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THE ADVOCATE

Wovember 10, i839

McGregor Report Finds Fruit Combine In Existence

Substantiates Charges

Of Oyama Grower

OTTAWA, Ont—Substantiating charges made by D. God-
frey Isaacs, Oyama fruitgrower, in Aug. 1938, existence of an
unlawful combine in wholesale distribution of fruit and vege-
tables in Western Canada was revealed by F. A. McGregor,
commissioner of the Combines Investigation Act, in his report
made public Wednesday by Labor Minister Norman McLarty.

Control secured by Western
Grocers Ltd. Winnipeg, and its
subsidiary, Dominion Fruit Ltd.,
over certain shipping agencies TEp-
resenting BC fruit growers, is in
violation of the Combines investiga-
tion Act, the report stated.

Formed in i936, the report de-
Claread, great secrecy was main-
tained by the combine in its vari-
eus deals to obtain half the shares
of Lander Company Lid. Vernon,
controlling Saies Service ‘Ltd. sec-
ond largest group of fruit shippers
in the Okanagan valley.

Such “illustrations of conduct,”
it said, “can not be regarded as in
the public interest... . The invest-
ment in the Lander company may
be regarded as a detriment to the
entire public of the province.”

Finding no justification for huge
discounts above profits received by
Western Grocers and its subsidiary,
amounting to $105,412 since 1933,
the report further stated: “Zt is the
erowers who ultimately pay the
quantity discount and net returns
of the srowers have been reduced
by thousands of dollars annually on
this account.”

Western Grocers, the report
stated, controlled the largest single
block of wholesale houses. it had
“connections with a very substantial
number of retail outlets.”

“Jt is in the public interest gen-
erally that no single private en-

terprise shall obtain too great a
control upon the sources of neces—
sary products or of the facilities
for their distribution.” .

Profits of ten Okanagan inde-
pendent shippers, listed in the re
port’s appendix, showed returns
reaching as high as 49 percent
profit on total investment, Three
firms obtained more than 40 per-
cent net profit, others varied from
13.14 percent to 38.76 percent. One
reported a loss of 3.45 percent.

“Such relative prosperity,” the
report stated,” on the part of
shippers in districts where com-
plaints of insecurity and low re-
turns have been widespread
among producers, undoubtedly
leads to antagonism and sus-
picion.”

Action on the report’s findings,
called for by growers after hearing
results, awaits study by Attorney-—
General Gordon Wismer. Failing
action from Victoria, the federal
government is legally entitled itself

to take proceedings against the
firms involved, it was stated.

Leaders in the Okanagan fruit
industry, including Godfrey isaacs,
who faces a libel suit for charging
such a combine existed, welcomed
the report as justifying their claims
and called for action to make such
policies impossible.

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“The enemies of peace are not
only im the aggressor nations.
They are in our Own nation.
They are the people who will not
let go the privileges.” :

It was Mrs. Steeves’ speech,
termed by H. G. Perry cLib., Fort
George), “a striking indictment of
Britain and British policy, and of
Canadian participation in the
war,’ that drew from Premier
Pattullo the threat that further
utterance of such sentiments in
the House would be reported ts
the federal government ‘for ac-
tion,’ ;

“Tf it occurs again I shall cer-
tainly draw it to the attention of
the Ottawa authorities,” he said.
“We must win this wart, and noth-
ing must be said that will inter-—
fere in any way with its success-
ful prosecution.”

Undeterred by this threat, Colin
Cameron (CCF, Comox) himself a
veteran of the world war, entered
the debate on Monday with a
pointed criticism of the war which
aid not differ in any essential
from that made earlier by Mrs
Steeves.

“T have always Known that soon-
er or later I would come to this
point in my life where I have toc

last weekend after presenting
19-point memorandum seeking
The railway union official was

cabinet and specifically of Labor
Minister George S. Pearson, who
spoke for 20 minutes in defence
of the Labor Conciliation and Ar-
bitration Act, giving his interpre-
tation of it in relation to the
strike at Pioneer.

Questioned by Macisaac if he
had received any proposals from
the miners to allow a vote to be
taken, Pearson replied in the nega-
tive.

“Tll have to contradict you, Mr.
Pearson,” countered Mactisaac
firmly, “but I was in the miners’
office when Mr. Price, Vancouver
Miners’ Union . secretary, made
that proposal.”

Beads of perspiration broke out
on the labor minister’s face and
bis discomfiture was not helped
by the reaction of his cabinet col-

Say the things I must say this af-
ternoon,’ he began. “We who
fought in the last war earned the
right to express ourselves on these
points and, if necessary, to advo-
cate the abolition of things that
some people did not see fit to de-
fend in 1914

Commenting on Liberal and
Conservative reaction to Mrs.
Steeves’ speech, Cameron referred
Eitingly to “the cheap heroics and
shoddy rhetoric of individuals
whose patriotism was never put
the test of reality.”

Premier Pattulio
interrupted. Was the speaker re—
reflecting on members of the
House, he wanted to know.

Replied Cameron: “Not on the
members, but on the methods they
used.” When the premier insisted
Cameron consented to withdraw
the remark, only to follow it witn
another pointed observation of
which the premier did not seek
to make an issue.

SCORES ‘CHEAP PATRIOTS’

“I am ashamed to think that
men who were shyster lawyers,
real estate Sharks, or bucket-shop
operators during the last war
have now become cheap patriots

immediately

who would prevent those who
know war from speaking their
minds,

Continuing, Cameron declared:

“Memories that we thought had
faded into oblivion; memories of
men dead and maimed, are reviy-—
ed. And they died in what cause?
In the same cause that is so elo-
guently quoted by our “patriots”
of 1939. Have we not the right to
ask for their credentials in the
fight for democracy? Should they
not be above reproach?

“J could not square it with my
conscience if at this time I forgot
what happened to those who are
still and dead in France, I’ve heard
no word raised that the lives of
Canadian youth are too valuable
to sacrifice unless we are sure,
and doubly sure of the cause in
which they are sacrificed.”

Cameron demanded to know if
it were unpatriotic to “insist that
those who lead us into war must
come with clean hands,” pointing
out that in Britain even Conserva-
tives were urging clarification of
the Chamberlain government's
war aims,

“Are we, then, going to send
young men to fight for war aims

Black Loam and Well-Rotted ,}

that don’t satisfy the British peo-
ple, to fight for those same inter-
ests which so falsely betrayed the
people the last time.

“T must say I have the most pro-
found sympathy with the British
people in the brutal impasse to
which they have been brought by
the stupidity, imbecility and chi-
canery of those who control their

lives.”

The Chamberlain government, he
declared, “is the same now as when
Spain and Czechoslovakia were be—
trayed.”

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leagues to this statment, Macisaac
related.

Among changes asked by the
railway unions were several
amendments to the Workmen’s
Compensation Act, are asking pro-
vision of a rehabilitation fund to
aid workmen through lessening or
removing any handicap resulti¢
from injuries.

OIL PROPOSAL LAUDED.

Commending the government on
its exploration work for oil in
the Peace River district, the dele-
gation asked that if proven suc-
cessful, development be retained
by the government and not leased
to private interests. Cancellation
of leases on undeveloped natural
resources and enactment of legis—
lation to cancel leases granted by
backdoor methods—this last aimed
at Japanese capitalist interests
which have obtained large con-
cessions through dummy set-ups—
was sought by the committee.

Promotion of a public works
scheme as a2 measure of relief,
paid for at standard wages, was
advocated, but opposition was
expressed to any unfair advan-
tages being taken of these work-
ers to reduce prevailing wage
rates.

Following amendment was sug-
gested to replace Section 5 of the
Industrial Conciliation and Arbi-
tration Act which the delegation
sought to have eliminated:

LABOR ACT AMENDMENT

“Tt shall be lawful for employees
to bargain collectively with their
employer or employers and for
members of a trade union to con-
duct such bargaining through the
duly chosen officers of such trade
union. Every employer shall rec-
ognize and bargain collectively
with the members of a trade un-
choice of the employees eligible
for membership in said trade un-
ion, and any employer refusing
to bargain by the duly chosen of-
ficers of said trade union shall be
liable to a fine not exceeding $100
for each offense, and in default of
payment to thirty days’ imprison-
ment.”

Enactment of legislation
whereby workers be assured of
economic security im periods of
unemployment and im old age
through a levy on profits, par-
ticularly those industries engag-
ed in exploiting the province’s
natural resources, and abolition
of company towns, was asked by
delegates, who also urged that
unnecessary use of police during
strikes and lockouts be curbed.

