ae ve B.C. LUMBER WORKER Our Chance PIRIT manifested at Tunis by the dele- world ride with ancient prejudices and fears. New hope will spring in the hearts of down- tro d stan made agains colonialism and imperialism. That ewly independent T Tunisia, the Con federation aes presented convincing ant are united on their slogan ‘“‘bread, pea freedom.” The six-point program introduced by the AFL- sa ple RIeS gave recognition of ase ae for a fir: mny, and senertel ie right of peoples everwhere to onfedera- 0 the people of He Nt that saint at Tunis underwrites the U Seminar in Rant f. On this occasion Canadian labour will act as host to students from the four corners of . the globe, who want to. make a closer acquain- tance with Canadian workers. The unions in British Columbia have bee asked to undertake their share of the ES ailses involved. ign has been launched by th B.C. Federation of Labour to raise $10,000.00. Reports indicate that the IWA Local Unions have responded generously. The further duty now devolves on all those who recognize the importance of the Banff Seminar. It is to spread the word among trade unionists in all adie enon, and arouse the necessary cooperative eff The purposes which are involved in pare for the seminar are the purposes of world pea The greater the degree of goodwill estab- lished between the free trade unions of the world, the greater the hope of easing world tensions. And, incidentally, the more that Canadian workers help their less fortunate brothers to master the know-how of modern production methods, the Tesest they will face unfair competi- tion in world markets for Canadian products. ee Intlation regon Labour Press explains how we oe nae inflation. We paraphrase it here for Canadian readers. “Canadians are getting stronger. Twenty years ago it took two people to ee $10 worth of groceries. Today a child can do x ® # GUEST EDITORIAL Hungary UNITED NATIONS Special Committee and f. to fee fie bratality Oe hypocrisy of the Soviet Uni report, detailed and exhaustive, will serve the of freedom fet decency ps op anrte sr reatige of the United Nations i ae to build peaceful add on lations mong the nations of the wor! : he , pew ORGAN, HOPED, le: ei R87 Drafted by representatives of the smaller aay in the UN, the ebony is a strong indict- the Soviet Union for its aggression an ane peas the Hungarian people. ment, which turns such a pitiless 100% compulsory purchase meth- od, with its restriction on com- petition, is abe the least popu- lar of p an ership. The neyo! due to acl ‘tite zt of aera ida ies fe athe oe to any dissatisfaction with results the industries eee P nd 1 ae rita is an outst tanding aueess, Jt is ion i that unionists can obtain an bees factual picture of Soviet actions and be in a better position to evaluate the false Soviet Propaganda claims of being advocates of peace and freedom. —AFL-CIO News Public Ownership Takes New et ee DOUGLAS JAY lik er a anywhere in gine ay. wages than ev higher than in any Gn Tie send count, he nationalized Atomic En- rgy Authority has successfully proeed electric power from the ordinary use before the oa Pamphlet Labor’s ne sa vu be con- tained in a Policy p: t this ee nd to come be! for An plank in a ee iain Pasty Ss meng lection ere The idea will be that a of he and through one or another > aioial n the Ordinary Shares of large indus. This will not necessarily mean ees “er approval. With si amendments, it is likely to zal ‘in the support of all wings of the Movement. FO0R pay Ae endeni | Shanty more than thefts of Ee : tual | ustry”. ‘This_was appropriate BS 1076 ee pate ike | Where public utilities and monop- he form of aah foun jaKs [oties were concemed, but much s less so outside this field. Also the cand in different e $2,429,581, 00 a! of a retail grocery and eomsinil tion stores in 1935. mperial G nds ee the Gov- aid sian mpany — then called tn 1912. The canta value of these shares has grown forty-fold since then. ‘The desirability of getti capi Bill Dunford ing to private Brat ers. * By The State Public ownership as an inv bes mn. these lines is now seen to bi uch more suitable to the every d Paar i.e., compulsory Baits byte State of, 1006 of 1 is great reading for everyone, The Province tk. : ‘People Are Always Important believes people e shares in a firm © |