Ist Issue, January

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

AFL-CIO Pledges 3-Year

Million Dollar Cam

Announcemen

eh President preety that
is t effor a total o'
Inertia. Sotiarity v ign

of fe CF

he presuireton ae pledged |
e million dollars for the
ANUS

ae ne eee ronal
Free eee

“We salute
Gontederation
ee as the ae ‘ument thi ough

hich the world’s free worker

id Constitutional

can assist each other and mak
th

Almost
eratal convention
tion. The:

PRESS PARLEY
CHECKS RACKETS

200 delegates and observers attended the second
of the International Associa:

Labor Press

and | Canada,
CIO. erence and

ial ICFTU eee ehoscars
orgai

““1, promoting the econ:
int

aspirations of labor, regardless
of race. nationality, color or
creed;

‘2, defeating Communi:
Ge to’ faliterian eae to
subvert and destroy free trade
unions;

“3, aiding ie working peo}

1 from Canadian labor

ments to grant their colonial:

ples freedom and arise erica?

enter into fraternal alliance

ive generous aid an

labor unions in

colonies;
lo not

“The longe:
continues, atc greater he dan-
ger of Communist penetration es
opener countries. In spite

ati

ti
where
exist, help | means

. yan
er western peo lontalient i

of freedom and human dignity in
the wo:

proud that, as it con-
the ICFTU is

tion has increased fr

to 88 in 1956 Benes a6

{milion free trade unionists in 134
n 94

ae Joe Morris.
n his opening address, Presi-
t Gordon Cole, editor of the
Machin‘, anfoeaaee the de Kesetias
ications were no
These in-
peneaae and jaternas
r local,
pub-
nal or
international publications, 9 were
and were maga-

a ut
Communists continue to
the de! termined

ffili tin
concise the es" Broatct

“We pledge our full support to
the titer ctrengtbening ang ss
of t he ICTY, it

ing tl ple
of ihe sonoma underdevel-
oped countri establish
strong free fad anions able to
improve conditions e
labor and advance the cause Sof
a peopel Hreedom and demo-
cratic right
“4, a responsible and

zines, but only 15 published more
than monthly.

‘oo many unions show too lit-
tle _gnderstanding of th
tan
ILPA president. “Labor is

thampions of nai
dence. Moreover, the eres. of
e ional Comm:

epped-up campaign of infiltra~

we urge unions affiliated with the
y o join and participate

e Trade Secretariats

ICFTU so

s!
that American trade unionists can

ace
constructive part in building a
pus pena: o

following resolution, re-
mint in part, me ebaesed by the
L-CIO Conven
a ee che TCPTU, has shown
that it can contribute greatly to
the democratic development of
a nerging from

“WE DESIRE

FOR OTHERS

THE SAME GOALS WE
DESIRE FOR OURSELVES”

veloped
of eonirlunication?
‘he prol lem of the racketeering
press again took up some of me

time of the delegates as ILP.
officers told the convention eae
steps have been taken to eliminate
the phoney ‘ach ertising sales pro-
moters, including the emiaion
ral o; New York.

because we have
ough ways and means

‘ators in

rais.
‘esident

le
Aiea 2 in his address, Gee ‘the
ILPA “on the forward steps they

Ci

pcre 117 labor papers in the United States
Th

pre

for the first time seated “Siial
d

publications, said IWA dele-

have taken in meeting this prob-
lem and setting up a code of
sie "
subject of labor paper
ser ue Mone wees that
Gl

fit
r, Meany ene condemning
at Sivan outright aaa
that “if we h

rad
G
ported by atyerne carried on

areas
: ILPA ssi
ian

profes:

ca
g

=

pr
P

tion: sees ae idea met wit
eral approval.

