a tr ceeeeael A VARIETY OF VIEWS ON PEACE _ ® . Continued from Page 5 nizations of -fascist countries such as Chile, ‘Spain, etcetera; and we have a very difficult role ahead of us if we are going to change our government’s attitude to the whole question of de- tente, peaceful co-existence and e.” Religious People “There were religious people from all over the world,” the Rev. Robert Wright reported, “from a number of different re- ligions besides the Christian church — Buddhists, Moslems, a Jewish rabbi spoke to us The Orthodox Church,” he said, eee “made a major financial contri- bution of three million rubles to the Congress. Calling the Congress a “cross section” of world views, he spoke of the “impressive repre- sentation,” including the Cana- dian delegation. “I was impress- ed with how representative it was,” Mr. Wright said. While he regretted there could not be more dialogue in the huge plenary sessions, he said that in the commissions there “really was dialogue,” with contribu- tions “building on another per- son’s contribution.” Stressing action, he believed “that, the time is ripe for a major thrust for peace action” in Canada as well as on a world scale. But unlike those who say that “capitalism must inevitably have war in order to feed its capacity,” Mr. Wright suggested that both communists and capi- talists could learn from the prag- matic approach of the third onto meeting that despite the “diverse views” of the 60-mem- ber Canadian: delegation, “every one of us held one position in common, namely, that it is high time that the ordinary people of our land, and their organizations, took a hand in helping to frame a just, democratic and stable world peace.” The Communist Party of Can- ada assessed the World Con- gress of Peace Forces as mark- ing a‘ new stage in the age-long struggle for peace, Mr. Dewhurst said, recalling that despite -the amazingly broad representation, the delegates were able to adopt unanimously an Appeal for Peace " which, ‘taken as a whole, con- stitutes a 14-point platform for a just, democratic and stable world peace:” The task of making detente irreversible, “to extend it to the military area as well as the poli- Oscar Kogan, Board of Educa- tion trustee for the Borough of York, Metro Toronto, was re- elected Jan. 7 to the post of chairman of the York board for 1974. This building, the Palace of Gongressés, was the site of the World Congress of Peace Forces. tical, to isolate the forces of im- perialism, reaction and war” — those are the challenges, he said, so that “peaceful coexistence be- comes the normal state of rela- tions between countries of dif- ferent social systems.” There Was Dialogue Jean Vautour, organizational secretary of the Canadian Peace Congress, reported on delegates’ activities back in Canada, and announced that a publication with summaries of delegates’ re- ports will be issued as soon as materials can be brought to- gether. She then placed before the meeting the Appeal for Peace, formulated at the Con- gress, and it passed unanimous- ly. Dr. Rose Bronstein, Toronto Association for Peace delegate, endorsed too by the United Jew- ish People’s Order, told of dis- cussions in the Middle East Com- mission, where most speakers cited Israeli aggression and call- ed for support of UN resolutions — particularly 242. Among those who spoke in de- fence of. Israel was the Toronto Labor Council delegate, Sam Fox. Dr. Bronstein said that “he was quickly answered; but just the same, the man received ap- plause from the audience, and there was a dialogue in that direction.” War Horror Michael Carson, delegate of the Ontario Anti-Poverty Organi- zation, pointed in his speech, to this graphic contradiction: “‘To- day,” he said, “we look upon the bombing and the burning and casualties of war with horror, yet we’re prone to elevate to lofty positions, those who es- pouse wars. And our children are taught to honor the accumu- lation of wealth of those who gain the most from wars.” Nicholas Hrynchyshyn, editor of the Ukrainian-language Life and Word, called it “unfortunate — a darned shame — that the press in Canada, and the media in Canada, did not report this very important — international event, an event of great signifi- cance to the whole world and to Canada. All the papers in Can- ada, and the television networks in Canada should have brought that Appeal to the people of Canada.” Chased Out Michael Korol, of the Associa- tion of United Ukrainian -Cana- dians, contrasted the huge, open Congress which took place in Moscow, with an earlier world peace conference “which was supposed to have taken place in Sheffield, England. It didn’t take place there. At that time,” he said, the Attlee Government pressured by USA’s John Foster Dulles, “chased us out of Shef- field; and with the help of the governments of Czechoslovakia and, Poland, we flew in relays to Warsaw, and that’s where the -congress was held.” He said that “while the battle for peace is not over, we have traversed a glori- ous path, a difficult path,” and “we welcome the main principles that were adopted at the World Peace Congress in Moscow.” Isabelle Reynolds, a nurse, and ‘ member of Metro Toronto Hos- pital Workers’ Committee of CUPE, said that after attending the Congress, “I am sure that most people in the world want peace. And I know now that the people of Moscow, and the So- viet Union, do want peace. Un- less we do something,” she said, ‘we are letting down,” not only the people of the Soviet Union and our own people, but “most of all we’re letting down