Workers Press no. 808

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TORIES WANT TO USE IT TO DESTROY STRONG WORKING CLASS

INFLATION:

SLL national secretary Gerry Healy Builders find it tough on the picket line Building workers police at scuffle with sie at nuncorn, chesnire, last week. but Ine picket line was still tirm yesterday the 600 workers week on strike in support of the national claim for • More building strike news p. 12

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olice at the Bass Charrington bre burne picker line was sill on the site moved into their sec he national claim for E30 for 35-hc

| THE NEWSLETTER

• TUESDAY JULY 4, 197

HE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOI

THE NATIONAL Secre- tary of the Socialist Labour League, Gerry Healy, warned an audi- ence of over 900 trade unionists and young people in London on Sun- day of the great dangers of being confused about the seriousness of infla- tion. Far from reflating being a solution to the problem of un- employment,' Healy said, 'the Tory government, under attack from the working class, has now decided to open the flood- gates of inflation in order to take the trade unions by sur- prise. The cost of living is steeply rising under conditions where rewery the trade unions will be engaged till firm one long round of wages in second Meanwhile a whole struggles. -hours. sectors of in- series of basic closing down and dustry are unemployment is expected to 1972 No. 808 4р

HE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE

BY PHILIP WADE

sharply increase in the latter part of this year. Reformist methods are ab- solutely inadequate in this situa- tion. They can only lead to the wearing down of the working class under conditions where the problem of Healy went on to explain the background of the inflationary crisis. What followed the Bretton Woods agreement of 1944 was one long round of inflation, with the dollar convertible into gold, thus allowing world trade to ex- pand. But the United States balance of unable payments to was sustain this expansion. Gold moved out of the US and the dollar became the greatest of all inflationary currencies. This led to considerable con- fusion on the part of the re- formists, Stalinists and revision- ists to the effect that capitalism had changed its role and reformed itself. had happened But what was that the capitalist class found it impossible after the end of World War Il to resume its offensive against the working class and resorted instead to in- flation. This was the essential mean- ing of the Bretton Woods agree- ment. Inflation designed was to placate the working class in the major capitalist countries in a situation where capitalism was far weaker than at the end of the 1914-1918 war. But, when it was used follow- ing Bretton Woods it led to the working class growing stronger and stronger in its trade unions all over Europe. Now the capitalist class had to attempt to reverse this process, warned Healy. Value could only be restored to inflationary currency at the expense of the standard of living of the working class. This led to an all-out conflict in which the capitalist class sought to destroy the power of the trade unions.

The Tory government had promised to halt inflation. That it had failed, did not by itself mean a decisive victory for the working class. Inflation could also be used and impoverish • demoralize to the working class. Those who said the Tories were in retreat were saying that the working class was strong enough to take power. The work- ing class was strong and did not know it whereas the Tories were weak, but knew it. This was where the ruling major advantage class had a over the working class. At a certain point in the de- velopment economic crisis inflation turned into the main instrument for the de- moralization and pauperization of the working class. If there was runaway inflation where almost overnight money rapidly lost value, then power was posed. If the working class was not ready to take power, then the counter-revolution asserted itself with enormous vengeance. That had been the experience of Germany after World War I where the bourgeoisie allowed in- flation to assume mountainous proportions and the working class had been unable to fight back because it lacked the neces- sary revolutionary leadership. In that situation the fascist cadres of Hitler had first taken shape.

It is no surprise that Powell has returned to the old vomit of attacking immigrants once again,' said Healy. "Those Labour and trade union leaders who cling to their re- formist notions are misleading the working class on the basic issues of the crisis and are say- ing in effect that capitalism can restore itself when in fact it is actually disintegrating under the impact of the crisis. 'Inflation is now being trans- formed by the Tories into an instrument for smashing the working class in this new stage of the capitalist crisis.'

In Britain the capitalist class was moving capital into Europe and getting ready for the most brutal counter-revolution and showdown with the working class. Healy concluded his speech by calling upon the working class to build Councils of Action dedicated towards building the Tory campaign to make the government resign. TWO important articles on the STERLING DEVALUATION appear tomorrow and Thursday Make sure you see 'The role of the dollar' and 'A crisis of credit' by order- ing your copy now. Tel 01-622 7029

workers press

TORIES WANT TO USE IT TO DESTROY STRONG WORKING CLASS

INFLATION:

SLL national secretary Gerry Healy Builders find it tough on the picket line Building workers scuffle with police at the site at Runcorn. Cheshire. last week.

yesterday as the 600 workers on the site moved week on strike in support of the national claim for £30 for • More bullding strike news p. 12

INCORPORATING

DAILY ORGAN OF TH

Ice at the Bass Charrington br . But the picket line was sti n the site moved into their 81 national claim for £30 for 35-1

3 THE NEWSLETTER • TUESDAY JULY 4,

THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SOC

THE NATIONAL Secre- tary of the Socialist Labour League, Gerry Healy, warned an audi- ence of over 900 trade unionists and young people in London on Sun- day of the great dangers of being confused about the seriousness of infla- tion. 'Far from reflating being a solution to the problem of un- employment,' Healy said, 'the Tory government, under attack from the working class, has now decided to open the flood- gates of inflation in order to take the trade unions by sur- prise. "The cost of living is steeply conditions where rising under brewery the trade unions will be engaged still firm in one long round of wages second Meanwhile a whole struggles. 5-hours. series of basic of in- sectors dustry, are closing down and unemployment is expected to • Y 4, 1972 No. 808 4p

HE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE

BY PHILIP WADE

in the latter sharply increase part of this year. 'Reformist methods are ab- solutely inadequate in this situa- tion. They can only lead to the wearing down of the working conditions class under where the problem of Healy went on to explain the background of the inflationary crisis. What followed the Bretton Woods agreement of 1944 was one long round of inflation, with the dollar convertible into gold, thus allowing world trade to ex- pand. But the United States balance of payments was unable to sustain this expansion. Gold moved out of the US and the dollar became the greatest of all inflationary currencies. This led to considerable con- fusion on the part of the re- formists, Stalinists and revision- ists to the effect that capitalism had changed its role and reformed itself. But what had happened was that the capitalist class found it impossible after the end of World War Il to resume its against the working offensive class and resorted instead to in- flation. This was the essential mean- ing of the Bretton Woods agree- ment. Inflation designed to was placate the working class in the major capitalist countries in a situation where capitalism was far weaker than at the end of the 1914-1918 war. But, when it was used follow- ing Bretton Woods it led to the working class growing stronger and stronger in its trade unions all over Europe. Now the capitalist class had to attempt to reverse this process, warned Healy. Value could only be restored to inflationary currency at expense of the standard of living of the working class. This led to an all-out conflict in which the capitalist class sought to destroy the power of the trade unions.

The Tory government had promised to halt inflation. That it had failed, did not by itself mean a decisive victory for the working class. Inflation could also be used to demoralize and impoverish the working class. Those who said the Tories were in retreat' were saying that the working class was strong enough to take power. The work- ing class was strong and did not know it whereas the Tories were weak, but knew it. This was where the ruling class had a major advantage over the working class. At a certain point in the de- velopment economic of the crisis inflation turned into the •instrument for the de- : main moralization and pauperization of the working class. If there was runaway infiation where almost overnight money rapidly lost value, then power was posed. If the working class was not ready to take power, the counter-revolution then asserted itself with enormous vengeance. 'That had been the experience of Germany after World War I where the bourgeoisie allowed in- flation to assume mountainous and the proportions working class had been unable to fight back because it lacked the neces- sary revolutionary leadership. In that situation the fascist cadres of Hitler had first taken shape.

It is no surprise that Powell has returned to the old vomit of attacking immigrants once again,' said Healy. 'Those Labour and trade union leaders who cling to their re- are misleading formist notions the working class on the basic issues of the crisis and are say- ing in effect that capitalism can restore itself when in fact it is actually disintegrating under the impact of the crisis. Inflation is now being trans- formed by the Tories into an instrument for smashing the working class in this new stage of the capitalist crisis.'

In Britain the capitalist class was moving capital into Europe and getting ready for the most brutal counter-revolution and showdown with the working class. Healy concluded his speech by calling upon the working class to build Councils of Action dedicated towards building the Tory campaign to make the government resign. TWO important articles on the STERLING DEVALUATION appear tomorrow and Thursday Make sure you see 'The role of the dollar and 'A crisis of credit' by order- ing your copy now. Tel 01-622 7029

PAGE 2 Workers Pross, Tuaaday July 4, BRITAIN has told Rhodesia that if 'respon- sible Africans' indicate 'publicly or privately that the November settlement terms are acceptable, the agreement would be put into effect and sanctions ended. The message was sent ver- bally from the British govern- ment to the Foreign Ministry in Salisbury, says the Rhode- sian 'Sunday Mail'. said: Editor Chris Reynolds 'Informed sources told me that it only needs responsible Africans to indicate-publicly or privately found the settle- -that they ment acceptable for the British to government to take steps implement the agreement.'

• Apparently African clergymen, unionists and teachers trade were cited as responsible lead- ers. leaders A 'yes from these would prompt Tory Foreign Sec- retary Sir Alec Douglas Home to push the settlement proposals through the House of Commons and invite the UN to end sanc- tions. The move is a clear attempt African National to split the Council, which led the success- ful campaign to reject the settle- ment. The 'Sunday Mail' said that has Foreign Secretary the revealed that at least one ANC "totally ignorant of léader was some important aspects of the settlement. The offer of 'private assur- ances being acceptable is calcu- Smith lated to induce collaborators to come forward and to shield them from intimidation. Smith's regime, meanwhile, is providing its own encouragement their change to Africans to minds about the terms of the stepping up the by settlement harassment and arrest of ANC leaders members and and obstructing their ability to hold meetings. Commission Pearce received a resoundig 'No' to its inquiries. Now the Tories in Westminster and Salisbury are conspiring to deprive them of their leaders and their organization In this way they hope to get a 'yes' to white supremacy while at the same time proving to the world that it is what the Afri- cans themselves really want.