obtain a Bete ‘sanard

Candidates Endorsed

peoples w
colonial rule, ling them in
the building of strong free unions, | tion ae quad unions in colonial age in concert with trade unionists
ICFTU fosters their progress | countri: similar paployments in other eve r e
toward independence and equips} wr, lands to advance their common Po t eal t fo}
‘0 counter these eee |
ripened cu] ro comer tse Commute itica ucation
fundamental human rights. We
commend the ICFTU for what it | "St be carried on in all colonial “We emphasize the urgency of 6 e
eee W ind at 3) countries designed both to lay pra Feeney, ets ro) riorit ae
. 4 bare the true nature of commu-
co-operation and in its| 7 7 : orbs the prestige and influ-
future efforts ho Sie ‘the demo- fobithe memional organizations Political education and action will now be give
ah ne ao ean teries |Siilities of democracy and free of the 4 aaa EAL eee Hin the aaa in AFL-CIO adits, Bicoieied “District eee
ge 7 ead erritories !trade unionism as the means for azlonithe recent AnEAGU eee
aid to help in the building and like fulfilment of workers apie farther developmen of ORIT, the dee pote 4 in reporting 0: or tae rece ¢ a aa.
Strengthening of free t eee ee ciat coscercce, ce. |tegional Organization to The American. movement has made su Saat alta
devoted to the ees social craly ae ani To this end|Which we bel a that it may said, in devising new Bee to meet new problems.
and cultural progress We call upon the ICFTU to step |SP¢ak and act with maximum ef-] Report submitted by the E ea OE
now under colonial rule. V 2 . ja] | fectiveness on behalf of a se tive Council at the opening vee he Repri see e or the Senate,
ite and support the U and underdeveloped countries and |¢TS in the Western Hemis i : the council
peek the ICETU designed {|e pledge our aid and support for| ye commend the recent de-|*Hat Jabour had been pushed into| The convention approv ved. ¥,
a Independence of such | <.ch work. Be START GLO Pxecutive| Political Beaty by Hae t | eeoanion sok tiesielieals canes
m Fre |, Peace, and Freedom | Council to support the efforts of ie hems we F |tion program, with emphasis placed
“ : the ICFTU to establish a trade upon the complete registration of
hai urge the 4 ade ‘te “American labor's help to the Baie training centre in Africa. |t®ey can, throug -| trade union
in fovern de- | worke: eae ‘
ees rich gove workers and trade unions of the RES eae tine wiveaty of making Sele ‘mst cals) Sateen

pendent territories to (1) ¢
—=—$———

Printers of

ert |e

uae

to
: x themselves
n in achieving for themselves |

in order to enlarge and
ena vital trade union “work in

call upon al

of firing | for our memb'
ount a

Not An Island

In another section of the

The B.C.
LUMBER WORKER

=<

freedom that we nas ae our own

0
port it was ses “We Saitek
ald eek
01

also agreed that support
would ite given te worthy candi-
cates as determined by their stand
the election issues and
Drobable etree on the well-being

increase

48 EAST BROADWAY

i
TO SAVE PREMIUM Alero

Co-Operative Fire & Parealts Co.

OUR
AUTO INSURANCE RATES DID

on August 1st
PHONE EM 3710

VER, B.C.

the core for later
ported that di

Tt was re uring the
preceding year

Stevenson and Estes Kefauver.

No Change
“No significant change took
egal in the number of friends
opponents either in the Hous

" Obl ation to the ICFTU’s Inter-| nor sho we to remain

ae eat ening. of them olga Solliets Mil sane: | x8 decane Com acntey, No reference in the resolution
Rerun except ae Hate ae ing its of $1 million in the a A oviar NAP ae ee made to the situation now
with us to strengthen the inter- period acing in Canada.
national free trade union move- Pro; ae the end rae
ment bulwark Ge oe “By making the organizational} may ontyibu ite our full nvention reso! 0 de-
rights, democracy and pi for | family of ICFTU stronger in its pls the Improvement of = indi situ bea “he Pa
all workers everywhere t against all forms of political) general we! e |cij lemocracy, as est
« | dictatorship and tyranny and in ngthening of democracy.” means “ot securing peace and

NOW, THEREFORE, B. a ee a3
RESOLVED: “That the pera usesberllive rat osct extending | “Vin or lose, labour is often the St Ia eee ate

Federation of ¢ and Con- aor TRCN
oi: ati the job, we shall strengthen politi- ha’ fic mest and sincere candidate
cal and union democracy | unwilling TRAVEL

of the grave gases tae today | everywhere. with political expediency. Labour | Por the third year in a row Ca-
threaten to destro: 's hopes participation in nadian
for freedom and Daatig peace, Band itional ranted of ‘rs more in the United States than
adopts and calls for implementa- US, er a in Canay

i h i di is this ” the mechanics and practice of an $311,000,000 versus $278, 000 000.

See ea They form MA TURED

ANUFACTUR:
ast year 26,314,648, mn “abi
fe set a manufae fered aA
sold it “Be
882, 010, 000 cubic feet | in te in-
creased sales for do. cet hours,
heating and commercial
outweij decreases 8 sales
for industrial and mise
purposes. mene from ales
rose to $33,118,641 from $32,-
e | 220,770,