BORDER CLASH HERE SKETCH MAP SHCWING EASTERN SECTOR } OF SINO-INDIAN BOUNDARY ~, e ~» s ae 4p + Mela Poss ce ‘ai See s 7 Che Doig, Os ‘ cs aa i bee we eon uae es 2 e . 7 2 i Fae ee e : ? INDIA z ! | that is in 1948 — an im- fate claim to historic Chinese _°t definition would have been ade, wa, veS Not made because China involved in a civil war -€nded with Chiang Kai- Own being driven out of his Tun tty by Chinese Com- Vhole % armies reinforced by \ Ivisions of Chiang’s troops 20 —Seserted to the ‘other side. Shek wtfortunate clash is in the interests of both peoples. From the moment that the present Chinese government as- serted its sovereign rights over Tibet — a right which had never been abandoned in principle and which had.its origins in the hey- dey of the Manchu dynasty — it was obyious that India’s north- west frontier would be challenged. Unfornately for the Indian case ‘in law, the McMahon line was - enly a vague fluctuating concept arrived at for purely British mili- tary administrative convenience. Further, the Indians have never shown themselves amendable to negotiation in matters which they conceive to affect their newfound national prestige. All attempts, for instance, to negotiate an agreement with Pakistan over Kashmir have failed dismally. This in spite ef the fact that the Pakistanis have agreed to accept interna- tional arbitration and that the tension over Kashmir has to a considerable degree caused India to divert a large part of her re- scurces to armaments which should have been used to raise her own living standards. The berder clash between In- dia and China has therefcre no relation to the world-wide ideo- logical struggle between scope munism and capitalism. It is not pari of the cold war and should not be allowed to confuse the issue. " Attempts may be made ‘to con- _vert this into another cold war hotspot. It is a negotiable sub- ject and India would have been wise long Before the fighting started, without making Chinese recogni- tion of the McMahon line a con- dition. They were knowingly fly- ing in the face of a traditional Chinese principle and can be ac- cused of lack cf frankness in doing so. AS events are showing the Indians may finally have to negotiate from military as well as legal positions of weakness. ~ mand around the world for to sit down with the Chinese, COMMUNIST PARTY STATEMENT NO NUCLEAR ARMS IN CANADA! REMOVE U.S. BASES FROM CANADA! The National Committee of the Communist Party meeting on Nov. 3 in Tor- onto has decided to launch a nation-wide campaign “to help arouse public opinion. to still greater and more united expression of the demands — No Nuclear Arms in Canada! Remove 9) U.S. bases from Canada! “We call on all Canadians, regardless of their views on other matters to join with us in this urgent endeavour. “The efforts of wide sec- tions of the Canadian people to bar nuclear arms from Ca- nada and from the armed forces of our country has taken on new _ Significance following on the crisis over Cuba. “Now that the Soviet Un- ion in the interests of world peace has dismantled weapon installations in Cuba, inter- national attention is focussed on the 178 bases maintained by the United States on the territory of other countries, including eight in Canada, all of which are directed against the Soviet Union and other socialist countries. DISMANTLE BASES “There is a swelling de- the dismantling of all foreign NOT SO HAPPY NOW. Rich- ard Nixon, Republican candi- -date for Governor of Califor- nia, was defeated in Tuesday's voting. The election result left the U.S. political picture relatively unchanged. Nixon’s defeat was one of the more positive results. bases and the withdrawal of . all foreign troops from the territories of other countries. This will make easier the settlement of the Berlin pro- blem, the ending of U.S. in- tervention in Vietnam, and to big advances in the direc- tion of general and complete disarmament. “For Canada to accept nu- clear weapons in this situa- tion would be to move the world in the direction of war in defiance of the aroused opinion of mankind. “The Communist Party has from the beginning said that the acceptance of nuclear arms by our country would mark a further long step in the surrender of Canadian sovereignity to the U.S. mili- tarists, and in the automatic commitment of Canada _ to U.S. wars. We stand firmly with the New Democratic Party, the Canadian Labor