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«Debate germ warfare with me on public platform’

Dr. Endicott challenges

“Public opinion forced dismissal of General MacArthur, pre-

vented use of the atom bomb
truce talks.

in Korea,
Public opinion must be mobilized now—this summer—

and brought about the

to impose peace in Korea, to bring about a European settlement and
to force an end to the cold war through the signing of a five-power

peace pact.”

Cheers and applause from 2,600 Vancouver citizens

demonstrated their support for these hopeful. fighting words spoken

by Dr. James G. Endicott, nation-
al chairman of the Canadian
Peace Congress, in concluding his
address ‘at Denman Auditorium
last Friday night.

Confidence in the ability of the

people of the world to prevent a

third world war was expressed

vigorously by Dr. Endicott in op-
ening his remarks.

“J have reached what are for
me two all-important conclu-
sions.” he said. ‘The first is that
the world peace movement is the
greatest. most universal, most ef-
fective movement of the people
of the world that has so far ap-
peared in all history. It crosses
all national boundaries. It is for
our day the best expression of
many of the noblest aspirations
iand the most morally-praise-
worthy desires of all humanity.
For me, a Christian and a mis-
sionary, it is an act of faith to
take part in this.great peace cru-
sade with all my} heart and soul.

“The second conclusion is that
this great world-wide peace move-
ment is. now so well organized
that it can be the decisive instru-
ment to prevent the outbreak of
a general war. There is no gov-
ernment in the world which can
dare to ignore the challenge of
the people’s will for peace. Even
those governments which ruth-
lessly suppress the peace move-
ment by Hitler-like methods, tes-
tify to its strength by their fear
of it. We know that many poli-
ticians who meet in conferences,
such as some of those who met

at Rome and Lisbon, are not sin-
peace and disarma-

cerely for
ment.”
Speaking of his travels in

Europe, the Soviet Union and
China, Dr. ‘Endicott said:
“Everywhere I have gone,
from London to Peking, an
area that embraces two-thirds
of the people of the world, I
have found a great desire and
demand for peace. » I have made
careful observations in many
places of that part of the world
that is socialist or moving to-
wards socialism. I have satis-
fied myself, from the point of
views of a Western peace work-
er, that their economic system
and their political philosophy
is of such a nature that it has
no need of war, is opposed to
war and that all its people are
educated and organized for
“The new strength and unity
of the Chinese people is a great
step forward toward peace in the
Far East in the near future. For-
merly the weakness of China was
a continual invitation to predatory
imperialism, both to the West
and to Japan. Now China has
become a mighty and unified na-

tion, independent and progressive,
She is willing to enter inte friend-
ly relations with all who treat her
on a basis of sincerity and equali-
ty and she has officially agreed
to all the peace proposals of the
World Peace Council.”

Turning to the attack on his
character made by parliamentary

figures in relation to the much-
publicized germ warfare charges,
Dr. Endicott issued a challenge
to these men ‘‘to meet me in
public debate.”

“I wish to deal with the attack
on my character and my loyalty
made by a parliamentary commit-
tee and certain. members such as
John Diefenbaker and Gordon
Graydon while they shelter be-
hind their parliamentary immun-
ity,’’ he said.

“TI telegraiphed and asked
for permission to appear before
my accusers and report person-

That was refused. Once
where they can

ally.
I am _ here
charge me or hear me they beat

a hasty retreat. Their charges
came in like gq lion and went
out like a lamb.

“Men who will do what a par-
liamentary committee did to me
and then refuse a hearing to plead
my case are not acting democratic-
ally. They are making a surren-
der to McCarthyism. I hereby
challenge any or all of them to
meet me in debate on a public
platform. Let .them state their
ease and I will state mine and
let the citizens of Canada de-
cide.”

Castigating the manner I
which newspapers dealt with his
charges of germ warfare, Endi-
cott continued:

“T wish to deal with the way
the Canadian newspapers and the
Canadian editors have handled my
case. They have tried me in ab-
sence, condemned me unheard and
sentenced me to their own satis-
faction. They have all said the
same thing, from Halifax to Van-
couver. Just think, not one orig-
inal idea among the whole lot of
them. They evidently get some
central direction.

