The Communist Party platform calls for developing industries. It maintains that instead of shipping iron ore, lumber and pulp, natural gas and oil to fereign countries that they be processed here. This would create aidhetoila of new jobs, and provide a sounder economy. A steel industry like that shown above has | Aes long been needed. | | AT B.C.’s = | il i % 2 | basic and _ secondary | Communists and The ‘Open Letter’ of the national executive of the Com- munist Party of Canada to the recent CCF national conven- tion delegates. and indeed to the entire membership of the CCF, centres on the one urgent requirement of our time; that of the need for the broadest possible all-in unity to win peace as a prime condition of survival. Over the past thirty years or more many such ‘open let- ters, from the Communist par- ties of many countries, includ- ing our own, have been ad- dressed to the parties of social democracy, appealing for united action against a com- mon enemy on the vital issues of the day. In the gravity of the situa- | tion which faces mankind today, one Jesson should have been well learned by now; that rejection of unity between Communists and CCF’ers or their counterparts in other lands, does not solve or lessen the grave problems facing the people. Nor does emphasis on ideological ‘differences’ as} between social reform and revolutionary socialism re- move the danger of ‘brinkman- ship’ annihilation for all. Because of»the ‘new party’ CCF-CLC-B.C. Federation of Labor political straight-jacket into which the CCF top brass hope to fit the working people, many constituences face a split progressive vote, a situa- tion for which the CCF-BCFL lieutenants are entirely respon- sible for, and from which the Socreds or their tory and lib- eral partners will be the sole beneficiaries at the polls. Even at numerous constitu- this split was already painfully ency nomination conferences obvious, when CCF-BCFL brass arbitrarily ruled that only ‘candidates and policies conforming to-CCF authority Fand on a nation-wide scale, ‘to and diktat would be accept- a TOM McEWEN able. Thus the answer to the stock question fired at the Commu- nists, “why do you run against the CCF? is given beforehand, and the accompanying accusa- tion that “you (the Commu- nists) are. splitting the vote” is seen for ‘what it really is: a, piece of chéap social demo- cratic demagogy. Who ‘will be ‘splitting’ what? CCF top brass, often against the strongest opposi- tion of their own members and supporters, have worked around the clock for ‘months perfect the biggest politica] split in Canadian labor his- tory. In their CCF-BCFL ‘alli- ance’ designed to garner trade union dollars and votes for the CCF, they have closed the unity door ‘on tens of thou- sands of -unity-minded trade unionists, farmers, political and fraternal — organizations, which, had they been included in an all-in labor-farmer-peo- ples’ politica] alliance, could have swept the’ pOlls in many constituencies, And more im- portant, created ‘the basis for that measure of United ‘labor- farmer political action, cap- ‘stituencies. ‘they don’t“ want. ‘They don’t ‘Pearkes'that “only a policy of ‘complete doesn’t) the CCF able of breaking the strangle- hold of monopoly-dominated government on B.C. As the situation now stands the working people must now go to the polls on September 12 with their ranks divided, and the only party which will raise anew the cause of greater effort than ever before for peoples’ unity on the vital issues of jobs, security and peace, will be the 19 Commu- nist candidates in 14 B.C. con- Groping through, this divi- sion and confusion resultant upon CCF-BCFL. go-it-alone splitting, a CCF worker and supporter ‘With ‘the :.conscious- ness of the need of unity in his veins may be inclined to say: ‘well, I agree with what the Communists advocate, but you people’ haven't a chance of be- ing elected. Wouldn’t it be better to support the CCF?” To such questions, asked in all sincerity, there can only be one answer, consistent with the struggle for social pro- gress and peace; vote for what you want even if you do not succeed in gé¢tting if at the moment, rather than voting for what you don’t want. To do otherwise is indeed a-“‘lost’’ vote — the kind the CCF- BCFL top brass hope