# The amendments
* 7orld Federation of
Piions draft constitu-

@ red by the British
= inion Congress will
“the main subjects be-
e world labor -adminis-
3 nmittee meeting here.

“blems to be discussed
' ‘ations for admission
_ ‘TU from trade unions
a sented at the London
Hi or eonference, includ-
- of North China, Aus-
4d and Indo-China, and

mg in dues for smaller
- fhe committee will

the full world labor
. pens here Sept. 25. It
ake decisions but only
* lations to the confer-

as

' in issues facing the
* arise from the ques-
¢.d in the British TUC
; jations on the draft
F ny (1) will--the--con=
»" . up a permanent org-
@ as the French, Soviet
= American trade unions
cated or merely a pro-
' rganization as desired
F'UC and the Interna-
''ederation of Trade
2) will IFTU general
Walter Schevenels
F.-members of the IF TU
', the main staff 6f the

‘her question expected
a sharp controversy is
‘andence of trade secre-
-Under the proposed
Snstitution, trade secre-
--ould be absorbed into
U as departments, with
2rs to deal with ques-
ting to their specific
43, but-with no power to
spendent action on mat-
general policy, as they
ve.. The Mineworkers
yn- is the only secretar-
iz to have approved this
ndation. The Metal
© asked that it be dis-
further and the Trans-
orkers flatly rejected it.
[WU and TUC have both
hat the proposal be re-
ad.
2AFL is the only major

participate officially in
rence. :

press conference upon
val here, Vicente Lom-
oledano, president of the
ration of Latin Ameri-

Drkers, announced that he |’

tsroduce resolutions at the
nee urging that the Unit-
sions recognize the newly-
ished Spanish Republican
“ment in Mexico and sever
atic and . economic ties
anco Spain and the Arg-
regime of Col. Juan D.
* Toledano said that un-
uch action was taken by
overnments, he would urge
id strike against shipping

Lesson No. 1 ’ Pornography
By The CCF T. U. Committee

The cartoon reproduced below is taken from the
“CCF-Trade Union Committee Bulletin,’’ published in
Vancouver under the direction of Herbert Gargrave CCF-
MLA, and trade union ‘“‘director.’’ Under the caption
“Introducing Ourselves,.’ the CCF-trade union “‘publicity
and educational’’ chairman, Reg. Bullock, asks the ques-
tion... “let us know what sort of educational articles
We shall be glad to do

The cartoon is fittingly des-

you would like us to prepare.

r2°

some research digging. . ...

trade union center that |

sin called by the WETU.
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criptive of the “‘education and digging” the B.C. CCF-
Trade Union Committee propose for the advancement of
B.C. Labor. :

The CCF-Trade Union Committee who find it ne-
cessary to go ‘digging’ in the gutter of degeneracy in

SoOON ?¢
ee SD.

>y'GeT YouR ‘MONEY S
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order to slander the Labor-Progressive Party,and insult
the intelligence of B.C. labor are the following—

Chairman, Lloyd Whalen;

Secretary, Eileen. Tallman;

Vice Chairman, Herbert Gargrave, CCF-MLA
for McKenzie.

Publicity and Education, Reginald Bullock.

Executive Members, Malcolm Bruce; E. S.
Scanlon; Tom Griffin; Reg. Bullock;

Fred Bevis, Victoria; George Bryce, Nanaimo;
F. Crowther, Hedley.

T. Anderson, Kimberley; Nick Bird, Prince
Rupert; L. D. Rye, Kamloops.

Messrs. ‘Coldwell, Lewis, Cameron, McInnes, Winch,
etc., are not on the list as ‘““honorary’’ members of the
CCF-Trade Union Committee in B.C., but in the absence
of public repudiation of such degenerate slander against
the Labor-Progressive Party and the labor movement of
this province, it can only be assumed that they are in full
agreement with CCF-trade union policies from which
such filth stems. >

Every trade unionist, regardless of his, or her political
affiliation-—whether CCF, LPP, or other, should mail a
copy of this vile cartoon and the personnel of the CCP-
Trade-Union Committee who promoted it, together -with
a fitting description of its authors,. to CCF leaders, mem-
bers of Parliament, and MLA’s. Every trade union paper
in the land should reproduce it for the benefit of their
“membership, as a reminder that the cause of organized
labor must never be permitted to be dragged down into
the gutter of infamy by elements who thus demonstrate
lack of responsibility and their unfitness to be associated
with’ labor.

