ttch Planes a Montreal RONTO, Ont. — American planes being flown to Java Dutch use in crushing the lesian liberation movement eine refitted by Montreal’s | busting: Canadair Limited, E. Baretta of the -Nether- _ Army disclosed in New last week. ; startling revelation that janpadian government grant- Il authorization to Canadair ding ‘Holland maintain . its ssSive rule in Indonesia is ed to arouse protest amonge dian workers. ¢he Foronto Trades and La- Gouncil (AFL) last week, rous delegates linked this with Holland’s outrageous nd that Canada pay $100,- 00 for 2 ée army which helped liberat ind. The Dutch government s Canadian money and arms mtinue its war in Java, they ed out in one of the sharp- liscussions ever heard in the x Temple. 19other delegate bea oheeiced unsavory role Ganada and United States are playing to rate democratic elements ad. He pointed out that the _ just authorized the sale of planes and considerable air- equipment to the Franco ist regime-of Spain. Tune In aul Robeson, well-known er and dramatic -actor, will eatured.in a radio broadcast, ented by the CGanadian \deasting Corporation” re- ed during his recent stay in eouver. The program will ure songs by Robeson, and a on “The dangers of post- fascism, and the importance imtermational understanding”. he program will be presented tation GBR at 4.45 p.an., Sat uy, February 16, with a re- ideast at 9.45 p.m., Saturday - the same station. HIGHEST PRICES PAID for JIAMONDS, CLD GOLD Other Valuable Jewellery TAR LOAN CO. Ltd. EST. 1905 § Robson St. — MAr. 2622 “services rendered’ ‘| 63 West Cun Street ‘HIGH QUALITY LOGGERS AND WORK BOOTS HANDMADE JOHNSON’S BOOTS Named to UNO PERMANENT Undersecretary © Foreign Affairs, Sir Alexander Ca- dogan has been appointed Perma- nent Representative of the Unitec ; Kingdom on the United Nations Security Council. He attended the Atlantic Charter, and Teheran con- ferences. Sea ee ee ea Correction Attention has been drawn to an incorrect report in our issue of January 18, in which A.T. Als- bury, provincial CCE president, Was reported as having spon- sored a resolution to the Van- couver Trades and Labor Coun- cil dealing with council cedure. The resolution in question was actually present- ed by W. Alsbury, secretary treasurer of the Vancouver Sec- ondary School Teachers Asso- ciation. The incorrect report of the council meeting arose over the similarity in names, and the fact that A. IT. Alsbury was present at the meeting as a delegate of the teachers’ association. There was no intention of attacking the teachers organization or its policies. It is nevertheless true that the resolution, if carried, would have altered the voting procedure of the Trades and la- bor Council, and that during discussion of the matter, several prominent CCF unionists did take the floor both to support the resolutions and criticize the (international) pro- trades council for entering civic } politics. Phone MAr. 7612 ler a Good suit Or Overcoat! _ come to the OLD ESTABLISHED RELIABLE FIRM REGENT TAILORS 324 West Hastings Street , EVERY GARMENT SPRICTLY UNION MADE wage struggle wall | be. made. UAW. and the UE. Of the three, UE (the United Electrical, Radio and- Machine Workers of Ameriea, CIO) has received. the least, attention in Canada. The militancy of its leadership, plus the fact that the issue—wages—may soon be facing Canadian electrical wor- kers, has undoubtedly something to do with the silence of the press. Add to this the fact that the leadership of Canadian UE unions is equally © militant ‘(this union was the first of the Do- minions CLO bodies to. urge a national waze conference) and you have another reason for this silence. The third reason is that the Ganadian management of Amer- ican plants in this ‘country dont like publicity; they know that the same greed which places sel- fish motives above public inter- ests in the United States is firm- ly rooted in Canada, too. "200,000 STRIKERS Below the line 200,000 UE members (in 75 communities spread over 16 states) have struck 78 plants. Their demand? Two more bucks a day in the pay envelope. Against whom? The General Electric Corporation, and the General Motors Corpora- tion (electrical division). Like those in steel] and auto, the strike could have been avoid- ed. Instead, it was deliberately provoked by managements whose aim is to increase profits by Sweating more labor out of few- er workers. To accomplish