B.C. LUMBER WORKER ee 3 February 19, l . e 5 WATCH VICTORIA! By J. STEWART ALSBURY IWA District President ‘THE recent meeting of the officers of the B.C. Federation of Labor with members of the Provincial Cabinet, which I at- tended, was a necessary step, which brought to light some con- siderations of importance to organized labor. The main con- sideration is that urgently requir- ed amendments to labor legisla- tion should not be lost sight of in the struggle for power now under way in Victoria. Organized labor must insist upon consideration of the Work- men’s Compensation Act, The Hospital Insurance Act and the ICA Act, before the Legislature is dissolved and an election called. My impression of the Legisla- ture from the gallery was that the Cabinet would weleome any pretext to call an election. The other parties are just as wary in avoiding a defeat of the Goyern- ment on matters of minor im- portance. Election Near It is now fairly safe to pre- dict, however, that Premier Ben- nett will find the opportunity, which he is looking for, to seek endorsation of his policies at the polls, at an early date. This makes it doubly important that labor’s interests should not be swallowed up in the political turmoil of an election. We urged that this legislation should be in- troduced now. The whole point is that the Government, with the present leadership of the Legislature, should give first attention to the needs of the people of the prov- ince, in preference to any politi- cal advantage. That the Government has this opportunity has been made clear by the other parties, who have assured the Government of a desire to pass necessary legisla- tion. No obstruction is being of- fered to legislative action. “Certainly with the CCF as the Opposition, the Government can- not safely claim that the required labor legislation will be in dan- ger. The CCF is already on rec- ord as supporting labor's views. be a tragedy to defer urgently required amendments to these laws until the political atmos- phere has cleared. One characteristic of the Leg- islature, that the electors will not approve is inertia. The gov- ernment has it within its power _ “Protest Persecution” -c The Executive Council of The Canadian ‘Congress of La- bor recently voiced bitter criti- cism of the anti-Semitic policy adopted by the Soviet and ask- ed the Canadian government to “use its utmost influence through the United Nations and by all other possible means to end this persecution.” Text of a statement issued by the officers of the 370,000-member Labor group follows: “The Canadian Congress -of Labor views with. the deepest concern the obvious campaign now being carried on in Soviet Russia and, satellite countries against people of the Jewish race. to act on the side of labor. Recent charges against Moscow By JOE MIYAZAWA . Total shipments of lumber from B.C. were down only 2.4% for the 11-month period of 1952 against the same period of 1951—the peak year in B,C.’s lumber history. The latest report of the D.B.S. on lumber production and shipment shows—in spite of the 6-week strike—that production dropped 4.7% over the same period in 1951. Despite public pronouncements by the lumber industry early last year that B.C’s lumber industry was in a precarious position because of loss of markets, the record shows the complete fallacy of such statements. i Market Outlook Market outlook for 1953 continues to look promising with greater activity in the Canadian domestic construction field coupled with the present indications in the United States that building will reach a high level in 1953. While the general outlook is that exports to the United Kingdom will drop slightly—although one government analyst predicts the same degree of participation as 1952. However, it is significant to note, as shown by the table below, that the United Kingdom market has been and is being over- emphasized. Contrary to popular belief, exports of lumber over the past three years to the United Kingdom amount to 19.5% of total shipments from B. C. Shipments of B.C. Lumber to Major Markets 1952 1951 1950 Canada ... 35.5% 34.4% 33.6% United States . 34.4% 30.2% 49.2% United Kingdom 25.1% 25.3% 8.1% Others 5.0% 10.1% 9.1% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% doctors, identified by the Soviet as Jews, are but one part of a pattern which has become all too clear, In Hungary and Czecho- slovakia persons whom the Soviet | was careful to identify as Jews have been executed. “For some years the Soviet has discriminated against the Jewish people by curbing their cultural activities and organizations. The recent intensified campaign to centre attention on Jews as re- sponsible for failures of the So- viet goes, however, considerably beyond this practice. Totalitarian Regime “A totalitarian regime sooner or later inevitably chooses seape- goats in an attempt to explain away the weaknesses of those in acking the Jews, the He Died closely in the the Nazi tome is! Hitler, The free people 0} the cae must make known their repulsion in the face of such tac- ties before the Soviet reaches