SIX WORKERS who organized Workers' Commission and led • strike for higher wages two years ago in the AEG Telefunken factory in Tarrassa, Spain, go on trial today in Barcelona.

The Public Prosecutor is de- manding a total of 24 years' imprisonment for the six, includ- ing ten years for_José Aran and six years for Pedro Martinez.

The Workers' Commission in the factory has called for a strike today of the 1,500 labour-force in support of these men who fought for working-class organ- ization independent of the fascist state-controlled union. wy 4, 1972 Left: Pompidou arrives for talks.

Right: on thelr •rev ole mecline with Brandt (seated left) Behind the two wansens Giscore d'Estaing (right) and Schiller

BY A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

when she enters the Common Market decision to 'float' the pound has given added THE MONETARY crisis, aggra- to this. on january 1. vated by sterling devaluation, dom- fluctuations between Common icuny cabinet crisis is brewing in Bonn as a inated the discussions between ColLic ane nove lowaros converuonl- result Karl Schiller's rinance w nister A major dinerence concerns relations witl President Pompidou of France and opposition to the introduction of controls on Washington. The West Ger- foreign capital into tinues the tough independent line developed Chancellor Willy Brandt of West av yalatalilo Schiller many. It is that •enevea.

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talks with his French counterpart, ties the United States at this stage. with The French opposed are arms yesterday. limitation they intend to The decision to impose control of capital maillan lucu cuneevenecnr mucerr sukune rorce in the teeth of schillers objec movements meeting The French also want the of the The the 1S prelude to tions cholle make an agreement Wil s Common Market political secretariat to be Common Market card d'Estaing though there is no summit important doubt that the position of the two countries due lul

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October President planned for watca omer common Market memners. on monelary gucslons Icmanns lar •aball. Pompidou warned that it might be Brandt also hopes get French endorse- Pompidou will press for rapid advance 'Ostpolitik' after the ratification necessary to call off. The French want towards European economic monetary of the definite decisions to be taken on mone- arl celenl. win Moscow and yyar almed at the international postion saw. ı nıs is important lor nım in view oł the tary questions to be binding on Britain dollar. French consider forthcoming elections in West Germany. une „ Tne

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difterence between Zulfiqar Bhutto rresuen Pakistan and India's prime US FORCES outside Viet- 45,000 another 15,000 and are Binh 70 miles noen east of sai- provincial minister Mrs Indira Gandhi supply but in south Asia Despite nam east mallile unes aball. the the Philippines, Guam and Okin- Amators. gon. have increased 50,000 aor ene seme sesieny to tep awa. An Loc was also hit by artillery give some stability sinçe the North ind mortar fire North Vietnamese artillery un- Indian subcontinent after began their spring offensive.

South Vietnamese troop were Lit leashed four-hour atrage Icvululiullaly usurse wc cave claiming vesterdav to have recap city of Hué against the northern rise to Bangla Desh independence tured about a quarter of Quang its latest adds The last-minute issue yesteraay ın a bla lo alvert sal- agreement; Tri province and to be about 3 troops from their advance made under gon international than from the city itself. HOTe Cur Le batarles

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into occupied Quang Tri. little more 40,000 who have been witharawn US their sules amounte. olanles coninuce from South Vietnam. an undertaking hold UnalO bombing ot the north with Meanwhile in the Saigon mili- further talks effort Seaborne troops have increased North Vietnamese region settle differences 42,000, 30mm long-range guns pounded by Thailand to those in to Ilicals troops Windorm take place along both sides O1 the ceasefire line. mention Was inade че•atabor prisoners war 85 rakıstanı India which will presumably

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has on strike for increased danger government taken up in future talks. have smashed Army general Gonzalez group warned that inflation will inten- money. 'Üstashi-fascist No progress was terorists' who the task Cma e e O TRe Acevedo unless …loe lever Was Kashmiri question which Bhutto they say entered capital inflow is checked and it getting traffc moving again afte wesT bosnla said stumbling- from west and over- that of the the breakdown of talks between block, but both sides agreed Belgrade and the Minat Unity of not seas countries. upwards might unions the Popular aller une pecemDer New South Wales Iransport elval naliulldılsl sunenll necessarv ceasefire line unilaterally and to leaders Labour leader government. •are to pe triec accused vat nilis seek "final solution' of cor she Yugosla va tederationi take Croatia said the terms of Britain's entri 20th CONGRESS of the French out of the into the Common Market should will Communist Party steps bd sestres aor New wo lales Lakt •resulde

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criminas it cars. railways workers went wone lake us the point of no return'.

YOUNG SOCIALISTS' REGIONAL RIGHT-TO-WORK CAMPAIGN

OLDHAM SUNDAY

WE MARCHED the ten miles from Salford to Oldham without see- green field. ing a Openshaw, Through Oudenshaw and Fails- worth the route is lined with crumbling ter- raced houses, mills and serious-as serious very very the at any since factories. ume depression. It partly of Tory policy direct result From Oldham, which partly the decline in the and covers a square mile of hill- textile industry. of greater side, the whole It is only a great pity that Manchester stretches out about we did not know the like a dirty industrial carpet march earlier than did. we as far as the eye can see.

This sprinkling mill of the old textile typical and engineering districts we will walk through for the next two days. These the rock-solid are of Labour industrial areas and Lancashire predictably workers and housewives along the road gave good support to the Right-to-Work young campaigners. One remember man He especially. brought the whole family to the doorstep put 40p to watch us pass and 'I'm with in the collecting tin. comrades, he said and you fist salute. gave the clenched On the four-hour journey we collected £6.50 and sold the Workers Press as well as 'Keep Left'. Oldham the president of In the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers, Ray Seddon has opened up the headquarters the union's to marchers and he will raise collection district at the next committee meeting. He told me: 'Of there course was no supporting question about these youth. The unemploy- getting ment situation is now

BY OUR OWN REPORTER

Youth were far too complacent THERE WAS no future for any about the dangers posed by the nationalization dockers without reformist policies of the Labour of the docks and other industries London y secretary sarah des trade leaders, workers' control, Larry union under Cavanagh, Birkenhead shop nigan told the meeting. Socialist Labour steward, told a 'We believe that this is a time League meeting London on in when great changes can be made Sunday. in the unions, that the rank and Speaking in a personal capa- file will headlong come into Liverpool he said dock city, clash with their leaders and that stewards had put forward a nine- it is up to the youth to throw programme including the point out the traiors in the trade unions demand. nationalization forward defeat the and go to main Tory capitalist enemy.

'But this was amended out of Communist 'We convinced that by the existence are of history has now been Party stewards on the London period reached in which the building of docks,' he said. this party can and will take 'All along the people who have place. Jack Jones has covered Coen the UP on the docks.

"This of the is the meaning work successful right to mar- 'When we fought Devlin Phase organized last week in ches we One in 1967 it was opposed by Scottish the and the region Jack Dash who led the London march which started out yester- dockers back through the gates, day from Manchester? trying to keep Liverpool and Lon- The meeting later sent a tele- don separated. gram of the Man- support to 'They frightened it chester Right-to-Work marchers.

were would have involved a collision Equity council member Corin and lead Redgrave also speaking in a per- with the government to a fight for nationalization?

told the meeting: sonal capacity What involved the The CP had even confused the is in struggle of actors for work the wages is by turning a right to struggle for jobs and a struggle struggle the dockers' against road transport drivers, he added.

to express their skills creatively.

'At This means nationalization.'

national recent stewards meeting the London CP 'This does not mean nationaliz- stewards fought tooth and nail ing the industry as it is. It is to try and prevent the question incapable of meeting the needs We are talking about the unattached of society. of temporary subsidy for the industry register being discussed.'

a state The challenge on the docks, he as a whole, a demand based on trade a socialist policy for the industry went on, and every union was to build a new revo- as a whole. "These demands be lutionary leadership. cannot Why should we put with made outside the labour move- up the treachery of the CP and outside the struggle the ment, to reformists when the working class force this Tory government out of office and is strong enough to bring down a Labour government which will carry out the Tory government?' he asked.

socialist policies. It is absolutely we urgent "The whole future of acting is fight to build the Councils of Action and the new leadership bound with the up future to take the power. There is no society and integrally with the future for any docker or other struggle to build the revolution- take ary party. That is the task of the workers unless the road to the socialist society.'

Socialist Labour League.'

Support for march in textile area Then the support are poor old have affected by been down the As it was Mr Seddon made the absence of the two full-time officials—with only three days hundreds Now chimneys.

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With Bolton, Oldham is the counted on his hand. community most severely "The textile

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Norkers Prezs, Tuezday July 4, 1972 PAGE 3 industry has been gradually closing down over the years because of competition from abroad and sheer obsolescence..

'This, plus the general de- cline in the level of the economy has made the situ- in Oldham worse than ation at any time since the 1930s; and then it was very bad here.'

The jobs slump is not con- fined to spinning and weaving firms. The second big industry of the area is engineering-and run- particularly engineering for the istry. textile trade. It is also badly ddon hit. ndow Seddon's AUEW In Mr liter- branch, half a dozen members and are on the dole and the other 1 be Oldham branches have the The biggest same problem. otton engineering employer, Mather Platt, has closed down five plants over the last 15 years as its orders to the textile industry have dwindled. 'At the moment we are managing to keep our head above water, but the going is very tough. We have just come out of a long period of short- time working, said Mr Seddon.

Other support the marchers came from the North Western busmen who allowed us to use their canteen facilities for cooking and on Sunday morning. Workers from Vita Foam factory backed the march at meeting a mass called to hear a report back on their wage claim. Convenor Denis Brashford is hoping to get a delegation of workers to meet the marchers when they pass the factory at Middleton tomorrow. This initial support and the send-off we got in Manchester is giving the youth the confi- dence to tackle the political task of the march. Like the Scottish youth the Lancashire boys already are fighting hard and standing up to the challenge of the Tories.

The first leg has gone very smoothly and the marchers are campaigning this out at moment for our first meeting.

