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assured of the eontidence of | our fellow-

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and sisters iy gas nae and skill in the transaction
of I business, sible that enlightened dis-

cussion necessary for ‘eaittal deliberations and success-
ful plan

a if of this con eet: I extend a cordial
fraternal sreleone to the officers of the Titernational
re able i pe present and ee eternal fade

me pote
hope ve that ogetfiey We vil find ‘it osaible’ fo sstill ether
prove the conditions of mutual aid, which we already
I remind the deleeniee that representatives of the
Ladies’ Auxiliaries are present as fraternal delegates.
This is our opportunity, Fat ety to welcome them, tant
ank you” for m

able services yotek they have rendered our Union dur-
the past yea

We've ne a busy year, for reasons that are ap-
parent to every delegate. We are commencing es still
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we tea Ba ride eevala tionary changes in the conduct
of our relations with both: the employers and each other.
We must k in industry,

and in the trade union movement, else we will fal
behind in cee race for surviv: pal:

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better opportunity an in our major task to raise
wages and improve working conditions in our own in-
dustry.

‘he membership acceptance of a tyo-y car contract
last Se has given Us a breathing space to plan the
cour ou! with the wisdom
and oresieht itl that a new situation demands. It al
enables us to concentrate all our effort this year in a
fight to place conditions in the Interior on a par with
those at the coast.

the past year, with the approval of the member-
ship we aerated the partial adoption by the employers
of a number of new Reieipless in our master agreement
at the coast. It is now vital paint we take ,advantage of
the opportunity to study ‘on-the-job” operation of
ene principles so that fron ‘one experience we may
ee logic of full-scale application.

"Tey are to conduct our specotlations so that the
results ill SURE. aan at unify ow ur iin dustry Wide
we will it
pucluston of contract provisions a will provide ae

solutions for the special and urgent problems in
oo section of the industry, while at the same time
eek Sasa ay

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ae Bi the problem. It is therefore my duty to
‘ou, Mike vital meee of taking pee

ste wane 0) ‘tun concentrate 0.

important issues without allowing ourselves to be side- ‘

tracked by the less im) poriant jssues that may be use coe requixen ae oe a

to distract our attenti trade union were outlined recent.
ere are possibili ities within our grasp, that we |ly by 0. Ba night presley of

must not let slip throuelrou wi a ee By narrowing our | the Ob Chemical and se tomie

vision to petty matters. This is the x during which | Workers union.

we must act to Heel aad aoe fe changitie condi- | ™u: ‘cuucle eS
tions facie us. Q) vail financed.
ear we were proud to parce mn decisions (3) Able.

which tees led to the AFL-CIO m e Uni ite d (4) Agaraan® aud militant, q
States, and the pending merger of Tie Sine tre

bodies in Canada. Here again the grow as

cleared for a forward move of tremendous significan

By “pub at any tim

efforts of soreenize Jal upon the objectives sought in rally Wrong
our econ stru ch
We ave always said in the IWA, that we have ould not attempt to

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States may have at their disposal the means to build a | de: fense fund ate
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influence and the strength when necessary to out-weigh
the influence of those WhO} would place special privilege
before the common welf.

Uneven Medical
Services Menace

‘A (CPA)—The world now has 1,200, 000 doc-

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a necen ty study by the oud Health Organization. ev
The; e distribu pew un- | about 643,000. South America, i in-
tania by nearly 121 million, has Ty
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world’s 2,652 aaliton® “people
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‘ourteen countries are fortuna Asian Doctors Bae.

sum tora of contract i improve! ments
for a

s have grown much
more onabie than in ate hn Fs ‘Thesamnee fe needs of an
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will require a still more efficient development 0
negotiating skill, force, and industry-wide unity.
‘ven before other unions took the anivalive in de-
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as proposing these necessary ee such oa
anteei employanent and adjustments for labor displace-
ment following echnological chai 5 wg Ww

ane. ce of industrial flecelaamest across the con-
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Union has already given these matters study,
but ae more study will be a antied ur needs, when
determined by such consideration, must be formulated
into contract demands, pail the fall nadatstardinns and

ership.

the opportunity to ready our-
pies, He the attainment of new objectives at the bar-
gaining table. My work for this Union has made me

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re| For Asia’s huge population of

for y 2,000 x 1,371 million, there are only 201,- 4
ple. Serer others lands} 500 physicians. ‘The 2 aaillion ‘ - i =
have only one doctor for every | living in Africa have 23 ae eae is c
30,000 or more. For the Eastern Mediterranean | Orns ink teed oa

e 284 million people of] area’s 83.1 million fan its crossing nee er
North and Central America have| there are just under 17,000 doc- ae bate! ‘eet an

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just over 247,000 doctors. Bur-| tors. Oceania has 12,000 for its Dun Pare ance ever hts

ers and to other regions.
Burma Now Both employers and workers
ets Ref. ‘orm. will make financial contributions,

SAN FRANCISC
GENEV. PA) —For the d the workers contributing 19% TAILORS LTD.

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first time in ihe country’s his- of thee Wakes ise reg nosed
| so envisaged.
tory, a social security system LOANS
for workers is being introduced

nore ae R On suits, baat
"Sta recom Alex B. Macdonald rings) bapa dios, —
industrial and public transport ging boots, saws and

city of Rangoon wail Wasornenents ee & eee all articles. a value.
titled to social security benefits lotary Public
relating a sickness, maternity, § T 0 R AGE

employment injury and death in

on

accordance with a scheme drawn 751 Granville Street Store your clothing and bog
up with the assistance of experts VAN! VER, B.C. gage in our storage
of the International Labor Orga- —— while out of town.
nization. On the basis of the ex- Telephone TAtlow 6641 25 ae

a Des Sea ees

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jecc, the scheme will be extended VANCOUVER, B.C.
later to other categories of work- SOLICITOR TO THE 1. W. A.