oO Duplessis Iries To Slock Bill “MONTREAL .—In a radio ‘oadcast over CFCE on Feb- jary 21, Fred Rose, Labor- -ogressive Party member of irliament for Cartier, stated at he believed that provincial Htonomy is a fine and neces- sry thing and should be re- yected, but it must never be- me the means of blocking ' delaying legislation such as amily Allowances. > Mr. Duplessis isn’t really verried about an invasion of ‘ur provincial rights by the -ederal government,” said Mr. Vose. “His real aim is to pro- set the interests of a small plique of selfish greedy men tho want to put a spoke in the i‘heel of Canada’s progress for -ieir, narrow’ ends. Se now Mr. Juplessis, like his - Ontario ounterpart, Col. Drew, is dig- Ins up legal manoeuvers to lock the bill His latest trick j the introduction of a bill in ine Quebec Legislature which ims to sidetrack the Federal ‘amily Allowances Bill, and orce the Federal government i> work threugh the Proyin- © ial legislature at Quebec.” Mr. Rose claimed that the pur- se Of this was, as in the case Premier Drew of Ontario, to ‘troduce an atmosphere of dis- ity. within Canada, with the svinees scrapping around and allenginge the powers of the ‘deral government .. .” TES GREAT NEED Mr. Rose cited the great need t this legislation. He had sited a family in the Gartier ea. “In this home—if it ean be Hed a home—I found five chil- en, the eldest just under 8 ars. of age. The two children 1 enough to attend school Fuld not do so because they had © shoes or clothing. The father id suffered an accident at his ») and his compensation was not ough to provide the necessities normal living. When I told “se parents that they could ex- ret financial aid in the form of omily Allowances next July and plained how it would operate, were simply overjoyed. “hat would be their reaction to - Duplessis political machina- ms? Do you suppose those :ople need “provincial auto-- ‘my” more than they do finan- fal aid?” “There is much M. Duplessis if he really wants to ” ial government does have the ower to set minimum wages Quebec. Let him recall how —tontinnea on Page 10.) 4 Trade Unions: ot United “AED Workers. of the World Labor Conference (leit to right): Vassily Kuznetsov of Soviet All-Union Central Council of Chairman George Isaacs of British Trades Union Congress, and CIO Delegate R. J. Thomas, president Caught during an informal chat are the three presidents Chairman Opens\h Canada’s premier under the sponsorship of the All-Union Committee of White- horse, will chalk up a new land- mark in bringing the Yukon Northland with its great pio- neering traditions and poten- tialities to the fore. It is highly significant that such an enterprize should at this tame be pioneered by a young and virile trade union movement, which has practic- ally grown up over-night in the Yukon. It is equally significant that behind the All-Union Com- piittee of Whitehorse, which is sponsoring this winter carnival, there is the widest unity of all sections of the Yukon people in the promotion of the good will, sporting traditions and progres- sive advancement of the Terri- tory. SPORTS PROGRAM | The sports program includes |ski races, snowshoe and skat- ing competition, hockey, curl- ing, moccasin dances on ice— in fact every form of winter sport. Entries will come from distant, places like Quebec, Idaho, California and from |many points in Alaska. The Loporiar eyernt will be the dog ‘team races which have a major lattraction for Northerners. The | American Doe ton, Idaho, USA, Yukon anter ‘Carnival By TOM McEWEN (Labor Candidate, Yukon Territory) HE initial opening of what may become one of winter / place this coming week in Whitehorse, Y.T. From March 4 to 11 the Yukon Winter Carnival, events will take sented -and the many entries in this big event promises to chalk up new Canadian and U.S. records over a gruelling trail. BEAUTY QUEENS The entries in the beauty con- test for Queen of the Carnival are not only representative of many North American States and Provinces, but are positive proof that Hollywood has no edge on the Yukon for bonnie lassies. The work these carnival queen contestants are doing to make the event a huge success is worthy of the highest praise. DEMONSTRATION OF FAITH The “politics” of the carnival, as reflected in its souvenir paper “The _Carnivaleer,” is simply a demonstration of faith of the people of the Yukon and Alaska in the future and pro- eress of theiz territories. The war has opened up this great new North with lightning ra- pidity; «toads, airways, mineral development, new settlements, new populations, and a growing desire on the part of the ma- jority of the people to hold and extend the progress that has been made and to weave it into the years of postwar develop- |ment. Derby of Ash-} will be repre-| —Continued on Page 16.) Volume 1, No. 18, March 3, With Allied Government Leaders By HERBERT A. KLEIN LONDON (FP)—Program of the World Trade Union Conference, including its demand for “a share in determin- ing all -questions of the peace and postwar settlement,’ was placed before high officiais of their various governments by the leaders of the