MOSCOW (APN) — it was in
May 1972 that the Soviet-Amer-
ican. summit talks took place in
Moscow; and in the relatively
short period of a year, certain
Significant effects are notice-
able.

That meeting was a result of
a mutual desire to reduce the
risk of a nuclear war between
the USSR and the USA. It indi-
cated a desire to replace the
dangerous confrontation of ma-
ny years’ duration with condi-
tions of peaceful coexistence
and renunciation of the use of
force.

The Moscow meeting served
to fix the existing realities be-
tween the two countries in in-
ternational law. At the same
time it laid the foundation for
the further normalization of
these relations. During the past
year all the points of the agree-
ments reached for mutual rela-
tions between the USSR and the
USA were implemented and suc-
cessfully fulfilled.

The signing of the documents
ending the war in Vietnam, was
the kind of action which could
eliminate obstacles to fuller co-
operation.

Variety of Agreements

Never before in Soviet-USA
relations have as many and as
varied new agreements been
made as in this past year. They
cover commercial, industrial

oe

Unions meet to

(The following is from an
editorial, slightly abridged, car-
ried in the March 1973 issue of
World Trade Union Movement,
review of the World Federation
of Trade Unions.)

On February 26 official delega-
tions from the World Federation

of Trade Unions, the Interna-
tional Confederation of Free
Trade Unions, the World Con-
federation of Labor, the Inter-
national Confederation of Arab
Trade Unions, the All-African
Trade Union Confederation and
the worker members of the In-
ternational Labor Organization
Governing Body met in Geneva
to prepare a World Trade Union
Conference against Apartheid. A
delegation from the United Na-
tions Special Committee on
Apartheid, a committee which
played a big role in the success
of this initiative, led by its chair-
man, took part in the meeting.
The important decision taken —
to organize a conference. this
June 15 and 16 in Geneva and
to open it to all union organiza-

and economic spheres, scientific
and technological cooperation,
health protection, a joint space
program, and cooperation in en-
vironmental protection. The
méetings and contacts in culture
and sport have broadened even
more.

The expansion of cooperation
and the ensuing beneficial re-
sults include literally all spheres
6f the two countries’ relations.
But the more significant speci-
fic result of the meeting is the
taking of practical measures to
reduce the danger of nuclear
war and to curb the arms drive.
Measures envisaged by the trea-
ty on the limitation of anti-
ballistic missile systems and the
interim agreement with respect
to limiting strategic offensive
arms, as well as the agreement

on prevention of incidents on -

and over the sea (all signed dur-
ing the talks) are complement-
ed by agreements signed in Sep-
tember 1971 on reducing the
risk of accidental nuclear war
between the USSR and the USA
and improving the direct com-
munications link between the
two countries for use in emer-
gency cases.
Solution Possible

The Soviet-USA agreements
concerning missile and offen-
sive strategic weapons, for the
first time in history, put a limit
on these modern and more

Brezhnev, CPSU general secretary and president Nixon
following the signing of the treaty between their two countries on
the limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile systems and on Certain Meas-
ures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms in
May 1972.

world fighting
regime in

tions of the
against the odious
South Africa.

This conference will undoubt-
edly help workers and people
of South Africa in their difficult
struggle. The extent of this help
will obviously vary in accord-
ance with the final decisions of
the conference. But the interna-
tional trade union movement has
now in its hands immense oppor-
tunities for resolute action and
for an offensive which goes be-
yond the stage of statements, of
insufficiently coordinated  ac-
tions, or actions whch lack
strength because of trade union
division. United action means ef-
fectiveness. And this effective-
ness can be every great in the
case which concerns us. The
working class of the world, unit-
ed, has from now on within its
grasp the means to force South
Africa to abandon its policy of
apartheid. Consequently, we ex-
pect of this conference that it
will take a decision on the meth-
ods of action capable of making
the Government of South Africa

PACIFIC TRIBUNE,<ERIDAY, JUNE.15,,1973- RAGE 8

powerful types of weapons.
Agreement on this specific prob-
lem has created the possibility
of a positive solution of general
disarmament problems in the
interests of all states and peo-
ples.

One of the abjectives of the
Geneva talks on limitation of
strategic arms is to find a way
to make permanent the signed
five-year agreement on _ offen-
sive strategic arms.

“It would probably be a good
thing if we gave thought to how
we could go over from limiting
armaments to their gradual re-
duction, and also to the estab-
lishment of some kind of limits
to their qualitative develop-
ment,” Leonid Brezhnev said
last December.

European Security

A year ago in Moscow the
two sides agreed to contribute
to the relaxation of tensions and
to peaceful cooveration between
the European states.

This accord, which coincides
with the desire of all the states
of Europe, assisted the multi-
lateral consultations in Helsin-
ki to draw up the agenda and
proeedure of an all-European
security and cooperation con-
ference, in which the USA and
Canada will take part.

The joint Soviet-US com-
munique which crowned last
year’s meeting in Moscow sets
the goal of ensuring stability
and security in Europe through
reciprocal reduction of armed
forces and armaments, first of
all in central Europe.

