editorial entitled “Sugar for the Berries” (issue of Feb. 6) states that due to a sevenfold increase in strawberry acre-| age, Mexico has increased its exports to the United States NOTES| By D. REIMER The Vancouver Sun, in an to. an extent where it has backed California and Oregon berries into Canada. It goes on to say that the Farmers’ Union considers this to be dumping, and has ask- ed the government for defici- ency payments or else a year- round duty on imports. The editor does not think that dumping is the correct term to use and calls it “Jong term fair competition.” In his opinion the industry “must adjust itself to meet the situation’ rather than draw on the “public purse.” He does not explain to his readers that these Mexican berries are produced at an extremely low rate of wages, and for that reason can justi- fiably be called, dumping. It is interesting to note that the California and Oregon grow- ers don’t attempt to “meet the competition” but merely turn their production into the Canadian markets. We suggest that if the editor were to try his hand at strawberry growing for only one crop it is certain he would.be back at his desk; with an entirely new set of ideas. During the 1960 season berries were imported at 18c Granville Islend B.C. Automotive Service Co. Ltd. Granville Is., MU 4-9819 Wally Sklaruk ® Special Lub. — $1.00 with Oil Change +) V Expert Watch & 7/ Jewelery Repairs &* e Special Discount to Tribune Readers 1179 Denman St. MU 2-1948 or MU 5-8969 PRIOR GARAGE - & SERVICE 219 Prior St MU 93-2926 . COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE & REPAIRS Auto Body Work LEE, Proprietor ROOFING _ & SHEET METAL REPAIRS Duroid, Tar and Gravel Reasonable Gutters anc Downpipes NICK BITZ BR 7-6722 FARM | Sudbury vote this week big rally hits raiders A vote to determine who| will reresent the 17,000) workers in Sudbury is being | conducted from Feb. 27 to! March ist. — On Feb. 18 more than | 5,000 enthusiastic Mine Mill! members poured into the) Sudbury Arena in a militant) display. of determination not to succumb to the attempt to smash their union by the Steelworkers and the Cana-) dian Labor Congress. They-were joined by trade unionists from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, includ- ing Orville Braaten of the | ganized labor) per lb. on the platform and Fraser Valley growers were offered 13c. Our editor would perhaps call it “fair competi- tion,’ even though it was admitted that the local ber- ries were of superior quality. A few years ago Canadian textile mills pleaded with the government that Japanese textiles produced by “cheap labor’ were threatening the industry. An increased tarrif was granted even though it resulted in the loss of wheat sales to that country. Similar instances can be recalled, but the press did not cry out that the industry should “adjust itself’ and “stand on its own feet.” This writer sent a letter to the editor on this issue which at this date has not been pub- lished. This is to be expected, since berry growers are in no position to award the Sun huge advertising contracts in line with those of the large chains, packers, etc. The entire deal smacks of an atmosphere where the pri- mary producers of farm com- modities are being frozen out by powerful monopolies as a sacrifice to the God of Profit. Somewhere along the line there: must come a_ turning point, and it’s up to the pro- ducers (with the help of or- to bring it about. We buy and sell Used Furniture Sporting Goods _ We are reasonable. We are at 573 E. HASTINGS ST. Beaver Transfer MU 38-3942 “Old Doe” We Have An Excellent CLEANER for Dental Plates LLEWELLYN DR. R. DOUGLAS SUPPLY CO. ONE DOLLAR POSTPAID Suite 3 MU. 1-4022 712 Robson, Cor. Granville | CLE, ; Pulp & Sulphite Workers from B.C. Indicating the fact | that the raiding attempt is al- most exclusively restricted to ithe “brass” of Steel and the a number of Steel workers were present to de- monstrate their solidarity with Mine Mill. Some were from Local 1005 in Hamilton —Steel’s biggest. local. They were joined by Car- penters, Auto Workers, Rub- berworkers, and many, many more. Reflecting the widespread; revulsion of..the labor move- ment at raiding, Local 199 of the UAW in St. Catherines (representing 5,000 members) recently condemned raiding by “any and all persons and organizations,” labelling it “ag scourge upon the labor movement” and calling upon “the coming CLC Convention to take a stand in opposition to raiding and channel its energies to the organizing of the unorganized.” In Vancouver the Civic Employees Union — Outside Workers voted on Feb. 16 to loan $2000 .to Mine Mill, following an address by Har- vey Murphy. National Vice- President. PENDER LUGGAGE 541 West Pender St. MU 2-1017 | & 805 E. Pender St. Sponsor- _ Vancouver 1, B.C. ' PETE SEEGER - Tickets: are- still available are still available at the People’s Co-Op Bookstore, for the. concert at John Oliver. High School, March 6. Get yours early. $2.50 each. slogan: “‘Youth Unity for national council, which met and will set the tone for the A call has gone out to new youth paper Advance. Young ‘Communists Plan National Election Drive Canada’s Young Communist League will play active role in the coming federal elections under Canada’s Future—for Neutrality and Independence.” ; The campaign, which will include public meeting seminars and debates, will be centered around the foll ing six-point Charter of Youth Rights: The right to HV in peace, the right to education, the right to full employ ment, the right to security, the right to full personal am social development, and the right to complete citizens® This highlighted decisions taken by the League ‘The campaign will extend far beyond the electi mark the 40th anniversary of the YCL: in Canada. 40% increase in membership by convention time. In age tion, the League is determined to raise $4000 for Pe in Toronto on Feb. 17 1963 convention, which ' greet this milestone wit UPHILL Cont’d from pg. 5 life of a plain common man, a coal miner, possessing his full share of human weak- nesses, but politically uncor- ruptible; loyal to his class and the cause of labor to the fullest measure of his under- standing. A man of whom it may be said, when measured by the loyalty, confidence and devo- tion of his constituents, or the ‘deep respect and love of thousands outside his Fernie, has few equals. In the passing of the vete- ran legislator Tom Uphill, an era has passed. His kind, un- fortunately, do not come this way too often, and there are none on today’s political hori- zon in B.C, or elsewhere in the country that: are likely to come near matching -his record or his integrity. ’ Our salute is to the mem- ory of Tom: Uphill the “Man from Fernie,” a good friend and neighbor, who mixed! laughter and tears and class loyalty with his beer, and left us stronger by his class |stage a “Cuba Night’ devotion and friendship. CUBA MEETINGS | The Vancouver Unit Jewish Peoples Order ing of movies and slid the Peretz School, 6184 Street on Saturday, Mare at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds from the | will go for the purchas® medical aid to Cuba. Engel of New Westm will speak. eee # A showing of. slides. discussion. on Cuba wi held. on Sunday, March: 805 E. Pender St. at 8 Commenting on their 2 trip. will .be: Mr. and. Harry. Rankin. Refresh will be served. Admissi pope : os ae J) haat