e : e kraine is Oscow_« eS a aaa Practical implementation of “ YS Leninist national pol- le Ukra; : Ukraine accounts for a pare in the USSR’s pro- ace with a consider- ant tative growth, impor- | Qualitative changes took hes of the Re- conomy. In his oe Congress Shcher- Ministe man of the Council ae of the Ukrainian a Out that during the : ee more than 250 mises Wer Tm industrial enter- ae built and hundreds ae and shops were re- comple i the Republic. The ‘tomatic mechanization and terprises n of 310 industrial en- shops Recs more than 3,000 out Sections was carried ated More than 8,000 auto- lines Mechanized transfer contro} ouomated systems and | issiongg Stems were com- . Ubstant: N the etl Changes took place i result _ re i So ncilture. As Mater: Strengtheni ¢ Ff the cael and Pet ical tase | Provigin *ctive and state farms fur er incentive for the f ion the ae of farm produc- the y ie grain harvest in j maion hea 1970 reached 36.4 if Chases -> © AVerage ann al farm, deat on elisctive te farms have in- %, o, that of milk 4 eer 488 — 120%, sugar Ve © and sunflowers by |, Per Capita: f day, a incom retai € rose by 1 trade by 49%. Cow al Con ,OF April 9 held a reeenittee of the ae < Ption in the Kremlin € delegations of tional Dp unist, Workers’ Sociale atic and left: Da Parties which at- Congress. d the peeaney wens F of | Particin co 8" guests for Be the “Pation in the work naeress, for their their numerous € Congress an €rnational sig- Hill closer all of ave won power & Socialism and those who are ism ge Pen th Or power in or- their © Toad to social- Ringe les,” he said args teat cay happy that 1 20 of revolution. 2 €xtending and tions Umber of f he growth ig, Attengi,. oreign dele Roca Dh ae Congresses i etlectj : ded fh that a of this.” ; © 19th Bae ons ate oe hich Wan eres of the S the party’s 1D UBtess, he ates delegations from fred at the ) nip Ste ; those TeW 5 ang 0 buildin Stronger a an ag the cnovement Tey Slut, -oMm 19 4 unis dine Di Maries, jg > and other Roy t8s 0 1S successfull lt vere : y eS, and eee. al the rein- » incorpor- . The volume of services provided to the population increased by 140%, including a 250% increase in rural localities. P. Shelest, the first secretary of the central committee of the CP of Ukraine, pointed out that during the five years 2,000,000 flats were built in the.cities and villages of the Ukraine. Some nine million people, i.e., almost 20% of the Republic’s popula- tion, received new apartments or improved their housing con- ditions. It is frequently claimed in the West that the national traditions of the peoples of the Soviet Union are extinguished and “Russification” is allegedly tak- ing place. The flourishing of Ukrainian culture with the pre- servation of its best national tra- ditions which has taken place bues ts from 102 lands forced by new militant contin- gents...” Brezhney stressed that “the ideas of Marxism-Leninism and proletarian international- ism have triumphed” at the Congress. “We know well that in many capitalist countries an active expression of solidarity with the Soviet Union involves big diffi- culties, persecution and even terror,” he said. “We highly appreciate the courage with which you, our class brothers and fellow-thinkers, come out from positions of friendship with our party, with our people, and struggle for the interests of the working class, for socialism, and this obliges us to build communism even more. success- fully, to be always firm in de- fending our Marxist-Leininist general line. “We proceed from the unity and indivisibility of our national and international tasks,” Brezh- nev stressed. “By ensuring our country’s advance to commun- ism, our policy multiplies our contribution to the cause of struggle against imperialism, lends new strength to the world- wide stream of the revolution- ary transformation of the world.” “We must strengthen our ranks, the international army of Communists, press for its unity, for the cohesion of the entire anti-imperialist movement,” the general secretary of the CPSU Central Committee concluded. Cosmonaut G. Beregovoy among Ukrainian delegates during the years of Soviet power completely refutes these con- coctions. The importance of Ukrainian culture has gone far beyond the borders of the Re- public, in exactly the same way as the national cultures of other peoples of the USSR have be- come well known in the Ukraine. Ukrainian songs can be heard in every part of the country, while the works of Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko and Lesya Ukrainka are widely known and popular not only in the Ukraine but throughout the whole of the Soviet Union. Amateur arts have acquired a wide scope in the Ukraine with 2.5 million devoting their leisure to them. They regularly partici- pate in amateur competitions and festivals, both in the Ukraine and.in other Soviet re- publics. Such youth ensembles as the Yatran (Kirovograd), Dar- nichanka (Kiev) and Kvitka (Kharkov) are known far beyond ~ the Ukrainian borders and have won the hearts of audiences with their remarkable Ukrainian songs and dances. “The fraternity and friendship of all nations and nationalities, the political and ideological unity of our society are the basis of all the successes of the Soviet Union as a whole and of each republic taken by itself,” V. Shcherbitsky stressed in his speech. “It is our opinion that the achievements of our Repub- lic are the result of the heroic, creative work of the entire Sov- iet people, a result of the fact that the economy; science and culture of the Ukraine are devel- oping in close cooperation and interaction with the economy, science and culture of all Soviet republics, on the basis of the Leninist national policy of the party and the inviolable friend- ship of the peoples.” Moscow delegates steelworker