Workers Press no. 303

workers press The daily paper that leads the fight against the Tory government INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1970 • NUMBER 303 THE DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE What Crucial Appeal Fund: To defeat the anti-union laws NoW £1,250 we reaches £418 2s 110 stage in think there only tuet pa 171d to raise All c What must be not a centred on Red- miners' Fun Street baiters strike done by exposed ATTEMPTS to whi striking by an industrial corre: BRITAIN'S STRIKING coalfields have been political battlegrounds ever since the mist uner came our against the National Coal Board's £2 7s 6d to £3 pay offer.

There is a division of labour wastrike workers the Dutschke case opens this week more

BY WORKERS PREDA

CORRESPONDENT

THE STALINIST-dominated Liaison Com- exactly the tech secretary d below) (reported Conference Back when 1969 mittee as at ce- evidence

ALL TRADES UNIONS

hours strike was at en order sit men' howed, once again, the complete bank meet this wreak. strongest.

ALLIANCE 2ND ANNUAL

'uptcy of the 'peacetul road' of Stalinism will three-man

UNFOUNDED

CONFERENCE

Notts r Kellingly " Mauding Come in a men m Saturday December 19 It clearly showed the nature of the political Liaison , Dutschke Digbeth Civic Hall, Dig- union's national execu- right-wing N and programmatic dit- , the let alor ferences which separate •en. birminenam in revolutionary Marxism conference

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(Trotskyism ) from Scotland returning For delegates or visitors star-chamber Stalinist reformism. credentials send 5s to: decides a tacit adm hemation and wonte ne Decaration of Be Salin- dent than in Withhis, ATUA Secreiary, up in a public court. niall Party ine hiron. sivecnald. Doe neares is ere he Alien ist he Nevember 14 Declar- to protest sponsible. against anti-union laws theiritted Compulsion Syrian coup not ruled that were being freely scattered FIVE HOURS of more aimed against conterence to go on recorc out-Tory declined for a general or less carefully-inspired at London's discussion spokesmen Friends' Meeting House caused ared ot the dis guerrillas But they in nc vara change on Saturday talled to

CORRESPONDENT

the beara character effective establish any inabilite of reement road opposition to the forg TORY spokesmen yester- union-law proposals. Protest-

BY A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

is for Jones dav continued to suess deter- government's break the SYRIA'S military coup-the country's 2lst in thent mination to none cae udde demagogic surface. December 8 token as many years—marks a clear move to the right.

unions and stem une wages Holding back Nureddin they had buirot ottensive. it from the start to the rostrum Border Commusted Party members recognized conference the kremlin and the imperal sain of Tottenham Cron- stroe ec conference 1 con about es eo political cen a general strike-exploded: have not bee

UNITY BASIS

Uproar had greeted am our bit inking the • PAGE FOUR COL. 4 dream Macmian sad that it so, Poveil and the trade unlor the beginning of Sacked by Pilkingtons nstead it confines itsel He Syn the Blacklisted by local bosses 'Compulsion' statement from the Pilkington glasswork no the cist i ot the

GOOD MEASURE

perialist domination. pa Expose see Kin The together tab in te closer at Pony pool

FURS WEEKS

Palestinia movement us Ceenpany moves country pledged the right pers nosed it price. guerrilas ts January a and protest taken Back under contion hip than rigondition Out Tignts are belg lak workin hours were fired been taken away. Kes comments ound.. and cratic right to strike Correspondingly be 1 Te resent on arrests 'Guerrilla' strikes call cial spite Busmen fear reen the Egyptia against sackings ho had the righ ten hen a federation of t.

ders antables The employers abbey A pressed re struggle began rental cots w ricoin oh described Act, he said because lation oil the righ • to sing a Contacine he fact hat Are bar Palmer end e coup threatens on a annary bay reache or assistance.

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movement. Our fight is an in.

workers press What we think Red- baiters exposed A TitCh-hunt of more wint their ES miners strike Signtest the tune, any mic, dirt acuse Arthur Palmer is

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The daily paper that leads the fight against the Tory government

MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1970

NUMBER 303

INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER

RGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE

Nov £1,250 Appeal Fund: reaches £418 2s 11d che . Th freis no let up on

FIFTEEN

17% Id to, raise. £831 decisive outpost on a that front. PosI advice. The T hem today to: Fund, Street, working By an Industrial correspondent BRITAIN'S STRIKING coalfields nave deen ponica Datuegrounds ever since the first miner came out A section of against the National Coal Board's £2 7s 6d to £3 pay offer. ion of labour -with Roben Dutschke work. case opens that nat this week more in with

BY A WORKERS PRESS

united THE STALINIST-dominated Liaison Com-

CORKEOPUNDENT

THE Tribunal y Maca! 5969 Conference (reported below) mittee

ALL TRADES UNIONS

tion order is to urs strike was al 11 showed, once again, the complete bank strongest

ALLIANCE 2ND ANNUAL

meet this week. ruptcy of the peaceful road' of Stalinism.

UNFOUNDED

CONFERENCE

shire's 1,5 meeting Kellingk It clearly showed the Saturday December 19 trong nature of the political his reveasel, =z Digbeth Civic Hall, Dig- and programmatic dif- beth, Birmingham ferences which separate revolutionary Marxism 10.30 a.m. (Trotskyism ) from ine acaaemic Jourial ud. visitors' returning to rOT Stalinist reformism. work looks as if credentials send 5s to: inat the sae would not stan see care hiali mining, AruA Secreiary, up in a public court. The Hiron, Styvechale, the Dutschke's is the November 14 Declar The alish hich is at the is at Sponsible government was return fact Do Compulsion tion serants, delegates Scotland nd s Wale not ruled given FIVE HOURS of more record conference to go * our de. out-Tory or less carefully-inspired

BY DAVID MAUDE

spokesmen ascussion al tonaon s Friends' Meeting House * heal ova change laws. Saturday failed to

CORRESPONDENT

geolaration. establish any effective

COVERAGE

broa the opposition to the Tory During the conference session, disc union-law proposals. IOKY spokesmen yester- indica seriousness Protest jones and the

BYA FOREIGN CORRESPONDENI

day continued to stress Liaison only against the government's Tories breake ine deter possible basis for unity.

SYRIA'S military coup-the country's 21st in the magnitude mination to fight the trade the Special as many years—-marks a clear move to the right.

Decemadir 8 token unions and stem the wages deny serwhelming tenorance the struggle Presiden i had burd offensive. for several pottom the stad litics * the the reden ai war al Border At the The declaratior recognized without the Kremlin and the imperial So cares disputes in cer firms resign. amendment sent, seven-week Pilkingtor rence is a com his terms of the wo ou does not ma en or thought about While criticizing the TUC is known and the a Less mitisant

UNITY BASIS

had greeted Uproar frontiers he oder oder-Neisse line. dream oured of inking the Sudan the farthes

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and leaders of the maltary cohp a alreationg 'Compulsion' Protests abs unsubstantiated - luding industria actionin Lian fact the Stalinists in the A statçment from the Pilkington glassworkers' five teer s et tor rank and file committee people Arab

GOOD MEASURE

mist has come Backou th ade Decentstanding The not wit fordence

FOR 15 WEEKS

130 part nonsending sacked were dealin face of un inpatibility of deali 1 strikes •i believe we shall cam inin fufor their su + because the The Liaison Committee will in their jobs ppreciate that a vital princ not sec situation, ple is involved the 350 men who dave been and protest are being take: News. November 15, Our rights the dominion to thrown to for goods ricons tians been taken alled is aake the union Kent coaments pand round-up ant strike ment strengthen dory govern- 'Guerrilla' strikes call considerable than Despite Busmen fear support which mention of a gene- against sackings derstan still face nan- return move male such a choid SOME TO Cor ration ded the most encou employers in this that to 3,ize months struggle Dekangtons since the at today's meas rignt-wing union leaders 'Respect' tis the meaning of its erasing the night t0 i. coreor exercising orhas continued Cillamars for months increase immediately. ment seems ironic in vista of their défence ible fl rise over another pos

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On a voluntary basis.

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'Unless productivity increases in line with increases in earnings a grim future will emerge. The hopeless future which faced the shipyards over a year ago will return'-the North East's leading shipbuilding employer speaks out.

