ieee a | (Po eee oe a CUBA, USSR SIGN TRADE AGREEMENT. Exclusive Photo shows Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Soviet Pre- mier Khrushchev signing a long-term trade agree- ment under which the USSR will buy 24 million tons of sugar between 1965-70. It will safeguard Cuba Sgainst fluctuations in the world market. Soviet payment will be in industrial goods to help provide a basis for Cuba’s long-term development. A joint communique said the Soviet Union reaffirmed that it would aid Cuba “by all means at its disposal’’ if an invasion were launched against Cuba in viola- tion of U.S. pledges. LABOR ROUNDUP: Miners blast job exports inherent in Columbia plan The Mine Mill union this week told Premier Bennett’s govern- ment: : “We view with apprehension the Columbia development which will export power to the United States and flood areas of our Province but will also export jobs and opportunities.”’ The statement was contained in the union’s annual submission to the provincial cabinet. The brief pointed to the wealth Produced by miners in B.C. and stated the outlook for the future is ‘‘that this industry will con- tinue to produce many more hun- dreds of millions of dollars in new wealth as well as being a basis for the production of chemi- cals, fertilizers and other by- products from the natural wealth of this province.’’ But while the coupon clippers were enjoying unprecedented profits, charged the union, the outlook for workers in the indus- try ‘fis very grim.’’ As a result UNION PLANS ALL-OUT DRIVE TO BLOCK COLUMBIA SELLOUT eee ONTO — The United €ctrical Workers Union (UE) ie Planning an all out drive to 2 P the sellout of the Columbia ver to the United States. Sak union says that jobs and Rare ian Sovereignty are in the Stee: aS its legislative com- Sabie Swings into action to rally = ¢ opinion against the 4sSive Columbia giveaway. ie. alternative to thetreaty, Toposes a four-point pro- aan to develop Canada’s re- Ces. It includes: feann. neverse present concen- Somer on power and material re- so es export and substitute a Cy of active development of processing and manufacturing of Canadian resources; : 2. ‘*Construct an east-west high tension electric power grid; 3. ‘‘Provide capital for power development at low interest rates to stop further encroachment of foreign control in this vital area of economic development; 4. **An active research and planning program in cooperation with the provinces to assure maximum benefit to the Canadian people from power and material resources development, recog- nizing the various alternative uses of fossil fuels as materials for industry and of water for irrigation and consumption.’’ Public Meeting LESLIE MORRIS National Leader, Communist Party of Canada will speak. PARLIAMENT MUST ACT TO GET THE BOMBS OUT OF CANADA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 8 p.m. PENDER AUDITORIUM, 339 West Pender St. Ausp: Vancouver Committee, Communist Party of Canada of automation and technological improvements dividends have skyrocketed while the actual work force has been cut by over half. Calling for the establishment of new industries, the brief said: ‘*We believe, inthe best interests of our province, where we have the raw materials, that new in- dustry should come into the area and compel U.S., Japanese and other where the raw material is, to provide manufacturing.’’ Instead of exporting our natural resources, we should build in- dustries around them, the union stated. e Shipyard workers in Vancouver have voted 65 percent in favor of strike action atthree key ship- yards in the province, The Vic- toria vote was 71 percent for strike. All 22 unions involved have reportedly served the necessary 48 hour strike notice upon the companies, The provincial Dept of Labor has been requested to notify the companies that the unions are prepared to hold further meet- AES: e A new, more democratic and active chapter may be opening for the Toronto Labor Council— largest council in Canada. Recent elections there saw two strong advocates of labor-peace forces unity elected to the TLC execu-: tive, Other members of the executive, supperted by the right wing ‘‘Establishment,’’ were seriously threatened by progres-~ sive candidates. U.S. called in to Cyprus After first denying that it had asked for a NATO force to be sent to Cyprus, the British government was forced to admit it was true last Monday. Further, press reports indicated the Prime Minister had asked U.S, Attorney - General Robert Kennedy to send American troops to the island. The Turkish and Greek govern- ments had reportedly agreed to surrender Cyprus to NATO, over the heads of the people of Cyprus and its government. No A-arms idual members of the Legislatur “The Legislature is already on into Comox, and by pressing the to 2:00 p.m. (phone MU 5-9958). interests to come here,,. Victoria lobby aim A delegation sponsored by the B.C. Peace