EDITORIAL

‘We wuz misquoted’

ad the Socreds been the government of B.C, in. 1867,
there is every likelihood there would have been no
British Columbia today, |

That does not mean that there were no politicians or others
--of a like mentality in B,C. at the time of Confederation, or
up until British Columbia’s entry in 1871. There were, lots
of them — Yankee annexationists and Canadian “Copperheads”
all hell-bent on making B.C, a part of Washington, U.S.A.

Thanks to Canadian patriots of that day, andin B.C. especiall
to the Cariboo miners, who sawa higher destiny for Canada than
being the victim of the treasonable connivings and schemings of
the U,S, annexationists and their B.C. “boy scouts”, the latter
were decisively crushed.

Nine decades later however, under a Social Credit regime
of sellout, double-cross and give-away, in which the alienation
of 3,C.’s rich natural resources to U.S, monopoly has been, and
still isSocredia’s most outstanding “achievement”, the “annexa-
tionist” mentality still finds a fertile soil.

It is therefore no accident that during the past period of
time, in response to numerous and varied U,S, interests, who
still look covetously Northwards through their “continental”
bi-focals, that leading Socred ministers, inone form or another,
should repeatedly echo that sentiment, Nor does the old excuse
that “I was misquoted” free them from the people’s protest
and indignation,

Socred trade minister Loffmark has, on more than one

occasion, chattered about how much more “prosperous” we in
B.C. would be, if we were part of the U.S.A.

Socred attorney-general Bonner, probably unaware of the
historical role the constituency he misrepresents in the inde-
pendence struggle of a century ago, never tires in harping
about a “customs union” with the U.S, — the-open door for a
complete U.S, take-over of B.C.

And just a few days ago Socred Minister of Recreation and
Conservation K, Kiernan gave his opinion that B,C. * would be
better off outside of Confederation .., that Canada needs us
more than we need Canada”,

Serving as an “incentive” to climb onto. the Socred
“separatist” band-wagon, a UBC economist says that if we-in
B.C, cut ourselves loose from the “high-cost manufacturers
of Eastern Canada ... and the boundaries were scrapped”
between ourselves and Washington, USA, our per capita income
“would jump by 25-percent”,

What we’d have to give in return for that “boost” the UBC
economist was careful not to say. .

Entirely aside from its outward manifestations, Quebec
“separatism” is based on a “raw deal” under Confederation,
Socred “separatism” with its Socred promoters, is based
on a U.S, “big deal” — a rich province for a fistful of Yankee
dollars — and an end to Confederation,

GREENWELL SAYS:

‘Take over
CPR lands’

Commenting on an announce-
ment from the CPR that it will
seek co-operation of Mayor Tom
Campbell to build $85 million
worth of development on three
of its vacant city properties,
former school board candidate
Don Greenwell said this week:

“The CPR property was given
to them to build a railway from
Port Moody to Vancouver, and if
its not going to be used for that
purpose should be returned to
the people, The city should ex-
propriate the 161-acre Langara
Golf Course based on its assess=
ed value, that is its true value
plus 10 per cent for inconven-
ience.”

Greenwell also opposes high
rise apartments on the fringes of
Langara and said what is left of
old Shaughnessy should be ex-
propriated,

Socreds ‘artful dodgers
on housing, says Rush

Members of the Socred gov-
ernment have earned for them-
selves the title of “artful dodgers”
for the way they have attempted
this past week to justify the lack
of action from Victoria on hous-
ing, said Communist Party
spokesman Maurice Rush on a
CKWX_ radio’ broadcast last
Sunday,

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The chief dodge they resort to
is to put the blame on Ottawa,
he said, adding that undoubtedly
Ottawa shares a great deal of
the blame with its tight money
policy and lack of federal pro-
grams,

Rush said Ottawa could take
one billion dollars out of its
present arms budget “which is
being wasted anyway~because it
fails to provide any defence in
this nuclear-missile age” — and

UNIONISTS RELEASED. Paddy Neale, Vancouver Labor Council secretary, and
Tom Clarke, Vancouver IWA local vice-president, were released Wednesday
after serving most of their six month sentences. They were imprisoned in the

anti-inj

Bi; from a well-earned va-
cation in Mexico, Harold
Pritchett handed us a clipping
from the only English-language
newspaper in Mexico, “Here’s
something good for your column.”

It is, and just one of those kind
of literary bon mots which
shouldn’t be mutilated by some-
one trying to re-write it or
boil it down, It’s about an Am-
erican GI in Vietnam,

“Excuse me, Captain,” said
Private Oliver Drab 378-18-
4454, looking up from the letter
he was writing. “Do you say
‘Dear Mr. Ho’ or ‘Dear Mr,
Minh?”

“Who are you writing to now
Drab?” said Captain Buck Ace
suspiciously. “Your Congress-
man again?”

