Antonio Cartolfin, president of the Peasant Federation of Ayacucho were taken to Arequipa for military trial,
The Peruvian Trotskyist movement is seeking to help rally a strong ot protest and defense movement among student organizations and trade unions. —
During a debate in parliament over the attack, supporters of the peasants and the imprisoned leaders demanstrated in the galleries, wee
A mass meeting in Lima demanded release of the prisoners and punish= ment of the bands that ‘attacked the peasants, ~ onnmora AN MOLINA APPEAL FOR AXD
Antonio Cartolfm and Ma&ximo Molina, the two Peruvian peasant leaders who. were taken to Arequipa for military trial, after their followers were shot down October 24 by armed gangs in the pay of landlords following land Seizures by the peasants, have appealed for financial help in preparing their legal defense,
The two leaders are accused by Lima newspapers of being "Trotskyists," Their real crime appears to be lack of. respect for the property of land- _ lords and a desire to implement Peruts long overdue agrarian reform.
The address to which contributions should be sent is. Senor Angel Gallardo, Calle Chiclayo lei, _Chosica , Lima, Pert.
"PEACE CORPS" OUSTED AT UNIVERSITY OF AYACUCHO
At the University of