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Western double talk

hit by Cheddi Jagan

Hypocritical Western talk
about freedom and democracy
Was lashed last weekend by Dr.
Cheddi Jagan, leader of the Peo-
Ple’s Progressive Party of Brit-
ish Guiana, while speaking in
London, England,

Dr, Jagan was appearing ata
backed meeting, organized by the
London District of the Communist
Party, on the Tri Continental Sol-
idarity Conference of the peoples
of Africa, Asia and Latin Amer-
ica which he had attended in

Havana during January.

As they preached liberty and
democracy, the U.S, imperialists
assisted in ousting even mildly
Liberal regimes in countries like
Argentina, Brazil, Santo Dom-
ingo and British Guiana, while
the British hesitated about the

Undemocratic Smith regime in
Rhodesia,

No trick, no fraud, no lie was
too terrible for the imperialists
in order to protect their vested
interests in the three continents,
he said,

This had been the case in his
Own country where the British,
under American orders, did all
they could to prevent the success
of the PPP and eventually, after

11 years, ousted it by a manoeu-
vre,

While President Kennedy paid
lip Service to the PPP electoral
Victories in 1953, 1957 and 1961,
the CIA had worked to prevent
his election, Jagan charged,

The worst form of imperial-
ism was of course, in Vietnam,
where the Americans were car-

rying out their immoral and vic-
ious war,

That is why the unity of the
peoples is so important, he said,
and why the tri-continental con-
ference was so epoch-making,

LABOR ROUNDUP:

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Fishermen seek inquiry
into Ocean Star tragedy

The United Fishermen and
Allied Workers’ Union (UFAWU)
for forwarded a letter to Trans-
port Minister Pickersgill, de-
manding a full inquiry into the
‘Ocean Star’ tragedy which re-
sulted in the death of seven Union
members,

In March of 1965, following
another sea tragedy at that time,
and the loss of another sein boat
and its crewof seven, the UFAWU
wrote Director of Marine Regula-
tions, Alan Cumyn, urging that
“stability tests’? be made on all
Pacific Coast Seiners, with spec-
ial reference to herring seiners,

- Nothing was done about the
UFAWU request, and as the Un-
ion’s letter to Transport Minister
Pickersgill states, “at present
there is no law of regulation to
compel all fishing vessels to
undergo a stability test.”

“When we said the ‘Northview’
and the ‘Combat’ (seiners lost,
Ed.) were probably unstable and
had capsized, we had no proof,
The opportunity to prove the point
is here now in view of the re-
covery of the Ocean Star, the
Union stated.

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Election of officers for 1966

occupied most of the time at this

week’s session of the Vancouver
and District Labor Council, Six
of the twelve executive officers
were returned by acclamation,

VLC President Ed Sims won
his eighth consecutive election to
that post over Jerry Lebourdais
(OCAW) with 128 votes to 16,
Secretary-treasurer E.P. (Pad-
dy) Neale was returned unopposed
as were ist and 2nd vice-presi-
dents Syd Thompson (IWA) and
N. Uphill (Plumbers) Len Guy
8rd vice-president won handily
over W, Dunsmuir (Bookbinders)
with 93 to 52 votes,

Retirement of two veteran
committee chairmen, John Hay-
ward (Education) and Jack Hend-
erson (Legislative) saw these
posts filled by Steel delegate
Chalmers (education) and Transit
Workers delegate C, Stewart,
(legislative),

Acclamations were also ac-
corded Marine Workers delegate
Wn, Stewart and ILWU Frank
Kennedy on Organization and
Municipal Affairs committees,

A VLC executive motion urging
‘tthe Canadian Labor Congress
to deplore resumption of U.S.
bombing in North Vietnam” was
unanimously approved by Council
delegates, Delegates Wm,
Stewart and Les MacDonald
strongly condemned U,S. actions
and its pretentious ‘peace’ hoax
now followed by resumption of
intensified bombing,

A letter was read to the Coun-

cil from CLC president Claude
Jodoin, informing the VLC that
the Steelworkers Union is now
in “non-compliance’’ with CLC
instructions to halt its raiding
of the Moulders Union jurisdic-
tion in Eastern Canada,

Correspondence and a circu-
lar letter addressed to MLAs
was also given VLC delegates
from the Beverage Dispenser
Union urging support for legisla-
tion at this session of the B,C,
Legislature which would provide
for age “identification” of minors
in beer parlors, and that such
provisions for ‘identification’ be
implemented into the present
Liquor Control Act. “In our
opinion,” stated the Beverage
Dispensers’ letter, “the law fa-
vors the violater (minor); his
penalty if guilty is normally
$25.00, but if a waiter is found
guilty the minimum fine is
$300.00.”

