aantinianten al —— ‘Toys for the dead’ | n these days of shock-promoting atrocities inflicted upon the peoples of North and South Vietnam by the war psychopaths who direct U.S. aggression in that tor- tured country, a new dimension has been added. With much fanfare and publicity we learned last week of another extensive U.S. “bombing” of North Vietnam; a bombing raid which rained down children’s toys instead of napalm, poison gas and other deadly “deliveries”. This was the kind of a raid the Pentagon psychopaths describe as “psychological warfare”. r Decent people everywhere stand appalled at the sick and twisted mentality that can think up such a travesty © of every human morality; moreso because such psycho- paths are endowed with terrible powers of death and de- struction. As the British Daily Worker so urgently put it, “they should be pronounced insane immediately and lock- ed up where they can do no harm.” Today, U.S. bombers loaded with high explosives, na- palm bombs, “Lazy Dog” bombs, every conceivable weapon short of THE BOMB, to rain death and destruc- tion upon the people of Vietnam, including un-numbered thousands of mothers and little children, their bodies burned to a crisp by U.S. napalm or torn to mincemeat by U.S. high explosives. Tomorrow, “gifts” of toys, delivered by the same U.S. bombers with a forged U.S. label, “from the children of North Vietnam”. Obviously the Pentagon madmen recog- nize a common identity, but in their growing schizophre- nia, unable to comprehend the monstrous indecency of their actions. It is not likely however, that the people of North or South Vietnam will surrender their liberties or their land for a “handful of beads” from a gang of Pentagon killers who make Al Capone look like a fourth-rate amateur in the murder business. Our insane asylums are full of unfortunate humans a million times less dangerous. Why make exception. of the Pentagon brand of psychopath? — McEWEN og, Public a good —U.S. Worker ally | t is an elementary rule, when organized labor is com- pelled to take strike action to win its just demands, that the widest public support is a vital factor to ultimate victory. The old concept of the “‘the public be-damned”, and especially in those industries immediately affecting public service or convenience, can mean disaster. The anti-labor monopoly press, which always presumes to speak for the “public” will see to that. To win this vital public support the union involved in struggle must take the public into its confidence, keep- ing it fully informed, as well as its own membership, on all the issues involved, the progress of negotiations, if any —and if not, what and who is responsible for the deadlock. By doing so the evils of idle speculation, anti-labor propaganda, dissention and distrust, is held down toa minimum. The facts, when fully known, invariably speak for themselves. John Q. Public, deprived of his beer because of the current brewery strike, is becoming resentful at being de- prived of the facts as to the whys and wherefore of his continuing “no beer” dilemma. A spirited “public relations” campaign by the union involved in the brewery struggle could win John Q’s valu- able support, and turn his growing resentment in the right direction—against the Beer Baron monopoly. their part that a good militant union and good union leadership, regardless of political ideals or affiliations, is very essential in today’s monopoly - dominated world to provide this indis- pensible “material” sustenance for their “spiritual” continuity on earth, seek to cloak their anti-labor, anti-peace, anti-social and anti- human practices with “script- ural” distortion, humbug andpre- tense, The precedent set by the Ang- lican minister Neil Robinson in having Mine-Mill leader Harvey rom the Trail Times of Sep- tember 4, we note where Harvey Murphy, national vice- president and Western District representative of the Mine- Mill In his pioneering effort to bridge a long-established gap be- tween organized “religion” so- called, and organized labor, the incumbent minister of these Ang- Murphy preach a Labor Day ser- mon to his congregation is worthy of wide emulation, This “precedent” set by the Anglican minister of Fruitvale and Salmo is in keeping with Union was the guest “minister” at the Labor Day Sunday ser- vices of the Anglican churches in Fruitvale and Salmo. lican parishes is to be congratu- lated for having Harvey Murphy deliver the Labor Day message to his congregations. : Echoing the incumbent min- ister of these