Workers Press no. 773

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WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 19

INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER ®

DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIA

BY OUR FOREIGN EDITOR JOHN SPE

NORTH VIETNAM yes- and counter- imperialists as the best means of the revolutionary launched terday its strengthening the 'socialist camp' revolutionary forces. Derween lat Quan Doi strongest attack on the The armv newspader us mavenasts-me no. tenem accused Nixon of mankind-and the Vietnamese Naan Kremlin's counter-revolu- discord and sabotaging people, the assault soldiers in the the socialist camp. front line of the anti-US imperial- tionary negotiations with said: 'Nixon has The paper ist front. always * dreamed being the President Nixon. *The timely denunciation eader of world. Night and resolute smashing of this coun sought every 12v he ha micals And the Hanoi army news- ter-attack by the US imperialists oooose une world revoluton. Vietnam is His tongue is full of venom and the best and most paper denounced Brezhnev's his hands are stained with blood. way WOre guest as *a frenzied fighter Wherever he sets foot he carries peace at present and in the against communism, a famous future.' our counter revolugonary acts.

leader of the Cold War, unmistakably Listing Nixon's In crimes perfidious and crazy politi- condemning Soviet leaders, Vietnamhis of vernamizanon cian, a double-faced gambler the bombardment of une arucie connuca. North the mining and and a cruel fascist'. Communists always conside blockade of each natior the revolution or nortner nar bours The statement and the repression of opponents inseparable part of the also Implete the Soviet leaders for of the war in the United States world condemns revolution. They placing their national LIC Papci wcHt ou. nationa interests above the interests scene of the the interests of the world revo- vietnam is une the world revolution. It bitterest and most violent nor place Caus attack' the US struggle of our times between relentess nation's above common Sanctions Sir Alec tells Commons stay

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*The best atmosphere for con- Sir Alec government said ne nad made e conclusions of the structive discussions гетестес Sine and advance *very straightforward repor Pearce Commission on the accept- will provided the House we Waln- weacceot ability of the Anglo-Rhodesian today, of the Pearce Commission Tall situation ings including sanctions, until we can scrucient Droposals. of course. Foreign secretary Sir Alec judge whether or not an oppor- Douglas Home told the Com-

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Salisractory serue- mons yesterday: • SEE p. 2 & Late News ment will occur. HULL DOCKERS yesterday refused to handle a test load taken to the dock by one of the blacked haulage firms Panalpina (Services) Ltd. Their action is one more rebuke for the National Industrial Relations Court, which has ordered them to lift the blacking.

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spokesman for Panalpina said at Hull

BY OUR OWN REPORTER

wiw warter cunninendu yesterday that the firm Hull stewards' chairman on page 12 would be returning to the Industrial Rela- day said he would back vast thousands of volun- in fact, it is not. Jones tions Court. 'This shop stewards who workers within the careful was not to Lal y the only road seems with the movement he would back stewards CrOSS sWords trade UnION to us. I do not Industrial Relations within the who broke court orders know when we will go Act. agreements The National Indust- Jones told the annual which before the Court we have rial Relations Court has conference the again, but it will be to establish and provid explained

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National Union of ing that done, then shall defend and unions have liberty quite soon. Vehicle Builders: •What- the we to oppose the act, but When Panalpina go to right of shop ever Juates

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end une cannot ignore do and no one stewards to exercise the court, the union will 1s say- rulings of the Court. are above the their responsibilities." ing proceed- Lace contempt warned the this has doesn't mean The statement ings and possibly the law-

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sequestration will its We strive to sup- vealed une deep port bad legislation. Jones faces. funds. "It will be policy of It to be appears rebeL stewards face serious penaities. Transport and Gen- this defend declaration to of support Union this issue Jones eral

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Stewares. Com- Tor lauWu stewards at On leader Jack Jones yester- mittee those Hull and Liverpool. But, was silent. MAY 24, 1972 • No. 773 • 4p

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interests of the world revolu- tion, much less serve national selfishness at the expense of the world revolution.' Precisely this counter-revolu- is. tionary line however, essence of Soviet Stalinism, which bases itself on the theory of 'socialism in one country'.

The Soviet leaders have made it abundantly clear that they regard their own bureaucratic interests as higher than those of the Vietnamese and world revo- lutions. They want agreement on the strategic arms, on limitation of the European Security conference planned for next year and on increased trade with the US.

For this reason they ignored the blatant US provocations in min- ing and bombing in order to pro- ceed to secret talks with the man Hanoi correctly describes as 'a frenzied fighter against com- munism'. from making a timely Far denunciation of the Haiphong blockade the Kremlin waited three days before issuing a mild rebuke to Washington. It did not hamper their plans to greet Nixon in Moscow. At Monday's state banquet for the US leader in Moscow, Presi- said in dent Nikolai Podgorny one of many toasts: The Soviet Union deems it possible and desirable to establish not merelv good, but friendly relations [sic] the between USSR and the United States. The Soviet leaders, he added, stand for peaceful political settle- ment of problems through nego- tiations'. Contrast this with the 'Nhan Dan' statement: 'At present the interests of the world revolution require a relent- less attack on the US imperialists to weaken them and force them to take The paper adds pointedly: 'By ignoring and tolerating the US imperialists crimes, one cannot repel their aggression. By show- ing weakness one cannot punish their aggressiveness.' This absolutely correctthe Kremlin's connivance in the face of Nixon's escalation of the war has only encouraged the US to step up even further bombardment of the North. han Dan' article indi- The Leads hill instined tear se North Vietnamese cates Kremlin treachery in the talks with Nixon. It is an implicit denunciation of the obscene spectacle of 'communist leaders fêting the chief butcher of world imperialism in the Kremlin.

sharp The article throws into relief the British Stalinists' posi- tion on the Kremlin talks.

The 'Morning Star' has not issued a word of criticism of single Nixon's trip to Moscow. It claimed yesterday that his reception by the Soviet leaders frosty' (see banquet menu was this page!). What have they to say now to Hanoi's even more "frosty" attitude towards the US- Soviet talks?

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'Case history of a Stalinist humbug The man in question is Monty Johnstone whose recent distortions about the SLL and YS are taken up by

MICHAEL BANDA

TODAY

Centre pages Rhodesia: Post-Pearce A special correspondent looks at the similarity in legal powers under Smith and Heath

THURSDAY

James Reid is the most remarkable product of modern Stalinism. He has received praise from the entire capitaist media who hail him as a new kind of workers' leader. What is the root of this adulation? Stephen Johns examines *The Gospel According to James Reid' on our centre pages.

FRIDAY

From the Cabinet records, a study of how the Tories planned smash the to Hunger Marches in the 1930s

SATURDAY

Angela Davis: A special correspondent reports from the trial in San José

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INCORPORATING THE NEWSLETTER • WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 1972 • No. 773 • 4p DAILY ORGAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE •Serving national selfishness 10 talk With

BY OUR FOREIGN EDITOR JOHN SPENCER

NORTH VIETNAM yes- imperialists as the best means of the and revolutionary counter- terday launched its strengthening the 'socialist camp', the revolutionary lorecs.

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strongest attack on the ¿nc arme ncwsoaoer ua vo uu auvereusıs- mie No.r ее accused Nixon of mankind-and the Vietnamese Nnan Kremlin's counter-revolu- sowing discord and sabotaging the assault soldiers in the people, the socialist camp. loll de l dac dal daca tionary negotiations with The i paper "Nixon has said: ist front. always • dreamed being the 'The timely denunciation and President Nixon. leader of the world. Night and resolute smashing this coun- do pe se se sought every means in aretinam is thee ,best And the Hanoi army news- ter-attack US imperialists world revolution. and most paper denounced Brezhnev's His tongue is full of venom and hands are stained with blood way detend COntec

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guest as frenzied fighter a Nherever he sets foot he carries at present and in the against communism, a famous future' our counter-tevomuonary aCIs . Colà War, 'leader of the unmistakably Listing Nixon's passne Soviet leaders. eunes perfidious and crazy politi- Vietnam-his condemning 'Vietnamization' cian, a double-faced gambler the bombardment une arace concaued. North Vietnam; the mining and 'Communists always consider and a cruel fascist'. blockade the revolution of each nation noruiem naroours The statement also implicitly and the repression of opponents inseparable of the part condemns the Soviet leaders for of the war the United States world revolution. never I hey placing their narrow national -the paper went on: sel HLora laterest a alis interests above the "Vietnam is the interests of the world revo- Inclests cTne scene b the world revolution. for bitterest and most violent lution, place individual it cus nor attack' on the US struggle re enuess our times between nation's abuve Sanctions Sir Alec tells Commons stay

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"The best atmosphere for con- Sir Alec said he had made a government conclusions of the structive discussions and advance nerecred The 'very straightforward to

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Pearce Commission on the accept- will House We accept the find provIucu Mlall Tre ability of Angio-Khodesian today, ings of the Pearce Commission Lale stuaton including sanctions, until we can ocuuicucalorobosais. of course. Foreign secretary Sir judge whether an oppor-

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Douglas Home told the Com tot Lulilly sauistaclory setue- mons yesterday: • SEE p. 2 & Late News ment wil occur. Blacked Hull firm returns to Court HULL DOCKERS yesterday refused to handle a test load taken to the dock by one of the blacked haulage firms Panalpina (Services) Ltd. Their action is one more rebuke for the National Industrial Relations Court, which has ordered them to lift the blacking.

spokesman for

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Panalpina said at Hull

BY OUR OWN REPORTER

wt valel ullnlte dalt yesterday that the firm Hull stewards' chairman on page 12 would be returning to the Industrial Rela- day said he would back vast thousands of volun- in fact, it is not. Jones Court. "This who careful to say uons shop stewards workers within the not lal y W du seems the only road with CrOSS sworos „Lne Trace union movement wouo oack stewards open to us. I do not Industrial Relations operating within who broke court orders know when we will go Act. terms agreements National Indust- 'ha Jones told the annual before the Court have Relations Court has

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souzal rial but conterence to establish ana provia- It wil be explained that azalll.

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National Union of ing that decend done, then quite soon' anc union e libertl Vehicle Builders: 'What- shall oppose the act, but When Panalpina go to evel Tuuzes Illdy ena une McQU they cannot one stewards exercise the court, the cn an nn rulings of the Court. wron will ing are above the their responsibilities. tace proceed- ( contenor doesn't has law- this mean The Warned ings and possibly satelica

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leaders they sequestration sup- deep we willl sunve veded une CrIsIs vill either have to sacl port bad legislation. Jones faces. funds. It will be policy of appears to rebel stewards face serious penarties. Transport and Gen- this declaration UnIOn acicu

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eral Union shop stewards, com- T&GWU stewards at On this issue Jones vv orkers TOr leader Jack Jones yester- mittee men and Hull and Liverpool. But, was silent. 1AY 24, 1972 • No. 773 • 4p

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interests of the world revolu- tion, much less serve national selfishness at the expense of the world revolution? Precisely this counter-revolu- line is, however, tionary the essence of Soviet Stalinism, which bases itself on the theory of 'socialism in one country'.

