Shooting it out with Nazis hidden in the ruins, American troops battle their way
through a rubble-strewn sireet in Aachen, Gemany.

Curious inconsistency of the
ghth annual conyention of the
jnternational -Woodworkers of
merica held in Vancouver last
Freek was emphasized by the
sdoption of the most progressive
7 nd realistic proposals on pro-
ram and policy put forward by |
lhe North Washington and Cana-}|
fian districts of the TWA, after |
Hur days spent in reactionary |
j2dbaiting directed particularly
|=: delegates of these very two)
ee istricts. - H
Out of 43 resolutions adopted |
ly the convention, 29 came from |
siese districts. |

WA Progressives’ Program Is
‘Adopted at Vancouver

velt, renewal of the no strike
pledge, condemnation of racial,
religious and color discrimina-
tion, and many other realistic
and forward-looking resolutions
proved the right of the conven-
tion te be considered one of the
most progressive in recent
months. :

Despite the efforts of the CCE
delegates present, who contri-
buted greatly, to the redbaitine
and disruption, and: despite an
hour-long address favorably in-
terpreting the role of the CCF
by Charles Millard, director of
CCL political action and CCF

leader, the convention went on

tical action program for Can-
ada, as well as extension of PAC
into the period after the Amer-
ica election.

Dumbarton Oaks conference
was fully endorsed by the con-
vention, which urged the United
States to participate fully in
setting up an effective world or-
ganization to guarantee a just
and enduring peace. This pro-
eressive stand was continued in
a resolution on foreign policy
which affirmed that the unity
achieved by the leaders of the
USA, Great Britain and the
USSR must be preserved during

and after the war if peace is to

Reelecition of President Roose-|record for a non-partisan poli-| endure.
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Sunday, November 5, marks UAH Aiba ven a Anu An NTL OANT Ao ominine nummer ATarnn
1e second lectures in the series)
f open forums being held undes 2 - ;
ne auspices of the labor-Pro-—
"ressive Party. The speakers | 4) PRIOR ene 17 ice

ave chosen interesting and live
ubjects for this coming Sunday
ivening, commencing at 3 p-m.
Ferseus McKean, leader
Labor-Progressive Party and
federal candidate for Vancou-
‘ver Center ‘constituency will
speak at the LPP Hall, 1332
Davie Street. Subject, “Can-
fada’s Postwar Social. System—
Socialist or Capitalist?”
Kayla Culhane, Swedish
Community Hall; subject,
“Back to Ciyvies, What Future
for Our Vets?” ;
| Harold Pritchett, president
TWA, LPP federal candidate
for Vancouver East constitu-
enecy, at Harmony Hall, 1655
W. Broadway. Subject, “Can-
ada__A World Power; What
Foreign Policy Shall We Pur-
sue?” 3
William Stewart, president
Boilermakers’ Union and LPP
federal candidate for Vancou-
ver North constituency, at
Music Box Theater, Fraser
and Kinesway- Subject. “Ta-
bor’s Role in Building a2 Demo-
cratic Coalition.”
John McPeake,
campaign manager for the
LPP and candidate for alder-
jan Vancouver city council, at
LPP Hall. 8th and Lonsdale.
Subject, “Vancouver Faces the
Postwar.”

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This was conclusively shown
in the roll-call yote at the CCL
convention. The minority vote of
185 against the substitute reso-
lution which made PAC€ nothing
more than a vote-cateching ad=-
junct of the CCF, represented
the largest and most powerful
unions affiliated with the CCL—
and represented the desire and
opinion of the membership of
their locals.

Over 90 percent of the French
delegates present yoted against

the substitute resolution!

The substitute resolution it-
self was not representative in
any detail of the 32 original
resolutions submitted by local
unions and labor councils de-
manding a political action pro-
gram which would be free of all
political ties. Instead, it entirely
negated the demands of the 32
resolutions for a line of political
action which would be indepen-
dent of any party.

From the beginning it was
evident that certain CCE ele-
ments within the convention
were going to try and make PAC
a false issue of “Vote CCF or
Vote Communist,” because they
did not want the progressive ele-
ments within the trade union
movement to play a part in shap-
ing independent political action.
This tactic failed. When the
yote was taken the 185 delegates
who voted for a PAC program
which would be representative of
the big majority of unions affi-
liated to the CCL, represented
all shades of political opinion

and religious thought.
Of the 272 who did vote for:

Major Unions Oppose
CCF At Quebec Meet

By Mel Colby
QUEBEC CITY, Que.—The big majority of trade

unionists who are members of locals affiliated to the Can-
adian Congress of Labor want a political action program
around which all shades of political opinion can work for
coalition policies which will end the threat of tory reaction.

the substitute resolution it is
difficult to say how many voted
freely for it. For it is a fact
that not only did GC. H. Millard,
leader of the steel workers, have
23 paid organizers present, but
it is also a fact that Millard,
during a steel workers’ caucus,
threatened “to fire’ any ap-
pointed representative who did
note vote for the substitute reso-
lution.

In spite of these threats the
steel delegates were not united
behind the “yes” vote, and many
of those who voted “no” repre-
sented the largest and most im-
portant steel unions.

Recognition of .the sentiment
against the PAC program as it
was presented, was made by CL
secretary-treasurer Pat Conroy,
who, faced with the fact that the
majority of the unions affiliated
with the Congress did not want
a PAG program which would be
only a subservient -tool of the
CGE, found it necessary to give
his definite assurance that if the
convention would vote for the
substitute resolution that PAC
would be kept free of political
domination by the CCF.

Another expression of the
sentiment for a PAC program
which would be independent of
political domination” by any
party, was the fact that power-
ful unions such as the United
Blectrical, Radio and Machine
Workers, and the International
Woodworkers of America voted
as a bloc against the substitute

resolution.

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