IN TWO PARTS: PART TWO

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IN THE North East—a shipbuilding is booming. The in- is in great land of shipbuilding, min- and the ing, engineering and un- unceremoniously? 'Well employment-the labour will • per still all lOCKS. force can be divided there. the hat about productivity drives.

into two groups. attempts to end craft demar- There are the unskilled, canon! who suffer from low wages,

UNFORTUNATE

lack of job opportunities and undoubtedly bleak prospects, A slight frown ney cress his beaming countenance thic And there are the ckilled. who a problem, but on the whole suffer from the unfortunate it's under control. delusion that they are indis- 'Really it's the unskilled We must worry about. pensable to the capitalist fight for these they are the ones boys. beating system. taking the real the cole In reality they face an You therma er's think at this boint equally grim future under the our brothers on Clydeside Tory government. are who shipbuild- taking a beating from but refrain from 1ng emo overs

IN GREAT SHAPE

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g at a Labour Exchange the employed and the jobless, the demoralized and those that work on with happy illusions in the munificence of the system— all face hard times. Unemployment now approaches 5 per cent. On Wearside 59 men chase every job, at Hartlepools 43 apply for every opening and Tyneside 15 queue beneath every 'vacancies wanted' sign.

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A land infamous for its un- employment in the 1930s looks this unwanted like regaining claim to notoriety in the 1970s.

This time the black spot has moved from Jarrow, where dole queues are long, to Sunderland Wearside, where they are on even longer. Here male unemployment nears in country. Const chige banned espie

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diture in the area A total of £250 mill st sut wnat about inal snipol boilerusers? eloved of so t Tynesid howe except 1 nIs, RUARY 14, 1971. 11 a.m Young Socialists and All Trades Unions Allianc

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As one Labour MP has laconic- as he indicated recently when he ally observed the 'end

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warned his workers: RIP for shipbuilding may mean 'Unless productivity on the Tyne'. increases line with increased earnings that Sir John Hunter, future will emerge. a grim head of the Swan combine, en- hopeless 'The future which tirely disapproves of Tory policy.

faced the shipyards over a year He that there will recognizes ago return.' undoubted method behind what appears economic madness ne

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for Tyneside employers. Since the Geddes report on Shields, South where unem- the been Swans ployment among males attempting to smash all lines of at 9.5 per cent, was the first to demarcation the yards. 1n speak these gather- oul ing clouds of They have already reduced all erica the craft workers bar the boiler- The Trades Council there was all-purpose flying to first Britain the in pass squad that can be moved up and cenances down the river will. unemploy- token strike against ment in the North East. The last pocket of resistance is the boilermakers. First Swans Gateshead supported it and, demarcation within the want considerable to the surprise of craft then the barriers to go, militants, it als received many Detween borermakers ane blessing of the The other craftsmen can be breached.

of Trades Councils. Federation But is buried in the it now

A DREAM

several unions bureaucracies who have been asked An all-purpose labour force- and presumably the organize, from much reduced its present stoppage. eve. nepalecc John's dream and, despite the that anv It is aere, nowever. proposal for action will meet its attitude government bankrupt captains industry greatest obstacle. (Palmers), the Tories' ordeal by The breed their craft union for with drive nre counted nembers in a spirit of industria unemployment in the North East the ship- militancy, out beneat] might make that dream a reality.

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make little headway this on barren ground. It is this predominance of craft attitudes among the appar- ently most militant union that divides the working class and makes their own members the most vulnerable to attacks by the Tories. The traditional forms of struggle are totally inadequate to meet the challenge of the North-East situation. These struggles only produce the kind of leader who, when faced with the Palmers' closure, engaged in a series of fruitless negotiations with a Tory minister who merely made the govern- ment's ruthless intentions embar- rassingly clear.

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Monday, November 16, 1970 'IT MAY be that in the 1970s, civil war, not war between nations, will be the chief danger we face' So spoke Edward Heath on behalf of the British ruling class when he addressed that international gathering of the representatives of bosses and bureaucrats of the world, the United Nations General Assembly, on its 25th Anni- versary. Not only was Heath being realistic about the dangers now threatening the world's rulers, but he was also implicitly recog- nizing the UN's real function.

It is not an organization of the peoples of the world, but of their rulers. With all their rivalries and conflicts, with all their differ- ences of social order and diverse forms of government, one thing unites these rulers: their fear and consequent hatred of the workers and colonial peoples, of all who are poor and oppressed.

This is why the leader of British Toryism, heading a gov- ernment which is supplying arms to the S African apartheid regime could denounce withr horror those who, he says, are prepared to use 'violence' for political. ends! That is why he could be warmly applauded by the dele- gates. The international ruling class believes violence ceases to be violent when it is used by uni- formed men in the government service. They believe that they can up- hold their imperialist economic system and doom millions of children to die of disease and violence. Prime Minister

HEATH

They can run their factories so that every production speed-up causes a rise in fatal and serious accidents-but that is not vio- lence. They can allow old people to die from cold because they can't afford winter fuel-and this is not violence. They can house people in un- healthy slums or break up fami- lies through homelessness, and nobody calls it violence.

