Paris.

: sented among you,’

Paris world labor conference.

SYDNEY. — American long-
shoremen may take part in the
protest by Australian - workers
against leading Dutch-ships, be-
“cause of charges that the sup-
plies- are destined to suppress
the independence movement in
the Netherlands Indies. In a
cable received by the Australian
Waterside _.Workers Federation,
‘president. Harry .Bridges of the
International. Longshoremen’s
and ‘Warehousemen’s Union
(CIO) supported the refusal of
Australian longshoremen to load,
repair or supply Dutch ships,
stating: “Our union will consid-
‘er plans for active support”.

Fifteen.Australian unions, two
state-labor -councils, the Chinese
Seamen’s;. Union and. Indonesian
and Indian. seamen: are now in-
-volved in-the boycott. James. -Hea-
ly,. Waterside Workers

answering Dutch claims that. the }

ships are carrying merey cargo,
‘said:.. “Qur, Brisbane members
found a new kind of mercy cargo
-—_tommyguns,; machine gun: tri-
pods:..and ammunition — among
the cargo on-the wharf.for Dutch
ships. ”” . Prime - Minister-, Chifley
repudiated before. Parliament of-
.. ficial Dutch denials:that ships
are. carrying arms,..stating: “It
has been established. beyond | all
doubt that arms and ammunition
were on a so-called Dutch mercy

ship.” toe
The New South Wales Labor
Council, representing 500,000

workers, unanimously decided to
.Support the boycott and “Indo-
nesia's struggle for independ-
ence.” The council. cabled Her-
bert... “Vere Evatt, mmister of
external affairs, to raise the

leader, S

The
of 42
unions
Cities

internationals,

from every

will

wishes of

movement in

sion,
The

-and -race
aspirations. -

common objectives.” ets

Sent. through athe, sommittee
AFL Participation: in a
Federation, of
Ward,
tary of the Cleveland District

for...
World
which

Union
Courteney

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Greet
Fanon Parley

.. NEW YORK—Pointing with regret to the fact that
“eur own American Federation of Labor is not yet repre-
more than 300 officials. of AFL, inter-
national and local unions cabled fraternal greetings to’ the

_ signers included leaders
125 local
and central bodies in 25
important
craft and section in the U.S.
Declaring that “the unity of
the trade unions which will be
forged at the Paris conference
strengthen the voice “and
power of labor in every country
and on a world scale in the inter-
ests of the-common people,” the
message expresses:““the hope that
soon the AFD’ will heed ‘the
its membership and
decide to make common.. cause 7
with you ‘in -shaping:i.a. happier
world of ‘the :future —- a world }.
freé from fear,» free from war,
free from: nwante “The cable adds:
- “We look tto rthe::-Paris ‘confer-
ence “to --establish <close®* ties of
ccoperation between the labor
every country
that will advance unity between
the nations and implement the
‘work ‘of thé“ United: Nations Or-
ganization for a sound-and last-
Ming peace.’ Through” ‘such “unity,
all vestiges of fascism “will “be
obliterated so that the people of
the “world will be assured’ the
freedom for “which millions gave
their lives in this war.
‘Above:..all,the “World® Trade
Union Conference will help lay
the foundations of a free world
witheuwt terror; national oppres-
Aisetnination:
labor the
world over: is: den enna and |
the well-being- of alk These: will
be. achieved. through the. united
efforts-of the trade: unions of all
nations ~working, towards these

COOKE

“CHARLES H.
LPP Candidate for Kamloops

labor leaders

Aires discloses.

Socialist,

the. protection
try,” had tried’ to
the regime.

secre-

it could ‘lay

hands on, a report ® ‘from ‘Buenos
‘Byetheend~ of |
the week, the police; on- orders
of police chief Filomeno Velas-
co, had arrested more than 400
labor .and. democratic leaders.

Riise ” “ae

Peron labor organization, thé .lo-
“al Labor Union, and arrest all

its

* The military regime has ar-
rested leaders of the Radical,
Communist and Con-
servative parties and the organ-
izers of the Sept. 19 “March for,
Constitution and Freedom,”
which 500,000 people took part.
In a public proclamation, the re-
gime announced that the. state
of. siege had been reinstituted
because the “oligarchy,” alarm-
ed by the steps taken. by Peron’s
“revolutionary government for
of .the humble,
' overthrow

in!

