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“Simonds’ call for ‘boy sold- iers’ is a case of looking back- ward at a time when the world’s major powers are discussing disarmament and _ peaceful

trade,” said Thomas. “He is trying to resurrect conscription by another name.

“No youth organization in Canada has gone on record in favor of compulsory military service.

“Just recently the Older Boys Parliament of B.C. voted down conscription and went on record in favor of world peace, trade and friendship between nations.

“Simonds should concern him- self more with the real needs of youth, such-as a nation-wide sports and recreation program.

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Labor unity can win byelection

Editorial

yN preparation for the June 27 aldermanic byelection in Vancouver, organized labor can put the lessons of the February 1 by- election to good account.

At that time, despite its unanimous choice of labor candidate Victor Forster, organized labor did not succeed in rallying its supporters at the polls, with the result that it failed to obtain a voice at the city hall to challenge Non-Partisan domination of civic affairs. —

On June 27 the position can be reversed. While it is regrettable that the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council was unable to field a candidate, all trade unionists and labor supporters can follow the splendid ex-

ample set by Mrs. Effie Jones of the Civic Reform Association’ who withdrew her nomination in order to permit a united labor vote for labor candidate Sam Jenkins of the Marine Workers and Boilermakers, and to assure that in this byelection the governing NPA clique is decisively defeated.

Labor needs a voice at Vancouver City Hall, not from NPA hand-picked candidates but from genuine labor representatives. Unity at the polls by all working people on June 27 will spell out victory for Sam Jen- kins and an end to the NPA monopoly of civic affairs.

Unity at the ballot box, as in the trade union merger, is the answer to NPA rule.

Youth opposed to conscription

Glyn Thomas, provincial secretary of National Federation of Labor Youth, this week denounced the proposal advanced by Lieut. General Guy Simonds, former Cana- dian Army chief-of-staff, for a callup of 16-year-old youths for military “‘indoctrina- tion’’ and later conscription into the service for one or two years.

Simonds’ proposal was subsequently endorsed by the Canadian Legion meeting

Effie won’t run, puts unity first

“T am withdrawing from the June 27 byelection because I do not wish to split the labor and progressive vote,” Effie Jones, president of Civic Reform As- sociation, said this week. Prior to the unexpected entry of a trade union candidate, Mrs. Jones had declared her inten- tion to contest the council seat left vacant by the recent death of Ald. D. E. McTaggart.

“J look. upon the byelection es an opportunity to weaken the power of the Non-Partisan As- sociation in civic affairs,” said Mrs. Jones. “The NPA candi- date can be defeated and NPA domination weakened by the eiection of a progressive candi- date.

“Believing that unity of labor and progressive forces was es- sential, I stated several weeks ago that I would not run if the labor movement decided to nominate a candidate. When the Vancouver, Lower Mainland Trades and Labor Council de- cided at its June 5 meeting not to enter a candidate, I immedi- ately threw my hat in the ring and appealed for labor support on the basis of my long record ir the progressive movement.

“Announcement by Sam Jen- kins, president of Marine Work- ers and Boilermakers Union, that he would run as an alder- manic candidate, caught me by surprise. I had already opened opened election headquarters election headquarters and my election committee had spent a considerable sum of money on printing and other pre-election expenses.

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which Jenkins and I have both contested aldermanic seats, I have always polled the higher vote. I believe that I would do so this time, but I cannot see either of us winning the election if the progressive and labor vote is divided between us.

“Consequently, because of my deep desire for unity at the polls to defeat the NPA, and because Jenkins is determined to run at all costs, I have decided to withdraw in the interests of unity, and will urge my many supporters to work for the de- teat of the NPA candidate by casting their votes for Jenkins.

“TI certainly intend to con-

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