the Legislature,

letter said:

ers’ Union convention.

vacy.”

of the commission,

—From Local 1-80 IWA Bulletin

Scrap Sargent probe, —
ban on bugging urged

The B.C. Communist Party called on Premier W, A.C,
Bennett to immediately dismiss the Sargent Royal Commission
for having failed to fulfill its proper function, and demanded
enactment of anti-bugging legislation at the current session of

Signed by acting provincial secretary Maurice Rush, the

“We wish to register the strongest protest against the action
of Commissioner R, A. Sargent appointed by your government
to investigate the ‘bugging’ incident of the-Canadian Pulp Work-

“In the inquiry the Commissioner has shown very little con-
cern about theviolationof the democratic rights of those preyed
upon. To the contrary, he has placed the victims of the ‘bug-
ging’ on trial, convicted them and had one incarcerated.

The letter called for an end to the farce of the Royal Com-
mission on bugging, and said: ‘‘We demand your government
enact legislation that will prohibit the use of listening devices
in the future because of their infringement on individual pri-

The NDP charged in the House this week that the terms of
reference are unfair to labor and outside the real functions

CP Parley for west

Delegates to a western confer-
ence of the Communist Party
will gather in Edmonton on March
18 and 19 for a series of policy
discussions, Top priority will be
given to proposals on western
economic development; the Com-
munist alternatives to the sell-
out by the Roblin, Thatcher and
Manning governments of the rich
natural resources to- foreign,
mainly U.S, monopoly interests,
A program will be worked out to
overcome the monopoly squeeze
on the independent farmers.

The conference will be high-
lighted by addresses by William
Kashtan, National Leader of the
Communist Party and Winnipeg
Alderman Joseph Zuken, The
three provincial leaders, W.C,
Ross of Manitoba, W. C. Beech-
ing of Saskatchwan and W. A,
Tuomi of Alberta will also
address the gathering.

More information is available
by writing to the conference co-
ordinator, Don Currie at 607 Main
St., Winnipeg 2, Man,

Water program urged

Cont'd from Pg. 2

dous waste, and he said that ulti-
mately, Canadian water will be

demanded by the U.S, Other.

Papers presented to the confer-
ence also stressed the heavy
pollution of water in the U.S, and
warned that the U.S, cannot ex-
pect cheap water from Canada,

In a keynote address delivered
by the B.C. Comptroller of Water
Rights, H. D, Debeck, said: “It
is apparent that even now we
have very little water that is
entirely surplus, and we willhave
much less in the future. We have
a large surplus of water now for
our consumptive requirements,
but it is unevenly distributed and
we are facing serious deficiencies
in some areas. Above all, we
cannot, with any assurance for-
see the magnitute of our future

needs, or say with any degree of
assurance that we have water
available _ beyond our future
needs,”

There was a tendency by some
participants in the conference
to pooh-pooh the NAWAPA plan
and to say it was a pipedream
that will never be implemented,
But while they were saying these
things this reporter picked up a
copy of U.S, paper in the lobby
of the Empress Hotel, where the
conference was being held, which
carried a front page story head-
ee: “U.S, Northwest pushes quest
for water resources,”

This newspaper carriedalarge
front page map of the NAWAPA
plan showing how Canadian water
could be diverted through the
US.

LABOR SCENE: |
UFAWU brief tocabiné
calls for many changé

On February 21, the United
Fishermen and Allied Workers
Union submitted an extensive
brief to the Premier and Execu-
tive Council of British Columbia,

In its 31 pages, plus proposals
for amending for Fisheries Act
of B.C. and sundry other reso-
lutions affecting the well-being
of the people of B,C., the UFAWU
brief lists some 20 items of key
importance, These cover such
issues as:

®The appointment ofa Minister
of Fisheries for British Col-
umbia;

©The need of advanced labor
legislation covering the use of
injunctions and contempt of court
proceedings, currently used
against organized labor in wage
negotiation disputes,

®Fraser River dyking system
and flood control, also including
the issue of Fraser River log
dumping.

