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est be examined—is the CCF
© which advocates social-

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» the basis of the statements
oid Winch, then the CCF
e certainly appear to be a
Sonary Socialist party. At
nt CCF convention, in re-
™ to the election of a CCF
Fient in BC, he stated:

& CGF is a socialist party
*l remain a socialist party
'd further, “the steps to be
Bre merely the steps of a
Ponary government aiming
= -evolutionizing of our sys-
'd we intend to be such a
* government.”

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Sich added:

fe ten years of our existence,
'> proven ourselves, and in
SE war, in the front line of
fstgike and demonstration,
iS been the CCF.”

foubt there are many work-

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zy of the last statement.

Sally I must admit that |

faware that the CCF had

— the strikes and demon-

18 in BE during the past

irs. But that is by the way.

recently in the Vancouver
= of Monday, July 26, Mr. |

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of the successful efforts
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‘Keye and other operators
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its. Average for the season
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By FERGUS McKEAN
)# the announcement of the formation of a new political | people raised by the united Socialist and Communist par-
tty based on Communist principles with Socialism as its
¢ aim, many honest CCF members have asked why there

= a pertinent question and requires to be adequately dealt
ifo answer it, however, the assumption which it contains

For Second Front

The world witnessed this week the first crack in Hitler’s
European “fortress.” Mussolini’s resignation, followed by
the tidal wave of democratic and revolutionary sentiment
among the long-suppressed Italian workers, their anti-
fascist demonstrations against the Badoglio government.
and the popular cry for peace and a government of the

ties, showed in stark fashion the basic inner weakness of
the fascist regime in Italy, and held a promise of Badoglio’s
military-fascist government’s complete defeat within perhaps a
matter of days.

The collapse of the Mussolini government is actually the
result of the application, in a limited way, of the strategy of

Winch is reported as stating “that| coalition warfare. Mussolini’s dramatic resignation was forced
if the change to Socialism could

both with a Socialist objective.

Unions See
New Threat
To ICA Act

Faced with what appears to
be a new threat to the Indus-
trial Conciliation and Arbitra-
tion Act through recognition by
the department of labor of the

company union, as a bona fide
organization under the act, Van-
couyer labor men this -week pre-
pared to open a protest campaign
that will overturn the ruling after
holding an emergency meeting in
the Holden Building attended by
a representative group of trade
union officials.

At the same time the United

Neon Employees Association, a -

revolutionary methods would have
to be used.”
(2)

ET us now consider the provin-

cial program of the CCF adopt=
ed at the same convention where
Mr. Winch made the statements re-
¥erred to above. This program is at
complete variance with the utter-
anees of Mr. Winch in that the
term “socialism” does not even ap-
pear, to say nothing of such
phrases as a “revolutionary govy-
ernment” and the “revolutionizing
of our system.”

What the program does say is as
follows: :

“A CCF goeyrnment in BC will
undertake the extension of public
ownership to the natural resources,
public utilities, and industries
deemed essential for the protection
of living standards and the creation
of social wealth.”

The program then goes on to pro-
pose:

(1) “Public ownership of the
Sources of distributive systems of
electrical energy;” (2) “a public
monopoly in food distribution;” (3)
“a public monopoly of brewing and |-
distilling;’ (4) “public ownership
of transportation and communica-
tion utilities.”

According to the program the
above “extension of public owner-
ship” is to be financed by means
of “taxation, revenue from public
enterprise and borrowing,”

Public ownership of the sources
and distributive systems of electri-
cal energy has already been in op-
eration in Ontario for decades in
the form of the Ontario Hydro-
Electric system and has already
been proposed for BC by the pres-
ent Coalition Government. “A
public monopoly in food distribu-
tion” is also one of the planks
in the platform of the Progressive-
Conservative party in Ontario in the
current election. The plank reads:
“To set up committees of outstand-
ing farmers in each county with
authority to plan joint production
and promote the processing and
distribution of farm products. To
take over all stockyards and oper-

6

;

. Fishing will continue till

ano.”

not be made by peaceful methods, | IIIIInitnin inn tann iti iim a Tu

Anti-fascist sentiments of the Italian people were ex-
pressed in a manifesto issued this week in Turin, heavy
industry center of the nation. The manifesto—reads:

“Italians! The painful nightmare which has dominated
our political life for the past 20 years is now ended. During
this period this nightmare has released its bestial passions
and shattered the greater part of our national wealth, im-
poverishing consciences as it maintained a regime of cor-
ruption and incompetency, dragging the nation inte a war
it did not want—a war violently forced on us.

