: “ansition | “onditioned comfort of the Cyp- / Us Hilton, and the International Special to the Tribune NICOSIA — It was a sharp from the © air- ymposium of Journalists discus- ae Cyprus, to the searing 100 €gree-plus heat of treeless Stav- ir hosts, the Cyprus Jour- Sts Union showed them the | Tealities of Turkish invasion, ter- Tor and partition of the island. people of Cyprus,. vic- ‘ms: of this aggression, today | S0Ncentrate their attention on this iMterational gathering with the. Ope that it will be an effective 24. /Xsttument of truth and justice ~ Which will help to mobilize world *pinion to demand the implemen- tion of the UN resolution on yprus,’’ said Fifis Ioannou, /President of the Cyprus Jour- Ralists Union, opening the Sym- Posium. a the collection of tents and a ewer particle-board huts Utside Nicosia (one of 23 camps ‘stablished after the invasion), e os ; en hundreds of the original ',’ “v occupants await their move h © cool spaciousness of a Ose or apartment in the camp’s OUSing project a mile or two dis- nt. Accommodation goes by Ptlority, to those with combina- aa of problems — large AIhilies, old age, illness (the lead- Tefugee ailment is nervous 200,000 languish in camps Negotiations stall in Cyprus tos Displaced Persons Camp, but | = | Jat was the route for some 100 |Oumalists from 40 countries, as 3 wi | nn tu) Sz fs < = i "The Stavros Displaced Persons Camp one of 23 camps established Bi tS ne, after the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974. breakdown), .and social prob- lems. (Among refugees too, every one of the many women and girls raped by the Turks has been granted an abortion “‘for the self- respect of the person.”’) As to housing, those in camps may not be worse off than those packed into inadequate quarters in urban centres. The Special Service for the Care and Rehabili- tation of Displaced Persons re- ports 25,485 persons (12.8% of displaced persons) living in ‘‘ex- tremely unsatisfactory’ housing, 55,934 in ‘‘very unsatisfactory”’, 65,403 in “‘unsatisfactory’’, and 51,666 in housing considered armament. ‘banned. Communist Party of Austria Mmmunist Party of Belgium Communist Party of Bulgaria Communist Party of Canada mmunist Party of Denmark Communist Party of Finland Ommunist Party of France rman Communist Party mmunist Party of Greece Communist Party of Ireland Communist Party of Italy Ommunist Party of Norway Polish United Workers Party Communist Party of Portugal Ommunist Party of Spain Party of Labor of Switzerland Communist Party of Turkey Communist Party USA Political parties _protest neutron bomb On this Anniversary of the horror of Hiroshima we call upon men &nd women of good will throughout the world to join in common ‘effort for the prevention of any return to the use or threat of use of Such monstrous weapons of mass destruction. The undersigned parties protest against the production of the Neutron bomb that is‘being considered by the government of the U.S. Such a step would further heat up the arms race and conjure Up new dangers to world peace. eee The undersigned call upon all peace loving forces, in particular the Socialist, Social Democratic and Christian forces, to take. a Stand for the continuation of the policy of detente and for safe- Quarding peace by effective disarmament measures, which are the pre-requisites for overcoming the military blocs including their dissolution. They appeal to the peoples of the world for the ending Of the arms race, in particular for the ending of nuclear re- In expectation of the banning of all weapons of mass destruc- tion, the development and production of new types of mass de- Struction weapons and of new systems of such weapons must be Progressive Party Working People of Cyprus Ommunist Party of Czechoslovakia jalist Unity Party of German Democratic Republic Communist Party of Great Britain Ungarian Socialist Workers Party Communist Party of Luxembourg Communist Party of San Marino Communist Party of Soviet Union €ft Party of Communists of Sweden jalist Unity Party West Berlin sa ‘‘acceptable’’” for human dwelling. ; The journalists, representing the full spectrum of political views, learned that the new housing is not sold or given to the occupants, but provided as long as they need it, in anticipation of their eventual return to their home areas. : Food allowances and other benefits are provided for those who require them. Unemploy- ment, 35% after the invasion, still lingers at 9%. Farmers and small businesses are eligible for loans. In the case of former homes of Turkish Cypriots who went north, improvements are made, and rent accrues for the original owner upon his return. Questions to Experts The journalists’ - symposium, July 18-20, had at its disposal government ministers in finance and foreign affairs, leaders of the various political parties, the