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RECOMMENDA TIONS

Vancouver

Coquitlam,
Kootenay

advanced

to aavance

weaknesses some of

ywn, they offer
>in this election
in this eciecuiol
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the old-line party

these constitu-

the LPP was
the

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s and thei

ee

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the course Ol

follow-

for tne

al CCF candidates:

Vancouver - Burrard, Vic
Forster; Vancouver-Kingsway,
Alex MacDonald; Burnaby-
Richmond, Robert Prittie; New
Westminster, W. J. Jones;
Kootenay East, Howard Day;
Cariboo, William Close;
Skeena, Frank Howard.

se candidates,” he poimt-

committed to
to trade
develop-

River

ho les
he aaaeca,
committees

1
their own local

“The Labor

Lick

Ottawa a
who will

as
people’s

oppose the poli-

native and

ests,” Morgan deciarea. We
have subordinated all partisan

to that aim.

considerati

“US.

kesment make no

secret of their desire to streng-
ther® their grip upon our re-
sources or of their intention
to keep us committed to John
Dulles ‘on the _ brink’
These policies have
saddled us with exorbitant
taxation and obstructed decent
pension and health schemes.

Foster

policies.

“There are no fundamental
differences between the Lib-
eral, Conservative and Social
Credit parties on these issues.
All three represent and speak

for the big money interests
which are selling Canada
short,

“The working people need

representatives to champion

their interests in

own real

peace and social security.

that its
most

LPP believes
are

“The

recommendations.

likely to accomplish this end.”

RECOGNITION SNAG |

TRADE WITH CHINA
NOW, SAYS RUSH

Iow that Britain has defied the U.S. and ended special bans on China trade,

Canada must demonstrate its sovereignty and independence by. doing likewise,” Mau
rice Rtsh, LPP federal candidate: for Vancouver Centre, said this week.

‘The snag holding us back is that Britain recognizes the People’s Republic of
China, while Canada does not,” Rush continued. “In Paris there is speculation that

the whole U.S.-imposed system
of special bans may collapse,
and even the U.S. will be ob-
liged to modify its present un-
realistic stand.

Britain an-
nounced its decision, other
members 6f the North Atlantic
pact indicated they would fol-
low suit. Most of these coun-
tries recognize China. Unless
Canada wants to be left in the
cold, our federa] government
must act to recognize China at
once, and follow this action by
sending trade delegations to
that country.

“As soon as

“Canada — and especially
British Columbia — needs ex-
port trade with China. They
need, our lumber for their vast
building program, and we need
an export market for lumber
in order ta overcome the pres-
ent slump in the industry. So
we can trade with her to our
mutual advantage.”

Millions of American and Canadian TV viewers on Sun-
day and again on Wednesday this week heard Nikita
Krushchev, Soviet Communist party secretary, challenge
the Western powers to withdraw their troops from West
Germany and other countries while the Soviet Union with-

City Hall picketed as
electricians strike

Fifty-seven, city electricians, assured of the full support of
2.000’ members of civic unions, went on strike Thursday this
week when Vancouver City Council failed to make any offer
above the 9.2 percent wage increase they rejected earlier.

The men, members of Electrical Workers Local 213, are

asking a 20 percent increase.

“Information pickets” were
posted at. the city’s Alexander
Street yard and the city hall,
with the understanding that
city employees and outside
workers, whose unions are sup-
porting the strike, will con-
tinue to pass the picket lines
so long as there is. no attempt
at strike-breaking.

Until a settlement is reached
no work can be done on the

traffic light system, fire call
boxes, street lighting or any
other city electrical installa-
tion:

However, strikers have un-
dertaken to maintain police
and fire department radios and
to perform any emergency
service where public safety is
endangered, as by collapse of
live power lines.

Thirteen electrical inspectors
and five technicians are re-
maining at work for the time
being by union decision.

draws its troops from East Germany, Poland, Hungary and

Rumania.

The Soviet leader reiterated his call for an end to H-
tests and asked for a “small step’’ toward disarmament in
the hope that it might lead to other, greater steps.

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