Members from Many lands. > of the Peking Opera Company are shown chatt- ing cheerfully at an interval of the World Table Tennis : thampionships which took place in Peking recently. The famed group performed at the tournament for the visitors ein January 29, 1960, five : & People stepped onto the “ - at the Pender auditorium rally d some song to a public born and the Milestones were <0 196 aa paturday night, May 6, » + year three months and [ae later, the Milestones Budies, concert to a capacity en Nee at the York Theatre he reaction was unani- ous — “Wow.” Seay Solid hours of enter- BS the group, which has Peri. to six, displayed a re- , ore that would have been Q creq; ve redit to an organization of ‘ats standing. \ Combini tradgedy, pon Nificance humor, love, peace and social sig- with a degree of skill Baten ectely belied their Comp s Status, they were in audi € control of their €Nce at all times a MILESTONES SCORE | HIT AT CONCERT The answer to their mete- oric rise is supplied in the pro- gram notes for the concert which reveal that the group are drawn from the Ukrainian- Canadian cultural forces and possess an amazing total of 100 years stage and singing exper- ience in the service of Cana- dian workers and farmers. Comprising the group are Marlene Kobylansky, the sole female voice, Eugene Komar, Jerry Shack, Ed. Honcharuk, Harry Hoshowsky and Karl Kobylansky. In a short review of this nature it would be unjust and impossible to single out any one number or any one person for special mention. What can be said however, is that the Milstones rank tops in their class, -perhaps already the most diversified and best ex- ponents of.folk songs around these parts. You must read The i | “The Free World Press” As you walk along the street Scanning daily papers on the stands, | With their screaming banner headlines— | “President Kennedy Commands”— “Kennedy holds Conference With gentlemen of the Press!” “Be careful with the truth me boys | Our Free World’s in a mess!!” : Yes they’re filled with sound and fury— Tho mad dreams of a few Who would turn our world to ashes Just to keep the Truth from you. That is why now, Brother, Sister, Uf you’d like to change their tune, THE PACIFIC COAST TRIBUNE. yo? Worker’s Paper— e AL RANKIN. History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, now available at People’s Co- op Bookstore, 307 W. Pender St. Price, $2.50. The History of the C.P.S.U., translated into English last year, contains the experiences and lessons of the first Com- munist Party in the world to lead its working people out of the jungle of capitalism and onto the high road of soc- ialism. If one wants to truly under- stand how the Soviet people. led by its Communist Party, could in 44 years, develop from one of the most back- ward and illiterate countries of the world to one of the leading industrial giants, as- tounding the world with its scientific achievements — then one should study the 18 chapters contained in this work. This History is a vast im- provement over the one that was published in 1939. It cor- rects a number of serious shortcomings of the old work. It stays closer to the docu- ments of historical record. It brings the experiences of the Soviet Party and people right up to the present day when they are preparing the ground- work for their next stage of development of Communism. Throughout the whole work, there are many object les- sons for .working people everywhere in their fight for working class unity; to build a party of the working class; the need for labor-farmer un- ity, without which, as Lenin is quoted; working class rule would have been defeated. As you go _ through this work, you can see the many years of struggle and sacrifice it took to build a vanguard party of the working class based on the solid foundation of the social science, Marxism- Leninism; and the many dif- ficulties in the — construction of socialism. The periods from 1908-1912 and 1918-1927 deal quite ex- tensively with the treacherous role of Trotsky and his fol- lowers. Now their “left” and another time their ‘right’ pol- icies had the effect of divid- ing the working people and undermining working class rule. These sections should be of great benefit to those peo- ple who want to know more of the history of this group of agent provocatures in the la- bour movement. Of special interest to most people will be the section dealing with the period of World War II. (Chapter 15) It asks the question: “How did it come about that the enemy was able to capture a consid- erable part of Soviet territory during the early weeks of the war?” It then goes in to de- tails to show the relocation of forces at that time and some of the shortcomings on the Soviet side. It relates the mis- takes that were made and their results. Chapter 16 and 17 deal with their rapid recovery after the war and the surging ahead of the Soviet economy in a new international setting in which the Soviet Union was no long- er the only state where the working people held political power, and where the colon- ial world was breaking up. In the period of the U.S. in- itiated cold war, the History The giruagles that won Soviet success deals thoroughiv with the Party’s mobilizing role in the fight for peaceful co-existence, a struggle it had been waging since 1917, but this time un- der much more favourable conditions for the » working people. Chapter seventeen also deals extensively with the question of the cult of the individual and the role that Stalin play- ed in the struggle of the Party and the Soviet people for the victory of socialism. It pulls no punches and makes a-very objective. study of cultism and its consequences. The His- tory describes the steps taken to correct the errors made and to strengthen and im- prove socialist democraey. Of considerable interest is Chapter 18 which deals with steps being taken to build a communist future. It shows the Seven Year Plan as a com- ponent part of the program of building Communism in the U.S.S.R. It describes the per- spectives in this period, to develop the material technical base for Communist society. The History of the C.P.S.U. closes its work by drawing seven conclusions, and asks the question: ‘What are the principal results of the histor- ic path travelled by the Com- ~ munist Party Union? What are the basic laws governing ment and struggle? What does the History of the C:P.S.U. teach us?” These conclusions will be of great interest and value to all who are seeking the path to peace, independ- ence and socialism for Canada. of the Soviet ® Carl Rush FAVORITE AMERICAN BALLADS, TUNES AND SONGS, by Pete Seeger, an Oak publication. Paperbound, $2.15. Available People’s Co- Op Bookstore, 307 W. Pender. Here is a book for singing —containing more than 80 favorite American folksongs in the versions sung and popu- larized by Pete Seeger. Every song, in addition to music and lyrics, has chord notations for the guitar oickers. Pete Seeg- er’s own yersonal introduc- tion appears with each song, and the entire collection is beautifully illustrated by ap- propriate repro ductions of period prints. Pete Seeger needs no par- ticular introduction—all folk- song lovers know about Pete. However, I like to quote two Americans very well qualified in this field. “T would put Pete Seeger in the first rank of American folksingers.” (Carl Sandburg). “Pete Seeger is possessed of that rarest of human qualities, the inquiring mind. This gentle and at the same time fiery and unbeatable spirit pervades his music, his friend- ships, his beanpole body and his thought. His performances are true to our folkmusic tra- ditions. He has listened with a } | keen and perceptive ear and| penses. Pete Seeger’s New Songbook Includes Many Favorites now uses the singing and play ing styles of folk musicians faithfully and sensitively.” (Alan Lomax}. Seeger was recently: sen- tenced to one year in prison for refusing to answer ques. tions of the U.S. House Un- American Activities Commii- |tee about alleged Communist associations. He is now free om bail pending an appeal. If everyone who has; ever tapped a toe to a Pete Seeger song were to mail a dollar ;io him today (address: Dutchess Junction, Beacon, New ‘York, USA) it would go a long way toward covering his legal ex E.N. May 12, 1961—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 9 its develop- -