ee. Page Six THE PEHEOPLE’'TS adv OCATE March 17, May Oppose Japanese License Fishermen’s Meet Insists Japanese Must Cooperate Fishermen in British Columbia will oppose the renewal of 240 Japanese boat pullers” licenses for the 1939 season unless the Japanese fishermen prove BARS NAZIS | Prof. Percy W. Bridgeman, Har- ward physicist and high ranking world’s scientist, who refused the use of his famous laboratory to Wazi students. Royal City Rejects Miac-Pap Tag Day NE WWESTMINSTER, Mar. 16 —By a vote of four to three City Gouncil on Monday night turned Gown the request of the Friends of the MackenziePapineau Batta- lion for a tag day to assist the nen who had fought in Spain to rees- tablish themselves in civil life. R. MeKeown appeared before the council on behalf of the vet- erans and made an urgent appeal for the tag day. Ald. Sullivan was outspoken in his opposition, stat- ing the men who fought in Spain “had broken the law.” When the vote was taken Aider- men Cook, Matthew and Sangster favored the tag day while Alider- men Sullivan, Trapp, Mott and Jackson decided against it. A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY «| . one-third of a nation ill- housed, ill-clad and ill- nourished” 2 SUTTER K) the ? Ds *Swiless $7 learning €arly cks of the Woferfrontt ‘SIDNEY -one third of a nation with LEIF 32825555 PLUS—Ski-larking thrills! SLALOM Filmed Entirely in Switzerland AND 5 ALL-STAR ACTS VAUDEVILLE BEACON Week Starting Fri., March 17 PURE FOOD Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince Rupert, New Westminster, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton Kelly Douglas Co. Ltd. Vancouver they are willing to cooperate higher fish prices and improved Victory [mn Rubber Strike Kitchener Is Scene of Big Labor Gains “over a period of time” that with other groups in securing living standards. > This was the gist of a resolution Y aapesved unanimously by a mass meeting of 500 fishermen who packed the Hastings Auditorium last Saturday te discuss several major problems affecting the in- dustry. The meeting, sponsored by the Salmon Purse Seiners’ Union and the Pacific Goast Fish- ermen’s Union, was keynoted on the issue of uniting existing unions into one powerful ingustrial group. Reiterating charges made sey- eral weeks ago during the conven- tion of his organization concern- ing Japanese fascist penetration of the fishing industry, Business KITCHENER, Ont. The month-old strike of Dominion Tire and Merchants Rubber em- ployees was brought to a success- ful conclusion last weekend as Strikers marked the occasion with a spontaneous victory par- ade through downtonw streets. The dispute was settled when Strikers ratified an agreement calling for reduction in workings hours, seniority rights and time and a half overtime. The demand for a five-cents an hour wage increase will be immediately ar- bitrated at later conferences. The agreements covering con- ditions in the two plants of the Dominion Rubber System were reached Friday following an all- night session of the negotiating committee. Contracts are to be in force until October 3- of this year and atfer that may be terminated or amended by either party on 30 days’ notice. Arbitartion of the wage demands is expected to get under way as soon as possible, with the award being retroactive. The settlement of the strike, which was declared February 8 and involved some 1200 workers, gives the CIO United Rubber , Workers of America its first contractual relations with any rubber manufacturing firms in Canada, and paves the way for agreements in the Goodrich and Kaufman rubber plants and a general organizing drive in the rubber industry. During the course of the strike the company forced adjournment of several peace conferences, ex- pressing particular opposition to a pay raise and union recogni- tion. A “back to work” group was formed in an effort to break the strike ranks. These attempts failed, however, in the face of union unity and expressions of support from CIO and AFI. unions from all over Canada. Big Scrap Iron Shipment Loading Here One of the largest shipments of scrap iron from this port destined for Japan’s munitions plants was being loaded aboard the MIndian Maru at Evans Coleman and Evans dock late Thursday. Scrap iron is coming through from United States because long- shoremen will not pass Chinese picket lines. Agent George Miller of the Salmon Purse Seiners’ Union warned that an inereasing amount of Japan- ese Capital invested in the BCG in- dustry was resulting in a form of fascist control over Japanese fish- ermen. “This domination over the Jap- anese Amalpamated Fishermen’s Association is forcing its mem- bers to work for low wages on packers and fish for low prices, and in turm constitutes a real menace to the living standards of all fishermen,” Miller declared, citing a yellow dog contract, the only one in the industry, which was forced on the crews of sey- eral seine boats by the Matsu- yama Company