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MacMillan Bloedel expands

its world wide operations

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., is
pee the vast profits being made
Tom its B.C. operations to
expand into an_ international
Conglomerate. Already it has
Important holdings in the
Southern United States, United
Ingdom, Spain, Holland and
elgium.

Last week J.V.° Clyne,
chairman and chief executive
Officer of the company

~aMnounced a new acquisition
Which links it with West German
Monopolies, and will make
MacMillan Blodel a major
Supplier of forest products in the
Ommon Market countries of

_ Western Europe.

bene announcement reported
: at MacMillan Bloedel joined
ye wer with Feldmuehle
\Ktiengesellschaft of West
ermany to buy all the assets of
eeiiesay Paper Corp., which is
3 Major partner in the Inter-
Ontinental Pulp Co. at Prince
€orge and has a giant news-
ae mill at St. John, N.B:
Penle is the largest manu-
the ae of paper and board in
on ommon Market countries
has 12 paper and board

West

converting mills in
Germany.
The two financial giants

(MacMillan Bloedel and Feld-
muehle), will form a new
company to buy the assets of
Rothesay which will be known as
MacMillan Rothesay Ltd. The
new company will expand the St.
John, N.B. mill to an annual
capacity of 180,000 tons at a cost
of $35 million and be under the
management of MacMillan
Bloedel.

With this newest acquisition
MacMillan Bloedel strengthens
its position in the eastern Cana-
dian market and becomes a
major international cartel.
Along with exploiting workers in
B.C. and eastern Canada. J.V.
Clyne and his partners now
become a major exploiter of
labor — in West Germany, Spain,
Britain, Holland, Belgium and
the southern U.S.

MacMillan Bloedel also has a
joint operation with United Fruit
Company of the U.S., which is
one of the major exploiters and

oppressors of Latin American -

workers.

hid for Vietnam children

draws national support

“Knitting wool and sewing

nea ‘seem to have become
3%, OMS of a deeper bond’’ says
ulletin issued by Children’s

jommittee of the Canadian Aid
a Vietnam Civilians which
i €ys the outstanding work

he in three years of operations

to aid the victims of the Vietnam
War.

mae Children’s Committee,
- “ by Mrs. Sheila Young,
a rawn support for their
. ‘ oe from all across Canada.
ee in July, 1966 the bulletin
Ben S that total value of ship-
a S of various articles up to
Y 1969 exceeds $50,000.

Items sent by the Committee

ce 28,835 articles of bedding
mene as well as large
peacies of knitting wool,
eo of yards of clothing
first S, knitted leg bandages,
aie aid compresses and other

8ical supplies, 1,200 lbs. of

Powdered milk, adjustable:

Bate
ee! limbs for amputee
Ten, large quantities of

sc 3
hool supplies, soap, plastic .

es Sewing needs and even
nine es toys and dolls for Viet-
Se children.
aressing gratitude to the
indivia Organizations and
Bite uals who have given their
We effort to this work, the
ae pays tribute to the
3 ork of Mrs. L. Turner and
Oren M. Rosenstock who
er have knitted and sewn
Mrs eects and covers: to
$ - J. Crawford of Vancouver,

HELP NEEDED
‘: Aid of all kinds to help
2 children of Vietnam is
a urgently needed. |
'ancial contributions or
9°0ds should be made to
the Children's Committee,
Canadian Aid to Vietnam
| Civilians, Box 2543,

Vancouver St

85 years of age, who has knitted
160 items. It also expresses
thanks to Mrs. Lil Green of the
Ontario. Voice of Women who
sparked a drive wnich has
resulted in the production of
7,000 garments and bed covers,
more than 25 percent of the total
collected.

Children too, in many parts of
Canada, have contributed to the
campaign. The bulletin gives
these examples: Grade 6 and 7
pupils of Westgate School,
Calgary who staged “Miles for
Money March’’ and raised $895
for artificial limbs; the Young
People’s Class of St. Paul’s
United Church of Long Branch,
Ontario who netted $100 at a
dance; and the children of
Clifton, New Brunswick who
collected $78.50 in a door-to-door
canvass.

