DEMONSTRATION IN ALGIERS
PARIS -- Any efforts of would-be capitalists to form a rallying _ e@nter against the moves toward socialism talen by the Algerian _govern- - gent appear certain to nect with stiff resistance from the people. ‘This was proved April 2S when nerchants in Algiers shut down their establishments during the aftern to attend cerenonies inaugurating the new headquarters of the UGCA (Union Generale des Gommercants).
~ Dist phed figures were anong the audience, including ambas-
lee countrieg, heads of Algerian trade unions,
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At about 2: eo can to tox in. the street outside the building, which is near the Gasbeh. As Boy Scouts seng patriotic soncs. the crowd swelled until at reached 20 1000, according to the estimate of Le Peuple. - Art A e eye
Banners started appearing here and there: "Asainst any neocolor-dalisn. " "Yaintain the unity of the Algerian people. " "For the Bripoli program to the end." ee Apperently waiting for the noise outside to die down, the busin- -@ssnen didn't cet started with their speeches for the occasion until Tive o'clock, MThe speakers still could not be heard over the roar of ‘the crowd chanting, "The bourgeoisie to the steam bath!" "Yahie, Ber.
tchoun, chairnan of the UGC4, cited the "immense sacrifice:’
rian businessmen in fighting the French colonialists. Hc
fect that the UGCA was “the first" to support the FLY
siberetion Front /.
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AZchoun came to the balcony and the crowd quieted down. Ee invitec them to shout, "Vive L'UGCA!"
& unanimous roar me back, "Vive Ben Bella!"
Fart of the crowd surged forward, brealinzs; through the police LaPed:. Sours fles occurred. The crowd began tearing up RAARELE Sevuine fire. to the cloth and throwing the sticks at the police, : Peuple said, however, that the demonstration did not tale an dei ire av any tine.
Aichoun epologized to those present at the ceremonies for "this mishap," saying that it was due to "a handful of provocateuys."
The report given by Alger Républicain indicates that the crowd grew more boisterous:
"ti1 at once the barriers, althoug ,polid, were overturned and broken and the forces of order " overwhe »-- Phe door of the UGCA was pagti ly shut. : BEES be ot - OS ut sstles, originating for the s Bost past from the broken varriers, iy aes in the direction faatas eocny where the Venetian shutters "iow been dravm,” For patter yan Saget ie crowd . an this way mani~
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When Ben Bella heard ‘about the demonstration, according tc xe Monde, he hurriedly went there in an autcmobile. Appearing on the balcony, he gestured for silence. The roars of crectings to him died down and he made a short speech. -
“ "My brothers and. sisters, T ask you in these days when the Aiger- Lan) people are united as nowhere else in the world, I ask you to be caln So as not to dig ‘with iti-suited words @ moat. i He "I want to tell aged he’ said, “thet the Algerian Re volution is not for the merchants, and to be freni, plain, precise, it's the revolution of the fellahs ‘peasonts / | and the shoeshiners
"he snall merchants enc artisans are not a esounen: I think they have a piace in Alserien society, on condition that they underste a! well that. .« . jf they 7 must not live. . . from the sweet of the Aicverians; we don't want new colonialists. % is necessary that th merehents and artisans under stané that the co-operatives are not a meat to the small merchants and that they must share with the pcor. re novs tekken the lands of the Borgeaud' Ss we will take the properties C3 tke profiteers. = swear before God and the Alserian feoeplic, thay tho Lcerian Revolution will be socialist."
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g &Socording te Le Monde? Ben Bella also saic, “Algeria will be _ socialis:s. Ih will Rave Socialisna & la Castro. No fonce in the worlc car stor the edvance of our country along this road." _/
Pho heat of the Ligerian government took up a nuzter of o seints end finally saia that he had to leave tc meet representvat:. f Srecident Nasser who were arriving. He asked the demonstrat return to their hones be acefully.
When Ben Belia tert, the betecony, the dacs dispersed. They had made their, point “ope wel of: HO agritis Be y
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"At this moment when the Algerian workers are expressing their determination to work out their own destiny, declaring that they are taking the road to socialism, the hundred and fifty participants who came from ten countries to the European Conference for Nongovernmental Aid to Algeria, held June 15-19, 1963, make an urgent appeal to inter— national opinion to relly in support of the New Algeria. uk - "We especially appeal to workers organizations, trade unions. co-operatives, youth movements, civic bodies, farmers associations, and intellectual groups to undertake rapid and effective action.
“Tho heroic struggle of the Algerian people for {ddepentence has won, the admiration of the entire world.
"Long Live friendship and solidarity with the New Algeriat"