Page 2 — Saturday, Nove mber 4, 1944 Continued from Page 1 Hburne sawmill, while employed, as a school teacher, and who has been leading a campaign in the Vancouver local to discredit the district leadership of the union. “The four CCE members of the B.C. delegation to the TWA convention, headed by Stewart Alsbury, voted against the other 38 delegates on every major is- sue, broke the decisions of their own B.C. caucus and met jointly with the caucus of the Columbia River District Council which provided the most rabid red- baiters in the convention. These four CCE supporters and mem- bers, succeeded in electing one of their number, Mitchell of New Westminster, as International Trustee and Barnett of the Port Alberni local, as B.G. delegate to the CIO convention, with the aid of the Trotskyite machine which dominated the convention. This machine election was car- ried out over the heads of the other 38 B.G. delegates who op- posed their election on the grounds they had never at any time played any important role in building or giving leadership to the union. —~ “During the past year or so CCF members of Vancouver unions, in line with the policy of the CCF; have been instru- mental in securing the expulsion from their unions of at least Six | members of the Labor-Progres- | Sive Party all of whom were. leading members of their re- spective trade unions. ‘ “Leading members of the CCF in the Boeing Aeronautical Lodge were instrumental in obtaining the expulsion of four of these workers by the Grand Lodge of the I.A.of M., haying them fired by the management and barred from earning a living at their trade. More recently ten mem- bers and supporters of the CCE in the Vancouver lodge of the International Association of Ma- chinists, after the membership of the local had refused to act, petitioned the Grand Lodge to expel from the union the Presi- dent, Shelly Rogers and the re- cording secretary, Omar Pa- quette. The campaign for the expulsion of these two leaders of the union was headed by Hamilton Irving, CGF alder- manic candidate in the last Van- couver civic election and secre- tary-treasurer of the union. The two workers expelled were both automatically barred from work- ing at their trade in any plant in Canada in which the union holds agreements. They were both married men with families. “Without consultation with and against the wishes of the over- whelming majority of the CCL union membership in B.C. James (Shaky) Robertson, a leading CCF trade unionist, was ap- pointed by Charles Millard as chairman of the political action full swing for some time now Canada. This week we have our new P. A. will get into the hands of one of the best boosters for the in North Burrard Yard. Bill left good start. However he has a 1 dollars to date. who is reported at this time to be method of collection shows good nine dollars and fifty cents) by are turned in it would not be exceeded. the books of certificates also, LPP Financial Campaign By JOHN McPEAKE : We have been watching the U.S. election campaign going amount of money spent in the election work of each party. Soon we will be faced with a similar campaign in Canada and it is up to us to really start raising money in a big, way. Our election fund is too important to be allowed to get even a little behind schedule if we are to look forward to the prospect of a better And now a little news on what is doing and who is doing what. First caller to the city office Monday morning was Bill “Gee, the popular member of the Boilermakers’? Union who works lected from a few of the boys on the job, which I believe is a William Hreherchuk who has already turned in eighty-seven The only one who has threatened to surpass Hreherchuk is the popular Vancouver East LPP to pass the one hundred dollar mark. Pwo other outstanding collectors are John Stanton and Nick Kopatic who are in the midst of a duel to prove which of the two is the better collector. At latest report Nick had been leading with abeut one hundred and fifty dollars raised: We have been receiving some returns from the “Penny-a- day” tims and all. branches are requested to send in the money as soon as possible. My own experience has proven that this capable and popular secretary in the provincial office, is rumored to"be hoarding about eight dollars, while Kay Rogers I hear has topped the ten dollar mark. When some of the other collections However, this is only one method. We should concentrate on and have seen the tremendous paper going to all subscribers. many new people and will be campaign drive. eleven dollars that he had col- ong way to go to catch up to candidate, Harold Pritchett, over eighty dollars, and expects results. I have already raised this method. Vi MeCrae, our surprising if these totals are rive to Control Unions committee of the CCL for the B.C. trade unions. “For several months it has been practically