A letfer from Che Guevara

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"Launch attack on all fronts’

By WILLIAM DEVINE
Tribune Staff Correspondent

: HAVANA

N A DOCUMENT released in

Havana April 16 by the ex-

ecutive secretariat of. the
Tri- Continental Organization,
Che. Guevara called for a world
conference to destroy imperial-
“How close we could look into
a bright future,” Guevara wrote,
“should two, three or many
Vietnams flourish throughout
the world,” impelling imperial-
ism “to disperse its forces under
the sudden attack and the in-
creasing hatred of all peoples. of
the world.” '

It was the first public declar-
ation by the famed guerrilla
leader and former Cuban Minis-
ter of Industry in some two
years. Guevara dropped from
sight in 1965, following which
a letter by him was made public
by Cuban Prime Minister Fidel
Castro. Guevara wrote then that
the cause of revolution impelled
him elsewhere.

The latest Guevara document,
titled Mesage to the Tricontin-
-ental, was issued as a 24-page,
red-colored pamphlet. It contain-
ed six photos of Guevara, includ-

Our correspondent William De-
ine’s article reflects part of the dis-
tussion that is taking place among
revolutionaries in Latin America.
Wealizing the importance of this
discussion we will in following is-
sues publish other viewpoints from
Latin America dealing with some
of the views expressed above.

Recognizing the bearing which
this discussion has on Canadian
and world policies, the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Commu-
nist Party of Canada is preparing
a statement dealing with the view of
Canadian Communists on these
questions which will be published
in the near future.

ing some in battle fatigues, one
with his beard shaved off, and
one of him having his beard
shaved in what appeared to be a
barber chair.

References. in his message to.

guerrilla uprisings in Bolivia and
Brazil indicate its recent origin,
but no other information was
available as to his _ present
whereabouts or activities.

In a speech three days after
the release of the Guevara docu-
ment, however, Fidel Castro
said “We do not have the slight-

est doubt that the following
days, weeks, months and years
will inevitably bring us more
news about Che.”

In the current document, Gue-
vara dealt at some length with
the revolutionary struggle in
Latin America, affirming that
armed struggle is the only way
to victory. But beyond this, he
also discussed world revolution-
ary strategy, particularly in the
three continents of Asia, Africa
and Latin America.

Referring to “a climate of
apparent optimism” over the
fact that since the end of the
Second World War there has
not been another world conflict,
Guevara stated ‘‘we would do
well to inquire if this peace is
real.”

He then noted “as an example
against undue optimism” the
wars in Korea and Vietnam.
There have also been limited
confrontations in every contin-
ent, he added, with the Cuban
Revolution sounding the alert
in Latin America.

“But, evidently,” he continued,
“the focal point of all contra-
dictions is at present the terri-
tory of the peninsula of Indo-
china and the adjacent areas...

Find U.S. guilty

of war crimes

HE United States was found

guilty of committing war

crimes in Vietnam on two
counts. by Bertrand Russell’s war
crimes tribunal.

The tribunal also found the
governments: of ‘Australia, New
Zealand. and South Korea guilty
of being accomplices in U.S. ag-
gression in violation of interna-
tional law.

Announcing the verdict to a

packed Folkets Hus (people’s-

house), the French philosopher
Jean-Paul Sartre said:

“The tribunal has discussed
the question: has the U.S. gov-
ernment committed acts of ag-

gression in Vietnam according.

to international law? The tribu-
nal has unanimously answered
yes.
“Has there been bombing of
targets of a purely civilian cha-
racter, such as_ hospitals,
schools, churches, pagodas, dams
and dykes, and if so, on what
scale? The tribunal has, unani-
mously answered yes.”
Jean-Paul Sartre said the deci-
sion was based.on the Nurem-
berg Statutes — of which six
had been violated — the United
Nations Charter, the 1928 Bri-
and-Kellogg Pact which the

United States signed with
France, renouncing war as a
means to settle international
disputes, and the 1954 Geneva
Agreements on Vietnam.

M. Sartre said the tribunal had
found — with one abstention —.
that the U.S. government was
guilty of repeated violations of
the sovereignty, neutrality and
territorial integrity of Cambo-
dia.

“It is also guilty of attacks on
the population of-a number of
Cambodian villages and towns,”
he said.

“The tribunal is convinced,”
he added, “that there has been
air and naval bombing on civili-
an targets in North Vietnam of
a massive and systematic nat-
ure.

“The tribunal considers that
U.S. forces and the forces of its
subordinate governments have
committed constant and serious
aggression against Cambodian
neutrality.

“These are extremely serious
threats against the peace of the
world.

“The U.S. has committed a
crime against the. fundamental
rights of the people of Vietnam.
The U.S. is responsible for the

use of force in Vietnam and is
guilty of crimes of war in Viet-
nam.”

M. Sartre added that a state
of law has been replaced by a
state of war, according to inter-
national agreements.

The American case of legiti-
mate defense was not valid be-
cause “no proof of this so-called
aggression by the North Vietna-
mese has ever been given.”

“U.S. statistics are often con-
tradictory and entirely doubtful
and can in no way justify the
legitimacy of armed attacks.”

Yugoslav historian Vladimir
Dedijer, chairman of the tribu-
nal’s sessions, said American
members of the tribunal — in-
cluding pacifist Dave Dellinger
and playwright Carl Ogelsby —
were men of “great courage and
personal integrity.”

As he ended the session, the
audience rose to its feet and ap-
plauded for 22 minutes in a
moving scene which left the Yu-
goslavy with tears streaming
down his face.

Other charges against the
United States have yet to be
heard, probably at the next ses-
sion here in October. ;

In Vietnam the confrontation has
assumed extremely acute char-
acteristics.”

However, “imperialism is bog-
ging down in Vietnam, is unable
to find a way out and desper-
ately seeks one that will over-
come with dignity this danger-
ous situation in which it now
finds itself. Furthermore, the
four points put forward by the
north and the five points of the
south now corner imperialism,
making the confrontation even
more decisive.

“Everything indicates that
peace, this unstable peace which
bears that name for the sole
reason that no worldwide con-
flagration has taken place, is
again in danger of being destroy-
ed by some irrevocable step
taken by the United States.

“What role shall we, the ex-

_ploited people of the world, play?

The peoples of the three conti-
nents focus their attention on
Vietnam and learn their Jesson.
Since imperialists blackmail
humanity by threatening it with
war, the wise reaction is not to
fear war. The general tactics of
the people should be to launch
a constant attack on all fronts
where the confrontation is tak-
ing place.”

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THE JAPANESE owners of the Hilton Hotel Ml)
over the building, fired the British manager and re ear
Japan Tokyu. It is reported the Japanese owners
would be adversely affected by the impending

Hotels and Trans-World Airlines .

.. The Comm

seat in Scotland and retained two others with ing i
James Sneddon topped the poll, winning over f0U

1,585 votes, double his vote last year.

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GREEK FILM STAR Irene Papas, who W2% ,
sonalities at the Cannes Festival, signed an are net
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appealed for Glezos’ release from prison whe

be in danger of execution.
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THE NEW SHERIFF of Nottingham is 2” 4 Hs

ist. Hugh Brain, who took office this month, a0
the National Union of Railwaymen, and labor

Robin Hood ward in this famous constituency: N

background it is expected that the new Sher! van

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May 26, 1967—PACIFIC es