BY CH

MENACES CANADA

th VOL, 20, NO. 18 — FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1961

VOL.

VANCOUVER, B C

| NEW KENNEDY DOCTRINE

VAST MARKET OPENE NA GRAIN

ALL-OUT TRADE, RECOGNITION AND UN SEAT CAN BRING MANY NEW B.C. JOBS

New Party club charges

Kennedy Doctrine hits Canada’s sovereignty” —

action

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can government reserves ght to take unilateral ac- Using’ American armed to eliminate a type of Ment in.Cuba that does ed the approval of the "ment of the U.S.A., and

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& “Wher Bon, fas, such a statement

ts to a direct challenge |

resolution urging the Canadian- government to take

: co the United Nations to “ward off the attack on

a Be aenty:: posed by the: Kennedy Doctrine -was by the Courtenay New Party Club: recently.

to all states that fall under American influence and is an attempted violation of the sov- ereignty. of affected states.

“Therefore be ~it-- resolved that the Canadian government take immediate-.steps . within the facilities of the United Na- tions to discuss this matter with all states concerned with a view to..some concerted ac- tion to ward off the attack on our sovereignty.”

Also last week the Burnaby CCF. Constituency Association adopted a resolution condemn- ing U.S. action: in Goba:: ihe resolution introduced by Bur- naby MLA Cedric Cox charged the U.S. with responsibility, and resolved to “condemn in

See KENNEDY, pg. 8

Rail way talks collapse, Strike date set, May 16

bety this a oe

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Sec Uni Sh the 44, 00S are insisting on

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Wage increase spread ea years recommended wa board chaired by V. H. Milvain.

There ho: Te are well over 100,000

Dp

€fs in Volved i 2 trades, in the non

Running trades

nation-wide rail strike loomed May 16 as talks CPR, CNR and non-operating unions caved in| et xem’ te Siebert Orel

unions in Vancouver recently indicated they would support the strike. Heavy onus rests on the Diefenbaker government to compel the companies to settle on the terms the government’s own conciliation board award.

three years.

All Canada and especially

-+-B.C. will benefit: Up to recent-

ly Canada’s trade with China was very small. Now China will become the biggest buyer of Canadian grain next to

Great Britain. The latest deal is in addition to a $60 million contract signed previously.

Commons, Agriculture Mini- ster Hamilton said: “We have to wake up and realize in Can- ada: that there are opporiun- ities in those markets that we haven't taken account of.”

He reported that a Chinese trade - mission may visit Can- ada to explore. further pur- chases. In statements to the press he urged Canadian busi-

Speaking to the House of

By MAURICE RUSH

—See Story Below

FA

Largest single grain sale ever negotiated by Canada was signed this week with China. The massive sale is for $362 million and will keep B.C.’s ports humming for

nessmen to go to China im-} mediately to explore trade in| other products. He indicated’ the Chinese were interested in| many other purchases in Can-!

ada.

The Pacific Tribune wel- comes these statements. We} are happy. that the Federal government has finally begun to realize what most Cana- dians have been saying for

some years: that the Chinese’

market offers unlimited pos- sibilities for expanded trade with Canada.

There are strong indications that what was done this week for the grain indusiry can be repeated in the forest indus-

try. There are signs that

| China, which was once one of

B.C.’s most important cus- tomers for forest products, can be opened up again.

Before World War II and the coldwar annual shipments to China fluctuated between 40-50 million board feet, and reached a peak of 130 million feet in 1933. Now, with the greatest industrial revolution known to man taking place in this huge country, the demand for lumber is enormous.

Two weeks ago MacMillan- Bloedel & Powell River stated that it had received a come. munication from China asking for samples of all commodi« ties that the company would be willing to sell to China,

See CHINA, page 2

—

rally. See story page 3.

MAY DAY IN PICTURES. Upper photo shows the parade. Lower left, the speakers stand with Ken Smith of Mine, Mill speaking. Lower right, Cuban speaker addressing

—(Photo by S. Friedman)