Civic workers endorse |
Khrushchev invitation

Vancouver Civic Employ

ees Union, Outside Workers,

has adopted a resolution expressing approval of Mayor

Tom Alsbury’s invitation to

Premier Nikita Khrushchev

to visit this city at the conclusion of his U.S. tour next

month,

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China is making big strides
in agriculture since liberation.
Peasants who couldn’t read or
write a decade ago are now
edueated men, heads of collec-
tive. farms, and holders of
other responsible positions.

‘A dispatch to the Pacific
Tribune from Peking this
week tells the story of a form-
er: beggar boy in northern Ho-
man. province who is now a
famous experimenter in wheat
cultivation.

Liu Ying-hsiang, before lib-
eration, was illiterate and half
starved. ‘Today, “at'31,:he is
Communist. Party secretary of
the Yuehtan production team
of the Chaichen People’s Com-
mune.

His’ production team that |
embraces 360 peasant house- |
holders gained a wheat: yield
of 5:28 tons per hectare this:
year; the highest record of his
county.

His interest in wheat strains
Was. aroused in 1953 when a
new species of wheat called
Pima No. 1, introduced by|
the country’s state farm, gave
bigger ears and a higher yield
than the local species. He
studied the new species and
argued for its widespread ad-
option. By this year, most of
the wheat grown by his pro-
duction team -was of this
strain. 2

At the same tinie- he began
his own experiments. Crossing
the Pima No. 1 with another
wheat strain, he successfully
evolved the Yuehteh No. 1. To-

- gether with other team mem-
bers he also selected some 20
new hybrid species grown by
natural pollination. These new
wheat strains all have greater
resistance to rust and lodging-

‘Liu is modest about his suc-
eess. He says: “The Chinese
-Communist Party and the peo-
ple have made it possible for
me to do a few experinients.
It is really very little.”

Liu now dreams of a wheat
strain that will combine all the
qualities of the best existing
ones. His production team is
eontinuing its experiments in
methods of wheat growing
and plans to challenge other
teams to attain the highest
yields on the largest area of

land.

“We believe that much good-
will is to be gained from the
exchange of visits between our
country and the Soviet Union
and those countries closely as-
sociated with the Soviet Un-
ion,”’ said the resolution passed
at. a membership’ meeting of
the union August 14,

“Such exchanges can help to
break down the barriers of
mis - information, _ misleading
propaganda and prejudice, thus
helping to clear the air for the
peaceful solution of contenti-
cus world problems.

“We are certain that if Prem-
ier Khruschevy comes to Van-
couver, he will receive a
friendly welcome from the
people of our city and will en-
joy the many attractions we
have. to offer.”

When President Eisenhower
and Prime Minister Macmillan
confer in’ London soon they
are likely, to discuss whether
they should resume atomic
testis, says the New York Her-
ald Tribune.

London Party leader Hugh
Gaitskell said last week that
while Eisenhower was.in Lon-
don he hoped the British gov-
ernment would express oppos-
ition to the re-starting of nuc-
lear tests. J

Soviet Premier Khrushchev

that the

three nuclear powers — the
United States, Britain and
the Soviet Union — voluntar-

recently proposed

ily renounce testing.

‘pervisory Commission, °

China demands U.3.
withdraw from Laos

PEKING—China has called for the withdrawal of all
American military personnel, arms and bases from Li
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman urged that ¥
International Supervisory Commission Set up by the 19
Geneva Agreement should resume its functions.

He pointed out that the
United Nations had no right at
all to intervene.

The Laotian toreign minis-
ter, Kamphan Panya; said last
week that Laos may consider
asking for United Nations
armed intervention.

The Chinese government
warned that China would firm-
ly oppose activities. by the U.S.
government and the Laotian
authorities which created ten-
sion in Indo-China and men-
aced the security of China.

In addition to the return of
the Indian-Polish-Canadian Su-
the
Chinese ‘government spokes-
man called for the full imple-
mentation. of the 1957 Vient-
jane Agreement between the

Mine-Mill pledges full support
to all B.C unions battling Bill 43

“Mine-Mill is prepared to go along with all unions which are struggling against

employers and Bill 43,” said Harvey Murphy,

vice-president of the International

Union, Mine Mill and Smelter Workers (Canada) when he visited Vancouver last

ye eek. The union’s decision was unanimously arrived at during a meeting of the Con-

solidated Mining and Smelting coordinating: council held recently in Trail.

