Page 4 — Saturday, March 31, 1945 P.A. PEOPLE’S VOICE FOR PROGRESS FUASUSUUUALSSECORIESALERNIATLOVENPECCFSESSUTECCTSERSELERDERACTER GLEN K USER REET PACIFIC ADVOCATE MERANSESECCUUSUSSESCUBRESLASSSEVSCONUUDATUATDNDACHTAARCRUSATAESASLUEEE ART IUCEEES in P assing By ©. A. cuerden OEL BRADFORD, well-known writer; specu- lates in the Mar. 20 issue of the New Masses as to the identity or several identities of Westbrook , Pegler. Pegler is the American newspaper columnist whose notoriety as a labor-hater and a red-baiter during his days < with the Howard publica- tions earned him a resting place with the Hearst press. Bradford, in whimsical style makes out a case for ‘polypeglerism,’ manifesting itself in the scribblings of many of a type, not excluding: Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels. Pegler indeed has eouver Sun. Possibly Hutchison would | finding himself identified with ‘peelerism, -if he ever reads his own Stuff over again | easily observe that this particular epistle aj has all the earmarks of a Pegler. It is of course purely a coincidence. th: Bradford’s article appeared on March 20} no idea that Bruce Hutchison would wri a column on the 21st. Otherwise he migh been excused for adducing one more argu 2 support of the theory of “Polypeglerism? contains everything, all of the prerequisite, red-baiting, outright misrepresentation, {| tortion of history. It bends facts to sy: theme and stoops to outright Nazi propa. Take this for mstance “.. . it (Germay { Published every Saturday by The People Publishing Com- pany, Room 104, Shelly Building, 119 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia and printed at East End Printers, 2303 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia. Subscription Rates: One year $2, six months $1. Editor Cc. A. SAUNDERS The Test In Ontario Associate Editor MYER SHARZER ! | HE coming Ontario election, which will take place just prior to the federal vote, is in fact the preview of the Dominion election. Its results will have great bearing on the federal results. Its lessons will to a great extent deter- mine the line-up in the federal field. _ Canadians of recent months have been given invaluable object lessons by the political battles in Ontario. In the Grey North by-election, a split in the forces op- posed to reaction brought about the election of the Tory, Gar- field Case, on a minority vote. In the Ontario Legislature, a united front of the Labor and Liberal members drove the Tory administration of Col. Drew out of office. ; There was no formal agreement between the CCF, Lib- eral, LPP and Independent members in that Legislature. But the fact remains that when it came down to-.cases, down to the big questions of government policy, Drew and the Tories were on one side and all the others on the opposing side. That unity was not strong enought to prevent a dissolution of the Legislature by Col. Drew. But there was no reason why it couldn't have been. The CCE, Liberal, LPP and Independent members were all agreed on the main things that shouldn't be done and those that should be done in Ontario. And there is no reason why, now that an election has been called, the anti-Tory parties cannot combine to see to it that Drew is kept out of office and that a government will come out of the coming vote which will carry out the things all opposition parties united in proposing and which the great majority of the Ontario people want and must have. If Ontario does this it will not only give the province a progressive government, it will not only remove a threat to national unity and well-being in Ontario, but it will set the pattern for the Federal election and for the next Dominion Government of Canada. All Canada looks to Ontario. What is at stake is the future of our land. A Tory victory in Ontario, a Tory victory in Canada would bring calamity to our country and our people. It would place Canada in the role of saboteur of the new world unity that is coming out of this war. It would mean unemployment and a drive on wages and income at home and cut-throat competition and imperial- ist adventure abroad. A victory for the combined Liberal and Labor forces in Ontario and in Canada would open the doors for tremendous economic and social progress. It would place Canada as a full partner in the new world set-up. It would mean planning for expanding production, full employment, higher wages and income, great social re- forms. That is why all Canada looks to Ontario. That is why Ontario must not let Canada down. Our Place Is With Them While it failed to take all measures required to isolate and smash Argentine fascism and to outlaw all relations and intrigues with Franco Spain, the Pan-American Conference marked a great for- ward stride in welding the Western Hemisphere behind the New World which the United Natiors are bringing into being. Canada should have been there! Canada must be there the American nations meet again! We owe it, as an American power, to our southern neighbors. We owe it, as part of the British Commonwealth of Nations and good neighbor of the United States, to help bring about harmonious collaboration of these world giants in and with the Latin American nations. And above all, we owe it to ourselves, for on our friendly relations with, the maintenance of the peace of, and the industrialization ond lifting of the living standards of the Latin American countries de- pends, to a very great extent, the growth and prosperity of postwar Canada. - when become synonymous with all of the paid pen-pushers who are willing to violate all of the’ laws of decency at a price. These writers are all of a Stripe, skilled in the use of words and the art of phrasing, they prostitute their talents to the cause of misrepresentation, distortion and outright falsehood. Having offered up their souls to the god of. mammon, they per- mit no principles or regard for facts to inter- fere with their daily offerings. They can be identified by their indulgence in the favorite sport of all confusionists the gentle art of red-baiting. It is not surprising that it is often difficult to distinguish between the ideas exuded by these ‘kept men’ of the press