B.C.

LUMBER WORKER

POOR START

Vr the new Government in Victoria is to be judged by one of its
first political acts, organized labor has been given cause to
doubt its promises of fair and open dealing. The attempt to block
a recount in the riding of Vancouyer-Burrard on a mere techni-
cality smacks of the political expediency which they professed to

hold in disdain.

The personali-
ties involved are
not of import-
ance, The prin-
ciple is of much
greater signifi-
cance. The Soc-
reds chose to
deny the voters
of Vancouver-
Burrard an hon-
est recount of the
ballots in doubt, in order that
they might make sure of a nar-
row one-seat lead to establish a
minority government. |

Above Politics

It is quite true’that an inad-
vertent error gave them ground
for a purely technical objection
to the recount. It is equally true
that if they desired to maintain
a code of political conduct in ac-
cordance with their pre-election
professions of being “above poli-
tics”, they would have allowed
the recount to proceed.

The public interest was not
served by their action, Only the
narrow partisan interests of the
Social Credit Party were served.
By their act they gave an indica-
tion that in their code the ends
justify the means. avg

In politics the means determine
the ends. The employment of
such means can only lead to anti-
democratic results.

The incident is of importance
to organized labor, as at present
the trade unions are anxiously
seanning the political horizon for
some signs of action leading to a
greater measure of political jus-
tice in solving the problems of
labor.

The B.C, Federation of Labor
has demanded an early session of
the Legislature that labor’s prob-
lems may receive consideration.
One safe interpretation that can
be placed on the election results
is that the public favors the legis-

latiye remedies proposed by the
unions for their problems.

The trade unions, as democra-
tic bodies, expect a larger meas-
ure of democracy in the laws
which govern their relations with
the employers.

If the Socreds perpetuate the
political trickery, which former
governments have employed, or-
ganized labor will find it neces-
sary to employ its potential po-
litical strength more directly and
with still greater emphasis.

CCL SCHOOLS
PROVE WORTH
IN ONTARIO

One hundred unionists at-
fended weekend institutes held
recently in Kingston and Lon-
don, Ont. Bert Hepworth, di-
rector of the two institutes and
secretary of the CCL Education
Committee, reported that en-
thusiastic interest of the union
students was a highlight of
both schools. _

A Basic Need

“Education is a great need of
labor today,” Donald MacDonald,
secretary-treasurer of the CCL,
said in his address to the closing
banquet at the Kingston institute
Education is needed to recognize
and fight the threats to democ-
racy from the selfish accumula-
tion of wealtlt and power by a
few men; as Well as to fight ra-
cial discrimination and commun-
ism, he said.

C. H. Millard, Canadian direc-
tor of the United Steelworkers,
was the principal speaker at the
closing banquet of the London

institute.

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No Homes For Those
Who Need Them Most

OTTAWA (CPA)—While the federal government has passed
legislation enabling provinces and
housing business, it has refused to take
its home building assistance laws known and in getting houses
built for those who need them. That in substance was the charge
made by R. E. G. Davis, Executive Director of the Canadian
Welfare Council at the Council’s Convention in Quebec City.

“The Federal Government has
never set out to explain or pro-
mote Section 35 as it relates to
low-cost housing but instead has
adopted a policy of waiting pas-
sively for such advances as might’
be made to it,” declared Davis,
Section 35 of the National Hous-
ing Act provides for a 75-25 split
between federal and provincial
governments in the construction
of rental housing projects, and in
the cost of subsidizing them if
necessary.

Local Initiative

“True, the initiative rests with
the local community, but a con-
siderable degree of stimulation
and guidance might reasonably
be expected from the national
level,” he continued. “The only
conclusion one can draw from
this lack of aggressive leadership
... is that, in spite of existing
legislation, the Federal Govern-
ment lacks a policy in this matter
which it is prepared to advocate
and defend.”

Davis called for a comprehens-
jve housing and town planning
policy under federal leadership,
with stress on the provision of
low-rental housing. He drew at-
tention to the heed to promote
the idea of public housing among
those who “simply cannot believe
that, in a society like ours, a man
who makes the effort is unable
to meet his own housing needs.”

He also noted that federal
legislation which is on the books
makes no provision for assistance
to municipalities which have to
provide schools and other com-
munity services to new housing
developments.

HIGH COST
OF LOBBIES

WASHINGTON (LPA) — Of
the $9.5 million reported spent

for lobbying in 1951, 140 business

groups, including violently anti-
labor ‘outfits, spent $3,089,742,
according to Congressional Quar-
terly, while 32 labor groups spent
$581,488. The American Farm
Bureau Federation reported
spending $1,595,815; the Commit-
tee, for Constitutional Govern-
ment, $773,957; the American
Medical Association, $450,372.

“When you admit you’re wrong
it’s a sign Domeeting wiser.”

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Fit at 70

Retirement flexibility is the
aim of a plan advanced by CIO’s
brewery workers in bargaining
with Standard Brands, Inc. In-
stead of compulsory: retirement
at 65, the union would have em-
ployees take physical checkups
at that age. If found fit, they
would be allowed to work three
years more. At 68, they would
be checked again, and allowed to
work until 70 if able.

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