WORLD STUDENT NEWS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 2 June 1950
SUBJECT World Stud ne.. t News, Official Organ of _? --'NO. OF PAGES 1
International Union of Students
PLACE Panama, Panama City NO. OF ENCLS. 1
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DATE OF INFO 'in UCU j SUPPLEMENT TO
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1, The attached pamphlet entitled World Student News, which was printed in
Prague, was addressed to the Panama Students' Federation, Panama City,
from the International Union of Students, Prague, Czecheslavakia.
2. The attachment is forwarded for your information and retention.
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WORLD STUDENT NEWS
CONTENTS
THINGS YOU CAN BUY AT THE
To a student at the Festival - - - - - - - 1
The II World Youth Congress - Major event
for students - - - - - - - - - - 4
Hungarian Youth and Students prepare for
the Festival - - - - - - - - - - 5
First Festival Pictures - - - - - - - - 9
Intellectuals Send Greetings - - - - - 11
Student Leaders Greet the Festival - - - - 12
British Student Art and Drama - - - - - 14
We Will Come from 48 States - - - - - 16
New Zealand Students support Festival Aims 17
123 From New Democratic China - - - - '18
We shall go to Budapest - - - - - - - 20
Festival Preparations in their Daily
Struggles - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Hosts of 1947 Festival prepare for Budapest 24
Historic IUS Executive Meeting - - - - - 26
Polish Students' Letter - - - - - - - - 28
1946 - Congress - 1950 - - - - - - - 29
International Student Week - 1949 - - - 30
"Whither Education in the USA?" - - - 31
Freedom Song - - - - - - - - - - - 32
Cover design by John Sampson, young Australian art
student. Illustrations by Valentina Ceplechova, young
Czechoslovak girl art student.
TEMPORARY EDITORIAL BOARD.
Josef prohmm,an (President of the IUS), Ken
Tolhlirst (Ilead._of the IUS Press and Informa-
tion Department), Jura Mamrikin (Russian
Editor`Lance Samson (English Editor), Antonio
Galvee (Spanish Editor), and Peter Hirsch
(Responsible Editor).
World Student News is the official organ of the
Executive Committee of the International Union
of Students, which has 3 million members in
54 countries, and which is the only representa-
tive international student organisation. World
Student News states and reflects the policy of
the IUS, but the IUS is not necessarily respon-
sible for the views expressed in signed articles.
Price: Sixpence in Sterling areas, (except colonial
countries), 5 Crowns in Czechoslovakia, 10 cents
in the USA and Canada, 1. forint in Hungary.
World Student News is printed in English,
French, Spanish and Russian, and each edition
lists prices for the countries for which it is
intended. Special concessions are made for stu-
dents in colonial countries.
FESTIVAL BAZAAR
The IUS has produced and published the following
things for sale at the Festival:
? "This Is the IUS" gives a detailed picture of the
history and all aspects of the work of the IUS; it is
richly illustrated throughout its fifty pages. This pamph-
let serves not only to inform but also to prepare students
for the Second World Student Congress in 1950.
? "Youth Sings", a songbook compiled by the IUS,
includes the words and music of over 170 songs from
more than 40 countries, all in their original language.
The songs reflect the struggle of youth and students for
peace and freedom, for a better life. The songbook is
valuable not only for camp - fires and gatherings at the
Festival, but for every occasion on which youth and
students meet together.
? "Students Against Spanish Fascism" is an account
of the struggle of anti-fascist students in Spain against
the Franco tyranny.
? "Whither Education in the USA?" deals with the
state of education in the United States today. (See review
of the pamphlet on page 31 of this magazine.)
? "IUS Relief" and "International Student Week" are
two leaflets which inform students of the relief work of
the IUS and remind them of the traditions of November
17. The second one appeals to students to make this year's
ISW an even greater success than last year's.
? "World Student News" Volume 3 Number 3, devoted
to the peace campaign and especially to the World Con-
gress of the Defenders of Peace, is available as well as
this special Festival number.
? IUS Postcards especially designed for the Festival
and the Xth World University Summer Games are in
great demand. Two have sport themes and bear the
Games emblem; one is a reproduction of the Festival
poster published by the IUS and one of the poster for
International Student Week this year; the theme of the
last one is reconstruction.
