CONTROLS Many small stores out of business. _ “The unemployment situation is » rowing steadily worse here,’ he Went on, “and there has been no decrease jn the cost of living at ed Therefore, controls must re- main until such time as low-rent housing becomes available.” Combatting these arguments were Spokesmen for several landlords’ organizations. They wanted higher _ Profits, and weren’t concerned about the hardships of tenants. “Why ‘Should landlords subsidize the ten- ants?” said Harold B, Itter, vice- Pissident of Associated Property Owners of Vancouver. Catering to the hard-faced bus- inéssmen, Non-Partisan Alderman _ George Miller turned to the Salva- tion Army representative and in- _ quired sarcastically: “Why should rents be controlled when controls on clothing and othe1! items have een removed?” “You ean always patch a_ suit ley, “but there’s no way to help yourself when there’s no roof over your head.” Ducking any effective action on the issue, the committee resolved at a special committee should be appointed to study the brief pre- Sented by Vancouver Housing As- AOciation, and report to city council. The VHA brief, which has been Sent to Ottawa, points out the ca- ‘tastiiophic consequences which Would result in Vancouver if all con- trols were removed, and makes al- ternative suggestions for their grad- Ual relaxation. In. Ontario, greedy landlords in- tend forcing higher ‘rents andi breaking the deadlock over rent Controls by winning a judgment in the Ontario Supreme Court; it was Tevealed this week. _ W. J. Leclair,’an executive mem- ber of the Canadian Federation of Property Owners, said an action Will be started in Ontario to chal- €nge federal rent control legisla- jon. He is confident the Supi'eme Court will rule in favor of the land- lords, Then will follow a period during Which an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada will be made. This will take some time. Mean- While landlords will act on the Tuling of the Ontario court and se rents ‘everywhere, creating hardships for tenants across Can- da and a serious problem for re- tention of controls by the feder- al authority. of clothes,” replied Major Buck-- Renominated WwW. A. Kardash, LPP member of the Manitoba legislature, has again been nominated for the new constituency of Winnipeg North. Kardash’s program for the elec- tion, to be held November 10, in- cludes a low-rental housing scheme for Winnipeg and a labor code embodying the 40-hour week. Lawyers hold world meet | ‘ ROME The International Association of Democratic Lawyers, largest or- ganized body ot lawyers in the world, is holding its fourth annual congress convention here this week- end, and high on the agenda is the question of action to prohibit the use of atemic energy for military purposes. : The association is a consultative organ, of the economic and social council of the United Nations. The convention’ four - point agenda deals with observation of international obligations as a neces- ary condition for peaceful coopera- tion among peoples; practical ap- plication of the principles of the rights of man- in she cirminal courts; the struggle for equality in the laws of nations and for the independence and liberty of the colonial, semi-colonial and depend- ent countries; action to prohibit the use of atomic enersy for mili- “y purposes. / aeatraiaeade will be set up at the convention to continue study of these questions. ee e / SOVIET UNION CHINA POLAND > x ‘ Leading the Invincible “Seven Hundred Nilion | March to Socialism” ' CZECHOSLOVAKIA HUNGARY - BULGARIA Camp of World Peace e NIGEL MORGAN ao AND : | ALF DEWHURST © ee cay RT ue vane ReneS ie |. | 1917,.1949 CONCERT - CELEBRATION Monday, Nov. PENDER AUDITORIUM “STRETCH OUT THE HAN © Ausploes: Labor-Progressive Party) RUMANIA | . _ ALBANI 7-8 P.M. Dp OF FRIENDSHIP" Vancouver ‘National Press Club. LaCROIX LaCroix, exposed as an intimate of -Adrien Arcand,: fascist leader of the so-called National Unity party, has presented his bill