|
M
a

: Junta, eraicks down with

new repressive tactics

Made under heavy
ta ure, the Chilean
mnted” the life
1% a: gina assed b
tour torce court, Tart Ht
} Bove ePorters of the Allende
| Sty, Bee Now they have to
. The years in prison.
| ber of ae — Carlos Lazo, mem-
lhe Sociati contra! Committee of
Sident Brit Party and vice-pre-
Enesty tte State Bank, Col.
| Rau Ve alaz Guzman, Capt.
Cnnstaner and Sgt. Berlimino
| Menges nn, Were convicted of
tO treng eins from “sedition”
| "8 bepge™ allegedly commit-
‘id the coup.
| Situation, NewS from Chile, the
| gain Peeats to be worsen-
| Mente gy. Atrests and detain-
' have nunc we last three weeks
Wake op . “Ted to 15,000 in the
| Sion that New wave of repres-
: S$ Sweeping the coun-

malt
| eg Been learned from the
Rone He the Chilean left in
Po themah Senator Jorge Mon-
tats his mit the Communist
Ve Not € and two children

| 7

ares Saag seen since their
tion

| ae © Weeks ago. No in-
be garnered as to

Whereabouts
7 retell

4 of the pri
eee
jhe alan, Uding Senator Luis

Comme rctal secretary of

» former ambas-
nice govenited States in the
hop, Almeyda went and Clodo-
te their have been moved
At in Sheed detention cen-
tat, Base = ay to the Ritoque
Of the ar Valparaiso. The
tom” mo vieansfer was July 15.
ty the hoe Of the prisoners
‘Mag O2Woon "endous conditions
by gttten haiand to Santiago
the junta -,, °8 2 concession
World concern

Sue isin

ton Orlang 2! ceration in Ri-

tea A h Letelier has aay
Dee, This ;)oufered a total

Information came .

ty
then? Stat,
Toate striae
mii Commit
Sib Y sai
loyal for the at the “res-
~ by ae squarely. on the
ans Ommission to
faith with’ the

t Shortly after
began, the Metro

boa Which “cay. in
Ch aller atti ”
0 th _ attitude
Thyees the e Commission a
Me ace lations.. =
palette, a Continues: “If
iy, Bess, Was, Woted in the
dy ously, “thecPated to bar-
1 2? time prey did he
© prevent a

distressing is the

© of the Com--

from his aunt in Washington,
D.C., who is in contact with the
former ambassador’s family. Al-
though Letelier’s wife is in San-
tiago, she has not been allowed
to see him, reversing a late prac-
tice of the junta in letting the
prisoners’ families visit them.
Luis Corvalan, who is now in
Ritoque, has issued a statement
clandestinely smuggled out of
the air force base condemning
the conditions there. Corvalan
states that although conditions
are “deplorable”, he and the
other prisoners have not lost
hope of their impending free-
dom and that the Chilean people

will put an end to the fascist:

Pinochet dictatorship.

In a letter to the new Secret-
ary of State for External Affairs
urging the Canadian government
to protest the unjust prison sen-
tences handed out to four
Chilean patriots, the Central
Executive of the Communist
Party called for an end to the
Chilean show trials. The letter
reads:

* * *

We request your government
to most vigorously protest the
38 year prison terms imposed by
the fascist illegal military regime
in Chile against Carlos Lazo,
Socialist Party leader, and for-
mer Vice President of the Chi-
lean State Bank and Col. Ernesto
Gaz Guzman, Capt. Raul Ver-
gara Menoses and Sgt. Belar-
mino Costanzo Merino, all of the
Chilean Air Force.

World wide protest forced the
Junta to reduce the original sen-
tence of death to that of 38
years. We note with some shame
that the government of Canada
was not among those who pro-
tested the death sentences to
those Chilean patriots who were
upholding the constitution of
their country.

We urge you to square Can-
ada’s name in the world demo-
cratic community and demand
the cancellation of these unjust
sentences and the end of the
show trials being conducted by
the fascist junta and the restora-
tion of democracy in Chile, com-
mencing with-release of all poli-
tical prisoners.

Settle TTC strike on
'nion’s just demands

"Onn should also consider the

fact that the Commission will
try-to make the union the scape-
goat for a fare increase instead
of pressuring Queen’s Park with
its much broader tax base to
provide the increased subsidies
necessary for running and effi-

‘cient public transit system.

“In these days of rampant in-
flation, the wage demands of the
union are quite reasonable. But
money is not, the only issue.
Medieval . working conditions
that compel drivers to spread
their shifts over as much as 13
hours is the other issue of major

concern.

“The Communist Party de-_

mands a settlement of the Ne
based on the just demands 0
the: union, thus returning this
vital service to normal usage.

ing

Continued from pg. 4

ing up, with the war council
meeting twice in the last two
days. Ominous signs are appear-
ing in-Athens, with army tanks
circling the city apparently pois-
ed for action.

