BEST WISHES TO THE LABOR MOVEMENT ON MAY DAY ‘77 For labor and tenant's rights VANCOUVER TENANT COUNCIL 872-2096 MAY DAY GREETINGS to our friends and supporters in the labor movement! e DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOC. ‘Working for a better community’ MAY DAY GREETINGS For a truly united Canada, recognize the full equal rights of the people of our two nations. Vancouver Local 55 B.C. District Council Association of United Ukrainian Canadians MAY DAY GREETINGS to all our friends from FEDERATION OF RUSSIAN CANADIANS 600 Campbell! Avenue, Vancouver and supporters PACIFIC TRIBUNE—APRIL 29, 1977—Page 16 MAY DAY GREETINGS to all our members, friends SOUTH VAN CLUB KINGSWAY CLUB BROADWAY CLUB NIILO MAKELA CLUB VAN. EAST CLUB g NORTH VAN. CLUB WEST END CLUB OLGIN CLUB Communist Party of Canada VSB opposes school bill Cont'd from pg. 1 independent schools,’”’ it said. “While it may be the intent of the government to alleviate part of the costs for parents whose children attend these schools, COPE sees the ultimate effect of this legislation as one of breaking down the concept of separation of the state and religion and of leading to further fragmentation of our established educational and social system.’’ Contending that education with regard to religion must remain the responsibility of the parents, the COPE brief emphasized that the direction of education planning should be aimed at providing more public programs. “COPE wants to see increase assistance to children with lear- ning disabilities, increased numbers of teachers of English as a second language in our schools where 43 percent of our school population do not have English as a mother tongue, reduction in the numerical size of kindergarten classes, additional learning assistance teachers, and the retention of Jerichoschool . . .” it declared. The COPE brief also noted that while provincial funds for such programs have been in short supply, money is being offered to independent schools. If Bill 33 is passed, it added, funding ‘‘could well reach $40 million per school year. “How is it that the government can find funding for independent schools yet cannot find funding for public schools?”’ COPE’s education committee also sent a letter to premier Bennett calling on him to intervene to have the bill withdrawn. “The essence of Bill 33 is to set up another school system in the province, finance it with public funds, but provide no public ac- countability features,’’ the letter said, adding that the legislation contravened the principles of secular education established in this province for over a century. “We ask that you intervene personally and have this anti-- democratic bill withdrawn for- thwith.”’ Later asa HAVE YOU DONATED TO THE TRIBUNE DRIVE? Sse oenen ae pea Len Norris, president, Veterans of the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion, writes: The veterans of the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion wish to announce that our organization is in no way con- nected with a May Day rally being held on April 30, and at no time have we given sspport to, or authorized the use of the name of our organization for, such a rally. The Veterans of the MacKenzie Papineau Battalion have, since the Battalion’s formation 40 years ago, recognized and supported the legitimate May Day Committee whose objective it has been to unite — the trade union movement, left wing political parties and other progressive organizations. We | cannot and will not lend support t0 organizations or groups which stand in opposition to that unity. We recommend to all oul members and to readers of your paper that they turn out in full force for the May Day rally and concert being held in the Tem pleton High School, Auditorium, 727 Templeton Drive, Vancouve!; at 2 p.m., May 1, sponsored by the Trade Union May Day Committee. Ted Bardal mourned Many veterans of the labor movement will be saddened to hear of the passing of Theodore ‘‘Ted” Bardal, one of the early Com- munist leaders in Saskatchewan and for a long time, secretary of the Correspondence club of the Communist Party in this province. He died April 23 at the age of 83. Born October 28, 1893, Ted moved with his parents from his native North Dakota to Gimli, Manitoba, later taking up a half ‘ section of land near Wynyard, Saskatchewan. He was a familiar figure before the Big Quill municipal council where he frequently took up grievances on behalf of the unemployed and. fought foreclosures for local far- mers during the depression years. As the manager of the co-op store which he later opened, he was often involved in struggles over the wheat pool. Throughout the years on the Prairies, Ted’s abilities as a writer and a speaker and his role as.a spokesman for the Communist Party won him wide respect. In 1953, he moved to Ruskin, B.C., later retiring in Vancouver where he undertook the respon- sibilities as secretary of the Correspondence Club of the Communist Party. Until the time of his death, he was an active supporter of the Pacific Tribune and many progressive causes. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Gudjonson and Dora Bardal of Vancouver; two sons Thor of Drayton, Alberta and Conrad of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; two daughters — Mrs. Una McKenzie of Sechelt and Olga of Point Clare, Quebec; and eight grandchildren. Nigel Morgan, provincial secretary of the Communist Party - paid tribute to Ted Bardal at a memorial April 27. May Day Greetings fo our members and friends South Fraser Regional Committee Communist Party Of Canada MAY DAY GREETINGS TO WORLD LABOR VETERANS OF THE MacKENZIE-PAPINEAU BATTALION | CANADIANS FOR DEMOCRACY These Chilean Trade Union Leaders are still missing: E. PONCE VICENZIO — CUT national leader VICTOR DIAZ LOPEZ — former CUT leader N. LOPEZ SUAREZ — former CUT leader B. ARAYA ZULETA AND WIFE — CUT founder J. DONATO AVENDANO — Pres. Electrical Union R. Montayo Vilches — leader, Construction Industrial Federation CESAR CERDA — leader, Peasant Confederation and many more DEMAND THEIR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!! BOYCOTT CHILEAN GOODS!!! IN CHILE extends greetings to all our friends and supporters on INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY — 1977 with the hopes that soon MAY DAY can be openly celebrated in Chile, a