‘et @ & | - Tass photo shows U.S. astronaut Frank Borman with Soviet cosmonauts during his visit to the Soviet Union early in July. Front row left to right are B. Khrunov, A. Nikolaev, V. Tereshkova, Borman and P. Belyaev. Standing left to right are H. Titov, V. Bykovskiy, Eliseev. B. Volynov, P. Popovich, G. Bergovoy, B. Shatalov and A. Coal giveaways endanger B.C.’s industrial future Two major deals with Japanese monopolies during June and: July will swell the flow of B.C. coal to Japan for processing into steel. One of these will see some of the province’s most valuable coking coal for steel-making go to Japan, coal which would be essential for any future steel industry in B.C. _ The Northern Coal Mines Ltd., which controls a rich coal deposit in the Bowron River Valley, near Prince George, calculated to hold between 400 million and 500 million tons of rich coking coal, announced last week it was negotiating a deal with Japanese interests. The Bowron Valley coal is one of the largest low ash coking coal deposits in B.C. and is becoming increasingly important for blending with coals of high ash content and less coking quality to mix for steel-making. Processed in B.C. this low ash coking coal would make it possible to use other B.C. coal more economically for steel-making. The export of this low ash coking coal would therefore be a serious setback for steel process- ing in B.C. The negotiations with Japanese interests was revealed in a recent report mailed to shareholders of the company. xe * Early in June the Fording Coal Ltd., which is a joint venture between Cominco and the Cana- dian Pacific Investments (CPR), is located in the Crows- nest Pass near Fernie. An announcement released in Tokyo said the company had signed an agreement with a Japanese conglomerate which includes Mitsui Co. Ltd., to supply 45 million long tons of coal over 15 years. (A long ton is _ 2,240 pounds.) Value of the coal is put at $600 million. This deal is the latest of many major sales concluded with Japanese companies, the most widely publicized one being the Kaiser development. It will bring total export yearly to 12 million tons by 1972. According to the announce- ment the coal will move by CPR rail unit trains to Roberts Bank. Special trains consisting of 100 ears will move in a steady stream hauling the coal from the Kootenays to Roberts Bank for loading aboard Japanese freighters. The Fording deal will be a bonanza for the CPR which in addition to selling the coal has also already received permission to construct a branch line from Natal north to the deposits, and ‘will haul the coal on its own tracks and equipment. Here is another case of the giant conglomerates like the ~ CPR, Cominco and CPI (all CPR subsidiaries) robbing the people’s resources with the aid of the government, and exporting our natural wealth to foreign countries at great profit to themselves. —R. Doran photo UNLOADING STEEL PIPE FROM JAPAN. Photo shows mountains of steel Pipe unloaded recently at a New Westminster dock. Stacks of pipe dwarf the person seen to the left in the photo. B.C. sends its coal and iron ore to Jap&n for a song and buys back expensive steel products from Japan made from its own raw materials. Ald. Rankin to speak on Bridgewood case Alderman Harry Rankin will speak on the Bridgewood case ata public meeting in the Eldorado Hotel, Kingsway and Nanaimo, on Wednesday, July 30 at 8 p.m. The Bridgewood case has become an important civil rights issue for Canadian labor and has attracted continent-wide attention. Jim Bridgewood, a 39-year-old member of the United Automobile Workers Union, was suspended from all union offices under a section of the union constitution which prohibits members of the Communist Party from holding office in the union. The action came after Bridgewood was nominated as a Communist candidate in the last federal election. Under this ruling a Canadian, belonging to a legal Canadian political party and legally running for election to parliament was victimized for exercising his political rights in Canada, under the terms of a union constitution adopted in the United States to comply with the legal conditions of that country. A statement issued by the committee of Vancouver Trade Unionists Supporting Bridgewood, which is sponsoring the meeting, said “The issue is not one of support or non-support for communism. The issue is whether or not Canadian trade unionists are to enjoy their rights as defined in the Canadian Bill of Rights and by the Canadian Labor Congress.”’ Ald. Rankin, one of the city-s be to Toronto to join in presenting the c review board. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JULY 25, 1969 — PAGE 8 st known lawyers, recently went ase of Bridgewood before a union LABOR SCENE: Longshoremen urged to reject board awar Workers in two important industries are voting this week on offers by employer groups and if rejected could see a further extension of the strike front unless employers come to terms. The two unions involved in the voting “are Longshoremen’s Union locals in Vancouver, Vancouver Island and New Westminster, and members of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers and Native Brotherhood who started voting Wednesday on the latest contract proposals put forward by the Fisheries Association. : ’ A federal conciliation board has been sitting for weeks on the longshore contract dispute. Although the official conciliation report has not yet been released to the public it is expected that ifts recommendations fall short of union’s demands which is recommending to its members that they vote to reject it. The federal conciliation board is reported to have recommended around - the-clock port operation in B.C. and a guaranteed work week, but it is expected to offer a guarantee of 32 hours a week in 1969-70 and 40 hours in 1970-71. Coupled with the report’s work week offer is a proposed wage increase of 35 cents an hour in the first year and 35 cents in the second year. Present rate is $3.88 an hour. On the basis of a guaranteed 32-hour work week the wage per shift would be $27 and $36 for 40 hours. The union has demanded $51 a shift. ELECTION Cont. from Pg. 1 government,’’ Morgan declared, “And more than that “such statements serve to confuse the electorate and distort the vision of what socialism means to the people of B.C. Minimum wage laws and workmen’s compensation are no more socialism than night is day. “The Communist Party intends to participate actively in this election wherever it can develop an effective campaign,” he said. ‘“‘We have ideas and proposals about the problems. facing the people of British Columbia that no other party can or will offer. We have an independent position as the party of radical, fundamental social change— the party of Socialism. “We are working for the replacement of monopoly corporate control with people’s control, and we will give the widest possible publicity to our viewpoint on the need for transferring the ownership of the great industries created by society from a small group of Capitalists to ownership and democratic control of the people as a whole, while at the same time relating immediate issues in each constituency to our overall objective. “Communist spokesmen are going to be needed in this campaign, and no less in the legislature if the real issues of this election are going to be placed: before the voters and the Bennett big business administration ousted.’’ as gear and boat expenses: The current, contract on the waterfront expires at the end of July, and negotiations come under the jurisdiction of the — Federal labor department. ok OK Ok The Joint UFAWU — Native Brotherhood negotiationg : committee is recommending rejection of the Fisheries — Association offer which was for — Ye¢ a pound increase in 1969 all a further ¥2¢ in 1970 for sockeye: The union’s demand was for 20 additional 1 cent a pound in 197: The parties are also divided 0 other categories, and differences still exist on welfare contributions and eligibility non-union, non-Brotherhood members for certain benefits. A joint Union - Brotherhoo statement said, ‘‘We consider that the present package deal }S just not good enough. It falls fat short of enabling our members to cope with living costs which at present are rising at the rate 0 10 percent per year. Neither does — it meet our needs regarding increase in operating costs, such A insurance, interest on borrowe@ money, taxation, etc.”’ The statement charged thal — “markets for salmon, halibut 4 and other fish are bringing — record profits to the big companies which now dominate — the B.C. industry. The public 18 being charged extremely high prices — all the traffic will beat: but this is beyond any control by fishermen, who are also faciNé high costs. * KO The situation in the supe! market strike _ involving meatcutters and retail clerks remained uncertain at press — time as meatcutters voted by@ | narrow margin to reject the — latest offer by the f00 monopolies, while the clerks, 4 a meeting Tuesday night — overwhelmingly voted in favor of 7 acceptance. The retail clerks have said they will continue respect meatcutter picket lines- eee VOTERS LIST Are you on the voters list? if you are not sure you have unt! Tues. July 29 to get on. Registra! of Voters in Vancouver is at 12t and Cambie (opposite the Cil¥ Hall). Your best bet is to pho 879-0901 to make sure. Ne Westminster Registrar's _ offic number is 521-9641. PENTAGON Cont'd from pg. 1 Pentagon and defence ministe! Cadieux was timed a few day® before the U.S. — space spectacular to the moon. Th obvious intention was to take public attention away from thé pending deal at a time when U-5: prestige is high over its spacé exploits. Canadians should not be take? in by this ruse. Despite all 2 admiration for the achieve ments of U.S. space science 4° its daring astronauts, Canadia® security demands that the SA' r bomber bases deal be rejecté and that Canada adopt a truly independent foreign policy 2” declare Canada to be a nucleat free zone.