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Democracy

Jim Benyon Jr., North Van-
couver, writes: In reply to Allan
Blakey’s letter on the trial of
the two writers in the Soviet
Union. These writers were dealt
with by Soviet law for anti-Soviet
and anti-Communist crimes and
were imprisoned. It was stated
that this was not socialist democ-
racy.

Socialist laws are the most
democratic in the world, real
democracy not the illusion of
democracy, The function ofthese
laws is to protect the people
as a whole, to protect the Soviet
People and their gains for which

ee struggled, fought and died
or.

We fight for the democratic
rights of the Canadian workers,

Socialized, When the workers
take state power then only will
there be true democracy.

Lenin states “democracy is a
State recognizing the subordina-

Canadian people will create the
laws that will see to it that their
democracy and their gains will
be protected.

Financial system

John Anderson, Qualicum
Beach, B.C. writes; Abraham
Lincoln long ago warned the
American people never to allow
private banks to control the is-
suance of their currency, or to
permit their usurious juggling
with inflation or deflation
schemes for. robbing the people.

Lincoln pointed out that the big
banks and corporations that will
grow up around them will deprive
the people of their substance
and property, and their children
wake up homeless on the continent
their fathers founded by dint of
hard work and sacrifice.

each other and work together in
the interests of the Canadian
people, and ultimately become
the government, they could na-
tionalize our financial system
and clean out the Tories and Lib-

Drive half over!
$4950 raised, so far

WE NOW NEED $2600 A WEEK

— EVERY WEEK —
TO REACH OUR
' $18,000 TARGET

Shack To Tour Interior

PT Drive Manager Jerry Shack leaves for
the interior of B.C, this weekend in connec-

KAMLOOPS — Monday, May 2,

NOTCH HILL — Tuesday, May 3.

VERNON — Wed., Thurs., Fri., May 4, 5
& 6.

TRAIL — Sat., Sun., Mon., May 7,8& 9.

CASTLEGAR — Tues, & Wed., May 10

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where what is in the interest tion with efforts by various Press Clubs and G IVE
of the worker will prevail; where If the Communist Party and other supporters to reach their drive quotas,
} Production and ownership will be the NDP would quit quarelling with His itinerary will be as follows: A D A v2 S P A Y

NOW TO SPUR

THE DRIVE
ALONG!

tion of the minorit a & 11
y tothe majori 1 ho h Id out our :
3 ‘ erals who have so
ty, And our projection of a country to U.S. finance capital, FERNIE-MICHEL — Thurs, & Fri; May
Socialist Canada and under the ang subjected our people to its 12 & 13. *

laws of a socialist Canada, the

May Day Greetings

to all our friends

dictates.

PASS THIS TRIB. ON TO
YOUR FRIENDS

He will also revisit some localities on the
way back to the coast,

PRESS DRIVE RESULTS

A reply to the U.S. plan to

takeover Canada’s water resources.

and supporters GREATER VANCOUVER VANCOUVER ISLAND
: CLUB Quotas Achiev. CLUB Quot i
rs May Duy Gleeings votas Achiev.
BROADWAY ier Re eee : Eh 159.00 J] Alberni 350.00 47.00
roadway 0.00 267.55 Campbell River 150.00 62.00
POINT GREY Frank Rogers 400.00 124.00 Cumbednnd 200.00 36.00
Pp Georgia 150.00 5.00 : ; ;
Kingiway 800.00 - 184.21 eres 325.00 105.00
PRESS CLUB Niilo Makela 150.00 50.00 Vicinac as ae
Olgin 400.00 79.00 _ : ee
Point Grey 350.00 195.00 Totals 2300.00 72475
Poe ccccevcccccccccccccccccccccccccccscvecsooowess oe ree eee l eee Vanc. East 1430 00 522.00
9 : : DEWDNEY
: : : South Vanc. 650.00 107.00 :
: On this May Day, 1966 the : Victory Square 600.00 280.25 thle cole S 325.00 6.50
5 ; West End 300.00 60.00 _Mission 150.00 40.00
: H H Le r : North Burnab Total 75.
: : y 700.00 256.00 otals 475.00 46.50
: Mine, Mill & S me € : Edman 275.00 2.00
: ° : North Shore 1000.00 433.92 OKANAGAN
: n :
Worke rs Unio : pee ieee ie panes oon Kamloops 125.00 ~
: WESTERN DIVISION 2 | = See eso00 «Ol a7as-3e Notch Hill 150.00 =
: ae d : : 2: Vernon 250.00 | 106.00
: looks forward to an end to all raiding and : SO, Totals 525.00 106.00
> a return to unity in the Labor Movement. : oo
: ° Fernie-Michel 65.00 am ~ DELTA
> 2414 : _ TR 4-8135 : Kimberley 50.00 ae Ft. Langley 275.00 100.00
: Main St., Vancouver Ph. T : Cranbrook 50.00 = Ladner 100.00 27.00
©0010 0.00.06 0 o kin bic cabo Go cobs bob 0,00.000 58 60.0 000 CU RCC CC STO OO Fewell River eo 1 19.37 eee pene: 27.00
uper 5.00 24.00 outh Surrey E 430.15
Sointula 300.00 7.00 Surrey 550.00 109.75
Trail-Rossland 100.00 20.00 Coquitlam 250.00 30.00
THE CASE Correspon. 375.00 75.00 Totals 1775.00 723.90:
Tom Mc. Col. 125.00 95.00
FOR A CANADIAN bos se 1350.00 | 280.00 Prov. Totals 8350.00 | 2230.92
Prov. Unpledged 535.00 10.00 City Totals 9650.00 2725-93
WATER POLICY oe = Sch as rd Totals 18000.00 4956.85

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