isduce—Or Resign!’ Pow must make good his pre-election uises. Ele isn’t going to Kid the worl- py this cunning attempt to conceal Pfailures behind a smoke-screen of Boaiting. Labor must speak qin a eg voice: give US a genuine labor -and modern low-cost homes, or re- _&. Carlin, Business Agent, Timmins we and Miil Workers’ Union. Sould Work Together’ ) ter the devastation of the last war, ( peoples, regardless of ideology, “lad work together to Saye civiliza- from another fatal conflict. Drew’s isment is provocative to say the least. imes Duusworth, President Lecal 5 HMC Dockyard, Halifax. i Worthwhile Job Waits’ rew's red-baiting is definitely a call war on the USSR; it is also an at- } on erganized labor. If Mr. Drew id tackle the problem of slums and | living Standards in his Own prov- §, and for Canada generally, he would doing 2 worthwhile job. I am sure Ford strikers would confirm this mvpoint. Looks as if Drew would like (job of Hitler in Canada. Canadian (h is wise to the Drews. li, Simpson, prominent Vancouver rade Unionist and manager of the "snder Auditorium. he Next Battleground’ "applementing his statement already sie, President White added: “Seems EF. Premier Drew feels that his call ) war on the Soviet Union is one way rettinge the people of Ontario to for- his election promises, and at the se time strike a blow at labor and sr progressive organizations. Only se Sity for Canada is a strong UNO and ty with the USSR, otherwise, if the archill and Drew policies succeed, lada will be the next battleground.” 7m. White, President, Marine Worlk- fs and SBoilermakers’ Industrial Hion Local No. 1, Vancouver. AD acral ‘ovecation™ H. believe that Premier Drew’s state- fit is Most unfortunate. Certainly he Bald not be making such statements = bis time. His position only serves to voke future conflicts, and is a dis- vice to the cause of peace.” ev. R. N. Matheson, Vancouver. sre the Greatest Brunt’ rews call to war against the Soviet ‘on 2s treason to the best interests of Ganadian people, as well as to the mber of the Allied Nations which bore ereatest brunt of the recent war. iws belligerent war mongering, like t of Churehill, can only give com- * to Fascist elements everywhere. It a cover-up for his total bankruptcy solving the postwar problems of his j vince and country. In the final analy- /it is also directed against organized or. The labor movement everywhere, i all progressive peoples should unani- Rusly condemn Drew's war-mongering i red-baiting. e james Thompson, Vice-President, Ca- ladian Seamen’s Union and Pacific toast District representative. Thomp- bn has just recently been discharged (rom the Canadian’ Navy where he yerved for three and a half years. PNA Fascism? Hear! Hear! “HEAR! HEAR!” This was Premier George Drew's reply to Ontario when it was revealed in the legislature that in October, 1939, § (while Canada was at war) the premier had called for an alliance = with Germany against the Soviet Union. The premiers war-call was E brought to the people’s attention by A. A. Macleod (LPP), Toronto- § Bellwoods, who read out Drew’s statement: “lf the German people | rid themselves of Hitler there is no reason why they should not | become our Allies in ridding Europe, and ultimately ridding the world, of the loathsome poison of Russian Communism.” “Tear ! Hear ! said Mr Drew. ‘rade Unionists “Three OF A Kind’ Ontario, Aus. 11, 1931: Attorney- General Price to press correspond- ents, after the arrest of eight leading communists — “we have struck a death-blow at communism.” Berlin, Feb. 27, 1933: Hitler to the foreign correspondents at the scene of the Reichstag fire: “It is the hand of God—now we will strike at the communists.” oe Toronto, Feb. 1946: Premier Drew of Ontario; “Every man should de- mand action to stop Russian aggres- Sion. The Russian general staff have plans that include the occupation of Worthern Canada by air-borne troops. We are in just as good a position to challenge Russia today as we were to challenge Germany in 1939, and that hope is the only hope for peace.” ‘Reason for Suspicion’ “T think that all such talk foments rather than prevents war. At San FPran- cisco Soviet Russia showed her desire for peace. If She is suspicious about certain things at present, there is good reason for her suspicions in view of past happenings. If our political leaders would stand for brotherhood and good- will in international relations; Canada would be much further ahead. I em- phatically do net think that Russia wants war.” —Rey. A. E. Cook, St. John’s United Church, Vancouver. ‘Leave It To The UNO’ “The UNO was set up to put and end to war. Such matters as raised by Premier Drew should be settled around the conference table. Public people like Gol. Drew should hold such opinions to themselves until the UNO has had an opportunity to deal with the matters at issue.” p —Daniel O’Brien, Regional Director of the Canadian Congress of Labor. ‘The Werst Labor Haters’ People like Col. Drew should be locked up before they can do further damage. We let Hitler and Goebbels get away with their anti-Soviet anti-red baiting for years, and see what happened .. .