Two eggs, one fowl

he Multilateral Nuclear Force (MLF) is a product of

.= U.S.-West German “thinking” on how best to trans-

_form NATO into a nuclear “striking” force, capable of re-

ducing the world to ashes. Under this MLF scheme the

West German war instigators hope to get their fingers on
the H-bomb trigger.

To many NATO “alliance” members this MLF has
been highly disturbing. Among these is Britain’s new La-
bor prime minister, Harold Wilson. Now visiting Washing-
ton and Ottawa for “talks” Mr. Wilson comes with a new
proposition. Why not call this MLF nuclear monster the
ANF (Atlantic Nuclear Force) instead of the already dis-
credited MLF? :

In its present tentative outline the ANF would have
fewer Polaris-armed surface ships than the proposed MLF,
but its “scope” would be enhanced by the inclusion of air-
craft, submarines, and other nuclear bomb “delivery”’ sys-
tems. So away with the MLF and up with the ANF. Al-
ready Bonn is shouting “Hoch der ANF” as it sees better
possibilities of moving closer to the H-bomb trigger under
ANF than MLF.

Money-wise, neither the British taxpayer nor those of
other NATO countries, including Canada, will save one
red cent because of any switch from an MLF to an ANF.
Quite the contrary. No wonder even the most reactionary
papers, including The Province, asks with some asperity in
a recent editorial, ““Are we going stark raving mad?” A
timely question.

Canada is now spending $1.5 billion annually on so-
called “defense”. Only a short time ago our “defense” de-
partment was bludgeoned into purchasing some 300 U.S.
aircraft at a cost of $1 billion. Now our Defense Minister
is supposed to be going pop-eyed because Washington is
demanding another $400 million for a new covey of U.S.
jet fighter-bombers for the RCAF! :

Moreover, despite our colossal annual arms spending,
Canada has none of those engines of destruction pre-
sumed to be essential for an MLF or an ANF. That mean;
more billions down the arms drain to “catch up”. Even
the Province admits we’d be better occupied if we used
this money for “building schools, roads, etc.” We congrat-
ulate the Province for a rare flash of common sense. The
Pacific Tribune has been saying the same thing for years.

—~Whether the NATO alliance adopts a made-in-the-
USA MLF or a made-in-Britain ANF by a Labor govern-
ment, the end result will be the same; empty pockets for
the common people, and a standing menace to world

peace.

Tom.
McEWEN

THE MULTI-LATERAL FORCE
(AS MOST EUROPEANS SEE IT)

SP! Poe Caney aoaes :
The wrong pocket

very toot of CPR track from the Atlantic seaboard to

Vancouver Island had its “free” land grant, millions
of acres of it. To build the Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E. &
N.) railway to provide rail service to Vancouver Island,
the CPR got 1,900,000 acres of rich mineral, farm and tim-
ber lands plus a Federal cash grant of $750,000!

Over the years this CPR rail ‘“‘service’’ has been re-
duced to practically nothing, but the CPR has held tight-
ly to its profitable land grants for speculation and profits.
Recently the powerful MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell
River company, together with Crown Zellerbach “bought”
229,000 acres of this rich E&N timber lands from the
CPR for some $50 million, a rare bargain to “share” be-
tween themselves on a 2-to-1 basis.

The provincial government (i.e. the “people’’) expects
to get about $10 million “severance tax’ out of this mon-
opoly bargain sale. The CPR pockets the other $40 mil-

lion or more.

The “deal” is reported completed, but there’s still
some “unfinished” business to be debated. The E&N lands
were for “services” to be rendered. These “services” have
long since ended. Hence these E&N lands or their cash
equivalant, regardless of resources, should revert to their
rightful owners, the sovereign people of B.C.

That $40 million or more is in the wrong pocket. It
belongs in the public treasury. The CPR should be made
to disgorge!

the gospel” as they see it, others
garbed in the “cloth” of the
church, working hand-in-glove
with the counter-revolutionary
work of the hired killers and their
monopoly paymasters,

Before we succumb to the
crocodile tears now turned on by
the Western monopoly press and
other media of public misinfor-
mation about the poor “hostages”

U.S, gang wars, The mobsters
assigned the job of “rubbing out”
an unwelcome gangland competi-
tor could always hold out for a
very substantial fee for the job
on hand, Similarly with a mer-
cenary army, motivated in its
foul profession by only one aim
—gain,

