; at ) AU 11 a | A i i j : "conform with " general program. ~ “ AZO SDPAEAI SHIRA SA CNTSDCA SMI SLISNECH AIA IS) 8) Se PS. ai a a april 26, 1940 THE ADVOCATE Page Five Af City Relief Last week an undetermined ‘number of recipients on receiving * their allowances were notified that ‘it was the last. In the case of ‘Single men the customary two -weeks’ relief was cut to one and this week many were cut off with- out any prospect of obtaining ) work. Recently the federal government indicated that it would reduce by /half relief expenditures, thereby ) placing the onus on municipalities | to curtail their expenditures to the government’s First, a municipality decides to issue relief; then it determines the amount Federal and provincial Soevernments each contribute 40 * percent to that expenditure. Senior ia fF sovernments will continue to pay ». their share, but it will be decided by Municipality expenditures. To meet the new situation, un- employed, regardless of whether they sre of military age or over, ) fit or unfit, are victims of this economy program. The Unemploy- - Rolls Relief recipients, both married and single men, were the first | Gasualines of a large-scale relief slashing program this week as Vancouver relief office endeavored to curtail relief expenditures. ‘to meet the federal government’s undeclared policy that while it } will continue to pay its share, 40 percent, of relief costs, its total contribution will be reduced by half. ed Joint council, a recently estab- lished organization embracing both married and single men and wo- men, drew attention of civic social service committee to a number of destitute cases and received prom- ises from Ald. George Miller that they would receive immediate at- tention. One couple was denied relief and after appealing to welfare and social service agencies, abandoned a sick child in an agency office rather than see it starve, Dominion Society for Crippled Adults’ delegates, at a meeting of the Unemployed Joint council last week-end. stated that many dis- abled sdults were being dropped from relief. To give impetus to their cam- paign for a works program, unem- ployed are holding a meeting in Royal theater this Sunday, April 28, at which Mayor Lyle Telford and some trade union leaders will speak on the unemployment prob- lem, which Mayor Telford de- Scribes as “Canada’s No 1 Enemy.” i Fishermen, IBU Laud ' Advocate For: Services From W. T. Burgess, secretary of local 44, United Fisher men’s federal union of British Columbia, and James Thompson, secretary of the British Columbia division of Inlandboatmen’s { union of the Pacific, the Advocate’s central drive committee | has received heartening letters. Write W. T. Burgess: “Your communication of April 4 dealing with the press drive now being put on by the Advocate was read at the last regular meeting of the above union. “IT have been instructed to for- Ward to you our cheque for $5, as a donation to the paper, and to as- sure you of our support in the fu- ture as in the past. We will take every opportunity to place adver- tisements in your paper and do anything in our power to ensure Lo = i Chinese Salvation League Greetings from C.N.S.L. . tc All Progressive Workers May Day Salmon Purse Seiners Union — Local 141 164 East Hastings Street =i Hi it peepee abe tess Fig pebeg bse ed bathe bab d bat bat babe ee the continuation of publishing a workers’ paper. “With my best wishes for success of your drive.” 3 And James Thompson’s letter states: “Your appeal for support for the Advocate press drive was read and discussed at our last general meet- ing and a motion unanimously Passed to donate $5. We feel that the Advocate is the one paper that Can be relied upon-to report truth- fully trade union and political news and must be maintained if labor’s rights are to be protected. Particularly during these times when attacks are being made on the living standards and demo- cratic rights of the Canadian peo- ple is it of vital importance that the people’s press be not only main- tained but its influence extended to reach as many people as pos- sible. “Wishing you every success in your sustaining fund drive and in your efforts to bring before the workers the truth which is so often distorted by other papers.’ Greetings Vancouver, B.C. Gra prdpcehed bx bed bed ed Eee es aad SEES May Day FORSTER EIAs PUBLIC MEETING—Royal Theatre, Sun. April 28, 8 p.m. Auspices: RELIEF PROJECT WORKERS Speakers: Mayor Telford, Trade Unionists Greetings BEd Ped EXGIb=d FEY Pad PAV EVE] ity : =] and Representative of Vancouver Youth Council Bs : pred iped pxi be Oa dae beet tees eee PS=ap= a b= abs bed bab = bad elas a4 baa bad Bad bad bad badd dib= Gidea edd PGi a bed ag a ee aera es ES (i Rete RE Ee ES : a Bq E GREETINGS E 4) f= from is Local 71 : oS : 2 I International Woodworkers of America E z E P. Tosi & * 624 MAIN STREET For Salad and Medicinal Purposes STAR OF ITALY VIRGIN OLIVE OIL Importers of European Specialties Company * Only Shoe Repair Store in Vancouver with a Signed Agreement with the Union NEW METHOD SHOE St. = 337 Carrall ‘Federal Economy Program Many Dropped From | Advocate Press Drive Lagging Need For Increased Effort Stressed; Only Three Weeks To Go Expectations of the Advocate central campaign committee to pass the $1000 mark in the drive for $3500 fell short this week by $73 and with only three weeks to go there is an urgent need for all Advocate committees to redouble efforts to fulfil their pledges. Vancouver committees on the whole are lagging, with Fairview apparently having failed to get off the starting line. Time is short and we are a long way from our objective. In fact, less than one-third the distance has been covered with over one half the time gone. Unless there is a marked improvement within the next three weeks the drive may have to be extended . While we would take such a step reluct- antly, the fact remains that we must have that $3500 to continue publication. Dark spots in the province are Kootenay and northern British Go- lumbia. On the other hand, in Bralorne We have an unbeatable team which has set itself the aim of raising $50. On the coast, Vananda, a rela- tively new entry in our press drive, has passed its objective. The work of this small committee should Serve to stimulate established com- mittees which surely are deter- Mined not te allow a newcomer to take all the honors unchallenged. Kelowna in the Okanagan is a close contender with Vananda for first place with 92 percent sub- scribed. Others looming as possible challengers are Salmon Arm with 78 percent, Sointula with 74 per- cent and Lake Cowichan 67 percent. The loggers in the latter place have only entered as a committee re- cently and bid fair to steal the show. Coal diggers of Cumberland, not gold diggers, promise to “sive the drive hell at the windup,” but drive headquarters would feel greatly heartened if all commit- tees will give the drive hell all the way through. GREATER VANCOUVER Industrial -....$ 500 $ 173.29 35 West End ..... 150 42,35 28 East End ..... 300 56.35 18 So. Vancouver 90 21.75 24 Mt. Pleasant .. 90 30.45 34 Hastings E 100 52.30 52 Grandview 45 5.50 12 Fairview — 80 — Kitsilano ...... 70 10.50 15 Unemployed ... 50 27.50 55 N. Burnaby ... 75 10.10 13 N. Vancouver. . 40 400 «610 OY Bill ....... 305.02 105.09 35 Mise on) — 2.00 — VANCOUVER ISLAND Cumberland . 100 58.60 59 Victoria ....... 100 22.92 23 Nanaimo ;..... 75 16.86 P Alberni ........ 24 9.20 38 Zeballos ....... — 9.00 — Lake Cowichan 20 13.40 67 ERASER VALLEY New W’minster 70 1485 21 Haney ........ — 12.00 — Langley ....... 20 2.60 13 Matsqui .._ 20 ——— Mission ....... 20 5.50 27 Surrey ........ Wb 27.60 37 S. Burnaby 2 _— OKANAGAN Kelowna ...... 10 9:20 92 Enderby ...... 25 11.00 44 Salmon Arm 25 19.70 78 Vernon ....... 40 3.00 7 Kamloops ..... — 2.00 — KOOTENAY Rossland ...... — 4.00 — rail’ = po SS 21 5.60 27 Nelson ........ — —_—_— Cranbrook ..-. — —=-— Fernie-Michel 20 —_ NORTHERN BC Cariboo ........ 100 9.00 3 Bralorme ...... 0 30.00 60 Prince George — 608 — Atlin-Yukon _ 7.95 — BC COAST Sointula ...... 56 86.95 74 Vamanda ...... 25 25.60 102 Prince Rupert 40 13.20 38 Powell River 20 85 4 Gibson’s L’iding 20 8.12 40 365055 $2885.02 $927.26 $ 27 DENTIST Ape J | OUGLAS _ @SEY- 5577 GOR: RICHARDS & HASTINGS Cy Hits Clerkes’ Union Considers Legal Action In Firings Prosecution of the Van- eouver branch of Army and Navy department stores under section 502A of the Criminal Code loomed this week as Retail Clerks union charged that three employ- ees were fired after a union meeting attended by about a quarter of the staff had been held. Secretary Don Maxwell stated that another four employees were dis- charged last weekend, said his union was gathering evi- dence for contemplated legal action. Face Bleak Prospects KELOWNA, BC—Onion growers in the Okanagan, buoyed by re- ports that 200 tons had been sold, now find that 90 percent were dumped as unmarketable and can expect scant proceeds from the re- maining 10 percent as sacks, haul- ing and storage have to be paid for out of returns. Outlook for tomato growers this year has no bright side with re- cent statements that Britain may not purchase Canadian canned goods this year. An inordinately large acreage around here has been put in tomatoes owing to the onion crop failure last year. Continued Fishermen cepting our union as the salmon purse seine section indicates the strong desire among fishermen for one union in the industry and will pave the way for a greater influx into the sterngthened union of fishermen who have re- Iained unorganized because of the complex situation of several unions in the industry,’ Mil- ler said. Similar sentiments were express- ed by W. {. Burgess, secretary of United Fishermen’s° union, who Stated, “Our membership has dem- onstrated its will for closer unity by a large majority, even although the two unions had co-operated harmoniously for some consider- able time, “The gains we have made in the past are proof of that, but with the merger finally approved many of the problems encountered will disappear leaving us free to solve other questions and make greater gains, which under