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Five new
Soviet Unions

BY LESLIE MORRIS

Two sets of figures tell the story about Canada and the
S.S.R. Since 1956 the output of goods per capita in our coun~
has. been falling. This is not because, as the daily press
arges, our workers are lazy and want more wages for doing
ess. It is because of the nature of tbe capitalist system, where
roduction has no: planned relationship to the needs of the
people. The nine hundred thousand unem-
ployed we had last winter did not produce
anything, yet they needed a great deal.

The same story can be told of the United

Employ yer | groups —
on Unemployment Insurance Act

The 20-year-old Canadian Unemployment Insurance Act is being examined by a
‘Royal Commission presently holding hearings in Ottawa.

Terms of reference of the

Commission include both the

scope and ppereion of the
Act.

While there have been cer-
tain amendments to the Act
during its existence it is essen-
tially ‘the same act that was

States.
The North American economy is stagnating.
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Now look at the Soviet Union.

The new Program for building communism
anticipates that in 20 years the growth in in-
dustrial output will be the equivalent of five
new Soviet Unions, and in farming to more
jthan two new Soviet Unions.

And by that time the income of each Soviet citizen will
75 percent higher than the American average.

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There is the real challenge of the times we live in. John
Diefenbaker called it that in the House of Commons last}!
s September when he urged every member of Parliament to read
the Soviet program. Why then does he not pick up the challenge
d see what he can do?

ey accept it? Why don’t they switch industries to peace pro-|
ction? Why don’t they increase real wages, abOlish rents ay
introduce free medical services?”
_. Why, indeed?
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It is not. because they are more concerned with the profit
they can make out of the workers and farmers than they are
th the needs of, the people? There is money in economic stag-
nation for the monopolies.’They coin great wealth out of scarc-
ity. The big corporations are no longer interested in. building
the country and are unable to plan production for Canada as a

hole. They cut.each other’s throats instead.
q And in ‘our: country the whole picture is darkened by the,
| domination of our economy by a U.S.-Canadian capitalist olig-
Jarchy which controls the commanding heights ‘of our economy.
e main exploiters of Canadians are not Canadians at all, but
Americans who have as little concern for the needs of our
beople as they have for the Negro Bone of the southern
United States. :

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But, whether or not they accept the economic and social
challenge of the Communist program, they will be defeated.
Their day is done. All that is needed (and it is a big all’) is
that the people of Canada become aware of the outstanding fact
of our age: that it is possible for the ordinary workers and
farmers to own, control and manage their country without
benefit of Mr. Moneybags ana to build up their country in
/ prosperity and peace,
The Soviet workers and farmers have shown this to be
true, as have the people of other socialist states.
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Nineteen hundred and seventy will be a great turning point
} of history, when, in the middle of the 20-year-plan to build the:
material basis for communism, the Soviet people will leave
| the U:S.A. behind ana@ start to pull away ahead of them.
:: This will be the real rocket race of our century.
Exciting times to live in, these, and all the more reason
‘why the people of the West must force their governments to
change their policies, abandon their plans for war and accept
the economie challenge of the U.S.S.R.
That would ‘be a fine for Canada.

RIGHT TO STRIKE LAW DEMANDED
|BY ONTARIO LABOR FEDERATION |

WINDSOR — A unanimous, Strike in Ontario came from
} call for legislation “to clearly | the OFL convention here.
establish” cases right to! ‘The demand arose out of a
recent ruling by Magistrate |
_|Elmore that the Royal York
“| Hotel strikers could “legally”
be fired even though they had
complied . with. provisions of

MOSCOW—A new “Soviet
ace plan. includes a speed-up) ; .
the study of how. man can Aided by Sand
live on other planets and ex-|-
it their natural resources. ©
The president of the Soviet
cademy of Sciences, Academ-
ian Keldysh, called for: the} m
Speed-up when he outlined his
Country’s space program. —

_ He predicted. that. “the com-
ing. years wil] see the-further
evelopment of: manned. flight
Space’ and. use of rockets as
high-speed. means for earth

erecting. their northern. ports. a
month earlier » in- spring by
melting canals through the ice-
fields to the wharves, through
a newly - - invented — ‘radiation
method:
Its all. done ..very . economic-

surface of the ice. As the sand

The socialist economy of the Soviet Union is flourishing. |

As Nikita Khrushchev told the 22nd Congress: “Why don’t|”

SPECIAL NOTICE

Those who subscribed to
the Soviet Union during our
special offer can expect a
delay of from two to three
months from the date of
their subscription until they

receive their first copy.
The magazine is mailed
direct from the Soviet

Union and the delay results
from technicalities between.
here and there.

After the receipt of the
first copy the magazine will
arrive regularly each month.

SUB

' The drive is over, and while
‘we didn’t make the 2,000 mark
we did obtain the largest total

number of subscriptions of
‘any drive since the second
world war. Seventeen hundred

and twelve—340 of which were
new.

Our drive this year ran
‘smack into a vicious cold-war
blast and a period of intensive
peace activity by many of our
most ardent supporters.

In spite of these problems

however, we think a very good

job has been done by our press

‘clubs and. supporters. Don't you

agree?
e
The outstanding club of the
drive for the city is the Sea-
men’s club. They almost doubl-
ed their quota with a total of

| exerting heavy pressure on the

all of which centre around the

TOTAL: 1,712 —

brought into being 20 years|theme that the Act, in its pre-

ago as a result of long pres-
sure by the labor movement.