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PAGE 4 Workers Press, Tuesday July 4,

BY SARAH HANNIGAN

The growing support in- the side working-class and Labour movement for a fight to remove the Tory government is mak- ing itself strongly felt in the case of the pro- Common Market Labour MPs who voted last year with the Tory govern. ment for entry into the

EEC.

And the example of the Lin- coln Labour Party in voting that its pro-Market MP Dick Taverne retire at the next elec- tion has given a much-welcome lead to principled Labour Party workers and supporters throughout the country who to see the reactionary want parliamentary alliance of the Labour pro-Marketeers and the Tories broken up. The capitalist press, not sur- prisingly, rushed to take up the cause of Taverne and friends with attacks on the local trade party workers and unionists for their 'witch- hunt. When he was dismissed Taverne announced that he would be appealing to the Labour Party • national execu- tive since, he said, he was 'absolutely certain' that he had 'the support of the local elec- torate in this' and was con- fident that the executive would uphold his position. Workers Press has received details of letters sent to the Lincoln Party from all parts of the country supporting their principled stand against Taverne. Many of the excerpts from letters published here relate to a discussion betwen Taverne and two Lincoln Labour Party members on the 'World in Action' ITV programme, last October, days before he went into the Tory lobby on Octo- ber 28. And the forthright termin- ology shows the enormous national anger at the 68 Labour votes cast for the Tories on that day — a day when they could have been defeated and forced to resign.

These are just a few of the more strongly- many, even worded, letters sent to Lincoln.

From Ilford, Essex: 'Congratulations for throw- ing your lory member, lav- erne, out. He is no Labour it is about time and man Harold Lever was thrown out and let him get into the Tory Party where he belongs no wonder Ted Heath calls ay July 4, 1972 in- them his "friends in the Lab- our Party". I am an old age pensioner and I am 76 years old and have been a member of the Labour Party and my trade union for 50 years and I have spent a lot of money and time for the Labour Party, but I never thought I would live to see so many traitors in our party supporting the worst of any party we have had. Our trouble is there are too many Tories running under the Labour Party ticket.' From a Labour voter in Hamp- shire (sent in October, 1971); •... We all know only too well who the Conservatives really represent and just what their aims are and always have been, and instead of standing united to l bring about their defeat, and a fresh election if they had the guts, here we have people like your member, who with their poor tortured souls" giving them their bless- ing at the expense of you and 'Well you have the answer.

Each and every Labour mem- ber voting with the Conserva- abstaining tives, and those from voting must be black- balled, Every Labour Constitu- branch should be can- ency vassed too, as I hope you will be successful in doing, and refuse to readopt their present member. Further than that, every branch should combine to ensure they don't succeed in getting a nomination in a different constituency. 'In other words they shall be condemned to the wilder- ness and extinction. • political Of course a conscience clause will be allowed. We should not object to their seeking a political future as a Conserva- tive candidate, and I feel sure they would feel more at home in this company so congenial to their present frame of mind.' From a Labour Party worker in Lincoln: 'In view of Mr Taverne's action of voting with the Tories on October 28 last, and the subsequent majority deci- sion taken in Lincoln support- ing the no-confidence motion, I have to tell you that if he is re-nominated at the next I cannot General Election, work on his behalf. From Eastbourne, Sussex a supporter wrote on the ITV programme: 'Just a few lines to say how much I admired the stand ...

against Dick Taverne on ITV.

'As you were arguing I remembered what Dalton said Top: Dick Taverne. Above: Roy Jenkin when like MacDonald, men Thomas and Snowdon deserted labour movement and the in the joined the Tories interest of the "Nation": 'We should have been more loyal to principles than to leaders".

'How can men like Taverne and Jenkins, etc. go and vote with this hated gang of Tories, or with any Tories, is beyond my conception. In no way can they have the interests of the movement at heart. ... 'Your aim from now on is to throw overboard all those "Labour" MPs who go into the Tory lobby on Thursday in order to keep in power this hated Tory gang. Throw them out of our ranks. We have had a bellyful of such traitors. Let them go to their real home, the Tory Party!

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member from Birkenhead, Cheshire, told the Lincoln Labour members: I write for self and family, and for thousands of genuine rank-and-file socialists to thank ... for your forthright you criticism of ... Dick Taverne.

'None of these MPs would ay Jenkins who resigned as Deputy leader of t be in parliament if it were not for the Labour Party rank and file. There has never been political democracy than the

EEC. ...

'Under the "Representation of the Peoples Act", the Heath political gangsters are a minority vote government, as the Tory government was 1951 when they succeeded Attlee. Therefore as a minority vote government they have no mandate to take Britain into the EEC. As Heath himself stated at the election: •"No responsible British government would take Britain into the EEC against the Let wishes of the British people.

It is also no coincidence that the leaders of the Labour (Market) traitors are the same ex-Ministers and junior Min- isters who betrayed the labour movement when in office on so many issues and made it possible for yet another Tory revival. "The British people are sick and tired of these poli- ticians • in the labour move- bader of the Labour Party.

ment, who actually never did believe in socialism.... 'Ask Taverne does he remember Roy Jenkins in his 1970 pre-General Election bud- get, when this "Labour" Chan- cellor gave a hand-out of £24m to his surtax pals, but could not spare a penny for the old age pensioners! ... 'The Parliamentary Labour Party must be purged, once and for all, and made strictly binding to the jurisdiction of constituency and trade union conference policy, which pro- vides the essential support for the Labour Party. The Taverne specimens must be rejected by the constituencies for the next election.' These extracts are further proof that the revisionists, the International Marxists and In- ternational Socialists' sectarian writing off of the develop- ments in the Labour Party is a policy which has as its base a complete lack of confidence in the ability of the working class to carry through the socialist revolution and to deal with the traitors in their own ranks.

OVAMBO SLAUGHTER

Four Africans were shot and killed by South Afri- can police during the strike by Ovambo tribes- men earlier this year. The 'Rand Daily Mail' ob- tained special permission to inquest documents examine at Ovambo—a restricted area.

According to the docu- ments, one of the few Ovam- bos to give evidence at the inquest claimed that he was deliberately shot after obeying an order to approach a white policeman. Four Ovambos were wounded and one of them, Mr Phillipus Nghienameni, said remembered the police arriving, but he did not know what happened after that. He said some of the Ovambos were armed with knives, bows and arrows. Another Ovambo, Mr Saumba - Ehafu Muakihuka, said he approached a white policeman who called to him.

He said: 'When I was a few yards from him he shot with a •. I had no weapons gun and i don't know why I was shot.' The strike by 13,000 Ovam- bos was over the contract- labour system and although the workers returned to work in January, the Ovambo home- land is still administered under emergency law. Police told the inquest that a 30-man patrol came upon about 100 Ovambos, some of whom were armed, holding a meeting at Epinga. Major Esterh Zen said: 'The Bantu took a threatening attitude and it was clear their purpose was to attack the police. Some of the Bantu rushed the police and it was imperative to use weapons to defend ourselves.' Magistrate Mr T. J. B. Van Niekerk ruled that the Ovam- bos died when police opened fire in the execution of their

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duty. No criminal liability was found Nevertheless the South Afri- can government is clearly worried about the simmering unrest of Ovamboland, which consists of seven tribal groups totalling 342,000 people.

Now they have given Ovam- boland a 'degree of independ- ence' similar to that exercised in the Transkei. This consists of changing the present executive council into a cabinet, establishing an Ovambo high court, introduc- ing a national flag and anthem and granting wider powers to the legislative council. If it is any sop at all, all of this amounts to a very temporary dampening down of African unrest. The Ovambos are not South African Prime Minister Dr Balthazar Vorster's only prob- lem. There is also the student unrest at home and last Tues- day he went out of his way student com- to assure the his government munity that intended justice for all groups in the country. As both the white suprema- cist states and their African neighbours begin to feel the pinch of capitalism's world crisis, the mood among Afri- cans is changing rapidly.

The Smith regime has managed to break a bus strike by African drivers demanding more pay, but now the inde- pendent Zambia' Times of has called on Rhodesian Afri- cans to use strike action to bring down the government once and for all. In a front-page editorial the paper said: 'If strike action by the Africans is used nation- wide, there can be no doubt that it will be... effective in overthrowing the Smith regime.' Zambia has good reason to want a swift end to the settler government because sanctions are claimed to have damaged her economy even more than they have affected Rhodesia.

But the economies of the Top: South African Prime Ministar, Balthasar Vorster. Above: Rho- desia's lan Smith African being states are brought up sharp as the pros- pects for industrial develop- ment recede, the markets for the primary products on which they depend shrink and more- over the prices for these goods fall. Anticipated industrial and tertiary growth in Kenya, for example, has failed to material- with result that 200,000 school-leavers, many them qualified for non- existent white-collar jobs, are unemployed. More than 1.5 million of Kenya's 11 million population are at primary school and most of them will be looking for white-collar jobs. Kenya Finance and Planning Minister Mr Mwai Kibadi has urged school-leavers to work in the countryside. But even if such an abrupt axing of aspira- tions was feasible there would still only be a small number of jobs available compared with the total number unem- ployed and those likely to be- come unemployed once they leave school. The unrest in Ovamboland has its counterpart throughout black Africa and as world re- cession deepens it can only get worse. Workers Press, 1 In the wake of the Angela Davis trial, new evidence of attempted frame-ups has been uncovered. 'Bay The San Francisco Bulletin? has published docu- ments and photographs show- ing how a Soledad prisoner was forced to act as a human bugging device' in an attempt to entrap Soledad psychiatrist Dr Frank Rundle. The Cali- fornia state officials wanted Rundle because he was radical'. Rundle ran afoul of the Sole- dad organization when he refused to release confidential files on a prisoner accused of killing a guard. He was fired insubordination. State for officials, having heard of his sympathies and his radical recent testimony against Sole- dad prison conditions, decided he would make an excellent victim. Rundle's former assistant and friend, a prisoner named was scheduled Tony Pewitt, for parole. He was told he The Muslim religion is praised in a Moscow broadcast in Persian recently given by Victor Bogoslovsky, a Soviet historian. He claimed that Islam had played a great progressive role in the liberation of the peoples of North Africa and the Mid- 'The dle East. progressive strata of Muslim men of religion have in every way con- tributed to carrying out great social reforms' ', he said. He admitted. with unctuous satisfaction that the Soviet Communist Party had co- operated with 'Muslim men of religion in the eastern Soviet republics and used their influ- ence on their followers to con- vince them in matters of 8 Press, Tuaeday July 6, 1872 PAGE 5 would be denied parole on a triviality unless he co-operated.

