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“cause of the firm conviction that a world organization of this character offers the only medium through which peoples of the world may determine conditions - of peace, and WHEREAS atomic warfare as now made possible threatens the destruction of human life and its means of sustenance on a scale that makes imperative the honest acceptance of the rule of law in- stead of the rule of force in in- ternational disputes, and WHEREAS measures to place nuclear energy development and the production of atomic missiles under UN control and UN inspec- tion have been rejected, and WHEREAS international rela- . tions have rapidly deteriorated in recent weeks and war has threat- ened, mainly for two reasons: @) Lack of confidence on the part of Great Britain, France and Israel that the UN would be enabled to act effectively and with the necessary speed to police threatening breaches of © - peace and order by Egypt and its allies, which led to regret- table unilateral action by Bri- tain and France, and (2) The outright and ruthless use of armed force on the part of the Soviet Union to crush with appalling bloodshed the unarmed peoples’ movement of Hungary seeking a measure of self-determination and free- dom in the establishment of “government by consent of the governed”.

Recommendations THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED THAT the B.C. Feder- ation of Labour in convention as- sembled, make the following rec- ommendations to the Canadian Labour Congress:

1. That representations be made to the Government of Ca- nada urging support of all nec- essary action on the part of the ‘United Nations to accomplish immediate cessation of open warfare and abandonment of armament conspiracies on the part of those nations now in- volved in the conflicts through- out the Middle East.

2. That the Canadian Goyern- ment be urged to continue par- ticipation in the use of a United Nations Police Force in the Suez Canal area, and that support be given the establish- ment of an effective world po- lice force controlled by the United Nations on a permanent basis, with clearly defined func- tions for the preservation of peace and order.

3. That steps be taken to bring nuclear energy development under the control of a world authority and divert its possi- bilities to the betterment of liv- ing standards in all nations.

4, That suitable steps be taken in company with the free trade unions of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions to endorse the opinion already expressed by the ma- jority of the nations in the United Nations recording sym- pathy with the oppressed peo- ple of Hungary, and condemna- tion of the brutal Soviet mur- der of the Hungarian freedom movement, with invading ar- mored forces.

5. That the Canadian Govern- ment be requested to take im- mediate action to ensure econ- omic aid to the distressed peo- ple of Hungary, and sanctuary for the many thousands of ref- ugees.

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LLOYD WHALEN, president of the Vancouver and District La- bour Council, welcomes the dele- gates to the merger convention.

EAST-WEST HUDDLE here tackles problems of co-ordination in the joint efforts of the Canadian

Labour Congress and the Provincial Federation. (From left) IWA District President Joe Morris; CLC Regional Director Tom Gooderham; CLC Executive Vice-President tor of Federations and Councils Tom Ward.

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Political Education Program Gets Federation Okay

By adoption of a “middle of the road” resolution, the merger convention of the B.C. Federation of Labour made it plain that differ- ences of opinion on partisan political affiliations would not be permitted to destroy the harmony: with which unification had been carried out by the delegates.

Although it was pointed out

that two-thirds of the resolu- tions adopted required some form of political action to gain legislative implementation, the convention decided to take time to survey ways and means of selecting a suitable vehicle for such action,

It was also implied in the resolutions and stated by speak- ers in its support, the door was open to action against unfriendly political interests, if the occasion should arise.

The pattern set at. the merger convention in Toronto last April, was mainly the basis for the B.C. flecision. Unions already com- mitted to some form of political action willenot be interefered with, it was stated.

Unity Paramount

WHEREAS at a merger con- vention of ‘this sort we must rec- ognize that two virile functioning organizations of labor, each hav- ing definite political policies, are coming together, and

WHEREAS a pattern reconcil- ing these differences has been es- tablished by the parent organiza- tion, the Canadian Labor Con- gress, and

WHEREAS this pattern sug- gests in part that the singleness of purpose of the former Cana- dian Congress of Labour policy

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might not bring about the maxi- mum unity that is so necessary for an effective political program for organized labor in B.C., and

WHEREAS the Canadian La- bour Congress program also sug- gests that whatever action taken would have to meet the needs of the farmers, the co-operatives, the CCF and organized labor, and

WHEREAS political education is a strong area around which there is no conflict, and political

SOLVED THAT the foregoing program be developed without in- terfering with present policies to which B.C, affiliates of the Ca- nadian Labour Congress are al- ready committed, 2

AND BE IT FURTHER RE- SOLVED THAT this broad com- mittee report back to the next convention of this B.C. Federa~ tion of Labour giving definite proposals for an effective politi- cal action program.

BOB STRACHAN, MLA, CCF Leader of the Opposition (second

from the left), is discovered here as a working delegate with his colleagues from the Carpehters and Joiners, z

education leads to political ac- tion, Federation Policy THEREFORE BE IT RE- SOLVED THAT this merger con- vention of the two centres of la- bor in B.C. instruct the incoming executive to: - 1, Press forcefully the Cana- dian Labour Congress to imple- ment the political education program adopted at the found- ing of the Canadian Labour Congress in April last. ‘ 2. Establish an effective politi- cal education program for all of our unions in B.C., in con- junction with national Congress policy. 3. Establish a broad committee to investigate and to study the present political situation in B.C, and to meet with the farmers’ organizations, the CCF and the co-operatives, and other groups pledged to sup- port the program of the B.C. Federation of Labour, and so determine the most effective vehicle for legislating proyin- cially our political program. AND BE IT FURTHER RE-

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