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By MARK FRANK

MOSCOW — An “appeal to
reason” not only to the gov-
ernments of the Western pow-
ers. but to-their peoples, call-
ing .on. them to act.for peace
and. change ‘the present dang-
€rous drift to war, reminiscent
of the days prior to the out-
break of World War 2—this
was the main theme of Soviet
Premier Khrushehey’s address
to. a meeting in Moscow mark-
ing the 26th anniversary of the
Soviet Union's Great Patriotic
War,

‘The Soviet leader dealt with
two burning questions that
hald an immediate danger to
the peace of the world: Berlin
and the US. threat to resume
nuclear weapons tests.

Contrary to the press and|f{

radio abroad, which made out
that Khrushchey brandished
“threats of war’, the speech
shows the véry oposite to be
true.

Khrushchev's speech gave
hope to the upholders of peace
across the world, inspiring
peace fighters to new deeds,
while pulling no punches on
just where the real war danger
€omes from and how grave the
present situation is.

GERMAN PEACE TREATY

On the German peace treaty
here is what Khrushchev said:

“The ruling circles of the
Western: powers still Oppose
the conclusion of a German
peace treaty and would like
to run the German question
into a touchstone for a test of
strength.

“Today I should like to warn
those like Chancellor Adenauer
who, in reply to peaceful pro-
posals of the Soviet Union, call
for “standing firm” or even
threat to “give a rebuff’...

“Now times are not what

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do not want war, but if you
really threaten us with war
we are nof afraid of such a
threat. If you touch off a war
it will -be -your Suicide . . ,

“By. dragging West Germany
into. an adventure you - are
pushing -the people - of - your
country. to suicide,

“Soviet people do not’ want
war and just for this reason
we-strive te remove-what-can
cause its outbreak, for the sake
of this at the end of this year
we, together with other peace-
loving states, will sign a peace
treaty. with-the GDR.

PREMIER KHRUSHCHEV

“It is to strengthen peace
that it is essential to conclude
a peace treaty and thus elimin-
ate the remnants of world war
es

“Contrary to the noisy: alle-
gations. of those who. would
like to keep up international
tension, we do not threaten
West Berlin at all when we
urge the conclusion of 4 peace
treaty . ,

“We propose a free city
status for West Berlin. We

they were 26 years ago. Now
not only German revenge-
seekers but all of those who
would try to: support them
in a new adventure against us
would share the fate of Hitler.

“These words should not be
taken as a threat: It is an ap-
peal to reason.

“Tt is high time to under-
stand at last that the Soviet
Union. is different now, that
the. world is different and, that
the balance of forces and arma-
ments are different.

“Therefore, Mr. Chancellor,
do not try te frighten us with
your ‘firmness’.

*“You say. that if we conclude
a peace treaty with the Ger-
man Democratic Republic you
‘will stop at nothing. This indi-
cates only the weakness of
your position.

have no intention of changing
the social and political system
in West Berlin. This is an
internal matter for its people.
“Neither the Soviet Union
hor the GDR intend to restrict
the links between West Berlin
and all countries of the world.
However, in line with interna-
tional law there must be re-
spect for the sovereign rights
of the GDR across whose ter-
ritory run the communications
connecting West Berlin with
the outer world.”
DISARMAMENT AND
NUCLEAR TESTS
In the second major section
of his speech Khrushchey dealt
with disarmament and in par-
ticular with nuclear weapon
tests. ‘
Again he stressed the essen-

imaginary picture being: paint-
‘ed in the West of Khrushchev’s

tensions,”

Here: is what he said:

“It is to ensure lasting peace
that we wage the struggle for
disarmament. Although the
Western powers, the United
States in the first place, stub-
bornly reject disarmament
under some pretext or Other,
we shall insist on our proposals
again and again, wil] strive
persistently to make all people
‘understand the need for soly-
ing the disarmament problem
because this is jn the interests
of the peoples,”

What could be plainer talk?

