Granma Prints Unpublished Article by Fidel Castro

Havana, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina)
An article written by Fidel Castro 52 years ago and thought to be lost after its edition was seized by the Fulgencio Batista government was published in Cuba on Monday.

A revolutionary journalist kept a copy of the article published in La Calle on June 17, 1955. The newspaper did not circulate because the police occupied the printing works and confiscated the issue, Granma recalls.

The article denounced the situation in Cuba after a group of young revolutionaries headed by Fidel Castro attacked the Moncada garrison, the country's second largest military fortress in eastern Santiago de Cuba, on July 26, 1953.

According to the article written by the incumbent Cuban president, demoralization, dishonesty and mean hatred reigned in power circles, affecting the style of government implanted in Cuba.

Fidel Castro denounced the practice of using the media to spread the government's lies and serve big capitalist interests, instead of backing those who defended the poor, the dignified and honest men.

He blamed the Batista's police for publishing false accusations against young revolutionaries, accusing the rebels of terrorism and harassing the families of political adversaries.

Fidel Castro said in his article that the country's economy was at rock bottom, among other reasons, because headlines denounced a terrible plot, according to the police every day.

He added that the most sensible thing to do was to publish a report on the dirty businesses and profits that proliferated in Havana, those who got rich on gambling and the most elementary lack of duty by government officials.

In his denunciation, Fidel Castro warned that it was hard to live in Cuba and that sooner than expected it would be time to emigrate or die.