10 B.C. LUMBER WORKER 2nd Issue, November Great Britain, who and Ce Labour Cleric Tours Canada Vancouver and Victoria trade unionists had an unusual and refreshing experience recently, when they heard an un- conventional English evangelist take up the cudgels on be- half of organized labour, and speak for a better understand- ing of the workers’ needs and trade union functions. It was something new to hear a representative of the church speak in trade union language. This popular speaker at trade union gatherings was the Rev. “Bill” Gowland, industrial chap- lain-evangelist and principal of the Luton Industrial College, Lu- ton, England. “Bill” Gowland, as he prefers to be called, wound up a five-weeks tour of Canada under the auspices of the National Evan- gelistic Mission Committee of the United Church of Canada, with his Vancouver meetings, While in Vancouver he address- ed the regular meeting of the Van- couver and District Labour Coun- cil, and a special meeting open to trade unionists in the Teamsters’ Hall, arranged by the officers of the B.C, Federation of Labour. Tn his remarks to trade union- ists as well as churchmen he was Outspoken in his defence of trade union policies, especially in re- gard to the desirability of direct political action. He stated that in his opinion it was necessary for the trade unions to act politically with a policy that “had teeth in i When interviewed by the B.C. Lumber Worker, he explained that the Industrial College of which he is the head, provides courses for trade union shop Stewards in the structures of man- agement and trade unionism, the history of trade unionism, and in- dustrial welfare, In addition, this institution is seeking to discover and train industrial chaplains, with encouragement to the laity. At present Bill Gowland is in- dustrial chaplain in ten large U.K, DENTAL DISTRICT SECRETARY-TREASURER, s been on an extensive speaking tour of United States la, under the auspices of the United Church of Canada. (right) interviews the Reverent Bill Gowland, Principal of Luton Industrial College, Luton, England, and a member of the Transport and General Works Union of George Mitchell factories, and in the course of his trade union work has carried the Christian gospel to more than 3,000 factories, He is a member of the Trans- port and General Workers Union of the United Kingdom, and has seen service as a chaplain with the RAF in World War II. He explained that industrial chaplains do not conduct religious services in the plants. Neither do they accept funds from the em- ployers either for themselves or the church represented. They are cautioned not to interfere in nego- tiations at any time. In addressing his fellow-minis- ters in Vancouver, he was re- ported as stating, “The Church has been tied up too long with the status quo—if Christ preached from a boat, do we need mahog- any pulpits.” On another occasion he said, “The Church must not hesitate to go into the places where people work, play, and swear.” He con- demned “the self-enclosed, in- grown, frozen Church, satisfied with itself, and spending all its time ministering to its own people, The Church,” he said, “is talking lilies and shepherds and the men it is trying to reach are working with steel and coal.” “We need trained persons,” he said, “who can go where men are and demonstrate and interpret the gospel of love in terms that mod- ern men can understand.” “The power of government is shifting more and more to the working classes,” he added. 1-367 Elects Hayes Newly elected Officers of Local 1-367, IWA, Haney, for the com- ing year are as follows: President .. W. H. Hayes 1st Vice-President..J. H. Allison 2nd Vice-President....R. Fraser Recording Secy...W. J. Waldron Financial Secy. . L. Corey Conductor .. J. Anderson Warden Y. De Marco Trustees R. Phelps, C. G. Godfrey, H. Beamer Dist. Executive Board Member....W. H. Hayes Congress Issues Manual OTTAWA (CPA) — A 40- page booklet, “A New Political Party for Canada”, published by the CLC-CCF Joint National Committee, will provide a dis- cussion outline and reference manual for weekend institute, conferences and study groups in Canada, The booklet has the subtitles “Why is it (a new political party) needed?”; “What can it do?”; “What should its program be?” and “How should it be organ- ized?” Resolution Results Discussions centering around the questions asked in the booklet are part of the results of a reso- lution passed at the CLC conven- tion last April. This resolution called for the formation of a broadly-based peoples’ political movement, in- cluding the CCF, the farm and labor movements professional peoples and other liberally-mind- ed groups and individuals. The CCF at-its national con- vention in July unanimously ac- cepted the CLC’s invitation. An 18-member joint committee of the two bodies was appointed. Joint Committee The joint committee will pre- pare a draft constitution, and sub- mit it for the approval of the next CLC and CCF conventions. Other interested organizations have been invited to participate. Circulation of the booklet is de- signed to stimulate the widest possible discussion among local groups. Nineteen questions are asked in the booklet, including queries on what the name of the new party should he, its platform, organization, relation to affiliated organizations and individual par- ticipation. Policy Positions Source material included in it includes a comparison of policy positions of the CLC, CCF, Cana- dian Federation of Agriculture and Interprovincial Farm Union Council. The booklet urges that sugges- tions arising out of discussions be forwarded to the CLC-CCF Joint National Committee. CREDIT