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ing statement and should be
carefully studied by all sup-
porters of the New Party.

According to Orlikow,. af-
filiated organizations at. the
constituency level are to be
“hewers of wood and drawers
of water’ but have no say in
nominating candidates or in
expressing themselves on pol-
icy through resolutions. This
is certainly a strange concept
and, needless to say, a harm-
ful one, for it places affiliated
organizations in the position
of being second-class citizens
in the New Party.

* * *

It may be argued that Orli-
kow was speaking for himself
in interpreting’ the draft of
the constitution the way he
did but no responsible officer
of the New Party has so far
repudiated it although the

Winnipeg Free Press gave
considerable space to that
conference.

Actually the draft of the

constitution does not clearly
spell out the role of affiliated
organizations on a constitu-
ency level, but that very fact
lends credence to the position
taken by Orlikow.

This cannot be an accept-
able basis for the affiliation of
trade unions and. other organ-
izations to the New Party.
Such an approach is calculat-
ed to prevent affiliations, not
encourage them, and should
therefore be strongly oppos-
ed. All members and all affili-
ated organizations, whether
on a national, provincial, loc-
al or constituency level, ought
to have the democratic right
to help determine policy and
all aspects of electoral activ-
ity. of the New Party. And
that includes the right to have
a say in determining who
should be the candidates of
the New Party in*their partic-
ular constituencies. To fail ‘to
spell this out clearly in the
draft constifution would weak-
en the potential of the New
Party and take the roois out

of the grass.

While pressing for a truly
democratic structure for the
New Party, equal attention
ought to be given to ensuring
that trade union locals will
be widely represented at the
founding convention of the
New Party.

It will require.a great ef-
fort to overcome this negative
situation and ensure that the
trade union movement at the
local level, will be a powerful
and decisive force at the foun-
ding convention.

Progressive trade unionists
should give this their closest
and almost daily attention.

mists have not leaped from,
“gloom to
prime minister.

A. significant
the thinking of these hard-
headed,
servers is
column in the Toronto Globe

glee’ like their

capitalistaminded ob-
contained in a

by Bruce MacDonald.

First, they think there is go-
ing to be some pick-up this
indication of| year, but they base this main-
ly on the hope that the United
States economic picture will
get brighter.

MacDonald

says: “So far

Tory Plot To Sell Polymer

Tory MP’s are on an all-out campaign to get the govern-
| ment to sell Polymer, the crown corporation set up during the
war at Sarnia, Ont., to make synthetic rubber.

Last week, Ernest Broome (PC - Burnaby South) told the
public accounts committee of the Commons, “Some of us
believe that Polymer should be sold, that the government
should get out of this business.”
The Polymer Corporation has been described as a “healthy,
efficiently operated business,” by R. Todgham, president of the
Chrysler Corporation, who is also a director of Polymer.
Canadian Tribune said editorially this week that “big time
promoters are drooling at the prospect of getting their hands
on such a thriving and profitable undertaking.”

The editorial urges that all organizations of labor' and the
people demand that Polymer be kept under public ownership.

Economic Outlook Not Bright

Federal government econo-; and Mail of May 16, written

there are few signs this coun-
try has ended its convales-
cense, but they anticipate re-
covery in the United States
will provide a tonic for Can-
ada‘s lagging economy.”

The economists say nothing
about the very ‘special prob-
lems created for our. economy
by U.S. domination.

But then looking ahead the
economists admit that what-
ever “up-swing” does take
place will be very limited.

MacDonald says: “At the
moment there appears to be;a
good deal of uncertainty about
how strong the recovery is
likely to be, with little expect-
ation that it will match the
boom, hat followed other re-
cessions since the war.”

This confirms. the pattern
that progressive observers
have noted about the post-war
economic cycle. Each time the
boom, that followed other re-
the “bust” has been bigger.

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_ Greater Vancouver Delta
Club Quota Achieved Club . Quota Achieved
Mivaice 2a 75 58 Fort Langley ___-_ 50 16
Bayview: 2=-<2=-<- 20 10 Padner eS 2 25 8
Broadway —2----=- 110 32 South Surrey _____ 25 3
Brothers 223. 335) 8 North Surrey _____ 50 21
Dry «Doth? === =-- 70 32 Whalley 2s ss 50 14
Hast ud. 2-- = 30 14 Total 322 es 200 62
Electrical. ~.---.=- 100 _40:
Frank Rogers ---- 50 35 Vancouver Island
Georgia Pe eC eee 20 12 Ajbertiis = = 3s -. <> 100 34
Grandview —_----- 85 18 Campbell River ___ _ 45 4
Hastings East ---- 125 28 Cumberland ______ 70 15
‘Kensington -_----- 85 25 Rowachan Sc 60 11
Mt. Pleasant —_--- 65 11 Nanaimo |_______ 225 75
Niilo Makela —_---- os 6 Parksville 22°} 30 1
Norquay ___------ 60 9 Victoria’ 150 70 q
Gigi eee 15 8 Total. 680 220 :
““eppint ‘Grey 4 —- 65 11 ‘ -
Piet 7 ete Okanagan Region
Saamen. SS 40 20 E000) (0) 40: 14
Strathcona ___---- 70 19 Notch Hill: =... 35 7 ‘
Victory Square _.- 100 37 Veron. 2 45 9 :
Waterfront _------ 65 9 RR oo 5 120 30
“West End _------- 60 4 . :
North Burnaby _._ 125 32 Province General i
South Burnaby _-- 100 104 Michel - Fernie ___ 35 8
Edmonds (Burnaby) 50 14 Steveston _-_----_ 10 5
North Van City _._ 60 13 Newmont Sa 25 8
North Van District 50 11 New Westminster _ 75 18
City Miscellaneous. 200 39 Powell River —_-__ 60 21 ;
Petalic cn k bo 1965 668 Prince Rupert ____ 5 3 hy
Bomtula: 2 = 2 - AO 6 i]
Dewdney Trail - Rossland ___ 70 38
Haney-Maple Ridge 65 13 Correspondence __ 20 9
Wisco: oo 30 6 LR ee ee a 340 =. 116 -
LO oe eee ae een 95 19 GRAND TOTAL __ 3600 1160 -

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