He was forced to go to Rundle's house with a bugging device and a radio transmitter taped to his body. He was to entrap kunale into political conversation. The state was attempting to link Rundle with the Com- munist Party and the killing of Soledad guards. Pewitt was told by an official: I believe that Rundle is involved with the CP and the radicals...

and I want you to get the evidence.' Pewitt slipped Rundle a note in his house which warned him of the bugging. Rundle took pictures of the bugging equip- ment and obtained witnesses, maintaining harmless while conversation. Although the Attorney General was not able to indict Rundle before the frame-up exposed, this incident was must serve as a warning that the government will go to any lengths to tighten its repression by finding imaginary con- spiracies. science and culture and in creating a new socialist soci- ety' What he did not say was that many party officials as well as rank-and-file members in these parts of the Soviet Union conserve their religious practices and maintain the reactionary traditions of Islam.

For a long time the bureau- cracy has accepted this state of affairs and made a virtue of it in pursuing a policy of co-operating with the national bourgeoisie in the Arab coun- tries. The struggle against religion is thus abandoned and every sort of compromise is accep- able if it serves the needs of the bureaucracy.

PAGE 6 Workers Pross, Tuaaday July A, 1872 In four months the US presidential elections will be held. Next week the Demo- cratic Party convention will be held in Miami to elect a presidential candidate and next month the Republicans meet to renominate Nixon. At this time the Workers' the American Trotskyist organization in solidarity with the International League, Committee of the Fourth International, presents its manifesto for the building of a Labour Party.

PART 2

Every attack which first proposed Pay JOBS: We must institute on labour full employment Board the of and Democratic policy fundamentally today is Party still stands for compul- based on a 30-hour week for political in and origin When Nixon sory arbitration. 40 hours' pay It was American instituted the Pay Board, all who fought for and must be answered politi- workers eight-hour sections of the Democratic achieved the day. cally. Inflation and unem- Party When Now the supported him. we must make are the pro- the AFL-CIO and the United law ployment hour week the of the Auto Workers walked off the land that everyone may ducts of governmental Board, not one candidate of work and benefit from the pro- decisions and economic the Democratic Party sup- capacity economic system the ported this When There must be real action. country. the for defended by the govern- class, training and Comes lo working youth all these politicians stick with unemployment benefits to all ment. their class, the Class of cor- without cutofis. The government openly bankers PEACE: We call for the imme- poration presidents, courages speed-up and in fact and profiteers. diate withdrawal of all Ameri- insists upon lt as a preconal- can troops. planes. ships and tion to wage increases. Govern- material from Vietnam, south- ment policy stands behind the east Asia and all countries of decay in housing, the schools, of the world. We to propose

BE DONE

health and social welfare, while replace a policy of imperialism which with a policy of support to the government We propose that the Ameri- workers and peasants of other levies unlalr laxes on tne work- ing man and is deeply impli- lands in their battles for a bet- can trade union movement call cated in crime and corruption.

Congress of Labour to con- ter life and to replace a policy Now the of domination the government uses economic sider the critical situation now United States big businessmen Pay Board to take away from facing the American working the trade unions wnat is won class. with a policy or economic co we urge that inis con• by union action on the indus- all operation in the development gress be open not only to trial front.

AFL-CIO,

of the underdeveloped nations.

trade unions-the UAW, Teamsters and indepen- Only such a policy can bring There can and must be strike action against the Pay Board.

dent unions-but to represen-

LIVING

CONDITIONS:

The trade unions cannot accept Bil- and the calves Sludells. its decisions and remain trade minorities, the unemployed and lions must be devoted to Dro viding for education Such strikes will be quality weltare for all, including higher political in character aimed at farmers, and all work- small ecu- The slums be cation. must policy of the government, ing-class political tendencies.

and in fact against its 'law'. The purpose of such a con- torn down and the cities re- built with high quality public It requires a fight at the same • gress is to formulate a policy all time to begin the construction housing available to who and a programme to confront want it. Socialized medicine. of our alternative government, the new situation the working must be instituted to take pro- to replace their par- and take our party Class faces avlU fit out of sickness and provide ties so that the laws of the priate action so that this pro- land will be in the interests of medical care go forward. complete to all gralile call birth to death. the working people and not to We propose to such a con-

TAXES:

War profits must be defend their exploitation and gress, as we do to all sections •taxed 100 per cent along with destruction. of the labour movement, the all incomes over $25,000. All What required is immediate formation of a new that the American trade unions party of labour based on and existing loopholes be must that these financed by removed so taxes break decisively with the two the trade unions, Present parties of the capitalist class, are actually levied. all sections of the and regressive sales taxes the Democrats and Republi- working class and fighting for income taxes on incomes cans, and construct new WUr killg below $10,000 must be abo- party, a labour party dedicated youth unemployed. We and to the interests of all workers lished. Taxes on small businesses propose such a party fight on businesses in this country and throughout the basis of the following pro- and

OWLICIS

must likewise be abolished and the world The working class is the vast property taxes levied against the large and Only corporations maloritv in this country.

a handful of individuals, banks.

RACISM:

All discrimination more than 60 families, control

NO LAWS AGAINST

the and in pay, hiring, upgrading and great corporations

UNIONS:

abolished. training through this control dominate and the country. There must be an immediate Schools and housing must be both parties Only end to the Pay Board, the Taft- This can be tolerated no integrated Hartley, Landrum-Griffin and under conditions of full em- longer. A labour party must be built and must be built NOW!

anti-labour laws, ample oner Drovineul. state 'right-to-work' all housing and expanded educa- laws, The crisis in the Democratic tional budgets will it be pos- Party a matter of a restrictions on the right sible to actually integrate the search for a personality. It is strike for government not difficult to find a man with employees or anyone else, and schools and society. Only when the ghettoes are abolished will the repressive court and more personal appeal than Tricky Dick Nixon! The diffi- other restrictions racism be ended. on and on minority peoples and

NATIONALIZATION OF

culty lies in its very character youth.

INDUSTRY:

The attacks on as a capitalist party based on compromise with the working WAGES: The trade the labour movement, the cut- cannot stand by and let the backs in school funds, in hous- Class. Now that compromise 1s giving way sharper class government through the Pay ing, in all the social benefits, Board take away labour's past this party is begın- are now taking place because Sensees. ning to break up, to pull apart.

gains in wages and living con- the capitalist system can no We ditions. longer provide a decent living no wing demand …nere IS Sualent Democratic Party which has a wage increases which not only workers and necessary social services to the families policy fundamentally different make up tor past inflation but of Nixon. This is improve incomes of workers. of workers. rom that There because Nixon's policies are must no strings War is being conducted in those of a class, the capitalist attached, no productivity deals, Vietnam and threatened else- owners of industry, no speed-up. and the We must protect where for the same reason. The these United States Party also bases gains from erosion by has the

DIO-

itself on that class. inflation with a full escalator ductive to provide power It was the Democratic Party everything Clause in every contract.

outlined in

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SWP Presidential cl Left: Linda Jenness, Pulley, Vice-Presidential candidate.

programme today. The poten- tial development of this pro- ductive power is unlimited.

What must be done now is to place these industries in the hands of the working people nationalization under through workers' control, so that the can be planned to economy the needs of all the meet people. There is no solution to any problem now facing American workers outside of creating its own party, creating through this party its own government, and this taking government over basic industry and admi- nistering this industry through the democratic control of the workers in the factories, in the interests of all of humanity.

HOW TO BEGIN

We must begin this battle to convene a Congress of Labour and to construct a labour party right now in the midst of the

TELEPHONE

candidate. Right: 1972 elections. It is now that all workers are forced to turn to political questions. It is now the of abour is ThaT TuTure threatened by the Pay Board.

that Nixon is driv- It Is noW ing ever closer to world war over Vietnam. The Socialist Workers Party Linda Jenness and Is running Andrew Pulley number of states against the candidates of the Democratic and Repub lican We all Parties. urge workers and youth to vote for these candidates as a step in the struggle to build a labour important, Most we can begin the fight to construct an independent party of the work- ing class during this election.

The basis for its contruction in this period can be laid so that the class does working have to go. into another Top: Workers League Manitesto calls for the Immediate withdrawal of election with only the parties Vletnam. Above: Police use fire hoses in the ghettos-'Only when the Workers Press, Tuar of the bosses to choose be tween. This we must do. We call on the labour move- not rely present labour bureaucracies to carry out such What required is a break from all the compromises with capital- ism which has created a labour bureaucracy far removed from the This ranks. bureaucracy lives more like bosses than The labour bureau- workers. cracy will resist such a break to the end. We must therefore construct a new leadership in the trade unions fighting to carry out this task. a first step this, we are calling on all trade unionists who favour a labour party to come together to form an organization in the trade unions to fight for such a party.

The Communist Party will fight this development to the end. It was the Communist Party, which had a tremendous influence in the CIO, which acted to prevent the formation of a labour party in the 1930's and again in the 1946-47 post strike wave period. war The Communist Party sup- orts the bureaucracies in th Soviet countries and their poli cies of compromise with capi- talism. They still stand on the basis of Stalinism. They sup ort the liberal section of the Democratic Farty ana the sc called 'progressive' trade union Leonard bureaucrate President of the Woodcock, United Auto esidener of the President Workers, Drug and the licw a labour trade unions and party will only be built through a bitter struggle against Stalin- ism and the Communist Party.

The Socialist Workers Party first exposed these policies of Stalinism in the 1930s in their of It Trotsky! support was Trotsky who carried forward Marx's Lenin's policy of and the political independence of the working class into the new period when a bureaucracy the Soviet Union opposed to these policies. The Socialist Workers Party fought in the past for a labour party but today they have sub- ordinated this to middle-class movements and liberalism They ignore the labour move- organize ment, and protest movements with the liberal politicians proposing that these these movements Diresure liberals into better policies.

