“French Canada’s Struggle for Equality’? will be the subject of an address by veannette Walsh, a leading ~srench Canadian activist in ‘the labor and progressive ‘Movement of Montreal. : ee member of the Central Omite of the Parti Com- pe Canadien, Ligue des ee du Quebec, and long- € member of the Inter- Rational Lady Garment orkers Union of Montreal, See ell address .C. me i ne National Vo erie N addition to being the featured Speaker at See meyer International Wo- eae Day tea on Sunday, s c ah she will speak in ‘ ch to a meeting in New Stminster’s Nordic Hall ‘Think how Stre SUSpicion 4: thee om but Soun both yg wld - t8p.m. on Mon., March 8th. City public rally to hear Quebec speaker On Tues., March 9th she will speak in Port Alberni. Wed., March 10th she will speak in the Vancouver Swedish Hall (Hastings & Clark Drive) at 8 p.m. A JEANNETTE WALSH NANCY eae Bader, White Rock, te eh poem by Robbie Burns Daa International Womens “Husb wake Husband, cease your Nor “aly longer rave, Sir: ™ your wed i + edded wife, Y SS L ae your slave, Sir.”’ Jt two must still : ancy, Nancy; a Sit Man or Woman, Say y Spouse Nancy?” ; et ore? = tn A sat IO Ae eters “TWe?tisati ihad..a word, ill the lordly Tee and obedience: i ert my SOV’reign And so - ad vie rodbye, allegience!”’ : Will T be, so bereft acs try tom i Y Spouse aes ee ton atiats "MY poor Tout T heart, then break it Bet hour I’m Near it; you lay me in the dust, you will bear it.’’ ‘Twill ho ancy, Maney ‘rust in Heaven, ’ net nee ane to bear it will be y Spouse Nancy.” “We fs Stil ae from the silent dead Ma i try to daunt you: Horrig ae your midnight bed Tui Prites shall haunt Nand another , ancy; : ill fly for fear, cy. ” like my dear Then all Hell wy Y Spouse Nan A PHONY iL. A. , Vancouver, Erhaps ] Ae writes: Not justified in my a Something phony ag Whole setup of oil a threat to use tankers dockin ~anadian Pacific coast Aang uget Sound. tanker Wanted to have their about Com on pa roj SN Me ype Opposed it seems . 10) have set al Purp A : they could hardly Bee Up better for that » ‘or the entry into Puget Inevitable alarm and Canadian citizens Since py, area. ‘get Sound is an enclosed I have been wondering :if the purpose of all this is not really to get such a drive against the tanker means of transport that it will be comparatively easy for the U.S. to make a deal with Canada regarding a pipe line through Canada, a pipeline which will give the U.S. almost complete power to do just about what she wants to do with that pipeline: in Canada, regardless of our interests. Mr. Green has always seemed to me to be, in actuality, favor- able tothe U.S. ‘continental ~exploitation’6f resources’ idea,” which, of course, means the U.S. exploitation of Canadian resources on U.S. terms—since the resources concerned are wholly Canadian. My suspicions are based on the fact that companies do not so abviously flout public opinion and pollution security unless " they wish to. attain some other alternative. SPEC has recently released a statement on industrial fluoride pollution in this province. In the statement they name the three major flouride-polluted areas of B.C. as Kimberley-Marysville, Kitimat, and Trail. “With the industrial revolution there came a wholesale pol- lution of air and countryside with fluorine fumes and fall-out, and fluorine poisoning has become an important industrial hazard,’’ the report says. Cominco, at Kimerley, operates a steel smelter and World-wide event Wherever you live in the Greater Vancouver or Fraser Valley area, be sure to mark Sunday, March 7 on your calendar, for it is International Wo- mans’ Day. This is the occasion when women the world over meet in spirit to renew the struggle for peace and freedom, for security and independence, and against fascism and imperialism. Here in the lower mainland of B.C. the day will be marked by gatherings in the Nordic Cehtre, 7820, 6th street, in Burnaby, and in Vancouver at the Swedish Hall, Hastings and Clarke Drive. Guest speaker at the Burnaby Tea will be Mrs. Sheila Young, who will speak on Vietnam, In Vancouver “Sa guest from Quebec, Nirs. ‘Jeannette Walsh, will deal with problems of women in her province, and Mrs. Micky Beagle will speak on action for women’s rights. Both events commence at 1:30 p.m. “ Your husband came into this world with nothing and you should be content to see him go’ the same way...” VITAL READING Available at the People’s Co- op Bookstore, 341 West Pender Street (685-5836) are the following booklets of topical interest. Worthy Daughters and Sons of Lao People. — Neo Lao Haksat Publication. Biographical sketches of people in struggle. 25¢ : Phoukout Stronghold — This battleground against Aggres- sion has been awarded the ‘‘Steel Mountain”’ title. 15¢ Rains In The Jungle — Lao Short Stories. 20¢ Sputnik (Soviet Monthly Digest). — Feb. issue contains a 13 page article by Marshal G. Zhukov called ‘Grandeur of Soviet Victory and Impotence of Falsifiers of History.’ While they last. 50¢ . It appears to me - BETHUNE MARXIST CLASSROOM “Quebec — Struggle for Equality” MAURICE RUSH WESTMINSTER: sun. Mar. 14 2pm OTEL — FRASER RM. i 5 bi- y lectures) (Second of a series of 5 bi-monthly lec REGISTRATION REQUIRED — PHONE 684-1451 SPONSORED BY B.C. PROV. EDUC. COMM., COMM ROYAL TOWERS H UNIST PARTY . Kimberley, Kitimat, Trail fluoride pollution source phosphate plant, both of which are major fluoride pollutors. In the surrounding area there is ample evidence of harm to trees, but there has not apparently been any research - conducted to determine how much is due to sulphur dioxide or fluoride. Analysis of pea vine and pods picked up in Marys- ville in the fall of 1969, showed 45.5 ppm fluoride. This is more than 22 times the maximum allowable limit set by the Canada Food and Drug ‘directorate. An immediate study, SPEC urges, of fruit and vegetables, domestic and wild animals in the area should be conducted to determine what are the health hazards. : Kitimat, the site of Alcan’s Aluminum smelter, is another point in the province where fluoride pollution was found at a dangerous level in vegetables. City council passed a by-law which included control of fluorine emissions from the plant, and since then the company has installed quipment which should reduce emmissions up to 80-90 percent. The remain- ing emissions, in addition to the damage which has already taken place, deserves further attention. People in the area who are growing their own vegetables, and hunters who shoot game feeding in the area, should be warned of the dangers, SPEC points out. Trail, site of Cominco’s lead, zinc, and silver smelter, and - super-phosphate plant, are major sources of fluoride pol- lution, according to SPEC sources and botanist Dr. D.D. Gordon, of Montana, who has been responsible for exposing several dangerous fluorine situations in the USA. The ; tory of fluorine pollution in Trail reads like whodunit mystery. Horses and humans and plant life show abnormal- ities and sickness, yet govern- ment officialdom turns a blind eye to the many factors, and facts, brought forward by experts such as Dr. Gordon and others. Dr. Gordon describes the Trail area as a “‘biological disaster,” yet Trail medical Health Officer Dr. Nicholas Schmett denies there is enough proof that the illnesses are attributable to fluorine poisoning. Dr. Gordon said he would like to have his con- tentions tested in court.“ “I would hope Trail people would sue. It would be the best way to find out who is telling the truth,” he told the Vancouver Sun. SPEC points out, with justice, that ‘‘the special look at the Trail problem points up the need for a whole new approach to investigations of environ- mental pollution. When the working committee includes a representative of the polluter, . in- this case Mr. Nicholson of Cominco, and when 50 percent of the funds were provided by the industry concerned, it is virtually impossible to expect an impartial report. “This created the unhappy situation of our Public Health officials standing shoulder to shoulder with offending industry in defence of environmental pollution against those whose health and property they are employed to protect.”’ Classified advertising | COMING EVENTS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TEA will be held at the SWEDISH HALL (Hastings & Clarke Dr.) on SUNDAY, MARCH 7th at 1:30 P.M. GUEST SPEAKERS — MADAM JEANETTE WALSH of MONTREAL and MRS. M. BEAGLE speaking on Action on Women’s Rights. Bake sale, Tea, Musical Program. All Welcome. Admission $1.00. MARCH 7— PANCAKE BREAK- FAST on SUNDAY, MARCH 7th from 10 A.M. at 805 East Pender St. Your Hostess — KAY TUCHAK. Adm. $1.00. Proceeds to Ukrainian Canadian, — MARCH 13 — CENTENNIAL CABARET will be held — SATURDAY, MARCH 13th at 8 PM. at 805 EAST PENDER St. SUPPER == =< 10:30. P: Wollansky’s Orchestra. Ad- mission $2.50 each. Ausp: — AUUC Bowlers. , WANTED TO RENT Small Self-contained APART-— MENT or SUITE for one, furn. or semi-furn., close to Hastings bus between Clarke Dr. and Kootenay loop preferred. Leave particulars at TRIB Office — 685-5288. BUSINESS PERSONALS NEED CAR OR HOUSE IN- SURANCE? Call Ben Swankey. 433-8323. REGENT TAILORS LTD.- Custom Tailors and Ready-to- Wear, 324 W. Hastings St. MU 1-8456 of 4441 E. Hastings - CY 8-2030. See Henry in for personal service. DRY CLEANING & LAUNDRY Also Coin-o LAUNDERE 2633 Commercial Dr. 879-9956 HALLS FOR RENT - UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE - 805 East Pender St., Vancouver 4.. Available for banquets, wed- aes meetings. one 254- CLINTON HALL, 2605 East pendees ss ries’ , for: nquets, meetings, weddings, etc aphae 253-7414. = RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME Available for meetings, banquets and weddings at reasonable rates. 600 Campbell Ave. 294-3430. NOTICES | PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1971—PAGE 11 The Family of the late PETE MUNRO asked that no flowers be sent during their recent bereavement. Anyone wishing to honor his memory may do so by sending their contribution to the B.C. Peace Council at Rm. 712, 207 West Hasting St., Vancouver 3, B.C.