Continued from pg. 1

A8nted formal recognition to the
Ovisional revolutionary council in
Aly puchea, the third such country
'r Vietnam and Laos to do so.
hina’s response, however, pos-
* the threat of war in Southeast
Sia, as it amassed troops on
der with Vietnam in a major
“vocative move.
hina also bought former Cam-
Qian Prince Sihanouk, whom the
ner Rouge had put under house
#st, to Peking where he was
Wn an international press plat-
Tn to condemn the National
®\+ed Front and to announce his
Wnotion of intervening at the UN
| behalf of the Pol Pot regime.
he Chinese actions were a con-
ation of Peking’s role in Kam-
‘hea whose economic, political
Q foreign policies it had been the
4\ or force in shaping.
Peensa Latina noted last month
@ story on the border issue, “The
manding influence of the
“nese in Kampuchea results from
fact that it is China which vir-
ly keeps the Pol Pot govern-
t afloat in the hostile sea of its

population. To strengthen his
rnal position, Pol Pot asked for
‘tantial aid from China on
th he now fully depends.”
ome 20,000 military advisors
‘ A technicians had been stationed
«\ampauchea and China’s role in
border aggression against Viet-

had been documented even by
\\ news sources which noted last
ober that Chinese pilots had
/ a used in border attacks against

Vietnam.

Movement of Chinese tanks,
heavy artillery and armored carriers
into Kampuchea had also been step-
ped up in recent weeks.

“The reactionary Pol Pot-leng
Sary clique and their families have
totally usurped power, sought by all
means to betray the country and
harm the people, causing im-
measurable suffering and grief to
our fellow Kampucheans, and
threatening our people with exter-
mination,’’ the National United
Front declared in its statement
issued December 4. ‘‘And it is the
Chinese authorities who have en-
couraged and backed to the hilt
these traitors and tyrants.’’

It added, ‘*To serve the strategic
aims of the great-power expan-
sionism of the Chinese authorities,
they have provoked a border con-
flict with Vietnam, thus turning
friend into foe. They have turned
our revolutionary armed forces into
mercenaries for the Chinese
authorities, and into a tool for the
suppression of the popular move-
ment of revolt.’’

That historic declaration, the is-
suance ‘of which marked the con-
solidation of the opposition forces
into the National Front, will now
presumably be the basis of the
restructuring of Kampuchea’s
economic, political, social and
foreign policies.

The declaration stated that the
aim is to ‘‘make Kampuchea a real-
ly peaceful, independent,

f Introducing the 1979

: NORMAN BETHUNE
| MARXIST FORUM

a series of 4 public forums featuring:

“Quebec and the Levesque referendum”

va

with
SAM WALSH |

president, Communist
Party of Quebec

SUN. FEB. 4 —2 p.m.
LANGARA COLLEGE
100 W. 49th Ave.
VANCOUVER

“Economic Growth of Socialist World”
with Dr. Emil Bjarnason
Director, Trade Union Research Bureau

SUNDAY, FEB. 11, 8 p.m.
Britannia Library
1661 Napier St., Vancouver

“New Perspectives for Organized Labor”
with Jack Phillips

‘id : labor secretary, Communist Party

| ao SUNDAY, FEB. 18, 8 p.m.

a Britannia Library

1e

a “State of the B.C. Economy”

with Dave Fairey
iff Trade Union Economist

: : SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 8 p.m.
ae Britannia Library

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"f FORUMS IN SURREY, B.C.

ts A\ll forums sponsored by Greater Vancouver Region, Communist Party. Each
“forum includes discussion period. Admission by donation.

National Front’s program
ussures rights, democracy

democratic, neutral non-aligned
country advancing to socialism,
thus contributing acitvely to the
common struggle for peace and
stability in Southeast Asia.’’

The Front’s broad-ranging pro-
gram calls for:

e The convening of general elec-
tions to elect a national assembly;
the framing of a new constitution
guaranteeing equality, genuine
freedom and democracy;

e Guarantee of the right of all
Kampucheans to the right to return
to their native land and restore their
family life; the right to freedom of
residence, movement, opinion,
association and religion, the right to
elect and be elected, the right to
work, education and recreation;

e Pursuance of an independent
and sovereign economic policy with
the object of moving forward to ge-
nuine socialism;

e Promotion of all forms of
mutual aid and cooperation among
peasants in order to boost produc-
tion and encourage living stan-
dards; :

e Introduction of the eight-hour
day and establishment of the princi-
ple of remuneration according to
work done;

e Abolition of compulsory mar-
riage and guarantee of sexual
equality;

e Pursuance of a foreign policy
of peace, friendship and non-
alignment towards all countries ir-
respective of their political and
social systems, on the basis of
peaceful coexistence; respect for
one another’s territorial integrity

and noninterference in internal af-

fairs;

¢ Settlement of all disputes with
neighboring countries through
peaceful negotiations; an end to the
border war with Vietnam provoked
by the Pol Pot-Ieng Sary regime;

e Strengthening of solidarity with
all revolutionary and progressive
forces throughout the world.

