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VOL.12.No.10 ~~. Vancouver, British Columbia, March 13,1953 2 PRICE TEN CENTS

G. M. Malenkov

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T!s week brought conclusion
of the budget debate, and
Saw the big guns of the Socred
administration, Wicks, Rolston,
Bonner and Sommers trained on
the opposition.
Despite the fact that the rem-
Nants of the former Coalition

appointed new
Soviet premier
Cabinet (Liberals Kenney and 2 :
Straith) were placed under heavy &
fire on their Alean, forest and : ;
taxation policies, the six Liberal : : :
Members voted with the Bennett GEORGI M. MALENKOV
Sovernment to support the budg- Premier
et, and of course, avoid dissolu-
tion and an early election. The
CCF and Tories, just as anxious : :
to block such an eventuality, but ee
knowing in advance that the
Liberals intended to support the
Socreds, voted against the gov-
ernment, the count being 24-21.
As anticipated in this column
last week, the Bennett govern-
ment announced that it has aban-
doned the deadline necessary for
a mid-May election. Having out- P ‘
Manoeuvered the majority op-
Position parties and got its. own
troduction this session, which
means the legislature is unlike- : ‘ : :
ly to prorogue before Easter ie
weekend. Dissolution is expect- Mi ERNIE Ser oe
ed shortly after, and Bennett’s leek ashe MOSCOW
plans almost certainly include :
the calling of a provincial elec-
tion before the anticipated fed-
eral election in the early fall.
Still a closely-guarded secret, the
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In our next issue
In next week’s issue the Paci-
fic Tribune will publish tributes
to Joseph Stalin by Tim Buck,
National leader of the Labor-
Progressive party, and Leslie
Morris, received as this issue
Was going to press.

Way on two major tests over the
throne speech and the budget,
Premier Bennett apparently in-
tends to ride the session out.
Two hundred legislative bills
are said to be scheduled for in-
“fn the spnere of foreign policy our main care consists of not permitting a new
war and in living in peace with all countries,’ Premier Georgi M. Malenkov declared,

Secchiliie Of iancearis, annie speaking at the funeral of Joseph Stalin. ,
election iS not to we fuera Standing bare headed atop the tomb, Premier Malenkov delivered his memorial
The Social Credit government speech in clear, strong tones, but hisface was sad and set and from time to time he

has come under considerable

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brushed away tears.
Under Stalin, the new premier said, ‘‘a mighty camp of peace was set up —

including People’s China, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria; Hungary, Rumania, Albania
the German Democratic Republic and the Mongolian People’s Republic. :

“Tt is our sacred task to preserve and consolidate the greatest attainment of the
eople—the camp of peace, democracy and socialism—to strengthen the ties of friendship
and solidarity of peoples of the democratic bloc,’ he said.

“The Soviet Union protects peace, is against war, and is for friendly relations

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