Y.S. march for Swindon candidate

Workers Press no. 22, 28 October 1969 · scan page 2

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SUPPORT THANK WILLS HALI WITH the Swindon by-election only two days away, the Young Socialists nine months' campaign for their candidate Frank Willis has moved into its final stage.

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A 250-strong YS demonstration marched through Swindon on Saturday.

Passers-by stopped to watch as the marchers, most carrying 'Vote for Willis' placards, passed through the shopping centre.

The slogans shouted:

'Wage freeze out! Willis in!

'Unemployment Out! Willis in!' emphasized that only the YS candidate's policies offered a real alternative to Wilson.

At the Town Hall meeting after the demonstration Mike Banda, editor of Workers Press, opened by stressing that the YS was not on a vote-catching exercise'.

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MATTERS The purpose of our intervention, he said, was to 'put our policies across to the working class of Swindon on such important matters as unemployment, inflation, the Common Market and all the questions posed by the big struggles in front'.

'Monty' Montonaut, NUVB senior shop steward, brought a message from stewards and workers of Pressed-Steel Fisher, Swindon, wishing the YS candidate every success.

Frank Willis thanked the Young Socialists for. their sterling work over the last nine months.

"The size of the vote is not the most important thing The said but the building the alternative leadership in Swindon' The third speaker, YS National Committee member John Simmance, • told the meeting 'the biggest criminals today are not the Biggs-the train robbers—but the trade dirty ployers work for the em- union leaders who the 'Don't look to Wilson to fight the Tories', he said, 'the only way is to build the revolutionary leadership.' EVERYONE CANVASSED Every Swindon elector has now been canvassed at least twice by the YS.

A team of 200 Young Socialists worked all day Sunday to complete the third canvas.

Preparations are well in hand for the organization of he committee room work or olling day.

Anyone wishing to help in the campaign should contact:

Central Committee Rooms Sa Milton Road, Swindon Phone: Swindon ATUA EVE OF POLL MEETING SWINDON Speaker: Frank Willis oung Socialists candidat in the parliamentary by-election Wednesday, October Swindon Town