Lesage ‘treaty rights’
don’t solve inequality

The rift between the federal
Bee ament and the Lesage gov-
‘ ment in Quebec over the right
Fs ponies with other coun-
“s ae another expression of
. au of Confederation,” said
“ alsh, leader of the Com-

unist Party in Quebec.

ee Lesage government “is
ee establish absolute
aniehaae of all the provinces,
Print ing Quebec, over rights
_ ed to the provinces in the
Act,” said Walsh,

The rift came to the fore when

External Affairs Minister Paul -

‘ Sa recently issued. a strong

fc contesting the view of

ae Education Minister Paul

ee that provinces are

other o to make treaties with

thder Ountries covering matters
“? Provincial jurisdiction,

Quebec Premier Jean Lesage

ne _ Strong backing to

otek -Lajoie, (Later he said

«. ©© had the right to sign

e eements” with other coun-
» Not treaties.)

Martin stressed that “Canada
has only one international per-
sonality in the community of
sovereign states, There is no
doubt that only the government of
Canada has the power or authori~
ty to enter into treaties with
other countries.”

Quebec Communist Party
Leader Sam Walsh suggested that
Lesage’s assertion of treaty-
making rights was actually “a
substitute for the struggle for
sovereignty of the French-Cana-
dian nation,” and was “designed
to give French Canadians the il-
lusion that he is defending their
national rights when all he is
doing is trying to assert provin-
cial rights.” This did not solve
the “unequal relations between
the two nations,”

Walsh emphasized the need of
a new constitution recognizing
French Canada’s right to set up,
an independent state if so de-
sired, Voluntary agreement of
both nations—English Canadians
and French Canadians — would
settle treaty-making rights,

CP delegation tours USSR

a, (eleeation of leading Cana-
- p ommunists has left today
he Soviet Union, it has been

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announced by the Party’s National
Executive,

The group will spend a month
gathering information of the or-*
ganization of the economy, and of
government, andon developments
with respect to living standards,
and economic political institu-
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It plans upon its return to re-
port to the party, and the Cana-
dian public on the facts obtained,

The delegation will be headed
by Harry Hunter of Hamilton who
is a member of the party’s Na-
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Montreal. editor of the French
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An open show of defiance by the terrorist Ku Klux
Klan, with the burning of the cross, in the southern

cently.

U.S.A. More of such open rallies have been held re-

Klan revival in United States;
30 murders remain ‘unsolved’

The murders of Mrs, Liuzzo
and the Rev. James Reeb (who
was beaten to death on a Selma
Street) stirred such anger throu-
ghout the U.S, that President
Johnson promised in the heat of
the moment to put the Ku Klux
Klan terrorists “under effective
control of the law.”

But the Klan chiefs are nota
bit scared, The courts of their
Southern States hold no terrors
for the Klansmen, In the past
two years there have been 30
known Klan murders — and not
one verdict of guilty.

The U.S. press says the Klan
is having a revival. Its killer.

squads now operate in the West
and North as well as in the
South, The Klansmen buy arms
and make their own, They get
judo training, learn to handle
explosives, hold exercises,

Their gatherings are now pro-
vocatively open affairs, like
shows staged before a mass of
spectators and newsmen, During
the traditional burning of the
cross, the “dragons” and
“Titans” and the rest, including
the “Imperial Wizard,” ostenta-
tiously remove their hoods,

The Klan terrorizes the pop-
ulation of major cities, In the
South churches are still being

Do you want to show appreciation
for special anniversary issue?

Speed the drive

The PT has received many
favorable comments from our
readers for last week’s special
anniversary issue, We are a

little proud of it ourselves, al-
though we know there are some
shortcomings and omissions in
the issue,

We feel it gives our readers
an insight into the road our press

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Skeeles, well known
and respected community workers of
Cedar, Vancouver Island, shown
above, celebrated three anniversaries
on April 24: their 35th wedding anni-
versary, the 30th anniversary of the
progressive labor press, and 30 years
uninterrupted support for the labor
press. On the first day of the press
drive Ed Skeeles became an honor
press builder, turning in $100. Every
Saturday on the streets of Nanaimo,
Ed and Bob Clerihue will be seen sell-
ing the PT. The PT extends congratula-
tions and thanks to Mr. and Mrs.

Skeeles.

has travelled over three gener-
ations, and it is an historic
document which many will want
to keep as a souvenir and record
of the history of our press,

Planning and preparation for
the 20 page paper began about
four months ago, With our small
staff it was a major undertaking
which had to be done while pro-
ducing the regular weekly paper,
but it was a labor of love, Many
people outside our regular staff
contributed time, effort, money
and talent to make the issue
possible, To all of them the
editorial board expresses its
thanks,

The PT had to go to consid-
erable expense to produce the
special issue — but we thought
it was worth it. We entered
the present drive with a sub-
stantial debt hanging over the
paper, but we were certain that
the special issue would spur the
financial campaign and make it
possible to enter the fourth
decade of publication of our press

in a sounder financial position.

Now its up to our readers and
supporters! If you appreciated
the special issue and want to
show your appreciation the
simplest way to do it is this:
Speed the effort to overfulfill
your press drive quota, If you
have not donated — donate now,
If you have donated — give a
little more,

Let us celebrate the 30th anni-
versary of the PT by putting the
paper in a stronger financial
position to meet the tests that
face it in the months and years
ahead,

destroyed, Klansmen run for
office in local elections. “Grand
Dragon” Craig even ran for the
Senate in Georgia,

The Saturday Evening Post
says the Klan is more dangerous
now than in the ’20s, which were
a peak period in its career,
Reliable figures of the Klan’s
membership are not available;
the Klansmen themselves exag-
gerate it, while official sources
understate it,

But whatever the numbers,
these racist terrorists have many
influential allies, in Washington
included, and thousands ofignor-
ant or confused people listen to
them,

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$7,710
in
$10,290

still to go
*.

IN THE PROVINCE, two
clubs are already over thetop,
Trail has $324 on $300; South
Surrey, $362 on $350, Runners
up in the provincial race are
Nanaimo and Surrey, Con-
gratulations!

* * *

IN THE CITY, the two clubs
leading the race are Point
Grey with 71 percent in; and
North Shore with 62 percent
in, Runners up in the city are

Victory Square and Kingsway,
* * *

There is also keen compe-
tition in the Honor Press
Builders race ($100 or more),
Veteran press worker Rita
Tanche is leading the race with
$217, Close behind her is an-
other veteran press worker,
Bob Towle, with$194, Follow-
ing on their heels are Ed
Skeeles and Nigel Morgan,

ee Se

Fifteen have already be-
come Premier Press Builders
($50 or more), and 50 have
turned in $30 or more to be-
come Press Builders, Have
you made your quota yet? Have
you made your donation yet?

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