Institution of the proportional
representation system in provin-
cial elections and continuance of
the present system of not requir-—
ing a deposit was added in the
memorandum.

Rail Unions Seek
Social Legislation

‘Nobody can make an impression with Fearson,” A. Mac-
Isaac, chairman of the standard railway unions’ joint lesislative
board, pointedly told the Advocate on his return from Victoria

the provincial cabinet with a
legislative amendments.

speaking of his interview with the | Continued

Labor

Dealing with the miners’ demands
HMitzgerald laid emphasis on the
wage increase of $1 a day as actu-
ally not an increase but a refusal to
accept a wage cut. Recognition of
the committee did not mean recog-
nition of the union, while the dues
checlk-off would not involve any
extra cost to the company since it
had a check-off for club dues, hos-—
pital ($2 a month), group insur-
ance ($1.40 a month), rent and light.
Recounting the visit of M. H. Mc-
Geough, provincial labor depart-
ment investigator, who lacked au-
thority to conciliate the dispute,
Fitzgerald told delegates that the
union had agreed to participate in
a meeting to prove it had the ma-
jority of the miners, but this vote
Was never held because McGeough
received word from Gabor Minister
Pearson not to conduct the ballot.

Dealing with actions of Dr.
James, Mine Superintendent, Ed
Emmons and Mine Foreman Ek-
leff who had taken blankets off
men’s beds while they were asleep
during a snowstorm, closed the
theatre, community hall, library
and pool hall, although equipment
was paid for by the workers, and
threatened workers with deporta-
tion drew from Delegate Shearer
the question: “In what part of

Germany did this happen?”

The miners’ representative ex-
plained how a few union men of
Austrian and German birth had
been threatened with deportation
or confinement in detention camps.

Delegates later endorsed Delegate
W. Gateman’s motion that the coun-
cil recommend to its affiliated- un-
ions that the strike is worthy of
their support.

The delegation, headed by A. H.
Macisaac, of Spence’s Bridge, also
requested the government to insti-
tute measures to control profiteer-
ing on life’s necessities, particu-
larly during the present war.

Other delegates accompanyinge
Mactisaac, who represented the
Order of Railroad Telezsraphers,
were H. Elliott, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engine-
men; E&. Pugsley, Order of Rail-
road Conductors; H. MacKay, Bro-
therhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers; A. Sutherland, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and Jj. Ni-
chol, Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employees.
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NOTICE

NOTICE — NEXT MEETING OF
The Mothers’ Council will be held
in O’Brien Hall, Monday, Nov. 20
at 2:30 p.m. All meetings here-
after will be held on the 2nd and
4th Monday of each month.

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Molotoy

the output of heavy industry in-
ereasing by 15 percent.

“The profoundly revolutionary
character of the new socialist
culture,” Molotov said, “does not
mean that we deny the cultural
achievements of the past or re-
ject the cultural heritage of na-—
tions. The Bolsheviks are not the
kind who forget their Kinship
with their people. We Boishe—
wiks have come from the yery
midst of the people, and we
value and love the glorious deeds
Imarkine the victory of our
people and the history of all
other peoples.

“The real progress which is pos-

sible only under socialism must
be based on the whole history of
mations and on all their achieve
ments in past centuries, must re-
veal the true Meaning of the his-
tory of nations, so as fully to se
cure a glorious future for one’s
Own people and at the same time
a bright future for all nations.”
“Weare justly proud of the suc-
cesses of Qur home policy,” Mola-
tov said, “but we have reason to
be satisfied with the big successes
of our foreign policy as well. The
capitalist world is coming to rea-
lize ever more clearly that the
Soviet Union is not what they
would like to see it. They wouid
like to see our country weak and
yielding to pressure from the out-
side, but actually it has turned out
the other way, for the Soviet
Union was and is solidly united,
powerful and unshakeabie.”’
“And that is because of our con-
stant concern during all these
years for tne security of cur coun-
try, for the strength of our de
fenses. This entailed no littie ma-
terial sacrifice, but in return, we
have secured peace for the peoples
of the Soviet Union.

“Nevertheless, we know that the
best foreign policy for the Soviet
Union is our tested policy of
peace, which has already secured
us DO Mean success. We must con-
tinue undeviatinely to pursue this
home and foreign policy. This we
iknow to be the will of the peoples
of the Soviet Union, inspired by

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