Need is greater than ever

for a fighting labor paper!

Lift the Drive!

Although the overwhelming majority of B.C.’s
People voted against Social Credit, the Bennett
regime has been returned with an increased
majority.

Despite the good fight waged by this
Paper on all the key election issues, we were un-
able to convince enough people that the Socreds
Gre betraying our province. |

In other words, now that the election is be-
hind us, the major political task facing this news-
Paper and everyone who supports its policies is
to increase its influence — to bring it into many
more hundreds of homes, mills and camps every
week,

That is why it is so vitally important that we
Not only reach our target of 1750 subs, but go
ver it. One heartening feature so far is that our
Press Clubs have accepted quotas totalling 1853
Subs—well above our objective. Another is that
We have already reached the one-third mark in
our Paper Sales, with just two weeks gone in the
Drive.

But there are weak spots too. A glance at
the table at the right will show you that most
clubs have turned in very few subs, so far. Most
of those that have come in were submitted by
mail to us by our subscribers. Also, only 13 new
readers were obtained during all of September.

These two aspects of our work will have to
be improved considerably if we are not to fail
inthis most important campaign.

Several hundred subs have expired in the
last short period of time and many more hund-
reds will be up for renewal during the next few
Weeks. All Press Clubs have been supplied with
the names of these subscribers. The job now is in
the hands of the clubs and it is up to them to
make sure that each and every reader of our
Paper is visited during the drive.

This is the only sure guarantee of success.

UP-TO-DATE BOX SCORE
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City—67 subs, 72 P/S. Total—139
Prov.—55 subs, 49 P/S. Total—104
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Grand Total—243 subs in on 1750
@
Total New Subs=-13inon 250 _ |
Sub Drive Quot
‘GREATER VANCOUVER — _ VANCOUVER ISLAND
Club Quotas Achiev. Club Quotas _Achiev.
Subs, P/S Subs P/S Subs .P/S Subs P/S
Advance 25 15 . Alberni 40 10; 9
Bill Bennett 50 4 4 —. Campbell River 20 4 2s
Broadway 70 15 13 ~4'! Cumberland 35 10 ; eee
Frank Rogers 20 10 1 Cowichan 50 10 4 3
Georgia 10 103 Nanaimo 55 15 prey
Kingsway 90 °2510#" 4 #— Parksville 5 pees
Niilo Makela 10 2 ——— Victoria 50 25 es
Olgin 955. 46 pA Saanich [Bigs | eeeek Bet
roan ert ap = 2 i] Totals 265 S812" 44
anc. East 0 Spt |)
South Vanc. 40 15 9 1 H PEneie
Victory Square 30 eens he aneynop RS: ay PE
West End 20 5 eA alsin 18 pipes rm
North Burnaby 75 90. 9 a Totals 40 a ae
Edmonds 2835 15 ee OKANAGAN
North Shore 100) AO 3354 Kamloops 20 5 ea
City Misc. 10 50 2 48 Notch Hill 20 oy ae 1 i
Totals 725212 “67, 72 en 15 2 3 1
‘ Total
PROVINCE GENERAL Sor = a 2 2
Fernie-Michel 10 ay See : pes
Nelson — 10 5 1 5 Ft. Langley 25 4 ——
Powell River 30 5 Cpe Ladner 15 Seen bas
Prince Rupert 10 22 ee ae 40 5 3:2 Se
Sointula 20 3 ae ‘South Surrey 20 4 Ds:
Steveston 10 tae ese ee 10 5 5 —
Trail-Rossland 45 5-255 = Pac AOU: AE GAS im
Correspon. 10 De Se Prov. Totals 750 166 55 49
Prov. Misc. . 45 5 5 1 Gity Totals-725 > 212° 57 72
Totals 190:..37 7192" 6 Gr'd Totals 1475 378 122 121

New national union in Canada

The Canadian Union of Public
Employees (CUPE) was born in
Winnipeg on Tuesday, September
24. It was formed by a merger
Of the National Union of Pub-
lic Employees (NUPE) and the
National Union of Public Serv-
lee Employees (NUPSE). Thenew
ea is the largest national union

anada, with a membership
of 88,090,

Jack Philips, secretary of
Vancouver Civic Employees Un-

1on— Outside Workers, was pre-,

eeiit at the founding convention.