Many more examples are

listed which space does not
permit us to print, such as the
students of a sewing class at
Porcupine Plain High School
who made 47 pairs of trousers
and 38 little shirts for the

children of Vietnam.
The bulletin points out that up

to June 20, $11,981 had been
donated for artificial limbs for

amputee children and stresses

the urgent and poignant need for
The campaign for

these limbs. mpé
artificial limbs is continuing.

Thanks is also expressed by
the Soviet
its
in
arranging free transportation of
Vancouver: to
Vietnam which has not only
expense, but also
utmost care of
and minimized

the committee to
Embassy in Canada _ for
“considerate co-operation

shipments from

eliminated all
guaranteed the
consignments,

shipping procedures

,

The bulletin concludes with a

‘“‘apprecl-
to the many who have
participated in the work of the
Committee from Dr.

special message of

ation”

Children’s
A.M. Inglis. chairman of the
Canadian Aid for Vietnam
Civilians.

The expansion of MacMillan
Bloedel into an international
operation emphasises once again
the international character of
labor’s struggle. When B.C.
workers fight this giant
monopoly for decent wages and
conditions they will be fighting
the same monopoly workers in a
half a dozen other countries will
fight when they go after better
wages and conditions.

BILL 33

Cont'd from pg. 1

had no independent position,
which in itself would have
improved the chances of
defeating the Socreds, and
incidentally this infamous Bill
Shee

‘“‘Now,”’ stated Phillips, “we in
the House of Labor must for
some time to come, look to
ourselves rather than at a
change of government to defeat
Bill 33. I submit that it can be
done — even if only to the extent
that the compulsory features
will not and can not be enforced.
To accomplish this we need
more unity, more centralized co-
ordination, and a re-emphasis
instead of a de-emphasis of the
class issues involved. The fight
against Bill 33 is not over — for
us it has just begun. Let us
prepare for the new battles

ahead.”
Kashtan

business. Now he proposes an
austerity program — for us.
There is inflation, the dollar isn’t
worth much. This is the
underlying factor in the strikes
taking place this year. It
becomes necessary for the
workers to try to catch up to
prices.

“Now Trudeau proposes wage
restraints. The fact is, until
there are controls over
monopoly, we will continue to
have rising prices and taxes.
Until we are effective in
mounting an attack on the arms
program we will continue to
have the same problems. When
Trudeau says he is freezing $1.8
billion in arms spending, he is
following a policy which
continues to place a heavy
burden of taxes on the people.

“We stand for a change in the
tax structure. Let monopoly give
wage increases out of profits.
INCO has just announced it will
increase the price of nickel.
Instead of taking wage gains out
of profits, they pass it along in

rice increases — and more.
That’s how big business plays the
ame.

“If the labor movement, and
all Canadians, can unite, they

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calls for unity

Cont'd from pg. 2

can win changes. There is a
growing upsurge among the
people, farmers and youth are
all on the move. The election of
an NDP government in Manitoba
is an expression of that change.
Let us hope that, in Metro
Toronto, a united effort of
progressive forces can win anew
deal by winning a majority to
Metro council. That will be part
of the process of forming a new

government representing the
interests of the people of
Canada.

“Let me conclude, by saying,”
said Mr. Kashtan, ‘‘that while
imperialism does everything in
its power to change world
history, it cannot do it and will
not do it. It can’t do it because of
the strength of socialism in the
world. He who plays the game of
anti-communism, plays the
game of imperialism. The
defense of socialism, is the
defense of peace. What we are
calling for today is policies and
actions to open the door to
advance for the Canadian people.
We appeal to people to join the
Communist Party and the Young
Communist League as part of the
forces for real change in
Canada.”

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