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VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1937

Campaign

Nippon Attempting To Destroy Cultural Centres

WARS ON CIVILIANS

By GRAGE GRANICH Federated Press

SHANGHAI—(By Trans- Pacific Clipper) .—A new ex- ample of frightfulness has been given to the world. Ti- entsin and its environs are to- day a shambles of horror and destruction. Enraged by the resist- ance of a small handful of Chinese

Tom Barnard Raps Federal Gov't Policy Pe ee In

Province Are Planned

OF 93 VETS

EMANDE

On fi Lost In The Arctic

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60,000 Seek Membership In New IWF

International Offices Are Opened In Seattle

False Creek

Mt. Pleasant Gathering Endorses Suggested Program

PARK PROPOSED

First public meeting of the recently -launched campaign to clean up False Creek flats was held under auspices of the Broadway East branch of the Communist party at the IOOF hall, Sixth and Main, on Friday of last week when some hundred people at- tended.

Main speakers were Ald. A. Hurry (CCE), John Jopson, Vancouver treops to Japanese occupation of “f i E Ger the Chinese city of Tientsin, Japa. PUBLIC INDIGNATION PCS ORONS [oan oy Se, Bakes, sacs: nese bombers went into action inj; ae < ack aia 2 he CP, and George Black, secretary, relays, dropping intendiary bombs | British Columbia veterans’ SEATTLE, Wash.— (UNS) ee ee fanaa ean CP, and it ae ae Gepeest eee of the organizations are planning Aug. 26. — Headquarters for under general discussion was a e v Ww Po 3 . - 5 = oe =f > ; sae Pec ees ae che Sees meetings throughout the city the International Woodwork-

nese airdrome for replenishments.

For three hours these rained death and devastation upon the city. When they had finished Tientsin lay in ruins, with countless thousands of innocent civilians dead among the wreckage.

Tales of horror ana atrocity pour into Shanghai from Tientsin, as eyewitnesses to the Slaughter who ecaped the deadly holocaust Stream into the city. At Kotzecha Hotune: In the Chinese city of Tientsin, Japanese soldiers were seen sprink- ling kerosene on Chinese houses, waich they subsequently set on fire. Then without any warning they machine-sunned the frightened peo- ple, as they rushed from their burn- ings homes.

Qn other streets of the city, Japa- H nese soldiers and armed ronin

(Sanesters) roamed about, ruthlessly and methodically killing; every Chi-

nese who crossed their path. Wherever refugees Were encount-

ered, they became the targzet of the merciless Japanese rifles and ma- ehine guns.

More significant than the mere 4 destruction of villages and the Slaughter of innocents is the delib- erate Fascist purpose of utterly de- molishine an entire national culture and its institutions. This plan was seen in operation in Shanghai in 1932, when the Japanese attacked this city, and selected as its chief victims the educated and literate Chinese citizens.

Destroy Culture

Similarly, the Japanese have gone into action in North China, primar ily against every institution whieh furthers and develops Chinese ecul- ture. Nankai University in Tient- Sin, the first Chinese university which Successfully brought modern technical development to the stu-. dents of China, became an immedi-! ate mark for Japanese attention. | The first Japanese scouting plane | dropped a pilot Hla= on the roof or the library, as the target for suc- ceedine waves of Japanese planes and their incendiary bombs.

Spain witnessed one Guernica, but in North China today, Japanese Planes are ruthlessly bombing and machine-eunnine= willagseé after vyil-! lage in an effort to strike terror into the mass of Chinese people.

Japan fully realizes that these peo- ple are potentially their enemies, easily transformed inio rovine Suerilla bands, similar to the Man- ehurian Volunteers and equally cap- able of bringine their “civilizing machine’? to a standstill. And Su she creates dozens of Guernicas in Worth China, to destroy and paralyze by terror the enemy she fears. But just as Guernica stiffened the re- sistance of the people of Spain, so these new horrors in North China are welding the people of China into ene powerful mass, which shall eventually bring this Fascist ag- €vTessor to account.

