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Authonzed as second-class mail by the post-office dept., Ottawa Whose “Strong Man?’” RNEST BEVIN, Britain’s Foreign Secretary and alleged E ‘socialist’ is getting a new monicker in the plaudits of the commercial press——‘Britain‘s strong man,’ the ‘strong man of the UNO,’ etc. etc. Bevin’s anti-Soviet spleen, mani- fested in his current outbursts against the charges of the Soviet representatives with respect to British troops in Greece, Indo- nesia, is winning for him the approbation of Britain’s Tory phalange and their kept press at home and abroad. Bevin, as a defender of British reactionary imperialism, must of necessity resort to noisy braggadocio and red-bait- ing, in seeking to sidestep the issues raised by the Soviet representatives in the UNO. Bevin, together with the whole world knows that since V-E Day, no less than three govern- ments have been superimposed upon the Greek people by British bayonets, and all collapsed because they did not have the mass support of the Greek anti-fascist people. They were in the main governments consisting of Nazi collaborators and fascist remnants of the pre-war British-supported Metaxes regime. Even Bevin’s own party——before it came to power, condemned the actions of the Churchill government in Greece. Likewise in Indonesia. It is a well known fact that Jap troops under British officers have been used to crush the In- donesian liberation forces. Even British and Canadian papers reported that the Japs in such actions ‘‘were fine troops.” Of course, Britain's ‘strong man’ tells the USSR representatives not to place too much trust in the press, because its main function, according to him, ‘is to amuse, entertain, and mis- lead.’ Bevin is the ‘strong man’ of reactionary imperialism, more useful even than Eden could have been in a like posi- tion, because of his ‘socialist’ label. Just as the McDonalds and Thomases of an earlier decade were the ‘strong men’ of the Baldwins in their intrigues against the USSR, so also today, Bevin fills a’ like role——and a like objective. Two Views . . . Two Paths E LSEWHERE in this issue is an objective analysis of the Rand award on the Windsor strike of the Ford workers, by Leslie Morris, Ontario provincial leader of the LPP. It is a sober and practical estimation of the checkoff granted, and its relationship to union security. In spite of the negative angles of the Rand award, the LPP leader, together with other labor leaders across Canada regard the award as a victory for the Ford workers. In the current issue of the CCF News there is an article on the Rand award by Arthur Turner, CCE MLA. With typical social democratic obscurantism, Mr. Turner sees noth- ing in the award but defeat for organized labor. Like his “socialist’ colleague, Weaver, Mr. Turner “accentuates the negative and produces a glum outlook for Canadian trade unions. Mr. Turner’s views stem from the same official CCE philosophy which led to the partial betrayal of the Windsor Strike by the Millard-Conroy clique of CCE politicians, and are now brought to bear on the Rand award in a wordy aval- anche of defeatism. “The responsibility of the union for a non-stoppage of work without a share in ownership ‘would prepare the way for a labor guild such as was the vogue in Italy during the fascist regime,” is Mr. Turner’s estima- tien of a union that carried through an epic 100-day strike, ranking as one of the greatest in Canadian history. All he can see is the UAW-CIO, under the Rand award, headed for a guild such as was the vogue in Italy.’ The article of the Ontario LPP leader interprets the Rand award as the joining of new battles for decent wages, union security, and the ability through its strength and solid- arity, to shake off the straight-jacket of arbitrary “company security.. The ‘analysis’ of the CCF News produces nothing but a fog of confusion and defeatism. This social-democratic defeatism will be rejected by wor- kers everywhere, thousands of whom are now moving into big wage struggles, and who are inspired in their efforts by the epic struggle and victory of the Ford workers. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 4 Introductions . . « % tom metwen S announced in the final issue of the P-A, this week’s paper marks the initial publication of the Pacific Tribune. Our plan to launch the first issue in full tabloid size had to be deferred owing to technical difficulties in paper supply. During the next few weeks, however, a whole series of new features and changes will be in- troduced in the columns of the Pacific Tribune, designed to produce a high standard publication for progressive labor. In order to carry forward the finest traditions of all previous labor papers in British Columbia which have been published under the aegis of the labor and communist movement, an editorial board has been set up which will give its full attention to this objective. The personnel of this board are Nigel Morgan, provincial leader of the LPP; Minerva Cooper, provincial educational director; Al Parkin, well- known radio e¢eommentator and past editor and staff. writer on a number of party and trade union papers: and Maurice Rush, provincial organizer of the LPP. Tom McEwen, provineial chair- man of the LPP has been appointed executive editor. These comrades will consti- tute the personnel of the editorial board of the Pacific Tribune. Tom Me- — Ewen worked on the editorial staffs of the old Toronto Worker and on the Saskatchewan farm paper, The Furrow in the erisis 20’s, and has been a regular contributor to many labor publi- eations in various parts of Canada. Ivan Burchard, war veteran and ex-member of the famous Calgary Highlanders, will take over the duties of circulation and business man-— ager. Ivan Burchard was provincial leader of the Communist Party in Saskatchewan during the 1939-40 days of party “illegality,” before he left for overseas aS a unit in Ganada’s 2nd Division. Lena Lipsey, who has been on the P.