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VANCOUVER, B.C.

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1960

CP STATEMENT SAYS:

"Take Canada out of

this mortal danger”

The National Executive Committee of the Communist
Party of Canada released the following statement on

May 13.

espionage flights are made

“Canada is directly involved! from Canadian territory to

in air espionage over the terri-} soviet territory. Government

tory of the Soviet Union. That
is the only conclusion to be
drawn from admissions of the
Canadian government that U2
Planes use Canada as a base
for alleged weather: reconnais-
sance. Ee
“Because we are tied hand
and foot to the American mili-
tary, it is logical to assume that

denials convince no-one. In
fact such denials are them-

selves a recognition that the|-

Canadian public is opposed to
the aggressive operations of the
war-minded U.S. military.
“Last year Premier Khrush-
chey warned Prime Minister
Continued On Page 2
See STATEMENT

Keep Teamsters in CLC
urged by VLC delegates

_ After stormy debate Tuesday night Vancouver Labor
Council voted to petition the CLC national executive not
to expel the Teamsters’ Union but to call a conference to

attempt to overcome differences.

This action came as a result
of delegates defeating a recom-
mendation from the council
executive for non-concurrence
on a letter from the Marine
Workers. Union. Many dele:
gates “who took part in the
debate sharply criticized the
CLC national officers for
policies “which created : dis-
unity. “We need all-in unity,
not disunity,” said many dele-
gates.

Delegates also heard an ad-

dress by Dr. James G. Foulkes
of the UBC on the dangers of
radiation hazards. _He said a
just and durable. peace was
most urgent. in the world to-
day. Delegates later voted to
send council: secretary Paddy

Neale to represent them on the
Means

Peace by Peaceful.
Committee. .
Delegates also voted to pro-

test to city council against
turning False Creek park into
a city yard.

| President Eisenhower had re-

_ Last week the Pacific Tribune headline warned that “U.S. war-
like actions endanger Summit success.” As we go to press all signs
are that U.S. actions have sabotaged the Paris meeting and
brought it to an abrupt end.

The Summit meeting opened with a statement by Soviet Premier Khrushchev
denouncing U-2 flights and asking that the U.S. give assurances that such flights will
be ended, and that those guilty would be punished.

He suggested that in view! é
of the international climate makers had decided on the| before Khrushchev came to

created by the U.S. act of| eve of the Summit to “stand on} Camp David.” _
aggression against the Soviet the policy (of Berlin) as it was (See Editorial—Pg. 4.)

Union that the Summit meet-! aie

ing be postponed for about 6 |

months to allow more chance
for success. |

The world capitalist press
immediately went into action
to fan the flames of cold war
once again, attempting to place
the guilt for sabotaging the
Summit on the Soviet Union
instead of where it rightly be-
longs: in the lap of the U.S.
policy makers. They are try-
ing to make the world forget
that it was the U.S. who touch-
ed off this situation with their
U-2 flight and not vice-versa.

Meanwhile, this week, James
Reston of the New York Times
admitted in a feature story that

versed himself on Berlin talks
with Khrushchev at Camp
David. He said U.S. policy-

Tell all on Puntzi
Lake -- Morgan

' Prime Minister Diefen-
baker was urged to take
immediate steps to safe-
guard Canada from further
involvement in U.S.
“weather spy” provocations
this week by the B.C. Com-

mittee of the Communist
Party.

“Public opinion is alarmed
at all that is involved in the
admission that Puntzi Lake —
within 200 miles of Vancouver};
—is a U.S. ‘weather base’,”
stated the letter sent the Prime
Minister over the signature of
B.C. Communist leader, Nigel
Morgan.

“Government assurances are
unconvincing. It is high time
we Canadians were given a
frank appraisal of how deeply
your government has involved
us in U.S. war plans. We de-
mand a_ full statement on
Puntzi Lake, and that steps be
taken without delay to clear us
and.our country of the grave
consequences of possible in-
volvement in U.S. military pro-
vocations,” the letter con-
cluded.

Above are three photos of peace parades in different parts
of Vancouver last Saturday on the eve of the Summit
meeting. Top, marchers in Hastings East. Centre, Peace
Council marchers in downtown Vancouver. Below, mem-
bers of the SYL near Victory Square. (See story, page 3.)