an An Editorial i Break down the Yankee barriers to world trade HN a public address in Vancouver some years ago the noted Arctic explorer, Vil- | By accepting Yankee dc'lar rule and spurred on by classical capitalist greed Bs hjalmur ‘Stefansson, declared that mutual trade between countries becomes a | profits, our big industrial ‘tycoons ‘have priced themselves ‘out of Commonwealli” strong bridge for peace. ‘Viewed in the light of present day events, Stefansson | markets and raised their phoney “Iron Curtain” to exclude others. Now they could have added ‘that trade was also the only answer to our.market problems, to | want 'to load the economic results of their shortsighted and criminal policies ont? sustained payrolls and steady jobs. the backs of ‘the wage earners. aS cue S ‘ The problem of markets iis clear enough, ‘but cannot be solved without @ ; mrbtiepe oes eal eiaed ok font 3 cs Saale Mele ee oe a eukets eee united struggle. It is simply that Canada must begin to seek new markets and eo py Be Ce our Arse B ueest Roe pea preneneh ye tor, the trade relations with, all peoples willing 'to enter into mutual trade relations with floss of scans and ‘Commonwealth markets, as well as ‘in other lands, are now | 4, regardless of whether Washington approves of the deal or not. To put it attempting to force small ‘businessmen and wage earners to accept tthe financial more simply: Break down ‘the Yankee barriers and begin to trade with a changing consequences of their policies. — : ; world in terms of peace, to build the trade bridge Stefansson spoke of, thereby Thus the issue of markets and trade is no longer one that can ‘be dismissed saving our economy, establishing our goodwill, safeguarding our jobs, and maitr as “Communist propaganda,” ‘ut is one which vitally concerns our economy. | taining Canadian wage standards. Fishermen to deal with & ANAT Psi XamED, be Seer uD Qin ull TNT B ) pnsssaranncit HEU G,..cosestnnseth arena ini bee ‘ ¢ « ‘ t 4 Seiners remain tied up in Vancouver as fishermen end the second week of their strike against salmon price cuts sought by operators, FBL arrests Washington — state unionist, 17 others — The FBI on Wednesday this week arrested 18 more Com- munists and progressives on the now familiar charges of ‘‘con- spiring to advocate the over- _throw of the government by force and violence.” The arrests took place in Missouri, Michi- gan and Washington, Among those, arrested were John Shields Daschbach, 88, di- rector of the Washington State Civil Rights Congress; Karly Larsen. newly-elected first vice- president of Western Washing- ton IWA . district William J. Pennock, former member of the Washington State Legislature, and a leading of- ficial of the Washington Pension Union; Terry Pettus, northwest editor of the Daily . People’s World; and Henry Huff, Wash- ington state chairman of the Communist party. ° council; - © i | ° if | ° other buyers if pact not signed by Sept. 22 | As the great strike of gillnetters and seiners neared the end of its second week, the policy committee of. the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Uniot bluntly informed the Fisheries Association that if by next Monday, Septembet 22, they are not willing to sign a fall chum price agreement at last year’s prices: the union will feel free to sign contracts with other buyers at 1951 prices. “NO of the men on strike and tied up!” is the motto ° action without the aproval ithe union policy committee, and all proposed agreements will bbe submitted to the member- ship ‘before action is taken. The facts on the ‘great fish- ermen’s ‘strike will be given by union leaders at two public - meetings: at Denman Auditori- um in Viancouver at 8 ip.m., Sun- day, September 21; and at Hagles Hall in New Westmin- ster at 8 p.m., Monday, Septem- ber 22. ‘Representatives of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union met with tthe provincial cabinet in Victoria on [Tuesday this week to seek action to end - the crisis in the B.C. salmon industry. The answer, the un- ion said, was to find new mar- kets. In ‘an ‘appeal ‘to the public issued in leaflet form ‘this week, the union put forward ‘some proposals on ‘the market question. “We want your help in our efforts to force a change in government policy that will bring back our canned salmon export markets in Common- wealth -countries and other parts of the world,” said the union leaflet. “Currency bar- _YViers are manimade and are artificial, “We ‘believe ‘that Canada must trade by ibarter, long term credits or loans with any coun- ‘try in ‘the world willing ‘to trade with us which thas goods we desire or require. “Sure, this policy is simple but it is ‘the ‘only one which will avert a depression in the fish- ing industry and in other’ in- dustries where the squeeze is on—where more is ‘being 'pro- duced than the public can buy. We must have export miarkets ‘for our salmon. “Write your MP, your MLA, your city council telling them you support that policy — that loss of the fishing industry would ‘be a terrible blow ‘to B.C.’s_ economy, that markets must be found.” On the strike front, fisher- men are holding solid and mor- ale is high. The fishing com- panies’ offer of a cut of 50 percent in take home pay has’ united fishermen in, a determin- ation to hold on until victory is won. “Last year fishermen got 11 ‘cents a pound for fall chum sal- mon in southern BIC. areas,” says a union strike leaflet. “This year the companies slash- er the’ price to 5% and only raised this to 7 cents after ‘fish- ermen were forced to strike. “Because salmon fishermen must ‘buy ‘their gas, oil, grub, and pay other boat expenses -including cost of nets, out of what they earn ifor fish, even 7 cents a pound means that fishermen would be doing eight ‘hours work for less ‘than four hours 'takethome pay. “That’s why we’re on strike — we can’t live on Jess than half of last year’s earnings! “Fishermen are asking a top price of 11 cents a pound for fall chums. Tf you ‘buy chums Efe) — (eo) « orI0 fo) — (6) (>) — (0) 8 P.M. In Vancouver SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 DENMAN AUDITORIUM CORNER DENMAN & GEORGIA fs PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT BOTH MEETINGS Pony omio ne So=0 20020 oro- (silver brights or possibly pi trout) you'll find that ithe ™ tail prices is a lot more 11 cents. “Main market for fall chum is the United States, Most 4! shipped fresh or ‘frozen Seattle. . “American. fishermen i have a union and that unie has agreements with Americ canners giving those ‘fisherme? 14 cents a pound for the sam fall salmon Canadian canny, ies want to buy from us at cents. “Some American buyers Walt us to sell them our fish at pt! od a lot higher than those, offer by Canadian fish companies. é these buyers can pay high® prices. so cay Canadian ‘buyers and fishermen will stay out a strike till they do pay a pri : we can live. on.” : oT Answering ‘the question, is all fish considered . unfair : ing this strike?” the union le let says: “No. The United Fisherme? and Allied Workers’ Union a oe not declared any fish ‘hol © f unfair ‘except that which Ks caught by nets during thi strike without the sanction the strike committee fishing, ete.), “But we want your hel ‘this strike. We want you to know ‘that we are on strike on protect our wives and childré from the living standards % depression days.” in Pp to oro re fo) — (2) PUBLIC MEETINGS In New Westminster _ HEAR THE FACTS ON THE FISHERMEN’S STRIKE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 EAGLES HALL 29 BLACKWOOD ST. 8 P.M. b+) — (-) —____. (.) — (-) PACIFIC TRIBUNE — SEPTEMBER 19, 1952 — PAGE 1?