ye

Te :Mounced the CCF group would

tivity. -Zlotnik immediately ap-

against left-wing parties, and as-

its violation; no inberference
with the existing jurisdiction of
districts and sub-districts, and
full district autonomy in nego-
tiations:

The nominations for interna-
tional officers revealed an attempt
te choose a new leadership that
would be better balanced and
would more effectively represent
all sections of the membership.

James “Red” Fadling, interna-
tional president, will be unop-
posed for another term. But for
first vice president the B.C. and
other progréssively-led districts
nominated. Karley Larsen, presi-
den of the Northern Washington
district, to oppose the right-wing
incumbent, Claude Ballard: “Wil-

- Gam Botkin, second vice presi-

{dent is/ also unopposed, but Ed

Laux of the Plywoods~ District
Gouncil, will run on the progres-
Sive slate for secretary-treasur-

er against the present holder of

the office, E. E. Benedict. For
six-year trusbee, Jack Greenall,
B.C. district secretary, was nom-
inated to oppose the’ incumbent
George Mitchell,’ also -of ~B.C.,

@ who -was put in as~trustee at
the last international convention
_over the protests of the entire

B.C. delegation.
' There- was just one roll-call
vote .during the entire conven-
tion, a surprising departure from.
previous gatherings where roll-
calls were necessary on even
minor matters. That came on the
question of adopting the minor-
ity officers’ report, which, while
placing credit for positive
achievements, was sharply criti-
cal of the shortcomings and fail-
ures of the administration. The
report was featured by:

@ Stinging criticism of direc-
tor of organization George
Brown for an actual membership

‘A Convention

decline in many U.S. districts,
and a rebuff for ‘his attemped
sabotage of organizational work
in the B.C. district, which, de-
spite his opposition, showed the
gteatest gains in membership
and biggest benefits to the mem-
bers. of all districts in the in-
ternational.

@ A rebuke to the administra-
tion for its failure to pay atten-
tion to the CIO’s Political Ac-

tion Committee: work. While the
IWA spent $123,000 in the: past
year, only $33 of that went to
assist the PAC.

When the decision on the min-
ority report was called, 23,256
votes were yregistered for its
adoption as against 26,718 to re-
ject. That vote was too close
for comfort for the right-wing
bloc. It ‘explainedthe sharp les-

self-termed ‘white bloc,’?? which
featured - “previous.: conventions.
It explained, too, why resolution

typically CIO. nature, such as
thoSe “calling -for’ ‘wihdrawal of
American~intervention -treeps “in
China, and condemnation of Bri-
tish . intervention in Indonesia,
dissenting vote. <e

It seems apparent now — and
the reports of the delegates from
B.C. strengthen this view — that
the IWA is making a new turn
away from the inner dissension
and factionalism which has crip-
pled its work and cbstructed its
entire organizing program for
the past several years. When
that turn is completed, as it
seems likely to be, its members
can look for new and tremendous
advances on the long road toward
complete organization of the
woodworking industry in Can-

ada and United States.

‘Bureaucratic Action Follows

LPP Victory On Campus

The University of British Columbia campus was the

Scene in the past ten days of
which saw the

Labor-Progressive

a political battle in miniature
Party show surprising

strength in elections to the UBC’s Mock Parliament, and
furnished another prize example of CCF isolationism which
landed members of that party in the same camp as the Tories.

Mock parliaments are a tradi-
tional part of the UBC’s campus
life, 5

First elections to the Mock
Parliament last week gave the
Progressive - Conservatives 15
seats, thee LPP 12, and the CCF

i1 seats. Without an overall ma-
jority, the Tories refused to form
the government.

The LPP countered with a
proposal to CCF “house” lead-
er Bob Harwood to form an
LPP-CCF coalition govern-
ment. Harwood tentatively aec-
cepted but apparently after
consulation with CCF leaders,
rejected the offer and an-

forced to vote with the
Conservatives to defeat the
LPP “on principle.”
_-In the new elections made ne-
cessary, the LPP issued a mock
campaign leaflet outside the
campus. LPP member Sid Zlot-
nik, in charge of the distribu-
tion, was immediately hauled. be-
fore the disciplinary committee
of. the: Alma Mater Society and
fined $5 for breaking the regu-
lation which forbids political ac-

pealed the fine, pointing out that
the AMS was discriminating

serting that “the university Mock

Mock Parliament, while not a
real one, should not be turned
into a farce but rather should
serve to stimulate the interest of
the students in the real world
about them.”

When the second elections
were called this week, the Pro-
gressive-Conservatives and the
“Joe College” greup known as
the Retrogressive - Progressives
won a clear victory, the Tories
taking 18 seats, the Retros
seven, the CCF 13 and the Lib-
erals and LPP each with four
seats.

What had happened was clear.
The Progressive - Conserva-
tives and _ the university ad-
ministration, shaken by the
support given the left wing,
had rounded up all available
votes from the big fraternities
and student clubs and made
certain of victory. And ‘the

CCF’s antics had brought the

left-wing and progressive
forces a setback.

But the LPP was on the cam-
pus to stay, and the balance of
forces, formerly heavily slant-
ed in favor of the Alma Mater
Society and UBC administration,
was beginning to shift in favor
of greater student democracy on
the campus. ;

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sening of red-baiting from - the |-

after resolution of a*progressive, |

Passed the convention without al ~

November 1 to December 15.5 |

This week’s top news is that Victoria

is not only over the top in subs but is well
on the way to doubling their promise to
double their circulation in this drive. Next |
week we are promised news of individual
efforts in ‘Victoria,
whole club is concentrating on the sale of
dance tickets to reach their cash quota also
by November 30. Victoria is certainly set-
ting the pace and we take our hats off to

them.

in the meantime their

Vernon, holders of the -trophy for the
outside points is also over the top in subs
and well on the way to the 100 percent -

mark on cash.

