Expect early B.C. election “THs now clear that Premier Bennett's secret mission to the States last week was to open the door to a further large scale invasion of U.S. capital and fo extend the North-South, U.S. power ‘tie-in — one of the most V monstrous betrayals. yet attempted,’ Nigel Morgan, B.C. leader of the : Communist Party told the Pacific Tribune Wednesday. "Bennett is determined to ditch the alternative Canadian grid. Com- paratively few. jobs will be provided on the plan envisioned, with its emphasis on storage with earth and rock fill. "Everything should be done to unite. the opposition to Bennett's. | betrayal. He’s obviously heading for an early provincial election and i that’s the first step in preparation for such an eventuality,” Morgan || he FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1962 VOL. 22,No.11 | VANCOUVER, B.C. 10c concluded. SOVIETS URGE GENEVA Banish the H-bomb On the eve of the 17-nation disarmament talks which opened in Geneva Thursday, the Soviet Union called for a 'special convention to bar the use of nuclear arms. The Soviet Union also re- affirmed that it is ready to| “undertake not to hand nu-. clear weapons over to other nations provided the US., Britain and France promise ‘the same. | . These proposals were out- ‘lined in two letters from Soviet Foreign Minister An- dre Gromyko to U Thant, United Nations Secretary- General, and published Mon day in Moscow. Reports circulating this’ : week were that the U.S. and Britain disagreed on the dis- ted to” the confererice. U:S: * officials. indicated - their pro- posals on nuclear tests will be based on the draft treaty offered the Soviet Union earlier, which proved unac- ceptable. The Soviet Foreign Minis- ter in his letter to U Thant expressed strong support. for “The wider the range of coun- tries possessing nuclear. wea- pons. the more difficult it would be to carry out meas- ures .essential for the com- | plete. prohibition. and destruc- tion of these weapons of mass annihilation.” Gromyko added that, “The broadening of the range of such countries. would erect new difficulties on the road ito disarmament and greatly increase the danger of human- ity sliding into the abyss of nuclear war.” A few days before the dis- armament talks opened’ the United Nations released the findings of a study on the implications of general dis- armament. The findings con- cluded that disarmament *would be an unqualified blessing to all. mankind.” The report, which was hail- ed -by: U- Thant-as a “major step forward’, was: prepared by officials of the Soviet Un- ion, Sudan, Pakistan, Venez- uela, Poland and France, Bri- tain, the U.S. and India were represented by university experts. It estimated that the world spent $120 billion yearly for military purposes, or about eight to nine percent of the total world’s goods and ser- vices. The report points out that with disarmament countries would be able to raise: pay, lower taxes and bring in the shorter work week, They could also increase education, housing, health. and living standards. Billions would also be available for scientific re- search. into -atomic energy, space, weather, diseases, and other fields of human en- deavor. : proposals to set up nuclear- | Sumption of ‘nuclear tests, called for a halt to all testing, urged banning’ the bomb and opposed nuclear arms for om da... (See story on page 12). hove are some of the nearly 400 UBC students who| free zones oe pois ses » Sai . Europe, an e Middle East, Saturday picketed the U.S. Consulate at Burrard the Balkans, the Far East and Georgia Street: in Vancouver. They protested Te-| 5. cisic areas. nuclear weapons be stopped Gromyko told U Thant that, Urging that the spread of Urge Canada on Guiana $50 ise office of the Communist Party in commentin ooh ~ Janet Jagan, secretary of the People’s Progressive "0 Spoke at a peace meeting in Toronto. - illion credit ' “The Diefenbaker government doesn’t have to look far for new trade”, said the ting on the visit to Canada of British BAN H-BOMB, MAINTAIN CUBA TRADE, SAYS CLC OTTAWA—The Canadian Labor Congress: told the Federal cabinet this week in its annual brief to the government that Canada shold refuse to permit nuclear weapons.on Canadian.soil or in the hands of. Canadian forces. ‘The 12.000 word brief submitted on behalf of the Congress’ more than one million members also urged that Canada’s trade with Cuba be maintained. This was -in direct opposition to recent U.S. pressure on Canada to abandon Cuban trade. The brief also urged-that People’s China be granted diplomatic recognition and membership in the United Nations. Party of British Guiana, - British Guiana is close at : "and. Its people and their] $300 million fund for forsieh cram ent are gallantly’ trade credits to place at least y shting to build their coun-| $50 million at the ainosalof *Y, to develop its | the government of British “ ce employment and) se: , alr the damage done by | Debs of colonial rule. “e ass : Sorely need capital, a is. Long-term credits € purchase of factories €quipment are being ask-| nae Premier Cheddi ee » But his visits to Wash- i idan nm and Ottawa have pro- tae ho results up to this © . iy doesn’t the Diefen-| -S$Overnment use _ its If you'll turn to page ll you will see that only $1,674 has been turned in with one quarter of the drive time gone. Last year at this time $3,107 was in. We urge all supporters to step up the drive. ee Guiana? Surely this would recompense at least a little for the money taken out of that small country over the years by British, Canadian and U.S. investors. “Canadian capital is there now — in bauxite, and until recently in electric power. And from what Mrs. Jagan told the Teronto meeting, the Canadian capitalists let the power plant at Georgetown run down until it was vir- tually a wreck. The govern- ment finally purthased it and had to renew it almost com- See BR. GUIANA, page 12. | | CUBA YOUTH BACK CASTRO GOVT. Photo shows Havana youth in a recent demonstration against U.S. attempts toforce Cuba to its knees. This week the gov- ernment announced that because of the U.S. embargo Cuba is forced to introduce a system of rationing. Cuban people are united in their determination to overcome all obstacles to.their independence.