July 8th People, al drive A berg Year: ‘ 0 Mituencieg. th - We "unist deny th em, ¢ W "eduire = t the sam b ™Mpani S Toad ad Cross-g, . i €ction of and the Don: @ banquet and Pasored by the Com- . Senkiew. , Provincial leader art i enkicn sty who paid ae S long yeast of ity said, “In this Fat John’s 83rd at marking his : 3 ~ Service t Ce, tere M all the 2 i eedom . SMigrating wt socialism. a om his native {fang ve donc tts thanks to those live tive 2'@d to the current te in mem ren M pace ory of Ron tota Mtg), Ceeived pavtt Of $142 has adn ($19). ¢ Leas ($5); R. (8), @ from te: : Griffin a eee a $20); R. Vv. “ae _awrycki ($20); | i ($20). 3 - Turner ($20) ; | witeg *t ($5), STAMey ($5); 0} "deg to yy, conors will b (Aci ts. Li e_tor- : “ie TRia lversedge, : Onor veteran © IN FEDERAL ELECTION PT needed how more than ever Will be a national day of judgment for the Canadian ut fo how e ute of us in B.C.’s labor and Communist movement, Clery fea. are disposed come election day will in large part be Tinang ic month before — on June 15 — when we wind up the month mee election would be one that was called about a "nit wou € completion of a successful financial drive. Even Year's @ Ce resources to the limit. But the first half of this appens to coincide with the last half of our drive. ew Cay be seriously mistaken to pose a dilemma of priorities Aleetio i election and the financial drive. Even though the a jane added responsibilities both in time and money, Cdr} eae Ive election effort at this point is to see that we finish Cessfully by our Victory Banquet, June 15. * ok Urin, ‘ : Puttin S the election campaign the PT will have to work overtime Ousands of extra copies in working class con - will require added space within our pages to give ndidates the coverage that the rest of the media wilt ithout g beable a ccstal completion of our financial drive we will not Sees: Wi y through with the intensive activity that the election Very tout a healthy PT the election campaign will be Y Weakened. . y : le eh. Bethe fever and excitement that somehow ac- enin & ection should turn attention toward our press, rive as we start our electoral work. ‘Sur Prion; r : mity must be to complete the drive as soon as possible. peed the drive! oY pe activist honored — Ort Alberni banquet Ukraine when he was 18 years of age, John joined the Communist Party back in 1925. “My recollections of him go back 35 years when he was donkey- punching at APL Camp 4 and the CIO began to organize the wood- workers of the Alberni Valley. John was one of those who never hesitated. And few are the labor and progressive causes over the years that have not been the beneficiaries of his generous and selfless efforts. “His work has i Canada a better place to live, and the world around a more secure, peaceful and happy universe. John Senkiew by his example, his courage and his half century of self-sacrificing activity has won himself a very special place n all our hearts.”’ naa Alderman George McKnight, who made Senkiew a presentation on behalf of those gathered, spoke of the part John had played in the community and the fact that he had sold the Pacific Tribune in Alberni for over 20 years. Mark Mosher, who will carry the Communist Party banner in the coming Federal election, was master of ceremonies for the celebration. Erp IDAY, MAY 17, 1974—PAGE 11 get richer, poor poorer under Liberal policy — Rush Speaking in Victoria last Sunday in support of Ernie Knott, Com- munist candidate in Cowichan- Malahat-Islands, PT editor Maurice Rush and Communist candidate in Vancouver East, charged that the Liberal govern- ment went down to defeat because it refused to adopt effective measures to curb the giant cor- porations, “who”, he said, “are holding the Canadian people to. ransom.” Rush said the policies of the Trudeau government were aimed at making the rich richer and the poor poorer, and favored the big corporations over the people. ‘‘The theory of this government has been that ‘what is good for big business is good for Canada’ and as a result has given them huge handouts in tax rebates and other ad- vantages.” “Not satisfied with the huge profits being made by the cor- porations — which are the biggest in their history — the Liberal government dug into the public pocket and gave them tax’ con- cessions which amounted to a direct handout of from $500 to $700 million.” Charging that the election is being called early in 1974 because the government knows that this year could well be