B.C. parley of Mine-Mill opensMonaay Eleventh annual convention of the B.C. District, International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, opens in Pender Audi- torium January 18, and the unem- ployment crisis in the mining in- dustry will be one of the key items under discussion. “Unemployment in base metal mines is a direct result of govern- ment policies,” says a Mine-Mill press release. “The Canadian gov- ernment refuses to allow trade with China and other countries, as part of the ‘cold war.’ The result has. been unemployment and short- time work.” Mine-Mill international president John Clark and eastern vice-presi- dent Asbury Howard will attend the convention. Some 40 delegates from 23 B.C. locals are expected at the conven- tion: Many resolutions have been submitted by local unions dealing with amendments to the Compensa- tion Act and backing up the re- commendation of Chief Justice Sloan for the establishment of a Medical Appeal Board. B.C. Minister of Labor Lyle Wicks will address the first session, along with representatives from the Labor Relations Board and the Workmen's Compensation Board. ZENITH CAFE 105 E. Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C. UNION HOUSE S. H. BROWN PLUMBING & HEATING 371 Johnson Road R.R.1 White Rock - Phone 5661 * Tim Buck to speak Tim Buck, national leader of the Labor-Progressive party, will address a public meeting in Pender Auditorium, Vancouver, on Friday, January 29, at 8 p.m., it was announced this week. ‘Ask building of - auditorium now Demand that Vancouver City Council proceed with construction of the civic auditorium this year was made by Maurice Rush, Van- couver LPP secrétary, in a letter to city hall this week. Taking issue with the city’s tech- nical Planning Board which declar- ed in a report that the auditorium “might not be regarded as of much urgency,” Rush pointed to the re- cent plebiscite in which the citizens voted for the civic auditorium as proof of the urgent need for such a centre. Backing Mayor Hume’s stand to proceed this year with the auditor- ium, he charged that the board’s tion among architects was a device for stalling the civic auditorium. Construction of the auditorium would help meet the serious short- age of hall facilities for various public events, he said. PACIFIC ROOFING Company Limited CE. 2733 2509 West Broadway N. Bitz -- B. Kostyk : EXPERT REPAIRS TO RADIO, TELEVISION & APPLIANCES FREE PICK UP & DELIVERY For Better Service At Lower Prices Phone HA. 7262 Anytime CITYWIDE ELECTRONICS SERVICE 692 E. Hastings St. “Everything in EE FROM... EARL SYKE s ; 56 E. Hastings St. PA. 3855 VANCOUVER, B.C. 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I accepted the position in the Junior Red Cross in good faith with every intention of carry- ing on my work to the credit of the organization as a public organ- ization to forward humanitarian and welfare work in our schools and community. - As the officials of the Junior Red Cross have stated, my qualifications were found fully satisfactory to the Junior Red Cross committee, and I personally met with and was approved by the Deputy Minister | of Education, Mr. Harold Campbell, and his assistant, Mr. English. The political party with which I am associated, the Labor-Pro- gressive party, is a legal organiza- tion to which any citizen may right- fully belong under the law. of our country. The act’ of discrimina- tion perpetrated against me by the Junior Red Cross, therefore, con- stitutes an attack upon the fun- damentals of democracy in Can- ada, and I shall fight it through the means of every democratic process available to the citizens of Canada in protection of their rights and livelihood. When I was hired by the Junior Red Cross I was not questioned about my political affiliations, .as no Canadian would expect to be questioned about them; and I naturally did not feel required to announce them. I understood the Junior Red Cross to be, as pro- fessed, a non-partisan organization, and feel that its present officials, in their action against me, have violated its basic principles, re- vealing as they did, that their hir- ing policy is deliberately discrim- inatory. When I was dismissed no men- tion was made to me of my politi cal affiliations, although at the time the story carrying the attack upon me as a member of the Labor- Will fight dismissal on principle grounds Progressive party was already in the hands of the press, and I pur- chased a copy of the paper carry- ing it when I reached downtown after leaving the office of the Junior Red Cross. In this interview, at which I was dismissed by Colonel Scott, I was given to understand that the sole reason for my dismissal, was my alleged insufficient acquaintance with the teaching staff of the prov- ince, and I was offered a cheque for two months’ salary in compen- sation for the affront done me. I rejected the cheque; as I reject the dismissal. In my opinion, my dismissal from a position for which I was recog- nized as fully qualified, without being given any opportunity to prove myself is evidence of a re- grettable decline in public prin- ciple and in respect for human dignity and rights that must be checked before it undermines the vigor of our Canadian democratic life. I feel I have a responsibility to the people of Canada in general, and to all individuals who have assisted me in my. academic work and in my search for employment, to fight this threat to my own and their security, with every demo- cratic means at my disposal. I shall do so. i Conference will discuss housing Failure of building programs to keep pace with Vancouver’s fast- growing population will be dis- cussed at a “Houses for All’ con- ference opening in Hotel Vancou- ver’s Salon M on January 19. The two-day conference is being sponsored by Vancouver Housing Association in cooperation with. the B.C. division of the Community Planning Association of Canada. Discussions will be open to the public, and there is no registra- tion fee. Sub Talk Tips from our readers Dear Keadenr: Our star street ‘saleman, who handled 150 copies of the Pacific Tribune last week, walked into the office and said: “I wish half a doz- en other young fellows would take a bundle of papers every week. Then we could really do a job!” Extending our circulation dur- ing 1954 is a job that depends on all our readers and supporters. Frequently we receive. letters dem onstrating that our read- ers are con- stantly thinking of new ways to reach people. Here’s one from John Tanche ee White Rock, a con- sistent sub-getter: “There are legions of. people who should be reading the PT and we, its readers, hold the key to its expansion. “It is really a simple mee to get subs. I will give you a system that I have adopted and which I have found gets results. “First you jot down the names and addresses of people in your neighborhood who are prospective readers, say five people. Then you order five copies of the PT to be sent to you every week (it will cost you less than two bottles of beer, or a weekly trip to a movie to see some American crime story). When you receive the bundle, wrap each paper individually and mail them to your five prospects. “After a month or six weeks go and look up these chaps and my ~ experience shows that most of them will subscribe.” John Tanche isn’t just talking. This week he brought in four new subs by this method. Picking up renewals is import- ant, too. January is a good month to clean up all those overlooked . December renewals. Let’s hear from you! Rita Whyte CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each additional line is made for notices appearing in this column. 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