‘FOR TRADE ‘UNION RIGHTS T  OPPORTUNITY AND SECURITY FOR

 

I The coalition serves another purpose for  _ e    YO.UTH ; _ 1.   A  
 Bracken in his drive against the workers. The  The‘ youth are :_the‘gfl,ow‘er of our cQu1nt1"y “a;1d,1‘1);}:;gi,§ W:
   Unpleasant task Of l511-9~11Sf01'111111g1 the trade 11111011.   nationhood- of tomofrrow. In the past .they.,we1?e}~~  

  

movement into an appendage of the government and
 Big Business is left to the “socialist” Minister of
 Labor. Under the slogan of “equality of sacrifice”
 labor is asked to accept further sacrifices while the
 cost of living rises; the right to strike is abolished
 while employers are making record profits on war
contracts; workers are forced to worklonger-hours
while many are unemployed. The fruits of collabora-
tion are already shown in the railroad industry, .
where the railroad workers are denied even -the

deserted and forgotten, denied educational; opper-‘ff ,
tunities, gainful employment and 1a rightful 1plac’ejas*”
Canadians in ‘society. Today their lot has  ,
proved." The provincial   government has elimina1ted1»i1 i I
the recreational training centres -. throughout :the
province and whatever emergency training  ‘A’ a
being introduced isonly a ilmeansvof iprovidingtlfééiif.

1 cheap labor supplyfor indus-try. The=provincial_g,Qv-1
ernment must guarantee jobs for the youth of.-Mania;
toba at trade union wages. Youth called up ‘for :mili--«es _

bonus. Workers in war industries work under non-
union conditions while those -attempting to organize
into a union are discriminated against. Company

towns, like Flin Flon in Mr. Bracken’s own constitu-

 5, ency, and company unions in packing, mining and

other industries are growing and given protection.
Organized labor must act jointly with the unorgan-

  ized and the unemployed to protect their” hard won

tajry. training must have a guarantee of getting gj_o1bs5.‘s,'
uponreturn. 1 .   .   . .  ‘

  THE PEOPLE MUST ACT Now

, Onlyanindependent movement ofythe workers; A
farmers, middle class and youth can save rdemocracy...
“Such a movement can regain the democratic» rights

that have been wiped out by the dictatorial powers



p    rights, gain increases in wages and break with the
‘ «_ coalition policy of those who have deserted the cause of the government. Such a movement will be a is-tepid
of the working class. i a to the final wayout of the present misery, suffering 1
 1 A and p1overty--sociallism. hFo(ri' socialism is the only,  
1 system that can rep ace t e ecaying sys em 0 capi-we
SAVE THE FAMILY FARM talism and bring security, happiness and peace 
the working people of this country. , 1  

 

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  The treatment of the farmers by the provincial
and Dominion governments has been a most callous  
one. Agriculture is the only important industry in.
the province that is being rapidly reduced to bank-
ruptcy as a result of war economy. The farmers are
~ ‘ ‘ brought to the verge of starvation, while other‘ in-
 : - dustries are making huge profits. Mr. Bracken openly
 a , admitted that the gravity of the farming situation
“’ existed long before the outbreak of the war, stating
that “ all elements of a breakdown in Western Cana-
dian economy were present” and that the war made
“such a breakdown the more acute and imminent.”

support for its candidate, /Lieut. William A. Kardash,%.
whose loyalty to the cause of the working people"
and to true democracy, as shown on the battlefields”
of Spain, is beyond question. Once elected he will
fight for your rights on the following programi 1 

1. Independent Workers’ representation“.  ,p_tl1fe§ '

legislature and not coalition and sell-out.

2. Restoration of civil liberties, freedom 
press, return of workers’ property, release Of-gin}-7'11;-__f
terned labor leaders, the right to a public trial-.a ~* 15~,'._*1‘

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3. Trade union rates of pay and conditionspof
work in all industries including war industries. E Full;
right of employees to organize into their own unioni-*1‘
An 8-hour working day with increase in wages ,t(‘1_p "I
meet ‘rise in cost of living. Equal pay for equal ’We_1°k§
and full protection for female labor. Higher relief
for the unemployed. Public inquiryinto the charges
of job selling in war industries. T . 

i i 4.- Full protection for the farmers against fore-
closures, evictions and mortgage sales. Adequate
relief for the needy farmers, covering medical serv-
ices. A fixed price of $1.25 per bushel for wheat;
eguaranteed by the Dominion government. Morator-  
ium on all secured debts for the duration of war. 1

5. Trade union rate of pay for the youth em-
ployed in “industry under the Emergency’. Training. »,
scheme. Full educational opportunities and govern-1 
ment scholarships for studentyouth. Guarantee of 
jobs for youth returning from 1 military training. 
Legislation to give the youth of 21 a right to vote]?
in civic elections. 0 ,  ii

6. Abolish 1% wage tax. Extend exemptions in '9“

Assuming the role of‘ knight errant for the
‘Western farmers‘, Mr. Bracken performed a valuable
service to the King government by pacifying the  
farmers with empty promises and thwarting their
attempts to bring pressure upon the Dominion gov-
ernment for a just price for their products. The
breakdown of the Sirois conference is further ex-
ploited by him to clear his own government from
responsibility for the plight of the farmers in the
province. ,

TAX PROFITS—NOT WAGES

Deep inroads have been madesinto the family
budget through. -the rising cost of living, increased _
taxation and greater demand for various contribu-
tions. The effect of this upon the growing genera-
tion is -shown in Dr. Lougheed’s report in which he
points out that 17% of theschool children examined
are found to be suffering from tuberculosis. To quote
a local paper, “the level of taxation in Manitoba is
higher than in any other province in Canada,” and
every housewife knows this from the shrinking value
of the pay envelope. Women have an important role

The .Workers’ Election Committee solicits  .

to play in the fight for improved living conditions,

better health services and restoration of democratic ~

rights.

provincial income tax to $1,200 for single and $2,400   
for married men. Increased taxation on wealth and

profits of corporations.

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