LABOR’S VOICE FOR VICTORY WOL. I, No. 4 VANCOUVER, B.C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1942 5 Cents mark Nov. 7, »: and Victoria, a special its and the posting of slogans #iday in the Orpheum ‘Theatre $a. : }Mmones representatives of the , je union movement and nearly political parties listed to spsals 4} Mayor J. W-. Cornett, Howard 4 rester; former MLA, for Van- Sver Liberal Association; Fergeus ean, secretary of Vancouver famunist-Labor Total War Gom- John Goss, noted singer writer, will be chairman. he musical program includes as by the Kitsilano Boys and, ch will play for an hour before meeting opens at 8 pm., and a atian orchestra. 2 Victoria a meeting will be hela Saturday under auspices of the ish-Russian Alliance. ovember 7 will be marked in couver Shipyards by a ten-min- aders, president of the Dork and (oyard Workers, over the loud- uker system in North Burrard i with consent of the manage— it. In South Burrard, Fred tr, Boilermakers sub-local sec- ty, will speak. Slogans will also (posted in these, and it is ex- -ed, in other yards. the slogan proposed is: “Soviet rEers haye done it. British thers are doing it. Ganadian tkers can do it. Boost produc- nm te mark Nov. 7, twenty-fifth aiversary of our Soviet ally.” reet railwaymen here haye also i tribute to the Soviet Union on inniversary by authorizine J. kK vin, Secretary of the Street Rail- men’s union, to send greetings he Seviet people through Fyodor ev, Soviet minister to Canada. bhipyards To Mark occasion With Broadcasts, Slogans In cities and towns throughout the countr y this weekend the Canadian people will unite twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union, with demon- gations of solidarity with the Soviet people in the common struggle to destroy Hitlerism. i Calls For United Labor Vote Pritchett W/ill Run A\s Parks Board Candidate British Columbia will mark the occasion in various Ways With mass meetings in Vancou-|. ‘Salute to Russia’ program originating in CBR studios here, broad- ; Under auspices of a trade union committee headed by Harold Pritchett, secretary of Van- ¥iver Labor Council, and William Burgess, provincial executive of the Trades and Labor Pieress, a rally will be held this® : in the shipyards, and affairs to raise funds for Soviet medical aid. Announcement that he would enter the coming civic elections as a candidate for parks board was made by Harold Pritchett, secretary of Vancouver Labor Council, on Monday. Pritichett’s announcement followed the CCF nominating conference, Sunday, which named a full slate of four for city council and partial slates for parks and school boards, after re- jecting 28-10, an appeal from representatives of the recently- broadcast to be given by Charles | formed Vancouver Civic Labor Committee that it leave a G BR Will Present ‘Salute See) Russia —— vacancy on its aldermanie slate. Nominated by the CCF for alder- man were Magnus Eliason, W. Ewart Turner, Victor Cousineau and Austin C. Shaw; for parks board, Arnold Webster, who is Next Saturday, Nov. 7, radio Station CBR here will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union with a special “Salute to Russia’ program to be broadcast from 4:30 to 5 pm. _.. + The program, written and pro- duced by Roy Dunlop, talented pro- duction manager for CBR, will take the form of an historical montage and, in the following introduction, will pay a tribute to Soviet Rus- Sia’s resolute resistance to Hitler’s invading armies: “Nov, 7, 1942: Twenty-five years ‘ago today the people of Russia over-= | threw the autocracy of Russian im- |Perialism and set up a free goy- ernment under the leadership of | Vladimir Hyich Lenin. From this ; beginning has sprung the virile Russia of today — the Soviet power that is defeating Hitler. “Today, the 74th day of the heroic defense of Stalingrad, Canada sa- lutes her gallant ally — the people of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re-— pulics — as the Ganadian Broad- casting Corporation pays this spe- cial tribute... .” Musie for this production has been specially written by Laurence Wilson, and among the several “prominent radio artists presented on the prosram will be Gerhardt Olly, noted tenor, who will be heard lin a number of songs. ‘ansport Workers’ Union teks Second Frent- Demand ONDON, Eng.— Action of the nsport Workers Union at its mt delegate conference in plac- itself on record for opening of second front ‘as soon as pos- reflects the strength of the land in Britain for offensive ac- in Europe. 5? Minister Ernest Bevin, who in re- cent months has more than once denounced advocates of the second front for “feeding Goebbels with propaganda.” Im his address to the conference Bevin did not mention the second front at all, but the question was nevertheless stressed by delegates ne Transport Workers Union long been domniated by Labor and endorsed with adoption of the standing for re-election, and Ron- ald Macaulay; and for school Broadcaster board, Sidney Wybour. Another progressive independent candidate for school board, Mrs. Effie Jones, popular organizer for the Housewives’ League, is already in the field. In his statement explaining why he was declining the Vancouver Civic Labor Committee’s invitation te run for city council, Pritchett Said: When the Vancouver Civic Labor Committee first asked me to stand Pfor alderman I purposely deferred my decision because I understood the committee was approaching the CCF with a view to obtaining agree- ment among all progressive groups in the forthcoming civic elections. It is my firm opinion that the interests of Vancouver's citizens will best be served by election of a progressive civic administration second front resolution. through which organized labor can : find direct expression for its con- Roy Dunlop, CBR production structive proposals for strengthen- manager, wrote and produced ‘Salute to Russia.’ (Continued on Page Bight) See PRITCHETT Candidate-— Harold Pritchett, outstanding trade union leader, who this year makes his first bid for Vancouver civic office. Unions Boost Enthusiastic support by unions} Unions affiliated with the Van-) has boomed Victory Bond sales in|couver Trades and Labor Council industry in Vancouver and through- | at last report had subscribed $8- out the province. | 500.00. At Boeing Aircraft plants, teams Workers in Burnaby ordnance lead by the union shop stewards are| plant, members of United Steel- competing to see which shall get in| workers of America, CCL affiliate, the largest share of the $200,000 fully expect to buy $50,000 worth of quota set last week, and it is) ponds before the drive ends. : pointed out that greater results are | In the logging industry, Nigel being obtained in this than in pre-’ Morgan, BC District Secretary of vious loan campaigns because of the the TWA, said this weelx that many active leadership given by the Aero-| camps had more than doubled their nautical Workers’ Union. last year’s purchases of bonds, due UuEtas For Victory Loan. to union and management. At Chemainus, a union committee passed its quota of $20,000, double greater co-operation between its last year’s purchases, in less than three days’ canvassing. It was then decided to raise the objective to $40,000, which was subscribed in the next four days. At Fraser Mills, where only $10- 000 was raised in last year’s bond drive, a joint committee of manage- ment and union has this year pass-s ed its objective of $100,000.