| Welcome, Delegates!

Officers and members of District No.
1 extend warmest fraternal greetings to

tions of these next few days.

the workers in our great industry and
soldiers of our mighty armies who are today
the delegates of our Seventh International ~ using the tools produced by the efforts of
Convention. We are highly honored: to be
given the privilege of the Host Council,
which we feel is recognition of the tremen-
dous organizational, economic and political
gains made by our membership in the
Province of British Columbia.

It is our hope that our efforts here will
result in strengthening the Unity between

labor on the battlefields of the world:
To guarantee that this world wide strug-
gle will not have been in vain is a responsi-
bility we all must share. This responsibility
will rest on our.shoulders in our delibera-

We trust the Convention will be success-
ful in determining policy and program in

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the interest of labor, in the interest of the
Canadian and American people, and in the
interest of our United war effort.

We believe that the delegates’ visit to
our beautiful city of Vancouver will be
long remembered in their hearts and minds
and hope that their visit here and the de-
liberations that will ensue will leave not
only ‘an inspiration but a genuine desire
to return.

Fraternally yours,

Harorp PrircHert,
President.

ALFRED QUAN
WILL CARRY ON
“CHINESE WORK

Following the announcement by
‘Brother Roy Mah, IWA organizer
for the past five months, that he
would be leaving to join the army,

_ the IWA District Council No. 1

at its regular meeting unanimously

to name Brother Alfred

4 a (Sacer Seat a
take the organizing work star

d by. Brother Mah.

Alfred Quan, born in Lethbridge,
rta spent many years of his
dhood in China, where he went

school there until he was 16
old, when he returned to

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Delegates to Decide
Postwar Program -

Meeting at Portland, Oregon, on October 18, the
International Executive Board of the IWA will make last
minute preparations for the International Convention,
which will be held in Vancouver, B.C., starting October
24, This will be the first time in the history of the IWA

that the convention has been held in Canada.
International President Worth Lowery, speaking before
the Negotiations Conference of B.C. District Council No. 1
held in Nanaimo last month, stated “the IWA following the
lead set by Phil Murray and the CIO has made great gains
during this war. In spite of the fact that work stoppages were
almost non-existent during this war compared with hundreds
during the last one, the gains made have been considerably
greater. This has been true wherever workers were organized
on a constructive program. In spite of government controls

wages have been considerably increased.”
At this conference he also stressed the importance of maintaining

the labor legislation brought down in Canada and urged that no
effort be spared towards extending and strengthening this legislation.

International officers have also stated that in their opinion the
lunmbering industry will continue at its present high rate of pro-
duction until at least five years after the war. These statements are
based on surveys’ ‘conducted by government boards and ‘facts. and
figures on production requirements.

Harold Pritchett, President of IWA District No. 1, at a recent meet-
ing declared “members of the IWA in British Columbia are proud
to be the hosts of their brothers and sisters from throughout the
Western United States and Alaska at this historic conference, taking
place as it does at'a time when the labor,movement is faced with the
task of directing its strength and influence toward the building of a
better world.”

IWA delegates elected to attend the CCL Convention, left on
October 11th for Quebec City. Many of these will return to Vancouver
just in time to attend the equally important convention of the IWA.

Hotel accommodation in Vancouver will be taxed to the limit to
accommodate the 400 delegates and their wives who will attend the
IWA convention and also the convention of Federated Women’s Auxili-

Convention Plans Proceed

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Pictured above is the Hotel Vancouver where the International
Convention of the IWA-CIO will be held this year. Situated in
the heart of the city and with ample accommodation for the
union’s requirements, this hotel was well chosen, as convention
headquarters. A considerable number of rooms have been ob-

tained for delegates in this hotel and others close by, so that
little difficulty will be experienced in getting to and from the
convention hall. The Crystal Ballroom has been obtained for
the assembly and this is considered the best obtainable in

aries which will be held the same week in Vancouver,

Vancouver,

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