EVTATAT UTR The- Death Wish By LESLIE MORRIS Canada is the only country in the world where it is fashion- able to publicly propose national economic suicide. This morbid ‘‘death wish’? compulsion, akin to the hari- kari of the dispossed Japanese feudal knights, is now flooding the Newspapers and erupting in radio and television interviews. Is it an accident that it is also ‘‘chic’’ in some circles to go gaga over the Theatre of the Absurd, where the desire for death is given a religious fervor, or that in paint- ing the death of reality is trumpeted by the Philistines ? : ‘*Far out’? economics, literature,music drama and painting come together in a tear- ful unity whose theme is: ‘‘There is no hope in reality! Surrender!”’ * * * Mr. A, Harold Cameron, whom the Globe and Mail (Jan. 18) describes as a ‘*Toronto financial consultant,”advises the people of Canada to seek economic union with the United States. We have ‘tworshipped a false god’’ of economic nationalism, Mr, Cameron tells us and ‘in the interests of continued Cana- 4N political survival as an independent nation’’ we must discard t idol and embrace the true Jehovah of economic salvation, Ncle Sam, and seek refuge in his bosom. “Logic is empty’’cry the dramatists of the Theatre of the Absurd, Mr. Cameron echoes them. It may be illogical to advo- Cate that if we are to survive as an independent nation, we must Unite. with the United States, but to be logical and say that inde- Pendence means being independent would be ‘‘empty’’reasoning, duite “square” actually. * * * ne Likewise about truth, which the‘‘far out’*writers say must con- in elements of ‘‘nonsense and distortion’? to be ‘‘valid.’? Mr. Cameron avows that we ‘have been going it alone since €deration’’ and the ‘‘idea of a U.S. political take-over of Can- Should be replaced by a concept of economic partnership, just 48 British colonialism was replaced by the contemporary Common- Wealth,» Cong Nonsense and distortion masquerading as Truth. * * * We ave have not been ‘‘going it alone since Confederation.?’ ave never ‘gone alone.’? 1867 Tely had we escaped the apron strings of Britain (not in capt rs “ia much later) than we fell into the Yankee lap. The basic trom for the development of railroads and industry came first 0 Britain, and then from the USA. this Mr. Cameron flies from reality when he omits any mention of Outstanding fact of Canadian economic life. No, Does he point to the $20 billion U.S. investment in Canada? alone’? t would not have bolstered his thesis that ‘‘we have gone and ‘‘worshipped the false god of economic nationalism.’’ * * * : that A contrary truth could be put up against Mr. Cameron’s: With the trouble with Canada is that we have been too ‘‘integrated’’ the U.S. for our own good. Here are a few examples: a 1947 the St. Laurent government discarded National Policy) S0vern of integration with the USA. The Diefenbaker and Pearson : ; Ments have generally followed that line, although there are Sely, of increasing resistance among some of the capitalists them- . fireg t €S anyone remember Mr. James Coyne and how he was a Tom his post of Governor of the Bank of Canada for arguing St integration?) ® Co aa I write this Mr. Pearson is in Washington to give away bia River to the U.S. sayin Today’s paper reports U.S. Secretary of Defence McNamara Were. © Bomarcs are useless—three weeks after the warheads Put here by the Liberals. oe aw the greatest electrical potential we have, Hamilton Falls ue rador, is going to be developed to provide power for New State’s industries. ovat More of this and we shall be not only ‘‘integrated’’ but Wed and digested whole like a boa constrictor gollops a sheep. * * * i Person privately longs for death that is his business. is Bi, a financial consultant longs for the death of Canada and ‘Nationay, Prime feature space in daily newspapers to parade his ms Suicidal impulse and joins the dramatists and abstract S in hailing immolation—it is a public matter. fro Se who work to remove capitalist monopoly and its evils It is no © back of society are also working to affirm life, not death. 