Sama = wha LT LUN I Renee NR By WILLIAM KASHTAN = The motion adopted by the Saskatchewan CCF Proy- incial Convention regarding Sted the New Party is bound to create somewhat of a problem for the CLC-CCF Com- mittee which is organizing the New Party. The Saskatchewan CCF Con-| Vention voted to approve affili- ation to the New Party “with ‘© understanding that the Saskatchewan CCF will con- tinue to operate under its pre- Sent constitution and will have, 88 heretofore, the fullest auto- Nomy in determining its Pro- Vincial policy and programs.’ What this means of course is that the Saskatchewan CCF €s not intend to give up its ®xistence “and will continue functioning as a _ provincial Ody. This is understandable. he CCF is the government of Saskatchewan and if for no Other reason than parliament- ay, cannot now give up its €Xistence and be replaced by another party. The question presents itself €n—does this mean that the CCF will be the New Party to Which unions, farm organiza- Hons and other bodies will affiliate? Or does it mean that he CCF will’ affiliate to ‘the New Party which is yet to be formed? F Tf it is the former, how dif- tent will this be to the old Nd discredited formula of the as “labor’s political arm?” as formula has been tried Proven to be unsuccessful d was an important factor tn the adoption of the Winni- Peg resolution on political Ction, If it is the latter, then it Pens up the door to what the ag muUnist Party has been ayocating — a Federated Beane omer Party made up fred © CCF, Communist Party, € unions, farm and co- wet ative organizations as well ‘individual members. eB nely or ‘otherwise, the atchewan CCF Provincial 3 “8Vention has been compell- © move in that direction. eet as it has, it takes a the ©" Which is contrary to beet constitution of the q ‘a New Party. That Club Proposes New: Party S and affiliated organiza- tions such as trade unions, farm and other bodies. It does not advance a proposal for the organizations of the New Party: In fact the argument advanc- ed against the Communist Party’s proposals was that you could not have a party within another party. But this is what the Saskatchewan CCF Con- vention, by adopting the above resolution, is calling for. the Communist Party, having its own constitution and pro- gram and maintaining its autonomy, could not. be part of the New Party — that, as- suming this would be per- mitted—members: of our party would have to leave it and join up as individuals. This. argu- ment too, has been undercut by the Saskatchewan CCF Con- vention. Whether they meant to do so or not, the adoption of that resolution has widened the basis of the debate within the trade union movement on the type of New Party to be estab- lished, a federated — labor- farmer party, or a single mem- bership party. In that sense it serves a very uuseful purpose. Having posed the question of CCF affiliation to the New Party the question also pre- sents itself — why refuse the affiliation of the Communist Party of Canada to the New Party? There is no logic to it except the prejudice and anti-com- munism of those whose poli- cies are detrimental to the best interests of the working class. All those trade unionists who see the need for united political action should use the occasion to rally additional support for an_ all-inclusive federated labor-farmer party through which the working class and its democratic allies can best advance their political aims against monopoly and its parties. Pritchett hits CCF Saiq Burnaby Communist candidate Harold Pritchett this week “it is unfortunate that the right wing “dership of the CCF, of which Burnaby CCF candidate et Dowding is a part, divides the labor movement f # false one- party affiliation issue. It refuses real unity labor, farmers, CCF and Communists.” aie titehett said if the CCF the Rot block genuine unity the People could put a stop to Coun = business sell-out of our | Deo oa through unity of all ang € who stand for peace Progress, “Only the Communist. candi- dates represent the interests of) all the working people through their program for peace, jobs} and security.” affiliation of other political | * Soviets want peace and friendship saps: L, to Mac 9553060 Conyriehted Lator Features aoe ae ; ra LS hs — S| eo = aise /A | = I ordered a lot of anes trom ‘| an old 1930 mail order catalog It was further argued that ; . you’d be surprised how much cheaper they were. Keep service say Delta candidates Delta Communist candidates Homer Stevens and George La- custa this