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March 30. e carried on and also thi

discussions wi
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favoring A, adoption oneal by the del
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Race Discrimination

Sey labor pear ars
Labor Council adopted a recommen- Uni

animous vote the

fe reject the Honorable rf rson’s statement war

lating to the East Indian and Oriental workers. ‘all as a sae pa Syl Have: saeceeanane Ge ~The pro- represent
Wit eed for National and Inter: phone unity of all eree2 os wee t be made] reporting to his co

people of the United Nations, labor consider: fagaly idler grt be ie ended vant soe ae a good hour

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ble fiat, uch, derogatory satements should be forthcoming |"""We" were gralified to sog also thatthe delegates id et] wordy genemanteling
Charter the signatures of Churchill, srpecevelt and Stalin and that this is s the first prereduisie to the winning of all = at the Government
on the decisions of Teheran eee established a sound basis mel “ne war holds forth the|to do for the f

ie anner
e ent enthbsiasin

was instituted by tee is rth

of Canada.

at the con-

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ees it euen bar 1]
fal bee Iegislation, our Political Action Committees eh the
pledged. them, "po "all those" who’ ‘claim | tached to anyone.

for victory over Fascism and co: ee ae people This
democratic powers to est: lish z a just end lasting peace, Mr. le play | heard it all before in
2 a SUES if Ws. the Reow le play
Pearson consciously ee unconsciously eda disseryice to prenEse a rae esereyes greem speeches. Finally a voice
the Nation and our Allied cause in his Haste and i aa out, “That's all very well
.statemen’ do we some action
i wt fike as never before to green the ghee AN OPEN LETTER CRS program?” The voice was
degre of em and unity among the people seconded by the rest of
Seas and the Allied Nations for Victory Bue eee ence and this was quil
_b the process of developi: th cooperation and good- From DON BARBOUR {that I cannot make the Unio: Cees © to the speaker. He
will mistakes will ade and it appears to Labor that the (Hiring Hall Manager) ine 7 ta well that coe fan.| pacify them with a
Honorable Minister is guilty take which, in the ti First, to all my fellow workers not; but like the old  colored|*eply and said, “You
of debate, no is immune. The thing now is to adm: it the mistake ii a hesnumbers ee I wish to peers a a ynich ran thus:| all very practical men
and return to a normal Prorat of good will for the entire|™”. Th taken over the|“O God look down, bless me and} fore I would lil
eliination of race prejudic om iouy t of the Union Hiring | Bele me do this job, fo they iS) practical question.
Th eae a Hal at Pe esent located at 204 aoe anaes weed eautt had a herd of cows in
yo it- | 00.” erefore brothers, you
Lab or’s Poke 1 Ai [ane au fe uate vl and more sion (X together can, must and ghall| ture and borrowed
1ca. breeres with the principle of] and then him
aS ieee = ure Bias d timers will 200 1h porent ee wae. th here ie ey you pe a
basic pr: inciple on which a) ee labor leaders | agree wit! ith me that during the pea Be s beyond) Hie stugenine in the
are agreed today is that labor see be erous unless twenty: Ge years 36 indast mos tial and enor pen eeatanine ae find a ot 0 se ae calves
the country as a wl is prosperous and eae is complet erie the ‘best means of ex.|forts of those wh es around Lg
vanquished, bor. organizations, of course,. work steadily ta | Peace Ghawetelal dannorien We aves ance Ey in the history ‘of not,” rep! be the same
advance the interests of eee membership; but we realiz ust all realize when we pay for| the struggle to organize B.C. Lum-| «put we'd expect to see
tho: ti ? Tomei rs and the | Der. They ade. the ry over | in. a a re a those cor
poe ner cos aren run linked up closely with the [Bon 5 sociation have | Many_ ob: les to’ the road, that Seo sft
interests of the ae “pases and professional men, white | ®: a nate he hiring while|0W leads through Union Hiring a moral
collar wrokers and ine ral public. (eel is th workers have paid |t0 Detter doaatdete job "security wat "ty yA Pr nee 10
Last week th BC. Di istrict Council, in line with the [ian soa I ‘or the privilege of ang: see pat as oa [dad tae rstand, I hope
Seisions of its last annual convention in New Westminster, | taustry. a i aC este one’s active participation to make | ke ae
