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THE AD

VOCATE

April 12, 1947

all Sent Out For Vancouver May Day Conference

Threat To
Liberties
Stressed

Labor, Cultural
Groups Urged To
Send Delegates

Invitations were sent out this
week to all trade unions, cul-
tural and fraternal organiza-
tions to elect delegates to the
May Day conference to make
final preparations for Vancou-
vers 1940 celebration of this
historie day.

The conference wili convene
Hriday, April 19 at 8 p-m. in the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees’
union hall, 732 Seymour street.

“The elementary civil rights of
the whole population are threat-
ened by the War Measures Act,
while the very existence of trade
unions and other organizations,
which are resisting the attack on
civil liberties and rising prices, is
menaced by the arbitrary fascist-
like powers conferred upon the gov-
ernment by this same act,” states
the conference call.

Continued From Page One

showing the extent of the iron ore
trade released by the Norwegian
government.

According to these figures, in
Jan., 1939, 487,890 tons of ore were
shipped from Norwegian ports to
Germany, while 67,730 tons went to
Britain. In Jan., 1940, 281,740 tons
went to Germany, and 14,291 tons
to Britain. But whereas Germany
in Feb., 1939, received 475,482 tons
and Britain received 99,391 tons as
compared to 131,855 tons shipped to
Britain.

Koht declared that since Dec.,
1939, iron ore shipments to Britain
through Narvik had increased.

Commenting on these fisures,
Otto D. Tolischus, Oslo correspond-
ent of the New York Times, stated
in a despatch on April i:

“Confidential preliminary re-
ports regarding March indicate
an even greater shift. According
to these reports, no less than 70
percent of all Narvik iron ore
shipments now go to Britain, only
25 percent to Germany and 5 per-
cent to other countries, while the
exact reverse was the case in
previous years. To this is added
the fact that Narvik will cease

Wauoile the isstes in the 1939 pa-
rade were ‘Stop Hitler Through Gol-
lective Security there is every indi-
cation that increased living costs,
higher taxation, reduced wages
and the threat to civil liberties will
be assailed in parade slogans and
speeches,

Mayor Lyle Telford has been in-
vited to speak at Stanley Park as
he did last year, according to Act-
ing Secretary Sid Zlotnik, who also
relates that many trades unions,
CCF clubs and other organizations
have preparations underway to
participate in the parade and meet-
ing, a2 permit for such has been
granted by Acting Chief D. Mac-
kay.

Unions To
Cooperate

Culmination of a series of nreet-
ings between Saimon Purse Seiners
and Pacific Coast Fishermen’s
unions’ executive boards on the
question of cooperation between the
two unions as raised in an article
appearine in the Advocate’s Feb.
23 issue was adoption last Friday
of the following resolution:

“The discussion brought out the
fact that there had not been the
full cooperation necessary for the
carrying through of a policy to
lead towards the forming of 4 fish-
ermen’s council

“Weare agreed that this is due
to a misunderstanding to be
shared equally by both executives.

“The policy of both unions is for
unification of the industry and pro-
tection of our respective member-
ship.”

The resolution was adopted by
both union executives and “all care
taken in the future to guard
against any further misunderstand-
ings.”

Notice !

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Moscow,” by D. N. Pritt, contains
an extra chapter dealing with Fin-
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for his latest book ‘Must the War
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when new stock arrives. The price
is 23 cents each, postpaid.

The necessity for advance orders
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sixth of the World,” the second
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to be of any decisive importance
te Germany with this month, at
least till next winter, because the
melting of the ice in the Baltic
will permit shipments through
the Swedish Bothnian ports.

“Inasmuch as these facts are

imown in the Allied capitals,
Scandinavian quarters take the
view that if Allied intervention
does come, the stopping of the
Narvik ore shipments will not be
its primary object, but rather
the complete stopping of Swed-
ish ore shipments to Germany,
if necessary by direct action,
which might mean extension of
the war zone to northern Scan-
dinavia.”

Last Monday a joint statement by
the British and French govern-
ments announced that Allied war-
ships had mined Norwegian terri-
torial waters in three areas with
the object of cutting Germany’s ore
trade route from Narvik.