The Soviet leaders have made it abundantly clear that they their own bureaucratic regard interests as higher than those of the Vietnamese and world revo- lutions. They want agreement on the limitation of strategic arms, on the European Security conference planned for next year and on US. increased trade with the For this reason they ignored the blatant US provocations in min- ing and bombing in order to pro- ceed to secret talks with the man Hanoi correctly describes as frenzied fighter against com- munism'. from making a timely Far the Haiphong denunciation of blockade the Kremlin waited three days before issuing a mild rebuke to Washington. It did not their plans hamper to greet Nixon in Moscow. At Monday's state banquet for the US leader in Moscow, Presi- dent Nikolai Podgorny said in one of many toasts: The Soviet Union deems it possible and desirable to establish not merely good, but friendly relations [sic] between the USSR and United States'. The Soviet leaders, he added, stand for peaceful political settle- ment of problems through nego- tiations'. Contrast this with the 'Nhan Dan' statement: 'At present the interests of the world revolution require a relent- less attack on the US imperialists to weaken them and force them to take one step backward after another.' The paper adds pointedly: 'By ignoring and tolerating the US imperialists' crimes, one cannot repel their aggression. By show- weakness one cannot punish ing their aggressiveness.' This absolutely correct--the Kremlin's connivance in the face of Nixon's escalation of the war has only encouraged the US to step up even further bombardment of the North. 'Nhan Dan' article indi- The North Vietnamese cates Kremlin treachery • in the talks with Nixon. It is an implicit denunciation of the obscene spectacle of "communist leaders fêting the chief butcher of world imperialism in the Kremlin.

sharp The article throws into relief the British Stalinists' posi- on the Kremlin talks. The tion 'Morning Star' has not issued a single word of criticism of Nixon's trip to Moscow. It claimed yesterday that his reception by the Soviet leaders 'frosty' (see banquet menu was this page!). What have they to say now to Hanoi's even more 'frosty' attitude towards the US.

Soviet talks?

SPECIAL

FEATURES

THIS WEEK

TODAY

PAGE 4

'Case history of a Stalinist humbug' The man in question is Monty Johnstone whose distortions recent about the SLL and YS are taken up by

MICHAEL BANDA

TODAY

Centre pages Rhodesia: Post-Pearce special correspondent looks at the similarity in legal powers under Smith and Heath

THURSDAY

James Reid is the most remarkable product of He has modern Stalinism. received praise from the entire capitaist media who hail him as a new kind of workers' leader. What is the root of this adulation? Stephen Johns examines 'The Gospel According to James Reid' on our centre pages.

FRIDAY

From the Cabinet records, a study of how the Tories planned to smash the Hunger Marches in the 1930s

SATURDAY

Angela Davis: A special correspondent reports from the trial in San José

PAGE 2 Workers Press, Wednesday May: THE civil war within a civil war which has erupted as a result of the Official IRA's brutal execution of Private Best, a Catholic Irish soldier on leave from Germany, is a grim warn- ing to all Republican terrorists.

The execution-protested against spontaneously and genuin- ely by hundreds of working-class women in the Creggan and Bog- side-is not an aberration of ter- rorism. : On the contrary, it pinpoints the utter political hopelessness and despair of the petty-bourge- oisie and backward workers who indulge in this method of poli- tical struggle. This is not to discount the individual courage of both Offi- cials and Provincials. They have defended the Catholic ghettos against marauding British soldiers and RUC men when British 'left' MPs and their political cousins in Ulster did nothing but talk. Determination, courage and a gun, however, have never defeat- a reactionary social system ed anywhere in the world. Vietnam proves conclusively that only an army guided by a party with a social programme and a revolutionary strategy for the conquest of power can defeat imperialism. The IRA has none of these , political organiza- attributes. Its tion, Sinn rein, does not con- the military wing. In fact trol military 'leaders', , who are not elected by anybody and not sub- ject to recall, control the political wing in the most bureaucratic fashion. Whether a particular strategy is right or wrong can never be ascertained because there are no provisions for doing so. In the end it is not political and military doctrine which decides-but the power of the gun. debate and Free discussion, democratic control have been replaced by factional intrigue, murder and now the prospect of a bloody internecine conflict which can only benefit the forces of imperialism. In place of political clarity and a defined perspective, the ter- rorists can only create confusion, demoralization and disorienta- tion. As one woman complained bit- terly to the Officials: 'You're worse than the paras.' As a result of the failure of the IRA-Officials or Provision- als—to produce a revolutionary alternative to direct rule and the Lynch regime in the South, we are now left with a situation in which both Whitelaw's and Lynch's hands have been the Lynch strengthened. noW threatens to close the border,

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No greater indictment of Repu- blican nationalism can be found today • than the threat of the Bogside women to throw Creggan open to the British troops and begin discussions with White- law. The Creggan women are not cowards. They are not weary of the war, but they are politically disorientated and discouraged by the bankrupt strategy and sui- cidal tactics of the Republican terrorists. To the Republican terrorists— and their uncritical and enthu- siastic supporters in the Inter- national Marxist Group and Inter- national Socialism-we repeat the advice of Trotsky in 1911: 'Whether or not a terrorist attempt, even if "successful" introduces confusion in the rul- ing circles depends upon the con- crete political circumstances. In any case this confusion can be only of short duration. The capitalist state does not rest eat- upon ministers and cannot be destroyed together with them.

"The classes whom the state serves will always find new men —the mechanism remains intact and continues to function.

'But much deeper is that con- fusion which the terrorist attempts to introduce into the ranks of the working masses; 'If it is enough to arm one- self with a revolver to reach the goal, then to what end are the endeavours of the class struggle?

If a pinch of powder and a slub of lead are ample to shoot the enemy through the neck, where is the need of a class organiza- tion? 'If there is any rhyme or reason in scaring titled person- ages with the noise of an explo- what need is there for a sIon, party? What is the need meetings, mass agitation, elec- tions, when it is so easy to take aim Ministerial bench at the from the parliamentary gallery?

'Individual terrorism in our eyes is inadmissible, precisely for the reason that it lowers the masses in their own conscious- ness, reconciles them to impo- tence, and directs their glances and hopes towards the great emancipator. who avenger and will some day come and accom- plish his mission.' (Our emphasis.)

As in 1911, the struggle against terrorism is the struggle against political backwardness and the domination of the labour move- ment by the method and out- look of the middle class. This can only be done by a conscious struggle for Marxist philosophy and revolutionary party the working class based on the ow principles of democratic centra- der, lism.

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Reluctant report says No to Smith THE TORIES' desperate gamble to get Council, and a selection of Foreign a deal with the racialist regime in Rho- Office including Lord administrators desia has come unstuck. Despite an Harlech, former British ambassador in astonishing amount of pompous legal Washington. waffle, the Pearce Commission has con- Their document is extraordinary for its failure to comment to the any degree on cluded that Sir Alec Douglas Home's racialist legislation which Smith has intro- 'settlement' terms are unacceptable to duced since he seized power. Nor does the the population as a whole.

report examine the police brutality and inti- midation which took place while the com The 50,000 word report was prepared mission was fact-finding in Rhodesia during by Pearce, the chairman of the Press January. Instead it dwels to a dis on the proportionate smith regime s claims tnal tne Alrican majority were threal- ened by 'agitators', 'commun- ists' and 'subversives'. Nevertheless, the considered ciew dest had there considered view that had intimidation, there beer no substan- would still have been a majority against the pro posals. Threera so neides do regard incidents with- alleged intimidation, some

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"Noes" 'We believe that tne from genuine, deeply- sprang the felt opposition "improba pro po ais we rouno le impossible that

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which has existed in Rhodesia hot security could severa dominate a majority by intmida tion in a few weeks. 'We have grounds belief tor the African National Coun- that surprised the at was extent of its success. that the ANC would have think and swift obtained so great met a response had they not potent peesie for leadership ty people for leadership terms rejection protest against the policies of the last few years.' special evidence Referring to of two commissioners legal and administrative police, the report Africa traline said: 'They have clusion, and rightly in our view, Smith with Sir Alec Douglas-Home there is no real evidence to executive

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Mosquito moonscape organized voience "The actual number of cases their of intimidation were view, , very small when considers the Size of the In the great IN SEVEN years of participa- into a moonscape, the doctors African inhabitants. majority orcases tion in the Indo-China war, US Day gated even where people The average crater from forces have exploded an average salse openid to sur support said they 500-pound bomb about had of 118 pounds of ordnance every feet in diameter and five to 20 une in fact done so privately.

second - twice the amount of feet filed wep. stagnant varat places craters are The Pearce findings are bound explosives used during the whole in have out are sore the The water has increased breed.

of World War II. Party where 1n° grounds lot moosoultoes and survey of US action pub- right spearheaded there is a marked increase

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Monday Club, and Dengu Fever Malaria settlement at any price with the American shows the amount directly attributable to the bomb explosives used equals 584 • pounds ing, the scientists said.

Lalises. man, woman and child In Indo-unina and 144 pounas 1o1 of land. every acre Twenty-six thousand pounds have Coloureds for been exploded. Vietnam THE SOUTH AFRICAN govern- SW Africa prepared for The survey Africans, ment is recruiting Information by Arthur coloureds and Asians for its UrS E. W Westing, and armed forces and sending them "terrorists" Afri- were killing Preiffer, Information to Namibia (South West Africa).

cans. was based Desalt. Even during World War II the involved a ment statistics "These forces were Soue part and African government had South field trip to of African parcel never trained Africans in the usi Nujoma, presi- firearms unless they went artillery overseas. He told a closed session of the But in a war situation whoever craters a month. UN come Effects have Monday: "The aim of this policy

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This is Ulster—but it could have been the miners' strike or even the next so-called 'emergency', in Ulster or Britain, if the generals have their way Top army brass impatient FIRST defence witnesses in California's Angela Davis trial have comple- tely contradicted the pro- secution allegations that she planned the abortive 1970 kidnap-ransom plot. Mrs Susan Castro, executive director of a day-care centre, said she and Miss Davis were having lunch alone at the home of mutual friends on August 5, 1970 between noon and 3 p.m.

This testimony flatly contra- dicts the statements of two San guards who said Quentin prison Miss Davis visited George Jack- son at the prison during that George's younger brother time. Jonathan was also supposed to be there. Miss Davis is charged with plotting the kidnapping of five at a courthouse two hostages the alleged days after prison meeting. One of the hostages (a judge) two black prisoners and Jonathan Jackson were killed when police opened fire. Miss Davis is also accused of supplying the guns for the kidnapping which was sup- posed to lead to George Jack- son's release. But second defence witness Mrs Valerie Mitchell, told the jury that Jonathan Jackson came to her apartment where Miss Davis' guns were kept, on Satur- day August 1, 1970, and remain- ed when she left for the weekend.

