RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT - CRISIS

LPP will press legislature
for action on trade, jobs

Plans to press the forthcom-
ing session of the provincial
legistature for a number of de-
mands were made by the La-
bor-Progressive party’s pro-
vincial committee at its last

monthly meeting.

“LPP proposals will centre

around immediate action to
relieve the unemployment
crisis,” Nigel Morgan, LPP

provincial leader, told the Pa-
cific Tribune this week.

“With this issue is closely
associated the question of trade
with China and the socialist
part of the world, acceptance
of federal offers of coopera-
tion in harnessing the Colum-
bia’s hydro potential under
public ownership, the govern-
ment’s forestry policies, plans
for development of the Rocky
Mountain Trench ang Peace
River district. It also involves
pressure on Ottawa for a new
policy of peace to make pos-
sible a reduction in arms
spending in favor of expand-
ed public works, additional
welfare allowances and big-

ger senior government grants ~

ta cut municipal-tax bills.”

In addition to presenting its
views and proposals ‘to the
legislative session opening in
Victoria January 23, the LPP
will issue its demands in leaf-

let form for widespread dis-—

tribution throughout the prov-
ince. It will circulate a spec-
ial pamphlet on trade with
China, its advantages, how and
what Canada could trade; and
“sponsor a weekly radio com-
mentary during the session to

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keep the labor and farm move-
ments of the province informed
on the session.

“The LPP will do every-
thing it can can to encourage
and support joint action by all
progressive forces to win the
people’s demands,” Morgan
emphasized.

Morgan also released to the
press this week text of a reso-
lution adopted by the LPP
provincial committee dealing
with the political action reso-
lution endorsed by the recent
convention of the B.C. Fed-
eration of Labor.

The LPP resolution Seed
in part:

“We regard as a forward
step in the development of
labor political action, the
BCFL decision to ‘support the
CCF at this time as the best

Peace Council
to hold meet

The question of a “summit
meeting” will be discussed at
the annual conference of B.C.
Peace Council to be held Sun-
day, January 19 at Pender Au-
ditorium here.

Delegates will express their
views on the best ways of
working to bring about an
agreement by all countries
through the United Nations
on these issues:

® A meeting of the heads:
of states of all the leading
powers.

@®A banning of nuclear wea-
pons tests.

@ A ban on nuclear weapons ~
~and the destruction of existing

stocks with international con-
trol and inspection.

© Progressive disarmament
with adequate supervision by
the U.N.

-The conference will also ick
officers for 1958, and discuss
future campaigns.

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avenue for labor to achieve its
legislative aims.’ This decis-
ion can provide a stimulus for
increased political activities
on the part of decisive sections

of labor, in close coopération

with the CCF, LPP and ‘all

progressive forces wanting a
change. :

“The LPP warns against the
danger of a narrow partisan
interpretation of labor elec-
toral support for the CCF.
Such a rigid approach would
result in division in the labor
movement,-and destroy possi-
bilities for advance. The labor
ecnvention delegates showed
they desired a broader base
than the CCF for parliamen-
tary activity, recommending
that the Canadian Labor Con-
gress explore the’ possibilities
for broader avenues, but sup-

-ported the CCF as a forward

step ‘at this time.’ ” zz

Police obstruct sale
_ of paper to jobless —

Police efforts to block sale of the Canadian Tribune to job-
less workers were sharply challenged last week by the paper®

management.

In an official letter to Toronto Police Chief Chisholm the
Canadian Tribune protested the arrest without charges beim

laid of an unemployed worker
selling the paper before Un-
employment Insurance Com-
mission offices on Spadina
Avenue.

Canadian Tribune officials
exipressed their
at the arrest pointing out:

“Over 60 holdups have
taken place in the streets of
Toronto in the past month.
But here we have a constable
and two plainclothesmen de-
tailed for over two hours to
grill and manhandle an un-
employed worker selling the
Canadian Tribune.

‘Is a shocking waste’ of
taxpayers’ money and an in-
dication that those directing
the work of the police should
attend to the business of stop-
ping holdups and burglaries
instead of molesting unem-
ployed workers or infringing
on the freedom of the press.”

On December 19 around
noon-hour the salesman was

indignation .

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hurried off in a cruiser and
held. at the Claremont St@—
tion. He was quizzed for tw
hours, barred from contactl
a lawyer or representative
of the Candian Tribune, mane
handled by two plain-clothes
men ordered on to the ‘“‘cas'
All these facts have bee?
placed before the Chief Col
stable by the paper’s legal
counsel with a demand for aa
explanation and an_ officl@
ossurance that there is freedom
to sell the Canadian Tribu
on the streets of Toronto bY
accredited. representatives.

A few days later three
Candian Tribune salesmen
turned to the scene, includins

picked up and
ground before: the
Avenue employment ~
selling,a number of pape!
They were unmolested by
police ee Ae arrived
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NOTICE

WINNERS of prizes at Log-
gers’ Ball, December 20 were:
Ist Prize, suit of clothes — O.
Skomedal, 159 E. Hastings,
Vancouver; ticket no. 705; 2nd
prize, portable radio — Ticket
3rd__prize, Indian
sweater — Alex Boassaly, 159
East Hastings, © Vancouver,
ticket No. 704; 4th Prize,
something Scotch — Nygard
Ralf, 771 Powell, Vancouver,
ticket No. 345.

Winners of 10 turkeys drawn
for were: Mrs. Ida Assu, Qua-
thiaski Cove; J. P. Hamilton,
334 Jardine, New Westminster;
J. Fleming, 822 Brooklyn, Bur-
naby; Mrs. H. Pothorn, 358 E.
3fd, North Vancouver; M. Pro-
‘tocky, Camp A, Englewood;
H. Sandusky, 426 E. Hastings,
Vancouver; Mrs. Grace Feld-
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ver; Mike Popowich, 1948 W.
2nd, Vancouver; G. Acheff, 122
E. Hastings, Vancouver; M.
Dayes, 506 Princess, Vancou-
ver.

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OFFICE WILL REMAIN
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the Pacific Tribune as a
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than 12 noon Tuesday.

COMING EVENTS

J AN. 12 — SOVIET FILM

‘Insepara ble
Friends” to be shown at the
Russian People’s Home — 600
Campbell Ave. Sunday,
Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. English sub-
titles. Everyone welcome:

Annual Conference
B. C. PEACE COUNCIL
Upper Hall of the
Pender Auditorium
339 West Pender Street

Opens 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 19

All peace supporters are asked

to attend to plan campaigns
for 1958

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