SUN (Continued from Page 1) feature columns on the Ducharme trial sensationalizing every detail of this sordid sex slaying. “The very things the Sun deplores, it caters to through its headlines and pictures of a trial which, in a so- cialist country, would get little more than a paragraph, if it found its way into print at all. And for what purpose? To sell more pa- pers! But the Sun, of course, sees no connection between its own play- ing up of sex slayings and violence and increasing hoodlumism. It seeks the reasons for hoodlumism, not in the economic ravages and social tragedies of its vaunted “free enterprise” society, but in a now familiar direction. The headline on ticle read: “ ‘Traitor Mind’ May Be Inspiring Gangs”. “Treason Believed Behind Zoot Suit Depra- dations.” And an unnamed “sober and responsible boys’ worker” is quoted as saying: “This is deeper than just hoodlumism. I have rea- son to believe the trouble is being fomented by some organization or group, trying to undermine Cana- dian law and order. Can you ima- gine what the effect would be in & new war with undisciplined, au- thority-hating youths like these in the armed forces.” 4 its second ar- The editors of the Sun might examine their policies as wel] as their headlines. They would find a distinct connection between cold war policies which squander on war preparations the hundreds of millions of dollars that otherwise could be spent in providing em- ployment, education, recreation centers and facilities for young people to whom al} that is offered now is the prospect of another war. Is the Sun interested in the wel- fare of the young people — or is it merely trying to sell more papers and promote its war propaganda among more readers? Present readers of the Sun should have an opinion to express on this. PICKET (Continued from Page 1) tanks to Chiang; begin peaceful trade with New China.” Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial _ leader, said: “It is a crime and a _ disgrace that Canadian ships should be involved in the carrying of how- itzer-tanks to’ Formosa. The Can- adian people have a_ responsibility to see that this traffic in the weapons of mass murder against innocent Chinese people is stopped now. At this time, when friendship and trade are so vital to the interests of Can- ada,it is nothing short of criminal that the Canadian government should permit this. act of hostility towards a neighboring and friendly people.”’ These men, who slpet on pews in ‘Yoronto’s Greenwood united Church trecently at the invitation of Rev, Ray McCleary, were more fortunate than hundreds of other single unemployed men who, in past months, have been sleeping on crowded flophouse floors. Latest Official figures show that, despite government claims of rapidly fall- ing unemployment, there are still 375,000 registered with the Un- employment Insurance Commission. SEND TWO TO OTTAWA Sending of two delegates to re- present 65,000 B.C. unemployed: at the national jobless parley, opening in Ottawa on April 27 will be discussed at a provincial Unemployed Action Association meeting in Vancouver on April 1. Delegates to the meeting will plan expansion of the fight for work and wages in B.C., and pre- pare for a broad, all-in confer- ence of trade unions, churches, fraternal bodies and other orga- nizations which will be held in Pender Auditorium at 8 p.m., on April 6. A call has already gone out from the UAA for this meet- ing. . In Toronto a large delegation of jobless led by Ray Collette, | president of the Union of Unem- ployed Workers, lobbied Queen’s B.C. unemployed plan conference April 6 . Park last week and told Premier Leslie Frost, “We'll be back again and again until we win our de- mands.” Unemployed from Tor- onto, Hamilton, Windsor and St. Catherines were~in the delega- tion, which was accompanied by representatives of the church, trade uniems and the Housewives Consumer Association. At Queen’s Park the unemploy- ed received the support of J. B. Salsberg, MPP (LPP Toronto-St. Andrew), William Dennison (CCF Terento - St. David) and William Temple (CCF Toronto High Park), all of whom spoke on be- half of the jobless. 