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Urban violence growsFrom COMPTON DELPH. in Port of Spainincrease in violent urban guerilla activity in Trinidad and Tohago has left officials wondering why it should happen in what is basically a black, independent and developing country.The problem wu high lighted recently when police ihot down 18-year-old Beverley Jones, a member of a guerilla band who, for the paaf six months. has harassed police and baffled the pub lie with attacks on banks stores and police stations.Ms Jooea died in a hail of sub-machinegun fire from a police detachment which had been sent into the hills after the guerillas after the nurder of n policeman In AugustAt her fuuerj, black militant leaders turned up charting slogans. One group performed an African tribal funeral dance,Despite ibis. there is growing evidence that the violence y be due to a *ort of generation gap rather than racial or economic friction.Of Trinidad's population of om million, more than half u« under 19. The Huge, restless reserve of youth It strongly tested by . unemployment, boredom •od leek of fu:i opportunities for further education. The guerillas could be a violent manifetiaiionuf the political awareness among them.The Government, too, is feeling the strain of the generation gap. The Prime Minister, Dr Eric Williams. 61, recently accepted the resignation of his 40-year-old Attorney-General. Mr Karl Hudson-PhilJips. the man who looked like in, cling young hlood into the leadership of the ruling People's National Movement. Mr Hudson-Phillips was challenging the position of chairman held by Mr Francis Prevail. 62. but withdrew his nomination if ter j splii wiih 'V Williams.The Port ol Spain Express newspaper linked the country’s leadership to ihe guerilla problem. Whai we desperately need today is a prophet of peace, who will be able to restore leadership and a sense of equilibrium and decelerate the violence e:,‘ side ol •he line.The newspapei blamed oth the police and the auerfllas for ihe violence.The police, naturally disagree.“To us they are jusi a bunch of criminals anJ should not benefit from any of the heroic overtone* of the political struggle, one police official cotrniented.Police feeling wa* especially bitter after Con-*ubla Austin Shakir was shot at point-blank range in fain patrol car in a killing blamed on the gue-Material , eked after- — ——— m -t,-,ft-’ I• Q 'S Ufa recent gunfigbt in which gucri'las hastily abandoned one . f then camps indicates that they spend their spare time in ihe woods studying work* on other guerilla movements and the socialist reso-tuiion. There ere several hook* on or by Cuban revolutionary IcaJer Che Guevara.There was also a weighty hook on the economics of socialism among the shotgun shell* and supplies.After an August attack on 3 police nation which was bombed after us • capons were seized, a proup called the Nation..! Freedom Fighters said it had hren responsible. Most of the aids so fj-appear to have been to increase the provisions of the guerillas rather than io undermine the State.A bomb blast on an outxtaiion of the Trinidad *nd Tobago external telecommunications station may have been designed us a show of ‘trcngih by the group — AAP* Reuter.
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Canberra Times
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU
Thu, Oct 25, 1973
Page 25
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