Dep Frnnsl go,

American Negro-haters: “What! The

Fey a Nee | ee

black African is

throwing off the white colonizers? Why, it’s the rankest

form of racism!’

—Boris Efimov in Izvestia

falicious
by Com

lies” hit

nunist leader

The recent rash of statements and wild charges that
the Communist Party has sold out te Bennett and has
become the agent of Wenner-Gren fools no one. They are
Obvious lies and slanders and those making them know
it, said Communist Party provincial leader Nigel Morgan

Monday night.
Morgan added:

“Strachan and O’Neal are
playing the redbaiting role of
the bosses when they try this
red herring stunt. The Com-
munists fight in this election
for the real alternative policy
to big business, and in doing
so have met with a complete
black-out in the big business

Youth in T-shirf
PNE peace parade

Twenty-four members of the
Young Communist League of
Vancouver staged a “T-shirt”
demonstration at the PNE,
NORAD display, Saturday,
September 3.

The youth marched for three
hours wearing: ‘‘T-shirts” with
Slogans. painted on them.

Slogans such as, ‘Don’t be
Yanked into war,” “Educate—
don’t cremate,” “NORAD
Means war,” were displayed as
the youth walked through the

‘S. prepared military display.

The large crowds at the PNE
displayed considerable interest

in: the youthful demonstration. |

are desperately
conceal what the
Communists have to say to
the working people. When
they do mention us they dis-
tort statements to create con-
fusion as to what we Com-
munists are fighting for in
this election.

Drawing attention to Van-
couver Sun columnist Jack
Nesbitt’s statement that he
“heard”? from. a_ source - he
doesn’t mention that the
Tories gave the Communists
$2000 to run against the CCF,
Morgan said this was a ‘“mali-
cious lie.”

(Morgan said, ‘Strachan is
trying to avoid facing up to
the fact that he is afraid to
speak up against U.S. missile
bases in B.C. He is trying to
erect straw men to get around
the fact he has abandoned the
former CCF position for re-
peal of Bennett’s five percent
sales tax. :

press. They
trying to

The Communist leader said

Strachan had shown himself
to be a demagogic redbaiter
and that working people
should weigh carefully’ wheth-
er they want to vote for some-
body who does the bosses job
of redbaiting and splitting in
the labor movement.

The best test of a politi
it names at election time to

Judged by this yardstick
base 19 candidates of the Com-
munist Party pass the test
with flying colors. ‘They ‘are
drawn from tthe grass roots
of the working
ment in B.C. These are men
and women who. not only
come forward at election
time;. they. have devoted ‘the
major part of their adult lives
to the struggles of the people.
Fourteen of their total are
trade unionists. These include
such well-known names = as
Harold Pritchett, ex-Interna-
tional President of the IWA
and one of ‘the founders of
the ‘woodworkers. union in
B.C.; Homer Stevens,
tary of the Fishermen’s Un-
ion; Bill Stewart, fiery sec-
retary of the Marine Workers
Union; Jack Phillips, secre-
tary of the Civic Workers Un-
ion; Al Warrington, Vice
President Trail Local
Mill and Smelter Union; Mark
Mosher, President Alberni
Longshoreman’s Union; Irving
Mortenson, Hjalmar Bergren,
Jack Higgin, Ernie Knott and
George Lakusta, all loggers
or mill workers and Roy Sam-
uelson a shipyard worker.

Heading the slate of candi-
dates is Nigel Morgan, who
was an International Board
member of the IWA prior to
becoming - Provincial Leader
of the Communist Party.

There are two accountants,
Lionel Edwards, veteran lead-
er of the Spanish Civil War
with a thirty year record .of
working class leadership in
Canada, and Bruce Yorke, a
graduate of UBC and a prom-
inent figure in PTA activities.

The large Slavic community
is represented by Sonya Rut-
ka, Vancouver Centre and
Nick Klim, North Okanagan,
both leaders in the Associa-
tion of United Ukrainian
Canadians.

Rounding out the group is
Maurice Rush Associate Edi-
tor of the Pacific Tribune and
for over twenty-five years: a
leader in the communist
movement, and Carl Hilland
a Fraser Valley contractor.

_ The average age’ of ‘the ‘can-

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cal party’s sincerity is to be found in the kind of candidates
put forward its platform.

didates is 43 years. The, while fighting for election
young, George Lakusta,’a mill |‘have the principle objective
worker, is 29 years of age, | of engaging the people of
married with three boys. The | British Columbia in the dis-
oldest, Harold Pritchett, 55,|cussion of real overall solu-
who has five grown sons most | tions to their pressing prob-
of whom are prominent in| lems. Theirs is a selfless cause
trade union circles. Despite|in which the individual ‘is
their comparative youth the | secondary to the interests of
communist candidates. boast!all people. This sets them
;an amazing total of 335 years | aside from most other candi-
; service in labor struggles. ; dates and earns them a spacial.
| place in the minds and hearts

Their most outstanding fea- | of the most advanced work
‘ture, and it is obvious to peo- ‘ pase eat “ia

die who waten thes in. ae Se aoa and: intellectuals
tion speaking at meetings or 2 Cee
canvassing, is their unswerv-| Irrespective of the outcome
ing devotion to the cause of Of the Sept. 12 election one
peace, ‘labor unity and the| thing is sure: The real inter-
needs of the people. While | est of the people of B.C. has
the candidates of the old line | been remarkably well served
parties are assured their re- | by these 19 candidates and
wards in either election or the | their supporters.

many pay-offs accompanying They merit your support
big business politics; while|on September 12. When you
the CCF candidates have rosy | go to the polls vote for the
‘visions:of electoral office or; candidate of the Communist
positions in the new labor- | Party whose lives and efforts
|CCF alliance being knocked | are devoted to the struggle for
together; the communists, !| PEACE. JOBS, SECURITY!

- Vote For Thes

Commu a

| VANCOUVER EAST: Morgan,
‘VANCOUVER C

Nigel
INTRE: Maurice Rush,
| VANCOUVER BURRARD: Lionel Edwards,

Tonl-
Jack

:
Sonya R

ison. BURNABY: Harold Pritchett. DELTA:
| Stevens, George Lakusta. DEWDNEY: Carl H d
|NORTH OKANAGAN: Nicholas Klim. ROSSLAND.-

‘TRAIL: Albert Warrington. ALBERNI: Mark Mosher.
COMOX: Jack Higgin. COWICHAN-NEWCASTLE: Hijal
mar Bergren. NANAIMO-ISLANDS: Irving Mortenson.
SAANICH: Ernest Knott.

Here are two photos of space dog “Belka.” Right is a film
made on board. the Soviet space ship and transmitted from
cesmos to-earth by radio television system on board the
space ship.

September 9, 1960-—-PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3