Continued from page 1 LPP CONVENTION _ didn’t have the money to go on to university. So he went to Work, and in the process of _ €arning a living learned a great €al about Canada and Can- adians, about workers and farm- €fs, and who are the true Patriots. Sandy Mowers and young Men like him represent the best _ Canadian youth of today—youth _ Who in the school of hard knocks ; have received an education Which makes them more ma- ‘ture for their years than, for -€xample, the UBC students who _ ied to break up LPP national leader Tim Buck’s meeting on _ the campus and booed when _ the LPP leader said that there — Would not be a third world war. __ Of course, the high-spirited -YBC students will be coming Out into the world to earn a living goon, and then they, too, Will learn the facts of life, and - §8n in wisdom accordingly. + The 120 registered delegates at the LPP parley included Many young people, and some _ Old in years but young at heart. €n you walk towards the Sun you do not see your Shadow,” as Tim Buck once remarked, There were loggers and mill- Workers from Vancouver Island 8nd the Lower Mainland; in- dustrial _workers from many Provincial points; students and Old age pensioners; white col- lar workers and housewives. What united these delegates Was a unity of belief in the Cause of the people and the Program of the Labor-Progres- ‘Sive party. (As Nigel Morgan, Provincial LPP leader, said in 1s closing remarks: “This has een a united convention; our Program has been unanimously -€ndorsed; there are no ideolo- §lcal differences which would elay us in carrying out our Plan of work in the months ahead,”) ‘ It was an enthusiastic con- _ Yention. On more than one dc- Casion all delegates rose to their feet to pay tribute to their leaders, and to guests from Sther provinces. There were cheers when Bill Ross, Manitoba LPP leader, held up a telegram from Win- nipeg notifying him that final results in the recent civic elec- tions in that city confirmed the re-election of Alderman Jacob Penner and School Trustee Jo- seph Zuken. (“All you former Manitobans can now line up on my left and follow me back to Winnipeg,” said Ross.). There was prolonged applause when Ben Swankey, Alberta LPP leader, described the de- cline in Social Credit strength in his province and challenged delegates to “an inter-provin- cial race to see which of us will elect the first LPP mem- ber to the legislature.” There was thunderous applause and a standing ovation for LPP national leader Tim Buck and B:C. leader Nigel Morgan at aj- banquet Saturday evening mark- ing Morgan’s 10th year as pro- vincial leader of the party. More than 400 convention delegates, LPP members, friends and sup- porters crammed into the ban- quet hall at the Russian Peo- ple’s Home to enjoy a fine tur- key dinner and listen to tri- butes paid Morgan by Tim Buck ard Tom McEwen. Later things “went with a swing” at a dance upstairs. It was a singing convention, too. The banquet hall rocked with applause when Vancouver Youth Singers, under the di- rection of Searle Friedman, pre- sented several numbers. And at sessions of the convention it- self “time out” was called on two occasions to hear Perry Friedman sing ballads and lead folk singing, and to listen to a song skit presented by two wo- men delegates. But most of all it was a con- vention marked by lively yet .serious discussion, in which ‘delegates, in their speeches and! . reports, displayed a high degree of political understanding, a deep desire to “get things done,” and absolute confidence that the LPP would register gains in membership and influence in years ahead. “We must always be opti- mists,” said the first delegate who spoke, 2 millworker from a Vancouver Island centre. “I feel that Canada is the greatest country in the world — because I am a Canadian I can’t feel otherwise. But I know that our LPP program, if we carry it‘ out, will make Canada even greater.” Delegates after delegate spoke cn problems relating to their city, area or community: “Let's dig into politics at the municipal level. ... .” “Our community bulletin has aroused wide discussion. .. .” “We are now publishing a shop paper... .” “The problem is to win these pew immigrants for our pro- gram: ...” “Great gains have been made in the labor movement against U.S. domination. .. .” “Every mother is with us in our fight for peace... .” “We found the Pacific Tri- bune ‘easy to sell at plant gates, and out of that style of work we. obtained many new SUDS.+. <6 52. “We must get our organizers into the north country. . . .” “More attention must be paid to a study. of Canadian his- CODY: ees . “Our work in cultural fields is of vital importance. . ae So it went on, for two whole days. N “Next year,” said one speaker, “we must hold a three-day con- vention.” It was a sentiment that won wide support from delegates, and although organization of a three-day parley presents dif- ficulties, as Nigel Morgan point- ed out.in his summary (“be- cause the majority of our dele- gates are workers who have to be back on the job Monday”) the possibility of holding the next convention on a long week- n end will be explored by -the. LPP provincial committee. > ‘Senne Greetings on 38th Anniversary of the Soviet Union © i. ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN CANADIANS Women’s ‘Branch - Men’s Branch FEDERATION OF RUSSIAN CANADIANS Vancouver, B.C. (eee 4 FEDERATION -* OF RUSSIAN CANADIANS | -Steveston, B.C. FINNISH ORGANIZATION Local 55 POLISH DEMOCRATIC LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION LITERARY SOCIETY | SCANDINAVIAN | CANADIAN - SOVIET CENTRAL COMMITTEE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY | -Canadian-Soviet Friendship, - World Trade and Peace Aftermath of Buck meeting LPP national leader, backfired for Democratic Rights. The anti-communist group of students, a small part of the crowd of 1,000, booed lustily when Buck said that “Geneva has lifted the dark cloud of war, and opened possibilities of trade between the capitalist and socialist countries.” Said Dr. MacKenzie: ‘While I am vigorously opposed to every- thing Tim Buck and the Com- munists stand for, nevertheless if guests are invited to the cam- pus, they should be given a_ fair hearing and treated decently.” Deploring the actions of the minority group, Ron Bray, head of the student council, said: “Any man invited to appear on campus to speak his views should be given an opportunity to do so.” The League of Democratic Many condemn rowdies Attempts by a small group of anti-communist students to disrupt a lunch hour UBC meeting addressed by Tim Buck, Monday this week when their heckling and throwing of apple cores drew condemnation from -UBC president Dr. N. A. M. MacKenzie, student council leader Ron Bray, and the Vancouver branch of the League Rights issued a statement: which said, in part: “Tim Buck did not force him- self upon the students. He was on the campus to address a pub- lic meeting called by a duly- authorized student club... “Those students who were re- sponsible for this unfortunate incident owe three apologies, one to Buck for their bad manners and lack of common courtesy, and another to those students who ‘came to hear the speaker and not.to be involved in an apple- throwing contest. Above all, they owe an apology to their university because its prestige has been lowered, not raised, by this unfortunate incident.” Knott to civic elections. “Nanaimo has reached a cru- cial’ stage in its development,” said Knott. “The present policy of high taxation, high water rates, coupled with a cut in street and sidewalk construction and recreational facilities and the lack of sewers and industrial sites for manufacturing industry, will not lead to the development of Nanaimo into the great city that is must become. “An alternative policy is need- ed and I feel, now that world tension is slackening, that fed- eral aid must be obtained to pay for education and other public service costs such as sewers and development of industrial sites, instead of spending our tax money on useless armaments. “Nanaimo needs an_ overall take care of both immediate and long range objectives. Such a plan must include tax relief for taxpayers, increased public ser- vices, industry and jobs. “For tax relief I will continue to demand that the federal gov- ernment pay for the entire cost of elementary education instead of spending our tax money on war contracts. : “T stand for a rollback in water rates to $2. : r “Under public services I pro- pose that our secondary play- grounds be developed more ful- ly by using the $31,000 left from the sale of=the Central sports ground. J@ propose further that sewage service be increased and a disposal unit be installed to be paid for on an 80-20 basis be- tween the province and the city. “For industry and jobs I pro- pose that the city obtain fed- eral aid to develop the Nanai- mo River flats as an industrial site; a seawall and wharves to PACIFIC TRIBUNE — plan of development that will}. contest Nanaimo council NANAIMO, B.C. An overall plan of development to bring relief to tax- payers, incfease public services and attract industry and jobs to this area was advanced by Ernest Knott this week in announcing himself as an aldermanic candidate in the coming ERNEST KNOTT be built right across to Jacks Point by dredging a boat basin; the Nanaimo River to be di- verted through Canoe Pass. “This _ 10-mile-square _ site, equipped with deepsea shipping facilities would make one of the ‘\finest industrial sites on the Pa- cific Coast. “T know that if these policies are carried out — and I am going to work for them with all my energy — Nanaimo will be able to provide employment and hap- pier living conditions for a much larger population and thus will make a fine contribution to the fuller development of our rich and mighty land, in a world at peace and competitive trade bas- ed on the manufacture of our raw materials. “I challenge all other alder- manic candidates to debate these issues publicly,” Knott concluded. 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