Workers Press no. 179

redundancy threat INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • PUBLISHED FROM TUESDAY TO SATU GLASSWORKERS at Pilkington's six St Helens plants will stop work next Monday in the first of a series of 24-hour token strikes.

For the second in the series, scheduled to take ten days' time, the rank-and-file committee place in which led their recent seven-week-long strike has urged action from trade unionists throughout supporting Merseyside and the North-West.

ELECTION

Arrangements are being made for a united demon- stration through Liverpool on that day to back the St

PHOTO-

Helens workers. what Next Tuesday, in clearly a challenge not only

MEWIS

Pirinaton workers. our to wwde unionists. ne cass monopoly will cack come 20U

BY DAVID MAUDE

from its key Triplex safety- Rank-and-file committee determined that members ate These must not sumer une tate g2cs ruckers sacked from pington's Pontypool plant five weeks ago. Reinstatement Officials of the General and Municipal Workers Union Helens which the from has formally committee declared witnorawa nave sall made no either to obtain reinstatement or to fight the formation breakaway called the Provisional Pilking committee treasurer John Potter said the has nsulted and ignored its mem- bers'. However, the struggle with settle accoun

G&MWU

oDen up a battle new against Pilkington's neontat. i she That with the union Con- gress's Bridlington regulations.

Only defence Class action kuna called for the rank- is the and-nie committee Bernadette defence of the Helens call must receive possible support from videst

MAJOR

Ronaid Bunting. trade unionists. one Pilkington of the Kev. lan Paisley's right- A defeat for the only hant men isto challenge Miss workers Bernadette Devlin for her con- weaken trade stituency Mid-Ulster. Mersevside- wond immeasurable encouragement Who Ranting. a pader or in the General the militant Election. organ- Dantactant Pilkington's must zation, Loyal Citizens defeated! been nvited Harold contest

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seat at Huyton.

ADVANCE

U.S. FIRED

hero' Mar- 'Hitler is AS my shal Kor dies wint flew into Phnom

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Lon Nol. Penh attacked farces Liberation capital. It was News hamlet only nine miles North Krean Agency alleged yesterday mham was The have fired the furthest advance ver made by anti-imperialist forces orean John Gollan, CP secretary, at the demilitarized zone. this region.

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Sunday, June 14, Friday, June 12, significance 7.30 p.m. 7.30 p.m. of the Co-op Hall St Pancras Town Hall General East St Speakers: Speakers: Election A Thornett (ATUA J. Simmance (YS national Frank Willis (ATUA) secretary) G. Healy (SLL natlonal G. Healy (SLL national secretary) secretary) The daily organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League PRICE 6d

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On a whistle Danger Central Office of union Ler retreat TrOW on labour contracts

BY A

VORKERS PRES

THE LEri trade unior leaders may already be •Powell preparing .aretreat legally enforceable abour contracts The fusing of this lee fights own campaign' ENOCH POWELL is certainly a very important person indeed as far as the Tory chiefs are te did not go concerned. No less than two Tory Relations -Heath leaders - Howard Heath become it boor sable Douglas and sir Alec Home - rushed in yester defend Powell day to

QUESTION

against Labour Technology Minister Anthony Wedg-

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legally enforceable wood benns attack. agreements Labour's Harold Wilson strikes in industries 'Unity industrial injustice, and The man to London, He said hi fight Fermanagh udience found his three-quarters-of-an-hour speech amusing Unionists the same ence a By Outer pocks enter offence as he Tory policy was condemning. SERIOUS fighting flared Belfascon Shaght running Ardoyne horet to the Jack Jones Westminster ...at last! of Fer

BY MARTIN ZARROF

ACCORDING to Mr Reginald Maudling: "The campaign is heating up and the main issues are beginning to emerge? If the tired statement at Fears his Barnet adoption meet- C.P. election for the next door Heath Paisleyites were on the ing was anything to go by, secrete fear ohn det of was reported as this desirable phenomenon down it was correct that i phoned to will in no way be due to He then reiterated hi in election policy It then ree this wes tate.

the efforts of the Tory

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deputy leader. NOaD iS 50, RE NOTiES outlined This is the position on contracts time to raise in Acton when asked it ne wa tabour sperment beal or the Transport

BY PETER READ

sales of AN AGEING audience of about 50 people including a goodly number of older ladies boring evening listening to Com- spent a Workers Press munist Party general secretary John Gollan anate Acconur parnamentary canardate Maurice Costin woose contributions were alınost indistinguishable dullest tionave have made extensive plans in order to do this. They no the include: althou Labour Party on this issue lop halted Display advertising roster advertising

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THE 1,500 engineers on strike chief For spoke many Post paid (sal age a)llon ofter for 18 Issues (June 1 to 20) hort bunion birmingnan voted yesterday to continue Public meetings in all the main centres so one and fight that their stoppage which is now • A special Workers Press news film of the election.