“his week, writing in his union’s

Newsbulletin,’? Phillips com-
Mented:

“I would say that the merger
- = very healthy development,
acne the door to one Cana-

1an union for all government
“mployees in Canada...

‘In addition, this union. . .
will strengthen the Canadian au-
ae That was proven by the
ain of a resolution which

sed for the following:

That this convention instruct
ae incoming national executive
ae to submit to the 1964
ae Convention a resolution am-
3 ing the congress constitution
ee that not later than
= ary 1, 1965, all affiliated
pe enzation of the congress

Ust adopt and apply in practice,
a Principle of autonomous
aA nadian leadership, control and

Ministration «f all sections of

€ir union membership in Can-
ada,” .

‘Other key resolutions con-
demned the Norris trusteeship
proposals, called for the estab=
lishment of a federal-municipal
loan fund, favored public owner-
ahip of public utilities, and took
a good position on a host of
other pressing problems.

The convention demanded the
placing of an export tax on basic
raw materials, to prevent the
outflow of Canada’s natural re-
sources.

It also called for the Cana-
dian government to press for
‘¢disarmament in world councils
and for Canada to commence cut -
ting out of military expenditure.”’
In addition, it went on record

as opposing ‘‘the spread of nuc-

lear weapons to countries not
now possessing them.”

The convention backed the NDP
and urged all-locals to affili-
ate to the party.

One of the main weaknesses,
Phillips pointed out, was the
procedure which disallowed open
debate on the terms of merger,
thus forcing delegates to either
vote against merger or vote for
it, despite the many weaknesses
in the terms of merger.

As a result, some delegates
voted against, others for (with
reservations), i.e. the Alberta
and B.C. delegations.

Many delegates objected to the .

provision which empowers the
national executive to place under
trusteeship any local dominated
by “any corrupt influence.’’ No-
where in the constitution is this

‘¢corrupt influence’ ‘exactly de-
fined — yet delegates could not
amend this McCarthyite tactic;
they could only vote for or against
the principle of merger.

This sweeping blank cheque
gives the executive the right
to move against amy local that
shows sign of independent or un-
orthodox opinion, or any implied
or real threat to a national of-
ficer.

“These provisions represent
our worst import from the
U.S.A., the introduction of cold
war policies and divisions into
the labor movement,’’ Phillips
said. ‘‘They also stand in sharp
contradiction to the positions
CUPE adopted on Canadian aut-
onomy, peace and disarmament,
and the building and strengthen-
ing of the Canadian economy as

opposed to subservience to the |.

U.S.A.”’

Warning against any attempts ~

to secede because of these anti-

democratic sections of the con-

stitution, Phillips concluded:

*“‘Now that the merger is com-
pleted, it is up to the rank
and file to insist on the imple-
mentation of the excellent pro-
gram that was adopted. It is in-
cumbent on the rank and file
to protect their locals against
any attempts to impose conform-
ity by use of the sweeping powers
granted to the national executive.
This road—and not secession—
is the way forward. Inunitythere
is strength!’’

x

FPG) scar aur 10 ae rweie f> FonTuMEs AT AGE 2°

Ud WIL BE POOR’ G1—81,000)

‘ CBD wu Be vesrrute 60>

AS DID NOT PLAN TO BE FAILURES Tce
they just failed to make plans!

SRN am Ne Rade Ns Oe Mevnee Sot ine “a Sle

The New England Life Insurance Co. recently inadvertently show-
ed what the youth of the U.S.A. can expect under capitalism.,
According to its actuaries, of 100 youth who start out ‘‘to make.
their fortunes’'at age 21: 16 will not live to reach 65, one will be
rich (over $10,000 a year), three will be well-to-do ($5,000-
$10,000 a year), 32 will be self supporting ($1,000-$5,000). Of
the remaining 48, 16 will be poor ($1-$1,000) and 32 will be

absolutely destitute. :

October 4, 1963—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 11