' 8nd assistance of the Duplessis regime. QUEBEC LETTER Who pays for new fascist paper i MONTREAL ITH growing arrogance, fascist groupings in Que- bec are intensifying their activities with approval Latest develop- ment is appearance of their newspaper L’'Homme, pub- shed in Quebec City. Its editors are two well known associates of Adrien Arcand, A. A. Parent and George E..Berube. As yet, the activities of the fascist groups By HARRY BINDER ~ are not publicly unified into a political party as was the ase in the thirties. For the moment, they appear to be Content to conduct their fascist propaganda in. such a Way as to avoid attracting too much public attention to themselves as an organized force. : Thus, Adrien Arcand ran in the last federal elections aS an independent in the constituency of Richelieu-Ver- Cheres. He received over 5,000 votes, because a substantial Part of the Duplessis machine in the riding supported him tather than the official Tory candidate. : His friend, Saluste Lavery, KC, is active in the Native Sons of Canada, in a branch which periodically passes Tesolutions of a pro-fascist character. Such resolutions ‘te then quoted approvingly in fascist organs like L’Ob- Servateur, a predecessor of L’Homme. It is clear, however, that although no fascist party as Such has come into existence, there is taking place a Tesurgence of fascism in Canada, as in other capitalist Countries, It is characteristic of the fascist and neo-fascist move- Ments that they develop under the protection of ‘govern- ments and political parties which are loudest in their brotestations about “defending democracy.” In Canada, © governments of St. Laurent and Duplessis are en- °ouragine the growth of the fascist movement, under the Nly disguised cloak of anti-communism, L’Homme is a clear example of this. This organ could Only be issued with the direct assistance of the Duplessis Ngime. The editors, Parent and Berube, are both on the Payroll of the provincial government. Berube is a pro- Mae policeman and Parent is employed as an investi- Yr, _ Where did these gentlemen get the money to pay for ‘Ssuance of L’Homme? While the paper is priced at 10 rents, thousands of copies were mailed out free of charge hroughout the province, and thousands were distributed *om door to door. Who paid for this? Is it a coincidence that in its first issue laudatory remarks concerning the Duplessis government and Du- Plessis himself are prominently featured? «, It is claimed that L’Homme is the organ of the Anti-Communist Alliance.” The paper itself is devotes | Solely, in its first issue, to violent and scurrilous articles hida 1 a | Peop) against communism. Who is this “Anti-Communist Al- lance”? Who aside from the two known fascist, Parent and. Berube, are its officers? These facts are carefully €n from the public. And the reason is not far to seek. The supporters ot financial backers of this sheet do not consider it Xpedient as yet to become publicly associated with Parent . Berube, who have for years been distributing the Storious protocols of Zion, directed against the Jewish one anti-Semitic outpourings of the Nazis from Hamburg nd Berlin, : & While the padlock law is used against the labor and ogressive movement, the civil rights of the labor move- €nt curtailed, the labor press and Marxist literature unded, the authorities are encouraging the growth of 20 less so when it emanates from the fascists than from © Union Nationale itself. Those ‘elusive submarines RESULTS of an- interesting little piece of re- search appeared in the New York Post on , April 5, Finding something faintly reminiscent In Rews reports of “Soviet submarines off the Cali- Ornia coast,” the paper’s staff dug through back les of several newspapers. What they found wns that practically identical stories had been feet YS, Navy spokesmen in both 1948 and 1949 —and hit the headlines at precisely the time that avy chiefs in Washington were asking for a appropriations! The stories had then evaporated, “ntl the following year. ; Submarines (and opriations ) Are in Sea- Son, the Post PHiKe wad. Its editorial _intoned t at “someone ought to expose the strategists ae eve in frightening editors, congressmen — le, and who before the war distributed the fascist sm. For Duplessis anti-communism is admirable, | L ovebetag in order to get an extra ic I ‘ — “miracle” emanating from the'same sources. ‘their parish priest, Father Joseph Toufar. Lega " | Oh for a depression TTAWA—“Although it isn’t the nicest thing to say at this time, a recession would cer- tainly destroy the need for housing,” said Major General H. Young of Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation in an address to members of the Canadian Legion here. — Dealing with the housing situation, the of- ficial explained that economic conditions would cut the housing problem to a bare minimum. Many married couples desired housing, he said, but econ- omic conditions and other difficulties broke this figure down to a smaller one.—Otiawa dispatch. @ So that’s what the government is waiting for. By TOM McEWEN | Czech ‘miracle’ worked with wires ry ARLY last month, the Voice of America, serenading » the New Democracies of Europe with its current dol- lar version of ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”, broke off its Wall Street rhapsody to astound its listen- ers with news of a ‘miracle’, The “miracle” had happened in Czechoslovakia, and proved beyond all doubts (Communist doubts excluded) that the Voice of America was the voice of God. The good Catholic peasants of Cihost, Czechoslovakia, settled back in their pews to hear the Sunday sermon of Announ- cing the weekly text “Among you is standing He Whom you do not know, here in the Sanctuary is our Saviour’, with an extra oratorical flourish which would direct the attention of the worshippers to the altar, the “miracle” happened. The Czech peasants were struck with awe, as indeed Father Toufar himself appeared to be. The big cross on the altar swayed several times, each time making a more pronounced inclination towards the West, and finally coming to ‘rest, turning slightly from the front to face Westwards. A Here was indeed a ‘miracle’, which showed that true salvation could come only from the West.. Nineteen of the Cihost congregation swore that the cross moved. Of course they were right, as was the Voice of America, the British Broadcasting Corporation and all the power- ful press and radio propganda agencies of imperialism. It did move, it did incline, and it did point to the West. What the Cihost congregation didn’t and couldn’t know was that their parish priest, under the direction of Ottavia De Live, a representative of the Papal Nun- cio’s office in Prague, had planned the “miracle’’. With a little wire, some catgut, a few bent nails and a tension spring, Father