WORLD NEWS FINLAND CUTS CREDITS TO CHILEAN JUNTA HELSINKI — In a communique Jan. 4, the government of Fin- land has announced that it has decided to annul a loan of $10 million granted to the Popular Unity government of Salvador Al- lende. “The circumstances under which the loan was made have so changed that continuation of this cooperation no longer cor- responds to the spirit and principles originally set out,” the com- munique declared. NIXON STALLS ON WATERGATE TAPE TURNOVER WASHINGTON — The deadline for President Nixon to turn over several hundred subpoenaed tapes and other materials to the Senate Watergate Committee passed Jan. 4 with the White House taking no action. The Senate committee, according to its chief counsel, Sam Dash, will not take any further action until a suit involving previous sub- poenaed tapes is cleared up. The Washington Star-News quoted sources as saying White House Watergate lawyer J. Fred Buzhardt, told Judge John J. Sirica, in chambers, that- Nixon had instructed his lawyers not to comply with the subpoenas. The controversy involved two sets of subpoenaed tapes of five conversations by the President with John W. Dean, III, then White House counsel. Sirica ruled last October he did not have jurisdic- tion in the matter but Congress passed a law giving him jurisdic- tion. Sirica must still decide on this matter. TANZANIA DEMANDS U.S. GET OUT OF INDIAN OCEAN DAR-ES-SALAM — Tanzania on Jan. 4 demanded that the U.S. take its warships and get out of the Indian Ocean. The official de- mand by Tanzania’s government charged the U.S. with openly vio- lating the United Nations resolution and the declaration of the non- aligned countries which declare the Indian Ocean to be a “zone of peace.” It said the Nixon Administration’s action in sending war- ships, including the nuclear aircraft carrier “Bainbridge,” to the Indian Ocean, is “extremely dangerous” ‘and. represents a menace to the security and independence of all the Indian Ocean countries. The statement was: the most severe denunciation of U.S. naval moves that Tanzania has ever made. U.S. JOBLESS INCREASE BY -100,000 WASHINGTON—The jobless lines lengthened by 100,000 in De- cember, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Jan. 4. A total of 4.4-million workers was listed as jobless, or 4.9 percent of the nation’s working force. The increase over November was two tenths of one percent. The BLS also reported today that 160,000 workers were put on part-time work, even though they were seek- ing full-time work. There are now 2.6 million part-timers looking for regular jobs. The BLS said the increase in unemployment was mostly among white collar workers, with that category showing an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent, compared to 2.7 percent in November. Most of these were women in the 18-to-34 age bracket, the BLS said. This is the age bracket with the largest number of self-supporting single women and working mothers. The BLS figures were collected be- fore the latest layoffs, which will be reflected in future reports. LONDON — Tory Prime Minister Edward Heath’s government is “determined” not to accept the pay demands of Britain’s 260,000 coal miners and 29,000 railroad locomotive engineers, some Tory government sources said in London. They said a crisis cabinet meet- ing called by Heath decided to dig in for a long, bitter “siege” against the -vorkers rather than agree to the wage increases. Meanwhile, the government cnnounced that there are already well over 1,000,000 British workers laid off as a result of the Tory govern- ment’s actions, primarily its institution of a three-day work week; which represents a 40% pay cut even for those who still have jobs. Some economists predict 15 million unemployed in Britain within a short time. Michael McGahey (above), vice-president of the National Union of Mine Workers (and member of the British Communist Party), said Jan. 2 that the miners may turn their refusal to work overtime into a full-scale strike next week. The miners are demanding pay increases ranging up to 25° to meet the skyrocketing cost of living, which has seen 35-50% in- creases in the costs of most food items in the past year. The Tories. are offering only a 16.5%) increase in pay. McGahey branded this “on insult” to the miners, since in fact even if it were granted it would mean a cut in real purchasing power. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1974—PAGE 8 Canadian in Carabanchel Ten courtroom ‘It wasnt a trial at all’ The trial and sentencing of the Carabanchel Ten is over. In an attempt to*scare the working class and people of Spain into more years of acceptance of the fascist regime, Franco’s courts have dealt out the full sentences demanded by the prosecution — 12 to 20 years — to these work- ers. Present at the trial were two Canadians: Paddy Neale, NDP MP from British Columbia, and Michel Chartrand of the Mon- treal Council, CNTU. The Trib- une talked briefly with Mr. Neale about his experience at the sham affair. “T was asked by the Canadian Committee for a Democratic Spain”, said Neale, “if I could attend the trial along with other foreign observers. After discuss- ing the question with the NDP caucus, which agreed and ap- pointed me officially, I waited for the trial to take place. “As soon as the news came, I caught a plane to Madrid, not telling anybody about it. There I met with the defense lawyers, who got me into the courthouse.” Trigger