WEST GERMAN UNIONS BACK TREATY RATIFICATION BONN—West German workers have demonstrated in a number of determined actions that they are solidly behind the Brandt govern- ment’s efforts to ratify treaties with the USSR and Poland. The Metal Workers’ Union, largest in the country, urged in an open letter to Bundestag (parliament) deputies, that the 1970 treaties be ratified. “We are confident,” said the MWU letter, “that ratification of these treaties will mean the continuation of the process of relaxa- tions of tensions in Europe.” In Hanover, Trade Union Conference delegates from the 10,000- member Postal Workers’ Union voiced a similar demand. A call for all democratic forces in the Federal Republic of Germany to unite behind ratification came from the Bavarian branch of The Printers and Paper Industry Workers’ Union. The Trade Union Federation of the FRG reported here that soli- darity strikes broke out across the Ruhr in support of ratification. In West Berlin, the Printers’ Union declared that “‘speedy ratifi- cation of the treaties will make possible the entry into force of the Four-Power Agreement on West Berlin, which will be a great relief to the population of this city.” FRENCH CP HAILS VOTE RESULTS PARIS — The April 23 French referendum’s results were hailed ‘by Georges Marchais, deputy general secretary of the FCP, as one of the greatest successes ever won by the French Communist Party. The referendum was on expanding the European Common Market to include Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Norway. Only the Communist Party urged a “no” vote. President Georges Pompidou demanded a “yes” from the French voters. The final tally of the vote yesterday showed that 10,601,654 were “yes” ballots (67.86%); 5,020,683 were “no” votes (32.14%). The French Socialist Party urged workers to abstain, and 39.64% of all qualified voters did abstain. Representatives of the Pompidou government did not attempt to conceal their dismay over the vote. FCP leader Marchais said the referendum results show that the ‘ powerful coalition of forces urging a “yes” vote was badly defeat- ed: compared with the second round of the 1971 presidential elec- tions, there was a drop of 8,000,000 for Pompidou’s side. : BREZHNEV ADDRESSES SOVIET MILITARY COMMANDERS MOSCOW—Soviet armed forces commanders, in conference here, heard Leonid Brezhnev, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, speak on the present international situation. The April 24-25 conference, whose basic theme was the poliical and combat readiness of the Soviet armed forces, was addressed by Defense Minister Andrei Grechko and other Soviet military leaders. Brezhnev expressed confidence that the Soviet armed forces will reliably protect the constructive work of the Soviet people and will accomplish all missions entrusted to them. He said that the work of the CPSU and the Soviet’people had created all conditions favorable for a high level of armed forces combat and political training. FOR ANTI-FASCIST UNITY IN ITALIAN ELECTION ROME—The Communist Party of Italy has called for unity of all the country’s working class and democratic forces to crush neo- fascism and consolidate Italy’s democratic gains, in the parliamen- tary elections of May 7-8. “Reactionary and pro-fascist forces, acting in connivance with the ruling circles, are trying to creaté provocations,” said the CPI statement, issued on the 27th anniversary of Italy’s liberation from fascism. “They are hatching a reactionary plot in an attempt to push through a right turn in the political course of Italy,” the statement warned. : At a mass meeting earlier, in Milan, Luigi Longo, CPI chairman charged the ruling Christian Democratic Party with responsibility in the stepped-up neo-fascist provocations. They had “been in power for more than a quarter of a century,” he said, “and were still unwilling to implement our anti-fascist constitution.” But, he told the meeting, “Italian Communists, and all those who cherish the ideals of the anti-fascist resistance movement, will not tolerate the revival of fascism in Italy.” CAMPAIGN TO FREE SUDAN POLITICAL PRISONERS KHARTOUM — Sudan’s Communists have appealed for world pressure on General Nimeiry’s military regime, for the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners. New arrests take place continually, at least 100 in the past three months. And the official figure does not include imprisoned members of the armed forces. : “The present regime is in fact chiefly characterized by its policy of terror and arbitrary arrests,” declared the Communist Party statement. “The majority are Communists and other progres- sive trade unionists, including large numbers of industrial workers.” Not only are conditions in the jails extremenly bad—no medical care, no books, radio or newspapers—but the once monthly visit of families can be stopped arbitrarily. Early this:year 44 prisoners were moved into two barbarically managed camps in the south. Here, conditions are among the worst, with insufficient food and water, no sanitation or washing facilities, and very little medical attention. The only doctor, a rabid anti- Communist, has refused to attend sick prisoners or admit them to hospital. : oo oo “But the resistance to the terrorist regime in the Sudan is increas- ing,” says the Communist statement, “and not only among families of the prisoners and detainees.” : A two-pronged campaign in Khartoum aims at the prisoners release and, pending that, better treatment. