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At its 23rd Convention, Oct.
9-10-11, 1976, The Communist
Party of Canada adopted a Unity
Appeal to the NDP titled ‘For a
Democratic Alliance”, which was
printed in the Tribune, Oct. 18 and
which is reproduced on this page.

The New Democratic Party’s re-
sponse to the Appeal and the
Communist Party’s position on
this response is printed below.

Mr. Wm. Kashtan-
General Secretary
Communist Party of Canada

Sir:
We are in receipt of your letter of
October 18th, 1976.

T am instructed by the Council
and Executive of our party to in-
form you that the NDP is not in-
terested in, and will not co-
operate with the Communist
Party of Canada, on this issue or
any other.

Sincerely.
Robin V. Sears
Federal Secretary

The Communist ack aS
Canada deplores the negative and
short-sighted position taken by

We 2 are convinced that mem-
bers of the NDP, all socialist
-minded and progressive forces

the Council and Executive of the— throughout the country will con-

New Democratic Party with re-
spect to our proposal for coopera-
tion around a mutually-agreed
program of action for a democra-
tic alternative to the crisis policies
of monopoly.

Notwithstanding the statement
that the NDP ‘‘is not interested in,
and will not cooperate with the
Communist Party of nae Sate =
this issue or any other,” be-
lieve that events will aie) the
NDP to re-examine its position.

Insofar as the Communist Party
is concerned, it will continue to
work for ‘working-class and
democratic unity and for coopera-
tion with the NDP because it is
our firm conviction that this is the
way to defend and advance the
immediate and long term interests
of the working people of our
country, to curb monopoly and
the -multi-nationals, — extend

democracy, and open the road to
socialism in Canada.

23rd Convention
Communist Party of Canada

The Communist Party salutes the
splendid unity that has emerged as
the halimark of organized labor's
fight-back against Bill C-73 and the
brutal t+ of the Anti-inflation

Gemand for a say on all matters of
concern to thém at their places of
work and in the country.

To win these objectives requires
determined and united economic and
political action by the working class
.and democratic forces against the ef-
fects of the crisis policies of
monopoly and government.

To change government economic
and social policy is irrevocably tied to
struggle to stop the reactionary
drive to the right by shifting policies to

strata in defense of “free enterprise”
political forces in Canada.

Conserva'
Party as the main instrument of such
tight-wing ambitions.

In the face of the present drive to
the political right the working class

to be disunited. if the people are to
stop this reactionary drive to the right
they need to unite their forces around
& common program of action. This is

right and for creating conditions for
democratic economic and social ad-
vance.

Unity Aipsals to sie NDP

ving -basis for such a discussion even

and democratic forces cannot afford .

The way forward lies through
cooperation of all working class and
democratic forces. Vital to this is the
realization of a democratic alliance
that includes the trade unions and
farm organizations, the New Democ-
ratic Party and the Communist Party.
Such an alliance can thwart the ambi-
tions of the reactionary right.

A great responsibility in this re-
spect devoives upon the New Demo-
cratic Party. So far, the NDP has gen-
erally retreated in the face of the
pressure from the right and has taken
a position of adapting to the crisis
policies of monopoly. Where it has
moved to stronger positions it has
done so with reluctance and timidity.
Such a policy is surely at variance
with the vital interests of the working
acie many of whom ee the

DP electorally.

For its part the Communist Party,
true to its consistent policy of striving
to build working class and democratic
unity, is prepared to cooperate with
the NDP in helping to bring into being
a democratic alternative to the crisis
policies of monopoly, and a democra-
tic alllance powerful enough to stop
the drive to the right.

As a first step in this direction the
Communist Party proposes that a
representative group from the or-
ganizations concerned come to-
gether and jointly work out a program
of action that will have as its im-
mediate focus the defeat of the drive
to the right and the crisis policies of
monopoly.

The Communist Party is
to accept the 10-Point Program of the
Canadian Labour Congress.as a

though it omits the major question of |
nationalization. The Communist Party
would of course put forward its own
three-point program as a part of the
discussion to evolve a common pro-
gram. It would expect the New Demo-
cratic Party to do likewise.

Out of such a discussion a common
program could emerge which the par-
ticipating organizations, while main-
taining their own Independent posi-
tions, would fight In a common and
spirited campaign to turn back the
reactionary drive to the right, thus
keeping open the door to democratic,
economic and social advance.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—DECEMBER 10, 1976—Page 6

cur in this and work to bring such
cooperation about.

Solidarity
with Chile

TORONTO — The Canadian
representative of Central Confed-
eration of Workers of Chile
(CUT) appealed last .week in a:
press statement for solidarity ac-
tion to save the lives of several
prominent trade unionists now
imprisoned in Chile:

Since January of this year the
DINA (Chilean Secret Police) has
arrested hundreds of Chileans,
many have disappeared after ar-

rest. The junta continues to deny |

that they have been arrested, and
refuses to give any information as
to their whereabouts. Many im-
portant leaders of the Chilean
Workers Movement have been
arrested. Their lives are in great
danger, and there is fear that the

LONDON — Marchers estimated at 15 ,000 approach Trafalgar Square
in procession Nov. 27 in support of the Northern Ireland peace move- —
ment. Taking part were delegates from all parts of the United Kingdom
and some arrived from Canada, the United. States and other countries.

