The half-century-long Enverist totalitarian regime has driven our people to the extreme. The very threshold of hunger, the casting of its sons into a shameful exodus, and the wavering of faith that we can build tomorrow with our own hands and the generous help of the civilized world. And yet, at this peak of despair, the Albanian has lost neither his reason nor his democratic sense to the point of allowing those forces that would like to replace the hated Enverist dictatorship with an undemocratic regime to prevail. The Democratic Party of Albania and other opposition forces have united the people around themselves on the road toward Europe, toward progress, toward the values embodied in the humanitarian charters of Helsinki and Paris. In these circumstances, the attempts to present Leka Zogu as the legitimate heir to the royal crown are completely out of time. The question marks are all the greater when one sees all the zeal of whose agents [?] to distribute photographs of Leka Zogu far and wide. For every democrat, it is an insult to be offered a dubious figure such as Leka Zogu as an alternative, expelled from Spain and Rhodesia in the south [?], and sent off to South Africa with all those epithets attached by world publications concerning arms or drug trafficking. He is presented as the lawful heir to a— [text continues outside the frame] crown, for whose sins, before claiming the throne, he must answer as heir: he must answer for the suppression of Fan Noli’s Albanian democratic revolution of 1924; he must answer for the blood of Bajram Curri, Luigj Gurakuqi and thousands of other distinguished patriots; he must answer for the shameful abandonment of Albania on 7 April 1939; he must answer for the gold the royal crown took from the state treasury. Gentlemen, you are at least 50 years behind. Do not forget that today you are dealing with a people that has endured the harshest crisis under the most brutal Stalinist regime on the entire continent, and— …first, for Albania to have a package of fundamental laws fully up to humane European and international standards. It is the entire Albanian people, now wholly emancipated, including in those areas unjustly called Enverist, who now aspire to democracy and progress. The Democratic Party of Albania, convinced that it expresses the feelings and aspirations of the most progressive democratic forces, says an emphatic no to every attempt to foist Leka Zogu on the Albanian people. The Albanian people are not overthrowing the Enverist dictatorship and its successors in order to replace it with the monarchy that was established on the ruins of a democratic revolution, itself suppressed in blood by that very monarchy. The Albanian people will enter Europe with a European outlook, led by the anti-communist forces of the opposition, in which the Democratic Party of Albania plays a leading role. NAPOLEON ROSHI

Work and the law are the two “legs” on which social life rests firmly. They are undoubtedly also the first pillars of our new democracy. They are so closely connected to each other that the slightest disturbance in one is immediately reflected in the other. But what attitude are people taking toward them? While it is apparent that many have lost respect for the former, the latter is being trampled more and more every day. The law is being trampled, and its police protectors remain silent. This is where the greatest paradox lies. It is no exaggeration to say that the people have long since lost their peace of mind. And this is not only because of the destabilization of the political and economic situation, but above all because many malicious elements, hooligans, thieves, people inclined to destruction, and even murderers and criminals have benefited from this turmoil. As if nothing were wrong, in broad daylight, in the middle of the street, in front of people and under the noses of the police, some of the ugliest incidents are taking place. A girl is snatched somewhere; a farmer is beaten somewhere else and his pockets searched; stones are thrown at a bus or a café, and the hooligan, having broken a window or committed some other misdeed, calmly goes on his way; elsewhere, a group of young people (whose numbers have grown so much lately) insult passersby… [text continues outside the frame]

- A warm meeting between Messrs. Sali Berisha and Ibrahim Rugova in Kavajë - At the invitation of the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania, Prof. Dr. Sali Berisha, a delegation of the Democratic League of Kosovo arrived in Albania on Thursday, comprising its chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, and its secretary-general, Bujar Bugoshi. Immediately after the warm welcome at the airport by Mr. Sali Berisha, the honored guests from Kosovo went together to Kavajë, where MP Sali Berisha was meeting with his constituents. Prof. Dr. Sali Berisha greeted the honored representatives of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova and Bujar Bugoshi. He reaffirmed the full support of the Democratic Party of Albania and the entire Albanian people for the heroic struggle of our brothers in Kosovo against Serbian chauvinist oppression. His words were interrupted several times by enthusiastic shouts of “Kosovo Republic” and “Kosovo will win.” Mr. Berisha went on to stress that the DP’s principal objectives at present are to carry the struggle for democracy through to its complete victory, to utterly destroy the monist mentality and practices, to rebuild local government at every level, and to achieve full privatization. He set out the task of fighting everywhere to create and strengthen the conviction that the situation we are experiencing is not without a way out. On this occasion, the constituents’ requests were that Kavajë be granted district status, that new parliamentary elections be held within this year, that parliamentary proceedings be accelerated, and that the government make a greater and more concrete effort to establish the rule of law. At the participants’ request, Mr. Ibrahim Rugova also spoke. He thanked them for the brotherly welcome he had received and spoke about recent developments in Kosovo and Yugoslavia. He expressed his unwavering belief that, despite the brutal state terror of Serbian chauvinist forces, the struggle of the martyr people of Kosovo would be crowned with complete victory through democratic means. His words were greeted with enthusiastic cheers. After this meeting, Mr. Sali Berisha, accompanied by Dr. Ibrahim Rugova and Bujar Bugoshi, as well as by Naim Karriqi, chairman of the steering committee of the Kavajë branch of the DP, visited the family of Josif Budo, the first martyr of democracy, who was killed by the forces of the Enverist dictatorship a year earlier. Here too, they were received with great affection, respect and gratitude by the family’s entire extended circle and by local residents. (Photo: Dritan Kaba) «RD» correspondent

