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"Protest or power play’

The Canadian Labour Congress has announced that it will
attempt to organize a national day of protest on Qctober 14.
The form of protest proposes to embrace a one-day stpp-
page across Canada, coupled with rallies. ;

Tt could be that by seeking to bring pensioners, students
and other groups into this so-called national day of protest,
ithe CLC may think it is avoiding the legal implications of a
general strike. © i ;

Ostensibly, the day of protest is aimed at the anti-inflation
regulations. On examination, though, the reasons for
calling it appear to be pretty thin. While every Canadian is
affected by the anti-inflation regulations, in many cases
organized labour suffers less than other segments of
society.

Thecontrol program is not popular, butit was undertaken
for valid reasons and it is the law. A farm of work stoppage
which would add economic damage to the already serious
havoc wrought by strikes and lockouts just doesn't seem to
be the right course.

Trying to tell pensioners on fixed incomes that they can
make common cause with organized labor, whose wages
have only been somewhal restricted, makes even less
sense.

Moreover, some observers believe this so-called day af
protest has nothing to do with the Anti-Inflation Board.
They think it is, instead, a search for greater union power.

Anyone who reads labor's “Manifesto for Canada", ap-
proved by the Canadian Labour Congress in May of this
year, will see that word “power” in several places.

It says, for example: “If the labour movement makes the
decisidn to be in the forefront of change, then it can do this
successlully from a position of power’; ‘In the future the
CLC must have the power which can only come from the
collective strength of its affiliates’.

TEXT OF A SPEECH BY LEN GUY, SECRETARY-
TREASURER B.C. FEDERATION GF LABOUR, SEP-
TEMBER 10, TO THE TERRACE-KITIMAT AND
DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL

I’m in the midst of travelling the length and breadth of
this province talking about the federal wage control
program, the October 14 Day of Protest and the role of the
Federalion, labour councils, and individual unionists in the
ongoing fight for the righls of working people. There .is
probably nowhere more aware than this area of the in-
justices of the federal wage contro] program and the
necessity of strengthening labour's industrial and political
muscle,

A greal many men and women in this community have

. suffered very greatly as a result of the wage control
program, the antics of the A.I.B. and the impossibility of

protecting the interests of working people by trying to work
within the terms of a phony and discriminatory wage
control program. .

Let's be clear on a few facts, The first is that this is a
phony program. It's not an anti-inflation program. It's just
a wage control program designed to make working people
carry even more of the burden of Canada’s economic

roblems. Proof of this can be seen in the performance of

e A1.B. During the first six months of the A.I.B.
operations, 170 wage increases were rolled back and. only
two price increases. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the
federal government has now recently announced changes to
ease the token controls on corporation profits. They're lying
an anchor around the neck of working people and applying a
gentle brake on the runaway profits of Canada’s cor-
porations — corporations whose profits increased over 100
percent from 1971 to 1974, more (han four times as much as
the average increase in income obtained by wage earners.

The CLC and the labour movement generaily has done all
of the polite and approved things to point out the unfairness

. of this program and to express labour's opposition. We've

had buttons and leaflets and P.R. campaigns and while all
of these have had some value in creating general
awareness of the problem, they haven't had a sufficiently
dramatic impact to shake up Trudeau or other right wing
politicians, nor have they received the kind of intense
coverage in the media which the issue merits, nor have they
really gotten working men and women stirred up, at least
not until they have been personally victimized by the A.I.B.

That's why delegates to the last CLC Convention decided
it was necessary to have a more drastic and dramatic
protest in the form of a one-day national work stoppage.

And if you don’t think that October 14 is having any effect:

then just consider this. Day after day newspaper editorials,
TV and radio news, political leaders and commentators are
all talking about the October 14 protest and it hasn't even
happened yet. Union members and other working people
have begun to discuss the issue in view of the Octaber 14
protest. And if you have any further doubts as to its
significance, juat watch Labour Minister Munro in in-
terview after interview as he sweats and blusters and
threatens about labour’s decision. Obviously he’s shaken

Having seen the CLC adopt this manifesto and
recognizing that the Canadian Labour Congress represents
not labor, but only union labor, about one-third of the
national Jabor force, ane can properly ask some questions.

is the atlack and its visibility an overt action against the
Anti-Inflation program, or is it the first of a number of
manoeuvres designed to bring greater power to the union
movement?

