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Ligue Communiste SP in Defense of the Democratic Europe As Well ' . JULY _13, 1973 25 CENTS VOLUME 37/NUMBER 27 A SOCIALIST NEWSWEEKLY/PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE Worldwide solidaritY- needed rotest out awi rene revo utionists Paris, June 21. Club-swinging cops charge antifascist demonstrators. Ligue Cornrnuniste, one of the organizers of the demonstration, has been outlawed by French government. See pages 3-6. By CAROLINE LUND jailing of two Ligue Communiste SP in defense of the democratic Europe as well. For instance, the PARIS, July 5- The June 28 gov­ leaders, Alain Krivine and Pierr:e rights of any of the far-left orga­ daily Le Soir in Brussels ran a ernment deeree outlawing the Rousset, has come from the entire nizations, (groups to the left of the banner headline "Krivine Impulte" Ligue Communiste (Communist spectrum of the French left and Communist Party), is unprece­ ( Krivine Indicted). League), French section of the working-class organizations. dented. Alain Krivine, presidential can­ Fourth International, stemming The extent of this opposition waP The banning of the Ligue, and ~idate of the Ligue in the 1969 The Militant has sent staH writer dramatically expressed here last the rising protest against it, has French elections, was indicted Caroline Lund to Paris to provide night as 10,000 to 15,000 peo­ had a major impact on French under the "antiwrecker law" passed our readers with firsthand cover­ ple attended a mass protest meet­ politics. This was reflected in a in 1970. This law enables the gov~ ing called for the defense of civil TV statement by Prime Minister ernment to hold a leader of an age of the struggle against the liberties. The meeting was spon­ Pierre Messmer trying to justify the organization responsible for any . banning of Ligue Communiste. sored by the major French trade ban, and in numerous com­ violations of the law committed from its participation in an anti­ unions, the Communist Party, the mentaries in the capitalist press in the course of a demonstration fascist demonstration, has brought Socialist Party, and other work­ day after day. The impact of the sponsored by that organization, forth a massive outcry of protest. ing-class and civil liberties organi­ ban and the protest against it has even if he or she committed no Opposition to the ban and to the zations. Such action by the CP and been felt throughout the rest of Continued on page 5 Watergate: How long can Nixon remain silent? /13 In Brief 65 HAITIAN EXILES WIN RELEASE FROM JAIL: June 20 as he refused to dismiss charges against the On June 27, James Green, acting director of the Depart­ Gainesville Eight. ment of Immigration and Naturalization, agreed to re­ The Gainesville Eight are members and supporters of lease 65 Haitian exiles being held in the Dade County Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). They face jail in Miami. charges of conspiring to commit violence at the 1972 The 65 Haitians were denied amnesty and jailed when Republican Party convention. THIS they arrived in Florida last December. Each was being The defendants contend they were framed up to help held on $1,000 bond, which none had been able to raise. with the cover-up of the Watergate break-in. Evidence of Green agreed to free the 65 without bond and placed them high . government involvement in their case includes: the WEEK'S in the custody of the Friendship Baptist Church in Miami. burglary of the office of one defense attorney; the testimony Reverend Jenkins, pastor of the church, estimates that of Watergater James McCord that he received "intelligence" MILITANT as many as 300 more Haitians are being held in Florida reports on VVAW members, including some of the de­ 7 Farm Workers resist jails. Lawyers for the exiles are demanding that they be fendants; and the bugging of some of the defendants by given political asylum. Pablo Fernandez, an anti-Castro Cuban associated with Teamster goon attacks On July 1, 100 people, mostly Haitians, demonstrated several of the Watergate burglars. 8 Brezhnev, Mao uphold in New York, demanding amnesty and asylum for the Despite this evidence, Arnow refused to allow a hear­ status quo exiles. Telegrams supporting the right of the exiles to re­ ing on government interference in the case. He did post­ 14 CIA linked to attacks on main in the U.S. should be sent to Attorney General pone the date of the trial- to be held in Gainesville, Fla.­ on l. A. left Elliot Richardson, Room 5115, Department of Justice, until July 31. Washington, D. C. 20530. 