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daly 10, 1936

B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS

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Harmony Prevails While
Delegates Discuss Issues

(Continued from page 1)

C.C.F. in the East

Conditions for C.CI. organiza-
tion had been most unfavorable in
Alberta latterly, but he thought the
party would soon profit by the fail-
ure of Social Credit and become even
stronger than elsewhere. In Sas-
katchewan an almost perfect, if cor-
rupt, Liberal machine stood in the
way of the C\C.I., as was also the
Bracken organization in Manitoba,
but economic conditions were slowly
erushine the Regina *machine, and
he could state that already at least
half the votes of Winnipeg would
go C.C.IF". at the next election.

Mr. Woodsworth said that diffi-
culty of language and the opposi-
tion of the church made Quebec or-
ganization almost impossible. He
was of the opinion that the work-
ers themselves in Quebec must take
the lead, and that no outside en-
deavor could accomplish very much.

He was facetious about the party
complex of the Maritimes, having
discovered that every little bluenose
was born either a Liberal or Con-
servative. However, a hopeful lead
had been given by the co-operatives
being stablishd by the University of
St. Francois Xavier, at Antigonish.

Unity

We closed his address with an ap-
peal for unity, and a summons to let
no ambition for office or personal
bickering stand in the way of a
united party. He called for con-
fidence in the future of the party,
and that co-operation which could
alone establish a Co-operative Com-
monvwealth.

Wallis Lefeaux delivered a brief

address, in which he referred in
terms of admiration to Arnold
Webster, who had had many diffi-
cult problems to solve during the

past year. He stressed that in his
opinion the first requisite for the
GGF. was io acquire knowledge
rather than power, thereby disagree-
ine with Woodsworth, who had dealt
With the necessity cf organizing for
power.

Lefeaux Chairman

Wallis Lefeaux was elected as
convention chairman, and the meet-
ing proceeded to Officers’ Report,
which after reading were all re-
ferred to a special committee for
eonsideration. When delegates re-
convened Saturday morning, Cre-
GentialS Chairman Spragge an-
nounced that 259 were present, rep-
resenting 175 clubs. After some dis-
eussion on proxy votes the com-
mittee’s report was passed.

“The auditors report, next heard,
recommended that the office of sec-
retary be merged with that of treas-
urer, but the meeting did not con-
eur,

Platform

Perhaps the most important re-
port was that of the Platform Com-
mittee. A platform covering almost
every phase of human life and en-
deavor was brought forward and
earnestly considered by the packed
hall. The first clause, calling for the
establishment of a socialized finance
and credit was hotly attacked from
many angles but finally passed after
4 spirited defense of its provisions
by Dr. Telford. The doctor suggested
at one point that the plank was
being sabbotaged, but the probable
fact was that the more doctrinaire
of the delegates were disinclined to
anything that could be construed as
Social Gredit while the politically-

minded were remembering what
Aberhart had done in Alberta.
A motion to amend the first

clause to provide for industrial as
Well as political action in the attain-
ment of power was lost when the
chairman pointed out that all action
for political ends was political
action.

R. B. Swailes, M.1L.A., came under
fire when it was pointed out that
he was holding a proxy for a club
while not delegated by his own club.
It was ruled that he be allowed to
act as the proxy.

Burrard Platform

A platform for the Burrard bye-
election, proposed by the Burrard
Campaign Committee, was un-
animously rejected by the conven-
tion which indicated a desire for
more teeth in its platforms.

The suggested plank on the social-
jzation of logging was amended to
include fishing and mining, above
the protest of Chairman Lefeaux
and Ernest Bakewell, who expressed
the thought that the party was
biting off more than it could chew.
At this point a motion that the en-
tire platform be tabled and referred
to the clubs for approval was lost.

Farmers Militant

The clause on farming occasioned
much debate, and resulted in a re-
cess being declared while the farm-
ers held a caucus and drew up their
own plank, which was then adopted
with an amplification added by the
Economic Planning Commission.

Bernard Stehelin of West Van-
couver moved that a plank be added
that on the taking of power by the
G.G.F. all semi-fascist and fascist
organizations Should be dissolved.
After considerable debate, led by A.
M,. Stephen and Black of Southlands,
in favor, and Angus McInnis, op-
posed, it was finally tabled; when
lifted it was referred to the resolu-
tion committee, and was subsequent-
ly lost sight of.

