_ CCF should form gov’t if it gets largest group, bring in’ people’s program, says Morgan “The provincial election results express the people’s disgust with the old-line politicians and their | The majority of the people have broken with the old-line parties and Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader, said ‘warfare before welfare’ policies. are looking for policies in keeping with their’own needs, 3 this week in a statement reviewing the June 12 vote. | “The resounding: defeat on the first count suffered by the Lib- erals and Tories, who, as the Co- alition, came out of the 1949 elec- tion with 40 of the 48 seats, will have national repercussions,”’ Morgan pointed out. ‘The vote is _ an outright repudiation of the war policies of the old-line parties — of the sellout of our provincial re- sources to U.S. trusts and the sur- render of our foreign trade. “The Coalition imposed the sales tax. Through high hospital insurance premiums and co-insur- ance it compelled the people to underwrite hospital deficits with- out giving them the health insur- ance they demanded. “Now the people have given a decisive answer to the old-line parties’ callous disregard of their welfare.” Morgan opined that since no party could emerge with a clear majority, extremely likely. “Tf the CCF, now leading in the largest number of constitu- encies, elects the largest group of members, it should form a government,” he said. “It should form a government even if, as a minority admin- istration, all it can achieve is introduction of a program cut- ting BCHIS premiums, abolish- ing co-insurance, writing a new labor act and amending the Workmen's Compensation Act. With such a program, it can _ challenge the other parties to go to the people.” Had more CCF candidates ac- cepted the - Labor - Progressive party’s proposals for a united campaign behind one candidate in each constituency and declared another election was for peace, Canadian independence, trade and jobs, Morgan stated, “the CCF could have won an over- all majority. “The fact that the right-wing leadership tried to duck the real issues and failed to fight as CCF supporters expected it to, serious- ly undermined CCF prestige and support. The ifacti that there was wide dissatisfaction over CCF right-wing, pro-NATO policies made it possible for a large sec- tion of reform-minded voters to be confused and diverted to sup- port of the Social Credit party, which emerged as a major factor in B.C. politics. “LPP candidates, though well received during the campaign and generally attracting the largest Fast swamp cleanup urged Metropolitan Health Committee after hearing a Point Gray Citiz- ens Action Committee delegation present a demand for “immediate cleanup” of a swamp area claimed to be a polio breeding ground, de- cided this week to call ‘on city council for quick action. A hearing will be held this coming Tuesday by the Board of Works, when representatives from the Action Committee will again appear. Dr. A. E. Ranta; delegation spokesman, told the health com- mittee that pollution of swamp water has been found in four- fifths of. the tests made, The swamp area is beside Queen Eliza- beth Sehool. FINNISH Mid-Summer FESTIVAL AT HELENIUS’ RANCH (Holmes Road, %% Mile Road Off Hjorth) SATURDAY, JUNE 21 - 5 P.M. TO 5 A.M. Supper Served from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. ' GOOD DANCE MUSIC . SONGS DANCES REFRESHMENTS audiences, were pinned down on election day by the anti-old-line party sweep. Voters, in their de- termination to get rid of the Lib- erals and Conservatives, were not votes to candidates whose party could not form a government. “However,” Morgan added, “the success of the LPP in bringing forward the real issues _ of the election, particularly the central issue of peace and. trade with all countries, had a con- siderable bearing on the result of the election. To underesti- mate it would also be to deny the major contribution to de- feat of the Liberals and Con- servatives made by the LPP in exposing the government’s BOHIS policies, its BCElectric handouts, its anti-labor legis- lation and school tax inequali- ties.” Morgan warned that the next legislature would be _ short-lived “unless it heeds the people’s voice and gives expression to their de- sires, : “Big business will undoubtedly intensify its efforts to maintain continued, “It will not lightly give up its plans to extend cold war policies, to swindle the people of this province out of their lum- ber, oil and hydro resources, to cut wages and prevent labor and social legislation in the people’s interests. But the very nature of the next legislature will make it susceptible to popular opinion. The change in the attitude of the Labor Relations Board to the woodworkers’ strike is evidence of that.” j - Morgan concluded his ment by pointing out: state- “Important concessions can be won immediately for the | workers and farmers. The bosess’ offensive against labor can be turned back and new gains can be made. But to ac- complish this requires from all progressive sections of the peo- ple that they come closer to- gether, and from labor, that it allows no partisan considera- tions to prevent reaching of unity in a common struggle.” disposed to give their first choice ]. control over the legislature,’ he: Provincial PESTIVAL- PIONIC | SUNDAY, JUNE 22 - 1p.m. _ SURREY MUNICIPAL PARK (FLEETWOOD) Program: Choir, Music, Dancing. All Kinds of Games, Handicraft Display. ‘Wrestling Match: Between George Gordienko and John Korchynsky, UKRAINIAN FOOD Special Buses Will Run From The _ Ukrainian Hall 805 E. Pender St. Starting 11 a.m. Auspices: Provincial Committee, Association of United ; Ukrainian Canadians, SS555SSSSS5 SSS SS SSSSS=S Golden Gate Cafe 136 KE. Hastings St. “OPEN FOR SERVICE” “Everything in Flowers” FROM... EARE S ¥KES 56 E. Hastings St. PA. 3855 ancouver, B.C, Board defied by employer For the first time in British Columbia’s labor history, an em- ployer has refused to abide by a decision of a government arbitra- tion board. ‘ Local 515, Shoe, Tannery Workers, this week threatened to take legal action against the J. Leckie Co. Ltd. for refusal to comply with an arbitra- tion board ruling raising wages by 15 cents an hour and making the pay hike retroactive +o Janu- ary 1, 1952. Before proceeding to take the matter to court, the union has written Labor Relations Board through its legal advisors, re- questing the board to arrange a hearing with both union and com- pany representatives present. 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