Comrade Kim Jong Il replies to youth league officials
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The great leader comrade
Kim Jong Il sent an autograph letter on January 16 to the
youth league's central committee officials in reply to their
letter marking the 51st anniversary of the youth league
(jan. 17) and the first anniversary of its development into
the Kim Il Sung socialist youth league (jan. 19).
His reply letter reads:
"congratulations to you on the youth league foundation
day.
"i firmly believe that our valiant Young people will
always advance vigorously together with the party in the
sacred efforts for the prosperity of the socialist
motherland.
January 16, 1997.
Kim Jong Il."
in their letter to him, the youth league's central
committee officials said the proclamation of the Kim Il Sung
socialist youth league was a historic event which is of
great importance in creditably carrying forward the great
leader president Kim Il Sung's revolutionary cause
generation after generation under the leadership of the
respected general Kim Jong Il, and it was also the highest
honor and commendation for the Young people and youth league
officials of Korea.
The letter recalled that general Kim Jong Il led the
youth league to discharge its mission and duty as the
president's youth organisation. The last year has seen a
great heyday of the Korean youth movement, said the letter.
In the letter they vowed to prepare the eight million
young people and children of Korea to be human bombs and
vanguard fighters for general Kim Jong Il, come what may.
They said they would successfully train all the Young
people and children to have a strong revolutionary spirit,
follow only the general in any grim adversity and devotedly
defend the headquarters of the revolution led by him, with
16 million grenades in hand, like the Young soldiers of the
people's army.
They committed themselves to become most loyal lifeguards
of general Kim Jong Il and build up the youth league as
Kim Jong Il's youth league filled with absolute worship for
him and the spirit of defending him at the risk of life.
Repeal of evil laws called for in S. Korea
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Broader segments of the
south Korean people are calling for repeal of the "law on
the agency for national security planning" and the "labor
laws" recently revised by the south Korean puppet clique, a
radio report from seoul said.
More than 400 priests of the buddhist chogye and Thaego
orders released a declaration on the situation and formed an
emergency council of buddhists for repeal of anti-democratic
laws and nearly a half of all roman chatholic fathers issued
a declaration on the situation declaring disobedience to the
evil laws.
On the 16th of January, protestants formed a committee
of christians to cope with the emergency situation and
released a declaration on the situation on behalf of 1,000
pastors throughout south Korea, expressing their resolution
to fight in solidarity with the conscientious forces for
repeal of the evil laws.
The number of those professors who joined in a campaign
began by the professors of konkuk university and han sin
college on January 8 as regards the present political
situation reached 2,431 of 32 universities and Colleges in a
matter of a week.
Some 2,800 teachers of middle and high schools,
about 600 doctors, 550 lawyers and more than 1,100
housewives under the influence of a women's organisation
issued declarations on the situation and said that they
cannot recognise the two "laws" unilaterally railroaded and
will fight together with the workers.
Broader segments of the people will be likely to issue
a declaration on the situation as the men of culture and
artists and some local "assemblies" made public resolutions
calling for repeal of the "law on the ansp" and "labor
laws".
On January 17, upwards of 3,000 unionists of the
organisations under the "Korean confederation of trade
unions" held a rally in seoul and reiterated their
willingness to continue strikes until the withdrawal of the
recently-revised "labor laws."
Paper on Japan's "Mode of defence"
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Rodong sinmun today
comments on a document on the long-term prospects of
security conditions and the mode of Japan's defence recently
issued by the Japan defence institute.
The news analyst says:
in the document, the Japanese reactionaries called for
building a nuclear-powered submarine for Japan to secure
"deterrent force" against China. They defined the dependence
of the capacity of the use of force on the united states and
the enhancement of military capacity till the end of the
20th century as the key note of the "mode of defence."
their aim is to step up the efforts to become a military
power and realise the ambition for overseas military
expansion with the backing of the united states.
As the pretext of threat from the soviet union
disappeared and the pretext of "threat from North Korea" is
not convincing, Japan is raising a hue and cry over
"military threat" from China by 2015 in a bid to continue
with their efforts to become a military power.
