One oil pipeline to: Superior, Struction. Will begin this summer. Ra TN aA ALE LOGIE SD ITT Wisconsin, is already under con- Work on a second, to have its terminus in Burnaby, Fight between board, “Sail Se council seen BURNABY, B.C. A conflict between Burnaby’s CCF-dominated municipal coun- cil and the Metropolitan Park Board was seen as a possibility here as the council unanimous- ly adopted a special town plan- Ning bylaw rezoning a tract of land on the south slope of Bur- naby Mountain for heavy in- dustry. Eighty acres of the 180-acre tract sought by Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Company as an Oil storage tank base on the Alberta-B.C. pipeline are held by the municipality and 100 acres belong to the provincial government. Alarmed over the future of ' the as yet undeveloped Burna- by Mountain park, the Metro- politan Park Board); at its meet- ing last week, decided to press the provincial government to set aside part of its land on Burnaby Mountain for park purposes, Already, as a result of the plebiscite approved last Decem- ber, Confederation Park has -been hemmed in by Standard Oil aequisition of a 72-acre tract east of the park. Political action. stand defined by -Mine- Mill sala “No endorsement of any political party, but the support of Candidates who will endorse the program of our union and fight Or the legislation necessary for the betterment of the people of Our country as a whole,” is the stand on political action taken by the B.C. district of Mine-Mill in convention here this week. - Here are some of the vital is- ues facing voters, as outlined in the union officers’ report: Mana PENDER _ AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) / 339 West Pender ~ LARGE & SMALL HALLS FOR RENTALS Phone PA. 9481 COLE and ZLOTNIK SERVICE Insurance Consultants l 501 Dominion Bldg. (opp. Victory Square) Phone PA. 9374 v @ Civil rights: “Protection against infringement of civil rights of the people by the pres- ent government with their pass- age of laws which slowly but surely are taking away our free- dom.” 3 @ Immigration: “The immi- gration policy of Canada is in need of drastic overhaul. The bringing of immigrants to this country when jobs are not avail- able for our own citizens is un- realistic. We are not against im- migration into Canada provided there are sufficient jobs for our own. people.” : @ Hospital ‘Insurance: “The establishment of BCHIS was a step forward in ‘social legislation and we must ‘be careful to pre- serve the principles of ‘the Insur- ance while vee aa in, the fight for amendments ‘to make it more equitable for the benefits of the general public. The institu- tion of co-insurance is objection-: able and should he. eliminated.” @ Repeal of the sales tax. ee ‘ is Barristers SUITE 515 . STANTON, MUNRO & DEAN Solicitors - Notaries ‘FORD BUILDING (Corner Main & Hastings Sts.) MARINE 5746 193 E. HASTINGS 523 West 7th eee McINTOSH’S TRANSFER Baggage, Furniture Moving, Crating, ete. PICK UP & DELIVERY FA. 9782. ‘Speak out for peace now or we'll have to whisper’ = Mine - Mill “Our union has taken a lead on the question of peace,” the officers’ report to the ninth annual B.C. district convention of Mine-Mill, held in Vancouver this week,. emphasized. “One of the major issues today is the question of peace, due to the propaganda ‘that has been carried out by the press in the past year, fostering the idea that any, one who speaks for peas is subversive,” the report continued. “Peace will become a word that we must whisper if we do not speak out for it now and continue to do so. We, as 2 union would be derelict in our duty if we do not continue’ to press for peace now. “The delegates at this conven- tion are well aware of the im? pact on ‘their standard of living today as a result of the war scare. They see the entire bur- den of a war economy being placed on ‘the shoulders of the workers, while those Who profit from war are piling up even larger profits. « “Labor will be the loser in| war; labor at all times has taken a stand for peace and has always ‘been the force that stood in the way of those who desire war and profit from it. Today labor must again exert its influence on the side of peace. Labor the world over must demand that their gov- ernments pursue policies that will eliminate international friction. .. “The banning of atomic weap- ons is a ‘must’ if we are to sur- vive, and we demand that the energies now being expended in making these horror weapons ‘should be-turned to the benefit of all by utilizing atomic power for the peoples of thé world. Re- duce armaments in all countries; settle international disputes in ac- cordance with the United Nations charter, by mediation; recognize the desire of colonial peoples for self-government, and ban war propaganda in all countries. “We should insist that our gov- ernment, in the interests of estab- lishing goodwill among nations, ‘take an independent position in world affairs, free from domina- tion ‘by the United States or any other country. “Your executive board recom- mends that 'this,convention adopt ‘the position taken by the board