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THE FISHERMAN
March 8, 1963
You Have the Floor
Chase District NDP Says Keep Canada Non-Nuclear
The following letter, which first appeared in the Shuswap Weekly, was passed along to The Fisherman for publication. It appears in slightly abridged form below.
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This coming election is not a matter of leading personalities: neither Diefenbaker nor Pearson nor Tommy Douglas—nor, Heaven help us, the Thompsons nor the Caouettes!
The main issues will be two in number: the threat of Canada acquiring nuclear arms and the domination of Canada's economic and political life by the big US corporations. Any candidate and any party that tries to avoid these two things in the coming campaign is, in fact, admitting he or it is prepared to accept them.
We are sure that any ordinary man or woman who sits down to think for a few moments about nuclear weapons will reach the following conclusions: ill That there is NO defence against a nuclear attack; (2) That those countries without nuclear bases at least are not going to be the first target of an attacker but that those that do have them will be; (3) That many, many millions of dollars profit is being made out of this "Cold War" by the arms manufacturers; (4) That although the accomplices of the warmongers spread the idea . . . "Canada has the carriers but they're useless without the nuclear warheads," the fact is that these carriers. Bo-marcs, etc., were designed to carry both nuclear AND conventional warheads; (5i It would be bad enough to just be an expendable, buffer state for the USA in the case of attack; but on top of this, to leave the real control in
the hands of some US politicians and Pentagon generals would be
madness.
The New Democratic Party stands for an end to the control of Canada's resources by US big business because, as well as the huge profits, (created by Canadian labor), going to the States, this really means an export of JOBS. For example, it takes far fewer Canadian man hours to produce 1.000 tons of iron ore than it takes in US man hours to turn that 1,000 tons, when it is exported to the USA, into machinery.
We should make it clear that we are not against the people of the United States — or against the people of any other country. On the other hand, neither are we suggesting that the control of our j gas and oil and Columbia River power, our minerals, and our politicians should be traded over from the US finance groups to the Canadian equivalent. (These Canadian tycoons, anyway, are right now interlocked financially with their American opposite numbers!)
We are not suggesting that some kind of so called "socialism" is the answer for today there is all kinds of room for all kinds of enterprise both private and public: we need low-cost housing, we need cheaper electric power, we need jobs.
What we do suggest is that the only way our country can get ahead is for our main natural resources to be controlled by the federal and provincial governments which are answerable to the people of Canada.
W. F. CAMPBELL, President, Chase and District New Democratic Party
Vidulich Family Expresses Thanks
Editor, The Fisherman:
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to our many friends, neighbors, and relatives for their kindness and sympathy in the loss of someone very dear to us all.
We know that many people shared our keen sorrow in the passing of such a fine person as Katherine (Katie) Vidulich.
THE VIDULICH FAMILY
Ladner, BC.
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Could Cuba Occur Here?
Editor, The Fisherman:
Queen Charlotte Islands, Paradise of the Pacific, my country. They have mined the timber oft it ever since it was discovered. The .Japanese are taking away its iron ore on the largest freighters afloat. The North Pacific Fisheries Commission is trying to give the Japanese its last asset, the herring.
Only three things can save my country: (1) Diefenbaker — refuse ratification of proposed treaty; (2) Pearson — acquire atomic warheads from his boss in Washington, J. F. Kennedy, for my bow and arrow, so I can chase away the invaders myself; (3) or elect,a strong labor government, the flew Democratic Party, before the Conservatives, Liberals and Socreds give our whole country to foreign capital.
Let's turn our eyes to Cuba. Why did the USA want permission to make 620 atomic armed flights over Canada during the US instigated Cuban crisis? Did they want to circle around the North and South Poles to attack Cuba from below?
What would happen if we ever elected a government bold and strong enough to nationalise our industries for the benefit of the people, instead of continuing to fill the coffers of the few rich USA industrialists? The same thing would happen here, as is happening to Cuba. A person may ask, "What about our traditional friendship?" That so called friendship only came into being after we kicked them back down into their own country after their unprovoked attacks on us in the 1800s.
I look back to said wars with much pride on the part our Indian leaders played in winning such great victories. Not so much their prowess as fighters, but because of such Indian leaders as Grant and Tecumseh, who refused to sell out to the USA for very tempting offers of wealth and life pensions.
In recorded history, our Indian leaders always proved themselves loyal and honorable in wars and labor struggles. I hope our present and future leaders never blacken it.
Why does the USA complain so much about Soviet troops in Cuba'.' What about their troops in Laos and West Berlin, to mention only two?
Maybe some day I shall learn big shot, Christian white men ways of freedom and democracy.
Editor, The Fisherman:
An editorial in the Fishermen's News published in Seattle indicates there is a strong feeling among US fishermen and others against any move to include Hecate Strait inside the 12 mile limit. There is little doubt they will get help from their politicians in an attempt to block or stall any moves on Canada's part to obtain an all inclusive 12 mile limit on the Pacific Coast. The East Coast of Canada will very likely present as great, if not greater problems than we have here. So any quick solution to the 12 mile limit is not in the cards.
