LABOR ALARMED 702 TBE FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1958 Some of the top Ukrainian dance groups in the country will be seen at the Ukrainian Festival to be staged at Exhibition Forum here on July 12. Hundreds in final rehearsals for Ukrainian Festival July 12 More than 500 performers are now in the final stage of their preparations for the Ukrainian Festival to be held Saturday, July 12, in Exhibition Forum here. Singers, dancers and musi- cians in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver are holding intensive rehearsals of rich and varied numbers on Ukrainian and Canadian themes. A cultural tribute to the pioneers and builders of British Columbia, and to citizens of Ukrainian descent in particular, the festival will be the greatest event of its kind ever staged in N this province. In addition to 200 singers and dancers from expressing the folk heritage as far east as Toronto will of Ukrainian Canadians, the augment the concert forces of program offers five original Vancouver, New Westminster ee - res and Steveston. The well-known and is divided into two parts. . Bandurist Male Chorus of Part one of the program Winnipeg will appear in a presents a rich sampling of number of special selections traditional and contemporary from its rich repertory. Guest Ukrainian songs and dances. ~artists from Toronto, Marie Part two tells the story of Prociw and John Bokla, will Ukrainian immigration and also be featured. settlement in the province, More than a thousand visi- and settlement in the province, tors to the event are expected and salutes the pioneers and from outside Vancouver. their descendants for their Ticket sales are now well contribution to British Colum- advanced and festival spokes- bia’s century. Original compositicns such as the “Ukrainian Suite,” “Ce- dars,” Pauline Johnson’s “A Toast to Vancouver,” the “Ex- tra Gang Song,” tableaux, pageantry, and narration in the English language, will ex- press the tribute. Festival officials report that men are urging people to ob- tain their reservations for the Forum without delay to avoid disappointment. Tickets are available at Festival head- quarters, 805 East Pender Street; the People’s Book- store, 307 West Pender Street; and Ukrainska Knyha at 652 Kingsway. 339 WEST PENDER ST. B. MacKinnon President Is ferry seizur constitutional The Bennett government’s decision to take o ate Blackball Ferries just before a strike deadline se night Monday of this week sets a new precedent in gover® labor relations in B.C. The action was taken under the elastic provisions g fi Civil Defense Act. Unions involved in the Blackball wage dispute are the Cana- dian Merchant Service Guild and the Marine Engineers. The CPR coastal steamships fleet has been tied up by strike action of the Seafarers International Union since May 16, following the company’s refusal to grant a 19 percent wage increase recommended by a majority conciliation board report. Eric Taylor of Toronto, ap- pointed as federal mediator, has accomplished no more than a report recommenda- tion for compulsory arbitra- tion if the deadlock is not broken by July 1. In a legai opinion given to Vancouver. Civic Employees (Outside Workers) this week, John Stanton, city barrister, said ‘Nowhere in the act is there any suggestion it can be used in labor disputes.” William Black, president of the B.C. Federation of Labor, described the government seizure as a “dangerous pre- cedent.” In announcing his proclamation, Premier Ben- nett stated that “both labor and management has cooper- ated” and that “no big stick was used.” But spokesmen for Greetings from... Vancouver Civic Employees Union ( OUTSIDE WORKERS ) D. Guise Business Agent a June 27, 1958 — wages and conditions — VANCOUVER 3, B.C: as ver and oft t for ™ the Marine Engineel® ni Merchant Service GUM" jig other views. “It- is HUE —@ we agreed to cooperate “ge but we had no choice ‘ntl matter, since it was clear that whether i operated or not the Pre was putting his Civil me proclamation into opera officials pointed out. 10 Nigel Morgan, LP acl vincial leader, told the P Tribune: at “The interpretatioP 9p Premier Bennett hast re Section 18 of the CH" ind fense Act is an exce pst questionable one. It “i tutes a grave threat Myon civil rights. If it 18 ® gi to stick in this case ? op be used against any ¥ this province. tht “If the government this U.S. company ° meet its obligation Wee vide service to impor taht land centres, then let ’ got over the system (as Ws 2 recently with the com operations by Was 5 f a state), operate them | iit public utility and me oot fair requirement © | J. Phillips Secretary PACIFIC TRIBUNE—