in-support of a five-power pact to preserve peace.” Services held for George Farbatuik NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Funeral services were held Sat- urday last week from Tatra Hall, Queensborough, for George Far- batuik, 46, well known Queens- borough resident who died last week after a long -illness. Born in what is now the Soviet Ukraine, George Farbatuik was a member of the Labor-Progres-| sive party and of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, under whose direction funera! services were conducted. Interment took place in Fraser Cemetery, ~New Westminster, where Hal Griffin and Pete Slo- ‘odda spoke at ‘the graveside. ‘George Farbatuik is survived by his wife and two sons. . International proud | of Canadian section, says Mine- | Mill head “The membership ‘of Mine-Mill in the United States is proud of its Canadian section, of the fight against raiding that you have put up, of tthe gains made in the past year, and of your united organization,” international president John Clark of the Interna- tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workrs told delegates to the ninth annual convention of the B.C. district of Mine-Mill, held in Pender Auditorium this week. The district parley was attend-| ed by 40 delegates, two members of the Trail ladies’ auxiliary, five district board members and the international president. The first session was opened by Jack Stehr, president of Local 289, Metal and Chemical Workers. -Ken Smith, president of the B.C. district, read the officers’ report. (Members of the district executive board are K. A. Smith, president; D. McGhee, secretary- ‘treasurer; G. W. Anderson, dis- trict one; D‘ A. Gold, district two; W. G. Osborne, district three.) “Many things have happened in the labor movement since our last convention,” said ‘the report. “We have seen the machine af C. H. Millard of the United Steel- workers of America taking con- trol of ‘the Canadian Congress of Labor. We have seen what raid- ing means to unions and what happens when they resort to the courts in’a vain attempt to get justice. We-shave seen our union grow stronger and continually organize unorganized mines, mills, diamond drillers and dia- mond _drill ‘bit shops. We ‘have ‘seen our union make gains in our industry which are unpara- Jelled. “We have seen our per capita membership grow from 6,976 at the time we met in conven- tion one year ago, to 10,035 at present. In addition to this, .many of our members are tem- porarily engaged in the con- struction industry under certi- fication to another union .. . “Much of the increase in mem- bership is due to introduction of what has become known in Brit- ish Columbia as ‘the Sloan For- mula. “Not all of our increased mem- ‘bership, however, is due to union security and it must be pointed out that as new mining opera- ‘tions are opened, they have been brought into our organization.” After outlining the year’s pro- gress in organization, the report dealt at length with a review of bargaining in 1951. “In view of the national wage policy confer- ence following immediately upon. our convention,” this section of the report concluded, “your offi- cers make no recommendations regarding wage increases to be sought this year other than to observe that they must be sub- stantial to keep pace with the times in which we live.” Union veteran given ovation by convention Delegates to the Mine-Mill dis- trict convention gave a rousing ovation to a veteran leader of the old Western Federation of Miners, George B. Casey, when he was introduced at the opening session on Tuesday this week. Casey was recently. granted a life membership in the Interna- tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. “T’ve been in the mines since 1898,” Casey told the delegates. “In those days we fought a per- petual battle for the existence of our union.” He recalled an incident which took place during the 1907 con- vention ‘of the Union in Denver. While walking down the street he ran into a long, lanky fellow coming towards him with hand outstretched. “T think you’re mistaken,” said Casey politely. “I’m never mistaken in my boy: il said the fellow. “I’m ‘Gene De Casey at one time was secre- tary of the Rossland Miners Un- ion. Later he was an alderman in Prince Rupert for 22 years. Stitl hale and hearty, he main- tains a keen interest in all Mine- Mill activities. Vancouver Labor Council returns all fop officers George Mitchell was elected to his second term as president of Greater Vancouver Labor Coun- cjl (CCL) this week, defeating William Stewart, 104 to 35. Jim Bury defeated Tom Bradley, 117 to 22, to retain the post of secre- tary-treasurer. : Committee members elected (with chairman listed first) are: L@islative: Ewart Orr, George Gieger, George Home, Nathan Sadler, Con Stuart. Grievance: Hugh Allison, Stew- art Alsbury, Bob Calder, Les Lax- ton, J. Mason. Organization: Bud Hodgins, Kenneth Henniger, Dan Radford, Ed Sims, L. Vandale. + Cresentials: William Pierce, Jack Lucas, Helen Middleton. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — FEBRUARY 1, 1952 — PAGE 7