cab FRIDAY VOL. 23, NO. 2 JANUARY 11, 1963 ea 50 VANCOUVER: vie 10¢ YEVGENY ANDREYEV a bad light the whopper, Jancouver ae Vancouver newsstands. life. ‘Sun’ story exposed In its haste to present everything about the Soviet Union in Sun Splashed across its front page in a banner headline it said: Reds Killed On Space Tries.” According to the story the Sun's. “expert” on the Soviet Union, Hungarian DP Arthur made the startling ‘discovery’ in the Dec. 31 issue of Izvestia. The above pictures of Andreyev and Dolgov were taken from the Magazine “Soviet Union,’’ issue No. 154, and is available on eaded, “‘A jump’ from 82,000 feet, ” the story tells how these two cae parachute jumpers went up 82,000 feet in a balloon Nov. 1, 1962. Andreyev bailed out at 83,502 feet and Dolgov at 83,900 feet. The story says “a tragic mishap” cut short Dolgov’s From a perusual of the columns written by the Sun’s Soviet “expert” Arthur Karday in the past, his reporting in those was on par with his “revelation” PYOTR DOLGOV Tuesday night committed a Karday, cases in Tuesday’s Sun. NUCLEAR ARMS FOR CANADA By MAURICE RUSH The high pressure campaign to swing Canada into the nuc- lear club by accepting nuclear arms came out into the open last week at a carefully staged press conference for U.S. Gen. Lauris Norstad in Ottawa. Norstad said Canada was com- mitted to accepting nuclear weapons under NATO agree- ments. He virtually demanded that Canada become a satellite of the U.S. by signing an agreement with the U.S. to arm Canada’s forces with nuclear arms which will remain under U.S. control. Attending the conference and playing a prominent part in it were Associate Defence Minister Pierre Sevigny, known to be a strong advocate of nuclear arms, and the chairman of the Cana- dian Chiefs of Staff, Air Chief Marshall Frank Miller. Reports from Ottawa indicate that National Defence headquar- ters, and especially the RCAF high command, have been par- ticularly busy in promoting the campaign for nuclear arms for Canadian forces in NATO and in Canada. ROLE OF MILITARY The role of Canada’s military in the current campaign for nu- clear arms raises the question whether Canada’s armed forces have decided to assert their role in Canadian policy-making in the same way as the Pentagon does in the U.S. Some U.S. newspapers have re- cently pointed out that Penatgon officials have taken over from the State Department the key role in making national and foreign policy decisions. They point to the recent Bahamas con- ference which was attended by Defence Secretary McNamara and not State Secretary Rusk. Certainly, there are serious in- dications that high army and defence officials in Ottawa are trying to follow the example of their Pentagon heroes, and as- sert their influence over the making of Canadian policy. Writing from Ottawa last week, well-known political writer Charles Lynch, admitted as much when he said of Canada’s mili- tary that, ‘‘there is . . . evidence nuclear U.S. TIMBER TYCOONS PLAN BIG LOBBY AGAINST CANADIAN LUMBER Vancouver Sun Washington cor- respondent Bill Galt wrote last Weekend that “a powerful lobby is being recruited in the fight to outlaw United States imports of Canadian lumber.” He reports that last week the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association issued a call to arms to big lumber corporations from Coast to coast to descend on Washington en masse on Jan. 22 to pressure Congressmen _ into adopting laws to keep Canadian lumber out of the U.S. market. In a six-page pamphlet issued by the NLMA a series of laws are drawn up aimed at stopping Canadian lumber reaching the U.S. market. The first law sought by the lobby will be one limiting ~ the import of Canadian lumber. It was reported at the close of the hearing that a decision would be made some time in January. OUTLOOK GRIM The call for an all-out pressure lobby in Washington for Jan. 22 is seen as a power play by the U.S. timber monopolies to force Congress to act against Cana- dian imports, and to roll over Canadian opposition to a lumber quota. In view of President Kennedy's previous commitments to these monopolies, and the recen t “tough’’ stand of his administra- tion in dealing with other coun- tries, the outlook is seen as grim for Canada. The imposition of a quota on Canadian lumber, after the in- dustry had been encouraged for years to rely on the U.S. mar- ket, would be a severe blow to the Canadian economy, and par- ticularly to B.C., from where the bulk of the exports come. Unfortunately, B.C.’ s wood- workers and their union have not yet shown sufficient awareness of the gravity of the situation fac- ing them and their jobs. If the U.S. is to be stopped from taking drastic action against Canada, pressure needs to be put on Victoria and Ottawa at once to fight the threatened U.S. re- strictions, and to immediately initiate steps to open new mar- kets for Canadian lumber. See page 8 FOR A SUMMARY OF FIDEL CASTRO'S SPEECH IN HAVANA “I WANT YOU”. That’s what U.S. Gen. Lauris Norstad is saying to Canadians with fin- ger pointing, as he addressed a press conference in Ottawa last week to demand Canada acquire nuclear ‘weapons. they are taking matters into their own hands.” He charged that during the Cuban crisis they ordered their men into an alert status without waiting for a government de- cision, and that they have gone further than authorized by the government in training of crews ing World War in the handling of nuclear arms. These are extremely serious issues for the Canadian people. Many Canadians have lulled themselves into believing that Canada’s military are not like their U.S. counterparts in the Pentagon, and do not interfere in the making of national policies. It should be recalled that dur- II the military leaders organized a campaign on the conscription issue which was later described as almost open rebellion against the government. Are they trying this again on the nuclear arms issue? MUST ACT NOW : ® Canadians must demand an immediate public airing of the role of the military in pressing the campaign for nuclear arms, and on charges that they are ex- ceeding their authority in mat- ters which come under civilian jurisdiction. ® Canadians must also demand a clear statement now from the Federal government that Canada will not acquire nuclear weapons either for its squadrons in Europe or for use in Canada. ® The Diefenbaker government must also be compelled to reveal whether there is any secret agreement with NATO to acquire nuclear arms, and if such agree- See NUCLEAR, page 3 CUBA MARKS FOURTH ANNIVERSARY. Giant de- monstrations like this one recently in Havana, Cuba, mark the enthusiastic support of the Cuban people for the socialist measures of the Castro government. Despite repeated attacks and continuing pressure from the U.S., the Cubans are heroically pushing ahead with their plans to build a new life.