? IUS badges, besides being on sale in Budapest,
will be sold to obtain funds for relief during ISW
this year; at the same time you can buy the badge of
the Xth World University Summer Games and the Festival
badge.
? The scarf of the Xth World University Summer
-
Games is one of the most popular items at the bazaar,,,
combining use with beauty.
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MARCH OF DEMOCRATIC YOUTH
smite us, Still we live to bring peace to the earth! S - very country and
stirs with youth's in - spi - ra - Lion, young folks are singing,
ha - ppi-ness bringing, friendship to all the
where the youth is singing freedom's song, freedom's song, freedom's song, we re-
loice to show the world that we are strong, we are strong,
> > >
We are the youth, and the world acc-laims our
where the youth is singing freedom's song, freedom's song, freedom's song.
2.
We remember the battle,
And the heroes who fell on the field,
Sacred blood running crimson,
Our invincible friendship has sealed,
All who cherish the vision,
Make the final decision,
Struggle for justice, peace and goodwill
For peoples throughout the world.
Chorus.
3.
Solemnly our young voices
Take the vow to be true to our cause.
We are proud of our choices,
We are serving humanity's laws.
Still the forces of evil
Lead the world to upheaval.
Down with their lying! End useless dying,
Live for a happy world.
Chorus.
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World Student News Vol. 3 No, 4, 1949, pub-fished by the Press and Ix, *". . 'r
a Pas,tio~} Department of the Interx .A IW Union of Students,
Praha II, Voite9sk6.. ul, 12; directed by Editorial Board, Responsible Editor of the ma srlflt1 k eter 91. Authority to print
No. 26.2657/46. Printed by Statni tiskarna, in Czech-id4al.ia
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 IN' ERNAIONAL UN ION OF.STUDENTS
P~AHA II, VOJTr`SSXA 12, CZECHOSLaVAKIA.
Teleg.: STUDINFOR, Praha.
WORLD STUDENT NEWS - SUBSCRIPTION FORM.
I wish to subscribe to World Student News, the magazine' of the
International Union of Students.
Name ... ................................... ....... .............. ............................................
Address .................... ........... ..................... ......_...._........................... ...........
University, College or other higher education
institution :
Please find enclosed the sum of ...... ...................... .......... being the sub-
scription money for ........................ numbers of World Student News.
Would you please send copies to the above address or care of my
I. U. S. member organisation which is :
................................................................................................................................
Address ..................................................... _.....
N o t e: Subscription is 6d. sterling per copy plus 3d. sterling postage (or the
equivalent as shown on the inside cover of World Student News).
World Student News is published by the Press and Information Depart-
ment of the International Union of Students, Praha II, Vojt6gskA 12,
Czechoslovakia.
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New Zealand Students Support Festival Aims
New Zealand is a long way from Budapest - - the
journey involved is over 13,000 miles. It is a small country
with only 13/4 million people and our youth movement is
therefore numerically small and unable to finance the
expenditure of several hundred pounds per person neces-
sary to send a delegation to the World Youth Festival.
Nevertheless New Zealand students are intensely inte-
rested in what is happening in the youth and student
movement overseas.
The Festival will be an expression of the struggle of
young people for peace and a better life and N. Z. stu-
dents are deeply concerned at the present threat to peace.
On June 27th 1949, the following Manifesto for Peace was
adopted by the Executive of the Victoria University
College Students Association and was endorsed by the
Annual General Meeting of the Association.
MANIFESTO FOR PEACE
WE, students of Victoria University College, Wellington,
CONSCIOUS of the danger of a new world war which
threatens the people of New Zealand and of the whole
world,
CONSIDER it to be our duty as scholars and as citizens
to express our entire opposition to such a war, and our
determination to work for a lasting peace.
WE ARE OPPOSED to talk of war with the Soviet Union.
The Soviet people, who fought together with us in the
recent war against fascism and who suffered perse-
cution, devastation, and death far more terrible than
we ever faced, are worthy of our friendship, whatever
political or economic system they choose to live under.
WE BELIEVE that without this, there can be no hope of
peace.
THE PEOPLES of Europe, of America, of the Soviet
Union, of Asia and of the whole world, have no desire
for war. We believe that they wish for peace to live
their lives without the destruction and disaster which
must come with war.
