DN Pickets at Liberal convention | demand cabinet veto Bs hike Pickets marching up and down the pavement in front of Hotel Vancouver as the Liberal party’s provincial convention opened Wednesday this week served to remind Premier John- son and his followers that the BCElectric fare issue, far from being dead, is becoming a politi- cal question that may influence the course of the forthcoming provincial election June 12. Organized by Civic Reform Association as a protest against _ the Liberal government and its biased Public Utilities Commis- sion, the picketers carried pla- ecards calling for immediate veto of the recent fare increases, fir- ing of the PUC commissioners and holding of a new fare hear- ing at which government experts can be cross-examined, “Failure of the Liberals to take these steps will result in the organization of a people’s protest campaign to ensure that no 13-cent Liberal is elected in Vancouver,’ said CRA leaders Elgin Ruddell and Effie Jones. who marched in the picket line. Earlier this week Civic Re- form representatives and leaders of the Vancouver Fair Rates Committee appeared before City Council and jpressed that body into agreeing to ask the BCER to roll back transit fares in Van- couver to the former 10-cent level. Fair Rates Committee spokes- man Emil Bjarnason pointed out a discrepancy of $4,100,000 be- tween figures the BCE gave the PUC on its “anticipated income tax payments this year’”’ and the sum given by auditors in the eompany’s annual report. ‘In addition, the federal budget gave the BCE q further 20 per- cent break on income tax,’”’ he said. On Tuesday this week V-. couver Labor Council (CCL) de- manded a roll-back in fares to a dime, resignation of the PUC and a full probe by the prov- incial cabinet into the BCER’s financial structure, One delegate, Sam Jenkins of the Marine Workers, suggested fares should be rolled back “not to 10 cents, but to seven cents.” New Westminster City Council also went on record this week to seek negotiations with the BCE for a return to the former 10- cent fares. At international trade meet Conference at Moscow, gotiated, ‘trade parley. Robert Chambeiron, chairman of the organizing commit- tee, is shown here as he opened the International Economic Over 450 businessmen, trade union officials and economists from 49 countries took part in the conference, trade deals totalling millions of dollars were ne- The UN will be asked to call an inter-governmental Hoe i a ee rl i, Na AIOE ERIDAY, APRIL 25,/ 1952 - | | wy | re UNUM: is (B3 = | All forms of racial discrimination hit by Parent-Teachers KELOWNA, B.C. Highlight of the 30th annual convention of the B.C. Parent- Teacher Federation held here last week was a powerful plea to combat racial discrimination made by guest speaker A. T. “Sigh” Kobayashi of Winfield, past president of se Japanese Canadians Association. “Our responsibility is to sup- press the varying forms of pre- judice in Canada,’’ Kobayashi told the 500 delegates. ‘‘Minori- ty groups must enjoy equal so- cial and economic. rights with all.’” Citing examples of discrimin- ation in British Columbia, the -speaker stated that “until four year ago laws in this province prohibited members of some minority groups from voting, from holding certain positions, and from entering certain pro- fessions.” In addition, said Kobayashi, “there are bars which make it impossible for members of the Jewish or Negro race to obtain positions, even though they may =———S—o oa 0 eS IOEI0 Whet—he tried te sell yor « Sat thet det MP Change yoor store, ay bap ed wp THE NUBT ono no 010 “Lt 45 E. Hastings The LONG and The Union-Made Men’s Wear and extended friendly ser- vice for over 50 years. the SHORT of itis... HUB _ has sold Vancouver, B.C. was on S———0 6 ES I10 10 hold masters degrees and top qualifications.” ° Trade unions, civil liberties organizations and certain eth- nic groups are doing tremendous work for the elimination of dis- crimination against any. partic- ular individual or groups, the speaker stressed. Importance of the early influence of parents and teachers upon children could not be overestimated. ‘Child- ren themselves are not inclined to be discriminatory, but acquire such feelings as they grow up, through influences and attitudes of their elders,’ he said, Theme of the three-day par-. ley, which represented | 31,248 P-TA members, was Parent- Teacher participation, contribu- tion, evaluation.” Among numerous resolutions one which noted “numer- ous outside influences” affect- ing Canadian school children’s education and calling on the De- partment of Education ‘to make sure all possible Canadian ma- terial be used in our schools. both in texts and supplements.” % May Day tags will go on salethiough supporting groups Despite refusal of Vancouver City Council to permit sale of souvenir tags along the route of march, May Day tags have been printed and will be sold through participating organizations prior to May 4, it was announced this week by John Hines, secretary of the 1952 May Day Committee, Ce Alarmed at accidents, seek signal POPCUM, B.C. Signed by 379 residents of the Rosedale district, a petition ask- ing for a railway crossing signal has been sent to Victoria. In forwarding the petition, F. J. Bianco told the minister of pub- lic works copies of his reply would be posted in the same public places as the petition forms. Residents of Fraser Valley communities are alarmed at the increasing number of accidents at railway crossings and the petition, asking particularly for a wig-wag signal at the crossing just east of Rosedale, calls at- tention to the necessity of in- stalling safety devices at all crossings. ’ 523 West 7th McINTOSH'S TRANSFER Baggage, Furniture Moving, Crating, etc. PICK UP & DELIVERY FA. 9782 ——S01 SS. 3. ‘ Continued ~ _ PACIFIC TRIBUNE — APRIL 25, 1952°— PAGE 2 Trade @ Canadian exports to china averaged $17,000,000 per yeal in the 1920’s, dropped to less than $3,000,000 per year in the late 1930’s. They reached peak of $43,000.0000 in 1947 and have now dwindled almost to nothing. Similarly import from China in pre-war yeals were around $3,500,000 per year, but have now almost dis- appeared. These startling facts and fis ures were presented to the thi British Colimbia Peace Confer ence in Pender Auditorium last weekend by Emil Bjarnason 9 the Trade Union Research & Bureau, “There is an alternative t? these policies,” said Bjarnasod, — in presenting his paper. on “The 2 Possibilities For World Trade” to more than 400 delegates al observers attending the parley: “Tt ig the alternative of world wide trade, based upon friendly: peaceable relations with countries. “The 80 countries which bought our canned salmon prio! to the war could still do so, a2 in larger quantities — if We would trade with them, “phe potential market for oUF lumber is astronomical, India’ potential needs, for example, are indicated by the fact that ne! present per capita use of w0? products is only one percent % ours. ws “China is a natural market £07 our products and can provide, it exchange, many commoditie® — that we need, particularly 20¥ that her economy is unified no longer torn by ‘civil wat: “These and numerous othe channels of trade are waiting be opened to us. When the! are, the free flow of goods provide stable markets, greate! production and jhigher livil® standards the world over.” What is holding up the 4 velopment of trade with all th@ world? The present war driv® which is eating up 50 cents of every tax dollar this year Bert Marcuse of Trade Uni0? Research Bureau dealt fully with this roadblock to peace! trade in a paper titled “72° Economic Effects of Restil@ : ment.”’ : “It will cost every man, man and child in Canada most $200 this year for bi will cost the average gamill about $800. A more graP way of looking at this enorm? cost would be to ‘consider t if we continue to spend at more than this rate during * next 10 years. it will cost * average Canadian family 000 for ‘defense’ enov money irrevocably gone to bU a new home for the family ‘ to build 350,000 new hom across this country each ¥ for the next 10 years!” the the