EDITORIAL solving international problems. then its work. free trade. _ Tanks on this issue.” On this 40th anniversary, what better than the launching, on Oct. 24, of the United Nations Year _ of Peace? And what more fitting preliminary than the USSR’s proposal for Star Peace, as opposed to Star Wars? The USSR has asked for an item on the agenda of the UN’s 40th session: “International Co-operation in the Peaceful Exploration of Outer _ Space in Conditions of Its Non-Militarization.” _ The UN, now including some 160 countries, has witnessed, and in a major way contributed to, 40 years without world war. Today, this unique forum, a mainstay in human survival on more than one front, is under reactionary attack and needs the _ consistent efforts of member-countries to streng- ___ Besides enormous issues always before the Gen- eral Assembly and the Security Council, the organi- zation’s specialized agencies carry out tremendous programs of benefit to the world’s people. Some are well known: World Health Organization (WHO), _ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Labor — (ILO) and the International Court of The CLC not only rejected the offer because, it said, the government has already made up its mind, _ but in a wire to affiliates, warned it would be _ “hazardous in the extreme for affiliates to break __ Estimates as high as one million jobs to be lost if _ the Mulroney-Reagan free trade scheme went _ through, have convinced large sections of labor that _ the Tories are running true to form, they’re no UN — 40 years for peace On Oct. 24, 1945, the Charter of the United Nations came into effect, having been signed by 50 countries on June 26, and by Poland on Oct. 15. Its primary objective, the maintenance of inter- national peace and security, was augmented by its declared dedication to developing friendly relations among nations, based on the principle of equal rights and the self-determination of peoples. It sought to achieve international co-operation in an active member. CLC warns on free trade Good judgment prevailed in the national council of the Canadian Labor Congress as the two-million member labor body turned down an invitation to sit on the Tory government’s advisory committee on Canadian sovereignty. opposed.” “on the inside United States imperialism’s efforts to destroy UN agencies it cannot dominate for its own purposes are seen in its recent refusal to acknowledge the competence of the International Court to deal with Nicaragua’s complaint about U.S. interference. Washington strays far from UN principles in its preference for gunboat diplomacy and air piracy. In another move the U.S. withdrew from UNESCO in December, 1984. Imperialist partner, Thatcher’s Britain, plans to follow suit this year. So far, Canada begs to differ, and as of the current UNESCO meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, will remain a Another aspect of UN work which the 40th anni- = versary cannot overlook is the NGOs — Governmental Oganizations. An example is the World Peace Council, which has NGO status, and thereby bring grassroots peace sentiment before if appropriate committees of the UN. As we enter UN Disarmament Week, and mark the 40th anniversary, those old enough or inquisi- tive enough may recall that the desire for such a ee international body arose among the allies who defeated the fascist powers in the Second World War. Its formation reached fruition in San Fran- cisco 40 years ago, following meetings among the Soviet Union, the U.S., the United Kingdom and the Republic of China — in Moscow, Dumbarton Oaks (Washington, D.C.) and Yalta. Now, on the threshold of the UN Year of Peace, genuine defenders of the United Nations ideal, its’ works, its institutions and its cherished goals, dedi- cate themselves again to measures for peace such as Star Peace — and reject efforts to undermine this edifice created at such human cost. S REJECTS WOKLD oa OF JUSTICE eae re > JUDGE AMERICAN CRIMES fea St NICARAGUA ae Zo Non- - = = g p — i eek) yy, Vi ie Profiteer of the week Banks may come and banks may go, but trust company profits go on and on. At least Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. of London, Ont., gives that impression. After-tax profit for nine months ended Sept. 30 was $64.8-million. That compares with $53.5-million in the Following the CLC’s decision at a special meet- ing of its executive council, president Dennis McDermott told the press: ““We’re not interested in legitimizing a process that is intended to implement an arrangement to which we are unalterably While it took what he called a “pretty lopsided” vote to convince McDermott it’s not better to be ”’ the advocates of free trade and other deals to sell out our sovereignty to the U.S. are not likely to rest. Trade unions and the labor movement as a whole need to remain alert. friends of the workers. And they are no defenders of same period a year earlier. Subscription Rate: Canada — ~ IRIBUNE Editor — SEAN GRIFFIN Assistant Editor — DAN KEETON Business & Circulation Manager — DONALDA VIAUD Graphics — ANGELA KENYON Published weekly at 2681 East Hastings Stre- Vancouver, B.C. V5K 125 Phone (604) 251-1186 $14 one year, $8 six months Foreign — $20 one year, Second class mail registration number 1560 By YURI KURITSYN APN Political Analyst Within a few days, at the end of Sep- _ tember and the beginning of October, the world witnessed a series of terrorist attempts on the lives of completely inno- _ cent people. First there were the assassina- _ tions of three Israeli tourists in Cyprus, then the kidnapping of four Soviet diplo- mats in Beirut and the murder of one of them, followed by the hijacking of the Ttalian liner and the death of an American _ When you stop and think about the “virus” of this epidemic crime, you invo- | luntarily recall one primary rule of _ criminology — you should examine who | benefits from the crime and whose inter- ests are served. Who, then, profitted from these recent acts of violence and those of a similar nature? Each time we see that the beneficiaries are those who have made terrorism an instrument of state policy, who use any pretext for such a policy, be it air piracy L against international airlines of another News comment state or other acts which serve this policy. The PLO denied any involvement in the murder of the Israeli tourists in Cyprus and condemned this crime. And _ yet, Israeli jets carried out a raid against PLO headquarters in Tunis, killing and wound- ing over 200 people — an act of state ter- rorism by those who argue their “right” to mete out “just retribution” by outright international banditry. By ordering its figher planes to hijack an Egyptian civil airliner, Washington vio- lated international law and, in fact, prac- ticed terrorism under the guise of fighting terrorism. Thus we now have a policy which means one crime is followed by another, where common criminality is used as an excuse for illegal acts affecting the entire system of inter-state relations. There are also more profound inter- connections which enable us to examine the three terrorist acts as parts of one large provocation with far-reaching aims. When looking at numerous reports in the world press and examining speeches of public figures, we see a co-ordination of actions aimed at further aggravating the situation in the Middle East and sabotaging all efforts toward a peaceful settlement. The objective is clear: to foist a pattern of relations on the Arab states which Washington and Tel Aviv have long planned for them proceeding from their own military-strategic interests. Direct attacks on the front of Arab res- istance to Israeli aggression and American expansionism are being replaced by the tactic of gradual destruction of its individ- ual bastions and, in the first place, on Arab unity and the relations between Arab states and their consistent allies. Terrorism: who gains, who loses? As seen from press reports, Israel and the U.S. openly calculate how this or that terrorist act will affect relations between . individual Arab states. Will not, for example, the abduction of Soviet diplo- mats in Beirut lead to a worsening of Soviet-Arab relations and to a lowering of the USSR’s role in the process of a just Middle East settlement? These topics are _ discussed with an ill-concealed hope that conditions for such a settlement would worsen. They also calculate who is to become the next target of the policy of terror, even naming specific states to become the vic- tims of the doctrine of “pre-emptive strikes” and other actions under the pre- text of fighting terrorism. Terrorism is an evil which must be ended, not by the doctrine of one crime against another, but by the collective efforts of the world community. But this aim will not be met by speculation on universal revulsion against this evil when it is used to cover up or provoke a larger and more dangerous evil — state terrorism. 4 © PACIFIC TRIBUNE, OCTOBER 23, 1985