- corporation

‘Free Louis Corvalan’

SOLIDARITY WITH LUIS CORVALAN, and other impris-
oned Chilean patriots was expressed last weekend in big rallies
and demonstrations held around the world.

In Madrid, Spain, more than 3,00@»people on Saturday took

‘ part in a demonstration of solidarity with théunti-fascist struggle
in Chile. The demonstrators demanded release of Corvalan, the
imprisoned general secretary of the Communist Party of Chile.
In Amsterdam, the Netherlands, more than 6,000 de-

monstrators marched in solidarity with Chile’s patriots. The
Dutch demonstrators demanded that the Netherlands govern-
ment break off ties with fascist Chile and delcare ah economic
boycott of it. There were other demonstrations and rallies in Vie-
nna, Rome, Paris and other cities. :

CPC CHARGES

Cabinet shuffle
will solve nothing

TORONTO — The recent
cabinet shuffle by Prime Minister
Trudeau, brought quick and
sharp criticism from William
Kashtan, the general secretary of
the Communist Party of Canada
in an interview with the Canadian
Tribune.

Asked what the significance of
the shuffle was for the Canadian
people, Kashtan replied, ‘“The
cabinet change obviously arises
from growing dissatisfaction with
government policies and perfor-
mance. However the actual
changes do not indicate that a
basic change in policy is being
undertaken. Indeed, the sum total
of the changes suggests a swing to
the right to placate monopoly and
U.S. corporations.

“So called ‘left-wingers’ like
Mackasey were booted out and
replaced by men like Abbott, a
lawyer. Other
changes smack of tokenism, for
example, the appointment of Mr.
Marchand, a native person and
the appointments of Campagnolo
and Begin, both women.

It would appear,” Kashtan
said, ‘‘that Prime Minister

Trudeau has drawn the wrong
conclusions from the crisis of cre-
dibility that afflicts his govern-
ment. The conclusion he has
drawn is to make more conces-
sions to Canadian monopoly and
U.S. corporations rather than ad-
vancing policies to cope with the
crisis in the interests of Canada
and the Canadian people.

“This is seen in the spending of
over one million dollars of tax-
payers money to sell the wage
control program rather than can-
ning it. It is seen in the continuing
drive on bilingualism as a substi-
tute for the defense of the national
rights of the French Canadian
people and the adoption of a new
made-in-Canada constitution.

‘‘Clearly the cabinet reorgani-
zation will solve nothing in the
interests of the Canadian people.
What is required are not only new
faces, but new policies to defend
the interests of the Canadian
people, to create jobs, expand the
economy and strengthen Cana-
da’s independence and role as a
force for peace and disarmament.
Unless this is done the Govern-
ment’s credibility gap will
widen.”’

UNANIMOUS BACKING PLEDGED

"We will be there

on Oct. 14'-- VAW

Special to the Tribune

PORT ELGIN, Ont. — “‘The UAW will be there!” was the slogan adopted by

more than 300 delegates to the Canadian United Automobile Workers Council
Meeting held here on September 11 and 12.

The two day meeting was devoted entirely to plans for the CLC’s National Day

NAIL STEADY!

WE'LL SPIKE INFLATION
IE YOU'LL ONLY HOLD THAT

of Protest on October 14. In a scathing attack on the government’s position that

‘the Day of Protest is immoral’’,
Dennis McDermott, the UAW
Canadian director told the dele-
gates that there is nothing im-
moral about labor excercising its
legitimate and hard-won right to
protest.

McDermott also told the dele-
gates that the Manifesto adopted
at the CLC convention in May
was. a plan of action because
Canadian workers needed not
only a policy for the near future

- but also what we are going to do

about the de-control and post

‘control period of this struggle.

In a step-by-step outline,
McDermott built a solid case on
behalf of the UAW workers of the
need to make October 14 an
overwhelming success and defeat
the wage control program of the
Trudeau government. Using a re-
search document entitled ‘“The
UAW will be there!”” McDermott
noted that ‘The controls attack
our unions, demand sacrifices by
the working people, do not con-
trol prices and do nothing about

unemployment or income dis- -

tribution. They represent no “‘al-
ternative’’ to our problems; they

Continued on page 10

3RD ANNIVERSARY OF CHILEAN RESISTANCE AGAINST FASCISM

Chile—‘One of the bloodiest regimes in history’

By TOM MORRIS

TORONTO — ‘‘The. Chilean
martyrs are not dead. They grow
in each child, in each citizen, in
each worker. We are all Salvador
Allendes now!’”

So spoke Alejandro Bell, rep-
resentative of Chile Democratico,
to a packed hall here Sept. 11 on
the 3rd anniversary of Chilean re-
sistance against the fascist coup.
More than 600 heard Bell, a
member of the executive of
MAPU (workers and peasants)
describe the terrible conditions in
today’s Chile:

‘‘The coup has murdered the

- culture, heritage and freedom of

our people along with Allende. It
is one of the bloodiest regimes in
Latin American history ...”
Bell briefly outlined the history
of Chile, quoting president Al-
lende who addressed these words
to the United Nations some years
ago: “I come from Chile, where
every citizen can express himself,
where we have freedom of
speech, where workers are united
in one trade union movement,
where popular elections are held,
where our courts are independent
and our parliament ~ has
functioned for 160 years... .”

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Th

CALGARY — Demonstrators march on offices of Panarctic Oils Ltd. protesting its support of Chilean junta.
See story on Page 2. .

The contrast between Chile

under the Popular Unity Gov-
ernment and the heel of the junta
was starkly painted. *‘Misery and
hunger for masses of people is to-
day’s life,’ said Bell. ‘‘Inflation in

1975 was 475%. Estimates for
1976 are for a 300% jump. Thirty
to 35% of working people are job-
less.

“Fascism has destroyed all
democratic institutions; political

the struggle in Chile. ‘‘Be con-

+ stant. Don’t let up in the strug-

gle,’’ he urged. ‘‘Memories are
fragile, but we must not forget. . .

“Those tortured and isolated
must know thousands are think-
ing about them. We are suffering
in Chile, but we are not kneel-

|. ing!’ He assured the audience

parties and unions are outlawed.
The secret police (DINA) are a
power unto themselves arresting
murdering and torturing thou-
sands of patriots.”

Bell appealed to us not to forget

that resistance in Chile was ac-
tive. He spoke about clandestifie
papers being printed and distri-
buted and commemorations tak-
ing place on this 3rd anniversary
in Chile, just as they took place
Sept. 1974 and 1975.

Bell warned that fascism in
Chile is the revenge of the big
monopolies who are responsible
for sabotaging the Allende gov-
ernment. ‘“‘These same multi-
nationals operate in many coun-
tries. Chile is a lesson for all
democrats that fascism is alive
and dangerous,” he said.

He asked Canadians to expose
the junta murderers at every op-
portunity. He appealed for ex-
pressions of solidarity with politi-
cal prisoners and a heightened
campaign through international
bodies for their freedom.

Continued on page. 10

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