en ee ee Harold Winch up to his old tricks The following appeared in an editorial in a recent issue of the Canadian Tribune. We reprint it here because we think B.C.’s working people should know what Harold Winch is up to. and the harm which his line class unity. HE New Party’s. chances would be considerably en- hhancec_if a way could be found ef shutting up Harold Winch, the CCF. member for Vancou- wer East. A-week ago in Oakville he was quoted by the Toronto Star as telling a New Party forum that “Communist leader Tim Buck’s recent offer to sup- port New Party candidates: in the next federal election was promoted by capitalists.’” This is Winch’s _ ver- sion of the hoary and Mmackneyed “kiss of death” theory so dear to the hearts ef extreme wightwing = so- eial - demo erats. He haslarold Winch simply “improved” on it. by claiming _that the capitalists are paying the Communists to express support for the forma- tion of the New Party. Such slanders in themselves sdon’t deserve to be dignified with a reply. The record of the Communist Party of 40 years devoted service to the work- ing class of Canada speaks for itself. But it is worth while ex- amining where this kind of “kiss of death” talk would lead the New Party. Tt is an article of faith of the advocates of this point of wiew in the labor movement that it is very dangerous to ever say anything or do any- thing that the Communists wight conceivably agree with. But since the Communists consistently advocate those policies of peace, democracy and independence which are in the interests of the working people and the nation as a whole, those who are obsessed with the “danger” of the -“Kiss ef- Death,” end up by saying can do to the cause of working , those things which no honest worker, or progressive-minded person can agree with. This is precisely the pam hole into which Harold Winch fell a few days later in Sud- bury, where he launched a violent attack on the Soviet Union saying, according to the Globe and Mail report, that ‘he believes Russia has no desire to discuss disarmament at this time” and that Premier Khrushchev’s “actions at the UN was sufficient evidence on which to base his findings.”’ No one except the most en- crusted cold warriors dare talk that way these days. Who ex- cept Tory cabinet ministers and United States admirals can assert that the Soviet Union is not working for dis-; armament? The only conclusion that can be drawn from Winch’s statements is that there is no hope for peace, that we have no alternative but to arm to the teeth with nuclear weap- ons and prepare for inevitable death and destruction. This gospel of hatred and despair is rejected by most people in Winch’s own party today. One recent evidence of this — and from a,very high quarter at that — is the peace resolution introduced by CCF members in the legislative as- sembly of Saskatchewan, and the statement of Attorney-Gen- eral. Robert Walker in reply to the delegation of the Sas- katchewan Peace Council. ° Moving anead in this direc- tion the New Party can emerge as a genuine alternative to the old parties which can com- mand the support of the Can- adian people. Moving in the direction indicated by Harold Winch it would be doomed to isolation and defeat. It is not the Communiists who are applying a. “kiss of death” to the New Party. It is the Harold Winchs. Condemn Imperialism Mexico rally p roclaims era of Latin America's freedom | “The old order is repudiat- ed in Latin America. The peo- ple are demanding. total agrar- ian reform, the nationalization of their natural resources, di- versification of industry and unquestioned national sover- eignty.” This was the comment of Dr. James G. Endicott, chair- | man of the Canadian Peace Congress, on his return from Mexico City where he attend- ed the Latin American Con- ference’ for National «Sover- eignty, Economic Emancipa- pation and Peace on March 5 to 8. He described the tremend- ous enthusiasm with which the conference was greeted by the people of Mexico. Some 300 official delegates from ev- ery Latin American country were surrounded by a vast cheering throng of 3,000 to 5,- 000 Mexican citizens. He recalled especially the ovations which greeted the entry into the great hall of the flag of Cuba and of the Span- ish Republic (which is still of- ficially recognized by Mexi- co). The conference was called by three -Latin. American chairmen of the World Coun- cil of Peace. all of them out- standing figures: Lazaro Car- denas, the former president of Mexico; Ing. Alberto T. Ca- zella, ex-rector of the Univer- sity of La Planta in Argen- tina; and Lic Domingos Val- lasco, a former senator and deputy of Brazil. Others who made major contributions to the confer- ence were Alejandro Gomez, ex-vice-president of Argenti- na, who broke with the Fron- dizi government when it mov- ed to the right; and Jesue de Castro, the distinguished for- mer president of the Food and Agriculture Organization who is now a member of the Bra- zilian parliament. : De Castro, although not ‘Advance’ Name of New Youth Paper “Advance” is the word among members and _- friends ef the Young. Communist League. That’s the name chosen bs the national press cornmit- tee and executive of the YCL for the. new national youth paper, the press committee emphasized. Advance will be @ paper “of, by and for young Canadians.” Rae Murphy, national secre- tary of the YCL, just return-'! | will have to do. ed from a national tour of points west, underlined that ‘in every centre the YCL and its supporters are: enthusiastic- ally preparing for the cam- paign.” “Everywhere I went,’ he said, “the desire for a militant youth paper was. enthusias- ties? The press committee point- ed to the big job ‘“Advance’’ “In helping to highlight the needs and as- pirations young Cana- dians,” it stated, “Advance will be a leading fighter for youth rights, peace, Cana- dian independence and neu- trality. It is a must on the reading list of all young peo- ple.” Subscriptions for the four- page monthly will sell for $1 per year and can be obtained from members of the YCL or local press committee or the national press committee. of JAMES ENDICOTT . . . attends Mexico rally DR. present, sent a message .driv- ing home the fact that no prob- lems would exist in providing the people with an ample food. supply once feudalism were abolished. A profound impression was made on the conference by a delegate from Guatemala who was forced to remain anony- mous because of the U.S. im- posed. terror in his country. His country, he told the con- ference, Swas not a “small helpless. nation.” It was a “section of the great Latin American nation of 200 mil- lion people. We are one peo- ple, one language, one tradi- tion, one culture.” The Peace Letter of the Canadian Peace Congress car- ries an unofficial translation of the Declaration of the La- tin American Peoples adopted by the Conference. The declaration proclaims that ‘‘The new era of libera- tion in Latin American coun- tries has begun. The struggle is based on the demand for national sovereignty, econom- |ican imperialism . . feat of imperialism is the fun-. ic emancipation and peace.” It states~that “The funda- mental force which blocks the’ development. of Latin Ameri- can countries, is North Amer- . The de- damental condition of any ~ plan of development for our A countries.” Pointing out that “without —— F economic emancipation, there is no political independence,” it says that what is needed to E consolidate this is: ‘ “Total land reform and pre- - ferential attention to the in- - the — digenous Indian people; rescue of natural . resources from the hands of foreign monopolies; strong increase of | the basic sources of energy and of basic industries, access to every market, tech- nical and economic assistance without. harmful conditions. “The realization of the Cu- ban revolution,’ the declara- — tion affirms, ‘shows the way to end foreign domination. — The lesson of its conquests and its consolidation give an © effective contribution to our cause of liberation.” The declaration condemns North American imperialism which “has engaged Latin © America in the policy of the cold war.” Demanding the liquidation of all military pacts and bas- — es, the declaration states: “To contribute to an agree- / ment about world disarma- ment; to abolish colonialism; — to put an end to the cold war; to assure peaceful co-existence ~ among different peoples and different regimes — these are the base on which to guaran-. tee peace and national sover- eignty.” U.S. ARMS CAPTURED IN LAOS. Photo above shows — Laotian patriotic soldiers with U.S. arms captured from ; the Phoumi Nosavan clique of U.S. stooges, who with large > scale U.S. military aid, launched military attacks aimed Le at overthrowing the legitimate government of Laos. March 24, 1961—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 8 _ free —