Housing

A draft constitution was re-
leased by the League, which econ-
tained the proposed program ‘ot
this group. The program is
broad in-its scope and is directed
at utilizing every means to meet
the present problems in the
housing situation and to relieve

pressure. Some important points
in the program include: —

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Vali ity Continued
“premises - ) prestige of our party in every.
ee ee oe eS anes in the world, that makes
© first: place, what Brow-/ us secure in the knowledge thet
idered:a|when all other parties are for-
others) consl ° ase to
of the class struggle gotten, ours alone wi . ae
he war, was, in reality, | guide the working people-vs-
“onement ‘of the class | world:
| two entirely different} Jn our discussions then, let us
oxcept in the results of|,eep the issue before us. That
plication. Secondly, the| issue is not the issue of the ab-
| theory of  “postpone- |rogation- of Teheran, it is’ the}
da not flow out of _Te-|icsue of how to implement. and
flowed out of the;exi€-| fructify Teheran in terms of the
lf the war. .Teheran Was |yow relationships arising out of |
ondition of this, idea, it| the ending of the war; it is the
evelopment. Teheran em-|j..ue of revitalizing our Marxist
and guaranteed the cor-|.;ty in terms of a re-emphasise
_ of the theory -of the} or the class struggle, of casting
Fment of the class strug-|5.ide certain ideological tenden-
the victory over Fas-| (ies that sometimes thwarted the
--won. In the peace that) cicéess of our day, to. day strug-
» Teheran showed that} oie: it is the issue of trimming,
'ough the class struggle|<ome branches, not the issue of:
~ perspective be realized.| oytting down the tree! 4
“uld be elemental. Thus
s revision of. Marxism

he first place a revision d :

“\'S ERRORS — nat Continuation of rent cel.
ae = control, an
wn y mis- : : ol, 2
a Ome ee ace are Be Sel d : See g cution of black market profit-
: Ps ’ 2 by - . * . [ . . : :
ch lesser character than |’ _|This Russian girl, whom the Nazis forced into slavery in aie nent #2 Bresent
"the United States party.| With war goods valued ae ae Germany, isn't complaining about the heavy luggage she has oe a P es a a Se
less, some ee ae nie ea ae ae Pe coe to carry. An Allied plane has brought her half-way home. ceptineg Cece ee
and reflect e greater| be offered for s é a
. of the U.S. party. For|umbia by War ae See ‘ it e Immediate ‘institution of
to state that Parlia-|tion in the near future, hope 1 : pie Gulinge ow Do ee
activity will. largely | being expressed eroughous. ie numerd {1 ii 4 rocedure price ceilings on Pulte a
2 other forms of strug-| province that all goods wi . : ing units by the Wartime Prices
e postwar years, is that | put to the best possible use. It 2

and Trade Board.
“vious mis-statement? Is has been pointed out that* much

: , , 3 ey i enn :
{ a revision of Marxism, | of the material aes ‘is suit- Costs Workers Franchise : @ Tax reform by City Coun-

e -ab - construction of housing cil to remove the inequitable
jon of Teheran both of je for cons
eccommodation, and could be

utilized through a. sound govern-
ment housing scheme.

@ Demand that a National
Ministry and Provincial-.;Hous- -
ing- authority: be set up~imme-
‘diately. LEG PURE

@ An. immediate ow rent
scheme.-with.xrents fixed at 20
per cent of income under the
jurisdiction of a public local
housing,. authority which will
provide... lots, :materials, - labor,
ete. ds : : 4 ZF

© Immediate ‘institution’ of a
slum clearance program. :

e Registration Ofe. empty
houses .-with the |. Emergency
Housing Administrator. =

