‘ sing this Open Letter to you

- vention of the CCF-in the ear-

~ jalist

~ lear war. is evident, The crisis

_.by flights of thé U.S, spy plan-
es, along with

. bringing
* helpless. victims of’ this’ sitwa+
- tion. -We > could: influence ‘ the
- all mankind, by pressing effec-

- tively for adoption of a Canad-
~ tan policy which will preserve

ACL

NADIAN CRI iS f

The: National Executive of the Communist Party

of Canada this week ad-

dressed an open letter to the members and supporters of the CCF on the occasion

Dear Friends: We are addres-
during the 1960 national~con-

nest desire to help strengthen
Co-operation between all soc-
minded Canadians in
work ‘for peace.

The time that ‘we live in’is |
Serious and:the danger of nuc-!

at the Summit during May has
been followed by a dangerous
€xacerbation of international
relations: The “aggressivé of+
ficial declarations by the Un-
ited States government that. it
will not permit the Cuban peo-
ple to establish their indepen-
dence from’ U.S. imperialism
or to develop a foreign policy
of -their own * choice, thé. in-
Crease of provocative interna-
tional incidents, exemplified

the frenzied
Stepping-up of U.S: war’ pre-
Parations and propaganda, .is
the world to the
verge of nuclear war.
Canadians don’t have to be

Situation, to the..advantage of

Our country from war and
help to reduce the dangerous
tension in world relationships.
It ‘is our® considered opinion
that the adoption of such a
Policy has become’ necessary
Now, even for the survival of
Sur country and her people!
Wide circles of Canadians
agree that we need a new
Canadian policy to preserve
Our country from nuclear war
and strengthen world peace.
This desire is ‘expressed’ in
Various -ways. Resolutions in
Support of peace are being
adopted by tradé unions, relig-
lous, farm and fraternal or-
Sanizations, as well as by the
Organizations of the CIC.F:

- of the 1960: national convention. Text of_the letter follows:

and the Communist. Party.
Committees are being organ-
ized and are initiating public
activities. Deputations are call-
ing upon'the government and
upon individual public repres-
entatives. That which.is vital
in all of them have come. into
being as a result of the grow-
ing conviction that ali who
cherish peace must act now ‘to
prevent nuclear-war.

There are differences of op-
inion concerning the source of
the danger. of- war. The-Com-
munist Party of Canada. has
stated its position on this prob-

lem clearly. We hold‘ that the

source of the threat to world
peace -is ‘capitalist imperialism.
As the CCF. stated. in the 'Re-
gina Manifesto, on the basis of
which your partty was found-
ed, as’ long as capitalism lasts
there will be’a danger of war!
But, éven where differences
concerning this question .do
exist, they should not prevent
those who cherish peace from
cooperating to: preserve it:
Similarly, there are differ-
ences concerning a number of
basic questions relating to so-
cialism, and the: path to social-
ism in Canada. But, surely, at
a time like this, © differences
concerning. these questions

‘should not prevent us from co-

operating to prevent nuclear
war. In fact, it is only by pre-
venting ‘world nuclear war,
that we can hope to resolve
our differences concerning the
path. to eee

*

It is the iengeay of Canada
that Liberal and Conservative
governments have surrendered
military control of our country
to the United States and have
enmesned us in a network of
aggressive alliances and war
preparations. The policies pur-
sued by federal governments
through the past decade inte-
grate Canada directly in the

dates,”
Carl Rush this week:

money.

ee

C.P. ASKS:FOR ELECTION: SUPPORT

“This is the time for all supporters to roll up their
Sleeves and take an.active part in the fight. for peace,
jobs and security by supporting Communist  candi-
said~ provincial election campaign manager

Here are some of the things you can do:

® Arrange a house meeting and invite Commun-
ist candidates to: speak.

® Assist in distribution’ of election literature.

® Contribute to the’election fund and help raise

® Take part in canvassing for candidates.

To offer your help, or for further information,
Phone the Communist Party office, MU 4-1451, or call
at Rm. 502, Ford Bldg., 193 E. Hastings.

armaments- racé and place it
right at the centre of the ‘shar-
pening danger of nuclear war:
Thus, today, against the earn-
est desire of millions of Cana-
dians for peace the Diefenbak-
er. government counterposes
the reality--of Canada’s active
engagement in. preparations
for war as a satellite of -the
United States—the most belli-
cose power in the world. The
net. result is that the very sur-
vival of our country and her
people is threafened. Those of
us’ who desire peace and are
critical: of policies: which im-
peril. Canada are confronted
with the solemn responsibil-
ity to cooperate with all who
are willing to support. demo-
cratic activities aimed to keep
Canada ‘out of war and _to keep
war out of the world.

