ARay HENRY WINSTON, U.S. Communist leader, is shown on arrival in the U.S. recently after a two and one-half year stay in the Soviet Union. He re- ceived treatment there for blindness which he suffered as a result of callous neglect while a political prisoner under the Smith Act. With him is shown his attorney John Abt. He is suing the U.S. government for $1 million - Poland proposes ‘H-freeze’ Poland has formally proposed, in a government memorandum published last week, the freezing of nuclear and thermonuclear armaments in central Europe as a contribution to the ‘‘arrest of the nuclear arms race.’’ It proposed that the nuclear *¢freeze’’ should apply in prin- ciple to the territories of Poland, Czechoslovakia, East and West Germany with their respective territorial waters and air space. The area could be extended through the accession of other European countries to the agree- ment. The memorandum said the freeze would apply to all kinds of nuclear and thermonuclear charges (warheads), irrespective of the means oftheir employment and delivery. It envisaged ‘‘an appropriate system of supervision and safe- guards’’ by mixed commissions composed of representatives of the Warsaw Pact countries and of the Nato countries on a parity basis. Poland’s Foreign Minister Ra- packi said at a press conference that in talks with interested gov- ernments before publication of the memorandum, Poland had tried to take into account Western viewpoints, “Our memorandum has limited aims. settle all the problems of Eur- ope,’’ Rapacki said. The new Polish plan is an ex- tension of the original ‘‘Rapacki Plan’’ for an atom-free zone in Central Europe, first proposed in 1957 and later modified to meet Western objections. ‘Sabotage’ Act victim freed Johannesburg lawyer James Kantor, one of the 10 accused in the Rivonia ‘‘sabotage’’ trial in South Africa, was unconditionally discharged at Pretoria last week, Judge de Wet said there was no case against him and he left the courtroom a free man. The trial of Nelson Mandela and the other accused was ad- jouned until April 7, when the defence, will open. Kantor had been in custody for eight months — facing a possible death sentence — three of them in ‘¢solitary’’; his health has been broken and his business ruined, The judge in effect ruled that the evidence against him was so weak that it did not call for an answer, though state prosecutor Dr. P. Yutar had strenuously opposed bail for Kantor on the grounds of the supposed strength of the case against him. The collapse of the case against Kantor is a significant reflection of the weakness of the prosecu- tion, whose only strength appears to lie in the virulence of its bias. Meanwhile, protests from around the world are pouring into South Africa, condemning the continued persecution of the 10 ‘*sabotage’”’ trial victims and strongly urging a boycott on all goods coming out of the country. U.S., Mexico differ on Cuba While the press andother news media in Canada were hailing the recent meeting of U.S. President Johnson and Mexican President Mateos, reports from Los Angeles indicated that all was not harmony when the two presidents met. : Sam Kushner, writing in the “People’s World’’, said: ‘*The discordant note that probably grated most on the ears of the (U.S.) State Department concern- ed Cuba.’’? President Mateos had urged that the U.S. take its dis- pute to the UN, to which a State Dept. official promptly replied that the U.S. and Mexico ‘‘do not see eye to eye on this mat- ter,’”” The U.S.-Mexican differences were sharpened when Justo Sierra, Mexican Ambassador at Large and member of the offic- ial visiting party, was asked whether his President’s words could be interpreted to mean there should be greater under- standing between nations with dif- fering philosophies, including Communist nations. “That has always been the Mexican stand on the question,’’ the ambassador replied. ‘‘We believe in non-intervention and believe that any country has the right to follow any political phil- osophy it wants.’’ The U.S. is well aware that taking the Cuban question to the UN would mean pressure for a peaceful solution, Kusher said. It does not set out -to, The federation of Malaya, Sin- gapore, Sarawak and North Bor- neo is obviously artificial, says the Soviet weekly New Times. This is admitted even by the -U.S. press. Life magazine (Jan. 27) writes that Malaysia is made up of territories which differ from one another racially and culturally and, consequently, her viability is ‘*questionable.’’ Official British propaganda calls Malaysia a ‘‘barrier’’ ag- ainst communist penetration. But it is perfectly clear that the British Colonialists have set up the federation to preserve, under a new flag, the monopolists’ con- trol over these countries. Moreover, the establishment of Malaysia has automatically ex- tended the sphere of action of Britain’s agreement with Malaya on ‘fexternal defence and mutual assistance’’ and allows her to keep her bases and troops, as well as Australian and New Zea- land troops, in all the territor- ies of the new federation. The appearance of Malaysia seriously alarmedher neighbors, especially Indonesia. The Indon- esians are naturally sensitive to neo-colonialist plots. President Sukarno declared that his policy towards Malaysia will be ‘fone of confrontation.” The situation continued to de- teriorate and finally ledtoarmed clashes in Borneo, where British troops are stationed in the jun- gles bordering on Indonesia. Serious differences also arose between Malaysia and the Philip- pines, which is claiming North Borneo. Judging by British press