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Farmer-Labour Alliance
Hinted By Representative

Representatives of the Farmers’ Union of B.C. appearing
before the recent B.C. federation of.Labour Convention won
a standing ovation from the delegates, when their mission

was stated.

Provincial Organiser Al Reusch,
and Secretary-Treasurer L. L.
Kneeland were introduced to the
audience by Secretary Pat O’Neal
who explained that the Farmers’
Union represents approximately
30% of the farm population in the
province.

In a brief but eloquent message,
Al Reusch called for a close
economic link between organized
Jabour and the farmers. He said
“The workers on the soil, and the
workers in industry have a great
deal in common. In the final ana-
lysis all of us depend on the soil.
We have a common problem,
that of economic insecurity, which
together we should strive to
banish.” We must together ende-
your to iron out our differences.”

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as being most significant in view
of recent efforts of Labour to join
with the farmers in forming a new
political party.

In a subsequent interview, Mr.
Reusch and Mr. Kneeland stated
that their remarks dealt solely
with proposed economic relations
between the two groups. Political
cooperation was a subject that had
not yet been decided by the farm
group, although it unquestionably
would be before their next pro-
vincial convention.

Both representatives expressed
their readiness to share with
organized labour in educational
programs, suitable for both organ-
izations,

Provincial Organizer Al Reusch
conducts his work as a voluntary
unpaid official from his residence

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Mr. Kneeland, also a voluntary
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Anti-semitic
Campaign
Beats M.-P.

Ian Mikardo, the veteran
Jewis Labour M.P., was de-
feated in the recent U.K,
general election by campaign
termed by observers as “vic-
iously anti-semitic.”

Cartoons in Conservative
newspapers, racial slogans
scribbled on walls and a back-
door campaign of race hate
led to the respected leader's
downfall. He was defeated by
a member of the “Bow
Group”, a new -Conservative
ginger group.

Policies
Scored

A. P. Gleave, president of the
Saskatchewan Farmer’s Union
has called for a “re-orientation
of Canadian trade policies.”

Canada cannot hope to greatly
expand her wheat exports to
Europe due to the Common
Market set up by six western
European nations, Mr. Gleave
said. “Canadian export policy
must, therefore, be orientated to
Asia.”

“This must be a two-way deal,”
the SFU president said. “We
must at the same time make every
effort to hold our present posi-
tion in the Evropean market.”

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“Labour

No Alternative Presented

When the question was
called, it had been made ap-
parent that the minority oppo-
sition had no alternative plan
that might prove effective in
accomplishing the desired
downfall of the Social Credit
Government, and repeal of Bill
43.

The debate centred around the
report of the Political Education
Committee and the recommenda-
tions presented.

The report called for- active
work in ‘an election campaign
to secure the election of-a CCF
Government on the part of
126,000 Federation members.

The financial support proposed
was a voluntary contribution of
one dollar per member to a fund
to be administered by the Feder-
ation.

It was the deeply-rooted bitter-
ness over Bill 43 that gave a
special urgency to the conyen-
tion’s decision in this matter.

Large Majority Registered

Top officials asked for an
unanimous vote on the report, but
its opponents, although out-
numbered, would not relent to
that extent. The final vote was
estimated by the press as being
350 for, and 30 against.

Final broadside against the
opposition was levelled by Politi-
cal Eduaction Chairman, Mel
Kemmis, who accused the LPP
objectors of organizing to defeat
sitting members of the CCF, as
for instance Bob Strachan, MLA
and John Squires, MLA who had
vigorously fought Bill 43 in the
Legislature. He said: “Many trade
unionists will have to compro-
mise their views on this issue,
but the Socreds must be de-
feated.”

President Syd Thompson, Local
1-217, IWA, stated that he sup-
ported the Committee’s recom-
mendations. Organized labour had
no alternative, he declared be-
cause a new political party could
not be brought into being before
the next provincial election: He
was supported in his position by
Financial Secretary S. M. Hodg-
son. Local 1-217, WA. ‘

Fred Fieber, Local 1-71, IWA
also entered the debate, declaring,
that if every delegate left the
convention resolved to support
the committee, the more vexatious
problems confronting Loca!
Unions would be dissipated, He

was. emphatically in support of
the report. 5
' An Eyentual Necessity
IWA Regional President Joe
Morris, said in part, “If we
are to look after the inter 3
of our membership properly
must eventually get control q
provincial and national gover
ments. There will be no free.
dom for our people in this

political instrument based
the trade union movement and
CCE.”

President Morris, and other
speakers, made it clear that
plan to work actively for the elec
tion of a CCF government
B.C. was an interim arrangem:
‘made necessary because fin:
ratification of a national
could not be undertaken until
1961. ae
That this interim plan for B.C,
would not jeopardize the national
plan, was made apparent, they
said, by plans for its final absorp.
tion into the national plan why
formulated.

Responsibility Required

The proposal that labour candi-
dates should be nominated by
broad and informal gatherings of
trade unionists in the constituen- —
cies was shelved on the ground —
that labour candidates when elec.
ted should be held responsible to
an organized working-class
organization with a defined policy, _
Instances were quoted where
Labour men had been elected wi
the support of Jabour but when —
in office turned their backs on
labour’s aims because no such
chain of responsibility had been
established.

Government Employees -
Abstained

Government employees were —
assured that the Federation in
B.C. would honor the undertaking —
made by the Canadian Labour
Congress to the effect that no
group nor individual would be
coerced into support of any form
of political action found to be
repugnant to their beliefs and
immediate interests. Delegates
from the Government Employees
Association attending the con- i
vention abstained from voting
after stating their reasons for
this course of action.

Delegates were assured that
funds raised by the Federation
for political purposes would be
administered by the Federation

and would not be turned over to
the CCF.

No Hanging Or Apologies
For Gaglardi And Chant

Delegates attending the re-
cent convention of the B.C.
Federation of Labour made it
plain that they don’t like High-
ways Minister Gaglardi and
Works Minister W. N. Chant,
but they refused to hang them
in effigy.

Unofficial preparations were
made for a mock hanging during
a noon recess. When the dele-
gates returned after lunch they
discovered two hooded life-size
effigies suspended from the

basketball backboard at the rear
of thé convention hall.

An unofficial resolution was
Presented to the effect that as
the ministers had charged the
trade unions with gangsterism and
racketeering that they be hung in
effigy. When the call was issued
for the executioner, cries of pro-
test were heard pointing to the
fact that such a demonstration
would “make a farce” of the con-
vention, Chairman Black put it to
the vote and ascertained that the

delegates did not wish to pro
ceed with the hanging ceremony.

Resolution Condemned

Later is was pointed out
the convention action might »
construed as viewing the Mini
sters’ statements with fay
The Resolutions committee
instructed to present a resoluti
which was adopted unanimot
It placed the convention
record in the strongest po
manner as condemning thes
other utterances of the
Ministers as absolute falseho
At a later date Hor
Gaglardi asked the Fede:
an apology, stating that he
made the statements atts
him. os
When his wire was read_
convention, Secretary O
read the press reports
Gaglardi “There is no ros
B.C. for the gangsterism ir
We want no Hoffas

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