SOUTH AFRICAN

“JUSTICE.” Photo shows red welts

On th,

Bene buttocks of a 17-year old Negro boy in Jebannes-

an Who Was one of many recently sentenced to six lashes
ing found without a pass book.

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me year ago, on March 21, 1960 Dr. Verwoerd’s police
“d fire on a peaceful crowd of Africans at Sharpeville,
Ng 67 and wounding 186.

Sharpeville became synony-

ous ys : 3 .
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© demand freedom.

OW, a year later, South Africa is kicked out of the

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ponwealth and denounced by. the UN. The -world|
ti “ment for boycott and sanctions is growing. Now is the |
press home the campaign to end apartheid once

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‘nd for all,

Disarm, quit NATO

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of that semi
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teral disarmament for

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Haywood, Division-101
toig Co allwayman’s Union,
bition “Ncil that “had the $16
amentg Spent on useless arm-
instea Since 1946 been spent
Matura) °n developing our own
ive abil ees and produc-
Wn ae we would own our
Steag it tural resources © in-
Fiore they’re being owned

Ks “gn powers.”
that Moved an amendment
Proposer resolution ‘include a
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throug, bing Canada and

cae UN. in support
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_ rest industry

Wa
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between syht OPened this week
Brg, a © IWA and employ-
a have counter-
ne A demand for a
ee with proposed
Sedu: These include a
i Stion for piece work
: Shingle

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eer mills and
~“Si¢ minimum for
and bucking, ‘

Nn on the matter of.

of the underdeveloped coun-
tries. This was incorporated
into the main motion.

Main opposition to the
measure was led by Harold
Thayer, ex-editor of the CCF
News recently resigned as
secretary of the Provincial
CCF. In his attempt to have
the matter referred back to
the executive for further con-
sideration he launched into a
red-baiting attack in which he
accused the Soyiet Union of
murdering Patrice Lumumba
and suggested that Premier
Khrushchev wrote ~ William
Stewart's remarks delivered
earlier in the debate. Two
other speakers, George John-
ston of the Meat Cutters’
Union and Stu Hodgson of the
IWA supported the motion for
referral.

On the final vote on the
motion only a scattered hand-
ful voted against.

Foreign policy for the New
Party also erupted at a sem-
inar held in Vancouver last
week under the auspices of
the B.C. Federation of Labor
to discuss the New Party. Del-
egates at the seminar expressed
considerable resentment of the
CLC foreign policy statement
and. indicated wide support,
for a policy of unilateral dis-
armament and withdrawal
from NORAD and NATO.

Fishermen’s Union Wants to Join

UFAWU convention calls for
all-in unity in New Party

The Seventeenth Annual Convention of the United Fishermen and

Allied

Workers Union, meeting in Vancouver this week, declared itself “in favour of united
political action by all trade unions, farmer groups and any other groups which faveur
decisive action. to better the conditions of the Canadian people as a whole.”

After a spirited discussion,
which showed a deep under-
standing of the need for labor
political action, the conven-
gave approval to a_ resolution
which ‘‘expressed. support of
the formation” of. a new polit-
ical party. to advance the aims
and interests ‘of «Canadian
working people and that we
indicate our desire to -be as-

-|.sociated’ with such New Par-

ty.”

A section of the officers’ re-
port adopted by. the conven-
tion amplified on the resolu-
tion as follows: ‘We believe
the New .Party must make
room for all trade unionists
or it will not succeed. We be-
lieve it must adopt a truly
Canadian policy of peace, full
employment and a square deal
for the workers and farmers
or it will fail to win the en-
thusiastic support necessary
to win a majority in either Ot-
tawa or Victoria.

“Our union should make a
positive approach to be in-
cluded in with all other
unions in the founding con-
vention of the New Party. We
should seek our rightful place
in all the conferences and
area sections of this new pol-
itical movement.

“At the same time we must
guard the democratic rights
of our.membership in accord-

ance with our own constitu- |

tion. We are not second class
citizens and we are not sec-
ond class trade unionists. Our
decision must bear the ap-
proval of the majority of our
members.

“In every way possibie we
should strive for the volun-
tary: - enthusiastic support. of
all members of the UFAWU.
This is not only logical be-
cause it protects the funda-
mental ‘freedom of the indiv-
idual to hold a minority opin-
jon but it. is also the only way
to win the real support of the
majority.”

Among the more important
general resolutions dealt with
were these:

Friendship with the peo-

ple. of Cuba, and solidarity
with the Cuban trade unions.
It called for increased trade
and active opposition by the
Canadian government to any
interference in the internal
affairs of Cuba.

—Urged total world dis-
armament; recognition of
People’s China and called for

Canada to withdraw from
NORAD and NATO and be-
come a neutral power.

—Called for nationaiuzation
of such industries as alumin-
um. iron ore and oil that are
owned. .and controHed by a
foreign power.

Additional resolutions dealt
with compensation for fisher-
men, repeal of Bill 42, in-
creased old age pensions, im-
provements in unemployment
insurance, abolition of
B.C. sales tax and condemned
the Combines Act, which is
being used against the’ fisher-
men.

Thirty - seven resolutions
concerning fishery  regula-
tions were processed by the

the |

convention and much atten-
tion centred around three spe-
cial resolutions submitted
concerning the ‘Sol Sinclair
Report. on Licence Limita-
tions.”

In brief these resolutions
called for the implementation
of the
calling
torium

section of the report
for. a five-year mora-
on the issuance of fur-
ther commercial fishing li-
cences in B.C.; a thorough
study of the cost price, capital
accumulation, price fixing,
export of capital, finaneing
systems and earnings of in-
dividuals directing fishing
companies, including small
vessel Owners employing two
or more men. :

Jobless pian lobby

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mands will be placed before
the Federal government. These
include:

—Jobs through a massive
program of public works and
trade with all countries on a
mutually advantageous basis;

—Increase of unemployment
insurance to 75 percent of cur-
rent earnings applicable to all
unemployed for full duration
of unemployment without a
cut-off of seasonal benefits;

—An increase in federal
grants to provide for a 50 per-
cent increase in welfare pay-

-ments;

—A 40-hour work week
with strong provisions to dis-
courage overtime;

—A national minimum wage
of-.$1.25;

—A greatly stepped-up pro-
gram for retraining unemploy-
€d workers;

—Distribution of surplus
food stocks to unemployed;

—A moratorium on debts
and mortgages for those out
of work.

Meanwhile, the Vancouver
Council of the B.C. Federation
of Unemployed announced this
week that a mass rally of job-
less will be held Thursday,
April 13 in the Pender Audi-
torium. Plans for follow up
action on the recent lobby io

Victoria are expected to be
taken up.

To:

Parliament. Buildings,
Ottawa, Canada.

the US. ..

Canadian East-West grid.

No Power Export

‘Licence For B.C.E. {
(Sign and send to your MP today) ;

(Postage Free to Your M.P.)
thes Set rae AS ER ER age oo
Sir: I, the undersigned, strongly urge you to speak out
against the National Energy Board granting the B.C. Electric

Company. a_licenee for large-scale export of B.C. Pewer on

B.C.’s surplus power; as it is developed, should remain in
Canada, to. develop €anadian industry through an_ all-

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