LPP calls for defeat
of all Bill 39 sponsors

The Labor-Progressive Party has consistently opposed

Bill 39, primarily because its

Coalition designers framed it

with the objective of crippling effective. labor organization
in the struggle for improved wage and working conditions.

In view of the Coalition’s re-
cent stated position on Bill 339,
despite the widespread demands

of organized labor for a new pro-"

gressive labor code, a position
stated by Finance Minister Ans-
comb, when he declared “what-
ever is wrong with Bill 39 will
stay wrong”, the B.C-Yukon LPP
District Convention reiterated’ its
position on Bill 39.

Also, during the LPP conven-

tion it was apparent that power-
ful imperialist forces abroad were

then planning a gross betrayal ,

Bill
- “Once again there are strong
indications that the Coaiition
government is preparing to bow
the knee to the demands of the
Chamber of Commerce and other
big business organizations, for a
more vicious labor-splitting La-
bor Act, in line with the infam-
ous Taft-Hartley law of the
U.S.A,

:

“The Anscomb-Hart tory liberal
coalition government -with: an eye
to stemming the mounting re-
sentment on the part of organ-
ized labor. against.the monopoly-
inspired Bill 39 and the govern-
ment which enated it, deceitfully
promised, through Labor Minis-
ter Gordon Wismer, to amend
the Bill partiallyin line with la-
bor’s .demands.. and. eliminate: . the
government -. supervised strike

‘The Anscomb-Johnson _ tory-lib-
eral coalition: povernment ‘prompt-
ly repudiated the promises of its
predecessor in office. Both Pre-
mier (Boss) Johnson’ and Finance
Minister Herbert.-Anstomb, faith-
ful to the dictates of the profit-
gouging employers, have publicly

of U.S. Security Council commit-
ments on Palestine partition.
This betrayal is now a cold-
blooded fact. Partition, and the
pledges made to international
Jewry have been scrapped. Pow-
erful oil interests, dictating An-
glo-American imperialist policies’
have transformed the Jewish and
Arab masses of Palestine into
the pawns and victims of the oil
barons,

In this issue the Pacific Tri-
bune features -the full text of
these two important resolutions .of
the LPP convention.

39

stated that although Bill 39 would
be amended
workable” that the un-democrat-
ic, anti-labor government-super-
vised strike vote would remain.

This 5th annual convention of
the Labor Progressive Party of
B.C.-Yukon roundly denounces
the Anscomb - Johnson govern-
ment’s flagrant repudiation of its
predecessor’s commitments to or-
ganized labor and vigorously con-
demns the Tory-Liberal betrayal
of the vital interests of the wage-
workers to the big industrial con-
cerns through the medium ‘of the
labor-shackling Bill 39.

The Labor Progressive Party
pledges to the trade union move-
‘ment it’s whole-hearted and en-
ergetic support to the. fight of
the trade unions to win labor leg-
islation in line with the needs of
the wage workers. Our Party ‘will
‘do everything . within -it’s power
to rally the trade unionists . of
B.C. to fulfill the stated aim of
the B.C. Federation of Labor AFL
unions and workers, to defeat at
the polls every member ~-of the
Legislature who voted for the

-enactment of Bill 39.”

~ Palestine

“The historic changes brought
about in the course of the peo-
ple’s war, and the rising tide. of
vast peoples’ movements in the
colonial and semi-colonial coun-
tries against national and impe-
rialist se ga have brought

Tply to e fore the problem
of Palestine, e

Recognizing the powerful in-
fluence of progressive countries

Ludlow miners know

our Mackenzie King
KIRKLAND

— Graham
_ Dolan, educational director for the
International Union of Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers (CIO), de-
nounced Prime Minister Mackenzie
King here as a “labor buster” who
was hated by miners and _ steel-
workers in Denver, Colorado,
scene of the historic Ludlow mas-

“When you mention the name
of Mackenzie King »to miners.
and steelworkers in Denver, Col-
~orado, they curse,” said Dolan. .
“We know him there as the in-
stigator of the Rockefeller Plan |

_—the substitution of company-
_ dominated unions for those of the
workers themselves. He was hir-
ed as a lawyer by Rockefeller to
smash the union movement in
_ Denver.”

