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AN tElREANNACH AONTA BEALTAINE (MAY) 1977 Vol. 35 No. 5. lOp (30c) Monthly Newspaper of Sinn Fein The Workers'Party Who wants a bloody civil war to follow a War of

Paisley — We cannot trust English Mason — Who does he represent? Nerves politicians. Future historians may possibly declare the present United Unionist Action Council It would be irresponsible to deny that an opportunity for a testing of the political stoppage to have been won or lost under the title of "The Battle for Ballylumford". The there are serious dangers to the working climate in the North. The Republican fact that the power stations are still running as we go to press would seem to Indicate that class in the current situation. There are Clubs are contesting thirty-two seats. In Paisley has lost the battle to bring the British Government to its knees before the Loyalist too many who see the "final solution" in their Manifesto they state that they are population. terms of a sectarian civil war. The twin prepared to work towards the goal of a 32 slogans of "Out of the ashes of '69 rose County Democratic Socialist Republic the Provisionals" and "Not an Inch" within a Northern State where democratic What made the 1974 stoppage was The original cracks within the could become the banners of a right-wing rights have been guaranteed absolutely the ability of the Ulster Workers' Council monolithic structure of Unionism which collusion plunging the North into bloody and sectarianism outlawed. to shut down industrial production en• were papered over after the closing of slaughter. On the other hand, waiting in tirely. Those who would have been willing Stormont have. It would seem, turned the wings are the "power-sharers", The Action Committee, before t>eing to brave-eut the pickets and barricades into Grand Canyons. A point that seeing in the R.U.C. and British Army persuaded into a stoppage might have saw no point in turning out to a factory historians might like to note Is that the assaults on a deluded Protestant working- had an easier path had they stated that where there was no power supply. It is only major Northern Tory politician to class an opportunity to establish a they rejected the old Orange State and likely that the men who made that read the signs correctly was Desmond coalition of diluted Hibernian and Orange were prepared to develop a secular possible In the Isiandmagee area are now Boal, Q.C., who resigned quietly at the government. government in the interests of all the serving hefty sentences In Long Kesh. time as chairman of Paisley's Democratic The Local Government elections are working people of the North. Headed by Billy Mitchell, the U.V.F. were Unionist Party. The UDA at a road-block during the first stoppage. a powerful force In the Larne region, so Now, as Boal prophesied, Paisley finds the Indecision of the power workers can himself out on a limb, rejected by big be explained by their absence. business Unionism and hugging the The capacity of the U.D.A. also to dangerous grass roots of the U.D.A. His engage in intimidation has been con• Messianic drive has placed him in the siderably reduced. It is reliably reported peculiar situation where he can only do as that on the Newtownards Road, East Boal did, opt out, or go for a short-lived Belfast, in the week prior to the U.U.A.C. independence. decision a spontaneous housewives' The "independence group" within the meeting to oppose any shut-down was U.U.A.C. is as yet an unknown quantity, only prevented by a promise by U.D.A. but there is no reason to suppose that chief Andy Tyrie that there would be no they are motivated by any other desire disruption of essential supplies into the than to return to the neo-fascist State district. Even so, local pressure on the which the North was. Possibly they have shipyard workers to hold on to their jobs been encouraged in this thinking by in the dying Harland and Wolff seems to members of the British and Irish Com• have been stronger than that of the munist Organisation, who are said to have U.D.A. some influence there. How their boys end up The laughing band of Vietnam and Northern mercenaries (pictured on the Ireland are ideal for left) are former British opposing the Liberation soldiers, who probably Army, are paying up to £2,000 served in Northern Ireland, per month for the services of now hiring out to Ian Smith in these killers. As the Loyalist the Rhodesian Light stoppage continues it is Infantry. ironic that the current Both the British and British Army regiments American Governments should find themselves have refused to halt the committed on paper at least, steady flow of "guns for to preventing the re- hire" to the tottering racist establishment of Paisley's Rhodesian regime. The rVotestant state while their military experts in that State former comrades rush to consider that combat defend the existence of experience gained in Smith's fascist state. Tlie control of the C.I.A. and the WTiat prospects for an *irish tmth behind the "disvsidents" page 5 Industrial Revolution" pages 6/7 BEALTAINE Highlands and Islands have a distinct history and culture and should be analysed differently Letters from other parts of Britain. He quite rightly emphasises the Cabhair A Chara, " The society aims to promote Highlands dependent economic I omitted in my reference to the cultural exchanges, trade links relations to outside capital. Irish Republican Prisoners Defence & Aid Fund Mellons in the "United Irishman" and friendly co-operation bet• (April) "International Conspiracy ween the peoples and Govern• They have provided low value 30 Gardiner Place Dublin 1 primary products, e.g. food, raw by the Yankee Multi-Nationals" ments of Ireland and the German Funds urgently needed for^Republican Prisoners Welfare one member of this notorious Democratic Republic, in ac• materials which have been family, Paul Mellon. It is im• cordance with the Helsinki converted into higher value •Aid for Dependents^Lega! Aid portant that all who are in• Agreement which was signed on finished goods elsewhere to the terested in Irish history should August 1st, 1975, by the profit of non-highlanders. There AH Contributions Acknowiedged know the relevant background to Taoiseach, Mr. Cosgrave, on have been several booms before what Is happening in our country behalf of Ireland and by Mr. Erich the current one In oil, e.g. kelp, today. Honecker, First Secretary of the herring fishing, sheep farming, etc. but each time they have New Lawyers Association s A member of the enormously Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, fizzled out after a few years and wealthy Pittsburg banking family left behind decay and high (Gulf Oil), Paul'Mellon has the on behalf of the German progressive objectives Democratic Republic. unemployment. Oil is just as likely greatest collection of British to do the same the way it is being As a non-political group the The IRISH ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS was launched at at paintings in the world at his home currently exploited with little society is now seeking members Press Conference held last month. in Connecticut, USA. The value concern for the long term benefit This association is an organisation of lawyers, law students and legal workers with from as wide a range of Irish of the collection is estimated of the local communities. a radical approach to the present Legal System. Their aims and objectives are set roughly at £25 million. The society as possible! Interested out in the following preamble to their Constitution. collection has been built up persons are invited to contact the The 'any job will do' strategy discreetly over the past 20 years Acting Secretary of the society at advocated by Mr. McCtean is one "Realising that justice can only (3) To research all facets of the Legal prevail in a political system of real by purchase* from private owners the address below. reason why the Highlands and System, to hold Seminars and to Islands are in their present bad equality, we are committed to work for publish journals and articles in support in England. There are 1,700 ireland/G.D.R. Friendship basic change in the present economic of our preamble and aims. paintings by major and minor Society, 9 Anglesea St., Dublin 2. condition. I agree with Ian Carter and social order. Our solidarity lies with (4) To assist in the development of artists from Elizabethan times to who in his contribution to the the oppressed and exploited sections of our society and we commit ourselves to progressive" community and local 1850. Mellon has not collected 'Red Paper on Scotland' (1975) organisations. argues that the way forward for oppose oppression and exploitation any modern paintings among his A Chara, from whatever source it may come. the Highlands lies (1) with the (5) To assist alt progressive people 7,000 water colours and some involved in the advancement of all One of our comrades, Peter weakening of economic As progressive lawyers our function 5,000 prints. Loughran who works on an oil rig is to expose the class bias of our Legal issues and in particular the following: His father Andrew Mellon was dependence, and this will be System and to expose it in its reality as off Scotland recently received a done mainly by nationalising the (al The full employment of our in his time one of the more donation of £20 from the an instrument for the preservation of labour force, the protection and notable millionaire collectors and big estates and using the land for the existing economic order and the promotion of their living standards, the Workers at Kishorne, Western repression of progressive forces always played a sinister part in agriculture rather than the right to decent working conditions and Ross, in aid of Cabhair, the sporting pleasure of the few. (2) working within that system. the preservation and advancement of the affairs of Northern Ireland, Prisoners Dependents Fund, To these ends we are dedicated; Trade Union rights, now Cambridge educated Paul The raising of the consciousness which I enclose on his behalf. of the people which will involve (1) To combat the erosion of Civil (b) The fight against sectarianism, (aged 70) follows in his father's Liberties and to work for the ad• racism, and sexism. Is mise, J. G. Cascadden, 16 extending the current revival in footsteps. vancement of human rights in this (cl A progressive secular educational Oak Road, Leeds 7, England. Gaelic speaking. country and abroad. Of course a keen student of system, comprehensive health care and There are many obvious (2) To work for equal access to and adequate and decent housing. British art Paul bought only the • Your welcome donation just treatment before the law, a parallels and similarities between We hereby extend solidarity and co• best, several canvases are valued received with thanks by Cabhair. progressive penal system, to develop operation to all progressive lawyers in at over £300,000. They are in the Highlands and Islands and and promote awareness in the fields of all countries." various odd corners of the the West of Ireland. law which are most neglected, par• The newly published booklet "Bill of Yours fraternally,. D. Boyle, ticularly labour law, social welfare law owner's domain; Welsh land• Dear Editor, Rights", is available from the lADL's London. and tenant rights. office at 153 Church St., Dublin 7. scapes in his Pittsburg banking There is a tendency on the left, hall and more on the walls of his exemplified by the letter of G. New York offices. McClean (March Ul) on the 1 could go on and on only for problems of the Outer Hebrides OBITUARY the risk of boredom, but one which replaces rational wonders when all of this will discussion based on facts .by National mean something to the children irrational invective. of the Falls, the Shankill and The only piece of political Ballymurphy. analysis in this letter is the Fraternally, Jim Savage, proposition that the Hebrides are Wolfe Tone "Sunnydale", Western Road, not a separate case, but the Cork. working classes in all parts of Britain and Ireland suffer from Commemoration the same basic problem, i.e. lack, Dear Friends, of jobs. A group of individuals have What our Hebridean friend in come together to form the his two articles (Nov. and Dec: Ireiand-GDR Friendship Society. Ul) was tryiilg to say was that the The remains of Tommy Collins being borne by relatives to the graveyard at Rath, flanked by a Guard of Honour from Sinn Fein The Workers' Party. Sunday CRAG '77 Tommy Collins, Tralee, died on March 5 aged 64 years. He was a life-long People's Festival of Music, Dancing, Republican and trade unionist. Song and Conversation He began his activities in Na Fianna Eireann at the age of 13 after which he June 19, 1977 joined the Volunteers. An ardent trade unionist, he joined the ITGWU soon Handsworth, Birmingham, after taking up employment in the local bacon factory. He served his fellow workers as an active shop steward for many years and 21-28 August was prominent in other union affairs. He was a rnember of the branch com• For further details contact: mittee , Tralee ITGWU and vice-chairman of same for some years and he was a Speaker: member of the Standing Orders Committee of the union on a national level. Clann na hEireann Tommy Foley ofthe local Connolly Cumann, Sinn Fein The Workers' Party 173LozeUs Road, presided at the ceremony and Paddy O'Callaghan in his oration described Birmingham 19. Tommy Collins "as the inheritor of the ideas of Tone and Connolly a man who gave all his life to his work for Irish Republicanism and trade union activities". (DUBLIN)

