| Canadian Textile locals declar independence, spurn U.S. dictatt * ~ TNCs Le | Py) (D2) mid Ie) al INNA ttn oer Laks: i ot et ee nn : on wh it WNI ll ) ID We un, ih, eases fot | iE isansacesarienseeed lly FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1952 Continued from page I oe Unite at polls for defeat of Liberals, Tories, urges LPP unity can the people’s demands for jobs, markets, health and school facilities, tax relief, bet- ter social and labor legislation, be achieved, The Labor-Progressive party calls upon the people of B.C. to elect a fighting people’s majori- ty to Victoria on June 12. Brit- ish Columbia has had more than enough of Liberal and Tory mal- administration, trickery, and outright betrayal of the people’s interests. Their monopoly-dic- tated policies on hospital insur- anee, taxation, public utilities, milk distribution and prices, for- est management and labor legis- lation, stink to high heaven.- British Columbia must have a change from policies geared to- war, to policies making for peace and people’s wellbeing. On June 12, the Labor-Pro- gressive party calls upon the electorate in Nanaimo-Islands to give their first choice vote to Nigel Morgan; in Alberni to Alf Dewhurst; in Vancouver North to Tom McEwen; and in Van- couver-East to Maurice Rush and Stephen Endicott. : These five LPP candidates provide an alternative in these constituencies to the ‘guns-be- fore-butter’’ policies of the old- line parties. They carry for- ward the struggle for worker- farmer unity for peace, national independence, trade with — all countries, jobs and social. se- curity, In order to assure the defeat of the candidates of the Liberal and Tory parties of reaction and -war, the Labor-Progressive par- ty urges the electorate to give their first choice votes to a humber of CCF, labor and inde- pendent candidates, who, by their actions and record, stand with the people for peace and democratic progress. These include the veteran ‘Labor member, Tom, Uphill (Fernie); Leo Nimsick (CCF- Cranbrook) ; Orville Braaten, ‘the Labor Representation Com- mittee’s candidate _(Vancouver- Centre); Frank Calder (CCF- Atlin); William Moore (CCF- Comox); Emil Bjarnason, the anti - BCElectric Independent (Vancouver Burrard) ; Winch (COF-Burnaby); -Len Shepherd (CCF-Delta); John Mcinnis (CCF-Fort George), — In those constituencies where Labor - Progressive candidates _are running, or where the can- didature of a CCF, Labor or In- dependent candidate has been endorsed by the LPP, we urge the electorate to give their sec- E. E.: ond votes to those candidates next in line who take an anti- monopoly ‘stand on all issues af- fecting peace, extended trade and the people’s needs. In all other constituencies the Labor-Progressive party calls upon the people to cast their ballots for those candidates (en- tirely exclusive of Liberal and Tory) who stand closest to an anti-war position, and who have. distinguished themselves in one way or another as champions of _the people’s needs. The prime need is the widest unity in every constituency around one candidate. In many constituencies’ where the imme- diate. problems and issues are varied, and the electoral choice limited, the people will have to be guided in the selection of their voting choice, by voting for those candidates (other than Liberal or Tory), who come clos- est to supporting genuine peace policies. In all such situations the guiding question should be: “How best can I vote to assure the defeat of Tory and Liberal candidates?” In New Westminster and Skeena ridings, the LPP calls up- on the people to unite for the defeat of Premier Byron John- son and Minister of Lands, BE. 7T. Kenney, both of whom have played a leading role in the shameful sellout of British Col- umbia’s people and resources. 5 While the LPP can not sup- port the policies of the CCF can- didates in these two constitu- encies, they present the only al- ternative to the electors. by which Johnson and Kenney can be defeated. The future welfare, peace, and security of every home in B.C. is at stake in’ this June 12 elec- tion. The needs of the workers, farmers, of the people of our province, require united action by all who feel the insecurity, fears and hardships of growing crisis, : \ On June 12 vote for peace se for the independence of Canada from the Yankee war trusts; for an end to the suicidal arms race; for an end to monopoly’s drive towards war. Elect LPP candidates — the foremost fighters for peace and progress. Elect those Labor, CCF and Independent candidates who have taken a stand for peace. Vote for a new deal for B.C. Defeat the Liberal and Tory henchmen of the monopolists. 