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LEFT TURN! A Column For WAR VETERANS

-- by Jack Phillips

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QU don’t have to go very far to bump into phoney arguments about hew to make work for unemplcyed vets. Some would deport all Asiaties, others would deport all foréigners, others would. put all ex- Zombies out of work in favor of vets, and still others would ban mar- ried women from working as long as married male vets and single female vets are without work. All of these “solutions” sre reactionary, divisive rather than unifying. Let's take the married woman question, for instance. Here are a few cases I Know of personally: E.G’s husband has just returned from overseas after an ab- sence of four years. The only suitable work he can find is in 2 logging camp on Wancouver Island. If he takes this job, it ‘will mean another separation from his wife and children. Weither he nor his wife desire such a course. So, while he is looking for 2 job in town, and for a decent house, she is work- ing to bring some money inte the home If she didn’t, they would have to live on out-of-work benefits) Tell me, buddy, would you put this woman off the job to make way for an unemployed vet?

Then there is £.R., whose husband will be in the air ofrce for anether two years. They are in Vancouver now, but they own 2a farm on the prairies. L-R. leaves her children with her mother, and goes to work. Nearly every cent of the money she gets through her ,hus- band is banked: Why? Because they are going back to the farm after his discharge, and they want to have a nest egs in case of bad times. Knowing what farming is on the prairies, can) you say there is any- thing wrong in what E.R. is doing, saving to provide for the future of her family? Would you, a veteran, suggest putting a serviceman’s wife off the job, and thus cutting down your own buddy's chance of suc- cessful rehabilitation ? 3

Then there is J.L. whose husband deserted her. She works, doing a job a man could do, in order to support herself and her child. What’s wrong with this? ; : :

We speak of freedom for peoples of other lands, but we must re- member that our own womenfolk are people, too, and are entitled, accordine to all enlightened standards, to choose or not to choose housekeeping as a full-time vocation. Actually, the vast majority of marred women who work do so because of pressing economic reasons. Further, in most cases, the type of work they do and the wages they receive would not appeal to the bulk of our unemployed veetarns. Let’s unite to make enough jobs, with good wages, and not divide to fight over too few, at low wages:

BELIEVE ME, ITS TRUE

The editor of this paper is short of space and must cut out all _ Superfluities. If you like this column, if your pals amongst the veterans like it, we want te know about it. How about getting out the old pen and paper, and dropping us 2 line?

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Spanish Republican Refugees will be conducted under auspices of

Papineau Battalion, Sunday, May 5, at 8:15 pm., in Pender Audi- torium, 339 West Pender. Dr. Lyle

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“Spanish PBiesta” and arranged by the Labor Arts Guild, will feature Barbara Custance, pianist, John Goss, baritone, Norah Polsky, vio- linist, Don Pedro and his guitar, Corinne Massey, dancer, and Bar- bara Booth, accompanist.

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Saturday, May Day issue sales in Wancouver were something to be proud of. There were over 5,- 000 copies sold Saturday night. Thanks everyone! George Pavich sold 230 copies by Friday night. Mrs. Roderique, Mrs. Nelson and

#10900 2000,

60%

50%

20%

10%

Joan of Moberley Ghub rang the bell too, and note the happy smile on Fel Ashton’s face. Qur

Chinese booster, Wong Chung, can’t read and speaks broken English, but he soid over i100

|copies, These are examples which could be followed toe advantage at other points. Frank Hatverson at Kamloops wrote he received

1200 copies of the May Day issue

and sold 15% by Saturday eve- ning—we sent him another 100.

| Some clubs have been sent more

papers than they ordered—we had to: send them out and trust our boosters to handle them. The honor roll will not be complete this week—space will not permit mention of all the good work done. Our thanks and congratula- tions’ to Bill, Karps for the $85 collected at his wedding. Nick Chernenko set a fine example; hearing of the Tribune drive ‘he dug up a cool $100 and figures his hundred is well invested. is there anyone else who would like to follow Nick’s example? : = The boys in the North West Sack Co. wanted to help the drive —result a pass-areund netting $6.45. That’s another example that could well be followed by our

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NICK CHERNENKO «<. . . he dug up 2 cool $160.”

other appreciate

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boosters tories. forts,

shops and fac- your ef

Kay Dosen, helped with 32 \ Stanton whipped in another 10. Bill Hrehrechuk has about 40 subs to his credit. Me Milich of Georgia Branch invaded Nanaimo and returned $17 in subs and don- ations. Len Harper Youth, North Van., scored several subs. We are So accustomed to Percy Budd, Commercial Drive, dropping in each day that we really miss him when he doesn’t come. Britannia is_ among the few near the top: Sea & Shore throws a chellenge to the Shipyard Industrial to 2 bout. Ruth Bregrer telis us Sea & Shore is out to over-subscribe by a greater. percent than does Shipyard Industrial. Too bad Shipyards didn’t come out weil in their social, but they’re still trying. Sea & Shore has organ- ized a new club at Ladner which has Started off with $4 And at last we have heard from White- horse—just a sub, but a _ start nevertheless.

You can’t affor@ to miss the Grand Concert at the Beacon on May 5. Be-sure and come early —doors open at 7:30 p.m. Hast End and Georgia clubs are spon- Soring this affair which prom- ises to be one of the biggest of

Rossland, really subs—$48. John

ing ahead and -is near the tap

on its large quota.

There are only a few clubs that have not reported any ae tivities in the drive. These few

represent 10 percent of the total drive quotas. We are going to have @ dog-house in our column for those clubs that do too little too long—make sure your club isn’t

in it.

ERIDAY, MAY 3, 1946

the drive. Victory Square is leap-—.