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UNITED of the same ballad: "Remember insights of Tone are as valid now for Jemmy Hope, my friends, Bob Emmett the streets of Belfast as they were in and Wolfe Tone". the heady days before the '98 In• IRISHMAN At the same time it is absolutely surrection. r necessary to remember that those two AntEireannach Aontaithe The unity of Protestant, Catholic fundamentals of Republicanism even and Dissenter, the welding together of MONTHLY NEWSPAPER OF SINN FEIN THE WORKERS' PARTY at the darkest periods in our history the men of no property of all religions have never been removed totally from and none, is the only recipe for socialist provided the conceptual basis for the the collective consciousness of our revolution in Ireland. On that account it '98 Rebellion and subsequent best revolutionaries. is opposed by those who fear it most, Republican struggles were separatism After the Roman Catholic right- the native capitalist and their im• Tone's and secularism. Both have been wing nationalist O'Connell came the perialist masters. Equally its challenge assaulted, on the one hand by the Young trelanders and even the Carsons angers the so-called left who want the major parties in the South who and the Cralgs were confronted by instant solution to the exploitation of manipulated the country into the rich lines of Protestant and Catholic centuries and naturally the sectarians Republic man's club of Europe and on the other workers united by common demands, will align themselves with any and all by those who in. their terrorism have- on the back-streets of the Shankill and who wish to destroy that sentiment. There are manv cliches which have helped to pit Protestant against Roman the Falls in the hungry '30s. The Republicans, socialists, democrats been disproved about the Irish during Catholics. bigoted, the reactionary and the op• must recognise these days for what this past decade; our sad songs, our Dominic Behan in his poignant portunist will dismiss such words as they are, but that is no excuse for merry wars and our concern for the song Last Hope has encapsulated the grasping historical straws, or as an pandering to the poles of fascism from past unfortunately have been shown to despondency which Republicans now outmoded idealism. whatever religious camp its stench be tragic, poetic artifacts. The sound of feel: "to live in despair and die in hope But on the contrary, they arise out emanates. The responsibiity now Is this editorial headline also rings in their Falls and Shankill slums'. of the historical realism of those who even greater to ensure that no op• somewhat foolishly in the din of the Belfast has been the cockpit of so know that to bring about fundamental portunity is missed to promote the dying seventies. much of the Northern sectarianism, social progress, to achieve and create a irritating theme of working-class unity. Two of the great principles which that it Is valuable to quote the chorus truly human Irish society, that the The Last Hope will be transformed. Republican Clubs win new industrial site in Work on the construction of a the world-wide oil and gas development Department of Commerce Industrial industry. An important component in this Estate involving serviced sites capable of is the supply and installation of gas and oil taking four to five factory units at the Belfast West pipeline. The British nationalized gas Glen Road North site will begin in Sep• board has been very successful on the tember of this year. This news came from Department promised to Investigate 'this dwellings. Taking into account the international market in winning orders for a meeting on Friday, April 29, between a proposal and we feel that not only would condition of our existing housing stock supplying and installation of such Republican Clubs deputation and the it bring highlyskllled industry into the area and its projected (±tsolescence and decay pipeline. Its latest order has included the Dept. of Commerce. The Republican but would produce an obvious area of over the next 15-20 years, the 20 years supply of the gas pipein es feeding Clubs deputation, led by Councillor B. North/South co-operation in industrial from 1980 to 2000 will have to generate a Kinsale Gas Field in the Celtic Sea. With, McDonagh, included Kevin Smyth> development." new building programme of some 400,000 exploratbn for natural gas extending to Martin Lynch and Brian Brennan. Mr. Councillor McDonagh, in welcoming dwellings. the Irish Sea, a fabrication unit connected Smyth, in a statement following the the news, claimed: "This factory estate is This assessment of long-term need, with the National Gas Board should be meeting, said: a direct result of the combined efforts of a plus short-term requirement to get house established in N. Ireland. Such an industry "I think the Department of Commerce local community determined to have its production back to realistic levels, could be established at Glen Road North, personnel involved in the preparations to right to work and a campaign which presents major problems for the con• providing much-needed jobs in a new and get this industrial estate under con• began as long ago as 1968 will reach struction industry. expanding industrial sector. struction deserve the full thanks and fruition in September when the work At the present moment, there are gratitude of the entire local community starts on the, site." some 13,000 building workers unem• and in an area in which 30% of heads of Project 1. ployed, and by 1980 levels of employment Project 3. households are unemployed the con- Industrialized Housing in the industry are expected to fall below Amplifier Units for structbnof the 20-acre industrial estate is and Rehabilitation Units. 1975 levels. Recognising this downward Strathearn Audio Visual welcome news." The Housing Executive 1974 Housing trend, the Quigley Report says: The future success of Strathearn At the meeting the Republican Clubs Condition Survey and the new follow-up "It is, therefore, important that every Audio Visual depends on that firm being delegation presented the Department of Housing Survey reveal that: opportunity to stimulate the construction able to make its own amplifier and Commerce with proposals for specific • 35 per cent of all households — industry by increasing house construction receiving units to act as trailer units for its projects on the site. These included an nearly 500,000 — are living in houses and repair and maintenance should be recording deck. Retailers are recom• Industrial housing factory designed by the which are sub-standard. taken." mending German amplifiers and Japanese Timber Research and Development • 19 per cent of all dwellings are Republican Clubs believe that the receivers be used in conjunction with the Association capable of producing a overcrowded. establishment over the next three years of Strathearn deck. A proposition that thousand new factory homes per year and • 73,000 dwellings have less than an ridustrialized or factory-made housing represents an unwarranted Intrusion into employing 300-400 people. Other adequate bedrooms. industry, capable of producing up to 1,000 the future extension plans of the Com• proposals discussed included the • Only one house In six in the units per annum, would help provide such pany. Experiments with amplifier systems establishment of a branch of the UK privately-rented sector is considered a stimulant to the construction industry are going ahead at Strathearn and with Nationalized Gas Board, manufacturing sound. and would provide an efficient modern encouragement from the Department of section, on the site producing products If by the year 2000 we are to house our way of Increasing housing production and Commerce an expansion of the Company associated with oN and gas pipeline increased population at standards which housing standards. at Glen Road would not only provide the contracts won by the Gas Board off the do not allow the existing housing gap backward and forward linkages Irish coast and in the world-wide oil and between Northern Ireland and Britain to Proiect 2. recommended for such firms in the gas market. get worse, then we will need a total Pipeline Manufacture. Quigley Report but would bring a highly Mr. Martin Lynch stated: "The housing stock of just over 620,000 Over £25 million per day is spent on advanced electronics industry to the area. Vote Republican Clubs—May 18 YOUR CANDIDATES ARE Antrim South: Lisburn Area D, J. Smith; Area F, S. O'Hare, J. Down South: Newry & Mourne Dunlop; Newtownabbey Area, B. J. Sullivan; Area G, S. Lynch. Area B, T. Moore; Area D, N. Magee. Collins, E. McKeown; Area E, S. Murphy; Area F, A. Wadforth. Armagh: Armagh City Area D, P. Derry: Coleralne Area A, J. Houlihan. Mullen; Magherafelt Area A, F. Tyrone: Dungannon Area B, E. Donnelly, P. Merron, K. Murphy; Lyttle, J. McQuaid; Dungannon Armagh North: Cralgavon Area Magherafelt Area B, M. Dorrity, M. Area D, P. McGurk; Cookstown A, M. McGurran; Cralgavon Area C, Scullion. Area A, D. Gourley; Omagh Area, R. Monteith, P. O'Malley. D, F. McElroy. Belfast: Area A, T. McGratten; Down (Downpatrlck), Area B, R.^ North West (Strabane) Area C, I. Area D, M. Lynch, B. McDonagh, K.j Blaney. Barr; C. McCaffrey. BEALTAINE w ho controls the C.LA.' favour as the Agenda is drawn up by the Asia, Civil Air Transport Intermountain Director of the CIA. Little or no prior in• Aviation and Southern Air Transport. All of Department was taking action against those formation is given "for reasons of Security" these companies are registered as com• responsible. to members, of the items to be discussed. mercial companies, many of them in the State The Justice Department were prosecuting They are therefore at a disadvantage and of Delaware which has lenient regulations for the 'small fry' in the deal, An English pilot tend to defer to the 'experts'. Final approval the setting up of businesses. John Hawke who had flown seven of the B-26's to Portugal and a Frenchman Francois de for a covert-action programme is normally For example, Civil Air Transport was Montmartin admitted in court in Buffalo, given by the 'Forty' Committee chairman registered in Delaware in 1950 as part of a New York in 1966, "Yes, I flew B-26 bombers who in turn notifies the President of what has CIA holding company called the 'Pacific to Portugal for use in their African colonies been decided. If there has been disagreement Corporation'. Many people who wprked for — and the operation was arranged through the the President makes the final decision. and possibly who still work for these State Department and the CIA". CIA General businesses were unaware of the uses to which Although the President either reviews or Counsel Houston denied any CIA complicity. the airline could be put. Air America was personally authorises all these secret in• Hawke and Montmartin were found innocent.' until the end ofthe '60's the main passenger terventions in other countries internal af• Other front businesses set up by the CIA service for most of S.E. Asia. At the same fairs, he never signs any documents to that include Radio Stations, newspapers, a time it was providing equipment, personnel effect. If he chooses the President can deny he Shipping Line, and Police "Training academy. and refuelling bases etc. for a variety of CIA has -been involved in sanctioning any illegal Radio Swan was set up in 1960 on Swan covert operations in S.E, Asia. activities overseas. Island in the Caribbean. Controlled by CIA However, it is important to note that the It was flying 125 planes of its own, 40 on personnel its respectable front owning decision toembark on a covert action is taken lease, employed 5,000 people of whom 10 per company was the Gibralter Steamship at the highest US political level. Such cent were pilots. At the height of American Company with a Miami address. Thomas D. operations, when they are discovered, cannot involvement in S.E. Asia 'Air America's' Cabot a former President of the United Fruit therefore be passed off as CIA excesses. equipment and personnel were used to Company and who had held a high position in During the Nixon administration both he transport political prisoners for the South the State Department under President and Kissinger who chaired the 'Forty* •Vietnamese government. Its pilots carried Truman was a major stockholder. Committee's meetings believed in the need out secret bombing raids on North Viet• Another was 'Summer' Smith of Boston, for the US to use clandestine methods and namese supply lines in Laos. The airline President of Abington Textile and Machinery dirty tricks in dealing with other countries. trained Thai pilots who parachuted saboteurs Works, The Smith family conveniently owned Such operations obviously coincided with behind the VietConglinesin Laosand carried Swan Island. their views of how the United States foreign paymasters and payrolls for CIA mer• During the CIA inspired 'Bay of Pigs' at• policy should be carried out. It remains to be cenaries. tack on Cuba in 1961 Radio Swan played its seen whether Carter with his 'holier-than- It has also been accused of being involved in planned role of providing support for CIA thou' image can conduct foreign policy the lucrative heroin trade in S. E. Asia. covert actions by switching from its usua' without this secret weapon! Another CIA front airline 'Intermountain propaganda type broadcasts to issuini^ Recent revelations of the extent of CIA Aviation' showed its true colours in an in• military commands to the invading forces activities has shown that the CIA does not rely cident in 1965 which also raises interesting and to 'agent-provocateurs' inside Cuba. With solely on US Treasury funds. Shortly after it questions on who really controls CIA ac- its cover blown Radio Swan was wound up in was established the CIA has been involved in tiv ities. In the 1960's official stated US foreign the late '60'st Under the 1947 Law the CIA falls under the the setting up of commercial enterprises policy was not to export arms to Portugal for As a result of its whole range of commercial National Security Council, reports to the using respectable 'front companies'. use in its then African colonies of Angola, enterprises the CIA has therefore a sub• President through It and takes Its orders from These 'front companies' have not only Mozambique and Guinea. However, the US stantially larger working Capital annually It. The CIA activities are reviewed by the provided an additional source of