- Let's Be Masters

In Our Own House

By LESLIE MORRIS

HE. title of this column is taken from the heading of the
Cc ist Party’s new statement of policy
now being printed in an initial run of 250,000 for dis-
tribution all across the country

happy good fortune (and good planning) the
ram, The Road to Socialism in Canada, is now
outed.

And .by
party’s pro
being distri

make up a challenge to Canadian

Taken together they
is unique; the very names of

minds and consciences which

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The Road. to-Socialism in Canada,. are indications of
their clear-sighted analysis of the present situation in our
country, and a projection of: the present into the-future of

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socialism

It is an unbeatable combination. Since Tim Buck wrote

hig book, Canada, the Communist Viewpoint, in

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T is this quality of -being conscious of the movement and
irection of current history which puts its stamp upon the
Communists. They see history as a movement of conflict
and contradiction, imcorporating - many. antagonistic forces
among which the class struggle is decisive, and out of which
new and higher -stages of civilization emerge through the
actions of millions of people.

Le?t’s Be Masters In Our Own House—what could better
sum up the issue which confronts Canadians today—whether
they are aware of it or not, and millions are becoming aware.

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ERE is Canada, seven years away from celebrating 100th
i anniversary as a ¢onfederation, and on all sides- one
hears questions asked: How much longer must: we be
dominated by a foreign power the U.S.A.? Are we an indepen-
trv or not? When will O Canada be recognized as our

anthem, and when shall be have a flag? When will
1ig country have the power to amend its own constitution?
Why should Canadian factories be branch assembly plants of
US. corporations? Where is the Canadian character, its liter-
ature, its music, its art, and what distinguishes them so that
a stranger could say, on seeing them. ‘There is Canada.’ In our
paintings we have achieved a distinctive national character,
at least partly. In literature, the drama, music, not nearly

as much.

These questions, alive as they are on the lips of millions
of citizens, will not be snuffed out or pushed aside by the
bromides of Lester B. Pearson or the windy whistlings of
Jiefenbaker; neither will the Canadian Labor Congress’
als satisfy their members when they present a plan
to deal with unemployment which does not mention the fact
of ownership and control of our economy by the U.S.A.

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HESE are the matters the Communist Party’s national com- |
mittee dealt with on Thanksgiving weekend and which |

_ you will find in the party’s pungent and thought-pro-
voking policy statement.

The. issues the party poses are at the heart of Canadian
politics: _Nationalize the U< -owned industries and

domination. of the U.S.A.

And on foreign policy — on the supreme issue of war

er peace, the party-put it plainly: Capitulation to the U-S-A. |

has plunged Canada into gfeat danger.

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Neon ALITY is the key to peace and disarmament, for |

Canada. That is how we can associate our country with

the forces in the world which stand for peace and against |
war, for an end to colonialism, forever. The Communist policy |

puts it forthrightly and reasonably.
And so. dear reader, study the Communist policy-state-

ment yourself and take it’ out into the streets, the factories,
to your neighbors. Put it on street cars, buses and trains.

Let every Canadian. gain heart from seeing this example of |

patriotic and progressive leadership on the. democratic and
class issues of the day.

Read and study the party’s program and give it to your |

friends, for it is a charter of Canada’s future, the road to
socialism for our country.

The party’s statement and program are not the private

property of Communists. They are public documents, .a basis |

for unity in action of millions of Canadians at this critical

juncture of our history.
As the party’s policy appeal says, “Canadians are not
helpless pawns” in the grip of uncontrollable forces.

which is}

> appeal. Let‘’s Be Masters in Our Own House and the pro- |

1947,: the |
interweaving of a battle for the sovereignty of Canada with |
the socialist future has permeated Canadian Communist policy. |

k L S C provide |
jobs for Canadians, not profits to U.S. investors, control our |
own economy and put the needs of Canada first; break the |

Gold price jump

reveals |

sickness of capitalism

The big jump in the price of gold on the London as well as other markets, includ:

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very much a victim.