(Clubs and Chairmen listed
VANCOUVER CENTER

GINGER GOODWIN CLUB—
Meets every Sunday 8 p.m. at 875 East

For information telephone Glyn
BA. 7O31L.

Hastings.
Thomas,

WEST END CLUB—Charles Caron:
* + Meets every second and fourth Wednes-
day each month, 1332 Davie St.
VICTORY SQUARE—Jack Taylor:
Meets eyery Friday at 8 p.m., 339 West
Pender St., in Boilermakers’ Hall.
EAST END—John Sawitsky:
Meets every second and fourth Wednes-
day, 875 East Hastings.
GEORGIA Jobn Stark:
Meets every first and third Thucany of
each month, Croatian Hall.
GRANDVIEW—Carolyn McFarlane:
Meets every second and fourth Thursday
each month. 875 East Hastings.

VANCOUVER EAST

HASTINGS EAST—Helen Mathieson:
Meets
day each month, Olympia Hall,
Hastings. > i

NORQUAY—Effie Jones: *

Meets every second and fourth Wednes-
day ‘of ‘each month, Neranay: Hall,
and Kingsway.

SOUTH HILL—3J. Henderson:

Meets every second and fourth . Wednes-

day of each month, Horticultural Hall,
41st and Fraser :
. VANCOUVER @uRRARD

BURRARD  EAST—Val. Christie:
Meets

day of gach month, 1302 East 12th.

FAIRVIEW— : :
For information abont meetings, phone
Mrs. Mason, FA. 0749M.

KIPSILANO—Ast Makepeace
Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday.

Harmony, Hall, 1655 W- Broadway.

NORTH VANCOUVER

NORTH VANCOUVER—Dorothy Lynas;
Meets every
day of each, month, Eighth and’ Lonsdale.

BURNABY

CENTRAL BURNABY — Charlés Stewart:
Meets 2nd cand: 4th- ‘Thureday -

chairman.
of every month at 3019 page
NORTH BURNABY—Lea Ainsworth:

Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday. _
Norburn Hall, 3890 Hastings East. i

SOUTH BURNABY—Robr. Le Comte:

NEW WESTMINSTER - -

NEW WESTMINSTER- Jack Greenall:
Meets at 59 Alexander Street.~ as.

QUEENSBORO—Bert Samson.

CAMBIE CLUB—P. Pavich. Meets every
second ‘Wednesday at theshame “of Fran-
ces Brkich, R.R. 2, Ebume.

DELTA

FORT LANGLEY—Angelo Gentile.
GREEN TIMBERS—A. B. Eyton.
LANGLEY—Mrs. G. McDonald.
RICHMOND EAST—Paul Bloom.
WHITE ROCK—Chairman, A. »Cheverton.
BRIDGEVIEW—A. B. Armstrong.
ALDERGROVE—Victor Vesterback.
PORT KELLS—Stranley Lowery.
HJORTH ROAD—Gladys Ferguson.

DEWDNEY
AGASSIZ—Mrs. Molly Stillwell.
HANEY CLUB—A. Cordoni.
MISSION—Shelly Rogers.
WEBSTER’S CORNER—A. - Hillaid.

REVELSTOKE
MT. CARTIER—P. Balyn.

LPP CLUB DIRECT

every second and fourth Wednes- |:
2303 East

Slocan

every second and fourth Wednes-

second and fourth Wednes-

~ 5

by Provincial Gc

NORTH OK
ENDERBY—W. H. Joh:
LUMBY—A. C. Close.
VERNON-Steve - Ursula

SALMON <4
SALMON ARM—Jack EF; 7
NOTCH HILL—T. A. ;

_ SOUTH OK:
KELOWNA CIT Y—M..
RUTLAND CLUB—Geo. ©
: SIMILK A]