ourselves.” Hospital workers fighting @ Continued from Page 5 now realized the gross injustice forced upon these workers by the Conservative government in “Bill 41° Kay ‘Sigurjonsson of the Fed- eration of Women Teachers As- sociation of Ontario said that her organization was. consider- ing offering “money and bodies on an illegal picket line.” Douglas Dinsmore, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Association compared Bill 41 and Bill 274 and called both “infamous.” In his organ- ization’s statement he said, “the provincial government assumed that the invasion of bargaining and civil rights for one group in society would go unnoticed by other groups.” Communist Position The Communist Party of Can- ada, as early as December 13, 1972 warned the Ontario Pre- mier, in a statement by the On- tario Executive of the Com- munist Party, published in the Canadian Tribune, that “he could expect a massive fight- back by the people of this prov- ince ... if he persisted in his cruel attack on their lives and PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1974—PAGE 10 living standards. Today you are confronted: here by the Com- munist Party, the advanced de- tachment of the working peo- ple, but in the very near future thousands upon thousands will gather here in Queen’s Park and elsewhere throughout the pro- vince demanding your retreat from your disastrous policies and scrap your unacceptable priorities.” The Davis .government has since been forced to retreat from its Bill 274 by a demon- stration of more than 30,000 Ontario school teachers with the support of the labor movement. Bill 41, which enslaves the hos- pital workers is being chal- lenged and the upcoming edu- cation Bill 275 is meeting with increased opposition. Letter to Potter In a recent letter to Dr. Pot- ter, Minister of Health in On- tario, William Stewart, Ontario Leader of the Communist Party of Canada demanded that “the government bargain with hos- pital workers in good faith and accede to their demands for an adequate wage increase. This increase is essential to meet the erosion of their meager purchas- ing power by rapid inflation and price increases. Through Bill 41 the right to strike of hospital workers was denied, as well as the right to bargain on a wide range effecting their daily lives. Through health spending ceil- ings,- wage guidelines were set designed to chain hospital work- ers to poverty incomes. “The Ontario Committee of the Communist Party wrote to - you protesting the passage of > Bill 41 in the strongest possible terms. It likewise vigorously at- tacked your health spending ceilings arguing that your spend- ing priorities were wrong and discriminated against the work- ing people of this province. Alternatives Advanced “We said that the alternative to health and education cut- backs was to go after the rich, greedy corporations of the pro- vince for the monies necessary to finance an expanding health and education. program. “We repeat those demands now: First a just settlement for the hospital workers. Following that, Bill 41 must ‘be recinded and hospital workers given their Few Europeans ‘Charles Roach, who represent ed the National Black Coalitiol) of Canada, urged “that those ® us who are dedicated to peact) should first of all look at Cal ada ... and see the things W are doing that are not conducit! to peace, such as the widenifl Canadian imperialism in U™ West Indies, in Latin Amerit and in the third world.” Mb Roach also reported that amomb third world countries attendit) the Commission on National Lil! eration and Racism the pri concern was around national lib eration, but that “unfortunately this commission wasn’t a V! large one, and few Europeans at tended.” Eryl Roytertberg, representifl the First Unitarian Church, ai the Ontario Preparatory Commit! tee, urged greater breadth the peace movement, saying “We are going to get peace whe we work together from the val ous differing viewpoints.” said that in the Commissiom “of which I Benes two Peaceful Coexistence and Int national Security and on D armament — I found democra working,” adding: “and this the way we are going to bro# en the peace movement # large.” i Good Example Helen Tarvainen, national . retary, Finnish Organization Canada, cited an example of peaceful coexistence urged of sworld scale by the World Cd gress of Peace Forces. Finland? delegation of 120, mostly yo people, and whose governm@) sent greetings to the Congre® “igs a good example of a S country, of four million peopl living in peaceful coexisteM™ with the Soviet Union for many years. The borders open; people go back and fort _ every weekend.” The Fi nish delegates told her, she sail that this is a good example how, “if we really want it, can work for peace and we have peace.” Bill 41 | full rights. Second the harm! ceilings must be removed 0 health spending and an ad quate health program providll free medicare, care for the a8 ( and more and better prophy!# tic medicine needs to be in duced. These are to be f anced from taxes on corpof wealth.” (In honor of 1917) Our Friend in the Suite Upst® ‘ He was a commonplace wort"! man But one who followed Lenin's plan } So enemies tried to cut his thro! And most of the others kidde® But though they said that it couldn’t be done He clenched his teeth and h@ | kept right on, 3 He kept right on till he did it Impossible are the things he* done, Impossible are the heights won Untold in all man’s story, A commonplace, complex wort ing man, F The first to follow Lenin's pi On through the gates of glom —Joe Wall@ he!