[The following article was published in the June 20-27 issue of Avanzada Socialista, the weekly organ of the Argentine Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores (PST— Socialist Workers party). The translation is by Intercontinental Press.]
The Trelew massacre is one of the biggest crimes committed by the regime against expressions of workers and popular struggles. These struggles opened the way for the restoration of many democratic freedoms, among which the main one has been the freeing of the political prisoners. Nevertheless, the regime is now arming itself as if to prevent any investigation or punishment of those responsible for that massacre.
The demand for clarification on this bloodbath is today being raised only by sectors of the left and by minority groupings in the Peronist movement. But beginning with our seemingly weak forces, we must create a massive movement.
It is the obligation of General Perón to publicly support this demand. Among those who died were young persons who gave their lives for Perón. The companeros who are members of the organizations to which these young people belonged have no excuse for abandoning the relentless task of bringing about clarity and public placing of responsibility for the massacre. Nor does the ERP Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo- Revolutionary Army of the People], the organization that was hardest hit by the massacre.
No political party can call for silence on this matter. Whoever makes liberal use of the word "democracy"- and all the politicians are doing so - has an obligation to support the investigation.
Our party proposes that a commission be organized made up of representatives of the workers movement and the CGT [Confederación General del Trabajo-General Confederation of Labor], legislators, the political parties, and the organizations that themselves directly suffered from the massacre, and that this commission initiate the investigation and bring about a definitive clarification.
Correction
In the article on repression in Northern Ireland entitled "Fresh Attempts to Intimidate Prisoners," which appeared in our June 11 issue, p. 709, the address of the Officials Support Organisation for Prisoners in Ireland was given incorrectly. The proper address is: Saoirse, 30 Gardiner Place, Dublin 1, Ireland.