ee 3 ° 2 a= INSURANCE BENEFITS WE DONT HANDLE PROFITS OR J; (Banana ~ COMPANY-2- WAGES PENSIONS*UNEMPLOYMENT = te [Yammonel cawapian TRIBUNE. “COOLING OFF THE ECONOMY” —. FLASHBACKS FROM > ‘THE COMMUNIST PRESS 50 years ago... COMMUNISTS SMASH PARLIAMENT’S POMP Berlin — For the first time in its history, the walls of the Ger- man Reichstag Chamber echoed to the glorious strains of the “In- ternationale.” At the close of the stormy first session of the new Reichstag the Communists, for- _™Merly a mere handful, today a compact delegation of more than sixty, surged down the aisles singing the Internationale. The fascists and monarchists attempt- ed to drown the Red battle-hymn by striking up “Deutschland Uber Alles.” But the reaction- aries were utterly throttled when proletarian sympathizers in the gallery joined their parliament- ary comrades in a mighty chorus. Eight of the Communist depu- ties are imprisoned, but the mili- tary butcher, Ludendorff, who took part in the Munich beer-hall putsch, was present. When his name was read out, the Com- Munists greeted it with the clang- ing of cowbells and the shrilling of whistles. The Worker, June 7, 1924. 25 years ago... 1,500 STEELWORKERS STRIKE IN HAMILTON HAMILTON — Fifteen hundred employees at the National Steel Car Corporation have walked out on strike here as a result of the company stalling on contract ne- gotiations which involve demands for a wage increase, The strike, preceded by a week- end mass. meeting which pro- tested company stalling, appear- ed to be spontaneous in charac- ter, rather than planned by the top leadership of the CIO Steel- workers Union. Some observers feel that con- tract stalling was made much easier for the management of the National Steel Car Corporation as a-result of the contract nego- tiated at the Stelco plant by the Steelworkers’ leadership. The Stelco contract, while now rati- fied, was responsible for wide- spread dissatisfaction among rank-and-file steelworkers. Tribune, June 6, 1949. -Profiteer of the week: Let's hear it for Simpson’s and Simpson- Sears for being able to make a little money despite all those really great give-away sales! At their year end, Jan. 2, Simpson's was able to put away $23,574,000, and Simpson-Sears profit reached $30,275,009 for the same period. What's so beautiful about the story is that the Toronto Star which, by tonnage, carries as much Simpson advertising as anyone could manage, came out of it a winner too. Apart from sidelines, the Toronto Star Ltd. tucked away $3,469,000 tax-free for the six months, October to March. SSS acitic Tribun West Coast edition, Canadian Tribune- SH Editor — MAURICE RUSH Published weekly at Ford Bldg., Mezzanine No.3, 193 E. Hastings St., Vancouver 4, B.C. Phone 685-5288. ce Business & Circulation Manager, FRED WILSON: Subscription Rate: Canada, $6.00 one year; $3.50 for six months North and South America and Commonwealth countries, $7.00 All other countries, $8.00 one year North and South America and Commonwealth countries, $7.00 one year PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JUNE 7 1974—PAGE 4 A perennial expert on _ elections, touted by a big daily paper, names four vote-getting elements which, he claims, influence Canadians in this order of importance: traditional party support, national leader, issues, local candidate. ‘Perhaps that is what his survey showed; and it would be convenient for the status quo if the electorate were to take it to heart. But the increasing political maturity of the working class and democratic people of Canada sug- gests the start of a breakdown of such neat compartments. : A sure-fire temper-raiser at election time is the so-called “wasted” vote, countered by the old adage: it’s better to vote for something you want and not get it than to vote for something you don’t want and get it. It is no secret that some voters, who want neither the anti-labor machina- tions of the Tories not the anti-labor bankruptcy of the Liberals, restrict themselves to voting for one-or other of these old parties who traditionally have formed governments — so not to “waste” their votes. ~ A different view of it is that election campaigns are a part — admittedly a heightened, confrontation-filled part — , but a part of the whole struggle of working people for an improved stand- ard of living, a higher stage of society. The Communist Party election cam- paign is such a campaign. Votes for Communist candidates are votes for immediate and long-range policies to defend the interests of the working class