Another attempt was then made
to reopen Plank No: i, dealing with
credit and finance, and Ansus Mc-
Innis again spoke against the clause.
He considered that it should first be
determined whether promises in
this regard could be accomplished. It
was finaily referred back to the plat-
form committee to consider again.

rh eee se fa oe

Plank No. 1 Again

After reconveninge in the evening
the platform committee brought
back plank No. 1 amended to de-
lete the words ‘and credit’ and trans-
posing it with plank No. 2, dealing
with the logging, fishing, and min-
ing industries. In this form it was
finally passed and the labor plank
next considered.

At this point the motion to inewude
a plank against fascist and semi-
fascist movements was lifted from
the table and referred to the resolu-
tions committee. The platform as a
whole was then adopted, and a com-
mittee of five appointed to amplify
all the clauses in an explanatory
fashion. '

“The agenda was then altered to
permit of resolutions being received

immediately, on the motion of the
Tecumseh Club delegate. Many
resolutions were held over, having

been referred to other committees.

T. U. Commission

About the first dealt with was
designed to set up 2 Commission to
be known as the “Trade Union Com-
mission’ to co-operate with labor
bodies and work with them on mat-
ters of common import. This was
finally passed after several attempts
to amend it.

Resolution 11, asking for an ap-
peal from the convention for the
release of Comrades Herd, Press,
Jacobs, Olafson, and CGorlett, Corbin
strike victims, was carried. Another
resolution at this time demanding

that press attacks and radio ad-
dresses in which purely personal
quarrels between members of the

movement were aired, should cease,
was unanimously passed, thus early
demonstrating that the party’s de-
Sire was for greater discipline.

U. F. Resolutions
Resolution 29-a was written into
the list submitted to cover several
others all more or less dealing with
the defense against fascism and for
the United Front. It consisted of
the formation of a committee to

consult and act with all other anti-.

fascist organizations, and was passed
after considerable discussion. The
resolutions committee had evidently
approached the United Front ques-
tion very warily, but later resolu-
tions demonstrated that their appre-
hension was unjustified.

Various resolutions dealing with
the recent actions and speeches of
Robert Connell, leader of the oppo-
sition, keyed the meeting to a high
Pitch of tension. The earnest desire
of the left wing to avoid all split-
ting tactics was severely strained
by a motion of non-confidence in
Mr. Connell, which was, however,
defeated by 138-76 votes.

A ruling from a former provincial
executive that the position of oppo-
sition must be endorsed by the con-
vention was then acted on, and the
present leader was confirmed in his
position The contentious matter was
later, however, to reappear in an-
other form.

Farmers’ Co-ops.

A motion of the Harrison Mills
Club that the planning commission
study a plan of co-operation in the
interest of farmers was passed, as

was the next, dealing with the in-|.

stitution of a recall system for
elected members, whereby M.L.A.’s,
M.P.’s and others would be pledged
to resign their seats at the demand
of the provincial executive.

Sunday morning commenced with
a debate on the desirability of hav-
ing paid organizers for the party.
The very practical objection of ex-
pense stood in the way, but the
matter was finally disposed of by
a recommendation to the incoming
executive that they investigate the
possibility.

Discipline for M.L.A.’s

Then arose a most vexatious ques-
tion from a certain point of view—
resolutions 65, 74, 120, 128, all deal-
ing with the relationship of elected
members to the movement, were all
combined in a substitute, designed to
put such members under the control
of the convention, and between con-
ventions responsible to the provin-
cial executive, with disciplinary
measures, if necessary, to be taken
by that body as in the case of any
rank and file members. It again
definitely pointed out the place of
the members of the legislature, and
passed with very little discussion.
The convention had made up its
mind about these members, and the
members had made up their mind
about the convention.