COPPER MOUNTAIN— |
OSOYOOS—Max Rudo
PENTICTON—E. R. G'
PRINCETON—Geo. Basi}
HEDLEY—John Govik. «

GRAND FORKS (*
GRAND. FORKS—Alan |

‘-ROSSLAND—Elmer = =
are held every 5 2nd © :
7:30 p.m., at the hor
Washington Sc. and Ki4

TRAIL—AIl._ McClelland,

“*- NELSON

NELSON—J. “Tennant.
CRESTON—Kenny Doo}

CRANER
CRANBROOK— Victory
KIMBERLEY—W.. Brow ~

: FERN:
FERNIE—Wam. J. Slemi!
MICHEL - NATAL—Geo. |

LILLOE |
BRITANNIA—G.. Garosl
PIONEER—C. Botterill.

CABIB:
WELLS—Frank Hensiesse |
QUESNEL—Jack Corlett: =

': FORT: GE -
PRINCE GECRGE—Art
OMINI( =
GRASSY PLAINS—Mar |
PRINCE R -
“PRINCE RUPERT—St: |
MACKE? ‘
“OCBAN PALLS—Gerry ~
- POWELL RIVER——G. » :
coma!
CAMPBELL. RIVER—Hz :
COURTENAY—H. ‘Rass |
COMOX Mrs._ .Dresen. |
CUMBERLAND —Doroth:
SOINTULA—Arne Johns
ROYSTON—Mrs. EB. An.
“ALBER
PORT -ALBERNI—Jamez
' NANATL
NANAIMO—YJas. Forsyth 2
‘COWICHAN Ni}:

LAKE COWICHAN—Fre_
DUNCAN—Geo. Hawk.

EXTENSION—Louis Te’ $
LADYSMITH—Ethel. Mz

YOUBOU CAMP 3—T
YOUBOU CAMP .6—Lc
YGUBOU—I. J. Gibson.

VICTOR
VICTORIA—C€arl Palm x
CIVIC INDUSTRIAL

ings first and third TE) j

. ; Council, 1s
problem of Indonesian inde-.

pendence at the foreign minis-
ters. meeting | in* London: -Simi-
lar action was “taken. by . the
Queensland - Labor ‘Council. =

Supporters of ‘the. Indonesian:
Republican» movement cite a re-(
port picked..up here from the
Dutch news agency Aneta: that
the Japanese secret police ord-
ered the arrest of . Republican:
president . Soekarno - and vice-’
president Mohamméd Hatta as

the message was
ternational union _ leaders
the following | AFL unions:
! chinist carpenters,
engine __teamsters,
cians, - painters, printing
hotel. and restaurant,
bricklayers, building
employees, state, county:
‘municipal employees,
motion peony - operators
opherss,

chairman,
signed by in-

from
‘ma-

operating
‘electri-

trade,

hatters,
service

and

teachers,

and

Peron’s pretext for reestab-
lishing the state of siege was the
discovery of an alleged plot by
Gen. Arturo Rawson to over-!

REVELSTOKE—Mac_ Ivananskas.
MALAKWA—J. A. Johanson.

KAMLOOPS

KAMLOOPS—wW. R. Price.
RED LAKE—J. W. Smith.

Hastings, S8%spim. Chai! |

; ss YUKO™
WHITEHORSE! =8oyd GC
 YATAg
MERRITT—Angelo Réss

throw the government. However,
the report from Buenos Aires
points out, there is the strong
possibility that the alleged plot
originated with Peron himself to
round up political enemies and
quell-any organized opposition in
the army.

the answer to Dutch allegations
that the Republican movement is
pro-Japanese. -Soekarno urged
the. Dutch before: Pearl Harbor
te. arm the Indonesian people ‘to
fight the anticipated Japanese
Y invasion but the Dpteh refused.

Gor a Good .

2 _
Pender. Auditorium (
(Boilermakers)

MODERN DANCING
Every Saturday

BOWLING ALLEYS

| Suit or Overcoat

come te the
OLD ESTABLISHED RELIABLE FIRM

REGENT TAILORS

324 West Hastings Street

Large and Small Halls
. for Rentals
Phone PA. 9481

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