iSeek CCF )Withdrawal tin Yukon ) Y.T., May 2—An inten- isive drive to “Get out the ‘Vote’ has been instituted by ‘Tom McEwen, Labor Candi- ‘date for the federal constitu- ney of Yukon Territory. ‘Special leaflets, instructing voters as to the method of ensur- ing that they are on the voter's list, and stressing the need for ‘a large vote have been issued in ‘the form of special bulletins from Jabor headquarters. McEwen, launching labor’s campaign, addressed a well at- tended=meeting: in the Whitehorse ‘Theatre on Sunday evening, at which an. enthusiastic audience actlaimed his speech as the best ‘delivered in the Yukon campaign. The meeting of the Labor Can- didate was followed by a poorly attended meeting of the Conser- vatives, at which George Black, present member: for Yukon, Gressed the meeting. The meet- ing of the Conservative candi- Gate received no support from ' labor. ae a ASK CCF WITHDRAWAL A campaign, instituted by la- bor elements who resent the pos- Sibility that the CCF entry ito ' the electoral field in the Yukon TOM McHEWAN Candidate fer Yukon. Labor will split the labor vote, which ‘kas as its objective the with- ' drawal from the field of the CCF candidate is well under way. Hundreds of individual appeals, seme signed by previous sup- porters of the CCR, have been mailed directly to the CCF can- didate and to CCF headquarters. | @he appeals point out that in the © ixterests of unity the CCF would exercise wise judgment to with- draw and support McHwen’s La- bor program. The effect of the appeal on the CCF is not yet known, but it is felt that Mr. Gunningham, the CCF candidate, | : Gontinued on Page 16 : See McEWEN ruptey of the GCF leadership. West. and work for his election. would be a candidate. S (Signed) CCF Action On Herridge Result Of Isolation Policy The high-handed action of the CCF leadership in suspending H. W. Herridge, threatening his expulsion and naming another official candidate over the heads of the membership of the CCF clubs in West Kootenay, is symptomatic of the political bank- Mr. Herrideé was prohibited from accepting the nomination by the Executive machine because he stood for constructive policies as opposed to the “Socialism or Chaos” slogan of the CCF leadership; because he stood for unity of labor and other progressive forces as opposed to the anti-unity, anti-cooperation and isolationist policies of the official ©CF leadership. In addition to having the unanimous support of the CCF ‘clubs, Mr. Herridge’s candidature was also supported by the major trade unions and the Labor-Progressive Party in Kootenay It was because of his “crime” of advocating constructive policies and accepting the united support of labor that the CCF hierarchy are now proceeding to expel him. : There is no doubt the CCF clubs in West Kootenay will sup- port Mr. Herridge and work for his election regardless of the fact the CCE leadership have named another official candidate. There is also no doubt the trade unions will continue to support him The lLabor-Progressive Party deliberately refrainea 10m nominating in West Kootenay in the expectation Mr. Herridge He was the only candidate proposed by the CGF which the Labor-Progressive Party could support because of his constructive, pro-unity policies. He will continue to receive the wholehearted support of the LPP in this election. sion by the GCF leadership will only further accelerate the dis- integration of the CCF in this province. : Provincial Leader, His expul- FERGUS McKEAN, Labor-Progressive Party. Capacity Audiences Hear L-S Thompson The first of a series of election rallies, held under the sponsorship of the Political Action Committee of the Ship- yard General Workers Federation was held on Friday, May ay. The purpose of the rallies is to acquaint the electorate with the issues involved in the coming federal election and to enable candidates for the contesting parties to place their programs before the people. The meeting, the first of a pro- posed- series, attracted over 300 interested electors, and was chaired by Maleolm McLeod, chairman of the SGWE. Speakers for the Progressive ‘Conserva- tives, CCF, and Labor-Progres- sive Parties were present. L/S James Thompson, Labor- Progressive Candidate for the constituency of Wancouver-Cen- ter scored the CCF attitude that labor and capital can find no common ground upon which to evolve a prosperous and secure future for Canada. He pointed out that no party could expect to achieve a clear majority in the next parliament and that in the interests of national unity and progress, a democratic coalition was the only alternative to a coalition of reaction. Thompson drew upon the example of the Big Powers and pointed out that “When it is clearly possible for Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin to find common ground, it is equally possible for the various sec- tions of the Canadian people to -do likewise for the advance- ment of our country.” George Isherwood, CCF candi- Gate, was sharply reminded by the chairman of the meeting that bis claim that the CCF was the political arm of labor was proven false by the withdrawal of the larger unions from the national, congress program. The labor leg- islation of the Saskatchewan Continued on Page 16 See THOMPSON L.S. JAMES THOMPSON LPP Candidate, Van. Centre Volume 1, No. 28, May 12, 1945 ing air. The whistles of factories busy