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U.S. eves in on Thailand

In the name of

“containing Communism”, Thailand is becoming a

USS. satellite. Here an American vomber, the United States’ top-priority
export, is being taken up-river by barge to a new base constructed

under U.S. direction.

American churchman
speaks at Vancouver
‘End Korean war’ rally

An American churchman’ who spent seven years as a

missionary

in Korea will be the principal speaker at an

- End-the-War-in-Korea rally to be held in Vancouver, Sun-

day, June 24. He is Dr.
Methodist Church, Tacoma.

British Columbia Peace Coun-
cil, sponsor of the rally, an-
nounced that Rev. A. Rowe, Un-
ited Church minister of Haney,
will also address the meeting on
how to stop the killing in Korea
now. ; '

The meeting, to be held in the
Electrical Workers’
Dunsmuit, will climax a week of
special activity by the peace coun-
cil around the theme, “Stop the
killing now.” 4

In accepting the Council’s in-
vitation to speak in Vancouver
Dr. Bass said he had been op-
. posed to the Korean war since
its outbreak.

“j told them it was sheer
folly,” he said. “I told them they
would lose 100,000 men, within a
year, that they would bog down
in a hopeless mess and that they
would destroy Korea in the pro-
cess. And that is exactly what

has hannened.” :

Dr. Bass, ‘although American
born, spent many years in Alberta
and British Columbia “in his
youth. “J virtually grew up
there,” he said. In 1923 he went
to Korea as a missionary, spend-
ing seven years there. On his
return he took his doctorate in
Far Eastern studies. —

Rev. A. Rowe, who also speaks —
on June 24, is a life-long pacifist. —

He is now chairman of the Haney
Peace Council and a member of
the B.C. Peace Council.

Viet Nam People’s Army units

- took Ninhbinh,
centre south of Hanoi, on May 30

after wiping out a French bat-

talion. Lieut. Bernard de Tas--

signy, son of the French com—
mander-in-chief in Indochina, was
killed during the fighting.

7

Hall, iil:

important rail

Harold J. Bass. of St. Paul’s

CONTINUED

TREATY

“Tt can be clearly seen that
should a peace treaty with Japan
be concluded along the lines of
the American draft treaty, Japan
would be dragged into a new
war,” the paper stated.

“The U.S. would engulf all of
Japan, which would then become
a full-fledged American colony.
The territory of Japan would be
completely turned into a gun em-
placement, the people of Japan

-would* become cannon fodder, the

resources of Japan would become
munitions of American aggres-
sors, and the Japanese militarists,
who once spread desolation over
Asia and Australasia, would take
up their role as the gunmen of
American aggressors.

“As a consequence, the people
of Asia and Australasia, as well
as the Japanese people them-
selves, would be faced with a‘ new
threat.” aad

Conclusion of an overall peace

treaty with all nations who took
part in the war against Japan, on
the basis of “the just and reason-

able formula put forward by the

Soviet Union and supported by
China,” the paper points out, will
provide a guarantee of the genu-
ine independence and sovereignty
of Japan and ensure development

- of her peaceful economy and

trade.

A note sent by Chinese’ Foreign

Minister Chou En-lai to Soviet
ambassador to China N. V. Rosh-
chin on May 22 charged that the

U.S. government “has acted ar- _
bitrarily' on its own and prepared

alone a draft peace treaty with
Japan and, under the pretense of
consulting the views of the gov-

ernments of other states concern- .

ed, is forcing the other allied na-
tions to support it.”

_ significance-

leaders supported |

in re-hearing fight

The 11 Communist leaders whose conviction was upheld by the WS;
demand for a rehearing.
From Paris, France, their petition was supp or

have gained new support in their

’

ted by Gilbert de

NEW YORK
Supreme Court last weeks

Chambrun, direct descendant of

Lafayette and an honorary U.S. citizen under a special law bestowing such citizenship on all Lafayette’s

descendants. De Chambrun,
of the “Comite Lafayette,” a
‘group of distinguished French
artists and scientists.

In New York, workers of the
fur shops organized action to sup-
port: the international executive
board of the International Fur and
Leather Workers which urged a
rehearing for the Communist
leaders.

The National Council of the
Arts, Sciences and Professions,
which includes some of the most
famous names in these fields of
endeavor, has also voiced its sup-
port for a rehearing.

Attomeys, meanwhile, explain-
ed the tangled legal situation and
court deadline as follows:

The six attorneys for the Com-
munist leaders, whose contempt
conviction the high tribunal re-
fused to review, have ‘petitioned
for a stay of execution in their
own case.

The attorneys have filed their
petition with the circuit court of
appeals. The attorneys seek a
stay until the Supreme Court dis-
poses not only of their own petition
for rehearing, but also thé petition
of their clients.

For the 11 Communist leaders,
the time-table is as follows:

Their petition for rehearing
must be filed by June 19, 15
days after the Supreme Court
handed down -its ruling. If the
court turns down the petition,
then they will go to prison on or
shortly after June 29.

The Supreme Court opinion, up-
holding the convictions, is to
reach the lower courts-on June
29, 25 days after it has been ren-
dered. | The lower court then
porceeds to order the execution
of the sentence.

