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Greetings from across Canada

From the editor and staff of the
CANADIAN TRIBUNE:

Warmest anniversary greet-
ings to our comrade-in-arms in
the struggle for peace, indepen-
dence and socialism,

May your 30th anniversary be
brightened by the knowledge that
the cause you have championed
over the past three decades is
winning; that many of the goals
for which you have crusaded
have been achieved; that the poli-
cies you are advocating and fight-
ing for are being accepted by an
ever growing number of Cana-
dians,

Success to you—in the form of
an increased circulation and
greater influence in the life and
struggles of the people of British
Columbia — in the months and
years ahead,

William Eklund, editor of the Cana-

dian Finnish tri-weekly, VAPAUS,
writes:
_We extend our heartiest greet-
ings to the staff and readers of
the Pacific Tribune on its 30th
anniversary,

It is with a deep sense ofpride
in your achievements that we
salute you on this historic mile-

stone for the sustained and in-
tensive fight that the Pacific ‘
Tribune has waged throughout
these years for agreat, prosper-
ous and independent Canada,

The Pacific Tribune has been
one of the foremost champions of
truth in Canadian journalism, It
has upheld the best traditions of.
the Canadian labor movement, .*

While fighting for the great
progressive causes of the day,
the Pacific Tribune has always
been close to the people of the
West Coast, expressing its in-

A new labor tradition

Cont'd. from pg. 5

Special mention must be made
here of the contribution to this
paper by two of those named
above, The first of these was
William “Ol Bill” Bennett, His
pungent column “Short Jabs” was
one of the most popular features
ever carried in the columns of
our press, He was beloved by
many and-his death was mourned
by thousands,

The other person about whom
special mention must be made is
Hal Griffin, A highly trained and
experienced journalist as wellas
an author, Griffin brought his
wealth of knowledge and talent to
the worker’s press in B,C, For
many years he was the Associate
Editor of the paper, working for
most of that time with editor
Tom McEwen, and introduced a
style and design for the paper
which is in great part carried
forward today, His contribution
to the worker’s press in B,C,
has been an outstanding one,

Credit, however, for producing
a worker’s press in B,C, cannot
go only to those who at one time
or another worked on the staff,
As a worker’s paper it could only
reflect the great movements and
struggles on the Pacific coast by
relying on an important prin-
ciple for every working class
paper: that working men and
women taking part in the daily
struggles of the people should
“write as they fight.”

over the. 30
contributions have ap-

Consequently,
years,

peared in the columns of the
paper by hundreds, if not thous-
ands of working people, It would
be impossible today to put out a
Single issue of this paper with-
out a large number of people
contributing to it, in one form

or another, from their “live”
contact with the people’s
struggles, —

The people who made news in
the columns ofthe worker’s press
in B,C, over the 30 years of our
history were those who played a
major role in leading the
struggles to organize the un-
organized into the great trade
unions of today; those who led the
struggles of the jobless against
the evils of depression; those
who led the fight for improved
social legislation and the day to
day movements against high
prices andtaxes and for improved
services for the people,

People made news

People whose names were
household words over the past
30 year,s and who made major
contributions in advancing the
cause of labor in B,C,, appeared
frequently in the columns of our
press, Such names included:
Arthur “Slim” Evans, the great
organizer of many unions inB,C,,|
and the leader of the “On-to-
Ottawa” trek; Ivan Emery and
Oscar Salonen, the men who or-
ganized and led the great struggle
of waterfront workers; Effie
Jones, the great civic campaign-
er and leader of scores of
struggles against the exploiting

for B.C.

monopolies, especially the B,C,
Electric,

Included also among those who
regularly made news in our press
were the great militant organiz-
ers of B,C,’s unions, whose early
efforts laid the foundation for the
powerful trade unions movement
in B,C, today, They included
names like Harvey Murphy, Tom
McEwen, Hjalmar Bergen,
Ernie Dalskog, George Miller,
Homer Stevens, WilliamStewart,
Charles Stewart, Jack Phillips,
etc, This list is very incomplete
and undoubtedly many who should
be mentioned are not included,

But they serve to illustrate that
in a very real way, the “ Pacific
Tribune” and its predecessors
were the “tribune” which not only
recorded these struggles for his-

‘tory, but played a major role in

carrying them forward and help-
ing to make the gains B,C,’s
working men and women have
made over the years, "e

Standing on the threshold of
the next 30 years the * Pacific
Tribune” can proudly say that it
is carrying forward today the long
tradition of the Communist and
progressive press in B,C, To-
gether with the host of other
labor papers in this province,
it is pushing forward today the
great struggles of our epoch for
peace, security and democracy,
In this struggle the “ PacificTri-
bune” is not only recording the
history of today with each issue,
but
influential ‘part to the struggle
for a better life and for social-
ism in our time,

In the struggle for better working conditions and the defeat of Capitalism, I hereby
subseribe to the Proletarian Publishing Association the sum of

Ame

ONE DOLLAR

as the first step towards building a workers’ paper for B.C. that will fight for the
betterment of the conditions of the werking class and for it’s final aim—the aboli-

tion of Capitalism.

