Adolph Eichmann,

terrible awesome indictment.”

‘Man‘s Inhumanity To Man’

There was a silence that could be felt, and tears that
scald the conscience of mankind as Israel’s Attorney General
Gideon Hausner opened his case against the Nazi ghoul,

"In rising to present the case against the accused, I am
not alone. I am accompanied and surrounded by 6,000,000
prosecuters who, alas, cannot stand and point their finger of
accusation against the man in the dock. Their ashes are
either at Auschwitz and.Treblinka, or in graves scattered
all over Europe. Their blood cries out but their voices are
silent and unheard. It is in their name that I- present this

Communist Party Hits US
Interventionist Policy

The National RE NR ot
the Communist Party of Can-
ada last week issued a state-
ment denouncing the U.S. for
its role in the Cuban invasion.

It said that “the invasion of
Cuba is condemned by all men
and women who value the
sacred right of the people of
every country to decide their
ewn national destiny.”

Presenting the facts of U.S.
responsibility for the Cuba in-
vasion, the statement said
“responsibility for this erim-
inal invasion rests squarely on
the government of the U.S.”

In reference to statements of
President Kennedy the state-
ment says:

“The arrogant pienpiien of

the right to decide who should ass
be premier of Cuba is a brazen
demonsiration of contempt for
UN of which Cuba is a mem-
ber ... If we fail now to stop

this attempt to impose the will]:

of the U.S. government upon
the people of Cuba, no nation
of the Western Hemisphere

will be free from the constant|}
threat of U.S.-inspired and fin-, |
anced military intervention in

its domestic affairs.”

Last Wednesday in Vancou-
ver more than 700 people
heard Communist Party na-
tional laber secretary, ‘Wil-
liam Kashtan, denounce the
US. attack of . Cuba. The
meeting unanimously adopted
resolutions condemning’ the
U.S. act of aggression,

Trade unions map attack of
Socred anti-labor

By W. E. STEWART

More than 150 delegates,
staff members of B.C. Feder-
ation of Labor affiliated local
unions convened in Vancou-
ver last Monday to map. stra-
tegy against Bill 42. The un-
ionists were agitated by the
dual problems of the effect of
Bill 42.0n support for -the
New Party, and the condition
attached to the check-off of
union dues requiring an affi-
davit from union. officials
pledging no part of checked
off dues will be used a pol-
itical purposes.

Almost two hours of the
meeting was taken up by le-
gal opinions, and in the opin-
ion of many of those present,
only served to reinforce the
age old saying that the only
thing lawyers can agree on
is the size of your bill.

While the conference adop-
ted a five-point program ad-
vanced by the B.C. Federation
executive, there was through-
out the proceedings a sharp
note of criticism of Federation
officials for the - wish-washy
leadership given against Bill
42. Reports from the confer-
ence indicate that it was the
delegates, speaking from the
floor, that put flesh and blood
on the proposals.

Here are the | five points
agreed to: :

(1) The Federation recom-
mends that an’ immediate
eourt case be launched to test
the constitutionality of the
legislation.

(2) That an extensive
program of protest through

all possible media be launch-
ed by the Federation and its
affiliates for repeal of Bills
42 and 43.

(3- That all affiliated unions

should ensure that they qual-
ify and make every effort to
have representation at the
New Party founding conven-
tion in Ottawa and the B.C.
founding convention. —

(4) In line with.C.L.C. pol-
icy affiliates whose member-
ships so desire, were urged
to affiliate to the New Party
support it as the best means
of repealing Bill 42 and 43
and securing fair legislation.

(5) The Federation has con-
sidered the implications of
the statutory declaration and
recognizes that some unions
would experience consider-
able hardship through elimin-
ation of the check-off. There
are however, unions who
could collect their. dues and
in the opinion of the Federa-
tion this should be done
whenever possible.

According to those attend-
ing the conference the Feder-
ation came in for heavy criti-
cism on several counts. Many
delegates pointed out that the
bigger unions. such as the
I.W.A., Steel and Packing-
house had already signed the
required statutory declara-
tions and what should not be
allowed .to happen. was that
the smaller and more vulner-
able locals stick their necks
out on a proposition that
would have no effect whatso-
ever.

It was pointed out that if

@ f |

the Federation had mé@
decision on this matter ™,
the Bill first came dowm
fied effective action”
have been taken.

Again on the propo
an extensive program
test, speakers are repol
have pointed out that
the Coalition Governm
1951 tried to hoist hos}
surance rates a mass Pe
and supporting action
labor movement pr
down the government 4
feated the measure.

oY

argued that much more %
tive action than that %%
demonstrated by the B- C.

eration leadership would |
needed to effect the 1
of Bills 42 and 43.

One delegate speaking ,
points 2 and 3 propose
local unions should actly
the New Party by decis!
the membership and ake!
money out of the te&,
and meet the Bill nead
This proposal met with av
unanimous agreement a
the floor. It is reporte® 4
leading members of the
eration Executive stated fi
this was what they ha
mind in proposing poit! %

One delegate, accord)
those present, summed
feeling of the assembly:
after: a number of sper
had called for a het i
lenge of the Bill, said:
is like a breath of fre
After all, the ga
we have been going t
we are finally now gol
fight the Bill.’ — It is

shows Prime Minister of -_ lawful Loation government
Prince Souvanna Phouma (2nd from left in front) and
Prince Souphanouvong (1st from left) Chairman of the

Neo Lao Haksat Party.

‘| land. !
‘CENTRAL FIGURES IN LAOS CEASE-FIRE: Phote

LAOS: cease-fire call —

‘The British and soit
eign Ministers Monday
a call for a cease-fire #9!
to be followed on May A
an international confet@
Geneva. They did so
capacity as co-chairma® a!
original 1954 confe i
which settled the §
in Indo-China,

Also. this week,
the cease-fire call the ®
ment of India issued 4 ©
convening the et
control commission W ie
cludes India, Canada a

While initial steps oil
ment the cease-fire W°, #
derway it was repr ¢
the U.S. stepped up se? po
arms and military pers?
Laos. :

April 28, 1961—PACIFIC cRIELaa :