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Charge that Canada is a tool
of the U.S. State Department

Lockward predicted new fierce
struggles of the people of the
Dominican Republic unless the
U.S. removes its forces,

in an interview with American
and Canadian reporters here at
the international teach-in at-
tended by thousands of students
from the U,S, and Canada, Andres
Lockward, 25 year old vice-
dresident of the Social Christian
Party of the Dominican Republic,
charged that Canada is justa tool
of the U.S. government in the
eyes of all Latin American
people, The charge got front
page coverage here,

“Canada is just a tool, a weak
echo, of the U.S, State Depart-
ment,” said Lockward, who has
led his party in last spring’s
batties against the U.S. Marine
intervention of the Dominican
Republic,

“It does not matter if Canada

decides to join the Organization
of American States or not, the
OAS will be replaced by an or-
ganization of only Latin Amer-
ican states, without the influ-
ence of the U.S. At present the
OAS is just a puppet of the U.S,
State Department,” :

‘‘The U.S, will try to rig the
election next May so that Joa-
quim Balaguera, their man be-
comes president,” he said,
“There will be more fighting
unless the U.S, Marines go before
then, The weapons we used are
still in the hands of the people.”

His party, the Social Christian
Party, and the Dominican Revo-
lutionary party are backing Juan:
Bosch,

He urged the Canadian people
to insist that their government
give more financial and technical
aid to the Latin American people
in their struggle against imper-
ialist domination,

He said this aid must be given
separately from the U.S.

In a speech to 4,500 at a rally
later, he was given a standing
ovation,

Vote Communist
on November 8!

COAST-CAPILANO

Charles Caron

VANCOUVER-SOUTH
William E. Stewart

VICTORIA
William Morrison

OKANAGAN-
_ REVELSTOKE
Alexander Mowers

CARON CHARGES:

‘Liberals would sellout
forests in pact with U.S.’

“Tiberals like Jack Davis have
abandoned the concept ofan inde-
pendent Canada fought for by John
A, MacDonald and Wilfred
Laurier, and have replaced it by
a “continental policy” under
which Canada is to be sold
down the river to the U.S,”

This was the charge made last
Thursday night by Coast-Cap-
ilano Communist candidate
Charles Caronatanall-candidate
meeting in North Vancouver dis-
trict sponsored by the Seymour
Community Centre,

Caron said that the recently-
signed auto pact under which
Canada is giving an outright gift
of $50 million a year in the
form of reduced tariffs to the
U.S, car monopolies, was a big
step towards “continental inte-
gration” with the U.S, economy,

‘Block Liberal drive to win
a majority of B.C. ridings’

By NIGEL MORGAN

The Liberals are becoming
very concerned about the trends
in B.C. as election day draws
near, B,C. is important because
out of 22 ridings two years ago,
it elected nine NDP MPs— more
than half the number NDPers
elected across the country. The
labor and progressive movement
of this province is a powerful
force,

The policies of the old line
parties are meeting growing op-
position, The question of a
change in the direction of Can-
ada’s foreign policy — freeing it
from U.S, domination — has been
raised to a number one position.

The Liberals are becoming
desperate, Evidence of this is to
be seen in the fact that the entire
editorial column of last week-
end’s Liberal- Vancouver Sun was
devoted to a scurrilous attack on
the NDP, It is also to be seen
in the lurid McCarthyite smear
introduced by Vancouver South
Liberal Jack Austin, and in the
demogogic and frequently contra-
dictory promises of various Lib-
eral candidates, In Burnaby-
Coquitlam, they are for removal
‘of university fees, while Jack
Davis declares “the Liberals op-
pose abolition of university fees,

The strong pressure of the
broad peace movement has made
itself felt in B.C. The old line

parties have declared they sup-

which is a sellout of our national
independence,

“This sellout is now being
added fo by the announcement of
Jack Davis that the so-called
free trade concept is to be ex-
tended to the forest industry,”
said Caron,

