> ~ Bring peace to Korea HE “Cease Fire” proposal made by Jacob Malik, Soviet deputy foreign minister and permanent representative at the United Nations, in a. UN broadcast this week, has fired the renewed hopes of the peoples of the entire world for peace in warstorn Korea. : It was a speech that pulled no punches, that told who the aggressors are, of their war aims, and of the Atlantic Pact instrument of their policies of aggression, which has been hypocritically labelled as a pact for “defense.” “AFORE AND MORE we are abandoning old stand- ards and accepting new ones. More and more, as prices rise, we are compelled to look .for sub- stitutes for things we can no longer afford.” So ‘says an editorial in the June 22 edition of the Van- couver Daily Province, philosophizing on the use’ of horsemeat in our daily diet. eae G09 It was a speech for peace, for an end to the senseless military mass slaughter and devastation in Korea, a speech that found a responsive chord in the hearts of millions of ple throughout the entire civilized world. It was a speech which said in effect, “Stop the killing of human beings, now!” a speech that would have made Canadians intensely proud, had it been made by a Canadian statesman. One year of mass killing, of napalm jellied gas bombs, of all the latest and most horrible weapons of death and destruc- tion turned upon the Korean people, have settled nothing,. and least of all the age-long determination of the Korean people to choose, and govern, their “own way of life.” One year of horror, unsurpassed in the annals of Hitler, fascism, have been heaped upon the, Korean people. They count their dead by the million, their lands and humble homes destroyed, yet the flickering flame of independence, preserv- ed by decades of struggle for freedom and equality, and fan-— ned by the historic Charter of the United Nations, cannot be extinguished by diplomatic trickery or overwhelming mili- tary force. \ - This horror of Korea, despite the. closest censorship by the daily'press and military alike,of Wall Street, is breaking ‘out upon the consciousness of the world. Jacob Malik’s - speech for’a cease fire in Korea, now, expresses the moral horror of the civilized world, and calls upon new millions of ; peoples ‘to speak in unison those words which alone can ‘pave the way to permanent peace, justice and understanding. , 2 can scarcely be classified as acceptance of ‘new” standards. In many European countries, for as far as an item of food, made necessary because of the sub-standard poverty of great masses of people. In these countries horsemeat became the recognized meat of the slum, having equal status with margar- ine as a substitute for butter. Doge ~ - Acceptance of horsemeat as an item of diet has nothing whatever to do with the popular ques- tion being projected these days on whether Dobbin tastes as good as Bossie or whether one can tell “which is which” when straight off the broiler. The acceptance of horsemeat as an item of food in a meat-producing country like Canada is a big economic-political issue. ‘If the beef monopolists of Canada, playing the game of Yankee imperialism, “put Canadians through a price wringer to rob us of our meat supply, the same Beef Trust and its ‘prices ‘buccaneers can also put a price tag on Dob- bin steaks which will render such “delicacies” pro- hibitive—and turn us to looking over Fido or Tabby as the next candidates for the household frying pan. Then the Old Lady of Cambie Street can really croon, “more and’ more we are abandoning old stand- ards and accepting new ones.” Hitler had a shorter definition for the process. He called it “ersatz,” Write or wire your MP; pass resolutions in your “rade union local, in every church or lay organization where men and women gather to promote social progress, demanding ‘that those who constitute the parliament of Canes, those ‘who speak for Canada in the UN or in the councils of foreign : alled. it Sees, wi their stand for a cease-fire in Korea, now! Aes can be translated to mean “a substitute for i , : 4 r 42 . : ae t - 4 e.” 4 os : That ‘way lies the assurance of peace, and the rule of - reason over brute force. They‘te stealing your liberties = TEALTHILY, like a thief in the night on the prowl, the St. § Laurent govertiment is snatching away the cherished rights of the Canadian.people. Some of the recent amend- ments to the Criminal Code, rushed through the House this jjsts, who traffic in human food as they do in human week with indecent haste, are calculated to whittle down lifet for gain. the democratic right of criticism of Liberal policies affect- i ing the vital issues of war or peace. aes Sed 3 ae . After one year’s mass killing in Korea there _ Whether the St. Laurent government anticipates an anti- are still thousands of American and Canadian citi- _ democratic witch-hunt at this time to silence voices in op- horse,” we were taught at school, “is man’s best friend,” so instead of going after man’s worst enemies, the warmongering monopolists, who de- mand lower living standards in order to provide bigger and better guns, we are propagandized into eating “our best friend,” which, according to the monopoly press,’ we shéuld do with gusto. The important factor in this current introduction to horsemeat on Canadian tables is not the experi- menting with old or new food substitutes, but the Daily Province calls “new” standards, rather than. come to grips with a handful of profiteering monopo- ’ The use of horsemeat as an item of human food back as we can remengber, particularly France, Bel- gium, areas of England, horsemeat has been used ~ Bur Putting old Dobbin on the. “hook” has also_ “some of the elements of cannibalism about it. “The ~ ‘basic underlying causes which label such substitutes — “necessary,” and the readiness to accept what the ONAN is We See It ~ by TOM McEWEN ee ee ce mn nn Sana our leaders in the associated fields of diplomacy, _ island which is not on our aims list? . universe?” _ ourselves. of them, now and often, because the fight — i workers are thinking the same way. ‘the United States, leaving the people bewildered am ‘doubts if Elmore’s label fits Brewmaster AnscomP — for our being in Korea. As the MacArthur-Truman