Liberty Magazine
suppresses the truth

tion 98 was repealed by the King
government in 1936.

The founding of the Labor-Pro-
gressive party was not a subter-
fuge to evade the law as your
question suggests. I must remind
you that the campaign for a new
- party of Communists was a pub-
lic campaign in which I address-
ed mass meetings and confer-
ences all across Canada. The
question of the name of the new

party was debated hotly in the.

consituent convention. The name
Labor-Progressive party was de-
cided upon because it correspond-
ed with the changes then already
becoming evident as a result of
the war. There is no justification
for any assumption that the La-
bor-Progressive Party of Canada
will be outlawed. Because of that
your question is purely hypotheti-
cal — something like asking what
I would use for money if I lived
on the moon. While there are
anti-Canadian attempts to impose
McCarthyism on Canada as a part
of the drive of U.S. imperialism
against our country, the Cana-
dian people hate McCarthyism
and will not permit the establish-
ment of this fascist regime in
Canada. 1 am confident that the
inherent democracy and patriot-
ism of our people will defeat
these attempts. 1 can only ans-
wer that Communists will fight
for Canadian independence, peace
and socialism whatever the con-
ditions imposed upon them. Our
experiences in 1931-6 and in 1943
illustrate that the question of
name is answered by events.

*

If the LPP were to assume
patliamentary power in Can-
ada would it outlaw the So-
cial Credit, Liberal, Progres-
sive - Conserwative, or CCF
parties? re

No, certainly not. We stand for
the supremacy of parliament and
- the establishment of government
on the basis of majority parlia-
mentary support. Our aim and
confident expectation is to par-
ticipate in a parliamentary coali-
tion and not as a one-party gov-
ernment. Such a coalition will
elect a majority to’ parliament
pledged to stop the sell-out of our

country to the United States. We ©

do no base ourselves upon a
majority, role in that coalition,

but solely upon our conviction.
that it will be formed. The pro-
gram of the LPP points out clear-
ly that the breakdown of the
monopoly of parliament by the
two old parties is because that
monopoly itself conflicts with the
rise of new democratic forces
called forth by the crisis of na-
tional policy. Our program calls
for “a parliamentary coalition
... around the democratic nation-
al program of restoring Canadian
independence.” Then our pro-
gram declares. without any reser-
vation: “A people’s coalition can-
not be the property of or domin-
ated by any one party. Its
strength lies in its all-embracing
character.’ ‘That and the fact,
stated in our old program and
carried.over into the new one, that
“our party stubbornly defends
the historically-evolved popular
institutions of “Canadian demo-
cracy” show conclusively that the
answer to your question No. 7 is,

| *

Does the Canadian Com-
munist party advocate use of
force or violence in order to
create an economic reoolution
in Canada? -

No, certainly not. As our pro-
gram declares: “The Labor-Pro-
gresssive party categorically de-
nounces the lie that it advocates
force and violenée to bring about
social changes. Monopoly-capital-
ism, not the labor movement, is
the breeder of force and viol-
ence ... Force and violence are
the means whereby anti-national,
anti-democratic finance - capital
seeks to maintain its power when
other methods of intimidation
and control have failed.” Further,
corresponding with the principle
proclaimed in.our program, the
constitution of the Labor-Progres-
sive party provides that “Any
member shall be expelled from

. the party who is found to be a
strike breaker, provocateur . ..
or who advocates force and viol-
ence ... or who adheres to or

participates in the activities of -

any group or party which con-
spires or acts to subvert, under-
mine, weaken or overthrow any
or. all institutions of Canadian
democracy through which the
majority of the Canadian people
can maintain their right to deter-
mine their destinies.” SE

600 million friends

Y-two countries of East

and West, with an aggregate

population of about one billion,

have established diplomatic rela-

tions with the Chinese People’s
Republic.

How much longer can Canada
refuse recognition of China?

This question, and the views
expressed by leading Canadians
in all walks of life, form the basis
for a new pamphlet by Ray Gard-
ner, chairman of B.C. Peace
Council, -entitled 600 Million
Friends — for Canada.

“A quanter of the world’s in-.

habitants live in China,” writes
Gardner. “Since October 1, 1949,
the Central People’s government
has effectively ruled over this
vast land and its great popula-
tion.

“Some say this is the best gov-
ernment China has ever had.
Others hold a contrary view . But
all agree on one point: it is a
stable government and bound to
remain in power. .. -

- “Tt would be wrong to think

that by extending recognition to
the People’s Government we
would be conferring a favor on
China. Rather we would be serv-
ing our own national interest, be-

ginning the task of developing

friendly relations with the world’s
largest country and opening the
door for Canadian industry and
agriculture to the world’s largest
market.” i
Gardner points out ‘that one in
every three jobs in Canada de-
pends upon our trade with other
nations. China has recently com-
pleted huge trade deals with such
Western ‘countries as Britain,
France, Italy, Belgium, West Ger-
many, Switzerland and the Neth-
erlands. ase
“What does China need that
Canada could supply? China has
launched her first five-year plan
to begin, on a gigantic scale, the
industrialization of the whole
country. New railways, hydro-
electric plants and industries of
every type are being constructed.
The range of goods required is
almost unlimited.”
Gardner. speaks with first hand
‘knowledge of China’s construc-
tion - program,
China a couple of years ago and
witnessed the industrial revolu-
tion taking place.
Priced at 10 cents, 600 Million
| Friends — for Canada is obtain-
able from B.C. Peace Council, 144
West Hastings Street, Vancouver,
«BG, ; ‘ :

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