‘a bs apie naaeti { FRIDAY, JULY 20, al LO y) >) y) We 1 i. mn f) hd | Race sacttes A A fi yD TT I ( oma f ni IN El ty 15 : Attensa iS 1951 W, ho’s ae of ponce? CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Don’t let trifles block peace talks -Nam Il Ridgway stating: Your letter dated July 13 has been received. In order to elimi- nate. misunderstanding and argu- ments over some side questions ‘and to enable the work of peace negotiations to proceed smoothly we agree to your proposal of fix- ing the Kaesong area as a neutral zone during the peoriod of the meeting, and that both. parties do _ not carry out hostile acts of any: - kind within this area, and all armed personnel be excluded from the area of the meeting place and from the routes through which your delegation and ours travel to the area of the meeting place. As to the size of the area of the meeting place and other related eoncrete questions, we ‘propose that these be left to the delega- tions of both sides to settle at a single session. With regard to the question of news reporters which gave rise _ to the holding up of the meeting this had nothing to do with the question of the fixing of a neu- tral zone. Your delegation never raised it once on July 8, but the task of the liaison officers was to discuss questions of details. They had no power to discuss ' - questions of this nature— a ques- tion of fixing a neutral zone. ate “The question of news reporters which gave rise to the’ present suspension of the meeting is a trifling one. It is not worth while suspending the meeting for this, much less is it worth breaking up the meeting for this. Your delegation had raised ths ques- tion at the meeting. Our delega- tion at the time considered that the arrival of news reporters of various countries in Kaesong to be inappropirate, as the meeting had not yet achieved any results and even the agenda had not been passed. Thus on this question no agreement was reached. “We insist on the principle that all matters must be agreed upon by both sides before they can be * executed. ‘We hold that this prin- ciple is fair and irrefutable. Since agreement was not reached on the question of news reporters your side should not one-sidedly and forcibly put it into operation. “For ithe isake of ‘preventing the meeting from being suspend- ed for a long time or broken up by this trifle) we now agree to your proposal: news reporters of your side as a part of the personnel of your delegation. “We have already oideria our delegation fo provide. facilities to your side on this question too.” . to include the 20- Stating that the here ‘party. intended ‘to prove amended to the point where it has become an anti-labor act,’ secretary, this week released to the press a letter he has written to provincial Labor Minister John Cates protesting refusal of Arthur Ash, MLA; chairman of the ICA Act Inquiry Board, to Rush charged that the board’s rejection of his submission on the provincial Industrial Conciliation brief. and Arbitration Act “shows not only bias but fear of the proposals which, the LPP has to put plots the board.” Text of Rush’s letter, nee July 17, follows: This afternoon I was notified by the chairman of the ICA Act In- quiry Board, Arthur Ash,- MLA, that the application of the Labor- Progressive party to present a brief before the board had been rejected. I wish to strongly pro- test this action. The decision of the board not to hear the LPP’s representations makes a farce of the entire hear- ing. Why should any organiza- tion interested in labor legisla- tion be denied the opportunity to place its proposals before a leg- islative committee? The public and every trade unionist will de- mand an answer to this question. The attempt of the board to silence the lLabor-Progressive party by refusing it a hearing shows not only bias but fear of the proposals. which the LPP has to put before the board. It is a .known fact that the working people and trade unions are dissatisfied with the present B:C. labor act... The LPP has proposals which are aimed to * remedy this situation. The LPP intends to prove be- fore the Board of Inquiry. that the present ICA Act has been amended to the point where it has become an anti-labor act. We intend to show that under the present act free collective bar- gaining is being throttled and that in its place a system of lic- ensing of trade unions ‘through certification procedures is being imposed which more and more establishes government control of the unions in the interest of the employers. Through these pro- cedures trade unions are being , exposed to court eens and propaganda cited in skidroad killings. Racisct propaganda poured out i a “cold war” press and radio is held renee for the deaths of three Vancouver workers who, within an area of two city blocks over the ‘past five weeks, have died following unprovoked attacks by an unknonw assailant or assailants. _ The latest victim, Stanley Deren, 53-year old Polish-Canadian, died in