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February 9, 1940

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Around TVhe Province

CCF, Farmers Protest
War Measures Act

CLOVERDALE, BC—Hazelmere CCF club at its last meet-
ing endorsed and forwarded to Ottawa a resolution sponsored
by the Canadian Labor Defense League asking repeal of the
recent amendments to the War Measures Act, which empower
authorities to declare any organization illegal should a member
be convicted of making statements in contravention of the act.

Surrey Workers and Farmers Association, a progressive or-
ganization in the Fraser Valley embracing 600 members, has con-
tributed $5 to the CLDIL defense fund.

Nanaimo Forms

Carpenters Loeal

NANAIMO, BC. A local of
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners was established here
Tuesday by W. Page, Vancouver
Garpenters’ official, who was suc-
cessful in signing up 25 men. Ap-
plication was made to the interna-
tional office for a charter.

Trades Couneil
Supports Pretest

VICTORIA, BC. — Resolutions
from the Democratic Book Glub
and Victoria branch of the CLDL
protesting recent amendments to
the War Measures Act were unani_
mously endorsed by Wednesday's
meeting of Victoria Trades and
Labor council.

Safety Measures
In Woods Urged

NANAIMO, BCG.—A coroner's jury
in a rider to a verdict of accidental
death at the inquest of Arthur Wil-
liam Bell, fatally injured in an ac-
cident at Biddick’s logging camp
this week urged the Workmen’s
Compensation Board in cooperatien
with employers to launch a program
of safety education in logging
camps.

In another accident at Campbel:
River, Allen Langness, 19-year-old
logger, employed by Elk River Tim-
ber company as a chaser, died from
his injuries while being rushed to
hospital on a company speeder.

Ten men have already been killed
this year in BC logging and mill
accidents,

Probe Of Feed
Costs Mooted

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Subject . . . “‘Where Are We Drifting?”’

Supreme Court

To Hear Case

KELOWNA, BC.— Charged with
being parties to an illegal combine
for marketing of fruit, eight com-
panies and four individuals will
face a Supreme Court trial as the
outcome of the hearing into the
Okanagan fruit combine case here
before Magistrate McWilliams.

Bail of $5000 was set for each of
the four individuals: R. P. Staples,
Kelowna; A. GC. Lander, Kelowna;
W. P. Riley, Winnipeg; Alexander
McCallum, Winnipeg.

Tt was brought out in evidence
that Dominion Fruit company, af
filiate of Western Grocers, Ltd.,
Winnipeg, owned a half interest
in Landon company, Kelowna, hold-
ing company for Sales Service, Ltd.,
and four other packing firms. The
prosecution charged that the job_
ber-shipper combine was detri-
mental to the interests of BC fruit
erowers and the public.

Charges of conspiracy against
mine companies and five individu-
als were dismissed by Magistrate
McWilliams because, he said, the
evidence presented was “so little,
so disconnected” that he believed
No jury would conyict.

Jobless Planning
Series @f Meets

Organizational campaign of re-
lief recipients for higher relief
seales pending employment on
works projects was extended this
week to include single men and to
date 3000 persons have been reg-
istered.

First meetings to launch an or-
ganization will be held throughout
the city starting Tuesday and dele-
gates will be elected to form a
central organization.

Continued

Students

MONTREAL, Que. — “The tra-
ditional basis of university life—
freedom of discussion—was arbi-
trarily set aside at McGill Uni-
versity,” declared Chairman Reg-
inald Louthood of the McGill
University branch of the CSA,
when a body of red-baiting,
hecklnig students broke up a
meeting, refusing to allow CSA
members to present a full report
of the cantentious conference and
answer ‘un-British’ charges.

A plebiscite of college opinion
on conscription and other matters
of interest to youth will be taken
Feb. 12-14, the Assembly execu-
tive announced.

Prizes Unclaimed

Due to the failure of press com-
mittees to forward names, some
Advocate supporters who are en-
titled to awards for work done in
the last press drive have not yet
received their prizes. Committees
and individuals entitled to prizes
are asked to send in their names
to the Advocate immediately.

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4126 Arcade Bldg. Seattle, Wash.
Official L.W.A. Paper

NMietal Trades
Counctl Plans
First Convention

Vancouver’s Metal Trades
council, launched two years
ago, will hold its first conven-
tion in Castle hotel here on
Feb. 26. Delegates are ex-
pected to attend from Cali-
fornia, Washington and
Oregon, according to Dan
Macpherson, who told Van-
couver Trades and Labor
council this week that con-
tributions to the convention
fund totalling $200 had been
received.

In Victoria, the newly-
formed Metal Trades coun-
cil, the second to be organ-
ized in Canada, has applied

for a charter.

Continued

Labor

and place the power in the hands
of the rank-and-file.”

