Life will prove Chinese
leaders wrong, says CPSU Editor of Chile’s Communist

A letter sent to the Chinese
Communist Party on June 15 by
the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union, urging agreement on a
specific date for convening a
world meeting of Communist and
Workers’ Parties, has been re-
leased for publication,

The CPSU suggests that apre-
patory conference of representa-
tives of the 26 parties who formed
the drafting commission in 1960
should be held to propose a date
for the world conference,

The CPSU central committee
again expressed its preparedness
to hold a bilateral meeting of
representatives of the CPSU and
CPC on any agreed date,

The CPSU rejected the CPC
objections to a world conference
on the grounds that it could only
lead to an open Split,

“No one can pose theissue like
that or predict a split as a result
of a conference unless he himself
has decided on a split,” the CPSU
letter pointed out, “We believe
that in view of the differences
which the Communist movement
has come up against, it isneces-
Sary, first and foremost, to con-
centrate on revealing what the
fraternal parties have in common
and what unites them, on seeking

“ways of overcoming the difficul-
ties that have arisen, ,. ,

“A new international meeting
is indispensable not only for
overcoming the differences, im-
portant as this task may be in
itself, Communists should not for
one moment forget their respon-

sibility in the struggle against
imperialism, for peace, democ-
racy and national independence,
for a successful advance along
the road of socialism and com-
munism,,,.

“We are firmly convinced that
a conference would be just the
place to make a collective analy-
Sis of new economic and socio-
political developments and pro-
cesses, coordinate appraisals
and positions , and enrich and
Specify the common political line
accordingly,”

Answering the CPC assertion
that no one has a right to call a
world conference since there is
no permanent body of the Comin-
tern type, the CPSU letter re-
minds the Chinese leaders that
the 1957 Meeting entrusted the
CPSU with that function, and that
Mao Tse-tung. who spoke at the
afternoon sitting on Noy, 14, 1957,
Said: thate Sit 4s. necessary to
recognise the CPSU as the party
which should take the initiative
in calling meetings,”

Stating that the CPC is trying
to. postpone a world meeting to
a remote date in hopes of in-
creasing the number of its sup-
porters, the CPSU said:“One does
not have to be a prophet to fore-
cast the complete failure ofthese
calculations, We have not the
least doubt that with time life
will prove with increasing force
the indefensibility of the ideo-

logical and political platform and _

tactical line that the CPC leaders
are trying to impose upon the
communist movement,”

Castro replies to OAS

Santiago de Cuba—An audience
of 200,000 cheered Sunday night
here Premier Fidel Castro’s de-

nunciation of the resolution
passed by the Organization of

Chinese disrupt
anti-bomb parley

The Tokyo Intermational Con-
ference for the Banning of Nu-
clear Weapons failed to become
such despite the efforts of dele-
gates from some 30countries and
of the World Council of Peace, of
the International Democratic Fe-
deration of Women, the Interna-
tional Association of Democratic
Jurists, These delegates, after
a joint meeting, informed the All-
Japanése Council for the Prohi-°
bition of nuclear weapons (Gen-
suike), which sponsored the con=
ference, that they couldno longer
participate,

The Chinese delegation had on
the first session the previous day
insisted that the leading bodies
of the conference could be filled
only by delegates who would not
participate in the Hiroshima anti-
bomb conference scheduled the
following week, This would put
the Tokyo conference mainly in
the hands of the Chinese and of
that section of the Japanese Com-
munist Party which followed the

_—= Chinese commands,

American States imposing sanc-
tions on Cuba, Castro’s peech
followed a mass sports celebra-
tion of the 11th anniversary of
the assault on the Moncada fort-
ress which began the revolution
that ousted the Batista regime,

The sanctions were. voted by
the OAS by 15 to 4, under heavy
U.S, pressure, The four voting
against the sanctions were Mexi-
co, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia,

The sanctions call for a manda-
tory severance of all diplomatic
and consular relations with Cuba
and a discontinuance of all ship-
ments except for humanitarian
purposes and all trade except in
food stuffs and medicines,

The resolution also empowers
American States to use “indjvidu-
al or collective self-defense
which could go so far as resort to
armed force to insure the peace
and security of the continent,” a
move that heightens the danger
of war,

However, the promoters of the
drive against Cuba did not suc-
ceed in putting over all their
proposals,

A proposal by Venezuela for a
break off of all air, postal and
telecommunications with Cuba
failed, Thus the existing air traf-
fic between Cuba and Mexico will
be maintained,

By JOSE M. VARAS,
daily paper, El Siglo

he outcome of the Presiden-

tial election in Chile this
September may well have a spe-
cial meaning for this Latin
American country,

