India’s Shastri, Pakistan's Ayub Khan and the Soviet Union

cussions began.

By JERRY SHACK
Mn a historic settlement arriv-
€d at in Tashkent after days of
intense but sincere bargaining,
dia and Pakistan have agreed

they will never again resort to
War as a means of settling their

differences,

The peace accord—which can

_ Only be interpreted as a triumph
for soviet
_ Marred by the sudden death of

Indian prime Minister Lal Baha-
dur Shastri within hours after the
_ Sonclusion of negotiations be-

diplomacy — was

tween himself and President Ayub
Khan of Pakistan.

Ever since the peace talks
began on January 4 in Soviet

2 Uzbekistan, the daily press and
Other news services have been

decrying the “lack of progress”

5 a the most vital issue affecting
- ‘Soth Indian and Pakistan—Kash-

Mir,

For nearly 20 years now the
[ae of Kashmir has been
ke a festering wound, poisoning

| Telations between the two coun-

Buck, Rush

| to tour key

Tim Buck, national chairman

Of the Communist Party and

Maurice Rush, associate editor

Of the Pacific Tribune, will tour

Several key points in B.C. to
Reaaint the widest possible

Tele of people with U.S. ag-
STession in Vietnam and how it

- Can be stopped,

Their itinerary has just been

Teleased and will be as follows:

Sat,, Jan, 22—VICTORIA

Mon, Jan, 24—POWELL RIVER’
Tues,, Jan, 25—COURTENAY
Wed,, Jan, 26-—ALBERNI
Thurs,, Jan, 27—NANAIMO

_Exact times and locations of
€se meetings were not avail-

‘ble as the PT went to press.

ee will have more details in
s Week’s issue, Meanwhile,
€ advise readers to watch their
Ocal papers for further informa-

tio

*s Kosygin,

tires and maintaining tensions
at an abnormally high level,

In short, this was one of the
main “trouble spots” in the whole
world, As long as it was allowed
to exist, foreign imperialists
would be the sole beneficiaries of
such a situation, This was why
the cold warriors of the news
media were loathe to see it go,

* But, go it did,

While it certainly would be
incorrect to say that all causes
of tension have been removed
between the two countries, or
that the Kashmir issue has finally
peen settled, it is nevertheless
true that the agreement never to
go to war with one another rep-
resents a real breakthrough,

Besides the no-war agreement,
Shastri and Ayub Khan resolved
to restore normal relations be-
tween their countries, withdraw
armed forces of both countries
to positions they held before the
latest round of fighting broke
out (on Aug. 5), and repatriate
all prisoners of war.

shown in Tashkent shortly before the historic dis-

—TASS Photo

Peace accord reached,
Shastri passes away

For the diminutive leader of
India’s millions of poor, it was
a moment of personal triumph,
He had long lived in the shadow
of his predecessor Nehru and
there appears to be little doubt
his personal popularity would
have zoomed had he lived to
enjoy the triumph,

This is a not unimportant con-
sideration, when it is remem-
bered there is considerable
pressure in India (even within
the ruling Congress party) for a
turn to the political Right in
national and internationai affairs,
and closer relationships with im-
perialist circles,

In this connection, the ques-

tion of Shastri’s successor be-.

comes all-important, Will the
new leader live up theagreement
reached at Tashkent? Will he con-
tinue to seek ways and means of
relieving international tensions?
Will the good relationships es-
tablished with the Soviet Union
be strengthened?

The answers to these and other
questions will help to determine
the peace and stability of Asia—
and the world,

IWA—FIR STALLED

Grievances force
boom men home

Work stoppages of boom men
at a number of Vancouver saw-
mills this week resulted in some
shift crews being sent home and
a temporary halt in wage contract
negotiations between the IWA and
Forest Industrial Relations
representatives.

At the Eburne Sawmills Div-
ision of Canadian Forest Pro-
ducts, 20 boom men ‘downed
tools’ because of unresolved’
grievances and protracted nego-
tiations, At the Eburne mill,
production was temporarily
halted because of the boom stop-
page.

At press time there was no
indication as to when wage nego-
tiations between the IWA and
Forest Industrial Relations
representatives would resume.

Meantime in Salmon Arm em-
ployees of the H.K. Lumber Co,
members of IWA Local 1-147
have voted 71 to 8 in favor of
strike action to win equal pay
for women workers in the in-
dustry. Notice of strike action
has been served on the company
but no deadline set, An official

of the local union stated that the
key issue in the dispute “is a
union demand that no distinction
be made in wage rates for male
and female workers.”

‘IM IN FAVOR OF WAGE Cuts. --THERES
TOO MUCH MONEY IN CIRCULATION!"

Company spokesmen state that
no women are presently on staff ’
and that no male workers will be
replaced by women, thereby
hoping to sidestep the main
issue — that of equal pay for
women workers,

A ‘Dear Sam’ letter

Eric Kierans, acting revenue
minister for Quebec and a form-
er president of the Montreal
and Canadian Stock Exchanges,
has created a political furore
by sending Uncle Sam a letter
threatening reprisals if the U.S,
institutes policies which ad-

versely affect Quebec,

The hubbub had hardly died
down when Kierans followed up
his first communication with a
second letter. At press time,
contents of the second corres-
pondence had not been revealed,

The first letter was sent to
the U.S, Secretary of Commerce;
the second to Treasury Secretary
Henry Fowler,

Ottawa officials were highly
displedsed with Kierans’ action
because they feel normal pro-

TIM BUCK
National Chairman
Communist Party

~ HOW TO END
The War in Vietnam

©
Exhibition
Gardens
Sunday,
Jan. 23,
8 p.m.

Come Early—Free Admission— Question Period

MAURICE RUSH
Associate Editor
Pacific Tribune

January 14, 1966—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—

cedure is for the Federal Govern-
ment to handle communications
with the U.S, This stems from
their refusal to recognize that
French Canada is a nation,

Kierans’ first letter pointed
out that Quebec had given U.S.
business interests certain con-
cessions in order to develop
‘forest and mining resources,

Now, due to capital cutback
directives, it would appear some
segments of Quebec’s economy
were bound to suffer, the letter
said. As a result, the Quebec
Government would have to under-
take measures to “pick up the
slack,”

Among other things, this de-
velopment shows the fallacy of
allowing the U.S, to develop Can-
adian resources,

Vanc. clubs
lay plans for
mass rally

The Vancouver clubs of the
Communist Party, under the
leadership of the party’s City
Committee, are laying plans to
make the January 23 public rally

in the Exhibition Gardens a real —

demonstration against the dirty
war in Vietnam,

A special committee has been

formed and been given the task |

of promoting the rally in sucha
way that its impact will be felt
all over Vancouver and the Lower
Mainland, Tentative plans call
for:

e A leaflet for distribution at
shopping centres and industries,

e Large, attractive posters for
mass display, :

e Advertisements in all major
Lower Mainland newspapers,

e Arranging of TV, radio and
other interviews.

e A car cavalcade to meet

Tim Buck at the airport and a

display truck to tour Vancouver

- streets. :

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