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WORLD HAILS

power to prevent the exchange, line that it is the Russians who |7

of visits from bringing about a ‘block an agreement at Gene-

genuine change in the policies | va.”
of the United States. These in- |
of peaceful coexistence as| Globe and Mail help explain
though it threatened calamity.| why Vice-President Nixon con-
Any step towards relaxation) sidered it necessary to make a
of international tensions is| public appeal that Premier
anathema to them.

= : RS | the same courtesy in ‘the Unit-
revealing exposure of the, ae z :
attitude of the powerful inter-| Feed Ae SS

ests in the United States which | ee e Rovicl BOS eis sae
appealing in fact to the inter-

Brpent upon; preventing ..a ests with which he himself has
Successful outcome to the ex- NESE: :
* been intimately associated.

change of visits was published | S Fi
= .,; It is a matter of serious con-
in the Toronto Globe and Mail | 4

° cern to the Canadian people

eer ESA AUUSt Bs 'that, on the very day when

Writing from Washington,| Vice-President Nixon was ap-

Philip Deane described how) pealing for a courteous recep-
U.S. State Department officials, tion to Premier Khrushchev in
admit that, in Geneva, “Russia the United States, the Canadian
made all the concessions’on a Broadcasting Corporation
test ban,” and that, further the through station CBL, Toronto,
officials imply that “our Bide! broadcast a vicious attempt to
showed a certain bad faith.”! stir up hostility against the
Deane reveals that in the back-| visit.
ground of the bad faith is} In its public service Mid-
the-fact that: “ ... the mili- | week Review of Wednesday,
tary and their supporters in| August 5, the station sneered
the Cabinet and Congress as! at the forthcoming exchange of
well as the Atomic Energy | visits, slandered the Soviet gov-
Commission have decided that ernment, comparing it with
the U.S. should not participate| Hitler’s government in Ger-
im any arms control until the many, and tried to character-
missile gap is closed and the|ize Premier Khrushchev by
U.S. has caught up with Russia| the statement that “he has
—this fact, published for the|swilled plum brandy with
first time, is on unimpeachable! Tito.”
Aigh authority, Mr. Eisen- In addition to being a sorry
hower’s role in all this re-| misrepresentation of the most
mains obscure. He continues| hopeful development that has
talking about the desirability | taken place in world relation-
of a first step toward disarma-| ships during the past 10 years.
ment and supports a test ban; the CBC’s comment was a slan-
in his cabinet meetings. Yet,| derous misrepresentation of the
he also espouses the official| real interests in Canada.

The unsavory facts indicated ';
terests look upon the prospect| by the correspondent of the

| Khrushchev be treated with |i

if

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ONE OF THE most attractive stands at the Labor-Farmer Picnic was operated by the
Socialist Youth League. A display of seashells drew large crowds to the SYL table, and ~
young people examined with interest the huge wallboard containing pictures, leaflets
and other material outlining the activities of the organization. Several youngsters
promptly applied for memberhip cards.

future history of Canada.”

FOOD is a popular item at any picnic, and the Russian, Ukrainian and Italian dishes
served by a hard-working staff were praised by hundreds of hungry patrons at the
Labor-Farmer Picnic last Sunday in Bear Creek Park.

labor-farmer unity can defeat
attacks of Big Business'—Jackson

“Qn every front the workers and farmers of Canada are being attacked by Big
Business,” C. S. Jackson, Canadian president of the United Electrical, Radio and Mach-
ine Workers told a crowd of more than 3,000 at the Labor-Farmer Picnic last Sunday
in Bear Creek Park. “But if the workers and-farmers join ranks in political action, and
become imbued with the crusading spirit of the H:mgry Thirties — when many of our
‘organizations were born — we can beat back this reactionary attack and write the

Jackson and Henry Codd, a
stock farmer from Notch Hill,
both made impassioned ap-
peals for workers and farm-

ers to unite their strength in

the fight for a better future.

"The farmers were fooled
into supporting Diefenbaker
because he promised to sOlve
their problems,” said Codd.

“Instead, he has aggravated.

them.”

“Inflation stems in the main
from the fact that Ottawa has
entered into a pact with Big
Business,’’ said Jackson. ‘‘And
many of the giant monopolies
squeezing profits from Canad-

/|ian workers and farmers have

their headquarters in the Un-
ited States. The profits flow
south across the border.
“Ottawa spends close to $2
billions annually for war pre-
parations. This money produc-
es nothing of value to con-
sumers. It is sheer waste.
“The Canadian Labor Con-
gress projected a plan for la-
bof-farmer __ political
But very little progress has
been made to date. Workers
and farmers must take hold
of this movement and give it
militancy, make it reflect

August 14, 1959—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 8 —

action. |-

their needs and interests.”

Winner of the title of Miss
B.C. Labor at the picnic was
Kay Tuchak (Miss Vancouver
Centre). Miss B.C. Farmer was
Elaine Hannuksela (Miss Fort
Langley). Each girl was pres
ented with a cheque for $50.

Runners-up in the Miss B.C.
Labor contest was Nan Torn
blad (Miss North Vancouver);
Freda Lehan (Miss Burrard)
and Rhea Robertson (Miss
Vancouver East). They all re
ceived token prizes.

Runner-up for Miss B.C.
Farmer was Luella cCarlsof
(Miss Dewdney).

Yrsa Jensen, 809 Calverhall,
North Vancouver, was winner
of the deep freeze in the poP-
ular girl voting contest.

Second prize, lawn furni
ture, went to Bob Vlacovich,

-767 Keefer.

Gold watches went to G. S.
Smith, 1457 East Eighth and
C. A. Woolway of Moresby
Island. :

M. Freylinger, Mission, won
a Royal Stetson.

The entrance prize, a gift
certificate, was won by C.
Carson, of New Westminster
with No. 167.