Civic workers demonstrate -

Ignoring a drizzling rain, these members of the United Public Workers (unaffiliated) marched on Louisville, Kentucky, city hall to let the mayor know they were determined to be represented

by their union,

Meeting on vandalism

ignored by

city police

Is Police Chief Walter Mulligan sincerely interested in curbing juvenile delinquency? Or 1s his publicized campaign against “hoodlum- ism” designed to cover up other deficiencies in police work in Vancouver ?

Southern Slope community hall was broken into recently by youth- ful vandals. Indignant citizens call- ed a’meeting to discuss the ques- tion, and invited a member of the mayor’s Youth Services Committee and a representative from the po- lice. But the police ignored the in- vitation. 4

On May 15 the hall was broken into, the piano wrecked, radio and record player smashed, plumbing damaged; » basement flooded, mir- rors broken, kindergarten equip- ment and hall furnishings destroyed or defaced. Damage was discovered next morning by kindergarten su- pervisors. .

It was the second time in re- cent months that the hall has been broken into, and suspicion was directed at a gang of teen- age boys who operate from a hangout on Marine Drive.

Executive of Southern Slope Com- munity: Association called a meet- ing of .residents, and 100 people turned up. The whole question of juvenile delinquency was discussed.

Mrs: Effie Jones suggested that money for youth work come from the city’s share of Sales Tax, since money from this source is sup- posedly earmarked for social ser- vice, ' H

Glynn Thomas of the National Federation of Labor Youth drew

a comparison between the impor- tance officially attached to cadet training and the complete lack of attention o juvenile delinqtency, “beyond speech-making.”

Council of Vancouver South spoke of city council's recent refusal to grant $100 for Dick “Pop” Bennett's Jacobin club for youth, and com- pared this with council’s. willing- ness to assume responsibility for cost *of sending the BCElectric’s Harold Merilees and the _ police band on.a jaunt to California.

A report on the extent of dam- ages to the hall was made by Don Wright, chairman of the hall building committee.

Two resolutions were passed em- bracing suggestions to curb juve- nile delinquency, ‘voiced at the meeting. Park board was requested to equip the new Moberley park, scheduled to open this week, with baseball and other sport equipment. ‘School board was asked to open Moberley school at night for super- vised youth activities.

E. Teager, who attended the meet- ing as representative of the mayor’s Youth Services Committee, an- nounced that a meeting of the committee would be held at Normal School on May 30, and invited everyone to attend. Ber

Labor youth on flood work

Members of the National Fedeiation of Labor Youth and the

Association of United Ukrainian

nent part in Winnipeg flood fighting work. Walter Hawrelenko (AUUC), Norman Penner

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Canadians, have played a promi- Above, left to right, (NFLY) and Jack

‘by Duplessis

- M. W. Bracewell of the Associate |

Civic wo

rkers

may be forced

to strike

vote

Possibility of strike action by more than 1500 outside civic workers was projected by Jack Phillips, secretary of local 28, Civic Employees Union,’ in a radio broadcast Tuesday this week.

“We are now in a position where the union and the city have

presented their case to a conciliation board,” said Philhps.

“Tf the

award is not satisfactory then our membership will take the next step in collective bargaining, that is, a strike vote.”

‘Secret agent’ technique used

MONTREAL

The Yankee technique of “secret agents” and “super-spies” invaded Quebec courts when the case of Premier Duplessis, sued for $118,741 by A, Roncarelli following revoking of his liquior license, came before Judge G. C. Mackinnon.

The suit alleged that Duplessis, also attorney-general, was respons- ible for cancellation of Roncarelli’s liquor license. Duplessis’ defense was that Roncarelli was “cluttering up the docket of the Recorder’s Court by acting as bondsman for Jehovah Witnesses,” that it was therefore “in the ‘interest of jus- tice” that he took away his liquor license without which he could not operate nis restaurant — thereby leaving him without a source of

income.

Had Roncarelli put up bond for | just one Jehovah Witness, Duples- | sis argued, there would have been

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‘no trouble, but putting up bond for “too many” Witnesses he was “in- | terfering with the normal course

/of justice.”

When asked how Duplessis knew that the Roncarelli was the same man holding a liquor license, de- fense produced the ‘general man- ager of the Quebec Liquor Commis- sion, Chief Judge Archambault, a] Duplessis appointee: |

Archambault testified that he had a “reliable report from secret agent Y-3, who told him that Roncarelli’s restaurant was a meeting place for fast women and the scene of drink- ing parties.” 2

Asked to produce the “secret agent” for questioning, Archam- bault refused on the ground that it was a “state secret,” and he was supported. by Judge Mackinnon.

