‘a Confederation Train has i it and gone, as has the ly Tattoo. Hamilton’s 4 ark cradles the home Allan MacNab as a Cen- “Project. But the fermen- a the present continues Mbetus of the past en- oa force on a city : a 4 part of Canadian lain,

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These plans will not work be- cause as usual-the irreversible march of progress has»been en- tirely disregarded by the button down minds of Bay Street.

But the attempt is being made and untold harm is being done in the process. Every struggle has casualties and the capitalist sys- tem is manufacturing casualties out of people almost from birth.

From the first day at school the competitive foundation of the educational system alienates, confuses and discourages natural social attitudes. By grade eight the so-called advanced students are offered the academic courses which may lead to university. They thus seek to segragate those who will toil for them, those who will think for them or entertain them. The development of a loyal, class conscious cadre to act as an elite pool for the monopolies to draw on becomes one of the most frantic problems

and technical school veterans are developing militant attitudes and trends that will soon set the pace for the labor movement. Anti-communism and_ tuxedo- unionism™-are drowned out by the cries for national rights, de- mocracy, security and human dignity. The tactics are rough and unpolished, the voices of leadership just learning to speak; but evermore persistent, ever more confident, the restless young are stirring—looking for allies.

The stimulus below, along with the objective demands of the environment call for the re- organization of the labor move- ment; not just to meet the chal- lenge but to bring about the de- feat. of monopoly. The veterans of persistent struggle in the labor movement must make youth their special responsibility for nothing develops in isolation and the new must retain the price-

The Hamilton YMCA sent Rev. H. Mackay out as a youth field organizer in the Parkdale Avenue area to organize along the lines of area youth clubs being ex- perimented with in Chicago.

Mr. Mackay is an ordained minister who ran at one time as an NDP federal candidate in North Bay and who was released from a _ prosperous Toronto church for his progressive ideas. He is a: very honest, idealistic man, who wants to help young people.

The “Little Parkdale Gang” under the leadership of Mr. Mac- kay formed a proper club under the above name and rented a busted up condemned house owned by a well-to-do Doctor. With a dues structure and fund- raising drives they were able to pay the $65 monthly rent and improve the shack to the tune of about two hundred dollars.

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for modern industry. There is no shortage of brains around but loyalty and ideological compli- city are more important and har- der to find.

The students who become elig- ible for University are veterans of ruthless elimination yet even so, far too many qualify for the existing accommodations. Natur- ally there are more eliminations. McMaster University in Hamil- ton is a good example of what the monopoly oriented mind can produce.

The board of governors reads like a who’s who of Hamiltons big business elite, all of whom are naturally anti-labor. There are definite class lines apparent between the practical sciences and the arts students. The Uni- versity hierarchy is solidly con-

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cial and political groups so com- mon to more progressive Univer- sities are either lacking of strug- gling for a foothold.

The governors run the Univer- sity like they would like to run industry, if it were not for labor unions. In other words they have created a home away from home—only homier.

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less wisdom of past struggles to find correct tactics for the fut- ure.

The question emerges — how is if possible to struggle against all the forces which seek to hold back progress and at the same time build unity. The question almost answers itself because in the process of struggle unity will come naturally.

The Hamilton Youth Union which is a small club has been able to do some very large jobs by simply getting into the strug- gle and carrying it into the com- munity. They brought the ques- tion of Viet Nam into the public eye by holding two peace vigils in Gore Park which brought sup- port from many left wing trade unionists, two of the large trade unions and a large part of the public. They hold one night cof- fee house’s in rented halls where hundreds of young amateur per- formers have entertained. Their present campaign is to abolish student transit cards, lower stu- dents bus fares and allow pen- sioners to ride free. They have won the support of the Building Trades Council, had very con- siderate attention from Mayor Copps of Hamilton, and collected from students and the general public. These objectives could not have’ been gained without the support of the left-wing workers and organizations but also without going to the com- munity—the public. a

Where does the leadership of the industrial union stand on the issues and the movement of

youth? There is a fine example just passéd in east end Hamilton.

by Rev. Mackay, had rules and regulations, and was equipped with a juke box and pop mach- ine donated by Paul Hanover, a popular radio and television per- sonality.

The fact that the place was a shack and that there was noise and crowds :of young people coming and going naturally pre- sented problems in this crowded area where the space between houses is almost non-existent. These are problems that could have been settled to the satis- faction of residents and youth alike. However, the city swoop- ed in (the morality squad tried for months to find an excuse to close the club house) and police, health authorities and recreation authorities closed the house and barred the club members from

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officers oblivious to such alright activities as bootlegging, dope and: women taking off their clothes to make profits for up- town tavern owners, knew some- thing immoral was going on, al- though they couldn’t find any- thing. They- enlisted the aid of health and recreation authorities to close the house.

The house is closed, the Rev. Mackay has been fired by the publicity scared YMCA, the kids are back on the streets and jus- tice has been once again undone by the cops.

The Hamilton Labor Council was asked by a delegate to in- vestigate, did so, and ended up commending the police and the establishments, with the strong opposition of Mr. Davidson who is full time Business Agent. for

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Davison was supported also by Sam Hammond a Lithographer and Donald Stewart an electri- cian along with varying degrees of criticisms by some other dele- gates.

The lesson here is that the labor movement leadership and N.D.P. leadership, who were also involved in the report, find they do not wish to identify them- selves with struggles of this na- ture. They feel that an approach of making briefs to so-called responsible public representa- tives, is the proper way to help. They would help “responsible” young people rather than hood- lums or hippies.

The left wing socialist work- ers and citizens feel that large public movements must be deve- loped to create the justification for parliamentary presentations and create the pressure that guarantees not only victories but also the development of young

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people into experienced fighters for democracy in unity with all the democratic forces in the community. As a matter of fact the mass movements are the only real way to guarantee that socialist candidates are elected on municipal provincial and fed- eral governments.

This is precisely why the Communist Party is running pro- vincial candidates and why it is important for socialist N.D.P.. workers to understand Commun- ists running. It is through the efforts of socialist workers — communists and N.D.Pers alike —that the entire democratic left will be strengthened so the unity of youth, the complicity of the labor movement leadership in the struggles, and the support of the community, will be achieved. This is why the Com- pany of Young Canadians wil] have to forge strong ties with the working class and the labor movement to exist or else they will be dissolved by some irate politicians who represent the concerns the Company of Young Canadians are clashing with.

All the political parties are attempting to associate them- selves with youth but most don’t wish it to be a permanent two way Street.

Canada has a Minister of Youth, a position created by Pearson but just what he does is questionable. You can’t even criticize because he hasn’t done anything. The Communist Party is the party that truly welcomes youth. We are not afraid of youth. We are not afraid of the positive or the negative aspects of young people .insmotion.., :; . : .- SL

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