“Commonwealth”

On the question of the Common-
wealth Printing and Publishing
Go., Chairman Lefeaux opened
debate by asking for ‘peace, order,
and good government’ while the
matter was under discussion. The
resolutions called for everything
from talking over control of the
paper, to the movement washing
its hands of it, but a substitute
Was proffered to the gathering,
that as the paper in the eyes of
the public was identified with the
C.C.F., ““ W. A. Pritchard should
fulfill the spirit as well as the
letter of his obligations to the
movement, in that he takes im-
mediate steps to put control of
the policy of the paper into the
hands of the provincial executive.’
Failing this, the executive was to
withdraw all support from the
paper, and take steps to set up its
own paper.

Angus MeiInnis counselled that
discussion should be “brief, and said
that he agreed with the motion. The
Ge.F. should haye a mouthpiece,
and that was the logical function
of the Commonwealth. He thought

if the directors failed to agree with

the executive, the share holders
should be appealed to.
Amendment
Round of Victoria, moved -an

amendment to the motion adding
‘business management’ to the reso-

The purpose of ae aoe is the
establishment in Canada of a Co-
operative Commonwealth, in which
the principle regulating production,
distribution and exchange will be
the supplying of human needs and
not the making of -profits and in
which economie planning will super-
sede unregulated private enterprise
and competition.

This social and economic trans-
formation of relief from the politi-
cal action through the election of a
government inspired by the ideal of

a Co-operative Commonwealth and
supported by a majority of the
people.

Having an acute realization of

the necessity of relief from the
deplorable and inevitable conditions

which, as a result of our decadent
capitalist economy, are destroying
the peace, comfort, security and

happiness of our people, it will be
the unswerving policy of the C.C.I’.
to bring the new order into being as
expeditiously and efficiently as pos-
sible. During the transition period
which must intervene before the
ultimate objective is achieved, every
measure which is undertaken must
constitute a step in the orderly
progression towards the socialist
State and must provide for a higher
economic- and cultural standard of
life for every citizen.

On the basis of the foregoing
principles, the ©.G.F. advances the
following platform for SBritish Co-
lumbia:

1. Early state control and opera-
tion of the following:

(a) Distribution of milk, bread
and other essential foodstuffs.

(b) Provision for feeds, fertilizers
and blasting powder at cost to
farmers.

(ec) Logging, mining and fishing-

(d) Gasoline and oil distribution.

(e) Liquor business. (Manufac-
ture and distribution.)

2. The adoption of provincial so-
cialized finance based upon the

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wealth produced in the Province and
for the. purpose of facilitating the
equitable distribution of our com-
modities and services to all our
citizens.

3. The introduction of measures
designed to raise the general stand-
ard of living for every citizen con-
sistent with the economic and poli-
tical control which we may possess
from time to time.

4. Steeply graded income tax and
death duties.

5. Extension and liberalization of
allowances to Mothers, Aged Peo-
ple, the Blind, and all others physti-
cally or mentally incapacitated.

6. Institution of State Imsurance.

7. Protection of homes from exe-
cution or forced sale up to a value
of three thousand dollars.

8. The early institution of a hous-
ing program.

9. lormation of a Public Utilities
Commission to control utilities and
natural resources in the interest of
the Province.

10. Provision of security for the
farmer by guarantee of minimum
prices for his products based on the
general price standard of other com-
modities, and by a well considered
policy in dealing with farmers’ in-
debtedness as a whole. That in the
process of transition from individual
to collective agriculture the method
to be used shall be on a basis of
voluntary co-operation, and not on a
basis of expropriation.
AGRICULTURAL PLATFORM :

(a) Survey of all farms with a
view to establishing a proper system
for use of lands for which they are
best adapted with provision of
proper and adequate irrigation and

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(b) Survey and revision, where
necessary, of farms’ assessments,
taxes, rents and agreements, with
provisions for complete freedom
from seizure of property.

(ec) Investigation of costs of pro-
duction and manufacture of abat-

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toirs and fruit and vegetable can-
neries, and the encouragement of
greater use of Farmers’ Institutes as
3a means of ascertaining the farmers’
needs.

(d) Provision of a Provincial Goy-
ernment Bureau, as early as pos-
Sible, for the distribution of build-
ing materials, equipment, fertilizers,
feeds and seeds at fair prices, with
facilities for finuncial assistance on
reasonable terms where deemed ad-
visable.

(e) State control and regulation of
imports of agricultural produce, in-
cluding: the setting-up of Marketing
Committees.

