§HOULD the reported desire of

the Doukhobor Sons of Free-
dom sect materialize, and they re-
turn to Russia, the land of their
Origin, a long-standing ‘‘problem’’
Will be solved, but not to Canada’s
Credit.

~*~ When the first Doukhobor ‘inv
Migrants landed in this country
Over 60 years ago, aided by the
British Labor party and great his-
torical figures like Leo Tolstoy and
2eorge Bernard Shaw, they came
a refugees from cruel Tzarist per-
secution.

_ The Canadian government of
the day welcomed them as indus
_ tious and God-fearing people, and
_ ave them many assurances of free-
doms which have long since been

etrayed by successive govern:

Ments. These assurances included
the right to worship in their own
Way, exemption from military serv-
Kee and supervision of their own
Schools.

* Whether these promises were
Tight or wrong is not the point. The

Wagedy is that Canadian govern:
Ments and not the Doukhobor peo-
ple betrayed these promises, and in
Me process of betrayal new forms
of persecution were used against
em. The knout of the Tzarist
“ossack on their backs was gone,
Put the ache in their hearts per-

| “Wsted.
| The final act against them by

ee Social Credit government, which
Man’ is without precedent in
~asts of its concern for the “‘little
Modern civilization, the forcible
‘eparation of children from their

tents, and confinement of these
| Aildren in a school which has been

Mtingly described as a ‘‘concen-
"ation camp.” This ‘‘solution’”’
Will stand as the crowning shame
"I this province's first Social Credit

0Vernment.
+ Whether the Doukhobor people
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x EDITORIAL

No credit to Canada

return to the Soviet Union or not,
one thing is certain. Under social-
ism the family unit is fostered, pro-
tected and preserved. The well-
being of children is paramount, and
parential love for their offspring is
not trampled upon as in B.C, under
a Social Credit government.

We do not give blanket approval
to all the sectarian extremes of the
Doukhobor Sons of Freedom. Nei
ther do we regard the outrage of
robbing them of their children as
a ‘‘solution’’ to good citizenship.
What is already becoming well
understood is the, diabolical glee of
speculators in the East Kootenays,
who see in the projected Doukho-
bor migration to the USSR a new
opportunity for a gigantic land
steal. Having robbed them of their
children we can now look forward
to seing them robbed of the. last
of the lands they made fertile.

If, as and when these Doukho*
bors begin their migration to the
Soviet Union, the event will be
one in which Canadians will have
no cause to be proud. For us it
will mark the finale of an historic
failure.

PAGE : x os Comment

What have you done to ensure that spring will always

be a time of life and laughter for her

. and all

children? Send your personal protest against continued
H-tests to the department of external affairs today.

Tom
McEwen,

(With apologies to Reuben
Ship, author of the famed CBC
play, The Investigator).

Two of the world’s oldest
monarchies were thrown into a
state of acute crisis last week.
Senator Joseph -R. McCarthy
(Republican, Wisconsin) had ar-
rived quite unexpectedly at ‘the
border” with a subversive liver.
The turmoil in immigration of-
fices was reminiscent of a. pro-
gressive Canadian trade union-
ist trying to get into the United
States to attend a convention of
his union!

‘Down There,” Mephistocles
declared a state of emergency,
called out the palace guard,
doubled the security forces, put
on additional stokers and con-
fined all the noted philosophers
in his. custody to temporary
house arrest until the crisis sub-
sided, As an extra precautionary
measure Mephistotles had spe-
cial radar equipment installed at
the landing stage of the “down
only” elevator, just to make sure
no prospeative immigrant ar-
rived. unheralded.

Disturbed over the possibility

of Senator McCarthy’s reception
‘Up There,” Mephistocles was
taking all precautions against the
risk of having any McCarthy Un-
Hell Activities Committee in his
domain. The very thought of
such an eventuallity sent shivers
down his spine despite the high
temperature of his heating instal-
lations.
xt es

“Up There,” the veteran gate-
keeper St. Peter was also deeply
disturbed. From long experience
St. Peter knew iti wasn’t eaSy to
give a highly recommended U.S.
senator ‘the gate” without some
very valid reasons. One hadj
to be diplomatic in these matters.
The venerable Saint paced to and
fro in his brilliantly illuminated
lodge, twirling his golden keys
and pondering deeply, what to
do? ;

Behind the closed door of the
adjoining waiting room St. Peter
could hear the senator from Wis-
consin berating the immigration
officers and demanding an audi-
ence with~the Chief. “‘What’n
hell’s the holdup?” the senator
was barking, “Don’t you know
who I am? ‘This. dump needs
cleaning up.” 2

Until that moment things had
been very tranquil in Heaven.
Peace reigned supreme. The an-
gels twanged on their golden
harps, filling the ethereal vac-
uum with melodius notes. Cher-
ubs flitted around like flights of

. beautiful birds. The saints kept

busy with their heavenly medi-
tations and discourses, and all
around was peaceful serenity.

Now this had to happen. One
might as well admit Mephistocles
into Heaven as a permanent resi-
dent. In fact, thought St. Peter,
that brimstone burner: would be
preferable to this garbage col-
lecting virtuoso from Wisconsin.
Perhaps some such arrangement
could be effected to overcome
the crisis; give Mephistocles
some minor assignment “Up
Here’, and send Senator Joa Mc-
Carthy “Down There” to take
over. Then it would indeed be
Hell. ‘

© 5 5

At press time there was no in-
dication that the crisis was any
nearer solution, but a quick poll
of Pacific Tribune reader dpinion
left ne doubt as to the outcome.
They were strongly of the opin-
ion, although not without a note
of sympathy. for~ Mephistocles
and his illustrious citizenry, that
it would be “Down There” for
the big noise from Wisconsin.

They were also of the opinion
the classical editorial gem in the
Vancouver Sun that “McCarthy’s
peculiarity was his lack of
scruple in admitting his lack of
scruples” would scarcely make
things any easier for Mephi-
stocles in getting his new charge
accustomed to his new “way of
life.’ With Hell reputed to be
full: of subversives the McCar-
thy “scruples” to get an Un-Hell
Activities tribunal going would
keep Mephistocles busier than
usual.

That fact at least should be
beneficial to those of _us’ still
here. '

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