2 The UUW delegates accused the government of “dodging, twist- ing and buck-passing every de- mand of the unemployed.” local 28, this week sent a wire of John Cates. } Condemning the Private Bills | Committee’s refusal to pass the amendment to the charter which | Vancouver city council had applied for, Guise claimed that under the ICA Act the city had the right to bargain with the union on the un- ion shop question even without an amendment being passed. “We maintain that city council ‘is passing the buck to Victoria,” {Guise wired Cates. “It is not the | principle of the union shop that is ‘at stake, It is the principle of democratic rights for civic employ- | ees. If we are under the ICA Act, then we want the same rights as /other workers. “All we are asking for ig the |right, under the law, to bargain for |the union shop. Your refusal to |pass this amendment, will not ‘end ;the matter. The fight will only ‘start with your refusal, and it will |be a real fight. ; “If the city can successfully pick ,One section of the provincial code |and say it does not apply, then wé | will consider seriously, our right ,to disregard other sections of the law, and govern ourselves accord- ‘ingly. We are law-abiding people, | but we are. not going to stand by \idly and see our rights whittled away by legal trickery. | “The question of the union shop for Vancouver civic workers can ess settled by friendly negotiations. \if we once establish the legal right jto bargain for it. This is what we ;are after; the legal right to bar- | ! | sain, for the union shop, the same City outside workers charge ‘legal trickery’ Charging that “legal trickery” is being used to prevent Vancouver outside civic workers from bargaining with the city for a union shop, Don Guise, president of Civic Employees Union (Outside Workers), protest to provincial Labor Minister ———.— as other workers covered by the {IGA Act Guise told the Pacific Tribune that the union is considering ask- ing for a “test case” before a con- ciliation board if the Private Bills Committee’s action is upheld by the legislature. ORDER NOw! Only $1.50 “BUST OF LENIN” 7” high Discounts on quantities. 10 cents for out of town mailing, ALL PROCEEDS FOR pr PRESS DRIVE Write c/o Pacific Tribune, 650 Howe St., Vancouver, BG; ~aral opens In Mine-Mill in WFTU body The World Federation of Trade Unions has approved the application of the International Union of Mine Mill. and Smelter Workers for membership in its Metal and En- gineering Trade Union Internatio- nal. The Mine-Mill application was made by a letter from International President John Clark. Affiliation was confirmed by Henri Jourdain, Secretary of the METUI and the French Federation of Metal Wor- kers. “The affiliation of the IUMMSW,” Jourdain wrote, “is by an organi- zation of American metal workers . We know that it corresponds to the aspirations of American me- tal workers who want to maintain | contact with their fellow metal | workers in other countries.” | | Jourdain referred to the attitude }of the CIO leadership which with- | drew from the WFTU last year and recently expelled the IUMMSW from jits ranks. “We know that you have | to fight against certain reactionary ‘leaders who betray the workers’ he wrote the IUMMSW. cause,” ‘Therefore we appreciate your | | | lcourage and the value of your affi- ee /liation all the more.” Mine-Mill is the third U.S, union to altiffiliate individually with the WFTU bodies since the CIO left the world organization. : Others are the _ International Longshoremen’s and Warehouse- men’s Union~ (CIO), whose presi- dent, Harry Bridges, heads the WFTU Maritime Workers Inter- national, and the International Fur and Leather Workers’ Union (CIO). Former Toronto Alderman LPP convention city this weekend Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader, will present the main re port to the seventh annual convention of the B.C.-Yukon District I.abor-Progressive party which opens at Pender Auditorium here this This session is open to the public. Some 100 delegates .are expected to attend the convention. On Saturday and Sunday, conven- tion sessions are closed except to LPP members, who will be admu:t- ted as visitors by show of. member- ship books. Alf Dewhurst will deliver the. trade union report Saturday mor-) ning, and Maurice Rush will pre-— sent the report on organization dur- ing the afternoon session. In the evening a program arranged by the NIGEL MORGAN LPP cultural commission, featuring a number of skits and group sing- ing, will entertain the delegates. Election of a provincial commit- tee and continuation of discussion. on reports and resolutions will oc- cupy three Sunday sessions. In 'the afternoon, Charles Sims, LPP | national executive member and guest at the convention, will speak. Why hire Americans? TORONTO. Hiring of American specialists at huge salaries for a Toronto welfare survey was condemned last week by the Social Service Employees Union, affiliated to the United Of- fice and Professional Workers of America (UOPWA). eee PUBLIC MEETING CHARLES SIMS — LPP Nat'l. Executive Member SPEAKS ON “WORLD TRADE UNION UNITY” Monday, March 27 - 8 p.m. TATRA HALL — NEW WESTMINSTER Sponsored by New Westminster Section LPP NEVER AGAIN “Civil Liberties In Danger ” HEAR FORMER ALDERMAN CHARLES SIMS SECTION ‘98°! Pender Auditorium, Friday, March 31 - 8 p.m. Auspices: Labor Progressive Party —_— Collection PACIFIC TRIBUNE — MARCH 24, 1950 — PAGE 6