Quebec peace front grows

~The 43,000-member Union
Catholique des Cultivateurs
(Catholic Farmers’ Union) in
Quebec has added its voice to
the mass stand in that prov-
ince against nuclear armg for
Canada.

The UCC said Canada can-
not afford to try to become
a nuclear power or to con-
tribute to the financial sup-
port of the United States
Nuclear policy “when the
federal government brings in
new deficit budgets, imposes

Tew taxes and refuses to al-
lot to the provinces the rev-
~€nues to which they have a
right if they are to meet their
_ Obligations.”
: It indicated this was the
More so “when ‘four Quebec
government lacks the means
financially to implement a
Program. of rural reorganiz-
ation, to put into effect a so-

CCNG suggests

Proposals to grant citizen-
‘Ship in line with traditional
democratic processes were
Presented by a _ delegation
from the Canadian Council
of National Groups recently
in interviews with  Citizen-
Ship Minister Favreau and

Opposition leader Diefenba-
ker.

Noting that the Speech
from the Throne promised

improvements in the Citizen-
ship Act, the delegation of-
fered three main suggestions:
an examination of all appli-
Cations for citizenship that
have been refused until now;
a change in the act providing
 Yejected applicants the right

cial security system, to prop-
erly develop education and
establish scholarships at all
levels of instruction.”

The UCC said it “deeply
deplores” the decision to ac-
quire nuclear arms, no mat-
ter what their object may be.
- This decision is “all the
more regrettable’ when ‘‘such
a gesture is utterly useless
for our own country and re-
presents a further threat to
destroy humanity as a whole.”

A report from Montreal
told of further peac2 action
in that city. A 24-hour esil-

ent vigil was maintained by -

a group of peace supporters
on Phillip Square on June 1.
Interest of passersby was not-
ably sympathefic, signifying,
observers said, an emerging
change in the general attitude
toward the possibility of war.

improvements

to know the reason for re-
fusal and the proof on which
it is based; and automatic
citizenship for the husband
or wife of a Canadian citizen.
The interviews proceeded
in a friendly and cordial at-
mosphere. Citizenship Min-
ister Favreau said he will
bear in mind the points made
by the delegation. :
Opposition leader Diefen-
baker said he supported the
idea of granting citizenship
rights to all, except in cases
involving security.
- He was unaware, however,
until it was pointed out to
him, that even members of
his own Conservative Party
had been refused citizenship.

Ont. loggers win new deal

Two arbitration boards have
handed down decisions for union
Contracts at Kimberly-Clark at
Long Lac, Ont. and Spruce Falls
Power and Paper Co. at Kapus-
kasing, Ont. involving a total of
1,400 lumber workers.

The arbitration boards were set
up following a strike by the log-
gers, members of the Lumber and
Sawmill Workers Union, last
winter, during which three strik-
ers were killed by gunfire from
_ So-called independent settlers. —

Kimberly-Clark had refused. to
8rant wage increases and other

Cost of living

Rising food costs pushed
the cost of living to a rec-
Cord level last May, accord-
ing to the Dominion Bureau
of Statistics.

The consumer price index
—based on 1949 levels equal-
ling 100 — climbed to 132.8
at June 1 from the previous
Tecord of 132.3 in March and
April.

This was 1.8 percent or 2.3

improvements won by the union
at Abitibi Power and Paper Co.
The arbitration board granted the
Kimberly-Clark workers the Abi-
tibi wage and hours-reduction pat.
tern. :

The Spruce Falls board conced-
ed at least in part to company
demands for a seven-day week,
including Sundays, during the haul
period, and allowed for such a
work week over an eight week
period. The company had asked
for a 17-week period while the
union had opposed the seven-day
week,

goes up again

points above the June 1, 1962

index.

Higher food prices was the
main upward pressure, rising
1.4 points in May to 129.7
from 128.3 in April. Substan-
tial price increases covered
a number of foods basic to a
normal diet, including sugar
and a variety of fresh fruits

and vegetables. Smaller price _

increases were reported for
beef, pork, milk, bread,

Graft exposed in Quebec

_ A royal commission report
tabled last week has exposed
the graft and corruption of
the former Union Nationale
80vernment in Quebec during
Its last five years in office.

The report says that from
1955 to 1960 almost two mil-
lion dollars was paid out by
19 private firms in undeserv-
€d sales commissions to per-
Ons designated by promin-
nt Union National figures.

Sin OX ee

To make up for their losses
in commissions the _ firms
charged the government full
retail price or more fore their
products, which in turn came
out of public funds paid by
the taxpayers.

Two of those named by the
commission in the  ‘ady
dealings included f« “e-
mier Maurice Du: ad
former premier Ai Kale
rette, now Canadi: eS
sador to Greece.

a weit {

ment is helping them win just demands and decent conditions.

