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HASTINGS EAST PRESS

CLUB, Vancouver, B.C.: We
wish to congratulate the staff
of the Pacific Tribune on the
new format of our paper.

In the past we have been
quick to criticize shortcomings
in the paper, lack of eye ap-
peal, and a tendency toward
sectarianism which narrowed
our circulation to leftists and
politically eonscious people.

We are sure the paper will
reach out to new people and
become a much greater in-
fluence in the fight for peace,
security and independence for
the Canadian. people.

In the days ahead we will be
able to double our tirculation,
and put our paper in the hands
of thousands of workers, to
aid them
a better life. So keep up the
good work and the time will
come when we'll have a Daily
Tribune.

Three cheers for Ayres

C. KING, Vancouver, B.C.;
Three one for peace,
one for national independence,
one for socialism, and a tiger
for Fra y who thinks
all those things can be achiev-
ed without bothering about
Native Indians, Doukhobors
and the aristocracy of labor.

Who cares about the Native
Indians? They had the coun-

thousands of years

cheers

IS,

ak Ayres,

try for
and what did they do with it?
So what if they did have a
culture, we finished that,
didn’t we? And look what we
did to them. What’s any of this
got to do with national inde-
pendence?

As the Doukhobors,
they’re just a bunch of trouble
makers. They won’t obey the
laws of the country, so take
their children away from them-
we've already got their land.

The Doukhobors are paci-
fi and what have pacifists
got to do with peace?

The Jehovah’s Witnesses are
trouble-makers too, and there
are more them. For one
thing they won’t let their
children salute the flag. This
has its good points with the
St. Laurent government try:
ing to make us- all kiss the

tor

of

in their struggle for“

where all children of non-
believers could be taught that
free enterprise is still the on-
ly system and Social Credit
is its savior. :

It’s about fime someone took
a crack at these aristocrats of
labor, though I rather expect-
ed it to come from Dal Grauer.
Look at them, pulling down big
wages, driving late model cars,
buying TV sets and deep freez-
es, up to their ears in payments
and wondering how long it’s
all going to last.

Why pick on the plumbers ?
They’re not the only ones
asking $2.65 an hour — almost
much as H. R. MacMillan
if you add a. zero or-two. I
know loggers and cat operat-
ors who make more than this.
It’s outrageous that the Pacific
Tribune should support their
demands.

No wonder that the bosses
are all crying about inflation.
You’re helping to create illu-

as

sions, bring about inflation
and ruin the labor movement
with too much prosperity.

Frank Ayres is right... and
Karl Marx all wrong.

I have just one suggestion.
Make Frank Ayres your edit-
or-in-chief. He would really
make the Pacific Tribune a
popular labor paper, particu-
larly with labor.

Just give him a blue pencil
and all your troubles will be
gone — and so will your read-
ers.

Andrea Doria Disaster

M. DOWNEY, Vancouver,
B.C.: In this modern day and
age it came as a great shock
to most of us to read of the
sinking of a great luxury
liner at sea, despite the fact
that the tw8d ships involved in
the fatal collision were equip-
ped with radar and the own-
ers of the $29 million Italian

~unsinkable,

ship Andrea Doria had boast-
ed she was unsinkable.

. An inquiry will be held and
perhaps we will learn the
truth. Meanwhile one recalls
the sinking of the Titanic, and
the inquiry which proved that
the captain (or more accurate-
ly, the company) was at fault
for trying’ to set a crossing re-
cord on a maiden voyage, and
going at nearly 23 knots
through a field of icebergs,

The Titanic’s bulkhead sys-
tem was supposed to make her
but the iceberg
tore away the ship’s side and
ice waters rushing in caused
the boilers to. explode, practic-
ally breaking the ship in two.

There was no radar in 1912,
and radio was in its infancy.
The Titanic had permission to
carry up to 3,500 people, but
had lifeboat accomodation for
only 950 in 14 large lifeboats,
two small ones and four col-
lapsible boats. Chalk up the
owners’ greed as the cause of
many of the lives lost. Built
as a floating palace the Titanic
became a tomb.

The first sea rescue oper-
ation in which wireless was
used was when the Republic
sent out a CQD (the Marconi
message of distress that pre-
ceded the SOS signal) in Jan-
uary 1909, and the Baltic re-
sponded, saving 1,500 persons.
It is interesting to recall that
this accident (the Republic
was rammed in fog by the
Florida) also happened. off the
coast of Massachusetts.

