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iergus McKean

(Gi blows against Hitler’s
ie concerning themselves
‘Wevhelming majority of
tex to the unemployment
‘td that the boys- who
Lg be treated as their

sive Conservative and

tMrties have approximately

tFtrength ona national

ia addition to these three
_@. 2 considerable propor-

hree other parties which
fest the election, the Bloc
@e, Social Credit and
tOpTessive Parties,
/ will kely nomitiate 65:

4 wandidatess 292 =.

a coalition __£overn-
,@; practically. inevitable, -
) concern of every Cana- —

: formed. ;

| repressive Conservative

@is. dominated bya re-
Wer Tory outleok:«iat is
eto international freedom
— and advocates a British
jtradinge bloc. It is op-
» cooperation with the
ttrade unions which now
650,000 organized work
_constitute an integral

| sloc Populaire: as° even
‘i ictionary and definitely
a) st-- ff is*opposed to all
national sécial legisla-
2 cases Stself on a propsram™
Mene French-Canadian na=
_and econemiec; social:
jeal exclusion from the
Janada. eS

.* 2

‘the vote will be’ divided ~

each ©

S| to “what kind of “coali=~ i

whe national life of Can=

. a

It should therefore “be clear

that any coalition which included
either the Progressive Gonserva-
tives or the Bloc Populaire would
be a reactionary government
which would make realization of
international cooperation and so-

cial and economic progress at

home impossible.

The two provinces which will
be decisive in the next election
are Ontarie and Quebec which
between them claim 150 of the
245 seats in the House of Com-
mons, while the rest of Canada
is represented by only 95 seats.
~ Yet it is precisely these two
_decisive provinces in which the
Progressive Conservatives and

greatest strength.

The King Liberals have advo-
cated social and democratic re-
‘forms and international friend
, Ship in the post war but if they

“Conservatives of the Bloc Popu-
jaire,’ reaction would dominate
-£overnment policies.

While the King government has
been influenced’ by public pres-
sure to adopt progressive policies,
it has also shown itself prone to
pressure from the reactionary
elements of monopoly capital in
Canada and has from time to time
adopted policies that are neither
democratic nor progressive.

. Im any event, no government
that excluded labor could be a
“government of national unity em-—
bracing all sections ‘and classes

of the population in ecu
fete y  eeeee esate ISS fia < 5 t eee Se aan Sls Be
“democratic social progress in the 2S Therclore ae arenes. et

_ post war period. And without the
unity and cooperation of our peo-

“ple, Canada cannot solve her post-
war problems.

jy mvolved ‘in plans for-
socials and all kinds of-
“tising project that will
drive over the top. This
ent work. It is import-

‘every ‘ore‘of us to re-

however, that the poli-
Portance of our cam-
il be measured in terms
amber of people to whom
um our policy in the
*an appeal for financial
sand to the extent that
= lish community aware-
ur party as a vital and
? force in the life of the
\ SSS :
fis the news. White-
= .f., buckling down in
My to support the Labor
“Tom McEwen, has
73 per cent of its
Hibson’s landing has 70
Eto its eredit despite the
Most members are out
working in the summer
With excellent organ-
2ady to go into action
m the beginning, North
land Victoria clubs had
51 per cent and 32 per
ir quotas respectively
iid of the first week of

| the more ambitious
‘ngs planned by LPP
the Huge United Na-
lie, ‘a project of Great-

iver clubs. ‘Then; too,

‘10,000 E

Hal Griffin is the candidate, em-

lection Fund
there will be large-scale social
events, cruises and carnivals
undertaken by individual city
clubs.

._Most of our out-of-town in-
formation, however, has come in
the form of encouraging ru-
mors. Up in Prince Rupert, for
example, we have a one-woman
stumping committee. This LPP
member has collected $60 in
donations in the first few days
days of the drive to aid in the
campaign of the candidate for
Skeena, Bruce Mickleburgh.
Some of our New Westminster
‘and-Fraser Valley clubs, where

barked on a lively person-to-per-
Son canvass, and ‘had raised
more than two-thirds of their
quotas a week ago.
Notwithstanding such -wel-
come information, we still have
less than $1,000 raised on our
$10,000 objective. So, hurry up,
comrades. with official reports
and remittances so that we have
a clear picture of what has been
accomplished. This means more
leadership and more energy on
the part of all committees, and
the positive, constructive super-
vision and checkup on the
achievements of all LPP mem-
bers and supporters so that by:
next week we shall really have

our objective in sight.

tions

the Bloc Populaire have their

formed a coalition with either the:

> parliament.

oar SEs = ney =e 3 “8
na

AS a result of the industrial

development of the Dominion,
labor is today the largest single
class of the population-and for
that reason the next sovernment
of Canada must include labor
representation if proper relations
between capital and labor, the
two decisive sections of the popu-
lation, are to be established and
full cooperation achieved.

