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ERE we are with the prize winners of our

E P.A. dance. The first prize, an electric
washing machine, was won by Mr. Oscar,
North “Kamloops, No. 8848; 2nd prize, Mrs.
Lanmeady, 57th Ave., Vancouver, No. 3203; 3rd,
A. \Button, 1030 Maple Ave., Powell River, No.
10166; 4th, A. W. Turner, 1928 Venables, No.
6571; 5th, Alice Thomas, 2036-A Triumph St.,
No. 2557; 6th, No. 385 Dunean; 7th, H. A. Wood-
cock, Box 1174 (B) Prince Rupert; No. 827;
8th, C. William, Princeton, B.C., No. 10358; 9th,
M. Desnica, RR1, Mt. Lehman, No. 7232: 10th,
John Tarajj, Natal, B.C., No. 14650; 11th, M.
E. Wall, 1051 Beach Ave., Vancouver, No. 1645.
We are not able as yet to let you know the

results of the dance as we have received stubs .-

from many outside points without the cash as
yet and we are now awaiting their cash returns,
so that we can make up a complete statement on
the dance. So please let us hear from you and
let us know how you made out.

Wie are writing our column early this ‘week,
with the holidays intervening. The table below
‘shows the club standings to date and our overall

score is 90 percent of the subscriptions and 79 —

percent of the cash. Although the drive is of-
ficially over, it will still be necessary for those
elubs who have not made their cash quota to
complete it, as soon as possible, as the paper
must have the quotas set as the minimum neces-
sary to carry on.

Some very fine work was done by many
comrades in the drive. It is our pleasure now to
mention as many of them as we have reports
on. Among the city clubs, for Burrard East we
would like Percy Budd to take a bow. He has done
a magnificent job, and is the outstanding per-
former for Burrard East. Bob Gregory is top
scorer for Civie Industrial; while Bill Hreherchuk
-is outstanding for East End. Bill is still in hos-
pital, and I am sure all readers of P.A. join in
wishing him a speedy recovery. Bill Purvis is
top man for Fairview, and all of their returns
are not in as yet. For Georgia Club, Nick Kop-
ajtick and Frank Fudurich have done a fine job;
and Grandview has an all Star team. Top notchers
here are Pat Roberts, Frankie Politano, Jack
Butler, Henry Parker, John De-wever, Stella Ni-
collette, Steve Gregus, Joe Zlotner, Bill Kallin,
and especial mention to a non-member, but real
friend of the labor movement, John Kirk.

Cal Pritchett is out in front for the Ginger
Goodwin Club; while Sara Antilla, Gene Dykstra,
Margaret Stables, Alf Sterne and A. Drapont

ON THE HEAT

are tops for Hastings East. Joe Johannson, Art
Makepeace, Ann Bilenkaya and Don McIntosh,
have pushed for Kitsilano; while Mae Neveroski,
Bob Smith, Andy Thompson, Ken Wilson and
Jack Gillbanks, have worked hard for P.A. with
a civic election campaign at the same time for
North Burnaby. Norquay has a good combination
in Ken Clark, Maud and Jack Stehr, Mrs. Wilkin-
son, Alf Padgham, Floyd Anderson, J. Cooke,
Mrs. Roderique and Dan Gildea. Dick Riemer
turned in a good job for North Van, as always,
with Ivan Mortensen, C. Creech, Bill Greenwood,
C. B. Darwin and Betty Simpson cooperating
nicely. OV Bill’s popularity put his column well
over on both counts with help from J. 8. Neil-
son, Nellie Popovitch and a host of friends in the
mines and logging camps of our great province.
South Hills’ outstanding press workers were
Harry Asson, Harold Davey, the Christies, Bert
and Rosenquist, and Oscar Stackowski.

Victoria’s score was chalked up by real team
work on the parti of the whole club and their top
scorers according to the last word received were
Bill Shaw, D. Fitzgerald, J. Gallowey, Jim
Thompson, Mary Mezger and Jennie Shouldice.
I know there are other press workers for Vic-
toria and I will try to get to them in a later
issue.

For Victory Square, Mona Morgan, Cliff
Worthington and Dune McLean seem to be in
front. West End also has a host of outstanding
performers, with Lena Lipsey, Bill Friesen, Bill
Turner, George Campion, George Beck, Mae An-
sell and Mrs. Nelson doing a fine job.

We acknowledge with sincere thanks, contri-
butions from the Scandinavian Workers Club, the
Lithuanian Literary Society, and a cheque for
$50.00 from the United Jewish Peoples Order.
Thank you! :

Our reports from the outside points are very
sketchy but we would like to commend the good
work that has come to ur attention. Our thanks
to Thora Cherkosh, R. B. Wilson and the whole
Cumberland LPP club for good work.

George Bramley at Extension, thank you,
and George Krest at Fernie, over 20 subs to an
English newspaper in a community predominantly
foreign-born. Nice work, George! We would like
Perey Starr of Fernie to take a bow for a nice
job in subs also. Eric Anderson at Britannia—
Well done! .