The Japanese reactionaries talk about "reduced influence
of the united states on Asia-pacific region." this reveals
their intention to win U.S. Connivance and patronage over
Japan's effort for a military power, get rid of U.S.
Control completely, behave as a big power and overtly
establish their control in this region.
They have so far worked hard to build a military power
and legitimate overseas dispatch of the "self-defence
forces."
on this basis, they are stepping up their ambitious
military buildup and overseas expansion in real earnest.
They must clearly know that those who go against the
trend of the times and the desires of the people will never
go scotfree.
Press Review
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Papers here today
carry an autographic letter sent by the great leader
comrade Kim Jong Il on jan. 16 in reply to a letter sent by
officials of the central committee of the Kim Il Sung
socialist youth league on the 51st anniversary of the
democratic youth league and the first anniversary of the
proclamation of the Kim Il Sung socialist youth league and
the letter from the officials of the youth league.
Rodong sinmun carries an epic "love Young people" devoted
to the workers' party of Korea.
Given in the paper is news that comrade Kim Jong Il
exchanged new year's cards with party and state leaders of
different countries.
Under comrade Kim Jong Il's aphorism "those living on
their own strength flourish and those living on other's
strength go to ruin", Minju joson edits articles saying that
the Korean people advance revolution and construction by
themselves, bearing his aphorism in mind.
Rodong sinmun introduces productive innovations in the
field of coal industry.
Papers carry news that south Korean workers and people
continue the struggle for the withdrawal of the evil laws
and trade unions of many countries expressed solidarity with
their struggle.
Printed in the press is an appeal issued by the central
committee of the national democratic front of south Korea
calling upon all the south Korean people to turn out as one
in the struggle for the withdrawal of the evil laws and the
overthrow of the Kim Young Sam civilian-veiled dictatorial
regime.
Papers inform the readers that the central committee
of the Korean social democratic party sent letters to the
"Korean confederation of trade unions", dissident
organisations and opposition parties of south Korea and
officials of social democratic parties of different
countries in connection with the massive struggle of south
Korean workers and people against the revision of the
"labour laws" and "law on the agency for national security
planning".
Rodong sinmun runs a commentary denouncing the Kim Young
sam group's plot to forcibly link the south Korean workers'
struggle with the north.
The paper in a commentary denounces the Japanese
reactionaries' argument about "mode of defence existence"
as one for military power and overseas expansion.
A commentary of the paper condemns the utterances of
takami eto, former Japanese director general of the
management and coordination agency for justifying the
history of Japan's past aggression on Korea.
Minju joson carries a commentary condemning the nuclear
war provocation moves of the U.S. And the Japanese
reactionaries in conspiracy.
Rodong sinmun runs an article titled "imperialists' arms
export move for domination and plunder".
NDFSK calls for ouster of "Civilian" dictatorship
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The central committee of
the national democratic front of south Korea (ndfsk) on
January 13 published an appeal calling on the entire south
Korean people to turn out as one in the struggle to abolish
evil laws and overthrow Kim Young sam's "civilian"
dictatorial regime, according to the radio voice of
national salvation from seoul. The appeal said:
the pan-national struggle is an explosion of the anger of
people against the "civilian" dictatorship which arbitrarily
legallised non-rights and slavish obedience and an
expression of the firm will to realize liberation of labour
and true democratic politics.
The present situation is calling on the people to rise in
struggle and pave the way for livelihood without any
hesitation or vacillation.
When the entire people rise in struggle, the traitorous
"civilian" dictatorship will Collapse as the dictatorial
regimes of syngman rhee, park chung hee and chun doo hwan
did.
All people should join in the pan-national resistance
against the "civilian" dictatorship in south Korea with the
same spirit as they displayed in the april 19, 1960
uprising, the October 1979 fight and the june 1987
resistance.
The dissidents and people of all strata should solidarize
with each other to vigorously wage a joint struggle against
"chongwadae", the headquarters of dictatorship.
