2 B ve. LUMBER WORKER Knowles Gives Proof That IWA Men Are Victimized In an address to the Ki Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour made a telling reply to the speech made earlier by Premier Smallwood before the Canadian Club of Ottawa. He said the financial statement of the .\nglo-Newfoundland Development Co, would make any bu Knowle: Congres water. And refuted all of the The speaker then proceeded to xive documentary proof of his sertions regarding the situation in Newfoundland. Among other points he made the following: Proof “I would like you to pay some attention to a few documents that I have here, which I submit as evidence which will set aside Mr. Smallwood’s assertion that the loggers of Newfoundland are free tw participate in a union of their choice, namely the TWA. I have here four affidavits sworn ie before Justices of the Peace in the Province of Newfoundland, M‘Gavin's good bread made by UNION Bakers sold by UNION Salesmen Drivers asked for by UNION Customers ranis Club, Ottawa, Stanley siness man’s mouth Premier's claims. Three of them were taken at Grand Falls, the fourth one at |Deer Lake. The three taken at Grand Falls are all much the same. The names are here and I would jbe glad if the Chairman would Hlook at them, In each case the dependant swears that he was denied public welfare, denied relief though he needed it, unless he were prepared publicly to resign his membership in the IWA. This relates, gentle- men, to Government relief, It relates indeed to unemployment assistance, which is financed part- ly out of Provincial Government funds, and partly out of funds buted by the Federal | _ Need Denied There are three men, three log- lgers in the Grand Falls are needed unemployment assistan who needed relief, who needed yovernment welfare. They — are lcntitled to it on every other account, That sect cena a Baoere! officials representing Mr, Small- wood’s Newoundland Government said to these men, you don’t get | | public welfare in this free province | of Newfoundland unless you are| prepared publicly to resign from |the TWA. | 1 have one other affidavit. | Before I tell you what is in this ffidavit, I will show you a relief | oucher. It reads: Department of | Public Welfare, foundland, Unemploy ance, Thi voucher for issued on the first day of April, 1959, to a logger in Newfound whose name is here. He ws this voucher, a voucher for $30 worth of groceries made available to him under the unemployment tance legislation, which I say. contributed to both by the Province and by the Federal | | | | | a a Government. Duncan Lake Cowichan (Graham Complete Stock of Work and Dress Clothing “THE STORE WITH THE POPULAR BRANDS” HANEY PORT ALBERNI LOUTET AGENCIES LTD. INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE J. Lindsay Loutet Gordon R. Loutet HANEY BUSINESS GUIDE “ESQUIRE MEN‘S WEAR MacGREGOR’S MEN’S WEAR For Everything A Man Wears * WORK, SPORT or DRESS * 131 Jubilee St. S. Shore Road Mowatt) BRITISH COLUMBIA BUSINESS GUIDE We Can Afford To Sell The. .- BEST For LESS! WOODWARD STORES (PORT ALBERNI) LTD. “YOUR FAMILY SHOPPING CENTRE” Closed Wednesdays All Day Phone 1600 Hours: 9- 5:30 “What Price?’ What price did this gentleman have to pay in order to obtain this voucher for $30 worth of groceries, issued to him on the first of Apri Here's the price, another affidavit, taken before a Justice of the Peace at Deer Lake in the Province of Newfoundland, in which the same is issued, swears as follows. “I make oath and say that I have been forced to take an oath before the Department ‘of Public Welfare to resign from the IWA in order to obtain welfare benefits at Corner Brook.” Mr. Smallwood ‘can beat his breast all he wants about the free- dom that still obtains in New- feundland, Mr. Smallwood can assert that Magna Charta has not been abolished. One of the car- dinal sentences in Magna Charta reads in these words: “To no man justice.” Right and justice are be- ing delayed, are being denied, to loggers in Newfoundland today because of their insistence on belonging to a union of their choice, because of their belief that iv Newfoundland, as in all of Canada, the right of free associa- tion still obtains.” Jobless Army Grows Registrations at National Em- ployment Service offices across Canada were up 4,337 to 795,547 at March 19 this year from 921,210 2 month earlier, the IWA Research Dept. reports. | At March 20, 1958, there wer 866,588 registrations The DBS “seeking-work” figure, ed on a “sample 0 in March, 12,000 from the February and 72,000 fewer than in figure March seeking-work figure repre- | sented about 8.5 per cent of the March labor force, as against 10 per cent in February, gentleman to whom this voucher || will we delay or deny right of |! E MIDWIFE VISITS HOME in Kinik to her the silver-colored UNICEF kit contai | instruments, which is becoming a symbol of comfort in isolated communi all over the world. pre-natal care. She has with ing basis delivery and child-care ities (80 Sube ect Officers Local 1-80, IWA, President, YOUR UNION) MEETINGS / SN MOW GUL LIMITED PRINTERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS An Employee Owned Co. 944 RICHARDS STREET MUtual 1-6338 - 6339 George Smythe attended the Annual meeting of the Nanaimo Sub-Local of Local 1-80, March 5, and installed the following newly elected officers Chairman, Eric Marzi + Vice- Chairman, Mike Mikus; Financial Secretary, A. Przada; Recording Secretary, J. Downey; Trustee, Jens Erickson, The following were elected the hospital visiting committee: J. Colwell, Ray Johns. ton, Bill Ripka, J. D. Hutchison, A. Crowley, A. Przada. Harris Creek Officers The Harris Creek Sub-Local Ojficers elected are as follow: Chairman, J. Mumm; Vice- P. Robert Secre tary, R. Monteith; Warden, J. Kruger: Camp Committee, W. Weeks, R. Mitchell, R. Monteith, J. Mumm. C. Payne; Safety Com. Chairman, Robertson, J. Mumm, R. W. Weeks; Political Committee, J. Mumm, P. Robert- son; Press Committee, R. Mon- teith, A. Bilbrough; Balloting Committee, H. Vye, W. Weel R. Mitchell, P. Robertson, rd of B.C. Basic Accident Preve; THE INDUSTRIAL FIRS T AID 130 West Hastings Street ———————— mittee, A. Bilbrough, H. Vye, P.j Provost. | Locals Lahtinen; Sub-Local Safety Rep. and ecutive Board Member, J: Mumm Lake Cowichan i Lake Cowichan Sub-Local Offi- cers elected are as follows President, Weldon Jubenville; Ist Vice-President, Bob Clarke; 2nd — Vice-President, Stan Paterson; 3rd Vice-President, Herb Halliday; Financial Secretary, Humphrey Butler; Recording Secretary, — George Wright; Conductor, Paitl Ross; Warden, Dave Weberg: Trus x Voldsnes, Andy Bell and George Wilson. Chemainus Officers — Chemainus Sub-Local Officers ected are: President, Alex McEwan: Yice-President, W. Morgan; 20d ce-President, V. Wied; 3d” ce-President, L. Cave; Financial | Secreta Secret Conductor, A. Manke ny Caycuse Beach | h Sub-Local Off elected ar President, L. 4 -resident, Ray 2 eta R. Re ecretary, i Trustee, 'G. Dougan. | jl ATTENDANTS ASSN. OF 8: = Vancouver 3,