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More neo-colonialist penetration

Israeli intrigue in Africa

By VLADIMIR KATIN
ia establish or break off dip-
Batic relations with some or
Pt Country is a purely inter-
ay affair of each sovereign
es In the recent period five
s Ican states — Uganda, Chad,
€ People’s Republic of Congo,
a and Mali — have not only
Pt a off relations with Israel,
we ave terminated all forms
OOperation with it.
fe hat is the reason behind
— drastic actions which
countri i
ae ies took in regard
‘Fraud and Filattery

ae the Bandung Conference
tabli ~ Israel succeeded in es-
mh ing fairly close relations
wh some African states. Then,
is a the significant 1960 year
* € emancipation of Africa
me, Israeli diplomacy became

Particularly active in the conti- -

ae Tel Aviv hastened to re-
tn 1Ze each new independent
its . an to send there as many
Possible and instructors as
lonist propaganda skilfully
aed up the fact that African
sn ties and Israel are young
ee and so, it claimed, they
‘Many common interests.
ers of Israel vowed fidel-
he the Africans and offered
aa their services. Israeli dip-
of a threw dust into the eyes
ec fae ncans posing as their
niends. Israeli businessmen

€red financial aid .. .
Ut in reality this was mere
W. Thus, all Israeli diploma-
activity in Africa comes
nN to espionage, the collec-
Of all kinds of information,

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tic
dow

- article below by Archie
yy, €ss, Managing Editor of the
Ree Indian — publication,
c New Nation, is from their
et issue. The contemporary
eens dealt with cannot but
cc a large number of Cana-
aust a few days ago I had a
ice with a close relative
first 128 Indian militancy. The
Was: Question directed at me
Milita: Do you agree that Indian
eXtre Ncy is a lost cause and an

‘ Mely dangerous course?
Was quick to say that a mili-
Pectin roach without proper di-
Of t oe without full knowledge
able Native dilemma, a reason-
Knowledge of Indian _his-
free’ ud touch off some de-
itt os uncontrolled fanaticism.
and a patriotic, knowledgeable,
grou Compassionate person or
took 1c” native people under-
Dro, 0 take up an organized
ae to militancy the dan-
S$ aspect would be minimal.

ae Wounded Knee occupa-
Pation WY and the 1969 occu-
Proof ae Alcatraz Island is
dian hat sincere and realistic
Privile People can be allowed the
ane of honorable militancy
the f ay the only recourse for
The t for respect and dignity.
boast Non-native people cannot
and Of this in modern times,
; AER of this is when the
trol g ational Guard loses con-
Puses nN one of their own cam-
to ae in the process shoot
Some of their own. No,

boast om native society cannot
the pebat they have evolved to
fies. where they respect
Nn life. From South to the

intrigues and interference in in-
ternal affairs — down to the or-
ganization of conspiracies and
attempts on the life of African
leaders.
Chain of Crimes

In May last year a conspiracy

was disclosed in Uganda, which

‘was aimed at overthrowing Pre-

sident Idi Amin. An_ inquiry
showed that Israeli agents were
the mastermind of the conspir-
acy.

But it is just a link in the long
chain of grave crimes commit-
ted by the Zionists in the Afri-
can continent.

Grossly violating UN resolu-
tions, the Israeli Government
has for many years been supply-
ing arms to the South African
racists and the colonial army of
Portugal. Not only light weapons
but compact Uzzi submachine
guns specially designed for use
in African conditions are being
equipped. Israel also resells to
South Africa some of the sophis-
ticated military equipment it
receives from the United States.

What is more, the Israeli lead-
ers openly publicize their ties
with Pretoria. Back in 1970
Itzhak Ironi, the director-general
of the Israeli war industry
administration, declared that
South Africa “heads the list of
states receiving arms from us.”

Exposure

To the extent that the admin-
istrations in African countries

encountered the activities of.

Israeli diplomatic missions, they
became increasingly convinced
that this activity did not corres-
pond to international rules. It
turned out that Israeli embassies

end of North America, from one

end of the world to another they
have butchered human life when-
ever it would enhance their mili-

‘tary prowess, or when it was

economically beneficial. But .. .
when a poor conquered Indian
takes a militant stand he is con-
sidered a renegade, goon, or
coward.

Regardless of how strongly I
agree with militancy to combat
certain mule-headed issues, I
would be unable to condone the
killing of women and children
such as was the case at Hiro-
shima, Nagasaki, nazi camps,
the My Lai massacre, or the
‘present slaughter of defence-
less Indian women and children
in South America.

"The native people of the New
World, it seems, do not aceept
the involvement of women and
children when it comes to blood-
shed. This is one of the reasons

Wounded Knee occupation, 1973 — “Honorable militancy is the

were -nests of spies, diplomats
themselves, professional intel-
ligence men and saboteurs, and
the. economic aid given by Israel
was 100% neo-colonialism.

Thus a cautious attitude de-
veloped in ‘African countries
toward the Israelis’ activities,
and the process.of reappraisal of
false Zionist values started. In a

number of countriés, in particul- .

ar Uganda and Mali, the Israeli
diplomats and commercials
caught red-handed were expelled
from those states. And since the
Israeli Government made n0
conclusions from this, indepen-
dent African states made con-
clusions themselves and took
more drastic measures.