The Yalta Conference, February 1: will lose agrees with violence? education and violence? against the that is up middle-class private coexistence'. conventional brought out. This is known as 'keeping the peace'. On an international level, the United Nations also keeps the peace. The 20th century is an epoch of wars and revolutions. Marxists say the causes of war in this epoch are two-fold: one is the conflict of rival imperialist powers trying to dominate the world's markets and resources; ches in mantin the poet and privileges. Imperialist rivalry has led to two World Wars while the use of force against workers and colonial peoples has been shown in the Allied intervention in Rus- (1918-1920); the sia Algerian war: the British aggression at Suez (1956) and the attempt to hold down the people of Aden; the Soviet Stalinist suppression of the Hungarian workers in 1956; and the bloody US war against the Vietnamese workers and peasants. These are just a few examples.

It will be noted that in none of these conflicts has the UN inter- vened in any way against the powers concerned. The middle- class idealists who think the UN has a peaceful role should try and explain that. Lenin called the League of Nations-the UN's predecessor- a 'thieves' kitchen', where the bandits get together to sort out their spoils. Trotsky remarked - when the statesmen get together to talk of peace, the common people know they can expect war. Yet idealist idiots continue to believe that somehow, when all the bandits and murderers get together, they will quit their thieving and murder. Marxists know that to get rid of war, we have to rid ourselves of imperialism and oppression.

Wars arise not because nations 'misunderstand' each other, but because ' they understand each other all too well. When they want to understand each other better they rely not on speeches and conferences, but espion- on age, spy planes and intelligence.

When the statesmen meet at the UN, they meet to legitimize their backstage dirty deals and, they provide a spectacle to delude the masses. Idealists who assert, 'this is the way to peace, help the delusion along. Imperialist The UN can only take resolute when action dominant imperialist powers agree on it- when the action is to preserve and extend the imperialist sys- tem of war and plunder, and especially to further the inter- ests of the dominant imperialist power, the United States.

The UN grew out of the war- time alliance between Britain, the US, and the USSR. In 1942 the Allies issued the 'Declaration of the United Nations'. In the same year, Stalin dissolved the Communist Inter- national. Before the war when Stalin nce, February 1945, attended by Stalin, Roosevelt an the League of Nations joined (thieves' kitchen), the Stalinist parties had been subordinated to Kremlin's diplomatic drive the for 'collective security'.

Then, during the period of the Stalin-Hitler Pact (1939-1941), German communist leaders were handed over to the Gestapo.

Now for his alliance with Churchill and Rooseyelt, Stalin the Comintern and abandoned any pretext of proletarian inter- nationalism. The wartime alli- ance against the Axis powers, with its catchword of 'democracy' into an alliance against grew working-class revolution.

Stalin supported his 'demo- allies' cratic when they made deals with fascists like Admiral Darlan and Marshal Badoglio. The Stalinists told the Italian workers to leave the occupied factories; and even tried to foist the monarchy back on them.

At Yalta, Teheran and Pots- dam the Allies carved the world up into 'spheres of influence'.

Under these agreements, British troops went into Greece and crushed the revolution with Stalin's blessing. These were the "international fruits co- operation'. In 1945, the UN was formally established to preserve peace'. As one of the delegates • put it at the first conference, •

WORKERS PRESS

25 years of the United Nations

BY CHARLES PARKINS

up how noblest and motives place must Palestine. The end of Vorld War The Leagu The Pale not, say, America bletely instead? Lord of the imperialist jungle aspirations ret Palestiniar mene had 1941, the US govern tightened its quota sys- tem against immigrants. •as an is Refusal Congress had subsequently relected German proposal admit responding the marle giver Jewish children above the quota limits. of imperialism. Four' So Big part played much beratina on thin ianism in the policy While the Soviet the same 1919 Conference tried preserve recognise the irish and Hovntiar alliance the "BIg HOUr delegations Blackmail of tand The the First claimed have aimorld tear world Amencan the fought domination. for Eúgene 1 са не тені the 'rants of small nations. But UN conference, each the and evers rish 'independent' mall for nations magazine 'America' rights against British imperialism.

a up to, We did not want tem of Tewista here. was. In the di alaministered 6 UNBRA Relief and Rehabilitation the istration) Zionist tions set All kinds work blackmail, harassment and intim- used to entorce a sort conscription 'chose' Pales- sure as energetination. And selective policy. who picked mat Early k Morgan, 1946, Gen. UN RA chieF Zionerman revealed some of the Herbert Zionist American head. • Britain sub- issue ed So be discussed 1 discussed be Pales- Mondata ano tine and the declaration indenendence' In, Roosevelt and Churchill The UN set up a special Com.

