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Fight Bill 43

E. KNOTT, Victoria, B.C.:
Bill 43 demonstrated that the
monopolies’ hold-the-line poli-
cy, which began last year in
industry, has now been taken
up by the government.

The labor movement has
not been successful in block-
ing passage of Bill 43 and the
reasons for this will bear seri-
ous examination by all activ-
ists in the trade unions. It is
now apparent that a section
of’ the trade union leadership
is taking the CCF position
that “the tougher things get
the better — the the people
will vote a CCF government
into power.”

This tactical line is a great
mistake, and has led to a
negative attitude toward
mobilizing rank and file mass
action against Bill 48; to a
half-hearted attempt at col-
lecting names for the BCFL
petition on unemployment;
and to a lack of push for
funds to aid the striking New-
foundland loggers.

By now it should be clear
to CCF members and sup-
porters that lengthy speeches
on the floor of the legislature
by CCF members are not suf-
ficient to defeat anti - labor
legislation. Nor will speeches
on the “empty belly theory”
in politics be enough to de-
feat the Socreds.

' The labor movement should
now begin in earnest to or-
ganize an alternative political
movement such as the Cana-
_ dian Labor Congress called

- for in its Winnipeg resolution

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— a movement made up of
trade unions, farmers, CCF,
LPP and other democratic,
progressive forces.

Tour of Russia

READER, Vancouver, B.C.:
I see that Larry Henderson,
the CBC newscaster will es-

—cort a group of Canadians on

a tour of Russia-this summer.

The itinerary includes Mos-
cow, Leningrad, Kiev, Odessa,
Yalta, Sochi, Tbilisi and Khar-

kov.
Such tours, in my opinion,
should be welcomed. The

more Canadians see of the
USSR, the less likely they
will be to follow the cold war
line of the United States..

Women’s magazine

J. G., Vancouver, B.C.: The
magazine Women of the
Whele World now publishes
monthly and sells for only $1
a year, a real bargain. Every
woman should read it. Sub-
scriptions should be cant to
17 Collier St., Toronto 5.

The magazine is profusely
illusratedjin color, and covers
activities of women’s groups in
all countries of the world.

Need for such a magazine
has long been felt; now that
this need has been met, women
everywhere should-regard it as
their own, and become sub-
scribers.

‘In the fight for world: peace,
for friendship between natiors
—and in the struggle for com-
plete equality for women—this
magazine is destined ‘to play a
vital role.

-

i and its

MOSCOW—tThe centenary of
the birth of the world-famous
Jewish writer Sholem Aleich-
em is being celebrated all over
the Soviet Union. Last week
a special meeting was held in
the State Literary Museum
here and was presided over
by the leading Soviet writer
Ilya Ehrenburg.

It was attended by the Is-

: raeli Ambassador and Embassy

officials.

The Soviet literary historian,

Dr. Rebecca Rubina gave a
lecture on Sholem Aleichem’s
life and work and disclosed
that new documents had come
to light showing the great
friendship that had existed
between him and Maxim Gor-
ky.

The centenary celebrations
in the Soviet Union were
opened with a big meeting and
concert in the Hall of Columns
which was sponsored by the
Soviet Peace’ Committee, the
Union of Writers and the
Ministry of Culture.

Making the*%opening state-
ment, the secretary of the
Union of Writers, Boris Polevoi,
said: “We are celebrating the

Separate
adult film concerned with the
need for companionship and

Tables: Superior

love. Fine performances by
Deborah Kerr, Wendy Hiller
and David Niven.

The Black Orchid: Fine per-
formances by Anthony Quinn
and Sophia Loren in a some-
what contrived spony of ma-
ture love.

Anna  Lueasta: Superior
drama of Negro life — even
though sensational — it dis-

plays the great talents of Rex
Ingram and Sammy Davis, Jr.

South Pacific: The cele-
brated Rodgers and Hammer-
stein musical, which ‘you
should see when it is shown
at respectable prices.

The Goddess: Paddy Cha-
yevsky’s first story written di-
rectly for film. Stunning in
many ways. Notable perform-
ance by Kim Stanley. Holly-
wood exposed.

Home Before Dark: A seri-
ous film about mental illness
aftermath, with a

spectacular performance by

Jean Simmons. Don’t miss it..

The Hanging Tree: An off-

beat Western in which some |

of the actual life of gold
camp towns-finds accurate re-
flection instead of glamoriza-
tion.

woots of Heaven: A iim
unat has a good deal to say

about humanity's cruelty ww
itself, and its race to selt-
destruction. :

Reproduction from a Soviet
calendar, illustrating the an-
niversary with sketches of the
main characters from the
world of Sholem Aleichem.

anniversary of a writer whose
endeavors enrich world litera-
ture.

“He selected as ‘his pseudon-
ym the words ‘Sholem Aleich-
em’ which means ‘Peace be
unto you.’

“Today when mankind is
fighting for peace these words
resound with special vigor.”

Another Soviet writer, Vse-
volod Ivanov, said that Sholem
Aleichem’s tales) and _ short

stories depicted the life of
poor Jews with great artistic
vigor and are permeated with
profound sympathy for
working people.

the

An 1 evening of Jewish‘ sain at the Central Rajtqraymen’s

Sholem Aleichem centenary
celebrated in Soviet Union

He said that this Jewish
writer, who was born in the -
Ukraine, had always exposed
the social injustices of capital-
ist society and had always ex-
pressed the hopes and aspira-
tions of ordinary ‘men and
women.

Special celebrations are be-
ing held in the Jewish Autono.
mous Region of Birobidjan,
where lectures, exhibitions and

‘ readers’ conferences have been

arranged at many enterprises -
and collective farms.

In Alma Ata, capital of Kaz-
akhstan, a series of concerts

. and recitals of Sholem Aleich-

em’s works have been held to-
gether with concerts given
by the Jewish Song Variety
Ensemble and the Jewish
Comedy Ensemble.

A special stamp has been
issued to commemorate the
centenary, and it shows the
author_in a typical pose.

Already the works of Sholem
Aleichem have been published
in the Soviet Union in a total
print of 5,500,000 copies.

The Soviet Literary Publish-
ing House is preparing a six-
volume edition of his collec-
tive works with a total print
of 225,000, The entire edition
has already been over-sub-
scribed.

In addition, a volume of
selected works in Yiddish has
been put out in honor of the
centenary, with a print of
30,000.

House of Culture in “Moscow shows two artists in a scene
from Sholem Aleichem’s “The Bewitched Tailor.”

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