WM. E. STEWART

More than 200 people packed
the auditorium of the AUUC
Hall, in Vancouver Centre,
Thursday, September 5, and
unanimously nominated Wil-
liam E. Stewart and Ron For
kin as Communist Party
standard bearers in that con-
stituency for the Sept. 30 elec-
tion.

Stewart, who is the secretary
of the party’s city committee
in Vancouver, told the meeting

around the future of the port
of Vancouver and proposals for
expanding trade and laying the
basis for the growth of industry
and the creation of 100,000 new
jobs for B.C.

He reminded the gathering
of the serious problems con-
fronting the riding: a crisis in

about by real estate specula-
tion and urban sprawl; costly
*; slum areas in the east end of
ss the riding, long overdue for re-
= placement by low cost public
housing; uneconomic _ tene-
ments in the west end residen-
tial areas, overtaxed while the
s: downtown busines area carries

ss city’s taxes.

He proposed the following al-
ternatives:

@ Trade policies, breaking
: from American dominated pat-
terns could make the economy
: of our city and province hum;
* could make our port a hive of
: activity, pouring milions upon
millions of dollars into our cof-
fers and attracting industry to
our city;

® Low cost power from the
onsite development of the Co-
*; lumbia River, which would at-
“= tract industry to the area;

e A major slum clearance
program—free from the lobby-
ing of the big real estate in-
terests who hate public hous-
ing like the plague, and domi-
nate housing policy in this Pro-
vince;

e@ Provincial legislation re-

in effect in England and On-
tario, would stop urban sprawl
and redevelop the downtown
area and its prephery into a
well planned business, cultural

Port of Vancouver
key issue in Centre

his campaign would centre

the downtown area, brought’

s; far less than its share of the

gulating land use, such as that —

RON FORKIN

and residential district.

“These alternatives are pos-
sible; if elected in Vancouver
Centre I pledge to make them
a reality,’’ Stewart said.

Forkin, 21 years of age, will
carry the Communist Party’s
youth program to the electors.
He captured the nominating
convention with a combination
of youthful enthusiasm and a
striking policy for youth’s fu
ture.

The main issue facing youth
in this election is the neces-
sity of developing secondary
industry in B.C.,”’ he stated.

“The Socreds are selling out
our hydro, lumber and mineral
resouces to United States in-
terests. We can create a chem-
ical and textile industry in B.C.
which would employ 30,000
people and steel mills employ-
ing 10.000.

‘Peace and better education-
al facilities for B.C. youth are
other major issues I will cam-
paign on,”’ Forkin said. “B.C.
must rid itself of the nuclear
dump at Comox, establish a
Provincial Recreation scheme,
build more vocational schools,
press the federal government
to assume full cost of elemen-
tary education, increase the
grant to the University of B.C.
and provide 5,000 scholarships
to worthy students. :

“Above all,” he concluded,
“we must regain control of
our resources, develop B.C.
for our youth and provide jobs
for the tens of thousands of un-
employed young peaple.”

Forkin is chairman of the ;
B.C. Young Communist Lea-
gue.

The Vancouver Centre Elec-
tion Committee of the CP has
announced that it will be spon-
soring its first open air elec-
tion rally at the False Creek :
Park, adjacent to Prior Ave.,
on Monday, September 16.

The meeting, which will be-
gin at 7:30 p.m., will be ad-
dressed by both Communist
candidates in the constituency
and will include folk singing as
part of its agenda.

TO CONTEST NORTH VANCOUVER

Block Columbia surrender,
defeat Socreds, says Rush

“The key issue in this election
is to block the Social Credit gov-
ernment’s plan to seek a quick
mandate in order to facilitate the

sellout of the Columbia to the

U.S.,” said Maurice Rush, Pacific
Tribune associate editor, who was
last Thursday nominated as Com-
munist Party candidate for North
Vancouver.

Rush _ said
afraid the Treaty, which would
turn over control and development
of the Columbia to the U.S., would
be blocked by popular opposition
in Canada and Bennett wants a
‘blank cheque’ mandate to press
‘through with its plans to sell out
the Columbia.”

“This election may be one of
the last big chances the people of
B.C. will have to block the plans
of the Socreds and minority Lib-
eral government in Ottawa. A
serious setback for Bennett at the
polls on September 30 would be
the most effective way the people
of this province can block the
biggest betrayal of B.C.’s_ re-
sources in our _ history,”
Rush.

Pointing to talks now taking
place in Washington between U.S.
and Canadian representatives,
Rush said that the main issue be-
ing discussed is the price the U.S.
will pay for power generated in
the U.S. from water storage in
B.C. The terms of reference of
the talks, said Rush, would leave
the main sellout provisions of: the
Treaty intact.