The high tribunal is ‘in recess
until October. However, al-
though in recess, the justices could
be polled by the Chief Justice and
could reject the rehearing petition.

Alternately, the court could put

_-off consideration of the petition

until it convenes formally in Oc-
tober. In that event, a stay of |
execution until the matter is dis-

posed of would be of tangible

The 11 defendants are Eugene
Dennis, Gus Hall, Henry Win-.
ston, John Williamson, Benjamin.
Davis Jr., Irving Potash, John
Gates, Jack Stachel, ‘Robert
Carl Winters. All face five-year
prison
except who was sen-
tenced to three years ‘because he
bears the Distinguished Service
Cross. ‘

The attorneys facing prison are
Dennis, who acted as his own
counsel, Richard Gladstein and
Harry Sacher, six months each;
George W. Crockett Jr. and A. J.
Isserman, four months, and Louis

F. McCabe, 30 days. .
a f

‘of thousands of

a progressive Catho lic deputy in the French chamber,

joined in a protest

SS

LPP will campaign:
for peace in Korea

week of June 18-

a5

TORONTO

A three-months intensive campaign to secure hundreds

Peace Pact was launched by

Labor-Progressive party, meeting here

day. session.

“We have reached a decisive
stage in the fight for peace, mark-
ed by the gravity of the danger
of war, and the remarkable up-
surge of the organized sentiment
for peace throughout the world.
In cooperation with all the grow-
ing peace forces of our country,
our party will step u its work
for the pact of peace petition,”

said Tim Buck, LPP national
leader.: , ‘

“It has become clear that the
pact of peace campaign can turn
the balance in favor of world
peace,” Buck continued, “No
longer ‘peace’ campaigns in gen-
eral, but the compelling of Speci-
fic negotiations between the Five
Great Powers, is the task before
all peace-loving people, in all
countries, without regard for
their political or other beliefs.”
- The LPP national committee,
a press release stated, critically
examined its work for peace and
laid heavy stress on the possi-
bilities of greatly broadening and
deepening the popular peace
movement, particularly in indus-
try. It/ gave unreserved support
to the work of the all-inclusive
Peace Congress.and called on all
its members to give at least one
night each week for canvassing
of houses and street corners for
names to the petition, asking each

to collect a minimum of 100°

names.

“The three months, June, July,
August, will be a, testing time for
our party’s ability to go among
the workers and farmers as fight-
ers ‘for negotiations instead of
war, and as examples to thous-
ands of defenders of peace in
how to go among the people with
a message of confidence in the
ability of the people to beat the
warmongers and impose peace-
ful policies on governments,” said
Leslie Morris in reporting on the
peace work of the LPP.

_ The national committee placed
great emphasis on the necessity

‘for full clarity on the issue of
terms and $10,000 fines, “peace or war, especially on the

necessity for each LPP member
to grasp fully the principle of
peaceful coexistence of the capi-
talist and socialist sectors of the
world. pl aes, ‘ee

“Our party must conduct in-
tensive educational, agitational
and propaganda work for the en-
lightenment of ourselves and the
working people in this basic
idea,” said Stanley Ryerson, re-
porting on the party’s work. “We

names to the, petition for a Five-Powet

the national committee of the
last week in a three-
: \ ae
must root out all fatalism, harm-
ful ideas about the ‘inevitability
‘of war’ and replace them wi
action, clarity and conviction 2
with confidence in the ability 0
the peace forces to conquer t
imperialist forces who want war.”
J. B. Salsberg, MPP, reported on
the economic struggles. of thé
workers. The meeting adop
a set of five proposals to govern
/ the work of the LPP on the econ
nomic front—highér wages, .
fight for peace in the factories
the stimulation of a progressi¥é
rank and file movement for trad
union democracy, the encouras®
ment of the present rising mill
tancy of the workers in the wae
li

battle, and greater participa’
by left-wingers in the strugsle
for correct working class P0

* The week of June 18-25 was
aside for LPP. campaign :
peace. in Korea on the first 20%
versary of the outbreak of
Korean war, A special leaflet
to be distributed from coast
coast, public meetings are to ©
held and resolutions sent ats
government demanding that
act to initiate a ceasefire in B
rea, a conference of the coun™
concerned, withdrawal of fore”
troops and recognition of rey
ple’s China.

Seek donations
fo defense fund —

The defense committee wil
ly set up to aid Mrs. Gladys
land and Verne Carlyle
that donations are beginning
come in, but stresses the ue
‘ need for financial assistance
Hilland and Carlyle face ©
action arising from the
breakaway from Internal”
Woodworkers of Americ#
section of woodworkers :
formed the ‘Woodworkers <
trial Union of Canada. :

Most trade unionists feel
the time has come to
woodworkers under the
. the IWA, and. to seek set”
of the Hilland-Carlyle ¢45°
others by negotiation, rather
court action. ; :

V

‘Donations ‘to the defers?
should be mailed in care
Birchard, 1631 East
Avenue, Vancouver. :

PACIFIC TRIBUNE — JUNE 15, i951 — PA