Delegate Sam Shearer, Railway
Carmen, was equally critical of the
provincial executive. He had, he
said, always opposed the methods
of election. “It’s not representative
of the rank-and-file, It’s not demo-

eratic. It’s partisanship of the
worst kind.” ;
J. A. Humphreys, Bakery.

Workers, termed ‘disgraceful,’ a
situation whereby the chairman
of the provincial executive’s leg-
islative committee could tell the
delegates he was not obliged to
make a report but did so ‘out of
courtesy.”

Not until Secretary Bengough rose
to state that he was not speaking
for or against the federation move,
but in reply to definite attacks,
that the verbal battle grew more
heated.

Quoting an editorial in the Con-
gress Journal, charging that the
Communist party had changed its
tactics to attack leaders of the
trade union movement, Benzgough
Was interrupted by Delegate HE. E.
Leary, Shipyard Laborers, Leary
raised a point of order. The Coun-
cil, he stated emphatically, was not
a political party. “Wo,” agreed
President Jamieson, “It is net”

When Bengough proceeded to
deal with allegations made by
Shearer, Stewart appealed to the
chair to rule out all personal ref-
erences. He was told to sit down.
Stewart did not sit down. He per-
sisted in stating his point and
President Jamieson persisted in
telling him to sit down. Above the
clamor of delegates little could be
heard.

President Jamieson grew irate.
“You're expelled from the council,”
he snapped at Stewart

Stewart remained on his feet.
“On what grounds am I expelled?”
he demanded. “Misconduct,” re-
torted Jamieson, and abruptly ad-
journed the meeting.

STEWART’S STATEMENT.

Following the meeting, Stewart
told the Adyocate that he intends
to take no notice of the expulsion
order and will attend the council’s
next meeting.

*¥ fail to understand the ex-
pulsion order when there is noth-
ing in the constitution giving
any individual, not even the pres-
ident, the power to expel any
delegate,” he said.

“When a delegate rises to a
point of order the chairman should
rule on it. My point of order was
that Secretary Bengough, who was
speaking, brought personalities in-
to the discussion which had noth-
ing whatever to do with the ques-
tion before the council and the
chairman refused my request to
eall him to order.

“As a responsible delegate ‘to
the trades and labor council, f
felt that it was my duty to try and
keep the chairman to the rules of
order. That is why I refused to
sit down.

“Had the chairman adhered by
the rules of order the meeting
would not have got beyond his con-
trol.”

President E. A. Jamieson was
also asked for a statement follow-
ing his actions Tuesday night in
expelling Stewart and his abrupt
termination of the meeting.

“TI am responsible to the trades
and labor council and any state-
ment I have to make will be made
at the next meeting if the occasion
arises,’ he stated.

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War Act

lent Reserved In Douglas Stewart Appeal Cas

Assailed
By Judge

‘Fault Lies With
Men Who Framed
Defense Regulations’

TORONTO, Ont.—Reserving
judgment on the appeal against
the two-year penitentiary sen-
tence imposed on Clarion Man-
ager Douglas Stewart, Justice
Henderson, in Ontario Appeal
Court remarked this week that
the alleged offense was “not a
erime.”

Overruling objection of Crown

Counsel G. R. Magone that “the

law of Canada must be enforced,”

Judge Henderson said he was not

finding fault with Magone “but

with the gentlemen who drafted
the regulations.”

Gounsel for defense, headed by
R, L, Kellock, KC, contended that:
1) the indictment disclosed no of
fence; 2) that the judge had erred
in finding that ‘guilty intent’ was
not a necessary ingredient of the
offence; 3) that he had erred in
refusing to admit evidence on the
subject of ‘guilty intent’; 4) that
he had erred in refusing to admit
certain defense evidence, such as
other newspapers having published
the Gommunist International Mani-
festo in part; 5) that the sentence
was very harsh.

“The thing in these cases is not
to make heroes or martyrs out of
these people,” said Judge Hender-
son. “It was done here some years
ago and they have had trouble in
Toronto ever since.”

“Tt is a question of keeping these
people out of circulation,”. inter-
jected Crown counsel,

“You can’t keep them out of
circulation,” retorted the judge.
“They don’t keep them in jail in
England.”

Further consideration by the
court is to be given to the question
of ‘guilty intent,’ whether other
newspapers as evidence should
have been admitted and whether

‘the sentence was harsh. Date of

judement has not been made

known.

Meanwhile, Premier King, Con-
servative, CCH and Social Credit
leaders have been inundated with
letters from prominent citizens
asking that on election they will
have a revision of the Defense of
Canada Regulations by a commit-
tee of parliament as soon as pos-
sible.

HAMILTON, Ont. — Judgment
Was reserved by Magistrate Bur-
bridge at the trial here of Robert
McGiure, charged with ‘attempting
to commit an offense’ and of having
prejudiced Canada’s relations with
Finland.

