_ THE MISSILE DESTROYERS. Attracting wide at-
tention at Red Square’s Nov. 7th parade were
the above two-stage anti-missile missiles. Each

rocket carries a long black rod

protruding six missile.

feet from its sharp nose. These were part of a
unit of long-range guided missiles which in re-
cent exercises proved they can hit any modern

SOCIALIST ANNIVERSARY MARKED

“Outstrip Americans
within seven years’

By PETER TEMPEST

MOSCOW-Speaking at aKrem-
lin reception Soviet Premier
Khrushchev promised that the So-
viet Union will outstrip America
‘tin seven years at the most.”

In a toast to those who made the
Revolution in 1917, and the Red

Army that defended it, the Soviet
Premier said that in 46 years the
U.S.S.R. had risen from being a
poverty-stricken land to second
Country in the world.

Among the 2,000 guests in the
banqueting hall of the Palace of
Congresses were the cosmonaut -
Newly-weds, Andrian and Valya
Nikolayev, besieged by autograph"
hunters, and the 21 American in-

‘dustrialists and financiers whom
Mr. Khrushchev met yesterday.

He again warned that theSoviet
Union would not tolerate another
attack on Cuba.

Proposing a toast to the repre-
Sentatives of theSoviet Union, the
Socialist countries andthe revol-
Utionary working class in other
Countries, he said, to applause,

at they would create a united
Monolithic force for an onslaught
On the capitalist world.

Turning to ‘‘the representati-
ves of capitalist countries,’’ Mr.
Khrushchev went on:

**You rejoice that there are dif-
ferences between the Chinese and
other Communist Parties. But
your joy is premature. The more
you rejoice the greater will be
your chagrin.

**Differences do exist, but our
main difference is with capital-
ism, We are together with our
Chinese brothers on basic ques-
tions, we are against capitalism,
against landlordism, we are for
Communism!

**T am sure we shall reach ag-
reement sooner or later. The
main path is that of struggle for
building a world commune!’’

Afterwards, he clinked glasses
with the Chinese Ambassador to
Moscow, Pan Tsi-li, and they had
a long talk together.

Proposing a toast ‘*to the peop-
les who have freed themselves
from enslavement to capitalist
masters,’’ Mr. Khrushchev re-
called how the Western world had
scoffed at the Russian Revolution
and the first Government of work-
ers and peasants.

CITY RALLY HAILS

USSR PEACE

_ Approximately 200 people
Celebrated the 46th anniversary
Of the Great October Socialist
Revolution at a concert-meeting
last Thursday, Nov. 7, at the
USsian People’s Home in Van-
Couver,
The evening started with acul-
Ural program, comprised of cho-
Tal selections by the mixed choir
°f the Finnish Organization of
aNada, a dramatic reading by
™. Philpowich of a poem by
Mayakovsky, and a showing of
plitles along with excellent com-

Cuba aid
rolls in

. eu Storm, chairman of the Vancou-
Anada-Cuba Committee told the PT
Week that donations for Cuban aid
7 ‘oming in every day and that by
‘i $531 had been donated by the

Publ

The Committee wishes to extend its
Preciation to all who have contributed,

Qa
fought for more volunteers to raise

yalletion Sheets are now available
doy ting Rosaleen Ross, 138 E. Cor-
F " Vancouver, or by phoning MU

FIGHT

mentary by Les MacDonald.

Main speaker of the evening
was PT Associate Editor Maurice
Rush, Theme of Rush's contri-
bution was ‘‘Peaceful Co-exist-
ence—The Basis of Soviet For-
eign Policy.”

He recalled the long struggle
that the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union, led by Lenin, had
with Trotsky and others who
refused to accept the position

that peaceful coexistence was

in the best interests of the first
socialist state. Today, he said,
the same struggle has to be wag-
ed all over again because some
forces in the international com-
munist movement feel that peace-
ful coexistence should not be the
general line of the movement.

- Rush pointed out that since the
revolution, almost one. half the
time of the Soviet people has been
spent in civil war, beating off
interventionists, rebuffing invad-
ing armies and restoring the
country.

The next short period of time
would see the U.S.S.R. outstrip
the U.S.A. in production, and it
would assume the leading posi-
tion in the world. and pass from*
the socialist to the communist
form of society, he said.

‘
ye € WOOT hs

They had ridiculed the idea that
**cooks shoule rule.’’ My mother
was a cook, too,’? said Mr. Khru-
shchev. ‘I’m proud of it. That
is Soviet rule.”’

Later Mr. Khrushchev, at a re-
ception given by the American
visitors, said Soviet negotiations
on buying American grain hadta-
ken a turn for the better.

This morning’s traditional pa-
rade through RedSquare was held
under grey skies, with banners
and flags streaming in a cold
wind.

Every year the general im-
provement in the style of clothing
is impressive, andthis year there
were noticeably more young
people taking part in the proces-
sion.

