YNF ANTINAL AAT ~ Fallacies “Oh.se ‘Operation Freedom’ t By LESLIE MORRIS | Sea of its John Birchite “Operation Freedom” | 1 eres Chamber of Commerce has issued a slick) Pi. ct Gree) called, Fallacies of Socialism. There _is| £ © “socialism” of fools who neither know nor care for the truth. Let us look at some of their “socialist principles” and how they defend | their own unemployment system. “Fallacy Number One” is said to be: | “The true purpose of taxation is to mecisttts bute the wealth.’? What socialist ever said so? The purpose under capitalism is to force the wage-earner to fork out part of a a the old and needy, as well as to pay for Deitieas Re Bomare missiles; as far as the capitalist x oa ela is concerned the aim of taxation (designed Possib| alists for capitalists) is to let him off as easily as die. Where is the capitalist who pays, proportionate | his yp : a personal needs, as much as a worker does? : pare * a a my jo fools, says the C, of C.; think that ‘‘a planned econ- S more efficient . . . than the system of private enter- Prise >” Roe : 3 07 inal But Socialism says that private enterprise was his- gas necessary in the past; that it has now turned into aves, — because capitalism can no longer feed its wage- ‘alist S for the superiority of a planned economy, the 10: to 15 States are increasing their national output at from . "Percent a year; Canada is going backwards. Seat “fools” say the Bay Street Boys, think that Cates of he defenders of the common man, whereas “advo- interest Private enterprise think only in terms of the special S of Big Business.” Well, now! dibeee o free enterprisers have been giving very special 4 ing m © Big Business is shown by their success in estab- Purcha onopoly control over the main output and the main ‘eats of the Canadian population. | C ay the “common man”, he, says the Chamber of ‘Not a ee ‘is by nature an individualist.” Were that true Would ry gle automobile would be made, and not a train 5 Bint Imagine-10,000 rugged individualists walking in- ‘Private.« Sate to make a car, each according to his own dividual terprise, freedom-loving our-way-of-life, rugged- in- Commerce - Who would howl first? Why, the Chamber of Maden of the “individual” and his right to for his ren two feet and be recognized and rewarded S jobless young man who has the free, untram- dy ang et to wander where he will during the Jong, long Production express his rugged individualism without fear of _. #€n discipline. a * * 1 $ < eee epitae Socialists, says the Chamber, might’ think that Under, DUts profit before service: No. “The profit motive nder | dn return competitive system holds. out the hope of reward 7) ‘SD retyy, or services rendered.”” That: last phrase is touching: ¢ “S92 for services rendered.” fA Years of OU ever seen a worker receive due reward for 50 yg Stow a rendered? Have you ever known: anyone : er a. working for a living? The other day a railway given a summary five days’ notice to quit, after 48 y ears’ . 4 4 ; sa ’ *ehdereg? Service. He’ll never: get back. Service? Services He. And: i *"ything 4S for the capitalist’s service, »he’ll make® and sell NGG if it promises a profit, whether it is serviceable or ae whe cote the C. of CG. never essays an: explanation of Svone comes from in the first place. It stumped, Socks economist, Adam Smith, Marx found out and fering and ones him to this. day. — hence their-pamph- ~ Profit ea: Operation Freedom.’ : ®PPropriat. Said Marx; is the unpaidelabor-time of the worker, aNd the €d by the capitalist because he owns the factory Machines, \ ’ Take AY Number Nine (they couldn’t find a tenth to Sa “ee round figure) “is:’ “Socialism is the great- > TK against communism.” | let e« It then Communism, ‘by definition, is a form of socialism.” Fe tpe aA on to “prove” this by quoting from the C.P. Erst es Which says the very opposite) that socialism is the - beware 4 that. communism takes. However, people should ance Bs Sympathizing with socialism because ‘“‘the accep- the Tub! mre could very easily lead. into the other.” ‘There’s + Horrors! Siren ee are “lulled into a false sense of security by the We shaly. 