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Auxiliaries to
UFAWU hold”
parley in city

rece second annual convention
; the ‘Auxiliary Council to the
ee Fishermen and. Allied
ones Union was held Tuesday
Ne week at Pender Auditorium.
€nding the convention were
a delegates from auxiliary lo-
Va, at Prince Rupert, Albion,
a neouver, Fort Langley, Lad-
miileveston and New West-
Inster,
mee Convention was opened by
© UFAWU president, Reg
eee A guest speaker from the
Bh Workers’ auxiliary, Cora
; lips, brought fraternal greet-

Auxiliaries as a whole.
i lection of officers for 1952
“sulted in Wreatha Deane of
dner being re-elected as pres-
aed Christine Pipo, Albion,
‘president; Walli Burnell,
Nene Langley, secretary; Isabel
orth, Vancouver, treasurer;
ay three organizers, Julia Rig-
a of Vancouver, Patsy Tara
be Ladner and Dolly Rockwell
Fort Langley.

eh alla

_ RIGHTS

is (it sections which the LDR
Under ae lbe repealed come
lett t the following heads in the
€r to members of parliament:
CRITICISM MUST NOT
74 BECOME TREASON
Aan (i) of the ‘Code as now
the’. ed changes for the worse
ag pce definition of “treason”
ing ¢ €rpreted in English-speak-
d Cuntries for over five hun-
to ‘Ast It makes it possible
son ce". Canadians with “trea-
alty) es ‘possible death pen-
i Cause of expressed opin-
eu Speeches, articles, etc., made
Which tten in or out of Canada,
With May ‘be critical of or differ
on the ernment foreign policy,
armas, Pretext that these “assist”
forces with whom Cana-
Tees are fighting, whether
» War ‘has actually been de-
Sbeakiy, In no other nglish-
Such a country has there been
No Precedent established.
aS GUARD FOR CANADA
the pep?! the Code further limits
BS oe to freedom of opinion,
: ah press by broadening
Take inition of “sedition” to
Canay.¢ Possible to prosecute
ticles RS for speeches and ar-
da ce or published in Can-
s ith can be interpreted to
the Rare, With” or “influence”,
forces , the Canadian armed
any other. the armed forces of
in Canada ate lawfully present

1G:
HT TO STRIKE MENACED

dian
a fo

Clareq

5
Donne Of the (Code now makes it
Rally to prosecute workers le-
Etimieo. Strike for the new
ficiene, Cf “impairing the ef-
Durpo.. of machinery” for any
0 ithe € alleged to be prejudicial
lays ;, Mterests” of Canada, and

€ way open to the im-

Negorar:
*Ooliations fo open

Tannery ut of workers at Paris
this Rea: td. ended on Tuesday
Nem; and employees, all

Mather act Vancouver Fur and

ms 1 will start wage ne-
F . With the company at
enirg2nd Leather district

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CANADIAN SEAMAN CHAINED

The case of seaman William
M. Olynyk, 27, of New West-
minster, who was awarded a
$2,000 judgment last week in
Seattle against the Isthmanian
Steamship Company on charges
that he was chained “like a wild
animal” on one of the firm’s
ships, has ‘been taken up by
Maurice Rush, Labor-Progressive
party candidate for Vancouver
East in the forthcoming provin-
cial elections.

Olynyk, who claims that Cap-
tain Sydney Williams kept him
chained to the ‘bridge of the
freighter Clyde L. Seavey for 67
days, is dissatisfied with the
$2,000 judgment. He had sued for
$100,000. '

In a letter to Lester B. Pearson,
minister of external affairs, Rush
said:

“The people of Canada have
been outraged by the action of
U.S. ship’s captain Sydney E.
Williams of Seattle, Washington,
who chained a Canadian seaman,
William M. Olynyk of New West-
minster, B.C., to his ship’s rail
for 67 days. The Canadian work-
man was kept exposed to public.
view when the ship made its
port calls during the two months’
journey.

“This U.S. captain has publicly
admitted that the Canadian sea-
man had been. chained, but said
it was because he ‘thought the
seaman might stir up trouble,’
The fact that a Seattle Superior
Court jury was compelled to
award Olynyk $2,000 damage is

the ‘Canadian seaman.

