Women tor

By MARIO DIAZ
(Prensa Latina)

Nearly one hundred women
are being held as “prisoners of
war” in several prisons in Santi-
ago de Chile, where they are
being tortured.

According to a report revealed
here by Doctor Evelyn Mauss of
the International Women’s As-
sociation, who visited the “Buen
Pastor” jail in the Chilean capi-
tal, most of the women prison-
ers are being held incommuni-
cado and are constantly being
moved to torture centers.

Dr. Mauss declared that some
ninety-five women are_ being
held without specific charges
against them and their names
are not on the lists of political
prisoners.

The women were sent to the
“Buen Pastor” jail from other
concentration camps and many
of them arrived with their hair
pulled out, their breasts cut up
and their genital organs destroy-
ed by electric shocks. Many of
them have become pregnant be-
cause of rape by their jailers and
desperate requests for abortions
have been denied.

Evelyn Mauss said that many

tured in Chile's jails

Chilean women waiting to be interrogated in the concentration

camp of Pisagua. Many are political activists themselves, or wives of
workers, fishermen and professionals who were supporters of the

Popular Unity government.

of the victims had mice intro-
duced in their vaginas and that
in the Chena concentration camp,
on the outskirsts of the capital,
they were blindfolded during
torture so they would not see
their torturers.

Prison authorities did not al-

Men on Dawson Island
face ‘scientific death

SANTIAGO — The Commu-
nist Party of Chile, working un-
derground, has issued a decla-
ration denouncing a_ criminal
plan by the junta to slowly mur-
der the political prisoners on
Dawson Island. The anounce-
ment that these prisoners would
be or have been transferred to
other prisons does not: deny
the truth and implication of this
gruesome plan.

The following is the text of
the Communist Party’s de-
nouncement:

Pinochet, the dictator, has pro-
hibited humanitarian organiza-
tions, mainly the Red Cross
from visiting Dawson Island
under any circumstances. The
reason for this decision lies in
their cruel determination to
murder our popular leaders
through ‘scientific’ procedures.
The lives of Luis Corvalan and

his fellow prisoners are in great-

danger.

Fascist doctors have wilfully
participated in the elaboration
of the plan, which consists of

the administration of different
drugs in the prisoners’ food
that produce a diminution of ap-
petite and consequently a loss
of the calories necessary to sub-
sist. Through this method cel-
lautolysis and a process of or-
ganic self-destruction — shortly
take place to which the condi-
tions of the Island help only too
well.

Parallel to this, potent diure-
tics are given, furocemide in
particular, a drug that induces
severe dehydration and salt dep-
letion that further debilitate the
body.

This planned physical annihi-
lation is increased by diets that
alternate proteins and carbohy-
drates, adding to the damage of
the vital organs.

The fact that prisoners on
Dawson Island are being denied
visitors is a consequence of this
‘scientific plan.’

With great cynicism the jun-
ta claims to have discovered
among the prisoners a system
of secret codes, and suitcases of

low Dr. Mauss to talk to a wo-
man doctor, who is also a “pri-
soner of war’.-“She knew in
what condition the women were
in prison and would have been
an authorized person who could
have told us about the conduct
of the military”, said Dr. Mauss.

She added that several of the
prisoners, among whom are
workers, writers, teachers and
actresses, have been moved to
galleries for common prisoners,
where they share terrible living
conditions with them.

The regime also -threatens
children to control the Chilean
woman,

There are innumerable cases
of children who have been drag-
ged out of school in the day and
out of home at night. They are
tortured psychologically and
sometimes physically, and then
sent back, traumatized, to their
mothers,

Chilean exiles said that this
was an efficient way to intimid-
ate women and to keep them
from commenting on the arbit-
rary procedures of the Chilean
military junta.

arms aimed at fomenting a rebel-
lion. We need not stress the
falseness of the accusation.

The Communist Party of
Chile calls: all the people of
Chile and all the peoples of the
world to stop this crime before
it has been successfully com-
pleted.

Dawson prisoners must be
snatched from the claws of the
fascist beast as soon as possible
so that their lives can be saved.

Free speech fight in Calgary

CALGARY — ; Strong pres-
sure from communists and their
allies here last week forced ra-
dio station CFCN to open an
election forum to all candidates.

The station wanted to in-
clude in its forum only candi-
dates representing parties who
had members elected to the last
parliament. That would have ex-
cluded Communist Party candi-
date David Whitefield in Cal-
gary Centre, and two other can-
didates.

But Whitefield and one of the
other two candidates immediate-
ly launched a strong protest, in-
cluding a telegram to the Cana-
dian Radio-Television Commis-
sion, and the organization of
picket lines around the station’s
property.