income for governmentatitshighest level decided to sell than the $750 million it receives from the US 'Forty* Committee. Under Nixon this com• the CIA but have also been extensively used to twenty B-26 bombers to Portugal in 1965 and it Treasury. Unlike any other Government mittee was chaired by Kissinger and was provide cover and support for CIA clan• was a CIA front company Intermountain Agency the CIA is not accountable to made up of Under Sec of State for Political destine operations around the world. Aviation which acted as the go-between. Congress for how it spends public money. Affairs, The Department Sec. of Defence, "The CIA is currently the owner of one of the The US government kept the pretence going With this scale of spending power no Director of Counter Intelligence and the biggest commercial airlines. Its airline front having its UN delegation strongly deny that wonder the CIA's activities ace more ex• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. companies — in intelligence jargon the government was officially involved in the tensive than the "tip of the iceberg" The Committee is loaded in the CIA's 'pro[x'iataries' — include Air America, Air B-26 sale and stated that the Justice revelations which have emerged so far. How Russian 'dissidents' (and others) promote the C.I.A. recruiting paid agents among the the Czar's family had close links with the journalistic profession were unmasked Kaiser, should have fought on the side of during the hearings conducted by U.S. Germany against Britain and France. Congress. Another admirer of German "efficiency" The scope of these activities were is a "dissident writer" Voinovich, who unwittingly revealed when the C.I.A. in a book conveniently published in New Two very interesting statements were bosses refused to Inform Mr. Sulzberger, York tries to get a few laughs out of what prominent politicians by planting a story released in America on March 17 and 18 editor pf "The New York Times", who happened during the Nazi invasion of the in The Washington Post that the former of this year. One was a joint statement by of the paper's correspondents were on Soviet Union in 1941. Setting his story at West German Chancellor Brandt, Dr. Garret Fitzgerald, Minister for Foreign the Agency's payroll. The C.I.A. never the time when the notorious Barbarossa President Makarios of Cyprus and Affairs and Cyrus Vance, US Secretary of had this problem with the President of Plan started its trail of destruction and President Perez of Venezuela were on the State; the other in Washington by Dr. CBS, one of the major American TV mass extermination of "non-arians" In the Agency's payroll. The basis for that story Fitzgerald speaking to the National Press companies, who personally supplies the occupied territories of the U.S.S.R., was a well known fact that many Government figures in "independent" Club. The former had this to say in Point C.I.A. with lists of prospective recruits Voinovich finds it fit to gloat over Red States are actually C.I.A. stooges — like 3: "The Secretary of State reaffirmed the working for his company abroad. Army's temporary military setbacks. It is long-standing US Government policy of common knowledge that the Nazis President Mobutu of Zaire, General Pinochet of Chtie, King Hassan of non-involvement in the issue of Northern counted on full collaboration of Revealed Morocco, the present dictator of South Ireland." (There Is no record of anyone at "dissidents" like these when they started Korea and scores of others. (A Prime- the press conference asking why this One of many C.I.A. agents whose their march across Europe. Minister of Singapore was once offered 1 principle did not apply to Chile, Vietnam, journalistic cover is usually used for all million US Dollars by C.I,A. but refused Zaire, Angola, Korea, Cuba etc. etc.) kinds of subversive and propagandistic Destroy and made it publicly known. A muffled Dr. Fitzgerald's address included the activities abroad directed against host Governments is a former NEWSWEEK The present day "dissidents" have apology from the US Government ensued following, in reference to the current case and the matter was laid to rest). of torture brought to the European Court Correspondent in Moscow, Alfred other masters but the pattern is the same. of human rights by the Government Friendly. As Soon as his true identity was The imperialists use the same method of against Britain. "This case has been used revealed in the Soviet press he left creating fifth columns in countries they Apology or rather abused by the Soviet media in an Moscow and ended up as an expert on wish to weaken and destroy. People like When the above story caught the attempt to distract attention from the one of the Committees of U.S. Congress Friendly acting on the orders of their headlines in Europe President Carter was problem of dissidents in the Soviet Union having the task of co-ordinating and paymasters are actively trying to pressed for the official explanation. He and other European Countries." (Only six supporting the "dissident" activities in penetrate Soviet society in order to find apologized to a number of foreign days later In Dublin, Fr. Patrick Rice, theU.S.S.R. and to exploit all sorts of misfits and statesmen, indicating that there was no torture victim in Argentina, criticised the Consider a few of the much publicised occasionally common criminals, holding foundation at all to accusations against Irish Government for remaining silent in Soviet "dissidents". Solzhenitzyn, for a personal grudge against the Soviet them. At the same time he admitted that the face of his sufferings. As an Irish instance — the darling of the ultrarlght in system. there were many others who acted within citizen he felt he was entitled at least to the West and a self confessed admirer of Ouite revealing, for instance, is the fate the Governments of their own countries have had a formal protest lodged on his late General Franco, the stalwart of of one Dr. Lipavsky (MD) whose contacts as paid American agents. He refused to behalf. There was none.) Western democracy, and Academican with "dissidents" led to eventual Sakharov, who sent a telegram to recruitment by C.I.A. operatives, using disclose names on the pretext that it General Pinochet, congratulating him on the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as their would hurt C.I.A. operations abroad and Manipulate the successful overthrowing of the base. American foreign policy. Is there any A special correspondent outlines here Chilean Government of President In an open letter Dr. Lipavsky explained other necessity to point out any other how the CIA can manipulate both the Allende. how he had been recruited into the CIA "shiny" examples of the "high moral media In the USA and abroad by the use Solzhenitzyn, was the author, who In by people described as 'dissidents' but standards" of the present American of 'dissidents' and other seamy tactics. his book "August, 1914" praised the who were in reality adventurers and administration in the field of foreign Attempts by C.I.A. to influence not Imperial German General Staff for its money-grabbers working for American relations? Obviously they could buy a only foreign but also American media "efficiency" in WW 1 and suggested intelligence. score of "dissidents" for the price of a either by way of planting stories or somewhat belatedly that Russia because Recently the C.I,A. tried to discredit President of a banana republic. BEALTAINE Ard Comhaii Easter Provisionals mi The Ard Comhairle of Sinn Fein The "Open and careful preparation went Workers' Party unanimously passed a into the attack on the Republican resoultion (April 16, 1977) expressing Clubs parade. Paint bombs were statement its deepest sympathy with the Mc- openly moved into the area. Bricks, Menamln and Short families, Belfast slates and wooden cudgels were On this commemoration of the Council of the Irish Republican following the murder by the Provisional stripped from derelict bus depot offices 61st Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Army, in July 1932 to be exact, Alliance of 10 year old Kevin Mc- and women were ordered to clear the Rising the leadership of the oldest issued a statement seeking unity of. Menamin and later, of his uncle John field for the attack on the Republican political party In the country, Sinn the Protestant and Roman Catholic Short. In a statement the Six County Clubs parade as it approached Fein The Workers' Party, is deeply working class. It was based on the Executive of Republican Clubs Milltown Cemetery. The tone for the concerned as to the various ways in Republican principles outlined by described the murders as "a blatant attack was set by Provisional which Republicanism has become To ne a nd devel o ped by every and planned attack on Republican Club spokesmen who In their Easter address an excuse for tVie most vicious subsequent revolutionary denounced the political process and excesses against the Irish people. generation of the Irish people. members and their families by the Provisional Alliance". those organisations like Republican On the one hand there is the In 1973 the Belfast Executive of The statement continued: Clubs who took part in it. Fed by their continuous presence of the British Republican Clubs issued a Army in the Six Counties. The in• statement which echoed the contestable evidence to their sentiments of the 1932 IRA harassment, torture and murder of declaration. It simply said "Sec• Irish citizens is a national and in• tarianism Kills Workers". Both of ternational denial of fundamental these Republican understandings human rights. As Republicahs we are totally in refutation of the ac• have surrendered the meanest part This unity of economic interest will oppose the actions of the British tions of the marauding political of sovereignty which they ever can only be served where Protestant Army in any way that-has the en• gangs which terrorise the people of claimed. This situation makes our and Catholic workers are prepared dorsement of the Irish people, the North. The Ard Comhalrle of politicai task more difficult but to resist the outrageous medieval recognising at the same time that Sinn Fein The Workers' Party creates at the same time op• religious pressures nurtured on both one of the more concealed ob• repeats the sentiments of both portunities for Republicans to sides in the interests of power jectives of the British presence is to those statements today and totally oppose with democratic politics the hungry gangs. Republicans under ensure that their army and its ex• condemns the Fianna Fail and reactionary ideologies of the Green the direction of the central cesses appears to be In the interest sectarian inspired actions of the and Orange Tories from both North leadership of our Party will continue of peace and democracy. Provisionals and the mindless and South. to propagate Republicanism which Like Tone, the Young Irelanders sectarian inhumanity of the Loyalist And this is exactly what is is anti-sectarian, democratic and and the Fenians we see the primary para-militaries. They are equally happening. socialist, no matter what the ob• necessity of establishing and abhorrent to anyone who subscribes We have addressed ourselves to stacles, to bring about that common mobilising the mass of the Irish to the Republicanism of Tone, developing the political and understanding. This was the way people, Protestant, Catholic and Emmet, Davis, Davitt, Pearse and economic proposals which tackle advocated by Tone, by Connolly, by Dissenter, in a political struggle in Connolly. the existence of Anglo-American all who sought to defeat imperialism which the enemy can be left in no The demand of the overwhelming imperialism In all its forms. Our Party and establish a truly human Irish doubt as to the consequences of majority is for peace. A peace in has produced the most radical, society. their presence, either politically, which the real issues of our time can comprehensive set of Ideas yet to put our country on a firm industrial Easter 1916 has been insulted and economically or culturally, on Irish be discussed and solutions in the scorned bulits heroic redefinition of soil. interests of the majority of Irish base which would'end centuries of poverty and unemployment. We the meaning of freedom cannot be That is the Republican way of working people be developed. denied. As it fades in time. Its reality fighting against the force which we Those solutions can only be realised have led the way in calling for the nationalisation of all of Ireland's becomes more substantial. The now know as Anglo-American within the most concrete political founders of the Republic sought Imperialism. idea of our time. The idea of a 32 natural resources In the interests of the entire working people of this equality, common ownership and At the same time there are the County Democratic Socialist national unity. And while it may counter forces to the British military Republic. country. We are as concerned as much with the saving and expansion seem that those ideals are even less presence, the Roman Catholic and Such an idea is still an acceptable possible of realisation than in their Protestant para-militaries — the proposition, like peace, to the vast of Belfast Shipyard as we are with the development of the rich oil and day, we Republicans more than Provisional Alliance and the number of the Irish people. The fact ever, aware of the strengths and UDA/UVF. Each exercise a reign of that it is not a matter of daily gas fields in the South. These issues are of immediate and practical weaknesses of the enemy, are terror over the people of the North political currency is due both to confident that at the turning of the which in many ways exceeds the ultra-leftist and right-wing terrorism concern to every Irish person whether Protestant, Catholic or tide, we will make the goals of 1916 outrages of the British Army. In the North and the abject manner the reality of our time. Over forty years ago the Army in which all Dublin Governments Dissenter.

