vont 2S BEN SWANKEY Te Alberta CCF is in a crisis. There has been a Ser- ious drop in its membership _ during the past year. The CCF paper, People’s Weekly, which once had a large circulation, has been reduced to a monthly— without a reduction in subscrip- tion rates! Discouragement and dissatisfaction are quite widespread among CCF follow- ers and there isn’t the active rank-and-file there was a few years back. This is the picture of CCF organization in the province ‘to- day. The main reason for it lies in the reactionary pro-war policies followed by M. J. Cold- well and the CCF national lead- ership, and Alberta CCF lead- er, Elmore Roper. The CCF high command has gone to some pains, to make clear that it has no fuhdamental differences with ‘tthe foreign policy of the St.” Laurent government. It is do- ing its best to-lend face to the lie that the country is “united” ‘behind ‘St. Laurent’s policy of turning Canada into a satellite of Wall Street. - But although the top leader- ship of the CCF has gone to the right, 'this is not the case . With the mass of CCF mem. . bers and supporters. There is another side to developments - within the CCF. Here in Alberta (and a simi- lar situation prevails in other provinces) there is growing op- position to Coldwell’s practices, an increasing awareness that these policies, are inspired by imperialism, and a growing rec- -ognition that red-baiting is the means to clear the path for fascism and war. of the picture is shown by the peace resolutions on /foreign policy passed by the ‘CCF pro- ‘vincial convention at Calgary last month. There is little doubt that the Alberta CCF of the Ontario elections where the CCF took such a beating. However, it would be wrong to draw the conclusion from these very good resolutions that the Alberta CCF now has a progressive foreign policy. The convention passed ‘other for- eign policy resolutions which are far from progressive. It supported the Atlantic Pact (even if with increasing reserva. tions), the Colombo Plan, and World Government. (which would wipe out national sov- ereignty and of course be domi- - such as these indicate that - samembers of the CCF are still ‘confused by 'the war propaganda _ of imperialism carried among them by ‘the dominant: right- wing leadership. It is significant, too, that the * convention did not split on any issues, even while passing for- eign policy resolutions which in. essence are contradictory. Unity, formal unity at least, was maintained. But the dif- ferences remain and will in- ‘crease. ‘To quite an extent this “unity” was made possible because Of ‘the coming provin- jcial election for which the Al- berta CCF is preparing, but I venture to predict that during this gglection the split will in- erease and .be brought into the open. Alberta CCF adopts peace resolutions Strong evidence of this side: has; beef shaken by the results mated ‘by the U.S.) Resolutions ' facing crisis, ‘The important thing: is that the convention did pass a num- ‘ber of, peace resolutions, which break with: right-wing policy. It is interesting to note that Coldwell was present but he didn’t voice any open opposi- tion to these resolutions. It is clear from the opinions expressed by delegates in the convention and from opinions _ jexpressed ‘by active CCF-ers before. and after the convention that a crystallization of pro-- gressive sentiment is taking place that is not limited to the rank-and-file.. The activity of Communists in the next period will be decisive in ‘helping to win honest and Jeftward mov- ing CCF supporters and activ- ists for peace action. gs Following is the gist of the foreign policy resolutions adopted by the convention: China: Resolved Canadian government should give immediate diplomatic rec- ognition to the ‘People’s Gov- ernment of China” and “that we protest against interference iby Western Powers in rela- tionships between China and Formosa.” Korea: “Resolved that: 1. “No effort be spared to bring the tragic strug- gle in Korea to a con- clusion.” 2. “The 'UN should be pre- pared to agree to the 38th parallel as a truce bor- der.” . 3. “The UN should with- draw all support from the Syngman Rhee gov- ernment.” 4. “The 'UN should endeav- or in the peace talks to achieve the unification of Korea. Failing this, all ‘foreign forces should be withdrawn and the Korean people permitted to settle ‘their own af- fairs.” 5. “The UN should when hostilities cease under- take a comprehensive and generous rehabilita- tion program to include the whole of Korea.” Japan: “Resolved that the CCF is opposed ‘to any_inter- ference with the resumption by Japan of normal trade rela- ‘tions with China” and “is op- posed to any attempt by the © ‘U.S. to rearm Japan.” Trade: “CCF favors the en- couragement of trade between east and west Europe to the utmost extent possible today.” | Negotiation: The UN should. press for “action to ease the tension among nation ‘members by readiness to.negotiate, and negotiate with delegates from any countries in an effort to preserve the peace.” “That every opportunity should ‘be taken for the discus- sion of any peace proposal coming from the government of the USSR.” “That we strive for the set- tlement of disputes by negotia- tion and compromise with force ‘being ruled out as the method of international settlement” and - that “‘we are opposed to war as a method of settling interna- tional disputes.” “That the “WILL, IN THE CAUSE OF REARMAMENT, ! -++ AND TAKING A ee cur." \ nt De ee al You Pleate. Scarlet fever! E. E. LEARY, Vancouver, B.C.: The efforts to smash the Outside Civic Workers’ Union, by having the RCMP screen each applicant for employment ‘on civic projects, proposed by our so-called