Ration. TO THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD C Text of message adopted by*the, World Ongress on General Disarmament and face, held July 9 to 14 in Moscow. € have come from the four corners of the earth. We 4 ee various professions and. differing convictions. Bests. for a week discussed with the utmost frankness the Res a arising from the danger of nuclear war that hangs nkind. ro a has helped us to know one another better, and we 2a Vinced that it is possible to find a way out of the 10n that today threatens every country and every people. he arms race increases tension and mistrust between ae The tension and mistrust between nations promotes ; Ms race. A vicious circle has been created. The destruc- ‘Ave ¢ yn: POoWer of weapons grows more and more frightfnl, yet a are heard demanding the unleashing of a preventive only wevertheless, we firmly believe that disarmament is not of Perative, it is possible. No longer is it a dream only i best minds of humanity. For the first time in history become a practical task facing each and every one of us. * * ok to Rots the burden of the arms race would bring benefit ®Pplieg Disarmament would release resources that could be i to raise the standard of living in all countries. Disarmament would save funds that could be applied to . the Standard of living in all countries. ee mament would save funds that could be applied to ally e the rate of development of countries so far economic- underdeveloped. foreign Tmament would involve the disappearance of all troops. military bases and the withdrawal of all foreign Pende, thus aiding the peoples’ struggles for national inde- nce, intern rmament must be general, complete and under strict Sntro} ional control. There can be no disarmament without * no control without disarmament. realizati have thoroughly studied obstacles that hinder its ete 10n and we know that its achievement will be hard. lindn 8te those who oppose even negotiations, some from Milit €S8s and inertia, others from private interests or from ary ambition. Verco. are convinced, however, that all obstacles can be Pointea In every disarmament plan weak aspects can be omis, Out, but we hold that it is better to agree on a com- © Acceptable to all than to pursue the arms race. * * * ee erer. experience has shown that it would be a dan- is : illusion to believe that disarmament can come of itself. Spec} possible to rely only on the diplomatic and military alists who prolong discussion from year to year. Brac’ the efforts of the people of all lands can compel the Ciens pen to find a solution. Divided protests are not suffi- s tis time for a mighty movement of resistance to the Face and all war preparations. Umanity has escaped being plunged into nuclear war Sorts the past 17 years, this is due above all to the tireless t f the peoples for peace. But we must openly recognize hat ‘ es. are still many who stand aside from active struggle tais uring the arms race. h Bitere are still many not alert to its dangers, many who their So yet realized the full seriousness of its threat, nor SPonsibility for saving peace. 93 * * in aa to all these we say: “Realize the dangers © ash We live, rally to the ranks of those who ar Sarmament and peace.” be ¢ Ime does not wait. Thermonuclear weapons may Soon imp "2 in the arsenals of dozens of countries, and the Contre, nent of means of delivering such weapons may make Impossible. and Oe firmly opposed to all testing ° 8hd he a devices, firstly because of their t Suse alth of this and future generations, an €Y increase the tempo of the arms race. Pow e €arnestly appeal to all governments of all the nuclear N te ‘© call on them to reach without delay agreement trea Miciation of all tests of nuclear weapons and cen atmo. @nning forever all such tests everywhere in the ~Sieh in outer space, underground and underwater. hibisi, 1S would be the first step toward the complete pro- deliy a 8nd elimination of all nuclear arms and means of fring hei . f the days Or e fighting f nuclear bombs hreat to the life d secondly be- 0 : . ' i : : etme, Chief and urgent task is the conclusion by, she 40% Undey Et of a treaty of general and complete disarmament eric international control. Slo a therefore call] for businesslike and pra ‘ton ° ” all the plans put forward, enablng the © treaty. nd ; Ret ction ®t the pressure of public opinion, an ctical discus- swift conclu- d thanks to the eStats the uncommitted countries, the positions of ihe ee Ten} h "3 powers in respect of the principles of d1s@ ae to a certain extent grown closer. ; the serious differences of opinion are sii Beas * Only if the peoples intensify their pressure can @ © Secured, : Sting} *S for the forces of peace to set an example : : "9 about better understanding and dissolving mistrust. ll producing oward b>. See CONGRESS APPEAL. Page 8 te ' 4 + Labor roundup: Mine-Mill regains keys fo properties Local 598 (Sudbury) of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work- ers union has elected a pro- tem executive to conduct its affairs until the election of a permanent executive. A Court Order issued on July 18, instructed the Sher- iff to turn over the keys to all buildings owned by Local 598 to the newly-elected pro- tem executive. The Sheriff had been given the keys by outgoing prsident Don Gillis, who claimed that there was no one else to whom he could surrender them. In