sent out an appeal all Mriceals and Sub-Locals for the estab- » ase the hiring halls of Van-| Union Hiring complete so do not On ret Ls
hhment of Political Action Committees to work in protecting | couver when rote “there is| become sim) referee in the]I of course headed straight
the political rights of the working man; as well as the rights of| nothing so degra s a man stmuBeles but ilee oie eee an the Union Hiring Hall to see
me erurning soldier, the farmer, the small business man and seeking employmcy to which aRIOHINe Dy fapieteaine Nom the boys were ee,
e So-cal ommo? now can be added “or a yore joyed to see Brot
for women are now, and will n
While ts committee is being ae and led by the , continue working in tie ‘ied d at work sending out
seeking-and must obtain the eration and in ele industry. Continue mm seeing: me) Resa
local support ‘rom git ee 2 fro m and mj ‘0 make the Union ici a ed, aus just be a Ym
ssive elements in all political parties. the effective force it is destine: DEATHS ing for. I've go!
is is not a new labor party; nor is aot affiliated in any vay to bes ane, ee a nee Doc, Gildersleeve needs a
any existing ee putter there are no present| tires only throt i valkers were coasti cook.” When iJ
+ * hires only through the Union i ing n
intentions of taking a: ing Hall. This is the present (and| slight grade with a push car load-| SP° 1 one he be
The IWA believes Stes fae Political Action Committees,/I hope more pleasant) duty ith ‘tool ith ¢ ae ask me to
through legally exercised educative powers, can and will have | ¢evry Union member now seeking] © see Berens baer ci down ated és
more influence on events in crucial year es 1944. ae fae employment f ra ie euanle of side tracking this car farther} bu he
iliation to any political parte or_establishm: w|qould coon make all other lume! coWn fie: Lite fort ‘The | word "Sob", a onde wen
party could possibly wield. IWA’s Political otion Cate x workers realize ee aia push car, controlled b; aoe
mttees can and ie made raulghty force devoted to keep-| hiring is the only w: brake about six fee! turned ai mye i
ing the great majority of our citizens vigilant and alert in ourselves of the uaker stem" proceeding down the Hine rica District
guarding their proper political interes 6 ee iovmed by the {Bader full control at a speed of
this is something new in Canadian politics, but it can be a| “man” cateher™ mr ue iri a miles an h het it came
decisive factor in securing an early victory and a just and last-| shark” who, like obnoxiou: a sharp curve road
ing e, did not take this important tep in ae ge ish pedlai Ee sells his races oni | wee Bis eee was sae two rail
last convention without deep thought and serious disc) mn. eat 5 Saw guteE oe wil, a ‘the (approximately 60
rere CO! led to action by the many problems facing the] Union Hiring Hall, which like a ae & a high bank on the right
le union movement; e werent eed for improved social| bank will consider the deposit of|side. The meeeten loomed arot
labor legislation and by the critical prospects of recon-|@ man’s or woman's abil the curve
struction and rehabilitation ek we shall face in the cvGannl job ecco at a es peep ae man Immediately applied his| and
onversi 0 peacetime econom; record same. a rds will|>rakes, he was not soon enough
We of the WA, and of labor general, believe in the demo-| show who registers and the | to sine a or collision. The
cratie system. We believe that the people, once they under-| first job available will go to that | six on the push car were
stand the es, will decide them wisely. We believe that the eet ue as ae dons Tee oF eeoea ise the impact. Mik:
years immediately ahead will be the most critical we have ever | the seniority rights as is now prac-|*#hich, most seriously injured,
faced—" OF DECISION”—whe: patterns | tised by the Union. d in the ambulan fhe way
will F ew stat ‘ip of labor on me eeu ib of eu Onlon sal to the ae at Dune:
will be required. We believe that the people, tired and con- es CEs ls ee) ine farold ee
fi by war and post-war problems, will need as never before direaly Fesponsbte fo the Distt Nick Boybauch and | Bosen,
to keep alert and inform: to their political rests. emi-mont rep ‘so| Were less injured ane the other
‘o tl ends nd to the full mobilization of the political, as| that if anyone ‘feel been| two men escaped unhurt.
mic gth of our union, for improved social | treated unjustly he can report hi ‘The coroner's jury eH ind it fee