' 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

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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, |

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“miracle” emanating from the'same sources.

‘their parish priest, Father Joseph Toufar.

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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.

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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
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