‘he report distributed to delegates of the Vancouver & District Labor Council at last week’s session on the so-called Christian Labor Association of Canada (CLAC), is a timely document. While this report pin-points CLAC specifically as a company union, “‘extremely company- orientated,”’ seeking to raid the ranks of legitimate unions and for its fake locals, the real menace CLAC presents, and especially in provinces where Social Credit administrations prevail, is not sufficiently emphasized. In the sweeping and widespread attacks of the bosses and their highly manipulated governments, company unionism is no new technique, but a psuedo-union which openly boasts of it’s “christianity” is a horse of a different color. And speaking of ‘“‘color’’ CLAC has it over all others in origin and ideology. Spawned by the Dutch Reformed Church, its basic ideology is “apartheid,” dominant in the racist administrations in the Union of South Africa, and wherever else its foul ‘‘theology”’ of bigotry and racism may find a foothold. It’s “‘union’’ techniques in “collective bargaining,’’ inner union “democracy,” wage cutting, etc., are well set forth in the VLC report. But the prevalent ‘ideology’ of the Dutch ” the term used in South Africa, ‘‘Boss-ship— Overlord-ship— in spiritual as in material things, for ever and ever, Amen.”’ (The quote is from the book Naught For Your Comfort by the English writer, Trevor Huddleston, a Catholic priest, resident in South Africa for many years, and finally deported because of his struggles for the Black majority peoples of South Africa, against apartheid and its evil consequences. ). So either way it is sliced, CLAC comes to B.C. with a well- stocked supply of ‘‘Boss-ship”’ in its “‘collective bargaining,” as the VLC report outlines, a quality highly characteristic of King WAC in Victoria, and dovetailing nicely with Socred yearnings to apply their own brand of ‘‘Basskap”’ to all B.C. labor regardless. ..When CLAC talks about “‘civil rights and civil liberties” of Canadian workers, or their own particular version of the ‘‘right to work,” etc., their prime approach to these or other similar social problems, is to seek to destroy (on behalf of big busi- ness) the rights of all workers. Thus they become, ipso facto, the “‘labor’’ faction of a big business drive towards the corporate state, where all rights are eliminated — except the “right’”’ of monopoly to exploit for its prime aim of maximum profits. - In his book, Father Huddleston poses a question, once asked by an African minister at a great assembly of “Christians’”’ of all denominations in 1954; an assembly’ in which the seating arrangements had been properly ‘‘zoned”’ in compliance with apartheid custom — the Blacks on one side of the hall, whites in another. The old black-skinned minister prefaced his remarks by asking — ‘‘If our Lord Jesus Christ came into this room this morning, on which side would he sit?” That, of course, is a dilemma which not all of the multiple Christian faiths have as yet been able to answer, either to their . own satisfaction or that of their followers. Only the Dutch Reformed Church has declared itself unequivocally for “apartheid” on earth, with much the same in “‘heaven,”’ since the “‘Lord created the white man superior (?) to the Black.”’ Now we have an outfit in Canada with this same ideology invading the ranks of organized labor, raiding, disrupting, signing phoney sub-standard wage agreements, etc., thereby adding to the multiple problems faced by organized_labor in reaching its manifest destiny — a world without exploitation, _ poverty, war with its attendant horrors, and not the least the evils of racist divisions — one of the prime — if not the prime cause of all workingclass setbacks in its universal struggle barefaced robbery. CLAC is silent about it’s inherent racist origin, but openly serves the bosses and their ‘‘come-to-heel’’ pliable govern- ments, be it Tory, Liberal, Socred or other. It masquerades as a “‘christian’”’ union in its promotion of monopoly ‘‘Basskap,”’ and while it’s per capita dues are said to be lower — it’s moral level in human practices — is definitely so. It is trade union cannibilism under ‘‘christian’’ auspices. seeking to gain “‘certification’”’ under the labor laws of Canada - Reformed Church, in South Africa (or in B.C.) is “‘Basskap,”’- against ‘‘Basskap’’ — monopoly-government overlord-ship and _- By ALD. HARRY RANKIN The Noisy Minority pushing for a Third Crossing and freeways put on quite a per- formance last week. It may be old and rheumatic but it’s still capable of some spectacular political acrobatics. I’m referring, of course, to the rather motley group that includes our travelling non- mayor, Tom Campbell, who happened to stop off in Van- couver in between holidays; to- his Neanderthal cohorts in the NPA; to former mayor Bill Rathie, that defeated but still ambitious old warhorse of the Liberal Party now put out to’ pasture as co-ordinator of the Third Crossing; and to federal cabinet minister Jack Davis, in charge of mismanaging the environment. You will recall that