MLL LL LLL LLL A 610 0 ee 0) dle As LABOR FEDERATION TAKES ACTION EMPLOYED TO PARA U FOR JOBS NEXT FRIDAY 2 A mass rally and parade of unemployed to focus attention on {ithe plight of B.C.’s jobless and to demand action has been set for Friday, June 17 at 10.a.m. by the B.C. Federation of Labor. All unemployed are urged to meet at the Pender Auditorium where a short meet- ing will take place before the parade. This was announced in a printed circular issued by the BCFL this week. Pointing to the promise of Prime Minister Diefenbaker that “when I am in power no one will suffer because of unemployment,” the BCFL circular says, “contrary toe this promise hundreds of thousands of Canadians are jobless.” It adds: “In British Columbia, approximately 100,000 are seeking work. Almost 50,000 are recipients of social assistance, and there is little likelihood of any improve- ment in the situation. “Production is up; profits are up; jobs are disappearing. “This serious situation must be brought sharply to the attention of the various levels of government and to the general public.” At the same time as the parade is on there will be an all-in conference on unem< ployment also called by the BCFL. Calls have gone out to many organizations asking them to attend. _ These actions by the BCFL will be welcomed by all people who want to see strong action taken by all levels of government to meet the unemployment crisis in B.C. (See editorial, page 4 — Neutrality means jobs) 4,000 HIT BY PLYWOOD LAYOFFS As if to underline the seriousness of the unemploy< ment crisis in B.C. were the announcements in the last few days of major cutbacks in the plywood industry of the province. <= | A similar two-week shut- "| down is also expected at the and Powell River an-/ Alberni Plywood Division. nounced their large Vancouver | This week a second major Plywood Division mill will plywood company announced operate only four days a week la plant shutdown in July. aotct ily Rn, | LUN Phone MUtual 5-5288 €=3»5° Authorized as second class mail by the Post Ortice Department, Ottawa. VOL. 19, NO. 23 VANCOUVER, B.C. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1960 New Soviet plan aimed _ to meet West half way The Soviet Union this week submitted disarmament Proposals to the Geneva disarmament talks which more | than meet the west half way. Significantly, the western Press, and. particularly: news- Papers in B.C. have failed to Sive any details of the Soviet Proposals, except general cri- tical comment, although the broposals were released nearly @ week ago. Highlights of the new Soviet Proposals are: —- x EF Although the Soviet Union at present enjoys superiority in nuclear missiles, it is pro- posed .that the powers should agree to destroy all such mis- siles in the first stage of a three-stage disarmament plan. -At the same time all military bases on foreign territories are to :-be liquidated. ® An international control body would be set up within the U.N. framework imme- diately a disarmament treaty - .|came into. force. Commenting on this proposal, Soviet Pre- mier Khrushchey said, ‘the Soviet Union is in favor of rigid arid effective control Over disarmament.” ® A 6-point control plan oper- ating through the U.N. and set- ting out in detail all aspects of control at each stage of dis- armament, is a main feature of DIEFENBAKER the Soviet proposals. ® In the final third stage of the plan open skies with aerial inspection’. and photography may be instituted by the con- : + - Who ‘travelled to Wash- Mgton to assure Ike. his 80Vvernment. would. eontinue 0 trol organization. Commenting on’ this feature Premier Khrushchev -said;. “when dis- armament measures have been accomplished, no one will ob- U Tun interference for the TIM BUCK “Curb U.S. lunatics for peace’ -- Buck The. central lesson out of the crisis at the summit for the people of North America who ~ want peace is that to make peacé secure the reckless lunatics in the U.S: govern- ment will have to be curbed and finally defeated.” This was the point driven home by Tim- Buck, national leader, . Communist Party of Canada; to a Toronto’ audience of 500 last week. Buck added: “The central lessons for Canadians is- the need to compel the Diefenbak- er government to insist that the» U.S. air force stop using Canadian air fields for flights over the Soviet Union any one of which .could cause nuclear war,” -, : Buck said there is. a. great deal Canada. -can. do.-He. said it was- necessary to strengthen F | is scheduled in July. ject to overflights.” the struggle for disengagement for the next two weeks. A/|Crown Zellerbach’s Fraser plant.shutdown for two weeks | Mills operation will be closed About | July 1 to 18. Altogether some 1,400 men will be affected. [4,000 workers will be affected.