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and in a number of cities and towns in the province to de- mand release of 53 ex-service men sentenced last week to SIx weeks in Oakalla jail for solicit- ing funds on city streets after they had been cut off relief. and to bring the plight of unemployed veterans before the public.

This was revealed last Sunday at a mass protest meetine of veterans held in Orange hall here When of- ficers of the Canadian Lesion and the Bx-Service Men’s Leasue spoke.

A dominant note was Struck by Tom WGarnard, national executive member of the Canadian Legion, Who declared: :

“My very manhood crys out at the sight of these veterans in saol_ What chance have old, burned-out veterans got to hunt jobs. with young bucks educated in Canadian

schools still idle because highly technical industry cannot absorb them.”

Condemnine the policy of pro- erastnation followed by the Domin- ion SOvernment, he commented

shrewdly, “The Sovernment has one creative power. It can always create committees and commissions.”’

The fovernment, he Stated, must be proded into action. Those who had fought for Canada in her time of need were in need themselves today and the government must come for- Ward with a policy.

Urges Unity

A rousing plea for Solidarity among veterans was made by J. McClaren, president of the Ed- monton branch of the Canadian Legion, who stated that unemploy- ment was a graye issue facine veterans and that the Legion

; veterans in institutions Was a poor

must fight for ex-service men whose plight was no fault of their own.

C. Parnell, New Westminster, in- formed the meeting that Similar meetings were being Planned at New Westminster and other Valley towns.

A strong stand asainst acceptance of charity was taken by Fred Tyler, | president, Ex-Seryice Men’s League, Who declared that offers of organ- ized Charity to place unemployed

method of using charity funds, col- lected from the €eneral public and intended for social Welfare. and only an encouragement to the gzoy— ernment to shirk its responsibilities to these men.

He offered details resardinge Poppy Wunds and Returned Soldiers’ Clubs to support his contention that a large proportion of funds went in administration expenses.

Pisures quoted by Tyler from of-

= % was ann d la friday 4A committee of the Friends of the See Ounce Jast Friday at a 2 ‘ 5 meeting of South Burnaby rate- | Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion has see = z ig | PAversS in Jubilee Labor hall at been set up here with Mrs. Aili which members of the delegation Malm as secretary. £ 5

Polar flight which brought him and his companions down somew above with V. M. Molotov (right), chairman, and’ N. K. Antipoy Council of People’s GCommissars of the USSR.

Sigmund Levanevsky is shown at the Moscow air port shortly before he left on

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the attempted Trans-

here in the Arctic. He appears (centre), vice-chairman of the

Sointula Supports FMPB

Fishermen Donate $166 _ At Mrs. Ewen’s Meeting

By JANET TYNJALA SOINTULA, BG, Aug. 26.—Fishermen here and from nearby points crowded into the Workers’ hall to hear Mrs. Beckie Ewen, provincial secretary of the Friends of the Mac- kenzie-Papineau Battalion, on the occasion of her recent visit. An estimated 350 people attended the meeting. Total collection amounted to® $166.96 including a donation of $33 from Finnish fishermen of the Pro- vincial Canneries, $10.75 from Eiver- Son's camp fishermen, $5 from the Women's Labor League and $5 from the Sointula Co-@perative. The rest ef the collection was made up of individual donations, many giving ten and five-dollar bills. At the conclusion of the meeting a committee of three—Prank Kiyvi_ harju, John Anderson, Hino Ahola— Was struck off to end a letter of Steeting to the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion through Bob Kerr, its political commissionér, on behalf of those present.

Taxpayers To Meet Fraser

Burnaby Delegation Will Protest Arrears Scheme

Commissioner Fraser will meet a delegation of Burnaby ratepayers next Wednesday. September i, it

E were elected. Following are excerpts from the

letter sent to Bob Kerr:

We, the committee, set up by a mass meeting of 350 people in Soin- tula, BC, Saturday, August 14, after hearing the speech of Mrs. Beckie Ewen on Spain and of your glorious work, wish to bring through the Sreetings of our town and environs to the Canadian boys in Spain, particularly the boys of BC.

