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October 4, 1943

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Elmore Philpott, well nown
radio commentator and columnist,
opens a Sunday series of open for-
um lectures and discussions en-
titled “The Soviet Union — Our
Ally” on October 3rd at 8 p.m. in
Foresters’ Hall, 315 East Broadway
(at Kingsway).

Other well known speakers con-
tinue the series on alternate Sun-
day evenings throughout the wint-
er, and will deal with a large
number of phases of Soviet- life.
The lectures are to be illustrated
with appropriate motion pictures
and will be followed by question
and discussion periods,

Sponsored by the Kitsilano and
Mount Pleasant Branches of the
Labor-Progressive Party, the series
4s designed to further Canadian-

Soviet friendship by giving alis suggestive of the film INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, the current
clearer understanding of Soviet} National Film Board feature showing next week on the Vancouver

aims, policies and achievements.
The entire series is as follows:

October 2—“Soviet Foreign Pol-|!anding in North Africa, the National Film Board received the film

icy” by Elmore Philpott.

October 17—"Stages in So Soviet “Invasion of North Africa” was rushed into production and released

Economic Policy” by William

Rigby. ‘
October 31—“National Minorities

in the U.S.S.R.” by Harrison Brown

November 14—“The Red Army”
by Tom Barnard.

November 28—Soviet Medicine”
by Dr. D. M. Baillie of Victoria,

December 12—“The Soviet Con-
stitution” by John Stanton.

January 9—‘Soviet Music and
Drama” by John Goss.

January 23—“The Soviet Mone-
tary System” by Prof. G. F, Drum-
mond,

February 6—“Women and Chil-
dren in the USSR.” by Hilary
Brown.

February 20 — “Soviet Trade
Unions” by Nigel Morgan.

March 5—“Soviet Literature” by
Prof. Hunter C, Lewis.

March 19—“Incentives to work in

weeks:

on Labor-Management Committees.)

Island Film Circuit

The picture shown here of Canadian commandos poised for attack

Island Industrial Circuit. When the announcement came that British
and American armies with some Canadian troops as observers were

from Montgomery's army and from recently landed Allied forces.

in the Canada Carries On series. Now it has been placed on the
Industrial Circuits. Along with others, the film KING COAL, show-
ing labor-management co-operation in action in the Northumberland
thines will also be shown at the following points during the next two

Thursday, October 7th—Duncan—8:00 p.m—K. of P. Hall. (Film

Monday, October 11th—Paldi—i12:15 noon—Community Hall.
—Youbou—8:15 p.m—Community Hall (large).

Tuesday, October 12th—Cowichan Lake—8:00 p.m—Community Hall.
Wednesday, October 13th—Youbou Camp 6—7:30 p.m.—Cook House.

Thursday, October 14th—Youbou—Camp 3—3:00 pm.—Cook House.
and 7:30 p.m—Cook House.

Friday, October 15th—Rounds—7:30 p.m—Cook House.
Sunday, October 17th—Cumberland—8:00 p.m—Community Hall.

~ Monday, October 18th—Union Bay~7:30 p.m—Community Hall.
Tuesday, October 19th—Headquarters—7:30 p.m—Community Hall.

Wednesday, October 20th—Bloedel, Menzies Bay Camp—7:30 p.m.— |}

Cook House.

Thursday, October 21st—Quinsam—Cam 8—7:30 p.m.—Cook House.
Friday, October 22nd—Quinsam—Camp 9—7:00 p.m.—Cook House.

Saturday, October 23rd—Campbell River—8:00 p.m—C.R. Pavilion. |}|

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Along The Skidroad

Hall is getting these days, I couldn’t help thinking as my friend
was spinning his yarn that Paul sure had “something” with his
“electric logging.” Maybe that would be good for this Hiring
Hall. But off fooling aside boys, we really badly need more of
the boys coming in to register if your Union Hiring Hall is
to be made a success, Remember “Union Hiring Means Job
Security”, and there is nothing which will help to establish
our union firmly in the B.C. woods as cutting out the private
“shark halls”, Functioning union hiring will lay the basis
for the complete obliteration of the infamous “blacklist” system
which has enabled the lumber operators of B.C. to control
and rule our industry with an iron heel for years. Until war-
time manpower shortages made its continued application tem-
porarily impractical, this blacklist hiring system was a powerful
weapon to hold down wages and conditions. We've got an
opportunity to put an end to this kind of treatment now,
once and for all—Let’s take advantage of it.

The Union Hiring Hall is all set up and ready for business.
Numerous operators are already doing business through the
IWA, and many more can be persuaded to if we can get the
men. Next time you hit the “bright lights” drop up to the
einiog Office and register—You'll be helping to build your

inion.

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16 East Hastings Mar. 5746

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All-Union Conference
To Discuss Mine Strike

Vancouver Labor Council Tuesday night pledged full sup-
port to the coal miners of District 18, United Mine Workers of
America, and instructed its officers to call a provincial-wide
conference to meet in Vancouver at the earliest opportunity,
to discuss ways and means of settling the miners’ grievances

and averting a strike. the Smelter Workers.

The resolution was presented to He stated negotiations had brok-
the executive by the Mine, Mill/en down after about a year, and
and Smelter Workers’ Union, and/that grievances were piling up in

the executive endorsed it before | all mining fields.

presentation to the delegates. ~“The coal miners aren a des-
“Our locals are very close to the | Perate situation with their jobs fro-

low

UMWA,” said Harvey Murphy of an ee ae eee
“A coal strike will tie up trans-
Continued portation and every war industry,
Bs and if the government thinks it
THE FINN can permit the situation to go to
, {a strike, and then try to smash
he knew that something had hap-|qown the workers, this body or-
pened. Waino was sitting with his} ganized labor should state where
back to him but he knew in al/we stand in the matter,’ he said.
flash that something unusual had} « am amazed that since the
happened to Waino. Waino turned | strike vote was taken the govern-
his face and Wilho was taken|ment has made no move to ad-
aback by the brightness in it, the | just the grievances of men who are
startling resemblance to his broth-| terribly underpaid,” said Mr. Mur-
er, Ilmar. Without a word Waino|phy, “There's a vast stretch be-
handed him the evening Extra. | tween the 67 cents per ton the min-
“Mannerheim Line Smashed.” ers get and the price we pay for

A smile had spread an unac-| coal.”

customed warmth across his face.

The all-union conference has

. + Tears had dissolved in Waino’s|been called for October 10, and a
eyes and were flowing down his {good representation is expected ac-
cheeks like melted ice cording to Labor Council officials.

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