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...hostages had been held at a miners' union center in Catavi in retaliation for the government's arrest of two leftist union leaders...
Terms for the release of the prisoners were worked out by leftist vice-President Juan Lechin and Paz last night. Lechin agreed to order the release of the hostages if the government would release on bond the two union leaders and move their trial La Paz to Catavi...
...view of the miners' propensity for violence, a lot of Bolivians expected trouble when, on Aug. 1, the government-owned tin corporation, Comibol, put into effect an announced plan to cut the work force at the Catavi tin mines by 30%, effective Sept. 1. Members of the Red-riddled Miners Union muttered threats of violence and a nationwide general strike. But by last week's end, to the nation's surprise and relief, no serious trouble had erupted...
Point of Definition. Catavi, the country's largest single tin-mine complex, seemed a good place to start. It accounted for 30% of Comibol's operating losses, and half of its 7,000 employees were superfluous. "Be firm, don't weaken," Paz Estenssoro said to Comibol's President Guillermo Bedregal...
...security of tenure, salary and other contract benefits if they will keep on working for the government's newly constituted Bolivian Mining Corp. But coming to terms with the tin barons and their experts may not be the President's toughest problem. Speaking to the miners at Catavi last week, Labor Boss Juan Lechin, Bolivia's left-wing Minister of Mines, said: "Nationalization must be carried out without payment to the thieving tin barons." Now, more than ever, Paz Estenssoro's chances of bringing off a miracle, of taking over tin without wrecking his country...