Krushchey then spoke of the
capitalist countries’

leading the peoples with: false

reality sabotaging the reaj
talks on disarmament all the
while cunningly blamiag the
break-up of negotiations on the
socialist countries,

At this point in his addregg
Khrushchey made an especial.
ly . passionate appeal to the
peoples of the world;

“In conditions when the gov-
ernments of the Western pow-
ers stubbornly Sabotage dis.
armament, the Solution, of this
vital problem entirely depends
upon the peoples,

“All peoples must realize the
serious nature of the. present
situation and bring pressure to
bear on those 80vernments
which obstruct the Solution of
the disarmament problem —
the most important problem of
our time, The working people,

intellectuals, all people who
want peace, can and must com-
pel the governments. of capital-
ist countries to accept disarma-
ment.

“If this is not done, the -im-
perialist circles may bring the
peoples to-.a war and then it
will be too late-to look for
culprits. Modern war has its
own inexorable law — mass
extermination of peoples, -de-
struction of all material values.

“T speak about this in aly
seriousness to make plain to
all the importance of active
struggle for disarmament, on
the outcome of which the fut-
ure of mankind will depend.in
many respects. :

“As to the: Soviet Union, the
people of all countries. may rest
assured that it -will not be
found wanting. We are ready

tial peace policy of the Soviet

government, contradicting the

to sign. even tomorrow an

“sharpening of international

hopes of agreement then jn.

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ment. because such

ier,

disarmament, He: recalled that
for close to three years the

Soviet: Union ‘had: stopped test-
ing;

are urginp their governments

complete disarmament with
anhy.and the most strict interna-
tional contro}, but we shall not
accept control without disarma-
control
would in effect be espionage.”

The foregoing warning to
the peoples to.step-up the fight
for peace is an extremely vital
new element in the recent spe-
eches made by the Soviet prem-

Khrushchey referred to the
rejection by the. US. of the
Soviet Union's memo. linking
the. cessation of nuclear tests
and. Universal: and: complete

He noted that some leaders:

to resume testing aa ra
“What can be 5? ten ®
threats? They will pi: the
one but merely exP® ee wh
reasonableness of #h?
resort to them. e gentle
“We must warn yee: we
men; No sooner te jos ;
sumes nuclear exPlosi “tos

Ss.
ing its nuclear weapon si
“If in reply to th” ihe
tion of nuclear tes teste
West we did not str damal
our weapons we wowe out
the defense potent ntire
country and of the © :
ialist community. respo™,
“Thus the entire . +i of
bility for the resumP 5 ses
nuclear weapon tests of
with the governmen”

Western powers.”

President: John F. Kennedy,
Coramunist Party,

Text of the letter signed by
Provincial organizer Charles
Caron. reads:

“The decision upholding the
Attorney-General’s power to
prosecute the U.S, Communists
under the Smith and. McCar-
ran Act is a most vicious and
contradictory action by the
Supreme Court,
“This ruling requires the
registration of ‘the: Communist
Party as a foreign-controlled
conspiracy aimed to overthrow
the severnment: by force and

a ee
U.S. Worker takes

Step toward daily

The US. Worker dast week
announced plans to publish
twice a week instead of
weekly,

Semi-weekly, publication is
planned to begin late this
Summer ‘as the first positive
step toward the reconstruction
ofa Gaily Marxist newspaper

The Communist Party of B.C. this week Wo!

B.C. Communists protes
attack on U.S. democracy

us

: 0: :
protesting persecution

violence.

“This. characterizatlo? ie
communists is an outtt us
and was. ruled so ‘
courts previously whe? 4y@
lar attacks were made ,
U.S. communists. re

“We believe that the _
attack on the Coe orto?
Party, U.S.A., is a sy m te
to distract the people A fot
constructive progra alist
peace, security and eo
that this party fights fF oh

“We request, Mr. pe ?
that you use your office al
an end to this. persecutl?

The B.C. Executive °
Communist Party has uplié
issued a plea to the ye
asking that letters be We est
to President Kennedy prom
ing this latest threat t0

ocracy on_our continents _~
. Pass this
paper on

in our country,” front-page
announcement in the Worker

agreement. on universal. and

said.

July 7, 1961—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—P28°

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