THE ae SABOTAGE BILL ALL LIBERT% Members of the Black Sash stand silently during their vigil on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall. They are protesting the proposed enactment of a bill which would class any act of civil disobedience in South Africa an act of “‘sabotage”’. Morris says ‘Close-Up’ program gross misuse of public funds “A billous performance by the CBC and Frank Willis,” is how Leslie Morris, na- tional leader of the Com- munist Party describes the July 8 “Close-Up” program on CBC TV entitleqd ‘“Com- rade Tim.” “From beginning to end the CBC producers took ad- vantage of the powers given to them by public funds to perpetrate a vicious distor- tion of the Commenist Party and its veteran spokesman, Tim Buck,” said Morris. “Many thousands of Cana- dians who do not agree with Tim Buck or the Communist Party, nevertheless respect them, both for standing by their convictioas. “One does not expect the CBC to agree with the Com- munists and it is understand- able that its employees have to toe the official cold war line. But Frank Willis and his colleagues, in the com- mentary and in the editing of the film taken at the party’s 40th anniversary banquets, went far beyond that and with snide remarks and thea- trical intonations tried to convey the impression that the Communist movement was freakish and not a pro- duct of Canada and Canadian conditions. “This was accomplished by deliberately leaving out those sections of Tim Buck’s re- marks which described the Communist position on Can- ada, on peace, on the issues of the day. It was a coward- ly job of concealment and suppression of the truth. “That the CBC went to the expense of sending camera- men and reporters across the country to accompany Tim Buck on his tour, all for the Military rule again in Peru A Peruvian military junta has assumed all executive and legislative powers following the removal of President Pra- do in a coup. A decree said that the sen- ior member of the four-man junta, General Ricardo Perez Godoy, was assuming the power of the President. General Nicolas Lindley took over as Prime Minister of an all-military cabinet which included the Navy and Air ministers. The coup took place after President Prado refused to annul the results of the elec- tions which failed to give the necessary one-third of the votes cast to any of the con- testing candidates. The Peruvian Communist Party in an official statement in Lima said that the con- gress which was elected at the same time resulted from “an electoral farce’, and could never be a representa- tive institution. “In face of this abnormal situation,” it said, “the cor- rect way out is by the forma- tion of a provisional demo- cratic union with the parti- cipation of the democratic parties and the representa- tive organizations of the masses of the people. “The democratic parties: and the popular forces should carry out extensive mass movements to fight and press for the transformation of the military junta into a demo- cratic people’s union which would respect democratic freedoms and free the coun- try from submission to U.S. imperialism.” The statement pointed out that the military junta could not carry out any progressive programme if, as its presi- dent had declared, it was go- ing to invoke U.S. aid to *fight Communist _infilra- Hiono: ~ As has been long known in the labor movement, one of the main activities of the RCMP is the operation of a so-called ‘Special Branch” devoted to disruption and spying on the activities of the working class and its various organizations. Being in possession of- ample and indisputable evi- dence concerning the acti- vities of one Calvin M. Mac- A Communist Expulsion Donald, of Ottawa, who for some years carried on his work in various labor or- ganizations and as a mem- ber of the Communist Party was entrusted with mem- bership on the Ontario Committee until the last an- nual Convention in April, the Ontario Provincial Exe- cutive has unanimously de- cided to expel MacDonald from the Communist Party. purpose of concocting a false image of the Communist movement, is in sharp con- trast to the refusal of the CBC to permit the Com- munist Party itself to state its own position over the CBC’s radio and TV facili- ties during the recent elec- tion campaign. “This is clearly a_ civil rights matter, and the CBC brass and its willing collabo- rators on the staff should be made to understand that they are not a law unto them- ‘selves and that civil rights can be violated just as ef- fectively by television pro- grams as they can by a policeman’s billy,’ Morris said. “TI hope the CBC will re- ceive many letters of protest. They do not take kindly to public criticism, but if it is given in sufficient quantity they will have to sit up and take notice,” Morris con-_ cluded. Price Pri ITEM May 18 July Round Steak Ib, 65 8 Leg of Lamb (Imported) Ib. 39 4 Rump Roast lb. .79 é Minced Beef (Hamburger) Ib. 41 Chickens Ib. .29 Turkeys (Grade A) Ib. .43 Cottage Roll ; lb, .49 Pork Shoulder (Picnic) _ lb. 39 Bacon (Side) lb. .69 Weiners ; Ibs 47 Liver & Bacon Sausage 8 oz-- 21 Lunch Meats (packaged) 221% Cooked Ham (11% Ib. tins) 1,49 Spam 120z. 44% Pork Sausage .49 Salmon (Cohoe) 4442 Tuna 342 _Lard lb. 171% Margerine lb. 12512 - Corn Oil 32 oz. .79 Salad Dressing 32 oz. .59 White Bread .20 Coffee (Instant) _ 6 oz. 85 Coffee (Regular) 59 = Tea 60 bags 85 ‘at Soup (Canned) 20 oz, .20: ‘ Tomato Juice 48 oz. 2712 Minute Rice 14 oz. .43 1.03 Milk (Powdered) 3 lbs. .89 ! AUSTERITY - here’s what it means to you! When statisticians in Ottawa announced recen that the cost of living went up four points last May thal wasn’t news to the consumers. They felt it each tm they did their weekend shoppng. That jump was said to be the first result of Diefen baker’s devaluation of the dollar and that was at ® end of May, What has happened to living ‘costs 5 then? To give at least part of the picture, the PT offer below a chart of food prices from several chain st0™ in the Toronto area. (B.C. prices are comparable ; most cases.) While not all the essential foods are listed, pet a not even the most representative ones, a wide end range was chosen to show that the upward trend #7 almost every class of food. item Readers will note that very few imported were chosen. These show an even greater jum prices. to the ANNUAL LABOR PICNIC at Confederation Park, North Burnaby. I intend to arrive at 11 o’clock in the morning and stay till 6 o’clock in the evening. Here’s what the Picnic Committee has ° prepared for the day: Wrestling, FREE Ice Cream and Pony Rides for the kiddies, a Variety Concert, Races, Folk Art Display, a Sports Pro- _ gram, National Dishes, and a host of other exciting features. T almost forgot to tell you that all this will be taking place on Sunday, August 5th. Won’t you bring a friend with you? See you there! TM GOING \\ \\3 oe ; 2 Gey 2 Au ust 3, 1962—PACIFIC TRIBU 7 “;