Dr. Cormac 0 Grada. Lecturer in U.C.D. Two views of "The Iris Dr. O Grada takes a professional historian's look at Part 1 It would be dishonest and futile now to of this controversial Industrial study. fears of eviction, who employed labour, try and bury historical myths without and who led very comfortable lives by the ceremony. What is needed instead Is to standards of the time. That the main Matt Merrigan, Secretary A.T.G.W.U. clear them up and realize and explain their beneficiaries of the Land War and peasant political and class significance. If this is *'A remarkable document", but what are the political proprietorship were strong farmers of the Implications for the Left, asks Matt Merrlgan. 'historical revisionism', then so be it. type now prominent In the Irish Farmers' Indeed, the historical section of MR is best Association is hard for the Irish Left to interpreted as an explanation in socialist accept, even today. What follows is simply the summary Plunkett, who was well aware of it, urged terms of some 'revisionist' findings by the initial reaction of one reader to the over seventy years ago that Irish history younger generation of Irish economic Why the popular view? Partly because historical section of The Irish Industrial was something for Englishmen to historians. small farmers were involved, though the Revolution (henceforth IIR) While remember and for Irishmen to forget. Like abolition of landlordism provided no background material to the rest of IIR, the many in Britain, Plunkett hoped a solution to their economic problems. ideas advanced in these first sixty pages generous dose of Tory paternalism would Essential Partly too, perhaps, because Michael are both challenging and important In right the wrongs felt by a generation of Davitt was involved, and because Davitt their own right. They will act like a dose of Irishmen and Irishwomen, reared on For reasons of space, I will stick to two believed in land nationalisation, and salts on the kind of woolly and Utopian melodrama about penal laws and landlord themes which are of fundamental im• defined his slogan 'The Land for the thinking about history that too often has tyranny. It didn't work out that way. portance. First, I would argue that the People' in that way (see IIR, p.15). These reformers underestimated the force influenced the Left in Ireland in the past. discussion of the Land War and However, what 'The Land for the People' of rising Irish Catholic nationalism. In• Let us hope that as such they mark a big agricultural developments since then In meant In the end was the bulk of Irelands deed, Plunkett himself was partly cap• step forward in progressive analysis here. Chapter 2 of the MR is essential reading acreage, virtually tax-free and rent-free, tivated by the historical mythology being I found many of the points made con• falling into the hands of a very small created by the latter in its own interest. for all Irish socialists. Most people on the vincing: disagreements are presented in a Irish left still harbour romantic notions minority of the people. Not for them land The political demise of his kind meant that nationalisation: J. J. O'Kelly, the spirit of constructive criticism. about the Land War, seeing it as a heroic this mythology, typified by 'sob stories nationalist M.P. told John Devoy at the Why bother at all with history at this struggle of a poverty-stricken peasantry about Catholics having to sell a horse for time that "the peasant proprietors of the stage, it may well be asked. Simply we are against greedy landlords, ready to evict C5' (IIR, p.7), became the orthodoxy in future are not likely to receive with favour all hidebound and politically conditioned schools and popular textbooks. The Irish without the slightest compunction. That a proposition to give up the ownership of to a considerable extent by our (often Left too, let us admit it, was partly taken is only a small part of the truth. In fact their farms for the benefit of anybody", false) view of the past. This stock answer in. most of Ireland's land was being farmed and how right he was! Davttt's ideas, far is worth repeating. Good old Horace long before 1880 by men who had no BEALTAINE le tenders deepest sympathy irder child and relative irresponsible rhetoric of hatred and gunned down as he accompanied the reinforced by an open display of guns at boy's father and a friend to a relative's the graveside the Provisionals moved home to inform them of the death of his from the cemetery to set their ambush for son. the approach in g Republican Clubs Mr. Mateer was Injured in the legs in parade. this attack and the dead boy's father, "Within an hour of the Milltown am• Paul, narrowly escaped injury by throwing bush there were several attacks on himself to the ground. Republican Club members and supporters including the murder of John Short and "These vicious cowardly attacks mark a the attempted murder of Daniel Mateer day,of carnage which clearly must go and Paul McMenamin whose young son down in history as the Provisionals had been murdered in the initial bomb Bloody Easter Sunday and which can only attack on the parade as it assembled in bring feelings of shame and disgust to Beechmount Avenue. Mr. Short who was anyone who believes in honouring the an uncle of the dead boy was himself ideals of the Easter Rising of 1916."

Of the over twenty commemorations deal more in the charred and bloody Republicans and because we hold to the "The call for peace is a revoiutionarv held at home and abroad we include ghettos of Belfast. » principle of uniting Catholic, Protestant call, for it seeks to create conditions iri excerpts from Belfast, Dublin, Newry, and Dissenter under the common name of which the real issues which effect the "But we have also learned that the Derry and Cork. Irishmen. This was Wolfe Tone's prin• Irish people can be discussed; issues such means of defence for the revolutionary ciple: it is ours also." as democratic rights, jobs and housing. DUBLIN: Tomas Mac Glolla at organisation and the revolutionary gains, Issues which are vital to us all." Glasnevin — "The British troops are are essential for the peaceful progress of DERRY: Michael Ryan at Dunglven — Indeed gone from the 26 Counties but radicalism. Physical force has real "Today when we honour the men and DOWN: Eamonn Smullen speaking at Connolly's Workers' Republic still has to justification when used in defence. It is women of Easter 1916 we have regard for Newry — "Easter is Ireland's in• be fought for. It is indeed significant that right that as we celebrate Easter here, we them not simply as soldiers of the dependence day. It does not mark the those who shout loudest 'British Out' should point to those who are doing the Republic but more so because they saw date when we actually achieved in• have, in fact, abandoned the Republican work of Imperialism; Stop Now. If you that the struggle of the Irish people to dependence because we have not yet objective and are sending young men to pretend to honour the men who died at build an independent Irish nation of which achieved independence. death and imprisonment for some Easter, think for even a little while of what all could be proud, a nation which would nebulous federal structure called Eire it was they fought to achieve." banish the spectre of hunger and "The forms of oppression differ from Nua. unemployment, a struggle in which all what they were in 1916. In the South it "This is why we support the demand CORK: Sean O Clonnaith at St. wfio wished to be free could join: it was a can be said that there is freedom to for peace in the North. Whatever cause is Finbarr's — "Because we are Republicans cause to which the best of every achieve freedom but what is of value in being fought there, it is not the cause of in the tradition of Wolfe Tone and Easter generation had given so much since the South is being sold to wealthy people the Repgbllc which was proclaimed in Week we do not deviate from the Wolfe Tone, John Mrtchel and Roger of other countries. Easter Week." —- Republican path. We do not seek a Casement. Federal Ireland which reduces the country "The sale of our resources to United He also pointed out that there were to airtight sectarian compartments. A "Today in the shadow of sectarian States multi-national companies is done forces now seeking Ireland to abandon Federal Ireland, where in a Federal 26 killings by para-miitaries of all shades and willingly and the people in power In her traditional neutrality and to involve us Counties, our fellow countrymen can be the sound of the explosions of no warning Dublin see what they are doing as being in in NATO. "This would place our country denied their civil rights on issues like bombs, we must all ask ourselves is this the best Interests of private enterprise. In even more firmly in the camp of Anglo- divorce and family planning because they the struggle for which Pearse and the North at least there is no pretence of American imperialism", he explained. happen to bebng to a religious minority. Connolly hoisted the Orange and Green loyalty to an Independent nation. flag over Dublin, the flag which sym• BELFAST: Cathal Goulding at "Nor do we seek a Federal Ulster bolises the unity of the people? "The people are as much the losers Milltown — "We say that peace is where a sectarian head-count would give here in the North as they are in the South essential to finding the answer; It is In the a few years overtordship to one religious "The answer is obvious, The demand but, perhaps, it would be true to say that interests of the majority of the people of minority before the rising birth-rate of of the people is for peace; an end to those in power are more honest. In the the country. We say that peace must not another would wrest political control from British Army harassment; an end to the North the establishment does not profess become a middle-class demand, that its it. We reject sectarianism and religious terror of the sectarian gunmen and no loyalty to the idea of an independent achievement wBl be welcomed a great head-counting because we are warning bombs. Ireland.

