cere Trail union opens center Mine-Mill local 480 at Trail have opened a new, mortgage-free labor center, made possible by efforts of local unionists and help from miners in Kimberley and smelter workers in Sudbury. Shown above (left to right) are financial ‘secretary Les Walker, president Al King and international representative John Gordon. Peace appeal signed by six Sask. municipalities Six Saskatchewan Stockholm Appeal. municipalities They are the Rural Municipalities of : REGINA have endorsed the Arborfield, No. 456, (1,900 persons resident); Prairiedale, No. 321, (540 persons) ; Kes, No. 303, (2.177. persons) ; Bitter Lake, No. 142; Sassman, No. 336; Bayne, No. 371. “Everything in Flowers” FROM... EARL SYKES 56 E. Hastings St. PA. $855, Vancouver, B.C. UNION HOUSE ZENITH CAFE 105 E. Hastings Street VANCOUVER, B.C. Brother's Bakery Specializing in Sweet and Sour Rye Breads 342 E. HASTINGS ST. PA, 8419 SUSNENENE mifeiaH ena . JO-ANNE’S = ELECTRO CAFE 5 Open 6.30 to 6.00 p.m. Weekdays Union House 111 Dunsmuir St. - = HESSEN EEE TED HARRIS ’ Painters’ and Paperhangers’ Supplies Sunworthy Wallpaper half price Was 28c — Now lc a roll 157 E. HASTINGS HA, 2973 Tien MILO CAFE “We Specialize in Ukrainian Food” 242 E. Hastings St. PA. 3037 Vancouver Personal endorsations’ + in - the province of Saskatchewan include: L. L. Lloyd, Moose Jaw, Special Field. Representative, Sask. Co-op movement: “I do not believe Rus- sia wants war with Canada. If she does, she most certainly would have attacked us when we were tied up in coast to coast railroad strike.” Dr. Murray S. Acker, Medical Office, Weyburn, Sask.: Whatever political position, religious creed or philosophy, those who sincerely and deeply desires peace among nations should sign this petition.” A. E. Wilson, Councillor, Div. 4, Sherwood Municipality, Regina: “I signed the ban the bomb petition because I do not 'want atom bombs dropped on my home or anyone elses.” Dr. F. W. Hanley, Regina, psy- chiatrist: “‘Those who feel impel- led to attack, for any reason, such a clear step toward peace must be seriously confused in their minds as to how peace May be achieve S. H. Morrison, Rehabilitation counsellor, President Central CCF Club, Regina: “The will and voice of the people is the mightiest of all social forces. We, the people, cannot afford to pause in making it felt.” Mrs. Dorothy Morriscn, house- wife, writer and teacher, Regina: “To refuse to sign this petition is, in effect, to condone and encourage the use of the’ atomic bomb. As a writer and former teacher, I feel that the ideals of both professions demand that I look at this matter honestly and do what I can to prevent the use of his atrocious weapon.” I have right to petition my gov't, Phillips maintains at trial of peace canvassers The case of Jack Phillips, one of the peace petitioners arrested in downtown enchige: on August” 5 while canvassing for signatures to the Stockholm Appeal, opened in city court before Magistrate Mac- kenzie Matheson last Tuesday. evidence, the hearing was adjourned until October 10. The charge against Phillips ‘is that he “unlawfully did wilfully ob- struct a peace officer in the execu- tion of his duty.” A. S. McMorran appeared for the prosecution and Elspeth Munro defended the-accus- ed. PC Malley told his story. He had approached Phillips on the south- east corner of Abbot and Hastings. Phillips was standing with a peace} poster around his neck, “stopping citizens” and asking them to sign the peace petition. He had about half a. dozen or six or eight per- ‘sons around him in the center of the sidewalk.” According to the officer, Phillips refused to move from the corner when told to do so. “He said, ‘I will stay here as long as I like, if. you want to arrest me on a charge of obstruction and fight, I am will- ing to do so’.” PC Malley then phoned the police station and call- ed the wagon. ; Cross-examining the ~~ witness, Miss Munro said: “The accused was standing with his back against the wall, was he not, of the bank— there is a bank on the corner, the Imperial bank?” PC Malley: “Yes, that is right.” Miss Munro: “And the accused was standing against the wall?” PC Malley: “Not when I first ap- proached him; after the crowd had dispersed he came back and stood with his back against the wall; that is the time he refused to move for me; when I first approached him he was standing in the center of the sidewalk with this other -canvasser and this crowd of people around him.” Miss Munro; “How ide is the sidewalk there?” PC Malley: “About 15 feet, I think.” Miss Munro: “I think you gave evidence, you said people nearly had to go off the sidewalk, and then I put it to you; did they have to go out on the road; did you ac- tually see anybody walk out on the road?” PC Malley: “They had to walk right to the edge of the curb.” Miss Munro: “They were walking on the sidewalk?” PC Malley: “Right on the edge.” Miss Munro: “They were walking on the sidewalk, were they?” PC Malley: “Yes. But, if they had to walk in double they would have to go on the road, there was only room for one person to walk on the curb.” \ Further questioning brought out that the constable often had members of Jehovah’s Witnesses on his beat, carrying signs; also salesmen selling Exhibition tick- ets (“But I never received any complaints”) and street photo- graphers (“They are right on the side of the road as far as they can go to the edge of the curb”). Phillips testified that he had been standing