mile PEL FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1951 ‘e fic ‘ puis cc ) Bill areeniennd ee ae i cl “NAA Hee A : i a pl Nl MT wy il E ; IB UNIBE pessascanceensattfl un ll naar ttf tvesatl tsnncane Mversrssorrssnnel Ub Welcome chinese i ladtear No propaganda can conceal the fact that the interventionis armies of the United States—and all supporting countries—have earned the hatred of the Korean people upon whom they have visited death and destruction. In the Chinese volunteers, seeking only to secure their ewn borders and the national independence of their neighbors, the Korean people see their real liberators. Pravda charges Israel, Turkey in secret alliance 7 + MOSCOW. The Communist party newspaper Pravda said last week Turkey ‘and Israel had reached a secret military treaty under which they would playa full part in the North Atlantic pact. ” “Plans call for the, utilization of Israel as one of the principal places d’ares (military assembly areas) in the Middle East,’ Pravda stated. ‘ The paper asserted that Israel enteredé “the Ankara-Tel Aviv ax- is” by American orders and charg- that the Israeli government was a tool of the United States. Pravda said that almost the en- tire Israeli cabinet was now in the United States and that it was clear that Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion was carrying ° out previous agreements to hand over Israel completely to the USS. as a military base. Aside from Israel's strategic po- sition, Pravda said, that country was being used ‘because “in the person of Israel’s present rulers Wall Street has its own cadres who are ready without demur to obey the orders of the Ameircan ag- gressors.” The journey to the U. S, of Is- raeli cabinet ministers represent- ed the final stage of the conver- sion of Israel into American pa- trimony, preparatory to the thor- ough absorption of the country by American military leaders, Pravda said. ° The paper cited recent visits to Israel by “numerous” American State Department officials, army officers and industrialists and by United Nations secretary-general Trygve Lie. All these, it said, pre- ceded Ben Gurion’s visit to the U.S. Pravda said that George C. Mc- Gee, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, on his visit, represented “total diploma- ey” and found well - prepared ground in Israel because: @ American monopolies had al- ready grabbed Israel’s egonomy. @ “The United States general staff and intelligence organs are so intimately tied up with the Israeli general staff that the Is- raelis do not consider it dis- graceful to hold secret sessions with the participation of Ameri- _ ¢an intelligence officers.” @ The Israeli government pur- suant to American orders had already concluded the Ankara- Tel Aviv axis. -to urged launch campaign . for wage increases TORONTO Unions affiliated to the Canadian Congress of Labor were urged to embark on a crive for. substantial wage increases by the CCL wage policy committee which met here Thursday of last week. The ‘meeting which recommended the wage drive was attended No set figure was established, each union being left the choice of setting its own by representatives of, 25 wage cbjective. arrange for close liaison be- tween the unions and agree that there should be close consultation between’ each other during the course of negotiations. Pressure cn the top CCL leadership for a wage drive © has been mounting steadily from the rank-and-file and the wage policy committee's decision reflects the fact that tens of thousands of workers are prepared to go into a wage fight in an ef- fort to offset the rising cost of living caused by the price profiteers. Most CCL, unionists would have preferred a coordinated’ drive with a set figure, but © are agreed that rank-and- file unity in the coming wage fight can establish a liaison so close that coor- dination, in effect, can be accomplished. While a number of unions have already put forward various wage figures, the veneral feeling is that noth- ing less than 40 cénts should be the goal. This is what the Chrysler workers are- asking. So is the big Inco Sudbury —Local of Mine- Mill) which, while not @ CCL affiliate had a power- ful influence within the la- bor movement. Any wage drive which is initiated would not be res- tricted to CCL ‘affiliates alone, but would be bound to sweep in hard pressed TLC-AFL locals who have been abandoned on the wage front by the top leadership of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. Playing a powerful role in the wage movement would be unions which have been expelled from the CCL as a result of the Congress leadership’s policy of raid- inne and red-baiting. These would include Mine-Mill, Fur and Leather and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. UE lead- ers wired both Congresses a’ short time ago urging a coordinated drive and stres-' sing the need for \unity on the wage front on the part of all unions. At the time UF leader C. S. Jackson emphasized that ' past differences should not be permitted to disrupt the urgent unity needed on the wage front and assured the leaders of the two Con- gresses that the UE was prepared to cooperate one hundred percent. unions affiliated to the CCL. Neither did the committee decide on a coordinated drive, but it did CONCERT TO BE HELD SUNDAY Six May Day taggers facing court charges May Day Committee’s film showing and concert» in Pender Auditorium this coming Sunday, May 27, at 8 p.m. should draw a large crowd and wipe out the deficit caused when police seized collection boxes from taggers. Six of the taggers have been © summoned to appear in city police court on Monday, May 28, at, 2 p.m., to answer charges that they “unlawfully did solicit money on a street in the city of Vancouver without first obtaining leave to col- lect money on a specified day by resolution of the council of the said city.” John Stanton is de- fending the accused. ‘ “A clear caes of petty persecu- tion,” said May Day committee chairman Bill Stewart. “Taggers have been collecting money on © 7 May Day for as long as I can re- member.” A fine program has ,been lined up for Sunday’s concert, including Ukrainian dance numbers, solos, and accordian numbers. , In addi- tion, a 45-minute film on _ the Spanish people’s war against fas- cism will be shown. BCER under fire, city council has to finance probe Mounting resentment against BCElectric’s transporta- tion service forced city council to put up a surface show — of resistance this week, which took the form of approving “in principle” to an independent outside survey of the quality and frequency of BCER service to the public. It was “tentatively agreed” that the city would pay the full cost of the survey, estimated to run as high as $10,000. The BCER, long a power behind the scenes at city hall, did not seem disturbed by council’s action, and even offered to pay a part of the costs. Appearing before the aldermen, Ernest Tuson, spokesman for the Street Railwaymen’s Union, re- vealed that the company‘had elim- inated a total of 73 runs per shift during the last seven months. Speed-up had forced 120 men to quit their jobs; number of men on sick list had increased from an average of 35 to 60 for the same period. “BCER is cutting services, . charging a dime a ride, and then complaining that fewer people are using their cars and buses,” said Effie Jones this week. “Give bet- ter service, cut the price of transit fares, and then more folks will ride. , Only public protests do these things, however.” _monthly pay allowances for “can force the profit-hungry BCER to Top brass gets - 29 percent hike, privates only 9 In an effort to add to the “at traction” of army life and wit more recruits for Korea and for European service, Ottawa upped army pay at the beginning of the An examination of the i creases, however, shows that it is the “top brass” which penefits year. Ce cn!) most, while the lowly private still - does the hardest job for the lowest pay. Major-Generals, brigadiers and colonels benefitted by a 20 perce? pay hike in comparison with th® private’s nine percent. Here’s the mat- ried men: : New 1950 Major-General ..... 961 $800 Brigadier .........- s5zs718 THOM EL whey chau sos ee) ae Gaptainy 2 aj von oy 353 326 2nd Lieutenant, ..,. 263 258 Warrant Officer 1 .. 295 246 Private (trained) .. 170 © 156 PACIFIO TRIBUNE — MAY 25, 1951 — PAGE By aaa;