Industrial Revolution" more subversive on paper than most Irish farmer-worker alliance can be forged at capitalism this partnership was in certain in Ireland, and not just in the north-east. landlords were in practice, did not feature this stage of the game based on an ways unequal (as It had to be) the Data on output are unavailable, but the in the struggle. How ironic it is that some essentially false view of the peasant's inequality stemmed not so much from occupational statistics from the 1821 farm lobbyists can still appeal to the psychology?) political intervention as the pressure of population census — Ireland's first — memory of Davitt in their rearguard action market forces." While largely accepting provide the necessary clue. In 1821 over against taxation and the urban worker! IIR To turn now to the second point, the political and economic Implications of half the working people of Ulster and over helps set the record straight on that one, according to IIR it is "the greed, back• IIR's conclusions, I have some reser• forty per cent of those in Connacht and and its idealogical ramifications down to wardness, and incompetence of the Irish vations about the historical aspects. Munster described themselves as 'chiefly the present day. bourgeoisie" which explains Ireland's lack of industrial development since 1750 or IIR's interpretation ignores the extent employed in trades, manufactures, and so. The old Catholic nationalist trick used to which industrialisation had progressed handicrafts'. Those figures do not Community to be to blame the Act of Union or even in Ireland before the Famine. From mid- suggest a rural economy divorced from the penal laws: IIR does a fine job In eighteenth century on, before the advent the market, and bent on a Robinson Crusoe existence. They are consistent As IIR rightly stresses, the Land War exposing such conventional nationalist of the factory system in textiles, domestic and what followed did little to solve the apologetics. The penal laws were for all industry — what some historians are now rural problem in much of Ireland. Poverty, intents and purposes a dead letter by 1770 calling 'protoindustry' developed rapidly inefficiency, and inequality persisted long or 1780, and did not prevent the rise of a after 1880 and indeed 1921. This should wealthy Catholic middle class. Anyway in not blind us to another message of the the history of many countries a little Land War period, though. While the big persecution has sometimes proven a farmer gained most in absolute terms good thing for capitalist enterprise, there was a community of interest bet• forcing into business those with money ween all farmers in the struggle. All got who otherwise would have idled around something, and the small man lived in palaces and landed estates! As for the hope of more land and more livestock. His Union argument, what Marxist historian aspirations and interest were quite dif• John Foster has to say of Scotland also ferent to those of the rural worker, whose fits Ireland after 1880 fairly well: "within struggles during those years are properly the union ... Scotland does seem to have highlighted In IIR. lAII of which raises the achieved a position of near partnership . . question: isn't the hope that- a small and if during the period of competitive BEALTAINE Fishing row smacks of NATO deal! Is the government serious about The boat owners, not a very large body, developing our fishing industry? No could not afford the high cost of modern serious attempt was- made, since the fishing boats, now almost £1 million a establishment of the state to do very piece. Remember the total catch last year much about the matter. Switzerland and was only £9 millions. Hungary, both land-locked countries, It is quite obvious that if the govern• have larger fishing fleets than Ireland; ment really intended to develop our Irish boats catch only one tenth of the fish fishing industry we would be hearing a lot caught off our coast. less about protecting the fish and a lot Why is the matter so much in the news more about the development of a state during the last few^ months? The fishing fleet. government intends to spend £10 millions But it Is necessary to look for some sort to protect £9 millions worth offish. The £9 of logic in what the government is doing. millions represents not profits made from Why should they be so concerned about fishing in Ireland; it is the actual value of fishing when they are not in the least bit the catch expected to be landed in 1977. worried about the export of our ore, a In 1976 the total weight of fish landed was much more valuable resource when the 62,000 tons and that brought in payments Navan ore starts to be exported soon? amounting to £8,500,000. The argument — we are unable to When the government ministers and The Camera Room shows how one Dirigible can shadow a strong NATO fleet. the boat owners say that the industry is afford protection for our fish; the cost would be much reduced if we joined the an important one, of great value to the The lighter than air dirigible costs about with the present law of the sea when North Atlantic Treaty Organisation — will nation, they ignore the fact that the value £500,000 to manufacture while the making an arrest with a boarding party. soon be made. Moves to push this of this industry to the nation this year will warships we have In use now cost about Boats when arrested, it seems, must be country in the direction of NATO have be a loss of £1 million. Government £9 million. boarded by a party from a surface craft. been quietly taking place for a number of ministers often exhibit signs of extreme In the second world war dirigibles were The present government inspired noise years; weapons and badges of rank have stupidity but it is very difficult to believe used very effectively on anti-submarine has little to do with fishing. It gives the been standardised with NATO. that even the most stupid minister does patrol and for convoy protection. They government all sorts of excuses to. not know that n ine fro m ten leaves one — If we had a State fishing industry it were very economical to operate by popularise the idea of joining NATO.~ a debt of £1 million. would still be necessary to protect It. Can comparison with either ship or plane They have also used fishing to carry out a The boat owners are, of course, only we afford the cost out of our own because being lighter than air when in certain amount of ant i-Soviet concerned with their own vested interests resources? position it was possible to shut off the propaganda. — if a few more fish are around they will It is possible to build in Ireland, mainly engine and drift with the breeze. The men who fish are naturally con• probably catch roughly the same number out of our own resources, lighter than air Even in 1940 dirigbles could cruise at cerned about the fate of the industry that of fish by the same old out-of-date dirigibles for fishery protection. Small 67 miles per hour a speed not possible to gives them a living. Those who recently methods. And the greater part of the fish airships of this type would not only cost a surface warships at present in use nor to joined the ITGWU would welcome a state will be put into boxes with a bit of ice and lot less than the present high price for the poaching trawlers. fishing Industry which gave secure jobs exported to be processed in Britain. The conventional surface warships in use for The lifting power of dirigibles is suf• and better working condrtions. jobs made possible by even the present this purpose but would cost a lot less to ficient for an armed launch to be carried The present noise about fishing has level of catches will be created in Britain. operate. and this would make it possible to comply nothing to do with this.

Nearly 2,000 people marched in natural resources as well as social President and Des O'Hagan, Dublin's May Day Rally this year. reform in areas such as education Director of Education. The March ended with a meeting at and urged action to ensure equality Cllr. Mac Raghnalll stressed the May Day Abbey Street Corner. Gerry of opportunity. need to haiut an Immediate Fleming, President of the Dublin Only 40 to 50 people attended a Government decision on the location Trades Council was principal Community Co-operation meeting at of the proposed smelter. He said that speaker and other speakers included the GPO largely devoted to attacks Co. Louth had an overall manifesto Ray McGran of Sein Fein The on such organisations as the Irish unemployment figure of 15%. "The Workers' Party, Seamus Rattigan of Medical Association for demanding smelter is urgently required In this the Socialist Party of Ireland, Mattie that the Government provide district If we are to provide job Merrigan of the Labour Party, effective family planning services. opportunities for our growing youth Gerry Mclntyre of the Communist One advantage the GPO meeting population," he said. urges Party, John Clarke of the had over the traditional May Day "I want to hear Mr. Justin Keating Unemployed Workers' Association Rally was that its organisers come clean with the electorate and and Eamonn Gilmore of the Union of appeared to run their amplification state where he is going to place the Students in Ireland. There was a from a power mains in the G.P.O.! smelter," he continued. special address from a And in Dundalk on Monday, May 2 Tomas Mac Giolla said that It was fight for representative of the Chilean exiles a Rally and Concert were organised a sign of the times that May Day was in Ireland. by Sinn Fein The Workers' Party. being celebrated in Dundalk by Sinn Speakers called for "working Speaking In the Town Hall were Fein The Workers' Party. "Our class policies" advocating state Councillor Donncha Mac Raghnalll, Party is the Party of Connolly and ownership of our banking system, the Party candidate In the coming we are seeking the support of all more iobs state control and development of our election, Tomas Mac Giolla, Party working people," he concluded. Dr. McManus to fight Wicklow Dr. John McManus (left) is 32 years old, Services. He is the author of "Health Care — married with three children. He lives and works the case for Socialist Medical Care." Active on in Bray and has been an active member of Sinn housing issues in the constituency he is also Fein The Workers' Party for seven years. As a Chairperson of the Wicklow Branch of the member of the Ard Comhairle of the Party he is Resources Protection Campaign. spokesperson on Health and Social Affairs. Dr. McManus attacks the quality of representation from Wicklow in Dail Eireann His main political interests are in the and promises to give the people a strong development of our Natural Resources, Socialist voice on the great issues which effect Education, Law Reform, Health and the Social the constituency.

