@ THE B.C. LUMBER worx®

September 6, 1943

Working for

a Better World

@ Your contribution to the Combined Welfare Appeal is
not only to meet humanitarian needs now—it is an
investment in a better world.

Private social agencies are trail-blazers for better
social services. They do the preventive work, the
experimental work, and the pioneering work. So-they
form the spearhead of social progress.

The great advances in public health, in child welfare,
in unemployment relief, in the care of the blind, etc.,
have come in this way. Even greater advances must
come in the future. Today Welfare agencies are show-
in the way, meeting new needs quickly, gathering
experience and training staff.

Here is the answer to those who say the “govern-
ment” should pay for all social services. Already the
various governments in Canada pay for about 97%
of welfare work. The total raised by all community
chests in Canada in 1942 was only $4% millions. This
was only a drop in the bucket of total walfare needs—
but a very important drop. It is the drop that makes
possible the pioneering of private social agencies and
their work in bridging the gap between human needs
and government social services.

Government is constantly assuming a larger share of
the work done by the organizations in the Combined
Welfare Appeal. Some agencies have been eliminated
altogether. For others, increased government grants
have been obtained, but meanwhile the day to day job
of helping thousands of youngsters and handicapped
people must go on,

WORTH FIGHTING FOR
WORTH GIVING FOR

COMBINED

WELFARE

APPEAL

(Conducted by Greater Vancouver War Chest)

$501,736 for 1944

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Campaign Endorsed by
IWA-CIO B.C. District Council

Willkie Proud
Of Defense Of
Communist

“There is no act in my life of
which I am more proud than my
defense o fWilliam Schneider-
Than,” Wendell L. Willkie wrote
to Congressman Vito Marcan-
tonio, president of the Interna-
tional Labor Denfese, Mr. Marc-
antonio revealed recently.

“Mr. Schneiderman was illeg-
ally deprived of his rights,” the
letter continued, “and, more im-
portant, his civil rights. In de-
fending him, I felt that I was
defending one of the liberties
of which we Americans are
most proud.”

Mr. Willkie defended Schneid-
erman before the United States
Supreme Court, in an appeal
against deprivation of citizen-
ship because of membership in
the Communist Party. On June
21, the Court upheld Schneider-
man’s right to citizenship.

Hall.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR...

Scores ‘Old-Timer’

Port Alberni, B.C.
To the Editor: $

Iran across quite a curious mis-
sive the other day, purporting to
have been written by “The Old-
Timers” of Fraser Mills. It struck
me as being an excellent sample
of wartime humor. After a hearty
laugh, I sobered up as the thought
struck me, “What is some scab-
minded individuals had writen that,
not for a joke, but to try to cause
trouble and ill feeling?”

As far as Morgan and Pritchett
are concerned, they have been crit
cized by people of average intel
gence and lived through it, so ad-
verse criticism from persons with
the mentality shown in this missive
isn’t going to bother them any.
But why drag the CCF into it, along
with other people? I would like
to brand as a deliberate falsehood
the statement that CCF members
of the union have withdrawn from
the IWA or have any intentions of
so doing. I contacted the secretary
an hour or so ago to make sure
that I would be telling the exact
truth, and I feel certain that mem-
bers of the CCF would greatly re-
sent these implications.

The writers of that letter have
another thought to bear in mind,
that there are a lot of old-timers
in Fraser Mills who are probably
wearing union buttons, who may
be on the-lookout for a chance to
have a look at some of that “red
Canadian blood” that was so proud-
ly flaunted by the writers of that

letter!
Fraternally yours,
Card No. 305, Local 1-85.

Charles Pearce

To the Editor:

Recently some of the Queen
Charlotte Island Camps were visit-
ed by Mr. Chas. Pearce, who I
understand, is in the employ of
the R. V. Stuart Research. Mr.
Pearce evidently is an all-around
good man for the boss loggers, as
his official capacity beside Safety
Inspection, seemed to be to go
through the company’s books and
point out corrections on how the
time and one-half on overtime was
to be paid. By his interpretation
I am given to understand that a
work-week would start on Sunday.
For example, a_ worker working
on a Sunday would not be credited
with overtime until the following
Saturday. If he did not work a
full week he would not receive

any oyertime at all. Copies of

leters from Adam Bell of the Board.
of Industrial Relations would dis-
credit Mr, Pearce’s interpretation
of this ruling, so about all Mr.
Pearce did in the Queen Charlotte
Islands was to lower the morale of
the men who are endeavoring to
keep up the production of a vital
war commodity.

