Page 8 — May 12, 1945

To inspect the facilities of our fighting men, not in the
factories but under war conditions, a group of American labor
leaders recently conducted a tour of U'S. bases in the Pacific.

Herridge Purged By
CCF Prov. Executive .

A. T. Alsbury of Vancouver, President of the CCF in
British Columbia, announced that he will recommend the
expulsion of H. W. Herridge, MLA. for Rossland-Trail,

from the CCF Party.

In a prepared statement, Als-
bury said Herridge had “defied
the decision of the provincial
executive” in accepting nomina-
tion as a candidate for Kootenay
West in the June 11 federal elec-
tions. : -

Utilizing the excuse that in
1943 the CCF had established the
policy that CCE members of the
legislature would not be eligible
for federal candidature, Alsbury
stated that the recent conven-
tion of the*B.C. branch had up-
held the executive’s ruling that
rejected Herridge as CCF nomi-
nee for Kootenay West. Her-
ridge had been nominated at a
meeting of the Kootenay West
constituency association to repre-
sent that riding in the federal
election. :

Alsbury resorted to “red bait-
ing” in stating that he “reminds
the electors of Kootenay West
that however Mr. Herridge may
masquerade as a federal candi-
date, he will be the actual spokes-
aman of the Communist Party,
mow renamed the Labor-Progres-
sive Party,” and stated further
that Frank Tracy, high school
teacher at Nakusp, will be the
party’s oficial candidate in that
riding. :

Herridge has received the un-
qualified support in the riding of
large sections of the labor move-
ment, and the Labor-Progressive
Party, recognizing Herridge’s
pro-unity policies, has refrained
from running a candidate in op-
position to him.

Harvey. Murphy, International
Board Member of the IUMMSW
and LPP candidate for Kootenay
East, informed P.A. that mem-
bers of his union were present
as fraternal delegates to the Nel-
son convention where in defiance
to the CCE provincial executive,
Herridge was nominated as fed-
eval candidate.

“A union delegation was form-
ally invited to the convention,”
Murphy told P.A. “The meeting
was legally called and executive
officers were present.

“As ivaternal delegates only
they had no vote, but let me say

that organized labor in Kootenay |:

Wrest stand solidly with Mr. Her-
ridge. He represents in my opin-
ion the best there is in the CGF,

and the better element will sup-
port him.”

It is evident that the electors
ot Kootenay West will not be
flim-flammed by the attempts
to discredit Herridge, and that
this latest attempt of the CCE
provineial executive to override
the will of the CCF rank and file
beeause of opposition to the pro-
gressive stand taken by Her-
ridge wil not be tolerated by la-
bor supporters in the Kootenay
West riding.

Alsbury stated further that
Herridge will be given an oppor-
tunity to submit reasons why he
should not be expelled from the
party at a special meeting of the
provincial executive of the CCF
to be held May 12.

The statement idd not dis-
close what action will be taken
against the rank and file mem-
bership in the Kootenay West
riding who have pledged their
support to Herridge, and who
still support his candidature de-
spite disciplinary action taken
by the provincial executive of
the CCF in Vancouver.

P.A. Press Drive
Rummage Sale

A Rummage Sale in support
of the PA press drive campaign,
will be conducted in the IOOF
Hall, 6th and Main, Tuesday,
May 15 commencing at 10 a.m.
Members are requested to send
or bring all donations to the sale
to the hall between 10 and 12
a.m. Monday, May 14.

If further information is re-
quired, get in touch with club
chairmen or phone PA at MA-
5288.

The sale is being conducted

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~ New World Era

the abject surrender of the Ger- years, its war-making, industries

man Reich was completed with
the signing in Berlin of the sur-
render terms in the presence of
American, British and | Soviet
military leaders, including Gen-
eral Carl Spaatz of the US.
army air forces, Air Chief Mar-
shal Arthur Tedder, deputy to
General Eisenhower, and Mar-
shal Gregory K. Zhukov, the con-
queror of Hitlers main armies
and of Berlin, who presided over
the meeting. Field Marshal -Wil-
helm Keitel, chief of the Ger-
man general staff, signed for
Germany. The victory was com-
plete.

THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS

The end of the war in Hurope
found the victorious United Na-
tions countries facing: three ma-
jor problems.

There was the problem of deal-
ing with Germany, of punishing
her war criminals and recon-
structing shattered Europe. This
question was immediate and was
given emphasis by the typically
Nazi offer of = Grand Admiral
karl Doenitz to “‘continue as the
leader of the German people.”
Fascism as an organized force
was broken, but its basis still
remained in the remnants. of the
Junkers groups, the militarists
and above all in the vast Ger-
man monopolies and eartels.
And the German people, corrup-
ted by 12 years of Nazi rule,
showed no general awareness of
their common eguilt for the
erimes of their government.
Germany would haye to be occu-
pied by the Big Three for many

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broadcast by ‘Tim
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Wednesday, May 9

over CJOR will be changed

for B.C. listeners owing to the

New Westminster by-election.

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broken up, its imstitutions demo-
cratized, its young people re-
educated, before it could be re-
admitted to the family of na-
tions. And that would take many
years perhaps generations.

There was the problem of de-
feating Japan. There could be
no real success in reconstructing
the world in the direction of
lasting peace and security until
the Japanese wmilitary-fascists
were forced to surrender uncon-
ditionally and make payment for
the erimes committed against
the Chinese and other Asiatic
peoples.

There was the problem of jobs
and security for the Canadian
people and all the peoples of the
United Nations. That problem
would be solved if, in the words
of Tim Buck, “the same degree
of national unity which made it
possible for Canada to play so
important a role in the world-
wide battle over fascism is now
exerted to ensure jobs and pros-
perity for the Canadian people.”
And the problem could only be
solved also through the contin-
ued participation of Canada in
the work of establishing a world
organization for political and
economic stability. :

NATIONAL UNITY
Canada this week had special

eause for celebrating victory in

Europe. For Canada had mar
a contribution to victory, both |
men and materials that yy
nothing short of astounding. Hj —
12 million people had not on
sent overseas the fourth large”
armed force of all the Uni”
Nations, but had provided #7
labor and sinew which placed 4
nation third in total output
war, exceeded only by the Uni’
States and the Soviet Union.
This fact was emphasized 7,
Prime Minister Mackenzie Kiy
on Tuesday in his victory brog -
east over the CBC. Stated yj
King: fe
“Canada’s great contributi
to ‘victory ‘has been made pe
sible by the unbroken partne
ship of her ~warriors and 4
workers. Supporting our arm
forces, workers in every walk...
life have done their part.” |
That same national unity w
the key to Canada’s great eg
tribution to the anti-fascist we
just as the international wn
of the two leading capitalist q
mocracies and the socialist 7
mocracy, established at Teher
and strengthened at Yalta, w
the key to full victory over H
ler Germany. woe : :
The unity of the Big Thy
was in fact the principal posit -
achievement of World War
And it is the principal guaran
that this war will indeed be 7
final war to save democracy

ties which resulted in the deaths
of scores of Red Army officers
and men.

What the press discussion on
this issue deliberately failed to
take into consideration is the
fact that the actions of the Pol-
ish emigres and reactionaries has
nothing to do with the real work
of UNCIO. The future Polish
government is the responsibility
of the Polish people themselves,
and must be settled, in the words
of Mr. Moltotov, “according to
the wishes of the Polish people.”

The essential fact on Poland,
and the fact that is ignored by
most of the newspapers, is that
the Polish people do not intend
to replace their former fascist
overlords by another group of
semi-fascists. Poland suffered
for years, even before Hitler
brought fascism to Germany, un-
der a fascist. form of govern-

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ment, led by the very same @
ments who now comprise |
London Poles. The Warsaw 7p
yisional government has ©
brought democracy to that ©
tion for the first time since 1
when the democratic const)
tion was iUlegally abrogated

the Polish landlords. and ine
trialists under Pilsudski. ;

The Polish people will ¢
tinue to support their new ¢
ernment, and the sooner
United States and Great Bri {
recognize that fact, the soc
the Polish problem will be set |
satisfactorily.

Aside, however, from
problem, the security confert }
appears to be going ahead in |
spirit of closest agreement on
main issues. And this 1s -
most hopeful augury for the
ture peace and security of

world.

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