‘a Confederation Train has
i it and gone, as has the
ly Tattoo. Hamilton’s
4 ark cradles the home
Allan MacNab as a Cen-
“Project. But the fermen-
a the present continues
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oa force on a city
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roe have passed
the a area but as always
nt urge of human devel-
He Dest is yet to come.
delio, Of the future is tan-
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‘ Be day. It is youth.
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be Nia € golden horseshoe
on ec Peninsula the af-
tong re 18 not so calm, not
jhe de as it pretends.
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Ment flung into the

These plans will not work be-
cause as usual-the irreversible
march of progress has»been en-
tirely disregarded by the button
down minds of Bay Street.

But the attempt is being made
and untold harm is being done in
the process. Every struggle has
casualties and the capitalist sys-
tem is manufacturing casualties
out of people almost from birth.

From the first day at school
the competitive foundation of
the educational system alienates,
confuses and discourages natural
social attitudes. By grade eight
the so-called advanced students
are offered the academic courses
which may lead to university.
They thus seek to segragate
those who will toil for them,
those who will think for them or
entertain them. The development
of a loyal, class conscious cadre
to act as an elite pool for the
monopolies to draw on becomes
one of the most frantic problems

and technical school veterans
are developing militant attitudes
and trends that will soon set the
pace for the labor movement.
Anti-communism and_ tuxedo-
unionism™-are drowned out by
the cries for national rights, de-
mocracy, security and human
dignity. The tactics are rough
and unpolished, the voices of
leadership just learning to speak;
but evermore persistent, ever
more confident, the restless
young are stirring—looking for
allies.

The stimulus below, along
with the objective demands of
the environment call for the re-
organization of the labor move-
ment; not just to meet the chal-
lenge but to bring about the de-
feat. of monopoly. The veterans
of persistent struggle in the labor
movement must make youth
their special responsibility for
nothing develops in isolation and
the new must retain the price-

The Hamilton YMCA sent Rev.
H. Mackay out as a youth field
organizer in the Parkdale Avenue
area to organize along the lines
of area youth clubs being ex-
perimented with in Chicago.

Mr. Mackay is an ordained
minister who ran at one time as
an NDP federal candidate in
North Bay and who was released
from a _ prosperous Toronto
church for his progressive ideas.
He is a: very honest, idealistic
man, who wants to help young
people.

The “Little Parkdale Gang”
under the leadership of Mr. Mac-
kay formed a proper club under
the above name and rented a
busted up condemned house
owned by a well-to-do Doctor.
With a dues structure and fund-
raising drives they were able to
pay the $65 monthly rent and
improve the shack to the tune
of about two hundred dollars.

The building was supervised

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for modern industry. There is no
shortage of brains around but
loyalty and ideological compli-
city are more important and har-
der to find.

The students who become elig-
ible for University are veterans
of ruthless elimination yet even
so, far too many qualify for the
existing accommodations. Natur-
ally there are more eliminations.
McMaster University in Hamil-
ton is a good example of what
the monopoly oriented mind can
produce.

The board of governors reads
like a who’s who of Hamiltons
big business elite, all of whom
are naturally anti-labor. There
are definite class lines apparent
between the practical sciences
and the arts students. The Uni-
versity hierarchy is solidly con-

servative, and all the normal so-°

cial and political groups so com-
mon to more progressive Univer-
sities are either lacking of strug-
gling for a foothold.

The governors run the Univer-
sity like they would like to run
industry, if it were not for labor
unions. In other words they
have created a home away from
home—only homier.

Through all this youth con-

‘es to move forward.

ae, plans of the Establish-

impatid the rebirth of radical,

are heaaimpression | of youth

The advan” a collision course.

ready underngagements are al-

by the restl¥ as can be seen
workers and stless of young
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less wisdom of past struggles to
find correct tactics for the fut-
ure.

The question emerges — how
is if possible to struggle against
all the forces which seek to hold
back progress and at the same
time build unity. The question
almost answers itself because in
the process of struggle unity will
come naturally.