for the past years turning out the sinews of victory took up from factory whistle to auto horn to streetcar bell, and down on the waters of Burrard Inlet, the deep throated hooting of ships’ whist- les took up the message. VE Day —Victory in Hurope, the day of the final crumbling of the whole rotten structure of German fas- cism had arrived. : : The people of Vancouver, who have applied themselves so dili- gently to the task of turning out the materiel of war greeted the fist news with a quiet accept- ance. ,Phere was none of the im- mediate mob hysterics that took plate in New York, no mass demonstration such as was the case in London. The shipyard workers, truck drivers, office workers, postmen and taxi drivers of Vancouver took the news with a smile, but in their stride. The ferries were as crowded as ever. with their shipyard workers off to another day in the yards, workers on the streetcars scanned the extras and hoped they’d be on time. The first news Came as almost an anti-climax to two weeks of news flashes and reports, prelud- ing the actual authenticated re- port of VE Day. @ The deep feeling of relief and realization caught the people up cn a growing wave of demonstra- tion. The final achievement of part of the tremendous job of crushing the menace of fascism had a growine effect on Vancou- ver. In the streets, as the day grew, bigger and bigger crowds eollected alone Granville and Hastings Streets. Festoons of Paper tape streamed from win- dews of high buildings, handfulls of confetti and paper snow de- luged down on the upturned faces of smiling passers-by. The grow- ing feeling of relief burst the floodgates of reserve and the city was picked up on the crest of enthusiastic and spontaneous demonstration. In Victory Square in the morn= ing sun, people watched as paper streamers dropped from the Do- minion Bank Building; a woman kneeled at the War Memorial ob- livious to the crowds; a motorist inagically produced the.flags of Canada and the Soviet Union and busily set about fixing them to the front of his car; three sailors laughed and whistled at the pass- ing. erowds; three men, obviously loggers, with three girls in tow, brandished the red flag of the USSR and the flags of USA and Great Britain; a motorist sat smilingly, his hand glued to the éuto horn. The people, the aware- ness of history in the making: just dawning on them, watched silent- ly for the most part, while the more demonstrative worked off steam. As the morning heightened in- to noon, the people became more and more enthused. Flags ap- peared, crowds of high school ‘kids dragged out their jalopies and careened up and down the the chorus, the news was passed” “Scenes Of Wild Rejoicing © As City Celebrates Victory News of the final defeat of Fascist Germany came to Vancouver. on the sun-drenched wings of morning. historic news of the end of a war that had humanity poised on the brink of catastrophe was ushered in by the baying of air-raid sirens, yowling the message of victory into the morn- The streets, laughing, shouting, rauc- cusly beeping horns. The wound- ed of this war hobbled up and ‘down the main streets, joining in the celebration. Excitement heightened as the sun arched higher. Among those demonstrating with great enthusiasm were the. teen-aged kids. It seemed as though they realized that a dark blot on their future has been er- ased. They can look forward to an era of peace, of security, of plenty for all. The hopefulness of the San Francisco conference, coupled with the toppling. of the threat of fascism has opened the door that blocked off the future. Their demonstrations were more abandoned. The era of hope has begun for youth, and in their enthusiastic response to the news of peace it seemed that they in- dieated they knew we are em- barking upon a new historical eroch. - Perhaps the most interesting comment of the day was passed by a Canadian soldier, who. with 2 comrade watched paper delug— ing from the Federal Building. As they looked up, one turned to the other and said quietly, “Jeez, Id give a lot to see this day back in Germany.” FRED WiILMOT. Union To Act OnI-Man Cars An intensive publicity cam- paign, which includes a series of five-minute radio talks, circular letters, and extensive newSpaper publicity, has been instituted by the Street Railwaymen’s Union in their fight against the use of cne-man street cars. The current fight against the use of one-man cars re-opens a controversy that resulted in a eity-wide plebescite in 1942. The publicity committee under the chairmanship of Harry Mac- Gregor, met this week with the union executive to complete plans for the contemplated ~pro- gram. “Weare not opposing the use of the new cars,’ MacGregor teld P.A., “but the union is op- posing the use of the cars as ene man cars. As we have pointed out in our brief, over 170@ men are employed if all cars are two man cars, and only 855 will be needed if the system is converted to 100 percent use of one man cars.” “Our brief also shows,’ Mac- Gregor continued, “that two man car operation is 28.6 percent safer locally than one man operation. In 1942 the citizens of Vancou- yer voted the one man car down in a plebescite by a majority of 4 to 1. 2 The BCE can save itself fur- ther embarassment by dropping the one-man car issue and mak- ing an application to the Public Utilities Commission to rescind the order of 1942.”