The co- ordinating council is
composed of Trail, Kimberley,
Blue Bell and H.B. locals of
Mine-Mill and meetings are
held on matters affecting all
employees of Consolidated.

“We consider court actions
and other repressive measures
taken by the employers in la-
bor disputes to be a chailenge
to all labor unions, ours in-
cluded although we are not in
the Canadian Labor Con-
gress,” said Murphy. “With
this in mind the co-ordinating
council recommended to all
Mine-Mill locals in B.C. that
a voluntary collection of $1
per man should be made for

strike relief and legal Costs,
to support the unions now in
struggle. The council also en-
dorsed the assumption of
monthly obligations to the
same amOunt whenever desir-
ed by any siriking union.

“We are not affiliated to the
B.C. Federation of Labor, but
we are vitally interested in
the struggle going on.

“After all, our union of
hardrock miners and smelter-
men led the organization of la-

successfully resisted the re-
actionaries of over 50 years
ago that the first labor act re-

sulted, which brought the un-

bor in this province, and so:

ions out of the
status into open
tion.”

The co-ordinating c¢suncil
meeting was called to clarify
bylaws to conform to the new
sick leave plan, to come into
effect in 1962. Under this plan
one day cumulative sick leave
is credited per month, for all
day-pay employees, as well as
one day for each year of past
service. Workers will be cov-
ered to 75 percent of the aver-
age wage, the cost being paid
by Consolidated which will
contribute two and one-half
cents per hour to the plan.

‘conspiracy’
organiza-

Royal Government and 4
Pathet Lao.

This provided for the im
gration of some 1,500 Pail
Lao troops into the Lao}
Army and the incorporation
Pathet Lao into the 0G
meni.

To bring the Laotian ques
tion before the United Nations
was a violation of the Genevé
and Vientiane agreements,
spokesman went on.

The question in Laos COM
cerned the two parties to the
Vientiane agreement and the
countries participating at th
Geneva Conference i
United Nations had no right
all to intervene.

The ‘sole responsibility fot
the present situation: in nt
kingdom rested with the U:
state department and
Sananikone government, whit
had launched a ‘“nation-wid
terrorizing and repressive Call
paign against the personnel
the former Pathet Lao i
units.””

The United States had als
incited the Laotian authori:
to sign the Laotian-Fr
joint communique, thus
ling large numbers of Ame
can military personnel to ent
Laos and control the Laoiié
army, the spokesman said. —

The U.S. was trying to, dra
Laos “step by step into
U.S. military bloc system)
militarily, politically and ect
nomically,” he added. ;

(In Washington a state d ‘
partment spokesman, Lincolt
White, denied the Chinese a&
cusation and blamed ‘‘the Com
munists” for the Laos crisis. ie

The Neo Lao Haksat, the Ni
tional Front Pariy of the Pa
et Lao, issued a statement o
posing UN intervention
Laos. It also demanded —
freeing of Prince Souphanno
vong and the other leaders |

—

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(Lie
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the pariy arrested in Vientian'!

Ehrenburg: ‘Ike—K exchanges sign of hope

MOSCOW — The Eisenhow- |out the world,” writes Ehren-

er-Khrushchey exchange can |

mark the dawn of a new era
in international relations and
change the life of the whole
of mankind, writes the Sov- ’
iet novelist Ilya
in an article headed “Sign of
Hope” in Izvestia. .
“Tt is clear to all that the
meetings musi be followed by
the top-level conference which |
is insistently demanded by all
the friends of peace through-

burg. ~

He notes the part played in
bringing about the change in
international relations by
Khrushchev, who has through

Ehrenburg ,his many meetings with West-

-ern leaders done. much to
transform the “dialogue of the

deaf” into “a frank and bus-
‘inesslike talk.”

Ehrenburg also recalls what
lhe terms “the first swallow”

—the visit to Moscow of Mac-
millan which facilitated
the further development of
events.

“But the main role belongs
to the people,” ‘he declares, re-
calling the work of the World
Peace Movement, of which he
is a leader, and the other pow-
erful movements in Britain,
West Germany, Japan. and
the United States. ©

“The zact that. eee

: the -

Eisenhower has cordially i
vited the head of the Sovi
government to America is not
solely due to hospitality, bi
also the will of the peoples,
both great and small.” %
The merits of Socialism

economists, the philos
phers and the sociologis.
writes Ehrenburg. The job of
the diplomats is to ensu >
peaceful co-existence.

August 21, 1959-—PACIFIC ORUNE ee 2