instructing the Sheriff to turn over the keys to all the various properties, the court also ordered the pro- tem executive to post a $2,000 bond and ruled that no property could be remov- ed from the buildings. Immediately upon receiv- ing the keys to the union hall on Regent St., temporary lo- cal president Tom Taylor and the union auditor commenced the inventory of the contents of the hall. The new executive has called membership meetings for Tuesday evening, July 24, and Wednesday morning, July 25, for further nomina- tions for the permanent exe- cutive. These membership meet- See LABOR. page 8 Appeal . (continued from page 1) produced their echo — they have made reply nuclear tests by Soviet Union inevitable. “The government of the U.S. does not hide that it has undertaken this new ser- ies of nuclear weapon tests, and especially tests in outer space, to try to achieve a mil- itary supremacy over the Soviet Union. “The Soviet Union would not display concern for the future of the Soviet state if jt did not ‘draw appropriate conclusions. “No, the Soviet Union will not give this satisfaction to those who harbor aggressive designs aainst our country, who threaten us and our allies with preventive war. NEVER AGAIN... “The Soviet people have not forgotten and will never forget the perfidious attack by Nazi Germany on our country. “They know from the ex- perience of 1941 how vitally important it is for our de- fences to be abreast of the latest achievements of science and military technology so as to be able to meet the ag- ressor fully prepared at any moment.” . Pointing out that the de- cision to resume tests was a “forced step’, the statement went on to say that “all mea- sures will be taken to reduce radioactive fallout to the min- imum: Describing the will of the people for peace as “the sup- reme law of history,” the -statement concludes: “Struggle for the ending cof nuclear tests, . continues, and it must be crowned with victory for the cause of peace.” Columbia fight grows The struggle to save the Columbia river for Canadians is going consistently on, with a number of Vancouver M.P.’s having been visited by area delegations of the Communist Party recently. Arthur Laing, Liberal M.P. for Vancouver South, has the distinction of being the only M.P. so far who has refused to meet with a Communist delegation, claiming that he knows what the Communis! position is. Meetings with provincial president of the NDP and M.P. for Vancouver Burrard, Tom Berger, and Arnold Webster, NDP M.P. for Vancouver Kingsway, were very cordial. Both expressed considerable interest in the question of a National Power Grid and assured the delegations that they would raise the matter of the Columbia very urgently in the NDP caucus. Cold war hit at meet as crowds roar, cheer By RALPH IZARD Palo Alto, Calif. — Two happy days of peaceful track and field competition be- tween teams_ representing the USA and the USSR end- ed here early this evening (July 22) with a 173-169 vic- tory for the Soviet Union. In perfection of perform- ance and arrangements . this dual meet was unequalled in the history of track in the USA. Few of the 153,500 who paid their’ way in during its two days will ever forget either the performance of the two teams, or their own part- icipation in the final farewell to those superb athletes. Fifteen years of cold war condition was forgotten as Sunday’s crowd of 81,000 Stanley Park out of bounds for Peace Walk Plans for a peace walk end- ing in Stanley Park on Sun- day, August 5, to mark Hiro- shima Day ran into a snag this week when Vancouver Parks Board decided against granting permission for the use of Stanley Park. Parks Commissioner Arn- old Webster spoke in favor of the demonstration, The Commissioners decided to leave the matter in the hands of Park Board Chairman George Wainborn; who an- nounced Wednesday that Stanley Park would be re- fused for the peace walk. bade farewell to the athletes aligned below the stands. The single file lines of white clad USA athletes and blue clad Soviet stars linked arms in amity as they passed the stands. The crowd roared, and roared again, and again. The outcome of the meet was in doubt down to the last two events. It was the fourth in a series that began in Moscow in 1958, continued in Philadelphia in 1959: skipped a year because of the 1960 Olympics, was resumed in Moscow in 1961 and con- tinued this year in the stad- ium of Stanford University. The famous Soviet high jumper Valery Brumel soared over all his past Russian and world records to clear the bar at 7 ft. 5 in. when he alone was still jumping. Brumel’s leaps were re- markable; the crowd greeted each of them with a full- throated roar. READ ‘SO LITTLE FOR THE MIND OF LABOR’ in the Summer ’62 issue THE MARXIST QUARTERLY Single Copies 50¢ Subs $2 per year Progress, Books 44 Stafford, Toronto 3 A military coup in Peru last week imposed a military junta and removed President Manuel Prado. The armed forces chiefs had demanded that the recent election results be an- nulled. Peru’s industry, particularly oil, is dominated by U.S. monopolies. Peru‘s police and ‘armed forces have used brutal methods to quell the struggle of the people againsi U.S. domination and for nationalisation of heavy industry Photo shows armed forces attacking an earlier datiscinntbicet tion of the people. July 27, 1962—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3