AW Page Two THE ADVOCATE, January 19, 1949 Finnish Organization Scores Local White Guard Committee’s Stand On Amendments To Labor Act Rapped Handling of proposed amendments to the Industrial Con- ciliation and Arbitration Act by the legislative committee of the Trades and Labor Congress’ BC executive during recent rep- resentations to Victoria and the attitude of Chairman J. N. Ross, who stated the report was made out of courtesy, came in for sharp criticism from delegates to Vancouver Trades and Labor Council Tuesday. Strong exception to the commit-¢ tee’s action was taken during dis- cussion of a motion offered by W. Stewart, Hotel and Restaurant Employees, and endorsed by dele- gates to condemn the provincial government for its failure to take Seriously the representations of the council and reopen the act, Ross, who had.made his report earlier, stated the government had not been asked to reopen the act and in reply to another question said that while he was not obliged to answer, the committee had re- ceived no other proposed amend- ments from any other union in the province. J. A. Humphreys, Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ delegate, declared he did not agree with the policy whereby four delegates went to Victoria with amendments and questioned whether these delegates were fully acquainted with the problems of all unions. His ques- tion asking why no meetings with union representatives had been held by the council’s own legisla- tive committee was unanswered. Expressing dissatisfaction with the committee’s handling of amend- ments, Don Maxwell stated that ‘Hefore we criticize the govern- ment we should overhaul our own machinery,” suggested that con- erete proposals should be drafted by unions in preparation for an- other representation to Victoria. ‘Hyver since the Industrial Con- ciliation and Arbitration Act was brought in, it has become abund- antly clear that it needs amend- ing,’ declared W. Stewart in voic- ing his disagreement with the com- mittee’s handling of the amend- ments. REPORT INADEQUATE. Under another point on the agenda the issue was brought up again by GC. Anderson, Railway Sheet Metal Workers’ delegate, who stated the report was inade- f Centinued Protest people to organize for their own welfare and protection,” stated A. &. Smith on behalf of the CLDL. Smith added that the new regula- tions were a violation of the prin- ciple of British justice that an ac- cused person is innocent until proven guilty. OTTAWA, Ont.—Request that the defense of Canada regulations be so amended as to “safeguard the democratic rights and civil liberties of the Ganadian people” is contained in a resolution placed on the House of Gommons order paper by M. J. Coldwell (CCF, Rosetown-Biggar). Declaring that the Canadian reg- ulations give the government more ing to have them referred to a special House Committee. Defense of Canada Regulations set aside “fundamental democratic rights guaranteed by the Magna Garta and the Petition of Rights,” Coldwell declared this week. picture of the arguments used by both sides. Ired by the amount of criticism, Ross told delegates he did not have to make the report but had done so out of courtesy. A corus of de- rision greeted this statement, Alex. Fordyce, Stonemason’s de- legate, declared that if this was the attitude members of this com- mittee were going to take then it was time some suggestions were made to the next congress conven- tion to change it and place the matter in the hands of the rank- quate since it did not give a clear SOSOSOCOS Come LENIN M MEETING in the ORANGE HALL (Gore at Hastings) SUNDAY, JAN. 21, at $ P.M. — Speakers — FERGUS McKEAN and MALCOLM BRUCE Chairman: W. BENNETT Silver Collection CF) NOTE: To accommodate crowds expected two halls have been engaged. Meetings will be held simultaneously. and-file. an to the EMORIAL Ds i is i in in hin hi Lin ln han in ha hn dn hh han fa hn ha tn hon ho hoe hor fon har ba PU SC CC CCC CEC VCC CC CCC CUCU VCC CCC CCC C CCC CCC CCU CCCCUC' PRUGEV VV VV TV VV VY Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince Rupert, New Westminster, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton Kelly Douglas Co. Ltd. : Canada Vancouver sweeping powers than the regula- tions in Britain, Coldwell is seek- Attempt To Kill Senator Startling Facts In Vigilante Murder Brought To Light ABERDEEN, Wash. — New facts continue to come to light in the brutal vigilante murder here of Mrs. Dick Law, 26-year- old Finnish wife of an Interna- tional Woodworkers union of- ficial, as an aroused labor move- ment throughout the northwest presses unwilling officials for a complete investigation. At the inquest this week, Dick Law struck back at Aberdeen of- ficials who are seeking to divert public attention. from the vigilante terror prevailing in this sawmill town by attempting to pin on him the crime of his wife’s murder. Waming 10 suspects, including several Aberdeen businessmen, two AFL union members and a former CIO official, any one of