? Feacij Bone Dsrsneseae bi G ea Wie 4 i ytiflverseen FRIDAY, MAY 14, ie i, TINVAES 2 FECINIE: Neusat (E) poke” 1954 © ‘Ban H- bomb’ _ drive started Under the slogan, “To act is to live,’ B.C. Peace . to all men and women to’ write their members of parliament concerning the hydro- © Council appealed this week gen bomb menace. “The hydrogen bomb confronts each of us with a ‘clear and urgent aoe States the council appeal, signed by its chairman, Ray Gardner. “The choice is life or death. “No man, woman or child is safe from the menace of a hydro- gen bomb war. Only a handful of people could hope to survive. Life must assert itself. . The hy- drogen bomb must be outlawed, with ironclad guarantees to pre- vent any violation. “This is not only necessary, but possible. “A heavy responsibility - falls upon the present session of parlia- ment to help bring it about. Our parliament: should call upon the nations to enter into an agree- ment to outlaw the bomb under strict international control. “We appeal, to all citizens of : British Columbia to write their _ MP, urging him te take his stand now against the bomb. “Tn all countries, men and wo- men are acting to outlaw the _ bomb.- We are confident that the bomb will be outlawed. But only if all who cherish life act . now. Inaction or delay could be fatal.” To assist those who wish to write their MP, the council is distributing form letters which can be signed and mailed postage free.. Many organizations are ' sending these letters to their membershiprthe council reported. They may be obtained from B.C. | Peace Council, Room 41, 144 West Hastings Street. Continued JOBLESS unemployed; elimination of waiting days. 5, Cash relief until revi- sions of Unemployment Insurance Act made, joint: ly sponsored by provincial and federal governments. G. Moratorium on mort- gages for all unemploy- ed mortgagees. 7. Free instruction in: use . ful trades in country- wide | system* of vocational schools for all unemployed workers, 8. Temporary: cessation of immigration for the sake of “immigrants themselves and others out of work un- til jobs made available. An end to “‘come-on’’ propa- ganda aboard duping pros pective immigrants with false information about jobs in Canada. (See also Story on page a Power sellout | now apparent i Reflecting the telling effect of a series of exposes by the Pacific | Tribune of the projected sellout of British Columbia’s water re- sources, the issue was raised in House of Commons last week by Howard Green (Cons., Vancouver Quadra): _ Green said the government should refuse to grant a permit for use of the water to produce power in Alaska. He noted there appeared “to be a difference of opinion be- tween the pro which apparen incial government, favored the Aluminum Company of América plan to divert the Yukon waters _ for production of power at Skag- ' way, and the federal government, < which had granted a permit to ~ Quebe Metallurgical Eeanstaies to survey the area. Jurisdiction is Shared by. both governments since the headwaters are in British Columbia and the Yukon. Northern Affairs Minister Jean. Lesage, replying for the govern- ment, said he knew of no differ- ences between the two govern- ~ments on this question. He said the federal government “some time ago” took the stand that Canadian resources in the north, particularly water power, must be retained for Canadian use. Is our northern water power to be “retained” in the same man- ner that our northern uranium is being “retained,” that is, by whole- sale export at a fraction of its ‘ ‘ value to the United States? . Lesage’s feeble statement, in the face of Premier W. A. C. Ben- nett’s enthusiastic support of Al- coa,-exposed in the Pacific Trib- une of February 12, is doubletalk designed to allay the growing sus- picion that a real danger threat- ens our water resources. This danger is attested to by every major development now proposed. The much-touted all- Canadian development of the Columbia turns out to be a series of dams which, in greater or lesser degree, are being built for the express purpose of providing the northwestern United States with hydroelectric power. The Libby Dam would be en- tirely under U.S: control. The dam at Mica Creeek on the Big Bend of the Columbia would be used mainly as a storage dam to release water as needed during periods of shortage by Grand Coulee, And the dam at Robson on the Lower Arrow Lake is to -provide power for the Kaiser Cor- poration. To accommodate ocean shipping from the crowded harbors of Hamilton and Toronto — (top) when the St. Lawrence Seaway is built, a $3.6 million deepwater harbor is to be built at Port Credit ‘ae a small quiet town between Hamilton and Toronto. Continued From Page! ‘ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY | Canadians want this to provide jobs for thousands: of our en- gineers and workers, to “build Canada. 