P’s Hit Bevin’s Foreign

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_ Japanese surrender arrangements to Lt. Gen. Richard Sutherland, chief of staff
MacArthur at Manila. ,

jian La

* UC urged the govern-
>.» take immediate steps
™% .¢ a suitable alternative

“employment of all dis-
~ workers or provide ade-
= mpensation for the loss
= o.oyment by way of gra-
© bonus.”

“vaneil observed that as a
'' the acute clothing short-
India, “thousands of
fFiave had to go without
and there have been in-
of women having been
1d to commit suicide for
clothes.” It recognized
e shortage was largely
ithe stoppage of imports

export of cloth to other

s and the imecreased re-

nts of the defense ser-
Bass EXPORT POLICY
= ver, the AITUC strongly
ned the government for
less policy of cloth ex-
gardless of the needs of
ople” and demanded that
hat shipping. problems
een eased, the export of
hould be stopped immedi-
yond that the needs of the
H services should be met
Sorting cloth from the out-
- The, main reasons for the
arisis, the council declared,

‘e “profiteering and black

practices by the mill-
© and traders who are en-
sed to do so by the policy

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'-rades Union Congress.

jor Urges Action To
het Shortages Of Necessities

By NIKIL CHAKRAVARTY ;
-LCUTTA—A program to meet the economic needs of Indian labor resulting
 e end of the war was worked out here last week by the general council of the All-
Pointing out that the end of the war has resulted in the

dng of war workers without provision for new jobs or adequate compensation,

of appeasement pursued by the
government.” '

Condemning the failure of the
government to prevent these
practices, the AITUC insisted
that immediate measures be un-
dertaken “in cooperation with
representatives of the people to
eradicate this evil and ensure
proper control and distribution
of cloth. It also urged the gov-
ernment to compel millowners to
bring about further reductions
in cloth prices and condemned
the government’s failure to ac-
eept responsibility for produc-
tion and its handing over of the
Textile Control Board to the mill-
owners.

PROFITEERING
Observing that the coal short-

ing greed and the obstructive
tactics of the coal owners and
the failure on the part of the
government to bring pressure on
them,” the council urged im-
mediate steps to increase coal
production and also to facilitate
its transport. It further de-
manded that “the government
should not hesitate to take over
coal mines from those owners
who, by their obstructive tactics,
jare hampering national produc-
tion.”

RELEASE POLITICAL
PRISONERS

On the national situation, the
council unanimously demanded

§

age “is mainly due to profiteer- |

the immediate and unconditional
release of all political prisoners,
the removal of the ban on the
National Congress and other po-
litical organizations and the res-
toration of civil liberties and the
immediate holding of elections
for provincial and central legis-
latures. The council named for-
mer president S. A. Dange and
treasurer R. A. Khedgikar
AITUC delegates to the Paris
world labor congress and AITUC
general secretary N. M. Joshi
was recommended as Indian la-
bor delegate ‘to the International
Labor Organization.

It was also announced that
the 34,000-strong seamen’s union
has seceded from the government
subsidized Indian Federation of
Labor and is joining the AITUC.
Secession of the seamen is one
of a series and is expected to
cripple the IFL since the Sea-
men’s Union was practically its

only remaining solid union.

Congratulating the British La-
bor party and British workers
for their victory in the elections
“over the common enemy of the
British working class and the
Indian people,’ the council de-
clared: “The AITUC hopes that
the leadership of the British La-
bor party will rise to the occa-
sion and discharge these heavy
responsibilities and immediately
initiate measures so as to grant
freedom to India and end colon-
ial exploitation.”

members of Parliament.
trade unionists, voiced uneasi-
ness, particularly over Bevin’s
statement on Greece and Spain.

