MORGAN CHARGES:

‘Labor Act changes sfep
to forced arbitration’

The Socred government’s
amendments to the Labor Re-
lations Act mark another step
in the direction of compulsory
arbitration.

This was the charge made
Sunday night by B.C. Com-
munist leader Nigel Morgan
in a broadcast over radio sta-
tion CK WX.

While welcoming a provi-
sion which would bring ap-
prentices under provisions of
the Labor Act, Morgan said:

“All collective agreements
in future are to be required
to contain provisions for final
and conclusive settlement of
all disputes (under such agree-
ment) by arbitration, or such
other method as can be mutu-
ally agreed.

‘In addition, the Act is to
Provide that if at any time
prior to the appointment of a
board of arbitration, either
Party to an agreement re-
quests the appbintment of an
officer of the Labor Depart-
Ment to confer with the par-
ties such officer may be ap-
Pointed, or the dispute may
be referred to the Labor Re-
lations Board.”

“The repugnant feature of
this provision,” said Morgan,
“is the fact that all such de-
Cisions of the Labor Relations
Board are to be final and
binding, and as enforceable as
any judgement of the Sup-
Teme Court.”

Morgan said the Commun-
ist Party regards such com-

pulsory no strike-arbitration
provisions as extremely short-
sighted and harmful in the
long run to sound manage-
ment-labor relations. They
give the employer an added
advantage in day-to-day rela-

tions with workers, and un-

dermine labor’s strength in
dealing with employers.

EDUCATION AID

Turning to the education
crisis in B.C., and the fight
of UBC students to win addi-
tional funds to provide for
university needs and expan-
sion, Morgan said there is no
doubt the money is needed
and Ottawa should be com-
pelled to provide its full

share.
The B.C. Communist Party

leader charged the Socred
government was guilty of
“penny-pinching” when 1 t

comes to education.

Hitting out at the vast ex-
penditure for military pur-
poses, Morgan said the issue
on April 8 is that of “increas-
ed spending for nuclear arms,
or increased grants for edu-
cation.”

Morgan said the recent
statement of Liberal Paul
Hellyer, chief “defence”’ critic
that the Bomarc could be
turned back to its base by
a bomber with a_ stronger
radar, is another good reason
why we should reject nuclear
warheads when we vote on
April 8.

Announce withdrawal of
Mosher in Comox-Alberni

COURTENAY, B.C. —The
Comox-Alberni Constituency
Committee of the Communist
Party announced this week
the withdrawal of its Federal
Candidate in this riding.

“We nominated in this con-

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stituency because we felt the
need to bring forward in a
forthright way new national
policies that would lead to
industrial development, in-
creased trade and jobs, an in-
dependent Canadian policy
based on peace, and the
freeing of Canada from mil-
itary entanglements like
NATO and NORAD, which
the Communist Party alone
fights for,’ Mosher declared.

“However, the fact the
government fell as a result
of U.S. interference, and the
emergence of nuclear arms
as the central issue, required
a review of our part in the
election,’ Mosher said.

“T am sure my supporters
will agree with our decision
to withdraw to ensure defeat
of those who stand for Cana-

da’s submission to U.S. dic-

tation, and election of an
M.P. opposed to nuclear arms.
Labor unity is essential if
this is to be done.”

. nuclear. issue

BEWARE ‘STABILITY’ CRY

Election campaign shows A-arms,
U.S.interference main issue

By NELSON CLARKE

Five weeks ago President
Kennedy and his State De-
partment, driving to impose
nuclear arms upon Canada,
forced an election upon this
country.

How does the issue stand,
now, four weeks before pol-
ling day? —

It stands, as the Communist
Party thought it would stand,
as the issue of U.S. interfer-
ence and nuclear arms.

SEG T he Lib-
erals have
striven des-
perately to
divert the
attention of
the people
from this
issue. They
had hoped
that once
Pearson had committed himself
to acceptng U.S. nuclear arms,
that the people of this country
would quietly submit to this
despicable betrayal and would
turn their attention to other
questions.

The Liberals want to talk
about the economic situation,
is if there is going to be any
economy to talk about if we
are cremated in a nuclear
war, and if any economic
problem can be soived by a
party which is prepared to
bend the knee in abject sub-
servience to the United States.

But not all the big business
money in the Liberal coffers,
not all the slick Madison Ave.
tricks of their campaign man-
agers, can wipe out an issue
that Canadians know in their
hearts is at the centre of all
political questions in this
country. Willy nilly, the Lib-
erals are compelled to try to
defend, as best they can,
Pearson’s servitude to Wash-
ington.

Although John Diefenbaker
started the campaign by say-
ing’ he would not fight an
“anti-American” election, and
that nuclear arms was a SeC-
ondary issue, this same John
Djefenbaker is speakine at
every meeting about nuclear
arms, and about the danger
of Canada becoming a USS.
puppet. And he is clearly
vastly pleased with the re-
sponse these speeches draw
from the crowds. Although
Diefenbaker has made fairly
clear his opposition to nu-
clear arms on Canadian soil,
he does not commit himself
on the matter of nuclear arms
*n the hands of Canadian
forces in Germany, and this
should be noted well by all
anti-nuclear forces in our
country. But the point is that
he is gearing his campaign to
that issue around which his
government was brought
down, and upon which pro-
nuclear, pro-American repre-
sentatives of big business de-
serted his government.