Said the statement:

“Whatever may be the actual
policy which the Norwegian gov-
ernment by German threats and
pressure are compelled to follow,
the Allied governments can no
longer acquiesce in the present
state of affairs by which Germany
obtains resources vital to her pros-
ecution of the war and obtains
from Norway. facilities which place
the Allies at a dangerous disadvan-
tage.

“They have therefore already
given notice to the Norwegian gov-
ernment that they reserve the
right to take such measures as they
think necessary to hinder or pre-
vent Germany from obtaining in
Worway resources or facilities
which for the purpose of war would
be to her advantage or to the dis-
advantage of the Allies.”

The Worwegian government im-
mediately called an emergency ses-
sion of the Storting.

Foreign Minister Koht, charging
that the Allies were seeking to
“lead the war into Norwegian ter-
ritory,”’ declared.

“The Norwegian government pro-
tests gravely and solemnly against
this open breach of international
law. The Worwegian government
must demand that such mines be
removed at once and that the
guard by foreign warships cease.
, During the entire war Norway
has followed all rules for neutrality
with strictest concern. It is in full
conformity with generally acknowl-
edged rules that Norway has kept
her waters open for all legitimate
shipping from belligerent countries.

“When the British and French
governments now take such steps
to stop shipping to Germany the
Norwegian Government must draw
attention to the fact that Britain
on March ii signed an agreement
with Norway which states that all
Norwegian goods, including goods
which are considered as war con-
traband, can be sent from this
country to Germany.
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Norway Gave Figures
On Iron Ore Trade

“For such reason the Norwegian
sovernment did not expect that
the Allied governments would inter-
fere by force and try to stop these

shipments.

guard by foregn warships cease.

ty.”

re-sown.
On Tuesday Germany

in days to come.”

test’ without resistance.

state of war with Germany.

Continued

Miners

ganization may be declared il-
legal for statements of one of its
members.

of the strike.”
DISCUSS ORGANIZATION

local.

John McPeake,

Smelting

ment stores

the corporation.

add prestige

Cooperative committee, since,

union’s activity.

“The Norwegian government can
in No way acknowledge this laying
of mines in Norwegian territory.
The Norwegian government must
demand at once that such mines
be removed at once and that fhe

“The Norwegian government re-
serves to itself the right to take
any and all steps which may be
necessary as ga result of such in-
fringement of Norwegian neutrali-

The British government indicated
that it would reject the protest
and that if the mine fields were
cleared they would immediately be

struck
with lightning speed at Denmark
Norway, claiming her action was
necessary to forestall a British and
French “surprise occupation of cer-
tain regions of the northern states

Denmark capitulated ‘under pro-
Norway,
her strategic centres occupied by
Wazi troops, declared herse?f in a

Delegates thoroughly discussed
the Pioneer strike, which ended
in defeat after five months’ strike
Struggle, not through lack of fin-
ancial support or being misled by.
political parties, but, quoting Pion-
eer Miners’ union’s president, W.
A. Cameron, because “it was sabo-
taged by the reactionary leader-
ship of certain prominent officials
of the Vancouver Trades and La-
bor council by their apathy and in-
difference during the whole time

Organization problems at Zebal-
los were aired and steps taken to
consolidate the union there, and,
if necessary, to establish another

A clear picture of conditions at
Trail and of the efforts to gain a
$1 a day wage increase which cul-
minated in a committee of five
presenting a brief pointing out the
need for an increase, was given by
Trail organizer,
and supplemented by Charles Ben-
nett, who gave a detailed report
on how Consolidated Mining &
company has enabled
workers to receive credit at depart-
to furnish a home
which they can purchase through
the company at 5% percent with 14
years to pay and thus be tied to

McPeake denied that any conces-
sions gained for-smeltermen would
to the Workmen’s
he
said, the workers are aware that
any gains made are as a result of

Vananda Takes
Lead In Drive
With 92 Percent

Press drive donations re-
ceived late this week includ-
ed $17 forwarded by Van-
anda to place that committee
well in the lead with 92 per-
cent of a quota of $25 raised.
An accompanying letter an-
nounced the committee’s in-
tention to maintain itself in
first place.

