_——

7

ne fact that Stewart ac-
nanied a delegation of union
| stewards and North Van-
fer citizens, which had al-
been organized, to pub-
protest agamst the moles-
n of young girls in North
ouver, has been seized upon
e CCF in order to discredit
-if possible disqualify Bill
rart as a federal candidate.
e proposal to launch crinti-
proceedings against Bill Ste-
was first announced by the
igamated Building Work-
Union of which Maicolm
ie, an outspoken enemy of
Roig. Labor-Progressive Party
ache teading, CCE trade unionist,
Wi prominent official.

Siring the absence of Bill
rart from a meeting of Van-
wer Labor Council, James
iky) Robertson another
ing light of the CCF then
ijapted to have the council
t+ a motion tantamount to
®condemnation of Bill Ste-

sis attempt of the CCF
ugh Robertson to utilize the
souvyer ,Labor Council to
mer the unscrupulous poli-
of the CCF was correctly
sted by the council dele-
Ss.
er a2ne CCE then resorted to the
¥ertal column of its official
jn the CCF News to con-
f> its campaign of incite-
#c against Bill Stewart and
labor-Progressive
issue of September 28
ily imvited the arrest of
Stewart with the following
@ement: “Such leadership as
EB given by Bill Stewart is 2
ace, not only to the trade
nm movement but to the
#1 © of society.”
@ot content with this scur-
S$ attempt to besmirch the
™@ acter of an outstanding la-
leader, the CGF News then
eeds to smear the president
has vice-president of Vancouver

roid PELEEEL EE EEL ESET EEE
#°ender Auditorium
(Boilermakers)

| Dancing

ti Modern—Saturday
Old-time—Thursday
4) BOWLING ALLEYS

farge and Small Halls
ques for Rentals

| Phone PA. 9481
cr ee eh oe ce ae ae

ii ahahaha ae a ua ae ss

tO

Party.

PP Statement Asserts Editorial
nprincipled Attack On Stewart

The unprincipled, political cam
@inal indictment of Bill Stewar
he Labor-Progressive Party for
‘culmination of this CCF campaign of misrepresent
ng of charges under the Criminal Code a
it of the Boilermakers’ Union, which ca

Labor Council with the state-
ment:

“The Communist machine in
the Labor Council, led by Har-
old Pritchett of the TWA, vice-
president of the council, and FE.
Ey Leary, chairman of the coun-
cil, crushed a move to repudiate
Stewart and thereby condoned
his act.” The truth is, Harold
Pritchett did not even speak on
Robertson’s motion to condemn
Bill Stewart. The CCF News
is not interested in the truth but
Saw an opportunity to distort
the truth in order to besmirch
another candidate of the Labor-
Progressive Party, Harold Prit-
chett. The concluding para-
@raphs of the editorial uncover
the real aim of the CCF to label
the Wabor-Progressive Party.
and its candidates as advocates
of terrorism and vigilanteism:

“Tt is significant that William
Stewart is the Labor-Progres-
Sive candidate for Vancouver
North and that Harold Pritchett
and HE. H. Leary are leaders of
the labor-Progressive Party.
Stewart’s act and the condon-
ing of his act by prominent of-
ficials of his party, throws light
upon the policies of that party.
Only men who have contempt
for personal freedom could lead
in such an act of terrorism or
countenance it. Stewart acted
upon a fundamental principle
of his party—that of the end
justifies the means. That party
renders lip service to demo-
cracy, but its actions give the
lie to this pretense.

“The CCE does not believe
that a more democratic world
can be achieved by undemocra-
tic means. Neither does it be-
lieye that a party which holds
such a view deserves the con-
fidence of the Canadian people.”

The Labor - Progressive
Party needs to make no de-
fense of its contribution to
democracy. The reply to this
slander is implicit in its un-
eeasing fight to maintain na-
tional unity against fascism
and reaction in all their
forms. It does consider it
necessary to place the facts
of the North Vancouver af-
fair in their true light be-
cause of the ‘unscrupulous
manner in which the CCF has
distorted them.

The GCF is well aware that
the members of the delega-
tion were shipyard workers,
shop stewards of the ship-
yard unions, members of the
CCF as well as of the LPP,
and many of them members

pion a Good...

al

come to the
OLD ESTABLISHED~ RELIABLE FIRM

*
| REGENT TAILORS

_ 324 W. Hastings St.
NEVERY GARMENT STRICTLY UNION MADE|

| Suit or Overcoat

ie

_ of terrorism. / And,

paign of incitement conducted by the CCE for the
t, president of the Boilermakers’ Union and candidate
North Vancouver, has finally succeeded in its aim.
ation and incitement has been the
gainst Bill Stewart and Wm. White, business
Iry a penalty of seven years imprisonment.

of no political organization.
They were concerned, and
rightly so, because of the in-
creasing attacks by degen-
erates upolh women and chil-
dren im North Vancouver.
This was no vigilante mob,
as the CCF tries to make out,
but an orderly delegation of
men endeavoring to protect
their families from attacks in
which the police admit the
difficulty of procuring suffi-
cent evidence to prosecute.
As one Vancouver daily news-
Paper points out, the dele-
gation acted with commend-
able restraint and there was
ne untoward incident. )

Yet, knowing this, the CCF
Strives te represent the delega-
tion as vigilantes and to con-
strue the whole affair as an act
because
Stewart was a member of the
delegation, the Vancouver La-
bor Council, of which E. E.
Leary is president, and Harold
Pritchett, vice-president, both
LPP members, rejected a mot-
ion to disassociate the council
from the action, it represents
the Labor-Progressive Party as
condoning terrorism.

