Expect 250,000 in Washington Aug. 28

U.S. FREEDOM MARCH
WINS HUGE SUPPORT

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Canada signs
test ban pact

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a appended their signatures
fee ee to the partial nuclear
a on treaty. Many countries
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» Moscow and Washington.
sricluded among the countries
Sal are Australia, Czechoslo-
a, Bulgaria, Israel, Hungary,
“ey New Zealand Ireland,
iy via, Mexico, Italy, Belg-
o enited Arab. Republic, Bra.
ae Ndia, etc. This week West
oy announced it will sign
treaty also.
te German. Democratic Re-
ae c and Ghana were two coun.
S which signed the pact in
OScow.
an week the U.S. Senate held
aise on the test ban treaty,
. IS expected to ratify it short-
a the PT went to press
ae teporis indicated the
ie intends to sign an A-
ac pact ‘with the U.S. ‘Such
——0n would be against the

spirit of the test-ban treaty
and an insult to Parliament.)

Canada’s High Commissioner
George A. Drew. «is shown
signing the test ban treaty in

London.

NDP parley hits
Columbia Treaty

cea yemeneency resolution adopt-
3 oe the national convention of
ing ay Democratic Party, meet-
ae Regina last Friday, un.
tie ‘ously went on record as ‘be-
Sie Unanimously opposed to the
et Sell-out plans’’ regarding
Olumbia River.
on resolution, introduced by
aa ge leader Robert Strachan
conded by Bert Herridge,
a ee Kootenay West, called
bist, aed of the McNaughton
um; or development of the Col-
a River.
ee said that western
Supplied power needs must be
‘e before any of the excess
a to the U.S.
Ithough the deadline for res-

Can

olutions had passed in the clos-
ing minutes of the convention,
the national convention policy
committee agreed on submission
of an emergency resolution to the
delegates.

The Pacific Tribune learned
this week that the Columbia River
for Canada Committee is spons-
oring a booth in the Pacific
National Exhibition, opening in
Vancouver Saturday.

Last year the booth on the Col-
umbia River attracted wide at-
tention. Much work has gone in.
to making this year’s booth an
effective demonstration of the
need to adopt new policies
towards development of the
Columbia River. .

What is shaping up as the largest mass demonstration in the history of the
United States will take place Wednesday, August 28 when over a quartér of a
million people are expected to converge on Washington, D.C. in the “March for

Jobs and Freedom.”

Coming from north, south, east
and west, and travelling by plane,
train, bus and motor car, large
delegations will arrive from every
important centre to march down
the two main streets in the nation-
al capital to converge at the
Lincoln monument.

In recent weeks support for the

huge demonstration has snow--

balled. A significant factor in the
rapid increase of support for the
march has beeen the backing
which has come from religious,
fraternal and labor organizations.

Latest religious group to add
its voice in support of the aims of
the Freedom March was the Prot-
estant Episcopal Anglican Church.
Meeting in Toronto this week the
400 members of the House of
Bishops, leading body of the
church in the U.S., adopted a
resolution calling for support of

| church members to strengthen the

protests of Negroes in every way.

The bishops described partici-
pation in the march as a proper
expression . for Christians. A
church assembly has been, called
in Washington for Aug. 28, day
of the march, to enable wide
participation.

The resolution adopted by the
bishops called on the U.S. Cong-
ress “to pass such civil rights
legislation as shall fairly and
effectively implement both the
established rights and the needs
of all minority groups.”’

Although the AFL-CIO executive
council meeting Monday took a
hands off policy and decided not
to endorse the march, it left the
door open for affiliated unions
to participate. The decision of
the leading labor body in the U.S.
is expected to come under sharp
fire inside ‘and outside the trade
union movement.

STRONG LABOR SUPPORT

Despite the cool attitude of the
top officialdom, many powerful
unions are throwing their full
support behind the march. Last
week Emil Mazey, secretary of
the United Auto Workers, said
in Detroit, his union’s goal is to
have 2,000 of its members, 80
percent of them white, in Wash-
ington.

“We want every local union to
iparticipate in this Washington
march, said Mazey. “Our inter-
national union: has endorsed it
and the reason we want 80 percent
of our delegates to be white is
this will make a greater impres-
sion on Congress and the Amer-
ican people and show them we
want an end to segregation and
win jobs for Negroes and all min-

orities.”’

In addition to the UAW sup-
port, the march has also been
endorsed by the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
and the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers.

The march has taken on pro-
portions far beyond what the or-
ganizers expected. Support from
all sections of the U.S. community
are coming in and many Senators
and Congressmen have already
indicated they wish to march with
the people from their home state.

Last week the national board
of the Young Women’s Christ-
ian Association announced that
it is endorsing the march. The
offices of the board will be closed
on that day to honor the signing
of the Emancipation Proclama
tion. All branches of the associ-
ation are being notified of the
board’s action.

“FREEDOM DAY”

Also last week, actor Charlton

Heston announced that a meeting

of Hollywood actors and actress-
es have decided to set up a com-
mittee to plan participation of a
large delegation from the film
capital.

In: New York Mayor Robert F.
Wagner will proclaim August 28th
“Freedom Day”, and will rec.
ommend that city workers who
can be spared be given the day
off to participate in the March
on Washington.

Recently the Commission on
Religion and Race of the Nation-
al Council of Churches in the
U.S., has called on Protestant
and Eastern Orthodox churches
across the nation to send 40,000

members to take part in the
march.
Roman Catholics were also

urged to participate. The Nation-
al Catholic Conference for Racial
Justice, passed a resolution in
Chicago at its meeting in July,
encouraging demonstrations and
picketing where. negotiations fail
to achieve equal opportunities for
Negroes.

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One-Day Demonstration
To Demand Enactment of

PRES. KENNEDY'S
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL

Wednesday, Aus. 28, 1963
WASHINGT ‘ON, D.C.

ILGWU locals in New York City and
vicinity decide to pay for transportation
of their. members who wish to particle
pate in historic. march. Must register at
local union headquarters by. Tuesday,
August 20. Washington march will feas
jure meeting at Lincoln Memorial, mese
to the President of the United
onferenceswith
(For additional

sage
States and committee ¢|
Congressional leaders.

details, see pege 3-)

LABOR SUPPORT FOR MARCH. This is the front page of the Aug

15 issue of ‘‘Justice,’’ newspaper of the International Ladies’ Gar-
ment Workers’ Union. In the lower left hand corer is an announce-
ment that New York locals will pay for transportation of members

N.D.P. national convention report

who wish to take part in the march.

—Pg. 2

Debate in world Communist movement

—Pg. 2