\ ew DB” nd “hy : pare oad Vy ia { By (he f Heeb ALM SERA IDM GED 4 WAY Ay Whi gr Wii MY, 4) y we uh 7 cA he hd Ap ae Why : Yi} ED Jy f ie 2 Canadian conscription aim of Truman memorandum Canada, Telepress News Agency has been ingormed. Despite the appropriation of considerable amount of money, the memorandum says, the re- cruiting campaign for volunteers WASHINGTON President Truman and U.S. De- fense Secretary General Marshall have sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent “recommending” conscription in ere EDITORIAL Winch can follow Douglas’ example Premier T. C. Douglas of Saskatchewan has taken a forthright stand in the Saskatchewan legislature by demanding that People’s China be seated in the UN. In contrast to the opportunist reversals of policy on this question dictated by M. J. Coldwell for the CCF National leadership, Douglas expressed the sentiments not only of honest CCF workers, but of people of all Political faiths, deeply concerned *with winning the peace. ven Premier Douglas has given an example that CCF Opposition leader in B.C., Harold Winch, has a splendid ©pportunity to follow when the provincial legislature Opens this coming week. Immediately following the Speech from the Throne, while the glow of pomp and Pageantry still lingers, CCF leader Winch should use his prerogative as Opposition leader to speak for peace; to demand that People’s China be seated in the United Nations, and that diplomatic and trade relations be im- mediately instituted between/Canada and China: There are many other demands CCF leader Winch Could make, popular demands repeated by Premier Ouglas, but these two are paramount to world peace— and B.C. prosperity, pa ewe Winch has the opportunity to influence the policies of our country in the interests of peace. 3ritish Col- umbia will be watching how-he faces up to it. railnt \ ! im MULT HE it tr ern tt ee ie ET et ee et ee Pe Pre fee tt Wee eet ee "May we be heard?’ - GI prisoners More ican prisoners of war in Korea have signed a stataint ane “May We. Be Heard?” which asks for American at other foreign troops to pull out “and leave Korea to the Korean People,” The appeal also pleads for admission of China to the nited Nations and withdrawal of the U.S. Seventh Fleet from nese waters.” “Stop this senseless, bloody war,” say Bis American S who were captured by Chinese volunteers. “To the big titms, war means profits from airplanes, tanks, contracts for army clothing, guns, ammunition and other materials. To ug soldiers 't means misery, desolation and loss of life and to the folks at home it means the breaking up of the family and high taxes and hardship,” for the Ganadian Army Reserve which was directed by Defense Minister Claxton and Chief of Staff Lieut, Charles Foulkes, did not bring the desired results. General It will be remembered that U.S. authorities voiced _ strong complaints aljout morale among Canadian troops trained for Ko- ‘rea at Fort Lewis, Wash.” This was given what was tantamount to official confirmation on Jan- uary 28 in report detailing heavy “wastage” both in training and in Korea. In a memorandum sent to Ot- tawa, Truman and Marshall de- scribe universal military service as the only way Canada can ful- fill its obligation to have an army of 300,000 by June. - MAKE WAR PROPAGANDA A CRIMINAL OFFENSE ie OTTAWA The proposed draft of a “‘Law for the Protec- tion of Peace”’ which would make war propaganda punishable by both fine anid imprisonment was this week submitted to the federal government by a dele- gation of the Canadian Peage Congress. The submission followed the decision of the World Peace Congress at Warsaw last’ November which declared, in its appeal to the United Nations and th @parliaments of the world that: “We hold that propaganda Or a.new war constitutes a grave threat to the peaceful coop jon of peoples, and we therefore hold it to be a crime of € epest gravity against humanity.” hee g In its draft law the Peace Congress proposed: “Every- one is guilty of an indictable offen$é, and liable to imprison- ment of from 30 days to five years, or t6 a fine of from $100 to $5,000, or both, who slanders, libels, works discrimination against, attacks or persecutes in any fashion any Canadian an account of any activity or idea contfibuting to peace and to fulfilment of the objectives laid down im the Charter of the United Nations. he i at | ra “Or who prints, publishes, issues, Wtters, makes, imports, films, draws, records or causes to be printed, published, is- sued, uttered, made, imported, filmedy-drawn or recorded, any words, images or other forms of propaganda which : Continued on back page — See PEACE LAW hie | i | | ;