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VANCOUVER, B.C.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1959

Socialism is the logical
sequel to Confederation®

TORONTO—‘Socialism in Canada is the logical pro-

gressive sequel to Confederation,”

says a Canada Day state-

ment issued by the Labor-Progressive Party this week. “A
long stride in this direction would be a labor-farmer political
movement, uniting all those who are opposed to monopoly,
for the election of a labor-farmer: government.”

A genuine Canadian policy
in harmony with the real
spirit of Confederation, says
the LPP statement, means:

®© The disengagement of
our country from the atomic
War alliance with the United
States and the removal of all
Missile bases from our sove-
reign territory.

® A policy of peaceful co-
existence with all states, re-
gardless of their economy or
Social structure, and world
trade free from U.S.-imposed
restrictions.

© The development of our
industries and the processing
of more raw materials into
finished. products in Canadian
factories,

CANADA

DAY

EDITION

High steel men-who tied up some $90 millions worth of B.C. con-
struction projects when they struck Tuesday this week, are defying a court
injunction which, in effect, orders them to continue work on Second Nar-
rows bridge, scene of a disastrous accident just one year ago. The injunc-
tion, granted by Mr. Justice Manson, forbids the union striking on the
bridge project until the southern section is entirely safe. ‘’The effect is to
order the men back to work,” he said.

But Ironworkers Union
members, while withdrawing

- picket lines from that section

of the bridge, are obeying
union advice to stay off the
Second Narrows bridge until

certain safety steps are taken.

Norman «Edison, Local 97
business agent, said the high
steel men “would tempt fate”
to resume work and “I per-
sonally would rot in jail
rather than withhold this in-
formation from our members.”

The information referred
to was a statement by Col.
William G. Swan, consulting
engineer on the bridge, that
the bridge “is hazardous the
way it is now.”

Panels of the bridge are
cantilevered from the main
pile on the south shore and
are resting on a falsework
bent designed to provide

temporary support until the
panels reach the next perma-

A. . Thou land of hope for all who toil

From the beginning our our history Canadians have had
to fight for their independence, for sovereign control of
their own national affairs. Today, more than at any time in
the past, our people are called upon to restore the independ-

nent pier.

“Tf it were not for the pos-
sibility of something striking
one of those temporary bents
it would be allright,” said
Col. Swan. “But they are
really in a position where
they might be damaged and

the structure might come
down.”
Highways Minister P, A.

Gaglardi told the press there
was no possibility he would
interfere in the strike. Then
he appeared on TV and took
an anti-union stand, connect-
ing the bridge disaster of last
year with a strike which had
taken place.

Edison, in his statement, re-
viewed errors by designers
and engineers and said:

“The compounded error
caused collapse. The collapse
caused the death of 14 iron-
workers.

“Until such time as we are

satisfied that W. G. Swan,
consulting engineer, has ex-
aggerated the (present) haz-
ard, and is in error, and an
independent engineering auth-
ority has evaluated the sug-
gested precariousness of the
structure, and that further,
all steps have been taken to
positively prevent and make
possible damage to falsework
from vehicular traffic or
trainwreck or, alternatively,
no men to be allowed upon
this structure when motor
vehicle or train traffic passes
under this span, an ironwork-
er would tempt fate to re-
sume work.

“Since no strike exists
against this portion of the
project, in compliance with
the injunction, it necessarily
follows that a refusal to work
by any workman on grounds
of safety could not conceiv-
ably be strike action.”

ence of our country from U.S. control, to stop the drive to
war by the merchants of death, to put the people’s welfare
first, and safeguard and extend Canadian democracy.