Six peace supporters set example Two more tmp peace workers, Mrs. Elva Black and Mrs. Kay Gardner, have joined the select group of city cahvassers who have collected a thousand or more signatures to the World Peace Ap- peal ‘Against Atomic War. B.C. Peace council announced that Mrs. Black and Mrs. Gardner passed the thousand mark during a special canvass last Saturday in honor of the four-power confer-|% ence. Four other Vancouver peace workers, Mrs. Freda Hickie, Anton Muzihenko, Mrs. Dora Palmer and Mrs. Minnie Searle — had prev- iously gathered more than a thou- sand signatures each. Total number of signatures to the World Appeal collected in British Columbia stood at 40,503 on July 18. More than 2,600 signatures were collected last Saturday as four Vancouver teams, representing the four great powers, took part in a signature competition. The council is planning two more canvasses for signatures, on July 29 and August 6. NEW ZENITH CAFE 105 E. Hastings St. For The Finest In Good Eating Strike in third week The Seafarers International Union, whose pickets have kept Union Steamships’ fleet tied up for three weeks, this week pro- posed an hourly wage structure to replace the monthly structure in effect on the coast for years as the basis for new negotiations with the company. Federal con- ciliation officer George Currie said that talks would now have to “start from scratch” again. CONSTANTINE FINE CUSTOM TAILORING Ladies’ and Gentlemen Rm., 118, 603 W. Hastings St. PA, 5810 Vancouver 2, B.C. “Everything in Flowers” FROM... EARL SYKES 56 E. Hastings St. PA. 3855 VANCOUVER, B.C. 0 8 220 80 0 S08 0 2 80 2 82882 82 EE OOO % AILI PUTUS and HENRY LAHTI INVITE ALL OUR FRIENDS TO ATTEND OUR WEDDING RECEPTION Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m. CLINTON HALL PR QSQQQQQOQLOQOQ_QQQOQOQQLQLQ——rwre 2605 EAST PENDER on till midnight. things to buy. And a dance come. “WILL YOU COME TO THE PEACE GARDEN PARTY?” It takes piste again in ‘the beautiful ee ot 4022 Perry Street, just off Kingsway, on Saturday, July 23. This year it’s to be an all-day affair, starting at 2:p.m. and going There'll be afternoon tea from 2 till ¢ 4:30 and supper from 5 till 7. Lots of games and good in the evening. TI hope you'll Admission 35c, Children free Miss B.C. Peace Council. Continued from pagel. confidence in Police Chief Walter Mulligan and the police adminis- | ‘| tration. He was supported by the’ NPA, whose president, John Duns- muir, lauded the police adminis-' tration at the NPA nominating meeting last November. The police commission rejected outright all proposals for a public inquiry. Why did Mayor Hume, the NPA and police commission defend the police administration in face of the charges of corruption and mismanagement even at that time? x * * It’s clear from all that has hap- pened that unsavory party politics are the motivating force in the current police situation. The running of a modern police force is big business.. In 1955 Vancouver’s police force will cost its taxpayers nearly $4 million. Imagine what this could mean to the financial supporters of politi- cal parties in terms of contracts and other handouts. The political parties of big busi- ness have found that influence in the police department is important to their political machines in more ways than one. Over the years Vancouver’s police administration has been the scene of a political fight between contending parties for control and influence. In 1947 when Mayor “Gerry” McGeer made Walter Mulligan police chief the Liberal party was riding high in provincial and civic politics. The changes brought about by McGeer placed’ the police de- partment under the thumb of the Phere Since then the political forties of the Liberal party have declined. In provincial politics it suffered {disastrous setbacks, losing control in Victoria. In Vancouver civic politics the BEHIND POLICE SCANDAL positions through the NPA mach- ine. But in last year’s civic elec- tions the Tories nudged them out of the majority on the all-NPA council. : Now the’ present’ police expos- ure is being used by Tories and Socreds to break Liberal control of the police administration in Vancouver and to weaken the still- powerful Liberal machine in Van- couver. The present struggle was fore- shadowed last November when the main attack against’ the police ad- ministration was led by two Tory aldermen, Orr and Cornett, while the Liberals on the council, includ- ing Mayor Hume, defended. the police administration. The fact will not be lost on the public that the main politi- cal personalities named at the inquiry, Mayor Hume, former at- torney general Gordon Wismer, Trades Council secretary R. K. Gervin, are all prominent Lib- erals. The fact too, that a Conservative was named to head the inquiry by the Social Credit government, is also not without significance. | x * * The public’s main, concern is that the inquiry should ‘be thor- ough. Nothing must be covered up. Those who have broken the law should be prosecuted, but such prosecutions should not’ be used to provide a scapegoat in order to prevent full exposure of those re-. sponsible for the corruption. The people want the facts no matter how high up the guilty parties may be. The people expect an airing of all matters pertaining to the police department including all financial transactions. They want the answ- ers to these questions: @ ‘Have certain criminal ele- Liberals fought to hold on to their om tion because they had too much certain people? @ Have crimina Vancouver been donating iat political party or civic nO group in return for favors: ina @ Why did one townie: evel pany get the police comtrar” et though others submitted 2 Who has been getting te contract for police cars and C0 ment — and why? @ How have contracts aris clothes, food, buildings, 4 ings, ete. been let and to WwW ws On one thing is essen iy present three-man poll er a appointed pale com in must go, In its place 4 larger commission: a "reeset with the majority of ifs 5 ~elected by and held ory for their actions to the electorate. ; 1 elements in for To play at picnic — Dal Richards (above) city band leader, and pee tra will give a one-hour at the 14th Annual Labor to be held in North ments been immune from prosecu- Confederation Pack 00 ae CLASSIFIED ADVER TISING _ A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column. 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