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U.S. plans new invasion, Cuba warns

REVELSTOKE VOTE REJECTS
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22, No. 35 VANCOUVER, B.C.

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EDITORIAL

ap , here is alarming evidence that Cuba stands in danger
‘“W military attack.
thay ae Castro and other Cuban leaders have made it clear
Reteg © Cuban people are strong enough to cope with another
‘hf Wary invasion such as that which was so soundly beaten
Were ay of Pigs a year ago last April and which was so
the Ww Y condemned by public opinion in Canada and around
tly ®rld. But they have found it necessary to warn, as Castro
Yernti, July 26, that the threat of direct U.S. military inter-
Temains grave.
Wee *esident Kennedy’s disclaimer of such intentions last
“tteg "Ings hollow in light of the way he seized upon a fabri-
Big tY about a U.S. plane being fired upon fo issue a
ack” order,
Us, ®t there be no illusions about the lengths to which the
Yo} ulers are prepared to go to destroy a couniry whose
Meg ~ St achievements are inspiring all of Latin America to
ie Struggles against Yankee imperialism. The U.S.
hg ‘Stration is quite capable of manufacturing “incidents
©N using them as a cause for war.
Uber “8's people are in the vanguard of the struggle for the
Sth Hon of all peoples from colonial oppression. Their cause
ety fause of all nations fighting against U.S. domination—
Mg Canada. S
% 4), CtY threat to the peace of Cuba is a threat to the peace
: €stern Hemisphere and indeed of the whole world.
‘ous © Pacific Tribune urges its readers to take very ser-
Wea” is new U.S.-organized crisis in the Carribean. We
‘late ®m to take part in demonstrations before U.S. con-
tga » 8nd to encourage the adoption of resolutions by all
beep jzitions of the people demanding that the United States
ens S hands off Cuba, and calling on the Canadian govern-
Cuba ® speak out against these fresh incitements against
Nd against peace. .

Voters of Revelstoke provincial riding Tuesday delivered a telling blow against
the present Columbia River Treaty by defeating the Social Credit and Liberal can-
didates and electing New Democratic Party candidate, Mrs. Margaret Hobbs.

Following the election
Mrs. Hobbs said the Revel-
stoke election was fought
over development of Colum-
bia River power and said she
will continue her late hus-
band’s stand against the High
Arrow Dam, which is a key
feature of the present
Treaty.

Speaking for the NDP,
Mrs. Hobbs said she support-
ed Mica Creek Dam and
strongly condemned plans
for the High Arrow dam
which will flood large areas
in the riding, and store wat-
er for U.S. dams.

Final vote gave Mrs.
Hobbs 1,095 votes against
Social Credit’s A. Lundell
1,023, and Liberal J. W.
Johnston only 465.

Although Mrs. Hobb’s vote
is less than that polled by
her husband in the last elec-
tion{1,417), her election was
by no means certain. The
Tories had refrained from
running a candidate in the
hope that this would defeat
the NDP and elect the
Socred.

The capitalist press also
speculated that the comple-
tion of the Rogers Pass high-
way would help the Socreds

and deprive the NDP of a
few hundred labor votes of
workers who left Revelstoke
after completion of the road.

On the eve of the election
Premier W. A. C. Bennett
spoke in Revelstoke in an
attempt to justify his Colum-
bia policy. The vote’ a few
hours later was a repudiation
of his stand.

Election of the NDP in
Revelstoke also proves the
feasibility of electing an
NDP government in B.C. in
the next election, as advo-
cated by the B.C. Communist:
Party in its recent Labor
Day message.

"INVENTED INCIDENTS’ CHARGED

Cuba hits U.S. war build-up

A build-up is going on
from Havana indicated this
Last Wednesday U.S. Pre-
sident Kennedy told a press
conference: “I am not for
invading Cuba at this time.”
However, despite Ken-
nedy’s statement, Havana re-
ports indicate that prepara-
tions for a new attack were
in full swing in Florida and
some Central American
countries, where Cuba coun-
ter - revolutionaries have
been placed in training
camps by their U.S. masters.
The 23 men who less than
two weeks ago shelled a sub-
urb of Havana ang then re-
turned to Florida have not
been arrested, although their
action was a glaring viola-

in Florida for a new attempt to invade Cuba, reports

week.

tion of international law.
Instead they have been wide-
ly. publicized and hailed in
the U.S. and Canadian press
as heroes.

At the same time USS.
planes and warships have
made a number of _ incur-
sions into Cuban territorial
waters and air space, increas-
ing provocation against Cuba
daily.

A statement by Fidel Cas-

tro, released September 27

iby the Cuban Embassy in
Ottawa, branded as an out-
right lie the charge made by
the U.S. government on Aug-
ust 30 that two small Cuban
boats shot at a U.S. plane.

Castro’s statement said:
“We categorically affirm that
the statement of the USS.
government is absolutely
false. It concerns an incident
purely invented as a method
in which Yankee politics
have large experience.

... “Neither a craft, naval
or aerial, of Cuba has ever
committed a hostile act of
any kind in any form against
airplanes or ships, installa-
tions and waters on North
American land. Instead, mil-
itary ships and planes of the
U.S.A. have violated hun-
dreds of times our aerial.
space and waters.”

See U.S. THREAT, Pg. 3

_ Londoners say ‘NO’ to C

Many. centres in Britain have seen de-
monstrations like this one in London’s
West End calling for a general election
and against: joining the Common Maar-
ket. Public protests against Tory plans

Se

ommon Market

to take Britain into ECM have risen
sharply on the eve of the Prime Minis-
ters’ conference opening in London on

September 10.

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