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Here’s what women
are doing to fight
high living costs

PAT Ae ?
goimg up?

Editorial writers on

the daily newspapers call this “the $64 question.” But actu-

During - periods of war and

isn’t, for the answer

can be given in one word:

‘

preparation for war, cor-

Porations have always reaped high profits, while the pur-

ae
asing power

fight
Teport

of the shopping dollar shrinks.
Ousewives and workers are joining forces today in
for higher wages and for lower prices.
S of what they are doing:

Here are

Rollback premiums

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MI U:
Beainst GQOROWU'S protests

ment's the _ Coalition govern-
fslics action in boosting hospital
tig nce premiums are continu-
§ and wil] /grow. \

ti Alarmed by the people’s revolt,

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Sovernment wag forced to set.

a committee to study insur-
indivia ee Organizations and
eats "Sen will bring their pro-
sit th © the committee, which will
‘rough the summer months.
*M8ress of Canadian Women
Sai Gilad submitted a supple-
ented Ty brief to the one it pres-
to the legislature during

ane

the recent session. This brief
again stresses CCW opposition to
the increase in rates and the co-
insurance clause. Lack of hos-
pital facilities is also condemned,
as is the favoritism shown where-
by~some doctors can get patients
admitted into hospital while oth-
ers jhave extreme difficulty. Sev-
eral other injustices are pointed
out and the brief concludes by
urging the government to accept
responsibility for adequately sub-
sidizing hospitalizaton, not ex-
pecting premums and _ co-insur-
ance to carry the load.

Lets hove cheaper milk ~

me SPITE PROTESTS and sub-
NS before the Milk Board
eminent? the Coalition gov-
a approved the recommen-
milk | of the board that price of
increased,

% Ow 'the ery for another in-—

Teasd
eine Js ltheard. While ‘Agri-
i Minister H. Bowman

“Plains that anytime milk

nee

ke re eareaee “everyone sqawks
a

, Sani

Cils

that

Zations and municipal coun-
me registering the demand

Bidereq, further increase be con-
al an alternative to another
Cohn boost, milk producers have
mite oP with the proposal that
ep Bay, delivere only every oth-

Congress of Canadian Women
Vey _onducted a telephone sur-
Ver, 2Y€r 200 homes in Vancou-
™ajori; sare’ indicate that the
refrige. of citizens do not have
Opp, “ie and are definitely
liveriog, 0 every-other-day de-
Ver gcuver and North Vancou-
unio; ¥Y councils and Burnaby
ree Pal council have gone on
-Cilloy °PPposing the plan. ‘Coun-
Correct cit Wilks of Burnaby
is og Y points out that “milk
Now , tough when we get it
Ancor, Iderman Anna Sprott of

Ver carried the ball in a
Alderns heavy argument with
ig) i ey Birt Showler at a spec-
Coy, “ting of council, When the
Cia) peent a delegation to the so-

the ‘Vices committee to discuss ©

duestion, Alderman _ Birt
Was absent.

Adin eo BE. C. Carr is with-
lig Ne, Setting a cate for a pub-
culty RMBE. The provincial agri-
Ure, ‘ Minister, however, as-
Tail g © Congress that the cut in
ing, Cliveries “will not be put

ings» fect’ without: public hear-

Show
Minx “

Unch of pigs,” many or-

In readiness for such a hearing,
the CCW is preparing a submission
which offers other alternatives,
such as the passing on of savings
in distribution costs to consumers
through allowing sale of cheaper
milk in stores; a government sub-
sidy; and the proposal to have the
government take over milk distri-
bution as a public utility.

Nanaimo chapter of the CCW
recently ‘appeared + before Milk
Board hearings there with a brief
opposing increased prices.

The long-delayed appointment

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the ordinary housewife finds her ten-dollar bill -buying fewer and fewer of these groceries.

of two more representatives to
the Milk Board (approved in the
last session of the legislature) has
also come under fire from the
CCW. Agricultural (Minister H.
Bowman says they will be ap-
pointed “just as soon as we can
find additional members who
look at the: matter fairly and
squarely from all angles and who
will accept a position on this
board.” The ‘Congress is~ plan-
ning to make proposals, and oth-
er organizations will probably do
likewise.
* * *

BAKERY SPOKESMEN have
announced that bread is the next
article of food that will go up in
price.

Housewives are wondering how
much more their budgets can
stand. When is the price spiral
going to stop? :

Congress of Canadian Women
took up this latest challenge and
has demanded action from city,
provincial and federal govern~
ments.

