a lonley 1 eee eT U.S. defence secrefary responsible for mass ‘murder in Vietnam Women and children fleeing from the village of Bong Son which was in the path of McNamara’s ‘Operation Masher"’ recently. Picture shows U.S. marine driving injured women and children from the town after bombardment by U.S. planes and artillery. FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1966 VOL. 27, NO. 16 —_" 10¢ Pat O'Neal, secretary vf the B.C. Federation of Labor, Charged before last weekend's Provincial convention of the New Democratic Party that “anti- labor laws in B.C, have turned Cur courts into injunction mills.” He was addressing convention delegates at a special luncheon ceutred around the theme: Trade Unions and the NDP.” _ The current study of the in- Junction question, undertaken by the BCFL last fall. will no doubt Prove that more labor injunctions have been issued in B,C, than in all the rest of Canada, O'Neal Stated, : “This kind of legislation we ae responsible for many of our abor disputes,” he said “and this will be greatly aggravated by the introduction of automation and technological change.” With im- proved technology, it becomes easier for management to em- ploy supervisory personnel in the actual process of projection, he pointed out. «Labor is tired of being asked to subsidize automation and tech- nological advance,” O’ Neal said, He reminded delegates that when a group of workers went out on strike this was a self-inflicted hardship and not a lark. By striking, they are waging not only an economic fight but also registering a political pro- test because labor can’t always wait until politicians get around to grappling with certain’ prob- lems, pee | a | ATT TTT TTA) oT Plans visit in May KEEP MCNAMARA U.S. Defence Secretary Robert S. Mc- Namara — one of the chief organizers of the U.S. war of aggression against Viet- nam — is scheduled to speak in Montreal in the week of May 15 to the 19 at the American Society of Newspaper Editors. It has also been announced that along with McNamara, Prime Minister Pearson and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker will also address the meeting. This appears to be much more than a co-incidence. Meeting in Toronto last weekend the National Committee of the Communist Party of Canada strongly protested the announced visit of McNamara. In a statement adopted by the meet- ing, it said: “The fact that Prime Minister Pearson and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker will also address the meeting can only serve to OUT OF CANADA create the false and dangerous impression that the Canadian people support the U.S. war against the people of Vietnam. “There is no doubt that the real object of McNamara’s trip to Canada is to get increased Canadian support for the brutal war. “The people of Canada should make it loudly and abundantly clear that it is their wish that McNamara stay out of Canada, and that Messrs. Pearson and Diefenbaker withdraw their consent to address the meeting of Editors if McNa- mara appears.” The Pacific Tribune has learned that peace groups in Montreal are planning a large campaign of protest against McNa- mara’s visit. Their protest should be back- ed up by a flood of wires, resolutions and letters from all across Canada. Secretary McNamara points to bomber tar- ings, and now a new type of naplam has been gets in North Vietnam. Under his direction the - added which sticks longer to the skin, causing wor has been escalated to include 8-52 bomb- greater suffering before death. ‘Anti-labor laws menace to B.C.’ i “Not a day goes by in -this as meaning support for a “con- province that unions aren’t con- fronted by corporate capitalism,” he said. Because labor was thus continually in the front line of battle, there is a tendency to be a little suspicious of all poli- ticians and all political parties, he said. One of the important resolu- tions adopted by the NDP parley reversed its previous stand on water export to the U.S, The resolution declared its opposition to the export of water until Can- ada determines its own needs, The NDP party in 1965 adopted a resolution which recognized ‘tthe fundamental unity of the North American continent in the case of water resources,” This resolution was widely interpreted The ‘Seven Days’ crisis at CBC —See page 3 tinental” policy. The new reso- lution brings B,C, NDP policy in line with the national NDP stand, The convention also adopted a resolution endorsing the stand taken by national leader Tommy Douglas in favor of supplying medical aid to civilian war vic- tims in Vietnam, Douglas an- nounced last week that he had become a sponsor of the Can- adian Aid for Vietnam Civilians in Vancouver, Premier Bennett this week at- tacked the stand of Douglas and the NDP on medical aid for Viet- nam, and indicated he will make this, and his anti-labor policies, key issues in the upcoming pro- vincial election, which may be “announced shortly,