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NEW YEAR WITH A BANG/ ’CAaUSE
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FEDERATED PRESS ——

Something New Will Be
Added To P.A. January 4

“Johnnie Jones, Apprentice Seaman,” the country s
only labor press adventure cartoon strip will begin appearing
in the. first 1945 issue and will continue weekly throughout
the year.

Drawn by Don Rico, professional comic book artist,
and syndicated by Federated Press, the nation’s only daily
labor news and picture service, ‘Johnnie Jones” is an ex-
pertly drafted strip, full of action, speed and suspense.

For the first time,-it gives the North American labor
press a strip able to compete with the cartoon strips put out
by the anti-labor commercial press. The P.A. is proud to
bring “Johnnie Jones’ to its readers.

You'll want to take the P.A. home with you now so
your wife and kids and the whole family can follow Johnny
in his exciting adventures every week.

See Johnnie in the issue of January 4th.

French-Soviet Pact Step Forward
To Solution Of European Problem

The French-Soviet
ing the complete defeat

portion, as a tragic British ab-
beration, a kind of “strange
interlude” from which the Tories
are doomed to awaken with a
rude shock.

The London proposals for a
Western European bloc, so
avidly discussed at the time of
Churchill’s visit to Paris, are not
disconnected from the British
policy unfolded in Belgium, Italy
and Greece. The plan for the so-
called security bloc, when filled
in with the sordid details of
events in those countries, pre-
Sents a picture of a very un-
peaceful combination of pseudo-
fascist governments.

BEARS ON THE
WHOLE! SITUATION

Likewise, the French-Soviet
pact is not unconnected with re-
cent European events. So far as
this department is aware, the
Soviet Union has taken no spe-
cia] responsibility for “France.
Nevertheless, the Alliance es-
tablishes the firmest foundation
for the assumption by Britain
of her real responsibilities in
Europe, especially Western Eur-
ope.

At first glance it may seem
strange that an alliance be-
tween France and the Soviet
Union should be required before
the British could participate,
constructively and without dan-
ger to a general security system,
in a regional pact to defend the
peace. However, the French-
Soviet pact is basic if any ar-
rangement in Western Europe is

to meet the requirements of the

Winter Carnival

At Whitehorse

WHITEHORSE — G. P. Be-
langer, business agent of Local
884, Hotel and Restaurant em-
Gloyees union has been appoint-
ed full time agent for the Wint-
er Carnival here and will tour
the Yukon and Alaska organiz-
ing publicity for the event.

Sponsored by the All Union
Committee of Whitehorse under
the chairmanship of Boyd Gor-
don, the event, scheduled for
March 4 until March 11, is ex-
pected to be the greatest winter |
Garnival ever staged in Canada.

Famous dog teams of the
North will participate, coming
from as far as Fairbanks, Anch-~

orage, Skagway and from the
south.

Plans are under way to secure
famous skaters and there will be
a steady week of hockey, tobog-
gan races, ice dancing and other

A total of $2500 in prizes will
be given away with the highest
award of $2000 to be donated tr
the winner on the last day of
the “carnival.

For full information for enter-
img the dog racing or skating
events communicate with G. P.
Belanger, The All Union Com-
Inittee, Whitehorse.

Shouting angrily, waving fists and pointing to the
bodies of dead comrades, one of them a woman, these
ELAS supporters denounce Papandreou’s troops.

By JAMES S. ALLEN

Angio-Soviet-American coopera-
tion for Huropean and ‘world
peace.

“FRENCH SIDE OF
THE BORDER

France holds a key position
how, and the Pact shows very
plainly that the French will not

Sacrifice that position or their.

Own security to achieve what-
ever limited guarantees may
arise from an exclusive Western
bloc. Nothing is to be gained
by a united and democratic
France from limited alliances
which will leave her open to the
danger of a revivified .German
imperialism.

By forming the Soviet alliance
now, General de Gaulle makes it
Blain that the new France will
not play the game of exclusive
regional blocs, a game in which
she would be the first victim as
her experiences in the war indi-
cate. Mrance will be strong and
independent only through the
liquidation of: German imperial-
ism and Naziism and through

jthe guarantee that the ca

pact redirects attention to the central European problem of ase
of German fascism. It could not have been signed at a more
propriate moment, By vivid contrast it makes the Greek events appear in their

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true |

question will be disposed of
the Coalition as a whole.

WHAT THE REPORTS SAY

That is why the French-So
Pact is a great Step forward
wards the solution of many K
opean problems. A continua;
of her Greek policy and its
tension elsewhere would confr
Britain with the danger of be
excluded from a general sec
ity system in Europe, let aj
a regional arrangement. {-
would find herself in the posit ©
of being unable to exclude 3
Gne from any regional pact,
the simple reason that she wo
not be welcomed readily
France or other Huropean
tions into a bloc of fully liberg
nations. ac

This is not to suggest t]
Britain is being isolated by)
French-Soviet Pact. On the «
trary, she will now be asked
Sign a similar pact with Fray ~
and it will be to her great be

fit to do it. 3

Robeson Supported By
Distinguished Artists

Any announcement of

a personal appearance of {-

great actor and singer, Paul Robeson, is a welcome one.

is doubly welcome, however,

ance arrives in a lavish produc-
tion of a great play, supported.
by a cast of distinguished actors.
Such a production is “Othello,”
the Shakespearean tragedy which
the Theatre Guild brings to the
Strand Theatre on January 9, 10
and 11 (for three evenings) and
a Wednesday matinee.

Mr. Robeson originally played
the role of the jealous Moor in
London in 1930, but American
Managers were far too timid to
bring the brilliant artistic success
to our Own shores. Another fine
Negro actor, Ira Aldridge, met
the same fate when he played
the role all through the Huro-
pean continent some seventy
years ago.

Ever since Mr. Robeson’s Lon-
don appearance, both he and Miss
Margaret Webster were deter-
mined that the United States
were not to be robbed of this
Gpportunity to witness the beau-
liful performance because of the
insidious barriers of race preju-
dice. So an experimental pro-
duction was arranged, directed

by Miss Webster. A superb sup-tory of the theatre.

when this brilliant perfor :

porting cast was. selected. J
Ferrer was chosen to play
role of the treacherous and ¥,
Jago and Mr Ferrers’ lov
Wife, Miss Uta Hagen was
signed to the role of the gen ;
victimized Dasdemona. The p |
formanee was held at the 7 |
little Cambridge Theatre
Harvard University.

nb ioe Shi RE cibat hii

Naturally a great deal of i i
erest was aroused by the fp
duction and the drama Critics |
nearby Boston flocked into i

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tiny playhouse. ‘The follow 3.
morning their reviewS were
glowing, so ecstatic, that Bro |
Way managers immediately
sieged the company with of —
for a Manhattan showings. :

The rest is history. The Th ©
ter Guild opened the play at~
Shubert Theatre in New Y :
Where it amassed an astound ©
total of 296 performances, né ©
ly doubling the record of 2 |
Shakespearean play in the f |

By Willian Shakespeare

TICKETS
$1.87, $1.25.

Hiker Aiinactious
STRAND e JAN. 9-10-11

THE THEATRE GUILD presents THE MARGARET-WEBSTER PRODUCTIC |

Pau RoBEsoN
JOSE FERRER - UTA HACEN

EDITH KING RALPH CLANTON

NOW! At Kelily’s Music Centre. Eve.: $3.75, $3.12, $2.5
Mat.: $3.12, $2.50, $1.87, $1.25 (tax mel.)

MAT. WED.. |
JAN. 11

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