‘McCarthyism won’t stop at 49th parallel’ TORONTO “Let us not comfort ourselves that McCarthyism is only a creeping sickness threatening us from south of the border and that it can be contained by, any ‘cordon sanitaire’ at the 49th Parallel.” This was the stern warning given by Roscoe S. Rodd, QC, nat Democratic Rights, at a recent dinner sponsored by Toronto Civil Ri triple anniversary of the struggle for responsible government, t Declaration of Human Rights. “Tt is perfectly clear,” said Rodd, | “that the United States has no! monopoly of reaction or of counter- | revolution against the social and| eonomic improvement of, the peo- ple. We in Canada also have our reactionaries using reactionary in- struments to further their re- actionary purposes.” Hailing the. Universal De- claration of Human Rights as “an inspiring and beautiful docu- ment, distilled from the humane feelings of many peoples,” Rodd called on his audience “not to alllow our country to travel the road towards fascism, to vigor- ously oppose every repressive measure and to greatly intensify the fight for a Bill of Rights to guarantee our people their basic rights.” Presiding over the dinner was J. S. Wallace, distinguished Cana- dian poet, himself an active par- ticipant in the struggle for demo- cratic rights for the past 30 years. Seated with him at the head table in addition to the guest of honor were Mrs. Rodd; Rev. H. Spence, now in his 86th year, who received a warm ovation; Dr. James G. Endicott, chairman of the Canadian Peace Congress; Mrs. Margaret Spaulding, MBE; Rev. Glendon: Partridge, president of Montreal Civil Liberties Union; Mrs. Mary Endicott, author of Five Stars Over China; Murray Freed- man and Helen Burpee of the Civil Rights Union; and T. C. Rob erts, James Garfinkle and Jack Cowan of the League for Demo- cratic Rights. Mr. Partridge spoke briefly be- fore Mr. Rodd and described the severe restriction on civil liberties under the Duplessis Padlock Act and of the new menace looming up under Bill 9 and other repres- sive legislation. He assured his hearers that the people*of Quebec had no intention of bowing the knee and could be relied upon to battle on until full freedom was restored. Rodd received a standing ova- tion when he was introduced by J. S. Wallace “as a worthy successor ional chairman of the League for ghts Union. ..The occasion was the he Statute of Westminster and the Universal to those great Canadians who led the struggles of earlier years and who laid the foundation of our be- loved country.” Defining McCarthyism as “con- formity by fear, coercion and re- pression,’ Rodd recalled - the words of the late Mr. Justice Bran- deis of the U.S. Supreme Court who declared that “fear breeds re- pression, repression breeds hate and hate menaces stable govern- ment.” ; After describing in some de- tail the “erosion of liberty” in the U.S. under the impact of Mc- Carthyism, Rodd delared that the Canadian parliament and people have been making it pretty clear during reent weeks that we want no part of McCarthyism. “And yet,” he asked, “can we be quite sure that we have none of it in Canada?” Answering the question himself Rodd expressed the view that the Padlock Act in Quebec was cer- tainly a clear example of “con- formity by fear, coercion and re- pression.” The act actually antici- pated McCarthyism, he said and struck at the fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly and the press. Also coming within the defini- tion of McCarthyism were many sections of Bill 7 (the proposed re- vised Criminal Code). Dealing with the new treason and sedition sec- tions — which turn the clock back |. 600 years — Rodd pointed out that “during our history many charges of treason and sedition have been laid, not for the betrayal of the country to an enemy, but merely because the government of the day resented criticism of its policy and feared public agitation for re- form.” The proposed new sections of the Criminal Code, he said “would afford a reactionary gov- ernment a cruelly repressive weapon which is not in keeping with Canadian democracy.” Rodd recalled that an honored Canadian statesman (the late J. S. Woodsworth) was charged with sedition during the Winnipeg SAA SAREE ERAS EA EEE ANA SA AA Season’s Greetings KAY’S CHINESE HAIR LIQUID Hair Liquid For Growing Hair and Dandruff Vancouver 3. 