Prelude to bloody suppression
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The Kim Young Sam group
are now connecting the massive strikes of the south Korean
workers with the northern half of Korea in a far-fetched
manner, talking about "pro-north leftist tendency".
Rodong sinmun today denounces the fascists for their anti-
DPRK farce. The analyst goes on:
the Kim Young Sam group let the press spread the
ridiculous rumor that copies of literature encouraging the
workers to topple the government of the capitalists as the
northern half of Korea wished were found in a place of sit-
in strikes around the myongdong cathedral. And they told a
press conference that North Korea is inspiring workers to
topple the government and that if the unrest drags on it
will give North Korea an opportunity to attack south Korea.
Such utterances are a prelude to the bloody suppression,
an indication that they are trying to brutally crack down
upon the just strikes of the south Korean workers by
connecting them with the northern half of Korea.
The situation is very dangerous and needs the vigilance
of the south Korean workers. The south Korean workers and
people of other strata should not be deceived by the
stereotyped plots of the Kim Young Sam group, but mete out a
stern punishment to the Kim Young Sam group through a more
united and stubborn struggle, a group which is attempting to
describe them as "pro-communist elements" and plunge them
into a bloodbath.
South Korean workers' struggle supported
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Sergio cofferati, general
secretary of the general confederation of labour= sergio
dantoni, secretary general of the confederation of working
people trade unions= and piettro larizza, secretary general
of the labour unions of italy= sent a joint letter to their
government on January 10 in connection with the fact that
the Kim Young Sam clique brutally suppresses the strike of
the south Korean workers.
They asked the ministers of foreign affairs, labour
and foreign trade to urge the south Korean authorities to
stop suppressing the workers and to ensure democratization
of society. They added that the new "labour laws" which were
secretly passed at the puppet parliament at the end of last
year violate international accords.
Members of the U.S. Garment workers' union and the
union of international service staged a demonstration
against the revision of "labour laws" of south Korea in
front of the south Korean puppet consulate general in new
york on January 10.
The french general confederation of labour, in a
statement on January 10 denouncing the south Korean
authorities' suppression of the strike, called upon
organizations under the confederation to send letters to the
south Korean trade unions and express solidarity.
The nepalese general confederation of trade unions, in a
protest letter to the traitor Kim Young Sam on January 10,
said that the south Korean authorities should stop
suppression of the trade unions and their leaders.
Many members of the nepal congress of trade unions
staged a protest demonstration in front of the south Korean
puppet embassy in katmandu with slogan-board reading
"abolish labour laws in south Korea" on January 11.
The trade unions of the people's rally, the journalists'
union, the lome autonomous harbor union and the teachers'
union of benin university in togo issued a joint statement
on January 15 in support of the south Korean workers'
struggle.
The ugandan union of railway workers sent a protest
letter to the south Korean authorities, and the movement of
struggle for peace among the people and tribes of benin
released a statement denouncing the suppression of the south
Korean workers in strike on January 14.
Kothongryon preparatory committee for celebrating 55th birthday of comrade Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The Russian and Moscow
kothongryon (united confederation of Koreans) preparatory
committee for celebrating the 55th birthday of the great
leader comrade Kim Jong Il was inaugurated.
The inaugural meeting was held in Moscow on jan. 14.
At the meeting Ri tong Chol, chairman of the Russian
kothongryon, was nominated for the chairmanship of the
committee.
The speakers expressed the will and zeal of the
compatriots to celebrate the 55th birthday of comrade
Kim Jong Il as a common festival of humankind and the most
auspicious holiday of the nation.
Nuclear war preparations can not be allowed
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- It has been brought to
light that when making a decision on the "return" of
okinawa, the united states and Japan reached a secret
agreement on the re-introduction of nuclear weapons in the
"event of an emergency".
Minju joson today, commenting on this, says that it is
the wild ambition of the U.S. And Japanese reactionaries to
dominate the world through the medium of a nuclear war and
so they have long conspired together for the provocation of
a nuclear war. The analyst goes on:
Japan is the only and one victim to the nuclear weapon.