to outlaw the Labor-Progressive _par- ty and write the measures of the police state into Canadian law at each of the last several sessions of the House. On each occasion, ‘ag a result of a wide p1otest cam- paign, CCF members have “talked out” the ,bill in the limited time allowed for private members’ bills. To defeai any similar measure introduced by the government, with its top-neavy majority, would require a popular protest move- ment such as erased Section 98 from the statute books in the mid- thirties. Elaborating on the govern- ment’s intentions, LaCroix told this correspondent: “The government is studying very carefully the judgment of the U.S. court in the case of the American Communists,” , he said. “IT believe it will amend _ the Criminal Code to bar the distribu- tion through the mails of the Canadian Tribune, Le Combat and all communist propaganda.” “LaCivix expressed his belief that one outcome of the conviction of the 11 American Communist. lead- ers, now being appealed to higher courts, would be a move to register all Communists in the United States, and he implied that such action would be followed by a simi- lar measure in this country. Political observers in: the capital attach some significance to the fact that LaCroix has not introduced his measure at the present session. Actually, his sponsorship of the “anti-communist” legislation is an embaittassment to the St. Laurent government because his political background of opposition to the war will not stand examination. Therefore, his voluntary withdraw- al may well presage introduction of police state measures by the gov- ernment, which in this, as in all its other policies, is cutting Canad- ian democracy to the American anti-democutatie design. VIGIL Communist leaders who are them- selves .facing’ jail terms of from one to six months, planned a broad attack against the conviction of the 11 defendants on several legal fronts. Their immediate moves in- cluded: : e@ Appeal from Judge Harold Med- ina’s decision refusing bail to the Communist leaders. : e Holding up of the judgment against the defendants. e Attempts to win a new trial. e@ Reversal of the contempt cita- tions and jail sentences against the attorneys and Communist party General Secretary Eugene Dennis, who has acted as his own counsel, : In Washington, U.S. Attorney- General J. Howard McGrath falsi- fied the issue in the Communist trial by stating the defendants were convicted for allegedly “conspiring by fo1ce and violence to overthrow the overnment.” Actually, they are charged with “teaching and ad- vocating” alleged overthrow of the government. McGrath’s statement was seen as part of a concerted effort by the U.S. justice department to confuse the issues in the case and blunt pub- lic protest against the conviction. The attorney-general made his statement in an address before the i Goad in orders. for PT special issue Next week’s issue of the Pacific Tribune will observe the found- ing of the world’s first socialist state, the USSR, by publishing special articles and pictures on _the great November 7, 1917, revo- lution, and life in the Soviet Union today. Salesmen and or- ganizations atre asked to rush in orders for extra bundles im- mediately. “900 NEW SUBS ADDED TO LISTS LITTLE PEETEE SAYS: “The BCElectric doesn't lik the Pacific Tribune, because We expose its profits and fight for public ownership of its transportation system in Van- couver. ‘ “There are thousands of citi- _. TOTAL ONE-YEAR SUBS @ zens who favor taking over the - f BCER, but they are ‘netuddled : by the company's propaganda in the daily press. “The BCER fears the truth. : It also fears the straw vote on public ownership which is be- ing held this Saturday. I hope PT salesmen are on _ the strects Saturday to bring the truth about BCER to more people.” TOP THREE GROUPS Maritime <5. 7s es ere Wilpllanio... Se ee Le ey ao mee ES sified Nolth Vancouver: ic 2% ee eae eats uRbiee 4 (Others in the runnin Electrical Workers, Stee ae ee ae 23; Norquay, 2244.) TOP THREE INDIVIDUALS D. F. Rutka, Strathcona B. fits Mant Oe AS, iy aah eee R. Robson, Electrical... 