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GREATER PEACE EFFORT

On June 12
» the Communist Party’s
eral Executive adopted the following
€ment on the results of the USSR-USA
it meeting in Moscow:

ae Communist Party which has con-
sean advocated peaceful co-existence
Political States with different social and
na Systems as the cornerstone, of
a and world policy, considers the
Y concluded summit meeting in

‘ Me as an event of great significance.
atticul ag documents adopted, and more
anti-ballic y, the treaty on limitation of
terim a istic missile systems and the in-
tion ee with respect to the limita-
Strategic offensive arms, both of

ee on the important prin-
7a Clear parity and equality of
open” are historic documents which
: a oe for creating a durable
War. nd reducing the danger of nuclear

ihe Precisely the refusal of U.S. im-
a to agree to nuclear parity and
aa of security which poisoned the

= onal atmosphere, sharpened inter-

tensions, accentuated the cold

: Psychos; and i
1S
ar 8 dri : stimulated the nuclear

Favorable conditions

thee, S8reements arrived at, particularly
On res to study commercial and
Statement €lations, taken together with the
On Peace i: the Declaration of Principles
to conv ul co-existence, on the agreement
Securit: €ne a Conference on European
delay” and Cooperation “without undue
» 4nd for a “political settlement in

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1967" ddle East, in accordance with the
= Anot but Security Council Resolution,”
ent

“nte. ang , Strengthen the process of de-

Vide mo international security and pro-

doubleg re favorable conditions for re-
€ttorts in the fight for peace.

ESO : :
teem, Utcome of the discussions and

Policy ae are a victory for the Leninist
tenaciousie eee co-existence fought for
“ipleg fa ys Consistently and in a _ prin-

Its inog ton by the Soviet Union since

Nee
' 8¥sten ae and by the world socialist -
Gespite World communist movement,

by imperialeo tons and confrontations
wl€ same ti F

e a. ime and in no less a way,
War Sad €nts are a defeat for the cold
ated on 2 Of imperialism which orient-

aaed of “roll-back”, ‘‘contain-
orinkmanship”, internal subver-
the erosion ic diplomacy”, all aimed at
SOcigjic,. ' 8nd eventual destruction of
Derialist and the re-establishment of

and

4 Mations wee of the socialist community
» te upsurge of the peoples of

a, Afri
‘Ca and Latin America, the mighty

of
Ng th the Peoples of the world, includ-

; tg me ;
: tg Pellea oe people for peace, which

t ositions. to retreat from
etitation nit meeting, followed upon the
Viet ni Of the treaties between the
On, pend and West Germany,
Tea ‘greement on West Berlin,
Serman eu Relating to Traffic between the
* te Peeratic Republic and West
**8Ce WS that the forces of detente,
Broun Peaceful co-existence are gain-
dy at. ee forcing imperialism to
fo lbled stry Unity and vigilance and re-
S of thee’ by the anti-imperialist
Brot Com world based on the united
def Procesg Sn ee Workers parties,
Rats go, Will continue, inflicting further

€ forces of aggression and

a is thie “a the course of history.
of yces in th the changing relationship
Mons: imper; teen the growing crisis
ang the sh ‘alist policy and U.S. hege-
Sis in See eee economic and social
~ Country, the growing differ-

,ences within the camp of U.S. monopoly

capitalism. as to the role of the U.S. in
world ‘affairs, the sharpening of inter-im-
perialist contradictions, the dollar crisis,
the failure of U.S. policy in Vietnam —
which impelled the U.S. ruling class to
modify and retreat from its bankrupt cold
war policies, without, however, giving up
for one minute its policy of aggression. ~

It is this same contradictory situation
which also imposed limitations on the
agreements arrived at.

While the agreements are an important
contribution to detente, to disarmament
and universal peace, they have not elimin-

ated all the hot beds of war and of interna--

tional tension. Imperialism, and U.S. im-
perialism in the first place, has not changed

its aggressive nature. U.S. military aggres-

sion has been stepped up in Vietnam. U.S.
imperialism continues to back the annexa-
tionist policies of the Israeli government.
It continues its blockade of Cuba. It con-
tinues the arms drive. It maintains military
bases all over the world and strives to act
as world gendarme.

It is necessary to point out these facts
in order to emphasize the significance of
the agreements which the cold warriors
will continue to do everything possible to
block, as they will do everything n their
power to halt and reverse the process of
detente and nuclear disarmament which
the agreements have opened up.

The implementation of these agreements
is a matter of great importance for the
peoples of the world. An improvement in
relations between the USA and the USSR
is not only important for the peoples of
these two countries, it is no less important
for the prospects of peace and security
throughout the world.

Through the mass media and other ways

President Nixon tries to create the im-
pression that the agreement arrived at in
Moscow were his brainchild and were
made at the expense of the people of Viet-
nam and of the national liberation move-
ments. Nothing could be further from the
truth. In the documents and by its actions
the Soviet Union has made crystai clear its
implacable and consistent struggle against
imperialism, its support - of the heroic
people of Indochina fighting US. aggres-
sion, of all peoples fighting imperialism.
Here too, U.S. imperialism has been un-
able to budge the Soviet Union from its
principled position: that peaceful co-exist-
ence of states with different social and
political systems does not mean rejection
of ‘support to the national liberation
movement just as it does not mean ideolo-
ical co-existence.
es ‘Communist Party welccmes the
agreements and the improved political
conditions they have created for extending
the movement for peace and peaceful co-
existence, for nuclear disarmament, an end
to the war in Indochina, and for stepping
up the struggle against imperialist aggres-

sion.

