Citizens alarmed at proposal for
Catholic College set-up at UBC

Piety ceportc: Catholic college affiliated with the University of British Columbia, is

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Nanaimo vets
to picket huts

_ By AL DEWHURST

NANAIMO, B.c. — Mem-
bers of the Nanaimo branch
of the Canadian. Legion have
found plenty of support in their
fight “to prevent Housing Binter-
prises Eid, Crown demolition
company, from tearing down 30
huts in Camp Nanaimo which the
Legion wants to purchase for
homeless veterans. S

At a meeting last Sunday, Na-
Haimo EPP Club pledged full sup-
port to the Legion’s campaign and
ealled upon all trade union and
progressive organizations to join
a proposed picket line.

As a result, W. LL. Inglis, man-
ager of the Crown company an-
mounced this week that Housing
Hmnterprises would withdraw its
claim on the huts.

sophy, Psychology,

its Own ‘degrees
Subjects.

The UBE Senate, governing body
of. the University, has reportedly
approved the plan, but feels that
it is not timely at present. Hiow-
€ver, a2 committee has been set up
to consider the Proposal. Presi-
dent Norman A. McKenzie is said
to approve of the deal which has
the backing of Coalition Premier
Hart. The million dollar endow-
ment is said to be involved.

Protestant circles in the city.
are reported alarmed at the likely
ineursion of the Roman Gatholic
Chureh into the field of arts and
Science teaching. Present United
and Anglican colleges at the uni-
versity offer only theological
Courses and all teaching in the
arts and sciences is non-denom-
inational. But some circles rep-
resenting the Protestant colleges
feel that the admission of the Ca-
thoelie college would also give them
a chance to expand their teaching:
to non-theological subjects.

The result of such a plan would
be a federated university, like the
University of Toronto, where the

in-

various colleges offer parallel and
overlapping courses. Such dupli-
eation of facilities and the return
to church-dominated instruction
would be a distinct step back
from the present secular, non-
denominational system. Zit could
only hinder the expansion of the
university necessary te meet post-
war needs.

It is to be noted that recently
the university has been in receipt
of large sums from the provincial
government for new buildings and
equipment. This state assistance
has been coupled with an intensive
public relations and money-raising
campaign supervised by President
McKenzie and directed at private
persons throughout the province.
Now! it is apparent that the gov-
ernment interest is conditional
on the acceptance of a plan detri-
mental to the best interests of
British Columbia citizens. The
campaign for endowments have
likewise been allowed to oversha-
dow in the minds of university
authorities the future welfare of
the institution for which they are

responsible.

‘Lord Beaverbrook (Canadian born Max Aiken) British press mon-

opelist who, togetnaer with the

Kemsley and Rothermere group

of powerful press monopolists, is to be ‘investigated by the Labor
government. One of the “beaver” papers, the virulent anti-labor
Daily Express’ has a circulation of seven million.

Vets to hear all
civic candidates

Aldermanic and mayoralty can-
didates will be invited to present
their views and intentions on hous-
ing at a public meeting on Sunday,
December 1, 1946, at 2 pm. in the
Veterans Memorial Centre, 636
Burrard Street.

This meeting .is sponsored by
the Housing Committee of New
Veterans Branch 168 of the CGa-
nadian Legion.

The meeting is open to the pub-
lic. Invitations are now being
sent out to all candidates and a
big turnout is anticipated:

The meeting will feature a ques-
tion period, during which the au-
dience will be invited to question
any candidate.

In all key centres of the USA,
Great Britain and Canada, where

homeless vets have squatted in
unused properties to provide
themselves ‘with. a temporary.

home, the-treatment at the hands
of those in authority is the same.
Hirst an indignant protest at the
‘violation’ of private property,
then the req bogey and charges
of ‘communism’. In the meantime
the veterans’ housing problems
become more acute.

Building Service Union victory
sets pattern for new agreements

The AFL Building S

organize workers in the bigger
agreement this week with the =
calls for maintenance of union membership,

Ruddell to conduct tour

of Shaughnessy area

Following up

the keen interest shown

by citizens in the

ted areas,’ the Civic Reform

; *s ‘ lec
2S! BORE OE NSO ese are coming Saturday. Char-

Committee plans a similar tour

tering a private bus, with accom=
Panying cars (less than ten in a
group to comply with Chief Mce-
Neil’s ruling on parades), the tour
Will start from the end of Joe?
Road Saturday, Nevember 23 4
2.30 p.m.

