must be helped to see the 4 80 candidates.” ersed his proposal. atomic war. Servation projects in our own “untry, to further improve and “irich it. and upon the health : aa Welfare of the Canadian peo- @ Buck declared that Canadians Ye alarmed at the menacing U.S. —Onomic aggression. He said: ‘(Canadians are op- POsed to the St. Laurent Lib- eral party policy—which is sup- Ported by the Tory, CCF and Social Ore iit parliamentary Fep- _ Yesentatives — of making Can- da dependent upon producing Taw materials for U.S. industry. They want the all-round devel- °pment of our national econ- my; they want to make our Country great!” He stressed the many evidences ofthe desire of the Canadian peo- Dle for a. policy of trade with all “Ountries in peace and friendship; ' Participate in the great new ®dvance ‘to a new high stage of “Wilization now spreading across mene world. “The Canadian working class 18 leading the way to the revival ot democratic action,’ declared Bue He called for militant Working class unity, pointing to © serious responsibility of the Nadian working class move- i nt in the present grave situa- jon, oy “The LPP election campaign.” i Said, ‘will be a vigorous cru- _ to bring the message of the vines and the tremendous possi- ane for working class, farm Dart Urban middle class unity — \ leularly as expressed in unit- ron between the organized Con 2S of the people in the LPP, a trade union and organized my movements.” -. “Against the policies of the "ight-wing, social democratic : leadership of the CCF and the beral Tory CCF lieutenants of the Capitalist class within the de union movement, the LPP npaign will present the ideal nt Working class unity against the Capitalist drive to war and accompanying measures to “Rdermine the . democratic . "ehts of the people,” he empha- Sizeq, fa “puck made a stirring appeal fet; progressives to come out ay Megifor peaceand the nation- eq: terests of Canada. He declar- “lett _ n the coming elections the the ing of the CCF could ensure €lection of enough fighters a need for a coalition of He proposed that the UPP “enter the coming federal elections on a wide scale, contesting all constituencies in which it has sub- Stantial organization—with a minimum objective of nominating 70 The LPP national committee unanimously en- Democratic ‘Canadians are opposed to the involvement of our _ S0Untry in war, to expand the power of U.S. imperialism and the estments ‘and profits of its capitalist monopolies. oe __ “They are opposed to ‘the fascist infringements upon the civil Tights of all Canadians as exemplified in Bill H-8,” ‘he said. “They are opposed to the spending of over two billion dollars 4 year at U.S. insistence to wage aggressive war in Korea, to re- ™m Germany and Japan, to prepare for U.S.-instigated world “Canadians would prefer that more money be spent on con TIM BUCK “A national people’s policy” for peace to constitute a genuine People’s Opposition in parlia- ment.” He said the LPP intended to ‘fight for the’ bringing to- gether of a coalition of the peo- ple in the election... . There will be no relaxation in the strug- gle for united front action!” “phe central document in the elections will be UPP’s new pro- gram, Canadian Independence and People’s Democracy,” Buck said. “In addition to our long-term program,” he declared, “we must bring before the people a plat- form of realistic proposals for leg- islation to serve the interests of Canadians now!” - Buck then outlined a ten-point election platform which master- fully mapped out a new national policy for Canadians. The first point, ‘Put ‘People’s Welfare First,” details, the LPP proposals for a national housing plan, a national health scheme, the doubling of Family Allow- ances, raising of Old Age Pen- sions to $65 at 60 years for wo- men and 65 for men, and revision of the taxation system to shift the load on to the corporations. Point two elaborates foreign policy. It calls for the end of the U.S. monopoly 6n the Korean truce negotiations, opposition to rearming of Germany and Japan, end of the U.S. military bases in Canada. Point three outlines a bold, new Canadian agricultural policy of |expanding production and mark- ets. It demands $2.25 a bushel for the 1952 wheat crop. ‘Free Canada’s wheat growers from the shackles of the U.S.-dominated In- ternational Wheat Agreement!” Buck declared, ‘‘Negotiate large sales of Canadian wheat to Brit- ain, the Commonwealth, to the ‘gators of war to the rising strug- : A people’s national policy of peace and progressive development “‘to make our country great’ LPp national leader, as the ‘democratic, alternative polity to the St. Laurent policy now being pursued,’ National committee, which met in Toronto last weekend. ' “The million or more democratic Canadians who, already, are voting against the two old-line parties of the capitalist. class, democratic forces and of organizations around a broad program of immediate action to elect a majority to the House of Commons!” Buck declared. Was Buck advances people’s national policy as alternative to policy of St. Laurent TORONTO advanced by Tim Buck, in his address to the LPP People’s Democracies of )urope and Asia by barter deals and gov- ernment credits.” The platform deals with prob- lems of rebuilding Canada’s for- eign trade. the policies needed for a new, great program of de- veloping basic industry and pub- lic works to conserve and im prove the natural wealth and pro- ductivity of the country. Points in the platform call for a Canadian Bill of Rights, rejec- tion of the fascist-like amend- ments