Nigel Morgan
Don Cameron

MANAGING EDITOR
NIGEL MORGAN

Room 506, HoLEN Bioc., VANcouyeR, B.C,
PHONE TRiniTY 4464
Maxe Parents To: “B.C. LUMBER WORKER”

FOREST PROGRAM
IS ALSO NEEDED

This week sees the long-delayed open-
ing of hearings in the Pacific North-
west by the joint congressional commit-
tee on forestry.

Beginning tomorrow at Portland, repre-
sentatives of the logging and lumber in-
dustry, foresters, heads of fire-fighting
associations and other experts will give
the committee factual data and opinions
as to what may be done to conserve the
most important resource of this region—
its timber.

It is gratifying to note that the work-
ers of the logging camps and mills,
vitally interested in preserving hte in-
dustry that provides them with jobs,
are to be actively represented. (Interna-
tional Woodworkers’ President Harold
Pritchett has been invited to represent
labor—Eaditor’s Note).

During the last few years logging oper-
ators and others directly concerned with
ownership and management have im-
proved their practices, in some instances
to a notable extent,

Tt is extremely doubtful, however,
whether new growth in Washington and
Oregon Is sufficient to match the inroads
that are being made upon the virgin
forests,

At one point government and private
foresters seem to be in agreement,

This region GAN grow enough timber
to insure the continuance of the indus-
try at a rate of production somewhat
greater than today’s.

But it is evident that this entails the
adoption of a national forest policy which
fixes upon someone—private owner, state
or federal government — the definite ce-
sponsibility to see that a new tree grows
in the place of each tree that is felled.
Only thus can there be the assurance
that the timber resources will be provided
to make the industry a permanent one.

This was the reason why President
Roosevelt, two years ago, urged upon

congress the necessity for the present

inquiry.

The responsibility for a solution, how-
ever, does not end with operators, their
employees and experts in the Pacific
Northwest.

‘The United States forest service has
heretofore prepared a brief, described as
an exhaustive treatise, upon the national
forest problem and its economic and so-
cial implications. It has not been made
available to the public, though various
releases from the service have indicated
its general character. The brief itself
has had a restricted circulation, evidently

THE B.c. LUMBER WORKER

December 12, 1939

citizen.

Our President Speaks

The membership of our International Union have, through a
democratic process known as the referendum, expressed their choice
in leadership for the ensuing two years. Likewise our third annual
convention recommendations have been endorsed, requiring urgent
constitutional changes, enabling us to trim our sails to meet the
emergencies that will arise and make toward complete solidification
of our entire membership.

Big business is ever alert to, take full advantage of our organiza-
tional and internal weaknesses. The program of the International
Woodworkers of America, adopted by a majority in the third annual
convention ,is part and parcel of the principles and policies of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations. It is a trade union program
for trade unionists, embodying the principles of organization for
collective bargaining around the question of better hours, wages
and working conditions for our membership; unalterably opposed
to the unscrupulous employer interests, whose inhuman desires are
motivated by excess profits.

At the’ same time, our program attracts to us an ever-increasing
public spirited support because our organization is vitally concerned,
as Canadian institution, in finding a permanent solution to the
problems of unemployment, adequate care and protection of the
aged, the elimination of child labor, maintenance of democracy and
the complete guarantee of full civil liberties for all citizens.

Our program contends that the solving of these problems, together
with the conservation of our natural resources, is the best guarantee
to keep the United States out of an imperialist war and hasten the
day for, world peace.

Therefore the International Woodworkers of America, has, through
a representative form of union government, adopted a program which,
if it receives the full cooperation of every officer and member of our
international union, can result in tremendous benefits to our mem-
bership and the public at large.

In appreciation of your confidence expressed in me, I pledge to
unceasingly and untiringly work with every officer, both Local,
District and International and our entire membership in the ful-
fillment of democratic, industrial unionism as is expressed in the
program of the International Woodworkers of America and the Con-
gress of Industrial Organization.

Let us all unite, setting aside all our personal and individual ani-
mosities for the complete unionization of the lumbering industry,
for an industry-wide contract, providing for such standards to assure
a just return for labor performed, utilizing through sound and sane
political action of a non-partisan type, to elect legislative representa-
tives and enact legislation in the interests of the New Deal, our mem-
bership and the people of this continent.

HAROLD PRITCHETT,
International President.

