EDITORIAL

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Rusk ‘peace’ rhubarb

3 the rising crescendo of murderous U.S. bombing
over North Vietnam, in which the bombing of schools
and the killing of school children has become a popular pas-
time with the U.S. aggressors, a new tide of outraged world
opinion is gathering momentum, In America itself the people
are voicing their protest in ever increasing volume,

To all this mounting indignation and horror the Johnson
administration turns a deaf ear, Its oft declaredintent of peace
if Hanoi would only respond now stands fully exposed for what
it is worth,

Some 42 nation, including Canada, through the media of the
UN have recently demanded, “Stop the bombing of North Viet-
nam”,

Did it impress the power-= warhawks in Washington?
Not so as anyone might na U.S, State Secretary Dean
Rusk went on an inter-contin€fial TV hookupto repeat Washing-
ton’s face-saving lies; that peace is now “upto Hanoi to decide”
. . - “that North Vietnam and not the USA is responsible for
the war in Vietnam,” etc,

Rusk ommitted to mention (of course), that itis U.S, armed
forces and their ddllar-bribed allies who are devastating, des-
ecrating and destroying Vietnam, both North and South, and not
the Vietnamese who are bombing America,

In his arrogant and impudent chastisement ofthe UN member
nations and the millions of peofles demanding an end to the
bombing in Vietnam as a first essential step towards meaning-
ful peace negotiations, Rusk again referred to “U.S, commit-
ments to save Asia froin Communism” as an excuse for U.S,
murder afid genocide in Vietnam, Almost the same words and
exeuse as Hitler used to justify his devastation, murder and
genocide twenty-eight years ago.

Hence the Rusk pretentions at U.S, "honoring of commit-
ments in Asia” is merely a crude form of Pentagon humbug in
a futile -effort to cover up its crimes against the people of
Vietnam and its total violation of all international law and
accord, including the Geneva Conven..on for the peace and
democratic unity of Vietnam, North and South,

The great peace mobilization and its October 21 march on
Washington, supplemented by world-wide demonstrations, in-
cluding Canada, must serve to again demonstrate to the Wash-
ington warhawks, that it is not “up to Hanoi to decide”, but
up to Washington and its partners-in-crime to “Stopthe bomb-
ing and get out of Vietnam” as the first and paramount condi-
tion for meaningful peace negotiations,

Hanoi has made this crystal clear on many occasions, Oc-
tober 21 can drive home the message with still greater impact
upon a war-mad cabal in Washington: “Stop the bombing” NOW!

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Tom

McEWEN

he current dialogue pro

and con on French-Cana-
dian aspirations for self-deter-
mination and sovereign indepen-
dence within a two-nation Cana-
dian Confederation, or outside
of it, should history so determine,
leaves much to be desired, es-
pecially in English-speaking
Canada.

So far this dialogue is largely
confined to an upper-crust nega-
tive opinion, expressed through
the news media of the commercial
press, TV, radio, etc, The labor
movement in English-speaking
Canada hasn’t even got into the
debate, and the further away we
are from Quebec, the’ more
noticeable this silence, and the
less interest shown, And of
course by the same token, an
easier prey to misleading anti-
Quebec propaganda.

In much of this misleading
anti-Quebec bilge, the main fire
is centered upon what is com-
monly referred to as “Quebec
seperatism”, well larded with
hair-raising portents for Can-
ada’s future if not stamped out.
At the moment we are now pre-
sumed to be “saved” from this
bogey of “seperatism” by the

Quebec Liberal convention last
week, which managed with a
well-oiled machine plus an un-
stated number of phoney dele-
gates to force the resignation
of M, Rene Levesque, Minister
of Resources and Welfare in the
former Liberal Jean Lesage
government, and outspoken ex-
ponent for French-Canadian self-
determination. (M, Levesque will
be speaking in the QE Theatre,
Vancouver on Nov. 5 at 8 p,m
on “Canada and Vietnam”),

One of the more recent argu-
ments trotted out anent the “dis-
astrous course” being followed
by M, Levesque and others, is
to the effect that if such a course
is continued, domestic and for-
eign capital investment, (and es-
pecially foreign) will bypass Que-
bec, or worse still, withdraw
what is already invested in le
bon Province,

This, of course, is not the first
time in history such arguments

have been and are used to scare ~

people away from any and all
thoughts about self-determina-
tion, freedom and independence,

Now we see this alleged “goose.

