Page Four THE ADVOCATE April 12; 1g) i Organized Labor At Oshaw > Fund Passes $400 Wi aarke Tempo Of Press Drive Must Be Stepped Up The tempo of the Advocate’s press drive increased this week with the heartening result that $400 or 11 percent of the $3500 quota has now been raised. In view of the fact that the drive was slow in getting under way this is a fair showing, but never- theless, a showing inadequate to meet the urgency of the situation. The central drive committee urges all its committees to re- double their efforts to ensure that the drive objective is reached by May 15. And this means the raising of $600 a week, no easy task but one that can be accom- plished with hard work. Several committees, for instance, have failed to set quotas. In out- lying districts, because of commun- ication difficulties, this is under- Sstandable. But what about Kitsi- Jano and North Vancouver? Quo- tas so far set total only $2000— $1500 short of the mark—and while many committees, on the basis of their Showing in the last drive, will undoubtedly oversubscribe their quotas, it is essential that all quotas be set without delay in order to give the central drive com- mittee a balanced picture. SALMON ARM LEADS. Salmon Arm, with a quota of $25, appears to be the first com- mittee to fulfill its pledge 100 per- cent. Its standing is now 64 per- cent. Cumberland, however, which has pledged to raise $100, is not far behind with 46 percent. Cumberland committee this’ week made the outstanding con- tribution to the drive. It sent in $37.25, and of this amount $16.50 was donated by Cumberland bus- iness men. The miners know the value of the Advocate and what its blackout would mean to their struggle for union condi- tiozns. Nanaimo and Zeballos are work- ing hard to catch up on the Cum- berland lead, but Victoria does not appear to have got started- yet. Surrey committee is leading the field in the Fraser Valley, both in the amount of its quota, $75, and the mount raised, $15. In Northern BC, Bralorne min- ers are leading, while up coast Sointula is in the lead. Powell River, however, has not even got started. In the city, the Industrial com- mittee has raised the largest sum, $60.30, without having set a quota. The Unemployed committee is far in the lead, 44 percent of its quota of $50 already raised. Trade union locals have made Several donations to the drive and the central drive committee ack- nowledged this week contributions from: local 80, LWA, Ladysmith; local 452, UB of C; and United Fishermen’s Federal union These donations are a tribute to the valuable work the Advocate is doing in fighting for the rights of organized labor. The central drive committee also expresses appreciation of the ef- forts of Advocate’s readers who have so generously responded to the coin card appeal and in many eases have sent for extra cards. Committee Standings GREATER VANCOUVER Raised $ 60.30 \ 26.35 5 6.60 South Vancouver — 90.00 8.00 Mount Pleasant _. 90.00 9.00 Hastings Hast —.. 100.00 17.30 Grandview —....... 45.00 4.50 Fairview ........ 8000 North Burnaby —. 75.00 6.50 Atsilano) se ee eee North Burnaby —. 75.00 6.50 North Vancouver. —_... 1.00 Unemployed _.... 50.00 21.85 Ol Bill ______.___. 305.02 57.02 Miscellaneous ... -.... 4.00 VANCOUVER ISLAND Cumberland -—__ 100.00 46.25 Victoria; 100.00 L.87 Nanaimo . 75.00 7-55 Alberni .—...__... 2400 1.00 Zeballos 9.00 FRESER VALLEY New Westminster. 70.00 3.00 Haney: 22s 8.00 Langley -—__...__.. 20.00 -60 Matsqui 20.00 MISSION eae eee = 1.50 Surrey, 2 75.00 15.00 South Burnaby -— 20.00 ees OKANAGAN Enderby ___.._... 25.00 Kelowna _______—s—« 10.00 460 Salmon Arm _._ 25.00 16.20 Vernon eae 2.00 Kamloops —_..__ es = KOOTENAY Mount Cartier 12.00 ee Rossland —__..___ se 2.00 Trail: on ee Nelson) os 3.00 Fernie-Michel _—... _... = ——— NORTHERN BG Atlin-Yukon _ ss a Cariboo _ ._.. 100.00 4.00 Bralorne, == 20.00 Prince George _... __.. a 4.04 BC COAST Sointula 16.75 Vananda 6.00 Prince Rupert —.. __... 11.20 Powell River 0... 85 $2011.02 $406.83 Cripps Stresses USSR Neutrality SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. — “Rus- Sia won't be in the war if she can Possibly keep out.” That is the belief of Sir Stafford Cripps, left wing labor member of the British House of Commons, who arrived in this city last week on a flying trip around the world which has taken him to India, the Soviet Union and China. Cripps left for Washington soon after landing here. Throughout Canada Civil Liberties Meet Planned For Montreal MONTREAL, Que.