Compel to end war

Now more than ever there is need to
extend solidarity with the people of Viet-
nam, of all Indochina, to support the 7-
point program of the Provisional Revolu-
tionary Government of South Vietnam, and

el the U.S. Government to end its ag-
Seanioll This remains a priority task for
our Party and for all those concerned with
peace, as does the convening of a European
Conference on Security and Cooperation,
the recognition of the German Democratic
Republic in international law, and a politi-
cal settlement in the Middle East based on
the 1967 UN Security Council resolution.
The Communist Party calls for a streng-
thening of the fight for the aevelODEY of
Canadian policy in line with peaceful co-
existence. The removal of cold war gers
inatory practices, thereby enabling Cana .
to become an ever effective force for ae
peace, for international detente, for nuc ca
disarmament and the elimination of the

hotbeds of war.

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The recent tragedy in Rhodesia where over 400 miners’ lives were

snuffed out illustrates the savage working conditions of black work-
ers in Southern Africa. Our photo shows miners’ living quarters in

South Africa. .

World help is needed
to topple apartheid

By JOHN BIZZELL

Vorster’s brutal Apartheid re-»

gime in South Africa has been
referred to for years as a granite
monolith. Recently, cracks have
started to appear, some from-ob-

‘jective economic conditions of

boom, which demanded revision
of the Industrial Color Bar al-
lowing Black workers into skill-
ed trades. This produced rifts
within the ruling Nationalist
Party. There have been wildcat
strikes in many sectors in the
economy. The most recent and
devastating for the regime has
been the general strike in ille-
gally occupied Namibia (South
West Africa). ~

Recent weeks have witnessed
a development, unimaginable a
year or so back—white students
taking to the streets in their
thousands in protest against the
Vorster regime. How did it all
start? Some weeks back in the
Black university of Turfloop,
African students struck in pro-
test against the lack of demo-
cracy in running the college.
The administration responded by
expelling. the entire student
body. (It should be mentioned
that South Africa’s universities
are totally segregated; those set
aside for the Black population
are third rate compared to the
white colleges and are run like
concentration camps.)

A meeting of protest was held
in Capetown, sponsored by con-
cerned students and faculty to-
gether with Church leaders;
mostly people of liberal persua-
sion, The numbers were not
large, but were of great signifi-
cance for this was the first ac-
tion by whites in solidarity with
Black South Africans for many
a year. The police retaliated, the
government retaliated, police
charged, heads were split, people
were arrested, and meetings of

students were outlawed.

The students were in no mood
for capitulation and bigger dem-
onstrations. were launched, out-

‘Side the Anglican Cathedral of

Capetown. Police launch-3. a
vicious attack carried right into
the cathedral, in the nave, aisles,
sanctuary and around ‘the altar
where demonstrators were in
vain seeking sanctuary, Tear
gas, clubs, boots, fists and the
dreaded police weapon, the
Sjambok (a whip made from
hippopotamus hide) flew in all
directions. Priests and passers-
by were clubbed and beaten,
dozens were arrested. One old
man has not yet recovered con-
sciousness.

The response to this savagery

was electric; white students
came out in protest in all major
centres, In all, some 10,000-parti-
cipated in actions of one sort or
another. Heart Surgeon Chris-
tion Barnard and his brother
Marius added their voices to the
growing number of outraged
citizens. At present 600 have
been arrested, 62 charged, and

_many dozens hospitalized. Peti-

tions of protest are circulating,

_ and signatures are pouring in.
The Vorster government is

visibly shaken by this..
This upsurge is significant for
the direct link it has with the

struggle of Black South Africa,

for national liberation. It is still
largely spontaneous and inarticu-
late, but its portent has not
been lost on the fascist rulers of

South Africa. It opens up the’

possibility for much wider co-
operation between the liberation
forces and democratic minded
white South Africans.

These students deserve world-
wide support for their courage
and the steps they have taken
toward helping bring about thc
new South Africa.

Plan cavalcade for peace

THUNDER BAY — More than
200 attended the banquet and
dance sponsored by the Peace

Council.

Larry Anderson was MC for
the evening; and Owen Marks,
chairman of the Vietnam crisis
committee, reported on that
group’s activities.

Cyril Lenton reported on the
recent Canadian Peace Congress
conference. He again refuted
the position taken by Trudeau
and Sharp about the invasion

“from the North.” He dwelt on
the immoral and illegal aspects

of the war. Pointing to the hope-

ful signs for detente indicated
in the Canada-USSR agreement,
as well as the USSR-USA agree-
ment recently concluded in
Moscow, he called for stepped-

up actions to help end the war

in Vietnam. He asked people to
write to Prime Minister Tru-
deau and.MP’s, asking that our
government request the USA to
stop the bombing, clear the
mines away and negotiate.

He stated there were plans
under’ way for a cavalcade to
the border to link up with U.S.

peace supporters in a demon- .

stration to end the war in Viet-
nam. :

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