' struggle, Protest Nazi generals for NATO ais of NATO forces in Europe. Photo.shows. an. anti-Nazi slogan ona wall at Lyon; France, protesting the appointment of Nazi generals to leading posts in NATO. The sign reads “No Speidel.” A former top Hitler general, Speidel is now commander t |top military committee. | German General Adolph] largely '-Heusinger, who was last week | Second: World War. He and:his named chairman: of the per-| manent military committee o | Hitler’s NATO ‘will have his head quar- | Soviet Union, Europe and Can- ters in’ Washington: Heusinger* belongs ~ to military clique’ who | | | ada died as a-result. the] were| seeking group of military men attack on Russia is Nazi who organized Soviet attack named | The'man who organized Hitler’s [ATO head © new chairman of responsible: for the carried out Millions in the fellow-militarists orders. He. belongs to the revenge- Warehousemen’s Union; Will handle’ Cuba exports say. longshoremen: to: Dief Strong: support for increased trade: with ;Cuba eame this week from-B.€.’s International Longshoremen. and In ‘a*wire: to Prime Minister: Diefenbaker; “Consistent. with. normal.trade: relations with €iuba which we'believe'to.be-in the best. interests-of- our people, ‘the: International Longshoremen Union ‘will gladly -handle all. shipments to.Cuba. We believe ;every extension of trade. between. Canada-and. Cuba, as with all ‘countries -at.this time; is. in the-national interest the union} and.- Warehousemen’s , 484 the ee gathered who talk around openly of Adenauer, regaining “the lost territories’ ef Pols and. His appointment to the top NATO post indicates the derm- inate. position German. militar- ism ‘is gaining:in the NAT® Military establishment.. Hi also refleets.the new power of ‘Gér+ man monopolies and their gain- ing: ascendency in the capital« ist’ world. Side.. by. side with. the. ap- pointment:-of. Hitler's leading Generals: to key NATO. posts expansion: of . German militarism to include bases in France, Britain and other West European countries. Germany is also expected soon te~ be granted nuclear weapons. -Al- ready she is producing: sub- seale that exported to mMarmes on such a they are being other~* countries. |and will contribute to the lessening of unemployment.” APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD Continued from page. 2 natural allies of the peace pol- icy of the socialist countries. The. neutral..countries, which disagree with the aggressive policy of the imperialists, work for péace~ and peaceful coexistence. The» world peace*movement now) numbers » many’ millions of peoples: In . every country, the» members» of: that ‘move- ment strive to safeguard their homeland from a*new«military conflagration. By. rallying. to.a resolute all these forces of peace can, foil the criminal plans: of war, safeguard peace and reinforce . international friendship, * Peace doesnot come of ’it- self. It can be defended ‘and consolidated only’ through joint ‘struggle ‘by “all the forc- es of peace. We Communists -appeal to.all working ;people,-tothe peoples of -all continents: Fight for an easing of inter- national tension and for peace- ful coexistence, against. cold war, against the arms race- If used for peaceful purposes, the vast resources squandered on armaments would make it possible to improve. the condi- tion of the people, to reduce unemployment, to raise wages and living standards, to ex- pand housing construction and to enhance social insurance. Prevent the further stock- piling of nuclear ‘weapons and the arming of the-German and Japanese militarists with wea- pons of mass annihilation! Demand the conclusiom ofa peace treaty with the two German states and’ the: conver: sion.of West Berlin’ into-ade- militarized: free: city! the Combat attempts” by governments of the~imperial- |. ist powers to involve. new countries in the cold war, to draw them into the orbit of war preparations! eign military bases, the with- drawal of foreign troops from other countries, and prohibi- tion’ of the establishment of hew bases. Fight ‘for the lib- eration of your countries from the: aggressive military pacts imposed upon them! Work for agreements on nucifar free zones! Do not let the U.S. monop: olies: rob: the: heroie Cuban people of their freedom ‘by ee onomic blockadecor sepia ae ine tervention- We Communists, who are fighting for the cause of the working class and the peoples, holdout our hand -to the Soc- ial-Democrats and members of other parties and - organiza- tions fighting for peace, to all members of trade unions, to all patriots: work. in -concert with us in defence of peace for. disarmament.. .Let. — us achieve concerted action! Let us build up a joint front ; to combat imperialist prepar- | ations: for anew ‘war! cratic rights and freedoms and es: of reaction’ and fascism. against monopoly.’ domination, against... the economy.and political life: ~*~ “The*struggle*of the peoples for their’ freedom and. inde- pendence weakens the forces striving ‘for war~and multi- “| plies the forces ‘of peace. Afri- Demand ‘the abolition of for= ‘ca, whose people=have suffer- ed most from’ the-scourge “of colonial slavery and: brutal ex- ploitation; is awakening toa new” lifes. As~ they«establish their’ independent “states, the peoples of Africa’ emerge in the arena of. history as a young, increasingly independ- ent and ‘peaceloving force. But. colonialism;.doomed as it is *by® history, has not yet been completely, destroyed. Brute force and terrorism bar ‘the road to freedom, for the people of East Africa in the British and. Portuguese colonies. A cryel racist regime reigns in the Union of: South Africa. For ‘more - than six ‘years the gallant people of Al- geria have -been fighting for the right to national indepen- denct, shedding their blood in a war forced upon them by the French _ colonialists, .who -are complices. In the Congo, Let us jointly defend aos transfer. power. to their obed- | ient puppets fight against the sinister forc- | Sea gter militarization of | ‘reactionary governments. ; imperialists use all kinds of, | underhand methods and -brib- | | ery in..an- effort ‘to ‘overthrow#| the lawful government and The -peoples who have: won the right to independent ‘state- hood continue to wage a stren- uous struggle against ‘colonial ism in its new forms, against the: U.S. and West German colonialists,. and against their old -British, French and other oppressors; who seek at all costs..to“retain Control of the natural: resources; mines and plantations vof ‘the newly-free countries; to:prevent their in- dustrial development and to saddle ‘them -with corrupt ‘and Brothers in countries whieh have. freed . themselves.: from colonialism and in ‘ countries which are fighting for- their: liberation! The final hour of’ cotonial- ism: is striking! We» Communists are with you! The mighty camp of so- cialist. countries is with you! Together with you, we imsist on the immediate and unquali- fied recognition of the right of all~peoples-toan independent existence; May the riches of your coun- tries and the efforts of the working people serve the good of your peoples .alone! -- Your struggle for fullssover- supported by their Atlantic ac- | .eignty and. economic independ- the | ence, for your freedom, serves! war} the. sacred cause of peace! * We; representatives’ ef the Communst and Workers’ par- ties, call— On. all men, women. anc yeung people; On people-of all.trades and alt walks. of: life ; On: all people irrespective of political or religious creed, of nationality ‘or race On all who love their coun- | try "and hate war. Demand the immediate ‘pro- hibition of the’testing; manu- facture and use of nuclear ‘weapons and all other weapons of mass. annihilation: Insist on the immediate econ- clusion of a treaty on gener ral. complete’ and controlled dis armament. May» modern scienee* and } technology »no-longer serve tle manufactures of weapons of death and: destruction! May they serve the good of people andthe progress of mankind! May friendly co-operation and: extensive commercial and eultural exchanges between all countries* triumph over war alignments! In our’ epoch the peace forces are* superior ‘te the forces-of .war! The peoples will achieve the lofty and cherished goal © of safeguarding.peace if they pool their efforts-and fight. resohite- lyv and actively for peace and friendship among nations. Communists. will devote all their energies to this cause.’ Peace will: triumph: ever Fy December 23, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Pagé 3