4 “‘simple’? economic matter. ; * * * losophn® air of the charnel house pervades the haunts of the phi- ae €conomists, writers and artists. intey NE given up all hope of solving society’s problems in the res _ Wide, tS of the people they spread their gloomy fatalism far and : alten tt ac j an ves for the regeneration and reconstruction of our country “fields of life, work and the pursuits of happiness. hallenge to Canadian labor this is—toput forward strong ( it iit | CIRCULATION FRONT Clubs lay plans, organize for 50% paper sales boost By JERRY SHACK (Circulation Mgr.) Listed below are the new, 1964 targets for subscriptions and pa- per sales for all of our press clubs. Readers will notice that in most instances paper sales quotas have been substantially boosted over those of last year. This reflects - the thinking of the provincial - press commit- _ tee that it is in this area that our. greatest - possibilit ies lie. Our figur- es for 1963. showing a rise of 35 percent in paper sales without any particular emphasis having been make on this aspect night. For example, the EDMONDS Club reported a crew has been organized for street sales on Columbia St. inNew Westminster every Friday night. Tuesday night has been set aside by the club for regular, systematic can- vassing for new readers. Asa start, the club has ordered a regular weekly bundle of 15 cop- ies, with conviction that this will soon be increased. The SOUTH VANCOUVER Club is mailing complimentary copies of the PT to people in its area, to be followed up after several weeks by a live canvas to recruit new readers, (Incidentally, this practise has been followed for some time by the TRAIL-ROSS- LAND Club.) And the GEORGIA Club has stated it will re-visit all old readers who let their subs lapse in 1963, with a view to recruit- ing them. In so doing, the club's plans call for the pairing together of good, tried press builders with newer club members, thus com- bining experience and enthusi- asm. The POINT GREY Club, which was the leading city club last year, reported that it uses its **Literature Credits’ to send pamphlets, etc., to people in its area. These are followed by sample copies of the PT andthen a canvass to sign up a new read- er. The club’s record proves the effectiveness of this type of organized, consistent work. circulation, bear out the above 5 custo PT Readers’ Conference However, no one should be un- All readers of the Pacfic Tribune, whether regular subscribers der any illusions that paper sales or not, are cordially invited to attend a Readers’ Conference, called will again rise without a lot of by the paper for Sunday, February 16, beginning at 1 p.m. planning-and hard work. Some of Scene for this conference of Greater Vancouver readers will be our press clubs have already the Canteen at the Pender Audtiorium, 339 West Pender St. PT staff started to roll in high gear, as members will be on hand on answer questions and receive sugges- we learned at a meeting of City tions on the paper’s content, style, circulation, coverage, and so on. Press Directors last Thursday GREATER VANCOUVER VANCOUVER ISLAND Quotas Quotas Achiev. Club Subs P/S Club Subs P/S Advance 40 10 Alberni 50 85 Bill Bennett 100 40 Campbell River 30 5 Broadway 140 50 Cumberland 40 15 Frank Rogers 35 20 Cowichan 40 25 Georgia 20 10 Nanaimo 100 210 Kingsway 75 35 Victoria 60 40 Niilo Makela 20 4 Saanich 30 25 Olgin 32 12 Totals 350 405 Point Grey 35 20 DEWDNEY Vanc. East 240 °° 200 Haney-Map.-Rg. 40 7 South Vanc. 90 35 Rissisn 20 5 Victory Square 2 a Totals 60 12 WasEnd OKANAGAN North Burnaby 125 65 Kamloops 30 7 Edmonds 60 30 ? Notch Hill 25 10 North Shore 120 45 : : Vernon 40 15 Gy AS es Totals 95. 32 I 1300 1026 bag DELTA PROVINCE GENERAL Ft. Langley 40 20 Oe : Ladner 15 10 Fernie-Michel 20 5 Nsw, 80 b5 Powell River 40 5 : South Surrey 40 2 Sointula 25 3 Surrey 110 +=100 Steveston 10 sey Total 285. 200 Trail-Rossland 90 20 os Correspon. 55 20. Prov. Totals 1130) 8=—©732 Prov. 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