i “1B, 2940 THE ADVOCATE Page Three “* 40 ern inal style by Soviet corr he picture of the conflic _ by the capitalist press. ed: ou, don’t kill me.” ees said: t be alarmed. What is your baen, stevedore Aitenen,’ re- : .e@ Finn. 3) t are you afraid of?” : %t do you mean? The offi- ¥ime, drove us out of our Qi, ato the street, and ordered + vacuate within two hours. ¥ vere many of us, my com- Ure still here...” where are the officers?” ve gone They left in a iurry.” t did they tell you?” i said that when the Reds pBey. would beat us, kill or + us." that's what they said. And ji believe them? Why didn’t 4 away?” Sen hesitated, heaved a sigh bn, in a voice tinged with de- i ee r go away? What is the dif i? Better instant death ra- an starvation again.’ | where are you from? ee here. I’m a fisherman. ¢ 1; i H : ) 1 ? - or her is a fisherman, and so my grandfathe?. I was a Written espondents with the Red army, ‘ccounts, two of which are given here, bring into sharp i, which has been distorted and TH THE RED ARMY ON THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS. short broad-shouidered Finn on the island came torward oth hands up and his eyes tilled with tears. Rapidly he = Sa nota soldier—not a soldier. Only don’t kill me. I im- steyedore for the boss and worked very hard.” “Did you earn much?” Aitenen did not answer this question. He pulled at his torn jacket and, finally, evidently under the influence of some tormenting thougnt, asked in fear: “Why are you asking all this? Better tell me when you are going to kill me.” Aitenen did not believe it when he was told that nobody intended to kill him. He looked ineredu- lously at the Red armymen, fear- ing some kind of trap. When he was invited to eat, he dashed to the table, but after sit- ting down pushed away his plate as though he had remembered something, and then categorically refused to eat. The commander exchanged plates with him and then he ravenously swallowed his food, After dinner, when Aitenen be- gan to become convinced that they really had no intention of killing or poisoning him, he started to talk, relating how the officers had fled, abandoning everything, how they had forced the population to evacuate. d ‘aders Of Textile Strike ¢ ~MBAY, India.—Encouraged Bombay Are Arrested by the pledge of support given by )s princes and government-appointed ministers, British authori- -2re intensified their repressive measures this week, jailed three 5s of the city’s striking textile workers. f-ests of the labor leaders coincided with an outbreak of violence : Hindu religious ceremony. 1 police charged the crowd. | ROSES hastened to the ai lcutta caused by an inspired attempt by Moslems to interfere Six persons were killed, 12 wounded, id of the Bombay Mill Owners’ as- ; ion after it had issued a statement declaring that ‘‘under the rreeing to pay a single pie y offered for peace.” » labor leaders were seized, randa. Mee Seaaaeeloeree Fr ial Congress, was arrested } ti-war speech. it conditions in the textile industry there can be no question of (one-half cent) more than we have charged with conducting anti-war New Delhi, Jaiprakash Narain, general secretary of the Indian this week, charged with making | Soviet army entered the : the peasants’ huts had under penalty of death. the roadside Red armymen the dead—those who had re- gto believe the scare stories } Bolshevik atrocities and did §ant to leave their native vil- day ed in, after the army had the peasants began to | from the forests. At first a omen, leading small children »bvious Signs of fatigue and rc on their faces, came to the outskirts and stood there ‘g hesitatingly. TC “Hin” y were followed by the old Iwhose families had perished > the fire in the village. They ached commanders and Red nen and gazed at them for a ime in silence. The first to was Jila Voihanen. 2re are sixty of us. We have back here from the woods oe iy die?” asked one of the anders. “Real life is only just ling.” : Woman was taken aback. sked in a low, hardly audible “Why don’t you shoot us? ”? | you Bolsheviks? ... ‘men and commanders of the army explained to the peas- that the Red army had come ike the life of the Finnish ng people one of happiness. zem, armymen visited the huts eemained after the fire and to every inhabitant of the 2.. There were thirty families tach of them told of a life With back-breaking work ufferines. URS A DAY | lumberjack worked for 16 {a day and received next to = Me worked in the biting vithout warm clothes. Money iways scarce and food prices joaring day after day. 5 of the peasants could ever NO) evr ereeren [TH THE RED ARMY ON THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS. deserted Finnish village. Every- been set afire and burnt to the d. The local population had been forced to evacuate the even dream of receiving medica) aid. One peasant woman was suf fering