Vancouver General Hos: pital a few hours after he had been struck to the sidewalk by a man who stepped up to him’ while he stood talking to a friend at the: corner of Hastings and Columbia last Sunday morning and de-- death. No arrests have yet been made in two other killings in the same management described him as “a quiet industrious worker who minded his own business,” show- Lt ush asks why ICA Act i inquiry # fears LPP brief — “that the present ICA Act has been the right of free collective bar- gaining and to strike is being abrogated. The LPP intends to show that | whereas at one time certification was of benefit to the unions as a means of forcing anti-labor em- ployers to bargain collectively, it has now developed into an instru- ment to delay the implementa- tion of collective bargaining, and frustrate the efforts of the trade unions to improve wages and working conditions. ‘ “The LPP intends to*put- for- ward proposals aimed at restor- ing the principles of free collec- tive bargaining in* British Col- umbia. We intend to propose to the Board of Inquiry that certifica- tion procedure be made entirely voluntary, that unions not de- siring certification” should have the right of conciliation proced- ures when desired in the pro- cess of bargaining with em- ployers, that the restrictions on the right to strike be removed, and that all ‘provisions placing unions in the position of being subject to court actions be also removed. These proposals, stated here in general, are aimed to break the shackles by which the trade un- ion movement is BC. is now bound by the present ICA Act. The refusal of the Board of In- quiry to hear our proposals lays it open to charges that the pre- sent members of the board are prepared to consider Taft-Hartley proposals being included in: B.C. labor ‘legislation, which reaction- ary ~employer groups will un- doubtedly propose. The action of the board lays it open to suspi- cion by every honest trade union- ist who sincerely desires to see advance labor legislation in B.C. The Labor-Progressive party cannot accept the argument that because we are a political party we should not have the oppor- tunity to state our views ‘on one of the most crucial questions af- fecting the welfare of the se baa of the province. ’ Refusal to hear’ the LPP’s brief on the grounds that all political parties will be denied 4 Maurice ' we're not going to do it at the — The LONG and Rush, LPP provincial labor hear an‘ LPP . We fell down - a long way Last week we confined ourselves to asking for a repeat performance — of the previous week’s improve showing of 44 subs. But we didn’t get it—not by a_ baker's dozen. El Just think! Only 31 readers, some new, some renewals, sub- scribed to the paper which is the one consistent voice of peace an progress in this province. Between July 2) and Septem- ber 30 the subs of 486 present readers, 229 in the city of Van- couver, 257 in the province, will expire. To reach our objective : of increasong our circulation by — a modest 1000 new readers we have to obtain 1,486 subs (or their equivalent in other sales) within the next 10 weeks. And rate of 80 or 40 a week. This is the challenge we face. Can we do it? Of couse we can —that is, if we all get out an@ — begin doing a job for ourselves. this opportunity is a farce. Tt is a known fact that the major political parties are represent ed on the board where they have unlimited opportunity ee put forwarg their views ang. actually take part in drafting — of proposals for changes ine labor legislation. “To deny the LPP an opportunity to state its case is crass discfimination. I urge that you, as minister labor, intervene in this matter ‘ and order the boatd to hear our representations. the SHORT of itis .- - The HUB _ has sold manded, “Why don’t you speak area. Just over a week ago, Al- ed him to have been a member ' Union-Made Men’‘s Wear English?” ‘ bert John Bachas, logger and of the old Relief Project Work- f : a di Deren, switching from Polish One-time Finnish athlete, was ers ‘Union and a member of the and extended friendly ‘beaten to death in the unit block, West Cordova, and earlier, on Courtenay local, Mnternational to English, replied, “It’s a free Woodworkers of America. country,” and was knocked to. \ cede ied wnipso Bade service for over 50 years the ground, striking his head on the curb as he fell. A 52-year old Vancouver water- front worker, John Joseph Dil- jane, who surrendered to police, been charged with man- a result of his has ‘slaughter as June 7, Lithuanian-born Stanley Butkus succumbed to injuries re- ceived when he was beaten and robbed in the washroom of the Manitoba Hotel. Papers found in Deren’s room at the Savoy Hotel, where the SN wader As the Pacific Tribune went to press, a delegation representing several Canadian Slav cultural organizations was planning to interview Vancouver City Coun- cil to demand greater police pro- tection in the area. “det Ht? Change yoor store, my bem end try THE HUBT