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’_ which is resurrecting reaction-

ary German militarism. On the
very eve of the Summit Eisen-

‘hower met with Adenauer to

Spike any proposal for a settle-
Ment of the dangerous Berlin
Situation.

Spokesmen of the U.S. have.

denounced the policy of peace-
ful coexistence—which means

that they choose the only pos-

Sible alternative — world nu-
Clear war.

This culminated in the “‘spy
plane” aggression on the terri-
tory of the Soviet Union. When
On May 1, a spy plane was shot
down by Soviet defence forces,

_ the US. government first lied,

then, when the truth was ex-
Posed, it boasted that this air
Spying has been going on for
years, that it was done on the
express orders of President
Eisenhower and that it will
continue.

As though to emphasize the
fact that war is the real aim
of the U.S. administration, U.S.
armed forces (joined by the
R.A.F.) staged a world-wide
“action. alert” on the night be-
fore the Summit meeting was
to be held. In Canada too, the
government chose this moment
to announce plans for an emer-

Sency communications system |

in the event of war. This was
an attempt at sheer blackmail.

In Paris on May 16, when
the Soviet Union demanded
that policies of aggression be
unequivocally repudiated so
that a genuine Summit meet-
ing for peace could be held,
the U.S. refused to do this, and

instead tried by means of.

trickery (aided by its Western
allies) to put the blame on the
TSS RR:

‘Fellow Canadians: Press the
government to repudiate U.S.
policies and disengage Canada
from the drive to war! @

“Canadians, more than most
people, ' know what U.S. mil-
itary policy means. _

Our armed forces .are not
under Canadian, but American
control.

‘Our territory is Seated by

Y a S. forces.

Our skies and our land are

used by U.S. planes in their

spying activities. Spokesmen
for the U.S. armed services

admit that U.S. air bases in:

‘espionage

Canada are aa, a for
flights by U.S.
planes over the Soviet. Union.

Our taxes are high because
of an arms program, tied to
U.S. military plans of aggres-

sion, which does nothing to de-.

fend our country but exposes
it to great peril.

The Tory and Liberal gov-
ernménts, the spokesmen of
Canadian monopoly and its
ally, U.S. Big Business, have
carried out this anti-Canadian,
pro-U.S. policy.

In short, Canada has been
tied hand and foot to the very
U.S. military which sabotaged
and broke up the Summit
meeting!

Fellow Canadians! How
much longer is our country to
be an ally, a satellite, of the
war-minded U.S. military and
the U.S. State Department?

The facts show that the U-S. |:
imperialists are still basing |:
their policy and activities on |:

the objectives of war.

How much longer is the
ghost of John Foster Dulles to
haunt us—now in the form of
his . brother Allen Dulles’
world-wide ‘Central Intelli-
gence Agency — whose aim is

war?
For Canadian Independence

‘and Neutrality!
The time has come for the | #

Canadian people to unhitch
our country from the U.S. mil-

itary machine, to declare Our-

neutrality, to withdraw from
NATO and NORAD, to break
the military alliance with the
U.S., to cut our arms program,
to recognize China, to speak up
in the United Nations for
action on disarmament | and
banning the bomb, for a new
Summit meeting which. will
repudiate aggression and help
to bring genuine peaceful co-
existence, world trade, dis-

armament, and a peace treaty

with Germany that will check
the imperialist _ aims of the

Nazi-ridden Adenauer regime. eeedig did See take: since on

This is a genuine peace pol-
icy! This is Canadian independ-
ence!

A Peaple’ s Movement “For
Peace More Urgent Than Ever!

Canadians! Demand that the
Diefenbaker government aban-
dons its slavish -knuckling
down to the U.S. aggressors.

Regardless of your views «as
to exactly why the Summit

Ironworkers fight 7s

interference from U.S.

Three Ironworkers’ Union officials were expelled last week in an action that
threatens major repercussions in B.C. union circles. es

Fernand Whitmore, Presi-

| dent, Tom. McGrath secretary

and Norman Edison, Business
Agent of Local 97 of the
International Ironworkers
were removed from their jobs
and expelled from the Loca?

.by a ruling of the International]

Executive.

The charge against the offic-
ials was that of conducting an
unauthorized strike.-The strike
in question was the 50 day
steel erection tie-up last’ sum-
mer that resulted in a 57c an
hour package increase.

Ironworkers membership re-
action to the expulsions was
angry and _ demonstrative.
John Marcus, International re-
presentative of the Ironwork-
ers Union, who-read the Inter-
national decision to a packed
meeting of Local 97, was forc-
ed to leave the shall by the in-
censed membership. Indica-
tions are now that a member-

ship meeting will be called.

this week by the members and
the officials comer’ a con-

Japanese students carrying

Eisenhower’ s effigy to bell
burnt. in protest against the

Japa Ds military pact. -

ove thing Canadians can agree,

a policy making: for peace is.

needed more urgently .now
than ever. before.
Labor “and ‘the
Speak out and act for Canadian
policies of peace, neutrality

and disarmament — for Cana-

dian. independence in foreign
policy.

Photo- shows demonstrating

farmers: | Semen : ce ;
Hundreds of demonstrations are taking place in Japan

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sider what steps can be taken
to defeat the autocratic actions
of the International Office.

At press time Whitmore, Mc-
Grath and Eddison are before
the B.C, Supreme Court with a
petition asking that the action
of the International be declar-
ed illegal. In a counter suit the
International is asking legal
approval of its action.” ~

After an emergency session
the B.C. Federation of~Labor
Executive issued da statement
expressing strong disapproval
on the action of the Interna-
tional and wired President
Jodion of the C.L.C. asking an
immediate investigation of the
matter by. the C.L.C. execu-
tive. Throughout the course of
the trial the B.C. Federation

of Labor has supported the lo- |.

cal officials and will undoubt-
edly feel compelled to act if

the ‘members satisfaction.

. The executive Board of Lo-
eal 168 Rock and Tunnell
Workers voted ‘Sunday -to sup-
port the three expelled offic-
ials. This indicates a course of
action quite probable as the
struggle unfolds. It is well

_known, that most unions syntp-

athize with the local and in-
dications are that broad united
action involving many local
unions may develop.

Hold public rally

on False Creek Park

An open air protest meeting
against turning False Creek
Park into a city yard-will be
held Monday, May 30 at 7:30
p.m. on the park grounds. - —

The meeting is being spon-
sored by the Save False Creek
Park Committee, which was
formed last week at a public
meeting in the East End Y
building.

Speakers at the rally are ex-
pected to be Parks Board
chairman Robert Maitland,

the matter is not rectified to | Harry Rankin, Grandview

Ratepayer Association presi-
dent. Mayor Tom Alsbury has
also been invited to attend.

Last week 70 residents met
at the meeting in the East End
“Y”? and decided on a course
of action which includes a mass
petition.

PUBLIC RALLY
Subject— “Who Wrecked the Summit?”

Speakers — TOM McEWEN, Editor, Pacific Tribune
JACK. PHILLIPS, Prominent Trade

Pender Auditorium —

SUNDAY, MAY 29TH -8 P.M.
EVERYONE WELCOME

Union Leader

339 W. Pender St.

against the attempt to turn Japan into a U.S. missile base.
Millions. of Japanese have protested ratification of the
military pact. This photo shows marchers in front of the

Diet.

May 27, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3