THEREFORE we state our unequivocal opposition to all
preparations and plans for war, We denounce all those
who, by propaganda, by provocation, by armament or
conspiracy, are attempting to lead the common people
of the world into a new war against their fellow-men."
The students in New Zealand have taken a leading part
in the struggle against conscription and the psychology
of war now being created by warmongering propaganda
in New Zealand. In July, 1948, the Victoria University
College Students Association laid down its policy of
opposition to any military conscription in peace-time. It
requested the Prime Minister to receive a deputation of
the ex-servicemen members of its Executive to explain
its point of view. When the Prime Minister refused to
receive this delegation a student demonstration was held
and was strongly supported by peace-loving students.
The Victoria University College Students Association
and the N. Z. Student Labour Federation were foundation
members of the N. Z. Peace and Anti-Conscription Council
and have taken a very active part in its activities.
A further example: last month Major-General Kippen-
berger of the N. Z. Army addressed a meeting of students
(Continued on page 25.)
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123 FROM NEW DEMOCRATIC CHINA
The World Festival of Youth and Students in Budapest
is wholeheartedly supported by the democratic youth and
students of China.
After many years of struggle at the side of their people,
they are nearing final victory in their War of Liberation
from Chiang Kai Slick and imperialist domination.
The delegation of 123 is the largest yet sent by Chinese
youth and students, and this fact alone indicates their
firm determination to stand with the democratic youth
and students all over world in their struggle for peace
and a better future.
Preparations for the Festival in China have been tre-
mendously intensified since the First All China Youth
and Student Congress, convened in May this year to
increase unity among the masses of youth, calling them
to wipe out the last Kuomintang remnants and help build
a new democratic China.
The Festival Preparatory Committee that was formed
in Peiping consisted of Liao Cheng-chih, the chairman of.
ACYF (All China Youth Federation) ; Chen Chia-kung,
executive member of WFDY; Chien Shan-thong, professor
of natural science of Chin Hua University and the vice-
chairman of ACYF; Shia Kung-liao, executive member
of ACYF; Wu Shui, professor of history in Chin Hua Uni-
versity and the General Secretary of ACYF. For months
now, this committee has been working strenuously to
ensure successful mobilisation for the Festival.
The 123 delegates themselves headed by Liao Cheng-
chih come from all regions of China and every walk of
life, and are of all religious and political beliefs. They
are young men and women representing hundreds of
thousands of young Chinese desirous of peace, indepen-
dence and democracy. Among the delegates, 14 are youth
and student leaders; 6 are from the People's Liberation
Army; 9 from democratic youth organisation; 3 are
heroes of labour; and there are 3 artists and writers. In
the delegation also, is the cartoonist Ting Chung, whose
works have reflected the tyranny of KMT rule, and been
a powerful means of expression for the oppressed peoples
in KMT controlled areas. In addition, there is the well-
known playwright, Ho Ching-tze, who wrote "The White
Haired Girl".
In the delegation is a picked dramatic troupe which
will give two indoor and one open-air performance of
singing, dancing and short plays.
A basket-ball team of 7 will take part in the X,'
World University Summer Games.
Before they left for Budapest on July 22nd, Chairman
Mao Tze-tung received the delegates personally. The
delegates to the Festival were called on to learn from
delegates from other countries, especially of the Soviet
Union, and to unite with the youth of the 72 countries
to fight for lasting peace and people's democracy.
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WE SHALL
Go TO BUDAPEST
The youth and students of colonial countries are coming from all corners of the earth.
The appeal of the WFDY and the
f[7S for the preparation of the World
Youth and Student Festival in Buda-
pest has met with a profound rcpcr-
eussion in all the colonial and depend-
t nt countries. In every country the
colonial youth and students are po-
pularising the Festival and are en-
thusiastically preparing their dele-
gations to Budapest. By their active
participation, the colonial youth will
bring their contribution to the suc-
cess of the Festival as a big demon-
st.ration of the youth of the world for
a lasting peace, for democracy, na-
tional independence and a better
future.
The hundreds of delegates coming
torn the colonial countries to the
Festival will represent hundreds of
millions of young people who are
everywhere waging a hard struggle
against imperialism, against colonial
exploitation, for freedom, democracy
and a better life for their people.
