Rupert routes for a B.C. link with the Alaska Highway at Whitehorse, ¥Y.£., and construction of a high- Way based on the survey results Mayor Daggett will also press for a Department of Trade and Industry. survey of industrial possibilities in Northern B.C., and active Promotion of such de- velopment. This will include a2 Survey of the Bulkley power re- Sources; coal bunker facilities at Rupert to enable export of Telk- wa coal, ete. The Rupert delegation will also propose the inclusion in the UBC Faculty of a commerce course on cooperative business to Overcome bottleneck shortage of trained personnel, which will fa- cilitate expansion of coopera- tives. The Rupert delegation headed by Mayor Daggett will be Bili Brett, MILA (CCF), for Rupert and the Hon. E. Tt. Kenney, Min- ister of Lands and Resources. The city’s brief to the govern- ment was endorsed at a repre— Sentative meeting of Rupert citi- ZeDS and organizations, and Sponsored by the Rupert Indus- trial Development Committee. — | Here's how to be Single Tickets—$2.25 TTT PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 8 | control of science How the press is controlled by reaction, or if you prefer, big business, is forcefully told in the February 25 issue of “In Fact,” edited by George Seldes. Today, says Seldes, the Ameri- can press (read Canadian) is controlled by the National Asso- Ciation of Manufacturerse (CMA in Canada), General Motors, and the Iron and Steel Institute, along with other forces which consistently oppose the strike, labor’s most effective weapon Since the 1860's, and the lever which has raised the living stan- dards of the whole American people. How is this done? We know about the large -anti-labor ad- vertisements which appear in the dailies. These are ads. which Misrepresent labor’s demands, confuse the public, and which state that any demands for union THE CREDIT HOUSE OF QUALITY WELL DRESSED FOR SPRING Take advantage of the s am ~ On Sale At All Our Stores FROM MAKER TO WEARER = ccc Broconhotham | 22cscun:z,. security, higher wages, are “un- Sweet ‘16’ Budget Plan Details regarding this plan may be obtained at any of the following stores:— 807 Granville St. 2438 Hast Hastings St. 1616 Cemmercial Drive 2315 Main Street 2204 Main Street 437 Columbia St, New Westminster @ For Your Dressy Coat for Spring @ —OPENING soon— Daily Press Voice Of Big Business = by LaVonne Tooth democratic.” Advertisements, lIa- bellied as such, are not the worst feature of the matter, unfortun- ately. There are the “news” items, and editorials, directly and indirectly inspired. Sometimes a small paper isn’t very anxious to take an anti- labor attitude; but what editor of a rural daily could resist the American Press Asseciation’s ap- as a reward for “authentic informa- advertising,” publishing tion,” supplied by the steel com- panies, during the recent steel strikes in the U.S.? The infor- mation, in this case, consisted of an attack on CIO leaders; con- tained the usual phoney argu- ments about wage increases caus- ing inflation; set farmers against labor. Congress, said the steel companies, must “do Something: about arrogant labor leaders . pe I could go on citing cases from “In Fact,” but one from our own Vancouver comes quite apropos. A few weeks ago, B.G. Packers hired newspaper space to tell the public that they were against the demand of the UFAWU for a closed shop CGneidentally, the Union asked for a Union Shop, Quite a different matter) because this was “undemocratic.” “Hie on you, Fishermen’s Union,” said they. “We love your Union, but why force poor, ignorant packing house employees to join it? Large dailies do not need to be corrupted in specific in- stances. They are owned by “big business” and policy is dictated by their national advertisers. In the unlikely case of a difference of opinion, a threat of withdraw- al from big advertisers would Soon decide the issue. Advertisers are so used to tell- ing the press what to Say that it comes as a rude shock when @ trade union paper in which they advertise attacks them. But trade union, and progressive Papers are not dependent on ad- vertising for their existence, and it is their voice alone which is Taised against reaction; they are Our New Store at 61-63 West Hastings Accounts can be paid at any of our branch stores in your immediate vicin- ity or mailed to our Head Office and Factory at Sixth and Main. | HASTINGS BAKERY & iy eS not advertising sheets, controlled by capitalist “free” enterprise. petizing offer of “more national | LPP Holds Mass Rally “What's Behind the Spy Scare?” is the question which will be an- Swered at an open air meeting being held on CGambie Street Grounds, Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m, The meeting is being organized by the City Committee of the Labor-Progressive Party and will feature as Main speakers Nigel Morgan, provincial leader and Maurice Rush, organizer. Purpose of the meeting is to five the citizens of Vancouver an opportunity to protest the ra- bid and unprincipled anti-Soviet campaign which is endangering world peace and jeopardizins peaecful relations between our two countries. The anti-Soviet campaign is also being used to cover up a vic- ious attack against the left wing |labor. movement, and against democratic rights. Already the Padlock Law is being used in Quebec and people are being ar- rested under this infamous piece of pro-fascist lepislation. Other reactionary elements are also getting bolder and the peo- ple must speak out to prevent an anti-democratic wave from en- gulfing Canada. Fred Rose ed a Vancouver laborite, com- menting on King’s speecn. They can and do put labor’s case before the public. HOMEMADE iff’s Andrew Lakusta, work “because of siliscosis og tracted as a hardrock miner, VE ordered evicted along with & other World War IT veterans and f | Soldiers of the first world ¥ | A factor in the case was the f ure of the Compensation Board 2 forward Takusta his silicc pension checks, or to pay him full amount called for, though * is fully qualified under the re Picket Agains Mass Eviction AN anti-eviction picket line Placed around the hom! 3 erder which would thrown all the occupants ou!) the street to permit the eld) | landlady to take over the er | ] premises for her own use. roomers, including unable Andrew Lakusta and 25) Col tenants of the same buildin; | 916 Nicola Street this wee) prevent carrying out of a Pe, Le Ee The call for pickets was ~ by the Tenants’ and Homeown. i League, and within a few hy | ; found support from branches |») the Dabor-Progressive Par @ Mine, Mill and Smelter Work | Union, United Fishermen ang © fied Workers Unien, and in a dual members of other labor : f civic groups. a] 716 E. 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