ALGERIA’S LIBERATION ARMY. When the first gunshot
was fired in the revolt against French colonial rule the Al-

gerian guerrilla forces numbered 3,000 men.

After seven

years of fighting it grew into a regular people's army of 100.-
000 with modern arms. which forced France to agree to
Algerian independence. Despite the agreement, the under-
ground OAS, backed by prominent French reactionaries, is
‘waging a terrorist struggle against Algerian freedom. Photos:
above show the Algerian Liberation Army being reviewed.

NDP injunction only helps
old line parfies says CP

Last week two candidates
of the New Democratic Party
in Ontario launched a court
injunction against the Com-
munist Party seeking to. re-
strain the Party from issuing
statements on its attitude to-
wards the NDP.

Following this action the
national offfice of the Com-
munist Party said:

“The application for a court
injunction against the Com-
munist Party which Mr.
Brewin and Mr. Val Scott. of
the New Democratic Party
announce they are making, is
an attempt to muzzle fair and
free comment.

“What about newspapers
who advocate the election of

Survival

Cont'd from pg. l
ment men and women who
will advocate and work for
radically new foreign and de-
fence policies: to end our
present military alliance with
the USA, pull out of NATO
and NORAD, refuse to allow
U.S. H-bombs on our terri-
tory.

‘Canada’s Parliament needs
men and women who will
declare our country neutral
—living in peace and friend-
ship with all peoples. Above
all, we need MPs who will
work and fight for complete
and general world disarma-
ment—a world without wea-
pons, a world without war.

On June 18 — break the
US.. stranglehold on - our
country’s destiny.

Vote for those candidates
who ...

PUT CANADA FIRST!

—Reprinted from

Canadian Tribune.

candidates? Are they to be
ordered to remain silent?
“Obviously Messrs. Brewin
and Scott are much more in-
terested in associating them-
selves with anti - communism
than they are in democracy.
“Many NDP voters will be
shocked by this resort to the
injunction—labor’s old legal
enemy. The injunction seeks
to restrain without permitting
a discussion on the issues. It
is a thoroughly undemocratic

“practice and the NDP mem-

bership should not permit its
candidates to apply it.

“As for the Communist
Party’s political views on the
election, they are a subject
for public debate and not for
the courts to pass on.”

Commenting on an an-
nouncement this week by
B.C. NDP president Tom Ber-
ger that the NDP here may
seek a similar injunction,
Nigel Morgan said: —

“The announcement by
Tom Berger is most regret-
table. Such action will only
play into the hands of the old
line parties.

“The Communist Party is
not trying to mislead anyone.
We are simply stating our
position on the issues and
parties in this election and
advising working people how
they can best register a large
vote against the old-line par-
ties.

“We have as much right as
the Vancouver Sun has, when
it recently endorsed certain
candidates. We didn’t see the
NDP leaders. rush to the
courts then. Any such action
by the NDP against the Cr
could only help the old line
parties,” said Morgan.

Proposed forestry settlement —
falls short of what is needed —

Dr. G. Neil Perry, gov-
ernment-appointed media-
tor in the IWA-operators
wage dispute, has made
-public his recommenda-
tions.

He proposes a 16-cent-an-
hour wage boost, to be spread
Over a period of two years,
and one additional week of
vacation with pay for all em-
ployees having 20 or more
years’ continuous service.

The IWA Regional Coun-
cil is recommending accept-
ance of the proposals, but
indications are that the rank-
and-file will not accept them.

Five of the largest locals—
Pt. Alberni, Victoria, Court-
‘enay-Campbell River, Duncan
and Vancouver—have voted
almost unanimously to reject
them at unusually well at-
tended meetings, and indica-
tions are that the member-
ship of the New Westminster
local is also against accept-
ance, despite their leader-
ship’s attempts to ram this
through.

The lumber operators have,

so far, given no indication

that they are willing to ac-
cept Dr. Perry’s proposals.

Ballots have been distri-
buted to all IWA locals, and
the membership is expected

to make its wishes known’

by June 16.
Meanwhile, more than 5,-
000 pulp and sulphite work-

-ers are voting on a company

offer of a 34% wage in-
crease. Acceptance of the
offer would boost the basic
rate in this industry to $2.10
an hour.

Results of this ballot are
expected to be available by
June 14.

