HARRY

ASSON

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Saturday, December 9,

E A P.A. BOC

Dear Comrades:

: Having read the first three
issues of the new paper of the
Progressive labor movement
on _the Pacific Coast, the
ee Advocate, I ish toe
ake this opportunit =
fratulate the eaotial” staff
and aJl supporters of the
Paper for a truly Magnificent
job.

The Paper marks a fine
political and journalistic ad-
Yanece and the political issues
presented by the paper as well
as _the Imethod and form in
which these are presented
Marks a new high in labor
Journalism in our country. I
smeerly hope «that ‘all sup-
Porters of the paper today
will not only continue to give
this new instrument of Cana-
dian labor their full support
but will also extensively en-
large the ranks of those who
read, spread and support the
Pacifie Advocate.

_ With best wishes for con-
tinued success,
Comradely yours,

TIM BUCK
National Leader
Labor-Progressive

Party.

fruits of victory.

crisis.
the King-McNaughton policy

front. . :

and exposed the Tory plot.

production through a publicly

areas.

ersts it fights.

eerely as it fights for us!

Today, the historic task facing the people of the world is
the achievement of democratic unity among decisive sections
of the people to defeat the threat of fascist enslavement, and
the maintenance of this unity imto the peace to harvest the

Even now our country is passing through a ereat political
The need for reinforcements overseas has been met by

NRMA troops overseas and accelerating voluntary recruiting.
But the Tory forces of reaction have used and are continuing
to use every despicable method to precipitate a federal election
on the conscription issue; which would split this country on
racial and religious grounds, destroy national unity, sabotage
such social reforms as family allowances, and block postwar
measures in the interests of the. men overseas and the home

The people must not allow the opponents of social progress
to fight the elections on false issues of their own choosing. The
labor movement and all democratic forces must unite to defeat
the conspiracy of Tory reaction to divide and rule. 3

Decisive sections of labor led by the labor press have fought
We must go on from here to the -
extension of social legislation in our country. Here in British
Columbia we must fight for the public ownership of the power
monopoly, which will make cheap and abundant power avail-
able for the establishment of new industries and industrial ex-
pansion for postwar jobs and social progress.
domestic markets will require the products that our province,
rich in natural resources can supply. We must ensure their

must achieve rural electrification in the interests of our farm

On all of these issues, past and present,
and will continue to fight, courageously and with clarity and
-eonviction. P.A’ draws its strength from the thousands. of
honest workers who promote and support it, and in whose int-
P.A. is our strongest weapon in the battle for
Social progress. Let us work for it as enthusiastically and sin-

of ordering sixteen thousand

Foreign and
owned Hydro system, and we

P.A. has fought

FERGUS McKEAN.

| Five-By-Five =

“Pp A is the only newspaper in

e-~< B.C. that carried the ball
on the conscription crisis all the
way from start to finish.”

That's what our readers are
saying about P.A. And naturally
were proud that in our small
way we were able to help bring
clarity in the midst of Tory in-
spired confusion. For unfortun-
ately it is too true that every
other paper in B.C. fumbled the
ball and fell for the Tory drive.
Two weeks after we had printed
the imside story of what was
happening some of the other
papers woke up—and some of
them are still driving off at an
axe-srinding tangent. ;

P.A.—the truth it prints—is
a “must” for every home in
B.C. What can we do about-
it? Were is where one of the
simplest, easiest ideas ever
thought of comes in. That idea
is FIVE BY FIVE. And this
is where YOU come in. For
FIVE BY FIVE is your way of
introducing your paper into
the homes that need it, pain-
lessly and easily.

All you have to do is join
the FIVE BY FIVE CLUB and
agree to get the paper into
the hands of five people for
five weeks. That’s simple,
isn’t it? Pick out five people,
and then choose your way of
setting the paper to them,
either by delivering it to them
yourself or getting us to mail -
it to them for the five week

period. That’s the ‘initiation
fee” for becoming a FIVE BY
FIV ER.

With your membership will go
a membership eard, a club pin,
-pecial events for club members,
prizes and premiums. :

As you see from the pictures
of P.A. boosters on this page,
we already have a number of
enthusiastic FIVE BY FIVERS
who are out to keep up their
good record. ( ;

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There’s Harry Asson, | veteran
press booster and no stranger to
anti-fascist activities. For years,
Harrys’ consistent devotion to
the labor press has endeared him
to progressives in Vancouver. He
is a shipyard worker who dis-
iributes the paper among his
fellow workers. When asked
about the new P.A. Harry said:

“Now we have an up and
coming youngster, stronger
than we ourselves to assist in
carrying through our “Win the
war’ and postwar work. fil
be happy to do everything I
“ean to build its circulation.”

Then there is Bill Hreher-
son of the Ukraine
and a welder in a local war in-
dustry. Bill is an untiring work-
er in every good cause; Aid to

Russia, Aid to Yugoslavia, the
progressive language papers—

all these claim his devotion, yet
Bill never fails to turn in an out-
standing contribution to the
English labor press. Bill’s simple
comment on why he works for
ReAn:

“JT was born into the pro-
gressive labor movement and
always the labor press fights
for me and for the workers.
I will work for the labor press
beeause it fights for all the
people.”

Then there’ is charming Anne
Bedner, an up and coming young
chemist, who ¢an cook up more
ideas in her fertile mind than
test tubes ever dreamed of. In
addition to her work, Anne found
time to boost P.A. to the extent
of some 28 subs and over $100
in the past drive.

Bruce Mickleburgh, Prince
Rupert school teacher, and lead-
er of the local Labor-Progressive
Party Club, is another one of our
favorite people. It seems that
Bruce is of the opinion that sleep
is a bourgois illusion when it
comes to boosting P:A.

“It’s been great selling subs
and beosting P.A. Welcome to
the FIVE BY FIVE CLUB: Vil
be im there pitching.” :

Bill Purvis was our star per-
former in the press drive just
past. He turned in more subs
than anyone else. Bill is an
authority on the labor press. He
knows from personal “experience
the. role that it can play.

“it is no secret that the
average person is arguing on
the war, postwar, zombies,
Russia, partisan politics, B.C.
Electric, or all together at the
Same time. I add my two bits
worth and generally manage
to introduce P.A. as an autho-
ritative journal, and declare
that eyen if there is disagree-

_ment on some points, the paper
affords an intellectual treat
to any man or woman with an
open mind.” Well said Bill.

Margaret Shelton, an aircraft
worker, and a newcomer in the
progressive movement has that
enthusiastic zeal that is a pleas-
ure to countenance, especially in
one so young and attractive as
Margaret. Margaret has turned
in a goodly batch of subs for a
newcomer, and is enthusiastic
about FIVE BY FIVE.

“J think P.A. should be read
by everybody in B.€. It as-
sesses the events of the day
elearly and expertly. When
vou have read one issue you
are aiready Jeking forward to
the next. I’d love to be a FIVE
BY FIVER.”

Space does not permit of more
pictures this week, but we still
have an imposing array of boost-
ers to introduce to you. Every
week we will report on the FIVE
BY FIVE CLUB, which brings
us to the $64 question:

What can you do today to
boost P.A.? JOIN THE FIVE
BY FIVE CLUB! ~— :

. FERGUS McKEAN

MARGARET SHELTON

BILL PURVIS

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