nleates to the two-day na- dian Pap ierence of the Cana- Bi yeche Congress in Toronto for es end, clearly in a mood ‘ tory, took on the tasks end the war’in In- to Ping to WOchi infuene Vastly extending the Canadian In Canada of the fs peace Congress under Arica wae of leadership and tated a : their localities dedi- lateg Beecess in those and The al oe Paramount concern of War in 3 forces is to end the Y the qaochina, it was affirmed ttesseq eed gathering, which confict at settlement of that : oe be on the basis of YY the “ Points advanced by ay i Tovisional Revolution- tam, ™ment of South Viet- | Pointi i ane -to the danger of : ai mnkmanship embroil- Ma third world war, ¢ Onference called on the government of Canada to de- mand of President Nixon that he end the bombing of Indo- china, lift the blockade against North Vietnam, return to genu- ine peace negotiations in Paris, and set a date for complete and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. forces and war machinery from all of Indochina. 129 Delegates With sweeping organizational changes, the 129 delegates from far-flung parts of Canada drew up plans for marshalling this country’s anti-war sentiment in an intensified world peace struggle. : They threw their full, and clearly _ enthusiastic, support behind both the extensive peace program embodied in the key- note address, and the new, col- lective leadership concept. By unanimous vote, the delegates elected the Rev. John H. Mor- gan, of Toronto, to the post of Canadian Peace Congress pre- sident. With him stand three elected co-chairmen — Ed Sloan representing Quebec, Jean Vau- tour Ontario and John Beeching the West. A general committee of 50 was elected from all areas active in the work of peace. The conference set itself the task of “initiating and leading mass campaigns against war,” and of carrying on “sustained education against war’ and the causes of war in our world of today.” It set its sights on the build- ing of a genuine coalition of peace forces across the country, aiming at increased trade union participation, and stepped-up youth and student peace action. It rejected “the slogans and tac- tics of the bogus militants of the ultra-left” as harmful to united peace action. Call to Unions The delegates from six prov- inces, almost equally divided between men and women, ap- pealed to the trade union move- ment to put “every possible pressure upon the Canadian government to call for with- drawal of U.S. troops (from In- dochina), and for an immediate and unconditional end to U.S. military aggression against the Indochinese people, and an im- mediate return to the Paris peace talks.” ete : The active participation in the peace movement of trade unionists and the trade unions, the organized section of the workers, could not be over- stressed, the conference policy resolution stated. They are vital “in helping to forge a mighty democratic coalition for peace,” it said. “This is a prime, need for developing a powerful, all- sided, broadly-based and truly militant peace movement which the government of Canada will really have to reckon with.” Conference discussion. probed world danger points and laid specific blame for the global misery born of wars and milita- ry adventures. ; Condemn Imperialism Branding imperialism, partic- ularly U.S. imperialism, as the greatest obstacle to detente in the world, the conference de- clared that “the struggle of the peoples for peace is inseparably linked up with the struggle for eaceful co-existence of states with different social systems.” The “brutal war. of aggression by U.S. imperialism in Indo-. china” has been “sharply ac- celerated with the mining and blockading of North Vietnam ports, and the further escalation of mass bombing strikes of land A group of Hamilton work- ers sent the following telegram to the Canadian Peace Con- ress : : “We, as concerned trade ‘nionists, many of us on strike at “Hamilton : Westinghouse, want to express our support to and solidarity with the Canadian Peace Congress. “Ending the war in’ Ay , a lasting peace cou uell be a major breakthrough for the forces of peace in 1972. The combined effort of all decent humanity to re- strain the war machine of the USA has intensified and makes possible the achieve- ment of peace. - oe “We will continue alongside the Congress to do everything possible to this end.” supply routes, civilian and mili- tary targets from computerized naval and land bases all over Vietnam.” The conference statement re- cognized that a number of posi- tive steps had been taken: visits between the Canadian prime minister and the Soviet premier, the signing of the West Ger- man-Polish-Soviet treaties, the four-power agreement on Ber- lin, Canada’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China and its seating in the UN, and the agreement between the USA and USSR on banning bacterio- logical weapons. These were steps toward peace, but there was no room yet for compla-. cency. The explosive situation in the Middle East, the statement charged, had been heightened by “‘the U.S. decision to supply. fighter bombers to Israel,” and its modernization and develop- ment of Israel’s arms-making capacity. To prevent “U.S. and Israeli rulers from unleasing new acts of aggression in the Mid- dle East,” a political settlement must be made on UN Security Council Resolution 242, which - demands withdrawal of Israeli forces from foreign territory. eo The conference took its stand beside those fighting colonialism and neo-colonialism, in the Por- tuguese colonies, in Rhodesia and South Africa.: ~ It noted that determined re- vanchist forces in West Ger- many had bitterly opposed the now ratified treaties between the Federal Republic of Ger- many and Poland and the USSR, and urged the Canadian govern- ment, in this context, to sup- port proposals for a European Security Conference. Canadian recognition of the German De- mocratic Republic was called for in a separate resolution. It urged the Trudeau govern- ment to “withdraw immediately from NATO, NORAD, and all other military alliances and to call for their dissolution in the interests of world peace.” “Those who stand aside, who reject united action, or, who by- their policies and actions dis- rupt, split and demoralize the peace and anti-imperialist forces shall be judged by history,” the conference statement | warns, “and they shall be found want- ing at a time of mankind’s most urgent need.” Brings greetings from ickets at Author and peace activist Sidney. Lens of Chicago brought greetings straight from the pickets at the Pentagon to a crowd gathered at a public -meeting at the conclusion of the Canadian Peace Congress con- ference. : He graphically described the various actions’ in the U.S. to halt the war in Indochina, the people’s blockade of the Penta- gon, the demand for the im- peachment of President Nixon, and the anti-war workers’ move- ment, already endorsed official- ly by trade unions embracing four million members, which will meet in St. Louis in June to set up'a “Labor for Peace’ organization. U.S. imperialism has a_his- tory of aggression and cruelty, he said. Since the founding of the U.S. they have waged 163 larger and smaller wars, broken 361 treaties, in 1812 tried to seize Canada, in the 1840's seized the greater half of Mex- ico, in 1898 seized the Philip- pines—and the list of crimes kept growing. The global em- pire dream of the U.S. was not due to “bad advice’ but arises from its history. Constitutional government PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1972-_PAGE 9” Pentagon > = a ; SIDNEY LENS has disappeared in the U.S., now the president not Congress makes war. The U.S. has spent $1,250 billion on military hard- ware, suppressed peoples in many lands, now it has to pay the price and suffer oppression at home. He dealt at length with the “trade war” now unleashed by the U.S. rulers and said the fight to end the Vietnam war’ and end Nixon’s rule must go on by the U.S. people, the Viet- namese and all the peoples of the world if we are to save our- selves and our children from catastrophe.