Palestine. which mittee recommended partition into tro quee us reminded of its debt to Zionism. states. one lewish and one duah Course with British imperialism. A minority favoured a federal Conference state. our alliance, me UN toe me.

where the winning side dis- one Four' became, posed of its tirst questes then shunted alliance Thus was issue effect, in petement. a wing of the Stati orn Coto various committees at and thieve: mandates. name its All in the committees. "peace'. two things were deltheration. Pates test world refugee prob- the negotiations linked with the must by Paler Pestine from a mendate e ef Terish nationhood leterm Palestine Nations after First World Jewish and for Zionist War. At the 1919 Versailles War. Palestine. Opponents the League of Nations Covenant, During ward antone Second Zionists lebt to British changed imperiaiism when concerned they asked that: British government Among with is overall position in the opponents with ite anonall partiten plan w kutrullar Jewish colony's growth, the Zion- representa fugeesh from Europe in fas gustined the sin western?

and He Conoma other 'western' lomacy Towards powers. ist eins statehoo. hopes who paid lip service to principles,' cerned ish ular nennie con. Motives Arab might the zone Sat When should Americans were able only a Khan had a point. On Novem that the Zinnicte ant their belonged perembly voted for th the Genera large wav. ment were and pinkard indifferent if not Of course, plan. downright had Amarina. tho motor Africa, tile to it. Auctanlio Canada

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Palestinians as they live today-In refugee camps New Zealand and the US all of The American columnist Drew Palestinians million homeless entering their countries, Yor of people used their interce 20 years® misery Harvey Firestone, who o who owns Palestine. retained rubber plantations got Thic is not the place to analyse busy with Liberian govern- the course argument the ully th Berle, debt to the Us. ment. Adolnhe the Palestine confic were advicer the president of Haiti, swung that What he Caited Nations like vote the and the

USSR

both amhassador _how pleaded America with but ersis- ader sunported nartition. the vote blumar confid in the on two occasions cover e .. Dartition the name • heavily the necessary

TWO-

article the h the United Nation The three votes said to have finally decided the issue were through thile in faiti, tibe a tud tos With partition came asses war: the role of the United Nations.

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STEPHEN JOHNS IN THE

KENT COALFIELD

TODAY MINERS at Kent's three pits face a recommendation to go back to work. After three days of dispute which shut Betteshanger, Tilman- stone and Snowdown collieries— set in the rich, flat Kent farmland —their area leadership have called for a return. If they go back it will be in a mood of anger and frustration.

They do not share the fiery militancy of the men from S Wales, but their dogged determination to win f5 prodded their executive under Jack Dunn into action. And their desire to fight for what will remain; they deserve only the leadership is now absent.

hot ad the They have been caly strike. They per cent action the despite the ane. interventol LOry

VIPS

mer one coller stay three pits shut down the Wednesday. stoppage 0 as toreatened London's domestic coal market and enraged the local business community. The stranges no mored oKe non traders petty these dark Scotland Wales North tpened coalfield casso he miners spend it odd bụt was years need they Deal. Dover and Ramsgate The strike, in fact, has severely strained the the and wary allance betweet munels the gentee middle cass woo languisn in tal sleepy Kent resorts. of the 3,800 Kent men For miners. some are "artnent. workers on mechanied faces get the top rate under the National Power Loading Agreement, but for every 627 three on t7 or 88 Tess. there are In seen themselves drop from first to t6e common with all other miners JOHN GARLING is 17 and in his second have year of apprenticeship at Betteshanger.

in the pay tables He likes his job but says the money, This, plus their hostility heve mint, is basicaly vies Ine 1 01 £ll, is bad. unev want to neou IS about time the miners

ALL TRADES

ANGRY Tilmanstone miners strike we do not get enough money. In general marched our ora mass meel

UNIONS ALLIANCE

miners have ing of men from the been hard coalfield yesterday shoutins

MEETINGS

started fight 'we've been sold out again.

long. we did in 1926 and "Victory to the Miners!' after they "thic was Chac executive in a Ous. heard 'Force the Tories to resign!'

the 1,000 We voted for strike action tell by work 67 per cent miners reluri Der G8, 8 p.m: the result the two-thirds Tulle KeDi and wait for hack I'wo thirds is too much.

weenesdays If a majority want action, why Harry stone workers •shorne uman should they be held back like surface werker, Bridge Road Containe com

SOUTHALL

told this? Press: just understand our lead- Anyway we discussed it in strike is ommendation. ership' the and decidedit canteen the The strike-only have and wenDon we

•COU

voted acainst.