We need your help. Please fill this form In without delay in dis man week Common Market voted to the Coor which has devoted tr I want to help the Workers Press raise its circulation StriKe. stopped production at one of Europe's tyre plants, largest Is to a to a week mercase m sadet Gaules addictie Address pay with no strings attached compromis Management of the £300 Would. and as wound be pratie muon company mas onrerer £3 10s and wants to tie this parli stantal reduction for sub- to a cut-back of 100 engineers and the employers are look- from the work force.

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ment expenditure',

redundancy threat INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • PUBLISHED FROM TUESDAY TO SATU GLASSWORKERS at Pilkington's six St Helens plants will stop work next Monday in the first of a series of 24-hour token strikes.

For the second in the series, scheduled to take place in ten days' time, the rank-and-file committee which led their recent seven-week-long strike has urged supporting action from trade unionists throughout Merseyside and the North-West.

ELECTION

Arrangements are being made for a united demon- stration through Liverpool on that day to back the St

PHOTO-

Helens workers. Next Tuesday, what clearly a challenge not only

NEWS

Pilk ington workers, but to all NW trade glass will 260 monopoly sack some

BY DAVID MAUDE

its key Triplex trom worker steru-gass WOrKS. _Rankvand-nie committee members are determined that these must not suffer the same glass,i sacked" Irgton's fi.vm five weeks Pontypool Dtull ago. Reinstatement Officials of the General and Municipal Workens Union. Sogned e rimel hare which the has formally still attempts mace stils to obtain reinstatement ether tor these men or to neut une Triplex sack threat. Announcing the formation called. Pilking committee ton's Trade treasurer

G&MWU

tin at "insulted and ignored its mem- However, the struggle Sesiw0 wil tn the inevitably oper battle front new agninct neon'S negotaL• ing agreement the union and the Trades on. gress's Bridlington regulations. Only defence Bunting V. Class of the kind called tor the rank- nOW is the and-file committee Bernadette Helens detence the workers. the Their call must receive widest from

MAJOR

Ronald Bunting, one NW Pilkington defeat for ot the kev. an rasers mon- would hænd men c to chaene workers Bernadette Devlin for her con- unionism weaken trade stituency Mid-Ulster. Marcayci de-

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immeasurable encitarement of Runting a leader Tories in the General the militant Protestant organ. Pilkington's must be Loval Citizens defeated! been invited Harold

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seat at Huyton.

ADVANCE

U.S. FIRED

Mar- "Hitler is my hero' Senh for alks win p flew Phnnm

- CLAIM

Nol, hamlet on y nine mies oked farces North outside News Korean Agency alleged yesterday that Cambodian capital. It was the have fired on N tạn tro hện the hurthest advance ver madt regions facing Phis rei-im. anti-imperialist torees John Gollan, CP secretary, at the demilitarized zone.

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Friday, June 12, Sunday, June 14, significance 7.30 p.m. 7.30 p.m. of the St Pancras Co-op Hall Town Hall General East St Speakers: Speakers: A Thornett (ATUA) Election J. Simmance (YS national Frank Willls (ATUA)

CAR'АТАРУ.

G. Healy (SLL national G. Healy (SLL natlonal socretary) BeTatan

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THE TWO MAUDLINGS: A

Mr Maudling audience found his three quarter ocan-nour speech

BY MARTIN ZARROP

ACCORDING to Mr Reginald Maudling: "The campaign is heating up and the main issues are beginning to emerge? If the tired statement at his Barnet adoption meet- ing was anything to go by, this desirable phenomenon will in no way be due to the efforts of the Tory deputy leader. TV cameramer about everything but the main nearly Issues umree cuar ters of hour. would be a closely-fought election organi tied, enthusi- which asm and deterination woule decisive