The immediate explanation| 0URCE.
But there are more deep-|

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| is that speculators are figuring}

that the United States is soon | 80ing explanations.
First of all, the United}

going to be forced to raise the} |
States has for some years now,

price at which it buys gold |

above the present $35 an| had a deficit in its balance of |
E: 3 3 = _" = | payments—running around $3)
| to $4 billion a year. The Unit-|
ed States has been buying
more goods, than it has been
selling, and it has been send-
ing out of the country a great
oe of money in foreign in-;
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vestment and “aid” programs.

In the early postwar years,
‘the United States was ruling
the roost unchallenged. Its
economy had grown stronger
- during the war, whereas the)
economies of West European |
countries had to take USS.
money coming in through gov-
ernment aid and private in-
vestment, and use that money
to buy goods in the United
States.

But now the economies of
Britain and
France have recovered from
the war damage. Now these
and other countries instead of
buying goods from the United
States with U.S. funds in their
possession largely do one of
two things:

They convert U.S. funds into
gold, and use the gold to buy
goods wherever they like; or
they buy U.S. bonds and other
kinds of such ‘liquid assets”
in the United States, thus set-
ting up a debt owed to them
by the United States.

If they were suddenly to |

MONA MORGAN

RU ke S FOR West Germany,

COUNCIL

Mona ‘Morgan announced
this week she will be an in-
dependent candidate for coun-
cil in the coming Vancouver
elections.

“Vancouver needs a progres-
sive woman at city hall,” said
|Mona Morgan.’ Mrs. Morgan
was a candidate for council
last year when her campaign
chairman was Effie Jones.

“The key to tackling the
problems of unemployment,

; taxation and needed civic ser-
vices is peace and independ- demand payment: gold for all
ence.’ said Mrs. Morgan. «ye | that debt, the U.S. resérves
our city is to progress we must| Would be wiped: Out.
leut arms spending and end This isn’t very likely to hap-|

ing Toronto, is one symptom of the sickness of the capitalist world, of which Canadas

|pen, but the fact remains that}

|rise more quickly yet in sh?

gradually those gold bars th
U.S. Treasury has down in that)
hole at Fort Knox are being
whittled away.

All this sounds bad for the
United States capitalists, and
it is a fact that they are n?
longer the top dogs in the cap
italist world they were in thé
early postwar years. a

On the other hand, U.S. bi8
business is not just stewing 11)
its own juice. More and more)
the biggest U.S. corporations)
are moving out to set them:
selves up in business in other
capitalist countries, opening
branch plants, and taking i?
the local ‘capitalists as theif
junior partners.

In other words,
taking over.

But this can be done only as
long .as other countries aré
prepared to put up with the
domination of their economy
by the United States — and
those days have already passed
in» countries like Cuba, and
are drawing to a close in many
other places.

All of which helps to ex
plain why the U.S. capitalis!#
have turned more and more #0
Canada as what they think ®
a good safe place for the e*
tension of their investment
and control.

That is why the strangulé
tion of our economy is pt”
ceeding so rapidly and whi
as a consequence, the bro#
movement for Canadian ind@
pendence and an end to U#
domination is rising, and wil

they are

days to come.
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our dependence on the U.S.”
She will also press for public
ownership of the B.C. Electric.

43RD
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
October Socialist

Revolution
will be held on

Sunday, Nov. 6
5:00 p.m.
Buffet Supper
Entertainment
TOM McEWEN
Guest Speaker
KENNEDY HALL
Kennedy & Scott Rd.
| in North Surrey
| Admission—$1.00
\t Children up to 14 yrs. 50c
Auspices of: North Sur-
rey, New Westminster &
Whalley Clubs, CPC.

Demonstrations in France continued this week against "i
war in Algeria. Last Thursday Paris police attacke?
crowd of 20,000 in Paris called to a meeting by the a |
unions, teachers and student’s organizations. Photo sho" }
one of the demonstrations in Paris.

November 4, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Pat®

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