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A Column For
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== by Jack Phillips
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HE number one veterans’ issue is HOUSING. Nearly 50 percent

of our new vets are without adequate or satisfactory homes-

im his presidential address to the iith Dominion — Convention
of the Legion, held a few days ago in Quebec, Alex Walker, retiring
president, stated: “We are not satisfied that everything possible is
being done to remedy the situation.” :

This statement emphasizes the growing dissatisfaction felt by
hundreds of thousands of veterans and non-yeterans who need homes.
The present muddle over housing is playing into the hands of the
real estate sharks, property speculators, timber barons and other
monopolists who are cashing in on the artificial shortages that exist
right down the line. British Columbia veterans are not the least
vocal in demanding a National Housing Program.

Speaking recently at the UBC, President MacKenzie warned that
unless living conditions are improved for married veterans, there will
be many broken homes and ruined careers. Z

The Legion Accommodation Committee on the campus has 500
applications from married student vets who need accommodation.
Only 70 placements have been made since last October. Recently, a
lady from West Point Grey wrote in and offered to board one vet
and his wife, in one room, for $80 a month. There was some diffi-
culty in filling the application, because a married vet’s monthly
allowance is exactly the same sum. :

In North Vancouver, where veterans are facing an acute housing
shortage, the Army and Navy vets threaten “drastic action’ and a
“bloodless revolution” along the lines of the Old Hotel Vancouver
. .. unless the City Council makes a quick move to open the staff
houses of War Time Housing to homeless veterans. These staff
houses are padiccked, i.e., there are 150 beds lecked up on the in-
Side and more than 150 homeless vets on the outside. The same
red tape that Kept the Old Hotel Vancouver locked to homeless
vets is in operation, and one can’t blame North Van vets for con-
sidering the same solution. . :

Im Oliver, veterans are building temporary shelters, half-canvas
and half-shiplap on the outskirts of the town, until land is made
available under the Veterans Land Act

Im Vancouver, the War Time Housing has completed only 291
of the 1260 homes for vets they undertook to build at the end of the
war. Faced with the discontinuation of War Time Housing after
completion of existing contracts, the Vancouver Citizens’ Rekhabili-
tation Council has applied for an additional 1,000 homes.

BELIEVE ME, 1i’Ss TRUE!

Wo intelligent veteran can fail to see that what is needed is the
creation of an over-all Dominion Housing authority to cope with the
present situation. Such an authority should be established and do 2
proper job on the basis of sound, progressive policies, and with the
authority, determination and means to put people’s interests before
monopoly profits. =

Franco Propaganda Centre
Purchased In London

By JOHN BRANDON

LONDON, May 24—Latest proof of General Franco’s
confidence in the British governmment’s tolerance is his pur-
chase of an expensive West End mansion for use as a Span-
ish propaganda center here.

The government’s handing over
%| of badly needed housing space.
gland scarce labor and materials
for conversion of the mansion,
has caused angry comment from
many homeless Britons. The Span-
ish propaganda outfit is reported-
ly planning to spend $80,000 a
$| year on establishing friendly con-
tact with British cultural groups.

GREETINGS to
Pacific Tribune
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DR. W. J. CURRY

HIGH QUALITY LOGGERS AND WORE BOOTS
BHBAND-MADE

JOHNSON’S BOOTS
63 West Cordova Street - - - =- - = = Phone MArine 7612

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» i scOou nt To Returned Men

Like most merchants, we are short of men’s clothing.
However, the Army & Navy will continue to give dis-
charged personnel a 10% DISCOUNT on their civilian
outfit as a goodwill gesture. Bring your PRIORITY
PURCHASE CERTIFICATE to the Army & Navy
Dept. Stores and save an extra 10 PERCENT ...
Like the ten million FREE CIGARETTES we shipped
overseas to servicemen, we take this method of saying
—THANK YOU!

Army & Navy Dept. Stores

Vancouver and New Westminster

PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE SEX

The statement of Mr. R.
ways will shortly request an
threat to the economy of this

The persistent claims of the
railway companies that their op-
erating expenses are rising should

be viewed with suspicion. Both
locomotive tractive power, and
freight car carrying capacity,

have increased steadily over the
years, and the end of such de-
velopments is not in sight. This
Simply means that fewer loca-
motives and fewer cars can carry
more freight.

Any general freight rate in-
creases will constitute an un-
bearable burden to the West. Av-
erage freight rates on lumber are
39 to 69 percent higher in the
west than in the east; on ce-
ment 20 to 30 percent higher; on
petroleum products 35 percent
higher, and Many more examples
could be cited. Yet railway earn-
ings on the prairies have been
consistently higher, and operat-
ing expenses consistently lower
than in any other part of Canada.
The whole freight rate structure
constitutes gross discrimination
against the Western farmer and
Western industrialist As the Sas-
katchewan Reconstruction Coun-

*Peg Women Lead
Milk Price Drive

By M. J. SAGO

A mass delegation of over
70 Winnipeg housewives reg-
istered sterm protests with
the chairman of the provin-
cial milk control board, then
the deputy minister of agri-
culture, against the two-cent
a quart milk price increase,
with a third visit to the rent-
als officer of the wartime
Ptices and trade board in the
matter of increased rents.