In one camp Mr. Pearce happen-
ed to be around when the Safety
Committee had an interview with
the management. After a success-
ful interview he congratulated the
men on having an active Safety
Committee. Then he proceeded
to lecture on the need of having
active Safety Committees and Safe-
ty First meetings, but he made it
expressly clear that the Union was
not to have anything to do with
this. For Mr, Pearce’s information,
I would like to inform him that
before the Union was strong
enough to have Safety Committees
established by the men, there were
no Saftey Committees functioning.
In the Queen Charlotte Islands
where the overwhelming majority
of the workers are Union members,
all Safety Committees are elected
by Union meetings. Since these
committees are functioning the de-
crease in aceidents and deaths is
remarkably noticeable.

In conclusion, the IWA has al-
ways striven for harmonious rela-
tions between employees and em-
ployers. Sending a man like Mr.
Pearce to the Queen Charlotte
Islands, what ever capacity he
fulfills, can only create dissention
and lead to lowered morale and
less production. I sincerely hopt
there will be no more of this mis-
interpretation and obvious bungl-
ing in a vital war industry,

Fraternally yours,
John McCuish, President,
Local 1-71, IWA-CIO.

Moore’s Camp

Dear Brother Workers:

This camp is very much in the
jungles. It takes at least four or
five days to get in or out and it is
not organized.

The food is very poor. With the
exception of the cook’s substitute
for butter, we have had none for
the past three months, and only
three ounces of sugar in that time.

We have no first aid man on the
job as he took a holiday for a
month, and the first aid kit is very
poor. If the camp boat is out, there
is no way for an injured man to
get to a doctor.

The paper is read in the open.

Island Film Circuit

Commencing next week the film PARATROOPS will be shown to
camps and mills on the Island. When Canada’s first paratroops passed
their tests at Fort Benning, Ga., some months back, the National Film
Board prepared a training film for the Canadian army outlining the
arduous drill work that the paratrooper must undergo to get his coveted
emblem. Intended primarily for instruction in Army classrooms, the
film was so vivid and of such dramatic appeal that theatre-owners
asked for its general release; it reached the public as a World in Action
issue. Now it has been placed on the Industrial Circuit program. This
film together with others including one entitled GREAT LAKES in color
will be shown at the following points during the next two weeks:

Monday, September 13th—Paldi—12:25 noon—Community Hall.

—Youbou—7:10 p.m.—in the mill.

—8:15 p.m—Community Hall.

Tuesday, September 14th—Hillcrest—12:20 noon—Cook House.
—Cowichan Lake—8 p.m.—Community Hall

Wednesday, September 15th—Youbou—Camp 6—7:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 16th—Youbou—Camp 3—1:00 pm. 6:30 p.m.

Friday, September 17th—Rounds—7:30 p.m.—Cook House.

Sunday ,September 19th—Cumberland—8:00 p.m.—Community Hall.

Monday, September 20th—Union Bay—7:00 P.

Tuesday, September 21st—Oyster River—evening.

Wednesday, September 22nd—Bloedel, Menzies Bay Camp—7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 23rd—Quinsam, Camp 8—6:30 p.m.

Friday, September 24th—Quinsam, Camp 9—6:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 25th—Campbell River—8:00 p.m.—Community

—Community Hall.

99900000004

SAY WHAT YOU PLEASE

When there is a ful crew there is
about twenty-five (25) men. Right
now there is about ten men left,
as the men do not stay there long
at_a time.

I hope that this letter will ex-
plain everything.

Fraternally yours,
Card No. 7446,
Winter Harbor, B.C.

Want Strike Vote

c/o Aero Timber Products,
Vasey Camp,
Port Clements, B.C.

To the Editor:

It certainly is time that the boss
loggers were condemned for their
tactics and that the Federal Goy-
ernment took a firm stand by their
decision of collective bargaining.

The boss logger may as well real-
ize now as later that they are not
dealing with the loggers of 1918
and 1920, and that we are well or-
ganized and grow stronger as time
goes on, and intend to-stay organ-
ized.

In 1918 and 1920 the loggers fool-
ishly went on strike on the least
provocation, but I am glad to say
that in IWA we have a sturdy or-
ganization, and leaders who use
common sense and who will not
allow the members to run off half-
cocked.

We, the members of the IWA-
CIO in Vasey’s Camp held a special
meeting and passed a motion unani-
mously that we will stand firmly
behind our fellow-workers and fra-
ternal brothers at Kelley Logging
Co., Morgan Log Co., and Pacific
Mills Camp A-35, in whatever de-
cision they make.

We also urge the Federal Gov-
ernment to take the strike vote as
Possible, as there has been too
much delay already.

Fraternally yours,
Tom Evans, Secretary,
Robert Rale, Chairman.

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