parishes, the Rev, Neil Robinson, we can repeat “what better man to speak to the people on the Sunday Labor Day weekend?” The Times news item led off by saying that “Labor Day in the West Kootenay is to be cele- brated in a manner not likely to find a parallel elsewhere on - the continent,” That is not only too true but also highly regrettable, for the simple reason that a great seg- ment of Canada’s church-going people, regardless of denomin- ation, are also good union men and No doubt there were perhaps a few in Salmo and Fruitvale, as there are in every church congregation across Canada and the Christian world as a whole, who shudder at the idea of having a militant trade union leader and Communist occupy their pulpit, on Labor Day or any other day, Their fears however are in- variably soothed by the total absence of horns, the long forked tail and cloven hooves of their centuries-old Beelzebub, And perhaps even a greater surprise; a dawning realization that while “man does not live by bread alone,” a growing awakening on strong trends already evident in the body politic of a multi- denom- inational church in a rapidly changing world; its desire for a greater inter-denominational unity and purpose; the necessity for the organized church to recognize organized labor as an ally, rather than as an “enemy” to be “spiritually” blasted from press and pulpit every time the Big Business “patrons” of the Church crack the whip, And most important perhaps, the realization, if albeit slow, that the “godless athiestic Com- munist” is not antagonistic to Christian precepts as such, but definitely antagonistic and con- temptuous of “Christian” Philis- tines who seek to justify their multiple crimes against Hum- anity by claiming “divine” sanc- tion and blessing on those crimes, Those abomnible Parasees who ~ It promotes mutual under- standing and helps to lessen the greatest evil of our times, that of anti-Communist propaganda and its horrible end results for mankind, well illustrated during Quoting | — Conrad J. Lynn, defense counsel in the (U.S.) Mitchell draft refusal case, today moved to dismiss the indict ment. In his 37-page brief on the motion, Lynn asserts: ‘‘The accused has not been charged with a crime, but rather with obstructing crimes,” Lynn details U.S. crimes against peace crimes against humanity, and war crimes — as defined in the Charter of the International Military Tribumal at Nuremberg. He thereby challenges the — courts to grant that the individual has the right to dissassociate from the war crimes of his government. —U.S. FARM NEWS, August, 1965 All ILWU (Longshoremen) families were urged fo join forces Labor Day weekend in the Hawaiian Islands. Parade slogans and picnic speeches will emphasize ‘‘Peace and Pork Chops” in preparation for tough nego tiations in sugar and longshore due in 1966, and the highlight the ILWU’s demand for peace in Vietnam. —THE DISPATCHER, Sep. 3, '65: ; Not a bone in his body doesn't ~ ache of the man who has put 40 to 50 years in the pits. a —SCOTTISH MINER August, 1965 edition. * | “| do not find power impressive. The — guns and the bombs, the rockets and warships are all symbols of human failure .. . witness to human folly.” —President Lyndon B. Johnson in his John Hopkins University address April 7, 1965. * “What would you like to see before you leave Spain?” ; “Franco’s funeral.” —TIhe late Brenden Behan, inter- viewed on Spanish radio at ¢ of his last visit. Australian Tribune, June 30, ’65. CF and atrocities in Vietnam, the Congo, Latin America and else | where in the colonial and cold war world, It also helps promote that state of mind so sadly lacking in the so-called “free world” a already well advanced in all the countries of Socialism, viz; thé non-conflicting affinity betwee? Man’s material and spiritua’ needs and well-being, If we recall rightly, a humble Carpenter took a whip and chas the “money lenders” out of His Temple, United, the Church ant organized Labor can emulate this” sterling example, with great ma~ terial and spiritual gains both and for all mankind, the Hitler regime and World War Il, and now more appallingly demonstrated by U.S. savagery fy ti) Editor —TOM McEWEN Associate Editor — MAURICE RUSH Circulation Manager — JERRY SHACK Published weekly at Ford Bldg., Mezzanine No. 3, 193 E. Hastings St. Phone 685-5288 Subscription Rates: ‘Canada, $5.00 one year; $2.75 for six months. North and South Americ and Commonwealth countries, $6.00 one year. 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