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made great efforts to enlarge the anti-fascist front by the for- mation of an international front, uniting into it all Amnnamite, French and Chinese anti-fascists.

At a conference in 1943, dele- gates of all anti-fascist revolu- tionary organizations adopted the following political program: @ Election of a constituent as-

sembly to work out the constitu- tion for a free Indo-China on the basis of adult suffrage: @ re- Storation of democratic liberties and rights, including freedom of organization, press and essemb- ly, freedom of belief and opin- ton, the right to property, the right of workers to strike, free- dom of domicile and freedom of propaganda; @ the organiza- tion of a national army;

@ The right of minorities to self-determination; @ equal rights for women; ® national- ization of banks belonging to fascists and the formation of an Indo-Chinese national bank; @ the building up of a strong national economy by the develop- ment of native industry, commu- nications, agriculture and com- meree; @ agricultural reforms and the extension of cultivation to fallow lands; © labor legisla- tion, including the introduction of the eight-hour working day and progressive reforms in social legislation; e@ development of national education and culture.

_ In the international sphere, the program stands for the revision of unequal treaties and an al- fiance with all democratic na- tions for the maintenance of peace. More important for the anti-Japanese war, however, is the immediate program of action, which iss @ Organization of the masses—workers, peasants, wo- men and youth—for the anti- fascist strugele. This has al- ready attained promising suc- cesses. @ Preparation of an in- surrection by the organization of the people into self-defense corps; @ the formation of guer- Ula bands and bases “Which will assume greater importance as we gradually approach the time

of country-wide military action.” Sa ee

Buck Protests Abuse Of Postal System

TORONTO, Ont. — Tim Buck. national leader of- the Labor- Progressive Party has addressed a letter to Postmaster-General W P. Mulock drawing attention to what he termed “a replusive public display of obscenity in which the facilities of the postal System were utilized for pur- poses which, I am sure you will agree, are not intended.”

Mr Buck then referred to a postcard addressed as follows: “Wise Nathan Feldbrill. Jew, 278 Markham Street, Toronto.’ The following message owas ~- then written on the ecard: “You ... (violently obscene Jew! Didn’t you have a mother? More power to Hitler!”

Stating that he anticipated action on the matter the LPP leader ponited out that even if the obscenity on the eard es- caped the notice of the postal authorities ‘the public demon- stration of anti-Semitism ‘was obvious and must have attrac- ted the atention of both sorters and letter-carrier.” Mr. Buck then asked “in the name of all decent citizens of Toronto” that Mr. Mulock issue instructions against the delivery of “obviously objectionable and discriminatory Statements’ through the mails

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Bi h d Private Ivan Birchard, well- known in Saskatchewan pro-

gressive and left-wing circles, who enlisted in Vancouver in

'1942, is reperted making good

progress in England where he is recovering from a thigh wound received in Belgium last December. Birchard was with the Calgary Highland- ets when a snipers bullet hit him.

Latest word received by his wite, Betty, who lives in North Burnaby, is that he has been moved to convalescent camp in England and that his wound is considerably improved although stil troubling him somewhat. He expects to be recategorized in England.

Birchard was long active in the cause of the depressed farmers of Saskatchewan; particularly in the drought areas of that province in the early thirties. Coming from south of Moose Jaw, one of the hardest hit sec- tions, where he had farmed for some time, he became organizer fer the Farmers’? Unity League and played a leading role in that body’s fight for improved con- ditions for the farmers.

He was also active in the farm conference movements which teok a leading role in the suc- cessful fight for higher prices for farm products.

Birchard was also leader of the Communist-Labor Total War Committee in Saskatchewan which played a great part in molilizmg the people of that province behind the war effort.

He went overseas early in 1944 and was wounded on Dec. 15.

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Aires. Although the emphasis of the conference’s declaration

on Argentina is conciliatory, other steps taken by the con- ferezce, inciudine measures

égainst che infiltration cf Axis funas. joint security measures and condemnation of Axis and Valangist isfluence in 1+e Amer- ieas, are exoccted t» have a strong effect cn Argentina.

The conference approved the Inter-American Labo Ghavrter, which the labor representatives in the U.S., Mexican, Venezuelan anc Nicaraguan delegations played a large part in formula- ting. The charter, dealing with social affairs, »ecommends mini- mum adjustable wages and maxi- mum working hours; rights of association, collective bareaining and strixe; social security pro= visions fsr sielness, maternity,

safety and dwellings: inter- change of information and sery- ices; g0vernment controls to

fight unemployment; and a sug- gestion that the Inter-American Juridical Committee and the In- ternational Labor Office elaho- rate a joint code to be submitted

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to the next Inter-American Cor ference, to be held next year.

LABOR ADVISORS - ee

The U.S. delegation, for th” first time at any United Nation’ conference, included the folloy i labor’ advisers: Georg: Meany, AFI Secretary-treasur, er; David J. MacDonald, secre: tary-treasurer of- the Unite Steelworkers (CIO)! and Secre tary Julius G. Luhrsen of th Railroad Labor Executives Ax sociation.

LONDON — From the Out break of war up to December. 194 over 2,000,000 gross tons of mer chant shipping had been salve;

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