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_ Below are extracts from the
tion and answers given during
Justice A. M. Manson,
Dalskog. ,

® Mr. Justice Manson — Having
read the material in i of
the application . . . and Dalskog
having attended in this Court and
he having admitted that he has
not obeyed the orders made in
this matter by my brother Coady
on the 4th day of October, 1948,
and by My Lord the Chief Jus-
tice on the 25th day of October,
1948, and he having stated that
he does not intend to obéy the
said order, I direct that the writ
ef attachment issue, and I now
Sign the order ‘so directing,
which has been drawn by Counsel
for the plaintiffs and approved
as to form by Counsel for Mr.
Dalskog.

I now ask Mr, Dalskog to tell
me where the moneys referred to
in the aforementioned orders are,
Mr. Dalskog, you have heard that
question, what is your answer?

Mr. Dalskog — My answer is
_ that they are in safekeeping.

The Court—Are the moneys in
a chartered bank of Canada with-
in this Province?

Kelowna Joe

INTERIOR
BEETS

It seems we haven’t enough
‘troubles in the Interior, we have
to have AFL trouble too!

These champions of the work-
ing class have managed to split
the woodworkers. in the Okana-
gan Valley so that about one
third of them are taking a free
ride on the IWA.

The employees of Vernon Box
have been certified by the AFL
last year and previous to that,
Summerland Box and the saw-
mill at Rutland, B.C., were lost
to them.

We are not blowing about
some of the pat leadership in
Kelowna local, but as far as
leadership goes, the most of the
coast Locals didn’t have anything
to brag about till October 3. Div-
iding workers, in my estimation,
is not the answer to this type of
probleni. x

Just how phony this AFL
union is, was brought right out
in the open Jast fall when our
friend Ernie Dalskog was repro-
ducing graveyard scenes instead
of getting an agreement for the

. wood workers. As long as Exnie
was stalling, the AFL in the
aforementioned plants had to
stall even longer. They had to
wait till the smoke from the
IWA revolution cleared away to
make sure we were not going to
fold up without establishing an-
other raise for their workers.

About Dee. 1, it was consi
ered quite safe to settle for the
Same amount as the Interior
IWA members received. The
stock of this particular union is
pretty low at the present time,
as far as their membership is
coneerned,

Speaking of Ernie Dalskog, I
was in the Courthouse the other
day when he got the ultimatum.
He told the judge his conscience

not let him return the
money, I wonder if it’s the same
conscience that tore up our char-
ter, de our records and
attempted to isolate the wood
Workers from all legitimate
on the North American
mtinent, just because CCL and
policies didn’t let them use
eto, m

‘THE effort by Dalskog to pose as a “martyr” to the trade union
ause was clearly exposed in Supreme Court in Vancouver.

COURT TRIAL
FOR “WIUC’’ MEN

Four “WIUC” adherents have
been committed for trial at Dun-
can on charges of stealing the
office furniture and records of
Loca] 1-80, IWA.

The four are: Owen C. Brown,
Fred Wilson, Sigrid Carlson and

Tailsawyer Sam

Chips From Chemainus

This week we wish, first of all, to congratulate our sub-local Presi-
dent, Brother Bert Schofield on his election as District Board mem-
ber from Local 1-80, IWA. With Brother Joe Morris to represent
the loggers, and Brother Schofield to represent the sawmill workers
our local’s voice will be heard from all sides.

oid Uy
the afternoon hearing when Mr.
ordered the writ of attachment served on

court record of the ques-|oia¢ Olson. .

They were released, each on
$2,000 bail.

Owen and Brown face addi-
tional charges concerning $17,-
000 in IWA funds and bonds
on which charges they will also
appear again in court next
month,

The offense of stealing’ the ef-
fects of Local 1-80 is alleged to
have taken place on or about Oc-
tober 14, 1948.

During the hearing, trucker
Gordon Lawson and logger Andy
Bell said they had helped in re-
moval of the goods from Duncan
to Lake Cowichan, but were not
aware there was any doubt as to
the legitimacy of the action.

Alistair McLeod, provisional
trustee of the union also gave
evidence that the office equipment
seen by him on a visit to the Dun-
can office had since been taken
away.

Meaning of May Day

. By William Mahoney, Western Director CCL

PAISTORY and tradition is too often used as an excuse

for meaningless eulogizing of struggles and martyrs
of the past without recognizing that our greatest tribute
can only be a re-dedication of ourselves to the objectives
of struggles during which our people died.

May Day's real significance springs from the mas-
sacre of trade unionists in the country to the south of
us who were fighting the economic battle for the cight-
hour day. ,

May day symbolizes that battle here on this continent,
but has been seized on in Europe and given far different
significance. Too often has labor frittered away its time
and strength debating what should be done with a situa-
tion in Indonesia, China, or Africa while utterly failing
at the same time to tackle a labor responsibility on our
own doorstep.

While recognizing that we have international responsi-
bilities, I feel we can only discharge them after first
accepting, and proving ourselves competent to handle,
our own responsibilities here.