Congress, the peace move- ments, and many other or- ganizations of the Canadian people against nuclear arms for Canada, or her armed forces abroad. PARLIAMENT MUST ACT “The Communist Party de- clares now that the parlia- ment of Canada must forth- —rightly state that under no circumstances will this coun- try allow nuclear arms on our soil or in the hands of our armed forces. We call for im- mediate action by the Cana- dian government to bring about the removal: from Ca- nadian territory of all US. military bases, none of which “can, or were ever intended to defend this country, and which have in fact actually placed us in greater peril. “Such an example by Ca- nada would assist tremend- ously in the easing of world tension, and in the creation of an international climate favorable to disarmament. There is no greater contribu- tion that our country could possibly make to the peace of the world.” (Next week the PT will carry a full report of the Communist Party National Committee meeting.) VOW lobby hits Ottawa More than 300 members of the Voice of Women lat week pressed External Affairs Minister Green to commit Canada to a policy of not accepting nuclear arms. Pressed for an answer by the VOW lobby to Ot- tawa, Green refused to say the government would not acquire nuclear weapons. “It depends on world events,” was his answer. The women represent VOW branches from many parts of the country. , A brief urged Canada play a “positive role in world affairs’ as a non- nuclear power. LABOR BACKS CANDIDATES Vancouver Labor Council, in line with its recent deci- sion to take a more direct interest in municipal affairs, has endorsed a number of candidates in the fforthcom- ing municipal elections. John Henderson, a veteran Vancouver School Board member, W. A. Fomich, can- didate for Councillor in Sur- rey, John Puff, Les McDonald and Nick Podovinikoff, coun- cil candidates in the District of North Vancouver, were all endorsed by the VLC. In addition, the VLC agreed to back Halford Wilson in the Vancouver mayorality con- test. 60 MILLION MILES TO MARS The Soviet Union’s Mars 1 space vehicle is expected to cover 60,000,000 miles by the time it passes Mars in June, 1963. It is scheduled to trans- mit photos of the planet to earth by radio. The one-ton space craft was launched ‘from a_ mother- Satellite circling the earth in a parking orbit. ENDICOTT SAYS INDIA WRONG I regret the action of Mr. Nehru, who has made significant contributions to the cause of peace. On this issue he is 100 percent the aggressor, without a shred of right on his side. The struggle is not coneernc with four miles of around the so-called McMahen Line. It is ridiculous to suggest two great powers wculd go to war cver a few miles of moun. tain passes. No Chinese soldier ever set foot across the McMahon Line, even though the Chinese do not recognize it, until 10 days. ago, after Nehru ordered his at- tack. The battle is really about Tibet. When the Dalai Lama came to India, the American Central Intellingence Agency be- gan to work up a case for an independent Tibet. There ap- peared in India a new map, with the McMahon line moved for- ward. Indian troops began to ad- ~ bs vance and attack Chinese posts. territory: Nehru said he would not nego- tiate until the Chinese had with. drawn from the territory. The Hindustran Standard re- vealed Washington’s thinking be- hid the conflict. ‘“‘The Americans think that China’s hold on Tibet is still tenuous and that if In. dia chooses to back the Tibetan SN es _ DR. JAMES ENDICOTT | Noy. 9, 1962—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3. rebels, it could make things very difficult for the Communists,” it wrote. Britain recognized that Tibet was part of China, but always tried to pry it loose. It is the inheritance of British imperial- ism the Indians are trying to maintain in that corner of the world. It was after what I consider extreme provocation that the Chinese hit back and hit hard. I feel of course that the issue must not be settled by fighting, but by negotiation. I think China would have to give India the right to administration of the’ North East Frontier Agency area and India would have to guaran- tee on further interference in Tibet and cease its support of the Dalai Lama’s counter-revolu- tionary government in India. —Dr. James Endicott, in a speech to a public meeting in Toronto, and in answer to ques. tions by the Canadian Tribune.