1 ag! & t f a! sy er % eS Pop T s Vietnam lea: IN GODS ae STOP “We cry to them in God's name to stop.”’ This was the plea issued Monday by Pope Paul VI ina special encyclical letter ad- dressed to world leaders call- ing for-‘an end to the war in | Vietnam. Pope Paul’s encyclical — the fourth of his reign — is describ- ed by Vatican circles as “a pontifical document of notable importance.” It calls upon the world’s half-billion Roman POPE PAUL VI IN CARPENTERS DISPUTE: Catholics to mark October with special prayers for world peace. Warning that “a more extensive andmore disastrous calamity en- dangers the whole human family . . - particularly in areas of east Asia,” Pope Paul uses stronger language than in any of his pre- vious peace appeals. The encyclical pleads for a peace settlement now “even at the expense of some inconven- ience or loss, for it may have to be made later in the train of bitter slaughter and involve great loss.” U THANT Shorter work proposed by Philpott Last week an important break- through in the Carpenters Union and B,c, Building Contractors Association dispute, in which a long period of strike and lockout conditions have prevailed, was chalked up for the union, A government-appointed , In- dustrial Inquiry Commission (asked for by the Building Con- tractors), in the person of Mr, W.E. Philpott, gave almost full approval of union contract de- mands, including the all-impor- tant issue of the 374-hour week, While the Commissioner’s Fecommendations on union de- mands, and particularly. the shorter work week was “blasted” by the Building Contractors’ Spokesman, R. K. Gervin, as a & Sellout”, many unions throughout the province hailed the Commis- Sioner’s approval of the shorter work week asa significant prece- dent for them, as well as a signal victory for the Carpenters Union, A few of the big hard-core anti- labor contractors are not only Sore because some 210 or more of their Association members have already signed up with the union demands, including the 373- hour week, but declare them- selves “extremely distressed” by the Commissioner’s recom- mendations, Ray Haynes, Secretary of the B.C. Federation of Labor (BCFL) described the Philpott inquiry report as “eminently fair anda major break-through in the drive for a shorter work week for labor generally’’. The BCFL sec- retary stated further that “there is no doubt it will be a major factor spearheading a drive for “shorter hours and more leisure time, which will come up at our BCFL convention on October 31”. VLC Secretary Paddy Neale said that Commissioner Phil- pott’s report “is based on sound reasoning, and there was no other recommendation he could make” on the shorter work week issue, Since the contractors were the people who insisted on the ap- — pointment of an Industrial Inquiry Commission, in the hope of fur- ther stalling settlement negotia- tions towards ending the dispute, and hoping that its recommenda- tions would be weighted in their favor, they are now no longer in a position to continue any effec- tive ‘lockout’? of building Pope Paul’s encyclical lists many contemporary evils that have “deeply disturbed” mankind, but his main focus is on the war in Vietnam. In it he “earnestly beseeches those who have charge of the public welfare to strive with means available to prevent the further spread of the conflagra- tion and even to extinguish it entirely.” The 1,700 word encyclical — the most solemn form of papal document — was sent to all the church’s bishops and is hailed by the Vatican as a “spectacular gesture for peace.” October 4has been named as a special day of prayer for peace, This latest action by Pope Paul is a follow up on his special plea before the United Nations for world peace, The day before Pope Paul issued his encyclical letter, strong criticism of U.S. policy in Vietnam was voiced at the United Nations by U Thant, sec- retary-general, In an outspoken annual report to the UN General Assembly, Sunday, U Thant took exception to the U.S. concept of a “holy war” and blamed Ameri- ca’s dangerous build-up in Viet- nam for the deterioration in inter- national co-operation, The Vietnam war and its dan- gerous implications for world week workers; and especially since the Carpenters have already fully approved of the Commission’s recommendations, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1966 ,VOL. 27, NO. 38 ES 1 Ge peace ran like a thread through- out the report, Recalling the fail- ure of his own efforts to bring about a negotiated peace, UThant said he was increasingly dis- tressed that power politics anc not the tremendous suffering of the Vietnamese people dominate all discussions, “I see nothing but danger inthe idea, so assiduously fostered out- side Vietnam, that the conflict is a kind of holy war between two powerful political ideologies, The survival of the people of Viet- Nam must be seen as the real issue, and it can be resolved not by force but by patience and un- derstanding, in the framework of a willingness to live and let live,” he said, The UN General Assembly Opened in an atmosphere of gloom this week, faced with growing U.S. escalation in Vietnam, and with many outstanding issues, such as Rhodesia and South Africa, nuclear disarmament, resignation of U, Thant, and the seating of China, which are ex- pected to create wide divisions in the world organization, Meanwhile, the U.S, continues to step up the horror war in ~ Vietnam with more napalm raids, intensified bombings in the North and South, and vast defoliage op~ erations, Inside OTTAWA & ON COLLISION COURSE ee: SEE PAGE 6 POSTMEN Carpenters’ Union picket lines, like the one stown above, are holding firm all over the province. The union said this week that 210 contractors have now signed the union agreement.