from eczema Treatment would cost 1,500 marks. Where was this poor woman to procure this large a sum? Now Soviet military physicians are giving her treatment free of charge, like all the villagers, she Was very much surprised to learn that medical aid in the Soviet Un- ion is free of charge. All inhabitants of the village at- tended a general meeting where they learned of the establishment of the people’s government of Fin- land and about the conclusion of a treaty of mutual assistance and friendship with the Soviet Union. The meeting lasted till late in the evening. But even after it was over the village folk did not dis- perse. Red armymen distributed Candy among the kiddies. The Sweets were readily accepted, for the village had been without bread for the last two months. The local Storekeeper had closed shop and left and the lumber company was not supplying any bread. Veterans Honor General Graves SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Ex- soldiers of the American army in Siberia during the latter days of the first world war last week hon- ored the memory of their command- er, Major General William S. Graves, at services in the Presidio chapel here. General Graves died recently in Wew Jersey. He was famous for writing 2 book after the Siberian expedition returned to America, in which he criticized the whole policy of the intervention and denounced as mur- derers the White Guard officers he was sent to assist. Publie Statement On War Stand Asked ly press here: discussing the people of Vancouver North. of peace or war. in the war. Once again Canada is in the midst of a federal election. Again, as in the past, you have put your- self forward as a CCF candidate for the constitu- ency of Vancouver North. As such you are appeal- ing to the working people for their support. This open letter has been written for the purpose of your stand on the major issue facing The working men and women of this constituen- cy have in the past marked with considerable ap- proval your stand on a number of progressive questions that have arisen in the federal House. Tt is for them to consider at this time where you stand on the most important question of all: that Since the outbreak of the present Huropean war, the entire politica] situation in our country has altered. Reactionaries, representing the big trusts and monopolies, have entered Canada on the road of war without the consent of the people. Legislation has been introduced for the purpose of stifling all opposition and a virtual dictatorship had been established in Canada before announce- ment of the present election was made. The warmakers have purposely concealed the Main issue in this election, that of peace or war. Instead they have tried to make it appear as one In which the people are to choose which political representatives should be given the job of appor- Hioning war contracts and of taking Canada fur- ther into the abyss of destruction and suffering that will inevitably come with our participation Before the war broke out the national leader- Open Letter To Grant MacNeil Issued NORTH VANCOUVER, BC.—Urging him to make an unequivocal statement of his stand on the European war, the following open letter to Grant MacNeil, CCF candidate for Vancouver North, from Vancouver North constituency com- mittee of the Communist party, was this week sent te the Vancouver daily press and the week- ship of the CCF was guided by its Regina Mani- festo. This document definitely took a stand on the question of Canada’s participation in wars ef such a nature as the present one. "We stand resolutely against all participation in imperialist wars,” and then went on further to say that “Canada must refuse to be entangled It stated, in any more wars fought to make the world safe for capitalism.” Since the outbreak of the present war the national council of the CCE has complete- ly reversed its position and has come out in sup- port. It thereby betrayed the great mass of work- ing people who followed it and supported it on the basis of its Regina Manifesto. For the working people of Canada to support either Conservative or Liberal candidates, or CCE peace. from the war. their support. candidates supporting the national council stand, is to vote in support of imperialist war. In most constituencies where no anti-war candidate running, many honest workers are being presented with the alternative of either voting for the pro- War Candidates or else marking the ballot for is We, the Vancouver North constituency commit- tee of the Communist party, feel that you owe it to the working people of this constituency that you make your position clear as to whether you Stand in support of the national council position, or whether you stand for Canada’s withdrawal it seems to us that only by disassociating your- self from the national council support of the war— and