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Bonn fans cold war fire

lowing withering criticism of
this crude revanchism in Soviet
commentaries, the GDR Foreign
Ministry statement declared:
“The statement of Herr Bahr
hardens the doubt that has been
growing in official GDR circles
for some time, on the basis of
the posture of leading Bonn
politicians, as to whether the
FRG Government is serious
about . . . establishment of really
sensible relations with socialist
countries that fully express his-
torical realities.

“Obviously Herr Bahr has lost
ability to orientate himself on

actual conditions in world,” the
statement said. “His public ut-
terances recently show that he
is not flexible enough to free
himself from errors and confu-
sions of the 1960s, to give up
old and poisonous enmity to the
East, and to dispense with the
old song of a threat from the
East.”

One hundred and four of the
world’s states have recognized
the GDR _ diplomatically, the
GDR statement pointed out, but
“Bahr makes himself into a pro-
tagonist of old revanchist de-
mands.”

U.S. again attempts fo

get Spain |

Increased U.S. efforts to bring
Spain into the wobbly NATO
Alliance has drawn comment
from Soviet news comentators.
They point out that this
attempt “is being made in a
situation when the alliance is
living through a period of the
greatest uncertainty and confu-
sion since the‘ Second World
War.”

The commentary says that the
U.S. is, under these conditions,
making its bid for Spanish par-
ticipation hoping that Spain will
become a loyal partner in Ameri-
can disputes -with other NATO
members. “This attempt to bol-
ster the North American Atlan-
tic Pact meets with the con-
demnation of ‘the progressive
public which calls for maintain-
ing vigilance towards such

nto NATO

designs by the enemies of de-
tente,” it concludes.

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REALTY FIRM OFFERS
A 'SPANISH DREAM’

And, while all these activities
continue to develop in Spain, a
Toronto realty firm, Sunway
Realty Ltd., places ads in the
press inviting Canadians to
make “A dream come true”. The
ads offer “long term real estate
investments” and “a much lower
cost of living.” .They are selling
houses, condominiums, serviced
lots, and you’re urged to fly
with them to Spain to look over
your properties. The all-expense
trip will be free should you sign
up. “Decide now to have a
Spanish dream in your future,”
they write. Isn’t fascism won-
derful?

May 9 anniversary of
liberation of Prague

PRAGUE — The first days in
May, 29 years ago were days of
rejoicing all Over Europe.

The many years of Nazi op-
pression and the dreadful war
had just come to an end, except
for one country — _ Czecho-
slovakia. There, most of the
country was still in Nazi hands
at the beginning of May 1945.
The million-strong “Centre”
army led by the fanatic Nazi,
Field Marshal Schoerner, tried
to organize its last campaign of
defence in the Czech Lands.

On May 5, 1945 the people of
Prague rose up in revolt. Bar-
ricades sprang up in the streets
of the city. : 8

At the time when the whole
world was eagerly awaiting a
news flash announcing the fas-
cists’ capitulation and the end
of the war, Prague and the
Czech Lands were experiencing
their most dreadful hours: The

Nazis started to bring in their
forces against» the inadequately
armed patriots. Prague’s Old
Town was in flames.

It was then that the call of
the insurgent radio from Prague
was heard by the. command of
the Soviet Army. Despite the
exhaustion they had suffered
through the long hard fighting
in Germany, the Soviet troops
were ordered to carry out the
last operation of the Second
World War in Europe.

In the early hours of May 9,
1945 the first Soviet tank was
welcomed with ar outburst of
rejoicing and relief in the city
oppressed by the Nazis. A Soviet
tank on Wenceslas Square.

Later, the people of Prague
also welcomed soldiers of the
Ist Czechoslovak Army Corps in
the Soviet Union, who took part
in the liberation of Czecho-
slovakia.

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BETTY AMBATIELOS

“It is an anniversary when, for
the first time, the second junta
trembles before the people, fears
the people; and that is why they
are spreading a new wave of
terror.

