"SHOCKING INDICTMENT’ OF SUBSERVIENCE TO U.S. Buck hits ‘ TORONTO External Affairs Minister Lester B. Peafson’s statement in the House of Commons on April 26, giving approval to General Mac- Arthur’s policy of bombing China was denounced as “a shocking in- dictment of your government’s sup- port for the U.S. aim at domination of the Far East,” in a telegram sent to Pearson by Tim Buck, LPP na- Pearson’s approval of tional leader, last week. : The telegram continued: “The whole record of the government has been to underwrite the Tru- man-MacArthur policy, including the sending of Canadian troops for the military intervention in Korean internal affairs. Your lat- est statement proves that your gov- ernment is prepared‘to provoke world war at the behest of the Pentagon. “Canadians have shown, unmis- takeably, that they are opposed to the war in Korea and particu- larly to the sending of Canadian troops there. Why, then, did you not tell parliament and the peo- ple about the new peace proposals made to the UN by the Korean People’s Democratic Republic calling for cease-fire and a con- bombing ference of the countries immedi- ately concerned to stop the ter- ribie slaughter and permit Ko- reans to determine their own way of life? “Suppression of this by your government and the press proves that hypocrisy and outright falsi- fication have’ become your main diplomatic weapons. “We of the LPP believe we are China speaking for the majority of Can- adian public opinion when we de- mand of your givernment first, 2 repudiation of the policy of mili- tary. attack on China; second, the demand by you in the !UN for the immediate acteptance of the Ko- rean people’s government’s peace proposal; third, the withdrawal of Canadian armed forces at once from Korea,’ the,telegram con- cluded. _ May Day marked by rallies at Royal City, Victoria, Nanaimo VICTORIA,. B.C. “May Day officially started in mid-Pacific this morning,” Elgin Ruddell, Vancouver LPP organizer, told a meeting here Tuesday night. “It travelled across Asia and Europe, the Atlantic and North America—and now we are holding one of the last of the May Day rallies. But in the past 24 hours millions of workers in all countries have marched and de- monstrated for peace, and we are a part of that great multitude.” In a May Day broadcast over a local radio station, LPP spokesman Barney Blakey said: . “Under cover of the Big Lie about ‘Red aggression’ the warmongers in Canada have launched a fierce attack on our living standards. Prices, profits and taxes are in- creasing steadily and the purchas- ing power of the people is shrink- ing. Super war profits are being made by big business at the ex- pense of the workers, farmers and small businessmen. The arma- ments drive of the St. Laurent gov- ernment is making our country de- pendent on preparations for war, a course which can only lead to economic disaster, “The need of the hour is for a powerful reply to this war camp by the Canadian people — in the form of a mighty-united movement for peace, democracy and economic security. This fight for peace must be led by labor. We call on the workers in the unions to speak out for péaceful trade, for higher wages and for fraternal unity with the working people of all countries. Only in this way will the disastrous economic consequences of the war economy upon the Canadian peo- ple be averted. ° “Labor and the people must com- pel the St. Laurent government to break with the war policy of the Unitéd States. United action can defeat the war camp and preserve world peace—the first condition of buman progress.” In other May .Day meetings, | Harold Pritchett spoke in Tatra Hall, New Westminster; Alf Dew- hurst addressed a Nanaimo rally; and Maurice Rush spoke at Camp- bell River and Port Alberni. PT’s tie Nisei’s 3-3 in final frame rally Stepping up a notch to “Senior B” ball, Elie Lachance’s Pacific Tribune club opened their season at Powell Street Grounds last Tues- day night, tying Niseis, 3-3, in an |: Industrial Trade Union League fix- tare: SN The Niseis looked good all the way and were leading 3-1 in the |. sixth frame, but the PT boys_scorel {wo runs in their final turns at bat to tie it up. “We expect toehave a tougher time making the playoffs this year, “because the competition is stiffer,” | -eoach Elie Lachance said. “But my boys have plenty of moxie and we'll be in there fighting all the way.” * All league games will be played at the Powell diamond. Six teams are in the Industrial League: Pa- cific Tribune, Western Bridge, Longshoremen, Boilermakers, Clif- fords Grill and Niseis. PENDER AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) 339,.West Pender LARGE & SMALL HALLS FOR RENTALS Phone PA. 9481 ELIE LACHANCE — “My boys have moxie” The PT schedule for May follows (games start at 6.45 p.m.): May 5, Cliffords; May 7, Longshormen; May 12, Western Bridge; May 15, Boilermakers; May 17, Cliffords; May 23, Niseis; May 26, Western Bridge; May 29, Boilermakers, Tribune line-up for last Tues- day’s game: Rohatynsky, ss; Pye, ¢; Homenchuck, 3b; Andrus, 1b; Phillips, 2b; Everett, rf; Temple ton, cf; Ross 1f; Delaire, p. — . STANTON & MUNRO Barristers, Solicitors, Notazies SUITE 515, FORD BUILDING, 193 E, HASTINGS ST: (Corner Main & Hastings Sts.) MArine 5746 Toronto parade biggest since 1938 with 5,000 attending May Day rally