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“Sub Judice’’

N the presumption that a2 Communist is involved —
anything goes! That would seem to be the principle

followed by the gauleiters of the commercial press.
Saturday, April 13, “special to the Daily Province,” by
David M. Nichol, readers were regaled to a “‘dime-thriller”
version of the espionage issue to date.

A huge spider’s web, with M. Zabotin, Russian miuli-
tary attache in the center, and connecting with the strands
of the web, all the principal people that have been arraigned
on espionage charges . . and people who are not even
formally charged, are named in the spider-web graph of
Herr Nichol and the lokal ““Volkisher Beobachter.” Mr.
Nichol names them all and “illustrates” the tie-up in the
alleged espionage ring.

Canadian citizens were perturbed about the legality of
the orders-in-council under which citizens have been de-
tained and held without the due process of law inherent
in Magna Charta. They have been equally perturbed about
the method of handling the espionage case, a method which
has given anti-Soviet hysteria and covert attacks against
sections of the Canadian labor movement precedence over
national security.

This most recent story by the Vancouver Daily Prov-
ince sets at naught any and all concepts of justice and
the right of the citizen to be presumed innocent until
he or she has been proven otherwise. As far as the daily
press is concerned, they are all guilty—so why equivocate?’
When Michael Sayers and Albert Kahn wrote “The Great
Conspiracy,’ a story of treason, terror, provocation. and
espionage against the Soviet Union, they overlooked some
of the Canadian Goebbels’ who are masters at ‘the art of
slander and prevarication.

Fred Rose, M.P. for Montreal-Cartier is released on
$25,000 bail, with the proviso that he must make no
speeches nor write on his case, nor, according to the majis-
trate’s ruling, must “‘his friends do so, otherwise bail will

be cancelled.’’

For Fred Rose the case is sub judice, 1e., he is silenced
by judicial decree and intimidation. But this rule governing
his case does not apply to the Himmlers of the daily press.
They have the green light from “unimpeachable,” “authen-
tic,’ “‘reliable,’’ and similar muck-raking sources, to con-
demn Canadian citizens before they are ever brought into
court. That it slanders a great nation, whose sacrifices for
victory over fascism are stupendous, doesn't worry a press
that lives and thrives on intellectual prostitution.

Fred Rose’s trial opens May 20; in view of the slander,
insinuation and prejudice that has poured from press and
radio since Feb. 15, when the espionage hysteria was let
loose by Ottawa, it must be obvious to the most naive
citizen, that Fred Rose and others so charged, are con-
demned before they ever enter a court. And particularly
is this so in the Quebec of Duplessis, where anti-communism
is regarded as a basic virtue, regardless of the lessons
of the last six years.

That is why it is necessary now for Canadian labor
to rally to the defense of Fred Rose, LPP-M.P. An indi-
vidual is not on “‘trial;’ what is at issue is a clash of
ideals—reaction versus progress. Anti-Soviet, anti-labor
provocations and warmongering, versus Canadian-Soviet
friendship. United Nations unity, national progress and
peace.

D. N. Pritt, K-C., the noted British labor lawyer has
been retained to defend Fred Rose. Behind this British
lawyer (who aided in the defénse of Dimitrov at Leipzig)

Canadian labor must stand solid and united; backing the
History will

defense with moral and financial support.
record, irrespective of the hysteria of the moment, that
Fred Rose has not been disloyal to Canada. History

will also record, in spite of official propaganda and press
vilification, that the accusers of Rose are the enemies of
Canada and the best interests of the Canadian people.
Help Defend Fred Rose!

PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 4

A Canadian ‘Bevin’ On The J

By MAURICE RUSH, LPP Provincial Organizer

“The type of communist
Parties that we have had
organized are in my opinion
definitely 2 menace to
world peace.”

Who said that? Premier
Drew? Duplessis of Padlock
Law fame? Goebbels? Win-
ston Churchill? Franco? No!
Not at all! These words
were spoken by none other
than Colin Cameron, well-
known CCF figure, speak-
ing on WYown Hall pro-
gram.

He didn’t stop at that. Ac-
cording to him, communist par-
ties are organized to “advance
the foreign policy of the Soviet
Union.”

With these remarks Colin
Cameron has joined the anti-
Soviet: and anti-communist ca-
bal. His statement is not an
isolated . opinion among CCE
leaders. Angus McInnis, amonye
others, take the same position.
These social democrats have
taken upon themselves the man-
tle of crusaders against com-
munism and significantly some
of the sharpest attacks against
the communist movement today:
comes from the lips of these
“labor” men.

Where can be little doubt that
the Camerons and McInnises
do not speak for the rank and
file of the CCE who under-
Stand the imperialist reasons
behind the present anti-So-
viet drive, and who Imnows
that the attack on the LPP is
directed against the whole

progressive movement. The
bankrupt leaders of Canadian
social democracy hepe ito
stifle the growing desire for
unity by charges of “Soviet
agents” and “menace to world
peace.” They are also serv-
ing: reaction by confusing the
progressive camp and giving
encouragement to pro-fascist
and anti-labor elements.

imagine the enormity of the
lie—!“communists are a men-
ace to world peace!! The
working people should call Cam-
eron and his ilk te account for
this downright falsification.
According to this strange the-
ory the communists who in
every country before the war
fought for collective security
were a menace to world peace!
The fight of the communists
for sanctions against Japan
and fascist Italy constituted a
menace to world peace! Accord-
ing to Cameron the supreme
Sacrifice of hundreds of Cana-
dian communists while fighting
fascism in Spain was a men-
ace to world peace!

But carry Camerons argu-
ment further. The communist
party of Hrance must have
“menaced world peace” when it
organized and led the under-
ground movement against Hit
ler! The communist parties of
eastern Europe likewise, ac-
cording to him, must be “men-
acing peace’ because they are
helping to carry through sweep-
ing social reforms, giving land
to the peasantry, and establish-
ing the first really democratic
parliamentary institutions those

countries have ever seej
could ge on endlessly, b
is enough to expose Goli:
eren’s base lie.

By condemning the
munists as a “meng
peace” Cameron is dir
the attention of the
away from the real e&
of peace and progress, ft —
Berialists, who togethe:
their social democratic .
Eicks, are trying to oj
another gans-up on the
Union, and the dem
movements of the peopli

Back of Cameron’s ati
the communist parties
vicious anti-Soviet pr
Cameron may or may Tt |
that he is anti-Soviet. 1)
purpose of his words |
be mistaken. Tf as a.
argues, the “communist |
are a menace to world 7
because they follow “Sov &
eign policy,’ then the di
ference is that the Soviet
also is a menace to peace §
here he joins with the —
Wwar-mongers in their 2
viet drive.

The members and sup f
of the CCE would do 1:7
ponder the remarks of si |
their leaders. They wou 4
tainly make a grievous © #
if they allow the Camero |
McInnises to line up wie
action without chal 7
them. The CCF rank a |
Should demand vrepudiat fe
@ position which can onl ©
the labor movement an #

reaction “fulfill its ambit #

an anti-Soviet war.

FRIDAY, APRIL, 19, 1946 ||