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Rodd also had strong words of condemnation for the new Immi- grant Act “with its obvious at- tempt to screen out and prevent from entering Canada those who may hold political and economic views differing from those of the government.” Dealing with the revival, year by year, of the Emergency Powers Act by which “synthetic fears are kept alive,” Rodd said, “It becomes clear that we are confronted with a well studied, planned pattern of legislation which is at once arbit- rary and oppressive. “To the extent that we allow these things to happen in Can- ada, to that extent we have pro- ceeded toward McCarthyism and fascism. Against this tendency it is our duty to speak out bold- ly. It is our sacred responsibil- ity to warn and inform the Can- adian people of this menace to our cherished freedom.” “Canada,” said Rodd, “is a spac- ious land and richly endowed. Two great oceans beckon her to all the world. Her geographic position presents her with a great opport- unity and lays on her a great re- sponsibility. Truly the twentieth century is Canada’s if.she wills it. “What a tragedy it would be, if in a great world movement of peoples, we should, out of irrational | SERA RANA RA A AAA AY All Men Must Unite For Peace MAY LENI VANCOUVER, B.C. ENA NOTE GH SOE OETA OR OTR OTR I WE VEE PIE YS YEE VERE BES VETS PERS PIE BES PES ES PIPL PE YOK YE RK EH PEE MES Season’s Greetings TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Dusty, Betty and Donalda May Greenwell iD Ld . WA ss es pss Se VS PS YE VS PIS PEE VE YE PE PLIES | 4 f Roscoe Rodd, QC, is shown here addressing the recent Ci Rights Union banquet ‘in Toronto, while chairman J. S. Wallace listens intently. fear, meet renaissance in the East by counter-revolution in the West. “The quality and character of nations are much more important than mere magnitude. It is these which determine true greatness. Freedom, tolerance and democracy go to the very roots of national character. Not as ideas merely, Bert Whyte's SPOR cashed Greetings to the read- ers of this column. May we see in 1954 more international competition on the playing fields —and none on battle fields. x * * Sportsmen in the United States have invited the world’s greatest runner, Emil Zatopek of Czecho- slovakia, to compete in several track and field meets during the coming year. The question is, what will be the attitude of the U.S. state department? Meanwhile, an Associated Press dispatch this week reports that Zatopek has accepted an invita- tion to compete in the 7,300 metre (about four and one-half ~ miles) Sao Silvestre cross coun- try race to be held New Year’s Eve. The course is laid through the streets of the Brazilian indus- trial city. * * * It isn’t necessary for Vancou- ver dailies to hold contests to de- cide who is British Columbia’s outstanding athlete of 1953. That honor goes to Doug Hepburn, hands down. He’s the first sports- man since Percy Williams to bring a world’s title to our town. There was a flurry in the press this week ‘because it was rumored that Hepburn, short of money, was preparing to turn profession- al and take up the grappling game. Hepburn denied the story, but the temptation to cash in on his weightlifting triumph -must be very strong. Especially after the shabby treatment handed" him by our Non-Partisan city council. What happened to that civic din- ner, and the promise of a job made by Mayor Fred Hume? * * Don’t be surprised if Detroit Red Wings’ win the National Hockey League race, then drop the Stanley Cup to Montreal Can- adiens. The Canadiens are the best teafh on the ice when the chips are down. x x * I can’t see anyone on the fistic horizon good enough to life Rocky Marciano’s heavyweight crown in 1954. Ezzard Charles might PACIFIC TRIBUNE — DECEMBER 25, 1953 — ‘ een sd vil but by their active everyday & ercise — and not only by pra¢ within our borders, but in our lations with other people. “Liberty is our birthright. we must resist all encroachments upon it. We must enrich it, We must raise it high for all the world to see.” re- snatch a decision in a short fg but he’d never keep away £10k Rocky for 15 stanzas. Earl Walls, the Canadian cae is still pretty green. ee ales between Walls and Coley jast lace (who lost to Charles week) would be worth seellp: DOUG HEPBURN {0 resemble modern box? and more. Stricter referee, to pul stiffer penalties are nee Or ae a stop to this nonsense * * te jtba ta now ves it fans I always knew tha ow © were slightly daft, ® Montreal dispatch Pr? Scots-born Montrealet Leod, 56, flew to SC? Saturday to see a game East Fife and Hearts che B%0 e town of Methil. After ost of tH he flew back home. vq MCL : round trip: $400. Sal enny:. “Tt was worth every P ¢! :