He Dr. Jonas Salk showed his Darrell 8, cophdence in his polio vaccine having his own children (left to right) Jonathan 5, Peter ie inoculated before mass vaccination of two million ‘ ‘Schoolchildren proved the vaccine 80 to 90 percent effective. Ontario labor asks gov’t give polio vaccine free TORONTO _ The buying up of all available SUpplies of the Salk polio vaccine Y the federal government to speed Mee public immunization pro- es Was advocated last week by Labo; eee Federation : of A telegram to Health Minister Paul Martin warned that such action was necessary because “high commercial prices obtain- able will divert a large portion of the output to private sales. and lead to tragic delays in immuniz- ing Canadian children before the beginning of the polio season. Parade and Rally SUNDAY, PARADE LEAVES POWELL ST. GROUNDS ~ (DUNLEVY AND POWELL) ie. Sure oy PIN ROUTE: FROM POWELL GROUNDS EAST TO EXHIBITION PARK DAY MAY 1 kee MONSTER RALLY HEAR: Ot ae GEORGE HARRIS |e Other Prominent Speakers — . Exhibition Park ae ‘OUTDOOR THEATRE a ©2330 PM. : CONCERT PROGRAM. UNITED MAY DAY COMMITTEE yas _ 339 Ww. PENDER ST. . CCF CONVENTION DIVIDED executive. Opposition to right-wing poli- cies reached a high point in spite of smear tactics by the right wing which tried to brand any and all opposition to their line as “Trot- skyism.” On the vote for the pro- vincial executive and on most major issues before the conven- tion, delegates split into two blocs, with the present ssadership arene a.3-2 edge. Biggest battle of the ponvention centred around the provincial ex- ecutive’s report on organization. The majority report by the execu- tive and the two: minority reports by past president Joe Corsbie and executive member David Stupich of Nanaimo set the stage for five hours of debate behind closed doors on Saturday and Sunday. Right-wing executive members attempted to put all the blame for the disastrous drop in CCF membership since 1949 on “Trot- skyites.” They charged that the Socialist Fellowship, an organization of CCF members formed in 1950 and dis- banded in 1951 after a ban placed on it by the CCF national council, was “Trotskyite” in inspiration and that the group associated with “Box 16,’" which is to be investi- gated by the new executive, was continuing this “Trotskyite’ oppo- sition. They blamed the Fellow- ship for the fact that the CCF failed by a very slim margin to form the government after the 1952 provincial elections. - The CCF defeat in Vancouver- Burrard in the 1952 provincial election which tipped the balance to Social Credit, was blamed on the weakening effects of the strug- gle over the Socialist Fellowship inside the CCE organisation in that constituency. Other ridings were also said to have been lost for the same reason and the par- ty’s lack of campaign funds was blamed on the internal struggle. The majority report went on to outline the financial and member- ship crisis that gripped the CCF in the summer of 1954. It defended the “Program For Action” adopted |at the September meeting of the! provincial council and designed to secure return of a CCF govern- ment at the next provincial elec- tion in 1957. The organizational report wound up with three recommendations, two asking endorsement of the executive's action against Rod Young, expelled former CCF MP, and its ban on his speaking under CCF auspices. The third asked the convention to back the “Pro- gram for Action.” Delegates challenge right-wing policies By KEITH RALSTON CCF right-wingers retained their grip almost unshaken on the matey machine at last weekend’s CCF provincial convention, but only after facing one of the sharpest chal- lenges to their control ever made at a party gathering. The victory was a hollow one, made possible only by packing the convention and rigging its proceedings to favor the - Both minority reports repudi- ated the attempt to blame the party’s troubles on the Socialist Fellowship and pointed to the real reasons for the CCF diffi- culties — right-wing support of anti-socialist war policies. Corsbie, who was provilicial president in 1952 and .1953, blam- ed the drop in CCF support on the people turning away from its poli- cies. He also charged CCF top lead- ers with making decisions without consulting the rank-and-file. As an example he: cited Coldwell’s announcement ‘of CCF support for Canadian intervention in Korea, right on the eve of a CCF national convention. The split in the Poyement he laid to an attempt by the right-|. wing to weed out anyone who dis- agrees with its policy, specifically what Corsbie called “Marxists.” “The attitude of our executive during the pasf year, culminating in the submission of this execu- tive report, has split our move- ment wide open,” ae charg- ed. Stupich was even more forth- right in his condemnation of ‘the majority on the provincial execu- tive. He blasted them for what he termed an attempt to foist “executive centralism” on _ the membership. " Stupich argued that the cause of the decline of membership was the party’s support of war Policies. “The CCF suffered severely from its support of NATO.” (NATC was backed by the national party in 1949~and rejected by the -provincial con- vention of that year—but the decision was ignored by the leadership of the party.) The Program for Action present- ed by the executive to the conven- tion Stupich condemned as the “crassest example . . . of political opportunism.” . : * x * Around these two opposing view points the battle was joined. But the executive chose its ground carefully — resolutions from the clubs were pushed aside in favor of executive policy statements. The convention dealt with only a hand- ful of the more than 200 resolu- tions submitted by the clubs. ~ Instead discussion centered on the . organization report, which tried to smear critics as tarred with the ‘Trotskyite leanings of Rod Young, and an executive-pre- pared statement on _ provincial policy. é Among resolutions not consid- ered during convention sessions were a hatful condemning Ger- man rearmament and censuring those CCF MPs who broke ranks to vote for it when the issue came before the House of Com- mons, Other rank-and-file resolutions called for the seating of China in the United Nations and condemned war preparations. After prolonged debate behind closed doors, the executive won support on its handling of the case of Rod Young and its two- month suspension of 22 North Vancouver party members who sponsored a meeting at which the former CCFer spoke. The controversial “Program for Action” was also endorsed by the majority of delegates.’ A main test of strength came in the elections to the new provin- cial executive. Pre -eonvention nominations showed a good deal of lobbying on both sides with “left” and “right” slates of offi- cers. Left votes put Dorothy Steeves in as first vice president over Jessie Mendels and gave E. E. Winch, veteran MLA for Burnaby, the edge over trade union leader George Home for second vice- president. Stupich lost out 97-54 to Frank Mackenzie, Vancouver lawyer, who “represented” Peace River at the convention, in the contest for the presidency and was beaten for the last. spot on the six-member executive board by: Ken Pattern, Haney merchant. OS executive posts went to Randolph Harding and Reb- Strachan, Jessie Mendels, ald, the last three having been members of the outgoing execu- tive. All those elected had the support of the right wing. The convention ended with the executive planning to investigate the source of the “Box 16” letters that have been circulated to CCF members, attacking right wing policies. HUB HUMOR Suite 6 - 426 Main Street, Vancouver 4, B.C. Clip ond Mail- Tribune Publishing Company Limited, Please enter my “ehbschiphok to the PACIFIC ° TRIBUNE. aie Rie Pai o st Tame we ease $3.00-1 year........ Address $1.60 - 3 “| want to hunt a good thing, redheaded six-footer!” Right now’s the time. to buy. clothes at special savings. You'll save real money on your suit or topcoat and you can buy if NOW with FREE CREDIT. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — APRIL 22, 1955 — PAGE 7 Frank Snowsell and Alex Macdon-