A week later, Mrs Mitchell said, Miss Davis came to the house and asked whether the weapons were on the gunrac!.. Miss Davis said 'Oh no' when she on inspection that discovered two carbines and a pistol were missing. Yet another witness said Miss Davis was at his newspaper's office throughout most of the week immediately preceding the courthouse battle and that he drove her to San Francisco air- port on August 7 when she took a flight to Los Angeles. This testimony completely con- claims flicts with prosecution Miss Davis and Jonathan that were together throughout that week and that she drove herself to the airport in a borrowed sedan. the Throughout the . Case prosecution has alleged that Miss Dion pa bod the whee Geerge George Jackson because of her love for him. Miss Davis' lawyers have said will present only they an abbreviated defence se • there * could be a verdict from the all- white jury by June 1. This is Ulster-but it could have been t IRREFUTABLE evi- dence of mounting military involvement in 'domestic affairs' was published by "The Times' yesterday. Reporter: Christopher Walker said: 'The evidence points to a growing con- sensus among senior ranks that the army will devote attention towards more countering subversion of one form and another. 'On this there is widespread agreement with the ideas of Brig Frank Kitson soon to take over as head of the influential School of Infantry at Warminster' Agreement on Kitson's anti- subversion theories is rife not only among • brass top army at in NATO, but is home and shared by right wingers in the Tory Party, and even Heath himself. Walker goes on to quote Wil- Maj-Gen, ton's Administration, Ronald Buckland, as saying: "The more discerning of us are extremely depressed about the way things are going. We and nearer to nearer seem anarchy all the time'. And. Brigadier, General estatt, . M "We are • Watkins, added: Brian worrying about society a hell of bu THE INDUSTRIAL recession which caused a slump in the volume of freight is blamed for British Rail's loss of £15.4m last year. This is the first time in three years that the railways have plunged into the red and the Board's annual report, out today, warns that the outlook for 1972 is 'bleak' The report comes in the midst of the railwaymen's ballot over further industrial action in sup- port of their pay claim. But a Board spokesman denied yester- day that the timing of the report had anything to do with the dispute. The volume of freight, which is a barometer of industrial pro- duction, was sharply down. In the key iron and steel sector tonnage fell 16 per cent compared with 1970. Coal also hit and the was carriage of other bulk loads like oil did not increase enough to wipe out the loss from these two basic commodities which account 74 per cent of BR's total for freight traffic. Another direct effect of the was a fall in level slump of • passenger traffic in areas with high unemployment. The crippling debt burden also contributed to the loss. The rail- ave been the miners' strike or even the next sc

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a lot more than we ever used to. This concern has escalated dramatically over the past three years and is likely to continue.'

A large part of this concern has been generated by the army's involvement in Ulster- only prevented from becoming an overt military dictatorship by the thin thread of parliamentary con- trol. Former NATO North C-in-C Gen Walter Walker left no in his doubts earlier this week views on Ulster's 'no-go' areas that it is a thread the army has champing at the bit to been break. an Evening Standard' In report as early as April 18 an unnamed army commander said: "The question we keep asking ourselves is why we should have to fight this whole battle with kid gloves on, handing every propaganda advantage to the IRA, suffering all the disadvant- ages of playing to rules and get- ting damned round the world for brutality anyway? Said Christopher Walker yes- terday: "The senior officers here a traditional disdain for retain politicians and among many a the, Department visit to taff, … Defence is, commonly reterred to "popping up to throw a few...- st as ' of buns at the orangutans"?

Workers Press, We ways in fact made a substantial operating profit of £30.2m.

But this was up by eaten interest payments of £45.6m on a massive capital debt of £404m.

This sum is the result of accumulated borrowings at fixed rates of interest to pay for BR's modernization and expansion programme. Cost-cutting saved £20m, but working expenses increased f46m, 'largely owing to increased costs of labour and supplies'. The 1968 Transport Act intro-

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foot- platemen were accused of launching 'unconstitutional industrial action' by their em- ployers yesterday. The row blew over lightning strike over the one-day suspension of a driver. Services were disrupted throughout the region. for Eastern A spokesman Region claimed: "The action by the footplatemen at King's Cross is quite unconstitutional and is unrelated to the current work-to- rule dispute' He said the suspension of the driver had followed normal dis- he next so-called 'emergency', in Ulster or Britair Smarting at being held back in Ulster and also at press criti- cism of what they see as their in saving "society' from role army increasingly the anarchy, sees a link between those on the streets of Ulster, demonstrating in London, striking or criticizing them in the media. Walker notes that one briga- dier alleged that two-thirds of the BBC's graduate intake were 'known Marxists'. During • major almost every strike since the Tories came to power there has been widespread speculation about the use of the army and - expecting to called-the military is preparing.

Brig Watkins told Walker: "The whole period of the miners' strike made us realize that the present size of the police force is too small. It is based on the funda- philosophy that we are a mental law-abiding country, but things have now got to the stage where not enough resources there are to deal with the increasing num- respect the law not prepared to bers who are The military establishment is getting ready for the sort of civil war Heath predicted in his few:..-speech to the United: Nations. in .., ek 1970. Press, Wednesday May 24, 1972 PAGE 3 duced under the Labour govern- ment, requires the Board to run 'commercial' operation. a This means it has to break even at the expense of the rail workers and the public. Railwaymen therefore • can expect a drive to cut down job and levels these wage after figures. However, is un- there likely to be a profit in 1972 and it is questionable whether the Board will be able to balance its budget over the five years 1969-1973. ciplinary procedure after a col- lision at the station. The Kings Cross depot man- ager had written to the local union branch secretary warning that the action was an inter- ference with the disciplinary procedure. On BR's Southern Region, at least 125 trains were axed while management and drivers got together to discuss better means communications to avoid of future inconvenience to travel- lers. r or Britain, if the generals have their way The stage is being unobstru- sively set for the army and its intelligence services, the special Branch and the police to assume a major role in domestic politics against the working class.

There is no doubt the military knows just how close the coun- try is to open class war.

Said Watkins: 'While you may think we chaps at Wilton were just itching to go in and sort out the miners that is the last thing we wanted to do.

We know it would have pro voked a General Strike. But if the Tories were not ready for a General Strike, then the 'victory' of the miners now makes it inevitable. Yesterday's disclosure of army readiness to deal with it must give top priority to the setting up of councils of action to force the Tories to resign and return a Labour government pledged socialist policies. And as we said only three days ago, one of the first acts of this Labour government must be to 'disband the standing army to prevent it from becoming the centre of an ultra-right, Franco- type conspiracy. replace it with It must workers militia with democrati- cally-elected officers and subject to the control of the working ain=»> class through. the - trade, unions and councils of action.

PAGE 4 Workers Pross, Wednosday May : Michael Banda replies to Johnstone in the 'Morning S

PART TWO

Like all Stalinists John- stone exploits the ignor- ance of his readers to discredit his opponents. He begins his sally by con- aim trasting the immediate of the Young Socialists' Right- to-Work marches — and the dedication of the marchers— to the final objective of the Right-to-Work campaign which is the creation of a new leader- ship for the working class and the election of a Labour gov- ernment. He explicitly defends the state capitalist International Socialist group who tried to convert the march into a pro- test action and the accuses YS of 'hypocrisy' — a charge which is singularly inappropri- ate coming from this quarter.

Everybody—including John- stone and the 'Morning Star' —knew from the commence- ment of the march that the YS campaign to defend demo- cratic rights was indissolubly tied to the struggle to force the Tories to resign. This has been YS policy from the day the Tories took power. It was because of this 'Morning knowledge that the Star' gave no publicity to the march at all. It was for this reason too that the IS were not allowed to participate in the march. correspondence As the clearly showed, the IS, like the wanted to Communist Party, turn the Right-to-Work marches into a reformist pro- test like CND. The YS and the Socialist Labour League opposed this manoeuvre on principle. This is what SLL national secretary Gerry Healy wrote in reply: 'The Right-to-Work marches were organized for the purpose of building the Young Social- ists and the Socialist Labour League as the centre of the national campaign to make the Tory government resign. In our opinion such a campaign is integral part of our fight an against unemployment This is clear enough. But look at the way in which the aday May 24, 1972 Monty es to an article by l rning Star' of April 18, 1972.

clumsy distorter-Johnstone- presents the of argument Comrade Healy to the 'Morn- ing Star' readers. 'Explaining on behalf of the Socialist Labour League politi- cal committee why the Inter- national Socialist group were participate, allowed to not Gerry Healy insisted that these "not a marches were single issue" question, but an integral part of the fight for a gramme to build the Socialist Labour League and the Young Socialists"? ('Morning Star', April 18, 1972.) Even a fool can see that Johnstone not only rearranges the entire quote from Healy's but deliberately. omits letter, any reference to the principal aim of the march—a campaign to force the Tories to resign.

By omitting reference to the Tories, Johnstone tries con- sciously to deceive his readers into believing that the Right- to-Work marches were a poli- tical gimmick and not a seri- ous campaign against the Tory government. Johnstone's sleight of hand only exposes him again as an unscrupulous Stalinist. The building of the Social- ist Labour League is a means to an end, which is the over: . of imperialism. throw The campaign to force the Tories to resign is an important part of this struggle. The appeal of the Draft Manifesto of the All Trades Unions Alliance to transform the Socialist Labour League into a revolutionary party has meaning only in the context of this struggle. Johnstone removes this context and then proceeds to accuse the League of 'hypocrisy' and defends the Communist Party leaders 'in warning trade unionists not to let themselves be misled into taking part in marches to pro- mote ulterior ends of which they did not approve' What 'ulterior' ends? Is the resignation of the Tories an 'ulterior end'? Johnstone dis- simulates and distorts because he is for peaceful co-existence with the Tories in Britain and No. 12

WORLD NEWS

Origin of Trotskyism-ll Background to-

& SOCIALIST

OUTLOOK 9

by Barry Mckaig NINCE 1948 the journal "Socialist. Outlook" has grown from a' monthl Dinto a weekly journal. Militant shop stewards are urged to sell it in th factoriea. Active trade unionists are asked to collect money to support it. It • quick to feature reports of what is happening on the industrial front. Who ruus this paper? Who writes for it ? What is its political Ine ? All these ate geestions which are of great tuterest to members of the Labour morement.

There are one or two other names Present Role worth mentioning in this connection. Mr.

Having noted the concentration of Healey is a member of the Edi- Gerry former members of Trotskyist organise- torial Board of Socialist Oullook and a tions in leading positions in Socialist Our- regular contributor to its columns.

He look it is worth examining the present is a director of the firm of John Stafford role of that journal in the Labour move.

Thomas Ltd., and a director of New ment. Park Publications which from time to time produces pamphlets which are given considerable publicity in the columns of Socialist Outlook. He is a member of the Management Committee of the Labour Publishing Society, and the circulation manager of Socialist Outlook.

Mr. Healey is, of course, one of the He Can there be any doubt where this best known of pre-war Trotskyists.

publisher paper stands? True, it is a very different of the Trotskyist was the journal Socialist Appeal in 1938, and one journal trom the old Socialist Appeal. It has set out to win support from militant of its most regular contributors, a mem- ber of the Executive Committee of the workers genuinely concerned with the Workers' International League and a struggle to change the policy of the Labour movement and to end the domi- full-time organiser of the Revolutionary nation of the right-wing. It has sought Communist Party. to attract into its columns men and women who have a record of integrity Another contributor to Soclalist Oul- and service to the Labour movement. It look is Mr. W. Hunter, who was & con- seeks to give publicity to immediate tributor to Socialist Appeal and a Lon- struggles being carried out on such issues don Divisional Organiser of the LL.P.

is wages and conditions But to what and! It is invitable that support for thi in 1944. Apart from this considerable coaces papor is in the last analysis support for tration of former leading members of a political line which is essentially Trolskvist organisa to a it word be poor Trotskyist line-a line of diversion, of leftist adventurism, which can only help number sible to mention & the Tories. We need to warn our com- prominent members who have fould it.

rades in the Labour movement of where portant jobs in the Labour movement.

such a policy car lead, and to develop Tone Mir I full Hime lauren torea.

