an Wittine ASIN siti hal 1303 IPERS : Sn (cay fi) ) ith! | j iD iy it f lls meted tet sear A. A. MCLEOD, MPP ‘Political ferment’ in Ontari 9 ridings over peace Issue. “Our campaign in Bellwoods and St. gear. The winning of these two key ‘seats labor movement’s struggle for the TORONTO Andrew swings into. high is decisive for the whole united front for peace and the people’s needs,”” Labor-Progressive party Ontario leader A. A, Mac- Leod and J. B. Salsberg has held St. Andrew since 1943. The public stand for “world peace’ by negotiations” taken by John Dowling, CCF candidate in Hamilton East, was pointed to by MacLeod as “evidence of the new political situation developing in Ontario.” The LPP has a large body of voting sthength in Ham- ilton East and it was the inten- tion of the party to nominate in the riding. Since Dowling’s speech, however, an LPP commit- tee has decided to meet with the CCF candidate to discuss elec- toral unity. Greeting the Hamilton news, MacLeod declared: “The decision taken by the Hamilton LPP shows that they are fighting to achieve solid labor unity for peace, to set an example for all Ontario and the nation on what labor action for peace can do.” An offer to withdraw as a can- didate in York South made ‘by Norman Penner, on condition that his opponent, CCF leader E. B. Jolliffe, “take a public stand for world peace through agreement between the great powers,” was commended by MacLeod. “The Ontario LPP committee endorses Penner’s offer to with- draw and to work shoulder to shoulder with the CCF to re- elect Jolliffe in York South, pro- viding Jolliffe takes a public stand for peace through negotiations and an end to the arms race,” he said. “That is what labor needs and demands. That is the way forward to hold every labor seat on November 22, to even ad- vance beyond the great political gains made by labor in the 1943 and 1948 Ontario elections, and to hit the Tories and Liberals hard. ‘ “Across Ontario, especially in the industrial centres, the yeast of the Labor-Progressive party’s said last week. Macleod has represented Bellwoods riding appeal for united action in this crucial election is creating a new political ferment,” he emphasiz- ed. “It is already clear that’ the old-line Tory and Liberal mach- ines are visibly worried over the LPP campaign to make labor- farmer action and unity for peace and the people’s needs the top issues in this election fight,” he said. ; “Thousands of workers are taking hold of tne unity appeal in our election manifesto. “There are important develop- ments in the CCF. “The LPP intends to do every- thing in our power to bring about a situation where labor unity will enable the people to strike a truly powerful blow at the Ontario bal- lot boxes on November 22 for their own interests against the Tory-Liberal political machines which are tied hand-and-foot to a war policy that has surrendened Ontario to Wall Street domina- tion,” he said, “We are emphasizing all through the province where our party is sending delegations to CCF candidates to appeal. for unity, that our party cannot do this job alone. “In Bellwoods and St. Andrew where only ‘the LPP standard- bearers can hold these seats for labor and peace, the campaign goes forward. Our canvassers are receiving warm support from the people. “Phe Ontario labor movement must take a lesson from the Bri- tish elections,” he said, “and quickly grasp the truth that labor unity can only be built in the struggle for peace and labor’s fundamental interests. Any other policy plays right into the hands of the old-line parties of mono- poly and war. - ‘Joshua’ Berg huffs but Civic Workers’ walls just won’t tumbi e down Just one year after his first unsuccessful ‘att »mpt:to raid the ranks of Vancouver Civic Employees Union, portly Carl Berg of Edmonton, a vice-president of Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, re- turned to Vancouver on a second raiding expedition. Despite intensive publicity in the daily press only 80 civic workers turned out to hear Berg at the Labor Temple on Monday this week, while 1,420 stayed away. “We're sticking to the union and will have no part of Berg’s splinter group,” is the attitude of outside civic workers. President Ed Smith of Van- couver Civic Employees’ Union in an open letter in which he challenged Berg’s “‘unity” speech said: “If you are really Sincere and want .to unite the labor move- ment; Carl Berg, and if you want this union back in the TLC, you should do the following: (1) Dis- solve Local 407 (Berg’s splinter group) because it is a dual union; (2) Write to the officers of Van- couver Civic Employees Union, Outside Workers, requesting that this independent union consider the question of affiliation to the Trades and Labor ‘Congress of Canada.” A Union Newsbulletin issued by Civic Employees’ Union this week featured an article headed “Joshua Berg Fit the Battle of Jericho, But the Walls Didn’t Come Tumbling Down!” The article, which outlines the posi- tion of union members on Berg’s raiding activities, reads as fol- ’ lows: “One year ago, Joshua Berg came to Vancouver. His orders from, Congress general staff in Ottawa were to smash down the walls of our union and to banish all those who opposed him. Wait- ing for him in Vancouver were his three golden ‘trumpets: the Vancouver’ Sun, Province and News-Herald, which blew daily for many weeks. “Every day the trumpets blew against our walls. ‘Communism,’ ‘Reds.’ ‘Unpatriotic.’ This was the tune they played over and over again, in every conceivable key. But Joshua Berg didn’t have the Lord behind him. He only had Percy Bengough and his roadmen for his spiritual ammu- nition, and so, the walls did not come tumbling down. * “Berg failed in 1950 because we refused to give up our long-en- joyed right to run our own inter- nal business and elect our own officers. Joshua and his- golden trumpets could not blow down what we had built in more than forty years. “He failed becauge he was guided by the information he re- ceived from the most disgruntled elements in our ranks. ‘We rep- resent the majority,’ they told Berg. ‘True, ethe rank and file didn’t vote for us in the elec- tions by secret ballot. But they ‘were fooled by Moscow agents. All you have to do is kick out our successful opponents in the name of democracy, and we will represent the majority. The ‘workers are like sheep. If they can’t have the leaders they elect- ed, they will take the leaders you give them, by virtue of your authority and wisdom.’ And it turned out, the workers were not sheep. They rose up like lions and routed their enemies. “Berg failed because the mem- bership reacted quickly and de- cisively wheh they discovered that Sam Lindsay, their presi- dent, was on Berg’s payroll. Lindsay got the boot so hard \ that Berg howled with rage and pain. “Berg failed because he set up a dual union, which ended on a dead end street, but not before the split cost the outside workers 10 to 15 -cents an hour in their CARL BERG wage negotiations. The workers know, through their bitter ex- perience, that Berg’s policy is brought home to them every time they get a pay cheque. “Here is why Carl Berg will fail again in 1951: “He will fail because he has returned for the sole purpose of trying to bring 407 back to life, an impossible job. The union of Carl-Bergers is doomed. “He will fail because the work- ers ‘have had one year to study and choose between the policies of our union and Local 40%, be- tween trade unionism and com- pany unionism. The majority have chosen our union and trade unionism, “If Carl Berg was here to unite workers and get them more pay and better conditions, we would greet him as a brother and friend. But he is here to try and open up the wounds that are almost healed. If his policies were to succeed, it would cut our wages and conditions again. That’s why we will fight him again, and that’s why he will lose, again. “Berg’s friends are touchy be- cause he has been called a union buster, labor doctor and hatchet- man. Unfortunately, we cannot see him as an organizer of the unorganized or a booster for more pay and. better conditions. “We do not oppose him be- cause he comes from a distant city, or because he represents the Congress, but because his policy, is no good for us, and no good for the trade union movement of Canada.” McEwen hits Malan gov't ban threat Tom McEwen, editor of the Pacific Tribune, this week cabled the Malan government in South ‘Africa protesting Dr. Malan’s threat to ban The Guardian, 2 progressive independent weekly published in Cape Town. “Your threat to ban Guardian, which has fought con- sistently against the evil policy of apartheid (segregation) is an action meriting the strongest con- demnation on the part of all liberty-loving people in all coun- tries,” said McEwen. “South Af- ricans and Canadians fought to destroy Hitlerism in order that the freedoms you The Guardian might survive. Freedom of the press in all coun- tries must be maintained. I pro- test most strongly against your threatened action, which is 4 complete negation of emoc- racy.” ‘ Malan’s threat is the first oc- casion on which the Nationalist government has acted under dic- , tatorial powers for the suppres- sion of press freedom. Over its existence of more.than 14 years, The Guardian has been a consistent opponent of Nation- alism, the color bar and all op- pressive legislation. Three week’s ago the minister of justice in the Malan govern- ment sent The Guardian a 21-day” ultimatum to reply to charges which, if they “satisfy” the Na- tionalist cabinet, will lead to, the suppression of the newspaper. Vancouver pubs close, beer strike continues As the strike against four major B.C. breweries entered its third week Vancouver beer par- lor taps ran dry and proprietors closed their doors in the faces of thirsty patrons. The strikers, members of Inter- national Union of Brewery and Distillery Workers (CIO) want 2 35-cent hourly hike in pay and have rejected the brewers’ offer of 25 cents. The LONG and the SHORT of itis... The HUB has sold Union-Made Men’s Wear and extended friendly : one oll gnc Set Whet— he tried to tos Gd MP Cheng pour dew. OY ood wy THE NUT service for over 50 years. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — NOVEMBER 9, 1951 — PAGE 12 , puffs The would deny See eee ee 7