TT Socreds, clash on CCF labor VICTORIA, B.C. Organized labor got a preview last week of the likely fate of any changes it proposes to forthcoming labor legislation when Socred mem- bers united in the legislature to prevent briefs from labor to the cabinet from being referred to the Standing Committee 6n Labor. Leo Nimsick (CCF, Cranbrook), who introduced the motion, called “the government’s refusal “just insulting” to ‘labor. “J am surprised that the gov- - ernment is treating the labor force _ so lightly,” he said. He asked that the union and managemenf briefs be referred to committee as was done with those from the farmers’ organizations and the municipali- ~ ties. “Why can’t they do the same with labor?” he asked. “What are they afraid of?” ‘Nimsick charged that house com- -mittees were committees in name _ only and said that the members might as well go home if all amend- - ments to labor legislation were to _be decided on by the minister. The CCF spokesman was joined in his plea by other members of his own party and by Liberal speak- ers and Conservative Dr. Larry Gio- vando, all calling for the briefs to be considered in committee where, unlike the full sessions of the _ House, witnesses can be called. Replying for the government, Labor Minister Lyle Wicks said that the reference to committee was unnecessary since he had had “innumerable conferences with labor.” Lands and Forests Minister-Som-" mers, joined the debate to say that - the Opposition was trying “jockey itself into the seats of the - government.” He claimed that the ‘purpose of this “strategem” was delay. “Committees waste hours and months,” he argued. 26-17. Rodd to pial at city meeting Roscoe S. Rodd, QC, distinguish- ed Ontario trial lawyer, will ad- dress a public meeting in, Pender Auditorium here on Sunday, April 4, 8 p.m., it was announced this week by the Vancouver branch of the League for Democratic Rights. Subject of his address will be “Canadianism or McCarthyism.” Rodd is the national chairman of the League for Democratic Rights: | _ which has been carrying on an in-} ‘tensive campaign against the adop- tion of certain sections of the re- vised Criminal Code (Bill 7). __ While in this province, Rodd will ‘also address a public meeting in _ Victoria on Friday, April 2. A number of prominent trade - unionists and other public figures have been invited to share the platform with Rodd at the Van- couver meeting, and one, Stan Wilcox, has already announced sa pera es Pa LE an Day fete sa to meet March 31 “World trade and full employ- ment” will be the theme of a May} Day conference to be held Wed- nesday, March 31, at 8 p.m. in Pender Auditorium here. - “In line with the tradition of May Day, which grew out of the — for the eight-hour day, _ this May Day of 1954 can be made the occasion for a huge demon- strattion urging governmegt action directed toward a solution of the crisis of unemployment,” says the conference sent out to trade unions and ' progressive or- to} Nimsick’s motion «was defeated : Democracy on UBC campus baffles co-eds| Three girl students from West- ern Washington College—part of a group of 10 who visited University of British Columbia this month and helped to edit an issue of The Ubyssey—expressed themselves as “shocked” when they discovered that Canadian students are allowed to listen to the views of Commun- ists on the campus. Covering a campus meeting ad- dressed by Sid Zlotnik, LPP candi- date for Vancouver-Burrard in the last federal election, the students (Marilyn Gay, Betty Flockoi and Kathy Troutner) wrote in The Ubyssey: “To find out that the Communist party has an open organization on the UBC campus was a shock to us from Western Washington Col- ARCHIE McGUGAN | “B& real live Communist” lege of Education. Today we at- tended for the first time a Com- munist meeting of young people, students like ourselves. “We listened to the views of the Canadian Communist party about the capitalist government of the United States. Sid Zlotnik, the speaker, continually pointed out the fact that the United States mon- opolizes a large.section of Canada’s industries, and has quite an_in- fluence on Canadian government policies. “We especially noted the audi- ence’s mixed reaction to the speak- er. Some listened with rapt atten- tion and others with apparent in- difference as they calmly ate their lunch. They showed neither agree- ment nor disagreement until al- most the end of the speech. | “Then a young Czech spoke up and denounced the Communist party. Following was a brief ques-} tion period with Zlotnik answering with his party’s viewpoints. “After the meeting, yielding to our curiosity, we met and _inter- viewed a real live Communist for the first time. He was Archie Mc- Gugan. He didn’t appear any dif- ferent to us than other UBC stud- ents we have met today. “But his beliefs and opinions shocked us. Knowing that the group would not be accepted at Western we were surprised to hear him tell us that he was a Communist, but his sincere manner and magnetic Desonahie 2 Made aoe a he gia ‘of the U.S. government at some ALMA RD) VANCOUVER BURRARD 16 Ave 16 te EAST QUADRA 37% Ave. FRASER |ST.