We pay our undying tribute to

Burnaby taxpayers are protesting demands for cash Payment on tax arrears before contracts to work out the balance are sranted. They as- sert that this is tantamount to charging taxpayers for the privilege of working out their arrears.

PAP Memorial

our fallen fighters, and realize that the blood they have shed is not in vain, but has been shed so that democracy and liberty shall live in Canada as well as in Spain.

We have formed in our com- munity a section of the Priends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion,

ficial balance sheets Showed that two individuals in Returned Soldiers’ €lub received $3,050.16 to disburse an additional $4,300. Total charges of the institution “were $4,200, so that it cost almost one dollar in administration for every dollar dis- bursed.

Brought In $26

The sum of $26 was realized at a memorial performanice of one-act plays for “Paddy” O'Neill, member of the Progressive Arts Players killed in Spain, staged by the PAP at their clubrooms, 1273 Granville Street, last Saturday. Half of the

Other speakers included A. W. and EVEL, ee ear oe ayes nai arn In Our community, every fis a ae ee Soin; on the fishing grounds, every lum- ber worker in the camps around, every small businessman with whom Wwe come in contact will hear of your deeds through us, and we Shall give €very possible support to

Call Conference In New. Westminster

NEW LICN HOTEL

122 EAST HASTINGS STREET

make the Labor Youth picnic, Sun-)

day, September 5. the best labor pienic yet held in the district. Tony Herman, active chairman of the

Picnic committee, pool, north of Hastings Park. |

Pared, Hitler’ which is proving a popular

to set up sub-conferences. The form

of organization will be discussed and officers elected. ‘The meetine will be open to the public.

Youth To Hold Picnic On Sept. 5

No effort is being spared to

stated this week.

The venue will be Windermere

novelties including

Many are being

a game of

pre- ‘Bait This advertisement is not published

pastime on these occasions.

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proceeds will go to the Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, the rest to the PAP maintenance fund.

> : t 4 J T 4 Pace aoe iy: your heroic efforts and send regu- 3 : WAN ED & Get Your Order Filled Here 4 qTANaeEL SASSER of the tly our contributions and letters Sf aaa S toni : An mportan &; } Be s a = MPR ¥ i poe Our Picnics, Socials, New Westminster, Delta, Fraser *°F tie SSIES D8 ES ee: ve ee 10 “Ad 99 S S ] 8 Earlies: Walley Industrial and Agricultural *© taking up very shortly the ques- % vocate treet Salesmen ie

° tS < =A5 a = 5) Ray ose ? 5 Conference, is called for Sunday, | pee Os SgOONAS Sues os pase ¥ = % 746 DAVIE STREET September 5, 2 p.m TPO boys in Spain as our ves one % e 3 = = ea Baise aeecer th Testminister | CBarse, and as soon as we have de— ye XY Sage Sexe 2500 Ag eee cided who they shall be, will let : % - 5 = = = - 5 = nn 4 CCI, CP, trade unions, and other| Y°U know their names. $ Apply: % progressive organizations, request— E 5 a ¥ S 63 : : Spee LONDON, Eng.—Prices have risen $s : , : 3 Ine oe £0. send eee fe 12.5 per cent since 1933. Purchasing $$ Room 10, 163 West Hastings St. — 2 P.M. Aug. 30th R 3 ee Dee power of the British working class $ & is ear > c Bee ae Eade mee z » mA Conference Executive meeting ana]! 2 ee lower thar PECSSSSESEPE LSS EEE LESSEE EEEES ES EOEEE SES SOESGE568

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Control

Seek To Postpone Elections

French Reaction Fears Communist Election Gains

PARIS, Hrance, Aus- 26.—Pro- posal of M-. Filandin, chairman of the so-called “Democratic Alliance” that coming municipal and provin- Cial elections which are to be held in October, should be postponed in- definitely is receivine support of French reaction.

Viadimir D’Ormesson Writing in “BKigaro,”’ warmly supports the idea as does the Fascist deputy Henry de Kerillis in the “Bsypoque.”’