BY PETER READ

needed is AN AGEING audience of about 50 people 'compas- ernment that unites including a goodly number of older ladies sion and compétence'. spent a boring evening listening to Com- Dirge munist Party general secretarv Tohn Golan none not he lie there vas there and the Acton CP parliamentary candidate But Maurice Costin whose contributions were minutes of his insoiting dinge indistinguishable from the alinost dullest At this noint he mentioned tha Moriac intentions Fabianism. CP secretary, at Acton government expenditure — in English, social services, meeting public and other listeners -and that individual it is Dunlop halted done its dest over dousiness public action. never led tor lower interes rates'. THE 1,500 engineers on strike Quite where this nrotes would have at Fort Birmingham directed trade unions] operate' Dunlop Costin never ayolainer to his order to not voted yesterday continue mystified audience. Zurich, or the trade unions weaker New York perhaps? their stoppage which is now what heavens to strengthen in its fifth week. thought!. oUT Common Market "responsible' trade unions. i.e..

the ahility of the trade union major The strike, Conlon „the leaders to nrevent stakes. part of his speech to the Com- Tories' stopped production at one of the Guestioned Market, stressing cide that plans for denationalization Europe's largest tyre plants, must Manding attacked nians referendum- is for a f6 a week increase in nationalize the ports and said Side as de- that, pay 'with no strings attached.

as far as steel was con• addiction the indictm amply verified to it made more comnetitive Management of the £300 through "private management million company has because offered techniques and private capital' use sovereinly 23 10s and wants to tie this *its and There was 'scope for a sub to a cut-back of 100 engineers on control of mono- stantial reduction govern- decide

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A WORKERS PRE

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THE LEFT trade union leaders may already be preparing a retreat legally enforceable on labour contracts. The first sign of this was Statement confusing and unclear *all British workers vital Jack Jones the Transport and daer General Workers' Union. Speaking the organized Students Victory For Central Hall. the London. Mr Tones correctly difference hat ENOCH POWELL is certainly a very important Tory Labour tween dina coe sighs person indeed as far as the Tory chiefs are amnerred not con- concerned. he did demn princie industrial No less than two Tory the Industrial -Heath Relations Bill that Edward Heath employment Headers .... and Sir Alec Douglas both sides agreed Powell official candi- - rushed in yester- Home Was ain date

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ne wanted day defend Powell the numner

QUESTION

against Labour Technology nort returned that would welcome the elec- Teries tha want Minister Anthony Wedg- of all official candidates. asked Mr egally enforceable the wood Benn's attack.

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agreements Labour's Harold Wilson and the caust mOSt sensing a Dennis Healev sures in incisites 'Unity' industrial gineering and sinker rare niace O117 sheet Powell-bashir frustration and injustice, entered Toe man to opposite corner Reniving to guachong at hi fight morning conference Heath deplored the guas ther Fermanagh flag Wolverhamp beginnins the On e Unionists and Tuttered over He can f 'Mr Benn.' said tha Tory By leader, *seems to have fallen into the same as he vas condemning! for she soons nigir r flared Unjust second night Shankill Road Meanwhile, Belfast's far away in his Scottish of Kin- A reovne sum area. „neu consumuency threat to the

TOSS

an e west Perthshire hold the civ rountiag ace nnes Home cord that Kenn's attack Westminster representation i yesterday emerged very wide human sympathies away make the union leaders res Everybody funds in jeopardy?" union constituency claimed foreign manaxa ana tyrone certainly what nat For the second night run Mr Heath with one and

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nroblem Mondar tor used tear cars created The Immine acatest d cid that an one would he most hon mrodramma predominant v Protestan' able to opt out of an agree- strictly off the Crumlin Road contaniler" crowd ment being legally Powell was entitled to his in keltast view that Conservative Snatch squads arrested ter would be perpetu- should further than people and police and troops ating injustice, and creating were last night searching for of industrial fric- gunman who fired two shots decree around the nto the crowd. mon hevond anuthing we Powell problem have seen netore candidate wolverhamntion they 'But do moon ant Fears say? nun cam. they apparently, -for almost 20 minutes for two days Paislevites were on the Heath finally admitted he for the Mr Heatl scene. made "no down his reported aying tha Catholics fear that much . of War it was correct that he is not the lange then reiterated tis state- immigration. nonting heino deliner. nronosina to give emniovers ately provoked to win election the right make contracto

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ment of earler this week that unions tho disagreed?

