I ( CAL LIMBS FOR. VIETNAM. Photo above shows a anufactured for amputee victims of U.S. bombing. Here the technical director of the plant, Vo xuan Dai, _xplains the process to visiting East German orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Schmauss. Many thousands wait for the ~ Iostly children. Pportunity to be fitted with artificial legs so that they can wal fetnam Civilians have enabled the Vancouver- shop in Hanoi where leg prostheses are k again. Donations to the Canadian Aid for based group to contribute $35,000 to assist amputees, TALKS OPEN IN MOSCOW USSR-Canadian co-operation nA Canadian delegation has left r Moscow this week to ratify € agreement between the 4, Viet Union and Canada Esigned to eliminate incidents tween. fishing vessels in " acific fish stocks. ‘Deputy fisheries minister -W. Needler will head the Pecation, which includes embers of the federal fisheries’ ©partment, and representa- ves of the commercial fisheries Tanch. Dick Williams of Pacific rollers Association and William SSR was not interested in a ay. If they meant the USSR as Not interested in joining the ; €sent tripartite treat, this polly was true, considering ff... ''8in and intent of that ty ih. : at this purported lack of ) Interest has consistently Sed to conceal Canada’s eluctance to initiate “reen u “wn ry a " ffshore- waters and to protect discussions of the broader, all- inclusive treaty required by the entry of new fishing nations into the North Pacific fisheries. “Full protection of our valuable North Pacific salmon fisheries can only be obtained through a treaty committing all nations fishing the North Pacific to the principle of high seas abstention. “The best way of ascertaining whether or not the Soviets are interested in such a treaty is to ask them. . .” SOVIET VIEW Avanesov, Soviet correspondent, an article which appeared in December in the Canadian Tribune, wrote that his country welcomed the talks held in Ottawa in October, and any further talks on fisheries matters. He wrote, ‘‘The need for such talks was evident, for Canadian newspapers and officials had repeatedly raised the question of fishing by Soviet trawlers in the north-east Pacific near the coasts of Canada. “Stating that the fish resources in the waters close to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Canada are exploited mainly by foreign countries and that a tendency had been observed towards a violation in the balance of resources of food fish, some of the newspapers laid the blame for this on socialist g A oceania te Lett tngeey wees —US. Daily World on fisheries vital to B.C. countries, the Soviet Union in particular. The Soviet fleet was also accused of ‘‘barbarous’’ trawling of salmon near the Canadian coasts. “Before the negotiations I talked with Soviet fishing experts concerning these charges. They assured me the Soviet fishing fleet observed international rules in fishing so as not to harm resources on the whole. More, the masters of Soviet trawlers fishing in the north-east Pacific refrained in general from the catching of salmon and halibut in which the Canadian fishermen are interested, though in keeping with international law fishermen of all nations have every legal ground to exploit any resources in that area. — ““As for a ‘‘barbarous’’ catching of fish, it can scarcely be logical to suppose that a country actively expanding its fishing fleet (numbering 54,000 vessels of all types with over 20,000 being self-propelled, and with a total capacity of the main engines at roughly 5,000,000 horsepower) can recklessly exterminate the fish resources of the World Ocean. A’ fishing fleet of such proportions would be a too costly folly in a poorer ocean. . . ‘Fortunately, the ‘‘fishing war’ as it was labelled by journalists, was not fanned into a fire. Instead of a predicted collision of Canadian warships with Soviet trawlers, representa- tives of the two countries met to discuss the problems. ... ‘The talks resulted in the drafting of inter-governmental agreement on co-operation in fishing off the coast of Canada and on provisional rules of navigation and fisheries safety off the coast of Canada in the north-eastern Pacific. “A second stage of Soviet- Canadian talks is to be held in Moscow early in 1971. It is quite evident, as proved by the Ottawa talks, that co-operation in exploiting the fish resources ot the World Ocean will bring more advantage to both sides than énimosity or mistrust.” Vietnam aid shipment leaves Vancouver port The Children’s Committee of Canadian Aid for Vietnam Civilians: sent its 28th shipment of goods to Vietnam from Vancouver on Friday, January 8 aboard the Soviet freighter S.S. Vladamir Mayakovsky. The shipment of eight crates contained 900 items of clothing, bedding, material for children’s garments, $1,000 worth of Quinine capsules to combat malaria, 100 pounds of Vitamin D (62,000 doses to prevent rickets), surgical supplies, medical books and many miscellaneous necessities. Value of the _ latest consignment is $3,725. During the past four and a half years the women of Canada have made 46,000 bed covers and garments, representing a value (materials only) of $72,000. The total value of all goods shipped, including $35,000 for artificial limbs, amounts to $127,245. Mrs. Sheila Young, convenor of the Children’s Committee said in a press statement last week “It is reliably estimated that war casualties in Vietnam are children under 16 years of age. This tragic outcome of modern warfare emphasizes the desperate need of continued and increased shipments of all forms of aid.”’ A recent bulletin put out by CAVC reported that total cash collections raised were near the $120,000 mark and money is still coming in from all parts of Canada. Contributions to Canadian Aid for Vietnam Civilians can be made to P.O. Box 2543, Vancouver 3, B.C. For information phone Mrs. Sheila Young, 733-9018. Order of government. the October B.C. COMMUNISTS GREET TIM BUCK The B.C. executive of the Communist Party has sent a greeting to Tim-Buck, national chairman of the Party, on the occasion of his 80th birthday, January 6. The message, signed by provincial leader Nigel Morgan, congratulated Buck on being awarded the Revolution Tim is in the Soviet Union receiving health treatment and is reported to be progressing well. by the Soviet ANGELA DAVIS salutes courtroom spectators as she entered Marin County Courthouse in San Rafael for arraignment last week. : PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1971—PAGE 3 Free Angela drive grows A nation-wide drive to sign up one million American sponsors of freedom for Angela Davis has been launched by the U.S. National Committee to Free Angela Davis. The campaign was launched as the first round of the courtroom battle to win her freedom concluded: in San_ Rafael, California. In that action Miss Davis affirmed her innocence of the charges that seek to link her to the Aug. 7 courthouse shooting in San Rafael. She also appealed that she be allowed to represent herself in future court appearance with her other attorneys. In other parts of the world, movements to Free Angela Davis are mushrooming. In Bulgaria, the trade union paper “‘Trud”’ editorialized that the charges against Miss Davis represent “‘a signal for a white witch-hunt against all progressive elements in the GS: In the Soviet Union, students from 85 countries studying at the Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow issued a public appeal to President Nixon to stop the frame-up of Miss Davis. In Paris, French youth launched a drive to seek support for a petition for the freedom of Miss Davis. The committee to Free Angela Davis appealed that messages of support for Angela Davis should be sent to President Nixon and the California Assistant Attorney Albert W. Harris in Sacramento, California, demanding that proceedings against Miss Davis be quashed.