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Ceremony of the peace doves

i t i in the new,
Peace, so that the rising generation can grow up in
democratic China now emerging, free from wars such have shat
Past generations, is the profound desire of the Chinese people.

is demonstrated here in this ceremony of schoolgirls releasing the
doves of peace at Peking’s Chung Shan park.

- Buck declares only

‘international emergency’

created by U.S. policies —

“TORONTO

The Soviet Union is urging a peace treaty between the Big Five powers, re
People’s. China, and neither China nor Korea is threatening Canadian territory. Why then

i i imi Ow deal with a so-called
is the St. Laurent government seeking almost unlimited DOW SR oe eal w

“national emergency’?
This is how Tim Buck, LPP na-

*tional leader, in a statement issued

here last week, posed the issue
created by the federal government's
introduction in parliament of a
bill to give it special “emergency
Powers,

Full text of Buck’s statement
follows:

The government has introduced
a bill in parliament entitled the
Emergency Powers Act which
gives it almost unlimited powers
to deal with an “international em-
ergency” which is claimed to
“threaten the security of Canada.”

What “international emergency’
is there which is not created by
the policies of the Truman govern-
Ment, which the St. Laurent gov-
ernment endorses in the most ab-

_ ject manner?

Korean and Chinese people are
not threatening Canada’s shores.
The Soviet Union proclaims the

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need for a Treaty of Peace between
the Big Five, including People’s
‘China. . :

But our government rejects dis-
armament, but plans a $5 billion
armaments program which the
little people will pay for. It re-
fuses to recognize China, and sup-
ports the rearmament of Germany.
‘Such policies are the cause of the
| world crisis. ;

The Emergency Powers Act is
designed to frighten and stampede
the Canadian people into accepting
a war program which is against
their interests. The Emergency
'Powers Act means the formation
of a state-capitalist-war dictator-
ship to prepare for aggressive war
against other people. ah

It is directed against the living
standards of the people while the
rich fatten on war contracts. The

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railway workers may well be the
first victims of this act by losing
the 40-hour week which they won
through strike action.

Labor is faced through this act
with the danger of a wage and job
freeze and the youth face conscrip-
tion. It is designed to put labor
in chains.

This is the government’s answer
to the demand of the Canadian peo-
ple for peace and a settlement of
all outstanding differences by ne-
gotiations.

CCF people should reject M. J.
Coldwell’s outrageous support for
this act—and his call for speed in
applying it. Trade unionists should
demand that:Mosher and Bengough
withdraw at once their backing for
the act and their participation in
enforcing it. j

It is never too late-to negotiate.
War is not inevitable. Peace can
still be won. The Canadjan peo-
ple must demand that the gov-
ernment end its servility to Wall
Street and speak up ior peace
and peaceful negotiations.

There is only one war the Can-
adian people can support — war
against poverty, disease and slums
at home. The labor and farm move-
ments must'‘close their ranks and
prevent this. excuse of an “emer-
gency” being used to undermine
its living standards. and regiment
it for a Yankee war.

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EDMONTON
Workers at Standard Iron and
Engineering here handed a _ re-
sounding defeat to raiders from an
AFL craft union by voting by more
than two to one to stay with the
International Union of Mine Mill
and Smelter Workers, their present
bargaining agent.

The International Brotherhood
of Boilermakers and _ Helpers
(AFL), under direct leadership of
TLC vice-president Car] Berg, at-
tempted to split a craft unit of
some 100 workers away from the
250 Standard Iron employees. The
raiding union received only 31
votes, however.

‘Conscription in
any form’ hit by
Nanaimo labor

NANAIMO, B.C.
Ovvosition to “any form of con-
scription’or national registration”
was emphatically expressed in a
resolution passed by Nanaimo and
District Joint Labor Council, and
copies of the resolution have been
sent to Maj.-Gen. G._R. Pearkes,
M.P.

