Japanese demonstrate
against U.S. pact

# new Japan - U.S. “Security

- demonstrators oppose Japan

= a strong demand for Japan-
| ese neutrality being raised.

| Japanese Communists hold-

> is a Tokyo parade against

Mass demonstrations are
taking place all over Japan
against Diet approval of the

Treaty.” :

People from all walks of
life are taking part, includ-
ing large numbers of stu-
dents. Placards carried by

being turned into a USS.
atomic war base in Asia.
The new treaty. would
undermine Japanese inde-
pendence and place Japan at
the centre of an atomic war
if one should come. There is

Photo on the left shows
ing a demonstration. Below

the pact.

_ Africa protest

rally

: Powell grounds Sat.

Protest against apartheid
is ‘the theme of an open-air
protest meeting announced
by the Vancouver City Com-

mittee of the Communist
Party.

Unite for peace,
says UJPO call

A call to the Jews of Can-
ada was unanimously adopted
lby- the fifth national conven-

tion- of the. United Jewish
- People’s Order held recently

in -Toronto. © - Pager CAM:
It stresses that: the need of
_ the -hour -is- Jewish unity
- “against-the ~ present
_ facing the Jewish people, and

£ humanity. as a whole, ,

The call touches upon such
vital issues as peace, German

réarmament, building and

strengthening Jewish culture,

improving and. making -more:

wholesome the life of the Jew-
ish community. | .

dangers |}:

| pation.’

, Maurice Rush, Associate
Editor, Pacific Tribune, will be
the main speaker at the meet-
ing to be held Saturday, May
7th, 2:30 p.m. at the Powell
St. Grounds, Powell St. and
Dunlevy. Mrs. Dora Stewart
who has played an active part
in the public campaign to boy-
cott African goods will also
speak.

In announcing the meeting
the Committee pointed out that
the Prime Minister of S. Africa
had just announced that no
policy short of complete apar-
theid would prevail in that
country. It is clear they point
out that full and active support
of all the democratic forces in
the world need to be mobilized
behind the struggle of the na-
tive people of Africa for
equality and économie emanci-

‘It is expected that represent:
atives of the Vancouver Negro
community will be on the plat-
form. All people are urged to
attend. this meeting the first
such public protest to be held
in Vancouver, Tt

Khrushchey speaks
on Summit issues

A straightforward
Statement of the

mier Khrushchev.

Speaking in Baku, he made
it clear that the ‘Western pow-
ers must “recognize the nec-
essity of peaceful co-existence
between states with capitalist
and socialist systems, and must
build normal and sound rela-
tions between them .. . be-
cause the other way means
war.”

The Soviet Union, he said

position on disarmament.

He stressed the urgency of
ending nuclear tests, recalled
the efforts made by the Soviet
Union to bring about agree-
ment, and declared that furth-
er progress is up to the West.

Khrushhev placed as the
second most important quest-
ion the need for a German
peace treaty. Failure to sign
a treaty with : East Germany,
he said, must lead to the west
forfeiting “the right of access
to West Berlin,” which is situ-
ated within -the territory of
the German Democratic Re-
public,

Meanwhile, — reports from
Washington indicate that State
Department officials are more
concerned with finding a “pro-
paganda” gimmick than with
proposals for real progress to-
wards disarmament. ~

Labor poets meet

Vancouver’s — newly-formed
Labor Poets Workshop, will
hold its first public evening of
poetry on Friday, May 13 at
8 p.m. at the People’s Co-op-
erative Bookstore,

Poets whose works have ap-
peared in the Pacific Tribune
will take part in the program.
Feature speaker will be Tom
McEwen who will give a talk
on the progressive tradition in
Canadian poetry.

Everyone is invited to —
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us s :

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3467 Oxford St.
Sat, May 14, 8 p.m.

Good food, music and
dancing...

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re-
issues
facing the Summit meeting
has come from Soviet Pre-

many fine

“never shall depart”? from its

sigh Hastings East Clubs ©

CCF convention ignores
need for labor unity

BS

A sharp contrast between words and deeds wag
provided by the 27th annual provincial convention of tha
CCF held in Mt. Pleasant Legion Hall here last weekend

' Noteable was the strong sen-
timent for the new national
policies of disarmament and
peace that permeated every
One of the 23 resoiuiions deal-
ing with international affairs.
In contrast, the Convention,
made no headway and practic-
ally ignored the decisive ele-

ment in advancing peace pol-

icies, the defeat of Social Cre-
dit in the forthcoming provin-
cial election, and fulfilling
resolutions Club

Lots of jobs here»
Dief tells British

LONDON, Eng. — Prime
Minister Diefenbaker told
British businessmen Canada

“shall be able to welcome and.

absorb into employment many
tens of. thousands of immi-
grants,” 1

Downgrading mass unem-
ployment in Canada, Diefen-
baker painted a rosy picture
of the economic situation in
Canada. His statement is in
line with newspaper ads run
in many British papers urging
British workers to come to
Canada.

a
and Constituency Associationg
put forward on public power,
resources, municipal aid, pen,
sions, schools, unemployment,
recognition of China, etc.

The inconsistency of wordy

“and action was most clearly

demonstrated in the 159 out o3
175 votes received by Haro
Winch, whose recent warningy
to labor about “the worl
doesn’t owe you a living,” ran
‘contrary to everything the
Convention declared itself for
The C.C.F.-B.C.F.L: Laison
Committee report on suppor}
of the G.C.F. was endorseg,
but a strong undercurrent
against changing the name of
the CCF, or watering-down of
CCF policies, was evident
among many delegates. =
An awareness of the rapidly
rising peace sentiment among
CCF members was indicated in
the Executive “Report on Can.
adian Defence and Foreign
Policy.” While advancing aq
type of “neutrality” position,
the report however, includeg
many of the old Dulles punch
lines about ‘Russia » «os SUS
rating disarmament talks at
the U.N. ... expanding by
force in many areas.” q

SVS

nday, May 8, is Mother’s :
ioe be eee: depicting the love of a mother for her
child, is a fitting tribute to Mother’s Day. This Mother’
Day will find millions of women in the world speaking out
strongly for life demanding an end to war, and the banning
of nuclear tests and weapans. : ca

May 6, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 8

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