'I'hcir struggle is an integral part of
the struggle of the ycuth of the world
for peace. Budapest will be a great
occasion for the colonial youth to
eArengthen their solidarity with the
young people all over the world in
this connnon struggle. It will further
strengthen the solidarity of the youth
in metropolitan countries with the
youth fighting against colonialism
for freedom and independence.
The delegations from colonial
countries will also participate in the
cultural activities of the Festival.
Cultural groups with songs and na-
tional dances are being rehearsed.
We still remember the great success
of the national dances of Indonesia,
Korea, Ceylon, and India in the 1947
Prague Festival.
These cultural performances will
early demonstrate that, in spite of
1 he efforts of the imperialists to
destroy the cultural heritage of the
wrlonial peoples, this culture of the
people, these songs and dances, live
on as part of the spirit of liberation
of these people.
The youth delegation from China
with 123 members, will be one of the
most representative. With youth and
students from every occupation, with
fighters from the Liberation Army,
the delegates will tell of their part
in the Liberation struggle, of their
role in building the new China. They
will show how the many thousand year
old culture of China has been trans-
formed, rendered accessible to the
people and how it served in the mo-
bilisation for the people's liberation.
Indonesia will be represented this
year by some of its youth and stu-
dents abroad. On the recommendation
of the various organisations of youth
and students in Indonesia and realis-
ing the importance of the World
Festival and the Second World Youth
Congress which follows it, they have
set up an Indonesian Festival Pre-
paratory Committee abroad. An
appeal has been issued to all the
[ndonesian groups in various countries
by the main Committee in Prague.
The Sub-Committee in Amsterdam
has popularized the Festival through
its publication. All. measures have
been taken to prepare the Indonesian
participation; despite the lack of
communication, which prevents the
sending of all kinds of material, an
exhibition is being prepared, showing
vividly the struggle of the Indonesian
people, their life and what imperial-
ism means for them. They will take
part in the cultural programme,
which will tell not merely of the
cultural heritage of the people, not
merely that the "Djanger" dance is
from Bali, that "Tari Piring" is
being danced in Sumatra, or that
"Sembah" (Greeting) comes from
Java, but how all these self-expres-
sions of the people could have been
developed in a free and democratic
Indonesia. Various folk songs and
partisan songs, such as "Hallo,
Hallo, Bandung," "Darah Rahjat,"
and so on, will be performed, showing
the cultural heritage and the art born
out of the struggle of the Indonesian
people. Colourful national costumes
are also being prepared for these
great Budapest festivities.
By dint of great efforts the
delegation has also prepared a pamph-
let on the determined struggle of the
Indonesian people and its youth; it
has compiled a book of Indonesian
folk and partisan songs in honour of
the Festival, dedicated to all heroes
fallen in the struggle of Indonesia's
freedom, in the country as well as
abroad, Indonesians as well as for-
eigners.
In Viet-Nam, the fight for nat-
ional independence has lasted four
years. During this fight new cultural
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movements have developed: poems,
songs, music have been born in the
struggle. In spite of the blockade by
the French imperialist troops, two
representatives of the Viet-Nam,
youth will come directly from Viet-
Nam to participate in the Festival.
With Viet-Namese students from
abroad, they will make the contribut-
ion of the Viet-Nam youth to the
Festival, by showing the heroic strug-
gle of the Viet-Nam youth and the
cultural activities of the youth dur-
ing the resistance. For this a cultural
group is being organised.
The youth and students of India
are waging a tougher and tougher
struggle against the reactionary po-
licy of the Nehru Government. Eco-
nomic difficulties are rendering the
life of Indian people and students
terrible, fascist repression against the
democratic movement grows every
day ... Telangana, with its 2,500 vil-
lages liberated from the clutches of
the Nizam constitutes a heroic epoch
of this struggle. The Indian delegation
to the Festival will show to the world
the firm will. of the Indian people not
to allow India to be turned into a
stronghold of imperialism, will show
the heroic fight of the youth of To-
langana.
There will be two delegates at the
Festival directly from Burma, repre-
senting the student youth of Bur-
ma, united in the All Burma Students
Union which has been declared illegal
and is forced to work underground.
