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ltalian Socialists, Communists Issue Statement

Allied in Liberation Struggle

LONDON (ALN)—A formal alliance between the Italian Socialist and Commun-
ist parties, to spur “‘the revival and democratization of Italy,” is announced in Rome fol-

lowing meetings of Pietro Nenni,

Officials of the two organizations. -

The Communists and So-

Cialists, a jeint statement
asserted, “while maintaining
their individual character-

istics, are allied in the strug-
gle for the liberation of the
country, the destruction of
fascism, the final defeat of
reactionary forces and for a
policy of unity of the people.”
Declaring that “attempts to
reconstruct Italian life along
reactionary lines are hamper=
ing that democratization which
is essential for the revival of
the country,” the two groups
outlined as their immediate ob-

~ jectives:

® “Enlargement of Italian

participation in the war
against Germany.
@ Radical reorganization

of local administrations which
still are largely fascist or
semi-fascist, including the
carying out of a purge and
purification of the ‘armed
forces.

€ Rapid and just applica-
tion of laws against fascist
criminals, urgent measures
to secure for the. workers
adequate wages, salaries and
pensions commensurate with
the real cost of living.”

The two parties are conyin-
eed, the statement contanued,

that a democratic republic
brought about by a constituent
assembly represents the desire
of the Italian people, adding
that they “look to the great
workers’ organizations of Brit-
ain, the Soviet Union and the
United States for understanding:
the needs of the Italian people
and giving effective help in the
present grave situation.’

A message to the Italian par-
tisans in the name of the Yugo-
slay Forces of Liberation this
week stated: “The patriotic
movement of resistance in Italy.
is shaping itself into a move-
ment ‘of “National Insurrection.’
As an answer to German decrees
which proclaim a state of seize
.and martial law, Italian work.
ers in great numbers join the
ranks of the patriots, kill Nazi
officers and soldiers and destroy
military objectives. On our
part, we greet the Italian pa-
tricts as allies of the Yugoslav
Army of National Liberation.
All our people are helping the
patriots of northern Italy that
they may soon free themselves
of the Nazi and fascist op-

pressors.”’

An Allied soldier is pictured here holding a Bazooka.
This weapon is used successfully against Nazi tanks.

general secretary of the Communist party, and other

Attempt To .
Split Allies

MONTEVIDEO. — (ALN)—
The Argentine press and radio
is giving strong emphasis to an
article appearing in the Buenos
Aires newspaper El Pueblo
which suggests that Argentine
fascists would not be averse
to participating with the United
Staes in a joint fight against
communism. The article, writ-
ten by Manuel Galvez and re-
printed in the pro-Argentine
Uruguay nationalist newspaper
El Debate, indicates that the
Argentine Colonel’s Lodge
(GOU) is continuing its - at-
tempts to split Britain, the
U.S. and Russia.

Declaring that “many Argen-
tine nationalists formerly
fought the British, but today
look at them with Sympathy,”
the article states: “North Amer-
icans must be well aware of
this. They dislike it more than
the magnificent and academic
speech of (Col. Juan Domingo)
Peron.”

This is a reference to the
sharp condemnation by U.S.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
of GOU chief Peron’s speech at
La Plata University glorifying
war.

Turning to the Soviets, Gal-
vez asks: “Aren’t the Yankees
afraid of Russia? We would
not be surprised if the Wnited
States wishes to organize all of

America for forthcoming war
against Russia and communism.
“But if the United States

fears Russia, why don’t they -

say so? Why do they give

Nazi Captives Dig Bodies of Polish Victims

Disclose Extermination Camp

MOSCOW The wailing of 25,000 mourners swelled over Lublin as the Polish Com-
mittee of National Liberation carried out a huge mass for the victims who died in the
Nazi extermination camp there, Soviet dispatches from that city reported.

Assembled in the great square
before the Mublin castle, the-
mourners sang the traditional
“Saint Virgin’ song of the
Poles, these reports said, add-
ing:

Polish troops stood with un-
covered heads. Women and
girls, overcome with emotion,
flung themselves on the ground.
Prayers for the dead @.ntinued
for hours in the hot sun.

German captives dug up many
bedies of the victims as hostile
Peles watched.

