see

’ i
Fania Davis Jordan shown
speaking at a meeting of over
600 Torontonians last weekend,
sponsored by the Toronto
Committee for Angela Davis.
The audience heard cultural
groups and poetry about liber-
ation, contributed over $1,000
to Angela's defense fund as
Fania describe Nixon and
Regan as being “the real cri-
minals) and _ conspirators”
against the American people.
Mrs. Jordan urged country-
wide vigils during this “critical
period” while the jury is out
deliberating her sister's fate.

Earlier that day Fania Jor-
dan addressed the Central
Commitee meeting of the
Communist Party which sent
the following cable to trial
judge Arnason:

“The Central Committee of
the Communist Party of Can-
ada, in session on May 28,
joins the united voice of tens
of thousands of democratic-
minded Canadians in calling
on you, Judge: Arnason, to
recognize the trial of our sister
Angela Davis for the frameup
that it is, and immediately set
Angela free.”

The Committee called on
all party organizations to take

part in the Angela Davis vigil.

Agreement
milestone

By SPARTAK BEGLOV

MOSCOW (APN)—The Soviet-
American agreement on the
limitation of strategic arms
signed in the Kremlin last Fri-
day marks an important turning
point in the fight for disarm-
ament. It calls for the limitation
of the establishment of anti-
missile systems and the limita-
tion of the accumulation of of-
fensive strategic weapons.

This measure is possible and
necessary in the interests of
both countries and of the whole
world. It is necessary in order
to stop the dangerous spiralling
of the stockpile of the most
destructive and costly systems
of weapons. It puts a brake on
the armaments race generally.
It means the creation of a
favorable atmosphere for the
practical solution of cardinal
problems of disarmament.

It means releasing tremendous
material resources for construc-
tive purposes, for the well-being
of people. Finally, it is a for-
midable obstacle to those cir-
cles which would like to con-
tinue along the.road of prepar-
ing and unleashing a world nu-
clear war.

As regards the significance of
the limitation of anti-missile
systems, the opinion of special-
ists is that the development of
anti-missile systems would con-

‘siderably stimulate further

weaponry improvement and
arms build-up. In modern con-
ditions the establishment of
anti-missile defense compels mi-
litary technical thinking simul-
taneously to work to devise
means of penetrating this de-
fense. The development of ad-
vanced types of offensive
weapons would, in turn, pose
still more formidable problems

Hail nuclear arms limit,
put out fire in Vietnam’

@ ‘Continued from page 5

ing with the president of the
United States at the conference
table. During these talks the
Soviet Union. and the United
States are seeking approaches to
a settlement of international
problems bearing directly on the

‘two states, in the interests of

the peace and security of the
peoples. We are making steps in
this direction, but in order to ad-
vance confidently toward the
goal of a lasting peace, every-
thing possible should be done to
eliminate the existing hotbeds
of war in Vietnam and in the
Middle East on the basis of
strict respect for the rights of
the peoples to independent dev-
elopment, to non-interference in
their internal affairs, to the in-
violability of their state terri-
tories.”

The press centre in the Intour-
ist hotel on Gorky Street was a
hive of activity throughout the
entire period of Nixon’s visit,
with several hundred correspon-
dents from scores of countries
filing stories as soon as pool re-
ports were received, and follow-
ing numerous press conferences
held daily after each separate
agreement was signed in the
Kremlin. It was “strictly busi-
ness” from the moment Nixon
arrived, with the exception of
one evening visit to the Bolshoi

. Theatre’and a one-day excursion

to Leningrad. Soviet radio and

TV gave brief but adequate cov-
erage to the visit and the Soviet

-press made a positive assess-

ment of the work done. As
Prime Minister Kosygin said in
his dinner speech: —

“The talks held made it pos-
sible to reveal more precisely
both the fields in which it is pos-
sible to develop cooperation and
the fields where the stand of the
two states is at variance, since
the USSR and the United States
objectively represent different
social-economic systems in the
world. It seems to us that both
sides realistically appraise the
possible prospects of coopera-
tion.”

Growth steady

in Soviet industry

MOSCOW — Soviet indus-
trial output in the first quarter
of 1972, as compared with the
same period last year, increased
by 7%, somewhat exceeding the
Plan target. :

The stable and high rates of
economic growth are a constant
feature in USSR, conditioned by
its planned economy. Western
experts call attention to the
fact that over the past two de-
cades the indicator of growth of

‘Soviet industrial production has

been steadily at a level of 8 to
12%, while in capitalist Europe

. it .varied three times between

1-9%.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1972—PAGE 6

in. Moscow
for peace

of defense. As a result, the age-
long rivalry between the shield
and the sword would be elevat-
ed to a new stage, further in-
creasing the threat of nuclear
war and involving a colossal
rise in military expenditure. It
is no accident that in the past
few years all sober-minded peo-
ple in the United States itself
have been demanding ever more
insistently a halt to the arms
race.

