Stonn clouds are beginning to gather over Moves are underway to rall back many of the gains won by the mass movement following the overthrow of the old regime. A left-wing editor has been arrested and imprisoned under military law for his uncompromising opposition to Portugal's colonial activities in Africa. State control over radio and television has boch ro introduced. A new press law has been chacted, which lays down heavy penaities for failing to toe the Government line (hunning, among oiler things, 'incitement to shrike Just lost week martiat law. combioed with the threat of courtmartial, was used, to lorce striking merchant seamen back to work.
All of tbese moves have been taken with the open and direct support of the Portuguese Cummunist PartyIn this country the Communist Party have started tying to whitowash the activities of their Portuguese associates.
Last Tuesday (25 June) the Morning Red Weekly Star catried an article which said: the forces of ruction came back instigating and exploiting strikus... Bat one again the maturity of the people has made reaction's task far from easy — postal workers who went on strike have returned after the democratic forces pointed out the dangers It Is interestine that the Cl dous not foed propared to try and tar the postal workers with the reactionary brush. But what they don't mention i that the means of persuusion" dirsetod against these workers incloded a moh of SCOTE BUNUTES WON SEORCE DO LABOR central post office shouting Tet buck to work you'te threatening democracy! and the preparation of a massive arnyGovanment plan 1o break the strike with It is no wonder that the union lepders of the mature" postal workers denounced the saltine manoeuves to the Commun ist Party and its allies" when they called off the strike, This is the sorf of problem that the ruvulutionary felt in Portugal faces every day. Their nambers are fow, and their task immense. Bot their political fight is the only hopo of prosorving the pains of the case movement, and carrying the strugele forwand for a workors and possints Portugal The Portaguosa revolutionary left LECTUS NECE OUT USEL 0 121 our Fund to aid the ICT Pornigues sympathising organisation of the Fourth International) in is plans for & weekly paper has raised more than L50.
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The national rail strike in India, which began on 8 May, ended three weeks later in a severe defeat for the workers.