We must first see that our own province and nation
is governed by people who along with labor, regard human
welfare, progress and decency as being far more import-
ant than power politics, building of cartels and amassing
huge fortunes,

May Day comes this year one day before the deadline
of May 2 for registration of all voters in this province.
We can keep faith with the historical struggles and mar-
tyrs of labor this year by saying: this May Day all trade
unionists in B.C. and their families are registered to
vote; this May Day all trade unionists in B. ©. are com-
pletely clear on the issues in the forthcoming elections;
this May Day all trade unionists in B. are prepared to
have our movement take its responsibility to demonstrate
at the ballot box and then in the Legislature that Labor
has a program for a better and fuller life for all the citi-
zens of this province and nation.

Mr. Dalskog—I must refuse to
answer.

The Court—You refuse to an-
swer that question. Will you give
me any further information as to
the whereabouts of the moneys?

Mr. Dalskog—No.

The Court—I must warn you,
Dalskog, that“ that constitutes
further contempt of this Court.
Do you still refuse to answer?

Mr. Dalskog—Yes,

The Court—In these circum-
stances I shall reserve for fur-
ther consideration the matter of
your contempt of this afternoon.
The Sheriff will bring you before
me at such later time and place
as I may direct.

BY EXPERT CRAFTSMEN

LOGGERS
Work Boots

ASK for THEM

LOGGERS

Alshury Reply
To “Post’”

Blunt and direct answer was
given the Financial Post by Dis-
trict President Alsbury, when
asked to wire a hundred-word
answer to the question: “How
will the easing of the postwar
boom affect labor union demands
and membership?”

His answer appears in the cur-
rent issue of the Financial Post
in striking contrast with the ar-
ray of opposing opinions from
leading Canadian industrialists.

The IWA District President is
quoted as follows:

“Steadily declining pur-
chasing power of our mem-
bership makes postwar boom
only noticeable in company
profit statements. State-
ments of big concerns for the
past year do not indicate
any easing of what is termed
a boom.

Labor is striving to more
equitably distribute the na-
tional income so that ade-
quate purchasing power in
the hands of Canada’s work-
ing people will prevent. fu-
ture economic slumps. I sup-
port the Canadian Congress
of Labor's position that sub-
stantial wage increases are
necessary in coming year as
well as proper contributions
by industry to welfare and
pension plans.

Aggressive pursuit of such
a necessary program will
ensure a bigger and better
labor movement and contri-
bute to a more prosperous

When I first arrived in Che-
mainus in 1942, shortly after the
IWA had been organized, we had
two or three hundred members
attend our meeting. There was
a lot of interesting discussion af-
fecting, not only our individual
lives, but the good and welfare of
the whole community.

For various reasons this at-
tendance dwindled down, and it
was with a great deal of regret
that we moved from the large
hall to the small hall, only to find
still later that the reading room
would accommodate the brothers
attending.

It’s not often I get mad, but
the other day I blew my top.
Three brothers in a row had vari-
ous grievances. “Why doesn’t the
union do this?” “Why doesn’t the
union do that?” “What kind of
shop stewards have we got, any-
way?” “What's wrong with our
president?” . . . ete.

“What's wrong with you?” I
said: “Didn't you help elect our
president? Have you attended
your meetings and helped to for-
mulate union’ policy? Have you
ever been willing to accept an
office in the union, or are you
one of the “decliners”? Why
don’t you take on the job as ‘a
shop steward for awhile? When
you kick about the union, you're
kicking yourself, for you are the
union.”

If you are not satisfied with
what. is done, you should be at
the meeting and say so. If you
think your committee is doing
a good job, you should show your
appreciation by filling every va-
cant seat in the union hall. By
attending the meetings, you are
showing the boss that you are
behind the officers and job stew-
ards in their struggle to better

and healthy nation.”

your conditions,

W. A. NICHOLSON
25 Years’ Service

i HAVE BEE

PICKET LINE —

AROUND THE

DAILY PROVINCE

FOR 33 MONTHS
“Until I was forced on the picket line by the Southam

IN ON THE

WORKMEN

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or Rebuild by Expert
Craftsmen.

MFG. CO. (B.C.)

950 Commercial Drive

Dayton’s for Repair\ ‘

DAYTON SHOE

HA. 5177
" VANCOUVER, B.C.

LTD.

Co, in June, 1946, I hed poried in the composing room of
The Daily Province for 25 years. f

ot eontaibatel my fair share to the building of The
Province, and I worked there long before the Southams of
Montreal moved into Vancouver with their millions and _
bought the paper. There never was any trouble until the
Southams took over, e e

“Southams rewarded my lifetime of service with 32
months on the picket line, obtained a court injunction, sued
members of my union for damages in the Supreme Court
and imported individuals from all over Canada to take

my job.

% uy am still on the picket line with my fellow I-T.U.
printers. We will be there until the Southam Co. will
abandon its union-wrecking policy and sit around the
conference table in good faith.” ’

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