Boosters OPEN FORUM ATROCITIES John R. Kwasnica, New West- minster, writes; The recent expo- sure of the massacre that took place in Pinkville, South Vietnam by the U.S. troops is comparable to the Nazi atroci- ties committed during World War 11. When from 300-700 babies, children, women and men were being shot as they were running out of their burning huts, and were herded into trenches and shot in cold blood by these U.S. troops, should shock Nixon's ‘silent majority” into a loud and_ protesting majority. It is difficult to imagine that the silent majority would support such brutal crimes executed by its military govern ment. — It is rather ironic that thou- sands of young men sacrificed their lives (including many Americans) while opposing Nazi atrocities comparable to the Pinkville massacre, only to be betrayed later by their own _ country, which has perpetuated crimes of the same magnitude. How many more Pinkvilles are unknown since it tcok 1%2- years to expose this massacre, which indicates that such crimes against humanity can be effectively suppressed for a long time. Where is the ‘moral conscience’’ of the silent majority? How many more innocent babies and children will have to be slaughtered before the indignation and empathy of the silent majority is reawakened and stirred to condemn such inexcusable human crimes? How many more Pinkvilles must take place before the silent majority - becomes the real and opposing majority and compels the Nixon administration to end inhuman and unjust war? Is history going to judge Nixon’s silent majority the same way as it judged Hitler’s silent majority? BOOKS SALE POSTERS RECORDS 30% to 70% OFF! FRIDAY — DEC. 5th till XMAS CO-OP BOOKSTORE 341 West Pender St. 685-5836 its _ 21 Days of Sun. 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But the powerful $140 million grape growing industry refuses to talk to, bargain with or sign any agreement with the union. “The kind of conditions under which these migratory grape workers live were outlawed in If we escape flu there's the Budget to face. DH i} : 757 East Hastings St. Vancouver 4. B.C. Painters’ and Poperhangers' Supplies Sunworthy Wallpaper Reg. 45c—Now 19¢ a Roll PFeeoKovsceceevseGeesessecse OVALTINE CAFE 251 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. QUALITY SERVICE j OOo cccccccccccceccccccccccey Coccceccccccseoe ecccocgesecs Cesar Chavez, Mexican-American leader of the United Farm “Workers Organizing Committee, will address a public meeting at Vancouver’s Unitarian Church, at 49th and Fraser on Saturday. Dec 20 at 8 p.m. Ina special tribute to the great most other U.S. industries over leader of Cahfornia grape half a century ago. Their work ts hard, most of it done in a stooping posture. The tempera- tures reach 115 degrees in the fields. The men, women and children working there suffer the humiliation of no toilets or mobile sanitation units. “The most frequent cause of sickness among these tarm workers is from pesticides — DDT and Parathion. They spray it, breathe it, and get it on their skins. The average age of death for a grape worker is 49 years, compared to an average age of 70 for all Americans. “The grape pickers have now been on strike against table grape growers for over four years. Backed by public opinion and prominent public figures from all walks of life, but faced with harrassment and sup- pression by the reactionary right wing government of Governor Ronald Reagan of Cali- fornia , the grape workers have now called for an international boycott against California grapes and the big chain stores that handle them. Safeways, with two big grape growers on _its board of directors, is one of the stores still handling scab grapes. “Today Cesar Chavez, his wife and family of eight children, live in a modest four room house in Delaine, Cali- fornia. Refusing to accept anything more than his fellow strikers, his family lives cn $5 a week spending money, gets food from the strike kitchen, and has its rent and utilities paid. “You can help to give these brave farm workers a happier Xmas by attending this meeting and boycotting table grapes.” PT XMAS ISSUE The PT will publish its annual Christmas issue on December 19. Greetings and advertisements for that issue should be in our hands no later than Monday noon, December 15: Beaver Transfer * Moving * Packing * Storage 573 East Hastings St. Phone 254-3711 ee eae ee me ee ee ee ee ee a co em ‘I CESAR CHAVEZ Burnaby Cont'd from pg. 2 Bill Daly. school board chairman. and school trustee Beth Starkey. both of whom were elected as BCA nominees two vears ago. failed to win a BCA nomination this vear. Both ran as independents and were defeated. Daly receiving 3.075 votes and Starkey 2.729. Their hostility to teachers in current negotiations for a new contract aroused strong resentment among BCA members and Burnaby teachers. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tribune readers and sup- porters everywhere will greet the veteran PT builder. Joe Ivens of Okanagan Mission who on Sunday of this week marked his 89th birthday. Joe’s contri- butions to the PT are as constant as his meagre OAP check. 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