LTTE THE CHIEF AND WE SAY QUOTE “Nine cars would not constitute a parade — it takes. fen,’ unquote ... (That's what he said when our delegation went fo see him about his having re- fused a permit for our con- ducted tour). So We've Hired The Biggest Bus We could Get And THE TOUR IS ON See our city — beyond the Won-Partisan iron curtain— bring your car, and if you’ve no car—ride in our bus.- | THE TOUR LEAVES THE CIty HALL AT 12TH AND YUKON, SHARP AT 3) PM, SATURDAY, NOV. 2. Courtesy Civic Reform Committee, 517 Holden Bldg. Dec. 11 Elect JOHN 2 Le term TURNER Ptyean ELGIN 2 yew tem RUDDELL aiaerman EFFIE School JON ES Board TURN IN DONATIONS PROMPTLY SAU ATT News-Broadcast grip on all means of public in- formation.’” — Strong opposition to the move has already been voiced by labor. Qn Tuesday a big delegation of unionists, headed by John Turner of the Vancouver Labor Council and including representatives of some of the largest API and GGL unions in B.C. visited El phicke demanding an explanation. His only excuse was that the pro- gram did not have the kind of listening audience that attracts ad- vertisers to the station. He ad- mitted his opinion was based on the E\lliot-Haynes method of poll- ing audience reaction, which is confined only to Vancouver, does not sample a cross-section of the labor listening audience, and ig- nores entirely, out-of-town listeners Under pressure of the delegation, Elphicke agreed to pay for the costs of a poll of trade union mem- bers to ascertain how many would support continuance of the broad- east. If enough listeners signified their approval, the program would be restored to the station’s regu- lar schedule. Later, several members of the delegation met informally and laid plans to launch a province- wide free speech fight, coupled with a campaign to get thousands of trade unionists to vote “yes” for continuing Parkin’s broad- casts, and to flood CKWX with pretest letters ang resolutions against the ban. 3 Such leading union figures as Bert Melsness, secretary-treasurer of the B.C. district conucil, Inter- national Woodworkers of Amer- ica, George Miller, president of the AFI, United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union, Malcolm MacLeod, president of the Ship- yard General Workers Federation, and John Turner of the Vancou- ver Labor Council, were sharply eritical of the move to terminate the labor broadcast. PPD Style Value Quality Always at the Home of UNION MADE CLOTHING — and Friendly Service Established For Over 40 Years Phone PAc. 3645 45 =. Hastings — Vancouver = SUT AAA TL TT SOVIET WOMEN 1945 PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 8 After the ‘Great Conspiracy’ read: AS HE SAW IT —By, ERIAOW ROOSEV BL; A devastating expose of the peace wreckers by Roosevelt’s son WRATH IN BURMA, by Fred Eldridge TOP SECRET, by Ralph Ingersoll WHILE TIME REMAINS, by Leland Stowe MARSHAL TITO, by Michael Padev ROAD TO THE OCEAN, by Leonid Leoniv I SAW THE NEW POLAND, by Anna L. Strong ....-.-- PROLONGATION OF LIFE, by A. A. Bogomelets DISCOVERY OF INDIA, by Jewaharlal Nehru PEOPLE’S CO-OPERATIVE BOOKSTORE PHONE MA. 5836, 337 W. PENDER ST., VANCOUVER, B.C. IQ RT cc “Melsness placed “the full weight of the TWA behind the Campaign to reverse the CKWX action.” Said Melsness: “I’m confident our members will view this as a blow to their interests ang a threat to freedom of speech.” George Miller termed the broad- east ban a serious matter. Lt seeks to bar labor opinions from the air, and establish the*® prin- ciple that free expression of opinion shall be subject to the whims of radio station owners.” A sharp warning of the possible consequences of the action also came from Tom McEwen, ef the Pacific Tribune, coupled with an appeal to all Tribune readers to immediately flood Sta- tion CKW-:X with protests. “Censorship has already been applied against the Interna- tional Typographical Union, denied the right to insert adver- tisements in Vancouver dailies,” McEwen said. “But the move against the radio program is even more sweeping and ar- bitrary. It is one of the big- gest challenges to free speech in B.C. in many yeare. And it will have to be protested and fought against by every labor and pro- gressive person.” Ls editor Ban on UN vote power unlikely FLUSHING, Li. - the United Nations General As- sembly began its sessions with sharp tongued oratory and parli- amentary bickering over the veto issue, there is little likelihood that the six-week meeting will see any definite action to curb the powers of the Big Five. ¥For one thing, the -US. and Britain are not prepared to give up their veto power, much as they would like to prevent Rus- sia from exercising it. The veto idea was originally sponsored by the US. to prevent any possible - situation where the United Nations could override the authority of Congress. Another factor is that the Gen- eral Assembly cannot, by itself, eliminate the veto power. Such an action would involve amend- ment of the U.N. charter and would, in the last analysis, have to be approved by Russia. The Soviet government would definitely block such an amend- ment because it regards the veto as its only defense against the “Anglo-American Majority bloc” in the United Nations. Fhe Rus- sians feel that unanimous agree ment by the Big Powers is ‘the cornerstone for world peace. Although ; ciple of giving veterans priority in building materials it claims lto have adopted. The provincial command of the Army, Navy and Air Foree Vet erans Association recently charged that non-essential construction ~ projects undertaken by big con- tractors were absorbing huge quantities of materials. and ren- dering it nearly impossibis for veterans to get essential materials for home construction. The housing action committee of the Canadian Legion’s Van- couver Zone Council has also sent a wire to Reconstruction Minister Gc. D. Howe demanding that all non-essential construction ~ be halted until housing needs have been met. : The committee demanded further: @e Cancellation of all present priority permits and enferce- ment of priorities issued to veterans, @ Investigation of the black market in lumber ang other building materials. @ imposition of a $10,000 ceil- ing on all home censtruction for - two years. Empty Beer Bottles Are Urgently Needed © The quantity of bottled beer which can be made available to the public is limited to the number of empty bottles available. @ A definite shortage of empty beer bottles now exists. ®@ It is difficult to secure new bottles to replace those which customers do not return promptly. ® You can help to ensure the future supply of bottled beer by returning empty beer bottles promptly. 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