For already American corres-
pondents are excitedly speculat-
ing whether Chile will become a
“second Cuba”—and what is even
worse, by ballot instead of bullet,

Why all the excitement? The
chances are that when the 2,800,-
000 voters (out of a population of
eight million) eo to the polls,
they may pick as their President,
Socialist Dr, Salvador Allende,

Dr, Allende is Supported by a
united front of Communist, So-

Cialist, National Democrat and
other groups of the left,

The program of this “People’s
Action Front? includes national-
1Zation of American-owned cop-

per mines and land reform among
other goals,

The election takes place in
: the middle of a Sharp struggle for
better wages, against the in-
crease in prices of consumer

goods brought about by Spiralling
inflation,

There are Strong demands for
better housing, medical care and,
at the Same time, for the nation-
alization of national riches, con-
trolled by American trusts,

“Huelga” (strike) is q word
which appears almost daily on-
the front Pages of the news-

Persecution of Venezuelan democrats continues to be the rule under the reac-
s

tionary pro-U.S. regi P gents
of patriots opposed to the U.S.-backed

and troops resort to frenzied suppression
dictatorship. ;

Soviet industry
output up 7.5%

By ESTHER SHIELDS

MOSCOW — Soviet workers
continued to push up industrial
production and to gain greater
benefits from it during the first
half of this year, Industrial pro-
duction went up 7.5 percent above
the first half of 1963, the Central
Statistical Board reports,

Despite last year’s smaller
grain harvest, Soviet people ate
more this year, Purchases of US,
and Canadian wheat helped, Sales

N. S. KHRUSHCHOV

of flour, bread and bakery prod-
ucts. went up Slightly, Butter,
milk and dairy produce, vege-
table oil, sugar and potato sales
increased, Besides, Soviet people
bought substantially more fish
and fish products fromthe bump-
er catch, and more fruit and
candy, Their total purchases of
food and goods rose five percent,

Profits for the whole national
economy increased eight percent,
Soviet people received from these
profits free schooling through
college, full free medical care,
disability and old age pensions,
grants for mothers of many chil-
dren, paid maternity leaves, etcs
Six percent more government
money is now used for these
social benefits, Soviet people also
put five percent more money into
their personal savings accounts
in the banks,

Prospects for a better harvest
are indicated by the astonishing
24 percent increase in mineral
fertilizer production and 46 per-
cent increase in herbicides (weed
killers), In addition, Soviet farm-
ers received many modern trac-
tors, silage combines, fertilizer
distributors and other special-
ized equipment,

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street 4
ation

papers, and usually strik
accompanied by marches:
demonstrations or the oceuP
of factories.

Whether Dr, Allende will Wi
the election or not, it iscleam
everyone in Chile that the MO
ment he represents is on thes
up and will not stop whatever
result of the election.

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Perhaps it is timely ee

that Chile has strong tra atiots
of militant Left Wing ?

Her trade union movement te
already developed. a clear é 5
consciousness in the. ave
through relentless battles s the
peated violent clashes wit ae
armed forces and the yy :

In 1907 a meeting
nitrate miners in a square a
northern town of Iquique W® the!
tacked with machine guns a 00
Army leaving more than ™
dead,

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As a reaction to this ou
workers’ leader Rec
urged in 1908 the organiza
a working-class political P

This was founded in s92untt
the name of Socialist ee
Party which became the 20
munist Party of Chile in 1920"

¢old-war reaction, the
Government outlawed the that
munist Party, deprived more nts,
40,000 citizens of political rig
and sent 2,000 Communists tion
trade unionists toaconcent?a
camp,

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After ten years of clandestt
action the Chilean Commlt
Party recovered its legal > the
in 1958 and, together with ©
Socialist Party, almost suce’ :
ed, that same year, in haviné
Allende elected President.

He came less than 30,000
behind the winner, the Rié
President Jorge Alessandrl.

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This year the strength of a

people’s movement broke ie
alition of Rightist forces.

have been obliged to suppo? 2

candidate of the Christian D®™

crat Party Eduardo Frei.

The middle-of-the-road Ral
cal Party is deeply split mn :
estimated that up to 80 pe
of its militants will vote Left.

Frei with ademagogic pation” :
designed to appear as clos®
possible to Allende’s, is SUPP
ed by his own party, and the ve
ditional Rightist Conserv®
and Liberal Parties of land°
ers and bankers,

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Frei has promised not tot
American interests in Chile

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American ruling circles NE.
the Chilean situation with a
concern, Some influential Pe?
in the U,S, have been advoc# p
for a long time a military © ut
to stop trends which may 8©
of control,

Such maneuvers have not a
ceeded up to now but the popu 3
movement is on guard agai?
possible attempted coup.

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August 7, 1964—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Po9®