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No sale of airport

MAJORITY on our NPA- A dominated city council are all set to sell Vancouver’s interna- tional airport to the federal gov- ernment. Two or three of our ald- ermanic incumbents have expres- sed their opposition to such a sale, while others demonstrate their ‘leadership’ qualifications in a cumsee-cumsaw ‘wait-and-see’ at- titude.

It is reported, with some varia- tions, that Ottawa has “offered” $234-million for the airport, a con- siderable hike from previous offers if “price” was the determining factor. Some vague ‘promises’ for the construction of a new terminal is also put forward as a sales at- traction. Considerably discounted, however, since the last federal elec- tion, tory ‘promises’ are one gift horse demanding a close ‘look in the mouth’ before included in any ‘deal.’

Meantime our NPA aldermanic hucksters, with NPA - backed Mayor Alsbury in the lead, are all set to toss this valuable civic enter- prise into the federal bag for a fast buck, and to ‘recommend’ to Van- couver voters, via a plebiscite, that Ottawa’s “offer” be accepted.

The Vancouver airport is one of our few publicly-owned assets which shows a growing annual sur- plus and potential. In this era of monopoly grabs it may be wond- ered why or how the tycoons of ‘free enterprise’ haven’t got their claws into it before now?

To this there is probably only one answer; the determination of the people to hold onto what is theirs, as shown by a previous plebiscite on an attempted sale of the airport—and which must be demonstrated again in greater and more decisive numbers — for a NO SALE decision.

More action, less talk

HE fourth session of the 24th Parliament of Canada opened Thursday of this week. At press time the contents of the ‘Speech from the Throne’ were not avail- able. We do know however, as do millions of our fellow Canadians, what it should contain.

High on the list should be the development and use of Canada’s vast resources for the wellbeing of the Canadian people; the process- ine and manufacture of these re- sevrees in Canada, coupled with a drive for friendly trade relations with all countries, thereby creat- ing a political atmosphere produc- tive of jobs, economic security and peace for Canadians.

Equally vital is the need for a decisive break with the domina- tion of U.S. imperialism in all areas of Canadian affairs, and par- ticularly in the area of socalled “defence” and its criminal squand- ering of the peoples’ resources.

By December there may be close to one million jobless, whose plight can only be solved by policies based on disarmament, independence and

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neutrality; by the promotion of trade and jobs, on performance in-

stead of ‘promises,’ on decision instead of demagogy. Failing that, the 24th Parlia-

ment can “follow John” to econ- omic ruin and disaster.

Winch

ETURNING from a governr ment-sponsored “world tour” early this year, ‘Socialist’ Harold Winch, (CCF MP, Vancouver East) informed all and sundry, including organized labor that “the world doesn’t owe us a living.”

The burden of Harold’s global observations was that if we’re ever going to get anywhere, belts must be tightened, production upped and incessant demands for wage in- creases toned down. To make it sound good and less like a well- rehearsed Chamber-of - Commerce chorus, Harold included a ‘less profits’ stanza in his tourist ditty.

Again selected by a tory govern- ment to attend the current United Nations General Assembly Harold gives a repeat performance. This time our self-styled ‘socialist’ pours out his “disillusionment” with Soviet disarmament proposals to a UBC campus audience.

Winch “doubts” if the Soviet Unionl wants disarmament at all and “came to the conclusion that Khrushchev and company were not sincere, had no integrity, and were completely unreasonable” -ete. and so forth. On the other hand Harold was “greatly impressed” with the U. S. position as presented by “Mr. Wadsworth” and other “spokes- men for the Western democracies.”

rides again

In short, ‘Socialist?’ Winch was enamoured by the evasive ballyhoo 7 of the “Free West” NATO spokes= men, but highly disturbed by the: “heckling” of Mr. Khrushchev and other Socialist leaders, “trying 10 drag the organization (UN) into the mud.”

