Page 6 — Saturday, February 3, 1945 Spectacular explosions in the backe&ound mark end of disabled American tank destroyers by Yank engineers in the Apweiler sector in Germany to prevent their use by Nazis in the event of another counter-attack. Tanks in the foreground face the same fate. Franco-Soviet Union Pact Contributes To Peace In Europe MOSCOW. logical and popular complement Louis Saillant, and secretary ot the French Gen- ; Soviet governments, ~eral Confederation of labor (CGT), stated recently. Speak- ine on the eve of the departure of the French trade union dele- gation which spent seven days here, Saillant added that the three problems which the CGT would like to see settled at the February world labor conference are: “Promotion of the war effort until total victory over fascism and Hitlerism is achieved; pav- ing the way for a just and dur- able peace by the active par- ticipation of the trade union force of the world in the functioning of the new international bodies which are to guarantee the se- curity of nations and the demo- cratie rights of peoples; and the creation of a truly universal and acvtive trade union interna- tional.” By JOHN FISHER mation of a Franco-Soyiet Trade of the mutual assistance, pact signed by the French and president of the National Resistance Council (CNR) Union Committee is “the FOUR MILLION To evaluate the role of trade unions in the resistance move- ment, Saillant pointed out that “one has only to examine their representation on the directing bodies of French resistance.” The CGT is the only organization with two delegates on the CNR, he added, and its membership is now 4,000,000 “despite the tact that more than 2,000,000 workers are still m. Germany as prisoners of War or deportees.” BASIC TASKS During the stay of the French trade unionists, the first meeting of the newly-formed Franco- Soviet Trade Union Committee outlined its basic tasks as fol- lows: the mobilization of the workine “classes of the USSR and France for the speediest defeat cf Germany; active participation Highest. Prices Paid for DIAMONDS, OLD GOLD, Other Valuable Jewellery STAR LOAN CO. Ltd. Est. 1905 719 Robson St. MAr. 2622 Tse The Very Best CHINESE FOOD Sai Woo Chop Suey 158 E. PENDER—PA. 8544 (i; Z in the restoration of the national economy destroyed by German eccupationists; complete support of measures adopted and to be adopted by the governments of both countries in conformity with the agreements of mutual aid, aiming for the establishment of a stable and lasting peace. 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These unions, grouped in the North China Fed- eration of trades Unions, claim 1,000,000 members — most of hon work and fight behind the Japanese lines. AREAS CONTRAST The structure and character of unions in the two areas of China are in marked contrast. In cen- tral China, unions are obliged to register with the Chungking government, membership is com- pulsory, and union officials are appointed by the Ministry of So- coal Welfare. The National Mob- jlization Law of 1942, which made strikes and picketing illegal, stated that the “government may prevent and settle industrial dis- putes by decree.” The CAL it- self was established by govern- ment decree in, 1938 “to aid in stabilization and labor conscrip- ai tion, promote labor welfare an increase production.” The wartime labor regulatic issued by the Ministry of Soci Welfare in Oct. 1948, declbre- |*Competent authorities shall ay point qualified persons to be Set retaries of labor unions. A workers must join unions. Mep bers of neither ordinary nor spe cial unions are allowed to declay strikes. Working hours may ne be more than’ 12 hours a day, | rest of 24 hours should be give every two weeks. Concerning ir} ternational labor cooperatio; workers may, with the permissioa of the competent authorities, s up an organization to participa in the international labor movi} ment. In North China, membership |} unions is voluntary, union oif cials are elected by the worke and are subject to recall. A cording to the 1940 constitutnic of the General Labor Union Yenan, guerrilla capital, 4 workers are free to join the unir “regardless of age, sex, natio. ality, political affiliation or r ¢ ligion.” The only qualificatir for membership is that a work “must abide by the \union rul § and pay his dues.” The office of the union are elected by re erendum vote and “if found u worthy of the confidence place in them, they can be recalled 1 mediately and others elected their place.” G. 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