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Bi-monthly Bulletin Published by The B.C. District Council, International Woodworkers of ce Affiliated to Congress of Industrial ‘Organizations ((o (0))

Vol. XIV. No. 10

VANCOUVER B.C. MAY 7, 1945

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(343)

GERMANY QUITS!

As we go to press the first |

news of the unconditional
surrender of Germany is com-
ing over the wires.

ber 193 rrogant with
Mesilode ivictonies in Austri

and\ Czechoslovakia ha
brought to its knees by th
might of ee arms, and the ae
united will of i oples, nae
s ‘so

Sct ementiyill be 2 2, l
received with joy t euneie|
peoples of the world; it not
only marks the end of hostili-
ties in Europe, the end o!
war that has cost some forty
million casualties and u
suffering, but also spells
» end to a course of unbridled FRANCISC,
aggression which rte FEREN Ce

Manchuria in 1931
ourse of action which

whole course of history.

wo down and o: .
ere still remains the jo! me
of completing the clean-up by | i" Pertland ai e for
fund w:
em] job,
not
a fila a a of ional picked stoogt

onth ito ie ee

a ® o
Editorial
ecent aoe of the eee em Director of Organiz: zation

i

as estaba and the obsia' agr
er

it was for the pi

es
and polici

District Council.
in our internation:

and the B.C.
other districts ii

director of organ’

minority. ‘ganizers are

Biatiead the drive, to recommend them, except the

onistic to the policy, program and
comes as|and the B.C. District Council.
ming a

surrender

a
ization, leak Of

zation is ‘chi

confidence of the membership, the experience, abilit

Seay

arged ‘with a solemn obliga-
placed in

ceah ial ies Gas TRB CLES
leadership of all Canadian Locals

several local unions, the executive of tl

the

World Sec a B.G. Disteiet Ghunell met te special session last week. A meetin -

@ to ensu the peace of the} of the full council has been 0 discuss the matter further on
world for generations to e| May 20. © Last week’ a. vigor ‘ou: sly eae ee the Be ly

being concretiss sions of the International Director Fecuae| tion. (2) Direc

hie fon Urhcrs es a Sot vice Pre dent Hmnie,Dalskog, to proceed to the interior to make a

~ Spite rve! organizational, problems and prospects. ey Decide id to

difficulties and differences, in- cireularize every nae union ternational

evitable in such a conference, | regarding the unsatisfactory Ment f the ean handling
the major nations of the world srganizational work in BG. (4 5 Ditected ae ee none
“oe iy ‘oard Member to register a strong

are building an organization May 9, and; (5) Voted to “recommen piers Aap cae aie tea

to prevent recurrence of | batiled satisfactorily, aie ight be carried to the floor of the next
the horrors of the last six 5a nal Con’

organiza al i nd moa to ie a to be use 4

; idual ite cual, aching ‘to. conte

A new era is opening mE: dest nes RSS “organization The IWA doesn't need

for fedhign ee ae a 6f com-

the ih
pnd eo-oprra’

nt * fanaa hat”

disunity and disrupt the steady

mick shal

onsolidate our unio

progress we have

es
was, and is, the position a al

__| vather whether we intend
men

n to strengthen =| alned to do. They
suastineachich with Ae nothing but create Bigs political action (ee use
made.

Special Meeting

Wil Deal With

Interior Problems

A Special District
izational problems in the y

sider Beane
the

ora,

Council meeting to deal with organ-
woodworking industry o! of interior

tive that | @¢0und a political program, They
ekora, Ralph | OPPose the No-Strik

er Fs ide itor

Connell ‘Xo. is Dalskog
Face “that Bro had
b

not
that we must consider foday, put
to take
what orgai
tio. and build fa
organization in the Sime Te

ps to pre serv

our very

nt | that is at
Nigel
Board Member, declar:

Morgan, (gies ho
ed, “Ta

isfact
aid our oepanieationgt

will

prog) ran

Wilf Killeen, executive member
Local 1-80, stated, “Whether
these peopl alize it or not,
they are doing the same work a
a bosses’ agent would-be

re-
YY oppose non-

jolicy unites a people

icy pemimencn, cit

gain

ampaign,
is obvious stated ee
a

axed one Pay re

‘bein Still
:|Busy In Woods

g fatalities in tl
las seat eGegHb thet aeadh tall
in B.C. {amber during this year
‘}up to 1

Donald W. piety. 1, in-

18
‘oodworkers

we land, B.C.,
have been flown to Van-
killed in BC’s | couvet by Ca.
lumber in- nadian Pacific
dustry since ir Lines, but
Jan. 1, 1945 nae eens on ar-
at =
eal Hospital. The emery plane
de the Site oe flight in two
aoa TS.
nderson, employed by Ben
kson n Laeeng Co., was struck
ty ac His home is at Min-
ra Isl aan
Jimmy Stark, employed by the
Lake Log} a Company at
a ee B.C. was killed last reais

No

agalnee ceeriene

tails are known.