FIRST WORKERS’ CO-OP PAPER TO PUBLISH IN BRITAIN

GLASGOW — Glasgow press workers
challenge to 4
will be the first Britain run as a

they have met a Government
Start their own newspaper. . It

_ Workers’ co-operative.

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The paper will cost an estimat

announced March 28
raise enough money to

ed. $5.76-million to launch. The

Labor Government promised to put up half the money if the

Maxwell, a former Labor MP.

Mr. Maxwell forecast the paper

Month.

_ ANTI-COMMON MARKET SENTIMENT GROWS

_ Workers raised the rest by March 31. ;
_A workers’. meeting was told the target was met with the help
of a last-minute $60,000 foan from millionaire publisher Robert

will be on the streets within a

IN BRITAIN

LONDON — Opposition to continued British membership in the

this country.

European Economic Community (EEC),

is steadily growing in

Both - and anti-Market campaigns are underway in Britain
as the Sate of a nation-wide referendum on the question draws

hear. It appears that those group
_ Membership on April 19 have mo

Side,
In the ruling Labor party

s in favor of a ‘No’ vote to EEC
re supporters than the opposing

itself, there is a split over the question.

More than 100 MPs signed a motion which favors quitting the

‘Market. Prime Minist

er Harold Wilson is pro-Common Market.

It is expected that the Trade Union Council, which represents_
British trade unions, will reaffirm its opposition to the Market.
Oh sop

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“I've come off the fence at last!”

ors

| Protest Brazil's repression

The Brazilian military-fascist
Tegime has arrested yet another
Member of the Central Commit-
€e of the Brazilian Communist
arty, Marco Antonio Coelho, in

_ 4 fresh wave of terror unleashed

Tecent weeks in Rio de Janeiro

8nd Sao Paulo.

fi The latest arrests resulted
Tom the dictatorship’s fears
Ver the victories achieved by
ime democratic and popular
_ ‘8fces in the recent parliament-
ary elections Nov. 15, 1974. At
that time, in spite of police re-
Pression and heavy restrictions,
€ opposition won more than
re? Of the vote. The fascist
‘gime has since intensified its
Persecution of the democratic
Otces and particularly against
© Communist Party of Brazil.
ing NOSt one year ago, five lead-
kis Members of the BCP were
dnapped and probably murder-
ech avid Capistrano, Jose Mas-
Me Melo, Walter Ribeiro, Luiz
aranhao and Jose Roman were
re 14 anti-fascists who dis-
jeer ated. and have been the ob-
of world-wide protests ever
Since, |
5 The Brazilian Communists are
ns Pealing to world public opin-
N to protest these arrests and
apr tPPings. They note in their
fal that such pressures have

‘tonio Coehlo,

been effective in securing the am
lease of Uruguayan communis

j and
leader Rodney Arismendi an
several patriots jailed by the

Chilean junta.

- Protest Sent
The Communist Party of Can-,
ada Central Executive has sent a {
letter of protest to the Brazilian
bassador at
12. Over the signature © Se
general secretary, we Kas!
letter reads:
one been drawn to our at-
tention that repressive measures
are increasingly being us <
against democrats, anti-fascis
and Communists by ype na
forces in Brazil. Many of ‘ os
arrested are in danger of ese
their lives. Some have apna
ed, been abducted and per aps
illed.
pres call upon your Govern-
ment to put an end to eee re
pressive measures a to releas
iti risoners. :
at ae its are patriots like
David Capistrano, Joao Mae
Mello, Walter Ribeiro, Louis We
rahon, José Roman, Marco An
Elson Gostte a
ndo Alves de Souza an man
ates patriots and democrats,
«We ask that you convey thi
letter to your Government.

AGENT UNCOVERED

Ottawa on March’:
f its’)

Liberation forces

Continued from page 5 ~

greatest military debacles ever
seen.

The Provisional Revolutionary
Government .of South Vietnam
has repeatedly accused Thieu of
breaking the 1973 Paris Accords
by launching military attacks on
the liberated areas (see Tribune,
March 26) and has attacked the
U.S. policy of shoring up econo-
mically and militarily the corrupt
Saigon regime. The PRG has
called for Thieu’s removal, cail-
ing him “the main obstacle to

the settlement of political ques- -

tions in Vietnam” and have: of-
fered to negotiate only with a
“government pledged to work
for peace, independence, democ-
racy and national accord.”
Inevitable Outcome

The military collapse now un-
der way and its inevitable politi-
cal outcome has given rise to a
scene of incredible hypocrisy in
the Western press. Silent for
years about the plight of_mil-
lions of South Vietnamese perse-

cuted, imprisoned, tortured and -

murdered by Thieu’s police,
Western press sources have now
risen in full hue and cry about
“the refugees fleeing Commun-
ism,” and don an ill-fitting gown
of humanitarian concern.

“Viet Cong blazing trail of
death and destruction” screams
the headline of the ultra right
Tcronto Sun. Other dailies, radio
and ‘television stations are join-
ing in to decry the situation.
CTV ran a full hour Sunday
night complete with film clips of
U.S. troops re-taking Hue after
the 1968 Tet Offensive, showing
soldiers. dying, and host Carol
Taylor asking sweetly how these
Marines must feel tonight when
“they give the city away . . a

“Deceptive Trick”

Columnists like Lubor Zink
continue to rail away at the Red
Menace and pages of women’s
and children’s photos carrying
mournful cutlines attempt to
portray a scene of the population
fleeing .from -its own armed
forces. In spite of this well-
orchestrated cqgn job, other views

| (TCLSAC) announced

TORONTO — The Toronto
Committee for the Liberation of
Southern African Colonies
in its
latest newsletter that it has ex-
pelled an agent from its organ-
ization at its Feb. 20 meeting.

