ang ecm th ange, “e€ Communist Part s Day secial Credit is false, ee Be] Mavett knows it,’’ said ader ean, B.C. Communist the atea St Saturday in reply to Nop ae his party by the Ppt ' c : : «Oe hallenge him to produce star Me back up his wild ater, |S as untrue as his ' Party out that the Communist adverticn tt! have a full-page Sun “S€ment in Saturday’s ; “Wh ‘ Barrett S really bothering Dave 'S that he’s hurt (and ON AUGUST 30 BENNETT MUST GO rightly so) because our criticism of him and his party for failing to come ‘out openly and publicly on the side of labor, for repeal of Bennett’s wage control regulations, and for replacement of the five percent Sales Tax by taxation of the big corporations, is winning considerable support in the labor movement. “Secondly, he is attempting to appeal to Liberals, Tories and Social Creditors by showing he’s as good a red-baiter as they are. His attempt to whip up anti- Communist hysteria has more In common with ultra-rightists like Paul Hellyer and Phil Gaglardi _ FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1972 Tribune VOL. 33, No. 34 —Morgan than the aspirations of the members of the NDP. “The Communist Party has not endorsed the NDP, nor called ‘for election of an NDP government. What we have called for is election of a ‘progressive majority’ which includes Communists and NDPers. Return of the Liberals or Tories has got to be blocked, and we are running only five candidates in this election. In spite of Barrett's false statements, we will continue to call for unity of labor and See MORGAN, pg. 8 Es 50 ee naa [COUNCIL > seas NES SES _ 19 EDITORIAL The people of B.C. have a date with'destiny next Wednesday, August 30, when they go to the polls to elect a new Legislature. They could end 20 years of big business rule represented by the Socred government. They could block the big busi- ness parties— the Tories and Lib- erals— from returning to power. They could elect a majority of NDP’ers and Communists which would mark a turning point in B.C.’s history. Undoubtedly the big corporate money is riding on the Socreds. The large foreign and domestic monopolies, who have grown fat on Socred handouts, have poured millions into the cam- paign to re-elect WAC Bennett and his crowd. The top circles of big business are betting on a return of the Bennett government for another term, and are hoping that either the Tories or Liberals will emerge strong enough to pro- vide a big business alternative when Bennett departs from the political scene. That’s what the fight between the provincial Liberals and Tories is all about. The Communist Party has put forward a realistic program and alternative for those who want real change. It has called for an end to big business rule in B.C. by defeating the Socreds, block- ing the return of the Tories and Liberals, and for election of a majority of NDP’ers and Com _ munists. The candidates of the Com- munist Party, where they are running, have provided a strong program centering on new economic policies which would create 100,000 new jobs based on ’ public takeover of resource industries and launching a massive drive te build proces- Sing industries instead of exporting raw materials. ; In the three ridings where five Communist candidates are running, their vote will be the most meaningful. They deserve the backing of progressive voters. They are: Nigel Morgan and Barry Dean in Vancouver East; Homer Stevens and Jim Beynon in Vancouver Little Mountain, and Fred Bianco in Surrey. A strong vote for Communist candidates in these three rid- ings will not be lost on big busi- ness and right wing forces. It will demonstrate that there is a rising tide for real and funda- mental change. The Communist Party has not concealed its view that in the present situation the only realistic alternative for progress is the election of a ma- jority of NDP’ers and Com- munists. In stating this view the Communist Party is exercising its democratic right to say what it thinks is the best alternative for the people of B.C., just as all other political parties have publicly stated their views on possible outcomes and allianc es. It is regrettable that NDP leader Dave Barrett refuses to recognize that right for the Com- munist Party. Instead he intro- duced red-baiting into the campaign with his attack on the Communist Party and his completely unfounded and false See EDITORIAL, pg. 8 Kashtan speaks at rally Canadian Communist Party leader William Kashtan will speak at the wind-up provincial election rally at Templeton High School Auditorium, 727 Templeton Dr., on Sunday, August 27 at 8 p.m. Speaking with Kashtan will be the Communist candidates: provincial leader Nigel Morgan, Barry Dean, Homer Stevens, Jim Beynon and Fred Bianco. The rally is being held in the centre of the Vancouver East riding, which is being contested by the Communist Party. The public is cordially invited to attend and hear the Communist stand on the crucial issues of the election.