Legislation needed to outlaw
anti-semitic racist propaganda

Trade unions and other organizations and individuals were affronted last week with
an anonymous mimeographed sheet entitled, ‘Canadians Awake, Boycott all Jews ... down

with Jewmocrasy.’

The same brand of stuff that flooded Germany

cold-blooded murder of 6,000,000
Jews!

The vile contents of this ’cir-
cular’ are being drawn to the
attention of the Postmaster Gen-
eral and Attorney - General
Gordon Wismer by the. Pacific
Tribune. The Pacific! Tribune has
also reproduced the handwriting
on an envelope in which this pro-
voeative anti-Semitic material was
mailed to a Vancouver union. A
reward of $100 will be paid to any
one helping to establish the iden-
tity of the writer, and the lead-
ership of this fascist poison-ring,
in spreading Hitlerite

Arising out of this and similar
publications which have surrep-
titiously flooded British Columbia.
areas in past weeks, is the need
for anti-racist legislation, provid-
ing for the conviction and im-
prisonment of persons engaged in
fomenting racist discrimmination
and violence against Canadian

minorities.

In Britain the Labor government
has been compelled to take cogs-
nizance of the issue under pres-
sure of the powerful Trades Union
Congress and other anti-fascist
bodies, In eastern Canada the
Arcands, are being financed and
encouraged in this vile’ work by
the reactionaries, while in ; the
west the evil is “pooh-poohed”’ by
those in authority as being “un-
important”—an attitude which only
serves to encourage local would-
be Streichers in their diabolical
work.

To permit anti-Semitism to de-
velop without hindrance is equivil-
ent to the encouragement of facist

idealogies. It should be stamped.

on like a poisonous reptile. —

The Pacific Tribune calls upon
trade unionists and others receiv-
ing this fascist anti-Semitic liter-
ature to spare no efforts in smok-
ing these anonymous Hitlers out
of their rat-holes, and securing
effective legislation to restrain

their maniacal racism.

IWA convention
to meet Jan. 3

With the woodworking industry
in British Columbia making un
precedented profits and wage in-
creases received by woodworkers
in the past two years far outstrip-
ped by price increases, the question
of 1948 wage demands
thoroughly discussed by delegates
to the district convention of the
International Woodworkers 0°
America (CIO), which opens in
Veterans’ Memorial Center oO”
January 8.

Attending the three-day conven
tion aig 124 delegates repre-
senting 14 union locals throughout
the province.

Other major questions to come

ore the SS eution are those of
8reater union security, the con
Hnued cam for amendment
of Bill 39,
foreign policy

ly from that
dian Congress of Labor, and
tions with the CCL.

REECE
GREETINGS
to all trade union

and :

Progressive |

Organizations
from

The Veterans of
Mackenzie-Papineau

issues, which differs
of the Cana-
rela-

be;ly imp

the IWA’s stand on

in 1932-33 and ended with the

Facsimile of handwriting in anti-Semitic campaign.

Morgan presents brief

on school taxation

VICTORIA, B.C.—Submitting a brief to the MacLean
Commission, which is inquiring into the incidence of taxation
under the School Act, in Victoria last week, Nigel Morgan,
LPP provincial leader, urged adjustment of financial respon-

sibilities between provincial and
municipal authorities and advo-
cated that provincial grants be
inereased to 80 percent of school
eee present distribution of
financial responsibilities between
provincial and municipal authori-
ties is in need of adjustment,” ‘he
stated. “Taking the entire prov-
ince, the school districts assume
approximiately 60 percent of the
cost of education, while the prov-

i-
incial treasury bears opprox
mately 40 percent. This distribu-

tion imposes too
great a burden

on the school dis-
tricts.

“In view of the
fact that the re-
sponsibiblity, con-
stitutionally and
morally, falls on
the provincial
government, and
‘in view of the
fact that the ae

rgan gress and well-
Nigel Oe e demand great-

‘of our peopl
aie asea Paucational facilities,

incial gov-

it is obvious the prov i
must bear a greater
gr ead tion] costs. Unless

e of educa
re ig done few districts will be
able to afford the standard of ed-

| ucation which is essential.”

vanced these © propos-

Morgan een Labor - Progressive

r obtain ade-

uate educational
q

ses on :

ye Increased provincial

ernment gram

Redress must be
~a fair and equitable
due allowance made

yetroactive for any injustices

over-all

authority su] 5 eee dee
cisions on all assessment appeals.
e Assessment : should not be

1 on a company’s or eas
dual’s own valuation but on the

basis of the estimations reached
by expert appraisers employed
by responsible government auth-
orities.

@ Improvements as well as
land should be assessed on. 100
percent of evaluation with a
minimum. exemption of $2,000,
to make possible a “progressive”
reduction in mill rates in most
municipalities and thereby a
lifting of the unduly heavy tax
load presently borne by the
home owner and small business
in most municipalities.

; |nesday at a meeting

Easy on embargo
decisions-UFAWU

A-wire has been despatched
by the United Fishermen and
Allied Workers’ Union to
federal minister of fisheries
Milton F. Gregg, protesting any
hasty decision on the matter of
an embargo on shipment of sal-
mon to the United States. “Full
consideration of all issues involved
must be given. before any action
is taken,’ the union urged,

The entire issue of the embargo
will be fully discussed this Wed-
of the
UFAWU general executive board.
The shore local meeting last night
also spent some time discussing
the matter of the replacement of
the embargo.

“Sympathetic consideration” was
promised S. Rosenberg and J. Bu-
chanan of the Salmon Canners
Operating Committee during their
recent visit to Ottawa to press for
reinstitution of the embargo, ac-
cording to daily newspaper reports.
It is understood that operators
urged the government to reduce
the tariff on shipment of canned
salmon across the line.
ment action is expected “shortly”
it was announced.

