Effie Jones calls for unity to oust NPA People’s unity to defeat the Non-Partisan Association candidates at the polls on December 14 was urged by Effie Jones, independent aldermanic candidate, in a letter sent this week to labor, ratepayer and civic-minded organizations in. Vancouver. “Last year nearly 20,000 people voted for me in my fight for civic reform and to oust the NPA,” wrote Mrs. Jones. *“I am very happy indeed that so many people from every walk | World peace opinion decisive The Geneva conference of heads of ‘state “profoundly changed the international climate,” the World Peace Council executive declared at its meeting in Vienna on October 12-13, warning at the same time of ‘the “serious difficulties the Big Four foreign ministers will have to overcome” at their meet- ing which was to open in Gen-} eva on Thursday this week. The executive meeting, called to assess the present internation-— al situation and decide on steps to be taken to extend the spirit of Geneva and to contribute to' the success of the foreign min- isters’ conference, was attended by Dr. James G. Endicott, chair-' man of the Canadian Peace Con- gress. The following Appeal to Pub- lic Opinion was adopted unani- mously: ' The *conference of the four, heads of government held in Geneva last July profoundly i been taken. changes, first steps have already Public opinion will not tolerate that disagreement on any one point of the agenda at Geneva should be made an excuse for cancelling this pro- gress and making the conference fail. Because fear has receded, be- cause mistrust has grown less, the burden of the cold war is today becoming intolerable. Peo- ple want the benefits of the re- laxation of tension to be brought into their daily life. They want a reduction of armaments to re- sult in a better life for all, and to end forever the hateful threat of nuclear weapons. "4 The peoples will not toler- changed the international clim-, ate a return to the cold war. ate. the peoples. Public opinion will not allow the first results that have been achieved to be jeopar- dized; it cannot be satisfied with a mere truce on the cold war. Everyone is aware of the serious difficulties that the four foreign ministers will have to overcome at the new conference due to open in Geneva on Octo- ber 27. A ‘general settlement can be attained only by negotia- tions that will require mutual goodwill and tireless patience. Whenever any agreement can be reached, however modest it- may be, it must be achieved. Its conclusion wil open the way to fresh deveiopments. An agreement on _ disarmament would help to solve the prob; lems of security and the re- unification of Germany. In the sphere of disarmament the viewpoints are now so close together that its realization now depends only on the goodwill of the governments. In the sphere of international contacts and ex- Mrs. Pritt to open CCW convention ‘ TORONTO When the fifth annual conven- tion of the Congress of Canadian: Women opens in Toronto’s Royal York Hotel this Saturday, Oct. 29, its guest speaker will be Mrs. D. N. Pritt, vice-chairman of the Women and a distinguished fig- ure in British public affairs. Among topics to be discussed at the convention will be the effect of radioactivity on chil- ‘aren, national health insurance, educational standards and the question: Do Canadian women enjoy full equality ? It expressed the desires of | They demand further steps to- wards international coopera- , tion. They demand the aban- ; donment of the policy of mili- tary blocs. They want the work of negotiation which has started to be extended to all - parts of the earth still subject to the policy of coercion and cold war. ! u ° ' The World Council of Peace calls on every man and woman, ‘every people, to act to make the |Geneva spirit prevail in all coun- ‘tries and on all continents. of life supported me to such an extent that I was able ‘to be- come the -main contender for alderman against NPA - candi- dates. “Most citizens are aware that Vancouver has reached a crisis in civic government. I need men- tion only a few things to show this: @ The charges of corruption in civic departments. The highest tax rate in our history. The Sunday sports mixup by council. Doubling of parking meter rates. Handing over by council of natural gas distribution to the B.C. Electric. Rejection by council of a plebiscite this year on pub- lic ownership of the BCE. “These and many more things show that after nearly 20 years of NPA rule our city has reach- ed the point where a change is vital. The majority of citizens are rapidly coming to the con- clusion that ‘the NPA grip on the city must be broken if Van- couver is to progress. | i “However, if the NPA is to be ousted this year, there must be united action by all those who want good, clean govern- ment “in the people’s interests. As an independent candidate for alderman I strongly urge all labor, ratepayer, and civic-mind- ed organizations to unite to make 1955 the last year of NPA dom- ination of city hall. ~ For my - art I am prepared at all times to cooperate with all citizens to- .| ward this end.” By JACK PHILLIPS British Columbia's 10,000 civil iservants are fast losing all pati- lence with the Bennett govern- ment. factory ‘procedure in effect for view to establishing a regulated bargaining procedure.” In short, they want a Royal Commission to investigate why they have been denied the right to. bargain collectively and work under signed agreements. The Social Credit Government, like the Coalition government ed to grant this right. As a re- sult, delegates to the convention claimed, civil service salaries are 10 percent lower than those paid for equivalent jobs in private industry. i : When Attorney-General Robert Bonner spoke at a convention dinner, he intimated that his government intends to continue this policy of non-recognition. Members of the association, who number some 9,000, feel that they have been betrayed. They point out that a majori- ty of the present cabinet min- isters, when polled during the 1952 election campaign, declar- ed themselves in favor of col- lective bargaining rights for pro- vincial civil servants. They note that a majority of the present other, gone on record along these lines. It is obvious to the association, as it is to the trade union move- ment generally, that the Socred government does not intend to change its position, unless com- pelled to do so by a united labor movement and an aroused pub- lic opinion. The convention, without a dissenting vote, instructed the Bargaining rights denied Gov’t employees ask commission | { { This explains their de-' mand in convention at Victoria’ last week for “a Royal Commis- ; | sion to investigate the unsatis- - government employees with the. _and conditions are settled ‘ before it, has consistently refus- MLAs have, at one time or an-' incoming executive to give top priority to pay increases in f ture discussions with the inet. It’ also called for hai application of the 40-hour We to all employees not in ™ category. . ‘ $09 The Bennett government well take a lesson from ?*” in dealing with civil set There joint committees TeP senting the Crown and one vants have been establishe? all levels. Signed agreements | held by the unions ane ie Fi t hos collective bargaining. there ,is an unresolve over pay, hours of work, ©” ae, ances and other related pe ; tions, the matter is resolve? ~~ arbitration. ; ques” see tried” lective bargaining, has, on the whole, work to their satisfaction. they have the right e these unions have nev e Closer to home, in Saskate wan, provincial governme? came ployees are covered by the gov- Labor Relations Act ,aS ne Be ernment employees. BY ae consent, the government ae that’ employees have agreed arbi either party may refer t0 ue tration as the last resort, cP collective bargaining This is basically what. ciation is after in B.C. The demand foe ; mission is designed to : Ss vincial employees an oppor ity to air their long-st@? grievance they have : fighting for the elementaTY jaj4 to bargain collectively se join All organized labor mus? «+ with them in demanding (yo a commission be set UP pi facts of the case are S? i ie the case for the civil eT ; so strong, that it wor jot most difficult for a comPA to find against them: ee BAe the 3580 By BERT WHYTE “When the next World Youth Festival is held in Moscow in 1957, we hope there’ll be a big delegation of Canadian young people visiting us, including some of your country’s leading athletes.” That’s what Soviet young people told seven Canadians who paid a flying visit to the USSR after attending the World Youtn Festival in Warsaw this summer. Alex Kucher, who lives in Burnaby and operates a_ barber shop in Vancouver, was one of the lucky seven who_visited Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev as guests of the Soviet youth. Now home again, he has a hatful of experiences to recount, and as he clips and snips away many a customer gets a running ac- count of Alex’s tour. : . “Missed the ship at Quebec ‘City and had to fly over,” Alex informed me as he ran the clip- pers up my neck. “Caught up with the Canadian delegation in Panis. : -*Did you find Paris exciting?” I asked. ‘ “Well, I'll tell you,” said Alex, snipping away. “Too many tour- ists in Paris. Jammed with tour- \ists, shops catering to them, you ~ Kucher returns from World Youth Festival | q Soviets hope to be hosts to Can had to dig deep to get the real feel of Paris, the French atmos- phere.” “Had you travelled much be- fore?” : “No, just across Canada. One thing Montreal and Moscow have in common—mad traffic. I found myself bracing against the floorboard of taxis in both places.” ‘ “What other cities did you visit ?” : ALEX KUCHER | young people lead “London—now there’s a well regulated city. Warsaw, where you immediately become con- scious of the terrible war damage, and at the same time of the won- derful building achievements which are quickly erasing the scars of war. Leningrad, with its streetcars. Moscow, and its spaciousness, an historic city yet ‘very modern, too. Beautiful Kiev, the: garden city of the Ukraine, Prague, the most: ‘west- ern’ city we saw in Europe...” “Did you make many friends on your trip?” he “From Warsaw on, we met with young: people of all kinds, who had one thing in common— they all wanted peace and friend- ship,” _Said Kucher, putting down his scissors and comb and digging into his pockets. “See these letters? They’re from young Polish farmers, workers and students that I met in War- saw. They want to find Canadian pen pals, to exchange experi- ences.” , “What kind of lives do the countries ?” I asked. | “Good lives,” answered Kuc- cher. “Plenty of jobS and op- portunities to get ahead. A PACIFIC TRIBUNE — OCTOBER 28, 1955 — uck athletes in socialist | just give me a call ( rich cultural atmosphere. attention paid to the Me je Ne young people, and a FAP ties, velopment of sports 477 ot “We Canadians felt some” th- ashamed that we ha é letes capable of compe tra equal terms with the well- — and in Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union. to see them, or if you i group of young. Beers des # would like to see the 5? hear something 9° nd our Youth Festival a Siriaas ing hours and I'll make ments. The number }§ 6668. Got it? Good- and call again.” WOT nee paGe* — struck