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HARALD EDELSTAM IN VANCOUVER

A partisan diplomacy

Harald Edelstam had only
been in Chile for a week as
Swedish ambassador to that
country when the guns of the
fascist junta crashed through the
Moneda palace and ended the
three-year-old democratic
government of Salvador Allende.

Yet within a few days after the
coup, Edelstam’s name was
heard around the world for his
courageous actions in defence of
the beseiged Cuban embassy in
Santiago and on behalf of hun-
dreds of Chillenos seeking refuge
from the fascist terror, actions
that finally precipitated his ex-
pulsion from Chile by the junta.

Edelstam spoke Wednesday
night to-a capacity audience at
the Unitarian Church, one stop in
a North American tour that will
take him to several cities in
Canada and the United States
and will provide funds to aid
Chilean refugees. he has the sup-
port of the Swedish government
in the extensive tour.

NDP MLA Harold Steves in-
troduced him as ‘‘an outstanding
and courageous figure in world
politics” and added that “‘it is
my hope that as a result of his
tour, the federal government will
drop the discriminatory screen-
ing of Chileans and will allow the
same free entry for refugees as
has been given

_ Czechoslovakians, Hungarians
and, more recently, Ngandans.”’

Before coming to Santiago,
Edelstam had been ambassador
to Guatamala but accepted the
Chilean post at the request of his
government because he admired
Salvador Allende and the in-
itiatives taken by the Popular
Unity government to redistribute
the national income and
repatriate Chile’s economy.

“Allende was a man of peace,
he told his audience. “There
were no political prisoners dur-
ing his administration, it was a
time of liberty for Chile.

“But now the peacefulness of

‘ Allende is contrasted with the

savagery of the junta.”
Returing home on the day of

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The PT followed up the letter
from the Premier’s office in a
meeting with the government's
main ad agency, Dunsky Adver-
tising Ltd. Although cordially
received by Dunsky the PT again
was not given any assurance of

. government advertising. Rather,
after a full discussion of the PT’s -

circulation and the kind of people
that our press reaches the ad
agency said there was a
possibility of receiving ads and
that we would “‘be considered
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agency are sensitive to the
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argumentation about the prac-
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need to reach specific audiences

with government ads can cover

the unjustifiable fact that the PT
has never received a government

d.
: The PT has not been denied
government ads on any practical
grounds at all, but on political
grounds. The denial of ads to our
paper is the denial of democratic
rights not only to our press but to
the labor movement as a whole.

All indications point out that
PT supporters have responded to
our appeal to write the premier
demanding equal rights for our
paper with other B.C. weeklies.
‘A number of prominent trade un-
ion officials have contacted the
PT to express their support for
our case.

The next few weeks will be
very important to our campaign.
It is imperative that we show the
government that we are
prepared, if necessary. to wage a
consistent fight for our rights.
Write Premier Barrett today and
tell him that you support the PT
in its demand for equal treat-

ment.

the coup, Edelstasm found the
area surrounded by troops with
their rifles trained on the adja-
cent Cuban embassy. Later they
opened fire.

HARALD EDELSTAM

The following day the embassy
was beseiged by cannon and
tanks. “‘I put on my suit and went
outside, ignoring the curfew,” he
said, ‘‘and went into the Cuban
embassy.” Ordered by the troops
outside to leave, he refused. Had
he done so, the events involving

the Chilean diplomats might
have been very different.

He told, too, of the death of
renowned Chilean popular singer
Victor Jara. ‘‘He was beloved by
the people of Chile and his songs
were sung by people all up and
down the length of the country,”
Edelstam said.

Asked about the way forward
for Chile, Edelstam noted the
growth of political con-
sciousness of the workers during
the Popular Unity administra-
tion and emphasized their role as
a bulwark of democracy. He
warned against the danger of
precipitating armed revolt
because it would only provide the
pretext for the junta to continue
the reign of terror indefinitely.
“the left is calling for an end to
the state of internal war in
Chile,’’ he declared.

“The changes will be made by
those inside Chile. They will
decide and we must do
everything we can to help
them.”

The meeting also passed
resolutions calling on immigra-
tion minister Robert Andras not
to carry out the “unjust and dis-
criminatory deportation’ of Ber-
nardo Arrano and protesting the
rejection by the federal govern-
ment of hundreds of applications
for asylum.

North Shore citizens urge
Seymour land development

The decision by the Council of
the District of North Vancouver
to abandon its plans for a water-
front town centre in the Seymour
area is a Step in the right direc-
tion, said Ernie Crist, chairman
of the Maplewood Tenants Com-
mittee and North Shore com-
munity leader.

Calling on the District Council
to go further, Crist says the first
thing Council should:do is to
make a public statement not only
that it is fully committed to the

creation of a multi-purpose

recreational complex with

playground areas and beach, but

also that it is opposed to any
other form of development.

The issue is a hot one on the
North Shore, with the decision on
the Seymour area seen as affec-

ting the direction in which future
development will take place.

Crist says the District Council
should immediately apply to the
Greater Vancouver Regional
Board for a rezoning of the land
from industrial to recreational.
At the same time Council should
apply to the Federal government
to have the land in the area, now
owned by the National Harbors
Board, to be turned over to the
public free of charge.

Pointing out that the Seymour
waterfront is needed for the
Lower Mainland as a recreation
area no less than Jericho in Van-
couver was, Crist urges the
District Council to develop the
Seymour area in line with the
village type concept as proposed
by the Seymour Planning
Association.

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