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Kamloops and Vernon failed “‘because of the desire of the people to hear our prograly,
LPP provincial leader Nigel Morgan said this week on his return from a speaking tout
interior points. Morgan, who is contesting a seat in Vancouver East, spoke at a nw
of meetings on behalf of LPP candidates in Kamloops, Salmon Arm and North Okana

“In Kamloops we had a real victory rally after some hoodlum elements had t
izd the management of the Central Hotel into cancelling the rental of their auditorium

said Morgan “These vigilantes
threatened to wreck the hotel
and set it ablaze if necessary to
prevent LPP candidate Charley
Cook and myself from being
heard. However, after a visit to

_ the hotel and the assurance that

guards would be posted to pro-
tect the meeting, plus a pledge
that we would be responsible for
any damage that might be done,

the meeting proceeded without ~

incident.

“Tt was a great victory because
twice before Peace} Council meet-
ings had been similarly disrupt-
ed in the wake of inflammatory
editorials in the Kamloops Sen-
tinel.

“In Vernon a well-organized
attempt was made to disrupt the
LPP meeting, but it also proved
abortive. A score of youths in
Air Force uniform marched into
Burns Hall in column. formation
with their belts folded and in
their hands. During the meet-
ing some of them were seen ap-
parently receiving directions
from a young man who is alleg-
ed to be associated with the local
RCMP detachment. With obvious-
ly prepared questions they at-
tempted to heckle and drown out
the speaker’s voice. Receiving
little sympathy from the audi-
ence, some stomped out, but ,a
few who remained began .to lis-
ten attentively and even joined

Continued

MORGAN

by the voters last June and found
guilty. They were sentenced to
political oblivion, and they are
not even eligible for parole. On
Sunday night I will reveal why
the CCF wants to hand them a
free pardon.”

‘No wonder CCF won’t speak
out against U.S. land grab’
Murphy challenges Webster

“No wonder the CCF refuses to speak out against the big land grab which is being made by

” the U.S. monopolies in British Columbia,’ Harvey Murphy taunted CCF leader Arnold Webster at an

election meeting in McBride School gymnasium last week, as he showed the ,audience a copy of the
’ CCF News containing a huge advertisement inserted by Columbia Cellulose Company Limited.

; “Take a good look at this advertisement,” said Murphy, who is an LPP candidate in Vancouver

* East. “Here you see a big U.S.
corporation, which has been
handed a huge area of rich land

‘in the Prince Rupert district,

_advertising regularly in the CCF

“News. In effect, Columbia Cellu-

Pdese is subsidizing‘the CCF, on

’ the basis of which the CCF re-

‘ frains from attacking the com-

| Pany.

“The CCF is no longer what
it used to be,” continued Mur-
phy. “If Jimmy Woodsworth

-'were alive he -would turn his

back in contempt on the new CCF
provincial leader, Arnold Web-

: Ster. Webster was ‘quick to as-

: sure the big corporations at the

; recent Board of Trade luncheon

‘that they had nothing to fear

‘from the CCF. The CCF says
it will not nationalize those cor-

porations which are ‘acting as
trustees for the people.’

“Who ever heard of these big
monopolies acting as trustees for
the people? But the CCF is not
content with throwing its social-
ist program out the window.
These tired old men who used
to wear shining armor won’t
even fight for ordinary reforms
today.

“Take the matter of the Brit-
ish Empire Games swimming
pool. That has nothing to do
with socialism. Yet Arnold Web-
ster, as chairman of Vancouver
Parks Board, was just as unco-
operative as the city aldermen
who had to be compelled by a
large and angry delegation of
citizens to change their stand
and locate the pool in Vancouver
rather than in the UBC grounds.

“Tell me,” Murphy asked his
audience, “do you ever see Web-
ster except at election time?

“Where was Webster when
the citizens of Vancouver were
fighting against increased BC
Electric fares, and BCTelephone
rates? Where were Webster and
Arthur Turner when the real
estate interests attempted to
scuttle the Little Mountain hous-
ing project?

“The CCF leadership has be-
trayed the electorate — and
their own followers — on these
important issues. At the present
time, so far as political parties
are concerned, only the LPP is
fighting for the fundamental in-
terests of the voters of Vancou-
ver East. That is why I am proud
to carry the LPP banner in this
election campaign.”

in the applause before the meet-
ing ended.” .

Henry Codd, LPP federal can-
didate for Okanagan-Revelstoke,
chaired the meeting in Vernon.
Speakers were Nick Klim, LPP
provincial candidate for North
Okanagn; Gwyn Walters, LPP
candidate for Salmon Arm; and
Nigel Morgan.

‘In. his address Morgan lashed.

