Score Release SSUQEUEUDERUELOUSUSSELEUAURUAESEOUOSUECUALOVERENED CL ELeSEEEaTeat PAGE 8 — PACIFIC ADVOCATE Petain Trial Exposes Pro-Fascist Intrigues A trial of historic importance, not only to France, but to the whole world, opened this week in the Palais de Justice Monday, when Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, former head of the Vichy State, was placed that he “fomented a conspiracy | against the Republic before the War and that the success of this conspiracy depended on military Boilermakers A telegram was sent this week to Prime Minister Wm. Lyon Mackenzie King from the Boiler- makers and Iron Shipbuilders Local No. 1, demanding that Ad- rien Arcand, prominent Canad- ian fascist recently released from internment, be immediately plac- ed on trial. , The text of the telegram reads: “Boilermakers Union strong- ly protests release of notorious fascist Adrien Arecand. Your government. in 1940 promised open trial of this individual. Thousands of our boys have died ‘in the struggle against fascism including many mem- bers of our union. Boilermak- ers demand your promiéed trial be held and that all coddling of fascist elements cease immedi- ately.” : Copies. of the telegram were also sent to Justice Minister St. Laurent, and Defence - Minister McNaughton. ~ A telegram was also sent to Pat Conroy, Secretary of the Ca- nadian Congress of Labor, asking that the CCL be represented at the Paris Conference of the World Trade Union Congress. WAND STUDIG “Anything With a Camera” 8 E. Hastings St. PAc. 7644 VANCOUVER, B.C. ac UUSURUEAOOLCSUANUEEONESUSAUECECECUECCOUOUECANSECUTOLECTULREELEL EET WALK-RITE SHOE REPAIRS Speedy Service or While You Weit 43 Sixth Street NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. CSFOCUKOUSUAEDORCGRsacucecueeuanestaucaneraetscusadnastazisetaaiatss PULL COUCUERUNoOOtoCtonO | 13 [ Ler A UNION MAN HELP YOU | With Your Insurance Needs Nothing too large or too small Phone PA. 6526 or Write @ . MARSHALL A. JOHNSON 791 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, B.C. (An active member of the United Office and Profes- sional Workers of America, C.1.0.) — = PEROGURRUNUURCEDORESUCEOELCSUAELOECECOSUSELECSTEECUELEESBEEEEyEE) %; : @ STYLES : @® VALUES @ QUALITY 45 E. HASTINGS ST. Vancouver, B.C. SVT O He UT re ieiricirieaiiiisneeaceasncoeacenenienniney on trial for his life on charges defeat,” that he collaborated with the Nazis, and used French arms to resist Allied liberation. Petain’s voluntary return to France in May was part of a fascist maneuver to divide pub- lic opinion and whitewash the efforts of the Vichyites to be- tray France. His trial represents the trial of the whole French class of “haute-bourgeoisie”, the big capitalists whose fear of de- mocracy and socialism was so great that they betrayed the Re- public to Hitler rather than see the French people march for- ward in the tradition of the French revolution to win the economic power essential to the continued existence and develop- ment of French democracy. Attempts to stall off the trial were. frustrated by the insist- ence of the united Resistance groups whose members realize that France will again feel the iron heel of oppression if the social. traitors who ‘brought about her downfall escape the consequences of their infamy. And so Petain, whose Hitler-dic- tated attempts to blacken the Republic at the Riom trials of February 1942 were frustrated by the defiance of the French people, forcing a suspension of the proceedings, now finds. him- self brought to book before the Same people he attempted to condemn. So far ex-Premiers Daladier and Reynaud, and ex- President Lebrun have testified, and already enough evidence has been offered to more than in- criminate Petain and his accom- plices. The Resistance groups are maintaining vigilance against all provocatory attempts to precipitate disorder in the ex- plosive atmosphere of the trial. —BRUCE MICKLEBURGH. Will Fight Rejection Of Award Endorsation of the execu- tive program to implement the award of the Conciliation Board was voted by the.mem- bership of Aeronautical Mechanics Lodge 756, IAM, in regular meeting, Thurs- day, July 19. The award of the Conciliation Board, which had granted the Union maintenance of member- ship for present employees, Union Shop for future employees end the voluntary check-off was endorsed by. the membership, and a counter-proposal which had been brought forward by the Company rejected unanim- ously. Plans laid to make possible the early -implementation of the award included the “decision to send a five-man delegation to Seattle to discuss the whole ques- tion with the sister lodge in Washington. The members also empowered the Executive to ap- ply to the Department of Labor for permission to conduct a strike vote if the management con- tinues to reject the award of the Board. In deciding to call for a strike vote it was pointed out that in spite of many months of negotiations the Company are still unwilling to grant a fair and reasonable sécurity clause in the agreement, and are unwilling to accept the award of the Board in its entirety. , The delegation to Seattle will consist of: Tom Price, Business Agent; Stu Kennedy, Financial Secretary; Tom Parkin, Record- ing Secretary; Alex McLeod, ne- gotiating committee member, and Oliver Benson, head shop ' stew- ard, both from the Sea Island plant. was |} of national funds to promote a Dominion Parle @® Federal responsibility and federal action, supported by the provinces and municipalities, to ensure postwar employment for all Canadians; @ Federal provisions on a comprehensive and drastically extended scale, starting with national] health in- social surance; @