Pearson’s CLU advice points rights issue TORONTO Protests against the action of Premier Maurice Duplessis in. or- dering a raid on a peace meeting in Montreal addressed by Dr. James Endicott, are being directeq to Quebec from ail parts of Canada, the Peace Congress office here de- clared last week. Local peace asso¢iations, indivi- duals and organizations of all shades of opinion, are voicing their indignation over this latest attempt of Duplessis to gag the voice of peace in French Canada. Mrs. Margaret H. Spaulding, chairman of the League for Dem- ocratic Rights (Ligue des Droits Democratique) said it is “beyond belief that a minister of ‘the Crown should say, in effect, that the only protectors of democratic rights in Canada are voluntary civil liberties groups. Said the LDR statement, issued by Thomas ©. Roberts, national secretary: “Qn Monday, May 21, the Prime Minister of Canada in the House of Commons refused to take any action to guarantee hu- man rights and fundamental free- doms in Canada. On Thursday, May 24th, the Hon. Lester B. Pearson’s office suggested to Mrs. Mary Endicott, a Canadian citi- zen whose basic rights had been violated. by the police raid in Montreal, that she take the mat- ter up with a voluntary civil group in order to find “Jt is clear that this country needs a bill of rights which will guarantee rights and freedoms, and prevent legislation and ac-. tions that tindermine democracy. It is also clear that it is up to the Canadian people to press harder for such a Bill, and: until that is won, it is up to the people and their organizations to guard our traditional rights and liber- ties.” se Conference held © af Lake Cowichan by Labor Youth — LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. Forty National Federation of La- bor Youth members attended an Is- land conference in Unity Hall here last week-end to hear reports on the recent national Y conven- ion in Toronto given by Steve Endicott, Glyn Thomas and Henri Lahti. “NFLY members and _ support- ers must become the most active wotkers in the World Peace Pact petiion campaign, and lead the fight against conscription of Can- adian youth,” said Bhdicott. An NELY softball team from Nanaimo-Lake Cowichan defeated a Vancouver-Victoria nine in an afternoon game. More than 100 people attended a youth dance Saturday evening. Music was sup- plied by the Nanaimo NFLY band. Liberal leader calls for Rocque’s release _ “Catholic labor, leader Rene ‘Roe- que is the political prisoner of Mr. Duplessis. Rene Rocque who de- fended his brother workers at As- bestos against the blackjacks of the Duplessis police is treated in prison like royal tyrants torment- ed their lettre-de-cachet prisoners,” declared George Lapalme, Quebec Liberal leader at a big Sorel politi- cal rally, May 20. Lapalme’s blistering attack was impelled by the demand sweeping Quebec for the release of the bestos miners’ martyr Rene Roc- que. ; Duplessis / * police raid peace meet, search E External Affairs Minister dicott MONTREAL L. B. Pearson advised Mrs. Mary Endicott, wife of Dr. James Endicott, Canadian Peace Congress chairman, to appeal to the Civil Liberties Union for redress following a, Duplessis raid on an informal peace meeting in a private home here May 24. Mrs. Endicott, out- AVNMUWUUUNGUNUHNUGUUTLLULUNUU UTE Electricians will vote on 20-cent increase offered by companies Some 40 companies involved have .offered 500 building con- struction electricians progressive pay boosts totalling 30 cents an hour by January 1, 195%, pay- able in 10-cent hikes on June 1, September 1 and January 1l.\ — George Gee, business manager of International Brotherhood of _Electrical Workers (AFL-TLC) said this week that a meeting of wiremen will vote on the offer immediately. UA TOUGH LEAGUES Clippers win, N-Flyers lose © Pacific Tribune Clippers nipped Boilermakers 3-2 at Powell Street Grounds last Monday night, but are having a tough time this year in the Industrial Baseball League, ‘as the competition is stiffer than |they faced last year. On May 22 Clippers defeated Niseis 5-3; and on May 24 they lost to Western Bridge 2-0. Three bad errors cost Boiler- |'makers the decision on Monday. Hurler Ronnie Hemmerling pitch- ed one-hit ball, but fumbles in the infield gave Clippers the ‘chance they were waiting for. Boilermakers P.T. Clippers 620 10x—3 Runs batted in—G. Makarenko, Robatynsky, Everett, R. Herrer- ing. Errors—Bellam, Nolan (2), Kohatynsky; ‘'wo-base hit—Mil- ler. Runs—Fox, Gutenberg, Pye, Miller, Yanchuk. Sacrifice hits— Fox, M. Makarenko, SBallam. Stolen bases—Bollermakers 3, P.T. Clippers 2. Wild pitches— Hemmering, Rohatynsky. Pass- ed balls—Makarenko. Struck out by Rohatynsky 5, Hemmering 6. Bases on balls off Kohatynsky 6. Hemmering 4. 4 hits 2 runs off Rohatynsky in 6 innings. 