sock 84 axpauiep BY CANADA'S NEW "DEMOCRATIC' PARTY.( From 'Militant'
December 31 )
Bleven mombors of the New Democratic Youth, youth section of the New Democratic Party, Canda's recently founded Labour party, where oxpelled for “Marxist-Leninist activities," The cleven youths are members of the Loague for Socialist Action, an association of NDPers who are socialistase..
"This is nothing but... Guilt by association, thought control in the wornt tradition of Hirohito Japan and Senator McCarthy," said Ross Dowson, national secretary of the League."We anticipate that the naticnal leadership of the party and if not they, the rank and file of the party, will prevent such a travesty of democracy being committed in the name of the NDP."
Dowson said that "the existence of the LSA, the Woodsworth—Irvine Socialist Followthip in Alberta, The New Left Association in Quebeo, open and above board currents in the NDP, grouped around ideas, is a tribute to the prefoundly populor character of the NDP, This mst be preserved." The League for Socialist Action intends to fight any proscription or cursailmont of its rights, "as it would fight against any curtailment of the rights of others," Dowson said. "Whatever the outcome of the struggle, the LSA will contimme to support the NDP for it sees this party not as the personal property of any group or tendency tut the future ~~f the working people of Canada who, We are convincod, will.make this country 2 great Socialist democracy."