THE Norris investigation into the operations of the Seafarers Inter- ~ national Union (SIU) in Canada and the activities of SIU leader Hal Banks, ended with recom- mendations for a government- sponsored “trusteeship” for all maratime unions in Canada. This unprecedented proposal is now in the hands of the pro-U.S. Pearson government, scheduled to be acted upon when Parliament opens on September 30. Obviously the intent of this gov- ernment is not to rid Canada of the notorious SIU Hal Banks — the Liberals were the Beanie who brought him here to smash a legiti- mate Canadian Seamen’s Union, but to use the Norris “trusteeship” as a dog-collar threat to all Cana- dian unions, seamen or other. The U.S. ie a in the per- son of U.S. Labor-Secretary Wirtz has moved into the picture, urging avoidance (if possible?) of trustee- ship, and giving some vague prom- ises In return to curb SIU or other obstruction and violence against Canadian shipping in U.S. Great Lakes ports. AFL-CIO president George nny and numerous of his top- brass labor burocrats have also voiced their opposition t 0 this gov- ernment - controlled trustees ip, but for motives other than their “concern” for the, well-being of Canadian unions. The readiness of these AFL-CIO moguls to clamp on bureaucratic “trusteeships” of their own making upon Canadian unions when the membership of such unions demonstrate their de- sire to democratically run their own affairs; to exercise a greater measure of autonomy, is already well known to many Canadian Editorial THIS week heralded the birth of a “new nation,” Malaysia. It includes Malaya, Singapore and the British “protectorates” of Sar- awak and Sabah (North Borneo). Its officiating midwives were graduates of Britain’s most dis- tinguished coldwar Tory phalange, heavily reinforced with military “aid”. At Kuala Lampur where the “birth” was officially pro- claimed, the official barker gave. as the reason for its being—“to op- ose the rise of Communism in: outheast Asia”. Obviously a very weak form- ula for a Caesarean-delivered in-. fant, and a sure-fire guarantee for its early demise. * * . Socred leader Robert Thomp-. son, apropos the Quebec Socred split, now tells us that his erst- while colleague Real Caouette “has never been a true Social Crediter” anyway. What most people would like to know is how to identify the “real” thing? Keep B.C. Green” is a good slogan; a timely reminder to mot- orists, campers, monopolists and politicians who get careless about, fire — and fire sale giveaways. “Keep B.C. Green” could also apply to Comox, with the added words,—No U.S. Nuclear Bomb Dumps.” Pacifie Tribune Editor — TOM McEWEN Associate Editor—MAURICE RUSH ‘Business Mgr.—OXANA BIGELOW Published weekly ai: Room 6 — 426 Main Street Vancouver 4, B.C. - Phone MUtual 5-5288 Subscription Rates: : Canadian and Commonwealth coun! tries (except Australia): $4.00 one year. Australia, United States and all other countries: $5.00 one year, Authorized- as the Post Office second class tnail by Department, Ottawa and for payment of postage in ¢ash’ EDITORIAL PAGE Autonomy- key issue unionists. In the eee view of both the U.S. labor department and the U.S. AFL-CIO burocracy, they see in the Norris “trustee- ship” something of a threat to their long-continued domination. of AFL-CIO affiliate unions in Canada. Hence their noisy “‘dis- apEn oval ” of the Norris “trustee- s for their SIU affiliate. he steadily growing desire among Canadian unions for full autonomy to run their own affairs in accordance with Canadian con- ditions and in keeping with Cana- dian objectives of independence,’ peace and progress, runs counter: to U.S. government domination of Canadian affairs. This U.S. cold- war domination at Pentagon level finds its ready echo in AFL-CIO top-brass circles. On numerous oc- casions the lattér have demon- strated their readiness and ability to wreck a Canadian union, rather than concede to its sovereign right to run its own affairs, eco- nomic or political, without unwar- ranted outside interference. Hence, while most Canadian trade unionists are unalterably op- posed to trusteeships in any shape or form, they need to guard against falling into the error of thinking that U.S. “opposition” to trustee- ship, whether from a U.S. Wirtz or Meany, represents “support’ against trusteeship. All that such “support” rep- resents is an unstated fear of the SrOwane sentiment among Cana- ian unions for a truly independ- ent, autonomous Canadian trade union movement, determining its own affairs and spurning dictation or domination from any source whatsoever. comment... ‘Lord Denning has handed his 60,000 word report on the Pro- fumo-Keeler-‘Security’ scandal to Prime Minister Macmillan. as The question now is what Mac will do with it? Bury it as not being “in the pub - lic (i.e. Tory) interest,” or give Britons a whiffof:new profu a ee T HE echo of the magnificant March on Washington, August 28 for civil rights to all Americans, Negro and white, perished last Sunday morning in the shattering blast of a bombed Negro church in Birmingham, Alabama. : While Negro boys and girls were attending their Sunday school. classes, and while their parents kneeled in prayer to their God, a. criminal product of the white seg- regationist lunatic fringe bombed the church. Four little Negro girls died in the blast which wrecked their church. Out in the streets of Birmingham armed police shot down two Negro boys. According to reports many of the 400 attend- ing church services were severely _ injured. . White supremacist Governor Wallace of Alabama has offered a “reward” for apprehension of the dynamiters. He shouldn't have far to look for the arch-crimminal Negro leader Dr. Martin Luther Oe forwarded a wire to Wallace establishing identity: the blood of Too many ALL the parties of Big Business in the current election campaign have scolded Premier-Bennett for calling a “snap” election. ‘“‘Too. zoey elections” they say; ‘“‘the people are getting tired”. At the federal