NILLESDEN:

Wedneut and Trade think the Tory govern- am we had

CHINA

Labour a Tall, High Road she dispute from kentee in ment did a lot to wnio up.

Ine dispute from Kent, the Tee in° for sirike acuon.

Scottish Bonand Barners decision schoo milk and meals, a lot of the stay out as well.' menany men were action. in Kent returninu Ine They could well Green. understanding that S Wale already and Yorkshire miners were doing the same. the govern-

SW LONDON:

Princes HeaD Fembor Capham nunction. go back Weal. But the leadership have not Snowdown pit miner. said a A Rocker . BABE Road. cone are wrong to keep saying "go when hacks ready to fight. I didn't like what Dalv said about wouldn't blame men for being violent some OU union leaders who've let us even if the union says But back, must keer we

OUL

our money. we deserve f. so we snowle keep out.

WEATHER

squally howers Wales i showers. any show in E England and the Mid- Srighter weathway with squally Temneratures below normal Day Rather Teed wand Wester Prost Tocaly i in the Life president Christopher Brindley

THE

Party has voted to amend the constitution and make Hastings Banda president for life. Banda has been president since 1963. He and relation ade racesist 5 A rican regime.

with

FROM PAGE ONE

sinister eminence grise be- hind the strike. caven_crane nt aimost can

LATE NEWS

tinual action during the past This piece of gutter journalism, obviously inspired by Albert Martin's 'revelations' army newspaper rounds Hanoi yesterday accused

BIG

VIETCONG

United launching the

ATTACK

States • major air raids on N Vietnam Miners

IN CAMBODIA

with over the last month Body some

TOLSK VISI

but On 22 successive davs B-51 members nevertheless N Vietnamses and Vietcong bombers had dropped thous- receiving sunport from units attacked bombs' nuthodoy faures of the leti position the provincial which lie: in various unions') and the capital Cnam diviache demilitarized forcing Cambodian TOrCes from retreat one mile anna nan vietnam way seven, the high command October, the mittee, which has frequently nanet repor col yesterda torce of un- le is bamhers had fowr heen exposed in this pape A Communist over the whole 140 sortiec and elsewnere as known of N Vietnam. provocation. In reality it is not the strikers who are only a nica. Done cham. wounding tion. hut those who art Cambodians-threp seriously, trying to aman their own a spokesman said Government forces press, hopes one mile back along miners into scaring some Kompong cham, 50 miles ods e capital, returning to work The fight the with alr strikes coverine their spread th retreat. ne added. strike and carry through the Strong government rein- forcements moved into the fight

TOT

Ware area around highways six and demand.

WORKERS PRESS

BETTESHANGER COLLIERY, KENT'

COLIN SUMMERS is one of the men the strike is all about. He gets £15 for his job as a store-man on the surface, after stoppages he takes home little over £13. So he has to depend on his wife to make up the money to keep the two of them and their two sons.

THE thing that has disappointed charge is that it wasn't true anyway.

me about this strike the most is The police officer said there was no the attitude of the one kicked or hit, so, what was all the our leaders in fuss about? union. I was on the lobby when Daly made his statements about violence The union are also wrong to accept then told the men to go back to work, the £3. This is against the mandate of the Isle of Man conference, which quite frankly | was disgusted.

said we will go all the way for the £5.

Here he had all the men out and feeling running high and all he and We need a lead. The will to fight to the end is there; if only it could be the union can do is say this.

It used by the leaders. weakens the men down here.

We need something to pick our spirits up we must stick together now But and fight together. History y after that. teaches that this is the only way.

The point about the violence WE ALSO talked to Peter and Christopher Brindley in the Bettes- hanger miners' social club inside the grounds of the immobilized pit.

They come from a mining family and their father works in the pit. Again they like the work, but complain of their wages.