and propaganda emanating from the paid pen-pushers of the German Reich. It is unfortunate that the hardworking honest fraternity of the daily press have to be cursed with these people. Meantime these gentlemen spread their filthy -_propaganda. Im the U.S. ‘peglerism’ is identified by its anti-labor, anti-Roosevelt, ‘anti-Soviet bias (Goebbels agrees with them and quotes them over the Nazi radio with gusto.) They are the enemies of all progress, identified with the most pro-fascist elements, which flowered to full glory in the Dewey drive to establish big business in the saddle in the United States. We have them in Canada too. They are not so well known as their American cousins, but they can be identified in the same way. Ac so, we come to the column written by Bruce Hutchison in the Mar. 21 issue of the Van- Around Town » R. G. D. HOW, Canadian Minister of Muni- tions and Supply, is a very busy man. So busy, in fact, that he has no time to discuss post- war airport facilities with the people of Van- eouver. This, in effect, was the answer given by Howe to a recent invita- tion from Vancouver City Gouncil to come to B.C. for a discussion on the subject. I was talking this week to young Tom Parkin, secre- tary of Aeronautical Lodge 756, the union of the men and women who build the big planes at Boeing air- craft plants. “Tf Howe has refused to discuss the question now, then his answer is definitely unsatisfactory,” said Tom, and he went on to explain why. Unless plans are made now for greatly im- ereased airport facilities in Wancouver, we are going to find out after the war that we have missed the bus, said Tom, for the simple reason that all large airlines are planning future air routes now. No hard-headed business man is going to route his planes through Vancouver if all we can promise is that ‘maybe, sometime, we might get around to building landing fields.” American airlines are even now planning postwar routes for the Pacific area, and it begins .to appear that Vancouver will become just a neck in the woods, aeronautically speaking. Aeronautical Lodge 756 is a new union, almost a war baby. Most of the members are pretty young, and two out of three executive members are in the very early thirties. But ‘756’ has proved that youth is no handicap when it comes to action, and that includes political action. Boe- ing workers are determined that our aircraft plants shall not be boarded up after the- war. Here in B.C., they say, we have skilled labor and lots of materials for aircraft construction. Not only that, our geographic location makes plan- ning for the air future a “must.” The union has studied the question, lobbied government officials, ealled nationwide conferences on the problem, and experts agree that the briefs they have pre- pared show pretty sound thinking. The men and women of Lodge 756 have demonstrated that _ ._ boss wouldn’t promote him. cism) is the outgrowth . . business interests for an attack on the Labor-Progressive and in this column, speaks for that sect monopoly capital which finds its home 5 Tory party and not for the liberals whose he sometimes espouses. : 3 Listen to this gem “They (the Gommy are out to destroy everything that ibe and Conservatism and the better elements CCF stand for.” 8 How the CCF will like that! . of German So. which began in the nineteenth century.” ~ distortion! what absolute falsehood. Was T then a socialist; was Krupps? Was it the ists and the world’s only Socialist state, ; which armed and sy nurtured and encouraged the Nazi war maj UTCHISON found it hard to build hj, The truth is that in this column Hut speaks for and with that reactionary Sec the Liberals that would destroy all that # in liberalism, and throw the whole coun the lap of Tory reaction. This is implicit back-handed appeal to the Conservativi the BETTER elements of the CCF) to jor attack on the Labor-Progressive party—a tion of reaction in other words. “Polypeglerism’ is the word. It deser : trend in journalism dedicated to the gli tion of the newspaper columnists who offe | talent, principles and soul, for sale to the] bidder. Such columns as that written by} son on this occasion fall directly into thi gory. All progressive and liberal minded will condemn it. = Cynthia Carter union political action means fighting intel| for what labor wants, full empleyment, tenance of industry, better living condi. PROGRESSIVES and Liberals on both s the US-Ganadian border have instit campaign against objectionable radio adve We realize, of course, that under the} radio setup most programs are paid for vertisers who intend to get their moneys but the listener has the right to demap taste. It’s a good idea to jot down na programs which offend in this way, and note of protest to the sponsor, the radio carrying the program, or the CBG. Ct Speaking of radio advertising reminds a fellow called Caspar G. Addlepus, the G ing for gullible. Caspar had no friend’ Girls never him to dance at parties. Caspar was a ¥ happy man. Then one day Caspar be radio, and overnight he found out that” pink toothbrush, dishpan hands, lacked” vitamins in the alphabet, and his clothes ed from tattle-tale gray. He drank the coffee, ate the wrong bread, and used the | hair oil. Light burst upon Caspar. He tot be a success, he told himself, as the Bi horn boomed softly im the distance. : So Caspar hocked his watch, visited i eer and druggist, and came home laden weeks nobody heard of Caspar. Is he people asked. ] cared. : i Then the new Caspar appeared, a © man. Pink toothbrush, tattletale gray at ing hair were things of the past. Hed Vimms Feeling, and his hands had The Look. But nothing happened. His boss give him a raise. body even said look who’s back. The next morning a broken body was au the river, and down at the morgue they fied it as Caspar G. Addlepus, the Gs jf Just another stiff, said the’ # for gullible. attendant, turning back to his “radio = Story of Milton’s Sister’s Boy Friend: The facts are that Caspar had taken thé F because he knew he was a broken mai y horrible truth had been revealed to him was no hope. B i There was no irium in his toothpaste! | But nobody answered. 1; No girls smiled on 1 |