8 of those who are selling the vision of ‘security’ ” } Cay a eae the door to “those who are planning to include Wo, if “nthe world union of soviet socialist republics’ (1). from 4) OU Telect the idea of social security, you. will be safe his wages to maintain the unemployed pace : | tons: ‘ Steight-of-hand the Chamber comes to these conclus- f | | Sita os = Communists and you can starve peacefully, individ- _. “en complete freedom.) 5 : Keep Oxana busy! This photo shows Oxana Bigelow, our. business manager, tabulating the latest results in the PT drive. Oxana loves to write on the PT blackboard. In fact, _she tells.us that she would like nothing better than to. stand — and write eight hours a day—every day! How about it? ‘Won’t you do your > ‘bit to help KEEP OX- ANA BUSY? TOTAL IN—$1,674.50 Last year at this’ time we had received $3,017. This year’s total receipts so far are only slightly better than half that figure. If we continue at the present rate. we will only have about 35% of our objective by May Day. We are sure that our readers will agree with us when we say that this is not nearly good enough. In order to avoid this, all press clubs are urged: to get into the cam- y on a hard push towards the’ end of the drive. ne encouraging feature is the fact that roughly -$4,000 in pledges has Mee turned in. All readers wiio have not yet pledged are earnestly asked to do so immediately; those that have. pledged no doubt realize _that time is of the essence in fulfilling their pledges. “The Province has been particularly slow in getting started’ this year and must take up the slack immediately. ; A salute goes to Bill Hreherchuk who: is already. an’ Honor Press . ‘Builder, and who says he intends to keep. right.on plugging. paign now and not rel .Greater Vancouver _ » ~Dewdney - a CLUB —S—«Qtota’:s "Achieved — cosh Quota Achieved — advance 2.6. $350 -$100.00 - Maple Ridge __- 325. 43.75 Bayview ___----- 275 25.00 Mission «.__.-_-- 100 i “Broadway —------ 300: 52.50 BORAT 22) co oe B5 43.75 Cedar Cottage _-__ 200 27.00 es : ; Dry Dock __----- 350 . 40,00. ~Mancouver Island Bast’ End _---.-- | 275 25.00 Albernis =...---- 350 ae Frank Rogers --- 350 - a Campbell River .. 150 a Georvia 9 820 150. .10.00 Cumberland .—--_- 200 . a Grandview -- ---- 500 148.00. Cowichan _3.-:---~30¢ xe ‘Hastings East --- 600 113,50 Nanaimo __-_---- 400 26.00 Kensington ___-.. 450 96.75 _— Parksville be i Se RS Maritime —-_------ 700 =, 167.00 ~. Victoria - 25.00 Mt. Pleasant —_--- 300 hen 25+ .: Saanichsiec 5 50. 2 Niilo Makela __-- 7” : geen: a DORA Ese" 5 >" 00 Norquay -=--—-—— RA eager = eee ene < shegmeia , Olzin = ae tees $75 27.00. ‘Okanagan Region. _. Point Grey —----- 250 =45.. Kamloops, 2---. ~ 100 1.00 “Stratheona _.--- 350 12.00 — Notch. Hill -~---- 150 Ss Victory Square __ 404 65.00 °° °Vernen. ---25--+- 200... xa AVest snd —--=.-— 500: 5.90 Oe AL, ou: reds 450.4 1.00 Nerth Burnaby -- 128.00. ane ‘i South Burnaby _- 350 17.00 "Province General Edmonds, Burnaby 250 -.- ‘Michel-Fernie --_ © 125 15.00 North Shore .... 750 95.76... xNeIsOn tite. a0 ee City Miscellaneous 1,350 98.00 “Powell River ____ 200 1.00 Unpledged ------ 1,575 _.) <\,* Prince Rupert _-. 100 ee City Total -.--11,500 1,361.75 - :Sointula s-.---.-- 100 ; Trail-Rossland __- . 300 47.00 Delta _ Cerresnondence __ 225 32.00 Fort Langley ---- 250 65.00. Tom McEwen’s : Tener 202 eee 125 ‘ =o Celumn a 100 Ma) dndustti eee) 1GO0 4 erTORAL Oc 1,200 95.00 Steveston _.----- 150 20.00... Province | ‘North Surrey ..-. 275: Z Unpledged ---. 625. South Surrey —--- 229 ‘27.00. Province: Total _.. 6,500 312.75 Whalley. 22 2-4 2200 oe Seng oe Gaby. Ttal , 11500 . 1,363.75. TOTAL 23-220 5257 122.00 . GRAND TOTAL _18,000 1,674.50 March 16, 1962—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 11