Dt Rm |e |e | ||| | |, ee) Wynne 9 yi; i) Minn Yi, YA Ly ; ‘ siti * sa 2. ch ae ; By ) HVE ACA Used My, Meni’ Vol 7, No. 49 EET 28 Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, December 3, 1948 Price Five Cents Make sure this time! VOTE JONE Hn cee bid Confident that her years-long fight against BCElectric domination of Vancouver Civic politics will be vindicated at the polls next Wednesday, Effie Jones, Civic Reform mayoralty candidate, told voters this week that they could not expect progressive policies from any mayor who refused to campaign against the BCElectric. Continued on back page—See MAYORALTY Canadian aid to Chiang is real threat to peace The St. Laurent govern- ment’s professed concern over security of the Pacific Coast in view of Communist vic- tories in China, which report- edly may lead it “to concen- trate more on Western de- fenses” .is seen here as furn- ishing the pretext for squan- dering more millions on war preparations. The real threat to peace comes from expanded Cana- EFFI{E JONES dian and U.S. military aid to Chiang Kai-shek which en- ables him to maintain his corrupt Kuomintang regime How you can help | against popular opposition and so prolongs the civil war. . 7 ; ie Perhaps you are wondering what YOU can oo to continued on back page help elect Effie Jones on December 8. Here are a few See CHINA things: “puti Will these US : sont r : jnanci contribution. : ) i ese U.S. marines, part o You can make a financial C a pried ‘ is Parse Of 1.300 eat Tear : -utineer on election day, or work ou _ tao to reinforce 4,500 marines You can scrut : : net ; side, helping to get out the progressive vote. If you ulready there, be the advance FA aac ae drive or lend it on election day, guard, of U.S. interventionist lave a car you can ; armies in China? Madame Chi- whether for an hour or two or all day. . ang Kai-shek is no t Wash- Send your donation, register for election work A ek is now a ington urging U.S. intervention 7 . JOW. The address is: against her 0 le. Cana- at ee n forms NOW. A g: er Own people. An secure soviet n Headquarters, 339 West Pender dian public opinion, by speaking : “te Jones, Electio out boldly now, can help to nip res skies Street. \ this threat to the peace. BR er mo ear enes CRS eS.