Resolution to TLC puts Canada first ‘Let’s sing O Canada, not the Star Spangled Banner By MARK FRANK * REGINA A demand that the federal government ‘‘designate a national flag at the earliest date possible’’ and give official recognition to O Canada as our national anthem was one of the over 240 resolutions placed before delgates Trades and Labor Congress It came from the*Quebec Federation of Labor and to of Canada. resolution from Malton Lodge 1922 of the International (Toronto) which demanded that future TLC conventions be opened with the singing of O Canada. The resolution urged that sing- ing of God Save the Queen and the Star Spangled Banner, the practice in previous years, be dropped and that O Canada be sung instead as the only truly national anthem that could be sung in both English and French, giving full expression to. the bilingual character of the TLC convention. Taking by themselves these. re- solutions alone reflect the way in which English and French-speak- ing trade unionists are beginning to express themselves for the spirit of Canadianism. But in addition. the very same two groups of union- ists also advocated resolutions un- der the public works and aevelop- ment of national resources section calling for action on the St. Law- rence Seaway. They demanded that contracts be filled by Canadian workers, the QFL urging that Ottawa “keep all contracts of the St. Lawrence Sea- way here in Canada for Cana- dians.” That the issue of the St. Law- the 69th convention of the was supported by a further Association of Machinists rence Seaway was not just the con- cern of Ontario and Quebec and a matter of first-rate national import- ance was also seen in resolutions on subject by the Calgary Trades and Labor Council and the Van- couver Local 170 of the Plumbers’ Union. , The B.C. local calied on the Can- adian government to “proceed with the project ‘independently of -the United States in order that this great public utility may serve the paramount ‘interest of Canada and Canadians.” At least four resolutions dealt with the’effects of dumping on the Canadian economy from the US. One B.C. carpenters local 452 of Vancouver called on the conven- tion to go on record against the menace of the H and A-bomh. It asked delegates fo urge all coun- tries to abandon plans for any more hydrogen bomb tests and the entering of pact to outlaw H and A-bombs under strict’ international controls. Action by Canada with- in the UN was strongly urged to implement the proposals. Before convention delegates were vital resolutions and policies Oy Weenie The time is now By TIM BUCK dealing with the threat of worsen- ing unemployment, immigration, the need for. unity between the TLC and CCL, and political action. -“Continuous employment on a peacetime basis” was the position of the Fort William Trades and Labor Council, rejecting war or the idea of “a war in prospect” as the answer to full employmert. Complete terms of a no-raiding past ‘as between the TLC and CCL were presented in the form of an officers’ report to the convention for adoption. Other resolutions called for a policy against raiding both within and outside the Con- gress. Calgary carpenter locals demanded action to bring all trade union centres in Canada into “one Canadian National Congress.” Important resolutions were be- fore the Congress demanding a change in copyright regulations that would stop “the floooding of American literature into Canada,” a situation which “does not aid in the developing of a Canadian culture.” ©. Four resolutions called for the enactment by parliament of a fed- eral Bill of Rights. % National Leader, Labor-Progressive Party ‘ The success achieved at the Geneva Conference has a significance even wider than its revolutionary impact all over Asia. It was the first fruit of the change that, gradually but definitely, is being brought about in world relationships. Jt is possible that the Geneva Conference may ‘mark the beginning of the ascendartcy of the forces of peace and peaceful co-existence. Indeed there are signs which justify say- ‘ing “‘it is even probable provided only that the active fighters for peage and peace- ful co-existence continue and strengthen their activities.’’ I saw those signs everywhere that I travelled in the British Isles, the Soviet Union, the People’s Democratic Republics, and other parts of Europe earlier this . summer. Two factors are impelling sections of the bour- " geoisie, to turn very slightly toward the idea of peaceful " settlement of disputes — exemplified at Geneva. They are the amazing advances being made in the socialist half of the world and the rising and extending opposition in “capitalist countries to the arrogant drive of the United States imperialists for world The fight to stop U.S. domination. domination of Canada, to regain Canada’s independence, is being paralleled now in country after coun are realizing that the Yankee Hundreds of millions of people “overlords’’ aims at eventu- ally being able to “deal with’’ every country much as John Foster Dulles “dealt with’? Guatemala. millions of them realize that Tens of the time for action to pre vent that is Now! Those tens of millions are growing. There will be hundreds of millions in a year or so from now; im many countries they will be the majority of the population.- In Canada our struggle is sharpened and made more urgent because: it is, also, a struggle against the approach of economic crisis. There is a growing promise of — success; as may be seen on every hand. ‘The absolutely vital element, indispensable for victory, is. the continued strengthening of the role of the Labor-Progressive party. without which the struggle will not be carried through to conclusive victory. — Because of the above facts, and all the tremendous opportunities that are now- opening up for extension of the national- democratic struggle, I appeal to every mem- -ber and supporter of the LPP, every Canadian who wants policies that Put Canada First, to join in the campaign for our National Party Fund. The money is needed now. It will enable us to strike the political iron in Canada while itsis hot. We are on the verge of a great advance. On_ behalf of the national executive of our party I appeal to you: give to this campaign, join in the campaign to extend it to the widest possible circles of progressive people Now! HOMER STEVENS , ALEX GORDON Fishermen’s leaders — present case to TLC _ REGINA Lifting of the suspension ofdcr of the Trades and Labor Congress executive council against. continu- ed affiliation of the United Fisn