Bonner Five thousand hear May Day speakers Speaking to 5,000 Vancouver citizens at the May Day rally at Lumberman’s Arch, Stanley Park, on Sunday afternoon this week, Jack Stevenson of the Carpenters Union urges labor unity to win wage increases this year. Seated on the paltform behind him are (left to right) Alex Gordon of the Fishermen's Union, Harvey Murphy of Mine-Mill, and Maurice Rush of the Labor- Progressive party. Chairman Ted Foort is partially hidden by the speaker in the above picture. Boilermakers inform Kuzych. wy €: iy 4 he 4 a ‘can apply for membership, outline admittance terms : Refusing to be baited into another long and costly court action by Myron Kuzych over the dtestion of admitting him into the union, president W. L. White of the Marine Workers and Sllermakers Union this week wrote Kuzych telling him under what conditions an application for *mbership would be favorably received. SN tight of a union to expel a/ » ber, This right was denied nd Canadian courts but upheld pene Privy Council.) en have recently instituted ‘4 N in court, asking admission Boe eerahip in the Marine rial ers. and Boilermakers Indus- ae Union, Local No. 1, without nae to said local union for i ership since the far* réach- Whit Privy’ Council decision,” < © wrote to Kuzych. ‘His let- “ jontinued: ; am instructed to write you ely stating our member- 8 position. eeone membership feels that Ng established by Privy °Unci] decision the all import- a right of unions to expel a eee: thereby protecting this . © fundamental right for all “ns and other organizations “ee we have successfully eratelished our objective and ae your admission to bership in our local is of Ror importance. Team is to inform you that Cur you wish membership in Subject you will be admitted dure. to the following proce- Obiga et you take the oath of % On for membership, and Support the constitution Untiy Ylaws of the organization, th Changed in accordance with «etovisions of said bylaws. Action Cease and desist all legal have 8 for any claims you may Un; against the members of our Mem Prior to your admission to «,. Ship in this local. You are desirous of mem- & - i (The principal question at stake in the seven-year battle which Kuzych conducted was over WILLIAM WHITE bership in our local and are agreeable to the above conditions, please contact us so an arrange- ment can be made accordingly.” Tell advertisers you saw it in PT The Pacific Tribune May Day edition carried special greetings from many merchants in Vancou- ver, Nanaimo and other locali- ties. Readers are asked to note these advertisers and patronize their stores, When making pur- chases, let advertisers know that you saw their advertisement in the PT. In this way readers can assist the Pacific Tribune to secure advertising, all of which means added revenue. CCF head resigns on raid issue ROSSLAND, B.C, Les Walker has resigned as president of the Rossland CCF club and has turned in his mem- bership card, as an aftermath of the recent Rossland-Trail CCF nominating convention. At the convention Walker ask- ed COF candidate Erling John- son of Nakusp to state his posi- tion on union raiding. Johnson refused, as did Randolph Hard- ing, CGF MLA for Kaslo-Slocan, who was the guest speaker. Walker is secretary-treasurer of Local 480, International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Work- ers, which has had to repel raid- ing attacks by the Steelworkers, a CCF-dominated union. Speaking in Trail this week, CCF provincial leader Harold Winch tried to forestall Mine-Mill members of the audience from asking the same embarassing question by declaring in the course of his oration that “relig- ion and the internal matters of trade unions should not be mix- ed up in a political campaign.” “What about Herbert Gargrave being in here trying to bust up Local 480 of Mine-Mill?”’ asked a miner. (Gargrave, former CCF MLA, is an organizer for the Steel raiders.) « Peace, trade, wage demands highlight of May Day rally ley Park, where an estimated 5,000 people assembled at Lumberman’s Arch for the rally Sunday afternoon. A little white cloud which cried. over downtown Vancouver in the forenoon and shed unexpected hailstones over Burnaby and North Vancouver threatened to force cancellation of the march. But at noon the cloud drifted up the ‘Fraser Valley, the sun ap- peared, and for the rest of the day perfect summer weather pre- vailed. Speakers at the park rally were Jack Stevenson, past president of Trades and Labor Council and business agent for United Broth- erhood of Carpenters and Join-, ers; Alex Gordon, United Fisher- men an@ Allied Workers Union; Harvey Murphy, International ‘Union of Mine, Mill. and Smelter workers; and Maurice Rush. la- bor secretary of the Labor-Pro- gressive party, Chairman was Ted Foort of the Fishermen’s Union. “T’m here to place before yon the situation prevailing at pres- ent between the carpenters and the employers,’’ said Stevenson, who reviewed in detail the wage struggle which is shaping up as a result of the bosses’ refusal to consider any pay hike this year. “The Carpenters’ Union has grown up with this city, and we'll be around for a long time yet,’ continued Stevenson, re- calling that 54 years ago his union had held a picnic “in this same park, at a time when the population of Vancouver was only 12,000.” Stevenson urged the entire la- bor and progressive movement to’ support the carpenters in their just demands for a wage hoist this year, Alex Gordon recalled the Great Depression of the Thirties, and said: “Capitalists do not seem to have learned anything since those days. They are doing the same things ‘over again. There is al- ready over production or under consumption of canned salmon, lumber and other goods. The so- lution lies in expanding trade with all countries willing to trade with us. But the capitalists are proposing wage cuts which will only further reduce consumption and hasten a depression.” Blasting the “bankruptcy of legdership” provided by the cap- italists, Harvey Murphy hit Ot- tawa’s trade policies which, he said, ‘‘are dictated by Washing- ton.” ‘ i “We have too much of every- thing,” said Murphy, “yet it has become subversive to talk about trade, Government policy is plunging us into an econ- omic crisis.” Maurice Rush dealt forcefully with the need for world peace and world trade. ‘“‘The movement of the world’s people for pre- serving and consolidating peace is growing,” he said, urging unit- ed action to prevent a third world war, First prize for the best float in the parade went to National ond award went to the LPP float; floats entered by Woodworkers and Federation of Russian Cana- dians tied for third place. Alsbury’s rough ride President Tom Alsbury of Van- couver and District Trades and Labor Council took a verbal ham- mering at council meeting Tues- day night this week for turning a TLC] radio broadcast ‘panegyric for the CCF, into a The charge was made by Dave Janzen, Carpenters’ delegate, dur- ing discussion on letters from the Electrical Workers and Carpent- ers accusing Alsbury of ‘‘defama- tion of character” for statements he made over the air against the Labor Representation Committee. “Tf the LRC had endorsed the CCF there would have been no hulabaloo,” said Janzen, “The fact is that Alsbury is using the trade union movement to espouse the policy of the CCF.” Children’s cantata to be given May 16 Vancouver Peace Asembly is to mark V-E Day with a variety con- cert for peace to be held in the Ukrainian Hall at 8 p.m. Friday. May 16. : A children’s cantata for peace, written by Earl Robinosn, famed American composer, will high- light the program, It is to be performed by a group of Van- couver children under direction of Miss Bette Fee. 4 No admission charge will be made, - but:a Collection will be taken. oro ° 0 The LONG and the SHORT of itis... ¢ The HUB has sold — if Union-Made Men’s Wear |} ri and extended friendly ser- napnb as inioisccletia OR vice for over 50 years. fi dis’ MP Change your store, my bap © end wy THE NUBT ° 0 ° ey tae oe 45 E. Hastings Vancouver, B.C. JJ Ori0r Ioriom IOMI0r 10r=10 2 PACIFIC TRIBUNE — MAY 9, 1952 — PAGE 7 Federation of Labor Youth; see-