FLY convention will ighlight youth issues “We don’t have to get youth looking for solutions to its problems in this province—youth is already doing that,” Homer Stevens, B.C. President of the National Federation of Labor Youth told the Pacific Tribune this week, commenting he on the coming provincial conven- tion of that body. “Our problem is to give direc- tion and leadership to youth on the move,” added Glyn Thomas, NFLY secretary, A socialist youth Organization is essential to the uniting of youth for progress. “Labor learned the hard way in Europe that ignoring youth problems leaves the door wide open for fascism to ride to power on Phony youth movements. ~ “1948 sees the old line parties and their big business masters Striving might and main. to win the youth of the this province. In- cited mass hooliganism in Wind- Sor, Regina and at UBC show how far this can go on. “The NFLY has a key role to Play in crippling such sinister anti-labor manoeuvres, a job that can only be done in the final an- alysis by youth among youth.” Labor unity is theme in Crow May Day rally BLAIRMORE, Alta—Unity of labor to defeat Bill 91, to oust, the Social Credit government, and to elect labor representatives to the provincial legislature, was the Main theme of labor speakers at & May Day meeting in Blairmore. For all coal miners in the Crow’s Nest Pass, May Day is a Public holiday, written into the current contract, and all business establishments close for the day. The miners turned out in full Strength to the May Day rally. The speakers were John Stobaluk, Vice-president, District 18, UMWA, Jack Hampson, Alberta organizer of the UPWA. Mayor Enoch Wil- liams of Blairmore acted as chairman. “Resolutions were passed by the May Day demonstrators against the 2i-percent freight increase, against the . LaCroix Bill, ard against Bills 39 and 87 in British Columbia. The B.C. executive of the NFLY has sent out a call for the first provincial convention of that body to be held in the Pender Audi- torium, Vancouver, May 15-16, in order to set up its B.C. organiz- ation and agree on a program for youth in the province. A quick survey of the issues given prominence in pre-conven- tion discussion reveals the follow- ing: ‘Youth faces a danger of com- pulsory cadet training and. mili- tary call-up into the Canadian arm of Uncle Sam’s military machine, yet measures to assure the physi- cal well-being of youth are such that in March 112 out of 215 ap- plicants for enlistment in B.C. were physically unfit. , a | There are currently 21,000 un- employed in B.C., a large propor- tion being youth. Scores of thou- sands have not the financial se- curity and cannot find the hous- ing to marry and establish a home, while thousands of youth marriages are breaking up. The NFLY program includes support for the World Federation of Democratic Youth program of ‘international friendship’, an ac- tive campaign against war-mon- gers, job security and guarantees of labor’s rights, price roll-backs and repudiation of the Abbott plan, democratic educational op- Civic Reform on parade. Effie Jones, near victor in last years mayoralty contest, receiv rode in Vancouver’s May Day parade in this car entered by ed constant applause when she the’ Civic Reform Association. housing and marriage establish- ment loans, health and _ recrea- tional programs. “We realize,” Stevens explained, “that there will have to be. new goveriments at Victoria and Ot- tawa to win these demands, and that the youth vote can decide the crucial coming elections. “We are going all-out to win a solid youth vote behind the elec- tion of CCF government! 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COMING EVENTS LPP CITY CONVENTION Social at Fishermen’s Hall, 9 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 1948. Attractive program. Dancing. Collection: at door. Dance—The West End Club of the National Federation of Labor Youth is inviting you to attend a gala youth dance on Saturday, ay 15, at 8 p.m., at the Fisher- men’s Hall, 188 E. Cordova. Tick- ets sold at the door, 50c Single, 75c couples. Everyone welcome. MEETINGS Swedish-Finnish Workers Club meets last Friday of every month at 7.30 p.m. in Clinton, Hall. meeting. It 38 ‘Thompson, remarkable,” observed “that after conciliator Brockington’s report had thor- oughly condemned the compan- ies and upheld the union, the Minister of Labor can sit back and watch the slaughter. “When. the ice broke and the regular crews came back the of- ficers told them to join Sulli- van’s outfit if they wanted to work. The companies then signed an agreement with* Sullivan who did not have one man on any ship and was not recognized. “It took 140 of Drew’s police to put the scabs on one ship and there’s very few ships sailing be- cause our lines are solid. “Note that with a struggle of such mag- nitude