One good guess would be Wash-
ington’s CIA, confirmed by the

cecording to most standard

“Adictionaries, a “mercenary”

is one who is “hired or pur-

chased,” In brief, a hired killer
who kills for monetary gain,

In this sordid profession there
is no “patriotism,” no “loyalty”
to country or cause, no sense of
right or wrong, no restraining
or supporting principles, Just to
kill . . . anyone or any body or
group the “paymasters” order
to be killed,

The mercenary armed bandits
now killing the people of the Congo

by the thousands are of this foul.

breed, They are part of Moise
Tshombe’s “army of the Congo,”
the stooge “premier” set up by
U.S., British and Belgian im-
perialism to impose anew colon-
ialism upon the people of this
resources-rich area of Africa,

To kill Congo independence by the
mass murder of its people,

In this “foreign legion” of
armed bandits we find“ recruits”
from Verwoerd’s racist South
Africa, from Bonn’s West Ger-
many, from Salazar’s fascist
Portugal, and the Nazi scourings
of the Paris gutter,

With this collection of murder-
ing bandits we have U,S, and
Belgian spies, whose prime func-
tion as outlined by the U,S, Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency (CIA) is
to organize sabotage, conspiracy
and terror against the Congolese
people fighting for their inde-
pendence,

Lastly, we have the church
missionaries, Canadians among
them, some undoubtedly honestly
and sincerely seeking to “spread

in the hands of the *“Rebels”—
the true patriots of Congolese
independence, let us probe a little
deeper into the origin and iden-
tity of these mercenaries and
“hostages,”

close “co-ordination” between
Belgian paratroopers and U,S,
planes in cahoots with these mer-
cenaries, under the lying pretext
of “saving hostages,” to wage
shameful aggression and provo-
cation upon the Congolese pa-
Under what central agency and _triots,
direction were or are those mer-
cenaries and hostages funnelled

into the Congo to do their bloody

work?

Who creates those killer *com-

Worth
Quoting |
nA

The Jewish student community at
UBC strongly objects to a ‘‘surprise”’
appearance by George Lincoln Rock-
well, leader of the American Nazi
Party, on this campus. We do not
object to the airing of controversial
issues. However, six million people
destroyed by the implementation of
the philosophies of the Nazi Party
give us the right to forewarning of
the appearance of such a man.

Six million people, dead, give us
reasons to expect time to organize a
formal protest against the Nazi phil-
osophy, a protest in which all think-
ing students could take part. Six
million people dead give us the right
to present a counter program to ret
mind students of what men like Rock-
well did.

It was tolerance of such insanity
that-led to World War Il one genera-
tion ago. We are not opposed to free
speech but we are opposed to the
“Second Coming”’ — of Hitler.

—Letter to Ubyssey from UBC
students B’nai B’rith and
Zionist Organization

*

Tribute was paid AFL-CIO George ~
Meany as “an intrepid fighter against
istic infl within the labor
movement,” when he received an
honorary degree of doctor of laws . -
at lona College, New Rochelle, N.Y.

—AFL-CIO NEWS,
November 28, 1964

*

‘Double think’ means the power of
holding two contradictory beliefs in
one’s mind simultaneously, and ae,
cepting both of them. . . fo use con=
scious deception while retaining the
firmness of purpose that goes with |
complete honesty. -

To make sure that all written rec-_
ords agree with the orthodoxy of the
moment is merely a mechanical act.
But it is also necessary to remember,
that events happened in the desired
manner. And if it is necessary to re-
arrange one’s memories or to tamper
with written records, then it is neces=
sary to forget that one has done so. :«

—GEORGE ORWELL, in
“Nineteen eighty four”

Under a new excuse, that of
“saving our nationals,” U,S,, Bel=
gian and British imperialism now
seek to turn the clock back on
Congolese independence, and re=
establish a new colonialism, with
a horror that even exceeds that
of the Belgian rulers of King
Leopold’s day, so dramatically.
recorded by the great American,
Mark Twain,

If we must “weep” for the
atrocities commited, let our,
tears, our protests, and our SUD~
port be for the victims ofWestern —
imperialism, not for its hired
assassins and dupes! :

manders” such as the racist Editor —T
Major Hoare from South Africa,
or the West German “General”
Mueller, and who sweeps the
world’s gutters to recruita mer-

cenary army?

Vancouver 4, B.C.

Not the least important: who
provides the “payroll”? After all,
the job of professional killer is

not a cheap one, That can even of postage in cash.

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