Review Wr the news broke through the federal government’s “apartheid” curtain that numer- out Native Indian communities were suffering extreme hunger and neglect, and that many had been stricken with hepatitis (in- flammation of the liver), things began to happen. First, through the media of the monopoly press, the customary denials and “whitewash” by a whole swarm of Indian agents and other assorted tory officials, flatly denying government neglect and ‘the plight of the Indian people. De- nials aimed at creating the impres- sion that “all is well” in these shameful poverty - ridden racial ghettos, described in polite langu- age as “reservations”. Now, however,this federal “ap- artheid’” curtain has _ been torn down once again by public indig- nation, and public indignation must insist it stay down in order that the incidence of disease, malnutri- tion and inhuman treatment affec- ting the Indian communities of B.C., the Yukon, ‘Northwest Ter- ritories and other areas in Cana- da, be cleaned up for good. Months ago in their despair, re- presentatives of the Native In- dians of Canada were reported as appealing to the United Nations for moral aid to ease their plight as the hands of successive Liber- al and Tory governments. Doubt- less their appeal was drowned out in the din of Tory -demagogy, which spouts heavily about “free- dom” and peoples wellbeing in other lands, the while criminally neglecting its own “wards.” Much could be written on the stealing and sequestering of Indian lands by monopoly-dominated gov- ernments, Liberal and Tory. Dief’s latest “sale” of Indian lands’ tim- ber in northern B.C. at a figure far below what the Indian _ people themselves could have gotten mer- ely emphasizes the point. Frank Howard, MP (CCF-NDP Skeena, had a private member’s -bill before the House, urging that Indian land claims, now: kicked about by sundry Indian agents un- der the direction of Indian Affairs Minister Fairclough, be transfer- red to the Exchequers Court of Canada, with that body serving as a “Court of Indian Affairs.” This proposed bill may not provide a whole solution to the ruthless ex- ploitation and swindling of our In- dian people, but it would help put Indian affairs in an open court and Pacific Tribune Editor — TOM McEWEN Associate Editor—MAURICE RUSH Business Mgr..-OXANA BIGELOW Published weekly at: Room 6 — 426 Main Street Vancouer 4, B.C. , Phone MUtual 5-5288 > Subscription Rates: One Year: $4:00—Six Months: $2.25 Canadian and Commonwealth coun- tries (except Australia): $4:00 one year. Australia, United States and all other countries: $5.00 one year. Authorized as second class mail by *« take it out of the hands of an In- dian agent whitewash crew skip- pered by political morons. | The Native Brotherhood of B.C. have also requested that the gov- ernment set up a Royal Commis- sion to make a detailed investiga- tion into federal “stewardship” of Indian affairs. Both proposals have merit, pro- viding they are backed by the wid- est public pressure to compel the Diefenbaker government (even in its expiring days), to begin clos- ing the gap between its fine words and its callous actions in respect to our Native Indian peoples. EDITORIAL COMMENT This year the famed Soviet news- paper “Pravda” is celebrating its 50th anniversary, with a daily cir- culation of well over six million seven days a week. Modern jet liners carry the “mats” of the Moscow “Pravda” every morning to 22 Soviet cities, which enables these centers in the vast area of the Soviet Union to publish and deliver their “Pravda” on the same day as the Moscow — “Pravda” “hits the streets.” In bad landing weather the jets drop their “Pravda” mats by para- chute and wheel back for home. A: new technique will soon be ‘deliver- ing’ “Pravda” type pages by photo- telegraphy. One of these days in the not dis- tant future the Communist press in Canada will also be mastering’ circulation and geography in much > the same way. Meantime ‘Happy Birthday Pravda’. EDITORIAL PAGE Indian ‘whitewash’ x ‘he coming weekend will see - millions of peoples in many countries of the world marching for peace, for universal disarma- ment, for an end to the menacing horror of nuclear destruction. The same weekend will also wit- ness, in cynical contrast, U.S. im- perialism with the open or tacit backing of its NATO allies, step- ping up its planned Christmas Is- land H-Bomb tests, in callous dis- regard for the hopes and desires of millions of the world’s peoples (including their own) for disarm- ament and peace. In Canada members of the Dief- enbaker tory cabinet talk frothily about “peace” out of one side of their mouths, and the need of H- Bombs as a “deterrent” to com- munism out of the other side. Neither have the guts to insist the Pentagon maniacs “stop the tests”’, but on the contrary, become “ap- ologists” for these tests, garnish- ing their apologies with coldwar March for surviva peace. How close did Canada and ¥ world come to the brink of fearsome