FIRST TASK IF ELECTED Steveson would seek H-bomb ban Taking direc CHICAGO t issue with President Eisenhower and other top administration leaders on the question of call- ing off further H-bomb tests, Adlai Stevenson, Demo- cratic Pr residential candidate, declared in a TV address here o CCF to ask electoral revision Revision of B.C. laws to produre greater effi- “snafus” election ciency and prevent such as_the one which caused 7,000 voters to lose their votes recent election will be by the CCF at the session of the legisla- in the demanded spring ture. CCF leader Robert Strachan and party whip Arthur Turner said this week that their group will demand: e Complete pre-election enu- meration, or else provision of sufficient time for registration of voters. e Validity of all ballots, whether marked with pencil or ink, provided the intent of the voter is clear. If high school teachers and students were used instead of the many elderly people who now act as returning officers and poll clerks, greater effici- ency would result, the CCF leaders felt. They also proposed that elec- tions be held every four years on known dates, except in the case of emergency such as the defeat of a government in the legislature. “This would prevent the call- ing of an election at the whim of one man,” said Strachan, ob- viously referring to the Sep- tember 19 “snap” election call- ed by Premier W. A. C. Ben- / nett. CRE RECTOR CIGAR Only Union Made Cigar in Vancouver Hand Rolled Finest in Dutch and Havana Tobacco SOLD AT HOTELS AND LEGIONS or 214 Union St., Van. PT at ee ey 1 Monday this week that if elected he would “count it the first order of business” to consider the pos- sibility. “Tt would do this, by confer- ence or by consultation — at whatever level — in what- ever_ place_ —_ the_ circum- stances might suggest would be most fruitful,” he said. Stevenson said that since he first proposed four months ago that the U.S. take the lead in trying to ban further tests of the super-weapon, both the Soviet Union and Britain “have declared their willing- ness to join us in trying to establish the kind of policy I suggested.” The Democratic candidate Said he made his original pro- posal on the H-bomb in .an address to the American So- ciety of Newspaper Editors four months ago so that it would be “as far removed as possible from the political arena.” He said it was “others” who had chosen to make the pro- posal a political issue. “But I think this is good,” Stevenson said. “After all, the issue is mankind’s_ survival, and man_ should debate it fully, openly and in democ- racy’s established processes.’ Ten U.S. nuclear scientists have proposed ban on H-bomb tests. The ten, all from the Cali- fornia Institute of Teehnology but speaking as individuals said in a joint statement: “It appears to us that Mr. Stevenson’s proposal might be a useful way to get the nego- tiations on the nuclear arms race out of ‘the deadlock stage by taking a step which would not endanger our security..” Signing the statement were Carl D.° Anderson, Harrison Brown, Robert F. Christy, Jesse W. M. Dumonde, Rob- ert V. Langmuir, Thomas Lauritsen, Charles R. McKin- ney, Matthew Sands, John M. Teem and Robert L. Walk- er, The statement . predicted that “many countries’ soon will be able to make H-bombs. “The time will soon be upon us when even a ‘limited’ mili- tary action must inevitably drive us into nuclear war. “Our people must not be shielded from the grim reali- ties that confront us... They must realize in full the dangers of radioactive fall- out.” Stevenson’s proposal was earlier assailed by Eisenhow- er as “a theatrical gesture” which would be harmful to U.S. national security, supported Stevenson’s ADLAI STEVENSON “The issue is mankind’s survival.” CHARLES E. WILSON “Tt isn’t feasible.” Four million goal for CLC TORONTO Canadian labor has its eyes on three fields of work: or- ganizing the unorganized three million workers; legislative ac- tion; and collective. bargain-: ing. That’s where the new Cana- dian Labor Congress will regis- ter successes, was the confident prediction of CLC secretary- treasurer, Donald MacDonald in ‘an impromptu address to Toronto and District Labor Council delegates last week. Proposed increases in U.S. tariffs on Canadian cod, had- dock and other groundfish will have effects on Canadian fishermen if they are adopted, says the United Fish- ermen and Allied Workers’ Union in a press release issued this week. Both on East and West coasts Canadian bottom fisheries, particularly the drag- ger fleets, are operating on a very narrow margin. “disastrousy’ “U.S. fishermen on the East coast of Canada are permitted to trawl up to three miles off our shores while Canadian draggers, because of Canadian conservation laws, are’ kept 12 miles off,” says the UFAWU. “On the West coast of Van- couver Island and in Hecate Strait, the U.S. dragger fleet far outnumbers the Canadian. They have over-fished their own resources and now rely on the resources on the Canadian continental shelf for their sup- plies,” It is worse than irony to have high U.S. authorities com- plain about Canadian imports ruining their “domestic” fish- eries, comments the union. THEY apparently would rather “import” Canadian. fish in the holds of their fishing vessels where no duty is paid. “This double threat of in- creased exploitation of Cana- dian resources and prohibition Recent hearings of the Fowler Commissio# ws Firm stand aske on fisheries right of Canadian imports Oh U.S. must be met with #7 stand at Ottawa,” said 2 Stevens, general 5 treasurer of the UFA ip “First, Canada shoul 9 mediately proclaim an force the 12-mile limi? ‘i from a point to point _ Prime Minister ‘St should quite worryine U.S. ‘historic rights’ 2 ‘wl! protecting Canada’s ca rat sources. After all, 7 people have historic 2 being able to utilize t k (5 resources off our ow? shi “ nada ait? Secondly; Ca resting counter the tariff t wed counter tariffs wheteg do the most goo trade with the U.S au 0 $900 million deficit to so far this year. In rece? ig our deficit has bee? rapt $500 to $600 million sim) i cause we import S0 Nee from the U.S. than from Canada. + “Higher tariffs 00 ee nol products, such as che ure! toes, tomatoes, frui ther 2 cotton goods and 9 be (ot factured items would ae ly effective. It would protection to Cama and to such industrle | tiles and it would © ) make the shoe pil wid to the Americans bi iy more likely to listen son.’ i nessed support for retention of CBC control of broa as well as’ praise for CBC programming from aa oti” Baptiste Society, the Labor-Progressive party tholi’ @Etudes et de Conferences, Canadian and federation of Labor, Quebec Home and School Association, Quebec Farm Forum. Associa- tion and others. Several briefs underlined the need for ex- tension of broadcasting facil- ities in French in both radio and TV. Briefs calling “for curtail- ment of CBC’s_ régulatory powers were limited to oper- ators of private radio stations and the Montreal Chamber of Commerce. The St. Jean Baptiste So- ciety lauded the CBC’s con- _cern for French Canada, de- clared it represented the first time French Canadians “were invited to play in full their role as members of a group of which they were mem- bers.” The society, however, de- clared that it was the right of the provinces to organize their own. radio and ane works and called 40 cis in the law to make sible. ft The CCCL declaretit certain in all cae 4he workers rejgice * ia tematic dev velop of vision by a © sponsible to parla thus avoid all the cial profit ‘and commer petition.” b. The LPP brief os ee ‘if governmen 4 i broadcasting is en 0! can capital wi radi? 5 form Canadian si television into ins nda American prop3s@ the private sta vision will be pri state of our film rd simply a market ‘call tribution of Ameé Ce OCTOBER 19, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE —