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e Party aR of the Communist ro other tance to the workers Mee to democratic forces of “the en from voting . Seep 5 presidential elec- , Pig in Nd round is causing Pomp} ote rightist forces of | Onfeder. and Poher. The giant Vail eon Générale du Tra- Labor pool Confederation of its menrebeated this call to W bers, Organizations of : Youth, E intellectuals, farmers, boinin, pects and women are © loys Campaign to boycott fanaigetion between the two ai tes of reaction. +. on at to abstain from vot- | folio, UME 15 was made in the | tra ¢. 18 Statement of the Cen- Tiss 7 ™Mittee of the Commu- ‘Tine 5 "tY of France, issued }T0ung ’.. he day after the first 7 "ection, France’s presidential

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| the melt of the first round of ents a Sidential election repre- dda eect success for the can- } The ¢ Of Jacques Duclos. Comma €ntral Committee of the thanks Rist Party of France | Men ae 4,800,000 women and ) sig. —°Ctors who, sweeping | lotecayy ssimistic and prejudiced dor, ~<Bave him their sup-

In tiga °m election so directly poli- ‘We of ns in spite of the offen- ting e° right, in spite of split- Lure thi diversionary condida- Munige ws Tesult shows the.Com- Nain fo arty of France to be the tion, a of democratic opposi- ifm’ “NE great party of social- Th ale, peetsonality of the candid- Dortant Qualities played an im- Feotion Tole. In expressing its af- ¢ ‘ to Jacques Duclos, the "mare peratulates him for his ono, able campaign that brings to the Communist Party of

gram was at least encouraging. The rather large preponder- ance of trivia however was get- ting many of those present down, and murmers about the need for better analysis and a broader scope were heard on every side. Particularly in the political science and sociology sessions, opinions were heard of the need to move out of the restrictions of the behaviorist school of

thinking if there is to be any future for these disciplines.

One bright development was the two-day second annual meet- ing of the Committee for Social- ist Studies. Set-up in Carlton in 1967, this was the second time a full program was presented. The presence of up to 150 parti- cipants at the four sessions in- dicated this new body was a go- ing concern.

Torontonians protest

South Africa’s trade commis- sioners’ plan to have a quiet banquet to win support for trade and friendly relations between his country and Canada was shattered in Toronto when a few hundred picketers turned up at the Park Plaza Hotel.

Carrying signs denouncing South Africa’s apartheid policies and distributing lists of goods from South Africa for boycot- ting, they won a warm response from passersby.

“Already,” said the leaflet of

the Anti-Apartheid Movement, “$36 million (Canadian) are in- vested in South Africa. Among the companies pouring capital into that country are Inco, Rio Algoma Mines, Falconbridge, New Wellington Mines, Garfield Weston, Sun Life and Manufac- turers Life Insurance, Polymer Corporation, Masey Ferguson.”

“Tf Canadians allow the growth of this relationship,” they continue, “we would be giv- ing our sanction to the fascist South African government which forces the majority of South Af- rican people to suffer appalling

In the very full sessions, pap- ers were presented that attacked some of the main problems fac- ing Canada and Canada’s univer- sicies. They included English- French relations, Canada’s de- pendence on the United States, the Americanization of the Cana- dian universities, strategic re- search for socialists and the ra- dical faculty and the students. -

Unlike the Learned Societies,

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conditions of apartheid.”

What can Canadians do to aid the struggle against apartheid, they ask and answer as follows:

e Boycott South African goods and give reasons publicly.

e Write your M.P. and the media to make public your dis- gust at Canadian complicity in South African fascism.

e Contact the Anti-Apartheid Movement (16A Havelock St., Toronto.)

e Come to the South African Freedom Day rally at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto on June 21st starting at noon.

COMMUNIST PARTY OF FRANCE:

France.

The Central Committee enthu- siastically salutes the activity of the Communists, of all particip- ants in supporting committees, of all those who through their in- numerable initiatives aided the campaign of Jacques Duclos.

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The Gaullist law excludes the left from the next ballot, where only the two reactionary candid- ates remain: Pompidou and Poher. Change is impossible with them. The splitting of the left, for which the Socialist Party bears the responsibility, has led to this situation. Moreover, it has prevented Jacques Duclos, despite an important vote, from winning the second position. In face of these realities, the Com- munist Party of France calls on its electoral supporters, the democrats, not to vote for either of these candidates, to refuse to take part in this vote by abstain- ing on June 15 next.

These two candidates repre- sent the continuation and wor- sening of the anti-social policy condemned by the millions of wage earners in the struggles which have marked the recent period, notably that of May- June 1968. They represent the continuation of the policy reject- ed on April 27 (1969) .

