Unity high on agenda of Mine-Mill parley When Canadian Mine-Mill, representing some 34,000 work- ers in the mining industry, meets in national convention at Kimberley this coming Monday, February 25, trade union unity will be high on the agenda. Reports are current that many Canadian Labor Congress unions back the entry of Mine- Mill and that the main oppo- sition comes from the Steel- workers which has been raid- ing the independent Mine-Mill. In a move to resolve dif- ferences the union’s executive board recently announced “that the officers would make a declaration that in the inter- ests of the union none.of the Council hit for secrecy Maurice secretary Rush, Vancouver of the Labor-Pro- gressive party, protested to city council on Wednesday this week against the secrecy attached to the current nego- tiations between council and the federal government to de- termine the future of Van- couver international airport. “The way the matter is be- ing handled now, through pri- vate negotiations and secret council meetings, has created the suspicion that a deal is being worked out that will be sprung on the people later,” Rush declared. He called for a full and frank statement from council to dispel this “widespread suspicion” and informed al- dermen that the LPP is op- posed to sale of the airport to the federal government. He reminded council that the airport is an asset to Van- couver, bringing larger returns each year. In 1956, the airport cleared $141,000. PATRONIZE — CARNEL’S COFFEE SHOP 410 Main Street Under New Management Robbie & Grace Robertson CONSTANTINE Fine Custom Tailoring Ladies’ and Gentlemen Rm. 118, 603 W. Hastings St. PA. 5810, Vancouver 2, B.C. NEW ZENITH CAFE 105 E. Hastings St. For the Finest in Good Eating officers are members of any political party.” In the February issue of Mine-Mill Herald, it is point- ed out that the stand was adopted” on a voluntary basis by members of the executive board solely in the interests of the union.” President Nels Thibault em- phasized this voluntary aspect of the declaration in a recent statement: “The union’s constitutional policy has never been to probe into possible political leanings of iis members. The union has never been a part of, or dominated by, any political party. It is correct to say that, at this time, there is not a single member of the union’s national board who is a mem- ber of any political party.” What is being stressed is that this voluntary action in no way infringes on the poli- tical rights of any member or officer to join a party of his choice. The declaration now appears to have removed an obstacle presented by certain groups against the admission of Mine- Mill into the Canadian Labor Congress ,on the false ground that its top body is dominat- ed by the LPP. DEAVES TRANSFER Moving & General Cartage Reasonable Rates TERRY BA. 3024 PATRONIZE - CEDAR FUEL & TRANSFER Phone: 566-R-3 Cedar, B.C. OVALTINE CAFE 251 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. QUALITY SERVICE “Everything in Flowers” FROM EARL SYKES 56 E. Hastings St., PA. 3855 Vancouver, B.C. In the legislature this week Attorney General Robert Bonner rejected as “un- fair” a request made by Ar- chie Gibbs (Lib., Oak Bay) that his department investi- gate a former Communist, un- named in the House but later identified by the daily press as Keith Ralston (above) now teaching school in Vancouver. Vancouver School Board an- nounced this week it had made a thorough investigation and found “no reason for taking any ac-ion at all.” [PP seeks health plan before election The federal government should enact the national hospita® izaztion plan before the next federal election, the Labor-P!0 a gressive party declared last week. It urged the whole labot i movement to insist that this be done, warning: ae “Tf the plan is not made law before the election, there be the danger that this latest promise of the Liberal party may be treated in the same way as was the solemn prom- ise of national health insur- ance that it made to the people in the general election cam- paign in 1921. That promise was used as bait for voters for years but the people got nothing.” The LPP statement said the plan should come into opera- tion by January 1, 1958. There are now six _ prov- inces — B.C., Alberta, Sas- katchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland with more than the required 50 per- cent of the population, pre- pared to proceed with the hos- pital care plan. Thus, the statement added: “All that the government has to do is to introduce in the House of Commons the eres TORONTO will: prepared in draft form ant provide for the financing © the plan in the fortheom budget. It presents no diffi: culty, it depends only up whether the government keep its promise.” ; While welcoming the ad vance. in the hospital plan the LPP emphasized that thé plan proposed by the fedett government can be accept by the labor movement Oo! as a modest beginning. t “The LPP joins with thos’): millions of Canadians who W* |; not stop pressing for improv® |” ment of the service and & || | tension of the items covered until we in Candda have 2 | | inclusive national health ™ surance equal in every W& to at least the plan that * operating so successfully # the United Kingdom.” legislation that it has already ; a CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each ad- ditional line is made for no- tices appearing in this column. No noticer will be accepted later than Tuesday noon of the week of publication. 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