SOVIET-CHINESE BORDER TALKS RESUME |
PEKING — Border talks between the USSR and the. People’s

junta will murder them unless the Republic of China resumed here Nov. 29 after an 18 month break.

pressure of the world wide sol-
idarity movement is felt.

Some of these important lead-
ers are: Victor Diaz: Leader in the
Central Confederation of Work-
ers (CUT) and Leader in the
Popular Unity Government;
Exequiel Ponce: Leader in the
Central Confederation of Work-
ers (CUT); Jose Weibel: Con-
struction .worker and leader of
youth in the Popular Unity Gov-
ernment; Carlos Lorca: Doctor,
former Deputy and leader of
youth in the Popular Unity Gov-

ernment.

Only your solidarity can save
their lives. Resolutions of work-
ers’ organizations urging their re-
lease should be passed and sent
to:

General Augusto Pinochet, Edi-
ficio Diego Portales, Santiago,
Chile.

Horacio Arce, Ambassador of
Chile, Chilean Embassy, 56
Sparks St., Suite 816, Ottawa,
Ont. K1P 5A9.

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau,
Ottawa, Ont., Canada.

The CUT representative in
Canada, Osvaldo Cortes, has also
requested that copies of such re-
solutions be sent to: Central Un-
ica de Trabajadores de Chile,
P.O. Box 931, Station *A’, Toron-
to.

Luis Corvalan is stil In the
hands of the fascist junta. interna-
tional solidarity is needed to save
his life.

Leonid Ilyichev, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, who arrived in —

Peking Nov. 27, is head of the USSR delegation at the talks. U.S. and
other Western news correspondents in.the capital expressed thinly-
veiled concern over the fact that Ilyichev received a cordial welcome
from Yu Chan, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister at Peking airport.

SEX WAGE DISPARITIES WIDEN IN THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Labor Department reports that the
gap between wages paid to‘men’ and women has significantly widened
in the past 20 years. In 1955, working men averaged $1,911. more than
working women. In 1974 the gap had widened to $3,433 — or 79%.
These figures are in ‘‘constant dollars’’ taking inflation into account.

Although women were 32% of all full-time wage workers in 1974,
they accounted for 63% of the workers paid between $3,000 and $4,999.
They comprised 58% of those earning $5,000 to $6,999, but only 5% of
those paid. $15,000 or more for year-round, full-time work.

GRANMA 20th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS TO MARK, LANDING
HAVANA — The moving of the yacht Granma to the monument
that will bear its name constituted another step towards the December
2nd celebration of the historic landing. In the 63-foot craft, 82 revolu-
tionaries led by Fidel Castro arrived 20 years ago at the south coast of

Oriente Province to begin the final stage of the 100-year long struggle —

waged by the Cuban people for their independence.

CHURCH LEVELS CRITICISM OF BRAZILIAN REGIME
RIO DE JANEIRO — The National Conference of Brazilian
Bishops stated that the political and economic system in force in Brazil
is characterized mainly by social injustice. The charge was made in a
document drawn up by the Representative Commission of the Confer-
ence. It calls for sweeping political and social reforms and rejects the

acts of violence against the clergy in recent months. Several priests
have been arrested including Joao Bosco who was beaten then shot to

‘death by police for protesting the mistreatment of prisoners.

RAIL LINE TO OPEN BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI

HO CHI MINH CITY — The last link is being forged in the rail line
between Ho Chi Minh City (the former Saigon) and Hanoi. For the first
time in a generation, rail service will be open and the first train joumey
will coincide with the fourth Congress of the Vietnam Worker’s Party.

Tens of thousands of citizens have been at work since last year
building some 496 bridges, 520 culverts and 20 mountain tunnels. One ~
hundred and fifty stations needed repair including Hanoi’s Hang Co
station— destroyed in U.S. air raids. The opening of the line across the
17th parallel was greeted last month by a huge rally in the old imperial —
city of Hue.

SPAIN’S COMMUNIST PARTY ISSUES. MEMBERSHIP CARDS .

MADRID — Spain’s communists, Nov. 22, started receiving their —

party cards for the first time in 40 years at meetings held in factories and
other places of work all across the country. At the same time, the Party
began a recruiting campaign to increase their membership from the
present 150,000 to 300,000.

ANGOLA TO BECOME UNITED NATIONS’ 146TH MEMBER

UNITED NATIONS — The People’s Republic of Angola will be-
come the 146th member-state of the United Nations following a 13-0
vote in the Security Council Nov. 22, recommending its entry. More
than 100 countries presently recognize Angola and all of them have
votes in the General Assembly which votes on admitting new mem-
bers. The U.S. and China abstained in Nov. 22nd’s Security Council —
vote.

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