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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

December 6, 1951

NAYLOR ANSWERS MOORE

The Editor:

Vote for man and not party,
said Bro, E, Roy Moore of my
Local. In one sense I'd heartily | },
agree with him, that is, voting

_ for the man who is going to do
the job for labor, but believe me
it presents many difficulties.

By that statement, I mean just | »,
this, Brothers and Sisters! Let us
suppose you went on record sup-
porting a certain individual and
elected him in your riding with a
vast majority. He then would
take his rightful place in the
Legislature with the political
party which he represented.

The Choice

Suppose he took the side of
labor within his political party,
but like the rest of his elected

fi

then? He will either cross the

loor of the Legislature and be-

come an independent or stay
within the party and be bound

y party policy which may be

against organized labor.

How many people prefer poli-

tical suicide to complaints? Let
us suppose he stays with the

arty and this binding policy.

His lamentations would fall on
deaf ears because the majority
of his political associates in the
Legislature would be drawing
their campaign funds from peo-
ple very partial to the demands
of big business. What then?

“Down the Drain!”
Yes, it is true that many look

to their leaders for advice, and
advice on political action is one

party members had to follow the
party mandate, which might be
against organized labor. What

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of them. BUT if any of you have
built fences, this is what you'll
find. The only thing you start
from the top and work down is
a post hole, and when digging
one you must make sure that you
are going to put into that hole a
post that will be sound and
strong, otherwise you'll find that
the bottom will rot out very much

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sooner than you expected.

Your leaders will” guide you
ut they cannot make up your

mind for you, because theix ac-
tions are controlled by the rank
and file demand!

IWA delegates were present in

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conventions of the Canadian Con-
gress of Labor and it is apparent
that they accepted by vote the
conyention’s decision on PAC. If
they didn’t like the policy why
didn’t they oppose it?

Therefore, in my estimation,
they were duty-bound to return
‘to their respective locals and
propagate the policy as accepted.
That is their mandate from the
convention, If there is another

eeleont T haven’t heard it voiced
yet.

“Hungry Thirties”

In the hungry thirties many,

farmers lamented the fact that
they had to roast barley and use
it as a substitute for coffee. I
have seen farmers do it. I was on
a farm then myself.

BUT when the next election
came around they used Political
Action and the government went
out and stayed out for quite a
number of years. They helped
cure their own ills BUT with the
working men now it seems that
they’ve gone dormant and I sin-
cerely hope that our period of
hibernation is over.

Let’s, for the next six months,
keep a close watch on every mem-
ber of the B.C. Legislature and
his or her voting record on issues
which definitely affect us. Let’s
discuss these issues and voting
record with our Brothers in the
IWA and let’s make positive
plans to do something about it.

Remember they'll have to come
to you for your vote and you
must remember that you and I
should not waste our votes and
LET’S ALL VOTE!

At the forthcoming District
Convention .there should without
a doubt be many resolutions on
PAC. They should be discussed
in committee and the convention
in general with the direct thought
of trying to solve some of our
pressing problems. The action
that we decide to take will no
doubt affect us all morally and
financially.

Sandy Naylor,
Chairman, P.A.C.,
Local 1-357.

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Dear Sirs:

For over three years we have

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regularly paid our BCHIS prem-
jums. During that time I have
felt resentment over many things
regarding the system, but have
hoped that in time you would
round up all these. people who

ments easier, But no, instead of
having compulsory deductions
from the payroll, you have just
raised the rates’ on the people
who have been paying all the
time. I have come to the conclu-
sion that these people who keep
quiet and do not pay are doing
so because they realize how un-

1-217 AUXILIARY

Our November meeting was
very well attended, with two new
members taking the obligation,
Sisters Kit Renstrom and Myrtle
Haggart. Quite a large amount
of correspondence was gone
through, both outgoing ana in-
coming. A “Thank You” card
was received from Sister Iola
Remple for the baby gift from
the Auxiliary.

Hospital visiting reports show-
ed sisters Pat s'ulijames ana
Muriel Bradley visited at least 1o
patients per week at St. Paul’s
Hospital, and Sisters Olive
Whitehouse and Jacqueline
Clarkson averaged 13 per week
in the outside wards of the Van-
couver General, while the Com-
pensation Waras of the General
were visited by Sisters Kay
Wood, Rossie Cummins, and Pat
Fulijames with 29 patients seen
each week.

