; 2nd Issue, December

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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Financial Secretary Ed Linder
pt Local 1-30, TWA, visited the fol-
lowing patients in’ King’s Daugh-
ters Hospital, December 7th, dis-
tributing candy, cigarettes’ and
copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker:
BU Brown (boy), Lake Cowichan.
Jehn Meyland, Shawnigan Lake.
Edward Peters, Glenora Rd, Dun-
can,
Dan ‘Tate, Nitinat Camp, Youbou.
Wm. Kennedy, Shawnigan Lake.
Oke Anderson, Lake Cowichan,

Lorence Exner, Nitinat Camp, You-
xu

Mrs. Ella May Hyde, Duncan.

Mrs. Lily Pannel, Cobble Hill,

Mrs. Maria Jakovicks, Youbou.

Mrs, Victor Petras, Chemainus,

Max, Albert Brickson, Lake Cow-
ichan Ra., Duncan.

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Mrs, Bdward Pepin, Youbou.
Mrs. Mike 'Ternes, Lake Cowichan.
Mrs. Jenny LaForiune, Cobble Hill.
Miss Barbara Cooper, Mesachie
Lake.

Mrs, William Thompson, Youbou.
Mrs. Joyee Trace, Mesachie Lake.

Ladysmith General
Financial .Secretary Ed Linder
of Local 1-80, IWA, visited the fol-
lowing patients in the Ladysmith
General Hospital, November 30th,
distributing candy, cigarettes and

copies of the B.C, Lumber Worker:

Norman Williams, Chemainus.

Robert Blair, Ladysmith.

Charlie Louman, Ladysmith.

Roy Silvey, Read Island.

Ed Lager, Ladysmith.

John FKiedorezyk, Ladysmith.

Mrs. Ada Swettenham, Ladysmith.

Miss Dolores Fourmeaux and Miss

Elaine Delrane, Ladysmith—Both
recovering from automobile ac-
cident injuries.

Mrs. Katherine Baker, Ladysmith.

Mrs, Eddie James, Ladysmith.

Island Auxiliary
Hears Reports

Ladies’ Auxiliary of Local
1-80, IWA, at their meeting,
December Ist, elected the new
officers for the year who.were
installed by Financial Secretary
Ed Linder of Local 1-80.

Officers elected were: Sister
Smythe, President; Sister J. Mac-
Donald, Vice-President; Sister I.
Peterson, Financial Secretar
Sister Lundeberg, Recording Sec
retary; Sister K. MacTaggart,
Warden; Sister Honeymoon, Con-
ductor; Sister Vanderhague, 3-
year Trustee.

Annual Convention

Tt was decided at the meeting
that four delegates, one from
each Sub-Local, would be sent to
attend the Annual IWA Conyen-
tion at Vancouver in February.

Following the meeting the
members enjoyed a turkey din-
ner at the Commercial Hotel at
which Financial Secretary Ed
Linder was guest speaker.

Lake Cowichan

Since the last report to this
meeting the Auxiliary has been
quite busy. September 10th being
the Solarium adoptee’s birthday,
a view-master and films were
sent for that occasion.

The opening of the IWA Hall
on October 26th, after being reno-
vated, was very well attended by
both brothers and sisters of the
sub-local. A dance was enjoyed

with refreshments being served
smorgasbord style.

One card party a month is held
and also a raffle at each. A large
raffle is planned for the Decem-
ber card party.

Two delegates were sent to
represent the Auxiliary at the
first Centennial Meeting to report
on preliminary plans for the 1958
celebrations.

A successful Rummage Sale,
Home Cooking Sale and Tea was
held on November 27th to raise
funds for a Christmas Party to
be arranged for Auxiliary mem-
bers’ children in December.

Camp No. 6

The Sub-Local meetings resum-
ed in September at the homes of
the members of Local 1-80, IWA,
President George Smythe install-
ed the elected Sub-Local officers
at the meeting held September 13.

‘Two members, Sisters Humph-
yeys and Kier, are moving away
due to the promotions of their
husbands, so this leaves the Sub-
Local with 11 members now.

Parksville

The Parksville Sub-Local holds
its meeting every second Thurs-
day with 14 members.

Donations have been made to
the Solarium, the Cancer Fund,
and Nanaimo Hospital. Sister
Humphrey was presented with a
silver cake plate for being a five-
year member.

British Visitors

Topped The

List

OTTAWA (CPA) — Great Britain, Italy and Germany
topped the list of countries of origin for immigrants to Canada
in 1955, according to a return tabled in Parliament by Immigra-

tion Minister Pickersgill.

Of the total 109,946 immigrants who entered Canada last
year, 29,382 were from the United Kingdom, 19,139 from Italy

and 17,630 from Germany.