They will tell the youth of the world
about their heroic struggle for real
freedom, about the struggle in the
various parts of their country, and
how they are taking part in the li-
beration of the people of Burma.
As the colonial war prevents a de-
legation coming directly from Malaya,
a cultural programme and an exhi-
bition prepared by the Malayan stu-
dents in London will show the heroic
struggle of the Malayan youth.
Delegates from the countries of
the Middle East, where severe repres-
sion against the democratic youth
and students is launched by the re-
actionary governments, such as from
Egypt, Irak, Iran, will participate in
the Festival. Through their exhibition,
cultural activities, and discussions,
they will tell the youth of the world
and students about their resolute
struggle for democracy and real
freedom. A delegation of 150 members
will arrive from Israel. They will par-
ticipate in all cultural and sports
activities of the Festival.
There will also be delegates from
Cyprus, to the Festival and the Con-
gress, among whom 6 participants in
the cultural and artistic programme
and two young sportsmen.
Delegates will also come from Al-
geria, Morocco, Tunisia, East
Africa, including the countries of
Uganda, Kenya, Tanganjika, Zanzi-
bar, and from Dakar, who will take
part in the programme consisting of
songs, solos, choirs and dances, from
the Gold Coast, and Nigeria who will
bring with them the culture of the
people, showing their life and
struggle.
The youth of Madagascar will pre-
sent to the students and youth
the current persecution against the
people by the colonial regime. An
excellent exhibition will tell the world
about their living conditions and the
fight for liberty and democracy.
In all these countries and in the
West Indies, colonialist exploitation,
repression against democratic forces
have increased. But the people's move-
ments are also growing. Delegates
from all these countries will bring
the Festival not only the fighting
spirit of the youth of these countries
but also unexpected cultural wealth
which is everywhere a strong expres-
sion of this spirit.
One of the biggest results of the
Festival will be the strengthening of
the solidarity of the world youth with
the youth fighting against colonia-
lism. In the fight for world peace, the
democratic youth will develop their
fight for complete national indepen-
dence, the prerequisite for a better
future.
IUS Bureau of Students Fighting
against Colonialisooi.
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FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS IN THEIR DAILY STRUGGLES
The importance of the Festival !re
the life of the democratic movemeia
of the young generation and ti,,-
appropriateness of its slogan for tle~
present time have aroused great ii.
terest and enthusiasm among tf
students of the 20 countries whie h
form Latin America.
ta response to the call of ti e
Wl,'[iY and the [US, the students ;f
Latin America have established joint:
committees with the youth orgai i
nations for the Festival.
We, the students of Latin Am--
rica, see Budapest as the place whci?c
we will be able to demonstrate our
desire to work in full and conscious
unity and co-operation with oi.r
comrades of other lands.
H'or us, the Budapest Festival has a
double significance: it will be taw
setting where together with our c11-
leagues from other continents
:;hall display the artistic and cultur :i.1
tradition of our peoples, where we
shall show our creative abilitic s.
Briefly, we see this magnificent city
as the ,joyful and friendly meeting
place of those who, with work and
optimism, will build a better future.
But. for the students of Latin
America., the Festival is above all a
magnificent opportunity for the stu-
dents and young people from all cor-
ners of the earth to tell of their
struggles, their activities, their plans
and their tasks: to give an account
of their work for peace and demo-
cracy: to ga'in and to exchange ex-
periences: to strengthen and widen
their bonds of unity and internat-
ional solidarity.
The students of Latin America are
linking their daily struggles to the
Festiva]. preparations; their aims are
those of the Festival slogan.
Conscious that. the Festival will be
the. clearest demonstration of the de-
sire of the youth to fight for a last-
ing:, peace against. those who wish to
propagate a new war, the students
of Brazil. played a decisive role in the
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organisation of Brazil's national
Peace Congress which took place in
April this year. The government, as
a reprisal against the pacific acti-
vities of the National Union of Stu-
dents, let loose terror and persecution
against the students and banned the
organisation. In the other countries,
the students are actively participat
ing in the national Peace Commit-
tees. As part of their national dele-
gations, student representatives from
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Bra-
zil, and Uruguay came to the Paris
Peace Congress. At the present tim,,
the students are working hard for
the Continental Congress for Peace
which will be held in Mexico at the
beginning of August this year.
