‘Sit-downers’ big Quebec missile base Peace demonstrators from across the country recently pick- eted a Bomarc missile base at La Macaza, Quebec, About 100 people, some from as far away as Vancouver and parts of the United States, de- monstrated before the entrance of the base which is situated out- Side a small village in the Lau- rentian Mountains, Some 50 persons blocked the road leading into the base with a “sit-down”, while the others paraded silently, carrying pla- cards, Two of the sit-downers were Anglican priests from Toronto, Rev, William Whitlaw and Rev, Donald«Heap, Mr, Heap also protest at Spoke, giving the Anglican Church’s stand on nuclear paci- fism, The demonstrators, about one third of them women, set up a cook camp near the base and slept on the ground without shelter, The demonstration was plan- ned and coordinated by three residents of Montreal under the name “Project La Macaza,” Speaking at the demonstration Dan Daniels, co-leader of the protest, said that the demonstra- tors were protesting the morality involved in the basing of nuclear weapons on Canadian soil and that their purpose was to reclaim the base for peaceful purposes, Contest ’Peg elections WINNIPEG, Man, — Mrs, Mary Kardash, former school trustee, Was nominated by the Labor Elec- tion Committee to contest the Ward 3 aldermanic seat in Win- nipeg, Don Currie was nominated as school board candidate, Civic elections will be held October 28, The Labor Election Committee candidates will campaign on a program to shift the burden of taxation from the small home- Owners and working people tothe big business interests, The Main points of their pro- gram call for: a capital gains tax; increased taxation on the firms making millions from Man- itoba’s rich natural resources; differentation in assessments be- tween revenue and non-revenue bearing properties; a graduated Here is my contribution of $ Name 3 eae business tax based not on rental values but on income derived on the premises; elimination of ex- emptions granted to railways, This is amayoralty year and all Metro councillors are up for re- election as well: The election will take place on the background of mounting public protest over Premier Roblin’s partial sales tax and the failure of his govern- ‘ment to heed the anti-Metro sen- timents of the overwhelming ma- jority of Winnipeg residents, Symptomatic of the situation was a recent outburst of criti- cism from the Winnipeg city council aimed at the Roblin gOv- ernment, The council was in- censed at the virtual snub given its delegation to the government which called for a better tax deal for Winnipeg, se HELP in the fight for NEW POLICIES FOR CANADA It is in the vital interests of the working class and of all patriotic Canadians that there be: @ A REALISTIC FOREIGN POLICY @ A BOLD ECONOMIC ADVANCE @ A NEW CONSTITUTION To initiate and carry through the struggle for these worthy objectives, financial assistance is needed. YOUR support is requested in this critical fight for Canada’s future and for a socialist society. SEND YOUR DONATION TODAY. pa a a COMMUNIST PARTY OF CANADA Rm. 502 FORD BLDG. | 193 E. HASTINGS ST., Vancouver >---..... to assist the Com- munist Party in thé fight for new policies for Canada. TOGLIATTI MEMORANDUM Italian Communists urg unity over Right dange! ROME — The views of Palmiro Togliatti, late general secretary of the Italian Communist Party — written just before his fatal ill- ness — on the problems of the international working-class movement and its unity have been published here, An introductory note by thenew general secretary, Luigi Longo, Says Togliatti?s memorandum expresses the opinions of the Party’s political committee “which has adopted itas its own.” Togliatti wrote that Italian Communists “would take part, and take part actively” in the forthcoming preparatory meet- ing (Dec. 15) of Communist and Workers parties, “However, we retain our doubts and reservations on the oppor- tuneness of the international con- ference, above all because it is now clear that a not to be ignored number of parties, apart from the Chinese, will not be present.” The terrain on which it was easiest to defeat the Chinese line was outlined: “One ‘thas the most success when oné passes from examin- ing general themes (the nature of imperialism and the state, the driving force of the revolu- tion, etc.) to concrete questions of our current policy (struggle against the government, criti- cism of the Socialist Party, trade union unity, strikes, etc.). On these themes, the Chinese pole- mic is completely disarmed and impotent.” Outlining the rise of the Right in America and events in Europe and Asia, Togliatti wrote that “we could suddenly be faced with very acute crises and dangers in which the entire Communist movement and all the working- class and socialist forces of Europe andthe entire world would have to be involved... One can- not imagine that China or the The above cartoon wes submitted to the Pacific Tribune by Ernie Walker, an old- timer in the socialist movement in B. C. Walker was also a contributor to the CCF paper, the Federationist, in the early 1940's. He will contribute cartoons to the PT from time to time. BRITISH LABOR ASKS 35-HOUR WORK WEEK BLACKPOOL, England — The British Trades Union Congress, meeting here last week, went on record demanding the establish- ment of the 35-hour work week for British labor and three weeks annual vacations, The determination with which. the resolution was discussed and adopted by the 1,000 delegates shows the concern of British workers with the advance of auto- mation, The Congress also unanimous- ly adopted a resolution calling for an. end to apartheid and issued a call for a boycott of South Africa by British unions, Frank Cousins, head of Britain's Transport and General Workers’ Union, told the cheering delegates that his union’s 65,000 dockers would boycott all goods to and from South Africa, The unanimous resolution adopted by the Congress con-"— demned the “vile system” of apartheid and called on the gov- ernment to implement a diplo- matic, economic and arms boy- cott, It also asked that the General Council use its influence to en- sure an international boycott of South African goods, One delegate won rounds of applause when he reminded U.S, fraternal delegates that democ- racy was not served by their government keeping a base ina country “where democracy had been blacked out,” September 18, 1964—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—P? s 1d Chinese Communists coll ; excluded from this unity: He felt that a declared : with the international move would result in the form® an international Chinesé ‘i which would create its*5€ in all countries, thus or parties to devote 4 ee of their activity to the po against these so-callet tions” of a new «internat “It is true,” he continued : already today the fraction fort of the Chinese aré swing and in almost all.cou” One must prevent the a of these efforts becoming y that is, areal generaland ~ idated split,” Dealing with the mover f the Western countries, MY said the capitalists were® ing to centralize economle” tion through planning fro™ , in the interests of thé monopolies, The workers must e ordinate their immedi@ ; mands and proposals for & mic structural reforms a a general plan for econon velopment as an altern@ that of the capitalists. (id Communists must pecom of’ champions of liberty of 1 oy tual life, of free artisti¢ tion and of scientific res col he wrote, Liberty of intel “oth life was tending to be de> in the capitalist world. Every Communist party Be know how to act autonolm that was why the Italian COM ists were against any Pr? ‘ef to recreate a centralized national organization. Difficulties, contradict new problems that aris socialist countries “must sented in their effective ?@ said Togliatti, “The worst is to give tH pression that everythingé ways going well, while SW we find ourselves faced wae necessity of referring todi® situations and explaining A problem warrantiné 6 F attention, and one affect entire socialist camp, W2° ne the overcoming of the regi” “restrictions and suppress” ; democratic and personal f¥® introduced by Stalin... “The general. impressi", that of a slowness and resi® in returning to the Leninist™ that ensured within the p@ outside it a wide liberty a ” pression and debate in CU art and also in politics, “This slowness and resis is for us difficult to e%? yey above all in consideration 6 of present conditions whe! jy is no longer capitalist endl 0 ment and economic const! has had tremendous suc&® On unity of the socialist Togliatti said that “one ne be on one’s guard agains forced exterior uniformity-* unity one ought to establis maintain lies in the aa and full autonomy of the indiY countries,”