Happy We asked Mr. Neale what the atmosphere was like when he ar- rived. “The first day”,-he re- plied, “we had some difficulty in getting admitted. We never Wid get in, at first, because that morning Carrero Blanco was as- sassinated, and we were told the trial was cancelled. It was only through the U.S. consulate tell- ing Ramsay Clarke, who was also there as an observer, that the trial would continue, that we were able to get in at last. “The atmosphere in Madrid was pretty rough. The police and troops were trigger-happy . . . Not a Trial “Tt really wasn’t a trial. Not anything like we know it. The defendents had already been in- terviewed by the president of the tribunal ‘without counsel being present, and he had taken depositions from them. When they got into the courtroom, one after another the president read them out, and questioned the de- fendents on the depositions. . . Copper miners strike in Utah COPPERTOWN, Utah — A strike by 200 electrical workers shut down the world’s largest open pit copper mine. A restraining order against the workers, members of the Inter- national Brotherhood: of Electri- cal Workers, Local 1081, made the strikers at Kennecott Cop- per’s Bingham, Utah mine re- move their pickets, but they were not expected to return to work. “The order results in the re- moval of the pickets but not in the resumption of work by our mefnbers. We don’t plan on quit- ting the strike until we get some results,” said A. D. Beals, busi- ness manager of Local 1081. ’ The strikers have demanded that Kennecott adhere to over- time work provisions in their contract which they maintain the company has been violating. The union also objected to rules regarding absentee days which, union officials said, result- ed in the firing of two workers, one worker quitting and another being pressured to quit. The company is also. accused of ig- noring grievances. “Tt was a cut and dried affair. The Franco government was try- ing to convince the outside world the way in which they had been running the country would con- tinue.” The Tribune asked Mr. Neale about the defense proceedings, 1if witnesses were called, etc. ‘The defense asked that 46 witnesses testify. The president disallowed 43 of them. He didn’t have to give grounds for dis- allowing their testimony. “Three witnesses were called. They were all Catholic priests. ‘They gave evidence to the effect that the meeting that the de- fendents were supposed to be going to was not a meeting ‘to set up a trade union’ but was a meeting to discuss the Catholic church’s position on social problems.” And the prosecution’s evi- dence? No Evidence “The prosecution had no evi- dence. The ten were charged... they didn’t even get there... with going to a meeting to set up an illegal association, a legi- timate trade union in other words. The prosecution called no witnesses; they had no evidence, _just questions to the defendents on their background . : . “Our understanding when we arrived, was that there would be: some leniency shown. The trial was specially advanced to Christmas time so that they. could. show some leniency. But when Carrero Blanco was assas- sinated, the defense lawyers told us, it would be done different- Lye: : “I. think had the prime min- ister not been assassinated. at that time, our attendance there, especially people like Ramsay Clarke -(former U.S. attorney general), would have had some bearing on the sentencing... ., “On top of the military, which was always present, there was a vigilante group, whose name translates into ‘Killers for Christ’ in English. Their job is to beat .up Catholic priests supporting the workers . . . They tried twice to storm the court, to kill the 10 men during time of. the trial. I was concerned that the police might let them in. But I guess they didn’t want an international incident with the observers pre- sent. Tremendous Courage “We almost didn’t get in, be- cause there were over 4,000 peo- ple outside the courtroom,” Mr. Neale continued. “They inten- tionally picked the smallest court in Madrid, which holds only 130 people, and: tried to pack the court with fascist sup- porters. We, thanks to the help of the defense lawyers, man- aged to get in through the back door. “These 10 men showed tre- mendous courage during the trial. They were always articu- late, and in no way seemed to be afraid for themselves. I left with tremendous respect for the working class and the people of Spain. “On my last day there, Michel (Chartrand) and I found oursel- ves in the midst of a parade supporting the government. There were about 200,000 people marching, giving the nazi salute and shouting slogans in support of Franco. It was scary; to seé something like that, it really gave me the shakes. “But you want to know some- thing?” Mr. Neale concluded. “There wasn’t one worker in that parade. They were all middle-class and upper-class peo- ple, because it’s their interests that are being protected by the fascist regime. The working class knows which side it’s on.” David Alfaro Siqueirés, world famous Mexican painter and a’ founding member of the Mexican Communist Party, died in Mexico City on Jan. 7 at the age of 77. Siqueiros’ revolutionary history dates back to 1910 when he took part in student strikes. He joined the Communist Party in 1924 and for many years was a member of its Central Committee. The Tribune will carry a full story on the life and work of David Alfaro Siqueiros in its next issue.