week urged Minister of Health Eric Martin to en- sure that the emergency ser- vice at the Surrey Memorial Hospital will not be closed. In a letter to Martin they said the service was ‘very much needed in the commun- ity and that to close any part of it would be a drastic measure.” The letter proposes that B.C.H.L.S. funds be used to keep the emergency ward in operation. Valley CP demands support of Congo The Whalley Club of the Communist Party has written Prime Minister John Diefen- baker urging him to use his influence to have Belgian troops removed “from every foot of Congo territory with- out delay.” The resolution said the un- rest in the Congo has been caused entirely bythe pres- ence of Belgian troops. It points out that for seventy- five years Belgium -has ex- ploited the riches of the Congo and cruelly oppressed the people. The resolution adds_ that peace can never be restored in the Congo with Belgian troops there and that their presence endangers world peace. “Hands Across the Sea” BOWSER Vancouver Island, B.C. BERYL WHEELDON GIFT SHOP Griental & Native B.C. Arts & Crafts Agent for : Chinese Books & Magazines Eight Great Years Not for Farmers Perhaps you also received through the mails a copy of the 50-page Social Credit election pamphlet entitled ‘Eight Great Years.” No doubt you looked through it to see what it had to say about B.C. farmers. There is a nice picture of a healthy young girl picking cherries, another of cowboys guarding a herd of cattle, and a few sentences each about a variety of matters including land clearance, the dairy in- dustry, soil surveys, etc. But about the key issues of guaran- teed farm prices, the urgency of securing new markets for B.C. farm produce, the need for curbing profiteering in food, farm machinery, feed, fertilizer, etc., by the big chain stores and. other monopolies — there is exactly nothing. Nor is anything said about the ques- tions of long term low interest loans or crop insurance. One gets the distinct impres- sion that the authors of this election pamphlet found -it dif- ficult to find anything to brag about. As has been pointed out in this column before, the net farm income of B.C. farmers has dropped considerably since 1952; between 1951 and 1956 the number of farms declined by 1658; and 55% of B.C. farms have an income of less than $1200 per year. In the Okanagan 78% of fruit grow- ers have less than 10 acres, and anything under 10 acres is con- sidered uneconomic, that is, it doesn’t pay. To do justice to this Social Credit election pamphlet, it must. be stated that it also points out that the government is spending $150,000 this year in advertising B.C. farm pro- Definite steps to peace and / not just appeals and assurances fare needed now to ensure | peaceful co-existence and to end the cold war, declared Soviet Premier Khrushchev in a hard-hitting reply to British Prime Miiister Macmillan’s re- cent letter: The Soviet premier details what these steps should be: @ A peace treaty with the two Germanys: @ An end to the occupation of- West Berlin and the estab- lishment of a free city; tion of armed forces, disarma- ment and the banning of nuc- lear weapons. “The Soviet Union wants peace, and not just peace. but friendship too, said Khrush- chev, “but your partners are pursuing a different policy, and you, unfortunately, in ne way differ from them.” On August 1 the Soviet Un« ion proposed that the heads of government of all the 82 mem<- ber states of the UN attend the 1960 session of the General As- sembly to take part in a broad and comprehensive discussion on disarmament. The U.S. government, who have already made it clear by boosting arms. spending and warlike talk in-preparation for the presidential elections that they do not want easing of tensions, have rejected the Soviet proposal, duce to encourage all of us te eat more of it. The idea is com=< mendable but Social Credit motives are more than suspect! How are old age pensioners or the unemployed to eat. more? The home market for B.C. farm produce could be greatly increased by one act—by stop< ping the dumping of U.S. farm produce into B.C.—but this the Social Credit government re- fuses to do. It even refused the demand of farm organiza- tions that U.S. eggs be marked “Produced in the USA!’ Photo shows harvesting of a rich wheat crop in Honan province in China with help of a combine harvester. Farmers are members of the Laocheng commune. August 12, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 7 @ Agreement-on the aboli-. ee ee