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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1964

VOL. 25, NO. 1

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IWA in U.S. blasts bill
to restrict B.C. lumber

International Woodworkers of
America President Al Hartung,
of Portland, Oregon, last week
called on U. S. President Lyndon
Johnson to.veto the bill calling
for all Canadian lumber entering
the U.S, to be marked with its
country of origin. =

In a telegram sent to Johnson,
Hartung said:

“This bill allegedly provides
relief for Northwest (U.S.)
lumber producers presumed to be
in distress. No such distress
exists.

‘‘Northwest producers hadim-

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IWA PRESIDENT HARTUNG...
who last week hit the U.S. bill
threatening the B.C. forest indys-
ry.

Proved earnings (last year) and
1962 records surpassed those of
1961, Earning for 1963 thus far
are considerably ahead of any
earnings in prior years to date
in spite of strikes by unions
against several major firms and
lockouts by many major produc-
ers,’’ Hartung said.

The IWA wire added that any
problems the U.S. lumber indus-
try might have can be solved
by seeking foreign markets and
by expanded urban renewal and
housing programs.

Commenting on the bill which
has already passed the U.S. Sen-
ate and House, Regional IWA
President Jack Moore chargedin
Vancouver that Northwest U.S.
lumber producers pressed for the
bill to aid them in the cam-
paign to get Americans to stop
buying Canadian lumber.

Moore added that the IWA be-
lieves these U.S. producers want
to create alumber shortage in the
U.S. so they can raise prices of
lumber and plywood.

The bill, which poses a major
threat to B.C.'s forest industry,
will become law unless vetoed
by the President in the next few
days,

Opposition mounts
to Columbia sellout

Canada and the U.S, are ex-
pected to sign a protocol by Jan-
Uary 9 setting out the price the
U.S. will pay for downstream
benefits after a further meeting
expected to be held in Washing-
ton next week,

As had been predicted by the
PT, the only issue at Stake in
the talks was the price the U.S.
will Pay to get its way on de-
Velopment of the Columbia, Price
a are reported to be prepared

Pay is $425 million in return
vn Which the vast hydro and
aa resource would become

‘Fttally an American owned
Tiver,
peels, protest against the
ca Cted seliout continues 10
: unt. The last meeting of the
ee eaRs Labor Council urged
: © launching of a publie campaign
© block signing of the Treaty,
Which is expected to come before
Parliament's External Affairs

Committee soon after the new
year. :

A statement adopted by the
Kamloops Labor Council noted
‘¢with deep concern the announce-
ment from Ottawa that agreement
has been reached on the present
sellout Treaty.

‘“<We believe the purpose of the
U.S. negotiations is to develop
the maximum amount of power
for U.S. industries, while at the
same time retarding the rounded
out development of industry in the
southern interior and coastal re-
gions of our province,’ said the
statement, which called on every-
one to ‘*do everything possible to
prevent this proposed sellout,’’

A sharp fight is evidently shap-
ing up in Parliament and before
the External Affairs Committee,
Many organizations and indi-
viduals have indicated their in-
tention to aubmit briefs voicing
strong objection to the Treaty.

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Pacific

RIBUNE

COLD WAR’
EACE

As the old year ended and the New Year began stirring appeals

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were made from many quarters calling for an end to the cold war and

for renewed action to make 1964 a year of peace.

Highlighting these

pleas was a ‘‘Call to Action’’ adopted by the World Council for Peace
on Dec. 5 and an interview by Soviet Premier Khrushchev in which he
hailed U.S. President Johnson’s statement before the UN calling for an

end to the cold war.

The Soviet Premier told U.S.
newspaper man Henry Shapiro in
an exclusive interview, that ‘‘in
the coming year we want to see the
development of relations of
peaceful co-operation, good
neighborliness and friendship be-
tween the people of the United
States and the Soviet Union.”

‘The American people, we
believe, do not want war...
The stated intention of the new
president of the U.S. Lyndon
Johnson, to continue in foreign
affairs the policy of peaceful

settlement of international pro-
blems, of improving relations

with the Soviet Union and calling
a halt to the cold war, has been
met with gratification in this
country.

‘ewe too are in favor of this.

‘Tf the efforts of our two coun-
tries and of the other states are
united in the interests of peace,
then the coming year of 1964
can undoutedly become a year of
decisive change for the better in
the entire international situa-
tion.”’

Khrushchev hailed the steps
taken for improvement in East-
West relations and said peace
would be further strengthened if
agreement were reached on slow-
ing down the arms race; reduc-
tion in the armed-forces and
military expenditures; the sign-
ing of a non-aggression pact be-
tween NATO and Warsaw Treaty
Powers; establishment of nuclear
free zones and agreement to stop
the spread of nuclear arms.

He also urged the reduction of
armed forces stationed in other
countries,

: * * *

Meeting in Warsaw, Poland at
the beginning of December the
World Council of Peace Sessions

"A WORLD WITHO
FONDEST WISH FO

UT WAR’ — OUR
R THE NEW YEAR

adopted a ‘Call to Action’’ which
called for renewed world action
in 1964,

Pointing out that ‘‘man must
break through to peace,” the call
evaluated the present stage inthe
fight for peace and projected the
main issues which require solu-
tion if peace is to be consoli-
dated,

The Cali to Action states:

*‘The world is still under the
deadly threat of nuclear war.
Nuclear weapons of every kind
must_be abolished forever. The
Moscow partial test ban treaty

was the first agreement limiting
nuclear arms development con-
cluded by the nuclear powers, It
has been signed and supported by
more than 100 states — but it
is only a beginning, We must
go further.

*‘The stopping of fall - out
from nuclear weapon tests in the
atmosphere shows that the de-
mands of the people can make
themselves felt. It is vital for
the peoples, who are opposed to
war, now to secure a real start
on disarmament and ensure that

See ACTION URGED, pg. 3

KENYA CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE. Photo shows a
giant celebration in Kenya on December 12, 1963,
when the new national flag in black, red and green
colors was hoisted to bring independence to a

the battle cry all

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people under British colonial rule for 68 years.
“Uhuru,” the Kenya word for ‘‘freedom,”’ became

over Africa.