Can. Communists give views on Moscow talks The following statement on the re- _cent talks in Moscow between the Soviet and Chinese parties was re- leased July 26 by the national execu- tive of the Canadian Communist Party: At its meeting on July 25 the national executive commitee of the Communist Party expressed regret that the bilateral talks between the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Com- munist Party of China had ad- journed without any appreciable Progress having been made. When the Communist Party’s delegation to these two parties reported back to the National Commitee in May, it was hoped that the coming talks between the Soviet and Chinese parties would provide the proper atmos- phere for a future meeting of all Communist parties at which ' disagreements could be threshed _ out and unity re-established. It is our hope that this will yet be done in future meetings. It is evident that the publica- tion by the Chinese party on the eve of the bi-lateral talks of a massive criticism of the general policy of the world Communist movement as agreed upon at the meeting of the 81 parties in No- vember, 1960, and the subsequent activities of the Chinese party during the talks were designed not to facilitate agreement, but to hinder it. The factional activities of the Chinese party in many countries, including our country where it is in direct contact with the . Trotskyites, are in violation of _ the standards of conduct which should regulate the relationships between fraternal parties. The Canadian party welcomed the agreement that, pending di- rect conversations, public polem- ics be stopped. The Chinese party has violated that sensible agree- ment with which it had associated itself, by the publication of its letter of June 14. e The situation now is that the disagreements are again being openly and publicly debated in the world Communist movement. We shall continue to discuss these matters and work for the unity of the world movement on the basis of Marxism-Leninism. Our party, in the course of the © last three years, has frequently discussed the Chinese position. This has included direct talks with the Chinese leaders. At our 16th National Conven_ tion and in meetings of the Na. tional Commitee our party con- sistently has taken the position that the Chinese policy is incom- patible with the responsibilities of Communists in Canadian condi- tions, and in the present world situation. Our party signed the 81-Party Statement in 1960 and we adhere to the principles, strategy and tactics contained in that historic document, in the drawing up of which -we actively participated along with all parties. Our party’s Program, adopted in 1954, and amended at subse- ‘quent conventions, is fully in harmony with the 81-Party State- ment. We take our stand on our program, ‘‘The Road to Socialism in Canada.” e We shall continue to make our views known and do all we can to restore clarity and to work for the maximum unity of the world Communist movement around the principles of the 81. Party Statement. We urge the members and sup. porters of our party to study and discuss the present disagree- ments and to read carefully such documents as the recent letters of the Chinese and Soviet parties. (published in the Pacific Tribune) as well as our letter to the mem- bership of December 17 in which we voiced disagreement with the position of the Chinese Party. The principles that unite all Communists are far greater than temporary disagreements. Com- munism represents the future of mankind. We shall remember this when, as can be expected the capitalists or any others, seek to misrepresent or make capital out of such disagreements. Four-fifths of the Dominican Republics sugar. production is controlled by the U.S. Any won- der the U.S. monopolies don’t want to see things changed? SOVIET AID . MOSCOW—The Sovict Union announced it is sending medi- cines and food, 50,000 tons of P cement and 6,500 cubic yards of timber to Yugoslavia for the relief of the earthquake victims. Premier Khrushchev and Pres- ident Brezhnev wired a message of sympathy from the Soviet people. PHILATELISTS! For sale: mint (new) U.S.S.R. postage stamps. Also 3-stamp'set on Cuba Cosmos Stamps P.O. Box 14, Toronto 4, Ontario Canada = a eS SD Ds =D] |] —|] ROOFING & SHEET METAL ] ' | 2 REPAIRS: - Reasonable 4 Gutters and Downpipes Duroid, Tar and Gravel NICK BITZ BR 7-6722 i