his was the first of many, “Nduets and celebrations ME organized across Canada honor of the 70th birthday the loved: and respected anadian Communist leader, Cl Vancouver pulled out the PS to give the celebrations itting debut. Guests were treated. to.an cellent banquet which open- with a simple happy birth- Y toast proposed ‘by Harold fitchett, who acted as chair- an for the occasion. i Short. concert program Owed the banquet featuring © songs by soprano Joyce St, a reading of a Joe Wal- € poem “On the 1st Anni- ; SARY. of Socialist Govern- ent in Canada” by William Ailipovich, and renditions by : Sone group ‘The Mile- nes” who, in addition to a ber of the favorites of Tim ck, sung a special March- Song written for the occa- as It concluded with the pags, “we are marching ‘for Utrality, security, liberty da better life. arching to victory.” €-respect and esteem felt ‘ Tim throughout ‘the world “S. Indicated by the receipt & €legrams of congratulations ™m Communist parties of 36 Untries. Included in the ‘list ES the Communist Parties of ~ ©0viet Union, China, Italy, iho Germany, Japan, Gt. ritain, and the USA. The text a hese Wires illustrated that ™ Buck ‘is regarded as more’ Brees secretary of the Com- pase ‘Party of Canada. He is ) ho packed the Russian Peoples ‘Hom LAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIM: BUCK,’ ‘Canadian ‘ people; We are oto shows Nigel Morgan making the presentation of a B.C. totem pole to Tim Buck the huge banquet in Vancouver last Saturday marking the 70th birthday of the munist Party’s national leader. lundreds honour Tim Buck t big Vancouver banquet “The next ten years can be the best for all we stand for. The next ten years can the victory of Socialism.all over the world,’ Tim Buck told seven hundred peopl ein Vancouver January 14 to sing and say regarded as one of the world’s: foremost living Marxists. ~ In a warm tribute to Buck, Nigel Morgan, B.C. provincial leader traced some of the high points of his contribution ‘to the Canadian sseene. ‘“‘Organiza- tion of the industrial workers, all-in trade union unity, the need for labor to form its own political party, unity between the. workers and farmers of Canada, the fight. for peace, Canadian independence. and neutrality — the Communist Party of ‘Canada, with Tim Buck as its leader has led ‘the fight ‘to mobilize «Canadian workers and patriots for the fulfillment of these -require- ments. Morgan singled out the four qualities of Tim Buck which make him an outstanding leader: ‘(1) Fidelity to prin- ciple; (2) Understanding of the needs and aspirations of the (3) Knowl edge ‘of the world, geographic- ally ‘and politically; () Un- bounded ‘confidence and ‘the ability ‘to ‘lead when. the: going gets tough. Add to these the warm. human. features of ‘the man, ‘his’ ‘great ‘concern and love for people; patience, ‘toler- ance -and ‘his ‘ability ‘to. listen and ‘you have a portrait of Tim. Buck ‘the man, Tim ‘Buck ‘the ‘Communist, Tim Buck -the Jeader.” . Tim “was ‘presented -with a sbeautiful totem pole, especially: carved ‘for him ‘by. Jimmy John official carver ror the Nootka ‘Indians. The crowd ‘burst into applause as Tim, visibly moved by the presentation took the mike. What did Tim say? With his words he painted a canvas. He didn’t really “‘ say anything.” First he etched in the back- ground with sure ‘strokes, the socialist revolution in the socialist movement until it now embraces..one third of}! the world’s people. Then color upon color, the surging colon- ial revolution’ blending with} the socialist background. The} mighty cataract of the struggle of-all the people of ‘the world for peace and freedom, and in| the midst of: this the coiled: ser- pent, imperialism, looking for the opportunity to reduce the: world to ashes if it can no Jonger rule. as it has in the past: The picture bespoke con- fidence. man over nature. ‘Tim tried to -convince the audience ‘that they. were not these really to celebrate his} birthday; that the wires=from 86 communist ‘parties were not}, ‘really for him. ‘They ‘were -for} the ‘party,’ he. said: ‘But: you! know, for once in his dife Tim | was unable to make his point. Vancouver turned out to show. 1 its.love, admiration and -re- ‘spect for Tim ‘Buck.