By WILLIAM TURNER The control and power wielded Y Monopoly capital has become a dominant feature of Canada’s €conomy. It follows that this Power also determines the Political direction of the govern- Ment’s domestic and foreign Policies. In lumber, mining, agri- Culture, automobile manu- facturing, electric power, Chemicals, oil and gas, monopoly his policy has become a Shameful feature of all levels of 80vernment, be .it federal, Provincial or municipal. The body politic far from being the Suardian of free enterprise eibich it formerly proclaimed, Oday has become a pliant accomplice in pursuing the aims of corporate capital. Commanding a leading Position amongst the monopolies 'S Imperial Oil: The largest in its er in Canada it holds Ndisputed control over the oil and gas resources of the nation. _ Although it does share with other natopolies joint ownership in a paceber of operations it alone Bas the hard line of the oil ndustry. When it does the 60vernment listens and acts. Behind a facade of false Cana- eos and bolstered by its -anadian board of directors, MPerial Oil's birthright is _ actually owned by its parent _ Beaver Transfer * Moving * Packing * Storage 373 East Hastings St. | Phone 254-3711 Siaiaabearyt siesta | | Workers | Benevolent Assn. Of Canada I | | | | | | Progressive Fraternal Society | Caters to all your needs in the | Life Insurance field l | | ! l LIFE INSURANCE ENDOWMENTS PENSION PLANS | | | Apply to: B.C. office at | | l WEEKLY BENEFITS 805 East Pender St: or National Office at te 595 Pritchard Ave. 1h: Winnipeg 4, Manitoba ~ \= , a ee os oe ee ee Calls the tune of official policy.: il monopoly ‘slicks’ call for real united clean-up company Standard Oil of New Jersey. Imperial’s trade-name ESSO (S-tandard O-ill is wellknown to many Canadians. What is not so obvious is that 70 percent of the control of Imperial is in the hands of Standard Oil. Through it Standard extends its monopoly empire throughout North America to the farthest reaches of the Arctic Circle. The ‘company council’ plan of Imperial introduced where no union organization exists is derisively labelled by the union a donkey council, an apt title which conveys the workers contempt for the ‘stick and carrot’ policy of monopoly. The anti-labor weapon of Imperial is not only confined to its own operations. In B.C. through Standard Oil and Trans- Mountain Oil Pipe Line company and with other monopoly groups it is waging war against the labor movement through the Employers Council. In attempting to polish its public image Imperial also betrays the underlying features of its anti-democratic influence in the public sector. The extent to which the presence of monopoly is felt in public life is best exemplified in the person of four of Imperial’s officials. They are: company president W.O. Twaits who.is a director of Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, member board of’ governors University of Toronto, member Economic Council of Canada and the National Industrial Conference; J.W. Hamilton a director, is vice- president Interprovincial Pipe Line, Lakehead Pipe Line, director of Trans-Mountain Oil Pipe Line, Portland Pipe Line, member Ontario Cancer Institute, Art Gallery of Ontario, The York Club, and Wellesley Hospital (Toronto). D.W. McGibbon treasurer for Imperial is director of Building (pets ewin Seene Siete > OVALTINE pee CAFE 251 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. QUALITY SERVICE CE Wi 2 TED HARRIS j 757 East Hastings St. Vancouver 4. B.C. Painters’ and Poperhangers’ Supplies Sunworthy Wallpaper Reg. 45c—Now 19c a Roll ¥ HAWAII GLOBE 253-1221 SUNSHINE. For excursions to: * MEXICO *« CUBA 2679 E. Hastings St. Vancouver 6, B.C. FOR SALE! TOURS | 254-2313 Products of Canada, president Dominion -Drama Festival, treasurer Ontario College of Art, treasurer and member of. board of regents Victoria College. A director of the company, R.S. ‘Ritchie is the chairman of the toard of governors University of Guelph. More and more Canadians are beginning to realize the need for social change by experiencing in one form or another the effects of not only the economic but also the social and political control of their daily lives by monopoly. While the fight to take steps towards curbing this evil is part of the overall struggle that faces all Canadians, it is particularly a special responsibility of the labor movement. Labor has to begin to advance those policies which will become a central part _of the rising anti-monopoly crusade that projects the aims and direction of the working people. This requires for labor to begin to release its power-locked strength outwards along the path of political action. It must raise its voice loudly enough to be heard and heeded: outside the labor movement. Its message must be the clarion call of a program of action that will rally wide sections of Canadians to build a national, democratic, anti-monopoly movement. F NOW DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS You! Israel steps up the air war Israel stepped up the air war over the Suez Canal area yesterday in a battle in which it . Claimed to have shot down four Egyptian Mig 21 planes. Cairo claimed that three Israeli planes were shot down in the battle which took place after an Israeli Commando force, supported by helicopers, had raided Egyptian posts in the Gulf of Suez, killing and wounding a number of men. The commando raid was the third such attack reported by SPECIAL PT OFFER 3 MONTHS © FOR $1.00 MAILTO PACIFIC TRIBUNE Mezz. 3 - 193 East Hastings, Vancouver 4, B.C. Address City or Town Special Offer 3 months only $1.00. Cash enclosed C] Bill me Israel in the past ten days and was considered in Tel Aviv to be an indication of the Israeli Government’s intention to increase tension in the area. The attacks followed a statement by Premier Golda Meir three days ago, when she said: ‘‘Those who attack us should not be surprised if they are hit sevenfold in response.”’ Israel faced fresh attacks in the United Nations Security Council today from Arab States, following a Big Four warning against taking any steps that might alter the status of Jerusalem. During yesterday’s session Britain's Lord Caradon. Mr. Charles Yost of the U.S., Mr. Aleksei Zakharov of the France all spoke against any Israeli moves over Jerusalem. Mr. Yost said Israel had nc right to make changes in laws or the administration of Jerusalem other than those temporarily necessitated by her security interests. Lord Caradon warned that tc prejudice the future of Jerusalem would bar the door tc peace ‘‘and make another conflict inevitable.” The debate was held as the council's four permanent members — the U-S.. the Soviet Union, Britain and France — broke off their_top-level talks or the Middlé East to await the outcome of bilateral discussions between Moscow and Washington. Classified Advertising HALLS FOR RENT CLINTON “HALE. — 2605)-