After the strike in Borinage in February, 1959, and after the strike of zgth June last, the Belgian working class has, recently, once more given proof of its astonishing militancy. On goth January it responded to the appeal for the general strike, launched by the Socialist trade inion, GT
One year ago, under conditions of full recession, the leaders of the same trade union had not dared to extend the strike of the Borinage miners to other tudustrial sectors, a strike which was directed against the closing of coal mines and agaist unetiployment. Even the leaders of the “ Renardist * Left wing trade unions had hesitated to throw their forces into the hattle, thus in practice betraying the magnificent struggle of the Borains, The eft wing trade unions tried to correct themselves and to again take control of the most advanced layers of the proletariat by organising the strike for half a day on 26th June, which was a big success im Liege and in the Walloons in general, but which was sabotaged by the Right wing trade unions in the Flanders. oes Since then the recession finished, but unem | ae ployment continucs : 300,000) unemployed our | ARGENTINA of tworand-a-half million salaned people; that represents a Very 5 aepeions ako | TROTSKYISTS OPPOSE period of recession. Industrial production has im ; fact reached the same level as before the reces- EISENHOWER VISIT sion in the mest important sectors of the Belgian The Central Committee of the Communist aeonomy, but thanks to an increased prodnc- Party has made known in a communiqué its tivity and reorganisation, this production is now | ‘* welcome " to Eisenhower, whilst expressing obtained with ron,ooo workers less! its confidence that his trip constitutes a ‘* mis- In the face cf this situation the FGT and the | sion of peace and friendship " in Latin-America. Belgian S.P. demand a planning of investments, This declaration constitutes a mew and flagrant and some nationalisation, But these were not the | break of the Communist Party with the whole principal slogans af the strike of the coth Janu- | tradition of Communism of the times of Lenin,
and towards imperialism, capitalism and their ‘ Te elie > governors and representahves.