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Smarmry of article In newspaper
"Zafam" of 17th June, the official organ
of the Tudeh labour organization#
A leading article states that due to the severe pressure
and the deprivation they had been suffering for several years,
which had been gradually killing them under the worst conditions,
the workers of the A#I#0«C» had gone on strike two weeks ago*
They had submitted nine demands to the authorities of the DU
Company* (These demands are then summarised)* This strike had
cost the despotic authorities of the A*X*0»C* very dear, and
they were seeking to avenge themselves on the workers instead
of fulfilling the workers demands, they used force, intrigue,
and money against the workers* As a result of the despotic
decisions of the authorities of the Company, 400 workers were
thrown out of work* In this way the rights of Persian workers
were sacrificed to the lust of a handful of capitalists* 400
Persian families were now faced with hmger, misfortune and
oppression by the employers* They had risen against foreign
capitalists to demand the rights of Persian workers, they had
proved to the world that the Persian workers could not be kept
as slaves any longer; this strike was proof of the social and
political maturity of the workers* Although the workers had
suffered as a result of the cruel behaviour of their masters
they would continue the struggle to l*ee themselves for ever
from oppression by exploitation. Now that the workers were
faced with the ruthless behaviour of the A*I*u*C., they asked
help from fellow workers and lovers of freedom* This help to
unemployed workers who were subjected to the anger of foreign
capitalists would deal a severe blow to the evil magnates and
their agents* By helping their fellow workers, Persian'workers
and lovers of freedom would strangle International reaction*
It was the duty of every courageous worker and lover of freedom
to lighten the misfortunes and pressure on the unemployed workers
of Kermanshah, and in their time of trouble to help them# The
paper states that up to now it had received several thousand
rials for the ism employed workers and expresses the hope that
subscriptions would increase*