11. Active support of co-operative
societies in all appropriate fields.
Under government supervision and
active financial assistance.

12. Labor:

(a) Restriction of hours,

(b) Minimum wages for
workers.

(c) Worknien’s Compensation Act
to be liberalized.
(d) Workers’

tended.

(e) Establish the legal status of
workers’ unions and keep them
free from employers’ control.

(f) Opening company-controlled
tewns.

13. Abolition of ali tolls on pro-
vincially-controlled bridges and
highways, and ferries.

14, The establishment of a pro-
gressive educational system designed
to prepare young people for partici-
pation in a co-operative society; and
provision for free access ta educa-
tional, cultural and vocational facili-
ties, with the inauguration of ex-
tensive adult education.

15. The inauguration of an eco-
nomic and professional consultative
council whose members will be
elected from outside parliament on
the ground of their recognized
competence, delegates to these
councils shall be elected from their
respective organizations.

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all

liens to be ex-

lution after the word ‘policy.’

Some discussion ensued on legal
barriers alleged to surround the
transference of 5000 ‘A’ shares to
the provincial executive, promised
by Pritchard, while the paper was
being= organized. These had never
been turned over, on  Pritchard’s
elaim that the registrar of com-
panies would give no authorization
to a transfer while the shares were
in escrow. It was pointed out that
a voting proxy could have been
Sliven at recent shareholders’ meet-
ings, and also that a letter was
stated to be in existence from the
registrar clearing the road for
transfer.

Roy Woodrow from Centre Club
desired to have this letter read.
Round also pressed the question, but
it was lost sight of in ensuing dis-
eussion. A. M. Stephen then thought
that debate had gone far enough,
and moved to terminate it. This was
passed, as was also the amendment
whereby the policy and business
management of the Commonwealth
is to come under control of the
movement, under pena—y of losing
C-.C.F. support.

Prepared Slate

On opening the afternoon session,
Bert Gargrave arose to a point of
privilege, and exhibited a mimeo-
graphed slate of officers which had

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UNITED FRONT
ENDORSED

Resolution of the Island €on-
ference on Unemployment:

That an industrial and unem-
ployment committee be set up
whose chairman shall have a
seat on the Provincial Executive.
This committee shall instruct
each District Council to set up’
an industrial and unemployment
conference composed of dele-
gates from ©.C.F. Clubs, unem-
ployment associations, trade
unions, and all other working-
elass organizations in the area.

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been distributed to delegates, with
an introduction calling for the con-
vention’s support of the slate in
the interest of unity. Indignation
was expressed, and a committee
consisting of Gargrave, Round of
Wictoria, and A. M. Stephen was
struck off to investigate the source
of the paper. -

A change in the agenda brought
the constitution committee in to re-
port next, in order that election of
officers might be proceeded with be-
fore the departure of some delezates
on the evening trains.

United Front

Qne of the most important clauses
provided a basis for the United
Iront, and was presented by the
Island Conference on Unemploy-
ment.

“That an industrial and unem-
ployment committee be set up,
whose chairman shall have a seat
on the provincial executive. This
committee shall instruct each
District Council to set up an in-
dustrial and unemployment con-
ference composed of delezates
from C.C.F. clubs, unemployment
associations, trade unions, and all
other working class organizations
in the area.”

Davidson Shocked

This brought the shocked inquiry
from John Davidson, Kitsilano No.
1, GC.EF. club, as to whether this
did not admit the Communist Party.
Colin Cameron of Alberni, the
mover of the resolution, quite em-
phatically stated that it meant the J
United Front, and elicited wild
cheers from the assembly. Bray, of
the former unemployment council,
endorsed the resolution and the
statements of Cameron as the voice
of the working class. Colin Cameron
closed the discussion, the question
was quickly put, and the United
Front endorsed almost unanimously,

Communist Party Letter To Convention

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The let#*r printed below was addressed
by the Communist Party to the recently-
held C.C.F. convention (B.C. Section). For
some reason it was not read to the conyven-
tion, apparently not finding its way into

the hands of the chairman.