Thanks to Steve Harmatny, and the entire
Michel-Natal club for going ’way over the top on

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_ PRESS DR!

VE STANDINGS

«CITY

CLUBS QUOTAS RAISED CLUBS QUOTAS RAISED
Cash Subs Cash Subs Cash Subs Cash Subs

Burrard East __._ 245.00 160 98.25 98. Norquay _-- 200.00 60 200.00 64e
East End ___-300.00 35 250.15 > 76* Victory Square __. 250.00 80 218.00 42
Fairview _____..__.150.00 85 102.50 46 West End __. 200.00 85 1 9.05 131*
Georgia 300.00 25 243.75 46* Nerth Vancouver__.150.00 60 158.88 58*
Ginger Goodwin __. 40.00 40 22.20 24 North Burnaby 200.00 80 79.60 54
Grandview __. ___245.00 100 303.01 1626 Civic Industrial . 75.00 30 41.50 34*
Hastings. East __._206,00 85 110.11 44 OV Bill —w 100.00 50 109.50 58e
Kitsilano *.....______200.00 85 174.50 48 New Westminster 150.00 50 3.50 16
South. Hill _. 75.00 30 117.00 56@ Victoria __._.______. 200.00 75 200.50 189e

AROUND THE PROVINCE

CLUBS QUOTAS RAISED CLUBS QUOTAS RAISED
ook Cash Subs Cash Subs Cash Subs Cash Subs
Agassiz _ _..--~S 5.00 5 — Mt. Cartier _____.- 10.00 5 —_
“Aldergrove ____-_- 25.00 20 — 4 Michel Natal __..... 100.00 15 179.50 T*
Britannia ~ _.__....__ 50.00 10 40 - .18* Mission -_......._.__ 30.00 10 1.50, 10*
Bridgeview ___ 10.00 5 —_ Nelson __--_ —__- 20.00 10 —— 2
Blueberry Creek __ 10.00 5 —_= Notch Hill ~.-_-. 20.00 5 ——. 6*
‘Copper Mim _._. 35.00 15 27.50 12 Nanaimo ____....-- 25.00 10 8.50 12*
Cambie __..._.._.. 25.00 5 13.50 1 Ocean Falls -_______ 40.00 20 =o 1
Cloverdale . 2. 10.00 5 — 1 Osoyoos __....__... 25.00 5 —
Cranbrook ___..._ 20.00 15 1.00 7 Port Kells __.._... 10.60 5 5.00 4
~Creston ___...___.. 20.00 10 —— 1 Powell River —.... 25.00 30 25.00 4*
Central Burnaby_... 40.00 10 11.00 9 Prince Rupert __ 100.00 50 6.78 57*
Campbell River __ 20.00 10 7.50 4 Port Alberni __._.. 40.00 25 30.00 10
Cumberland _____. 50.00 15 55.00 206 Princeton _._......... 40.00 10 37.50 1
Courtenay _._.... 40.00 15 —_ — Penticton 20.00 5 —_ >
Comox ..____..... 40.00 15 —— 1 Pioneer Mines ..... 20.00 10 —_. Ss
Cowichan Lake... 50.00 26 50.00 4* Prince George __N 25.00 15 —. 3
Dunean ____ 50.00 25 50.00 7* Quesnel _____-__- 25.00 10 —_ 1
Enderby __....._._-.. _ 10.00 5 — 1 Queensboro __.... _ 50.00 16 —S-
Extension ___.___ 25.00 10 50.00 9* Royston __....---- 40.00 15 —S>
Fernie 75.00 15 75.00 24* Richmond East _... 10.00 5 —_
Ft. Langley ___. 20.60 10 ae 6 Revelstoke -____ 25.00 5 14.00 3
Green Timbers ___ 25.00 10 2.00 11* Red Lake _._. 25.00 5 —
Gibsons’ Ldg. ..... 10.00 5 = 7% Rossland ___....._. _ 25.00 10 4.50 10*
Grassy Plains ___.. 10.00 5 5.50 5* Rutland ceade OS 25.00 10 — 1
Haney _......._- 80.00 10 2.00 1 Salmon Arm _ 30.00 15 34.00. 17¢
Hjorth Rd. _ 10.00 Be ee South Burnaby __. 20.00 5 29.00 16@
Hedley _......__.... 10.00 5 go 2 Sointula __......_.. 40.00 10 58.00 15@
Jeune Ldg. ___........ 20.00 10 a Trail 200.00 10 — 4
Kamloops __.__-. 75.00 30 36.00 23 Terrace 19.00 5 —_
Kimberley -—____. 50.00 10 paeeroones 4 Vernon -_......___._.. 60.00 20 62.25 328
Kelowna City -.____ 30.00 10 22.60 2 Wells _..__._____ 25.00 10 18.00 .—
Lumby _..-_..-.__ 10.00 5 13.00 6e Whitehorse -____._100.00 25 1850 —
Langley _....___._ 25.00 10 25.00 3% Websters Corners. 10.00 5 12.50 1*
Ladysmith ____. 35.00 10 35.00 i12¢ White Rrock __... 20.00 — 5 3.50 5*
Merritt __.....__._ 20.00 10 me Youbou __......___ —_ 10.00 5 —
Malakwa — 10.00 5 21.80 1* Yellowknife ~~. 50.00 20 5.00 21*

