ANTIWAR YOUTH DEMONSTRATION IN WEST BERLIN
[A number of youth organizations in various European countries called for a joint mass demonstration in West Berlin February 17 against the role of the U.S. in Vietnam and in support of the Vietnanese freedom fighters. The text of the call, which was widely distributed in Europe, was as follows. ]
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For the workers movement, the Viet-
namese people's struggle at bottom repre-
sents a decisive confrontation between
the world revolution and the world coun-
terrevolution. Imperialism is trying des-
perately to annihilate all revolutionary
movements by means of international al-
liances like NATO and SEATO.
The victory of the Vietnamese peo-
ple would necessarily constitute a great
encouragement for all the revolutionary
movements which are struggling today
against imperialism and its henchmen. The duty of every revolutionist is to work with all his strength for the victory of the Vietnamese revolution, not to demand a compromise peace advantageous to imperialisn.
By its offensive operations in Vietnam and in Latin America and its maneuvers in Greece through the generals, imperialism is seeking to change the international relationship of forces in its favor. Its aim is to put an end to the advance of the world revolution and to deal blows to the conquests of the workers movement.
The duty of the world's revolutionary youth organizations is to attack imperialism everywhere by all means possible in order to weaken the international counterrevolution.
The American aggression in Vietnam directly affects the working class in Europe. The USA is anxious for Europe to remain quiet while it conducts its counterrevolutionary wars elsewhere, but for us Europe is a decisive field of battle in the anticapitalist and anti-imperialist struggle.
The European workers movement and the vanguard young socialists are today confronted with duties of international portent. The present focuses of this struggle are:
(1) The fight against the Atlantic Pact and NATO.
(2) An intensification of the class struggle through the rejection by the workers movement of all forms of subordination to the bourgeois state or corporate structure with the aim of striving to pose the problem of the conquest of power.
(4) Combatting Social Democratic ideology, which aids and abets imperialism and seeks to neutralize the workers movement.
The OLAS [Organization of Latin- American Solidarity] has proposed a new strategy of armed struggle in Latin America. The OLAS has expressed profound solidarity with the Vietnamese revolution and with all those who oppose imperialism and have not abandoned the goal of world socialist revolution.
This strategy finds its expression in Guevara's words: "Create two, three, many Vietnams!" And in these words is
contained anew the idea of proletarian
revolution.
All organizations which have deter-
mined to struggle against imperialism must
form a united front to bring about the
final victory of the Vietnamese revolu-
tion.
To this end these organizations
have decided to hold an international
assembly and demonstration in West Berlin
on February 17.
The following organizations invite
all youth organizations in agreement with
this call to participate in the demonstra-
tion and assembly in Berlin.
Nationale Federatie van Socialist-
ische Jonge Wachten [National Federation
of the Socialist Young Guard (Flemish-
speaking Belgium)].
Fédération Nationale des Jeunes
Gardes Socialistes [National Federation
of the Socialist Young Guard (French-
speaking Belgium)].
Federatie, van Socialistische Stu-
denten van Belgie [Belgian Socialist Stu-
dents Federation (Flemish-speaking)].
Fédération des Etudiants Social-
istes de Belgique [Belgian Socialist Stu-
dents Federation (French-speaking Bel-
gium)].
Etudiants Socialistes Unifiés
[United Socialist Students (France)].
Vietnam Solidarity Campaign --
Youth Section (United Kingdom).
Socialistisk Ungdoms Forum [Young
Socialist Forum (Denmark)].
Politeia (Holland).
Socialistischer Deutscher Stu-
dentenbund [German Socialist Students
League].
Falken [the Falcons (Germany)].
Jeunesse Communiste Révolutionnaire
[Revolutionary Communist Youth (France)].
Federazione Giovanile Socialista --
Partito Socialista d'Unita Proletaria
{Young Socialist Federation -- Socialist
Party of Proletarian Unity (Italy)].
Socialistische Jeugd [Socialist
Youth (Holland)].
YSA HATLS VIETNAMESE FREEDOM FIGHTERS
By Elizabeth Barnes
Strong support for the