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as a bribe to the people. During
the first few days of the October
uprising, the workers seized some
of the factories from the Com-
munists. This was followed by
the ousting of the Communist
bosses from the trade unions, and
the reinstatement of the former
democrati¢ leaders. One of their
first acts was to sever all con-
nections with the communist-
cominated World Federation of
‘Txade Unions, and to decide on an
affiliation with the ICFTU.

The Soviet Union moved more
than 19 divisions of troops into
Hungary, with 5,000 tanks. The
slaughter of people who fought
the tanks with bare hands is al-
most incredible. The central part
of Budapest is in ruins from
Soviet shellfire.

When the workers set up the
National Central Workers Coun-
cil, the secret police again seized
all publications and all duplicat-
ing machines. As electricity for
operating radios was cut off, the
workers kept up their organized
underground resistance by use of
telephones. The women and the
teen age youth of the country
made the most courageous defi-
ance of the suppressive measures
and thousands were brutally shot
down.

Communist Fears

The Communist Party in Hun-
gary has been given a new name,
the Socialist Workers, but this
has been repudiated by the peo-
ple. The workers continue to boy-
cott the government press. Re-
cently leaflets were distributed
calling for a total strike, but the
distribution was exposed as not
being authorized by the Workers’
Council, but as the provocative
work of Soviet agents seeking a
pretext for another blood bath.

It is not wishful thinking to
say that the Kremlin is acting

“HUNGARY”

out of fear, rather than strength.
The fear is that of a people,
whose ideas cannot be wholly ex-
terminated, nor who can be beat-
en into submission. When the
Soviet rulers attempted to ap-
pease the people with a small
measure of freedom, a demand
for real freedom swept through
the Communist empire: The So-
viet fears the loss of Hungary,
due to a popular uprising, be-
cause through Hungary passes
one of its two main routes to
East Germany, where 22 Soviet
divisions are holding another
threatened_revolt in check.

Poland is seething with anti-
communist unrest, and is again
on the verge of revolt. Czecho-
slovakia, is unoccupied by Soviet
troops, but is restive. A revolt, in
the Czechoslovakian Red Army is
feared. Tito, ruler of Yugoslavia,
has already issued ‘statements,
which indicate his fears that re-
volt will spread to his country.
Obviously Russia has decided to
crush Hungary to protect its con-
trol of the Communist Empire.
The revolt in Hungary has made
nonsense of the Soviet propa-
ganda claiming independent com-
munist regimes.

I believe that we should note at
this time that the Soviet Union
has in recent years violated every
major international treaty or
agreement just as it betrayed its
own promise to remove Soviet
troops from Hungarian soil.
Whatever may be said about ag-
gressive actions in the Middle
East, the three nations involved
did accept the proposals of the
United Nations. In this instance
as in many other instances, the
Soviet, has taken a defiant atti-
tude toward the rule of law when-
ever it might curtail its own am-
ditions.

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“BENEDICT”

vindication of a persistent per-
sonal convass of the voters. The
three Democratic candidates, of
which Benedict was one, worked
closely as a team, and received
62% of the votes.

The return of a Democratic
Legislature is regarded by the
IWA legislator as an opportunity
to serve his fellow-workers. High
on his. list of legislative objec-
tives are the repeal of the 45%
surtax imposed by a Republican
Legislature, the raising of ex-
emption for low-income groups,
and tax reform.

Benedict was one of the most
formidable opponents of the give-
away policy for natural resources
by the McKay-Eisenhower admin--
istration in the State, and on this
issue assisted in the defeat of
McKay by Senator Morse.

Ed Benedict has always been
on the mailing list of The B.C.
Lumber Worker, and follows IWA
activities in B.C. with close in-
terest, he claims.

Local 1-80
Elects
Delegates

Membership meeting of Local
1-80, IWA, elected the following
delegates to the 20th Annual
District Convention which con-
venes in Vancouver, in Feb-
ruary:

Gilbert Scholfield, Ladysmith;
Joseph Downey, Nanaimo; Lawr-
ence Johnston, Duncan; Jens
Erickson, Nanaimo; James M.
Milmore, Chemainus; David Ait-
ken, Lake Cowichan, George
Smythe, Cayeuse Beach, Youbou;
Art Butler, Parksville; Ed Lin-
der, Ladysmith; Joseph Reilly,
Honeymoon Bay; Percy Clements,
Youbou; Stanley Heys, Lady-
smith; Howard Delmage, Youbou;
Albert L. Smith, Harris Creek,
Port Renfrew; George Zizac, Na-
naimo River; A. S. Bilbrough,
Bear Creek, Port Renfrew; Allen
Nelson, Duncan; Jack All, Lake
Cowichan.

The meeting was chaired by
George Smythe, President of Lo-
cal 1-80. Ed Linder and George
Smythe reported on the recent
merger convention of the B.C.
Federation of Labor.

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