- Dolan charged that Prime Minis-
ter King was again adopting “in-
- famous tactics to smash Mine-
Mill’s current organizing campaign
in the gold fields of Northern On-
 tario.”

in the UN, our party, in common
with progressive forces through-
out the world, raised the slogan,
“Bring the Palestine problem to
the United Nations”. ,

The leadership of the USSR and
New Democracies, coupled with

the momentary attitude of the USA}

resulted in acceptance by the
General Assembly of the realistic
proposal for partition of Pales-
tine into an independent Jewish
state and independent Arab state,
with economic union. This accept-
ance was won in spite of the
machinations of Britain and her
puppets among the Arabs.

The decision for partition was
scarcely recorded before it be-
came clear that world reactionary
forces seek to block the carrying
out of -the decision because of
imperialist considerations involv-
ing military strategy and oil,

It would be an error to imagine
that Partition concerns only the
Jewish and Arab- peoples, The
fight for partition is part of the
common struggle of democrats
the world over against imperial-
ism. It can only be won through
the powerful support of labor and
all the allies of the Jewish peo-
ple, and all lovers of peace. The
winning of partition will strength-
en the world*front of peace and
freedom. Sabotage of partition |

brings the worla closer to war. |:

This Fifth convention of the
B.C..Yukon LPP whole-heartedly
supports the Jewish and . Arab
masses of Palestine in their fight
for independence.

We call on the Canadian gov-
ernment, as a member of the
UN Security Council, to back up
implementation of partition as
the only guarantee of Palestinian
independence and freedom from
domination by American or Brit-
ish imperialism.”

“to make it more|~

spell out the grim pattern.

Appeasement

President Jacob S. Potofsky
of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers (CIO) has scored US
government reversal of its Pales-
tine policy as “smacking of
appeasement” of powerful oil
and Arab interests, and urges
the creation of an international
police force by the United
Nations to enforce the General
Assembly’s decision.

It is a “guns instead of b

sy

‘Guns instead of butter’ boosts
Canada’s war budget $30 million

By MARK FRANK

than now for a counter-plan, a
Canadian Henry Wallace, a great
popular upsurge to stop the war-
makers, and an end to the fateful
CCF policy announced by M. J.
Coldewll March 18 which seeks to
ride two horses of a contradictory
foreign and domestic policy at the
same time. :

Within the CCF parliamentary
group there is a tug-of-war in
progress, between those who so
splendidly fought off the _ en-
croachment of US military troops
last year and who now carry a
struggle against the Abbott aus-
terity plan; and those who have
thrown in their all with the Be-

ton for» West European union.
How can Coldwell support
such a plan for Europe when he
fights, in words at least, the econ-
omic and military subordination of
our own country to the same peo-
ple ?.-5

Surely the plan is one plan, cut
out of whole cloth? I asked a pro-
minent member -of parlia-
ment about it. He told me the CCF
had “no foreign policy.’”” He may
be right about it. :

The same. CCF MP told me. of
the coming national council meet-
ing of the party in Ottawa to take
place April 16-17. Foreign policy
will be a main item of discussior
then, and the laying of plans for

March 26 to 28.
of the first post-war Canadian so-
cialist youth organization.

Thé three-day convention will
include reports from national or-
ganizer Norman Penner of To-
ronto, as well as prominent Feder-
ation members from major centres
throughout Canada. ;

Provincial National Federation
of Labor Youth secretary, Glyn
Thomas, upon leaving at the
CPR station issued the, following
statement: “Youth needs an or-
ganization in Canada to . fight
against depression and wars. We
deplore the fact that thousands

Murphy to expose
Hladun’s ‘treason’ talks

“The Questions Hladun Wouldn't
Face” is the topic chosen by Har-
vey Murphy in addressing a public
meeting Monday, March 29, in the
Pender Auditorium, 339 East Pen-
der, 8 p.m. ;
_Murphy recently challenged
Hladun to a debate which Hladun
publicly accepted. Hladun appoint-
ed Bob Morrison of Stuart Re
search to represent him in nego-
tiations for the debate, while Mur-
phy appointed Harold Pritchett.
Since that time Pritchett as
made numerous attempts to final-
ize arrangements without success.
Murphy’s reply to the allegations
rangements, but Hladun has pub-
licly withdrawn. :
“The Labor-Progressive Party
feels that the public should hear
Murphy's reply to the allegations
publicly made by Hladun. Accord-
ingly, we are arranging the public
meeting for this purpose on the
day which Hladun states he has
open Hladun will be invited to
come to the meeting and substan-
tiate his accusations,” it is stated.