stating frankly and honestly your opposition to Canadian participation in the present war—can the working people of Vancouver North give you Trusting that you will give this letter serious consideration and that you will shortly make your position clear to the public, we remain, ANDREW LEE, for Vancouver North Constituency Committee, Communist Party. Menzies Gowt Defeated Main issue in the campaign was the war. The United Australia party's candidate, J. T. Vinton Smith, an ardent conscriptionist, voiced the government's demand for united Australian support of the war. J. J. Dedman, the suc- cessful Labor candidate, while ad- vocating limited support of the war, came out vigorously against conscription and made an issue of government graft in the award of war contracts. Only the Communist party’s can- didate, Dr. G. P. O’Day, campaign- ed on the main issue of opposition to the war. Main planks in the Communist platform were: (1) Uncompromising opposi- tion to the Menzies government. (2) Opposition to the war. (3) Opposition to compulsory training and conscription. (4) Opposition to sending of expeditionary forces overseas. (5) An imerease in the basic wage to £5 ($25) to counter ris- ing prices. (6) A 40-hour working week. (7) A payable price for all farmers, a guaranteed living in- come, and land revaluation. In a statement to eiectors, the Communist party pointed out that Corio Byelection Test Of Australian Opinion SYDNEY, Australia (Special) — The powerful Australian press supporting the federal government of Prime Minister R. G. Menzies is no longer boasting that will be the voice of Australia.” For Corio has spoken and re- pudiated the Menzies government. The government has sut- fered its first war-time defeat at the polls and, despite efforts to minimize the significance of that defeat, the Corio byelection result is an important expression of Australian opinion. It pre- sages the possible ousting of the Menzies government in the federal elections to be held later this year. “the voice of Corio “these aims cannot be achieved simply by the casting of votes.” Continued the statement: “They can and will only be achieved by the united struggle of the workers and all exploited people.” The Soviet-Finnish conflict was also an important issue. In a cam- paign speech, Labor leader John Curtin declared that the Austral- jan Labor party was “more con- cerned with the defense of Aus- tralia than the oil wells at Baku.” This statement drew the condemn- ation of the government press, and the government’s position was outlined by Vinton Smith, who de clared: “It is essential for the Allies to prevent Germany from obtaining the oil supplies of Baku, because oil, plus food from Russia, will pre- vent the Allies starving the Ger- Man people into submission.” With less than 2000 ballots to be counted, Corio byelection re sults gave J. J. Dedman, Labor, 25,207 votes, J. T. Vinton Smith, UAP, 21,753 votes, Dr. G. P. O'Day, 1,411 votes. In the general election of Oct. 1937, the United Australia party poled 28,845 votes, the Labor party, 22,170 Votes. which includes L. F. Stone, asso- ciate editor of The Nation; Lewis P. Birk, executive director of Modern Age Books; and Corliss Lamont will send a subcommit- tee to Aberdeen for a first hand investigation if the department of justice does not act. Attorney General Robert Jack- son displayed ‘extreme interest’ in the conferences with Dick Law, husband of the murdered woman, and Irvin Goodman, Portland at- torney, Costigan said. “We were informed by the de- partment of justice that evidence regarding violations of civil rights jis now pouring in from all sections of the Pacific Northwest and that this is receiving careful attention of the civil rights division,” Costi- gan said. “Throughout the east, union and progressive leaders look upon the breakdown of civil rights in Aber- deen as the spearhead of a wide- spread vigilante attack on organ- ized labor on the Pacific Coast as one of the preparations for even- tual involvement in the European war.” Seek Federal Probe Of Aberdeen Terror SEATTLE, Wash.—Should the civil rights division of the US department of justice fail to investigate the murder of Laura Law and the breakdown of civil rights in Grays Harbor, a na- tional committee set up in New York is prepared to launch an independent probe. These were the cheering words of Howard G. Costigan, executive secretary of the Washington Common- wealth Federation, upon his return from the east here this week. Costigan said the committee, < “They see distinct similarity be- tween events on Grays Harbor and the Centralia affair and believe that public apathy toward Central- ia in 1919 was directly responsible for the notorious Palmer raids and the nation-wide onslaught on la- bor.” CLDL Calls For Protest TORONTO, Ont. — A call to the Canadian people to defend their