They call for the formation of a Black party and a Chicano party. such parties not only divide the working class when it needs to be united but unite sections of the working class with capitalism. The only forward for oppressed way minorities in the United through the Coll of all the struction of a party dedicated working class, socialist policies and an end to all racial and national discri- mination. the Workers League It 1s together with the Young Social- ists which takes forward the struggle for a labour party and for a socialist America. In this young workers and students have a critically important role to play fighting for the political development of the working class as a whole.

The Workers League brings into a common movement on the basis of socialism the trade unionists, workers, the young the students, the minority peoples. It is this movement will be critical

WOE CO

forward the develop- bringing ment of the working class in this new period. Defend the trade unions from government attack! Fight for the trade unions to call a Congress of Labour!

Beat back Wallace! Defeat the two parties of big business! Build a labour party dedi- cated to socialist policies!

Vote for Jenness and Pulley ships and material from withdrawal of all American troops, planes, in 1972!

JOIN

US NOW!

8 Only when the ghettos are abolished will racism be ended.'

Norkers Press, Tuaaday July 4, 1972 PAGE 7 George Wallace FOR all his demagogic claims to be a 'friend of the working man', Wallace has always been a tool of the most reactionary sections of big business. In Alabama, where George Wallace has been governor for eight the last ten years, workers face the most difficult conditions: • Alabama has a 'right-to-work' law to prevent union organizing.

• Industrial super-profits are fed by the low wages in Alabama, where there is no minimum wage and where the annual per law capital income ($2,853) is less than that in 48 other states.

• Alabamian workers pay about the highest taxes ($70m in sales taxes have been added, since 1963) in the entire country, while corporations pay next to nothing. • Racism is continualiy fanned to divide the working class and split the trade union movement.

• And behind George Wallace stands the John Birch Society Ku Klux Klan American Nazi Party Multi-millionaire corporation are infamous for their heads who brutal dealing with their own employees. Wallace is out to destroy all the gains of American workers.

Only the power of workers or- ganized politically in a labour party can stop him. Nixon's

WHILE

Pay Board slashes the wages of millions of workers and actually forces them to hand their salaries back over to their bosses, the giant cor- porations are drunk with record profits. • Profits ran at an annual pace of $52.3 billion during the first three months of 1972, setting an all-time record. • Chrysler Corporation reported first quarter profits of $36m, a record 231 per cent increase in profits over the first three months of 1971. • Republic Steel boasted profits of 22 per cent. • IBM reported a 22-per-cent jump in profits. • General Electric's profits in- creased 13 per cent. • Corporation executives have taken advantage of these thump- ing profits to give themselves hefty wage increases. • General Motor's President Ed Cole received a 121.1 per cent boost to $497,534. • Dow Chemical President Charles Branch awarded himself a 196.2 cent raise per to $305,089. • Henry • Ford II, worried about the rise in the cost of living, signed in for a 37.8 per cent increase to $689,000. The presi- dent of his corporation, Lee A.

lacocca, was upped 48.4 per cent to $675,000

• I.T.T.

President Harold S. Geneen now receives a salary of $812,000, or about $15,600 per week. These are the men who or- dered the Democrats and Repub- licans to establish the Pay Board that has held pay increases for trade unionists down to an ave- age of 4.2 per cent. WHAT is big business planning for American workers? Read the of General recent statements Motors boss Joseph Godfrey: 'Within reason and without en- dangering their health, if we can occupy a man for 60 minutes, we've got that right. 'Some workers are unsuited for assembly work, and they shoul get out .. they complain. and yet if we closed Lordstown and then re-opened it we would get 50,000 applications. 'Workers aren't motivated any- • all these high benefit more. plans take desire away. 'In my judgement, our division doesn't with the compare Japanese in productivity ..

. If our productivity were as good or our wage rates were the same, they couldn't compete with us.

Their average hourly is $1.24.

our plants don't 'People in Elbows and hands work hard. don't fly. It's not a Charlie Chap- lin movie. We want steady and full work. We want them to keep their minds on the job.'

RAGE 8 Workers Prasa, Tuaaday July 4, The fifth part of a statement by (Trotskyist) of Greece. Lechin's assembly at the service of Torres The Popular Assembly placed itself under the leadership of Lechin at its June session. It suited Lechin perfectly, and he placed the Assembly at the service of Torres. There should be no con- fusion between the Popular Assembly and soviets. Soviets grow out of strike committees; they are organs of struggle. The soviets could fall, or they could be victorious and be- come organs of state of the commune type. Had the Popular Assembly won it would have become a: bourgeois parliament of a hid- den dictatorship, like all the rest of them. And, of course, it would have trampled over the corpses of the miners.

The ten days of the Popular Assembly decided its fate.

warned of the dangers Sossa of 'coming to terms with Torres and becoming what Lechin and the pro-Moscow Stalinists wanted-i.e. an in- stitution assimilated into the institutions other bourgeois and being used by Torres as a bourgeois parliament an organ class-collaboration, and subjecting of the proletariat to the bourgeoisie'. This pros- pect alone is enough to smash the myth of Assembly-parlia- ments of a 'soviet type' In reality, by its very nature, the Popular Assembly could not have been trans- formed into a soviet body, despite the frantic efforts of Lora who was trying to 'sink its roots into the local and committees assemblies existing at the places of work' At the best, the Popular Assembly could have brought about a government of Lechin and Torres, or of Lechin and the Stalinists—a government of pseudo-reform and counter- revolution. What did Lechin represent?

A right-wing reformist trade anion tendency which, since his becoming a minister in the Estenssoro government became organically linked to the bourgeoisie. The representatives of this tendency at the Popular Assembly were appointed by the trade union bureaucracy, came from Assemblies or dominated by the bureaucracy.

(From the Greece of the April 21 coup we know what such Assemblies mean.) aided by the Estenssoro, and • by Lechin, Stalinists (1952-1964) cracked down on labour movement in a the period of revolutionary up- surge. His counter-revolu tionary policies paved the way for the Barrientos dictatorship.

He imposed state control of the mines-which accounted for 80 per cent of the budget income and two thirds of all had exports - and which passed into the control of the workers. He attacked the Trotskyists, who were strug- gling in the vanguard of the unions, and the armed rallies ay July 4, 1872 ment by the Workers Vanguard workers, of particularly miners, as well as in the van- guard of armed demonstra- tions of peasants. At that time the peasants had occupied 4 million he- tares of land, which eventually distributed to 133,000 were families. This was Lechin's for bourgeois role-a prop 'democracy' and dictatorship.

Lechin won the chairman- ship of the Popular Assembly against the joint non-partisan candidate of the POR and the CP. (On what programme did this non-partisan candidate stand?) The POR leaders believed that they were a 'minority only the organizational plane' on while their positions 'found widespread echoes' (Sossa) in the opportunist mob of the Popular Assembly. The influ- ence of the POR is indisput- able. Lora confirms that all basic documents and decisions of the Popular Assembly were introduced by the POR and passed virtually unanimously. How is the virtual unanimity, or their acceptance with few amendments explained, unless they contained elements opportunist conciliationism?

can be There doubt no about this. The POR leaders terrible illusions about the Lechin tendency and the Stalinists — illusions of the Pabloite type. The March 8 issue of 'Mas- sas' pointed out: 'Torres feeds revolution' — counter meaning that Torres was aiding the movement of the junta right wing (was not Torres then a counter-revolutionary?)

This meant that a bitter fight was needed, not only against Torres, but also against his lackeys: Lechin and the Stalinists. But when 'Massas' coined the catch phrase: •Popular Assembly = workers' power', it created confusion of gigantic proportions. It was a deviation which ignored even the pos- sible dangers which Sossa mentions. The August rally organized by the Assembly showed, by the hostile reception given to and Lechin, that the Torres radicalization of the masses had surpassed the levels set by the Assembly. The situation was revolutionary. the influence Even if under of the opportunists, the con- fused masses were requesting arms from Torres, or asking him to strike against the right- wing junta. The consciousness of the masses was on a level similar to that described by Lenin in 'Draft order for the disbandment of the Con- stituent Assembly': "They rid themselves of the illusions of accord with the bourgeoisie, of the deceptive forms of bourgeois-democratic parliamentarism, and arrived at the conclusion to break with these forms and with every policy of compromise.'

This was the meaning of the jeers and catcalls which greeted Torres and Lechin. Bolivian The class at the most r Lechin's Popular which

