Police state.

last month, will come up again for discussion on either May
11 or 18, depending on the disposal of other private bills pre-

ceding it on the list.

As far as can be learned now, at least three key oppon-

nents of LaCroix’ police state mea-
sure will speak against it,
even if it is “talked out” again it |

cluded that it is politics to yell

but | “red” with the rest.

Taking a page from the notori-

is by no means certain that it' ous Mundt bill now before the

will be similarly disposed of when

it comes before the House for a!

third time later in this session
unless the public protest is felt.

Stanley Knowles, CCF MP for
Winnipeg North Centre, has de-
clared that the LaCroix Bill will
be vigorously opposed by the CCF,
and a number of MPs of other
parties, pressed by Civil Liberties
and other groups to state their
stand, have also voiced their a
position to the bili.

On the other hand, Progressive
Conservative leaders, despite the
protest of younger members who
are more mindful of the crushing
defeat their party sustained as a
result of popular opposition to
Section 98 (Tory leader John
Bracken also opposed Section 98
as “Progressive” premier of Mani-
toba), are whipping their party
into line for a campaign to ban
the LPP.

* * *
An indication of the way in
which both Conservatives and Lib-

erals are fanning the “anti-com-
munist” hysteria with an eye to

getting votes in the forthcoming |

Ontario and Saskatchewan provin-
cial elections, is to be found in
the flipflop performed by John
Diefenbaker (PC-Lake Centre).

Until last year, Diefenbaker was
an ardent exponent of a Bill of
Rights, frequently expounding in
the House on the injustice done
to those incarcerated, accused and
maligned in the “espionage in-

quiry.”

It was good politics then, while
most citizens recoiled at the ges-
ba ve methods employed, and the

wide swath cut by the justice de-
partment in its anxiety to make
political propaganda out of the
affair. :

This year Diefenbaker has con-

Have you written your MP?

Let’s ask a personal question.
. through your silence, in the gagging of Canadian democracy?

Have you demanded that your member of parliament speak
against the LaCroix police state bill?

your constituency doing so?

Wires are best. Letters are post free. Address of the MP’s is
“House of Commons, Ottawa.”

weeny,

May day

class,’ Maurice Rush, LPP provin-
cial organizer, pointed out. “The
_ working people of Europe have ex-

perienced the horrors of two world

wars. They have seen ~ fascism

-goosestep through their divided
ranks and they have defeated fas-
-eism; at a terrible cost, by closing
their ranks. They have learned the
lesson of working class unity as
we must learn it before it’ is too

“Rush declared that the working
people of every country had eee

\tion is setting is

U.S. Congress, Diefenbaker pro-
poses similar legislation ‘forcing
members of the Labor-Progressive
Party to register. But Diefenbaker
goes a step further in proving that
his role as guardian of civil
rights is a hollow one. He asks
that “the party and every fringe
organization should be subject to
the principle of self-identification;
that is, require them to register
and to reveal periodically their
offices, their connections and the
sources of their support.”

If every Tory and Liberal MP
were forced to do likewise what
a picture of tieups with profiteer-
ing monopolists would unfold!
What foreign connections with the
most reactionary elements abroad
would be exposed.

Diefennaker lauded the grow-
ing use of the RCMP as a politi-
cal police force, when he _ con-
gratuiated Superintendent McClel-
lan and Inspector Savoie of the
RCMP for making “anti-commun-
ist” speeches.

It is something new for Cana-
dians that they should be asked
to pay taxes to encourage red-
baiting, CCF-baiting, and union-
baiting.

Tory agitation for an Un-Can-
adian Committee; registration of
“communists”; a crackdown on
democratic language organiza-
tions; for oppressive laws “with
big, shiny, sharp, white teeth” to
deport and illegalize “communists”
—all appearing like a rash in re-
cent days—is a symptom of the
epidemic spread of the undemo-
cratic and fascist poison now
appearing everywhere.

It is a danger signal and a
warning to all Canadians that
the pace North American reac-
stepped

being
up. The LaCroix Bill now before
Commons is the most crystallized
expression of the demand for fas-
cist legislation. It can and must
be blocked, Write your MP now.

