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JFK's ‘twilight one.

ERE it not-for the dangers
implicit in U.S. President ~
Kennedy’s three-day visit to Can-

ada this week, the event could be

chalked up as a normal “good
neighbor” junket. But Mr. Ken-
nedy didn’t come to Ottawa to
sample the bracing climate of
Canada’s capital.

“.. . Together we have stood in

“war and now in this long twilight

era that is neither peace nor war,
we must stand together even more

. firmly than before,” said Mr. Ken-
.nedy on his arrival in Ottawa. For
_the Canadian people there is much
_these fine words don’t spell out.

Since the Pentagon is:the prime

instigator of this “twilight-era”,
: what are its further requirements
_from- Canada which Kennedy’s fine

words about “togetherness” don’t

quite obscure?

To embroil Canada deeper and
deeper in the dangerous “Monroe
Doctrine” of Yankee imperialism

.in Latin America, by applying
_pressures upon this country to be-

come a member of the Organiza-

‘tion of American States (OAS).

For Canada to serve as a US.
apologist, chore boy, bellhop or

‘similar status for “American in-
-terests” (read monopoly exploita-
tion) south of the Rio Grande.

Ironically enough, some fifty or
less years ago, when Canada was
regarded by the Pentagon as a
pawn in the hands of a rival Brit-
ish imperialism in Latin America,
Canada’s “vacant chair” on OAS.

“ ‘yemained vacant — by the will of
_U.S: imperialism. “255

Today however the situation is
changed. With the spirit of nation-

 al-independence, sovereignty, and

an end to U.S. aggression and
domination sweeping all of Latin
Pentagon

ada to do the job it can no longer
do itself; sell the Latin American
peoples a_bill-of-goods on the
“benevolent” aims and intentions
of U.S. imperialism. To help keep
Kennedy’s “twilight
era” in undiminished twilight.
Government and opposition

‘ Jeaders in Ottawa have already in-

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dicated their readiness to comply
with the U.S. “invitation” that
Canada become a member of OAS.

Since its inception over a cen-
tury ago as the “Pan-American
Union” and later OAS, this reac-
tionary setup has been (and re-
mains) an instrument of U.S.
“Monroe Doctrine — Open Door”
exploitation and aggression in the

countries of Latin America.

Today OAS has a similar aim
under a new label; to. crush- all
democratic progress in Latin
America, conveniently branded as
“mternational communism”, « an
aim well demonstrated in recent
years in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico,
Guatemala, and most recently the
U.S. counter -revolutionary inva-
sion and aggression upon the
Republic of Cuba. —

For the peace and well-being of
Canada and ‘all Latin-American
countries, Canadians must demand
Canada stay out of the Pentagon’s
OAS or other U.S.-created “twi-
light zones”. We already have
more than enough “twilight” in
our U.S. entanglements in NATO-
NORAD. Our friendship with the
Latin-American peoples must be’
built in the sunshine of. peace,
rather than in the dim of a U.S.-
created “twilight”. :

ye

)

A tamil
HE Geneva conference on Laos
peace finally got its sessions
“off the ground” this week follow-
ing a series of obstructionist
moves by U.S. State Secretary
Dean Rusk.
Rusk’s first move was to block
the conference getting under way
until he had the “assurance” that

a “cease fire” was really in effect .

in war-torn Laos. Since U.S. mil-
itary forces in Laos were working
overtime to keep the shooting
going, Rusk felt he was on strong
“moral. ground”, ie, as U.S.
state department “morality” is

_ understood.

The commission on Laos which
consists of India, Poland and Can-
ada assured Geneva (and Rusk)
that a “cease fire” had been
achieved.

With that obstacle removed

Rusk tried another move designed .

to scuttle the conference, by re-
fusal to seat or “recognize” the
Pathet Lao and Communist forces
in the conference. In point of fact
Rusk didn’t even want to have the
neutralist’:government represent-
atives of Laos seated in the con-
ference.

For him the corrupt stooges of
U.S. imperialism, the Phoumi.-
Boun Oum gang, the Chiang Kai-

r pattern

sheks of Laos, were sufficié
U.S. purposes. Mr. Rusk
couldn’t adjust his H-bomb
tality to regarding the C
nists, Pathet Lao and neuf
as “equals” around a peace

Under. pressure from ¥%
and other Western powers —
finally agreed to let the Ge
conference get going, but W
fire show of “protest”. 7.

