Movemen Viet i from Die Wahrheit (West Berlin) 'xon: “Damn, my cover is shrinking all the time.” Youth hospital committee approaching $5000 target By FRED WILSON P Confer ev orKers at the weekend Omen ce of the B.C. Peace Chris nase pleased to hear ann ton, chairman of the Comet Children’s Hospital ing aoe report to the gather- pase Over $4,000 had been In Vancouver, and that they wer 4 equi ; : Pledge of lin nearing their Over th Mittee of lisheq € past year, this com- : young people has estab- reputation in the peace : ot an energetic and - eco working Sane S for the building of ae ee S hospital — in World wide €projectispartofa auspices Campaign, under the tiontae of the World Federa- Taise $500,909 noe Youth, to Teliab] ; to lais Youth % Se Socialist Tganizations from the pled countries have striction” Provide skilled con- OSpital Workers, all necessary complet €quipment, and when €d. doctors and nurses. Across Canada, the Committee has pledged to raise $20,000, of which approximately $17,000 has already been achieved. The Committee is composed of a broad section of young people, and has won sponsorship for their cause from numerous mayors and aldermen, as well as from Members of Parliament and of provincial legislatures. The presence of the Hospital Committee at the conference showed their willingness to participate in peace activities other than fund raising. One such activity is the World Youth Festi- val to be held this summer in Berlin, also under the auspices of WFDY. The Hospital Com- mittee has joinedin the prepara- tory work for this international demonstration for peace. Donations for the building of the hospital can be sent to Box 5804, Station F. Vancouver, B.C. If you would like to become active, phone the chairman, Chris Shelton, at 876-2782. MOSCOW All Inclusive — THEATRES WORLD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT — $498 From Toronto April 8 to April 17 —FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION —HOCKEY GAMES AIR CANADA @&) GLOBE TOURS 2679 E. HASTINGS VANCOUVER 6, B.C. 253-2216 . By JACK PHILLIPS Since my article on Canadian Unionism of February 16, a num- ber of readers have addressed certain questions to me. They were not hostile questions. On the contrary, they reflect a desire for more information in order to better understand the problems of uniting the labor movement. With the consent of the editor, I will reply in ques- tion and answer form: 5 Q. Are you opposed to sec- ession under all circumstances? A. Inallof my articles I have been critical of those who advo- cate secession from inter- national unions as the only way to achieve Canadian autonomy. Such a policy leads to justifi- cation of breakaways wherever they can be promoted, to juris- dictional squabbles and unprin- cipled raiding. However, I am _ realistic enough to know that whether some of us like it or not, break- aways will take place. In such cases, progressive trade union- ists should assess the situation on the basis of whether or not the breakaway will help, in the long run, to unite the workers in that industry and what its effects will be on the trade union move- ment as a whole. Q. Is it not true that in some cases secession is a legitimate DONALD LUCE, the man who ex- posed to the world the notorious tiger cages in Con-Son prison in South Vietnam, and who went to Vietnam in 1968 for the World Council of Churches, will speak at a rally at First United Church, Gore and Hastings, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6. Luce isonana- tional speaking tour. OBITUARY Edith Hutton The ranks of a peace move- ment in B.C. lost a courageous and devoted worker with the passing of Edith Hutton in Port Moody on Feb. 16. She was 81 years of age. . Bornin Wisconsin, U.S.A..she came to Canada in her youth and settled in Camrose, Alberta, later moving to B.C. Through- out her life she fought against the evil of war. : - THE TRIBUNE NEEDS SALESMEN Help get the PT out to more People You get for 8c ~ Sell for 15¢ Phone Fred at 685-5288 Some questions answered on ‘Canadian unionism criticism of bureaucracy, ‘misleadership and poor service by the administration? A. True, but it does not follow that the form of the criticism is automatically correct. For ex- ample, some promoters of seces- sion can tell you, at the dropofa hat, what is wrong (at least in their opinion) with every inter- national union in Canada. ‘However, if you break down their arguments and discount for exaggeration, you will find the same shortcomings in some Canadian unions. Bureaucracy, poor service, lack of membership involve- ment and dissatisfaction over results in collective bargaining are not confined to _ inter- national unions. Therefore, progressive workers should fight such shortcomings within all unions where they exist. Switching unions, or creating new ones, is not the answer. Q. How can we support the Canadian Labor Congress when it is a creature of the American Federation of Labor — Con- gress of Industrial Organi- zations (AFL-CIO) in the U.S.A. A. The C.L.C. has taken a directly opposite position to the AFL-CIO on such questions as recognition of Cuba, ending the war in IndoChina and the recog- nition of China. It has also taken a completely different position on political action. Whereas the AFL-CIO is tied to the two-party system and supports the parties of big business, in Canada the CLC officially supports the New Democratic Party. Q. What has the CLC done to promote autonomy for its Cana- dian members of international unions? A. By convention decision, it is on record that the members of such unions in Canada should elect their own Canadian officers, that policies dealing with Canadian affairs should be determined by elected Cana- dian officers and/or the mem- bers and that Canadian elected representatives should have authority to speak for the membership in Canada. What we need is to step up the fight among the rank and file and at every level of the CLC to imple- ment this policy in a democratic fashion. Q. Where a trade union like the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada seems to be firmly estab- lished and _ holds_ collective agreements, should we recog- nize it as a legitimate trade union, even though it arose asa secessionist movement? Should we advocate that it be takeninto the C.L.C.? A. The fact remains that this union and the international it broke away from have about the same number of members in the province and are constantly raiding and squabbling with each other. It is also a fact that the independent union has been unable to do better in collective bargaining with the big giants who dominate the industry than the international union. The International Wood- workers, the largest union in the province, also holds major collective agreements with the key employers that the pulp and paper workers deal with. Ob- viously, only the employers can gain from the present division, not the labor movement. As long as the independent union pur- sues a policy of raiding and destroying C.L.C. unions (lum- ber, pulp and paper) we can hardly expect the C.L.C. to take them in. What is needed is a,common front in negotiations and strikes, co-operation on a day-to- day basis and a sincere effort to achieve one union in the indus- try. That is the policy which the progressives in every union in the industry should fight for. Q. Is the rising sense of Cana- dian identity, as it expresses it- self in the trade union move- ment, progressive or reac- tionary? A. It is objectively pro- gressive. However, progres- sives must never advocate auto- nomy and independence as ulti- mate goals. They aresteps inthe long march to independence for -Canada and major reforms that will challenge and_ sharply reduce the economic and poli- tical domination of the mon- polies. See CANADIAN UNIONS, pg. 12 Classified advertising COMING EVENTS HALLS FOR RENT MARCH 1ith — March 11, IN- TERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TEA, 1:30 PM at RUS- SIAN PEOPLE’S HOME, 600 Campbell Ave. Speaker: School Trustee Eunice Parker On The Family versus the prices rip-off. Musical pro- gram, including the Sons of Norway mixed choir. Bake sale and tea. All welcome. MARCH 10th SOCIAL EVENING WITH DONALDA, SHOWING CUBAN & IN- TERNATIONAL YOUTH BUILDING A NEW FORM OF SOCIETY, in SLIDES — at Dorothy and Sam’s — 832 Calverhall, North Vancouver. Admission $1.50. Refresh- ments. North Shore Club, Communist Party. 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