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August 31,

“SCAPEGOATING”
A Clever Fascist Trick

By NIGEL MORGAN

d it the com-
United Nations ree white men,
and the west,
yas ions, classes &
stand shes

today unit
plete destruction of fascism. These U:
ae men, black men ,red men, > reo of the eas'

eae beliefs. The aes ‘that these United Nation:

The Ukrainian Halls
Canadian citizens will rejoice to learn that i¢ Dominion
abit has promised to give careful eat. 7 a request
that properties of the ian Labor-] rr Temple Association be

atiol
rival organization which is alleg io be pre
For fairne: ‘is matter
the lan will be rectified wtih delay. O;
October 14, 1943, Fatcnventat ordered that “all property rights
in Canada, or the proceeds there re ised to the organization

or person whom received.” Some have been returned, but
17 properties by the Cr todian's agents.

In addition, libraries worth ‘thousands of dollars were destr ‘oyed 01
sold for pulp, sical instruments, gymnasium equipment, ational
costumes, works of art and other valuables have disappeared or been
allowed to deteriorate,

In Saskatoon, a pile of such valuable possessions was sold for y

ts. onto a library costing bes ieee ae hundred dollars
was sold as salvage for

is sold ni eighte .. In Winnipeg,
a library worth eight thousand aol was os aad no account for this
ne ae # ‘odiai

were very disturbing,
‘ost of eight thousand

four hundred dollars a, ains|
ty dol

it ratte idly,

A bar eeced at Bientait, ‘Sisatchewan, at a e
oles ee liability
eight mat

a's democratic record should not be irred through the
carelessness of Bpyvecament agents; ‘The assogiation ‘which owniee ee
operate mn dominion charten since 1926
parts

Be

of Can: The; oe

al ‘ity halls whieh” ‘the ey

savings were con cnr ‘activities of vale: to the Sntea ite of this
the past 2 210

ical drai
artistic quality, Talented pained artists, skilled workers and soldiers
for Canada graduated from these halls.
These peapertica have more fae metary value. They are sym-
pols of the achievements and Ream © which these rans -Souent
in Canada. Urge their immediate return to their rightful owners!

__ Political Action

lear on are to enjoy ego
from want and freed i cea organized labor ee and
reject a ee volitical attitude. It must, as impo! ortant

for

eh os ae life of our nation, ume a positive Best’ on 2 political
ion. must take its place in the important political struggles

Bi fhe ce
The Cani

of Labor

adian Congress has endorsed the CCF as a political arm
and recommended that all locals give consideration to

ing an

consideration to this
is not everything. For
depend aeoe eae ical

in short, as one official of the ee stat
OUR CONGRESS SHOULD NOT CON!
MERE ENDORSATION OF THE ear OR YET RESTRICT THEM-
SELVES TO FOLLOW THE LEADER BUT MUST DRAW UP THEIR
OWN CONCRETE PROGRAM WHICH THE CCF AND OTHER POL-
Ree PARTIES WILL KNOW AS THE VOICE OF ORGANIZED

medi d

fo shoulder regardless of race, color, creed or political belief, is Hie baasaepanes ge ome
ne “No, 1 Worry.” eninge the
In international and national affairs, as in dealing with our trade] P
union pro) Bt
There is an old si
first make
many m

TS” uot sans a
Courtesy Appreciate America, Inc. Here is ‘another way
help these isters, Y¢
t how serious this situation is today is borne ou the fact pa that their main day's work
cay released by a reliable Public Sane Poll, which stated that} is done on lay. Now we could
according to their test of views, 85 percent of the population of the} save them peo e a
United States accuses one or more of the following groups for profiteer.| Working on that d his ah
ing selfis! from the war: Labor leaders, Jews, Negroes, workers, Fn bees bee: ae Ct -
y “18 a
farmers, foreign born, Protestants, Catholics, or business men. Note] poys va tet to kaon,
carefully the first five—tabo: leaders, Jews, Negroes, workers and| are orse Faces,
farmers! - ++ Precisely the Nazi pattern for slander and attack; attack | juke per Py ‘mein bie
hich can destroy the labor movement, y Ss, even destroy the nation,| Now listen, es
e slogan has been raised in the lumber industry of B.C., “Wa a rete sae
out for the Jews,” and js ae e prairies. In spite of any
: y’ and emphasis cleverly placed on tirring up the inal cod y can't be all
workers in the I poe ind y connecting this vicious Hitler} sine ttle blessing goes
campaign with w. hours and working condiitons, raey ar a lon; ritual
; iB way.
and in many cies ateae ill me some of these statem ts ela Now speaking about
unforkumately been: repeated and even added to. In several ntanes advisors and politics reminds me
this slogan has been traced to ‘ain employer sources, Pe Catholic who killed
it, how ee and how interested some of the worst eee er] an Orangeman in f
this province can suddenly become, when it’s a case of spreading way
lissention?
There is little difference between we workers whi
Sesndinaven, eee or British eae whether Cat Protestant or cls
all want more oe ‘y, higher better working
eae anda ial progres: Be ne mls ab t it ie same
thing goes for the boss! Take a look ind see re’s
any difference between employers as as nationalities or religion
go. As far as thi 'w Czechoslovakian operators ncerned, they
are no exception. . . . They, too, have good and bad, like all other na-
o | tionalities, ae Nazis believe in “RACE SUPERIO! ORITY,” and even
they must be beginning to doubt it these d lays.

Labor-baiting, Jew-1 -baiting, Ss aiting, and nationality-baiting are

rogram of
ing won, during the
ace period of reconstruction,
is (ne for the people of Canada and to. enjoy the prosperity
which the resources of this country make possible.

and that goes whether it be in aes jazi ; Germany, in ares or America,
Jé we have chisellers, double-crossers and criminals his bi
se te! no nationality or religion are exempt), then se us deal wit

n that basis. But let it never be said that we did Hitler’s Med