| Se ALB | TLC VV WORLD ‘Everything for the people’s By GORDON MASSIE ‘Everything for the good of the people’’. This was the theme running through the 1 1th Congress of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, held in Berlin, capital of the German Democratic Republic. The Congress was held in the midst of preparations to celebrate the 40th anni- versary of the historic unification of the Communist and Social Democratic Parties into a single revolutionary party of the German working class. The international prestige of the SUP was under- scored by the attendance of 143 fraternal delegations from 103 countries, including Communist and Workers Parties, Socialist and Social Democratic Parties, Revo- lutionary Democratic parties and movements. A strong spirit of internationalism was evident throughout the Congress expressed particularly in the five-point program on peace and anti-imperialist solidar- ity. In the coming years, the following objectives and policies will be accorded priority in the international strategy of the SUP. é 1) Determined efforts to galvanize all forces for peace, common sense, and realism into taking united action towards arms limitation and disarmament so as to head off a nuclear war, prevent the militarization of space, obolish nuclear weapons and through coopera- tion among states overcome confrontation. 2) Systematic expansion of the fraternal alliance with the Soviet Union and other socialist countries, and a major drive to consolidate and enhance socialism’s Strength and attractiveness in every respect by develop- ing its advantages more and more fully. 3) Active anti-imperialist solidarity with all peoples fighting for their national and social liberation, develop- ing on an equal footing friendly relations with all emer- gent nations, and support for their struggle to build a new international economic order based on equality. 4) Consistent efforts to expand relations of peaceful co-existence with the capitalist states, maintenance and development of business-like dialogue and mutually ad- ~ vantageous cooperation on the basis of universally rec- ognized principles and standards of international law, and mutual regard for one another’s legitimate interests. 5) In favor of; good’, theme of SUP Congress e Terminating all nuclear tests as a first step towards ridding the world of nuclear weapons; e Halting deployment of nuclear weapons systems al- ready placed in Europe, and progressively dismantling them; e Eliminating all medium-range missiles from Europe; e Establishing zones free of nuclear and chemical weapons; e Setting up a zone free of battlefield nuclear weapons in Central Europe; e Taking aradical steps towards a healthy international climate and towards international security. In short, a clear-cut approach in favor of peace and solidarity around the slogan, ‘‘If you want peace you have to fight for it’’. While some socialist countries have experienced tem- porary economic difficulties, the GDR is somewhat of an economic success story. All the indicators and targets of the previous five year plan were fulfilled and many were overfulfilled. Not content to rest on their laurels, the new five year plan sees the further acceleration and intensi fication of the economy and corresponding improve- ments in the material and cultural conditions of the people. The housing problem as a “‘problem of social relevance’’ will be resolved by 1990. The GDR is internationally competitive in the fields of science and technology. Over 90 per cent of the improvements in productivity came from the intensi- fication and application of the scientific and tech- nological revolution to production. To quote a couple of examples of this intensification: ‘* The practical application of scientific and technological findings has made possible annual average savings of 500 million man hours, equivalent to the labor potential of 300,000 working people,”’ and, regarding savings on fuel and raw materials consumption, “‘the unit consumption of essential fuels and raw materials was cut by an annual SS PEE CED sc = : apt l Ee yeisk Ss Who are the beneficiaries of these economic succes- ses? All this takes place in conditions of full employment and rising standards. Real wages will rise by 20 to 23 per cent by 1990; In May, 1987, family allowances will increase. For the PHOTO — ADN Defence of peace and international solidarity high agenda of the German Democratic Republic. Pho! ing for peace in Berlin. first child, allowances will increase from 20 marks marks per month; for