-A. adver- tising staff, will continue in this capacity on the new paper. Around Town by Cynthia Carter PUENG the past month or so I’ve written two columns concerned with religion, and each has brought an answer. Last week’s story on the Youth For Christ movement brought a letter from a reader who “consid- ers himself a Christian, and tried to live a Christian - life.” He agrees that there are “many false movements which spring up to cloud the real issues of Christianity. As for the one you mention, if Hearst has anything to do with it, it stinks to high heaven.” And he asks for more columns along the same line. Glad you likéd it, Bill. In a much different vein was a letter I received two weeks ago, after I had mentioned my distaste for the current epidemic of movies glorifying the Catholic faith. This reader was quite indignant. : “How does your attack on the Bing Crosby movies about Catholicism fit in with your belief in freedom of religion?” she writes. “I saw the picture, Going My Way, and left the theater feeling I had got a lot out of it.” . She did! She got a nice, highly prejudiced slice of Catholic propaganda! The whole question is an interesting one. Yes, I do believe in freedom of religion. I be- lieve that a man should be able to worship any God he chooses or none at all, it is his affair if he wants to believe in a supernatural Jesus Christ or that the Pope is God’s middleman for us miserable sinners. But when a man’s religion becomes a poli- tical force supporting the very ideologies that make a mockery of freedom of any kind, then religion is no longer “free.” The Pope of Rome has shown very clearly which way his sympathies lie. And when Hollywood uses the powerful medium of the film to give a completely one- Sided picture of the Gatholic faith, and disre- gards entirely the history of other religions, then its time for movie-goers to object. : The kindly priests and nuns in Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary’s, like ‘a great many Catholics, are awfully nice people. (There are some equally nice and interesting Protes- tants, Jews, Sikhs, Hindus. Moslems, Buddhists and so on.) And if Hollywood wants to tell the SS ‘truth about the Roman Catholic Church, why not go all the way? ‘day nurseries, schools for future. paren § i Ghas. (Chuck) Saunders, who relinquis] position as president of the Dock and St Workers’ Union two years ago to take ov editorship of the P.-A., is going into a ne of work, but will continue as a valued cc tor to the columns of the Pacifie Tribun OV Bill’s column will remain as a s: feature of the new paper, more pep pungent than ever. Phis valiant old Bc fighter is touring many ‘B.C. points con Marxist-Leninist educational classes, and Same time gathering real atomic mate give added kick to his Short Jabs.-Our ~ will agree with us when we say that ne 5 labor paper published in B-@. would be e without the contributions of Ol? Bill. Cynthia Carter’s column. will enter é, field of endeavor, and bring to P_-T. reac: stirring sagas of women who make his? i the industrial, political, educational, anc spheres of our modern society. ifH this introduction to the Pacific ‘ and its staff, together with our objecti: bigger and better paper with a mass base. the people of B.C.. we have one appeal ' dress to our many readers and support: Send us the news of your locality, y it has to: do with the housing crisis, vete: habilitation, the struggle for wage incres the ever-present problem of rising living Moreover send us your opinions and er: of the Pacifie Tribune, and like our © Ql’ Bill, don’t pull your punches nor hol praise if you think we merit either. ‘ The prime prerequisite of an effective ing organ is not the editorial staff. 1 people behind the editorial staff—the n British Columbia people who make the . Tribune their voice for jobs, homes, decent —for a new British Columbia of prosperi progress. ees In the rising tempo of the people’s SE to win the peace, the’ Pacific Tribune | vitaily important role to fill. The P.-T appeals to our readers and supporters {| us in this. With your help the Pacific T like its predecessors, will write a sood ae the history of British Columbia’s march t a brighter future. \e : J Ae XY a book well worth reading, “The Adv of Tyl Ulenspeigl,” the story is tol simple peasant who lived in Northern Eu the time of the Pope’s Inquisition. He is = | as a heretic, partly because he dares some of the actions of the priests, partly. his informer may reap the customary . (a large portion of his wordly goods.). 2 peasant, Claes, a sincerely, religious man,: tenced to death by fire. : e “Claes, with nothing on but his shirt, until the executioner had piled the wood the stake and lit the pile in three place 4 heard Claes give a great ery, but did not body writhe from the pain of the fire, contractions, nor his head that turned fr: to side and knocked itself vainly against tt . . , because of the great cloud of smoke - people began to pray, when suddenly th: | pyre went up in blaze, and they heard, — the flame and smoke, his voice erying, ‘V my son,’ and his head fell forward on his) “Claes was dead. The pyre fell, and t’ blackened corpse remained hanging by th And the bells of the Church of Our Lad for the dead.” Well, how’s that for a role for Bing cj I HAD another complaint — this time j phone—from a lady who liked the d except when I happen te advocate thin’ so on. Don’t I know that mothers just ne know about child rearing? And isn’t a cl ays better off when kept in the home, no & what? I told her a Story which is a favori § Old Bill. (You’ve heard of him? He’s a co too, they tell me.) Anyway, here’s the ;# A young social worker was addres # crowd of women in a London working-cl: & trict on the subject of childcare. When 4 ture was over, one woman shook her | & disgust, and said to her neighbor. i __ “The nerve of ’er! Telling me how 1# kids. An’ me ’oo’s buried eleven of ’em ft REMEMBER, for a good bool, read “T a ventures of Tyl Ulenspiegl,” by Cha $ Coster. For a good movie, don’t miss “T Weekend.” And for an all-round good tin” vonize your union dances and socials. You ih your friends, enjoy yourself heartily,