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PEOPLE’S VOICE FOR PROGRESS

OL. 1, No. 16 ee 5 Cents

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1945

Y - VICTORY - PEACE!!

Democratic World Hails
Momentous Decisions Of
Conference In Crimea

Jubilant acclaim of world democratic opinion greeted the historic de-

cisions of the great Crimean Conference this week.
leaders of opinion,

ted Nations,

In every one of the Uni-

representatives of almost all parties, editors

of powerful organs of the most diverse groups and strata, hailed the Con-
ference as the marking a new era in the world’s histony.

VANCOUVER, B-C.,

fillman Urges
Yew World
labor Body |

LONDON.— (FP) = dhe:
Torld Trade Union Confer-
ice. must organize a brand
w labor oreaniearion and |
& seek to utilize the wornout |
«i. Federation of Trade Unions, |
OQ. Delegate Sidney Hillman
zed, leading off conference |
cussions on the basis for world |
ion federation.

nm his maiden speech to the
| ference Hillman pulled no
iches in blaming AFT, leaders |
the situation which he-said|
! rendered the IFTU jinade-
te, impotent and -wornout.
iman’s was the first refer-
= to the AFI by name during

most powerful countries are

(te r): Pres.

Formation of a new world labor organization, united for victory and peace, is the big
question before the London world labor conference. Heading delegations from the three

Sidney Hillman of Amalgamated Clothing

Workers (CIO), Sec. Walter Citrine of British Trades.Union Congress and Chair-
man Vassily Kuznetsov of Soviet All- Union Central Council of Trade Unions.

conference, =vhich is entering:
‘second week. |
m behalf of the CIO dee
> Hillman provescd a 5-point |
a
Create a new world Jabor
anization subject to ratifica-
1 at the earliest possible time
national trade union organi-
ions represented at the con-
ence.

Designate a conference com-
tee fairly representative of
composition of the confer-
€, in order to act as a con-

lations © committee pending :
fication ‘by. a sufficient num_|2t 2 well attended meeting of the
1s of national organizations, Vancouver Labor Council last
2r which it will become the Tuesday.
visional executive committee “Whereas: The Amalgamated
the new world organization. : 5

Unions of Canada are ad-,

Empower this committee to
e all necessary and desirable |-
DS to implement conference
tsions and declarations and
tute them, arrange and sum-
2 2 call for a constitutional
Yention of the new world la-
organization, prepare a draft
stitution for the new world
© organization and circulate
among organizations invited
the constitutional convention.
>onvene at the earliest paos-
© moment such a constitu-
al convention, inviting: such
tional trade union organiza—
S as the continuations com-
s€€ may designate.

dbject of the constitutional

mitted by all bona fide labor
organizations to be fink or-
ganizations and against the
best interests of labor, and,

Whereas: Mr. M. J. Coldwell,
national leader of the CG€F,
favored the “Amalgamator”’
official organ of the above
mentioned organization, with
an article, which action we be-
lieve detrimental to the best
interests of organized labor,

Therefore:Be it resolved that
we, the Vancouver Laber Coun-
cil in session assembled, em--
phatically object to the leader
of a reputed labor party lend-
ing moral support and assist-
ance to an anti-unity and anti-
labor outfit. which is the trade

vention should be election of

—Gontinued on Page 8 union arm of the CMA, and all

cae Labor Council
Condemns Coldwell Action

The following resolution, condemning the action of CCF National Leader M. J. Cold-
well in contributing an article to The Amalgamator, official organ of the company union
setup known as the Amalgamated Unions of Canada, was passed without a dissenting vote

London, _

anti-labor employers in Can-

ada, and
Be it further resolved: That
this council condemn the Amal-

gamator, its policies, and all
who support it.
Stan Wolgar, delegate from

the Industrial Union of Ship-
wrights and Joiners, who intro-
duced the resolution, produced a
copy of the journal in question
proving its anti-union pro-com-
pany setup. Wolgar pointed out
that although the organ was full
of attacks on the international
unions it did not contain one word
against the employers.

tieh was expressed by every
speaker who took part in the de-
bate.

Several well-known CCF trade
unionists present, although
agreeing that the article should
not have been written (Arthur
Turner, MLA, and James

shouted
Condenination of Coldwell’s ac-}

(Shaky) Robertson stated that
they would have refused to con-
tribute to such a journal) asked
that the matter be referred to
the national executive of the
CCL.

Harvey Murphy, Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers’ organizer,
pointed out that this article
would be used by every company
union fink across the country to
prove that the CCF endorsed
company unions and urged the
CCF membership to repudiate it.

However when the vote on the
resolution was taken a bloc of
some 20 delegates, acting on
Instructions of ‘Don’t
Vote.” abstained from voting
either for or against the resolu-
tion. The resolution was earried
by 44 votes.

A further resolution, intro-
duced by James Ropeicor Was
passed unanimously referring

Executive for action.

Just as the tremendous ela-
tion in the democratic coun-

‘tries reflected the more-than-

hoped-for unity and solidar-
ity on all fundamental ques-
tions of the “Big Three” and
the resulting assurance of a
world based on firm peace and
justice, so the bitter comments
of the German radio and press
bespoke the stunned despair
of the Nazis as their worst
fears were confirmed. Only voice
which had emerged by press
time to parallel Nazi reaction
came from the remnant Polish
emigre “government-in-exile” in
reflecting. the small
clique which has isolated itself
even from the majority of Poles
abroad.

me ods for

Projecting the
solving the complications of
European liberation the Gon-

ference report provided concrete
proof of the evyergrowins unity
of the USA, Britain and the
USSR and thet intention to
build a new and better world.
The report stated: “By this
declaration we reaffirm our
faith in the principles of the At-
Jantiec Charter, our pledge in the
declaration by the United Na-
tions, and our determination to
build in cooperation with other
peace-loving nations world order
under law, dedicated to peace,
security, freedom and general
well-being of all mankind.”

The continuing solidarity of
Teheran, which the decisions on
military and political problems
gave such heartening: evidence,
were reemphasized in the state-
ment that the meeting had “tre-
affirmed our common determina-
tion to maintain and strengthen
in the peace to come that unity
of purpose and of action which
has made victory possible and
certain for the United Nations in
this war.”

Calling this a “sacred obliga-
tion,” the document continues,
“only with the continuing and
growine’ cooperation and under-
standing among our three coun-
tries and among all the peace-
loving nations can the highest
aspiration of humanity be realiz—
ed, secure and lasting peace
which will in the words of the
Atlantic Charter, ‘afford assur-
lands may live out their lives in
freedom from fear and want.’ ”

The problems of defeating
Nazi Germany and of dealing
with that conutry afterwards
were settled by the conference
on a basis which gave the lie to
the rumormongers and wishful-

the question te the CCL National |

thinking defeatists. . Asserting

—Continued on Paes 8