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photo shows a banner on the University campus where a hoily contested election to the mock parliament took place Wednesday

“NO NUCLEAR ARMS FOR CANADA

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The Communist Party made peace and op-

position to nuclear arms the main issue. City secretary William Stewart spoke on the campus at noon Tuesday to outline the Communisi stand on this crucial

issue.

CONCERN FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VOICED IN LETTER 10 DIEF

Expressing concern at recent attacks on democracy and civil liberties in Canada, the national executive of the Communist Party, over the signature of na- tional leader Leslie Morris, wrote Prime Minister Diefenbaker this week urging repeal of the de- cision to exclude U.S. Communist speakers Gus Hall, Arnold John- son and Dr. Herbert Aptheker.

The letter also urges an_ in- vestigation into recent attacks on democracy and urges ‘‘appropri-

ate measures to safeguard civil rights.””

The letter, states: “In our opinion, Mr. Prime Minister, the exclusion of these men as ‘unde- sirable’ is not only unjust to them, but is a violation of the right of Canadians to hear Com- munists speak.

“Canadians must maintain the right to think for themselves and either to accept or reject the Communist viewpoint, and to ex-

_ ercise this right they must be able to hear the Communists themselves explain their views, and not get them second-hand, eften from the ultra-right.

“We are sure that many Cana-

dians who are opposed to Com- munist opinions as they have

Canon Collins speaks on nuclear arms

The 6.0, branch of the Canadian Campaign for Nuc- lear Disarmament announced this week a public meeting featuring Canon L. John Col- lins as speaker. The meeting takes place February 21, 8 p-m., at John Oliver High School. Canon Collins topic will be “Nuclear Arms and World Peace.”

Canon Collins and his wife Diana Collins, who are on a two month North América lec- ture and speaking tour arrang- ed by the SANE organization, are well known. for their work. in the British nuclear disarma- ment movement.

Canon Collins is Chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in Britain and since 1948 has been a Canon at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

FISHING

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“The government granted generous loans to fishermen. Weather stations and typhoon stations were built. State fishing farms were set up.

“These state fishing farms are important as an example to all the fishermen. At lib-

. eration there were only three.

- Today 800 diesel - powered boats are attached to 10 com- panies managed by municipal and _ provincial authorities. The central government has its own company. As yet, only a small number of these boats have radio-telephones.

“These large fishing boats average about .70 tons. Com- mune motor junks average 20- 25 tons. C@mmune fishermen own about 100,000 small junks, below five ‘tons, of which all but 4,000 use sails.

“You ean see that our main problem is still backward. equipment. Our scientific workers are developing fish breeding; research is being vigorously pursued along a number of lines; schools have

-.been established in the key fishing areas to train fishing

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experts. About 4,000 students have been graduated from these schools to date.’

Newspaper stories add de- tails to this picture of steady progress outlined by Lo Yung.

For example, the Coushan Islands, China’s main fish- ing ground, now takes pride in its all-round fish process- ing industry. The factories can freeze and dry fish and also manufacture fish meal. They can process over 50,000 tons of fish annually.

Eels in tomato sauce, croak- ers in oil, spiced hairtail, braised cuttlefish and other

canned fish produced by the |

factories are exported abroad, to the socialist countries and Hong Kong mainly.

Medical services for the fishermen have improved be- yond recognition since libera- tion. A network of hospitals and clinics covers the Chou- shan Islands, and a mobile medical team makes the round of the fishing grounds. Asa result, colera and small- pox were soon stamped out; typhus and.malaria are now under control.

All in all, the lot of China’s fishermen

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is growing better.

often been given to .understand them by anti-Communists, also would object to being prevented from hearing Communists speak. We are sure this is the case with those Canadians who had plan- ned to attend Dr. Aptheker’s and. Mr. Hall’s lectures.

“The Department of Citizen- ship and Immigration puts itself in a very peculiar position when it refused to allow Mr. Hall to enter Canada after he had re- ceived permission from the U.S. government to leave his country.

“As several newspapers. have pointed out the actions of the immigration authorities — associ- ates Canada with the McCarthy- ite thought-control. This is the most shocking aspect of the whole ‘episode. :

“Canadians are rightly proud that this country did not fall vic- tim to McCarthyite hysteria and prohibition through fear of public ‘debate of political issues.

“This episode, Mr. Prime Min- ister, when judged in connection with frequent invasions by the RCMP of Canadians’ right to privacy and to listen to and voice political opinions, about which there is now a public outcry, gives rise to serious concern about democracy and civil rights. If Communists are to be treated this way today, who can say how far this sort of thing might go?”

nuclear arms

Five University of British Co- lumbia professors told 400° stu- dents at a campus forum in the Armory last Tuesday that nuclear arms would be bad for Canada, and that it would turn Canada into a nuclear flunkey-on-a-string for the U.S. if we joined the nu- cleay, club.