“B.C. Worker” for Every Worker

President: W. BENNETT.

Above is the first certificate launched to raise funds to
start ‘‘a worker's paper fer B.C. that will fight for the,
betterment of the conditions of the working class and for

its final aim—the abolition of capitalism."’ These certifi-

Seeretary: J. PETERS

cates of different denominations were launched in April,
1934 and raised enough funds to start the “B.C. Work-

er's News” on January 18, 1935.

it is also contributing its -

nermost hopes for economic and
social progress, and against all
those who strive to divide and
weaken the labor movement, ~

We are deeply grateful to you
for the fight which your paper
has been waging for the rights
of the minority groups—be they
Japanese-Canadians, Indians,
Eskimos or others,

We wish you every success in
your gallant struggle for unity in
the Canadian labor movement,
for a unified and great Canada

_with its two nations and many

nz ‘onal groups, for a strong and
prosperous Canada in a world at
peace,
Joseph Durjancik, editor of the Cana-
dian people’s paper, L’'UDOVE ZVESTI,
writes: :
On behalf of the editorial staff
of Ludove Zvesti (People’s News)
in Toronto and its readers, we
send heartiest greetings to the
British Columbia’s fighting labor
paper “Pacific Tribune” on the
occasion of its 30th anniversary.

We are confident that the Pa-

‘cific Tribune will continue to

play an outstanding role among
working people in Canada’s Fa-
cific coast in their struggle for
economical and social justice,
united and independent Canada,
for peace and democracy,

Stephen Macievich, editor and Mich- _

ael Korol, manager of UKRAINIAN
LIFE, largest Ukrainian semi-weekly in
Canada writes:- Saas

We are very pleased to note
that the Pacific Tribune, for
many years B,C,’s leading labor

paper, is preparing to markits .

30th anniversary this year,

Greetings to PT a
from Fr.-Canada | —

Lucien Jacques, editor of the}
French Canadian paper, ‘ Com- |
bat,” sent the following message
on behalj of his editorial boa
and readers: :

“Fraternal greetings on your
30th birthday The PT is read by
many French Canadians who
feel much encouraged in their
fight for progress, socialism and
national emancipation, knowing |
that Canadians as far away as
B.C. are fighting the same battle.

We shall win together!

On behalf of the editorial staff
and all its readers, the Ukrainial —
Life extends its warmest, frater-
nal and comradely greetings to
its brother paper on the Pacific
Coast, the Pacific Tribune, We
wish this greater fighter and
champion of people’s rights evel
greater successes inthestruggle
for the interests of the Canadial —
common people and for peace.

M. Yasny, editor of the Canadian :
Russian paper VESTNIK writes: :

The semi-weekly newspaper
of the Russian-Canadians greets
the Pacific Tribune on the 0c*
casion of its 30th anniversary.

“May it continue to grow and

strengthen its work for peace
and well-being for all,

John Stimac, manager of ‘JEDIN-
STVO,"" Yugoslav-Canadian workers
newspaper, sends greetings to “PT.

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‘PT in the thick of every
batile for a better B.C.’

The National Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canad
has sent the following message of greetings to the Pacific Tribune:

armest greetings to the

‘Pacific Tribune on its 30th
anniversary, and through it to all
its readers and supporters,

For three decades through the
struggles ofthe thirties, the great
war against fascism, the build-
ing of the labor movement, and
the difficult years of the Cold
War, the Pacific Tribune has
been in the thick of every battle
waged for peace, democracy and
progress by the people of British
Columbia and all Canada,

In these fast changing times,
the Pacific Tribune has a mes-
sage which needs to be read by
many thousands more British
Columbians, It tells the truth
about U,S, agression in Vietnam
which must be stopped if the
world is to be saved from nu-

clear war,

It shows how through consistent
struggle the monopolies can be
put under control and automatio®
made to serve the people,

It explains the twonation char~
acter of our country which mus
be recognized in a new consti=
tution, It shows how out of thes¢
democratic movements of today,
the people of Canada can find
their way forward toa socialist
future, i

We are confident that undet
the leadership of its fightin®
editor Tom McEwen and its able
staff, the Pacific Tribune, on the
background of its great tradi-
tions, will go forward in its 3
year to win new positions of in-
fluence, and with its clarity and
militancy to make an even greate?
contribution to the powerful labo?
and democratic movements ° i
British Columbia,

‘April 30, 1965—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 6