North Vancouver General Hos-
pital was visited by Sister Lucy
Xobinson, who reported that two
Brothers were confined there,
both from M. B, King Lumber.

lt was pointed -out that some
of the patients in the St. Paul’s
Hospital had raised the question
that for at least two issues of
the B.C. Lumber Worker there
had been no mention of the visits
made by the Auxiliary, By unani-
mous decision of the meeting, a
letter will be sent to the paper
protesting the irregularity dis-
played in printing the hospital
visiting reports.

‘A discussion took place on the
high accident rate in the industry
for the: month of September, a
month when quite a few opera-
tions were down, due to the dry
spell. According to figures con-
tained in the Safety Page of the
B.C. Lumber Worker, there were
nine fatalities reported for the
month of September in the B.C.
logging industry. Time loss acci-
dents reported by the WCB for
the same month were 755. Total
number of fatalities for 1951 up
to the end of September is now
57! Time loss accidents for the
same period, 8,188! We - were
amazed to read’ these facts, A
suggestion was-made that promi~
nence should be given to reports
of casualties and accidents in a
black-edged square on the front
page of the paper.

Reports were given on the
Founders’ Day Luncheon of the
Vancouver Council of Women,
sponsored by the B.C, Products
Bureau, Sister Elsie Grey gave
a very comprehensive report of
the proceedings with special ref-
erence to the Pageant, and the

strom, Kaye Swidrowich, and
Jean Mackenzie for the General
Hospital. North Vancouver Gen-
eral will be looked after by Sis-
ter Lucy Robinson.

Next meeting, Wednesday, De-
cember 5, 8 p.m. in the IWA
Board Room, 45 Kingsway. A
very cordial welcome to prospec-

tive members.
Muriel Bradley, @
Secretary.

(Editorial Note: The B.C. Lum-
ber Worker makes a consistent
effort to publish in full all hospi-
tal reports furnished by mem-
bers of the Women’s Auxiliaries,
because of the great interest
taken in these reports by friends
and relatives. Occasionally when
the reports overlap the dates of
publication, they are consolidated
to prevent any unnecessary du-
plication, and conserve space. Al-
though publication may have
been delayed due to space con- »
siderations, all reports received
from St. Paul’s Hospital have
been published. Editorial Board.)

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LONDON (CPA)—The British
Co-operative Party, affiliate of
the Labor Party, retained 16
seats in the new House of Com-
mons following recent elections.
It held 18 in the previous Parlia-
ment,

* A total of 38 Co-op candidates

went before the electors in the
Oct. 25 vote.

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your hands from injury
better... Union made.

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just the scheme is.

I did not realize how bad the
situation was until my daughter
received a letter two days ago.
This letter, from your depart-
ment, informed my 17-year-old
daughter that, although she had
been making ‘regular payments,
she owed $15, and threatened her
pa restriction of benefits and a

ine.

In our free country such a
thing is disgraceful. It means
that these children start work
owing the government $15. It is
an especial injustice in that this
child is covered by her father’s
payments until December 31, and
that she has also been paying
$2.50 per month.

You may say “We must have
money in advance as well,” but:

1. She is covered by her father
until December 31.

2. It was three weeks before
the girl received her first
pay. After all her deduc-
tions, INCLUDING YOUR
$2.50, it leaves her little
enough to live on.

8. This puts the burden on the
parents WHO HAVE AL-
READY PAID FOR HER
IN ADVANCE.

See col. 5, page Il

part playd by Sister Clarkson.
Xmas Party, Dec. 9

Plans are underway for our 4th
Annual Xmas Party and from all
indications it’s going to be the
best one yet! Recommendations
made by the Joint Social Com-
mittee were endorsed by the Aux-
iliary. We are in the process of
working out the program. The
Publicity Committee elected at
the Joint Social Committee meet-
ing, held November 6 in the Lo-
cal Office, consists of Harry
Bardsley, Pat Fulljames and
Muriel Bradley.

The Auxiliary discussed affilia-
tion with the Canadian Associa-
tion of Consumers, an affiliate of
the Vancouver Council of Women.
We are obtaining all available in-
formation and literature. If pos-
sible we will have a speaker from
that organization address our
January meeting.

The ‘recently published “Mas-
sey Report” has been recom-

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Bradley for St. Paul’s Hospital,

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