The Hamilton Youth Union
which is a small club has been
able to do some very large jobs
by simply getting into the strug-
gle and carrying it into the com-
munity. They brought the ques-
tion of Viet Nam into the public
eye by holding two peace vigils
in Gore Park which brought sup-
port from many left wing trade
unionists, two of the large trade
unions and a large part of the
public. They hold one night cof-
fee house’s in rented halls where
hundreds of young amateur per-
formers have entertained. Their
present campaign is to abolish
student transit cards, lower stu-
dents bus fares and allow pen-
sioners to ride free. They have
won the support of the Building
Trades Council, had very con-
siderate attention from Mayor
Copps of Hamilton, and collected
from students and the general
public. These objectives could
not have’ been gained without
the support of the left-wing
workers and organizations but
also without going to the com-
munity—the public. a

Where does the leadership of
the industrial union stand on the
issues and the movement of

youth?
There is a fine example just
passéd in east end Hamilton.

by Rev. Mackay, had rules and
regulations, and was equipped
with a juke box and pop mach-
ine donated by Paul Hanover, a
popular radio and television per-
sonality.

The fact that the place was a
shack and that there was noise
and crowds :of young people
coming and going naturally pre-
sented problems in this crowded
area where the space between
houses is almost non-existent.
These are problems that could
have been settled to the satis-
faction of residents and youth
alike. However, the city swoop-
ed in (the morality squad tried
for months to find an excuse to
close the club house) and police,
health authorities and recreation
authorities closed the house and
barred the club members from

entry. Hamilton’s finest morality -

officers oblivious to such alright
activities as bootlegging, dope
and: women taking off their
clothes to make profits for up-
town tavern owners, knew some-
thing immoral was going on, al-
though they couldn’t find any-
thing. They- enlisted the aid of
health and recreation authorities
to close the house.

The house is closed, the Rev.
Mackay has been fired by the
publicity scared YMCA, the kids
are back on the streets and jus-
tice has been once again undone
by the cops.

The Hamilton Labor Council
was asked by a delegate to in-
vestigate, did so, and ended up
commending the police and the
establishments, with the strong
opposition of Mr. Davidson who
is full time Business Agent. for

~! the Building Trades Council. Mr.
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Davison was supported also by
Sam Hammond a Lithographer
and Donald Stewart an electri-
cian along with varying degrees
of criticisms by some other dele-
gates.

The lesson here is that the
labor movement leadership and
N.D.P. leadership, who were also
involved in the report, find they
do not wish to identify them-
selves with struggles of this na-
ture. They feel that an approach
of making briefs to so-called
responsible public representa-
tives, is the proper way to help.
They would help “responsible”
young people rather than hood-
lums or hippies.

The left wing socialist work-
ers and citizens feel that large
public movements must be deve-
loped to create the justification
for parliamentary presentations
and create the pressure that
guarantees not only victories but
also the development of young

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people into experienced fighters
for democracy in unity with all
the democratic forces in the
community. As a matter of fact
the mass movements are the
only real way to guarantee that
socialist candidates are elected
on municipal provincial and fed-
eral governments.

This is precisely why the
Communist Party is running pro-
vincial candidates and why it
is important for socialist N.D.P..
workers to understand Commun-
ists running. It is through the
efforts of socialist workers —
communists and N.D.Pers alike
—that the entire democratic left
will be strengthened so the
unity of youth, the complicity of
the labor movement leadership
in the struggles, and the support
of the community, will be
achieved. This is why the Com-
pany of Young Canadians wil]
have to forge strong ties with
the working class and the labor
movement to exist or else they
will be dissolved by some irate
politicians who represent the
concerns the Company of Young
Canadians are clashing with.

All the political parties are
attempting to associate them-
selves with youth but most don’t
wish it to be a permanent two
way Street.

Canada has a Minister of
Youth, a position created by
Pearson but just what he does
is questionable. You can’t even
criticize because he hasn’t done
anything. The Communist Party
is the party that truly welcomes
youth. We are not afraid of
youth. We are not afraid of the
positive or the negative aspects
of young people .insmotion.., :;
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