PUBLIC DEMAND ON M.P.’S ‘STOP SELLOUT whl. 22, No. 39 FRIDAY sername 5, 1962 580 : VANCOUVER, B.C. 1o¢ Punish guilty in Miss. ’ lemand grows in U.S. Lynch-minded racists and ultra-right madmen like €1. —. A. Walker and Governor Barnett were forced retreat this week when President Kennedy, in an 4tion backed by most Americans, ordered troops to the Niversity of Mississippi to back the enrollment of ames H. Meredith. a statement this week . U.S. Communist Party *tlared that “the books are not closed on the Meredith S'—which is not alone an Gividual case but is the 4Sic and grave concern of Merican democracy.” Supporting Federal inter- “tion to uphold the Consti- 10n and to suppress the htest rebellion, the Com- 8 Party said it is “Bretable that tardiness indecisiveness of the Ministration resulted in 38erous delay.” Ste he Party statement urges PS to defend the national nlerest against the ‘‘ultra- 'Bht Diviecrat traitors,” and ® “punish those responsible "murder and rebellion.” in tig Pas : ‘ ee JAMES MEREDITH. _ first Negro to enroll in the Uni- versity of Mississippi, was hailed around the world this week for his courage in stand- ing up fo the racist mobs. He is shown here with hiS son. Dief fies Can | ada more litmly to U.S. trusts A statement charging that the Speech from the hrone shows the Diefenbaker government is committing 4Nada even more completely to the betrayal of our na- ‘nal interests to the great U.S. and Canadian trusts "as Made last Friday by the National Executive of the *mmunist Party. ed Over the signature of : nal organizer Nelson Clarke, ext of the statement says: shay” Speech from the Throne thm, that the Diefenbaker gov- €nt is committing itself even - Completely to the betrayal the © Wterests of our country to Sreat U.S.. and Canadian u ‘ts. Clearly, the bankers of the dominated International Retary Fund are calling the © n that billion dollar mort- fr they hold on Canada. Seen * oe most clearly to be Dlic »Y its abandonment of a ment, held by Canadian govern- tin for decades — that of bar- © export of electric power. Diefenbaker has surrendered to the sell-out policies of the B.C. Social Credit government, and has laid the basis for a final drive to ratify the Columbia River treaty which has been so vigorously condemned by Gen- eral A. G. L. McNaughton, and many others as contrary to. the interests of Canada. Canada’s vast reserves of power (the greatest left on this continent) can provide the basis for a mighty industrial develop- ment in Canada ‘in these coming years. It is this bright prospect that the Tories are now casting . away. If Diefenbaker was serious (See THRONE SPEECH, P. 7) OF COLUMBIA’ The announcement in the Speech from the Throne that the Tory government will seek ratification of the Columbia draft treaty and reversal of long-standing policy to permit long-term large scale export of power to the U.S. has aroused a storm of protest across Canada. Hitting out against the Tory betrayal of Canada’s vital inter- est on this issue, NDP House leader W. H. Herridge said in Parliament Tuesday that the de- bate on the Columbia _ River treaty will rival the famous pipeline debate which shook the last Liberal government to its foundations. Herridge accused the Diefen- baker government of a ‘‘tragic desertion of principle and a capit- ulation to the premier of B.C. in the matter of the Columbia River treaty.” “Never in Canadian history be- fore,’ he said, “have we had Cabinet ministers telling the pub- lic a few months before that a certain course of action would betray the interests of the Cana- dian people, who then turned around and betrayed them.” Similar views were expressed by the B.C. NDP leader Robert Strachan, who charged Diefen- baker had joined Socred Premier Bennett as a man “prepared to sell Canada short and sacrifice its future for the sake of the advantage of today.” The Vancouver Labor Council Tuesday night decided to back a call for a public meeting on the Columbia which will be address- ed by F. J. Bartholemew, prom- inent engineer and a_ leading authority on the Columbia River, who has publicly stated his oppo- sition to the draft Columbia treaty. The meeting will be held at the Labor Temple, 307 W. Broad- way on Thurs., Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. “BETRAYAL” B.C. Communist Party leader Nigel Morgan charged in a press Here are some of the marchers who took ‘to downtown Vancouver streets last Sat- urday to protest the Diefenbaker goy- H. W. HERRINDGE, NDP House leader, who this week asked the Tory government for betrayal on the Columbia River. statement this week that the Diefenbaker government’s move to reverse Canada’s long-standing policy against long-term, large scale power exports and to ratify the treaty is a “treacherous be- trayal of our vital interests.” “It. would represent another big step in U.S.-Canadian inte- gration and the loss of thousands of job opportunities for Cana- dians. Canadian hydro resources will go to power U.S. industries at the expense of Canadian expan- sion and jobs. Prospects for, and advantages of a coast-to-coast Canadian grid would be surrend- ered,’”’ said Morgan. Calling for action to stop the sellout, Morgan said ‘‘it is still not Develop hie too late to stp this criminal be- trayal. Stror »pposition has been expressed tc che draft treaty, and even stronger protests will be provoked by the scheme to permit long-term exports. The issue could be decided within the next four or five weeks -and everything possible should be done to give expression to the widespread popular opposition to Diefenbaker’s plans.”’ ACTION URGED Morgan called for telegrams, letters, resolutions (1) that Par- liament reject the draft treaty, and that the Columbia be devel- oped for Canada’s benefit; (2) that there be no long-term power exports until ali future potential needs of Canada are guaranteed. (See postcard on page three). Immediately reacting to the Throne Speech twenty-five march- ers took to downtown streets in Vancouver with placards and handed out a _ leaflet headed “Block the Columbia Sellout.’ The Pacific Tribune has been informed that many wires and letters have been sent to MP’s opposing the government’s pro- posals. The Burnaby Committee of the Communist Party wired MP Robert Prittie pledging sup- port in the fight to scrap the present treaty. * Meanwhile the Columbia River for Canada Committee, headed by trade unionist Orville Braaten, has circulated more than 5,000 copies of a. pamphlet outlining the case against the draft Co- lumbia treaty and urging sup- port for the McNaughton plan on which, its says, half a million new jobs depend. BLOCK Columbia —Photo by Searle Freidman ernment’s intention to push through the Columbia Treaty. They are shown here. as they started their demonstration. I Ke