7 i i | | Hl At a_conference in Montreal last weekend, delegates from all textile locals previously affiliated to the United Textile Workers of America voted unanimously to continue under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Textile Council headed by R. Kent*Rowley and Madeleine Parent, and representinfi 15,000 members in Canada. , Attending the conference were were the two presidents of the strike committee in Montreal and Valleyfield, Henri Duval and Treffle . | © : ‘ % Leduc. The Canadian Textile Council, which has been the central body of the textile union in Canada for ten years, NOW becomes com- pletely independent. ; Delegates vigorously rejected undemocratic and dictatorial methods imported in to the Can- adian labor movement by two American officials of the UTW, Lloyd. Klenert and Sam. Baron, in an attempt to sell out the rights and interests of Canadian é textile workers. Declaring they would carry on the fight to maintain and im- prove wages and working condi- tions of textile workers in Can- ada, delegates pledged to sup- port the Montreal and Valley- field strike. They strongly op- posed the suggestion made by Klenert to ‘‘southernize’”’ the Canadian mills _ accepting the company’s speedup as it has ail- teady been introduced in the U.S. South. idea Kent Rowley appealed to all organized textile workers to join in the fight to protect their pasic interests and their autonomy against American domination. He said: “We were stabbed in the back by racketeers and gang- sters. Rarely has there been a more shameful betrayal of the membership in the history of the labor movement in Canada.” « Nels Thibault, Ontario leader of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, who attended the conference, said his union mémbers had al- ready subscribed $2,500 to the strike fund of the Dominion Tex- tile workers and pledged the sup- port of Mine-Mill’s 32,000 mem- bers in Canada until a decent contract was signed. ‘ “phis is a question of prin- ciple,” he said, “Canadian work- ers must have the right to choose their own leaders.’”’ He added: ~ “Prom what I saw today, I am confident that your leaders will be able to cope with the situa- tion, I know you will win.” Rhee exposes U.S. pretenses ; TOKYO Despite American efforts to compel -him to respect at least the forms of democracy, South Korean President Syngman Rhee announced last week that he would arrest more members of the National Assembly. Nine members of the assembly were seized early last week as martial law was proclaimed by the Rhee regime. — : The U.S. authorities are em- barrassed by Rhee’s open efforts to smash the parliamentary op- position, which is likely to lose him the presidency on June 22. On that date the South Korean parliament votes on his candid- acy for a new term. By a‘vote of 96 to three, the National Assembly last week or- dered that martial law be lifted. Rhee told his press conference that he would ignore the assem- bly’s resolution because it ‘‘was not the will of the people.” shoe 616 6 0 Oo Endorsed by labor ~ Orville Braaten (left), nominee of the Labor Representatl? Committee for Vancouver Centre, called on Premier Byron Joh this week to postpone the election because of the voters list pa scandal, Emil Bjarnason (right), running as an independent date in Burrard on an anti-BCElectric platform, has been end by the LRC. Gov't sales tax policy, gifts to U.S. contrasted by Morgan GALIANO ISLAND, B.C. “The present government has given away a million acres of rich forest land for an annual rental of one cent an acre to the Columbia ‘Celanese Corporation,” Nigel Morgan, Labor-Progressive candidate in Nanaimo-The Is- lands, charged at a meeting in Galiano Hall on Monday this week," — “Ts ~it any wonder,’? Morgan « continued, ‘‘that a government which hands out such favors to the wealthy Celanese Corpora- tion, H. R, MacMillan, the Powell River Company and others, has had to boost your hospital insur- ance rates three times, slap a three percent sales tax on every- thing, including old age pension- ers trying to exist on $40 a month?’’ ; Advocating “not less but more delegates from the Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario. Among them bling up the vast lumber, F MONTR d orsed trusts, | social services,” Morgat salt that costs of such extensio? services tould be met “bY tan the big companies who are go" pm ic 1° eral, oil and hydro elect! sources of this province.” Speaking on the transport tion problem of. Galiano, Ma a Pender, and Saturna Isl pul Morgan pointed out that the ict ford-Swartz Bay ferry wy goo! gives Salt Spring Island @ paid transportation service is 54 ‘er ized by the provincial 8° ment to the extent of $24,000 year, Good transportation and pressing need of all the isl the and a government subsidy ye solution, Morgan said. ge esi tackle this problem in the 1 aes lature and insist on a fa? — all round,” he concluded. 3 OP on oe Or = Whet—he tried to sell you « Salt that dde't wt? Change yoor store, mg bem end wy THE HUBT 45 E. 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