Above

is being built by volunteer

are some of the new pulaiee| of the school city
being built in Maestra, Oriente Province, Cuba. It will
be large enough for 20,000 students after completion. It |

youth labor and 200 young

people from 50 countries are taking part in construction
work. (See also picture below).

CUBA, ANATOMY OF A
REVOLUTION by Leo Hub-
erman and Paul M. Sweezy.
Published by Monthly Re-
View Press, 1960. Available
People’s Co-op Bookstore,

7 W. Pender St.

The authors spent some
weeks in Cuba and in May
wrote this account of the
Cuban revolution. It covers
the background of the revolu-
tion, the armed overthrow of
the U.S.-backed dictator Bat-
ista, and the actions of the
revolutionary government in
power. It is a timely book
containing much interesting
and useful information, espec-
jially. about Fidel Castro him-
Self. The authors make clear
their full support for the rev-
olutionary government.

Huberman \and Sweezy,
through their writings over
the years, have become well-
known to the labor and pro-
gressive movement in Canada.
It is to be regretted that their
latest book should contain
Serious errors of interpreta-
tion and analysis.

Foremost among _ these is
the author’s estimation that
“the new Cuba is a socialist
Cuba” and “this is the first
time — ever, anywhere that
a genuine socialist revolution
has been made by non-Com-
munists!” The Cuban revolu-
tion is not, of course, a soc-
ialist revolution. As has been
Clearly pointed out in the
Communist press of Cuba and
Other countries, it is a demo-
Cratic ,national, anti - feudal,
anti-latifudist, anti-imperialist
revolution in which the state
Power of the previous ruling
Classes has been smashed from
top to bottom and in which
the workers, peasants and in-

Cuba book timely,
has serious errors

telligentsia now hold state
power. It most certainly is a
social revolution that will

move forward to the stage of
socialism. But to call it social-
ist today is premature and
does not herp the cause of the
revolution.

Secondly the authors tend
to play down the role of the
working class and the Com-
munist Party. The July 26th
movement and the two years
of armed struggle that result-
ed in victory were decisive
factors in the Cuban. revolu-
tion. But it must also be rec-
ognized that many thousands
of Cuban workers and Com-
munists gave their lives in the
struggle for national freedom
and social justice that has
gone on for decades. And for

the. authors even to consider

whether or nov “he Commun-
ists are working themselves
into a position from which
they can ‘take over’ control
of the regime” is to raise a
false issue as the authors
themselves admit. Cuban Com-

munists are co-operating
wholeheartedly in and with
the Cuban revolution and

have no interests apart from
it.

Finally the authors tend to
minimize one very important
fact which is well understood
by the courageous Cuban peo-
ple. It is that the. continued
existence of tiny Cuba with
its people prepared to die for
their revolution, this David
prepared to take on the Goli-
ath United States, is possible
also because it has the full
support of the mightiest mili-
tary, economic and political
force in the world today, the
powerful 1000 million strong
system of socialist states head-
ed by the Soviet Union.

; couver

| baker,

| Ship for peace in the UN.

PENTAGON

AND WINCH
Hjalmer Bergren, Lake
Cowichan, writes: We now
|have the conclusive proof, if
it was ever needed, that Har-
old Winch, the so-called ‘‘rep-

resentative” of labor, as an
elected representative in Van-

East, is in the same
as Eisenhower, Diefen-
and the caretakers of
U.S. monopoly interests in the
United Nations.

By his own statement in the}
Vancouver Sun of Nov. 10 he}
was completely disillusioned|
by observing Russian partici-
pation in the United Nations.
“T now doubt if they want
disarmament at all,’”’ he said.

Even the Vancouver Sun,}
which is by no means a labor|
paper, expresses doubt about!
the reliability of U.S. leader-|
On

camp

Oct. 29 it stated editorially, |

=| used today- by

NEW traditional painting
from China entitled: “Work
together.”

Publications
hearing here

Canada’s royal commission

on publications opened’ hear-|‘

ings in Vancouver’s Public
Library Monday.

Last ‘week the -editor of
Saturday Night, Arnold Edin-
borough, said in brief. that
newsstands in -Canada are al-
most entirely in the hands of
two major agencies with
American control.

The. companies ‘were identi-
fied as the Curtis Distributing

Company and Select Maga-|:

zines. ‘‘These two giants con-
trol the newsstands and dic-|
tate’? to Canadian wholesalers, |
he said.

| vival of mankind will have to |
|be carried on
| assistance from
‘| ed” gentleman.

“REBEL” WRITES |

| responsible,

“Mr. Wadsworth
what he
national

said in

effective
controls. Critics
the past that the
stretched the word
until it meant impossible.”

On the same
torial by Ma
points out that i
tary lobby is the strongest
lobby in Washington, and “‘al-
ready it may be too late to
try to reach an agreement on
disarmament.”

calls

page, an
arquis Childs
T :

the U.S

that

These are the people
Vinch gives his allegiance to,
as a representative of the
working and democratic-mind-

ied people of Vancouver East!

The National Guardian puts
our opinion well (Vance. Sun.
Nov. 10). “If the blunt langu-
age and plain speaking in the}
U.N. are the order of the day
—not only by Mr. K. but by

| neutrals as well—it is no won-

der. The world is sick unto|
dying of the stalemate of the}

cold. war and the status quo |
which Washington seeks to}
, | impose.”
Winch has shamelessly re-|
=| vealed his position with the|
=| U.S. Pentagon. Obviously. the
| struggle so vital to the sur-|

without any
this “esteem-|

'

Rebel, Vancouver, writes in|

| pari: Hitler was a piker com-}|

pared to the svelte, slick, con-!
niving mouthings and tactics |
leaders of the
“free world,” and “free press.’’ |
When one reads about the]

| barbaric treatment being visit-
ied on
| Communist

Henry Winston (U.S.}
leader) by the}
authorities and others}
sending a _ para-
lyzed, blind man to jail and|
keeping him there, hits an all
time low.

prison

tour
riet-Ca
ange pl
hree boys and
>d Wednesday
eave

Union who are
1 a Sov
exch

lian

one
and
Vancouver Sat-
day aiter attending a
aber of functions in
This is the first
an exchange pro-

undertaken

t} ir h
tnetr Honor.

ne such

has been

Five Cz anadians are sched-
uled to visit the Soviet Un-
on next May. Purpose of
the exchange is to further
understanding and goodwill

I students of the

petween

H
“labor fakers”

| preventing

| who are just

| ing

| B.C.

two countries.
With this kind of action it
is he wonder fascists are com-

ing out in
and U.S.

Rebel

the open in Canada

strikes out at
who are licking
the boots of the and

labor unity. He
“free press” loves to
with gusto police

also
bosses

Says the

display

| training with the newest weap-

on so-called mobs
workers demand-
peace, jobs, security.”

CHILLIWACK
‘JOBLESS

Bert Padgham, eee’:
writes us that 1,981 are
on unemployment insurance
|in Chilliwack and many more
with not enough stamps to re-
ceive benefits. There are also
75 new applicants for city wel-

ons: to

fare. He tells of a conference
which he attended to discuss

the winter works program at
which no concrete plans were

' put forward.

| Chinese and Korean y
building of the pees city.

youth working w ith Cuban youth in

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