It has a good knowledge of the danger and consequences of
the nuclear war before any country else. The Japanese
reactionaries are running amuck to unleash a nuclear war,
though.
The nuclear war provocation moves of the U.S. And
Japanese reactionaries have brought the situation in and
around the Korean peninsula into an extreme pitch of strain.
The escalation of tensions is not beneficial to any one,
but will only plunge humankind into a nuclear holocaust.
The Japanese reactionaries should ponder over what grave
consequences their nuclear war preparations will produce and
put an immediate halt to the nuclear arming.
Deep attention to S. Korean people's struggle called for
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The central committee of
the Korean social democratic party sent a letter to
officials of social democratic parties of all countries
around the world calling upon them to pay deep attention to
the just struggle of the south Korean workers and people of
other strata and adopt an appropriate step in support of
their struggle. The letter dated January 17 says:
the struggle of the south Korean workers and people of
other social standings, which began with the secret
railroading of the anti-social "labor laws" and "law on the
agency for national security planning" aimed at violating
democratic freedom and elementary right to existence and
blocking national reconciliation and unity is only too
natural as it is the exercise of the basic right to
existence.
The struggle, never witnessed before in view of scope and
fierceness, enjoys full support worldwide, let alone in
south Korea.
Ksdp favors struggle in S. Korea
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The central committee of
the Korean social democratic party sent letters on jan. 17
to the "Korean confederation of trade unions," dissident
organizations and opposition parties in south Korea and
expressed compatriotic support to them in the struggle for
withdrawal of the evil "law on the agency for national
security planning" and "labor laws".
The letters said that without repeal of the fascist "ansp
law" and "labor law", independence, democracy and
reunification cannot be expected in south Korea and that
without overthrow of the traitorous Kim Young Sam regime
inter-Korean relations cannot be improved nor can the
country be reunified.
The letters wished them victory in the struggle and urged
the south Korean dissident organisations and all the
politicians of opposition parties to take the van in the
struggle, not remaining indifferent to the situation.
Japan urged to come to talks for postwar settlement
Moscow, January 18 (KCNA) -- A press conference was
held at the DPRK embassy in Russia on January 13 as
regards the fact that the Japanese authorities are still
misleading public opinion, not making a sincere approach to
the issue of liquidation of the past.
Ambassador son Song Phil told reporters that liquidation
of the disgraceful past and improvement of ties between the
DPRK and Japan are what the peoples of the two countries
wish and what the DPRK government has consistently called
for.
Last year, the Japanese authorities did not sincerely
approach the improvement of bilateral ties by making some
"preconditions", son said, and stressed: in this connection
the DPRK clarified its position that it does not mind
whether its relations with Japan are normalised or not.
Japan should discharge its legal and moral obligation,
mindful that the atonement for the crimes it committed in
the first half of the 20th century cannot be left to the
21st century.
Japan should understand that it is quite impossible to
normalize bilateral relations without liquidation of the
past.
The Japanese authorities would be well advised to stop
acting impudently, regarding it as a "present" to establish
diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Japan should not foolishly think that its past will be
buried in oblivion by the pasage of time. It should come out
to negotiations for the settlement of the past without
delay, deeply aware that if it continues avoiding it, its
responsibility will be heavier.
Rodong sinmun on militarist utterances
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Rodong sinmun today
comments on the militarist utterances made by former
director general of the management and coordination agency
of Japan, Takami Eto, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture,
Japan, a few days ago.
He defended Japan's aggression and Colonial rule in
Korea. He said "why is a treaty between countries now
called an invasion? what's the difference between that and
the merger of a town and a village?" and recently he
expressed doubts about the credibility of descriptions of
wartime sex slaves, or "comfort women for the army" in
Japanese history textbooks, which was confirmed by the stark
historic facts and numerous data.
The news analyst says:
his shameless remarks clearly indicate that the
militarist mode of thinking and attitude of the Japanese
reactionaries remain unchanged.