The Communist Party candi-
date said that because of the
dominant position of the U.S.
economy in relation to Canada,
such arrangements can only re-
sult in the further subordination
of Canada to the U.S, monopolies,

Caron charged that Davis is
misleading the public when he
promises the result of a “com=-—
mon market” arrangement for
the forest industry would bring:
a rapid expansion of the pro-
cessing and manufacturing in-

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: EINER
PACIFIC TRIBUNE

port the U.S. war in Vietnam.
The labor movement in growing
numbers, (including the B.C.
Federation of Labor), is insisting
on action to separate Canada from
the U.S, war in South East Asia
and thus help to bring this cruel
slaughter to an end through ane-
gotiated settlement on the basis
of the Geneva Agreement,

i That’s why Prime Minister__

Pearson felt compelled to de-
clare at his Vancouver rally and
in his TV appearances that Can-
ada has not, and will not have,
any commitment to send Can-
adian boys to Vietnam, Voters
however have not forgotten sim-
ilar pledges to renegotiate com-
mitments on U.S, nuclear arms
which immediately preceded
their placement at Comox, They
know that if either the Liberals
or Tories get a majority Wash-
ington will insist Canadian troops
be sent to Vietnam, and they will
give in, e

The Liberals see powerful
labor backing for the NDP in
B.C. as the main threat blocking
their chances for a majority in
our next Parliament from this.
province, And, providing a job
is done in getting out the labor
vote on November 8th, the Lib-
erals will lose more seats to
the NDP in B.C.

The Socreds are not showing

‘the strength they have in the 0 .
November 5, 1965—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—POS”

dustry in B.C. “With this col
pletely false promise,” sal
Caron, “the Liberals are tT,
to cash in on the public dissau
faction with present forestry P?
icies under which we sell f
and semi-processed forest P)
ducts almost exclusively.” ~~

«The fact is,” said Cara
“that three or four huge U.
monopolies like Crown Zelle
bach, Scott Paper, Bloedel 3
Powell River, already contri!
major portions of B.C.’s fort
industry through forestry
cences and direct takeovel
These huge monopolies have ¢
veloped their operations in BY
to gain our raw materials
shipment to their manufactu
plants in the U.S.”

«Any idea that these U.S, co!
porations are going to proce
‘these raw materials in B.C.
competition with their h
manufacturing enterprises in
U.S. is daydreaming or outri
misrepresentation,” Caron §
later, “The only terms on wil
these U.S. companies would go”
a free-trade arrangement wou”
be to further strengthen thé!
grip on B.C.’s vast forest
material,” Caron added,

Caron said the only way
develop our forest manufactu
industry would be to rest?
public control of forests alre?™
alienated to private U.S, m’
opolies and by developing our ®
processing and manufacturing
dustries in Canada on the
of opening up. vast markets
wood products by trading
countries in Europe, Asia, Afl™
and elsewhere which are sorely)
need of wood and paper produ

provincial field, While appea!
to attack the Liberals, their ™
aim appears to be to draw
many votes away from the
as possible,

Our four Communist ca?
dates, and their election worké
have worked hard to make
Communist Party campaig?
hard-hitting and effective as P?
sible, Everywhere reports i?
‘cate the Party’s platform
been well received. More
fifty public meetings have
addressed including many 1a!
gatherings sponsored by 4
range of organizations — t!
unions, ratepayers, P
schools, churches, service
and community organization®

Over a hundred thousand Jé
lets have been distributed in #
tion tonewspaper ads, radio
etc, Not for several years
the Communist position attra”
such wide public interest, *
the attention of press, radi
TVs :
The Communist Part) .|
fighting for every vote. 1,
days that remain, we appe
the fullest mobilization of ©,
members and supporters on &
tion day to make sure that &
progressive vote gets to the pe
No stone should be left unt
in our effort to elect the 1a!®
bloc of progressives, incl!
Communist MPs, ever to sit
the House of Commons,