Women's TU Meet Debates 'No Struggle' Line: Secretary General's Report (FBIS, 15 May 1964)

=== [PDF page 1] === WOMENS TU MEET DEBATES 'NO STRUGGLE’ LINE no Secretary Gerieral'’s Report Peking NCNA International Service in Efglish 1653 GMT 15 May 1964--B (Text) Bucharest, 1+ May--The Second International Trade Union Conference on Problems Concerning Women Workers continued its session here today. In the last four days, the conference was locked in a hot debate which was provoked by Louis Saillant, secretary general of %.2 World Federation of Trade Unions, and others, who, following the leadership of a certain country, tried their utmost to impose on the conference an erroneous nonrevolutionary line sf no struggle against imperialism. Louis Saillant put forward this capitulationist political line in his report on the first item of the agenda at the conference on 11 May. He extolled the signing of the Moscow tripartite nuclear test-ban treaty as "the most important event" leading to the relaxation of intemational tension. This treaty, he said, marked a stage in the people's struggle for the general and complete prohibition of nuclear tests and for doing away with nuclear weapons, for general and complete disarmament, and for defending peace. - He held that the proposal of the Soviet Government for renouncing the use of force for the settlement of territorial and boundary disputes was an inevitable continuation of the Moscow tripartite treaty and would put an end to the positions of strength policy in international relations. He also extolled the agreement reached among the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain on the reduction in the production of fissionable materials and regarded it as a very important event. Louis Saillant advertised unprincipled "peaceful coexistence,” alleging that it created the most favorable conditions for the workers to improve relations among the trade union organizations of various countries and promote unity among workers. He defended the undemocratic practices of a handful of persons wh> made decisions without full consultation in the course of preparing for this conference and empty talks about unity in the world trade union movement. In their speeches at the conference, Nikolaeva, head of the Soviet delegation, and a delegate of the GDR praised the Moscow tripartite treaty, a treaty which deceived the people of the world. Wikolaeva advertised the agreement among the Soviet Union, the United States, and. Britain on the reduction in the production of fissionable materials and the so-called proposal for renouncing the use of force for the solution of territorial disputes and other questions made by N.S. Khrushchev, chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers. Delegates from quite a number of countries in their speeches laid stress on the necessity to continue the struggle against imperialism and old and new colonialism headed by the United States to uphold the unity of the === [PDF page 2] === international workers movement on the basis of anti-imperialism and revo utionary prineiplces, and to oppose Sue capituletionist line. Home delesates refuted the erroueous views in Saillant's report. zt was reported earlier that Chi Yuan-te, head of the Chinese delegation, spoke at the conference on 13 May. She analyzed the two diametrically opposite political lines in the international women werkers movement. In this movement, it was necessary to oppose a capitulationist line which was noarevolutionary and did not combat imperialism and to defend a correct line which defended revolution and opposed imperialism, she added. She pointed ovt that the present international situation was unprecedentedly favorable to the women workers struggle, To accomplish the common tasks confronting the women workers of various countries, they should, together with other people of various countries, from the broadest united front to wage a resolute struggle against U.S. imperialism and its lackeys. She emphasized the importance of strengthening unity in the international trade union movement, The unity of the working class must be built on the principled basis of anti-imperielism and class struggle. Warm applause greeted Chi Yuan-te when she finished her speech, which was warmly praised by delegates from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. [Unreadable] At the interval, some Gelegates told their Chinese colleagues that what Chi Yuan-te said represented their views. Therefore, they sided with the Chinese peovle, Sri Ambar, head of the Indonesian delegation, in her speech, said that her dslegation warmly welcomed every effort made to strengthen unity ane solidarity of the working class in the spirit of internationalism and strongly opposed any attempt to split and weaken the unity and international solidarity of the working class. The intemational unity of the vorking class should be developed continuously at this movement when the imperialists headed by the United States are becoming increasingly ferocious in opposing the rising movement for national independence in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and when the modern revisionists and the neo-economists are trying to weaken the unity of the international working class, She sharply criticized the report made by Louis Saillant. She disagreed with the erroneous views publicized in Saillant's report on "peaceful coexistence," the Moscow nuclear test-ban treaty, and Khrushchev's proposal for rejecting the use of force to settle territorial disputes and border questions, She said: “Louis Saillant did not mention with whom and on what basis should we unite.” Sri Amber asked: "Can we unite with the