HAVANA — Prime Minister Fidel Castro, addressing the closing
session of the 13th Cuban Workers Congress recently, declared that
material incentive which had been discussed at the meeting were of
“decisive importance for the revolutionary process.”

There were 2,231 delegates elected to the congress out of a total
of more than 43,000 candidates. Of these delegates 1,067 were
elected at the grass roots in the shops and institutions and 1,164
in conferences held by each of the 23 trade unions at the regional
and provincial levels. In preparation for the congress, 1,504,216
workers or 88 percent of the Cuban labor forces participated in
42,216 meetings in shops and institutions and made more than
20,000 suggestions with regard to nine basic theses.

Castro, in his speech, cited the Marxist-Leninist principle, ‘From
each according to his ability, to each according to his work,” and
continued, “This is the main principle of socialism and our workers
understand it, When we implement this principle we shall be able to
tackle the implementation of the Communist principle, ‘From each
according to his ability, to each according to his needs.’

“It is difficult to overestimate the historical significance of our
Workers’ Congress which has demonstrated a high level of political
and revolutionary consciousness. The congress discussed questions
of decisive importance for the revolutionary process in Cuba. It took
place in conditions of broad democracy.

The Congress gave special attention to Chile, pledged solidarity
with the Chilean workers and condemned the criminal fascist junta.

Above, Cuban workers prepare for the Assembly.

BUILDING WORKERS STRIKE IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE

PARIS—Building and construction workers in the Chilean capital
of Santiago have gone on strike in defiance of the junta’s anti-
strike decrees, highly-reliable sources in Paris said Nov. 21, quot-
ing reports lately received from the Chilean resistance.

The workers, “hard-hats” in U.S. usage, are employed in building
a new subway through Santiago and a’ communications center. The
Chilean workers are demanding higher wages and better working
conditions, and have voiced bitter complaints about the skyrocket-
ing cost of food in particular. The junta replied to their demands
by telling them they were all fired: a statement which does not
seem to have impressed them, and the strike is continuing. The
French sources said more strikes may be expected in the near
future.

CHINA TO SELL ARAB OIL TO THAILAND AND OTHERS
BANGKOK—Thai Foreign Ministry officials said in Bangkok that
China has offered to sell surplus Arab oil from its stocks to Thai-

land, a major pro-U.S. state in Southeast Asia, and other unidentified
countries in the region.

NO RESPONSE YET TO SIRICA TAPE DEMAND
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Nixon has not yet indicated
how he will respond to the request by U.S. District Judge John J.

Sirica that the White House voluntarily surrender to the court for —

safekeeping all subpoenaed tapes relating to the Watergate
investigation.

Judge Sirica’s urgent request came after the White House an-
nounced that an 18-minute section of one tape contained only an
“audible tone.” The missing section occurs during a taped conversa-
tion between the President and H. R. Haldeman three days after the
Wategrate break-in.

Meanwhile, former Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson has
asserted that Presidential Chief of Staff Alexander Haig Jr. tried in
vain to talk Nixon out of trying to stop former Special Prosecutor

Archibald Cox from moving legally to secure White House tape
recording the Watergate investigations.

TEACHERS TO DEMAND PAY RISE OF 25% FOR 420,000

LONDON — Leaders of the main teachers’ union in England and
Wales are to claim a 25 per cent increase in pay — operative from
April 1 next year and well outside the government’s Phase 3 norm.
The claim covers more than 420,000 teachers.

The decision was reached unanimously at a meeting of the
teachers’ panel of Burnham in London and will be put before local
authorities at a full meeting of the Burnham pay negotiating com-
mittee in London next month, “oa

After the meeting, Mr. Edward Britton, leader of the panel and
general secretary of the largest union, the National Union of
Teachers, said: “It was essential we should put forward a claim
which indicated the educational and professional needs: of the
present time.”

~ PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1973—PAGE 6

A Congre

By ALF DEWHURST

“This is a Congress not only
of the defenders of peace: it is
also a Congress of the builders
of peace.”

These words are taken from
the opening address to the
World Congress of Peace For-
ces ‘held in Moscow, October 25-
31. They were spoken by Ro-
mesh Chandra, chairman of the
International Preparatory Com-
mittee which prepared this truly
historic gathering.

The words of Romesh Chan-
dra sum up the new stage which
is clearly emerging in the long
struggle of the world’s ‘peoples
for a just, democratic and stable
world peace. Meaning, of-course,
that peaceful coexistence be-
tween states with different

social system is beginning to

win out over the anti-human,
illogical and out-moded concept
that the only way to settle dif-
ferences and disputes between
states is by violent confronta-
tions and war.

Nine Point Appeal

The 3,200 Congress delegates
representing public organiza-
tions of 144 copes, cou
dently expressing their ro ‘
Builders of peace in The Con-
gress Appeal,. called upon the
peoples of the world to demand:

1. the acceptance and imple-
mentation of the Principles of
peaceful coexistence, based on
international security and mutu-
ally advantageous f¢00peration
between states in every sphere,
on territorial integrity, national
independence, sovereignty and
legal equality of all states, non-

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interference in internal
and repudiation of the
use of force;

2. the elimination of ™
colonialism and neo-colonials
in all their manifestations; 7

3. general and completé
armament, the withdrawal
military bases and
troops, abolition of all
bases and foreign troops
tion of all military alliances

4. the adoption of an ill
tional convention outlawing
use of nuclear weapons,
manufacture, testing and
piling;

5. the ending of all forms)
ageression- and the endilgy
any attempts to acquire by
the territory of other states

6. the utilization of te}
Sources, now ysed for wale

As the close of the World
Congress of Peace Forces, held:
in Moscow, Oct. 25-29, the Con-
gress issued a communique sum-
ming up its work. With the
Communique were statements
from the 14 Commissions which
met during the Congress. We
present here the statement from
the Commission on the Middle
East.

* * *

The recent military explosion
in the Middle East has shown
with tragic impact the long ab-

peace settlement in
that area due to Istael’s continu-
ed, persistent aggtession which
is a danger to peace, and Israel’s

sence of a

1973.

peace.

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For the implementation of the Security
Council Resolution of October 22-23. 1973

(adopted unanimously at final plenary session)

The events in the Middle East of October 1973 have sharp-
ly underlined the great danger which any conflict in this
area constitues for world peace.

The World Congress of Peace Forces meeting i” Moscow
from October 25 to 31, 1973, calls on all the peace forces, on
all political parties, mass movements and public organiza
tions in all countries to mobilize public opinion o” the big-
gest possible scale, to ensure the immediate implementation
of the Security Council resolutions of October 22 and 23,

The situation today demands swift and effective action, and
it is the duty of all peace forces, national and international,
to participate actively in this work, which is so necessary for
the peoples of the Middle East and for the caus Of world

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the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

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Solutions, and to the @

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urity Council gre based é
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tions there must be no leg
tion of annexation by
These decisions show af
way to an immediate, ju
complete settlement of th
dle East crisis, The be
Such a settlement is tit
Mediate implementation
Security Council resoluti
October 22, 23 and 2 |
the complete withdrawal 0
Taeli forces from all ocel
Arab lands, in conformity!
provisions of UN
Council Resolution No.
the basic Principles of Ut
Charter, as well as the
antee for the Jawful
Security of afl the states
Peoples of the region, if
the rights of the Arab
Palestine, to return to
homeland anq to self-de

tion, in accordance with
resolutions. _ S4

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