There   are   veiled   threats of moves to close Alaskan waters to Canadian vessels. There probably will be threats of trade barriers that could be set up. So any preconceived ideas some of us may have, to the effect that obtaining i a 12 mile limit will be a pushover, i should be discarded. I   Since our trip to Ottawa, I have j heard it said many times, by fish-! ermen and  others, to the effect that we are wasting our time and energy   worrying   about offshore limits when it is practically in the bag.
It seemed to this writer at the time that the only reason the Fish-j eries Council of Canada presented a brief to the government on the 12 mile limit was as an attempt to stymie the UFAWU on its efforts ! to  block  the  ratification   of the ! Norpac  treaty,   as recommended by the Norpac Commission, Cana-j dian section.
It was thrown in as a smokescreen, an attempt to take our eyes off the ball, as we found when we were interviewing MPs in Ottawa, i The subcommittee of which I was I a member was delegated to inter-I view   Socred   and Conservative MPs.
These, members seemed to feel ; the problem of offshore fishery i threat was dissipated because we I were getting, or had vague pro-| mises of getting, the 12 mile limit.
After we explained our situation on the Pacific coast, and what we felt the recommended revision of i the Norpac treaty would do to us, 1 there was not one of all the Conservative MPs contacted who did not agree wholeheartedly with our stand. (Some of the Socreds from Quebec had more drastic recommendations for us to take, but these were slightly illegal, as it is rather difficult to obtain a firearm permit from the RCMP, especially for a 4.7 calibre.)
They could not understand the Japanese position on the Bering Sea fishery, even less could they understand why Japan wanted a 200 mile strip off the Queen Charlottes, "or else"!
When they were shown charts of the North Pacific, they were puzzled as to why the Japanese wanted to come so many thousands of miles to fish off such a small piece of Canada's coast line.
Many of the MPs from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba were farmers or business men. Many hsrd gone through the hungry thirties the hard way. So when we talked of conservation and restrictions to preserve and build up our fisheries, they knew what we were talking about. They had seen the results in farm areas of unrestricted cultivation, of poor farm management, etc. One from Northern Saskatchewan stated they had licence limitation on many of the lakes in his constituency for commercial fishermen.
This had been set up by the CCF government a few years ago to preserve the livelihood of fishermen on those lakes from outside exploitation. (BC government members please take note.) I
Perhaps some of these men may not be reelected, but I feel we made an impression on them, far greater than many of us expected to.  It takes many grains of sand ! to build a mountain, so I feel our I Ottawa delegation made a good ■ start on that mountain.
This writer feels, therefore, that ; we should continue to press, in I every way possible, for a fair and
just Norpac treaty; conservation ; and restriction in the Bering Sea, j as our own and US fishermen are
restricted: absolutely no herring | fishery by any foreign nation, I especially Japan, off Canada's West j Coast.
Licence limitation and the 12 I mile limit are important, very im-< portant, but let us not be side-j tracked at this time. It could j easily take 10 years before a 12 i mile limit treaty is worked out, but the Norpac treaty will be signed I in this year, 1963.
So I feel the moment the federal election in April is completed we must commence again a bombardment of letters, cards, etc., to the newly elected government and the MPs of all parties. It is so easy to sit back and say, well, we've done our best, so to hell with it. Let's get on to something else.
In the foreseeable future, there seems to be no end to the battle to maintain our rights, for ourselves and for future generations. We as fishermen must never forget that for one moment, or we are lost.
JIM PATTERSON New Westminster, BC.
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Editor, The Fisherman:
The February meeting of the Prince Rupert Fishermen's Local was held in the Islander Hall at 2 p.m., February 23 with president Helmcr Mork in the chair.
Recommendations from the general executive board were carefully considered and discussed at this meeting. Committees were also formed but at this moment I cannot give the particulars or names of committees.
This letter, in effect, is an introduction to The Fisherman and my brothers as your new press correspondent from Prince Rupert and the northern area.
I circulated among the boys on the herring fleet over the weekend. Large schools of herring will be at Meyers Pass this week and next, according to most of the skippers.
Our next meeting will be held March 16 at which time delegates to the UFAWU convention which starts March 23 in Vancouver will be elected and resolutions will be discussed.
It has been a very bountiful herring season for most fishermen. Greetings to you from the North.
CECIL ROBINSON. Prince Rupert, BC.
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The following letter was sent to the board of trustees of the Salmon Welfare Fund of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union. I wish . to extend my sincerest thanks  and  appreciation  to the board of trustees of the Salmon Welfare Fund and to the members of the United   Fishermen and Allied   Workers   Union   for our share of the fund, the payment of $1,100.
May I also express my thanks for your kind sympathy. I wish to take the opportunity to explain that this money will be used for the future welfare of my children.
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