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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1948 THE DAILY ®*YMES-GAZETTE . PAGE FIFTEEN » Canadian Labor Fought Internal Problems By JOHN LEBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Dec. 20--(OP)--A para- doxical year for Canadian labor saw it staging some of the biggest intra-union 'rows in its history dur- ing 1948° while at the same time bottesiie relations with employers. Other significant developments on the labor front included the attain- ment of record employment, peak wages---though labor claimed a de- cline in "real" wages--and adoption of a new labor code. Employment hit a new top esti- mated by the government at 5,042,- 000 during the fall. For all practical purposes, that was just about "full employment." Later, it dropped off somewhat as the customary season- al shift of jobs set in. By fall, wages in industry had. soared to a weekly » average of $40.88 also the 'highest on record. That was $4 better than a year earlier! It was almost exactly double the figure for 1926, which the Dominion Bureau of Statistics uses' as its comparative yardstick. However, labor contended that after taking into account taxes 'and inflationary costs, the worker was not as well off as the pay-envelope figures woul indicate. . Real Wages Down His real ' wages, the Canadian Congtess of Labor estimated, were 24 per cent better than in 1039 but were down slightly from .the last two years. While 'the payrolls were going up quietly, it was a series of rumpuses over Communists in Canadian labor that monopolized headlines for t of the year. By far the biggest of these was the anti-Communist revolt led by Frank H. Hall in .the 400,000-man Tradeés and Labor Congress of Can- ada. For getting into conflict with T.L.C. policy, Hall and his union-- the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks--were thrown out of the Congress. Later they were reinstated. At the year's end Hall's battle to rid the TL.C. of Reds was still 'y live issue. The 360, 000-member CCL. saw heavy cannonading over . Commu- nism. The International Union of Mine, Mill. and Smelter Workers, alleged to be Communist-dominat- In 48. ed, was evicted from the Congress. Later, it wes re-admitted after its officers had apol publicly for personal attacks .C.L. officials. Woodworkers Secede The leadership of another big C.CL. union -- the International Woodworkers of America in British Columbia--announced a breakawa from the Congress and the forma tion of a new union. The I.W.A. also had been reputed to be domin~ ated by Communists. Some I.W.A, locals refused to follow their seced~ ing leaders. ' Communism also was an issue in the protracted battle between the Canadian Seamen's Union (T.C.L.) and four Great Lakes shipping com~ panies, still under way as the year spun out. The companies had re- fused to deal with the C.S.U. on the ground it was Communist-rid- en. It was the alm of forcing the CS8.U. out of the T.CL. that em- broiled Frank Hall with his Con- gress. He managed to have the Seafarer International Union, a strong AF.L. affiliate; take over the small Canadian Lake Seamen's Union, the C.8.U.s lake rival. For this, he was accused of fostering "dual unionism." Strikes and Lockouts Strikes and lockouts in the first 10 months of the year cost a time loss of a bare .11 per cent of the tital time worked. That was little more than a third of the time lost in 1047, In the field of legislation, the major item was adoption of the government's new - implustrial dis- putes bill--the so-call Federal Gabor Code--which went into effect on Sept..1. It provides new ma- chinery for the conciliation of griev- ances, The bill applies to those indus- tries that are under Federal juris- diction, *such as railways, shipping, radio and communications. Its chief provision is "cooling off" period be- fore strkes may be called. Most controversial piece of pro- vincial legislation was a Prince Edward 'Island bill outlawing unions having national or inter- national affiliations. Following a prolonged outcry by labor, the Island government announced the measure. would be modified at the next session of the Legislature. Writer Holds Something To Say Comes First ' Writing, in the opinion of Leslie 'Gordon Benard, is acgame of chills, bills and thrills, "M's an ex- * citing game, and it's exacting, and I wouldn't trade it for anything" ithe Canadian novelist and short story writer said in an address in lg Few realized the agony of crea- ition before a 'story appears on paper, he said. The recipe for writing 'was simple. All that was , required was a typewriter, pen or pencil, the words you find in any + dictionary put in the right order and "seasoned -to the taste of read- ers." But back of the words, the writer had: to have ideas that could be - personified and become alive on paper. First of all, it was important that the writer have something worth while to say. Then it should. be said as simply as possible, and always the fact life is more import- | ant tl litérature born in mind. . Source' Of Plots Stories originated from every- where, he said. "If you want to write fiction, you must have a nose. for it." An overheard word on a streetcar, an emotion strongly felt, an item In a newspaper, a line of poetry or an advertisement were all sources of stories. Arranging the ot and information was only the tart. Characterization, dialogue, unity of impression, background, problems of apex and.climax were important details, Mr, Barnard said. 4 Writing is either very exciting because it is selling or frustrating because it isn't; the writer 'remark- ed. Lack of persistence nipped many a promising writer in the bud, he said. Even the best writers tried many markets before their story sold. Feast Or Famine Writers had to learn to take the Lumps, he said. 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