‘CONCERN OF ALL MANKIND’

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LABOR SCENE:

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1967

VLC elects officers;
hear Alderman Rankin

A neatly typed “slate” which
began by saying: “We’ve Had
Enough, Let’s Put Labor’s Prob-
lems First, . .Vote For The Fol-
lowing Candidates,” handed out by
a group of delegates who declined
to reveal its source, was the
prelude to the 1967 election of
officers at this week’s session of
the Vancouver and District Labor
Council (VLC),

Whatever they’d “had enough”
of, those distributing the “slate”
didn’t say, but the final results
of the balloting must have been
disappointing to them. Some 40
or more new delegates to the
VLC were also seated, approxi-
mately half of them from United
Steel locals, which helped to make
the VLC election session one of
the largest in recent months,

In what appeared to be a well
organized bid to oust some VLC
executive incumbents, the effort
sustained a resounding defeat,

VLC President Ed, Sims

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(Brewery Workers) was re-elec-
ted by acclamation for his eighth
term, First vice-president Sid
Thompson (IWA) won handily over
Bob Jeffries (ITU), a “slate”
candidate, by a vote of 105 to
86.

For 2nd vice-president Len
Guy (ITU) got an acclamation
when candidates N, Uphill and A,
Brogan declined, In the running
for 3rd vice-president, C,Stew-
art (Transit Workers) outvoted
J. Radford (Packinghouse), also
a “slate” nominee, by 104 to
85.

VLC Secretary E.P, “Paddy”
Neale, currently in jail on acon-
tempt of court conviction arising
out of the Lenkurt Electric in-
junction case, won an acclama-
tion in a standing vote.

Voting for chairman of VLC
Standing Committees showed
some close voting, On the Or-
ganization Committee incumbent
W. Stewart (Marine Workers) won
over Ken Coleman (Barbers) by
a narrow margin of 93 to 90,
For the Legislative committee
B, Jefferies, (ITU) defeated Wm,
Dunsmuir (Bookbinders) 93 to 83,
On Public Relations H, Kancs
(in a second contest) won over
P, Wong, 79 to 70, On Educa-
tion R, Hamilton defeated J, Rad-
ford 77 to 46,

Delegate Frank Kennedy
(ILWU) incumbent chairman of
Municipal Affairs, won anuncon-
tested acclamation, while. Opal
Skillings won over J, Hallock
(Union Label) 74 to 40 for Cre-
dentials committee,

Following the elections Sid
Thompson (IWA) told delegates

“this is a great victory for those

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VLC backs
Viet aid

In response to a letter and
printed brochure mailed out
last week to all trade unions
and central labor bodies in
B.C, by the Canadian Aid to
Vietnam Civilians, over the
signature of its chairman, Dr,
Allan Inglis, VLC delegates
voted a $25.00 donation to the
committee, and, upon execu-
tive recommendation, urged
all unions to donate as gener-
ously as possible. ‘

who are determined to expose Pat
O’Neal for what he has done, and
who are not prepared to remain
silent on this issue,” This in
reference to O’Neal’s partici-
pation in the Ritz Hotel union
bugging incident, and his con-
tinued membership on the BCFL
leading body.

Other matters on the VLC ses-
sion included a brief address by
Alderman Harry Rankin on issues
of vital concern to labor com-
ing before City Council, Top
among these Alderman Rankin
emphasized the current housing
crisis,

The VLC unanimously en-
dorsed a motion presented by
N, Podvinnikov (Carpenters) de-
manding that the “Murray Re-
port” on Vancouver police admin-
istration, “be made available to
Mayor Tom corner and Coun-
clic,

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OBITUARY

Following a long illness as a
victim of silicosis, Frank Fer-
entz, hardrock miner and long
active in progressive Yugoslav
educational and cultural circles,
passed away in Vancouver on
December 14, 1966 in his 68th
year.

For many months’ Frank
Ferentz, aided by his Mine-Mill
Union, had been engaged with the

B.C. Workmens Compensation .
Board (WBC) seeking to assert ;
his right of compensation for his .

industrial illness, Every doctor
he saw (not in the service of a
mining .company) diagnosed his
illness as. silicosis, Company
‘doctors’ denied all such diagno-
sis. When death came to hardrock
miner Frank Ferentz the prime
cause of his demise was con-
clusive — to all but the WCB,

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“The so called proletarian cultural revolution in China m?

another and more dangerous stage in the development 0
policies which undermine anti-imperialist unity and wed

democratic forces on world scale,’’ William Kashtan, 0
leader of the Communist Party told the Central Committe
ing of the porty*in Toronto last weekend.

