MAY DAY AROUND B.C. |.

Third

MLA

signs appeal

CUMBERLAND, B.C.

Immediately upon concluding his speech to the May Day
rally here, William Moore, MLA (CCF, Comox), signed the
World Appeal Against the Preparations for Atomic War,

commenting:

“The common people of all nations desire peace.

and must be achieved through co-
operation. The alternative is de-
vastation.”

Moore is the third member of
the provincial legislature to sign
the appeal, adding his name to
those of E. E. Winch (CCF, Burn-
aby) and Leo Nimsick (CCF, Cran-
brook).

In his speech to the open-air
rally, Moore dealt with the For-
mosa situation and characterized
Chiang Kai-shek as “a gangster
and a grave danger to world
peace.”

He said that Canada, while it

does not see eye to eye with Wash-
ington, nevertheless has no inde-
pendent foreign policy. Disputes
should be settled at conference
tables; it is better to negotiate
for 50 years than fire: a single
bullet.
_ Turning to provincial matters,
“Moore condemned the sellout of
our natural resources and cited as
one flagrant example the Kaiser
dam deal.

The CCF member drew applause
when he called it “a shame” that
young B.C. athletes have to go to
the United States to secure an

Members hit
expulsions

More than 300 rank-and-file
members of AFL Carpenters’ union
demanded at a meeting held last
Saturday that expulsion and sus-
pension of 20 members be cancel-
led and that regular meetings of
the union be resumed.

The temporay ban on holding of
union. meetings was ordered by
Bill Page, international represent-
ative, after he had, carried through
expulsion of eight Local. 452 of-
ficers for alleged ‘communist
activities.” Another 12 members
had their names lifted from the
rolls for protesting the suspen-
sions of the eight officers last
January. °

Saturday’s meeting was called
by a 60-member defense commit-
tee which is seeking reinstatement
of the 20 victims.

The communist activities’ of
the suspended officers consisted in
recommending to the membership
purchase of $5 worth of pamphlets
containing a speech by a CCF MP,
Colin Cameron, opposing German
rearmament. The pamphlets were
published by B.C. Peace Council.

Page called the Saturday meet-
ing “illegal” and warned union
members that “disruption” will
lead to further suspensions or ex-
pulsions.

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education, and mentioned the case
of Terry Tobacco, Cumberland
runner and British Empire Games

for a free university education
south of the border.
“Our young athletes should have
equal educational opportunities
here in Canada,’ said Moore.

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Rush speaks in capital

VICTORIA, B.C.

‘Decision of the NATO powers
to use nuclear weapons, the re-
arming of Germany, U.S. provoca-
tions off the China coast and Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister Lester B.
Pearson’s speech committing Can-
ada to automatic involvement in
a U.S. war, have all heightened

the danger of a third world war,”
said Maurice Rush, Vancouver,
LPP secretary, in a May Day
speech here Friday last week.

“At the same time as the. war
clouds gather, we can also see the
forces of peace gaining strength
all over the world,’ continued
Rush.

“War is not inevitable. “Phe
struggle for peace can be won. On
this May Day let us resolve to
carry forward the fight for peace,
confident that international differ-
ences can be settled around the
conference table.

“Canada needs an independent
foreign policy, based on peace; a
policy that will open the door to
trade with all countries and to
the development of international
friendship.” ,

Cowichan hears Smith

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C.

Ken Smith, president of B.C.
District of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers Union, was guest speaker
at a May Day rally held here Fri-
day last week.

Smith traced the history of May
Day and the struggle for the eight-
hour day, and the solidarity which
has grown between workers of all
lands.

“Most significant aspect of the
great May demonstrations taking
place all over the world is the
struggle of the workers for peace,”
the speaker said.

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Kucher urges public —
gas policy for Burnaby

Public ae of natural gas distribution would greatly increase Burnaby’s revenU
stated a Labor-Progressive party brief submitted to council by Alex Kucher last week.
LPP spokesman urged that council take a stand in favor of public ownership, initiate a joint
conference of several Fraser Valley municipalities to discuss the question, and submit a plebis

cite to Burnaby voters at the December municipal elections.

“An important factor in favor
of municipal ownership of natural
gas is that publicly owned public
utilities are not subject to income
taxes,” the brief said. “On the
other hand, private companies in
the public utility field do pay in-
come tax.

“Tt naturally follows a this case
that income taxes paid by private
companies are passed on to the
consumer in the form of higher

| rates.

“The B.C. Electric, of which the
B.C. Gas*Company is a subsidiary,
is allowed to charge its income
tax as a cost of operations by the
Public Utilities Commission. In
1953 the B.C. Power Corporation,
parent company of the B.C. Elec-
tric, charged $6,351,000 income tax
as a cost of operations. After pay-
ing interest on its bonds it still
earned a net income of $6,649,400.

“A publicly-owned natural gas
distribution system for Burnaby

opens up tremendous possibilities

for commercial and industrial de-
velopment.

“In these circumstances, why
should Burnaby, by renewing its
agreement with the B.C. Gas
Company, turn over natural gas
distribution to a private com-

tive’

BURNABY, B.C.

pany whose only interest is the
securing of profits? Why can’t.
Burnaby enjoy those profits and
thereby reduce the burden of
taxation?

“Burnaby could find ready loans!

to finance initial capital costs for
its gas distribution system. Our
municipality, on the basis of its
own natural gas system, could un-
dertake a plan of industrial de-
velopment by encouraging selec-
industries to locate . here.
Manufacturing plants and other
secondary industries serviced by
natural gas would in turn mean
increased revenues.

“A public utility of this kind
would derive an extra source of
municipal revenue, thus reducing

the burden of high property tax, |

which. exists in eh a at pre-
sent.”

After presenting the LPP brief, 7

Kucher said:

“Tf New Westminster can derive
close to half a million dollars from
its electric utility, then Burnaby
could double this amount of re-
venue, with its greater population,
if gas became a publicly owned
utility.”

Chinese youth
open clubrooms —

More than 150 young P
took part in the three-hour ae
bration last Sunday’ evening ,
mark opening of the Young
ese Canadian Association’s ™
club rooms at 382 Powell Street.

The capacity crowd jammed
around the walls to make a circle
in the centre of the hall, where #
floor show was staged, feat
Russian and Finnish entertainet
Vancouver Youth Singers,
“blues” numbers played oy prale
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The dancing was equally intel
national. Russian youth led in
“Korobishka”—the buttenfly dance
—and Finnish in a Scandinav}
schottische. The Chinese
formed a “circle dance.” ;

Victor Lee, speaking for ei
Chinese Canadians, thanked ®
the guests who participated in the.
opening celebration. ‘

Replying on behalf of National
\Federation of Labor Youth,
Thomas, NFLY provincial org
er, said the international naturs
of the affair was “an expression
of the spirit of May Day.” tP

The concert. and dance conclu
ed with singing of Solidarity F Foes
ever in English and Chineses #2

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