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1972—RAGE By at EE a PARIS — The second interna- tional. conference of national Committees for Democracy in Greece was held recently in the Hotel Palais D’Orsai here with 200 delegates from Belgium, Bri- tain, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, France, Federal Germany, Ger- man Democratic Republic, Hol- land, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, the Soviet Union and Sweden. A number of international or- ganizations were also represent- ed, including the Christian Movement for Peace, the Inter- national Federation of Resist- ance, the World Council of Peace, the World Federation of Trade Unions, etc. The conference was -opened by the eminent French biologist, .Academician Jean Rostand, who spoke warmly about the strug- gle of the Greek people. He was followed by the secretary of the French Committee for Democ- racy in Greece, Andre Leroy. The aim of the conference, he said, was to coordinate the ef- forts of all friends of the Greek people so that their political ‘moral and material support would become more effective, to assist the complete isolation of the junta internationally and aid the struggle of the democratic forces in Greece struggling to bring down the military dicta- torship and to restore democra- tic institutions. M. Leroy reported on the ac- tivities of the national commit- tees for solidarity with the Greek people since the first in- ternational conference in June 1968 in Geneva, and he under- . lined the important part inter- national solidarity had played in securing the dissolution of con- centration camps and the re- lease of political exiles. He referred to the resistance struggle of the Greek people, underlined the tremendous res- ponsibilities resting on the USA and NATO for the destruction of the Greek: people’s freedoms and denounced the support they give to the Junta. He also under- Workers share in managing plants. in Bangladesh By SADHAN MUKHERJEE NEW DELHI — The Bangla- desh government has decided to give representation to workers in the management of all na- tionalized industries. A 14- member representative body of all trade unions has been en- trusted by the government to work out the details. It has been decided that each nationalized industry will have a management corporation and every industrial unit a manage- ment board. Workers will be represented both in corporation and board levels. The management corporations and management boards will have proportionate representa- tion of government, workers and of state financial agencies like banks, industrial develop- ment corporation, the Bangla- desh Investment Corporation. That means workers representa- tion will be approximately one- third of the total membership. The demand for such repre- sentation was made by Bangla- desh trade unions at a confer- ence held in February. for a Free Greece. lined the responsibilities of im- perialist circles in Washington for the sharpening of the situa- tion in the East Mediterranean Among Greek observers were well-known figures from all poli- tical trends opposed to the dic- tatorship, and a number had the opportunity to address the con- ference. At the conclusion of the three-day meeting, an Appeal was issued reaffirming that “the cause of the Greek people strug- gling for their liberties is the cause of all peoples.” The Appeal continued: “The colonels maintain their dictator- MONTEVIDEO—A united pro- test estimated at 100,000 people marked the funeral of seven members of the Communist Party of Uruguay, who were slain by army gunmen as they left a CPU social club. The unarmed CPU members were “killed savagely,” after be- ing ordered out of the building, Communist Senator Enrique Rodriguez told Uruguay’s Upper Chamber. He branded the action part of the “international war’ against the left. The killings, an extension of the Bordaberry government’s de- clared “internal war,” at once triggered a two-day strike by the Uruguayan National Work- ers’ Convention (CNT). The funeral procession was led by Rodney Arismendi, CPU general secretary, Jose D’Elia, CNT president, and General Liber Seregni, leader of the left-wing Broad Front, in which Communists take part. Jose D’Elia expressed at the ceremonies, the unanimous anger and indignation of all CNT members at the massacre. Speakers charged the govern- ment with direct provocation and sabotage against the coun- April 21 marks the 5th year of military dictatorship in Gre Marching at the Greek consulate in Toronto are members det Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in Greece and Stu ‘vice was the Archbishig! “Pte ship against the wil i ple, by martial law, coercld ig) repression, torture, 1 pit trials, the ban on politic? ig ties, independent trade a f and democratic institution ‘si stressed that the dict@ 84 S was “in the service of Pé “A aims having nothing in © with the interests and @ tions of the Greek people The adventurist policy ® y dictatorship, its gran 2 oft bases to the U.S. and it$ © ¢y to extend the dictatorshiP oat prus, said the Appeal, putt peace and security i and the world.” try’s progressive forces working class. One of those to atten’ oP Montevideo, Carlos partell i of the Catholic Chur¢ y country. ‘if Even parties of ye i found it hard to stom etl government’s “wat, “aqui ing a _ parliamentary 1 8 and observing: “We 2 ge that Uruguay has ie squad.” {0 It was the shooting oto death squad membef$ yl earlier by Tupamaros 8 ant) which gave the gover? 0 pretext to suspend cons” iy rights and crack dow? left. sti, An_ Interior MinisttY pat ment said, ambiguous Vine shot was fired” whe? 14 Ji) members left the build™®ydl was followed by ©" guts which killed seven and "4 7 two. An autopsy sh” ot one victim was shot aq if 50 times. When the cP wa ¢ fence minister Sa ad! “Positions have becom 0 ized. The anti-guertil oe tions must, continue