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protest against continued atomic tests.

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SASKATCHEWAN

scientists should go.on strike
until they could work on atomic
energy for peace instead of hy-
drogen bombs.

Feusi, who seconded the peace
resolution, assured delegates he
would use his influence to get
a resolution to stop the tests
now.

Bad weather and poor roads
did not stop delegates coming
to Regina from Saskatoon, Moose
Jaw, Veregin, Kamsack, Weekes
and other points.

Speaker of the legislature Tom
Johnson was presented with: a
bouquet of flowers from a three-
year-old Regina girl. ;

Replying he said: “I do not

see why it is not possible to
end misunderstanding between
ore nation and another. I feel
sure that everyone would en-
dorse the objectives of this or-
ganization regardless of politi-
cal party or their class in so-
ciety.”
_ Education Minister — Lloyd
pointed out that the government
had taken a definite stand for
recognition of the Ropes Re-
public of China..

He continued, “Saskatchewan
is the greatest producer of food,
and food is a great weapon for
peace. Even from the most self-

ish point of view we have great -

interest in other parts of the
world.”

Mrs. Mabel Hanway, presi-
dent of the Saskatchewan Peace
Council, expressed the delega-
tion’s satisfaction with the re-
ception it received. “There was
certainly a feeling of optimism
that we, the people, can achieve
peace,” she said.

Mrs. Hanway;said that both
Begrand and Gibbs congratu-
lated the peace movement on
their work and expressed the
opinion that it was the world
peace movement that had pre-
vented a world war breaking
out.

T. R. MacNutt, one of the
few Liberal members who con-
sented to see the delegation,
stated that he was in favor of
stopping the tests if the Soviet
Union was willing to do so. He
said he had fought in two world
wars and did not want to see
another one.

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| B.C. PEACE COUNCIL

‘East-West trade

vital to Canada’

MONTREAL

Wide open trade between the countries of the socialist and capitalist worlds is

urged for ‘

dian Council of the International Chamber of Commerce.
Addressing the council’s annual meeting here March 7, Bekinshaw declared:
“Economics are. a stronger factor in man’s life than imposed political convictions a

and satisfactory trading relations
will, in the long run, be a more

‘telling factor in the future of

our well-being than political

' dissension.

“The alternative to peaceful
coexistence would appear to be
mutual self-destruction. If we
are to make coexistence a reali-
ty, it is necessary that we take

a realistic approach — decide to
let others live as they will as
long as there is no interference

with the way of life we have

chosen.”

Berkinshaw, in addition to his
Chamber of Commerce post, is
president of Goodyear Tire and
Rubber, a director of the Bank
of Montreal, Canadian Car and
Foundry and a number of other
corporations,

He told the annual meeting
that “whether we like it or not
we have to be satisfied that any
change in the economic systems
within the Soviet orbit is not
imminent.” He’ pointed out that
a number of countries, includ-
ing Canada, were concluding
commercial treaties with the
USSR.

“Under these circumstances,”
he declared, “I believe that
the best augury. for the future
would be to extend, as far as
possible, the pattern of world
trade to include fully, not only
nations of the free world, but
also the Communist areas where
such a large percentage. of the
world’s population lives.”

(In his address to the 20th
Congress of the Communist Par-
ty of the Soviet Union last
month, Trade Minister A. J.
Mikoyan declared:

(“It is our firm conviction that
lasting peaceful coexistence is
inconceivable without — trade,
which offers apoed basis for it
even after the formation of the
two world markets. The exist-
ence of these markets, socialist
and capitalist, far from pre-
cluding, presupposes developed,
mutually advantageous trade be-
tween all countries. .. .”

(Speaking of trade with China,
Mikoyan warned that Western
countries. ¢“tying themselves
hand and foot to bans on trade

. have placed themselves out-
side such an important matter
as the industrialization of China,
which cotiid enable some of
them to avoid.curtailing pro-
duction during the period of
inevitable crisis.”)

Native Brotherhood

convention April 9

Native Brotherhood of B.C.
will hold its 24th annual con-
vention April 9-12 at Cape
Mudge on Quadra Island.