It would appear that Mr. Winch the ‘socialist’ not only missed what Nikita Khrushchey and other So-} cialist and neutralist spokesmelt had to say on the vital issue 0 disarmament and peace, but en tirely forgot the resolution of his own CCF national convention oF the subject. A resolution recom-) mending that Canada cut its ties} with NATO and NORAD; a reso"y lution coinciding broadly with the peace policies of the USSR and the socialist world.

Harold Winch’s “disillusion ment” on Soviet peace aims is 10 new phenomena any more than his ‘the-world-doesn’t-owe-us-a- living discovery. Harold is simply doing the job ke is admirably fitted, an repeatedly selected to do; viz, to spread confusion, distrust, discor and disunity, where-ever an whenever opportunity arises.

In this regard it may be trul¥f said, “verily, the labourer 18 worthy of his hire” ... or hie junket.

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Tom McEwen

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nuclear Millan.”

warheads, says

thriller Hollywood dished

“permission” by

armed hoodlums in his

regarding mass murder.

tions

moved in. Bugsie Mac _ is They say so with big demonstra-

like “Our Hughie” can talk down.

EWS item from British sub- marine base on the Clyde must United Kingdom government before firing Mac-

Reminds us of a big gangster up a short time ago, glamorizing a typi- cal gangland boss, who interpreted the number of gang, rather than by any moral scruples

* Thus on the Clyde (and else- where), the scene unfolds. The Big- time Capone gang are in session. The job has been “cased.” Opera- are to be directed from Bugsie Mac’s residence where the gang chiefs have unceremoniously

apprehensive. The folks outside don’t like it.

tions which not even a con-man

“Say boss” says Bugsie Mac, “you know I’m on the hot seat if fire-

works start from here.”

“Shut up jerk” snarls the gang chief, smoothing a wrinkle out of his razor-edged pants crease, “what are you squaking about? Don’t we pay off good? Why don’t you take a walk?

PU. S “T promised ...

“Shut up jerk” roars Bigtime Capone, this time much louder as he bites through one of his dwind- ling stock of genuine Havanas, ‘who’n hell d’ye think gives the orders around here- Your house goes up, so what? You’re in this with the rest of us right up to your ears. Your house be’ dammed. When I say “shoot” we shoot. Get at???

The moral is that when govern- ments give U.S. imperialism per- mission to set up nuclear war bases outside of U.S. territory, for the express purpose of launching provocations and agression against the Soviet Union, the question of “permission” to use such bases for the purpose intended, isn’t even academic.

Having granted such banditry the right of residence, the onus for its murderous activities fall di- rectly on the shoulders of those aiding and abetting this nuclear base banditry. The legal profession describe such criminal relation- ships as ‘fan accessory after the fact,’ ‘while history designates such centres of crime as primary targets — and the surrounding population as “sitting ducks”;

.’? Bugsie Mac whines,

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neither of which can be cancelled out by the phoney pretext of giv- ing or with-holding “permission” where the gangster has been given domicile.

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Postage stamp collectors are in for a treat, if they are not too finicky about what constitutes “liperty.” The U.S. postal depart- ment has begun a new stamp issue entitled “Champion of Liberty.” The first of these to come to our attention made us reach for the smelling salts. But it does reveal, better than a whole book on the subject, just who U.S. imperialism regards as a “Champion of Liber- ty.” This one is dedicated to. the ‘Liberator of Finland,’ Gustav von Mannerheim, 1867-1951.

To the working people of Fin- land and. abroad Mannerheim is best remembered as the “Butcher” of the Finnish people, who drown- ed the 1918 revolution in a sea of blood, imposed a rule of tyranny upon the Finnish people, and finally led his country into war— on the side of Hitler. 1 With such a U.S. “Champion of :

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Liberty” well up on the list, we may expect to see Synghman Rhee of South Korea, Chiang Kia-shek of the Pentagon’s “other ‘China’, Franco of Spain, the gangster Menderes of Turkey, enrolled in the U.S. postage scroll of “cham- pions.”

When pasting up this U.S. series of “champions” keep the aspirin’, or smelling salts handy.

November 18, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Pagé ©