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1945

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slovakia and several other mem-
bers of the United Nations) and
would then be inyited to the San
Francisco conference.

Hitherto, however, this has
not been done. British and U.S.
representatives on the commit-
tee that was to agree on the
broader government have insist-
ed on dealing without the War-

saw government. No agreement
could be reached on that basis
and the Soviet government has
therefore been demanding that
the Warsaw government be in-
vited as the representative of
Poland to the Uaissd Nations
gathering.

This question has been re-
ferred again to the heads of the
four sponsoring powers.

“You cannot solve the ques-
tion of Poland without the Pol-
ish people,” Soviet foreign com-
missar V. M. Molotov told news-
men when questioned about the
Soviet view on the controversy.

“LAST CHANCE”

The conference opened on
April 29 with addresses by rep-
resentatives of the U.S., Britain,
the Soviet Union and China, the
sponsoring. powers, all stressing
the imperative necessity of
building unity around the firm
united front of the great powers
which are allied to destroy
fascism.

Speaking for Great Britain,
Anthony Eden declared:

“Hither we must find some
means of ordering our relations
“with justice and fair dealing,
while allowing nations great and
small full opportunity to develop
' their free and independent life,
or we shall soon head for an-
other world conflict which this
time must bring the utter des-
truction of civilization in its
train.

“Tt is therefore no exaggera-
tion to say that the work on
which we are making a start
here may be the world’s last
chance.” :

Eden reminded the gathering
that the task of the conference
Was not to discuss matters per-
taining to the peace treaties
which will follow victory, but
with the establishment of a per-

manent post-war-world organiz-
ation.

THE SOVIET POLICY
Molotev, speaking for the So-
viet delegation, dealt at length
with events which preceded the
present war and warned that

ence again, using false demo-
cratic catchwords such as “pro-
tection of the interests of the

small nations or of the princi-°

ples of the equality. of nations,”
the foes of world unity are seek-
ing to undermine the founda-
tions of lasting peace.

“The conference is called upon
to lay the foundations of the
future security of nations,” he
said. “This is a great problem
which -it»has been thus: far im-
possible to solve successfully.
Anybody knows that the League
of Nations-in no way: coped with
this problem. It betrayed the
hopes of those who believed in
it. It is obvious that»no one
wishes to resurrect the League
of Nations, with no rights and
power, which did not interfere
With any aggressor - preparing
for war against peaceloving
nations and sometimes lulled
outright the nations’* vigilance
with regard -to impending ag-
gression. : e

“The prestige of the League
of Nations was especially un-
dermined whenever unceremoni-
eus attempts were made to turn
it into a tool of various reac-
tionary forces and privileged
powers. If the sad lessons of the
League of Nations have to be
mentioned now, it is only in
order that past errors may be
avoided, which must not be
cemmitted.. under. the sign of
new profuse promises. It is im-
possible, however, to count in-
definitely on the patience of na-
tions if the governments mani-
fest their inability to set. up an
international organization pro-
tecting the peaceful life of
people, their families, their
young generations against the
horrors and hardships .of new
piratic imperialist war.

“The Soviet government is a
sincere and firm champion of
the establishment of a strong in-

ternational organization of se-

what Hume intended is do be-
cause I felt that if any old-line
party candidate deserved sup-
port, he did. But now that he
has withdrawn I feel free to
enter the campaign.”

A more serious threat to a
united labor ete is the last-
minute entry of the CCF into
the campaign with Robert Gor-
mack of neighboring Burnaby,
chosen after the CCE had been
unable to find a resident candi-
date. But, in contrast to the vig-
orous campaign being conducted
by the LPP Candidate around a
Positive program to provide jobs,
homes and security, the CGF has
been able to make little iImpres-
Sion with its divisive propa-
ganda.

As Harold Griffm, LPP federal
candidate, pointed out in a recent
broadcast:

“The @CF has played alle
no part in the life of our city in
the past few years and it has
searcely the semblance of an
organization. here. Its entry at
this late date against Jack
Greenall, who has contributed a
great deal to New Wiestminster’s
public life, can only be regarded
as a deliberate effort to divide
the labor vote.”