level the pro- U.S. Pearson government hangs on by a new brand of political blackmail. “Vote my government out of office,” says Lester B. in ef- fect, ‘““and the onus of another elec- tion will be on your heads. The people don’t want another election so soon.” The latter may have a grain of | truth, but only a grain. But a steadily deepening crisis in Cana- dian economic and political affairs, (inseperable from a world capital- ist crisis) which all the specious promises of the parties of Big Bus- iness cannot solve, is the prime ‘On your hands’ the four little girls killed in the blast ’’is.on your hands”! - This and similar outrages of violence, terror, police savagery and murder of Negro Americans by aruthless ruling caste in Wash- ington D.C. and in state capitols, merits the outraged condemnation — of the whole civilized world. To see some of these incidents featured on is revolting enough. To hear the ‘‘explana tions” and mock horror from the lips of the prime instigators of these anti- Negro outrages, is an_ insult to human dignity and 1n- tellect. In its callous and brutal treat- ment of Negro Americans, (un- hampered by fine words about ‘freedom, ~ ‘‘e yale “demo » racy” and so on the Kennedy ad- ministration rates an equal status with the Verwoerd apartheid re- gime of South Africa; a status which feeds its fascist ideology on racial‘‘supremacy’” ... and sup- pression. elections? factor in precipitating elections, since makeshift policies and prom ises provide no asting solutions, only more of the same! On September 30 the people of - B.C. do have an opportunity t0 stave off another early election by determining the outcome of this one. That is, by the election of a NDP government, which, if give? the fullest unity and support by the broadest sections of the people; can begin the process of restorin the rk multiple resources of B.C: to its rightful heirs—the people. The election of an NDP major- ity on September 30 is also the only alternative to more “‘sna “elections by old-line salesmen 10% Big Business to enable more giv& aways. To halt the process, vote NDP. — 1 mery? T he August 27 Toronto Globe & ‘Mail gave 20-column inches to the 1,400 delegates and their wives attending the Kinsmen’s national convention in that city. The idea is widely prevalent that the Kinsmen is strictly a service club, dedicated to community and social welfare work and engaging in many worthy undertakings. That they are, but the G&M column, like the late Sinclair Lewis book Main Street on the hijinks of ‘George F. Babbit’, shows some extra-curricu- lar activities outside the realm of ‘service’? The Kinsmen‘’s “indoor picnic” in the Crystal Ballroom of the Sheraton-Connaught Hotel got a real ‘outside’ decor; its 4,100-square feet floor was ‘‘sodded” with the “finest Kentucky bluegrass’ in- stead of good Canadian alfalfa. Pot- ted plants, towering trees and other outdoor shrubbery filled the huge ballroom. A regular Stanley Park indoors. The boys even had pails of ants set around, (suitably cover- ed of course) to add to the realism of the ‘‘great outdoors.” To add color to this Kinsmen ‘picnic’ delegates from Vancouver and other points in B.C. were ex- dians’’, those from the Prairies as whoopee-get-along-little - do gie “cowboys, with Eastern Babbits suitably attired in colored vests and cellophane ‘toppers’. With such a colorful setting it follows that the programming must set a high standard of cultural at- tainment. Some of the program _ items scheduled were said to in- clude a keen competition between Canada’s eight Kinsmen Chapters; to determine how many Kinsmen members each Chapter could cram into ‘a rented portable toilet’’. With that “cultural event” success-’ fully concluded, some dare-devil kinsmen was going to be shot from a Cannon “across King Street’’, to land in a net on top of a theatre across the way. We trust the net was in place and the ‘missile’ well oiled? Other less hazardous ‘jokes’ are planned, such ag wheelbarrow races down Toronto’s busy streets, pulling gags on local businessmen, etcetra and etcetra. : To help the whole jolly show along “convention” officials report- ed some 1,800 cases of liquor, 20,- 000 bottles on hand, valued at “about $100,000.” With that cargo aboard the Kinsmen delegates and their wives could really “go places.” No wonder the hotel ele- vator attendant, goggle-eyed, pos- ed the question—“If all that’s to drink, and all of you drink all of it, who’s going to be standing up by the weekend to take you all home?”’ Perhaps the crowning touch of damn busy I didn’t have time 10. story, if it has a ‘moral’ begs the important to know how many Can- adians need help (and why), than to know how many Babbit -nitwits can be crammed into ‘‘a portable toilet’? campaigns for ‘‘worthy causes” are beginning to sour the public palate? journalistic irony comes from the G&M_ reporter himself when he wrote; — ‘Sometime during the four days, the delegates will find time to discuss bylaw changes with- in their association, amendments and financial problems?” : Reminds us of the “report back” we once had from our union dele- gate to an AFL convention many years ago in Mexico City. It went. something like this; ‘I sure want to thank the local brothers © for’ sending me to Mexico City. Boys: that was sure one great convention, pulki galore, ang the girls? Wow- We had a heluva good time. Would- n’t mind going back. You'll get all the resolutions from the Interna- tional office later on. I -was sO make any notes, but it was sure 4 great convention. And man, that pulki, it would make you murder your mother, so thanks again for the trip’. : The moral of the Globe & Mail question; that any organization de- pendent upon public funds and support to carry on its public ser- vices, should harmonize its conven- tion entertainment and delibera- tiong to that end. It is much more No wonder recurrent financial j pected to attend ‘dressed as In- September 20, 1963-PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 4