liberties against the current “wave of repression and arrests” was made by Beckie Buhay, publicity director of the Canadian Tabor Defense League, in a statement issued this week. Recent raids on the offices of the Mid-West Clarion in Winnipeg and arrest of its staff members “should show the people of Gana- da to what lengths the authorities of this country are determined to go in order to stifle the voice of the common people,” the statement Said. It continued: “These raids and arrests are the logical outcome of the policy of the present govern- ment, which has banned the Clar- ion and CGlarte, has banned about 100 publications, has arrested over 80 people under the War Measures Act, and through the courts has meted out many severe sentences, the outstanding example of which has been the two years’ term meted out to Douglas Stewart, former Clarion manager, “Of deep significance is the fact that for the first time in Canadian history, the main democratic wea- pon of the people, free elections, has been menaced. This is shown by the hundreds of raids carried out throughout the dominion -to prevent distribution of election anti-war literature, the arrests of Harry Binder and others in Otta- Wa and Robert Keays and Victor Guy in Hamilton. It is practically impossible for any candidate who is in opposition to the govern- ment war program to carry on an election campaign.” EASCIST TREND SEEN The statement termed the De- fense of Canada regulations ‘so sweeping in character that they detsroy almost every vestige of civil libtrty. The age-long right of habeas corpus no longer exists. Pree speech has given way to arbi- trary censorship. The minister of justice can detain a person with- out trial for as long as he deems ‘necessary. It is not even necessary to commit a war offense. Robert McClure has been sentenced to three months for ‘attempting’ an offense ! Warning that if the present trend of government policy is not halted “liberty in Canada will be dead and fascism will have taken mastery over our country,” the statement appeals for all possible financial and moral support of the CLDL “to the end that an aroused public will frustrate the present at- tacks and that civil liberty will again prevail.” igulations Regarded As Threat To Trade Unions 1 The Red Army anish Peasants ok For Haven In berated Areas “ts last issue the Advocate presented the first of a series of eniary accounis of the Soviet-Finnish conflict. Warning Sounded By Committee Freeing Of Those Sentenced Under Act Held Vital TORONTO, Ont—(CUN) — Trade unionists were warned that labor unions face the threat of being outlawed under new amendments to the De- fence of Canada Regulations in a statemént issued here this week by the Union Defense committee. The committee ap- pealed for funds to aid in the defense of ©. H. Millard, secretary of the Canadian Committee for In- dustrial Organization, who will soon face trial at Timmins for statements alegedly made at a min- ers’ organization meeting. “Tt one trade unionist can be convicted for statements made in an organizational speech, then no trade unionist is exempt and any branch of the moveuient can be outiawed by a dictatormal re- gime aetermined to crush those who wouid attempt to improve the living conditions ot the peo- ple,” the statement deciared. "Won. Mr. Lapointe may say the law will be used with discretion, but what if he changes his mind or is succeeded by someone who will display his opposition to trade unionism in a more vigor- ous manner.’ Condemnation of the regulations is important but freeing of those already unjustly - charged under them is vital, the statement con- tinued. The Committee statement noted that all branches of Cana- dian labor, AFL, ClO, ACCL and independent groups, have con- demned the law. PROTEST MADE. Resolutions have been passed by Toronto, Winnipeg and Brantford Trades and Labor councils dealing with various phases of the regula- tions. Silby Barrett, board member for District 26, UMWA and chair- man of the Canadian CIO, declared that labor “should not have to sup- ply a table and chair for Conant’s spy at every meeting.” A. R. Mosher, president of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway. Employees and the ACCL, declared in the current issue of the CBRE Journal: “Not only is there a ten- dency to make the regulations far too stringent, but their administra- tion is left in the hands of provin- cial governments which, in some instances already, have shown a greater eagerness to start prosecu- tions than to respect the rights of citizens.” Local 11, UM WA, Glace Bay, NS; has adopted a resolution asking the authorities to withdraw charges against Millard and bring the reg- ulations into line with those im Britain. C ““QOn Guard For Civil Liberty’’ by A. E. SMITH, Gen. Sec., Can. 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