| Expect 500 Pessimistic Prophecies Sharply Condemned wear Fé fi | = At Loggers Urges Merchant Marine : onvention Pessimistic prophecies by local shipyard managements mete the outlook for From four to five hundreq POSt-war Shipbuilding in B.C. were greeted with sharp criticism in a members of the International Fergus McKean; provincial leader of the L abor- Voodworkers of America will Without prior consultation McKean, “came as a shock to in hardships on. the families yather in the ballroom of the With any local labor or public the thousands of workers con- Of the workers concerned who @ iotel Vancouver, October 24, Tepresentatives, spokesmen for. cerned. It is estimated that ota bere auized inv all DEC 02 9 take part in the first TWA management had indicated they bility to create new homes else- ; 40,000 or more workers were where. aternational convention to be Were formulating plans for a employed in the shipyards and % eld in Canada since the union drastic cut in operations when subsidiary industries of Greater Teen oy ce but ; Statement by~ Progressive Party. id 3 ie organized seven years ago.. Present war orders were,com- Vancouver with a total of 54,- tous pee Sak ce Cees E : plete. 000 employed in the province i i wi Delegates present will J ap1C Pp > question is dealt with by the Saves Pp WED RE= corp, : Shipbuilding thus became B.C.’s shipbuilders who are quoted in ent men and women from the € casual announcement in langest employer of labor. the press. The problem is pre- alifornia redwoods district, oe dally aoe ee fugust 21 ee ee = sented solely as a question of __ PAT SULLIVAN 70m the soft pine forests of ¢o,. i 1 tonal 16,000 Van- The elimination or drasticre- Co.¢e and profits, while the secretary of the Trades and GAGS - couver workers, now employed duction of shipbuilding in this social aspects in human wel_ Labor Congress of Canada ‘ Be cssce and: nSas, rom in’ city shipyards, would be -proyince would obviously not fare and provincial economic and president of the Gana- ; je logging country of New obliged to fing employment only dislocate the entire development ARS entirely dian Seaman’s Union, who is gland, Michigan, Minnesota elsewhere | when War produc- economy with all of its eco- ignored. iow visiting the Coast to dis- * nd Idaho, and from the big tion terminates,” said EF. ergus nomic effects, but would result cuss mutual problems with ah ee eae ees ane Eacine , ‘ quad tn mo uncertain terms - lea Soe Sd aM : : that the question of B.G.’s = eee British Columbia and = a en ey, economy and the future em- 77 F Haska. Sum mer Financia FIVE | vloyment of 54.000 workers @ QIOV avors Present at the convention as much more than a question of ell will be the first delegation profits and competitive costs. : ‘ 1] ‘om the interior of British : The day is passed when the Steel [ roject olumbia, a new field for TWA |] e rs uote future welfare of 54,000 work eamzaliea, Sut ome in Which : iA : ees oe See British Columbia’s provincial le union has made remarkable 4 j 2 ; = ‘rides during the last _few By MINERVA COOPER are to be entrusted to the -S0vernment is absolutely op : Bees whims of a handful of employ. posed to the export of iron ore peeks. Indications are that the summer Labor-Progressive Party’s eee : ers and the vicissitudes of priv- from this province, and pre- Among well known delegates campaign fund objective of $10,000 will be oversubscribed by ate competitive production. fers to see a steel industry | oin this province is Harold ritchett, IWA president of August 31, last day of the drive. Already over $9,000 has been The problem of economical established here, Vancouver's siriek NO. dl Soe paee tes raised, and several points are yet to be heard from. development and social pro- ~ “Such people should be re- Maritime organizations here. ® i civic steel committee was noti- gress ean only be adequatel 2 serait {5 i et 7 oe ee This suecess is quite gratifying and the good work com- dealt with Perouse the eect Bed lus vers by. Mims of a at candidate for Vancouver mended. However, one basic weakness can be noted and its of labor-management-govern- ec z Hhast. Pritchett ‘was elected speedy correction can assist in going over the top. This is the ment cooperation. The letter, received by Ald. | Fesaaional president at the low level of person-to-person canvassing. _ Canada today is the world’s Jack Price, chairman of the }tst convention of the logers third greatest exporter; a Steel committee, states that it ‘gion in 1937, and was re- A large part of the funds raised came in from United Na- position which she may well is impossible, however, to say ected to that position at con- tions Picnie work, and other social function. While this wa retain for an indefinite period who holds the many options on mtions held in 1938 and 1939. very valuable the experi 2 oe th ae re = si sae in the postwar. If any country provincial mining lands. Prac- | : 1940, -however, he was re- x See £ = PePencesu0 euEOse NY. o engage gh Oe should have a large merchant tically all the known ore de- lised permission to cross the tacting individuals in a systematic fashion, indicates that we marine of her own then cer- poSits are held under Crown “ternational boundary, and have not as yet taken full enough advantage of this method. tainly Canada is such a coun- grants, therefore control is l@ nce that time has been unable : : : a s try. And not only a Canadian- transferred to the department _@etend any union convention. We have received an interesting letter from Cass Perkins, owned merchant marine. but of lands, and neither that de- of New Westminster about this, which we print below as an one that is built, serviced and partment nor the department example of is sige. : maintained by Canadian ship- 0f mines has any record of op- Meet Your | yards and ports. The pre-war tions on the property. 2 BS j “I was surprised at what can be done by knocking at doors. a eee __ “What is needed is provincial + ‘Friends at the ees “I started out with my friends, and getting in the odd five built in foreign yards and. sery_ Pele aes eo pron ee dollar bill must have given me the right kind of attitude. Any- iced and repaired in foreign pointing out that while there is 2 way, | went knocking at doors from then on—and while I made eee ee be terminated a bonus system of tax rebate sure to-see all those I knew who sympathise and know we're Grins ae Ge a 3 . ioe ore sped Bee One, 3 ne 5 i : e B.G. trade unions have ere is no control of export o es — right and should be supported—I tried some complete strangers. recogn|z e d the magnitude of the raw material. “| tc ease the problem of retention of the S : And was I surprised. There sure are a lot of 20012 B.C. shipbuildine induistiy and he steel committee ail 5 who know us and are sympathetic. The proof of the pudding is - @ 235 E. Hastings St. of further industrial expan. meet early in Septemiber, to sion. They have realized the consider steps to contact alll importance which a B.C. steel peed ieee oF ere onde : : : aoe F = iscover what options have “Some of them even hinted that by not getting to see industry bears in the future = sneske ibveslala people like them we make a big mistake. And I’m sure they’re development of B.C. industry. been granted on their holdings. in the eating and the money raised this Way proves we’ve got lots of friends. All we have to do is get out and find them. Tel. PAc. 5364-5365 * Under New Management © Modern, Strictly Fireproof right. Hspecially as even a small donation sets up a tie between But neither labor nor ane ee 1 Baking j chon ond Whe pacte ment can effectively cope with *x All Rooms With Outside : : : : the question unaided. GREETINGS to Exposure _ “I hope everybody will get out and do this from now on. 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