the second child from 204 |, 100 marks per month, and the third child and children from 100 marks to 150 marks per mo? In 1970 there were 23 daycare spaces for ev® infants. By 1985 this had risen to 73 spaces for eV® infants and continues to improve. a The 11th Congress was in many respects a Y® Congress. Young people were everywhere to be: the blueshirts of the Free German Youth orgatl The SUP pays great attention to the needs 0 people, places confidence and responsibility in the? the youth respond in kind. A demonstration © 100,000 greeted the Congress and the inter guests at a rally in Marx-Engels Platz. The 11th gress marked new and future success for ™ socialist state on German soil, indeed for the pe® the world. INTERNATIONAL FOCUS Tom Morris The Cruise will break SALT-Il The United States is converting one B-52 bomber to carry the Cruise missile every three weeks. To date, 100 have been so modified and the U.S. will pass the 1,320 mark by De- cember — the limit on ballistic missile launchers and bombers carrying Cruise missiles per- mitted by the SALT-II ac- cord. This, according to press re- ports, doesn’t bother president Reagan much. He has sent a_ confidential letter to West European leaders announcing his intention to break the SALT-II treaty and this fact was discussed privately at the recent Tokyo summit meeting. Evidently, some leaders were less willing to be associated with this destabilizing move than Reagan and objected. The president, it’s reported, said he will take their views into ac- count. Should SALT-II be violated and abandoned, this govern- ment (and Trudeau’s, too) will have been a direct accomplice. Opponents of Cruise missile wins it RAH i= coat an ( Chiemsee ey. PASS 8 e PACIFIC TRIBUNE, MAY 21, 1986 — eR ey ES a = testing by the U.S. Air Force over Canada warned loudly and publicly that Canadian compliance will contribute to the arms race. Now we are finding that it is the very Cruise that flew over test ranges in Northwest Canada that will be the weapon to break one of the only treaties left intact as Reagan goes headlong toward the brink. Clark agrees to binary weapons The Cruise not being enough of a destabilizing factor, Wash- ington announced it will pro-: ceed to produce a new genera- tion of chemical weapons and deploy them in West Europe . “in time of crisis’’. The. U.S. Congress has linked funds for the new weapons’ program to agree- ment by the NATO alliance to make binary weapons’ pro- duction by the U.S. NATO policy. This, evidently, is being opposed by such states as Denmark, Greece and the Netherlands, who must reason that chemical war on their soil will be bad for children and all living things. Joe Clark’s External Affairs Department evidently thinks chemical war in Europe is okay and, according to a spokesman for his department, Clark has said Canada will not stand in the way of the U.S. request. Incredible! An entire new family of binary chemical weapons will be produced and . placed in Europe and Joe Clark, without consulting Parliament, says it’s okay. There appears to be nothing this Tory government won't do to grovel and scrape before the altar of the Reagan ad- ministration. Test Cruise mis- siles, produce chemical binary weapons, sneak into Star Wars via NORAD — nothing’s too much for them. They are a despicable lot. Mulroney and Chun agree In a two-hour meeting with dictator Chun Doo- hwan, Mulroney achieved the _ following remarkable track record, according to the Toronto Globe & Mail corres- pondent in Seoul: Mulroney “‘agreed with Mr. Chun that reported cases of torture by the South Korean regime are just isolated inci- “that the best way for 5? dents blown out of propo™! ‘by the media.” ‘Mr. Mulroney and ® Chun agreed that there af©’ political or religious pris” in South Korea, simply pe jailed for breaking the laW And, as the counll) opposition demonstrates the right to elect their pres! (Chun took power in a couP i 1979 and says he'll hang until 1988), Mulroney's © tribution to democracy ia support Chun’s content Korea to reach democracy have an orderly transfet power.” ee That tidbit simply meat Chun will stay until he’s 7 to leave, as will bans ' unions, opposition parties: press and rampant repres by Chun’s police and arm Mulroney agrees to all that Watching his governmé come apart, riddled with 0 ruption and pork-barrel: Mulroney must think wistft how nice it would be to dictator like Chun. He ©° put Turner and Broa under house arrest, unle@ the Mounties on deme strators and place Eric Neil in charge of the press.