Demand action—now! .placed a similar amount for.the same purpose with U.S, -way, shape or form to inflict further death and destruction in ‘Vietnam will be forthcoming trom Uanaua, huw or ever; that the pretentious ‘‘peacemaker” and subservient U.S, powdermonkey NOW, : EDITORIAL ba year the U.S. government placed over $300 million 1in war contracts to Canadian firms, Canada in turn firms. How many more millions in such contracts for previous years have passed through these “Merchants of Death” hands is anybody’s guess, Under these agreements for arms and ammunition. the U.S. gave Canada a “concession”; it waived tariffs on the import of Canadian-made war material, so that our death merchants would have easier access to the growing U.S, market. With increasing public pressure in Canada against mounting U.S, aggression and barbarism in Vietnam — and against Cana- dian production of arms and explosives for U.S. “needs” Vietnam, the Pearson government, timidly as ever, “ requested” Washington ‘‘not to use” Canadian-made arms in Vietnam. Washington promptly replied by reminding Canada of her 1959 agreement (NORAD) withits defense production-sharing obliga- tions, responsibilities, etc, In other words, wherever and when- ever the Pentagon’s war vultures choose to range, in Vietnam or elsewhere, that is its concept “of preserving the free world”, and in which Canada may not only “share” some of the profits from armaments — but its full share (by agreement) of the responsibility for their use. So now, no ‘‘backing out.” Canada, as-a member of the International Control Commis- sion (ICC), commissioned under 1954 Geneva Agreement, to work for peace and the right of the Vietnamese people to choose their own form of government, clearly cannot have it both ways! Garnering fat profits from the sale of armaments and explosives to help fill U.S, “defense needs” in Vietnam — while at the same time trying to pose as a “dove” of peace under the ageis of the ICC, Something must “give” and that something is already crystal clear to all decent Canadians, Not to “request” that the U.S, does not use Canadian-made arms in its war of genocide, destruction and death upon the people of Vietnam — but to tell the U.S, in clear and forthright language that not another single item that can be used in any flow of war material from Canada to the U.S. is stopped as of now. Then perhaps Canada can fulfill the noble role her destiny and her people demand; with medical and other urgently needed aid to help heal the grievous wounds suffered by the people of Vietnam, North and South, To come before these sorely stricken people as a genuine ICC advocate of peace — with or without U.S. “approval” — and regardless of U.S, “defense-sharing” protests, Demand for Canada, an end to the despicable dual role of - medical aid only to the Saigon sion and places Canada in the the name of humanity we Tom Mc EWEN e note where Chief Justice like ex-chief justice J.V. Clyne HI, Bird of the British Col- umbia Court of Appeal is retiring following 22 years at the job, some three of these as chief justice, We wish the retiring judge a long and pleasant retirement, His was and is indeed a hard job balancing the finely-turned scales between law and justice — and toting up the balance with an appropriate praise or con- demnation on whichever won or lost, After 22 years at sucha job a man does need a rest, For ourselves: we’d prefer being a blacksmith or a shoemaker — or even a second-rate editor, The take-home pay may be a lot less, but the risk of losing other things more important than mere pay is considerably less, When a chief justice passes away or recedes into obscurity or retirement (that is if they don’t take on a job as chair- man of a huge timber octopus, of Macmilland and Bloedel), they generally fit into that category so well defined by Mark Anthony in his oration at the grave of Caesar: “The evil that men do live after them, the good is oft interred with their bones, so let it be with Caesar.” If the great and growing labor movement of B.C, find cause to remember Chief Justice Bird at all, it will not be for any good he had done during these 22 years on the bench, but rather for his long and faithful services to mon- opoly in its multiple attempts to bring working men and women “to heel,” An old lumber worker who took an active part in the strike at the Pacific Lime at Blubber Bay away back in 1938, recalled that some 120 workers were jailed for their part in that strike, and that H.I. Bird was the legal beagle for the prosecution, Some 28 years later as chief justice of the B.C, Appeal ; he - AID FOR VIETNAM. Photo shows officials of the Cana- ver's harbor for shipment to Vladivostok for North ¥i co dian Aid for Viet Civilians loading crates of babies’ nam. The