a Hh u eal a CLC warns government @ Continued from Page 5 ‘tagonized the labor leaders pres- ent when he told them that the 133%, increase in corporate pro- fits for the fourth quarter of last year compared to 1970 was “healthy.” Attack on Unemployment “The second major economic problem facing Canadians,” Mac- Donald told the cabinet minis- ters was “the ever-haunting mat- ter of: unemployment.” The CLC brief suggested three steps that the government should take in reducing unemployment: First, “There should be an all- out effort to reduce the imbal- ances between demand for and supply of laber in all industrial regions.” Second, “There should be an immediate increase in the basic Old Age Security pension to $150 a month to increase purchasing power and help ame- liorate the economic plight of elderly persons.” And_ third, “There should be a prompt adop- tion of an adequate Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) to cover all individuals and families who are deprived of a decent stan- dard of living.” It was on these recommenda- tions that Marc Lalonde, the health and welfare minister, en- tered the fray, calling the de- mand for greater social benefits “irresponsible.” Lalonde told MacDonald, that the costs for such programs would be exces- sive and asked: “Where would the money come from?” He made no attempt to answer his own question and studiously avoided any reference to higher taxes on corporations. Pipe-line Urged Other areas of immediate con- cern to the CLC were the need to “solve the problem of the greedy Bell Canada with public Public meeting ® H By JOHN SEVERINSKY ST. CATHARINES—A strong condemnation of the _ fascist coup which toppled the Popular Unity Government of Salvador Allende in Chile, as well as con- cern for the Chilean refugees was expressed at a public meet- ing at Brock University in St. Catharines on March 12. Spon- sored by the St. Catharines and District Labor Council, Welland Area Labor Council, Local 199 UAW, Local 523 UE, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Wel- land NDP, Communist Party of Canada, and the St.-Catharines Waffle, the meeting drew over 50 trade unionists, clergymen, students, businessmen and housewives. Fernando Martinez, a medical student from Chile, made an im- passioned plea for solidarity with the people of Chile. “Every- ‘where I go people ask me what can meetings like this do to help my countrymen. It is meetings like this,: the committees, the demonstrations and protests that have saved many lives that otherwise could not have been saved. If we save one life, then we have done something.” _ Mr. Martinez in outlining the events that led to the victory and formation of the Popular Unity Government in Chile stat- ed that it was through the long and hard struggles of the Chi- lean trade union movement, the working class, that lessons were learned and leaders were molded and tempered to lead the nation to build a better and just society. ownership legislation.” On the question of energy, the CLC said a “reversible pipe-line must be constructed to reach the At- lantic provinces so that we will never again be exposed to un- stable world conditions, particu- larly since Canada is potentially Self - sufficient in energy — re- sources.” The CLC brief did not, however, make any reference to the pipeline being “all-Canadian” nor did it refer to the route. In reference to the interna- tional affairs and the Canadian government’s role in helping the refugees: from the military dic- tatorship in Chile, MacDonald was incredulous when Minister - of Manpower and Immigration, Robert Andras, told him that the need for emergency relief to the Chilean refugees had passed and that Canada could be proud of the assistance it had offered those seeking refuge. Inadequate on Chile To Andras’ statement, Mac- Donald responded: “I complete- ly disagree with the minister’s appraisal of Canada’s. role in the Chilean coup. The need for aid to the refugees is not over. The junta continues to imprison, tor- ture and murder its political op- ponents and so long as that con- tinues, we cannot say the need is past. Nor can Canada be par- ticularly proud of the role it played in providing aid to the refugees in the past. The minis- ter said that Canada played a leading role and that it did-‘more than any other country. That’s simply not true. I use Sweden as an example and there are many more. The Canadian gov- ernment’s response to the plight of the refugees was sluggish and completely inadequate.” At the close of the meeting between the CLC and the cabi- cond we net, one member of the Cana- dian Labor’ Congress, told the Tribune, “I come to these every year. But from some of the silly responses of the ministers to our demands, I. wonder if they pay any attention at all. But they are damned well going to have to -pay attention soon. What MacDonald said about in- dustrial unrest is true and may- be these cabinet members are going to have to find that out the hard way.” UE wants action on living costs TORONTO—The leader of the United Electrical, Radio and Ma- . chine Workers. Union (UE), has called on Prime Minister Tru- deau to fire the present members of the federal Prices Review Board and “immdiately establish a new body with wide powers to curb cruel and vicious monopoly price-gouging and roll back prices on the necessities of life to 1971 levels.” C. S. Jackson, UE national president, made the demand