1 hit 8 runs off R. Hemmering in 5 innings. Left on bases—Boiler- ‘makers 11, P.T. Clippers 5. Um- pires—Grieve and Le Troy. N-Flyers “Juvenile A” baseball team weren’t flying very high in their opening game at Confedera- tion Park last Monday night, los- ing to Leos 18-0 in a Kingsway League fixture. After a few disastrous innings, the N-Flyers setled down and held ‘\Leos scoreless in the last three frames. Leos, conceded to be one of the stronger teams in the lea- gue, were last year’s champs. Alex Kucher, manager of the newly-formed N-Flyers, “who are sponsored by the National Federa- tion of Labor Youth, told the Pa- cifis Tribune that the team is bad- ly in need of equipment and would appreciate donations from sports fans. (Phone Kucher at GL. 00651. or write to 4039 Kootenay Street, North Burnaby), “Our youngsters could use some moral support, too,” added Kuch- er. “We hope some baseball en- thusiasts will turn out to cheer for us when we play on June 4 at Confederation Park and on June 7 at Central Park.” raged by the actions of the police, telephoneq Pearson from the house while 10 provincial and city police- men conducted a search not only of the premises but of the 25 or more people who came to hear Dr. Endicott speak on the petition campaign for a Five Power Peace Pact. In a statement issued immediate- ly after the raid, Dr. Endicott gave a graphic description of the Du- plessis-ordered attack: “J was addressing a meeting in a private home in Montreal out- lining the nationwide and world- wide petition campaign for the Big Five powers to sign a pact of peace, when the door opened and ‘in came 10 policemen who ordered us into the kitchen to be searched. “Challenged to produce their warrant they produced one that entitled them to search the pre- mises for literature. Under dis- pute, they insisted they had the right to search men and women personally even though there was no, policewoman. present. Mary Endicott phoned External Affairs Minister Pearson’s office in Ottawa. The minister was in the House, but she expressed her extreme per- sonal resentment and saiq if Can- ada was a police state we should say so. - “Shortly afterwards the minis- ter’s office phoned back to the home, stating that the minister | was very sorry this had happen- | ed, advising those being searched to phone Professor Frank Scott of the Civil Liberties Union to. see whether he could do anything about it. “This is an outrageous attack on peace and we will not rest con- tent until there is full freedom of expression to all peace-loving citi- zens of Quebec. Protests should be directed to Mayor Houde of Montreal, External Affairs Minis- ter Pearson, ang Premier Duples- sis.” A Montreal Star report that the raid was on a “Communist meet- ing” was. categorically denied by Bruce Mickleburgh, public rela- tions director of the Canadian Peace Congress. Mickleburgh’s statement declared: “This was a meeting of citizens of all types and views ‘to hear about the Petition for a Pact of Peace. Dr. Endicott doesn’t make a practice of addressing Commun- ist or any,kind of political meet- ings, since-Ithe peace movement is strictly non-partisan. The false- hood by the police and the Star’s suppression,’ of Dr. Endicott’s statement can only be interpreted as an attempt to cover up this shameful attack on the World Peace Pact campaign, by passing it off as an attack on Communists. Similar house meetings are being held by the hundred all over’Can- ada, and we will not rest until citizens of Quebec are able to fully express their desire for peace as they see fit. “This mis-guided and_ so-called anti-subversive squad and any newspaper which prints its slander and suppresses the truth of the will discourage the circulation of ‘| the petition for a World Peace Pact by such methods. Many Montreal citizens are signing that petition every day. Petitioners will only be spurred on to double and treble the collection of signa- tures in answer to this ridiculous nonsense from the police.” ‘Te Palais,” peace movement imagine that this CONTINUED CANVASS Fraser, where a headquarters will be established in a.car. Petitioning will begin at 2 p.m. and continue till 5 p.m. It will resume at 1 and finish at 9. For petitioning this Saturday, 17 areas throughout Greater Vancou- ver have been .designated by the council, — The areas are: Kitsilano Beach; near Forsts in East Hastings; Broadway and Commercial;) Robson and Thur- low, Denman and Barcaly; Davie and S&Kurrard; Kingsway and Joyce; Kingsway and Knight Road; 4ist and Victoria; 49th and Fraser; 25th and . Main; Kingsway and Main; as well as Burnaby, New Westminster and North Vancouver. There will also be _ petitioning throughout the downtown area. Canvassers for downtown are be- ing asked to report to the Peace