“I was laying a serious charge
of germ warfare being conducted
by the lawless American militar-
ists in the Far East, a charge for
which I assume full responsibility
before God and man. Because I
laid this charge, the Canadian
editors from Halifax to Vancou-
ver had a bad attack of parrot
fever.”

The audience listened in tense
silence as Dr. Endicott proceeded
to describe what he had seen in
China.

“During the first week in April,
1952, I made a trip to the North
East of China as part of a tour
arranged by the Chinese Commit-
tee for World Peace. The pur-
pose of my visit to China was to
see the great reconstruction un-
dertaken since the liberation and
to study the effects of the land
reform and new plans for indus-
trialization.

‘But, in the Northeast, the
chief topic of conversation every-
where was the large-scale U.S.
germ war being carried out
against the Chinese people. I had

previously checked. on this form
of warfare all the way from the

environs of Shanghai up to Tsing-

spot investigation in China.

Dr. J. G. Endicott is here seen putting a germ-infested spider

into a bottle during his on-the-

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tao, but in the Northeast I went
out into the fields to talk with
the farmers and interview those
who had actually seen and col-
lected. various insects, feathers,
and some of the receptacles in
which they had been dropped. ...

“T can speak Chinese quite
easily. As I listened to the testi-
mony of honest old farmers, child-
ren who had bright, observant
eyes which had spotted tiny, un-
known- types of flies, and to medi-
cal workers of all kinds who car-
ried out expert culturing and an-
alysis, I became convinced of the
truth of the accusation.

“In the part of China where I
investigated, the Americans had
used a large leaflet propaganda
bomb for the dissemination of in-
sects, and a small porcelain-type
bomb for spreading germs... .

“—T personally saw and handled
pieces of one of these bombs, Af-
ter a U.S, plane had passed over-
head, a peasant, Han Yung-Bin,
noticed silvery objects floating to
earth. He found some of these
and took them to the village head-
man, Li Shi-Shien, who together
with Han, later, showed me the
pieces of the bomb. It had an
aluminum base about six inches
in diameter. It was made of por-
celain with an alumigum ‘cover-
ing (which explained the ‘silvery
objects’ described by Han Yung-
‘Bin) and was the thickness of
medium cardboard.

. “I also investigated one of the
propaganda leaflet bombs, around
which a number of insects had
been found’ when it fell on the
snow-covered ground in the Muk-
den region. Actually, it had fal-,
len on a newly-dug grave, so that
the fuse was still intact, as well
as the little propeller which works

the mechanism for opening the
doors of the bomb... .
“The two Chinese scientific

commissions with whom I spoke
told me, however, that the spread-
ing of bacteria through the med-
ium of leaflet bombs is only one
of the methods being employed.
Especially near the front, paper
bags (often containing anthrax-
laden feathers), cotton balls and
anything light that can be carried
by the wind, are common media.
The Americans are also spraying
bacteria. The deathly botulinus

toxin. a thousand times more

deadly than cyanide-of potassium,
is being mixed with dust and in
gelatine which melts in water.
Flies and other insects infected
with ‘ordinary’ diseases are be-
ing dropped as a screen to conceal
the use of these more lethal
poisons. ... :

“T actually investigated and
handled (with medical forceps)

spiders which had been first dis-

covered crawling around in a tem
perature below zero. . , . ooh
The more I became convinced,
the more I felt a sense of dismay
at this incredible mora] degenera-
tion of the Western governments
and the more I felt rising within
me a deep feeling of indignation.
This sort of thing is of the eS
sence of wickedness, a denial of
the laws of God and of man.”

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IN MEMORIAM
SOUTH SURREY SECTION
LABOR-PROGRESSIVE PARTY
extends sincere sympathies to
Comrade Maurice Rush in the
death of his wife, Comrade
Olga Rush, and to all members
and supporters of the Progres-
sive labor movement in the loss

of a devoted worker.

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IN MEMORY OF
OLGA RUSH
who. died June 25, 1952.
“But, oh! fell death’s untimely

frost,
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