This “protest” can be bet
“sessed by leaving Geneva “4
moment and taking a look 4
Vice-President Lyndon Johi®
safari in South East Asia. —
“Deep South” exponent of rae
premacy has been busy Pl
“1J.S. military aid” to South |p
nam and neighboring states; |
bearing the old red-bogey Jad
“containing communism”.

With President Kennedy)
Canada this week to sell Dg
“Monroe Doctrine”, and off! |
ada a new U.S. stooge job %
Organization of American % :
(OAS) to keep Latin Ameritlig
for U.S. domination, the Pag
emerges clear and ominous: 7
Geneva, Saigon and Ottawa @
the U.S. imperialist vulture ie
ing far and wide, not aa
peace, but to fertilize the seus
war. a

OM
McEwen

“IRING recent times sections of
D our boasted “free press” have
been scanning their “freedom”
with a jaundiced eye. That isn’t
surprising since the big “news”

Press (AP), United Press Inter-
national. (UPD and similar highly

bell-hop messengers for the U.S.

coldwar centres. ;

“briefed” with a coldwar “news”
sandwich, loaded with propaganda

iably devoid of fact or truth:

their respective desks,

speed the results of their regurgita-
tion up to their. chief pablum-taster

~ department for a final okay. — :
Prior to, during and since the
smashing of the U.S. ‘invasion of
Cuba, this suppression and distor-
tion in news coverage has hit a

pablum factories like Associated

monopolized news-gathering agen-
cies have become little more than

. state department and its numerous

Like skidroad rubby-dubs around.
‘a city mission flophouse waiting
for a handout, these big press boys
hang around Pentagon doors to get

‘and’ Yankee bombast, but invar-

Then the press boys rush off to
; re-chew *
- their “news” sandwich from “high
government” or “official’” sources,..

new low, but obviously still not
low enough to suit the dictatorial
tastes of Kennedy and his Pentagon
censors. They want more “re-
straint” on the-part of their pab-
lum manufacturers in handling the
news. A sort of “if you can’t lie
about it don’t print it” dictum.

In the May 8 edition of the
Vancouver Sun is a lengthy and
very revealing editorial on this
vital subject. Since the truth of the
U.S.-sparked invasion of Cuba is
now known to the whole world,
the Sun offers no less than five
specific “regrets” to its readers for
having fed them a mess of US. |
state department propaganda and
falsehoods on U.S. aggression in
Cuba. :

In its first “regret” the Sun
does not “hold itself above blame
for the-general failure of the North
American press to fulfill its prime
duty of disclosing the truth, palat-
able or unpalatable, to its readers.”

We highly commend this note of
self-criticism and trust that from
now on in Truth will fare better.
‘We are also in full accord with
‘“vegret” No: 4, knowing that work-.
ing people generally, in. Canada.
‘and elsewhere, prefer the truth to.
a’ made-in-the-U.S.A. -predigested
~ coldwar pablum. aS ee
‘The Sun’s third “regret”, viz.,
that “>. it must depend in large
degree upon AP and UPI services .
to inform its readers upon inter-

. national affairs”, is easily .rem-
edied. Just inform the management

_ department “thrillers”.

of these “news” pablum facton® |

- that the Vancouver -Sun and i

o

readers prefer facts in lieu of A
state department fiction. Eveb ie
highly monopolized and cent’, |
ized press doesn’t have to publ
less

obvious falsehoods... un

wants to.

All in all we are highly apy ;
ciative of the Sun’s apologia fF”,
“news” sources, even if a bit |
lated. It augurs well for the —
umph of Truth over deceptio2 oa ;
an awakening to the respons oh
ities of a moderately “free” pre
(A genuine free press is, of CONV)
utterly impossible under capi
ism, but that problem will be *
edied in time.) aa

Above all the Sun's wreath
reflect a growing consciousnes
the part of some. big. bu igh

dailies, that the business of fe€ a

the public a steady diet of cold

“news” pablum, prepared i? vil
~ formity. with U.S. state depat™ gf

recipe, is becoming ‘less and

popular in Canada: 3

Along with the’ Sun’s— “rest of
may we suggest a sure-fire ant ey
for the’. stomach-revolting nf

‘dished out. by America’s to?

- lum ‘manufacturers: a ones’

- gubs¢ription to the Pacific TH" ji
at only $4.00, or half the Pugh
a dozen tranquilizer pills” iy
amount said to be required salt
cover from some AP - UPI: cr

May 19,

som

1961—PACIFIC TRIBUN