ES * *

Communist Party or CANADA
British Columbia Proyineial Committee
52,163 West Hastings Street,

Room

June 27, 1936.
C.C.F. Provincial Convention,
Victory Hall, Homer Street,
Vaneouver, B.C.

Dear Comrades,—On behalf of the
ship of our Party we extend warm greetings to
your Convention. We trust that your Conven-
tion will give a lead to the suffering people of
our proyince in advancing the forces

Tt must be fresh in your munds,
how the Liberal Government has given a free
hand to the monopoly interests in their exploita-
tion of the great wealth of our province at the
h The ruthlessness
on the part of the employers and monopoly im-
terests in meeting the least resitanee of the worl-

policies is fully backed by the
The strikes of the waterfront
workers, the loggers, cannery workers and miners
during the last year, are outstanding instances.

The status of the unemployed is being further
degraded by the introduction of a work for relief
A reign of intimidation and terror has
been introduced and maintained by Pattullo and
in the interior of our province.
still flourish. Reaction is gathering its

expense of the common people.

ing people to their
Pattullo reoime.

policy.

Sloan i
towns

forces as a result of the Pattullo regime.
infamous Citizens’ League (incipient fascism in
Canadian politics) was organized by prominent
and outstanding Liberals and enjoys the protec

tion of their government.

Public opinion is overwhelmingly opposed to

Tt

by

Pattullo
and

the
aroused

pox yvernment.
developed

tion.

a
ordinated and enlightened movement,
opinion the present time is most opportune to de-
yelop a campaign which will lead to the defeat
of the Pattullo administration and his resigna-

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of progress.

comrades,

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Our party believes that such a canes will

lead to the establishment of a C.C.F

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ment in the provinee. Given a clear-cut lead and
provided wiih a possibilty for a unified expres-
sion of their desires
}. ean and will defeat reaction.
government based on. the desires
and wishes of the people and pledged to carry
through a program of amelioratine their condi-
tions will secure their undivided support in its
mslation to shitt the burden of the erisis off
backs of the
as a first
ment with every
class taking its full part in every phase of
current activity and strugele.

movement
nnions aud other progressive organizations will
deal a smashing blow to reaction,
Government aa eive an example to Canada,

can be combatted.
in Reoeima show the way.
enarantee of success
feat Pattullo lies aboye all in the co-ordination
of activities of all progressive forces
unions and other progressive organizations.
eohesion and organization of the masses on the
common erounds of their immediate needs will
effective support to such a movement.

Jack of a proper lead to the masses. of
people, a split im the ranks of the anti-eapitalist
Red-baiting of any deseription plays into
the hands of reaction.

B.C. and Canada are not marking time. The
Tories are reviving their organization. The

Vancouver capitalist press are almost unanimous
in adyoeating a
ment, which will more
press the people of the Province.
must
which Patiullo is leading them,
store.

\We submit these yiews motivated solely by a

genuine desire to secure au alignment of forces

ean be further that can.eftectively advance the cause of the
properly co- common people in the fight against capitalism.
In our With our best and most sincere wishes for a

successtul convention, we

Yours for Socialism,

Communist Party of Canada,
B.C.

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and aspirations, the people

working population. This re
essential a united labor move
section of the organized work

including the trade

elect a C.C.F.

as shown the world how fascism
Closer home the experiences

in the fight to de

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The forees of reaction in

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The people of
be saved from the ruin to

and which the

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amidst enthusiastic applause.

EE. E. Winch then moved to ex-
tend P.E. membership from Fed-
eral riding representatives to pro-
vincial riding members. Ernie Rob-
inson, provincial secretary, opposed
the motion and a lively debate en-
sued. Angus MacInnis thought the
body would become unwieldy, but
the motion was finally. passed with
an amendment that the members so
elected to the P.. should be sub-
ject to recall by their district
councils.

Officers’ Reports

The committee on officers’ reports
then presented their report. An
amendment to the president’s report
ealled for more decisive action at
times of emergency, and the vice-
president’s report was similarly
amended, and so endorsed. The
amendment on the latter also re-
minded the M.L.A.’s that leadership
between conventions is vested in the
provincial executive.

The secretary’s report was dis-
agreed with in several instances, and
a recommendation was made that
the bulletin issued monthly to the
clubs on P.E. procedure should be
extended and amplified, ‘as the
C.C.F. has now no owned or con-
trolled organ.’’ Report passed as
amended.