this— to introduce further wage cuts and to increase prices without “MOVING-TRANSFER*™. ASH BROTHERS CARTAGE 2239 Cambie FAir. 0469 SURGRIUSHRECLOVEUSSACHSADARRSTULCORESILCEREGASLSSRRULERSSSETEVIER EP ‘challenge—it is For Your insurance Needs of All Kinds come o— Roy Lewther MA. 4587 evenings PA. 5518 (N. E. COWAN AGENCIES) 803 Rogers Bldg. Granville and Pender = Insurance Sold = To Suit Your Requirements = For CVOUUOUAOUDATOONOSUSOCOEUUOUOOCUANVOSUODOCECOSOUECUAUOVOUOUUUDERT ROOD life pensions, personal prop- erty, Gar, Sickness, accident, marine, etc. @ STYLES @ VALUES @ QUALITY 45 E. HASTINGS ST. Vancouver, B.C. CIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 7 A OLUREDRD Ab ees Es paMURASASESASURERGUECASESSSCPERERASERESRSTEREESEEUCESEOEERESERED But alongside steel, The United Electrical Workers Vs. Capital’s Sitdown » me! coity The “Big Three’ of the ClO—Steel, UE, UAW—are leading more than a million and a half workers in_a gigantic national wage movement in the United States. centre of gravity of the struggle is the steel industry where the basic decision of the and ievieane powesu! roles, The are the necessary to smash the unions. : _ Reaction -in the United States: has not been able te mob- ilize the yets against the strik- ers. This is reflected in the large number of uniforms on the UE picket lines. In many towns and cities American Le- gion bramches have paraded in sympathy with the stnikers. Another outstanding feature of the UE strike is the fact that thousands of salaried white-~ collar workers joined the men in overalls. : The national support given to the 200,000 UE strikers is fur- ther reflected by the public en- dorsement given the wage strug- gle by 21 United States’ congress men. This reflects the national movement for pay increases which will partially meet the wage cuts which haye gone into effect since V-J Day, but it also mirrors the remarkable job the UE leadership has dene in focus- sing national attention on the plot of the corporations to drive down wages and boost prices. CAPITALIST SITDOWN The testimony of UE pres- ident Albert Fitzgerald before a Senate committee resulted in that body summoning GE chiefs to explain why the corporation was keeping electrical appliances off the market when warehouses were stuffed to bursting point. “For months they have held back such appliances as refrig- eraters, washing machines, radios, electric irons, lamps and clocks,” the UE charged. “They are seeking to obtain higher prices in 1946, both by taking advantage of tax laws and by destroying price eeil- ings’. This plot, plus the fact that Westinghouse, GH and GM hop- ing to use a “back tax” gift of $38 million dollars as an eco- nomic club to smash the UE, has been brought to public attention by Fitzgerald and his immediate Spak, secretary-treasurer of the union, and James Matles, direc- tor of organization. These three men have led the union through times of crisis before. They were never afraid of the outcome then, and they aren't now. They know that the moral strength of the UE mem- bership, backed up by the nation, among whom are almost six mil- lion militant CIO wage fighters, will win the day. Housing of public awareness of the prob- lem. Directly, the LPP campaign has reached thousands of people’ through house-to-house canyass- ing, public meetings, newspaper advertisements, and radio broad- casts. The proposed housing action by the U.S. government has now lifted the campaign to a higher level and has served to empha- Size both the present inactivity of the Canadian government and the direction which it must of mecessity take in the housing erisis. For Advanced Styles Pisses LADIES’ DRESSES, COATS, SUITS Shop at DULULL Vogue Ladies Apparel 932 Granville St. —— Vancouver, B.C. PCCCCUCCCCUCUCL ULC UUG CLL OP TCUUUGUCUOULUULLLOLULE =~ Pender Auditerium (BOILERMAKERS) MODERN DANCING Every Saturday Bowling Alleys Large and Smal] Halls for Rentals Phone PA. 9481 colleagues. They are Julius Hm- b. PER CENT. Like the ISCOU nt To Returned Men Like most merchants, we are short of men’s clothing. However, the Army & Navy will continue to give discharged personnel a 10% civilian outfit as a goodwill gesture. PRIORITY PURCHASE CERTIFICATE to Army & Navy Dept. Stores and save an extra 10 ETTES we shipped overseas to service men, we take this method of sayinge—THANK YOU! Army*& Navy Dept. 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