Mrs. Ambatielos appealed to
the Greek-Canadian audience,
saying: “We should extend our
connections with thé Canadian
people,” because they can, “more
than anyone else, organize and
approach their representatives,
parliament, the government, and
press them to make statements
and take. positions against the
dictatorship.”

Because of the growing spirit
of unity, she said, “we come with
courage to our Canadian friends
and ask for help and solidarity
which is invaluable to this won-
derful people of Greece who have
given so much, who have sacri-
ficed so much...”

American Domination

Vasilis Efremidis charged that

the military government which
has hung onto power for seven
years, is “completely under Ame-
rican domination,” but that “in
the last year there was created
in our country an element which
was not in existence when the
dictatorship started, and this is
organization.

“There are organizations today
which work underground, and
legally, which combine to over-
throw the regime. This is one
essential element which is grow-
ing in the present circumstances
of Greece.”

The former parliamentarian
described the kind of legal and
Gpen struggles going on in
Greece “in the process to win
daily demands — the fight for:
wages, the fight for pensions, the
fight for reduction of the military
service, the increase of the bud-
get for education, so that huge
masses of people are co-ordin-
ated, so that they get the train-
ing for the major conflicts to
follow.”

He said that Greeks from
“every social strata, every class,
and therefore every political
party, political group, every re-
sistance organization se? the ne-
cessity to overthrow the dictator-
ship, in its own way -. - and, of
course (have their own views of)
what kind of government would

replace it.

Seek a New Democracy
The speaker made a reference
to the Communist Party of
Greece (KKE) which is recogniz-
ed as a prominent section of the
anti - dictatorship forces, and
whose 9th Congress took place
in these conditions of dictator-
ship, shattering “the myth that
nothing can be organized, noth-

VASILIS EFREMIDIS

ing can take place, no mass
struggle can take place. . .”

The Communist Party says it
is aiming at a “regime of new
democracy,” he said. It says:
“Whoever wants to come along
(we try to convince as many as
we can; we do not exclude any-
one) after the dictatorship” is
invited. But “regardless of where
Greeks stand politically, they
start from the assumption that
_.. we have to start from the
overthrow of the dictatorship.”

Betty Ambatielos, in her
speech, exposed NATO as a help-
mate of the Greek dictatorship.
“In November,” she said, “the
unarmed people were demanding
with demonstration and mobiliz-
ation, legally, were asking for
bread, education, indepen-
dence...

NATO-armed Massacre

“NATO gave the tanks to the
Greek government. We don’t

know yet all the victims of the
NATO tanks which were used to
kill unarmed people last Novem-
ber. The most refined weapons
Were turned against these un-
armed people who came out only
the demonstrate peacefully.

“Now we have a second dic-
tatorship, which replaced the
first to do exactly the same job,
only more severely.

“Youra Island (concentration
camp) is open: hundreds of trade
unionists, academics, actors, stu-
dents, youth are sent there. On
Youra I spent three. days; and I
am sure there are people in this
hall who spent more than three
days on that bloody island. The
International Red Cross has de-
clared that the conditions are not
fit for the detention of any
human being.” g

She charged that the Greek
dictatorship used the arrests of
her husband, Tony Ambatielos,
and Nicos Kaloudis to threaten
the Greek people. Both men, who
served against the Nazis as mer-
chant seamen and won a collec-
tive agreement for Greek seamen
after the liberation of Greece,
are imprisoned along with the
outstanding woman patriot Mina
Yiannou, a former member of
parliament.

But actions such as that of the
Australian trade union movement
in tying up the entire fleet of
Greek ships in Australian ports,
gives added courage the anti-
dictatorship forces.

Mrs. Ambatielos urged a “‘cam-
paign of solidarity” in Canada
too to urge organizations and

people who have not taken any
positions so far, to participate
on behalf of the Greek people.”

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1974—PAGE 9