TORONTO — A memorial
Meeting to pay tribute to Moses
Otane, general secretary of the
G uth African Communist Party
SACP) and a member of the Na-
Uonal Executive Committee of
€ African National Congress
(ANC) of South Africa was held
ahead as Moses Koa ae
| ng a len; illness at the
| 8ge of 72. ee
ag was born in 1905 in the
Peake. and later moved to
| Ohannesburg where he became
ative in the trade union strug-
_Bles. At age 23 he joined the ANC.
Fe ter, after studying the history
tthe October Revolution, Lenin
‘nd the Bolsheviks, Kotane
; Joined the Communist Party.
tar 1931-32 Moses Kotane vis-
Sh the USSR for the first time.
le Ortly after his return, he was
Vat general secretary of the
SACP and became editor of its
Paper Umzebenze (The Worker).
‘48 Tole in strikes and political
tions led to his arrest and
'™prisonment many times. In
_ Paying tribute to his life and work,
te Central Committee of the
_;°mmunist Party of the Soviet
Mion wrote in a cable to the

SACP, ‘‘The whole life of Moses
Kotane a prominent figure in the
African and __ international
working-class movement, was a
model of selfless service in the
noble cause of the struggle against
imperialism, colonialism and ra-
cism, for the national liberation of
the people of South Africa, for the
ideals of communism ...”’

Speaking at the memorial meet-
ing here, Yusuf Saloojee, a rep-
resentative of the ANC (SA) in
Canada, described Moses Kotane
as ‘‘a man who symbolizes the
glorious traditions of the South
African working class ... who
was a true internationalist, who
has won the respect of: com-
munists and progressives the
world over.

‘There was a unique quality to
the man,’’ Saloojee said, “‘an
orator of unimpassioned style
who carried his audience through
the considered weight of his
words rather than the drama of his
delivery; an organizer of action
who carried his followers through
weight of persuasion and person-
ality rather than charm or
charisma ...””

Saloojee closed his remarks

ISTANBUL, Turkey — After
Years of severe illegality, the
Communist Party of Turkey held
'4 national conference in 1976 in
vihich it ‘elected an enlarged
Cactship. In’ May’ 1978;»the
_\fntral Committee of the CPT
Met, the first since the national
. Conference, to discuss the in-
peed activities of the party in
_ ‘urkish political life.

Central to this discussion was
€ question of stepping up the
ght for the legality of the CPT.
Be example of such heightened
E: Wity by Turkish communists
a8 their participation in May
ty celebrations this year. In the

‘Turkish communists
fight for legality

first legally-celebrated May Day
since World War Two, Istanbul’s
central square was decorated
with large pictures of Marx, En-
gels and Lenin. Many parlia-
mentarians’ and’ prominent trade
unionists took part along with
hundreds of thousands of demon-
stators. :

In a press statement following
the Central Committee meeting,
the CPT said the agenda included
“the political situation, . trade
union matters, the question of the
national democratic front and the
question of strengthening the
Party.”

_ Symbol of S. African struggle
Moses Kotane dies in Moscow

saying the best tribute we can pay
to this great revolutionary “‘is by
learning from him, by using his
great dedication and outstanding
qualities as an example and by
continuing to advance the strug-
gle especially in these critical
times in the history of South
Africa.”’

Paying tribute to the work of
Moses Kotane on behalf of the
Communist Party of Canada, its
general secretary, William
Kashtan told of a conversation he
had with Kotane in which the
South African communist leader
expressed supreme confidence in
the outcome of the rising people’s
struggle, not only in South Africa,
but Africa as a whole.

‘‘Comrade Kotane ... did
much to shape the policies of the
SACP and to build it,’’ Kashtan
said, ‘‘as he did much to help

build Africa, ably applying the .

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“In paying our respects tog

principles of Marxism-Leninism
to the specific character of that
country.

Comrade Kotane,’’ Kashtan con-
cluded, ‘‘and expressing our sol-
idarity with the SACP, it is useful
to remind ourselves what he
stated in an interview in 1969
when asked how he saw the end of
‘apartheid. He replied, “My view
is that it is only through grim and
bitter armed struggle that the
apartheid system can be over-
thrown by the oppressed people
of South Africa’. And he con-
cluded with the remark, ‘We must
fight’ ”’.

Kashtan pledged the support of
Canadian communists in that
struggle for the destruction of
colonialism and the winning of na-
tional freedom as the key to the
achievement of socialism in
South Africa.

Poems of tribute and struggle
were beautifully read by Don
Maooljee, actor-producer, who is
also cultural director of the ANC
(SA) in Toronto. The memorial
meeting closed with the playing of
the Internationale.

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Uruguayan authorities will not allow any organizations to extend aid to

the families of these political prisoners.

Children kidnapped
by Uruguayan regime

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay —
News of the disappearance of
children, kidnapped along with
their-parents,.has. been released
here and is described as one of the
most tragic results of the fascist
regime.