The..Communist Party -be-
lieves_ that.the policy by which
we can extricate Canada from
this dangerous position and en-
able her ‘to make a valuable
contribution to the prevention
of world nuclear war, is one
of Canadian Neutrality—disen-
gagement from _ preparations
for ‘war and refusal to be a
member of any military bloc
or grouping.

A policy of neutrality will,
necessarily, include Canada’s
withdrawal from NATO and
NORAD, the withdrawal of
United. States forces from bas-
es in our country, and an of-
ficial-decision that no nuclear
weapons will be allowed on
Canadian territory. It would
make ‘possible and logical, a
radical reduction of military
“expenditures. If Canada were
to take ‘this path many things
could be’ accomplished. For
example, part of, the billions
of dollars now being wasted
in military expenditures, such
as the Bomarc missile ° sites,
could be used to expand Can-
ada’s overseas trade and ex-
tend social services and great
nation-building projects. If the
new economic crisis which
threatens ‘our country today
cannot be averted at least ‘its
calamitous effects upon the
masses of*the: people could be
‘ameliorated to a very great ex-
‘tent.

Such a positive policy would
make Canadian support of the
proposal to end nuclear tests
and ‘for ‘general disarmament
qualitatively more effective
than our support can be while
the federal government places
the arms race above ‘all other
considerations of national: pol-
icy and, thereby, makes Can-
[ada a satellite of the United
| States. An announcement in
lthe United Nations, that Can-

! universal

“Do you have one that says “Squeeze the workers”?
ECCLES in British Daily Worker,

ada is discarding this. satellite
role and adopting instead a
policy of independence, neu-
trality:- and peace, would un-
doubtedly evoke a tremendous
response from many nations.

The peoples of the colonial
and semi-colonial countries are
awakening to the possibilities |
before them of achieving a

: : |
new life of economic and cul- |

tural development through
national independence. .Mil-
lions of people in the capital-
ist world recognize the justice
of the determination of the col-
onial and semi-colonial peoples
that they will be free. Grow-
ing numbers of people realize
that democratic public action,
in our respective countries, for
disarmament’ — to
exclude war from the world—
is an important feature of the
conditions in which it is pos-

sible for the colonial and semi- |

achieve
independ-

colonial peoples’ to
genuine national
ence. :

We are addressing this lei-

ter to you as men and women |}

who through the years have

striven te achieve a better Ca- |

nada. During the years. before
the second world war mem-
bers of our two parties co-op-
erated in the great.movement
against war and fascism. Many
members of our parties work-
ed together in the Canadian
Youth Congress, the work of
which helped so much to com-
pel Canadian capitalism and
its governments to acknowl-
edge the plight of the youth of
that generation. Through the
second world war members of
our two parties fought shoul-
der to shoulder in the armed
forces or worked in industry,
expanding production and
building the trade union move-
ment. Now, in this period of
profound crisis for our own
country and the world as a
whole, we urge co-operation
again ‘to bring’ about ~ labor-
farm and popular until in sup-
port of a mighty Canadian

August 12, 196(0—PACIFIC TRIBUNE

Crusade for Peace! ;

While your party and ours
|.and the trade unions and farm
| organizations all- have distinc-
| tive views on the question of
| precisely what should be the
| details of a peace policy, we
} believe that all of us agree on
i the necessity to preserve peace
|—to avert nuclear war. That
general agreement is the soil
|out of which a peopie’s peace
program for Canada can ev-
olve. in the course of demo-
cratic action for peace. The
primary need is to. develop
united action.

It is our firm opinion that
the imperialists’ drive to war
can be checked. The peoples of
ithe world can achieve freedom
| to work out their own paths
jof progress, each according to
, their traditions and genius,
|free from the dread menace
| of nuclear war and the crush-
|ing burden of military budgets.
| We are convinced that the
| forces in our country today
|who desire peace and demo-
| cratic progress could exert a
| decisive influence upon publie
opinion: if we waged a great
junited -Canadian’ Crusade’ for
| Peace.

We appeal to you, to all who
desire to preserve peace, to
|join in the widespread efforts
| that are developing now to
| prevent nuclear war. In your
;trade union, farm, fraternal,
| politicai, and other activities,
|co-operate with members of
|the Communist Party ‘and “all
who will take part in:

“United Action to End Nuclear
Tests and to Outlaw Nuclear
and Atomic Weapons!

“United Action for a New Ca-
nadian Foreign Policy of
Neutrality! :

“Unity of All the Forces of
Peace and Socialism!

| Your for Unity in a Great Cru-

/ sade for Peace,

| National Executive Committee
COMMUNIST PARTY
{ OF CANADA

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