Review x EDITORIAL PAGE * Comment een No missile bases here Defeat the blackout : WHEN TOTAL blackout of working Because to give any publicity to : * J t a Z 5 fe i os Secretary of state there is a danger, however remote class opinion. on specific is- their views would expose the pol- i ster Dulles attended it is deemed to be. sues, particularly around election itical bankruptcy of the old-line a the recent NATO ie Went with . 10 eres ‘G. 'ntimidate, parties, to whose “promises” the daily press gives front-page prom- inence. time, is nothing new for the mon- opoly press. As always, the vaunt- ed “freedom’ of a highly central- Paris meeting, ne object in mind— coerce, bribe , (by These facts alone are sufficient to raise the strongest suspicion that both Tory and Liberal top - loan : ized monopoly press is préserved One effective remedy available | ernments sl Ss ee the gov- brass are partners in the Dulles for those interests, political, fin- to the working people in combat- Countries; : ATO member NATO conspiracy to utilize Can- ancial and industrial, which pay a ting this distortion of press “‘free- | as » including Canada, to ada as a nuclear launching site high fee for the services of the dom _is to read and support pap- Hi & the construction of O83 : i EG ton: piper and hence “call the tune.” ers like the Pacific Tribune; to Uclear missile launching b against the Two weeks ago when Tim Buck, read and distribute widely the { | "Pon their Resa: pope In this grave issue involving not LPP national leader, returned LPP program for jobs, peace and Pective territories. from an extended visit to People’s China and gave Toronto daily re- porters, the CBC-TV an _ hour’s interview on the great potential security; to support LPP candidates i in whatever ridings they are con- q testing; and to demand from all i candidates action not “promises!” only the peace and security of our country, but of the whole world, the Canadian people must take a It Ww. a © pr * all done of course under e ; Menac nat of Meeting the ‘‘Soviet e E of Sputnik with a new “defense” ae lead from the British people and market for Canadian products in Finally, working people can 4 | Tanges, ae 3 s nuclear rocket those of other European countries, China, the “free” press gave the make a point of attending the ban- ' ‘ ed at the Soviet Union. by a universal and determined interview about one column inch ner meeting of this election cam- Did y US.-triggered in the back pages. paign in’ Exhibition Gardens on the Diefenbaker govern- stand that no Pokies pacliconreamnenamne ii » Ment while ; Z LPP candidates in the present March 7, where Tim Buck wi ae e : hall be allowed on . prese ’ im Buck will ™ssile fay pores agree to such ey eee bre That demand federal election campaign, with speak on “Jobs, Markets and — 1: ‘ablisheg 2a mg bases being es- ould be made clear to every their forthright program for jobs, Peace’, and what the voters can aps In this country? This is Tory, Liberal and Socred candi- peace and security are similarly do on election day to assure these and ]: Gestion while the Tory date on the hustings. ignored by the daily press. Why? essentials of a Prosperous Canada. a TA: ie i ee SM eg Oe CM a a TEE I na top b os =f ro) e oea apologists for “‘inte- ing fe, on the hustings cadg- vo ° of « tig and posing as men Peace, ’ are Whi hile only Tory and Liberal tas S know the answer to the throw Canada into the to Another was to “agree” i © soothing public indigna- Ee @ssurances that this poses leardos should any such nuc- dentat PAIS san hert acci- _Y Crash. Now even the U.S. roc. nergy Commission has ©mpelled to admit that Pacific Tribune pone: MArine 5288 Ase oT — TOM McEWEN ate Editor — HAL GRIFFIN Subscription Rates: One Year: $4.00 Six months: $2.25 Room, iolished weekly at 6 — 496 Main Street ancouver 4, B.C. C tount eta and Commonwealth he yen, ‘except Australia): $4.00 “nd Qy) 7, Australia, United States ‘her countries: $5.00 one year. Tom McEwen Statement” and issued by the officers of Locals 213 and 230 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. In the annals of working class struggle for decent wages and working conditions, this is in- deed a remarkable statement by its signatories, O’Keefe, Wap- lington and McSorley. I may say to begin with that I am heartily in accord with the wage and other demands of the IBEW membership, and in the ability of the B.C. Electric and the other electrical firms in- volved to pay the wage increases asked without any undue strain on their profits. When I read this remarkable statement my first thought was that perhaps I had been brought up in the wrong school, since my ideas for the conduct of such a struggle are at sharp variance with those set forth in™ the IBEW “statement.” As I see it the first prerequis- ite for victory in every strike struggle nowadays is a maxi- mum of labor unity, not only within ‘the union involved, but — West; : z y ce : ' ; oa Beevibtia. cotmniicccnis with the entire labor movement. of “How to uke friends and in- th indicate th i h All history and _ experience fluence people.’ Breed fo egies auth whe teaches that. xk x t ules’ Suicide rock, Secondly, and particularly in On the other hand, the publi- Bo One cket pool. industries where the union cized “Message from (IBEW) é Diet. 4 the first Acteeot. the membership is engaged in pub- Suspended Members” take these J off; Ndaker ROVRMAGIERC: While uk lic utility services, it is essential basic factors of unity into con- y ade € Was to place the Royal Can- ERHAPS a good title for this to inform and enlist the aid of sideration, by placing all em- z "an Air Force under ‘iiss U.S P column would be “How Not Sie E desc - Cee ie ae eo she °™mand, Es To Win A Strike.” The idea was objective desired. In some cases ms ei strike, plus winning this involves the union (and not ake bombers (oadel ooh F: prompted by a fallgieneip a the company) taking upon itself they may be, to the realization flyin and: other nuclear peapune column advertisement 5 the responsibility of seeing to, it it 1s a monopoly octopus like Bet Cana fart ibe ioe Vancouver Sun, headed “Strike that vital public services do not the B.C. Electric, and not the Y suffer as a result of the struggle. union that will be responsible With those two essentials of victory recognized, the combined strength of organized labor, backed by a strong sympathetic public opinion, can crack the hardest - shelled monopoly ex- ploiter. Yet it seems to me the IBEW leadership has disregard- ed these two prerequisites for victory in its staterhent, there- by putting that document more in the category of an intended provocation, rather than an ap- peal for unity in a just cause. A few quotations will illus- trate the’ point: “Should strike action be im- plemented, we hereby proclaim to whom it may concern, that the IBEW Locals 213 and 230 and the parent body take no re- sponsibility for any inconven- ience that may arise as regards continuity of electrical service. “We will be legally on strike and as such have no obligation whatsoever to assist in any way ‘should the strike take place. the electrical utility to maintain service.” From the above it will be readily seen that the statement was not designed along the lines inconvenienced as for their household worries, “If a strike affecting the pub- lic in this way is to be success- ful, steps must be taken to ac- quaint all trade unions and the general public with the issues involved. If public opinion is mobilized on our behalf and against the B.C. Electric, we are sure to win.” That makes sense, as any honest approach to labor unity makes sense. That kind of unity is capable of surmounting all obstacles. : Far be it from me to lecture the IBEW leadership on how to conduct its strike, but since its statement and the message from IBEW suspended’ members are pubric dccuments, my advice would be: never underestimate the value or strength of labor unity in winning a wage struggle, and never kick the publie in the face—if you want to win! ~ February 28, 1958 —- PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 5