1979 Annual

BURNS NIGHT
January 27, 6 p.m.

Russian People’s Home
600 Campbell Ave.
Vancouver

Guest speaker:
Tom Constable,
Mayor, Burnaby.

Admission $7.50

Entertainment, dancing,
Baron of beef dinner,
haggis, refreshments.

Reservations: 942- 7379
Co-op Books,
Tribune Office. }

%

THAILAND

PHNOM PENH

KAMPUCHEA

~ @

KAMPUCHEA, VIETNAN . . . shaded portions show areas of Kam-

puchean border aggression.

Brady raps Wolfe plan
to cut education costs

Continued from page 1
school supplies that will be shifted
on to parents, the board expects to
save $87,555 from the about 60,000
students in the system.

COPE will make a presentation
to a public meeting to be called by
the board to explain its actions,”’
Knapp said, to oppose the cutbacks

- and point out the alternatives to the

board. ‘‘The board could really go
after the provincial government if it
wanted to,’’ he said. ‘‘The
province’s contribution to
education costs this year will drop
to two per cent.’’

Significantly, the cutbacks
implemented -by the Vancouver
school board also amount to two
per cent of the city’s education
costs.

In a related matter, British
Columbia Teachers Federation
president Pat Brady responded last
Thursday to provincial finance
minister Evan Wolfe’s announce-
ments of fiscal restraint.

Brady said that the measures an-
nounced by Wolfe would
emasculate both the ministry of
education and the province’s 75
local school boards.

Wolfe’s announcement on fiscal
restraint included a statement that
the pupil/teacher ratio in B.C.
schools had reached the ‘‘floor
level’? and would not be lowered

further, and that in the future
school boards would be called upon
to disclose their provisional budgets
to the municipal councils in their
areas so that the councils will act as
watchdogs on education spending.

Tightening the screws on the
public school system is a strange
way to open the International Year
of the Child, Brady said. “Nowhere
in the minister’s statement is there
the slightest recognition of the
needs of the children in the school

system. There isn’t even a mention” ~~

of education. It’s a single minded
attempt to pare costs without giving
a thought to the effect that these
measures may have on the quality
of education in B.C.”’

Freezing the pupil/teacher ratio
“‘would mean that the class size
inequities that presently exist in the
school system would continue, to
the detriment of the children,’’
Brady said.

Neither is the proposition that
councils should meet with school
boards to work out ways of cutting
education costs acceptable, he said.
“In effect, we’re being told that the
alderman can do the school board’s
job better than can the trustees.
This is ludicrous. Municipal
councils have no_ statutory
authority over school boards and
they should not be asked to in-
terfere in: school board affairs.’’

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JAN. 19 — Friday, Jan. 19, 7-10
p.m. YCL bi-weekly volleyball.
$1 per person, 2235 Kitchener
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welcome.

JAN. 20 — North Shore Club film
showing on Angola, Saturday,
Jan. 20 at 324 Calverhall, North
Vancouver, 8 p.m. Refreshments

available. Admission $2.

JAN. 20 — Saturday, Jan. 20, New
Year’s Banquet and Dance at the
Russian People’s Home, 600
Campbell Ave. Banquet at 6:30
p.m., dance 9 to 1. Spons. by
Russian Pensioners Club. Ad-
mission $7. Good food and good
music. Everyone welcome.

JAN. 27 — Burns Night banquet
and dance. See display ad this
page.

JAN. 28 — Sunday, January 28,
celebrate Jose Marti Night with
Cuban guests, Neighborhood
House, 535 E. Broadway — 6
p.m. Potluck supper. Adults $5,
children $2.50.

MOVING? CLEANUP? — Wanted
articles for resale. All proceeds
to P.T. Phone 526-5226. “The
Goodie Bin’.

ROOF REPAIRS — Reasonable
254-5836 and 277-3352.

CARPENTER 874-1814

HALLS FOR RENT

‘WEBSTER’S CORNERS HALL —

Available for banquets,
meetings, etc. For rates: Ozzie,
325-4171 or 685-5836. —

RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME —
Available for rentals. For
reservations phone 254-3430.

UKRAINIAN CANADIAN

CULTURAL CENTRE — 805
East Pender St., Vancouver
Available for banquets, wed-

dings, meetings. Ph. 254-3436.

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