the Dies Committee “a Geadly parallel to the activity in Germany which finally resulted in the attempted subjection of the German Church to Hitlerism.”