It is well-known that the fed-
eral government has had an in-
vestigating’ committee working
for years now to report on the ex-
cess profiteering of. bread and

flour combines.
has enough evidence to take ac-

tion, aganst these companies.
However, the long-awaited ac-
tion does not, come.

An announcement from Calgary
last week stated that Justice Mc-

Already Ottawa.

ting of Criminal Asgsizes, which
lasted 99 days, is reserving judg-
ment until October 1 in the trial
of six western baking concerns.
The firms are charked with “con-
spiring unduly to prevent or les-
sen competition in the industry—
between 1933 and 1950.” It’s been
going on a long time!
ee ae
THE GOOSE that laid the gold-
en eggs has nothing on the ordin-
Jary laying hen these days. Reach-

ing a 30-year record high, last ,

week housewives “shelled out” 80
cents a dozen for those meat-

‘e

substituting eggs.

Word from Saskatchewan is
that people in that province are
complaining at paying 46 cents~
a dozen, also an all-time high: for
that province.

“This. is something farmers and
consumers should get together on.
Farmers are paying exorbitant
prices for feed. Consumers, in
combatting high prices of farm
products, must not overlook the
plight of the farmer. Together,
fighting for decent prices of all
products, everyone would be bet-
ter off.

No higher phone rates

‘ VANCOUVER CITY COUN-
CIL appears to be playing a game
of “Now we do and now we don’t”
on the question of whether or not
it will-oppose telephone rate in-
creases. After lulling the public
with a series of headlines such as
“City Against Phone’ Rate In-
creas,” last week a different vers-
ion was. put forward.

Faced with a delegation from
the Congress of Canadian Women,
Alderman J. D. Cornett quite can-
didly told the women that council
would not oppose the “interim”
increase asked for by B.C. Tele-
phone. This will amount to about
10 percent instead of the full 12
percent which will be sought’ at
hearings in the fall,

\ The Congress also asked that

Bride presiding at a special sit--

Going out of reach] | fe

Horsemeat --

This little cow went to mark-
et (in U.S.A.),

This little horse stayed home

(in Canada),

This little American had roast
. beef,

This little Canadian had none,

These little Canadians cried—

“No beef out of the country
till our needs are met!”

JUST ABOUT everybody ‘is
complaining about meat prices.
Most workers’ families are on a
steady diet of fish (which isn’t
so low in price, either) or other
substitutes.

Then horse meat arrived in
town. It twas reported “horse-
burger” would sell at something
like 13 cents but when it appeared
it was 24 cents. Citizens were
‘supposed to be able to buy steaks
for 30 cents a pound but they are
41 cents and up. However, des-
pite the arguments about how
good horsemeat tastes and how
cheap it is, main comment of peo-
ple is, “Why should we eat horse-
meat?” :
'Even the Daily Province felt
called upon to protest editorially.
“The meat situation symbolizes -

. graphically the desperate fix we

hearings on this matter*be held
in Vancouver, not Ottawa. Coun-
cil assured the delegation that it
favored such a. proposal and in
fact was sure the final hearings
would be held locally.

Noth Vancouver and New West-
minster: city councils have gone
on record favoring the holding
of hearings in Vancouver. It is
expected \they will also oppose
the boost in rates.

Many people feel the “interim”
increase is just another way of
“slipping it over” the public. No
one has yet heard of an “inter—
im” increase not becoming per-
manent. However, women’s or-
Sanizations and trade unions are
preparing ~to put up a stiff fight
when hearings are held this fall.

or beef? —

“are in. The people of prosperous

Canada actually eating horsemeat
because they can’t afford any-
thing better! Ten years ago, five
years ago — even one year ago,
such assituation would haye been
unthinkable.”

MP’s coming “home for a “holi-
day” are going to be met by a lot

‘of irate citizens demanding to

know what they are doing down
in Ottawa besides ignoring the
desperate fix most Canadians are
in, trying to make slim pay en-
velopes cover the cost of meat for
the table. ig

Demands of Canadian Congress
of Women and other organizations
for a government investigation
and action on meat prices fell on
deaf ears in Ottawa. But the
voices will grow louder until they
are heard. ;

* * *

Today, more than ever before,
it is necessary for housewives and
workers and all progressives to
organize, unite and fight back
against skyrocketing living costs.
People need food on their hit-
chen tables, not guns in their
backyards!

PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JULY 6, 1951 — PAGE IL

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