VOILALLO

ddress its rally, wa Here the necessity Trotskyist-Bolshevil demonstrated, from Pabloite revis The Popular A Programme If, from the historical point abandonment of th favour of described as a Popi embellish and few genuine commi tions, was unaccel a political point of disastrous. The Sarisses. detested tion, parliaments whereas soviets The progra the Popular Assemt ward from the seat Congress did not either to the requirements tionary the needs at the decisive Popular Assembly w to raise a popula tion. Sossa, in the inte 'Informations and 15) •resente the Popular Assen gramme: "The speeding organization of workers' militia. In the event Popular Assembly a General Strike. 'The bringing to under those who, were responsible fo der of militants. 'Examination posals of the miner. workers nationalized Comi *Examination miners' demand for of a tion which would not o autonomy of the e sities and clerical private ericanon the whole educatio Tih., unon educates une e most rapid speed. Assembly, Torres to rally, was bankrupt. necessity, for a real Bolshevik party was free party olte revisionısın pular Assembly' the theoretical and of view, the nt of the soviets in "parlament' s a 'Popular Assem- with e committee delega- unacceptable, from point of view it was with justifica- the bourgeois congresses, and hold always on for the oppressed programme which Assembl put for- the seat of the old not correspond historical the revolu- or to the oppressed. So, moment, the sembly was not able • popular insurrec- • the interview with Ouvriéres' July presented with Us ar Assembly's pro- eeding up otmed armed event of a coup th sembly will call fo nging to justice of under Barrientos, nsible for the mur- of the pro- he miners' delegates control further _oI a mand for the crea- unified university la not only end th of the eight unive clerical control of ucation, but place educational system battle against Banzer ' under the control lar Assembly.' The decision on was 'undoubtedly t one' was aimed prepared by Banzer of rez, leader Falange', and it w the demand for Torres. There against the the counter-revolut vention or iorres But had the wo mented this portant decision al arms, they would where, how, and a them. use guns of the would have rur ers knell the ot cratic parliamentar Lechin, the The Colos badNe nationalist of the militia, but sabotaged it by arming of the mas and res, pressuri strike at the consi self! As for 'Massas the belated 'The political dev masses led that conviction arms from themselves them misfortune 'the moment past' for agitation masses and for the ers to rid themsel of pressuri into arming the enrol result? the 2,000- Only had been who enced b and a few other students joined which fought was kacota hill in La P slogan Strike "in the even was, of course, a n decision. political strike shot vated the ec 1 Banzer fought out around control of the Popu- cision on the militias ubtedly the most sig- (Sossa). against the coup oy Banzer and Gutier- of the 'Socialist and it was linked to from alls was Molale capilalisl statt r-revoluuonary ınter• I the workers imple- undoubtedly im- and taken uc y would have known The macnine- ne workers and mın have rung the death bourgeois-demo- Hanenlarot Stalinists, and s nal were une props tionalist bourgeoisie, the proposal for the they action bine the struggle right-wing conspira struggle against th and the state. gramme could • achieved the the masses as an factor, defeated th the noose around the 1orles government. But there gramme on the pro crisis of capitalism the financial was burden of the shoulders of the m The problems in the buying pow the growth of the struggle for for WElC in the plans for mobilizat The problems of reform, debts and taxes, pi expropriations, Marx's r ignored. tion 1856 ants' war should b with the workers' was forgotten. The who, in against soviets, turning their backs of parliament' Lechin, The programme ular Assembly tice for the t was not mentos. dictatorial' anti-capitalist from the s removed stage tion. There for the action tion of the army winning over a basic factor eral There was no gramme or to outli of the April Lenin's slogan for peasants' governme void of any conten

CONTINUED TOM

a hill In La Paz struggle against the conspiracy with the gainst the employers they mobilization s as an independent feated the coup, and time placed und the neck of the oligarchy which the the crisis of the masses. oblems of the drop ring power of wages, h of unemployment, uggle for bread and were not included Assembly's mobilization: blems of the agrarian pegging prices, taxes, public works, etc., were Marx's recommenda- that the workers' movement The poor peas- their struggle needed were now eir backs on the 'pre- of Torres gramme of the Pop mblv demander victims of Bar- was not even 'anti- against Torres. The content was com the general poli- which is a higher revolu- plan of no Wars general disrup- the soldiers factor in the gen- of the masses, soldiers' soviets. • Transitional • to outline the tasks rty in the spirit The Theses. a workers' y content

ED TOMORROW

BY TOM KEMP

Chinese policy seems set on a moderate course with leadership firmly in the hands of Chou En-lai and his supporters. Since the mysterious disap- pearance from the scene of Marshal Lin Pao many of the remaining features of the 'cul- revolution' have been tural quietly liquidated and old faces, once disgraced, have found their way back into political life. The role of the been downgraded army has and a number of high-ranking officers appear to have lost their jobs. The new edition of the 'little red book' of quotations from Chairman Mao no longer contains a preface signed by Lin Piao. It describes Mao as 'the greatest Marxist-Leninist of our epoch'. It is recom- mended that certain passages should be learned by heart.

The return of the old guard has been operated cautiously and not without resistance in the provinces. It is assumed that those officials who have been reinstated have seen the errors of their ways and are now completely loyal to the party and to Mao Ise-tung.

The change has been most apparent in the international field, with China's admission into the United Nations and the determination which its representatives on UN bodies have shown to play a respect- able role as a kind of loyal opposition. Nixon's Peking visit symbolized the accept- ance of China as a force making for stability. Kissinger described the Chinese as well as the Russian leaders as 'men of principle' The foreign policy of Chou En-lai represents the need of China for a respite in order to resolve domestic problems. In addition, a detente with the imperialists was necessary in view of the continuing tension with the Soviet Union and the build-up of military forces on the frontier with China. The to deepen their theoretical understanding and to study the Marxist classics the works of Mao, no and doubt in order that they can the better accept the oppor- tunist zig zags associated with Chou's policy. What is most striking, how- ever, is the new international position of China which rests upon the renunciation of sup- port for revolutionary move- ments abroad and the rebuild- ing of all the bridges to the capitalist world which were broken at the . time of the 'cultural revolution'. It is difficult to determine what effect this turn has had inside China and especially on the party cadres. Do they accept it obediently as part of Mao's grand design or do they suspect its counter-revolution- ary intent? The growing acceptance of Г Chou En Lal and Charman Mao.

material incentives and the greater importance accorded to individual achievements are no doubt attractive to many who are disillusioned with the unfulfilled promises of the 'cultural revolution'. This can lead away from politics alto- gether and has to be com- batted by the continued insist- ence on the need to study theory. On the other hand, the up- heavals of the past few years and the dramatic reversals both in internal policy and more especially in China's re- lations with imperialism must have heightened doubts and criticism, especially among the youth. All these changes for the present are given some credi- bility by the prestige of the great helmsman who, seldom The Poles are seriously concerned about the effect which Britain's entry into the Common Market may have for A special their trade. 1 issue of the journal Foreign Trade, pub. Polish lished by the Chamber of Foreign Trade, expressed the fear that entry may seriously diminish food exports to Britain. At present Britain takes 15 per cent of Poland's exports to capitalist countries, mainly in the shape of foodstuffs and raw materials. These exports are an important source of foreign exchange. in public, continues in seen the background as an omni- to present figure. Mao has, all intents and purposes, givel Cho En-lai his full blessing and is resigned to the policy of moderation which he is carrying out. Chinese policy bears the in- delible marks of Stalinism. The bureaucracy upholds the policy of 'socialism in one country co-existence peaceful and which it learned in the Stalin and remains faithful in era word and deed to the memory of Stalin himself. This means, notably, that it tries to safeguard its power and privileges at home by re- nouncing support for revolu- adventures anywhere tionary else. It is this policy that the skilful Chou so strikingly per- sonifies and carries out.

Britain's entry, it is feared cut Poland's earnings in may hard currency by 25 to 30 per cent. An article by Wlodzim- mierz Wisniewski, Commercial Counsellor at the Polish En- bassy in London, appeals to British exporters to Poland to ensure that trade between the two countries does not suties •The fears of East Europear countries about the effects of the enlargement of the Con mon Market may have ha something to do with the more favourable attitude now being taken towards it. As it is now taken as an institution, thi established bureaucracy feels that in order prevent discrimination to against Soviet and East Euro- pean trade, the best thing will be to accept it and reach some understanding about mutuall beneficial trade. The Poles are willing to undertake joint production with Britain and agreements other capitalist countries along lines which have already begun in some industries. They hope that British entry will not have such effect on an adverse arrangements. Workers Press Workers Press has published some extracts from letters sent to Lincoln Labour Party from throughout the supporters country for their fight against Lincoln's pro-Market Labour MP, Dick Taverne. (See Work- ers Press, Tuesday July 4 page We pointed out then that the party's decision to have Taverne stand down at the next election was quickly cri- ticized by the capitalist press as 'witch-hunting'. Some of the letters which arrived at the Lincoln HQ were also critical of the action against Taverne. Pat Mulligan, the Lincoln party's agent, going through the various missives in order a report to his to prepare party executive, was struck by a similar spelling mistake in three of them. All three had spelt the street name in the address as 'New- lands' rather than the correct 'Newland'. Intrigued, Mr Mulligan, set out to inquire if they were members of the Labour Party.

He eventually traced the phone number of one of the letter writers, Alan Thake, of Horn- church, Essex. He rang but Thake had left for work. He asked the cleaner who answered the phone if she knew where he could con- tact Thake at work. Sne could only remember that he was involved with some 'new thing'. The Com- mon Market, said Mulligan. Yes, that was it, she said, the European Movement. He then rang the London office of the European Move- Thake was out. ment but Another of the signatories with a mis-spelt address was a Mr A. Williams. Was he known at the European Move- ment office? He was known, but he too, was out. The third had been signed by Richard Wyatt. Mr Wyatt was in and when Mulligan spoke to him, he was not a little surprised at having been traced. And when Mulligan commented that it was interest- ing that all three of the letter writers were from the Euro- pean Movement, he murmured that they liked to think they were accessible! The discussion about com- mercial radio was preceded by the most colossal talk-in.

Late Night Line-Up had one of its greatest innings in its prattling history. Earnest com- tore their hair, municators pounded their breasts in the cers Press, Tuasday July a, 1978 PARE O Great Debate on what the commercial chan- proposed nels should broadcast. Radicals produced pamphlets, free communicators launched whole movements to ensure that the best ideals of in the radio were voiced government's ear. Now along comes Sir John Eden, late of British Steel Corporation and Upper Clyde Shipbuilders. He went to a lunch of the Performing Rights Society the other day and told them exactly what was going on.

The government, he said, will not interfere with pro- gramming of the new com- panies. The type of pro- grammes that would be broad- cast were anybody's guess.

At a stroke, all the pious rubbish about responsible, edu- cative, informative radio was swept aside. He told his audience: "A great many prophecies have been made about the pro- grammes to be expected from these new local radio stations.

In a • sense, your guess is as good as mine, for the govern- ment will stick meticulously to the principal constitutional concept that guides all broad- casting in this country-that the government does not run it and does not decide what the programmes should comprise.'

In other words, commercial radio licensees can engage in a complete free-for-all. Eden says he can't guess what will be broadcast. Let's tell him. The Tories have given the go-ahead for the press magnates and banking entrepreneurs who are snap- ping up the licences to broad- complete trash inter- cast spersed with advertising.

