We accuse imperialism of causing more death and destruction in our century than ever before More than 60 million people have died and 110 million have been disabled in the last two world wars alone. Moreover, tens of millions of people have died as a result of the epidemics and diseases caused by war. At the same time, mankind has suffered enormous losses from the fall in the birth rate and the sharp rise in the death rate in many countries directly or indirectly drawn into war. During the frightful period of fascism more than 26 million people were incarcerated in concentration camps and 11 million were exterminated in gas chambers, hanged, or shot, or killed by other bestial methods. As a result of economic crises, material values of more than 1,000 thousand million dollars were destroyed while millions of people were doomed to hunger, disease and poverty. On the continent of Europe wars have claimed as victims: 3. mithon people in the 17th century 5.2 million people in the 18th century - 5.5 million people in the 19th century ly 10 million servicemen were killed or died during the First World War, and some 0 million were disabled : : S d War (1939-45) more on were wounded, of whom 28 million were disabled. Two million civilians died in than 54 million people were killed and over Second World War the material values destroyed exceeded 4,000 thousand > dollars, of which some 500 thousand million were in the Soviet Union, e First World War direct. military expenditure amounted to 208 thousand million id World War they totalled 1,380 thousand million. dollars. US military 0 thousand million doltlars or more than double the total th ory of the USA up to 1945. 249 and 196/ NATO military expenditure was about 1,250 thousond million r As a result of destruction and unproductive. expenditure the material values ed to more than 2 5,000 thousand million dollars from 1900 to 1957. ively peaceful years in the 20th century (exclusive of world wars) 25 were ‘sis embracing most of the imperialist world, seven were periods of marked by an economic upswing, largely, however, caused by ns for war s of capitalism in the 1930s alone, losses in the USA’ amounted to isand million dcllars and in the rest of the capitalist world to 400 thousand million s due to economic crises that gripped the USA in 1948, 1954 and 1958 totalled . rousand million dollars. a result of unproductive military expenditure, of big and ‘'small’’ wars, of crises and ons imperialism has inflicted on the peoples of the world losses of ‘material values amounting to at least ° 6,600,000,000,000 dollars. And this in the world where more than 1.5 thousand million people live in poverty and millions starve to death. (According to the official Report of the 13th Session of the UN Food and Agncultural Organization (FAQ) 20 November-8 December, Rome, 1966, p. 5?) “i UUUGUDLQUUGUASUUOUUQUQUUUGUEUQCGURECUQUUREQO0S00000000000002E00CUUCCCEEECUCEULORUEOSEREDOOCECEORCEEEEEOTUOEEEEEEEE CEES GENERAL AND COMPLETE DISARMAMENT “Peace on earth cannot rest on a ‘balance of fear.’ Last- ing peace is inconceivable without a cessation of the arms race. It is imperative to secure the creation of nuclear- free zones in different parts of the globe, the banning of all nuclear tests, the speediest enforcement of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the par- ticipation of all countries in this treaty, the banning of nu- clear weapons and the destruction of their stockpiles. It is imperative to demad the dismantling of military bases on foreign territory, the release of countries from the ag- gressive military pacts forced on them and the imposition of an effective international ban on all types of chemical and bacteriological weapons. It is necessary to work, con- sistently and perseveringly, towards general and complete disarmament." —Appeal in Defense of Peace, adopted June 16, 1969 by the Con- ference of 75 Communist and Workers’ Parties in Moscow, U.S.S.R. SUnNURAQQANUGOUUUQUAOUGUSOUOUHOQOUEEAUOUUEUSUOUNCUGULUCHUQUUCQUQUG:0N0SCGUDOUUHUGUECCOOOUOGCUOUCEGESOUEEOUEUUOEEOECHOOUETES PACIFIC TRIBUNE—NOVEMBER 14, 1969—PAGE 6 2d COGUEDORDAUGRDCUOCQECUCUGLOGHEECORORUROEUEORCERORCRRORCAUODORECUOROCRDOROGRORDOOGROOELGD Every Canadian who is aware