‘Above photo shows the meeting in Berlin, Feb: 16, to
‘Protest the murder of the Congolese Premier Lumumba.
It was one of hundreds such meetings and demonstrations
-held all over the world.

Jobless at Victoria

Cont’d from pg. 1

Mands; “we will take it under
advisement,” to which the
uge gathering responded
With’ loud ~‘boos’ and cat-
eels. On behalf of the B.C.
Yapecration of Labor, secretary
“ Neal pledged full and con-
i ued support to the BCFU
fee jobless workers had won
their fundamental rights, and
to help build a society where
eee are more important
an profits.”
‘ Some Sidelights .on jobless
ay in Victoria illustrate the
Wide interest and concern in
Many communities. Business
heme in Island centers con-
Tibuted liberally to send full
delegations of local unemploy-
€d to Victoria.
aoe Nanaimo from the steps
‘the City Hall, organizer
alter Tickson and Nanaimo
ayor Maffia ‘reviewed’ the
See cavalcade just before it
OK off. Mayor Maffia wished
ar delegation ‘every success’
Sar requested that:it strike off
ree committee prepared to
ace to city council on its re-
ae In. Cumberland, Court-
itie: and other Island commun-
ie pe business people also
izing pranclat assistance, real-
Rts at a payroll rather than
relief rol] spells out a pros-
Perous community.
a the Legislature CCF lead-
ee Obert Strachan moved a
ion that other business of
€ House be suspended to

ens unemployment. as a|they’d come
atter -of urgent public im-| for a while.” »

portance.” Speaker Shan t Zz
ruled there was “no urgency”

and the Strachan motion “out |”

of order.” Socred government
members who were in their
private offices, undoubtedly
trying to get away from the
“We Want Work’ embarrass-
ment in the legislative cham-
bers, hurried to their seats to
‘stand and be counted’—against

the basic and elementary needs:

of British _Columbia’s 80,000
jobless workers. :
Unions’ prominent in. the
day’s demonstrations included
the t
Allied Workers, Building and
Construction, Marine Workers,
Mine-Mill, Chemical Workers,
and -several central. labor
bodies, some from as far away
as Fraser Valley points, Kam-
loops and-Salmon Arm...»
Victoria women from the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners .Women’s. Auxiliary,
CCF women, and Old Age
Pensioners, prepared thousands
of sandwiches: and gallons of
coffee, which was served: in
the Victoria Hall prior to the
‘report back’ _ session.- ‘The
packed assembly demonstrated
its thanks to the womenfolk in
a_ standing vote and _thunder-
ous applause. Bert Johnson
and other. youthful folk sing-
ers led in a variety of work-
ing class songs, -and the B.C.
Federation of _, Unemployed
demonstration closed with
“Solidarity Forever”, and ..@

promise | to Premier Bennett},

back “and stay

130° KILOCYCLES
Every Sunday |
7:10 p.m.
Weekly’ commentary: off
Communist Party by
--Nigel’ Morgan

| the national executive, Com-

United Fishermen and

the municipalities.

er government hopes to’ evade

. |the, Frost government: at this:
~|.very hour: is) -contemplating:

| additional - tax ‘burdens; one

| of which. may-:well be>in‘ the

-sumers. ‘That this: will further

| munist Party -demands

Diefenba
hit by Communist Party

ker's tax plan

“Canadian taxpayers are to be robbed in order to, general disarmament and a

subsidize U.S. war policy: whi

walk the streets in search of non-existent jobs.”

This -is the charge made by

munist Party of Canada in a
statement’ released March 1.
Text of the statement reads:

John G. Diefenbaker has be-
come the errand boy for the
U.S: Kennedy administration,
but with all: the expenses paid
by Canada. That is the conclu-
sion one must draw from the
latest visits’ to Washington,
where is was agreed that Can-
ada should buy nuclear war-
heads from the United States
in addition to other commit-)
ments to tie: our country more
securely to the Pentagon.
From this journey Mr.
Diefenbaker: returned prompt-
ly to Ottawa to tell the Can-
adian provincial premiers that
the only way they can receive
more revenue will be through
double taxation and that Ot-|
tawa is preparing to cut its.
commitments in the form of
grants now paid in one form
or another.

