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‘Communist Co

win through to policies fully
consistent with peaceful coex-
fistence requires united con-
| sistent unrelenting struggle.”
Buck dealt at length with
Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s
proposals for total world dis-
armament, citing the possibil-
ities they open up for Canada.
“These _ possibilities and
numerous others are all open
to Canada now as a result of
the dramatic turn in world re-
lationships,” he said. “The
re-
quire that we take advantage
of these possibilities now.”
“Capitalist illusions are
crumbling, as the decay of the
imperialist system becomes
more evident and the crisis of
its decay increasingly acute,”
Buck stated. But, he added
“influential representatives

_ of the capitalist class are mak-
. ing their choice already and

an important section of them
are choosing the idea of peace-
ful coexistence. In leading cir-
-cles of the capitalist class their
earlier cocksure talks about
‘rolling back the frontiers of
Communism’ is being replaced
now by fear-— fear for the
future of capitalism.”

While the possibilities of
peaceful coexistence will grow
and world tensions will very
likely be eased, Buck warned,
the siruggle on the home front
will grow sharPer.

“Monopoly capital is devel-

oping already a systematic an-
ti-labor offensive aimed | to
prevent workers and the far-
mers from securing the bene-
fit that will be possible from
policies of peaceful coexist-
ence.
, ‘There is a marked increase
of interference by enmployers
with the efforts of workers to
organize. Wage demands are
being resisted by, the employ-
ers with hard-faced disregard
of increased per capita pro-
duction, the rising prices of
the necessities -of life, and
their own record profits.”

“Corporations and . individ-
ual capitalists who _ favor
peaceful co-existence -and
trade with the socialist coun-
tries are, in the main, support-
ing the capitalist offensive no
less energetically than are
those who fight to maintain
the cold war and dependence
on armaments,” he pointed
out. “While capitalists have
different opinions concerning
peaceful coexistencé, they are
unanimous in their pressure
for an intensified drive against
the working class.”

Turning to the work of the
party and the tasks confront-
ing it, Buck declared that “‘the
dramatic turn in world rela-
tionships, demands that we
place ‘right at the forefront
and center of all work of our
party, the fight. for peaceful
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TIM BUCK
coexistence and Canadian pol-
icies that correspond with it.”

“New times and new tasks
demand. new methods of
work,” he told the delegates,
who responded with enthusias-
tic applause.

“The defeat of the revision-
ists opens up the possibility
now of our party to develop
genuine working-class mass
campaigns, with every mem-
ber of the party actively en-
gaged in »yublic work.

“Subjecting our work to
critical examination, we must
overcome routinism in the
party. We must overcome per-
sisting elements of sectarian-
ism and of dogmatic attitudes.
We must work energetically
at every form of public action
that is known to us and de-
velop new ones.”

As an example he cited the
need to bring the possiblity of
peaceful coexistence and gen-
eral world disarmament before
members of-church congrega-
tions and into all the chan-
nels of mass communication.

“Everywhere we must en-
gage more energetically in de-
bate on all public questions,”
he said. “The political climate
of the growth of peaceful co-
existence requires wide pop-
ular forms of public work.
and we must develop them.
Everywhere where the party
is extending its public politi-
cal work, party members are
meeting an active response.
The political climate is begin-
ning to change in Canada. It’s
time for a bold advance.’ |

For 13 years, Tim Buck de-
clared, the cold war had been
a shackle on the development
of democratic activities in
Canada, Now he foresaw class
relationships expressing them-
selves more openly and more
easily, workers and peace-lov-
ing people being drawn into

united front activities and the |!

nvention

,party’s struggle for ‘ peaceful
coexistence. and for generai
;world’.disarmament -merging
with these activities.

‘Tn these conditions we must
take up with renewed energy
the task of recruiting to our
party,” he declared: Pe

He reported that-in the four
months since the party’s na-
tional committee meeting in
May, membership in the party
has increased by 15 ‘percent,
while in British Columbia the
increase was 20.percent. This,
he said, was an indication of
the possibilities at this time.
“Tf our party worked to build
itself all through the year, in
the political climate that is be-
ginning to develop we could
double our membership in
short time.” :

The change that is taking
place in the political Climate,
Buck thought, “‘will include a
radical change in the attitude
of millions of Canadians to-
wards communism.”

