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Kamienski sees

In my opinion, we
should withdraw from
the whole operation of
the Bomarc system.

Prime Minister
Pearson’s positions on nuclear
arms (as reproduced in the pro-

We should not, in my
opinion, obtain nuc-
lear weapons under
any kind of national
or even joint or dual
control.

Canada will be able
to fulfill its commit-
ments only through

We should immediate-
ly review the entire
basis of Canadian de-

Word). Comments under each
caricature are taken from Pearson’s
remarks on the nuclear question.

| wouldn't say at the
moment that our new
discussions are going

the acceptance of nu- _ fence policy. to be based on the
clear warheads. premise that we will
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—Winnipeg Tribune plement nuclear arms.

LABOR ROUNDUP:

Labor launches fight
for needed pensions

The Canadian Labor Congress
is launching a nation wide cam-
Paign in support of the govern-
ment’s proposed pension plan.
Labor’s drive to have the legis-
-lation approved at the coming
Session of Parliament will open
Officially on February 1.

An indication of how badly such
a fight is néeded came last Tues-
day with reports that the minor-
ity Liberal government had sur-
rendered to intense pressure
from insurance and trust com-
Panies and revised payments up-
ward while lowering benefits un-
der the pension scheme.

The Vancouver Labor Council
this week endorsed the CLC call
for the campaign to be centered
on three points:

(1) Encouraging public discus-
sion and action on the plan.

(2) Circulating and gathering
signatures on a post card to
MP’s, (The post card urges
MP’s to vote in favor.)

(8) Circulating and gathering
signatures on apetition to Parlia-

ment. Immediate objective of the

petition drive is said to be 100,-
000 signatures for presentation
to Parliament in March.

Charles Stewart, (treet Rail-
waymen) urged “ali - out backing!
for the CLC campaign’’ at the
VLC meeting. ‘*Only by rallying
our full forces can we ensure
passage of this legislation,’ he
said,

“This is one of the most ad-
vanced pieces of social legisla-

Cuba needs ships

The Globe and Mailof Toronto,
Carrying a dispatch from the Fi-
Nancial Times of London, reports
that Cuba is negotiating with the
government of Spain for 100 mer-
Chant ships, worth $500,000,000.

Cuba has offered to pay forthe
Ships with sugar.

“But if Spain is unwilling todo
the work because of U.S. pres-
Sure for example,’’ the story
Says, **Cuba is expected to offer
Some of the business to British
Shipbuilders,’?

Significantly, although Canada
Maintains diplomatic relations
with Cuba and conducts a limited
trade with that country, the Globe
and Mail failed to hint at any
Canadian action to supply any

part of this sizeable order for
Ships,

Public Meeting
LESLIE MORRIS |

National Leader, Communist Party of Canada

will speak:

“SHIP THE BOMBS BACK TO THE U.S.A.”

So we have a situation where
Cuba needs and wants merchant
ships, B.C. workers are idle be-
cause the shipbuilding industry
is virtually at a standstill, and
yet these same workers are for-
ced to pay outrageous prices for
sugar because of some supposed
world shortage,

What is to prevent the Canadian
government from seizing the ini-
tiative in this matter? Whycan’t
Ottawa, in one fell swoop, pro-
vide jobs and pay cheques to
shipyard workers andensure that
sugar prices will be cut in half?

Canadians should speak out on
this issue immediately. Someone
is sure to take advantage of
Cuba’s offer; it might as well be
Canada as Spain, West Germany
or Japan.

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SUNDAY, FEBRRUARY 9th, 8 p.m.

PENDER AUDITORIUM, 339 West Pender St.

Ausp: Vancouver Committee, Commuzist Party of Canada

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tion ever brought down in North
America,’’ Stewart said.
ck

Council also heard a thundering
denunciation of the tuition fee
hike at UBC by John Hayward
(Street Railwaymen), chairman
of the Education Committee.

After pointing out that labor
had no representation on ‘‘any
of the Boards of Governors at
UBC”’ Hayward charged that the
wealthy members on these boards

“fare living in a dream world.

‘They have no idea of what an
extra $50 ayear means to awork-
ing man,’’ he stated, adding that
the policy at UBC should be one
of maintaining the lowest possible
tuition fee schedule with an eye
to eliminating paying altogether.

* * *

Bill Stewart (Marineworkers)
told council that results of a
strike vote in the shipbuilding
industry, involving 22 unions,
would be tallied on Thursday,
Jan, 23.

He said before workers voted
on the strike they had received
a letter from Burrard Dry Dock
in which the company informed
them that a YES vote ‘‘will not
add to the bargaining position of
your union.’’

The company even went further
and stated flatly that in the event
workers voted to strike, the yard
would be closed, Stewart charged:

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Kamloops Labor Council is
sending the following resolutions
to the coming CLC convention in
Montreal:

The convention should adopt a
*‘Declaration of Canadian Na-
tional Rights,’’ which would ef-
fect all international unions with
a membership in Canada,

The convention adopt a National
Labor Code which should be de-
signed to stop injunctions, re-
store the workers’ rights to take
political action, block compul-
sory arbitration and safeguard
all the democratic rights of the
workers which are gradually be-
ing lost.

