Left Turn!
| A Column For

‘WAR VETERANS |
| == by Jack Philips

hd veterans.

sal and

‘e general public.

Labor Arts
Plan Big
Program

The Housing Posters Competi-

“WE setting up of the Labor-
Veterans Relations Commit-
s is 2 very important event.
is committee will be more
an a body to whom complaints
le to be directed. It will serve
a public relations group: to
ment relations between labor
All trade anion
id veteran organizations in the
tneouver area will be invited to
md delegates to a meeting on
arch 29 to study labor-veteran
‘oblems. This meeting deserves
support of every trade union
$ of every veterans’
foup. The significance of the
theringe is the fact that it is to
volve representatives who wall
‘port back to every union and
‘terans’ group in the area. I
‘pe this gathering will receive
‘good press and will be open te

tion. conducted by the Labor Arts
Guild, which has attracted wide
attention this month, wall close
‘Monday, February 18. Contes-
tants are reminded that all en-
tries must be received not later
than 5 o’clock on closing date
at 641 Granville street, where
entry forms are still available.

Judges will be A. P. Allison,
Gitizens’ Rehabilitation Coun:
cil; and J. E. H. lLovick, of
Stewart-Lovick Lid.

The $50 cash award, contri-
buted by the Vancouver Housing
Association, for the winning en-
izy will be officially presented
by. their chairman, A. Malcolm
Morrison, at the city-wide con-
ference on housing called by the
Association, March 1, in Salon
A, Hotel Vancouver, to be at-
tended by a wide representation
from delegate organizations. All

‘For the information of P.T. posters entered in the competi-
vaders, the members of the tion will be exhibited on this oc-
wmmittee are as follows:— R.| C@5100- :

. Gervin and John Stephenson
New West-
inster District Trades and La-
John Turner and
amuel. Jenkins of the Canadian
Duncan
eers, Canadian Corps Associa-
on; H. E. Warburton, Army and
‘avy Veterans in Canada, Fr. W.
inington, War Amputations As-
iciations; Thomas Harnett, Ca-
adian legion Vancouver Zone
out Jack Henderson, pro-
‘mcial president of the legion,

chairman, and A.D. Darling-
ya Of the Unemployment Imsur-

the Vancouver,
sr ~Couneil;
of

ONgTess _ < Labor;

ace Commission is secretary.

In last week’s colunm I men-
‘oned the delay in sending out
ratuity cheques. I have since
een informed that due to the
acreased tempo of repatriation
i the past six months, it has
‘sen taking from two to three
nonths to straighten out a dis-
account
d send him his first cheque-
he Department of National De-
nee State that the flow of re-|
Tiation is abating and they
il soon be able to speed up
aryice. All complaints should be
department,
rank,
fame, branch of service and date

harged serviceman’s

that
Service

firected to
(iving

number,

£ discharge.

P. J. was discharged on Nov. 2
imd immediately started to work
‘or a local firm. Like any other
first reported to
Selective Service and the Unem-
sloyment Insurance Commission.
the latter gave him his unem-
insurance book and
sepistered him as being em-

worker, he

ployment

ployed.

First public exhibition of en-
tries will be shown im conjune-
tion with the double mass meet-
ing on housing to be conducted
by the Labor Progressive Party
in Hotel Vancouver Ballroom
and Pender Auditorium, Thurs-
day, February 21, with Dyson
Garter and Dorise Nielsen,
noted guest speakers.

The Labor Arts Guild an-
nounces that all posters wall be
available to any organizations
or groups for any purpose where
these can be used to advantage
in the present housing crisis.

A further demonstration of
the outstanding musical activ-
ities promoted in Vancouver
schools will feature the works of
Handel on the 40th weekly pro-
gram of the People’s Concert
Series, Sunday, February 17, at
7:30 p:m., in Pender Auditor-
ium, 3389 West Pender. conducted
by the Labor Arts Guild under
auspices of Vancouver labor
‘Council.

The Magee High School Choir
and Orchestra, comprised of over
sixty students under the expert
direction of Harold King, will
perform a special arrangement
of excerpts from this year’s
school operetta, “Young Handel
of Hanover’, based on the com-
poser’s life.

Kenneth Ross, prominent Van-
couver concert pianist, appear-
ing as guest artist on this pro-

gram, will present works by
Ghopin, Debussy and Liszt.

@ther well-known soloists will in-
elude William Carr, baritone;
_|Joan Mortimer, contralto; Frank

“winds

' On Jan. 22. P. J. received a
Jetter from the Commission, and
i quote:— “Our records indicate
that you were discharged from

the Armed Forces on 2 Nov. 45.,

We have no further record of
your haying reported to this of-
fice since that date.” Further in
the letter they asked him if he
was employed ...and P. J. had
been paying unemployment in-
surance dues for two months,
and was worlang on the day the
detter arrived . . - at the same
place he first started. Some one’s
asleep at the switch!

When you receive your first
‘cheque, study your statement
very carefully. If you find an
error, write to>Ottawa at once.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 3

Lambert Smith, dramatic mono-

Malcolm Mcleod, President,
Federation, and Harold Pritchett, President, District No. 1,
International Woodworkers of America, now in Ottawa
attending the important CCI National Council meeting.