COURTENAY DANCE
DEC. 16 AT SON’S HALL

Last year petty racketeers “cleaned
up” on a number of friends of the
Woodworkers’ Union, using the pres-
tige and good name of the IWA for
their own personal gain. We wish to
warn all local business houses against

A public Dance in aid of the wives and
children of the striking Pioneer Miners’
Union is being sponsored by the Courte-

any “Xmas dinner” rackets or other
canvassers appealing for the loggers.
All IWA representatives carry proper-
ly signed and sealed credentials. Ask
to see them — or phone the secretary,
TRinity 4464,

perfected form,
—Editorial from the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer,

Attention, Loggers!

Jack Matsui, formerly of the New
Lion Hotel, has moved to take over
personal management of the popu-
lar HOTEL EAST.

All communications regarding the
New Lion should be directed to Mr,
‘Matsui at the

HOTEL EAST

“Make It Home”

nay L.W.of A. Local 1-2797 on Saturday,
December 16th at the Native Sons’ Hall
at Courtenay. Parkins Orchestra will
supply the music for mixed dances, and
your attendance will support’ the rights
of labor and guarantee the kiddies at
Pioneer a better and happier Christmas.
Come and enjoy yourself and Jend your
support to a very worthy cause.

SEY: 0988

CITY

ALWAYS AT
YOUR SERVICE

445 GORE AVE. SEymour 0308

THE LOGGERS’
RADIO CARS

Is The Dollar-a-Day Raise Justified?

Yes, from every viewpoint! Industry is on the uptrend. The employers are selling more lumber and at
a greater profit per thousand—with approximately 20 per cent advance in prices, A war condition agail
ists in Europe and this time we have sufficient organization to get a share of the increased profits. Let’s see
to it that we do not create only a few thousand more millionaires, but rather more millions of workers enjoying
the comforts of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which are the inalienable rights of every Canadian

gain ex-

John L. Lewis expressed a new slogan which has been endorsed by the I.W.A. in the statement, “Wages
of labor should not be just in accordance with the rise and fall of food prices, but be an improvement of our
conditions.” The dollar-a-day pay raise is further justified as a means of saving workers from the ravages of
war. For there are those who would involve us in war for the sole purpose of creating more millionaires. A
more equal distribution of the profits of industry will prevent the realization of the selfish motives of these war
mongers. In fact the complete abolition of private profit will take away the chief motive of war.

WHO BENEFITS BY WAR?

The last World War meant death and
destruction for the workers in all coun-
tries, and billions in profit for the bosses.
The present world conflict when it really
“comes of age” will be even bloodier
than the last. Technological develop-
ments will make it bloodier and they will

‘also make the profits higher.

In’ the last war 10,000,000 soldiers were
killed. Over 20,000,000 were wounded.
Prisoners or “missing” amounted to
nearly 6,000,000. Famine, disease and
Pestilence took a total of over 28,000,000
people “among the civilized population
alone” according to the Swedish statisti-
cian Hersch, Influenza took 15,000,000
lives alone. Left fatherless as a result
of the war were 9,000,000 children. War
widows numbered 5,000,000. Some 10,
000,000 were rendered homeless due to
the war. Direct new money cost of the
war amounted to over $200,000,000,000
while total indirect costs such as pro-
perty damake amounted to about $150,-
000,000,000. ‘The daily cost of the war in
1918 was $224,000,000.

For every casualty in the World War a
profit of 50,000 marks (roughly $12,000)
was made by those who OWN for a
living, according to Lehmann-Russbuldt,
noted German expert on war.

Again quoting our great leader, John
L. Lewis, “Labor wants no war, nor
any part of war. Labor wants the
right to work and live—not the privi-
lege of dying by gun-shot or poison gas
to sustain the mental errors of cur-
rent statesmen.”

HOW CAN WE SECURE THE
DOLLAR A DAY INCREASE?

First by asking for it, And that
means united negotiations supported
by every Union member in every camp
and mill THINKING, TALKING and:
DEMANDING wage increases, Around
this: militant program we can organize
the unorganized and make every wood-
worker a member of the LW.A.
Through uniform demands, backed by
united action and collective negotia-
tions we can get a fuller and better
life. The successful accomplishment
of these aims an purposes of the
LW.A. and the O.LO. constitutes the
worker’s supreme responsibility to
himself and his family. It will mean
security and more of the comforts of
life. It will build a stronger union and
@ happier and more contented world.
Let's all together adopt the slogans

“RAISE OUR PAY A DOLLAR
A DAY”
and
“ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED.”

Office & Stand:
404 COLUMBIA AVE.
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