- the price humanity had to pay for this- Better to curb these war mongers now than court disaster later on. It is no accident that those people who are loud- est in their condemnation of the Soviet Union, are also the worst labor haters in their own country, and Drew is cer- tainly a shining example of this specie. —George Gee, Assistant Business Agent, Int. Brotherhood Electrical Elecrical Workers, Local 213. ‘Nleed United Effort’ Drew’s call for war against the USSR meets with labor’s wholehearted con- demnation. War can be avoided if all signatories co-operate fully through the UNO. Drew’s war mongering should be met by a united effort on the part of peace-loving citizens demanding Drew's defeat. ; —Harold Pritchett, Secretary, B.C. Fed- eration of Labor, CCL. ALARA ‘CIETC TRIBUNE — PAGE 11 purn War Call ‘Disaster for Canada I would say that from Drew’s remarks the fascist element are beginning to show themselves, and take the lead given by Churehill to wreck ONO unity, and get back to their policy of living on the backs of the colonial peoples, and seek- ing to throw the entire burden of the war onto the backs of the people at home. The espionage issue has given such elements an opportunity to open a new attack against the trade unions in Canada. People like Drew should be eurbed; we had a war for six years to get rid of Hitler, and now the same thing is springing up in our midst, with the end of the last war only six months away. War against the Soviet Union would mean disaster for Canada, and it is time the people, with a united voice, told the Drews and Churehills so. —George Brown, Business Agent, Mar- ine Workers’ and Boilermakers’ Indus- trial Union, Local No. 1; veteran in the Labor movement of B.C., and past edi- tor of numerous labor papers. ‘Leopard Doesn't Change Its Spots’ Drew's call for war on the Soviet Wnion is quite in line with his whole eareer; he has always had a fascist out- look on life. Of course in this he is merely expressing the wishes of the re- actionary clique he speaks for. Labor must mobilize its forces against this threat to the peace of Canada and the security of the Canadian people. —J. M. (Digger) Smith, Business Agent, Canadian Seamen’s Union, VPacific Coast District. ‘The Ominous Undertone’ For organized labor, the ominous und- ertone to Churchill’s speech—and now Drew’s—is the fact that while calling for an anti-Soviet lining-up of the capitalist powers to isolate the USSR and stem any democractic advance by the liber- ated peoples in Europe and the colonial people in Asia, their first blow is aimed at their own peoples. Mr. Churchill offers himself to those forces as the man best fitted to fill Hitler’s shoes and Drew is applying for Goebbels’ job. —G. S. Culhane, Secretary-Treasurer, Shiypard General Workers’ Federation of British Columbia. ‘Promote Friendship’ “Hvery Canadian should demand ac- tion to stop Col. Drew from making such statements. Instead of challenging Russia, we should be doing everything possible to promote friendship between the two countries.” —Jack Stevenson of the United Brother- hood of Carpenters and Joiners. ‘What Churchill Meant’ Drew's eall for an immediate declara- tion of war on the Soviet Union should open our eyes as to what Churchill really meant. Every organization and every Canadian concerned with the wel- fare of the country should speak up now while there is still time to repudiate the policies advocated by such as Drew.” —William Rigby, secretary AFL Wnited Fishermen and Allied Workers Union. ‘An Admirer of Hitler’ remier Drew, the admirer of the late Hitler, and one of Canada’s most reactionary anti-labor figures can searcely convince anyone that he has become the champion of peace. He is an enemy of the people and the Wederai government should immediately dissoci- ate itself from his remarks.” —Ernie Dalskog, IWA Board Member.. BYSON CARTER Noted Winnipes scientist lectur- €r and author of many books, among which are: “Sin and Science”; “Wien, Machines and Microbes”; “You Can’t Have Health”; “Russia’s Seeret Weap- on.” ee JAMES THOMPSON Vice-president, Canadian Sea- men’s Union and Pacific Coast District Representative. Thomp- S0n has just recently been dis- charged from the Canadian Navy where served tor three and a half years. Wm. WHITE President, Marine Workers’ and Boilermakers’ Industrial Union, Leeal No. 1, Vancouver. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1946