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Prosperity
false’ mayor
fells parley

As the Pacific Tribune went to
Press word was received from
Toronto that the national office
©f the Congress of Canadian
Women has sent ‘to federal cab-
met members and all MP’s a
brief on the problem of the
high. cost of living with pro-
POsals for action.

NANAIMO, B.C.

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_ We are living in a period of
false prosperity caused ‘by the ~

defense program,” said Mayor
Earle Westwood, in welcoming
delegates to an Up-Island Price
_ Protest Conference and wish-
tng the parley success in its

deliberations. The conference,

Called by Nanaimo and District
Joint Labor Council and the
Congress of Canadian Women,
Was held in Foresters Hall here
March 22,

Resolutions were passed on
milk, meat, cost of ‘living index,
Stationary pensions, educational
costs and other subjects tied to
the standard of living. They will
be forwarded to federal and
Provincial governments.

Emil Bjarnason of the Van-
fouver Trade Union Research
Bureau told the conference that
‘the consumer has less buying
Power now, even though the
country is producing more than
ever before.” He presented fig-
ures showing the falsity of the
Claim ‘that raised prices are due
to higher wages, and quoted
Soaring monopoly profit figures
to back up ‘his contention that

Half of all federal expendit-
ures for 1952-53—$2,106,433,331
—will go for armaments. Only
$784 million is set aside for the
people’s health and welfare. For
the full story of NATO and
arms spending see pages 3 and 4.

NATO
cosis you

$ 42]

NATO takes $421 a year out
of your pocket—whether you
like it or not. This money is
spent for war purposes.

The Pacific Tribune fights for
peace and against war. In order
to keep our presses rolling despite
rising production costs, we are
ashing our readers for $17,500 in
the current’ financial drive. What
are you willing tol give in the
cause of peace?

With the drive now entering
its fifth week, the total received
in our office up to Monday this
week is

“it is the highest monopolized

ny increase in ‘price to con-
Sumers, favored an increase in
Brice to dairy farmers and de-
™anded a provincial subsidy to
the farmer.

The conference urged Ottawa
® place subsidies on essential
foods to bring down prices to
he consumer, and declared that
the money for payment of such
Subsidies could be provided by
‘troduction of a 100 percent
extess profits tax.
eoomer resolution proposed

at the cost of living index be
evieed to cover “such goods as

® essential to a good standard

living.”
ether resolutions called ‘for
; creases in old age pensions,
amily allowances and fixed
fensonsi lowering of university
a free milk to elementary
Be igh_ school students? and

PP oadion of all sales taxes.
cong 2S decided to set up a
ale nuations committee to be
ona ted from the membership of
ane zations represented at the
Hoes in order to carry, on ‘the
a for lower prices. Mrs. Jean
ay Ugh was elected pro-tem sec-

ary,

nee Conference was chaired
Fishe Schule, secretary of the
Tu eoes Union: Draft reso-
Bone were prepared by Mrs.
Wall On Martin and D. B. Green-

‘ Industries in Canada which are
©onsuming the profits.” 3 907
_ A resolution on milk opposed J

For a dozen sound reasons
why you should make a finan-
cial donation to enable the Pa-
cific Tribune to continue publi-
cation, turn to Tom McEwen's
column, “As We See It,” on
page 5.

For a complete report on
drive monies turned in to date,
please turn to page 11.

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TORONTO

“A grave injustice to the peo-
ple of Canada which must be
removed at the present session
of parliament,” is how. Roscoe
S. Rodd, QC, national co-chair-
man of the League for Demo-
cratic Rights, describes the Gar-
son ‘Amendments to the Crimi-
nal Code, in a letter to MP’s and
senators.

The League will be in Ottawa
April 7 to seek intérviews with
members of parliament and
urge repeal of the amendments
and adoption of a Bill of Rights.
..The League has written to
MP’s J. G. Diefenbaker, David
A. ‘Croll, and Mrs. Ellen Fair-
clough backing their action in
introducing bills dealing with
democratic rights at the cur-
rent session.

Continued on page 7
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