Save family farm’ LPP slogan in Sask. REGINA — The public debate on agriculture is reach- ing new heights, presaging mass movements of struggle against monopoly exploitation, Bill Beeching, Saskatchewan LPP lead- er, told the party’s provincial convertion here earlier this month. Dealing with the farm crisis in his keynote report, Beech- ing pointed out that this country had a billion bushels of wheat for sale, “The significance of this al- most fantastic figure can be understood only when com- pared to the fact that the en- tire world trade in wheat. for the last crop year was 1.2 bil- hon bushels, and the U.S. had the lion’s share of that trade.” The increase in wheat pro- duction was due to techno- logical advances, he empha- sized. “At the turn of the cen- tury it took almost four hours of labor to produce a bushel . of wheat; today it takes less than half an hour.” He dealt with the often re- peated argument that the farmers should diversify their production, and raise more livestock. ; “Under a planned economy it would be possible and prof- itable,”’ he said. “Under pres- ent conditions it holds out only very temporary hope, if any. To change basic produc- tion, let us say from grain farming to cattle, would re- qquire the investment of huge Sums of capital which many farmers do not have.” Drawing attention to the in- adequacy of floor prices es- tablished under the Conserva- tive government’s new Agri- cultural “Price legislation, Beeching pointed out ‘that western wheat is not covered at all by this act. REPAIRS Duroid, Tar and Gravel Gutters and Downpipes Reasonable GNICK BITZ MU. 1-6031 Ges Installations FURNACES — STOVES WATER HEATERS Harry C. Weinstein GAS CONTRACTOR 692 East Hastings MUtual 3-5044 Res.: AL. 2991-L FREE ESTIMATES “The price of wheat today is very low,” he emphasized. In 1943 it took 2,300 bushels of top grade wheat to buy a combine; today to buy a simi- lar machine requires 5,900 bushels. The basis of farm opera- tions is changing, becoming more dependent on machines and gas and oil, “That is why,” said Beeching, that ‘“Mas- sey - Harris has given net profit figures of over $20,000 a day, and Imperial Oil of $169,000 every day of the year.” “Unable to meet competi- tion.” he continued, “thou- sands of farmers abandon farming entirely. Saskatche- wan farmers declined in num- bers between 1946 and 1956 by about 22,000.” Beeching, who is the LPP federal candidate in Regina; -~conecluded: “We have advanced the slogan ‘Save the Family Farm’ in this federal election cam- paign, and under that slogan we raise these demands: Peace, and the opening of new farm markets through ‘trade with all countries; a bigger home market by building Canadian industries. and providing jobs for every Canadian; full parity between prices of farm and factory - products; deficiency payments to western farm- ers; federal loans for machin- ery and improvement at nomi- nal interest, and crop insur- ance. “We say that to win this program, labor - farm unity must be forged. We unhesitat- ingly say that the basic ans- to the problem of the small farmer is socialism.” “Everything in Flowers” FROM EARL SYKES 56 E. Hastings St., PA. 3855 Vancouver, B.C. The “great debate” now raging on wages and living costs, unemployment and mar- kets, found reflection in’ the officers’ report submitted to the fourteenth annual conven- tion of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union, which concluded Friday this week, The report, signed by presi- dent H. (Steve) Stavenes, secretary - treasurer Homer Stevens and business agent Alex Gordon, made these points: WAGES: The working peo- ple of Canada have produced far more goods than they: can buy back with existing wages. Therefore cutting or holding the line on wages will not ease unemployment but will only serve to pile up more goods in the warehouses and - cause more layoffs. The work- ing people all need a sub- stantial wage boost which will increase consumer purchasing power and relieve the unem- ployment problem. PROFITS: The big com- panies are guilty of the worst form of profit-gouging and this has. served to widen the gap between consumer pur- Slash profits, not wages fishermen’s parley declares chasing power and _ total pro- duction. For several they have been ploughing profit back into more factories and means of production. Now they are expanded far beyond capacity of the exist- ing consumer power to buy their products and unemploy- ment is the result. Drastic slashes in profit are in order at this time or else the depres= sion will get deeper and deeper. MARKETS: Canada is too strongly tied to the boom and bust American economy. Every dip in the U.S. causes a reces- sion in Canada. Trade in the sterling areas and ‘acceptance of sterling would improve our trading position. Trade with the socialist countries would also help us out of the present mess. Recognition of China and trade with 600 million Chinese would help end the present slump. Prices of Cana- dian goods can be reduced by reducing profits. On the question of political action, the report said: “The present level of unem- ployment, coupled with rising living costs and extremely heavy taxation requires extra years,” . w ee efforts by all unions ‘| mutually acce? on a ao 1 actio® form of politica “While we should be ful to avoid any tyP© a tical action which cause splits among i bers, we should a : every effort to un we membership with othe with the co-operative ig organizations, and sl ‘ parties which stand Cs favor of labor’s prone The officers’ reP evi ated the union's eu, stand on peace — 1 al to H-bomb tests PY e) tions, and peaceful 1g tion between nations {0 all disputes. “Any war bet aes neighbors ye: Canada in the posit di major battleground. gt we should do everyt} sible to ease tensioD “is these two powerful i, i in questions: concer™ ti? “We recommend © set tion of the union’s er, favor of friendly inter g relations, negotiatio? act ¥ putes, and free cr of tween workers of ® oul ff ween oF f f CLASSIFIED ADVERTI tries.” ( NOTICE DURING THE SUSTAINING FUND campaign, the Paci- fic Tribune office will be open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A charge ot 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each ad- ditional line is made for no- tices appearing in this colamn. © No notices will be accepted Iater than Tuesday noon of the week of publication. 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