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: sented among you,’

Paris world labor conference.

SYDNEY. — American long- shoremen may take part in the protest by Australian - workers against leading Dutch-ships, be- “cause of charges that the sup- plies- are destined to suppress the independence movement in the Netherlands Indies. In a cable received by the Australian Waterside _.Workers Federation, ‘president. Harry .Bridges of the International. Longshoremen’s and ‘Warehousemen’s Union (CIO) supported the refusal of Australian longshoremen to load, repair or supply Dutch ships, stating: “Our union will consid- ‘er plans for active support”.

Fifteen.Australian unions, two state-labor -councils, the Chinese Seamen’s;. Union and. Indonesian and Indian. seamen: are now in- -volved in-the boycott. James. -Hea- ly,. Waterside Workers

answering Dutch claims that. the }

ships are carrying merey cargo, ‘said:.. “Qur, Brisbane members found a new kind of mercy cargo -—_tommyguns,; machine gun: tri- pods:..and ammunition — among the cargo on-the wharf.for Dutch ships. ”” . Prime - Minister-, Chifley repudiated before. Parliament of- .. ficial Dutch denials:that ships are. carrying arms,..stating: “It has been established. beyond | all doubt that arms and ammunition were on a so-called Dutch mercy

ship.” toe The New South Wales Labor Council, representing 500,000

workers, unanimously decided to .Support the boycott and “Indo- nesia's struggle for independ- ence.” The council. cabled Her- bert... “Vere Evatt, mmister of external affairs, to raise the

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.. NEW YORK—Pointing with regret to the fact that “eur own American Federation of Labor is not yet repre- more than 300 officials. of AFL, inter- national and local unions cabled fraternal greetings to’ the

_ signers included leaders 125 local and central bodies in 25 important craft and section in the U.S. Declaring that “the unity of the trade unions which will be forged at the Paris conference strengthen the voice “and power of labor in every country and on a world scale in the inter- ests of the-common people,” the message expresses:““the hope that soon the AFD’ will heed ‘the its membership and decide to make common.. cause 7 with you ‘in -shaping:i.a. happier world of ‘the :future —- a world }. freé from fear,» free from war, free from: nwante “The cable adds: - “We look tto rthe::-Paris ‘confer- ence “to --establish <close®* ties of ccoperation between the labor every country that will advance unity between the nations and implement the ‘work ‘of thé“ United: Nations Or- ganization for a sound-and last- Ming peace.’ Through” ‘such “unity, all vestiges of fascism “will “be obliterated so that the people of the “world will be assured’ the freedom for “which millions gave their lives in this war. ‘Above:..all,the “World® Trade Union Conference will help lay the foundations of a free world witheuwt terror; national oppres- Aisetnination: labor the world over: is: den enna and | the well-being- of alk These: will be. achieved. through the. united efforts-of the trade: unions of all nations ~working, towards these

COOKE

“CHARLES H. LPP Candidate for Kamloops

labor leaders

Aires discloses.

Socialist,

the. protection try,” had tried’ to the regime.

secre-

it could ‘lay

hands on, a report ® ‘from ‘Buenos ‘Byetheend~ of | the week, the police; on- orders of police chief Filomeno Velas- co, had arrested more than 400 labor .and. democratic leaders.

Riise ” “ae

Peron labor organization, thé .lo- “al Labor Union, and arrest all

its

* The military regime has ar- rested leaders of the Radical, Communist and Con- servative parties and the organ- izers of the Sept. 19 “March for, Constitution and Freedom,” which 500,000 people took part. In a public proclamation, the re- gime announced that the. state of. siege had been reinstituted because the “oligarchy,” alarm- ed by the steps taken. by Peron’s “revolutionary government for of .the humble, ' overthrow

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(Clubs and Chairmen listed VANCOUVER CENTER

GINGER GOODWIN CLUB— Meets every Sunday 8 p.m. at 875 East

For information telephone Glyn BA. 7O31L.

Hastings. Thomas,

WEST END CLUB—Charles Caron: * + Meets every second and fourth Wednes- day each month, 1332 Davie St. VICTORY SQUARE—Jack Taylor: Meets eyery Friday at 8 p.m., 339 West Pender St., in Boilermakers’ Hall. EAST END—John Sawitsky: Meets every second and fourth Wednes- day, 875 East Hastings. GEORGIA Jobn Stark: Meets every first and third Thucany of each month, Croatian Hall. GRANDVIEW—Carolyn McFarlane: Meets every second and fourth Thursday each month. 875 East Hastings.

VANCOUVER EAST

HASTINGS EAST—Helen Mathieson: Meets day each month, Olympia Hall, Hastings. > i

NORQUAY—Effie Jones: *

Meets every second and fourth Wednes- day ‘of ‘each month, Neranay: Hall, and Kingsway.

SOUTH HILL—3J. Henderson:

Meets every second and fourth . Wednes-

day of each month, Horticultural Hall, 41st and Fraser : . VANCOUVER @uRRARD

BURRARD EAST—Val. Christie: Meets

day of gach month, 1302 East 12th.

FAIRVIEW— : : For information abont meetings, phone Mrs. Mason, FA. 0749M.

KIPSILANO—Ast Makepeace Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday.

Harmony, Hall, 1655 W- Broadway.

NORTH VANCOUVER

NORTH VANCOUVER—Dorothy Lynas; Meets every day of each, month, Eighth and’ Lonsdale.