ТОД" the habit of testing every argument and tioned, is a full-time lecturer every line of policy put forward by work- National Council of Labour Collegos Mr. J. Hinchcliffe, a former R.C.P. and ing out what it means in terms of im.

mediate action here. Thus John W.I.L. member, and a regular СОД- Lawrence's line is in essence counter- tributor to Socialist Appeal, is also acuive revolution and forcible overthrow of the in the South-East London N.C.L.C. Mr.

Soviet Government. It is not difficult to S. Bidwell, a former Socialist Appeal see in whose interests the carrying out contributor, is a leading figure in the of such a policy would be

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Sections of the attack on 'Socialist Outlook' which appeared In 'World News' the CP weekly Journal In 1954.

In 1949 and 1950 the NEC is opposed to any struggle to who are not familiar with the post-war history of Stalinism.

of the Labour Party arbitrarily force the Tories to resign.

Johnstone writes: expelled Labour Party mem- The Trotskyists, he alleges, bers who supported the British 'always had a somewhat strange 'When some of them [Trot- Peace Committee-a Stalinist conception unity. The skyists in the Labour Party] Here Socialist Labour League, front organization. we expelled for their fac- were reproduce the speech in full reply, believes that the only tional activities, Healy pleaded kind of unity that counts so that there can be no room to the 1950 Labour Party con- for equivocation the unity in action of the "loyal ference that 'they were •Yiewsley and West Drayton working class political members of the Labour Party Labour Party culminating campaign and have nothing to do with T. G. Healy (Streatham CLP): General Strike to get rid of the the Communist Party or any of move the reference Tory back government. its organizations". the section of the Report of This unity can be estab- In more recent years he and Southern lished dealing with the only through the his friends have denounced the Regional Council on the struggle for revolutionary lead- "opportunism" of the commun- What ground that there is no ersheept of unity? He is silens Johnstone's • men- ists in seeking unity with the of tion contamed Labour left!' suspension of the Yiewsley and —preaictably Now let us look at the facts: Labour Party The only 'unity' that John- West Drayton and the expulsion of some o stone advocates and approves is the unprincipled subordina- FACT ONE: No Trotskyists tion of the left wing the to were expelled from the Labour righ Party until 1954. So there was and a united campaign of all no appeal by Comrade Healy of reformism against Silades against expulsions of Trotsky- Trotskyism, which fights for ists at the Labour Party con- the political independence ference in 1950! and the working class state The immeasurable political power. dishonesty of Johnstone is no- This is arbitrary abstraction merely based on where revealed with such clar- ity as in this attempt to twist the writings o stone is based on verifiable facts. It the truth. Comrade Healy's speeches at is possible that in his haste to distort Trotskyist policy and the 1950 Conference was, history, Johnstone overlooked fact, devoted attack of this 'unity the the evidence in against witch-hunting of reformism and Stal- Stalinist fellow-travellers in the action Labour Party by the right wing inism against Whatever the it and was a defence of the right reason, would be a political crime to of individua members to dis conceal it from those workers sent from official policy.

G. Healy, SLL Natlonal Secretary

Top: Slansky. Above: Tito plctured during its leading members from the Labour Party several months ago. 'It is necessary to present to this conference the facts of the case, because otherwise the delegates at the conference are simply left to rely on rumours and what they read in the press. My party is extremely perturbed at the atmosphere of witch-hunting and general persecution of people who may inside the express Labour Party opinions which, may, from time to time, coincide with those of people who are classed as fellow-travellers.

'We feel that it is a scandal to create such an atmosphere, especially since many of these people are loyal members of Labour Party and have nothing whatsoever to do with the Communist Party or any of its organizations.' (Report of the 49th Annual Conference of the Labour Party-Margate 1950.) The excision of the relevant parts of the speech by John- stone in order to prove the opposite of that intended by Comrade Healy quite clearly reveals Johnstone for what he really is: a charlatan masquer- ading as a 'Marxist scholar' If Johnstone was really con- cerned about historical truth, he could have done no better than to recount the speech made by Comrade Healy at the previous conference of the red during Second World Wr Healy Konni tence Solley-two left MPs who were foreign policy in 19 Zilliacus, still fellow-travellir Communist British Peace Con flict with the of Tito-Stalin 'Mr T. G. Healy am not traveller of Mr Mr Solley. here is not the Zilliacus Mr OI democratic principl men and women and died in this mo right speak, have their opir of expulsion threats. The of our tive time time to anti-democratic the Communist Pa ticularly the munist Party. 'But what is with anti-democr same dure practised as and as is coW against ents. rty, Blackpool 1949. speech Comrade de a principled de- Zilliacus and o left wing Labour expelled for reactionary licy in 1949. time, at the was -travelling with the Party the ace Committee and ome into open con- the CP on the issue to-Stalin conflict: G. Healy (Streatham fellow- of Mr Zilliacus or What ls at Mr views but c principle for which have fought n this movement: the to differ and heir opinions demo- discussed without pulsion and fear he National Execu- party have from criticized the practices lunist Party and par- Russian Com- we are presented rancation The ti-democratic in Prague practised in Mos- nst political oppon- bureaucratic expulsi "This must be su the test of argume the test of reason labour movement purpose, instead the Mr Solley, the Natio tive are giving undi ence to those ideas effect they are mak fession of weakness to expel them from I believe that th strong enougn lo views of Mr Solley. Under fighting against you are in parts of those view procedure. For this ask the conference the Supplementary I ciple inside the Par It is a recognize the Trotskyists defended the democ of fellow-travellers with agreeing while the defended those who skyist views in tl Party This was their FACT TWO: The e Trotskyists began the conflict became r wing because of the nationalization the Attl policy by ment and the retu Tories. The opposition supporters found its in the Constituen rartes ana trade particularly in of Youth, League conscription like the Walls Korean ones. British "the from being inspires developments, considerably The British titude to the left in Party has been a grotescue opportunism. 1950s and discourage of a strong tion the Labour Party an provoke individuals expulsion by decisions in the manner In this way were isolated from ization taking say that the independent left. Labour Party it did the right. Its favourite tac involve individual bers and MPs in the "peace' jamborees o Stalin's hatchet-men Europe, knowing fi attendance parades would resu diate expulsion. sectarian side. But when unable to contain tl development particularly during ite' pnase, it then opportuni the most principled manoeuvr right against the let the meaning attack on the look'. This was also rev the National and Do Stevedores began recru unlon ers in the rather when dockers began 'blue union Stalinists ported the right w

TUC

in expelling union'. This action not ened union organiz: northern docks, tated the introduc Devlin plan the unions. It is true CP feared an wing the much more than mem- party IPs in the fraudulent borees organized by tchet-men in Eastern lowing full well that these pacifist uld result in imme- Ision. That was the the CP was contain the left-wing and control it, y during the 'Bevan. it then resorted to opportunist and un- st the left. This was shameless oI the 'Socialist Out- s also revealed when Amalgamated and Dockers "blue an recruiting dock- northern ports-or of thousands join the in the north. The immediately sup- • right wing of the expelling the "blue ion not only weak- 1 organization in the locks, but also facili- introduction of the prevented and unity of the achieved. The trend i Party ran counter t Communist of the ers busy 'British reformist Socialism'. The main document "peaceful transition' ism through dictated by Stalin p So the walle the youth were den abolition of Johnstone ing that national ser cut from two y be months. And why Because 18 the youth in defen proficient Britain' but not l abroad! gọ to surprising that this pro-imperialist line support in the rank youth. While moving et was munist Party the right. The left ment in the Labour reflected in emergence in the Lat groups 'Socialist like the well by as of Labour MPs Zilliacus S. and Labour's foreign po Unable movement and sub class-coll the and pacifist Stockholm Stalinists decided t the back. did this b They hunting attack ist lished in Views' (No. 12, weekly publication Party munist 'Comment'. The publication attack was with virulent launched by the L National Executive and leading members The author uses McKaig. But judgin it could have bee ful Johnstone spurs in the art of not that tive Committee of expelled five Party supporters same year i.e. after News' article and al scribing of 'Sociali: the main question the expellees been members of monary Communist British section of International? The article-whi duce in part—has The first is to re right wing tion about the pre ties of 'Socialist O right wing used cynical manner and expel our sup! The second - the article-is to try a Trotskyism by insi uncompromisi the of Trotskyists right-wing traitors diversion, ism which can on Tories.' was for the Stalinists 'Socialist Outlook'. left-wing only letarian internation period post-war anti-German toul of the Stalinists a wing. Administration terms of the threatened forçibly the Workers Press, We from nd in the Labour ounter to the policy nmunist Party lead time, the were ultra- the Road to lines of this the relating ransition' social- parliament' were • Stalin personally. of majority conscription by and com- he YCL, were plead- tional service should two years to 1 months would TO become defending 'their It hardly that this reactionary found the ranks of Labour Labour Party left the Com. moving to was The leftward move. le Labour Party was the growth of the cialist Outlook' and ene Labole left-wing Party, Socialist Fellowship', the opposition like the late nd S. O. Davies to reign policy. channel this and subordinate class-collaborationist of the charade Peace Petition, the decided to stab it in d this by witch- tack on the (Social was pub- Which News and 12, 1954) arty now re-named ublication of this timed to coincide witch-hunt the Labour rart e the 'Socialist Out- expel some of its of this article pseudonym, Barry ut judging from style have been a youth- earning his he art of distortion. little curious nittee of the Labour elled five well-known the 'Socialist in November of the the 'World cle and after the pro 'Socialist Outlook', question directed at Had they was: bers of the Revolu- the ommunist rarty, ction of the Fourth -which we repro- art—has two objects. is to reveal to tne as much informa. tne previous sup- evidence which the 3 used in the most witch-hunt TO supporters. ond - which is also of Johnstone's to try and discredi n by insinuating that struggle mpromising the against traitors is 'a line of oI lertist aaventur. 1 can only help the another reason talinists to hate the Outlook'. It was the that paper the principles of pro the ternationalism in against the chauvinism and the right the British Military the the Potsdam dismantle massive Reichs- Press, Wednesday May 24, 1!

