IBUNE 702 <1BED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1958 Continued from page 1 UNEMPLOYMENT pose to B.C. Federation of Labor that when it makes its representation to Victoria, local unions send large num- ber of members to accompany delegates. “Usually the the provincial cabinet prior to the opening of the House,” said Bill (Marine Workers). “What we neéd is unem- meet the MLAs as as the cabinet. The best time to stage this lobby might be after the Throne Spéech, when the House is in session and discussing everything under the sun—and right now BCFL meets Stewart S delegation of 7 1 to iy 4 f f f i f f i f 4 f f f f f f ¥ f x f & IRINA ANS RGR IOS RSA SAAS GAS. § ADMISSION — BY TICKET ONLY — $3.00 EACH For Table Reservations Phone HE. 1-6801 BURNABY SOCIAL CLUB NEW YEAR’S FROLIC Turkey Supper 12:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31st VALLEYVIEW HALL 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Next to Burnaby Municipal Hall the main subject is unemploy- ment.” “Those in power must get our economy back on the rails — if they don’t do it soon they’ll no longer be the engineers,” said Sam Jenkins (Marine Workers). ‘‘We must broaden the unemployed strug- gle; it must become the im- mediate concern of the entire labor movement.” (Latest Ottawa figures show a jobless total of 361,000 — an increase of 65,000 over last year at this time. 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TRAIL BYELECTION CCF failed by stand on unity The CCF fell short of victory in last Monday’s Rossland-Trail byelection because it failed to accept in practice the principle of broad people’s unity as envisaged in the Cana- dian Labor Congress’ political action resolution, Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader, declared in a statement issued here following the bye lection. ‘ Text of Morgan’s statement follows: Three from yesterday’s Trail byelection. First, Social Credit was re- jected by 70 percent of the voters. Second, despite the big fall- off in Socred support, the CCF vote declined, which shows conclusively that the CCF by itself cannot provide the al- ternative even in a _ strong labor centre like Trail and with a highly popular cand- date. Third, while neither the CCF nor the Liberals succeed- ed in attracting any signifi- cant number of the 40 per- cent drop in Socred votes, the fact that the Tories increased their support ninefold, empha- sizes the correctness of the LPP’s warning of the grave danger of a Tory revival in B.C. unless genuine labor unity is achieved. Social Credit’s majority in Rossland-Trail has | declined from 1956 to the point where only three out of every ten voters supported it in the by- election. Considering the natural ad- vantages of the government party in any byelection, this fact cannot be interpreted as anything but a repudiation of main facts emerge Rossland- government policies — of tha corruption, resources. give-' aways and subservience to big business with which the Bennett administration has become identified. Above all else, the election demonstrates the urgent nec- essity of returning to the pro- posal endorsed by the Cana- dian Labor Congress for “a broadly based political move- ment that embraces the CCF, the labor movement, farm organizations, professional peo- ple and other liberally-mind- ed persons.” It was the ab-. sence of such a_ working agreement that denied labor a_ victory. Assuming that~Labor would simply fall in behind the CCF without even a discussion on policy and program, failure to take the initiative in steps that would overcome the dif- ficulties in bringing the en- tire labor movement into. united political action and at- tempting to restrict activity by the left, is what defeated the CCF. The fact that in the very favorable . circumstances of Rossland-Trail, the CCF lost ground again, exposes the fal- lacy of the ‘go-it-alone’ policy of the CCF rightwing and its pandering to the Liberal 2611, 4th Ave., available at:— 307 West Pender; ® Pacific Tribune, 426 Main; ®@ Marine Workers © People’s Cooperative Bookstore Room 6 — and Boiler- makers, 339 West Pender. Gala program of Scottish Songs, Dancing, Recitation and piping by talented artists. A FINE CHRISTMAS GIFT! Tickets for the 200th Burns Anniversary Banquet and Concert Saturday, January 24, 1959, at Lions Gate Hall, Vancouver, now Greetings from many countries confirming Burns’ vision of universal brotherhood will be one of the highlights of this gteat bi-centennial event. GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY—MAKE THEM A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO YOUR FRIENDS Party instead of. taking a consistent stand for all-in unity and a forthright posi- tion on issues. The fact that the CCF did — not project the decisive is- sues early in the campaign led it into the Socred trap of holding the lid on the cam- paign until the final week when the full strength of the © cabinet could be concentrated — on the constituency in a cam- paign characterized by .un- | scrupulous political bribery — and lavish advertising. Belated action on the prin- cipal issues, insufficient effort to differentiate the CCF posi- tion from the Liberals on the Wenner-Gren deal, corrup- tion in the forestry depart-_ ment, public power develop- — ment, failure to speak out in : a challenging way ‘for new — national policies, left the elec- — tion to be fought on second- ary issues. : The fact that in spite of the © outcome, CCF leader Robert Strachan persists in this line — of appealing to the Liberals to support the CCF next time instead of calling for steps to develop the broad _labor- farmer - people’s alternative proposed by the CLC exempli- fies the problem. Until this rightwing ap- proach where emphasis is placed on pleasing the Lib- erals instead of developing genuine all-in labor unity, is reversed, victory will escape the people’s grasp. The entire labor movement, — including members and sup- — porters of the CCF, must join — the fight for a change. And we of the Labor-Progressive — Party will have to play a much stronger, independent © role in the struggle for genu- | ine all-inclusive united action, — taking sharper issue with all those who are obstructing — its development. VICTORIA NEW YEAR'S EVE FROLIC Make your plans now to attend our New Year’s Eve Frolic WILLIAMS BUILDING 749 Broughton, Victoria — December 19, 1958 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 1?