surnsererrzce BRITISH COLUMBIA’S PROGRESSIVE HOME NEWSPAPER FOR PEACE, PROGRESS AND DEMOCRACY eomeneensesetsnas FULL No. 219. VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1939 was takmsg over Memel. is happening. as it stands. ask all cthers to get busy. now! Dollars For Democracy [AN EDITORIAL] ‘Te other day a group of restaurant workers met to decide how much each would contribute to maintain- ing publication of the People’s Advocate. They had just about decided on $2 each when the news came that Hitler Members of the group stopped to consider for a moment, scrapped their first decision, then boosted pledges to $10 asiece. You see, those restaurant union members know what They know that Hitler’s aggressions are gainins strensth, that the Chamberlains and Daladiers are preparims to sacrifice democracy for their own ends, and that there are men like McCullagh nm Canada who would like to try the same procedure. And they know these things because they have a progressive press which interprets these happenings and pomts the way to a solution. Lets consider for a moment what the situation would be here in Canada without the labor and progressive press —if we had te rely on the Vancouver Sun for an imterpre- tation of events, for all the news that’s fit to primt. We take it for granted, Mr. and Mrs. Reader, that you have a ready imagination, so perhaps we can leave that thought But the danger to demecracy and a free press is grow- ing daily, and that’s why we're asking you, beginning right now, to help us raise $2800 and obtain hundreds of new readers to keep the progressive press alive. Gur joint press drive begins this week. We thank those supporters who have already made preparations, we This is one time when money ean buy democracy, so send in those dollars for democracy PUBLIC PROBE OF NAZIS HERE ‘Model Parliament’ Legislates Many Progressive Bils By LILLIAN COOPER VICTORIA, BC, March 23.— Strong support for the Victoria Embargo and Boycott Council, initiation of a public inquiry into Nazi propaganda, and a proposal for Canadian partici- pation im the Pan-American union featured resolutions en- dorsed by delegates to the second annual spring conference of the Victoria and District Youth Coun-— cil. Adopting the form of a Model Parliament, the conference opened in parliamentary style with read-— ing of the “speech from the throne” by Hayor Andrew MecGavin, who acted as lieutenant-governor, in which he congratulated the 30 delezates present for the excellent agenda chosen for discussion. The Right Rev. Bishop Sexton, Doris Jones, YWCA secretary, W. HM M. Haldane, Conservative Asso- ciation president, and the chair— man of commissions on peace, edu- eation and employment took part in the debate on the “throne speech.” Delegates gave full approval to (Continued on page 5) See YOUTH JAMIESON TO TRAVEL BY TCA Vancouvers organized labor movement will be represented in the party of citizens who will leave the city for Ottawa today (Friday) aboard a Trans-Canada Airways plane through courtesy of Trans- port Minister C. D. Howe. President E. A. Jamieson of the Trades and Labor Council told delegates at Tuesday's meeting he had accepted the invitation ex tended by airline officials to take part in the flight, and declared he considered the invitation an honor to organized labor. “i have never been up in the air before—in this manner,” President Jamieson remarked as delegates broke into laughter, ‘and I hope I shall be with you again in time for the next Council meeting.” Asked by the Advocate as to details of the trip, Jamieson said the party would leave on the trans- Canada flight at 5:45 pm Friday and would arrive in Ottawa the next day in time for lunch. Ganadian labor was also honored in a similar manner at the begin- nine of the week when the parlia- mentary reporter of Jabor’s Daily Clarion, Harry Binder, was one of a group of newspapermen flown to 'Wancouver from Ottawa and re turn. YOUTH DEMANDS | READY TO ACT Foreign Minister M. Litvinoff, ready with Soviet aid against fas- Cist aggression, had his proposals for a seven-power conference re- jected by Chamberlam as “prema- tire.” NAZI INROADS IN BC EXPOSED Forceful removal by workers of the Nazi swastika from the flags- pole of a construction camp in 2 northern outpost of Canada was told to delegates attending the Bighth Provincial Convention of the Young Communist League hela in Vancouver last Saturday and Sunday. The youthful delegate who is also a member of the Salmon Purse Seiners’ Union, stated that a German contractor had flown the flag over his camp in Dawson which had been removed when the workers put up a stiff resistance to the un-Canadian act. Further activities of Nazi organ:- zations were unfolded by a young woman deiegate from Victoria whu told of the inroads of the Young Citizens’ League and the WNational Ganadian League among the youth of the capital city. As yet these organizations are carrying on inner activity confined to meetings of their members. HRe- cently a Peter Hartnell, member of the Young Citizens’ League, had gone to Germany to study at the Berlin Wniversity and get further instructions on propagating Nazi theories in Canada. This organization had found some support among the business men of Victoria and was endeavor— ing to win the Young Liberals over to its ideologies. Members of the National Cana- dian League, with C. S. Thomas as their leader, were wearing black ties with white swastikas at their meetings. MONTREAL, Que. March 23.