impossible for the Vancouver local of the Boil_ ermakers’ Union to conduct the business of their union because of the organized disruption of CCE members and “supporters. At one meeting, after being de- feated on a motion, approxim- ately ninety of them demon- stratively marched out of the union meeting, in accordance with CCF policy. The CCF B.C. Pro- vineial Executive have issued written instructions to their members in trade unions to march out of union meetings. “We wish to take this oppor- tunity of warning the members of the B.C. trade unions of the CCE campaign now being: launched to gain control of the unions by means of expulsions of union leaders, appointments from the top of CGF organizers, organized disruption of union meetings, pressure campaigns to force unions to endorse the GCE and to denounce the candidates of other political parties. “Tf the plans of the GCF are successful, the result can be the destruction of many of the B.C. trade unions and of leaving the workers defenseless against the onslaught of reactionary anti- labor employers. “The members of the B.C. trade unions must be on their guard and defend their unions against the “rule or ruin” policy of the CCE designed to insti- tute organizational and political domination of the CCF party.” Federation TORONTO—The National Of- fice of the Federation of Russian Canadians announce that the second annual Congress will be held in Toronto, Noyember 9 to 12. : The Metropolitan Benjamin, head of the Moseow Orthodox Chureh on the American contin- ent, Archbishop Adam of New York and representatives of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa will be in attendance at the Congress, it was announced. Leading Rus- Sian Canadian professors, writ- ers, musicians, artists and busi- nessmen will-also take part. The Congress of Russian Canadians will ~ open with a banguet to be held in the King Edward Hotel on November 9. A traditional Russian concert will close the Congress on No- vember 12. WILL SHELL ENGLAND NO MORE THREE CANADIAN SOLDIERS look over a 14-in. “‘Tondon range” Nazi gy shortly after the weapon was captured following the fall of the city | Boulogne. Note the large protective curtain of chain me*! hanging ove the front of the huge gun pit. -. united program on rehabilitation Joint Island Confere jae ESE R pe Endorses Delegates Decision of delegates of the Vancouver Island Joir Labor Council to withdraw from an Island Regional Rehz bilitation Conference because of CCB disruptive tactics z the conference was approved this week by the Labor Cout cil which represents all trade unions on the Island. after, the = cee ee ee ihe con- | 0f two to one by the Vancouy) ference, called to formulate a|Island Joint Labor Gouneil: clearly proves that the ‘trac. and reconstruction probléms re-| Union movement is above politi presentative of all sections of and that the majority of tra: the community, had been packed | UWionists want to be free to hay by CCFers in a planned move to/ their own political beliefs.” control it and disrupt it. Council Vice-president G. Fit As a result of the CCF maneu-| gerald, also president of Boile verings, representatives of labor|makers Union Local No. 2, Vi and management had found that toria, said: “This was the voi the gathering was being twisted | or ine representatives of most ; into! a forum for CCE propa- the Victoria workers and shoy ganda, and all attempts to ar- : rive at constructive results were | that they will not stand fc domination by any group.” smothered in an avalanche of motions, amendments and coun- terproposals directed to party advantage rather than unity for the conerete interests of the people. C. W. Marshall, president of the Labor Council, told a repre- sentative of PLA.: “We are vin- dicated in our decision by a vote ey = Vee Cultural Need 2s lal BuACRS SUNDAY- 9:45 py ——I Pender Auditorium (Boilermakers) JONN GOSS CANDIDATE FOR PARKS BOARD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 6:45 p.m. CJOR since this is by far the more profitable method cf collecting. ; The time left to us is all too short and it means that all of us will have to get out and do some serious plugging, in order to put our campaign over the top. This campaign is part of the struggle to elect a democratic administration, for an investment in our campaign fund is insurance against the plans of tory. reaction. A We must raise our total of $50,000 in order to earry out a successful election campaign. Invest in the future by giving as large a contribution as you possibly can to the LPP federal election campaign fund. , | Modern—Saturday Old-time—Thursday BOWLING ALLEYS — Large and Small Halls for Rentals Phone PA. 9481 = ELELE EEE EL ELL ED BE Eppa CF PA a a FM BOI IO TORY YT IG OF OA TA FA Oe Re OO 0 85 01 Oi XG OR 0G ok OF iG Of oko ot oft aire ne carscw, oe, aw: 85084 Oa Pr Or Gan 9e 0. -0-.0. 0, TC