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‘OUR HANDS DIRTY,’ PARLEY TOLD

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967

VOL. 28, NO. 12

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‘Blood money’ made from

told < leading spokesman for the United Church of Canada
i Undreds of delegates at the University of Victoria teach-
'etnam last weekend that Canadians are ‘making

Se money” out of the war in Vietnam, and that “our
for Cq Gre dirty.” A resolution adopted by the teach-in called,

Rey,
the ay R. Hord, secretary of

ed Chu ’
&van rch’s board of
ee and social service,
in, saigv’” SPeech at the teach-

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Statse 80 along with the United
= © Sell them material for
ites. cab We support their
Zoes T business community
oney ng because it it making
Out of the war. We are
burning Money out of the deaths,
Maiming of men,

Wome
and children in Vietnam,

Nada dissociate itself from U.S. policy.

‘‘We are making blood money.
Our hands are dirty. Let’s realize
this when we.criticize the United
States government.”

Rev. Hord said External Af-
fairs Minister Paul Martin has
publicly stated that-“we agree
fundamentally with U.S, policy
in Vietnam” although we quibble
with some of its methods.

“He (Martin) talks like a hawk,
It is not good enough. We need

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the ae OF B.C.'S ECONOMIC POLICIES. This photo illustrates

ed ridiculousness of present policies being followed by the
Severnment. It shows Japonese-made steel pipe, most

m 3 g
er Se from B.C. iron ore and coal, being loaded at Van-
€ntennial Pier for rail shipment to the interior to ex-
€stcoast Transmission’s natural gas pipeline from Fort

to raise a tide of protest against
this wishy-washy foreign policy.”

The Victoria teach-in received
wide attention in the press and
TV and attracted 600 people to the
Saturday night session, Atnotime
were there less than 200 people
at any ofthe sessions which heard
speakers from. allover the world,
including some who defended U.S,
policy.

A resolution adopted at the final
session urged the Canadian gov-
ernment to dissociate itself en-
tirely from the United States
involvement in Vietnam and to
work for implementation of the
Geneva Agreements to bring about
peace in Vietnam. Only one per-
son opposed the resolution.

Nelson to the U.S. border at Sumas. The new 36 inch pipeline
will vastly expond the export of gas to the U.S. where customers
pay less for it than B.C. consumers. We should be making our
own steel and using our natural gas for a petro-chemical indus-
try in B.C. Instead British Columbians are being reduced to dig-

Vietnam war, says cleric

Rev. Hord said U.S. policy is
leading the world to the “brink
of disaster” and it is time the
Canadian government expressed
its opposition to the escalation
in order to bring the U.S, into
negotiations.

Among ten steps he outlined
to bring about disengagement in
Vietnam, the United Church lead-
er said the U.S, will have to see
that it wrongfully interfered in a
civil war, and agree to uncon-
ditionally halt the bombing of
North Vietnam as a condition for
peace negotiations.

Canada’s role in Vietnam also
came under fire from Simon
Fraser University professor

gers of ore and exporters of raw materials.

Mordecai Breimberg who charg-
ed the Canadian government with
being an accomplice ofthe United
States in the war.

He charged that Canada sells
the U.S, vitally needed materials
for the war effort, such as nickel,
aluminum and copper, The Cana-
dian government also solicits US,
contracts to build planes and heli-
copters for use in Vietnam.

But, he said, perhaps Canada
most helps the U.S, by being a
salesman for the U.S, position,
“It is very helpful for the U.S,
when External Affairs Minister
Paul Martin talks about two Viet-
nams, It is very useful for the
U.S. when Mr. Martin says the ; '
U.S. is interested in a peaceful ) aa
settlement of the conflict.” 7]

Prof. Breimberg said Canada
has been a consistent apologist
for the U.S, on the International
Control Commission.

Pro-war U.S, Senator Henry
M, Jackson received a rough
ride, as did Simon Fraser Uni-
versity professor Lawrence
Evans, when they tried to defend ©.
U.S. policy in Vietnam, Rev,
Stephen Fritchman of First Uni-
tarian Church in Los Angeles,
took the mike to brand Prof,
Evans’ position as an “Alice in
Wonderland” attitude to the Viet-
nam war,