in 1938. Miller pointed to the fact that unfair practices by Japanese was forcing other fishermen to the con- clusion that “until the Japanese proved in actual practise their in- tention of raising their living con- ditions to the prevailing standards they would have to oppose renewal of boat pullers’ licenses.” “In fact,” he said, “unless they give some indication of their de- Sire to cooperate, we will be forced to press for cancellation of an ad- ditional 240 licenses.” The SPSU business agent said the Japanese had appealed to the Vancouver Youth Council for as- sistance in having their licenses restored, and explained that a joint committee of Japanese, members of the Youth Council and the fish- ermen’s unions would meet shortly to discuss the while question. The meeting endorsed a resolu- tion to the Federal government urging a removal of fish traps at Sooke after hearing a report on the question from A. VY. Hill, PCFU secretary. Aliso endorsed was a report by Elgin “Scotty” Neish, president of the SPSU, who spoke in opposition to Tom Reid's bill before the Ot- tawa House banning seine fishing in the Gulf of Georgia. “The fact that 105 seine boats fish in the Gulf for 12 days each season during the slack period up north has little or no effect on gillmetters’ catches in the Fraser River,” Neish declared, urging closer understanding be- tween the two categories of fish- ermen. Alderman Harry DeGraves and Halford D. Wilson spoke briefly on the fish trap question and were given a vote of thanks by the meeting for their efforts on behalf of the fishermen’s dock in False Creek. Tim Buck Gives Praise To Herridge Movement people who packed Massey Hall here last weekend to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the party’s founding. With him on the platform was William 2% Foster, chairman of the US Communist Party. “The future of our children is the future, the destiny and welfare of Canada, and we want it to be a democratic one,’ Buck declared, warning that the main obstacle to PRODUCTS : Canada TORONTO, Ont.—The building of a great, unified Canada on the basis of a united people’s movement to defeat fascism and native reaction was held out by Tim Buck, general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada in an address before 2500 @Canadian welfare is the domina- tion of finance capital. The Canadian labor leader Eraised the steps taken by Hon. W. D. Herridge in beginning his New Democracy movement. “Qn one side,” he said, “we find big capital once again coming out with beautiful promises, utilizing the resentment and discontent of the people to move toward fascism and reaction. “They want to prevent govern- ment spending, social legislation, security and opportunity for youth. They want to maintain the privileges of monied inter- ests, best seen in Quebec where "wares are lower than anywhere in North Americs, where more children die than anywhere else in the world except India, and where illiteracy is greatest. “This is the policy Mr. / MeCul- lagzh wants to defend- . “The New Democracy movement, on the other hand, is not socialist, but a movement to give everyone a chance to live.” The Communist Party welcomed the rise of the New Democracy movement, Buck pointed out. “We pledge ourselves to give it all the necessary support,” he con- cluded, AGAIN WARNS DICTATORS I President Roosevelt addressing the Senate and House of Representa- tives on the 150th anniversary of the first Congress, sharply attacks fascist religious persecution. Public Utilities Act Scored By Victoria Mayor By LILLIAN COOPER VICTORIA, BC, March 16.—Speaking before members of the Democratic Book Club here Wednesday, Mayor Andrew McGavin, in outlining the work of a City Council and the ne- cessity of public education and knowledge of civic affairs, took Continued GERMANY “Germany will occupy the east- ern province of Holland, thus providing itself with a guaran- tee. 'This*sdone, it will, of course, proclaim its disinterestedness, the fact that it is forced to do this to obtain justice and its solemn intention to return to its own frontiers when satisfaction is granted. Once again Germany will guarantee France’s Euro- pean frontiers, while Italy with Germany’s help tries to destroy them. “Brom a military point of yiew, Germany would run little risk. Holland has no natural defenses and the permanent army is re- duced to a few thousand men. The French army is separated from it by an extent of Belgian territory. Britain would have no reason and no possibilities of action, since the shores of the Worth Sea would not be ap- proached. “Por Hitler everything is based on the belief that Britain and France want peace at any price. “The slightest concession ex- pressed by no matter who, in no matter what form, encourages him more than solemn declara- tions in parliament discourage him. He imagines that every- thing can be attempted and that threats, mitigated by Lind words, are enough to make us cede. “The