Tonight public and private cel-
ebrations arein progress allover
the city. Red Square, withits il-
luminations in full glory, is
crowded with sightseers.

I saw many groups of revellers
setting off to join parties with re-

cord-players, tape recorders and |

baskets full of silver-necked
champagne bottles.

Fraserview vets fight —
for fair housing deal

The Fraserview Veterans Ten-
ants and Homeowners Associa-
tion is continuing its fight to win
a fair housing deal from the crown
corporation, Central Mortgage
& Housing Corporation. Ina leaf-
let distributed in thousands of
copies, the association demanded
last weekend that the CMHC sell
its houses at cost to present own-
ers.

The leaflet pointed out that,
according to its own set of books,
the corporation has made $55,-
117,136 in profits from its rental
operations. Even after deprecia-

Latin Americans
ask A-free zone

The campaign launched bya
number of South American
countries last year to make
Latin America a nuclear free
zone was carried tothe United
Nations this week,

Ten Latin American count-
ries introduced a resolution,
which is expected to pass, cal-
ling for a conference to draft
a treaty makingSouth America
an area free of nuclear weap-
ons.

tion, $19,843,322 was left in the
CMHC kitty.

Now, despite various assuran-
ces that rental properties would
be sold at cost to present occu-
pants, the corporation is asking
veterans to pay $9,942 per hous-
ing unit, which is only $30 less
than the original cost when the
homes were built in 1949. Yet,
during the interval, it has depre-
ciated each home by $2,898,

In other words, the FVTHA is
charging that the CMHC seeks to
make a profit of nearly $3,000 0n
each home sold to a veteran,

‘‘The Fraserview veterans are
not asking anyone to subsidize us,
All we ask is that CMHC should
in fact sell the homes to us at
cost, as they have always claimed
to do,’’ the leaflet stated.

Also distributed was a copy of
a letter to Fraserview residents
by Northern Affairs Minister Art
Laing, who stated that he agreed
with the position taken by the vet-
erans’ association. Laing pledg-
ed to do all he can to seek *‘re-
dress of our grievances’’ and
stated he felt this should include
‘*an adjustment for the some 400
properties already sold.’’

The general effect of the test
ban treaty is good, Dr. James
Endicott, Chairman of the Cana-
dian Peace Congress told a cap-
acity audience inthe Fishermen’s
Hall Sunday night. It opens up
further possibilities for easing
of tension and steps up the pres-
sure for peaceful coexistence, he
said,

Dr. Endicott, who has just re-

turned from a meeting in Vienna

of the Presiding Committee of

the World Council of Peace, re- ~

called that just one year ago
the world quivered on the brink
of nuclear war, and he reviewed
the favourable signs of growing
support for the proposals of the
World Peace movement since that
time.

The Papal Encyclical, for in-

stance, he said, embodied just
about the whole program of the

NEWS ITEM: Reports across Canada indicate that large scale real
estate interests and in many instances civic and provincial govern-
ments are planning to boost rents for senior citizens which will
gobble up most or all of the $10 increase recently granted by

Parliament.

Canadian Peace Congress and has"
had a tremendous effect through-
out the world,

He drew attention to the ans-
wers by President Kennedy to
questions put to him on peace by
American women following the
Cuban crisis and carried in sey-
eral U.S. women’s magazines. In
his answers President Kennedy
urged the women. to continue

~ sending him their opinions on

peace and to keep writing to

“their senators and congressmen,

The tasks of the world peace
movement, which are supported
by the Canadian Peace Congress,
are to press for anon-aggression
pact between the NATO powers
and the Warsaw Treaty count-
ries, the withdrawal of troops
from Europe and the establish-
ment of a European nuclear-free
zone,

Lod Gardner, Chairman of the
B.C, Peace Council, announced
the intention of the Council to
issue a Christmas card to be sent
to Prime Minister Pearson urg-
ing him to reverse his policy
on nuclear arms for Canada,

BCF meet

Cont'd. from pg. 1

test” to the federal government:

* Use of Canada’s fisheries as
a pawn ‘fin agame of internation-
al power politics.’’ :

* The North Pacific Fisheries
Treaty must include all nations
fishing in the Pacific,

* All nations signing the treaty
must agree to limit their catch
to provide maximum continuance
of this resource.

* No further amendments to
the treaty without a full study be-
ing undertaken of the fishing in-
dustry.

* Establishment of a 12-mile
territorial limit by Canada,

In the discussion on organiza-
tion, a strong feeling was evident
that an all-out effort must be ex-
pended to organize the unorgani-
zed. The report on organization
listed figures showing that the la-
bor force in B.C. during the past
five years has gone up, while per-
centage of organized workers has
decreased by 8.7,

Several delegates pointed out

that raiding and other inter-union

squabbles are doing nothing to
help organize B.C.’s workers,

November 15, 1963—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3

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