Columbia-Fraser project studied STORY ON BACK PAGE iH ai) VOL. 14 No. 1 eenahy TAKE Vaneau British FeoaabIe eee 7, oo Reson VILLA aq = PRICE TEN CENTS ‘No arms for Nazis’ VETS iPPEAL 10 MPs r 4 | ' Slavic exhibition wins high praise Beautiful displays from seven countries won high praise from the close to 500 people who at- tended the Slavic Folk Art and Handicrafts Exhibition when it opened in Vancouver on Wednes- day night this week after a suc- cessful cross-country tour. The exhibition continues daily until Saturday, January 15, from 2-11 p.m. at 623 West Hastings. “What is wrong with the world today is that the peoples of dif- ferent countries do not wunder- stand each other,” ‘said Mrs. Guthrie of the Canadian Folk jSo- ciety, who officially opened the exhibition. “Such projects aS this help to create better understand- ing between peoples and thus strengthen the cause of Peace and friendship.” Letters, phone calls’ and tele- grams wishing success to the ex- hibition were received from Premier Bennett, Attorney-Gen- eral Robert Bonner, Education Minister Ray Williston, Agricul- tural Minister Ken Kiernan and other public ‘figures. William Malynchuk of Mont- real, director of the exhibition’s national tour, expressed his ap- preciation to “the local press, radio and TV people who-helped to publicize the exhibition and ensure its success.” Malynchuk was recently a guest on CBUT’s Almanac pro- gram, was interviewed by Bill Bellman and given an opport- unity to show a few of the choice exhibits to an estimated 50,000 TV viewers. Rush, Whyte to speak at ‘No Arms’ meeting A “No Arms for the = Nazis” public rally, with two Second World War veterans as the speak- ers, will be held in Pender Audit- orium here this coming Sunday, January 9, at 8 p.m. Maurice Rush, who was a POW in a Nazi prison camp during the latter stages of the war, and Bert Whyte, who saw frontline ser- vice in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, will speak against German rearmament and_ the dangers of a Third World War.. NT ARM GERMANY’ British Columbia war veterans were preparing this week to publish an appeal to all members of parliament ask- ing them to vote against German rearmament. The appeal, which will be published as an advertise- ment in a Vancouver daily paper this coming Tuesday, Janu- ary 11, states: . “We, the undersigned, veter- ans of the First or Second World Wars, hereby appeal to you to vote in parliament against the German army plan. “Twice Canadian boys have gone overseas to fight for our country against the German mili- tarist threat. No part of our country is without its\cenotaphs and military hospitals. We count the cost of 100,000 men dead, widowed wives, fatherless child- ren, mothers whose sons did not return. “We do not believe the Ger- man militarists when they say they will never attack us if we give them an army once again. “The plan for a new German army is a threat to the security of Canada. “This time the war that Ger- man militarism would _ start, would be an atomic war. In such a war, according ‘to our govern- ment, ‘only a handful of people would survive.’ “Tt has happened twice. It must not happen again.” B.C. Peace Council also appeal- ed this week to all peace support- ers to wire their MPs immediate- ly, urging them to reject the. London-Paris agreements for German rearmament. “This is one way we can sup- port the huge lobby to Ottawa organized by the Canadian Peace Congress,” said Ray Gardner, council chairman. The Polish display at left above is now on view with displays from six other countries at the Slavic . Folk Art Exhibition which opened in this city on Wednesday this week for ten days. A general view of the exhibition is shown at left. Recorded vote sought by CCF MP NANAIMO, B.C. Colin Cameron, CCF MP for Nanaimo, told a delegation which visited him last weekend that he “will demand a recorded vote” when German rearmament comes up for.ratification in the House this month. The delegation of Labor-Pro- gressive party members who visit- ed Cameron December 30 to dis- cuss German rearmament and unemployment included Ernest Knott, federal candidate, and Mrs. Grace Tickson, provincial candidate. “I will oppose German rearm- ament in the House,” Cameron told them. “It is not enough to speak against it, but one must record himself, and | am going to demand a recorded vote. | have spoken to many people here, in England and in Germany it- self who are opposed to this terrible step.” YORKTON A. M. Nicholson, CCF MP for the Saskatchewan constituency of Mackenzie, told a delegation at Sturgis that he intends to speak and vote against German rearm- ament when the London-Paris agreements come before the House of Commons for ratifica- tion. “| am definitely against Ger- man rearmament and will not only vote against it but will speak up against it in the House.”