Lifeguards voting on | city offer Viancouver’s 48 lifeguards, members of Viancouver Civic Em- ployees Union, Outside Workers, are voting on a city offer of an 18 percent wage hike this year, after having previously rejected a pro- posal for a 13 percent increase. When the lifeguards joined the Civic Employees Union in 1951, after being abandqned by a TLC leadership, they were getting 70 cents an hour. That year they won a 30-cent hourly boost. This year’s increase of 18 cents, if ac- cepted, will mean a wage gain ct 48 cents per hour in two years. “These wage increases have been made possible because the lifeguards have stuck to their union to a man and because they were determined and ready to back up their bargaining commit- tee to the limit,’’ a statement is- sued by the Vancouver Civic Em- ployees Union, Outside Workers, said this week. ‘ CLASSIFIED A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column, No notices will be accepted later than Monday noon of the week of publication. NOTICE Seas Extra copies of this issue of the Pacific Tribune, containing the full story of the great Peace Arch rally, can be obtained at the PT office, 426 Main St. Order now while they last. VANCOUVER EAST ELEC- TION HEADQUARTERS, 550 KINGSWAY. PAT BURNS STRIKE—Anyone who took part in 1936-7 Pat Burns Strike, Vancouver, any one knowing persons who did please contact Jack Phillips, 1354 East 15th Ave., Vancou- ver. Phone EM, 1416. WHAT’S DOING? Dewhurst a five-power pact. Dewhurst wrote that “there is a growing number of working people who seek the defeat of the war and crisis policies of mono- poly in this election.’ He con- tinued: “ “The people are Secomliig in- creasingly aware that _the pre- sent heavy arms program and cold war policies do not provide a plentitude of jobs and a good living but on the contrary result in the shutting down of plants in many branches of industry, heavy saxes, the~loss of foreign mar- kets and threats of wage cuts. “The majority of those who seek an end to present govern- mental policies are looking to your party, the CCF, or to my party, the LPP, for leadership. This trust on the part of the working people, places upon ~ both our parties, and ourselves as candidates, a grave respon- sibility. “The: LPP holds that the fun- damental issue fa¢ing the people in this election is the question of peace or war. We maintain that everything the people want (roll- back of hospital insurance pre- miums and abolition of co-insur- ance; a government home-build- ing program and construction of new public buildings; repeal of the three percent sales tax and other measures to ease the heavy tax burden; a rollback of prices and higher wages; full employ- ment) requires peace in the world. “The Labor-Progressive party REAL SPAGETTI DINNER serv- ed from 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 at 1354 TEast 15th. Proceeds Election Fund, ~ BUSINESS PERSONALS HASTINGS BAKERIES LTD. — 716 East Hastings St., Phone HA. 3244. Scandinavian Prod- EF ucts a Specialty. CRYSTAL STEAM BATHS — Open every day. New Modern - ‘Beauty Salon—1763 E. Hast- ings. HAstings 6094. : O.K. RADIO SERVICE. Latest factory precision equipment used. MARINE SERVICE, 1420 Pender St. West. TA. 1012. JOHNSONS WORK BOOTS — a and Hiking and Re- 5 Johnsons Boots, 63 W. OE 2 HALLS FOR RENT DANCE—Modern and Old Time Music at Clinton Hall, 2605 E. Pender St. every Saturday night, 9 to 12. Music by Clin- ‘ton’s Orchestra. Hall for rent. “ HA. 2377. RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME — Available for meetings, wed- dings, and banquets at reason- able rates. 600 Campbell Ave. HA, 6900. " demands an end to the war in Korea, controlled disarmament commensurate with Canada’s de- fense needs; peaceful trade with all countries willing to trade with Canada; an agreement for peace between the five great powers which would be open to all coun- tries. Our aim is to extend and strengthen the fight for peace in this election. “Because of its predominantly working class composition the Al- berni constituency is of consider- able importance in the struggle to defeat monopoly and to con- sdlidate the peace. That is why the LPP is running a candidate in this riding. However, the LPP subordinates any partisan considerations it might have to the over-riding need of uniting the people for the consolidation | of the peace. : “T am sure you have your opinion as to who is responsible for the war drive, I also have mine as have others. But there is one point upon which we can all agree. We all want peace. It is this common desire for peace which provides the basis for working out an agreement for one labor candidate in this riding. “T do not ask that you accept the full program of the LPP. All that the LPP asks is that you come out publicly for peace in this election. Not peace in gen- eral, but specifically as through an agreement for peace among the five great powers. If you will do this then my party Would with- draw my name from the election iand work for your election. I am confident that the majority. of working people in the Alberni. constituency would welcome this development.” calls on | CCF candidate to take peace stand PORT ALBERNI, B.C. Alf Dewhurst, Labor-Progressive candidate in Alberni consti- tuency, this week wrote CCF candidate John Sauire that he is pre- pared to withdraw from the running and work for the election of Squire providing the latter will take a public stand EO peace and Hit slump now, urges labor body PORT ALBERNI, B.C. In view of the danger of job shortages, short-time and lower- ed incomes, Alberni District Joint Labor Council is beginning a drive to unite the Vialley’s labor organ- izations to cope with any future depression, council president John A, Heineman announced rre- cently. ' “One does not have to be an alarmist to draw these -conclu- sions and the need for unity among the trade unions when such a time comes will be essential,” said Heineman, “To prepare for such an emer- gency if and when it comes is one of the aims of the Joint Labor Council,” a- U.S. side, from Searzie 110 miles away, from Tacoma, Olympia, Vancouver and Spokane, from Bellingham, Blaine and Sedro- Woolley. Among those from the lattey city were a delegation of clo International Woodwork- ers, : Advance attempts to stir hand, and part of Robeson's re" marks were heard by an esti- mated television audience of half a million in the Pacific Northwest on Sunday evenins: The theme throughout t! clear, mild day was one of pea and hands across the border. ~ was a family affair, with mothe? spreading blankets on the gras® keeping half an eye on scampe! ing youngsters, and joining fath ers in repeated ovations as Robe son sang songs beloved of the people, cupping his hand to his ear in a gesture familiar to who have heard him. é As Robeson sang, hundreds of Americans signed Initiative 183 petitions, to place on the Washington state ballot in NO vember the basic program © peaceful coexistence the gre Negro artist has come to sym bolize, After the tne the “epee ing, after signing hundreds © autographs “for children only I’m sorry,” after shaking nande with other hundreds, the s!@? Negro people’s leader walked slowly out of Peace Arch park and back across the U.S. line: again escorted by scores of Nes” and white trade unionists. At the line, Robeson turned and” waved a final farewell to the BU” dreds who had followed to b him godspeed. | “Pl be back!” he called out PACIFIC TRIBUNE — MAY 23, 1952 — PAGE 6 up ‘yadio broadcasts that asserted Bellingham - ‘‘veterans’ Were ready to ‘‘heckle’’ Robeson, not a single heckler was in evidence. There were, however, hundreds from Bellinghom who had come to hear and cheer Ute: great Negro leader. Representatives of the commer- cial wire services, Life Magazine, and U.S, and Canadian metropoti- tan dailies were present. If they were assigned there in anticipa- tion of a provocation, their em- ployers were to be disappointed. News cameras of Seattle sta- tion KING-TV were also an