Over in Cash or Subs *
PACIFIC ADVOCATE. — PAGE 6

Over in Cash and Subs @

Philippine
Target For

pine Islands, 2,500 fought as

political and economic designs
of ~’Chinese fighters who had
learned guerilla strategy and
tactics from the Eighth Route
and New Fourth Armies in their
own country was invaluable to
the Philippine resistance move-
ment.

After the Philippines were
liberated, the Spanish Falangist
magnates who had taken shelter
under the wing of Gen. Douglas
MacArthur, such as. Andres So-
riano and Joaquin Elizalde, and
the ex-collaborationists repre-
senting Filipino feudal landlords
such as Manuel Roxas, were
brought back to power in the is-
lands. 2

The Hukbalahap partisans of
independence and of the oppress-
ed. Filipino peasants, were sys-
ttematically persecuted. The Wah
Chi were classified with the Huk,
and the Filipino fascists attempt-
ed to make the Chinese com-
munity as a whole the scapegoat
for the general ruin of Philip-
pine economy, thus deflecting the
people from their real problems.

The party led by the collab-
orationist Roxas is in the lead of
the forces -wresting the. land
back from the people for the
purpose of handing it back to
the traitor: landlords from whom
it was confiscated (landlords who
_did not cooperate with the Japan-
ese that it plans to return to
them the economic power “stolen”
by the Chinese. It has pushed
measures for the total exclusion
of Chinese from the Common-
wealth economy, and its organ,
the Manila Daily °News, blames
all post-ocupation miseries on
the “‘Chinese, Indians and Jews.”

It does not say that “Indians
and Jews”, acording to census
figures, account for less than one
percent of Philippine invest-
ment and that the Chinese, while
they operate 25-percent of re-
tail trade, control only 0.7 per-
cent of Philpine factories nd
hold little or no land.

It is completely silent about
the fact that American inter-
ests prevail in industry, that 98
percent of the cultivated area in
agricultural Luzon is owned by
two percent of the population
and that sugar, rice, tobacco,
hemp, mining, banking and in-
surance are controlled by Am-
erican and Spanish concerns
grouped around MacArthur.

One of the most disgraceful
charges hurled at the Chinese
community by the collaboration-
ists is, surprisingly, that of col-
laboration. The participation of
Chinese in the struggle for. lib-
eration, and the mass executions
of Chinese for opposing the en-
emy in Manila, are ignored. Also
ignored is the fact that the
Chinese themselves put most of
their few collaborationists out
of the way during the war.

_ After liberation, the
Fang and Wah Chi set up courts
of inquiry among Philippine
Chinese to investigated charges
of wartime treason and gave the
results to the U.S. Army Count-

er-Intelligence Corps. The CIC

NEW YORK—Of the 120,000 Chinese ad

tachment which formed the 48th Squadron of
hap or Philippine People’s Anti-Japanese Arm»
of others were organized into the Kang Fan;
ground group in the city of Manila which aided ©
purged traitors and organized the people to |

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Chine
Atta

guerillas in the °

of the enemy. T.

was at first ver.
when MacArthur :
Roxas, the courts.
suspended. Chinesi
penalized for ty
anti-Roxas demg.
Despite this, th
munity in the Ph”
had been there}.
when the- Spanig
the islands 400 y
tinues as an imp
in the fight again
domestic influence |
the mask of natio
forestall real ini |

The Chinese.
which played such -
the guerilla str
erating with Fi
sives in the ant:
ment today. The
ers’ newspaper, 4
Guide, which wa:
derground during
and was one of {>
of Allied news at |
tinues today as é'
for the Philipipz |

Ship U
Elects |
Officer

The recently-e }
of the Marine |
Boilermakers In }
Local No. i, wa
special ceremon {
1945 meeting, 2.
the new union,’ |
makers Hall las {)
White, president {!
makers and Ij;
Local No. 1, ¥ |
president of the }
polled a three te 7,
cpposing candid:
son, well-known {
and business ag }
and Shipyard —
was elected ‘firs |
with Wm. Stew
Vice-president.

Charles Caron ¥
of the Boilermal 'f
two years was € |
Other officers |
Brown, recordin —
Guy and J. Sar-
members; |John' |
porter; Jeff Pol @
Jenkins, conduc §
Gee, T. McGibbe #
W.° Warde elect |

“The new og
the initiative © #
faced with the t
guiding the @
union through #
version period.

The new e€
initiative
facing the ship
the fight for 4

building ind:
Coast,” Bill WH)
president, told’ :

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