Workers Press no. 262

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1970

Heath throws What we think

VICTOR FEATHER

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workers press The daily organ of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League PRICE 6d.

NUMBER 262 • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1970

INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER •

PUBLISHED FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY •

Heath throws What we think

VICTOR FEATHER

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Stephen Johns in an exclusive Workers Press interview with TUC general secretary Victor Feather Unemployment

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Wages SJ: Mr Robert Carr, Minister of Technology for Employment and Productivity, has made that the clear government resist all the intends to way like those of wage Increases the miners' and the local gov- ernment manual workers'. Is the TUC General Coun- cil going to actively support clalms and how will It these resist any Intervention by the Tory government? have heard this VF: We before from kind of talk Tory government. Mr Carr has two hats, you see; he has a politician's hat and a Minister's hat. I think Saturday [September 19], on was speaking to a when he association, he Conservative was prodded by his right-wing.

I think he feels that many Conservatives believe him to be too liberal, that they want him to be more forthright and aggressive. You see the Conservative "united as it Party is not as would like to be. They have on the back the wild men benches out to who are do hit the the moderates and unions. But have the you of Conservative other kind who realizes that you have to live in this world and exist on a practical basis. But should they Intervene SJ : these clalms, what pay would the TUC do? VF: Well that's a hypotheti- cal question. At the moment we have been assured by the government that they do not intend to intervene in the pub- lic sector or the private sec- tor. Last night [Tuesday, Sep- tember 22], we had talks with nationalized the heads industries and they assured us that the government had given directives the wages no Oll question. We have found this too in the public sector. I know the of the employers' secretary side of the Joint Industrial Council [non-manual workers local government] has had no directives and I know people responsible for the fire brigades have none. on high wages than you do So it seems to me there is paid. i would no directive irum the govern- with the lower talk about flat-rate rather ment. therefore- money increases this brings about more equali- attitudes on the ques- tarian SJ: But suppose they did tion of wages. Intervene? VF: I would prefer not to deal with that particular ques- SJ : Are the TUC discussing that. My tion, know specifically how such a stra- approach is that I deal with a tegy is to be put Into prac- situation as it arises. I might tice? have ideas about what I will VF: Not at the moment. do, but I do not necessarily think these are early days.

The publicise them. TUC does not normally inter- vene in wage negotiations. As a policy body we will be talk- SJ: There was this talk at ing about wages and prices.

Brighton about an offensive There is at the moment all wages strategy. this concentration on wages. VF : Yes this was the phrase We would like to talk about that was used. wages in relation to prices, to I don't know if I would use profits, to dividends and to exactly the same phrase. I sup- investment. We have to think pose an 'offensive of real rather than wages stra- wages tegy' degree, a money wages. means, to a defensive wages strategy.

I hope using the we are word offensive in the sense should that we concentrate Anti-union laws more on improving the rather pay of the lower-wage workers.

But I wouldn't describe this as an offensive strategy; these would emotive words. call it an intelligent wages Would It be correct to SJ : of. one with a bit strategy, say that you are opposed to humanity about it, one that unions strike action taken by will bring about increases for defeat the and unionists to the lower-paid workers, with- government's Conservative out necessarily causing expec- anti-union legislation and, also, of the increases tation same would you be opposed to any among the higher paid. campaign that pofitical action to I would, in fact, like to see Involved Industrial talk flat-rate make the government resign more about increases rather than percent- on this Issue? Because with age increases. VF: I believe that the demo- percentage increases you get cratic process is the best safe- much for people bigger rises guard there is for the protec- has its tion of workers. shortcomings recognise -but I don't think indus- these- Because of the importance trial action for political pur- of this interview part two of Peter Jeffries' series PHILO.

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Name Address bring about a peaceful social revolution. Therefore I don't believe in industrial action for poli- tical ends. I think that the democratic processes and the lawful means that exist for exercising pressures on gov- ernments are the ones we should use. There will be demonstra- tions and they will be organ- ized by the TUC and the affili- ated unions to convince the public that this legislation is harmful to industrial relations.

SJ: One of the things you said at Brighton was *the TUC does not sing one song when Labour are In power and another song when the Conservatives are In power, and that 'the unions are not looking for a showdown with the government. VF: That's right. What we think is that twice two equals four whether it's Labour arith- metic, Conservative arithmetic or Communist arithmetic. We say, in other words, that the problem is as much •eco- nomic as political. Govern- ments come and governments go. They make an impact, but rarely on economic problems.