the NPA which, rhinoceros-like is always charging against a wall of public opinion, lined up solidly against a plebiscite or public hearings on the Third Crossing. : PACIFIC TRIBUNE Then Bill Rathie, in response no doubt to some Liberals in top circles who were getting a bit edgy about the possible ill effect of the Third Crossing on Liberal election fortunes, spoke out and called for a plebiscite. Our non-mayor reluctantly agreed. Federal veterans affairs minister Arthur Laing and Federal urban affairs minister Ron Basford also went along with the idea. And Phil Boname, B.C. general manger of- the C.P.R.’s Marathon Realty, surprisingly came out with a strong statement against a third crossing, against freeways, and for a rapid transit system. | Then someone higher up in Ottawa cracked the whip. The dejected and demoralized ‘freeway. troops who had been running. off in all directions were jerked: back into some semblance of formation to once more present a united front against public opinion. Now they all again are singing the same NEWS ITEM: ‘Planners in the Greater Vancouver area have told municipal councils that a Third Crossing would be overloaded with cars by 1985 and that they should start planning now for a Fourth Crossing. Ald. McKnight blocks Mac-Bloe tax appeal Alderman George McKnight this week appealed to the Court of Revision in Port Alberni to deny the appeal of MacMillan Bloedel to have the assessment on their industrial property in the municipality reduced. The basis for his appeal was that the assessment on his own and other private homes in the munici- pality increased by about 5: percent and the tax burden, already shifted to the home- FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS Contact: GLOBE TOURS 2679 E. Hastings St., Vancouver 6, B.C. Ed Polowy, Manager 253-1221 254-2313 aa Sanne TED HARRIS 757 East Hastings St. Vancouver 4, B.C. Painters and Paperhangers Supplies Sunworthy Wallpaper Reg. 45¢ — Now 19¢ a Roll Beaver Transfer + Moving * Packing * Storage 790 Powell St. Phone 254-3711 PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1972—PAGE 2. Owner, would be further disadvantaged by reductions on industrial property. In a lengthy submission complete with charts, the labor alderman demonstrated how assessment on residential home- owners had increased with rising rising market values, while assessments on_ industrial property was not based on market value and does not increase in assessment due to these factors. He pointed out that single family residential taxable assessments have increased by $2.86 million or about 15.7 percent between 1969 and 1971, while industrial taxable assess- ments have increased in the two years by about $315,448 or about 1.65 percent. As the Tribune went to press Wednesday, the news from Port Alberni indicated that McKnight’s lead in the fight against reduction of assess- ment on the MacMillan Bloedel property had been successful. The MB appeal was turned down by the Court of Revision. if chorus of ‘‘no’’ to all all pleas for public heatin for a plebiscite on @ Crossing. a | Apparently someone Up correctly came to the sion that in a plebis¢ voters, all their grand andgy. sive plans to impose 4 irs. system on the Lower Ma would go down to defeat.” So in a sense we aP where we started a f¢W) ago. But not exactly. Th now a much greater > awareness of the fach th Third Crossing WOuj disastrous to Vaneg future. Furthermore the lot more people now SP&e on the issue and dete stop the Crossing. x So I don’t think WE hg accept the ‘‘no’’ of the Minority as final by ally yes They are capable of Sti political flip-flops. I domym they’re ready. to head for ys like lemmings, and go political suicide. Remember — the Peg Toronto stopped the y Expressway after 4 section had been built e over $70 million had De on it. The action of the Or Provincial Conservatiyg ernment in halting th® gS may have been a Si§nige factor in its re-election months later. Our Noisy y* ity, may in the interés own self preservation a retreat and call the Whoy off, if the movement fox transit and against q+ Crossing and continues to grow. I’m it will. PT announcety The PT editorial bogs happy to announe 5 starting with next yo issue we will prodaaa B.C. pages instead ¢ present four. This will 25 percent more. SPag, B.C. news and analysiy_ Taken together with pages of national afq , national features {fg Canadian Tribune, w& ,. able to bring our reaq pages each week Cq the most important Ba, analysis of events. The editorial board q, that a fifth page was &y. to cover the big str, shaping up in 1972. It y to the vital contributy, PT can make to the y ful outcome of th.” economic and politica) facing the working Cl,” people of B.C. hig The PT is taking t despite the difficult §,” position we are in. hoping that the upa,” spring financial cay will raise sufficient | ™ ensure continuation ' paper as well as pay ,~ additional page. : It was also felt th increased coverage YS events made possibl® , / extra page will ma fighting labor pap& more essential for \, people, and thus spur t for more readers.