Protests
flood U.S.

consulates

By MARK FRANK

TORONTO

Across the world and in Can-
ada a momentary sense of hor-
ror and disbelief at the announce-
ment that Ethel and Julius Ro-
senberg will go to the electric
chair June 18 has given way to
emergency action to save their
lives. The Canadian National
Committee to Save the Rosen-
bergs charges that the trumped-
up “atom-spy” case is “colored
with McCarthyism” and announc-
es that clemency vigils will once
again start before all U.S. mis-
sions and consulates in Canada.

Highlights of the gathering
wave of outrage at the U.S. gov-
ernment’s pressure for carrying
through the death sentence were:

@® In Montreal 50 Canadian
mothers picketed the U.S. con-
sulate at the height of the noon-
hour rush May 27. In view of
thousands, the quiet parading
was interrupted by~city,. prov-
incial and U.S. consulate FBI
agents, who tore the placards
from the women’s hands.

@ Mass public meetings are
being organized across Canada;
in Montreal and Windsor on June
9 and in Toronto June 11,

®@ Fifty thousand leaflets head-
ed “They Must Not Die” will be
distributed in Toronto during
the coming week. Attached to
each leaflet is a petition to
President Eisenhower. It opens
with “We believe that no one
should ever be put to death on
the word of those who violate
the Commandment against bear-
ing false witness .. . in the name
of justice and humanity, we ap-
peal to you to weigh the new
facts in the Rosenberg case and
heed. our appeals for mercy.
Grant clemency to the Rosen-
bergs.”
ing will be undertaken for the
entire week. ;

@ Hundreds of thousands of
wires, letters, resolutions to
President Eisenhower is the aim
of the National Committee.

@ In its leaflet to the people
of Toronto, the Committee de-
clares the new evidence has set
many people thinking: “Are the
Rosenbergs to be sent to the ef€c-
tric chair on perjured testimony?
Are the Rosenbergs to die for a
crime which they have denied?”
Attention is drawn to the Tom.
Mooney, Sacco - Vanzetti and
Dreyfus cases where those
charged were later proved in-
nocent.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JUNE 5,

-ment’s failure to take action

Street. corner petition-.

out at the Social Credit 99

prevent dumping of U:
and vegetables in B.C., and.
refusal to reopen this provint :
traditional British and Cont ‘
wealth markets for our MW 4

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dairy, poultry, 1meat, fish ®
lumber products.

Continued

VANCOUVER: POINT
Beatrice Ferneyhough -™
A), Harold Griffin eal
and Constance Marks (Ball

NORTH VANCOUVER: —
ert Sarginson. :
BURNABY: William TUM
NEW WESTMINSTER: 4°"
Dewhursf. a
DELTA: David Danielso™
Gilsteae
DEWDNEY: Frances nok
KAMLOOPS: Charles cyalter :
SALMON ARM: Gwyn Wi
NORTH OKANAGAN:
Klim, \ potttt
NELSON - CRESTON: Th™
E. Mountford. ay (Bal
VICTORIA: Doris Blakey ip,
lot A), Archibald McGUg*T ison F
lot B), and Irving Mona
(Ballot C).
COWICHAN
Myrtle Bergren. ; fa
‘NANAIMO: Grace Ti
ALBERNI: Frank Botner”
COMOX: Jack Higg!™ ig
“The LPP is the only PY arly
this election: which hee ply
consistently, and unedv ie
committed itself to Put ight 2%
ple’s interests first, of
peace, trade and deve - ces
British Columbia’s ree
provide 100,000 new J° es ip
“In those constituent nated
which the’ LPP has not DO" ¢ pub:
a candidate, on the pasis by cel”
lic commitments made BE es
tain candidates of othet (, the
during the campaig?
basis of previous qrst-ctoe T
LPP recommends 4 a
vote for: bor!’
FERNIE: Tom Uphill (i
veteran labor member rence °
tended the Vienna COM” ;
the Peoples for Peac® | imsi¢
CRANBROOK: bet vocate
(CCF), outspoken ‘init a
peace and world trade 1" iy
legislature.
LILLOOET: Gordo?
(CCF), who speaks 0¥
and jobs and is shi
of right-wing policies ‘
union-raiding. ghelfor?
OMINECA: Cyril
cial Credit), who °F. nec
monopoly and chame on
ple’s rights in OPPOT pure:
can in the last leg!s mplic
“On the basis of he
mitments and on ee
records, the LPP ? in tree
second sholte vote Ps
i follows:
COMOX: William wepes
outspoken advocate &. + je
world trade in the ©”
ure.
BURNABY: E.
supporter of a Fiv
pact.
VICTORIA
Campbell (CCF)
Five-Power peace
vocate of peace 4 P

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