Labor must have greater say in solving C -» Juliusz Puchalski (Warsaw) ¥ PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S “HAND OF FRIENDSHIP”. * Is the call of wives louder than the call to arms? The following appeared in the NDP paper The Common- wealth, July 28, 1965, pub- lished in Saskatchewan. General Maxwell Taylor decided to call it quits in Vietnam. He asked to be relieved of his duties as ambassador~+so he could come home and spend more time with his wife. The general made awise decision—and he couldn’t have given a more laud- able reason for wanting to get out of the mess in Viet- nam, But the privilege of leaving the war to go home to the little woman should not be limited to Generals; in a free country this right should be extended to all ranks, including buck pri- vates, If given the opportunity, possibly 99.98 per cent of American forces in Viet- nam would like to quit and go home for the same rea- son General Taylor wanted to go—to spend more time with their wives, Those who haven't any wives might prefer to go on awife hunt- ing expedition rather than continue the hunt for guer- illas.in the jungles of Vietnam, They should be allowed - to follow the General back home, Incidentally, this is about the best face-saving device that has turned up for getting out of the war. President Johnson obvious- ly would not consider pull- ing out of the war because it is morally wrong for the U.S. to be in it, And to quit because the losses are too heavy and because there is no hope of winning is something the Pentagon and the State Department simply willnot contemplate for fear it would be regarded as a sign of weakness, or de- feat, But to quit the war on the grounds thatthe Ameri- can troops want to get home so they can spend more time with their wives—this is the acme of reason and enlightenment. Such astand would be regarded with sympathy and understand- ing by friend and foe alike. We should demand that U.S. soldiers, sailors, air- men and marines in Viet- nam be given the right to heed the call to arms— the arms of their wives back home, anada’s problems Labor, if united, can strengthen its voice and its say on all problems facing Canada, soy’ | a special Labor Day message released this week by the National Executive Committee 01" fthe Communist Party. Following is the full text of the message: Labor Day is a time to review accomplishments : and chart the course ahead, This has been a year of hard-fought strikes, of growing militancy and solidarity to win a greater share of the wealth the workers produce. The pos- tal workers, backed by labor throughout the coun- try, won significant concessions from the govern- ment, Slowly but surely the effort to organize white collar and service workers is showing results, Labor’s battle has finally won the Canada Pension Plan, Its ceaseless effort for Medicare has com- pelled the federal government to at least lay down national standards for a plan. But, monopoly is increasingly using injunctions to weaken and smash strikes and unions, Anti- labor legislation remains on the books, Manage- ment rights still have priority over democratic rights, making it more difficult for workers and their unions to protect themselves from the ef- forts of automation. Labor’s right to a say So the workers and their unions areincreasing- ly faced with the need to assert their democratic ‘right to a say and a voice on all questions affect- ing their interests and those of all the Canadian people, The workers must have a say on the develop- ment of automation and the technological revolu- tion so that society as a whole, not monopolies, benefit from the abundance now made possible. This means to drastically cut hours of work, to raise purchasing power, toprovide for leisure and extended social security, Democratic public con- trol over the introduction of automation is vital, Curb the monopolies With one and a half million jobs needed by 1970 if Young Canada is to have a future, labor should advance its own program ofnational economic de- velopment, free from U.S, domination and control. This can be done by curbing monopoly power and extending the democratic rights of workers inin- dustry. It is high time the workers had asay over pro- duction and management. Economic planning should be directed not to more profits for mono- poly. Its aim must be the public interest, the ex- pansion of the economy, the raising of the living standards of the people, Public ownership and a d government responsive to the needs of labor an the people will ensure this. A new constitution The labor movement is called on to unite the working people of French and English SP® i Canada in a great effort to win anew Constituti! ae | based on the voluntary union of the twocomm a ties which make up our country, This can reso” the constitutional crisis, and prevent the abs tion of our country into the U.S.A. ‘ . End Vietnam war Labor is urgently Galled on to leadagreat ont sade to dissociate Canada from the criminal ‘| aggression against the people of North and 5 Vietnam which imperils world peace and Ca i dian security. Were labor in Canada and OM countries to unite its efforts for peacefll a existence and in defense of national treed independence, U.S. aggression could be St? in its tracks, On this Labor Day, Canadian workers ought in join their voice with that of people everywiel® demand of the U.S, government; Withdraw J troops from Vietnam! Respect the Geneva Ag? ments of 1954! Let the peoples of Vietnam de their own destiny! dies Now is the time, too, to insist on genuil! ei armament, a stop to the spread of nuclear pons, steps to begin destroying nuclear stock? a —so that the threat of world nuclear war is ever eliminated, 4 e Elect progressive MP® | A federal election is coming—possibly this ke | The country needs new national economic P® 3 a new constitution, a new direction in foreig?* licy. The old line parties will not enact SU arse licies. What is needed is the election of 2} progressive group in parliament pledged to fié for the changes Canada needs, Labor, if UY can help bring this about, and so strengthe? ju voice and its say on all problems facing cana é Let Labor Day this year mark a new a advance, based on the unity of workers, 218 speaking and French, and on policies whic vance the economic, social and political inte? of labor, Soviet construction experts visit B.C. These six top Soviet construction experts have been tour- ing B.C. during the past week examining construction methods. They are particularly interested with work in northern areas. They have been conducted on their tour by Canadian Northern Affairs Minister Arthur ih wy said this week an agreement is being consider pene + change of engineers. He said both countries WOU | ‘from such co-operation. 1 , e September 3, 1965—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PO9"