Cabral’s Charges

Shortly before his tragic death,
the outstanding African freedom
fighter Amilcar Cabral, publicaly
exposing the Zionists, declared:
“The actions of Israel are not
limited to the supply of arms
to the Portuguese for the anni-
hilation of our people. Israel is
also trying to sabotage our
struggle, using for this purpose
emigrants from our country who
call themselves “patriots” but
are actually Portuguese agents:
those people are sent to Israel
and then back into our ranks.”

Thus, breaking off relations
with Israel is a natural and logi-
cal reaction of African states
striving to protect themselves
from unceremonious _interfer-
ence:in their affairs by an un-
friendly country. The Africans
learn from their own experience
that Zionism is just as danger-
ous to them as is colonialism.

years of oppression

for the restrained militancy. An-
other is the possibility of Indian
annihilation by the superior
races. Another is complete apa-
thy ‘which is brought about
by inadequate or non-existent
knowledge of our own past his-
tory.

Indian militants are not born
today, they are mellowed and
cured by knowledge of true his-
tory of cruel and devastating
European invasion and occupa-
tion that began 480 years ago.
And with each passing year this
knowledge will compound and
with it comes the realization that
vindication will not be wrought
by the suck-hold and pacifist;
it will be brought about by those
people that we term as radicals
and militants. Time will tell if
the majority race will begin con-
sidering giving realistic conces-
sions, or if they choose an ex-
cuse to exterminate us.

only recourse in the fight for respect and dignity .. .”

50 years of Finnish immigration

Legacy of class struggle

This 1903 photo of the early Finnish community on Cana-
da’s West coast has been issued by the Vancouver Local His-
torical Committee of the Finnish Organization of Canada to
commemorate 50 years of Finnish immigration to Canada.

Severely exploited, first by the Trans-Canada Railway bos-
ses, then in the Dunsmuir coal pits around Nanaimo and North
Wellington, early Finnish immigrant workers struggled to bet-
ter their lot.- : :

Cultural activity was fostered within the group to imbue
a feeling of identity and purpose. Among the notable achieve-
ments were the founding of a Finnish language newspaper

“Aika” in 1901 and the formation ofa brass band. A temper-_ .

ance organization was founded in a vain attempt to cope with
-excessive drinking, a by-product of the brutal exploitation in~
the collieries of Vancouver Island. These measures did little
to alleviate the hardships incurred by the -niners and their
families.

Out of the frustration evolved the idea of structuring a
Utopian Socialist Society—a counter community far from the
cares and trials of their bleak: existence.

In 1901 the first group of settlers set foot on Malcolm
Island which they named “Sointula”, place of harmony.
Though this “Utopia” was doomed to failure, the wellsprings
of the cooperative movement, of scientific socialism, of basic
humanism and social responsibility which it fostered, moulded
a significant part of the Finnish Community in British Colum-
bia. Many individuals and the B.C. Section of the Finnish
organization which evolved out of the soil tilled by the Soin-
tula “pioneers” went on to make’a singular contribution to
the labor movement. This legacy was felt in the cooperative
movement, in the fishing, lumber, mining and. construction
unions in particular. This tradition helped inspire young Fin-
nish Canadians to join the: MacKenzie Papineau Battalion to
fight fascism in Spain where some lie buried, a mute reminder
of struggles past. ;

The Finnish Organization of Canada is offering a Sx”
glossy print of the photo shown, with a mock-up indicating
namés of many of the people, along with the historical notes
presented here (in English and Finnish) ; complete kit is $2.50
and all monies go to the work of the FOC Historical Com-

mittee. Their address is 805 East Pender St., Vancouver, B.C. °

‘Trade union conference

will combat apartheid

Recent joint actions by inter-
national trade unions have gain-
ed ground for the struggle to
improve relations among them.

In February, official delega-
tions from the World Federation
of Trade Unions, the Internatio-
nal Confederation of Free Trade
Unions, the World Confedera-

‘tion of Labor, the International

Confederation of Arab Trade
Unions, the All-African Trade
Union Confederation and the
worker members of the Interna-

‘tional Labor Organization Gov-

erning Body met to organize a
conference on June 15 and 16 in
Geneva. The conference is to be
open to all union organizations
of the world fighting against the
Apartheid regime in South Af-
rica,

The spirit of unity expected
at the conference will allow the
union organization to plan the
methods of action capable of
making the Government of
South Africa abandon its policy
of Apartheid.

The planning of the confer-

ence also confirms that there are
no “ideological” or “organiza-
tional” barriers capable of being
an obstacle to the international
united action on questions which
affect the joint interests of
workers. . :

Another example of the relax-
ation of tensions on the part of
the world-wide union move-
ments was pointed out by Pierre
Gensous, General Secretary of

‘the WFTU, when he noted what
_took place at the birth of the
‘European Trade Union Confede-

ration. At its opening meeting,
the founding members, all of
whom belong to the ICFTU, ex-
pressed opinions favorable to
an “opening” towards unions not
affiliated with thé ICFTU. It still
remains to be seen how far the
“opening” will go, but the inter-
est expressed provides at least
the beginnings of possible unit-
ed action against the internatio-
nal corporations, against the
harmful effects of the common
market, and in helping the work-
cam in Spain, Greece and Portu-
gal. e

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