“those. who Guts to pay for, the’ staff salaries to pay,.;. the “$25 ‘for the Trib then and there. ‘pledged, itself to raise $1,000 Remember ‘To build a real mass paper, help is needed’ ... says Ivan Birchard “My job is darned interesting,” says Ivan, “be- cause so many swell people are working right along with me to make the Pacific Tribune a_ success. There’s.a lot more to being business manager of a labor paper than simply looking after circulation lists and signing checks. You have a close contact with give your paper. such magnificent. support, and those who, I’m.-sure, will continue that support in’ Our coming press drive. This press drive is really important—take my word for it. _ “You who read the paper every week see only the finished product. But we here in the office can realize more clearly, perhaps,. the tremen- dows expense entailed in producing the ‘paper. There’s the newsprint and 2 oe Fateh Ivan Birchard office rent, messenger charges, the telephone bill—need I goon? Well, you see what I mean. The Tribune needs you. We hope that. each and every one of you will be in there fight- ing to-make the paper—your paper—bigger and better than éver,” ‘Ivan Birchard, who took on the job of Tribune business manager when he réturned from overseas .a year ago last November, will be working with the press’ drive committee, throfgh the whole length of the ‘campaign for funds. Ivan knows the importance of the. labor press through personal experience. Active in the labor movement since 1930. Ivan saw active service with Calgary Highlanders anti-tank platoon in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He is now president ~“of Veterans Branch 174, Deep Cove. “The Tribune fights for the veteran as it fights for all working people,” says Ivan. “We have no -big advertisers to back us. But we have something we value a lot more—the finest bunch of support- €rs’any paper can boast. We know that they won’t Tet us down.” ea ; ede eRe Anybody want a fight? says the Kelowna press drive committee. Kelowna, accepting a quota for the press drive, has challenged any press drive committee, anywhere, to a race to see who can raise most money - before the end of the.drive. Kelowna is off to a fine start; too. At its first meeting the committee raised The . Vancouver Island regional committee ‘has subs. An ambitious undertaking, but we’re sure they can do it. Fraser Valley regional committee. is. busy _ with plans for a dinner in honor of, the Trib. _ May the first has been declared Tribune Day in all centers where press drive committees’ are function- ing. Dances will be held and a number of interesting events have been planned. Watch this column ‘for Tribune Drive news. Remember the dates — ss =... «: 4. March first to May first the quotas— «+ “$10,000 In Donations —- $5,000 In Subs” nies ne 5 a pr as st ; The Pacific Tribune Will publish several special issues during the drive, Early in March special issues | will be-devoted to the big labor lobby and the: subject ' of price’ control. The editorial staff are already at work on plans for a giant May Day issue. All those who take bundles of Tribunes for sale. are urged to order bundles early, to avoid missing out. on these special editions. — A’ regular bundle order will be your guarantee ~ that, your buddies receive these feature: editions. Order your bundle now; place your orders for extra copies in donations. and $500 in. | thee, - | converting a typographical er- In the sports world ‘Riot Act’ McGeer lands a foul By Eric Smith | bas sporting fraternity stood up in unanimity as a protest against Mayor G. G. Mc-_ Geer’s proposal to oust the present boxing’ commission and install one that from all appearances, would not manage to gain the full confidence of the members of cauliflower row, not to mention the paying public. An injection of capable promot- ing ang matchmaking, supported by the boxing commission, lifted that sport from the doldums and placed it on a lofty perch, a posi- tion unknown for many years. Fighters were insured of a decent medical examination and could look forward to competent care in case of injury. This was strin- gently enforced by the athletic commission and for this— with an unbiased glance at their poli- tical aims—deserve considerable credit. It. is very much doubted if the proposed successors would have as keen an interest in the progress of sports. They, aside from the secretary, have no ex- perience in this form of admin- istration, a fact that would seem most risky for the welfare of all concerned. * * * * It has been reliably reported that the suggested commission is to introduce a new promoter to boxing, one who has little or no experience in pugilistic manage- ment. Pressure has been brought to bear on the great riot act reader and apparently, for un- known reasons, an attentive ear. McGeer’s policy is to be fos- tered upon the suffering pub- lic who. will. have only the al- ternative of missing their fav- orite sport as a medium of pro- test to the. unsavory politics be- ing played. . McGeer has used two rather lame excuses in an attempt to swing the spport of his hench- men. Even they realizeq that bucking strong public opinion is not smart; so the majority an nounced ignorance of the facts in this case—however the eciti- zens have no way of knowing how they vote in a council meeting. Gambling was used as an ex-| cuse for the need of a change— an alibi that was proven weak by sports reporters in the daily papers. The impossibility of combining two boards was suggested by the mayor in a_ second . statement, only to have it followed by an- other announcement that would place the boxing and police com- mission under dual control. he has turned | Important planks of McGeer’s | election platform have been ig- — nored while he strives to make ~ headlines by following the usual | pattern of many newly elected ad- ministrations cities. rent in some American housing project and_ his promised campaigning for a raise — in the old age pension have been sidetracked for trivial matters. Altering a few commissions and erecting an athletic howl at Little Mountain seem unimportant until more urgent needs are cared for. | It must be admitted that. we do need a civic center, but the ma- terial used in such a project could build a great number of much needed low cost homes. We all grow! old, McGeer will too, but maybe he does not have to worry about the insecurity of an inadequate pension such as the majority of us will find neces- sary to live on. He promised, dur- ing his election speeches, to champion this cause but so far I have heard not even a whisper —maybe this step on his plat- form has been hurdled with only a shrug of the shoulders. Uncle Sam directs ‘free elections’ | By HUGH DEANE TOKYO—(ALN)—The November elections in American-occupied south Korea for the interim legislative assembly fell far short of the standards demanded by the U. S. State Department in recent notes to eastern European countries, ports reaching here, The elections were protested as |“undemocratic and non-represen- tative” by Dr. Kim Kiu-sic, con- servative politician who has lost leadership of Korean right-wing groups to Dr. Syngman ase. Supporters of Rhee, who al- legediy negotiated to sell vital Korean mining interests to Am- erican business, won 43 out. of 45 seats in the 90-seat assembly. The other 45 representatives were appointed by Lieut. General John R. Hodge. Almost all were selected from rightist: factions opposeq to Rhee, to appease Kim Kiu-sic and other conservative opponents of according to delayed re- ‘true of thousands of leftist party On the mainland of south Korea, the leftist parties were kept out of the election by direct suppres- sion and terror. Practically all labor leaders and other progres- sives have been jailed or forced underground andthe same _ is members and sympathizers. Only two leftists won seats— both from the southernmost is- land of Cheju—even though ex-~ perienced political observers re- ported only last spring that the leftists had the support of the Majority of the population. In the city of Taegu, the mod- erately leftist People’s party found on election day that every single party worker was in jail. Throughout south Korea~ many newspapers supporting leftist groups were banned. The elections were given little publicity, Many people didn’t know they were to take place. Those who did’ vote cast an ex- | traordinarily indirect ballot. They voted for delegates who voted for delegates who voted for delegates who voted for the assembly re- presentatives. Only heads of fam- ilies could vote, thus excluding all women and a large proportion of the men. ; Important correction .The line ‘enjoy yourself and prepare for 1947’ on the Civic Reform dance ticket should read ‘enjoy. yourself and pre- pare for the 1947 elections’. P.S.—If you think this is ror into a publicity ‘stunt you are right. See you at: the dance February 1. at 8 p.m. in the Olympia Hall. WAND STUDIO “Anything With a Camera” . 8 E. Hastings St. — PAc. 7644 early. Vancouver, B.C. 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