DON'T

blame PETER, Chris's brother, 21 and miners striking, is

TOT 1

they do Christopher very through his apprenticeship. He told us lola should the tate lobal ther rate One that the miners were more prepared to nonest in the ano. instead we are une loca highest paid. fight now than they have ever been got nothing We have put up and output before. TOr time

TOIS

Stuaron Was brought to a halt, and I'm glad by the big lactor is this; the miners have the stood still in wages and put output up, I am wage under- only to other my aborenuic abo after stoppages are coming for creases. on put same The Tories have certainly encouraged them get about Kind ter in this. the 1 ne Culs ana we chains it's of milk stoppages- nee

SCHOOL

was Laken very Daul work you have to do down nere far hasn't been handled but une strike so wish tas had opened betore the staire vote would have gone 100 per cent faloeback une Header nave been and the falling moving for action. when thev should be forward. Daly was wrong, for one, to try • to In this 0 der 1926 who tend to Dil its lne call-oft strike action They They are really backing talk when all laven't been out. "big scare with we're ald this have calllilla communist the all I think the miners here will never be the along, so what is Kobens opening his mouth after this strike. They have seen other salile noW! 101 workers win bie wages. we will be on strike He is just trying to confuse people. The Even if we go back money; y sunke is about cerne more money. the tuture as simple that. its the only way under this government.

for us, it Is as

• FROM PAGE ONE

"The word do about it in the House of about that the him torced taking political Atkinson's attempt in clos- usury une posuon ol Ine ng the the tactories, and going into the une Commons: ophisticated put a new synuilalst onase we will up-all -presumably day and every night if neces- But what I hope will sary. to finding an accom- happen is that there will be 'But don't kid yourselves', modallon will Laboul s a mass strike against The t right wing-for December 8.

he went on. emplovers • against those who contribute to the Tory 'When we turn to Decem- Many areas will not ne Party's election funds. supporting on December ber 8', he said, not "this 1s Such action would show cuesuon pollulal StrIKe. strike should coast their requests to this stage. Uls Delore Tenerife lexisianon SeTs Ine ground. poncy or unis kina. ne went on. sit-in ends Lets al Ins stage keet it to against the employers.'

JEERING

FRANCO'S

evicted police No unity is possible with about abom a ride cheer. workers transport oppor- broke SuCO •emoralzed Teering

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tunism. earnest when Atkinson said day, wrete mey dau sidzeu c that the purpose of Decem- common with the 12-dav sit-in protest against a ber 'not a strike Liaison wass a reement. agreement. committee conter- against government walker on ence as a wole. •. that has to their jobs on November 3 in Wame at toe campain come later'. anger at the collaboration be ith Larade union force trade and the of 'Who's leaders and Ana snouts state-co current wade chaims tate-controlled and what are you gongs?" employers?' to fight the Tories becomes more and more urgent. Monday, November 16, 1970 What must be done out MINERS in S Wales anc

• FROM PAGE ONE

the mintant oncaster are: of the Yorkshire coated Committee Westoe, decided over will strike what the said on out bound. further eight are "The Committee welcomes ban pleas was despite the TUC decision to four unofficial from their execu Hallullal Yorkshire cam Big panels only Don•

LIVE

relurd, slale caster ments rom eir area conn. represenu aDOUl 17.000 men, has cus liar lie wome acces tora miner. (Morning keep the result of the ballot and strike favour In three star, our emphasis). KenT The are expected to be working Defeats Tempest the strike likely remain 100 miners were ear per The Stalinists cover up for Wales, the cent in back after per the collaborationist and coun coal- officials read out a telegram conscience ter-revouronary nature or une from their general secretar nerds it Trade oureaucracy Lawrence Daly calling for a miners' enter refusing to break with return. were meeting vesterony politically. But two of the coalfield's not to decide or The Stalinists' "criticism' of biggest pits, Dawdon and end the

TUC

192Worse defeats than the or way for Education 'pressure' Precisely at the the ture LiaIson committee was we. comina the ill cecision thi by students' union was prepar- ront wing ng to behind-the-scenes deal with ment waze PRESSURE on the Tories is the keynote of a report return

1ICCLO

101 published today by the National Union of Students month stay executon Ine anti-union laws. under the euphemistic title "The Expansion of Higher The Workers Press, Education'. contrast to all this. has alone warned tha working The report- -which calls for any reli- massive Immigrants higher educations time union's annual • tor the strike conference which opens labelled force Margate on Friday. resign. Our conceptions the Union president lack otray at dole says in his toreword to thi methods of struggle are deter- report that it begins from the mined our conceotions. that the fact of the crisis and the tasks facing highe pansion us. TORY scheme for 'label- the next decade is not during. June ouT-o-WOrK coloured Strike in doubt (!) people was described vester. "Termer policy inf lenge day as part of a government plot to introduce repatriation.