Today all ships carry radar,
which should give sure pro-
tection in fog and icefields.
How, then, did the recent
tragedy happen? We await the
coming inquiry with interest.

Luciferized regime

REAL PEACE, Cloverdale,
B.C.: This earth and its full-

gov /
ge! th
wnt uy,

ness of reproductive life is a
natural entity, but men with
their ego-selfisms have divided
it into geographical areas and
organized..groups of people
therein into political parties.

These parties have different
ideologies; generally a con-
giomeration of every method
yet devised by man for the
exploitation of man by man
and of the many by a few.

The few acquire and ac-
cumulate claims on wealth be-
youd their needs or capacity
to use, while the many live
a life of insecurity, poverty,
and misery. :

All are products of an in-
equitable regime that is now
in the latter days of tolerance.

The have-not peoples
throughout the world are be-

SPLIT FPENSUNALILVY

ing informed as to theil
to equity in basic Tlé
general welfare, and
places throughout thé
are demanding those
in no uncertain terms

Now, in these lattel
tolerance of this Lue
regime of iniquities, 18
for the so-called west™
to give honorable 1e@
changing their object!
that of a contest for SUP
to one of goodwill ana;
ation in establishing
leus” for a one world
of nations.

This would be

equity in basic righ
general welfare — W
practise, would hav@

administered via @

government.”

ment for what they

Hal Griffin

R. SPEAKER, some honorable mem-
bers have been critical of the govern-
consider
adequacy of the interceptors developed
by the department of national defense.

the in-

spray has proved reason-
ably effective in reducing
the number of mosquitoes in
the area, it is felt that no
measure should be ne-
glected that might be of
value in ridding the camp
of these pests. Accordingly,
the following excerpts from
the ‘Army Manual of Hy-
giene and Sanitation—1934’

room or tent. One
stirs the mosquitoes out

the dark corners with”
stick. The other
his hands copiously

soap and then catches
flying mosquitoes in
soap» on his hand. ¥4
skill or exertion is requil®

“Inter-company comP

tions may be introdu®
The results are amazii

Stars and Stripes. But what They have been so unkind as to suggest are published for the guid-

happens when we get our own that the government is st 2 and benefit of all good and catches of
flag? Let’s take their children squandering the taxpayers’ with the enemy who has_ ranks. 400 mosquitoes a day 1
away to help the fight for nat- money because the honor- appeared in unexpected -22—pom « chapter 10. one barrack room have
ional independence. able member for Vancou- strength this summer, at- Mosquitoes, Prevention made.

Everyone knows the Com- ver Centre casually con- tacking from the skies with- Measures, para 2 ‘Destruc-

“4__T'o be republished”

munists and Socialists are cedes that his department out quarter. I refer, of tion of Adult Mosquitoes,’ * a] unit orders.”
* trouble-makers. They’ve got may have wasted a few mil- COUESE SO PSAIOES: pages 149 and 150: I have often thought
absolutely no appreciation of Honstheresand there Gheex. = With your permission, Mr.

“‘Swatting may be car-
ried out with fly swatters
or by means of the hand
covered with a lather of
soap, the latter being very

Speaker, listening td 5°”
of the reports subm
for our consideration,
the official mind alone
transcend the realities

the opportunities provided by
our great free enterprise sys-
tem. So how can they raise
their children to take advan-

Speaker, I shall read a doc-
ument issued by our army
in Alberta, where the men-
ace is exceptionally grave,

periments.

At the risk of appearing
a little out of character, I

t
tage of them? The solution is want to assure the honor- to reassure the honorable effective (See Appendix plague us here Clothed
obvious. Take their children able members that there is members as to the resolu- 14). B diniform 1t:46 ee
away. no cause for alarm. Our tion with which the de- “83—From Appendix 14, able

Then we could really have armed forces ,are in con- partment of national de- Materials for dealing with I have only one suggest
a bang-up campaign to put the stant training with the fense pursues our lofty Animal Carriers of Dis- to make—that the deP@y
taxpayers’ money that we now best of equipment to repel aims as a people. eases, ‘Mosquitoes, Soapy ment of national dé
squander on Family Allow- any invasion. Indeed, at “Special: Pest Control— Hand Method _ for Mosqui- concentrate upon dev®

ances to a good use. We could
set up schools like New Den-
ver all over the province

this very moment they are
engaged

Destruction of Mosquitoes

toes, pages 248 and 249.
“1—While air and ground

fe ing a fly swatter
TI'wo men do a barrack

stern combat than sound.

in

August 3, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE be