Condemn U.S. action, trade with Cuba CP urges Die In a further act of provoca-|'states: |not guarantee the flourishing tion this week three thousand] ‘Your government cannot! trade which is possible and "The people of the colonies shall be free!” Belgians hit by U.N. report— US. backs Belgians In Congo U.S. Marines staged a mock} attack on the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo -Bay backed by jet fighters and bombers. stand idly by. We call-upon| you without delay to condemn | in the- strongest possible terms! the aggressive moves of the United. States. which is so desperately need- ed by our industry and agri- culture now so hard hit by un- | employment. Meanwhile last Friday the | | “We believe the péople of Communist Party of Canada| “We urge your government,| Canada expect assurances in an open letter to Prime|for the sake of world peace) from you that your govern- Minister Diefenbaker warned that “Canada as a member of NATO is in terrible peril of being dragged into war through U.S. armed interven- tion against Cuba.” “Such a military attack,” said the CP statement, ‘“‘would create the immediate danger of world-wide nuclear war.” and in our: own national inter- ests, to take active develop trade and friendship with democratic Cuba. “We welcome your | jed States | with Cuba. | “But beeause Canada is so | dominated by the U.S. trusts, embargoing trade steps. to| state- | ment that Canada has no in-| | tention of following the Unit-! ment will ‘in no way co-oper- ate with the U.S. authorities in their efforts to economic- ally strangle Cuba; that any U.S. subsidiaries which refuse to do business with Cuba will be taken, over and operated by the government of Canada; ; and that your-government will |assist in the development of Addressing itself to the} Say our markets in that country U.S. support for Belgian actions in the Congo was|Prime Minister the letter | your statement in itself can-| through generous low interest Voiced last Saturday by the U.S. state department follow- mg a report by UN Congo representative, R. Dayal, that Belgium was carrying on activities “in direct contradic- tion to the General Assembly resolution of September 20” ‘Which demanded Belgians get out of the Congo. Westminster labor contest election Next Week Don’t Miss It export credits, and by the im- ; mediate dispatch of a trade mission. “Patriotic Canadians are in- spired by the heroic and suc cessful struggle being waged In recent weeks there have cE Organized labor in New| | by eg Cuban neighbors to heen reports that hundreds of , engaged in gun-running “and’|‘Wwectminster will contest. the THE FIGHT TO SAVE | free themselves from that US. Belgians have been returning | participating directly in acts i letaa This | B.C. RESOURCES | domination which is our own €ach week to the Congo and | of violence.” Dec. dive SC OD es FROM THE | country’s greatest problem. taking up key positions in the The U.S, state “departinent was decided at the last meet- | MONOPOLIES | They expect ‘the government ty statement rejected criticist | img of the Vancouver Labor |{ Ph. fortateedsin=t She, Saunas ty. 2eaaer. Cole -, The report by UN represen-| in the UN report of the Bel-|Council when R. D. (Bob) |]. Will be featured in our jievery possible assistance, lative R. Dayal said Col. Mo- 12 page edition knowing that to help Cuba in ese, | gian government and - said, | Skelly was nominated as labor | : : et Pee oe is 4a eas Dutu's “student commission” | «6 have every confidence in : it ALSO, a special article by || ~ coy ide i ead = es help Was in fac j ‘ : candidate. 3 a Seats » {| ourselves in our efforts to be- tr i a eS ee seis the good faith of Belgium.” . Tim Buck: “The Crisis of ee masters in our own ae that sume — This stand exposes the com- Skelly is a bus driver and Canadian Sovereignty.” Pees asters r wi re responsible for most’ of |)4:.. : £-the Street | house. , MEE trouble in Rasaiprovines: | plicity between the U.S. and oieatlee member e he Street | Zum : - and aa is » Belgian colonists. Ignored by |*Railwaymen’s Union. It was | —¢ that Belgian officers were j the U.S. in its statement is also agreed that labor mbt "C iA ff df ki Upp us lame Gaeiet hie cae support Ken Wright, school Gir t @ or t @ § imp | U.N. resolution. The fact they| teacher and Maud Corrigan, pane b |are still there, and that. their housewife. ‘All three will con- O77 & ucation S@YS G77}, tT] - ' \ right to be there is now being|test two year seats on city | iat g 7 | \witerded by the U:S., proves | .oundil | Harry Rankin, prominent,of the Central Council of : ‘ | that the U:S. had conspiréd all eke | city barrister, announced this; Ratepayers and corresponding : / along to prevent an independ- Labor’s platform will in-| week he will be a candidate} secretary of the Grandview ” \‘ert Congo clue: support metropolitan | for school board in the forth-| Ratepayers Association. | p. . . nde 5 = Tie 2 : n the ‘Congo situa- : | coming civic election as an in-| A graduate of the Univer- i | eases a Ani to iis Be: government in’ the: “Greater. dependent. | Sity of British Columbia, Ran- b fn plies cae Vancouver area; greater pro- : | See EEGs Bice? Risa Se 1 fore the U.N. in the next few); |. ; Mr. Rankin, the father of | s ve . 7 SEEN | a vincial. and federal aid to keep |two school-age children, has| Years overseas in World War Ber ‘ : down taxes on homes; a better long been an active worker in| II with the Seaforth Highland. 7” road engineering program to | ratepayer and community af-| ers. : : : 2 U S ELECTION BRANDED eliminate through traffic con- | fairs. He is president of fog De eet ter ae Seeing ‘ “sf Ron ta dawntéwn « Breas; | CrandvidW “C8itimunity —Cen-} this ‘week Rankin said: ‘ , ge eS ; -., | tre Associatién, vicespresident! “In today’s world we can’t GEDY OF é -| public “ownership of utilities | afford to scrimp on education a j ary; steps to prevent'| £ bi 5 eg e} 4p. , Lravesty and tragedy, a spectacle that should ‘cause| !f pect Pe aaa — gat bes Dae it the Americzn people to hang ‘their heads in shame — this) air ‘pollution. | ae Ai mare si — te st mone convention system of today whereby the sepia ‘Skelly stated: that unem- Nise sdchueog AebBickh.s more 0 ita parties choose Soe ie; ae presidency an Sloymsentis ‘Gb major’ coneera splahehaee eit - ee Ra spied Ms si iets in tack party in America|‘in New Westminster ‘and he ‘out increasing. the burden ox } ‘have j er tee yvege t th lection of their | ‘Will Yhake it a'céntral issue in the taxpayer. ve little or nothing to say abou wan af P How. can this be done? I in- ts Eresident, except to choose between two candidates, | his campaign. tend to press vigorously for » | | Nether of whom was picked by the electorate as a pkgs ye : gréatly , increased federal gov- : oe “This isnot a democratic ‘process. ra igh gat ‘Miners to -vote stag ernmént aid to education. It is of Gvil rights’, nowadays, ‘as meaning ei a veSent con-| Coal Miners in District 18, la:tragédy that we should be 50 Byes onea feeling of sadness. As long as the p the: term UMWA, ‘are expected to take | spending: almost two billion ; oi alot ‘System is retained, nobody should use 5 an early strike Vote on a Con- | dollars each year for arms, 30 sain without a sense of guilt. Edin ARS ORO