It's a solution to the economic problems we are looking for and you don't solve these by swopping governments. Unemployment SJ: The TUC and the whole of the Congress Is on record as saying that there must be a reduction in the number of unemployed. The policy seems so far to have been one of discussions and pressure on the Tory government. I am talking particularly of discussions recently with Mr John Davles, Ministry of Tech- nology, over the closure of Palmer's shipyard in the North East. After these Davies made a quite blunt press statement that he was not going to do anything about redundancles at Palmer's. Just how are you going to fight unemployment? VF: The only way you can fight unemployment is to com- pel government to change its attitudes. We are having some success. Our advice - to increase demand - has been taken up in such influential quarters as the National Insti- tute for Economic and Social Research. And this week we made some impact when the Con-

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clusive Workers Press interview witl trades councils have called a of British Industry federation one-day strike against unem- told the Chancellor that therě ployment In their areas. ought to be some modest rella- Would you support this? tion to facilitate an increase in demand. I would VF : No not. If there is this don't think this is the way increase in be to do it. I don't think by a lot demand, workpeople will of people staying away from assured that they will not work that they are increasing work themselves out of a job.

It the opportunities for other also gives encouragement people to work. I think this is management to invest in cutting off one's nose to spite the knowledge that they will be able to sell the goods that one's face. they produce. It will also bring for the employment unem- SJ: But has mere ployed. PreSsure not worked at Palmer's has it?

VF : That's Pertetty think, true, think that will be able to persuade a Tor perfectly true. But this is the only way. It's not government to reflate? dramatic striking-but So as then there is nothing dramatic It will not just be the VF: in being unemployed. leadership of the unions that I think the way to do it is will do this, but public opinion as a whole. I don't think that by a lot of pushing, shoving, arguing and stressing the case likes to any government unpopular and I think democ- all the time. racy works. I think democracy is free speech, free discussion, argument. I think governments can Productivity change their minds; if I didn't this I would be doing think something else. SJ : On the question of SJ: The other thing that is of unemployment, you may have Increasing Interest now is the In the Workers Press seen Issue of productivity deals.

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Such deals create redun- dancy. ... VF: There is this fear of redundancy. But I believe with productivity deals you get mechanical greater use of operation, you get greater use of capital investment on the basis of being able to sell a greater amount of products.

For this, of course, you must get increased demand or people will be working them- selves out of a job. This is why I want increased demand.

So that people will know they VF: are using machinery for better effect and not working them- selves out of a job. SJ: But to go back to pro- ductivity. You praised the fact that 3,000 productivity deals have been signed this year....

VF: That's right. SJ: But are you not, by sup- porting this policy, Increasing unemployed the pool of through redundancy a thing that you on the one hand deplore? VF: No ... sorry. You see I'm not just taking producti- vity on its own. It's part of a which includes programme increased demand. don't Because if you improve demand as well, you are perfectly right, improved productivity will increase unemployment. SJ: It all depends, then, on the Conservative government reflating. Do you believe they will do this? VF: I didn't say that. I said that pressures must be on for them to do this. There must be pressures on every govern- ment. This is one of the first things that you are taught on the Workers Press. Govern- ments must be pressurized because governments are natu- rally conservative. Pilkingtons SJ: To return to a particular Issue that is of great concern to the Workers Press, an Issue on which we have launched a campalgn. This Is the Pllking.

ton's victimization. Now you Saturday, September 26, 1970 If I had of signing signed a document together anyway. with Lord Cooper of the Gen- signed it it would only have Workers' of eral and Municipal been - a matter counter- Union and Gerry signing an agreement to which Caughey of I was not a party, you see.

the Pilkington's rank-and-file- Anyway committee. we are not playing around with words. This was VF: What sort of document with the rank-and-file a row was this? I committee and the union. got the two parties together as, I hope, an honest broker. I SJ: I have It here. arranged another also meet- VF: This is an agreement ing, I here [TUC head- was I between the parties, was quarters] the rank-and-file only the chairman. committee was here, but I to say the union did regret not come. I'm sorry about this, SJ: The point is there was but I am not criticizing any- this agreement made. one. VF: Between the parties, that's right. SJ: To go onto the broader Issue. After the settlement of Su: And yourself? the dispute, 250 men were VF: No, it was an agreement sacked because they struck In at which made at a meeting support of a man who wante I was chairman. I'm sorry, you • representative of his cholc At the meeting held at Congress House today, May 22, between Mr Victor Feather, General secretary of the IUC, and the Rank and File Strike Committee and the General secretary and officers and representatives of the General and Municipal Workers' Union, agreement was reached as follows (a) all the parties concerned agreed that there would be no victimisation of any kind of any individual or group of individuals and that every endeavour would be made to remove present tensions at Pilkington's (b) the local quit representatives at pontypoo!

would make representations to the management for the reinstatement or re-employment of the twenty.

seven workers at Pontypool whose employment had been terminated The May agreement reached at the TUC headquarters to speak for him in a disagree.

see I don't go to Pilkington's, ment with management. I don't work at Pilkington's, I Also the 127 men at Ponty- don't work at St Helens and pool remain sacked. The local I don't work at Pontypool.

union representative there has The unions were there, the accepted management's clalm rank-and-file committee were that there are no more vacan- there. I was only seeking to cles at Pontypool. help these two parties to get You are in the leadership of together. ( This was an agree- the trades union movement. ment reached between parties We would like to know what that were under my chairman- you have done about this situa- ship, it was the maximum that ton and what you are going I could do at the time. to do. VF: I am sorry. If people SJ: I was under the Impres then I accept take my advice sion that you did sign. If don't responsibility. they I can't take my advice then VF: No, that was a press statement. It's not a question take responsibility.

Saturday, September 26, 1970 If people insist in doing things a different way to what I advise, that's their decision, not mine. I believe that if my advice had been accepted, then these further difficulties would not have arisen. SJ: What was your advice?

VF: Well I don't want to go into detail here. But my advice was for the men to get back inside the union and to use the machinery there. If they had done and had met impediments, then I would accept some degree of respon- sibility. You see I knew there was a committee of inquiry...

SJ: The sacking occurred after the inquiry. VF: That's right, but I gave my advice before then. But I am sorry. I will act and be held responsible for my own advice but I can't be held responsible if people don't accept it. SJ: I am not suggesting you should be held entirely respon- sible for what has happened.

After all It was the Plikington's management who sacked the men. What I want to draw your attention to ls that there are 250 men being victimized on Morseyside, they can't got Jobs... VF: I regret that very much.

SJ : •.. don't you feel you ought to do something about this? VF: No. SJ: They are, after all, In many ways defending the right to strike? VF: That's what you think.

SJ: Well they were sacked for going on strike. VF: That may well be. But this is not the way I would have done it at Pilkington's. I this is something am sorry, you and I will not agree on.

I want to put on record here that my advice was given.

I think it was helpful advice, that if it had been carried out these difficulties would not have arisen. I would still give them advice. But I'm not too sure the men would accept it or that the union would afford them facilities for carrying out the advice. This is the trouble.

SJ: There Is still the clear - Issue of the Pontypool men.

These workers are in the unlon. They were sacked in the course of the main strike, but they remain to this day outside the plant. The union are not doing anything about this yet this was a specific undertaking of the agreement.

VF: Well you should ask the union about that. SJ: But as chairman of the original meeting, don't you feel that you have a responsibility to point this out to the union?

That Is what I am trying to say.

: VF: No, what was done was carried out. I was only involved at the start. SJ: So you don't feel you can do anything about these two issues? VF: No, not at this stage. I wish I could, quite frankly.

But then I know what the limitations are. I know that any advice I gave now would probably be rejected by these lads. It would be unpalatable to them, yet it would be the proper advice.

I'm sorry I can't give the advice they would like to accept. Workers Press SJ: Finally Mr Feather, you may know that the Workers Press is coming up to Its first anniversary quite soon. We have had expanding sales and Improved production through.

out the year. We are also six-days a week on going October 12. What do you think about these achievements?

VF: I think it is good that there should be expression of every point of view. That there should be argument and dis- cussion; acceptance of some views rejection of others.

Anything that adds to the dialogue is a contribution to democracy. I am very glad that there can be expression of views like those in the Workers Press and expression of views like my own.... SJ: Do you read it? VF: Obviously. That's why I am commenting, and I hope you will support me in my free expression as I will support you in yours. SJ: Of course, that's why we wanted to do the intervlew.

Thankyou Mr Feather.

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Made in Britain. 2.29 News headlines. 2.30 In a class of their own.

'What a daft question-find out!' 3.00 Film for the family: 'Missouri Traveller'. With Lee Marvin. 4.40 Asterix the Gaul. Cartoon film from France. 4.50 Golden 'The silents. Great Stone Face'. 5.15 Going for a song. 5.40 The Black Tulip.

6.05 NEWS and weather. 6.15 MALCOLMN MUGGERIDGE asks the question why.

6.50

HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE.

DR FINLAY'S CASEBOOK. 'Comin' Thro' The Rye'.

7.25 8.15 IN

TIME

OF

WAR.