re- ports, the conflict, fraught with TIBET} | id : > aU vil Yeay/2 ~ Ni ey 9 “igen China i = Sea BR. N. B b huts al L “a! BRUNE: = — — oe + —_ — —— re SO ee — wena f ———— MALAYA = as SARAWAK a SoA | ee OO (0 i SS Singapore = yr Ja SO pet belted l aes a oan CELEBES = — ———, ~—s BORNEO Q 4 Ey ASS a } pe Indian Ocean! Britain, U.S. stir up conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia A view of the Southeast Asia area showing the strategic crescent-shaped _ region in which the U.S. and Britain seek to establish the Federation of Malaysia. Malaysia comprises Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei and North Bornec. CAPITAL COMMENTS Changes in Municipal Act now before House By ERNIE KNOTT VICTORIA—One thing is sure —you can’t accuse Premier Ben- nett and his Socred crew of devi- ation or failure to carry out the party line. Once monopoly lays down the line they faithfully fight for and implement it. The general line laid down for this session was to continue al- ienation of our resources at fire - - monopoly (mainly U. S.) and to pass -more and more of the burden of government _ expense on to sed municipal- ities and indi- vidual taxpayers. In line with that policy the Socreds came up this week with a do-it-yourself program on mental health. They enacted a bill which made the municipalities responsible for providing both facilities and care for the men- tally ill. Following the same general line, they proposed (as reported earlier in this column) to hand over our big parks to the lumber monopolies. But this idea ran into some of the heaviest oppo- sition and fiercest criticism ever raised against a Socred action. The result has been that they have now been compelled to back _ off, take a second look and es- < sale prices to’ the hard pres- tablish some limited ‘wilderness zones’? in the parks. Continued public pressure is needed to de- feat this timber raid by mon- opoly. Again on timber, the house standing committee on forestry heard small B.C. mill operators and logging contractors complain that they are rapidly approach- ing extinction because monopoly was able to squeeze them out on timber bidding auctions thr- ough various questionable pract- ices, which the B.C. forest ser- vice seems powerless or unwill- ing to do anything about. On the’ economic side of lab- or’s struggles over here, the shipyard strike is heading intoits fifth week without a word of support from the NDP in the house. Shipyard workers are spearheading the 1964 wage drive and they need the solidarity and support of the rest of the trade union movement and its political representatives both in and out of the house. On the legislative side, the Mu- nicipal Act was overhauled once again. The most interesting change here is the one which calls for all municipalities in B.C. (except Vancouver) to vote on the Saturday in the week fol- lowing nomination day, which is on the first ,Thursday in De- cember. This change should make ita little easier for working people to vote. March 13, 1964—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Pa9? grave consequences for Souh east Asia, was deliberately Wir i ped up in London. 1 In an announced attempt toll | the dispute ‘‘out of the 1 and into the conference room | President Lyndon B. Johnsons# ' U.s. Attorney-General R20 Kennedy on a tour of South Asia early this year. ; Kennedy and Sukarno met twit E and an uneasy cease-fire Was ranged. Tension between ye esia and Malaysia continues; of open hostilities may brea at any time. Some minor 7 rilla skirmishes have alrem occurred. ae Britain is not too happy See the Americans stepping: _ It was announced in the H@ ? of Commons that Britain iy intention of withdrawing tro spite of the agreement ° a cease-fire. The Sunday Ex?? # accused the U.S. of being qu willing to sacrifice Britishin® ests in Malaysia. itt There is evidence of gf i contradictions between Bri and the United States. Some} don newspapers state that British government is rea y go to war to preserve the i eration it hgs knocked togetl é President Sukarno is del mined, on the other hand, f Britain and other imperial! powers stop interfering in So east Asian affairs. 5 The situation there email tense. — Cyprus blames Turk! for renewed fightiN! As the PT went to pres§ Ww nesday afternoon, there wet ys turbing reports that Turke ; navy was conducting fleet of euvers off the north coa® Cyprus. Je Meanwhile, the Cyprus 4 gate to the UN was chal , that Turkish extremists nad dulged in a ‘premeditated a slaught?? intended to ‘cou? the pacifying efforts of Are bishop Makarios.’’ ye He was referring to what 6 called the ‘deplorable le at Ktima,’’ where renewed fi ‘ ing had broken out early i? week. a B.C. FED Cont'd from pg. 2 will impel the working © ¢ forward. An example of th® if the four-point pact sign@ the International Woodworker, America, International Loe shoremen’s and Warehousemé Union, Teamsters Internati? Union, International Brother! fl of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Workers, International Broth® 5 hood of Carpenters, Lumbe! Sawmill Workers section. Factors that brought thes? - f ions to unite are also at ise here in Canada. True, unity ee labor movement has its 7 of in the conditions of product but unity requires that 2 al scious effort be made by # eps! It is now more necessary i ever that a strong effort made for mutual assistanc® tween unions to win the cul? strikes, and contract stru ahead. Aw First Film Showing in B.C- ““CHINA-INDIA : BORDER DISPUTE’ SAT. MAR. 21 at 8 p-™ TEAMSTERS’ HALL 490 East Broadway Admission — 50c Ausp: Canada-China Friendship Ass'n.