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EDITORIAL
THE    STRUGGLE
The Mozambique National Democratic Union (UDENAMO ) notes with
satisfaction that everywhere in dependent
Africa, the struggle of our people is developing inspite of the difficulties of the
neocolonialist period and the intrigues
of the imperialists and their African
stooges; whose aim is to sow seeds of
division.
Our analysis points to the fact that
the present balance of forces in the world
is on the side of those peoples who are
struggling to improve their lot morally
and materially and achieve genuine national independence, democracy, progress and peace.
This powerful change has come about
as the result of the tremendous development of the national liberation in Africa,
Asia and in Latin-America, and the action of all other forces making for peace
and progress in the world.
In these new circumstances, we stoutly
re-affirm our unshakable faith in iinal
victory for the struggle our several people
are making towards the total independence and unity of Africa.   •
- Our study of the situation in our
country - Mozambique-revql that; while
the other colonial powers are folding up
their camps in Africa, Portugal is clinging to an imperial past and glory that
is no longer in existence. Bypursuing a
blind and wholly untenable policy, Por.
tugal instead of working for the peaceful
solution to the conflict with the people
of Mozambique; the Portuguese colonial
administration intensifies its methods of
repression against the indigenous African
population by reinforcing military apparatus and the P. I. D. E. ( Political police )
causing the massacre of the population,
arresting and torturing Africans, using
intimidation, social degration, bribery
and corruption.
From this analysis we have been led
to the conclusion that ;
a) Such anachronistic attitude against
humanity and the march of history
obliges our movement to devise and
use appropriate means for self-defence
and national liberation
b) The policy carried out by the Portuguese government in our country
is a policy of national massacre and
social misery with its vast array of
repressive fascist laws, leading to the
suppression of every form of democratic freedom, is contrary to our
peoples' deep aspirations towards
genuine independence, true democracy and social emancipation.
c) Conscious of the fact that we represent the legitimate aspirations of Our
people towards independence, democracy and progress; conscious of the
fact that we represent in our country
genuine African revolution we shall
continue uncompromisingly the responsibilities that history has placed
upon us.
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