sce Ge ee RT HES é VIETNAM 25 years ago... TEACHER IF YOU WERE HUNGRY “Many people today in To- ronto are actually suffering from hunger because of unemployment due not only to seasonal interruptions but to closing down or reductions in _ many industries”, Betty Quig- gin, of the Canadian Association of Social Workers wrote in a let- ter to the press. Nova Scotia, CCF leader - Michael McDonald said in the legislature that there is “poverty, misery and want” in the pro- vince. He told the story of a little boy who, when asked by his teacher why he hadn't been com- ing to school replied: “Teacher if you were hungry and didn’t have any breakfast you wouldn’t like coming to school either”. . Tribune February 28, 1954 FLASHBACKS FROM — THE COMMUNIST PRESS 50 years ago... WORKERS’ PAPER | BARRED FROM CANADA The Canadian Government has notified Uj Elore, Hunga- rian language daily of the Work- ers’ (Communist) Party of America, that the paper will be excluded from Canada. Cana- dian postal authorities informed Uj Elore of the decision without any reason being given. It is obvious that the Horthy white guard agents in Canada have prevailed upon the au-. thorities to bar the paper from entering Canada. This paper is the voice of Hungarian workers ‘in the U.S. and Canada, and as such has consistently exposed the white terror of the Horthy government before the Ameri- can and Canadian workers. The Worker, February 23, 1929 Profiteer of the week: The mining corporations that our capitalist governments worry so much about that they give them tax exemptions, and handouts for expansion, would, to the naked eye, seem to be doing quite well. Noranda Mines Ltd., To- ronto, for instance ended 1978 with an after- tax profit for the year of $135,200,000. While workers didn’t benefit from the weak Cana- dian dollar, Noranda estimates each one-cent decline adds $5-million profit! Figures used are from the company’s financial statements. Editor — SEAN GRIFFIN Associate Editor — FRED WILSON Business and Circulation Manager — PAT O’CONNOR Published weekly at Suite 101 — 1416 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 3X9 Phone 251-1186 Subscription Rate: Canada $10 one year; $6.00 for six months; All other countries, $12 one year. : Second class mail registration number 1560 PACIFIC TRIBUNE— MARCH 2, 1979— Page 4 BIDIWORICA IL COMIMIEINT Chinese invaders get out! China’s military invasion of Vietnam on February 17 has raised a cry of out- - rage around the world. The attack, ° spearheaded by tanks, artillery and air- craft, obliterating life and property on the territory of China’s smaller neighbor has brought a stern warning from the Soviet Union which is linked to Vietnam by a pact of friendship and assistance. The demand that the Maoist leaders of China pull out their forces at once echoes from millions of men and women, and from a multitude of governments. “Hands off Vietnam!” went round the globe during the USA’s unsuccessful war against Vietnam. The slogan, repeated now, insists that the Maoist bullies heed that advice. The Chinese Maoist leadership has long voiced its desire for a “big war” to create the kind of anarchy in which its policies might flourish, no matter how many millions perished. The foolhardy acts of such “leaders” are rejected by the majority of humankind. Contrived reports of uncertainty about ‘Chinese intentions should cause no one to falter in his protest. The assault is a threat to world peace, a tug at the trigger of a nuclear holocaust, and a measure of the inhumanity of China’s leadership. It is significant that th Chinese leadership took its heinous ded sion to invade Vietnam, one day afte Vice-premier Deng’s return from visit ing U.S. President Carter. Canadians, who protested vigorou U.S. aggression in Vietnam, must rall} again to press the Canadian Governme to speak out directly to China, and at tht United Nations, for immediate, uncot ditional withdrawal of the Chinese inva sion forces. : Already gathering momentum is ! campaign of letters, telegrams nd phone calls to Prime Minister Trudeats to UN Secretary-General Kurt Wald heim and to the Embassy of China, 41) St. Andrews St., Ottawa (phone 613-234-2706). On all who know of the heroic defene and dreadful suffering of the Viet namese when faced by U.S. imperialism and who see now their reconstructio! efforts, on all who cherish the idea peace, the results of the present write ins, rallies, pickets and demonstration depend. : _ “Chinese troops out of Vietnam! That call of humanity is the call fol Canadians to demand of their gover ment. 2 Tory traps for the unwary - The bumbling incredibility of federal Tory leader Joe Clark, should lead no one to doubt the deadliness of the fiscal and economic traps being laid for the unwary voter. With an election looming, and with Clark’s reluctant aout edgement that he’ll need workers’ votes too, he projects his payoffs for the well- to-do as though they should be gifts to working-class families, His plan to eliminate capital gains tax on shares of Canadian companies means nothing to workers, nothing to the un- employed. Making jobs is not its pur- pose. It would not boost investment in Canada. It would only pay off when a sharp operator managed to turn a fast buck by unloading: shares at the right instant. Then he’d get the tax benefit, © not when he “invested”. Just as phoney is Clark’s gimmick for: deducting mortgage payments and taxes from income tax. The scheme would save millions for upper crust home- owners, and peanuts for workers. it would be a subsidy to builders and mort- gage companies. Clark obviously believes his right-wing policies can win such support in the cor- porate board rooms that he needs hardly nod to the vast majority, but may go right on planning privatization and the dis- mantling of social benefits, in favor of private profits. While it is Tory policy to hand over the fate of Canadians entirely to Canadian monopolies and the multi-nationals, Clark tries to leave the impression that a Tory regime would open a new age for Canadians. On the contrary it would re-. open an old and mouldy age of Tory reaction. What is needed is not reactionary To- ‘ries replacing reactionary Liberals, but@ - progressive majority in parliament, able to make and carry out policies to benefit the working-class and democratic major ity. Meanwhile every effort is needed t0 expose the Tory traps laid along thé route to the polling booth. No to Jerusalem While the new government of Iran was welcoming Yasser Arafat, head of thé Palestine Liberation Organization, the only legitimate voice of the Palestinia?” Arab people, the Zionist network i Canada was launching its newest cami’ paign. In line with Zionist loyalties t@ Israel, their campaign is to have all coun” tries, including Canada, recognize Israeli-occupied Jerusalem as the Israel capital. That would be a disgraceful step for Canada to take. Israel’s invasion and oc cupation of parts of neighboring Ara) countries, and its periodic pogroms against Arab communities, do not mark it as the most reliable advisor in the fields of legality or diplomacy. Unfortunately, the Zionists appear 10 have a champion in External Affait$ Minister Jamieson who would rather be rate the United Nations than face up Israel’s brutal expansionism. “The timé has come for more countries to say they ~ are fed up with what goes on at the UN, he said, Feb. 14, in reference to UN rée- solutions condemning Israel. More to the point, the time has come for Canadians to speak up and te Jamieson we'll never approve a Cand dian embassy built on the bodies of Is rael’s victims. :