People’ g republic formed in China, Canton fall near _ —PEIPING Gun salvoes thundered and echoed throughout this ancient city as 636 delegates representing all sections of the Chinese people as- sembled last week for formal establishment of the Peoples’ Republic of China. feudalism and People’s Political Consultative Con- .ference will assume ‘the powers and functions of the all-China People’s Congress—governing body of New China—during the interim period before the congress is con- vened. ‘A thunderous ovation greeted the Say U.S. afraid of world labor opinion CHICAGO Action of the U.S .state depart- Ment in barring of Vicente Lom- bardo Toledano from the national labort conference for peace con- vening here this weekend has been protested by the arrangements committee. The committee also denounced state department failure to act on application for a visa from Michel Quatrepoint, a leader of the French Confederation of Labor. In a wire to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the committee said it could only conclude that “the de- partment of state is afraid to al- low worker's in the United States to hear. directly the words of spokesmen for workers in other lands.” — Ending an era of more than twenty years of armed struggle imperialism, fhe opening speech of Mao Tse-tung. “We announce the establish- ment of the People’s Republic of China,” he stated. “Our nation will henceforth join the big family of peace and freedom loving na- tions of the world. It will work bravely and industrially to create its own civilization and happiness and will, at the same time, further world peace and freedom.” Even as the delegates met in this ancient capital, Chinese Liber- ation armies drove southward to complete the destruction of Chiang Kai-shek’s remaining forces in continental China, and at some points they were within less than a. hundred miles of Canton, last big city still in Kuomintang hands. ,Amoy, the key port city north of Canton from which a seaborne invasion of Chiang’s island refuge of Taiwan could be launched, has already, been occupied by Libera- tion troops. This week the Peiping radio an-: nounced that Ninghsia, capital of Ninghsia province in Inner Mon- golia, which diehard American in- terventists had regarded as a pos- sible base for prolonging the war and disrupting plans to rebuild China’s economy, had been occu- pied by the Liberation armies. U.S., CANADA BOTH AFFECTED a5 ,* much is clear. percent, will greatly stimulate creased employment for hit by job losses,” cuts, living costs. on either side of the line.” Lumber jobs perilled Lumber workers on both sides of the border will be economic victims of Canadian devaluation, the Daily People’s World northwest bureau asserted this week, reporting that the Canadian dollar ‘‘is already being discounted at least 18 percent in the ‘“All the implications are not yet on the surface. The cheaper Canadian dollar, lumber and other forest products into the Northwest woodworkers, the People’s ‘ “Across the border. where lumber barons are demanding pay devaluation means an immediate and sharp increase in The Canadian lumber industry, largely U.S. owned, will exploit the expanding export market at the expense of workers —SEATILE But this officially cut 10 importation of Canadian logs, U.S. This means de- already hard World stated. “BACKS DOWN ON PROFITS TAX Efforts of a faction led by James Carey, CIO secretary- treasurer, failed to “take care of” president Albert Fitzgerald (left) and secretary - treasurer Julius Emspak who won reelec- tion at this month’s United Elec- trical Workers convention. Mass strikes looms in Italy —ROME With seamen already on strike in Genoa, Naples and Trieste, the Italian General Federation of Labor (CGIL) is mobilizing for a general walkout in the transport and “newspaper industries. The strike decision was sparked by the action of employers who broke off talks for a nationwide contract with the OGIL and be- gan to bargain with small seces- sionist unions instead. A similar effort had previously been made by Italian banks, which only aban- doned negotiations with company unions they had themselves _ or- ganized after their employees staged a mass walkout. In the transport and newspaper fields, the dual unions which have now been established are under Christian Democratic and Social Democratic party control. CGIL quarters say that these tactics were suggested by Irving Brown, AFL representative in Europe, who was in Italy when they were adopted. Brown and the AFL have often publicly pledged them- selves to fight the World Federa- tion of Trade Unions and its affili- ates, of which the CGIL is one of the most important. The power of Italian labor and its CGIL majority has been shown plainly in recent victories. After the success of the bank employees’ strike, the government granted many demands by postal and tele- graph workers, who thereupon can- celled projected strike action. Attlee protects Rhodes empire JOHANNESBURG Britain’s Labor government has Once more betrayed its principles in an agreement with the Northern Rhodesian government on royalties Payable to Cecil Rhodes, British South Africa Company. Since the last century, when hodes' company took a leading Part in the scramble for Africa. the company has enjoyed the right to royalties on all minerals mined in the territory. At present high Prices the company has been get- ting an annual sum of something like £2 million. On the Copper Belt the company itself does no pines it merely takes its rake- off, Some time ago, Roy Welensky leader of Northern Rhodesia’s White ‘Labor party, proposed on behalf of his government that 50 Percent tax be levied on the com- Pany’s annual takings. In London, the shares of the Company dropped alarmingly at this news. The company’s chair- Man, Dougall Malcolm, hurried out to South Africa. Leading ar- ticles supporting the company’s case appeared in Union newspap- ers. Then a conference was called in London, by the British colonial of- fice so that these threatened taxes on the company’s