the Soviet Union, ‘States of America or any other DEAN west war the east stretching from Prague to Peking, would draw ifs armies from 800 million people. World War Two summoned all our manpower to the field. prospect would face us in World War Three? But who wants war? people of Britain? No. Do the people of Western Europe? No. Do the people of the United States and Canada? No. Do the people of the Soviet Union, busy restoring their country after the destruction of World War Two? Most certain- ly they do not. Millions of signatures to the World Peace Petition are already being collected in the Soviet Union as well as throughout the world. Only recentiy, the trade unionists working in the Soviet Food industry reported to the World Peace Com- mittee that 200,000 signatures had been collected in their unions alone, during the month of April. No, the Soviet Union does not want war, nor do the peoples of Eastern Europe. For them, death and devastation, enslavement and torture are searing, indelible mem- ories. The stench of Auswitz, clouding the memory of a father’s face, the marks of bestial torture on the bodies of children are proof positive that the peoples-of East- ern Europe demand in their mil- lions, “No More War.” Whence comes the threat of war? Not from, the ordinary working people of the world who, as they have always done, will do the fighting and the dying. No, the threat of war comes from those who would exchange 80,000 human lives for the profits from one atom bomb. These are the warmakers. These are the enem- ies of peace. -The power of the warmakers is great, but the power of the people for peace is greater. One billion people, united in the World Peace Congress, from which I come to you as an official representative, have raised voices in Paris, in Rome and now in Stockholm, to proclaim “We, the common people of the} world will have done with war. United, we will impose peace on our governments.” Peace Congress unanimously as- serts that peace is possible. Peace is not a question of ideology. Peace is life and war is death. The fight | for peace is the fight of all men and women of good-will, regardless of ideology, race or religion, it is the fight to live and not to die. The World Peace Congress does | not ask its supporters that they agree with the foreign policy of or the United government. It does not ask that its supporters be Christian or Budd- hist or of any religion. The World | Peace Congress asks for agreement | on the one simple question, do you | want peace? Do you want peace enough to work for it? If so, will you endorse the appeal of the World Peace Committee, issued in Stock- holm last March? The appeal reads: “We demand the absolute ban- ning of the atom weapon, arm of terror and mass extermination of populations. “We demand the establishment of strict international control to ‘ensure the implementation of this barming measure. “We consider that any govern- ment which would be first to use the atom weapon against any country whatsoever would be com- mitting a crime against humanity end should be dealt with as a war criminal. ; “We call on all men of good will throughout the world to sign this appeal.” ‘ The Canadian Peace Congress en- _dorsed the appeal of the World Peace Committee at a great gather- ing held in Toronto two weeks ago. That meeting pledged one half mil- lion Canadian signatures to the av- peal before International Peace Day, |. October 2. Will you who are listen- ing tonight join the great crusade for peace? Remember, peace is your future, your home, your family — all that human beings mean by “hanpi- ness.” And peace is more than _ that. As a priest of the Christian Church I say to you that peace is the will of God. “Blessed are the _ Peace Makers.” : What Do the The World| } PHILIP MURRAY He sperids $250,000 a month raiding Mine-Mill. DP’s attempted disruption of rally failed the contrary, the peace rally here last week with the Dean of Canter- bury and Dr. James Endicott was termed by local peace council of- ficials as “magnificent.” More thar 1,000 people heard the Dean and Dr, Endicott, and hun- dreds who could not get into the crowded Ukrainian Hall heard the addresses by loudspeaker in the streets outside. mostly of DPs of the same calibre as those who a few months ago violently attacked the Ukrainian | Hall, tried to @isrupt the meeting. The packed audience gave the | Dean and Dr. Endicott an attentive /and enthusiastic hearing, contribu- ting more than $800 to the peace council's Ban the Bomb signature campaign. Local peace council officials praised work of the local police in maintaining order throughout the meeting. The DP group was “pre- pared-to start something,” the coun- eil said, but members of the coun- cil, with the full cooperation of the police, prevented any outbreaks. PEACE education, culture, labor, youth and national groups. Keynote task of the conference will be to step up the campaign to ban atomic weapons, to unite peace forces in B.C, and push forward the national Peace Congress aim of securing half a million signa- tures on peace petitions by October 2, International Peace Day. The campaign to extend. and strengthen the peace movement in B.C. will center around the simple but profound appeal of the World Peace Committee, which reads: “We demand the absolute ban. ning of the atom weapon, arm of terror and mass extermination of populations. “We demand the establishment of strict international control to ensure the implementation of this banning measure. “We consider that any govern-’ ment which would be first to use the atom weapon against any country whatsoever would be com- mitting a crime against human- ity and should be dealt with as a@, war criminal. 