— ———————— TI-INFLATION FIGHT Unions demand action to stop price spiral after a week of rumors, and brought on when New Democratic Party and Conservative opposition voted down the Liberal budget, was emerging as a cut-off date beyond which demands for || MORE AUTONOMY FOR OFL | HINTED AT BY MacDONALD VANCOUVER — In his address to delegates gathered at aa largest Canadian Labour Congress convention ever held, ote CLC president Donald MacDonald made some in Pacctery remarks to the Quebec Federation +of Labour m @ hopes of avoiding a split in the Canadian trade union ovement. ies a than 2,500 delegates heard MacDonald say, “We: Moy. recognize the unique nature of the Quebec labor an ement, and, with the leadership in Quebec, seek ways .@ Means of adopting and coordinating: the implementa- “The alternatives open to Canadian voters during the coming election will allow them to record their dissatisfac- tion with the old-line parties and their ae of Congress policy in that province in such a manner Son. ensure that the best interests and. welfare of Quebec Can si are safeguarded, and the unity and solidarity of the nor d ian labor movement as a whole is neither jeopardized estroyed”’, Rae Quebec Federation of Labour is seeking more auto- will ein the CLC, and the issue of autonomy for Quebec “Cally pudlcussed on the convention floor May 15. Specifi- over edi, QF L wants the Congress to delegate all authority cation programs and labor councils. Rate GFL is also looking for a device whereby it can nego- e e formula through which more money will be given to Provincial group from the CLC. — | the Q MacDonald's remarks, Louis Laberge, president of With Beene Federation of Labour said, “I am very happy that j at the president of the CLC has said, and | think De ee ee cen ii, eaiilibannmiaiabnsapmmaaeussmiiiaiiasieiiomtiaatie iia aiaaiitalae may go a | Id have beer q ae a long way to resolving what could have f Potentially dangerous situation”. WORLD NEWS UnERU ESTABLISHES PUBLIC SECTOR OF ECONOMY Oh its’ econ, Peru passed a. law May 9.setting up a public sector the Ge oony. This move was greeted with strong approval by law p.uetal Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP). The new aid Provides for the establishment, with the financial and technical w€ State, of factories, plants and shops in which workers d organiza- ‘Clpate in management, distribution of profits anc OF emment a! services. Under the program of the progressive g0V- Play .. Of Peru, the public sector of the national economy is to Important and ever-expanding role. Part » Ne : in 1° Peo ’ ae ngs ‘ ‘oppij Ples of Lisbon, Portugal, fill the streets to hail their victory ng U g ’ © fascist Caetano government, ories,”. said the Canadian Labour ae ess out-going President Donald MacDonald at a meeting prior to the GLC convention in Vancouver. The July 8 election date, announced Luis Corvalan, gene’ and 28 other top mem former defence minis Carlos Matus, and Daniel Vergar interior, were transferred to a mi Dawson Islan ral secretary of the Communist Party of Chile bers of the Popular Unity coalition, including ter Orlando Letelier, former economy minister ra, former undersecretary of the litary barracks in Santiago from d May 9. Junta officials said that they would be tried answered. shortly, but no date has been given. By JOSEPH NORTH (Daily World) MOSCOW — “International support is vital to prevent an at- tempt by imperialism and do- mestic reaction to turn the clock ‘back in Portugal,” declared Car- los Ingles, 2 member of the cen- tral committee of the Portu- guese Communist Party at a press conference here last week. Ingles analyzed the political scene in Portugal since the over- throw of dictator Marcel Caeta- no on April 25. icture is insp hae 2 of dangers. Things have moved speedily toward strengthening the democratic process since the overthrow, Tre- flecting the impact of the ake political movement on the arm! forces, Ingles indicated. Ingles noted that the danger of a counter-coup 1n Portugal or other sabotage still exists, inas- much as several imperialisms — most notably British and West German as well. as American, are on the scene.: pre ee action, primarily the oe See with ties to imperialism, wi not automatically let develop- ments move toward a full demo- cratic fruition. The Commu tugal, he stressed, is t nist Party of Por- he strong- iring, but- est advocate. and cementing force of an all-embracing anti- fascist and - anti-imperialist unity. It urges utmost strength- ening of all segments of the working: -people within the de- mccratie- coalition, and _ their continual, conscious effort to weld firmest ties with the mass- es in the military, as well as the church, the countryside, wo- men and youth. This vigilant unity, he said, plus the support of the working class and anti-imperialist and peace movements abroad, can prevent the die-hards of the army, the monopolies and their imperialist supporters, from re- versing the gains won by Por- tuguese democracy. Ingles singled out four points he regarded as most important in the position of the Commu- nist Party of Portugal. 1. The question of free elec- tions: “The junta proposed them to be held this year,” he said, “in order to install a democra- tic regime. If held, this would be a major turning point in the na- tion’s history — it is a. basi¢ de- mand that was made long ago by the Communist Party and the democratic movement. 2. The CP favors a nationwide Continued on page 10 curbs on inflation could not go.un- Speaking on behalf ,of the CLC Exe- cutive Council, MacDonald said in quiet tones what thousands are shout- ing in anger: “Persistent high unemployment, coupled with es- calating prices, have placed the vast majority of wage and salary earners, organized and unorgan- ized, in a precarious economic position . . . urged all Canadians not to givé their support to any political party which’ will either continue the same kind of dis- “astrous economic policies or offer even more disastrous poli- cies in the form of regimented economy of price and wage controls.” The latter references was ob- viously to the Conservative pro- posal for a 90-day freeze on wages and prices which was later rejected by convention delegates. Grave Concern “This election will give all - Canadians the opportunity to re- gister the verdict on policies which have deprived the working people of this country of their just share of the fruits of their labo,” MacDonald said. In Ontario, the Peterborough Labour Council conducted a whirlwind card-signing campaign demanding a roll-back of’ prices and presented to the federal MP, Secretary of State Hugh Faulk- ner, 2,000 signed cards with the request that he “take these cards as indicators of the grave concern shown by your consti- tuenis over the lack of govern- ment control of spiralling costs.” P40 = The U.S. Women’s Bureau of the Dept. of Labor reports that unemployment for women was higher in 1972 for every age category compared to men, the highest being for ‘‘minority”’ women to age 19 (38.6 percent unemployed.) Also, two-thirds of women workers are single, divorced, widowed or separated or have husbands earning less than $7,000 a year. 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