to gath- er in volume. Thousands’ of “workers, in voting CCF, “vote for whaf want war, but’ they’ often find top CCF ‘spokesmen like Har- old *Wineh ‘agreeing with tory defénece ‘minister ‘Blimp’ missile “deferrence, pending ‘and “universal dis- armament, “makes © sense.” They know, ‘(even if Winch that ‘universal “dis- armament is ‘never likely to come about by building a big- ger and ‘better “missile deter- rence” ‘stick; ‘that ‘only by scrapping a suicidal. arms race By MONA MORGAN Women going to the polls on September 12 will thinking about what kind of government will serv! interests of home and family for the next four yeals} The Social Credit adminis- | = | tration of the past eight years } compete for the few aval has not served home and fam- ily. Prices of everything have soared, The sales tax was’ in- creased two percent adding | government can do mud) still more to high costs: This | alleviate such a situation has created hardship for all} stead the Bennett gover gets and trying to give their ‘youngsters good health, edu-| government the B.C: cation and culture. ve dropped wih unsold pro- duce lying in orchard and garden: Dumped U.S. produce is replacing B.C. fruits and|lear fallout and the vegetabies on the market, and prices of both are pushed too high anyway by the big mon- opolies for families to buy necessary items. Taxes have risen every year, leaving still less for the family budget. The govern- ment balanced its budget, but at’ the expense of the family budget. ‘Now unemployment for thousands of parents is bring- ing more trying times — yet Premier Bennett invites Eur- opeans to come to B.C. to On the farms, too, incomes | B.C. and talks of fallout a jobs. High prices, high tax employment- A prov aggravates it. : In concert with the 1% gov. ment allows missile ba® ers as one might discuss y a ing a garage, instead of 4) ing against the effects ob. are! consequences of nucleal In this election’ 0? Communist’ platform sil that peace is the central tion for B.C. as for th of Canada, Mrs. Sonia munist candidate in ver Centre, appeals f men to lay aside preju® be informed about pa ords and platforms, against big business 4” i} to vote for peace and 3 all / Rutka, q ver t) al for our families and i kind — VOTE COMMU i "Use your first vote i favor of your future There are 68,000 young people between the ast 19 and 22 elegible to vote in this year,’s provine!# tion. The Young Communist League of B.C. appa young voters to “use your future.” In a letter widely distribut- ed among all young people the Young Communist League urges youth to closely ques- tion every candidate on their record for peace, neutrality and employment. ‘These are the issues that mean most to first vote ‘in favor of | young people starting y life’, says the ‘Young munist League. {0 The Y.C.L. appeals young voters to vote iO didates of the Com4 Party who stand fo ef neutrality and employ” on arms for jobs, security and peace, ““makes -sense.” It ‘is: very true that Winch and other top CCF leaders often make - commendable speeches supporting the idea of peace: and disarmament. It is also true that their.support of liberal and tory war polic- ies in- parliament*are not al- ways consistent with their speeches. There is little the Commun- ists or others take objection to in the CCF’s “latest “Peace Program for Canadians’ in the July 27 edition ofthe CCF News. But peace will not be won by fine articles and speeches ‘important as ‘these are. It can only be’ won by ‘the broadest all-inclu- sive unity of people, moving into action through their trade unions, or- and using the billions spent ganizations, and as individuals Mf August 26, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE? the “common + against the nuclear wat ers. The kind of unit on immediate and 10M 4" issues that the.-top le of the CCF-CLC-BCE, resolutely, and wil? scheming and conspi their hand against, 1? A riment of their ow? i and the people genet@ i That is why om candidates-are in ty tion; to “win reform fo new ‘economic deal Socred resources-robP® if ple of B.C. But ab0v ‘win the ‘people, CO 4 others, to the key _ sue of our time, # which “all othérs 2° and senseless; the U4 ed to defeat Tory: Lived Socred “big » busines® —and win ‘peace hee means for our prov nb country.