That Greenall has the major-
ity support of New Westmin-
ster’s working people has been
demonstrated to the teams of
canvassers now calling at every
house in the city. They are find-

ing that they have only to men-

Son Of Local Candidate

In Dramatic Naval Action

Steward Duane Pritchett,

crew waembo: of the Royal

Canadian Navy frigate Annan and son of Harold Pritchett,
labor leader and LPP candidate for Vancouver East, was
mentioned in a Navy report of an engagement which result-

ed in the sinking of a Nazi U-

DUANE PRITCHETT

curity. Whatever may depend
upon them and their efforts in
the common cause of the crea-
tion of such a post-war organiz-
ation of peace and security of
nations will be readily done by
the Soyiet government. We will
fully co-operate in the solution
of this great problem with all
the other governments genuinely
deyoted to this noble cause. We
are confident that this . historic
aim will be achieved by joint
effort of peace-loving nations, in
spite of all the obstacles in the
way of its achievement.”
KING’S SPEECH

Speaking on behalf of the
Ganadian delegation, Prime
Minister W. L. Mackenzie Keine
declared:

“We recognize the principle
that power and responsibility
must go hand in hand, and that

international security depends
primarily upon the maintenance
of an overwhelming preponder-
ance of power on the side of
peace. Power, however, is not
exclusively concentrated in ‘the
hands of any four or five states
and the conference should not
act on the assumption that it
is. bh)

While he declared that ‘the
Canadian delegation was not
making any amendments to the
Dumbarton Oaks proposals, his
speech was interpreted as a bid

boat.

The action in which the sub
was destroyed resulted in the
decorating of two of ‘the crew
members mentioned in the Navy.
account of the sinking, and the
special mentioning of six others.
The submarine was detected,
a pattern of depth charges were
dropped and the submarine was
forced to the surface. Immedi-
ately the Canadian frigate went
into action, commencing rapid
fire on the sub which Zig-zagzced
frantically in an attempt to
avoid being hit. Hits were scor-
ed on the submarine sixteen
times by the frigate’s four-inch
gun, and over a thousand hits
were scored by the anti-aircraft
Oerlikon gun, firing as a surface
weapon.

__ As the frigate cut the distance
between herself and the sub
down to fifty yards, a pattern of
depth charges was loosed, one of
which landed directly on the U-
boat. The’ sub was abandoned
by the crew and whalers lowered
from the frigate picked up sur-=

two officers.

During the course of the ac-
tion a torpedo fired from the
submarine missed the frigate by
only a few yards, and minor fire
was aimed at the frigate by the
subs’ small gun. Later it was
found that the sub’s big gun and
all of its crew but one were Wiped

cut by the opening fire from the
Annan.

Duane Pritchett, prior to ent-
ering the Navy, was active in the
formation of the boys’ union of
the Boilermakers, worked’ as a
layout man in the shipyards, and
prior to entering the yards sery-
ed

organizational trips to the coas-

in the loggers’? “navy” on

| tal camps. He was active in the

for greater commitments for
larger “small nations” such as|
Canada.

Labor Youth Federation locally.

‘elop thent

pthe dominion,
all progressive Canadian y

vivors including the captain and:

fs
fs
fh

tion the candidate’s - name
the householder either jg,
him personally or has hear
and sympathizes” with his >
on behalf of organized: labo:
popularity of the candidate
the wide support given.
program will be strong” =
in making the LPP’s first hy
provincial office a “successful

But canvassing of the g
only one method the LEP
ing im order te bring its Pro

before every voter—and ty

are many more voters on the-
today as a result of the [1
action in sending commissic
directly into the mills to re,
workers when it discover.
scores of workers were
the voters’ list. Two ra
casts a week, in addition to
regular weekly program stai
last fall, over CKNW and ex
Sive newspaper advertising
thoroughly acquainted ya
with the issues under the slog
“NEW: WESTMINSTER, NEE

: A LABOR MAN! ©

JACK GREENALL Is

LABOR’S CHOICE ! 4
High point in the camps
will be the final election
be held in the Arenex next

PAC

“An historical step in the

taken at a meeting of local ¥

groups ‘and other interested

anizations last? week, when
Provincial Initiative’ Gomm —
of the B.C. section of the Fe

ation of Democratic Youth ~

set up.
Purpose of *the= Federaaa

ta set up: independent -youth —

litical action committees ac
-in order -to i

groups and to press in i
especially concerning them, |
The Federation believes
only by electing progressive

didates—labor and reform

eral—in the coming federal -
tions, can the needs of Gai
and of Canadian youth in

post-war be adequately sé |
At the meeting the Proyi :

Committe set itself up as ne
vincial youth PAC. Roy Low

provincial orgar8zer of the |
eration, was elected chairma’ ©
annou —
that, until June 11, PAG 3

the committee, and

would be devoted to getting

the youth vote for the elect
A city-wide youth rally is b

planned, to which leading ¢
dates of the Liberal, GCF,
Labor-Progressive parties
be imvited. It is hoped that
sequent constituency r ae
be held: :

Organizations now
toe the Federation include;

afili

Movement, and University *
phonic Club (all
clubs); Grandview Youth (
Young Liberals Ass’; LPP Y
Committee; Boilermakers Ui
Dock
Union; International Wood
ers of America: IWA J

Carter Youth Club, vice ‘

Aeronautical Lodge 756,
Others — race, ehureh,
union, social, and umive
groups—have — been in
join.

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day, May 8, when Tim Bae! 7
| Balzonal iesder will Speaks”

Gr Youth
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of BC. youth

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