Neither the one nor the other offers a solution to the problems of the workers, of our people and nation. Their entire policy is directed to the satisfaction to- morrow, as yesterday, of the de- mands of high finance and big business, to the detriment of the majority of the people. This is why they are trying to group re- presentatives of different sec- tions of the bourgeoisie to form the next government.

This is also the reason why

each of them declares his sup- port for the existing Constitution in order to impose the policy of big capital in an authoritarian way.

As for foreign policy, the statements of each of them ex- press a definite return to Atlan- ticism in contrast to a genuine policy of national independence and peace. This is the meaning of the discussions between Pom- pidou and Giscard d’Estaing. Poher, for his part, has even de- clared himself for a European “force de frappe” (“striking force”), which would put atomic bombs in the hands of the re- vanchists of Western Germany.

Thus, whichever candidate is elected on the second round the same policy will be pursued.

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There is but one alternative indicated by economic and social realities: either continuation of existing policy; or profound change, by putting into effect a new policy to assure healthy economic growth, satisfaction of the great demands of the people and of the nation’s needs, social progress, friendship and cooper- ation between all countries.

Only the working class with its allies, the intellectuals, the farmers, all levels of the people who are the victims of mono- poly, can bring about such a change.

Pompidou and Poher represent the maintenance of big capital’s domination of the life of the na- tion, while millions and millions of French people want a political change.

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In this situation, after having fought with all its strength to bring about the confrontation of the reactionary right and the united left; after having worked

for the realization of the hope of the working people, the Cen- tral Committee of the Commun- ist Party of France calls on its electoral supporters, all those who struggle for a change of pol- icy to withhold their votes from the two reactionary candidates.

Women and men voters of the left who represent our country’s democratic future will not act against their interests by sup- porting a candidate of the big bourgeoisie, whoever he is. By their refusal on June 15 to take part in the election they will condemn the policy of reaction. In this way they will .express their conviction that only the unity of working class and democratic forces can offer a valid solution to the present political crisis. They will pro- claim their desire to continue to struggle until victory.

For the left, a more favorable situation would have been creat- ed if it had been united around a common program and a single candidate chosen on that basis. Confronted by the candid- ates of the bourgeoisie, the- left would have proposed a new policy corresponding to the in- terests of the people and of the nation, assuring the grandeur of France, its authority in the world, and crystallized around itself the energies of the nation.

The responsibility of those who refused our proposals is a grave one. Their candidates of division, of diversion by deliber- ately turning their backs on the desire for change expressed on April 27, on the great hope for unity of the workers and of all democrats, facilitated the provi- sional success of reaction. The alliance. with the right which they prolong by endorsing Poher accentuates still further that res-

the sessions were unstructured and resulted in a great deal of give and take in discussion. Among problems that surged ta the fore were: What sort of re- search is needed by socialists in order to assist the struggle in Canada, how can faculty and students unite in the democratiz- ation of the university, how can Canadian content in teaching be achieved, how does the struggle against U.S. imperialism relate to the struggle for socialism, and where in all this does the question of English and French Canadian unity fit.

The participants ranged through a wide spectrum, and so it is not surprising that at these sessions one could only see the beginnings of common under- standing. Perhaps best of all was the fact that so many came to- gether to discuss. Only in the future will a common strategy be achieved.

One couldn’t help feeling that perhaps it will be out of the CSS that even more impetus will come to force the types of re- search and discussion, particul- arly in the social sciences, that will make future sessions of the Learned Societies more meaningful.

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ponsibility.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of France calls on the forces of workers and democrats to support its strug- gle for unity; for the victory of the workers, of all democrats in their action against the big ca- pitalist bourgeoisie is achieved by rallying together around the working class the entire energies of the people.

This unity, for which we will continue to struggle with other democrats will be realized de- spite the obstacles of the mo- ment; for it develops out of material and social realities, it corresponds to the vital forces of our country, it is the essential condition for the victory of democracy and socialism in France.

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The presidential election has been an important stage in the struggle of the forces of the workers and democrats. But on the day after this election all the great problems will remain and the necessary political change will still be the decisive ques- tion.

It is for this reason the Cent- ral Committee calls on all who work by hand and intellect, all who are victims of the policy of the big bourgeoisie, to advance the struggle to achieve unity of all who want a change in policy.

It invites them to join the ranks of the Communist Party of France to increase the efficiency of their efforts for unity, to work to bring together all who seek a new régime capable of assuring the satisfaction of the people’s demands, the progress of society, the economic and cul- tural development of our coun- try, the democratic and socialist future of France.

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