Se | |

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1958

Continued from page 1

POLITICAL ACTION

like-minded people. It also
noted that the CLC resolution,
while recdgnizing the ‘part
played by the CCF over the
past quarter-century, proposed
a fundamental realignment of
progressive political forces
with the CCF as part of this
realignment.

In both the East and West
Kootenays, it said, such unions
as the United Mine Workers
and Mine-Mill must be in-
cluded in any labor-farmer
alignment to give effect to the
desire reflected in the CLC
resolution for “the broadest
possible participation of all
individuals and groups genu-
inely interested in basic demo-
eratic planning necessary to
social reform.”

The conference endorsed its
proposals by — unanimously
going on record for:

@ Formation of genuine

unity by creation of a new
political alignment of all for-
ward-looking groups for social
reform in the interest of labor,
farmer and small _ business
people in the East and West
Kootenays at an early date.

@ Inclusion in such forma-
tion of both CLC-affiliated and
unaffiliated unions, farmers’
organizations, the CCF and
other people’s groups.

Earlier in the conference,
Leo Nimsick, CCF MLA for
Cranbrook, had made a strong
appeal for labor unity.

“Unemployment is the big-
gest problem facing us today,”
he said, “and all unions must
get together to search out the
causes and seek solutions.”

Ed -Clemer of Kimberley
was chairman of the confer-
ence and R. Morandini of Trail,
secretary.

LPP STAND

Public power
decisive issue

Sharp condemnation was voiced by the Labor-Progressive Party this week foreign-domi-
nated power interests “whose in-atiable greed for private profit and complete disregard of the
welfare of the people of this province causes th em to attempt to place the much-talked-of Rocky

Mountain Trench development ahead of the Columbia River.”

Speaking in connection with
the Rossland-Trail byelection,
Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial
leader, the
nouncement by Ottawa that
“some progress is to be an-
ticipated in the long-overdue
harnessing of the Columbia.”

welcomed an-

“The question,” he said, “is
not which should come first,
but how British Columbia’s
hydro development should
proceed and whether some
foreign-controlled power mon-
oply shall derive the benefits
or the people of this province,
in terms of jobs and cheaper
hydro rates.

“No time should be lost in
getting the gigantic Columbia
project underway,” Morgan
continued.
delayed, while damming on
the U.S. side is rushed ahead,

cuts into our potential ‘down-

“Every week it’s

stream’ return.

DIRECT from PEKING

$3.00 - 1 year
$5.00 - 2 years

ORDER THROUGH

PEOPLE'S CO-OP
BOOKSTORE

307 WEST PENDER STREET
VANCOUVER 3, B.C.

Subscribe now to
CHINA RECONSTRUCTS

AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MONTHLY WITH FOUR PAGES
IN COLOR AND FOUR EXTRA SUPPLEMENTS YEARLY

SPECIAL GIFT OFFER
Set of six paintings in color
by modern Chinese artists
approximately 7” by 10°

ready for framing

1—Peony by Chen Pan-ting

2—Shrimps by Chi Pai-shih

3—Horse by Hsu Pei-hing

4—Water Buffalo by Li Ko-jan

5—Western Hills Outside Peking by
Hsu Pei-hing

6—Birds and Flowers by Yu Fe-an

Offer good until January 31, 1959

‘Development of our vast
and rich area in the northern
interior is also vitally neces-
sary. But Premier Bennett
should be reminded by the
voters of Rossland-Trail on
December 15 that we reject
the blank cheque he has hand-
ed Wenner-Gren.

“He shouldn’t forget that his
earlier attempt to promote a
secret deal to give the Colum-
bia to Kaiser for a mere mil-
lion and a half dollars — in-
stead of the 25 million dol-
lars we’re now able to get —
was rejected and defeated.

“He should be told in the
language that a_ politician
understands that the people
want an end to these fabulous
giveaways, and the cheapest
possible hydro rates through
a fully integrated publicly-
owned power system.”

Hamilton seat
won by labor

HAMILTON—Rank and file
unity against the stand of
right-wing union officialdom
won an aldermanic seat in
Ward 6 for James Murdock in
Hamilton civic voting last
week.

Murdock was one of those
whose candidacy was rejected
by Hamilton Labor Council’s
political action committee des-
pite the fact that they had
been endorsed by the council
as a whole.

In Ward 6 the PAC group
ran another candidate to
knock Murdock out and re-
fused to insert publicity for
him in the local press.

Murdock, a member of the
CCF but considered a “rebel,”
criticized those who sought
to give him a “second class la-
bor candidate status,” declar-
ing that labor must broaden
its views to embrace all shades
of opinion. He had the active
support of his own union,
Local 113, United Rubber
Workers, in the campaign.

Continued

INCO

three years, with nothing in
the first year. :

But while this small offer
signified a partial retreat oP
the part of the company, it
was hedged in by certain con-
ditions which indicated little
desire to bring about a speedy
settlement.

More than. 8,000 strikers at-
tended a series of membership
meetings to discuss the com
pany offer, but only 11 voted
in favor of acceptance. The
much advertised back-to-work
movement never got off thé
ground. }

Solski told the conferencé
that the startegy of Inco was
to drive the members _ inte

such a_ position that they

would be compelled to fight
back. “If we hadn’t gone of
strike, we wouldn’t have ha
a union left. No company b&
fore this has ever cut of
medical and hospital insuranc®
They forced us to spend $72"
000 in one month for perm
iums. This is hard to také
from a company that declared
a profit of $72 million in thé
third quarter of this year.”

At the conclusion of thé
conference, a continuation’
committee was struck off ©
assist.in raising financial sUuP”
port for the strikers.

Trade unions, fraternal 2
sociations, cultural organiza
tions and all supporters ®
organized labor are.urged
help financially. Aim of
local committee is to guaranteé
that 15,000 strikers and thelf
families will have food on theif
table, that they will have light!
and fuel. Given this kind ®
support, Mine-Mill is certai#
the strike can be won in
next few weeks.

In the words of Solski, s
victory in Sudbury and Por
Colborne will be a defeat
the big business policy of noid.
ing the line on wages and
policy of the big attack °°
organized labor.”

Readers ‘wishing to
should contact Mine-Mil
fice, 2414 Main Street,
couver. Phone: Dickens

tne

nel?
] ‘ol’

g13°:

December 12, 1958 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 8

10h

Said sasaicnsiermonnienrmssonit

ar A