Speech by Dr. James Endicott, Chairman of the Canadian Peace Council. Civil Rights, deportation for disloyalty legislation; communism, anti-Soviet propaganda. Spech by Jean-Louis Le Scouarnec, Director of the Quartier-Latin, newspaper of the L'Universite de Montreal. International relations, student support for peace movement; war, psychological motives for war; international relations, the need for peace. Report by Mrs. Myrtle Bergrand, delegate for Vancouver Island. Labour, lumberman for peace in British Columbia; international relations, lumberman for peace movement, (Mrs. Bergrand was the delegate from the furthest place at the conference). Speech by Mary Chaplin, peace petition organizer, international relations, organizing a peace petition, communication, organizing methods for peace petitions. Speech by Bruce Mickleborough, Publicity Director of the Canadian Peace Congress. Journalism, Cold War propaganda in newspapers, anti-communist press hysteria, press boycott of peace movement; international relations, news blackout of peace movement, Communism, communist support for peace movement. International relations, history of world peace movement, press coverage of peace petition. Mr. Mickleborough then introduced a young girl who made a brief speech. International relations, worldwide need for peace. Report of Panels on the Nine-Point Peace Plan of the Canadian Peace Council. The Chairman of Panel #1 "End the War in Korea" read a report on the proceedings of his panel and recommended that the assembly pass a motion to accept Point #1 "End the War in Korea and the Far East". Motion carried. ~Report of Robert Hadav, Chairman of Panel #7 "Disarmament". The panel passed the following proposals for the incoming Peace Council: "Peacefighters must be furnished with more facts which they can pass on to the people to expose the big lie manufactured by the public press to the effect that our movement is only interested in Canadian disarmament because it would give Russia an advantage"; "Another big lie which has to be attacked is that we cannot have economic security and peace too. This is hammered at daily by the war managers and many people are fooled by it. We must put out material to show that we can have jobs and peace too".; "We must try to bring about as soon as possible such a hatred of war in the minds of the workers that they will begin to protest against their employment in the manufacture in the murderous weapons of war and to demand that they will be employed in the making of useful things"; "Another big lie that we must effectively counter act is to the effect that we are compelled to arm ourselves to the teeth so that Russia will be afraid to attack us. This means that we must make available to the Canadian people the true facts on the proposals which have come before the United Nations and the stand taken by the different national delegations on these questions"; "It is estimated to pay for the cost of the war preparations each working Canadian will be milked from $1000 to $1100 per annum. Part of the fight against disarmament is the fight against higher taxes on the common people, high prices which rob the pay envelope, and speed-up in the shops which is rampant through\- out the country. We must help the working people in the developing battle to prevent the munitions makers from placing the burden of the war preparations onto the backs of the people. Take the profits out of war and there will be no war". ~Point #7 of the Warsaw Peace Plan on Disarmament was moved to be adopted by the Assembly. (Approx. 10 minutes). Motion carried. Report by Jean-Gilles RICHARD, Chairman of the Panel on Point #9 of the Warsaw Peace Plan: Culture. Jean-Gilles Richard made a ten point summary of the proceedings of his panel. The report was moved for adoption by the Assembly. Motion carried. Presentation of a group of teenagers from the Maurice Winclinsky School, a Junior Club of the United Jewish People 's Organization in Toronto. A member of the youth delegation made a brief speech on the following subject: youth, desire of youth for peace, support for peace movement. This speech was concluded by a reading of Robert Service's poem "Michael". Report by Mrs. Rae Luccock, Chairman of the Panel on War Propaganda which discussed Point #5 of the Warsaw Declaration: "We hold that propaganda for new war constitutes a grave threat for the peaceful cooperation of peoples. We therefore hold it to be a crime of the deepest gravity against humanity.We appeal to the parliaments of all countries to enact a law for the protection of peace which shall render all propaganda for a new war in any form whatsoever liable for criminal prosecution". The report made a five-point summary of the responsibilities of every peace worker to counteract war propaganda and moved the adoption of Point 115. Motion carried.