cS LETTERS Advocatingpeacealsomeans not rekindling the cold war Kari Zuker, Vancouver, writes: I am writing not only as a citizen of Vancouver for the last 45 years but also as a person of Jewish origin who campaigned actively for the election of mayor Michael Har- court. My partner and I distributed some 1,500 pieces of election material calling for his re-election and worked on election day bring- ing out potential voters who may have forgotten or neglected to vote. The reason for introducing myself in this fashion is to show that I have made a small contribu- tion to his re-election and therefore have the right to be critical when he makes an error in judgment. I have before me a copy of the Vancouver Province with a picture of a small group of people, in- cluding Harcourt and a caption which reads: ‘‘Vancouver mayor Mike Harcourt at the podium ap- peals for the release of Anatoly Scharansky.”” The newspaper clipping has been with me since Mar. 15, giving me some time to read up on the facts of the case. I could give quotations from numerous articles on the issue but I don’t wish to take up a lot of space. Many of them were from sources not exactly friendly to the Soviet Union, including Newsweek, and the Ottawa Citizen as well as articles by Washington correspondents Rowland Evans and Robert Novak who states that “tthe U.S. has bumbled on a Soviet. dissident.’? Another statement from Senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) states: ‘‘The Soviets have the same rights of sovereignty as we have in an internal manner.” What emerges is a.totally dif- ferent picture from that portrayed by the media or Zionist organiza- tions. From what I have gathered, Scharansky is anything but a “*Jewish activist’’ or “‘dissident;’’ it appears that he has chosen this suitable cloak to cover up his anti- state activities with the aid of a foreign power. Espionage in favor of another state is considered a May Day for Peace and Security Association of United Ukrainian Canadians Greetings MAY DAY GREETINGS to all workers and fighters for peace. YUGOSLAV PENSIONERS CLUB MAY GREETINGS s Organization DAY Finnish of Canada PACIFIC TRIBUNE—APRIL 29, 1983—Page 18 crime regardless of the social system. In this connection, if we look through the U.S. code of laws, paragraph 953 states: ‘‘Any citizen of the U.S.A., whoever he is, who, without the sanction of the United States, directly or indirectly starts or maintains a correspondence with any foreign government, of- ficial or representative, with the in- tention of influencing the measures or actions. which concern the disputes or contradictions with the U.S.A., or with the intention of thwarting measures taken by the United States may be punished bya fine of up to $5,000 or by imprison- ment or both.” Soviet laws are no exception to the above rule and they found this man guilty of espionage and han- ding over classified state secrets. It is so easy to make the mistake of jumping on the bandwagon when one fails to research the SHPISELS on hand, Ihave no doubt that most of the organizers of the interfaith rally shown in the Province photo are ~ well-meaning people with the ex- ception of the Zionists who are so against the Soviet Union that they will use any opportunity to kindle -the flames of the cold war. I believe that the mayor or our city should speak for all of us when he par- ticipates or takes an active part in such gatherings. By doing that without first having all the facts he does an injustice not only to his own image but to all Vancouverites who expressed their wish for a more peaceful world by voting 80 percent for disarmament in the last civic election. Mayor Harcourt led the Walk for Peace Apr. 23 — and-I con- _ gratulate him for that. But I hope he will remember. that peace re- quires easing the tensions with the Soviet Union — not rekindling the cold war by protesting the sentenc- ing of an obvious spy. MAY DAY _ GREETINGS TO ALL MANKIND FOR PEACE Ukrainian Senior Citizens Club No. 1 | Ros eles Sr | i i i ] ie i | ! MAY DAY GREETINGS ee ss ! WORKERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION District Committee 805 East Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. ‘Popa Ns ee oe Unemployed trekkers met with solidarity, Dyved Freethy, Nanaimo, writes: Although my name has appeared in the pages of the Tribune at various times, this is marchers as they passed. Many ed fist salute,- especially oldet the first time I have written to folks and Native Indians. you. si The CAIMAW unemployed I would like to thank you for _ were instrumental in the early your coverage of the stages of organization of thé unemployed workers’ trek to Victoria and the subsequent ral- ly on Apr. 9. All too often, reporters have submitted articles on our ac- tivities only to have them but- chered by editors or rendered in- to ‘“‘human interest stories” devoid of any political ramifica- tions. Your articles were refreshing. Your have given us by far the best coverage, both factual and informative, and I’m sure your paper will continue to grow as the leading labor publication in this area. One thing missed that I would like to point out, however, was the unity shown by labor groups and individuals. ~ People in residential areas along the march as well as small businesses in Victoria expressed assisted in the feeding of the trekkers throughout the march. One of the PPWC national executive members brought his: family along and, together with his wife, prepared coffee and meals and canvassed fof groceries along the way. 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