Among the local clubs East End is close ~

to 200 percent of its sub quotas and most
of the credit is due to Bill Hreherchuk whose
individual score is now over the. 40 mark. ~
And speaking of individual scores, our old
standby, Percy Budd of Burrard East, is
heading for a score of 45 and still going
strong. Grandview is over the top with over
one hundred subs and we will run news of
its stalwarts next week as well as: those -
from the West End: who
percent also.

The secret of the success of these two
clubs can be summed up in three words: Or-
ganization, work, and check-up. Last week's”
city conference saw all leading member
pledge themselves to a quota on
cash and-subs, which will: be listed.
on a graph in the P.A. office and
also run in a coming issue of P.A. g
These are pledged to raise - their
quotas by November 30, for both
cash and subs, and that goes for
all of us.

are close to 100

. CITY 4
CLUBS QUOTAS RAISED ~ CLUBS QUOTAS a
Cash Subs Cash Subs Cash Subs | {|
Burrard East -__. 245.00 100 36.75 62 Norquay 200.00 60
East End ~______ 300.00 35 47.40 67 Victory Square ___250:00 80
Fairview ___._.__ 150.00 85 9.00 38 West End ___200.00 85
Georgia —___.300.00 25 19.50 20 North Vancouver__150.00 60
Ginger Goodwin __ 40.00 40 — T North Burnaby __200.00 80
Grandview —__245.00 100 115.60 109 Civic Industrial -.... 75.00 30
Hastings East __._200,00 85 12.71 19 Ol’ Bill __... 100.00 50
Kitsilano ...._____ 200.00 85 —— 24° -New Westminster 150.00 50
South Hiil _____s«*75.00 30 17.00 37 Victoria __—200.00 _ 75
AROUND THE PROVINCE eee
CLUBS QUOTAS RAISED CLUBS QUOTAS
ash Subs Cash Subs Cash Subs.
Agassiz _ 5.00 5 — Mt. Cartier - 40.00 5
Aldergrove ______. 25.00 20 — Michel Natal 100.00 15 >>
Britannia __....___ 50.00 10 2.00 14 Mission __... 30.00 10
Bridgeview ______ 10.00 5 SS Nelson 20.00 - 10
Blueberry Creek___ 10.00 5 —_ —. Notch Hill _____—s«w2:0.00 5
Copper Mtn. 35.00 15 — 2 Nanaimo _....__. 25.00 10
Cambie _ --- 25.00 5 —_—- 1 Ocean Falls ______ 40.00 20
Cloverdale ________ 10.00 5 — 1 Osoyoos 25.00 5
Cranbrook _______—s—- 20.00 15 — 6 Port Kells 10.00 5
Creston __..____ 20.00 10 ——_- — Powell River .... 25.00 30
Central Burnaby__ 40.00 10 — 2 Prince Rupert ___100.00 50
Campbell River __ 20.00 10 —_—_— 2 Port Alberni 40.00 25
Cumberland ___.____ 50.00 15 3.00 19 Princeton _.______ 40.00 10
Courtenay __._____ 40.00 15 —_—_ Penticton ________- 20.00 5
Comox .__.____.... 40.06 15 = 1 Pioneer Mines ...._ 20.00 10
Cowichan Lake. 50.00 20 50.00 3 Prince George __N 25.00 15
Dunean ~._________ 50.00 25 — 8 Quesnel 25.00 10
Enderby  —__..... 10.00 5 — 1 Queensboro ______ 50.00 10
Extension ss « 25.00 16 25.00 4, Royston __.. 40.00 15
Fernie .__..__——s«75:.00 15 50.00 13 Richmond East __.. 10.00 5
Ft. Langley ____ 20.00 10 — 4 Revelstoke _________ 25.00 5
Green Timbers ___ 25.00 10 —- 4 Red Lake ___ 25.00 65
Gibsons’ Ldg. -...._ 10.00 5 ose T Rossland __-...._ 25.00 10
Grassy Plains __._ 10.00 5 = 5 Rutland _____-__ 25.00. 10
Haney __ ___-. 80.00 10 =—_—_- _— Salmon Arm 80.00 15
Hjorth Rd. _._._______ 10.00 5 —_-) South Burnaby —_.. 20.00 5
Hedley _ 10.00 5 —- 2 Sointula __... 40.00 10
Jeuné Wdg. — 20.00 10 — — Trail 20.00 - 10
Kamloops .______. 75.00 30 1.00 14 Terrace _.___-—s«10.00 5
Kimbetiey________ 50.00 10 _—_ 3 Vernon __..... —_— 60.00 20
Kelowna City _____ 30.00 10 -_—~— — Wells __ 25.00 10
Lumby __....._ — 10.00 5 9.00 — Whitehorse ______100.00 26
Langley __________ 25.00 10 — 3 Websters Corners_ 10.00 5°
Ladysmith _______ 85.00 10 80.00 of ( White Rrock 20.00 5
Merritt 20.00 10:5. SS Voubou 2:2 10:00 8
Malakwa ____ -« 10.60 5 —_  — Yellowknife __-=__ 50.00 20

_FRIDAY, NOVEME