3 B.C. for $1.00 an hour il be washed aside in a flood jof Pory reaction unless labor be- eemes a potent force in goyvern- ment,” Delany stated. “In every Fissue which affects the miners fof B.C., that is, full establish- “ment of collective bargaining, an ‘adequate housing program for ‘mining communities, protection of health of the miners, and the -:ducation of their children, the ‘employer-backed Tories by their -cecord and BUSES EY stand op- oosed.. “Tt is the task of every | progressive aiminded Canadian ’ to defeat the Tories. To do this 7 a full democratic coalition must be formed uniting the LPP, the CCF; and progres- IBritannia Theater Packed To Hear Lieutenant Delany largest crowd,to yet attend a political rally im Britannia Mines packed the Town- ter to hear Lieut. puso ashy: LPP Gunshot for Vancouver New) this week. ‘sive ‘elements Party.” “The alternatives and unequivocal,” Delany- cluded. “Hither we shall have fully operated, prosperous min- ing communities, or a return to the relief camps of the hungry thirties.” POLITICAL RALLY On Tuesday night, Lieut. Del- any appeared at a political rally conducted by the North Vanecou- ver Property Owners’ Associa- tion at Horticultural Hall. Rep- resentatives from the four con- testing parties were present, and a large responsive crowd greeted the eandidate of the LPP. “North in the fibers clear con- are Vancouver must not IWA Asks Removal Of } inexperienced” Organizers A request for the removal from office of three organiz- -ers, who | Woodworkers of America,” special meeting of 67 delegates pfrom nine District No. 1 Locals : por the TWA, held at Nanaimo. The resolution, roundly = iemned George Brown, Director of Organization of the TWA. | sis action in appointing three in- / experienced organizers for an S@sarea in which -organizational /oroblems demanding experience and leadership will be increas- »ngly required. Con- The resolution stated: “These men are not only Rew members, untried and in- _ competent in building mem- ' bership in their home local. but vigorously oppose the basic . pelicy of the [WA and the CIO, | Namely the non-partisan po- is litical action program and no- ™ strike pledge unanimously adepted in convention; there- fore be it resolved that this == District Council of the IWA- = -CiQ condemn and vigorously _| protest the aforementioned i@ appointment of these Interna- oe tional Jackeys and demand _ their immediate removal and | substitution of men who have = proven their ability in organ- izmg this District and build- 2 Wg up our Union into a power- -fal and respected institution.” q RESPONSIBILITY Harold Pritchett, District Pres- " ident of IWA, in reply. to a | Statement by International Pres- Padent Ballard that he disclaimed F Yesponsibility for the appoint- m ments, stated that there was no | doubt in his mind that the Inter- se National officers had been con- ) sulted by Brown and _ that ® Brown’s actions had been fully approved by Ballard. > “lt am seriously concerned * about the situation that has been Created,” declared Allan Parkin, President of Local 1-405. “We are the spearhead local of the 5 “vigorously oppose the policy | have before us, TOr | of the International was passed last week-end at a |IWA in the interior and in view ef the tremendous problems we the opposition of the CMA and the Blaylock inter- who dominate the lumber- men of the interior, we need the best assistance that is available. The assistance we have had from District -One has been excellent and we are deeply concerned over these opposition appoint- ments. I have been instructed by my local to protest this action and demand a policy designed to ests *| promote the kind of organization we need in the interior. We need |jmen of the caliber of Hjalmar ‘Bergren and not new, inexperi- enced men who still have to prove their ability.” ORGANIZATIONAL DRIVE The special meeting, which was called by the executive for the purpose of considering organ- izational problems, discussed charters already applied for by locals in Penticton and Kam- loops. The delegates instructed the District Officers to appoint representatives to go into the in- terior and lend assistance, and if necessary to use funds previ- ously collected for organizational work in the Queen Charlotte Islatids to assist in this work. The meeting also authorized the calling of a, special meeting of District One when such action shall be deemed advisable. Discussion lasted over four ours on a resolution which was submitted by the officers as a substitute resolution for the doz- ens which have poured into the local and district offices con- demning the action of organiza- tional director George Brown. The vote on the resolution to condemn the action of the inter- national director was carried with only nine dissenters. and cannot return to receiver- ship in the postwar