THH B.C. LUMBER WORKER __ Biweekly Bulletin Publishea by ‘BO. DISTRICT COUNCIL r Woodworkers of America Managing Editor ¢ NIGEL MORGAN n 504, Holden Bldg., Vancouver, B.C. ____ Phone, PActfic 9727 Payments to: “LW.A, B.C. D.C.” Job Freezing Help War Effort? ‘i w™ Canada fighting for its "very national existence, it is lerable that our federal govern- ‘ment should do less than its utmost o secure the full support of all the people, but especially the working people, whose cooperation is essen- tial to production. All right-thinking citizens of Canada will agree that stabilization of labor is necessary, but the recent order-in-coun- _ eil freezing workers to their jobs fails in that it does not recognize and elim- inate the cause responsible for the pres- ent rapid turnover of labor in some war industries, Organized labor is highly desirous of stabilizing industry but it feels that the _ government is ill-advised in this latest “action in attempting to eliminate the constant flow of workers from one job to another without removing the basic cause for such fluctuation, It does not require high powers of statesmanship to realize that workers constantly move from one _ job to another to seek higher wages. a Instead, as the first step in labor 5 stabilization, the government might well consider the establishment of a minimum wage rate at a level in line with the worker's needs. The second all-important step, as the Roosevelt administration has proven, is the establishment by law of sound collective bargaining practices, a guaranteeing Iabor’s right to organize © -and-meet with employers through elect- ___ ed representatives on an equal basis. ___If our government is desirous of an all-out war effort as it maintains it is, then the government should take labor _ into its confidence as an equal partner, "consult with labor’s representatives with a view to winning the cooperation of labor in all measures necessary to an " all-out war effort. But the opposite is _ again the case. Tt is true that workmen may leave a job but only with the written permis- sion of the government. Thus, in actu- _ ality, labor is frozen. Canadian workingmen, fighting for a democracy, cannot be expected to pro- e their utmost in this emergency if feel that coercion rather than co- operation is the government's watch- word. But, if they are given assurance by deed as well as word that they have ual voicé and part in Canada’s war ef- by the government implementing res to meet their immediate needs, y can and will play a tremendous role stepping up Canada’s production of ies needed for the second front. = - af JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 603 Holden Building MArine 5746 16 Fast Hastings St. ANCHO HOTEL 119 East Cordova St, couver, B.C. PAc, 0944) * proprietor wishes to thank - for their excellent patronage| ‘past and hopes that they will ‘in the same way in the UKRAINIAN ASS'N HOLDS CONFERENCE WINNIPEG, Man. — Concerned with how they, as New Canadians, can best serve their adopted home- land in mobilizing for full war ef- fort, delegates from all parts of the Dominion gathered in the Marlbor- ough Hotel, on June 4 to 6, at the first national convention of the Ukrainian Association to Aid the Fatherland. have overrun large parts of the world and are threatening the very national existence of their own homeland, Canada, some 160 delegates pledged to support the Canadian government in a total war effort and to rally every Ukrainian Ca- nadian toward this end. Greetings were read to the convention from prominent civic and military of- ficials, including Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King, Minister of War Services J. T, Thorson, Minister of Munitions and Supply Hon. C. D. Howe, Justice Gordon, chairman of the Canadian Red Cross, and Lieut-Gen, Stuart from Ottawa. Lieut.-Col. Neish- delivered a personal greeting. Greetings were also received from the All-Slav Congress in Moscow, the Soviet Youth Anti-Fascist Committee and Ukrainian scientists, who declared: “The Ukrainian people have risen in formidable tide in defence of their be- loved motherland; mighty hosts of the Red Army have barred the way of Hit- ler's hordes. The hour is not far off when, by the joint efforts of the Soviet Union, Great Britain and the United States, Hit- lerism will be destroyed forever and the sun of freedom will shine over our motherland again. We. pledge our frat- ernal unity for victory over the sworn enemy who have reduced a great part of our country to ruins, Death’ to the German invaders!” Culminating highlight of the three-day conference was a very extensive program, in which delegates pledged to direct the activities of the association toward the establishment of unity among the Ukrainian Canadians and a better under- standing between them and all Canadian people. The program urged all Ukrainian Ca- nadians to enroll in Canada’s armed forces and to cooperate with recruiting active service join the Home Defence Corps, Reserve Army and ARP units. It pledged full cooperation of all those mem- bers in industry and agriculture so that Canada’s army will have sufficient sup- plies and food, and declared its support of labor-management production com- mittees and similar committees in farm- ing areas, so that efficient production can be planned. : Delegates pledged themselves to assist in uncovering fifth columnists, especially those who are known to be active among the Ukrainian people. They undertook to Jaunch campaigns in cooperation with the Red Cross for medical and surgical aid, for food and for clothing and other necessities of the (Continued on Page Six) 4 Money To Loan ; yOn Men's Suits, Overcoats, Logging , Boots and Sleeping Bags, , ; San Francisco Tailors { 4 52 WEST HASTINGS ST. ‘ 4 (4 Doors West of Beacon Theatre) ¢ % meena eee essence nnn ecunnd’ MODERN AND OLD-TIME — DANCING — EVERY SATURDAY Hastings Auditorium—828 E, Hastings! MODERATE RENTAL RATES Convening at a time when Nazi hordes] depots, that all those not eligible for | LUMBER WORKER By Evan Lane THE NEWSPOINT A Commentary on Current Events 1HE new Anglo-Soviet mutual assistance pact