' Twenty years ago on June 22,

1941, Nazi Germany invaded

, the Soviet Union and the great Ww orld anti-Hitler. coalition
| was. born, The united action of people all over the world
; brought about fascism’s downfall less than four years
Jater. Above picture, taken in 1942, shows the Vancouver
‘headquarters of fhe Tim Buck Plebiscite Committee on
Hastings St., which called for an all-out mobilization of

the country’s

resources to win victory.

‘Alberni Woolworth clerks
strike against low wages

‘PORT ALBERNI — Something new in Port Alberni
happened last Friday, June 16th, when the employees of
Weedworth’s store walked out on Strike against one of
the great merchandising monopolies of the U.S.

Members of the Retail Food
and Drug Clerks Union, most
of them .young girls without
any experience is
struggles, courageously took
their places om the picket line
and immediately practically

Burnaby CP asks

for three pools

The Communist Party of
Rurmaby, presented a_ brief
Jast week to the Burnaby
smunieipal council suggesting
fhat. the building of three
separate outdoor swimming
pools would best serve the
peawte of Burnaby.

“Mis. Marie Godfrey in pre-
éenting the brief showed that
Coureil’s plan for an Olympic-
{ype covered pool would not
provide reasonable swimming
fees, and: broad usage of such
@ peol for the residents of
‘Burnaby.

“Pians are now underway
for (a ocampaign to oppose
council’s proposal for such a
pool” Mrs. Godfrey an-
nounced.

the whole town united behind

them in their fight.
such}

IWA members, carpenters,
longshoremen and many
others, volunteered to help
and the Nanaimo, Alberni and
District Labor Council pledg-
ed full support.

Before the stores closed on
Friday evening at 9 p.m. sev-
eral people from other unions
had already signed up as
pickets and had appeared on
the picket line for a while to
relieve the girls on‘their beat.

With over two hundred un-
organized stores in Canada, all
on shamefully low wages
Gin the U.S. the whole chain is
organized), the union has been
making a real drive to break
into the solid front of Wool-
worth’s. Port Alberni is the
first store in what will be a
determined effort to establish
the union all across Canada.

Only supervisory personel
are at work and.although the
store is open very few people
are crossing the picket line.

Union spokesman William

{HIT ICFTU DISRUPTION

Africa's trade unionists
join hands in Federation

One more historic stage has been reached in the struggle of the African people! it

freedom and independence with the formation last month of the All-African

Union Federation at Casablanca.

Under imperialism the strug-
gle for trade unionism in Af-
rica was often bloody and
harsh. Countless heroes. gave
their lives in that struggle. .

With the emergence since}

the ‘last . world. war. of ,new
independent. African states the
tide of trade - unionism has
surged forward,

At Casablanca, 45 trade un-
ion centres. from 38 African
countries discussed the ‘forma-
tion of the AATUF. This con-
ference was the result of two
years intensive work. Early
plans were temporarily frust-
rated as the resuit of attempts
by the International Confeder-
ation of Free Trade Unions to
prevent the formation vf the
AATUF.

Colonial authorities through-
out Africa failed to stop the
emergence of African trade
unions. :

They tried their utmost to]
ensure that the young. trade j.

union centres would affiliate
with the ICFTU in the hope
that this largely U.S.-domin-
ated body would be able to
discourage strong political.and
economic demands by the
unions.

Last year alone the ICFTU
pumped $432,000 into Africa.
.A few weeks ago the PT car-
ried an article showing how
“special” funds were made
available from the U.S, to
further U.S. -policies in Af-
riea).

These attempts to frustrate
African trade union unity
failed. Large sume of money
might have corrupted - some
African union leaders but the
masses of African workers de-
manded the formation of an
All-African federation.

At the Casablanca meeting

a few ICFTU supporters did}

their utmost to prevent the
establishment of.a strong Af-
rican Federation. The vast ma-
jority of the delegates, how::
ever, including many ICFTU
affiliates, were oposed to this,
and on the final day of the
conference the Charter of the

All-African’ Trade Union Fed- |)
eration was unanimously ad- |
opted amidst tremendous ap-

plause.

The opening paragraph of
the Charter reads:
ers of Africa, workmen and.

W. Wells said last week “Wool-
worth is one of the few com-
panies here which refuses to

recognize the right of all to a]

fair living standard.”

“The works |i

pra

peasants, are engaged in ‘an
implacable struggle . against
colonialism, ~ neo-colonialism,
imperialism, feudalism and re-
.action. They are fighting al-
ongside all workers of the
world: in their-common strug-
gle against all forms of human
exploitatiom,”’

, The ICFTU in Africa is con-
tinuing to pursue the U.S. State
Department line and is seek-
ing fo cause disruption in the
unions. On June 9 the Ghana
paper, Ghana Times said edi-
torially, “the activities of the
ICFTU in “Africa now stand
out ‘for.condemnation, for it
is employing: dishonest. meth-
ods and pursuing colonialist

aims which jeopardize freed
and PIOEKSSS of African”
ions?

The editorial, entitled “%
TU Conspiracy,’ :
ICFTU is interfering too mY
much too much, with sot 1%
trade union organizations:
Africa and the time has ™
for Africa to call a halt '
the inglorious role of this ™ a
ency of world confusion. —

“The ICFTU played 2 ar
gerous and wicked re
Casablanca,” said the edi
warning that “it may cont
to: plot in the dark 98%
African trade union $0!
ity. ”

ir

Youth group plans C anad!

Day rally at Peace Arch

A folk-song festival will highlight this year’s Cant

Day Celebration to be held on July 1st at Peace iAych Pa

on the Canada-U:S. border.

Prominent lower mainland

folk singers will take part in

the festival which is expected
to draw ai large audience from
Vancouver, New Westminster,
and the Fraser Valley.

Plans for the celebration
were announced this week in
Vancouver by the Youth for
Canada Committee. The day
long program will include the
reading of a Declaration of
Canadian Independence which
the Committee has drawn up.
Several youth organizations
are participating in the prep-
arations.

Because 1961 marks the
75th anniversary of Vancou-
ver as well as Canada’s 94th
birthday, the committee plans
a double celebration. ‘All
young people are urged to
join in the parade sponsored
by the community - organiza-
.tions of Vancouver. East. The
‘parade assembles at 9:30 on

July Ist at Nanaimo and wt
ings Sts. The committee ad!
enter decorated cars 4 o
marching section in the”

ade.

cade will assemble ‘at the %

All those planning to ®

are needed to provide a

The festival begins :

beach party will be h@ f
vé

Canada’s, national

Sing out for peace, be,

4
Following the Vanc
opposite the C.N.R. S47
the Peach Arch festivities,
portation and avoid the ne ;
gil
p.m. at the border. A*t a ie
the White Rock area. 1
Bring your family; bring -)
friendship, and -Canadi@

East parade, a giant car
ter
asked to meet at 12:30: oe
sity of chartering buse®
clusion of the festival _ ae
Join in the celebrati? ait
friends; and bring your vf |
dependence. —
dl

Curbs on U.S. mags propos

One of ‘the main proposals
Contained:in the report of the
royal commission on publica-
tions, ‘brought down last
“Thursday, provides that maga-

|zines»printed abroad and con-

taining Canadian domestic ad-

-wertising be banned from en-

tering the country.
‘Another proposal made by

the commission,
chaired by Gratton 9
is that Canadian 18” if
placing ads in a forei9™ — 4p
zine directed at the “*
market should no lond”
able to deduct this exP®
income tax purposes.

The government sai
“studying” the proposals Hl

June 23, 1961—PACIFIC TRIBUNE? .
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