Salzgitter st which employed workers, man Out ook' some to protec of the and re-establish of German and Briti in a struggle for United States of Eu The was to support agreement and to r many to the level cultural country its heavy ing attributin cynically the German not the to rivalries ot Germany and the l There minds that without cited aid of the Sta could right-wing banned the 'Sociali: 1954 and ving of the Labou FACT THREE: If skyists the Lal in politically selves from Party publicly there political reason ve make no apolo The year 1950 i beginning of strous campaign of and physical the by Stalinist against its since the Moscow Yugos avia was s an economic embarg vilified as their supporters urope peremptoril ured or hanged al of farcical trials. The frame-up concerted drive Yugoslav workers hard-won gains of contested civil war found, impact on labour movement. Much to. the a the Communist 1 faithful fellow-trave Party like criticized the Moscow while sympathized with T Yugoslavia at of the Cominform Work brigades League of Youth w Yugoslavia time same opportunist Tito, gave the lie inist slander had been restored lavia. As the campaigr Yugoslavia fresh support and of the Stalinists evident, Stalin dec credit the monumental this In stone wrote so mur lish and defend, t Semitism was cour ricious and lying ating people like i Silverman® in ern Europe. The 'Socialist O the campaign again inists over this and issues such as Ger ament and the sell Vietminh in For this it was I the dastardly ing' by 'World Nev Since this perio the spectre of Tro become more mena Whereas were slandere are welcomed to t rallies as par Star' effort to mon cr edibility of reforn the growth of the working-class n As the reader c the not that League attitude to the Communist Party

CONTINUED TON

May 24, 1972 PAGE 5 agitter steel works 1950, in 50,000 Ger- the 'Socialist conducted to protect the jobs workers solidarity the and British workers a Socialist for tes of Europe. at this time the Potsdam and to reduce Ger- he level of an agri- by destroy- industry and the war "people' and inter-imperialist Britain, France, nd the USA. doubt in our without the unsoli- not • 'Socialist Outlook purged the left. e Labour Party. REE: If the Trot- the Labour Party dissociated them- the Communist icly there was every ason to do so and mon- most terror launched talinist bureaucrac critics on the lef Moscow Trials. ria was subjected to fascists in remptorily shot, tor- anged after a series ne-up trials and the to deprive the of their gains of a bitterly- civil war had a pro act on the Britis! o the annoyance of Zilliacus strongly Cominform and Bevan publicly ed with Tito by visit- the height at ninform blockade. from the Youth which worked while at the criticizing the t foreign that began gather ort and as the lies linists became more British left by a udicia farce the 'Slansky Affair' which John- e so much to embel- lefend, blatant anti- was coupled with d lying attack impli- ple like Zilliacus and mythical plot capitalism in East- cialist Outlook' led ign against the Stal- this and many other h as German rearm I the sell-out of th in Geneva. it was rewarded by his period, relations abour's left and the t Party have become ed—but only because e of Trotskyism has ore menacing. past left slandered as fascist today they ned to the 'Morning es as part of a com- the preserve of reformism against of frotskyism in ng-class movement. readeciacan see, it is Socialist _changed has its Labour lefts, tone's friends in the

TOMORROW

PAGE 6 Workors Press, Wedneeday May 24, 1972 the Torv our is capitalist out its role seeing those interests thre and trade war, re-establish ship with the racialist, ultra European ruling class of Rh Many members Party have interests in that country.

reason set concocted with a view to as reconciliation and his Rhodesian Front g When one has way through the legalistic of the proposals, •humbug treaty, which would lines were drawn on maps in Professor V. G. Kiernan lactor emerges clearly-th have signed away their freedom distant cabitas. in "The Lords of the for decades. solidate families been privileged, white, ruling éli Kind', to be History was attempting Human were bandied ra bout populations repeat itself through the peers be order interoelalion car published by Penguin bandied fiag capitalism. on these principles, as even TrOl Books at the end of this Rased of at us pere were is.

opinion has pointed out. whom Europe Dunces Kiernan The Anti-Apartheid mos speaks ve on in the describes Euro- month, When the engress More Douga Home need the Apart from nOL

UCIUIC

claims when of Vienna the pean imperialist expan- rule waatsoever. teeko in the or andy istrusted Pearce Commission was made ur Alec Douglas-Home in Africa as in lots of many thousand sion stantly insisted Maurice Dorman and Sir 'scramble for territory. dence could only be concer people's com- Had the 5 million Africans ones-scarcely a of Ine basis or majority rule.

mission by the wildest stretch of Apartheid also the A humbug of treaties", Proposals of s scramble went Telected the imagination. At no time, even in the i the humbug scraps Sir Alec Douglas- cajoled Home as put to them by Lord An analogy with the National of paper that chiefs were seedele that there will be a gover Industrial Court under with or dullea into signing, Pearce. elected on the Donaldson does not them signing away lands that did adamant, joyful, they man, one votc. The Africar not belong to them. Frontier would have been party come amiss. hope to achieve parity in 70 years, acting black/white after that the the protector of and ratio in the Rhodesian Assembly ly-capitalist interests is fixed at 57:53, regardless those interests threatened of 21 Id-wide recession, inflation the fact that there are now black Rhodesians to every white desperate to are relation- Rhodesian' close ultra-right, The ruling white minority of an ruling class of Rhodesia.

Rhodesia intends to keep an iron of the Tory 'their' African territory. grip on In a land of rich mineral and vital economic where s in that country. For this agricultural resources, Africans forced to work of proposals were are conditions, ed with a view to a speedy under slave labour Smith profit margins are high. with Ian • Rhodesian Front govern- Tan Smith and the Rhodesian Front determined to make are sure that it is they who will con- has worked one's tinue to reap these rewards. In this, they are behaving true to one major tradition of imperialism, the emerges clearly-the pro- the capital ultimately expansionism con- economies. As Kiernan states: ed, white, suing elite. No position 'In the of white conquest interpretation can be put and Africa, gold southern e principles, as even liberal the diamonds were strongest lure: the search was directed by of the same Anti-Apartheid movement men like Rhodes, Morgans and to majority stamp although Rockefellers who rearing Sir were of another sort in had con- empires America. In London the that 'indepen- of the Stock could only be conceded on interested section as sis of majority rule'. Anti- Exchange came to be known «Kaffr Circus". To this hol correctly: the says of holies of Europe, financial time, even in the unfore- racketeers flocked together from is it envisaged whom all quarters. ere will be a government men flags were flags of convenience principle of one Kiernan goes on: 'Despite the ne vot. The Africans may old lamentable record of the English and Dutch East India Companies in the «development" treatment native peoples, entrusted very was again being largely to chartered companies of Rhodes and private speculators. South his Africa Company 1889. received their charter in and organized more svstematically the methods that were already being used in southern Africa.

The methods of Cecil Rhodes, private speculator par excellence, were not very much different to Both relied those of Ian Smith. of the native the crushing on for the furtherance of people their aims, and Smith will con- tinue to do so with increased repression.

REPRESSION

Hundreds of Africans are im- because prisoned of their opposition to Smith's government.

Several shot dead during were Commission's the Pearce stay. The sheer weight of repressive is destined to stifle legislation forever 1 These most moderate opposition. laws serve to the desperate demonstrate position of a savage élite-the Industrial Conciliation Act, Law and Order Maintenance Act, Un- lawful Organizations Act, Land Tenure Act, African Affairs Act, etc... The working class of Britain would do well to examine the manner in which a ruling class in crisis will summon all the legal weapons possible to crush dissension. any potential Conciliation Industrial Rhodesia is not so very far re- moved from Relations Act of this country.

Cecil Rhodes had resorted to the slaughter of the two tribes inhabiting then the territory which he invaded and arrogantly named himself. after In Matabele War of 1893 and the Mashona and Matabele Rebellions of 1896-1897, Africans fought heroically against enormous odds.

They defeated by were technologically superior barbarism of the invaders. Smith, on the other hand, has armed himself with "legality' ', but when does not suffice, he, like Cecil Rhodes, resorts to the gunning down of Africans. Having used the full panacea of legal terror, Smith had hoped that the 'natives' would be silent during the Pearce Commission's visit. African reaction was, how- ever, heroic and vociferous. The facts of African existence speak for themselves. Left: One-roomed •house In Butawayo. awayo. Europeans earn on average, ten times the Smith government on the education a grave shortage of schools, jobs and famil labour conditions. There are Of the of 5,220,000 Africans Rhodesia 775,800 Un- only in are of paid employment, 113,100 these in the homes of whites as the menials. In fallen by ye, as last ten employment has per cent. Over one half of all African workers are in the two lowest paid categories—i.e. agriculture the and domestic. Europeans earn, on average, ten times more than any The African while ten times more is Act of spent by the Smith government on the education of a white child Industrial than on the education of a black child. Anti-Apartheid has rightly 'Smith called educational policy 'Education for Serfdom', territory saying: "The qualifications for the the franchise require four years of secondary education. But in introduced fought 1966 Rhodesia a "African special of special system the which 75 per into cent of African secondary school students will be channelled by 1976. This system provides only two years' that secondary education and is geared to practical rather the academier bies wis subiects. academic not necessarily increase African voters.' Ian Smith has tried consistently to brand opposition to his policies as barbaric. Thus in speaking of the strikes and demonstrations which occurred during the Pearce Commission's inquiry he claimed: Workers Prose, Wad In Butawayo. Above: Cleaning floors, any African, n average, ten times more than the education of a white child than on the education o ols, jobs and family housing and Africans are being for now 21 black Rhodeslans to every white Rhodesian.

"Those responsible for all this barbaric destruction have ironic- ally played right into our hands.

What greater proof could anyone have of their lack of maturity, lack of civilization, their inability to make any constructive contri- bution?

SELL-OUT

the lhis may prove to be the philosophy cornerstone of leading to a sell-out. African branded as will be 'barbaric', manipulated', 'immature'. But this must not be allowed to happen. The voice of the Africans was heard and their opinion by millions of seen British television viewers. It was voice of people the true a oppressed by very real social and problems, people economic a 'allowed' for the first time to express themselves 'freely'—at the several lives. cost of As the liberal Southern African Research Office report puts it: 'Strikes and demonstrations are illegal in Rhodesia. The opportunity for activity given by Commission's visit been taken to obtain international recognition of the facts that in rkers Prose, Wedneeday May 24, 1972 PAGE 7 209 Sallsbury. Below: Dominican Convent, But- African, while ten times more is spent by on the education of a black child. There Is ricans are being forced to work under slave ry white Rhodesian. the British-owned asbestos mine miners are paid my between an African many and £10 per month; and in the African townships near Salisbury many workers are regimented into hostels; there is a grave shortage of family housing, and an even graver shortage of schools for and teenagers jobs for older people. In each of the areas in which riots have occurred, political opposition to the settle- ment terms has been associated with such grievances, for these inevitable results of are the white domination.' E. D. Morel in his book "The Black Man's Burden' wrote in 1920: "The Chartered Company never cared a snap of its fingers for the Colonial Office.' British big business interests today will, in like manner, not hesitate to defy United Nations sanctions or the Foreign Office.

will no The Tory government facilitate this of doubt form 'rebellion' while crushing rank- and-file working-class 'rebellion' with all the power at its com- mand. Morel also said, 50 years ago, that 'the Rhodesian outrage is an intolerable national dis- grace'. This holds true today, th disgrace by being augmented equally outrageous measures en- acted within national boundaries.

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OVER-POPULATION OR P

CAUSE OF WORLD HUN

FRANKS.

PART 3

In addition to the com- modities mentioned in the previous two articles, a number of other products have been said to be in 'over-supply' in recent weeks. These in- clude: Fruit To try and dry up the apple and pear surpluses in Britain a new, special govern- ment grant for grubbing up orchards was made available in August 1971 and will con- tinue until March 1973. Other officially measures recommended include in- creased use of atmospheric and temperature-controlled long- term storage, and the introduc- tion of an alternative variety to Cox's to extend the market.

