[Pcie hinsealosOs BOT Pad Bat ae eeese THE NICKEL Oi Sp ae erent Che Sudbury Baily Star FINAL @ad YEAR—No. 230 Dany mangas % Segorear Foeess Shiai eocari SUDBURY, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JANUARY 9. 1950 ® © 16 PAGES: RED WARSHIPS SHEL Caught in a brazen lie Sa sat ros Another example of the lengths to which Canadian news- papers will go to present a deliberately distorted picture of world and Canadian events, is shown in the above heading which ap- peared in the Jan. 9 issue of the Sudbury Star. But the story, an Associated Press despatch began with these three words: “Chinese Nationalist ships... .” (A similar stunt was pulled by the Fort William Times Journal a few weeks ago when “nationalist” in the story became “red” in the headline.) Although letters of protest were sent to the Sudbury Star, the paper has not acknowledged the fact that its headline was a brazen lie. Vancouver Sun was picture from the Soviet Union. also caught recently faking a US. FREIGHTER Flying Arrow had been hit by 30 to 40 ‘shells as she attempted | to run the Nationalist cles « s U.S. attempts to maintain atomania with H-bomb The ex-haberdasher from Missouri, surrounde By BERT WHYTE d by his clique of political gangsters in Washington, gave the order this week to construct the hydrogen bomb. ‘The nation which gave the world Superman and Super Suds now promises to produce a Super Bomb, __. Having abruptly abandoned the cult of the atom bom Union had A-bombs too, and had far outstripped the Un industrial purposes, Truman and his cold-war cabinet now seek to Substitute the new mythology of the H-bomb to replace the devalu- ed atom as a weapon to terrorize the world into accepting the dom- ination of U.S. imperialism. Hitler looked at the stars and consulted his Astrologer before em- barking on each new mad scheme. Truman: wraps himself up in the stars and stripes and calls in psy- chologists to advise just what ef- fect, the new “super-bomb” will have in rebuilding the shattered myth of American invincibility as part of his ~war plans. When it was revealed that the _ United States was no longer the Sole possessor. of the A-bomb, Am- ericans Jost their false illusions of “an easy victory” in the event of war, Fear of reprisals seized the American people. The forces Of peace were encouraged and the drive to restrain the Wall Street atomaniacs gained strength. But Truman and his cold-war crew had no intention of abandon- ing their policies, aimed at creat- ing a new- world empire. Their big stick foreign policy required a new terror-weapon. “The . engrossed warmongers, having lost a sents: of reality, still continue their notorious diplomacy,” said G. M, Malen- kov in his November 7 Moscow speech. “The only difference be- tween these plans and those of the Nazis and Japanese is that the present aggressive plans of the instigators of a new war sul Pass the German and Japanese plans combined.” é The madmen of Washington, ob- sessed with the idea that they are the new master race, believe that in the H-bomb they have found the master weapon. When they create the weapon they will control the earth. So their mad minds reason. Had Forrestal not jumped out of a 1é6th-storey win- dow, he. would have made & fine right-hand man. for Truman today- If the H-bomb can be built, it will be from 10 to 1,000 times as powerful as the -A-bomb, American scientists. assert. The .“1,000" figure is now’ being ,.used. almost ex clusively in the monopoly control- led ‘press in order to build up the “invineibility” myth. Truman plays his piano and co madmen start a frenzied Ree dance. “We will build the H-bomb,’ they chant, “and then we will rule the world. It will burn and kill, kill and burn, Give us 2,000 H-bombs and we can blow UP the world, destroy every living crea ture,” } i But of course, they don’t intend to destroy the whole world. Only the gocialist sector of the world. “the most terrible weapon ever devised by science.” b when it became. public knowledge that the Soviet ited States in application of atomic energy for Planes fly two ways. The H- bomb may take years to complete. Who knows, the Soviet Union may create H-bombs before the Amer- ican scientists meet with success. And meanwhile, there’s the atom- bomb, t The Soviet Union has A-bombs too. Ah, there’s the rub, Drop an atcm bomb on Moscow today and the Soviet air force may drop A-bombs on Washington, New York, Detroit, Chicago, and San Francisco tomorrow. Having lost their monopoly of the atom bomb, the_blood-thirsty warmongers