Acting on information sup-
plied by friends, TCLSAC con-
fronted “Hugh Stevenson,” whose
real name is Brian Gallagher,
with a request he reveal his true
identity. Gallagher, a former
RCMP officer (1951-1958) and
1960-1965) is allegedly connect-
ed with several anti-union ac-
tions in recent years. TCLSAC’s
newsletter also reports that more
information on Gallagher’s activ-
ities are available in Mark Zwel-
ling’s book “The Strikebreak-
ers.” Gallagher also uses the

name Mr. Gage.

NORTH VIETNAM|

cas
Liberation areas of South Viet-
nam shown in black.

of the situation can be heard.
Hanoi radio has accused the Sai-
gon regime and U.S. of using a
“deceptive trick” in their evacua-
tion attempts. Film from Da
Nang shows the reality when
soldiers from the demolished
army beat their way through
women and children to secure
seats on aircraft. A Time maga-
zine comment about the role of

advance

the liberation army reads: ‘Most
of the refugees and even a large
portion of the withdrawing
troops were not bothered by
Communist forces. In Quang Tri
province, Communist tanks even
lit the way at night for both
soldiers and civilians.”

Also: “The refugees fled for a
variety of reasons. Some may
have feared that government
bombing attacks would follow
Communist absorption of their
lands; indeed, in the months just
after the Paris Agreements, Sai-
gon subjected Viet Cong-held

. territories to frequent air raids.”
U.S. Policy Collapses ~~

In reality, the stunning col-
lapse of the million-man U.S.-
trained and equipped South Viet-
namese Army proves what the
Provisional Revolutionary Gov-
ernment has been saying for a
long time — it was built upon
corruption and American money.
Its desertion rate (before the
present offensive) of 24,000 sol-
diers a month showed the degree
of its morale. These events plus
the collapse of the Lon Nol gov-
ernment in Cambodia are bring-
ing 15 years of U.S. Southeast
Asian policy home to roost.

When the dust> settles, the
Canadian government’s dirty
role in Vietnam will also be open
to public scrutiny.

Montreal Citizens’ Movement
‘launches free transit fight

MONTREAL — The Montreal
Citizens’ Movement, the all-in
popular municipal party that as-
tonished Mayor Drapeau and his
big business Civic Party by elect-
ing 18 councillors in the Mont-
real elections last November,
has launched a mass non-parti-
san campaign for free transpor-
tation for senior citizens.

At a mass meeting of close to
200 people -representative of
every electoral district in Mont-
‘real and many organized groups,
MCM mayoral candidate,
Jacqués Couture opened the cam-
paign in the Golden Age Club on
St. Denis St. where the Mar..11

_ organizing meeting was followed

by a social evening. :
Objective of the campaign is

to raNy thousands and tens of

thousands, hopefully hundreds of

. thousands of Montrealers, to ac-

tive support of the motion being
presented to the Montreal Urban
Community meeting on April 16
“demanding free transportation
on Montreal’s public transport
system for all senior citizens.”
The petition to be signed reads:
“To build a more human city I
believe that we must strive for
the development of an economic
and efficient public transport sys-
tem, and in the first place pay
special attention to the needs of
our senior citizens. Therefore as
a citizen of the Montreal Metro-
politan’ Community (comprising
a large number of municipalities
as well as Montreal, Ed.) I sup-
port the motion to be presented
by the MCM to the Montreal
Urban Community Council be-
fore the first of May 1975.”
‘Councillors Ginette Kerouack
and Bob Keaton outlined the pro-
gram for the campaign in French
and in. English. Elected on the
MCM platform they point out
that they will do all possible at

: the “parliamentary” level to ful-

fil the mandate of the people
who voted for them; they point-
ed out, however, that asa minor-
ity the 18 councillors require
wide, active, public support for

their motions if they are to hope
to’ win’ anything. They -pointed
out that their aim of a more hu-
man city ‘requires plenty. of
concern among their electors;
and they asked not only for
many signed petitions, but phone
calls to civic party councillors to
express their support for free
transportation for senior citizens.
. Far from pioneering in this
demand, Montreal lags behind
Lachine, Calgary, Vancouver and
other cities where free transpor-
tation or a pass system for senior
citizens is in effect.

For more information and pe-
titions, write the Montreal Citi-
zens Movement, 1276 Dorion,
Montreal. Tel: 526-2824 — and
plan to back up the senior citi-
zens by being present at city
hall when the petitions are pre-
sented by the MCM councillors.

Geneva
conference

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nal state; recognition of the right
to exist of the state of Israel and
all other states and peoples in
the Middle East.

“The Communist Party of ©
Canada has consistently fought
for these objectives. ;

“The Canadian people should
demand that the Trudeau Gov-
ernment end its ambivalent posi-
tion on a Middle East settlement
and press for these objectives.

“Canadians must not allow the
Israeli Government or the U.S.
Government which is ‘re-examin-
ing its Middle East policy’ to
torpedo such a settlement. Such
an act carries with it the seeds
of another and even more de-
structive war. .

“The Communist Party of .
Canada calls upon the labor and
demccratic movement, all peace
loving Canadians including the
Jewish people, to work in this
direction for a just and lasting
peace in the Middle East.”

PACIFIC-TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1975—Page 9

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