Soviet grain vessel is carrying the supplies 4 knitted wear aboard the Soviet ship Bureiales in Vancou- of charge. —Fisherman P th h ‘Give medical aid to all : Vietnam’— Ottawa urged’ Should Canada continuetogive International Control Commis- In his letter Dr, Inglis sal! ws regime, or should this aid beex- position of rendering humanitar- to you to have Canada meet tended to all parts of Vietnam ian aid to only one side. moral obligation to send mé where the need is even greater? aid to the innocent, suffe This question has now becomean Recently the Canadian Friends people in another land.” important issue before Canada’s Services Committee (Quakers) Parliament, sent a -request to the External STUDENTS For many weekstherehasbeen~ Affairs Department asking that considerable pressure on Prime eae aid sane: to et Minister Pearson and External North and South Vietnam, Las for Affairs secretary Paul Martinto Week Prime Minister Pearson, in Ree en Lai ust jot end Canada’s one-sided attitude Teply to a question by RW. 3 Victoria BB on medical aid, Last summer Prittie (NDP-Bur.-Rich,), said a nn ara & the Canadian Aid for Vietnam the Government is considering CEE es £ icon Civilians in Vancouver urged the request from theQuakersand POC T!* | © 8 AN 1 pps Ottawa to extend aid to North that a reply would be made bythe shea sas S Bas Fite 10 a Vietnam and National Liberation government shortly, eis wating he said, Front areas as well as Saigon, “One thing is for sure,” Cont'd from pg. ! wife BCAS President Frank pti The Canadian Council of In response to the statementby Peter Braund, president ° churches has taken a similar prjme Minister Pearson, Dr.. UBC Alma Mater Society; a! stand, Inglis wrote Pearson again toria will be rocking fora W™ Tuesday, adding the voice of the 4 Dr, Alan Inglis, chairmanofthe Canadian Aid for Vietnam Civil- Student leaders are this ‘ committee, said in his letterthat ians to that of the Quakers in discussing what further acti the present stand violates Can- urging Ottawa tosendmedicalaid take following the succes : ada’s role as a member of the to all parts of MENS lobby. Court, Bird also did a yeomen ciety’s failure to provide oppor- onstrations of sadistic er! service to monopoly byupholding tunity for its younger genera- and barbarity, ‘we have a the jail sentences of four leading tion — plus a “ moral” cover- meet one man — or one YOU) B.C. trade unionistsbecausethey up for its own class-encrusted yictim returning from that ( fought against the use of exparte bigotry and hate, But it “cures” ture chamber with any W? court injunctions prohibiting exactly nothing — andinthede- ontriteness or regret for (| working men and women from — gradation of its execution, com- wrong he may have comm 4 striking to preserve and extend pounds the very evil it prpeimes On the contrary, “big shot” i their social and economic well- to cure. “little shot” — a universal ser being. Thus it may be said ing anger and hate eel that retiring Chief Justice H.I, The author of this column has gociety which metes out Bird has been fairly consistent _ witnessed many youngboys—and degrading barbarity under throughout his many years dis- men, returning from the punish- gyise of punishment, A? of pensing “law” in lieu of Justice, ment chamber, Fromfive,tenor porn of pain, anger and 2 5 more strokes of the “paddle” of degradation, that some What we really wanted tofocus their buttocks bruised andbleed- somewhere, he will “eve? our spotlight on relative tothe ing like a raw beefsteak, From gcore,” judge’s retirement, was some _ five, ten or more strokes of the t F \ My antiquated views he gave voice “lash,” their backs cuttoribbons, Corporal punishment, se to at the time of his stepping streaked with great blue-red earned judge has “lost its© down from the bench, welts, torn and bleeding, tiveness.” How can ae anything, lose that which itn How to deal-with “delinquent But in all these horribledem- had? J youth” and especially those with “illusions of grandeur” and/or a craving to be big shots in hu- manity’s little. puddle, The eminent jurist opines that for all such the “paddle” is probably still the best cure, despite the fact that corporal punishment x ; (on his own-sayso) hap iost:a:lot Editor—TOM McEWEN Associate Editor—MAURICE RUSH ‘of “effectiveness” in recent Published weekly at Ford Bldg., Mezzanine No. 3, 193 E. Hastings years, Vancouver 4, B.C.; iPhone 685-5288. Pacific Tribunt West Coast edition, fesadiag, Triton Stu * The “paddle,” Beat hell out of Subscription Rates: Canada, $5.00 one year; $2.75 for six a ' them, Imprint “law ’n order” North and South America and Commonwealth countries, $6.00 ane year on their bare buttocks — or the other countries, $7.00 one year. 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