Depletion of the UIC Fund,
which sank from a high of
$900 million to a present low
of $113 million, plus demands
by management for a scaling
down of the benefits and terms
of the Act, and demands from
labor and wide sections of the
community for upward revis-
ions of its benefits and scope,
have led to the present Havel
Commission.

Employers organizations are

Royal Commission with de-
mands that the terms of the
Act be further restricted, both.
in terms of who is eligible and
the range and extent of bene-
fits available.

Considerable publicity has
been given to their demands,

sent form, subsidizes laziness,
and though not stated openly,
acts as a floor under wages. .

Last week the Communist
Party of Canada as well as the
United Fishermen and Allied
Workers Union, presented
briefs to the inquiry putting
forward arguments for the ex-
tension of the Act. :

The Communist Party brief
urged that the Act be looked
upon as a form of social secur-
ity, “as social assistance to
protect the workers from the
ravages of unemployment for
which they are mot respon-
sible.” It urges that the scope
of the Act be enlarged to in-
clude all persons working for
wages or salaries.

(Next week the Pacific Tri-
bune will publish an extensive
summary of the CP brief to
the Royal Commission.) © -

56 on a quota of 30, 27 of
their subs were new. Thanks,
and congratulations to the Sea-
men.

The outstanding club for the
province is North Surrey. This
elub achieved 49 subs on a
quota of 30, 19 of them new.
Thanks for a fine example,
North Surrey.

Other provincial clubs de-
serving special mention are
Trail-Rossland, 38 on a quota
of 25 with 13 new subs; Vic-
toria, 40 on 20 with 10 new
subs; Cowichan, 46 on 40, 11
new; South Surrey and Surrey
Industrial, both made their
quotas and got 11 new subs
each; Cumberland with a fine

new, and Correspondence, - 17.
on 10, with 5 new subs.

In the city South; Burnaby
stands out with.66 on a quota
of 40, 6 new; Kensington, 57
on 45, 7 new; Advance, 41 on
35, 14 new; Pt. Grey, 27 on 24,
7 new; North V@ncouver, 39
on 39 with 12 new; Norquay,

‘49 on 48 with 10. new.

And, although they did not
make their quotas a special
tribute should go to Hastings
East, with 63 on 70, 10 new,
and Edmonds, 26 on 33, with
16 new. subs; Frank ‘Hogers,
Cedar Cottage, Olgin, Hiei.
Niilo Makela, Strathcona and
‘Brothers clubs all made their
objectives and deserve men-
tion. :

To all the other clubs, we

record of 55 subs and 12 new;
Alberni’s. 5G on 50, with 10;
new; Nelson, 14 on 10 with 6

‘know you tried hard and will
| make up for lost time.

fi

-Ontario’s. Labor Sica ancl 1

Soviet scientists | ‘are. now ||:

ally by sprinkling sand. on the |}
is warmed by the sun it begins i

GREATER VANCOUVER DELTA
Advance. = 41 te dnanpier a 25 21
Bayview <2 ae 3 “16 ~~ Surrey Industria] ----- 20 24
Broadway 22. = 3S 52 a4... .dpgnere 22 2 2 Se 10 7
Brothoens: 2 3 Ss 20 1S. Worth Surrey == << 30 49
Cedar Cottage ___----- 20 21 South Surrey —__------ 20 20
Dry- Dock 2s 20 46. J Whalley. =. oe oe 33 30

ae stg 7; Ge ea 16 8 MO TAT ee 138 151.
Frank Rogers ___----- 20 320
Georgia © ee eras as 20 rs DEWDNEY
Grandview. . 2 -s<-=- 50 30 Haney Maple Ridge -- 37 31
Hastings East ~------ 70 63. Mission —_____-_--_-- 20 9
Kensington __---.---- | Be Te Adys ee 57 40
ee ee 21 VANCOUVER ISLAND
Niilo Makela _-.------- 10 ¥O7 Alberma.s = ..--. =< BO 50
NOIGUay eens rs AB Campbell River ____.-. 30 23
Olgin ---------------- ae, Cumberland --_-----.. 55  §5—
1.-Paint Grey. --pesen-o Re 3 2d =: Rowichan, o-oo aes 40
| Rigid —.-_- 100 42 << Nanabng 100 95
 Seametice 2 esse iva) joa 56 Parksville pager sto 15 10.
‘Strathcona ..-----==--- 40 “WG *Vicwoma: = Se 30 45
Victory Square -------. 50 30. Saanich ----~---~---- 30 25
Waterfront ----------- = i pet) | PS ee eS 350 354
: nds aan
Wel'Bimaby 03 «= 48 PROVINCE GENERAL
‘South Burnaby ------ a 66 — Michel-Fernie ________ -10
_ Edmonds aaa hr eon - 14 4
North Van. Cis cal 39 New Westminster ____ 47 24
’ North Van District __ 30 3A Rowell: River = 37 28
*+ City Miscellaneous pata Rest (= .65 Prince Rupert ---_--- 5 3
} TOTAL -------+---- 1100 927 aoe Bada Se A w 8
Bueeton So
OKANAGAN REGION Trail Rossland _____- 25 38
Kamloops ----------- 3 Correspondence _____- 10 17
Notch sl —5-----—_ 28 21 + Province Miscellaneous 75 42
Serphn. 2 Se ee 30 So WOTAG —= se 254 ~194,
TOTAL _------------ 76 46 GRAND TOTAL ___ 2000 11712

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