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Halt UN attrition
Tre decision of the government of Indonesia to with-
draw membership from the United Nations is deeply

regrettable, despite all justifications advanced by Indone-
sian spokesmen for such a drastic step.

Already a grave crisis is shaping up in the UN asa
result of long-sustained U.S. efforts to bar the Soviet Un-
ion from UN participation on the trumped-up allegation of
“non payment” of peace-keeping costs in the Congo deb-
acle. Indonesia’s withdrawal at this time can only serve to
compound this UN crisis.

_ Whenever it has suited their purpose to bypass the
UN, or use its flag to obscure their aggressive war adven-
tures, U.S. and British imperialism has not hesitated to do
so. In the Near East, the Suez, in South Vietnam, Korea
and the countries of Africa, these powers have invariably
regarded the UN as a pawn in pursuance of their aggres-
sive policies—all under the pretext of “containing commun-
ism”. The recent U.S.-Britain-Belgium “humanitarian”
massacre in the Congo is a classical (and horrible) example
of this imperialist brand of “containment.” :

Similarly with British imperialism’s “knocking to-
gether” of the new “state” of Malaysia, designed primar-
ily as a “cordon sanitaire” against Indonesia, and to pre-
serve British and American monopoly interests in those
resources-rich scattered Islands which constitute Malaysia.

Today’s major mobilization of British armed forces in
Malaysia (under a Labor government?) is directed solely
against Indonesia. And to add insult to provocation, their
insistence to seat Malaysia in the UN to serve as an “apo-
' logist” for massed British, Austrialian and New Zealand
troops in Malaysia, with Indonesia as the target.

Thus while it may be argued that the provocations

against Indonesia are very great, it can also be argued that ©

the same imperialist powers who dominate UN policies,
_ and who year after year have barred the People’s Repub-
_ lic of China from its rightful place on the councils of the
UN, have also been the prime contributing factor in forc-

ing Indonesia’s ill-advised withdrawal from the UN.

Indonesia’s withdrawal from UN membership accen-
tuates the UN crisis, and provides a fearful parallel (and
‘portent) of an earlier debacle; the collapse of the League
of Nations. A collapse engineered by the same imperialist
powers in their blind determination to aid Hitlerite aggres-
sion rather than “quarantine” it, and for which the world
paid a terrible price.

Inadequate as it may be, the UN is still the only in-
ternational instrument of peace which stands between the
world’s millions and nuclear destruction. It is not streng-
thened by imperialist provocations or national withdraw-
als.

fom |
McEWEN ,

his column is about Christ-

mas cards, from across
Canada and the world, Cards in
which the theme of “Peace On
Earth” compels a little more
thought than just for one single
day in 365. You’ve probably got
lots of them in your home,

That is a 365-day a year job
for all of us, so keep the card
as a constant reminder,

Then from Soli and Aileen
Jackson of Vancouver comes a
card with an ICY objective;-

“Let’s build an Ark of Peace

For instance, 1965 has been my friend,
designated by the UN as “Inter- Brick by brick to Peace com-
national Co-operation Year” ; mend,
(CY), A cherished card from Let’s build it with our sweat
“The Greens” of Toronto, pub- and tears,
lished by the ICY Women’s Inter- Enclose within it pains and
national Liaison Committee of the fears,
same city, promotes a 3-point Erect it, white, black and yel-
“pledge” which requires more low too;

than a mere one day in 365 to
fulfill, “I pledge... my talents
and goodwill; respect for dif-
ferences among cultures and
peoples; responsibility for mak-
ing our earth the rightful home of
one great family,”

Build it sturdy, strong and true,
All working people — of every

Convert machines of war and

hate
To work for Peace — before

too late”,

—PACIFIC TRIBUNE

Youth gives lead

S parked by school and university students joining in
large parades of protest against Hydro’s New Year bus

fare hike, this wide public protest is rapidly gaining mo-

mentum.

Civic authorities, teaching personnel and other public

bodies, as well as the public generally,

are now getting into

the fray against this Hydro-Public Utilities Commission
(PCU) gouge for exhorbitant bus fares, with its accom-
panying decline in transit services.

