| ~ ~Stperhuman.-efforts to avoid Got a Ottawa should assume \’STOP SELLOUT TO U.S. CAPITAL’ | mm | Rs | | light? tull educational costs to honour Centennial’ ution is one of the areas in which Canadian " len have yet to achieve equality”, Winnipeg Trustee ; ond Kardash told a large gathering at the Interna- Women’s Day Tea, Sunday afternoon in Vancou- hoe S Swedish Hall. ; Only one-quarter of uni- Versity students are women,’ She~ said, ts We approach Canada’s daeeOng one of the finest : €vements in commemor- id it would be for our : e “jain government to accept Se responsibility for the parton of our children.” feats could be done easily aes as consider that the el ot one nuclear installa- ; Would provide 2,500 “ssrooms,” Mrs. Kardash Said, 4 ei while Canadian wo- as, ave, made signal contri- MS in all fields at the aa time perhaps their mest is in the endeavour to tan peace. I’m sure we 2 € all _heartened by the cent Voice, of Women dele- on of 300 that urged our Sey to use its influ- oe to stop the new US. pie Might well heed the _ Words of scientist Dr. Joseph toberg, ‘we must make g sclear war “or ‘those of us 0; Mnight., survive .will be Subhuman? ~ + Pointing:.to the « outstand- cent period, Mrs. Kardash laid stress on the increasingly important. role women are playing in the socialist and newly independent countries. “Tt’s enough to remember dren. in Ghana died before) the age of five until the establishment of indepen- dence in that country, or that from conditions of great pov- erty and backwardness, the women of Latin America are taking big strides in all fields. Or in Ceylon, for example, where its prime minister is Madame Bandaranaike. “On International Women’s Day we share our hopes with the women throughout our own: great country: and throughout the world. “So International Women’s Day, coming in spring, should give us new energies, a brighter vision to work for the spring of a new era for the whole of mankind — where the buds of friendship among. all peoples of . the world will burst open, and our children will be the most beautiful flowers of all. We can make this a reality be- that 45 out of every 100 chil-} A three-point program The three point plan calls for: | 1. Rejection by Ottawa of Premier Bennett’s plan to ex- port power to the’ US. 2. Scrapping of the present Columbia River. Treaty. 3. Federal-Provincial gov- ernment co-operation to get an immediate start at the upcoming March 19 meeting in Ottawa on’a great all-Can- adian East-West power grid to serve Canada’s needs first; to stimulate Canadian indus-' try and jobs and utilize both the Peace and Columbia Riv- ers. Such plan should include the development of the Col- umbia on the McNaughton Plan. Recalling the earlier at-| tempt of the Bennett govern-| ment to push through the} Kaiser deal in 1955 Morgan) warned that Premier Ben- nett’s recent trip to the U.S. was to attempt to negotiate a sellout to U.S. capital. He| said: “One thing stands out — B.C. should be on guard| tan areas. Benneti’s| Morgan said the Commun-| for political purposes. against Premier overly chummy relations with the big U.S. interests to whom, you will remember, he tried to give the Columbia six years ago for as little as one million dollars.” Last week it was reported that Premier Bennett return- ed from his secret U.S. mis- sion without being able to’ get a firm commitment from Bonneville Power and USS. government authorities to purchase B.C. power. Meanwhile, Premier Ben- nett announced over the weekend that application has gone forward to Ottawa for permission. to proceed with the Columbia project. At the same time Ottawa is claim-) ing that all it’s waiting for is Bennett’s agreement to grant). a water licence before ratify- ing the Treaty with the US. achievements of women}. cause peace is in our hands,” What is not clear- at -pre- sent, said Morgan, is whether Has Particularly. in. the ‘more ‘re- life “ A ‘Workers “Union: have ok ses to attend their. conven- % Mcgee Vancouver pn oe sas de la Campa, foreign ees Grae of the Cuban Nene €deration of Trade Un- Ses ve Manolo Rua, direc- sag the Cuban Fishermen’s i “oesaedae have been ex- hea e an invitation to at- €convention as. fra- nvited: two Cuban’ represent-|" -concluded’ Mary Kardash: © _ The convention itself will deal with a number of prob- lems, not the’ least of which will be the question of hydro power and how itserlates to the fishing industry. | cently indicated-that-a cabi- “policies ° and » how’: the and Fraser rivers. -Attorney- General Robert: Bonner. re- net minister might be avail- able to deal with this ques- tion, but so far no official announcement has been made. Other probably receive special at- License limitation; onthe” government's’. power they: will} affect the Peacée,’. Columbia! items which will) tention include the following:! Communists advance 3-point Plan to solve hydro crisis to solve B.C.’s hydro crisis was put forward by B.C. Communist Party leader Nigel Morgan last Sunday in a radio broadcast over CKWX. this means the Bennett. gov- problems without added tax ernment has been persuaded! loads. by its US. backers to capi-| Pointing to the recent de- tulate on its export permit! bate in the House on the tele- demands; or whether it! phone system in B.C. Morgan means the B.C. government’ said, “its high time we in- is going it alone, in spite of sisted the government moved the International Rivers Act in on the U.S.-owned B.C. which stopped the Kaisef, Telephone Co. and see to it deal. | that service was provided at Hitting out at Premier Ben-} cost.” nett’s plan to unload the He said the telephone com- money-losing transit section Pany this year had the high- of the B.C. Electric’s opera-, ©St profits in its history — $9 tion on the municipalities, million. Morgan added that Morgan said if Victoria gets if public ownership can cut away with this plan taxpay-| the phone bill in B.C. homes ers in the Lower Mainland) and offices in half, then we and Victoria areas will face) Can't afford to be without it.” a further tax boost to make| Morgan said the annual up transit losses. | Winnipeg phone rate is $39 : 2 ‘compared to $61.80 for a He said that closely linked! party ‘line phone in B.C. with the transit system is the, projected . huge investments. for thru-ways and super high-| COURT UPHOLDS ways, which, Morgan added, can only be avoided by mak-_ BILL 42 ing an efficient public transit, The B.C. Court of Appeal system the main means of Tuesday upheld anti-labor | moving people -in metropoli-| Bill 42 which prohibits un- | ions from using checkoff dues ist Party’s stand is that if Victoria insists on turning the Oil, Chemical and Atomic | over transit, let them turn Workers Union. Officials of | over light and gas also, thus the union have indicated they providing the resources to may take their case to the | municipalities to handle the Supreme Court of Canada. Set for April 21 RADIATION HAZARDS PLAN GIANT EASTER PARADE The Radiation Hazards Committee in Greater Vancouver has announced that plans are being laid to hold a giant Easter parade on Saturday, April 21. The parade will coincide with others which will be held all over the country (and all over the world). Seek ‘Last week the PT The action was started by carried a story whinks: listed This was based on a national story and was incorrect. ‘ McCafferty ‘at CY 8-3654. the parade as being contemplated for April 24. ~ Any. one wishing to have more information on the - Easter parade is requested to contact: Mrs. Ellen - ssn gah he ADP es DR. JAGAN’S LIFE THREATENED. The above letter ae union's position towards with two bullets enclosed was sent to C. B. Jagan, prime it; peace and disarmament;: prt of British Guiana recently. The letter Waried and wages and prices. You have two choices. Get out (now) or get it.” - March 16, 1962—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3 ternal delegates. the-time of writin \ mi < g, Im- oo, on: Dept. officials are : we peek-a-boo with their Sok ind the PT was in- “In ‘this connection, the UFAWU has invited Ray Wil- liston, provincial Minister of Lands and Forests, to speak = : | | ; ie : | ~ | | | j | | | | | | | | f | | | | } { | | |