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‘ Prihades ambassador to Canada, Emercio Cruz, this week

| 2 Welcome to B.C. unionists to visit Cuba.

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Would he Message to Vancouver unions he said a delegation
Welcome to visit Cuba at any time.

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Sila, a ™bassador’s letter suggests a two-month tour if pos-
Proposes a starting date around July 26. :

The y; :
tee indic Vancouver Trade Union Delegation to Cuba Commit-

ty :

| 99, O, a this week that about 15 delegates are expected
.* Presiga Onday the Marine Workers Union named its 2nd
2° ~<nt, Charles Wilson, as delegate.

ny Partic Ons are expected to speed up preparations now
ft si'eting “SS are being worked through. The committee is
°° lay fu ponesday, May 24, 8 p.m., in the Pender Auditorium,

fi ay te her Plans for the delegation, The meeting is open
ip UOnists,

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EN idee to the Vancouver Labor Council Tuesday night
“Nong 4, "217 president Syd Thompson ‘appealed to all local

‘ sleet delegates.

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im cold war gambles—JFK

ANADA SAYS NO TO
ENNEDY OAS SCHEME

U.S. President John F. Kennedy came to Canada this week to
sell Canadians a bill of goods — to convince us we should back
U.S. gambles in the cold war both in this hemisphere and the

world.

Underlying the main pur-
pose of the meeting is the con-
cern felt’ by official Ottawa
and Washington about the ris-
in wave of sentiment in Can-
ada for policies of peace, in-
dependence and trade. ‘There
has. been growing criticism
of the U.S. particularly since
the Cuban invasion and the
declaration of- the new Ken-
nedy Doctrine. :

Behind the expressions of
good neighborliness President
Kennedy is anxious to win
commitments. from. Canada
which will strengthen the hand
of the -U.S. in dealing with

other countries and which
would at. the same time
strengthen the U.S. grip on

Canada.

Main committments sought
by President Kennedy are
these:

e Support from Canada for
the U.S. policy of interfering
in Latin American countries,
particularly Cuba. He is ex-
pected to press hard. for Can-
ada to join the Organization
of American States, where
U.S. imperialism sorely needs
someone to run interference
for it. .

e Support from Canada
for its aggressive policies in

MAN IN TROUBLE

--+ Who wants Canada to help
bail him out.

South-East Asia.

® Canadian backing for
plans to strengthen NATO
military alliance which may
include, discussion of nuclear

weapons for Canada and re--

arming of West Germany with
nuclear arms. ; ze

e Early ‘ratification of the
Columbia Treaty for which
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall was sent.to: Ot-
tawa last week to prepare for
the Kennedy visit. :

In his first few hours in
Ottawa Kennedy indicated a
great deal of interest in Can-
ada’s recent trade deal with
China. It is likely that the
question of trade with social-
ist countries may feature
prominently in the talks. ;

On. ‘the eve of his visit the
Toronto Globe and Mail said
in an editorial that the Canad-
ian government has a duty to
make its. own position clear
to President Kennedy. In a re«
markable editorial on May 3
the paper said: ;

“We have co-operated with
the United States in the de-
fense of the West. We should,
however, tell Washington
firmly that we will not co-op-
erate in any attempts to over-
throw the governments of La-
tin American nations, nor will
we join the Organization of
American States. which is
more and more. becoming an

instrument of U.S. power pole

itics. We ‘should make it
equally clear that we will not
accept any United States dic.
tation in our internal affairs
or. our foreign policy:” oe

In putting forward these
views.the Globe and Mail ex-.
pressed. .the opinions of the
majority of. Canadians. (See
editorial pg. 4.)

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Of .) Oh Mae te of unemployed were cut off s
above “oa

upplementary UIC

Many are destitute and have no jobs to go to. The
i OWS members of the 1,000-man delegation at the recent

lp RESTORE UIC SEASONAL BENEFITS, MR. DIEFENBAKER

Ottawa jobless lobby, which asked that benefits be extended after the
May 15 deadline. Also, on Tuesday the Vancouver Labor Council took
a stand demanding that UIC payments be restored.