‘Resist U.S. pressure!’ Make pipeline Canadian “Pressures, emanating from inside the federal cabinet and from Canadian monopoly circles and from important U.S. inter- ests, are continuing, to have the Alaska oil pipeline go through the MacKenzie River Valley and on to the United States,” a statement adopted by the Cen- tral Committee of the Commu- nist Party notes. “The proposi- tion for the Alaska tanker route though B.C. waters must be con- demned as totally unacceptable for ecological reasons is being used as a pressure play to at- tain what U.S. imperialism real- ly wants — a continental energy policy which would tie the Can- adian North and Arctic more tightly to U.S. imperialism. “The Canadian government and those monopoly interests al- fied with it appear to believe a bargain can be struck with U.S. imperialism and the oil interests whereby U.S. monopoly will pay for the McKenzie pipeline for Alaskan oil which then can be used to haul out the huge re- serves of oil and gas in the Canadian North and Arctic. What is not spoken about is The Canadian government has been asked to support a motion for acceptance of the German Democratic Republic into the World Health Organization, (WHO), which is holding its 24th convention beginning May 4, where it will consider admission of new member countries. In a letter to Health and Wel- fare Minister John Munro, Horst Doehler, the editor of the Ger- man-language magazine Kontakt which is published in Toronto, makes the following points: “THe GDR is willing to accept, and certainly able to fulfill the supposition laid out in the cons- titution of the World Health Organization. The fundamental rules in this constitution aré for humanity, security of peace, and international cooperation to realize the potentialities for Plan to tunnel under Caspian to reach oil BAKU — Engineers B. Gajiev and L. Buryakovsky have sug- gested the very enticing idea of making a 100-km tunnel under the Caspian Sea in order to reach the oil deposits of the Ap- sheron threshold (300 m. under water. Here is how the authors explain their project: It’s impossible to build a steel trestle there—it is too deep. The stocks of oil are immense and only a tunnel can open the way to them. The tunnel should be built from Neftyanye Kamni by making a 500-m. shaft on a shifted island. The tunnel can brench out with chambers which will have inclined wells sunk in them. The underwater oilfield will pay its costs back quickly, and will not be harassed by storms. that the proposed pipeline would be U.S. owned and oriented on the U.S. market, not on the Canadian and world markets. “The real situation would be one in which U.S. oil interests would pay for the pipeline at an estimated cost of 5 billion. It is not likely that these U.S. groups would agree to any Can- adian control over that $5 bil- lion investment; that Canada should have the power to shut off the flow of oil and gas when- ever it deems it necessary to do so. “A U.S. owned and controlled pipeline corridor through Can- ada would effectively bring U.S. imperialism right into the pic- ture as the controlling factor in the Canadian North and Arctic economically, politically and militarily. This would result in a further tightening of U.S. con- trol over Canada, effectively undermine Canadian _ indepen- dence and sovereignty and lead to the virtual enslavement of Canada by U.S. imperialism. “The Communist Party calls for a program of development of the Northwest aimed at build- achieving the highest level of health for all peoples. “Medical organizations and scientists in the GDR are equal members in over 90 internatio- nal medical organizations. There- fore it seems logical that the membership of the GDR in WHO would certainly improve the ef- ficiency of both, and therefore be in the interest of all nations. The GDR in the field of medi- care, has helped many _ other countries, either by taking medi- cal students and educating them to become doctors, sending GDR doctors to work in other count- ries, or through solidarity in the case of emergencies. Juristic claims of the GDR as a sovereign state to become an equal mem- ber of WHO are indisputable.” The letter points out that Dr. Candau of WHO said last year to the press: “All countries should be represented in the World Health Organization. It is a valuable proposition for our joint tasks because illness recog- nizes no borders.” ‘deed all ing industry close to the sources of power. It calls upon the Can- adian government to build a publicly owned pipeline, with due regard to environmental control, to transport nationalized gas and oil from Canada’s North and Arctic to the Canadian market and with surpluses sold after Canada’s present and esti- mated potential needs are satis- fied. This will ensure that the huge reserves of oil and gas of the Canadian North and Arctic, which U.S. monopoly interests would like to lay their hands upon, will remain under