German plan goes so far as to suppose it will be possible, even after our capitulation, to evacuate nothing, but to extend their occupation to Belgium as far as the coast at Fas de Calais. Hitler believes we will go from abandon to abandon and we will give up everything without fight ing. Everything willbe obtained in negotiations, as at Munich, conducted in an atmosphere of apparent cordiality, but under the threat of more and more menacing troop concentrations.” General Duval concludes by de- manding mobilization in France, and a precise warning to Ger- many that its plans are doomed to failure. The difficulty of the situation is that this government did almost that last September, but didn’t mean it and ceded at the last moment. The only way of making Hitler realize that he can’t go ahead is by simultaneous French aid to Spain and overthrow of the eapi- tulationists in the French gov- ernment. This is what the French Com- munist Party urged in a state- ment this week. This is what the majority of Socialists advocate, as do many Radicals and Catho- lies. The greatest danger is from the French Besteiros and Casados who—posing as support ers of the Popular Hront—sabo- tage united democratic action against the fascist aggressors. occasion to criticize workings .of the Public Utilities Act “T have never heard of anything so determined to the welfare of the people of the community as this enactment,” the mayor stated. He showed that appointment of the Provincial Public Utilities Commission “absolutely wipes out” any concern the municipality has in its utilities affairs, placing the BC Electric in an unassailable position. “Time for an enquiry takes so long and is so costly that any e& fective action by the City Council is virtually impossible,’ he said, expressing the hope that the gov- ernment would rewrite the legisla- tion. “Victoria still has one more lock in the locker, however,” the mayor continued, “and that is public util- ities, and if the city fovernment is to embark on such a scheme it will demand a highly educated opinion.” The City Council has itself of- ficially to undertake the neces- Sary steps to set the machinery in motion for the establishment of a publicly-owned city light and power system at Goldstream, which is quite feasible, he said. This would be done wtih no idea of outdoing the BC Electric, but rather with the hope of establish- ing a lower rate for the benefit of the people of the community as a whole. If the public would get behind such a movement it would be successfully carried out in Wic- toria. Mayor McGavin stated that it is a most important factor than all services rendered by municipal Sovernments should be done in the VEry, best interests of the citizens. In conclusion, the mayor said that we can only hope that out ef all this terrible fever of war preparation will come some good and he could not believe that the “policies of one man could suc- ceed in leading a whole people to and 10. YOUTH WILL DECIDE POLICY IN EASTER MEET Natural Resources, Social Legislation Main Highlights Canadian Memorial hall at has been chosen as the meeting place for the First Provincial © Youth Congress when it con venes in Vancouver for a four day session on April 7, 8, | The Congress will take the form of a “legislature” with the “legis- lation” going through three stages, The congress will divide into six “Committees of the House:” These six committees will si in three sessions to discuss well-planned agenda and submit “bills” expressing their ideas. The second stage for the “legis lation” is for the “bills”? to ge b fore caucuses of the different groups. Since the caucuses meet twice they will have ample time ¢ decide what stand they, represent- ing as an organization, will take © on the proposed legislation. When tke bilis go before ince whole House and are passed after eaucus leaders express their or @anization’s views, they will rep- resent a concensus of the Congress’ ~ policy. Delegates will be elected at ines final sessions to attend the Cana-— dian Youth Congress in TESS June 30 to July 2. Delivering the keynote dares will be Rev. G. Harrison Ville, while the closing address will be — given by the Hon. G. 8S. Wismer, | Attorney General. Social Drama On Beacon Theatre Bill President WRoosevelt’s historic address upon the cccasion of his second inauguration, in which he said: “I find one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad and i-nour= ished. . .. ,” inspiréd the title of one-third of a nation .-.. ,” : screen version of the sensational — play which will be presented to 3 local audiences for the week start ing Friday, at the Beacon Theatre. | A bold attack on the conditions 2 referred to by the President that pulls no punches and spares no feelings, “. . . one-third of a na- Sylvia Sidney and Leif Erikson, ~ two courageous youngsters, from the slums, the other from Park Avenue, something about conditions. 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