in Washington feel it necessary to minimize the de- structive power of the A-bomb. The Pentagon brasshats who yesterday were idolizing the A- bomb as an “absolute weapon” . which could finish an enemy in a matter of days and win a war cheaply, now backpedal sharply. The U.S. Navy now takes the line that the A-bomb would be of “no use at all’ in war. Even Gen- eral Wandenberg, chief exponent of the A-bomb, now says that ground forces would be necessary to “fight a war, “with the atom bomb playing a subsidiary, though important, role.” This psychological “line” is ne- cessary in order to allay the natur- al fear of the A-bomb which sen- sible citizens of the world hold, and which is a powerful factor in bringing more and more people into the peace camp. American people, like people everywhere, do not want to be wiped out by A- bombs, Hence the cold-war plan- ners’ current campaign to con- vince people that the destructive power of the atom bomb has been. “sreatly exaggerated.” Can .the American people—those who swallowed the , “absolute weapon” propaganda about the atom bomb—be fooled twice? Will they worship the H-bomb as they once worshipped the A-bomb? On this question depends the issue of peace or war. An aroused public, refusing to be hypnotized any longer by the war dance of the American imperialists, can help to build a powerful move- ment which will impose peace, force the banning of the atom bomb and the halting of construc- tion work on the H-bomb. Every signature on the Ban th Bomb petition is a paper bullet fired in the cause of peace. And Canadians, living in what would become the No Man’s Land of a third world war, must realize that the fight for peace jis for us @ fight for life. Speak up for peace! Combat the war propaganda and the H-bomb “invincibility” myth! Sign the Ban the Bomb petition! Lewis quits CCF post Davia Lewis, CCF national sec- retary since 1937, and many times unsuccessful in seeking a parlia- mentary seat, will retire to private life, according to his own state- ment to newsmen here. OTTAWA Said to be “heavily in debt”, the top right-wing CCF leader will seek to recoup his fortunes by returning to the practice of law. Observers here note that Lewis’ resignatiqn was actuated by noth- ing more than a desire to “change his job.” He denied any sugges- tions that he. was retiring for reasons of political difference with the present line of the CCF party. He affirmed his intention of re- maining a member of the CCF. Rumors that the CCF secretary would throw over the national leadership job for more ‘lucrative offers were current prior to the general election last June, Lewis then denied all suggestions that he was giving up the position, Following the crushing defeat the CCF received at. the polls, through vote-splitting and pursuit of a policy identical with that of the Liberals and Tories, Lewis, the national leader who strongly fought for the present CCF policy, ig now leaving for greener fields. Campney concedes i. s i housing emergency A delegation from the West End Tenants’ League, led by Mrs. Lillian Robson, this week interviewed Ralph !Campney, MP for Vancou- ver Genter, and asked him to de- fend the interests of more than 500 tenants who had signed their names to a rent control petition. A Supreme Court inquiry into ren- tal controls is now taking place at Ottawa. . “We feel that an emergency « housing situation exists in Vancou- ver, and that rental controls must be maintained,” said Mrs. Robson. Campney agreed that there was an emergency situation, particular- ly in Vancouver Center, and pro- mised to get in touch with Premier Byron Johnson and ask him to put forward the position of the tenant at the inquiry. Sawdust shortage is exploited by fuel racketeers Vancouver’s annual sawdust shortage is enabling many unscrupulous racketeers to exploit fuel-hungry citizens during the current cold spell— and city fuel inspector C. Munro is apparently doing nothing about it. Here’s how the racket works.A fly-by-night “‘promoter’’ contracts to handle all the sawdust from a mill at 50 cents a unit. He stocks up on hemlock sawdust, mixes in a little fir sawdust, calls the mixture “70 percent fir” and buys a truck. Now the racketeer is all set. He puts up the “business” for sale, disposes of the truck to a buyer, but keeps control of the sawdust. The new truck owner usually finds he has to hire another truck, perhaps two, to handle deliveries. He buys the sawdust from the sharp “promoter” at $3 a unit, sells it at the standard price of $7. The