Will you be an accomplice,

Are the organizations in

Here are their mames:

Vancouver East

for peace. “They are fighting now
for. peace,” he concluded, “and
united they can win”.

Featured guest artist at the May
Day celebrations was Earl Robin-
son, noted composer of “Ballad for
Americans,” whose songs, includ-
ing “Which Side Are You On?”
and “Same Boat, Brother,” drew an
enthusiastic response from a
crowded grandstand.

Robinson was the guest of honor
at a capacity banquet held in Stan-

ley Park Pavilion. to conclude. the |

celebration.

Tribune drive victory in sight,
A tribute to working class effort

A fitting reply to the redbaiters who would gag the Labor
press and leave labor the target and the victims of subsidized,
commercial journalism. We are over the $14,000 mark with
just a final last pull needed to reach the objective set — $15,000.

_ The Pacific Tribune has managed this because the working people
know it brings them facts instead of fiction, truth instead of lies.

The incentive of our Press Builders, readers and supporters
which has produced such splendid results flows from the same
working class incentive which defeated Hitlerism — and which
will defeat all the petty Hitlers of today.

One last final effort to go over the top as a guarantee that
the Pacific Tribune will continue to roll.

AisGe ne Biahince:

by. eal Daten

Orchids to you. $14,000 has al-
ready been donated in the Pa-
cific Tribune Press drive.
Thanks to all our readers who
helped make it possible for the
Pacific Tribune to raise this
amount by May Day. It is im-
possible to give credit-to the
any, Many friends and. organ-
izations who contributed so
generously of time, energy and
money to make the Press drive
such a success.

So, to all these ‘supporters,
we reaffirm our pledge. The
Pacific Tribune will continue
to champion the rights of the
the working people and safe-
guard their liberties: on all
fronts at all times.

in this Press Drive:

Britannia Beach,

East End No. 1—J. Lasota, P.
Werosh, Wm. Hreherchuk.

East End No. 2—Roy Lawry-
nuik.

Georgia—Joe Pallitch, John
Matich, V. Rogrich.

Grandview—Caroline
lan, Jimmy McFarlan, . Edna
Sheard, Frank Politano, Big
Bill, Jack Butler, Nick Stooch-
now, F. Hansen, G. Dougenes.

Commercial Drive—Eleanor
Caddon, Percy Budd.

English Bay— Olga Turple,
Rhea Dear.
West End — Rose Skolozdra,
Lillian Robson, Philip Leniz-
chek, Fel Ashton.

Bill Bennett —
hough.
Kitsilano—L. Cohen, Ann Bel-
enkoff, Don McIntosh, Tom
McEwen.

Fairview—Dulce Smith.
Hastings East - Renfrew —
Margaret Stables, Hal Griffin.

Norquay—Alf Padgham, Jack
Cook. ‘

Moberley— Vi Bianco,
Roderigue, Lottie Foster.
North Vancouver — Dave’
Clark, Charles Carron, Bert
Lewis.

McFar-

Bea Fer ney-

Agnes

A custom tailore
2319 Westminster Highway,

Mary Kovach, Box 128, Alberni.

N. Davis, 218 East 11th Ave.,

The splendid response to the
call for $15,000 has dealt a blow
to those who desire to trample
on the people’s rights and liber-
ties. The Tribune will continue
to bring the truth to all that

‘can be reached in ever-increas-

ing numbers. Let us go forward
toward getting all our friends
and those interested in the
truth as subscribers to the Pa-
cific Tribune, and expose the
warmongers and defeat the
aims of the imperialists.

We are extending our hearti-
est congratulations and thanks
to the friends listed below for
their work on behalf of the
Pacific Tribune. These staunch
friends by their peeonal work

Tre following is the list of special awards given by the Pacific Tribune
d suit and topcoat to A. Syverson,
A chesterfield suite to
A Sunbeam Mixmaster to A. Russell,

New Westminster.