2" : : “We call on all men of good will throughout the world to sign this appéal.” + P Mine-Mill 6-cent gain in | new contract ok’d by big © vote at Trail, Kimberley TIMMINS | Distorted and inspired reports to Only a small group, made up), Mill and Smelter Workers. | Union membership meetings =r proved these improvement in the new agreement: J —Wase increase of six cents per hour across board. —Aholition of interim adjust- ments and their imelusion in the base rate. This will not af- fect the basis of contract mining. 3 Vacations with pay one week for year's employment, two weeks for two years and over, three weeks for 25 years and over. | —Holidays with pay, an extra | day’s pay for any statutory lar vacation. dustrial first-aid certificates to have firstaid duties revaluat- ed, . G—Pension improvements now union to the pension board of di- rectors, "7 —increase of Cominco’s contri- bution to the medical and hospital plan increased to half of annual cost per employee per month up to a set maximum. in present agreement, Signing of the contract is ex~ pected to adminster the coup de grace to the discredited Steelwork- ers, who have been fighting a losing battle in their raiding attempts against Mine-Mill. A tabulation of reports from Mine, Mill locals throughout the United States and Canada shows that the national CIO and the United Steelworkers are using 294 orgonizers and upwards of $250,- 000 a month in their frenzied raid- ing campaign against Mine-Mill. Drain on Steel union funds has been so great that, according to persistent rumors, Steel president Philip Murray is seriously consider- ing a demand on his membership for a special assessment of $12 a worker. Murray, according to reports, had expected to grab off the main sec- tions of Mine-Mill within a few weeks after the raids began. His failure to win a single important local means that he must continue to pour “good money after bad” in the futile raiding drive. ’ Restore homes, states council TORONTO Toronto Trades and Labor Coun- cil (AFL) last week demanded the federal government declare the Manitoba flood disaster a “national emergency.” As an evidence of its solidarity with flood victims, coun- cil donated $500 for relief, , Council held that besides declar- ing the situation a national emer- gency the federal government, in conjunction with the Manitoba pro- vincial legislature, should immed- full cost of restoring working-class homes and farms.” . y evacuees should have their rail fares paid by government authori- ties. All levels of government, said holiday for which a worker quali: | | fies, if it occurs during his regu- | —Sullivan Mill workers with im- \ being recommended by the | | all sessions. 2 S—Rewording of certain clauses | iately set aside funds “to pay the’ ; Council also demanded that al'/?@ TRAIL, B.C. A heavy vote by members of Trail local 480 and Kimberley local 651 approved by an over- whelming majority terms of the 1950-51 agreement as recommended by the International Union of Mine, Chief gain in the new agreement is a six-cents. across-the-board increase. \PEACE CONGRESS STATEMENT TORONTO A great French- Canadian movement for peace which will add thousands of names to the new Peace Congress petition campaign, was pledged by the more than 150 French-Cemadian delegates at the recent National Peace Congress here. In a powerful statement given resounding applause by the 12,000 people attending the great Maple Leaf Garden Peace Rally, dele- ‘cates declared their determina- tion to win equal voice with Eng- lish Canada in deciding matters of war and conscription. At the Congress itself, French had equal place with English at Following is text of the French Canada statement: French-Canadians have never wanted war. But, in spite of the fact that we have twice express- - ed our unequivocal opposition to | war, we have been drawn into war against our will. We are de- termined that this shall not hap pen again. French Canada must have an equal voice with that of Fnglish French Canadians ask equal voice in peace ‘will place the Province of Que: Ganada in deciding matters con- cerning war and conscription in our country. We express the feel- ing of all Froach-Canadian fam- ilies when. we say that the feder- al government will face the ac- tive and unshakeable opposition of our people to all proposals for conscription or participation in wan-like acts. At the same time, we say that the sacred cause of peace and the protection of our homes calls for unity of the two people of Canada; the same kind of unity between all French and English- speaking people of good will which gave birth to our great Canadian democratic tradition. The memory of the unity of the Patriotes and Reformers, of whom Papineau and MacKenzie were the embodiment, is an in- spiring example for us today. We give our solemn pledge to- day to make the greatest possible effert to mobolize the people of Quebec in a great French-Cana- dian movement for peace, which bec in the forefront of the Can- | adian peace movement. Funes al tribute Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader, Tom McEwen, editor of the Pacific’ Tribune, and a number of leading members of the Labor- Progressive party joined the family and close friends in paying final respects to Tom Morris, father of Leslie Morris, editor of the Cana dian Tribune, at the futural held last Saturday from Mount Pleasant funeral chapel.