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Vol. XXVI, No. 37
VANCOUVER. B.C., NOVEMBER 15, 1963
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Dryer Withdraws From Arbitration
Mr. Justice Victor Dryer has advised both the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union and the Fisheries Association of BC that he will be unable to continue as arbiter in the dispute which provoked the fishermen's and shore-workers' strike last summer.
He has suggested that the Union and the Association ask federal fisheries minister H. J. Robichaud and provincial labor minister Leslie Peterson to appoint another arbiter.
Reason for Mr. Justice Dryer's decision is presumed to be his subsequent appointment as chairman of the board of trustees established to administer the federal trusteeship imposed on the Seafarers In-
Fraser Open For Two Days
The fisheries department announced on Friday this week that two days' fishing will be allowed in District 1, including the Fraser River, this coming week.
Fishing will open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, November 19, and close at 8 •a.m., Thursday, November 21.
Earlier, in an announcement issued November 12, the department stated:
"Test fishing this morning indicated that the late run is presently accumulating off the mouth of the river.
"Decision as to permissible fishing time will be made as soon as a major movement of this stock into the river is indicated."
dustriai Union and other maritime unions.
Arbitration of the Union's dispute with the Fisheries Association has been deadlocked since August. Both the Union and the Association accepted the proposal for arbitration jointly made by Robichaud and Peterson as a means of ending the strike, but they were unable to reach agreement on the terms of reference arid scope of arbitration.
In an effort to break the deadlock and enable arbitration hearings to proceed, the Union offered to accept Mr. Justice Dryer's decision on terms of reference and scope of arbitration as final and binding. The Association, however, refused to sign the document presented by the Union agreeing to be bound by Mr. Justice Dryer's decision, maintaining its stand that only the price to be paid for pink salmon remained in dispute.
Since August the Union has been pressing the two ministers to intervene, since the agreement to arbitrate the dispute was made on their initiative, but without success.
Nagasaki Named By Commission
Dr. Fukuzo Nagasaki has been appointed assistant director of the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, succeeding Dr. Hiroshi Kasahara. who resigned last June to become fishery projects officer for the United Nations Special Fund, the Commission announced at its Vancouver headquarters last month.
Dr. Nagasaki, 37, is a graduate of Toyko University and was formerly chief of marine mammal research at Tokai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory in Toyko.
HERRING VESSELS
Union Sets
Clearance
Deadline
Crews of the Eastisle, Fisher Lassie and Manhattan 2 have until November 22 to clear their vessels with the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union before they are declared unfair.
Theirs are the only vessels of the 80 herring seiners now engaged in the winter reduction herring operation for the Fisheries Association which have failed to obtain clearances from the Union or the Native Brotherhood.
I Five of the 80 herring seiners in the present fleet normally clear through the Native Brotherhood.)
The Union's herring continuations committee, at its last meeting, noted that 72 seiners had obtained clearances from the Union, but the East'sle, Fisher Lassie and Manhattan 2 had failed to clear by November 2, as required by a membership decision.
The committee recommended that "crews of the Eastisle, Fisher Lassie and Manhattan 2 be allowed until November 22 to obtain their Union clearances, the penalty of $10 per man to be applied for failing to clear by November 2."
The recommendation continued:
"Failure of the ships' crews of the Eastisle. Fisher Lassie and Manhattan 2 to obtain their Union clearances by November 22 shall result in their vessels being declared unfair and all Union members will be asked not to service these vessels."
The committee also announced that Union members who have been penalised for not attending three of the five herring meetings held during negotiations in September and October must submit their reasons for appeal in writing not later than the Christmas lay-up. Appeals will be considered by the committee during the layup.
The BC Federation of. J°yed bv British Columbia fisher-■   I I .. .      , men.
Labor took two solid swipes     "Japanese and Russian mother
at the North Pacific fisheries ' ships are posing a serious threat . . to   BC   fishermen.   It  has been
treaty — in a resolution and estimated that in 1961, their com-a   committee  report —  de- bined bottom fish production alone daring that the treaty "must (include all nations fishing in I the area."
The resolution, introduced by Divison 101 Street Railway-men's Union and unanimously I endorsed by delegates Wednesday during the annual Federation convention in Hotel Vancouver, called on the BC government to "actively protest" to Ottawa "the use of this re- I source as a pawn in a game of international power politics."
In addition to urging inclusion I of all nations fishing the North Pacific area under terms of the treaty, the resolution proposed that I "all nations signing the treaty must agree to limit their catch inshore, offshore, and in mid-ocean to provide optimum production from the fisheries concerned." j
OTHER POINTS
It also called for:
• The setting aside of nursery
areas:
• No amendments to the treaty { until adequate research has taken I place   and   findings   have been made available for study;
• More money should be voted ' to the federal fisheries department by Ottawa for ichthyological re-1 search;
• That an immediate request be made by the Federation to the federal government to introduce the 12 mile limit to protect the interests of BC fishermen.
