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and the House of Commons. More important sti
our Local Unions Should be adequately eared

ted at the constituency level as plans are laid
for the nomination of candidates. A section of
the Labour Relations Act prohibits the use of
membership dues for political purposes but does
not restrain other fund-raising activities based
voluntary effort. .

As never before, we need vigorous political
tion to supplement our economic activity if we
to safeguard the welfare of our people. The
y Democratic Party is genuinely a workers’
rty because it is genuinely a peoples’ Party.
Our best and most effective political action can be

taken through this Party, because it has as its
the kind of society which the trade union
movement desires to be built in our country.

LADIES’ AUXILIARY

We wish to record our appreciation of the
' services rendered by the members of the women’s
auxiliaries. We have noted with satisfaction the
continuing assistance of the auxiliaries to the
activities of the Local Unions.
_ Our organization will never be completely suc-
_ cessful until we are able to establish complete co-
ordination between the membership working in
_ the industry and their wives, especially since the -

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

FRED FIEBER
Secretary-Treasurer

advent of political action has become an impor-
tant factor in our affairs.

The Officers hope that in the future the Annual
Meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary will expand its
functions to promote, even to a greater extent,

aah | ,
Report reveals growth, new issues.

the establishing of auxiliaries; and further, that
an effort be made to make the trip to the Annual
Regional Convention a more enjoyable one.

CONCLUSION
W* HAVE in this report pointed out some of
the successes of the past year. We have also
signified problems encountered by our organiza-
tion.
We urge the delegates to this convention to de-
vote their efforts in this convention to full con-
sideration of the membership’s problems. 4

The immediate problems of the membership
are of major importance. However, the funda-
mental structure of our Union likewise will pro-
vide the vehicle for the future efforts of our or-
ganization.

Let us in a conscientious manner accept our
pas oe to do the job we were sent here
to do.

Respectfully submitted by the’
Regional Officers,
J. A. Moore, President x
J. MacKenzie, 1st Vice-President
J. Holst, 2nd Vice-President
R. C. Ross, 3rd Vice-President
Fred Fieber, Secretary-Treasurer

\ | MEET THREE GENERATIONS OF THE PARIS FAMILY

F | A DYNASTY OF SHOE CRAFTSMEN

Steve -

George -

YOUR GUARDIANS OF A GREAT TRADITION

Pierre - Mike - Greg - Roger

- Richard

Pierre, founder and proud grandfather, shows the four boys how to pull over and keep the upper properly balanced.
He also points out the importance of pulling the upper tight for good arch-fitting. These are points that distinguish
the true shoe craftsman and reach down to the roots of the Paris philosophy:

“ONLY MAN CAN PROFIT BY EXPERIENCE,
AND EXPERIENCE IS BEST HANDED DOWN

WITHIN THE FAMILY”