'Yangtse Incident'. With Richard Todd, William Hartneil, Akim Tamiroff and Donald Houston. Story of the Yangtse the HMS Amethyst's run river in down 1949. 10.05 NEWS and weather. 10.20 OMNIBUS. 'Shapes In a Wliderness'. Art therapy.

MOON. Dr

11.05 THE MAN WHO SHOT AT THE

Thomas O. Paine answers questions. 11.45 Weather.

REGIONAL BBC

All regions as BBC 1 except: 3.554, 15 Trans ord too sam 115 Scotland: 6.15-6.30 Sunday N Ireland: 11.05-11.30 Gaelic football.

вВС 2 7.00 p.m. NEWS REVIEW and weather.

7.25 THE WORLD ABOUT US.

'Where Two Worlds Meet'. Birds on migration between Asia, Africa and Europe.

8.15 THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW. With guests.

8.50 CHILDREN TALKING. Some view of France.

9.00 MUSIC ON 2. 'Music Now'. Profile of Neville Marriner and the Tavener and Academy of St Martin's, a new work by John Alfred Brendel. OH IN COLOUR. New series with Spike Milligan.

10.05 10.35 THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL. 'Pursult'.

11.20 NEWS ON 2 and weather.

11.25 FILM NIGHT.

ITV

11.00 a.m. Church service. 12.10 p.m. On reflection. 12.35 Music room.

1.45 All 1.00 Toolbox. 1.30 Wind in the willows. our yesterdays. Hopkirk 2.15 Survival. 2.45 The big match. 3.45 Randall and Pay'. (deceased). 'All Work No 4.45 The golden shot. 5.35 The Flaxton boys.

6.05 NEWS FROM ITN.

6.15 BEYOND BELIEF.

6.35 INCLUDE MEN OUT. 'The Breaking of a Priest'.

6.55

APPEAL.

7.00

STARS ON SUNDAY.

7.25 PLEASE SIR! 'Stitches and Hitches'.

7.55

'THE

YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE'.

With Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Omar Sharif and Shirley Maclaine. The story of a car and its successive owners.

10.00

NEWS AT TEN.

BIG BROTHER.

'A Little Bit Like God': With Alfred Burke, 10.15 Andre Morell, Richard Easton and Rudolph Walker. A man must be found to run a giant corporation set up to solve the economic problems of new African states.

THIS IS... TOM JONES.

11.15 12.10 a.m. FROM ONE POINT OF VIEW.

REGIONAL ITV

23 NEL:

11.00 London. 12.05 Faith for Ille 12A0 Seathe profit. neWS 2.13 Weather.

SOUTHERN:

11.00 12.07 1.30 Weather 12.10 London. Sara •Undercurr London. 2.15 CoR Hepburn 10.00 London. London. 3.45 Seawav Taylor 4.35 News. 4.45 London. Picture With Bobby Darir Avengers. 12.05 Epilogue followed Weather. James London. 12.1a Weather Action 90 Channel

WESTWARD.

under excent and 2.10-1.00 London. Harm don. 5.10 No, That's me over here. 5.40 Sky's the limit. 6.10 London. 6.15 Crowther's in town. 7.00 Love 11.15 American style. 8.00 London. Name of the game. 12.40 Weather.

HTV (Cymru/Wales) black and white 6.15-7.00 service as above except: Rhyfedd O Fyd. ANGLIA: 9.30-11.45 London. 12.15 SA!! yesterdays. 12.45 London. our London. 6.15 Sky's the limit. 6.10 7.00 No. Crowther's Eilers. don. Sillis Name of the game. 12.35 Western. 9.00 Lon- Reflection. ATV MIDLANDS: 9.30-11.45 London.

12.15 Joe 90. 12.45 London.

No. 5.10 5.40 Jokers wild. that's me over here. 6.15 Crowther's in 6.10 London. Your stars tomorrow. 7.03 town. 7.00 With Elvis Pres- Film: "Roustabout'. ley. Stanwyck, Joan Free- Barbara Leif Erickson. A tough man and man joins a carnival as a young becomes singing handyman and 8.50 Popeye. 10.15 Theatre. 11.15 star. Frost, weather. ULSTER: 9.30-11.45 London.

