eagat
fps ?

-advanced from the primitive to

been irrigated and the country-

‘farm villages within the past

“have an abundance of machine-

FARM
NOTES

By CHARLES STEWART

No comparison exists be-
tween Russian agriculture un-
der czarism and modern col-
lective farming in the Soviet
Union. In pre- revolutionary
days feudalism prevailed in
ithe countryside and the peas-
‘ants.were sorely exploited and
oppressed.

Today the eollective farmer
stands with head» erect, proud
of his socialist achievements
rand doubly proud. of his edu-
-eated and cultured children,
which under czarism: did not
leven have ‘the opportunity to
igo to school.

' Since the establishment of
Soviet power, agriculture has

the most modern, the cultiv-
ated area has more than
doubled, a ready market and
good prices are assured for
everything the farmers can
produce, millions of acres have

side electrified, more than one
and a half milion new homes
with all modern conveniences
have been built in collective

two years.
Soviet collective farmers

An appeal to all youth or-
ganizations to join with the
Young Communist League in
the fight for new national pol-
icies for Canadian youth for
peace, jobs and independence,
was issued from the B.C. con-

at exceptionally low prices. His
standard of living. has risen
over 50% since 1953 and is
still increasing. Many. collec-
tive farms will fulfil their
seven-year-plan commitments
within five years and when the
plan is completed Soviet agri-
culture will outstrip the U.S.
in most, if not in: all. farm
products.

When one thinks of the dev-
astation caused by the Nazi
hordes during the 2nd World
War, what has been accom-
plished seems almost like a
miracle. But it was no miracle.
It happened because the Soviet
people owned the means of
production and socialist plan-
ning made this almost un-
believable progress possible.

When in the Soviet Union
and seeing with joy the con-
fidence of workers and farm-
ers building their own future
under conditions that are un-
thinkable in Canada at the mo-

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my mind dwell on the plight of
our ‘Canadian farmers caught
in a cost-price squeeze, being
driven off the land; and the
tree fruit growers in the Okan-
agan Valley who get 69c for a
box of apples for which the
consumer pays $4.00 a box;
and our beautiful and_ fer-
tile Fraser Valley where the
small fruit grower scarcely
gets the cost of production be-

; cause of the dumping of U.S.

surplus farm products on the

-Canadian market.

I asked myself: how
will farmer and labor join
hands to dislodge their com-
mon enemy and start in earn-
est to build their own happy
and secure future?

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Better deal for all youth
demanded by YCL meet

vention of the YCL, meeting in
Vancouver May 13-14.
Fifty-six delegates represent-
ing YCL clubs in Vancouver,
North Vancouver, Fraser Val-
ley and Vancouver Island
heard _ provincial
Glyn Thomas call for expand-

tion in the world.” :

Resolutions sharply con-
demning U.S. aggression in
Cuba were passed. A further
resolution pledging full sup-
port to the “heroic Cuban
youth who-are in the forefront
of their nation’s struggles”.-was
sent to the newly federated
Cuban youth organization.

Expressing great concern
over the unemployment crisis;
the convention adopted a state-
ment pointing out that “the
biggest single percentage of
unemployed are between the
ages of 15-24.” the convention
statement said ‘“‘Canada’s youth.
deserve a better deal and the
Canadian government must be
forced to provide it.”

Delegates cheered an an-
nouncement that B.C.’s quota
for the new youth paper ‘“Ad-
vance” had been overfulfilled.
217 subs and over $340 were
obtained on a target of 200
subs and $250.

The convention also noted a
70 percent increase in YCL
membership during the past
year. A proposal to work for
a further 40 percent increase
by December 31 was adopted.

secretary |

éd activity in “the new~situa-|&

ve

CMDR. ALAN SHEPARD

"Gagarin, Shepard should
join in goodwill tour”

ihe aa

In- all the welter of i

: ments on the first U.S. ™

ned flight into space, the
original seems to have Oo”
from the national chairma?y
the U.S. Communist Pay
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. :
She told a May Day my
ing in Los Angeles #h#)
would be a good thing if 4
mander Alan Shepard, *)
U.S... astronaut, and yi

-Xuri Gagarin, Soviet pi0™,

into space, joined togeth@),
a goodwill tour of the W™
Shepard last week receil
congratulations from all
of the world including
from Soviet astronaut *
Gagarin. ‘

Winston still i

A second appeal for execu-
tive clemency for the release
from prison of Henry Winston
has been made to United Stat-
es President Kennedy by the
Bronx Committee for the free-
dom of Henry Winston.

Winston, Negro Communist
leader and a victim of the no-
torious Smith Act, is now tot-
ally blind because of neglect
of prison authorities. In addi-
tion to a five-year sentence
under the Smith Act, he re-

ceived an additional three

in prison; —

ask more appeals be oi

years ona contempt chars
As recently as April 4 ‘
had to be taken from the
eral prison in Danbury, i)
to Staten Island Public Heng
Hospital “for examinatio? of
neuro-surgeons for new SY of
toms which could be m0)
serious in his condition—™
in his blinded eyes. F
The Bronx committee Wi?)
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