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OL. 14 No. 36 Vancouver, British Columbia, Sestember 227955

PRAIRIES WELCOME SOVIET FARM

Ene ppomest successfully the new conditions of peaceful coexist- Ust now ed up by the Geneva Conference, democratic Canadians ar and j Insist upon a change from the cconomic policies based upon

Mflation to economic prosperity in peace,

“ Tim Buck (inset),

Nati x 4 Salleg Bete! leader, told the LPP national committee meeting which 8 Special session of parliament (above).

LPP URGES:

¢ = a Call session of parliament’

A call ¢ TORONTO Datliame Or a special session of Geney, nt in the wake of the ously Conference was unani- Progress; oDted by the Labor- Nittes ., © Party’s national com-

Weekong Bits Meeting here last

Su P tion ae on, the LPP resolu- Chieveme Could translate the tional 5 ents of Geneva into na- War Tolicies seeking an end to Nediata Paganda; according im- Uppori, cenition to China and Seat in te China’s right to her SES ten UN; instructing Can- Disaiman resentative on the UN a Seay Commission to pro- bombs s immediate ban on H- Nd song; Vt terror weapons; the Ygq US @ trade delegation to Sin sp cena and other coun- Clude tp. © Socialist world to con- “ade agreements.

No :

an Lp et resolution called on anagi . embers and progressive _ the § al 8enerally to strength- i Ctivel for peace and partici- wetatures, Y in the campaign for Wrinst P to the World Appeal ar, Teparations for A'tomic

: @ nt th Bn atest danger confront- Sad movement is for reeReous © People to draw the og: eG and fatal conclusion i ated 4 a Conference elim- thece acti ‘anger of war and that @ ra, 74 Can now be relaxed,” Ution stated.

Goes to Peking

Fisheries Minister JaJmes Sin- .

clair, now recovered from a leg injury received during his Soviet tour in the collapse of a drydock stairway a? »Petropaviovsk, was reported this week to have left for Vladivostok, en route to Peking.

DELEGATES —

REGINA

From the moment they stepped off the pl ina ai

plane at Regina airport last Sunday to b greeted with flowers by children of the Association of United Uieemiar Gerad the Soviet farm delegates have received a heart-warming welcome from the people of Sas-

katchwan.

Farming is the most peaceful profession, so mutual understanding between us will

lead to better understanding be- tween our two countries,’ declar- ed Federal Agriculture Minister James Gardiner welcoming the Soviet delegates to a garden party at Indian Head, 60 miles east of Regina.

At a banquet on Monday night, Gardiner joined with provincial and civic leaders in toasting Can- adian-Soviet friendship. “It is my wish and desire that there shall be long-time friendship between our two countries,” he said.

Premier T. C. Douglas, for. the province, referred to the Soviet delegates as ambassadors of good- will and said, “Together we can build a world in which there will be justice, security and peace.” Ald. Robertson of Regina, extend- ing a welcome for the city, voiced the hope that every sword would be turned into a plowshare.

Vladimir Matskevich,: Soviet first deputy minister ,of agricul- ture, replied that in the interests of peace and understanding Can- adian and Soviet people should

Continued on back page See SASK.

, tion leader Vladimir Matskevitch

Soviet delegation tours Quebec farms

By HARRY GULKIN

: MON

‘The cold war is sure taking a beating age nas

noon, 3 a news agency correspondent told me, as we stood be-

hind Ovilas Lapierre’s barn. Lapierre, who tills 84 acres of

rich Eastern Townships’ farmland near Granby, unexpectedly

played host to the Soviet farm delegation. :

of their 16-day Canadian tour. According to federal officials

accompanying the party, delega-

glass of water. “They sure seem interested in our methods of cul- tivation,” she remarked to me. Did she think it might be an idea tion’s Montreal bound bus, and to send a delegation of Canadian decided to stop and have a look. farmers to the Soviet Union to Within minutes Matskevitch and Study their methods? “Makes other members of the delegation 00d sense . .. makes good sense,” were involved in an earnest ex- She replied. change with Lapierre. And before their visitors left, “What methods of crop rotation the entire Lapierre family joined do you use? What types of fertil- them for a group photograph. izer? What is your corn yield per The stopover at the Lapierre’s acre? Where. and how do you Was the last call in the two-day market your milk?” The replies whirlwind tour of Montreal and were carefully noted, and Lapier- the Eastern Townships. re later told reporters, “They’re a From the. moment their plane good bunch.” touched down at Dorval Airport His wife thoyght so too. She °” August 25, to the moment of

invited her guests into the farm- Continued on back page house kitchen and gave them a See QUEBEC

spotted Lapierre’s Holstein cows from the window of the delega-