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SIDE from the shameful evasion their sensless delay to speedll
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of responsibility on the part of respond. a
Vancouver's port and fire-fighting The S. S. Ferngulf disaster i
SS : phasizes with grim reality the 2
authorities, by failure to promptly «Nise
of a B.C. coast guard service: %
respond to the SOS of a deepsea Giese pute ote te eee disastt!
ship in distress, the incident serves strikes fishing or other craft f
to point up another urgent need B.C. waters, the victims até i
which this paper has raised many entirely dependent Upor US. ¢ at |
; : guard services for aid. For this"
times in past years; the need of an i 0
+s : can be thankful, but it cal
efficient and well-equipped coast ithe!
guard service for British Columbia. longer serve .as .an  exclaag ‘ fof
= : by local or federal authorities
oo cee pa en St a Fern- the non-existence of an oud
: ae. 3 gulf exploded and caught fire just t d i n the Pa'
Prince Rupert, a modern, prosperous city, is northern terminus of CNR. Br the: borderline. of Oa ah ss ae fees ergy:
F ‘ harbor area, many of her crew In their periodic cadge for voll
members were severely burned (one various Liberal and Tory politicit
enne S on Lre has since died). An SOS for medi- have orated in B.C. on the need
cal aid and fire-fighting assistance a coast d ice. But the WO 4
: 2 guard service. But the ™ |
REMIER W. A. GC: Bennett has Two years ago when Premier was sent out by the ship’s master, of their pledges is seen in the cot
promised his constituents in Bennett was whooping it up with Captain William Archer. Twice this tinued absence of such @ ser
South Okanagan a fine big bon- his “debt free” fantasy it was noted urgent message of disaster at sea They also make much ado abt
fire in the near future. Chief that the provincial debt as of 1956 was flashed from a ship in flames, so-called “defense” and vote b
combustible in this symbolic fire- had been “cut” by $14 million, within sight of -this city—while its lions to the armament profitet
works (aside from an over supply while “contingent liabilities’ had authorities argued fine jurisdiction- but nothing for this type of defes®”
of Socred gas au natural) is to be zoomed upwards by some $39 mil- al points as to whether its harbor A full-equipped coast guard f
the much- touted provincial debt. lion over the previous year! fire-fighting boat could, or could vice to meet just such emergent
This Socred bonfire is to be lit to What the ratio is at this moment not proceed to aid a stricken vessel as the S. S. Ferngulf, or a foul
eet ne ses of Pe exclusively we have no exact knowledge, but and crew. ing fish boat with a crew of fa 5
eA oes on rise : Bennett’s bonfire to herald a new In the annals of the sea the SOS breadwinners aboard, is als)¢
S way back in 195 bee tee anak Sacred “debt free” utopia for B.C. ‘signal transcends geography and essential of defense, the kind ?’
sae eieece eloquent on't fe will leave his own and other con- language. It is an urgent call for needs and must have. oh
Takes def ee atic: 2. stituents a bit cold — despite this aid, permitting no debate on “jur- Official buckpassing bet we a
‘ thi Sox ed “d ee : d eg! Seas Socred “heat” in transferring a isdiction” or authority; a call which Vancouver and Ottawa is 4 a Y
it : ares se bre apna as growing debt from one pocket of found the city’s port and fire au- ful response to a_ stricken §
he Ses the taxpayer to another. thorities derelict in their duty by SOS.
Little Wacky wrote a book, a
Exaggeration was the theme he
took
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Everything. except the debit, margin of error’ provides an bailing to become the legal a i
Be wedind 4 Socletredies easy entry for all sorts of quacks ority of a medical profession, i
- and “health” charltans who seek sinister class weapon of politica!

Hardly a work of poetic art, but : ; ee d;

. a to profit on the misfortunes of domination could thus be forge
auite commendable from a_ politi- sar eilownitn — hich os perindlale
cian who used to have Dobbin on om ss : : BWEADOR: WRI: BUS ARS the

eae Be Under capitalism medical science time could conceivably reach
his “defense’ payroll. is faced with tremendous obst roporti f Hitler’s death fa&
Anyhow the process is simple. : : eeecras VEC ROL YE ORS SO ka nen © 4 Wat:
The S d b cles in combatting human illness. tories of the Second World e
| GS Ak apes ee ce wen We can spend billions m Those wh think the pice
money to finance some undertaking Z P coach eect Godel dee
for armaments and nuclear des- ture overdrawn need only 10°
or other, the PGE,. the BCPC, i : , e
hi Eee tie caad (ahad? truction, but our research labora- briefly at the homicidal natu?

° i grr 2 tories, hospitals and other health of capitalist exploitation, not only
bridge or what have you. This CCORDING to press headlines SS ia Medicated. toshesti res : ca yee
amount is not entered on: Socred A * Bure ars Beg Batt ae ae ce zie a its colonial ORPreeP aks alist
books as a debt (heaven forbid) on the current “euthanasia sick are kept on a “charitable” its most “advanced” imperl4 +6
but as a “contingent liability.” (mercy killing) controversy, the ration handout. Nevertheless and countries, The greatest emphas?

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something that may be self-amortiz- central figure, re sake a omar Se SOHaRIES) the prime am its cold-war policies ant F.
ing provided the harassed taxpayer lard a nan ne - ue a4 ae ive 0 ae eee profes- gets is on the gangster 4
can evade the mortician long en- Bore 1d Y at es me - . Rather yo . een Peete TESS DUNES , whole
ough to liquidate the “contingent year-o a ient suffering rom - cifully” or otherwise. Endow a doctor or a W the
liability.” cancer, I helped her to die t some future stage of human medical profession with an
easily.” progress when mankind shall “legal” right to kill at their °
fe y It has often been said of the have developed. that measure of discretion, and the humane \-
Pa cific Tri bu ne medical profession, and not with- intellect in a Communist society. well as the scientific aim of he
out some evidence, that “the which accepts “from each accord- ing the sick is diabolically de
Phone MUtual 5-5288 world lauds their achievements ing to his ability, to each ac- troyed. to
Editor = TOM McEWEN —and the good earth covers their cording to his need” as a bond of It is one thing for a doctor 3
Managing Editor — BERT WHYTE errors.” human relationship, only then bring all his medical knowleds
Published weekly at Be that as it may, the “margin will any doctor have the moral to bear in an effort to eas¢
Room 6 — 426 Main Street of error” in healing the sick is authority to help a fellow human suffering of an incurable P? a ;
Vancouver 4, B.C. still very wide, thanks to our “die easily.” awaiting death. It is quite
Subscription Rates: profit system, which invariably Entirely aside from the so- other when that knowleds© a
One Year: $4.00 prospers better from killing than called “Christian” concept that used with intent to cause de@
Six ge $2.25 healing. The oath ee by all life and death are the sole pre- Then it becomes pure and sim
Canadian and Commonwealth qualified doctors, however, is a ogative of a divine providence murder — a profession whi¢
countries (except Australia): $4.00 dedication to narrowing that rather than that of man, capital- are sure mews pulk of of
| one year. Australia, United States margin, nothing more. It might ism being what it is, it can be medical men and women want
and all other countries: $5.00 one also be added that this same readily seen that were “mercy part in.
year. - f! 3
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May 15, 1959 — PACIFIC. TRIBUNE—