- \ VANCOUVER KINGSWAY BURNAGY RICHMOND Ross ST. _ fh © * < = BOUNDARY Ro Let your MP know your opinion Have you protested Bill 7 yer? Have you written your MP to protest against the undémocratic clauses of Bill 7 and the need for referring them ‘to the special par- liamentary committee. A _ letter addresssed to your member of par- liament, Parliament Buildings, Ot- tawa, goes postage-free. © Here is the list of B.C. MPs for Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland: * Hon. James Sinclair (Lib.) Coast Capilano. ‘Hon, R. O. Campney See Van- couver Centre. H. E. Winch (CCF) Vancouver East. J. L. MacDougall (Lib.) Vancou- ver-Burrard. H. C. Green (PC) Vancouver- Quadra. Angus MacInnis (CCF) Vancou- PerABAEENay: Elmore Philpott (Lib.) Vancou- ver South. T. H. Goode (Lib.) Burnaby- Richmond. , Erhart Regier (CCF) Burnaby- Coquitlam. F. G. Hahn (SC) New Westmin-. ster. = As Bs Patterson (SC). Fraser Valley. : \U.S. has arrested 22 ‘editors in assault on press freedom SEATTLE “Twenty-two writers and editors of working class newspapers and magazines have been arrested under the Smith and the Walter-McCarran acts in the most sweeping attack on the freedom of the press in the history of the United States,” says a leaflet distributed here by Terry Pettus, northwest editor of The Daily People’s World, who is appealing a five-year Smith Act and three-year “contempt of court” sentence. Copies of the idaflet, listing the jour: nalists arrested, can be obtain- ed by writing to Terry Pettus, 1218 Westlake N., Seattle 9, Washington, U.S.A. The leaflet says: ‘ “Nine of these journalists were arrested under the Smith Act and charged with ‘conspiracy to teach and advocate’ the violent overthrow time in the future. Of these, eight have. been convicted and have re- ceived prison’ sentences totalling 62% years. Two are in prison, six are eppedine and one is awaiting trial. “Fourteen of these journalists have been charged under the Wal- ter-McCarran' Act. Ten are involv- ed in deportation proceedings - and face loss of citizenship as a prelude to deportation. | (Executive editor Al Richmond of The Daily People’s World, convicted under the Smith Act, is also facing Penaturalizenen proceedings.) on “The right to a free press sgadér’ the first amendment has been fur- ther undermined by (1) many cases of loss of employment and threat of deportation for reading and sup- porting certain publications, (2) use of postal regulations to hamper the distribution of Vets Voice and The New World Review, (3): the systematic campaign of FBI agents]. to intimidate readers and adver- tisers, (4) the purging of such pub- lications as The Nation from lib- raries and schools. and (5) gee derobnnae ‘and esting publica-| tions from abroad. cas SMITH ACT Benjamin Davis, New York, pub- |lisher, The Daily Worker. Serving five years in prison. John Gates, New York, editor, The Daily Worker. Serving five years. Al Richmond, San Francisco, ex- ecutive editor, ‘The Daily People’s World. Appealing five year sen- tence. P.M.’ Connelly, Los Angeles, edi- tor, The Daily People’s World. Ap- pealing five year sentence. Koji. Ariyoshi, Honolulu, Hawaii. Editor, Honolulu Record, Appealing five year sentence. Terry Pettus, Seattle. Northwest editor,The Daily People’s World. Appealing five year Smith Act and three year “contempt of court” sen- tence. James Belden! Pitsbunch corres- pondent, The Daily Worker. Ap- pealing five year Smith Act and 20 year state sedition act sentences. William Allan, Detroit, editor Michigan edition, The Daily Work- er. Appealing four year, six months sentence. Walter Lowenfels, Philadelphia correspondent, The Daily Worker. || Awaiting trial. : WALTER-McCARRAN ACT The following 10 face deporta- tion: | Cedric Belfrage, New York, edi- tor, The National ee ale ate gressive Be waweslivs ew Moses — hic sentative, Morning Freiheit, Jew- ish daily. Paul Yuditch, New York. Tabor editor, Morning Freiheit. Vincent Andrulis, Eiticago Pally Vilnis (Lithuanian). _Leo Pruseika, Rbiceao Daily Met nis. Michael Nukk, New York, Eston: ian Uus UIm. Knut Heikkinen, Superior, Wis- consin, Finnish daily, Tyomies- Eteenpai in. : Diamond Kim, Los Angeles, Korean Independence. Boris Sklar, New York, Russian : daily Russky Golos. © Steve Tsermegas, Chicago repre- sentative Greek-American Tribune. The following four journalists face loss of U.S. citizenship as a prelude to deportation: . John Steuben; ‘Chicago, editor, March of Labor. | — { Paul Novick, New York, Morning Freiheit. Al Richmond, San Francisco, ex- ecutive editor, The. Daily pecnle World. 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