Heffer, the responsibility" our congratulations. ground aguin.
Party in Liverpool ane supporting It is not yet clear wether Mr. Eric Minister of State for Industry, will be just subjected to a stern rebuke or wether Mr. Wilson will sack him for breaching the time-honoured principle of collective reWhatever the final outcome the fact is that the Labour Government's open and blatant disregard of Labour Party policy on the question of supplying arms to the gangster regime in Chile has been dramatically highlighted. For this Eric Heffer deserves LESSONS OF VIETNAM Heffer, in his speech to his Liverpool constituents, hoped chat the Labour Government would learn the datity Campaign. lessons of Vietnam, and warned that Chile could develop into a similar issue. What he meant was not that the struggle of the Vietnamese would be repeated in Chile, bet thar the extrapartismentary opposition whick was buiir around the Vietnam Solidarit Campaign in this country and which created a powerful politieni force on the ieft flank of the Labour govern ment of 1964-70, mighs begin to grin Eric Helfer is obviously aware of the fact that many militants in the Labour and ment, is nor lost on him. The consenor of the May 5 Chile Ad Hoc Comittee has already cabled Heffer asking him to support the mobilisadon and to speak at it, since its min focus b to demand that Lahour breaks all links with the junta and sticke to its pre election promins. Eric Heffer't response in being caperly awaited ches, and will help us to assess how serious he 3f on the question of developing solidarity with the Chilean victims of repression, As the struegle waged by the IMG al chis of the Chile Solidarity Campaig thu Chile Solidarity Campaign'» Confe- (CSC) were represented rence to press far a deno on 5 May is being vindicsted with mer nasma day. LH Commonist Party ls behaving like the provertial ostrich. The response of the Morning Star to Heffer's speech is: '3 flood of resolutions shoald pour into Downing St. with the demand: "No sems for the juncu"* This has boen parroted by the CP-controlled executive of the Chile Soli Now, we are not oppused to bom- Coventry (2 May); London (3 May). harding Downing Street with resolutions.
But thir is not ensugh. Moreover It Jas the effect of channelling protest exclusively via Parliament. The CP took a similar attitude to the Vietnam solidarity nove- London, N.I. ment, orly to be pulled into it at a later stage by the massive support this movemeat huilt up. It soems that they, toa, have not lamt the lessonr af Vistrum.
Ir is ironic, to say the leest, that clie Morning Star can devote pagus af photo* not dead, but has falled to mention the May Sib demonstration, AD HOC COMMITTEE The first mocting of the May 5 Ad Hoc Committee for Chile was attended by over 50 people representing trade union branSS SALOCET. unions and the IMG, IS, Workers Fight, Revalutionary Communist Group, Associa tion of Commenist Wonsers. Many brae ln Newcastle the CSC voter to sug port the demo as did its Greenwich branch The local CSC conference in Liverpool or 22 April will probably docide to support che demonstration as well.
Meetings to mobilise for De Jemonwill be held ie the following towns: righton (23 April); Thames Paly technie (24 April); Preston (25 Apri): Portsmouth (25 April); Newcastle and Nottinghum 30 Aprili Liverpool and Ir you want to heip with the mobiIsation or simply want more informatien ob meetings, posers, stickers, leatiets please write toc Chile, 97 Caledonian Road, There will be a picker of Downing Street next Monday af 6 pm.
The Chile Ad Hoc Commotiee meets every Wednesday az & pur in the Eari Russell pab, Kings Crost