12.30 willows. 12.45 Lon- Wind the in don. 5.10 Flipper. 5.40 Sportscast. 6.10 London. 6.15 Crowther's in town. 7.00 7.30 No. That's me over here. With Danny the Double'. Film: On Rutherford, Wilfrid Margaret Dana Kaye, Dors and Diana Wynter, Hyde White. A GI is forced to imper- Blimpish British general. sonate 11.15 London. i 10.15 Theatre. 9.00 Frost. 11.45

YORKSHIRE:

10.00 London. driving 12.30 12.10 Training the Better 12.45 dog. Cartoon. family Gunsmoke. 6.10 Lon- London. 5.15 Crowther's in 7.00 don. 6.15 town. 7.30 •Flying No, that's me over here. Tohn Wayne and Leathernecks'. With Robert Ryan. Conflict between two pilots at Guadalcanal continues when they re-united at California are a 9.00 10.10 training school. London. Tom Jones. 11.10 Human This is jungle. 12.05 Weather. GRANADA: 10.15 London. 11.45 Cast- 12.10 12.35 around. Climbing. ing 5.10 Greatest Cartoon. 12.45 London. show earth. 6.10 London. 6.15 on Crowther's 7.00 No. that's in town. ne over here. 7.30 Tough "The guys: gang chill Wills and HIlI With Walter Over the Brennan, Pat O'Brien, Four Texas Rangers Edgar Buchanan. 8.50 to a mob-ruled town. try clean 10.10 Cartoon. London. Film: "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'. With Michael Red- grave and Tom Courtenay. TEES: 9.30 London. 12.15 Joe

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90. 12.45 London. 5.15 Bonanza. 6.10 London. 6.15 Crowther's in town.

7.00 No, That's me over here. 7.30 Film: lawless'. "Law the Starring Dale A Robertson and Yvonne de Carlo. man is on trial for his life in a small 9.00 London. 10.10 Big western town. Brother. 11.10 Frost. 12.10 Psalm.

BORDER: 9.30-11.45 Liberal Assembly 12.20 11.50 All our yesterdays. 12.45 London. 5.10 Big Phoenix Five. Valley. 6.05 Sports results. 6.10 News.

weather. 6.15 Crowther's in town 2a00 me with 7.30 That's over here. Stephen Hooks. ter's Army'. Boyd. Susan Oliver and Robert 10.15 9.00 London. This 11.10 On the house: 11.40 Tom Jones. Love, American style. SCOTTISH: 9.30-11.45 London.

12.25 in the willows. Peter. London. 12.30 Wind 5.15 Richard the 12.45 lionheart. the limit. 6.10 5.40 Sky's 7.00 London. 6.15 Crowther's in town. No, that's me over herewith 7.30 Movie: Cornel Sword's Point'. 9.00 Wilde and Maureen O'Hara. Tom London. 10.10 This is Match report. i1.25 Late Jones. 11.10 Frank- Film: "Bride of call. 11.30 Karloff, Valerie enstein'. With Boris Hobson and Colin Clive. 10.30-11.45 London.

GRAMPIAN:

12.30 Wind in the willows.

12.45 Lon- *Sondon. That's don. 5.15 Laredo. 6.10 6.15 7.00 No, Crowther's in town. 7.30 Movie: Interpol. me over here. Trevor Howard With Mature, and - Anita: Ekberfurope to smash an Victor

A US

nercotics agent is sent to dope international ring. don. 10.15 This is Tom Jones. • 11.28 Untouch- 11.10 Match report. ables. 11.00-1.30 London.

HARLECH:

2.15 Big match. 3.15 matinee. 4.45 Sunday London. 7.55 Screen: "Major Dundee'. Richard Charlton With Heston and Western. 10.00 London. Harris. 12 midnight Weather. HTV (Wales) colour channel 4l and HTV (Cymru/Wales) black and white 12.10-1.00 service above except: Dan sylw. 1.00-1.30 Sel a'i sylwedd.

ANGLIA:

11.00-1.25 London. 1.55 Weather. 2.00 Farming diary. 2.30 oker's wild. 3.00 Randall and Hop- cirk (deceased) 3.55 Match of the week. 4.45 London. 7.55 Film: Seven Days In May'. With Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner. The Pentagon plans mock alert. 10.00 a London. 12.10 Reflection.

ATV MIDLANDS: 11.00 London. 1.30 1.45 London. Outer Space.

2.15 Soccer. From With Richard and Charles Drake. A strange object lands in the Arizona desert. Your stars tomorrow. 4.45 London. 5.35 Forest rangers. 6.05 London. 7.55 Film: "Major Dundee'. With Charlton Heston. Richard Harris. Tim Hutton and James Coburn. American Civil War story. 10.00 London. 10.15 This is Tom Jones. 11.15 Saint, weather.

ULSTER: 12.10-1.30 London, 2.15 Lon- 7.55 *An don. Movie: American in Paris'. With Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. An ex-GI stays in Paris hoping London. to become an artist. 10.00 This is.. 10.15 Tom Jones. 11.15 Prisoner. YORKSHIRE: 11.00-1.30 London.

