Arsonists set seven fires in_ hall which is the home of the Kos- suth branch of the Independent Mutual Benefit Federation. Entry of the arsonists was gain- ed through a window. Their finger prints on the glass are now in pos- session of the police. No arrests have been made despite investiga- tion by local and provincial police and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s department. ; Had the fire been successful aes residents of nearby homes would e have been endangered, officials of the organization declared. Cur- tains, wall maps, pictures, were set afire as well as piles of news- paper. ‘The Kossuth branch of the IMBF, long established in the dis- trict, is a Canadian - Hungarian cultural organization. It has al- ways enjoyed friendly relation- ship with the entire community. But recently, an organization ap- pealing to pro-fascist DP’s, calling itself the “Canadian - Hungarian Anti-Bolshevik League”, has been formed in this city. There is con- siderable mystery surrounding the new organization. It has little support among Canadian-Hungar- ians; it publishes no names of its officers or address of its head- quarters. Only identification given is Post Office Box 202, Brantford. The group held a meeting last December in Brantford Collegiate which was addressed by John Charlton, Tory MP for Brant and George T. Gordon, Liberal MPP. The League, which publishes its proclamations in the Winnipeg Hungarian News, has allied itself with attempts to overthrow the People’s Democratic government of Hungary and has openly de- elared war on progressive Cana- dian Hungarians. It stated on June 18 that its affairs “in the Ottawa federal parliament are represented by Senator W. Tay- ior,” ; Hungarian Hail BRANTFORD A deliberate attempt to burn down the Hungarian Hall here was thwarted because the hall had been recently fire- proofed on advice of fire inspectors. ment officials report seven fires were set in various parts of Police and fire depart- Glass firms still quoting same prices By FRANK ARNOLD MONTREAL Two weeks ago the Ontario Su- preme Court fined nine glass com- panies $4,000 after they pleaded guilty to operating a price-fixing combine from 1929 to 1949. The three biggest firms — Hobbs, Pil- kington, Consolidated — were fin- ed $10,000 each — a piddling amount compared with the _ super-profits they have reaped in their 20 years of price-fixing. . Did the court ruling help the pub- lic? Do the fines mean lower prices on glass for home-owners? A few hours after they had paid their fines the three top glass companies were phoned. - “What are your quotations on case lots of single diamond glass?” they were all asked. “On 18 oz. glass, zero to 40 inches united outside measurement, $6.12 a case,” said Hobbs. “On 18 oz. glass, zero to 40 inches united outside measurement, $6.12 a case,” said Consolidated. “On 18 oz. glass, zero to 40 inches united outside measurement, $6.12 a case,” said Pilkington. Non-Partisan in ‘Peg uphold discrimination WINNIPEG Racial discrimination does. not exist! With this “see nothing, do nothing” argument, Civic Election Committee’s ruling majority in Win- nipeg City Council, recently voted down Ald. Jacob Penner’s motion to ban discrimination in public places, All CEC members voted against the motion, while CCF aldermen voted with Alderman Penner and Forkin. Rail spikes in murder bomb . Pictured here are some of the heavy rail spikes loaded into the Nazi murder bomb which was: set off during a concert in Toronto Ukrainian Labor Temple on October 8. Force of the ex- plosion embedded the spikes in the ceiling and concrete walls. Many children in the front rows narrowly escaped death. . Burt. go eee PF StEEL SPIKES HURLED - | ACROSS THE HALL RE MASS DELEGATION DENOUNCES BOMB OUTRAGE Labor demands vigorous | action against terrorists A TORONTO: One of the largest delegations (close to 500 citizens) ever to visit Toronto city hall appeared befpré board of control here to demand energetic police action to appre- hend thé terrorists responsible for bombing the Ukrainian Street two weeks ago. The delegation from trade union, church, fraternal and other organ- izations, overflowed . the council chamber and visitors’ gallery, jammed the corridor outside the council and took part in the pro- eeedings outside opened doorways. It heard William Teresia, national chairman of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, urge the board of control to “frankly face the fact that the bomb was intended as a mass murder wea- pon.” Appearing (with Teresio was Paul Siren, international repre- sentative of |the United Auto Workers, who spoke on behalf of UAW Canadian Director George Siren told the board that the UAW joined with all sections; of the community in demanding that the terrorists be apprehend- ed and punished to the full extent of the law. ; Teresio, who pointed out that the terrorists were just “as cap- able of bombing a trade union hall, or even this city hall, as they did the Ukrainian Temple,” said that drastic police action was needed as a full measure of protection for the community at large. ‘He revealed that at least three well known terrorist organizers for former Nazi Storm Troop bat- talions had recently been in Tor- onto, might still be in the city. Three of four members of the board, Controllers Lamport, Saun- ders jand Balfour, attended the meeting. They assured the delega- tion that the city would press the hunt for the terrorists and prom- ised the full cooperation of city and police officials in measures neces- sary to prevent any repitition of the outrage. The delegation was introduced by Ald. Norman Freed. Toronto TOUT TT SC Potential murderers, says Peace Congress TORONTO The hational council of the Can- adian Peace Congress, meeting last week, sent letters to the min- ister of justice, the minister of immigration, Ontario Attorney- General Porter and Mayor Mc- Callum, urging them to spare no effort to bring to justice and de- portation the _ potential. child murderers” who bombed the Uk- rainian Hall on Thanksgiving Eve, October 8. AUD UU OM MPP’s J. B. Salsberg and A. A. MacLeod also participated. In the steel city of Hamilton, the Labor Council has demanded a full ‘|investigation of the bombing. The resolution has been forwarded to Ontario Attorney-General Dana Porter and Mayor Hiram McCal- lum of Toronto. wi The motion, presented by Steel- workers’ delegate Arthur Laverty, said such violence “has no place in the Canadian way of life.” Lav- erty declared the bomb was 2 “murder weapon.” Former Nazi elements masquerading as /DP’s were blamed for the bombing. 4 Montreal Slav committee, in a letter to Mayor McCallum, urged an investigation of the bombing “to start with individuals and or- ganizations that have voiced threats and have practiced similar acts.” The letter recalled acts of “Nazi trained DP hoodlums” against Ukrainian Halls in Timmins, Win- nipeg and elsewhere, and said “war hysteria has no doubt en- couraged madmen to acts of mass! murder.” The Jetter was signed by S. Dobrowolsky, executive sec- retary. Labor Temple on Bathurst ’ Council leader upholds rights of petitioners MONTREAL Pierre DesMarais, leader of Mon- treal City Council, has declared himself opposed to police interfer- ence against people who are peti- tioning for peace. | : In reply to a letter sent him by Jean Pare, president of the Mont- real Peace Council, protesting the arrest of peace petitioners, Des- Marais wrote, “I ask that all move- ments such as yours, which de- mand within the law the respect of civil rights, should have the be- nefit of action, and that the atti- tude of the police, in such circum- stances should only be to see that the law is respected, and not to intervene against organizations which are proceeding legally.” DesMarais’ statement is being hailed by Montreal Peace Council as a milestone in its fight to get the city authorities to cease perse- cution of peace petitioners and to win recognition of the democratic ‘right to petition in Montreal. The council points out, however, that while the public campaign it has launched for civil rights is bear- ing fruit, only an intensified work of visiting city councillors, sending delegations to see Mayor Houde and -exectitive chairman Asselin. phon- ing and writing to prominent citi- zens, “will suffice to break down the anii-democratic barriers here. The Civil Liberties Union is can- vassing, all councillors for their views on petitioning. ‘PACIFIC TRIBUNE — OCTOBER 20, 1950 — PAGE 2