V. Kluyev and fitter V. Yermilov. ' (Statement of the 24th CPSU Congress “For = Lasting Peace in the Middle cay, agers e, the representatives of the fourteen’ million- Soviet Communists, expressing the will of the ne one be Union, sharply denounce Israel’s imperialist aggression coat Arab states, conducted with support from American imperiali F and express .our fraternal solidarity with the courageous stru ei of the Arab peoples for the elimination of the senbeaiignsee et Israeli aggression, for the triumph of the ideals of freedom, in- dependence and social justice. The struggle of the peace forces against Israeli i force aggression h: now entered such a stage which is marked by fee one of the expansionist designs of the Israeli ruling clique and the Zionist circles. The international isolation of the Israeli aggressors au gin parrone, the imperialist circles of the United States hypocritically expressing’ a desire for peace while in fact < ing the Israeli ultras, is increasing. . ieee. The constructive position of the-Arab countries, firs : , first of all of the United Arab Republic, creates favorable conditions for the full implementation of the Security Council’s Resolution of November 22, 1967. The stubborn refusal of the Israeli rulers to withdra i from captured Arab lands is an open challenge ine public opinion and to decisions of the United Nations. | That is why it is the duty of all peaceloving forces to curb the Israeli aggressors by joint efforts and to make them respect gener- ally recognized norms of international life and the lawful rights of the Arab states, and withdraw their troops from captured Arab territories. The 24th CPSU Congress expresses firm convicti attempts by the imperialists and their hangers-on pita ate diktat on the peoples of Arab countries, to undermine progressive regimes in the Middle East and to inflict defeat on the national- liberation movement in this part of the world are doomed to failure The legitimate rights and interests of all the Arab peoples, includ- _ing the Arab people of Palestine, will triumph. The Israeli aggres- sors will have to get out from the Arab territories that i in 1967. The unbending will and the striving Hf the Art ae for independence, freedom, peace and social progress, their close alliance with the peoples of the Soviet Union, of the other socialist countries and with all anti-imperialist and peaceloving forces are an earnest of this. The 24th CPSU Congress deciares that the Soviet Union, un- swervingly promoting the Leninist policy of peace and friendship among the peoples, will further consistently uphold the just cause of the Arab peoples, which have been subjected to Israeli aggression, will support their efforts directed at restoring their flouted rights, at ensuring a just political settlement in the Middle East and in defense of the lawful rights of the Arab people of Palestine. We call on the fraternal parties, on all peaceloving peoples and states to strengthen solidarity with the peoples of Arab countries and to give them active support in their struggle. : For the unity of action of all forces coming out against imperialist aggression, for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East! Long live the inviolable Soviet-Arab friendship and may it grow stronger! "Why we win friends’ Staunchly combat war (Excerpt from the speech by Andrei Gromyko, Foreign Min- ister of the USSR). What is it that imparts its appeal to Soviet foreign policy? Not only the might that stands behind it. We all know that cer- tain other powers also possess economic and other potentials of no mean magnitude. The main thing is that our policy is the expression of the very na- ture of our social system as the most peaceloving of all in his- tory. . Published in the USA are mil- lions of volumes which extol high and low the foreign policy - of imperialism. Add to that the practically daily official or semi- official utterances seasoned in the same vein, and the vast newspaper and magazine circu- lations with the same stuffing. The ordinary man’s head simply buzzes with all this cacophony which is devised to confuse him. However, it has a vital fault; it is woven from falsehoods, as behind it all lie the definite class aims of those who pursue an aggressive policy. When Wash- ington says that the USA would like to pull its troops our of Vietnam, but at once commits aggression, into the bargain also against Cambodia and Laos, what is one to call that? What- ever colors one might use to paint this policy, lies can never be passed off as truth or the aggressor as peacemaker. . The strength of our policy lies in its truthfulness. That is pre- cisely why news of the CPSU Central Committee report to this Congress reached the ends of the world, all the capitals, with lightning speed. This re- port has been received, we al- ready know, with vast interest as an exceptionally important highlight. The appropriate gov- ernments, statesmen and seg- ments of the population are drawing their own conclusions from this document and from the work of the Congress gener- ally. The friends of peace ap- plaud us. Meanwhile, there are new concerns and anxieties for the pursuers of a different pol- icy in international affairs. How- ever, it is not for us to be con- cerned about their concerns. Always welded in one com- posite amalgam in our country’s foreign policy are its revolution- ary character, the consistent championship of peace, the firm defence of the Soviet Union’s state interests, and genuine in- ternationalism. Soviet foreign policy is honest and forthright— which includes its aims as well. The call for peace was in- scribed on the banner of the Soviet Republic the day it was born. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1971 —PAGE iB “Qh SDIGGA YACIAA— IMUGINI JAA .