Flandin presents the arsument that the election agitation will disturb the country and unsettle the financial and economic progress which is now being made in France. De Wendelfi, the French heavy in- dustrialist favored the idea at the recent congress of the Marin sroup in Nice.

Kerillis reveals that he urged Laval in January, 1936, to postpone the election to the Chamber of Deputies because all indications pointed to bic Communist election victories

It is interesting to note thar French reactionaries are. Opposing the coming elections not only be- cause of the successes they will bring to the People’s Front, but also because the elections are like- ly to have an unfavorable result for the right-wing.

es WON'T FINANCE SPLIT

TUCSON, Ariz.—(P)—Declaring that it was not willing to pay the American Federation of Labor to fight the Committee for Industrial Organization, the Tucson local of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America passed a resolution econ-

ers of America, newly affili- ated CIO union, have been set up in Suite 3136 at the Arcade Building, Seattle, Wash., E. B. Weber, international Secretary has announced.

Applications for charters continue to pour in, Weber says, working the office force overtime. The charters are being printed and will be mailed out to the local unions as quickly as they can be filled out.

Locals with a combined member- ship of 60,000 have already filed applications for the CIO union charters, and reports indicate that those which did not vote when the referendum was taken, principally in the Puget Sound area have since been conducting their own official ballot on affiliation with the CIO.

The affiliates of the Federation of Woodworkers have been showing the high officials of the Carpenters’ Union that they “really meant it When they voted five to one to go CIO,” Weber declared.

Vote of Canadian Locals

The CIO referendum of the Cana- dian locals went even more strons- ly for affiliation than the most op- timistic had expected. In spite of the prediction of officials of the Carpenters’ Union, that the British Columbia Council would Stay with the AF ofL, it cast the strongest vote of all In favor of the CIO.

4An official announcement of the executive council gaye the vote as 1,220 for the CIO and 46 against. A straw vote taken among a Sroup of unorganized British Co- lumbia timber workers came out 436 in fayor of the CIO and 23

against. Plans for making Worker, now printed in Aberdeen, Wash., the official organ of the new Woodworkers International was discussed by the executive commit- tee. It is proposed to have the of- ficial newspaper published in Seattle at International headquarters.

the Timber

The Timber Worker was the of- ficial organ of the Hederation of Woodworkers before the affiliation with the CIO as an international union. The Wederation which be-

longed to the AF of i through the Car- had a total

International Brotherhood or penters and Joiners,

health and works proeram.

Position of the city council in re- gard to local improvements was brought out clearly by Ald. Hurry.

There was, he told the meeting, no money available for such local improvements, eyen though the situ- ation menaced the health of the residents of the whole district.

While expressing himself as being in fayor of the program advocated and stating that conditions should have been remedied a Jong time ago, he believed there was little likelihood of the council talking action to rem- edy the Situation.

On this point he was taken to task by George Black.

“When the alderman comes up

for re-election will he base his ap- peal on what he has been unable to

do of on what he has done?” he demanded. Ald. Hurry contended that it

would cost $250,000 to install an in- cinerator. Black replied that rubbish could be carried out to sea on tugs as was being done elsewhere and that this would not cost any large sum. Ald. Hurry also contended that it Was impossible to deal with the Great Northern Railway because the company was endeavoring to sell the property. To this Black replied that it was little wonder the com- pany wanted to sell its property in view of the smells from the present dump.

Jopson expressed the desire of the youth council to fulfill its pledge to co-operate in slum-clearance work and Lealess stressed the need for or- Sanization if conditions were to be bettered.

Proposed Program After a lively discussion the fol-

lowing proposals were endorsed: (1) A rat extermination c¢cam- paign in all areas affected. (2) Prohibiting dumping of all garbage and refuse on the flats.

(3) Cleaning up of all vacant lots and drainine of Stagnant pools.

(4) Building of a recreation park and children’s playground on the south side of the tracks from Brunswick to Scott streets.

(5) Renting for cultivation of all cleared lots by the city at a nom- inal sum.

AS an alternative to installation

membership of 100,000.

Just Arrived .. .

of an incinerator the meeting pro-

posed dumping of all refuse at sea.

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