~Report by W. Duffield, Chairman of the Panel which discussed the question of Rearmament of Germany and Japan. Mr. Duffy reported that his panel unanimously supported the 2nd point of the Warsaw Peace Plan against the rearmament of Germany and Japan and moved its acceptance by the National Assembly. Motion carried. Report by Joseph Soukin, Chairman of the Panel on Colonies which discussed Point #3 of the Warsaw Peace Declaration which states as follows: "We consider the violence employed to hold peoples in a state of dependence and colonial subjection as a powerful menace to the cause of peace and we proclaim the right of these peoples to freedom and independence. At the same time we raise our voices against every form of racial discrimination for it promotes hatred between peoples and endangers the peace". Mr. Soukin summarized the points discussed in the panel and proposed two recommendations for the incoming Council to act upon: that a greater educational effort be made by the Peace Council to make the Canadian people aware of the dangers to peace posed by colonialism and denial of the right to self-determination; that greetings of support be sent from the Canadian Peace Council to the All-India Peace Council convening in New Delhi to consider the same nine-point Warsaw Peace Declaration. The report was moved for adoption by National Assembly. Motion carried. ~Report by an unidentified chairman of the panel on War Crimes in Korea. The chairman summarized the need for an independent international body to investigate war crimes in Korea and to strengthen international legislation to prevent the rights of cuvilians during wartime. The chairman moved the adoption by the National Assembly of point #6 of the Warsaw Peace Declaration. Motion carried. Report of Mabel Henway, Chairman of the Panel on Aggression.The following resolutions were forwarded to the National Council: that the statement of peace arms be accepted with a minor word change; that Canada condemn the United Nations for not serving the cause of peace in Korea and that motion branding China on aggression in Korea be repealed; that the Canadian Government withdraw all its troops from Korea and ceasing supporting the United States in interfering in foreign internal affairs and that the Canadian Government refuse to send troops a supplier for aggressive purposes anywhere in the world; that the petition for the Five-Panel Peace Pact be adapted and that a pamphlet be made to accompany the petition which would serve to counteract propaganda against the petition; that the National Council ask the CBC for air time to explain its aims and activities and that sponsors be found among member organizations of the Peace Council. The chairman moved the adoption of the Point on Aggression in the Warsaw Peace Plan. Motion carried.~Report by Mr. Frank Merrickle, Chairman of the Panel on Trade.Mr. Merrickle gave a brief speech about the negative effects of war on trade and economic development for Canada. A list of six recommendations for the Canadian Government to implement concerning trade policy was drawn up.The panel moved for adoption Point #8 of Warsaw Peace Plan on Trade by the Assembly. Motion carried. Report by Dr. James Endicott, Chairman of the Nominations Committee about nomination procedures for the National Council of the Canadian Peace Congress. A list of approximately 100 names from British Columbia to Quebec was read out by Dr. Endicott as the nominees put forth by the Nominations Committee to serve on the National Council. The report was moved to be accepted by the Assembly. Motion carried. A statement of declaration by the youth delegation to the National Assembly was read by A. Talsias. The statement moved that the Assembly support Dr. Endicott's proposal that the Canadian Peace Council support the petition campaign for a world peace pact. Motion carried.~Conclusion of the Report of the Labour Panel read by its chairman. Most of the report was not recorded due to the changing of the tape reels. The statement of the Labour Panel was moved for adoption by the National Assembly. Motion carried. Report from Russ Russell, Chairman of the Resolutions Committee. Mr. Russell summarized the contents and variety of resolutions that were submitted to the Resolutions Committee from individuals and organizations throughout Canada. The report recommended that all resolutions be referred to the incoming National Council for consideration and action. Mr. Russell also outlined three major resolutions that would be translated into French and then voted on by the National Assembly. These resolutions were: adoption of the statement of peace aims with a minor word amendment as the official statements of the Canadian Peace Congress; the acceptance of Dr. James Endicott's speech as official policy of the Canadian Peace Congress and his proposal for a petition for a World Peace Pact; and the adoption of the Warsaw Peace Declaration by the National Assembly to Save Peace. Near the conclusion of the report of the Resolutions Committee, the recording shifts suddenly to the nominations and elections of officer's session for the Executive of the Peace Council. The shift is difficult to notice due to the applause which follows Mr. Russell's Report on Resolutions. Nomination of Mary Jennison for National Secretary of the Canadian Peace Congress by Andy Simcoe. Carried. Nominations closed.