US.
s
Settlement
of
Maritime
Tie-Up
Is
Still
Awaited
ASSURANCES
IN
WRITING
ARK
UK.
MANDEl)
HKKORE
SHIP
WORKERS
IN
UNITED
STATES
RETURN
TOJOliS
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
(CP)
Thel
American
Federation
of
Labor
swung
a
new
verbal
sledgehammer
against
the
United
States
government's
wage
and
price
stabilization
set-up
today
as
C.I.O.
sailors
took
over
the
strike
banners
whichA.F.
of
L.
seamen
appeared
....
ready
to
-
drop.
.
Moving
swiftly
to
overcome
a
new
crisis,
the
Martime
Commission
met
to
consider
giving
the
C.I.O.
the
same
wage
benefits
won
by
A.F,
of
L.
shipping.
At
all
American
ports
shipping
was
still
at
a
standstill
as
a
result
of
the
sudden
C.I.O.
strike..
A.F.
of
L.
sailors
were
granted
wage
Increases
asked
In
a
joint
application
by
Union
and
management
to
the
Wage
Stabilization
Board.
The
Board's
rejection
of
these
raises
started
the
strike.
Reconversion
Director
John
Steelman
last
night
found
sympathetically
with
the
striking
seamen
but
they
are
demanding
assurances
in
writing
calling
off
the
tic
-up.
Ban
Francisco
seamen
last
night
voted
to
call
off
the
strike.
4
IS'UP
TO
MINISTER
Union
Men
Say
That
Agree
ment
on
Arbitration
Will
j
Settle
Strike
HAMILTON
Spokesman
for
j
the
striking
steel
workers
today
j
said
that
it
was
uy
to
Minister
of
Labor
Humphrey
Mitchell
to
use
his
Influence
to
have
labor
and
management
agree
upon
arbitration'
by
which
means
the
steel"
.strike
could
be
ended.
C.
H.
Millard,
Canadian
director
of
the
United
Steel
Workers
of
America,
said
that,
If
the
companies
would
accept
arbitration
procedure,
there
could
be
an
early
settlement.
Meanwhile,
there
is
general
expectation
of
an
early
end
of
the
tie-up
at
the
Hamilton,
Sault
Ste.
Marie
and
Sydney
steel
plants.
Two
hundred
and
fifty
steel
workers
at
a
Lachlne
plant
have
accepted
a
12VjC
per
hour
Increase
and
returned
to
work.
SAYS
DAILIES
FEAR
UNIONS
HALIFAX
Canadian
daily
newspapers
were
criticized
today
by
President
Hugh
Temp-lln
of
the
Canadian
Weekly
Newspapers
Association
for
allowing
union
pressure
to
affect
their
reporting
and
printing
of
the
news.
He
charged
that
dally
newspapers
were
afraid
to
print
the
truth
because
of
condition
of
union
pressure
In
their
offices.
Igor
Oouzcnko,
leading
crown
witness
at
the
recent
Canadian
spy
trials,
first
revealed
his
Information
to
a
newspaperman
because
he
felt
that
In
Canada
the
press
was
really
free.
II.M.C.S.
UGANDA
STAGE
SHOW
TAR
CAPERS
NO.
2
Direct
from
successful
tour
of
South
American
ports
CIVIC
CENTRE
AUDITORIUM
Friday,
8
p.m.
Admission
25c
Seattle
riii.io
SEATTLE
Number
of
cases
of
polio
in
Kin?
County
hospital
for
treatment
has
risen
to
23,
making
the
total
for
the
epidemic
to
dale
here
to
42.
'
WINNIPEG
STRIKE
WINNIPEG
Cold
storage
workers
here
went
on
strike,
demanding
10c
an
hour
more
pay.
Plants
are
being;
picketed.
ALASKA
SHIPS
SOLD
VANCOUVER
The
veteran
Alaskan
steamer
Columbia,
formerly
Dorothy'
Alexander,
is
here
for
delivery
to
Portuguese
interests
to
whom
she
has
been
sold.
