7 Mainly for Conducteq by ne WINNIE \WILLIAMS / All letters, articles, etc., for or concerning this page should be addressed to Winnie Williams, Pa- cific Tribune, 650 Howe St., Vancouver, B.C. W omen can play big part in daily effort to By CAROLINE McFARLANE One of these days women are g they'll be rallying by the hundreds right on the steps and in uildings and our city halls, wherever infamous, : : : anti-labor documents as Bill 39. They'll not be asking, ee fight against such vicious SS justice for old age “Aye for themselves and aren families, so that Canada Sane pesaie a happier and bet- ne Place to live in for the work- who build her industries and Make the the Mich profits that go to re fine to see the women ibe and labor lobby, marching side wena with their brother trade banal Sts up to the parliament Ne ngs, determination in their ap 5 and in their stride. Out to ei 1 that lay in their power to Pple this cunning move of the A against organized labor. see listened to the lobbyists dis- thy their encounters with the ieee Members of government -elarr I wasn’t a -bit amazed o1 med at the strong opinions of i: women delegates. They knew an they were in Victoria just as ati the other delegates knew. this was no pleasure excursion, ne was a serious body of work- 5 ™men and women presenting ait Ts case to a rather indiffer- This §roup of parliamentarians. was the working people of z » here in a peaceful, orderly ye demanding that labor be giv- Se the respect and consideration peered. Warning the CMA to = €p their policies out of the pee ent buildings (we have no Mihalis to them occupying the saree This was 212 people Ee to do a job the best way they “w how. And they did! oor the lobbyists knew be- Tehand that the bill would be win higher standards oing to get so darn mad (hurry up, please, it’s time), the corridors of the parliament unjust legislation is made, rallying to but should not have a women’s not intelligent or serious-minded enough to read the political, edi- torial and economic articles, and therefore must be pandered to by a page of drivel on homemaking, beauty culture and advice to the lovelorn. So goes the argument, and ap- plied against the run-of-the-mill women’s page in capitalist pap- ers, it is valid. The recipes are often too extravagant for work- ers’ wives; ideas on interior dec- a cut and dried affair, but tnat didn't ninder the careful studied presentation of their demands. (And let me tell you that it took a real going over in the short time we had a chance to study it which was one day, before dis- cussing it with the members of the legislature). Almost every delegate had a chance to get a dig at the Bill and it was & thrilling experience for those who had never been lobbying before. I think everybody realized too that here was unity in every sense of the word AFL and CIO united against the most reactionary am- biguous thing any Jabor haters ever concocted. There is no question about how the “peoples representatives” at Victoria stand regarding this Bill. With the exception of a very few who ‘can read the hand- writing on the wall we can look for no support against its pass- ing. The members assured us that we hadn’t left a dark brown taste in their mouths such as certain “labor leaders” tell us, but we do know one thing, we cer- tainly left a feeling in their minds that labor is prepared to go all the way in protecting its inter- ests. ' : fet tg The lobby was a great experi- ence and we women are all for more and bigger and better ones. I say better, because I hope the next one is strengthened by all the women we can muster. It sure is time for the gals to get mad at the right people. Winsome warblers 7 Toronto. Williamson Park Collegiate girls’ choir, two of the many entrants from 120 centres in the Kiwanis Musical Festival at Gloria Bantrock and -Betty of Lawrence Woman's page - a forum for genuine social progress By VIVA FLOOD Many progressive people feel that a workingclass paper page. ‘Equality of the sexes’ should mean that men’s business is of interest to women and vice versa. Feminists resent the implication that women are orating are enough to break the heart of women forced to. cope with inadequate housing; hints on child-rearing generally presuppose uot only that the mother has un- limited time and facilities, but al- so that she wants to bring her child up conforming in all ways to the existing order; the styles are too dressy to be practical; the social items foster snobbery; ard nauseates more violently than Crphan Annie’s chauvinism. In short, the average women’s page boosts the advertiser’s product and bolsters up capitalist ideals, while ignoring economic prob- lems. : If this were all a woman's page could accomplish, the appearance of onc in the P.T. would be noth- ing but an insult. ‘ However, it must be obvious that if the work of such groups as the Women’s Council of the LPP, women’s auxiliaries of the IWA, Fishermen's Union, etc., the PTA, Housewives United, is im- portant, then there is a place for a women’s page in a left-wing paper. One of our socialist aims is real equality for the sexes, but that state is far from being achieved. As long as women have to do housework, which is by nature solitary, they will need a women’s page as a unifying bond. As long as they have to labor against in- equality they will have special interests as a group, like the na- tive Indians, Jews and Negroes, even though we are all bound up in the great struggle between the workers and big business. If “Mainly for Women” is well presented, we hope it will be read them have no inkling of the prob- lems anq frustrations that face their wives. We hope, too, that yet interested in the labor move- ment, but