Here are striking Chinese seamen of the British i relahies Lord gis tae against them for
‘refusal to obey orders’’ were dismissed in police court last Thursday and Vancouver's labor move-

— Fisherman photo

YCL convention spirited success

By WILLIAM DEVINE

Canada’s. Young Commun-
ist League took a big step for-
ward to a promising future
when it held its 16th national
convention near Toronto
from July 3-5.

Celebrating, as it did, the
40th anniversary of the Com-
munist youth movement in
Canada, it recalled in the
words of the main report, de-
livered to the convention by
national secretary Rae Mur-
phy, that ‘one of the main
reasons for the longevity of
the YCL has been the willing-
ness, indeed the eagerness, to

adapt itself to change, to dif-

ferent circumstances of ac-
tivity and to different ap-
proaches to the young gener-
ation.”

On this basis the 16th con-
vention. projected bold, new
concepts to guide the league
in its work to extend its ac-
tivity and influence in the
Canadian youth community
of the 1960’s.

OUTSTANDING FEATURES.

Apart from the fresh ap-
proach of the main report,
from the outgoing national
executive, which set the tone
for the convention and which
was unanimously adopted,
three things stood out that
seemed to guarantee the lea-
gue would accomplish the
tasks it set itself: :

@ The size of the conven-
tion and its representative
nature. There were 89 dele-
gates, alternate delegates, ob-
servers and guests at the con-
vention from British Colum-
bia to Quebec. This compared
to 27 at the league’s last con-
vention in 1960.

@ The youthfulness of the
delegates. Only a handful
were over 25 years of age. A
large number were in their
teens and the rest in their
early 20's. Again this marked
a big advance over 1960.

@ Flowing from the above
two points, the enthusiasm of

the convention and its spirit

of determination.

Another main factor contri-
buted to the success of the
convention. This was the

‘presence of fraternal delegat- |

es from the Communist youth
of the United States, Mexico
and Cuha.

This sense of international-
ism was the starting point of
the main report. It stressed
the importance of youth ac-
tion in other countries on de-
velopments among Canadian
youth, particularly as this
applied to the growing youth
peace movements in all parts
of the world, including Can-
ada. :
FRENCH CANADA

The report spoke about

French Canada and the move-
ment for the national rights
of the French Canadian na-
tion which has inspired and
raised the national conscious-
ness of thousands of French
Canadian youth.

Stating the aim of the YCL
is not separatism, the report
expressed support for the
right of self-determination for
French Canada and for a new
Canadian constitution based
on the voluntary and equal
association of the French and
English speaking nations.
UNEMPLOYMENT

Citing statistics, the report
showed how young people are
most affected by unemploy-
ment, and pointed to the fact
over 100,000 young Canad-
ians enter the labor force
each year while nowhere near
this number of jobs has been
created.

It also noted certain chang-
es in the structure of the
working class, drawing atten-
tion to the fact growing num-
bers are finding work in the
service industries.

YOUTH MINISTER
The report proposed a fed-

eral ministry of youth affairs
to co-ordinate curriculum and
educational facilities across
Canada, dispense bursaries
and scholarships and organ-
ize a system of loans to
young farmers and married
couples.

A proposal was adopted
that the youth paper, Advan-
ce, be changed into a muiti-
colored magazine of a more
substantial size, and a tenta-
tive target date for its ap-
pearance set for Janauary,
1964.

Other resolutions adopted:

—protested the anti-Com-
munist witch-hunt by the RC
MP among young Canadian
students and workers.

—protested the sell - out
Columbia River treaty and
urged implementation of the
McNaughton plan;

—protested the persecution
under the McCarran Act, of

,

the youth organization, Ad-
vance, in the United States.
—expressed solidarity with

the struggle of the Negroes i ip: >

the -U3:;

e

The large B.C. delegation of
28 YCL’ers began to arrive
home Tuesday after attend-
ing the convention. One of
the delegates, Vi. .Cordoni, ©
was interviewed by a P.T. re-
porter. ;

Q. What was the composi-
tion of the B.C. delegation?

A. Seventeen of the 28
were accredited delegates;
the rest went as alternates
observers. More than one-
half of the delegation was
young workers and the rest

were students. The delegation ©

was divideded equally as to
male and female.

Q. What, in your opinion,
was the tone of the conven-
tiot?

A. The spirit of the conven-
tion was that of warmth and ©
friendship and there was real
enthusiasm among the dele-
gates.

The B.C. delegation made a

good contribution to the con- —

vention by taking part in the —
lively discussions. The Que-
bec delegation reminded me
of the inequality of the
French Canadians, especially
as they had to speak English ©
and we from B.C. could not

‘even understand French.

Q. What were your feelings _

‘at the close of the conven-|

tion?
A. Quite frankly, when the
convention was finished I

felt sad because all the close- —
ness and comradeship had
come to an end. But I also
felt a new resolve to return |
to Vancouver and continue ©
with, the enthusiasm that
gripped me in the convention;
to do my best to follow the
theme of the main report —
and for that matter, of the
whole convention—to win the
youth of Canada to new pol-
icies of peace and indepen-
dence

making major gains

The full

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