on Hastings street, in front of the bank. Miss Munro: “What specific place were you standing?” Phillips: feet east of Abbot street with my back up against the wall.” Miss Munro: “Is that the posi- tion you took up when you first went there?” Phillips: “That is correct.” Miss Munro: “Is that the position you maintained throughout?” Phillips: “I maintained that posi- tion throughout, except for shuf- fling my feet when I was tired.” Miss Munro: “Did you move away from the wall?” Phillips: “I did not.” Phillips said he was not carrying the sign around his neck; it was propped against the wall of the bank between the other canvasser referred to and himself. Miss Munro; “How were you so- liciting signatures?” Phillips: “I was asking a question 1 from time to time, and the ques- tion was, ‘Have you signed the petition for peace?’.” > Miss Munro; “What kind of tone were you using?” Phillip§: “I was using what I considered to be a civil conversa- tional tone.” Miss Munro: “Did you at any time raise your voice by shouting?” Phillips: “No; ments.” I had no argu- Miss Munro: “If any person pass- ed you, did you do anything to try to insist upon. their ORAS to sign?” Phillips: “I did not.” Phillips said he saw PC Malley cross the street to the call box, and heard him say over the phone: ‘J have a bunch of Stockholm peace petitioners on my beat; what will I do about it; i am thinking of running them off. Miss Munro: “When Officer Mal- ley came up and said you would have to move, just what was the conversation?” Phillips: “I said to the officer, ‘Do you mind if I ask a question?’ He said that I could ask him a question, and then I asked him—I told him- first that I was not ar- guing with him because he was an officer of the law—but I asked him what he would do if I did not move. Officer Malley told me that he would run me in,” Miss Munro: “What happened then?” ae fe Phillips: “I told the officer that ‘I didn’t want to get into any argu- ment with him, I understood that he: was doing his duty as he saw it, but I considered it my right to stand on that corner with the peti- tion, I was going to stay there, and the officer informed me that he } JACK PHILLIPS others were not bothered “T was standing a few Court adjourns f Kuzych appeal , OTTAWA Myron Kuzych lost another round in his anti-union vendetta this week when the Supreme Court Court of Canada adjourned hearing of his appeal against dismissal of an order to jail Boilermakers’ Union officials, pending a Privy Council judgement that will have a bearing on the case. A decision of the Supreme Court | 3 of B.C. awarding Kuzych $5,000 damages and ordering his rein- statement in the union has been appealed to the Privy Council and the appeal will be heard in Lon- don next January. After Phillips and the arresting officer, constable J. Malley, had given ET Labor loses staunch supporter by death of Island unionist PORT ALBERNI, B.C.. The progres|sive labor move- ment in the Albernis has lost a staunch supported by the death, in West Coast General Hospital on September 27, of Axel Thorn. A member of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and’ Joiners for the past 20 years, Axel Thorn was highly respected by his fellow union members for his devotion to the cause of or- ganized labor. Axel Thorn was born 66 years. ago at Rogsjo, Helsengland, Swe- den, and is survived here by his wife and a step-daughter. He is’ also survived by _ brother, Pete Thorn, in Vancouver; AEE RTE was going to call’ the wagon and arrest me.” Phillips also testified that during the time he was petitioning, he never had more than two or three people around him. “IT always kept my back against the wall; I would say there was never any situation where traffic was blocked to any extent.” Cross-examined, Phillips said he was not a member of the Peace Congress organization, but volun-. teered to canvass for signatures: because he believed in peace. McMorran: “Have you any idea why the Peace Congress, Vancou- ver Peace Assembly would call for volunteers to go out on the city’s streets with placards such as this and ask citizens walking along the street minding their own business. to sign this petition?’ Phillips: “I think. .. .” McMorran: “. .. Why?” ’ Phillips: “To get signatures.” MecMorran: “That is a’ little face- tious; what is the real basis for it?” Phillips: “To get signatures.” MecMorran: “Why do you want the signatures?” Phillips: “To present them to .the government.” McMorran: “Why?” Phillips: “Because we are work-. ing for peace.” MecMorran: “Don’t you think the government is?” ‘Phillips: “If am not here ‘to Say that the government is not. I wasn’t out there because I was opposed to the government, but because I believe I had the right to get signatures to petition my government.” aes Marxist Classroom opening October 16 Enrolment is being accepted now for the fall session of. the Marxist Classroom, which opens Monday, October 16. Classes will’ continue for six weeks and regis- ration takes place at Room 501, Ford Building. Fee is $1 per course. Schedule of classes is as follows: Mondays, “Role of Theory”; Tues- days, “Battle of Ideas’; Wednes- days, “Political Economy”; -« Fri- days, “The Changing. World.” All” classes start at 8 pm. and students are asked to register as soon as possible. = Castle Jewelers” Watchmaker, Jewellers Next to Castle Hotel 752 Granville MA. 8711 A. Smith, Mer. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — OCTOBER 6, 1950 — PAGE 6