[Toronto Conference Will Form
Federation Of Democratic Youth

Trade Unions -- Youth
Clubs Endorse Project

A national conference to

establish a democratic youth

organization -for social action has been called by the National

Committee for a Federation
Stewart, Committee Chairman
ference is to meet in Toronto,

of Democratic Youth, Bill
has announced. The Confer-
Thanksgiving weekend. Dele-

gates are expected from both coasts and the majority of the

provinces.

“We know that building the
new earth for which .we have
worked and fought through six
long years isn’t going to be easy,”
states the Conference Call.
“There are big problems to be
solved in order to provide every-
one the jobs, education, leisure
and good conditions of life which
is their due. The lesson of the
war has been that victory can
be won through working, to-
gether. Young people need to
get together in one organization.
We must organize more youth
and be ready to take part in a
movement of the people for jobs
and security.”

Jobs, vocational training, re-
creation, health, rehabilitation,
citizenship, are all on the agenda
of the Conference. In addition
it is planned to have sessions
on methods of organization and
how to focus public attention on
young people’s needs.

The Conference will name the
new organization, adopt a con-
stitution and draw up a pro-
gram of action. Any interested
youth club is entitled to send a
delegate. Clubs with a member-
ship of over 100 are permitted
two delegates. The conference
arrangements committee is plan-
ning a full social program for
the entertainment of delegates.

“The proposal for a new
youth organization has receiv-
ed strong backing from organ-
ized labor,” Bill Stewart point-
ed out. “The Canadian sec-
tions of the United Automo-
bile Workers, the United Elec-
trical Workers and the Inter-
“Woodworkers and a
number of local

national
unions in-
cluding the two largest union
locals in the country, the
Boilermakers’ in Vancouver
and the Ford Local of the
UAW-CIO in Windsor have
all endorsed the project. A
number of the New Canadian
Federations and numerous in-
dividual youth clubs have also
given their support.”

The Call underlines the con-
(cer of the National Committee
with developing a program of
action. “Action has been the

have a big place on our agenda.
As we work out a program on
rehabilitation we are also going
to think about how you can get
action on rehabilitation in a
local community—what projects
can be carried. through, what
assistance can be given young
veterans, what people should be
interviewed. .. .”

The final act of the National
Committee will be the presenta-
tion of its report to the Confer-
ence. It will then be dissolved
and the leadership chosen by the
delegates will take over. None
cf the actions on recommenda-
tions of the National Committee
will be binding on the Confer-
ence.

interested in further
information should write the Na-
tional Committee for a Federa-
tion .of Democratic Youth, 2
Gould Street, Toronto.

British Labor
Seeks Members

LONDON.—The British Labor
party this week launched a na-
tion-wide membership drive. In
sent to. all
Morgan Phillips,  sec-
retary of the party, states that
the coming period will be ‘“de-
cisive’’? in determining whether
the party will become

Anyone

a circular local

branches,

“largely
unassailable as the first choice
of a progressive and competent
democracy, or it will forfeit for
many years its claim on _ the
electorate’s goodwill. It will be
fatal both to our government and
the movement if the party rests
content to sit back and watch
the government at work.” ~

According to the latest fig
ures released by the party, trade
union enrollment is 2,375,381
while individual memberships
total 263,793. The membership
of the British Trades Union
Congress is 6,576,000. Prior to
the enactment of the Trade Dis-
putes Act of 1927, which the

new Labor Government. has

key word in ‘discussions about
the need for a new youth organ-
ization,” it states. “The ‘why’

| and ‘how’ of action is going to
| : g

pledged itself to repeal, members
of the TUC automatically ‘gain-
ed membership in the Labor
| party.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 1945