Field Marshal Montgomery (right) in his “Command in

Battle’ television series on Channel 2 Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m.,
makes some caustic criticisms of the U.S. idea of a broad
‘front attack against the Germans in the European campaign,
and directs some of his criticism against General Eisen-

hower (left).

IWA —o

As the strike of 27,000 coast
lumber worker neared the end
of its second week, the IWA
and operators remained dead-
locked, with no sign of nego-
tiations resuming in’ the near
future.

Numerous injunctions have
been issued against the IWA
in many areas, but picket lines
remain in operation and the
strike is 100 percent solid.

The lumber barons are
losing millions of dollars ‘in

perators
still deadlocked

profits but seem determined
to sit tight and hope that their
plan to “starve the workers
into surrender” will succeed.

Union men are equally de-
termined not to return to
work until their major de-
mands have been won.

Some 203 operations have
been tied up by the strixe,
and many secondary indus-
tries are beginning to feel the
pinch.

[PP leader supports

-IWA strike demands

NANAIMO, B.C. — Asked for a comment on the wood-
workers strike by Nanaimo radio station CHUB, Nigel Morgan,
B.C. leader of the LPP issued the following statement:

“Undoubtedly, the lumber industry is faced with the pos-
sibility of a long and costly layup. However, responsibility for

such an eventuality rests
on the companies, whose arbi-
trary and arrogant attitude
left the union with no alterna-
tive to effect a settlement.
“The companies are crying
and wailing about lost mar-
kets, yet they close their eyes
to the possibilities of greatly-
expanded” trade: with China
and other socialist countries.
The lumber workers are sanc-
timoniously lectured about
‘pricing themselves of of the
markets of the world’ by men
like the president of MacMil-
lan and Bloedel — former
Justice J. V. Cline — who left
the public service and a salary
of $15,000 a year to step into

-his present $75,000 a year job.
Imagine the gall of this man,

and others like him, talking
about wage increases after
taking a boost of $60,000! Why,

‘he got a bigger increase per

month, than the average wood-
worker gets for his whole year’s
work.

“Obviously there’s no jus-
tice in such a situation, and
the only way for the workers
to get their due is by backing
their negotiatiors by strike ac-
tion, with support of the en-
tire labor movement. Unity
and solidarity is urgently need-
ed today. And, it is the one
sure way to defeat the all-out
attack on labor by the water-
front, construction, fishing and
lumber bosses, and win the
justified demands the lumber-
workers have put forward.”

PREPARE FOR STRIKE

UFAWU reject:

salmon prices

The United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union this week announced the results ¢
At a series of well-atten

a coastwise strike ballot of union and Brotherhood members.

meetings held at all points on the coast, the members of the two organizations voted b
majority of 80.3 percent to reject the latest salmon p
action. A special meeting of the union and Brotherhood executives and negotiating committe
will be held on Thursday, at which time a strike deadline for salmon fishermen, tenderment

UIC happy about
only’ 19,000 jobles

The unemployment picture in Vancouver is brighte!
This is the outlook of the Unemployment Insurance Comm
sion in its latest release of figures. According to the UIC &

_are now “only” 19,000 unemployed in the Greater Vancoul

shoreworkers will be established.

It has been announced by
the Department of Labour that
the ‘sshoreworker government
supervised strike ballot will be
conducted on July 24 at all
plants ‘and fishing stations
along the coast. It has also
been announced the _ strike
ballot for salmon tendermen
will be conducted at coastwise
points on July 16, 17, 18 and
20. Places where the ballot will
be conducted are as follows:

Prince Rupert, Butedale,
Klemtu, Namu, Bella Coola,
Port Edward, Sunnyside, Wad-
hams, Rivers Inlet, Alert Bay,
Port Alberni, Victoria, Steves-
ton, Vancouver.

In Vancouver the balloting
will continue for three addi-
‘tional days, July 21, 22, 23.
It was expected that the res-
ults. of all ballots will be
known on, July 24, insofar as
the shoreworkers and tender-
men are concerned. In all
cases the union committees
are urging a strong “Yes” in
favor of striking.

A series of membership
‘meetings of salmon fishermen

have been organized for the _

coming weekend to elect
strike committees to hear the
latest reports and to prepare
for strike action.

Salmon net fishermen in
the state of -Washington, i.e.
Puget Sound, are balloting
with the recommendation from
their union“ that they reject
the latest offer and go on
strike. The canners’ offer to
the American fishermen in-

cludes the price of 15 cents .

for pinks, The union in Bri-
‘tish Columbia: is asking 13
cents for this species.

Mosher LPP candidate

in Alberni riding

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. —
Mark Mosher, local longshore-
man, has been named by the
Labor-ProgressiveParty to con-
test Alberni constituency in
the next provincial elections.

Mosher, a resident of tie
area for 41 years, has always
been active in the trade union
and farm organization fields.

area.

Such a rosy; outlook will un-
doubtedly be reassuring to
the 19,000 who are roaming
the streets looking for work.
They will be happy to know
that things are so good and
will have an interesting sub-
ject to talk about as they
stand in the soup lines wait-
ing for their daily sustainance
or, as in some cases, search
through garbage cans _ for
food. ©

To the UIC and other offi-
cial government bodies un-
employment is a time for the
juggling of figures. Rather
than men and women they
think in terms of statistics.
Every month they issue their
latest lists along with glow-
ing platitudes for the future,
and then sink back into their
soft chairs to rest their well
fed bodies.

Nobody can force
to work on that bridg

“Nobody can force me to go to work on that bridge.
a free country and I can work if I choose to.”
- This was the reply given Mr. Justice A. M. Manson
ing contempt proceedings in British Columbia Supreme Co
this week by Eric Guttman, 7920 Windsor, one of the bi
workers cited for contempt, when the judge suggested that!
union had the right to order him back to work.

The judge adjourned the con-
tempt of court action against
striking ironworkers for five
days Tuesday so there can be
cooler consideration by all
parties concerned.”

. The courtroom was jammed
for hearings Monday and Tues-

day, and the gallery — con-.

sisting of ironworkers and
other unionists — broke into
hoots and jeers on one occa-
sion when the judge declared
he intended to examine all 18

July 17, 1959 —

rice proposals and to authorize

_where his next meal is ©

ss

To the guy who isn't’

ing from, however, the §
tistics mean thousands
others just like himself
people, not figures.

Searching for food

defendants.

All the men declared ti
had not réturned to work
cause they felt that span |
the Second Narrows Britg
was unsafe. When the judi
said engineers had declaf®
the bridge safe for work, ste
worker Isaac Hall replied: “
you always believe the €
eers? The engineers said
same thing a year ago but
pal got killed on the brid

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