President Robert Clifton said
this week that topics scheduled
for discussion and decision in-
clude amendemnts to the In-
dian Act and many phases ‘of
the B.C. fishing industry.

‘the future of our wellbeing’ by R. C. Berkinshaw, president of the Cana-

‘Continued from page 1

PACIFIC H-TESTS

five members of the sub-com-
mittee, which is charged with
the negotiation of a world dis-
armament convention.)

In Vancouver, Ray Gardner,
BC. Peace Council chairman,

‘appealed to all individuals and

organizations to make represen-
tations to Ottawa on disarma-

ment and the stopping of atomic
tests.

“An international agreement
to stop these dangerous explo-
sions is a necessary measure in
itself because of the effects of
increased radioactivity in the
atmosphere, ”» he said. ‘“Scien-
tists of the greatest eminence
have repeatedly warned us of
this danger and it is criminal
to continue to ignore their warn-
ings.”

“Not only the piupcaiiere, but
international relations are also
poisoned by these tests,” Gard-
ner said. “Press reports tell us

that a bitter wave of indigna- ,

tion and anger has swept Japan
since the announcement of the
U.S. tests. Soviet tests. have
caused alarm in many coun-
tries, including Canada.

“An agreement whereby all
countries would quit testing nu-
clear weapons would Serve yet
another useful purpose. It would
help break the deadlock in the
UN disarmament negotiations
and would be a first and impor-
tant step toward final agree-
ment on a world disarmament
conyention,” he said.

“So far, the disarmament ne-
gotiations have foundered on
the question of adequate inter-
national control of an arms re-
duction and a ban on ar

Delegates

weapons,” Gardner pointed out.

“But this is a stumbling block
that doesn’t exist in the case of
nuclear tests. Atomic explo-
sions set off anywhere in the
world can be detected at once
anywhere else in the world. So
a ban on the tests would be self-
policing.”

“(The Soviet Union has, on
several occasions, offered to en-
ter into an agreement. to stop
‘the tests.)

“It is unreal to expect any
country, be it the United States —
or the Soviet Union, which has
conducted tests, or any country,
such.as Britain, planning tests,
to take unilateral action. That
is why we propose an interna-
tional agreement to ban further
tests,” Gardner said.

In urging citizens to write or
wire their MPs appealing for an
end to the tests as a prelude to
agreement on _ disarmament,
Gardner said they would be
strengthening the demand re-
cently made by the provincial
legislature for the federal gov-
ernment to intensify its efforts
to achieve world disarmament.
through the UN,

“They would also be support-
ing those MPs who have spoken
in parliament for an end to
atomic tests,” he said. (CCF
Leader M. J. Coldwell asked the
government to propose a mora-
torium on tests at the time the
Soviet Union conducted its last

experimental explosion, in No-
vember.) ;

As part of its campaign’ to
achieve world disarmament, the
peace council is distributing
thousands of postcards, address-
ed to MPs,

dispute

ruling on convention

Opposition is mounting in
labor circles against the dictat-
orial ban on constitution amend-
ments or changes at the TLC-
CCE merger convention April 23
in Toronto.

Vancouver Labor Council
(CCL) this week upheld the
right of rank-and-file delegates
“to amend any part of the new
CLC constitution” and declared
that “delegates assembled at the
convention are the supreme
body of Canadian labor.” 4

Marine Workers’ president
Sam Jenkins said that “dele-
gates must determine the poli-
cy of the new constitution,
rather than just a few officials.”

“We must have a democratic
foundation in the merger,”’ de-
clared VLC president Lloyd

MARCH 16, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 12

Whalen. “If we give in this
time the rank-and-file will be
weakened.”

VLC action followed receipt —

of a letter. from Donald Mac-

Donald, general secretary of the |
CCL, which stated that “no con-_
stitutional amendments contrary
to the TLC-CCL merger agree- |
ments will be accepted at the
first convention.” Such changes -
according to the top CCL lead-
ership, must wait until 1958,
and unionists who oppose this
ruling are accused of ‘“endang-

ering” and “possibly destroying”

the merger.

Over the past few weeks 4 —
growing number of AFL and ;
CCL unions have demanded re-
storation of democratic rights
in the framing of the merge?
constitution,