DIEF MUST SPEAK UP:

ICAN MASS MURDER
‘5 WORLD PROTEST

The indignation of decent people everywhere has been aroused
by the mass murder of Negro people in South Africa as they peace-
fully demonstrated against the inhuman racist policies of the South
African government.

As the Pacific Tribune goes to press the shooting continues. Jet planes, machine
guns and rifles are being used in a wholesale slaughter. The total number of dead and
wounded is unknown as scores have died and hundreds are wounded.

One eyewitness describes how machine guns mowed down the peaceful demonstra-
tors like tenpins. Many public squares have taken on the appearance of battle scenes
with dead and wounded sprawled everywhere.

The Diefenbaker government, which has repeatedly refused to condemn South
African racist policies, must now be compelled to speak out against the atrocities being
committed. The government of South Africa must be branded as mass murderers. A
flood of world protest is needed to stay the hand of the “white supremacist” gang-

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Lmao vwcowvee se Ban nuclear weapons first
urged by Soviets at Geneva

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1960

The Soviet Union has proposed an immediate pact outlawing ‘hl large nuclear tests
which the powers agree can be detected. This would exclude small underground tests
on which the Soviets propose a moratorium during a period of joint research to develop
methods of detecting small-scale underground explosions.

Following up this initiative
for peace, the Soviet Union

The Soviet reaction to the, U.S. will decide that question,

LIEUT.-GEN. BURNS

- CHARLES STEWART

also proposed to the 10-nation
disarmament talks that the
total prohibition of nuclear
weapons be moved to first
place, and that the disarma-

ment talks start with banning }

of nuclear. weapons.
Meanwhile, as the talks got
underway in Geneva, the U.S.
Atomic Energy Commission
announced that an _ under-
ground nuclear test will take

U.S. announcement expressed
world public opinion when
Semyon Tsarapkin, Soviet dele-
gate, told the Geneva delegates
the U.S. announcement was
most discouraging.

From Ottawa came no defin-
ite statement from Prime Min-
ister Diefenbaker that the test
would not take place in AI-
berta. The only statements
were that Canada and not the

Canadians want more than thag
from the government.
want a firm statement in line
with earlier declarations by
External Affairs Minister
Howard Green, that Canada ig

opposed to all tests. Canadians-

demand that the Prime Minis-
ter announce now that no nus
clear explosions will be allows
ed anywhere on Canadian

territory. i

They.

_ Will make every effort
to succeed says Burns

... The chairman of Canadian delegation to the 10-nation
talks in Geneva, Lieut.-Gen. E. L. M. Burns, this week
wired Charles Stewart, secretary of the Delta Communist
Party, that the delegation “will make every effort to
ensure a successful result of these negotiations.”

_ The Burns’ cablegram was
in reply to .a message sent by

the Delta Committee of the:

Communist Party last week
which . read:

- “Canadian delegation to dis-
armament
position -to .ensure
world peace. Canadians and
all men of goodwill ' expect
much from your deliberations.
Success in your efforts to
achieve total world disarma-
ment will be heralded as

-conference ‘is © in}
lasting |

greatest history making ach-

ievement of all time.”
Full reply of “Lieut. Gen.
Burns’ read: ‘‘Your message

| on the occasion of the opening

of the conference of the ten-
nation ‘committee on disarm-
ament acknowledged with
thanks. You may. be sure that
the Canadian delegation under
instruction from the Canadian
government will make every
effort to ensure a successful
result of these negotiations.”

place itt New Mexico around
January, 1961, and that a sec-
ond test is planned’ in the Al-
berta tar sands early in 1961.

Mass Olfawa peace
lobby on May 15

A mass lobby of peace
workers will converge on
Ottawa on May 15—the eve
of the summit conference—
to press for banning of nu-
clear weapons and security
through disarmament.

This peace trek to Ottawa
was announced last Sunday
by Dr. James G. Endicott,
chairman of the Canadian
Peace Congress. Delegates
are expected from all across
the country.

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