Faced with this concrete prob-
lem of the inevitability of a coali-
tion government, our responsi-
bility and the responsibility of all
progressive Canadians is to use
our influence to see to it that

when a coalition government is”

formed it is a progressive coali-
tion and not a reactionary one
which would stifle Ganadian
progress. That is why the Labor-
Progressive Party advocates and
will strive to achieve a Tiberal-
Labor coalition.

What then, do we mean by a
Liberal-Labor coalition?

. We mean that the next govern-
ment of Canada must exclude the
reactionaries of the Bloc Popu-
laire and ‘the Progressive Con-
Servatives and that) it should in-
clude the most democratic wing
of the capitalist class of Canada,
at present represented by the
King liberals, together with di-
rect representatives of labor and
the farmers. : =

Coneretely, the political parties
which do have a large following
of farmers and industrial workers
are. the CCF, Social Gredit and
Labor-Progressive parties. :

the next government of Canada
should be a ‘coalition of repre-
Sentatives of these three par-
ties and those independent
labor members’ elected, © to-
gether with the King Tiberals.
as the only practical alterna-
tive to a coalition combination
of Liberals, Progressive Con-
servatives and Bloc Populaire
forces, all of which would ex-
clude real farmer, labor repre-
sentation and would be re-
actionary.

The working people of Ganada
cannot afford to have their repre-
sentatives merely sit on the oppo-
sition benches in Ganada’s next
No, the working
people must have their repre-
sentatives not only in parliament
but right in the cabinet.

Such a coalition would enable
Canada to realize the aspirations
of our people for security and so-

~~ cial progress. It is the only prac-

tical alternative to the coalition
of reaction. Our task is to elect
as many genuine labor and farm-
er candidates as possible. The
Labor - Progressive Party will
name 65 or 70 candidates and we
shall do all in our power to elect
them. That is the policy of the
Labor-Progressive Party, for a
Liberal-Labor ' coalition sgovern-
ment and for the democratic
progress of our country in the
postwar era.

@ Text of a radio address
given by Fergus McKean
provincial leader of the
Labor-Progressive Party and
federal candidate for Vamn-
couver Centre, over Station
CJOR on Monday, July 9.

_ 357; George Gee,

snoRT 4108

by OF Bill

Sorrows Of A Columnist:

THE writer of a column like this must be possessed of the patience
of Job. Editors, typesetters and makeup men take liberties with

the pearls of thought He puts on paper so that sometimes he does not

recognize what appears over or under his John Hancock. : :

And this is not the worst fate that may befall him. Occasionally,
other gremlins of the editorial catacombs or demons of the press-
room take a hand in the business of thwarting him and lose satirely
the creations he has produced after much mental wrestli nthe
dim glow of the midnight oil and the help of a reluctant pen. <2.

This has happened to myself on two occasions durine the past
few months. Some time ago Al Parkin came into my end of the house
two hours before the deadline. He looked as gloomy and downcast
as a coalheaver who had lost his week’s wages in a erap game. “Bill,”
he said, “I haye bad news for you. We can’t find your Short Jabs
manuscript in the printshop. It must have been Swept into the gar-
bage bucket.” He was lind enough not to suggest that was probably
‘the best place for it. I had to write it over again with my eye on the
clock.

The second time was about six weks ago. It was not the column
this time, but a report of the success of the Evans Memorial Commit-
tee. It had been writen on behalf of the committee and turned in to
be printed in the news section of the paper.

The following week the paper came out without the report. The
editor assured me it had been crowded out but would appear in the
next issue. It did not; nor the issue after; nor the issue after that.
Further inquiry resulted in the discovery that the report had been
lost. So I have to write it over again. This time I am putting it in
this column, believing it willl be Sure to make the grade here.

Evans Memorial Fund

ese closing of the fund was delayed by the press drive because

friends who had lists failed to send them in to the committee in
their eagerness to do their share in the drive for the paper. This is
the main reason for the dilatory presentation of this statement.

