the junta. Members of the IMG tried to amend the resobalion to include support for the resistance in Chile and all solidarity actions in Britain such as the blacking of Chilean goods The members and supporters of the Workers" Revolutionary Party, without any motivation, voted against the amendmind but for the motion! We were given a reason, though, for this attitude in the West copy of The Emeriomer 12 WRP Journal for the entertainments industry). which lucidly informed cocrybody that the best way to help the Chilean working class was by. building the Workers Kevolutionary Party!
CHRIS MALCOLM of Chileas political pnsoners. Dear comrade editor.
Kevin Todd mukes & fast pout in his let.er published in Ra63. The Natonal Prom might he able to attract support in the North of Ireland by nutting forward a new hasts for the Union with Britain, te an alliance between Loyalists and reaclionary trends in British politics. The main prob lem confronting Loyalism is the splir between the Union and the Protestant Ascendancy, created by the changed economic interests of British capitalism, and brought out most sharply since Deroet Rule I put Forward the possibility of an alliance betucen British and Northern trish reaction in Rod Meekly after Poweli's speech in the Ulster Hall. In retrospect I would be self-crities about this article it corree lly acmpmelod what Powell was proposing. but did not balance this with an analysis of the real possibilities for such on alliance. In fact shoecy after Powell's bid lie was disowned by the loyalist puliticians, and has not detred into Trish politics since Whatever solutions are put forward for the dilemms of the Loyalists, the act 1s that the split between the Union and the Ascendancy has already occurred.
All this adds up to a big politica! crise in the Laboar Party. Yet there has been ittle loise from the Left. and no debare.
Glad to se there hostill consistency in the conduct of domestic and forcig affairs, PAUL SMH-E Saturday aflernoons class, is unlikely in Keein Todd'sletter BOB FURDIE DWe lock-out has not pot Huainty together again. Ia strong sction of the British ruling class chullenged the basic shrust of impertalise strategy in freland there might be a re play of the 1911 anti Home Rule strugale, but nor coen Powell his bebe able lo win support for such a The National Front is certainly not able at present to pose sacha throat. We should be clear about its real strength in the Noech of leeland highest esticate of its membership i have board is tiris and most of its reported eight branches are in small towns.
In Belfast it was started by an eccentra Cataolic. the late David Riddlesdel, who was never seen without his Orangeman's Bowler hat: it aboorbed the tiny Usker Confitation Party of Landsay Mason, who Is well knawn for Inis Lister-flag-draped wolfhound, and his appeas for the reture or his aley cle which is regularly stolen while he sells his scrappy tee paper on There are signs that the UVF is being influenced by the NE's fascist ideolng and the most dangerous intervention by The NF has beea to supply fuel for the UVP% campuien against the Communist dominated fish Congress of Trade Linions However the 1VI is a highly volarile organisation, and las awung froi a concilatory attitude to the Rupublicans 1o its present hard position And it is only one bondency within an increasingly contp les Loyalise political sene. If the NE did grow, or cher win over sections af the UVF, it would only best one of a plethora of splinter groups. The one factor which could reunite them, a challenge to the exsung strateig of British imperialism Ty a atronig section of the British ruling -Tum not saying that the NF is hammless, and that we should ler it poce about in Ireland unchallenged; bat it is necessary to be docurale about its real potatial. and thereforo to balance the assessment