Ho visits China, USSR

See President Ho Chi Minh of the Democratic Republic of eetnat:
N above in his presidential office in Hanoi, is heading a nine-mem-

" delegation on state visits to the Soviet Union and People’s China.
a &nnouncement issued in Hanoi and Peking said that the visits
“re being made at the invitation of the Soviet: and Chinese govern-
oe Among the delegates in Truong Chinh, general secretary of
20 Dong (Labor) party, the party of Vietnamese Communists.

ILC exclusion of
_ Progressives scored

OCEAN FALLS, B.C.

hat a departure from the original freedom.” That is how
2 United Worker, bulletin of Pulp ,Sulphite Local 312 and Paper
leq €ts Local 360, here describes continued exclusion of progressive-
Te “ions by the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. Both locals
AFL-TLC affiliates.

a qeathitting article publish-
oe ‘ Current issue, The United
Rony. tefers to a Canadian Press
Sun to Carried by the Vancouver
Tle heal ¢ effect that a left-wing

‘ailed in an attempt to

have 7
ed EC admit communist-

4

The

“However, being referred to as
left-wingers for some years now
seems to imply that one is a com-
munist or fellow-traveler, so-called,
by most of those who think it is
to their advantage to kow-tow to
the ones who pull the economic
and political strings.

Peele ‘
Is Loca) otWing local referred to
the buy 312 of Ocean Falls,” says
“ etin, and continues:
5 ;
Being UoCal 312 does not mind
local jg ported to as a left-wing
Meant nd the qualification were
because» at we are progressive,
of bein, we have always been proud
Main s0 in catessive and will re-
C¢ . SPite of all the poppy-
thejy Mpblishea by writers who for
Write ,°24 and .butter have to

“To put the minds of the kow-
towers at ease and remove their
fear (you can come out from un-
der your bed now), and in order
to prevent misconceptions by the
readers of The United Worker,
the official organ of Local 312 and
360, we wish to state that there
are no communists in the leader-
ship of the two locals, nor is the
leadership controlled by any com-
munists of the rank and file, if
there are any, which we doubt.

Pe their employers. |
HUB HUMOR —

“However, the leadership of the
two locals and the membership
are not afraid to stand for free-
dom and state so whenever the
occasion arises. ;

“The two unions in Ocean Falls
are not merely paying lip service
to freedom like so many delegates
to the TLC conventions who claim
to stand for freedom and then
back any reactionary policy or
stand their leaders wish to dictate
to them.

“We recall the convention in
Calgary when a delegate stated
that his delegation was told how
to vote on a certain matter if they
wished to retain their jobs. We
may have our faults but we haven’t
sunk that low as yet.”

rti ludes:
oUbetter f, The article conc
Tilo siting Bo ene oc \" «  . the reason why Local 312
SLac ss was called a left-wing local was a
Pair ‘<, SPECIAL '$9.50 pair, 2 | Tesolution requesting that the ac
Saba $17.50, Nylon. bees allow affiliation of all bona-lide
Beh nes, flannel; well tailor. | trade unions regardless of the per-
shades.” dressy. “All popular | Sonal beliefs of their members or

officers.

“The federal government, who
we often criticize, allows any per-
son with any belief to become a
member of parliament, but the
“progressive” TLC wishes to screen
the trade unions. What a depar-
ture from the original freedom.”

“LTO

HASTINGS

45 EAST

-tional organization.

which exposed the intended BCE
gouge and urged council to reverse
its stand by asking the PUC to
reject the BCE application.

Mrs.
points:

Jones’ brief made these

@ BCE control of natural gas

distribution would saddle the
public for many years with ex-
orbitant rates which will be among
the highest on the North America

continent. The BCE proposes’ to
sell gas to consumers for $2.10 per
1,000 cubic feet for which it will
pay 28.2 cents at Huntingdon, 36
miles from Vancouver.

@ High rates proposed by the
BCE would drastically limit
the benefits domestic consumers
could gain from natural gas. Thous-
ands will be deterred from using
natural gas by high costs.