announced in London and the concurrent conversations in Washington between President Roosevelt and People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs V. M. Molotov constitute the most significant development of our turbulent times. It is only four years since Chamberlain returned from Munich with dishonor, but in those four years Hitler’s armies have stormed across a Europe now seething with revolt to break themselves upon the Soviet people's resistance. France has fallen, delivered over to fas- cism by a handful of traitors reliant on Nazi bayonets and ali Hurope, except for a few uneasy neutrals, knows the horrors of Hitler’s new order. The new pact reflects those ‘profund changes. Four full years from Munich, it belongs to another political epoch. Pregnant with promise for the future, it is founded on the growing friendship be- tween the awakened British people and the peoples of the USSR, assuring their continued cooperation for peace in the postwar world, as together they are striv- ing for victory. Since the demand for opening of a sec- ond front in western Europe was first raised, its foremost proponents have con- tended that it was essentially a political issue—an issue that has now been deter- mined by the people's insistence, Reach- ing of agreement upon the “urgent ne- cessity” for opening a second front this year represents a victory over all those in Britain and the United States who, for whatever reason, refused to acknowl- edge the immediate need. It is an answer to the defeatists and doubters, an answer presaging victory for the United Nations. Only a few months ago, while Stalin was. declaring that the Soviet people would drive the Nazi invaders out in 1942, Churchill and Roosevelt were still talking in terms of victory in 1943 and even 1944. The understanding now reached between Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union for opening a second front in 1942 would indicate that developments in this decisive year, and not least the rising tempo of production in the United Nations, have served to convince them of the need for taking the offensive in Europe now. If Canada is to play its full part in this coming decisive offensive, it must be con- verted to a total war basis immediately. There is no time now for temporizing and political maneuvering. The need now is for bold action by the King govern- ment to remove the remaining obstacles to a total war effort and ensure that when the promise of the new front be- comes the reality Canada will be able to make its full contribution, RECENT despatch from Moscow tells how Sebastopol, whose de- fenders have again thrown back a des- perate Nazi offensive with staggering losses, has been able to withstand months of siege and maintain the naval base as a constant threat to the flank of Hitler's armies in their attempts to seize the vital Caucasus. “Underground constructions built by the working people fully accommodate the Sebastopol population during air raids and artillery attack, This explains why & NOTICE! ARE YOU GOING AWAY?—Suits or Overcoats stored, 250 a month. Pressing done while you walt. Buy your next Suit or Dvercoat from us. Bargains in New and Left-over Clothing. SEVEN LITTLE TAILORS 386 Carrall St. PAc. 8918 —_ the number of victims is insignificant despite frequent bombings. “The whole population is engaged in the city's defense. Since the war, the men and women, girls and boys not em- ployed directly’in production, have put in more than one and a half million hours in construction of fortifications. The population greatly helped the Red Army during the winter months, send- ing it some 40,000 gift packages and 45,- 000 warm articles of clothing. “They also gave thousands of litres of their blood for Sebastopol’s defenders. “The city is pulsating with life. Fac- tories are working day and night. From the very first day of the siege men and women workers have been refusing to take rest days, working self-sacrificingly for the front, ope “The school children are studying in underground. classrooms and under- ground movies are open to the public daily. Political discussions are held and reports given in the bomb shelters. “Street cars run from early morning to late in the evening. Hairdressers, public baths, libraries, bakeries, stores and hotels, are working normally. “In a word, life in the city is running its normal course despite the blockade. The orchards in Sebastopol are in full bloom. Every free plot of ground is be- ing sown to vegetables and-potatoes, “For more than six months the fascists have been straining all their forces, try- ing to capture the city, But Sebastopol continues to stand as an impregnable fortress of the Soviet Black Sea.” HE German battle cruiser Tirpitz frequently appears in the news, usu- ally following an RAF raid on the coasts of Occupied Europe. It is again in the news, but this time for a different reason. Illegal leaflets issued by Norwegian pat- riots have been found in the possession of crew members, One of the leaflets was found on an engineer when he returned to the Tir- pitz, which was lying in Aal fjord off Trondheim. Questioned, the engineer stated that he had received it from some Norwegians while he was ashore. For failing to detain the Norwegian and for not handing the leaflets to the officer on duty when he returned to the ship, the engineer was sentenced to fifty strokes from crew members present, 30 days ar- rest, and demoted. ‘The crew was warned that stern pun- ishment would be meted out to all those who failed to hand over leaflets in their Possession within 24 hours, but no leaflets were given up. This added to the fact that a German patrol cutter recently allowed a Nor- wegian sailing vessel to escape, is re- garded by Norwegians as marking a de- cline in the morale of German sailors stationed in Norway. An order issued by the Nazi naval com- mand forbids Norwegian vessels to sail after darkness, Despite this, when a Ger- man naval cutter encountered a Nor- wegian sailing vessel with 19 patriots aboard it allowed the Norwegians to pro- ceed unhindered. ONLY 5 MORE CHOPPING DAYS TO THE LOGGERS’ BALL.