Sports meets open
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- The national primary school sports meet for "Jangjasan Prize" opened on Friday at Kim Il Sung Stadium on the occasion of the 52nd founding anniversary of the Korean Children's Union.
It comprises football, table tennis, heavy gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and field and track events.
The "Pochonbo Torch Prize" sports meet opened at the Nampho Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
Football, basketball, table tennis, wrestling and 30 other events will be held in Pyongyang and local areas.
Wreaths laid before statues and tomb of Kim Hyong Jik
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- Vice-President Pak Song Chol and other senior party and state officials, working people, servicemen, schoolchildren and students laid wreaths before the statue of the indomitable revolutionary fighter and outstanding leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement of Korea Kim Hyong Jik standing in Ponghwa-ri, Kangdong county, Pyongyang, and his tomb in Mangyongdae on Friday on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of his death.
Laid before the statue and tomb were wreaths sent by General Kim Jong Il.
Wreaths and floral bouquets in the name of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, the Central People's Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Administration Council and so on were laid to the strains of the wreath-laying music.
Wreaths were laid before his statues in Sakju county, north Phyongan Province, and Junggang county, Jagang Province, on the same day.
Disregarded "government of people" = KCNA commentary =
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- Local autonomy elections took place in South Korea on Thursday.
Ruling and opposition parties reposed great expectations and had a stake in the elections.
Even the chief executive called on people to vote for his party.
As the South Korean press and public opinion view, however, the summing up of the elections is public indifference and scoff and their results are discord, antagonism and distrust.
It means that the present regime, which styles itself a "government of people," was disregarded by the people.
The "government" authorities pledged democratic politics, describing the regime as a "democratic government" different from the successive dictatorial regimes. They also promised to carry out political reforms, revise the election law and properly settle "grass root-like democracy."
The present ruler said the election, in the long run, put the "electoral culture" on a higher level.
In actuality, however, there has been no change in South Korea's fascist dictatorial politics. Regional confrontation has been fostered and "commitments" buried in the black propaganda and smear campaign among political parties as in the period of the preceding dictatorship.
All the facts show well how pseudo the "government of people" is.
They, who have abused regional antagonism in South Korea, occupied by the U.S. as means of taking power, are carrying forward the policy of confrontation and division, while ignoring the desire and demand of all the Korean people for the independent and peaceful reunification of the country through great national unity.
The South Korean chief executive is now saying as if he would do a great thing during the visit to his master's country.
But the South Korean people are doubtful of this.
Japan hit for her vaulting ambition for nuclear arming
Pyongyang, Kune 6 (KCNA) -- It has been brought to light that former Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, when meeting with U.S. President Johnson in January 1965, alleged That Japan should have nuclear arms.
Rodong Sinmun today, commenting on this, says the confidential data proves that from long ago the Japanese government has planned to arm Japan for nuclear armament and carried it into practice.
The news analyst says:
After the war the Japanese reactionaries formed scientific research groups with hundreds of researchers and, squandered a huge amount of money every year to step up preparations for nuclear arming.
Japan has made all technical preparations to manufacture nuclear arms any moment.
Japanese reactionaries introduced a colossal amount of plutonium from abroad and store it every year for the manufacture of nuclear arms.
Japan has developed the means of delivery to send nuclear warheads anywhere.
The Japanese reactionaries are now seeking to arm Japan with nuclear arms and realise their old ambition for domination over Asia.
They are now making desperate efforts to legalise overseas aggression. No one can vouch that they, who have long stepped up nuclear armament, will not produce nuclear arms nor take the road of overseas expansion with upon them.
Election committees formed in Korea
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- Preparations for the election of deputies to the 10th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the DPRK are briskly going on in all parts of the country.
Provincial (municipal), city (district) and county election committees were formed according to regulations for the application of the law on electing deputies to people's assemblies at all levels, and have started their work.
Election committees were formed also in the military domain including the Korean People's Army.
Japanese reactionaries urged to stop anti-DPRK campaign
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the measure committee for compensation to the "comfort women for the army" and victims of the pacific war on June 5 released a statement denouncing Japan for her continued anti-DPRK campaign over the socalled "case of suspected abduction."
It is the stereotyped method of the Japanese reactionaries to take issue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for no reason whenever a situation unfavorable to them is created in the relations between the DPRK and Japan, the statement says, and continues:
The "case of suspected abduction" is a dirty political plot hatched by the South Korean puppets to encourage the Japanese people to confrontation with the DPRK= it is a product of the hostile policy the Japanese reactionaries are pursuing towards the DPRK in league with the South Korean puppets. Its falsity has already been brought to a glaring light.
