future Militant U.S. youth _ greet Canadian YCL | i €xtend warm fraternal greet- = from the Young Workers O Tation League and from the Statrunist Party of the United lishme of America. The re-estab- ist 1 €nt of the Young Commun- ica) neue in Canada is a histor- Ragen: We want the closest “Cogneships with it. Such close mut ration will strengthen our the Mal struggles. We both face Itp me Vicious enemy’ — U.S. Perialism. Our ruling class Sour, you of your natural re- tional and suppresses your na- Sovereignty. 4) in the YWLL are com- aes to struggle to ‘eliminate of ot of national oppression destin? by the U.S.A. Our Nece, 1€s are intertwined. Your Stre Sses are our successes. We Ngthen each other. Peres te-birth of the YCL is a tly Quisite for the more effec- Worgeusele of the Canadian that <8 Class. It is the force ren or solidate and mili- ra Sht for a working class he cach among Canadian youth. CL is the force that will ism, Nadian youth to social- ange will play-a vanguard role don, ® Canadian youth. We talk about that enough. Stemi erouPS among youth will be a vely take the lead. But to @ ya, veuard you have to have ) has 48rd ideology. The YCL it will" Vanguard ideology, and | tary’ therefore, play the van- | a role, he sag why we so whole- >the ya,” Breet the formation of | Which ~; It has a mass program | “Ulin Challenges the Canadian is simi eS: Our YWLL program Ang a to your YCL program. ‘fo, “2Y not? We both start Lenin; POSitions of. Marxism- the S wand with the majority of Pattieg “MUnist and Workers © support, lead and F Ou BSS Struggles. Chicaga Uistoric convention in Uildine “2S @ turning point in ther ye @ youth movement. No Lege Shiba Organization on the “lags, SPeak of the level of | Positi, “Cal and theoretical com- Yw Son we have. When the e €s, the other youth lake Rats: have to sit ~ and Vhen ace Our outlook is that MOve, the entire youth a moves, & ap to express my thanks ae Preciation to the Cana- t degen who have come out try SE Of the Black Pan- e Black . Panthers are the bull’s eye for reaction in the U.S.A. Their defense is the first line of the defense of democ- racy in the U.S.A. The Black Panthers are in the forefront of struggle against Nixon’s assault on the American youth. We fight against the war in Vietnam. These are just some of the posi- tions of proletarian internation- alism that our two youth organ- izations adopt. It is our duty to fight for the total withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam. Nixon moves steadily towards escala- tion, no matter what he says publicly. We say we will never give up the fight to withdraw all U.S. troops from Vietnam. We are the only Left youth organization with a substantial base among working class youth. The level of youth activity is at an all time high. The anti- imperialist forces .of the world have the initiative. We must not be deluded into thinking that radicalization has taken place only among the students. That is to underestimate its depth and potential. There is a radi- calization among young workers which goes far deeper than among the students-and middle strata. I predict that 1970 is going to be a year of strikes in the work- ing class movement. The large influx of youth into the ranks of the working class is the reason for this. Industrial concentration is the most important part of, our pro- gram, Otherwise we will be un- able to play our vanguard role. The working class without Marxism-Leninism, cannot. win. Our youth organizations have to reflect the working class in their composition if we are to win. More and more people are turning to the Communist Party for guidance. There is only one political party — in both the United States and Canada—that can answer where and how and what. Our relationships with social- ist countries is a source of strength for us. Our relation- ships with countries which have won state power is a fantastic strength. We look to the Communist Party to help and develop us. We will gain skill and ability in the struggle. . ‘And | voted for: them!’ What is worrying Montreal posties By ALAIN PATRIE “Since thhe conditions of life of the proletariat sum up all the conditions of life of society today in all their inhuman acuity .. . (the proletariat) is driven direct- ly to revolt against that inhumanity.” Gerard Campion is 52 years old. He is married and has 15 children. His condition in life makes his a natural butt for jokes and clowning. He is a postal delivery driver, a good one, having worked 12 years on the route. His job is to pick up the mail at central. and. deliver: it to the sub stations; also he collects mail at boxes and re- turns them to central. It is a hard job for an older man, sitting in a hot truck in summer, a cold truck in winter. The act of hitting the pavement every few blocks is painful on the feet: The traffic is im- sible, the route tortuous, the mail bags become heavy burdens. Sometimes Gerard Campion would like to chuck it all up. Rut there is ‘the family. He earns $3.25 an hour for a 40 hour week. That’s $130 a week before deductions.. What remains is not much for a man with 15 children. How does he do it? “Well,” he confided to the Canadian Tribune, “some of my children work and they contri- bute to the house. All of us under one roof makes it easier. Two of my children are married so we are 15 in a six-room house. We are close.” Workers’ Virtues Gerard Campion - recognizes the fact that he is endowed with little formal intellect but prides himself on his virtues. He is a devoted father, a reliable worker and a dedicated union man. He is a member of the Confederation of National Trade Unions. His unionism borders on the fanatic. The discovery of how the combined strength of working men can be concerned with and care for his social problems, was a revelation. The recurrent problem. for postal drivers in Montreal is security. Every year, just as the winter weakens and the days grow long, the Federal Govern- ment re-examines its mail truck contracts. Every year the Gov-. ernment storms at the expenses, demanding cuts and economy. This year the Trudeau Govern- ment was particularly ferocious. It’s remarkable how much like a boss the government is, Campion commented. This gov- ernment has never taken our side, never supported the work- ers. He whispered bitterly, “I used to vote Liberal.” Pawns in Game Before Campion’s eyes a giant’s game unfolded wherein he and his fellow workers, 457 other postal drivers, became the pawns. Determined to dis- mantle their union, the CNTU, and then hire the drivers for less, the government tried every subterfuge. As simple as that. It was this very simplicity that assaulted the minds of the pub- lic. No one was willing to be- lieve it until Eric Kierans in his unbridléd haste and tyranny threw caution to the wind. These men will walk the streets. if they don’t conform, Kierans boasted. We will hire other men. And true to his word the mail is moving today “in Montreal under armed guard. Every scab truck is accompanied by a Barnes Patrol riding shotgun. Kierans was remarkable in his indecent honesty and bruta- lity. The government concurred. Following the garbled Golden- berg report which in a shame- faced way hinted at the immor- ality of dumping a group of workers on the street, the hat- chet man C. M. Drury, Treasury Board president, camé up with the final indignity. Quit the union, join the postal service as civil servants. Only 297 men would be hired, 40 more as part time workers. The rest of the drivers, Gerard Campion includ- ed, were not to be rehired. Searching Questions Campion has received the short end of the stick many times in his life. What festers PACIFIC TRIBUNE—APRIL 10, 1970—Pa e7 in him now is why the union that was so good was so bad? Why the union never prepared him for the knavery of the gov- ernment, the brutal, heartless schemes of arrogant men fisted with power and headed by théir servile toady, Eric Kierans, who is determined to save a buck and damn the consequences. “We asked Kierans what we will do without a job,” Cam- _pion offered. And Kierans in a laconic - reply said the men would be “recycled.. Recycled!” Gerard Campion is a French Canadian worker. He under- stands the struggle against boss- es, concedes their criminality. What he cannot cope with is his union’s mismanagement. With his fellow workers they sit around the union hall and see the world crumbling about them. “God Forgive Me” “But the rot of it is that our leaders never, told us about poli- tical parties, the rot of it is, God forgive me,” Campion whispers, “J. voted for Eric Kierans. I voted Liberal! And I have to blame the union and their misleader- ship. They never taught us about politics, they never told us how to vote. It is the price we pay.” : “We will fight to keep. our union until the end,” Campion told the Tribune. “I’m going to stay here (union hall) with my fellow workers until we win.” Gerard Campion is without a job today. The arbitrary decision of Eric Kierans, of the Trudeau government, has deprived him of a job. Now Campion stands in line for unempleyment in- surance while the Prime Minis- _ter of Canada stands in line for the ski tow. “Since the conditions of life of the proletariat sum up all the conditions of life of society to- day in all their inhuman acui- ty ... (the proletariat) is driven directly to revolt against that in- humanity,”