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TANLEY KNOWLES, executive

vice-president of the Canadian
Labor Congress (CLC) and top
figure in the national councils of
the CCF was quoted last week in
press news as urging that “steps
be taken to integrate the econo-
mies of Canada and the United
States.” Mr. Knowles also publicly
rejected any participation or sup-
port’ of the ‘New Party’ by . the
Communists.

‘Supplementing Mr. Knowles’
greater U.S:-Canada “integration”

is a lengthy article in the current:

issue of the CCF News entitled
“Co-operation, Collective . Action
Key To CLC Foreign Policy.”

The gist of this CLC-CCF top-
brass ‘foreign policy’ treatise is,
among other things, a complete
negation to the foreign policy res-
elution adopted by the recent CCF
national convention in Regina,
where the CCF delegate body
voted overwhelmingly for Canada
to get out of the NATO-NORAD
war alliances; to assure for Cana-
da greater opportunity to strike
out for policies of peace, independ-
ence and economic wellbeing.

Now we find CCF-CLC leader
Stanley Knowles and_ his right-
wing social democrats in both kd
CCF and CLC advocating that ‘
¢€Canada) should remain an onan
member of the western alliance,”
with mere U.S.-Canada “economic
integration.” On both counts, as
the history of the past has pain-
fully demonstrated, Canada - has

been and is the loser. It was realiz- —

ation of that. bitter fact which

moved the CCF national conven- .

tion to reject our NATO-NORAD
war -entanglements with U.S. im-
perialism. :
With some minor shades in
formulation the
presented to the Diefenbaker gov-
ernment in February by the CLC
executive suggests the strength-

ening of NATO so that it “will.
encompass economic and cultural:
aspects” in addition to its arma-

ment buildup. In the same. breath

the CLC urges. ‘a substantial:re--=4°°='=
ductionin defense expenditures” |
and the money directed to more -}~

worthwhile effort:

Both the CLC” ‘qpicoranthn’: anit |

the CCF News ‘foreign policy’
article opposes the idea of Cana-

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dian neutrality in war alliances.
Both. use arguments similar to
those .emanatmy from the U.S.

state department, viz, that until .

we achieve full disarmament we
must continue to arm. According
to the CCF News were Canada to
adopt a policy of neutrality we
“would lose the opportunity to.
pursue a policy for peace and dis-
armament.”

Quite the aan they with Cana-
da- adopting a policy: of neutrality
and independence from -U-S.-dom-
inated war entanglements . and
economic restrictions, Canada
would have the greatest ‘oppor-
tunity’ to stand out as a world
leader for peace.

Withdrawal from NATO would
remove us from the dual role of
guinea pig and milk cow for U.S.
imperialism, and change the arma-
ment “balance” upon which these
CCF-CLC leadership base_ their
“western alliance foreign policy,”
and which in essence commits la-
bor and the people across Canada
to officiate at their own annihila-
tion.

The Knowles rejection. of -Com-
munist participation in the ‘New
Party’ is somewhat premature and
as far out of touch with historical
reality as his ‘foreign policy’.

“Bill of F Rights Dief

HIS week, while John Diefen-
baker was working overtime
in London to promote a “Common-
wealth Bill of Rights” which
would serve as a handy smoke-
screen for the racist ‘republic’ of
Hendrick Verwoerd‘s South Afri-
ca to retain membership in the
Commonwealth, the real voice of
the oppressed — "peoples of South
Africa was heard in London’s posh
Lancaster House.

It came in a message from Chief -
Albert Luthuli, president of the.
banned African National Congress -

from his place of exile in Natal.
This message demanded “the ex-
clusion of their country from the

- Commonwealth . .. to mark inter-

national disavowal of the apart-
heid (race segregation) mania” by
which a minority of white suprem-
acists ruthlessly oppress ten mil-
lion Negro and Colored peoples.

“No longer,” declared Chief
Luthuli. on behalf of the S.A. peo-
ple, “can the British people
through their governments, afford
to continue in an attitude of lazy
accommodation with the sin that
is apartheid.”

Certainly every nation (includ-
ing our own) should have the right
to determine its own internal af-
fairs, but such ‘rights’ must never

include the indignity of racist
supremacy, of pute lording it
over black.

That is the vital issue of today :
on the whole continent of Afric®
and in the colonial: world genet
ally; the right to equality, to self
determination, independence al
freedom from the “white man
burden.” It is the vital issue J”
the Congo where the rule of one
white imperialism is- ended and
another seeks (under cover of |
UN flag) to take its place, agains!)
the Congolese people ‘and “thet
elected government.

Whatever the final outcome r
the Commonwealth - conferen®
may be with respect to aparthel
and Dief’s ‘bill-of-rights’ the me*
sage of Chief Albert Luthili and
the South African people, in uni’
son with decent people everywhere
must be heard loud and clear; 4
end to South Africa apartheid.