It is not without reason that the Japanese reactionaries are resorting to the despicable smear campaign, reposing "expectations" in it.
With an increasing number of people at home and abroad calling upon Japan to make an apology and compensation to the Koreans for her past crimes the Japanese reactionaries are kicking up a dust in an effort to flee from the responsibility for them.
The Japanese reactionaries should ponder over the consequences to be entailed by their anti-DPRK smear campaign and stop it at once.
Statue of Kim Jong Suk erected
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- A statue of Kim Jong Suk, a communist revolutionary fighter, was erected at Kim Jong Suk Naval University on the occasion of the Day of The Navy.
The statue portrays her greeting national liberation in uniform of the Korean people's revolutionary army.
The erection of the statue was aimed at exalting the enduring revolutionary feats and glorious and brilliant revolutionary history of the heroine of Mt. Paektu, who made strenuous efforts for the founding of a maritime security cadres school and the strengthening of the navy after the liberation of the country in line with President Kim Il Sung's Juche-based policy of army building.
The unveiling ceremony took place on Friday.
The statue was unveiled by senior military officials and anti-Japanese revolutionary veterans.
Brutal suppression of labour movement in S. Korea denounced
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- Meetings denouncing the South Korean puppets' brutal suppression of labour movement were held at the Mangyongdae district state farm, Hwasong Cooperative Farm and the Kim Man Yu Hospital in Pyongyang on June 4 and 5.
The speakers at the meetings said that the massive struggle of South Korean workers is a very just resistance for the vital right and democracy, which cannot be "illegal" and targets of suppression under any circumstances.
The on-going wholesale roundup racket clearly proves that the present South Korean rulers, styling their regime "people's government," are truculent fascists little different from the "civilian"-veiled dictators, the speakers noted, and continued:
If the lay-off system raised by the South Korean puppets are forced, millions of workers will lose their jobs and die tragic death.
Accordingly, the massive struggle of the South Korean workers are very just.
The speakers strongly urged that the South Korean authorities act with discretion and stop the brutal suppression at once, bearing it in mind that the reckless crackdown will give rise to a greater massive resistance.
Blossoming talents of children
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- A large number of gifted children have been produced in Korea.
The Pyongyang Kindergarten marking the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day boasts of a child named Jon Su Jong who is called a "little composer."
She, who is now 6 years old, has shown an unusual musical talent from days of her low class and composed more than 20 songs.
Some time ago, General Kim Jong Il read her letter and sent her his autographs wishing her a happy future.
Jo Tae Hun, a child of the Pyongyang Sochang Kindergarten, is well known as a "little calligrapher."
He completed handwriting by brush in a matter of one year amid concern of his family and kindergarten teachers.
After reading a letter the child wrote by brush, Kim Jong Il sent him his autographs, saying:
"Indeed, you wrote it well. November 26, 1997."
When he was five years old, Hwang Kwang Bok drew with a single brush wielding pictures "sound of a horse's hoofs on Mt. Paektu" and "longevity."
Sin Un Byol represented well talks of stage characters when she was 6 years old.
Kang Hyo Il, Min Su Yong, Ri Sun Yong, Ri Su Hyang and other children acquired as much knowledge as that of primary school pupils when they were 3 to 4 years old.
Besides, there are many little painters, actors and actresses, poets and instrumental players.
Korean children received gold prizes or gold medals at international contests including a world art exhibition of children and international children's drawing contest.
Today, the Korean children call General Kim Jong Il their father, expressing their thanks to him for his loving care.
Rimpac will only increase tension
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- Rimpac joint military manoeuvres involving the United States, Japan, South Korea, etc. will be reportedly held on the pacific for a month from early July.
Announcing it, the "office of the joint chiefs of staff" of South Korea talked about "emergency on the pacific." by "emergency" the South Korean puppets mean "emergency" on the Korean peninsula, that is a war against the north.
This indicates what the target of the manoeuvres will be.
The present South Korean regime, which styles itself a "government of people," is hell bent on confrontation and war preparations against the fellow countrymen in the north.
It has frequently staged military exercises simulating an invasion of the north throughout South Korea under the pretext of "coping with the enemy's provocation of a limited war." it has also staged military trainings against the north in the military demarcation line area almost every day.
It is obvious that the participation in the joint manoeuvres by the South Korean puppets, who are aggravating the situation of the Korean peninsula with north-south confrontation and war preparations, is aimed at invading the north in league with outsiders.
But their intention is a foolish daydream.
The manoeuvres will only draw criticism from the people who hope for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region because they will deteriorate the situation of the region including the Korean peninsula.