the stage of committing genocide, a development which appears high- power. Soviet is footsteps of | ly likely if the present trend con- tinues. “The Canadian Congress of Labor therefore calls upon the Canadian government to use its utmost influence through the United Nations and by all other possible means to end: this perse- cution of a people who have so many times before been made the victims of racial discrimina- tion and oppression.” = Millard Appeals ForlCFTU WINDSOR (CPA) —A few hours before leaving by plane for Brussels, where he is at- tending an ICFTU meeting, C. H. Millard, vice-president of the CCL and Steelworkers’ di- rector, made a fervent plea for more aid from Canadian labor to organize and encourage workers in the backward areas of Africa and Asia. “One of our jobs,” said Mr. Millard, “is to help find a solution for a major world problem which can be defined in simple arithme- tical terms.” ‘According to 1949 U.N. figures, said Mr, Millard, 70 countries in the world had a total income of $515 billions. Eight of these countries, or 11% of them, had 56% of the world’s income, and these eight included Canada. One of these countries, the United States, had 42% of the world’s income with only 7% of the world’s population. world’s people had less than 10% of world income. And half of the people in this group had earnings of less than $50 a year. “The free trade union move- ment must help them,” said the Canadian Steel director. “We Fifty-five percent of the Provoking Sign In Czechoslovakia the owner of a bookstore advertised four Rus- sian books in her window. Almost immediately she was arrested by the police. 2 The bookstore owner had writ- ten the titles on a poster in the following order: “We Want to Live” “Far From Moscow” “Mm the Shadows of the Sky- scrapers” “Under a Foreign Flag.” SPS * What do you mean, “Good Old Days”? Oh, that was when the govern- ment lived within its income— and without most of yours. x [Sick List Ladysmith Financial Secretary Hd Linder of Local 1-80, IWA, visited the fol- lowing patients in the Ladysmith Hospital on Tebruary . 2nd dis- tributing candy, cigarettes and copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker: Sack Mather, R.R.2, Ladysmith. ‘Alexander Wright, Ladysmith — ilness. Louix Lapsansky, Ladysmith—Il- mith, Ladysmith—Iliness. ul Part, Ladysmith, a. mith, Brenda Mne Delcourt, Ladysmith— Recovering from burns, William Rourke. this brother was asked to resign when they were organizing or because the company found out that after 7 years his work was must show them how to help themselves, we must help them organize, and demonstrate that Our Members I wish to compliment our own IWA members of the Legislature, “UNFAIR YOU CAN BANK for their forthright statements in defence of labor’s interests. All three — Tony Gargrave, John Squire, and Rae Eddie — “have stated the position of organized labor in clear and unequivocal terms. It means a great deal to hear our views stated right on the floor of the Legislature by our pwn Union’s members. The point was made during our interview with the Government that Hospital Insurance changes should be approved by the Legis- lature, as revisions by way of order-in-council are not accept- able. The prevailing confusion ean only be cleared by decisive action either to amend the Act or ratify plans already instituted. Industrial workers are bound TO LABOR” The Editor: In line with the Union Label Campaign that the Vancouver Labor Council has adopted, I would like to draw to your atten- tion a condition that can be help- ed by Camp Gooks in IWA camps. There are both Union and non- Union shops supplying the camps not satisfactory? service all kitchens in the camps. Yours in support of Union Label, Joel Moss, Local 535, Cassidy’s Ltd., Me & Me, Mar- shall Wells are three union shops connected with Local 535 that can Retail, Wholesale, CIO-CCL democracy works, and cares for their future.”+ i The Canadian Congress of La- bor has pledged $50,000 over a three-year period, less than half of which has been paid. Mr. Mil- lard urged the delegates to pay up the amount, which comes to only six cents per member per year. at the preesnt time. One of the non-Union shops is Buscombe & Co., Ltd, 342 Water St., Vancou- yer. In 1951 the warehouse em- ployees organized under the ban- ner of Local 535 “Retail Whole- sale, CIO-CCL, and before the shop was certified the manage- ment asked the key man to re- sign after nearly 7 years’ service. They stated his work was un- satisfactory. Brother Woodwork- to agree with me that it would ers, was it just a coincidence that of the Dental Mechanics using income tax deduction. TO THE PUBLIC... Our attention has been called to the illegal operation of some office and moking Dental Plates forthe public in Vancouver. - We are now prepared to meet this unfair competition, using the best of material for the same type of work. : Have your Dental Plates made by a registered Dentist. It will cost you no more, and will secure a receipt for money paid for DR. R. 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