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Levesque to speak at cif)
Vietnam medical aid rall

Rene Levesque, former Que-

bec Liberal cabinet member and
leader of Quebec’s

unofficial
“quiet revolution”, will speak at

RENE LEVESQUE

NOV. 5 AT Q.E.T.

a giant rally in Vancouver’s
Queen Elizabeth Theatre in sup-
port of the campaign for medical
aid to Vietnam, The rally is being
held Sunday, November 5th, at
8 p.m. The subject of Levesque’s
speech will be “Canada and Viet-
nam,”

Another highlight at the rally,
being sponsored by the Canadian
Aid for Vietnam Civilians, will

be the appearance of Eleanor:

Collins, well-known radio and
T.V. artist, who will sing Cana-
dian and Vietnamese songs,

Admission is free, but the
sponsoring committee will ap-
peal for a collection to provide
medical aid for the civilians

of Vietnam, especially the chil-_

dren, whose needs are escalat-
ing as the war intensifies,

Under Vancouver surgeon, Dr,
Alan M, Inglis, the Committee

_was formed early in 1966, 90)

it has raised $41,525 tow
centennial year objective dit
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ELEANOR coLUNy

Canadian,

The Vancouver Committee of
the Communist Party of Canada
will mark Canada’s Centennial
and the 50th Anniversary of the
October Revolution at a rally
this month,

Lionel Edwards, one of Can-
ada’s leading Marsists, will lec-
ture on the role of the working
class in the hundred years of
Canada’s development and the
significance of the October
Revolution to Canadians.

The celebration will consist
of a lecture-concert, Refresh-
ments will be.served.

It will be held Sunday, Octo-

that lays the golden eggs” giving
out with a loud honk, threaten-
ing to cease “laying” until the
Quebec rookery (a. very apt
term) has been “stabilized” by
a political climate conducive to
continued “golden egg laying”
which means, in other words,
a government ready and willing
(just as we have in B,C,), to
put the resources, economy, and
people on the line in hoc to big
monopoly capital!

At first glance the threat of
foreign or domestic capital in-
vestment taking flight appears
as if it might portend “disaster”
— but only at first glance. A
little more study might show it
up as a blessing in disguise.

Today a growing number of
Canadians in all walks of life
would like to see U,S, capital
investment in Canada — and the
inevitable domination that flows
from such investment, drastic-
ally curtailed, since the price
in terms of the surrender of
Canada’s resources, economy
and sovereignty is much too.
high. So the sooner we boot this
U.S, honking goose out of its
“golden egg” rooking of Canada
the better. And if this holds good
for Canada, it also holds good
for Quebec — in or out of Con-
federation, *

During the first years of the
young Soviet Union, the “flight
of foreign capital” was a com-
mon phenonema — all in an ef-
fort to destroy the economy,
social system, and existance. of

Soviet anniversary
theme for City, B.C. rallies

ber 29th at 8 p.m, atthe Hastings
Auditorium, 828 East Hastings
Street,
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The Fiftietn Anniversary ofthe
First Socialist Revolution will
also be commemorated inanum-
ber of B,C, centres during
November. :

On Sunday, November 5th, a
banquet will be held inthe Dream-
land Hall in New Westminster
under the joint membership of
the Ukrainian organization and
the Delta Regional Committee of
the C,P.C,

Tom McEwen, editor of the
Pacific Tribune, will be the

the Soviet people. Today, fifty
years later, and many times in
between, foreign capital invest-
ment has literally bust-a-gut to
get back in — even fora Socialist
determined return on its invest-
ment, With their enthusiastic
vigor and determination to be
master of their own destiny it is
quite conceivable that the people
of Quebec — yes the people of
all Canada, might get along very
splendidly without the aid of for-
eign geese which lays one “golden
egg” in their Canadian nesting

ground — and extracts five or
more in return for each one they
Saye.

Speaking of foreign and do-

‘ mestic capital investment, we

have a fine example as of last
week, The announced closing
down of the Dominion Coal and
Steel Company (DOSCO) in Nova
Scotia, Over the past 40 years
DOSCO has extracted fabulous
profits out of the coal and steel
of N.S. In the process it has
taken the lives of hundreds of
miners and steel workers, filched
the Canadian public treasury of

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Nigel Morgan, provinel
of the Communist Party”
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in Vernon, sponsore nes? :
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Committee of Comm ell?
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the Vernon I,0.0.F- Hall
mencing at 6:30 p.m.
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Editor—TOM McEWEN

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