ANTI-ALLENDE PLOT FROM ABROAD SANTIAGO — President Salvador Allende rejected on the week- end the political demands of Chilean truck-owners and other busi- nessmen pressing his government to retreat from progressive meas- ures it has enforced during two years in office. Truck owners, shopkeepers and other members of the middle class had submitted 28 demands as preconditions for ending their so-called strike which has led to the Popular Unity Government placing 21 of 25 provinces under military control. New demands they substituted were still of a political rather than a union nature, the President charged. He could not discuss them, but was still prepared to seek a “union but not a political settlement.” On Oct. 27 he freed Chile’s 155 radio stations from a compulsory link-up with the state network to avoid alarmist reporting of the national crisis. He said the situation was being exploited by “seditious, fascist or near-fascist groups” and warned he would use the full force of the law against them. President Allende visited several nationalized Santiago factories. Speaking at, the Fabrilana textile mill he called for discipline, poli- tical understanding and a high sense of responsibility on the part of the people as essential for Chile’s defence. The extreme right-wing National Party appealed to the chairmen of both chambers of the National Congress not to obey the Popular Unity Government. The Communist Daily Siglo charged this was equivalent to a call for civil war in the country. A week earlier, the Communist Party declared that the rightist plot to create chaos and overthrow the Popular Unity Government of President Salvador Allende had failed. This was attributed to the unity and solidarity of Chile’s working people behind the government, but it was pointed out that abroad U.S. imperialism had moved from a veiled to an open blockade of Chile and is now trying to prevent sale of Chilean copper in Europe. The statement, by the ‘Political Commission of the CP of Chile, said the internal and external plots against Chile were linked together. NIXON DECEIVES ON VIETNAM TALKS PARIS — President Nixon’s ploy to disarm world opinion with talk of an imminent peace settlement in Vietnam stands exposed by the repeated offers of the Vietnamese representatives to sign immediately. Democratic Republic of Vietnam spokesman Nguyn Than Le said on Oct. 27 that ‘the American and North Vietnamese sides have agreed on all problems. There are no problems left unsolved as far as we are concerned. “The two sides have agreed on the text of the draft agreement in both the Vietnamese and English languages,” he said. “It was President Nixon’s suggestion that the signing ceremony be held in Paris on October 31.” In Moscow Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin expressed support for North Vietnam’s statement when he met the envoys of North Viet- nam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government Oct. 27. Washington press reports quoted a warning by the DRV’s foreign minister Nguyen Duy Trinh, in which he told the U.S. to “end these delaying tactics,” and to stop insisting on “changing what has been agreed upon” if they want to end the war. : “The Americans are now deceiving public opinion by saying only one more session is needed before final agreement is reached,” the report quotes. : In Hanoi the Vietnam Workers’ Party daily, Nhan Dan, warned that the Vietnamese would have no alternative but to carry on the war if the U.S. “stubbornly continues its aggression and deceives public opinion.” PAINTER GIVES PRIZE MONEY TO VIETNAM MOSCOW — Renato Guttuso, the Italian painter, has handed over his Lenin Peace Prize money ($25,000) to the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Moscow. He said he had long thought of giving the money to help toward the reconstruction of homes devastated by U.S. bombing. The painter, a member of the Central Committee of the Italian Communist Party, received his Lenin Peace Prize earlier this year for services to the cause of peace, on Oct. 4 at a ceremony in the Kremlin. A one-man exhibition of over 80 of his paintings is currently being shown here. SOVIET-ITALIAN AGREEMENTS SIGNED MOSCOW — Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and Italian Premier Giulio Andreotti signed two new Soviet-Italian agreements Oct. 26 in the Kremlin; one, a protocol on political consultations, the other, a maritime agreement on merchant shipping. The protocol provides for regular Soviet-Italian consultations on matters of common political interest, along the lines of the Soviet- French agreement. The premiers reportedly had a detailed exchange of views on how to increase and expand Soviet-Italian trade and economic ties. VIRGIN LANDS GIVE GOOD HARVEST KUSTANi — A “particularly good” grain harvest was reported from the vast steppes of the Virgin Lands of Kazakhstan and west- ern Siberia recently by Soviet correspondent Alexander Rzheshev- ski. who said the harvest was averaging 26 metric centners per hec- tare. The metric, or double centner, is slightly more than 220 pounds; a hectare 1s slightly less than two and a half acres. The “Virgin Lands,” opened up to farming in the 1950’s, usually pro- duce more than 20 million tons of grain in their southern half, which lies in Kazakhstan, but may top this in 1972. PACIEIC TRIBUNE —FRIDAX, NOVEMBER 3.19727: PAGE $ t av? By JOHN WILLIAMSON LONDON — The victorious conclusion — after 450 days — of the historic Upper Clyde Shipyards (UCS) ‘“work-in” which saved four shipyards and the jobs of 4,000 shipbuilders from the proposed “government ‘butcher’”’ (the exact words of ex-Tory Minister Ridley), also marked the adoption of the tac- tic of “work-in” and “sit-in” by workers in 50 different factories during the last year. The industries these occured in cover auto parts, engineering, print, steel, electronic and chemical. American firms such as Eaton Gears, Hoover, Beloit- Warmsley are among the plants involved. - Two of these struggles (1) the ‘sit-in’ strike of 1,000 skilled engineers at the British Leyland Motors-owned Transport Equip- ment (Thorneycroft) plant in