The Japanese reactionaries' defence of Japan's invasion
of Korea and Colonial rule in Korea is aimed at inciting the
consciousness of aggression among the Japanese and
encouraging them to set comeback to Korea.
We are following the moves of the Japanese militarist
forces to justify the history of Japan's aggression on
Korea.
Eto should be wholly held responsible for his remarks and
apologize to the Korean people.
Epic "Love Young people"
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Rodong sinmun today
carries an epic "love Young people" Kim Song Chol, a youth
league official, dedicated to the workers' party of Korea.
It deals with politics of attaching importance to the
youth pursued by the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il, who
deeply loves the Korean Young people and considers them
heirs to and main force of the revolution.
It says he has conducted energetic activities to defend
through generations the undying revolutionary achievements
the great leader president Kim Il Sung made all his life
for the development and prosperity of the country after
starting his revolutionary activities from the youth
movement. The epic says:
comrade Kim Jong Il had the league of socialist working
youth of Korea named after president Kim Il Sung on the
occasion of its 50th anniversary and set the most
significant day in his leadership over the youth movement as
youth day.
With the lswyk renamed the Kim Il Sung socialist youth
league, the organization of the Young people has always
remained a youth vanguard of comrade Kim Il Sung. This is
one of the greatest achievements made by comrade
Kim Jong Il.
His politics for the youth is based on deep love for
them. He, inheriting comrade Kim Il Sung's lifelong motto
"love the future " put up the slogan "love Young people "
he has honored them with "youth vanguard" and conveyed to
them the torch kindled by comrade Kim Il Sung 70 years ago
forming the "down-with-imperialism union".
Considering that the party, the army and the youth league
in an integral whole have nothing to fear, he has
victoriously guided the Korean revolution and the youth
movement.
The epic calls on the Young men and women in the era of
the red flag to devotedly defend comrade Kim Jong Il and
resolutely safeguard juche-based socialism developed by him,
fully playing the role of his detached force.
S. Korea's continued military buildup
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The South Korean puppets
have escalated military buildup from the beginning of the
year.
According to a news report, they purchased tanks and
armoured vehicles recently.
The puppet defence ministry decided to hold a "discussion
on defence policy" in seoul every year, crying for
"diversification of military diplomacy".
Large quantities of combat equipment purchased by the
puppets, who are seeking close military cooperation with
western countries, have become a serious political and
military problem which poses a great danger.
Though the Cold war was terminated, the Korean peninsula
has still remained an acute region where huge armed forces
of the north and the south are confronted with each other
along the military demarcation line.
Under this situation, an accidental conflict may lead to
a war, wrecking peace and security.
From the beginning of the year, the south Korean puppets
have frequently staged military drills against the north in
the mdl areas, while escalating arms buildup for "increased
combat power".
They have planned to purchase multiple rocket launching
system, surface-to-air missiles and tactical missiles this
year with an investment of d4,640 million, or 15 percent
higher than last year's.
The facts show that it is the south Korean puppets who
have increased tension and brought the situation to the
brink of war in the Korean peninsula and that their call for
"peace" and "cooperation" is nothing but a hypocritical
propoganda.
What cannot be overlooked is that some nations which have
called for "multi-way talks" for a solution to the Korean
issue and peace and stability of the Korean peninsula have
strengthened military cooperation with the puppets,
unilaterally supplying them, hell-bent on war moves, with
military equipment.
We have continued making sincere efforts to relax the
situation of the Korean peninsula and ensure peace and
stability in this region.
But some countries, giving lip-service to peace and
stability of the Korean peninsula, have provided military
equipment to the South Korean puppets. This is a very
perfidious act.
Supplying combat and technical equipment to the puppets,
who are seeking confrontation and conflicts with the fellow
countrymen in the north, is as good as encouraging them to
a war.
Fostering a crime is a more grave.
The countries must not break their word and the South
Korean puppets must stop reckless arms buildup.
Delegation of IAEA here
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the
international atomic energy agency arrived here today to
participate in the 7th technical consultation for the
implementation of the DPRK-U.S. Agreed framework.