Officials to go on the hustings

Workers Press no. 961, 3 January 1973 · scan page 4

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Name.....•• Address.... THE OFFICIAL Sinn Fein will contest local and General Elections in Ulster and the Republic, President Thomas Macgiolla announced at the weekend. The timing of the decision undoubtedly coincides with the collapse of the military wing of Provisional Sinn rein, which, since 1970, has been a perpetual threat and embarrassment to Gardner Street. It was the Officials' moveon election policy now chief Provos in custody At their Ard Fheis (conelections to any Six County assembly, but allowing participation in local government contests and elections to the Dail (the Dublin parliament).

This strategy underpins their At the 1972 conference policy of a ballot-box revolution to oust both imperialism and native gombeenism.

To it the Officials hope to win ex-Provisionals, Protestants Influenced by the Communist and all other progressive' forces, including the Communist Party.

On Monday they held a national 'Day of Mourning' to nd south of the border to mark Ireland's entry into the Meanwhile the Lynch-Heath hile there seemed a chan so-called anti-terror campaign, which has created the conditions for this development, continues to forge ahead.

The chiefs of both wings Now that it is clear that the of the Provisionals have been arrested and on Sunday Derry commander Martin McGuinness was captured on his way to Donegal in a car carrying 200lb of explosives and 5,000 rounds of ammunition.

McGuinness' deputy, Sean The political wing of the Keenan, was captured a few days before Christmas.

In a New Year message, the are firmly in control and on First Battalion of the Derry ecember 17, following their Brigade vowed to fight on, but they will do so without public support and shorn of their ablest leaders. of licn civil rights movement Eleven other IRA men were arrested by the British army at the weekend in the Riverdale, Andersonstown, district of Belfast where the Provisionals' leadership was already Dublin on Saturday that he seriously depleted.

In his New Year message Eire premier Lynch said he hoped to make peace in Ireland a 'dynamic reality' this year.

He said: 'We believe that peace established on the foundation of justice is attainable.

open question. But events Histor shows, however, that peace is not the product of chance and that it is necesweekend statement sary to work positively and constructively for its realizaserving the objective of a a 32The arrests of MacStiofain, O' Brady and McGuinness are plainly part of this work. I would like information about THE SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE FIll in the form below and send to NATIONAL SECRETARY, SOCIALIST LABOUR LEAGUE, 186a CLAPHAM HIGH ST, LONDON SW4 70G.