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VANCOUVER
22, 1961

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VOL. 21, NO. 48
FRIDAY, DECEMBER

@ne to hang, another
protected low the U.S.

PORTRAITS OF TWO OF HITLER'S ‘MEN. On the eft is
Adolph Eichmann, who was condemned to be hanged by
Israeli court for the murder of six million Jewish people.
On the ‘right, Adolph Heusinger, wanted by the Soviet

Union to stand trial for war crimes. The U. S. government
this week refused to accept a note from the Soviet govern-
ment outlining the charges against Heusinger and asking
he be turned over to be tried as a war criminal.

the Yukon border.”

U.S. eyes B.C. power grid | -

A U.S. master plan to build a vast power grid which would link Alaska,
Pacific North-West and-California with B.C.’s vast power resources was revealed
this week by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Udall.

The U.S. plan aims to get B.C.’s potential 22 million kilowatt hours fed
into the American power system. B.C, Attorney-General Robert Bonner said
Tuesday B.C. would extend its grid system to

The startling announcement discloses the long range plan to integrate B.C.
power with a vast U.S. grid system which would: develop B.C. power on an North-
South basis instead of East-West, and constitute a gigantic sellout of Canada.

“go to meet Alaskan power at

CEN

RIES -

The end of colonialism in the world was brought closer this
week when Indian army and air force units liberated the people
of Goa after four centuries of colonial rule under Portugal.

India’s action came
Portugal had. rejected peace-

ful overtures, and after West-
;ern NATO powers attempted

to block India from carrying
through its liberation move.

In a note sent to the Portu-
guese government prior to this
week’s. action, the Indian gov-
ernment said the people of In-
dia “fare determined to ensure
that. - their
complete .and there are no
longer any vestiges of colonial
rule on- their territory.”

The -note -demanded . that
Portugal withdraw from In-
dian. territory and remove
“persistent irritants _ against
international peace.”

A’ second note by India said
the government and people of

‘| India were shocked by the “in-

tolerable measures of oppres-
sion and acts of aggression” by
Portugal.

Long known as one of the
world’s most ruthless of colon-
ial powers, as demonstrated

PROVINCE ANTI-LABOR ROLE HIT

by its bloody suppression in
Angola, Portugal has been

Civic workers ask 10° wage
hoist, condemn disrupters

Vancouver’s Outside Civic Worker’s
program headed
group of disrupters who sought, with the aid of a loc
bership on the eve of negotiations.
A meeting of 700 members | —— i é
on December 15 gave short|whelming vote of confidence,
shrift to the hoodlum element; | and denounced the

angrily
presented their elected execu- | “brazen and despicable propa-
tive and officers with an over-

| ganda and malicious fabrica-

eason 3 reelings

o all our readers and supporters whose consistent
a efforts have made possible the publication of this
paper, the editors and staff extend all good wishes for the
Holiday Season.
May 1962 bring good health, sapbuibes

security and peace to all.
Following our annual custom, the Pacific Tribune will

not be published in the week between Christmas and New

Year. The first edition of 1962 will appear on January 5.

greater

by a demand for a 10c wage hoist, and ¢c
al newspaper to divide the mem-

| fluence

s Union has adopted a five point bargaining

lobbered a tiny but noisy

‘tions used by the Vancouver

in an attempt to in-
affairs of the

Province”
the
local.

An editorial in a special bul-
letin issued by the Civic Work-
ers Union hits out at the Van-
couver Province stating:
“These days we hear a lot
about the John Birch Society
in the U.S.A., the new version
of McCarthyism. We venture
to say that the VancOuver Pro-
vince does not have to take a
back seat to any newspaper
supporting the ultra-right in
the U.S.A. As one of our mem-
bers put it: “T wouldn’t use
that paper to wrap my smelly

garbage.”
See CIVIC WORKERS, pg. 3

independence... is |

after | carrying out violent measures

against the 600,000 people of
Goa to put down the growing
movement for return to India.

The government of Portugal
rejected all demands by India
that it leave Indian territory.
Instead it offered talks on
“Goa independence,” hoping
in this way to wrest Goa from
India and_ retain its interests

and .control there. Such solu- |

tion was completely. unaccep-
table to the Indian government
and people. _

A note issued by the Indian
government has déclared that
Goa would be allowed to re-
tain its identity when it join-
ed India, and would also retain
its cultural individuality re-
garding religion, language and
customs.

Soviet President Leonid
Brezhev, who is on a two-
week goodwill visit to India,

ion was “in favor of immed-
iate abolition of colonialism in
all its forms and manifestae
tions.” ‘

It was revealed this week
that for days before the liber-
ation move Poriugal’s Western
NATO allies had put pressure
on the government of India
not to take action to liberate
Goa.

Canadian External Affairs

| Minister Howard Green indi-

cated this week that Canada
had joined in the pressure on
India.

An attempt to save Portus
guese Goa was made in the UN
Security Council by the U-S.,
Britain, France, Turkey, Chile
and Formosa. A resolution call-
ing for a cease fire was vetoed.
by the Soviet Union. At the
same time the Western biee
killed an Afro-Asian resolutiem.
calling on Portugal to end its

told a reception in his honor! hostile actions and co-Operate

in Bombay that the Soviet Un-

in liquidating colonialism.

Nazi spirit back

The old Nazi spirit is being kept alive and revived in Wesé

Berlin, as shown in the pictures above. Top: A fife and drum
corps of the West Berlin Stahlhelm (Steel Helmets). Bottom left:
The Spandau local group of the Landsmannschaft for East and
West Prussia during a revanchist meeting in the West Berlin
Waldbuhne. Bottom right: These West Berlin youth call them-
selves “German Youth of the East. They are shown during @
revanchist meeting wearing uniforms very similar to those worn

by the former Hitler jugend (Hitler Youth),