The
former
Alaskan
ships
Taku,.
Tyee
and
North
Coast
aie
also
being
sold
to
foreign
interests.
THANK
GOD
FOR
CANADA
LONDON
I-ord
Addison
said
today
that,
If
the
British
cop
was
a
failure
on
account
of
continued
stormy
weather,
Biitain
would
lean
heavily
on
Canada
and
would
need
all
the
food
the
Dominion
could
send.
"Thank
God
for
Canada!"
he
exclaimed.
LADY
NELSON
IN
HALIFAX
The
steamer
I,ady
Nelson
arrived
today
with
war
invalids
and
service
men's
dependents.
There
were
six
stretcher
cases
and
19
dependents
for
Britisli
Columbia.
DAIION
IS
COMING
OTTAWA
British
Chancellor
or
the
Exchequer
Hugh
Dalton
is
due
in
Ottawa
next
Wednesday
for
a
visit
of
a
few
days
before
proceeding
to
Washington.
hipping
i
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
TAXI
TAXI
hii
Hhone
rmi
i
t
i
a.
a.
h
j
a
w
IA,
B
C.
McINTYRE
MM
537
DAY
and
NIOHT
SERVICE
-
from
Ormes)
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
PortPrince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest'
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
XXXV,
No.
215.
TRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,?SEPTEMBER
13,
1948
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
TH
men
s
alyzes
i
f
I
circumstances
youtn.
I
nomas
l.lrtnt
Inftl
In
a
lane
here
CXpiOaiOll,
lVT
speculating
on
boy's
father.
sr
ininics
ii
a
were
tlrd
tn-
been
part
of
a
f
X1H1I.1HIU.
1
said
were
be-
xh
Stern
eanc-
fa
and
Tclavlv
In
four
daring
iaay
walked
Into
ft
urnhing
pistols
scooped
up
End
escaped
on
city
of
Jaffa
a
I
afoul
of
Arab
hlire
of
Pales-
-were
-Silled
In
ng
two
Arab
Irab
temporary'
Was
critically
arrested
and
)
loot
was
re-s
Ee
missing.
ian
i
The
Australian
cace
conference
the
United
Na
tmcil
was
In
dis
arbitrary
use
of
land
should
not
jgovern
the
pro
ory
of
Trieste.
Jgson,
who
ha3
tc
to
the
coun
the
veto
power
(council
has
been
onslble
and
dlc-
Kued
that
put-
question
Into
security
coun-
fby
the
Big
Four
fs
council
would
plan
unwork-
it
Trieste
should
a
commission
tprcsentatlvcs
of
Ui'lted
States,
land
three
other
Iexpecteii
In
view
of
which
might
ional
ships
are
is
a
result
of
tales
maritime
seven
American
re
to
have,
come
I
held
up.
PPY-
)0
rlr
JohnSobo-
00
and
costs,
or
r
t
imprisonment.
ikc
or
making
a
E
"men
resulted
Ifoictgn
sdv
ch
in,
Soboloff
was
Pl
"Port
of
the
n
espionage.
the
alms
and
e
nien
shaping
,rast
the
posts.
"A
free
.press
ry'umg
io
a
re-
rPe
Plus
XII.
Still
CALK
ON
WEST
COAST
TOMNO
There
wan
a
50-mi'e
nf
r
hour
gale
yesterday
at
llrs
Wol
Cna'-t
of
Vancouver
Is!;'tt'l
:
'Ulement.
Big
Black
Market
In
Textile
Goods
WAf'UINGTON.
D.C.
Q
A
wide
drive
to
smash
black
mar
Krt
textiles,
Including
men,J
shirts.
.i
disclosed
by
-the
Department
of
Justice.
Government
agents,
investigating
300
corporations
and
individuals,
report
the
diversion
of
millions
of
varcls
of
textiles
into
Illegal
.channels.
