e 10 B.C. LUMBER WORKER January 3, 1952 - Jobless Problem W By Unregulated Immigration $2,200 million. A year before they were only $1,654 million. There might be a recession rather than a depression, but Canada’s ma- chinery for distributing the goods her workers produce was creak- ing along no more effectively now than it ever had in peace-time. OTTAWA (CPA)— Lay-offs in textile and clothing plants and in industries affected by government credit restrictions are still keeping unemployment figures ahead of last year, threatening a February peak worse than 1949, Some trade unionists have ex- essed fear that the govern- ent’s program of continued moderately large-scale immigra- tion (150,000 this year) may make the layoff picture worse. They’ve been wondering if Can- ada can still absorb enough work- ers to make it worth the govern- ment’s while to continue such a program, whether it’s threaten- ing the jobs of Canadian work- ers. Government’s Answer In reply, government officials point out that they virtually’ stopped issuing visas in October to immigrants who were coming to Canada as bread-winners. Therefore most newcomers com- ing in through the winter (al- ways an off-season for immigra- tion becatise of transportation difficulties) will be dependents of those already established here. The flow of working immigrants continued into December because of’an inevitable time lag in im- migration planning; selection takes place months before an im- migrant actually arrives. The wind-up of the International Refugee Organization in Decem- ber also produced a last-minute flow of people in Canada, most of them so-called “nominated cases” for whom an individual or organization is responsible. Manpower Sought Very few of those entering Ca- nada, officials point out, are tex- tile workers or likely to go into other trades and industries af- fected by current layoffs. Many are building tradesmen, skilled workers of other sorts; more are farmers; a number are profes- sionals—forest engineers, econo- mists. They add that working im- migrants have to eat, create a demand for goods produced by native Canadians. By the time large-scale immigration is re-| , newed in the spring, Canada’s de- fence program should be in full gration officials are charges by, for example, B.C. lumber work- ers, are hiring immigrants in prefer- ence to’ Canadian workers. Nor did they comment on statements that immigrant workers were be- ing placed in lumber-camp jobs where their inability to speak and understand the prevailing lan- guage was a menace to their own safety and that of their fellow workers. - current lay-off problems are Bur- tories held by Canadian business. The index number of inventory tories of consumers’ goods held in October were valued at nearly the dirty work.” - swing and the inventories now clogging the shelves of clothing shops should be largely disposed of. For the time being full em- ployment will prevail again, and immigration will be required to provide necessary man-power. Unanswered Left unanswered by the immi- that anti-union employers Recession Predicted * Probably closer to the heart of eau of Statistics figures on inven- yalues of October was 191.1, up from 139.9 a year before. Inven- CCL CHOIR ON MONDAY Weekly practices of the trade union choir, sponsored by the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council, are now held in the Hillcrest CCF Hall, 28th and Main, every Monday evening at 8 p.m. Conductor Morgan Wil- ljams has expressed gratifi- cation with the progress made by this choral organi- zation and predicts that be- fore many months it will prove a distinct asset to the trade union movement. 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