_— SS OS OZ oe ld a ae eI ea er aa ee Saree ere - ar A — i — i = = ord GF Be wh oth NO WoRRY in the Soviet Union about rising cost of living. Their food Costs are going down, and are now lowest in 19 nations, according to Gnadian magazine. Picture shows workers in Murmansk fish canning Plant in the Arctic, where housing is provided at not more than 5 Percent of their income (as it is in all sections of the USSR), and where ealth, medicine and dental care are free, as well as education to the Universities, NDP AND UNITY W.F. Campbell, Kamloops, Writes; As each election occurs “We see the same campaign tactic advocated in the Trib: ‘elect a Majority of NDP’ers and Com Munists.”’ Now I do not need to be told Why enthusiastic support for the atter is logical for it is the Com- Munists who are there fighting or, and with, the people all the x eve on every front. But, search “8s Tmay, nowhere have I seen Sty reasoning behind this call for ““pporting the NDP. Just the ald statement over and over. ‘Yet there must be some theory Chind it all? The only possible . that comes to mind is the paeePtion that because such oth ad unity is correct in some €r countries - notably Britain, i Tance, Chile— it is correct here N Canada? ie owever, the difference — and ae basic one in the literal Social between the Canadian equiy democratic party and its in alents in the countries The ae above is in its origins. its fa ae Labor Party, with all of Bane is at least largely born wom Ish working class men and Beis; And, of no little conse- fault € in the comparison, these S are their faults and so are ighest level, and where students are paid a stipend as they attend correction. In addition, the British Labor — Party’s connection with the trade unions is a natural and historic one. capable of But these origins and affilia- tions are certainly not true of the New Democratic Party and the CCF before it. Its faults stem from the middle strata of our society from whence it arose. Consequently we see the great majority of working people, and in particular the rank and file trade unionists. (in spite of repeated urgings from their right-wing leaders) instinc- tively refusing to take the NDP as their own. Apparent also, to anyone who has. worked in or with this organization is the almost total corruption at all levels of leader- ship down to and including the lowly constituency association committees. It boils down to a position where any working person or ) of fighting for their rights are much better off without having the New Democratic Party on their side! A way toward building a broad people’s unity must and will be found. At least it will be when we base the way forward upon our own history and not someone else’s. Watch next week for important announcement of plans for PT FALL SUB DRIVE Build The Circulation of B.C.’s ee Only Weekly Labor Paper group of workers — UIT ‘PEOPLE BEFORE MONOPOLIES’ Communist leader urges new direction for Canada What we need in Canada is not a policy of ‘‘tinkering’’ with the system, but policies which will open the door to fundamental changes which could lead to socialism, William Kashtan, leader of the Canadian Com- munist Party, told an audience in the Templeton school auditorium Sunday evening. Kashtan said the only thing permanent in life is change and development, and he predicted that whatever the outcome of the provincial election in B.C., the province would enter a period of political ferment and _insta- bility. In Canada as a whole, there must be a change in priorities; a new direction. We must reverse the order ‘‘that what is good for the monopolies is good for the people’; that ‘‘what is good for U.S. imperialism is good for Canada,” he urged. The whole- sale giveaway of Canada’s resources has to be stopped and neither the Liberals, Con- servatives nor the Social Credit will do so. He warned that the Tories under Robert Stanfield are assuming a dangerous right-wing character in that men such as Paul Hellyer; the ‘‘hanging”’ judge Wagner of Quebec; Dmytro Kupiak, (wanted for murder in the Ukraine); labor- _paiter Lubor Zink and the tycoons Stevan Roman and Jelinek have been recruited to the ranks. These are men, Kashtan said, who will attempt to break the d’entente between the socialist world and Canada; who will contribute to distrust between nations. Kashtan said David Lewis of DONALD GREENWELL Greenwell in hospital Donald ‘‘Dusty’’ Greenwell, well-known trade unionist and civic worker and long-time sup- porter of the PT, is in Shaugh- nessy Hospital undergoing tests. “Dusty” is expected to be in hospital for another week before returning home. The PT staff extends its greetings to him and wish him a speedy recovery. Beaver Transfer * Moving * Packing * Storage 790 Powell St. Phone 254-3711 ! the NDP was doing a good job in exposing the tax gift and other concessions .made by the Liberal government to big companies, but Lewis fails to bring attention to the fact that this type of benevolence is the capitalist system. Monopoly, under the old-line parties, will continue to be the favorite son. Why is it that in a young country there are.no jobs for young people? It is because the capitalist system cannot provide jobs for those who want them, Kashtan said. We are faced with permanent unem- ployment under this system and massive government assistance to the big corporations will not change that fact. Increased capital expen- ditures are not going into new plants that could create employ- ment, but into the induction of new machinery which displaces workers. The present govern- ment policies are based on what is profitable for big business, Kashtan said, and we cannot depend on them either to alleviate unemployment in a meaningful way or to defend Canada’s independence from the inroads of U.S. monopoly capital. Kashtan said only the working class can stop the sellout to national and U.S. monopolies; only the working class can change the priorities and shift national policies to the left. The Communist Party has taken the lead in this role, just as it has taken the lead in fighting against the wholesale sellout of the country to foreign interests. He urged his listeners to vote for. candidates of the Communist Party wherever they are in the running. These votes serve notice to the reactionary governments and to the capitalist class that people are on the move against their policies; it serves notice that people will fight for radical reform and eventual socialism, he said. 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