Council office, from which a group will also be organized to go to Marpole. ‘ A council press release asks all petitioners to bring their filled peti- tion forms to its office: either Sat- urday or Monday or to mail them in Sunday, so that an accurate count may be made. Sy Bushworkers, soldiers fight in Quebec City BY PIERRE GELINAS QUEBEC CITY A battle between soldiers and bushworkers, involving more than 200 persons, has been completely barred from newspapers outside the provincial capital where it created a furore reminiscent here of the days of the 1917 anti-con- scription battles. The news leaked out on May 16 in a headline in the daily Le Soleil: it read, “Converted into a Battlefield”. (Le Palais the downtown section where bush- workers congregate.) The full story has been put together in the course of interviews here. Bushworkers who, between sea- sons and on their way back and forth between their :villages and the camps become stranded in the city for a few days or a few weeks in a row, lately have been subjec- ted to high ‘pressure on the part of recruiting. officers anxious to fulfill their quotas’ . Two weeks ago, shortly after the campaign had been intensified with the opening of recruiting for the 27th Brigade ,bushworkers ejected from a restaurant a soldier who had started an argument with them on the subject of jgining the army. The soldier was taken to hospital. ‘ On May 15 nearly a _ hundred soldiers! descended on Le Palais. \They posted themselves at street- ‘corners after supper time and be- gan to push civilians off the side- walk, hurling’ insults. The fight finally broke out after 10.p.m. with people fighting with what they could lay their hands on, amid shouting of “cowards” and “pea-soup” on the part of the soldiers and “suckers’’ and “im- perialists” on the part of the civ- ilians. Municipal police tried with- out success to intervene. Plate glass windows were broken and a few people injured. All cars in the vicinity were stopped by the sold- jiers and their occupants forced out. A hundred military police were finally sent from Valcartier bar- racks after midnight. They took more than an hour to round up the soldiers and _ disperse ‘the crowds. The Quebec English- language daily Chronicle publish- ed on May 16 a report from Army Headquarters that no court mar- tial was being instituted to punish the soldiers.,.Only one soldier ap- peared before the Recorder’s Court on the charge of having broken a window. is |< CLASSIFIED A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column. No notices will be accepted later than Monday noon of the week of pubication. WHAT'S DOING OPEN AIR DANCING at Swedish Park. Every Saturday night. Dancing from 9-12. Vern Nelson’s Orchestra. WEINER ROAST & FUN—Music, Dancing, Refreshments, Lynn Valley, June 1, 8 p.m Corner of Frederick and 3602 Fronne Road. Get off at Frederick and walk 2 blocks West. f DANCE — Modern and Old-Time Music at Clinton Hall, 2605 E. Pender St., every Saturday night, _ 8 to 12. Music by Clintone’s Or- chestra. Hall for rent. Phone HA. 3277. a BUSINESS PERSONALS 34 TRANSFER & MOVING, Cour- teous, fast, efficient. Call Nick at Yale Hotel. PA. 0632, MA. 1527, -CH. 8210. \ SALLY BOWES INCOME TAX PROBLEMS — Rm. 20, 9 East HA, MA. 9965. A. Rollo, Mgr. HASTINGS BAKERIES LTD. — 716 East Hastings St., Phone HA. 3244. Scandinavian Products @ Specialty. CRYSTAL STEAM BATHS—Open, every day. New Modern Beauty Salon—1763 E. Hastings. HASs- tings 0094. : — 0.K. RADIO SERVICE. Latest fac- tory precision equipment used. MARINE SERVICE, 1420 Pen- der St. West, TA. 1012. “TELL THEM YOU SAW IT IN THE TRIBUNE” FOR SALE ° NEARLY NEW GURNEY ALL WHITE ENAMEL KITCHEN RANGE, at 5426 Joyce Road. DE- 3412-L. READ THE TRUTH nom NM CHINA—Subscribe to PEOPLE'S CHINA direct from Peking: Rates: 6 months, 12 issues, $1.60; 1 yéar, 24 issues, $2.80. Order from People’s Cooperative Bookstore, 337 W. Pender St. FOR SALE — BABY’S SHOES from Infants 1 to 3. Exceptionally low priced. Apply Pacific Tribune, 426 Main St.,' Suite 6. od WORK BOOTS high or low cut « see Johnson’s Boots. 63 West Cot dova Street. WANTED i BOOKS WANTED—Old editions 0? political economy, history evolU- tion of society, etc. Also, old edi- ‘tions of socialist magazines 9 newspapers. These are needé for use in Marxist study circles Forward in care of Pacific Trib- une, Room 6, 426 Main St., Van- couver, B. C. HALLS FOR RENT miss RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME — Available for meetings, weddin8® / ‘and banquets at reasonable rates: 600 Campbell Ave., HA. 6900. ‘NOTICES AWARD-MAO-Tse-Tung Picture ~~ Harry Graham, 2120 Brunswie ote Auspices Grandview Pres ub. 0 “TELL THEM YOU SAW IT | 7 ew IN THE TRIBUNE é PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JUNE 1, 1951 — PAGE |