Correction Dave Perlin, Field Represen- tative, Farm Workers Organizing Committee, Seattle, Wash, writes: As a visitor to British Columbia I find your newspaper most interesting and informative and appreciate much ofits honest reporting, especially in matters concerning the labor movement in Canada and in the United States, - Because of the progressive elements that your paper repre- sents and the great responsibility that this entails, it definitely can- not afford the luxury of inaccura- cies, misquotations or other such discrepancies, With these things in mind I would like to point out two such discrepancies in the November 4th issue of the Pacific Tribune in an article concerning the British Columbia Federation of Labor convention, Four paragraphs were devoted to the struggle of the valiant farm workers of California and Texas in their 13- month strike and about the speech I made at the B.C, Federation of Labor concerning their plight, You made the statement that I was representing “the Farm Workers Organizing Committee of the ILWU.” The fact is that I came from an ILWU family and that I am proud of the fact that my father is a leader of the Southern California District Council of this organization, It also said that I was proud of the job that the militant ILWU played. in the organizing of the Farm Workers in Hawaii in 1946, But I did not say I was a repre- sentative of the ILWU. The or- ganization that I am a volunteer representative of is the United Farm Workers Organizing Com- mittee (AFL-CIO), Although the ILWU has no such committee, I have been greatly thrilled as have the embattled farm workers at the wonderful Press drive tempo must be Stepped to achieve aim By ERNIE CRIST, Circulation Manager There are only three weeks left till the end ofthe drive, Unlike Some other years there will be no extension of the drive this year, The drive must be conclud- ed lay. Dec. 15. sit bavig the Islana of” ‘found >a renewed interest inthe PT among Our readers, The paper, in their Opinion, has vastly improved — More space has resulted in aa\s Comprehensive articles and be ter coverage all-around, Asare- Sult it is much easier to pick up renewals including old ones and to _ Sell new subs, Some’ of the Island clubs are Well into the home-stretch, Vic- toria’ has already fulfilled its drive target. Nanaimo and Cum- berland seem to be the weak Spots at present. In Vancouver the drive tempo is also beginning to pick up. Several clubs have organised Work-bees over the weekend with More to come. Clubs in the lead are: “Soputigonlentenerce ag page aie eacan ath Holiday time is Gift Giving Time! For that unusual gift for family & Friends come to: GLOBAL IMPORTS (Ukrainska Knyha) 2643 EAST HASTINGS ST., VANCOUVER 6, B.C. 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In the province, the Okanagan, Fernie -Michel, Powell River and Prince Rupert are definite weakspots so far, To fulfill our drive target every club must concentrate on the PT drive. Time is running short, The thing to do now, especially in those areas which are lagging is to step up the drive tempo and to maintain it until those subs are in, Clubs wanting assistance are urged to get in touch with the Circulation Department immed= iately. | DUNDAS support and friendship that we have received from many locals of this fine trade union both North and South of the border, and I am sure that these locals will continue to aid us in the same form of militant struggle that they once had to go through in their own great trike of 1934, I was also misquoted as Saying that the grape pickers in Cali- fornia ‘‘worked under the muzzle of guns, even machine guns,” My statement in actuality was that in a farm workers’ strike in 1939, the Di Georigio Corpor- ation (largest of 38 growers that we are on strike against), used machine guns against its em- ployees, Nothing of this nature has been used against farm work- ers in our strike today, although violence HAS been used on a blatant and vicious scale rem- iniscent of the 30s, In closing I would like to ex- press my appreciation and the appreciation of thousands of suf- fering farm workers for the warmth and assistance that many Canadians in the trade union movement have given us, But in order that we continue this just cause against the big business monopolies and their lackies in high places we must have more financial assistance, Contribu- tions can be sent to the United Farm Workers Organizing Com- mittee (AFL-CIO), Box 130, De- lano, California, U.S.A. leh Good, Home-Cooked Meals at Jennie’s Cafe 335 Main St. @ Modern equipment @ Dining room service SERVICE B-A (WALL & DUNDAS ST.) Complete Auto Repair and Service for All Makes Government Certified Mechanic and V. W. SPECIALIST H. Lee Ph. 255-6828 Readers of the Pacific Tribune (in which Old Bill’s “Short Jabs” column was such a popular fea- ture for so many years) will be happy to know that the William Bennett Memorial Library is now housed in the modern library facilities of the University of B.C, The Special Collections Divi- sion of the UBC Library ex- pressed interest in obtaining the Bennett library, which in addition to a pricelss collection of pam- phlets of the early Socialist, Communist and labor movement of B.C., contains many addition- al volumes from the libraries of Bili Shaw, Bert Padgham,- the THE LIBRARY THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA The Wiltiam. Bennct! Memorial Library Above is the attractive bookplate which has been affixed on the front of each volume of the lib- rary. Bill Bennett library now housed at UBC late Councillor Ken Gibson of Powell River, and Alf Padgham, Alf Padgham was custodian of the Bennett Library for many years, ; Arrangements have been made for the library to become the foundation of a special section of Marxist materials, Along with a special section ofSocial Demo-. cratic publications named after CCF-M.P, Angus Mcinnis, it will. help provide for the growing ine’ terest in Socialism evinced = among university students, . “It will be uséd for enearaiys studies, and will be available for. examination and use by all ihe terested in going to the Univer- sity Library”, Nigel Morgan, executor of the Bennett Estate told the P,.T, “Libraries of course have to be continually added too, and it is hoped additional contributions will be received over the years to maintain it as a living mem- orial to Bennett who was acharter member of the Communist Party in B.C, We will be pleased to see that such contributions are made available to the University, where they will be kept under safe, ideal conditions and maintained in good repair.” An attractive bookplate, pro- vided by the University, has been affixed to the front of each volume, UBC is known for having the finest collection of Socialist books and pamphlets west of Ottawa, EAST GERMANY & THE WALL. 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