(Recently Nanaimo citizens caus-
ed Pearkes to hastily close a pro-
conscription rally when they intro-
duced a similar motion from the

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~ BCER

“since 1939 the costs of supplying
electricity have more than doubl-
ed.”

Capital expenditures of! $108,
000,000 from 1946 to 1950 are ex-
plained as “improvement and ex- *
pansion of our services to you.”
The BCE advertisements then
‘state the company’s case as fol-
lows:

“During the next five years our
planned program for your require-
ments is essential at $111,000,000.
For the successful financing of this
development it is necessary that
.ur net revenues be adequate to
continue to attract investment from
life insurance ‘companies, trust
companies and private investors
among who are several thousand
of our customers.”

BCE boasts that the average price
paid by householders on the Main-
land has “dropped” to 1.85 cents
a kilowatt hour. This means that
a monthly bill for 300 kilowatt
hours consumption is $5.55. How
does this compare with other proy-
inces? Te figures for two years
ago for several leading cities across_
Canada were: Montreal, $4.29; To-
ronto, $3.06; Winnipeg, $4.07; Ot-
tawa, $3.02; Hamilton, $2.59; Cal-
gary, $4.46. f

“Only other alternative” to the
electric price boost would be to
charge 25 cents for two BCER
transit fares; company president A.
E. Grauer threatens. 4

BCElectric moans incessantly
that it “loses” money on its tran-
sit system, while at the same time
it is trying continually to buy up
transit systems in municipalities
not yet under its grip.

The Gompany is pressuring Van-

couver city council to agree to an
interim increase (Vancouver citi-
zens have long since learned that
“Interim” means “permanent” in
BC transactions) next ;Monday,
so that Public Utilities Commission
will okay the deal. Council, which
“rides along” with the BCE con-
sistently, and only last week cut
the’ company’s assessments $2,444 ,-
000 (meaning a tax loss of $65,000
to the city treasury) is expected to
endorse Grauer’s request.

This week Greater Vancouver
Labor Council (CCL) * spoke for
Vancouver citizens when delegates
unanimously passel a resolution
calling for an all-out protest against
the proposed power increases,

“BCElectric is holding a gun to

Bill White (Marine Workers).
“They have squeezed us on transit
fares as much as they can; now
they are going to increase power
rates and blames this on wage in-
creases. We should not tolerate
this threat.”

“We must raity the public and
cooperate with other unions in a
general protest to the government

» and the company,” said council”
| president George Mitchell (TWA).
A strong protest movement is de-
veloping in B.C. cities and towns,
aimed at blocking granting of the
interim increase and forcing PUC
Officials to hold a public inquiry
into BCER financial] operations.

Women preparing
lobby against

floor).

The council also condemned the
proposed release of Nazi General
Kurt Meyer from Dorchester, and
criticized Ottawa’s action in prov-
iding asylum to Count De Bern-
onville, convicted French collabor-
ator.

A letter from Nanaimo Civil D>-

fence Committee requesting coop-
eration was coldly received by dele-
' gates, who voted to “receive and
file’ it.

Council decided to start a mas;
‘protest against appointment of D.
B. Rankine, McMillan pulp mill
trustee to District No. 68 school

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higher premium
Reflecting public protest against
higher hospital insurance prem-
iums and the need for more hos-
pital beds, a lobby of B.C. women
will gather in Victoria during: the
present session of the provincial
legislature.

Sponsored by the
Canadian Women,
[present a brief to the cabinet
which. will .include ;@, - peace-time
plan for B.C. hospitals. :
j Action on rising milk prices, the
spouse vote, rent controls and
prices in general will also be re-
quested.

All women’s organizations,
trade unions and interested in-
dividuals are invited to join the
delegation. Further | informa-
tion can be obtained by writing
Mrs. Agnes Jackson, Congress
secretary, at 319 East 38th Ave-
nue; or phoning publicity con-

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Congress of
the lobby will

vener Mrs. Jean Bird, HA. 0086.
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