Five children, aged from 4
years to a baby of 20 days have
been picked up in Buenos Aires,
Argentina by the intelligence
arms of the Uruguayan dictator-
ship with the aid of Argentine fas-
cist forces. Their whereabouts is
unknown.

The news report also describes

the struggle to survive by the
families of the 400 political pris-
oners of the regime and the fact
that all groups attempting to help
feed and clothe the children are
considered ‘‘subversive”’ by the
government. This includes the
International Red Cross which is
prevented from extending such
aid to these families.

Many of these children today
are parentless because their
mothers and fathers have died in
prison; others were born in
Uruguay’s jails and today are
eking out a meagre existence.

It’s time the PM said no to the N-bomb

5 Prime Minister Trudeau at the UN
P€cial Assembly on Disarmament came
a as was expected, solidly on the
ows U.S. President Carter on the cru-
Issue of the neutron bomb. That is: to
S€ it as a new mask for nuclear black-
| see to secure an arms advantage in favor
the USA and NATO.
& According to the press the Prime Min-
. ter praised Carter’s decision to halt the
_ .<¥elopment of the neutron bomb as
gE arsighted’’, and should prompt a re-
Ponse from the Soviet Union that would
€ the postponement permanent.
* * * 3

Obviously Trudeau and his military
“Visors have chosen to turn a deaf ear
da blind eye to the proposal of the
Oviet Union and the Warsaw Pact coun-
__,/&s for a Convention on the Production,
W loyment, and Use of Nuclear Neutron
f fapons. This proposal was made be-
re Trudeau spoke to the UN Assem-
Y. The proposed Convention states in
iticle One that: ‘“‘Each State-Party to
| die Convention undertakes not to pro-
t to use nuclear neutron weapons.”
aa remaining five articles of the Con-
€ntion contain proposed measures for

€nerally accepted standards of inter-
tational law. It provides also for the ban

Ce, stockpile or deploy anywhere and

Ct controls in accordance with the:

‘Marxism-Leninism in Today’s World

to be of unlimited duration and be open

to all states for. signature.
* * *

It was left for NDP MP for
Toronto-Greenwood Andrew Brewin to
say that the Prime Minister should have
said at the UN Assembly. In a quite
comprehensive article ‘‘Canada must
oppose neutron bomb”’ published in the
Toronto Globe and Mail on May 19 Mr.
Brewin said: :

‘« _ the actual operation of the neut-
ron bomb suggests that its deployment
would be in complete disregard of
humanitarian considerations and it
would disregard the valued heritage of
international law. ... The neutron bomb
... promises to reach a new ultimate in
inhumanity.”

Pointing out that under present cir-
cumstances this is no time for Canada to
equivocate, but rather, “‘the Canadian
government should feel that its duty
clearly lies in expressing its disapproval
of the neutron. bomb.”’

Moe ewes ak
On the life and death issue of the neut-
ron bomb, Mr. Brewin has spoken as a
true representative of the people in this
hour of grave danger to all humanity. It is

high time that Prime Minister Trudeau
and all members of parliament take a
similar unequivocal stand.

It almost goes without saying that for
the Prime Minister and Defence Minister
Danson to make motherhood statements
about the horrors of nuclear warfare,

while continuing to opt for more and.

more armament, is deceitful practice. On
the other hand, it is cowardly practice
indeed for our MPs to keep quiet on the
deadly issue of the neutron weapon...

« % * *

We must make no mistake, the pro-
duction and deployment of the neutron
nuclear weapon will lead to a sharp
intensification of the arms*race, impede
the relaxation of world tensions, and
greatly increase the outbreak of a nuclear
holocaust in Europe and the whole
world. For, this is the first time nuclear
weapons have been presented not as a
means of deterrent, but as a means to
conduct war.

With the advent of the neutron
weapon, the danger has been created
that the distinction between conven-
tional arms and nuclear arms will be ob-
literated. This means that the ‘‘nuclear
threshoid’’ will be lowered to a danger-

ously low level. In other words. the neut-
ron bomb opens the road to a quick esca-
lation of any conventional armed conflict

in Europe into a nuclear war.
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Our so-called military strategists argue
that the production and deployment of
the neutron bomb will give the NATO
forces an indisputable military advantage
over the Warsaw Pact countries. But to
accept such infantile reasoning is to bury
our collective heads in the sand. For,
history teaches that any attempt to obtain
unilateral advantage, to disrupt the ap-
proximate power balance, only leads to a
new senseless arms race spiral.

For all of the above reasons, as well as
others too numerous to mention, Canada
should say NO to the neutron bomb.

“oe

Every MP worth his salt should follow
publicly the lead of Andrew Brewin. All
true Canadian patriots should speak up
now and demand of their member of
parliament to take an unequivocal stand
against the production and deployment
of this new mass murder weapon, for an
end to the arms race, for balanced, equit-
able disarmament based on the principle
of equality of security of all nations and
peoples.

Pick up your pen and do it today.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—June 9, 1978—Page 9

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