DEAR READER: Cannot succeed. SO IT'S UP TO YOU! We are now at the half-way point in our drive to raise $22,000 for the PT. Thereis only one month left to make sure that the 1973 drive goes well over the top. At the time of writing, we are stillconsiderably below having raised half of our objective. But we are certain that the thousands of friends and supporters of our fighting working class paper will come through to make this the most successful drive in our history. Never was there a time when our paper was needed more than now. The staff of the PT have been giving that extra effort to improve the paper, and!/am Sure our readers approve of these efforts. But if we are to maintain the paper in the coming year and keep the improvements we have made, along with other improvements we hope to make, the financial support of our readers is vital. Without it we To our readers and supporters, | appeal to you to give alittle extra this year, andif you have not yet donated, send your donation in without delay. To our press clubs and workers, | appeal to you to give that little extra effort in the month that remains to go over the top in the financial drive. Appeal from the editor MAURICE RUSH, Editor % TOTAL this week $9,350 NDP youth call for COPE-NDP lint action on civic issues The North Shore Young New aneetats have called on the and Beaver NDP Area Council ‘sive fi Committee of Progres- ine lectors (COPE) to build ae unity andtotake joint nac i i Ward pa en to winthe nS 5 Statement released by North OStad, president of the ‘ Shore YND, he said, ‘‘The Sent TEAM-dominated civic sauistration in Vancouver Peaticn® very little. . .Onthe ees facing the majority of the a ns— rising taxes andrents, Door Cute housing shortage, the these asit system — about can't Issues the TEAM council me oct excited. 253-1221 FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS Contact: GLOBE TOURS 2679 E. Hastings St., Vancouver 6, B.C. ‘‘The only way therefore to bring about needed social change is for COPE and the NDP to step in together in Vancouver. This would not only have an effect on Vancouver, but on the Lower Mainland as well.”’ The North Shore YND and members of the North Shore NDP met with Ald. Harry Rankin and Bruce Yorke of COPE on April 25 to discuss civic affairs. Following the exchange of views, the meeting adopted a resolution declaring in favor of COPE-NDP civic unity and called for joint action in the- ward system campaign. 254-2313 ERNIE WALKER IN HOSPITAL The Pacific Tribune’s car- toonist, Erne Walker, is in Shaughnessy Hospital where he recently underwent an opera- tion. He is in ward F-3. The membersand staff ofthe : PT send their warmest regards to Ernie, whose cartoons have lightened our pages for a long time. We would like Ernie to’ know that our thoughts and best wishes are with him. Editor Maurice Rush visited him last Friday on behalf of the PT staff and readers of the paper to which he has contributed so much. PT announcements For the remaining weeks of the financial drive the PT office will be kept open on Saturday mornings from 10:00a.m. until 12 noon. * KOK The technological revolution has hit the PT office — we are putting our mailing list ontoa computer. Although in the long run it will mean faster and more efficient service for sub- scribers, for a short while it will be rift with all the minor mis- takes and complications that going on to a new system brings. Please be patient with change of addresses and new subs; if you notice a mistake in your name, address or expiry date let us know. Pulp wages threatened as contract talks open In an obvious attempt to capi- talize on the situation where two major unions are seeking new contracts with 19 pulp mills in B.C., the forest industry last week announced its intention to place two bargaining teams at the table in order to conduct simultaneous negotiations with both the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada and the United Paper- workers International Union. Management’s chief spokes- man Don Lanskail stated that the two bargaining teams were ona move to prevent a repeat of the 1970 negotiations when the PPWC went on strike for nine weeks and eventually rubber- stamped the UPIU agreement, but it is clear that the forest industry intends to use the exis- tence of two rival unions as a means of depressing wages for both unions. The issue is further com- plicated by the fact that the provincial government will be sitting at the bargaining table representing Columbia Cel- lulose and the mill at Ocean Falls, both of which have been re- cently taken over by the Bar- rettadministration. The UPIU has the agreement at the Colum- bia Cellulose mill and PPWC represents the workers at Ocean Falls. At its convention in March, the Labor Committee of the Com- munist Party called for cooperation of the separate unions on a day to day basis, common objectives in collective bargaining, and coordinated the, strike action should such a course become necessary, asa means of presenting acommon front to the forest employers. “The ultimate objective,’’ the Party declared, ‘‘is one union for the industry, from the stump to the finished product.”’ The forest industry inB.C. is the centre of the multi-national corporate domination of B.C’s economy and its American control is reflected in the policies of the companies involved. After signing a two- year agreement in the U.S., Rayonier had been asked to hold up wage increases until the government cost-of-living board justified them. The companies in Canada would like nothing better than to impose similar wage control policies on B.C.’s workers and have raised the argument of “remaining competitive with operations in Washington and Oregon’’ as a means of holding the line. A continuation of the rivalries between the various unions in the wood industry only increases the danger of the em- ployers’ success. Beaver Transfer * Moving * Packing * Storage 790 Powell St. Phone 254-3711 Classified advertising COMING EVENTS MAY 5 — MAY DAY CELE- BRATION — See and Hear of the FIRST WORKERS’ STATE by Jim Beynon, Jr. SLIDES to be shown at Dorothy and Sam’s place, 832 Calverhall, North Vancouver, May 5th at 8 PM. Smorgasbord. Refresh- ments. Admission $1.50. Pro- ceeds to Tribune Drive. North Shore Club. May 12th — “CABARET NIGHT” at the Russian Peo- ple’s Home, 600 Campbell Ave., Saturday, May 12th at 8 p.m. Spons. by Federation of Russian Canadians. May 5— May 5th at 8 P.M., Film Night at the BJARNASONS’, 3446 W. 19th Ave. ‘BETHUNE’ —an NFB Biography. Keep this evening reserved. Refresh- ments. Admission $1.50. May 4th — ALD. HARRY RAN- KIN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY, Peretz School, 6184 Ash St., Fri., May 4th — 8 P.M. Games, Entertainment, Re- freshments, Food. $2.00 Adults — $1.50 Students, Un- emp. & Pensioners. May 12th — BARBEQUE SUP- PER, Saturday, May 12th, 4:00 p.m. ON — at 599 Chap- man Rd., Coquitlam. Good Food, Refreshments. Rain or Shine. SLIDE SHOWING OF SOVIET UNION, Satur- day Evening. Supper $2.00. EVERYONE WELCOME. Ausp. Coquitlam-Fraser Social Club. May 20tn — HANGOVER PAN- CAKE BREAKFAST & BRUNCH Sunday, May 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Gidora’s, 6714-148th St. Sur- rey (take 72nd to 148 St. and go East.) Lots of Parking. All Are Invited. Proceeds to PT Drive. Ausp. Surrey Club. May 26th -—KEEP THIS DATE OPEN. Watch for further details. Vancouver East Club. HALLS FOR REN® UKRAINIAN CANADIAN: CULTURAL CENTRE - 805 East Pender St., Vancouver 4, Available for banquets, wed- dings, meetings. Phone 254- 3436. .WEBSTER’S CORNER HALL — Available for banquets, meetings, weddings, etc. For rates, Ozzie 325-4171 or 685- 5836. RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME. Now available for rentals. For reservations phone 254-3430. BUSINESS PERSONALS NEED CAR OR HOUSE IN- SURANCE? Call Ben Swankey 433-8323. VINCE’S MOVING & STOR- AGE. Call anytime, reason- able rates. 253-0336. NOTICES WANTED — Articles for resale. Proceeds to Tribune. Ph. 526- 5226. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1973—PAGE 11