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U.S. dictating
who gets jobs on

Kemano

“Some have been dismissed on
account of ‘reduction in force’
but importees immediately fill
their places; others have simp-
ly not ‘been rehired after a ‘holi-
day, and find Americans have
filled their places; one ‘man,

told without any reason he was.

through, found that his slip to

the National Employment Ser-’

vice had ‘sickness in ‘family’
written on it as a reason for
severance, although ‘he is a
bachelor and dn orphan.
“Involved also are ‘top mem-
bers of ‘the ‘office staff at
Horetsky and other camps.
“National Employment ° Ser-
vice, contacted’ by Mine-Mill,
stated that they knew of the
condition but could do nothing,
because all U.S. employees were

City rally asks
Bill of Rig hts

Demand for a Gms Bill
of Rights and repeal of the Gar-
son amendments was called for
‘by more than 600 people attend-
ing a rally in Pender Auditor-
ium. last Sunday night. The
rally ‘was sponsored by the Lea-
gue. for Democratic Rights,
Vancouver branch. ,

An impassioned plea for full
equality for Native Indians was
made ‘by Johnny Canoe, who
outlined the many forms of dis-
crimination now practised.

project

being brought in under permits
from the Immigration.
“When phoned, Immigration

authorities were indignant. ‘Ev-:

ery permit we have issued has
‘had the okay of the union which
hold the bargaining agency,’
Mine-Mill district president Ken
Smith was told.

“The discharged bosses say
that the Americans are being
paid $50 monthly more than

they were getting. - ay

“The entire process stinks, in
the opinion of the men on the
job, on which practically every
union is affected. But it gives
rise to considerable speculation
regarding the place of this pro-
ject in American plans for war.
If orders have come from the
hysterical U.S.. State Depart-
ment: to place ‘reliable’ '‘hundred-
percenters on all jobs of respon-
sibility, firing Canadians who
cannot be directly checked by
the un-American Committee, the
‘huge industrial development’.
touted by Premier Byron John-
son as a reason for giving
'fweedsmuir Park to Alean may
turn out to be little more than
a power plant to supply Alaska.

“In any case, some clarifica-
tion from government authori-
ties should be made ‘on what
Kemiano workers regard as be-
ing at the least an attempt by
the United States to solve un-
employment by sending their
unemployed to Canada.” -

Oil company’s terms
for easement anger
farmers in Valley

CHILLIWACK, B.C.

Irate: farmers in the Fraser

Valley are holding protest meet-
ings to organize united action
_in opposition to the terms of-
fered them ‘by the Trans Moun-
tain Oil Pipe Line Company in
payment for running the oil
pipe line ‘through their property.

The company, which is con-
structing the Alberta-B.C. oil
pipeline, offers the farmers a
$5 cheque, endorsement. of
Which “is an acknowledgement
of ‘full settlement of account’
together with a contract cover-
ing an “unencumbered ease-
ment” on a right-of-way of 60
feet for which ‘they agree to
pay $1 a rod.

Although the contract aise
gives consent for surveyors ‘to
go through and “do such under-
brushing as may be necessary,”
the company has not waited for
the contract to be signed. before
sending their surveyors through
the property of the farmers con-
cerned. Some farmers indeed,
never even knew of the project
but walked out one morning ~
find trees cut down.

In cases where fruit and nut
trees stand in the way, reim-

bursement offered is ridiculous-
ly low. Similar terms are of-
fered to those quoted by ‘the
BCElectric which is also run-
ning a power line through the
property of these same farmers.
In one instance, $40 was offered
for a walnut tree which had
netted $84 worth of*nuts last
year and is good for many more
years,

Not satisfied with grabbing
the 60‘foot right-of-way _men-
tioned in the contract, the com-
pany has a_ clause inserted
whereby it may use or clear
“such portion of the property
immediately adjacent to either
Side of the right-of- way as reas-
onalbly required. ” Of course it
offers “compensation” but in
the event of a disagreement over
such “compensation” it is’ to ‘be
settled by one or three arbitra-
tors, the decision of whom shall

. be final and binding.

The contract goes on clause
aiter clause with so many loop-
holes as to make the farmers
justly suspicious’ and resentful.

A ‘meeting was to be held this’
week in Popcum Community

Heli to determine what further
action farmers will take in their
demands ‘for a fair settlement.

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council members.

49, 000 scaphianuets. 3 can't be wrong

‘Scene: Committee Room No. 1 in ‘Vancouver city hall at 10 a.m, Monday this week, Elgin Ruddell h
and Bob Jackson held up the roller on which is wound a four-blockslong petition against any further
BCElectric fare increase, while Effie Jones of Civic Reform Association presents the petition to city
“Phis petition contains 49,000 names of people who want this council to begin
caine pea against the BCElectric,” Mrs. Jones told Mayor Hume and the aldermen, as spectators
applauded. °

B.C. Coomeiative Gnion
calls for removal of
barriers to world trade

Calling for “the promotion of the widest possible trade among all nations’ a resolution
adopted ‘by the B.C. Cooperative Union conference held in Vernon last month urged the government
of Canada to “remove all unnecessary barriers on trade and enter into negotations between Canada
and the other nations of the World for a greatly expanded exchange of products.” :

“Men must learn to cooperate
or perish,” said R. J. McMaster
in support of the vital resolu-

nasa . 5 _ will be heard! And while we

Peace and cooperation 1S _ shout for peace let us work ‘for
needed and is possible between jt, The only sure hope of peace
all societies—capitalist, social- on earth is the rebuilding of
ist and communist,” declared A. our economic and social life on

V. Hill of the Fishermen's Co- the ‘foundations of cooperation,’
op Federation.

The resolution on peace and
world trade was-sent to the fed:
eral government, tg the Interna
tional Cooperative ‘Alliance and
to the Cooperative Union of
Canada Congress which is meet-—
ing in Ottawa this week. Six
B.C. delegates are attending, the
congress.

lion more are striving to build
cooperatives in China.
“Surely our voices, if united,

Pointing out that internation-

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STUDIO NIGHT
UJPO Drama Workshop

| presents two one-act plays

tailed in recent years, the re-
solution stressed that sections
of the cooperative movement in
British Columbia “are suffering
from lack of markets, particu-
larly for agricultural products
such as ‘fruit and vegetables,
while a tremendous unsatisfied.
market for such products exists
in areas not available to us.”

Some 50 delegates represent-
ing all B.C. co-ops attended the
conference. Peace and trade
were the dominant notes.

Journey of Simon McKeever’
‘Washington Episode’

Wer’e sold out for Sunday, March 9, so, by popular.

“The word peace is one which
we. are almost affraid to use to-
day,” said D. G. Macdonald,
provincial director of the Coop-.
erative Union of ‘Canada, in his
report. “This attitude of fear
is contrary to all the ‘highest
teachings of an enlightened peo-
ple, and for cooperators the:
negation of our highest hopes.
All people want peace. Then let
us cry it from the house-tops.
The cooperative movement is
‘built on this ‘hope, and its tech-
niques are designed for it. Let
us shout for peace!

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