going on the daily press is earrying no news of the actual developments. For example they did not mention ‘that two bombs were thrown into our headquar- ters, or that on the scabs we take off the boats we find steel chain, lead pipe and often blatk pepper. “Right now 385 of our members are under bail of $2,500 each. Our director for the Great Lakes and our Thorold business, agent are charged with “conspiracy’.. They have conspired to live up to the labor laws of this country, which our union has done to the letter. “The companies claimed they wouldn’t negotiate with our com- mittee because there are Commu- nists on it. We said, “if that’s the only issue at stake we'll remove it. and we asked Percy Ben- gough, president of the Trades and Labor Congress, to name a committee. But the companies still won’t negotiate. “Our men are solid but their situation ‘on the beach’ is desper- ate”, said Thompson, as he reit- erated his appeal for aid. Gervin backs Bill 87, smears ILC opposition Delegates to Tuesday’s meeting of the Greater Vancou- ver, New Westmnister and District Trades and Labor Council unanimously referred Bill 87 to the Council’s legislative com- mittee for study and report. They also unanimously accepted Secretary R. K. Gervin’s report of the executive's activities while the bill was before the legislature. Unanimous acceptance of both motions came as a result of a compromise proposal by President Bert Showler following hot de- bate during which Gervin indicat- ed he would view non-acceptance of. the report and adoption of the motion to refer as Showing lack of confidence in the executive. The motion to refer was made by Tom Parkin, delegate of the United Fishermen and _ Allied Workers’ Union, who complained that spokesmen of local unions were not called together by the executive when the bill was in- troduced, and that the secretary's report generally favored the leg- islation. “ Gervin’s reply was to claim that the fishermen’s union had called a conference of ten local unions because “at a meeting in the Shelly Building these same dele- gates had decided not enough noise was being made”. Gervin claimed the ten-union conference heard slander of Council officers and those present were told to “phone Gervin and put the heat on him”, Such delegates, Gervin threat- ened, “should not be seated,” un- less prepared to abide by “demo- cratic policies”. UFAWU delegate Rigby stated that “whether a delegate speaks loudly or quietly he should at least speak the truth... I was at no meeting in the Shelly Build- ing and this question is only intro- duced to falsify the picture. .. . At the meeting in our hall the things that were said are simply the things being said here.” : Gordon Webb, auto workers’ delegate, who drew applause when he said, “It’s unfair to inject a political basis—let’s keep things on a trade union basis.” The Council unanimously con- demned the federal cabinet’s- “great discourtesy” in not receiv- ing the national housewives’ and labor price protest delegation in Ottawa last month. The motion followed a report by Sam Shear- er on the Ottawa conference, which he and Bert Showler at- tended as council delegates, Ge ue CCF to fight LaCroix Bill ‘The notorious LaCroix Bill, “talked out”. in the House of Commons a fortnight ago, is expected to come up for debate again in the House on May 18, The Bill, aimed at outlawing the Labor-Progressive Party, will have to be “talked out” at least three or four times during the current session to prevent it coming to a vote, Progressive - Conservative chieftains whip the ; t line this week in favor of banning the LEP, somes see younger Tories voiced opposition to this “iron heel” tactic. Stanley Knowles, CCF member for Winni; North Centre. declared that all members of the CCF eocgay te the House are vigorously opposed to the LaCroix Bill and will fight against its coming to a vote. “May I say that so long as we 28 CCF M.P’s reath to speak the LaCroix Bill will not pass,” said Mr. seg oe our opposition to it and our determination to use that opposition in an effective manner are very definite; so far as we are con- cerned this iniquitious ‘Section 98’ will not be enacted.” Upposition to the LaCroix Bill has been expressed by MP’s in letters to the Civil Rights Union, Mrs. M. H. Spaulding, chair- man, announced this week. Harry R. Jackman (PC), J. H. Black- More (CS), Stanley H. Knowles (CCF), F. F. Jaenicke (CCF), E. B. McKay (CCF), Allistair Stewart (CCF), Angus MacInnes (CCF) and H, W. Herridge (CCF) all wrote declaring opposition to passage of the LaCroix Bill, Resolution condemning the Bill have been passed by many Trade Unions, farm or; Wt PACIFIC TR i ons, and at public meetings in Tor- onto, Winnipeg, and other Canadian cities. HAUT UNE—MAY 7, Minin 1948—PAGE 3 smilie inert micas immanent Soin neni ionising mg