Charge 100,000 votes stolen LPP openi by Union Nationale in Quebec MONTREAL he 34 candidates of arti Ouvrier Canadien (Labor Progressive party) re- ceived some 6,500 votes in the Quebec election last month. * But, says Combat, progressive French-Canadia D an examination of returning of- ficers’ sports reveals some very strange oc : Combat notes that in Mon- treal-St. Henri, where Gerard Fortin, POC condidain, ceived 158 vo an examina- tion of only seven polls showed 128 rejected ballc polls were all in wi areas where Fortin re- was well known and where the POC could expect to a’ sub- stantial vote. Yet -the official record as reprinted by Combat shows one vote for Fortin in each of the seven pi with rejected ballots ranging from 11 to 29. “Is this normal ?” asks Com- bat. “Certainly not.” It points out, however, that i ‘phenomenon’ was repeated in olls a la number of seats.” Number of votes stolen by the Union the province more than 100,0( Votes obt ain Quvier Car Social Dem Le Democratic party) as ed by Combat were: MONTREAL Notre Dame-De-Grace: Hel- (Social print- en Hall (POC) 621; M Willie (PSD) 612. Qutremont: Dave Ship (POC) 798; Michel Forest (PSD) 721. Ste. Anne (161 of 162 age 3): Bill Willmott (POG) bert Re nail: (PSD) 1 44. St. Jacques: Hector (PSD) 279; Jeanette (POC) 200. St. Henri: Amede Jasmin (PSD) 835; Gerald Fortin (POC) 158. St. Louis (291 Gui Louis (POC) 741; Rousseau (PSD) 410. Jeanne Mance polls): A > Au 275;. Howard Madden 197. Mercier Henri Gagnon Marie Ange G Ste. Marie (21( Eugene Casault (POC) Gaston Te (SPD) Verdun of 212 William (PSD) (301 of Sauve Dionne of 294 polls): Marcel 447 (PSD) (POC) of 225 polls) (POAC) (PSD) 1 211 poll yf Dod ige ‘Maisonneuve Armand (PSD) ) Camille polls) 3i1; 182. Laval: Raymond €PSD) 1,126; Josep! (POC) 765. Jacques Cartier (POC) (316 of 350 2SD) 266; one 292 Frank Brenton (POC) PROVINCIAL leau_(POC) 126. Beauharnois: (POC) 49. Brome: Harold Atwill (PSD) 1& Yvonne Cyr Chambly (260 of 262 polls): Michel Chartrand (PSD) 849; Lucien Senneville (POC) 146. Compton (62,.of 66 polls): J E. Jamieson (PSD) 88. Deux Montagnes: Roger Seguin (PSD) 136. Drummond: Fernand Poud- rette- (POC) 46. Hull: Maurice Regimbald (PSD) 153; Lucien Gadoury (POC) 84. Labelle: Romeo Lafond (POC) 38. LEVIS: Oscar Valcourt (POC) 15 metgeerr enn (43 of 54 polls): Wilfred Olin (POC) 20. ais (76 of 80 polls): Leo Fortin (POC) 18. bn ape ee (176 of 201 - Ms): Georges Boisvert (POC) Wekbeo (POC) 116. East: Roger Messier (50 of 75 polls) (PSD) 53; (POC) Richelieu Gerard Labelle Jean-Paul Lecavalier 16. Richmond Jacques Messier Rouyan-Noranda: Otellette (PSD) 664. St. Hyancinthe (117 of 118 polls): Elphege Brunelle (POC) 20. St. Jean (67 of 86 polls): Jean Charles Roy (PSD) 44; Lionel Boudreau (POC) 15. St. Sauveir: Ferdinand Lam- bert (POC) 63. (Incomplete): (POC) 189. J: okt Shefford: Gaston Viens (POC) 80. Shergrooke: Alfred Bilo- deau (POC) 183; Paul-Emile Jutras (PSD) 77 Terrebonne (170 of 203 pells): Gisele Couture (PSD) 63; Lucien Richer (POC) 46. Trois Rivieres: Wilfrid Ter- reault (POC) 92. Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Eu- gene Dorais (PSD) 59. a Vercheres (43 of 46 polls): Pierre Vadboncoeur (PSD) 8. L.A. Laborers local wins “. representation victory LOS ANGELES Big Laborers Local 300 here hus won a complete victory in representation on regotiating committees of the Southern California Labor- District Council. When the local’s . chief business agent and leading gro official, William Ander- was denied either voice 1e right to sit in on district negotiations for the workers, the Los An- membership voted to its demand for ers council tunnel withhold per capita tax from the district council. The local was toid that un- less per capita tax was. paid a council report would be made to the general president who is vested with power to put a. delinquent local in trusteeship or revoke | its charter. The local then sent a com- mittee to see Lee Lalor, Laborers general vice-presi- dent, in San Francisco. Labor met with the council and the local won its demand. Iiscussion a TOR “Tt is quite possible that the forthcoming fed eral election will be fought around political 4ss were brought: 1 forward first by the Labor-Pro pe rty, ’ the LPP national executive declared last a ‘‘political letter’’ addressed to all members. which is design- ed to open “a wide and free discussion of the program, constitution, organization and leadership” of the LPP, speaks also of the “new possibilities for extending the unity of progressive political forces looking toward that great ob- jective of labor-farmer unity.” It notes that the Canadian Labor Congress “has entered the political debate with poli- tical proposals which, if fought for and achieved, can win for labor a powerful voice in the House of Commons.” The letter places its main emphasis on the need for “a critical re-examination” of all past and present practises of the LPP, with the end in view to “straighten and improve the relations of our party with the working «class and all gressive and patriotic Cana- dians.” The revelations of the viola- tions of collective leadership and of democracy in the Soviet Union, and the decis- icns of the 20th congress of the Soviet Communist party, aroused “a spirit of re-evalu- ation and examination in the ranks of all Communists,” in which the LPP shares. The letter calls for “the freest and widest and most democratic party discussion ever to take place in our ranks. Not a single question relating to party policy and program, The letter Here a bulldozer starts work on clearing the site of the new Smithers civic centre after turning of the first sod by Gordon Jewell, chairman of the Smithers Civic Centre Com- mittee. ‘ 4 & ® pro- - structure, finances, clubs, style of work; of leadership—any of ters relating to our tion of Marxism in © should be excluded discussion,” In reference to the ® gram, which was 2 1954 after two years d:scussion, the politi comments: “The program was during the cold wat new situation it can # chart more clearly 4 path to socialism, ~ gram must more © help heal the split in movement by dea many democratic qui a way in keeping wit?” ditions and though Canadian people — ® ially in its treatmeé relations between the} the CCF.” Start re of progr The LPP national ® nounced last week party’s program, adopted in March, _ fiith national conve? a two-year discussi0 reviewed and bro date. The LPP nation tee, at its session instructed its execl up a program com prepare changes 4 lish the new draft | time for debate: ” sixth national conve January. Members of this €% the announcement Tim Buck, T. C- Caron, Stewart Sm Salsberg and Lesli€ At a first mec commission, Buck ted chairman, and agreed to request @ clubs, committees to discuss the prog send in their sugé changes to the Pre mission, 555 Bloor Toronto. * Proposals and Cm the program will D& from people who 4 bers of the LPP. July 20, 1956 —PACIFIC TRIBUNE