OY eee ¢ JOHN WEIR PT—UNITED CHURCH -- - Morris charges old-line parties dodging top issue of H-tests All the old-line parties are dodging the single big ggest unifying TORONTO issue in the present federal elections — that of Canadian and world-wide revulsion to continuing the H-bomb tests. This is what Leslie Morris, and Toronto-Spad na “It will require the special qualities of our party, ventions in Toronto-Trinity the number one political issue up to election day June 10 and after,” he said. The meeting, attended by close to 400, contributed $1,- 272.88 on the spot towards financing the LPP election campaign. Dealing with the LPP plan P names in two Toronto seats, Weir in Trinity, Buller in Spadina “Tho alarm must now be rung to wake all those who can hear to force banning of atomic and hydrogen bomb tests, Labor-Progressive nominee World,” John Weir, convention here last week. Weir, Named. In Toronto - Spadina the LPP entered Mrs. Annie Buller-Guralnik, pioneer trade Unionist. Weir declared that despite the shortness of the campaign there was a message of confi- ‘dence, which the LPP had to bring in the coming victory Of labor. “The uni:y of labor is a facet, even if. it is not yet com- Plete,” he said. “And the first Steps to labor political action are being felt out. The baby May be creeping today but to- Morrow the giant will rise on his feet and march. “To fight in this election for the next — when the trade Unions, farmers, socialists, HUB HUMOR "No, no, Kilroy. This line!" With Summer here, you'll } Want light weight work clothes hion made of course) from the HUB. Also a fine selection of. SUITS, JACKETS, SLACKS AND - FURNISHINGS. Free Credit too! THE Hus ino. 45 EAST HASTINGS a labor editor and = communists and all progressive people will be united, reach- ing for political power — to grasp the helm of state and steer to socialism — that is the message we must bring to the workers of Trinity and Toronto. Nobody else will do it. “The CCF candidate is a professional anti-Communist, an expert from the old fascist Lithuania and Poland in the art of anti-Soviet propaganda, a man who spent the war years not in Buchenwald but fn Berlin. The fight for labor- farmer unity, yes, for LPP- CCF unity demands that this man be opposed. “We have the great message of internationalism to bring forward to this election. “We must ‘expose _ the Ukrainian frfationalist chief- tains who are out selling the Ukrainian vote to the highest bidder — a vote they haven’t got to sell. They bring over here their Nazi fuehrers, their hands still sticky with blood, and have the Liberal and Tory bigwigs slobbering over them, with Mayor Nathan Phillips embracing Col. Melnik as a blood-brother, a man who took his orders personally from Hitler. and participated in some of the bloodiest pogroms of the Jewish people and: oth- ers in the Second World War. “We must speak out against the Polish nationalists who are _ duplicating that in their field, the Italian big shots who are willing to sell their peopie’s vote, or some other million- aire who squeezes profits from the exploitation of the immi- grants.” Recalling the early days of organization of unions and how she and others had worked in the Spadina area among the dressmakers for unity of the labor movement, helping to lay ‘the basis for the merger of the trade union movement of today, Mrs. Buller said, “Unity will pave the way for better conditions.’”’ But she to compel in Toronto-Trinity TORONTO the need now to disarmament in the whole riding, told a nominating former Toronto school trustee, was one of two LPP candidates eo warned against the effects of U.S. dumping on the needle trades, a policy encouraged :by the present Liberal govern- ment. “The Canadian dress mark- ets are being flooded with U.S.-made dresses. This means speedup and unemployment,” Mrs. Buller said. ‘“Unemploy- ment is on the increase. We See a line-up of hungry men on Spadina every day before the mission and before the un.