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P Dulles wields the whip

OHN Foster Dulles, U.S. secre-
ot, of state and evil genius of
fall Street’ s drive to world do-
Mination, has arrogantly demand-
ed that France ratify its military
.Sponsibilities’’ to NATO's
Uropean Defense Community”
70F else, no further economic
aid _from Dulles and company!
g ee from its being blatent in-
lead in the internal affairs of
a i Nation, Dulles’ command
ha 3 S several important fac-
es ee in the past 40 years
one lies of German imperialism
“ aid France in ruins.
Dit the name of John Foster
Alan et that of his brother,
oo An es, stink to high heav-
the nostrils of all decent men
ie eo be they French, Brit-
oe . His associations,
VV aud political, with the
ate still ig ee backing Hitler
“the Bes i resh in the minds of
inspire an and other peoples to
Ulsion .Y CMOtion other than re-
n and distrust,

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Publica and the fate of the Re
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gang he speaks for are ready to
set the world on fire to secure a
Reupblican victory.

The St. Laurent government's
willingness to comply with every
demand that Washington makes
has made it unnecessary — as yet
— for Dulles and company in
resort to “‘big stick’’ threats in
their dealings with Canada. But
the support given to Dulles by Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister Lester B.
Pearson, contrasted with French
resistance, only emphasizes the be-
trayal of the Canadian people’s
interests.

It is to the great credit of the
French people that they are not
frightened by Dulles’ “‘big stick
diplomacy.” Recognizing the real
menace of a rearmed Germany,
they are not ready to turn France,
and consequently all of Europe
into a cannon-fodder supply base
for dollar imperialism. This is
the main point overlooked by
those servile editors of the com-
mercial press who pretend to “‘de-
plore’ the Dulles “‘tone,” but
laud his sinister interference in
the affairs of other nations.

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The spirit of Christmas

4

ws each Christmas season there
comes the indestructible ideal of
an age-old hope, firing the hearts of
millions of peoples in all lands and
climes with a new inspiration. Above
and beyond the tawdry commercial-
ism of Christmas rises the beacon
light of a great longing: “Peace on
Earth, Goodwill Toward Men.”

Santa Claus, Father Christmas,
Father Frost — what’s the difference?
Do the varied customs as between
nations, in celebrating the happiness
of their children, mar or minimize
the sacredness of peace and goodwill

between all peoples? The children of
every nation would undoubtedly
answer with a loud No.

_ With a firm conviction in the un-
shakable desire of the common peo- -
ple for a world objective of peace
and goodwill, the Pacific Tribune and
its staff extend to all readers, support-
ers and tireless press builders, the
season’s greetings for a merry Christ-
mas and a happy and prosperous New
Year. May 1954 see the final triumph
of “Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward
Men” over all the forces of reaction

and war.

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Between drinks,
“old school”

grappled with a momentous question —.

how to make plans for global war look
like peace. The Bermuda sun was hot,
the drinks were cooling, but the damm
problem of making black look like white
created no end of sour notes and diplo-
matic “chills.” Even the best drink-
mixers in Bermuda could find no recipes
potent enough to remove these irritating
contradictions.

“Ah ha, I have it,” says Gentleman No.
1, “Let us announce to the world that
we have reached full accord on all ques-
tions bearing on our mutual security.”

“Fine,” says Gentleman No. 2, “right
in the .Christmas spirit groove. That
accord will provide a nice backdrop to

tell the world through the medium of -

our United Nations just how we stand.
We'll tell them that A and H-bombs are
terrible things; that we have lots of them
on hand and in production; that we'd
hate to see the world go up in smoke,
so we'd like all these atomic weapons
brought under international control
(meaning us, of course), and that those
who don’t like this accord will be treated
accordingly.”

“Magnificent,” says Gentleman No. 1.
“Waiter. Where in hell’s that waiter!
Bring another drink, my man, and show a
little alacrity. Magnificent, my worthy
colleague, and timely in this auspicious
season of peace and goodwill.”