The response shows the high esteem in which Slim Eivans was
held by the workers of this province and their gratitude for the servy-
ices he rendered them, particularly in the lean and hungry thirties.

The final sum collected was $3070.38, Expenses for printing,
stationary and postage stamps amounted to $26.32, less than one cent
on the dollar. The sum of $15 was paid for photos taken at the funeral.
The balance handed over to Mrs. Evans was $3029.06, two-and-a-half
times the amount we sought to raise. The final statement was audited
and certified correct by two members of the committee, Margaret
Black and Barbara Stewart. : ie

I was originally chairman of the committee but the turn of ey:
made me into treasurer and all funds were handled by me exclusively.
I am proud to have occupied this position. I look upon few men-as
heroes but Slim Evans was one of them. aa

On behalf of the committee I am asked to thank everyone who
worked so well to make our appeal so successful. :

As far as possible we wish to note some outstandins contributions,
although because of lack of Space we cannot acknowledge all of them.
‘Take the miners first. Britannia, Erie Anderson, $33.25 ; Pinchi Lake,
T. Kangrga, $68: Standard Mine, Silverton, Sam Marzoli, $34.50;
Atlin, Ed. Drexler, $24: Local 666 Ainsworth, $33.55; Copper Moun-
tain, $114.60; Cumberland, $26.25 3; Princeton, $109; Trail, $75.85.

Of the Trail contribution $50 came from the union and special
mention was made by name in the original report of the shop stewards
at Allenby who did such a good job for Copper Mountain, but the letter
from Jack Ogburne, like the report, has been lost.

The loggers also did well. From Batco, Oyster Bay, $26.50; Local
1-367, Haney, $27.75; MaciIntyre’s, O’Brien Bay, $40; Lake Logging
Camp Rounds, Local 1-80, $25; collected by A. Sholdra, $46.95: Cow-
ichan, $24; Alberni, Dewhurst; $10; Camp 1 API, $40.65; Camp 9
BSW, $61.50; Courtney, $107; Osborne Log C€o., Half Moon Bay,
$17.50; Dunean, $4: collected by Harold Pritchett and Mona Morgan,
$12. Special mention must be made of the work done by Myles Nu-
gent, Ed. Dotzler, Adam Stevens and W. Weizluk. :

Shipyard workers also helped. Joint shop stewards North Bur-
rard,, second shift, $114.88: Dock and Shipyard Workers Union, $40.10;
Jack Burns, North Van. Ship Repairs, $69.50; A. Pothorne, N.B.,
$52.05; Bob Tealess, $21.20; Sorenson, $26: Bill Harison, Victoria,
$28; Boilermakers Union, Prince Rupert, $5

Councillor Harry Ball of Burnaby and A. B. Sterne collected $46
among C. N. Firemen, and here are the hames of some others who
did fine individual work: irs. Gibson, Gibson’s Landing, $21 3William
Skehor, Port Hardy, $38.85; Bert Read, $37.00; J. Hogg, Regina,
Sask., $33.25; Fred Greysdell, Prince Rupert, $40; Mrs. A. P. Bell,
Websters Corners, 920.50; Joe Klein, Osoyoos, $27: Anita Sarich,
Whitehorse, Y.T., $51: Bert Carlson, Calgary, $22: Tom Sheard, $21;
Harold Davey, $21; Ed. Parkin, $19.10: Bert Pines, $24: Bert Samson,
New Westminster, $50: Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworth, Heriot Bay, $20.50;
Perey Budd, $24.50.

Mrs. Margaret Beynon, $50.20; Jenny Shouldice, Victoria, $22.90-
Johnny Kirk, $26.50: Tom Burlington, $25; i i

Rupert, $86.75: Steve Gregus, $23.50; Mildred Liversedge, $20.50; Rev.
R. N. Matheson, $18.50; Johnny and Maggvie MacGregor, $21.50; John

tective Association, $24.50; GPP Club, $30;
cational Home, $5: Ukrainian-Canadian Association, Pitt Meadows,
$7.20; Garibaldi LPP Club, $10; Finnish Democratic League, Port
Mann, $5; Copper Mountain LPP Club, $5; Women’s Auxiliary,
UMWA Extension, $5.
And many others whose names
column. To all of them—Thanks.
memory of a great comrade.

cannot be squeezed into this
They have their reward in the

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