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THE- PEOPLE

November 11,

Packed Rally Marks
Soviet Anniversary —

Necessity of the democracies working
not only in war, but in peace,” was emp
speaking to an audience which
to hear speakers declare their support and adm:

policy,
torial director,

together with the

on the 25th anniversary of the USSR.

While pointing out that -the
present time, with the allies on
the offensive on several fronts,
might be the turning point of the
war, Philpott warned that the
African front must not be sub-
stituted for a united blow at Ger-
many in Europe.

Fergus McKean, secretary of Van-
couver Communist-Labor Total
War Committee declared that Seviet
resistance to Hitler's armies had
been made possible only by the
achievements of socialist industry
and attainment of complete national
unity.

Stating that the main lesson
which Canadians could draw from
the Soviet people’s resistance Was
the necessity of themselyes becom-
ing a united people, McKean said
that it would be folly to try to es-
tablish socialism during this na-
tional war crisis. Such an endeavor
would disrupt, not unite Canada,
he believed.

The Soviet Union, McKean con-
tinued, had mobilized all its re-
sources for total war. “‘We too,
in the other United Nations, in a
full coalition with the Soviet
Union, must mobilize and employ
all our resources for victory.”

Gommenting on American action
in French North Africa, McKean
said that certain reactionary ele-
ments in the democracies tend to
regard this action as an alternative
to a second European front.

“There can be no alternative. To
crush Nazism in the vice of a two-
front war, it is essential that
Europe be invaded by the combined
armies of the USA, Britain and
Canada,” he stated.

Charles Saunders, president of the
Dock and Shipyard Workers’ Union,
emphasized the role that Canadian
labor, through “drive and initiative”
must play to mobilize the workers

Praising the initiative of Soviet
workers, he said that production in
the USSR had actually risen in
face of the brutal Nazi attack.

In Britain, too, through a new
apppreach to the labor problems,
workers had stepped up production,
although confronted by difficulties
of organization not encountered in
Russia, Saunders stated. He ex-
pressed his confidence .that what
Soviet an British warkers had
accomplished, Canadian workers,
approaching new problems ina way
that would enable them to exert
their full influence on our war ef-
fort, could also do.

Charles Whent, president of the
Aeronautical Workers Union said
that 25 years of Soviet progress
prove that the citizens of the USSR
“haye a personal interest in this
war,” and felt that Canadian post-
war policy should be such that it
would inspire us with “the will
to win.”

“Many people who used to think
they were right about Russia have
now completely changed their
views, and know they are right
now when they come here to honor
the Soviet people for their resist-
ance to Hitler,’ declared Howard
Forrester, representing the Liberal
Association.

Chairman John Goss presented
three messages of greeting, one
to the Soviet people to be sent
through Theodore Gusev, Soviet
Minister to Canada, one to Gen-
eral Sir Harold Alexander, and
a third to General A. G. McNaugh-
ton, These were unanimously en-
dorsed.

A message from Mayor Cornett,
prevented by injuries suffered in
an accident from attending the
meeting, was read by Ald Jack
Price.

A message was also read out
from the Conservative Association.

hasized by Elmore Philpott,
jammed the Orpheum Theatre Sunday night
ination for the Soviet people and their Red Army

“on a two front
News-Herald edi-

Soviet Union

were President A. R. Mosher of

lacks any definite national labor
policy, and that the war effort is
affected because of this lack,
Mosher declared:

“Putting the position of organized
jabor as briefly and clearly as pos-
sible, I would say that it should
have from the government of Can-
ada the recognition which its im-
portance demands. It is not satis-
fied with the expression of pious
hopes, whether in the form of
orders-in-council or otherwise.

“The lack of a definite labor
policy, which would recognize labor
unions as vital and essential ele-
ments in the national economic
structure, and of legislation which
would protect the right of workers
to organize and bargain collectively
through unions of their ehoice, is
having a serious effect upon the
morale of the workers.

““They are human beings, and are
bound to be affected by the attitude
of the government toward them. In
fact, it is because they are human
beings that they want to become
organized and protect themselves
against injustice.

“The labor movement in Canada
has had to fight for its very ex-
istence in the face of opposition
from employers and the indiffer-
ence of governments. It has not
been permitted to play its proper
part in the life of the Dominion, as
the British labor movement has
been able to do in Britain. Both for
the sake of the war effort and the
tasks which must be met in the
period of post-war reconstruction,
Canada needs a strong labor moye-
ment, and the adoption of a sound
labor policy by the federal govern-
ment would promote its develop-
ment.”

_ Bengough, concurring in Mosh-
er’s statement, added:

“J want to assure all that the
working people of Canada are 100
percent behind an all-out war ef-
fort. We want to cooperate with the
government and with management
in the removal of all bottlenecks

that tend to delay ultimate victory
over the forces of aggression. We
appreciate the work undertaken by
the CBC national labor forum.

