: 7 fy C of Mutt man T FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1955 BUN uo ay, y Deseo J ( iti cE ani e Ni l ek io i ascot Continued from Page 1! BRITAIN’S COLONIES porting the Conservative argu- ment about strategic consider- ations, are bringing grist to the mill of the government and of those who are working against a genuine solution of the Cyp- rus problem. “It is not a question of stra- tegic considerations at all, but purely a question of self-deter- mination which should be grant- ed to Cyprus immediately and without any conditions. “The Cypriot people do not want war. Nor do they want their island transformed into a military base.” ry Partassides is chairman of the an-Cyprian National Council, which unites the Working Peo- ple’s party (AKEL), the trade unions, farmers’ unions, and professional bodies — and even municipal councils. MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR In the most intense bombard- ment of Malayans in their 5% years service in the peninsula, Lincoln bombers of the Royal Australian Air Force have drop- ped 225 tons of bombs. Giving news of their opera- tions, RAF spokesman ' in Singapore said last week that the Australian Lincoln squad- ron was in action against an - area.in Negri Sembilan. In four days the Lincolns had made 40 sorties, 15 of them in one day. . Intensification of the war was ‘the British reply to repeated efforts of the Malayan Com- -munist party to negotiate a truce agreement. But while the RAF was bomb- ing, news leaked out of trouble among Australian naval forces recently sent.to Malaya. ~ After an initial denial of the BRITISH LONDON For big business in British Guiana the Emergency declar- ed two years ago has meant in- creased production, trade and profit. . -But for the people it has meant not only persecution of their chosen leaders, like oust: ed Premier Cheddi Jagan, but also maintenance of starvation wages, despite the rising cost of living. The British Colonial Office report on British Guiana for 1954, the first full year of the Emergency, just published, de- clared that the colony’s trade rose and bauxite production (British Guiana produces one- sixth of the world output) was also up. The cost of living rose at least i0 percent in the year, but wages, under the anti-trade rumors, an official court of ‘in- ° quiry began hearings in camera in Singapore about trouble in the Australian destroyer “An- zac” while on passage to Singa- pore. Press reports said that no fewer than 63 men had refused duty on board over ‘complaints about food, working conditions and refusal of leave. This area in central Malaya has been under intense British attack by air and ground bom- bardment for ten days or more. The aim is to exterminate a small unit of the Malayan Lib- eration Army. The news was also released last week that after a full-scale attack by bombers and rtil- lery had climaxed four days of bombardment, troops of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; with Ghurkas and militarised police, had moved in on~ the jungle area. GUIANA union terror of the Emergency, remained stationary. On the sugar plantations male workers, if they were lucky enough to get work, earned $7. a week, women workers got $3 a week, children still less. But for much of the year, many of these workers were unemploy- ed, as the estates use seasonal labor. Skilled workers in the baux- ite industry and the docks were a little more fortunate. The most skilled dockers might get slightly more than $2 a day and the maximum for skilled work- ers in bauxite was $3 a day. But even in those industries the majority only got around $9 for a 48-hour week. For the employers the Emer- gency has been an excellent opportunity for holding wages down. Pioneer of lumber union dies at 82 on Island - CROFTON, B.C. B.C. labor has lost of its ‘pioneer members and staunch- est supporters in the passing here of Jean Philemon “Phil” Doyan, at the age of 82. Born at Sherbrooke, Que., he went to work in the woods at the age of 12 greasing the skids. In B.C. he was one of a small group who distributed leaf- lets on Vancouver's skidroad in 1907 in one of the earliest attempts to organize ging camps. Long after his retirement in the thirties, he followed en- B.C. log- thusiastically the struggle to unionize the lumber industry. In the early forties, as a token of the esteem in which he was held by Coast loggers, he was accorded a life membership in the IWA. He retired to Crofton in 1947 and lived quietly there until his death. For over half a cen- tury there, few were the pro- gressive causes which did not benefit by support from this grand old French-Canadian logger, pioneer of British Columbia’s biggest trade union. Fare increase provokes demonstrations y Action of Montreal Tramways in raising fares from three for 30 cents to. two for a ‘quarter December 3 led to mass demonstrations last weekend that halted transport, caused some . $100,000 in damage, and led to 121 arrests. Prior to the demonstration on Friday (shown above) Montreal trade union bodies published huge advertisements in the daily papers under the heading, “The People of Montreal Have Had Enough.” Gui Carson, LPP provincial léader, has urged the labor movement to proceed with plans for an organized boycott on the use of tramways after the holiday season. ELECTION ROUNDUP — “ Labor, progressives win several seats ' Trade union and independent candidates were elected in several cities, towns, villages and districts last week as voting returns showed a distinct swing to progressive policies throughout the province. In Kitimat two Steelworkers’ candidates won council seats; in Trail a progressive candidate was elected to council; in North Vancouver a well known LPP member be- came a school. trustee by ac- clamation; in Lake Cowichan a progressive defeated a bank _ Manager for school ‘trustee; in Maple Ridge a: union member was returned by acclamation as reeve; in Campbell River two progressives were returned as school representatives; in Vernon a progressive woman ‘candidate was elected to coun- cil; and in many cities and towns labor and progressive candidates' polled impressive votes. One of the most interesting elections took place in Kiti- mat, where the issue of hous- ing roused local interest to fever pitch. Donald Stickney and Ronald Freeman, spon- sored by the United Steelwork- ers of America, topped the poll with 346 and 313 votes, de- feating two Alcan officials. In Trail an independent pro- gressive candidate, P. E. Devito, polled 946 votes to win a coun- cil seat. Dorothy Lynas, well known ‘member of the LPP, was elect- ed by acclamation to a school board seat in North Vancou- ver District. Pete Jenewein, first vice president of United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union, was re-elected by acclamation as reeve of Maple Ridge for a third term. Three progressive candidates for council regis- tered good votes but failed to win election; John Larson polled 416, Carl Hilland 218, and: Elmer Walske 201. Mrs. Geraldine Coursier, running on a progressive plat- form, polled 1091 votes to win an aldermanic seat in Vernon. Leo Brady, White Rock fisherman, polled 88 votes in Ward 7, Surrey district coun- cil race. Progressive candidate Aviad La Rouche polled 387 votes for school board in Delta district. 5° at Be A record 59.49 percent of eligible voters in Nanaimo turned out to sweep Earle C. Westwood back in’ as mayor, in a smashing victory over the incumbent, George Muir. West- wood polled 2135 votes, Muir 1050. Popular indignation over Muir’s dictatorial and arrogant attitude while in office, and strong opposition to real estate interests dominating the coun- cil, also led to defeat of Muir’s right hand man, Councillor R. E. Fawdry, a real estate agent. Ernest Knott, a progressive independent, placed seventh in a field of eight in his first bid for an aldermanic seat, polling 520 votes. Progressive candidates made good showings in other Van- couver Island cities. In Victoria longshoreman Elgin (Scotty) interest centred on the mayor- alty contest, where incum- bent Mayor Claude Harrison {notorious for his “book burn- ing” record) was ousted from office by Percy B. Scurrah. George McKnight, IWA mem- ber and secretary of the Joint Labor Council, made a strong bid for aldermanic office in Port Alberni, polling 370 votes. W. S. F. Morrison ,polled 21 votes for commissioner in Parksville. Lack of unity among pro- gressive voters allowed the Non-Partisans to remain in power in Burnaby, but pro- gressive independents regis- tered impressive votes. William - Turner polled 1871 for coun- cil; Alex Kucher polled 1269 for park board; Mrs. Corol Cameron Neish polled , 685 votes for alderman. Chief 1973 for school board. Here are the complete Burnaby , results: Reeve — Charles MacSorley (x) 4368, elected; John Milne — 3741. Council (four elected) — S- E. Hughes (x) 3467; W. M. Morrison (x) 3464; Fred Phil- ips (x) 3453; A. F, Hean (x) 3345, all elected; Caroline Prior 3254; Emmet Cafferky 2817; L- J. Peter 2681; John A. Robert- son 2329; William J. Turner 1871; Joseph Fuller 1257; James Massey 1129; C. A. MacDonald 832, Park Board (three elected, two year terms) — Ronald Milne 3882; Leslie Clay 3781; David Herd 3758, all elected. Park Board (two elected, one-year term). — William Blair 3739; John Holdom 3567, both elected; John A. McTaggart 3491; Alex- — ander Terry 3427; Roy Arnold 3379; Charles Smith 3103; S. E- Osadczuk 2540; Alex Kucher 1269. School Board (two elected) — William E. Grieve (x) 3600; Mrs. Dorothy McKee-Wilsom 3488, both elected; George Woods 3113; Mrs. Lillian Saxby 2817; Mrs. Corol Cameron 1973. — Bylaws: Waterworks Loan — Y¥eS 6632; no 1275, (Carried). — Waterworks Construction — Yes 6636; No 1142 (Carried)- McGill Park Land Exchange —Yes 5798; No 1900 (eared: Referendum: School Referendum — Y¥é5 5491; No 2437 (Carried.) Voters in Powell River go t® the polls on December 17, Ess two active trade unionists, B Bryce and Ken Gibson, _ ain contesting council seats. Bot. are mill workers and have the backing of many progressive : citizens. , ‘ PACIFIC TRIBUNE — DECEMBER 16, 1955 — PAGE 12