2 .....0.....5,.... 194 subs (Others in the running: R. H:, Maritime r : % ». 16s CW. Gan North Van., 14; L. Lipsey, West End, 12; P. B., Gommencial Drive 11; H. Codd, Notch Hill, 10%.) ae GROUP STANDINGS GREATER VANCOUVER BURNABY: Capitol Hill, 2114; Central é “ Burmaby, 2; Vancouver Heights, . tee ee VANCOUVER CENTER: Commetcial Drive, 1744; East End No, 1, 5; East End No. 2, 1; Georgia, 2; Grandview, 914; Bill Bennett, 13144; West End, 2514; Strathcona, 29; Sea-and Shore, 7: Maritime, 5214; Forest Products, 16%; Victory Square, 16%. VANCOUVER EAST: Hastings East, 16; Niilo Makela. “6%; Moberly, 19; Norquay, 2244; Renfrew, 314; Renfrew Afternoon, 6. 5 _ VANCOUVER, BURRARD: Fairview-Mt. Pleasant, ll; Kit- silano, 815, Building Trades, 10; Gas and Transport, 1; Civic r , 16; ectrical Weotrk 235 ‘ ; Soe olrkers, 23; Ship and Steel, 14%; North Vancouver, 30%; Professional, 11; Swedish Club, 4; OV Bill, 3%; NFLY, 2: Miscellaneous aig pan Valley, 114; Becky Buhay, 2, | Ne ek, Bea erm PROVINCE Alberni, 11; Pt. Alberni, 14; Albion, 0; Britannia, 4: and Lulu Island, 4%; Campbell River, 4; Copper no agar Courtenay, 5; Cranbrook, 0; Creston, 0; Cumberland, 3; Duncan, 1; Extension, 0;, Fernie, 3; Gibsons, 0; Grassy Plains, 2; Kam- loops, 1; Kelowna, 2; Kimberly, 6; Ladysmith, 714; Lake Cowi- chan, 2; Lang Bay, 0; Michel-Natal, 314; Mission, 614; Nanaimo 27%; Nelson, 0; New Westminster, 1914; North Fraser Region, 10; Notch Hill, 11144; Osoyoos, 3; Parksville, 0; Powell River, 1; Princeton, 9; Prince Rupert, 3; Prince George, 0; Quathiaski Cove, 1; Rossland, 4; Salmo, 3; Salmon, Arm, %; Sointula, 7; Stuart Is., 0; Aldergrove, 0; Cloverdale-Chilliwack, 0; Ft. Langley, 344; South Fraser Region, 4; Steveston, 0; Trail, 0; Vernon, Ll; Wells, 0; Youbou, 3; Miscellaneous, 4434, é -- INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS 2 GREATER VANCOUVER _D. F. Rutka, Strathcona, 25; J. R., Maritime, 2144; R. Robson, Electrical, 1914; R. H., Maritime, 16; C. W. Caron, Neth Van., 14; L. Lipsey, West End, 12; P. B., Commercial Drive, 11; R. Lawryniuk, Civic Workers, 8; A. Roderique, Moberly, 8; T. D., Maritime, 744; R. Whyte, Kitsilano, 7; F. Dorlarnd, West End, 7; F. Sapach, Capitol Hill, 6%; W. T... Bill Bennett, 615; M. Stables, Renfrew Afternoon, 6; L. Foster, Moberly, 6; B. Smith, Capitol Hill, 544; W. Jacobs, Ship and Steel, 514. J. Bird, Fastings East, 5; Lashman Singh, Kitsil ~ , : 9 , , ano, 5; P. Padgham, ‘Norquay, 5; A. Lindberg, Victory Square, 5; E. Evvandon, North Var., 414; +A. Belankaya, Kitsilano, 414; D. Janzen, Building Trades, 416; W. Stewart, Shi 1; H. Pritchett, Forest Products, 444; A. Good, ee a rire R, Dixon, Sea and Shore; Tom McEwen, Kitsilano, 4; W. Zuker, Hastings East, 4; S. Lowe, Norquay, 34; E. Clark, Commercial Drive, 314; E. E., Fairview-Mt. Pleasant, 3144; N. Morgan, Victory Square, 3%;.S. Dove, Capitol Hill, 3; H. Mathiesor, Hastings East, 3; Jchn DeWeaver, Grandview, 3; M. Terova, Niilo Makela, 3; E. Ketola, Niilo Makela, 3; S. Lynas, North Van., 3; B. Whyte, Kitsilano, 3; J. Buss, West End, 3; Sid Zlotnik, Strathcona, 3; A. Dewhv’ st, Forest Products, 3; M. E., Olgin, 3; J. S. P., 3; ‘Mona, Morgza, Victory Square, 3. PROVINCE Y FE. Creelman, Alberni, 15; H. Codd, Notch Hill, 1043; Ed. Webb, Nanaimo, 9; C. Hudson, Victoria, 7; H. Lahti, Sointula, 6; I, F. Mortenson, Nanaimo, 5; F. Kushner, Vernon, 5; D. Blakey, . Victoria, 5; M. McQueen, Nanaimo, 4%; H. Clark, New West- minster, 4; T. Hogarth, Courtenay, 4; G. Anderson, Copper Moun- tain, 4; Dave Danielson, Britannia, 4; N. Hamilton, New West- minster, 314; Sam English, Michel-Natal, 314; W. Solloway, Fernie, 3; J. Tanche, Campbell River, 3; F. Bottner, Port Alberni, 3; S. Homerchuck, Verron, 3; J. Kline, Osoyoos, 3. _ - OV Bill, 744; Velma Dibble (10 year old sub-getter), 3. . TOTAL NEW READERS PACIFIC TRIBUNE — OCTOBER 28, 1949 — PAGE ”