ic Tribune:
‘er really should be

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it were signed be-
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fom McEwen for his
stool pigeons. Rats
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belonged to a union
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sitwisted round may
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neration starting out

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s your paper
5 future.

NELSON DEAN.

every.

i Unity

Sacifie Tribune:

® Indian veteran who

® recently discharged
my, aiter Six years

my Indian brothers
fs helped to liberate
mer a few countries
Bie of Gemocracy. On
| home we find that
ave to liberate and
“ic own country, as we
m Canada a democratic
il we are all given

y lly do not feel that
m& yy Owes us 2 living,
ewe us a chance to
ang. We can obtain
- only by being given
ship rights.
“2, being in the work-
eategery, have sui
§ problems, similar to
as of other working
B, but ours differed in
f some extent, because
citizens of our coun-
teen years ago, our
aed the Native Bro-
Ff B.C. to deal with
piblems, ;
n objective was to
Standard of living
— re can become good
our country. We
Raccomplish our ob-
Sobtaining better stan-
ucation, better health
SIld age pensions and
"jnsions for those that
Him, and to assist other
@ obtain living stand-
sges, and full citizen-
t
3 Imade some progress,
ast convention, which
an Port Simpson last
> was an outright sign
— complete unity of
in our province. The
placed by many on
r, Andy Paul. While
Suing overseas, it Seems
i Paul, has acted con-
1e€ policy of the Na-
ferhood of B.C., and

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ed from an executive —

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what he was asked to
& last convention, but
cto appear. We were
f2d, because it would

i

our differences and consider the
means, by which we may ob-
tain better understanding and
unity.

The Indians of Canada have
now the pledged support of all
political parties and labor or-
ganizations. We now have a
chance to solve all our prob-
lems with the aid of our good
eitizens of our country. We are
no longer fighting alone. But
we must be fully organized to
obtain our objective.

We, the workers of Canada, In-

dians or otherwise, must realize

that we are struggling for ex-
istence from the same forces.
Therefore our problems are the
Same, and the sooner we learn
to act and fight together, the
sooner we shall all obtain our
objectives. Remember, too, that
we can fight best under one
leadership and one army.
IVAN ADAMS.
Massett, B.C.

Trib Booster
Eiditor, Pacific Tribune:

As we swing into the new
press drive, this great, yet criti-
cal moment in history makes 2
moving appeal to all comrades
to assume their positions in the
Vanguard of the people’s move-
ment in Canada: The kept press
inundates us with the offscour-
ings of the creatures who, be-
cause they are gangsters, would
Sacrifice millions more of our
people in order to salvage what
is still left of imperialism.

Qur party and the Canadian
masses whom we serve are un-
der vicious attack from the gov-
ernment itself. Headline after
headline in the daily press seeks
to establish by sheer repetition
that our party has engaged in
espionage for a foreign power
and that it has acted as liaison
between a foreign power and
Canadian spies,

Qur answer to the smear
campaign is obvious. We must
make our paper, The Pacific
Tribune into a mighty voice that
can and will shout down the
lies. and slanders which are
fomented against any organiza-
tion or group of people who
dare to fight against the per-
verters of justice—the tyrants
who oppress and exploit the
common people.

The times and conditions cry
out for a strong workers’ press.
Gomrades, are you prepared to
build a paper with 10,000 circu-
lation? This can and must be
done. Ask us to imcerease your
bundle orders. Get sub books
into the hands of sympathizers.
If you are available for street
sales, let us hear from you. Re-
gard street selling as a political
task. You are not selling an
ordinary paper. You are selling
truth; and that is the finest,
most powerful weapon in the
arsenal of any people’s move-
ment.

BILL FREISEN.

Mac-Paps

Editor, Pacific Tribune:

Thirty-two veterans of Spain
met last week to set up an as-
sociation of all Toronto Interna-
tional Brigaders. A committee
was elected to prepare a drait
constitution for our next meet-
ing on Monday, April 15. This
constitution will be decided on

"ACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 5

have given us a charte to séttle

and an executive elected at the
next meeting. We have two

‘main points as the basis of oer-

ganization: the welfare and mu-
tual assistance and collabora-
tion of all International Brigad-
ers; the welfare and future of
the Spanish people.

We would appreciate very
much the address of every Span-
ish war veteran so that they
may be notified of our activities.
Write Bruce Ewen, 354 Winona
Drive. All information and as-
sistance will be gladly wel-
comed.

WALLY DENT.

Toronto, Ont.

*¢

Is Hitler Dead ?

Editor, Pacific Tribune:

In the past there has been
some speculation on ‘whether
Hitler is dead or not. Well, he
isn’t. Turn on your radio any
day or any hour; pick up any
edition of the daily papers—
and you will find Hitler isn’t
dead. You will hear him on the
radio and in the press. Of
course the original Adolph is
dead—the Russian artillerymen
saw to that, but in past months
a whole flock of new Hitlers
have come to life—and with the
Same life mission as Adolph
gave himself — to destroy the
Soviet Union.

Well, it just can’t be done,
but it is wonderful how vocal
the new Hitlers have become on
the subject.

ANTI-FASCIST.

Churchill’s “Ants”
Editor, Pacific Tribune:
Regarding Mr. Churchill’s re-

cent comparison of the Russians

to the white ants (the white ant,
according to Dr. H. EH. Anthony
of the American Museum of

Watural History, is a termite;

the individual has no say; all

work together for the commun-
ity and they have probably been

in this communal fix for mil-

lions of years—at a dead end).

