gl uleale est ca ann oy HES will iene LD Tm ; ee a Te i 7 [ei ( iN 4 f) IDE LGU ins fe ani EOny. JANUARY 27, 1956 Continued from page I LESLIE MORRIS ship was accepted for so long by the Canadian government. In fact, his policy still has wide currency in government circles. * * * It has been said that the Com-. munists were “exaggerating” when they pointed out the war- like nature of U.S. foreign policy since the Second World War. John Foster Dulles has veri- fied every word of the charges. Out of his own mouth he has described his policy as one of walking on the brink of war. If he had his way, world war would have decended upon us all — out of Korea, or Indo China, or Formosa. Canada and her people, allied to this modern Castlereagh, would have been plunged into disaster. ; For not even John Foster Dul- les, with all the evil arts at his disposal — could of his own efforts have exorcised the demon of his own making. The people’s demand for peace and the diplomacy of the peace-loving socialist states, led by the superb peace diplomacy of the Soviet Union _ Were more than a match for this man and the angry, frus- trated, voracious war party of the big trusts for whom he speaks in the Eisenhower ad- ministration. What.has come of his “mas- sive retaliation,” “unleashing,” “new looks” and: “agonizing re- appraisals” — his loud thredts to wipe out the Soviet Union, People’s China, and the armies of liberation in Korea and Indo China? Miserable failure! What will inevitably happen to Goa, that island of Portuguese colonialism in the sea of 400,000,- 000 India people, which he said was not a part of India but a Portugese province ? The liberation of Goa, of course, and its reunification with Mother India. * * * But, John Foster Dulles brought his own people of the U.S.A., our own country, and the whole world perilously close to war in the last few years. < His policy was a total fail- ure, but it was not for the want of trying for success. The Geneva conference last July was the culmination of a whole series of defeats for his policy, and victory for the people. He cannot wipe out Geneva, try as he may, in the Life article, to pour scorn upon it. So once more, while the waves of opposition rise around him in his_ own country, he sounds — the desperate call to renewed aggression, and encourages the admirals and generals, the re- pudiated McCarthyites, the racists and professional red- baiters, to step up their incita- tions. John Foster Dulles and his like will not give up. The fight for peace must go on. , * * — What of our country 2 The St. Laurent government fol- _ petitive coexistence” lowed the U.S. line in Korea. It was not too sure, after the U.S. defeat in Korea, about Indo China. And it was more firmly critcal of U.S. policy on Formosa. The other day Lester B. Pear- son publicly called for a new U:S. policy, in his article in Look magazine. It was far different than Dulles’ inter- view in Life. Pearson, cautiously but un- mimstakably, advocated the dip- lomatic recognition of People’s China by Canada. Dulles is unalterably opposed to such recognition. The Canadian foreign minis- ter advocated a policy of “com- with the Soviet Union. Dulles is opposed to such co- existence, as his Life interview makes clear. Is it not high time then for the Canadian government to propose at this session of parliament, that Canada establish diplomatic and trade relations with the government of China — and fight for seat- ing China in the’ United Nations ? : Is it not time for the Cana- ' dian government to take a step further, and demand that the disarmament talks, which have broken down because of U.S. resistance, be renewed at once? It is clear from John Foster Dulles’ interview that he will sabotage disarmament. How can you “walk on the brink of war” unless you are armed to the teeth ? And the U.S. is certainly arming to the teeth. It is dis- quieting that President Eisen- hower, who has’ remained somewhat aloof from the Dulles atomania, has lent his support to a budget increasing U.S. arms spending by a billion dol- lars.’ If Canada replied to John Foster Dulles in the manner he deserves we would be doing our part, along with the major- ity of governments in the world, to-begin to pull the teeth from the dragon of war. Canadians do not yet fully realize the peril in which they have lived for the past several years since our country was “in- tegrated” with the U.S. and the leadership of men like Dulles publicly acknowledged at Ot- tawa, They are coming to realize it, however. So are the people of the U.S. This article in Life will help them see it. When Americans and Can- adians in their millions grasp | the truth, as they will, and join with the people of Eur- ope, Asia and Africa in fash- ioning new state policies of peace and world trade, then we will be sure that the “art” of John Foster Dulles will be only a terrible chapter of in~ - sanity in the history books, and no more. : We still have a long way to go. The St. Laurent government is.determined to keep in the arms race. The government announces there will be no re- duction in arms expenditures this year. There is still a strong Dulles faction in Canadian ruling cir- cles. We are not yet out of danger. If anything were neaded to shock us into seeing the dan- ger We were, and still are in, it is John Foster Dulles’ sabre- rattling in Life. Barnston Island wants old bridge For years motorists have been demanding replacement of the narrow Pitt River Bridge (above), now a major bottleneck on the Lougheed Highway, by a modern structure. But the old bridge still looks better to Barnston Island residents than their ferry and now that the gov- ernment is planning to build a new Pitt River span the Farmers Institute is applying to have the old bridge installed on piles across Parsons Slough to Barnston Island. Estimated cost is $150,000 as against $25,000 a year now paid by the government to maintain the ferry. LDR meets cabinet on civil rights bill VICTORA, B.C. A delegation from the Vancouver Branch, League For Democratic Rights, was in the capital Wednesday this week to urge MLAs to press for civil rights legislation. The delegation was ueaded by Les Walker, branch president, and John Stanton, counsel. Invited to meet with the CCF caucus; the delegation also requested a meeting In its submission, the LDR. pointed to “the desirability and the need for legislation which will at once define and protect the basic civil rights which are within provincial jurisdiction.” The brief noted the indication in the Throne Speech that the government may introduce Fair Employment Practices legisla- tion during the current session. “We would welcome such legis- lation in this province, but not having seen the draft bill, we at this time can only express the hope that it will be strong, clear and to the point, and with ade- quate provisions for speedy en- forcement.” Pointing out that the Criminal Code, in a single statute, em- braces a wide number of pro- hibited acts, the brief called upon the legislature to adopt a single statute, a civil rights act, in which the’ ‘basic rights of the citizen. would be Such an act, the LDR declared, should guarantee right to: Hold any creed or opinion; Communicate freely with others by speech, writing or otherwise; Teach and practice any religion and engage in worship; Assem- ble or meet with any person or persons; Form associations or organizations of any kind or type; Receive education in any educational establishment; and To obtain and retain employ- ment without discrimination, ex- cept only such as may relate to competence, experience or training; Carry on, practice, or engage in any occupation, pro- fession, business or enterprise; Use the normal facilities of all protected. © with the cabinet and the Social Credit caucus. ; public establishments, including hotels, dance halls, swmimming pools, and similar places; Own rent and occupy property with- out discrimination; Be accepted as an insurance risk; Petition the legislature, the government and all municipal bodies. Continued from page 1 ~ POWER SCHEMES date with the measly aid it has received.” He said “it is time we quit giving away power rights” to private concerns. Earlier, CCF leader Arnold Webster charged that the gov- ernment had “rushed to make mysterious deals in hydro-elec- tric development, without stop- — ping to consider their effect on Canada as a whole, or on the future economy of the pro- _ vince.” Webster assailed what he called the Socred’s parochial Fishermen VICTORIA, B.C. “A delegation from United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union led by secretary Homer Stevens presented a brief to the cabinet Tuesday this week ask- ing legislation to bar hydro- electric development on rivers rich in salmon production. The 14-member delegation told the cabinet it was opposed _to the proposed 720-foot dam on ‘the Fraser river above Lillooet, and the proposals to construct four dams ion the Fraser below Lytton and six dams on the _ Thompson river, It also opposed JANUARY 27, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 12° pump attitude on matters of national concern, and deplored “any tendency toward Canadian Balkanization,” but failed to ex- plore the subject of hydro fur- ther and made no mention of the government’s sellout of na- tural gas resources. Liberal leader Arthur Laing supported Premier Bennett's earlier call for a top-level con- ference between Canada and the U.S..to discuss downstream power benefits on international rivers. place case hydro-electric development on the Naas river in northwestern BG; “According to the dépardneist of fisheries, there is a minimum of 5,190,000 horsepower avail- able in power sites in B.C. which will not ag¢fect salmon or will only affect the salmon runs to a very minor extent,” said the union brief. The UFAWU asked for legis- lation “which would prohibit the. igsuance of any licenses to construct dams for power or other use unless such license is first approved by the federal department of fisheries.” .