The U.S. Daily World, whose new masthead appears below, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Marxist press Dec. 9. Taking part in the event were (I. to r.) Len De Caux, former editor of the CIO News; Gus Hall, general secretary of the U.S. Communist Party; Angela Davis and Anton Refregier. The PT greets the Daily World as we prepare to celebrate our 40th anniversary in 1975. DAILY CONTINUING the DAILY WORKER, FOUNDED 1924 1975 BETHUNE SEMINARS _. The 1975 Norman Bethune seminars sponsored by the B.C. executive of the Communist Party will run for seven consecutive Wednesdays, commencing January 15. All sessions will be held in the Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender St., Vancouver, commencing at 8 p.m. The curriculum will be as follows: “The Political Situation in B. C. "Discussion leader will be ___ Nigel Morgan. (2) “The Canadian Economy — Recession or Depression? which will be led by Emil Bjarnason. (3) “Portugal — From Dictatorship to Democracy,” led by Maurice Rush. (4) “Emancipation of Women — From a Class Viewpoint.” Discussion leader will be Mona Morgan. (5) “Role of the Soviet Union in World Affairs” leader will be Jack Phillips. (6) “China's Foreign Policy,”” led by Ben Swankey. (7) “The Future of Canada’s Trade Union Movement,” led by George Hewison. Registration forms can be obtained from Room 408, Ford Building, 193 E. Hastinas St., Vancouver 4, B.C. Phone 684-1451. (1) will be . Discussion A unique opportunity to learn, discuss and debate! all inclusive tours to the USSR We have tours to Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, anywhere you wish to travel to. throughout the - Soviet Union. : Drop in and see us. We will be happy to discuss - your personal travel needs. ‘To reserve space or for further information. please contact gay The experts in travel to the USSR 2679 Hastings Street East/Vancouver B.C./253-1221 City union leader hails foreign policy parley By FRED WILSON On December 7 and 8, 180 men and women gathered at a university in Ottawa for one of the most important but least publicized events in Canada in many years. The 180 were delegates to an Assembly for a New Canadian Foreign Policy, and among them were two from B.C., George Legebokoff and Bob Hamilton. On their return, the PT paid a visit to one of them, Bob Hamilton, in his office where he works as president of the Lettercarriers Union, Local 12. Although an executive member of the Vancouver Labor Council and a prominent trade unionist, Bob was not an official trade union delegate, going instead as a repre- sentative of the Canadian Congress of Peace Forces in Vancouver, to which the Labor Council had donated $100. Hamilton said he was “somewhat amazed” at the low level of publicity given to the Assembly by the media, especially considering the ‘“‘big names”’ and the large numbers of church groups, ethnic groups, peace groups and trade union repre- sentatives. : Prominent figures such as Chester Ronning, former Canadian diplomat and former ambassador to India; Professor Chaboneau, president of the Quebec Teachers Federation; and Andrew Brewin, NDP MP, added considerable weight to the assembly. The conference itself consisted of an opening plenary session, followed by four workshop groups covering the full gamut of foreign affairs, and concluded by a final plenary session that heard reports from the workshops. The assembly was especially rich, Hamilton noted, by the diversification of groups present and their individual approaches to a progressive foreign policy. Hamilton’s workshop was titled, “Sovereignty and Independence.” It dealt with the role of multi- national corporations, trade unions, the CIA and the RCMP and sought to define economic and cultural independence. That workshop, chaired by Nadine Hunt of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labor, posed a multitude of questions but zeroed in on multi- national corporations. ‘“‘They are present everywhere,” Hamilton said, ‘‘in industry, finance, trade, politics, religion, ideology and culture. They are completely integrated. They are closely linked with government but owe no allegiance to any country.”’ The workshop’s answer, as he remembered, was, ‘‘Since the multinational corporations are responsible only to themselves, and as production becomes socialized while economics as well as politics are becoming in- ternationalized, why not rationalize economic activities on a world-wide scale. We should first control them, forbid them to finance political parties, etc., and finally nationalize them.” One part of the conference which Beaver Transfer * Moving ~* Packing * Storage 790 Powell St. Phone 254-3711 particularly impressed Hamilton was a special resolution regarding the plight of 1,500 Haitians in Canada who fear deportation owing to the new immigration laws. At present 10 Haitians a week are being deported and many are being sent to their death or prison for sure at the hand of the Duvalier dictatorship for alleged ‘‘com- munist association.” ‘In Haiti anything left of