Perhaps the Russian and the
white ant are in the same com-
munal “fix,” but, let me tell
you, the “fix” in our so-called
democracy takes second place
to none.

Now, an individual in any
“fix’’ or out of it ean live, eat,
sleep, work and enjjoy only so
mueh in his lifetime. Is it rot
better that he should do So on
the communistic principle of the
greatest good for the greatest
number, rather than on the pre-
vailing “democratic” one which
says quite plainly (in its
works) me first and to blazes
with the other fellow?

I am speaking neither for nor
against communism, but when
our own social system leaves so
much to be desired, I think we
Should remove the mote from
our own eye before poking our
finger in that of our neighbor.

Mr. Churchill seems definite-
ly to prefer the capitalistic par-
asite to the communistic ter-
mite (or white ant), the latter
is at least self-supporting and
industrious. But then, who
knows, perhaps Mr. Churchill is
worried that under a communal
system every man would be en-
titled to as big and fat a cigar
as he—or that, perchance, he
might lose his altogether!

PRISCILLA ROWLEY.

Vancouver, B.C.

LepRanscerEPErertPECatserFesDRassweresdhwover

- The imperialist spokesmen at the UNO
Proof of the Pudding gathering in New York, seem bent on

instilling in the minds of the people who read the news reports of their

proceedings that the foreign policy of the Soviet Union is an aggressive
one.

They bank on accomplishing this because they know that the masses

of the people in the democratic countries have short memories—too short
for their own good.

If we only think for a moment, we will remember that the first
withdrawal of the forces of any of the Allied armies who had driven the
Wazis out of territories occupied by them in the course of the war, oc-
curred in northern Europe. When the Red Army soldiers cleared north-

' ern Finland of the invading hordes they penetrated into northern Norway

and drove them out of there too.

if their perspectives had been of an aggressive kind, they would
have established themselves right there on the Atlantic seaboard. But
they did net! Instead. the Soviet Government asked Great Britain and
the Norwegian Government-in-Exile to relieve them of the need for
keeping Red Army forces in occupation. Stalin wanted to withdraw the
Red Army and leave Norway to the Norwegians and their British allies.

There are no Red Army soldiers on the territories of any of our
European allies, who were at one time ruled by Nazi or Fascist overlords.
That is more than Bevin can say about the British troops. There are no
Soviet troops in Greece, which is a great pity as it would undoubtedly
help the Greek people to oust the Fascist elements whom Bevin is trying,

to place back in power again, aiter the people of Greece have driven
them out.

If the Red Army has not withdrawn from Manchuria and Iran as
rapidly as Bevin and Truman think they should, it is due to the political
skullduggery of imperialist concession hunters, in both places.

The Soviet government is justified in being suspicious of the promises
and guarantees of Chiang Kai-shek, whose biography when it comes to
be written will be one long record of broken promises. Within one week
of evacuation of Mukden by the Red Army ,six Soviet civilians who had
every right to be there, were murdered by reactionaries and more prob-
ably will be.

Oil The situation in Iran as it is presented to us, is purely a news-

paper-made one. Even President Truman is compelled te admit
that he knows no more about it than he has read in the press, and that
only a few days before the Security Council met in New York. The alleged
“ageression” of the Soviet Union is a press-made fiction, the work of
reporters, rewrite men and head writers, at home and abroad, working
under instructions. The finished product bears no resemblance to the
truth. The imperialists are afraid the Soviet Union is putting something
over them in the way of securing oil concessions. Their representatives
at the gathering speak for the oil magnates who were denounced as
thieves and swindlers and were driven out of Persia by the Persian Gov-
ernment a few years ago, only to be put back in control by British gun-
boats.

That is behind the charges of Soviet aggression in Iran today, but
it will be exposed.

The five months old Nuernberse trial reported to be
eosting two million dollars a day, has not produced
any evidence of the war guilt of the accused any more convincing than
was already known. It has, however, thrown a few Sidelights on others,
some of which may even be worth the cost of the trial. One of these is
documentary proof of William Randolph Hearst's direct connection with
the Nazi murderers and plunder bund. This exposure is contained in 2
letter written by Rosenberg, the “race specialist’ of the Nazis, to Hitler
in 1934. In the letter Rosenberg writes:

‘Fiearst personally asked me to often write about the position of
German foreign policy in his papers. This year, five continuous articles
under my name appeared in the Hearst papers all over the world. Since
these articles, as Hearst personally informed me ,presented well-founded
arguments, he begged me to write further articles for his papers.”

Press Drive

The policies of the Hearst press are definite and unchanging, a sort
of exception that proves the rule of dialectics. They are anti-union, anti-
labor, anti-working class. They speak the words of the NAM in its
most strident tones. The tie-up between this venomous labor-baiting
mouthpiece of reaction is so clear from this letter of Rosenberg’s that it
is beyond understanding how any worker ever reads his papers or be-
lieves his barefaced lies.

And the Hearst papers are not the only ones that muster the forces
of reaction against every progressive step made by the people of the
North American Continent. There are others, in Canada, as well as in
the United States.

That is why it is necessary to foster, to maintain a press of our own.
We, who are in the opposite camp to the money-grabbing Hearst, the
millionaire feudal baron living in the midst of capitalism.

That is why we have a press drive for the Pacific Tribune. That is
why Iam writing this paragraph. For our column is committed to raise
$100 in cash donations and 50 subs and renewals.

I am not close enough to the heart of things to know how it’s going.
But I am banking on every reader of the column doing his share in the
drive.

We are sure to make the grade if every one of us gets one sub or a
dollar donation. That is one way—
So here’s hoping !

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1946