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HE B.C. LUMBER WO

KER April 19, 1943

Government Commission

Announcement’ of an inquiry under the chairmanship of
Justice C. B. McTague was made last week at Ottawa. The
following four topics are to be reviewed:

1. A review of existing provisions of the government’s wage

stabi

ation policy, “having regard to the general principles

underlying the same and the achievement of utmost production

for war needs.”
2. Functions and operation of

the National and Regional War
Labor Boards and their relation-
ship to each other.

3, A review of the government's
labor relations policy, as outlined
in order-in-council P.C. 2685, “and
the means which might be adopted
to achieve better application there-
of with a view to securing im-

Proved relations between labor
and industry.
4, Any other matters relevant

to the above, specific or general
related to the complete and effec-

tive organization of industry and
labor for the furtherance of the
war effort.

International Woodworkers of
America welcomes this inquiry into
labor relations, which today are
so vital to Canada’s war effort. We
feel that the inquiry ‘can be of
great benefit in remedying causes
of friction which are detrimental
to urgently needed war production.
There is no doubt the Federal Goy-
ernment’s labor policy needs re-
vision, Teeth must be put ‘into the
collective bargaining laws, similar

To Investigate Labor Policy

to the amendments mide recently
by the B.C, legislature.

The present cost-of-living bonus‘

needs adjustment because, regard-
less of any statements to the con-
trary, the government's policy has
been to keep wages down while
allowing prices to rise. The pres-
ent high cost of living is a great
hardship on the working people.
It is breeding discontent and un-
rest, which unless, eliminated will
have serious repercussions on our
national effort, so important at
this critical time.

The International Woodworkers
of America is preparing, to make
representation on behalf of the
woodworkers of this province. Si-
miliar action undoubtedly will be
taken by every labor organization
throughout the dominion.

NMU Hits Shipments To

Franco As Aiding Axis

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Twenty CIO seamen, members of

the National Maritime Union and all of them in from the North
African run, the Atlantic run or the Russian run, came to Wash-
ington last week to tell the State Department and the War
Shipping Administration about two serious beefs they had on

their minds,
‘To the State Deparfment, the sea-

men, several of whom were torpedo
survivors, brought a copy of a reso-
Jution passed at NMU port meet-
ings protesting shipment of war
supplies (oil, etc.) to Franco Spain,
and their well grounded suspicion
that they were being used aganist
the United Nations,

The resolution unanimously
passed in a membership meeting of
2000 seamen in New York reads as
follows:

WHEREAS: Some sections of
the State Department have been
flirting with notorious Fascists and
seem intent upon losing the peace
while thousands of seamen and
soldiers are dying to win the war
against Fascism;

The old policy of appeasing
Japan with serap iron and oil
while sympathizing with China
brought death to not only millions
of Chinese but also to thousands of
our soldiers, sailors, marines and
merchant seamen;

A similar policy of suicide is now
being pursued in our dealings with
Franco Spain. This, in spite of the
faet that high government officials
have belatedly agreed that a mis-
take was made by Britain and the
United States in not supporting
Loyalist Spain in its fight against
Franco and his Fascist allies,

It is well known that Franco
Spain is stooging for Nazi Ger-
many and has troops fighting our
most effective’ ally, the Soviet
Union, probably with materials we
are furnishing.

We feel that diverting valuable
ships for Franco Spain is the same
as diverting them for Hitler Ger-
tt believe that the materials
we are sending Franco will un-
doubtedly be used against Amer-
jeans at some future date just as

the Japanese used our supplies to
Icill us,

WE THEREFORE condemn this
appeasement policy of the State
Department as inimical to the best
interests of the American people
and the United Nations, and, in a
desire to cease being the trans-
mission belt by which American
supplies are shipepd to our’ ene-
mies, serve notice upon the State
Department that we will not be a
party to carrying vital materials
to Franco Spain which can be and
will be utilized to bolster the Nazi
war machine,

At the War Shipping Administra-
tion, they voiced protests against
the new war risk insurance policy
of WSA that makes it impossible
to get compensation for injury or
death at sea unless directly due to
enemy action. This new ruling,
they said, bars compensation to
men who die in life boats after
their ship has been sunk, and also
bars assignment of benefits in case
of death to anyone but “blood rela-
tives.” Many seamen have their
relatives in occupied countries, and
cannot assign their insurance to:
them,

‘The men were politely received
at the State Department, they said
and told that the department
would gladly hear any evidence
that oil to Franco was being
handed over to the Axis, According
to the men, they have scen Span-
ish tankers at sea in a condition

very obviously indicating that they
have recently unloaded their cargo
—with more than a strong sus-
picion that it went to U-boats.

Just by way of pointing up the
seamen's protests to WSA and the
State Department the Navy an-
nounced last week that 288 U.S.
merchant seamen were lost at sea
during February. The known total
between September 1941 and March
1943 now stands at 3,905 — most of
them from the National Maritime
Union,

Continued

_ KLONDYKE NITE

to Frank and Beth of the Royal
City Taxi,

7th prize, $15 credit note (donat-
ed by W. S. Collister Ltd.), to Mrs.
H. Norum.

8th prize, One dozen 12x7 photos,
valued at $15 (donated by Stride
Studio), to Mrs. Bellavance.

9th prize, $12.50 merchandise
value (donated by Mc & Mc Hard-
ware), to Mary Condrack.

10th prize, §7.50 . merchandise
value (donated by Army and Navy
Department Stores), to Mrs. T.
Huhtala.

Uith prize, One $5.00 gift set (don-
ated by Cunningham Drug Com-
pany“ Limited), to Mrs. Lander-
ville,

Net proceeds which are in the
neighborhood of one thousand dol-
larg will be used for the establish-
ments of a Benefit Fund for IWA-
CIO, Local 1-357, from which the
local union will be able to draw
for donations to sick members or

to charity organizations.

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AUXILIARY CORNER

The Duncan Ladies’ Auxiliary, Local 96, held a social ‘in the

International Board Member, installed the new Laéies’ Aux-
iliary Charter for the assembled members. Special guests of
honor included Mrs. Owen Brown, president of IWA District
Council Ladies’ Auxiliary, who gave a short talk and read the
obligation to the ladies, and Owen Brown, president of IWA
Local 1-80. After the instalaltion ceremony a social evening of
| whist and cribbage was held. Whist winners were: Ist prize,
Mrs. A. Beebee; consolation prize, Mrs, W. Dodsworth; gent’s
1st prize, J. Gravelle, and consolation prize, W. Dodsworth.
Cribbage winners included: Ladies’ 1st prize, Mrs. G. D. Grant;

gent’s Ist prize, George Parlee. At the conclusion of the eve-
ning, refreshments were served.

On Tuesday evening, April 6, the new Auxiliary held a
meeting in the IWA office at which the following officers for
1943 were elected: President, Mrs. George Hank; vice-president,
Mrs. George Parlee; secretary, Mrs. Alan Heyd; treasurer, Mrs.
Bob McQuarrie; warden, Mrs. Stanley Clarke; conductor, Mrs.
A. Payne; and trustees, Mrs. R. Scott, Mrs, H. Smith, and Mrs.
L, Furniath.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary to Local 1-118 held a card party on
March 25 at the home of Mr. and Mrs..Lidgate, 408 Hillside
Avenue. Ladies’ first prize was won by Mrs. H, Southin; con-
solation prize, Mrs, Jack Waggett; gent’s first prize, B, Butler,
and consolation prize, E. Ferguson, Miss Ruth Lidgate won the
table lamp which was raffled,

At the regular meeting of this Auxiliary,
March 29, it was decided to make a layette

held on Monday,
once a month for

the bombed children of Britain which would be turned in to the
Canadian Red Cross, Arrangements were also made for a dance
to be held on Saturday,.April 10, in the K.of P, Hall under the
convenership of Mrs. E. Anderson and Mrs. J. Waggett.

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