chief ' negotiator for the Greek Cypriots in the intercommunal talks, and were offered a candid look at the bright and the alarming in the Cyprus economy. They questioned the President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, and viewed the presidential palace now being restored, where three years ago Greek fascist shells pounded into the room where he was meeting with a group of school children. They took a rapid bus ride in the area of the barricaded Green Line which runs through Nicosia. Some crossed over for a briefing by defenders of the invasion. Unlike many an international meeting, the symposium issued no communique, the response to what they saw and heard to be ‘shown by the journalists in their output on the ordeal of Cyrpus, and its aggravators. es The source of such aggravation was put succinctly by symposium speaker Ezekias Papaioannou, head of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL). “‘The essence of the Cyprus problem,” he said, “‘is a problem of aggression . .. by Turkey at the instigation of imperialism and more especially American and. NATO imperialism. ‘‘American imperialist policy on Cyprus is set out in the so- called Acheson plan which clearly provides for the actual partitioning of Cyprus between ’ Greece and Turkey and its con- version into a NATO missile and air base.’ The journalists listened. Are ’ they ‘now acting as that much’ needed ‘‘instrument of truth and justice’? NEW YORK YOUTH ARE NATION’S HIGHEST JOBLESS NEW YORK. — Eighty-six percent of Black and other minority youth and: 74% of white youth in New York City were jobless in June, according to Federal Bureau of Labor statistics. This is the highest in the nation. The figures cover all youth between 16 and 19 years of age, whether or not they “‘are actively seeking work’’. Among those ac- tively seeking work the jobless figure runs as high as 50-60%. SPLIT IN BRITISH COMMUNIST PARTY ANNOUNCED LONDON — News of a breakaway from the British Communist Party (CPGB) was condemned by the Political Committee of the CPGB in a statement printed in the Morning Star, July 20. ‘‘By taking this step,’’ the statement says in part, ‘‘those concemed have placed them- selves outside the Communist Party’’. The breakaway was led by Mr. Sid French, former secretary of the Surrey district committee of the CPGB. ae eo” LISBON — The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) has demanded the ouster of premier Mario Soares and his Socialist Party dominated government. The PCP charged that the Socialists in alliance with rightist parties have passed a number of laws which “constitute a legal instrument for an all-out onslaught against revolutionary gains,” land reform in particular. The PCP also charged the Socialists with resorting more and more to _ repressive measures and curtailing civil rights at a time when fascist forces are becoming more active. LABOR ™ BRIEF FEDERAL FORUM ‘CHARADE’: CLC OTTAWA — CLC secretary- treasurer Don Montgomery Aug. 10 termed the federal govern- ment’s proposed rubber stamp “consultative forum’’ to advise it on economic policy matters a “‘meaningless charade concocted by uninformed amateurs.”’ One of three conditions the gov- ernment has offered in return for an early end to wage controls, it will be the subject of discussion at a meeting of the CLC’s 114 affiliated unions Aug. 18. IBEW STRIKE CONTINUES TORONTO — Striking mem- bers of Local 353 International Brotherhood of Electrical Work- ers voted 1,120-809 to hold out for a shorter work week to spread the work among the local’s 600 job- less members by rejecting the Electrical Contractors Associa- tion offer for a 36-hour work week. IBEW wants a 30-hour work week, each member working four out of five days a week to spread the work around. ‘The present work week is 372 hours for electricians. LOBSTER BOSSES BOYCOTTED CAPE PELE N.B. — About 600 lobster fishermen opened the lobs- ter season in District 8, Aug. 10 with a boycott of the major area fish buyers for refusing to meet with representatives of the New Brunswich division of the Maritime Fishermen’s Union to es- tablish fair prices for their catch. Fishermen have demonstrated at the E.P. Melanson Ltd. and at National Seafoods Ltd. plants ask- ing $1.65 per pound for market size lobsters and $1.30 for canners. ROBIN HOOD: MORE THREATS MONTREAL — In what CNTU Officials. termed a ‘scandalous provocation’? to the strikers, Robin Hood Multifoods Ltd., re- opened its mill Aug. 10 and threatened if the six-month strug- gle, which recently saw company- paid goons shoot 8 strikers is not resolved, 50 jobs will be eliminated. The mill will be operated by Supervisory personel, while the company was scheduled to answer the latest demands of the 150 strik- ers Aug. 11. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—AUGUST 19, 1977—Page 5