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True, the bureaucrats deliberately create shorparticular areas designed to fill the time that Polish people would otherwise spend building Solidarnosc. Thus, shortages effect every-day essentials.
Other kinds of economic disruption make the bureaucrats problems worse, both politically by increasing -THR which it is necessary to hit WWITC STARTETS economically through the Polish currency, magnifying interest rates.
All this makes questions about when and where to call strikes the crucial ones for the Polish WOKErS They nEWe weigh-up the effects of an on the economy against the likely effects on their own morale and organisation.
This why Solidarnosc, at the same time as for workers' blacking of certain goods these asks for food aid. decisions are not always as cut-and dry as in the Case still Solidarnosc is probably in the best position to make them.
No way has this ed Solidarose to appeal to vvestern governments 10 boycotts these would probably be indiscriminate reflect the preferences of Western capital. Most important in Poland and IN continuing to build our campaign of support to the Polish workers it's essen tial that we place this in the context of the overall tight against imperialism and support for the advance made by working people internationally.
Such is the scope of our Polish coverage that it tends to overshadow framework. A number of issues have coverage on the war drive generally and fallen as casualties of this error. on CND in particular has virtually disap peared.
At the time of the 3rd anniversary of the Iranian revolution and when imperialism is intensifying its opposition to the liberation movements in the Middle East, Socialist Challenge has done little to counter the increasing wave of antiArab propaganda.
I think it's very important for the heroic resistance by the Polish workers that we see it as part of a single process of worldwide highest point of that is the advancing social revolutions in Central America ano Reagan's astronomical The CanaDear. military budget for 1982 confirms the imminence of direct US intervention into ЕЛЕ СООЛ ПОЛЬДУ AEEELERNG TRE Dr gest gams mace by the BAD THSTE such appeals though is the political role they would by underlining Jaruzelski's propaganda ounter-revolutior opposition to all workers' blacking seems to persist Socialist Challenge. Penny Duggan's claim to endorse the actions of the Massey Ferguson WOTKerS looks very much as though evaluation of the blacking as corresponding more to workers solidarity than Cold War propaganda'l Any confusion on this issue was ironed away by Davy Jones article it he In workers' blacking from a HST OT SOldaNTy LaSKS Se for us by genuine Solidarnose reos in Britain Most regrettable was that Davy's incomplete list was part of a reply to an anti-Trotskyite witch-hunt currently being conducted people in the Polish Solidarity CamMassey Ferguson workers' blacking is sup ported by Solidarnosc. Its omission only nampers "LOCOUTLE this witch-hunt.
LES HARTOP.
ASTMS member at Massey Ferguson's Coventry.
radical departure framework. cher & Reagan.
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upheaval. The Solidarnosc, BRIAN LYONS.
Sheffield.
HE WOULD LEAP ON HIS BIKE 1 WRITE to correct a misleading impression given by last week's coverage on (Socialist Challenge, 18 Februaryl.
Severa pictures Solidarnosc Piotr Kozlowski and Marek Garztecki were teatured -including OHH tham Socialist Challeng educationa Yet while one SCOOT. the accompanying articles called for opposition to a trade boycott, no mention Ww.d made anywhere of Piotr and Marek's appea sider blackinfrom for trade unionists to con exports to and imports SURER Socialist pose any suggestion of a Challenge is right to trade boycott by the imonly purpose would be to distort the econoCUTLEC mic development (though the bureaucracy has already done a pretty good job on the Western banian. The the Western banks). nationalised property rela tions, which socialists (like Solidarnosc) defend as the Any criticism ie may have of Cuba and Nicerague, including on the issue of Poland, is subordinate to our common fighr against imperialism. The article by Phil Hearse /SC 11 Feb) represented a that basic Rather than hailing the exemplary struggles of the Cuban and Nicaraguan people, Hearse's article was jaundiced completely by the issue of Poland - as it that was the determining factor in the overall policies and objective position occupied by these revolutions. It gave the strong impression that SC is retreating from support to these embattled revolutions at a time when they are most under fire from our common enemy - ThatThe main theme of the Pentagon's onslaught against Cuba and Nicaragua is that they act as a surrogate force for the bureaucracy Our coverage has done little to counter that charge. Hearse's article simply helped to Rather than firing both barrels at Nicaragua and Cuba because of their line on Poland we should be devoting more space to publicise their overwhelming is the best advertisement for socialism in over twenty years. basis for real workers planning, would be further threatened. At ine same time all talk of trade has the purpose of whipp Ing up Cold War hysteria hide their ownl murderous attacks working people - as in El Salvador But trade union blackdifferent thing. It is a politica/ tactic used by group of workers as a focus and a lever advance the demands of workers else Provided it is pos campaign workers in Britain to aid their class in and this is how Piotr and Marek always presented it in their tours of Scotland should have no reservations about endorsing blacking as one tactic the fight against the Jaruzelski regime.
MARTIN METEYARD Glasgow Ed note: Socialist Challenge supports workers blacking acgood tO see Ine return of Arguments for Socialism as a regular series Hopefully the wur Mistory series will also be brought back.
It was very noticeable for instance that Socialist Challenge did not have an article celebrating the anof the Russian Revolution and explaining its significance. That was surely an opportunity missed.
As well as having articles on the major events OT Word Mistory We newo article forgotten to have the history that is or mystified by bourgeios history. For instance next Christmas why not junk the quiz and TV reviews and have an article on the Christmas truce of 1914 -rank and soldiers and to vicious crackdown by the high commands of both sides. tions in support of the insofar as wis part or a broade campaign solidarity SUCHES adopting prisoners, twinning raising aid for Solidarnosc, organi. sing a political paign of support in the labour movement and so on.
We are against it being elevated to the cantral demand of solidari ty as it is not a demand which is practically releVall CLU most workers. and become a substitute to taking the other solidarity actions outlined above, particularly if it is in any way confused with support for the imperialists boycott are totally posed to any appeals to the imperialist governments to boycott Polish goods The Western as much the enemy of the Polish workers as Jaruzelski and Brezhnev.
Finally should have
and just vital, we ticles on the history of our movement There comrades in our movement who are a living link with the international o Lenin and Trotsky. They represent the experience of half a century of strug gle by the Trotskyis movement. We have a lot that experience. Our sister paper in the United States, The Maltant, has a column called Our Revolutionary Heritage -and that's exactly what it is.
JACK LAVIN.
Mansfield 1 read your newspaper last week interest especially the article entitl ed Tony Benn shifts on I think you should have left the 'f' out of shifts.
SEAN MCGUINNESS HAYES. MIDDLESEX OF SUP EGGING OH BASTARD:
TEBBIT'S Bill is an attempt to shackle the unions and attack workers' rights. This is not the first such attempt: in the after-
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