@ Continuation of rent ceil- _

eee ie need for The Government’s refusal to- - burdens now placed on home

s of struggle in reaching enumerate for the Provincial vot- |that the trade .union movement | CYTES. 2
‘ctive. : ing list is regarded as den enee will take decisive action to pro- @ Adequate town planning
nly we have made mis- Included in the huge masS/{o disenfranchise warworkers . rie : pater to. protect the minions Sone
an these mistakes will] which will go under the hammer} and ex servicemen; abnormal tect their interests by reusing = dutds of 2éo0d Boccine ieee see
cted. It is just because| are -uncompleted. ships, tampS;| population shifts are ignored; demand for time off to pee a dential” Afeas ahd™“ligeslation: to
bility to correctly. evalu-| and portions of war plants. Also | Gemand for time off to register is‘ 45 well as on election ay and prevent any eee Ces
; material conditions;for sale will be quantities of| being raised by Labor. by requesting the appointment, o area developments oe
. : > h household tools as frying trade unionists as commissioners : 2 S
us that accounts for the suc ou : . _ nist voters in | tendant evils of. over-expansion
pans, pots and dishes. Machinery local labor circles that a mass authorized to regis ee ers i and: high cock fon Cee
: valued in the millions, logging disenfranchisement of progres- es many shops as possible. scales :
equipment, -entire buildings Jam-| sive voters will occur if the gov- It is noteworthy that at Otta- s
arty med with machinery ,are being | ~nment persists in the decision ¥ @ Demand amendment of the
. :

l : 3 E wa Premier Hart made much of .
pecs See ee not to conduct a full and com-| the wartime influx to this prov- National Housing Act to allow

: : - . . | > lo: oy F ~ o va it
pleteswregistration before the next | ince when commenting on the for lowering of mortgage inter

Fears were being expressed in

s

my deepest conviction

zhtist errors could have At present, war contractors provincial election. Pointing out federal proposal to allocate $12 est rate to 3 percent, and pro-
pees a : is : -|that abnormal -wartinie move-| per pulation in lieu of | Vision for the government to as-
“/oided had we permitted| are given two alternatives for ; per head of population in heu of | T : E

as the freest discusion at | disposal of the surplus. They | ment of population has brought | certain taxation rights indicat: | sist in refunding all outstanding

'e the coalition program | may transfer to the crown a clear | many thousands of Warworkers ing a desire to cash in on each | mortgages at 3 percent.
‘younced in the press’ But | title to work in progress or fin- | #2d exX-servicemen to the prov | and every one of these newcom-
et my belief that such er-|ished stores for inventory by ince and has also caused an un-"| ers but that when it comes to
conclusion had any net | War Assets, which will then take precedented shifting of the old| ensuring them a vote he finds
sf loss, but rather dimin-| custody, or may retain title to electorate to new constituencies | the shoe on the other foot. Mr.|s.om a housing sortase Wale
‘le positive gains we were | materials and work in progress | demond is being raised that | Hart’s reluctance in this respect lias developed to a crisis daring
“sition to make. until the claim is settled. The|the government recognize this) must be swept away in a cam-| 41) past “months. Ib ‘poms ont
ugh the leadership is | second plan allows the contractor | Situation by conducting an enum-/paign for reconsideration of that appédis Hive been made ae
responsible for -formu- | to take over and dispose of these | eration similar to that held by |.their decision not to conduct an the alitiorities “on deny 6c:
policy, the general mem-| inventory materials. Vancouver the federal government to es-| enumeration and by indepedent

In its preamble,'the statement
points out that for many years
Greater Vancouver has suffered

is guilty too. On the one | contractors who have begun to| tablish a federal voting list. action on the part of labor to Seca en Se om
“ae tendency to hand down | yeconvert are expected to adopt It is unquestionable that the | obtain time off to register for Saeciod bation the tee ee
sas without full, objective | this plan. - overwhelming majority of the | their rnembership and the estab- ; “ aa i g
ion must be ¢ombatted, as voters who are not on the list|lishment of committees in the &érnments 128 taken place, no
: any tendency on the part at present are progressive votes | Shops to conduct registration on specific policy has been formed

nbers to ignore their own |}. HAst. ‘0840 766 E. Hastings ||, great many of whom are work- | the job. and no program started.
s leaders in a vanguard Hastings Steam Baths ers in industry. The Coalition:

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ent. The healthy trend of Vancouver, B.C government’s refusal to conduct .
‘iasm for the Marxist-Lén- OPEN DAY a d “NIGHT a registration may be accounted Bor Ga Goad es ets
classics, however, indicates Expert Masseurs In for in large part by their recog-
nany comrades have. al- Attendance -|| nition of this fact.

taken this important les- In this situation it is believed

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losether with devotion® to |): uit Or vercoea

rty of the class will guar- Highest. Prices Paid for . DIG

'a most speedy arrival at DIAMONDS, OLD GOLD, WAND STU ; come to the

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