The CLC amend its constitu-
tion to include all bona fidetrade
unions andthe convention instruct
the incoming executive to en-
courage the merger of all unions
in similar industries.

The CLC take full cognizance
of the need to organize the unor-

, ganized.

WARD SYSTEM GAINS SUPPORT

Electoral reform fight
shapes up in Vancouver

A major battle is shaping upin
Vancouver over the issue of elec-
toral reform.

On the one side, in support of
the present civic electoral sys-
tem, there is lined up the NPA,
the downtown business groups,
the real estate lobby and big
business.

On the opposite side, calling
for electoral reform with some
sort of ward system, are the
voters living east of MainStreet,
(46% of the city total) the Rate-
payers Organization and many
prominent civic figures such as
ex-Alderman Fredrickson and
Alderman Alsbury. (During the
last election Alderman Wilson
supported the demand for the
ward system.)

Strangely silent up to thistime
is the organized trade union
movement with the Vancouver
Labor Council mum on the mat-
ter,

In the labor movement only the
Communist Party, whichhas car-
ried a strong campaign for the
ward system, has spoken out
loudly and clearly.

However Alsbury, who pe-
culiarly spoke against the ward
system at some election meet-
ings last December, has fashion-
ed the issue into a hobby horse
on which he obviously intends to
ride into the Mayor’s chair next
year. Both Alsbury and Fredrick-
son have to some degree united
with the Ratepayers Organization
in a campaign on this matter.

The Ratepayers have taken the
issue up very energetically and
are discussing ways and means
of moving the various ratepayers
groups into action to bring about
a new electoral system by 1965.

Alsbury, who is touted by the
press as the champion of elec-
toral reform (although he bucked
it while he was Mayor) is ex-
pected to bring a number of pro-

Protest UBC hike

Pledging support to all
*tuniversity and high school
students’’ who are fighting in-
creased tuition costs at UBC,
the Young Communist League
of B.C. has lashed out at the
principle of saddling young
people with additional educa-
tion costs.

Ron Forkin, B.C. chairman
of the YCL, has stated in a
press release; ‘‘We young
communists have long fought
for the provincial and federal
governments to assume their
fair share of... education.’

posals before council for consid-
eration soon.

Mayor Rathie. has already an-
nounced his opposition to any
change in the present system and
he will likely get the support of
Aldermen Bell-Irving, Linnell,
Campbell, Adams and Broome.

Support for some kind of change
could come from Alsbury, Wil-
son, Emery, Bird and Lipp. Lipp
is in a difficult position because
he posed as an east end candidate
and comes up for election this
year. If he bucks any change (and
he would dearly like to do so) he
would have a rough time of it in
the elections next December,

If the vote went this way this
would leave’ Mayor Rathie with
the deciding vote and he has al-
ready announced his opposition to
any change.

It is obvious from this that
considerable pressure is re-
quired by ratepayers, labor and
all democratic forces in Vancou-
ver to compel Council to give
consideration to the matter.

Alsbury will probably press for
the establishment of acommittee
to hear representations from
public organizations and inter-
ested parties and individuals and
then bring down a report to’
council.

Such a proposal should receive
support. However, the committee
itself should be representative
of labor, the business community
‘and ratepayers.

To bring about a change in the
electoral system in Vancouver
requires a change in the City
Charter. This charter is a Pro-
vincial Act and can only be
amended by the Provincial Legis-
lature,

Therefore, unless Premier
Bennett himself takes the initia-
tive this year (and the Commun-
ist Party is asking that he do
just that) it would be Spring 1965
before the matter could receive
approval and December 1965 be-
fore it could become effective
in Vancouver.

To achieve this requires the
combined cfforts of the demo-
cratic forces in the ‘city and it)
is important that the many dif-
ferences that exist as to the
form and concrete nature of the
changes be set aside at this time
in favor -of a united campaign to
get the wheels turning.

Morris speaks in B.C.
against nuclear arms

Leslie Morris, National
Leader of the Communist Party

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will speak at a public meeting
at the Pender Auditorium, on
Sun. Feb. 9, 8:00 p.m. as part
of a tour of B.C. points.

Morris, who will be in B.C.
to attend the Party’s provincial
convention on Feb. 8 and 9, is
connecting his trip with anumber
of public appearances on the
theme ‘‘Ship the Bombs back to
the USA.”’

In addition to the Vancouver
engagement he will speak at
Victoria on Tues. Feb. 11, 8
p.m. at the Williams Hall, 749
Broughton. In Vernon he will
be the guest speaker at achicken
supper Wed. Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.
at the IOOF Hall, Vernon. Admis-
sion $1.50.

Morris will also address a
student gathering at the Uni-
versity of British Columbia at
noon Tues. Feb. 11 on ‘**The
Crisis of Confederation.’’

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