—Severe restriction of civil liberties through enforcement of the War Measures Act and Defense of Canada regulations has prompted seven federal organizations to call a National Conference for Civil Liberty in Wartime at Mount Royal hotel here May 18-19. Three thousand invitations were sent out this week from conference headquarters here to local, provin- Cial and federal organizations to Send delegates or observers. The conference program calls for two general sessions and four Panel discussions under these headings: Rights of labor and employer, censorship, law and civil liberty, rights of minorities, and rights of aliens. Representation at the confer- ence, the call points out, “will not imply endorsation of the aims of any of the sponsoring organiza- tions. Delegates will not be asked to subscribe to any point of view other than that which declares that it is necessary for the proper functioning of our democracy that there shall be no restrictions upon civil liberties unless they are dic- tated by military necessity.” Aequitted On War Charge WINNIPEG, Man. — Charged under the War Measures Act -with having distributed Communist elec- tion pamphlets entitled ‘Withdraw Canada from the War,’ Anton Te- nieu was acquitted when he ap- peared in police court here last Friday. Proceedngs against John Kulba, jointly charged with Lenieu, were stayed. Court Sustains War Aet Appeal BRAMPTON, Ont. — Appeal of Walter Lips, 60-year-old Inglewood farmer, against a three months’ jail sentence and $200 fine or an additional four months’ imprison- ment following his conviction on a charge under the War Measures Act last December, has been sus- tained. Quebec Police Foree Quits VAL D’OR, Que.—Because Town Manager Col. J. E. Pinault refused to grant salary increases and re- duce their 12-hour working day, Val d’Or’s police force of a chief and four constables resigned this week for the second time in twelve months. Torento Couneil Gusts CIO Unions TORONTO, Ont.—By a vote of 76-147, Toronto District Trades and Labor Council at its meeting here Thursday of last week decided to expel CIO unions from the council, ‘| frequently since but he did not « Hamilton War Act Trial Opens Prosecution Admits Seized Material Candidate’s Program HAMILTON, Ont. Charg- ed under sections 39a and 61 of the War Measures Act, Rob- ert Keays, Victor Guy and Grace Fugler appeared before Magistrate Burridge in court here last week. The trial was adjourned to April 12 for sum- ming up by Joseph Newman, CLDL counsel representing Guy, William Schrieber, ap- pearing for Miss Fugler, and Keays, who elected to defend himself, City and RCGMPolice witnesses were called by the prosecution to testify that they had seized from a@ car in which the three accused were sitting ,a large quantity of literature alleged to be of an anti- war nature. Newman, in cross-examining the Crown’s witnesses, brought out the fact that the literature seized was election literature. It was finally agreed that a Communist candi- date had been nominated in Ham- ilton and that the literature ap peared to advance the cause of that party. “All parties were allowed to have a platform?” Newman queried. A police witness agreed. “And the prosecution of the war was an issue in the election?” Wewman continued. The Crown objected, Stating that it was not for police officials to disclose their opinions of what issues were involved. “But the whole case is one of opinion. This official has in- troduced even poetry and criti- cism of capitalism,” Newman contended. Magistrate Burbidge refused to permit cross-examination of opin- ion and would not allow witness to state what portion of the liter- ature he deemed objectionable. He applied this ruling to both defense counsels and also to Keays when he was attempting to find out what were the actual particulars upon which the charges were based. ROOM SEARCHED In the case of Grace Fubler, noted Canadian artist, the Crown's witness stated he had searched her room and found a number of books, among them ‘Foundation of Leninism,’ by Stalin; Light of Mos- cow, by D. N. Pritt; The Soviet Union and Finland; The Socialist Sixth of the World by Hewlett Johnson, and the New Advance. At this point Schrieber asked the witness whether he knew who Hewlett Johnson, the author of the Socialist Sixth of the World was. To the surprise of all the court attendants and the magis- trate it was revealed that Hewlett Johnson was none other than the Dean of Canterbury. Keays, in the witness box, when questioned by the Crown, stated that he had joined the Commun- ist party in 1934, had campaigned in the federal election of 1935 for that party. He said he had met Guy in 1936 and had seen him know whether or not Guy was a Communist. Miss Fugler had been at the summer camp near Port Dover where he had been mstruc- tor but he had not seen her until he met her that Sunday night in a Hamilton cafe. Keays retracted a statement that the police brought in supposedly Signed by him. He stated he did not know the name of the man to whom the election material was being delivered. He was halted many times when he attempted to bring in his polit- ical opinions. Schrieber moved for dismissal for Miss Fugler. “There is not a tittle of evidence against her,” he Thousands March In Parade Steel Strikers Resist Efforts To Split Ranks OSHAWA, Ont.