nuclear holocaust fall, as a result of a “technica fect” in the NORAD “Early Wa ing System” and a trigger-h US. “Strategic Air Comm (SAC) which had its nuclear- ed bombers “on SAC run¥ around the world,” ready to er their cargoes of mass d tion? In this) Canada and the 1 Were only minutes away from lear devastation, with all tory clap-trap about NOR “joint consultations” arrogall! brushed aside. Even NORAD tends to claim it was unawaté SAC’s nuclear loaded “take until it was all over? The SAC _ incident is only ‘ more reason why the people ™ march for peace, for life, for * anti-Sovietism. — I'm afraid it’s a success, Gen- eral... vival; against a horror which be unleashed by “accident”, }! “technical failure,” or by hom al maniacs whose “patriotism” | one single aim—to kill on a unparalleled in the history of That is why the people ™ march — in a world-wide trek survival. * * * E Pickles are not the only it in our way-of-life which comé “57 varieties.” Speaking in the tel Vancouver recently, “Social Arthur Turner, CCF-MLA (¥4 couver-East) told his: audi “Our New Democratic Party * save the people from the socialism of the B.C. governm Shades of Karl Marx. the Post Office Department, Ottawa, Tom McEwen ne of the most prevalent dis- 8 eases afflicting mankind under capitalism is known as ‘“megalo- mania.” This ailment is described in most dictionaries as ‘‘a craze for personal greatness ... a form of insanity in which the patient has grandoise delusions concerning him- self.” The incidence of megalomania. among Canada’s leading ‘“‘states- men” and bourgeois politicians, and even seeping into alleged “social- ist” ranks as in the case of Hazen Argue, is alarmingly high. To many it has proved fatal. Prior to and during election campaigns this dis- ease almost assumes epidemic pro- portions. “Elect ME”, boomed the late and unlamented Tory “Iron Heel” R. B. Bennett, ‘‘and I will cure un- employment in 30-days’”. The dis- ease finally finished him off and he expired, of all places in a bathtub, with no one around to pull the drain plug. With federal elections in the offing this pernicious disease is just about ready to again break out. like an irritating rash. Take the case of John Diefenbaker. Before he was smitten by Tory “Follow John” political hallucinations and “visions” of grandeur he was re- puted to be a moderately sensible citizen, rubbing shoulders with Prince Albert farmers and workers, calling them by their first names and generally behaving like a nor- mally well-informed Canadian. But megalomania got him. There was to be “no unemployed workers suffer’ while he was prime minis- ter, and the farmers were assured: “prosperity”. Abroad Dief keeps, busy “liberating” the Ukraine, trembles like a bowl of agitated jello about “anti-Semitism” in the Soviet Union, champions the “apar- theid’”’ victims of Verwoerd’s South Africa, while ignoring the ‘apar- theid” sufferings of Canada’s Na- tive Indian people. Even when taking coldwar instructions from U.S. nuclear maniacs, Dief man- ages to cast himself in the role of a national “saviour”, ready to have nuclear bombs-in Canada to “‘save” — us from aggression? Since megalomania set in all we now see is a jowl-quivering addict to the cult of the great “I am’’, who sees ‘freedom’ (in quotes), ‘‘de- mocracy”’ ditto, peace and all the other unpracticed “virtues” of mod- ern monopoly, incarnate in his own person. All the signs point up the fact that the Canadian people generally, are getting fed up with the Dief magalomania. That is all to the good. But there is a very real dan- ger come election day, that they - big business. Too bad, because th! may. vote themselves rid of 0 megalomania addict only to be s@ dled with another, a Liberal on in the person of L. B. “Mike Pearson. s Mike, as is known, has ha series of political “face lifts’ de- signed to erase the pox marks 9 the King - St Laurent - Pearson ef of yester year. This face-liftin® however does not obscure the 4 ready pronounced symptoms ® megalomania; of another ‘great political “ME” anxious to “save the nation if the people are on foolish enough to give him enou votes. : And so it goes. Regrettable 4 it is even some of the top righ wing personalities of the NDP af not immune to this pernicious ease, as may be seen by their tained efforts to exclude tens % thousands of workers in trad unions and other workingclass 0% — ganizations from united particiP® tion in order to make the NDP real alternative to the Liberal and Tory coldwar megalomaniacs % opportunities for such an altern® tive are tremendous. . * * * A personal note; a correspondett writes, “if the Communist Party is sincere in its statements that will support the election of NDP candidates, why are YOU trying 1 split the vote in Vancouver-East by running against Harold Winch?” A good question, to which W® shall dedicate next week’s colum — > and for payment of postage in cash. x April 19, 1962—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—P: