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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

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JONN GOSS

CANDIDATE FOR PARKS BOARD

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

6:45 p.m.

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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. , |

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