In March 1972 citrus growers in Spain stated that they urgently néeded financial aid to dispose of up to 250,000 tons of surplus oranges 'which are expected to rot on the trees over the next few weeks'.

'Surplus threat to banana trade' "The world's 6-million-ton international banana trade has • face serious prob- begun to lems—mainly because of over- production-according to a study issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome yesterday. The study which draws on data up to 1970 warns in a foreword that "in the last few years the serious excess sup- threat of plies has hung over the market and in some cases the foreign exchange earnings of exporting •' (Fi- countries have suffered".

nancial Times' March 23, 1972) article goes on to give The nice example of how a exchange-value of goods is the prime concern of capitalists, with use-value-usefulness to human needs—barely an after- thought. In addition to its role in world trade, the banana-the largest single fruit in inter- national trade-is a staple diet for families in tropical zones.'

Cocoa The most harvest recent was 'an all-time record,' and is 'creating serious Attempts to fix an Inter- national Cocoa Agreement be- tween 40 'producer' and 'con- sumer' countries fell through at the end of March with negotiators United States wanting, to pay a minimum price of 20 cents per pound and Brazil demanding at least 25 cents. Wool At the end of 1971 the Australian wool stockpile reached the point of being the biggest held by any. wool- producing country in modern Stocks history. are being stored in old sheds last used in the World War II. One reason for the decline in demand has been the in- day May 24, 1972

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creased of synthetic use fibres. Last November, an Minister, told Australian growers that 'time is running out for the industry.! English 'Financial The Times' commented about what was for years described as the industry backbone Australia: 'Instead of cutting back output, graziers continue to grow wool and to stay on the land as if it were their god- given right to do so' Rubber "The plight market's is simply that of too big stocks of rubber around the world to neet a demand that is being nt by the depressed level ol industrial activity among many of the major rubber-consum- countries. It is being ing aggravated by over-capacity in world synthetic rubber.' ('Fi- nancial Times", March 1, 1972.) (Hardly a day goes by, but some commodity or other is pronounced 'in glut' on the Farming and Raw Materials page of the 'Financial Times.') Footwear British shoe manufacturers met in December to discuss how to defend the British market against a 'frightening' . of imports, particularly flood from Italy and Hong Kong. On the other hand, exports to the USA - the biggest British customer — have been hit by the Nixon measures of August 15. Chemicals Millions of pounds worth of chemical plant is standing idle and throughout rusting capitalist world. In Europe over £1,000m of plant has been taken out of production. For example, a fifth of all equipmen. in Western Europe for making the plastic PVC is not being used. The 'Financial Times' of February 16, 1972, indicates that some capitalists may be painfully discovering a few facts concerning the anarchy ,production, capıtalist examined and discussed in some detail by Karl Marx more than a century ago. In Britain, ICI has sacked 3,250 workers since last sum- mer because of a 'glut' of poly- ester fibre. The United States' import surcharge is said to have cut off overnight 30 per cent of European production taken by the Us. In addition, Tapanese firms are 'dumping' fibre on the European market at very low prices. Times' ex- 'Financial The plains: 'Many producers are now learning the hard way some- thing which the newcomers may take tıme to realıze; that it is no good bulding plants which rely on exports for their profitability if you yourself know little about conditions in those export markets. 'In the past many producers laid plans to export 30, 40 or 50 per cent of the output from a new plant and then found to their dismay that the trade could only be won by ruinous price cutting. Moreover, they Top: textile manufacture-increased use dustry is riddled with 'dumping' and clo discovered that their competi- tors who manufactured in those export markets could play the same game and ship back to their country equally large tonnages of equally low- priced chemicals—a very ex- pensive stalemate.' Milk Certainly, not all food supply figures have improved and the overpopulation theor- ists are ever quick to use a falling or static production to prove that resources are run- ning out. For example, the re- versal of the international milk situation from heavy over- shortage in supply to acute some areas within hardly more a year is taken as con- than clusive proof that surpluses are only a temporary phenome- non. However, what is carefully forgotten is the fact that the reduction reflects not the rise of population relative to the mig eased use of synthetics is cutting demand. A g' and closures. In Europe £1,000m of plant has amount of milk, but the U severity of the campaign by capitalist governments in cut- ting dairy In the Common Market area 500,000 dairy cows—2.4 per cer cent of the EEC herd slaughtered in 1970. were World-wide measures taken deliberately to 'discourage' milk production and reduce surpluses during 1971 have included: slaughter of cows (all EEC, Finland and Switzer- land), direct, reduction of prices to producers (Finland), holding back of payments to farmers (Austria, Canada, Ire- land and Switzerland), increase in price of cattle feed-stuffs (Finland, Norway, Switzer- land), conversion from milk to beef production (all EEC, Austria, Switzerland, New on im- Zealand), restrictions ports of feed-stuffs (Finland) and disposal of surpluses abroad (Austria, Canada, all EEC, Norway, Switzerland, Above: chemical plant-the in I plant has been taken out of production.

United States). danger resulting One great from the deliberate holding back of production of any commodity is that a sudden drop in yield, a bad harvest or onset of disease could turn a situation 'surplus' previous into a calamitous famine and a consequent rocketing of prices in a very short time. Just as "threat' surpluses are to a capitalists, so famines are a 'favourable situation' so long as their product has not been directly hit by the catastrophe in question. According to the United Nations, most milk-producin countries have disposed large dairy "excesses' through the FOOD AID programmes to under-developed countries.

The next article will examine 'humanitarian' how these schemes are used to the advan- tage of the powerful capitalist nations. nd, CONTINUED TOMORROW

BY GUEST REVIEWER,

TIM HORROCKS

Both "The Hospital' and 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg' deal with sick- ness and disease as indivi- dual tragedies in the con- text of scatty humour. "The Hospital' has been taken to be some kind attempt to do to the American health industry what 'M.A.S.H.' dismally failed to do for the Korean (read Viet- where But nam) war.

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with was peopled self-consciously humorous characterizations, The Hos- pital' approaches characteriza- tion in a more naturalistic manner. The humour arises largely from formal and intellectual ironies-patients who end up in the wrong beds, have the wrong operations, or are simply forgotten to death' (as the film puts it) played off against overworked, picture underpaid hospital staff, con- ditioned by years of work among the sick into a matter- of-fact attitude to their work.

In truth, like all workers, they are alienated from their means of production and the product of their labour — a point the film glibly glides around as if it were some kind of eternal quality inherent in 'human nature'. The script is intelligently written from a genuinely com- mitted liberal point of view (by Paddy Chayefsky)—which puts it way ahead of 'M.A.S.H.'- class but it is precisely the the commitment nature of which, in the end, robs the film of any positive content.

the This happens because film shifts the problem into the dilemma of an individual staff doctor, a dilemma which the film seeks to invest with tragic status, but which in the end can only be invested with pathos. George C. Scott gives a fine performance as Dr Bock, the central character, who begins im- the film (symbolically) potent contemplating and suicide, surrounded by organ- izational chaos about which he do nothing. Half can way through he meets Diana Rigg and her father (who turns out to be an 'avenging angel' who systematically murders the sup- posed villains of the chaotic situation). With Diana Rigg, Scott dis- covers he is not impotent after all, and from there on the dilemma of the character poses itself as: 'Either go off with the girl to the Mexican moun- tains and live a simple life doing useful medical work, or commit suicide.' This is the substance of some extremely heavy scenes which are, naturally, the most irrelevant things in the film, despite the fact that they are its formal centre. In the end Scott goes a third way—he Alan Bates in 'A Day in the Death of Joe E accepts his responsibility as a leading doctor in the hospital, and goes off to 'try again'. This might be an acceptable decision were it not for the fact that 'responsibility' is seen in the most banal petty-bourgeois and entirely indivi- terms, dualistically. What does this show? That the liberal middle-class stratum from which Chayetsky comes, in the midst of a capitalist crisis, surmounts the dilemma of nihilism or 'back to nature'.

Nevertheless it still sees the problem in false terms, out- side of the class struggle, out- side of the fight for socialism which alone can ensure a service, "responsible' health and retreats into itself.

In doing so it tries to run away from things not only formally, but also in content by covering up the situation with well-written jokes whose only function is to lower political consciousness and transfer the attention of the audience onto the dilemma of "tragic' Shakespearian the individual. Of course the film does not stop here. It makes a number • jibes at student and of cheap black-nationalist radicalism, whereas a scientific approach would criticize such radicalism in terms of the struggle of the major classes. True it is wrong to call a film bad art because it does not provide a Marxist analysis and a policy for the working class. It is correct, however, to criticize it for being cheap in its pressionism. Arthur Hiller the director (who made "Love Story') has found a mechanical narrative the small style which has virtue of not getting in the way of the author's message. Creatively he adds nothing through use of the medium, contenting himself with the occasional gratuitous tracking 'over-the- shot and a few shoulder and see-through-the- window' shots as the doctor pondering his gazes out dilemma. h of Joe Egg' The director of 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg comes nowhere this level of near competence, and in fact does not even provide a context in which the actors can achieve effective characterizations.

In fact I have rarely seen a film which adds up to less than this one does. A couple of funny flashback scenes and a nice bit of lighting in a beach scene do little to compensate for the complete meaninglessness of the second halt of the film, where nothing fits, nothing is sufficiently motivated, and where the director's attitude to the narrative — always one-dimen- sional and inept-does little than show us separate more and incomprehensible charac- ters going through a rigmarole which is supposed to say something about the massive pressures that bringing up a defective child places on the parents' relationship. Yet everything said above about the class content of "The Hospital' applies almost ver- batim to 'Joe Egg'. I find it difficult to be more precise about my comments on this him, mainly because the content is so elusive ana its presentation so mindless. If you want to see a film more baffling, but unconsciously so, than 'Last Year At Marienbad', then see this. I would, however, recom- mend "The Hospital', and also another film which, dealing to some extent with the American health industry (again in the context of scatty humour), manages to achieve through a real richness of structure and imagery a much more profound and genuinely disturbing com- ment on the subject. While drawing the attention to the individual dilemma, it does not get stuck there, but multi-faceted, preserves detached mixture of irony and deep sympathy in its point of view of that character and her situation. I refer. •to Otto Preminger's film 'Such Good Friends'. Workers Press, Wednesday May 24, 1972 PAGE 9 Oh what fun to be at "Punch', Salesmen with Investors Over- edited William Davis, seas Services (IOS) have been former business editor of "The described as the most unortho- Guardian'. Davis, a well-known dox operators since the first "radical', has just sent two of brush seller took to the road his contributors on a super a couple of centuries ago.