Is the union movement, as typified by the Canadian
Labour Congress, really interested in labor (i.e. you, me
and everybody else who works for a living) or are they
interested in more power for unions?

These are very real questions, because they call for an
examination of the record. Representatives of the Canadian
Labour Congress haye, on numerous occasions, stated that
‘the union’s goal is more and more. That means more and
more for union members, not necessarily more and more
for the rest of us.

Infact, because of their drive to get more and more, it has
sometimes meant somewhat less for the rest of us. Why?
Because you and | suffer economic damage from the total
cost of work stoppages. .

The kind of economics and the kind of goals outlined in the
Labor Manifesto appear to many observers to be almost a
facile, tongue-in-cheek approach based upon past per-
formance. .

Turning back to the day of protest October 14 and ils sa-
called purpose, the only actual achievement it will have is
to add one additional costly blow to the economic recovery
the country is now trying to achieve.

And the changes are, that it will hinder rather than help
the Canadian Labour Congress unions to achieve more
economic power than they have now.

Towards October 14

up. Obviously the Trudeau Cabinet is seriously worried. 1
believe they recognize that a successful demonstration on
October 14 means they either have to act to remove wage
controls or face certain defeat in the next election.

] believe they have an even greater concern. For a long
time the labour movement in Canada has not fully
recognized its economic and political muscle. If we had, we
would be talking now about more than a 24-hour demon-
stration. But I believe and the Federation Officers believe
that this first step is all that working people are prepared to
take at this time.

But if this first step is taken successfully. many more
steps may follow. As more and more working men and
women in Canada realize that after producing the goods and

_services which constitute Canada’s national wealth we are

having damn little say in the operation of the econamy and
in the decisions which affect our daily lives, the labour
movement will have greater support for developing ef-
fective industrial and political action pre ams to make
sure that we have our proper say in the decision making
processes, ;

That has been the goal of the B.C. Federation of Labour
during all of the years which I have been an officer. We

have built a strong Federation and won some battles on-

behalf of working people because we are committed to the
belief that working people have the right to a say im their
conditions of work, a right to decent living standards, a
right tobe heard on social, political and economic decisions.
We do not believe in going, cap in hand, to employers or
governments. We believe that .as representatives of
working people our voice is more important than the voice
of corporations or those politicians who serve the cor-
porations. .

We have developed strong and militant policies because
the active trade unionists in our affiliated unions have
approved these policies in conventions and because the shop
stewards, local union officers and dedicated rank-and-file
members have supported those policies, often to the point of
personal sacrifice. se

Now with a successful demonstration on October 14 we
can doa sep further toward developing within our labour
movement the strength and awareness which will ensure
that in the years ahead Canadian workers will have a fair

-share of the return on our efforts and skills and will have a
significant role in making the decisions which govern our
daily lives and the operation of the Canadian economy.

The Federation is going to do everything in its power to

ensure a successful demonstration on October 14 and a
continuation of the ongoing struggle for labour's rights. I
am confident that this labour council, and other labour
councils, and the local officers and dedicated rank-and-file

members here and around the province are all going to do.

their part ‘to explain the anti-worker nature of the wage
control program, the necessity of a successful demon.
stration on October 14 and the importance of making that
demonstration the beginning of the development of new
muscle in the trade union movement to advance the in-
terests of all working people in Canada.

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Jewels of the Skeena

Crown jewels of the Skeena Valley
the Seven Sisters rise

in al) their majestic beauty

__to the reaim of the skies,

The Seven Sisters, a diadem supreme
for one of Canada’s provinces

of which B.C. is a queen.
Let not the whine or the scream

of the scissors machine
cause the wildlife to panic in fear.