Brezhnev Visit
During this period, the agree-
ments and understanding reach-
ed in Moscow in May 1972 were
not, as the world has seen, in
any way directed against any-
one and, harmed no one. At the
same time they helped to create
a political climate on our planet
suitable for the solution of in-
ternational problems in: a spirit

of good-neighborliness.

The coming visit of L. i

Brezhnev to the United States
is hailed by the Soviet public as
a means to further cooperation,
and with it, a considerably
greater improvement in_ the
political climate throughout the
world.

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is still as brutal as ever.

TORONTO — Led by the “tri-.

color” of the Spanish republic,
60 people marched in front of
the Spanish consulate here June
9 demanding the release of the
Carabanchel 10 and all political
prisoners, and the granting of
trade union liberties to the
Spanish working class.

“This demonstration”, Gloria
Montero, secretary of the Cana-
dian Committee for a Democra-
tic Spain told the Tribune,
“comes at a time when the ILO
general council is going to meet.
On the council’s agenda is the
topic of the expulsion of the
Spanish vertical syndicates (the
official | government - controlled
corporatist trade unions) from
the ILO. This is sponsored by a
number of European trade union
centrals, including the British
Trades Union Congress.

Blow to Franco

“Canadian trade unionists
should be in favor of the expul-
sion of the vertical syndicates
from the ILO”, she continued.
“This is why we are having this
demonstratidn now, just before
the meeting, to inform people.
The expulsion of the Spanish
vertical syndicates would be a
sharp blow to the Franco re-
gime”’.

In Spain itself, working class
agitation and activities continue
to escalate. In May alone, offi-
cial estimations put the figure at

fight apartheid

withdraw. We will work for this
in the greatest spirit of unity.

Our second reason for satis-
faction lies in the fact that the
organizations mentioned above
were able to meet and decide on
a meeting of all the world’s
unions. This is unprecedented. It
can be imagined that this was
not easy. As for us, (The World
Federation of Trade Unions, the
largest central labor body in the
world with over 170 million: af-
filiates, including the unions in
socialist countries — BM) for
years we have been advocating
such a conference. Along with
the World Confederation of La-
bor we have, since 1971, acted
in concert to bring it about. Con-
sequently, we welcome with
satisfaction the United Nations
decision to help the unions carry
It out,

We see in this the confirma-
tion of a conception which is
dear to us in the WFTU. That is,
that there are no ‘ideological’
or “organizational” barriers cap-
able of being an obstacle to in-
ternational united action on

questions which affect the joint
interests of the workers, and on
which all unions have identical
positions. Is the international
trade union movement now en-
tering on a new stage, a stage
which would be characterized in
particular by the establishment
and maintenance of normal rela-
tionships among the various
world trade. union organizations?
And characterized also, in con-
sequence, by more dynamic and
more effective action?
In any case, we hope so.
Various factors show that we
are moving towards this stage,
even if it were only the ardent
desire of the workers that this
is what should happen. But it is
a hard road. The Geneva meet-
ing (in February) positive as it
was, also brought out all the
reservations which still exist
among certain partners in regard
to setting out in a resolute way
along the road to concerted ac-
tion, cooperation and united ac-
tion, without debarring anyone.
Pierre Gensous,
General Secretary, WFTU

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of Spanish progressives \
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also been brought 10
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of the country.

Brutally Beaten

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Of the 145 people arrest
May Day and the following stil
in the capital, over 80 anol
detained, and details are ed OF
of 23 who have been tortu . it
‘ brutally beaten up. g ont
clude six young womeM™
eight months pregnant.
The charges of police
were so well authenticate det
the president of the publi nt’
tribunal, Dr. Mariscal 4¢ dict!
has called for an officia mith nae
report on the state of he
the prisoners. 8 inves
In an attempt to avoid cl!
tigation, Gen. Franco § od fil®
general of security impor 1,10”
of 100,000 pesetas (abou exist
on the prisoners. Under

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regulations this meant t e tO)
were all transferred SU? og)
Carabanchel jail without
ing before the tribunal. tall!

In the wake of the ih Pe
and tortures, 595 Spank jel
sonalities have addresse fg :
ter to the minister Of 1, @
tion and tourism, d
public inquiry into th
and the terrible
which the prisoners aM day?
May Day and the follo ject
in Madrid have been §

Protest Arrests the

Among the signal
petition are many
painter Antonio Sa
film director Juan A
dem, journalists suc ager
Santos, director of the piola®’,
“Cuadernos para él Ma
professors such 4°
Aguilar, who teaches
tional law at the UP ‘
Madrid, and numer’ ctu
priests, writers and in ies

One of the signal ec oF
Angel Sopena Ibane2, sant ¥f
one of the most imp?" , yi
stitutes of gynecolOky od i
country, has been art sul
accused of “diffusion reat
sive propaganda”. M@ sti al
the course of his invé oO
he has been transferte™
banchel and refused

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