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QC]! Dispute

Mike Freylinger, Camp A-35,
Queen Charlotte City, B.C., writes:
Besse one of the men directly

concerned in the QCI logging
dispute, I would like to make a
brief comment on the decision of
the conciliation board, and of the
attitude the logging operators have
chosen to take.

It is, of course, in defiance of the
laws of a democratic country when
a group of employers band together
and continuously sidestep an issue
which has been under dispute for
over two vears. Indeed, at this crit-
ical time, when we should all put
forth our utmost efforts to defeat
fascism, the bosses still find lots of
time to quibble about such things
as signed agreements and union
recognition. We should have en-
joyed the benefits of these progres-
sive ideas a long time ago.

There is no doubt that many of
the men concerned are getting tired
and disgusted at the tactics em-
ployed by these unscrupulous ex-
ploiters of humanity. Many

are quitting their jobs and are con-}

tinually moving from camp to camp
in search of better

Taking into consideration that
many man hours are lost in this
vital industry due to the failure of
the logging
with the decision of the arbitration

board which recommended that
loggers should have signed agree-
ments and union recognition, I can

only say that the logging operators |
are committing an act of sabotage |
is time their action |

and that it
should be regarded as such.

The workers in the QCI have
been very patient and conscienti-
ous in their work and action so as
to put forth a maximum war effort.
But it is high time that some of the
principles our boys are fighting to
preserve were put Into effect at
home. .

So far as I can see (and I see
plenty every day around this camp)
the operators seem to spend more
time and effort fighting the work-
ers working for them than they do
in trying to increase or even main-
tain production.

I think the time has come for
the governments who are respon-
sible to the Canadian people to see
that these logging operators who
are continuously sabotaging the war
effort are made aware of their re-
sponsibility to our democracy, so
thai we may all work in harmony
and unity to defeat fascism in the
shortest possible time.

THE PEOPLE

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LETTERS from
OUR READERS

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Reply To Winch

Vera A. Parsons, Nanaimo, BC,
writes: ;

AROLD WINCH'S fantastic
charge that Tim Buck has be-
trayed the workers seems to me
to display the true feelings of many
of the CCF leaders towards any
other party or persons caring to
question the CCF policy in any
way, shape or form, They just can-
not see beyond the end of their
noses that in strengthening nation-
al unity today we are but building
for the future of tomorrow, for that
better world to come. If we lose
sight of the main issues we cease
to be participants in the fight
against fascism, and out of sheer
ignorance or complacency—or be-
cause we put our own narrow con-
siderations first—we open the way
for Hitler’s propagandists.

Having watched Harold Winch’s
somewhat meteoric climb to politi-
cal heights over the past few years,
I sometimes find myself looking
back and wonder if he ever looks
back at the way he has come too.
Does he remember, not so long
ago, when he was on his first tour
of interior towns speaking on the
CCF platform, that in town after
town his reception was very cool
and distant? And does he recall a
certain tewn where he was
switched to a nearby mill site,
much to his annoyance, because he
was considered much too “left” at
the time, and it was thought he
might offend some of the would-be
adherents of the CCF? Does he re-
leall efter that meeting in that
|little town no one bothered much
jwith him until a member of the

him, asking if any arrangements
had been made by his ¢lub for ac-
commodation for him? When he re-
plied hostilely, “No,” he was of-
fered a bed and given breakfast
in a Communist home, for no one
else bother about him then. He
wasn't an MLA then, much less
leader of the CCF Opposition in
the legislature, and some CCF
leaders of that time were a little
afraid of his opinions. They need
not have been, Harold Winch has
proved himself adept at playing
polities. His last speech (vigorous,
some papers called it, I term vi-
cious) was certainly not in keep-
ing with the spirit of unity needed
in the world today, and twice need-
ed among working people. It
answered no needs of the working

| people.

End Sweatshops

S. Lopedes, general
United Garment Workers o
erica, Toronto, writes:

organizer,
Am-

ILLIONS of Canadian people
buy work shirts, overalls,
trousers and windbreakers.