The resolution also proposed that "no mother ship, factory, or catcher vessels should be allowed to fish within our continental shelf without competent Canadian or American zoological observers aboard, with power to act should the nursery stocks of immature salmon, halibut and other fish be endangered."
THREAT TO BC
Earlier, reporting for the natural resources committee, chairman E. P. O'Neal said his committee was "concerned over the possibility of other countries moving in on the traditional fishing rights long en-
JOHN HAYWARD
. . . calls for protection of British Columbia fishing industry at BC Federation of Labor convention.
(in the Bering Sea) was probably in excess of two billion pounds. These figures do not include salmon, which is being fished extensively in the mid-Pacific by the Japanese.
"This practice seriously jeopardises the conservation program supported by the Canadian government and the West Coast fishermen."
The committee urged support for the 12 mile limit and called on "all affiliates to promote and support this proposition." FACING LOSS
Orville Braaten, Converters' Local, Pulp and Sulphite Workers Union, warned that "We are faced with losing a major fisheries resource.
"We must," he declared, "look at the whole structure of the trade union movement in dealing with this problem.
"We lose the benefit of the ex-i perience   and   knowledge   of the : United    Fishermen    and Allied Workers Union because it is not able to sit with us."
John Hayward, Street Railway-men's Union, told delegates that i the United States "has openly stated" that it is going along with a Japanese mid-Pacific salmon fishery "for political expediency" to keep Japan in the US orbit.
See NORPAC L. page 5
BCFL Delegates Invited
Public Norpac Rally Set for November 78
A special invitation was issued to BC Federation of Labor delegates this week to take part in the mass meeting Monday, November 18, at 1:30 p.m. in Pender Auditorium called by the UFAWU to consider problems relating to North Pacific Fisheries Treaty negotiations.
Tentative plans call for participants to proceed from the meeting hall at 339 West Pender Street to the plenary session of the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission in Hotel Vancouver.
A/o Whaling Threatened If Pact Changes Pressed
"Unless whalers and station j crewmen agree to work in 1964 under the same basic I agreements as in 1963 there will be no whaling in 1964."
This statement was made on Thursday by Lome Hume, spokesman and manager of the Western Canada  Whaling  Company, to a
ON NORPAC
No Contact With USSR Since 1960
The Canadian government has had no correspondence with the Soviet government since January 1, 1960 on the North Pacific Fisheries Treaty. But it has been in communication with the Soviet government on the halibut fishery.
This became clear when motions for production of papers placed by Frank Howard (NDP, Skeena) came before the House of Commons on October 30.
Fisheries minister H. J. Robichaud suggested Howard withdraw his first three motions because "there is no correspondence" with the Soviet government on the North Pacific Fisheries Treaty, and Howard agreed.
Robichaud said the government had no objection to tabling of correspondence with the Soviet government on the halibut fishery "provided it can obtain the concurrence of the other country involved."
ALEX GORDON
joint negotiating committee representing catcher and whale station crewmen.
United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union business agent Alex Gordon, speaking for the committee, commented in reply: "This same statement or something very similar has been expressed to Union committees by BC Packer spokesmen in previous whaler negotiations. While undoubtedly the Company would indignantly deny it is an ultimatum, this nevertheless is exactly what it is and how it is viewed by catcher and station men."
Gordon also said that "such a position leaves no room for bargaining except of a most picayune type and catcher and station men want something better than a picayune settlement and have so instructed their committees."
Hume is also reported to have said that even if the men agree to go out on 1963 terms, there may not be a 1964 whaling operation.
A special meeting of all whalers and station mijn has been called for Wednesday evening, November 20, in the Fishermen's Hall to discuss the situation and give further instructions to the committee.
With only minor increases the 1963 agreements are the same as those signed early in 1962. Their terms fall below those of agreements in effect in whaling in 1959.
During discussion, the Company agreed  to  correct   certain griev-
ances of the men such as organising a proper supply of bedding for each vessel, eliminating straw filled mattresses, getting rid of the leaks in the crew quarters on the West-whale 4 (Tahsis Chief) and improving accommodation for certain crewmen on the Westwhale 8.
The Company also stated that safety questions would be looked at, including proper gang planks and provision of self inflating life rafts.
Gordon announced that in order to give all BC maritime workers a proper picture of the whaling situation, officers of other BC maritime unions are being invited to attend the general meeting of whalers.
Pact Debate Precedes OK
Fisheries minister H. J. Robichaud has informed the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union that "as soon as any agreement has been reached in the current negotiations between Canada, Japan and the United States, and before the government finally accepts any such agreement, the standing committee on marine and fisheries will be assembled for the purpose of discussing fully the agreement."
Robichaud made the statement in a letter replying to the Union's request for immediate convening of the cotnmittee to hear and discuss proposals for revision of the North Pacific fisheries treaty advanced in the first two rounds of negotiations at Washington and Tokvo.
CONVENTION CALL:
McNaughton Plan For Columbia River
Some powerful arguments in favor of Canada retaining control of the Columbia River which has the potential of producing 15 percent of the world's hydroelectric power brought unanimous support from the BC Federation of Labor this week for development of the river under the McNaughton plan.
