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Editorial

The U.S. has announced that it has made 64 air strikes
against five areas in North Vietnam.

The reason given by President Johnson for these acts
of ar is that the U.S. fleet was attacked by North Viet-
2am torpedo boats on Aug. 2 and again on Aug. 4. He called

“open aggression on the high seas.”

But there is more than a little reason to be suspicious
of these U.S. charges.

It just doesn’t make sense that little North Vietnam
Suld send out a handful of tiny torpedo boats to make an
"Nprovoked attack on the U.S. fleet on the high seas.

Furthermore, according to press reports, the North

Victhamese have labelled the U.S. charges as “sheer fabri-
lon.”

N And in any case, what is the U.S. fleet doing patrolling
orth Vietnamese shores? Is this not a provocation?

We've heard only one side of the story so far — the

propaganda story of the U.S. state department. We have
still to hear from North Vietnam.

What it amounts to is this: The U.S., in retaliation for
alleged attacks which it admits caused no damage or casual-
ties is raining down death and destruction on North Viet-
nam towns and homes. ;

There is every reason to believe that the alleged at-
tacks by torpedo boats on the U.S. fleet were not the reason

for the U.S. bombings of North Vietnam. They were only
the excuse: ,

It is common knowledge that the Pentagon has been
itching to extend the war in south east Asia. Failing to win
its war against the people of South Vietnam, U.S. military
leaders have been advocating war on North Vietnam.

Senator Goldwater has been
thing. No wonder he is now
the latest action of President

demanding the same
expressing satisfaction with
Johnson.

The U.S. attacks on North Vietnam, which are ag-
gression in every meaning of the term, mean that President
Johnson has now given in to these pressures.

He says the war will be limited.

But how can it be?

Are the North Vietnamese just supposed to sit and
take it? And what about the allies of North Vietnam?

No, these inexcusable attacks on North Vietnam have
greatly increased the danger of this war spreading to all of
Asia and to the whole world.

These U.S. attacks must cease!

The U.S. must end its “dirty war” against the people
of both North and South Vietnam.

Canada should make this demand at the U.N.

This is what Canadians want and will support.

Opposition grows
to bus fare hike

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PPosition continues to grow

8ainst the Greater Vancouver and Victoria
iiinc * Proposed increase in municipalities,

“This proposed increase in

a Victoria a widely represen- : ates”, said N.D.P. leader

est © citizens group has been Strachan, is a direct result of

in lished to rally public oppo-
th, 2 to increased rates, Named
the eter Victoria Citizens
fi Mittee it includes leading
Tes from the trade unions,
**+> Communist Party, pens-=
ae othe women’s groups and the
Ciation of Electors,

government interference in the
administration of the B,C, Hydro
and a juggling of B.C, Hydro
income to subsidize high-cost
Peace River power development
and is only the beginning of
making the consumers pay for
Social Credit incompetence in
handling the affairs of British
Columbia, especially as they re-
late to power development in
our province,

ion

beg’ Committee has prepared a
Rie °r presentation to the
he, : 2 arings scheduled to
The a Victoria on August 5,
"doy Tlef also has been widely
Met Sed by groups such as the

“Bus service,” said the Op-
position Leader, “is part of the
overall operation of B,C, Hydro
and the profits B,C, Hydro make
should be available to continue
bus service at present rates,
just as profits made on the sale
of power in the lower Mainland
and Vancouver Island are used
to reduce power rates in the out-
lying areas of the province,”

Mee Trades Council, Army,
aid Air Force Veteran's
ation, lodges, pensioner’s
ing tions and by M,L,A,’s
Robes = Opposition leader
Com
{ng

SS,
Cc
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trachan, provincial
Wist leader Nigel Morgan
“Presentatives of the 10

laughing grimly at the

The U.S. undeclared ‘dirty wor”
South Vitenam is being stepped
shows a "U.S. Adviser”

against the people of
up still further. Photo
(as U.S. troops there are called)
dead body of one of his South

than internment
Vietnamese victims Recent figures indicate that from

1954-63, the war cost the
800,000 victims, w
herded into so-called ‘ strategic villages,
camps.

NORTH CHINA
VIETNAM “ts
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Scene of U.S.
air attacks

U.S, attacks on North Vietnam
culminate 10 years of illegal un-
declared war against the people
of Vietnam,

U.S, involvement in Vietnam
began with its financing of the
French military operations there
in the early 1950’s. When the
French were defeated at Dien
Bien Phu the U,S, under John Fos-
ter Dulles moved into the area
under the umbrella of SEATO,

Since 1954 American involve-
ment has continued to expand and
invasion of North Vietnam has
been an underlying aim,

To emphasize these aims the
U.S, named their chief of General
Staff General Maxwell Taylor as
Ambassador to South Vietnam
last. month,

people of South Vietnam over
ith an additional 3 million people

" little better