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Ail donations to: THE ELECTION FUND SINN FEIN THE WORKERS' PARTY, 30 Gardiner Place, Dublin 1. BEALTAINE Seamus Mac Ruairi Teachta an Cursai reatha • Cloistear dhuinn gobhfuil Pol 0 Folghil Choismhuintir {an fear a chaitheadh amach as Ta Seamus Mac Ruairi gaibhte le Comharchumann Chois Fhairrlge de bharr chumann. Is cathaolrleach craobh an Chrolly a dhruid dreir a cheile agus na h- polaltiocht i dlir Chonaill o 1961 nuair a iarracht a bhi ar siuil aige Roinn do an Chlochan Liath den ITGWU e. Ta suim, otbri a chuir amach. sheas se do Shinn Fein ar an "Ab- Chomharchumann a cheangailt le Jef• fosta, ag Seamus i gcursai culturtha Se Seamus an t-aon fhear polaitiochta stentionist Policy." Ce gur mhor an bac ferson Smurfitl fos ag lorg ainmniuc ain spoirt. Is e cathaolrleach an Bord Condae a sheas le lucht na Fish-Ins ina n-iarrachtai an polasai amaideach ceanna air ce bith dhon toghchain i nGailllmh thiar. Ta Pol Thir Chonaill den CLOG agus bhi se thar a an t-iascaireacht a bhaint ona na Tiarnai seans a bhi aige a bheith tofa; rinne eg iarraidh fail isteach sa Dail le tamall bheith gniomhach le blianta anuas ins an Talamh (Mhol Blaney £9,000,000 dar Seamus go h-iontach malth sa toghchan anuas. Sa toghchain deiridh sa gceanntar chlub attuil in Anagaire. nairgead a thabhairt do no robalai ud mar ic.2000 vote I agus ta se ag cuir leis sin o sin rinne se iarracht ainmnluchain a fhail o I 1960 sheas Seamus mar theachta den chultiu — Poblachtoir?). shoin. Is mor an gar do an uair seo nach Fhianna Fail agus nuair nar eirig leis sheas Chomhairle Condae agus deirigh leis agus Se Seamus an taon fhear polaitiochta a bhfuil bac an "abstentionism" ag cur as se mar iarrthoir neamhspleach. Is o Fhine ta se ra chomhairleoir Condae arlamh o sheas ar son cearta na drift net fishermen do agus go mbeidh seans aige racan a Gael ata suil aige an t-ainmniuchain dh'- shoin; is e Leas Cathaoirleach an nuair a bhi a sli beatha a bhaint uatha. thogail ar son cearta na ndaoine Ins an ait fhailan uairseo. Deirteargo bhfull Aire na chomhairle Condae e anois. Comhairleoir Se Seamus a d-eagraigh lucht Arainn nach dtig e a chur i bhfolach agus se sin i Gaeltachta, Tomas 0 Domhnail ag diograsach ionnraice Seamus agus ad- Mor nuair a baineadh an Dol dobhtha le nDail Eireann. tabhairt tacaiocht dho. mhaionn a naimhde polaitiul e sin. Is fior troid le na fhail arals. Rugadh Seamus i gceart Iar na bheagan acu ata abalta a ra go bhfuil Se Seamus ata i bhfastodh faoi lathair Gaeltachta in Anagaire 40 bliain o shoin tionoil 100 p.c. acu ar chruinnithe mar ata le Comisiun na Talun i bport Nua le Estait • B'e an 17.4.77 la mor i saol mna de theaglach Poblachtanach, nil cuimhne ag Seamus agus is fior bheagan acu ar mhor a rann ar fheirmeoiri beaga na haite Liechenstein, tir beag idir an Ostair agus ag Seamus cen uair a chlaoidh se le Sinn bheigean dobhtha a lamh a chuir ina in ait dhiol le fear gaimbin. Eibhels, nuair a bhfuair siad ceart votail Fein mar ni cuimhne leis a bheith riamh as bpocai fein le diol as costaisi poist, taistil Agus nil ansin ach a leath! Is leir mar sin dhon ahead uair riamh. B'e an tir deir- Sinn Fein. Chuidigh a mhuintir, agus agus freastaii ar Clinics. nach ag sodalr ndiaidh na nuasal no an neach san Eoralp an ceart sin a thabhairt Seamus, leis na forsal Poblachtanach a ba Se Seamus a mhol agus a bhunaigh an lucht gaimbin ata Seamus ach ag dho mhna. for fhasai o chogadh na Saoirse mar bhi Coiste lascaireachta den Chomhairle seasamh an fod dobhtha siud nach bhfull fhios acu gurbh ar mhaith leis an lucht Condae agus ta se go h-lomlan ar chul nlos mo no a saith do mhaoin an t-saoll oibre agus na feirmeoiri beaga a bhi siad eiiimh Eagraiocht lascairi Eireann (IFO). #Nil na herd rialta sasta pulnn da seo acu. siud. S,e Seamus a deagraigh lucht an Do! nuair cumhacht sa gcoras oideachais a ligint Seasann Rne Gael leis na Ranchers, Is oibri Seamus e fhein, bainisteoir ar a bhagair Joe Brennan FF an dol a bhaint uathu. Is leir^in_on mfiida-iihl le ra ag an Seasann Fianna Fail agus na Blaneyites le Chomhar Chumann Cheann Chaslach (fo diobhta. Deirigh thar cinn leis na leirsithe t-aii.-.i John "3^'uachtaran lucht Gaimbin TACA. chraobh de Co-op Teampal Crona a agus na cruinnithe sin. Cumainn na Muinteoiri larbhunscoile, faoi Ce leis ar choir de mhuintir Thir Chonaill bhunaigh "Paddy the Cope"), agus ta se Se Seamus a chuir stop tobann le eilimhnithe AST! maidir leis na colsti seasamh . . . Seamus Mac Ruairi . . . iontach gniomhach ins an cheard pleananna Ghaeltara Eireann Monarclann balnisteorachta sna mean-scoileanna. Ta Teachta an Choismhuintir. na herd rialta ag iarraidh go mbeadh tromlacht cinnte ecu fein ar na colsti agus chain siad AST! toisc go bhfull siad ag lorg chom lonadaiocht ar na coisti dho ARD FHEIS CONRADH NA GAEILGE lucht udarais na scoile, na tuismltheoiri Is fiu aird a thabhairt ar cuid des (b) Go gcuirfear oideachas den dara ionsai on taobh amuigh; agus na muinteoiri, le ar a laghad beirt na ruin a plefear ag Ard Fheis 1977 leibheal ar fail tri Ghaeilge in (e) a bheidh ina Udaras ionadai o chuile dhream. Nil na cleir sasta, de Chonradh na Gaeilge. Tionolfar Gaeltacht Lar Thir Chonaill tri scoil Oideachais don Ghaeltacht; fiu an meld sin daonfhiatas a ligint isteach an Ardfheis in Ostan Springhill, sa Carraige i nGealtacht Dheiscirt (f) a bheidh smacht aige ar dhiol sa gcoras. Bother Phort Lairge, Cill Chainnigh, Thir Chonaill. agus ar cheannach talun sa De Sathairn 7u agus De Domhnaigh, Or. naTeicneolaithe Ghaeltacht; 8u Bealtaine. Beidh tuairisc iomlan (g) a ghlacfaidh idir lamha an • Ar dheire thiar thai! ta seans ann go "Go ndearbhaionn an Ardfheis ar imtheactai na h-Ardfheise an mhi oiread de na cumhachtai ata mbeidh ceanaire ceapaithe dho Radio na seo gur mithid don Rialtas Udaras seo chugainn. anois faoi smacht na Gaeltachta. Theis cruinniu a bhi ag Gaeltachta Go dtreoraionn an Ardfheis seo gComhairli Contae, agus is Comhairle Radio na Gaeltachta ar an (a) daonlath ach, a bheidh don eagraiocht ceist bheo a feidir; 23.4.77 d'fhogair an cathaorlach go bhfuil comhdheanta de theachtai tofa dheanamh den Ghaeilge le linn an (h) a bheidh a dhotain de an ceannaire le ceapadh taobh tstigh de ag an bpobal agus ionadaithe toghchain seo chugainn. (An Coiste chumhacht dli agus de deich la. eagraiochtai an pobail sa Gno). Ghaeltacht; sholathair airgid aige le Gur abhar imni do Chonradh na (b) a thabharfaidh deis don lanfhostaiocht a bhaint amach • Ta sar obair a dheanamh ag Ray Gaeilge iad na h-iarrachtai ata a Ghaeltacht fas agus forbairt de don Ghaeltacht; McGran, iarrthoir Sinn Fein, Pairti na n- ndeanamh chun an Stat 26 Chontae a reir a duchais fein, tri phairt a a bhunu gan a thuilleadh moille". Oibrl, sa dailcheanntar Blea Cliath iar tharraingt isteach san eagraiocht thabhairt i ndairire do phobal Cr. na dXeicneoIalthe. thuaidh, ag cuidiu le muintear an haite mileata idirnaisiunta ud NATO agus na Gaeltachta i riaradh a chun deire a chur leis an creachadh ata a go n-eilionn an Ardfheis go gcloifear ngnothai fein; "Go dtulgeann an Ardfheis seo dheanamh are na tithe i gceanntar Sraid le polasai neodrachta d'eirinn. (An (c) a chaomhnoidh, a chosnoidh gur le namhad ata 1 bhfad nlos laldre Sheriff fact lathalr. Thosaigh an scriosadh Coiste Gno). agus a rachaidh chun leasa na na forsal uilig na h-athbheochana nuair a fagadh teach chuinne folamh. Go Go gcaineann an Ardfheis seo teanga agus an chultuir atalmid i mbun comhralce agus mar luath bhi chuile rud luachmhar balnte den Roinn an Oideachais i ngeall ar an duchais fhein iuil ata sa sin gur riachtanas e dianacht, teach go fiu an lualde on dion. Thainig na stad scanallach ata ar oideachas den Ghatltacht; leanunachas agus seasamhacht pleidhci oga ansin chun an teach a dara leibheal i nOaeltachtai Thir (d) a bheidh ina ArdUdaras eagralochta sa ghlualseacht maraon leagadh go hiomlan. D'imigh na daolne on Chonaill agus go n-eilionn muid mar pleanala, forbartha agus leis an aontas is letthne agus is teach bhealdoras agus thosaigh an sceal seo leanas: (a) Go gcuirfear foirgint riarachain don Ghaeltacht agus laidre, i mease ball agus craobhacha arist. Scriosadh sraid iomlan beagnach ar ceart ar fail do scoil phobal Ghaoth a chosnoidh an Ghaeltacht ar an Chonartha". an mbealach seo. Dobhair ar suiomh ata foirstineach; fhorbairt mhioiriunach agus ar An Coiste Gno. Gaoineadh Airt Ui Laoire Scannan deanta ag Cine Gael ar son Sinn Fein

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Dublin University Sherlock Republican Club welcomes runs successful jobs for Cork Joe Sherlock who was in the forefront of the recent successful campaign to Film Festival build the new Raybestos plant in Cork, Sinn pledged himself to fight for Ford's new The Freedom Film week held at the radiator factory in the area. The factory, Dixon Hall In Trinity College, Dublin which will employ between 2,500 and during April proved a great success. The Fein 2,800 people. Is the biggest project ever Week, sponsored by the TCD Republican i negotiated with a foreign company by the • Joe .Sherlock Club and organised by the Freedom Film Platform I.D.A. It could transform the economy of the market, such as Hammond Holdings Week Committee, showed films from the South-West. in Dublin and Massey's Foundry in Cuba, Namibia, United States of America, Sherlock, the Sinn Fein The Workers' Waterford. The reason was cheaper steel Spain, Mexico, Sopth Africa, Chile and Party candidate for North East Cork, was produced abroad. Ireland and was well attended by both speaking at a meeting of the Cork County Sherlock says "Irish Steel . . . have students and the general public. Council Planning Committee when he made the correct decision in deciding to made the announcement. The I.D.A. modernise rather than seek protection. Highlights of the week were the IBELFASTI project is In an advanced stage of Increased production from the new steel showing of the Spanish Civil War Film TO negotiation but the government has kept will be exported. The new factory will be DIE IN MADRID and SALT OF THE Andersonstown quiet on the deal. Whether this is for capable of meeting foreign competition EARTH described by the organisers as a electioneering purposes or because of on equal terms. Sinn Fein The Workers' film "depicting the fight of Mexican opposition to it in Coalition circles in Cork Party has supported this course as the women to achieve their right to par• candidate warns is not clear. only road to economic prosperity." ticipate in the working class struggle" and At the same time as Sherlock an• At the same meeting the IDA came in GAOINEADH AIRT Ul LAOIRE the great on Education nounced his support for the new project for severe criticism from other councillors epic poem in the Irish language produced he also congratulated Irish Steel on Its for not providing factory space for local by Bob Quinn for Sinn Fein the Workers' decision to invest £40 million in its Cobh handcraft industries. The Authority is Party. cut-backs... plant. Irish Steel supplies a quarter of all reluctant to give space to smaller in• Kevin Smyth, Republican Clubs the steel used in Ireland. dustries which might only need half a Other films shown during the week spokesman on Education and Recently foreign competition had factory building and would prevent bigger were BLOOD ON THE GRAPES which candidate in Andersonstown Local forced other companies in Ireland out of companies coming in. shows the United Farm Workers of Government Elections in May today California doing battle with the big land said that the increase in the birth owners; Fidel — an extended portrait of rate in '75-'76 demonstrates the need Cuba's Fidel and Fidel's Cuba tirelessly for a planned rationalised approach travelling the country by jeep with his to teacher training intake. small guerrilla - style entourage. In this Recent cut-backs in all fields of The following message of solidarity was sent to the 2nd NP*'--T' i^pf the Young Great Film about life in Cuba today Castro Socialist League of Australia which took place in Sydney frnm'L'^li'i^fr^ rriflpril iSi • education, but particularly in "Greetings from Ireland from Sinn Fein The Workers, ^ j^^.u.j' and from its youth is seen encouraging villagers to air their teacher training In-take, have been organisation the Irish Democratic Youth Movement. grievances (a kind of outdoor Citizens announced on a very haphazard "We wish you success in your deliberations. In Ireland we struggle against colonialism, Advice