< LU Me rar Me ne ‘Editorial _ | Bengough lies ET | In his heart Percy Bengough knows that he grovels _ 4nd lies when he says that the Communists harm Can- ada and the trade union movement. For, over 30 years, under the leadership of Tim Buck, Canadian Commun- ‘sts have always been in the forefront of the working class struggle to build up the trade unions, to win. higher wages, to instil the principles of solidarity and love of their country in the consciousness of the work- ers, Who was it who led the battle against the splitters of the 20’s who would have wrecked the Tades and Labor Congress of | Canada? Was it Percy Bengough or Gorden Cushing? be outlawed talks as though he thinks that there will be exploit- ing capitalists on this earth of ours forever and a day. He has “forgotten” the old constitution of tie PO cia hice ake No, it was Tim Buck the mach- | ‘2 International. Association of i Bistcwho eaerificéd and fought to | Machinists that speaks of the class ie Unite the ranks of labor struggle and labor’s goal of free- In the hungry thirties who Wag [00 irom capitalist alevery. Mito. gtood path the easaee The, Labor-Progressive. Party ee Gs 4 Wage cutting drive launched by mS Lalas si the erteeceh ae : ° ° 9 a. Hon Heel Bennett, Sir Herbert | pice it is flesh: bone and anew [COME and get it while it’s hot : Holt and Sir Edward Beatty of because it is flesh, bone and sinew : ‘ the CPR? It was not Bengough. Rieie untae po Paid: Some 6,000 workers are employed by the U.S.-controlled Morrison-Knudsen Company at the Pele vg € advised labor to accept wage : : m ‘Kitimat-Nechako power project, and mealtime at any of the camps brings a rush of hungry men, as a | uts, among the salt of the earth—the dik Hhidte BBOVe howe It was Communists like Tim | C2284ian workers on the railroads <2 Lgl dias ' Buck, Tom McEwen Annie Ss. who are uniting to win the wage oe - bp Buller, Jim McLauchlan J. B increase they demand, among the : : Salsb as Dewar Ferguson, Paul | ™2ers of coal and nickel and gold, ara e ma rre an Delisle, "Fred Collins ames among the seamen and the steel : a Murphy and many, mane others | Workers, in every industry and | J ; : Z bee Ma Who braved the army tanks and | 7°S!0?- s ’ fe ce Police guns on the picket lines TOS SEW. DES Oe Cp ae an S uns roo S Un Van uar } : in hundreds of strikes to win | C@2adian Independence and’ Peo- 2 ) : i 2 higher w Ss, to defeat. the Sec ple’s democracy, is the product of ; : ae ages, ti ot ’ ” $e ‘ Fie rd a million struggles of the work- |. A record crowd of 100,000 or moré lined Vancouver streets Wednesday to view the much- ] i ] tion 98 Iron Heel onslaught of nee Bennett Tories against | ©! 3 \ abor. historic epoch’ when world labor 1 advances with seven league strides foreign army headed the PNE parade. to lasting peace, people’s democ- |jzed units of the U.S. army from Fort Lewis, Washington, headed the big show. racy and socialism. band got a big hand ,from the ers of (Canada, the result of this |peralded parade which marks the official opening of the Pacific National Exhibition. For the first time in Canadian history- and without precedent in any similar event, units of a Led by an all-Negro U.S. military band, numerous mechan- Who was it that compelled the While the Negro lactment of unemployment in hence the issuance of cash re- » the abolition- of the hated rot 20c¢, a day slave camps in ‘ the starting of work, projects hose cruel years? It was not -“hgough. It was the great unit Tront of: the laboring people Wh was inspired and led by © Communists such as Slim Vans and Ewart Humphries. €re was.a time, too, not long » When Bengough praised the °r and heroism ofthe workers mete Soviet Union, who under fadership of Joseph Stalin @shaq the mighty Nazi armies iad all the world from fascist knew, and ago Val aa ery. Bengough Se that labor rules in the Boa Union, and that was the yon the Red Army of freemen 8 invincible, . * * x oie Bengough in proposing _the Communists of Canada ) ° ZENITH CAFE 105 E, Hastings Street VANCOUVER, B.C; UNION HOUSE Taian, EAST END ¥ 24-HOUR SERVICE "9S995.55555S5555S555N5 + Dunsmuir Varieties LUGGAGE & CHINA 3 Special Discount To All, Tribune Readers x § Bri ? hg This Ad With You 4 519 DUNSMUIR ST. x * * * Percy Bengough, at the 67th Trades and Labor Convention in Winnipeg last Monday, when he called for the outlawing of the Communists was acting as a pup- pet of the U.S. State Department —and