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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1965.
VOL. 26, NO. 43

UBC students march
to protest fee hike

UBC students voted overwhelmingly Monday to stage
a mass protest march this Wednesday for abolition of fees
and more government aid to higher education. Many pro-
fessors have said they will join the march.

See the article on the fees issue on page 8 of this,
special PT election edition.

By MAURICE RUSH

The Canadian people must be told the truth about whether the Liberal
government has committed Canadian troops for the U.S. war in Vietnam and
they must be told that truth now—before the election. This is the gist of the
demand made this week by William Kashtan, national leader of the Com-
munist Party, in a series of public meetings in B.C.

In a wire sent to leaders of
all other political parties this
week, Kashtan said:

“In view of persistent state-
ments to the effect that the Can-
adian government is committed
to sending Canadian troops to
Vietnam following the election
and has already agreed to equip
and train a South Vietnam po-
lice force, I strongly urge that
President Johnson’s letter and
Prime Minister Pearson’s reply
be made public,

«J further propose that all
party leaders declare unequivo-
cally that whichever party forms
the government on November 8
will oppose sending Canadian
troops to support U.S, aggres-
sion in Vietnam and will cancel
the government’s agreement to
train and equip the South Viet-
nam police force. Canadian pol-
icy should be directed to bring

about a negotiated setttlement
on the basis of the 1954 Geneva
agreement,” concluded Kashtan,

Concern was also expressed
this week by NDP national leader
Tommy Douglas at a press con-
ference in Edmonton over the
danger of troops being sent to
Vietnam. Following a statement
Monday by Prime Minister Pear-
son that troops will not be sent
Douglas said he was not satisfied
the Canadian government will not—
send Canadian troops to Vietnam
if it is re-elected,

There is “no doubt” he said,
that President Johnson had asked
for Canadian troops, although Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister Martin
later denied it. Questioning the
sincerity of Pearson’s statement
this week, Douglas said: “I re--
member Mr, Pearson’s somer-
sault on nuclear arms and the
Columbia River Treaty.” He

recalled that the Liberals brand-
ed the Columbia Treaty as a
sellout until they took office, then
proceeded to implement it,

In recent days Liberal cabinet
members and Prime Minister
have been contradicting them-
selves on what the U.S, actually
asked of Canada in President
Johnson’s July 26 letter. Fin-
ance Minister Gordon said last
week that President Johnson had
requested military aid including
Canadian troops for Vietnam,
Prime Minister Pearson has also
said this request was contained
in the letter,

But External Affairs Minister
Paul Martin has repeatedly said
there was no such request in
President Johnson’s letter and
that all that was asked for was
civil aid, Defence Minister Paul
Hellyer has also said there was

See CANADIAN, pg. 12

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