The “Challenge” Broadcast

Under “Radio and Speakers”’ re-
port one of the most dramatic in-
cidents of the convention occured.
The committee recommended that
all fund-raising and propaganda
activities should be placed under
the control of the movement. That
a committee of radio and propa-
ganda should be formed and Dr. Tel-
ford be given a seat on it, and that
Dr. Telford be given one night per
week for the Challenge Fund, to be
under his own control,

Some opposition was given to the
last provision, Round of Wictoria,
suggesting that the Challenge Fund
also be brought under the P.-E. A.
M. Stephen moved that the doctor's
report be accepted in toto, but Matt
Glenday recommended that the
amendments be accepted as he
thought they corresponded pretty
closely with Telford’s own desires.

Mildred Osterhout thought that
such a valuable medium as the
Challenge broadeast ought to be
known as a C.C.F. activity. She
suggested a fund should be held
apart for it, and that it be paid for
by the* movement,

Ernie Winch called for realism—
why treat the radio differently than
they had treated the press? He
moved that the matter should be
referred to the incoming executive,
as had the Gommonwealth affair.

A “Challenge”

At this point Dr. Telford asked
for the platform. He declared that
no one was more anxious than he
to raise funds for the C.C.E., and
that while his activities had evoked
plenty of criticism, he would rather
be eriticized for doing something
than for doing nothing at all. After
explaining some of the disadyan-
tages and difficulties of his radio
broadeast, he pointed out that he
had always expressed his willing-
ness to hand over that activity when
the movement requested it and he
thought it was equipped to handle
it. He had decided to let them haye
a chance at it, in order to give him-
self a much-needed rest and shut off
a lot of criticism from those who
were going to have a chance to see
what the job entailed.

Salesmanship

The doctor then hoisted a heavy
Carton to the desk beside him and
commenced to sell “Plenty for All”
to the movement. Handling package
after package from the case, he car-
ried on a running commentary on
the various products, that would
have sold sand in the Sahara.
Laughter and applause relieved
much of the tension of the last few
hours.

The Winch amendment that the
matter be left to the incoming exec-
utive on the same basis as the Com-
monwealth, was finally passed, and
the convention passed on to election
of officers for the ensuing year.

The “Slate” Report

The report of the committee in-
vestigating the mimeographed slate
of officers was presented. Several
witnesses had been interviewed, but
there were signs that these were
afraid to give very definite evidence.
Wo definite source had been found,
but the committee ruled that the
action was beyond all principles of
democratie control.

Delegate Round brought down a
minority report. He stated that he
thought more drastic action should
be taken, as this incident had re-
vealed a type-of intrigue within the
movement which should be sum-
marily ended. He offered to give the
names involved, and the meeting so
ruled, whereupon he named Jack
Price, M.L.A., Robert Skinner, and
Victor Midgely as some who had
seemed to be most concerned. The
meeting, after calling the three
delegates to the platform for an ex-
planation, permitted the matter to
drop, and ruled that reference to it
be deleted from the minutes.

Electicn of Officers

Arnold Webster, Wallis Lefeaux,
A. M. Stephen, Harold Winch, all
declined to stand for the office of
president, and Dr. Telford was most
enthusiastically returned by accla-
mation.

A tight struggle between Arthur
Turner and Edwin Baker for vice-
president resulted in a vote of 127
to 118 in favor of the former. From
this point on the yoting was fairly
monotonous, the odds against the
right wing haying been pretty well
determined, and the only interest
lay in tactical endeavors to split the

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\three-to-one majority, and th

left vote, the right~ sede
solid 90-95 ballots. Gargrave li
secretaryship from Ernie Ru:
the former incumbent, by 155
votes, and Cloutier won the 1
urership from Spragge by J
ballots. Ernie Winch defende
chairmanship of the organ
committee by an e€asy mai,
43, but three battled for tos
manship of  Weonomic, St;
Miss Helen Gutteridge -. s St:
clear majority over. ; Pe.

and Dr, Christie, tl rg Be 2p as
had the misfortune ¢¢ Bee. CES Fors

‘for the position on it ae ieee
eredited “Unity” slate. Sng Py, 8
Ra OS
Stephen for Ra Gye

For radio, A. M. Stephen Se
Reg Bullock, who had prs

gone down before Ernie Winch _ Ss

Smith snatched the publici . flair

Mildred Osterhout went as educa-
tion chairman to keep Helen Gut
teridge company, by a comfortab’
majority, and Roger Bray. eon’ :
the election by a two-to-one /
over all comers for the ne=_
Unemployment and Indus
mittee.