~Speech by James Endicott Sr., former missionary to China from 1893 to 1910 and father of Dr. James Endicott. International relations, nobleness of peace movement, chances of peace movement, the Cold War and peace movement. Tape runs out in middle of speech. Dr. James ENDICOTT gave a short speech of thanks to all those who worked on the preparations for the National Assembly to Save the Peace and to his father, Dr. James Endicott, Sr; women in peace movement; religion, Christian movement and peace movement, Christian degree and morality, Christian obligation to peace; James Endicott, Sr., his life as a Christian; John Newton, his life story, his moral and religious contradictions; Sir John Bowering, his moral and religious contradictions, his exploitation of China, his false Christianity; Religion, Christianity and communism; China Christian misinterpretation of Chinese communism, peaceful intentions of Chinese rulers; James Endicott Sr., his crusade for peace. ~Report of Mary Jennison, Chairman of the Campaign Committee, stated that 3,556 people attended the National Assembly to Save Peace. The chairman reported on the Five-Panel Peace Pact the following points: the targets and scheduling of the petition campaign; the ways and means for the campaign to becarried out; the organization structure of the campaign; local presentation of peace petition. Chairman Jennison reported on the extension of Peace Committees. (Tape runs out at this point). Mary Jennison introduced Mr. R.T. Lapalme of Montreal as Chairman of the evening and closing session of the National Assembly to Save Peace. Announcement by Bruce Mickleborough, Publicity Director of the Canadian Peace Congress. Nationalism, national unity; International relations, solidarity of peace movement. The introduction of the evening speaker, novelist Jean-Gilles Richard, was made in English by Bruce Mickleborough and in French by Chairman Lapalme. Speech by Jean-Gilles Richard, Quebec novelist. International relations, survival of peace in North America; Quebec, desire of people for peace; Nationalism, national unity through peace. (en Français). Announcement by Bruce Mickleborough of recent arrivals to Assembly who entered despite a hostile demonstration held outside the hall. Order was difficult to maintain during Mr. Richard's speech due to disruptions on the floor. Speech in English by Jean-Gilles Richard, Quebec novelist. United States, war-mongering atmosphere among politicians; international relations, U.S. sabotage of United Nations; Korea, U.S. involvement in Korea; international relations, U.S. domination of Canada, U .S. world domination; Nationalism, 1837 Rebellions. (Tape ran out at this point).~Keynote speech by Dr. Christopher Woodhart of London, England; representative of the World Peace Council, religion, Christian commitment to peace; Dr. Christopher Woodhart, his World War II experiences; war, human suffering during wartime, the heroes of World War II; Dr. Christopher Woodhart, his pacifism; religion, Christianity and pacifism; War, immorality of Korean War, Christianity, hypocrisy of western Christian nations; race relations, repression of South African blacks; international relations, World Peace Congress declarations, peace laws in Eastern Europe; religion, Christian peace and communism, Christian belief in peace; international relations, the importance of peace commitment, the hope of peace. Fund raising speech by Bruce Mickleborough, Publicity Director for the Canadian Peace Congress; war, the human costs of war, the financial costs of World War II; international relations, Canadian Peace Fund, the price of peace. (Recording ends while money collection was being made.) Message of thanks to Jean Pare of Montreal who chaired the conference. Speech by Dr. James Endicott, Chairman of the Canadian Peace Council. Communism, communist drive for peace; international relations, major powers peace pact, United Nations charter, peace efforts by ordinary citizens, disruption of Toronto peace rally; politics, disruption of Toronto peace rally (sound quality deteriorates, fades in and out), the Liberal Government, hypocrisy of peace policy; journalism, racism in news stories; international relations, weaknesses of the United Nations, United Nationsand Korean conflict; War, failure of United Nations in Korean War, international relations, Canadian peace petition. Dr. Endicott signed his name as the first signature to the peace petition. During the meeting anti-communist demonstrators picketed outside Massey Hall where it was being held. The meeting ended with the singing of '0 Canada'.
