tants has now replaced the previous indiscriminate mass murder as the chiel weapon in the Chilean junta's armoury of repression, according out during the night curtew by special army death squads. The bodies of the victints are deposited in the streets, or into the main river of Santiago, where they serve as a grim warning to the workers. up in other ways, ton. According to The run at 528%, and the standard of tiring OL CNC NOII CIA5 Os O0-nca ny2 least 50% since the coup. At the same ume, powocal sackangs ano uncmpias:
The 2,500-strong International Women's Day march raised a battery of militant demands on its way from Charing Cross to Hyde Park last Saturday. The IMG slogans were taken up by many of the marchers.
Trish women take the lead: Price sisters must be freed." Intersationnl Women's Day: Struggle now for equal pay." 'Struggle for a prices freeze:
These demands were in sharp contrast to the platform speeches at u CP rally later in the afternoon which focussed on the potential content of anti-discrimination legislation, offering such radical possibilitics as Statecontrolled tribunals to investigate women's oppression.
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juotk. capiratism." -ment are also ceaching maseive proporAt least 10,000 political prisoners are powet . now held in the varioas concentration camps. Those on Dawson Island ane being compelled to build new accommodation for four times as many prisoners, and as the winter approaches they face death from the freezing Antarctic pold.
This massive repression is an esscntial part of the junta's attemot to crush the working class and impose the EAL BE OENO LOE BEl this attempt is moeting with failure, Probeen only marginally incrensed as com. DETEI CO S ECC anIs unECE Popular Unity, a period when the sabotaging activities of the bourgeoisie wcre at their height. Not only that but workers have increasingly begun to take strike action against the junta (soc Red These Tacts demonstrate clearly the urgent need tor continuing soutarty actions with the Chileen workers and MOUNE DOCUELY TOr aRdOs w will bave an impact on the struggle in One issue cust be taken up at once For the fist time the junts has decided to try some of the leading national Throe ex-ministers of the Populnr Unity have heen transferred from Dou son Island to Santiago tn stand "trial." These "trials" will be held hefore Military Tribunals, The dedence lowyers are not permitted to see the defendonts at any stage, nor will they he allowed te attend the court. All they can do is submit a written statement to the Tribunat.
There can coly he one outcome of such trials. It is imperative that a campaign be launched inmedistely to demand an end to the trials, the relcase of all potitical prisoners, and meet Importantly that the Labour Goremnment severs at ooce all links with the On 30 September last yar, the National Exceutive Committoe of the Labour Party issued a statement on Chile. They said: "The Labour Parly recogniscs the events in Chile for what they are, a savage blow to the aspirations of the working people of Chili, and a temporary victery foc internatioost By 1976 every police officer in or teade designed to sastain the rogime in Al the same time the Labour Party calls on the Brillsh Government to press for the celeas of all political prisonen. The Government shoukd offer to refugoes from Chile the assistance and hospitality which Britain has traditionally provided ...
That was what Laboar said in Opposition six months ago, but it is what they will đo now that they are in office which matters to the Chilean worken. Labour now has a gulden opportunity to strike back against intemstional capitalisn. It shoubd at ooce withuraw recognition from the junta, cod ail aid and trade, allow catcy for all refugeer who wisht tor come from Chile, and send mater. ial aid to the nesistance.
Such actions would have an immed! ate impact in Caile, What is mare, they do not requine legislatian; they simply neod Callaghan to give the onder, For good measure he should also instruct the Ambasador to publicty denoanice the junta and its repreason before Raving.
Bat it is clear from the whole biscory of the Labour Party -most mocently. from its complicity will Ameriar imperiathum in Vietnam-that it will take no such setions unless it is faced with a maas campaieu which will compel it to act. Ar a fiest slep rosolu tiues should food ln tu Callachan Crem trade union branchs all uver the country in Che London anes, the nicke! called by the Chile Solidarity Campaien at Dowene steec for chis Fncas 15 March, at 5.30 p.m., should receive Iassive support. It s demanding an and to tho triais, the release of all political prisooers, zad that the Labour Gorernmcot breaks all links with the junta at once.
En addition, the National Action Conference called hy the CSC in Birmingham on 23 Morch must also dis cuss how to take this campaign forward It is to be structured so that there will be workshops in the afternoon during which TIC XCS SR DOI1K15560 m 021711 These ane: trade union actions (including hlacking of goods and amms), utber farms of solidarity (refugees, etc.), and the lessons of the coup. The coaference is apen to delegates from trade unico METADI ZAI SCanCEL uRugs