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Continued

Inquest

dence a verdict indicating gross

negligence on the part of person.

or persons unknown should have been returned.

Evidence of six witnesses indi- cated that the boy fell to his - death, that there were no lights on the deck of the drydock, no rails, and that bolts projecied two inches from the dock. A wit ness from the electrical unit stated that “we were told there would be no work done on the east side after dark and we worked on that assumption.”

The union brief also points out that although the boy’s father had arranged with the superintendent of the South Burrard yard, where he himself works. that the boy should work there where he could watch over him, Selective Service sent him to the North yard.

The brief also strongly comment- ed ‘on the fact that none of the three persons mentioned as being in charge of the work the night of the accident was called as a wit- ness, and that no evidence was pro- duced showing responsibility for the sending of a gang to the dock where, according to witness, no work was to be done.

The final event in the case, in- sist union officials, must be not only the placing of responsibility on the proper persons for Bill Long’s death, but the tightening of all saety regulation in the yard.

An editorial in The Main Deck, the union paper, states: “In his Passing, Bill has left us with a warning and a solemn duty, which we can not, and shall not ignore. There must be no more tragedies. We must bend every effort to in- stall and maintain better safety measures. The Boilermakers Union will see to it that this trag- edy will be fully investigated. The union shall also investigate the carelessness of the jury in dealing with the death of a boy of fourteen. In our keeping rests the safeguarding of the sons and daughters who work with us in the building of ships,”

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Smoke rising from an exploding shell doesn’t deter these Chinese soldiers from rushing from their trenches to attack the enemy near the Salween River in Yunan province. The Japanese have been held on this front, frustrating their attempt to reach the heart of China.

dence has yet been made public, the District Council of the IWA has promised to investigate and present evidence to the govern- ment. In the meantime, IWA inter- vention brought the matter under control, and the Chinese have agreed to stay on the job.

Chinese workers began to hand

in seven-day notice slips after a

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Fascist Influence Seen Behind Chinese Dispute

Threatened stoppage of work of Chinese workers in Bloedel Stewart and Welsh’s Boundary Road shingle mill and later Fraser Mills was seen this week as the work of pro-Hitler agents in an effort to stir up racial prejudice. While no evi-

|mew government order was made

known to them reclassifying all Chinese married men~-for income tax purposes with the understand- ing that they could appeal for re- bate at the end of the govern- mental fiscal year. Chinese work- ers maintain they have no objec- tion to paying income tax and meeting their just obligations the same as other Canadian citizens, but point out that their depend- ents in China would have to wait 12 months pending a rebate.

The International Woodworkers of America representatives pointed out that quitting doesn’t solve the problem, but rather throws the in- dustry into chaos

Chinese workers agreed to with- draw their seven days’ notice with the understanding that the case would be presented to the federal tax authorities and that Chinese representatives would investigate the question with IWA officials.

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BC Metal

Less than four months since the first mining ca meeting was called, the International Union of Mi

mining eee of British Columbia is ode orgar 13 functioning locals, two union contracts signed ;

process of being negotiated.

The organizing drive, which opened March 15 with setting up of a local at Copper Mountain, reached its peak this week after Harvey’ Murphy, the union’s in- ternational representative, held two meetings of employees of Bri- tannia Mines—the big copper prop- erty sifuated a few miles from Vancouver. The first meeting was held last Sunday for the miners, and the second meeting on Wed- nesday for the mill workers at the beach completed the organiza- tion of the 500-odd employees with the exception of some 30 men still eligible for membership.

Sunday's mass meeting was held in the theater—the first labor meeting among Britannia workers in 30 years.

Nomination meetings for election

Trail Company Unis

Nears End

TRAIL, BC—The Independent Smelter Worker) which comprises the remnants of S. G. Blaylock’s Wor

Min ers.

will then meet with th which has already notifie of its intention to negotis 7 Still earlier two other 7, localls were organized terior country — the mine at Zincton and Florence mine at Ains locals were set up after were visited by Org: Pearce. In each case joined almost 100 percep Harvey Murphy also the board of directors ley Mascot operation the union of its willin a negotiating comm signing of a union agre for the negotiations — nounced later.

Of Rope

Cooperative Committee, approved an executive recomn

tion at its last meeting to attempt to affiliate with ag

Canadian union, or as an alternate, to amalgamate all the independent “unions” in British Columbia and the dominion into a broad company “union” federation.

The move is seen here as a des- perate attempt to bolster sagging morale among the few smelter

workers who have remained loyal to Blaylock. It followed an earlier attempt to save the company “union” from complete disaster by holding elections for officers, at which the former chairman and secretary withdrew owing to their ill repute among the workers. Both

Garden Contests Planned for Picnic

A Victory Garden Products and

a National Costume competition are two of the many features of interest at the big United Nations Picnie scheduled for Sunday, Aug- ust 1, at Confederation Park, 4600 block, East Hastings Street.

The contest is open to all ama- teur victory gardeners. Produce entered will be judged on the basis of healthiness and color, and after judging will be donated to worth- while service organizations for dis- tribution.

A national costume contest is open to young and old judging will be based on applause raised for each costume and its wearer.

Names of entries for all contests must be in by Saturday, July 24, to the United Nations Picnic Com- mittee, 211 Shelly Building.

Union Certified International Woodworkers of America Local 1-80 has been certi- fied as the sole collective bargain- ing agency of the Ladysmith op- eration of the Commox Logging Company, it was announced this week by the Provincial Depart- ment of Labor. Negotiations for a

union agreement are expected to/|

begin there shortly.

had been spending their fu at company union work paid by the company. drawing, however, they he returned to work and + nature of their activities is withheld.

At the time the wood pendent union held its ele officers, membership - butte: books were given to any workers who would ‘ in an attempt to create the Sion of a large member this move has had little eife from reports reaching the ¢ of the International Union o Mill and Smelter Workers, f good indication that m company “union” od vinced of the futility of forts and are ready to join ternational union.

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