customer gets cheated not only in the poor quality of the fuel, however. “Due to the saw- dust shortage,” the dealer only delivers half a load to each house- hold.. A load is supposed to be four units; instead, only three units are carried, and each cus- tomer receives one and one-half units instead of two. He’s chisel- led out of half a unit of sawdust on each Aelivery. Quality of the sawdust itself varies, Shivering householders will grab at anything. The “promoters” take advantage of this and often | dig out “hog fuel” from old, rotten jpiles of ‘chunks of wood find their way sawdust. Sticks and into this mixture, causing blowers to block up. : Long-suffering customers vent their wrath on the unlucky drivers of the fuel trucks, who in most cases are not to blame. They know they aren’t giving value for the money, but if they protest to their employers they are fired. | One-truck owners are often in the same position in relation to the “promoter’—if they kick against the quality of the fuel, they find their supply cut off. . Isn't it time Mayor Thompson and city council checked up on the work of fuel inspector C. Munro? Why aren’t citizens re- ceiving proper ‘protection? Isn’t Munro hired to see that citizens get a fair deal? Can't this racket- eering in sawdust be stopped? Vancouver citizens want anSwers to these questions. ISing for Tim’ celebration TORONTO This Saturday, February 4, in Toronto’s Massey Hall, the Labor- Progressive party, the party of Communists, will honor its beloved leader and the 20 unstinting, un- flinching years of leadership he has given. It will be a gay affair, which will also celebrate Tim Buck’s 59th birthday anniversary. It will be an occasion of songs and cheers; of recalling some of the dramatic highlights in Tim Buck's life as a Communist leader — brought to life again by men who stood with him in struggle. The full LPP national commit- tee, which will be meeting in To- ronto next week, will attend. A committee from the national LPP office and the Toronto and Yorks LPP has been active for weeks in preparation for the Feb- ruary 4 gathering in Massey Hall. Scores of people are working to make it a huge success — singers, artists, writers, technicians. The idea behind the whole affair is that the audience will participate, will not be an “audience” in the usual sense, but 3.000 or more people joined in expression of their love for and solidarity with, Tim Buck, leader of the Canadian working class, . HARRY BALL Ball named in Burnab BURNABY, B.C. A pledge to tight for the demands of the unemployed and to “protect their interests in the. community, |whether they are homeowners or |tenants”, was made by Harry Ball this week in accepting the nomina- — tion of Burnaby Municipal Im- provement Association to contest the council seat made vacant by the death of Councillér West. The by-election will be held Saturday, February 18. * Ball, who is known throughout the municipality for his work on the council from 1942 to 1947, pol- led more than 2,200 votes in the municipal elections last December. He is the fourth candidate to an- nounce his candidacy for the va- Leancy, with a fifth candidate ex- pected to be nominated this week. “Those who lived in Burnaby through the last depression know that ours was perhaps the hardest hit municipality in the province. Ball declared, “They will also re- member that the refusal of senior governments to shoulder their fin- ancial responsibilities to the un- employed placed an _ impossible burden on the entire municipality. The result was that all Burnaby citizens were deprived of their right to municipal self-government when the provincial government moved in and established a com- missionership. “The same thing can happen again,” he warned. “The federal - government is showing itself to be just as callous in refusing the needs of the people who are out of a job through no. fault of their own. The . government’s policy is responsible . for their being umemployed. It’s up to the government to provide them with work — through a pub- - lic works program if there is no other way. And it’s up to the coun- cil to see that the government lives up to its promises.” Bill Turner, secretary of the Municipal Improvement Associa- tion, stated: “Thousands of Bur- naby residents know Harry Ball’s fighting record on the council and I know of no better way they can. serve their own interests than by seeing he is elected at this time to represent them.” PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FEBRUARY 3, 1950—PAGE 7