The CRTC responded with the
suggestion that CFCN allow all

' parties to air their views on the
program, with no results. Sta-
tion spokesmen merely said,

“we think we’re on firm legal

ground,” and challenged the
CRTC to take court action.

But when Whitefield reiterat-
ed his intent to picket the sta-
tion, contacted other candidates,
especially New Democrats, to
ask them to honor the picket
lines, and had statements pub-
lished in both of Calgary’s daily
newspapers, CFCN backed
down.

Whitefield’s statement said:
“I regret strongly that CFCN
has chosen to regard this mat-
ter as a simple legal question.

“The right to freedom of speech

and of access to the media is
much more than:a legal right, it
is a vitally important political
right belonging not only to can-
didates but also to voters.

“We shall continue to protest
through the CRTC and other

‘government agencies and we

shall resume our plan to picket
CFCN television studios ... . to
request other candidates to boy-
cott the program and to take a

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stand on ‘the right of freedom
of speech.” .- ;
Further pressure was applied
to CFCN the day before the
forum when: William Kashtan
addressed a public meeting in
Calgary. Kashtan told the meet-
ing that while most local news
coverage of communist alterna-
tives has been adequate, the na-
tional news media have deliber-
ately ignored the communist
election platform. is
The combined pressure was

‘too much for the television sta- .

tion.. CFCN buckled at the last
minute, and Whitefield was
among those presenting their
party platforms’ on the televi-
sion forum.

The communist candidate
called this a victory for freedom
of speech, and was also pleased
with the publicity it generated
for the Communist Party. The
episode showed Calgary com-
munists to be principled and
tenacious fighters. ‘

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speaking for the farmer. He’s
talking fpr the big food chains
whose profits are record-high,
just as prices are record high.
Examples are General Bakeries
whose profits are 55% up over
last year; Maple Leaf Mills up
149.5%; Weston Bakeries up
81% and so on.

Thirdly, as far back as January
deals were already being cooked

_ up by the Liberals who promis-

ed, if elected, to raise industrial
milk prices. They told the dairy

representatives that the Cabinet

would grant increases raising the
guaranteed price for 100 pounds
of milk from $8.50 to $10. Cana-
dian taxpayers are already sub-
sidizing the dairy companies to

‘Basic issues

e@ Continued from page 3
brought “its policies to a wide
audience. Despite the blackout
of the central media,’ the Com-
munist leader stated, ‘‘the local
mass media (except in Metro
Toronto) was compelled to note
the campaign of the Communist
Party and its candidates.
Coherent Program

“In the-course of the cam-
paign new friends of the Party
and new. readers of its. press
were found,” he reported, show-
ing a basis for “more rapid
growth of the Party, the Young
Communist League. and _ their
press.” He said that the Com-
munist Party “emerged as the
most stable organization of the
Left, with a coherent program
corresponding to the needs of
the working people,” and that

the campaign would “bring
great political dividends to the
Party.”

Acknowledging that ‘“work-
ing people who have begun to
break with the old line parties
vote, in the main, for the NDP
feeling it has a better chance,”
Kashtan predicted that this
would change as the struggle
develops and issues become
clearer.

He expressed congratulations,
on behalf of the CP Executive
Committee, to “all candidates
of the Party in this election

campaign, a large percentage of .

whom ran for the first time and
showed the ability to stand up

panies like Silverwo

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powder, butter, cheese |
cream. So we get it?) of
— more tax money Mee rit
dairy industry and hig a
on dairy products. Thé ea
gets hurt some ee :
over Jast

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get higher prices an
ernment handouts.
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tions, all signs pony
tinued Liberal double 2
Trudeau’s ministers 9,
officials are active NOW |.
have a majority.
faction in the boardroom,
country but the com
heading into a storm.

not settle

and defend Party policy
“I want to than “the
too who worked the
paign on. behalf of job
munist Party for @°

done,” he said.
Tasks Ahead

Kashtan looked 7s
tasks awaiting the gives
Party and all propels nd
prepare for municlP® id’
vincial elections, 1° tht
people’s movements “iy #
sues of rising Price®, apo
ral resources, on th | jeld

question of peace a
and in support © i ta
movement - whic Asi!
major proportions ? oT
“The efforts ° ynio
weaken the trade see!

ment,” he sua a
relonged str!
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tries, and emphasi2 nd so"
portant are unity 9
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that “to help work is
juct demands NOW J aay 7
1975 negotiations,
than ever, workin
union, and democt@
decisive. 3
“It is decisive
monopoly offensiv€ ork
ing standards 0 i
ple and on thell
rights,” he said. esult §
“If the election Pr ortt
anything, it unde
point.”

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By PETER REGENSTREIF

The poll’s messas4
A Liberal win
but not a romp—

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(which backed the Tories as did the one first
dailies) ran headlines about the Liberals —
July 6 (above) and the second on July 9

(below)

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