RC MP Cont'd from pg. 7 Once she reported that the Com- munists were in her basement removing the ‘energy glands’ from anti-Communists and car- rying them out in small plastic balls. ‘It’s not unusual, ” says Harvison, “to receive regular 10- page letters or telegrams full of nonsense from people who sign themselves with a number.” POISON-PEN GOSSIP Tf one of these ‘lunatics’? has the outward look of sanity, he might not be so easy to spot. It is conceivabale that anyone twith a poison-pen mentality -vuld land his acquaintances in the secret files of the RCMP, a subject for prolonged invesiga- tion. Malicious gossip or slander could become the subject of the contents of a new dossier — perhaps later refuted, perhaps not. In any case, a new dossier comes into existence, part of the McCarthyite armory of the RCMP. HEALTHY OPPOSITION There has been a healthy reac- tion across Canada, especially in the past few months, against the RCMP’s anti-democratic, cloak- and-dagger intimidation. Last month, 26 facuity mem- bers of the University of Alberta signed a statement condemning Commissioner Harvison’s justi- fication, of campus _§investiga- tions. The 26 said that if police action is introduced into univer- sity life for reasons other than law enforcement, then university life cannot remain free. Dr. Reid, CAUT secretary, is of the opinion that all professors should categorically refuse to an- swer all police questions about students. The association has re- peatedly deplored campus inves- tigations. Last fall, the Canadian Univer- sity Press announced it would conduct a survey into RCMP ac- _tivities on campuses, and was backed by the 106,000-member ‘National Federation of Canadian University Students. Stewart Goodings, NFCUS national pre- sident, said students should be free to 0 study and experiment with all political doctrines. Recently the RCMP went on the offensive in trying to estab- lish for itself a well-defined right to conduct its surveillance of political thinking. This must be a warning to Canadians. The defense ‘of free- dom of thought in this country is not only the defense of the righs of Communists, but is the defense of the rights of all Cana- dians to examine and weigh all radical thought, no matter where it comes from. A. SMITH Expert Watch & Jewelry Repairs Special Discount to - Tribune Readers, 1179 Denman St. MU 2-1948 or MU 5-8969 Ss > | ROOFING & SHEET METAL Duroid, Tar and Gravel ‘Gutterg and Downpipes NICK BITZ BR 7-6722'} READY FOR THE HIGH SEAS... FOMICHEY [Izvestia) NATO NAVY IN FULL SAIL MAY DAY Cont'd from pg. 7 Thirty thousand marched in Chi- cago. Seventy trade unions march- ed in New York, carrying the American flag and the red flag. The New York meeting was ad- dressed by P. J. McGuire, vice- president of the A.F.L. and Sec- retary-Treasurer of the Carpent- ers and Joiners. That meeting hailed the decisions of the A.F.L. and the Second International and went on record for ‘‘the reorgan- ization of society on a socialist basis.”’ ‘ The Carpenters and Joiners won ‘the eight-hour day that year for 46,197 workers in 137 cities. Near- ly 30,000 had their hours reduced from 10 to 9. Between March 14 and July 14 that year, 132 new locals were formed. All in all, the Carpenters gained more than 22,000 members that year, as compared with an increase of 3,078 in 1889. Many other trades were also successful in winning a shorter work day. During this same _ historical period, the trade union movement in Canada engaged in many cam- paigns and struggles for a shorter work day. Thus, May 1 became, in the words of Samuel Gompers, ‘‘an International Labor Day.’’ In its origins, May Day is like the hot dog, a product of the U.S.A. Since then, it has truly become an “Internationa! 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