a Page 16 — P. A Features, March 3 Headed by a smiling saldier, Soviet troops march in triumph through the Hungarian capital of Budapest at the end of the 50-day siege that ended with the rout by Red Army forces of Nazi units in the city. @ Yukon C arnival Plans Near Completion WHITEHORSE, Y.T.—Shortly after his arrival by Pan Amer- ican -Airways.from points in Alaska this morning, G. P. Be- langer, the All Union Committee of Whitehorse sponsors of the Yukon Winter Carnival to be held here March 4 to 11 inelusive, announced that final arrangements were being secretary for made for the carnival and that success Was assured. Announc- ing the program earlier in the week at Fairbanks the business agent said that only minor de- tails had to be worked out before the entire celebration would be completely scheduled. Reporting to the local com- mittee on his trip to Alaska, Belanger said that a similar com- mittee had been established at Fairbanks and that. they sponsoring a~Ball for the elec- tion of Miss Alaska, who will at- tend the Yukon Carnival as the representative of Fairbanks. He said that Miss Alaska will not compete for the title of Carnival Queen against Yukon contest ants, but will attend the carnival as the guest of the committee here. Ten Fairbanks’ girls are entered in the contest and a great deal of enthusiasm is_ being were ~ shown in the campaign, a reporu Se ee ee Byrnes Typewriters Ltd. Distributors Royal Typewriters and Allen Addmg Machines ALL MAKES RENTED AND REPAIRED 592 Seymour Street Phone PA. 7942 a ae a eae ee Git macnn ann anh te a a “bh EB Fo BF BoE Be hs BPG TE Po RE : i on voting takes place daily and| the local daily paper with keen interest. A large people watch number of Fairbanks’ people are interested in attending the carni- val, but transportation problems have not yet been completely solved. Speaking on the sports events to take place during the week he said that in addition to the three-day dog derby, ski and snowshoe races and ski jumps, rumerous hockey and curling Games are also scheduled to take place during the week. An 18-page paper published by the committee is now being cir- culated. Whitehorse citizens commenting on the paper ex- pressed the view that it was a splendid job and would do a lot to publicize the Yukon and Whitehorse particularly. Repatriation League’ the real was made by New Westminster LPP federal candidate Harold Griffin on the regular Labor-Progressive broad- east over CKNW this week. Griffin accused the M.P. of eonsistently using, the Japanese question for partisan purposes and asserted that Reid’s disag- reement with the government’s “essentially sound policy” is a “confession of political bankirupt- cy, for only the candidate who is unprepared to face the major is- sues of jobs and security in the postwar period neds to camou- flage his intentions with appeals) to racial prejudice.” issues, Continued from Page > Carnival The Yukon ‘Winter Carni- yal is a demonstration of faith of the people of the Yukon, that their Territory possesses all of the resources, human and material for the building of a great and pros- pereus province. Under the impact of united effort in the war against fascist aggression, the Yukon is undergoing a new awakening. Labor is play- ing a new role in, the North . the role of spearheading progress, and giving the Yu- kon an importance to ~ the economic and social life of Canada, far in excess of its “discovery” in the halcyon days of ’98. The Yukon Winter Garnival is a demonstration on the part of the Yukon people that they are not going back to the isolated stagnation of pre-war days. The great Alaska Highway has be- come a symbol of new horizons —of a new future, and the peo- ple of the Yukon, with their new- ly discovered strength in labor unity and organization, are lmarching towards these new |frontiers of progress. 235 Meet Your Friends at the EMPRESS HOTEL Under New Progressive _ Management @ Modern, Strictly Fireproof Building 4 e All Outside Rooms e Parlors Comfortable = Refurnished @® Rates: $1.50 and up; Weekly, $6 and up PHONE: PAcific 5364 Japanese Repatriation League 3 Beclouds Real Issues, Says Griffi Charge that a‘ noisy group of Consery atives, backed by reactionary Liberals,” icularly Tom Reid, M.P. for New Westminster, were using the newly sponsored ‘Japa in an effort to revive the Japanese question and divert attention f The LPP candidate pointed out that federal policy would pre- vent Japanese congregation again in B.C. or its fishing industry, “which in the past served them as a convenient screen for espion- age.” He said that the govern- ment’s policy of dispersal was in the interests of the Japanese themselves and the best way of destroying the fascist influence whieh all Canadian Japanese had been affected by. “This is a potent reason,” he added, “why they should not be given the vote, as proposed by Angus MacInnis, the €CF member for Vancouver Bast. His proposal only gives re- actionaries the opening they are looking for.” Griffin called for considera- tion of the important “Oriental question” of “hove we in British Columbia are going to_take ad- vantage of our postwar oppor- tunities for trade with China, Australia, Imdia, the Soviet Union, across the Pacific.” He stated that while B.C. had long been at a disadvantage be- eause of discriminatory freight rates, the present geographical handicap could become a favor- able factor in relation to Pacific trade. Such trade, he said, can be the means of promoting our own industrial growth with all that it means in terms of em- ployment and larger home mar- kets for farm products. “We should be asking what new in- dustries can supply the needs of the Pacific countries and planning for the modernization of our ports, minster, to place us on a com- petitive footing.” If we were fully alive to the possibilities, Griffin added, the campaign for establishment of a steel mill on the Coast would ac- quite such force “that no govern- ment, no combination of interests desirous of holding back our de- velopment, could prevent its suc- cess.” The candidate then posed the issue facing the people of secur- ing a government after the next EAST HASTINGS STREET NORTH STAR AND PACIFIC BRANDS- B.C OWNED AND OPERATED PACIFIC MEATS 8950 Shaughnessy Mill-Run Fir, 3550 cord HONEST VALUE FUELS 2239 CAMBIE — FAir. 0469 particularly New West-' slectieon which could achieve reeded projects. He stated © it could not be achieved by a © servative or a Conservative | eral coalition government a posing to pour the new wit! democracy into the old bot# reaction.” Nor.did he think cculd be secured by returnin:s present Liberal government fice. “And there is no point in sidering what a CCE govern): might*or might not do,” he’ tinued, “because the GGF 1 ers themselves hope to elée members at the most, far small a group to form the © government even if they are cessful. : “The only practical alter is a coalition of reform fil and Labor members, and the Labor members the strongey. coalition and the program democratic reforms and < progress.” Quoting CCF leader M. J.1 well’s statement that if the ‘ eral party were to split ny percent of the liberals y support the CCE and the © would join the Tories, pointed out that this disp Angus MacInnis’ claim that is no difference between the erals and the Tories. “Mr.' well admits what Mr. Marc denies, that there is a diffe between the Liberal and Go wative parties and between erals themselves, just as Labor-Progressive Party has pointing out, because the of his argument is that 78 — cent of the Liberals fava forms.” 5 This confusion im the GCF. Griffin, was one more reaso; his listeners should get E the LPP’s own clear-cut gram. yf LET A UNION Mi HELP YOU With Your Insurance Ne ||| Nothing too large or too Ss | Phone PA. 6526 or Wr | ee. ‘|| MARSHALL A. JOHNS 791 Dunsmuir Street | Vancouver, B.C. (An active member of © United Office and Pro: sional Workers of Amer C.1.0.) 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