In London, Cyprus President
Makarios spoke to a huge crowd
of over 10,000 people on Sunday,
August 11. He pleaded with his
people to “let our differences be
abandoned.”

“The tragic drama of Cyprus
calls for the unity of the people.
It calls for coordination of our
forces to save whatever we can
save.”

His voice quivering, he talked
of. the disaster that has devas-
tated Cyprus. “The junta is the
creator of the disaster,” he said.
“Shame, shame,” shouted the
congregation. j

Archbishop Makarios demand-
ed that sectarianism be overcome.
“While there are Turkish invad-
ers,” he said, ‘‘we must not fight
with each other,” repeating the
appeal of the Communist Party
of Cyprus (AKEL) that only the
people of Cyprus alone can solve
the problem.

While the hand of the United
States is‘not openly seen in the
dispute, it is obvious to many
that Washington is appearing to
play both NATO “allies” off
against, each other in their de-
sire that Makarios will not re-
turn as president.

Cyprus talks reach

Greek Cypriot troops as the fighting continues.

Western grain dispute

Continued from pg. 4

worthless. Moreover, if the com-
panies can force the government
to retreat on its position in this

case, it will signal a victory for:

employers all across Canada and
will increase the anti-labor pres-
sure on the government all along
the line.

So far spokesmen for organiz-
ed labor across the country have
been conspicuous by their sil-
ence. Yet here is a case where
Parliament may have to be call-

ed into special session to pass
legislation dealing with this mat-
ter. If so, it is clear that only
the Perry report recommenda-
tions can provide a sound basis
for an acceptable settlement.

SOYBEANS

Consumers’ Association of
Canada reminds grocery shop-
pers that soybeans are an eco-
nomical, nutritious source of pro-

tein, vitamins and minerals.

Italy's unions are on the move

By TAMARA PHILLIPS

A day of “national struggle”
called by the Italian trade
unions took place at the begin-
ning of August in protest
against the government emer-
gency measures, increased taxa-
tion and prices.

It consisted of workers’ meet-
ings and rallies all over the
‘country and is to be followed
soon by a national conference of
all factory and trade union or-
ganizations. 3S

Sponsored by the three trade
union federations (Communist,
Socialist, Catholic), whose mem-
bership is over nine million, it
will discuss their next steps in
the united struggle and a series
of demands to be discussed with
the Confederation of Industries,
particularly the connection be-
tween wages and pensions, a
guaranteed minimum wage in
case of redundancy and the
cost-of-living index. —

It will also discuss a projected
meeting with the representatives
of all parliamentary parties and
the government.
~ The trade unions will present
a concrete alternative. program
of economic development cover-
ing industrial investments into
southern Italy, practical meas-
ures to help agriculture, the
tightening up on tax dodgers,
and severe measures to prevent
the flight: of capital abroad, etc.

Principal Responsibility _

The principal responsibility
for the economic crisis now fac-
Italy lies with the Christian
Democratic Party and the suc-
cessive governments it has do-
minated for over 30 years.

It is the leadership of the
Christian Democratic Party
which is largely responsible for
the system of dispensing favors
and patronage in public life and
industry, for the overstaffed and
inefficient civil service and cor-
ruption.

That is why the Italian Com-
munist Party is vigorous an
pesitive in its fight against the

government’s emergency “stop-

- gap” decrees.

It forced the House of Depu-
ties and the Senate to discuss
them point by point.

And it is not only makihg im-

mediate counter-proposals on
taxes, prices and investments,
which would shift the burden
of inflation from the workers to
the rich and avoid an economic
recession and unemployment in
future.
' The proposals it is advancing
also aim to bring a_- radical
change in methods of govern-
ment and public administration
as well as a different economic
policy. :

The Communists’ call for gov-
ernment action to. stamp out
fascism, safeguard democracy
in public life.and the armed
forces, and stamp out corrup-

id . tion is meeting with a wide re-

sponse,

Militant workers strike against miserable soning conditions

It is not an easy fight, the
obstacles are numerous. The
posing forces and vested inter-
ests are formidable.

Communist Solution
_ Some members of the Social-
ist Party in the government are
afraid of a powerful mass move-
ment and militant struggle
which might bring down the
government — they do not want

to be blamed for the fall.
It is difficult to forecast what
will happen in the coming

- weeks. They say in Italy that

nothing usually happens in Aug-
ust: it’s the Holiday Season!

But one thing is clear.

More and more people seem
to realize that the crisis in Italy
cannot be solved without the
Communist Party, its policy and
its: tremendous Capacity to sup-
port and organize mass strug-
gles and find allies,