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has been Quebec, censorship
has been applied (even when
“voluntary,” i.e,. by intimida-
tion) in other parts of the coun-
try, raids have been made on
“underground papers” and leftist
groups in Toronto, deportation
of politically “undesirable” indi-
viduals is taking place.

The FLQ terrorists are only
the thin edge of the wedge, and
Quebec the first testing ground
for the country-wide repression
that is planned against all dis-
sent, all opposition. While demo-
cratic English-Canadians are du-
ty bound to stand up in defense of
their. French-Canadian brothers
in any case, they should also re-
member that in the long run
they are defending their own
freedom.

As a two-nation country in

which the French-Canadians are.

denied equal rights, it is ‘“nat-
ural” for the ruling class to
select them for. attack, the more
so that the worse economic, so-
cial and national situation being
in Quebec it breeds discontent
more quickly and on a wider
range there. .-The hullaballoo
about Quebec being “on the verge
of separating” and “a hotbed of
terrorism” serves to fan anti
French-Canadian feeling among
English Canadians and camou-
flage the fact that the same
classes and people are exploiting
and repressing both—only Que-
beckers get it “double.”

Canada is also a country of
mass immigration, Nearly one-
quarter of our population are
of other than British or French
_hational origin, over four million
immigrants entered Canada since
World War 2. The weapon of
deportation has, of course, been
applied against people born in
Britain, Commonwealth coun-
tries and the United States as
well. Of the two Maoists ordered
deported recently one was from
the USA and the other from In-
dia.

Immigrants are in a specially
vulnerable position and_ the
sword wielded against them is
double-edged: on the one hand,
to screen newcomers so as to
bar the gates to progressive-
minded people, and on the other
to hold the threat of deportation
constantly over their heads and
keep them submissive.

The Department of Citizenship
and Immigration is a realm
where the RCMP and CIA evi-
dently rule supreme. Cases
where citizenship has _ been
granted to an applying landed
immigrant who was given an
RCMP blackball (and the Moun-
ties don’t have to give the rea-
sons for their recommendation)
are extremely rare if they hap-
pen at all. Subscribing to a legal
workers’ paper is sometimes
held sufficient to deny citizen-
ship rights to persons who have
spent most of their lives build-
ing up our country, On the.other
hand, many persons with a fas-

cist background, including war
criminals, were given sanctuary
here after the war, and there
hasn’t been a case of anyone of
the latter being delivered to
stand trial on war crimes charges
in their native country.

. During and following World
War I it was the immigrants
who were singled out first for
internment, jailings, forced
labor and deportation under the
War Measures Act. When that
Act was lifted, the government
enacted Section 98 to deal with
the leaders of the Winnipeg
General Strike and the workers
in general. The analogy with
the present situation is too ob-
vious to need comment.

In the 1930’s Section 98 was
used to outlaw the Communist
Party and a whole network of
laws was employed to persecute
workers, first of all the jobless,
and those who took part in de-
monstrations against war and
fascism. Among the most vicious
of these was the deportation of
many hundreds of foreign-born
who were unemployed and re-
fused to starve quietly, and ra-
dical immigrants in general.

During World War 2, apart
from some German and Italian
groups, no fascist or pro-Hitler-
ite organization or individuals
were molested by the authori-
ties. Mayor Houde of Montreal
at one end and fascist Adrien
Arcand and several of his fol-
lowers at the other, were among
French-Canadians interned. But
the axe fell on anti-fascists of
all national origins: the Com-
munist Party and a string of
progressive organizations were
outlawed, left-wing papers ban-
nedgy a hundred leading anti-
fascists interned and _ others
jailed, printing presses and halls
of the -Ukrainian and other na-
tional group: democratic organ-
izations taken into “custody,”
some sold and others given over
to the pro-fascist groups. (The
dirty deal handed to Japanese
Canadians who were removed
inland from the Pacific coast—
without their property, of course
—was another War Measures
Act ‘‘operation.”)

Today we are in the first
phase of a new and even more
far-reaching wave of repression.

And the best time to fight it is .

now.

In the light of past and recent
history, Canadians cannot trust
their liberties to the gang of
ruthless monopolists and politi-
cians that are running the coun-
try. When our people fully re-
alize the monstrous torpedoing
of our rights and liberties dur-
ing the past few months, they
will not be content to leave
such a formidable weapon as
the War Measures Act in the
hands of Trudeau or his succes-
sors. But the immediate task is
to repeal the Public Order (Tem-
porary Measures Act) without
delay and prevent a permanent
substitute from being enacted.

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resolved according to the possi-
bilities, and only in accordance
with the economic possibilities
which we will have at our dis-
posal—and those depend on the
good work by all of us without
exception.

We will have to re-examine
carefully the provisions of the
national economic plan for the
coming year and for the whole
new five-year plan. We must
improve the work drawing up
such plans and on adopting such
changes and reforms which will
assure the dynamic and at the
same time harmonious develop-
ment of the country. We will
work on this, seeking advice of
the working class and all people
who labor. This calls for crea-
tive discussions, and at the same
time a great sense of responsi-
bility, We address ourselves to
workers, intelligentsia, people
of science and all strata for co-
operation in the solution of
these important problems.

