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PT 30 years
old this week

Thirty years ago this coming Monday, January
18th, the first issue of the “B.C. Workers News” ap-
peared as a weekly paper. This date marks the start-
ne baint of the Communist press on the Pacific

oast.

Since then, the left wing and Communist Move-.
ment has maintained a weekly paper continuously, ex-
cept for short intervals. Over the years the name
changed until finally the present name ‘Pacific Trib-
une”’ was adopted.

As our readers know, plans are under way to
mark this historic anniversary throughout the coming
year. Right now we are involved in a special campaign
to introduce the paper to new readers through an in-
troductory offer of three months for a dollar (See be-
low). :

During the coming spring financial drive many
projects are planned. Included among these will be a
special anniversary issue of the paper on May Ist. This
issue will have many interesting articles dealing with
the anniversary. It will be 20 pages and in color.

However, while the main tribute to our 30 years
will be carried in the May Ist issue, the PT will car-
ry articles of special interest through the year cover-
ing one or another aspect of the history of the pro-
gressive labor press in B.C.

Appeal to our readers:

We appeal to our readers to use the Special Offer
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now and March 31, when the offer expires, we feel it
should be possible to introduce the PT to a minimum
of 300 new people. :

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Indonesia’s decision to withdra
Assembly decision—a decision mad
‘aysia in the Security Council.

What's behind new Asia

The informal “consultation”
procedure was followed. by the
Assembly because a vote would

have forced a showdown on the.

U.S.-inspired dispute over alleg-
ed unpaid assessments by the
Soviet Union and some other
states for U.N, “peace-keeping”
operations in the Congo,

Seating Malaysia in the Se-
curity Council was a direct in-
sult to Indonesia, whose mission
had earlier expressed its opposi-
tion against the candidacy of
Malaysia, :

Unless a compromise can be
reached with Indonesia, the dan-
ger of an expansion of hostilities
between Indonesia and Malaysia
in the near future will grow,

President Sukarno has already
committed Indonesia to a policy
of “confrontation” against NE-
KOLIM (an Indonesian abbrevia-
tion for neo-colonialism, colon-
ialism and imperialism),

A glance at Indonesia’s history
explains why the nearly 100 mil-
lion people of that country are
already shouldering arms to
crush Malaysia, which they right-
ly see as an outpost of imperial-
ism,

How right they areis evidenced
by the British buildup of armed
forces in Southeast Asia to their
highest level since the Korean
war, : ss

Last week another 1,000 para-
troopers and infantrymen were
airlifted to Malaysia to reinforce
the British troops already there;
80 vessels of the fleet are based
at Singapore; several Squadrons
of Javelin figher planesare being
sent to the Far East; there is
talk in high quarters of adding
nuclear bombers as part of the
anti-Indonesia build-up,

For 350 years Indonesia was
ruthlessly looted by foreign pow-
ers — Spain, Portugal, Holland
and Japan, The six main islands
and many of the 3,000 smaller
islands which make up Indonesia,
were robbed of their riches,
while the inhabitants lived in
poverty,

Imperialist marauders made
millions in profits by carting
away the archipelago’s oil, rub-
ber, bauxite, copra, quinine and
spices, The exploited Indonesian
peasants and workers lived from
day to day on handfuls of rice,

Dutch oppression was so hat-
ed by the Indonesians that many
of them welcomed Japan's take-
over of the Netherlands East
Indies in 1942, But their new
exploiters proved just as bad
as the old.

Two days after Japan surrend-
ered to the Allies in 1945, Suk-
arno issued an Indonesian declar-
ation of independence, Britain
ferried the Dutch troops in a
comeback bid (and gave them
arms) so that four bitter years
of struggle were necessary to
convince the Dutch that their day
was done,

It took another 18 years for
Indonesia to regain West Irian
(West New Guinea),

By BERT WHYTE

Then came the plan to “con-
tain” Indonesia — and eventually
to overthrow Sukarno — by set-
ting up the Federation of Malay-
sia, This synthetic state was con-
ceived in Whitehall: its purpose
was to enable Britain to enlarge
her bases in Malaya, Singapore
and North Borneo,

The people of North Borneo
were opposed to the idea of
Malaysia and a United Nations
mission was sent to investigate
their position, In the middle of
the “investigation” the formation
of Malaysia was officially pro-
claimed,

As far as Indonesia is con-
cerned, Malaysia does not exist.
Sukarno’s. policy of confrontation
is directed at London even more
than at Kuala Lumpur, The Ind-
onesian people havearmed them-
selves; they are keenly aware

war threat?

w from the United Nations was triggered by the General
e without a formal vote—to seat the Federation of Mal-—

of the implications of the huge
British military buildup, and the
recent visit of the U.S, Seventh
Fleet into the Indian Ocean, They
refuse to be intimidated by ces-
sation of American aid to Indon-
esia and granting of U.S, military
aid to Malaysia, ;

Seating of Malaysia was fol-
lowed by President Sukarno’s”
announcement that Indonesia was”
withdrawing from the United Na-~
tions, Other nations, feeling thi 7
act was precipitate, are seeking”
a way to solve the problem and
persuade Indonesia to remain
in the world organization, :

A spokesman for General
Assembly president Alex Quai-—
son-Sackey of Ghana urged Ind- ©
onesia to stay in the U.N, “in the
name of Afro-Asian solidarity —
for the cause of peace and in the
name of the International Co- é
operation Year,” :

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which the U.S. and Britain established the Federation of Malaysia comprising of
Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo. The artificial creation of
this state by Western imperialism was opposed by Indonesia which has refused ”

to recognize the existence of Malaysia.

Endicott speaks at city
rally on Vietnam crisis

Dr. James Endicott, chairman
of the Canadian Peace Congress,
will arrive in Vancouver on Jan-

DR. JAMES ENDICOTT, Canadian
Peace Congress chairman, who recent-
ly returned after an extensive trip,
including North Vietnam, will speak
in Vancouver.

uary 25, He will speak in major :
cities across Canada reporting ~
on a peace tour which took him ‘
to Vietnam, India, Cambodia, the —
Soviet Union, Germany, and Aust- —
ria.

Dr. Endicott will reporta first-
hand account of the situation in
Vietnam where he attended the —
World Conference of Solidarity ‘
with Vietnam held in Hanoi, cap-
ital of North Vietnam,

~ Last November, Dr, Endicott —
was chairman of anotherimport- —
ant conference held in New Delhi,
India. Prime Minister Shastri
addressed the conference which’
was attended by delegates from —
forty countries,

In December, Dr. Endicott vis-
ited Berlin to take part in the —
presidential meeting of the World —
Council of Peace, and from there —
travelled to Vienna to open 4
forum on economic problems of —
disarmament sponsored by the —
International Institute for Peace.

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