of the facts and has a consci-. ence should feel ashamed of the: role which the Canadian gov- ernment has played in wreck- ing the Geneva Accords of 1954 and helping to inflict a terrible war of incredible suffering on the Vietnamese people. © The Canadian Government can be indicted on the following counts: 1. Canada accepted an obliga- tion by being on the Interna- tional Control Commission to supervise and observe the car- rying out of the Geneva Agree- ments of 1954. Before the time came to have the stipulated elections in 1956, the Canadian government betrayed the Viet- -namese by stating that the Ge- neva Accords were invalid in its Fourth Minority Report. This report was used by the U.S. government to justify its war agaist the people of South Vietnam. From that time on the main role of the Canadian govern- ment and its agents on the In- - ternational Control Commission has been one of under-cover as- sassins of the Geneva Accords in the interests of the Ameri- can war of aggression. ‘In a shameful example of bad faith Canada went to a far-off land pretending to help to keep the peace and supplied excuses and false justifications for the U.S. government and the pup- pets it armed and financed in Saigon to inflict this long and horrible war on the Vietnamese people. It is now a war of geno- cide, but even this fact has not produced a clear protest from Canada. (A full analysis of the shameful Canadian betrayal can be found in “Rationale For War In Vietnam,” James Steele). 2. Canadian political leaders have again and again repeated publicly the falsehoods and dis- tortions by which the Washing- ton war-planners try to justify their war of aggression. One statement, widely quoted all over the U.S. was ex-Prime Minister Pearson’s Philadel- phia Speech: “In this tragic conflict the United States intervened to help South Vietnam defend it- self against aggression and at the request of the government of that country that was under attack. Its motives were honor- able: neither mean nor imperi- alistic.” This crude falsification of history has been promoted by various Canadian leaders to help the image of the vici- ous American makers of ag- gressive: war in Vietnam. It _was repeated by Nixon on Nov. The Canadian government is well aware of the history: it | -now distorts and falsifies. USS. intervention in Vietnam began long before the accords of 1954, during the French colonial war against. the Viel namese people. Here is the 1& cord: million dollars. t 1953—In military equipmes. 200 million dollars worth ° mortars, ammunition, tam planes and artillery. 1954—In men 600 technicialt and an unknown number ® flyers. 2 In general about one billion dollars a year and 600 men. —(U.S. News, Feb. 19, 1954) Instead of justifying the Ut ited States, Canada should com demn the treatment of priso™ AWAKE, AWAKE Awake, awake, the hour is lal and Hitler’s heirs are ‘at the gate— the Pentagon and all its spaw? with lasers and with deadly dew ‘ computing ways to murder yO" ae and let the lightning® roll, the sleeping lightning of you! soul. Weak as you are alone, apart you have a giant in your heart— linked with your neighbors white and black there is no power can hold yo" back. Awake, awake or face your fate: 1952—In money, about. 789 i a lingering death, a lonely wake with grief, when final pangs begin, : 5 to think of all that might ha¥ been... te Awake, awake, it’s not too !@ By J.S. Wallae’ ers. By U.S. news despatches is proved that torture, murde! mutilation, strangling are C7, mon in U.S. controlled V# nam. the Canada should condemm ,”., indiscriminate killing of ci ians and the poisoning of f0 supplies. While the Canadian govelt ment parrots the U.S. pre ganda about “aggression the North” it makes no publ statement about the rights 4h the Hanoi government. In ‘af open letter to the Canad! af Parliament a large group nel Canadian University person oy made it clear that John Fos’, Dulles never accepted the e eva Agreement. He ignored | yin? i Final Declaration which the military demarcation Av MUST NOT BE A POLITIGN OR GEOGRAPHIC BOU £ | ARY. Dulles declared in efit that it was and prevente@ retrteotpes sw FA tae we wn Fa Til ae Ft ae ell aw EE oe Pe ~~ oe ee, 2 Be el lo o — kp CO DP FT e+