former condi- tions we would not have started on.” The union leader also expressed confidence that the membership would increase to 1500 in a very short time. The union also plans to move next week into new quarters at 138 East Cordova street, formerly oc- cupied by the Scandinavian Mis- Sion, which the union is purchas- ing, United Fishermen’s Co-oper- ative Society has been formed to purchase the building and shares in the society are available to un- ion members in good Standing at $5 each. Soviet Denies Berlin, Report MOSCOW, USSR — Tass, official Soviet agency, has recently issued a Statement declaring “The Berlin correspondent of the New York Times reported that a Majority of German troops who occupied Nar- vik arrived by rail via Leningrad and Murmansk. Tass is author- ized to state that this report is en- tirely unfounded and constitutes a provocational fabrication.” Alaska ‘Defense’ WASHINGTON, DG. While prominence has been given to re- Ports of American-Japanese rela- tions in respect to United States military and nayal preparations in the Pacific, informed sources here were this week quoted as saying that Soviet air and naval bases al- legedly established near the Aleu- tian Islands constituted the reas- on for intensified ‘defense’ prepar- ations in Alaska. New Ambassador CHUNGEING, China — Appoint- Ment of Shao Li-Tzu, director of the Kuomintang publicity commit- tee since 1937, as ambassador to the Soviet Union was announced here this week. Compliments of SS np Pennsylvania Hotel 412 Carrall Street WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE 1 —— en e Jobless Compulsory Service Is Opposed Retention of Civil Liberties Favored im Questionnaire Preliminary returns from a questionaire on conscription, civil liberties, profiteering and conditions of youth sent out by Greater Vancouver Youth council show that the youth ot British Columbia are decide- ly opposed to conscription, they want no interference with civil liberties; they feel government- al measures have not curbed profiteering and that they want higher wages to commensur- ate with increased living costs. An anti-conscription committee of the youth council headed by Val Bjarnson will take over the work already started and speed up re- turns of the questionnaires to gain a better consensus of youths’ at- titude towards these questions. Of 260 questionnaires, 219 are opposed to compulsory service of manpower, 12 favored conscrip- tion for overseas service; 17 wanted military service in Cana- da only, and 12 favored conscrip- tion for Canadian civilian service. That conscription would adverse- ly affect Canada’s democratic un- ity was the opinion of 205, while 34 believed it would affect it fay- orably and 16 not at all. Almost equally divided were returns on whether a plebiscite should be taken on conscription, but a pleb- iscite with no other issues involved was favored by 121 while 14 fay- ored it on election day, when a po- litical party's success depended on its outcome. WANT FREE SPEECH. Freedom of speech, press, pul- pit, radio, assembly and associa- tion should be abrogated except for military matters was the opin- ion of 228. Only one believed there should be more rigid restrictions, while 18 held that they should be restricted as at present under the Defense of Canada regulations. Belief that such governmental measures as the excess profits tax and the Price Control Board have not curbed profiteering was ex- pressed by 213, with 21 voicing a contrary opinion, Extension of the Dominion-Pro- vineial Youth ‘Training program for all youth in all phases of eco- mhomic life found favor with 247 while two favored its restriction to connection with military pro- jects and war industries. Favoring a general wage in- crease commensurate with in- creased living costs were 216 and two against. » oe rou ve —the hearty flavor and full-bodied goodness of the fine old beers of the past! WV.C. Lager is Vitamin Conditioned. By an exclusive process we restore the natural malt yeast vitamins B and G, for true smoothness, mellowness and palatability. Phone SEy. 3277 for Free Delivery This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia, ox PARAGON HAT MEG. 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Beautiful halls for conventions, meetings, ban- quets and dances available t for rentals, S x > be of .? t) UNEMPLOYED JOINT COUNCIL May Day Greetings! @ All Unemployed Rally on Cam- bie Street Grounds and let’s Parade under our Banner. > , HASTINGS BAKERY High. 3244 Greetings to the Advocate and Organized Labor! ee (A NS —) Social Evenings Bridge WED., 8 P.M. — Cash Prizes Whist and Dance THURSDAY, 8 P.M. Helge Anderson and Boys Whist Drive SATURDAY, 8 P.VL Card Prizes Refreshments Auspices of the Centre Branch, [pe Labor Defense League, 130 WEST HASTINGS ST. Fi WANTED Copies of the Advocate for the following dates to complete our 1939 files... Sept. 1, 1939 — No. 242 Sept. 8, 1939 — No. 243 Sept. 15, 1939 — No. 244 Sept. 22, 1939 — No. 245 Nov. 3, 1939 — No. 251 Dec. 15, 1939 — No. 257 Dec. 22, 1939 — No. 258 any a were