By PEGGY CHUNN

Five years ago the United Na-
tions General Assembly, on Nov-
ember 20, 1959, unanimously ad-
opted and proclaimed a “Declara-
tion of the Rights of the Child,”
The Declaration in ten carefully-
worded principles —

— affirms the rights of the child
to enjoy special protection andto
be given opportunities and facili-
ties to enable him to develop in
a healthy and normal manner
and in conditions of freedom and
dignity;

— to have a name and a na-
tionality from birth;

— to enjoy the benefits of social
security, including adequate nu-
trition, housing, recreation and
medical services;

— to receive special treat-
ment, education and care if he is
handicapped:

— to grow up in an atmos-
phere of affection and security,
and wherever possible, in the
care and under the responsibility
of his parents; :

— to receive education; .

— to be among the first to
receive protection and relief in

times of disaster;

— to be protected against all
forms of neglect, cruelty and
exploitation;

— to be protected from prac-
tices which may foster any form
of discrimination,

Finally, the Declaration em-
phasizes that the child shall be
brought up “in spirit of under-
Standing, tolerance, friendship
among peoples, peace and univ-
ersal brotherhood,”

Women’s news
and viewpoint

Understanding, tolerance,
friendship, brotherhood, .. where
were they when the young Indian
girl Annette McGee, died her
lonely death Nov, 9, 1964 (one of
a number of such deaths on Skid
Road this year alone)? Three
years ago this young girl cameto
the big city and obtained a job
in domestic service, but, (ac-
cording to the press report)*she
became lonely and soon drifted
to Skid Road... began drinking,
and was soon introduced to a
jail cell,”

A damning indictment of a
system which keeps a section of
its population segregated, with
substandard living conditions —
second class citizens, Attempts
to-come at this problem by
Indian Friendship Centres, Peace
Corps to Raise Indian Standards
(Sun, Nov. 10/64), worthy as they
are, will not solve the question,
Only an approach based on equal
opportunity of education, equal
job opportunities, equal status
with all other Canadians, will
begin to cope with the “problem”
of our Native Indians, particul-
arly the young girls, who come
to the city seeking a better life,
and all too often end up as a
statistic, on the mortician’s slab,

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Press report, Sat. Nov, 11,
carried news of the death of three
outstanding South Africans, vic-
tims of the vicious apartheid
policy of the Verwoerd govern-
ment — and South African OUT-
SPAN ORANGES are still being
sold in large quantities in local
food stores!

Blinded persons wage
equal rights fight

A demand for equal rights for
blind persons and removal of
restrictive legislation originally
requested by the Candian National

Institute for the Blind, has been.

urged by the Vancouver *‘ Action

~ Committee for the Advancement

of the Blinded,"

Appealing for public support
of their .campaign, the action
committee charges in a recent
public statement that blinded,

MORRIS.

Cont'd from pg. 1

**Known and loved from coast
to coast Leslie’s passing will
be mourned not only by our party
but by many outside our ranks
by whom he was held in highest
regard,

“His untimely passing leaves
a very great gap in our ranks
not easily filled but in dedication
to his life’s work and leadership
we pledge to pursue the cause
he so nobly served,’’

A message over the signature
of Nigel Morgan, provincial lead-
er, and Tom McEwen, provincial
chairman, was also sent to Mor-
ris’ wife, Sonya and members of
the family,

The message expressed deep
condolences on behalf of the en-
tire membership of the B,C,
Communist Party, The message
said: ‘‘May it comfort you to
know we share your grief, that
we willalwayscherish hismem-
ory, and benefit from his fine
example and many years of de-
dicated service to the greatest
cause in all the world,’’

or partially blinded citizens, have
had their inalienable right to be
employed in any position, any-
where, taken away from them,

It points to the Workmen’s
Compensation Act, Section 6,
which says that, ‘‘the Institute
(CNIB) has exclusive jurisdic-
tion as to the nature of the work
a blind workman shall do and as
to the proper placement of the
workman,”’ k

Charging that the CNIB
requested and had restrictive

provisions written into the Com-

pensation Act and other legisla-
tion, the action committee also
quotes Regulation 9 of the Board
of Industrial Relations, which
states:

**That for the efficient admin-

istration of the male and female
Minimum Wage Acts, the Board,
after due enquiry has exempted
from the operation of the said
Acts blind employees of the CNIB
who are eligible for registration
with the said Institute,’’

. The action committee charges

that blinded persons have no
choice, that they are automatic-
ally registered with the CNIB,
that they have no voice in their
own welfare and no redress
against the decisions made by the
CNIB,.

Enjoy Good, Home-Cooked
Meals at

Jennie’s Cafe
335 Main St.

@ Modern equipment

@ Dining room service

Cuba’s ambassador to Canada, Dr.
Americo Cruz, above, spoke to more
than 300 people in Vancouver's Scot-
tish Auditorium on Nov. 10. During his
visit here he also addressed about 300

UBC students and a large meeting in
White Rock.

Cuban ambassador
guest at White Rock

Dr, Americo Cruz, Cuban am-
bassador to Canada, was the guest
of the Cuban Friendship Society of
White Rock on November 11, Dr,
‘Cruz spoke at length on the latest‘
developments in Cuba to an aud-
ience of almost 100 people, who
gathered for the occasion in?
Buena Vista Hall,

The event was a huge success,
After a financial appeal by Mrs,
Rita Tanche, $68 was collected
which will go to provide medical
supplies for the Cuban people,

The evening began with folk
songs and guitar, accompaniment
by Steve Gidora, after which Mrs,
Cruz was presented witha corsage
of White Rock roses,

After the presentation Dr, Cruz
spoke to the very attentive aud-
ience and answered questions, In
reply to the question of when free
elections would be heldin the coun-
try, he pointed out that the U.S.A,
waited 12 years before an elec-
tion was held after its revolution,

After every major social up-
heaval there is a time of adjust-
ment, he pointed out.

‘McKnight Runs For Council
In Port Alberni Election —

George McKnight, well known
Port Alberni trade unionist, has
announced his intention to contest
that city’s civic election this year
as a candidate for alderman, Mc-
Knight's campaign will be con-
ducted around the following six-
point program:

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(1) Steps to insure that, after
1965, McMillan-Bloedel & Powell
River Co, will pay their proper
share of taxes to the city by a
fair assessment of their holdings
and the implementation of a ma-
chinery tax,

(2) Pressing for an amendment
to the city Charter which would
provide for a ward system of
representation, :

(3) The introduction of a gradu-
ated Business Tax to ensure that
the big chain stores which now
dominate the business communi-
ty pay a fair share of taxes,

(4) The rapid expansion and
improvement of the city’s hospi-
tal, with the establishment of a
proper Pediatrics ward a first
step,

(5) Pressing for establishment
of an adequate ambulance service
under the B,C, Hospital Insurance
Service.

(6) Measures to lighten the
school tax load on the homes of

working people by allowing the
deduction of municipal taxes for
income tax purposes and by raiS-
ing the taxable portion of im-
provements on business and in-
dustrial property to 100 percent
of value, ;

In announcing his candidacy,
McKnight stated: “It has been @
source of satisfaction to me to see
that many issues that I have
raised first in my campaigns
have become accepted by the —
community and actied upon and
adopted,”

GEORGE McKNIGHT, Port Alberni —
weandidate for alderman.

Admission - $1.00

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OPENING CONCERT

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SUNDAY, NOV.

Colorful Dances - Music - Songs

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NOV, 20 — SOCIAL EVENING
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