Chilean Stalinists complacent over coup danger

THIS WEEKEND THIS W YS upsurge in while the IMF ..33 by working M PaNte Mir n.i" Organized by London Region Young Socialists Organized by Londı THE COMPLACENT statement of the Chilean president - elect Salvador Allende - who gained the largest vote in last Friday's elections and now expects parliament to appoint him instead of the runner-up, right-wing candidate Jorge Alessandri — underlines the serious dangers facing the Gala Saturday September 12 6 YORK HALL BATHS Old Ford Rd, E.2 Sports Day Sunday September 13 2 p.m.

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HILL FIELDS 'We are, he said, 'coming egally to power after long ears of political struggle, and through perfectly regular elections. Quite simply, we are today reaping the fruits ot what we have sowed for a long time.' As he spoke, wealthy Chileans queued at banks and travel agencies to evacuate Trotsky Memorial Lectures IKUISKYS LAST WORDS IAM CONFIDENT OF THE VICTORY OF THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL GO FORWARD.... 1965 THAT MEANS FORWARD TO EL THE FIRST DAILY TROTSKYIST PAPER 197 THAT MEANS BULE THE WON RS PRES Monday, 14 September Monday, 21 September "Trotsky's fight against revisionism' Ictures any act we will have to consider."

Not budged It is clear that the union leaders have not budged one inch in their determination to foist strings on the GKNSankey • workers and drive them back to work at all costs.

The next mass meeting is on Friday and it is certain that union officials, employers and government will produce yet another 'peace' formula— coupled with an intensive press barrage-in a desperate effort to force a return-to-work.

Meanwhile, the effects of the strike continue to escalate throughout the motor industry.

The latest casualty 1s Birmid Qualcast, a key supplier of cylinder blocks, which has shut one of its W Bromwich foundries, laid off 400, BEAVER HALL GARLICK HILL Near Mansion House tube Admissi HEALY national secre

CRISIS IN THE FACTORIES ARNARD Wednesday, September IN THE rapidly increasing cut-throat competi. tion for world markets, each employer casts around desperately for yet newer ways of speeding - up production, cutting costs and squeezing every last ounce of energy out of the workers on the factory floor.

Automated plant is available, but can he afford it?

In the United States certain sections of production, particularly in the car industry, have been able to introduce full automation in which components are machined, transferred from one machine to another checked and installed entirely under computer control.

Production workers in these factories have almost been eliminated, though a growth in the number of 1 maintenance FRANKS With the development of monster gantry cranes (left) and straddle arriers, cargoes previously shifted by 100 men In two weeks are now moved in containers by 13 men in 24 hours—or less.

PAGE THREE In many engineering factories the introduction of these systems depends upon the price of them eventually falling. In the meantime the sweated labour of the operatives under MDW is expected to attain an equivalent level of production on traditional machines.

Or, as a sub-assembly steward at Rootes' Linwood factory explained :

"There are two speeds you work; very fast - and much faster.' SHIPBUILDING One industry in Britain which is in the midst of a huge crisis is shipbuilding. Millions of pounds have been poured into this industry by the government to stave off complete collapse.

With outdated methods in antiquated yards, workers are expected to achieve the same results by sweated labour and speed-up as those achieved by the most modern systems of

'optimistic.

The reason must lie in their belief that the US Rotterdam AS THE Rotterdam dockers' strike enters its Ilth day, leaders of the three main unions are still trying to secure a return to work on the basis of a £3-a-week wage increase, already rejected by the men as completely inadequate.

The strikers' unofficial leadership is insisting on a £9-8-week rise.

Other Dutch workers have followed the dock strike very closely and several trade union leaders BY A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT MARIO SOARES, leader of he Portuguese social-Democratic opposition' to the Caetano regime, has backed Kaunda's proposal. sa Speaking in Paris, he "The Lisbon government should accept Mr Kenneth Kaunda's proposal . . . (it should) seize this opportunity to negotiate with the nationalist movements to docker for £9 BY A WORKERS PRESS CORRESPONDENT have warned that a 'wage explosion' is now boiling up inside the working class.

The right-wing Cabinet, under French businessmen, who in the past have enjoyed a highly favoured relationship with the Soviet government, are reported to be worried about the 'aggressiveness' of W German firms following the signing of the Moscow-Bonn pact last month.

Since the fall of de Gaulle last year, the French government has definitely lost the initiative to W Germany in its dealings with the Soviet Union.

It is unlikely that the talks which began yesterday in Paris will restore it.

still out Prime Minister de Jong met with employers' representatives on Monday to discuss the docks crisis.

Already building and chemical workers are demanding the £3 which has been awarded to the dockers.

De Jong is therefore faced with two problems—how to re-open Europe's most modern port, and how to prevent a settlement there rom spreading to Holland's major industries.

apologize to French THE CZECH Stalinists have apologized to the French Communist Party for offensive remarks about them 'inadvertently and unfairly made in the Czech press and radio broadcasts.

The French CP paper 'L'Humanité' had protested to the Czechs at these attacks, after the French Stalinists had criticized the withdrawal of Czech citizenship from Artur London, a victim of the Slansky purge.

'L'Humanité' had praised London's book 'L'Aveu', about his experiences at the hands of the Stalinist trial-riggers, while denouncing the film made from it. The Czechs declared that the book was also 'in the service of bourgeois anti-Czech propaganda'.

In their apology, the Czechs say the remarks were a result of a 'simplistic interpretation ... inspired by the legitimate desire to unmask the true face of London'.

The Czech apology mentions neither the withdrawal of London's citizenship, nor the French criticism of it.

The Italian CP journal 'Rinascita' has also criticized the Czech leaders for their action against London, which 'was detrimental to the prestige of socialists.

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MERSEYSIDE find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Angola' BUS FARES WALK-OUT A SPECIAL meeting of Leeds rise in corporation bus fares Council to reconsider a ended in uproar after a walkout by most of thé Labour and Liberal members. A resolution to withdraw the application to increase the fares was defeated.

CLOSER examination of Peking's vehement opposition to the US Middle East 'peace' plan reveals two important points. and put 1,500 workers on short-time.

British-Leyland has now laid off 17,000 workers at eight plants.

Coventry's StandardTriumph assembly plant is closed with 7,000 laid off and another 500 at Speke, Liverpool, where TR6 sports car bodies are manufactured.

The Coventry lay-offs are accompanied by a strike of 1,500 demanding lay-off pay similar to that recently granted at the nearby Chrysler UK plant.

1,900 are laid off in the Birmingham car plants at Longbridge, Atherley Park and Washwood Heath. ABOUT 300 council workers, including dustmen, caretakers park employees, are staging a one-day strike today in support of a £l6 10s minimum wage.

The claim affects 770,000 council workers and extensive strike action has been threatened when the deadline runs out at the end of the month.

The boroughs affected today are Hackney, Havering, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham and Redbridge.

Coventry dustmen returned to work yesterday after a one-day strike in support of the claim.