Cana-- dian ownership and control and will serve as a basis of develop- ment of the Northwest and other parts of Canada. “The Canadian government should be prepared if, the U.S. government so desired, to enter into an arrangement with the U.S. government to transport Alaskan oil and gas to the U.S, border via Canada’s _publicly- owned pipelines at a mutually satisfactory tariff, renegotiated at definitely stated periods. , “The argument might be ad- vanced that Canada does not have the funds to build such a system of publicly-owned gas: and oil pipelines. This would be a false argument. Part of the funds for building such a pub- licly-owned system could be ob- tained by cutting the arms pro- gram by 50%; part of it could be obtained by clearing a mora- torium as special tax on divi- dends which go to the USA from U.S. owned plants in Canada; part of it could come from the Canadian Development Corpora- tion which, as a Crown Corpora- tion, could use its assets for this kind of all-Canadian devel- opment program. “What is urgent now is mounting an effective campaign by the Canadian public for this kind of an alternative to the expansionist aims of U.S. im- perialism supported by some cabinet members and by Cana- dian monopoly circles. Equally urgent is to stimulate the widest ~ possible unity of the progressive and patriotic forces against the present course being pursued by the government. The _ trade unions, the NDP, socialists, in- patriotic Canadians need to be aroused and stimu- lated into meaningful action on this issue, which may have a decisive effect on the course of Canada’s future development.” The Communist Party is pledg- ed to do everything within its possibilities to this end. Ten short years ago, deer and dog drawn sleighs were the main mean The photo above of young people marching against the in Indochina last weekend in Edmonton prompted one ree to write, “On reading your article by Maurice Rush 4 ; Pauline Johnson (Tribune, April 21) it struck me how her WoF and the photo seemed appropriate . Young Canada with mighty force sweeps on, To gain in power and strength before the dawn. -: Then meet we as one common brotherhood ° In peace and love with purpose understood. pout ” a ‘24th CPSU Congress opened doors for more exchanges The fraternal delegation of the Communist Party of Canada to the 24th Congress of the CPSU, headed by the party’s general secretary William Kash- tan, had an opportunity to hold discussions with Soviet party leaders and those from many other countries. After the Con- gress closed, two members of the Canadian delegation—Sam- uel Walsh and Nigel Morgan— also paid a visit to the Armen- ian Soviet Republic. Before they returned to Can- ada, the delegates met with M. A. Susloy, member of the Poli- tical Bureau of the CC of the CPSU and another top CPSU leader, Y. I. Kuskov. The Soviet leaders told the Canadians about the political and labor enthusiasm aroused by the Con- gress, while the visitors related the struggles waged in Canada for the vital interests of the working people, Canadian inde- pendence from U.S. domination, and peace. The recent meeting of the Central Committee of the CPC heard and approved the report of the delegation and adopted the following resolution: “Having heard the report of s of arctic transport in the Soviet north. Today helicopters do the work of delivering goods to remote settlements. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY MAY 7, 1971—PAGE 10 oul Nigel Morgan on behalf oF at party’s delegation to thee Congress of the CPSU, thie af ing of the Central Commit ipl the CPC endorses the COM jae tion made by our fratermé ,, the gation to the 24th Congr” jy: greetings delivered to it tat behalf by comrade W. #4 and the report we have t a from them on this Congté ec “We hail the histor 5 of sions of the 24th Congle new the CPSU, which mark 4 gp stage in the building © engl!” munism in the USSR, re, he ening the Soviet society ® the country’s defense, improv ifs material and cultural W& yoo of the people of the strengthening the POS! sate the socialist system aa plows and delivering powerful: to the forces of imperiali™ jc war, making possible MEY vofil tories for the policy coexistence, h cps! “The work of the 24°) ig Congress is of treme? van Po portance to the Canadi tun ple, opening greater ornadi ties for promoting ‘i cul Soviet relations, trade ange of tural and scientific exchae new a mutually beneficial bat on {0 possibilities for coopel) gical promote world peace 4 mament. : cps “We heartily greet he by the great party estab le sit Lenin and guided by pistO™ Leninism, © with — its W achievements and Oe ne le it has opened to : st the USSR, the socialist oF he of states and all human! 24th Congress. jar? “We undertake to por cor the decisions of the 2 ong Ue gress of the CPSU an op working class and the P’ nall Canada, as our inter eit duty and a task of @% | its portance for Canada 4 i ture.” i.