QUEBEC TODAY MAY DAY IN MONTREAL— _ ANOTHER STEP FORWARD By SAM WALSH : The reconstitution of the Com- mon Front, 9n a much larger scale, was achieved on the streets of Montreal, of Quebec City and elsewhere on the occasion of May Day. The repressive policy of the Bourassa government, of which the imprisonment of the three trade union leaders has been an integral part, has finally evoked a fitting response from the work- ‘ers and from several thousand allies in people’s organizations. The weekly Québec-Presse, in its editorial of May 6, put it ‘this way: “This May Day also proved that all the opposition forces can join together around a common cause, not only the three great central labor bodies, but also the people’s groups, the students, the nationalist move- ments (the editorial ought then to have specified the Parti Com- muniste du Québec), the NDP and even the Parti Québécois. No more did we hear only ‘Le Québec aux Québécois’ (Québec for the Québécois), but also ‘Le ‘Québec aux travailleurs’ (Québec for the workers) . “ ‘Compelied to Join “The PQ, which, above all, has no desire to be the party of the working class,: felt com- pelled to join the movement, to get on board because the big train was in motion. It must be admitted that they were right in view of the enormous success of the demonstration.” It is obvious that the fact that the Common Front had chosen May Day, international holiday of the: workers, to demonstrate their solidarity, went against Rene Levesque’s grain, who could not let the occasion pass without remarking: “One May Day does not make a summer.” Mr. Levesque and the PQ are opposed to the class struggle. They accused the government of fomenting the class struggle by its repressive policy and that was their pretext for joining—a May Day demonstration! But however temporary and vacillat- ing an ally the PQ is (together with the Société Saint-Jean- Baptiste which also participat- ed!), its presence nevertheless demonstrates the power of the militant unity of the working class in drawing to it support, however conditional, from the nationalist petty-bourgeoisie. Broad Opposition Québec-Presse added: “In any case, the labor movement could see,'the evening, where its poli- tical allies were, short of having its own political party (my em- phasis, S.W.). The workers could not but note that, for the mo- ment, a broad opposition of all progressive forces—ranging from the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste to the groups of the extreme left! — can advance the libera- tion struggle.” We are happy to:learn that Québec-Presse has fallen in step in the movement to form a mass party of labor. But this conception should not Ottawa policy called TORONTO — A recent state- ment released by the Canadian Peace Congress has condemned Canada’s refusal to recognize the Provisional Revolutionary Government of Vietnam. Accusing Canada of playing the role of an agent of U.S. foreign policy, the statement said: “The actions of the Cana- dian forces on the ICCS in Viet- nam are a reflection of the policy of the Canadian government which states: ‘the Canadian gov- ernment’s policy (is) to recog- nize only one government per country, and Canada recognizes the Government of ‘the Repub- lic of Vietnam as the sole legal government in South Vietnam.’ “The fact that Canada recog- nizes ‘only one government per country’ is sheer hypocrisy. The Cease Fire Agreements and the Protocols both establish. clearly that Vietnam is one country. Why then does not Canada recognize the DRV based in Hanoi as the sole legal government? Why only Saigon? There can be only one explana- tion. Saigon is the base of the U.S. in Vietnam, the base from which the U.S. continued its PERUVIAN FISHING The Peruvian fish harvest has long been an important source of world protein. Loss of the fish catch last year, thought due to shifting ocean currents and changes in water temperatures, added to the world shortage of - protein. Fishing off coast-of Peru was resumed in March and reports so far are fairly optimistic. The amount of anchovies taken in March reportedly could produce some 240,000 tons of fishmeal and 36,000 tons of oil. military adventures to control Indochina. “The Canadian Peace Con- gress has repeatedly demanded that Canada recognize the PRG as it does Hanoi and Saigon; that Canada abide strictly by the terms of the Cease Fire Agreements which are clear and specific; and that Canada adhere to the protocol which she en- dorsed and signed. “The Canadian Peace Con- gress calls on the government . to carry out the tasks they have undertaken in Vietnam as an be substituted for the necesity of finding allies, including among the middle strata, the farmers, the students. On the contrary, the existence of such a mass federated party (including the Parti Communiste du Québec and other left parties) will increase enormously the striking power of the working class and will force the PQ to choose be- tween allying itself to it, or allowing itself to be dragged along by the parties of Big Busi- ness. ‘Need Allies Just so long as the working class does not arm itself with a mass party around an _anti- monopoly program, for national self-determination and for de- mocracy, the PQ, and other groups with similar social com- position and program, will con- tinue to regard May Day and the demands of the working class in the same way: One May Day doesn’t make a summer. : That is to say, one should not counterpose the united front of the working class on the polit- ical level, under its own banners with its own demands, to a pop- ular front of all those opposed to monopoly, of all the democra- tic and national forces. On the contrary, such a front can be- come stable and powerful to the extent that the working class forges an unshakeable unity in- cluding the. Communists. That’s the lesson of France and of Chile. That’s the lesson of our own May Day in Quebec. hypocrisy independent, neutral