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VOL. 19; NO. 51...

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1960

VANCOUVER, B.C.

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in Moscow in: November.

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“War is not inevitable, war can be prevented, peace can be

preserved and made secure.”
These are the words in the powerful appeal to the peoples of all the world issued
from the meeting of representatives of the Communist and Workers’ parties which met

Only released recently, the magnif
world-wide struggle in defence of peace.”

The appeal warns of the grave “threat of military catastrophe” which would ‘lay in
ruins the key.centres of world civilization.” It places the responsibility for this grave
threat squarely on “the reactionary, monopoly and military groups in the imperialist
| countries that organize and instigate aggressive wars.
The full text of the Appeal to the Peoples of the World is carried on page 2.

icent appeal for peace calls on all people “‘to wage

Jobless fight back

South East Asia. U.S.-financed
military forces this week in-
vaded Vientiane, capital of
Laos in a bid to overthrow the
neutralist government which
came to office a few weeks
ago.

A Soviet note to the US.
last week accused American

18 nanckox sexe CAMBODIA J
Map above shows the latest constituted Laotian govern-
Scene of U.S. intervention in{ ment.”

“advisers”. of directing rebel

Operations against the lawfully

A reconnaissance aircraft
with four U.S. officers on
board was shot down last week
and U.S. helicopters regularly
cross the border from Thail-
and to direct rebel artillery
fire during recent clashes.

Latest reports are that open
military intervention is under
active consideration by SEA-
TO troops from neighbouring
Thailand. :

COLUMBIA TREATY

BY DIEF

Draft of a Columbia treaty giving the U.S. a Christ-

*’ mas present of B.C.’s most valuable power resource is

expected within the next two weeks.

_ According to reports. from
Ottawa the . treaty is being

- Yushed to completion and is

expected to reach its final

draft by January 5 or 6. The

aim is to have U.S. Senate
ratification by January 20.
This stepped-up timetable is
aimed at avoiding opposition
against the sellout. It is also
Contrary to previous annownc-
€d policy that public hearings

would be hela tn B.C. on an
application for license before
the treaty is ratified.

’ This was promised by both

B.G. Minister of Lands and},

Forests Ray. Williston and
Prime Minister Diefenbaker.
Now the treaty will be an ac-
complished fact unless public
opinion rallies quickly to stop
it before the hearings are
held.

One out of every ten mem-
bers of B.C.’s working force
was out of work in November,
according to statistics issued
in Ottawa. This ‘was the high-
est of any of the five econo-
mic regions in Canada. Others
were Atlantic, 9.1; Prairies,
4.5; Ontario, 5.8; Quebec, 7.9.

The lack of any effective

“2! policy to deal with this critical

problem at any level of gov-

ernment reminds one of the
accident prevention slogan:
‘fan accident is merely a statis-
tie until it happens to you.”
However, the unemployment
statistics, unlike many other
government figures, cannot be
dismissed by figure jugglers.
There are growing signs that
the coming session of the B.C.
legislature is going to be

Merry Christmas holds a hollow ring

Unemployment Hits New Hig

for 10 percent of the people of B.C. this year,

| forced to face the wrath of the}
jobless.

Meanwhile, in Vancouver
|\the Lower Mainland Council
| of the B.C. Federation of Un-
|}employed has set up office in
the Labor Temple and during}
the first two weeks more than
300 unemployed have passed
| through the door to register, j

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Next Week

In keeping with the
practice of previous years
the Pacific Tribune will
not publish during the
week between Christmas
and New Year’s. The next
issue will appear Friday,

January 6, 1961.

or take up grievances.

Committees have been set
up to protect workers from
eviction and take whatever
other direct action is required.
The office is open all day and
is manned at all times. A mo-
bile squad ts aiso being organ-
ibed to fight evictions.

Immediately planned is a
mass delegation to city hall
urging action by civic author-
ities for a moratorium on the
debts of unemployed: increas-
ed unemployment insurance
benefits; a government subsidy
for children of the jobless so
that those over 16 can continue
going to school; and an ar.
rangement to ensure continu-
tity of light, gas and telephone
service.

Last week a motorcade of 100 jobless from Windsor, Ont., went to Ottawa to place a

brief before Labor Minister Starr protesting unemployment in the auto
Photo shows a group of Chrysler workers in Windsor, suspended for refusing
10 hours a day, marching with unemployed workers protesting overtime and

that are crippling Canada.

industry.
to work
imports

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