CANCEL OTTAWA-BONN SECRET PACT URGED 'No German troops on Canadian soil’ A demand that the Canadian government cancel the secret agreement with West Ger many permitting German troops to train and test equipment at Camp Shilo, Manitoba came from many quarters this week following disclosure of the agreement last week. Meanwhilé it was announced by the Canadian Peace Congress that pickets will protest the arrange — ment before German Consulates across Canada on Friday, September 10. “The Canadian Peace Congress - treaty in 1963. DR. ALBERT SCHWEITZER MOURNED. The famed healer, philosopher, theologian and a strong voice for world peace, passed away last week - at the age of 90. Dr. Schweitzer won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952. In recent years he campaigned against nuclear weapons and was among the first world figures to welcome the signing of the partial test ban in a statement released to the press last Thursday charged that German forces will be allowedto test weapons in Canada ‘‘the possession of which was denied to them by the Potsdam Agree- ment, an agreement to which Canada adhered,”’ The statement adds that ‘the Canadian government attempts to justify this betrayal by assur- ances that German militarism no longer ‘exists and that the Ger- man Federal Republic is. a tho- roughly peace-loving democratic state, which maintains military forces only for defence, The fact is that the leadership of the West German army consists of Hitler generals .,, and istheonly state in Europe which officially and formally claims the territory of its neighbors, ‘The armed forces ofthe Fed- eral German Republic are being built up not for defence. They are planning to resume ‘the Marchto the East’ which they hope to carry out under the nuclear deterent of NATO, Any support given tothem encourages this criminal plan which endangers the peace of the world,”’ Also adding its voice of pro- test last week was the Associa- tion of United Ukrainian Cana- dians in Manitoba, In a message to Prime Minister Pearson the Association urged him to ‘tim- mediately rescind the agreement reached to permit German troops to train or otherwise be found on Canadian soil.’’ Pointing out that the training of West German troops in Canadais a dangerous step which should ‘alarm every Canadian who che- rishes peace, the AUUC state- ment said: ‘‘Three times within three gen- erations German militarism led to wars, caused death to millions and untold destruction in every war-torn country ... we urge your government to declare its firm opposition to re-militariza- tion of Germany. We ask that your government follow a peace= ful policy for Canada aimed # keeping our land free from aly — aggressive military force.’ Revue (Munich) if “My party will carry out Its promises. This is as certain % | the fact that I stand here befo! you.” Protest set for German Consulate in city Friday The B.C. Peace Council announced Tuesday night that it will stage a protest before the German Consulate at 325 Howe Street in Vancouver at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 10 to protest against German? — troops being stationed at Shilo, Manitoba. September 10 marks the 26th anniversary of the declaration of the Second World War. Many veterans are expected to take part in the protest and the pub- lic is urged to participate in the demonstration. ee ‘Province irresponsible’ charges labor The following article, slightly abridged here, appeared on the front page of The Labor Statesman, organ of the B.C. Federation of Labor and the Vancouver and Dis- trict Labor Council, in the Septem- ber issue: It is generally overlooked as, press monopolies swell inside the body politic that freedom of the press carries with it serious and parallel responsibilities, High among these is the re- sponsibility of anewspaper to ac- curately reflect the truth and to avoid misleading the public through deliberate distortions and omissions of fact. More than once critics have pointed to “The Vancouver Province,” the morning half of the Pacific Press, as one glaring example of a paper which con- sistently ignores the duties im- plicit in the right to publishina free society, Since the Ormond Turner case it would be difficult to deny the charge, nor, it should be added, as anyone attempted to do so, Ormond- Turner is known in the arcane circles of journalism as a “saloon reporter,” of the same genius (though less compe- tent) as the local master of fly- speck journalism, Jack Wasser- man, his opposite number on The Sun, Early this year, however, Tur- ner did what Wasserman hasn’t That was the nut of the charge, But Turner’s next paragraph is of done, namely draw national at- tention to himself through some- thing he wrote, This was a celebrated series of columns purporting to expose a trade union-NDP conspiracy to subvert Canada’s electoral pro- cess. If true, it was a real scoop, Besides a possible scoop the alleged facts just happened to be in line with The Province’s recognized anti-labor, anti- NDP prejudice, a coincidence which would bring joy to any hot-eyed Birchite in full-blooded pursuit of a victim, Headlines blazed across the country Feb, 22 after Turner wrote: ' “A local union official has pri- vately admitted that at least six B.C, unions have conspired to get NDP candidates elected fraudulently by entering fictitious ‘names on the voters’ list, . .” > interést if only to note the sub- dued indignation, the controlled outrage of one who has discovered somebody playing hanky-panky with democracy, “He didn’t seem proud to have been involved in this illegal and shocking subversion of Canada’s election laws; he agreed that a conspiracy to fraudulently affect the outcome of an election was an affront to democracy — no matter WHAT the candidate stood for. a.” T.C. Douglas, Federal NDP leader, carried the demand for an investigation to Parliament, He got it. Judge Nathan Ne- metz headed the investigating commission, Benignly .confident, Turner came back on Feb, 26 with “yes, I’ve got evidence enough to back: up charges here about phoney: voting in B,C.” Perceptive readers noted that The Province never insisted that the writer qualify his charges or to.employ any of those devices experienced journalists resort to in case “the facts” aren’t what they seem, Andthey oftenaren’t. No, as far as The Province was concerned it was full steam ahead and damn the trade unions and the NDP together with Tur- ner acting as the torpedo, The tense, expectant atmos- phere which the Nemetz hearings began almost immediately collapsed into one of discom- forture and embarrassment, Those who attended the hearings, anticipated Judge Ne- metz’s conclusion released re- cently, , 12 September 10, 1965—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PO9? “After reviewing the whole at the evidence I have arrived at™™ ineluctable conclusion nothing of substance emerges J would support any of the serio) charges made by Mr. Turner 7 Turner said he was SOrry- a a does that repair the damage We likely don to trade unions and NPD? ee For if it is true here, att 4 ‘said about lies, that the never catched up, much har™ been done, An impression ot) been created (unwittingly °F as which may cling long afte? ‘i Nemetz vindication is forgote” That is why an iressponsible press is a menace to free pe : tutions, why responsible © papers will not tolerate ase : alist who is either deceitful, © competent or careless. - Such a journalist is 46 ae a danger as a drunken Sut nest holding a scalpel or a dis lawyer administering 4 If journalism had the io fessional status of medicnyell law, Ormond Turner migh ne now be showing cause W the should not be kicked out °°” profession for malpractice to If newspapers were subjer the same rigid standards a well pitals, The Province mig ce oe be closed down as a Sour contagion,