Vanobuver Heights— S. wane
stantine,

Central Bufnaby— Mrs. Me-
Phee, W. Brayshaw, Harry
Ball, Annie Stewart, C..
Stewart, Margaret Palleson.

Capitol Hill—Sid Dove,
Damph, Fred Sapach.

Civic Industrial— Bob Greg-
ory, A. G. Mackie.

Civic Workers—Fred Bianco.

Maritime—J. Rockendal, BE.
‘Wennerlow, J. McCarthy, Bert
Bird, J. Maskell.

Professional—John Stanton. |

Forest Products — Arvid
Smith, Harold Pritchett, Sid
Zlotnyk.

Shipyard & Steel — William
Gee, and Walter Jacobs.

-Victory Square— Axel Oling,
C5 smith, E. Dotzler, J. Carl-
son, Mike Rabik, Les Urquhart,
J. Proc, H. Seland, Myrtle Ber-
gren, J. Gustafson, Duncan
McLean, Don Barbour, Emil
Job, G. Prentice, Myles Nu-
gent, Ossian Johnson, Nels

Bob

Madsen, Nigel Morgan, - Harry

Mackievich, Albert Truman.
OV Bill Column Press Build-
ers—B. L. Anderson, Herbie
Joknson, Bob Kydd, J. L. Mac-
kie, Geo. Edgar, Wm. Bennett
and four anonymous.

Let's give

M..

have raised $25.00 or over and

so have qualified as Press
Builders. The lists are incom-

‘plete’ as we have not heard

from all districts so if your
name is not listed please let
us know, and any person fulfill-
ing their pledge of $25 or more
by May 22nd will be credited

“as a Press Builder and indi-

vidual awards will be made af-
ter that date.

Presentation to the Press
Builders to date will be made
Saturday, May 8th at the
Fishermen’s Hall, at 9 p.m.
Let’s see all Press Builders
there and their friends at the
dance.

Seven other aearde ate also being made to the following: Carl Lehan,
4413 Commercial Drive, City; T. Kopezak, P.O. Sinclair Mills, B.C.; Frank
City; Ed. Kahe, 43 East 16th Ave.,
S. Postoelko, 2185 West 8th Ave., ‘City; VE. Ogren, 2715, Adanac St.,
Mrs. K. Armit, 596 East 41st Ave., City.

City;
City ;

Press builders’ honor roll

OUTSIDE POINTS
Alberni—Mike Praisley.
Britannia—Eric Anderson.

Copper Mountain—George W.
Anderson.

Gibson’s—Dr. F. Inglis.

Grassy Plains—Hilda Loveng.
Kamloops— Elizabeth Ches-
ter, Martin Harby, Les Fill-
more. a

Kimberley—Robin Denton,
Kelowna—T, MacDonald.
Michel-Natal — G, Gaseoff,
John Tomas, Steve Harmatny,
Dmytro Oleshko.
i New Westminster—Cass Pur-
iss,

Nanaimo— «Ed _ Skeeles,
Webb, Alf Dewhurst,

Ed.
Mary

Notch Hill—Elsie Hutchings,
Henry Codd.

Powell River—Hans Johnson.

Rossland—K,. Dosen, Dan Toca
sen, Sid Le Barron.

Salmon Arm—C. F, Coleman:

Victoria— C. Hudson, Mary

English, Mort McQueen.

Mezger, Kuldeep Singh, CGC.
Palmgren, S. Robertson, R.
Kerr, T. Seibert, H. Chanuik,

Jock Taylor, Harry Asson.
Vernon—C, R. Johnson, Nick
Klim, |
Youbou—O. Skiba.

OUR PRESS BUILDERS HAVE DONE A MAGNIFICENT JOB
TO DATE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT FULLY COMPLETED—
AND IF POSSIBLE, OVER THE TOP. ITIS THE MOST EFFECTIVE
ANSWER THE COMMON PEOPLE Cc

AN GIVE THE REDBA
AND THE WARMONGERS. B aeaS

A final ___A final pull for $15,000 for $15,000

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