'Why are we jobless?” marine workers ask Some 300 jobless members of Marine Workers Union met in Pender Auditorium ‘on Monday this week to discuss rising unemployment in the industry. More than 400 union members have been laid off in the past six weeks and the question asked by these men is, “Why are we Press statements of various captains of industry expressing complacency over the econ- omic future of B.C. but refer- ring to “a difficult period for the next two or three years” before the “boom” returns came in for sharp criticism from the floor. A union executive resolu- . tion suggested that each local union set up an unemployed committee this winter, and their activities be coordinated through local labor councils. The meeting endorsed this plan, and the resolution was forwarded to the B.C. Federa- ‘tion of Labor convention which meets next week. President Sam Jenkins, who chaired the meeting, stressed that unlike the period of the Hungry Thirties, unemployed this time will remain mem- bers of their unions, paying Patronize "THE NEST” (formerly Carnel’s Coffee Shop) Under New Management “Everything in Flowers” FROM EARL SYKES 56 E. Hastings St., PA. 3855 Vancouver, B.C. 251 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. “QUALITY SERVICE OTM LUE ULI COL L$ Castle Jewelers Watchmaker and Jewelers Special Dis- count to all Tribune Read- ers. Bring this ad with you. 152 Granville Street re BOOT OOO COLO GO CIO O iE ULL g ETT ETT TT Ges Installations FURNACES — STOVES WATER HEATERS Harry C. Weinstein GAS CONTRACTOR 692 East Hastings MUtual 3-5044 Res.: AL. 2991-L FREE ESTIMATES unemployed? minimum jobless dues but re, taining full rights and benefits within the organization. Alt unemployed aetivity will thus be centred through the trade union movement. Included .in the Marine Workers’ jobless members are several Italian immigrants who were recently laid off at Western Bridge, when the firm unsuccessfully bid on a contract for transmission tow- ers which the B.C. Electric awarded to a firm in Italy. Several recent Scottish im- migrants are-among those em- ployed. One of these men, who came to Canada after listen- ing to glowing accounts of prosperity here from a CPR agent in Scotland, has only had one month’s employment since he arrived in July. His wife and three children will reach Vancouver next Mon- day, and he doesn’t know what will happen to them. ‘Ym broke, living in one room, and am ineligible for unemployment insurance,” _ he says. PENDER AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) 339 West Pender LARGE & SMALL HALLS FOR RENTALS Phone PA, 9481 TED HARRIS Painters’ and Paperhangers’ Supplies Sunworthy Wallpaper Reg. 45c, Now 19c a roll 757 E. 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A resolution on unemploy- ment endorsed by the meet- ing said: “A number of our major con- struction projects,in the Co- mox-Alberni area are near- ing completion; a prolonged season of good logging has re- sulied in a curtailment of ac- tivity in the woods; as a re. sult, with winter now close at hand, there has been a steady increase in the number of peo_ ple unemployed in the con- stituency. : “Therefore be it resolved that we urge both the federal and provincial governments to accelerate such projects as the new federal buildings at Camp7 bell: River and Port Alberni, Alberni-Tofing Highway, the North Island Highway to Port Hardy. and Port Alice, new small boat harbors and works of He BC: Power Commis- sion.’ “We fixed ‘em boasts Weeks after talk. “We fixed ’em” said U.S. Commerce Secretary sinclar z | Weeks as he strode out of the conference room in Washingto ; towards the end of the U.S.-Canadian government talks Ja week. Weeks left Canadian Finance Minister Donald Fleming External Affairs Minister Sid- ney Smith, Agriculture Min- ister D. S. Harkness, and Trade Minister Gordon Churchill with no one to talk to, except minor U.S. officials. U.S. Treasury Secretary An- derson had not bothered to show up at all for the last session. U.S: Secretary of State Dulles dropped in, and then left to attend to what he considered more important business. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson left soon after, and then Weeks bustled out. It was in the reception room ~ outside that Weeks ran into a group of Canadian report- ers whom he mistook for rep- resentatives of the U.S. press. He therefore, felt safe in sum-. ming up the proceedings with his “We fixed ’em” statement. It will be recalled that the Canadian delegation went to Washington to lay down the law on U.S. wheat dumping policies. What they got was a “promise” that the’ U.S. would stop bartering wheat, WASHINGTON something they~ had already decided themselves to see doing last June. But all other aspects of us dumping program will go as before — acceptance e “soft” currencies, long-te! low interest loans, auctiot tier wheat at cut rate prices, in” deals under which coun, tries in return for assistan now, commit themselves buying their wheat supp from the United States ~~ years to come. In short, all 1 main parts of U.S. wheat posal policies which are © ting away Canadian asl remain. Ee Finally, the Canadian ele gation was going to raise © question of the dangerous * uation created by our ret trade with the United State All it got was a statement tha the “United States membe felt that the trade and Pay — ments relationships 7 the two countries were ba" cally sound.” CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or Jess with 10 cents for each ad- ditional line is made for no- ’ tices appearing in this column. No notices will be accepted later than Tuesday noon of the week of publication. DEADLINE FOR COMING EVENTS COLUMN — All copy must be in the. Pacific Tribune ‘office not later. than 12 noon Tuesday. NOTICES DURING THE CURRENT Circulation Drive, the Pacific Tribune office will remain open on Saturdays between the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. IN MEMORIUM [esic) Seesaw air A AML Pas ee | DAVID CRAWFORD > WILLIAMS .His passing is deeply felt by his parents, sister and brother. He knew, as we know, that his cause will surely succeed. He will always be with us. Mother, - Father, Sister and Brother. * : eee ee raiamor ‘don your COMING EVENTS OCT. 19° ee a yen for “sprucy” night © on the Lown: Why not take in Burnaby’s first Cabaret and Dance of the season? A party of a few friends — we'll re- | serve the table, and with soft music, conversation, and tink- ling glasses, you'll soon be dancing cheek - to - cheek. So best shawl and shirt and be ushéred in to the Valleyview Cm’ty Centre — (Grandv’w H’wy next to Municipal Hall.) SAT. OCT. 19.. Admission—$1.25 (includ- ' ing supper plate.) PEACE NEWS CALENDAR Hear Dr. James G. Endi- cott speak at the Swedish Hall, 1320 East Hastings St. On Friday, November 15th, 8:00 p.m. Watch for further an- nouncments on other BREeY: tings soon. Buy your Xmas Gifts at the Peace Bazaar in the Russian Peoples Home on Saturday, November 23rd. Buy Your Xmas Cards from the B.C. Peace Coun- cil, MA. 9958. B.C. Peace Council 144 West Hastings St. BUSINESS PERSONATS PATRONIZE — BARBER SHOP — 204 br St., 2 blks. nor of Hea NASTINGS BAKERIES LID. —Scandinavian products /specialty. 716 East Hasti Street. Phone TA. a 0.K. RADIO SERVICE . a Latest factory equipment used. st SERVICE, 1420 Pender West., TA. 1012, ssid preci £ CLINTON HALL, 2605 Bal Pender. Available for ba quets, Weddings, Meetin®” Ete. Phone HA. 3277. REGENT TAILORS LID. — d Custom Tailors and Rea” to wear. For personal 9%) vice see Henry Rankin : 324 W, Hastings St., couver 3. PAcifie 8456. . BX BIG % USED FURNITUR STORE — 1420 Commer! Drive. Phone HA, 4058. (FO merly % Transfer and Ole ing — N. Stoochnov). HALLS FOR RENT ge RUSSIAN PEOPLE'S nome ' Available for meetings, W® for 3 dings, and banquets at Z. it sonable rates. 600 Camp? Ave. TA. 9939. October 18, 1957 —PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAG! van