three-ring senate investigation circus rolls acros? the big brass divided, there is one viewpoint that is good for Canadians to remember on this fi anniversary month of aggression in Korea. ‘Back in October, 1950, the Los Angeles Ti saw fit to elucidate the aims of U.S. imperialism i Asia. Under the caption, “It’s No Time To Bee Modest,” the Times declared: “The United States has won another war—thab in naked simplicity is the matter which confronts economics, philosophy and -armed might. ““Despity the fiction of carrying out a UN police action. we have a clearer claim to write our OW™ — ticket than in 1918 or even 1945. For we have not only become the mightiest of military nations, W° also stand as the fountainhead of the world’s diplo- matic leadership, of the world’s wealth, and eve? of the ‘world’s thought, — (ee “Who else dominates the seven seas and the air above them? Whose diplomats control every positive move of the 57-member United Nations and the left-out nations, such as Germany, Japan and Spain? Where is there a continent or even 37 And what elsa, except made-in-America democracy, is_ overriding philosophy and aspiration of the known _ “It is not a time to be modest . . . somebody's — got to be boss. ... What are we waiting for? That, my fellow Canadians,.is. what the St a Laurent government has hitched us to; these are our “aims,” for which Canadians are called upo? to defend as “democracy.” It is good to remind for peace, whether in Canada or elsewhere, is 2 fight to call a halt to this arrogance of brute forc® — this jungle language of Yankee imperialism, p2!- roted by a Los Angeles edition of a prostituted © press. : ; ‘ ; @ } be _ The Highland Echo of June 21 “echoes” our thoughts—in part. Welcoming the return of globe- trotting Elmore Phillpott back in our midst, the Echo comments on Elmore’s political “analysis,” wherein he classifies Canadians as being “ove! whelmingly Liberal” with the Tories and CCF 45 “splinter” parties, constituting the “right” and “left wing of the Liberal Goliath, | While the Echo with the snugness of a tuxedo, that paper thinks — his charatterizating of the CUF is “apt and accur ate.”. “Their socialism,” says the Echo (with 307 cialism in quotes), “has been watered down to 22 extent as to bé no longer recognizable, and in theif denunciations of the USSR, the socialist homeland they outdo the veriest tory in the land.” ‘Vee Well spoken Highland Echo. ‘A lot of CCF - position to its war policies, to make peace a.“ eae ae aed laa See. ’ ~ eee an Defeat the new What is important is that such undemocratic legislation on ‘the statute books of Canada (demanded by the U.S. State Department), constitutes a - “launching platform” from which reactionary attack against the forces of peace and democracy can be projected at a -moment’s notice whenever the Washington witch-hunters » give thé signal. oo" eae ee ia: These laws, depriving Canadians of freedoms won dur- ing and since Confederation, must not be permitted to go unchallenged by the people; particularly since no voice was — ‘raised strongly against them in parliament by the supposed representatives of the people. The Pacific Tribune, in an article by Tim Buck, LPP national leader, to appear next week, will deal with them as they affect the people’s rights. Inthe meantime, the St. Laurent government should be inundated with protests, couched in language that cannot ‘be misunderstood. Canadians will not readily ‘submit to In the life of an individual, a little over the allotted span, but in the lifetime of a young and vigorous nation, only the first flush of mature youth. be ei evens In keeping with birthday traditions, Can- much pride in our great achievements, the hewing of a great free nation from a veritable colonial hinterland. knowledge of this great achievement, Cana- dians can face our future destiny with un- police state rule under any pretext. ha ke. ; as a peace-loving, democratic nation. — the common people of factory, mine, and farm. k i ° till att Maasccecodtshi ” He Tea * not an easy “evolutionary” process. On the contrary, democracy could only thrive and grow in the rich traditions of the revolution- ary struggles of 1837, when the rebels of __\ gubscription Rates: 1 Year, $250; 6 Months, $1.35. . une Bay See a pea porte pit bang, Printed by Union Printers Ltd., 650 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C... Smashe the “Fam1 Mie ompact » of reactionary : Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa - colonial rule, thereby opening the sluice-gates Published Weekly “ Room 6 - 426 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C. By THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD. . . . .. Telephone MA. » gar ROR - Tom McEwen ... r .. Editor coe foes Strengthened by the shakable confidence and determination that, ‘come what may, Canada will prosper and grow ‘That future is in the hands of our people, Family Compact : TERY. als will mark Canada’s 84th birthday. int . aie f - adians. can look back over the years with . Canada’s independence, unity, and hard-won~ "democratic rights for the uncertain’“benefits Oey ee ; m. a break with the suicidal policies of America s ‘The birth of Canadian democracy was ‘ its tremendous struggles to unite Canada into _a Dominion extending from “sea to sea and to the uttermost ends of the earth.” The Fath ‘Laurent government. of today should take tO dians this 84th birthday observations will b pact” of 1951, which sells Canada short in «world earnestly seeking peace, and degrades Canada as a satellite of Wall Street, bartet- < i of democratic government. ‘ ‘Nor was Confederation of 1867 withow ers of Confederation were to learn that t Canadians of that day could be led—hbut nevel — bludgeoned into unity, a lesson’ that the St heart, as it fashions policies designed to bar of predatory Yankee imperialism. _ a _ To all true patriotic peace-loving Cana- marked with the urgent desire for peace—f imperialism which are leading our country to disaster; for a break with the “Family Com ing her birthright won in 1837 and consumat- ed in 1867, for a mess of Yankee-cooked pot tage. ; s A 2 ‘ < ; is 7 * PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JUNE 29, 1951 — PAGE