the John Birch Society is communist,’’ Hamilton quipped. The only disappointment for Hamilton was the lack of a stronger trade union voice at the assembly. ‘‘McCarthyism is not dead,” he explained, ‘‘but labor will have to lead us out of it. Trade unions will have to play a large role in the development of any peace policy in this country,’’ he con- cluded. Among measures urged by the workshop on International Peace and Security were that the government play an active role in the upcoming UN Disarmament conference; extricate Canada from the Defence Production sharing agreement with the U.S.; and reduction of the military budget by 25 to50% over two years. Other proposals included the demand that Canada not renew the NORAD agreement; and that Canada take a stand on the war in Southeast Asia by pressing for enforcement of the Paris Accord and release of political prisoners. Housing action demanded Cont'd from pg. 1 Highlighting the comprehensive set of proposals outlined in the brief are the following: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT @ Central Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) to be charged with implementing a national goal of publicly supported building and distribution of 300,000 units of housing annually. e CMHC to be given powers to assist in the review and control of prices with authority to make recommendations of the allowability of increases in all components of housing — land, materials, mortgages. e Interest rates to be set no higher than six per cent on all NHA loans with the government: sub- sidizing the cost of mortgage money above six per cent in the private money market. e Removal of the 11% federal sales tax on residential building materials with the full benefits passed on to consumers. The establishment and implementation of a strict national building code. e Capital gains tax applied to 100% of capital gains for real estate companies, land developers and building corporations with revenues so collected to be allocated to housing finance and construction. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT e The government to assess and specify provincial housing needs. In the Lower Mainland, the con- struction of 20,000 units annually over the next five years. e The department of housing to undertake a continuing program of large scale land assembly and lot servicing for public housing- oriented development. e All lands acquired or held by the Crown with a potential for residential development to remain in the public domain. e The department of housing to develop its own. building and financing capacity on a large scale. Government building to be non-profit and government financing at an interest rate of no higher than six per cent to in- dividual home. buyers and cooperative societies. e The department of housing should assist and encourage municipal involvement in housing activity through access to land, building expertise and a_ public construction corporation. e Unilateral removal of the provincial sales tax from residential building materials. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT e Municipalities in all large and growing urban areas should un- dertake to provide the main responsibility and initiatives for low rental housing; to plan, ap- prove, build, acquire and operate all public low rental housing in the municipality other than that provided by cooperative, non- profit or provincial housing. e Public rental housing to be operated on the basis of municipality-wide collective bargaining on the terms of tenancy and management-tenant relations with tenants represented by an independent tenants organization. Access on the basis of need in relation to income, assets and family size. e The regional district should maintain its role of assisting municipalities with planning and coordination of municipal housing activity. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING COMING EVENTS JANUARY 18 — ANNUAL BURNS NIGHT — SUPPER, DANCE and PROGRAM. Speaker, Harold Pritchett. Saturday, January 18 — 6:30 p.m. at the Fishermen’s Hall. Adults $4.50, children under 12, $2.50. Tickets avail. Co-op Bookstore or call 939-0245, 936-4467. UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE — 805 East Pender St., Vancouver 4. Available for banquets, wed- dings, meetings. Phone 254-3436. WANTED HALLS FOR RENT RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME — Now available for rentals. For reservations phone 254-3430. WEBSTER’S CORNERS HALL Available for banquets, meetings, etc. For rates, Ozzie, 325-4171 or 685-5836. WANTED the loan, or purchase of the book which gives statistical information, on the type of in- dustries, the amount of the loans, the names of all those countries that the Soviet Union has, and is helping, develop. John Tanche, 16124-9th Ave., White Rock. ANNOUNCEMENT The TRIBUNE now has a new telephone number. For those readers who wish to make note — 685-8108. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—-FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1975—Page 7 ~