Meeting of active railway workers held
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- A meeting of active railway workers was held here yesterday.
The meeting reviewed the achievements and experience gained in railway transport in the past and discussed the measures for improving it in keeping with the requirement of the new century.
It pointed out that the electrification of several railway sections has been successfully stepped up and the railway transport capacity increased in northern, eastern and western areas of the country.
The meeting stressed that true to the instructions given by leader Kim Jong Il to railway transport, railway officials and workers should modernize and computerize railway transport suited to the features of a powerful socialist nation so as to bring about a great change in transport.
Present at the meeting was minister of railways Kim Yong Sam.
New Polish ambassador arrives
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Wojciech Kaluza, new Polish ambassador accredited to the DPRK, arrived here yesterday by air.
S. Korean military urged to halt war exercise
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) - The South Korean military is staging a war exercise when the 6th ministerial-level talks between the north and the south is high on the agenda.
In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary denounces it as a deliberate action to torpedo the atmosphere of dialogue and make it more complicated.
The commentary goes on:
The dialogue can not proceed amidst the powder-reeking atmosphere of gunshot. And no success can be expected from any dialogue between the north and the south.
We repeatedly offered constructive proposals to the south side to save the north-south dialogue from a deadlock and continue cooperation and exchange between the north and the south, and have made sincere efforts to realize them.
But regrettably, the South Korean military authorities answered our sincere efforts with a provocative war exercise. This is a clear evidence that the south side has no will to resume the north-south dialogue and relax the tensions.
Such moves of the South Korean military authorities arouse our precaution. We cannot but believe that they do not want the improved relations between the north and the south but take the road of confrontation and war in league with foreign forces.
Dialogue can never be realized by the efforts of a dialogue partner alone.
The South Korean military authorities are well advised to immediately stop worsening the atmosphere of the inter-Korean dialogue and laying a stumbling block to it.
Kimilsungia presented to Indonesia
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- 90 odd pots of Kimilsungia cultivated by the Korean people with utmost care were presented to the Bogor Botanical Garden of Indonesia.
A presentation ceremony took place at the garden on October 15.
Conveying the flowers, Indonesian ambassador to the DPRK Buchari Effendi hoped that they would be bloomed more beautifully in the Bogor Botanical Garden, the place of origin.
In April Juche 54 (1965) when President Kim Il Sung visited Indonesia, its President Sukarno gave his august name to this rare flower for his great feats for humankind.
An immortal flower, Kimilsungia was bred by Sujanna Kasan, in those days head of the botanical garden, for the first time.
The flower was sent to the DPRK in April Juche 64 (1975).
It has been spread across the country by the sincere efforts of the Korean people for nearly 30 years.
And the flower has come into full bloom thanks to efforts of foreigners ardently worshiping Kim Il Sung in 50 odd countries of the five continents including Cuba, Thailand, Pakistan, Angola, Bulgaria and the United States.
Dr. Dedi Darmaedi, head of the garden, said that they were very happy to have received those flowers wonderfully cultivated by the Korean people and that they would raise them well to present to the Kimilsungia show slated for April next year in Pyongyang.
Immortal encyclopedia on Juche-based theory on socialism
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun(organ of Workers' Party of Korea) today dedicates a signed article to the 7th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's famous work "Socialism is a Science."
The work was published on November 1, Juche 83 (1994).
It perfectly proves with philosophical logic that socialism is the idea and revolutionary banner of the popular masses who are struggling for independence and that man-centered socialism, socialism centered on the popular masses, the embodiment of the Juche idea, is the most scientific and viable socialism.
By publishing the work, Kim Jong Il implanted socialism in the popular masses as their immovable faith, made clear the true picture of genuine socialism and eloquently manifested the absolute truth of the Juche idea and its great vitality, the article says, and goes on:
It is of weighty significance that he made a comprehensive analysis of the wrongdoings of different countries which mechanically applied the preceding theories to the practice of socialist construction in defiance of their limitation and their aftermath and of the moves of socialist renegades who ruined the socialist system through "perestroika" with this as a momentum.