NO DIFFERENCE

This is the If that is so, the Tories' ›sition on contracts little from said nour • government. time to raise tanac Rut when ached if he therefore preparéd under a Labour government to sign behalf of the Trans sales of sport and Workers' my reading Workers Press Re- government's industral lations Kill that where hoth to an inarppment this could legally he hinde ing. will be introduced politics, certainly would not like to become acquainted with the revolu this is tionary Marxist point of view.

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RON BEAK, suspended Union of Post Office Workers' branch secretary at London's Electra House overseas tele- graph headquarters, told the Workers Press: I HAVE BEEN suspended from And why? Because, irrespec- wranglings the internal office for two years by the Union tive of of Past Office Workers and at which exist and the the socialist whole. being and movement sectional present my which are belief is clouded with the issue.

beliefs shown from taking note of the present one organization another, But, feeling regarding the there is only one common national is denominator and that the election, only general can right of the worker to share in emphasize that I am going to the wealth of the country as a vote Labour. Capitalism can only be defeated through the expression of the young and the informed opinion of the older generation

RON BEAK

whole, to fight the very con- cept of capitalism. LENIN: Speech to the Capitalism be can only defeated through the expression Petrograd Soviet, 1918 of the young and of the informed opinion of the older generation. 3s. Od. Capitalism is the very oppo- By G. Zinoviev site of what we believe. the conformist situation which antagonizes even those who believe they are Tories through its qualitative background.

The one policy that guides me into support of the Labour Panty social is their security polic its though admittedly faults and admittedly it has the hurdle to face of the time fac- tor in changeover. * But when all is said and done, it signifies intent look after the weak, the lonely and the unfortunate people depend- ent on society. The Earnings new Related Scheme be to introduced in 1972 faults. has But generally the theme is one of protection.

Illustrated with photo- many fivered this one spetch des It is one that looks at the of a Lenin's position warker without closest associates the on any rights in and levels occasion of his recovery from out the facilities the social wounds received in and of an economic strength the attempt on his life. It gives a nation so that the working class remarkably clear of picture recognize the humanitarian and Lenin and what is required to social consciousness of the be a revolutionary. Labour Party. WILFRID DOWNING, a London member of the Actor's Equity Association, writes : IN 1964 I voted Labour because Labour Party has betrayed all its thought that Labour election promises to the work- government would really make ing class who elected it. revolutionary changes and carry However think it's vitally forwand socialist policies. important that a Labour govern- This has been so. The not ment is returned to power, not I would like information about the ill in the form below and send t

VATIONAL SECRETARY, SOCIALIST

LABOUR LEAGUE, 186A CLAPHAM

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Name Address Our round-Britain series on how members of the labour movement see the issues in the General Elec- tion continues this week with four trade unionists, from the Midlands and London. They explain how they will be voting on June 18...

and why. RANBIR SINGH, T&GWU senior steward at Birmingham's Middlemore Road factory of the Birmid-Qualcast group, told us: WE THINK that the Tories are In faot it is a contradiction that the racialist. Enoch Powell is bring- Tories don't want immi- the racialist The gration. In fact they want immi- ing issue. Tories' policy towards immigrants gration for their profits and also would make Britain like a police for an election stunt against the Labour Party. state. Powell has not been able to Immigrants should have the make accusations against immi- they that there right •to settle wherever grants except to when they are a certain number in Britain. want to The Britain. It is a denial of choice immigrants have been of freedom of profession and very tolerant and have avoided trouble. movement. Powell is not against immigration as such. He wants to stop immigration from the Commonwealth countries so that it can start from the Common Market

POWELL

Immigration has in fact been Powell is not against immigra- beneficial to the Tories. Many tion as such. He wants to stop industrialists have Common- exploited immigration from the and doubled wealth immigrants their so that it profits. Only immigrants get the start from the Common Market.

odd jobs at odd hours. That Certain industries would have this anly election 1S propaganda is proved by the fact failed to exist without immigrant that the Tories started immigra- workers. tion. If we are unfortunate Tory ment then not be ar- govern- ment then prised to see immigration. on because they have carried out the increase. socialist policies, but because they are going to find it Even with the mounting very difficult Tory unemployment the introduction to carry of policies. cheap labour would help their profits. There is a very grave danger of abstentions by the working Every worker and immigrant class with the coming election should Labour,. even and a general tendency to say, though we differ from its poli- It doesn't matter who gets in, cies, which are devised simply they are all the same' to please the Tories. If Wilson had not passed the anti-immigration laws then the Tories would have created situation where Labour might have lost votes. Again the Labour tried to government Let's make no bring in anti-trade union laws because the Tories wanted it, mistake about it. and they were defeated by the The troops being

TUC.

used in N Ireland In connection with the Tories' law-and-order proposals and today will be their anti-union proposals it IS used for that workers would not clear strike if they did not have strike-breaking to. The students are right that poili- here tomorrow tical files should not be kept on them. The Tories bring want to their labour farce under their be control to utilized their whims. If they bring own disciplinary in clauses then strikes are finished, and they are the workers' only weapon.