Bevin’s
form of “totalitarianism” in east-
ern Europe were felt to be in
much closer accord . with the
views expressed by former Prime
Minister Churchill last week than
with -Bevin’s own statements at

references to a new

the Labor party conference last
May, when he won wide support
for his émphasis on the need for

/-removing -Tory inspired suspicion

between Britain and the Soyiet
Union. ’
Labor MP Majer Wilkes
stated that he approved the

sending of an Allied Commis-
sion to supervise Greek - elec-
tions, but added: “I ask the
Foreign Secretary to ensure
that no. opportunity is lost to
inform the Greek people and
Greek government that we are
not members of a new anti-
Comintern pact.” D. N. Pritt
termed the Tory approval of
Bevin’s address “disturbing.”

Laborite Seymour Cocks re-
minded Bevin that Greek Premier
Voulgaris had described himself
as a fascist and cited reports of
“monstrous intimidation going
cn in Greece, worse than in Bul-
garia, about which the Foreign
Office is so sensitive.” In sharp
contrast with- these criticisms,
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
praised the speech as represent-
ing the views of ‘‘all parties” and
stressed his complete agreement
with Bevin’s opinions.

TORY POLICY

In his speech, Bevin placed the
new Labor government solidly
behind the policy of the Chur-

Soviet Workers
Score Plant Ban

MOSCOW—Soviet workers are
“indignant” that their trade
union delegation to the U.S. was
denied permission by the man-
agements of the Packard and
Pontiac automobile companies to
visit their plants in Detroit,
Boris Altshuller, leader of the
Soviet Auto Transport Workers
Union, stated this week. Alt-
shuller reported. that Soviet
drivers of Packard cars objected
strenuously that their represen-.
tatives were not allowed to talk

to American workers in_ the
Packard plant.
The Soviet Packard drivers

}asked Altshuller to convey to the

Packard workers in Detroit the
ope that “despite this friendship
between Soviet and American
workers will grow stronger as a
result of the visit of the Soviet
trade union delegation to the

United States.”

ories Show Enthusiasm

Statements on Greece
and Spain Cause Fear

LONDON — Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin’s first
speech in the House of Commons Monday evoked far greater.
enthusiasm in Conservative circles than among many Labor
Some Labor M.P.’s, as well as

chill government in Greece. He
supported the intervention of
British armed forces “to restore
law and order’ and said: ‘We
see no purpose in agreeing to
a new government prior to the
election.”” Democratic forces in
Greece and elsewhere have re-
peatedly argued that free elec-
tions are impossible under the
present Royalist terrorism which
the Voulgaris government has
rot acted to check, and have de-
manded a more’ representative
provisional government before
elections are held.

NEW LEASE FOR FRANCO
Regarding Spain, Bevin said
that “the question of the regime
in Spain is one for the Spanish
people to decide.” He expressed
opposition to any form of ‘“‘inter-
vention”. in Spain, although he
failed to touch on the question
‘of breaking relations with the
Franco government, which has
long been the demand of the
the trade union. and progressive
movement in Britain: This posi-
tion, according to Labor M.P.’s,

accorded Franeo “a new lease on
life.”

In Bulgaria, Romania and
Hungary, Bevin said, “one kind
of totalitarianism is being re-
placed by another.” In a pointed
warning to: the Bulgarian people,
he informed them that the Brit-
ish government does not approve
of their election laws and will
not “regard as representative
any government resulting from
such elections.” Re-opening the
question of Poland, he said that
“the question of the actual fu-
ture area of Poland’ must be
settled at the peace table.”

Although he made no refer-
ence to the Labor government’s
colonial policy in general, or its
policy on freedom for India, Bev-
in declared that Britain expects
to retain possession of the Crown
Colony of Hong Kong. He stated
that “there may still be difficul-
ties, but they will be overcome
and I am sure that in agreement
with our Chinese and American
allies our territory will be re-
turned to us.”

Drive To Relieve
Clothing Needs

As the Canadian Aid to Russia
Fund (Clothing Division) will be
absorbed in the National Cloth-
ing Collection, which is being
sponsored by the Canadian Unit-
ed Allied Relief Fund on behalf
of UNRRA (United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation Adminis-
tration), the office at 835 West
Pender Street will be closed as
at August 28th, 1945.

The public is requested to hold
all their unwanted clothing un-

til the National Clothing Collee-
tion in October.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 1945