1.35 Calendar Sundav 1.55 Farming diary. 2.25 Soccer. 3.20 "Cat and Mouse'. An deserter 7.55 a army holds woman hostare. 4.45 London. •Men In War'. With Robert Rvan and Aldo Ray. An American patrol fights its way to safety in the hills of Korea. 10.00 London. 11.15 Frost. 12.15 Weather.

GRANADA:

London. 11.00 12.35 Music room. 1.00 Toolbox.

1.20 All yesterdays Quentin Durgens, our 1.55 Flipper. 2.20 Football. 3.20 4.15 Survival. 4.40 London. 5.35 Flaxton boys. 6.05 London. 7.55 Hollywood: "Thirty-Six Hours'. With James Garner, Eva Marie Saint and Rod Taylor. An intelligence American officer is drugged by German agents Berlin. 10.00 London. and flown to 11.15 Frost.

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TEES:

11.00-12.10 London. 12.10 Sunday Session. 12.35 Music Toolbox. room. 1.00 1.25 All our Yesterdays. 1.55 Farming outlook. 2.25 Shoot. 3.20 Champions. Stew- 4.15 6.55 even Star non 4.45 London. Give at 755 Four for Frank starring Sinatra and Dean Martin. A stage coach attack is prevented but then | $100,000 is found in the coach 10.00 London. 10.15 This is Tom Jones. 11.15 Tapanese. 12.10 Quakers Abroad.

BORDER: 11.00-12.10 London.

12.10 Reflection. 1.00-1.25 Toolbox. 2.20 12.35 Music Room. 1.50 Diarv, 1.55 Farming Outlook. Soccer. 3.20 Saint. 4.15 Making whoopee. 4.40 London. 6.55 Give 7.25 London. Frank seven. ( 7.00 Stars Sunday. 7.55 on "Sergeant's Three' starring Sinatra. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford. Comedy- western. 10.00 London. 10.15 Lon- don. 11.15 Frost. 12.15 Epilogue.

SCOTTISH:/ 12.10-1.25

London. 1.45 London. 2.15-2.45 Farm Gazette. 445 London 755 greas 3.45 'Man West'. With of the Cooper Gar! Lee 10.00 Julie London. Cobl and O'Connel. London. Arthur 11.15 Frost. 12.05 Late call.

Condon ANis 210-125 Tondon. 2:45 London. cut in the Headlines': Farm progress. Movie: With Ian Hendry, Ronald Fraser, Marga- and Natasha Parry. ret Tohnston rhriller about the murder of a toD 4.15 Stewpot 4.45 London. model. 7.55 Cinema: "The Singer, Not the Song'. With Dirk Bogarde, John Mills and Mylene Demongeot. A church-hating bandit 10.30 London. 11.15 terrorizes Mexican town. Frost. 12.10 Epilogue.

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Milan metalworkers demonstrate September ONE OF the main problems faced by the financial 'experts' of the world at this week's joint conference of the Inter- national Monetary Fund and the World Bank (President— ex-US Defence Secretary McNamara) in Copenhagen is the inflation raging in all the main capitalist countries.

delesates was ad eczarat of the- ing prices were acceptable only in so far as they could be used to cut back the real wages of the working class. This means that the workers' struggle for increased wages clashes head-on, on an inter- national scale, with the absolute need of employers to call a halt WE NOTED in this column last week how the Soviet and E European mass media reacted to the hi-jackings carried out by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. That story would not bé com- plete without following through the Stalinist coverage of the Jordanian civil war. With splendid impartiality, Moscow Home Service relaved without comment both the Royalist claim that the com- mandos had fired on the army headquarters-and the guerrilla counter-charge that Hussein's troops began the fighting.

Just like the press and radio

THE PLAYER AND

MULLER

IN THE tangled undergrowth of European political life many strange creatures are to be found. Some are engaged on feather- ing their while others nests devote themselves to gathering moss. But when a forest fire threatens, they prove capable of remarkable flights of inventive- following (much ness, as simplified) account of events in the W German city of Bremen will illustrate: Local government in Bremen, an industrial centre in the North of the Federal Republic, has been controlled by Federal Chancellor • Brandt's Social Democratic Party (SDP) since the end of the war.

The Christian Democrats (CDU) have thus had a quarter of a century to acclimatize them- selves to the role of loyal opposition. Over two years ago a major scandal - the 'Bauland affair' — broke in Bremen province.

