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the statement of Prime Minister Diefenbaker in
fax.” (From Max Reich’s report in this issue of the

itish workers oppose
id war in trade unions

LONDON — When the British Trade Union Congress
NS its sessions Monday in Portsmouth one of its first
blems will be the strongly contested expulsion of the
ttrical Trades Union (ETU) by the General Council

ne TUC.

“the face of it the ETU
lsion from the TUC is al-
to be because of “com-
t” ideology in the union.
Owever, as expressed by
British union leaders, is
t humbug.” ‘The real
h for the General Coun-
Gictatorial action is the
lan government's
freeeze’” policy, with
1 the right wing leader-
Of the TUC, the NATO-
s0Vernment and the big
lalists are in full agree-

ETU together with
Of other unions and

millions of British trade un-
ionists, have fought the “wage
freeze” right down the line.
On the other hand TUC right-
wing leadership, together with
the Gaitskells and other NATO
supporters, have argued for ac-
ceptance. For this they have
been loudly hailed by sections
of the monopoly press, while
wild charges of “communism”
have been repeatedly thrown
at the ETU for its opposition
to ‘wage freeze’ policies. Lord
Beaverbrook’s Daily Express
has been excessively loud in
its »panegyrics of praise for
TUC right-wing leadership and
its “expulsion” ukase.

DO

. 0cratic Party. Its

e rity.

gh the years, LABOR DAY assumes greater
hificance as labor grows in maturity.

BOR DAY 1961 is marked with a grave threat
Deace, this time on the so-called
threat which calls for the mighty voice of Labor
* Sbeak up, stronger than ever before, for policies
Peace and peaceful co-existence.

1s Labor Day the organized labor movement of
Nada is also faced with the urgent need to unify
anks: to meet the steady and concerted attack
a labor’s hard-won social and economic stand-
With all the united power at its command.

% in 1961 has built‘ a political party,
task is now to make that

ty the broad all-inclusive political alternative to
Opoly-partisan government.

Communist Party greets the labor movement
anada on this Labor Day, wishing the utmost
ss in’ the struggle ahead ‘for peace and

BC. PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE.
MUNIST PARTY OF

“Berlin crisis”;

the New

CANADA

\WAR CROWD HAILS DIEF SPEECH

has been for imperialism.

And Canadians should know.
that the West German and

West Berlin rulers have found
succor in an unexpected quar-
ter. ¢

All day. Wednesday, August
18, the West Berlin radio has

been harping on the statement
of Prime Minister John Diefen-
baker in Halifax, that the West
must stand. ‘firm and united”,

and that now is the time for

more armament.

When, after the border had
been closed, West Berlin radio
stations in a move of headless
desperation openly called for
“demonstrators” from” West
Berlin to break by force into
East Berlin the government of
the GDR took protective meas-
ures. Berlin’s landmark, the
Brandenburg Gate became a
symbol. Here, in the heart of
the city, War and Peace, Im-
perialism and Socialism stand
face to face.

Ai the western side of the de-
marcation line, a few hundred
thugs, puppets of the resurgent
power of the German trusts.
Facting them armed German
workers from the factory brig-
ades. Behind them stands the
might of the one thousand mil-
lion of the Socialist World. ---

The provocations at Branden-
burg Gate did not take place.
They had to be called off. The
Socialist camp had spoken:
“Thus far and no further!”

The “problem of Germany”
has come into bold relief. What
is it, this divided Germany?
Its one part — German monop-
oly’s servant, German militar-
ism, the archenemy of man-
kind. Its other. part — the
German working class in pow-
er, as the first German state of
workers and farmers, on guard

for the Socialist camp, on guard

for the peace of the world.
_ GDR HAS INITIATIVE

As the political events that
started August 13 unfold, it
becomes clear even to the en-
emy, that the initiative is firm-
ly held by the government of
the GDR, and there is nothing
they can do about it.

Secrecy and speed of the
whole operation were of utmost
importance so as not to allow
the imperialists with their vast
net of spy organizations and
contacts both in West and in
East Berlin to alert their con-
tacts and bring them into play.
Bonn and West Berlin used
to boast that they knew every-
thing that was happening in
the GDR. Yet, with all their
spies and in spite of the fact
that a large number ot people
had to have advance knowl-
edge to organize this huge op-

eration, it remained a well kept

secret with no leakages.
Within a few-hours, 27 miles
of border, notin the free fields,
put amid the teeming life of a
world metropolis, were coraon-
ed off, fortified, guards de-
ployed, all this done simultane-
ously along the whole border.