In Venezuela, at the same time as
struggling against the military dic-
tatorship in order to re-establish
constitutional order and democracy
in their country, the youth and stu-
dents are preparing actively to send
their delegates to the Festival.
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In Guatemala, the youth and stu-
dents are simultaneously preparing
their participation in the Festival
and defending their democratic re-
gime, which was recently attacked
by militarist groups.
In Puerto Rico, the students are
intensifying their struggle for their
national independence and are en-
suring their delegation to the Festi-
val. In Argentina, the students are
developing a great campaign in de-
fence of university reform, which
was begun in 1918, and against the
anti-democratic education laws dic-
tated by Peron. At the same time the
Patriotic Youth, of which the stu-
dents form a part, is raising money
to send the 15 delegates who have the
nation-wide support of youth ane:
who will represent Argentina at the
Festival to Budapest.
In Cuba, the anti-democratic Gov-
ernment last June passed a decree
authorising U. S. commercial agents
to practise their profession in the
country. This decree dealt a blow to
the Commerce students in the Uni-
versity of Habana. The Federation
of University Students (FEU) at the
same time as it organised and won
a 5-day strike in defence of the
claims of the Commerce students,
value of 80 pesos each. The students
of Mexico are doing their utmost to
include as many as possible of their
delegates in the joint youth and stu-
dent delegation being sent to the
Festival.
The Festival preparations in Latin
America are of a wide, mass cha-
racter. In the preparation of their
programmes the students of Latin
America are receiving the assistance
of young artists and intellectuals and
they are encouraged by support from
In Budapest the youth and stu-
dents of other countries will have the
opportunity of shaking hands with
their comrades of Latin America,
who are very conscious of the
importance of international solidar-
ity and co-operation. They in their
turn will gain rich experience from
their comrades who are building a
new society, a new culture and a new
life. They will exchange their ex-
periences with their comrades of co-
lonial and dependent countries who
mobilised the students for the Festi-
val preparations. Three student dele-
gates will be sent by the FEU, as
well as a basketball team and indi-
vidual athletes who will participate
in the IUS Summer Games.
The FEU of Ecuador is campaign-
ing hard to raise the funds to send
its two delegates. Besides this, last
May it organised a student strike in
four universities of the country,
which resulted in the expulsion of
anti-democratic rectors and profes-
sors who were opposed to the uni-
versity reform.
The students of training colleges
in Mexico, by striking for thirteen
days have just won a million pesos
for accommodation, books and labo-
ratories and have increased the num-
ber of scholarships to 1,043 of the
Students in Guatemala demonstrating for university reform.
personalities such as Pablo Neruda,
Marinello, Jorge Amado, Lombardo
Toledano, Juan Fuenmayor, Julia
Arevalo and Mar ianetti.
Up to now, it is certain that dele-
gations from Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Guatemala, Ecuador, Brazil, Argen-
tina and Uruguay, will come to take
part in the Festival.
It is in this way that the students
of Latin America are preparing for
the Festival. Their activities around
this great event are the best proof of
their firm decision to continue to
work for the unity and international
solidarity of the students under the
banner of the IUS, and are a direct
reply to the attempts at division
made by the valets of Wall Street.
under similar conditions to their own
are struggling against imperialist
exploitation and for the independence
of their countries.
Inspired by friendship and under-
standing, convinced of the unshake-
able unity of the student movement
and of the common interests of the
young generation, the students of
Latin America will return to their
countries with greater faith and
optimism to redouble their efforts in
the struggle for Peace, the National
Independence of the Peoples, for De-
mocracy and a Better Future.
RAFAEL ECHEVERRIA
(Member of IUS Executive
Committee from Ecuador).
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Hosts of 1947 Festival prepare for
Budapest
Preparations of Czechoslovak Youth and Students
La t_'zechoslovakia, as ire
other countries, the appeals os
laoth the World Federation o
emocratic Youth and the In
I crnat ional Union of Student
for the World Festival of Youth
and Students in Budapest men
with a, very great respons'
among the youth, among thd~
young workers in factories
antics, and work brigade camp:,.
as well as among the student,
'l'he young people of Czec:hc-
atovakia, who organised tli+
first. World Youth Festival in
their capital two years ag,
realise very well the sign i
ficance of such an event, no'L
only for the youth movemen
throughout the world, but alp-o,
for all the democratic and fre'-
domloving people fighting haul
to maintain and strengthen a
stable peace arid the friendly
co-operation of really free rrat-
ions.
