Claims many victims

Suffering from silicosis, dread scourge of hard-rock and anthra-
cite miners and stonecutters, miner Anthony Cebulesky of Summit
Hill, Pa., is being treated with a “valve” breathing device. More than
500 miners have been treated by this process in a program financed
by a grant from the United Mine Werkers anthracite welfare fund.

While silicosis is now officially recognized as an “industrial
disease” and partially covered by provincial Workmen’s Compensa-
tion Acts, the nature of this dread disease makes it still compara-
tively easy for mine operators or others to evade responsibility for
the care, compensation and hospitalization of its victims.

East Kootenay miners protest

gov't neglig

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By SAM ENGLISH

ence in flood danger

—NATAL

Miners and their families in this eastern B.C. mining town are very much concerned

with the danger of being flooded out again in 1949.

in authority, nothing has been
flood areas this’ spring.

Despite the fact that it has been
made very clear for a number of
years that due to the Crows Nest
Pass Coal Company dumping their
mine rock into the creek, together
with other factors, the bottom of
the creek has risen as high as seven
feet. This has resulted, as some
of ‘the old timers in Natal will
vouch for, that the water started
seeping into the basements of min-
ers’ homes five or six years ago,
and each year it rises a foot higher.

May of 1948 this rising tide of
seepage, with the flood waters add-
ed, not only flooded the basements
but the entire homes of miners and
their families, compelling them to

Aside from pious resolutions, by those

done to avert the disaster which hit Natal and other B.C.

move out, leaving all clothing and
other belongings behind. This dam-
age to miners’ homes, furniture and
clothing ran into thousands of dol-
for which no compensation
has been’ made.

lars,

The Coal Company is taking no
chances, They have moved their
mill to higher ground, and are put-
ting in heavy cribbing to safeguard
their power house and other com-
pany property. :

Regardless of numerous resolu-
tions from the UMWA, East Koot-
enay Labor Council and other labor
and public organizations to the
Coaltion government, nothing has
been done and there is as yet no
indication that anything is to be

done in respect to dredging the
creek or taking other precautions

to safeguard the miners’ homes.

A public meeting of all organiza-
tions in Michel, Natal and sur-
rounding area is slated for the
near future to again register strong
protest and demand that the gov-

ernment act to avert a repetition
of the flood disaster of 1948.

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CCF outlines,
program for
better gov't

—ROSSLAND |

A public meeting sponsored
by the CCF here was held -
last Thursday in the CIO hall.
J. E. Gordon who acted as
Chairman stated that the meeting' §
Was called for the purpose of re-
organizing the CCF in this area.
CCF organizer Charlton from Van-
couver was the guest speaker and

Chose the topic “What is capital-
ism.” |

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In the course of his address Mr.
Charlton explained to the audience
that “they were the producers of
all wealth, which went into the
Pockets of a few; that éven the
tools of production in the factories
Of Canada, which were produced.
by your grandfathers and fathers,

Were owned by a handful of!
Monopolists,”
Mr. Charlton stated that it was

the Purpose of the CCF program
“to take over all major industries),
Mm the province for the promotion
Of ‘social security.”

\
«nthe speaker dealt at length with

Human waste,” pointing out that
young people desiring to be teach-
rs, doctors, etc., were unable to
do so because of the absence of op-
Portunity of education. The speak-
€r appealed to his audience to be-
Come “politically conscious” and to
demonstrate this consciousness by
Joining the CCF and electing a
Working class government, :

. Mr. Charlton also explained that |
. Wars were caused by the imperial-
ist countries’ greed for super pro-

ts, raw materials and cheap
labor.” ;

LPP protests cutting
cily ferry service

The North Shore Neighborhood
Council of the Labor Progressive
arty have denounced the recent
curtailment of service on the City
oe @$S against the public inter-

St,

Besides inconveniencing the
Many who use the ferries as the
asl direct route to their work or
Usiness, the reduced service is one
eae Step towards putting this
vie owned utility out of business

oi Sranting the B.C, Electric an
; Clute monopoly in transporta-
North Shore.

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