to the Criminal Code con- tained in Bill H-8; for a program of opportunity and education for Canada’s youth and full equality for the women of our country. Point nine develops the LPP policy on Canadian independence. It sharply raises the fight for the supremacy of parliament. It con demns the St; Laurent ‘“‘principle” seeking to claim ‘that the gov- ernment does not derive its auth- ority from the Canadian people or their elected representatives but directly from the Crown.” It underlines ‘‘The full right.to na- tion self-determination of the peo_ ple of French Canada.” The de- mand is raised for a Canadian national flag and official national anthem. : This point calls for “the con vocation of an all-Canadian Constituent Convention to ini- tiate the élaboration of a new constitution which must cor- respond with and meet the new conditions created by the social economic and political develop- . ments since Confederation.” Point ten confidently declares: “Our country and her productive people could provide complete security from the «cradle to the grave for every Canadian if the people’s welfare was given pre- cedence over the maniacal, im- perialist drive to war.’’ The peo- ple’s income could be doubled in a short time. Tim Buck asserted: ‘All the technical requisites are already in existence in Canada for our democratic advance to the age of abundance. The need is to elect a People’s Parliament to make our country independent, prosperous and great!” Buck called upon all patriotic Canadians to support the Vienna Congress of the Peoples For ‘Peace. ‘Peace is uppermost in the minds of the majority of our people. They must act to ensure peace,” he said. _ ‘All over Canda there is grow- ing scepticism about the policies of the St. Laurent government. People are criticizing NATO. They are realizing that gearing the national economy ‘to the imperi- alist war drive is undermining the country’s civilian .economy. Resentment against that is broad- ening the opposition to war,’’ he declared. But, warning against any illu sion that the danger of world war has abated, Buck declared: ‘‘The reaction of the imperialist insti- gles of humanity for peace is even more frenzied attempts at provocation.” He castigated the U.S. atrocities in Korea. “Tt is clear that the danger of war is still acute. Peace-loving Canadians, the people of all lands must vigilently guard against any weakening of their efforts, any illusion that victory has been gained over the warmongers!” Buck stressed. Buck appealed to Canaidan de mocrats to examine and study the new Five-Year Plan of the Soviet Union as an example of what can be done in the interests of peace and people’s welfare. “They will increase the wages of workers by 35. percent, increase farmers’ incomes by 40 percent, increase social security benefits by 50 percent. They will double the construction of homes. Even Edward Crankshaw, the anti-So- viet writer of the London Ob- server, had to admit: ‘It is clear- ly not a war plan. There is hothing in it at all to suggest that Stalin is preparing for ag- gression’,’’ said Buck. He hammered home the fact that ‘‘the peaceful coexistence of the socialist and capitalist sys- tems is fully possible given the will to peace.’’ Jimmy Maher dead, outstanding IW A — leader in Trade union and progressive Victoria VICTORIA, B.C. circles in the capital were shocked by the death last week of J. G.(Jimmy) Maher, well known for many years as a union leader in the woodworking industry. Jimmy, as he was known to hundreds of his fellow workers in the industry, had been employed at Moore-Whittington Sash and Door plant here for the past seven years and at the time of his death was the International Woodworkers’ chief job steward iat that plant.— He became active in TFWA Loeal 118 during the dispute at Sweeney Cooperage in 1944-45 and later served. on the loca] ex- ecutive. In 1948 he became an executive member of the Victoria local of the Woodworkers Indus- trial Union, rejoining the [TWA following dissolution of the WIU. He was active in both the 1946 and 1952 woodworkers’ strikes in this province and in 1946 was a member of the union reception committee which met the trek of woodworkers from up-Island points converging on the capital to lobby the now-defeated Coali- tion government for their de- mands. In the strike this year he worked tirelessly as a member of the IWA picket control com- mittee, Members of his local showed their confidence in his leadership by; electing him at the head of the poll as a delegate to the CCL convention this month. He was also an elected delegate to Vic- toria Labor Council. ‘Born at Seal Cove, Quebec, Jimmie Maher was a noted ath- lete in his youth, playing senior hockey and boxing professionally, Before coming to Victoria he had followed his trade as a rig- ger in Island logging camps and he was well known in the Cowi- chan |Lake and Alberni Canal areas, The funeral was conducted by IWA Local 118, pallbearers ‘being chosen from those most closely associated with him in building the union: Jack Peace, John Wainscott. Ollie Hamil- ton, Harry Farmer,|. Norman Coles and Cliff Bowers. Among the many floral tributes — were wreaths from members of IWA Local 118 and Moore Whit tington employees. Interment was in Royal Oak Burial Park, 0h OS 0 on Or The LONG and . ° = vis sabes oeaie Gab't MP Chonge goon steve, ae bem ead wy THE HUST ° fl ° . 45 E. Hastings Union-Made Men’s Wear and extended friendly ser- vice for over 50 years. | —————{-} the SHORT of itis... 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