“nurses; (7) setting up of can-

' President Edna Brown asked

_ treat it in a non-partisan way and with the good of the whole

director of Gordon House. She

- Delegates to the third quarterly District Council meeting of IWA Women’s Auxiliaries meeting in New Westminster last week-end unanimously pledged full support to the striking Ford workers in Windsor. Speaking to the resolution Sister Kay Rogers of Vancouver said, “We must recognize that this is not a fight of the Ford workers alone; labor right across Canada will feel the impact if the strike is lost.’ Several auxiliary locals reported having already given financial assistance to the strikers. A wire was sent to Windsor from the meeting

A demand for the 40-hour week;|and its influence on the welfare (2) Extension of the civic fran-|of the child as well as the adult.

chise to include all citizens on

¢ Six. ‘ THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Women’s Council Supports Windsor Ford Plant Strikers

Monday, November 19, 1945

Why Not Think lt Over?

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government has a very import- ant responsibility because of its effect on the community welfare. Miss Gorrie stated that the mu- nicipal franchise is the first line of democracy as organized re- creational centres were a funda- mental need for child and adult.

Other resolutions included: (1)) spoke on the Community Centre Show Humphrey the Ford and Hitler It's up to the workers Score! \ : i She explained how municipal! Lay Off Twenty-Four! Were hand in hand; _ To take stand

federal elections, also Chinese and East Indians, and removal of the corporation vote; (3) institu- tion of nursery schools and par- ent education; (4) sex education ‘as part of the school curriculum, rémoval of antiquated textbooks containing passages of praise

the same basis as provincial and i

for Mussolini, a uniform system of free textbooks; (5) extension

of vocational training facilities now provided for armed services to include anyone requiring them, also more courses; (6) al- lowances for student nurses raised to $25 per month and

grants now in effect for student teachers made available for

cer clinics as part of the fight to conquer this disease.

Speaking on the need for la~ bor unity to defeat the onslaught of reaction in the months ahead, Sister Morgan pointed to the fact that he majority of voters still cast their ballots for the Liberals and Tories, and only by a united campaign around one candidate in a given constituency

Lei’s Cut The Cackle

can they be defeated. She cited the constituency of Cowichan-

Newcastle where Sam Guthrie was elected with a larger major-

ity than ever before because all W E sections of the labor movement there united to elect him,

“This is not only important for winning elections,’ Sister Mor- gan said, “it is clearly indicated already that labor’s gains in the future will not be won easily and the utmost degree of unity will be necessary to achieve them.”

Exception was taken to the remarks of Mr, Harold Winch, stating in replying to a previous resolution on labor unity, “work- ers can seab at the polls as well as on the picket line” and the speaker charged such remarks are not in the interest of any part of the labor movement. Sis- ter Morgan further pointed out that the question of labor uniy is not simply a question for the CCF and the LPP, but includes the trade unions and all progres- sive-minded people. District

delegates when speaking in their auxiliaries on this question to

labor movement at heart.

teresting and educational ad- dress by Miss Kathleen Gorrie,

The delegates heard a very in- THE BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTILLERY CO. LTD.

During the past several years the Security Intelligence Office of the Combined Services repeatedly stressed the fact that persons working as enemy agents were caught relaying important information to the enemy across the Pacific and elsewhre.

We weren't fooling when we published, during this period, a series of announcements under the title “Let's Cut the Cackle,” warning the public to beware of spreading any items of secret information that came into their posses- sion.

On behalf of the Security Intelligence Office we take this opportunity to thank all those citizens who so sensibly and patriotically responded,

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