We will create the political
and organizational conditions
for such co-operation, preserv-
ing the norms of socialist demo-
cracy in all sectors of life.

We believe that the decisions
we made today will meet with
the approval and support of
the whole community, both ur-

ban and rural. We will carry.

them out together with the
allied groups, with the United
Peasant Party and the Demo-
cratic Party, with all the
organizations of the People’s
Unity Front. The matters which
we are raising concern our
whole people — party members
and non-party~persons, believers
and non-believers, and there is
a place for every citizen in the
solution and implementation of
these tasks.

A quarter of a century ago
our people entered the road to
socialism. We entered it through

the most tragic experiences,

with a terrible burden of casu-
alties and destruction. We al-
ready have made great and
lasting gains. We can and we
should achieve more, and open
new horizons for our younger
generation, There are no enemy
forces that can turn us aside or
make us retreat from the path
of socialism.

We are marching together
with the great socialist com-
munity, and first of all with our
tried friend-and ally, the Soviet
Union. That friendship and al-
liance we shall continue to
strengthen in fraternal and sin-
cere co-operation. For us this
is a fundamental matter, the
basic guarantee of the indepen-
dence, security and the develop-
ment of our homeland. In
accordance with the _ interna-
tionalist traditions of our peo-
ple, and with the Marxist-
Leninist ideology of our party,
Poland is and will remain a
firm link of the forces of
socialism, democracy and peace.

The peace and security of our
country are indivisibly connect-
ed to the peace and security of
Europe. We shall continue our
efforts to make them endure,
ready to co-operate in that dir-
ection and collaborate for mut-

Polish events bring policy re-study |

ual benefit with all states irres-
pective of their social systems.
With that purpose we entered
together with other socialist
countries on the road of norm-
alizing relations with the Ger-
man Federal Republic.

The most urgent of all tasks
which at the present. moment
confront the Party, the,working
class, and all our people, is the
securing of peace and the nor-
mal flow of labor and life. Only
in such conditions can we begin
to solve all existing problems.

In these difficult and tension-
ridden days I direct words of
the greatest acknowledgement
to all the men and women work-
ers, technicians and engineers,
workers in the fieids of educa-
tion, culture and community
services, who, in the largest
part of the country, despite
their feelings of bitterness,
demonstrated pubiic discipline
and did not permit an interrup-
tion in the rhythm of the work
of their enterprises.

I address also, in the name of
the Central Committee, those
workers who permitted them-
selves to be carried away by
their emotions and interrupted
their work, —

The responsibility placed on
me and on the Party leadership
makes it incumbent for me to
state with complete frankness
that these actions were fraught
with great peril for the coun-
try, although we. understand
that. in most cases the
motives for those actions were
honest. However, they were ex-
ploited by enemies of socialism
and by asocial and criminal
elements. It was not the work-
ers’ protest but the actions of
those elements that had to be
met by decisive rebuff of the
forces of order, the militia and
the Polish army, which carried
out their duty. What was at
stake was the most important

problem of the security and the -

social order in our country.

I address an ardent appeal to
all Polish workers, to all people
of labor: Let us together draw
the conclusions from the pain-

WN

ful experiences of the past
week. Particularly I address the
metal workers and the miners, —
the steel workers, the textile —
workers, and construction work-
ers, railroaders and printers, and —
especially you, cockers and _
stevedores. Order and law are
imperative for the whole coun: ~
try, labor and peace, mutual
understanding and trust. Let all
the factories, workshops and
institutions work normally, let —
all the public services function
without any interruption. “Let —
nothing disturb calm and secur- —
ity on the streets of our cities.
This is an_ absolute necessity
and accords with the most vital —
interests of the whole people
and of the state, of each one of |
us. I call on you, farmers and —
workers of the PGR -—. (state
farms) — with your labor, —
with devoted efforts, to in- |
crease farm production, which
is so necessary to better supply
the population of the cities.

Today this is the finest ex-
pression of good citizenship—
the strengthening of the worker-
farmer unity.

I also address an ardent ap-
peal to you, Polish youth, young
workers, farmers, students and —
schoolchildren: your ardor, and —
together with it your youthful ©
energy, are a great treasure for —
our country, which should be
used only for its good and its —
development. “—_

In the name of the Central
Committee I appeal to all Party 7
members, activists and commit-—
tees at all levels: boldly do-
everything that has to be done
so that law and order should
reign, which is the condition
imperative for the. realization
of our. tasks.

Comrades and citizens! These
are the problems on which I
address you in the narne of the
Central Committee and the en-
tire Party. They are, today, the
most important matters con- }
fronting our motherland —- —
People’s Poland. They demand —
deep dedication and the joint ef- —
fort and unity of the entire —

people. 4
yy my ‘

Son of Superman

Seer