MAOISM John Tanche, White Rock, writes: Communism is a blue- print for a society of abundance. To smash the blueprint in a tantrum because it lacks something is akin to Maoism. To attack the Soviet Union » because, as a Maoist told me, -Kruschev brought missiles to Cuba, then took them out”’ is not good enough and is childishly shallow. ; Cuba is forging ahead, as we verified on a recent trip, and it is a vivid illustration of socialism for the rest of the people of South and Central America. Thanks to whom — the Soviet Union or destructive Maoism? How can an under- developed country establish socialism if they have no means of industrial production? Who is today helping S.E. Asia -with weapons to fight a vicious enemy? Is it Maoism, or the Soviet Union? Yet the Maoists repeat their catechism brainlessly; that the USSR has made a deal with the USA not to encourage communism in the rest of the world; that they have made a pact with the USA to that effect, etc. What Mao is trying to do is to split the socialist world to the glee of the American imperial- “ists. What is fascist Nixon going to do in Peking? To cover up his macabre mission he plans on a stop in the Soviet Union. Very sly trick for tricky Dick. While the fragmentation of the peace forces is nothing to be happy about, in the meantime there are ethics that cannot be overlooked. The stakes for -humanity cannot be gambled: with. GOOD INVESTMENT J. G., Powell River, writes: I am surprised at what you people in the Pacific Tribune can do. with a $10 bill. That is really positive action and the best investment I ever made. Ernie Crist, circulation manager, says:, ‘With J.G.’s $10 we were able to.distribute 500 papers to students on the campuses. Will other readers and supporter take note? WRITES DAVIS Bernie Keeley, North Van- couver sent the following letter to Jack Davis, MP. As one of your constituents in Capilano I received your recent open letter dealing with ‘“‘two myths’’, the growth of the Civil Service, and the growth of national spending. It must have been a comfort to those who worry about’ supernatural growths of that kind. Well, I worry too, and I want some information on a growth that is not mythical. I mean the growing threat to our west coast environment posed by the recent issue of exploration permits for waters off the Char- lottes. Where were you on that one, Mr. Minister? Then, all those mayors ~ blinking and nodding on TV got “me worried. They seemed awe- struck or misinformed or some- thing. Maybe you should have told them you were talking about Ottawa funding the third crossing and not about the advisability of the crossing ~ itself. : Still, I guess it’s hard to take a stand on pollution and over- crowding and such like when your mind is on other matters. Now I've got another worry: me AE ape mEgS3 224 oo la fe ra f= Division of labor, U.S.-style Maybe you got snagged in all that cabinet shuffling. Maybe you're responsible for some other portfolio. You sure haven’t been acting like the Min- ister of the Environment lately! IMMIGRATION R. Frayne, Gabriola Is., writes: Stanfield and the politi-, cians are hollering about the un- employed. It seems that half the nation is unemployed. But they are bringing in immigrants by the thousands from India, Hong Kong, and from all over Europe. What I want: to know is how can they solve the unem- ployment problem when they have a wide open immigration? You never hear a word about this from the unions or capitalist papers or the labor papers. When it comes to immigration it appears it is well hushed up. MAN'S SPIRIT L.A., Vancouver, writes: Re: the article on Chile in the Tribune. I liked the author’s mention of the purposes of the new government and the. people who believe in a socialist economy as ‘‘an order to obtain the goals of justice, wellbeing and liberty desired by the immense majority of the nation.”’ For those are the endur- ing and inspiring goals of all men who wish to be truly'human beings, not anti-human beings. ‘Peace, land, and bread’’ may have been the necessary and momentary goal insiring the Russian mujik because it was essential to life. But the objec- tives which men like Maya- kovsky saw beyond peace, land. and bread was ‘“‘that earth may hold no place for sorrow.”’ And the objective that Yuri Gagarin saw beyond his time, when peace, land and bread had pretty well been attained permanent- ly; when he sang alone in the first vehicle circling the earth, and depending upon others to bring him back alive: ‘‘My people know, my people care.” For, as he said later, he looked to a time and a world when the spirit of man would live in ‘eternal spring.” You Are Invited to See “WHAT'S GOING ON IN CUBA” = Good Display of Slides MON. FEB. 21st, 8 PM BUENA VISTA HALL White Rock Ausp: Canadian Cuban Friendship C’ttee. |‘My daughter is innocent’ says Angela Davis’ mother Sallye Davis, mother of im- prisoned teacher Angela Davis, told over 700 persons in John Oliver auditorium Wednesday night that Angela’s only ‘“‘crime’”’ was the blackness of her skin and her membership in the Com- munist Party of the United States. “She is a gentle person,”’ Mrs. Davis said, ‘‘and she expressed her concern for her down- trodden brethren by putting her beliefs into action. She went into the streets to work with others who are fighting to free the people from poverty and from oppressive forces.”’ OutSining the charges against her daughter, Sallye Davis asked ‘‘Can anyone believe Angela would be so stupid as to openly _ buy guns registered in her name, and plan a kidnapping where the guns would be used?”’ Angela Davis was employed in 1969 at the University of Cali- fornia as a professor of philosophy. She was questioned about her political beliefs and was fired by order of Governor Reagan. The courts ruled the firing unconstitutional, and ordered her reinstatement. The university rehired her but refused to pay her salary. Faculty and students rallied around and said they would pay her salary. Hundreds of students attended her lectures, but were given no credits for the course. The harrassment was stepped up. Her lectures were taped, and when June came, said Mrs. Davis, Governor Reagan and the board of regents again fired her, but she was not intimi- dated. She worked with others in the defence of the Soledad brothers, and when the ill-fated attempt to release some of the prisoners from a courtroom ended in the death of the judge and the young militants, the authorities saw a chance to link Angela Davis with the case and shut her up once and for all. Since the time she was im- prisoned, sixteen months ago, ‘Angela has been refused bail. It is the right of murderers, rapists, and thieves to be allowed bail, but political prison- ers in the USA are denied their constitutional Today, in San Jose where the trial is to be held, the state has gone to unprecedented effort to give the impression she is a dangerous person, Mrs. Davis said. They have already spent $700,000 for special guards, for tunnels, electronic equipment, etc., in the courtroom and a special ‘‘fortress’ in the mens’ jail has been prepared for the young prisoner. The unmitigated gall of the state apparatus is revealed in the fact the courtroom holds but 60 seats and 30 of them have been reserved for-the press! And no demonstrations for justice will be allowed within a square mile of the courtroom. Her physical health is deter- iorating, but she has never lost heart because of the wonderful world-wide support given her, said Mrs. Davis. She asked her audiences to bombard Gov- ernor Reagan with telegrams demanding bail for Angela, and that they send letters and telephone calls to the sherriff’s office in San Jose, 70 West Angela Davis’ sister Fania (above) is shown being arrested outside the courtroom under a judge’s order which prohibits protests “within sight or sound” of the courthouse. This means within one mile of the courthouse of San Jose. Holding St., San Jose, Calif., demanding an open courtroom and a fair trial. The large audience responded to the call by donating well over $1,500 to the cause, and a telegram unanimously en- dorsed, was sent to the proper California authorities demand- ing a complete and open hearing of the charges against Angela; the lifting of restrictions on demonstrations; the lifting of the absurd security arrange- ments and a change of venue to San Francisco where she might have a better chance for justice. Mrs. Davis was introduced by Emery Barnes, former Lion’s football player and now a social worker in Vancouver. He said we are all in trouble today, even the oppressor, for he knows he is faced with eventual defeat. Angela Davis is a symbol of the young black progressives who are fighting that oppression. Alderman Rankin reminded the audience that frameups are nothing new, and the issues don’t change. Those who stand up for peoples’ rights have often been “framed” and Angela ‘Davis is in that position today,._ William Stewart chaired the meeting which was sponsored by the B.C. Committee for the Defence of Angela Davis. While in Vancouver Mrs. Davis also addressed students at UBC, City College and at Simon Fraser university where the students responded warmly with contributions of several hundred’ dollars towards Angela’s defence fund. 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