8 Se Voters Urged To Check List ae | : [ LPP To Contest Byelection © NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. —With a nominating conyen- tion to select an LPP candidate for the New Westminster pro- vincial byelection called for next Tuesday, July 11, 8 pim. in Russell Hotel, the constitu- — -encey committee of the labor- Progressive Party has opened its campaign with an appeal to- voters to check their names on the provincial list, mrevyised since the 1941 general election. _ “So many people have moved into the city since “1941 “and there has: been such a shift in population that everyone should check the present voters’ list,” Bert Sampson, LPP provincial campaign. manager, said this week. : Guest speakers at the nom- Continued from Page One _ Tories Threat To Progress - the belief that a large section of the people would refuse to back the old-lme parties producing a Situation after the next federal election where it would be im- possible for any- one single group to provide stable govern- ment and carry through pro- gressive policies. . “Qur policies,” he said, “are - based on the realities of life and our differences with the CCF are not narrow partisan squab- bles for political seats, but based on the correctness or otherwise of policies. The Tehe- Tan agreement gaye the world a new and bright perspective permanently replacing the dark policies of Munich.’ ‘It opened up avenues for co- operation between the capitalist States and the socialist state. The policy of appeasement ended in a fiasco and now, through the Teheran agreement, capitalism has revealed its will- ingness to live peacefully with ~ socialism. “The alternative before Can- ada today,” he continued, “is either a liberal-Labor coalition, to include those of the €CE who are willing to accept that posi- tion, or Tory reaction. Bracken is merely used as a veneer for the reactionary policies of the Pories with Meighen lining up all the old die-hards of the party looking for such false is- Sues as the socialist threat.’ ” Carr declared that the Lib- eral government had man- aged to maintain Canadian unity im-carrying through the national war effort and the LPP proposal of a coalition between such liberals as are elected and successful labor and farm candidates was 2 realistic design to provide strong government for carry- ing through the tasks of post- war reconstruction. He maintained that labor, as ‘represented by the labor-Pro- gressive Party, CCF, Social Creditors, Labor independents and other progressive groups, could influencé programs as- suring full employment and labor reforms in the maintain- ence of production for home and abroad. ; “The Labor movement must prevent the formation of 4 liberal-Tory bloc, which could — be brought about, and equally it must halt the rise of the Bloc Populaire and the Union Na- tionale,” he said. “Quite apart from our disagreements wath the CCF, we are walling te work with all members elected for Progressive policies by a pro- SIessive government.” .- * ok * Referring Specifically to the Province of Quebec, where 4 Provincial election will be held August 8, Carr pointed out that the influence of the CCE there was small, while that of the Bloc “Populaire and the Union Nationale Was strong. Conse- quently, the election fighit would be between the Liberal regime of Premier Godbout and the Bloe Populaire and Union Na- tionale. _ “Should the Bloc Populaire and the Union Nationale gain political power in Quebee it would place the stamp of re- action on federal politics and Sive encouragement to re- action in Ontario,” he added. “In the best interests of our country we must fight to re- elect Godbout’s government and as many labor candidates as Possible and prevent the Bloc Populaire and the Union Na- tionale from winning the elec- tion.” é Carr said that the negative attitude of the CGF in Ontario had not helped to improve con- ditions in that province and un- less it was changed there was a grave danger that on a snap election called by the Drew gov- ernment reaction might be re- turned in a stronger position than before. He pointed out that both: Que- bee and Ontario carried the ma- NATIONAL AFFAIRS MONTHLY _ JULY ISSUE ff ed inating convention will be Sam Carr, LPP national organizer, who is now on a brief speaking tour of the Coast, and Fergus McKean, the party’s provincial leader. { Roy Lavigne, LPP organizer in the Fraser Valley and fed-” eral campaign manager for New Westminster, will be chairman. jority of electoral representa- tives and that the election re- sults in those provinces usually influenced the type of govern- ment and policies to be pursued. (Ontario has 85 seats and Que- bee 65). “This is a. people’s war,” he concluded, “and the boys over- seas are united in the purpose for which they are fighting. They and their relatives at home are greatly concerned about the postwar future. Certainly they will not approve of any party playing partisan politics to win narrow advantages which may end disastrously and ruin that future. _ “The labor-Progressive Party will continue its struggle for a united country and a coalition of progressive forces which -will carry Canada into the future for a better life for our people. We shall continue to carry our mes- sage to the Canadian people and to fight for the policies we know are correct and meet the peo- ple’s needs.” Carr will speak in Boiler- imaker’s Auditorium, Vancou- ver, on July 9 at 8 p.m., and in Shrimme Auditorium, Vic- toria, on July 10 at 8 p.m: i 605 E. Hastings HA. 1660 SALES & SERVICE Specializing in Radio Repairs of all makes. Large stock of parts, radio repairs specialist. HOY MAH 5) — Zz, uN Garfield A. King BARRISTER “ rize. | Hoy’s. Radio Electric 1 553 Granville MA. 8642 ] == =