Speaking at the meeting were Prof. David Bullen of the math. dept., Dr. James Foulkes, pharm- acology dept., Dr. Gilbert Hooley, chemistry dept., and Dr. W. Nicholls, dept. of religious studies.

Prof. Bullen charged the U.S. wants to make Canada share the nuclear responsibility, and said, “even Pearson admitted on the CBC the other night that the North Bay installations our ‘com- mitments’ call for are -useless- obstacles.”

Dr. James Foulkes warned.~ of

the danger to Canada’s sovereign- ty and said Canada should show the world how to develop a non- nuclear, non-militarized economy.

“By abandoning our- military expenditures and _ transferring these funds to other areas, we would have a real opportunity to resume the role of master in our own household.’’ said Foulkes.

He admitted the U.S. could try to swing Canada into a nuclear role by exerting economic pres- sures, and added: ‘This is why Canada must continue to press to get into bigger world trading

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markets, so that we are not so likely to be paralyzed by Ameri- can machinations.”

Foulkes said, ‘‘In Canada, in- creased government spending would improve health services, finance medical and_ technologi- cal research, expand our high- way network, support the huge outlays for higher education and develop our country’s ample re- sources.”’

Dr. Hooley lashed out at what he called the stone age thinking rampant in the United States and Russia. He = said, ‘‘Responsible men are thinking about World War 3 in World War 2 terms.”’

Dr. Nicholls condemned mili- tarists who would cheerfully see both North America and Eurasia. crushed and the future of human- ity mortgaged.

Carpenters hit A-arms

Carpenters Local 452 sent a letter from its. Jan. 4 meeting to Prime Minister Diefenbaker opposing nuclear arms and urg- ing Canada work for disarma- ment.

Also last week the United Electrical Workers’ Union in Toronto, wrote Prime Minist- er Diefenbaker protesting the interference of the U.S. in

‘Urgent Agenda’ at UBC deals with vital topics

Considerable aroused by a series of lectures being organized by the Univeristy of B.C. under the heading Agenda”’ ‘

Considerable interest centres on the lecture by Dr. Fred Warner Neal, pro- fessor of International Relations at Claremont Graduate School fornia. He speaks February 22 on ‘The Soviet Union and the West—War or Peace?”

Canadian affairs over the nuclear arms issue. interest is being

“An: Urgent

in Cali-

On March 15 Dr. Brock Chrisholm,

DR. BROCK CHISHOLM

former director of the World Health Organization, will speak on tion of Social Tension.”

He will be followed by Dr. Seymour Melman, Associate Professor, Columbia University, March 29 on the subject, “Alternatives to Military Systems of Power.” :

The last three lectures will be at the Prince of Wales Secondary School. For information call CA 4-1111, locals 531 and 537. .

“Resolu-

'l would li By JOHN WEIR

“The Canadian Tribune? You’ve printed several of my poenis,” said young Soviet poet Yevgeni Yevtushenko when I introduced myself. We talked about the trans- lations and then I asked him if he was goime to visit Can- ada when he goes to the United States in April.

“T would like to,” he said.

Later he enlarged to Art Shields, special. correspond- ent of The U.S. Worker and me on his impression of the people on our side of the ocean.

“TI love the Cubans,” he said — he recently returned from a trip to that land of wonderful people — “but I don’t hate Americans. I think

there is very much in com- |

mon between Russians and North Americans, a similar spirit, a breadth . . . that is, among the people, I mean.”

‘ He recalled how at one of

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the world youth festivals he saw a group of Cuban and American youngsters march- ing along with arms linked, chanting, “Cuba Si! Yankee Sire

“T feel that,” he said.

Perhaps the most talented

YEVTUSHENKO ___Feb. 8, 1963—PACIFIC_TRIBUNE—Page |

ke to visit Canada...’

poet of his generation, Yevtu- |

shenko is still in his early 20’s, a tall, lanky ‘farmer Jad” type with unruly hair and his sport shirt open at the neck. He really could be plop- ped down anywhere in Can- ada without appearing out of place.

We met at a New Year “tea” where there were other foreign correspondents. Soon there was a group discussion

going on. Somebody laughing- ©

ly remarked that Yevtushen- ko is considered ‘‘anti-Soviet”’ in certain western circles.

“T know,” the poet retorted earnestly. ‘Every time I go abroad some people speculate that I won’t return to the Soviet Union. But-they don’t

-understand that if I do note some faults that we still have |

in our country, it’s my coun- try, my own mother I’m talk- ing about.”

I hope our folks in Canada

get a chance to meet him too.