Photo shows Major Ernesto Che Guevara, chief of the
Cuban: trade delegation, being weleomed at the Peking
airport by China’s Vice~-Premier Li Hsien-nien (eft) and:
a group of Peking’s young people. Cuban-Chinese: diplo-
matic and trade relations have already -been firmly: estab-
lished by an extensive trade treaty and’ ambassadorial
exchanges, .

Dief must act to head off
another Korea’ in Laos

Because of the continuing gravity of the situation in
Laos, where aggressive U.S; imperialism is attempting
through its SEATO groups to turn the country. into a.U.S.
military base for aggression. against. Southeast Asia,
thereby creating “another Korea’. the. Canadian Peace
Congress. addressed: the following letter to: Prime Minister

John Diefenbaker.

““In view of the dangerous
crisis in: Laos, we urge you to
accept the suggestion of Prime

Minister Nehru of India and’

call for the immediate reeon-
vening of the armistice’ com-
mission of the Geneva Agree-
ments. Canada. must not con-
done: by her silence the cyni-
cal disregard of these agree-
ments by the UiS. government.

; “Canada as a member of the
armistice commission must. en-
Sure its authority is used to
stop any further war plans in
S.E. Asia. We also urge that
Canada demand an emergency
meeting of the Security Coun:
cil.

“Commenting on this letter
Dr. Endicott reminded all
peace ,committees. that. the
present danger of. war in S.E.
Asia is the result of U.S. pol-
icies, pursued -unilaterally- in

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| state makes nonsense of the

cynical disregard ‘ of ‘honour-
able international agreements
concluded in Genéva in 1954,
at which. the. People’s: Repub-
lic of China was. represented.

“Recent communications re-
ceived by the Canadian Peace
Congress from Laos and: North
Vietnam indicate that the. pres-
ent American military. opera-
tions are based in : Thailand
and. South: Vietnam. . A short’
time ago: Mr. J: Graham Par-
sons, assistant secretary’ for
state for the Far East; whois
the architect of these military
policies: flew to the: capitol’ of
Laos, and it can’ be assumed
that his trip’ was connected’
with the present military. oper-
ations,

“The fact that the U:S. gov-
ernment has been paying
nearly 60% of the budget, of
the government clique that
they are now trying to rein-

claim that they, now. wish -to:
protect. the independence of
Laos.

“If the Canadian. govern-
ment does not: now: act: vigor-
ously in. this matter. it. will
bear. its. full. share of the. res:

in S.E. Asia.”

hour week—or. cutting down

Ontario unemployed demand —
govt action—not ‘sympathy’

By CHARLES WEIR
About 400 determined unemployed workers ruffled the complacent atmosphere of

the Ontario parliament. buildings on the afterz
They. carried placards telling :

where. they came from; Toron- | on this in Ontario provided

to, Hamilton, Peterborough,
Windsor, - Guelph, Niagara
Falls, Welland, St. Catharines
. -.- And: who they were: “Un
employed: Foundry. Workers,’
“Unemployed Construction.
Workers,” “Silverware,”
“Rubber,”’ ‘Westinghouse,”’
“Chemical.”

Of the 100 from Hamilton
the largest number were un-
employed steelworkers.

Most .of. their placards, how-
ever, told: of. their anger and
their, demand for jobs: ‘Pass
the 40-Hour Week — Double
Time. for. Overtime.” “I Want
Work, — Not . Welfare.” “Is
This. What We Fought For?’
There were many others, in-
cluding. some in Italian and
other. languages.

Considering that their rep-
resentatives were. inside: meet-
ing with Minister of Labor
Daley, ; the one reading, “Don’t
Dilly-Dally, Daley. — Labor
Demands: Jobs’? drew many, a
smile from. the considerable
body of legislature officials,
employees, university students
and other passers-by.

Tnside, the: 30 ar so delegates
were giving: Daley and Minis- |
ter of Public Works Ray Con- |

nell a rough time:

The. ministers, of course, had
certainly. asked for it. Ini gen-
eral they expressed “great

sympathy from the govern-|
ment for the unemployed,” but |

wherever specific points for

government action to alleviate:|
the .admitted hardships. was |
called. for in: the brief: present- |
ed to: them, :these ‘“‘sympathet: |
ic’? gentlemen: had little to: say.)
or, inthe case of Connell, ac- |

tually ‘proposed ‘as. a’ “‘possible
solution’ the ancient chestnut
of “Why. not get yourselves
jobs on:farms?”’