IN THE PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY Yesterday, the People’s Assembly once again dealt with the fundamental law on land. Democratic Party MPs Tonin Ali Mehilli, Genc Ruli, Dhimitër Anagnosti, Rexhep Uka, Skënder Dika, Gëzim Luli, Lindita Prifti, and many others argued… The farmer cannot be tied to the land, nor can the land be taken away from the farmer; our farmer cannot participate in a market economy unless we fulfill the most basic requirement: that the land be given to and belong to the farmer. For Albanians, land is as… As for the cooperatives, there is no point even discussing them now. The greatest catastrophe, the absurdity and terrible Stalinomania that fell upon the countryside, the farmer and Albania was the work of the Enverist paranoid leadership. But the greatest evil is… [text continues outside the frame] sacred and scarce. We do not have land to squander, especially not to sell to foreigners. Therefore, although the land will and must be given to the farmer, all legal measures must be taken so that it is divided promptly within a reasonable period and the distribution of land is carried out. This is essential to protect the farmer and to protect Albania. As for the cooperatives, there is no point in even discussing them anymore. The catastrophe is even greater: the Chinese-style system, the terrible Stalinism that was visited upon the countryside, the peasant and Albania, thanks to the paranoid Enverist leadership. But the greatest evil is that 50 years of Enverism, 50 years of destruction, misery and hunger in the countryside, cannot be put right with a single law. This was the concern of the Democratic Party MPs and the differences of opinion that became apparent in their discussions, because the situation is so chaotic that nothing can be settled at a stroke. This is all the more so while monism is still in power, especially in the countryside.

In the newspaper Bashkimi dated 3 July 1991, I read with great joy of an initiative to establish the Democratic League of Women. “May it go well for you!” I was sorry I did not find out in time to join you because, to tell the truth, I can say with a clear conscience that I never wished anything good for the fascist regime or the monist regime, which stripped people of their fine Albanian qualities and left me materially so destitute that I was forced to leave Elbasan and settle here in Tirana, after we had the stamp placed on our backs… (Continued on page 2)

(According to the oral testimony of Sabri Ismaili, chairman of the Mustafakos Agricultural Cooperative, Baldushk). Another case of mass looting has shaken and alarmed public opinion in recent days. On 28–29 June, hundreds of villagers from the Baldushk and Petrelë areas of the Tirana district broke into the state reserve depots (Report 101-K) and forcibly seized 6 arë of wheat; food, clothing and footwear; other household goods; and even medicines. Most of these goods—seized by those who had come to help, primarily our country, from these depots [?]. What did the law-enforcement bodies do? To shed light on the truth about this mass looting—which is not the first, and we fear may not be the last—we are recounting the oral testimony of Sabri Ismaili, chairman of the Mustafakoc Agricultural Cooperative in Baldushk. He spoke to us with great indignation and anger about this ugly act, which stains the clean image his fellow villagers have preserved for centuries. According to his account, events unfolded as follows: On this date, at around 14:30 (Continued on page 6)