Well, I think if the Tories gett in they will really whip the The working class is the only working class lime with into class that produces wealth and anti-union laws, and etc. etc., it should have a say in profits.

wage freezes. Shop stewards should controi the Let's make no mistake about factories so that they can repre- it. The today winte used in N sent their members more power- Ireland today will used for fully. strike-breaking here tomorrow.

This if Look what happened in Ger- could only be done the state owned all industries. many in the early 1930s. These should be industries Vote Labour. Sack Wilson and nationalized so that a managing company and fight for socialist director would not be superior to a worker. policies.

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G. HIGGS, Transport and General Workers' Union shop steward at Coventry's Standard-Triumph plant, said :

THERE IS NO

positive alterna- motto is United they stand- tive at this stage to divided they fall' voting Labour. They're one big club work- I would certainly never vote ing against the interests of the Tory. The capitalist system is working class. The building Tories. represented by these societies sates up chey mever take them constantly their They are not in business for our benefit but for profit. down. With regard to Vietnam and For the little we receive they Cambodia, to all devious all reports seem are prepared to go to sophisti- be subject more means to get it back again. to a cated machine than Goebbels of. It is not To solve the situation I think ever thought right to give oppression any support.

there should be the full applica- tion of Clause for To the ordinary Labour missed the boat in 1945.

is eas s Indo-China such They should nationalized there have thing as N and S Vietnam. It is all the insurance companies, completely that women which really wrong covers everything. and children should be massacred creed The capitalist system is really nationality the international banks. Their or wiped out. JUST OVER two weeks ago of 600 workers from the Dis- trict 65, the Teamsters, the elec- May 21 New Yorkers on tricians union and

UAW

Local witnessed a demonstration 259. of 50,000 workers and A group of counter demonstra- students for the immediate tors from construction sites who appeared at the side of the withdrawal of US troops were rebutted by the DAW thief waving American from China and Indo steward: against the bloody repres- "What happens when sions at Kent University, yOur contract expires and you go on Jackson and Augusta. strike? Are you Dosses and Nixon won't give Toe from

UAW?

The 21 May demonstration any!' marked new stage the development of the struggle of Only after the march was offi- the US working class. The rally cially over were the police able included the historic participa- to attack the demonstrators.

of about 20 tion contin- Some of the marchers, many of gents representing major sec- whom were students and youth New York labour bons of the led by the Youth against War movement and Fascism organization, were going to Bryant Park after over- The demonstration - marked by the spirit of the young work- police objections that coming there was no permit for this. ers and students- -had at its 3,000 workers But a short distance from the centre over from Park the police halted the Social Union the Worker's exten-

(SSEU).

sion of the march and declared it illegal. This section enthusiastically After ordering the marchers shouted the slogans Nixon — Workers in' and *Build the Labour Party now-Power to the workers'. The marchers carried "Build Labour Party' pro- duced by the Committee Trotskyist Worders Leane new Leadership and the As the march wound its way City Hall Park garment down to workers leaned from windows to demonstrate their support.

Other unions with large con- THE DEATH last month of the tingents the march included United Automobile Workers' District 65 (Distributive Work- President Walter Reuther high- ens), the electricians union, car lighted the nature of his leader- workers (UAW), telephone ship of the Union and raised the Amalgamated Clothing ers, important questions for millions Workers the hospital workers of car Local 1199 and 100 lorry drivers After his death Reuther's sup- from the Teamsters Local 859. posed bitter opponents, such as the managers General Motons Among the ranks of the and Henry Ford II had nothing demonstration were thousands of but the warmest words of praise Negro and Puerto Rican workers for him. -far more than have ever been The reasons why the employ- mobilized in of the 'com- any ers, faced in the autumn with munity' marches organized by negotiating industry-wide can- nationalist leaders. tracts, were sorry the to see The demise of Reuther strength of the labour was explained in blunt terms by the 'New York movement was shown absolutely clearly despite the back pedd- Times' Labour Correspondent Flint: ling of the bureaucrats Jerry who made no effort to mobilize increases the strike potential is the greater difficulty the file rank and who wanted to have only token par- getting workers approve any settlement without ticipation by workers. Mr Reuther's prestige. The leaflets distributed by the that the It is possible union demonstration's official sponsors leaders will seek more than Mr had almost no political content.