STILL
NO
PROVINCE
VANCOUVER
For
the
third
straight
day
since
the
press-men
went
on
strike,
the
Vancouver
Province
failed
to
publish
today.
There
is
to
be
a
meeting
between
the
pressmen's
local
and
an
international
representative
tonight.
EXTRA
SEINING
DAY
VANCOUVER
An
extra
day
has
been
allowed
seiners
in
the
Gulf
of
Georgia.
They
may
fish
on
Saturday.
The
concession
is
allowed
for
the
benefit
of
boats
from
the
north
which
had
a
failure
there
U.S.
APOLOGY
WASHINGTON
The
United
States
government
has
made
a
formal
apology
to
the
Yugoslav
government
for
a
recent
Incident
in
which
two
veterans
threw
stones
at
the
Yugoslav
embassy
here.
U.S.
TAKES
PART
OTTAWA
United
States
will
participate
with
Canada
in
t
h
e
Churchill
military
niuipinrnt
experimental
station
project
which
was
announced
yesterday.
There
may
also
be
as
many
as
5,000
Americans
at
Churchill.
NEW
BOND
ISSUE
OTTAWA
The
new
Canadian
national
saving
bond
i
suc
will
be
offered
October
.
1.
and
there
will
Oe'
$30,
$500
and
$1000
denominations,
it
was
announced
yesterday
by
the
Bank
of
Canada.
HARTING
DOWNS,
Hants,
Eng.,
(ft
Horace
Brightwell,
an
amateur
archeologlst.
found
traces
of
a
dwelling
believed
to
have
been
built
about
500
B.C.
T
r
ANTHONY
EDEN'S
NIECE
AND
FIANCE
Mary
Markham,
24.
niccfe
of
Sir
Anthony
Eden,
and
former
Washington
State
Senator
.Joseph
D.
Roberts,
38,
who
will
be
married
Sept.
18
in
Seattle,
are
.shown
examining
travel
folders.
The
bride-elect,
who
recently
made
headlines
when
she
stated
she
preferred
the
United
State
to
Enqland,
is
the
daughter
of
the
late
Gladys
Lady
Dela-mer.
and
Sir
Charles
Markham,
of
Kenya.
The
engagement
culminates
a
whirlwind
romance
of
less
than
two
months.
They'll
honeymoon
in
California,
Mexico
and
Hawaii.
MERE
SKELETON
STAFFS
RUN
OVERCROWDED
HOSPITAL
WARDS
Sonne
Canadian
Hospitals
Forced
to
Close
Down
Entire
Wings
By
Shortage
of
Nurses
By
KAY
REX
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
Two
out
of
three
hospitals
in
Canada
have
been
hit
by
a
shortage
of
nurses.
Many
have
been
forced
to
close
wards,
and
even
entire
wines.
In
others.
skeleton
staffs,
working
long
hours,
are
endeavoring
to
handle
the
increasing
number
of
patients.
At
the
same
time
a
survey
by
The
Canadian
Press
shows
there
are
more
nurses
in
i
Canada
than
before
the
war.
HoipTtaVIflclalT
claim
that
whereas
the
ideal
ratio
is
one
graduate
nurse
to
attend
to
four
patients,
nowadays
a
hospital
considers
Itself
lucky
If
It
has
one
to
15
or
20.
A
new
world
which
sees
men
and
women
taking
advantage
of
health
Insurance
schemes,
receiving
medical
attention
they
otherwise
could
not
afford,
is
partly
responsible
for
the
hospital's
growth
In
popularity.
In
Welland,
Ont.,
there
arc
approximately
150
per
cent
more
patients
at
the
Welland
County
General
than
there
were
eight
years
ago.
