the Tory leader’s reckless aband-
onment of the progressive window-
dressing behind which they have
tried to hide.

*

Meanwhile,

* *

announcement of a
meeting of some 250 Liberal
MLA’s, MP’s, Senators, defeated
eandidates and district association
officers for May confirmed specu-
lation that the air will be cleared
shortly, one way”or another, over
the whole future of the Coalition.

“Liberals have been clamoring
for a iong time for a convention
to clarify the party’s position on
many matters, including coalition,”
states President A. E., Robinson
of the Point Grey Liberal Associa-
tion, where strenuous opposition
to supporting a Tory was voiced
in last year’s election.

With a sharply declining popu-
lar support of the CCF evident,
and little likelihood of unity of
left-wing forces likely so long as
the present CCF leadership re-
mains. both Liberals and Tories
are reportedly feeling more in-
clined to battle it out. It is said
Liberal Party leadership is to be
up for discussion, which in view
of recurrent rumors that: Premier
Hart may go to the Senate, may
mean that he does not want te
complete his second term and
may Step down in the event of the
Coalition splitting up.

Political circles are agog with
speculation as to who may be
chosen to succeed Hart and take
on the task of rejuvenating the
Liberal party. Nowhere is a more
likely candidate to be seen than

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in the Hon. Gordon Sloan, chief
justice of the supreme _ court.
Identified with two major Royal
Commissions on the popular poli-
tical issues of forestry and
workmen’s compensation, and ex-
ceptionally busy in the field of
labor relations in the two key B.C.
industries, lumbering and mining,
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BCElectric

ment in an effort to obtain: the
government’s support when the
city council’s delegation saw the
cabinet.

Although pfrotest wires have
been sent by many representative
organizations, the government has
ignored them all, and this week
Turner sent this further protest to
Premier Hart:

“Organized labor shocked at your
lack of courtesy in not replying
to my wire of February 28. Large
number of organizations awaiting
your reply to our request for in-
terview with cabinet regarding the
BCElectric franchise. Absolutely
esential that labor and _ other
groups be heard before bill is read
in the House.”

Among organizations supporting
Vancouver Labor Council’s de-
mand for public ownership of the
BCElectric are International
Woodworkers, United Packing-
house Workers, United Steelwork-
ers, International Longshoremen
and Warehousemen, Disabled Vet-
erans, Associated Council of Van-
couver South, Southern Slope
Community Association, the LPP
and the CCF.

While Vancouver daily papers
have virtually ignored the wide-
spread protest movement, the
Civic Reform Committee has dis-
tributed 30,000 leaflets opposing
the BCElectric agreement and an-
other 25,000 leaflets issued by the
LPP have attracted further sup-
port to the campaign.

Meanwhile, Mayor G. G. Mc-,
Geer, in an. effort to sidetrack
opposition, conceded this week that
“sooner or later we will prob-
ably have to hold a plebiscite on
public ownership of the BCElec-
tric,” a remark that was elabor-
ated by Ald. Charles Jones, who
contended that the city would be
in a better position to determine
the issue of public ownership a
few years hence.

Liberals

his need for a prolonged vaca-
tion was the product both of Tory
wishful thinking and of Liberal
anxiety about ho the party
would fare without the chief. Now
it seems the chief is to stay on.

There is no doubt that the
Liberals are feeling shaky about
their slim majority, as has been
evident more than once during
the present session.

an election this. year, even
an increased majority of 10
or 15 would strengthen the gov-
ernment’s position immeasureably
and prolong its possible rule to
1952, while waiting for 1948 or
1949 election might bring it smack
up against a depression. The Lib-
erals might even hope by a vic-
torious campaign in 1947 to wea-
ther the coming depression and
stage a comeback before they face
the electors once again.

One thing seems fairly cer-
tain: time is not with the Lib-
erals. An election this summer
is not out of the question.

War plans

ments wanted it known that
the bomber had crashed on Ca-
nadian Arctic territory and that
the flight was a routine rather
than an isolated one, perhaps
involving use of Canadian
bases. ‘

Second was the announce-
ment that a chain of nine
weather stations will be estab-
lished in the Arctic, “with the
Dominion embarking ‘on the
new venture arm-in-arm with
the U.S.” Placed against the
implications of the superfort-
ress’ crash it becomes clear
that the purpose of such de-
velopments is not “primarily
a civilian one,” as claimed by
Prime Minister King in the
House.

Scope and nature of Ameri-
can-Canadian maneuvers in the
Canadian North, which first
gained public attention with
Operation Muckox, and current
American military exercises in
Alaska cast a cyical reflection
on External Affairs Minister
St. Laurent’s statement last
week that he would be happy
to have the Soviet Union col-
laborate with Canada and the
U.S. in the Arctic — a state-
ment St. Laurent coupled with
an attack on “false statements
on Canada’s defense made in
the controlled press of a coun-
try where freedom of move-
ment is barred.”

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community groups were also to
address the meeting.

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desire to support the lobby, Van-
couver Trades and Labor Coun-
cil’s executive this week decided
to withdraw its support for the
mass lobby “until the contents of
the draft bill are made known.”
Led by Secretary R. K. Gervin,
executive members, with the single
exception of Grievance Committee
Chairman George Gee, proposed
that a ‘compact’ group of 10 pro-
ceed. to Victoria when the bill
comes before the House.

Although the

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delegates. One delegate pointed
out that Secretary Gervin’s stand
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position he had taken two weeks
earlier. At this week’s meeting:
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