Toufar had set up the apparatus, and pulled the wire himself (while announcing the text) which set the cross in motion, Presto, the ‘Miracle ot Cihost”’. A trifle suspicious, high Catholic Church dignitaries in Czechoslovakia investigated the “miracle” and, in outraged, ‘scathing terms, condemned this sacriligeous use of the symbol of the Cross and Church against the Czech people and government by the duped tools of dollar imperialism. De Live, who has since confessed: (and without “miracle” drugs) his complicity in the sordid swindle with Father Toufar, has been recalled to Rome. Adepts as they are at Wire-pulling, this was one piece of cheap trickery which has backfired on the dollar-mad sponsors of Voice of America and their papal agents. To date neither Voice of America, the BBC, nor the “free press” of big business has seen fit to give any coverage to the report of high Catholic Church dignatories in Czechoslovakia on the Cihost “miracle”. Perhaps in future they may however heed ‘the advice of a Czech press editorial, which says: Swind- lers should be more careful.” \ The “miracle” of Cihost is only surpassed by another On that occasion a group of anti-Czech government clergymen swore they had seen a vision of the Virgin riding an American jeep and waving “Old Glory” above her head. One can literally hear the Cihost peasants in ribald laughter at that one, as they contemplate the dangers faced by any virgin riding an American jeep. LABOR FOCUS By J. B. SALSBERG Labor rallying to peace front OOD news is coming from all sides. The peace front is growing throughout Canada. Increasing numbers of Canadians in all walks of life are joining the people’s movement for peace. As is the case throughout the world the reply of the common people to the saber rattling, Hell-bomb menaging gang of Wall Street is to rally to the standard of peace and to create an impregnable front to save humanity from the annihilating war Washington is preparing. For the leading scien- tists of the world down to the humble est worker in the factory and on the land comes the resolute cry that there shall be peace; just and lasting peace for all peoples. The recent session of the World Peace. Committee in Stockhokm has made a profound contribution to the building of the world-wide peace front. It adopted an historic declaration which constitutes a challenge to man- kind. It placed the issue fairly and squarely in a manner that compels everyone to choose which side he is on. This declaration removes every and any possible justification for remain- ing outside the growing, unifying and dynamic peace front. There is no longer room for ifs and buts. There is no longer ground for anyone to say that he “favors the banning of the Bomb, but...” Here is that declaration: . “We demand the unconditional prohibition of the atomic weapon, as a weapon of intimidation and mass extermination of people. “We demand the establishment of strict international control over the implementation of this decision. “We consider that the government which first uses the atomic weapon against any other country will com- mit a crime against humanity and shall be regarded as a war. criminal. : “We call upon all people of world to sign this appeal.” That was signed by the leaders of the world peace movement. They represent leading personalities of prac- tically every country, including Canada. They include the chief of the Atomic Energy Commission of France and a miner from Wales, priests and trade union leaders, ‘diplomats and housewives, youth and veterans. The declaration simply means that whether one is Conservative, Liberal, CCF or LPP, Catholic or Jew, for socialism or not, he cannot, if he genuinely desires peace, fail to agree to this declaration and accept it as a basis for united action against the menace of war. The dec- laration makes it abundantly clear that whatever else may divide peoples, parties and individuals, they can— unless they are conscienceless war profiteers or paid — agents of the warmongers—find common ground in the peace front without surrendering their own special be- liefs or loyalties. @ goodwill all over the This declaration is of exceptional importance to or- ganized labor in our country, as elsewhere in the world. From time immemorial the working people have been in the forefront of the struggle for peace. Today, when there is literally a world to save, there is all the more reason Why the powerful trade union movement should enter the active battle for peace. Those forces in the Canadian trade union Movement, who for various reéa- sons, were opponents of or remained aloof from the Can- adian peace movement, must now enter this movement on the grounds of the. above historic declaration. There is no longer any excuse for staying away. ; That the Canadian workers are turning in increas- ing numbers to the organized peace movement is evi- denced on all sides. The Ban the Bomb petition has been signed by tens of thousands of organized workers. The powerful Westinghouse local of Hamilton, shoe- workers of Montreal, seamen of the Great Lakes, lumber- workers of Fort William,.coal miners of Alberta and typo apprentices in Toronto and local unions elsewhere have already delegates to the Canadian Peace Congress © which takes place in Toronto on May 6 and 7. In scores of plants and local unions where the union membership is still indisposed to join the peace front the rank-and- file is electing its own delegates to represent it at the Canadian Peace Congress. The effect of this rapidly rising peace sentiment _ among the workers found significant expression in the” resolution recently adopted by the executive of the Can- adian Congress of Labor. Though this resolution lacks a positive lead it is, nevertheless, of profound importance. This is.so when you bear in mind that in the top circles of the CCL are to be found those who first carried the Marshall plan and the North Atlantic pact ideas into the.ranks of Canadian labor. Sensitive to the mood of its members, the CCL executive decided to demand the stopping of production of the atom bombs by all coun- tries. This is a most welcome decision and marks a great step forward in the struggle for peace. The time left between now and May 6 should be utilized by every honest and progressive member of every union to bring the resolution of the World Peace Com- mittee to his fellow-workers and his union local. Let each one make the issue clear to his fellow trade union- dsts and there is no doubt that hundreds of locals will elect official delegates to the Peace Congress that hundreds of other representatives will be chosen by the rank«and-file. : It is up to you to grasp the chain and help pull it so that all Canadian labor will take its fighting position — in the front of peace. ; PACIFIC TRIBUNE —APRIL 14, 1950 — PAGE 9 ee : ¥ x