1423 In a speech addressed to the delegates of the Womens! Congrenn of the Americas, Premier Castro declared himself firmly in favour of vigorous action by the revolutionary movements of Latin America, against imperialiaom. He said: “The mumber of those who died in a year in Latin America, died of starvation, or lack of medical care, was greater than those who died for their own liberation," In the Cuban revolution: ".sethe fight cost the lives of 20,000 people, tut they have saved the lives of many times 20,000," "Figures" he said,"should not just be confined to graphs and pamphlets, but they should be used in changing the situation, This is the duty of leaders and reyolutionary organisations to set the masses in motion and lead them into fight. This is what has been done in Algerias; this is what is being done by the patriots in South Vietnam. They have led the masses into the fight with the correct methods and the correct tactics, ‘tate power was not seized by four or five or six or seven men, but by the movement of the masses, who fought against tyranny."
There was a sharp admonition too, for those ".sse.decrepit theorists who claim that in Cuba there is a peaceful transition from-capitalian to Socjalism, This assertion is tantamount to denying the fact that thousands of fighters have laid down their lives." He went on, "We do not want certain far—away theorists to tell us what has happened here, when they have never been heres" Turning to the need for revolutionary activity throughout the world he continued to criticise the advocates of the "peaceful road", "Ve are not denying the possibility of renceful transition, although we have yet to see the first instance of it, We are not denying it because we are not dogmatic, What we want to say is that there has been no peaceful transition here and wha. we want to oppose is efforts to misrepresent the case of Cube in order to befuddle reyolutionsries of those countries where objective conditions do exist for making a revolution and where what has been done in Cuba can be realised, This is what we said in the Havana declarations which in certain fraternal countries have been locked in drawers, by some revolutionary organisations, instead of being circulated." He called for a Marxist- Leninist attitude to Latin America, supporting a programme of revolutionary intensification in the hemisphere, Even Chinese advocates of the revolutjonary path to Socialism seem to pale somewhat before such healt) determin ation and vigour, in a speech which can only be interpreted as a repudiation ef Moscow soft—pedal strategy of co-existence with capitalism, KOREAN DELSGATS SIDES WITH CHINESE AT S.E.D. CONFSRENCS,
Speaking at the Bast German Communist Pary Congress (3.E.D.),5 Li Hyo Soon, delegate from the Korean Workers’ Party, generally; put the Chinese “paper tiger" view. In addition, he openly sided with Chinese delogates and criticised those who had attacked the C.P. He said: * the question on the differences of views between the fraternal parties has been raised again at this congress which is not an international meoating of fraternal parties, Much is being said about discontinuing open disputes about the differences of views amd strengthening unity, bit unilateral critician has been made against Chinese CP policy, and e certain attitude, which, in our opinion, camnot be regarded az friendly, or comradely, hes been maniiested. This we think cannot help towards the unity and solidarity which wa call for in unison. In such a situation, the open criticisn of the stand ~ of the Chinese CP is just whet our enemies want and hail”.