Continued from oe 1 : RAILROAD FIREMEN The Kellock Royal Commis- sion has stated in its report that according to its findings, helpers on diesel locomotives are not necessary. A perusal of this report in- dicates clearly that the find- ings were predicted upon the premise that the duties and. responsibilities presently per- formed by the helper on die- sel-electric locomotives could be transferred to and divided among the engineer, the head- end trainman and other mem- bers of the train or ground crew. In reality, this unprecedent- ed proposal of transferring to and dividing among other em- ployees the traditional work and responsibilities of the helper, raises grave practical questions as to who would have to shoulder the extra responsibilities when the pres- ent duties of engineers, train- men and yardmen are all that should be reasonably expect- ed of them. Engine, train and yard crews work at al times under conditions of constant hazard where a momentary slip of the memory, a minute or so of preoccupation, or a sudden attack of illness could result ‘in disaster with appalling loss of life. In the light of the facts, the Royal Commission is un- realistic and the implementa- tion of its recommendations would be paid for by a toll of human lives. The members of the Royal Commission apparently placed a lot of faith in the so called deadman pedal. Their confi- dence in this device is sur- prising in view of its unre- liable nature. Experience has prove that it seldom functions when an engineer is stricken because his foot invariably remains on the pedal. Neither is it any preoccupation, and if mb aie sels were equipped with the device it would add little to the safety of one-man opera-~ tion. A question that must be uppermost in the minds of many people is safe operation of the railway. Can the rail- way company and the Board of Transport Commissioners be relied upon in this respect? The record will indicate that where safety costs money, the railway companies cannot be relied upon to provide safe operation. Difficult to believe as it may be, it is a fact, that early in railway history, railroad men had to make a deter- mined fight for locomotives to be equipped with electric headlights. Also, to this day, the Board of Transport Commissioners has failed to issue an: order regulating the hours of serv- ice of engine and train crews. It is not .uncommon for some or all members of the engine and train crews to be on duty continuously for long periods, sometimes in excess of 24 hours. In the United States, a federal law restricts the hours of service of engine and train crews to 16. The company spokesmen have stated that only about 100 men will be affected if the recommendation of the Kellock Royal Commission is implemented. This is an in- sidious misrepresentation of facts; the 100 men referred to are those who will be dis- missed outright. The facts are, every loco- motive engineer and helper would be adversely affected in One way or another, It is obvious that with engineers working alone — as_ they surely will be in yard serv- ice and part of the time in freight service if the recom- mendation is made effective— a very high standard of physical fitness will be re- quired of locomotive engineers. Men who have given the best part of their lives to railway service. will find themselves out on the street at middle age, or be placed on menial positions, because they failed to pass a severe medi- cal examination. Those who are able to pass the higher standards will be, in common with the travel- ling public and all others who are employed on or about trains, subjected to greater hazards as a ‘vresult of one man. operation. The present situation also raises question as to the ap- parent willingnes of the rail- way to barter away or sacri- fice safety and efficiency in operations for dollars! $ FOUR - TEN COFFEE SHOP Specializing in thot? cornbeef on rye and other fine dishes LOUIE and MOLLY 410 MAIN STREET 7 am. - 6 p.m. Closed Sunday Superiority of MeLeod, Caron sp at Nanaimo May ? NANAIMO, B.C.—“The working class in Canada is at its sights,” chairmah Allistair McLeod told a May Day * socialism proven NEWTON, B.C. — “Social- ism will prove beyond ques- tion in the next year or two that it can do more for hu- manity than capitalism, pro- vided the people of the world continue to prevent the capi- talistsy from launching a nu- clear war,’ Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader, told a May Day meeting at Newton Community Hall. in North Surrey. “Socialism is the only. al- ternative to the evils of mon- opoly capitalism,” said Mor- gan. : Denouncing recent applica- tions for increased freight rates on farm and lumber products, the new attempt to boost light and phone bills, and the Bennett government’s new formula for unloading sharply - rising school costs onto the municipal taxpayer, Morgan appealed for united action by municipal authori- ties, labor and farm) groups, and ratepayers to beat back this assault on people's living standards. - more than 100 workers in Haliburton Park here Sunday political action resolution passed by the recent Labor Congress convention calling for unity of labors CCF and other progressive groups represented a big ad- vance,” Charlie Caron of Vancouver, representing the . Labor - Pro- gressive party, said that “the working class in many coun- tries had raised their sights and undertaken the task of winning not only reforms, but of taking political power.” Caron expressed concern over the fact that the Cana- dian labor movement has shown itself hesitant to de- velop an alternative policy to the old line parties, and re- mains tied to the aggressive foreign policy of the monopo- lies as expressed through NATO. ; “It is the task of the labor movement to lift the CLC resolution on political action from: the. realm. of sort that of action,” ei Mrs. Mickey Beasl® 4 United Fishermen @t Workers Union, SP traditions of May Day t role of women im PF present struggles. Andy Brogran, chalt the unemployment CO of the Marine Worker spoke of the uneme i crisis and said Prime Diefenbaker’s promise eh ed to be on a par va of Prime Minister ~ nett in the Hungry Alderman of Nanaimo City. greetings to the me recalled the rich t May Day- on vane land. 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