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FARM POLICY STATEMENT

A common stake in the
welfare of one-another’

The National Farmer’s Union,
at its founding convention,
adopted a Statement of Policy.
The statement has many far-
reaching perspectives in_ it,
_which open the door to activity
by the farmers and workers, in
concert, for progressive change.
We reprint below, excerpts from
the statement.

“Our movement is being born
on a foundation of understand-
ing . . . we are learning that as
farmers we hold a common
Stake in the welfare of one an-
other and our nation. We are
learning that the pursuit of in-
dividual self-interest leads in-
evitably to self-destruction. We
are learning that the society in
which we-live and toil is exploi-
tive in nature and the power of
abundance we possess is widely
subjected to economic exploita-
tion to our disadvantage.

“The common hope and aspi-
ration of us all is that the crea-
tive power farmers possess may
be a blessing to all mankind and
not a curse. It is our hope and
aspiration that our families may
live in dignity and prosperity—
that we may, as farmers, live in
harmony with one another and
that all the world’s people may
live in peace and brotherhood.

“We must address ourselves
to the solving of human prob-
lems created in a technological
age. Our capacities for food pro-
duction are functioning at less
than maximum, while malnutri-
ton and poverty continue to pre-
vail in large sectors of the Cana-
dian population and in much of
the world-

“We must, as a nation, over-
come the narrower considera-
tion of world economics and po-

litical shorteomings in order that |

food may be used as an effec-
tive weapon for the relief of hu-
man suffering and establishment
of world peace.

“The competitive forces of in-
tegrated food production indus-
tries can, we believe, in stages,
destroy the principles of farm
production based on the indivi-
dual management, ownership
and contral. of productive re-
sources by farm people.

“The production of food must

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be considered as serving the na-
tional interest of Canada... .
The: primary production of food
is the largest of our national in-
dustries, still within the realm
of Canadan economic and politi-
cal control. We believe it must
remain Canadian... .

“Farmers must organize and
bargain collectively as farmers
to bring about the degree of dis-
cipline and organizaton neces-
sary to make them an effective
countervailing force in our so-
ciety. :

“No force in our society can
match the power possessed col-
lectively by farmers. Food pro-
duction is an absolute essential.
Farmers are entitled to a fair
return on ther labor and invest-
ment.

“Goverment holds a heavy re-
ponsibility toward determining
the structure of food production
in this nation . . . Farmers must
exert every legitimate means of.
assisting our legislators in pro-
viding legislation that can as-
sure farmers of equity and the
survival of a flourishing rural
community in Canada -..

“We support the expanded
use of food . . . for the relief of
human suffering in the world
and as an effective weapon for
the establishment and mainte-
nance of world peace.

“We resolve ... to develop a
program of extending technical
assistance . . . to farmers in
other nations to enable them to
become more skilled in the pro-
duction of food and recommend
the establishment of an agricul-
tural division in the External Aid
Office of our government.

“We support the efforts by
our government to establish dip-
lomatic relations with the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China and urge
the pursuit of similar action in
recognizing diplomatically the
German Democratic Republic.

“We recommend .. . the in-
creased use of .- . farmers as
members of international trade
delegations seeking new and ex-
panded markets for farm pro-
ducts.”

The Statement of Policy then
continues with a set of program-
matic demands encompassing
the needs of all farmers .

Emergency Program

New Democratic Leader of the
Opposition in Saskatchewan, W.
S. Lloyd, has called for action
to prevent seizure of farm ma-
chinery and for gid to business
located in rural communities
facing forced bankruptcy.

Mr. Lloyd stated that, it is
untrue that provincial govern-
ments can do nothing to aid the
farmers and small businessmen.
He demanded that the Thatcher
government adopt the following
seven-point program:

1. Inform the farmers con-
cerning all their legal rights and
the. steps’ available to them if
threatened with seizures of farm
machinery.

2. Set up a free legal advisory
service for farmers in financial
difficulties.

3. Reéactivate and strengthen
the Provincial Mediation Board
to provide maximum government
support to farmers in negotiat-

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ing extensions and settlements
of land mortgage payments, ma-
chinery loans and other debts.

4. Where justified declare a
provincial moratorium (without
interest penalty) on Crown lease
rental payments or on payments
for land purchased from the
Crown.

5. Guarantee continuity of
power services to those farmers
unable to. pay power bills be-
cause of their inability to sell
grain.

6. Take every action in the
government’s power to forestail
forced bankruptcies on rural
community business whose wel-
fare depends on farm purchas-
ing power.

7. Initiate discussions with
the federal government to im-
prove protection for people who
have borrowed under National
Housing, Veterans Land, Farm
Improvement Loans and Farm
Credit Corporation legislation.

News Canadian texts

By OSCAR KOGAN

The. disregard of the provin-
cial government to the continu-

ed use of U.S.A. texts and books |

for our educational institutions
is just another expression of the
lack of desire to keep our coun-
try independent economically,
politically and culturally.

The statement made recently
by the retiring head of the Ont-
ario Secondary School Teachers
Federation points out the con-
cern of some teachers about the
lack of direction by the Provin-
cial government. The Provincial
government has the authority
and’ the means to_ introduce
texts written in Canada, for
Canadians and produced by
Canadians. The only thing it
lacks is the desire to develop
an entirely Canadian approach
to education.

