LLL LIL Aaa ln hae A Le) ——— New Democratic Party demands immediate parley Buck speaks Sunday at Pender Tim ‘Buck, national lead- er of the Communist Party, starts a national tour in B.C. this week to rally Cana- dians to fight for peace. Friday, Sept. 22 he will speaker in Victoria's Siroc- co Hall. Saturday at Nana- imo’s Eagle “Hall,- winding up with a giant rally in Vancouver's Pender Audi- torium Sunday. All meet- ings are 8 p.m. > Pacif ic TRIBUNE _ FRIDAY, 36 VANCOUVER, BC 1c |Peace action grows \as war danger mounts _ People’s action for peace rose sharply this week in face of the growing danger of nuclear war and an early decision by \the Federal government to acquire nuclear j ns. ia } Highlighting these developments were the following: © PETITIONING. The Radiation Hazards Committee has Called a giant mobilization for this coming Saturday in Van- Couver. It is planned to send 60 people around the city in Parade while mass petitioning against nuclear arms for Canada } Will take place on city streets. | . All peace workers have been urged to report at the IBEW all, corner Dunsmuir and Beatty St., starting at 10 a.m., &hd will remain open until 4 p.m. . Officials of the Radiation Hazards Committee report that because of the fact that a decision may be made by the gov- &tnment soon on nuclear arms, the first batch of petitions will he presented early next week, and the final presentation will Come later in the week when the final count is made. They herefore stress the importance of an all-out effort for this Coming Saturday. } - ©-CENOTAPH VIGIL. The Radiation Hazards Committee 8lso this Wednesday launched a vigil around the Cenotaph at 4 ictory Square. Plans are to build the vigil up so that it will be on around the clock. Slogans of the vigil are: No Nuclear Arms for Canada; Complete Disarmament; East-West Negotiate; East-West Stop Nuclear Testing. “Volunteers for the vigil are urged to phone Mrs. B. Welch, U 5.4238. The Committee has also announced that a massive public “Rtion-wide demonstration in Ottawa for Thanksgiving week- “id, Oct: 6-9. Organized around the slogan: No More War, No NUclear Weapons for Canada, the CUCND has appealed for Olunteers for a huge 73 hour picket of the House of Commons. © Information’ can besobtained from CUCND, 911 St. James treet West, Montreal 3. : ; ‘ ! @ DEMAND VICTORIA ACT. The B.C. Peace Council this ek reminded the B.C. government that the following resolu- Sked that Ottawa bé urged to follow these policies: © —~ ; ‘weapons, pose the includ- °€ Canada (1) continue to oppose the testing of nuclear i Oppose the production of nuclear weapons. (3) oP. } troduction of nuclear weapons to any other countries, 38 Canada, and (4) through the United Nations, continue to further progressive disarmament by all nations."" ~ On was adopted at the last session of the ‘Legislature, and}. ~ "Be it resolved that this assembly urge that the government | IGN GERMAN PEAC Condemnation of nuclear arms for Canada and a demand for an immediate conference to negotiate peace treaties with East and West Germany highlighted the stand taken by the New Demo- cratic Party, in a statement Monday, following a national execu- tive meeting in Ottawa. Hitting out against nuclear arms. for Canada, the state- ment charged the Canadian government is making “ob- vious preparations. to acquire nuclear’ weapons in -the near future.” : “This policy,” it stated, “‘is of no value to the defense of Canada or of the Western al- liance and only adds to world dangers by encouraging the further spread of nuclear weapons.” The NDP statement put for- ward a three point plan which calls on Canada to: @ Propose in the UN that all non-nuclear nations sign a treaty renouncing nuclear weapons; ® Propose a UN resolution requiring both the Soviet Union and the United States to stop nuclear testing; ® Propose a German peace Election sets back Adenauer “The West German elec- tion results, which saw Chancellor Konrad Aden- auer’s Christian Democratic Union lose its parliamentary majority, are a defeat for that party’s bankrupt policy of ‘strength’ and ‘no nego- tiations’,” writes PT corres- pondent Max Reich from Berlin. Final official returns gave the Christian Democrats 243 seats, Social Democratic 190 and the Free Democrats 66 seats. Next week the PT will carry Reich’s report on the West German elections. i treaty conference on the basis of a--neutral, demilitarized zone in central Europe, total withdrawal of Soviet forces from the German Democratic Republic and of the forces of the U.S., Britain and France from West Germany, and a full guarantee of the freedom of West Berlin and Western access right to the city. The statement urged that Canada, as a participant in the Second World War, should make this proposal to the United Nations whose General Assembly is now in session. Speaking at a large public rally Sept. 13, NDP national leader T. C. Douglas, drew tumultuous applause when he said: “I want to tell the prime minister that if this country is going to go to war over who stamps passports inio Berlin, such a step will be opposed by _me and by hundreds of thous- ands of other Canadians.” “T was amazed,” said Premier Douglas, ‘io hear the prime minister say that an attack on Berlin is an attack on Canada, When did we have any voice in setting up this queer ars rangement over Berlin?” Douglas added: “There was a time when Tories said, ‘what- ever London says, we’re ready.” Now it’s ‘whatever Washing: ton says, we’re ready.” “Canada can give a lead te the world,” Douglas concluded, “but only if we stand up and speak for disarmament rather than supinely acquiescing in the foreign policy of other countries who have their own sinister ends to further.” US. pressing Ottawa to decide on nuclear arms U.S. President John F. Kennedy directly intervened in Canada’s affairs a few weeks ago with a letter to Prime Minister Diefenbaker pressing for a quick decision te store U.S. nuclear warheads on Canadian territory. This was revealed in a dis-| | the remark that personal let- patch by Harold Morrison, writing from Washington this! week. It has been known for some time that the U.S. State Department has been pressing for such action. This latest news confirms that secret nego- tiations have been going on. When asked in the House of Commons Tuesday whether he had received such letter, Prime Minister Diefenbaker hedged and refused to give a straight- forward answer, hiding behind ters are not revealed. This is further proof that Canadian policy is being de- cided in Washington, and that Diefenbaker willingly carries out U.S. dictation. It is also a further warning to Canadians that urgent~ac- tion is needed to stop the U.S. and its stooge, Diefenbaker, from turning Canada into a nuclear base for U.S. war plans. mass petitioning. See story page 3. NO NUCLEAR ARMS FOR CANADA was the main theme of the parade of 900 marchers in downtown streets of Vancouver last Saturday. The very successful peace demonstration is being followed up this Saturday with more peace demonstrations and j and re } bod | | | | | 7