5. ee —— T fan awareness of employment ‘victo i poli ~~ not only to the pap > the receipt of 26 sub “candidate for Skeena, ‘starting. So take note, ‘and are shooting for 50! ‘ Ocean Falis was in the sub quota, and Jim O going strong. 5 man of Swing ) $59.93. tribution; of President Roosevel and indeed of freedom-loving people everywhere. _ ) cf this great man has saddened the democratic peoples every- | where in the world; but there has also been a closing of ranks, the added dangers and responsibilities that fall grim necessity of defeating the forces of re- aijust and lasting peace, based on the trust family of nations, dedicated to the f full employment, reconstruction, Iupon us now; the "action and winning and cooperation of a world ) achievement of a program o and democratic progress in y) Everywhere in America, ‘defeat the challenge of react ‘storming the gat most significant e ion every fighter for progress! "must be mobilized to defeat the threat ef Tory reaction, policies of the thirties, with their un- and inevitable drive to war. Too, we £ reaction in the labor ocratic camp and ensure ‘return to the “iron heel” and misery, ‘must defeat the ultra-left lieutenants o movement, whose role is to split the dem ries for the tories. i We must elect a s Sand women to Ottawa! ‘with our program and po Gies in their own interests! = These developments impose upon us, ‘ ‘the urgent task of quick ‘in the current drive for P.A-. ; = Those supporters who h “= one thousand in the dr » new country, can turned in to date, Bill Purvis of Fairvie press commit egularly for PA. Garry Harris, Powell teen subs and eleven dollars for the sus- e got under the line with a cheque for 100 percent of their sub quota too, Well done! the city will soon be due for dis- and outside points, should im- —up on the renewal cards office, with reports. nd-up P.A. Dance should be And mediately plan to com now out and return them to this i Money and stubs for th turned in as received, and a remember, P.A. wi 'campaign—it is up to you, ' setting subscriptions and d es of Berl er, but subs and still canyassme¢g Tr © River, has turned in ff ttainine fund, while Ferni Blueberry Greek has ‘to the credit of the Berquists. Our May. expiry cards for every committee, city plete the follow the ive so far, have made a fr to the future of our people. We report s from Bruce Mickleburgh, LPP federal together with th Ed Cinits, even if you hay ll be our strongest weapon 1 every one, to extend its influence by onations, and pushing the sale of the — MARGARET BLACK. e big wi Iso money from social affairs. n the election — Subfinders : RULY, we are living in momentous days—the last week has been characterized by worid-shaking events; the tragic death t, beloved leader of the American people, The passing postwar. ly achieving and surpassing our labor is dedicating itself anew, to jon. While the Allies are victoriously in, our country is plunging into the lection battle of its history. So much. depends Above all, the labor uO oes and a ¢rone corps of tried and true labor men We must reach thousands of citizens licies, we must win them for those each and every one, quotas ave boosted our sub list by close to eal contribution, e advice that he is just e sot 42 to date, the first outside committee over the top their top man is Myer Batt, who is still merod, a New Zealander, a stranger in a teach us a thing or two, with sixteen new subs and all to the glory of Burrard East. w now has 22, and Gus Dades, chair- ittee. reports Swing over the top in dance tickets! Et P_A. Drive Standings +. iTY CLUBS Percentage {CITY CLUBS Percentage 2 Raised Raised am Subs Cash 7 See task ma mast —----— 153 13 |N. Westminster -... } pee es £36 — |North Vancouver... 28 1 ‘girview --.- 42, 4 OV Bill, See 76 76 Se€0rgia nse 36 18 | South Hill _.-....-- 31 50 'randview --.-—- us Swing Shift __..... 115 2 2a ee Hast —-- 68 75 Victory Square -— 40 14 ‘orquay wee ee 4A 7 | Victoria —_---------------- 28 13 orth Burnaby ---- 32 — ‘West End _........ a 45 4 UTSIDE CLUBS Percentage | OUTSIDE CLUBS Percentage ig s Raised Raised ; Subs Cash Ssbs Cash “@assiz _...-------- sa! — — |Mt. 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April 21, 1945 — Page 3 Hedl in pay per shift as a result of and the Imternational Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. The increase is retroactive to January 22, date when the appli- eation was filed. _ fhe increase asked in the union-company application for 60 eents per shift, which would have brought wages in the two mines to the level prevailing in the Copper Mountain operations of Granby Consolidated. The NW4LB ruling, however, while re- jecting the extra 10 cents, stipu- lated that the increase should be treated as a bonus, not a boost in the basic rate. DEFINITE VICTORY Officials of the TUMMSW consider the board’s bonus rul- ing as an actual imerease in basic wages, and intend to treat it as such. “We consider this a’ definite victory for the union,” Harvey BRUCE MICKLEBURG tative, told P:A. “We intend to treat the 50-cent increase at Hed- ley as an increase in basic rates, not as a bonus. “Any attempt in future to re- duce the bonus will be regarded by the union as an attempt to decrease basic wage rates. We're GUS DADES . lickleburg Addresses Large Audiences In QCI _Task of all Canadian democratic forces, and above all the working class, is to secure broad agreement upon elec- tion policies that the majority of the people will support, stated Bruce Mickleburgh, Labor-Progressive Party federal r ley Miners Pay Increases Miners and surface workers at Hedley Mascot and Hed- ley Nickel Plate mines have won a 50-cent general increase a recent National War labor Board ruling on a joint application by the mining company Murphy, international represen-| candidate for Skeena, to a large turnout of citizens in Queen Charlotte recently. The coming federal election will determine whether we are to have a national policy of pro- gress, higher standards of living, far-reaching social reforms and international cooperation, or whether the people will be sad- dled with another R. B. Bennett regime, bringing back the back- ward conditions of the hungry thirties and sabotaging interna- tional unity, he asserted. The LPP candidate charged that a reactionary clique of Tor- ies was doing all in its power to split the people in the elec- tion and establish minority rule |in Ottawa, based on a reaction- ary coalition. The problems of the Canadian people cannot be solved by this reactionary gang and the only way to smash this conspiracy was to have “3 broad ‘|national unity. The LPP stands for unity of working people, Mickleburgh stated, and has consistently worked for it. He charged the | GCE with a policy of directly op- posing such’ unity and repeated previous challenges to. the: CCF candidate to appear on. the same ‘platform and discuss the issues involved in the election. The enly response he has had to this challenge so fan-he said; has been a smear campaign; the issues have been carefully avoid- ed. : . The candidate outlined the pro- eram for Canada which the La- bor-Progressive Party will whole- heartedly suppert and fight for. This program was based on Gan- ada’s need and desire for a se- cure and peaceful world and ‘for a policy of full production and employment after the war. Mickleburgh stressed that this would be the most important election ever held in Canadian history. He hoped that every yoter in Queen Charlotte would get out and vote so that Canada would go forward and not back- ward. The Labor-Progressive Party believes we must seize this opportunity for hitherto un- dreamed of social and political advance. The first air force pilot from the British dominions to lose his life in this war was Harold Ros- hannesburg, South Africa. He died in the RAF attack on Wil- helmshaven, Germany, on Sep- tember 24, 1939. ‘= Over 30,000 Canadian citizens, who could otherwise be useful in the service of their country, are lying in sanatoria, victims of the dreadful tuberculosis. certain the management will re- gard it in that way, and we’re equally certain the National War Labor Board expects us to treat it that way.” i Text of the Board’s ruling granting the 50-cent bonus dees mot make clear on what it is based, aside from citing the fact that many other bas metal mines customarily grant bonuses in addition to basic rates. The bonus system, however, has been strongly fought by the union in all parts of Canada, and is one reason why the demand has been made by organized hardrock min- ers for a national enquiry into wage structures in the industry. Union officials believe this lat- est NWLB award provides fur- ther reason for immediate amendments to the wage-freez- ing’ order—P.C. 9384. Wells Hears LPP Speaker WELLS, B.C. — Necessity for Labor being represented as a partner in Canada’s next federal government was dis- cussed by William Turner, Labor-Progressive+ Party organ- izer, at a packed public meeting in the Community Hall at Wells last week. . Turner related the develop- ments of the last few years which made it imperative for the Canadian people to administer a smashing defeat to the forces of Tory reaction in. the coming election, and elect labor repre- sentatives who stand committed to supporting a progressive gov- ernment based on the forward- looking democratic forces of the nation. Turner addressed a well-at- ‘tended public meeting in the Rex Theater in Quesnel the previous Friday evening, speaking on “Canada’s Role in the Postwar World.” The speaker outlined the mareh of world events which led up to the ‘present war and the progressive advances which have been achieved during its course. He gave an excellent explanation of the significance of the sev- eral conferences held by the ma- jor powers, Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, and also dealt extensively with the Dumbarton Oaks proposals and their meaning to Canada and~ the world. The meeting was followed by a question period and a collec- tion was taken to defray ex- penses.