plantation workers led by a people's army under the command of Jose Dolores (played by Evaristo Marquez) discover that: (a) compromises The Soldiers' Trade Union Rights Movement, as readers may know, has always projected its publications and ideas through the Chartists. In recent weeks there has been some speculation about a split between these two organizations on their Northern Ireland policy. As a result of this, a Conference between STURM delegates and the National Committee of the Chartists was convened. At this, the very real differences were discussed and as a result, m order to clarify the position, it was decided to write a joint letter to The Red Mole stating the disagreements and defining the common ground.
Chartist Position: Whereas it would appear that the Chartists are in a contradiction to be defending both the Republican movement (against the Army) and the soldiers, this is not the case. In the military conflict between the Republican workers and the Army, our support goes to the Republicans. However, IMG National Committee meeting The IMG National Committee held its first meeting after the recent conference on the week-end of 17-18 June. The main discussions were on the situation in Ireland and the re-organisation of the organisation in the light of the decisions of the conterence In the discussion on organisation tne proposals adopt ed were aimed at increasing the political centralisation of the organisation. Additional full-time workers were taken on to be in charge of the newspaper and the intervention of the organisation in the trade unions. In the case of the latter field of intervention, it was noted that the main qualitative area of growth in the last year had been in our intervention in the trade-unions and tnis nad been renected in the greatly increased" number of delegates we had had at the recent LCDTU in the discussion on Ireland it was noted that the change in political line by the Anti-Internment League towards a defeatist position had not been reversed and the AlL was taking up the campaign in defence of Free Derry which the ISC had suggested. Although certain forces within ne Air were cleany nor naboy about the move of the AlL towards a clearcut position nevertheless it still appeared cleer nat it was possiole to the IMG to continue to continue supporting the process of merging the ioc and the Ar while simultan BIG FLAME: Revoiutionary Paper on Merseyside. Out now; 5p a copy from: Big Flame, 78 Clarendon Road, Wallasey, Cheshire.
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North London meets every Tuesday at 8.30, p.m. in the General Picton Pub, Caledonian Road, (near Kings Cross Station), N.I Notting Hill meets every Monday at 7.45 p.m. in the Britannia Pub meeting room, an institution, we give unconditional support to our brother "trade unionists" in the army in their struggle for the right to organize themselves. We also deeply sympathise with the position and dilemmas of soldiers in Northern Ireland and call for the immediate withdrawal of all British troops.
S.T.U.R.M. Position. The Soldiers' Trade Union Rights Movement feels that as its responsibility is to represent the best interests of its membership, it condemns the I.R.A. for failing to recognize the working class background of the soldiers and for its murderous attacks on them. However, STURM does feel support for the position of both the Protestant and Catholic working class and sees the role of the soldiers to be that of preventing clashes between rival nationalistic and religious groups. While all STURM members see this as their role, opinions are divided as to whether the Army should pull out immediately or remain until the two working class communities have overcome their sectarian division. Whereas STURM is prepared to accept support from any quarter, it wishes to make clear that as a movement it takes no responsibility for the Chartists' political positions.
Yours fraternally.
Graham Bash (Chartists National Secretary). "T.Atkins" (for STURM).
eously arguing for the AlL to take its new positions to their logical conclusion by clarifying their slogans There was also a discussion on the slogans of the IMG in the light of the discussion which had taken place at conference. It was noted that most sections of the solidarity movement had now accepted either explicitly or implicitly the line of the IMG as regards the build ing of a solidarity movement. Attempts, such as the Labour Committee Against internment, whien nad refused to take up a position on the military struggle in Ireland had collapsed and the AlL, after refusing to take up a defeatist position for nine months, had also changed its line. Nevertheless some forces, notably the International Socialists, in order to avoid in practice taking up a clear cut defeatist position, continued to distort the position of the IMG with regard to its position of supporting the military victory of the IRA, regardless of its political programme, against the armed forces of the British State and to claim this represent ed the view that the IRA could destroy capitalism in Ireland. For this reason the IMG's slogan with regard to the IRA should be changed to Solidarity with the IRA. This would be used in conjunction with our other slogans of Self Determination for Ireland, for the Release of all Political Prisoners and the WithINDO CHINA EXCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS FROM A SOLIDARITY POSITION ON THE REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE IN S.E.ASIA.
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