Shipyard General Workers’

Wages Can Be Raised

Without Raising Prices

Labor moved closer to evolving a national coordinated

policy on wages in preparation for the presentation of agree-

ments for renewal this week, as Harold Pritchett, President,
International Woodworkers of America, and Malcolm Mac-
Leod, President, Shipyard General Workers Federation, leit

for discussions of the executive committee, CCL, in Ottawa. }

Despite counter-claims by monopoly representatives that

wage increases cannot be grant-
ed without a substantial increase
in prices, it became increasingly
obvious that the fight of labor
will center around the question
of across-the-board imcreases of
two dollars a day to meet the
spiralling cost-of-living.
Senator J. W. DeB. Farris,

| &-C: speaking to the annual

meetins of the Building -and
Construction Industries Ex-
change, in Vancouver this week,
partially exposed the attitude of
employers to paring profits to
compensate for much needed in-
ereases in wages. Farris warned
the leaders of the construction
industry that the current wave
of industrial disputes in the Unit-
ed States might be followed by
similar disputes in Canada. “The
blow north and south,’’
Farris stated. “We can well af-
ford to realize that what is go-
ing on there today may be go-
ing on here tomorrow.”

year old violinist, Janice Raven-
ing. Ursula Hills will be the ac-
companist.

The popular sister team, Violet
and Joy Olafson, will offer their
western harmony arrangements
to their own ukelele accompani-
ments, which have won them
wide reputation as top enter-
tainers. And the B.C. School of
Dancing will produce the color-
ful “Slavonic Rhapsody’, with

‘choreography to the Hungarian

Farris, conveniently forgetting
the momentous sacrifices made
by the trade union movement
during the war, stated, “It -is
unreasonable to expect the same
standard of effort and Sacrifice
on the part of the individual in
peacetime as in war.” He stated
that by striking labor had dem_—
onstrated that it was unwilling
to make the same sacrifice and
that in winning the struggle for
jinereased wages it would. “de-
feat its own purpose by increas-
ing the cost of living.”

In urging cost-of-living:

the war years.

It is obvious too, that the gov—
ernment appeasement policy of
granting price increases by lift-
ing ceilings is serving the inter-
ests of big business and serves
to assist big business in its fight
to make the publie pay for any
wage increases gained by organ-
ized labor. Labor takes the posi-
tion that industry can grant in-
ereases in wages without a par-

allel increase in prices.

A survey by the Trade Union
that
Gne industry, Consolidated Min-

Research Bureau reveals

(Continued on Page 8)

in-
ereases to compensate for wage
increases, Farris exposed the sel-
fish attitude of big business, and
its determination to avoid dis-
gorginge or cutting into the tre—
mendous profits gleaned during

Niac-Paps
World War
Veterans

Veterans of the« Mackenzie
Papineau Battallion of the In-
ternational Brigade recently ad-
dressed a letter to Minister of
Veterans Affairs Ian Mackenzie
and Prime Minister Mackenzie
King expressing the desire of
the membership to be recognised
as veterans of World War Two.

Pointing out that while their
participation in the war in Spain
did not have the approval of the
Canadian government at the time,
it is now generally recognized,
by the public and by many mem-—
bers of parliament that they
fought against the enemies of
our country, enemies who later
placed our country in great peril.
The letter draws attention to the
fact that while these veterans
served the Spanish Republic as
volunteers, they at all times re-
tained their Canadian national
identity, and can justly claim to
have advanced Canadian pres-
tige to a great many of the
peoples of Eruope.

“Tt has become widely recog-
nized that the war against the
Fascist invasion of Spain was
the beginnings and cannot be
separated from the global
war against the Fasecist pow-
ers which we have just yvictori-
ously terminated” the letter con-
tinues, “Therefore we feel that
there is every justification for
cur desire to be granted equal

status with all Canadian War
Veterans-”

Pointing out that besides the
many veterans incapacitated
through wounds, many have
since developed T.B. as a result
of their service in Spain, the
letter draws attention to a num-
ber of veterans who also served
‘in the Canadian forces overseas.

It is understood that the Mac.
-Paps are also asking for the
backing of and admission to the
Ganadian Legion, many mem-
bers of which are sympathetic to
their claim.

The Mac-Paps and all of their
comrades in the International
Brigade are wholeheartedly be-
hind the UNO in its refusal to
recognize the Fascist regime of
Franco -and for the reestablish-
ment of the democratically elect-
ed government of Spain.

Dalskog Attends

loguist; and the talented nine- music of Liszt and Brahms. See RAISE WAGES
They don’t want to dominate the Council, but . - - ?
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Press 2233s Pen Baskin LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL GRIEVANCE
Vice-Pres. _.__. Nat Sadler oe = COMMITTEE oe Ses
< VY. Forster . Symington . Kilpatric
SEE Geo. Mitchell ‘Taliman A. McLeod Geo. Home
A. Turner J. Lucas M. Gavrili
oe ee M. Bruce J. Finlay J. Bury
: R. Eddie G. Emary F_ Hartshorne

C. Roughsedge Add Sadler if defeated|Add Baskin if defeated| Add Geo. Mitchell if de_

M. Lukas for vice-president and|fer president and drop) feated for secretary, and

A. Gree drop Eddie. Emary. _idrop Hartshorne.

In case of last-minute vacancies, watch for nominees by Whalen or Tallman.

See Careers ease
This “non-partisan,” “non-political” slate was widely distributed by CCF followers in the recent
elections of the Vancouver Labor Council (CCL). At the meeting the CCFE-dominated delegates
attempted te oust the Shipyard delegates and cap ture the Council.

Intern’al Meet

Ernie Dalskog, [WA District No.
1, International board representa-
tive is attending the board meet-
ing of the [WA international at
Portland Oregon, when the re-
cently elected international of-
ficers will be installed.

Newly elected officers include
Ed aux secretary treasurer,
Karley Larsen, first vice-presi-
dent and Jack Greenall interna-
tional trustee.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1946