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“Well, do you know -another way to keep ‘em
from going communist?”

Drawing by Fred Wright

CAMPBELL’S BAD RECORD

By W. E. STEWART

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life. He has been mum on the
question of CPR domination of
downtown Vancouver. He has
been outspoken in his opposition
to the labor movement, and in
particular the Outside Civic
Workers Union,

It is no coincidence that Camp-
bell picks this year to launch
his new civic organization, Re-
action in Vancouver was stung
by the election of Williams and
the near election of Rankin last
year, They are equally apprehen-
sive of the growing indications
that organized-labor is prepared
to become part of a broad demo-
cratic civic alliance that could
provide a genuine alternative to
the NPA,

The election last year in Van-
couver proved that the basis for
such an alliance was maturing;
that the electorate was more than
ready for a change and that the
only reason the NPA was con=
tinuing in office was ‘the lack of
unity between the democratic
anti-monopoly forces.

In spite of hesitation amongst
leaders, this unity began tocrys=
talize below last year and the
voters made the first serious
breach in the NPA armor since
its inception.

Campbell’s move is an at-
tempt to head off this develop-
ment, coupled, of course, with
the political opportunism of the
man, who would like very much
to occupy the mayor’s chair.

The answer of the democratic
forces in the city must be to
find the basis for uniting around
a genuine civic program for Van-

couver voters, The civic program |

of the Vancouver Labor Council
could well be the basis for such
an alliance.

Given this unity, the Campbell
‘party’? could be of advantage to
labor and the democratic forces
as it could split up the vote of
the enemies of progress in Van-
couver.

LABOR ROUNDUP:

VLC backs Five Year Plan,
ready civic election plans

‘«Strong union and mass sup-
port for the Five Year Plan and
its $110 million expenditures
during the next five years will
be doing a big job for Vancou-
ver,’’ guest speaker Alderman
Bob Williams told delegates at
the Vancouver and District La-
bor Council Tuesday ofthis week.

Alderman Williams stressed
the point that the bulk of. the
projects implicit in the project-
ed Five Year Plan—parks, re-
creation centers, hospitals, slum
clearance, etc.—will be in the
east side of the city, Williams
urged VLC delegates and their
unions to do everything possible
to get out the vote in support of
this important plebescite,

“The whole city will benefit
from this plan, and this applies
with new emphasis in the east
end, Our city will stagnate if it
is not supported this time,’’ de-
clared Williams, Main opposition
to the Five Year Plan comes
from ex-Alderman Orr, who op-
poses new hospitals, parks, slum
clearance, etc. ‘‘To me,” said

ELECTION:

Cont'd from pg. 1

Douglas also charged that
Pearson was afraid to face Par=
liament in the next session where
he would have had to answer the
demand to *‘clean house” follow=
ing the scandals which revealed
corrupt influence in high places
in the government.

Now. that the election is called
three basic issues will dominate
the debate; (1) the need for anew
direction in foreign policy; (2)
the need for new economic poli-
cies; (3) the need for a new

Canadian constitution.

Speaking in Toronto last week,
William Kashtan, national leader
of the Communist Party, said that
the best result from a Fall vote
would be the election of a large
block of progressive candidates
to Parliament,

‘Election of a substantial
group of progressives, who could
constitute a balance of power or
be numerically strong enough to
be effective in pressing the go-
vernment for the kind of legisla
tion the people need means elect=
ing New Democrats to Parlia-
ment,’’ he said,

Kashtan said that while work-
ing for this outcome, the Com-
munist Party will run approxi-
mately 15 of its own candidates
across the country, ‘‘The Com-
munist Party cannot give up its
right to make its views heard
in the election.”’

‘The Communist campaign,’”
said Kashtan, ‘‘will strive to get
the NDP or other progressive
elements to speak up and to
press for a program that will
truly advance the interests of
the people on key questions,”

In B.C,, the Communist Party
has already nominated Charles
Caron in Coast-Capilano and
Sandy Mowers in Okanagan-
Kootenay. A further nomination
meeting is set for later in Sept-
ember in Vancouver South, which
will be addressed by Nelson
Clarke, organization secretary
of the Communist Party.

the Speaker, ‘‘that is the voic
of reaction.’’ ¢

A letter from Mayor Rathie to
the VLC executive, inviting the
VLC and its affiliated unions to
give ‘‘active support to make the
Five Year Plan campaign suc-
cessful’? and to appoint a labor
representative to work with the
mayor’s committee on this vital
undertaking was also unanimous-

.ly endorsed by the delegate body,
5 BS SSR

In the four nominations to fill
VLC representation to the forth-
coming convention of the B,C,
Federation of Labor, Frank Ken=
nedy, Longshoremen’s delegate,
topped the poll with 90 votes,
with runner-up C, R, Strachan
getting 17,

* * *

In preparation for coming
municipal elections, Chairman
Kennedy of the VLC Municipal
Committee announced the con=
vening of four important trade
union conferences, These are
scheduled as follows: Vancou-
ver, September 27; New West-
minster, September 27; Burna=
by, September 28, and North

NELSON CLARKE, national organiza-
tional secretary of the Communist
Party, will be in B.C. between Septem-
ber 20-28 to help in the federal elec-
tion campaign. Announcement of his

itinerary is expected next week.

Vancouver, September 29, All
unions were urged to have full
representation at these confer=

ences to discuss civic issues,
* * *

Strike action threatens in two
major industries—oil and sugar,
In a government-super vised
strike vote, the Oil Workers
voted over 88 percent in sup-
port of strike action in support
of union wage demands, In the
B.C. Sugar government-super-
vised strike vote, the result
showed 235 sugar workers vot~
ing ‘‘yes’” against 23 voting
*‘no.’’ On receipt of this vote it
was reported B.C, Sugar had
‘agreed to set up a meeting”.
with union representatives to:
seek a settlement formula,

* * *

The B,C, Federation of Labor
is. sponsoring a one-day confer=
ence on ‘‘Opportunities for B.C,
Indians’? on September 25 at the
Bayshore Inn in Vancouver,

The focus will be on educa-
tional and employment problems
faced by B,C. Indians, A panel
representing groups interested
and involved in Indian activities
will participate in the conference,

Spokesmen from government,
Indian organizations, the Indian
Affairs Commission and labor
organizations will also be pre-
sent,

A press release from Division
101, Amalgamated Transit Union
of Prince Rupert, on strike since
August 1 because of the refusal
of the Canadian Coachways Com-=-
pany, new owners of the Prince
Rupert Bus Lines, to recognize
the union as the certified bar-
gaining agency under B,C, labor
laws, points out that:

*fAs of this date Canadian
Coachways of Alberta and its
parent company, International
Utilities, have shown no regard
for the B,C, employees they have
taken over, nor have they shown
that they feel obligated to re=
spect B.C, labor laws,

MORE U.S. TROOPS LAND. The build-up of U.S. forces continued in South Viet-
nam as the terror air raids continued this week. Last Thursday the U.S. an-
nounced a record number of air strikes for one day in South Vietnam — 532.
Air raids have also been stepped up in North Vietnam where U.S. bombers flew
over the suburbs of Hanoi two days in a row. This week Barry Goldwater called

on the U.S. to bomb the ind

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around Hanoi.

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