Let the Seven Sisters remain the habitat
of the goat and the deer.

-May all forest creatures, large and small
hear onty the sound of rippling creeks

pete

and the roar of the waterfall.
Crown jewels of the Skeena .
the world lies al your feet.
While below the swift waters
of the Skeena
rush onward the Pacific Ocean to meet,
A salute to ali nature lovers
_ May their efforts prevail
to save the Seven Sisters
in their locale at Cedarvale.
Rhymes of a Country Postmistress
Cedaryale, B.C.
‘Edith Mary Essex

The Howard Paish affair

plications which Mr. Paish

Iona Campagnolo,

Would you please answer
one question to the public as
a whole?

Do you think that our Big
Game Guide Mr. Howard
Paish of Smithers should in
any way be granted a
licence to operate as an
outfitter for someone who
could be named his alter-
native, to run his camp for
him, so he can continue to
make money by breaking
our game laws. If you see fit
would you please have your
answer sent to the voice of
the people in the Province
paper or to letters to the
editor or our papers here in
Terrace or Kitimat.

Thanking you

Concerned people of this
district for our wildlife —
Terrace and Kitimat.

Harold's Recreation

Harold's Recreation
Dear Sir;

Thank you for your recent
letter asking for my view on
the granting of a licence to
Mr. Howard Paish to
operate as an outfitter in the
Cold Fish Lake area of
Spatsizi plateau.

While [ appreciate your
concern in this regard, I
must at the outset point out
that this is a matter falling
totally under the jurisdic-
tion of the province of
British Columbia.
Therefore, as a federal
Parliamentary _ represen-
tative, I do not have the
necessary background
documents, or access to the.
necessary information in
order to make an informed
judgment on any, ap-

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may submit. I will,
however, state thal J feel the
laws and regulations in this
regard — as in any other
regard — must he applied
fairly and uniformly. There
showld be no preferential
treatment for any one
person; whether it Mr.
Paish or whether it be
anyone else.

My concern, like yours, is
the north and for the
preservation of our en-
vironment, I believe that
Howard Paish, like
everyone else, should be
judged according to his
actions in this regard, and if
his previous record does not
show evidence of his con-
cern for the environment of
the Spatsizi, then he should
be severely restricted in his
future access to that area. 1
would suggest, however,
that inasmuch as_ the
decision in this regard is in
the hands of the Honourable
Grace McCarthy, Minister
of Parks and Recreation for
the province of British
Columbia, you might be well
advised to inform Mrs.
McCarthy of your concern in
this regard. ;

As a final note, I would
point out to you that Mr.
Paish is not now, nor in my
knowledge has ever been, a
permanent resident of
Smithers, As far as ] am
aware, he resides in the
municipality of Coquitlam,
a suburb .of the city of
Vancouver.

Sincerely yours,

Iona Campagnolo,

M.P. Skeena

Esperanto

Dear Editor:

The idea of using

Esperanto as a “model’

language in the teaching of
English has intrigued me
since | first began studying
it. Of course, the idea is_not
novel. Many countries
already advocate the study
of Esperanto as a
prerequisite to the study of
any foreign language.

It is becoming in-
creasingly evident, that
students who arrive at
universities for their first
year, are crippled by
language deficiencies in
English. They simply have
understood neither the old
traditional grammar of
memorization nor the. new
modern linguistics of sen-
tence patterns. English is a
complex language. It is very
difficult to get down to basic
patterns, because there are
s0 many — and so many
exceptions to each one.

The regularity of

Esperanto makes it an ideal
model for the study of
sentence patterns and
structure. From personal
experience of teaching
junior high students, I can
guarantee that there is a

strong carry-over value as a ~

result of studying the
structure of Esperanto.
That is because in
Esperanto every part of
speech has its unique ending
letter.

Tlike the idea of having a
tool like this to demonstrate
and to use for linguistic
purposes in English —
which at the same time can
be useful and fun to know.

