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ASLAN AIS USE hn Bl NS AGN AN | 11 RN Ae —— ta a 2 [otitis be whulyivitre, = Wi Oo ap 7 ew 702 IS EDS CCF, LPP SAY: Continued from page 1 KRUSHCHEV able agreement” acceptance by the U.S. of the following facts: @ The Soviet Union exists as a socialist state. ; © The People’s Republic of China exists as a socialist State. @ Others exist as socialist states. ® He pointed out that the Soviet Union recognized the existence of the United States, Britain, France and others as capitalist states with a differ- ent philosophy and if both sides approached each other as equals recognizing these as _ the facts of coexistence there was no problem that could. ngt be solved, Krushchev declared that the Soviet Union was prepared to bring earth satellites and mis- siles under international con- trol as papt of a general agree- ment between the U.S, and the Soviet Union. * (The New York Times re- ported this week that the Sov- tet government wanted a summit meeting between President Eisenhower and Nikita Krushchev or Marshal Gregori Zhukov.) At the conclusion of his interview, Krushchev said the Soviet Union was ready for peaceful competition with the capitalist states “in all fields” and was confident that in the next 40 years it would surpass and far outstrip the U.S. both in industrial and agricultural production. (In Washington this week, U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the US. Was prepared to*discuss con- trol of satellites and missiles outside of any general ~ dis- armament agreement. Krush- chev’s proposal however, was for control of satellites and missiles as part of a general U.S. - Soviet agreement ° on peaceful coexistence.) ‘Public power : on Peace River CCF provincial leader. Robert Str sharply critical this week in their public : were achan and LPP provincial leader Nigel Morga™ statements following Premier W. A. C. Bennett's : : . to# nouncement for construction of a hydro-electric project on the Peace River costing fOr million and developing four million horsepower. Strachan called for public develo buying it back is just silly,” he declared. Morgan, while stressing the desirability of developing the Rocky Mountain Trench, said “no agreement should be fin- alized with the Wenner-Gren without a full dress debate in the legislature anf care- ful consideration to ensure that the people of this prov- ince get the highest possible return for their resources.” Like Strachan, he too called for development through pub- lic ownership. “The government’s B.C. Power Commission is already established. in northern. B.C. Workers win strike at city pickle plant A two-week strike at the McLaren Pickle Company’s plant on the Grandview High- way here ended this week in a victory for 30 members of the United Packinghouse Workers Union (CLC). They won a 25-cent wage increase and fringe benefits including union security and recognition by the company _of seniority rights of union members. _ Hundreds celebrate People’s China anniversary at concert, banquet The eighth anniversary . of the founding of the People’s ~ Republic of China was cele- brated in this city last Sunday with a concert and banquet sponsored by the Vancouver Chinese Committee. With many artists and speak- ers participating, a fine con- cert program was enjoyed by a capacity audience in the Russian People’s Home in. the afternoon, and a ten-course Chinese banquet in the “For- bidden City salon in the even- ing wound up a day of cele-- bration, Highlight of the celebrations was a cablegram addressed to Chairman Mao Tse-tung ex- tending “warm fraternal greet- ings and congratulations on “the great socialist achieve- ments of the People’s govern- ment in the building of a New China.” * At both the concert and the banquet, répresentatives of many local organizations ex- tended greetings to the eighth anniversary celebrations. Central theme-~ of these sreetings was the imperative need for the Canadian gov-. ernment to give expression to the majority feelings of the Canadian people by establish- ing diplomatic and trade rela- tions with People’s China with- out further delays, and ‘for renewed efforts to have China aceorded her rightful place in the councils of the United Na- tions. Among the organizations participating with the Van- couver Chinese « Committee were the Association of United Ukrainian-Canadians, the Rus- sian-Canadian Federation, the United Jewish People’s Order, the Finnish Organization of Canada, East-West Export Company, the Labor-Progres- sive party, Khalsa Diwan So- ciety, and B.C. Peace Council. Artists participating in the cultural. programs of both events included Arthur Pol- son, Winona Zuker, the Chin- ese Youth Chorus and Russian and Ukrainian dance groups. Highlight of the evening pro- gram was a series of songs by. Cyril Friedman’s Vancouver Youth Singers; one in Chin- ese receiving tremendous ap- plause. “ Some 500 people attended the evening banquet. Before any deal is signed with a foreign monopoly, the B.C. government should ask for federal cooperation along the lines suggested some months ag0 by Ottawa for Mica Creek Dam, which would make pos- sible great savings to the people and industry of this province by way of lower power and light rates.” Hitting out at Premier W. A. C. Bennett, Morgan said: “The premier should not forget that the people of this provinge rejected and defeated his attempt to promote a deal with Kaiser for Columbia waterpower. Nor should he forget’ that one of the main factors in the recent Liberal defeat was their handling of SNS See | STA ee