Proceeds of the meeting will, as
originally suggested, be turned over
to the Crippled Children's Hospital.

BC delegates attend
socialist youth meet

A representative five-man B.C. delegation of the National
Federation of Labor Youth left Vancouver Monday night to
attend a special constituent convention in Toronto from
The convention will mark the formation

of young Canadians go to the

United States each year seeking

improved employment opportuni-

ties.” Upon their return, the dele- .
gates will speak to youth groups

throughout British Columbia and

hold a provincial convention.

Th five-man delegation is com-
prised of Denny Arsenault of Port
Alberni, Tom Rayfuse of Victoria,
Eric Degland of Langley Prairie,
and Grace Hilland and Glyn
Thomas of Vancouver.

utter” policy with a vengeance.

vin pan, worked out in Washing-|.

Canada, led by the King government, is. on the war-path. Every day of debate in
Commons, the speeches of its top ministers, the increasing pressures from Washington

Never was it more urgent

three pending federal byelections.
It can be an important date in
the history of the CCF, if it makes
its foreign policy coincide with its
anti-monopoly position at Home.
The King government's “guns
instead of butter’ program receiv-
ed dramatic confirmation recently
with tabling of the 1948-49 esti-
mates, ;
It will spend about $30,000,000
more on the armed services this
year than it did in 1947-48. An ex-
traordinary move ‘has been made
for a “peace” year by providing a
blank cheque arrangement for an
anions! $20,000,000, just in case

Said Abbott: “In this depart-
ment under current conditions,
it is necessary to have commit-
ment authority in excess of the
amount that will probably be ex-
pended.”
Pacing the move to up military
expenditures was a slashing of ex-
penditures on construction and
capital equipment by the domin-
ion. Many important construction
works are being delayed. Chief de-
partments affected by decreased
expenditures were veterans’ af-

fairs; reconstruction; finance; ex-

ternal affairs and agriculture.

Donate Braes library

‘The extensive personal library of
the late William Braes of Courte-
nay has been donated to the dif-
ferent labor organizations of
Courtenay and Vieinity. -- °

The official presentation ~ was
made by his son, Hugh Braes, at
a simple ceremony attended by a
committee representing the vari-
ous labor organizations. These in-
cluded: William Franklin, IWA; J.
Goddard; Civic Workers; Ina: Pet-
erseh, IWA Women’s Auxiliaries;
and’ Karl Dresen;. United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners.

It was agreed by the committee
and the many friends present at
this ceremony that this library will
stand as a foundation for further
literary additions, and will be
known as the “William Braes Mem-
orial Library.” :

The late William Braes, who met
his death as a result of a logging-
truck accident in 1947, was a high-
ly respected labor leader in the
Vancouver Island labor movement,
and was an active member and
Marxist educationalist in the North

International vice-president, and
other organizers of the Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers’ Union who
are now engaged in an organizing
campaign in northern Ontario
‘gold mines.

CIO. President Philip Murray
wrote to Mine-Mill President John
Clark, in part: :

“IT am communicating with
the officers of the Canadian Con-
gress of Industrial Organiza-
tions on the matter of the Cana-
dian government changing any
regulations of entry of represen-
tatives of international unions
into Canada,”

On behalf of President Jacob
Potofsky of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers, Secretary-
Treasurer Frank Rosenblum wrote
to CCL President A. R. Mosher:

“The action contemplated ap-

+

Island LPP.

Big ClO unions score
gov't immigration bar

International unions and leaders have joined Mine, Mill
& Smelter Workers in strong protest against the Canadian

government’s use of immigration authority to help employers
in the fight against unionism by barring Reid Robinson,

pears to be prompted by efforts
to thwart organizational activi-
‘ties in the mining industry. It
is obvious that any such addi-
tional restrictions will hamper
the effectiveness of this organ-
ization and all other iabor un-
ions in conducting their regu-
lar business. I cannot over-em-
phasize the necessity for vigorous
opposition to any change in ex-
isting immigration regulations.”

President J. EK. Fadling of the
International Woodworkers of
America, wrote to Clark:

“You can be assured that our
International Union will do
everything possible to assist. in
repulsing the attacks of Big
Business in the matter of im-
Migration laws to be used
against union members in both
the U.S. and Canada.” 3

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