Williston admits reason for vote

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1963

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VANCOUVER; B.C.

VOL. 24, NO. 36

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Position on acquiring nuclear
arms for Canada.
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a 1, recommending that the
we urge the government to
sid ndon its A-arms scheme, Pre-
ae Claude Jodoin indicated
4 the resolution passed by the
%eal council (as reported in the
Aug. 23 issue of the PT) was “‘in
Accord with Congress poiicy”’
and promised that ‘appropriate

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deveolpment coin-
letter sent to UN
cecretary-general U. Thant by the
U.S.-dominated International Con-
federation of Free Trade Unions.
The letter hailed the recent Mos-
treaty outlawing atmosphe-

action would b
This latest
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urged that it be “extended to all
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campaign to
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versal disarmament.”

By MAURICE RUSH

IM IN ELECTION

The charge made in the Pacific Tribune last week that the
Social Credit government was seeking a blank cheque in the

September 30th electi

—especially t

on tospeed the sellout of B.C.’s resources
he Columbia River —was admitted a few days ago

by Lands and Forests Minister Ray Williston in Victoria.

The Socred cabinet minister
who holds the chief position in
the Socred government respon.
sible for resources policy, admit-
ted to the press that the govern-
ment in Victoria is seeking the
September 30th mandate because
it fears strong opposition in Par-
liament, especially frem the NDP,
when the Columbia Treaty comes
up for ratification.

He made it clear that the
government wants to get the elec-
tion over, and be returned to
power so that it can present a
stronger front to force through
the sell-out treaty when it comes

before Parliament.

The fear of the Socred govern-

ment that public opposition could

force Parliament to scrap the
Columbia Treaty, despite support
by the minority Liberal govern-
ment, was expressed by Williston
last month in a speech in Wenat-
chee, Washington, when he told
his audience Parliament could be
the big stumbling block in seek-
ing ratification of the Columbia
Treaty.

FEAR TREATY DEFEAT
‘He said at that time that he
“would be less than frank”’ if
he did not admit that ‘“‘we will
have to bring all our efforts to
bear” to win endorsation. The
reason he gave for the danger to
the sell-out treaty was that the
minority Liberal government
could fail to carry the Treaty be-

cause of NDP and other opposi-
tion.

Last week the Communist
Party in a statement charged
that the Bennett government is
seeking a quick mandate under
conditions thought to be most fav-
orable to the government in order
to complete the sell-out of B.C.’s
resources to the U.S. The admis-
sion by Williston fully confirms
that warning to the people of Be:

The fact that the Socred gov-
ernment is hoping to use a favor-,
able election result to complete
the sell-out of the Columbia
Treaty was ‘further confirmed
Wednesday in a column by The
Province Victoria correspondent

See COLUMBIA, pg. 8

B.C. COMMUNISTS READY ELECTION DRIVE

Conditions exist to elect people’s
alternative, says Communist call

The provincial committee of
the B.C. Communist Party met
in Vancouver last Staurday and
decided to run five or six candi-
dates in selected constituencies
on the Lower Mainland and in
the province.

The meeting discussed the cur-
rent political situation in the pro-
vince and agreed that conditions
now exist to elect a progressive
alternative to the Bennett re-
gime. These views are outlined
in the following statement, which
was adopted by the meeting:

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Develop Our Resources for
Canadians Keep British
Columbia Free of Nuclear Arms
ee = Oust the Socreds!

These are the objectives of the
Communist Party of Canada in
the crucial September 30 provin-
cial election.

For 10 years the Social Credit
government has been steadily de-
livering our natural resources to
the wealthy U.S. hydro, mining
and lumber monopolies. An-
other four years of Socred rule
will complete the sell-out.

The government has failed to
develop new industries, primary
or secondary, in its blind eager-
ness for a fast es. puck = 21k
has effectively smothered British
Columbia's economic develop-
ment. Socred deals and double
deals have literally stolen thou-
sands of jobs from British
Columbians. We are one of the
richest provinces in natural re-
sources and one of the poorest in
jobs.

The very survival of Canada is
threatened by a nuclear dump at
the very moment the world is
hailing the nuclear test ban

treaty. Canada has joined the

U.S., United Kingdom and the
U.S.S.R. in signing it. In an act
of utter cynicism and contempt
the Liberal minority federal gov-
ernment immediately signed away
a major slice of Canadian sover-
eignty and most of our dwind-
ling international prestige by
giving Washington the go ahead
to stockpile nuclear bombs in

Canada. Comox on Vancouver
Island gives B.C. the dishonor of
being one of the five bomb
dumps under complete U.S. con-
trol and decision.

Neither the Socreds, Liberals
nor the Tories have protested
this blatant violation of Cana-
dian sovereignty which adds im-

See CP CALL, pg 3

Resources,
six point

The provincial committee of the
B.C. Communist Party at its
meeting last Saturday adopted a
6-point program which will be
presented to the electors of this
province. The program, which
elaborates on the statement pre-
viously adopted (See above story)
raised the questions of resources
and peace as the main iss¥es
of the election campaign.

Complete text follows:

(1) Resources Our Heritage.

Communists stand for repatria-
tion of all alienated resources and
the nationalization of foreign
holdings, for public control of our
forests, protection of our fisheries
and development of Columbia
power for Canada. We propose a
program for stimulating the ex-
pansion of refining, processing
and manufacturing industries in-
stead of exporting raw and semi-
processed materials. We advo-
cate trade missions to foreign
lands, including socialist coun-
tries. We demand that Ottawa
divert money now wasted on
arms to public construction for
the pceople’s well-being and to

peace fop
program

provide jobs.

(2) No Nuclear Dumps in B.C.

Communists, along with the
majority of Canadians, greet the
partial nuclear test ban pact
signed by many nations, includ-
ing Canada. We condemn the
recent agreement between the
United States and Canada to
place nuclear weapons on our
soil, at the U.S.-controlled Comox
air base. We call on the federal
government to reverse its stand.
We demand a policy of no nuclear
weapons on Canadian soil and
complete world disarmament.

(3) New Deal for Municipalities.

Communists will fight for in-
creased grants to lighten the bur-
den of municipal taxes. The pro-
vincial and federal governments
must bear the cost of elementary
and secondary education, social
welfare, hospital construction, and
highways forming part of the art-
erial system within municipalit-
ies. A

(4) Put People’s Welfare First.

Communists fight for adequate
compensation for the unemployed

See CP PROGRAM, pg. 8