But the yellow press had its story about “fast women and drink- ing parties” and there was no Op- portunity for Roncarelli to ques- tion the Liquor Commission “super- spy” in defense. i

Wind-up sessions at the board hearings were punctuated by sharp clashes between union and city rep- resentatives. ;

Controversy developed around the contentious union shop question, which the city claims it has not the authority to grant.

Union counsel John Farris quot- 4ed the ICA Act to prove ‘that Van-3 couver had the power, without ‘any amendments to the city char- ter, to grant the union shop.

In its final summing up before the conciliation board, Civic Employ- ees Union declared that “every de- mand we put forward is fully jus-

tified and we present them as men |

asking for justice—not as petition- ers begging for a crust. We will ex- amine and weigh your findings in the same light.” Vie

On its demand for wage increases, the union said:

“There is a pattern of wage in- cfeases at the present time. We have already noted the settlement of 8 cents per hour in the building trades. Then there is the settle- ment by Peterton Electric and Hume & Rumble. There is the IWA, which has refused an offer of 5 percent and is talking of strike action if they don’t get a satisfac- tory settlement by June 5.

“As it is, if you were to award our full demand of 12 cents per

hour, our laborers would still get |

2 cents an hour less than the laborers’ rate in the building trades and at Hume & Rumble. Arguing for the union shop, the union stated that the city had power to grant it, and continued: “The moral justification for the union shop lies in the fact that a small minority of non-members down through the years, enjoyed

all the benefits and privileges won.

by the majority—by the union.

“The compelling motive lies in the fact that as long as there is an open door, allowing irresponsible people to pass in and out of the great family of trade unionism, for so long will there be fear, on our part, that the policy of the city is to encourage non-membership in the union, Such practice represents a threat to the wages, working con- ditions and security of all decent working men.”

“Discussing changes in the con- tract around the hours of work clause, the union pointed out that “overtime work is not the desire of either party,” but that “we must establish the general principle that work done outside of regular hours shall be paid for at special rates, thus compensating the workman and his family for the disruption of their private lives.”

Congress of women sets B.C. parley

First B.C. conference of the Con-

‘gress of Canadian Women will be

held in Hotel Vancouver, June 2-3. Main report wilh be given by Pro- vincial President Marie Godfrey, delegate to the recent Congress in Toronto and an executive member of the national body.

The Congress of Canadian Wom- en was formed in Toronto in 1947 by a group of women interested in doing something about getting equal rights for women in both the economic and political spheres.

These women called a national conference in March, 1950, to form a national organization dnd adopt a constitution. As a guide in their work, the conference adopted a “Bill of Rights for Canadian Wom- én.”

Stated the Bill of Rights: “We hold these things in particular to be the touchstone of women’s posi- tion in our country: the right to livelihood, the right to motherhood,

have, |

the right to security, the right to | health, the right to equality, the | right to individual development and

rer right to peace.”

Individuals are invited to attend the provincial conference and or- ganizations are asked. to send dele- gates. Resolutions are welcomed from individuals and organizations.

Those seeking further imfor- mation are asked to write or phone Mrs. Marie Godfrey, 3122 | Vanness Avenue, Vancouver (DE. 0769 R).

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Mark June 1, Children’s Day

Plans for observance of Inter-

| national Children’s Day on June 1 are being made by the Canadian

Congress of Women in several cities. ‘

In Vancouver, the oecasion will be marked by an all-children con- cert to be given at the Russian ‘People’s Home, 600 Campbell Ave- nue, jointly sponsored by the Ca- nadian Congress of Women and ‘a number of cultural organizations. Children who will take part will be representative of the principal

national origins of the Canadian people — Scots, French, English ‘Russian, Ukrainian, Irish, Chinese, _ Scandinavian, Croatian — and will be dressed in national eostume.

Toronto chapter of the Congress is inviting experts in various phases of child welfare to participate in a panel discussion. :

CARAVANS TO MEET AT BORDER

Hundreds of cars bedecked with peace slogans, signs and bumper panels‘ will stream into Peace Arch Park at Blaine on Sunday, June 4, for the joint Canadian-American youth peace rally organized by Vancouver and Seattle young people.

Uniting under the slogen, “No More War,” the youth will sol- emnly pledge to young people the world over never to use atomic bombs as war weapons, and to condemn that country which first drops the atomic

Youth to stage Peace Arch Rally

bomb as a war criminal.

Reports of the peace action will be sent to UN General Sec- retary Trygve Lie and to youth organizations in every nation of the world.

‘All-day picnic plans are being made by many families who in- tend to mark the day in re'axa- tion with the children whose fu- ture the rally will help to decide.

Speakers from both sides of the line are to address the gath- ering, in which working people, senior citizens and all who be-

lieve in peace are being invited

be acted on by the rally.

will form up at the park by the CNKE. station on Main street,

Sunday o'clock. Buses will be available, and returm fare will be $1.

The Vancouver auto caravan

morning, June 4, at 11

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