While the sightseeing route has
not been completed by the Civic

Reform Committee, it is under-
Stood that it will take in the
South Vancouver section, #2nd

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thence to the exclusive areas
Shaughnessy Heights and Marine
Drive, where the bulk of the
‘non-partisan’ aldermen and their
promoters reside.

i to par-
All taxpayers who desire
ticipate in this tour should con-
tact the Civic Reform Committee
by. pnoning PAcific 7856, or be
[on hand at the end of Joyce Road
on Saturday at 2 p-m.

ice Employees Union has won the opening round of its fight to
pie ser office ences of Vancouver with the signing of a union
management of the Medical-Dental Building. The contract
two weeks’ vacation with pay and nine statu-

tory holidays, and a nine per cent
over-all wage increase retroactive
to November 1.

This victory, won only after
union members voted to strike un-
less negotiations brought results,
will likely pave the way for simi-
lar agreements covering the other
“Big Five” downtown buildings.

‘We anticipate this will bring
about a change in the attitude of
the other managements,’ com-
mented Pat Ryan, union spokes-
man.

Other office buildings where the
union seeks a contract include the
Hall, Yorkshire, Stock Exchange
and Pacific Buildings.

An agreement similar to the one
reached with the Medical-Dental
Building Owners was expected to
be signed this week for the Shelly
Building, which houses the offices
of the Pacific Tribune.

Youth fights for peace: Billy Bird ‘and Rudy Kovac, youngest
LPP’ers at the recent LPP provincial convention, agreed that
the future must belong to the youth and determined to fight
for that ideal. 2 :

Opportunity and peace
aim of LPP young folks

“The youth of British Columbia, their ranks swelled
by a vast influx from other parts of Canada, played a
leading role in the recently concluded anti-fascist war.
Thousands of B.C. youth fought and died on the war
fronts, worked in industry, and
in Many other ways hastened vic-
tory.”

what is how the young people
at the recent provincial conven-
tion of the LPP sized up the sit-
uation in the preamble of the
youth resolution. In the pre-
war years of the “hungry 30’s”
the youth were almost a forgot-
ten generation. Cast into relief
camps; denied the right to earn
a’ decent livelihood, to study or
culture, young people became the
puck to be passed between mu-
nicipal, provincial and federal
authority.

Then came the war with its
tremendous demands, which- in
a large sense could only be filled
by youth. On land, sea and air;
industry and scientific research

youth made the great sacrifices.
Qur young people were given
more than an equal opportunity’
to sacrifice and die so that vic-
tory over fascism might be
achieved. Now that the military
victory has been attained, they
must have something more than
an equal opportunity to live. Or,
as the youth resolution presents
it, “... there are many problems
of the peace which now present
themselves, such as full employ-
ment, improved health and recrea-
tional facilities, the right to vote
at 13 years) won by the right
te die on the battlefield at 138
years), equal pay for equal work,
adequate vocational and educa-
tional opportunities. These prob-
lems are met with a firm deter-
mination by young people who
sacrificed so much to win the
war, They realize that the strug-
gle must be continued against
those forces who would lead us
into a third world war. It is
the responsibility of the Labor
Progressive Party to assist

young people in this task.”

The youth clubs of: the LPP set
themselves a big job—to aid in
the building of a powerful Na-
tional Federation of Labor
Youth, and to help the young peo-
ple of Canada to take their place
in the World Federation of De-
mecratic Youth, working closely
With the World Federation of
Trade Unions and the Women’s
International Democratic Fed-
eration. 5

The prime job of the moment
which the young LPP delegates
set themselves is to win the
masses of young people, regard-
less of affiliation, for progressive
policies which serve the particu-
lar interests of young people.

JIM GARDEN
oldest delegate, but still pack-

ing a powerful wallop for
peace and progress.

Vitamin ‘bar’ for youth

COPENHAGEN, Denmark.—A new type of restaurant has been
opened in Denmark’s capital city, “Vitamin Inn,’ which will cater
strictly te the building up of the youth—a recognition of the vital role
youth must play in reconstructing the new Europe. One feature of the
restaurant is a modern bar serving cod-liver oil and other bod y-build-
ing vitamins, free of charge. The project was sponsored by 2 parish
clerk, Hi. C. Kofsed.

ERIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1946