Early in _ 1949 World Youth
Week in Czechoslovakia was
dedicated to preparing the Fes-
tival. In nearly all the towns
and villages there were orga-
nised meetings at which the
significance of the Festival and
the role of the World Federat-
ion. of De:rnocratic Youth and
International Union of Students
were explained not only to
members of the Czechoslovak
Youth Union but also to the
youth who were still outside its
ranks and who took part in
these meetings in large numb-
ers.
In recent months preparat-
ions have become more and
m':rre concrete. After the Unifi-
cation Conference in April last
- at which the Czechoslovak
Youth Union was formed out
of the previously existing i'our
separate unions -- a National
Festival Preparatory Committee
was set up. This Committee
worked out a plan for the par-
ticipation of the youth of Cze-
choslovakia in the Festival and
the contribution it should make
to the programme.
It was decided that the best
young workers and students
would be sent to Budapest as a
reward for their excellent work
in industry, agriculture, or in
the schools. The Youth Creative
Competition, in which many
thousands of Czechoslovak boys
and girls, workers, peasants,
and students participated were
chosiorak 1I'1 ry11 Kcliool Arl.ror Groorp rrat the students' B'estiral prepa-
000/ ((1 001V.
also decisive in the selections
made.
At the beginning of July a
national festival took price I.
Ostrava, where the best cultural
groups gave. their performances
in the last round of the Youth
Creative Competition. The win-
ners of this Competition were
sent to Budapest. Their la,;t.
preparations were made in .r.
special camp where they no
only rehearsed their songs,
dances, and other parts of their
programme, but also studied t?re
history of the world youth mov-
ement, of the World N"edera.t-
ion of Democratic Youth and
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the International Union of Stu-
dents.
The Czechoslovak students
are sending their own cultural
group to Budapest. This group
too stayed more than a fort-
night in a camp where, besides
their rehearals and prepar-
ations, they also helped the
neighhouring peasants in their
work. The members of the Cze-
choslovak student sports team,
who had been training in their
home towns, were invited for
the two last weeks to a special
training camp in Prague to
train there under the instruct-
ion of the best sport specialists.
But not only those who act-
ually go to Budapest to repres-
ent the youth of Czechoslovakia
participated actively in the pre-
parations. The Festival became
a slogan for all Czechoslovak
youth, who consider that their
best contribution to the Festival
is a really strong Youth Union.
Thus the youth in many places
have undertaken to get new
members for the Czechoslovak
Youth Union. These promises,
in many case;,., were not only
fulfilled but even surpassed.
Further, there arose among
the working youth a great
movement of making gifts for
the Festival. Youth in the fac-
tories in addition to their quotas
under the five year plan pro-
duced many interesting things
which they sent to Budapest as
a manifestation of the friend-
ship of youth all the world
over. All the models of machi-
nes, the textiles, books, and
many other goods, will serve to
show to the youth of other
countries the new reality in Cze-
choslovakia and the new direct-
ion in which this country is
marching.
The Czechoslovak youth,
conscious of the great signi-
ficance of the World Festival
of Youth and Students in the
present intensified fight for
peace, has really done its ut-
most to contribute to the full
success of the Festival. Inter-
national solidarity and friend-
ship is to them not a, slogan to
be written on banners or to be
referred to in various speeches
or articles in the press, but a
reality. One practical example
of this is the action of a group
of young workers in a factory
near Prague, who have formed
themselves into a brigade work-
ing on Sundays and have do-
nated the money earned in this
way to the fund established to
help colonial youth and stu-
dents to attend the Festival.
These are but some features
of the vast activities of the Cze
choslovak youth whose repre-
sentatives at the Festival to-
gether with the young people
coming from other countries
will demonstrate their will to
build up a stable peace and
friendly co-operation all the
world over, to intensify the
fight against the enemies of
such peace and co-operation,
and to help the still oppressed
peoples to win their freedom
and independence.
