— EDITORIAL Ottawa regimentation plan August 1931: Eight leaders of the Communist Party of Canada were ar- rested and tried under the infamous Sec- tion 98 of the Criminal Code. They were later locked in Kingston Penitentiary for expressing the demands of Canada’s working class, crushed by a capitalist de- pression. August 18, 1981: it was made public that the federal government has adopted secret plans to clamp restrictions and physcial controls on massive sections of Canada’s population — like the War Measures Act used against Quebec citi- zens magnified a thousandfold, and ex- tended coast to coast. The secret cabinet order, agreed to back in May, fits with the moves toward war and authoritarianism by the Reagan regime in the USA, Canada’s NATO rtner. _ By this order, which was questioned in Commons, July 17, by New Democrat Ted Miller, the freedoms of all Cana- diansare placed injeopardy. Anyone who remembers the military sweep of the War Measures Act in 1970, will recog- nize an even greater threat in the new order. Although examples given of peace- time emergencies which might trigger the new provisions were an earthquake or a disaster at a nuclear plant, among the tasks of ministers would be regula- tion and control of conditions of work, rates of pay, and relations between labor and management. What about union contracts? Without consulting parliament the government has taken on the power, in war or peace, to draft labor, draft far- mers, allocate housing, to force-produce resources, enforce drastic taxation, con- trol and allocate housing and medical care to the chosen, freeze communica- tions, and requisition. transport as the government of the monopolies sees fit. It indicates Ottawa’s readiness to adapt to Washington policies when it should be charting an independent and peaceful course for Canada. Included in the plan, according to Globe and _ Mail reporter Jeff Sallot, are internment camps to deal with dissent. The people of Canada have a gight to know what is afoot. And from what has leaked out so far, they need to be ready for massive protest. It all has the sicken- ing suggestion that we are in lock-ste with U.S. imperialism’s drive to domi- nate the world, and its dizzy rush toward nuclear war. Two-faced on South Africa In refusing to take part in the huge NATO naval exercise, Ocean Venture 81, Norway said it had evidence of the involvement in the exercise of the South African navy. This poses a sharp ques- tion for the Government of Canada, whose prime minister and minister of external affairs have both deplored South Africa’s racism, its crushing of human rights, not to mention its illegal occupation of Namibia. They have now deplored also Pretoria’s invasion of Angola. But when it comes to action, whether it’s investing in the apartheid regime, or What’s so bad about peace? Recently the Soviet Union proposed in a letter to the United Nations secretary- general, a treaty among countries using outer space, that would prohibit the mili- tarization-of space. Reuter news agency quickly got out a news story predicting U.S. rejection of the idea — because it might be aimed at their space shuttle. This draws attention to an interesting phenomenon: Canadian newspapers — and magazines have recently gone all-out in exhorting us to want bigger and big- ger expenditures on armaments. And any country that suggests talks on — disarmament, or proposes nuclear wea- pon-free zones in the world, or prohibit- ing armaments in space, is depicted as a villain, out to destroy our freedoms. The freedom to waste $5-billion a year on arms, and to tie ourselves to the Rea- gan toboggan into nuclear war, is hardly a freedom we need. Ned Temko, writing in the Christian Science Monitor, sees signs -in the pro- posed treaty, of yet another effort by the PACIFIC TRIBUNE—SEPT. 4, 1981—Page 4 co-ordinating ‘the military threat to * non-alligned and socialist countries, Ot- tawa’s brass is right beside its racist brothers. © One is not surprised at the hypocrisy of capitalist politicians but sometimes the intricacy of its design is breath-taking. The spectacle of South Africa and Canada keeping the oceans safe for freedom and human rights — right after Trudeau’s honeyed words on the Afri- can continent — ought to arouse the anger of every principled person in Canada. USSR to really get an agreement that will limit the arms race, and begin to limit the ena of thermonuclear war. In the verification clause, he points out, the So- viet proposal uses the language of the stalled SALT II draft, and then goes on to make it more favorable to the West. Isn’t it time people in Canada and USA stopped being stampeded by the profiteers of the arms business and faced the fact that proposals from the Soviet Union for disarmament are not tricks, - but a necessity for the building of socialism? Does anyone think the Soviet Union could not, if it preferred the arms race, invent and deploy armaments for space as well? © : The military-industrial complex of the USA and its Canadian branch office has nothing to offer working people but more taxes and the probability of nu- clear war. It’s time to unmask the real tricksters, and give our government instructions to make peace its first priori- ty. Navy exercise Ocean Venture 81. Fiashbacks 25 years age... TORONTO AND STALINGRAD A dozen years ago,.the city of Toronto adopted the city of Stalingrad as a “sister city”. Pre- sentations and official delega- tions were received at the city hall. Came the cold war and friend- ship was broken, but times are changing. Last week the head of a Soviet soccer team visited To- ronto’s Mayor Phillips and made him a presentation. Friendly words were once again spoken and the cold war ice began to melt in official circles . . . even if Mayor Phillips refused the cour- tesy of an official toast. Over 70,000 Canadian sports fans had already broken the ice in their warm greeting to the Soviet team. : Tribune, August 27, 1956 Avia py We all know that banks charge high interest rates because they have to; it’s based on New York and the dollar, and Swiss gold, et: An interesting by-product though, is that Bank of Montreal profil for nine months ended July 31 was $267,868,000. In the samé@’. period in 1980 they netted only $190,648,000. Figures used are from the company’s financial statements. ‘of Ontario under the author! ~ reached the figure of $102,09 as : | . ES Profiteer of the week LMA | 50 years ago... POLICE ARREST CPC LEADERS The cases of the leadifl communists are to. appear Magestrate’s Court, Toron for preliminary hearing Sept and involve the following wor ers: Tim Buck, M. Bruce, - Ewen, A.T. Hill, Sam Carr a John Boychuck. The chargf against them are of “unlawfl association” and are being p secuted by the Attorney Gene of the Criminal Code of Dominion of Canada. __. The Canadian Labor Defen! League is the client in this ca as in all cases handled by t league, and the amount of bi bonds now deposited throug the agency of the league hi The Worké August 29, 19? — Editor — SEAN GRIFFIN Associate Editor — FRED WILSON Business and Circulation Manager — PAT O'CONNOR Published weekly at Suite 101 — 1416 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 3X9. Phone 251-1186 Subscription Rate: Canada $12 one year; $7 for six months. All other countries, $15 one year. : Second class mail registration number 1560