governmentponcy Since we seek to defeat the Terro Dians That Torv government. The Department of Employ- we belleve currentv under considerados.

done ment admitted that that this can only of millions employment by the action workers through politically- Establishment attaching special motivated trike general stickers to the insurance cards done only The report argues the can be all unemployed coloured through the struggle for establishment National persons-aueceov to seo in alternauve revoluonary lead- Nigner caucation commis- collecting statistics says Mr Jagmohar ersolD Which • resnonsible for nanning in tact a co-ordinated programme Indian Workers demanes that the meal lead.

lochı nt the mobilize the mass the field Association, erchin movement against extended education. policy This usa sing 'educational However, patriation, first The Stalinists and the development' that the the The next will be deport- Liaison Committee, already exemplified their of labour.' social ser- The parliamentary road', i orlec already nave vice culs anu une reaculonal y opposed to the mobilization for 10/70 nians well advancer circular colnorenen- depriving immigrants : of basic the entire Strengin sive education citizen's This latest tie cass Tor tear published today could Surve v reper- or the revolutionary by the Comprehensive Schools cussions it would have. deporting committee savs that the cir. 'surplus' The workers determine the cular could effectively halt the ends changeover the means Henc Make December their declaration 'since abou Let Rolls go 8, the secondary states schools first day of industrial protest Make _Powell bust while Trot- going blals about 29 skyısts and say. December comprenensive. TORY far-righter Mr Enoch not been DeT cent have planned at all'. Powell said yesterday tha Tor ai general strike to make the Tories resign. ould allower The road Stalinist have bust,

COTO•

without hesitation. test leads to inevitable defeat Madrid sit-in the Tory Bonhe road is one of the places road of Trotsky leads

PLAIN

clothes police ordered where the buck ought to have to a new revolutionary leader.

about 85 voung workers out the

SAID

UnIons. the ot a tashionable jesuit church Powell's chief concern with of —and the yesterday. They Madrid wages hating the oftensive victory of socialism. had staged a sit-down strik vas clear whe he carde rie tor the lessons "hace That f42 millio which is November all militant trial of going to be paid Rolls- trade unionists. Basque nationalists. making possible the Rovce cycle wage claims and wage before people of thi DuL the country simple but Clear ex anation - say, what is happening, why it is and ettect hopenito his and this this what we propose why what we propose to til too it the will follow through thick and thin.

ROLLS - ROYCE

aero-encine blade DolIsDers unanimous t voted for strike action at the effects weekend 20a1nsl the of a new Measured-Day Work structure. 200 men mostly National Society (Metal would classed worker losing and £7 of presen earnings. One-party state feared

LEADERS

of the Guyanan People's Progressive Peter Brindley Party tear that the ruling Peonles National Conaress is nianning to install a one-party dictator- Amalrik denounces ship. Minister Forbes Prime. returned "medieval' trial burnham recentiv opponents claim, frie wan ot.

opponents claim, the plan one-party took shape. African first ANDREI AMALRIK, the Soviet oppositionist and writer sentenced to three years in a labour camp, for 'falsehoods slandering the Soviet Union', at a secret Pilkington trial in Sverdlovsk last week, defied his judges and compared his trial to those of heretics in the Middle

• FROM PAGE ONE

Ages. different narts ottne plea he said: In hic final country 'If the medieval son ble Khrushchev with heretical We depend more than ever explained o ay religious The four sane here trade Now tha partially sunnort 'memoirs' ananasm. evervrons naopen.

union laws is building 1ng now can only ex. published that nlained hu the cowardice of playing an important danger a regime which sees part in strengthening the fight the spreading 'LIFE' magazine's hirst excerpt thought, any alien the proposed from arallist the alleged rusnene the top bureaucracy. We need regular contribu.

memoirs was budisnee vester- tions each week hein day. Frighten until In them, the the former sovie Prime Party 'I understand', he said, 'that and prepared to anywhere accuses Stalin such trials are calculated the Ukraine righten fronthe llally, dl the Nazi the early day entened, u same engaged the think against on That the process employers and the Tory gov Soviet Union ideological emancination ernment to defend these two denied authorship of the Life series Khrushchev which has negin is irraversi. Dase rights tor the riant ble. I have no requests to the work and the right to strike.

court.' though opposition leader Peter Yakir has stated, Both Amalrik and Lev • Please Sentary creastrer. all donations after telephone Ubozhko, student the same c John Potter, Greenfield House, same sentence same charges, refused to Greenneld Road, St Helens answer questions in the case lancashire.