royalties could be discussed, Welensky went to London as one of the political leaders of Northern Rhodesia to put forward his gov- ernment’s case. The spirit of that old empire- builder Cecil Rhodes, must have presided over the discussions in Colonial Affairs Minister Creech Jones’ offices. For Northern Rjhodesia has now agreed to a proposal that for the next 87 years (there seems to .be no explanation why the year 1986 should have been chosen) it will be content with 20 percent of the company’s min- eral revenues. Not even conservative British journalists have been able to sup- port this betrayal by Northern Rhodesia of the interests not only of her African population, but also of her White workers. “Britain’s Labor government is clearly trying to forget or ignore her own declared policy on mineral nights, laid down in her white pa- per of just three years ago. In this document the government pledged itself to the policy of nationalizing nining. All mineral rights should belong to the crown, proclaimed the white paper. All the necessary legal powers ire held by Welenksy’s govern- ment which could tomorrow pass a Bill extinguishing the company’s rights. It could have followed the ex- ample of the Southern Rhodesian government which some years age bought out the company’s rights for a down payment of several mil- lion pounds. But the spirit of the old em- pire building days is still alive in Britain, and Northern Rhode- sia is to continue to pay a year- ly ransom to the company which “persuaded” bewildered African chiefs to part with their land in the 19th century in exchange for a few cases of whiskey. the unorganized was demanded by week. convention a resolution endorsing the demand was adopted 2,321 to 1,504. Reelection of the top three UE officers—Albert J. Fitzgerald, pres- ident;. Julius Emspak, secretary- treasurer; James Matles, directon of organization— followed roll-call votes on other key issues before the conyention. Passed overwhelmingly, these called. for defeat of the Truman fact-finders’ “wage freeze” formula and for an all-out drive to win the $500 package demand for Westing- house and General Electric Work- ers, ‘ Debate on the wage resolution stretched for a full day. The minority, led by James B. Carey, CIO secretary-treasurer, went to unprecedented lengths in its disruptive and splitting tac- tics. The Carey forces backed the act-finders and interpreted an at- tack -upon the noraise formula as “an attack upon the Steelwork- ers.” The clique’s minority report on the second disputed resolution sought to justify raiding and the CIO’s abrogation of autonomy and democracy for its affiliates. The majority resolution “against raiding and dictatorship in the CIO” noted that UE suffered 454 raids from sister CIO unions with- in a year, in which all but 38 were defeated. It set forth a six-point program of demands designed to stop interference by CIO repre- sentatives and leaders in UE af- fairs; return of the raided locals; a ban on all raiding; submission of regular financial reports and such other. guarantees. The resolution empowered the union’s executive board, if neces- sary, “to withhold per capita tax to the CIO for such time as it deems necessary for the protec- tion of the interests of the UE.” The minority claimed this was secession. The administration’s spokesmen pointed out, however, that so far predictions have been that the UE would be expelled from the CIO and they came from eaders of the CIO, (CIO President ?hilip Murray’s angry comment on the resolution was that he would “take care of” the UE leaders at the forthcoming CIO national con- vention). “We want to stay in the CIO,” fitzgerald told UE convention del- egates. “But the only way we could stay in the CIO is to have some’ dignity and autonomy.” CIO raiding hit iby UE convention, officers returned By GEORGE MORRIS —CLEVELAND A halt to raiding and a retum to early CIO policy of organizing the CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union meeting in convention at Cleveland last. In the most heated debate of the 500,000-member union’s 1 4th Metaline workers win long strike METALINE FALLS, Wasu. — A decisive victory has brought an end to the 14-month old strike of CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Local 515 at American Zine’s Grandview Mine here. Strikers have returned to work after winning a contract that brought wage increases to the levels in effect in the Coeur d’Al- ene district. In addition to aver- age increases of four cents an hour, six paid holidays were es- tablished, and any health, wel- fare or other gains won in the current MMSW strike at Kellogg, Idaho, will be negotiated at Met- alene. Kahn given acclamation CAPETOWN Sam Kahn, only Communist MP in the Union parliament was re- tently returned unopposed as coun- cillor for Cape Town’s Ward 5. This marks Kahn's fhird term in office, and is the first time a Com- munist has been returned unop- posed to a public body in South Af- rica. “Sam Kahn’s unopposed election is a tribute to his work on the rouncil during the past six years.” Fred Carneson, Cape district sec- retary of the Communist party. tommented: “It is an honor which he richly deserves, as he ig one of the best and most conscientious councillors Cape Town has ever had.” “I am very grateful to my elect- ors for their strong expression of confidence in permitting my wun- opposed return, and for their feel- ing that they can be competently .nd adequately represented in pub- ic bodies by a Communist,” Kahn said. “I hope to continue to watch vigilantly over the interests of all citizens.” Typos end Chicago strike members discuss the contract. closed shop. The 22-month strike against Chicago’s five daily newspapers ended with a 1,287 to 279 vote of International Typographical Union members to accept new contract terms giving $10 weekly wage increase and guaranteeing union security. Here union The strike was precipitated by publishers in 1947 when they invoked the Taft-Hartley ban on the PACIFIC TRIBUNE — SEPTEMBER 30, 1949 — PAGE 3 ¢