imperialists and their lackeys?" Sri Ambar pointed out that the present situation shows that the new emerging forces are struggling persistently and are winning great victories, The Asian, African, »nd Latin American countries still under colonial domination as well as those countries which have not yet realized full independence sre determinedly and courageously continuing their struggle to achieve full national independence and freedom, === [PDF page 3] === These facts prove clearly thet it is imposaibie for us to unite with — the imperialists and their Lackeys, Unity on eny other basis but - that of anti-inperialism woull be very harmful. © the unity anong the international working class must be based on revolutionary principles, The principle of revolutionary struggle in the 20th century is the revolutionary strugrle against imperiaiisn, colonialism, and neocolonialism led by the United Stetes, she stressed U.S, imperialism is the main and the most dangerous eneny of the peopl all over the world, she Ceclared. ‘Therefore, all forces of the working class should be continously strengthened, Its revolutionary unity and the struggle against world inperialisn, in particular against Ub. imperialism, must also be developed, Numerous facts have shown chat to oppose imperialism, colonialism, and neceolonialism and to win as well as safeguard national independence, rerains the most urgent common task of the peoples in Asia, Africa, and Latin Anerica as well as the peoples of the rest of the world, Sri Anbar proposed that the conference should adopt the following resolutions: 1) a statenent of solidarity with the people including workers in South Vietnan; 2) a statement of solidarity with the struggle of the people of North Kalinantan against Malaysia; 3) solidarity with the struggle of the people in Angola and the Congo, end against racial discrimination in South Africa; 4) solidarity with the struggle of the people and workers in Brazil and Panama. Her speech was welcored especially by representatives from Asian, African, and Latin American countries. Waldina Rastano Castro, leader of the Cuban delegation, said that her country was free from U.S. slavery. The Cuban peopie including women had won their rights not by begging but from struggle. Referring to the U.S, aggression and provocations against Cuba, she said that che Cuban people could never tolarete these provocations, The Cuban people would further unite and organize themselves, stand firmly at their posts, and set an example for other Latin American peoples. ae Cuban people, she continued, love peace and hate war. For the cause of their fatherland, they would rather shed their last arop of blood, What Cuba demanded was peace with dignity. The Cuban delegate expressed solidarity with the just guerrilla war being waged by the Venezuelan people, denounced the U,S,-engineered Brazilian coup, supported the just struccles of the peoples in Cyprus, South Vietnan, Angola, Mozambique, and Portumuese Guinea, and denanded the restoration to China of its legitimate seat in the United Nations. === [PDF page 4] === Japanese delegate Makiko Yamamoto in.her speech spoke of the struggle of the Japanese women workers against monopoly capital. She declared that the struggle was connected with’ the just struggles for peace and dismantling of U.S. military bases, struggles against the "Japan-U.S. security treaty," the South Korea-Japan talise, and the stationing of U.S. submarines in Japan. A delegate from Mali.said that the African women were struggling for notional independence. "We must continue our struggle because the fight ‘against colonialism has not ended," she stressed. Uruguayan delegate Amalia Cogo Deperez said that the Cuban revolution in our continent had won victory. It was a torch-to the struggle of the Latin American people for national liberation and against imperialism. The Uruguayan women were playing a more and more important role in the struggle. Together with men, they held denonstrations to- support Cuba and oppose the policy of isolating Cuba. ee Nigerian delegate Tereza Cecilia Wey pointed.out that Africa was still under the domination of colonialism and neocolonialism headed by the United States. ‘The claws of capitalism still held Africa in firm grasp. African women were suffering heavier oppression. Cyprus delegate Cristaleni Loame Simemor said that imperialism and neocolonialism were fully responsible for the bloody tragedy in her country in the past few months. She said that the Cypriots could settle the problem of Cyprus by themselves as long as they could get rid of imperialist influence. The Cyprus people would fight to the end to smash the plot of U.S. and British imperialism. Lina, Fibbi of Italy, chairman of the textile, clothing, leather, and fur workers trade unions under the WFIU, attacked the speeches of the Chinese ond Indonesian delegates. She painstakingly defended "peaceful coexistence" and the Moscow tripartitie treaty advocated by certain Speakers and the policy of capitulation to U.S. imperialism pursued by the leadership of the Soviet Commnist Party during the Caribbean crisis. In the speech her attack on China was loudly appleuded by the delegates of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and the GDR, and by Renato Bitossi, chairman, and Louis Saillant, secretary general, of the WFIU ® flso speaking at the conference in the past four days were delegates from Guinea, Aden, and other countries and international trade union organizations. Hali Menendez of Cuba and Setiati Surasto of Indonesia, secretaries of the World Federation of Trade Unions, made reports on the second and third items of the agenda respoetively on 12 May.