Orville Braaten, Pulp and Sulphite Workers Union, told delegates at the Federation in Vancouver that the Columbia has a potential of 145 billion kilowatt hours annually — more hydroelectric power than any other North American river.
Braaten, who is also an official of the Columbia for Canada Committee, piled up facts which revealed the huge stakes involved in the Columbia development.
As one example, he said that "In the Portland area alone, if flood control were guaranteed, real estate values would immediately increase by one billion dollars."
RICH DIVIDENDS
And, Braaten said, this Is only part of the dividend thp Un:t States will reap from development of the Columbia.
He claimed that competent engineers have said that flood control is possible without the High Arrow dam that is part of Premier W. A.-C. Bennett's plan for developing the Columbia in line with US interests.
"The High Mica dam can provide all the flood control that is needed," he declared.
"There is no reason why we can't get power and flood control."
He said that the Libby dam threatened by the United States cannot be constructed without Canadian approval since it means backing up the waters of the river some 39 miles into Canada.
"We can develop the Columbia in stages," he argued. "We can build the Mica dam and satisfy some of the US worries about flood control."
FAR LESS COSTLY
With a $500 million program at $50 million a year for 10 years, Braaten contended, the project could be completed in stages at moderate cost to BC taxpayers at the same time keeping pace with the power needs of the province.
He described Bennett's development of the Peace River at a cost of $700 to $800 million as a "das-
tardly plan" to cover up a blunder he made in his highly touted Wcnner-Gren deal.
"Remember," he told delegates, "if we allow the Libby and High Arrow dams to be built, we are in effect saying to the United States: 'Here is the Columbia. Use it as you see fit.' How ridiculous can we get?"
John Hayward, one of the leading authorities in the labor movement on natural resouces, warned that "You can't give away control of the whole interior of our province to another country."
If the Columbia treaty proposed by Bennett is approved, he declared, "it must be abrogated by us in the future.
"It is an absolute sellout. It wil1 make us the fifty-first state of the United States.
"First they get your industry, then the oil, and then they take your land and water."
WATER SHORTAGES
Nick  Podovinnikoff, Carpenters Local 452, described in detail th< j water problem  existing  in  Cali- f fornia, where shortages already ! exist.
As  Canada's population increases, the same crisis will de- j velop, he said.
"If the US wants our water, they must come to us as Canadians
See COLUMBIA — Page 3
Among organisation represented at the meeting will be the Nat've Brotherhood of BC through president Guy Williams. Other groups are expected to send observers to the meeting. The herring fleet will remain in port to attend the meeting.
Concern over what might happen at the North Pacific Commission meeting has been mounting with fresh indications that new concessions to Japan are in the making.
Al Fotheringham in The Vancouver Sun Wednesday reported that "By now, all parties agree Japan will have to be given new concessions. She's the number one fishing nation in the world, her modern fleet ranges the ocean, and she's in a position to make demands."
Special committees of the Norpac Commission have been meeting in Vancouver for the past two weeks in preparation for the general meetings which get underway Monday with an open session.
The UFAWU-called public meet-big in Pender Auditorium has been set for 1:30 p.m. in order that arrangements can be made for those attending to proceed from there to the Commission meeting.
The Union has been pressing the federal government since the beginning of this year for a full hearing on the whole matter of Canada's policy on the North Pacific Fisheries Treaty before the standing parliamentary committee on marine and fisheries.
Sc far, however, the government has refused to call the committee into session to deal with the matter in spite of promises to do so by federal fisheries minister H. J. Robichaud.
His action has prevented BC fishermen and other interested organisations from making representations before the committee. He has also denied the committee, which represents all parties in the House of Commons, access to details of the stand being taken by Canada during Treaty negotiations and the documents connected with it.
The public meeting. Union secretary Homer Stevens said in his letter to Federation delegates, will "draw particular attention to the deep dissatisfaction felt by most Canadian fishermen" over the situation in regard to the future of the BC fishing industry.
December 31 Deadline
Applications Invited For Three Union Posts
By decision of its general executive board, the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union is inviting application for three posts —northern representative, an organiser to work primarily in the northern area, and an organiser to work primarily in the southern area.
Ray Gardiner, northern representative for a number of years, is now on leave of absence ending December 31, and any appointment to this post will be governed by his decision on returning to full time work.
George Jeffrey, former northern organiser, left the post to go fishing in September and has been replaced temporarily by Reg Wesley.
Third vacancy on the Union's organisational staff is created by
the resignation of general organiser Mike Canic, which takes effect as of December 1.
Applicants for any of these three posts should give their Union membership record, list the elected posts they have held and outline their voluntary organisational work for the Union, as well as supplying such personal information as age and education.
All applications mufet be received by the general executive board by December 31 and preferably should be submitted before that date.
Appointments to all three posts are effective until the Union's 1964 convention, traditionally held in March, following which the new general executive board makes appointments for the ensuing 12 month period.