Reuther might have accepted for this reason, and he had pre- District 65's President Living- ared a long list of demand ston's remark that 'We are here "Tt's taken a stron man .to to save America' gave away the keep this situation under can- politics of the bureaucracy.

trol. I hope his that whoever may be, he The Successor can exer. Workers League and its equal discipline" cise supporters, an the other hand internal Chrysler's Virgil Boyd, Vice- distributed 25,000 leaflets call- May Chairman has said.' the 21 rally and ing „tor The car bosses, with faced demanding the building of the profits falling disastrously and Labour Party, the withdrawal of US troops from Indo China and the intensification of competition, are preparing to at 18e the enorm the enorm- the an end to attacks on ous backlog students. cars and the pool of 100,000 The effectively unemployed manch was attempt to stewarded by a defence guard drive back the car workers in Order direct The death agony of from New Park Publications Ltd The capitalism Transitional 186A Glapham Programme High St., and the ith the Statu London SW4.

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Vietnamese peasant trussed, blindfolded, gagged and labelled. March against war

IN NEW

YORK

CITY

to disperse the police suddenly charged, swinging truncheons the bad been knocked down.

and beating demonstrators who Many, of those who took part the rally expressed their dis- gust at the big build-up given by the coming autumn's wage nego- tiations. But they fear the militancy of the working class which more and more flings back the negoti- ated contracts into the faces of the union bureaucrats.

AFL-CIO

President George Meany has even suggested that the rank and file should not be consulted at all on the contracts negotiated on their behalf!

The US car barons are now clearly worried that at a time when their own crisis is intensi- fying Walter Reuther's death be a symbolic opening to may deep-going struggles within the next few months. 'WHAT follows is unusual for the CBS Evening News', vet- Walter eran commentator Cronkite warned millions of television viewers recently.

The network then screened an almost unprecedentedly long film to refute allegations originating in the White House that CBS last November had faked a film showing an atrocity in Vietnam. The flm clip showed aS Viet- namese puppet regime soldier stabbling to death an NLF prisoner. * The showing of the full seven- minute film backed the CBS denial of suggestions that the film was actually of a training exercise and that the prisoner was already dead. CBS even foune and interviewed soldier Vietnamese unashamedly involved, who admitted the killing. The particular interest of the Nixon administration in the film dates back to just after Friday, June 5, 1970 6 To the ordinary peasant in Indo China there is no such thing as Nand S Vietnam 9 - Up uddenly the mass media to the demon- strations of construction workers in support of Nixon's policies and the Indo-China war. in The May 21 demonstration, contrast, was distorted and falsi- fied in the New York press and blacked out all together in other cities. • York papers either The New connived to give the impression that students and workers were in fact divided or painted the rally as a student confrontation with police, but united on play- ing down the participation of organized labour. The press cuverage reflects the fears of the capitalist class that the old divisions by which they maintain their rule are breaking down. And the May 21 rally certainly gave them every reasan to be anxious. For it was able to unite broad sections of the labour move- ment on basic political issues imperialist war and the attacks by state forces on students and workers. Only the Workers League fought for May 21, the most important anti-war rally by US labour so far and for the leader- ship of the working class in the struggle against the Indo-China when the the first showing Pentagon requested all of the films taken by the camera crew to assist in the bringing of charges against the killer.

CBS refused. * It appears that a White House aide then leaked a 'theory' to the press that CBS had refused because the film was faked or at least was not all it was made out to be. The incident has been taken very seriously by many who see it as a further stage in the Nixon Administration's campaign against the news media. This has included not only Vice- President Spiro Arnew's con- diatribes against the tinuing press, but the recent unsuc- cessful attempt by the Justice Department to demand and reporters' evidence use as unpublished notes and pic- which, tures, of course, are especially useful in prosecu- demonstrators and tion of strikers.