“Oh no sir, Mr, Ho Chi Minh,
I want to ask him to give up,”

“Surrender? That’s the spirit
soldier,” said the Captain, clap-

ping Private Drab on the back,
“You tell him ne can’t fick the
U.S. Army.”

“That’s right, sir. Of course,
we can’t seem to lick himeither,
But the way I figure, somebody’s
got to give up sooner or later.
And I want to point out that it
ought to be him.”

“Hmmmm,” said Captain Ace
hesitantly, “I guess that’s all
right. What’s your letter say?”

«Pll read it to you sir,” said
Private Drab eagerly, “I put a
lot of thought in it,

“Dear Mr. Ho or Mr, Minh:
Please give up, I read the other
day where you said you don’t like
to see American soldiers get
killed. I feel very muchthe same
way.

“The reason you ought to give
up instead of us Mr, Ho, is that
whoever gives up is going tolose
face, And we’ve got more face
to lose than you got,

“How would it look, Mr. Minh,
a tiny little country like yours
licking a great big country like
us? It sure wouldn’t set well in
our history books. And don’t
forget, you’ve always got Dien
Bien Phu to talk about.
a few, lose a few, I say.

“Besides, we lose and what’ve
you got? Nothing. But you lose
and you get a good deal, Look
at it this way, you agree to pull
out the troops you say you don’t
have here and you announce
you’ve lost. I can’t tell you how
glad we Americans would be to
have the war over, You’d bea
national hero,

«“There’s nothing we love more
than a loser. There’s nobody
more generous in victory thanus,
Look at Germany, Lookat Japan,
You give up and you’ll make all
your fine folks up there rich,

“Why, history shows we’llhave
your war-torn country rebuilt in
no time, no matter how many
billions it costs us, and glad to
do it too, .Jew bridges, new high-
ways, new oil depots and some
nice new fighters to replace those
ones we shot down. Frankly, I
don’t see how you can afford not
to lose.

“But mainly I figure you can do

it because you don’t have to run
for re-election in ’68 and you

ction fight arising out of the Lenkurt dispute.

Win ~

don’t have a swarm of Repub-
licans just waiting to cry Sellout
and, . .”

«Damn it Drab,” thundered the
Captain, snatching the letter and
tearing it up. “You’re the only
man I know who could demand the
enemy surrender and make it
sound like treason.”

* OK OK

«{ don’t see it’ll do any good
at all,” Private Drab said later
to his friend Corporal Partz, as
he morosely began another let-
ter.

“What won’t?” asked Corporal
Partz,

«Well, the Captain said I can’t
write the enemy at all, But I
don’t think somehow this is going

use it to launch a nation-W

housing program, Such 4 mt
gram would break the pack

the housing crisis and Wy
correspond more to the rel
needs of the Canadian peopl

‘But the failure of Ottawad®

not justify the inaction of
Socred government,” said Rl
pointing to the fact that ma
millions of dollars are avail
now to the provincial govel)
ment under the National Hou
Act which is not being takel™)
vantage of, =

He said there are half 2d)
major housing projects
which blueprints have been 44.
up by Vancouver waiting for a
proval from Victoria, but $°™
without avail.

Outlining what the Commute
Party proposes, Rush said:

“The Communist Party hash
forward a realistic progral 4
solve the housing crisis. It®

ment to give top priorit!
crash program to provide
cent housing for our citiZ™ tim,
We believe that such a prog!” p
would be the best Centellah
project that Canada could une!
take in this our Centennial yeu

“Such a program must incl!
the assignment of large Fedet
funds for a national low-re
housing program along will
cutting of the interest rate on
loans to five percent for pe
wishing to build their own hom
It must include immediate 2%
by Victoria to’set una Provin
Housing Authority ‘to plam
develop an adequate housingP
gram, 3

ples

“While this is being done WE
toria should at once approv®
present plans and take fuller?
vantage of federal funds
available for housing, Vanco”
City Council should without d
initiate a low-rental housin#P
gram of 2,000 units a yeal
the next ten years.” j

to help any, Let’s see, ‘Dea! ™
Johnson: please give up’+ *

“yeah,” agreed Corre
Partz, spitting thoughtfully, 4M
first one sounded more like” ft

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The foregoing GI dialogu® |
author Art Hoppe indicates?”
all else that editors in Old
ico, as elsewhere, are not
confirmed addicts of a penta
promoted “LSD siesta” on
nam,

. re ]

Much of U.S. Foreign S° Jpr,
tary Dean Rusk’s “explanatiO’ §.

“during recent days on

“peace” policies in Vietnal™ (aj
a close parallel with P! J
Drab’s letter to Dear Ml
And we’re willing to 10S

McNamara-Rusk-LBJ “fac® © 9,

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Editor—TOM McEWEN

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