Tanganyika celebrates ‘liberty

~The joy on the faces of these Tanganyikans, here shown celebrating their recent independence and shouting “Imperialism, -get- Qut of Africa” speaks for itself.

One of Africa’s. largest countries with a population of nine million, Tanganyi- ka had only 450: doctors to eater to the medical needs of the large population.

Rich. in natural resourc- es Tanganyika produced cotton, coffee, ivory, tin, lead, gold and diamonds— but all of it was for the British colonizers.

Now the people of Tan- ganyika are taking their

_destiny into their own hands and plan to use the wealth of their rich coun- try for the good of their land and its people.

Solidarity of the Canadian

and Mexican people urged

The following are excerpts; peoples, have sold out to im-, war hysteria and the estab-

from the greetings of the) representative of the. Com-) munist Party of Mexico to the recent 17th National Con- vention of the Communist Party of Canada:

On behalf.of the central committee of the Mexican Communist Party and from the Communists of Mexico, I bring ‘fraternal and revolu-! tionary greetings to the 17th eonvention of your party, which ‘this ~year celebrates the 40th anniversary ‘of -its foundation «and which» is ~as- sured of the triumph. of its just cause.

Our countries ‘have “enter- ed. a new epoch —- the epoch of demorcatic revolutions for national liberation. Now, it is no longer just a question of our countries being sover- eign in politics, or of their having an independent policy; but in practice political inde- pendence has to be com- pleted with economic inde- pendence.

The big eapitalists who have for so many years man- ipulated the destinies of our

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perialism policy

and carry out al of compromise and}

conciliation with imperialism. :

This disqualifies them as re- sponsible leaders of our

people.

The Cuban revolution, the first revolution in Latin Ameriea in this new epoch, was transformed into a so- cialist revolution once it had carried out the transforma- tions 6f a general democratic character, that confronted: the) Cuban: sand thus-open- ed‘ the ; path that : to°a “democratic” revolution of national “Hibération “in the. whole “6f" Latin ‘America.

But imperialism, larly US. imperialism,

particu- the

leader of, integnational reae-|

tion, will.net resign itself to losing its «positions and re- sorts to all sorts.of methods to hold back history and the

~progressive advance of our

countries.

Internally, the Kennedy

government, supported by all|~

the reactionary and fascist elements, takes measures against all progressive forces, especially against the glori- ous Communist Party of the USA, which earries on a con- sistent struggle for the re- storation of democracy on behalf. of all the. people.

In its external ‘policies, Yankee imperialism fans the

‘fires for a new “war.

.Faced -with these dangers

-which. threaten .world -peace j;+and. the independence.-of -all

countries, «the »Communist

Party -of Mexico .has .main- _|\tained..a firm, .position. We : oppose. and «struggle against

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We support the policy of peaceful co-existence between | socialism and capitalism be- cause it is the only policy which justly responds to the interests of all nations and other policy could lead to war.

Last August, under the mobilizing influence of the working class and. the popu- lar struggles that. have taken

result of the. Latin: American

-ergnty, Economic _Emancipa- tion -and -Reace in .March, 1961, in Mexico City, there came into hkeing a national liberation movement that constituted the first step in erganizing- a democratic front of liberation, the indispens- able instrument without which the democratic forces and anti-imperialists could not defeat.imperialism.

ace since 1958,-and as aj}

Conference for- National Sov-/

Women’s parley pla Victoria delegation

When women get together things get done, and fil

conference held on Sat., F

eb. 3rd at the Fishermen:

Hall, 188 E. Cordova was no exception. The conferen¢

culminated in a decision to pile a brief to be presented

set up a committee to col to the B.C. Legislature b

large delegation of women from Vanceuver, Frase

Valley and several Island

nounced later.

The gathering was spon- sored by the Trade Union Women for Peace, a small but active group organized in 1960, who has given leader- ship in the trade union aux- iliaries on how women can best.-work for peace.

The 51 delegates and ob- servers from. unions, union auxiliaries and peace groups, including UFAWU Vancou- ver and Steveston Shore- workers Locals, and Fisher- men’s, Longshoremen’s and Ironworkers Women’s Aux., as well as individuals from Vancouver Island and _ the Fraser Valley, heard Emil Bjarnason' of the Trade Un- ion Research Bureau speak on Family Budget.”

He showed how a cut in the arms budget could direct-

ly raise our standard of liv- ing if we press for more schools, hospitals and _ in-

creased public services in-

-stead of allowing tax money

to be wasted on obsolete arms, at the rate of $22 billion since 1945.

The main speaker in the afternoon session was Mrs. Mickey Beagle, well-known organizer for the UFAWU,

who: urged women to work with all groups who desire

peace.

In_ her. talk she aici’ how many. questions concern- ing women’s rights, equal pay, and the care and educa- tion for chilldren can be closely linked with the struggle for a peaceful world.

Welcome entertainment was provided by Vancouver Folk Singer, Tom Hawken, after which discussion took

| place on what should go into

the brief to victoria. A com-

‘Disarmament and Your,

points at a date to be

pose the brief, the points of which are to b follows:

e To press Federal Gov for an immediate reductié by 50% in the arms budge

e To take advantage. : available federal grants {0 vocational schools and to? lieve the municipalities home owners of the hea burden of school taxes.

e Establishment of mé chronic hospitals.

e Extension of kinderg tens to. all schools in province and more day ©¢ centres for the children working mothers. J

® Need to strengthen mu mum Wage Laws and Eq Pay Laws. P

Anyone wishing to join delegation to Victoria is @ ed to contact Secretary, Je Cook, 1932 West 6th Aveg 8-4977.

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City Rally Hits McCarran Act

A resolution protesting “ fascist trend reflected in thé McCarran Act persecution the U.S. Communist Par was unanimously adopted last Sundays rally in. the der Auditorium called to hi British Communist leader R.. Campbell.

The resolution also ‘nounced counterparts in ov midst -of the John Bireh “who are.attempting ‘smuggle McCarthyism i our country.”

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