Basingstoke, and (2) the ‘work- in’ occupation of the Briant Color Printing Works in South- east London by its 150 workers, continue to make the headlines. Patience Exhausted On August 15, after exhaust- ing all procedures, the 1,086 workers at the Thorneycroft plant, with only 18 votes against, voted to occupy the gearbox factory. The BLMC, in violation of a signed agreement that call- ed for consultation with the workers and the union in the event of possible redundancy, had sold the plant to the Eaton Corp. of Cleveland. Eaton had decided to elimi- nate all non-transmission —pro- duction, which meant a layoff of 300 men and women. They also announced rationalization meas- ures that would reduce the work force by another 200. Since their option on the land where the factory stands is only for three years, the remainder also saw joblessness ahead. The action of the Thorney- croft workers met a favorable response from the 180,000 workers of the giant BLMC (the merger of the former Brit- ish Motors and Leyland Motors Corporations) since BLMC had already sold the Maudsley Mo- tors, makers of axles, to the Rockwell Co. of the USA. Job Security Throughout these 10 weeks the workers have remained solid around their demand, which in the words of the chief shop steward are: “We want the deal unscrambled. We want agree- ments with the BLMC honored and we want job security.” The ‘sit-in’ strike received of- ficial endorsement from the Eng- ineers and Transport unions, who together represent the great Stop closedowns in Britait. majority. The Combine shop stewards’ meetings pledged full support and the biggest BLMC plants in Birmingham and Ox- ford threatened to strike in sup- port. Last week the Corp. finally proposed a three-way meeting involving themselves, the Eaton Co. and the unions. Negotiations resulted in proposing: (1) the Eaton Co. to take possession of plant on’ Jan. 15 instead of the scheduled October; (2) Eaton would retain 738 gearbox work- ers; (3) BLMC would retain balance for six months and give all 1,086 a £100 severance pay. Despite recommendation by the Engineers Union Executive to accept, the workers by a vote of 400 to 250 rejected the pro- posed settlement and the sit-in continues. In the Briant Color Printing Works, the workers followed the UCS lead by taking over the plant and continuing production. In the third week of June the FOCs (Fathers of Chapels) were called in to the managing direc- tor’s office and met a stranger who told them the company had gone into voluntary liquidation and he was the liquidator. He in- formed them they were. all sacked and he was going to sell the company on a_ break-up basis. : _ Won’t Be Fired The workers, a combination of old-time employees and young people just out of their appren- ticeships together with the de- partmental management, reject- ed the liquidator’s proposals/and declared they. would keep the plant running until a new owner was found for the firm as a com- plete unit. They expelled the management, locked the gates, and continued accepting bet paying bills and producing © class color printing for w5 the company has a splendid cord. A large sign was above the factory gate, Say “Under Workers’ Control. The workers have receivé ficial support from the printing union, NATSOPA. have poured in to help su them, since much of the fe0 commercial business has — stopped. Trade unions an stt ne committees have switched $? cf their color printing neé s the plant. The incon work pays the norma adil expense while the donati? 7 cover wages. The liquidator, after first fusing, is now meeting union’s “Fathers” and ers” of chapels, representin& “work-in” forces, but the be ers stubbornly refuse ' the plant until their jobs guaranteed by a new order. | Historic Victory Space does not allow “NC adequate analysis of q workers’ victory. A re lished paperback “ Work-In” by Scottish Come ists Wm, Thompson and Flag Hart correctly emphasizes: work-in is not an attempt tablish ‘workers control’ f permanent basis. The wo had limited directives « - - , redundancies and closures: achieving these, unity 0 workers, skilful shop ste leadership that combine munists and trade union tants, solidarity from won all over Britain. and the "7 and a united West of SC? support, were all essential ! dients of victory. U This landlord ordereé own mother evicte By RICHARD ORLANDINI , His image will remain in the minds of all those who-saw him- in the silent movies. He was the arch-type villain — moustached, a lecherous laugh and wore a stovepipe hat and a long black cape. He was the mortgage col- lector or the landlord; the roles were interchangeable. The villain of the silent melo- dramas has been outdone. His villainy has been surpassed by a Toronto landlord who was serv- ed eviction notices on 39 ten- ants — including his own mo- ther Not surprisingly, Lou Maiez- WE FOUND THAT 100 ASSEMBLY LINE WORKERS SPENT AN AVERAGE OF-~ WHICH MADE SOO MINLTES oR Ko Man Hours LOST EVERY WEEK me FIVE MINUTES EACH IN THE MENS oe Room EVERY DAY ' za, the landlord, is a man ¥ big ideas. He plans to teat do nine units of row housi® Clinton St. in mid-town 7) and build townhouses. Ble — 3-storey 32-unit townh? f Initially Lou had some Py lems. His new building not fit the zoning by-law ® ards, But it was no big lem because Lou evidently some friends in City Ha™ the by-laws were change® The tenants have prove? sf a bigger problem. They are" ing the 30-day eviction no Soon after receiving the? tices they had a meetiné_ some community organize} Margot Andras, a Ward aldermanic candidate. AS sult of the meeting the ee i picketed Lou’s apartment } / other part of town. (Ma has his apartment in a pul q he owns.) a The united action on the™ of the tenants has begun © off. Their publicity of theP! and. their constant calli® City Hall has afforded th meeting with the pla board. There they were told the aldermen would 100% | the problem but the ten should tone down their prey (it’s civic-election year ronto). Other actions are being % ned and most of the tg were willing to discuss with the Tribune. Most, bUY all —- Lou’s mother wa) available for comment.