: : : New labor book LABOR FACT BOOK 16 — pre- Pared by Labor Research As- Sociation. Paperback edition, $1.80. e Bein of the _ biennial Labor Fact Book is always 4 welcome event. It is packed with information on recent de- sts _and current trends 2 ewe interest to labor. It ai erestingly written; the mat- oe hie organized and in- a 4 it is attractively pack- din the New World Paperback Series. a the coverage is main- nee United States conditions, labo is a review of Canadian developments over the ca two years. Much useful ve erial on the struggle for . ae civil rights and economic ma " ity is to be found scattered ughout the book. - * * * s) feature of “No. 16” is the addition of a chapter on Youth a : nd Education and one on Peace ae and Movements. Many of enemas and suggested solu- ie the Youth chapter are “ Y pertinent for Canada. aang B. Conant in his book ae and Suburbs” pointed out a. social dynamite is build- fom P in our large cities in the ah of unemployed out-of-school a How can one blame ea people for becoming anti- ae When they cannot make any of their powers and talents ‘b fcause they cannot get jobs? rite the decade of the 1960’s Lae 4 ae States it is esti- ones, at vale millions will drop efore finishing grade school &nd another five millions without we . * Smpleting high school. Although oS percent of the general Oty —- gets through college, aan 5 percent of children of aes, workers get a college oe and this proportion is easing, remployment in the 16-21 age in ‘ is three times as high as a 4 adult population. Negro foi i. have the greatest dif ae in getting jobs, with a Thea unemployment _ rate aa double that of white boys Sirs. aS rapidly advancing product- mite eatiifz away at employ- a = Where will jobs be found Bit of the young people coming EN ne Bails and colleges—not jes 7 ak of the greater difficult- Or those who drop out before 8raduation? * * * Be aber Fact Book lists de- eva rom various youth groups, ‘aaa the following proposals appli would seem to be equally : cable in Canada: co works program to eae schools and other young es for youth on which tic, People would work at : Yates; ‘ Bott Conservation Corps =, ee your'e people would nion wages and learn use- WORTH _ _ READING ss big mountain of Gems. (Fairy nlp the peoples of the Soviet - - Price 95c. the aa collection the best of olklore of the peoples of the ty at 5 represented. It is made ee fairy tales and includes Thes Y tales of Russia. ae “ tales have come down oat ee the past, making this SS unique collection to be Sured by young and old. iors Oe ful skills doing healthful, door work; e Full federal scholarships for all who c@m benefit from college but cantwet afford to pay for higher educatfen; money: grants to high school students to en able ‘all to finish school; e Minimum wage coverage for all youth in every industry; unemployment benefits for dur- ation of unemployment, in- cluding first job seekers; e Provision of adequate re- creational facilities; granting of assistance and training to young people showing artistic talents; e Expanded apprenticeship and skilled job training program und. er union conditions. e Direct participation of youth in making policy and administer- ing these programs. These are matters in which it is urgent for the trade unions to participate and use their great influence to solve youth problems. Today’s young people coming into the labor market constitute the potential upon which the unions must build to assure their future. * ok * The chapter on Peace Issues and movements reviews some facts which help to bring the world situation into better focus. At the start of 1963, the United States had over a million uni- formed military men jn bases, ‘military establishments and ships outside the boundaries of the USA. Total number of nuclear tests to the end of 1962 were: US. 276, USSR 141, UK 23, and France five. Scientist Ralph E. Lapp, in his book “Kill and Overkill” stated that the United States “already had enough nuclear explosive to sverkill the Soviet Union at least 25 times. What earthly justifi- cation,” he asked, ‘‘can there be for piling up any such deluge of destruction?” Nuclear physicist David Inglis, in the ‘Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” for January, 1963, wrote: ‘‘Cuba gave us the kind t should of a nuclear war scare tha impress on every thinking person the importance of bringing the arms race under control very soon Labor Fact Book briefly re- views the protest actions of major U.S. organizations for peace during the past two years. The list is encouraging as it concerns women, scientists and young people — put there is a glaring absence of any concerted action for peace by the trade unions. Individual trade unionists have undoubtedly played their parts in many of the peace organiza- tions’ activities. But how much longer must we wait for the of- ficial trade union bodies, which could be the effective force to halt the arms race, to take a forth. right stand in defense of their members’ vital need for peace?. —UE RESEARCH BULLETIN out. = Some comm hen culture depends on becoming ‘‘good busi- ness,” Culture begins to suf- fer. Hence, the producers of the Mariposa Folk Festival are sacrificing the folk char- acter of the festival, impos-. ing Coffee House “art” on a festival which has to embody the folk spirit of Canada created by the people for generations. We read now that the may- or of Orillia and other city fathers are complain in g: Stratford, where we have for 10 years (enjoyed) the Shake- speare Festival, does not ex- perience the things which Or- illia (has) lived through . . . The answer is Clear: if the organizers of the Mariposa Festival would loyally adhere to the original idea and char- acter of the festival, if they would not try to attract cer- tain youth with promises ‘of all-night hootenannys, they would draw a selective, inter- ested crowd, and a large one at that... and the Mariposa Festival would not get a “black eye.” ; “Cash register’ art does not coincide with genuine folk culture. After saying this one should emphasize the positive side of this year’s festival. The following should be not- ed: 1. A strong inclination was felt to draw from the rich treasure of Canadian folklore. In some of those who participated in the pro- gram one felt the spark of healthy Canadian patriotism in accord with the spirit of the times we live in, an ac- tive, real patriotism (includ- ing a reminder of the inva- sion of our country by the U.S.) 2.Some singers rendered works with social content in the spirit of today — songs against war, against nuclear weapons, deep sympathy for the struggle of the Negro people in the U.S. for full equality, and an indication of understanding of the prob- lems of French-Canada. 3. Many capable and tal- ented forces appeared on the program who, despite serious weaknesses, demons trated the growing cultural enrich- ment of the Canadian people. Bo * x At the same time it should be emphasized as strongly as possible that the real and es- sential folk character, even as we felt it in the first, experi- mental year of 1961, is being dissipated, and the folk char- acter of the festival finds it- self in the process of degen- eration. It is clear that commercial- ized ‘‘art” is generally a curse. But when one degener- ates the character of a cul- tural undertaking which is supposed to beat with the rhythm of the heroic efforts of the pioneer builders of Canada anq with contempor- ary works of deep folk spirit, one cannot compensate even with the best advertised pro- fessional singers .. . MUSIC The repertoire of quite a few of the participating sing- ers has scarce relation to folk music and less to Canadian content. Of particular distinction is Al Cromwell of Finney’s Cove, N.S. He _ possesses a warm lyrical voice and is an excellent interpreter of songs. Of the group singers fav- orable mention should be made of The Spokesmen — ents on Mariposa A typical scene at the Mariposa Folk Music Festival the most Canadian-spirited singer-group. The Towne Criers also deserve encour- agement. In conclusion I have to re- cord with great pleasure the rise in the artistic develop- ment of The Travellers. Among all the other profes- sional and half-professional song ensembles they, I think, fit most appropriately into the Mariposa Festival. They rendered new songs which are a contribution to the continuation of Canadian folk singing. The satirical song composed by Ed McNa- mara and Paul Klingman — “The National News” — (an unsuitable name) has. in it something of the folk spirit which Canadians of a later generation will be able to sing as something from our past. —J. GERSHMAN (Abridged from “NM ochenblatt’’) jazz concert falls short he towering Douglas firs in Stanley Park looked on sombrely as the First An- nual Vancouver Jazz Concert honked its way through a two-hour afternoon session in the Malkin Bowl on Sunday, August 18. To this spectator, a 27- -year-member of the jazz cult, it seemed that the sombre attitude of the trees commun- icateq itself to the audience, if not a little bit to the musi- cians themselves, who were somewhat terrified at the stark daylight confrontation with a mass sober audience. J. J. Johnson, brilliant U.S. trombonist, backed up by a competent rhythm section, gave the audience a glimpse at the wide range of the in- strument in new _ arrange- ments of a couple of jazz classics. Co-op theat orth America’s first Coop- owned Theatre g soon in Vancou- N eratively Centre is openin ver. The project, Theatre, is the combined work of hundreds ‘of theatre fans throughout the Lower Mainland who are members of The Metro- politan Co-operative Theatre Soc- iety. Their plan, from its beginnings less than two years ago, Was to promote live theatre in this area through the creation of a perman- ent centre where nonprofessional player groups would be able to present each year a “show case” season of high standard little theatre. known as Metro On September 24th, the centre will be officially opened at the. site of the former Marpole The- atre on South West Marine Drive. The building has been completely rebuilt in the past year and now can claim to be one of Canada’s most comfortable and best equip- ped theatres. The grand opening of Metro Theatre will introduce to Lower Mainland audiences a season of drama, ballet and opera, pre- sented by local non-professional companies, and selected of high qualities of acting and produc- tion. - Theatre a re becomes reality The Vancouver Little Theatre Association’s presentation of ‘“The Hollow” by Agatha Christie, has been chosen to begin this ‘“‘show case” season. Two weeks later, members of The White Rock Players will present at Metro production of ‘‘Twelfth Night’. * * * All twelve productions of Metro Theatre, plus a special Christmas Package of pantomime, ballet and operetta, are available on subscription. .-Metro Theatre membership is still available; interested persons should immediately contact The Manager, Metro Theatre, 1370 South West Marine Drive, Van- couver 14, or telephone 263-3737. specially arranged — Missing however, as is the case in all “new jazz,” was a clear line on the melody and an over emphasis on tech- nique at the expense of con- tent. The same can be said of a small local quartet consisting of tenor sax, piano and drums. The drummer, a young musician with much promise, overplayed and de- stroyed the effect of the com- bination, which showed some promise, but shoulq learn something about economy. It went on and on and on — even after having made its point adequately. How a night club singer — Ken Coleman of local vint- age, but now popular on the U.S. circuit—found his way onto a jazz concert stage is beyond us. He himself re- marked that he felt out of — place facing a sober audience in daylight. He was. It did little to help the stature of dixieland or jazz to have the Lance Harrison ‘band sleep through a set on the band stand. Anyone who has a feel for dixieland — and to this viewer it is a fav- orite — must have winced at the lacklustre performance of this tired out combination. We missed the night ses- sion, which, from the prog- ram, seemed to offer more than the afternoon, but we would have to say that in our experience there is better jazz in Vancouver than that expressed at this concert. We hope that it will find more adequate expression at future events. —WM. E. STEWART August 30, 1963—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 9