The finest page in Nfld. loggers strike history written by women’ : “When the history of the loggers’ strike in Newfoundland is written, the finest page of. all will go to the women — the wives and sweethearts and daughters of the- loggers — who manned the picket lines when their men were thrown into jail.” Harvey Landon Ladd, leader of the IWA in Newfoundland, made this prediction to a emall a series he addressed here and on Vancouver Island. * “Tt has often been said that more strikes are lost in the kitchen than on the picket- line,” said Ladd. “In New- foundland we had three wo-- men to every two men on our five-member strike com- mittees, and the women more than justified our faith in them. When their husbands were arrested and bail set high, to cripple us financially, the women said, “Leave them in jail and use the money to feed the strikers’ families. We'll take our husbands’ places on the picket line.” Despite the police terror in- stituted by Premier Joey Smallwood — “the little man with the bow tie” the strike can still be won, said Ladd. : “Raise the million bucks pledged by the Canadian La- bor Congress and our loggers: will hold out for another month, two months, another year if necessary.” he prom- ised. : “The thaw is coming and soon spring will be here and the fishermen will be back on their dories. Then the com- panies will again need the loggers — for you need log- gers to operate a logging in- dustry. “It’s no longer a fight for hours and wages in New- foundland. The strike, and GAS HEATING SALES AND INSTALLATIONS @® COMMERCIAL ® INDUSTRIAL ‘® RESIDENTIAL 2 s e Harry C. Weinstein GAS CONTRACTOR 3823 West 12 or 315 Powell AL 2991-L MU 3-5044 SCS SEER ROOFING & SHEET METAL : 5 REPAIRS Duroid, Tar and Gravel Reasonable ' Gutters and Downpipes ICK BITZ BR. 7-6722 Smallwood’s legislation and all that it implies have be- come a national issue. Our basic freedoms are _ being. raped. “We organized the loggers to take King Bean off his throne in the kitchen; to sequre a few sheets for the loggers’ beds; and hot water in the showers. but enthusiastic audience last Friday night at Exhibition Gardens. The meeting was one of “It was the first genuine union the loggers had ever had. We breathed hope into the hearts of these men, who had been regarded as untouch- ables’ for decades. We made_ them feel equal to anyone. “That is why the loggers are sticking to the IWA. That is why Smallwood will ulti- mately be defeated.” VLC conference asks extension of benefits Extension of unemployment benefits for the full period .a worker is jobless was urged by a group of labor, Cana- dian Legion, church and municipal leaders at a conference last Friday sponscred by Vancouver Labor Council. “We must rally all inter- ested groups to* tackle this problem of unemployment to- gether,’. said VLC president Lloyd Whalen. . “Press. reports that unem- ployment is on the decline provide small consolation to the thousands of jobless workers in this province.” The parley asked Ottawa to boost its share of unem- ployment assistance payments from 50 percent to 75 percent. . It also stressed that benefits should be paid to all jobless who find themselves _ineligi- ble under present regulations. Horace Keetch, regional di- rector of the Unemployment Insurance Commission, said that 253 projects in the mu- nicipal. works program have been approved, providing 125,- 000 man-days of work for 2,478 jobless. “(Labor has been extremely critical of this government plan, which was introduced from coast to coast with great fanfare, but hardly made a dent in the serious unemploy- ment situation.) Effects of automation on employment came .in for considerable discussion. La- bor productivity has increased and automation means that many plants have now return: ed to full production with smaller staffs than previously. The parley urged setting up. a royal commission to study _ this problem. A resolution was passed asking a provincial govern- PATRONIZE CEDAR FUEL | & TRANSFER Plone: 566-R-3 Cedar, B.C. ment moratorium on debts of the unemployed. Another resclution called for a continuous program of low rental housing projects by Greater Vancouver muni- cipalities. “ment on the By BRUCE YORKE ~ --The--question of--education finance is becoming a lively issue throughout B.C. And it is not hard to figure out why. The Socred_ government’s formula for sharing school costs with the municipalities has a “built-in” feature which practically assures a yearly increase in the municipality’s share. This year all the large school districts in the Lower Mainland found that their budgets meant large in- creases in municipal taxes. Protests have been made, by the municipalities and other bodies. The B.C. Parent Teachers Federation has call- ed for an entire review of school fitlance. The Union of B.C. Municipalities has writ- ten an excéllent policy state- ject. The most outstanding ac- tion taken so far is the 'reso- ‘lution passed by the North. Vancouver School Board. This resolution which was drafted by Trustee Dorothy Lynas and seconded by Trustee Har- Education finance | is lively issue : SS old Dean endorsed the Union of B.C. Municipalities’ br: calling for the entire cost 0 primary and secondary educa: ion to be paid for by the pro vincial government. = ‘ In addition they have pett — tioned Victoria to immedi ately supply a supplementary grant equal to the increase the school operating cos over 1958, The only comment so from Victoria was a g ernment spokesman’s remark _ that the taxpayer has to pay — the shot in any case. This i s only another one cf the Soc- red half-truths. It is true tha the taxpayer has to bear th shot, but which taxpayer, ani on what basis? The presen system places a dispropor- tionate load on lower incom! groups and industry as su bears no burden whatsoever. Becaliaai issue affect: trade un s who are also taxpayers .it is becoming in- creasingly obvious that the — trade union movement as @ whole will have to take it if the. necessary democratic changes are to be forth coming. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING —— A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each addi- tional line is made for notices appearing in this column. No notice will be accepted later than Tuesday noon of the week of publication. NOTICES DEADLINE FOR COMING EVENTS COLUMN — All copy must be in the Pacific Tribune office not later than. 12 noon Tuesday. THE PACIFIC TRIBUNE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN ON SATURDAYS from 11 a.m. to 3 hm. COMING EVENTS—City UTC’ VIC APRIL Tony nan, QUET — Saturday April 11— Ukrainian Hall 805 East Pen- der St. B.C.’s victory in the Annual Canadian campaign, Chicken dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Dance to good music from 9 p.m: Concert Program. Pres- entation of the ‘UC’ cup and prizes. 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