Terminating his 20-year
chairmanship of the VLC Legis-
lative Committee, Jack Hender-
son now 86-years young is now
marking his 70 years asanactive
trade Unionst, joining his union
when a boy away back in 1896,
and maintaining his consistent
membership on several contin-
ents, Following his brief‘ speech’
on his -union stewardship over
many years, the VLC delegate
body gave their grand veteran a
standing ovation, %

Mine Mill sets sights on advance

The 14th annual Convention of
the International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers, which
has just concluded its five-day
sessions in Trail, B.C. has
chalked up a sizeable docket of
labor achievement.

With more than 125 accredited
delegates in attendance, some 45
resolutions from Mine - Mill
locals across Canada were de-
bated, approved or rejected. The
keynote of the Mine-Mill conven-~
tion from start to finish centered
upon trade union unity, economic
advancement for all workers in
the mining and smelting industry,
and unanimous condemnation of
union raiding, better known in
labor circles as union cannibal-

ism,

Prominent guest speakers who
addressed the Mine-Mill conven-
tion included Mayor Joseph Palyga
of Trail who greeted the dele-
gates on behalf of the City of

Tails

Ukr. Cultural Centre
805 E. Pender St.
Vancouver, B.C.

You are cordially invited to attend a

TESTIMONIAL BANQUET

in Honor of Tom McEwen —
(on the occasion of his 75th Birthday)

Saturday, February 12, 1966—6:30 p.m.

Tickets at:

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Seating capacity is limited; please reserve early

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Entertainment
Refreshments

Another guest speaker at the
Mine-Mill meet was the Hon.
Arthur Laing, federal minister
of Northern Affairs, The minis-
ter congratulated Mine-Mill for
giving “responsible union lead-
ership,” declaring that such lead=
ership was “vital at the present
time in Northern development,”

In his address to the convention
Mine-Mill international presi-
dent Al Skinner of Denver, Colo-
rado stated that “Canadian
autonomy of Mine-Mill, the right
to run its own affairs, was a
feature which we are very proud
of

Skinner also congratulated
Canadian Mine-Mill on the many
occasions the union had success-
fully resisted attempts by the
raiding Steelworkers and other
unions to wipe out Mine-Mill.

International vice-president of
Mine-Mill and. prominent civil

rights fighter in the U.S., As-—

bury Howard of Denver also ad-
dressed the convention, urging
that the decisions of the conven-
tion and the Mine-Mill program
for advance be carried into life.

“If the program adopted by the

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union remains on paper,” said
the speaker, “it will not be worth
the paper it is written on,” Inhis
address Howard laid great stress
on the need to attract young
people to the mining industry “to
provide the backbone for the union
in the future, and to learn the
great heritage of the Mine-Mill
union.” :

Supplementing its threat to raid
Mine-Mill jurisdiction in Trail

and Kimberley Larry Sefton, Ca-
nadian Director oftheSteelwork-
ers published a half-page “Open
Letter” in the ‘Trail Times’ of
Jan. 17, addressed to “Conven-
tion Delegates, International
Union Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers.”

In this socalled ‘Open Letter’
Sefton follows the Pentagon
double-talk technique of seeking

CONT'D ON PAGE 11

Plans for formation of a
B.C, committee to organize
Canadian Aid For Vietnam
Civilians were announced last
Tuesday by Dr, Alan Inglis,
M.D., F.R.C.S. (C) of Vancou-
ver,

“Many thousands of civil-
ians, including children, are
being injured by military
operations in Vietnam, Many
more have had their lives dis-
rupted as a result of bombings
of schools and hospitals, or by
evacuation from danger
areas,® Dr. Inglis said in an-
nouncing organization of the
committee,

for medical aid, and I am
taking the lead at the behest
of a substantial number of
humanitarian. Canadians who
wish to aid civilian war vic-
tims promptly and effectively,
and see an early end to the
war in Vietnam,

Form committee
to aid Vietnam

“There is a pressing need —

“Already more than a thou-
sand dollars in medical aid has
been collected and sent to
Vietnam,” he reported,

“Contributions for medical
aid and a Milk For Children
Fund can be sent to: CAN-
ADIAN AID FOR VIETNAM
CIVILIANS, P.O, Box 2543,
Vancouver 3, B.C. and will be
acknowledged by the pro tem
treasurer, Mr, Harry Walker,

“Those willing to help in any
way can register at the above
box number and they will be
notified of a meeting to be
called shortly to establish the
committee’s work on a more
permanent footing,

“If and when arrangements
can be completed for delivery
to Vietnam, bandages, drugs
and used medical instruments
will also be accepted,” he con-
cluded,

February 4, 1966—PACIFIC TRIBUNE —Page 3