The scientific accuracy and truth of Korean socialism lies in the fact that it is based on the correctest viewpoint and stand of Juche toward man, he said, clarifying the true picture of the man-centered socialism of Korean style.
Pointing out that Korean socialism is the most advantageous and powerful socialism that is absolutely supported and trusted by the popular masses because it is based on the Juche-based viewpoint and stand toward the popular masses, he gave a concrete exposition of the essential characteristics of our socialism centred on the popular masses.
The historic task to put socialism onto a new scientific basis has been successfully carried out as President Kim Il Sung fathered the Juche idea and, on this basis, originally evolved the socialist theory, he said, giving a scientific, theoretical and profound exposition of the greatness and great vitality of the Juche idea which is applied to our socialism.
Particularly, he comprehensively analyzed the scientific accuracy and advantages of Korean socialism from the Juche-based viewpoint and stand toward man and the popular masses. This is of weighty significance in constantly developing in depth and glorifying the Juche idea.
The work is, indeed, a precious ideological pabulum that instills the unwavering faith in socialism into the revolutionary people and a powerful ideological and theoretical instrument which guarantees the invincibility of the socialist cause in our era, the article concludes.
Military exercises projected in S. Korea
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- When the tense military situation was prevailing, the joint chiefs of staff headquarters of the South Korean army announced that tank field exercises would be staged in Ryoju, Richon, areas of the south Han River and other places of Kyonggi Province from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, according to MBC from Seoul.
The headquarters hinted that during the exercises traffic would be partially controlled due to the movement of troops and military equipment.
Great national unity called for
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article calls for holding up the idea acceptable to any member of the nation as the banner of great national unity.
The spirit of national independence is a powerful mental instrument that helps the Korean nation harmonize and unite for the country's reunification, the article says, and goes on:
If national independence is set forth as the idea of unity in the present reality, anyone will sympathize with it. Those who do not sympathize with it are a handful of traitors to the nation who oppose the independent reunification captivated by flunkeyism and the idea of depending on foreign forces.
The June 15 North-South Joint Declaration based on national independence enjoys the unanimous support and welcome of the entire nation, which eloquently proves that the Korean nation can unite as one when it holds up the spirit of national independence as the idea of unity.
Any member of the Korean nation in the north, south and abroad has patriotic mind to remove the pains and tragedy of the national division at an early date and go toward reunification and prosperity.
If the Korean nation unites to form the ranks of unity with a purpose and aspiration for national reunification, it should hold high the slogan of love for the country and the nation.
The spirit of national independence and the idea of patriotism are the best idea common to the Korean nation and the ideological and mental foundation of national unity.
All the people who have the spirit of national independence and the idea of patriotism should unhesitatingly come out for great national unity respective of difference in ideology, political views and isms.
Anecdotes of Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Here are anecdotes of President Kim Il Sung's great personality.
In February, Juche 42 (1953) the president visited a factory and dropped in at its dining room where workers were having breakfast. He asked a worker for a meal-ticket and gave it to a cook to acquaint himself in detail with the meal. He took a seat beside a worker and personally tasted the meal before telling officials to make the meal more palatable.
In March Juche 60 (1971) he heard from an official a plan for building more fish refrigeration plants at a meeting of the political committee of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was specified in the plan that fish would be refrigerated after head, tail and entrails were removed. This way could be done by less investment than scheduled. The president asked the official whether he heard public opinion and whether people said they would take such fish. The president instructed him to correct the plan, saying that better refrigeration plants should be built for people however much it may cost. So, the meeting went into recession. The meeting held next day adopted a decision on building large refrigeration plants at major fishing ports.
In the evening of one spring day, President Kim Il Sung was blowing a harmonica in the garden. Captivated by his good blowing, the aide and nurse asked him to blow other tunes. He said that if he had not been the state president or general secretary of the party he would have held a concert every evening at his home and invited them. Seeing an official standing some distance away, he said with smile that the official came to make him "do some work," and made his way to his office.
Greetings to prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Premier of the DPRK cabinet Hong Song Nam sent a message of greetings to Lester Bryant Bird, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
He in the message extended warm congratulations to him, government and people of Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its independence.
Expressing confidence that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger, he wished the people of Antigua and Barbuda happiness and prosperity.