the worst year for rising prices -since the end of World War II, Rush said that at the rate prices are rising ‘‘we could easily reach a rate of inflation of 12 r cent and a rise in food costs from 28 to 30 per cent by the end of 1974.” He pointed to the huge profits piled up by the major corporations in Canada and said, ‘‘these cor- . porations, most of which , are foreign owned, are making a killing and treat the Canadian public as. if they were a huge milking machine. Rush said the top 100 corporations in Canada who dominate the market are 60 per cent foreign owned and of them the U.S. monopolies control 80 per cent. “The theory that by encouraging profiteering by the major cor- porations, as well as handing them government handouts, that this will stimulate the economy and create jobs, the government has been the prime mover in en- couraging the big business gouge of the public,” Rush charged. He said the fact is the big profits and tax exemptions are going to boost profits to shareholders, for large scale capital exports to buy up competitors in 0 ther countries, and to introduce new machinery which will eliminate jobs.” Seen, na OBITUARY ; al WILLIAM ROSS e progressive movement has ae eat supporter with the death of William Ross, a lifelong supporter of the Pacific Tribune, the Communist Party and the ace movement. i ss, who passed away on ee in Invergordon, and later in logging, shipyards and e unemploy Sonne the struggle of the thirties, he was well known and g activists both in respected amon: ee bade union movement and the Joyed organizations. eo survived by his wife Marion, his son Leonard, his daughter, Mrs. Johnson and dee granddaughter and three grea grandchildren. — 1883 and Rush charged that the only people in Canada benefiting from inflation have been the giant corporations.. ‘‘They have grown richer while the majority of Canadians have seen their stan- dard of living decline and their savings dry up.” Pointing out that the Communist Party will be fielding a large number of candidates in this election, Rush said that only the Communist candidates will put forward a program which can bring the monopolies under con- trol, protect Canadian — in- dependence and ensure world peace and detente. the gap between rich and poor | is widening uM NEWS ITEM: The top 10 per cent of Canadian families and individuals received more in wages and salaries than the bottom 50 per cent. City labor council donates to Stewart Memorial Fund The memorial fund honoring the late Bill Stewart has now sur- passed $600, with more than 40 contributors donating towards the total. _ One Contributor of note is Jack ‘Lawrence, (Secretary) of the Vancouver and District Labor Council. In a letter addressed to PT editor Maurice Rush, the VLC said, “Dear Brother Rush: Enclosed herewith is our cheque in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), being a donation from the Vancouver and _ District Labor Council, in memory of the late Brother Bill Stewart, who had been chairman of the Organization. Committee of this council His death leaves us with a deep sense of sorrow and loss.” : Other donations not previous} listed are: MCC $2; J. Johnson $20; Gerry Delaney $5; Effie Jones $10; and Bob Gregory $5. Current total is $637. caps SL a RRR a a RUM SRE cee ES CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ees eanans ee een R COMING EVENTS MAY 25 — Maple Ridge, 7:30 p.m., Sampo Hall, Webster’s Corners. HEAR MAURICE RUSH, SEE SOVIET FILMS. Coffee served. Collection. Proceeds to PT. MAY 25 — Saturday Social, 8 p.m. “_ ON, 832 Calverhall, North Vancouver. NEW SOVIET FILMS, Smorgasbord Lunch, Refreshments, Bazaar Table. Adm.: $1.50, children 75c. PROCEEDS TO MAKING BILL STEWART AN HONOR PRESS BUILDER by North Skore Press Club. MAY 26 — RANCH BREAKFAST on Sunday, May 26th, 8 a.m. to ? Come as you are (no Streakers), at 8247 - 16th Ave., Burnaby. Phone 526-5226. Proceeds to Pacific Tribune. MAY 26 — Gidora’s — 6714 - 148th St., Surrey. FIRST ANNUAL HORSESHOE. PITCHING tournament and pancake break- fast. Prizes for winning team. Entry fee $2 per team. Pre- registration by phoning 594-9371. Refreshments. Come and play, watch and eat good food. Fun starts 10 a.m. Proceeds to PT. FOR SALE COLORADO SPRUCE for Sale — only 10 left. $5.00 each (4ft. high). ‘Phone 594-4073. Proceeds to the Trib. Drive. WANTED MOVING — SPRING CLEANING? Wanted: materials for resale. ‘Proceeds PT drive. PH. 526-5226. 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