WFTU Appeal:

STOP THE GENOCIDE! —

The World Trade Union Conference of solidarity with the
people and workers of Indochina, convened by the World
Federation of Trade Unions on July 18-19 in cooperation with
the Frech CGT, was held at Versailles. Three hundred trade
union leaders from 60 countries of the five continents of the
world participated to take the necessary decisions demanded
by the struggle and to give a new breadth to the support that
each must give to those who are fighting in the forefront of
the struggle for freedom and world peace.

A General Resolution, an Appeal to the workers and trade
unions of the world, an Address to peaceloving Americans
and a Message to the heroic peoples of Vietnam, Laos and
Cambodia were unanimously adopted.

On July 20, a press conference took place, presided over by
Georges Seguy, the General Secretary of the CGT. Pierre
Gensous, the General Secretary of the WFTU, Hoang Quoc
Viet, the President of the Trade Union Federation of the Demo- .
cratic Republic of Vietnam, Dinh Bathi, a member of the
Executive Committee of the Union of trade unions for the
liberation of South Vietnam, Thioum Mum, a representative
of the workers and people of Cambodia, and Phoomi Vong-
vichit, a representative of the workers and people of Laos

also took part.

to rule themselves.

The following is the text of the World Trade Union Con-
ference’s Appeal to the workers and Unions of the world:

“Peace in Asia and the rest of the world, freedom and inde-
pendence of the peoples are dangerously threatened by US.
aggression against Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, which is thus
spreading the war to the whole of Indochina.

“We must stop the genocide.

“We call on all trade union organizations of the world,
whatever their local, professional, national, regional or inter-
national character, whatever their policies or international
affiliation, to support the following just demands:

Vv immediate end of the'U.S. aggression in Indochina;

V quick, total and unconditional withdrawal from this re-

gion of the troops of the United States and their allies;

V respect of the sacred right of the peoples of Indochina

: “We urgently call on workers and trade union organizations
in the world to intensify their solidarity actions on this pur-
pose and to support this Appeal.”

Prairie premiers talk,
don't have joint policy

The Prairie Economic Council
met in Edmonton at the end of
July with the premiers of the
three prairie provinces present.
The idea of the Prairie Econo-
mic Council was born several
years back, under pressure of
the regional problems faced by
the three prairie provinces. Its
work has thus far been of a
very limited nature, at least
formally.

The recent meeting was note-
worthy for moving somewhat
beyond previous meetings. As
usual, Premier Ross Thatcher of
Saskatchewan was the most
talkative and belligerent, domin-
ating the proceedings.

The premiers agreed that, un-
less the railways provide more
equitable freight rates on the
prairies, they would face stiff
taxation. Thatcher urged Alber-
ta and Manitoba to consider
mineral rights taxation on rail-
way-held land. He said that one
way Trudeau could promote na-
tional unity would be to see that
the prairies got the same deal
the railways gave the rest of
Canada. ;

He claimed that freight rates
for pulp in Saskatchewan are
40% higher than those charged
in Ontario and Quebec, and for
potash are 60% higher than
those charged inside the US.

Manitoba’s Schreyer
that his government was pre-
pared “to look at’ legislation,
similar to that proposed in Sas-
katchewan. Alberta’s Strom took
an ambiguous position.

While apparently not prepar-
ed to go into open battle with
Ottawa,

stated

Thatcher’ ‘ complained:
PACIFIC TRIBUNE —FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1970—

that the prairie governments
had not been consulted by Ot-
tawa when it introduced its
LIFT program to cut back prai-
rie wheat acreage. “While we’re
not ungrateful,’ said Thatcher,
“if we are to have a LIFT pro-
gram we want to be consulted
and not have any program foist-
ed on us.” :

Some observers feel that the
enormous economic pressures of
lack of markets and_ under-
development on the prairies are
pushing the Prairie Economic
Council in the direction of be-
coming a regional government
body, although there is no open
sign, yet, that the premiers have
come anywhere near agreeing
on joint efforts to overcome re-

gional disparity, lack of markets, _

etc. Their frenetic preoccupa-
tion with selling their provinces’
natural resources to US mono-
poly seems to still stand in the
way of the planned, cooperative,
regional development of the
prairies.

German Foreign Minister Walter Sch
Moscow) agreement was reached on
Europe. According to the initialed treaty, West Germany recognizes the
World War Il, and both sides renounce the use of force t

After nearly two weeks of negotiations between Soviet Foreign

Spying and scabbery experts

Minister Andrei Gromyko and West
eel (shown above with their assistants at the conference table !"
the provisions of a treaty which may unfreeze

the “cold war’ 0
borders’ established following —

© settle international disputes.

_ Pinkertons busy in Canada

By JEFFERSON HURLEY

Invasion of Canada by the
private armies of US imperial-
ism, equipped with sophisticat-
ed electronic detection devices,
is now on.

Leading the invasion is Pin-
kertons — the most notorious
union-smashing private army in
U.S. history with, no doubt,
close connections with the FBI,
CIA and the RCMP.

In an advertisement in the
business management press Pin-
kertons exulted in their ability
to conduct espionage into the
private lives of Canadian citi-
zens.

