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nile Towle writes: How much
es are we going to continue
: Conditions that prevail for
Beoicty of the working
ee n B.C. they are a reflec-
4 primitive state,

oe all the natural
of the eS, the Skills and energy
ii ne class to produce
tiene Yet we have literally
becatisa . of people suffering
zation, the lack of hospitali-

A fri :
——tiend of mine was rushed to

hospital two weeks ago; the
doctor said she had pneumonia
and they had to leave her in the
emergency ward for two and a
half days because they had no
beds. This is not an isolated case.

Prolonged illness, without
hospitalization, is common. A lot
of the sickness is because of
poverty and lack of nourish-
ment. Lack of accommodation,
in particular amongst old age
pensioners and social assistance
recipients, as well as the

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unemployed, (250,000 in B.C.

alone) are also responsible for
poor health.

There are many other things
which space does not allow me to
enumerate, but war is another
reason for our lack of facilities.
What we spend in Canada on war
preparation would build all the
hospitals we require and more.

Now dear reader, are _you
doing everything possible to
eradicate these conditions? Of
course you are doing something
by subscribing to the Pacific
Tribune. I am in my 79th year of
poverty and I feel the need is
great, and I know the Pacific
Tribune is the best and the
greatest paper in B.C. It reaches
thousands of workers but with
your help we can extend it into
the scores of thousands.

But never forget that the

ruling class and the govern-
ments are doing their damndest
to keep us small and would
destroy us if they could.

I try to set a quota of $700.00
for myself in this press drive but
I can only do it if you will
sacrifice (and it is a sacrifice for
most workers) to give your
dollars.

Every dollar or every ten
dollars, or whatever you can
afford — to help the paper reach
its goal. You will always be
thankful for what you have done
for your class and for yourself.

Birthday celebrated

Surrey Press Club staged a
happy and successful party last
week in honor of an old-time
friend and press builder, George
Gidora, who celebrated his 75th
birthday recently.

Some 125 persons attended the >

event where they enjoyed a hot
dinner, dancing, and the
reminisces of Tom McEwen,
Ray Garneau and others who
have known Mr. Gidora for many
years. Harry Ball acted as
master of ceremonies. ;

The guest of honor was a
pioneer on the prairies prior to
coming to B.C. to live. Several of
his children and grandchildren
were present at the party during
which time he was presented
with a clock-radio to mark the
occasion.

The Tribune joins in saluting
an old friend and supporter on
this anniversary!.

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Scientist

urges end

to nuclear weaponry

Dr. John Gofman, nuclear
scientist from the University of
California, spoke to a smallish
crowd in the Playhouse theatre
on Friday night. His talk dealt
with the need for an all-out battle
against nuclear weapons of all
kinds.

He was of the opinion there
could be no half-way measures in
this battle. He said people who
oppose the Amchitka tests on
ecological grounds must see that
the explosion is part of the war-
oriented pressure for bigger and
better nuclear bombs. Fears of
earthquakes and ecological
damage are valid, but the focus
must become the eradication of
all tests and the nuclear bomb in
total.

The real question is— why any
nuclear weapons at all? He main-
tained that the 1963 agreement
which outlawed atomspheric
tests had, in a sense, served to
lull people into a false sense of
security. If the treaty had
banned nuclear arms altogether
we might have cause to rejoice.

Dr. Gofman charges the
‘“thinkability’’ of nuclear war
has increased; that the public is
totally asleep where nuclear war
hazards are concerned. Testing
weapons is a minor consi-
deration to the fact that nations
have them and will use them if
they feel it necessary.

He dwelt on the fact that
radiation levels in the world are
already too high and that we
must reduce to a fraction what is
“‘safe’’ levels.
Leukemia, cancer, genetic defor-
mities and thyroid trouble are

some of the ills caused by radia-
tion. Dr. Gofman is a medical
scientist as well as a physicist.

Very much a scientist,
Gofman has little faith that
governments will be able to stop
the “‘technologists” from doing
what they wish regarding the use
of atomic weapons. He said they
would ‘‘by-pass’’ the president of
the U.S.A.

He lumped the Soviet Union in
with the U.S. in this regard, but
urged that cold war slogan-
eering come to an end. He urged
also that citizens refuse to pay
taxes for any part of.a nuclear
weapon program.

While agreeing with Dr.
Gofman that an all-out battle
against nuclear weapons is more
vital than ever before, it cannot
be forgotten that world-wide
‘‘Ban the Bomb’’ campaigns
were carried on by countless
thousands of ordinary citizens
while scientists were still
searching for better and bigger
ways of exploding one. This
campaign was initiated by social-
ists well after the USSR was in
possession of nuclear weapons,
and was part and parcel of the
long patient years of battling
against any and all armaments
by the country. From the days of
the valiant Litvinoff in the old
League of Nations to today’s
United Nations, the USSR has
each and every year put forward
concrete proposals for dis-
armament. It is Dr. Gofman’s
country which has, without
exception, turned thumbs down
on the proposals.

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MAY 1 — You are invited to a
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MAY 8 — You are invited to a
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CLINTON HALL — 2605 East
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MAY 15 — ATTENTION MAPLE
RIDGE READERS! Come and’

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