“Thinking democratic men
and. women everywhere,” - he
said, “are responding to the
evidence that the people can
build a new and better social
order. Many of them are rec-
ognizing the role of the Com-
munist parties and turning to-
wards them.

“Canadian workers who
have been ideologically the
victims of the lies and hyster-
ia.of the cold war are begin-
ning now to glimpse these
truths. They will see them
more clearly in the period im-
mediately ahead and they will
appreciate better the Com-
munist parties and their role.”

the LPP convention.

“This arbitrary and wholly
unjustified action of the Dief-
enbaker government is an-
other example of its continued
addiction to ‘cold war’ policies,
and .of its stubborn refusal to
permit the breaking down of
barriers which the cold war
policy has erected between the
people of Canada and other
peace-loving peoples of the
world,” said a resolution en-
dorsed by the convention.

“The government of Canada,
which is sponsoring a Bill of
Rights, itself violates the right
of Canadians to receive guests
for the purpose of strengthen-
ing international ties which
contribute to the cause of
peace and friendship between
Canada and the peoples of the
world.”

Among Communisi parties
sending greetings to the con-
vention were the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union, the
Communist .Party of China
and the Communist Party of
France.

’ Greetings were also received

from Communist and Workers’
parties in the United States,
Cuba, Sweden, Israel, Ruma-
nia, Britain, Japan, Finland,
Equador, New Zealand, Aus-
tarlia, Chile and Vietnam.

The CPSU greeting said:

“The Central Committee of
the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union extends heartfelt
brotherly greetings to the dele-
gates of the 7th national con-
vention of the LPP.

“The LPP defends with de-

OBITUARY

Seized by acute heart at-
tack” when he returned to his
home on October 3, William
(Bill) Spraklaar, 72, passed
away suddenly.

A native of Holland, Bill
Spraklaar emigrated to Can-
ada in 1927. In his native land
from the age of 14, Bill fol-
lowed the trade of dyke build-
er. In Canada he worked in
shipyards, logging and con-
struction jobs. Endowed as
many of his native Hollanders
are with a “green thumb,”
Bill’s -love. of gardening and
flowers was one of his main
characteristics.

William Spraklaar is sur-
vived by two brothers and a
sister in Holland. Funeral ser-
vices were held in Edwards
Funeral Parlors on Monday of

this week, conducted by Harry
Rankin.

Hit bar on visas t0
fraternal delegations

~TORONTO—The seventh national convention of th’
Labor-Progressive Party held here last weekend sent E
strong protest to Ottawa against the action of the govel™
ment in refusing to extend visas to fraternal delegates :
from Communist and Workers’ parties from several Sot
ist countries who were selected by their parties to attene

termination the aims held ®
common by the working class,
the farmers andthe progres
sive intellectuals in the S¥Ue
gle for the social and deme
cratic rights of all workins
people, for the national inte
ests of your country, for peace
and friendship among peoples:

“Faithful to the great teach
ings of Marxism-Leninism ane
having delivered a defeat ¥
the revisionists, the LPP ®
actively carrying on its work
to» strengthen its ranks ideol-
ogically and organizationally.

“The Central Committee °

the Communist Party of {he

Soviet Union wishes the

successes in the party’s fh —

ther growth and strength, the
achievement of unity in action
of the working class and all
working people in their noble
struggle for peace, democracy
and socialism.

“Long live the LPP! -

“Long live friendship b&
tween the people of Camacé
and the Soviet Union!

“Long live peace
world!”

“So many people are eager
to sign our petition when they
realize what it is,” reported
the LPP Women’s Commiitee

following another Saturday
afternoon of petitioning 1
“Stop the Tesis.” ,

Hundreds of GrandvieW
shoppers .were soon wearing
the tags with “Strontium-90
Causes Leukemia — Stop the
Testis” and telling of their fears
for_the future unless the tesis
actually stop.
_-A prospector told of using
his own geiger counter on the
dusi in his backyard and after
seeing the result making @
hurried trip to the universily
laboratory. He said he would
most certainly suppori any
and every action to halt the
tests. 3

The LPP Women’s Commit
tee will petition again next
Saturday on Victoria Drive at
41st, and Main Sireet at .28th
Avenue, starting at 12 noon.

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