Also received was a dona-
tion of $5 from Butcher
Workers and Meat Cutters
union, local 94, New West-

minster.

Speaker
Resigns

WELLINGTON, New Zealand —
Declaring that “apparently Cham-
berlain is calling the tune to which
Wew Zealand must dance,” W. B.
‘Barnard, speaker of the New Zea-
land House of Representatives, has
resigned.

The left wing Labor member
gave as his reason for resignation
his lack of confidence in the new
government of Prime Minister
Peter Fraser.

The New Zealand people, he de-
clared, were entitled to a more ex-
plicit assurance from the Chamber-
lain government than the bare
statement that Hitler must be de
feated.

Barnard stated that the Labor
party caucus was not conducted
on democratic lines.

The recent Labor party confer-
ence expelled J. A. Lee, MP, former
under-secretary for housing, and
threatened with expulsion all local

Labor parties cooperating with
Communists or other anti-war
groups.

Continued

Movement

The Garment Workers’ un-
ion initiated the resolution
which would call upon the
South African government to
demand immediate cessation of
hostilities and the “complete
restoration and extension of the
democratic rights of all the peo-
ple.”

Delegates to the conference
represent 80,000 organized
workers in the dominion.

South Africa’s War Measures
Act, similar to the Canadian
War Measures Act, passed its
third reading in the Senate last
weekend, but not without
strong opposition, the vote be-
ing 23-11.

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Tama Peach is the pseudonym of
a wellknown Fraser Valley writer
on farmers’ problems.

“There is no argument about
prices,” when war contracts are
awarded to industrial firms, says,
the article, but when it is a ques-
tion of safeguarding the farmers’
interests “eyen governments resist
paying a price to the farmer that
would place his goods on par with
those that are used to destroy man-
kind.”

The article continues:

“Until we figure out just what
we have to do and how, I suppose
we just have to be satisfied if we
are apple growers, and receive
our 40 cents as our share of a
$2.25 box of apples. And if we
are berry growers we just have
to male the best of the 47 cents
that is left for us, of a $3 box of
strawberries, or the 4 cents a
pound, less packing and deliver-
ing to the plant, which we get for
a $5 case of 12 four-pound tins of
jam, for which the consumer pays
65 cents per can.

“But we only mention one of the

items in connection with jam, in
this case the government plucks
the goose to the extent of $1.3214
per each $5 case of jam. So, as
long as the government sets such
a glaring example of plucking, how
can we blame others who are not
imbued with the high principles of
governing this great and bounti-
ful country of ours for the benefit
of its citicens, for doing likewise?
RATLWAY PROFITS.
“Then, in the case of the berry
farmer versus the transportation
company, which takes the crate of
berries in carlots to the markets
on the prairies, which it does in the
space of time of about 36 hours. It
receives 54 cents per crate on the
average for that service, for which
the farmer gets 47 cents and has
worked three years to produce it.
“And the apple grower versus the
railways which takes his box of
apples in carlots by freight and re-
ceive 5644 cents for the hauling of
that box and it took the farmer
ten years finally to produce that
box of apples from a Sapling tree.
And he gets 40 cents if he is lucky,
less hauling to the packing plani,
less cultivating, less picking, less
what the codlinge moth gets and
other pests, less irrigation charges,
less pruning costs, less taxes for his
land, less fertilizer costs, less
thinning costs, and finally less de—
struction caused by Good Old
Mother Nature, which often is the
heaviest ‘less’ of all.

“Let’s go all the way through
and follow that box of apples or
berries. We have the packers first.
They make a profit on handling,
We have the broker in the case of
apples ,the Tree Fruit Board and
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small and necessary charge; thi
the railways, they make a hu;
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and suddenly when the Tow |
reaches the grower. :

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FARMERS’ PLIGHT.

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of the profit taking rank and fi)
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too numerous to account for.

“How in heck does he still car:
on? We all know how. He ar
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