And always, in the very centre, is the sovereign factory or branch assembly, the delegates, the commussions ane committees electee 1n these assemblies, and, more recently, the massive pickets to extend the struggles, the self-defence pickets, which already represent a genuine acquisition of the movement, in spite of the hysterical press campaign that has been waged against them.
Thus in January and February, curing une stuggies or the teacners in Madrid, the general assemblies sent delegations to factories in struggle - Chrysler, Pegaso - asking for and obtaining solidarity, in turn, the teachers' assemblies welcomed delegations from these workers assemblies, from neighbourhood coordinating bodies, and from tenants associaons, and togetner unes discussed the demands and leadership of the struggle. And in February, when the construction workers went on strike in Barcelona, all the work sites elected delegates and the assemto the tottering government of Isabelita Peron. But despite the reactionary poli cies of the latter, the new regime headed and has already been won.
In a few cases during the first demonstrations in January, the police were applauded because they strators. But the inexperienced hands tnat were then applauding the police are now building barricades. The slogan of the dissolution of the repressive bodies is already part of the atmosphere being breathed in Spain today (and in spite of this, or rather because of it, during the general strike in the Basque country in solidarity with Vitoria.
was maintained after the murders in Vitoria!). Down with CNS!
(the state trade union' federation) is now part of all the platforms of demands. The need for a united by General Videla is anything but a chance tor the better part in stepping up the repression over the past two years-including the activi ties of the notorious AAA death squads, and the full-scale war against the ERP guerrillas in Tucuman province. They nave repiaced isabelita tor one reason only: she failed to defeat the working class. Her fate was sealed, in fact, when she had to retreat last July in the face of a general strike against wage controls.
the Socialist Workers Party (PST), Argentinian supporters of the Fourth Internatonal- have been banned. More thar 4,000 people have been arrested, and the abatn sentence nas been imposed tor a wide variety of offences. Those like the Communist Party who try to create illu sions in the new junta's democratic promises, saying that it retuses to solve problems in Pinochet's way', should note Videla's statement to a meeting of Latin American generals last October: 'As many people will die in Argentina as is necessary to restore order."
Only one thing can stop him. The Argentinian working class has a proud history of struggle, and the development of a rank-and-file leadership which has drawn the political lessons of the last two sycars can yersoo veela in nis tracks But they will need every last ounce of international solidarity to do it. refused to charge against the demonthe united action meeting that called the PCE [Spanish Communist Party] and this the day The cry of 'Down with the CNS The armed forces have played a full Already five leftist parties-including dence of Puerto Rico addressing more than 30,000 workers in Pamplona, even the president of the Provincial Counci of Workers, the highest provincial body or une veraca trade umon cried 'Down with the CNS!' cry that was taken up by thousands. Mass demonstration for police murder victims in Vitoria imaginable body Likewise, in order to organise a meeting "legally. it is necessary to go through god knows how many channels; but assemblies of thous ands of workers, students, people of every profession are occurring factory by factory and city by city, while in Sabadel, Pamplona, and Vigo assemblies have to meet in football stadiums in order te accommodate all the people who turn out!
In Spain today, liberty is struggling to be born. To insist on how much we need the solidarity of the workers of all the world is to repeat the obvious. The blood of the workers must never again flow in Spain! Down with the murderous dictatorship!