'The Militant!’ 17th June.
A masse 'Treedom March’, with W},000 nogroscs taking part, is Planned for Tunday, June 23rd. The marchers will hold a meoting in the centre of Detroit, with Rov. Nertin Luther “ing speaking. ‘This meeting has been organised by the newly formed Datroit -ouncil for Human Rights, which ia supported by community organisations, block clubs, lecal unions, churches, youth groups and the Socialist Workers Party of America, Free copies of negro bie-woaklies, 'Datzeit Courier? and ‘Illustrated News' are being circulated in the aroa.
Up to now Nonnody has attempted to placate Nerthern Nezroos, whese votes are so strategic, with civil rights bills which were too woak to antagonize the Tixiocrata, A time-honoured variation of this game hos been for Northern libsrals to introduce somewhet stronger civil-rights legislation in order to win preise from Negro leadsra, and thon to allow the Dixiecrats to whittle the bills down toe lmost nothing. Tha liberals then contimise their pose as groat frisnds of civil rignts, esying: "We. tried."
This tims, however, tha situation is wuch more serious. As Kennedy pointed out in a toalevision speech, hia problem—is to get the issue "out of tho strests and into the courts." Some legislation has to bs passed. Rut will it be whittled dowm enough to ba accaptablo to the Dixiecrats 7 Or will the Nngroes be ableto force something through that thoy san really utilize to advance their struggle?
fam Labourers of the Mereden 2 Fitate in tha Sfbn of Santo? Dominge de lox de'lorades, Hyar Quido’ the capital of Zeuador, have started « ficht agrinst tho ruthless oxploitation ond armed suppression by their militarist lstifundist., Thoir strugzio his the support of ths Trade Unions of ths ¢ountry. The Scundorion Govornmont has recently given larce arene of firtile Innd to ths lenders of the three sorvicses, in an “ttempt: to preserve intifimdtem and retard s¢rarian reform, Ths Morcedas estate was’ set up on the lond which the government had siven to Air Force Censral Andrade Ochon, who esrrisd out cruel repre=sions of th farm labourers, n ordcr to hold down’ the Isboursrs' figit for o better living, he called in tho srmoured unit 'AZUAY' and hal the Inbourors ond their families tied up snd bosten, Ho then burnt down their houses and ~~ deported some, Teachars, 400 striking Bouadorian +@°hers from 87 achools held a parade through tho streets of Gunyedquil on June 18th to domand paymnans of back wages, At a rally following the demonstration the fovarnnas ant’ s economic policy was denounced. Roberto Rivero, President of the National Union of “dycationalists, ach; that the tonschers' strike was | protest against the oligarchs snd bureaucrats serving U.S. impsrialism, who, in addition to plundering the nation's wealth, had sdoptoia policy of ruthlessly robbing the workers. Textile Workers, 14,000 textile work-rs hald a 24 hour strike on 18th dures in support of workers in. a Gen Antenis = tory 2gainet unlawfal @ism asal of 15 T.0. lenders. This strike wis supported tr the ccuadoriaon onfadearsaticn of Lebour and its sffiliated union orgenisations, HUGO BLANCO,
"No news has yet been recoived of Nugo Blanco, bit readers ore still urged to mske known the Peruvian workers struggle through the Labour Party wards, otc.