1 urge’ the local
Superintendent of
Education to introduce the
teaching of Esperanto as a
means of improving the
teaching 0
linguistics.

_ Garry Howell .

Campbell River, B.C.

Seven Sisters |

The Editor:

With regards to Mr. Brian
Mould's letter in last week's
paper, I absolutely agree
with his stand in reference
to logging at the base of
Seven Sisters Mountain.

As he says, logging is one
of B.C,’s major industries,
but in this area it is the
ONLY industry. When
logging slows down or stops,
as it seems todo quite often,
everybody feels the pinch,
The economy of this area is
almost at a stand-still now.
Do the conservationist and
environmentalists want to
see it stop completely so
that trees are saved and
their bread and butter goes
out (he window. They really
do not look very far into the
future. Today all they can
see is a small scar at the
base of a mountain, They do
not seem to know that this is
rain forest area, and that

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trees grow quickly. ‘fen to
twenty years from now, no
one will know there ever
were any trees cut in the
area. There will be a new
crop of healthy young trees
for future generations to
‘erop and thereby earn their
living.

As an example of: just how
fast trees grow in this area,
three‘and a half years ago I
planted some small two ft,
trees. Teday they are about
fourteen ft. high. ;

To whom would these
“Save the Scenery People”
appeal to for support if a
forest fire hit that area
which is always a possibility
and really made a mess of
the area. It would a much
greater and more ugly scar
than logging ever would and
take a great many more
years to heal.

Yours truly

Mrs, Mary Waldbauer

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Kitimat union case

atta

underway

Contempt of court
proceedings against
theCanadian Association of
Smelter and Allied Workers
(CASAW) and 12 of its
members involved in a June
strike at the Aluminum
Company of Canada’s
Kitimat smelter began in
Vancouver Monday.

The, contempt hearing
arises from the union's
refusal to obey a Labor
Relations Board order,
backed by the B.C. Supreme
Courl, to stop illegal
picketing.

The 19-day strike, notable
for the animosily it created
in the small northwestern
town and the way it ended’
with about 200 heavily ar-
med riot police breaking up
a picket line, was an un-
success{ul attempt to have a
contract that held workers

to Anti-Inflation Board
maximum wage increases
of 8.9 and 6.5 percent over
two years reopened.

Former CASAW president
Peter Burton, now busiriess
agent, union executive
members Wiho. Papenbrok
and Jim Brisbois are named
in the proceedings along
with CASAW _ national
president Bob Feltis, Wes
Passingham, Laurie
LeBlanc, Bob Nixon,
Christine Nixon, Loccie
Slezak, Doug Brown, Tony
Medeiros and Ray Pegley.
They will appear before Mr.
Justice HE. Hutcheon,

As well 34 CASAW
members face. criminal
charges of obstructing, theft
over $200, assaull and
resisting a police officer,
These charges will be heard
later this month in Kitimat,

Ranch Ramblings

EIN THE NECHAKO CHRONICLE

By Harvey DeMoss

Several parties in the Van-
derhoof area and others repor-
ted around Prince George are
especially thankful for the two
year moratorium on Crown
agricultural lease rent increa-
ses and the apportunity to
purchase the leased land at the
original appraised prices. I am
told that these parties are now
going ahead to finish the land
clearing requirements instead
of dropping leases as they had
intended after the enormous
increases in rent snd purchase
prices that have now been
rolled back.

Those who have benefited
might like ta write and express
their appreciation to the Min-
ister of Environment, James
Nielsen, Parliament Bldg.,
Victoria, B.C. and their MLA
-and Premier Bill Bennett, ~

Action on the Agricultural
Leases encourages one to hope
that there might be -consi-
deration given in. Victoria on
some of our other problems.

‘T heard’ a radio broadcast

' that referred to Alex Fraser as
acting Minister of Forests. He
is also Highway Minister.

Following is a copy of a
letter I sent to him on July
20th.