Other
Demands
On
Nursing
Service
A
shortage
of
domestic
help
and
an
Increased
demand
for
special
duty
nurses
also
has
ln-
(Contlnued
on
Page
Six)
Local
Tides
Saturday,
September
14,
1946
High
2:59
21.1
feet
i
15:16
21.3
feet;
Low
9:05
3.8
feet
21:35
3.4
feet
VYACHSLEV
TAKES
A
WALK-
-Piqued
because
the
Russian
delegation
was
assigned
to
second
row
scats
on
the
reviewing
stand
at
Paris
Hotel
de
Vllle
during
the
celebration
that
marked
the
second
anniversary
of
the
liberation
of
Paris,.
Commissar
Vyachaslev
Molotov,
leader
of
the
Soviet
peace
delegation,
walks
out
on
the
ceremonies.
He
Is
followed
by
M.
Manullsky,
Ukrainian
delegate,
whose
expression
shows
what
he
thinks
of
the
whole
thing.
On
the
stand,
left
to
right,
are
Australia's
J.
A.
Beasley,
who
called
the
Russians
bullies,
and
accused
them
of
lying;
U.S.
Secretary
of
State
James
F.
Byrnes,
who
looks
the
other
way,
M.
Vcrgnolle,
president
of
the
Paris
municipal
council,
who
seems
put
out,
and
George
Bldault,
French
president
and
leader
of
his
country's
delegation
to
the
peace
parley,
who
is.
obviously
outraged.
,
EDMONTON,
CP!)
British
Columbia
fruit
growers
may
suffer
as
a
result
of
the
Alberta
Farm
er's
strike.
There
Is
a
distinct
lack
of
demand
for
fruit
of
the
coast
province
and
officials
believe
It
is
due
to
rural
retailers
In
this
provincial
discontinuing
credit
to
striking
farmers.
One
dealer
here
sad
that,
If
the
strike
continues,
undoubtedly
fruit
will
have
to
be
dumped.
Meantime,
as
the
strike
continues,
shortages
of
livestock,
poultry
and
dairy
products
are
becoming
Increasingly
felt.
At
Dawson
Creek
and
Pouce
Coupe
In
the
Peace
River
Block
of
British
Columbia
butchers
have
agreed
with
the
Farmers'
Union
to
close
their
shops
until
the
farmers'
strike
is
ended.
In
Ottawa
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
said
he
had
nothing
to
add
to
a
previous
statement
he
had
made
In
a
wire
to
Premier
E.
C.
Manning
of
Al-
berta
that
the
demands
of
the
Alberta
farmers
would
have
to
watt
until
the
return
to
Canada
from
Europe
of
the
two
minls-crs
concerned
Hon.
J.
L.
Ilsley
of
finance
and
Hon.
J.
O'.
Gardiner
of
agriculture
who
are
returning
this
week-end
on
the
Queen
Mary.
TEN
YEARS
FOR
MANSLAUGHTER
DAWSON,
Y.
T.,-0
Peter
Nord,
charged
with
the
murder
of
his
partner,
George
Potter,
last
April
12,
was
found
guilty
of
manslaughter
and
sentenced
to
10
years
In
penitentiary.
COFFEE
FOR
CHILDREN
BERLIN
Every
school
child
in
Russian-occupied
Germany
will
get
cup
of
coffee
and
a
roll
each
morning,
it
is
announced.
T"
Box
Lacrosse
Roosevelt
Gym
PRINCE
RUPERT
vs.
II.M.C.S.
UGANDA
8
p.m.
Saturday,
Sept.
'14
8
p.m.
Monday,
Sept.
16
Adults
50c
Children
25c
Stir
Up
Hornet's
Nest
.
Secretary
Wallace
of
U.S.
Hits
lace
and
State
Secretary
James
At
Both
Russia
and
Britain
I
Byrnes
now
at
the
Paris
peace
Washington.
D
C.
anin-1
conference
calling
for
frank
rec-
lomatlc
authorities
frankly
pre-
can
spheres
of
Influence,
dieted
today
that
Secretary
of
Wallace,
at
the
same
time,
de-Commerce
Wallace's
foreign
pol-
nounced
any
getting
tough
wRh
icy
speech
last
night
will
stir
Russian
policies.