Defense Counsel declared that
this section of the regulation was
ultra vires of parliament and that
if McClure by printing certain
views of Finland were contraven-
ing the regulations, then Drew and
Hepburn, in sponsoring a motion
of censure on the government, were
also guilty.

Magistrate Burbidge adjourned
the case until fuller study of the
pamphlet in question, ‘fhe Truth
About Finland,’ could be obtained.

EDMONTON, Alta—Release of J.
Elsenbraum, Jr., who was held in
Fort Saskatchewan before triai,
with his father, was obtained by
CLDL efforts when his case came
up before Alberta Supreme Court.

Since Hisenbaum was charged
on indictment, his dismissal is
held by the CLDL to have im-
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Miners’ union.

TRAIL, BC —Developments within the Workmen’s Cooper)
ative Committee here which have led to the demand of miners’
and smeltermen for a one dollar a day wage increase and con.
sideration of a proposal to talke up a subseription for striking?
Pioneer miners have created a healthier situation in relationship |
of workers towards the committee than obtained a year ago,
according to the Commentator,

Continued

Finns

Leadine the anti-Soviet chorus in
Britain is General Sir Hubert
Gough, commander of the Fifth
army in the world war, who wants
a ‘holy crusade’ against Soviet Rus-
sia and would send Allied warships
to Murmansk.

In -Paris, the inspired press is
urging ‘complete’ aid for Finland,
while a plan to send Polish troops
to Finland is reported to be under
discussion. This plan is said to have
been' approved by the British goy-
ernment and the exiled Polish goy-
ernment,

SOViLT VIEW.

Meanwhile, in Moscow, the press
had deservedly harsh words for
Scandinavian Social-Democrats and
their intrigues with Anglo-Wrench
imperialism. é
Ssid Krasny Flot, organ of the
Soviet navy:

‘Welping White Guard Finland
is merely the first stage in involv-
ing the Scandinavian countries in
the European war, recruiting of
volunteers and granting officers in
the Swedish army and navy leave
to join the ‘volunteer’ corps are evi_
dence that Swedish reaction is bent
on involying the country in war on
the side of the Anglo-French bloc.”
Trud, organ of the Soviet trade
unions, made a stinging reference
to Sweden's ex-foreign minister
Richard J. Sandler. Said Trud:
“Tm the days when the sanguinary
provocation of Mannerheim-Tanner
started, Sandler became the idol of
Swedish reaction and of the ‘ac-

| tivists, Sandler has so compromised

himself as an agent of the war-
mongers that it was found incon-
yenient at present to challenge the
eouniry by appointing him minister
of the new government. But he cor-
tinnes his propaganda for war. The
British imperialists are placing a
high stake on him, They want to
see him at the head of an ‘activist’
government which, without having
to refer diplomatically to a desire
‘to avoid all misunderstandings in
mutual relations’ would involve the
country in war.”

Not all Swedish newspapers are
happy about the critical situation
confronting the Scandinayian coun-
tries.

The Vesterbotten Courier, for in-
stance, urges the government not
to involve Sweden in ‘fatal military
adventures.’

“One gets the impression that de-
mocracy is dying in our country,” it
writes. “The people’s representa-
tives in parliament are afraid to ex-
press their opinion.”

PUBLICITY

WITHOUT

ORGANIZATION

IS INEFFECTIVE
Tt is no use informing masses
of Canadians of the repressive
measures embodied in the War
Measures Act unless we build a
powerful Defense Movement.

JOIN THE

Canadian Labor

. Defense League
130 West Hastings St,
Centre Branch meeets next Tues-

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organ of Trail and District:

Reactionaries at the Jan. 3 meet |
ing argued against the wage in.
crease, citing an agreement with
the management that “when hol:
days with pay were accepted, any
future raise would be based on 4
cost of living,” which was late
ordered deleted from the minute iF
as being untrue. q

Following publication of the Com &
mentator’s Jan. 11 issue, the com 4
mittee took a stronger stand. Witt 3
only two abstaining, the motion de |

manding the wage increase passed

Several committeemen, whos
previously opposed the demand, |jj
declared they had been instructed ©
by their men to vote for the:
measure. i
Kimberley committee, under th |
miners’ pressure, has decided tj
collect for Pioneer miners.

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Leader Dead

Funeral services for Rober
Parry, 6629 Toderick street, wh
passed away last Monday, were heli
Wednesday from Gentral Pari
undertaking home.
William Bennett spoke at th #
funeral chapel and paid tribute §
the deceased, long active in th M4
labor movement and a former see
retary of the Hillcrest United Min a
Workers’ local in the Crow’s Nes
Pass, Alberta. ]
Funeral oration at Ocean Vie
cemetery, where interment wa
made, was delivered by A. Hogarti
Parry leaves a wife and a so

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