ia “Well, do you know -another way to keep ‘em from going communist?” Drawing by Fred Wright CAMPBELL’S BAD RECORD By W. E. STEWART sot hota of the Non-Partisan : ation on Vancouver is slip- ri 2 Alderman Tom Camp- Organi, Set himself the task of in zing a safe alternative to : of Lon off ss. f lection, the growing dissatis This is the real motive behind oouncement that he is going Np Saize an alternative to the the » He Speaks of establishing Mitics Party system in civic + Let there be no mistake ed two parties he is th Ng to—the Liberals and § , iservatives, These arethe Deen are parties which -have its € core of the NPA since hin 1937, . a Alderman Campbell is athe ott is a new way to mask | oy Tol by the old line parties | Rent Taha municipal govern- 4 Creaiy f anyone is tempted to Nore Alderman Campbell with : pee Motives, such as dis- oo, the Policies of theNPA, at his record in Vancouver‘ Cites Y Coune il sh *eeutatio ould banish such A wi rman Campbell has sided “dey a € NPA in its opposition to Vanen tie electoral reform in a He was the main pro- N Council of the Webb ay development, He stands le eee against a broadslum Toray © Program. He has sup- rap rahe major real estate Of off; dertaken during his term Ce, He has opposed most Nd TOV, itures by Council for im- oo the city’s cultural Morgan ill N leaae® 1 Morgan, provincial of p , © the Communist Party uve at present in Van- Test €neral Hospital for a He ce is undergoing tests, aq Racte ill last weekend Test Stors recommended the & k=4 Real civic alternative Needed for Vancouver 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 a ial Pp around Hanoi. - September 10, 1965—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3