All three representations were
made last Wednesday afternoon,
following a series of decisions by
the newly formed housewives
consumers association earlier in
the week. Spokesmen for the del-
egation were Mr. Anne Ross,
president of the association, and
Mrs. Kay Bolton, executive mem-
ber.

The mass

delegation provided
Sharp public expression to the
wide feeling of indignation now
running high on the milk price
issue. Spearheading the public
fight against mounting living
costs and federal price policy, the
association followed delegate ac-
tion with “tT” Day—‘T—like in
Telephone for protests on ‘Thurs-
day” against the milk price boost
to milk control board chairman
R. McPhail, Many women failed
to get through to Mr. McPhail
because the line was jammed with
calls from irate women.

Now the association is busily
engaged in the biggest project of
all—Signature Day, scheduled for
Thursday, June 6, when hundreds
of members will tag Winnipeg
citizens for their John and Jane
Henry's to King-size protest
ecards. Mayor Garnet Coulter has
already Signed on the dotted line
as an example for citizens to
follow on Signature Day.

Italian Labor
Opposes U.S.
Air Control

ROME.—Italian labor is firm-
ly opposed to the attempt by the
American firm of Trans-World
Airlines to get monopoly control
of internal Itelian airlines, The
CGI (Italian General Confeder-
ation of Labor) has demanded
that the Italian government re-
ject the plan which it terms.
“contrary to national interests.”
Under the plan, the present
Italian airlines would be dissolved

by TWA and the government.
The British government has also
opposed the plan, but not on the
Same grounds as Italian workers.
The British want to muscle in

on this lucrative monopoly.

and the airlines. operated jointly |

Rail Barons Want More Profits

By NELSON CLARKE
C. Vaughan, president of the CNR, that the Canadian Rait-

increase in freight rates, marks another serious inflationary

country.

cil suggested in its report, “Can-
adian freight rates were not de-
Signed to encourage development
in the West of industries similar
to -those existing in the east”

The talk of higher freight rates
must .be met with quick and de-

Put ‘Trib’? Drive Over The Top

Ivan Birchard Says .. .

termined opposition from all who
have the interests of the West
and the country as a whole at

er rates, the West must actively
continue to fight for reduced
rates. 5

This issue of our Tribune marks the close of one of the
best Press drives in British Columbia. We are confident that
all objectives will be reached in time for the full drive report
which will appear June 7.

$19900 £000.

During the drive we achieved
Our full tabloid size. We exposed
the anti-Soviet, anti-labor plots
which lie, while the
Scare,” extra on the arrest of
Fred Rose was a sensational suc-
cess. Our May Day issue of 25,-
000 copies marked a new high
in: working class journalism.

more important than these was
the beginning of the only daily
Labor News cast in Canada. We
can be justly proud of our.
achievements in this drive. They
were made possible by the spien-
did enthusiasm shown by our
readers and Supporters in rais-
ing the cash necessary to carry
On and in raising our circulation
to the 10,000 figure.

The achievements of the drive
will find their expression in 2
stronger labor movement in Bri-
tish Columbia. The loggers, min-
ers and all labor will win vic-
tory easier and quicker because
we have made this drive a suc
cess.

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Reaching our objectives places
uS in a position to go to new
and greater achievements. The
drive has shown us that we can
build circulation quickly. Tet us
continue the work now that the
circulation ball is roiling, and
build a mighty labor press. We
appeal to all those splendid boost-
ers who did so well in the drive
to make press building a part

of their daily contact with their
work mates and neighbors. Our
Subscriptions must maintain an
upward curve. Qur bundles must
increase week by week. Only with
your support will our “Tribune”
be able to carry the fight to finai
victory.

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There are two boosters out to
win top honors for sub hustling
from Bill Hrehrechuk. Bill has
80 subs to his credit now, but
George Pavich figures he can
top Bill’s score and Kay Dosen
of Rossland has stated that she
willy get two subs for every one
George gets. We expect to hear
from all these before final re-
Sults are tabulated Space — does
not permit mention: of all the
g00d work done by individuals
and clubs.
clubs away over the top that it
will indeed be a difficult task to
award the shields for Vancouver
and Province. Some small clubs
have made a great effort in this
drive. It is to the loyal unspar-
ing efforts of these boosters that
eur Tribune drive owes its suc-
cess. There are some clubs who
have not reached their quota. We
would ask these clubs to continue
their efforts, although the drive
is officially over.

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30%

The success achieved by the
clubs who really organized this
drive

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Should inspire them to
greater effort in their respective
localities. We trust therefore

elubs will not be satisfied until
they too have Over-reached their
objectives.

POMC Lr rE

Read The ‘Trib’

OUALACATTTECEE
FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1946

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heart. Far from agreeing to high- ~

“espionage ~

These were big achievements, but —

There are so many

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