made to stop. No appeal 10 Thatcher in the most heartfelt terms about loss of life or the horrors of war would have any effect on the ruling class, says. This argument both false and spurious.
false because workers can stop their imperialists making war and have done so in the past. In 1920 the TUC establish" Hands off committees which stopped Churchill's war 16 -tervention in Russia. In Party organised mass rallies and the Suez war which played major parl nominious end. And America's dirty war Vietnam was stopped by the combination of Vietthree MPS vote against the government in the. Com mons defiance Michael Foot, Militant's leadership chooses to stab them. and itself — in the back. We ask vou Conrades.
MPs have votea Foot, Thatcher or Benn?
Sincere Labour Lefts have become more and more isolated on this ques. tion, says workers hero, as ten thousand march through London against the war.
'Many will become silent and change their position, he tells us Tam Dalyell is cheered to the echo by 1000 marchers in Partick before he even starts speaking. 'Once hostilities take on a more over the islands.
'Marxists, by explaining carefully their position will gain greater and greater support for their told. But what are these ideas? For or against what Thatcher is doing? 'Marxists have to explain, ' says Grant, that the wringing of hands and declamations "bring cannot change anything.
No, Comrade Grant Marxists have to tell the because the truth will out. This war will benefit Thatcher; and when workers realise they have been duped, that hundreds and perhaps thousands of lives have been wasted for have been held in virtual slavery by our imperialists for the past hundred and fifty years to ensure that they produce for the needs of the imperialist economies! any economic unity can created between Argentina and Britain, the first step is to get our imperialists off their backs.
Militant's stand is a serious blow to the Labour left and the growing antiwar movement. At the very moment when serious opposition is taking shape, Militant has come off the fence on the wrong side. The mose inmate fects will be in the Youth are not subject to the chauvinist illusions of workers and have against Foot's disastrous leadership: rejection of his backing for Thatcher's warmongering, and support for a positive policy of unlateral disarmament When the full extent of Foot's folly becomes clear there will be a massive demand for a reckoning instee the Party: where will Militant stand But it is particularly disastrous for trade Moronists Even reall workers and workers are being accused of 'treachery' such the Manchester Evening Post for daring to strike while 'their' country is at war. What does MiliHACKNEY NORTH Labour Party Young Socialists has called for a public campaign for the withdrawal of the British Fleet. The following resolution was put to its 19 May meeting:
'This Party calls for the to be withdrawn from the South Atlantic and resolves to campaign SUULICI for withdrawal. We call on th and the PLP to op pose the war and demand withdrawal. This Party organise pu withdrawal an favour withdrawal and invite other local labour movement organisations to support the meeting. We condemn Foot and Healey's support for the War.' The resolution was passed overwhelmingly. An amendment was also passed calling for mobilisation on May the slogans 'Stop Loe war; recall the fleet; kick out the Tories at least 13 people since