After
Amchitka
... What?

EDITORIAL

lag lation” was the word used
Th Weekend by the New York
Nes to describe the reaction of
Officials of the Atomic
Mergy Commission on the
echitka test. They were
tnearently relieved that this
aa the test did not cause an
hquake or tidal wave.
PT joins with peoplelevery-
Te in breathing a sigh of
ef that the Amchitka test did
lead to an immediate catas-
meee: It is too early yet to tell
a the after effects will be.
¥ One thing is certain: The test

ay & dangerous and criminal

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*rials have now been stored
aan 4 hole in the ground which
Dan, to the poisoning of our
Ct. There is no telling what _
oa future generations may
W these deadly poisons into the
hain and into mankind’s food
aN Nor is there any way of
the 28 what long-range effect
layy cPlosion had on the land
‘Which runs through the area.
ti i. 4 sad commentary on our
thouta that the word “elation”
teacts be used to describe the
Ahr 08 Of the Pentagon or the
tore about the test. It under-
tigi, the fact that Washington
&y, 8 saw the test primarily
4g ,“¢apon in the cold war and
ia Of the dangerous game
lh 4 far one-upmanship.
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Reani.. a scene filled with
reatled” which should be
09) .
a ice through the periscope of
tities ee Submarine at dead
ttey, Ollowing a nuclear war a
lng anember turns to a scientist
hen ave’? ‘How could it have
Thoowed to happen?”
bap © Scientist’s reply was: “It
Ihe id ned when people accepted
lag << that Security lay in creat-
Vg. “Pons which if they were
Yortg ‘sed would destroy the
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Ny utte Nuclear age there can be
Tity for anyone as long as
ij ar Weapons remain in
the nud 2¢Senals and so long as
legis “l€@r arms race— with its
The Continue.
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‘tehid °f protest against the
Logs ka test is that mankind

Moles, accept the idea that
Weapons and tests are

See TEST BAN, pg. 12

to pay if there is a leakage —

ed at this time. After _

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1971

i all st the B.C. Federation of
an. POT ee tor Shain members of Local 213 of

trical Workers and other
brateuyeee n oS Conwlate last Wednesday.

construction workers marched to ye >. ine Vancouver waterfront

ible ape Sena epaands ik other workers across the province.
stopped wor

Photo below shows students at the
Consulate.

Wednesday rally at the U.S.

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Vol. 32, No. 45

2

ENNETT PUSHES
ELLOUT OF B.C.

Common market scheme
would tighten U.S. grip

By MAURICE RUSH
The free trade scheme with the United States
advocated by Pemier Bennett: last weekend would
tighten the U.S. grip on Canada and B.C. and mark
another giant step towards complete takeover by the

US.

"Using the platform of the
closing session of the Social
Credit convention, Premier
Bennett launched his national
drive to subordinate Canada and
B.C. to the U.S. through integra-
tion — the complete surrender
to U.S. economic demands.
Undoubtedly Premier Ben-
nett’s call for economic union

. with the United States is the

result of secret talks held
recently in northern B.C.
between cabinet members and a
top-flight delegation of U.S.
officials, including the ambassa-
dor to Canada. :
There is also little doubt that
the Social Credit government
was picked by the U.S. to kick off
this campaign because it is far
to the right of any provincial
government in Canada. Premier
Bennett’s recent statements

brand him as the most far-right

provincial leader in Canada.

The aim of Bennett’s

campaign is directed at block-
ing the new direction Canada
has taken towards friendship
and trade with the Soviet Union.
It also explains his refusal to
attend Soviet Premier Kosygin’s
banquet in Vancouver recently.
In his speech to the Socred
parley Bennett repeated the
claim that Canada needs to join
in an American common market
because Canada can’t develop
secondary industry with a popu-
lation of only 20 million people.
This, is the claim made by
leading spokesmen for the big

The ey

of Labor parley openin
week the PT will carry a

Greetings to labor parley

‘s workers will be on the B.C. Federation
oak 4 Monday at the Bayshore Inn. Next
full report and photos of this important

gathering.

monopolies who have used it
over the years as justification
for turning over control of our
industries to U.S. monopolies,
and blocking secondary indus-
tries in Canada.

The fact is that Canada is one
of the biggest markets in the
world for manufactured goods
despite our small population.
We buy $10 billion worth from
the U.S. each year — more than
the U.S. sells to Britain, France,
West Germany and Japan
combined.

Not only is the Canadian
domestic market a vast one for
manufactured goods, much of
which we could produce our-
selves, but Canada has opening
before it the vast markets of the
Soviet Union, China, the rest of
the socialist world and many
other countries in Europe, Asia,
Africa and Latin America.

Bennett’s vision of the future
is a province totally integrated
with the U.S. economy, perma-
nently reduced to the role of
provider of raw materials for the
U.S. economy. It is this concept
that is now under attack by the
public. Bennett is striking out
against those genuinely patriotic
Canadians who want to restore
sovereignty over our land and
are opposed to the U.S. takeover
of Canada.

In his eyes those who want an
independent Canada are, as he
put it in his speech, “‘the real
enemies of Canada.’’ And,
according to Socred party presi-
dent George Driediger, they are
all dangerous, ‘‘Marxists and
Leftists.”’

This attack on Canadian
patriots is on a par with the é
preposterous charges made
some years ago by Solon Low,
Socred national leader, who
claimed that certain top business-
men, bankers and political

- figures were ‘‘dangerous reds

See BENNETT, pg. 12