years, ” the LPP candidate said. He stated that - receivership was not inevitable, and could be prevented by ensuring a full de- velopment of intermational mar- kets for her industries, particu- larly shipbuilding, by a complete examination by a crown com- mission of the problems of municipal financing in relation to provincial and federal. gov- ernments. : REDUCE INTEREST RATE “The LPP supports the con- tention of the ratepayers of North Vancouver that the feder- al government should reduce the mterest rate on North Vancou- | ver’s $1,000,000.00 debt for the repair of the Second Narrows bridge from five percent to three percent.?? Delany emphasized that unless full advantage was taken of the markets provided by the devas- tated countries of Europe and the backward.countries of Asia, the problems of the future would not only not be solved, but would become more acute. Greenwell Points Two Alternatives At a,well attended meeting in the Mine Workers hall on Sun- day night, George Greenwell, La- bor Progressive candidate for the Nanaimo Riding: stressed the ne- cessity of democratic coalition to guarantee jobs, security, peace and a prosperity in the post war years for the people of Canada. He pointed out that the next goy- ernment in Canada would be a coalition government. “We have had coalitions in the past,” he said, “A coalition of*re- action such as Hirohito, Musso- lini, and Hitler.” « Such a coali- tion must be prevented in Can- ada,” he stressed firmly. We should follow rather, the pattern of progressive coalition such as was formed by Churchill, Roose- velt and Stalin, which made pos- sible the historic perspectives agreed upon at Teheran and Yalta.” He pointed out that aGhonds seven political parties were part- icipating in the coming election throughout the Dominion they could be classified into two groups of political thought. One group which is in favor of the perspectives of Teheran and Yal- ta, the other opposed. Mr. Greenwell concluded by stressing the importance of elect- ing candidates, June 11, who are in favor of forming a progres- Sive coalition of all pro-Teheran forces, to work together to meet the needs of the Canadian people. May 26. 1945 — Page When this Japanese soldier surrendered, get away. rushed in on him, prepared for trouble. knot in his shoelace. somewhere in the Philippines, he was ordered to undress so that he couldn t He delayed in taking off his shoe and three Yanks But it was just a Mickleburgh Vs. Cameron in Stormy Verbal Debate A weak “I dont know’ was the only rely that Colin Cameron, sitting CCl MLA for Comox-Alberni, could of- fer when challenged by Bruce Mickleburgh, IPP federal can- didate for Skeena. ments made by Cameron in the ecurse of an address given at a political meeting conducted by the CCF in Prince Rupert. Mickleburgh took exception to assertions that the LPP is pur- suing vote-splitting tactics, and forced Cameron to back down on the statement. Cameron was again forced to back down when he stated that it was ridiculous for the farmers to hope that they could be prosperous by increased export markets. Mickleburgh then asked Cam- eron to commit himself, if he were giving a socialist point of view, whether he believed - that int belongs to the workers and farmer and that there is no ex- ploitation of man by man. To this Cameron replied, “Certainly.” “Tf so,” stated Mickleburgh, “then how do you square this with the CCF resolution of the April convention of the CCF.” “Quite simply. Even though in the Soviet Union there is no exploitation, the Soviet Union is in the grip of a ‘bureau- eracy’,” Cameron said. “And who are -these Soviet agents in all lands who are the worst enemies of the workers and against whom the CCF will the, Soviet Union all power, Mickleburgh challenged certain state- continue to warn.” Mickle- burgh then asked. “T don’t’ know,”’ eron. stated Cam- The meeting, which was in 2a turmoil, was quickly adjourned te save the CCE representative further embarrassment. The aggressive LPP candidate is gaining popularity in the cam- paign. A highlight in the pre- election activities In Prince Ru- pert will be a mass meeting con- ducted by the Prince Rupert Central Labor Council, with the cooperation of the Trades Coun- ceil, to which all candidates will be invited to speak. As part of his election plans, Mickleburg intends to expose the hook-up of the Tories and Bloc Populaire in Quebec, and to show why it is necessary, if the post- war is to be secure, we must not merely be satisfied with the elec- tion of a Miberal government, but must elect a strong labor representation in the next fed- eral house. Z The positive program propos- ed in Mickleburgh’s radio ad- dresses is resulting in a steady stream of enquiries to the LPP elubrooms, and the town is being canvassed by polling divisions as part of the campaign.