Bureau); reminiscing about his basis with little consideration for neo-colonialism and for national independence and socialism. We struggle in the interests childhood and his comrades from the future trends. The news of an in• of all Irish people, Catholic, Protestant and no religion for the true emancipation of all Sierra Maestra days. working people in Ireland. creased birth-rate Is not surprising. "We value our links with the Young Socialist League of Australia and look forward to But the effects of cut-backs In stronger links in the future through our organisation in Australia — The Irish Republican The Week ended with the showing of education can be irreversible— the Clubs of Australia. MISE EIRE and SAOIRSE?; the two Gael damage Inflicted now by such cuts Sean O Clonnaith, Director International Affairs Bureau, Sinn Fein The Workers' Party; Linn Films showing the ebb and flow in leave no room for flexibility in Philip Moran, Chairperson, National Executive Irish Democratic Youth Movement. the fortunes of the Irish nation in the early coming years. century: in the beginning, the country St. Mary's College of Education completely under foreign domination: have clearly been forced by cut• then the growth of the national backs to sell their new sports Mr. Tony Heffernan, General Secretary of Sinn Fein The Workers' Party has movement: the Easter Week Rising of complex to the City Council. While 1916; the Sinn Fein landslide in the 1918 received a letter from the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation (A.A.P.S.O.) we welcome the public availability stating that the Party has been accepted as an associate member of A.A.P.S.O. election; the War of Independence and of this centre to the people, it is the Civil War. Many veterans of the War In the letter dated February 26th 1977 Youssef El-Sebai, Secretary General of Ironic that it should happen as a A.A.P.S.O. stated "We are very happy to accept and welcome your more active and of Independence were present at the direct result of education cut-backs Dixon Hall in Trinity College to see both that the community can ill-afford, positive association with our activities; and we would be glad to invite your these films and they must have recalled particularly in West Belfast. organisation to our international conferences. many memories of their participation in "We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the work The time has come for the you have been doing for the people of Ireland, and for the co-operation to be the National struggle as they watched the Department of Education to take a three hour showing of the struggle for established between both our organisations. Wishing you success in your work, very long look at its policy, if one please accept our warm greetings". National Independence in the 1918-23 could call it that, of teacher-training period. intake.

branch of that organisation. Eric was the growing youth population. He is Sth. Dublin prominent in the successful campaign to particularly concerned about the lack of open Belgrave Square to the public and job opportunities. "The Dublin area," he was for several years editor of the says, "has the highest rate of unem• popular community magazine Dublin ployment in the country while the per• candidate Six. He is a regular contributor to the centage of new jobs in Dublin is lower community newsletter Southside News. than anywhere else." Eric is president of Dublin No. 11 Eric sees the solution in the im• Branch of the Union of Construction and plementation of Sinn Fein The Workers' ratified Allied Trades Technicians (UCATT) and Party plan for full employment. "Other The candidate for Sinn Fein The has served on Dublin Trades Council. He parties talk about reducing the number of Workers' Party in the Rathmtnes West is Information Officer of the Resources jobless but for Sinn Fein The Workers' Constituency in the forthcoming General Protection Campaign (Trade Union Party there is no 'acceptable level of Election is Eric Byrne, aged 29 and a life• Support Group). unemployment'. We are the only Party long resident of the area. Eric is a car• Rathmines West is a new constituency committed to creating full employment penter employed by the Dublin V.E.C. and and Eric Byrne feels that new solutions and we have shown in detail how the jobs is married. An active trade-unionist, Eric are needed to solve the problems of can be created. Irela e has the necessary has given much service to community and unemploytnent and prices which have resources; Sinn Fein The Workers' Party voluntary organisations. A leading greatly worsened since the last election. has put forward a plan. It will be a priority member of the Flatdwellers' Association, Eric feels strongly about the lack of of my campaign to have that plan put into he is a founder member of the Rathmlnes educational and recreational facilities for action." BEALTAINE 11

Namibia: South Africa talks a base an effort to impose upon Namibia a government made up of their own hand- for puppet government picked tribal leaders, friendly to the Republic and ready to bow to Pretoria's presence in Namibia was illegal, and that blanket censorship on all Namibia's directives. The UN call for elections the regime should withdraw its ad• communications media, and conferring leading to a genuine independence was ministration immediately. sweeping powers on the Minister of rejected, clearly because this would have This the Pretoria regime has refused to Defence to declare a State of Emergency meant victory for the South West Africa Justice do. On the contrary it has over the last ten in the event of "Internal riots or disaster". People's Organisation (SWAPO), an years accelerated Its rapacious economic The Vorster's regime has no intention uncompromising opponent of Apartheid. exploitation of the territory and of letting the rich prize of Namibia, with SWAPO, whose membership cuts Namibia is one of the few remaining progressively tightened its military grip on its abundant mineral deposits, its far• across regional and ethnic boundaries, countries In the world to be still under Namibia through the deployment in the mlands, fishing grounds and its vast .and which has been recognised by the UN colonial rule. For nearly a century, the territory of up to 50,(XX) South African potential as a source of nuclear and and the OAU as the sole and authentic people of Namibia have suffered foreign troops and the Imposition of martial law electrical energy, out of its grasp. voice of the Namiblan people, was ex• occupation and the imposition of throughout the northern region. It has In the face of the mounting pressure of cluded from the talks from the start. repressive policies, firstly by the Germans, moved ahead with all speed to enforce a international opinion, and in particular, The South African Government, in its and since 1915, by South Africa, (initially grossly discriminatory plan of land the expiry on 31 August 1976 of the attempts to win respectability and in• as Britain's surrogate but later directly allocation through a series of tribal deadline set by the United Nations ternational support for the Turnhalle, Is through Its own apartheid regime). In Bantustans or "homelands" as part of the Security Council for Its withdrawal from organising a tour for the tribal leaders, of October 1966, through the decision of the apartheid policy In force in South Africa Namibia, South Africa has been forced to Europe, the Middle East and the United Nations General Assembly, South itself. make some token concessions. It Is Americas. A similar touring party was Africa's right to administer Namibia under It has enforced the oppressive taws and currently engaged in a massively financed received at the Foreign Office in international mandate was withdrawn, repugnant practices of apartheid just as if propaganda effort to hoodwink the world November 1975. Since then the British and the territory brought under the UN's Namibia were actually part of South into accepting its own apartheid scheme Government and the EEC have rejected direct supervision. Africa. Since the beginning of this year for Namibia — a scheme which will the Turnhalle Conference as a con• Five years later, their ruling was en• alone, new legislation applicable to enable it to retain effective control behind structive basis for settlement; and in the dorsed by the International Court of Namibia has been introduced in the South a facade of "multiraclalism". light of this SWAPO call upon the Justice in an Advisory Opinion to the African Parliament — empowering the The Turnhalle conference was set up Government not to receive the coming effect that South Africa's continued South African State President to impose by South Africa about 18 months ago In delegation.

The recent town elections in France have been a turning-point in French political life, particularly with the im• portant progression of the left-wing Socialist parties progress parties: the socialist trend has got the majority In two thirds of the biggest towns. But in Brittany one can say that this in Breton town elections trend was at its best: the left wing got the After the continual failures of the But this is also true for the big towns In majority in 9 out of 11 towns over 30,000 Breton leading people of the right-wing, Brittany: the UDB is present in 7 out of 11 inhabitants; s,o much so that it is now making promises they could not keep, the towns over 30,000 inhabitants (Nantes, possible to declare that another page of Breton people are now beginning to Rennes, Saint-Malo, Lorient etc . . . ). The history has been turned over. From now understand that the solution to their UDB is also present in the councils of on, Brittany is no longer a stronghold for problems must be lying elsewhere. some rural "communes" (parishes), the right wing, but a country whose In this particular trend of ideas; the where in some cases the UDB candidates people are getting aware of the fact that Breton Democratic Union (U.D.B.) now stood on their own at the elections and only socialism can make things change. appears to be a reliable political power: were elected with important percentages. The reasons for this evolution are the French left-wing parties (Communist It is clear from now that there exists in obvious: Party and Socialist Party) have had to Brittany a genuine socialist power serving First of all, the problems are social and count the UDB on their lists. Brest is a the interests of the Breton workers, economic: Brittany is the district that good example of this: the right-wing whereas the right-wing Breton political suffers the most from the present crisis people had been in charge of the town movement has practically been cleared and from the policy of the French affairs for 50 years, and if the left-wing off the political scene. The growing government serving capitalist mon• won the elections it is thanks to the help number of memberships that UDB is now opolies. It is in Brittany that the rate of and presence of UDB. One of the UDB experiencing is an important security for unemployment increases the most (an candidates has been appointed deputy the hard struggle about to take place in average of 10%). It is in Brittany where mayor in the town council. Another one Brittany, the issue of which can only be the rate of factories closing down Is the has been delegated to the district council the setting up of a genuine socialism, the highest (Brittany being already under- (District of Brittany), which is a historical only guarantee for the Breton people to industrialised). moment for the Breton Movement. have its right to self-determination. Warsaw Peace Conference Sinn Fein The Workers' Party will be represented by Romesh Chandra, Secretary General of the World Its International Affairs Director, Sean O Clonnaith, at Peace Council In a recent statement said that "this the World Assembly of the Builders of Peace, to be held Conference would be called one of "builders" of peace In Warsaw, Poland from May 6-11. The Conference, because the world movement has moved beyond sponsored by the World Peace Council, will be attended merely "defending peace". by 2,000 delegates from around the world representing Workshops at the Conference will link the Issues of trade unions, political parties, governmental and non• racism, apartheid, national liberation, economic governmental agencies, youth, religious and cultural development and human rights to those of peace and organisations. disarmament.

