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Vol. 18 ‘No. 14
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VANCOUVER, B.C.

APRIL 3, 1959

Jobless workers stage
two placard parades

For the second time in a fortnight, jojbless workers this
week staged a placard parade in front of the Unemployment
Insurance Commission office on Carrall Street, to bring their
plight to the attention of citizens and government officials.

Organized by the Unemploy-
ed Workers Action Committee,
the men carried signs demand-
ing unemployment insurance
payments until jobs are ayail-
able, and urging an increase in
benefits.

“Do It Now, John,”
sign. Another read,
For War,

said one
“Money
owing For ae

Unemployed.”

The Unemployed Action Com-
mittee, which has an office at
715 Hastings East, is asking all
jobless to assist in its organiz-
ing efforts. Meetings of unem-
ployed are held every Thurs-
day at 2 p.m. at 805 East Pen-
der Street.

Gardens ral; y Friday

to hear Nfld. speaker

H. Landon Ladd, leader of the International Woodworkers
of America in strife-ridden Newfoundland wilh address a mass
rally in Exhibition Gardens here this Friday at 8 p.m.

The meeting is sponsored by the Canadian Labor Congress,
B.C. Federation of Labor and Vancouver Labor Council, and

is part of a program of action
initiated by the CLC to raise
‘a million dollars to fight Prem-
ier Joey Smallwood, who is
trying to smash the IWA in
Newfoundland.

‘Ladd has a busy schedule on

Vancouver Island on Sunday.
At 10.30 a.m., he will speak in

Port Alberni
mount heatre;
Nanaimo’s

at the Para-
at* 3 p:m;: in
Capitol Theatre

‘and at 8 p.m. at the Sirocco

Club in Victoria.

While in Vancouver the IWA
strike leader is expected to
speak at a joint meeting of
shop stewards of IWA locals,

ELLION IN

PEKING—The rebellion in Tibet which has now been crushed by
the Tibet command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army was
engineered by imperialists, with the aid of Chiang Kai-shek (whose

forces airdropped supplies to
the rebel base at Kalimpong)
and foreign reactionaries. As-
sisting in the organizing of
rebel forces (supplied by the
big serf owners) were three
kaloons (members) of the ka-
sha (the local six-member
government of autonomous
Tibet). A fourth kaloon turn-
ed tratior in 1957 and fled
to Kalimpong where he helped
instigate the rebellion. Two
kaloons were patriots, and one
was wounded in the fighting.

Although serious fighting
did not break out in Lhasa,
the capital city, until March
19, the rebellious activities
of the Tibetan traitors have
been of fairly long duration.
These rebels- represent im-
perialism and the most re-
actionary big serf owners. |

Since the Chinese People’s
Liberation Army entered Ti-
bet in 1951, (after signing of
the Seventeen Article Agree-
ment for the peaceful libera-
tion of Tibet) the rebels have
been plotting to tear up this
agreement and preparing for
armed rebellion.

(The agreement stipulates

Lhasa, capital of Tibet, was centre .of the revolt.

that the Tibetan army must
be reorganized, and that /Ti-
bet’s social system — serfdom
— must be reformed in ac-
cordance with the wishes of
the people. These reforms
have been blocked by the re-
actionary majority in the gov-
ernment.)

In 1957 one kaloon, Yuto
Chahsidongchu, fled to Kalim-
pong — the centre of the re-
bellious elements’ activities
abroad to help organize
the rebellion from that base.
Arms were brought in from
foreign countries, Chiang Kai-
shek forces ‘airdropped sup-
plies, and helped set up radio
stations.

Between May and June of
last year, on the instructions
of the Tibetan local govern-
ment and the upper strata re-
acionary clique, the rebel ban-
dits invaded Chamdo, Dinch-
ing, Nagchuka and Loka. They
destroy ed communications,
plundered the people, com-
mitted arson and murder,
and attacked agencies and
army units of the Central
People’s Government.

The local government of
Tibet was repeatedly asked to
punish the rebel elements
and maintain social order, but
refused to act. Mistaking mag-

nanimity for ~ weakness, the
government and_ serfowners
reasoned:

‘The Han people can be
frightened off; in the past
nine years they have not had
the courage to lay even a fin-
ger on our most wonderful
and sacred system of serfdom.

“If we attack them, they
can only enjoin us to sup-
press the rebellion.

“If we bring a large” group
of rebel forces to Lhasa from
other places toxhit them with,
they will surely run away.

“Tf we fail, we run to India;
India has sympathy for us
and may help us.

“There is the powerful
United States which may also

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See TIBET

What's direct labor
cost on a $299
Washing Machine—

$182.70 ?
$ 82.70 ?
$ 827?

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