The Soviet Union has become
a party to these agreements
proceeding from the above mo-
tives, as well as from the fact
that they are based on the prin-
ciples of equal security, i.e., rul-
ing out an infringement of the

_security of either side.

The documents were signed
in the Kremlin by Leonid Brezh-
nev, general secretary of the
CPSU Central ‘Committee, and
President Richard Nixon of the
U.S. The first is the treaty on
the limitation by both sides of
their anti-missile defense sys-
tems. The second is the provi-
sional: agreement to freeze the
arsenals of strategic offensive
weapons for five years.

In the opinion of the Soviet’

leaders, these agreements make
it possible to avoid a new round
in the strategic armaments race.
They accord not only with the
interests of the two countries,
the USSR and the USA, but
with the interests of security
the world over, for they can
pave the way for further dis-
armament measures.

The Soviet Union attaches
great importance to adopting
concrete and effective measures
in this field. Disarmament is a
practicable thing given the good
will of all states.

Thus, we have every reason
to believe that the agreements
signed in Moscow can have far-
reaching consequences not only
for slowing down the arms race,
but for halting it completely. It
is a great victory for the cause
of international detente. The
agreements are a bilateral act,
of course, but it shouldbe re-
called that in the case of the
Soviet Union the line towards
a limitation of the arms race
and complete disarmament has
been direct and invariable, be-
cause it logically stems from
the rock-bottom principles of its
foreign policy.

will speak.

Bathurst St. United Church.

meeting.

A list of sponsors, incomplete at Tribune press time,
cludes: Canadian Peace Congress; United Jewish Peer
Order; Labor Committee for Peace in Vietnam; U of i ‘
Voice of Women; Faculty Committee on Vietnam ( of
Faculty Committee on Vietnam (York U); Toronto Asso Wot 3
for Peace; Niagara Falls Peace Committee; Ontario © ig
Group; Amex Magazine; Toronto Women’s Branch, eit 3
tion of United Ukrainian Canadians; National Do
Committee, AUUC; Canadian Congress of Wome (dai
Heights Unitarian Church, Communist Party of Corer
Toronto Committee for Angela Davis; Wendy LaBlane
Graduate Students’ Union (U of T), and Rev. James

Two members of the South Vietnam National Liberatist
Front, at a public meeting in Toronto, will describe
since Nixon’s escalation, elaborate the Provisional
tionary Government's seven points for peace, an
what the world’s peace forces can contribute. ;

Sponsored here by an ‘extensive group of in
organizations, Messrs. Huinh Van Ba and Tran Vi

Vietnot
e'
d disc |

ret
thee

A press release issued by Alex McLennan, , Ct ol :
Peace Congress organizational secretary, invites “al
interested in the general fight for peace, as we

~ principal fight to end the war in Vietnam, to a

Thousand take pall’

tit

anti-poverty festival

By SKIP HAMBLING

During the course of the 10-
hour Anti-Poverty Festival held
at Trinity Square in Toronto on
May 27 up to 1000 people en-
tered the square to browse at

the: literature tables, listen to
some fine entertainers, watch a
film, sip a lemonade and add
their comments to a “people’s
art wall” or sign. the Ontario
Anti-Poverty Organization peti-
tion calling for a guaranteed
adequate annual income.

A panel of representatives

Ontario CUPE supports
workers in Quebec, B.C.

Locals of the Canadian Union
of Public Employees (Ontario
Division) met last weekend in
their annual convention. CUPE
delegates dealt with resolutions
which condemned compulsory
arbitration, demanded shorter
work hours and promised aid to
the Ontario Anti-Poverty Orga-
nization.

In the discussions of the reso-
lutions dealing with compulsory
arbitration delegates took the
floor to condemn the Ontario
government’s Bill 105 which
prohibits strikes by civil serv-
ants.

Mike Carson of the Ontario

Anti-Poverty Organization spoke
to the delegates and was well
received. The delegates then
pledged their support in the call
for a “program to create mean-
ingful jobs which conforms with
the labor movement’s program.”

On the last day of the con-

vention the delegates voted to
send wires of solidarity to the
Common Front in Quebec, which
is continuing the struggle for a
$100 a week wage and an end
to compulsory arbitration. Other
wires of solidarity were sent to
the striking municipal workers
in B.C. who are also fighting
moves towards compulsory arbi-
tration.

The convention did, however,
have a major shortcoming. As
with most CUPE conventions
the delegates passed formidable
resolutions on economic affairs
but failed to deal with inter-
national affairs. As one delegate
pointed out, “the only time peace
was mentioned during the con-
vention was in a rabbi’s convo-
cation.”

Shirley Carr, a national gen-
eral vice-president, was elected

president of the Ontario division -

of CUPE.

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candidate in Torom aos
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