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IRISH REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT 30 Gardiner Place Dublinl Ireland . . : / ' BEALTAINE average of 31^ per cent increase in From page 7. the GNP. Given the political and ideological with poverty, but also with commercial will and power the means can be penetration even into remote areas long found administratively to create the before the Famine. True, decline set in planning institutions, assemble the about 1820 or so. However, In the pre- skills, and implement the plans. Famine period the textile sector was the These three developments are of main one to suffer: other industries, such themselves a necessary prerequisite as those connected with alcohol, boat• PEOPLE to tackling the problems of mass building, paper, and glass, survived, unemployment by fuelling economic probably because they remained growth and laying the basis of a traditional in the technical sense modern industrial society ultimately, everywhere {Britain included) until later if not in the next ten years then in a IN on in the century. measurable period leading to full employment. Lacking Mattie Merrlgan Development towards the society envisaged in the Plan would in my Surely it Is arguable that the very nature Asked to review Part II of "The view reduce sectional and individual POLITICS of capitalist development in a European Irish Industrial Revolution" I found it choices if political, social and context at that time, rather than simply difficult to quarrel with the political economic priorities were to be the venality or stupidity of Irish assumptions which would facilitate established. Quite clearly Industries businessmen, guaranteed the de- the realisation of the planned and infrastructural development industrialisation that occurred throughout economic objectives, i.e. the would have to be directed to areas most of Ireland in the nineteenth century. achievement of power by socialists where resource facilities and ex• Even supposing, for the sake of which would create the political ploitation and industrial establish• argument that they were lacking in Infra-structure for the transition ments would be an integral part of a business skills as a class, why then didn't from a substantially laissez-faire community with the. minimum of the British bourgeoisie (at the time Veteran economy to a planned socialist transport costs for raw materials leading the way throughout the world) The nominatfon of Sean McBrlde for the Lenin Peace economy. and finished goods. Good roads and come and gobble up any profits that were Prize Is a recognition which is richly deserved. Seventy-three port facilities and a supply of year old McBrlde is a veteran of many struggles and Is to be had from industry in Ireland? After The array of statistics and pro• reasonably skilled labour and ioiown both In Africa and Europe as a staunch supporter of all, there were no De Valeras around then jections in job terms adding up to housing accommodation would also the World Peace Movement and equally Importantly as a to stop them, no Control of Manufactures Arm opponent of colonialism and racism. a nett target figure of 412,000 be imperative. Before entering the field of International politics Sean Act: the times were as auspicious as the outside farming in the decade 1976- McBrlde was leader of the now defunct Clann na Poblachta present for foreign investment. One good 1986 presumes in the immediate and a former Irish Foreign Minister. Prior to World War II reason surely might be that the op• term the assumption to power of a he also was for a time Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican portunities simply did not exist In Change Army. government dedicated to the manufacturing at the time, because political, economic and sociological These would not be popular British capital did flow Into sectors which task. decisions if they affected large shifts Worthwhile held out promise, such as railways and of population. Constraints on im• creameries. Even coal minesl So it can be The quantified conclusions also ports of manufactured goods and An International Information Conference on Ireland was argued that in the nineteenth century it flow from demographic projections exports of capital would of necessity held in London on May Day. Sponsored by Clann na was the uneven development ,of and arise from a natural increase in hEireann, the Irish Workers' organisation in Britain, the have to be imposed. The industrial Conference was attended by British Labour Movement ac• capitalism, rather than the personal population of about 500,000 in ten development strategy of the IDA In tivists as well as by delegates from various international characteristics of her business leaders, years or approximately a 15 per cent recent years would have to be support groups including Portugal, Venezuela, USA, Iraq, which weighed against industrialistatlon increase. The drift from agriculture altered. No longer would industries Puerto Rico. France and Panama. in Ireland. and domestic services related with large capital investment and no The main speakers were Seamus Collins, President of Clann na hEireann, Tomas Mac Giolla, President. Sinn Fein thereto plus the run-down of linkages into the economy proper be the Workers' Party, and Sean 0 Clonnaith, International Failure traditional industries confirms this an acceptable form of development. Affairs Bureau, Sinn Fein The Workers' Party. prognosis. However, in areas of new Delegates were briefed on the political situation in Ireland technology and the necessity to North and South and the relationship of Anglo-Irish politics. As for the twentieth century, IIR "A useful and encouraging Conference" was how Tomas Mac chronicles the failure of 1932-58 superbly, penetrute^thernational economies Giolla described the outcome. Further informational Con• though maybe with insufficient attention Difficult on the basTHBfcp»^fttj;iXi5Lir.t5 ferences are planned for other venues in Britain and abroad. to the troubles caused for the local of the new technology, bilateral bourgeoisie by World War II and the The authors of the Plan argue that government may bo necessary. Caucus political uncertainties which followed. investment of the magnitude Alternatively, majority state Here again, I am tempted to argue that it required would perforce shift the shareholding in high technology The Irish National Caucus a front group for the was the inherent disadvantages under emphasis away from consumption; industries with international private Provisionals In the USA has an Interesting secretary, Ms. Bemadette O'Reilly. She originated In a fanatical ultralight which the native capitalist operated rather a difficult task in an open economy enterprise market linkages seems wing group known as the Society for the Christian Com• than his laziness, that held back in• with the relatively free interplay of inescapable. Major economies like monwealth. A handy indication to the sort of politics they dustrialisation. The conclusion Is the economic forces represented by the Soviet Union and Roumania preach Is the fact that until Franco's death they held their same though, and here I am in agreement trade unions and consumer seminars In Spain. have accepted this kind of with IIR: the failures of the period of 'self- pressures, and that sector of arrangement but under strict state Ms. O'Reilly now Joins the Interesting quartet of the Rev. sufficiency' are evidence enough that Sean McManus, one time "G" man Sean Walsh IV, Custom's manufacturing industry which surveillance. officer and confidant of President Ford, Fred Bums O'Brien (failing state ownership) foreign capital, caters for the non-durable con• A formidable political task is to and CIA agent AHard Lowensteln. They constitute the and lots of it, was needed to build up a sumer items like food, clothing and secure the political power by political thlnktank on "Irish freedom" for the Caucus. strong Irish industrial working class, furniture. A gross investment level mobilising the entire Irish working Lowensteln in the early sixties was President of the something long overdue. . National Student Association, finance and instructions of £11.4 billion over the decade to and lower middle classes and the came from the CIA. From such promising beginnings he has All in all, my first impressions are that secure full employment would mean farmers for this economic graduated to become Head of the US delegation to the UN this study should be required reading for an additional annual rise in GNP of revolution. Committee on Human Rights In Geneva. An admirer of the all Irish socialists. Its chief merit is that It £1.14 billion, just over 25 per cent Chilean fascist junta Lowensteln takes time off to push the Sinn Fein The Workers' Party Provisional line, as when he brought ex MP Frank McManus grapples seriously with the historical per annum above the 1975 figure of alone are incapable of this feat, to meet some of the other freedom loving governments in aspects of the Irish failure to industrialise; £44.29 million. Superficially this regrettable as this may seem to the Geneva. the hostility that it has already en• seems to be impossible of authors of this remarkable countered in some quarters is a sure proof achievement. The best effort during document and the leadership of the Fan of this. the period 1962-1972 was an Party. Guess who loves Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith? If you picked the Democratic Unionist Party you were dead right and if you used your political imagination to the full •\\ her*' ever Xhvrc is conflict between the masses and the interests then you might have come up with the Portadown Branch in of the ruling few, between capital and the value of humaq life, the particular. Kepubliean Movement will take its stand with the people, to educate, Secretary Jim Murdock recently wrote to Smith organise, agitate and fight so that the people may go forward in congratulating him and pledging support for his stand dignity and ronsciousness to the final success . . . ownership of their "against the forced imposition of the liberal policies of the resources, control of their destinies." (IJam Mc Millen Boden- British Government". At the same time he invited him to stown, 197:1) come to the North "to discuss common policies with the Loyalists". Sinn Fein For further information write to; The two lans would certainly have a lot to talk about, Sinn Fein Headquarters, 3B Gardiner Place, Dublin 1. or to one of the following addresses. niggers, Teagues, commies, perfidious Limeys and The Workers'Party Balllna: P. Kilcullen. Kilmore. democratic rights. Well maybe not about democratic rights. Belfast: Republican Club, 40 Cyprus Street. Belfast 12. Bray: D. Tobin, 77 0'Byrne Road. Cork: Thomas Ashe Hall. Fr. Matthew Quay, Drogheda: Forresters' Hall, North Quay. N.I.C.R.A. Kerry I Breandan Mac Gearailt, Bailyferriter. Co. Kilkenny: The Secretary, Sinn Fein The Workers' Party Office A historic anniversary dinner takes place next month, June Airmounl. Siieverue. 6 at the Lake Glen Hotel, Belfast. The Northern Ireland Civil Limerick: F Reynolds, c/o 19 New Road. Kileely. Newry; I Trevor Hill. Rights Association will be celebrating the passing of the first Strabane: Ivan Barr, 224 Balicolman Estate. decade of their struggle for democratic rights In the Six Waterford: Daiihi Brealhnach, 30 Ard Mhuire, Ferrybank. Counties. Speakers at the dinner will be current Chairman BHtalA: Clann na hEireann, 173/175 Lozelis Road. Lozells," Birmingham 19. Paddy McClean and Organiser Madge Davison. McClean Italy: Ufficio Stampa Irlanda. Libera. Via Delia Dogana who has been at the heart of the Rights struggle for a number Vecehia, 5 Roma. f of years has first hand experience of the torture used by the USA & Canada: Irish Republican Clubs, 160 5tJi Avenue British Army back In August '71. He was one of the number of (Rm. 6041 NEW YORK 10010. U.S.A. Australia/New Zealand: Irish Republican Clubs, P. Gorman, hooded men who became the guinea pigs for the sensory c/o 111 Sussex Street. Sydney. 2000. N.S. Wales. deprivation techniques advocated by then Brigadier Kltson, Tickets are going to be distributed In a first come, first VVORKFRS'PARTV. served basis, price £3.50. It should indeed be a memorable evening tracing the steps of NICRA through the marches of Derry, Dungannon, Ennlsldllen and Armagh. Stirring days NAME. Indeed. ADDRESS. Printed and Published by Clo na h-Elreann, 30 Pias Gardnar, B.A.C.I.