PROPOSE JOINT COMMAND OF KOSYGIN, MAO AND CASTRO IN VIETNAM
[The following is a translation of a front-page editorial in the April 6 issue of the Buenos Aires socialist weekly Palabra Obrera. The title of the editorial is "Ayudemos a Vietnam!” (Let's Help Vietnam! ).]
The March 31 issue of the evening daily La Raz6én carried a public appeal signed by a number of figures, including Alfredo Palacios and Paulino Niembro, against the aggression of Yankee imperialism in North Vietnam. Individuals generally and organizations of the people were invited to support the appeal, Our Central Committee decided to give its backing because it holds that the fate of North Vietnam is intimately linked with that of all the colonial peoples.in the whole world and with the perspectives of all the socialist countries,
It is not a question of issuing mere declarations with the names of petitioners or declarations signed by outstanding personalities, although these are very useful in unmasking the imperialist plans. The only language understood by the Yankee imperialist aggressors is that of deeds. That is why effective actions are required to halt the Yankee aggression against the Vietnamese people.
These deeds must be in two areas -= in domestic and foreign policy. Inside our country we must struggle tirelessly to bring the unions, political parties and student organizations who are against the aggression into a united front to aid the Vietnamese. people of both the North and South, The best aid is to succeed in getting our country to break the pacts tying us to imperialism, such as the OAS Organization of American States], Rio de Janeiro and Cono Sud. This must be the main task of the united front in the long run. And, as the immediate task, Argentine goods or soldiers must be prevented from being sent to Vietfiam in support of the imperialist aggression,
_ As for international policy, we must demand that mere verbal support for North Vietnam be replaced by deeds. We must demand that the impressive example of Cuba be followed as the first workers! state, and up to now the only one, that has aided North Vietnam,
Imperialism is taking advantage of the Sino-Soviet dispute. We must demand that the most powerful socialist states unite-in a. common declaration and program to resist the imperialist aggression with deeds, and likewise with deeds to come to the aid of any socialist country attacked by imperialism.
We consider it very good and a sign of the strength of the world revolutionary movement that the Chinese and Soviet Communist parties engage in debate. We would suggest still further that this polemic be as wide as possible and include the participation of the revolutionary militants of all countries in the world. But this polemic must be accompanied by a united front of all the socialist states against imperialism, beginning with the two strongest, the USSR and China. It is a crime not to do this, a great service to: the imperialist aggressors, as is the case at the moment, since. ... China and the USSR as yet have not sent any concrete aid to North Vietnam.
The Central Committee of our party believes that a joint declaration by the USSR and China is called for, categorically stating that independently of their political differences, as socialist countries they are firmly united against the imperialist aggression and will grant unconditional: aid to any workers! state threatened or attacked by imperialism,
and, still on the level of deeds, we believe that a pact. should be signed at once uniting all the armed socialist forces: into a single body, under a single command to help repel the Yankee occupation forces in North Vietnam,
We believe, in addition, that to avoid quarrels between the Chinese and Russians, this command should be composed of a Russian, a Chinese and a leader of a socialist country that is neutral in the dispute between them, such as could be provided by Cuba or North - Vietnam.
- The mere constitution of a single command of the armed socialist forces made up, for example, by Kosygin, Mao and Fidel Castro, would terrorize imperialism and inspire the revolutionary forces’ throughout the world, who would feel that they were being backed in their struggle.
JOHNSON FINDS ONE FRIEND IN THE WORLD
In Paris April 27, Barry Goldwater said "my President has done the right thing in the right way" in Vietnam. He joked over being the candidate named last year as "the trigger-happy, warmongering S.0.B. who wanted to do something about supply routes in ‘North Vietnam."