In other: words, Canadian
taxpayers are to be robbed in
order = to subsidize United
States imperialist war policy
while. more and more Canad-
ians walk the streets in search
of non - existent jobs.

The . arbitrary order from
the federal. government is cov-
ered up by: demagogic phrases
about, “the return: to constitu-
tional principles’’ which in
essence mean decentralization
for. taxation purposes so that
the big monopolistic corpora-
tions — mostly American —
will. be spared heavier taxes
while the burden will be load-
ed on .to the common people
through . the - provinces and

In this way. the Diefenbak-

responsibility for tax: increas-
es while manoeuvring politic-
ians at lower levels are search
ing for ways and means to rob
the poor while atthe same

le-more and more Canadians | policy of neutrality for Can-
|ada through dissociation from
| all military alliances such as
and that additional revenue | NATO and NORAD .
be obt@ined through a cut of |

: The Communist Party in-
of 50 meet rsa", i.e
: ae €!of Canada from United States
imposition of a capital gains | jmperialist domination and
tax. Such a policy must also for economic development of
include the assumption by the the resources of this nation

f r | :
ederal government of more! for peace and trade instead

of the costs of education, | of the present policy of na-
health and other social ser-} tional betrayal which makes
vices, so as to relieve govern-| Canada and Canadians ex-
ments at lower levels of | pendable in the war plans of
of these heavy expenditures. | the Pentagon.

The Communist Party ealls | For peace, independence,
upon all working people to re-| disarmament and neutrality!
sist further discriminatory tax-! Put the needs of Canada and
ation, such as an Ontario sales our people ahead of Pentagon
tax. | schemes for nuclear war!

The Communist Party calls| For an end to colonialism
for intensifitation of the pop-| and imperialism!
ular and growing effort to| For peaceful coexistence
bring about peace through land economic growth-

i

UFAWA asks House labor

committee meet on Bill 42

A demand that Bill 42 be The extensive brief submit-
placed before the Parliament-|ted by the union delegation
ary Standing Committee on| proposed a large number of
Labor so that interested parties | amendments to” present labor
will have a chance to give} legislation aimed at curbing
their views, was one of the| harmful employer practises.
main demands in a brief pre- The brief also asks that the
sented to thé government and); present voluntary compensa-
MILA’s: Tuesday by a large del-| tion coverage for some fisher-
egation: from the United Fish-;men “be replaced by an all-
ermen and Allie@ Worker’s| inclusive system of coverage
Union. for all commercial fishermen

Se under the present Compensa-
Last Week's “PT”

tion Act.”
More than 2000 extra Many proposals in the brief
copies of last week's special

urge improved education, med-
issue of the ‘PT’ were sold

ical attention and social wel-
on the streets and at plant}}fare benefits for Native In-
gates or distributed at the

dians.
unemployed lobby. Many Pointing to the dangers of
press clubs did a good job.

nuclear war the brief urges all
- Special mention must go}/} levels of governments to sup-
to Bob: Towle and a young [| port banning of nuclear weap-
woman from the South})/ons and disarmament. The
Burnaby €lub who sold 200]) brief also urges strong action
copies of the issue in Van-

to cope with growing mass un-
couver.—Congratulations. employment.

time escaping the political
consequences. 19 ELLE SL= oS
-Even: in . the largest. and
richest province «of! -Ontatio,’

ways ‘and --means: of: ‘imposing:

form of a ‘sales tax which will
hit, heaviest on the _p0or’ con-

deepen: the. unemployment: cri-
ses, goes: witheut? Saying:-*- 5

In place of this criminal ‘an-
+ti-Canadian. policy, the Com-
) that
taxation on low. and medium
incomes be lifted by increased

Women of the Afro-Asian countries who attended the con-
ference of Afro-Asian Women in Cairo in January are
shown demonstrating in the. main streets of Caire to pro-
test interference im the Congo and to suppert Algeria’s

exemptions. to. a higher level

struggle for independence.

March 10, 1861—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3.