—Answering an attempt by the management of Ontario Malleable Company to split their ranks by inviting them to appoint an ‘employees’ committee, 200 strikers unani- mously endorsed their negoti- ating committee and the Steel Workers’ Organizing commit- tee last week. Three hundred employees of Fittings, Ltd., also members of lodge 1817, went on strike. Enthusiasm for trade union or- ganization was again at a high pitch as Union Week was inaug- urated by all union organizations in the town. Thousands of workers wore ribbons inscribed ‘For higher wages and security join your union.’ Union Week be- gan auspiciously with a parade of several thousand unionists sponsored by Oshawa Trades and Labor council. A daily program to focus the spotlight on the campaign to en- roll thousands of workers in trade unions included plans for a car Parade, baby carriage Parade, and a barrage of leaflets from an air- Plane. Union Week will be eli- maxed by the first visit to Oshawa of R. J. Thomas, international president of the UAWA-CIO, to speed plans of General Motors workers for a new agreement. With Oshawa Trades and Labor council supporting them, the mor- ale of the SWOG Strikers at two closed plants remained high as the strikes entered their second week. Strikers are asking 10 cents an hour increase to cope with rising living costs, time and a half for overtime, holidays with pay and seniority and grievance procedure, Fittings management offered one cent an hour increase to workers earning 25 cents hourly, union of- ficials said. Full support was offered the strikers by trade union leaders and others at last Saturday's rally. Among those Speaking were Thomas MacLean, President, local 222, UAWA! James Napier, inter- national] Tepresentative, UAWA; Nicholas Williams, president, Osh- awa Trades and Labor council; Ald. Harry Hunter, assistant reg- ional director; and Harry Ham- burgh, representative SWCC; Wil- liam Welsh, president, local 1817, SWOC; and Ald. Finley Dafoe. George Burt, Canadian regional director, UAWA, earlier told strik- ers that “when you are on strike, We are on strike, and give you all Support possible.” Assistance was also given by the Toronto Newspaper Guild. Auto Workers Supporting Cio DETROIT, Mich— The AFL auto union’s last stronghold in Detroit has swung over to the CIO and leaders of the United Automobile Workers, CIO, are revising up- wards their already optimistic pre- dictions on the outcome of the big General Motors Labor Board elec- tion on April 17. : The last plant of consequence in Detroit where the AFI union had bargaining rights went solidly to the UAW-CIO when the member- ship of the AFL local voted to merge with the CIO local at Gra- ham-Paige. Meanwhile, union and NLRB of- ficials, after checking General Motors employment lists, said that 136,000 workers—rather than the previously estimated 125,000—will vote in the elections. All the polls, to be held in 59 plants in 11 states, will take place declared. on April 17. Meat Cutters’ Union Plan Royal City Celebration NEW WESTMINSTER, BC. —Butcher Workers and Meat Cutters’ union, local 94, will celebrate four years of union ac- tivity, during which many concessions for its members employed at Swifts (Canadian) plant have been gained, at the annual ban- quet to be held in Legion hall, Begbie street, here on April 26 at 8 p.m. In the course of those four years the union has dispensed with the employees representation plan, 3 company union set-up, which was better known to the workers as. the assembly has raised minimum wage rates from 35 cents an hour to 50 cents; has won a full two weeks’ holiday with pay; collec- tive bargaining rights; full senior- ity rights; and elected a safety committee to draw attention of the company to deficient or unguarded machinery, In gaining full seniority rights the union ended a system whereby. workers were laid off and rehired at a lower wage rate. a Sponsors Union Wee 4; tric club here. “Not long ago, Winston Church- ill saw Russian foreign policy as a riddle shrouded in enigma and wrapped in mystery,” Ald. Kerry stated. “On the contrary, I found it clear as crystal. No country in the world has been more consist- ent in its foreign policy over a term of years.’ Turning to the widespread pro- paganda to the effect that Britain Was waging war for imperialist aims, he said that two things must be done to offset it: ‘Democracy must be re-estab- lished on a firm basis in the Al- lied countries, including Ganada. We must realibe that we cannot fight Hitler with Hitlerism: “But it is hardly worth while continuing the pretense that the governments of France and Enj- land, as at present constituted under Daladier and Chamberlain are democratic ones. They are, Alderman Threatened With i Prosecution .After Speech | MONTREAL, Que—Threats of prosecution under the Dy ) fense of Canada regulations have been made against Ald. Jo |. Kerry, KC, following a recent address he delivered to the Ele’) unfortunately, the most reaction- ary which have headed their re- 4 spective countries for several gi erations.” fil Hnumerating the record of ti} Chamberlain Eovernment, Aj Kerry declared: f “Of course, the situation was rt lized in European countries lo} before we awoke to it here. In £ early days after the outbreak war the question most often ask: of me in neutral countries was: you really wish to defeat Hit’ why is Chamberlain still pri Minister?’ “His policy at the end of Ay 1939, was still appeasement. Pr Sure of public opinion alone fore a declaration of war, which, it Dow realized, has not been agen | Sively waged. The unmistalal desire of the Daladier and Gha: berlain governments to Wage genuine war on the Soviet Uni, has been made only too clear, ) foretold this in my first public | } terance on my return from Euro: and said such a war would be ¢ minal folly. No reason to i that view has been put forwam | ance of their support. Make it advertisers wherever possible! ADVERTISING RATES Classified, 3 lines 45c; Monthly con tract rates on application. CAFES THE ONLY FISH — ALL KDNDS of Fresh Sea Food. Union House. 20 East Hastings St. CHIROPRACTORS | | Advocate Classified These merchants and professional men offer you their service: at competitive prices. By advertising in these columns they support your paper. By patronizing them you ensure continu. a point to deal with Advocate PERSONAL GOOD QUALITY LEAF “TOBA: co—For pipe, 5 Ibs. $1.00; cigs ettes, 5 lbs. $1.50. A. Kiss, ¢ Steger, RR. 2, Abbotsford, B. BIRTH CONTROL BUREAU C€ B.C. Dept. P.A, 441 Seymoa Street, Vancouver, B.C. Inform tion FREE. Write for Literatur Wi. BRATDWOOD, D.G.,, NERVE Specialist. 510 West Hastings St SEymour 2677. Evenings, High- land 2240. CHINESE HERBS RELIEVE AL ailments, such as: Kidney, Rhe matism, Skin Diseases or Stomai Trouble. Gall at 11 W. Pender ¢ DENTISTS DR. A J. SIPES, DENTIST — Plate Specialist. Lowest Prices. 680 Robson St. TRinity 5716. SAWDUST BUENERS GENUINE “LEADER” BURNER 144 Alexander St, at Ray TRinity 0390. FUEL HONEST VALUE FUELS—FATR. 0469, Edgings No.1, $3.50 per cord. Slabs, Heavy Fir, $4.00 per cord. JEWELLERS IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO Give an Omega watch Styled to please, it will also stand the test of time. H. Inglis, Jewellers, 708 W. Pen- der Street. MONUMENTAL STATIONERY Be If YOU NEED STATIONER for school, home or office us get it at the New Age Booksho Anything in the line of statione: at moderate prices. Gall at Roo 14, 163 West Hastings Street TYPEWRITERS AND SUPPLE: GEO. DONOVAN — “Typewriter: Adding Machines Cash Register SEymour 9393, 508 W. Pender € MAIN MONUMENT S—SAVE money here. Estimates for ceme- tery lettering. 1920 Main Street. MB MBBBBVEBBEBEEeEe roe Bete cesuu , YOUR SUPPORT makes # support of this medium possible g ; Gordon Hardware g 3322 Dunbar St. Be BBLTBBBee reser mueeaeztweeurue =z TAILORS M DONG TAILORS, former Horseshoe Tailors now at 8 We Cordova St. TRinity 6024 Make It Home! HOTEL EAST 435 Gore Ave. SEy. 0808 Vancouver, B.C J. L. PRATT, Barber Ladies’ Bobbing Edmonds and Kingsway 1340 Edmonds St. Burnaby Embassy Ballroom Davie at Burrard Old-Time Dancing Tues., Thurs. and Sat. ... Ambassadors Orch. WHIST — $30 Cash Prizes Admission to Dance and Whist: 25¢ - = Saturday, S0c M i . PLEASANT BILLIARD HALL and BARBER SHOP Everything in Smokers’ Supplies Cigars — Cigarettes — Pipes | Lighters — Ete. 2341 MAIN STREET SEE a eI TE HOME FUNERAL CHAPEL 742 East Hastings St. High. 6194 SSS a ey Mrs. Y. Kato Dressmaking and Alterations BAy. 6180-L 2760 Alma Road Bert’s Cafe Best For Less 207 ABBOTT N. W. of STREET Woodwards ele. c) Miss Helen Boresky Teacher of PIANO & THEQRY Studio at 541 Hast Hastings St, Business Phone: High. 3657 Res., FRas, 0920¢R (r Hastings Steam Baths. Always Open 4 Expert Masseurs in Attendance on ghland 0240 764 BE. Hastings — ARMSTRONG & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ~ 304 Dunlevy Avenus CHAPEL OF FLOWERS. High, 0141. Quality Eats! Steaks, Oysters, Chops, Etc. « “One friend tells another.” REX CAFE. 6 EAST HASTINGS LBBB BeeESeEBetruxneenuneunuue JIM SMITH BARBER 146 East Hastings St. Royal Theatre Bldg. “The Shop with a... Progressive Atmosphere”! “SESE VES SPeerueeaeuranxuresxueuus MBBB EKER ED SBS SSSESBeereeunuxcesuuuur |, i 4 The Best Meal in Town! MUIR CAFE curs. 15¢ | 4 106 EK. Hastings Vancouver (He | LS ho ee OY BV SBS etecrweuenerueuruerneuuu)