a ot t ‘ ‘ . fib as) ‘ ADU mY LU Ms i 1 ni giy del one |' HI i j 1 en Pea ise Peat Phas Berit bases Gt eae Len aes set! ‘h, BTA We) ARTICLE VLA LLL PRL I Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, August 26, 1949 Price Five Cents Press quiet on war plan plot By MARK FRANK —OTTAWA Atom-bombs mass-produced in U.S. factories are soon to be Stockpiled in strategic areas of Canada for use in long-range bombing oe Authoritative sources revealed that this decision is now € making following the visit here by Louis Johnson, U.S. secretary °! defense. The U.S. cabinet member broached the subject of storing *tom-bombs in Newfoundland and Canada’s northwest at an official State dinner tendered by the Canadian government at Ottawa's swanky olf and Country Club, during Johnson’s one-day visit to Canada. Mending were many notables including Defense Minister Claxton. arold Dingman in the Montreal Herald was first to report the | Stock-piling. ) * The move to store atom-bombs would mean a highly nae aa of rendering’ Canada a complete military base for launc me Pro “Domb war across the world. It represents a further stage in t : in i of Atlantic war pact integration, arms ‘standardization, es nates war mobilization on a continent-wide basis—all subjects dis during Johnson’s conferences here. of day of the atom-bomb arsenals is considered significant in view the &nada’s position in global strategy. Sources here point out that news of stocking up with U.S. bombs was suppressed generally. Minis hey believe the matter will receive final Sees Next &r of Trade and Commerce C. D. Howe goes to Was ington Sto ae for a conference. A formal request for permission to ““Pile bombs: in Canada for use in military operations will then rs age te ade, it is reported here. WORKERS READY IKE STRIKE VOTE British Columbia’s 32,000 woodworkers prepared to vote on strike action this week as a con- ciliation board handed down a completely unacceptable award which would mean an actual cut in real wages of at least $2 per week and longer working hours. The policy committee of the International Woodworkers of America has rejected the board recommendations and is meeting with Labor Relations Board officials Monday to discuss arrangements for the strike vote. The Woodworkers’ Industrial Union called on all’ woodworkers this week to overwhelmingly reject the award and get ready immediately for strike action. “Unity on the job” between IWA, WIU and unorganized workers was stressed as a prerequisite to winning concessions from the lumber barons. Strong rank-and-file criticism of their’ bumb ling leaders, who failed to take a strike vote and set up machinery for strike action before going into negotiations with the operators, has been voiced by IWA members in the camps. But there is still time for the men on the jobs to set up rank-and-file committees and prepare for action. A “no” vote on the coming strike ballot would allow TWA leaders to capitulate to employers and open the door to further wage-slashing and destruction of hard-won improvements in working con- ditions won by bitter years of struggle. Av “‘yes’’ vote would result in a surge°of militancy in thecamps and mills, bring [WA and WIU. workers closer together in the fight for their common needs, and help to draw thousands of workers in the woods back into the union movement. How destructive a “no” vote would be for woodworkers is evident from the fact that it would mean acceptance of the conciliation award, which flatly turns down proposals for an industry-paid health and welfare plan, reduction in board rates, increased wages, statutory holi- days with pay and other changes. WIU officials point out that the award does not maintain the “status quo’ but means an ac- tual cut in wages of at least $2 per week. “This figure is based on the increased cost of living since the last contract was sign- ed,” said a WIU press release. “Added to this is the danger of outright wage cuts on an op- erational basis. This is advocated in the award where it mentions wage revisions by. mutual consent in those operations threatening to cease production unless present profit levels can be continued sat the employees’ expense. “Hours of work are likewise endangered in these operations since the award provides for op- erational revision for lengthening the work week to an unlimited extent. “The WIUC views the award _ as definitely undermining estab- lished conditions that have taken years to gain and if woodworkers are to maintain a worthwhile con- tract and continue to win further concessions from the employers the award must be overwhelming- ly rejected and woodworkers readied immediately for strike action.” ’ points for parliament Canada’s 21st Parliament meets on September 15. To meet the oncoming economic crisis and rising unemployment, and to prevent a return to the conditions of the Hungry Thirties, Tim Buck has outlined the following six points for parliamentary action. The LPP leader urged all labor to rally behind this program: 1. JOBS FOR ALL WILLING TO WORK through the federal government undertaking an adequate national hous- ing program; long-delayed public works such as_ hospitals, schools and sanatoria; and development of trade, without dis- crimination, with all countries, 2. INCREASE PEOPLE’S PURCHASING POWER by raising wages; guaranteeing the farmers $2 a bushel for wheat and fair, fixed prices for all their products; raising un- employment insurance benefits 50 percent, granting old-age pensions of $65 a month at 65 years; and by increasig veter- ans’ pensions and family allowances. 3. ENACT A NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN. 4. TAX THE RICH, RELIEVE THE POOR by re-imposing the Excess Profits Tax and abolishing the 8 percent sales tax. 5. OVERCOME THE. U.S.-DOLLAR CRISIS by developing large-scale trade with Britain, the Commonwealth, the Soviet Union, the New Democracies and China, and by firmly maintaining the 100 percent parity of the Canadian dollar in relation to the American dollar. 6. TURN -TO PEACE, AWAY FROM WAR by breaking loose from Wall Street’s atom-bomb war plans, by honestly cooperating in the United Nations to ban the atom bomb, to reduce armaments, to develop economic and cultural cooperation among the nations, to adhere to the United Nations Charter. American troops and military installations should be ‘removed from Canada.