ALREADY RAISED In the Ist week of the drive these Maurice Rush Ed Skeeles R.S. John and Rita Tanche Jack Treleving Bill Turner Sam Vint ‘Nigel Morgan Stan Morisse nd wi : Boos souvenir recording of Paul Robeson at the ? Arch with 3 large souvenir photos of the concert. SOUTH FRASER Quotas Achieved 529 112 50 Fort Langley Surrey White Rock OKANAGAN Kamloops Notch Hill Penticton Vernon 1 30 70 145 391 Quotas Achieved 300 200 300 206 350 12 225 110 160 400 VAN. ISLAND Campbell River Comox Valley Nanaimo Port Alberni Victoria 350 250 700 500 600 PROV. MISC. Correspondence Creston Fernie North Vancouver «1 Powell River Sointula Trail Misc. “A” Misc. “B” Tom’s Column Miscellaneous TOTAL IN 350 100 50 100 275 100 400 400 400 600 45 $5,034.00 ' FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS Contact: GLOBE TOURS Faced for the first time with the presence of the communist press, the annual seminar of the BIC: Human Rights Council, usually a_ quiet affair, became the scene for considerable controversy at the Devonshire Hotel last week. The subject of the seminar was “Human Rights and the Media” and it drew about 75 people con- nected with the mass media to discuss the issues raised by panelists Sheila Day, of the Council, Prof. John Niemi of UBC, Murray Perry from the depart- ment of Manpower, and Lisa Hobbs, columnist for the Van- couver Sun. With the notable exception of Sheila Day, the panelists seemed intent on carrying on with the council’s tradition of avoiding meaningful criticism. Murray Perry told the seminar that if discrimination is to be found in the daily papers, they should look to the reading public as those responsible for the press merely “mirrors its readers, and not its writers’’. Lisa Hobbs, after assuring the seminar that her statements were in no way affected by the presence of her boss in the last row, stated categorically that “there is no working system of discrimination within the corporate structure ofa newspaper.” It was no doubt incredible apologetics offered by the panelists at times that evoked sharp criticism from the floor. Sean Griffin, assistant editor of the PT, spoke first and set the tone for the seminar’s response. Griffin drew attention to a series of striking examples of racist journalism in Vancouver’s daily papers, notably one which appeared in the Van- couver Province and read “Wet- back smugglers gyp the gypsies”’. Griffin stressed that the paper, far from promoting human rights, was perpetuating a racist mentality. He also lashed Sun columnist Trevor Lautens for referring to those who were outraged by the fascist coup in Chile as “bleeding hearts’. “Those who are truly concerned with the promotion of human rights should demand that teeth be put in human rights legislation and that incidents such as these be prosecuted,” he said. Tribune business manager Fred Wilson took issue with the cor- porate nature of daily papers. He pointed out that 77% of Canadian newspapers were owned by 14 corporate groups and that the largest three control more than 44% of all newspaper circulation. “The Davies report on the. media warned that if not controlled concentration of ownership would: collide with the public interest,” Wilson said, ‘‘but surely those of us _ here are well equipped to know that monopoly control of the media has long ago collided with the. public interest.” Chilean aid sent The Vancouver-based - Canadians for Democracy in Chile Committee announced this week that after expenses were paid for the public rally held at Vancouver Technical School auditorium on March 22 the sum of $600 was sent to the Canadian Council of Chur- ches to assist them in the work of aid to Chilean refugees in Canada. — Beaver Tra nsfer * Moving * Packing * Storage 790 Powell St. Phone 254-3711 | By NIGEL MORGAN The mining tycoons are-on a rampage over the provincial government’s Bill 31— the new Mineral Royalties Act. They are making the most outrageous, wild charges in order to stampede the public and intimidate the NDP government. In a replay of the tactics the real estate sharks and _ land developers — disguised in ten gallon hats, chaps and cowboy boots at massive “‘farmers rallies” in West Vancouver — tried out on the Land Act amendments a year ago. And, I’ll wager a year from now you’ll hear as little from the ~ mining tycoons (most of them foreign-owned or controlled) as we’ve heard.at this session on last year’s Land Act changes. A “‘special fund dealing with all sections of the mining in- dustry ... . separate from existing ‘organizations, though they are involved in it’’, has been established to finance ‘“‘advertising in all publicity media, radio, television and newspapers’’. In addition, the B.C. Mining Emergency Fund leaflet tells us the money will be used to “‘promote amassive ‘letter writing’ protest to ‘the government’’. The appeal assures the reader ‘“‘No amount too large; no amount too small’ and calls on prospectors, engineers, geologists, consultants, mine workers, mining companieis, service equipment and _ supply firms and citizens to send in their contributions. However, one thing is clear. No matter how much fact-twisting they put out; no matter how many LECTURE CHANGE Because of the unavailability of the UFAWU Lounge on April 15 — as a result of the Easter Monday statutory holiday — the lecture “The Crisis in Britain’’ by Ben Swankey, will be held Thursday, April 18 at 8 p.m. in the UFAWU Lounge, 138 East Cordova. The Young Communist League wishes to apologize for any in- convenience that the date change may involve. crocodile tears they shed for the “poor little prospector’? (who everyone knows they have swin- dled and cheated for years) it cannot cover the fact that for the first time in this province’s history the government is going to recover a reasonable return for the people from their mineral resources. The big ‘“‘giveaway”’ has finally been brought out into the open. And, ata time when the companies are reporting record-high profits. They can well afford to pay more. What the government has proposed is that a modest return of 2 1/2 percent of the net value (i.e. smelter return after transportation costs have been met) for the first year, with the royalty increasing to five percent for the subsequent years. Second, it has proposed that in years of exceptionally high profits, (if the net value rises more than 20 percent above the basic price) 50 percent of that increase shall accrue to the people through the government treasury. And third, new aids are being offered to prospectors so that they will not have to be dependent on the big mining monopolies for grub- staking and evaluations of their claims. Mines minister Leo Nimsick told the mining industry that statements that the industry will be destroyed are completely un- founded. ‘‘Royalties have been: collected on oil and gas, also nonpreplenishable resources, and stumpage on timber for years, and these industries have not been ruined. “The mining industry has been left free to exploit mineral resources at will,’ he declared. “The only direct revenue until now has been a small tax on profits. And the industry is trying to preserve its privileged position.’’ He went on to predict the new royalty legislation will be adopted by the Legislature without major amendment. Attempts to have Bill 31 withdrawn or emasculated will not succeed. 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