LEADING DETROIT’S HUGE MARCH. Picture shows Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers president (third from left), and Rev. Martin Luther King (second from right), among other march. + % dignitaries, heading off the biggest demonstra- tion in U.S. history for civil rights in Detroit last week. An estimated 250,000 took part in the U.S. labor to back The powerful American Fed: eration of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations wil! give “‘unstinting assistance’ tc President Kennedy in his civil rights program, AFL-CIO Presi- _ dent George Meany declares. Meany’s pledge was read to a White House meeting of svime 300 labor leaders called by the President June 13. The details of Meany’s statement were pub- lished. in the June 15 issue of AFL-CIO News. It coincided with other v°- ports of growing labor actvity in support of the Negro strug- gle for freedom, including the following: ® The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFL-CIO) has initiated a pel- icy statement with employers, producers, networks, — stations, phonograph recording companies, WHYTE Cont’d from pg. 2 were in 1957; the need for trade, which creates jobs, is greater than ever. Yet devel- opment of normal trade rela- tions with China continues to ‘be throttled by_ the cold-war policies ordered by Washing- ton and servilely obeyed in: Ottawa. An essential condition for large-scale trade between Canada and China is that Canada free itself from US. economic domination. Mean- while every step to encourage Sino-Canadian trade and cre- ate a ‘friendly political at- mosphere” should be welcom- ed. At least one important lum- ber executive visited the Can- ton Spring Trade Fair. I would like to see a whole bevy of prominent Canadian businessmen, representing a score of key industries, at the Canton Fall Trade Fair next October. Reasonable ( Gutters and Downpipes \ Duroid, Tar and Gravel — \ Vick eirz —-BR7-67224 agents, managers, impresarios and others banning discrimination against performers or applicants for employment as performers. Details of this statement include _ the provision that “‘steps shall be taken to see that minority group performers are cast in all types of roles so that the ‘American scene may be portrayed realistic. yo ally’. ® The Variety Artists, another AFL-CIO union in the entertain- ment field, has adopted in con- vention a resolution calling for strict civil rights measures in their industry. Their resolution calls on members to advocate the elimination of segregation in any place of entertainment where it exists and urges all member- agents to refuse to book mem- bers to any hotel, club or place of entertainment where a policy of segregation exists. Meany’s pledge, committing the AFL-CIO to support the Negro people’s struggle, was expecied to encourage activity amongs! lo¢al unions which have not yet moved on the issues, and to em- bolden unions that, while -giving verbal assurances of ‘support, have failed to implement their words. “This is no time for half meas- ures,” Meany declared in his message which was read to the White House gathering by AFL- CIO Secretary-Treasurer William F. Schnitzler. ‘‘“We can no longer — expect~ Negro. Americans to be content with a ittle liberty. They are entitled to full ilberty, ful citizenship, full standing in the community, not next but now: year “Tt is an incontrovertible truth,” Meany continued, ‘‘that the great- 2st single contribution that could now be made toward equal em- BASKET PICNIC SUNDAY—July 21st—2 p.m. at 12115-96th Ave. NORTH SURREY _ Entertainment Sponsored by: Surrey Peace Committee All Welcome PRIOR GARAGE & SERVICE 219 Prior St. MU 3-2926 COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE & REPAIRS Auto Body Work LEE, Proprietor Negro rights fight ployment opportunities for Ne- groes is full employment oppor- tunities for all Americans.” He noted that the AFL-CIO had had “‘a considerable degree of success though not nearly enough — in breakiag down racial barriers within the labor move- ment,” but he added that “the progress achieved will be empty of practical value if there are no jobs for those who are entitled to seek them on an equal basis.”’ He told the President, ‘“There is no public issue of greater im- portance to America than equal rights and equal opportunities for all citizens, and there is no issue of greater conecrn to me person- ally.” Meany said that ‘a federal equal employment opportunities law is essential.’’ He said spe- cific civil rights legislation is “certainly”? needed and endorsed the legislative program President Kennedy announced he would send to Congress. “Every one of these measures is essential,’ said Meany. ‘‘Every one of them can be passed by a Congress that is fully aware of what is truly a national crisis. Surely the Congress — and the country — should now have reach- ed that degree of awareness.” CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our deepest appreciation and thanks to all our Comrades and Friends for the many expressions of sympathy, floral tributes, and to all Clubs and individuals who contributed so generously to the Adolph Pothorn Mem- orial Fund for the Pacific Tribune. Hedy Pothorn & Patrick AT WORLD CONGRESS OF WOMEN ‘Defend life against war’-women’s appeal MOSCOW, USSR — The World Congress of Women concluded here last Sunday with the adoption by an overwhelming majority of an appeal to the women of the world, to defend life against the spread of war. The delegations from China and Albania voted against, 1nd tie delegations from the Korean Democratic People’s Republic and the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam abstained. In her explanation of why they voted against the appeal, tne Chinese delegate said that it did not give first place to the fight against imperialism and claimed that much of the appeal. was NDP to block - foreign control — New Democratic Party mersbers in the House of Commons announced re- cently they will “blockade” private member's bills to incorporate companies un- less assurance is given the companies will be owned and controlled by Can- adians. NDPers talked out a bill \last week after the spon- sorer would not give assur- ances of Canadian owner- ship. empty phrases. She also claimed that some peo- ple were ‘trying to enforce in the world women’s movement the line of not opposing imperial- ism themselves and _ forbidding others to oppose .. .” Dolores Ibarruri of Spain, who was elected a vice-president of the Women’s International Demo- cratic Federation, spoke with deep regret of the position taken up by the Chinese delegation. “We want tosee them with us, she said. ‘‘I-hope they will realize heir mistakes and march with us, as was the case before, as it should be.”’ : The appeal of the World Con- zress of Women, addressed to the ‘women, mothers of all coun- tries, of all continents,’’ declares that ‘‘Common aspirations for a lasting peace for all peopies of the world bring us together, de- spite the fact that the evolution >f our countries is at different levels, that we are of diverse social origins, of different political and religious convictions.”’ After outlining the aims and wishes of the women of the world the appeal states: “Women. We who give life should defend it.” A great responsibility devolves on us in the defence of our rights, the happiness of our children, in the defence of peace and the right of the people’s for independence.” Island dairymen seek tie with trade unions Fifty Vancouver Island dairy farmers met in Victoria last Fri- day and decided to apply to the Nanaimo-Alberni District Labor Council for assistance and ad- vice in an effort to organize farm- ers within the labor movement. Spokesman for the farmers was Cecil T. Bulman of Cedar who said he represented a small group of farmers who broke away from the Vancouver Island Dairymen’s Association. He told the labor council farm- ers are seeking their fair share of the consumer’s dollar and that under present marketing regula- tions, farmers were being penal. ized by lower milk prices to en- able distributors to cover wage increases. Labor council president Mac- | Leod said the farmers’ case would be reviewed by the council and that the B.C. 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