IOS-ers, as they were known, project. Bernie Alan Brien of the 'New were a race apart. Statesman' and 'Sunday Times' Cornfeld, the founder of the is in Saigon giant mutual fund empire, complaining, used to ask his prospective notice, about the wear and tear •Do to his purple shoes. men a single question: sincerely want Meanwhile in Derry William to said 'Yes', Hardcastle, of the they they presenter were BBC's hired. World at One', has Since the company fell into taken up battle stations.

financial difficulties Their from the instructions sales- Davis: 'Produce mood men have drifted off into many some pieces.' different occupations. In Take Pierre Rossi. September 1970 he formed two companies called Capital Life Insurance and International Praise for Heath from an 'un- Insurance Holding. They were Ferney-Voltaire, expected' quarter, the capitalist from a run press said the other day when tiny French village the near Swiss border, examining an article by Senator which is also Kennedy. 'Unex- IOS's world administrative Edward 'unexpected'? pect id'? Why headquarters. Kennedy The companies Nothing that the insurance family ever engaged in would have now come to the attention of Barclays Bank. The com- panies, it seems, have falsely represented that Barclays their bank. The misrepresent- was noticed a couple of ation months ago when International Insurance Holding offered £2m bonds for sale to investors in in Britain and abroad. Barclays have had some difficulties in pursuing their Both inquiries. companies appear to have vanised. FOOTNOTE: IOS has decided not to hold its annual meeting this vear in Toronto because of outstanding litigation facing the some of and company its directors. Actor Rex Harrison is setting a luxurious pace at the BBC have revealed basic conflicts with Heath. He is starring in a production the article, published by of 'Don Ouixote' and demand.

In the Tory Bow Group, Kennedy ing all the trimmings normally Hollywood Heath's Ulster initia- associated praises with Heath Imagine tives. 'Prime Minister the extravaganzas. faced the challenge,' budget control man's face when has he 'and for he heard Harrison wanted a writes, helicopter to take him back Meanwhile, back in Ulster, and forward to the set each the torture and indiscriminate day. The film is being shot in murder of civilians goes on...

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Our Housing Correspondent THE NATIONAL Coal Board has announced the closure of THE LONDON Evening the Glebe colliery at Washing- Standard' recently ton and the runhing down of carried an advertisement the Morrison Busty pit at Ann- Camden Borough from field Plain, both on the Dur- Council stating thạt they ham coalfield. would not implement the The Board that the says Tory Housing Finance both reserves at are now

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and capacity lost by the miners' They will strike would be replaced in the are hoping they next few weeks, said Derek Ezra, hold out. But some of them the NCB chairman, yesterday.

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Name Address Bert Board, with his wife Joseppina ar the tenants and they don't seem to be doing that. If they do, it will give a lead to other councils.

'The council was elected by the people in the borough, and for the government to say it will put their own in their man over heads should never be allowed.

It just shows how much they really care for democracy.'

Mr Board lives with his wife and five children in a flat for which he now pays nearly £10 a week. If rents are doubled, he says, it will be impossible to make ends meet. He does not have any faith in the promised rent rebate scheme.

'We applied for a rebate,' he said, 'and they said we could not be considered for one until we applied for a Family Incomes Supplement. When we did that they said we could not get a Family Incomes Supplement because we were getting a rebate.

'My mother used to. tell us about life in the 1920s and I think it is going back to those days. needed social you security, then they came into your home to see if you had any- thing to sell. They will be doing the same thing now if you ask for a rebate when the rent increases come in. vicious circle, Mr 'It's a Board said. 'Many families are just living on. the borderline now. You don't like having to keep denying your kids things all the time, but when you have five children and are faced with th A CROWDED and angry meeting of local residents at Redditch, a 'new town' south of Birmingham, has demand- ed to know what the local development corporation is going to do about rent levels under the Tories' Bill. Redditch is one of the most expensive of the new towns and last month. hun- staged dreds of housewives a protest march against the Bill led by Mrs Ivy Jones.

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. Labour man on the corporation, Councillor Whatton, defend to the means test contained 'in the Bill. Several of his former sup- porters declared that they would not book him again. Many speakers pointed out that rents were already so high that many houses in Redditch were standing empty. Mrs Jones declared that only united action by tenants through- out the country could force the Tories back over the Bill.

Several other speakers thought the Tories would themselves have to be pushed out if the Bill was to go. Tory members of the corpora- Her tion said as little as possible. el red throughout the meeting, leaving 1 and Tony. 'If all this had been brought up when the General Election was pending, he said, 'you know which party would have been elected. Now the Tories are in they are trying to hit the work- ing class hard. The only way to stop these rent increases is to sling the Tories out. It is the same thing they are doing to the unions,' he added.

the union leaders won't • But fight them. Instead of standing government, they tell up to the their members to do what the government says. 'They , paid out the £55,000 fine, and where has it got them?

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But in the end there were no firm promises of action from the corporation. One local resident, Mr V. Green, said afterwards the people would 'take this no longer', 'It's time that the people of the country stood up for them- • do so. They are being forced to selves. As an immediate measure, a committee of residents has been formed which will meet the cor- poration again. Meanwhile it will go ahead with plans to withhold ible rents 'above the level which ten- ants consider 'fair".

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BY JOHN SPENCER OUR FOREIGN EDITOR

STREET BATTLES re- the USSR ported from the Lithu- The move was 'justified' by the anian city of Kaunas Stalinists because it brought un- doubted military advantages indicate that nationalist to the Soviet Union-though these hostility to the Stalinist squandered Stalin's were by bureaucracy in the Soviet failure to prepare for the Nazi invasion in 194l. Leon Trotsky the wrote at time: rapid rate. It cannot be doubted that control over the military bases on Reuter reported last Sun- the Baltic coast represents day that thousands of youths strategical advantages. But this alone cannot determine the shouting 'Freedom for of neighbouring states. invasion Lithuania' battled with police The defence of isolated an and troops for two days in workers' depends state much the city more on the support of the last week in sym- labouring masses all over the pathy with a political pro- world than three on two or himself tester who set on supplementary strategical fire and burned to death.

points. 'The strangling of the At least one policeman died of people of the suffered USSR, particularly of the injuries fights with stone-throwing national minorities, by police crowds, while methods, repelled the majority of second policeman was in hospital, the toiling masses of the neigh- sources in Kaunas said. Hun- dreds of rioters were reported to bouring countries from Moscow. 'The invasion of the Red Army have been arrested. is seen by the populations not as Kaunas is Lithuania's second act of liberation, but largest city, with a population of as an violence, 306,000. act of and thereby facilitates the Soviet parachute mobilization of troops and KGB units world public opinion against the drawn mainly from Central Asian USSR by the imperialist powers. and the Caucasus That is why it will bring in garrisons moved in the to reinforce the police, and by last Saturday the instance more harm than demonstrations advantages to the

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had died down, Trotsky's the sources said. prophetic warning The troubles started on May was only too well-founded. The Stalinist 14 bureaucracy when Roman Talanta. all the 1n Catholic, Roman burned himself Baltic states began systematic to death in Kaunas Park. Sources campaign of Russification, riding roughshod said he had done it for political over national The feelings of the populations.

reasons. rioting began last Their languages were Thursday, the day of Talanta's and are funeral. discriminated against, and many Lithuania is the 'leaders of imposed from a predominantly 17,000 Moscow Catholic and cannot even speak the country, of the language of the they members church recently country petitioned the United Nations On Stalin's death govern. in alleging religious 1953, the June 12 plenum of the persecution. Central Committee Like Latvia and Estonia, Lithu- resolved to distortion 'end the Soviet was annexed by Stalin of the nationality policy. following conclusion of his with Hitler 1939. At that meeting, Kalnberzins, The pact in Baltic first secretary of the Latvian CP, pact relegated the three half admitted that under states and the eastern of pressure Poland to the Soviet sphere of from Moscow the Leninist princi- influence. been fossationalated. nationality policy had After pre- After presenting the bourgeois proposed regimes of the Baltic states cisely week, the with one rectification' ultimatum, Stalin moved his measures were an forces dropped and Russification of the the border and forcibly incorporated them Baltic States has since proceeded into

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cates the depth of oppositional feeling, particularly among the youth. Lithuania shares a border with Poland and is not far from the Polish Baltic ports which erupted in so-called 'food riots' in December 1970. The Polish fighting brought Edward Gierek appointed party secretary amic promises of reforms. The Polist example has clearly not been lost on the Lithuanians. Fight the Torles' 'fair rents' Bill 7.30 'New p.m. Lion', The Wicker. 'The engin- eers' pay claim and the Tory government.' DONCASTER: Thursday May 25, 7.30 p.m. 'Spread Eagle' (by the Co-op). 'The Industrial Relations Act and the Tory government.' LIVERPOOL: Thursday, May 25, _ 8 p.m. YMCA, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool 1. MANCHESTER: Thursday, May 25, 8 p.m. Wheat Sheaf, High Street. SOUTHALL: Thuraday May 25, 8 p.m. Parkway Rooms (Rent office). Racecourse Estate. Northolt (next to swimming pool). Hamdden. 4.15-4.30 Miri mawr. wild 6.01-6.15 Y dydd. HTV West as above except: 6.05- 6.30 Report West. ANGLIA: 11.00 London. 3.15 Cley. 3.45 Giant of Cockley Yoga. 4.15 News. 4.18 Cartoons.

4.30 Romper room. 4.55 London.

6.00 About Anglia. 6.35 London.

7.00 Shirley's world. 7.30 Lon- don. ATV MIDLANDS: 11.00-2.33 Lon- don. 3.10 Good afternoon. 3.35 Stars. 3.45 Women today. 4.10 Mrs Muir. 4.40 Grasshopper island. 4.55 London. 6.00 ATV today. 6.35 London. 7.00 Odd couple. 7.00 London. ULSTER: 11.00-2.32 London. 4.30 Romper room. 4.50 News. 4.55 London. 6.00 UTV reports. 6.15 7.00 What's on? 6.35 London. Sporting challenge. 7.30 London.

YORKSHIRE: 11.00 London. 3.00 Sound of .. 3.15 Hadleigh. uru/ don. 6.00 Calendar, weather. 6.30 University challenge. 7.00 Jokers s Press, Wednesday May 24, 1972 PAGE 11 GLASGOW electricians have joined the campaign to set up Councils of Action in throughout major centres Britain to defend the work- ing class against the Tory offensive. Liverpool Trades Council has already decided to inaugurate such a council on Merseyside.

The councils become an urgent necessity in the trade union and labour movement as the Tories prepare plans to smash the trade unions with the assistance of the judiciary and the military. The Glasgow central EPTU branch has passed the follow- ing resolution: "This branch supports the Liverpool Trades Council in the setting up of Councils of Action to defeat the Tory government. The branch urges the Glasgow Trades Council to form a Council of Action in Glasgow of trade unionists, unemployed workers, tenants and socialist and labour organizations despite the In- dustrial Relations Act and bring down the Tory govern- ment?

NORTH LONDON:

Thursday May 25, 8 p.m. 'Bricklayer's Arms, Tottenham High Rd (nr White Hart Lane) CROYDON: Thursday May 25, 8 p.m. 'The Anchor' (corner of Southbridge Rd and South End). LUTON: Thursday May 25, 8 p.m. St John Ambulance Hall, Lea Rd. SOUTH EAST LONDON: Thura- Engineers' ACTON: Monday June 5, 8 p.m. Co-op Hall, High Rd.