Spragge of Kitsilano
named as auditor,

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Last Minute Resoluts

Some important resilutic—
passed on the Mondaz, the
tion taking a day longer t —
been provided for. The meeti-
on record as instructing any
Sovernment which took office to.
lease all political prisoners, a
write a definite conclusion to th
type of persecution.

The support of the convention
was pledged to any measures de-
Signed to do away with the Gon-

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seription Act, and a resolution was i

passed in opposition to the use of
police and militia to attack the
workers during strikes. A. MM.
Stephen moved a resolution of cen-
Sure against the @CGE, Sports
Committee which ran 4 road-race
under the Olympic trials, for their
support of the Hitler Olympic, and
calling: for endorsation of the Rarce-

lona Workers’ Olympic. After some

opposition from members cf the
Sports Committee, which wilted
when Don Maxwell, one o:
members under censure said
voting: for the resolution as he
Sidered it a censure of the s:
executive rather than of the
mittee as 2 ‘whole, the ‘ressi
Was passed by a jaded audienc:

A telegram from tbe Les,
Against War and Fascism was rc
asking for endorsation® of 1
World Peace Gongress. atheneya.
September, and was fT. vaily 1
dorsed, as was the Provincial Re
Congress on Ausust 4. Greeting
were received also from the Burnaby
Social Service Council, and the con-
vention was asked to send - aghree
delegates to a meeting on dure
which was duly done.

A resolution from the floor, Si AS.
that “this movement is not oppyiALy
to Marxian Socalism” was car
but another endorsing Mairxia
Cialism was lost.

The convention closed at ¢é
Monday, July 6.

WE'LL REMEM|

By THE SCRIBE?

- - That if Wally Lefeaux |
other job in the GG Fhe c
a perennial chairmanship c.
ventions ... The whiteness ot
Woodsworth’s knuckles as z
Srasped the rung of a chair ¥
the discipline of elected memt
Was discussed . . . That A.-
Stephen fights better when the ba
tle is tough than when he is havir
it all his own way ... Resoluti
No. 116 defining a G.C.B.er as one
“not being a member of any other
pro-capitalist or fascist organiza-
tion!” |: that Bert Gargrave

handles resolutions better than he -

does - revolutions,

. . . that the delegates were not the
less serious because they threw no
chairs at each other: .

BAD, BAD BOYS

Those three bad boys, Joh:
Bobby and Viccy, standing on
platform to give “explanations
the baker’s dozen left-wing -
men, representing everything
the People’s Front to the.
Workers’ News . . . and the __
knot of capitalist press represente
tives, snootily crowded into the
right-hand corner . ~. . wonder if.
half those fellows just got press as:
Signments to get in to hear tb
fun? =).

Angus MacInnis trying to
favor for at least one of his of
ions ... his perfect aplomb w)
every cause he supported was I
and vice versa the sheep
grin on John Davidson's face wl.

from a whole field of left and ‘Tight ;
‘contestants.

wea

reminded how he would have vot. 2

last year ... the dazed look on Bob>

Skinner’s when the Sports Commit ¥

tee was merged with the Publicit—
Gommittee . and the perfect hi

pressure of Doc Telford when sei
ing “Plenty for All.”

THE PRETTY GIRLS
The miss I made when the doc |
tor dropped that package of tobacco }
during his sales talk ... the pretty
girl who tallied the election score’
. - all the pretty girls ... the si
and cut of the three beards - . Gar

ff en #
lobby” perpetrated by the bad boys~ ge

grave’s indignation at the “filthy
who printed that horrible mimeo-
graphed slate ... the keen oppor
tunism of some delegates ... the

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earnest endeavour towards under- =

standing of the yast majority of
the rest.

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