The result is that directors
of education, superintendents,
heads of departments, etc. in
our Ontario school systems do
not even bother to look for
Canadian texts. They seek the
easiest way out, which in this
case harms Canada. They just
order books at hand: Maybe
these books are printed in Can-
ada, but they have a U.S.A.
orientation. Until recently our
public schools used texts that
spoke of green mail boxes, the
color that the U.S. Post Offices
use. When this was brought to
the attention of the authorities,
the printers were ordered to
change it to red mail boxes but
the text remained the same.

This is also a reflection that
finds its expression in different
approaches*to history in the
ten provinces. For example, in
Ontario Louis Riel is pictured
as a traitor, while in Quebec and
in some Western provinces he
is pictured as a hero.

This continued invasion of
U.S. texts into our schools can
be linked to the invasion of
U.S.A. trained teachers in our
universities and the economic
and political invasion by U.S.
big business of our country.

The only way this can be

By LENORE WEISS

There are many individuals I
would gladly like to kick in the
pants, but since historically the
pen has been a much sharper
and more graceful instrument,
it will have to suffice.

Male supremacy is not an ab-
stract issue raised purely in the
context of women’s liberation
(the implication of which many
do not understand), but a ser-
ious threat to our political work,
personal relations and every
aspect of life, In each case, male
supremacy encourages a silent
and growing resentment in the
hearts of many women who are
waiting until the revolution to
get theirs. However, we must
speak to the issue now!

Too often we make the mis-
take of differentiating between
an individual’s “political” and
“personal”. life, fostering a
Jekyll and Hyde relationship,
whereby the political theory
never fuses with the day to day
practice. This is pragmatism of
the worst kind! Many of us con-
done the situation by remaining

overcome is for the Provincial
Department of Education and its
minister, Mr. Davis to instruct
all Directors of Education in the
province not to; use U.S. texts,
and to commission capable tea-
chers in our provinces to write
Canadian texts where these do
not exist.

Not only js the general his-
tory of our country being dis-
torted in the history text books,
but the history of the labor
movement is so biased in most
cases that it is raising a genera-
tion of young Canadians who

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Monopoly must foot cost
of anti-polution measures)

The following statement is
issued by the Central Executive
Committee, Communist Party of
Canada:

The proposed Canada Water
Act is a step forward in coping
with the serious problem of pol-
lution. Whether it will serve its
purpose depends on its firm im-
plementation. The main cause
of pollution of our waters is in-
dustry which has been allowed

to despoil that precious heritage ~

with impunity in their efforts to
maximize their profits at the
expense of the health and live-
lihood of Canadians. It is mon-
opoly which should be com-
pelled to bear the cost of an
anti-pollution program, not only
with respect to water but the
pollution of the air we breathe.

A number of provincial gov-
ernments are raising the issue
of provincial jurisdiction around
which to undermine the Canada
Water Act. Provincial jurisdic-
tion however, is a fake issue
under cover of which monopoly
interests are trying to evade
their full responsibilities with

silent, respecting an individual
as a political entity but never as
a human being. And this is all
done. for the sake of harmony
and commitment.

It is time we take account of
the facts. A few Marxists treat
their wives as hand-servants, re-
fusing them the political prero-
gatives of attending meetings: or
participating in committees.

With the recent, growth of
women’s liberation movements,
many men have learned to
avoid the most offensive su-
premacist pitfalls. However,
there are more stubborn ves-
tiges which do not disappear
quickly from a person’s con-
sciousness, like treating the
black domestic worker (who is
subbing at home for the wife)
as an inferior or starting dis-
cussions .when female leaders
are absent, which is not recipro-
cated when the situation is rev-
ersed. Also, many leading wo-
men are not relieved of family
responsibilities to enable them
to become more active. This
should naturally be a cgllective
responsibility; the cost of baby-

.make its position clear 0

easily dished out and t

are either completely ignoratt |
of the role and contribution © |
the organized labor movemel
has made to the growth a
development of Canada or ‘4
best get a distorted vieW ~
labor and its role. ‘eld

The labor movement can he?
change this situation by ins!
ing that the history of the |
movement be written by th i
who are part of it as well ®
demand that a true Canad! 5
history book be written for ™ |
by our young people 1 :
schools.

respect to anti-pollution ne

ures. One can see this in ts
rio where the governmen
proposing picayune
companies, under the spé
argument that it could bank
some of them. In actual :
such a policy provides an, |
door” for industries to conulm® |
fol |

polluting waters.

This emphasizes the need ral |
the establishment of nate )
standards binding upon all inet
ernments and industries. use
wise what appears to be 4 aif
ful proposal will merely rem
a piece of paper. ey

The Canada Water AC
to be buttressed by another
portant measure as well. of
not good enough to make | '
waters clear and. then sell 2
previous heritage to the *
Canadian waters shoul
used as the basis for ‘
energy and Canadian eco?
development. The Trudeau B

ernment must be compell

vital matter.

sitters a subtractable
item.

_ Too often, dynamic | era
leadership and potential jb
wasted because their co?
tions go unseen in the hop. it
male competition and inse®,
ity. Women soon get dis8¥
when with credentials 2
as their male co-workels in
are not chosen to particiP? iti
delegations. In this way,
cal unity is undermined.

It is quite true that mé@
premacy has class roots.. :
is not traced along sex line.
many of the women’s. libef
groupings fail to under’ ive i;
but in relation to the produ
‘process. jgind

However, only by recoeh’ ge
the class nature of male * ge
macy, will we begin t0 Pat
our consciousness of that
ticular blight and, 1
cases, bridge the gap
our political and persona
Both will develop, greeting
other like two lost friend
need to create more of a a
sphere where criticism”

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