©The tabling of Columbia River
Treaty costs in order that the
public may know the true facts
of that deal,

*Pollution Control Board and
Air and Water pollution,

©Treatment of Native Indians
in B;G;

©The war in Vietnam,

These are only a few of the

prominent issues raised in the
UFAWU brief and placed before
the Bennett Cabinet for attention
and legislative remedy,

Other points cover amend-
ments to the Workmen’s Com-
pensation Act, Canadian Water
Resources for Canadian use, vs.
Continentalism, the right of pri-
vacy, education, hospital care,
social welfare, housing, etc,

OBITUARY

Helen Dora Palmer

Following a long illness Mrs,
Helen Dora Palmer of 1408 John

St., passed away in Vancouver.

General Hospital on February 28,
Mrs, Palmer had just passed her
75th year in January,

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Mrs. Palmer and her late husband
George Palmer came to McLeod,
Alberta in 1902 where they resid-
ed for many years before coming
to Vancouver in 1939,

For many years Helen Palmer
was an active anddevoted worker
in all movements for peace and
working class progress, and at all
times both she and her late hus-
band George were staunch sup-
porters and contributors to the
PT and its predecessors,

Helen Palmer is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Olive Murphy
of Burnaby and six grandchildren,
Funeral services will be under
the supervision of B.C, Memor-
ial Services and held in the Uni-
tarian Church at 949 West 49th
Ave., on Thursday, March 2, at
2p.m.

The UFAWU brief lists a wide
range of valid reasons supporting
the appointment of a B,C, Min-
istry of Fisheries, which include
the issues of conservation, mar-
kets, river pollution, safety,
health and compensation regula-
tions covering fishermen, im-
proved international conserva-
tion treaties, limitation of
licencing, etc.

On the issue of the use of
court injunctions in labor-man-
agement disputes, the UFAWU
brief calls for the enactment of
legislation which will effectively
prohibit all injunctions in labor

Scale down high prices

Wednesday of this week Mrs,
Elaine Podovinnikoff, chairman
of the Women Against High Prices
movement presented a submis-
sion to Premier Bennett and
Members of the B,C; Legislature,
strongly emphasizing theneces-
sity of scaling down prices on a
whole number of items affecting
the average family budget.

Last week Elaine Podovinni-
koff, also representing Women
Against High Prices, presenteda
submission to the one-day ses-
sion in Vancouver the Senate-
Commons Committee on Con-
sumer Credit.

While the various organiza-
tions presenting submissions and
briefs before this Committee
were only allotted half-an-hour
to make their presentations, this
rule broke down almost immed-
jiately. The Consumers Assoc-
iation, Vancouver Branch,
startled the the members by
charging the Department of Agri-
culture with allowing—eut-up
chicken to be sold without grad-
‘ing, and by allowing partially
defrosted chicken to be refrozen
and sold, :

A brief from the B.C, Federa-
uon of Labor dealt mainly with
the housing crisis, and particu-
larly with the need for low mort-

a) 7/

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1967

consumers urge Victorié

Tt;

@

disputes, amending thé P
Union Act to restore PIOU |
which would protect trade™
against so-called “dam
tions, and permit the fulle
dom of speech, assembli"
communication of facts t&
all labor disputes.

The brief also calls fl"
lative changes in the

- Act which would make &
tion proceedings purelY;
tary, elimination of the®
sory supervised strike
ensure labor’s right t0:
any time after the
date of a wage contract ~

gage interest rates andP
for the family of $4,000
income. These people
cannot get a mortgage?
prove or buy a home.

Farmer and Dairy *
tions gave their view?
steady rise in milk P

Other consumer pro
__ mittees hit out at unt
advertising, misleadiné
ing, and price differenc® oy
areas of the province.
ment of Consumer
standardized packa' 5
urged by many of the F
committees. On the Wi@™
~ pite the limited natum™
hearings, the Senate-¥—
Committee got, a wealt :.
terial from consumer! ?
B.C, and who expressed
that such material shall®
a basis for consumer PF
legislation, ;

MORGANH

Nigel Morgan, PPG
leader of the Communi®
left the Vancouver Gene”
pital this Wednesday yD
~ home, Nigel is very MUST

and it is hoped he will a

able to resume his 9° —