In fact, a great deal of ad- vertising. It will follow directly in the footsteps of commercial radio in the United States and Australia which espouses re- actionary venom all hours of the day. The Tories realize that the radio lobby is powerful weapon and it will be careful to give licences to those groups who will pump out the Tory and anti-working class views of the day.

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TUBE INVESTMENTS, WALSALL, STAFFS

PAGE 10 Workers Press, Tuasday July 4, 1972 MEN AT Peter Brotherhood's factory in Peterborough are sitting in as a show of deter- mination for their wage claim.

Pay talks between the Amal- gamated Union of Engineering Workers and the management started five months ago when the workers claimed a £4.80 increase.

This was the start of drawn- which ended out negotiations offering with management between £1.40 and £2.20. Several departments walked out and shop stewards decided to recommend a work-to-rule.

This started three weeks ago.

told Immediately management 20 workers their would be pay stopped if they would not resume 'normal' working. Shop stewards immediately held a mass meeting and called for an unofficial sit-in.

A week ago over 1,000 workers turned up for work at 7.30 a.m., clocked in and sat in. Stale-mate existed for the whole day the management as refused to withdraw the notices given to the 20 men. The sit in continued on Tues- —while trade union officials day talked with the management. These broke down and the

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made the sit in official, last Wednesday. secretary Dick Shaw District explained the position being as 'unique form of action. 'You no problems with get picketing. The men aren't tres- passing and they in the OUTe factory by right.' ready to work and 'They are THE 1,500 members of the will do just as soon as the SO. management withdraws the warn- Association of Scientific, ing notices'. and Managerial Technical Although the men are in the Staffs at 16 Tube Investments factory they are not getting paid £5 per plants in the West Midlands -some are losing up to day—they are getting full sup- introduced an overtime Dan port from their wives. from last Saturday night.

Convenor Maurice Hurrell com- eastie of one teste maist mented: 'We will not in. gave the closure of the major We will not start work until the one notices have been withdrawn.

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members also want to impose a 50p-a-week levy to finance a fight against the pro- posed shutdown. Meanwhile workers at the stainless steel plant say they will not move from the factory when it is closed. And they will block any attempt to move equipment to other part's of the Tube Investment empire. Alan Colpitts,. convenor, told Workers Press: 'We think the decision to chop the plant followed from the fioat- ing of the pound, although it was the anvil before that. It is the result of cut-throat competi- the world market for tion in stainless steel tubes. "There are only four factories in this field, Sandvik in Sweden, Siemens in Germany, a plant in France and this factory, which is considered the Rolls-Royce in the field. 'We had orders for four nuclear power stations in France and they've gone. We want to know why. If this closure is poli- tical, connected with the EEC, we shall make it a political then fight. In our opinion this factory national asset, with special is a facilities, and we shall fight to keep it open on that basis.

'Closure of the plant would be a disaster for Walsall and make 4,000 to 5,000 redundant.

It's about time someone made a stand and this is a good place to start. 'On Monday [yesterday] we are meeting the six union officials and we shall be telling them what we want. We are appealing to everybody for financial and other support. "They are saying to us they will close the plant, but they can only do that with our permission and we shall not allow them to move out any plant. If they try to throw us out it will be another Saltley gate. 'The replies from MPs we have received have not been satis- is factory. John Stonehouse applying to Lord Plowden [chair- man of Tube Investments] for We are suspension of closure. not considering suspension as we are not accepting closure.'

In an interview in the 'Wolver- hampton Express and Star' Albert Pritchard, a shop steward, is quoted as saying: •..closure will mean the end of a modern fully-automated plant, . the finest in Europe, recently completed at a cost of £2m, part of which no doubt was provided inadvertently by the taxpayer? Sir Harry Goldsmid, Tory MP for Walsall South, and a bullion dealer, has said that he wanted to see if there was anything he could do to assist! DORMAN Diesels, the GEC subsidiary in Lincoln, has announced the sacking of 290 hourly-paid workers, almost half the entire staff.

The first dismissals will take effect in the first week of August.

But the sackings are to be met with a fight from the GEC who feel that 'enough workers is enough' in the Weinstock jobs- cutting. A spokesman of the Boulthan works joint shop stewards' com- mittee said: 'We are going to fight for our jobs. We will be having another meeting. In the meantime we have banned all overtime. After long spells on three or four days management are now asking us to do as muct possible including overtime as complete he lager order of the bad YWA engine for shipment to Pakistan? In a statement issued to workers last Friday, managing director Frank Brooks said: 'Market demand for the range of small engines has fallen drastically over the past two years both at home and abroad and there is no sign of improve- ment •.. The company • will continue to utilize the Boulthan facilities when capacity at other sites becomes overloaded, but for the foreseeable future it is not possible to introduce a significant amount of work without reducing employment levels at other plants.' The manager of Lincoln Em- ployment Exchange, Mr Parker, said: 'It is going to be difficult the very getting Dorman redundant Diesels workers back into jobs. Lincoln Corporation Employ- Officer ment Opportunities Robert Kimmerling, said: 'The news is sad • because of the excellent labour relations that have existed at the plant.'

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Workers at GEC Stafford it walked when out was announced that the foundry there would be completely shut down. An AUEW steward at Boulthan said: "Many of the blokes affected EC by the redundancies will be

YWA

those working on the engine so there's one thing you sure of-not one can those engines will go through the gates. UCS will look like melting butter before this lot's over.'

Stewards understand that several batches of the engines have already been moved storage at other sites in Lincoln and elsewhere in the country.

Shipments of the order have been held up since the Pakistani war, but stewards have been given to understand that plans have been made to trans-ship the order via Avonmouth to Germany for loading on to merchant vessels from the Soviet Union. The reason being, according to management, that British vessels were unable to obtain insurance to enter Chittagong harbour in Bangla Desh. Lincoln AUEW No. 14 branch meeting last Friday unanimously passed the following resolution: 'In view of the situation at Dorman Diesels this resolution calls on executive council to im- pose and ban totally all overtime work at any GEC factory in the Lincoln area. This request has been made on previous occasions Em- and has not been complied with.'

Stewards at Dorman Diesels are approaching the branches of all manual and staff unions in Lincoln GEC factories to take the same action. ASTMS mem- bers at Dorman Diesels have been on official strike for over ten weeks for a fair redundancy equivalent to that agreement negotiated for their members in other GEC factories.

Ingersoll forces through THE SACKING last week of 300 workers-two-thirds of the labour force-from the Daventry factory of Herbert- Ingersoll means that Britain's

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200 and 300 most advanced machine-tool workers at Coventry Precision plant is finished. factory Exhall, Coventry, at are expected to lose their jobs The receiver was called in of the Dowty as a result early in June by one of the Group's decision to stop pro- partners Alfred Herbert of ducing certain types of aircraft Coventry. equipment, including hydraulic In four years the Anglo- pumps. American had lost venture According to Dowty's the air- over f4m. craft side of Coventry Precision's The firm opened in 1968 with works will be taken by 600 recruited from all workers Dunlop Aviation because of the over Britain. But as capital invest- general reduction in available ment in industry slumped, few aircraft work. orders were placed for machine Coventry tools. viable main a operation the last 18 months, HI In present form, the management sacked 118 workers as the com- says. foundered in deeper finan- pany About 60 workers are ex- cial difficulties. pected to remain at Exhall pro- Immediately the news of the ducing specialist and gears closure broke, the shop stewards shafts. About 135 workers are and local officials sent a telex to expected be transferred to Christopher Chataway, Tory Mini- Dunlop of Aviation. The rest Industry, Trade and ster of the present 540 labour force are requesting a meeting. Eventually expected to be sacked. they met a department official in Coventry Precision reduced its London who, according to one labour force by one-sixth just 12 steward, ..turned out to be a months Andrew Boyle, ago. right word-spinner'. Coventry AUEW district secre- The deputation told the offi- has said that tary, it will be cial would lose the country practically impossible for vital part of industry producing Coventry Precision skilled high calibre machinery required workers to find similar work in by modern technology. Closing the area. the factory down would increase foreign reliance on machinery. The official claimed the machine- tool industry big for was too and market requirements cut- back was necessary he added, if But, private

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interests would put money up, workers at British Domestic the government would match it.

Appliances are He also promised in the fourth week of a to circulate work- the with to-rule in retaliation appropriate ministers against management's £2 the stewards' points. offer of After returning plus immediate talks on produc- to Daventry kept tivity. A of the rumours flowing, so last meeting mass Wednesday stewards went to see 1,600 workers rejected the offer the Official Receiver. and decided to push ahead with They insisted that all commu- the work-to-rule. Arrangements nications are now being made for a fresh regarding the closure round should through the joint of negotiations between come both sides. shop stewards' committee.

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However, when the Wednesday night shift turned up for work, they were told to report to the canteen where management addressed the workers and in- formed them of the 300 sackings and then sent them all home.

Next morning, the day shift turned work and up were sent home and told to re- port back at 3.30 in the after- noon. Stewards remaining the on plant were told about the 300 sackings and that 150 men were to be retained to complete a Datsun contract. At the 2.15 p.m. meeting management told stewards there CHANNEL: 1.45 Racing. 4.00 Lottery. 4.10 Enchanted house.

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TEST. Impressions, Todd Rundgren. Workers Pross,' I) and convenor Len Ruckin outside the ingo was to be no payment in lieu of notice. 'As you know', said Jim Mil- burn, an AUEW steward who moved to Daventry from Sunder- 'we land, are entitled to two weeks' notice of payment in lieu, but this fellow [the Receiver] doesn't have to honour anything and he told us we would only receive our holiday credits when he had enough money to pay, which could take months.'

At this the stewards erupted and it was suggested the workers would receive holiday credits provided the 150 men were allowed to complete the contract and that the remainder went quietly. The stewards asked for an adjournment and met the work- force. The men were given a full report and then a recommenda- tion was made to operate a 'work-in' SOUTHERN: 2.30 London. 3.45 Heckle and Jeckle. 4.00 House- party. 4.15 Grasshopper island.