as Statistics Canada disclosed .the consumer price index had sharp- ly risen by a full one pércent, increasing the food bill of Ca- nadians by over two percent. The union statement said that if the’ government continued to ignore the serious erosion of ~ workers’ living ‘standards, and the desperate plight of those on low and fixed incomes, that this could only be done at-the coun- try’s peril. “Situation demands you act now,” the union urged Trudeau, ‘to halt spiralling liv- ing costs and the prices-profits rip-off of the corporations.” emns junta PHOTO — PRENSA LATINA Meetings across Canada are adding to protests against the fas- cist rule in Chile. Photo shows continuing round-ups of citizens by the military. “Our Popular Unity Govern- ment nationalized the copper mines without compensation, because the American imperial- ists on an initial investment of $5-million have taken ‘out of Chile over the years wealth comparable to the total wealth of Chile today. Payment of one Chile is enough.” To achieve popular unity was not easy he stated. ‘““We had our differences, but we found a common goal and we faced a - common enemy.” While trade unions are ban- ned by. the junta, the workers in Chile now have a national trade union organization even though PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1974—PAGE 1G it’s illegal. The fight in Chile is not over, he stated. The work- ers and peasants are resisting through strikes and other forms of resistance. The. meeting was chaired by Bruce Smith, UE business agent in Welland, Mr. Smith was also elected interim chairman of the Committee, and Paul Bray from Welland was elected as secret- ary. Mark Sydney from the Can- adian Committee for Solidarity with Democratic Chile outlined some of the things our commit- tee could do to help the Chilean © refugees, and a meeting will be held shortly to organize planned action. The cartoon above in the. Soviet newspaper Izvestia OP- peared with the caption, “Recruiting a pirate crew”. It was carried with an editorial comment about Chilean dictator Pinochet's efforts to form an anti-communist axis in South America. See item, “Latin American dictators.meet in Brazil i under World News on this page. Free speech for racist, false issue at U. of T- | Last week, at the University pf Toronto, Professor Edward Banfield, noted “expert” on ur- ban affairs, and advisor to Nixon on urban policy, was heckled and later prevented from giving a scheduled address by oppon- ents of racism. Banfield’s ap- pearance in Toronto was op- posed by organizations repre- senting the Italian and Black communities in the city, since Banfield’s books contain racist slanders of these groups. This event has given rise to renewed demands by conserva- tive faculty members for a rep- ressive discipline system at the University of Toronto. The Uni- versity of Toronto Club of the Communist Party which has been active in the fight against the imposition of such a sys- tem, since it became an issue, five years ago sent a letter to the Varsity, student newspaper in which they ‘say: . “The most immediate effect of the Banfield incident is that it is being used to resurrect a repres- sive discipline system at the University of Toronto. Such a ‘system would effectively pre- vent students from working around popular issues like lib- rary access and education cut- backs. “Such learned professors as Dr. Bliss, who once raised his voice in defense of free speech by upholding the imposition of the War Measures Act, now wax eloquent in defense of Banfield’s right to speak. These gentlemen seem eager to defend a man who served as a leading advisor for the Nixon administration in its criminal” urban policies, which have been responsible for the misery of millions of blacks and other minorities, to say nothing of working people in general.” In this situation, University of Toronto President John Evans has moved to convene CAPUT— an outdated disciplinary body composed entirely of adminis- -is trying to breach by CF ig ey ‘ i trators with no students. — This is taking place agaill® background of years of tt gle to win new disciplinary Py | cedures which has finally 147 ed the point this year Ya student-administration neg? A tions led to. agreement 0 ‘i new academic disciplinary “ay | (bearing on matters like ch s ing on exams), but where of | academic matters (like oe | strations on campus) were # nh left aside for more discussione is this understanding whic? 4 | Conservative faculty assoc * ind : a mood of hysteria OV@, gy issue of “freedom of spee*" | Banfield. (i Calling for action by studere | individually and through cog | organizations, the U. of T. vei’ | munist club reminds the ers of Varsity that five : ago students stopped ther ae sident Bissell from imp te law-and-order discipline S¥° yy, “It can be done again” they °" UAW local cable protests jailings TORONTO—In the aftéla: of the trial in Spain'of the test banchel Ten” a letter O° Fj yt0” workers, Local Spanish Embassy in to External Affairs Mi chel Sharp. A copy of t was also forwarded to ternational president &o Woodcock. The letter ae 7: “We the members © jg) 1967, UAW, protest the jal the “Carabanchel Ten et so-called trial on DeceM, 1973. We also protest ditional arrests and vst du ment of five trade union ons ing the shipyard negotian” Cadiz, Spain. ge “We demand that tr ized. rights (normally recogn ogi the International La ization) be upheld.”