ULLETIN "PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY BY DISTRICT COUNCIL ‘Woodworkers of America Don Cameron MANAGING EDITOR NIGEL MORGAN Room 506, HoLvEN Bipc., VANCouyER, B.C. PHONE TRINITY 4464 MAKE PAYMENTS To: “B.C. LUMBER WORKER” ‘THREATEN SPLIT (Continued from Page 1) “Tt is quite apparent that this is beautifully timed to offset the renewal of our contracts, which terminate with- in 60 days. “The democratic Industrial union program of our organization coincides with the general program of the CIO adopted in our Third Annual Conven- tion, held recently in the city of Kla- math Falls. Strict moral and finan- cial adherence to the program and constitution of our organization is re- quired, and it is my sincere conviction that the membership will support the elected leadership in carrying out these principles.” The present development within the Columbia River District Council results from a series of attempts to obstruct and sabotage progress of the IWA on the part of certain disgruntled elements re- ferred to in President Pritchett’s state- ment, according to B.C. District Council officials. The same group was respon- sible for the three days of uproar and confusion within the last international convention, which resulted from the groups attempt to split the convention on the false issues of red-baiting to cover their real opposition to anything and everything of a progressive measure which the majority were attempting to put into the program of the IWA. The present situation can be closely compared with the so-called split in the United Automobile Workers of America, when the convicted sellout artist Homer Martin attempted to split that union but succeeded only in taking with him one or two thousand potential scabs and company stooges, Hear the woodworkers’ broadcast, “Green Gold,” every Tuesday, 7:45 to 8 p.m. over CJOR. DENTISTS LLEWELLYN Dr. R. Douglas Phone SEy. 5577 Corner Richards and Hastings <> © <> 0 GED 0 GED OGD 00 GED THE B.C. LUM BER WORKER (Continued from Page 1) petitioning President John L. Lewis to establish a CIO Regional Office and Dir- ector in Vancouver with thé perspective of forming a CIO Industrial Union Coun- cil for the province, and (2) petitioning the International Executive Board of the IWA to take a second referendum ballot among the membership for increasing the international per capita tax from 25 to 50 cents. On the latter point, President Bergren referred to the fact that the B.C, mem- bership had already voted overwnelm- ingly in favor of the increase in the re- cent referendum, since the membership in B.C, realize the assistance that would be forthcoming from the international if it was in a better financial position. Secretary Morgan devoted a consider- able section of his report to the position of trade unionism in Canada under war conditions, referring to clauses in the War Measures Act which would make it possible for reac- tionaries in the gov- ernment to com: pletely wipe out, through prosecution of union leaders, ail vestiges of progres: sive and militant trade union organiaztion, unless, as he stated, ‘the basic industries were organ- ized to prevent such attacks.” “Lhe biggest job we have on our hands today is that battle to prevent Canada’s 50 big shots from destroying democracy right here at home,” Morgan warned. “For if democracy doesn’t mean freedom of speech and assembly, press and the radio, and a just share of the national income, then it doesn’t mean very Meeting, as it did, under war condi- tions, the convention took cognizance of a number of emergency war measures threatening the rights of trade unions and made it clear to both the provincial and federal governments that woodwork- ers were not prepared to accept any re- striction on civil or trade union liberties under the guise of war emergencies, in- sisting that the existence of war made it all the more imperative that democra- tic rights be preserved. In line with this, resolutions were ap- proved condemning the trend toward profiteering in foodstuffs and essential commodities and protesting the suppres- sion of labor papers in Hastern Canada and the arrest under the War Measures Act of Charles H. Millard, Canadian CIO secretary. Wages and hour rates in Washington and Oregon were compared with the 40 cents an hour and 48-hour week prevail- Nigel Morgan CONVENTION FOR WAGE HOIST ® ing in British Columbia by International President Pritchett, who, with Secretary Treasurer McCarty, assisted delegates in their deliberations, Declared Pritchett: “This problem and that of unemployment can only be solyed by organizing the basic industries.” Organization of the unorganibed, Prit- chett also asserted, was the answer to the problem of world peace. The International President also touched on the splitting tactics of the Green-Hutcheson-Frey machine within the AFL, expressing regret that they were finally able to force expulsion of the CIO unions from the Trades and Labor Congress. This latter develop- ment made it necessary, he said, for the CIO unions now in B.C. to form some to be able to coordinate their own work. Wednesday's session was largely de- voted to the reports of officers and ad- dresses by fraternal delegates, including those of Presiderit Pritchett, Secretary- ‘Treasurer McCarty, Howard Costigan, W. J. Baker, of the Plywood and Ven- eer Workers’ Council, Sam Guthrie, CCF-MLA W. S. Atkinson, District 18 representative of the United Mine Work- ers of America, and a representative of the B.C. Forestry Department, who ad- dressed a special meeting Thursday eve- ning and displayed motion pictures of forestry conditions. Wednesday evening’s session was de- voted to the mass meeting, the biggest held in Vancouver for many months, which was addressed by Mayor Telford, Howard Costigan and B. J. McCarty, Hundreds were turned away from the doors of the big auditorium. In the election of officers, popular and capable Hjalmar Bergren was again elected President of the District.Council by acclamation, as was District Secre- tary Nigel Morgan. A. Greenwell and E, Dalskog are contesting the position of vice-president. Delegates and union members alike re- cognize the convention as the most suc- cessful in IWA history, and are confi- dent that before another year rolls around the woodworkers of B.C. will be able to tell President Pritchett and CIO leader John L. Lewis that they are doing their part in realizing the CIO objective of “ten million members with- in the next five years.” “Styles for Young Men and Men who Stay Young” ) LS 301 West Hastings St. => OD 0 GD 0. 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