rank L. Scott, professor of at Montreal’s McGill Uni- My, acted as counsel for Meman. In his summary, _Talsed two constitutional “stions: E Whether basic freedoms F Peech, press and assembly a the mercy of the 10 legislatures’ and Wy, the concept of 10 leg- }, “es having jurisdiction in eo is consistent with Vy aracter of the constitu- 4 by, Assuming the provinces Some control over free- bh, Speech, press and as- son’ Could they deprive a of another right — that lM open court? “tia ect Said that if the law is by, atic by the Supreme nee Canada, “commun- n €ralism, socialism, any . Ism, can be barred Pye» SUSsion, even in the iy fe ola the nine members of fy, rt that the Padlock a effect, empowers the inten geoneral of Quebec eae with federal el- x i afelee and encroached on a, nt’s sole right to de- (ita at persons can be €s in a federal elec- Sn e é NUR Miners, Loggers: ‘ey *!, Grey Label or Vv: . 3 about ns weights ... : FREE CREDIT. je, 8TO * EAST HASTINGS i HL 1 By Webec Padlock Law : lefore Supreme Court OTTAWA The notoriotis Quebec Padlock, enacted in 1937, is now »t Consideration of the Supreme Court of Canada. ,, ast week, counsel for John Switzman, a member of the yot-Progressive party whose home was padlocked in Stuary, 1949, argued for abrogation of the law. He said the law prohibits the use of a “house” — defin- ed in the law to include every conceivable type of building — to spread communism. “Thus, a Communist candidate for federal election could not hold meetings to discuss his platform —even in his own house or in the home of sup- porters — without being liable to padlocking.” Scott further charged that if the law is applicable to com- munism, it can be widened to include other political theor- ies.. This point was highlighted in an exchange that took place between Mr. Justice Kellock and Lucien Tremblay who ap- peared for Maurice Duplessis, premier and attorney-general of Quebec. In reply to a ques- tion from Mr. Justice Kellock, Tremblay admitted that the provincial legislature could widen the scope of the act to include Social Credit. The appeal to the Supreme Court arose out of a civil suit in Quebec. When Switzman’s home was padlocked for 12 months, his landlady sued her tenant for $2,170 in dam- ages and asked that the lease be cancelled. The Quebec Su- perior Court broke the lease but refused to grant damages. After the attorney-general intervened, when Switzman contested the validity of the Padlock Law, Mr. Justice F. T. Collins of the Superior Court ruled the law to be within the powers of the pro- vincial legislature. His judge- ment was later upheld by a 4-to-1 decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal, Mr. Justice Gregor dissenting. The appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was made possible by the dissent. CASTLE JEWELERS 752 GRANVILLE ST. MA. 8711 Use Our Xmas Lay-Away Plan. Any Deposit Will Hold Articles Till Xmas, SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO TRIB READERS SS TS LS EE I RE ORR oo wale aes 2 8 Alas aie aR Westwood says B.C. needs China trade .The demand for fertilizer in China is so great that to fill the annual need of the Shanghai area alone would take the entire production of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company’s fertiliser plant at Trail, B.C. This was revealed last week by Mayor Earle Westwood of Nanaimo, new provincial minister of trade and industry. Westwood made a strong plea for development of new markets at home and abroad to absorb the country’s increased production, pointing out that British Columbia would be a major beneficiary if exports to China were sub- stantially increased. According to authoritative reports, China is interested in buying lumber, fertilizer, ships, fishing boats, mining and road building machinery, chemicals and pulp and paper. Many Canadian industrial- ists and businessmen are inter- ested in dealing with China, but they are faced with gov- ernment restrictions on the ex- port of goods to China and other socialist countries. Outside of fertilizer, nearly all the goods required by China are on the restricted list. “It lis clear that a signifi- cant reduction in existing re- strictions must take place if the full benefit of effective Chinese demand is to be real- ized,” Westwood said. The U.S., Britain, Japan and Western Germany now account for the bulk of Can- ada’s exports, with 60 percent going to the U.S. Recent credit restrictions, however, have re- sulted in reduced exports of some commodities, particular- ly lumber. Westwood also warned of a possible market contraction. “Canada must expand the geo- graphic horizons of her trade relations if she is to reduce her balance of trade deficit, minimize the effects of pus- sible contraction in major markets and further diversify the economy,” he said. Another strong case for in- creased trade with China was made by H. R. MacMillan, lumber and fishing magnate, when he returned recently from Hongkong. MacMillan ‘said it was “very important” for Canada to recognize China. “We're all going to be shock- ed when China ls recognized and we get in there and see what is going on. It is very important, to Canada, I think, that China be recognized; no doubt about that.” MacMillan stated his opin- ions were based on discussions with Hongkong businessmen with good contacts on the mainland, who travel regu- larly to China and other cities. The wait-and-see policy of Ottawa was spelled out by Federal Trade Minister C. D. Howe when he returned from Japan recently. “The govern- ment plans no immediate ac- tion on easing trade restric- tions, but has taken note of recent developments,” he de- clared. Commenting on Howe's statement, the Vancouver Her- ald said: “The most that can be said about the situation is that it should be studied with con- stant up-dating and with as little prejudice as_ possible. One day we shall trade with Communist China. The ques- tion is when?” This country exports 16 per- cent of its gross national pro- duct, as compared with the United States’ 3.5 percent. Canadian dependence on the U.S. market is evidenced by the fact that 60 percent of our exports go to that country. Development of a Canadian market in China would help to correct this situation. It is estimated that 50 per- cent of the capital goods re- quired from China’s indus- trialization will come from other countries. B.C, could become a major source of supply and a key shipping centre for Canadian goods sold to China, provided that pub- lic opinion compels the fed- eral government to change its policy of trade restriction. The Monthly Bulletin Of Business Activity, published by the Bureau of Economic and Statistics at Victoria, de- votes three pages of its cur- rent issue to the subject of expanding trade with China. PHONE OFFICE: SUPPLIES PRINTING 550 Powell St. TAtlow 9627 or write for STATIONERY MIMEO PAPER and Union Printers Ltd. SUPPCIES INVITATONS Vancouver 4, B.C. NOVEMBER 16, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 5