nation and cease being a puppet for U.S. military adventure. Further, in order to do so — that Marcel Gauvin be replaced by an im- partial person prepared to car- ry out the assigned tasks of the ICCS without prejudice. The letter on this page was sent to the Canadian Peace Con- gress by the Department of Manpower and Immigration, in reply to the demand that Cana- da grant non-immigrant visas to three delegates of the PRG of South Vietnam. Dear ‘iss Vautour: South Viet Nam. hiss Jean Vautour, -Canadian Peace Congress, ro Office of the Minister Cabinet du ministre Manpower and Immigration Main-d'ceuvre et Immigration I have been asked to reply to the telegram which you sent recently to Prime “linister Trudeau, concerning ‘Canada's refusal to yrant non-irmiyrant visas tc three delegates of the Provisional revolutionary Government of I would like to assure you that Canada recognizes that the so-talled Provisional revolutionary Government was a sicnatory of the Icreement on Ending the Var and Festoring Peace in Viet tiam, and representatives of the Canadian Government on the ICCS deal recularly with representatives of the Provisional Revclutionary Government in their ca>acity as members of institutions and crranvements created hy the Acreei.ent. However, it is the Canadicn covernment's policy to recognize only one government er country, and Canada recognizes the Government of the Republic of Viet Nar as the sole leyal governiaent in South Viet Nam. is the Provisional fevolutionar; Government claims to be the government of the same territory, it vould not be apyrooriate for the Canadian Covernment to vrant its representatives visas to visit Canada. vay 3, 1973. Yours sincerely, Ga ae ae RS Latimer, Tdministrative Assistant. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1973—PAGE 8 Metallurgy. Part of the Soviet delegation holding an informal discussion with Jean Chrétien at the recent petroleum conference held “! Edmonton. Organized as part of the Canada-USSR Technic Exchange Agreement the week-long meet was arranged by the Petroleum Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining ©” Several hundred delegates—most of them from North Ann ca—heard the presentation of some 50 technical papers. Simul taneous translation from and to Russian was available. ! photo from left to right: Jean Chrétien, Minister of Indian Aftairs and Northern Development, G. G. Vakhitov, head of the, 12-man Soviet delegation, N. M. Baikov, head of the body res” ponsible for oil production in the USSR. PHOTO — RANSON The ee Plan to send delegates to World Peace meet MONTREAL — On the initia- tive of the World Peace Council, headquartered in Helsinki, Fin- land, and the Canadian Peace Congress, initiating committees are being set up throughout Canada with the purpose of achieving a representative Cana- dian delegation to attend the World Congress of Peace; Secur- ity and Independence in Moscow, October 2 to 7. : At a meeting called jointly by the Vietnam Moratorium Com- mittee, the Quebec Federation of Labor, the Confederation of National Trade Unions, the Que- bec Teachers’ Federation, Alder- man Abraham Cohen and Abbé Louis O’Neil, an initiating com- mittee was established. The meeting was addressed by Rafic Joinjatti, former president of the United Nations sub-com- mittee on de-colonization, who now represents Syria at the UN. He gave a brief picture of the fight going on in Africa and Latin America against colonial- ism, oppression and exploita- tion, and how the imperialists try by-all means, including war, to hold back progress, Strike hits THUNDER BAY — More than 200 picketers of Lodge 1120 Ma- chinists have sealed off the me- chanics garage service depart- ments at all major garages in Thunder Bay. Following a Labor Board “no report” decision in early May, the workers struck body repair shops and car sale lots. As I went the rounds of the picket lines, talking to the strikers, the general sentiment is one of good spirits in what many think will be a long drawn- out struggle to catch up to the runaway inflationary spiral with sharp rises in living costs. . Money is the main content of the Machinist package. Their last strike lasted seven weeks in 1953. They have been able to re- new their agreement by nego- tiated settlement until this year, except in’ 1964 when a 3 day strike brought settlement. Pick- A report was also given ae the three Quebec delegates : oonfel’ the ‘March consultative cone plans for the World Congres They were: Edward Sloan, fere rette Sloan and Andre Lee ind Those present at the mee x representing more than 20, oe nizations, ‘elected a commit, to organize a delegation t0 World Congress from QueDPit The committee is made yi: a Andre Leclerc (QFL), E. M- Sai (Vietnam Moratorium Com des tee), Laurette Sloan (Ligue _ Femmes), Helene Meynau' of ternational Front against Cont ture), Claire Demers (Part Fav muniste du Québec), Guy cher (University of Mom) iy professor), Jean - Louis Mati? (League of Human Rights), "avb Dufour (student), Michel 200" (Tenants” Association of OW ult ais), Raymond Tardif Po veal Local of South-west, Mont©— anti-poverty group). i of Assistance with the wo! red the committee is also Ox pet from the CNTU, the Agt Teachers Centres, and the cultural Producers’ Union. car repaits be eters are jubilant over the Fg lic support they are TOCe a They claim the public abs? and refuses to cross picket line and show anger at price goug ‘kes by unreasonable food price hiKt" 4, supporting the strikers fusing to buy cars or have nile work or paint jobs done ee) the picket lines are up —— a PRAGUE — The Consetie toire for youth with der iy sight in Prague, is the rope school of its kind in EM During the 25 years of its ence (founded in 1948) abOW jc | music teachers have bee? oy, ated there who are now ed primarily . as teacher nov! People’s Art Schools ey the country. At present 1 oP dents ranging from 15 a years of age are studying secondary school.