Robert Owen Friday, June 5, 1970 ROBERT OWEN is usually thought of now- adays as a respectable and idealistic precursor of English Fabianism and social democracy. The Webbs, the Coles and other leading Fabians wrote extensively about him in an effort to provide an ancestry for their own ideas that was both 'English', and., non- Marxist. This new edition of two of Owen's earliest and most impor- • tant writings contains an intro- duction that in some ways tries to go beyond this, and to show the essential consérvatism of much of Owen's thought and practice. Who, then, was Robert Owen?

His long life spanned the early period of modern industrial capi- talism. Born in 1771, he lived in Manchester litérally when the first cotton factories were being built there. Between 1800 and 1829 he was the eminently suc- cessful manager of a group of cotton mills at New Lanark in Scotland. Success He achieved this success by which he describes means 'A New View of Society'-the running of the mills for com- paratively short hours, the pay- ing of comparatively high wages, and the refusal to use the labour of the smallest children.

the Such methods indicate basis of his ideas in humanitarian attitudes, and show him as one of many 19th century philanthro- They might almost make him sort of prototype liberal capitalist. But Owen went beyond libéral capitalism. He believed not only in the humane treatment of the workers, but also in the complete transformation of society.

He considered that education and material circumstances moulded the character of every member of the community This led him to advocate the education 'rational' and in of children "correct' ideas as a means of pro- ducing a more ordered and har- monious social system. Owen was well aware of the individual conflict and class misery brought about by capital- ist society, but he hoped to by- pass these things by establishing communities where social oppres- sion, the profit motive and in- could be viciousness dividual banished through the inculcation of humanitarian ideas. He described his scheme for such communities in the 'Report to the County of Lanark'.

Owen spent the rest of his life these ideas trying to put practice. During the period 1824.

he established 1829 communities in Britain Utopian and the United States, but they always failed. Adopted During 1829-1834 he became associated with the first mass co-operative and organizations in Britain, adopted as a patron while his schemes for social harmony were usually repudiated. variater scheme tried thi further, schemes of his own, notably the National Labour Ex- change, which was a kind of where the value of the shop goods determined by the was amount of labour that went to producing them. In his old age Owen into lapsed spiritualism, and he died in 1858 an optimistic none of old man, even though his dreams had been fulfilled.

was a Utopiah, ased in this sense Paradoxical This applies in particular to hi advocacy of ar one another. real advance in It was because of the period half of the wor in which he lived that Owen with the name c shared many of the conservative and semi-feudal notions of those ters as the sett who, unlike him, looked back to of unions and co"s an idealized version pre- and the legal industrial society. It was also hours of the wo because of his class position— and not a 'failure. of intel- lect', as Gatrell would have it- that Owen could not go beyond this to give an independent role to the newly-emerging proletariat.

many It was just such conservative aspects, Owen's aspects to his thought that ap- ties pealed to the Fabians, who share siderable with Owen a belief that ordered working class? T social progress is possible with- ber of out greatly affecting the position consistent and er of those in power. ideas were often the infant worl Utopian ment as the only tried to explain oppressed them Yet it is important also to only explain why Engels could write beyond the orde the other Owen and was already esta Utopian socialists such as Saint- Simon and Fourier that 'in spite of all their fantastic notions and represented an ir from all their Utopianism, their place the He attacked bo is among most eminent thinkers of all times', and why ians and the o he considered that their writings economists who human 'full of the most valuable were was either inevi materials for the enlightenment of the working class'. esting. A dancing lesson at Robert Owen's school for the children of the factory workers in New Lanark. Visitors can be seen watching. Conservative cone tim Dresented an impo oant 's vana either inevitable or uninter.

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Robert Owen's community : He lost many of his original and most powerful backers be- cause of his rejection of religious belief, but by doing this he brought to the working class an understanding of the importance of environment in moulding the individual and his social organ- izations. In the third of the "Theses on exemplified Feuerbach', Marx Owen as a mechanical matérial- ist, who forgot that it is men that change circumstances and himself the educator needs educating • In criticizing these ideas and in pointing out that it was not through the construction of Utopian communities, but through revolutionizing practice' that men would be able to transform themselves, Marx pushed beyond point where Owenism to a materialism could become the philosophical basis for working- class emancipation. Thinker Secondly, Owen was the first British thinker about in- major dustrial capitalism who saw it not as a series of diverse and terrifying phenomena, but as a system. He and his followers not only invented the term 'socialism', but 'social they also talked science' ', as their way of analysing the ills of the new society.

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