Battle-torn’ lwo Jima witnesses the first American artillery observation plane to
| make a landing in this bitterly contested area, now almost entirely in American hands.
In true leatherneck fashion, a Marine rides a wing strut to guide the pilot to a parking
| space out of range of enemy guns shelling the air strip.

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"cess as a chartered body, will
> empowered under its consitu-
on to establish district councils
© aid local unions and sub-locals.
seal unious will be set up in all
sajor fishing centers on the
So ower Mainland and upeoast as
(3 as Prince Rupert. Sub-locals
i ill be organized to correspond
bith the different divisions of
jie industry. Headquarters of
e UFAWU general executive
yard will be in Vancouver. First
‘ep will likely be to charter
" parate locals-for fishermen and
sere workers.

When the joint convention gct
jiderway on Tuesday morning,

shine center on the coast were

hand to begin hammering out
new constitution and lay the
ssis for complete organization
the industry in 1945.

Extensive progress during

144 im organizing shore worlk-
's, who now number 1500 mem-
rs. has laid the basis for big
).vances in this section of the
dustry. Main field for organi-
tion of fishermen reme2ins
nong troliers and gillnetters.
ich fishing divisions as salmon,
jarring and pilchard seining, and
dibuting, are now almost com-
etely unionized.

e Only remaining weakness in
€ new setup, and a matter of
Fme disappointment to conven-
on delegates, was the refusal
_the Deepsea Fishermen’s Un-
fa of Prince Rupert to merge
ith the WFAWU. This union.
so a Trades Congress affiliate,
not, however. a major factor
the industry, having member-
ip mainly among halibut men
erating: out of the northern
mt. It is believed likely that
€ continued growth of the

Fishermen Amalgamate

UFAWU will create a more fav-
orable condition for final merger
of this group within the next
year. ;

The convention was scheduled
to continue through to Saturday.

INTERNATIONAL

FISHERIES COMMISSION
Hstablishment of an interna-

tional fisheries commission which

would combine all existing com-

missions and boards

authoritative body representing

into one

government, management and

labor in the fishing industries of
Canada and United States, and

me 100 delesates from every! With jurisdiction over all species

of fish. was proposed in a key
resolution approvedg by the first
constitutional cenvention of the
United Fishermen and Allied
Workers’ Union meeting in Van-
couver this week.

The proposal was advanced by
former union secretary William
Burgess during Wednesday’s
discussion on fisheries conserva-
tion, in which representatives of
the federal fisheries department
and the Nanaimo fisheries biolo-
gical station tok part. As it now
stands, the governments of Can-
ada and United States have co-
operated in establishment of the
International Halibut Commis-
sion and the International Sal-
mon Fisheries Commission. Both
bodies. made up of delegates
from each country, have done
exceptional work in their spe-
cial; fields. Main weakness, how-
ever, has been lack of coordina-
tion between the two groups,
failure to exercise control over
other species of fish such as
herring and pilchard, and lack
of representation from labor or-
ganizations in the two countries.

The UFAWU resolution on the

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closer study and quicker action in
the whole field of conservation.

A similar resolution was ap-
proved by the sixth annual con-
wention of the International
Fishermen and Allied Workers of
America, CIO, meeting in Decem-
ber at Aberdeen. Washington.
The proposal was then brought
before the Washington State
legislature, which approved it
and forwarded it as a recom-
mendation to the U.S. Congress.

—AL PARKIN.

LONDON — A new method of
putting in windows is now being:
used to reglaze bomb-damaged
London.

Instead of putty,
steel bar, inexpensive and effi-
cient, is used. It enables the
work to be done in a fraction of
the time needed for the old me-
thod of glazing. :

a pressed

It is the idea of an official] of
the U.K. Plumbers’ Union.

A number of borough councils
are now using large quantities
of the pressed steel bar with
great success.

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Saturday, March 17, 1945 — Page 7

Social Action Aim Of

Youth Federation

“In 1945, the year of victory over fascism, the shape
of things to come will be patterned at conferences of the
United Nations and in our own Federal Election in Canada,”
stated Miss Jessie Storrie, Managing Editor, New Advance

Youth Magazine, in an interview
with the Pacific Advocate this
week. “Rehabilitation, and recon-
version, jobs, better living stan-
dards, more recreational and
health facilities, education and
training—these are the problems
that must be met this year. The

| daily lives of those of us who are

young will be affected through
the coming years by the decisions
made now. With our future at
stake, we must make our voices
heard and our influence felt as
never before.”

“That is why the National In-
itiative Committee for a Federa-
tion of Democratic Youth was
formed, and this is why we have
proposed to young people across
the country that they build a
youth federation for social ac-
tion.” A

“As a member of the executive
of the Initiative Committee, I
have contacted during the past
five weeks many youth groups
across Canada during a Western
organizing tour for the Initiative
Committee. The response from
many young people in industry,
from the farms and universities,
from community youth organiza-
tions has been excellent. In the
East local federations have been
set up in a number of places, in-
cluding Montreal and Windsor.
On March 18 a conference of
youth clubs is bemg held in To-
rento to organize a local feder-
ation. Local Initiative Gommit-
tees have been set up in a num-
ber of Western centers to or-
fanize local federations and to
send delegates to a national con=
ference to be keld in Toronto on
March 31.

“The purpose of this meeting
will be: © To establish an in-
terim organization to carry for-

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ward the work of building the
federation, to coordinate citizen-
ship activities, and to act as a
ational voice for local federa-

tions until a constituent conven- -

tion can be called to establish of-
ficially the new organization.
@ To draw up a national youth
program. @ To-make plans to

ensure that youth will participate “

in the coming elections, and that
yeuth’s program will be discussed
by the parties: and their candi-
dates.
of a constituent convention. De-
legates will come to this confer-
ence from all parts of Canada.

“Through the proposed Demo-
cratic Youth Federation young
people from the plants, from the
vards and mills, from the farms,
schools and universities, will
lave a voice to bring the needs
of young people today to the at-
tention of government bodies,
political parties, and candidates
in the forthcoming federal elec-
tion. Young people throughout
the country are welcoming the
federation aS a means of provid-
ing for and ensuring a better fu-
ture for young Ganadians after
the war.”

During heir visit to Vancouver,
Miss Storrie is speaking ,at a
number of trade union, and youth
mectines. Steps are also being
considered to set up a local youth
federation in Vancouver during
Miss Storrie’s visit.

“LONDON — A British expedi-
tien is collecting data on whales.
The Antarctic whaling season of
1938-39 provided 500.000 tons of
whale oil. Since 1941 there has

been little whaling in that region |

so that whales and thus potential
world stocks of oils and fats are
likely to have multiplied.

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@ To plan for the holding

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