3 This is the stand of the rater Progressive party. Seaway Canadian! The Wiley Bill, passed by the U.S. Congress on May 6, is con- trary to the wishes and interests of Canada. This Wiley Bill seeks to transform our historic Cana- dian river into a Panama Canal, controlled by the U.S. Army. On Febryary 3, testifying for the Wiley Bill in Washington, U.S. General Bernard L. Robin- son declared: °“T regard the Seaway as an- alagous to the Panama Canal which is under the control of the Secretary of the Army.” After delaying the St. Law- rence Seaway for nearly 50 years, the U.S. now wants to horn in on this Canadian project and for $100 million to clamp U.S. military rule over the St. Lawrence, aa ada’s historic lifeline from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Canada has spent over $300 million to develop the St. Law- rence - Great Lakes navigation route. The Wiley Bill declares that Canada must put up another $200 million, that the U.S. will put up $100 million, and that the US. military will control the Sea- way from Kingston to Cornwall. US. Congressmen ‘assert that this amazing financial proposal will enable the Yankee steel trusts to move 20 million tons of Ungava and Labrador iron ore to US. steel mills every year! The Wiley Bill mendously accelerating the grip of U.S. imperialism upon Canada. The St. Laurent government opened the way for this infamous anti-Canadian Wiley Bill by its — secret commitment to negotiate ‘with the U.S. and by refusing to go ahead and ¢omplete the Sea- way as an all-Canadian project, Canada’s people want to de- velop the St. Lawrence to speed world trade, to help the Western farmers in their struggle for markets and lower freight rates, to build Canadian industries and raise the people’s living Pano: hes UPD slogan is: Keep the St. Lawrence aims at tre- | ards. * The Eisenhower administration wants the St. Lawrence under strict Yankee Army control to tighten Wall Street’s grip upon Canada. Washington looks on the Seaway as a link in its chain of frightful atomic war. To Put Canada First against U.S. domination Canadians should demand that the St. Lawrence Seaway follow the eee route, that it be engineered eo built by Canadians, that it owned and operated as 4 Canadian public utility. oe ‘The people must never per 2 the. St. Laurent Oye allows an agreement w he S. Aen to establish 4 a tary zone. of occupation on St. Lawrence. Keep the St. Lawrence a Canadian! Nanaimo Council hit | NANAIMO, B.C. Refusal of Nanaimo City Coun- cil to hear a delegation from the Unnited Fishermen and Allied Workers Union local’ asking that council protest further H-bomb tests in the Pacific has brought a_ sharp letter 4 of protest from Charlie Schule, secretary of the UFAWU local here. Schule pointed out that .a motion was made and seconded _ ‘ to hear the delegation, then an -views they hold?” ot le fr amendment was made not listen to the union’s views: as “An amendment may 7, oul motion but not oppeas nee mad fy it,” wrote the union leaae™ added: “When have the represey tives of the people the a not to give a delegation people less than 10 minw at jens their valuable time to @ : jude hear their views and the? ¢ ine i the merits or demerits © | Send this to your MP! Tue threat of the H-bomb hangs over all hum Only public pressure can force our elected represent? to take a stand for the banning of further tests and th hibition of this terrible new weapon. The Pacific ie » urges its readers to clip and mail the appeal printed to their MP, addressed to the House of Commons, , As one of your constituents, I strongly you to speak up in parliament against any fu opal ‘H-bomb tests in the Pacific, and for an internat” « jon. ban on the use of this horrible weapon of destru anity’ tives e pro” qribun®: awe: - ut 8° furthet _ - _— — ” ower [omen re reer - - - net : PACIFIC TRIBUNE — MAY 14, 1954 —