I am an 18-year-old young man, a violinist and a long-time boarding student. I have been one since the age of 6, so 12 years is no short time; these are the years when the body is formed—but on what? The boarding students of the «Jordan Misja» arts school can answer that question too. I address you, you big-bellied, bloodsucking mediocrities: Have you ever tried eating green salad with flower oil and tea? It is a very rare combination. Surely it does not give you an allergy, since its color is green, like the soap you prefer. - Have you ever tried leaving your 6-year-old child in a boarding school without your parental care? - Could you leave them for 12 years in the cold winter season without a fire? - Could you leave them for 12 years in a row to travel every week on trains and buses with no windows or seats? - Could your children endure going without parental affection, kisses and caresses? Teacher Sabi (B. Bekteshi’s wife) can answer you, since she was my school vice-principal. - Could you bear to have your child go through measles fever without care, even without a glass of tea? - Could you stand watching your child, hands frozen, play the violin in the school corridors? - Have you ever tried hearing your child on cold evenings say: “But I haven’t had enough to eat! I’m hungry!” - Would you leave your child for 12 years in a row with the same menu, morning and evening? Tea and macaroni? - Have you, you women (mothers), ever told your child: “Enough now, you’re making me lose my appetite!”? - Could you bear to have them “akha” Besnik, so that your “talented” brother would not be given the right to give a concert? What am I saying—I forgot, you sent your daughter off to her son-in-law to entertain him in her spare time. Forgive me, you also brought your granddaughter from Shkodra to the Block so she could attend UT. - Have you, “Uncle” Rita, ever tried paying 120,000 lek for bus and train tickets over 12 years? And you, “Auntie” Lenka, could you support your daughter with the turned-up nose on our family’s income? I have more to say..., but I’ll leave it for another time. How did it never occur to a PPSH official to think about this school, about us ordinary children of parents from the districts who held no positions? I bow to the democratic spirit of Zhani Ciko, who formed the string orchestra with us ordinary, talented students, and we performed successfully on stages across Europe. I feel pain that, preoccupied, tired and moved, we tried to please you at the Party concerts, the May concerts, the November celebrations, and so on. Did it ever occur to you that down below we had eaten just half a plate of leeks? How did it never occur to you, when you traveled around Europe, to bring back a bow, a violin—you mediocrities who celebrated the festival of young talents and the 20 December speech, you who called us “Party helpers.” And now you, “Grandpa” Sulo, bring us one of those worn-out suits, because our orchestra is setting off for a concert in Austria and we have no clothes for the train. Will the government turn its attention to the talents at our school? There are many of them. Ask a powerful person sometime to have you educated at a European university? Then judge us in… SKERDION KERALA «Jordan Misja» Arts Lyceum

Laç - Hundreds of residents of Laç, Mamurras, Milot and the surrounding villages took part in a meeting organized by the PD branch for Laç with Democratic Party MP Arben Imami. Issues raised at the meeting included the moral and material rehabilitation of political prisoners, Laç’s status as a district, severe air pollution from the chemical and metallurgical plants, rising crime, and so on. From the hall, Mr. Imami was asked to put forward a proposal for the next parliament to be reduced by 50 percent, so that it would be more effective and make room for quality. Përrenjas. - A very warm meeting was held in the town of Përrenjas with Democratic Party MPs Neritan Ceka, Rexhep Uka and Ridvan Peshkëpia. Mr. Neritan Ceka congratulated the residents of Përrenjas on their democratic spirit and on the changed atmosphere in this predominantly mining town in favor of democracy. He addressed the Democratic Party’s organizational issues and the need to invigorate the work of PD sections. Mr. Rexhep Uka spoke about the PD’s policy on land privatization. Gramsh. - The meeting organized by the PD branch for Gramsh with MPs Neritan Ceka and Ridvan Peshkëpia was very warm and enthusiastic. Mr. Neritan Ceka spoke to those present about current political developments in our country, as well as the country’s far-reaching economic, administrative and political reform. Mr. Ridvan Peshkëpia spoke about the duties Albania faces as a result of joining the PE, to help organize and consolidate the Party. “Young people should join the PD,” Mr. Ridvan Peshkëpia stressed; “youth helps democracy, and people enrich its spiritual life.” Shijak. - The influence of the PD section and PD MPs in Shijak continues to be decisive. Even when concerns arise, the people turn to their MPs, Petrit Llaftiu and Skënder Dika, for solutions. When a black market in cigarettes was discovered in Shijak, where a pack was being sold for 5 lekë, the MPs intervened. Together with the authorities, they stopped the sales and recommended distributing the packs by household. This operation alone saved each family 15–30 lekë, while Shijak as a whole saved 30,000 new lekë. Tiranë. Sali Berisha, received and held talks at the Democratic Party headquarters with a PASOK delegation headed by PASOK Central Committee Secretary Apostolos Capsopoulos. They discussed the traditionally friendly relations between our neighboring Albanian and Greek peoples and ways to increase bilateral cooperation. The PASOK delegation also held talks with Democratic Party MPs Arben Imami and Napoleon Roshi, as well as Democratic Party Secretary Eduard Selami. - Tiranë. - The editorial staff of the newspaper «Rilindja Demokratike» organized a large meeting with the capital’s intellectuals in the National Museum hall. Intellectuals including Natasha Lako, Besnik Mustafa, Sali N. Prifti, Pellumb Kulla, Piro Misha, Fatos Kongoli, Tinka Kurti, and others, expressed their appreciation for the role of the newspaper «Rilindja Demokratike» as a pioneer of courage- (Continued on page 6)

…first, for Albania to have a package of fundamental laws fully up to humane European and international standards.

As for the cooperatives, there is no point in even discussing them anymore.