and democratic people of Canada. They are policies which were not con- ‘Should end this tax The proposal by the United Auto Workers that. worker contributions to the unemployment insurance fund be abolished has a sound basis and de- serves thorough consideration by other unions and labor bodies in Canada. The proposal, one of several on the Canadian economy in a policy state- ment presented by Canadian delegates to the UAW international convention in Los Angeles, breaks free of the limit- ations of right-wing labor thinking. Workers, of all people, do not create ‘unemployment; they are its victims. Why should they be taxed to offset its ravages? On the other hand govern- ments and corporations do, deliberate- ly, create unemployment to serve their . f jured up for election day, to be vote aie pwrard: but whic foe basis for the struggles of the peor long as is necessary—against im fo for housing and other needs, ; a source and industrial developme”” protect Canada’s independence, vide jobs and a secure future. ted fot Of course, this should be vo o Wi it points to the future. But ee, the argue that they won’t play a pa outcome if they don’t vote for ‘of oul | field or a Trudeau. What kind 0 © come? tg 6 Dee The outcome to achieve 18 or kins | policies that are for the “i chal: people, elect spokesmen who Wig if lenge the old-parties clique ® ide) unity with mass movements — ange! | parliament, demand-necessary For To strike a blow for policies Freel? people, a blow against wae pol against pandering to the mon ature! against give-aways of Canadas wealth and sovereign rights. . A ndit If this struggle is worthwhile, is, then it has to be consister trade union battles against thes A the people’s demonstrations any actions which are essentially : the ruling monopolies and er ernments, must be translated a on election day — that 1s, agar ibe! ruling anppapolies and their 7 Tory spokesmen. yiti- i Fated vote is a vote for Pt cians of the old, monopoly line: ae that counts is a, vote for a Com ied where possible, for candidates P the to challenge monopoly and seMv™ ~ needs of the working people. __= inflation, though not successtU™ — way? ends. A pool of unemployed has an been considered a boon to bossé on ing to cut wages. Unemploy™ also a way of making the wr for increased productivity, te¢ Governments have used it t0 The corporations, who lift P™ ofit eh | of every hour’s work by every Wy | must i made meepininihle for a nee | keep of the unemployment 1n8 over | fund, possibly assisted. by such 8 exce™ ment revenues as taxes on el yg) rofits. See edee : But the demand for this vi all change, must go hand in han . out opposition to any governMe™ jem: It's an attack on tion accepting 5% of workers noe ployed as equal to full employ workers. rights OV! Some excerpts from Wil- Canadian Pacific Investments liam Kashtan’s remarks at the banquet for the 22nd Con- vention of the Communist Party last month: a * * “I was looking over the press and noticed the Con- servatives were nominating candidates. I came across one gentleman the Conservatives are planning to nominate—a poor man by the name of Mr. Richie—who is one of Im- perial Oil’s top dogs which means that Imperial Oil is closely connected with the Tory party. “Yesterday I noticed another press item saying Mr. Roblin, former -Manitoba premier and Currently president of (where CPR puts its profits to be used to buy sections of Canada’s economy) will also run for the Conservatives. So it looks like the CPR and Conservatives are closely allied. “Lubor Zink is also a Tory candidate again. When you add it all up, you can see the sort of people gathering around the Conservatives to- day with their program to shift politics to the Right and gain a majority government to carry through that pro- gram. Robert Stanfield put it on the line a few days ago when he said: ‘My program will include an investigation of the Unemployment Insur- mn’ A ance Act and existing gonude ; ment spending: it will 1s ane Ee wage and price contre’ ikes ne an investigation into nd ied (meaning the postal 4 spread fighters’ strikes which Ek throughout the country ad of, “If you add up this © rect program—all of it is @ and attack on workers’ TBR” jvef to win the middle claS* "ihe to monopoly’s drive ight. Se of course, 40% ter mean the Liberals aré # pudBe choice. They used t 4 e pie to get an election bi jnt? tending they were eat é NOP it, knowing full well pudee would: not support The Liberals now 8 gifts country with a set 0 Ps buy over the electorat™ +"