In a keynote address to the
meeting, Kashtan said, “It is
highly irresponsible for some
leaders of the Communist Party
of China’not only to reject unity
of action to stop the Vietnam war,
but to hinder aid to Vietnam from
other socialist countries, and to
cover up its retreat from co-
ordinated ction by pseudo
revolutionary — statements,
shameful and slanderous attacks
on other socialist states and a
calculated policy of splitting the
world communist movement.”

Kashtan added: “Such actions
have seriously weakened the unity
of anti-imperialist forces, ob=
jectively encouraged U.S. im-
perialism in itscriminal aggres-
sion and created additional dif-
ficulties for Vietnam and not
least, for the Chinese revolution
itself, These actions have nothing
in common with Marxism-
Leninism, Nothing can a
such a position.

“Developments in China today
are a matter of concern to all
of progressive mankind, While
we have assumed before that the
leadership was united on a dog-
matic adventurist and splitting
course, it now is evident from
what is taking place in China today
that the line of Mao Tse-tung and
those leaders that support him
are being widely opposed in and
outside the party.

“While we do not havethe facts
as to the nature and differences
one must assume they are related
to the ways in which socialism
is to be built, ways in which the
struggle for peace and peaceful
co-existence is to be advanced,
on the present stage of the na-
tional liberation movement, on
co-operation with the socialist
states and in the first place the
Soviet Union, and questions of
inner party democracy and so-
cialist legality,

“This struggle appears to be
reaching a turning point, with the
army being thrown into the strug-
gle by Mao Tse-tung against
the party, the working class and
all those striving for a different
course in Chinese policy.

“It is our hope that sooner or
later the C.P.C, will return to
the path of international solidarity

_and unity on the firm foundations

“Why work overtime to finish it?
If it’s ever used, if/ll finish us.’

_aohinry Oe: PPE? —PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Pa

of Marxism-Leninism.
present international sil
nothing is more important
strengthening of the solid
the world socialist syst
the unity of all Commun
Workers’ parties on the ®
cipled basis of Marxism-*
ism and proletarian inte
alism.”

Last week John Boyd, @
the Canadian. Tribune,
“From the very beginnini
were signs that the“ cultur
olution” was but.a mask®
power struggle within thele™
ship of the Chinese Comm!
Party.” He said that the ™
recent developments have
only confirmed this fact put
revealed how bitter and be %
that struggle is. ;,

“The struggle, it has 216?
come apparent, is betweel
who have been advocating =
following the Chinese P8
present adventurist, sect#
anti-Soviet and rabidly 1%
alist line and those who ©
oppose it or have reserva™
about it,” he said. 3

Reports are that of the #
‘members of the Party’s polly -
bureau, 15-17 have been &
denounced or arrested. Of
larger central committee,
a dozen have not been he@iy
since the “cultural revolll
started.” é 4

Bombing!

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Faculty Committee on Viet
the appeal said: ;

“The fact that the cruel d
tation of Vietnam has beet
on for such a long time d0®
render the continuing rain
plosives and chemicals mot
ceptable, 4

“The fact that so many
already pleaded so often 1%
end to this terror does not ™
the suffering of the uncount
victims more bearable, not ™
it make the situation less 02
ous, Indeed, with each escat@™
the possibility of Chinese
vention and a world war bec?”
more real,

“We call upon the C2
government to demand, uned™
cally, an immediate, unc
tional and permanent end #2
United States bombings of )
Vietnam, and the earliest
sible withdrawal of U.S, mil,
forces from the area, We?
ther call upon the Canadian
ernment to reveal all en
production contracts relate@)
any way to the Vietnam waly'
to consider following the exa™
of Sweden in refusing tO ~
arms to the U.S, until this in¥
vention ceases,”

Among the signers weré
professors, including 60 full
fessors and deans, The Cy

“mittee announced thatit willM®

again shortly to plan further

tion to help bring an en@

U.S. bombing and the war
Vietnam,