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DEMAND MARCHERS

Big Easter parades in many cities

Large numbers of Easter peace marchers, in ma i
centres last weekend, demanded the withdrawal of ee aaene
urged Canada be made a nuclear-free zone. One thousand marched in
Toronto, while in Ottawa, Vancouver and other centres hundreds also
paraded. The marches came only hours after Defence Minister Hellyer
told Parliament the minority Liberal government would retain nuclear
arms and might even extend their use.

In Vancouver last Saturday,
March 28, under two main ban-
ners—‘‘Keep B.C. Nuclear Free’’
and ‘Rid Canada of Nuclear
Arms’’—representatives of nine
peace groups marked Easter by
demonstrating for world peace.

ces for the peace movement, as
it has for all people. Radioactive
debris has been lessened and
East-West tensions have been
diminished. People now see nu-
clear war as a catastraphe which
must be avoided. Thus, ‘‘the ex-

sibilities of conflict which still
exist in the world, but he stress-
ed the need to prevent conflicts
which could lead _ to nuclear
war.

‘‘We must never again allow
tensions toescaulate into a nuc-

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Nigel Morgan, who was the
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at once, Bot The wire to Prime Minister

L.B. Pearson , signed by nat-
ional Communist Party leader
Leslie Morris, said;

Wire sent

«¢Tidal wave caused by Alask-
an earthquake.is a natural dis-
aster wreaking immense damage
of property on Canada’s Pacific
Coast. In numerous fishing and
lumber communities the people
will suffer destruction of their

boats and means of livelihood:

‘The national convention of
the Communist Party urges your
government to proclaim allcom-
munities struck by the tidal wave
to be national disaster areas
and that the Federal government
assume responsibility for full
indemnity for all property lost
or damaged.”’

At press time, damage in

the Albernis was reported to be
in the neighborhood: of $5mil-
lion, with at least $2. million
damage to homes, This figure
is considered to be incomplete:
So far the Federal and Prov-
incial governments have not

indicated what aid will be given
to victims of the tidal wave.

Over 500 people of all ages mar-
ched through downtown streets
which were crowded with Easter
shoppers. 2

The placards carried by the de-
monstrators, ‘‘Let Us Build Not
Destroy’’, ‘‘Make Canada a Nu-
clear Free Zone’? — and the
singing of peace songs, appeal-
ed to many of these shoppers.
Some joined the march.

As they proceeded, the demon-
strators also distributedover 3,-
000 leaflets which explained the
purpose of the march. Entitled,
‘Don’t Just Stand There! Do
Something.’’, the leaflet asked
people to write to Prime Min-
ister Pearson urging a re-nego
tiation of the nuclear agreements
with the U.S.A. and a withdrawal
of nuclear weapons from Cana-
dian soil. It also urged people
to write protests to all B.C.
MLA’s against the impending ac-
quisition of nuclear weapons for
Comox.

‘Everyone’s business’

The leaflet concluded: ‘* Peace
is everyone’s business; make it
yours. At this Easter time, let
us all resolve to work together
to build a better world, a world
free from war, poverty, fear, and
distrust.”

The peace walk ended at Cep-
erley Park. After some folksing-
ing, the marchers were address-
ed by Dr. Foulkes, U.B.C. pro-
fessor and C.C.N.D. representa-
tive, He began by stressing the
new world atmosphere now evi-
dent which resulted in the sign-
ing of the partial Test-Ban Trea-
ty last August. He said the Trea-
ty has had important consequen~

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ponents of preventive war are now

largely muted... Brinkmanship

is out of vogue.”’ :
Dr. Foulkes stated the pos-

lear confrontation . Weap-
ons of war must be abolished
before they abolish us.”’

See A-ARMS, pg. 8

LAST SATURDAY IN VANCOUVER. Some of the hundreds of marchers with
placards are seen above marching along Burrard Street. Large numbers
of young people took a prominent part in the parade. A group of them are
seen in the picture below. —FISHERMAN photos

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