Prince Rupert, British Columbia’s farthest-north city. United action urged by Morgan in Prince Rupert — PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. “United action on the immediate needs of the people and against the sellout of our natural resources to U.S. trusts can lead to’ the selection of one progressive candi- date in each constituency around whom the people can unite to advance their interests in the next provincial it election,’’ LPP provincial leader Nigel Morgan said here last week. ‘‘Only such a coalition holds out any alternative to the present Social Credit government. action. Morgan’s speech was report- ed at length in The Daily News here. It quoted the LPP lead- € as saying, in part: “The Socred’s banner of ‘Good, Clean Government’ has become somewhat tattered and f coiled by their handling of t:. bribery -charges against fermer Lands Minister Robert Semmers and the shameful Mulligan police scandal in Van- couver. “There is a growing disap- pointment among former sup- porters of Social Credit who helped to sweep them into power in 1953 as a result of their resources policy. “Their handling of the for- est management license ques- tion, their attempt to give con- trol of the Columbia to Kaiser Aluminum and their granting of monopoly-control over B.C. natural gas to-the. U.S.-con- trolled Westcoast Transmission has stamped Social Credit as the government of the ‘big giveaway to the foreign trusts.’ “Big U.S. corporations are getting a virtual stranglehold over our gas, oil, forest, min- eral and hydro resources, “The people of B.C. have the power to end the’ sellout of their vital interests. There is a broad area of agreement today among labor, farmer, pensioners, CCF, LPP and even many former Liberals and So- cred supporters over such major questions as public own- ership of our electric and gas utilities, forest and resources policies, the need for full health insurance coverage, in- creased pensions and relief from the sales tax and burden- some tax loads gn farm and home. “Nothing ‘short of. united. ac- Settlement reached at Watson Island PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. The one-week strike at the Watson Island plant of Columbia Cellulose Company,’ which began July 25 when 250 maintenance workers walked off the job, ended when representatives of the company and Local‘ 708 of Inter- national Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Workers reached an agreement after Maintenance workers walk- ed out over refusal of the com- pany to rehire a_ bricklayer who had been fired July 10. Production crews quickly join- ed the walkout and the plant was closed down tight. Members of Local 708 ap- proved settlement terms at a mieeting in Civic Centre attend- ed by some 500 men. The company - union an- nouncement reads in part: “The settlement where em- several days of negotiations. ployees of Columbia Cellulose return to work provides for the discharge case in question to be processed through nor- mal grievance’ procedure con- tained in the Standard~ Labor Centract of the B.C. pulp and paper industry and for a tho- rough investigation of all as- pects of industrial relations to be initiated immediately by the company with the assist- ance of the local union.” That is why I am touring the province drumming up support for united tion of all labor and progres- sive forces can win the next election.” help for farmers VANDERH “In spite of the booming conditions create? investment in the development of gas, hydro mineral resources, there is reason for concern the future holds in light of the sharp drop in fa men here during his tour of northern B. C. “Tm 1955, farm net cash in- come in the prairie provinces dropped 41 percent below the year 1942,” Morgan said.” It is cause for grave alarm that in a period when crops have been good and production sub- stantial, the total net cash in- come of our farmers. has fall- en by over $450 millions. burdens; greater — assistance to agri subsidies and lo interest loans to periodic hazards of the things that are Where is the m from to do these t gan pointed to th “Government advice to cut costs and move the small farm- ei off the land is just so much poppycock. How can the farm- er cut costs when the govern- “ment keeps~-on_ allowing freight rates to go up and the prices of everything the farm- ex has to buy to rise? Trying to move the small farmer to urban centres is a foolhardy course of sheer desperation. “What ‘we need instead,” Morgan continued, “is a care- fully worked out policy to en- courage them, and make it worth while for them to stay on the land. Guaranteed prices for their produce; a reduction $80 million which government in O Social Credit back for the Yankee m? trust to build thet pipeline. “If Ottawa can for these things, * thing can be done family farm and hi nomic crisis,” the said. “Prosperity thing of the past sharp drop in fa is halted and rev@ To: TRIBUNE PUBLISHING ADDRESS Special offer fo all subscribers FALSE WITNE by HARVEY MATUSOW ® “In all of the literature dealing with the dark annals of espionage, political intrigue and anti- democratic conspiracy, I know of ho more significant and remark- able work than this book .. .” ALBERT E. KAHN « —————— * FILL IN AND SEND NOW CO. LTD. Room 6 — 426 Main Street, Vancouv™ Please send FALSE WITNESS SOEs ue A Oe i ae CO (New sub) ge. ( (Money order) August 10, 1956 —PACIFIC TRIBUNE LPP provincial leader Nigel Morgan told a group dollars: the gover voted for armament in freight rates an@? drought and crop ©