labor conference, February 23. C1lOQ Delegate Sidney Hillman, Soviet Delegate Vassily Kuznet- sov, British Delegate Walter Cit- rine, Chinese Delegate Chu Hsueh-fan and French Delegate Louis Saillant lunched at the British Foreign Office with Foreign Secretary Anthony Wden and the ambassadors of their countries. Actual con- tent of the discussion was not reyealed but it is known that the unionists arranged the talks in order. to present their govern- ments with their request for in- clusion at the San Francisco meeting of the United Nations April 25. DRAFT CONSTITUTION The continuations committee of the conference adjourned Feb. 22. The 13-man administrative com- mittee will reconvene in Paris March 1 to complete the drafting of a provisional constitution for the new world labor organization which the conference resolved to set up. The Paris sessions will be attended by Hillman, John Abt, Michael Ross and Martin Kyne fer the CIO. The administrative committee will meet again im Washington April 10, and will then proceed to San Francisco with Philip Murray and Hillman as the CIO representatives. Leaving the last meeting: of the continuations committee, Hillman said: “I am overjoyed at what has happened here. These _ses- Sions have exceeded my fondest hopes for complete unanimity and harmony. U.S. unionists will be happy at the fruits of these his- toric sessions.” In a “call to all peoples” the continuations committee pro- elaimed organized labor’s aims and program, lighting a path to @ prosperous, peaceful world through the dark war clouds now ‘| blanketing: the globe. “Qur deliberations enable us to declare that the trade union movements are resolved to work with all like-minded people to achieve complete and uncomprom- ising victory over the fascist pow- ers,” the call said. “In the east final victory against Japan is also assured by the countries war- ring against her. They will prose- cute the offensive until uncondi- tional surrender is wrested from her as well as Germany. “Organized labor with so great a part in winning the war can not leave to others — however well-intentioned — sole responsi- bility for making the peace. The peace will be good and enduring enly if it reflects the deep resolve of free peoples, their interests, desires and needs-”’ The call fully mdorsed the de- cisions of the Crimea conference en Germany and its plans for promoting representative govern- ments in liberated lands, demand- ead a break in relations with Franco Spain and Argentina and urged an end to the system of colonies and dependencies. It also reasserted the unanimous inten- tion of the conference to create a new world union federation in- cluding all unions of free coun- tries on an equal basis regard- less of race, creed or political faith. SAILLANT AS LEADER Observers here believe that Saillant, brilliant leader of the French resistance movement, will prebably be named to head ‘the temporary secretariat of the in- terim organization pending the second world labor conference, which meets in Paris in Septem- ber to ratify- the constitution of the new organization. It is also expected that Saillant will be con- tinued in office after that, end- ing attempts to retain Walter schevenels as secretary of the new world organization. Scheven- els is now secretary of the Inter- — national Federation of Trade Unions and is widely distrusted by the French and other union- ists, who suspect him of having collaborated with the Vichy sov- ernment during the Nazi oecupa- tion. In the one-week session of the eontinuations committee which followed adjournment of the con- ference, every immediate pitfall was circumvented. Efforts by. British delegates to delay world labor’s assuming an active role in international affairs have been forestalled by the two specific meetings which have already been scheduled — the administrative committee meeting in April and the second conference in Septem- ber. Although a new world labor organization has still not been technically set up, it will be very much alive and vocal on labor’s needs when it is most needed. The IFTU will be quietly laid to rest or relegated to a function com- mensurate with its actual powers within the far broader scope of a new world labor organization. Absence of the AFL was reeard- ed among the continuations com- mittee members as the sole flaw in the progress to date. However, most members felt that the pro- gram and actions of the new or- ganization will persuade AFL leaders sooner or later that their interests lie with the rest of world labor. Interest on the Second Victory. Loan 3 percent bonds due March 1, 1954, becomes due March 1 and holders may present their coupons for payment at any bank, trust company or invest- ment dealer office. Leeal National War Finance Committee officials urge that holders of these bonds re-invest the proceeds of their interest in War Saving Certificates and stamps. They point out thet the Public in British Golumbi. a-d the Yukon purchased $31,395.250 of this issue, which would mean an additional $620,937.75 to carry on the Victory Drive if eycryone:™ kept their interest fighting. proceeds 1945