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YORKSHIRE: 1.45 Racing. 2.15 AY. Calendar. 2.30 London. 3.45 Douglas Fairbanks presents. TLE 4.10 News. 4.15 Crossroads. 4.40 Enchanted house. 4.55 London. 6.00 Calendar, weather. 9.00 18 Press, Tuesday July 4, 1972 PAGE 11 • the Ingersoll plant There were angry comments from the men. The main accusa- tion was that the stewards were far too late to talk of work-ins and occupation and that this should have been done a month ago. Jim Milburn commented: I think, looking back over the whole thing, the criticism was justified. I see what the can Workers Press is on about with the Councils of Action. These councils would help workers in this kind of fight. An occupation would need support from other sections of workers.' For Jim and millions like him, under the enormous crisis of capitalism developing as it is, the reformist road has ended.

As he said himself: I can't go home. There's over 10 per cent unemployed in Sunderland.

Coventry and Birmingham now have high rates of unemploy- ment. I never asked to be put on the dole' 6.30 Hogan's heroes. 7.00 Film: 'The Outriders'. 8.30 Dear father.

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PAGE 12 Workers Press, Tuesday July 4, 1972

FROM DAVID MAUDE IN MORECAMBE

LEFT and right wings of the National Union of Mine.

workers yesterday flexed their muscles before deciding whether to put in for new pay increases of £5.50 to £7. In his opening address to the union's Morecambe confer- ence, right-wing president Joe Gormley came out strongly against an 'annual confrontation' on wages.

living, and a comprehensive scheme which would link the size of pay packets automatically to increases in productivity. The two could be operated jointly, he suggested.

Gormley's speech was advance notice of arguments the right will the use in conference wages debate timed to take place this morning. day delegates from kent, Derby- yester- shire and the staff section were locked in discussion over a pos- sible composite motion. The Kent demand is for new of £30 the minimum wages On surface, £32 on the ground and £40 for face workers the on National Car Loading Agree- ment. If the National Coal Board unsatisfactory makes an offer, the union their resolution says, should executive consult the members 'with a view to taking forms industrial various action'. The NUM's 280,000 members and their wives were congratu- soli- lated by Gormley the on darity they had shown during the big wages struggle which rocked the Tory government earlier this year. He made it clear he sought no fight with the Tory government the Industrial Relations on Act. The government could not be allowed provoke into to unions Pickels outside the luxury Cementation taking action which could be used at Westminster as an exer- WORK on Trafalgar House cise for an election on the 'nar- investment company's row issues of law and order'.

new Gormley's mulíi-million hotel In other words, pound opposition to the Act is merely a in Hammersmith, project form of words. It was not a ques- West London, came to a halt tion over which the trade union yesterday 500 building as would have to mobi- movement lize against the Tories. workers struck for the national pay claim. Construction workers' leader George Smith also took up the The site is one of six called law-and-order theme. out in London this week in addi- Bringing fraternal greetings tion to six already strike. on from

TUC

General Council, the There are now 12,000 building he said the trade union move- workers stopped throughout was not above nor outside ment Britain on 140 sites. the law. The selective strike It had strategy, been for this reason developed by leaders, had union is council not been able to in of the take the kind of action sore had support claim for £30, 35-hour week and wanted the £55.000 fines extra over holidays. on the T&GWU. He that the added Tories The Hammersmith Hotel, 'hustled should be and hassled' being built by Cementation, is out of office at the earliest destined to be part of new opportunity. tourist centre linked by train to

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SOUTH-EAST England and the South The pound slipped further on Midlands will be mostly the London foreign exchange dry wth-west with some bright periods. It fell market back yesterday. England and 2.4240 to the dollar South Wales will be to against cloudy with 2.4525 on Friday, but later drizzle and coastal fog. rallied to 2.4270. North Wales and the north Midlands will be rather cloudy with occasional rain or drizzle. Northern England, Northern Ire- land and Scotland will be mostly cloudy, with showers, rain or becoming brighter in the west later. It will be rather cool in most districts, but very cool in coastal areas in the south-west. Wednesday and Outlook for Thursday: Changeable with sunny intervals and showers, with per- haps some longer periods of rain Generally, the north at first. in cool. but rather temperatures normal in the south near Thursday. Published Press, Street. Clapham

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(TU). PStreet. London: Street, AUEW president Hugh Scanlon was bitterly attacked yesterday for failing to lead a nationa fight on the union's pay claim.

He had been speaking to 700 shop stewards at a specially con- vened meeting in London to step paign. the plant bargaining cam- Scanlon said the Employers' Federation was ready for explor- atory talks. This would be dis- THE T&GWU branch at Plessey, Nottingham, has passed a reso- lution calling for Beeston and Stapleford Trades Council to set up a Council of Action to organize a struggle to make the Tory government resign and to return a Labour government pledged to socialist policies. A similar resolution is going to ation hotel in Hammersmith, West Londo Heathrow Airport. A local hostel with nowhere to live for men was torn down to make way for the project. Trafalgar House, under its chairman Nigel Broackes, is one of Britain's fastest growing •in- and vestment property • a com- panies and recently swallowed Cunard, setting off the com- pany's losses against its own tax liabilities. ONE of the latest sites to be hit in the building , workers' pay fight in the Southampton area is the new motor museum at Lord Montagu's stately home at Beaulieu in the heart of the New Forest. Sixteen UCATT members employed by Draco Ltd are picketing the museum site and although Draco's is only a sub- contractor, work on the site has been hit hard as most of the other workers (also UCATT members), are refusing to cross the picket lines.

Local refuse collectors have also observed the picket line, causing an irate Lady Montagu to complain of the smell from her unemptied bins. Workers from other South- ampton sites are helping main- tain the picket line.

UCATT

Gerry Wolven, regional secretary and con- venor for the building and civil engineering operatives, has revealed that four com- panies are now in negotiations with him. Pickets at the site yesterday discounted any suggestions that they would before the return claim is won. 'We have intention of no budging. None of us is worried how long it will last, said Wil- liam Lonegan, the site's federa- tion steward. The leaderships of UCATT and the T&GWU have not ruled out the possibility that sites on strike might be sent back in favour of others coming out.

'The lump is the danger to us.

cussed in the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. But speakers from the floor accused him of not only aban- doning the fight, but also the working demand for a shorter week. One steward said that the leadership had not wanted a con- frontation with the employers and the Tory government. the Nottingham district com- mittee of the T&GWU. BORG WARNER engineering workers in Kenfig, Glamorgan, South Wales, yesterday banned all overtime and started a work- to-rule in support of a wage claim. AMBULANCE drivers in Stock- port, employed by Lancashire County Council said yesterday they were going to refuse to carry hospital out-patients, ban overtime and work-to-rule, from st London This strike is the turning point for the building unions, that's for sure,' said Mr. Lonegan.

'For the last ten years we've The big building had nothing. groups are only interested in making large profits. 'But we have to live from to week on week • low wages, taking the redundancies as they come when the jobs are finished.

What about nationalization of the butlding industry?...

the Labour government would be willing to take it over all our rights it and give us would be fine,' said Mr Lonegan.

STEEL JOBS

THOUSANDS

of jobs in the British steel industry will dis- appear in the next five years, in addition to the 7,500 announced in Scotland two weeks ago.

In Glasgow yesterday, it became clear that the cuts plan- ned by the British Steel Corpora- tion will affect not only Scotland, but every steel producing area in Britain.

ALL TRADES UNI

ALLIANCE MEET

The currency crisis and the working class DAGENHAM: Tuesday July 4, 8 p.m. Co-op Hall, Fanshawe Avenue, Barking.

SOUTH WEST LONDON:

Tuesday July 4, 8 p.m. Clap- ham Manor Baths, Clapham Manor St, SW4. EASTLEIGH: Tuesday July 4, 7.30 p.m. The buffet room, Town Hall. LEICESTER: Wednesday July 5, 8 p.m. Queen's Hotel, Rut- •Build Councils of land St. Action'. PORT TALBOT: Thursday July 6, 7.30 p.m. Progressive Club (Band Club), Talbot Square.

Scanion July 17. The action is in support of demands for a bonus agree- ment. It will not affect county boroughs. PETERBOROUGH workers at the London Brick Company's Beebys' yard have started a work-to-rule after a complete week's attendance money was de- ducted because stopped work for a meeting to discuss the recently negotiated pay offer. Each worker normally gets 65p for a complete week's attendance.

SEVEN

THOUSAND Coventry GEC workers returned to work yesterday after more than a week on strike. In a secret ballot held late last week they overwhelm- ingly accepted a revised company pay offer. GEC offered improved mini- mum time rates which will give increases in overtime, holiday pay and night shift earnings.

A further 4,000 Coventry workers at Chrysler's machining and sub-assembly plant will take part in a secret ballot today on a pay offer of £3.60 a week.

JULY FUND

STARTS WITH

£99.66 WE START our July Fund with a great collection of £99.66 from an enthusiastic meeting of our London supporters in Acton on Sunday. This month we are aiming to raise the Fund early before our Summer Camp begins. For the last three months we have almed collecting £1,750, which is at £500 more than our target. This month we would also like to do the samo at it greatly helps us cover the increases in expen- diture which are constantly rising.

We know we are setting tough challenge. However we feel that with this political situation, response will . be even your We are sure you will greater. do it, so let's begin the campaign right away. Collect as much as Post every donation you can. immediately to: Workers Press July Appeal Fund, 186a Clapham High St, London, SW4 7UG.

UNIONS

IEETINGS

HAVANT: Thursday July 6, 7.30 p.m. Leigh • Park Com- munity Centre. AYLESHAM: Thursday July 6, 8 p.m. The Legion, Burgess Road.

LUTON:

Thursday July 6, 8 p.m. St John Ambulance Brigade Hall, Lea Road. SOUTH EAST LONDON: Thurs- day July 6, 8 p.m. Deptford Engineers' Club (opposite New Cross Stn).

ACTON:

Monday July 10, 8 p.m. Co-op Hall, High Rd.

EAST LONDON: Tuesday July 11, 8 p.m. 'Aberteldy, Aber- teldy Street, E.14. (nr Black- wall Tunnel).

NORTH

LONDON: Thursday (nr White Hart Lane).