15 How peace movement MISSISSIPPI OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRA­ foiled gov't 'dirty tricks' CY: The president of the Republic of New Africa (RNA), 16 Nixon's secret 'enemy Imari Abubakari Obadele, has filed conspiracy charges against city and state officials in Jackson, Miss. list' Final '72 returns give His motion, submitted in federal court June 20, states, 17 N.Y. postal workers "It was the objective of the conspirators to use ... both reject contract lawful and unlawful means" to stop the operations of the 18 Why Atlantans should SWP 96,176 vote~ RNA, and deprive the defendant, Obadele, of his constitu­ vote SWP According to newly obtained official vote returns, the So­ tional rights. Among the conspirators listed are the may­ 19 General strike sweeps cialist Workers Party finished ahead of all the other radi­ or and police chief of Jackson and the state attorney cal parties in the 1972 presidential elections. The SWP general. Uruguay finished fourth, behind the Democrats and Republicans The motion describes the official campaign of harass­ 21 Where is the Guardian and the right-wing American Independent Party. The SWP ment and intimidation of the RNA throughout 1971. The going? candidates were Linda Jenness for president and Andrew campaign culminated in an armed attack by police and 24 Black family sues to end Pulley for vice-president. FBI agents on an RNA residence in the early hours of forced sterilization The returns have been compiled by the clerk of the U. S. Aug. 18. House of Representatives and published by the U.S. Gov­ One cop was killed and 11 RNA people were subse­ ernment Printing Office. This tally credits the SWP pres­ quently indicted on charges ranging from murder to trea­ In Brief 2 idential ticket with a total of 96,176 votes from 23 states. son against the state of Mississippi. 10 In Our Opinion The People's Party, which nominated Dr. Benjamin Spock Several of the RNA 11 have already been tried and sen­ Letters for president, is given a total of 77,080 votes. ( Spock's tenced to life imprisonment. Obadele, who is out on bond, 11 La Raza en Accion votes are listed under the names of different state parties is slated for trial soon. His motion calls for dropping all National Picket Line that united in the People's Party to back his candidacy.) charges against the RNA 11. The Socialist Labor Party is listed as having received 12 Great Society 53,617 votes. The Communist Party is credited with 25,- PROBE DEMANDED IN COPS' KILLING OF CHI­ Women in Revolt 222, the smallest vote of the left parties. CANOS: A state and federal probe of police killings of Chi­ By Any Means Necessary The total for the SWP is larger than that compiled by canos in Riverside, Calif., was demanded at a Los An­ 17 American Way of Life the SWP 1972 campaign committee from state returns geles Press Club news conference June 22. 18 Campaigning for Social­ and published in the January 12, 1973 Militant. That The demand was touched off by the police killing of ism earlier report gave the SWP only 68,226 votes, and said Mario Romero, 23, who was gunned down by two cops that the SWP had obtained fewer votes than Dr. Spock. while trying to escape arrest. Romero was barefoot, had 20 In Review The more up-to-date tally credits the SWP with 30,945 a broken arm in a cast, and was headed straight toward votes from Arizona that the Arizona secretary of state a high fence at a freeway ramp when police killed him. WORLD OUTLOOK had tried to prevent from being counted. The Militant pre­ A coroner's inquest exonerated the cops as a matter of 1 Chile: left and right iously listed only 1,915 votes from Arizona. On.the other routine since such a killing is legal under the "fleeing mobilize hand, 574 write-in votes from California and 506 votes felon" statute. 2 Repression stepped up from Wisconsin, where the SWP was on the ballot, are Speaking for the Riverside Citizens Committee for Jus­ not included in the latest report. Both of these totals had tice, Susano Duarte said demands for revision ofthe statute in Yugoslavia been included in The Militant's earlier vote summary. had been filed with the California attorney general and the 3 Defense of Irish political Although the SWP had been advised by many states U.S. Justice Department. The committee cited seven cases prisoners that write-in votes would be counted, and a great many in the past six years in which Chicanos have died at the 4 Issues in Venezuelan write-in votes were cast, not a single write-in vote was re­ hands of Riverside police or while in their custody. elections corded for the SWP candidates in this official report. The Citizens Committee for Justice may be contacted by writing to Box 1407, Crestline, Calif. 92395. Telephone: Ernesto Calles at (714) 877-1123. -MIRTA VIDAL MOLLY HICKS GIVEN PROBATION: On June 28, Wilm­ ington, N.C., Judge Robert Rouse ordered Molly Hicks placed on a maximum of two years' probation.
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