The economic situation is already very grave in the revolutionary Torces.
Portugal being in On Saturday, 20 September, we will be calling a national demonstration in solidarity witn the rortuguese working class. Ine march will assemble at Charing X Embankment at 2.30 p.m. and will travel to a rally at Speakers Corner, which will be addressed by representatives of the Bitish labour movement and of the Portuguese working class. Our mobilising demands will be: An end to the economic boycott! Big Business, NATO CIA-Hands off Portugal! Portugal must not becore another SABOTAGE Behind the anti-communist campaign that has received so much publicity in the media recently, lies the interests of the ruling classes of Western Europe and the United States. With substantial investments and influence at stake they are determined to stoo, at all costs. The aavance or the rortuquesi workers towards socialism. Today these capitalist powers are relying on the leaderships of the European social-democratic parties to exert a maximum of political pressure. They have mounted a significant economic blockade. This aims to further increase economic disruption and unemployment and it creates the conditions for a rallying of reactionary, counterIn a similar manner to its manipulations in Chile two years ago, international big business is using its weapons to crush the revolutionary process in Portugal. The leaders of the Portuguese Socialist Party have lent themselves to these man- socialism.
Solidarity Campaign with the Portuguese Working Qlass, 7 August 1975 WE NAME.... oeuvres and, headed by Mario Soares, they have carried on with a divisive campaign within and outside Portugal. These activities have led to senseless riots and violent confrontations in the most backward areas of Portugal, the areas that tradmonany supported me ascist reoime Very little has been said of the achievements and of the strength of the revolutionary process in Portugal-successful moves such as the land reforms, the creation of a much needed social security system, and the nationalisation of the all power Tul monopoles and banks, control or which are now in the hands of the workers and bank employees. The Portuguese working class have fought hard for their objectives and have made real advances. However, the first steps in controlling production and distribution, the movement for workers democracy, have been met by tremendous hostility from the Western powers, who have proudly announced their own conditions to Portugal and who are openly dictating their own narrow interests onto the Portuguese people.
This intervention on behalf of monopoly capitalism can only be met by international action. The British people mus firmly oppose such attempts to strangle the Portuguese working class. The demonstration on 20 September will be an expression of the solidarity of the British labour movement with the struggle of the Portuguese working class for SUBSCRIPTION RATES *** DOMESTIC: £6 per year £3.00 for 6 months FOREIGN: £9 per year surface mail £12 per year airmail Write to RED WEEKLY (distribution), 182 Pentonville Road, LONDON N 1, England.
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