Council will leave Vancouver for Victoria on February 18 to urge members of the Provincial Legislature to act to keep nuclear warheads out of Comox. The delegation will interview party caucuses and indiv- Lod Gardner, Chairman of the B.C. Peace Council, said, of nuclear weapons. We are asking the members to show a lead to the public by opposing the introduction of nuclear weapons its present policy and rid Canada of nuclear arms.,’’ All interested persons are invited to join the delegation. Details of cost and transportation plans will shortly be available at the Peace Council office, open Monday to Friday, 11:00 a.m. at Comox e on Wednesday, February 19. record as opposing the spread Federal Government to reverse Geneva disarmament talks hit so The Soviet Union proposed this week at the 17-nation disarma- ment conference in Geneva that all bomber aircraft be destroyed without waiting for any formal agreement on general disarma- ment. The U.S. immediately re- plied that the proposal was un- acceptable, and said it would support only limited destruction of already-obsolete bombers. Soviet representative Tsarapkin stressed that his country was proposing that ‘‘all bombers of all countries*’ be destroyed. In the opening phase of the conference, U.S. President Johnson, in his message to the Geneva gathering said that its first aim should be to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. But last week the U.S. dele- gates defended the NATO propo- sal for creation of a multilateral nuclear force, which would be a means of spreading them to West Germany. Chief delegate Tsarapkin told the conference that the U.S. plan for a multilateral nuclear force must be ‘‘swept away’’ before - there can be any agreement on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. Only after the multilateral force plan has been scrapped could there be any hope of agree- ment on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, said Tsar- apkin. U.S. representatives at Geneva hurriedly countered Tsarapkin’s demand with a statement that the U.S. did not intend to discuss the M.L.F. at the conference because me snags it was ‘‘strictly aNATO matter.”’ The British Daily Worker com- mented editorially this week that ‘the ._pressure of the people is more important than ever... otherwise the high hopes of further steps to peace in 1964 may yet be dashed.’’ Morris speaks at CP parley The B.C. Convention of the Communist Party will meet in Vancouver’s Fishermen’s Hall, 138 E. Cordova St., Feb. 8-9. Delegates from all parts of the province will attend. In addition to discussing party policy the convention will also elect delegates to the forthcoming national convention, meeting in Toronto at the end of March. National Party leader Leslie Morris will address the conven- tion and also speak at a mass rally in the Pender Aud., Sunday night to wind-up the convention. Morris will also speak in Vic- toria’s Williams Hall, 749 Broughton, Tues. Feb. 11 and at Vernon’s IOOF Hall, Wed., Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. He willalso speak at the University of B.C. Tues.: Feb. 11. Morris on TV Canada’s Communist Party leader Leslie Morris will appear on the CBC program ‘‘Horizon’’ this coming Sunday, Feb. 2 ina one hour’ program entitled ‘‘Whither the Party?’’ It will be seen on Channel 2 at 10 p.m. Students charge RCMP still snoop on The RCMP may have areputa- tion for ‘always getting its man,’’ but it apparently misses the boat when it comes to keeping pro- mises. That at least is the charge of the Canadian Union of Students, which is investigating a student claim that the RCMP tried to re- cruit a contact man atthe Univer- 4 STILL TRYING TO GET HIS STUD- ENT. According to the Canadian Union of Students the RCMP are still active on university campuses despite a promise from Prime Minister Pearson that such activity would stop. January 31, 1964—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 3 campus sity of Saskatchewan last Decem- ber. David Jenkins, national presi- dent of the Canadian Union of Students, said his group hoped to get documented proof of the charge. Such proof would. mean that the RCMP spy-recruiting activity was a direct breach of a promise made to a student delegation by Prime Minister Lester Pearson and RCMP Commissioner George McClellan, On Nov. 15, a student delega- tion was told the RCMP would stop enlisting students or profes- sors as contact men, said Jen- kins. The RCMP wasalsoto stop photographing assemblies of stu- dents at political, or peace meet- ings. Several Toronto high - school students playing the role of soc- ialist country representatives at a mock United Nations assembly pleaded with reporters not touse their names. Said one: ‘‘If the RCMP gets hold of my statements, they’ll go into the files in Washington. It’s no joke—I’ll be going to college in California this fall.’’ Ba i aie em Ung 8 44 mea 41s ik by abe