— Sentence of two months in jail or pay a fine of $20 was imposed on Winston Cooper, 18-year-old negro, for delivering the Daily Clarion, progressive newspaper. Pub Stop ic Urges ppeasel “Al DEMAND GROWS | FOR DEFINITE DECLARATION Kins Pressed To Take Stand On Collective Action Special te the Advocate OTTAWA, Ont. — Political observers on Parliament Hill, estimating the effect of the Furopean crisis on the Ca- nadian people were conscious this week of a srowing senti- ment against further committ- ments to Chamberlain coupled with a stiffening attitude in Support of unity of democratic states against Hitler aggression. Added direction was given this development from several sources. There is no doubt that President Roosevelt's strong economic and diplomatic measures against the Nazis, measures which Chamber-— lain is trying desperately to ignore, won instant approval from the Canadian people. J. S. Woodsworth’s proposals in the House of Commons for an em- bargo on shipments to Germany and a restriction of German im- ports also raised the sharp differ- ence between the real demands of the-Canadian-peeple-and: the:-fence= straddling of Prime Minister King. The telegram dispatched by Tim Buck, general secretary of the Gom- munist Party, to Mackenzie King, in which he urged a repudiation of the “appeasement” policy, also re- flected the opinions of a wide num- ber of people and did not go un- noticed in the capital. “We urge,’ he wired, ‘‘that the mistake in See be not re- peated. “The pledge given by our Do- minion government then made Canada a party to the Munich ac- cord and the tragic consequences that followed from it. “We urge that the Dominion goy- ermment now repudiate the so called “appeasement” policy, take appropriate economic and diplo- matic measures Similar to those adopted by the governments of the United States and Britain and State unequivocally that Ganada will support a genuine effort to unite all peace-loving countries for concerted action to stop aggres- sion.” Evidence that the above line of action has broader support than is thought came this week from sev- eral quarters. Qne in particular, a resolution endorsed unanimously by the York Township council (a muni- cipality bordering Toronto) urg- ins a boycott of German exports and iunports, was a case in point. The Council, comprising Liberal and Conservative members and representing 75,000 people, urged such a policy on Ottawa and sent copies of the “Stop Hitler” reso- lution to Chamberlain and Roose— velt. CP OPENS NEW RADIO SERIES “The Chamberlains and Daladi- ers must go if Hitler and Musso- lini are to be stopped from further aggressions against the democra- cies,” Maleolm Bruce, educational director of the Communist Party of BC, declared in a radio address over Station CKMO on Thursday night The Communist Party leader, well Known for his interpretations of foreign affairs, was inaugurat— ing a new series of broadcasts over CKMO sponsored by the provincial committee of his party. The series will run for 13 weeks and will be heard every Thursday night at 9:45 o'clock. Besides dealing with internation- al events, the broadeasts will dis- euss the major problems facing Federal, provincial and local gov- ernments, and will outline the Gommunist position and proposals Canada Must Oppose New Pledges To Chamberlain By TIM BUCK In his address at Birmingham Chamberlain admitted the complete failure of his policy of “appeasement.” He denounced Hitler as a breaker of solemn pledges and, in words which some people will interpret as a warning to Hitler, oft-reiterated pledge that Britain s will resist any attempt to dominate Europe by force. Chamberlain’s admission is wel- come. While his speech would have been more convincing if it had in- eluded an acknowledgement that the Munich policy was wrong, it is worth a lot that he admits the character of Hitler and his regime It is clear that Chamberlain spoke under great pressure. His acknowledgement of the failure of “appeasement” and his bitter de- nuneiation of MHitler’s methods were obvious concessions to out- raged public sentiment. The British people are realizing that the safety of the British Isles themselves has been placed in jeo- pardy by “appeasement” and for Chamberlain to have continued his public insistence upon it might (Continued on page 5) See CANADA he repeated his Tiv BUCK Canadian Surgeon Heads New Hospital In China Special to the Advocate CHUNGKING, China. — Dr. Norman Bethune, Montreal surgeon who gained fame for his blood transfusion work in Spain, has been appointed director of the new International Peace Hospital sponsored by the International Peace Campaign and located at Wutaishan in the<¢ 5th Military District of China. Establishment of the hospital was decided at the International Conference to Aid China, held in London last month. Dr. Bethune’s appointment followed almost a year of preliminary work and planning for the hospital. The hospital has a capacity of 300 beds serving approximately 1000 wounded. An out-patient de- partment of 200-300 soldiers and Civilians has also been established. ‘The doctors and nurses are respon- sible for going into the villages of that area to treat the wounded in the peasants’ huts. Dr. Bethune’s staff consists of nine fully trained Chinese doctors from the Peking