Dear Mr. Fraser:

I give you my late congra-
tulations on your positions in
the cabinet. Also thanks for
your considerate replics tr my
‘previous letters over the years.
Since you are from Quesnel, |
feel that you aré close enough
.to also understand our pro-
tlems. 4

Recently, over -the radio
you were quoted as saying that
revenue from crown stumpage
is down badly thereby redu-
cing government income,

May I make a suggestion to
increase timber cut, especially
from private land and agricul-
tural eases - abolish or revise
the "B,C. Logging Tax Act’.

This Logging Tax Act states,
“This act levies a tax of fifteen
per cent on the total net gain
derived by a person from the
utilization of the forest res-
ources within this province if -
that gain exceeds. $10,000 in
any year’, mG

+ This has only beeti rigidly
enforced more recently espec-
jally for the past two or three

» years. I may have been very
ignorant, but hadn’t eyen hear

“of it tilt less than three years
ago. oy.

* Lam told that this became
law many years ago when fog
prices were probably not more
then one-third to half what
they now are.

At present a farmer may be
selling his timber ‘but if he
stcures a net price for it of
over $10,000 in one year, he is
charged'a fifteen percent tax
on the total net, even if he is
losing money on his over-all

’ operation, as most of us, who

have cattle, have been doing in
recent years, oo
There is no provision for

averaging out timber income ,

over years. If you sell a timber
crop of over $10,000 net, then
you are stuck for 15 percent of
total, even if it ls sold on a
contract and you have been
faid onty-a small portion. |

Note that there is no 15%
‘tax on profit from sale of other

crops ar city businesses, as
groceries, dry gonds, cars, etc.
Why timber? * .

After having been stuck
with this tax, or having friends
or relatives who were, many
are now careful not to excecd
the $10,000 figure in onc year.

This slows the economy and
makes less economic only par-
tial logging of a tract in any
one year.

This tax is collected at many
levels; often 3 ot 4 more times
by the time that the trees
become planed lumber. This
adds greatly to the cost of the
product.

Remember that,on privately
owned timber this is in addi-
tion toa heavy tax (rayalty) on
logs which is often more than
charged as stumpage for
crown timber. Royalty is $2
per thousand board feet on
pine $3 on fir and spruce.

Also, of course, farmers and
others having timber pay
income tax, if net income is of
taxable amount. Often this
amounts to double or triple
taxation for those owning
timber in addition to the land
tax.

Might I suggest some pos-
sible solutions to improve the
situation?

L.First choice - abolish the
B.C, Logging Tax Act. .
2.Increase exemption from
$10,009 to at feast $20,000 or
$25,000 or even $30,000 ta
make similar buying power as
when this became law.
3.Change wording of act so
would only be 15% tax on
amount above limit not an
total, At present a sale of one
cent over $10,000 (net) would
- cost a lax of $1,500, .
4.If no raise in $10,000 a limit
suggest revisions as the fol-
lowing:
(a) Averaging of timber in-
come over more than one year
(5 years as in federal income
tax). . .
(b)Deductions, - allowances
against B.C. Logging Tax
income for improvements on
owners property as - land
clearing, etc., to put land in
cultivation or improved pas-
ture, ditching, fencing, hay
sheds, corrals, roads, ete.

' Tf sale of timber is‘from at |

agricultural lease suct
Improvements to be made on
lease from which timber was
sold.

The present B.C. Logging ~

Tax Act is damaging the eco-
nomy - delaying and making
More uneconomic much work
on timbered property.

To give ane example which
is common in this ates. On an

agricultural Tease located at.

‘the end of a poor and steep
road the logging of the tract is
stopped when only around half
completed to avoid the 15%
tax. 4 oh,
. Most of the land clearing on

‘this tract will be done by

Céntract but will have to wait
until the logging is completed.
This means a years delay on
land clearing and in getting
land Into cultivation. Also
there is a big expense in the

extra moving In and out of |

contractor’s machinery for
logging. Im cases where far-
-mers are doing their own work
extra expense with idle equlp-
ment to avold this 15% tax,

-. ‘Thanks for your considera-

“tlon, a
_ Harvey DoMogs