It involved massive speculation in building land and alleged 'tips' to local politicians running into millions of marks. Propelled by their collective instinct for survival, members of the provincial parliament united form an inter-party to com- mission of inquiry, headed by two legally-qualified deputies, the Social-Democrat Wolfgang Grantz and Christian-Democrat Gunter Klein. • It was assumed by all con- cerned that this pair would have the job of actually going through the small mountain of documents in which it was hoped the essen- tials of the Bauland affair were hidden. Naturally, they not were expected to carry out such a task without recompense. This matter was in the hands

EAST & WEST

cludediously this developed Grenoble treapay profits through increase: extraci lato the speed-up deducted only sacked cIngs. mostly stewards militants Italian result and started legal received agains l El for Last Monday the whole of Grenoble plant struck and 4,000 dor better wages at tactory Alfa-Komeo in Nian was asc shut down for tne day in protest workers marched througH to keep up with the soaring cost shop against tne sacking oI a town in sona Opposition of living. Sted hit pretext tial allacks. In Milan last week over 10,000 during oficial's slau inese are une cearest examoles held day many simlar swuggles on tae through the a mass demonstration the hill al nearoy 100101 european Capi talism. cers With the Stalinists in the union sing stoppages in some shops as bureaucracy gov- will ernments I collalll cripple from Borletti unofficial organizations inexorable erosion of wages. demonstration or tay most important blants.

the SIT-Siemens provocations in their plants.

une brovocatons they tace are ced a blatant provocati Caterpitar the cutting edge of the conscious the firm decided, attempts of ine so te meld money due from employine class weaken sabotage prove, state medical ume lost unrough sickness.

international scale. ..the uncontrolled Haban or certain elements take the sible extremism adrised steparmy and his com of 1, or me, the resorting rake the rest of the E have mernods deal readed night ask Im.

by mlls" reader Zionism? propaganda Well Arab might Moscow. Radio chimed in. Palestonans had achievedat chide the that ralestians with •Vio- Christian example, homily Prague Kacio breeds violence' complained the pee etshooting It is particularly ironic to find the menzionist streets fond those who have every of closest agents' the Radi Poland as part ol a thinlv dis it simply guised anu-semiti the regime's opponents, against cheek. other im raatever ence and aliniss sion, whatever almcult might claim, can and must when it be- Throughout the Jordan the organized, CrISIS just : a full-scale revo- have Stalinists ama Icyulutonary violence orde Polish uneir apologies tor Hissen according to Budapest Radio last is the only way to end all Saturday, had been 'misinformed molence

THE PAWNS

GRANTZ AND

KLEIN

JUST OUT

rough, that they could not clair when

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for time spent except they can't have a meeting with only Grantz went on holiday and klein Stayea home to draft the final report debated the parliament this month. assump- Unaware oI Muner: non, wem claimed you Deutsche and his secretaryor work by was very expl explained, Only on September 8 did he mention presi- to barnamentary Dieter he dent Allnk that 'accidentally discovered unese hill- and

A TROTSKYIST ANALYSIS

Luckles Kiin and Crant, moved

BY ROBERT BLACK

barred from that they should be the debate on the savano anal the Since wey are onobscure familiar ichiel tee What pawns.

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possible redundancy has shrunk the labour force by nearly 2,000 men' increasing port chapes is only plainly measure as far as Liver- pool's port employers are concerned. What they must really try to do is force through acceptance of Devlin Phase Two-so far firmly resisted by the dockers-and pro- ceed apace with their £394 million Seaforth container complex to the north Liverpool's seven miles of docks. Jobs fear But dockers have had their fears that a combina- tion of Phase Two with a Seaforth fully-operational could wipe out thousands of jobs in the rest of the por confirmed by the crisis scare. Announcing this year's possible £3 million deficit,

MD&HB

director - general Robert Edwards said there is little doubt the docks at the port's relatively- antiquated south end 'will have to go'-including the recently-modernized King's dock. These docks are in the main concerned with the lucrative W African export- import trade. Backward But cargo-handling com- panies have been unwilling to introduce containeriza- tion and other new methods there because their host ports remain tremendously backward and labour- intensive as a result of the long history of colonial exploitation and cheap labour in W Africa. Everything now hinges on the development of a leader- ship amongst the port's dockers able to continue the fight to defend jobs and improve wages and condi- under the barrage tions which will now inevitably be directed against it. The port stewards' present demand for £60 for 20 hours is totally inade- quate. No struggle against the Tory government-sponsorec offensive that has now beer opened up is possible with- out a fight for the nation- alization of the ports under workers' control -- which means a campaign to force the Tories to resign - is placed right at its centre.