UNION DIRECTORY IWA Credit Unions and other Credit Unions supported by IWA Local Unions in B.C. Alberni District Credit Union, 209 Argyle Street, Port Albernt IWA 1-217 Savings, Broadway & Quebec Streets, Vancouver 10 IWA (N.W.) Credit Union, Room 21, 774 Columbia Street, New Westminster Local 1-118, IWA (Victoria), 904 Gordon Street, Victoria Chemainus & District Credit Union, Box 299, Chemainus Leke Cowichan and District Credit Union, Lake Cowichen, B.C. Courtenay Credit Union, Box 952 Courtenay Duncen & District Credit Union, Box 1717, Duncan Prince George & District, 1046-4th Avenue, Prince George Nanaimo & District Credit Union, 499 Wallace St., Nencimo Jobless Crisis No. 1 Problem OTTAWA (CPA)—“Sur ely the time has come for the government to realize that the unemployment situation is a number one problem,” Canadian Labor Congress executive vice-president Stanley Knowles declared here. When asked by CPA if he be- lieved Prime Minister Diefenbaker should cut his round-the-world tour short, Mr. Knowles replied, “Mr. Diefenbaker may now real- ize that perhaps he should.” The problem, however, “is not for one, man but for the whole government,” he emphasized, Unemployment Suffering The Congress believes that suf- fering caused by unemployment this winter will be more severe than in any year since the end of the Second World War, Mr. Knowles continued, because any savings by persons unemployed both last year and this winter would be used up by now, and because some jobless workers have used up all or most of their Unemployment Insurance bene- fits. The monthly joint press release issued here by the federal Labor Department and the Bureau of Statistics shows that the number of Canadians without jobs and seeking work had climbed to 313,- 000 at October 18, up 42,000 from the figure for September, Some 16,000 were on temporary layoff. In the corresponding week in 1957, 211,000 were jobless and seeking work. Registrations Up Registrations at NES offices at October 16 this year were up to 342,502 from the 327,112 a month earlier. The October 1957 figure was 278,698 The seeking-work figure for this year was 5-1 per cent of the labor force, compared with 4-4 per cent in September and 3.5 per cent in October 1957. The “without jobs and seeking work” figure is based on the Bureau of Statistics’ “sample sur- vey.” Ky iy Being delegated to attend the United Nations as a parliamentary observer from me, quite a privilege. Perhaps these articles the House of Commons is, to should attempt to give you some of the more detailed impressions of the U.N. For, certainly, the problems of world wide significance are reported upon by newspapers from all parts of the globe. The first impression that one gets is that of participating in a Parliament of the World. Here the problems of individual na- tions insofar as those problems affect other nations are debated and dealt with. The names of countries that are mentioned in the school’s history books are commonplace here. World powers such as the Un- ited States, Russia and the United Kingdom mingle with, and have practically the same ‘status as, countries like Mexico, Guatemala and Thailand. When I say prac- tically, I mean that Nations like the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., being of the size that they are, wield far more influence than do Na- tions of a lesser size. Debates Translated All of the debates in the U.N., whether it be of the General As- sembly or in one of the Commit- tees, are simultaneously trans- lated into five languages, which are: English, French, Russian, Spanish and Chinese. Earphones are provided for each of the dele- gates, advisors and observers. The translators listen to the speeches in one language and immediately translate it into an- other of the five languages. Each of the translators is exceptionally Alex B. Macdonald BARRISTER & SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Suite 306 The Bank of Nova Scotia Building 602 W, Hastings St. Vancouver 2, B. MU 3-7796 ~ 7 proficient in each of the five languages. Each speech is met with sil- ence, not because they are dull or dry, but because this is the practice here. All speeches are well prepared beforehand and are read from a script. There is none of the “off-the- cuff” type of speech that occurs in the House of Commons, where the remarks of one Member are patterned, to a degree, after the remarks of preceding speakers. Responsible Attitude In this Parliament of the World there is an air of extreme respon- sibility. Problems of individual localities seem to be pushed into the background by such questions as disarmament, control of outer space, free and individual deter- mination of their own destiny by all nations, and economic assist- ance to under-developed nations, to name a few. There are two types of meet- ings of the U.N. One is the Gen- eral Assembly which actually makes the formal decisions. The other consists of meetings of various committees each of which has in attendance representatives of each member country. Committee Meetings Most of the work is done in these committee meetings and the results of the committees are re- ported to the General Assembly. A multiplicity of subject mat- ters are dealt with by the various committees ranging from such questions as the Law of the Sea to the Public Information Activi- ties of the U.N. itself. Right at the moment, there are six committees meeting, each dealing with a separate matter. Probably the one of most import- ance, locally, to British Columbia is the problem before the Sixth Committee. This has to do with the question of convening a SOLICITOR TO THE 1. W. A. See “REPORT” Page 11 a