- employment offices.” The. LPP candidate noted that over 1,000 carpenters were presently out of work in the Toronto area and on the waiting rolls. “All these men and thousands tore could -be put to work if we would build subsidized low-rental “ homes. Canada needs a million such homes. Builders say home building is down 68 percent compared with last year.” The LPP platform calls for direct loans ,for purchase or building of “homes at three percent interest with repay- ment spread over 30 years. $75 pension to he debated A proposal to petition Otta- wa to increase the ald age pension to at least $75 with- out the means test will be de- bated by delegates attending the fourth annual convention of the Senior Citizens’ Asso- ciation of B.C. at Marpole Community Centre June 3 and 4, The pension resolution has been submitted by Mount Pleasant No. 2 Association. Other resolutions. call for pub- lic ownership of all public utilities, a probe of oil com- panies, cheaper bus fares for old age pensioners, and de- velopment of low-rental homes. , sel LPP national executive last week, to run a limited number of candidates, Morris pointed out it was a contribution towards the supreme need for uniting the labor and progressive vote at the polls against the old- line parties. “This action taken by our party alone does not consti- iute unity. Unity must be achieved in struggle to elect a large number of labor MPs, and to properly express the growing demand for indepen- dent political action by the labor movement. “We are giving critical. sup- port to CCF’ candidates in most constituencies. That means we . are not supplanting our pro- gram with that of the CCF. We are an independent poli- tical party. We have set our- res the aim of distributing at least 500,000 copies of our platform across the country in all constituencies—in those we are contesting and in those we are not. member, its vigor told LPP nominating con- and militancy, to make this “We have sought out conver- sations with members of the CCF. We have not been wel- comed with open arms. But nonetheless we consider unity of the working class vote and working class interests above those limitations set on CCF- LPP unity by top CCF leaders. “While seeking all efforts to unite the labor vote, we will’ at the same time make clear that the Communists of Canada are as active a force in the political life of our country as ever, in advancing our program of legislation far Canadians and giving workers a chance to vote for Commun- ists in Trinity and Spadina in Toronto.” The LPP leader said the CCF campaign in these constitu- oncies was not in the inter- ests of labor unity. He charg- ed the CCF was playing on prejudices and national ings to garner votes. feel- Country's ‘trade eggs all in one basket’ “No government undermine Canada’s ministration,” since Confederation sovereignty see the present Liberal ad- said Maurice Rush, has done more to Vancouver Centre LPP can- didatz in a radio broadcast over CKWX W ednesday. night this week. to the United States and the situation has become so serious that Canadians have to be screened in Washington be- fore they can go to parts of our own couniry under for- eign US. now control,” In a press statement issued following the broadcast Rush Said it was the policy of the St. Laurent government to “in- Canada with the U.S. Recalling the statement of Ex- Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson that “it is no dis- grace for Canada to play sec- ond fiddle to the U.S.’’ Rush said that in every phase of national life U.S. domin- ation is showing itself. The LPP candidate charged that sinc: the end of the war U.S: monopolies have captur- ed control of the main sectors of Canada’s One example was the B.C. forest indus ry, where major American. companies control more than 60 percent. tegrate” ternal our ae economic life. four In. foreign trade, said Rush, Canada has placed all-its eggs in one basket. “We US. rely heavily on the market and have allow- MAY 31, 1957 “Our national interests are being steadily subordinated ed our other markets to wither or disappear entirely. on the U.S. to an Reliance relegates Canada exporter of raw and semi-processed materials while importing most of our manu- factured goods from the U.S. “This economic policy flows directly out of the subservi- ence of the Liberal govern- ment, and poses a very serious danger to our independence and economic development.” Rush said the LPP has con- sistently campaigned for res- toration of Canadian sovereign- ty and for policies, made-in-Canada “Canada must follow an in- dependent foreign policy,” he concluded. “U.S. corporations must be rigidly checked and brought under Canadian con- trol. ee should its trac: wi.h all countries, in- cluding Bee aes China. * Em- phasis must be placed on man- ufacturing of Canadian materials at home. expand raw And as part of a new policy to assert our ‘independence, Canada should draw up a new consti- tution and adopt a Canadian flag.” distinctly — PACIFIC TREIBUNE—PAGE 5