whom, he said, might have mur- dered his wife, Law told Deputy Prosecutor Paul Manley: “Stop coyv- ering up and find the murderer.” Officials have attempted to prove a relationship between Law and a Miss Helen Soboleski!, as a result of which Miss Soboleski has filed a $100,000 damage suit against two women witnesses for defama- tion of character. CIO union officials charged this week that photographers author- ized by police to take pictures of the murder scene deliberately pulled the skirts of the dead woman up around her waist before taking pictures for police files in order to imply a sordid motive for the murder, NARROW ESCAPE, Meanwhile, State Senator Frank L. Morgan has disclosed that he narrowly escaped a vigilante at- tempt on his life in Aberdeen on Wew Year's day. Tires on his car were skilfully slashed with a razor, he stated, and only the fact that he was driv- ing slowly saved him, his wife, nephew and five children from possible death. Morgan apparently ran foul of vigilantes when he was retained by the American Civil Liberties Union to defend Denee Dyer, a CIO member jailed for asking why police had made no attempt to halt wrecking of the Finnish Workers hall here on Dec. 2. Thousands of loggers in this dis- trict quit work Friday to stand silently in a rain-swept cemetery as the body of the murdered wife and mother was borne to the grave- Side by six of her auxiliary sisters. Brief addresses pledging the labor movement to fight until vigillante terrorism in this lumber region is ended were given by WCF Execu- tive Secretary Howard Costigan, IWA President Harold Pritchett, and Ted Dokter and Eugene V. Dennett, CIO officials, Vea ) PUBLIC RALLY Canadian Labor Defence League ‘No Blackout of our Democratic Rights” PROMINENT SPEAKERS Tuesday, Jan. 23 8 p.m. 130 West Hastings To protect Civil Liberties on the Home Front the vital need is a powerful Canadian Defence League. Everybody Welcome (Note new address—CLDL Dis- trict and Centre Branches, 130 West Hastings). (~— XX 7 PHILCO RADIOS FINEST PERFORMANCE! Save Money .. . by buying from DOMINION ELECTRIC CO. Liberal Trade-in Allowance and Easy Terms TRin. 1387 1051 Granville St Vancouver, B.C. This advertisement is not published o Government 0 a r displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the f British Columbia. — and EF. Walbridge. ute to his fine union record. Street Railwaymen’s Union Names Officers For 1940 - Officers named to lead Pioneer Division 101, Street and Electric Railway Employees’ union at the union’s general meeting here last week were: President, T. Dunlop; vice-president, C. M. Stewart; second vice-president, S. Smith; business agent and secre- tary, R. Girvin; treasurer, S. Wybourne. Other executive officers elected were: J. Burns, W. Warn, P. Burroughs for busmen’s representative, R. Foster for trackmen, R. Burton and Patterson for barnmen. Audi- tors for the ensuing year will be F. E. Griffin, J. Henderson All positions were keenly contested and reelection of Vice-President ©. M. Stewart, who had been urged by numerous motormen and conductors to run for business agent, polled the largest vote of any elected officers. Fact that it was also the largest he has ever received was a trib- Around The Province Council Manager Plan Pushed In Three Cities Although city manager proposals have been rejected when- ever they have been put to popular vote, in three British Co- lumbia cities this week proponents of the city manager plan were seeking to foist it on voters. In Victoria, Ald. J, B. Gadsden in a report to the city council made a plea for establishment of the city manager form of government. In Prince Rupert, where’ civic de- mocracy was abrogated some years ago and a commissioner installed, plans for a city manager are under consideration by the provincial gov- ernment. A short time ago a small minority of voters approved the plan in a limited plebiscite. In Vancouver, the city council this week decided to call an early meeting of its committee on civic administration with its main pur- pose study of the city manager plan. ‘Star Chamber’ Methods Hit NEW WESTMINSTER, BC. Crowding into St. James hall here, last week, citizens in the west end area organizzed ‘themselves into the West Side Ratepayers’ Associ- ation, which promises to become the first of a number of similar groups throughout the city. Forecast was made by Queens- boro Ratepayers’ Association Pres- ident Jack Ingleson, speaking at the meeting, that ratepayers would soon form a feserated body to fight ‘that well-oiled machine,’ the city hall, so that it would “work for the citizens instead of the bondholders.” Main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed new as- sessment rate. “We dug this community out of the woods and now we are being penalized for our industry,” de- eclared one speaker. Others charg- ed discrimination between adjoin- ing properties of equal value, de- pending on how much ‘drag’ own- ers had with the city hall. Aldermen W. T. Cook and W. M. Mott ,representing the city, had questions fired at them from all Sides, particularly on the city’s new ‘Star Chamber’ policy. Liken- ing it to Hitlerism, speakers de- clared that the city business would be conducted in secret and the people might get a report later. No satisfactory replies were given as to why the plan to re-fin- ance the city debt at lower interest rates was dropped or why the pub- lic should not be informed as to what transpires at city hall meet- Come to the ‘One Night of Fun” CROATIAN HALL 600 Campbell Ave. SATURDAY, JAN. 27th 7:30 to 12 P.M. An Italian Dish followed by a SOCIAL EVENING Refreshments Tickets 25c Auspices Democratic Action of the Italo-Canadians Continued Pioneer If the strike is won 1800 hardrock miners in BC can be organized in a short time, but if the strike is lost then present open shop conditions will continue to obtain in the in- dustry, he said. Forkin stated he had no fear the strike would be lost through failure of the men to maintain their high morale. The strikers were more determined than ever to win out, he said. While expressing apprecia- tion for the council’s past support, Forkin urged local unions to con- tinue assistance and asked dele- gates to protest the Financial News editorial calling for violence against the strikers, whom it termed “hoad- lums.” Some 400 copies of a second union brief on the strike, ,together with resolutions asking that no extra police be sent to Pioneer and urging Labor Minister Pearson to use his office to bring about a settlement have been sent out to all unions, Forkin stated. Council unanimously adopted a resolution tendered by George Mil- ler protesting the offensive edi- torial and warning the government that a grave view will be taken by the council if any police are sent to Pioneer in attempts to break the strike, ings. The newly-organized group de- cided to arrange for a big assess- ment appeal, further details of which were to be given at a future meeting called for Jan. 18. Elected to the organization’s ex- ecutive were Louis Pumphrey, president; Richard Marshall, vice- president; Ee ©. Mills, secretary- treasurer; Edward Navey, James Paterson, S. L. Coop, Walter Scott and Tom Yatgs. Weddin ond All Gmportant PHOTOGRAPHS ON CREDIT. Wand Stldio OL HASTINGS TRinity1709 See Ban As Aim Of Group Finnish Local Calls City Meet To State Stand The small meeting of White Guard Finns here which las} Sunday called for banning oj the Finnish Organization of Canada and suppression of Vapaus, Finnish language daily | paper published at Sudbury ? and already raided by Ontaric provincial police, was this weel scored in a statement releasex to the press by F. I. Kivi, presi dent of local 55, Finnish Organi ~ zation of Canada, here. ok This statement said in part: “According to reports in the dail) press, various allegations of dis loyalty were hurled at some of th: { local Finns at a meeting held at thi® Hastings Auditorium Sunday last p "We note with great interes that, while the meeting branded a} ‘false allegations’ all negative state ? ments about the loyalty of Vancou 7 ver and Fraser Valley Finns towarj Finland’s struggle against the ‘Rus sian invader,’ the meeting deemei it necessary to adopt a resolutio) for the suppression of, according & f speakers, non-existent, subversiv § thought, “The resolution in essence wa the same as one formulated by W WN. Pepisto and his associates 2 Sudbury, Ont., last December. It & obvious intention was to incite dij § cord among the Finnish populatio Bb in Canada and to bring about th & legal suppression of freedom c & thought, press and assembly b i having the Finnish Organization ¢ § Canada disbanded and its dail § Vapaus discontinued. SERVE PEOPLE. “The Finnish Organization ({ } Ganada, which operates under th federal act, and its daily pap Vapaus have served the Finnis population of Canada for almost quarter of a century. This organ zation of Canadian Finns boasts ¢ § @ membership of many thousand and is the only Finnish nation: organization in Canada owning an operating cultural and education: institutions for the benefit of Fi nish speaking people from coast * coast. Its main objective is to ed cate Finns to adapt themselves Ganadian conditions, to aid the in acquiring citizenship and instru them on the responsibilities of ° good Canadian citizen.” Position of the Finnish Organi zation here on the present -cor flict in Finland will be outline at a public meeting to be held thi Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 pm. in th new Croatian Educational Hom on Campbell avenue. The meetin will be conducted in English. |____ DENTIST DR. W. J. CURRY Ste. 301, Dominion Bank Bldg. Gambie & Hastings SHy. 306 Victory Square \ rt eee if READ THE WEERKLY } TIMBER WORKER, 4126 Arcade Bldg. Seattle; Was | Official LW-.A. Paper m, HASTINGS 9 BAKERY High. 3244 JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary. 603 Holden Building 16 E. Hastings St. Trin, 4464 GARFIELD A. 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