“When Pinkertons does pre-
hiring investigations, you can be
more certain that new employ-
ees will return your investment.

“Here’s what some companies
have already saved:

“One firm saved $54,320 in
training and costs when Pinker-
tons found that eight of 28 ap-
plicants under consideration
were not good candidates.

“Another company saved $9,-
500 in training costs by reject-
ing nine of 24 applicants.

“Your business can also save
money and trouble” (such as
pro-union people) “by looking
to Pinkertons for other investi-
gative services, or security ser-
vice,” is the full pitch that Pin-
kertons is giving management
in Canada. (My emphasis.)

Pinkertons are also prepared
to move into action, complete
with radar devices and uni-
formed agents, on the campuses
of Canadian universities.

In an advertisement that ap-
peared in the periodical press
that circulates to the staff and
administrative officers of Cana-

dian universities Pinkertons
crowed:
“Pinkertons takes care of

everything. You pay one fee and
forget the details.” In other
words, Pingkerton will do the
dirty espionage into people’s pri-
vate lives and politics to save

YCL-ers visit USSR -

A delegation of six members
of the Young Communist League
of Canada, led by Chuck Mc-
Fadden, is on a two-week’s trip

‘to the USSR. The YCL delega-

tion is the guest of the Com-
mittee of Youth Organizations
of the USSR.

The YCLers will visit Mos-
cow and Minsk, and will spend
one week at a youth camp in
discussions with representatives
of the Komsomol, and Commun-

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ist youth organizations from
other countries.

Themes for discussions are (1)
Lenin and the role of youth in
the revolutionary transformation
of the world; and (2) Lenin on
the building of Communist so-
ciety.

The YCL delegates are Chuck
and Karen McFadden, Claude
Demers, Peter Gehl, Dave Fra-

ser and Kerry Robson.

the administration from soiling
its hands.

In a revealing paragraph this
ad states: ‘Pinkerton’s menand
women have been preventing
trouble since 1850. They’ve met
all kinds of campus problems
and know them well.”

Like peace marches, acade-
mic protests, teach-ins, student
strikes, no doubt.

Just how ruthless Pinkertons
are is also revealed by the ad,
which reads:

“And Pinkertons is focusing
its total attention on security.”
With assists no doubt from the
Edmund Burke Society, the
KKK and the John Birchers.

What is involved in this “‘ser-
vice” appears further on in the
ad, which states:

“This includes a _ constant
search for better ways to help
you keep sources of trouble off
campus, maintain crowd con-
trol, and assure thorough theft
protection.”

The anti-public demonstration
services of Pinkertons as the
above suggests puts Pinkertons
on university campuses in the
same position as an army or
local police force responding to
a reading of the Riot Act.

For good measure Pinkertons ~

throw in the following “service”
as well: “Also the campus. drug
problem is no stranger to Pin-
kertons people.”

It doesn’t take a computer to
figure out that Pinkertons “ser-
vices” are legalized espionage
into the organizations and activ-
ists of the left both in industry
and education. :

The 17 applicants for jobs in
industry who were rejected be-
cause of Pinkertons reports on
them to management are no
doubt now permanently black-
listed in their particular profes-
sions. The same could, and prob-
ably has also occurred with aca-
demic people, without them
even knowing who their accus-
ers were, let alone having a
chance to refute them.

Further, to university cam-
puses that are hot spots of radi-
calism and. dissent Pinkertons
offers the following 20th centu-
ry electronic equipment for the
dictatorial work of apprehend-
ing “trouble makers”:

“There are Pinkertons new
surveillance devices... RADAR-
EYE units placed in labs, libra-
ries, archives can detect intru-
sion and trigger alarms instant-
lye
As well this company says of
its fink-like work on campuses:
“Pinkerton guards keep unde-
sirables out .. . assist in narco-
tics supression, control crowds.”
(My. emphasis.). - . oF :

In its advertisement the list

of its “services” as it euphems:
tically calls its private espion
age work places particulat
stress on “personnel investiga:
tion” for both universities 4”

industry.

Says Pinkerton: “For a secur
ity survey of your campuU
advice about a specific problem
—contact any of our offices
across Canada.” i

“Pinkerton,” it openly poasts:
“the famous name in secur’:
and investigation.” A peter
word would be infamous const
dering the company’s long; se
torious history in the USA
supplying finks, scabs, provoca:
teurs and informers to labor
hating managements and 80
ernment.

Pinkertons head office is f
Montreal. As well it maintail® |

branches in Halifax Quebé
City, Sherbrooke, P.Q., Ota
Toronto; Hamilton, Edmont J

and Vancouver. 7
In Toronto alone there are
private army branches opel”
ing under the names of com
mercial companies. ;
Among them are the equally ’
infamous Anning Services
which boastfully and open
advertises its speciality—“‘strik
control,” and the Barnes agency)
which offers ‘‘complete analys
and servicing of your security
problems” leaving the door W"’,
open for itself to ‘“investig#
virtually anyone. F
Between the municipal polit
OPP, RCMP and 17 priva”
armiés doing so-called “gece
ity” and investigation of ind
duals and organizations the oie
zens of Toronto must be 3
most intensively investiga?
people in North America.
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