In New York, too New York housewives who can’t afford to buy lamb chops for their families at $1.50 a pound join the boycott demonstration against high meat prices. PUC backs down on hearings ruling Both Vancouver Trades and Labor Council and Vancou- ver Civic Reform. Association have won the right to appear as “interested parties” before the Public Utilities Commission to oppose B.C. Electric fare and rate increases at public hearings on August 25. R. K, Gervin, Trades Council sec- retary, this week announced that the PUC had accepted the council’s application. Mae Leniczek, CRA secretary, also reported receipt of a letter from the PUC stating: “The com- mission notes your denial of any con- nection with the Labor-Progressive Party and wishes to thank you for the clarification of the status of your association.” (CRA had pointed out that its membership is open to all citizens’ desiring civic improvement, irre- spective of political affiliaton). “In view of such denial the com- mission will recognize your asso- ciation at the forthcoming hearings on the rates of British Columbia Electric Ralway Company Limited} and associated and subsidiary com- panies as an interested party repre- senting its members as users of the services of the companies. We en- close herewith a copy of a submis- sion made by the companies on May 15, 1948,” the letter read, Granting of the applications is regarded as a considerable victory by labor and taxpayer groups which have noted the PUC’s attempts to exclude BCE opponents from the hearings. The PUC still has not recogniz- ed as “interested parties’ the CCF and LPP, nor, in the case of Winch, PEACE attempt induced by her terrible ex- periences and threats, to seize her by force from the consulate. This brings close to home the Capone- style efforts of the U.S. tsate depart- ment’s “Project X” violently in the internal affairs of nations (as seen in the attempted assassination of Togliatti in Italy ‘and Kyuchi Tokuda in Japan). Responsibility of Canadians is peinted by the complicity of “our own” King-St. Laurent government which initiated the original post- war spy hoax, called only for re- placing the UN by an Atlantic ag- gression bloc, and whose retiring Prime Minister King leaves “war against Communism” his heritage to St. Laurent. This week the Wall Street banker known as U.S. Defense Secretary James Forrestal came to Ottawa. “Our” government elaborated with him to plans to use Canadian bodies and resources as the cushion be- tween dollar imperialism and its intended victims. Forrestal is un- derstood to have discussed such clandestine deals as extension of “secret” northern bases, American command of Canadian forces, arms standardization, and renewal of American leases in Newfoundiand. Silence is as much a part of the mass murder as the shots that are already being fired in Greece and Palestine. Every reader of these columns can speak up for peace— through a union, women’s group, or any of the many organizations of the people, Act now as a Can- adian worker, veteran or mother whose deepest néed is” neace. to interfere. will tell you it’s slow murder. Solid public support was extend- ed last Saturday’s province-wide LPP demonstrations against beef pprices. Mrs. Marion Parkin, presi- dent of the Housewives’ Consumer Association, reports an excellent, re- sponse to her group’s plan for a mass telephone campaign to extend the beef boycott. Vancouver Trades and Labor Council is redoubling its demand on the King government for price controls and excess profits tax, Vocal approval of scores of thous- ands of downtown shoppers was extended to the Vancouver LPP paying too much for me—be sure to write your MP”, read a placard, on a comic cow at the head of the parade. Other slogans read, “Buy no beef,” “Red-baiting i#no substi- tute for price controls”, and “Re- store the subsidy on fats.” “Childten’s health before profit- eers’ wealth” was theme of the Na- naimo parade. Thousands of citi- put wage-earners on a subsistence level. All B.C. backs beef prices opposition Paced by such basic essentials as, bread and butter, milk and beef, the cost of living is bounding upwards at the rate of five points per month on the coast. Citizens’ answer is a wave of demonstrations, concentrated consumer resistance on beef, and a spreading wage movenment in industry. New freight rate hikes will accelerate the process that has Pensioners and others on small fixed incomes. demonstration which stretched two] blocks along busy streets. ‘You're the LPP’ers and others who joined the protest. The parade was led by a live cow with a beef chart mark- ed on it comparing former and present prices of various cuts. Although permission had been granted for the parade, police were pugnacious and attempted to halt distribution of leaflets, taking at least one person’s name and ad- dress as a form of intimidation. Police also prevented Parks Com- missioner Archie Lewis from using a meobile “P.A.” system to broad- cast slogans and announce the pro- test rally in the Sports Ground which followed the parade, Mrs, Jean Mason issued a call at the rally for formation of a branch of the Housewives’ Consumer Asso- ciation and it was reported 25 wom- en signified their willingness to join. Mrs. A. McCormack spoke for old age pensioners and Alf Dewhurst ‘for the LPP, Through an advertisement re- published on this page, Tim Buck’s Consumers’ Research Bureau is ex- tending from Toronto throughout the nation its petition for reimposi- zens lined the sidewalks to watchtion of the embargo on beef. SEAMEN backed Bengough, Hall could not. “walk out”’—he did not walk in. Nor was he able to win any railway delegates of the unions he is supposed to be lead- ing for his corporal’s guard of dis- sidents, The conference gave a standing ovation to “Curly” Jackson, one of eight pickets who have now re- ceived sentences ranging from six months to two years. “When we went aboard to talk to the crew ahe officers didn’t even ask us who we were, they just let us have it,” he said, relating how he was wounded by rifle shots. Lobbyists didn’t get inside the Liberal convention, but Senator Ar- thur Roebuck presented their reso- lutions to a resolutions committee whose chairman pleaded “over- work” as excuse for not putting them to the floor. would drop. dian cattle are now 25 to 30%! of every Canadian home. for additional names.) heard at Ottawa! Regardless of politics or party, th The embargo must be reimposed! Canadian families are entitled to Canadian beef at reasonable prices! YOU CAN HELP DO THIS! Sign the petition below and get your. friends to do likewise. (Attach sheet of paper Don’t just grit your teeth and take it! “MEAT PRICES ARE OUTRAGEOUS _For months you have seen the price of meat. jacked up to fantastic profiteering levels. Perhaps you hoped that with the arrival on the market of summer beef the price But the Federal Government has callously lifted the embargo and nearly all our Cana- going to the United States — while prices are soaring another MUST CANADIANS STARVE TO SATISFY WALL ST.? MUST OUR CHILDREN BE ROBBED OF VITAL FOOD? is scandalous meat steal strikes at the well-being : t Meat prices must be . ‘ Sign this for presentation to the government and miil to Consumers Research Bureau, 274 College St., Toronto, Ont. i ! rolled back! Make your voice i a NAME . PUT THAT EMBARGO BACK ! To the Government of Canada (Office of the Prime Minister): : I vigorously protest the lifting of the embargo on the export of beef at ; the very moment when increased supply might have forced prices down. I demand that your government put back the embargo and put price ceilings on meat at a reasonable level within reach of my family. ADDRESS . ——, PACIFIC TRIBUNE—AUGUST 20, 1948—PAGE me