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nel lasting peace based on

yoom and equality within
5 ‘ons, and freedom
héjlity among nations.
follows this with an out-
}of four means for build-
qenthe road to a socialist so-

and

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, actions based on the con-
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ctatorship to achieve so-
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Sion of our basic ideas of
dom and in practice will
pervert the ends.
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improvement in
Sting standards of living
/ in the social services pro-
ed by the state.
Social planning.
Public ownership.

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Later in the pamphlet, Lewis
makes the following main
points:

@ Public ownership or na-

tionalization is not a pan-
acea for all social eyils, but
only a tool. Nevertheless, the
power of the giant corpora-
tions must be fought against.

@ It is easier to socialize in-
dustry than to “socialize”
its workers.

@ The present prosperity has

not removed the basic in-
security of millions of Cana-
dians. He says that 83 per-
cent of our wWwage-earners
make under $3,000 per year,
and farmers’ real income in
1954 was little more than half
of what it was in 1945.

© There are serious econo-
mic dangers ahead.

@ All this is becoming par-

ticularly urgent for Can-
ada because we are rapidly
becoming an economic colony
of the United States.”

His conclusion is that the
democratic socialist movement
should emphasize its objectives |
“in clear and rousing terms
rather than permit itself to
be constantly on the defen-
sive about the means which
it proposes to use.”

Here, then, is a “stock-tak-
ing” which must excite a num-
ber of ideas — and the one
which most concerns this ar-
ticle is:

Can either the CCF view-
point on socialism, or the LPP
viewpoint, gain the ears of
the masses of Canadians, and
convince them, if the divi-

sions between them continue; ’

and on what basis could co-
operation between the two,
parties be achieved?

First of all, are there any
realistic grounds for coopera-
tion on the “five aims” which
the CCF chairman puts for-
ward?

The LPP has put forward
its aims in its 1954 program.
With due regard for differ-
ences of formulation and in-
terpretation (many of which
will be tested and amended in
the course of historical strug-
gle) it can be said, that as to
ultimate aims there is every
resson to expect cooperation
between the CCF and LPP
because, in general, they are
sinilar.

In the reworking of the LPP

program now under way, un- .

doubtedly the matter of col-
jaboration between the CCF
and LPP at every stage of the
struggle for socialism, will be
pieced much more precisely,
ag far as the LPP is concerned,
«uid the common aims of the
CCF and LPP is surely the

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Here it must be remember-
ed that the LPP program was
written when the cold war
was at its worst, the CCF
leadership was supporting the
cold war policy, and that con-
sequently there was a sharp
struggle on this crucial and
key issue between the two
parties.

Things have changed since
then. The world socialist move-
ment has reached a new stage,
and the 20th Congress of the
Suviet Communist. party has
launched a world-wide debate
in which the CCF also is be-
coming engaged.

It is also not to deny that
on several questions, Marx-
ism is at variance with some
of the CCF’s aims, or the pre-
sentation of them.

One which comes to mind
is the belief in CCF ranks
that a working class govern-
ment could allow capitalism
and the capitalists to retain
their economic power, or at
least a deal of it. The best
example of this was the labor
government of Britain.

Lewis, however, brings a
fresh viewpoint to this when
he clearly advocates bringing
those capitalist monopolies
which are now in control of
industries annd services vital
to public life and the public
ecenomy, under control of the
socialist government.

With that, a Canadian Marx-
ist can not only agree, but with
truth say that, as the LPP
program describes, it is the
“commanding heights” of the
the fortresses of
monopoly capitalism, which
have to be brought under pub-
lic ownership and control. The
socializing of the economy is
a “transition” period to a
classless society, and will take
a long time. This is most of all
true with small production,
and mainly in agriculture.

I think it can be said, for
discussion purposes at least,
that there is no reason for
divisions in the labor move-
ment between the CCF and
LPP so far as the socialist
ideals of the two parties are
concerned. Both Lewis and the
LPP program outline a Cana-
aian path to socialism, a path

natural and inevitable for
further Canadian develop-
ment.

CCF’ers and LPP’ers — as
well as many thousands of
jabor people in neither party,
are passionately of the con-
viction that there is no future
for Canada or her enormous
petentialities, unless and until
the social wealth of the na-
tion is taken out of monopo-
listie private hands and put
under public control.

It is on the questions of the
day and hour, on tactics and
policies on the
Lewis describes’ them, that
the tragic and costly divisions
arose and persist among labor
people to this day — for the
sole benefit of the capitalist
parties.

(Next week Leslie Morris
deals with the policies of the
CCF and LPP.)

“means,” as:

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intolerance found expression in

Religious

this act: of

vandalism against Jehovah’s Witnesses at West Summer-
land. Signs were scrawled on the door while a meeting was

in progress inside.

Wrestling will be
Labor Picnic feature

Two wrestling bouts, match-
ing- outstanding B.C. _light-

Lists revised in
two city ridings

Revision of the provincial
voters’ list is now under way
in the two Jargest constituen-
cies, Vancouver East and Point
Grey.

Ken Morley, registrar of

voters, reported this week that
some 80 enumerators were
now at work in the two rid-
ngs.
Vancouver East, which re-
turns two members, had 70,155
voters and Point Grey, which
sends three members to Vic-
toria, had 82,257 voters on the
lists in June, 1953.

Work of revising the voters’
list in Burnaby, first of the
Greater Vancouver ridings to
have its list brought up to
date, was completed six weeks
ago.

LPP women’s tea

Mrs Mona Morgan, speaking
on. “What the LPP program
means to women,” will be the
guest speaker at a tea sponsor-
ea by the LPP provincial
wemen’s commission to be held
this coming Wednesday, Aug.
1, 8-p.m., at 3823 West 12th
Avenue.

July 27, 1956 —

heavyweights, are to be a fea-
ture of this year’s Labor Pic-
nic,to be held Sunday, August
12, at Confederation Park,
Burnaby. :

Nick Kozak, one-time pro-
vinecial amateur light-heavy
champion and winner: of Mr.
B.C. and Mr. YMCA titles, will
meet Benny Blake in one. bout.

The other bout brings to-
gether Terry Doyle, a recent
arrival from Ireland, and
Tommy Spendlove, of North
Vancouver.

Admission to the wrestling,
which takes place in the after-
noon, is free, as is admission
to the grounds.

As in previous years, the
picnic will be a family affair
with sports, games, pony rides
for children and a great varie-
ty of food from hot dogs to
ice-cold watermelon.

Winner of the “Most Popu-
lar Girl’ contest will be an-
nounced at the picnic.

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