ing: “We refuse to

ressed them.”

E organization.
ident of the IF'TU.

ntinued from Page 6——

London

identify

working: class of any coun-
with the dictatorships et

i another attack on the ae
‘ee report,~G@itrine challenged
omission of an IFTU repre-
native on the committee for
se settlement as “inequitable,
ur and a slight to the IMTU.”
| was regarded as a prelude
fhe heated argument which is
sipated on the question of
nstituting the IFTU to per-
fentry of the ClO, Soviet and
n American trade unions in-
d of forming: a new world
Citrine

is

> its meeting here last week,
general council of the IFDU
into three factions, with Git-
and IFTU secretary Walter
yenels favorine- admission of
ClO and the Russian and
a American unions. The AFT,
ion, set forth by Robert J.
; in a speech renewing the
*s sharp attacks on Soviet
» unions, was strongly op-
1 to admitting two trade
a centres from any country.
French delegation, represent-
the reorganized trade union
ment of that country, argcued
‘the IF TU had proved impot-
during the war and
fe to make wa ay: for the for-
bn of a new world or ganiza-

should

ie APL was victorious when it
t to vote

Parley

on revision of the IF'TU constitu-
tion. Instead, the meeting, at-
tended by representatives of 13
countries, referred the motion
“to affiliated and associated or-
‘Canizations so. they may give it
further consideration in readiness
for another conference to be con-
vened by the JFYU as soon as
possible,” which was done because
“it would be impossible for the
moment to reach a binding deci-
sion on this important project.”

Polish Hospital Is
Equipped By Canadians

Hospital equipment for the city
of Lublin, Poland, has ben pur-
chased through the Canadian Red
Cross Society by the Democratic
Committee to Aid Poland -with
the first $25,000-raised by the
Committee for medical relief to
liberated Poland.

Mr. A. Gadawski and Mr. W.
Dutkiewiez, representing the
committee have presented two
cheques to Dr. F. W. Routley,
National Red Cross Commission-
er, for the hospital being out-
fitted in: the temporary capital
of liberated Poland. The remain-
ing $25,000, when the full cam-
paign quota has been reached, is
ta be ear-marked for the equip-
pine of a hospital in the city of
Warsaw upon its release from
the German occupation forces.

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Two hundred committee mem-
bers of the MWabor-Progressive
Party met in a Greater Vancou-
ver election rally, Thursday
night to map out plans for the
campaign and to hear their pro-
vineial leader’s analysis of the
Grey North by-election.

Fergus McKean deseribed the
Grey North by-election as a
Warning toe all Canadians. of the
danger of a Tory victory when
the democratic yote is split. The
Labor-Progressive Party will
not support a single candidate of
the CCF who does not dissociate
himself from the divisive policies
of the Coldwell-Lewis-Millard
leadership, he said. Calling on the
membership of the party for an
all-out effort in the coming elec-
tions he proposed the adoption
of the slogan, “every member a

Saturday, February 17,

1945 — Page 7

Enthusiastic LPP Election Rally

propagandist,
organizer.”

every member an

Minerva Cooper, provincial or-
ganizer, outlined plans for the
election, stressing the necessity
of bringing the program and can-
didates of the LPP before the
public. “We convince the ereat
majority of those we reach, she
emphasized, pointing -—to the
achievements of the party in the
trade union movement and com-
munity work. “Our success de-
pends on the number of political
discussions we can hold between
now and the election.”

Harold Prittchet, candidate for
Vancouver East, commenting on
the anti-unity, anti-Soviet record
of Angus MacInnis declared that
“the best working-class constitu-
eney in Canada deserved repre-

sentation in line with the political

maturity and pro-unity senti-
ments of Canadian labor.

Culhane,-.candidate fon
spoke ,. confidently of
growing clarity on.the program
oi the party and evidence of in-

Garry
Victoria,

ereasing suport. pigs
Hal Griffin, standard-bearer
ter New Westminster, pointed

cut that infantry was vital to the
winning of all battles and stres—
sed the fact that the “day-to-day
slugging of the general member-
ship would make the decisive
eontribution to victory.”

Margaret Black, constituency
chairman, announced that 4
nominating convention for Van-
couver Centre would be held on.
February 28 at 875 West Hast-.
ings.

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