But how many look for the union
label when purchasing these
clothes?

Those who don’t first look for
the union label before buying con-
tribute towards low wages and de-
plorable conditions in the work
clothing industry. The annual gov-
ernment report on Wages and
Hours of Labor for 1941 shows that
female sewing machine operators
on shirts generally earn 26c per
hour, working 48 to 50 hours per
week (some rates are as low as

18e per hour).

| Communist party got in touch with
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Low wages are reflected in poor

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as yet appeared,
This is ascribed by

BE ‘i a
Se MANY excellent books have been written about phases
) of the war that it seems strange no good ‘war’ films have

Walter Wanger, one of Hollywood's

| most progressive producers, to the handicap placed on the film
industry by lack of cooperation from various branches of the

militray service.

Wanger asserts that American ;
audiences have seen very few real
war films, most of them ~being
‘nothing more than westérn and
gangster plots, dressed up in: army |
uniforms.”

“Because of a lack of knowledge
and help from those who have had
experience in modern war, many
of Hollywood's war pictures have
been of a necessity imaginative ...
based on warfare as conducted in
the last war,” Wanger says.

Meanwhile, exploits which would
make good dramatic material are

held “secret” by Washington, al-
though they are known to the
enemy. Some incidents he fears,

may be lost to films for the dura-
tion because of departmental cen-
sorship.

As Wanger sees it, the film indus-
try could be a much more im-
portant adjunct to the government,
acting as a liaison of information
between Washington and the peo-
ple, not only of the United States
but of the whole world.

Wanger is now producing “Gung
Ho.” based on the Makin Island
attack by the Second Marine Raider
Battalion, and in this he is getting
some help from the Marine Corps.

Another film which should not
suffer from lack of military tech-
nical advice is that based on “Ten
Seconds Over Tokio.” Captain Ted
Lawson, whose story the book is,

has personally been in Hollywood

151 East 8th Ave., Vancouver, B.C.

as technical advisor for this film.

(CONTRASTING the lack of gov-
ernment and military coopera-
tion in film technique in the United
States is the assistance given

| Soviet film producers in their work

to portray the magnificent exploits
of the Red army, air force and
navy. The whole facilities of the

country are placed at the producer's
disposal and every citizen who can
five any information cooperates to
ensure a true portrayal of character
and event. When Soviet actresses
undertake a role, they receive let-
ters from people all over the coun-
iry explaining how such a character
acts in real life.

Consider, for instance, “The
Siege of Leningrad” and several
other films shown here recently,
which have pictured life and con-
ditions in the Soviet Union today
and stirred audiences everywhere.

Soviet film director Mikhail Kalo-
tozov, who produced “Siege of Len-
ingrad’” and also the earlier film,
‘Wings of Victory,” biography of
the Soviet flier, Valeri Chkalovy, is
now in Hollywood as a representa-
tive of the Russian film industry.
His mission is to promote a closer
artistic and commercial relation-
ship between the film industries
of the Soviet Union and the United
States. He will also study American
production methods and serve as
consultant on pictures concerning
the Soviets.

a large proportion of women, low
earnings coupled with long work-
ing hours and speed-up have es-
pecially serious implications for the
whole community.

Our union, the United Garment
Workers of America, has made
rapid progress in the past five
years in the organization of the
work clothing and utility garment
industries, and has, we believe, a
proud record of constructive
achievements.

We are always prepared to assist
the unorganized workers in the in-
dustry to organize in order to raise
the standard of wages and work-
ing conditions in the shirt and work
garment industry.

Every working man and woman
ean assist in this work of abolish-
ing sweatshops by looking for the
genuine union label when buying
shirts, overalls and windbreakers.

Resolutions

H. A. Erickson, financial secre-
tary, IWA Sub-Local 1-80, writes:

HAVE been instructed by the

_above local to introduce these
resolutions to members of parlia-
ment at Ottawa and members of
the legislature at Victoria:

Whereas: An arbitration beard
has heard the dispute between the
Queen Charlotte Islands loggers
and the operators of the industry
there ard handed down an award
in favor of the loggers.

