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Vancouver, British Columbia, May 16, 1952. S** PRICE FIVE CE

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: Expect thousands
to hear famous
singer at border |

Pahl Robeson, who will sing
et 4 great border rally at the
ay Arch this coming Sunday,
ie 18, celebrated his 54th
ry Fiday this month. Thousands
: ey oians and Americans who

il meet and mingle in the in-
ternational park—which is open
‘0 citizens of both countries
Without restrictions — will use
the Cceasion to wish birthday
stectings to one of America’s
Steatest sons,

- Bus transportation. at cost is
"zg provided by the Vancou-
Ver .

er committee, and tickets may

be obtained at the Mine-Mill of-
s ae 111 Dunsmuir. (Return
Ickets are $1.50 for adults, 50

cents for children.) Buses will
leave the CNR Main Street sta-
tion at 1 p.m,

When American authorities
barred Robeson from, coming to
sing at a Mine-Mill convention
in Vancouver last February, the
great Negro singer promised to
include qa Peace Arch open air
concert. as part of a Birthday
Concert Tour which has just be-
gun,

Following the Peace Arch
rally. Robeson will give a con-
cert at Seattle Auditorium. (For
details of the Seattle concert,
turn to page 2. For a feature
article on Robeson, turn to
page 9.)

Real election issue
to change course

from war

sta oPle's unity can win*
ate a declaration of policy
Prova, by Nigel Morgan, LPP
hea leader. “Labor unity
iene one candidate in each
me vency who will work for
© and people’s welfare is
: key to victory on June 12.
The decisive need of thé

- Dr, J. G. Endicott, seen here
With Chinese scientists con-
ducting his one-the-spot. in-
VYestigation of germ warfare
Charges, reported his findings
fo a ‘Toronto peace rally last
Weekend,

fo peace

people provincially, as well ,as
federally, is a policy which will
help bring peace instead of pro-
voke a third world war. To-
ward this end, we of the Labor-
Progressive party intend to
wage the biggest and strongest
campaign ever undertaken by
our party in this province.

“British Columbia needs rep-
resentatives in the legislature

“who will insist that the powerful

influences of B.C. be exerted to
change Canada’s national poli-
cies from their present subservi-
Continued on back page
See LPP

SAW US.
GERM BOMBS

TORONTO

Before a cheering throng of 10,000 Toronto citizens last
Sunday night in Maple Leaf Gardens, Dr, James G. Endicott
challenged the parliamentary committee on external affairs to
“meet me in debate on a public platform” on the issue of germ
wartare against China. ‘‘Let them state their case and I will
state mine and let the citizens of Canada decide,’”’ he challenged.
Then, as his voice was almost lost in the resounding cheers, he
declared: a

“In my case the parliamentary committee used the tactics
of the unAmerican committee in Washington. I reply to them
as follows: ‘We do not want any made-in-USA democracy in
Canada. We do not want ordeals by slander and trials in Star
Chamber courts with Whittaker Chamber witnesses. We want
our own honest brand of Canadian democracy and away with
McCarthyism, MacArthurism, and mink coat scandalism’.”

Dr. Endicott said he was laying ‘‘a serious charge of germ
warfare being conducted by the lawless American militarists in
the Far. East, a charge for which I assume full responsibility
before God and man,” But, he continued, “I said or did nothing
to harm the prestige of Canada while I was abroad. .. . I would
like to assure my fellow citizens that at all times I placed the

Continued on page 6 — See FACE ME

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