JARROW'S MAYOR REBUKES LABOURITES

Workers Press no. 693, 19 February 1972 · scan page 4

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Right-10. Work Day 11—South Shields A STINGING rebuke to local Labour Party leaders who opposed the march was delivered here tonight by the GLASGOW TO LONDO Mayor of Jarrow, Don Dixon.

Speaking to a -meeting of marchers, trade unionists and Labour Party members at South Shields Town Hall, Mr Dixon apologised for not laying on reception when the campaign reached his town.

He said this was because he had not been informed of the march by the Labour Party 'When I investigated why this was so, I was told that it was because the march was run by a proscribed organization.

'Apparently if it had been the Young Fascists movement or the Young Tories, I could have had a reception for them. But being the Young Socialists this was the position?

Mr Dixon, a shipwright for Swan Hunters on the Tyne, added that the Labour Party would And it more profitable to examine its rules on bans and proscriptions rather than tamper with Clause 4- the party rule that lays the basis for nationalizaTHE MARCH LEAVES NEWCASTLE AND CROSSES THE RIVER TYNE Dixon's speech marks a big step forward for the campaign.

It shows that the battle for the Right-to-Work can win broad support within the Labour Party. FROM the Birmingham area also more evidence of the increasing isolation of the rightwing in the party.

Our Town Hall meeting was an example of this. With Carlisle, it was the best of the march so far. At the Lucas Shaftsmoor The youth stated clearly that £10. unity in action could only be won on the basis of policy and mittee has voted to send a that policy was the fight for the rights of the working class as embodied in the Charter of boundary and to have a special Basic Rights and the Draft Manifesto of the All Trades Unions Alliance.

The argument stimulated Dunlop in Birmingham have people from all sections of the labour movement to come for- donated £8.50. ward and discuss and even plan The AUEW shop stewards' for the future with the marchers.

This is the aim of the march—a mass mobilization of the working WE DEMAND RIGHT Glasgow WORK arnock d Kill Easington Lane Jarrow Middlesbrough YOUNG SOCIALISTS NATIONAL RIGHT-TO.

WORK CAMPAIGN

RALLIES to launch SWANSEA and LIVERPOOL marches IS SATURDAY FEB St Georges Hall opp. Lime St Stn Liverpool 3 p.m.

Speakers:

Gerry Caughey (Pilkington and-file committee)

Bill *Measures (Pilkington and-file committee)

Larry Cavanagh (T&GWU steward)

Bernard Bradley (Ford's venor)

Jack Spriggs (Convenor Bendix)

Cliff Slaughter (SLL Central Committee)

Christine Smith leader