Union Medical Gollege and the Shangihai Medical School, 30 trained Chinese nurses from the same centres and three dispensers, The equipment will in- clude a portable X-ray machine. The hospital committee, which is headed by T. V. Soong and Madame Sun Yat-sen, as president and chairman respectively, is bending its efforts to alleviate this situa- tion. WORMAN BETHUNE DR. Tempo Added To Press Drive By RPWU Donation Two days before the Advocate-Clarion drive was officially scheduled to get under way, members of the Relief Project Workers’ Union gave tempo to the campaign by shooting in $40 on their quota of $100, the first cash money toward the $2800 drive objective. The donation caught Drive Man- ager Ravenor in a surprised but very receptive mood. “That's about the best way of is- suing a challenge Ive seen yet,” he declared. “Looks like those pro- ject men are determimed to carry off provincial drive honors now held by Quesnel.” Hastings East Press Committee, which raised over $71 last October, has raised the ante to $95. Other pledges of support received are Salmon Arm $35, South Vancouver $105 and ICOR $35 Challenges were initiated by South Vancouver's Drive Leader B. iorne for anyone to duplicate his offer to individually raise $5, which in line with the central demand } for “Jobs, Recovery, Democracy | and Peace.” i was accepted by others on the 15- * sued a new member committee. @. Lowen is- echalienge to secure at least two subscribers. This was also accepted. A sub-committee of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees which undertook the task of raising $2 per member was influenced by Hit- ler’s absorption of the small democracies that it boosted the ante to $10 per member. John Mas-— nus, who did outstanding work last October, has again been chosen drive leader of this committee and is responsible for the increase. No word has been received from Worthern BC or Vancouver Island points, nor from several other Com- munities in the Fraser Valley and interior places as yet. Pledges re- ceived to date total $1340 and it is expected other pledges will be received over the weekend from new => CHAMBERLAIN EVADES MAKING COMMITIMENTS Evidence Shows Tory Premier Aware Of Hitler’s Plots By FRED PATEMAN LONDON, Eng. — (ICN) .— Years ago Winston Churchill described Premier Chamber- lain as “that damned under- taker from Birmingham.” The | description is justified to the hilt by recent events in Europe. The British premier has not only been the undertaker but the exe— cutioner of the bravest people in Europe. The shock of the Hitler march into Czechoslovakia struck deep into the British people, shaking even more than ever before the false confidence which the Munich agreement won for Chamberlain. More important, however, is the reaction of the Tory rebels head-— ed by Anthony Eden, who so far has failed to really actively fight Chamberlain. A dangerous tendency, however, is showing itself in the proposal for national unity, without consid-— ering the record of the present gov— ernment. This was evident when the press began to paddle the idea of a council of state on foreign policy made up of party leaders and elder statesmen like Lloyd George to advise government policies generally acceptable by the public. This danger arises mainly from the feeling that no single force; not even the Labor Party, is yet strong enough to overthrow Ghamberlain alone. The danger would be averted if only the Labor Party were pre- pared to take leadership of a united movement of all forces opposed to the national government, in which event the Edenites and the rest of the same forces would be forced to threw in with the general move- ment. The readiness of the Mdenites to talke such @ Course was illustrated by their strong support of joint ac- tion with the Soviet Union. The Soviet view was clearly ex- - pressed by Ivan Maisly, Soviet am- bassador, when he said, “Taking into account the specific eravity of the Soviet Union and the British Empire in world affairs today, yeu will find in the last resort that the fate cf peace or war in our time depends upon the kind of relations existing between London and Mos- cow.” It is incredible but true that the (Continued on page 6) See EUROPE FISH PARLEY STRIKES SNAG Temporary breakdown agreement between Bo ess Or- §anizations for establishment of central price committee was ported this week. ee Sroups United Fisher— men’s Union, Salmon Purse Seiners? Union and Pacific Coast Fisher men’s Union — withdrew from the central committee of eight organi- zations which met to decide on fish Price scales when the committee refused to oust delesates of the | Vessel Owners’ Association, an em- | ployers’ group whose interests were Shanply in opposition to those of the working fishermen. The three dissenting unions em- brace a far bigger membership than other groups, and had asked that voting on the committee be based on membership. Since withdrawing from the price negotiations until better arrange ments are reached, PCFU officials have addressed several meetings of fishermen on the Fraser River, where resolutions have been passed asking that the vessel owners’ group be dropped from the price committee. Meantime it was reported that the executive boards of the SPST and UFU met Wednesday to dis- a re- Burrard, Grandview, North Van- ecouver and New Westminster. cuss further plans for mutual co- | operation. 4 Avamimace