Gentleman No. 3 retired to bed early
suffering from an acute attack of dip-
lomatic chills, a disease common among
imperialist diplomats who have been
pressured into urging the nation they
represent to commit national suicide.
These diplomatic chills are heightened
by the knowledge that the nation in
question may have strong objections to
such a course.
oe

“A Merry Christmas,” roared John
Foster Dulles in a decidedly off-key tone
at the termination of the Bermudian
fete. Dulles’ “Yule message” was prim-
arily directed at the gentleman with the
diplomatic chills. “If you don’t get busy
and ratify the European Defense Com-
munity plans for the production of

marching armies, no more dollar aid
for you.”

That’s Dulles’ way of saying “peace
on earth, goodwill toward men.” It’s
all a matter of “accord.” When Can-
ada’s defense minister arrived home this
week from NATO, flushed with the vic-
tory of his “accord” on standard am-.
munition with adequate “stopping
power,” he said precisely the same
thing—to France: “Get busy and ratify
EDC, in order that the German army
can march again.”

Konrad Adenauer, chancellor of the
West German Reich, has just issued
some pre-Christmas words of cheer—not
to the people of West Germany, but to
the general staff of the new Nazi gov-
ernment which he heads up. His “Yule
cheer” is addressed to the ex-Nazi gen-
erals, Junkers, diplomats, police agents,
militarists, cut-throats, brigands, the
stokers of death ovens, the killers of de-
fenseless POWs, the elite and dregs of
the Hitlerite legions, freed and restor-
ed to full citizenship with the blessing
of Washington, London and Ottawa—the
scum who are to become the core of the
twelve or fifteen German divisions so
urgently required by the NATO-EDC to
give their version of “peace and good-
will’”’.a real fillip!

Feuhrer Adenauer tells his “free
world” cut-throats they can look forward
hopefully to 1954; that they are all “de-
mocrats” now along with Chiang Kai-
shek, Syngman Rhee and Senator Mc-
Carthy, and that Bermuda, has been a
great help towards the resumption of
Hitler’s “Drang nach Osten.” Doubtless
such news was received with many
“Hochs” and a “Deutchland uber Alles”
version of Holy Night.

Happily the common peoples of all
lands have their own concept of “peace
on earth, goodwill toward men” — and
their concept will triumph! The assur-
ance of this triumph can be seen on the
smiling face of every child on Christmas
Day. The fear of it can be seen in every
top brass confernce which tries to make
black look white.

Forty Years Ago

(From the files of the B.C. Federationist,
December 26, 1913)

A new political party in| B.C., the
Labor Representation League, was
launched. The new organization was to
be composed “of the members of duly
organized national, international or local
trades unions, or of any other working
class party or association, who may be
deemed wé6rthy of affiliation.” Its an-
nounced intention was to nominate can-
didates “in the interests of labor” in
provincial and federal elections.

* x +

A committee appointed by Vancouver
Trades and Labor Council “to look into
the excessive fares in force on the B.C.
Electric Railway” reported back that
only Vancouver among 17 cities investi-
gated had raised streetcar fares, the
Vancouver fare of a straight five cents
comparing unfavorably with 4.8 cents in
the other cities.

Fifteen years ago

(From the files of the People’s Advocate,
December 23, 1938)

Organized by the Embargo Council
under the slogan, “Keep Peace on the
Pacific,” a “silent protest” parade was
held in downtown Vancouver . The par-
ade opened a national campaign for one
million signatures to a petition calling
on the King government to place an em-
bargo on shipments of war materials to

Japan.

Ten years ago

(From the files of The People,
December 24, 1943)

Three of the four council candidates
on the United Labor slate were elected in
Burnaby, despite the anti-unity stand
taken by the CCF. Elected were Walter
Dingle, Independent Labor; J. G. Gart-
lan, Independent Labor; and Harry Ball,
Labor-Progressive. Voting was under the
ward system. :

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