Toronto workers went into the streets this May Day to s nce 1938. Neéarly 5,000 citizens gathered blocks plants, factéries and offices marched from Dundas and place of Toronto labor. tion the city has witnessed si to climax a parade of over 2,000 which’ stretched unionists, youth and folk from the Spadina to the traditional outdoor meeting, Hundreds of those who celebrated were young folk who took part in their first May Day march. Bal- loons, placards and banners gave the parade and the Queen’s Park celebration a festive air as did the singing of fighting labor songs along the ‘Youte of the march. \ Thousands of Toronto citizens watched, the parade from the side- walks, and there were shouts of approval for the slogans the plac- ards and banners carried: “Old Soldiers Never Die, But Young Ones Do!” “Canadians Demand Peace, No Yankee Wars!” “Pro- tect the 40 Hour Week,” “End the Korean War,’ “Canadian Youth Greet the World Youth,” “Let’s Trade Goods, Not Bombs!” “The Fight For Peace is: the \Highest Patriotism” and “Stop the Arms Race.” : At Queen’s Park the air rang with “Solidarity Forever” and. “Hold the Fort’ and rang again with cheers when chairman Sam Walsh told the great crowd that “our traditional May Day parades are back to stay—and for good!” Peace was the main theme of May Day, 1951, and that was em- phasized by guest speaker Robert Haddow when he stressed: “This May Day will see the Canadian people go down in history as a people who played a great part in defeating the warmongers.” Haddow,’ Canadian director of the International Fur and _ Leather Workers Union, declared that those right-wing labor leaders who are prepared to go along with the St. Laurent war policy would be re- pudiated by Canadian workers. “Labor’s answer to the war- _mongers is going to be ‘No ‘more ‘warl’” said Haddow. “That is the answer of my union; that is the answer of the workers in the Steel. and Auto unions who are on strike in Toronto today; that is the answer of the growing thousands of working people across Canada who are demand- ing—and who are going to put into efiect—a wage drive to bet- ter their standard of living.” J. B, Salsberg, Labor-Progressive MPP for Toronto St. Andrew, re- flected the ‘feelings of the great May Day crowd when he spoke feelingly of “how great it is to celebrate with a parade again and with thousands of citizens in Queen’s Park.” Like millions of others around the world, he said, Toronto workers celebrated May Day with peace the main theme in their minds. , : “For peace is uppermost in the minds of the people of Toronto, of Canada, of the world. Hundreds of millions gathered throughout the globe. this May Day determined that the warmongers will be: de- feated. Never: before in the his- tory of May Day did so many hundreds of millions of people gather in the cause of peace.” By MEL COLBY for - TORONTQ age the biggest celebra- in Queen’s Park housewives; & as veterans, See employees in five plants company and Workers Union. an hour while the lowest and Five cents of the increase whose total means a $1.22 minimum start- ing rate for men and $1.02 for girls, is part of a cost-of-living adjust- ment which is retroactive to April 9. The balance of the increase is retroactive to March 2 and means back pay awards ranging between $28 and $90. : The contract, signed for two years, provides for an automatic three-cent increase at the end of the first year. In addition the com- pany will increase wages by one cent for every 1.3 rise in the cost-of- living index above a floor of 172.5. Since it now stands at 179.7, GE workers already receive an auto- matic increase under this clause. A clause concerning transfers of workers to other departments on the order of the government pro- vides full proteetion- to the worker Where the government says a worker is “a poor security risk’ on classified defense work, that work- er will retain full seniority rights, this assuring good employment with the company. @ CARLTON REALTY Homes - Loans - Insurance 1749 KINGSWAY FA. 4610 TED HARRIS Painters’ and Paperhangers’ Supplies Sunworthy Wallpaper reg. 45¢c — Now 19c a roll last week won wage, increases ranging an hour as a result of an agreement negotiated the United _Electsical, Middle earning groups will receive 17 cents - 757 E. HASTINGS. HA, 2973 UE wins 17-cent award for 7,000 CGE workers TORONTO More than 7,000 Canadian General Electric workers in Toronto and one at Peterbor? from 17 to 20 cents between the Radio and Machine highest paid will get 20 cents Nanaimo Peace Council plans membership drivé NANAIMO, B-©: At an enlarged meeting of é naimo Peace Council executive 148 Sunday it was unanimously decid ed to adopt a dues paying mer” bership basis and launch a drive for new members. : t When plans for the Peace Pat petition campaign were approved ‘was announced that first returns have already begun to come in = two sheets of names collected a Robert Samuelson of the Nation® Federation of Labor Youth. —— | MILO CAFE “We Specialize in Ukrainian Food, 242 E. Hastings St, PA. 308 A Vancouver . ane Sead “Everything in Flowers” » FROM... : EARL SYKE Ss 66 E. Hastings St. PA. 3855 Vancouver, B.C. > i -. Oe Vancouver Second Hand Store @ Stove Parts and Repail* @ Used Plumbing Supplies Tools Kitchenware : 588 MAIN ST. 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