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HARALD EDELSTAM IN VANCOUVER

A partisan diplomacy

Harald Edelstam had only been in Chile for a week as Swedish ambassador to that country when the guns of the fascist junta crashed through the Moneda palace and ended the three-year-old democratic government of Salvador Allende.

Yet within a few days after the coup, Edelstam’s name was heard around the world for his courageous actions in defence of the beseiged Cuban embassy in Santiago and on behalf of hun- dreds of Chillenos seeking refuge from the fascist terror, actions that finally precipitated his ex- pulsion from Chile by the junta.

Edelstam spoke Wednesday night to-a capacity audience at the Unitarian Church, one stop in a North American tour that will take him to several cities in Canada and the United States and will provide funds to aid Chilean refugees. he has the sup- port of the Swedish government in the extensive tour.

NDP MLA Harold Steves in- troduced him as ‘‘an outstanding and courageous figure in world politics” and added that “‘it is my hope that as a result of his tour, the federal government will drop the discriminatory screen- ing of Chileans and will allow the same free entry for refugees as has been given

_ Czechoslovakians, Hungarians and, more recently, Ngandans.”’

Before coming to Santiago, Edelstam had been ambassador to Guatamala but accepted the Chilean post at the request of his government because he admired Salvador Allende and the in- itiatives taken by the Popular Unity government to redistribute the national income and repatriate Chile’s economy.

“Allende was a man of peace, he told his audience. “There were no political prisoners dur- ing his administration, it was a time of liberty for Chile.

“But now the peacefulness of

‘ Allende is contrasted with the

savagery of the junta.” Returing home on the day of

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d. : The PT has not been denied government ads on any practical grounds at all, but on political grounds. The denial of ads to our paper is the denial of democratic rights not only to our press but to the labor movement as a whole.

All indications point out that PT supporters have responded to our appeal to write the premier demanding equal rights for our paper with other B.C. weeklies. ‘A number of prominent trade un- ion officials have contacted the PT to express their support for our case.

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the coup, Edelstasm found the area surrounded by troops with their rifles trained on the adja- cent Cuban embassy. Later they opened fire.

HARALD EDELSTAM

The following day the embassy was beseiged by cannon and tanks. “‘I put on my suit and went outside, ignoring the curfew,” he said, ‘‘and went into the Cuban embassy.” Ordered by the troops outside to leave, he refused. Had he done so, the events involving

the Chilean diplomats might have been very different.

He told, too, of the death of renowned Chilean popular singer Victor Jara. ‘‘He was beloved by the people of Chile and his songs were sung by people all up and down the length of the country,” Edelstam said.

Asked about the way forward for Chile, Edelstam noted the growth of political con- sciousness of the workers during the Popular Unity administra- tion and emphasized their role as a bulwark of democracy. He warned against the danger of precipitating armed revolt because it would only provide the pretext for the junta to continue the reign of terror indefinitely. “the left is calling for an end to the state of internal war in Chile,’’ he declared.

“The changes will be made by those inside Chile. They will decide and we must do everything we can to help them.”

The meeting also passed resolutions calling on immigra- tion minister Robert Andras not to carry out the “unjust and dis- criminatory deportation’ of Ber- nardo Arrano and protesting the rejection by the federal govern- ment of hundreds of applications for asylum.

North Shore citizens urge Seymour land development

The decision by the Council of the District of North Vancouver to abandon its plans for a water- front town centre in the Seymour area is a Step in the right direc- tion, said Ernie Crist, chairman of the Maplewood Tenants Com- mittee and North Shore com- munity leader.

Calling on the District Council to go further, Crist says the first thing Council should:do is to make a public statement not only that it is fully committed to the

creation of a multi-purpose

recreational complex with

playground areas and beach, but

also that it is opposed to any other form of development.

The issue is a hot one on the North Shore, with the decision on the Seymour area seen as affec-

ting the direction in which future development will take place.

Crist says the District Council should immediately apply to the Greater Vancouver Regional Board for a rezoning of the land from industrial to recreational. At the same time Council should apply to the Federal government to have the land in the area, now owned by the National Harbors Board, to be turned over to the public free of charge.

Pointing out that the Seymour waterfront is needed for the Lower Mainland as a recreation area no less than Jericho in Van- couver was, Crist urges the District Council to develop the Seymour area in line with the village type concept as proposed by the Seymour Planning Association.

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