And whereas: The action of the
operators in refusing to comply
with the majority award, is a di-
rect challenge to our democratic
form of government, and serves
only to disrupt and demoralize Can-
ada’s war effort.

And whereas: Organized labor
throughout Canada has pledged it-
self to all-out production and re-
gards the attainment of victory over
fascism as overriding all other con-
siderations.

Therefore be it resolved: That
we, the members of the Interna-
tional Woodworkers of America,
CIO, of Sub-Local 1-80, Chemainus,
petition the federal government,
and urge it to enforce the law,
and make it compulsory for the op-
erators to sign collective bargain-
ing agreements, so as to avert a
stoppage in production of spruce
which is so vitally needed in this
time.

Whereas: The passage of the
amendments to the Industrial Con-
ciliation and Arbitration Act great-
ly improved the position of trade
unions in bargaining collectively.

And whereas: Certain employers
are today demonstrating their dis-
approval to the ICA Act by refus-
ing to sign agreements with the
unions, causing untold harm to
Canada’s war effort.

And whereas: The Canadian Man-
ufacturers’ Association, and other
powerful employers’ organizations,
failing in their efforts to dictate
to Labor Minister Pearson the kind
of labor laws they would approve
of, are now challenging the act.

Therefore be it resolved: That
we, the members of the Interna-
tional Woodworkers of America,
CIO, Sub-Local 1-80, Chemainus,
urge Labor Minister Pearson to
protect the ICA Aet, and make it
compulsory for the- operators to
sign collective bargaining agree-

health. In an industry employing }

Short
Jabs

——by OC E
The New Pa

OW that the new p
given itself a name we |
and write about it, not as s
substantial, dream-like f
something in real, cont

Of course, there are
whose hearts and minds i
tions and accomplishm
Communist party have bitt
who will not like the name
Progressive party,” but i
work the new party does
ing to change the world t
eount. The party will he
of and looked upon as
munist party. Already
the Ontario CCF leader,
to have informed the Can:
ple that the new party i
Communist party under
name. ~ ;

In Vancouver today, |
Progressive party has
es actively laving the base
istic political work. Each %
will be identifed with the
of its constituency. Some ¥
encies have more than on |
and this accounts for the
although there. are only £
eral riding there are nine!
of the party. :

These branches intend to
part of the life of their c
ties. At present they are
gaged in efforts to secur
quarters and clubrooms as
for their activities. Alreai
of themselves have est
themselves.

The South Vancouver b
located in the old Norqu,
munity hall, at ingsway @
endon. Hastings East bra
secured premises in the 24
on Hastings East. The W
branch is also in a settl
room at 1325 Davie. Mour
ant branch will open up al
Main after September. j
branch has an eye on a
sirable place on Granville i
The other branches are
hunting.”

Maintaining the clubroo
mean that a portion of the
ties will be of a social c.
which, at the same time, ¥
a political significance.

: The first of these socia
is by the West End brane
elubroom-oen Davie. Tt will

on August 30. It will be .
gether and some of the B.
gates to the national cor
are expected to be presen
Mount Pueosant braneh i.
tising a wist drive and dant
Foresters’ hall, 365 Broadw
on Tuesday, August 31. Tic
this affair will cost 50 ce
twenty-four dollars worth ¢
will be given away. On Se:
4 members of the South Va
branch will be hosts at a flo
by Barney’s Entertainers. #
er” is also involved in thi
We have showers for marrit|
showers for births, so why 1
a shower for the new br
equip it for its work. Ac
will be 50 cents plus two SE
two knives or-two forks or

“and saucer at the door. ¥
orities is partly responsible
shower. If the branch gets
of these tools we may see 4

served up there that will

Vancouver Hotel to shame:

Every supporter and sym
of the Labor-Progressive

ments.

should turn out to see these