Coast-Capilano MP Jack Davis,
who is taking part in the talks
indicated at the weekend that
there will likely be an announce-
ment early in October and the
final settlement, after the B.C.
election is out of the way.

It was also reported this week’
by Sun Washington corespondent
William Galt that a deal is being

“the Socreds are

said”

worked out whereby a U.S. syndi-
_cate will be formed to finance the
$400 million dam program in B.C.

Commenting on this disclosure,
Rush said that snuch a deal would
complete the betrayal
Columbia, but ,under this deal
the U.S. would also own the water
storage dams in B.C. and exer-
cise a powerful influence on any
development on the B.C. side of
the river,’’ said Rush.

“What has happened to the
offer of financial assistance from
Ottawa to develop the Columbia
which was made some time ago?”
asked Rush.

MAURICE RUSH

The Communist candidate said
the present treaty should be

‘scrapped and an early start on

an all-Canadian development of
the Columbia with federal and
provincial government footing the
bill to retain the vast power re-
sources of this river for Canadian

use and under public control.

“A decision along these lines
could get action under way quick-
ly, eliminate the present hold-
ups caused by an unpopular power

Island could foster

whole new industries

Ernest L. Knott, secretary of
the Vancouver Island Regional
Committee of the CommunistParty.
has been nominated by the party
to contest the Victoria city riding.
In accepting nomination, Knot
stated: :

“Victoria’s shipyards and steel
shops could: be kept busy for
years building a badly needed
Canadian merchant. marine. Van-
couver Island’s rich material re-
sources of iron ore, coal and lime-
stone plus cheap Columbia power
could supply a steel mill which

would provide the necessary steel.

“We also need a copper smelter
and could develop complex plas-
tics industries, based upon our
vast timber stands.

“These are the steps which will
break the grip of the U.S. mono-
polies, who with Socred help have
seized control of our resources
and are converting us into raw
material suppliers.

“Besides, this is the only way
in which we can guarantee Can-
adian independence, provide em-
ployment for our adults and a
future for our youth.

“Of course, it would be sense-

less,’ Knott elaborated, ‘‘to pro-
pose these fine projects and at
the same time allow the existence
of a nuclear base at Comox which
threatens their destruction.

“The objectives of the Com-
munist Party in this election cam-
paign are: the development of
our resources for Canadians,
keping B.C. free from nuclear
arms, and the defeat of the Social
Credit government.”

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policy, and provide many badlys
needed jobs on a project which
will provide permament employ-—
ment to many thousands in B.C.
in the future, he said.

Rush, who is 47 years of age,”
is a resident of North Vancouver.
In the last provincial election he —
was a candidate in Vancouver
Centre. .

minority views
The candidates of the Com-
munist Party in Vancouver Centre
and North Vancouver have pro-
tested to the CBC regarding the
elimination of the communist

viewpoint from free election tele-
casts.

~The CBC action was branded
an attempt to muzzle expression
of minority opinion and, in effect,
“defending the status quo.” The
-letter pointed to the fact that the
party does qualify for: free time,
according to the national policy
of the CBC, but local brass have
conveniently overlooked this on
the pretext that the party ‘‘doeS
not represent a substantial body
of opinion in B.C.” &

dS

‘The letter charged that this
action was aimed at keeping
vital isues—such as resources and
the Comox dump—out of the elec”
tion campaign because of “the
threat they carry to the Liberal
government in Ottawa and the’
parties of big business in B.C.”

It was signed by William Stew-
art, Ron Forkin and Maurice
Rush.

The letter was delivered to
CBC offices in Vancouver in con-
junction with a protest picket
line last Saturday, September 7.

A reply from the CBC states
that the reason for refusal 15
based on the fact that there are
only five Communist candidates,
“but this is still evading the real
issue,” Bill Stewart told the PT
at press time.

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The party Las announced that
it has purchased time from th®
following radio stations:
Sept. 24—CKWKX, imediately fol-
lowing 6:00 p.m. news (One mill”
ute spot announcement) and :
CKLG, 7:25 p.m. (Five minutes):
Sept. 25—CKWX, immediately
following 6:00 p.m. news (One
minute spot announcement) and
CKLG, 7:25 p.m. (Five minutes):
Sept 26-—CHQM, 7:40 a.m. (One
minute spot anouncement) and
CKLG, 1:25 p.m. (Five minutes)+
Sept 27—CHQM, 4:30 p.m. (One —
minute spot announcement) and
CKLG, 7:25 p.m. (Five minutes):
ee,

Cheddi Jagan’s”
government.
recently negotiated a loan of
$4,000,000 from the Guiana
Import-Export Corporation, —
in line with the government's
emergency powers. Interest
is lower than on loang from
commercial banks or from

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