he knows this is the truth, He is cowering, shrunken to a 1948 when he rejected dictation from the U.S. This is because Bengough choose to ride on the chariot of U.S. war and has de- serted the banner of labor, peace and democracy, It is by deeds, not words that the people must judge. From every factory, mine and mill, from every local union the workers must speak up against this treachery committed by Percy. Rengough and the lead ers of the Trades and Labor Congress. The right of the Communists to advocate peace, labor unity, people’s democracy, the independence ef Canada against U.S, domination must be upheld: his is the concern of every Canadian who fights for the independence of the trade unions, for their right to criticize and fight against the bankrupt policies of the Lib- eral and Tory parties and their treacherous stooges within the labor movement. : Bengough’s anti-Communist de- claration is a sign of new, heavier assaults against the entire labor movement. It is a challenge to every Canadian patriot, pigmy from ‘his former. Stature of OPEN DAY and NIGHT) Expert Masseurs in Attendance Vancouver, B.C. | HAstings 0240 - 766 E. Hastings Hastings Steam Baths Golden Gate Cafe 136 E. Hastings St. “OPEN FOR SERVICE” thousands of spectators, the Yan- kee war machine rumbled past in comparative silence, Giant trucks, guns, flame-throwers, steel-helm- eted men equipped with all the latest gadgets for mass ‘killing, brought few cheers from the vast assembly along the route of march, Behind the U.S. army units as authorized by protocol came the ‘Marine Band and a company of British tars from the visiting HMS Sheffield, The British navy boys, marching in perfect preci- sion, got a big hand ‘from the folks along the route, as also did the various units of Canada’s arm- ed forces which followed the British navymen, A spectator, expressing the thoughts of many, posed a ques- tion and gave ‘his own answer: “Looks as if the g--d--- Yanks have taken us over!” : Contrary to its avowed purpose, the PNE parade was primarily a military demonstration, with the order of march determined ac- cording to Pentagon taste. Civic and industrial themes, expressed by floats and other parade rout- ine were heavily outweighed by military show, - Aside from the military, sleek -|models. in automobile construc- tion, bathing beauties and chic majorettes made up the bulk of the ‘civic’? and ‘industrial’ en- tries. Outstanding float entries were very rare, many looking as though they were last minute themes completed in a hurry. Richmond’s ‘Horn of Plenty” float was outstanding, symboliz- ing Canada’s bountiful plenty— if one forgot the Yankee flame- PENDER AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) 339 West Pender LARGE & SMALL HALLS FOR RENTALS ‘| Phone PA. 9481 —=10=10r— throwers up in front! BCElectrie’s smooth-riding ‘‘butterfly’ float was a work of art, showing the progress We have made since the Oak Street car days, and “City of Bellingham” float got first prize for nothing much except glitter. - A “Peace Dove’’ float entered by the Vancouver Peace Counci] and other floats depicting various medical and first-aid services drew considerable applause along the route. Even the float depicting the United Nations was shorn of half the flags of a real people’s UN, but “made up” for the de- ficiency by having the Stars and Stripes prominently displayed, The 1952 PNE parade was pre- dominantly a military affair, Jwith U.S. forces in the forefront in ac- cordance with protocol ‘‘approy- ed” by Canada’s National Defense and External Affairs departments. ‘Considerable resentment is al- ready being expressed against the inclusion of American army units in the PNE parade, and it is like- ly that protests from trade unions and other public bodies will be sent to Premier W. A. C. Bennett and PNE officials. Some express- @d the opinion that “if we must have the Yanks in our parades they should be behind the Cana- dian and British gnits, and not in the lead. Makes it look as though Weare no longer fit to lead an exhibition parade in our own country!” =i ORIOL —=0mI0=— — LORIO= 3 d i ° ) —1OLI0r— \ SUNDAY, SPEAKERS —OLI0Ork MUSHROOMS — LABOR - FARMER FESTIVAL PICNIC. GAMES CRABS — TALENT CONTEST — PRIZES Fes uae BEAR CREEK PARK . KING GEORGE HIGHWAY AUG. 24 | “SPORTS DINNERS —_ OLIOL Open to All — pn 00 mo 0 0 Bring the Family —_302 0 AOEROL s (2) me C0) me PACIFIC TRIBUNE — AUGUST 22, 1952 — PAGE 7