The Lumberworkers Com-
mittee of the B.C. Commun-
ist Party has issued a leaflet
on the results of the IWA
negotiations so far under the
heading ‘Proposed settle-

ment far short of what is”

required.” :
Text of the leaflet follows:
The proposed 16c an hour
increase in wages over a two

year period will not bring
any gain over last year’s con-
tract. Devaluation of the dol-
lar has already taken care of
that. When the present IWA
base wage rate of $1.92 per
hour took effect,. ie. June
1960, the Canadian dollar was
at a premium compared to
the U.S. dollar. Today it is
at a large discount.

The value of the U.S. dol-
lar in Canadian funds, aver-
age for the year, is as follows:
1960, $0.97; 1961, $1.01; 1962,
$1.08.

The proposed two year in-
crease of 16c per hour repre-
sents 812% of the existing
rate of $1.92. It is therefore
3% less than the increase that
has taken place in selling
prices due to the devaluation
of the dollar.

Insofar as anything of val-
ue in the form of shorter
hours of work to help alle-

viate unemployment in the

industry, an _ additional
week’s holiday with pay after
20 years’ service is meaning-
léss to the majority of wood-
workers.

However, profits, which
the lumber barons are so fond
of callingearnings, were never
so great as they are now.

To illustrate, the Toronto
Globe & Mail issue of Tues-
day, May 29, quoted Jackson
McFadyen Securities Ltd.,
under the heading of “An In-
vestment I Like’—‘‘MacMil-
lian, Bloedel & Powell River
Ltd. has the largest sales of
any forest product firm in Ca-
nada. In 1961, gross income
was $315,321,217, resulting
in net earnings of $27,395,-
968.”

These figures show that the
union’s demands are justified
and that the operators have
the ability to meet them.

Although the woodwork-
ers’ standard of living is ad-
versely affected by the dollar
devaluation, MacMillian re-
ports an increase of profits
over last year of almost the
same as the premium receiv-
ed on the sale of U.S. dollars
— $2,800,000.

TEAMSTERS PICKET LINE. Striking teamsters are shown
above on the picket line in Toronto where an Ontario-wide
strike began last week. About 8,200 workers from 66 truck-
ing firms are involved. The teamsters strike now spreads
across Ontario and Quebec, where trucking has been tied up
for six weeks. One of the top demands is for a 40 hour week
with 48 hours take home pay.

cess:
June & 1962—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—

_ nothing to say.

'

LEADERS CRITIZED

The stage was carefu 2
by the operators and 4”
tion of the union leaders!
for the kind of contract!
posal now before the ™
bership. ;

At no time did the ope
tors seriously negotiate
the union. The Labor
representative met with :
union and operators sepa
ly ... his role was
suade the union to cut
its already modest deman

Failing with this me
recourse was then made
the prestige of a unlV&
professor to put over the”
of the boss. This in Be)
understandable, but wha! d
not, is that the leader iP :
the union should beco™
party to such a plot b
commending acceptan
what is, in essence, the)
ses’ proposals. oft

The pretext of presift
Moore and others, that aft
boss can afford to PY if
but the membership dl
prepared to fight to ss
does not hold water. tie

Very little was done DY y j
leadership to prepare yf
membership for strug
fact, when President fl
says the membership Bm
prepared to fight, he sees the
rored his own imag® * i
than the feeling of thy

=34

”

represents, as is shown }
opposition to the Pf
settlement. :
For several years th€ ii
has been marking tim€
other unions have reg? ip
gains. A sister uni0P ¢
Pulp & Sulphite W% gi
union, will have a bas! if
of $2.10 an hour in tne at |
one-year contract, colt ae
to the present IWA pas?
of $1.92. a
LOADED BALLOT on? i
The ballot to be 1H igi
in two parts and 9 ye
loaded. ih?
It is interesting to nol of
the leadership recomtl gf
acceptance on the fil§ ott
which deals with DF:
proposals. ye
But when it comes 10s
leadership on the secor if
(whether there shoW jf
strike action in the eve ne
membership turns dow? as
recommendation) they

$
A number of jocals

e
calling for a ‘No’ vrai
the first half of the
and a “Yes” vote 0
second half. ney 3

We think this recom’, gf
tion is correct and ¥ ‘
it our utmost suppor ge
_ There is still time ' joy
with substantial gains ort;
year’s contract. The mete
ship through their mais! E
of the present prop? es
prepapration for stru
the full 25¢ an hour "y3
is the only guarantee ~