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A fight "to the bitter end' THE SUCCESS of the Soviet Union's Luna-16 mission, despite a area a Secret diplomacy given to it in comparison to the Apollo flights, has been justly Jobs future recognized as a key step in any planned of programme space exploration. As Antony luckel commented in the 'Tele- linked with vesterday. [the US] is now trailing Denina Kussia. not achievement, but potental ruture acmeve ment. pit pay fight Susand ses eries or successr 'Automated spacecraft of Luna-16 type, needing mone nire tish possibi deliberatee ful boosters, is a teasfor political reasons downer. pro ran • atone sime of the Apolio. i night. ANGRY LOCAL miners' leaders are aceusing the National Coal Board of 'treating their men like

ABQRTED

CORRESPONDENT

cattle' following the announcement that 450 are to lose their jobs at Sunderland's Silksworth - maked colliery in December. equipment in us rockets At a mass meeting

ISOLATION

ALL TRADES

Natagency Sunday may was th on the men

UNIONS ALLIANCE

DANGER IN

are expectea to pleage fight

MEETINGS

themselves to a

DATA STRIKE

also, 'to the bitter end' There agreed, to plans ex- ensure that no one leadin: takes a cut in wages. The thousand miners in this over East crisduring the emerie.

evitable loss of earnings.

all che 7,500 workers employed these miners on the dolen under strike odges dele tes

WEATHER

eparatior laboration against rejection of their pay claim.

REWARDED

delegate conference national ballot. Gasmen back contractors. Unites Nations Subm years. 's the Pits place enrong out houill the coatedlace i 12-draws near. noted of certain ang che.

Apolist and unaest of • vales miners seen al a previous rortacawi comercice.

commandere Painto ave Guerrillas then Borman And they very completed mee Successilly Sector

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went orbit punte seon General Moshe Dayan, com- The or or usen and Busmen out Probably NASA this debt is Citiss staged one-day sinces which proposed call imperialist part of the Kel- • national claim for a 18es Detore their wate with Araeme stentor the Soviet Salinie Hashe

PAYMASTER

forward tramc Revolution live the Arab buded "Po she macing rust extra Said Borman later: Russian response d wipe i of a more fruitfu co-operation • o Heath's gauntlet

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any two day una-15's orbit and that wa British ree month When asked abou pect on a teneral stake i crashed int he Sea of Crises tines a laboration poon. workers and the capitalist state ground of indecisioh, and now Director of NASA's Aeron seraged in talks in Mos wa At the same time American absolutely abieteria sta mature reformist leadership of Wilso 013 and middle Aras what the hardese dependen Trade mine, ballot achieve, things with 60 pe the union Labour lease and say they have to abideny mihary worer last conquest att • have say, Кром и аро conquest strikes electorate has fallen from 4 Saturday, September 26, 1970 surplice preaching a sermon, has spoken of 'co-operation' with Frank Borman, ex-US spaceman and NASA envoy, Soviet scientists before the Luna-15 launch.

IN THEIR anxiety to display complete neutrality in the Jordan civil war, the Soviet bureaucracy has begun to censor the statements issued on the Middle East crisis by the British Communist Party. When the Soviet news agency "Tass' reported on the statement adopted by the Committee of Political the Stalinists on Wednes- British day last, it only referred to two of its demands that there must be no US, British and

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or Israeli intervention, that the Jordanians must cussed at a delegate conference settle their own affairs.

of their union, the National Association of Theatrical and Omitted Kine Employees, at Brighton The third demand, which today. called for an end to the attack So far the union has com- on the guerrillas, was omitted. pletely refused to support its It was also left out of Moscow Home Service report members. The Coliseum men now on the same statement. have average earnings of £40 Even mealy-mouthed the Though for a 80-hour of Hussein week. criticisms now the new deal offers a reduc- being published in the Stalin- tion in hours worked to 60 ist *Morning Star' hypo- through the introduction of a critical as they are belated shift this will are too much for the Kremlin.

mean earnings and speed-up. The Soviet bureaucracy is hell-bent on betraying the 'We voted as a body several Palestinians to Zionism and times against the deal, but the imperialism, and if this means ignored this and signed, union suppressing the comments of said Roger Dade, a lighting their 'comrades' in Britain, technician. then it will be done. 'In protest we withdrew our labour last Friday: the follow- Confirm? ing day we found notice the stage door informing Silence by CP on secretary, that Tohn Gollan and 'Morning us we were dismissed unless we accepted the Star' editor George Matthews new on this question would terms. only 'We welcome the shorter confirm what we know already hours, but -that their can't accept the protests were £35 17s 6d for 60 hours.'

purely for the record.

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