MEETING HELD FOR HUGO BLANCO IN LONDON
News of the physical attack on Hugo Blanco* has stirred the Committee for Solidarity with the Victims of Repression in Peru into renewed activity.
Strengthened by the agreement of Bertrand Russell to become Honorary President of the committee, the organization is now embarking on a series of activities to draw the attention of the British Labour movement to the repressive conditions in Peru and especially to the fate of Hugo Blanco and his comrades.
The committee has the support of many prominent individuals, including Mrs. Harold Laski, Isaac Deutscher, Bill Molloy, M.P., Syd Bidwell, M.P., Hamza Halevi and Ernie Roberts of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (in his personal capacity).
The campaign was launched at a well-attended meeting in London's Caxton Hall, with Roger Protz, editor of Labour Worker, in the chair. The principal speaker was Bill Molloy, Labour M.P. for Ealing North, who has been very active in
* For details about the assault committed by prison guards see World Outlook, May 5, p. 457.
the cause of Hugo Blanco and who has had
several interviews with the Peruvian am-
bassador on his behalf.
Other speakers included Pat Jordan
of The Week and Edward Crawford of So-
cialist Current.
The most conspicuous absentee from
the Hugo Blanco campaign is the Healyite
Socialist Labour League, which has con-
fined activities so far on behalf of the
imprisoned Peruvian Trotskyist to passing
a resolution at their annual conference.
A feature of the meeting was the
sale of a pamphlet Land or Death -- the
Case of Hugo Blanco, and red-and-gold
badges with the words, "FREE -- LIBRE --
HUGO BLANCO."
Bundle orders for the pamphlet at
5 shillings for 12 (to sell at 6d each)
and for the badges at 9 pence each should
be sent to the treasurer:
Mrs. M. van Gelderen,
6 Aycliffe Road,
London, W.12,
England.
It would be appreciated if a small
amount could be included for postage.
KURON RELEASED ~- MODZELEWSKI