ITT in US. asked to give Liberals cash in electi on: Official YI Liberal finance chief asks what's wrong with seeking U.S. cash. No reason U.S. firms shouldn’t contribute PC fund raiser says _ FLASHBACKS FROM _THE COMMUNIST PRESS 50 years ago... LEWIS RECEIVES JOLT IN THE RIBS of PUXES- BARRE — The: hope ae L. Lewis, president of the a Mine Workers, as express- 3 a the capitalist press, that eo would’ be snowed tloke In the District One elec- the ee steady bombardment of ee on and Wilkes-Barre mitni en which the words “Com- Rhea » “bolshevik”, “red”, were the cba So »much shrapnel at of gressive slate; the slogan dago = Conservatives that “no large “ rule us”, peddled in Scarce thes to the gullible; the Ressives at immediately the pro- Sttike were elected a_ big have a a be called that would ery fe emanimilation; brib- Sults a this had no other re- Woficialn | to roll up_a_vote 14509 y estimated as 27,000 to Canpenn favor of the progressive One elect; Slate in the District Workers, ions of the United Mine The Worker, July 11, 1923 a 25 years ago... SEAMEN TO PICKET LIBERALS The Canadian Seamen’s Union will picket the National Liberal Party Convention scheduled for August 5 at Ottawa, union presi- dent Harry Davis announced this week. The CSU leader said that the seamen would call for the support of the whole labor move- ment behind the demonstration of «protest against the govern- ment. Explaining that he would also request permission to ad- dress. the Liberal convention, Davis said:.“I will attempt to ex- plain the issues of the present strike to the members of the Liberal Party. Perhaps in this way the Iron Curtain which the King cabinet has flung around the Great Lakes will be parted long enough to allow the public to see what is really going on”. In appealing to the labor move- ment to support the demonstra- tion, he said “it is more than time that action be taken to force the companies to reach a just settlement of the strike”. Tribune, July 10, 1948 Worth quoting: ee must remain an unenjoyed luxury for as long as the m a. needs and basic human rights are still luxuries for they will tae The grapes grow sweet and heavy on the vines, but i ave to wait while -we reach out first for our freedom. The ime j a "Pe for our liberation.” United Farmworkers Boycott Day Proclamation, May 10, 1969 Pacific Tribune West Coast edition Canadian Tribune: Editor — MAURICE RUSH Publi ished weekly at Ford Bldg., Mezzanine No. 3, 193 E. Hastings St., Vancouver 4, B.C. Phone 685-5288. Subserj Orth se Business & Circulation Manager, FRED WILSON tion Rate: Canada, $5.00 one year; $3.00 for six months outh America and Commonwealth countr:2s, $6.00 one year. All other countries, $7.00 one year tion number 1560. Editorial Comment... Key issues for New Democrats The NDP with its balance of power in Ottawa as well as holding three pro- vincial governments will be faced with important policymasine at its national convention in Vancouver this month. The basic direction that policy will take is important, as that party repre- sents a significant political force in the country. Will policies be adopted tow- ard curbing the monopoly grip upon the Canadian people, in the direction of greater unity, or will the NDP decide to maintain the status quo? Key questions of public ownership and nationalization, especially in the area of natural resources and energy, are before the country. There are signs that the energy debate may be at the center of the next federal election. Working class and progressive Cana- dians require an approach on these questions that is distinct from that of capitalist parties — one that will put resources and energy in the hands of the people, through public ownership and control — not to strengthen mono- poly’s control and boost profits. The NDP ean play an important role if it works to develop cooperation with all democratic and working class forces in Canada, including the Communist Party, with the aim of pushing politics in this country further to the Left in the next elections. This cooperation can grow around the fight for Canadian Independence and an independent for- eign policy to make Canada a decisive force for international detente and peaceful coexistence. _The convention should take a forth- right position for an independent, sovereign and united trade union move- ment. Particularly important is that the convention make clear that the support given by the NDP to the minority Libe- ral government is strictly conditional and temporary; that it must not and cannot prevent the NDP from taking positions that strengthen ‘the anti-mo- nopoly forces growing in Canada. The Right wing within the NDP would like to maintain the status quo. They con- sider their enemy to be the Left both inside and outside the NDP. Until the Right is defeated, the New Democratic Party will not be able to play its full role in the battle for fundamental change in Canada. Europe and world peace The European Security Conference which ended its first.phase at Helsinki on July 7 has agreed to resume its work Sept. 18 in Geneva. The General State- ment put forward by the USSR has set the priorities in their proper order — to turn Europe into an area of constant and lasting peace. In spite of the efforts of Canada’s Mitchell Sharp to talk around the main issues being advanced, the concrete proposals advanced by Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko set the tone and clear-cut aims. that will guarantee Europe’s key role in furthering the climate of international cooperation. These proposals were outlined in a 1,500-word General Statement .which included: e The sovereign equality of member- states, building relations with one another on a basis of equality, inde- pendence and respect Non-use of force or threat of force Inviolability of frontiers Territorial integrity Peaceful settlement of disputes Non-interference in internal affairs Respect for human rights and basic liberties : Equality and rights of nations to decide their own destiny Cooperation between states Conscientious observance of com- mitments under international law Press reports indicated. that both US. Secretary of State Rogers and Canada’s Mitchell Sharp tried to turn this important discussion into obscure ramblings about “human contacts and freer movements .. .” If Europe ever again becomes the starting point for another World War, “freer contacts” becomes just so much loose talk. The tremendous, patient efforts by the socialist countries since the start of the Cold War 27 years ago to overcome the balance of terror, and normalize relations between states in Europe is paying off in big dividends. This pro- cess, advanced further at Helsinki, de- serves Canada’s highest attention and cooperation — something Sharp seems to find difficult to do. Fire Michel Gauvin After four days of posturing, ICCS Canadian delegation head Gauvin fin- ally was forced to back down in the dispute over the two missing Canadian soldiers. Press reports describing their venture into a contested area as “a stunning disregard for common sense” point up the role the Canadians have been playing in Vietnam. Several months back a similar Cana- dian ploy to set.up a meeting with PRG forces resulted in a South Vietnamese attack on the area on exactly the day the meeting was arranged. Gauvin has now asked that all normal activities of the ICCS in Vietnam be suspended until the two Canadians are returned, arguing that Canada cannot be impartial while its two men are miss- ing. Whatever else the Canadian ICCS contingent has been during their stay in Vietnam, it isn’t impartial. The long and sorry role Canada has played, first in the ICC, then acting as resident Johnson’s frontman, and now in the ICCS has rightly earned the sus- picion and scepticism with which we are viewed by the Vietnamese. Canada’s international reputation is quickly being ruined by the antics of Gauvin in Vietnam. He should be re- moved so that the urgent work of bring- ing peace and normalization to Viet- nam can proceed without further ob- struction. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1973—PAGE 3.