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Vancouver, British Columbia, February .1,

1952

French position desperate

Collapse of French imperialist hopes of rallying the Vietna-
-mese people around the spurious “independent” regime of Emperor
Bao Dai (above) are reflected in mounting French casualty lists
(170,000 in five years) and increasing reliance on American inter-
vention directed against People’s China,

Robeson fo sing

Two powerful voices of freedom—the world famous bari-
tone singing of Paul Robeson and the oratory of lawyer
Vincent Hallinan—will be heard here Friday night this week
at a special session of the Mine-Mill national conference in
Denman Auditorium. Invitations — are restricted to union
members.

Hallinan, famous football star and amateur boxer in his
younger days, became one of America’s outstanding criminal
lawyers, then threw in his lot with labor and in 1949 defended
Harry Bridges. He now faces a six-month jail sentence for
contempt of court arising out of the trial.

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Petition against
BCE fare increase
signed by 15,000

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Effie Jones’ whirlwind cam- Vancouver Prices Action

paign to defeat the 15-cent tran-
sit fare has caught the public’s
‘imagination.
more than 15,000 citizens have
signed a petition demanding
that Vancouver City Council
flatly reject the proposed fare
hike and call on Premier Byron
Johnson to remove: the Public
Utilities Commission members
who act as rubber stamps for
the BCElectric. A copy of the
petition appearing as a paid
advertisement in one daily
paper brought 250 replies; one
supporter enclosed a ‘cheque for
$100 to aid the campaign.

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SUBS THIS WEEK

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In two weeks,’

Committee, set up at a public
parley on high prices held last
fall, decided this week to spon-
sor a conference on Friday,
February 8, in Pender Auditori-
um, to discuss plans for extend-
ing the drive against increased
transit fares. All organizations
and groups are being invited to
send delegates.

On Tuesday this week, Van-
couver Labor Council’ (CCL)
called on the provincial govern-
ment to scuttle the PUC and
take over the BCElectric.

“We intend to continue peti-
tioning through February,”
Mrs. Effie Jones told 'the Pacific
Tribune. ‘I appeal for more
volunteer canvassers to help
roll up an impressive total of
names. Anyone wanting peti-
tions can secure ‘them by writ-

ing to me at my heme address,
Van-

5038 Sherbrooke Street,
couver.”

nimigrodiiee:
scandal bare

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CANADA
WITH 100

NALI DPS

By B. M.

Last December I spent eight days at sea with about 700 Canadian-
bound DP’s. It was not a pleasant trip. If these 700 Germans, Poles and
Latvians were representative of most of the 130,000 immigrants who came
to Canada in the first nine months of last year, organized labor in Canada,
and Canadian people generally, face a seriotis menace not only ‘to their
living standards but to their civil liberties as well.

It is one thing to know about the activities of strikebreaking hood-
lums who have been pouring into Canada at the rate of over 14,000 per
month since January, 1951. It is another thing to be crowded in with them
in mid-Atlantic. Nazis and neo-fascists at close quarters are a repulsive lot
and their\undesirability is brought home with pretty shocking impact.

The ship, at Greek Line boat under Panamanian registry (enough
said!) had loaded up first at Bremerhaven, then Southampton and _ finally
Cherbourg. Apart from the 700 DP’s, there were about 50 French and

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