COMMENDS SOLIDARITY ACTIONS OF YSA
The following message from Hugo Blanco was received in New York by the Young Socialist Alliance April 28. The YSA has been active in mobilizing support for Hugo Blanco in the United States.
As can be gathered from the letter, Hugo Blanco feels an especially close tie with the YSA. As one of the outstanding ~ leaders of the world Trotskyist movement, he is keenly interested in the progress of the YSA, which adheres to Trotskyist views in the face of the tremendous pressures to be found in the main stronghold of world imperialism.
The date on the letter indicates that it was written on March 10, 1967. The postmark on the envelope indicates, however, that it was mailed on April 25. Why the letter was delayed is not explained. Perhaps it was due to the prison authorities. eae
"El Frontén," 10-III-1967
Comrades of the "New York Young Socialist Alliance":
Your attitude of solidarity against
the death penalty is one more proof that
revolutionary socialism has a strong bul-
wark within the United States.
We know that the conditions for
your struggle are very unfavorable; this
will strengthen you, temper you; this
will prepare you for successful leader-
ship of the workers of your country when
the time comes for them to deal the defin-
itive blow against capitalism.
Each one of your acts of solidarity
with the world revolution has enormous
repercussions throughout the entire world.
The exploited of the world have in you a
worthy ally.
All of us are aware of your strug-
gle in solidarity with the defenders of
the world: our Vietnamese brothers.
Fight, comrades; fight tirelessly,
fight ceaselessly in defense of Vietnam,
liberator of the world.
With the warmest greetings,
Hugo Blanco
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