The Labor-Progressive Party.

- is opposed to terrorism and vigi-

lante action and it neither par-
ticipates im nor condones a-
tions which may properly be
construed as coming within the
meaning of these terms. But
these men, however hasty their
action, were not vigilantes.
They were members of trade
unions facing a difficult com-
munity problem and their ac-
tions may be better considered
as those of exasperated citizens
serving an aroused community.
By condemning them with-
out regard. to the circum-
stances and directing its at-
tacks on those trade union
leaders who dare to be candi-
dates of another political
party—the LPP—the CCF
has reached a new. lew in poli-
tical opportunism. And as in
all its policies, the CCF blinds
itself to the fact that its at-
tacks serve its own partisan
cause to the detriment of the
people’s interests by placing
weapons in the hands of an-
ti-labor elements.

The main issue in this af-
fair, the need for adequate pro-
tection of women and children
in North Vancouver from mo-
lestation and attack, is ignored
by the €CF and is in danger of
being lost to sight entirely:

Attorney-General R. L.. Mait-
land—no friend of labor—should
immediately order such protec-
tion to be given and institute
an inquiry into the problem
which gave rise to the delega-
tion’s action in North Vancou-
ver. This, and not the action
of the delegation, is the real
threat to the community.

WAND STUDIO
“Anythins With a Camera”

8 E. Hastings St. PAc. 7644
VANCOUVER, B.C.

HAst. 0340 766 E. HastinesS
Hastings Steam Baths

Vancouver, B.C.

Always Open. Expert Mas-
seurs in Attendance

8 am. to 11 p.m.—40c & 50c

| Questions and Discussions

Subscription Drive |
News and Progress |

DEAR FRIENDS : :

Here we go again! The October rive for new readers is
now under way, and we have really set ourselves a job this time—
5,000 new readers before the end of November.

It can and must be done, because a great increase in the
circulation of our paper is completely interlocked with the success
of progressive candidates in all the electoral campaigns facing
us in the near future.

The election of progressive candidates is vital to the well-
being and security of every British Columbian, and we must all
put forth the fullest effort toward that end. It is for this reason
that we are concentrating our drive this time entirely on subs,
#nd we must put the campaign over in a big way. :

We have been a bit slower than usual in getting steam up,
but just wait until the news really gets' around about the plans
we have made for the new paper—a new name, new make-up,
better newsprint, and excellent feature articles every week —all
these improvements to make their debut with the issue of Novem-~
ber 4. And of course we will have a larger paper too, 12 pages
each issue—this feature is already inaugurated.

Let’s have a sub list by November 4 that will really do eredit
to the new paper. So far the greater part of the returns have
come from good old stand-bys of past drives. :

William Hreherchuk of Hast End Branch is leading the parade
with 10 subs; Bill Purvis of Fairview has seven to the good, and
A. Grinkus of the same branch has six. This puts Fairview in the
lead for number of subs received. :

George Dougenes of Grandview and Harry Asson of Swing
Shift each have 5, and E. Wilson of West End and Ozzie Thomas
of Hastings East four each. : :

These energetic campaigners are a practical illustration of
a very important factor in this drive—that PERSONAL activity
is going to be the lodestone for success, so you can’t get going
too soon. There are lots of new warriors with spurs to’ win—be
sure you are one of them!

The contest for a new name for the paper will stimulate a
great deal of interest—announcement and rules for the contest
appear on the front page of this issue. and the entry form on
page 3. Take the paper along when you are canvassing for subs.

The premium too is going to be a big help, “Sabotage” is an
excellent book, interesting and packed with meat—it should re-
lease the clutch on the old purse-string if nothing else does!

So lets’ get going friends—canvassing is not so bad when
you have a first-rate paper to offer to your prospects—one that
is good and is going to be even better.

Till next week then—

Yours sincerely,
GRACH GREENWOOD.

Labor Council Protests
Unwarranted Attack

. Officers and members of the Vancouver Labour Gouncll
(GEL) were subject to a scurrilous editorial attack by the pf-
| ficial organ of the CCF, “The GCE News”, last week.

Not: satisfied with blackening the name of the Canadian
Congress of Labor, which in itself is serious enough for a so-
called political party of labor, the editorial and the CCF spokes-
man, speaking’ in the Council meeting, were not concerned
with the molestation of young girls or the indignant and out-
raged feelings of the parents who in their frustration pro-
ceeded somewhat hastily; but were more concerned with
blackening the name and character of outstanding labor lead-
ers, who in some instances are political opponents of the
CCF’, as in the case of Bill Stewart, Boilermakers’ Union Local
No. 1, which can be construed as railroading a political oppon-
ent to jail in order to elect a CCF candidate.

The Vancouver Labor Council and its officers have no need
to defend the democratic principles for which they stand; and
will condemn and reject such political machinations as ¢ex-
pounded in the official voice of the CCF editorial of September

28.
HAROLD PRITCHETT,
Vice-President,
Vancouver Labour Council (CCL).

—OPEN FORUM—
“Canada's Postwar Social System—

Socialist or Capitalist” |
An Address By

FERGUS McKEAN

] Sunday, October 8, 1944

i, LPP Provincial Leader
§ Federal Candidate Vancouver Center

Auspices of Hastings East Club LPP a
Swedish Community Hall, 1320 Hlas{ Hastings

‘
¢ = — ——

ee