“South Africa’s continued mez”
bership” declared the exiled lead:
er of its people, “does not becam®
a Commonwealth of Nations thal
is expected by us and the world
be a force for the liberation
mankind.”

Starring as a ‘bill-of rights’ e™
ponent, Dief should pay heed ™

that .advice.°
—

‘memorandum’.

Tom
McEwen

HE story goes that the Roman
governor of Judea (now
Israel), the historic ° Pontius : Pil-
ate who. “washed his hands’? of

responsibility in the crucifixion of
Christ, was later -faced.by his
young son, who had embraced. the
philosophy of the ‘Man of -Galli-
lea.”
‘“Why- do. you. aeenciate with that
rabble?” Pilate. thundered at his
son, “Because,” ‘replied: the: boy,
“He tells the Truth.”: : bee

For a moment. the : ‘Roman *
-consul - bowed - his head “in deep’:
though, then. asked the’ question: of -:
-all- the ages: “What is Truth?” >

A good. question, but’ the ‘answer
will never be found ° in *-the.

’ ~ columns of our -verial “amondpoly:-

press,--not. even -with® néarly two °

thousands -years to think-itout.:-
“Lumumba is dead, but that-cis:

no reason for the massacré-of “sev- ~
eral hundred. Canadians’” says an’
editorial in the Trail Times: (Reb.
16/61), as it calls for “Some ‘guns “
for our men’ instead of- “United”
_Nations armbands | wie 5 AS* “protee- ©

- ..tion against the. Russian” “bullets ~

- and shells which will be: ripping |

a és

up the jungles before long.”

The only element: of truth in
‘this ‘lying provocation is the bru-
tal murder of Congo Prime Min-
ister Patrice Lumumba. Hence the
‘Trail ‘Times’ answer to Pilate’s

> -question is the classical. one. of

“modern? journalism; kill the truth
-and bury ‘it/in faleshood:

Another. fine .example culled
from- the editorial cesspool of
modern journalism can be found
in the Vancouver Sun of February
15. (Of course: such examples can
be found daily, but this one would
make .both Judas. and Ananias
blush, were they around to read
it.)

The Sun columnist is one Robert’
Ruark, a typical product. of Amer-
ican sewer journalism, which does =

‘sits daily .‘“‘brain-washing” stint in...

< the language of an Alabama ee
Obes: o2:

‘This specie of sub-human fills a
‘column.’ with baseless accusations
“against the murdered ‘Patrice Lu-:

“cmumba. ‘Every crime committed
‘>against: the: Congolese people by .

U.S: Belgian and other imperialist
> powers, ‘from rape to genocide, is
heaped upon this African patriot’s
unknown grave. All supporters of
‘Lumumba are tagged as ‘‘aself-
“created: rabble,” with Lumumba
-}bortrayed ‘as'a ‘‘Hitler” and both
disposed ‘of as “jerks,” a term
illustrating the-exclusive. character
of the Ruark: gutter “kultur.” _-

“Classical question “What: is Truth”.
Would be. akin gee asking: the Devil

“Patrice Lumumba was a political

for murder, wearing the blue flag —

And of course the Ruarks oe
up the rear to whitewash the —
1 coldwar*: ‘slop-pail.» is * needed or

». more “preferable. -That® is: also: an-

_ independence and: freedom: ‘Truth -
“To ask~ such an: individual the ©

nalism try to bury it’ with: lies: yet

to attend high mass or a Tory
politician to honor pre-election
promises.
Ruark sums up the position of
U.S. and its satelite imperialisms
in. genuine. Al Capone semantics.

crook who was trying to°take over
a tough side of the town, and the |

other crooks: done him in .~.. it.
is better to leave him : .. dead, un- —

identified, and as speedily for-

gotten as possible.”

“What is. Truth?”

-Ruark wouldn't know, even if
he hit on it by accident—which he —
nearly did. when he wrote“... +
the other crooks done him in.” —
Since he didn’t identify them we |
must; they included: U.S. imperial- — “a”
ism: .and...its -neo-colonialists from - |
our :“free’: world, with their Dag
Haminarskjold * setting the stage Be

of the United Nations -as a mask. —

crimes. of their paymasters:

Neither the Trail Times —
“Johnny-get - your -gun” “nysterics
nor the Ruark bilge: from: a US:

wanted in Canada: The truth, eveD
if sometimes unpalatable, ‘is muck 34

other. good reason why. circulation
of the Pacific. Tribune is. steadily _
climbing. Inthe struggle for peace, Be

is a powerful-weapon. ‘That. is’ ‘why
the hack writérs” of ‘monoply. ou

J
March 17, 1961—PACIFIC TRISUNE an