Caron says Bennett US. deepsea gillnetting operatio held threat to salmon conservati lacks faith in future NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. “The key issue in this election is the Bennett govern- ment’s trusts,’ couve. CKLG “The dence, fend it ag the Sennett constituency, in last Saturday. issue is our indepen- | need to de- inst its betrayal by government,” Caron continued. Bennett and his that the is- “Premier } all We leagues tell us co sue is endorsement. of the gov- ernmen public works pro- gram. But do you know any- one who is not in favor of bet- ter roads, required bridges and better hospital facilities? Of course you don’t — and does Bennett. neither “As far as the North Shore is coneerned my party, the LPP, advocated the building of a new bridge, the comple- tion of the PGE and other public works long before these projects were advanced by the government. We are glad to see that some of them are, at last, being carried out. “But as and wel- come as these projects may be, they not the issue of this What price a new at the same time our and hydro re- sources are given away to the big business interests of an- ether country, as is happening in British Columbia today? “Other political parties say the key issue is honest govern- ment, government’ without patronage — and make the Sturdy-Sommers case the is- sue. Again, everyone is in fa- vor of honest government — but this is not the key issue in this election. “After all, were we to drag all the skeletons out of the closets of these same parties We would need, instead of the shortest possible election cam- paign, the longest on record. “The LPP says the Bennett government is a government of betrayal. This betrayal con- s of the alienation of our celess natural resources to foreign interests at the expense of the future of*our province. th resources will with these evitably go our political in- necessary are election. bridge, if priceless forest pendence “To grow and prosper aj nation requires a SORE man- ufactur sie industry — to pro- auxiliary vide ployme ey ~ ee a ae a development .o ou the f the profess- t control of base for ith our it is im- to evelop such a manufactusing indus- “Our timber resources, the richest on the North American eontinent, accounted last year for 40 percent of the provin- ce’s production the ilition the base for the of our resources system of licenses gOv- tituting the management el Ge ne er TT a Te ; policy of giving away our natural resources to U.S. ’ said Charles Caron, LPP candidate in North Van- a broadcast over radio station CHARLES CARON North Vancouver GLYN THOMAS North Vancouver since then the Bennett government has allowed this system to be used to hand our forests over to private owners and in perpetuity. “Having given our forests the Bennett government bent on giving power potential of been de- its sinister policy away, is now the our rivers. It feated. in some of schemes, but its same. away great has re- mains the’ “Why this sellout? Because the big business interests in Canada in this case represent- ed by Bennett, have lost con- fidence in the future of our country and are willing to sell control of our resources to U.S.* interests for quick profits. It is a policy of greed and expediency that will end in the impoverishment of the province and the surrender of our independence,” Present unrestricted deep sea gillnetting by U.S. vessels, if allowed to could knock present salmon conservation measures “into a cocked hat, ” says rent issue of The Fisherman. “At least two large American vessels, one a converted dragger and the converted schooner, have been carrying on a ey sea gillnet operation 0 coast of Vancouver Island and authoritative reports have it that they have done except- ionally well,” says a story in the fishermen’s paper. “The oversize have been using gillnets on a seine-type drum. The nets may be as long as 1,000 fathoms, according to eyewitnesses. It is certain the nets they have been using are no less than 500 fathoms long. “The draggertype seen in operation in the area between Cape Cook and Big Bank, netted 16,000 cohoe on its last trip. gillnetters vessel, “The general story, without exact details, is known by the federal department of fisher- ies and it is certain to be rais- ed by local officials when Fisheries Minister James Sin- clair visits here this week. “This action by the Ameri- cans runs counter to the pos- ition taken generally by U.S. fishermen, certainly in clear- cut terms in conferences with Canadians, that they are Op- posed to a deep Sea salmon operation. “A small delegation of west coast trollers has met. chief supervisor of fisheries A. J. Whitmore to lay the facts of the small-scale operation be- fore him as they jhave observ- ed it. “The trollers told Whitmore they had no objection to the operation in Juan de Fuca Straitt, but were concerned about what these American boats are doing far up the west coast from Estevan. north. “Apparently, the State of Washington places no restric- tion on the size of in non-territorial w@ Canadian governme?! 300 fathom limit | on @ nets.” Nothing short of unit can win, asserts Morg@ “Bither former Lands and Forest Ministel “9 Sommers is guilty of the charges that have beet against him, or his accusor is guilty of perjury: serious criminal offenses. Premier W. A. C. Bem? ' Attorney-General Bonner, having accepted respol for the enforcement of law within the province % Columbia, have a duty to bring one or the other t0* LPP pro- made this state- Nigel vincial leader, Morgan, ment in a CBC provincial eiection broadcast dealing with the Credit to bring “good, to B.C. and its since the avowed aim of Social clean government” sorry performance 1953 elections. “The last session saw one of the bitterest debates in the §5-year history of the B.C. legislature,” said Morgan. “Charges of bribery and cor- ruption, political patronage, and administrative bungling rocked the Bennett govern- ment to the point where one of its key cabinet ministers was forced to resign under fire. “Al the government’s man- Now is time to get new readers for PT Dear Keader; During August 158 subs ex- vired and 162 subs were turn- ea in by our press workers, for a net gain of four. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. Too many June anc July expirations are still cutstanding, and the _ hot weather cut down on sales, so it’s still an uphill battle to maintain our present cir-! culation, let alone increase it. Our annual sub scription drive starts September 15 and press clubs have already re- ceived proposed quotas. Elec- street tions are keeping many peo- pie busy right now, but what better way can we register an election gain under pres- ent conditions than by win- ning new readers for our paper? I spent two weeks in Nelson and Trail recently, working in the intense heat with PT supporters. We managed to obtain 45 subs and renewals, and I'd like to thank the press clubs in Trail 4nd Nelson for their fine cooperation. Can we achieve an overall gain in subs during Septem- ber? It will take some doing, but if we all pitch in and do our bit ’m sure we can make some real advances. Rita Whyte ac oeuvering to keep th the Sommers’ case troy the old logic * Sommers is guilty. ; 3 charges that have § led against him, oF is guilty of perjwy “Sommers’ cry that are trying to defame is strangely remit ex-Police Chief wal ligan’s angry accusa ‘rqud-slinging’ the walked out of the TUPE ing on charges corruption in the P® “Soon after Mulli to the United Si reasoning behind angry outburst was to all when the sho velations of the TUP mission were made * at the end of this &™ its allegations that money had_ been Premier Bennett's a snent refused to bri)? ay back to face the ™ Turning to the a unity to defeat a Morgan said that 1? except the 14 ‘which is contesting, his pat “work vigorously of of the CCF, labor ® candidates who sta? chance of beatin’ Credit nominees.” Warning _ that vi short of unity ca? gan cited such “cl Skeena, where ae by a narrow ™ votes in the last ©” al lin, where the was only 178; where the CCF © tes and New Westmi the CCF margin SEPTEMBER 7, 1956 —. PACIFIC TRIBUNE