(It: is: only, fair to add here
that. long before the 114-hour,

interview ended, Connell.

learned: plenty. about
not”. and backed. way. down on
this: insulting. proposal)

It ‘was Daley. who. had. the
worst time of «it, however:
Without having. anything. ser-
ious to propose himself. to ease
the unemployment, situation he
pooh-poohed. all:.the concrete
suggestions of the delegation.

No, he: didn’t think the 40-

on overtime — would help.

‘Neither was there a. solution in |
public works: hadn’t the- dele-
gation just .heard from the
ponsibility. if. war .breaks: out |.Public. works
$100 million now being spent |

minister that

“why. :

| jobs for only 5,000?

No, slashing the arms budget
would only put. armament
workers out of work. (Dele-
gates quickly pointed out that
| considerable of these arms are
}imported and: the rest create
relatively few jobs.)

No; we didn’t want to offend |
our. neighbors to. the south —
which a real. drive to encour-
age secondary industries (by
tariffs, etc.) might do.

So, aside from’ still
“‘sympathy”’
suggestions,

The . delegation, however, |
had: plenty of constructive sug-
| gestions and pressed him hard |
| from all, quarters of the con-
ference room with them.
| Finally, by the end of. the
| session, the unemployed got a |
| very: modest. “commitment.”
|The minister would “take up
| with. the cabinet?’ a. few of. the

more
he really had. no

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|
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}
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100n of Thursday, Dec. 15.

| point

ance than the $1 per month

inow allowed on welfare; ang —
'(3) Some’form of appeal: from

the presently unchallengeable
dictums of relief officers.

With these, and an. invitation
to “come back again” (which
some delegates took occasion te
out they’d rather not
have to do), the delegation
withdrew.

They rejoined. their fellow-

demonstrators, who in the: in

i terim had paraded threugh the
| heart of the city. to the Church
| of the Holy Trinity off. Yonge
| Street.

There, in addition to report.

ling the gist of their interview

with the government, and
passing resolutions for further
Strengthening of their organ-
ization, the unempleyed: also
heard a cheering word from
Archdeacon John Frank.

The archdeacon finished his

| words of welcome with an idea

| “alleviation. of suffering” pro-|he had on how to tackle the

posals. These. included: (1) Pay-
| ing..the. hospital insurance pre- |

;miums for unemployed; (2) Ax!

unemployment problem: “Why
not cut a big piece off our de-

fence program and put the peo-

|More liberal clothing . allow-! ple on needed public works?”

Two budgets

“baby.” budget on Dec. 20.
But for -corporations there
tions.

to :work. harder and produce

_in-the coming years.

= ... one for

And of course there will be no cut in arms spending,

The Soviet Union’s Christmas present to the world this

v

One for the monopolists, and = [

The hopes of many Canadians for cuis in ineéme tax
were dashed as finanee Minister. Fleming brought down his §

were substantial tax reduc-

For Jabor there was: nothing but another Tory. demand

more.- For the unemployed

there was nothing. Fleming making it clear that it will be
‘left to private business to provide jobs.

‘The government in face of the mounting alarm over U:S.
investment in Canada.indicated. some. steps to. stop making
quite such generous handouts to U.S. investors.

But Fleming reassured Wall Street that Canada will con-
tinue “‘fo maintain a ‘hospitable climate for foreign invest-
sment,’’;“and: that he expects: foreign capital (mostly, from
the United. States) to pour in to the tune of a billion doHars_

the people  —{

year was a new expenditures cut outlined’ in the Seviet
budget for 1961. For the people of the Soviet Union there
was a pledge to vastly expand.consumers good. industries.

Defense costs will take 11.9 percent of the new. . budget
compared to 12.9: in 1960 and -19:9 percent in 1955: 7
‘: :The amount devoted to pefisions in 1961. almost equals
the amount. to be spent on arms—a total of seven billion
roubles; compared to 9.2 billion on. arms. The. pensions in-
crease was: 212 times that in 1955. : :
' “Other significant highlights were: 35 percent of the budget
goes for social and cultural needs of the people compared
to: 27> percent in 1955. : - .

Consumer, goods production will rise-144 tines compared
to. 1960. Twenty-nine large new plants will be finished and
a.start made, on 32 others producing consumer goods. next
year. * 5

Foreign trade will increase by. 614 percent. Trade is
now being carried on with 76 capitalist countries: es
' Next year the Soviet Union will graduate thrée times

1 ais tomlind

more enginéers than the’ U.S:A, i

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