| “the arrangement has now been ~ famous early 18th century pub- B.C. LUMBER WORKER i ee 13 EE SPEECH DEFENDED LONDON (CPA)—A defence of the freedom of speech that would rank with the famous affair of John Wilkes* in the 18th century is possible if a young Labor M.P. earries out his threat to defy an order-in-council approved recently by the Eden government. ‘The order-in-council, issued on the eve of the recess of Parlia- ment, forbids the discussion on the British radio and TV of any subject that is to be debated in Parliament within two weeks. Further, the order denies MPs the Lord Mayoralty of London. Wilkes is credited with having fought one of the most import- ant battles in Britain for free- dom of speech.) No Limit Set On Language TORONTO (CPA) —The On- tario Labor Relations Board has refused to amend a certification order on the grounds that lan- guage used by an intervening union during its organizing cam- paign made it impossible for the workers involved to arrive at a proper decision. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL- TLC) had asked the Board to set aside its certification of the In- ternational Union of Electrical Workers (CIO-CCL) as bargain- ing agent for employees at the Prescott plant of RCA Victor. The CIO-CCL union won certifi- cation by a vote of 208 votes against 189 cast for the IBEW. Language used by the IUEW in its certification campaign lit- erature had charged the AFL- TLC union leaders with running “nothing but a racket”, of get- ting the “payoff” and “lining their pockets”. These statements, counsel for the successful union claimed, were merely political propaganda and should be al- lowed as freedom of speech. If the statements were considered by the IBEW to be libelous, said the IUEW, then the matter could be taken to the courts. “How old do you think she is?” “Oh, somewhere in her middle flirties.” BOG “Have you seen Mary’s new gown?” “No, what’s it look like?” “Tt looks quite a bit like Mary.” the right to broadcast on any legislation while it is in™ the stages between its introduction ag 2 Bill and its final approyal by Royal Assent. Gentleman’s Agreement Since World War II there has been mutual agreement among leaders of the Labor and Conser- yative parties that conditions such as those now laid down in the order be observed. The issue, was, however, forced out into the open by the repudiation of this ‘gentleman’s agreement’ by Sir Tan Jacobs, Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corpor- ation. It was for this reason that formalized. A ‘David’ has now arisen to challenge the orders of the ‘Gol- jath’ government. He is Mr. Austen Albu, Labor member for the London suburb of Edmonton. Mr. Albu announced recently that he had no intention of observing “the gag the Postmaster-General (responsible for the broadcasting services) has put on the BBC”. The order, he commented, was both “dangerous and ridiculous” and it was ironie that it should have emanated from Dr. Charles Hill who made his political repu- tation as °“the plummy-voiced| . Radio Doctor” on a popular BBC program. Should Mr. Albu have the op- portunity to carry out his threat and successfully defy the ban it is possible that he could be called before the bar of the House of Commons and unseated. King’s Speech (Note: John Wilkes, in a lication called the North Briton, made a devastating attack on the King’s Speech—drafted by. the government—and described statements contained in it as false. Wilkes, an MP at the time, was charged with sedi- tious libel but won his case. The case was re-opened later by his enemies and he was ex- pelled from Westminster. Af- ter being elected and expelled four times he eventually won other high offices, including CONROY DECLINES TOP POST NEW YORK (CPA) — Pat Conroy, former Secretary- "Treasurer of the Canadian Con- gress of Labor, has declined to the post of organization - director of the 54,000,000-mem- ber International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, The former Canadian labor leader, now Labor Attache at the Can- bet | i Bi Mgt and the ground Ever dear} a ripe spruce tre? Sounds odd doesn’t it... as if trees were a farm crop. Well, to us, that’s just what they are. Of course it takes many years to produce a crop of mature spruce or - hemlock trees, but eventually the time comes when they must be harvested cleared for new growth. Otherwise treés decay uselessly. In the B.C. forest areas leased to Columbia to reseed the — cotmmsiPecrutose COMPANY LIMITED © PRINCE RUPERT, B.C An affiliate of Canadian Chemical & Cellulose Company, Ltd. Cellulose, a large part of the work consists of harvesting “ripe” trees. Foresters locate : and select the mature timber to be cut, leaving the surrounding blocks of trees area. Each year only as © many trees are cut as will be replaced annually by new growth. This careful system of “sustained yield” is actually improving the productivity of forest areas for which Columbia Cellulose is responsible.