Locals of the United Fishermen
and Allied Workers’ Union are
moving on the question of the em-
bargo.

First report comes from the Stu-
art ‘Island local which sent let-
terls to provincial MLA Herbert
Gargrave and to federal member
of parliament James Sinclair on
the matter of the proposed reinsti-
tution of the embargo.

It ‘its letter the Stuart lo-
cal declared that, “To the fisher-
men it seems unjust that the en-
tire burden entailed by the reimpo-
sition of the embargo should be
left with them, to the complete
advantage of the fishing companies.
They feel strongly that somewhere
along the line there is room for
some reasonable adjustment or
compromise in this matter,

“It is expecting too much
from human nature to assume
that the fishermen will calmly
accept a 33 to 66 percent reduc-
tion in their incomes, particular-
ly in view of the fact that gear,
fuel, living costs, are soaring

daily, with no end in sight.”

Marshall plan, threat
to Canadian economy

By MARK FRANK

_OTTAWA—Canada is slowly but surely being sucked
into acceptance of the U.S. Marshall Plan for dollar-domina-

tion of Western Europe.

Held out as bait to Canadian citizens by Finance Minister

D. C. Abbott in his keynote speech
of December 16 were:

@ Canadian implementation of
buying in Canada will relieve us of
our current shortage of American
dollars.

@ Promise of “greater integra-
tion of the efforts of the United
States and Canada” in economic
matters, a wartime pooling of the
North American economy.

@The pinning of relief for Bri-
tain and European countries com-
pletely on the Marshall Plan. “The
extent to which we can continue
to assist Britain. and other coun-
tries,’ said the minister, “will de-
pend in large measure on the im-
plementation of ‘the Marshall Plan.

Mr. Abbott still speaks of “con-
siderable further expansion in our
U.S. dollar exports and” and the di-
version of exports away “from
other countries,”

Despite assurance of the fin-
ance minister that the European
market provides a field for Cana-
dian exports on a permanent
basis and that “our freedom of
action as a trading nation depends
in large measure on the recovery

-|of Britain and the other European

democracies,” the realities are the
drying up of trade with Europe
and the replacement of genuine
trading agreements with all Euro-
pean countries by an ersatz-Mar-

shall Plan economics tied to a
western bloc of nations. :
Western MP’s studying the Mar-
shall Plan wonder why so much
emphasis is being placed on Ca-
nadian use of Marshall Plan dol-
lars as a boon to the British
people. They point out that lift-
ing of cattle shipment quota to
400,000 head for export to the U.S.
will obviously divert vital food-
stuffs from Britain and Europe.
As it is the 1947 contract for
125,000,000 pounds of beef to U.K.
has only been partially completed.
According to Minister of Agri-
culture Gardiner 36,000,000 pounds
have thus far been shipped.

Xmas Greetings, Comrades, and
BEST WISHES
For a Progressive New Year
from the

LAKE COWICHAN BRANCH
OF THE LPP

Govern- |}.

.

$$ down the drain

OTTAWA — Canadian workers,
now demanding that the govern-
ment roll back and control prices,
find a glaring demonstration of
inflation when they -cash in their
war savings certificates, equivalent
to U.S. war bonds.

During the war, Canadians pur-
chased war savings certificates for
$4, which can now be cashed in
for $5. But the $5 they are worth
today doesn’t buy nearly as much
as the $4 they cost when they went
on sale in 1940. ;

Ottawa store ads show that in
1940 the $4 would have bought two
dozen eggs, 70 cents; two pounds
of bacon, 50 cents; four pounds
of roast beef, $1; two pounds of
butter, 62 cents; one pound of
coffee, 31 cents; 2 can of cocoa,
19 cents; three cans of pork and
wee ih tay three bunches of
celery, cents; a dozen oranges,
25 cents. Total, $4.

Today the $5 buys two dozen
eggs, $1.40; two pounds of butter,
$1.54; two pounds of bacon, $1.56;
one pound of coffee, 50 cents.
Total, $5.

With $1 more to spend, the beef,
celery, pork and beans, oranges
and cocoa are all missing.

Not « Laurier!

OTTAWA — Louis St. Laurent,
most likely candidate to take over
Mr. King’s job as prime minister,
is under fire by fellow French-
Canadians in the house. A small-
sized rebellion is gathering force
in the Liberal Party camp who
officially speak of St. Laurent as
a man lacking political qualities —
that go with being a prime min-
ister. He is no Lapointe or
Laurier, they point out.

Underlying the lack of popu-
lanity of the present External
Affairs minister with French- |
Canadian M.P.’s is the fact that
he is regarded as “more English
than French;” is a former success-
ful big-time corporation lawyer;
and has not given sufficient sup-
port to the cabinet or parliamen-—
tary assistant aspirations of.
French-Canadian members.

Quebec labor leads — |

TORONTO—Ontario labor should
take a long look at Quebec.
United action there by AFL, CCL
and Catholic Syndicates leaders
has compelled Premier Maurice
Duplessis to back up on plans to —
introduce the Union Nationale’s
own version of a Taft-Hartley Bill.
It’s no secret that Premier George ©
Drew is planning similar legisla-
tion, perhaps for introduction at —
the Spring Session. But as in _
Quebec, a united Ontario labor
movement, campaigning before,
right up to the opening—and dur-
ing the legislative session, could —
compel Drew to abandon any T-H
bill and introduce legislation which
labor wants. :

YULETIDE

GREETINGS :
to all our good friends, co-
workers and neighbors in B.C. 2?
and the Yukon. ee

LANG MAY YOUR ©

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