EAST LONDON: Tuesday May 30, в р.т. "Aberfeldy", Aber- foldy St, E.14. AYLESHAM: Thursday June 1 3 p.m. The Legion (Old Work.

ing Men's Club), Burgess Rd.

wr. wild. 7.30 London. 12.00 Odd couple. 12.30 Weather. GRANADA: 11.00 London. 2.30 Edgar Wallace. 3.30 Yoga. 3.55 Camera in action. 4.10 News.

Peyton Place. 4.40 Paulus. 4.55 London. 6.00 Newsday. What's 6.30 University challenge. on. 7.00 Simon Locke. 7.30 London.

TYNE TEES: 11.00 London. 3.00 Sound of 3.15 Hadleigh. 4.10 News. 4.15 Crossroads. 4.40 Make a wish. 4.55 London. 6.00 Today. 6.30 University challenge.

7.00 Jokers wild. 7.30 London.

11.55 News. 12.10 Epilogue.

SCOTTISH: 11.00-2.20 London.

3.30 Pinky and Perky. 3.45 Crossroads. 4.10 Dateline. 4.55 London. 6.00 Dateline. 6.15 Love American style. 6.30 Melody inn.

wild. 7.30 London. 7.00 Jokers 10.30 Sport. 12.35 Late call.

GRAMPIAN: 11.00-2.55 London.

3.38 News. 3.45 Women today.

Stewart. 4.10 Jimmy 4.40 Enchanted house. 4.55 London.

6.00 News, weather. 6.10 Gram- pian week. 6.35 London. 7.00 Jokers wild. • 7.30 London. 8.55 Police news. 9.00 London. 11.00 European cup winners çup final.

12.35 Epilogue.

PAGE 12 Workers Press, Wednesday May 24, 1972

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

WALTER CUNNINGHAM is the man who has refused to bow to the dictates of the Tory National Industrial Relations Court. While Jack Jones and Vic Feather confide with the CBI over an arbitration alternative to the Court, Cunningham—backed by the entire Shop Stewards' Committee on the Hull docks— stands firm. In an exclusive interview with Workers Press, he told he's got same stand, and when us of his determination to through the entire 32 stewards and to continue the fight there'll be another 32 to take to take their place. the being resist pressure I know from talking to men exerted by the Transport and docks on the that that's what General Workers' Union lead- would happen.' ers to get the Hull dockers to What does Cunningham think of Jack Jones and Vic Feather? give up their struggle: 'Jones said he didn't think the 'The these union only way Act could be as bad as this, but off the on the i knew leaders are going to get man dock even hook is by expelling us' he said. what it be like. was going to They've never "That expelling every been as solid on means T&GWU steward in all he maior any issue as they are on this.

then we'll And continue ports. 'We are the union. lones and as unofficial shop stewards' Con- O'Leary be able to must see mittees and Donaldson will still they're getting nowhere through with us.' have to deal the Court: they're getting their There is complete unity among legs cut from under them.

the Hull stewards on this •It's hard into words to put 'We have always worked tion. what I feel about these people. the "blue' well with stewards They should have contested the • the National (stewards from court. If the assets of the entire Amalgamated Stevedores' and threatened- -that is, union are Cunning- Dockers' Union),' says the non-docking sections as well ham: "They have nine out of the the -then instead of putting the port and we 32 stewards in the leaders should onus on us, work together in one committee.

have united all these sections to There is no dissension and there fight back. is no doubt at all that they stand other workers, Like many by us. Walter Cunningham now has •I am standing firm. I won't little faith in the Lite feaders to fightithe Tories, ability recognize the Court and I won't Even if they fine the feeble "cam- fo to it. me. especially after won't recognize it and I won't mounted before the Indus- paign' trial Relations Bill pay the fine. became law: TUC leaders I can't the I'm break- 'Some people say We asked them fighting the Act. but ing the law, rememher Hull shop early on. when I kid there to hoht it was

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by Act is not allowing a man the right to should have done it long ago. the speak going along same Instead they called for a dinner- it's the law path. Just because hour demonstration! doesn't make it right. 'Workers knew how this Act day, all 'At the end of the We've been going to work. was Donaldson do is subpoena stewards' And I talking our shop the If he he sume in that court. me to go Bill committee about it since the won't go. announced. We knew court he's going to forcibly have was first would happen, of because what to take me there. of the approach 'If iail. the negative he sertences me TUC. We knew where they would Then I'm prepared to go to jail.

as a bit of pressure steward will take go as another shop was applied.' my place and take exactly the

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WEATHER

MOST parts will be dry with

RHODESIA

but intervals first, sunny at Sir Alec told Commons the next will districts soon western stage had to be discussions inside become cloudy with outbreaks Rhodesia between the various of rain which will spread to most would which he acial groups, eastern districts later. ike to see happen. but could no Brighter will reach weather western districts during the late ensure. Secretary Shadow Foreien afternoon and evening. Callaghan urged Sir Alec Winds increasing to strong to lames to make it quite clear that gov- Temperatures gale in the west. ernment would not recommend will be near normal for late May.

'outside the ambit Dutlook for following 48 hours: a settlement of the five principles' Sunny intervals with occasional Smith suggested showers in the north west at first He also should be asked "embark but rain in later. many places discussions with African leaders especially in the north and west.

at an early stage. Temperatures near or abuve Sir Alec told Callaghan the normal. the Beria Patrol was part of sanction arrangements and would

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01-622 7029 as a newspaper at the Post Reristered Press Published Workers Press, Street, (TU). Printed by Plough Press Ltd. (TU). Cláphan Street. cHigh S The T&GWU official pres. course, are also applying sure'-on the dockers: 'We've had meeting with Dave Shenton, Regional Secretary of the T&GWU and Brian Barker, of the Humber Docks Group of the T&GWU. stewards and asked all the port "They spoke to. them to call the blacking off. We told them "No chance!" At the last meet- ing, Shenton told us that if we didn't get the black off, the next fine would be vicious. 'We still wouldn't do it so he said that Donaldson had told the union to get rid of dissenting shop stewards. Shenton said they didn't want to do that, but they might have to do it. I'm sure they will do it. 'We gave them a bit of a rousting for not putting a light up, and they walked out of the meeting' Defeat this fight is un- in thinkable to the dockers: "If we lose this one', Cunning- few years' ham explains, in a time there would be a negligible number of dockers. They are moving work away from the docks to container not only but to unregistered centres wharves and quays and paying the men there diabolical wages.

We have heard that in one of the four unregistered ports in the Goole area men are working 125 hours for £40.: In fact, in some places they don't even get a wage packet they have to go collect their money in a pub. And men are being picked out of he dole to go and do one day's work or two day? work. 'We accept modernization, but isn't why making goods cheaper when they are gelting about one-fifth the shifted at cost? It's brought unempinyment and prices are still going up.

had this to say Cunningham about Socialist Labour League's call for Councils of Action to unite the working class

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YOUR great start for our Fund this month must not be allowed to lag behind in any way. In this serious political situation most we must not become complacent In any way. On every front the class war is being stepped up. In Ulster, Britain, United States and Viet- nam, the capitalist class is using everything to lash out even more against the working class.

Workers Press is vital today. We must make sure that the working class wins these import- ant battles. We urge you all therefore to make a special effort this month.

The situation demands It. Collect extra amounts if you can, add something extra yourself. Let's go all out in these last vital eight days. Post all your donations immediately to: Workers Press May Appeal Fund 186a Clapham High St, London, SW4 7UG against the Tories: I've never wanted to become involved in politics, but I'm in it now, whether I like it or not, because it's a fight against the system. the Workers 'I agree with Press that this is a concern of the whole working class. It's a test-case for the working class.

I think workers all over the country are watching to see what the Hull shop stewards are going to do. Jones and Feather should have been doing this : long time ago. 'I think the call from the Socialist Labour League in the Workers Press for Councils of Action is quite right. The Act is an attack on the basic rights of all working men, and all the working class should fight back.'

• The Hull branch of TASS, a section of the AUEW, has passed 'full a resolution expressing its support for the stand . taken by Walter Cunningham and the Hult Port Shop Stewards' Committee against the Industrial Relations Act'. The branch says it 'hopes if required, to give, whatever support becomes necessary in the forthcoming period'. MANAGEMENT at Cleveland Twistdrill, Peterhead, have closed their factory because of five-week strike by 350 a engineers for a £4 pay rise. The closure had caused the lay-off of 200 other engineers. Bitterness is increasing after incidents where car was driven at the nicket line.

sit-down strike at one of prisons Britain's major was threatened for today by the claiming to have organization masterminded recent jail strikes.

A spokesman for the Preserva- tion of Rights of Prisoners warned that the protest would in bọth 'escalate number and frequency' until mid-July.

Socialist Labour League Public meeting

SUNDAY MAY

RECALL THE TUC!

DEFEND THE DEMOCRATIC

BUILD COUNCILS OF ACTIO

MAKE THE TORY GOVERNM

RETURN A LABOUR GOVEF

SOCIALIST POLICIES.

Beaver Hall, Garlick Hill (nr M Speakers: MIKE BANDA (SL

LARRY CAVANAC

JOHN SIMMANCI

FROM DAVID MAUDE

in Blackpool POST union delegates yester- day blocked, at least until November, any further mech- anization of Britain's postal service. UPW general Tom Jackson, secretary, told the delegates that it could mean the abolition of the second letter, delivery, and . the slashing of postal service in five years' time. A worker from one of the newly mechanized sorting offices in London, Fred Page, described the 'Modern Times' conditions there. 'We have got bells, hooters, claxons and warblers-you name got it. They're going we've it he every minute of the day, said. Earlier, the 1,450 delegates at the union's annual conference in Blackpool, had inflicted another on their executive_ by defeat demanding closure of all Post Offices on Saturday afternoons.

In a partial reversal of pre- co-operation with vious union mechanization, the conference decided not to participate in fur- mechanization piecemeal ther until a. comprehensive proposals agreement on all aspects of the programme had been negotiated.

Union leaders were instructed to present a report on the form of such an agreement to a special conference-probably at Bourne- mouth in November. the claimed after Jackson vote that it had demonstrated the leadership's failure to explain the effect of mechanization in the long term. "The executive will rectify that misunderstanding as quickly as possible, he said. he If things went right, claimed, only about 1,000 jobs would be lost over the next five and no one would be years, sacked. Moving the resolution, South- Reed said West delegate Bert that the union had had a 'child- that mechanization faith' ish would be a golden goose laying eggs. But this had the golden proved to be an illusion.

John Taylor, whose East Lon- refusing to don office has been work mechanized equipment with Jackson's approval pending the said that conference decision, postal workers should not travel the same road as the minework- ers, the railwaymen and the tele- phonists under STD. Luton delegate, Jimmy Tha- koordan, called on the confer- throw out all produc- ence to tivity deals along with the Tory government. Conference heard yesterday afternoon that Communist Party Styles will Maurice member succeed fellow CPer Willy Failes, who retires in August, as assist- ant general secretary responsible outdoor Styles received 10,200 votes against the Labourite 7,000 for rival Bill Tracey. 1 ! \Y 28 7.30 pm

CRATIC RIGHTS!

F ACTION NOW!

OVERNMENT RESIGN!

GOVERNMENT PLEDGED TO

lill (nr Mansion House tube ) NDA (SLL Central Committee) AVANAGH (Liverpool docker) MMANCE (YS national secretary)