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PEOPLE’S VOICE FOR PROGRESS

OL. 1, No. 16 ee 5 Cents

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1945

Y - VICTORY - PEACE!!

Democratic World Hails Momentous Decisions Of Conference In Crimea

Jubilant acclaim of world democratic opinion greeted the historic de-

cisions of the great Crimean Conference this week. leaders of opinion,

ted Nations,

In every one of the Uni-

representatives of almost all parties, editors

of powerful organs of the most diverse groups and strata, hailed the Con- ference as the marking a new era in the world’s histony.

VANCOUVER, B-C.,

fillman Urges Yew World labor Body |

LONDON.— (FP) = dhe: Torld Trade Union Confer- ice. must organize a brand w labor oreaniearion and | & seek to utilize the wornout | «i. Federation of Trade Unions, | OQ. Delegate Sidney Hillman zed, leading off conference | cussions on the basis for world | ion federation.

nm his maiden speech to the | ference Hillman pulled no iches in blaming AFT, leaders | the situation which he-said| ! rendered the IFTU jinade- te, impotent and -wornout. iman’s was the first refer- = to the AFI by name during

most powerful countries are

(te r): Pres.

Formation of a new world labor organization, united for victory and peace, is the big question before the London world labor conference. Heading delegations from the three

Sidney Hillman of Amalgamated Clothing

Workers (CIO), Sec. Walter Citrine of British Trades.Union Congress and Chair- man Vassily Kuznetsov of Soviet All- Union Central Council of Trade Unions.

conference, =vhich is entering: ‘second week. | m behalf of the CIO dee > Hillman provescd a 5-point | a Create a new world Jabor anization subject to ratifica- 1 at the earliest possible time national trade union organi- ions represented at the con- ence.

Designate a conference com- tee fairly representative of composition of the confer- €, in order to act as a con-

lations © committee pending : fication ‘by. a sufficient num_|2t 2 well attended meeting of the 1s of national organizations, Vancouver Labor Council last 2r which it will become the Tuesday. visional executive committee “Whereas: The Amalgamated the new world organization. : 5

Unions of Canada are ad-,

Empower this committee to e all necessary and desirable |- DS to implement conference tsions and declarations and tute them, arrange and sum- 2 2 call for a constitutional Yention of the new world la- organization, prepare a draft stitution for the new world © organization and circulate among organizations invited the constitutional convention. >onvene at the earliest paos- © moment such a constitu- al convention, inviting: such tional trade union organiza— S as the continuations com- s€€ may designate.

dbject of the constitutional

mitted by all bona fide labor organizations to be fink or- ganizations and against the best interests of labor, and,

Whereas: Mr. M. J. Coldwell, national leader of the CG€F, favored the “Amalgamator”’ official organ of the above mentioned organization, with an article, which action we be- lieve detrimental to the best interests of organized labor,

Therefore:Be it resolved that we, the Vancouver Laber Coun- cil in session assembled, em-- phatically object to the leader of a reputed labor party lend- ing moral support and assist- ance to an anti-unity and anti- labor outfit. which is the trade

vention should be election of

—Gontinued on Page 8 union arm of the CMA, and all

cae Labor Council Condemns Coldwell Action

The following resolution, condemning the action of CCF National Leader M. J. Cold- well in contributing an article to The Amalgamator, official organ of the company union setup known as the Amalgamated Unions of Canada, was passed without a dissenting vote

London, _

anti-labor employers in Can-

ada, and Be it further resolved: That this council condemn the Amal-

gamator, its policies, and all who support it. Stan Wolgar, delegate from

the Industrial Union of Ship- wrights and Joiners, who intro- duced the resolution, produced a copy of the journal in question proving its anti-union pro-com- pany setup. Wolgar pointed out that although the organ was full of attacks on the international unions it did not contain one word against the employers.

tieh was expressed by every speaker who took part in the de- bate.

Several well-known CCF trade unionists present, although agreeing that the article should not have been written (Arthur Turner, MLA, and James

shouted Condenination of Coldwell’s ac-}

(Shaky) Robertson stated that they would have refused to con- tribute to such a journal) asked that the matter be referred to the national executive of the CCL.

Harvey Murphy, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ organizer, pointed out that this article would be used by every company union fink across the country to prove that the CCF endorsed company unions and urged the CCF membership to repudiate it.

However when the vote on the resolution was taken a bloc of some 20 delegates, acting on Instructions of ‘Don’t Vote.” abstained from voting either for or against the resolu- tion. The resolution was earried by 44 votes.

A further resolution, intro- duced by James Ropeicor Was passed unanimously referring

Executive for action.

Just as the tremendous ela- tion in the democratic coun-

‘tries reflected the more-than-

hoped-for unity and solidar- ity on all fundamental ques- tions of the “Big Three” and the resulting assurance of a world based on firm peace and justice, so the bitter comments of the German radio and press bespoke the stunned despair of the Nazis as their worst fears were confirmed. Only voice which had emerged by press time to parallel Nazi reaction came from the remnant Polish emigre “government-in-exile” in reflecting. the small clique which has isolated itself even from the majority of Poles abroad.

me ods for

Projecting the solving the complications of European liberation the Gon-

ference report provided concrete proof of the evyergrowins unity of the USA, Britain and the USSR and thet intention to build a new and better world. The report stated: “By this declaration we reaffirm our faith in the principles of the At- Jantiec Charter, our pledge in the declaration by the United Na- tions, and our determination to build in cooperation with other peace-loving nations world order under law, dedicated to peace, security, freedom and general well-being of all mankind.”

The continuing solidarity of Teheran, which the decisions on military and political problems gave such heartening: evidence, were reemphasized in the state- ment that the meeting had “tre- affirmed our common determina- tion to maintain and strengthen in the peace to come that unity of purpose and of action which has made victory possible and certain for the United Nations in this war.”

Calling this a “sacred obliga- tion,” the document continues, “only with the continuing and growine’ cooperation and under- standing among our three coun- tries and among all the peace- loving nations can the highest aspiration of humanity be realiz— ed, secure and lasting peace which will in the words of the Atlantic Charter, ‘afford assur- lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want.’ ”

The problems of defeating Nazi Germany and of dealing with that conutry afterwards were settled by the conference on a basis which gave the lie to the rumormongers and wishful-

the question te the CCL National |

thinking defeatists. . Asserting

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