@ Granting of a monopoly to a

single company for both elec-
tricity and natural gas, which are
competitive fuels, is against the
public interest.

@ Profits and income tax to be

paid by the BCE will account
for more than 35 percent of rev-
enues.

Mrs. Jones will present the case
for the Civic Reform Association
at the hearing this Friday. Other

Opposition to BCE gas
application mounting

EFFIE JONES

be heard as interested parties are:
Vancouver Labor Council (CCL);
Trades and Labor Council (TLC);
Local Council of Women; Senior
Citizens; and a number of rate-
Payers’ groups. :

An LPP delegation headed by
Harold Pritchett appeared before
Burnaby Municipal Council on Mon-
day this week asking council to
reverse its stand and oppose the
BCE application.

organizations which have applied: to | °

When councillors rejected the

LPP proposal, Pritchett issued a
statement charging that they were
helping to foist monopoly. rates
for gas on the Burnaby public.

“Once again, Burnaby Council
is proving itself to be a rubber
stamp for the BCE,” declared Prit-
chett, urging citizens to protest
the council’s stand.

Charles Caron, LPP organizer,
was informed this week by North
Vancouver City Council that it
would neither approve or oppose
the BCE application. Caron bas
presented a brief to the council
asking that North Vancouver take
a stand against the BCE at this
Friday’s hearing.

Arnold Webster, CCF provincial
leader, this week reiterated his
party’s demand that the provincial
government place natural gas dis-
tribution under public ownership.

Indications are that the Ben-
nett government is under con-
siderable public pressure, with
many labor, ratepayers’ women’s
and fraternal organizations de-
manding provincial action. In
addition hundreds of postcards

have been sent by individual
citizens, and many MLAs have
been interview by citizens’ dele-
gations.

impressed by the recording of
Robeson’s first ‘border concert that
he is now negotiating for Austral-
ian rights. ;

As in previous years, thousands
from this province are expected
to throng Peace Arch Park to see
and hear the great American sing-
er who has virtually become a
prisoner in his own country

through refusal of the U.S. State
Department to restore his pass-
port rights.

Robeson has received many in-
vitations to sing abroad, among

Farm Union calls
for health plan

SASKATOON

Stating that hospital and other
medical costs were now beyond
the reach of the majority of peo-
ple, the Inter-provincial Farm
Union Council, meeting here this
week, unanimously adopted a re-
solution calling on the federal gov-
ernment to institute a national
health plan.

Jake Schulz of Winnipeg, coun-
cil chairman, officiating at the
Farmers’ Day ceremonies which
formed part of the week-long
Saskatchewan golden jubilee cele-
brations here, voiced the union’s
determination to establish a na-
The union,

he reported, already had 23 locals

in BC.

Robeson border concert
excites world interest

An instance of the world-wide attention Paul Robeson,
command when he gives his fourth concert at the Peace Arch
Sunday, July 24, was given ‘this week by Les Walker, secr
Committee of the sponsoring Mine-Mill union.

Walker reported to the Pacific Tribune that an Australian record manufacturer was so

famous American singer, will
on the international boundary,

etary of the Paul Robeson Concert

them invitations from the Soviet, of these gpen air concerts, which
Union and Britain. |thousands have attended every

The committee noted in a press| year since 1952, will result in re-
statement this week Robeson’s| storation of his right to travel
hope “that the consistent success freely.”

—

PUBLIC RALLY AGAINST THE BOMBS ON
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIROSHIMA

MILDRED MacLEOD —

Of Nanaimo, who is well-known for her writings in CCF NEWS
will report on the great WORLD ASSEMBLY FOR PEACE ~

Outdoor Theatre
Exhibition Park

MONDAY, AUGUST 8 - 8 P.M.

@ CONCERT @ FILM STRIPS @ MESSAGE from JAPAN
ADMISSION 50c B.C. Peace Council

NOTE In event of rain, the rally will take place at Pender Auditor-

jum, 339 West Pender. Please listen to CJOR (Station 600)
at 6:15 p.m. sharp on night of meeting for final announcement on
meeting place. : : 4

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