(It should be: remembered’

that not all Tories left for *
like §

skiing trips in Europe,
George Hees. Some of them
are lying low, riding along
on Diefenbaker’s coat tails,
and planning to stab him in
the back if they are returned
to parliament).

Bob Thompson’s tricky
schemes to neatly bury the
in .a. promised

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parliamentary committee after
‘the election, have met the
fate they deserved. Real Caou-
ette knows perfectly well that
he cannot get the votes he needs
in Quebec with anything but
a flat declaration against nu-
clear arms.

In contrast to these others,
the New Democratic Party
has made no effort to sidetrack
the nuclear issue. On the con-
trary, they have placed it in
the forefront of their cam-
paign. Some of their spokes-
men, and most notably T. 7.
Douglas himself, have not
hesitated to correctly link the
nuclear issue to that of U.S.
interference, and to speak out
boldly against that interfer-
ence, not only in defense mat-
ters but on major economic
questions as well. They are
waging a good fight, and there
is plenty of evidence that
working people are enthusias
tically responding.

ONE ISSUE

Let us. emphasize one point:
The issue of U.S. interference
and nuclear arms is ONE is-
sue.It is because of U.S. inter-
ference that we are faced with
deciding for or against nuclear
arms.

This fact is by no means

fully understood. A

In his report to the National
Committee of the Communist
Party last month, Leslie Morris
put it this way:

“Many who are not against
nuclear weapons for Canada_
are aroused and indignant at
the bullying actions of the
Kennedy administration and
will vote for anti-nuclear arms
candidates because of that.

“Others who are not especi-
ally concerned with Canadian
independence, who are victims
of propaganda of geographic
fatalism and who may be in-
fluenced by the charge of na-
tionalism that we shall hear
much of in this election, (and
which we must answer by
showing that the desire for
national independence is not
Narrow nationalism) never-
theless are against the exten-
sion of nuclear arms to Can-
ada and will vote accordingly.”

But the more clearly people
see U.S. interference and nu-
clear arms as one issue the
clearer they will be on their
responsibilities in this election.

Leslie Morris took note of
the argument advanced that
this must not be an “anti-
American” campaign, and

See CAMPAIGN, pg. 12

Morris rally highlights

city election

At the centre of an ener-
getic election campaign being
conducted by the Communist
Party in the Greater Vancou-
ver area, is the big election
rally in the Pender Auditor-
ium, Sunday, March 24, 8
p.m., where Leslie Morris, na-
tional party leader, will speak.

The rally is attracting con-
siderable attention because it
is widely recognized that the
Communist Party has cam-
paigned tirelessly around the
two central issues of this el-
ection, peace and Canadian in-
dependence.

In Vancouver-South, where
Tom McEwen is running and
Coast-Capilano where Charles
Caron is the Party standard
bearer, distribution and mail-
ing of the Party manifesto
into every home is well under
way.

Coast-Capilano, is being

covered with a hard-hitting
cavalcade this Saturday start-

Photo shows Communist Party
national leader Leslie Morris dis-
cussing the campaign in his home
riding of Trinity. Morris will speak
at a large election rally in Van-
couver’s Pender Aud. Sun. March
24 at 8 p.m.

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campaign

ing from North Vancouver
and stretching through Horse-
shoe Bay, Britannia and
Squamish, handing out leaf-
lets enroute. Several success-
ful house meetings have been
held and more are planned.

A big banquet is arranged
for Saturday, March 23, at the
Community Centre, North
Vancouver, where Leslie Mor-
ris will speak. The Party is
attending all political meet-
ings and demanding answers
on questions concerning U.S.
domination, NATO, NORAD
and nuclear arms.

In Vancouver-South the
Party has arranged for two
public affairs. Leslie Morris
is speaking at Boag House in
the constituency on Tuesday,
March 26, 8 p.m., and a public
meeting is arranged for April
7

A float popularizing the
party’s slogans and candidate
is under construction, and
party slogans are appearing
around the constituency. Wide
comment is being aroused by
a biting slogan, ‘““Yank Laing-
Elect McEwen” (Arthur
Laing, the sitting Liberal
member for Vancouver South,
is a champion of nuclear arms
for Canada and for complete
sell out of Canada to the U.S.)

In all other areas where
the Party is not running can-
didates, teams of members are
visiting friends and support-
ers and urging them to active-
ly participate for the election
of candidates opposed to nuc-
lear arms, and to ensure that
the NDP holds the balance of
power in the next Parliament.

The Party manifesto was
published in both daily pap-
ers and a further ad is intend-
ed, plus ads in the commun-
ity papers. Posters, leaflets,
stenciling are being carried
out widely.

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