The
world
a
hornet's
nest
of
controversy
could
contain
the
two
types,
of.
over
United
States-Soviet
rela-
influence
but
Russia
must
not
tlons
despite
President
Tru-!
be
allowed
to
dominate,
and
ln-
man's
assertion
that
no
departures
from
established
United
States
foreign
policy
were
involved.
There
was
wide
specu-
lation
that
It
might
also
result
operation
with
Britain
in
con-in
a
sharp
split
between
Wal-
troversies
Involving
the
Soviet.
Contract
for
C.N.R.
Vessel
Burrard
Plant
in
Victoria
To
Build
Coastal
Liner
VANCOUVER
Burrard
(Wallaces)
Dry
Dock,
has
been
awarded
the
contract
by
Canadian
National
Railways
for
the
construction
of
a
new
5,000-tcn
liner
for
service
on
this
coast,
it
was
announced
yesterday.
It
will
be
built
at
the
Yarrows
yard
in
Victoria
which
Burrard
purchased
some
months
ago.
It
is
the
largest
passenger
liner
contract
ever
given
on
this
coast.
Cost
will
be
about
$3,000,000.
The
vessel
will
be
350
feet
in
length
and
is
expected
to
be,
read?
for
Trince
Rupert
and
Alaska
service
by
1948.
Work
will
begin
as
quickly
as
materials
become
available.
.
In
Montreal
It
was
officially
announced
that
the
new.
5,000-ton
passenger
steamship
of
all-Canadian
design
and
construction
for
use
In
Pacific
Coast
and
Alaska
service
had
been
ordered
for
the
Canadian
National
Pacific
Coast
Steamships.
In
accordance
with
the
company's
policy
to
pit'ehase
In
Canada
wherever
possible,
the
order
for
the
new
vessel,
which
replaces
the
Prince
George,
has
been
given
to
the
Burrard
Dry
Dock
Company
Ltd
of
Vancouver,
It
was
announced
by
R.
C.
Vaughan,
chairman
and
president.
The
contract
has
the
approval
of
the
government.
The
ship,
which
Is
the
largest
passenger
boat
ever
to
be
built
on
the
Pacific
Coast,
will
be
con
structed
in
the
Yarrow
plant
which
the
Burrard
Company
re
cently
purchased.
Specifications
Of
New
Vessel
The
steamship,
whose
name,
when
selected,
is
expected
to
perpetuate
the
historic
"Prince"
nomenclature,
will
be
completely
modern
In
design
and
appoint
ment.
Plans
of
McLaren
and
Son,
consulting
engineers
and
naval
architects,
call
for
a
vessel
with
an
over-all
length
of
350
feet,
a
breadth
of
52
feet,
a
dis
placement
tonnage
of
5,000
tons
and
a
.speed
of
19
knots.
She
will
have
accommodation
for
322
passengers,
all
In
outside
cabins.
and
will
be
manned
by
a
crew
of
20
officers
and
112
men.
Cargo
space
will
be
50,000
cubic
feet
of
which
5,000
cubic
feet
will
be
refrigerated.
The
new
ship
will
provide
ser
vice
between
Vancouver,
Powell
River,
Ocean
Falls,
Prince
Ru
pert,
Ketchikan
and
Skagway,
in
place
of
the
Prince
George
which
oncrated
continuously
from
1910.
At
one
time
the
com
pany
had
four
passenger
steamers
in
this
service
but
the
com
mandeering
of
two
the
Prince
Robert
and
Prince
Henry
for
war
service
and
the
destruction
of
the
Trlnce
George
has
reduced
the
fleet
to
one
the
Prince
Rupert.
Besides
giving
Important
nasscnger
and
cargo
service,
all
the
year
round,
to
the
ports
mentioned,
these
ships
also
provided
popular
Alaska
cruising
facilities
fori
thousands
or
tourists
during
the
summer
months.
Fish
Sales
Black
Cod
Canadian
P.
Dorreen.
20.000,
Storage.
Gony,
22,000,
Co-op.
Cape
Spencer.
25,000,
Co-op.
Unimak,
32,000,
black
cod.
Storage.
ognitlon
of
Russian
and
Amerl-
fllrate
Into
the
western
areas.
The
Secretary
of
Commerce
also
demanded
that
this
country
to
abstain
from
close-co-
WALKS
OUT
OF
PARLEY
Ire
of
First
Lord
cf
Admiralty
Aroused
at
Peace
Conference
Commission
PARIS
O)
Rt.
Hon.
A.
V.
Alexander,
Britain's
First
Lord
of
the
Admiralty,
walked
out
of
the
peace
conference
military
commission
today
during
a
debate
with
the
Slav
state
on
the
question
of
Inviting
Albania
to
make
a
statement
on
Italy
policy
Alexander
had
urged
limita
tions
on
the
Invitation.
He
walk
ed
out
after
a
Russian
delegate
accused
him
of
representing
old
fashioned
diplomacy."
The
commission
voted
to
in
vite
Albania
to
appear
and
voice
comment
without
restrictions.
POLICE
CHARGE
LONDON
CROWDS
LONDON,
O
'Mounted
police
.
last
night
charged
ranks
of
2,000
demonstrators
choking
traffic'
lanes
outside
of.
Abbey
Lodge,
one
of
the
luxury
apartment
buildings
seized,
by
squatters
in
London's.
laibfoiialjle
-west-
end.
.
.
The
demonstrators,
some
of
them
displaying
communist
slogans,
started
a
"sit-down"
strike
In
the
attempt
to
force
the
police
to
permit
delivery
of
bedding
to
families
inside
the
lodge.
Fighting
flared
up
in
the
streets
but
no
casualties
were
reported
and
police
dispersed
the
demotistra-
tors.
JEWS
SENDING
OUT
FEELERS
Are
Said
To
Be
In
Actual
Contact
With
British
Government
Regarding
Holy
Land
Negotiations
LONDON,
0
Qualified
sources
hinted
yesterday
that
Jewish
representatives
are
extending
feelers
to
the
Bjltlsh
govern
ment
concerning
further
nego
tiation
of
the
Palestine
problem.
Today
the
Lohdon
conference
on
the
future
of
the
Holy
Land
prepared
to
tackle
No.
1
problem
on
its
agenda.
The
problem
Is
the
Morrison
plan
calling
for
provincial
autonomy
or
federalization
of
Palestine
to
which
both
Jews
and
Arabs
are
opposed.
THE
WEATHER'
Synopsis
Barometric
pressures
are
low
over
the
Gulf
of
Alaska
and
a
strong
southwest
flow
of
mplst
air
is
pushing
across
the
entire
province.
Clouds
cover
Uie
whole
of
British
Columbia
but
the
bulk
of
the
rainfall
Is
occurring
on
the
coast.
Toflno
reports
one-and-a-half
Inches
and
Prince
Rupert
nine-tenth
Inches
In
the
past
24
hours.
Quite
strong
southeast,'
winds
are
being
felt
along
the
coast
with
frequent
reports
of
30
miles
per
hour
on
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
and
20
miles
on
the
east
coast.
The
forecast
Is
for
little
change
today
and
slight
im
provement
along
the
coast
Sat
urday
afternoon.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlotte
and
North
Coast
Overcast
with
rain
showers
today
and
Saturday.
Southerly
winds
15
miles
per
hour
this
afternoon
and
Saturday
afternoon.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Mini-mums
expected
tonight:
Port
Hardy
2,
Massett
53,
Prince
Rupert
52;
maximums
Saturday:
Port
Hardy
60,
Massett
60,
Prince
Rupert
58.