Indicating his belief that Ganada ¥

Second Front Now
Keynote At Rally

Mosher Stresses Need
For Sound Labor Policy

Speakers on CBS's national labor forum last Wednesday

the Canadian Congress of Labor

and Acting President Percy R. Bengough of the Trades and
Labor Congress of Canada. In a discussion of Canada’s na-
tional labor policy, the two labor leaders, with Drummond Wren,
secretary of the Labor Forum and the Workers’ Educational

Association, gave particular consideration to PC 2685.

Candidate

Clem Willingale, president
of the Pacific Coast Poultry
Producers, who has announc-
ed he will be a candidate for
reeve in Surrey. :

Sawmill
Charter
Installed

—Acting for the internati fat
board of the IWA, INE
Morgan on Sunday install: fint
new charter, No. 1-357, for ‘|
Westminster-Fraser Mills : «fe
at a meeting of the new §
held at the Arenex. :
With a membership of 1500 §.-;
local elected as its first chal jf,
District President Harold Prite jp
who, before his election as 2 1 |
official some years ago, work —
the Fraser River Mill. This i We
largest sawmill in British Coluiy@
and is the basis for the New 43 Fe
minster local. : st) 3
Percy Smith, a leader of th |}
-
3

ganizational drive which :
lished the new local of the a: a
became first vice-president. ¢ é j

members of the executive are Sif 1

VICTORIA, B.C.—Keynote

the necessity of establishing

Harrison Brown,
author and journalist prominent in
the CCF, said “I wholeheartedly
agree with Wendell Willkie on the
question of the second front.”

He stated that “we must get rid
of the appeasers who still exist in
high places,” and called upon the
people of Canada to see to it that
their leaders adopt “a global strat-
egy” to win the war.

Mayor McGavin, paying tribute
to the Soviet people, said that “if
Communism can inspire the people
of the Soviet Union to die fighting
for their cause as they do, it is too
bad that we have not got enough
of it here in Canada.”

Bob Kerr, secretary of Victoria
Communist-Labor Tofal War Com-
mittee called upon the Canadian
people to bring pressure upon their
leaders te open a second front now.

Kerr declared, ‘We in Canada
have done much to win the war,
but we can do much more, and we
must do it.”

Board Grants
Wage Boost

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.—
The (Regional War Labor Board has
a 10 cent hourly increase in wages
o all employees of the Canada Creo-
sote Company here.

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The increase was granted by
the Board after presentation of a
brief submitted by Local 1-217 of
the International Woodworkers of
America.

to mark the 25th anniversary of the

distinguished?

of a

meeting held here Friday
founding of the USSR was
the second front now in the in-
terests of victory for all the United Nations.

Alsbury, second vice-president, F

Cole, financial secretary, —
George Mitchell, recording 5s
tary. j

Jack Lindsay was elected wa =
Sam Ostrekott, conductor, and —
Smith, George Pulling and
Ganuel, trustees.
When the charter had bee
stalled, Harold J. Pritchett rep
on the recent court action thi”
which the IWA sought the rig {
bargain collectively with the:
nadian Western Lumber Con
for union agreement. : : 3
In view of the length of ti

Plan Tour

For Buck

Arrangements have been made
for Tim Buck, national secretary
of the Communist-Labor Total War
Committee to address four public
meetings during his coming tour of
Anticipating
widespread interest in Buck’s tour
here, his first since outbreak of
war, two theatres have been booked
for Nov. 29 when he will speak in
this city. Buck will speak first at
the Orpheum Theatre and later at

the Pacific coast.

the Capitol.

On Monday, Nov. 30, he is sched-
uled to address a meeting at the
Arenex in New Westminster, and
the following evening he will speak
at the Royal Theatre in Victoria.
His final meeting on Wednesday,
Dec, 2, will be at the Pygmy, Pa-

vilion in Nanaimo.

Fergus McKean,

War Committee,

at all meetings.

Dock & Shipyard Workers, Local

Entertainment

secretary of
Vancouver Communist-Labor Total

will accompany }
Tim Buck on his tour and speak

SMOKER |

FOR THE MEMBERSHIP
will be held

THURSDAY, NOV.

8:00 PM.

would take to appeal Magi
Mackenzie Matheson’s advers”
cision, Pritchett recommendes
another meeting be called an’
procedure of nominating and §
ing a negotiating committee bi £
ried through again, so_as to &
ply with all the provisions ¢™
law. : i
His recommendation was t =
mously accepted by the me
and the ballot will be taken 3
the next three weeks.

Poultrymen Na
Two New Memb '

CLOVERDALE, BC.
Headey of Cloverdale and t
cook of White Rock were €
to the executive of the fF
Coast Poultry Producers’ As”
tion at a meeting of the ¢
committee at the associatioi ©
last week. The two new me
long active in the associatiol”
replace Harry Day of Abbe i
and R. A. Robinson of Hane
recently resigned.

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