whose husbands are. It cialism is interested in them too, tions. ee : Dear Hattie: I have just persed a young girl to stay path us and help with the prese work. Tellseme; is av ey for her to take her meals the rest of the family or is eyes for her to eat in the ; en? .. . Puzzled. pe rewert It is customary always Seerey the hired help eat apart “Kitch, their employers, i.e, in the onl en. Any other arrangement : = encourages a familiarity on oe, ieee of servants which can fensiy embarrassing and even of- ties should there be guests. Re a6 the war when it was dif- va obtain domestics, excep- - but, “He sass had to be made rapi ane glad to say, we are now Pon Fite approaching “normal” t ons when proper maid- the Tess relationships can once ere be established. peuear Hattie: Dating from last veeue when we came to Vancou- from the prairies my husband ae making good money “Dain Ng as a printer for the Y Province.” But lately he as been preyed upon by three R-year old boys who way-lay ™ at the corner every night as fic Coming home from work. The ay mae he appears they all jeer 4 him with shouts of “scab”, Tat”, ‘ete. This causes him such Mental ‘suffering that he is shak- ® and near collapse from sheer FEIDAy, APRIL 4, 1947 _ _ Helptul Hattie solves some timely problems | distressing modern terror when he gets inside the door. If this keeps up, I’m afraid he will have a nervous break- down. Please help us. . . Worried. Answer: Police protection is the answer. I feel certain that you would receive the full co-opera- tion of the police force in scat- tering this gang of desperate young thugs who are intimidating your husband and making a hol- low mockery of his right to “freedom from fear.” Another solution might be to wait until dark, sneak up the alley and slip unséen ‘into the house through the basement door. Have you considered meeting your husband at the street car and holding his hand as you pass the corner, thus lending him moral courage? Dear Hattie: I’m still making only thirty a week after working on the same job for two years. What is the best approach to use in asking for a raise? d : ‘ Determined. Answer: More evidence of this materialism is striking at the very roots of our society’s ‘ ~moral values. I heartily agree with Roderick Olzendam’s recent ad- which dress at the Hotel Vancouver to| the members of the Vancouver Boarg of Trade in which he said, “Man must work for more than wages. He has a spirtual need to fill.” Think it over. | - However, a very brief glance at pleasant surprise to many, and probably the very ones who could and should make use of same. At the outset, the organization claims “to provide a general nursing service available for men, women and children, regardless of race, color, creed or financial status.” ‘The last phrase is further borne out where they state: “Patients are charged for each visit on the basis of an average cost .. .- (maximum fee $1.25). When ne- cessary a reduction in fees is arranged, and no patient is re- fused care because of inability to pay.” : One of their most keenly ap- preciated services is that render- ed to the mother of the brand- new baby. Just phone the day be- fore leaving hospital and the nurse will call the following morning at your home. For a very small fee, shé will bathe the baby, help with schedule and the preparation of formula, etc. For no fee at all, the nurse will continue to call once a week ever advice she can. Following that period, she will recommend you to the nearest Metropolitan \ their program will come as a |amination of your baby is made, and vaccinations, for the following six weeks, to weigh the baby and offer what- By KAYLA CULHANE VONdoesbasicworkforpeoples health while legislators fiddle © To those of us who are so anxious to see a National Health Insurance Plan instituted, as well as so many other of the terribly urgent health measures passed, the simple, un- assuming work that the V.O.N. carries out is likely to be overlooked. : Health Clinic where periodic ex- innoculations performed, annual reinforcements of toxoids done; or other. helpful advice. ‘ Parentcraft Classes are held every Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Alexandra Neighborhood House, 1726 W. 7th for expectant moth- ers. These classes are free of charge and are approved by the Vancouver Medical Association. A detailed outline of all the essen- tials necessary for all intelligent approach to the future citizen is provided here. - The response to this entire ser- vice is really gratifying to anyone in the. profession or out, who is aware of the sometimes criminal lack of knowledge prevailing amongst new mothers, and es- pecially those unable to afford the luxury of special baby doc- ‘tors to check the development of their infant in the critical first year of its life. - Another very valuable advan- tage of this visiting nursing ser- vice is that patients can frequent- ly be discharged from hospital | medical | thorough-going earlier than would otherwise be! S advisabie, thus reducing the cost of illness. — So—until such timé as we can enjoy the fullest benefits of the profession via a more national heaith plan, leading into the avenue otf socialized medicine, do let us both support and utilize this excellent service provided by the Victorian Order of Nurses. ee: A legacy of good health is the very least we must provide our children. FAir. 5304-M SUPERIOR FLOOR SURFACING SANDING — FINISHING POLISHING ; $711 Dumfries St. Vancouver, B.C. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 7 and Dorothy Dix’s double stand- — by men, too, for too) many ‘of. it will be read by women not as _— may point out to them that so-- and has an answer to their ques- cesses MS