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_ LABOR’S VOICE FOR VICTORY

1OL, I, NO. 35

SS 5 Cents

LPP City Conference

Outlines Civic Issues

Housing, tax reform, participation in public ownership of the BCER
and maintenance of postwar payrolls, are the main immediate civic issues
confronting the people of Vancouver, was the conclusion of the civic elec-
tion conference of the Vancouver Labor-Progressive Party held Wednesday
evening, August 30, in the LPP Grandview Club hall.

In a spirited discussion, marked by lively participation of delegates
present, the LPP conference decided to popularize these issues by bringing

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Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, September 2, 1944

SIO and AFL union of-
als leave by plane to
ur the European thea-
- of operations to see
yn -made armaments
[ munitions in action,

the Pacific,

Democratic Coalition

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~ Achievement of the democratic coalition through electoral agree-
ments between the Liberal, CCF and Labor-Progressive parties “to unite
the labor movement and all sections of the democratic peoples,” against
“+he danger of a Tory victory by a minority vote’’ was called for by the
national executive committee of the LPP in a statement isued to the
press this week.
Full text of the statement follows:
In the hour of the greatest triumphs and sacrifices of our troops in
Europe, when national unity must be reinforced to hasten and secure vic-
tory over the fascist foes abroad, Canada is menaced by a powerful con-
pEetaronto, veistan of the spiracy of diehard Tories. Overseas the sons of Canada are fighting and
Spanish War during which dying for freedom; at home the people are working and sacrificing to
icp oe guzsion officer - speed victory and the new world of progress, economic security and peace;
Papineau Battalion, has been ut in the very heart of the Dominion Premiers Drew and Duplessis have
;eported Killed in action im Geciqred war against national unity, social security and the whole pros-
Fance. Long prominent in 5 i
the labor movement, he was pect of postwar democratic advance.
ee non: in Bateh Ce The victory of the pro-fascist tory Duplessis in Quebec and Premier
Drew’s campaign to stir up English-French conflict and defeat federal
social security measures threaten to fasten upon the Dominion a re-

lumbia, where in the early
thirties he was provincial

actionary regime of Tories. The capture of Federal power by this un-
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MUNI ERLICK

secretary of the former Com-
munist Party, under the name
PE Sack Taylor. He enlisted
n 1942 following his release
from internment at Hull.

One Seaman’s Union

Proposed establishment of a West Coast
District of the Canadian Seamen’s Union,
Bringing all seamen on this-coast into one
organization for the first time, has been re-
ceived favorably by the executive board of
the Deepsea and Inlandboatmen’s Union of
B.C. Division,
Bogerd, DISBU president.

reports George

The recent visit of Pat
Sullivan, President of CSU,
to Vancouver at the request
‘of the DSIBU to discuss the
question {with the seamen’s
organizations involved, re-
sulted in four proppsals being
brought forward by Sulli-
van. These proposals, with a
recommendation of the ex-
ecutive board that they be
accepted, will go before a
membership meeting of the
DSIBU on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 5.

The proposals of Pat
Sullivan are:

@® That a West Coast
District of the Canadian
Seamen's Union be set up
with complete autcnomy.

® That two coast repre-
sentatives be seated on the
National Executive Board
of the CSU, pending the
next cOnvention elections.

® That, when the West
Coast District has been rati-
fied by the membership, the
District shall make applica-
tion to be seated on the
Trades and Labor Council.

® That an East Coast or-
ganizer be placed at the dis-
posal of the West Coast Dis-
trict to contact all CSU
members now sailing on thé
Wrest Coast.

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