BURNABY

CENTRAL BURNABY — Charlés Stewart: Meets 2nd cand: 4th- ‘Thureday -

chairman. of every month at 3019 page NORTH BURNABY—Lea Ainsworth:

Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday. _ Norburn Hall, 3890 Hastings East. i

SOUTH BURNABY—Robr. Le Comte:

NEW WESTMINSTER - -

NEW WESTMINSTER- Jack Greenall: Meets at 59 Alexander Street.~ as.

QUEENSBORO—Bert Samson.

CAMBIE CLUB—P. Pavich. Meets every second ‘Wednesday at theshame “of Fran- ces Brkich, R.R. 2, Ebume.

DELTA

FORT LANGLEY—Angelo Gentile. GREEN TIMBERS—A. B. Eyton. LANGLEY—Mrs. G. McDonald. RICHMOND EAST—Paul Bloom. WHITE ROCK—Chairman, A. »Cheverton. BRIDGEVIEW—A. B. Armstrong. ALDERGROVE—Victor Vesterback. PORT KELLS—Stranley Lowery. HJORTH ROAD—Gladys Ferguson.

DEWDNEY AGASSIZ—Mrs. Molly Stillwell. HANEY CLUB—A. Cordoni. MISSION—Shelly Rogers. WEBSTER’S CORNER—A. - Hillaid.

REVELSTOKE MT. CARTIER—P. Balyn.

LPP CLUB DIRECT

every second and fourth Wednes- |: 2303 East

Slocan

every second and fourth Wednes-

second and fourth Wednes-

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NORTH OK ENDERBY—W. H. Joh: LUMBY—A. C. Close. VERNON-Steve - Ursula

SALMON <4 SALMON ARM—Jack EF; 7 NOTCH HILL—T. A. ;

_ SOUTH OK: KELOWNA CIT Y—M.. RUTLAND CLUB—Geo. © : SIMILK A]

COPPER MOUNTAIN— | OSOYOOS—Max Rudo PENTICTON—E. R. G' PRINCETON—Geo. Basi} HEDLEY—John Govik. «

GRAND FORKS (* GRAND. FORKS—Alan |

‘-ROSSLAND—Elmer = = are held every 5 2nd © : 7:30 p.m., at the hor Washington Sc. and Ki4

TRAIL—AIl._ McClelland,

“*- NELSON

NELSON—J. “Tennant. CRESTON—Kenny Doo}

CRANER CRANBROOK— Victory KIMBERLEY—W.. Brow ~

: FERN: FERNIE—Wam. J. Slemi! MICHEL - NATAL—Geo. |

LILLOE | BRITANNIA—G.. Garosl PIONEER—C. Botterill.

CABIB: WELLS—Frank Hensiesse | QUESNEL—Jack Corlett: =

': FORT: GE - PRINCE GECRGE—Art OMINI( = GRASSY PLAINS—Mar | PRINCE R - “PRINCE RUPERT—St: | MACKE? ‘ “OCBAN PALLS—Gerry ~ - POWELL RIVER——G. » : coma! CAMPBELL. RIVER—Hz : COURTENAY—H. ‘Rass | COMOX Mrs._ .Dresen. | CUMBERLAND —Doroth: SOINTULA—Arne Johns ROYSTON—Mrs. EB. An. “ALBER PORT -ALBERNI—Jamez ' NANATL NANAIMO—YJas. Forsyth 2 ‘COWICHAN Ni}:

LAKE COWICHAN—Fre_ DUNCAN—Geo. Hawk.

EXTENSION—Louis Te’ $ LADYSMITH—Ethel. Mz

YOUBOU CAMP 3—T YOUBOU CAMP .6—Lc YGUBOU—I. J. Gibson.

VICTOR VICTORIA—C€arl Palm x CIVIC INDUSTRIAL

ings first and third TE) j

. ; Council, 1s problem of Indonesian inde-.

pendence at the foreign minis- ters. meeting | in* London: -Simi- lar action was “taken. by . the Queensland - Labor ‘Council. =

Supporters of ‘the. Indonesian: Republican» movement cite a re-( port picked..up here from the Dutch news agency Aneta: that the Japanese secret police ord- ered the arrest of . Republican: president . Soekarno - and vice-’ president Mohamméd Hatta as

the message was ternational union _ leaders the following | AFL unions: ! chinist carpenters, engine __teamsters, cians, - painters, printing hotel. and restaurant, bricklayers, building employees, state, county: ‘municipal employees, motion peony - operators opherss,

chairman, signed by in-

from ‘ma-

operating ‘electri-

trade,

hatters, service

and

teachers,

and

Peron’s pretext for reestab- lishing the state of siege was the discovery of an alleged plot by Gen. Arturo Rawson to over-!

REVELSTOKE—Mac_ Ivananskas. MALAKWA—J. A. Johanson.

KAMLOOPS

KAMLOOPS—wW. R. Price. RED LAKE—J. W. Smith.

Hastings, S8%spim. Chai! |

; ss YUKO™ WHITEHORSE! =8oyd GC YATAg MERRITT—Angelo Réss

throw the government. However, the report from Buenos Aires points out, there is the strong possibility that the alleged plot originated with Peron himself to round up political enemies and quell-any organized opposition in the army.

the answer to Dutch allegations that the Republican movement is pro-Japanese. -Soekarno urged the. Dutch before: Pearl Harbor te. arm the Indonesian people ‘to fight the anticipated Japanese Y invasion but the Dpteh refused.

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