Salsberg
rapped for
interview

TORONTO

J. B. Salsberg, former LPP
member of the Ontario legisla-
ture whose arguments for re-
vision of party principles and
organizational forms were de-
cisively rejected by the re-
cent LPP national convention,
was publicly rebuked by the
LPP national executive this
week following an interview
he gave to the Toronto Globe
and Mail, e4

The LPP na.ional executive,
in a press statement, said that
Salsberg’s “declaration of in-
tention to lead a movement
against the LPP and to pub-
lish a paper in opposition to
the policies decided upon by
the national convention must
be condemned as a violation
of the es.ablished democratic
procedure of the labor move-
ment; it was a disservice to
the labor movement.”

(Salsberg’s interview with
the Toronto Globe and Mail
was ignored by all B.C. daily
papers although it was picked
up by radio news services and
carried by B.C. stations:)

Pointing out that Salsberg
had been given ample oppor-
tunity both before and dur-
ing the national convention
to place his views before the
LPP membership, the state-
ment noted that “the con-
vention’ expressed the unmis-
takeable will of the members
of the party when it rejected
all proposals to dissolve it or
revise the principles on which
it is founded.”

Noting that the Toronto
Globe and Mail “is interested
in making political capital”
out of discussions within the
LPP, the statement demanded
that Salsberg “stop using the
capitalist press to air his op-
position to the decisions of the
national convention. These de-
cisions
assure for Salsberg and every
member of the party the op-
portunity to make his views
known in the party while
abiding by the decisions ar-
rived at by the majority.”

John Smart dies
in city accident

The progressive labor move-
ment has lost a staunch sup-
porter by the death of John
Smart who was crushed by a
truck and killed in a traffic
accident here on April 26.

Despite his advanced age
of 77 years John Smart was
active in senior citizens’ or-
ganizations to the time of his
death maintaining a long re-
cord of activity in popular or-
ganizations among them the
Relief Project Workers’ Union
in the thirties. For some pears
he was a salesman for the old
People’s Advocate.

Rush says Canada must use all influence
in international attempts. to end H-tests

This country should bring
all its influence to bear in
international attempts to end
nuclear tests, Maurice Rush,
LPP candidate “for Vancouver
Centre, told a public meeting
in Clinton Hall, Saturday.

Stating that continued tests
were a threat to all humanity,
Rush said the St. Laurent gov-
ernment had failed to heed
public opinion and must be

compelled to act on this overid
ing issue.

Examining the Liberal gov-
ernment record Rush said:

“The St. Laurent adminis-
been the main
medium through which Can-
ada’s interests have been
subordinated. to the United
States. It was the Liberal .gov-
ernment which handed over
the public-financed Trans-
Canada Pipeline to U.S. finan-

tration has

ciers. It was the Liberal gov-
ernment which gave control
of the vital parts of the St.
Lawrence Seaway to the U.S.
And it’s the Liberal govern-
ment which is blocking’’trade
with People’s China at US.
insistence.

“In view of the record it
is sheer hypocrisy for the Lib-
eral party to use the election
slogan: Vote for Canada, Vote
Liberal.”

industrial fatalities 4
in B.C. up 40 percent

Figures released by the BG
Workmen’s Compensation
Board reveal a steady increase
of industrial accidents. During
the past year 342 workers were
killed in B.C. industries a 40
percent increase over the pré-
vious year while injured work-
ers totalled 95,562 or a 15 pet
cent increase.

As a result of this upsursé
of fatalities and injuries dul
ing the past year the WCB has
paid out the all-time record of
$21,207,594. ‘

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