East Berlin action blocks
West German warmongers ©

By MAX REICH

Pacific Tribune Correspondent
BERLIN—This week history is being made in Berlin.
The German working class in power in East Germany has
dealt German militarism in power in West Germany its
heaviest blow since the U.S.A. resurrected it from its de-
feat in World War II. August 13 has been christened in
the West German press, “Black Sunday”, which indeed it

At the same time the entire
traffic system of a city of
close to four million had to be
relocated all at once, not only
for East Berlin but for West
Berlin too, because the “S
Bahn”, a widespread network
of electric trains that carries
the bulk of Berlin’s intercity
and surburian traffic, belongs
to and is run by East Berlin.
The entire border and traffic
operation was carrried out with
clockwork precision without a
single hitch. Western authori-
ties were stunned and coiitus-
ed. And before they realized
what was happening, it was all
over. This feat alone has boost-
ed the standing of the East
German authorities enormous-
ly. : J
International and interzonal
railway traffic has not been
affected by the new regula-
tions neither has the communi-
cation between West Berlin
and other western countries.
Peaceful citizens of West Ber-
lin are allowed to enter East
Berlin by showing their West
Berlin identity cards.
INFILTRATION FAILED

=

“strategists” was to infiltrate
their tough guys into East Ber--
lin to which West Berliners
have free access. This they did
on the morning and in the
afternoon of Sunday, August .
13. You could see them in-
groups of two and three prob-
ing for weak spots, and hop-
ing to combine with disgruntl-
ed East Berlin teddyboys of
which, some still exist —- sore
at not being able any longer
to persue their Sunday occupa-
tion.— seeing Westerns and |
buying comic magazines.

On the West Berlin side of
the fence too, groups were
waiting for the “signal” to co-
ordinate their action. But since
weak spots were not found, and
the rebellious mood exists only
on the pages of the Western
press, nothing came of the at-
tempt.

Next move was to try and
storm the Brandenburg gate ~
on Monday. Out-manoeuvred
by quick counter-measures of
the GDR authorities. this too
had to be abandoned.

Next, in order to save face.
a protest meeting was called
outside West Berlin city hall
for Wednesday afternoon, Aug.
16. It was already decided in
the morning. how many yould
attend this afternoon. Said the
American Forces Network an-
nouncer — at 8 a.m.: “Half a
million West Berliners plan to
attend a protest demonstra-
tion at 4 p.m.” (But despite this,
according to the New York

Next move of West Berlin

See BERLIN, page 9

by two peace booths.

Both the Radiation Hazard
Committee and the B.C. Peace
Council have displays at the
PNE which are attracting con-
siderable attention. At the Ra-
diation Hazards booth  fair-
goers see life-size pictures of
victims of the Hiroshima
atomic bomb and documentary
films shown {n co-operation
with the National Film Board.

The B.C. Peace Council
booth is distributing a post-
card addressed to the prime
minister asking that nuclear
arms be kept out of Canada.
The Peace Council also had a
very attractive float in the Ex-
hibition Parade which attract-
ed wide attention.

Both events serve as a re-
minder that the struggle for
peace takes no summer holi-
day. The Pacific Tribune has
learned that the ‘“No Nuclear
Arms” petition will carry on
at least until the end of Sep-
tember, and plans are under
way to intensify the campaign.

The Radiation Hazards Com-
mittee is carrying on with
Saturday street canvassing and
plan to throw their 20 groups
into a’ house-to-house blitz dur-
ing the month of September.
John Higman, in charge of
petitioning in the unions, re-

B.C. peace groups step
up activity on petition

Anyone visiting the Pacific National Exhibition this
year will, whether or not they have ‘Oceans Of Fun’ as

promised by the PNE publicists, be asked to sign the
petition against nuclear arms for Canada and be greeted

ing a very good job while in
others it is still slow.

Asked what could be done
to speed up the petition in all
unions Higman said, “If any
member of any union would
take the initiative and. come
forward in his local, ask the
local to endorse the petition
and circulate it amongst the
members, call me at Cyprus
8-9569 or contact me at 6826
Aubrey St., Burnaby, and I
will give you information and
petition forms.” ;

The Pacific Tribune also
learned that beginning Octo-
ber 18, the Radiation Hazards
Committee in conjunction with
the Vancouver School Board,
is sponsoring a night school
course, “You And The Atom.”

The B.C. Peace Council an-
mounces that on Saturday, .
September 9th, from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. they are conducting
a canvass of the downtown
area with the “No Nuclear
Arms” petition. Those interesi-
ed are asked to report to the
office, Room 414, Shelly Build-
ing, 319 West Pender.

There is no accurate count _
of the number of signatures
obtained so far in B.C. The ©
last count, however, would in-
dicate that it is well over the ;

-ports that some unions are do-

50,000 mark.

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