“The outrageous and arrogant
action by this U.S. ship's officer
against a Canadian citizen will
arouse the indignation of all Ca-
nadians who cherish their na-
tional freedom and soverignty.
‘Canadians are not slaves to be
chained by U.S. officials at their
will. Unfortunately, the attitude
of this ship’s officer. is indicative
of the kind of mentality which is
growing among'U.S. officials that
Canadians are a colonial people,

ntative Jack Brierley said:

‘Rush calls on gov't
for protest to U.S.

“IT was chaired to the ship’s rail like a wild animal”

proof of the charge brought by |

to be dealt. with as second class =

r

citizens who have no rights. It
is part of the same attitude Ca-
nadian workmen are encounter-
ing on the Alcan project where
U.S. supervisors have recently
been placed over Canadian work-
ers. This attitude is reminiscent
of the Nazis.

“As a ‘Canadian who saw three
years’ service in our armed forces
in the Second World War to de-
fend the independence of ‘Canada,
I strongly protest the action of
this U.S. ship’s officer. I demand
that the Canadian government
lodge a formal protest with Wash-
ington, in order to impress ‘the
U.S. government and its officials
that Canadians will not tolerate
this kind of treatment by U.S.
officials.” -

Strike against Yankee
textile trust unites
entire Quebec town

By FRANK ARNOLD

Another “Asbestos” may be in the making

town.

LOUISVILLE, QUE.
in this smal] Quebec

On March 10, 1,000 French-Canadian workers, most of them

young girls, walked out of their jobs en masse and closed down

the U.S.-owner Associated Textile mill ‘here.

Wages and conditions

of work in the past three months, they said, were “unbearable.”

They threw mass picket lines
around the mill as the entire
town rallied to their support
against the hated foreign trust.
Tt was the second strike against
Associated Textile in five years.
The last one in 1947 was a bitter
struggle which established - the
Catholic Syndicate union, in the
face of ‘bitter opposition of the
company ang the Duplessis gov-

ernment. :

“The strike is against the bad
faith of the company,” said the
union. The way policies of the
government have thrown the tex-
tile industry into a crisis. Partial
employment, two or three days a
week, has been the order of
‘things here.

‘Gaston Ledoux, president of
the textile union told the strikers:
“Your struggle extends further
than Louiseville. Union principles
are at stake here. It will be ne-
neccary that everyone take a
hand to see that you win.”

Associated Textile is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of the powerful
U.S. corporation. United Mer-
chants and Manufacturers, Dela-
ware. No separate profit figures
are required by Canadian laws
for foreign companies but the
size of United Merchants can be
seen from the fact that it hada
net sale of $260 million for the
year ending June 30, 1951. Net
profits before taxes amounted to
$28 million in 1951 as against $16
million in 1950.

First delegates to
peace parley named

First delegates and observers
to register for the Third British
Columbia Peace Conference,
April 19-0, are from the Ladner
local of the United Fishermen and
Allied Workers Union, B.C. Peace
Council announced this week. The
local is sending two .delegates
and three observers.

Credit Union
af Woodfibre
marks advance

WOODFIBRE, B.C.

The value of working class co-
operation was brought home to
members of the Woodfibre Credit
Union at their annual meeting
in Community. Hall -here last week
when a 3 percent dividend was
declared on share capital and a

|rebate of 20 percent of all in-

terest paid during the year by
borrowers was approved.

The Credit Union, which is just
a few days over one year old,
registered a rapid growth during
its first year. Capital is $10,192.91,
membership is 128, total personal
loans amounted to $19,199.28, of
which $12,450.10 was repaid dur-
ing the year, endowment loans
totalled $5,610.11. Total assets in-
creased from less than $100 to
over $25,000 during the year.

D. Inglis and W. Wickman
were elected to the board of
directors, C. R. Henderson and
M. Bowden to the supervisory
committee and R. Carroll to
the credit committee.

The meeting voted $25 of the
surplus for the year for educa-
tional work, approved the pur-
chase of a safe and an adding
machine. N. McLean of the B.C.
Credit Union League addressed
the meeting. ‘

To emphasize the value of co-
operation, tthe treasurer stated
that he had just received a letter
from the Credit Union National
Association Mutual Insurance
Company that a patronage divi-
dend of 20 percent had been de-
clared on the types of insurance
carried. with that company by

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the local credit union.
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

SOCIALISM

PENDER AUDITORIUM

| PEACE INDEPENDENCE DEMOCRACY

| Sunday, April 6 I S p.m. ~

SPEAKER: TOM McEWEN
MUSICAL PROGRAM — PICTURES

Everybody Welcome — Come Early

Auspices: Provincial Committee, Labor-Progressive Party

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