Whooping it up for war against Cuba is U.S. Sen. Keating, shown point- ing at the Island with a model missile. The ultra-right in the U.S. last week got a boost from former vice-pres. Nixon, who in a speech called for aggression against Cuba and urged “risk” policies. Sellout danger rises as Socred-Liberal talks urged on hydro Sharp pressure mounted this week to bring about ear- ly ratification of the Colum- bia River Treaty. On Tuesday B.C. Lands and Forests Minister Ray Wil- liston called for a meeting of Prime Minister Pearson and Premier Bennett to reach ear- ly agreement to go ahead with the treaty. Speaking last Wednesday to the Northwest Public Power Assoc., in Seattle, Williston indicated the B.C. govern- ment would be prepared to MICKEY BEAGLE, organizer for the UFAWU, will represent B.C. Women at the World Congress of Women being held in Moscow June 24-29. She will be one of 10 Canadian women attending. x settle for less than five miils per kilowatt for power sold in the U.S. Bennett has up to now assured the public he will get five mills for power sold in the U.S. Outlining the long range plans of the Social Credit government, of which the Columbia River sellout is a part, Williston told the meet- ing the whole Pacific North- west (including B.C.) is going to become part of a trading unit. He said: “This should be the time to invest in the Col- umbia and Peace and develop a transmission gYid of ex- tremely high voltage which will ultimately be able to tie in projects such as Rampart (in Alaska) and the Liard in northern B.C.” Williston disclosed that the right-of-way reserve south from the Peace River is be- ing made wide enough to cope with a major north-south grid from Alaska to the U.S. This revealing speech by Williston proves what the Pacific Tribune has warned against all along: that Socred power policy is aimed at de- veloping B.C.’s hydro resourc- es largely to serve the US and that development of the Columbia and other rivers will be tied in to a vast north- south power grid, which will see B.C. power used largely for development in the U.S. (See editorial on page 4) MAY DAY GREETINGS! UNITED ACTION IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; STOP U.S. DOMINATION OF CANADA; AND RAISE LIVING STANDARDS. B.C. PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CANADA May Day Manifesto of the Communist Party of Canada, 1963 For labor unity and independent political action aorreanes to the working men of Can- ada! This is the challenge before all Canadians, this May Day, 1963— NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS! END THE ARMS RACE! STOP U.S. INTER- FERENCE! AN INDEPENDENT AND PROSPEROUS CANADA! RAISE LIV- ING STANDARDS! A JOB FOR EV- ERY CANADIAN! On May Ist, seventy-seven years ago the working class fought and won the 8- hour day for this continent. Today Can- adian workers can win a new position for Canada, in a world at peace, a world in whick both exports and a growing home market create the conditions for full em- ployment. In the face of automation and growing chronic unemployment, with labor pro- ductivity higher than ever before, there is a greater need than ever for a shorter work-week with more take-home pay. Expanded production and automation can be the means by which it becomes possible to lift a heavy load off the backs of the working class, instead of bringing it misery through chronic mass unemploy- meuit. The low-paid workers must be assisted through government legislation, as well as by organization and collective bargaining, to gain a position of comfort and decency in our community. LABOR UNITY AND INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION IS THE KEY! What is required most of all is solidar- ity in the ranks of the workers. Whether in the city or the country, whether one is a white-collar worker or a blue-collar worker, whether skilled or unskilled, men or women; the old motto of ‘one for all and all for one’ must be our watchword. In political activity, the co-operation of Communist and New Democratic workers, ‘whether skilled or unskilled, men or wom- en acting together on common problems, promotes the unity and strength of all de- macratic forces. Such co-operation means the difference between victory and defeat ifor the working people and is theretore the object of the greatest attention and fear by, the enemies of the labor movement. Reactionary forces spare no effort to pre- ent labor unity. Their aim is—‘divide and rule. LABOR MUST LEAD THE NATION TO PEACE AND INDEPENDENCE Washington’s latest plan for arming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with nuclear arms under the control of the Pentagon includes the nuclear rearming of West German troops under the command of Nazi generals. Canadians gave no mandate to Prime Minister Pearson to accept nuclear arms, nor to tie us to a multi-national nuclear force in NATO, thereby surrendering our country’s right to decide policies which determine peace or war. Canadians are op- posed to war. They expect our govern- ment to work for the improvement of our international relations, expanding our ‘trade and commerce, and taking an ac- tive and leading part in the struggle for world disarmament. It is time to call a halt to this danger- ous and costly game of war and death. Take Canada out of NATO and the war camp! No industrial country in the world suf- fers as much from foreign control as Can- ada does. The adaptation of our economy to the needs of the American military plans has cost Canadian taxpayers more than $21,000 million since the end of the second world war. This so-called “integra- tion” is the chief source of our national crisis. Canada needs to develop new indust- ries, particularly for the manufacture of, raw and semi-processed materials. But to do so, it must first take steps to curb Un- ited States monopolies operating in Cana- da, nationalize many such foreign-owned monopolies, form crown corporations to develop new industries, and thus become masters in our own house. INTRODUCE AN ECONOMIC POL- ICY TO DEVELOP CANADA FOR CANADIANS! ENACT A UNIVERSAL MINIMUM WAGE FOR MEN AND WOMEN AND A MAXIMUM WORK- WEEK OF 40-HOURS UNDER FED- ERAL LAW AND APPLICABLE IN ALL PROVINCES! INSTITUTE A NA- TIONAL MEDICARE PLAN! GUAR- ANTEE FULL ECONOMIC AND SOC- IAL EQALITY FOR OUR INDIAN AND ARCTIC PEOPLES! FORWARD THROUGH PEACE, IN- DEPENDENCE AND A STRONGER CANADIAN DEMOCRACY TO SOC- IALISM! —National Executive Commitee Communist Party of Canada April 26, 1963—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3