Premier Bennett has let it be known that “his govern-

ment” will not intervene in this Hydro-PUC fare hoist
which, to school students alone is equivalent to a 300-per-:
cent boost. The premier has intimated that both bodies are
supreme authorities in their own “right,” and hence not:
subject to government “interference”: The premier is quite
ready to discuss dumping a high-tariff decrepit transit into
the laps of the over-burdened municipalities affected by

hue, -

Hydro transit. But not the fare hikes.

Hydro has introduced its fare gouge by using B.C.
Electric “tokens” at 18%4-cents each; “tokens” that were
struck off by the B.C. Electric in anticipation of an earlier
fare boost, but had to be put in mothballs because public

protest blocked that gouge.

It can be done again—if parents will follow the lead

given by their children!

A pretty sure guarantee — per-
haps the only one for a truly
‘Happy New Year,’

And from that grand old Social-
ist veteran Allan G, Grant, from
up Whonock way, who will reach
his 84th milestone in February.
Allan sent us one of his poetic
gems, one which reaches far back
into antiquity to emphasize Man’s
centuries-old quest for Peace
and Happiness, concluding its
lines with,-

“So, in line with this old pagan

custom,

From which this Holiday grew;

But freed from the latter’ sdel-

: usions,

I send my Peace greetings to

You,”

Another “youngster” who has
just passed his 84th milestone
and still going strong, Joe Ivens
of Okanagan Mission, said in his
Yuletide “greeting” that“Peace
on Earth”? would sound much
better if the warmongers were
“booted out” of South Vietnam,
the Congo, Cyprus and other
“troubled” spots around the world
— a sentiment with which we
heartily agree, 1965 will unquest-
ionably be “happier” when that
job is completed, Meantime, and
just by way of an afterthought,

both these grand fighters for
Peace enclosed a couple of bucks
for the “PT” with their Yuletide
greetings,

Many of the Yuletide cards
of 1964, by local, national and
international artists, Eskimo,
Indian, and Canadians of other
origins, reflect an encouraging
trend — that of taking “Peace
on Earth” out of the clouds and
bringing it down to earth; a good
augury for Peace,

During the annual Yuletide

Worth

Quoting |

*

When most workers are asked

whether they would prefer Sir Alex,

Mr. Maudling, Mr. Heath or Mr. Sel-
wyn Lloyd as Tory leader they reply
“Prince Monolulu.’’

A nation-wide ballot to select the
Tory Man-of-the-year produced the
folling result: 1. Mr. Profumo; 2. Mr.

Ferranti; 3. Bonkers Hogg. The image 4

of the Tory Party which most electors

have, has not changed since a pre- a

vious piece of research, which pro-
duced the following report:

“A party of great vested interests,

banded together in a formidable fed-

eration; corruption at home, aggres-
Sion to cover if up abroad; the tric-
kery of tariff juggles, the tyranny of
a party machine; sentiment by the

bucketful, patriotism by the imperial

pint; the open hand at the public ex-
‘thequer, the open door at the public
‘house; dear food for the million,
cheap labor for the millionaire.”’

—BRITISH DAILY WORKER,
Dec. 29, 1964

*

Along with the struggle to desegre-

gate we must engage in the struggle
for better jobs. The same system that

pgaibtee

a

exploits the Negro exploits the poor | :

white man.

The white power structure hollers :

“Nigger, Nigger, Nigger’’ while ex-

ploiting both poor whites and Negroes.

—REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.,
addressing a picket line in Atlanta,
Georgia; his first speech since return-
ing to the U.S. from Oslo.

*

The martyred Jewish author Yitzhak

Katzeneleen, wrote after his wife and _

two sons were incinerated and before ~

he and his remaining son died in Hit-

ler’s ovens:

“I could not draw up this bill of: j
reckoning, the account for millions of —

murdered lives. | have not the strength —

for this task ... whenever | begin to

approach the subject, | feel that | shall

”

lose my reason. .

Let us who can do so, present the
bill Katznelson could not compute.

' —CANADIAN JEWISH OUTLOOK, —

Jan., 1965

binge of merriment, good cheer —

and renewed hopes for “Peace

on Earth,” the postal services —

do a really big job, But some-

times they pull a “blooper.” A q
Toronto friend sent this writer

a card, which was returned to the

sender with the official PO stamp —
designating us as “Deceased”, —

With the big job still to be q
done to extend the thought of a —
\ “World Family” enjoying “Feace’

on Earth,” we are happy to an-
nounce that we’re not: quite
“deceased” — yet,

iia NI

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