“Though the tasks which now face us may be difficult,
if we unite all our strength with courage and calm we will
be able to pave that new road we must now follow.

“Those men who are responsible for the grave damage
inflicted on the nation will be inexorably punished. Hence-
forth may our watchword be: Liberty!
Nazione, Partito Democrazia Cristiana, Partito Communista,
Partito di Riconstruzione Liberale, Partito Socialista Itali-

Signed: Partito

TONSA TTT

only because the great Red Army offensive against the Nazis at
Orel made it impossible for Hitler to withdraw troops from the
Eastern Front to meet the Allied drive in Sicily. It was this
Red Army counter-offensive, timed to coincide with the Allied |-

(See ITALY AND OREL—Page 6)

Steel Workers of America will
immediately launch a prosecu-
tion against Neon Products of
Western Canada for having spon-
sored -a--company union in—con-
travention of the ICA Act.

The dispute boiled to the sur-
face this week after the company.
had discharged seven USA mem-
bers for having worn union shop
stewards’ buttons on the job,
claiming that only the representa-

had that right. Among charges to
be laid against the company, ac-
cording to steelworkers organizer,
James Robertson, are those of dis-
crimination and formation of a
company union.

A fact that has given trade
unionists much concern is the re- -
port that Labor Minister Pear-
son has given certification under
the ICA Act to officers of the
Neon Employees Association to
represent the workers as bargain-
ing agents. If this is so, they say,
then Mr. Pearson is acting against
the anti-company union Provision
of the Act.

Of the seven men and women
discharged, one, H. Wilcox, is a

veteran of World War L

adequate sireetcar service will be
provided to accommodate all tray-
elling to Confederation Park, North

Burnaby.

After the picnic is officially
opened by Reeve G. A. Wilson of
Burnaby, the sports program will
follow with races for children,
men and women, and novelty races
including a three-legged race, sack
race, wheelbarrow race, bean race,
and a cracker-eating contest.

In the afternoon there will be
softball tournaments between ship-
yard and East Indian teams, a la-
crosse match between Indian and

(See SOCIALISM—Page 8)

white players, and a tug-of-war

The thousands of Vancouver citizens who are eagerly look-
ing forward to the huge United Nations Picnic this Sunday can
forget their fears about transportation shortages. as the BC
Electric has assured the committee in charge of the picnic that

contest which willebe fought out
by teams from loca! shipyards.
Sikhs and Chinese wrestlers will
go up against wrestlers from the
shipyards:

Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band
and Vancouver Shipyard Pipe
Band, -fresh from their tour of
Seattle shipyards, will be on hand,
and will provide a program of
music of the United WNations
throughout the afternoon.

At mealtime, picnickers will
gather at the many “open air res-
taurants” on the grounds, and par-
take of food prepared by national
froups present at the picnic. The
Sikh community, which has been

United Nations Picnic Sunday

working for several days in prep-
aration, will serve their famous
“rotis” and other national dishes.

At the booth of the loyal Van-
couver Italian population, guests
will eat “anti-fascist” spaghetti.
The people of the Fraser Valley
are presenting a good old-fashioned
farm dinner, featuring Fraser Val-
ley fried chicken. The main picnic
committee is providing a mystery
meal, which they call “Internation-
al Dish,” and which, it is reported,
will have all the best qualities of
a good home-made stew.

One of the most colorful events
of the day will be the National
costume display and contest, in
which representatives of the Unit-
ed Nations, dressed in traditional
costumes, will appear.

To reach picnic grounds, take
Hastings Bast cars to Alpha Ave.

tive of the employees association ©

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