There were screams of ‘“Mur-
derers!” and “Degenerates!”
from the crowd as prisoners lift-
ed the corpse of a child from an
opened ditch.

The Committee of Liberation
unveiled a tablet on a wall of
Lublin castle and masons sealed

an urn with ashes of the Nazi
victims into the wall.

The memorial tablet carried
this inscription:

“To the millions of victims
killed by the German criminals
at Maidanek (the suburban vil-=
lage where the extermination
camp was located) and in the
eastle. August 6th. The Polish
People.”

Huge crowds flocked to the
extermination camp, looking
with frightened and angry faces
at seenes of half-burned bodies
and piles of ashes of hundreds
of others.

“The people don’t ery,” said a
Pravda dispatch. “They have
no tears left.” _

Correspondent Boris Gorbatov
said one of the torture instru-
ments was a weighing chamber,
where the Germans recorded the

slow starvation of victims who
were not hanged. The average
weight for prisoners was report-
ed to have been 70 to 80 pounds
as they were fed solely upon
soup made from grass.

The Moscow press carried pic-
tures of tremendous crowds be-
fore the castle, closeups of ere-
matories full of bones, piles of
victims, and shoes.

Vladilaw Skavronok, a worker
at the camp, told investigators
that German women guards
were used to carry out acts of
sadism. He said he saw one of
these women march six children
to a crematory, strip them,
shoot them, and then stuff their
bodies in the stove.

The Germans, he added, often
turned on loud speakers playing
fox trots when they carried out
mass hangings of Jews.

ALEXANDER
POKRYSHKIN

of the Red Air Force who shot

down 59 Nazi planes is Allied

LJBUT.-COL.

ace of aces.

money to (Vicente Lombardo)
Toledano? On the field of fight-
ing against communism, we
could enter into conversations.”
(Toledano, president of the Gon-
federation of Latin American
Workers, has strongly opposed
the GOQU regime.) :

“We believe,” Galvez con-
tinues “that the United States
wishes to speak at the peace
conference for 20 Latin Amer-
ican republics to counter Rus-
sia, which will be representing
16 Soviet republics and others
which have already fallen as
the unhappy Baltie peoples.

Commenting on the Galvez
article, Pueblo, Argentino, anti-
fascist newspaper published
here, declared that the writer
“made clear the blackmail of
the GOU.”

f

Argentine “ramifications of
Nazi imperialism,” Pueblo Ar-
gentino adds, ‘forget the les-
son imposed by the war, that
Munichism is sharing the fate
of Hitlerism. The present task
of Latin Ameriea consists in
Winning the war and prevent-
ing the growth of the fascist
germ on American soil.

“European countries can-
hot remain indifferent in the
face of the possibility that
the Hitlerites will settle in
America, create their geo-
political superstate and give
refuge to war ¢riminals or-
ganizing revenge.”

Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our
thanks and appreciation for
many kindnesses and mess-
ages of understanding receiv-
ed during the illness and at
the time of the death of our
dear son and brother from
his many relatives, friends
and fellow workmen. Many
thanks also for the beauti-
ful floral offerings.

Helen, Alf & Patricia Goode.
2644 Ward Street.

Statemer
On Spain
Welcome

By ANNE KELLY
LONDON (ALN)—
Nazis are planning to
Serve Spain as the fort
fascism in liberated Ey:
Col. Rodrigo Gil; {
under-secretary for we
the Spanish Republican
ernment, declared at a 1
ing commemorating
eighth anniversary of
outbreak of the Sp:
Civil War.

“Hitler’s last hope ;
prepare a base from y
he can operate after hj.
feat,“ Col. Gil said. *}
being helped by Franco,
plans to make Spain the
jan horse of demo
Europe.”

Welcoming the June dea
tion of the British Na
Council of Labor, which ,
for the liberation ef Spain
Gil added: “We ask tha
policy of appeasement of |
¢o cease. The struggle og
Spanish people to defeat
co’s regime is identical
that of the United States

Ken Baker, president @
Hire Brigades Union, y
greetings to Spaniards pz
pating in the undere
struggle in behalf of the
ish labor and trade union;
ment, declared that “Br
labor forces will see that |
takes her rightful place ij
democratic world.”

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Garfield A. Kine
BARRISTER
1/953 Granville MA, ¢:

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