‘Tule on'the Congo. : . The rich Belgian mining trust found the means to do this—|§ Hands Off The Congo By LESLIE MORRIS (Qyve children ‘and grandchildren some day will read the ‘tragic truth about the Congo. - .For three-quarters of a century its people have been enslaved by Bélgian imperialism — the rubber, uranium, copper and : diamond trusts, ’ _ Slavery, disease and death have taken their toll. In 1900’) @- there were 20 million people living in this rich and ancient land. Now there are 13 million, | _. When the Congo people struck for their independence last July, the people of the world were happy, but the imperialists Were full of hatred and concocted new plans to re-fasten their he western-dominated United Nations. Ses ae ceeias id The UN resolution of July 14,.1960, gave a clear mandate: to its secretary-general, Dag Hammarsjkold, in reply to Premier |i Lumumba’s request for help: that Belgium should withdraw its troops and that the UN should “provide the government | with such military assistance as may be necessary” to enable the new government to meet its task. x xe * “HIS resolution has been sabotaged. Premier Lumumba .was foully murdered: Puppet governments headed by Tshombe and Kalonji and officered by Belgians have been set up.in the! Congo provinces of Katanga and Kasai. The country was blunged into chaos because the Belgian imperialist power was Not broken, but re-established. Belgium, with the aid of Britain, the U.S.A. and Canada, has been enabled to foist “new colonialism” on the backs of the Congolese people. They tried to do in the Congo what they did i-Korea and Indo-China, and are now trying to do in Laos. B™: the Congolese people will not allow this to happen. They are determined to establish a fully independent state and to take the economy of the Congo into their own hands. They have evil and powerful enemies, but they have good and Strong friends; the other new African states, the people of oe the socialist ‘countries, the people and government of Uba, : . Under cover of the new UN resolution the Western powers are endeavoring to permit the puppet regimes to continue in of- ice, and the Belgians to stay. But the Congolese people, led from Stanleyville, are fight- § to unite their country and to establish a truly national and €mocratic regime. They are resisting and defeating the traitors. If the Belgians were compelled to withdraw from the Congo oy if the UN stayed out, the Congolese people would swiftly Unite their couniry, oust the puppets, bring peace, and establish a = . k National democratic regime. in W'rs Canada’s record? It is a miserable one—in tha Y Congo as it was in Korea. | aoe Diefenbaker government, assisted by the Liberals and ~ Tight-wing leaders of the CCF, has refused to help the €Mocratic Congo government. ask hen the murdered Premier Lumumba came to Ottawa to for Canada’s help, he went away empty-handed. Belgian Raney Made out of the blood of the Congo people, is wel- Med here by the government (through corporations such as 8emines with which Louis St. Laurent is associated, and *trofina, the oil company) but no help can be given the Con- me People to take over and build their own country. n Pp IDON'T TURN YOUR BACK "Tis the new model labor! the multi-national builders of | leader ordered by the Ken-} Canada, will stand out as one . ON OUR APPEAL For $17,000.00 | Turned in $3550;-Needed $13,450 CAN WE — COUNT ON YOU? ® This week we pay a.special tribute to those hard working Pacific Tribune supporters who have already become Press Builders. © To date we have—2 Honor Press Builders ($100. or more) 5 Premier Press Builders ($50 or more) 41° Press Builders ($25 or more) ® Between the forty eight of them they have raised almost half the total amount of money turned in! ® CLUB OF THE WEEK Vancouver, Strathcona with 63% of quota in. Province, Trail-Rossland 50% of quota in All Vancouver clubs are aiming to reach 50% of their objective by April 1st to assure the $17,000 mark by May Day. May we suggest that other provincial clubs censider the SSS aed | | ‘Canadiana’ Highlights City’s Cultural Season Presented by the Associa- As the songs and music of tion of United Ukrainian | each national group in “Cana- Canadians (AUUC) to a cap-| diana’? were presented, nar- acity audience in the York) rator Jerry Szack gave a brief Theatre Saturday of last|outline of their labors and week, ‘Canadiana’, a pro-/cultural contribution to the gram of interpretative music- | fabric of Canadian progress. al and vocal talent illustrating Sorhe ofthe most outsell! ing contributions included “Dances of the West Indies” z d & Griffin Cor-| of the cultural highlights of 2a sen eau ee Eee aaachy e by the UBC Trinidad Dancers, (Inter. Teamster, Washington) while the “Main Rue Platz” 80] C*Navrans should stand by the Congo people. Their cause a 1s our cause — peace, national independence, Ses €mocracy. Let us Sbeak demand of the Diefenbaker government that it S out in the United Nations, and proposes: leave ot the Belgian government orders all its nationals to Prov; he Congo at once on penalty of those sanctions which are Vided for in the UN charter to be used against aggressors. That the UN recognizes the-legitimate government of the headed by Antoine Gizenga, and gives it full support. the ee UN forces be withdrawn from the Congo to enable With ongolese people to settle their own internal affairs, deal coe own people, and begin to rebuild their enslaved “a. ¥ in the interests of its people. tidy: he right of the Congolese people to exercise self-determina- Congo in raped Tecognized and respected. That is the road to peace ® Congo. There is no other. solo by Vancouver aftist CITY PEACE PARADE Claire Klein with orchestra and flute accompaniment by SET FOR SAT., APRIL 1 Seite’ Friddindn, wat ‘bal Ab standing performance. The B.C. Radiation Hazards Committee and the The string orchestras of the Nuclear Disarmament Club of the University of B.C.}]' Auuc ana Russian-Canadian are jointly sponsoring a peace parade in Vancouver Federation, the former under on Saturday, April 1. the direction of Karl Kobylan- The parade will assemble at Kitsilano Park at 1:30 || sky, were also greatly enjoy- p.m., near the pool, and will march down Burrard Street || ©¢ by the audience. The “Red : x : , River Valley” rendition by to Victory Square. (The parade route is still subject the nidssed” votailiste” atid ant to change). chestras. provided a fitting The committee is appealing to the public to join the || and stirring finale to the arade AUUC “Canadiana” presenta- Ragga + OE ST ne em eannne ae OO rere oe, | Be March 24, 1961—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 7