Bohumil E. Svobodu.
(Continued from page 17.)
calling for the introduction of military conscription in
a speech bristling with warlike feeling. After listening
to him with courtesy, the students voted almost three to
one against peace-time conscription.
Last summer, in January 1949, the N. Z. University
Students Association held its first national Congress.
Over 140 students came from all over the country and here
too they showed in their discussions their determination to
maintain peace. The true spirit of the Congress was
nowhere better shown than in its resolution on peace-
time conscription for military service. This said that the
Congress was "categorically opposed to the introduction
of peace-time conscription" and urged the N. Z. Univer-
sity Students Association to "adopt this policy and to
campaign energetically against any such action by the
Government". It concluded by proposing that money
which would be voted for a conscript force be devoted to
education; only five students dissented. Clearly N. Z.
students will not easily be drawn by monopolists into
another war.
At the Summer Congress, our relations with youth and
students overseas was also the subject of keen discussion.
Victoria University College is affiliated to the World
Federation of Democratic Youth and there was great.
interest among students of other Colleges when members
of VUC displayed a large amount of literature of the
WFDY and gave full explanations of its aims and objects
and its activities. Congress expressed support for the
fullest possible international organisation of students
and youth for peace and understanding, and urged N. Z.
University Students Association to maintain affiliation
to IUS and to affiliate to the WFDY. The Conference of
NZUSA, however, at its Easter meeting chose to ignore
these clearly expressed views of N. Z. students.
These activities show the great interest of N. Z. stu-
dents in the maintenance of peace, and although only one
student will be present at the World Youth Festiva)
directly from Now Zealand it is certain that N. Z. students
will note with great interest his reports when he returns,
and the material published about it. The great aims of
the Festival: peace, freedom, national independence and
a better life, will receive the firm support of New Zealand
students. Ron Smith.
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HISTORIC I. U.. S. EXECUTIVE MEETING
it I the opening of (tic Executive c,))1,mitt('1 Meeting. Bert Wiliiams, fraternal
clrtcgcr.tc from the World Federation of Democratic Youth; Josef Grohman,
I'rasidcnt of the ICS; Gio'anni. l;erlingttcr (Ilalp ; Tom Madden, General
?ccrclaryl of the 1115; Krn Tot`Anrst (AM. tralia), and G(.nnadi Fominov,
L.'. S. S. R.) .
The. Archigymnasium, in Bologna,
oldest university city in Europe, was
the scene of the recent meeting; of the
Executive Committee of the LUS, held
from June 27,h to July 1?U1. 'l'hr meet-
ing concerned itself particularly with
the question of peace the prune
question for students today. It Approv-
ed the Manifesto andifesoIution of the
World Congress of the Defenders of
Peace, and called on students to sup-
port and popularise them, and to put
them into action.
Gcfl:
Miring the session, E. C. 111cmbers,
Pierre Tron.vat (France); Modrea
(Italy); Vimla hakayla (hita,al.
Below:
IVic,tabens of the E.rccativc (Jo,,, #ec/tI' 'e,
technical assistnts.
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The World Festival of Youth and
Students, the Second World Youth
Congress and the Xth World Univer-
sity Summer Games were discussed
in detail, and plans for the final pre-
paration for student participation
laid. The importance of the Festival
and Congress as outstanding events
for students, and the means of ad-
vancing their work for peace, demo-
cracy and a better future were re-
peatedly stressed at the meeting, and
in the Executive resolutions.
The democratic Italian students
gave the Executive members many
opportunities to see the life of the
Italian people - they were able to
visit the workers in their factories,
the peasants in the fields, to see many
places of great cultural and historic
interest, to address great meetings of
the youth of Italy. We show here some
of the scenes of this historic meeting.
Top right:
Delegates from Italy, Hungary, Chi-
na, England, and the Soviet Union
meet Italian cotton-pickers.
Right:
IUS E. C. Member, Vimla Bakaya
(India) greets workers in the Ducati
factory, Bologna.
Below:
Executive Committee members in
animated, friendly discussions with
Italian peasants on a co-operative
farm.
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POLISH STUDENTS' LETTER..
Lcltcr Iroaaa. Ciao Atisociation of Y Iisk Stu