representatives at~ the city hall require some guid- ance, so I am offering the fol- lowing: A taxpayer of 30 years’ stand- ing is applying for a job in the Board of Works office: Clerk:- Yes, sir, and what can I do for you? Applicant: My name is Smith and I wish to register for work in the Sewer Department, that is at manual labor. Clerk: Are you a taxpayer? Smith>* Wes, for ‘over, °30 years, on a street without any sidewalks or a sewer. Clerk beckons to a Security Officer seated not far away. Officer quickly comes to the counter. “You had better ques- tion this man, he wants a job digging sewers and might eas- ily be a saboteur and throw the mud on some of our aldermen. You understand that we don’t want them any cleaner than they are. Security Officer (to Smith): Are you a Communist? Smith: I don’t know. Security Officer: You don’t know, what do you mean? How did you vote in the last civic election? Smith: I voted for Effie Jones. } ~ Security Officer: How did you vote in the provincial and federal elections? Smith: yoiat Security Officer: In view of the way you voted, it will be impossible to register you for employment in any of the civic - departments. Good day! ‘Oh No, Onan’ READER, Vancouver, B.C.: The London New Statesman and Nation has been poking fun at Hollywood for its advertis- ing blurbs on alleged Biblical films. When the Yankees in- troduced the picture David and Bathsheba to England posters called it “the Bible’s most flam- ing story of transgression . A tremendous cast of thousands recreate a world of passion and, Ne uf I once voted for ~ Charlie ‘Stewart. Announcing some “coming soon” films, the New States- man and Nation spoofed: “THRILL to a NEW KIND of ‘Love — BIGGER than Oh No, Onan ... BOLDER than “Too Far, Mrs. Potiphar ... BETTER than I Was a Sodomite for the FBI. ‘Next week at your neigh- borhood theatre—Mr. Lot Goes to Town.” Do we eat better ? S. L. K., Vancouver, B.C.: So they don’t eat well in the So- viet Union? This week I pick- ed up a copy of Soviet Woman and read an article by a house- wife named M. Kireyeva de- scribing how she prepared for a holiday dinner at home. Be- foré I finished reading ‘her story my mouth was watering. Here’s what she wrote: “Our family always has a holiday dinner which ‘has been prepared at home ‘from begin- ning to end. Whereas on or- dinary days we often buy pork ‘chops, steaks, mutton cuts, veg- etable and meat patties, canned vegetables, and other ‘semi-pre- pared foods that need very little time to fix; on holidays it is quite different. One simply must display one’s. culinary skill. j “For Russians, no holiday is complete without pirozhki (lit- tle pies, fried or baked, filled ‘with meat, fruit, jam, etc.) My family likes them made of yeast dough, for they come out fluf- fier and lighter tHat way. For 1 kilogram of wheat flour I use 2% glasses of milk, 2 table- spoonfuls of butter, 1 table- spoonful of sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tea- spoonful of salt and 30 grams of yeast. I dissolve the yeast in warm milk, adding half the flour, and put the mixture up for an hour in a warm place to rise. Then I add the melted butter, eggs, sugar and salt, mix well, put in the rest of the flour and knead thoroughly. In ’ 1% to 2 hours the dough has © “risen sufficiently to make pir- ‘‘ozhki and also kulebyaka, a pie with a filling of méat, cabbage, efc., usually baked, and served with meat bouillon. “The traditional main dish for the ‘holiday. dinner is roast duck or goose. We like it stuffed with apples. I dress and thoroughly clean the fowl, stuff it with sliced apples, sour ones preferred, sew ‘up the open- ing with ‘thick thread, ‘then PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JANUARY 17, 1952 — PAGE 4 place it on its back in the roast- er, salt it and put it in a hot oven. I baste it frequently with its own fat. “Besides the usual hors d’oeuvres — Sausage, ham, cheese, canned foods and her- ring—we also have home-made. liver paste, chopped egg-plant, jellied fish, etc. For jellying I find pike, perch or sibs most suitable. “My friends always praise my liver paste. I add carrot, pars- ley and onion to the liver, fry it all in lard until fully done, then put it through the grinder. To this I add butter, 100 grams of lard and a carrot, parsley root and onion. ; “For dessert, in addition to fruit which is particularly ‘abundant this year, I generally have vanilla custard or cream. “We always have wine and ‘homie-made berry and fruit cor- dial on the holiday table.” Sower of peace DISABLED VETERAN, Va"- couver, B.C.: Enclosed find 4 donation’ or rather an invest ment of two dollars in the Pa cific Tribune, a paper that week in and week out bravely carries _ on its work of sowing the seeds of peace. All over the world valiant sowers of the seeds of peace are — sowing their peacefulness in the | heart of humanity, which today is a most fertile soil for such sowings. These seeds will grow and grow and become so strong that they will leave no room for the fears and ills of war hysteria. — “Man cannot live by bread alone.” He cannot do this D& cause ‘the has a cultural side that” must be developed. Man’s ma terial well-being ;is the founda- tion for his cultural life. ; _ Under the present regime of incessant war propaganda — which pounds at him from re dio, pulpit and press, man’s CUy — tural self is starved and also * through high prices his mate rial self is starved as well. - A deadly sort of DT’s (delit- ium tremens) is being enge™ dered by war hysteria, to sat bat which liberal doses of © (peace truths) must be bes istered. It is through papers — such as the Pacific Tribune that such peace truths can brought to the people. jce